142 INJURIOUS INSECTS UF 1903. 



MONTANA: State divided into six districts, appointed by 

 the State Board of Horticulture. Stock sold in the state must be 

 inspected by its inspector, and if found infested or diseased must 

 be destroyed. Nursery stock may be ordered fumigated by the 

 inspector when necessary. All stock shipped into the state must 

 be inspected and fumigated before being delivered to purchaser. 

 Importers of nursery stock pay the expense of inspection. 

 Boxes, packages, etc., holding nursery stock in shipment must be 

 burned as soon as emptied. Green and citrous fruits offered for 

 sale in the state have to be inspected ; they are burned if found in- 

 fested. Nursery stock sold within state has to be accompanied 

 by a statement as to whether or not the stock was grown in Mon- 

 tana. 



MICHIGAN: State Inspector is appointed by the State 

 Board of Agriculture. He inspects orchards and nurseries of 

 the state and issues certificates. A small license is required each 

 year. Non-residents cannot sell nursery stock within the state 

 without having this license. A bond is also required from nur- 

 serymen. Nurserymen and agents are liable if they do not com.- 

 ply with these regulations. 



All nursery stock or plants, shrubs, etc., infested with vSan 

 Jose Scale must be burned by the owner within 5 days after a 

 written notice to that effect has been received from State Inspec- 

 tor of Nurseries. All stock grown in any nursery or orchard in 

 which San Jose Scale has been found, or grown within ^ mile- 

 of where San Jose Scale has been found, and also all nursery 

 stock grown outside of the state destined to be shipped into state 

 must be fumigated. 



MINNESOTA : The Entomologist at the Experiment Sta- 

 tion is made State Entomologist and is authorized to inspect 

 premises where nursery stock is raised for sale when requested 

 to do so by the owner. He cannot enter private grounds against 

 the wish of the owner ; he can, however, investigate when com- 

 plaints are made against any nurseryman on the ground that he 

 is carrying infested or diseased stock. Certificates are granted 

 to nurserymen whose stock is found to be clean. No shipment 

 can be made into the state without a certificate signed by the 

 proper official in the state from which shipment is made. 



