1935] SERVICE AND REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS 7 
the provisions of this quarantine the interstate movement from the regulated 
areas in the States named of elm plants or parts thereof of all species of the 
genus XJlmus, is prohibited, irrespective of whether nursery, forest, or privately 
grown, except that Lumber products manufactured from elm, if entirely free 
from bark, are exempt from these restrictions. Copies of said quarantine, and 
the rules and regulations supplemental thereto, may be obtained from the 
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Department of Agriculture, 
Washington, D. C. 
H. A. Wallace. 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
[Published in the following newspapers: The Times, Hartford. Conn., Feb. 28, 1935; 
the Times, New York, N. Y., Mar. 1, 1935; and the News, Newark, N. J., Mar. 1, 1935.] 
Instructions to Postmasters 
Post Office Department, 
Third Assistant Postmaster General, 
Washington, D. C, February 27, 1935. 
Postmaster : Enclosed for your information and guidance is a copy of Quar- 
antine Order No. 71 of the United States Department of Agriculture on account 
of the Dutch elm disease (Cerat&stomella ulmi), effective February 25, 1935, 
absolutely prohibiting the movement from the regulated area of any and all 
parts of elm' trees of all species, regardless of whether grown in nurseries, 
forests, or on private property, except elm lumber or containers manufactured 
in whole or in part from elm wood when entirely free from bark. 
It will be noted that no restrictions are placed on the movement of elm trees 
or parts thereof when addressed for delivery within the regulated area. See 
paragraph 1, section 595, Postal Laws and Regulations. 
Very truly yours, 
C. B. Eilenberger, 
Third Assistant Postmaster General. 
ANNOUNCEMENTS RELATING TO MEXICAN FRUIT WORM 
QUARANTINE (NO. 64) 
EXTENDS SHIPPING SEASON FOR TEXAS CITRUS FRUIT 
(Press notice) 
January 27, 1935. 
The season for shipping citrus fruit under the Mexican fruit fly quarantine 
regulations from the Texas counties of Willacy, Cameron, and Hidalgo has 
been extended provisionally to include April 15, 1935, Lee A. Strong, Chief of 
the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, announced today (Jan. 27). 
If conditions of reinfestation occur or if growers fail to observe sanitary 
requirements and to comply with clean-up restrictions, it may be necessary to 
set an earlier date. The shipping season normally closes — under the quaran- 
tine — in March. 
The extension was announced after consultation with the Texas State De- 
partment of Agriculture and is concurred in by J. E. McDonald, commissioner 
of agriculture. Quarantine officials of the State Department of Agriculture of 
Texas and of the United States Department of Agriculture anticipate the same 
cooperation heretofore extended in this work by growers and packers of the 
lower Rio Grande Valley. 
Mr. Strong points out that the Federal Department of Agriculture desires to 
assist in every possible manner in the movement of the Texas citrus crop. At 
the same time there must be full appreciation of the Department's responsibility 
to prevent the building up of infestation and spread of fruit fly. Mr. Strong 
hopes and believes that the growers will at all times realize the importance of 
full compliance with the clean-up regulations. Discovery of any infestation of 
the Mexican fruit fly will necessarily require immediate eradication and pre- 
cautionary clean-up measures in any area which may be involved. 
