The European Corn Borer. 33 
ology. An inspector’s office is maintained in the center of the whole- 
sale vegetable districts and in the flower markets in the infested areas. 
Telephone service is provided and inspectors are on duty at these 
places from 7 a. m. to 6 p. m., and are subject to the call of mer- 
chants, forwarding agents, and private individuals who may wish 
to ship quarantined products to points outside of the infested areas. 
Such inspectors are provided with badges of authority issued by the 
Bureau of Entomology and the Federal Horticultural Board, and 
supplied with the necessary permits authorizing shipments. 
The method pursued may be briefly outlined as follows: A commis- 
sion merchant receives an order for products included in the quar- 
antine, to be shipped to a point outside the infested area. The 
products which he wishes to ship were received from some point 
outside the infested area, but having been received into the infested 
area, must be covered by a permit authorizing the railroads and ex- 
press companies to accept them. The person interested notifies the 
inspector’s office by telephone, and the inspector immediately pro- 
ceeds to the place where the products are located, satisfies himself 
of their origin by inspecting waybill or other documentary evidence 
presented, and issues the necessary permits. Where products are 
grown within the quarantined area, they must be inspected before 
permits will be granted. These permits are printed on a durable 
gerade of paper, and bear the facsimile signature of the officer in 
charge of European Corn Borer Control. They are securely fastened 
to the package in the presence of the inspector. A force of men, 
sufficient to meet the demand, is maintained in the wholesale flower 
and vegetable markets within the infested area. 
In order to facilitate the shipment of goods packed in oat or rye 
straw, permits are issued to large commercial houses using hay or 
straw originating outside the quarantined area, upon satisfactory 
evidence of origin. In the case of individuals or small concerns who 
make an occasional shipment, it is necessary for inspectors to issue 
permits as required. 
A constant watch is maintained at railroad, steamship, and electric 
terminals to prevent violations of the quarantine. A similar sur- 
veillance is maintained over long-distance trucks departing from 
the wholesale market districts for points outside the quarantined 
area, 
Inspectors are also stationed on all main traveled roads at State 
lines within infested areas during the growing season, for the pur- 
pose of stopping and inspecting vehicles to ascertain whether they are 
carrying products included in Quarantine No. 43. “ Warning” 
posters (see cover-page illustration) are displayed at all roadside 
stands, produce markets, railroad stations, steamship wharves, ex- 
press offices, and other public places throughout the infested area, 
to caution the public against attempting to transport quarantined 
products to points outside of the infested area. Copies of Quarantine 
No. 43 may be obtained free of charge upon application to the Sec- 
retary of Agriculture or the Federal Horticultural Board, Wash- 
ington, D. C. 
