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table stock books. These certificates were issued to the shipper 

 after the stock had been duly certified and upon the receipt of 

 the inspection fee. At the end of each week each inspector for- 

 warded to the office such certificates as had been issued by him 

 during the week and the accompanying fees. 



TAGS. 



All seed stock had to be bagged and tagged. Tags stated 

 that the potatoes in the package had been duly inspected and 

 were apparently free from powdery scab or from contamination 

 with the disease, and each tag bore the number and letter issued 

 upon the particular certificate for that car. Tags could not be 

 procured in quantity at the time inspection began and two weeks 

 were allowed for the shippers to obtain them. 



LOADIXG POINTS. 



Inspectors were placed at practically all points where there 

 were potato houses and in some of the larger towns there w^ere 

 from three to five inspectors. At some of the smaller shipping 

 points it w^as impossible to keep an inspector all of the time 

 and in such cases inspection could be obtained by notifying the 

 chief of the division. One of the early regulations prevented 

 the shipment of potatoes from those points where there was 

 no potato house; that is, at those points where there was only 

 a loading platform or wharf. This injured certain of the ship- 

 pers in that they had to haul a much longer distance and the 

 regulation was later altered to better meet the situation. 



INSTRUCTION TO INSPECTORS. 



1. The infected area at present covers Patten, Sherman, and 

 all stations in Aroostook County north of Sherman. 



2. All potatoes for shipment outside of infected area must 

 be carefully inspected before loading on the car. This includes 

 table stock as well as seed stock, and all scab must be racked 

 out. 



3. If powdery scab is found in any part of a shipment, the 

 stock must be condemned for seed purposes. Such potatoes 

 must be racked and if free from scab of any kind, may be cer- 

 tificated as table stock. 



