Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-28
Disease s ] ! /: hits PINE !!
Blister Rust Threatens Big
ss,,s,ssl Economic Loss.
Recent Outbreaks in Eastern statesI
Lead Federal Authorities to Issue
Ss Warning Comes in On i'm. Z 7 y
T3'''t ported Stock. fsF'f

Washington, u. C.-The alarming
character Of the white pine blister|
rust and the economic loss which it
threatens III the northeastern and
western United states are sharply ems
phasized iby, four recent serious out.
breaks ioh pine trees and currant
bushes I'M Massachusetts and New,
YORK, says the United States depart
ment of agriculture. This disease
was introduced on imported white
pine nursery stock and first appeared
ut Geneva. N. Y, in 1906.
In 1869 extensive importations OF
diseased white pine nursery stock
were located ssnd destroyed in New
York and other eastern states, and
warnings were NJ issued broadcast
against further importation Of white
pine from Europe. In spite Of these
warnings importation continued even
from the particular nursery In Ger.
mary which was definitely known to
be the niain source of disease, until
finally in 1919 all such importation
was stopped by federal action.
f, The white pine blister rust affects
the eastern white pine, the western
white pine, the sugar pine and indeed
all of the fso.called tive-leaf pines, pro.
dScing gcankers on the stems and
branches, killing young trees and
manning and disfguring old ones. 1t
iatso produces q leaf disease OF cur.
rant andsgoSsebeffy bushes The fun.
gus causing the disease must live for
10 part Of its life on pine trees and
part of its life on currants and goose.
berries. The disease cannot spread
from one pine tree to another, but
must pass first tofcurrant bushes and
then back to pine..fss - "FbS' W.
/ In Europe the disease has made the
culture OF American white pine i'm
practicable In England, Denmark and
Holland, and has seriously handi-
capped its cultivation in Germany.
Since the trees which 1t attacks in
Glide those OF the most important
timber trees OF the United States, the
loss which this disease will produce
II unchecked is very great. Fortu.
nately the disease is not now known
to be present west of Buffalo, N. ",
but if it is not checked in the
eastern states It's ultimate spread to
the vast forests of the Rocky noun.
tains and the Pacific coast is certain.
The disease now occurs in three 10.
calities in New Hampshire, two in
Vermont, ten in Massachusetts,, two
in Connecticut, i've in New York, one
In Pennsylvania and three in Ontario.
Canada. .,: $50
The disease could be controlled now
by the destruction of the diseased
white pines or the complete destruc.
ton Of all currant and gooseberry
bushes in the vicinity Of infected pine
trees. Whether or not this simple &C.
ton can be accomplished depends up.
on the legal authority possessed by
the various state horticultural inspec
tors concerned. II the inspector is
not armed with authority to destroy
either currant bushes or the diseased
white pines without the consent OF
the owner, all efforts at control will be
unavailing, as single person by per.
hitting diseased pines or currants to
remain on his place can nullify the
work of an entire community.