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this insect be prevented, if possible, from gaining entrance into 

 Montana. To this end, as has been previously reported, a quarantine 

 has been established by proclamation of the Governor, which permits 

 certain classes of agricultural products to be admitted into ?kIontana 

 only under rigid regulations. It is believed that this quarantine 

 will do much to prevent or delay the introduction of this insect, 

 which, if it should gain admittance and become established, would 

 probably destroy annually many thousands of dollars worth of prop- 

 erty for Montana farmers. 



The first quarantine in Montana was established in 1913, and 

 since that time further information regarding the alfalfa weevil has 

 been accumulated by those who have been giving special attention 

 to the subject. During the spring of 1915 a conference of the official 

 entomologists of the western States was held at Salt Lake City, 

 together with representatives of the State of Utah, the United States 

 Bureau of Entomology and the Utah Experiment Station, for the 

 purpose of acquiring all the information possible, exchanging ideas, 

 and, if possible, agreeing on uniform regulations to be recommended 

 to the several States for their consideration. The conference was 

 very profitable for all and uniform, recommendations were adopted. 

 These recommendations became the basis of a revised quarantine 

 proclamation, which was issued by Governor S. V. Stewart on June 

 24, 1916. 



This proclamation follows : 



Quarantine Proclamation 



Whereas, It has become known to me that an injurious insect, 

 popularly called the alfalfa weevil, and scientifically known as 

 Phytonomus posticus, exists and is dangerously injurious to alfalfa 

 in the State of Utah, and in certain counties in the State o\ Idaho, 

 to-wit: Bear Lake, Oneida, Bannock, Franklin and Power, and in 

 certain counties in the State of Wyoming, to-wit: Unida and Lincoln. 



Now, therefore, I, S. V. Stewart, Governor of the State of 

 Montana, under and by virtue of the authority conferred upon me 

 by Chapter 61 of the Session Laws of the Thirteenth Legislative 

 Assembly, do hereby declare and proclaim a quarantine against said 

 State of Utah, and said counties of Bear Lake, ■ Oneida, Bannock, 

 Franklin and Power, in the State of Idaho, and the counties of 

 Unida and Lincoln in the State of Wyoming, and forbid the importa- 

 tion into Montana of the following agricultural products and other 

 articles, excepting under conditions and regulations as specified : 



