1{enfucky Agrieulfimzl E.rpcMnzcnt Station. 47
The Inspection of Imported Stock U
A federal law enacted several years ago requires the in-
spection of all florists H11(l 11ursery stock imported i11to the .
United States from foreigneountries. In order to avoid the 1
necessity of unpacking for inspection at ports of entry E1.11(l re-
packing again to se11d to their destination, arrangements have
been made with tl1e different states whereby tl1e State Entom0lo— V
gists 111S])CCt sucl1 stock, 011 notice being sent to them by the
Federal Horticultural Board. Under this {l1‘1‘2111g’€1l1€11lZ it has I \
been DIY duty to have inspected all such stock coming 111f() Ken-
tucky si11ee the law was C1121CiG(l, notices being se11t me by the _
board wl1e11 Slll])111C11tS are forwarded from ports of entry. The ..
expenses were first paid by tl1e C()111111lSSl()11€1` of Agriculture at
» ]*`1'2llll{f01‘f, as il1'1'&IIlgC(l by Governor McCrcary, but by a de- p
cisio11 of tl1c Attorney General, after the transfer of certain ·
funds from tl1e Departinent. to tl1e Experiment Station, the .
latter must pay the expenses Ellltl they have been so paid of ·
late. In 1916 we inspected 113 sl1ip111e11ts embracing 246,797 1
plants of all sorts, the expenses for traveling amounting to
$299.62. A decided falling off i11 these i111portatio11s occurred
. in 1917 as a result of tl1e submarine warfare and high rates of
insuraiice. \Ve received notices of a11d exaniined ()11l_}' twelve
shipments eo11sisti11g of 109,871 plants. Tl1e expe11ses for 1917
a111ou11ted to $72.40. —
. \Vhenever the nursery i11spectio11 law is {I1I1Cl1(lC(l it see111s V
to 111C desirable that. the iiispeetion of i1nported nursery stock
V be provided for in tl1e same law that provides for the inspec-
tion of l1<)11lC~g`1'()\\'11 stock.
_ Rotation Plots Conducted in C0-operation with the Department of
’ Farm Management, U. S. Department of Agriculture
L The rotation plots of which l have had charge since they
y were planned were placed i11 ]lI}' hands at a ti111e when the Sta—
» tion employed no agronoinist. Since 1. was conducting sonic
* tests of forage plants for the Departnient. it was thought that
I ’ this work could most. conveniently be associated with the other.