FEDERAL HORTICULTURAL, BOARD. 



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agement, but under the supervision of Federal inspectors, are located 

 at those ports. 



Returned American cotton in original containers originating out- 

 side of the areas in New Mexico, Texas, and Louisiana quarantined 

 on account of the pink boUworm, and cotton grown in the Imperial 

 Valley, Lower California, Mexico, may enter without disinfection. 

 The entry of unrestricted American cotton is permitted at all ports 

 where the board maintains inspection service. Entry of cotton from 

 the Imperial Valley is restricted to Calexico. 



Cotton waste is classified as restricted and unrestricted. The 

 former is waste which has not been manufactured or processed so as to 

 have eliminated all seed. Disinfection of such waste is therefore a 

 condition of entry, and entry is permitted at the ports of Boston, 

 New York, San Francisco, and Seattle only. Unrestricted waste 

 contains no seed and its entry is permitted at all ports where the 

 board has inspectors, viz, at Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Orleans, 

 and Portland, Oreg., in addition to the ports mentioned. 



Bagging or other fabrics of the kinds ordinarily employed in 

 wrapping cotton is also classified as restricted and unrestricted. 

 Unrestricted bagging is (1) bagging which has not been previously 

 used as cotton wTappers or containers and (2) American cotton 

 bagging commonly known as coarse gunny which has been used to 

 cover only cotton grown m the LInited States. Such material may 

 enter at the following ports: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, 

 Baltimore, Norfolk, Charleston, New Orleans, Portland, San Fran- 

 cisco, and Seattle. Under special arrangements with the collectors 

 of customs at Detroit and Port Huron entry of unrestricted bagging 

 not previously used as cotton wrappers is permitted at those ports. 

 Material not falling under the classes enumerated is referred to as 

 restricted. Permits for the entry of restricted bagging are issued 

 for the ports of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Port- 

 land, San Francisco, and Seattle. Disinfection is a condition of 

 entry of restricted bagging. Disinfection may be accomplished at 

 the disinfection plants above referred to or in process of manu- 

 facture approved oy the board. 



Cotton has been under restriction since 1915 — seven years. The 

 importations of cotton for this year (1921-22), 386,303 bales, exceed 

 last year's imports by 165,000 bales and are the second largest made in 

 any fiscal year since that date. They are exceeded by those made 

 in 1919-20 only. (See tables below.) The totals of the importa- 

 tions during the last seven years are as follows : 



It is interesting to note that the importations of Brazilian cotton 

 in 1921-22 are more than double the largest previous imports from 

 Brazil. The imports of Egyptian cotton are the third largest since 

 the cotton records have been kept. The same is true of Haitian 



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