Show KEEP liP FRUIT PESTS 1 OUT MiT OE oi COUNTRY IS PLAN OF NEW NN BILL lift W WASHINGTON Feb 13 A A measure I important to tho the farmers of the country country ns os well as nurserymen has been favorably favorably favor favor- ably acted upon n by br the house committee commit commit- tee on 1 agriculture Representative Scott of Kansas chairman of the committee committee com com- is author of the bill It provides pro for Jo government inspection inspection tion of nursey nurse stock sto k at t ports of entry to ho bo desi designated at d by the secretary of agriculture An appropriation of is carried by bj tho the bi bill which also authorizes authoriZE's the tho secretary secretary of off agriculture to establish a quarantine Against R the im importation or trans transportation in interstate interstate inter inter- state commerce of diseased nursery stock tock or stock infested with injurious insects ct The secretary of 8 agriculture is authorized author to extend the provisions of tho the bi bill to fruits Yc vegetables bulbs or other plants whenever er ho deems deem it pary sary The bill makes it unlawful for any transportation company to offer nt at any ny port of entry nursery stock unless accompanied by bv a 3 certificate of inspection inspection tion by br nn an official d expert of tho the country from which the importation is mild mad made It not accompanied d by such a I eato to declaring the importation free of disease or injurious insects the stock will he be hold held in quarantine until its freedom freedom free free- dom of dangerous in insects p pests It or plant diseases has been fully established |