THE POTATO QUARANTINE. 15 



entry. Permits for the entry of potatoes niay be refused and existing 

 permits may be canceled on proof that the certificate of inspection 

 does not correctly give the locality where the potatoes were grown, 

 the character of the shipment as to freedom from disease or insect 

 infestation, or falsely states that the containers have not been previ- 

 ously used for the shipment of potatoes. 



Permits may be canceled and further permits refused for the impor- 

 tation of potatoes from any country whenever such potatoes, in the 

 judgment of the Federal Horticultural Board, are found to be so in- 

 fected as to indicate plainly that the foreign inspection is merely 

 perfunctory, or if the permittee fails to give to the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture and to the duly-authorized inspector of the department at 

 the port of entry designated in the permit notices of the arrival of 

 potatoes or gives a false notice. 



IMPORTATIONS FEOM NONQUARANTINED COUNTRIES. 



Potatoes will be allowed to enter from sources other than Canada 

 and the countries of Europe when properly inspected and certified by 

 the authorized officials of the country of origin. The importers 

 must comply with the permit requirements already mentioned. 



Bermuda has complied fully with the regulations by prohibiting 

 the importation of potatoes from Canada and Europe and by inaug- 

 urating a rigid inspection service. The importation of potatoes 

 from these islands has therefore continued without check. 



The total quantity of potatoes brought from Bermuda during the 

 year ended June 30, 1913, was 141,422 bushels. These are all en- 

 tered at New York and find a special market at a high price. None 

 are used for planting in the United States. 



The importation of potatoes from the State of Chihuahua, in 

 Mexico, having been determined by an inspector of the Department 

 of Agriculture to be attended by no risk from insects or diseases, the 

 requirement of foreign certification has been waived temporarily in 

 consideration of existing conditions in Mexico, and permits are being 

 granted for such importations, from Chihuahua only, subject to in- 

 spection at El Paso, Tex., the port of entry. 



Last year's importations from Mexico amounted to 8,301 bushels. 



RELATION OF IMPORTED TO DOMESTIC POTATOES. 



The total imports of potatoes into the United States make up a 

 very small proportion of the total consumption, as may be computed 

 from Table I. For the five years, 1907-1911, preceding the quaran- 

 tine, the imports minus the exports were 1.03 per cent of the esti- 

 mated production. 



