The Marshall republican., 1904-06-24
DESTROY CROPS
PLANT oiseAses COST FAHmGRs
MILLIONS YEARLY.
GOVERNMENT EXPERTS TELL SAD TALES
Potato Slight end Rot the Mest esrt
ovs-corn Smut, Tomato Rot, Gu
eumber MiIdsw, Apple sesb, osts
nvst and Pear Blight Have Con
tlnvaiIy 10 os Fought.
WASHINGTON. = Especially

countless plaut enemies throughout
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'ssueo oy u's department vi "s''e''
ture on Plant Diseases In 1907 30
sides the mass OF detail regarding
conditions In the United States prop
er. Il shows that the coffee lead
blight has accidentally been Intro
duced Into Porto Rico. and measures
are being taken to stamp II out. co
Goa In Porto Rico is affected by
black pod rot. canker and root dis.
ease.
The tomato blight has practically
ruined the tomato crop Of Porto Rico.
A potato rot has caused the loss of
nearly the entire potato crop. Beans
and cowpeas are injured by various
fungi. The potato dry rot continues
furious In the Hawaiian islands.
Aptbraehos.. has bccn generally
prevalcnt From North Carolina 10
Ceorpia and locally iniurious. cspe.
cialIy to sea island cotton In South
Georgia. Wilt continues TO spread
slowly, and now occurs In limited
areas In North Carolina aud South
Carolina, and Is widely prevalent In
South Georgia and Southeastern Ala.
bama, In connection with root knot.
Rust occurred, as usual. on the poorer
soils and was unusually severe In
Texas.
Walnut bactcriosis caused heavy
losses In California. The cherry shot
hole fungus was Injurious In New
York and Pennsylvania and prevailed
In Iowa and Nebraska. Cro~n'gall is
becoming more serious every year as
nursery pest Throughout tho coun'
try. The black rot OF grape was more
general IN connecticut ana Rhode is
ishd' the loss peihs W per cent. The
uepa' '"', " os ~ s
-, ,'..,'' ~, 80,
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s,,ons ,,n,, d,...sas ,n r.lor,a. 4.
,ass Sss,rnc,,ya Inn ,o,o,. ,soa
T,o no,,,o ,,,,,, ,,d ro, c.,..d
w,dosnr,ad d.s,,ue,,on b.lns csn,.
c,,IIv c,nrun,s 4, Scw york penn.
syIya,ia S,,. .,a.,.,, oh,o Michigan
ana Niscnnsin Tn, damap. 4. es,I
mated a, sio ooo ooo for inc ..asop
an Non york aIon.
| nr,,, ,,t u.s ami, Ioss l,,u,iou,
IN IN. Eastern s,ntcs bnt was very d,,
s,rnc,,y, ,o so,,n,rn n.,chos ,,.
loss sm,,n,In, a. ,,om a, ~ oo mo,
oon, ., ,n, 80 f., Caorsts pos.,
80 .,., a -, 80 ,aas.
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al eon,rolIIne 4, nv n slnpl. sn,ayina
In ohio An ot.xa coun,y alone nm,
loss from n.ach Lon, cn,, xs. sto ooo
Th. ,oss.s An w..,.,n p.nnsy,y.n,,
ana yos,.rn NJ VII 80 .,s,
ha.vv
IN a"ss"cn"se''s' Sohhec,icut an'
new 10TH pears ana cherries wer'
much disigured by soo'y mo'n' whici
followed serious epidemic OF TN
pear psylla and apple louise.
Cucumber downy mlldew caused
large losses In Florida and the truck
ing section near Charleston. 8. G.
where tho estimated loss was 500. 900
II was also unusually destructive II
West virginia. Pennsylvania. New
York and Michigan.
The bitter rot Of apples has beef
widespread. Injury was reported fron
Rhode Island. Pennsylvania, Michi
gan. Southeastern OHIO. West VII
glnia, Virginia. the carolinas AM
Georgia. In Nebraska II seems to b.
on the Increase.
Apple scab was much less injuriou
In New England. New York. Pennsyl
vania and Michigan than last year
but IL seems 10 nave been more Dc
s,nuc'I'e IN Tue west especially u
"seons"' ,, Eastern NeoIasNa an
pas,s,o oo.., ~ van.... a. ,a.s. ~
wssh,n,,on and ca,,sorn,a Ann,
canker. or brown rot. was preyalen
, | In Cnnn.ctI.ut nhin Nauy ynrL an