92 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 1. 
'.v of nursery stock and other articles intercepted in violation 
I plant quarantines i at transit inspection points , fiscal year 
■ ion 
•i apparent uarantine— 

3 
184 
1 
51 
2 
1 
s 
11 
4 

3" 
5 
1 
10 

H 
3 
358 

Cincinnati 
13 
md 
9 
2 
3 
3 
7ii 
15 
300 
112 
272 
1 
. 
■ 

. ille 
1 

4 
9 
6 
5 
5 
24 
1 
3 
2 
21 
39 
Ne* York. 
152 
7 
If) 
8 
- 
2 
464 
Bluffs. 
1 
1 
10 
41 
132 
Philadelphia 
1 
1 
Pittsburgh 
1 
4 
21 
Portland, 1 in 
9 
St. Loui-; 
1 
1 
10 
2 
5 
7 
1 
58 
6 
61 
Bt Paul and .Minne- 
apolis.. , 
2 
1 
e 
42 
6 
2 
:;e... 
14 
Mass . 
38 
washing 
- 
Total 
12 
467 
1.472 
4 
76 
4 
91 
140 
1 2 
'2.2C9 
1 Quarantine No. 38 relates t<> black stem rust : No. 4.". to the gypsy moth and brown- 
tail moth; No. 48 t<> the Japanese beetle; No. 52 to the pink bollworm; No. •"•"• to the 
satin moth; No. 61 t<> the thurberia weevil: No. 63 t<> the white-pine Mister rust ; N 
to the Mexican fruitfly; X<». •;."» to the woodgate rust; and No. 71 t.> the Dutch elm 
disease. 
•The total number of violations represents 2.198 shipments, of which •'..". were In viola- 
tion of 2 quarantines and 4 were In violation oi •"- quarantines. In addition to the figures 
shown in the table of violations, transit inspectors intercepted 125 shipments moving 
intrastate in apparent violation of state quarantines relating to pests covered also bj 
Federal quarantine. Of these Interceptions l was made at Albany, • ', at Boston, l". at 
Buffalo, 32 at New York. t> at Philadelphia, 58 at Pittsburgh, 4 al Seattle, 3 at Spokane, 
and i' at Springfield. 
Many of the Important stations are Inadequately manned, and no inspection is 
carried on at several strategic points through which freight, express, and parcel- 
post shipments arc consigned bcc.-msc of the limited amount of funds appropri- 
ated for this project. 
TERMINAL INSPECTION OF MAIL SHIPMENTS 
The law relating t<> the terminal Inspection of parcel posl shipments of plants 
and plant products was amended on June i. 1936, by Act No, 643, to allow states 
which have arranged for terminal Inspection of designated plants and plant prod- 
acts to return i<> the senders consignments which are found on inspection t<> have 
been shipped In violation of plant quarantine laws or regulations of the state 
of destination, shipments found on Inspection to have been shipped in violation 
of Federal plant-quarantine laws or regulations, or t<» be Infested with an 
Injurious pest and Incapable of disinfection, may also be returned to the sender 
as heretofore. Terminal Inspection was reestablished in [daho during the year 
and Is also maintained In Arizona, California, the District of Columbia, Florida, 
Hawaii. Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Utah, 
and Washington. 
CONVICTIONS AND PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE 
PLANT QUARANTINE ACT 
The following convictions and penalties Imposed for violations of the Plant 
Quarantine Act were reported to the Bureau during the year: 
Japanese beetle quarantine: Two convictions, with fines aggregating $46 
GypSj moth and brown tail niolh qua rant ine : One conviction. With line I 
