FEDERAL HORTICULTURAL BOARD. 427 



Cotton and burlap imported from July 1, 191 G, to June 30, ID 11, etc. — Continued. 



With the exception of returned American-grown cotton in its original containers, and foreign cotton 

 entered for immediate export and for immediate transportation and exportation, all imported ginned 

 cotton is subject to the disinfection requirement. The above total for ginned cotton includes 1,161 bales 

 of the former and 6,501 bales of the latter. Of the remaining 208,675 bales, 206,404 bales were fiunigated on 

 or before June 30, 1917. 



Grades of waste resTilting from and subsequent to the carding machine are not subject to the disinfection 

 requirement. The above total for cotton waste includes 32,100 bales of such grades. The remaining 8,933 

 bales were waste originating prior to the carding macliine, the fumigation of wliich is required unless im- 

 mediately exported. Of these, 2,283 bales were exported and 6,569 bales fumigated on or before Jtme 30, 

 1917. 



Of the above total for burlap 3,274 bales required disinfection and were fumigated on or before June 

 30, 1917. No record was kept of burlap importations prior to January 1, 1917. 



During the fiscal year 404 packages of samples of ginned cotton and 11 packaf^es of waste were im- 

 ported. The ginned cotton included 10 packages of returned American-grown cotton not subject to 

 disinfection. The waste included 5 packages of waste originating with or subsequent to the carding 

 machine and, therefore, not subject to the disinfection requirement. Of the ginned cotton and waste 

 subject to disinfection, 392 packages were disinfected on or before June 30, 1917. 



POTATO IMPORTATIONS. 



The restrictions on importations of potatoes from the Dominion of 

 Canada and Bermuda were removed, effective July 1, 1917. 



At the same time restrictions were removed on importations for 

 local use only from any foreign country into the Territory of Hawaii. 

 A similar exemption was already in effect as to the Territory of Porto 

 Rico. 



In addition to Canada and Bermuda, potatoes may be imported, 

 under proper certification and inspection at the port of entry, from 

 the following countries: Denmark, Holland^ Belgium, and Cuba. 

 Provision has also been made for the importation of potatoes from 

 the States of Sonora and Chihuahua, Mexico, and the island of Santo 

 Domingo without foreign inspection and certification. Potatoes 

 from Santo Domingo are permitted entry only through the port of 

 New York, where they are inspected prior to entry. On account of 

 the European war the importations from Europe have practically 

 ceased. 



STATE AND FEDERAL INSPECTION OF IMPORTED PLANTS AND 



PLANT PRODUCTS. 



In the course of the examinations by State and Federal inspectors 

 of imported nursery stock and other imported plants and plant 

 products, some 259 different species of insects were intercepted, in- 

 cluding one nest of the brown-tail moth from France, two ^gg masses 



