HALTING FOREIGN PLANT FOES Part 1

Description

Shows precautions taken by Customs agents to prevent the entry of foreign agricultural pests into the U.S. Fruits and the baggage of immigrants are examined at a New York City pier. Mexican cotton is examined at Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and fumigated in huge sheds at Laredo, Texas. Foreign plants are fumigated. Includes shots showing ravages of the corn borer, the pink boll worm, and the gypsy moth.

Collection

Records of the Extension Service

Series

Motion Picture Films