Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-05-09

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Dangerous Barberr, Harmless Burberry
a s oy ns R ss yh" 5 snd ns aa n
you European barberry (aso called
barbe your If your patriotic duty to
get rid of it at once.
Wisconsin grain crops in danger.
Secretary Of Agriculture Houston has requested Gov F.
Phpp and the State Council of Defense to join surrounding states
Of the Mississippi valley in gubbng cut the bar
berry measure to protect grain crops.
The black stem rust of grains makes its first
and barley fields this way widespread epidemcs of rust dis
ease nave caused mo- losses to the farmers in past years and
The the disease with which the grain
grower has contend In 1915 for example such rust epidemic
should expect that the destruction of the bbey
soP this or 5 rust
overnter grains without the of the bar
that relatively little damage results On the other hand
the of the baber1y the rust running start
the spring month ahead of what it would otherwise get and
then weather conditions favor the rust becomes epidemic and
causes disaster to the crops
Disease Spread by Wind
spread long by germs spores
the disease later distributed to still more distant points, so
make this campaign effective therefore, the ba1bey should be
eradcated at the time from all parts of the spring wheat
area of the upper Mississippi valley.
Wsconsns Share in Fight
Wisconsin planning to increase the wheat acreage the COM
ing by about per cent An active campaign this time
Resulting elimination barbe1y the would
great producers their patriotic struggle
increase the food supply WISCONSIN will join Loyalty with her
sister states Of the Mississippi valley to eradicate quickly
and effectively this menace to food production
Eradication Has Been Successful
epdemics of black intervals
few years before the tall baery destroyed Eradication
completely eliminated that the rust demc have ceased
appear Due the of the work in Denmark the central
European countries started babey eradication several
Eradication in This Country
North Dakota practically wiped the barbery year
has prohibited the growing OF this plant within the state Much
bushes Minnesota has made the eradication of the ba1berry
and will eliminate from that region during the
ing season as patriotic act to increase the food supply of the
and the Canadian has requested the cooperation Of
the United States government IN joint effort to eliminate this
serious disease.
Two Kinds of Burberry
three different varieties of barbery commonly plant
ed in Wisconsin which represent two distinct kinds of plant
% The tall European barber1y of which there
two forms, the with leaves and the with purple
leaves. Both of these dangerous.
(2) The Low spreading Japanese barbey which is harmless
The tall baberry always be told by its upright
growth 10 or feet high branches and the fact that
clusters There practically difference between the
and purple varieties except in color of leaf Both abor the rust
The Japanese barbery low spreading much-branched
shrub to feet height the brown branches bearing spine
This does not bear the rust therefore harmless
be safely In recent this has been planted much
Eliminate the Tall Burberry
In view of the serious food situation and possibilities of check
ing wheat and other losses by getting rid this dangerous
park and all others growing the tall barberry
immediate steps to destroy these bushes and that be
Council is recommending that the County
Defense take action in their respective territories and
agents. emergency agents weed school
clubs to assist in the eradication of these bushes by
before Abor Day. that the propagation of this disease and