Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-12-13
Prof. sanderson Makes Address.


Prof. Sanderson Makes Address.
Prof. f. Dwight Sanderson, director
of the Experimental Station at Nor
gantown, was present and delivered
most helpful address He said;
Under date of August 10th, Mr.. d.
Gold Miller, of Gerrardstown, called
My attention 10 resolutions of the
Berkeley County Horticultural So
ciety concerning the eradication of
cedar trees, from which the apple
rust disease spreads 10 apple or
chards.
1t Is reliable stated that in the pres
ent year his loss would be fully $500
and that the loss to Berkeley county
this year will reach nearly $4,000
and our Plant Pathelogist, Prof Gid
dings. assures me that these esti
mates are very conservative.
1t l. well known that the apple
rust, or cedar rust, passes the win
ter on cedar trees in what are known
as cedar apples. and that the spores
from these cedar apples are carried
by the wind to the apple foliage the
next spring, where they give rise to
the apple rust. Experiments made
by Professor Giddings this year show
that the disease may be partially con
trolled by several very thorough
sprayings applied at exactly the time
when the spores are falling on the
apple foliage. 1t is, however, exceed
| ingly difficult for the practical grow
er to determine just what this time
will be in different seasons, and the
amount of spraying necessary for its
control is hardly practicable for the
commercial orchardist. In view of the
cedar trees which harbor this disease
are of no practical value, IT seems
that the only method of eradicating
the disease and thus protecting the
orchard interests involved Is to Sc
cure the general destruction of cedar
trees near orchards, as it is known
that the spores may be carried by
the wind for at least half mile and
probably for mile.
Section 8, chapter 70, acts 1907, reads
as follows:
1T shall further be the duty OF
said director, through his assistants,
to cause the examination of all or
chards, gardens and other premises,
either public or private, which they
shall have reason to suppose to be
/ infested or infected with any danger
ously injurious insects or infectious
1 diseases liable to spread or to be con
veyed to other premises; and for
this purpose said director and his as
sistants are authorized, during rea-
/ sonable business hours, to enter into
or upon any farm, orchard, nursery,
garden, store house or other building
or place used for growing. storing,
packing or sale of nursery or other
horticultural products.
And for the purpose OF examination
of orchards. gardens and other prem
/ ises, and of ascertaining whether any
such within the state are infected
with infectious or dangerous diseas-
es, said director shall in person or by
the aid of his assistants, duly APP
pointed and authorized, visit each
county or locality where there are
commercial orchards within the state,
at least once in each year, and make
personal inquiry among the citizens
and fruit growers as to the prevail
ence of any such disease or insects
and examine any orchard that shall
be reported to him as having such
disease.
&c said director or his assistant
shall find on inspection as aforesaid
that any nursery, orchard, garden. or
other property or place is infested
or infected with such dangerously
! injurious insects or infectious dis
eases, liable TO spread or be convey
/ ed to other premises, to the serious
I injury of the property thereon, the
same shall be declared a public NUS
ance; and he shall notify in writing
the owner or person in charge OF
such infested or infected property
and shall direct him, within time
and in manner prescribed in such
notice, to use such means as shall
/ prevent the conveyance or spread oil
such insects or diseases to the prop