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THE NATIONAL NUKSERYMAN 
PLANT CONFLKLNCL AC'.KFFMFNT IH^CFIVES 
UNANIMOUS ENDORSEMENT 
All of the States in the Union and, in addition, Porto 
Rico, Guam, Hawaii and British Coluinhia, have now 
ratified the agreement drawn up and adopted at the Plant 
Quarantine Conferenee held at Washington April 28-30. 
It will he recalled that this eonference, called at the 
instance of the Federal Horticultural Board and attended 
by representatives of twenty-one States, discussed in de¬ 
tail the problem of plant quarantines and other similar 
measures intended to check the spread of dangerous in¬ 
sects or plant diseases. After thorough consideration of 
the whole subject, including its relation to interstate 
commerce, is hearing on necessary protection of agri¬ 
cultural and horticultural interests within the States, and 
its asj)ects as related to the Federal constitution and to 
Supreme Court decisions, the State representatives and 
the Federal Horticultural Board adopted unanimously an 
agreement which provided in substance as follow^s: 
Quarantines are to be recognized as in certain emer¬ 
gencies the only feasible means of preventing the entry 
or checking the spread of dangerous insect pests and dis¬ 
eases. They are, how ever, to he established only w hen 
the economic benefit clearly outw^eighs the losses they 
may occasion. 
Restrictive quarantijies, rather than absolute embar¬ 
goes, are to he enq)loyed wdiere inspection and treatment 
are believed to be ade({uate safeguards, or wdiere the ob¬ 
ject to be accomplished is to check the spread of diseases 
or j)ests of long establishment or w ide distribution, or 
wdiere the disease or pest under consideration is of minor 
economic significance and can be at least partly con¬ 
trolled by inspection. 
Embargoes are to be employed only w here restrictive 
([uarantines are inadequate. Exanqiles of situatons re- 
(luiring embargoes are found in an infestation or infec¬ 
tion, the presence of wdiich can not aRvays be determined 
by inspection; or wdiere eflicient insiiection is not prac¬ 
ticable because of the volume or nature of the material 
involved; or wdiere adequate inspection is not maintained 
at the point of origin of the material and there is danger 
that a dangerous insect or disease will escajie and be¬ 
come established while material is in transit or at des¬ 
tination, regardless of inspection at destination; or 
where the purpose is to eliminate host plants, in order 
to secure control or eradication w ithin a definite area. 
Slate quarantines are to he drawn up so as not to con¬ 
flict with existing Federal quarantines and are to be 
modified wdiere they now conflict. 
If it is inexpedient to control an entire situation 
through Federal quarantine, a State is fi’ee to lake such 
action as may be necessary for its owui protection, pro¬ 
vided this action is not in conflict w ith the Federal meas¬ 
ures. 
The needs of a State w ith respect to any jilaiit quar¬ 
antine subject may he presented to the Federal Horticul¬ 
tural Board at any time and after full consideration shall 
be covered by Federal action so far as practicable. In 
case Federal action is not taken, the State may take suit¬ 
able action. A Stale that is considering action, however, 
agrees to send advance notice w herever practicable to the 
Federal Horticultural Board and those who would be in¬ 
terested in or affected by such action. When a State en¬ 
acts legislation or issues a regulation, similar notice of 
it shall he smit out. 
On recpiesT of a State the Federal Horticultural Board 
agrees to send notice to Stale authorities as to the des¬ 
tination of material originating w ithin a quarantine area. 
Information as to any changes of personnel in State 
forces, or in Federal (juarantine officers, is to be exchang¬ 
ed promptly. 
Where existing State legislation is inadequate to se¬ 
cure full co-operation between State and Federal author¬ 
ities and to enable State authority to he conferred upon 
Federal inspectors, an attempt is to be made to obain en¬ 
abling legislation. 
Follow ing the Washington conference, the agreement 
was presented to the States altending the meeting of the 
Western Plant Quarantine Board, at Denver, May 12-14, 
and w as adoj)ted by them. 
Acting under instruction from the States attending 
the Washington conference, the chairman of the confer¬ 
ence submitted to all the remaining States and territories 
a report of the conference and a copy of the agreement. 
The States and territories were asked to consider the 
agreement and to give it their assent if it met with their 
approval. Letters of assent have now" been received from 
all the remaining States, from the territories named and 
from British Golundria. The agreement, therefore, now" 
becomes the practical working plan relating to quaran¬ 
tines or restrictive measures. 
Several States wdiicli, in the past few years, had set 
up quarantines or other restrictive measures that are 
now" covered by Federal regulations, have withdrawn or 
modified these in accordance with the terms of the agree¬ 
ment, and it is hoped that other Stales w"ill do likewise. 
W. G. O’Kane, 
Chairman of Conference. 
NEW YORK STATE NURSERYMEN’S ASSOGIATION 
The summer meeting and outing of the New York State 
Nurserymen’s Association wiiich w"as announced as a 
boat trip to Gobourg, Ganada, w"as instead held on Sep¬ 
tember 11, 1924, at Point Pleasant, on beautiful Ironde- 
quoit Bay, about six miles from Rochester. 
Members met at the Powers Hotel, Rochester, from 
whence they were conveyed by automobiles to the picnic 
grounds. Luncheon was served, after which a program 
' of sports w as carried out. 
At the meeting Mr. Harlan P. Kelsey, jiresident of the 
American Association of Nurserymen, w ho was a guest 
referred to the convention of that association to be held 
in Rochester next .lime. He also spoke of other associa¬ 
tion matters. 
Mr. G. H. Perkins, 2d, was appointed chairman of a 
committee on arrangemenls for the coming convention. 
Mr. Hicks offered a resolution favoring the establish¬ 
ing of a school for nursery training at the New" York 
State Gollege of Agriculture at Gornell University, w hich 
was adopted unanimously. 
A bountiful dinner w as provided at six o’clock, after 
w hich the members departed for their homes. 
About eighty-five attended, among whom were a num¬ 
ber from outside the state. 
