Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-08-09
Kill Cedars To
Save the Fruit

The following article on cedar rust,
by Mr.. c. W. Boyer, OF Berkeley
county, is reproduced below:
There is no industry in this Sec
ton which compares with that OF fruit
culture in Importance 10 the general
public and in the amount OF capital
invested. The great financial institu-
lions of the surrounding towns are
largely. and many of them vitality in
creased in the success of the industry
and therefore the prosperity OF the
community generally is largely
dependent on ike welfare OF the in
dustry. We pen this item, not only
in the interest OF our personal welfare,
but of the welfore of the community
at large.
There has been q very considerable
amount of money made in this conn
try by raising apples and there is still
great possibilities in the future Tor the
people who labor and wait with pa
thence for the harvest, but We wish to
call the attention of the public to
serious menance to industry in tbs
matter of the "Cedsr Rust" The
crop is badly injured this year in sec
tions where there are cedars in any
considerable quantities and the
plague If left to itself will work great
injury to the industry and probably
destruction to the growing Of York
Imperial apples.
That the fungus comes from the
cedar trees is beyond question. 1t
has been demonstrated by the emf
nent scientists at the head OF the
Agricultural Department OF the GOV
ernment at Washington, beyond any
doubt that the cedar trees are the
sole cause of the trouble and that the
only sure remedy for the disease is
the destruction of the cedar trees in
the vicinity of the orchards. In this
section there is practically no value
In the cedar tree and the people gen.
orally would be q great deal better
off If there were none. There ought
- be q gene raj mo vement on the part
of the fruit men OF tie country to HAYS
tn e cedar trees destroyed within
radius of mile or more OF all COM
mercial orchards and it seems the only
~ tho industry
We believe there is not q man in
the county who would not cut down
the cedar trees on his farm If ap.
preached properly and the impor-
lance of the matter laid before him, at
least 1t would be very nnneighborly
and unkird in a man maintaining a
nuisance on his farm which would
work great injury and loss to his
neighbor.
The law in West Virginia is amply
sufficient to abate the cedar nuisance
but the fruit growers are not willing
to resort to law against their friends
and eighbors unless compelled to
do SO for the preservation OF their
orchards. 1t 10 clearly against the
law to permit cedars or anything else
to grow on premises which may iniui e
Surrounding neighbors and it 10 to be
hcred that there will be general up
ris.ng against the nuisance and a
cordial cooperation on the part of
all the landowners of the courtry in
in cleaning out the cedars' at least in
the vicinity Of the commercial or.
chards.
Section 1906 of the Code of West
Virginia plainly lays down the law
that the director of the Experimental
Station must examine any and all
premises which may be suspected Of
containing anything of an infectious
nature, that may be carried to other
and adjoining farms or anything OF
the kind found to declare 1t . public
nuis ance and give the owner notice
and direction how to sbats such
nuisa nee and then . suitable penalty
IL attached for the refusal of such
owner 10 carry out the instructions
for tho sbstement of such nuisance. -
Winchester Star.