Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1904-06-23

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ture on Plant Diseases in 1903
Besides the mass ofdetail regarding
conditions in the United Safes prop
sr, it shows that the coEse-Ieaf bIigh.
has accidentally been introduced into
Porto Rico, and measures are being
taken to stamp il out. Cocoa IN Por-
to Rico is affected By a bIack-podrot
canker and root disease.
The tomato blight. has practically
ruined the tomato crop OF Porto Rico.
A potato root rot has caused the loss
Of nearly the entire potato crop
Orange scab has caused considerable
damage in the Bayamon district.
Cottou-root rot prevailed IN Texas
to a greater extent than for many
years, the loss being estimated at
about 100000.
Anthracuose has been generally
prevalent from North Caroline TO
Georgia, and locally injurious, esPe-
ciaIy to Sea Island cotton, in South
Georgia. Wilt continues TO spread
slowly and now occurs Il limited areas
u North Carolina and South Carolina,
and Is widely prevalent II South
Georgia and Southeastern Alabama,
in connection with root knot. Rust
occurs, as usual, on the poorer soils,
and vas unusually severe II Texas.
The potato blight and rot caused
widespread destruction, being sspe-
ciaII7 enormous IN New York, Penn
syIvania, Northeastern Ohio, Michigan
and Wisconsin. The damage Is ssti-
mated at 100000 for the season N
New York alone.
LOSS ON MARYLAND COIN.
The cherry shot-hole fungus was IN
furious IN New York and Pennsyl-
wanna lud prevailed destrucu7sIy n
Iowa and Nebraska. Crown gall Is
becoming more serious every year as
nursery pest throughout the couu-
try. Strawberry-Isaf blight is less
prevalent. Corn smut caused heavy
loss IN Maryland and vas common II
New York.
Coru-leaf blight vas geHsraIin Con
nscticut, Delaware, Eastern PennsyI-
7ania AID New jersey. Rice blast, II
the Cooper river section Of South Car
DINA, where the crop was more than
100000 bushels short. The loss from
the spread Of this disease in the last
six years Is estimated at 100000.
Asparagus rust is increasing II the
West and important canning districts
are badly affected. Watermelon wilt
Is spreading in the South and canta-
Ioupe-leaf blight vas injurious, espe-
cially II the South, the loss in Florida
being 40 per cent. TomatO6acteraI
wilt was found II Connecticut, and It
wac serious IL New Jersey and Mary.
land and widespread II the South.
Cucumber downy uiIdew caused
large losses il Florida and the truck
ing section near Charleston, S. c.,
where the estimated loss was 100000.
It was also unusually destructive II
West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New
York and Michigan.
BITTER Rot OF APPLES
The bitter rot of apples has been
widespread. Injury was reported
from Rhode Island, Pennsylvania,
Michigan, South Eastern Ohio, West
Virginia, Virginia, ths-Csrolinas and
Georgia. In Nebraska It seems 10 be
on the increase.
Pear blight was more than usually
prevalent this year in the East. In
the South it Is general and little effort
Is made 70 control it. In Colorado Il
has spread rapidly. It Is reported
from New Mexico Tzig blight, due
to the same organism, vas serious OF
apples IN Connecticut, New York
Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin,
but was less prevalent II Missouri
An epidemic Of pear-Ieaf blight de-
foliated trees from Maryland south
ward.
BRoWE ROT y FEACEEs-
Brown rot vas again less injurious
IN the Eastern States, but was very
destructive 70 Southern peaches, the
loss amounting to from 80 70 60 Fer
cent, Of the crop IN Georgia Peach
leaf curl seems 70 csgss immense loses
each year, IN spite Of the ease Of
controlling II By a single spraying