THE YOUNG FARMER 



NURSERY INSPECTION 



There is no national law concerning the 

 importation of insect-infested or diseased 

 plant stock. 



Several of the states have passed both 

 state and interstate regulations concerning 

 the sale of nursery stock. The insects usu- 

 ally legislated against are San Jose scale, 

 gypsy moth and brown-tail moth, while the 

 diseases usually interdicted are yellows, 

 black knot, peach rosette, and pear blight. 



The enforcement of the law is usually 

 placed in charge of a person having special 

 knowledge of economic insects and fungous 

 diseases. In addition to these police regula- 

 tions this officer may, by various means, 

 attempt to bring into practice methods cal- 

 culated to eradicate or, at least, lessen the 

 severity of existing attacks. 



Commerce in vinegar, dried fruits, insec- 

 ticides and fungicides is also regulated in 

 some states. 



DAIRY, FOOD AND DRUG INSPECTION 

 An adequate discussion of the rise and 



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