February, '16] SHAW: OHIO NURSERY INSPECTION 227 



THE OHIO INSPECTION SYSTEM 



By N. E. Shaw, Columhis, 0. 



Entomological work in Ohio, under state control, is placed with 

 three separate departments each having well defined duties to perform. 

 All research work is done by the Entomological Department of the 

 Experiment Station at Wooster; all instructional work in entomology 

 comes under the Zoological Department at the University and the 

 enforcement of inspection laws relating to insect control is placed 

 with the Bureau of Nursery and Orchard Inspection of the Board 

 of Agriculture. 



A definite understanding as to the duties of each Division exists 

 among the different heads yet there is cooperation of effort on all 

 problems which concern alike the several divisions and when best 

 results can be obtained by a combination of effort. 



Nursery and orchard inspection work has existed as a separate 

 Bureau since 1902 when the work was separated from the entomological 

 work at the Experiment Station and placed under the direction of Mr. 

 A. F. Burgess. The foundation of the inspection system which we are 

 following today, with but slight changes, was prepared by Mr. Burgess. 



Our law provides for the annual inspection of nurseries and as many 

 additional inspections as may be thought necessary. This work is 

 commenced about July 1, of each year, and a careful examination of the 

 different nurseries is made row b}^ row. With the consent of the 

 nurseryman all stocks showing infestation b^^ San Jose scale are broken 

 over by the inspector and are promptly removed from the blocks by 

 the nurseryman and burned. Should he object to the destruction of 

 infested trees, he has the privilege under the Ohio law to apply such 

 treatment as may be ordered. After this work has been complied 

 with he again applies for the inspection of his nursery. He is permitted 

 by provisions of the law to dispose of, within the state and with the 

 consent of the purchaser, scale-marked nursery stock after treatment 

 has been applied and the stock has been officiall}^ fumigated. But few 

 nurserymen have ever availed themselves of this provision. The great 

 majority of them prefer to have all infested stocks found by inspectors 

 broken and removed from the blocks. 



Where infested blocks have been found one or two additional 

 inspections are made before shipping time, certificates are issued and 

 the stock is fumigated under the supervision of inspectors and al- 

 lowed to go out to the trade. Additional inspections are made of 

 stock at digging time, either as it is lifted in the field or when 



