58 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 1933 
In addition to the freight cars listed in table 33, 2,525 Pullman and passenger 
coaches crossed the border and were inspected. 
Plant-quarantine inspectors on the Mexican border take an active part in 
cooperation with the Customs Service, in the inspection of vehicles, baggage, 
personal effects, and express packages from Mexico. Approximately 3,500,000 
vehicles crossed the border from Mexico during the fiscal year, and a total of 
100,833 pieces of baggage was examined. The inspection of these vehicles and 
baggage resulted in the interception of a large quantity of prohibited plant mate- 
rial. A record of such interceptions appears in table 38. 
While there was a decided increase in the small lots of fruits and vegetables 
brought over for local consumption, the carload shipments of fruits and vegetables 
were considerably below normal. One thousand six hundred and one cars of 
tomatoes, 673 cars of green peas, 588 cars of bananas, and 287 cars miscellaneous 
fruits and vegetables entered at the various ports. 
INSPECTION IN PUERTO RICO AND HAWAII 
In addition to the enforcement of the foreign-plant quarantines and regulatory 
orders, inspectors stationed in Puerto Rico also enforce the provisions of Quaran- 
tine No. 58. This involves the inspection of fruits and vegetables in the fields, 
in packing houses, and on the docks, and all shipments of such products moving 
to the mainland have been certified as free from pests. 
Parcel-post packages originating on the island and destined for points on the 
mainland are also inspected. A total of 892 such packages was inspected dur- 
ing the year, and 95 were found to contain prohibited plant material and were 
returned to the sender. 
Insular quarantine inspectors rendered valuable assistance in the enforcement 
of the foreign-plant quarantines and regulatory orders. 
A record by months of the number of containers of fruits and vegetables in- 
spected and certified for shipment to the mainland appears in table 34. 
Inspectors stationed in Hawaii are engaged principally with the enforcement 
of Quarantine No. 13, on account of the Mediterranean fruit fly and the melon 
fly. Inspections were made in the fields, packing sheds, and on the docks of such 
fruits and vegetables as are permitted to move to the mainland. 
The inspection of parcel-post packages originating in the Hawaiian Islands 
and destined for points on the mainland was continued throughout the year. 
A total of 75,962 packages were opened and examined; 89,770 packages were 
inspected without opening, and 103 packages were found to contain prohibited 
plant material. 
As an accommodation to travelers between Hawaii and the mainland, it has 
been the practice for some years to inspect and seal baggage in Honolulu, thus 
eliminating delay incident to the inspection of baggage at destination. During 
the year 2,157 pieces of baggage were inspected and sealed under this arrangement. 
A record of the number of containers of fruits and vegetables inspected and 
certified for shipment to the mainland appears in table 35. 
