I & tflfj Yl f ■ Volume 12 OCTOBER 1915 Uf‘- ,- V hhitv n BULLETIN me Number 4 l OF THE Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College Nursery Inspection In Mississippi AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, MISSISSIPPI Published by the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical Col- lege. Issued Quarterly. Entered February 16, 1904, at Agricultural College, Miss., as Second Class Matter, under Act of Congress of July 16, 189 4. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2017 with funding from University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign Alternates https://archive.org/details/nurseryinspectioOOharn « I G. R. HIGHTOWER..... President of the College E. R. LLOYD .Director of Experiment Station A. B. McKAY Horticulturist J. M. BEAL Plant Pathologist R. W. HARNED Entomologist 3 Nursery Inspection in Mississippi R. W. Harned. Mississippi was one of the last states in this country to enact any kind of a law for the inspection of nurseries dr for the protection of the purchasers of fruit trees and other plants. As a consequence the state had long been a “dumping ground” for diseased nursery stock that could not be sold in other states where nursery inspection laws were in force. Serious pests became firmly established in Mississippi that could easily have been kept out had prop- er laws been enacted and money appropriated to enforce them. In 1908 a nursery inspection law (see page 9) was finally placed upon the statute books. This law has helped slightly, but is entirely inadequate as no funds are avail- able for its enforcement. This law requires all nurserymen within the state to have their plants inspected at least once each year by the Entomologist of the Experiment Station or his assistant. Since 1908 all law-abiding and reliable nurserymen within the state have had their trees and other plants inspected regularly each year. This is done at the expense of the nurserymen who pay the travel- ling expenses of the inspectors. The most unsatisfactory thing about our law is that no money is available to in- spect plants shipped into this state from other states and from foreign countries. Because of this fact there is con- stant danger that serious pests will be introduced, pests that may be even more serious than any now occurring in Mississippi. Growth of the Nursery Industry In Mississippi Previous to 1908 there were from eight to fifteen dif- ferent nurseries in Mississippi that called upon the Ento- mologist each year for an inspection. These were the nurseries that shipped plants into other states and found it necessary to obtain certificates of inspection before their plants would be admitted into these states. Begin- ning with 1908 all nurserymen in this state were required by law to have their plants inspected. The following list shows that the number of nurseries in the state has gradu- ally increased from year to year. Year Number of Nurseries Inspected 1906- 1907 15 1907- 1908 i £ . 13 1908- 1909 35 1909- 1910 40 1910- 1911 38 1911- 1912 37 1912- 1913 45 1913- 1914 51 1914- 1915 64 1915- 1916 75 Suggestions to Buyers of Nursery Stock 1. Other things being equal it pays to buy plants from nearby nurseries. 2. Whenever possible buy direct from the nursery- man himself. The nurseryman is usually a responsible party, generally a land owner with a permanent business which he is anxious to develop and which can only be per- manently developed by building up a reputation for hon- esty and by satisfying his customers. If possible visit the nursery and select the plants that are wanted. The buyer can then see exactly what he is buying. 3. Make sure that the nursery has been inspected within a year of the time that the plants are purchased. The inspection certificate is not an absolute guarantee that the plants are free of serious pests. It shows that the plants have been inspected and were apparently free of pests at the time of inspection. It is much safer to buy in- spected plants than uninspected plants. Besides, a state law requires the nurserymen to have their plants inspect- ed. The man who tries to sell trees that have not been in- spected is therefore trying to evade a state law. 4. The certificate of inspection is not a testimonial. It testifies nothing as to the nurseryman’s character, hon- esty, or reliability. It concerns only insect pests and plant diseases. 5 5. Many people have the mistaken idea that there are no first-class nurseries in Mississippi. We do not have as many large nurseries as some other states but a visit to some of our nurseries will convince anyone that as good nursery stock is grown right here in Mississippi as any- where. 6. When plants arrive from the nursery be sure that they are accompained by a certificate of inspection for the current year. The plants should appear to be in good con- dition and the roots carefully protected from the air and well wrapped with some moist material. The care with which the plants are prepared for shipping is a fair index to the carefulness of the nurseryman who shipped the plants. 7. Do not await the arrival of the plants to prepare for planting. The holes should all be dug and everything should be in readiness to set out the plants the day they arrive from the nursery. If the plants are allowed to re- main unplanted for several days and to dry out the nur- seryman should not be censured if the plants do not thrive. Examine every plant carefully and do not allow any dis- eased plants to go into the ground. If anything of a sus- picious looking nature is found on a plant it should be im- mediately mailed to the Entomologist, Agricultural Col- lege, Mississippi, with full information as to the nursery from which the plant was obtained. 8. It is a foolish waste of money to plant an orchard of any kind and then not give it careful attention. Every orchard must be cultivated, fertilized, and sprayed regu- larly if it is to be profitable. The exact practices vary with the different kinds of plants, and with different soil and climatic conditions but the Horticultural Department of this College is always ready to assist anyone who is pre- paring to plant an orchard of any kind. 9. After an orchard is planted each tree should be most carefully inspected for insect pests at least twice each year. In this way scale insects or other serious pests may be discovered on one tree where they can be extermi- 6 hated before they spread to a number of trees or over the entire orchard. 10. This bulletin contains a list of the nurseries in Mis- sissippi that have received certificates of inspection for the season of 1915-1916. 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