Milford chronicle., 1911-07-21
BOARD TO STAMP OUT
THE CHESTNUT BLIGHT

While it has no fund for the
specific purpose, the State Board
OF Agriculture, at a meeting in
Dover, decided to at once begin a
nght against a chestnut tree blight,
which has done a great deal of dam
age In Pennsylvania and New York
and has made its appearance in
this State. 1t had come to the no.
tice of the board that affected trees
nave been found near McClellands-
vile and also in Brandywine hun
'dred, and as the spread of the dis
ease, If not checked at once, is
aikely to be rapid, as has been the
case in the other States mentioned,
the board considered it imperative
to deal with the subject without
delay.
Prof. Cook of Delaware College.
who is connected with the State
Experiment Station. was before the
BOARD In regard to the matter and
Offered his assistance, and it was
decided to have him start out next
Wednesday, with a representative
OF the board, to make an examina-
tion OF the trees which are supposed .
to be affected, with a view to ascer-
tanning whether the disease is the
same as that which has been caus- {
ing the trouble elsewhere, and also {
of prescribing a remedy. !
he hIfnhf ~Orrraa -, + q
discoloration of the bark, which
usually forms a ring around the
Erunk OF the tree or around a limb. c
II the disease has gotten a notice Il
able hold on a tree the only remedy t.
so far as is now known, is to fell
the tree and burn it while if only -
4imbs are affected the spread of the c.
disease may be prevented by cut "
ting off the limbs and burning W
them. 1t is the idea of the board til
10 request tree owners to do this NJ
after they have been informed by tn
The board or Prof. Cook that thew ha
are affected. Ifthere are anv trees ev
showing sign of blight the board ch
would like the owners to report ge
hem to the corresponding secre- the
ary, Wesley Webb, at Dover, and
ne board will have them examined. ne
'P to the present time, so far as is thr
nown, there has been no serious It
Dread of the disease in Delaware. TIA
nd the board hopes to prevent it am
1reading by taking early action. the
While It is believed that the blight spe
as been brought into the State san
ON Pennsylvania, this is not GER
IN, a though it has been known mo.
make jumps between rs miles of a
art, the germ probably being car don
ID by insects or birds. in t
II the situation is found to be Of Il
rtous an effort will be made to upo
re the next Legislature aid in and
work by making a special ap- peri
0pratiOn for the purpose. The exis
g,sIature would have been re. not
ested to do this this year had it with
been for the fact that it was RI
brought to the attention of the A
l-d, until after the Legislature 49,;
! adjourned, that the disease had 49,
ched Delaware The Pennsv- aa,H.
MA Legislature, seeing the seri- 80,
result offaiIure to give the mat oMd I'D
proper attention, recently ap- A., =
priated s55, 900 to fight the dis ~ = :,
with a contingent fund of WI,
o 600, available lift was found - -
sssary to 90 to that extent, tbe - =
le New York is also financing -; M !
Hght in that State. In both 80
es large chestnut groves have ~,
! ruined.
elawareaus whowant their trees = hao -
mined by authority of the Board aio,'a Il -
g-;culture, should notify either ~ -.
spending Secretary Webb. at 51d .,
er, or the member of the board ;,,s. =, :
.eut IN their county. -, ;.'.