«J4 AGRICULTURE OF MAINE. 



Board. There were many reasons for this change, the two 

 principal reasons being, — first, it would relieve the dealers and 

 shippers of the state of paying an inspection fee, and Siecond, 

 it was felt that the Federal inspection tag on seed stock would 

 have much greater weight with southern planters than the state 

 tag. 



At a hearing in Washington in the latter part of the spring, 

 it was decided that the Federal Board would take over the 

 inspection on August i. This they did and the work is now 

 under their control. 



After the first few months of the shipping season, it was 

 found that the infection of powdery scab was confined almost 

 wholly to Aroostook county and a few towns in bordering 

 counties, so that the quarantine which had hitherto covered the 

 entire state was partially raised. 



In order to prevent the introduction of powdery scab from 

 an infected area into other portions of the state it was deemed 

 advisable to adopt necessary regulations. 



The Superintendent of Maine Inspection and his agents were 

 appointed as collaborators to carry out these regulations, effect- 

 ive September 21, 1914. These regulations are as follows: 



REGULATIONS FOR THE CONTROL AND ERADICATION 



OF POWDERY SCAB. 



Regulation i. Definitions. 



For the purposes of these regulations the following words, 

 phrases, names, and terms shall be construed, respectively, to 

 mean — 



(a) Powdery Scab: The disease of potatoes known as Spon- 

 gospora Subterranea. 



(b) Disease similar to powdery scab: Any disease of pota- 

 toes, visible upon inspection, which resembles powdery scab in 

 appearance. 



(c) Infected potatoes: Potatoes of lots which contain indi- 

 vidual tubers infected with powdery scab or any disease similar 

 to powdery scab. 



(d) Exposed potatoes: Potatoes grown in fields infected 

 with powdery scab or which have come in contact with soil, 

 tubers, or containers infected with or contaminated by powdery 

 scab. 



(e) Seed potatoes: Potatoes neither infected nor exposed 

 which are to be used for seeding purposes. 



