INJURIOUS INSECTS AND PLANT DISEASES. 7 1 



Section 3. Where nursery stock is shipped into the state, accom- 

 panied by a certificate, as herein provided, it shall be held prima 

 facie evidence of the facts therein stated, but the state entomologist, 

 by himself or his assistants, when they have reason to believe that 

 any such stock is infested with any injurious insect pests or dan- 

 gerous and contagious plant diseases, shall be authorized to inspect 

 the same and subject it to like treatment as provided in section two 

 of this act. 



Section 4. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or cor- 

 poration to bring into the state any trees, plants, vines, cuttings 

 and buds, commonly known as nursery stock, unless accompanied 

 by a certificate of inspection by a state entomologist of the state 

 from which the shipment is made, showing that the stock has been 

 inspected and found apparently free from any injurious insect pests, 

 or dangerous and contagious plant diseases. 



Section 5. Any person violating or neglecting to carry out the 

 provisions of this act, or offering any hindrance to the carrying out 

 of this act. shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and upon 

 conviction before a justice of the peace, shall be fined not less than 

 ten dollars nor more than one hundred dollars for each and everv 

 offense, together with all the costs of the prosecution, and shall 

 stand committed until the same are paid. 



All amounts so recovered shall be paid over to the state auditor 

 and added to the fund provided for combating injurious insects in 

 Minnesota. 



Section 6. This act shall be in force and become a law after June 

 1st, 1903. 



INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE FIRE WARDEN 



SERVICE. 



GEN. C. C. ANDREWS, CHIEF (FOREST) FIRE WARDEN. 

 (A talk before the Minnesota Forestry Association.) 



"Some of you may be members of the legislature yourselves, but if 

 you are not you certainly have influence with them. It is important 

 that the coming legislature pass two measures in the interest of 

 forestry — one to strengthen the fire warden system, the other to en- 

 able the forestry board to begin the purchase of land for forestry 

 purposes. 



When the projectors of the Edinburgh Review commenced its 

 publication they started with the motto, "We cultivate literature 

 on a little oatmeal." Our fire warden system seems to have started 

 on the same basis, but its frugality lessens its efficiency. Doubtless, 

 if we could secure the services in every township of the timbered 

 regions of an intelHgent, resolute man for fire warden and continue 

 him in the service, he would prove rftore effective than our present 

 changeable town boards of supervisors at their present small pay. 

 But to secure the services of such a man would we not have to pay 



