Dl6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 15,1951 USDA orders beetle fumigation NEW YORK, N.Y. - U.S. Department of Agriculture of ficials have ordered the man datory fumigation of certain im ported commodities which can harbor khapra beetle the world’s most destructive pest of stored grains and cereal products. Fumigation is now required as a condition of entry into the Umted States for: —brassware and wooden screens from Bombay, India; —whole chilis and whole red peppers in jute or burlap bags from Pakistan; —goatskins, lambskins or sheepskins, excluding those which have been tanned, blue-chromed, pickled in mineral acid or salted, from the Sudan or India; and —used burlap and jute bagging not containing cargo from Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Burma, Cyprus, Egypt, India, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigena, Pakistan, Senegal, Sri Lanka, the Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey and Upper Volta. “This emergency measure is necessary to prevent the further introduction of khapra beetles into the United States,” said H. L. Ford, deputy administrator of USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. “It appears that recent khapra beetle in festations resulted from the im portation of certain articles from countries where the pest occurs.” A total of 19 khapra beetle in festations nationwide have been M.H. EBY, INC Manufactorer of All Aluminum Track Bodies Livestock, Grain & Bulk Feed Distributor of Blue Ball, Pa. treated or are scheduled tor treatment at non-agncultural businesses where they were detected by USDA inspectors. The tatest infestation, which has been fumigated, was discovered at two U.S. Army warehouses in Bayonne, N.J. where the military formerly processed furniture shipped from the Far East. “This rule will not cause major mcreases in costs or prices to consumers or industry or to federal, state or local govern ments,” Ford said. “All arrangements for khapra beetle treatments must be made by the importer, and all costs related to treatments are the responsibility of the importer.” A public hearing on the regulations will be held Wed nesday, September 2 at 10 a.m., in Room 643-A (APHIS Conference Room), Federal Building, 6505 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, Md. Written comments may be sent, until September 25, to: Regulatory Support Staff, USDA-APHIS-PPQ, Room 635, Federal Building, 6505 Belcrest Rd., Hyattsville, Md. 20782. Comments received will be available for public examination in Hyattsville, Md., during regular business hours. J~* - < * Aluminum Livestock Body ■il>*ilLkdal Sales & Service Kaphra Refrigerated Trailers 717-354-4971 Two Prosperity sisters, Crystal, left, and Charolais heifer and bull Carla Clutter, right, display their Champion 4*H Champion Ewe Alexander Comedaie Champion Ram £ Ewe Dale Crouse Old Concord Dorset Champion Ram £ Ewe Ed Nichols Elm Grove W Va » 5 >T * > 4- * LOOK FOR OUR DISPLAY BOOTH AT AG PROGRESS DAYS. COME BY, SAY HELLO. & SIGN UP FOR DOOR PRIZES!! sal Jacktown Fair (Continued from Page Dl4) Tncia Cox West Hampshire Champion Ram I* Ewe Walt Cox West Alexander 4-H Champion Ewe Tncia Cox Merino Champion Ram & Ewe Sycamore era tors, La plenum A m chambers, stirrers, hopper bottom gram tanks, moisture content, con veyors it s the lan guage of grain storage And you ue got to GRAIN STORAGE spoken here. FARM CREDIT SERVICE 1 I , f speak it to succeed We speak Grain Storage We make long 'term loans to farmers for land acquisition, farm improvements capital expenditures whatever you need ’ '> \N Contact YourJLocal SFropMnre Champion Ram ( Ewe Calvert Farms Suffolk Champion Ram t Ewe Jim Black, Afella Montadale Champion Ram ( Ewe E W Parry, McDonald Market Lamb Champion Renee Gilmer Claysville Fitting Senior Jim Black Intermediate Becky Black Avella Junior Thomas Parry McDonald Showing Senior Jim Black Intermediate Robert Nichols Elm Grove W Lewis Crouse Junior Renee Gilmer^ LIVESTOCK JUDGING Senior Mike Hoover, Washington - Junior Rod McConn long term funds to do We’re farmer owned and farmer-controlled We know what you’re up against Call or come by today FARMING spoken here NFS r
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