REPORT OF THE INSECTICIDE AND FUNGICIDE BOARD. 



United States Department of Agriculture, 



Insecticide and Fungicide Board, 

 Washington, D. C, Septemher 9, 1922. 

 Sir : I have the honor to submit herewith the report of the work 

 of the Insecticide and Fungicide Board for the hscal year ended 

 June 30, 1922. 



Respectfully, 



J. K. Haywood, 



Chairman. 

 Hon. Henry C. Wallace, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



The insecticide act of 1910 was designed to prevent the manufac- 

 ture, sale, or transportation of insecticides or fungicides (includ- 

 ing disinfectants) which are adulterated or misbranded in any par- 

 ticular. This includes articles which are not of the composition 

 claimed, those which will not accomplish the results promised, and 

 those which are injurious to vegetation when used as directed. The 

 Insecticide and Fungicide Board was created by the Secretary of 

 Agriculture to administer the provisions of this act. 



The use of these materials has grown to large proportions, with 

 a consequent increase in the importance of supervision. The indus- 

 try is rapidly recovering from the depression of 1920-21 and is in 

 a position to make important progress, as protection against insects 

 and diseases is everywhere recognized as an economic necessity, and 

 is a part of the regular routine of commercial farming and fruit 

 growing. It is also regarded by the live-stock industry as an essen- 

 tial part of its operations. 



New preparations are constantly being encountered and new uses 

 for established remedies are being developed, so that the regulatory 

 work is all the Avhile increasing and ramifying over the whole field 

 of insect and disease control. When it is considered how many 

 hundreds of insects and diseases are prevalent throughout the United 

 States and how many different remedies are manufactured to con- 

 trol many of these, the possibilities of this work may be imagined, 

 and the board's problem of coping with this situation in an eco- 

 nomical yet practical manner can be realized. . The situation can 

 only be gradually handled, since to attempt the concurrent and 

 simultaneous inspection and test of all the remedies offered for sale 

 would be a stupendous task and involve a huge expenditure of funds. 



The board can best serve by first devoting its attention to the 

 more important remedies without, however, entirely overlooking the 



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