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ANALYSIS OF PROGRAMS 



HORTICULTURAL INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE SERVICE 



SERVICES PROVIDED The main work load of this Division is as 

 follows : 



(a) Inspection of all fresh fruits and vegetables, both 

 exported and imported. 



(b) Nursery stock inspection, both imported and exported. 



(c) Barberry survey - eradication. 



(d) Cherry fruit fly survey. 

 (f) Pine shoot moth survey. 



We inspected home grown vegetables (mostly potatoes) grown 

 on approximately 7,5000 acres - totaling 924, IM-M- cwts. 2,698,310 

 containers of imported fruits and vegetables were inspected while 

 State Federal Certificates were written on 1,826 carloads of Montana 

 produce for export. 317 State Certificates were written on 18,643 

 packages of produce. 



Nursery stock inspection was carried out on a spot check basis 

 and we found that 1, 165 plants did not meet Montana consumer re- 

 quirements . 



Last year we sold 338 Nursery Licenses and 46 Wholesale Licenses. 

 We issued 103 Phytosanitary Certificates mostly on Christmas trees 

 for export to the Far East. 



Barberry eradication in the Bitterroot Valley was carried out 

 by our present staff with no extra appropriation. Two large fruit- 

 ing bushes were found which if left to increase could easily have 

 infected the entire valley with stem rust. 



Some 4,580 miles were traveled in Cherry Fruit Fly eradication 

 enforcement. The present worm free crop attests to the success 

 of this involvment. 



OBJECTIVES We will attempt to take advantage of U.S. Government 

 Decentralization programs, i.e. Barberry, Pesticides, grasshopper 

 survey etc. We should be able to work these programs with present 

 resources. The Federal funding for this work will help decrease 

 the amount we must presently receive from the general fund. 



It is hopeful that we will be able to start checking all produce 

 imported into Montana for pesticide residue. 



We hope to affect more cooperative programs with other agencies 

 as well as utilize more dual role programs within our own Department 

 of Agriculture 



ACHIEVEMENTS During the past year several stations; Glasgow, 

 Lewistown and Whitehall were consolidated. This will result in a 

 considerable saving to the Department of Agriculture. 



The finding of cheaper - more adequate facilities in Billings 

 and Great Falls, plus cheaper communication, i.e. telephone made 

 a considerable saving to the State. 



FISCAL YEARS 



1967-58 1968-69 1969-70 



Costs $159,024 $154,049 $149,881 



