144 BUREAU OF ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT QUARANTINE [Oct.-Dee. 
Type of Material Authorized 
The treatment shall be applied only to plants in soil balls not greater than 6 
inches in diameter or greater than 6 inches in thickness when not spherical. 
Treatment Method 
(a) The soil balls around the roots of plants must be buried in sand and 
plunged in boxes or trays approximately one foot deep, which are watertight. 
(b) A 2-inch space filled with sand shall be provided between the soil balls, 
also above and beneath them. 
(c) Such soil balls shall be treated with a solution of methyl bromide and 
alcohol at a concentration of 0.3 percent methyl bromide and 0.6 percent 
denatured ethyl alcohol by volume in water. The solution is to be prepared by 
first mixing the methyl bromide and alcohol together and then adding this mixture 
to the water and mixing thoroughly. 
(d) The aqueous solution of methyl bromide and alcohol shall then be 
applied evenly over the surface of the sand around the plants at the rate of 40 
gallons per 100 square feet of surface area by means of a sprinkling can or 
sprayer. 
(e) After the required dosage has been applied, the soil balls shall remain 
embedded in the sand for a period of 24 hours. 
(f) The temperature of the soil balls during the treatment shall not be 
lower than 70° F. 
Disclaimer 
There has been no opportunity to test this treatment on many varieties of 
plants, and it is understood that no liability shall attach either to the United 
States Department of Agriculture or its employees in the event of injury to 
either plants or operators. 
Caution 
Methyl bromide is a gas at ordinary temperatures. It is colorless and prac- 
tically odorless, and in preparing the solution the operator should wear an 
approved gas mask. (Sec. 301.72-5c, issued under Sec. 301.72-5) 
Lee A. Strong, 
Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. 
REVOCATION OF CERTAIN OREGON PLANT QUARANTINES 
Post Office Department, 
Third Assistant Postmaster General, 
Washington, November 28, 1939. 
Oregon Plant Quarantine (Order No. 26-A Series), pertaining to the vetch 
weevil in other States, has been revoked, effective at once. 
This amends the list of "Oregon State Plant Quarantines" dated June 23, 
1937, published in the Postal BuUetin of July 27, 1937, and on page 44 of the 
August 1937 Supplement to the Postal Guide, and removes the Oregon restric- 
tions on the acceptance of parcels containing vetch seeds. 
Postmasters will please, therefore, make the proper correction and be 
governed accordingly. 
Ramsey S. Black, 
Third Assistant Postmaster General. 
PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE PLANT QUARANTINE 
ACT 
According to reports received by the Bureau during the period October 1 to 
December 31, 1939, penalties have recently been imposed by the proper authori- 
ties for violations of the Plant Quarantine Act, as follows : 
JAPANESE BEETLE QUARANTINE 
In the case of the United States v. W. E. Moreland, Fort Wayne, Ind., for 
transporting from Pittsburgh, Pa., to a point outside of the regulated area, two 
spruce trees without certification, the defendant pleaded guilty and was fined $1. 
