BUREAU OF PLANT QUARANTINE 
QUARANTINE AND INSPECTION WORK 
During November and December the inspection of Christmas trees and 
greenery required the services of a number of agents who were transferred tem- 
porarily from the scouting force. As there were less calls for Christmas trees 
and greenery than in the past, there was a considerable falling off in such ship- 
ments particularly in carload lots of Christmas trees. During the spring and 
fall shipping seasons a considerable amount of nursery stock was moved, but in 
general orders were smaller than during the preceding year. There was a de- 
crease in the number of carloads of nursery stock shipped, but in some cases the 
smaller units increased to a marked extent. Nurserymen reported that they 
were receiving about as many orders as formerly but these were smaller. Because 
of the volume of inspection it was necessary to transfer agents from the scouting 
force to assist the regular inspectors in the examination of nursery stock. 
Tables 1 to 3 indicate the volume and kinds of products inspected and certified 
during the fiscal year. 
Table 1. — Evergreen products certified under gypsy-moth quarantine, fiscal year 1933 
Material 
Bags 
Bales 
Boxes 
Bun- 
dles 
Car- 
loads 
Pack- 
ages 
Trees 
Truck 
loads 
Products 
found 
infested 
Gypsy- 
moth 
egg 
clusters 
found 
Balsam twigs 
265 
3 
11,542 
8 
21 
3 
"~35~ 
428 
35 
4 
39 
77 
57 
Boughs 
Christmas trees 
74, 618 
7 
fl carload 
\1 truck load. 
I ■ 
Laurel 
751 
56 
6,213 
64 
8 
546 
7,714 
244 
1,267 
196 
27 
Mixed greens 
1 box 
2 
Miscellaneous 
1 
Total 
1,072 
17,830 
8,533 
1,493 
463 
212 
74, 618 
8 
11 carload 
h truck load. 
Ubox 
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1 
Table 2. — Forest products certified under gypsy-moth quarantine, fiscal year 1938 
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Pieces 
Truck 
loads 
Products 
found in- 
fested 
Gypsy 
moths 
found 
Material 
i 
3 
H 
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11 
3 
Barrel parts 
48 
9 
2 
13 
4 
86 
79 
1,794 
437 
1 
1 
212 
452 
206 
39 
6 
2,070 
Crates and cratings 
1 piece 
/23 bags.... 
U box 
1 car 
11 barge 
{10 cars 
blots 
1 car 
1 
} 36 
Ill7 
36 
Fuel wood 
25 
1 
11 
30 
23 
361 
37 
10 
957 
168 
31 
110 
4 
Logs 
Lumber 
2 
5 
1 
..... 
1 
7 
140 
7 
Piles and poles 
Posts 
Pulpwood 
.... 
9 
Reels. 
1 
5,195 
fa cars 
('J pieces.... 
Shavings 
Ship knees 
Shrub and vine cuttings. 
J 
.... 
107 
247 
616 
L92 
9 
3 
16 
657 
i 
ii bundle 
1 
Ties 
12 
13,950 
Miscellaneous 
4 
.... 
30 
60 
7 
Total 
32 

139 
565 
2,427 
169 
152 
21,848 
3,664 
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1 Egg clusters on car stak< 
1 total: l barge, 23 bags, 2 boxes, l bundle, 17 can, 7 lots, 10 pieces 
' All larvae. 
