The evening herald., 1918-03-09
CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
TO FIGHT DISEASES
PREY|NG ON PLANTS
Specialists on Agriculture Organ
ize Movement to Prevent Big
Annual Losses in the Crops of
the Country.

state College Penn. March To
prevent Hu annual loss estimated ct
l34. .itG,Oun bushels ct wheat oUta.
arleN and rye. and TREMENDOUS Jus.
cs' in other staple crops. specialists
uu agriculture have organized 81 W.I
emergency board of american plant
pathuluEtsts This board ha- inaug
urntrd % nation Wide campaign to
increase food production through con.
troll ut destructive plant diseases dur,
inE tho coming growing season.
iccau-p the consumer pays for
every rou"d and scabhN potato aud
ever, smuttod giam of wheat ur oats
the FARMER grows. without having
them as food. hundreds Of trained
workers intenr To carry th' campaign
into ull the Stttcs Teacher. research
workers aud students are being enlist
ed in the service which viii show the
farmers how to increase their Yields
of diselS" free crops
Thcs" prcventahlr diseases viii lee
attacked vigorously t- the FIRST step
of comprehensive program 10 pre-
won't food waste. Further efforts to
save food 5r" To- bee madc hl teachinp
methods nf eliminating LOSSES u trans
purtuou, storage and in households.
Direct Nid To GrowcrS.
The war emergency board. uf which
pr D. D.. Kern, plant pnthologl-t At
the pcunsy lvautu state college. is 10
member. expects To- give direct aid
60 growers as tu the avaiuhintN ana
prices ut spray materials Assistance
viii hc given To- the plant disease sur
y"N undertaken by the fc'eral depart
mcnt OF agriculture, IN cooperation
with the state colleges of agriculture
and other agencies.
Plans ord projects for IN, campaign
wer" considered ~ a special meeting
of the hoard In Washington this
month. The country was districtcd
into six sections each iu charge 81
"a commissioner selected hN the board
\ concrete example of how the sci
entist- viii attempt to increase Uncle
Sans food output is given In the
statement that there Is an annual
loss of from four to five bushels Of
wheat and grain every year from
every acre growing these crops This
loss is attributed To- grain smut. dis
ease which the hoard SAYS is entirely
provcntahlo hy AN application Of O.
common disufectunt. costing only u
few cents 20 tho seed before % is
planted. Spreading information ~
this nature ana of similar chnrctcr
Con other crops ON other prevcnt1hic
discnscs BE- tu be- one of the chief ac.
tivItics uf th, board
The board is making complete
survey ut the workers who are quan-
u,d and wilinF to assist foo IA" bat.
tlc against plant disoasrs To this
end thr board i- tu'ing nation wide
census Of plant disease specialists who
viii hr enlisted
Gathering Information.
Work has been started ON the gath
crinr ut accurate Information On loss-
cs 900 staple crops due tu diseases
Teachers of totauN aud plant path
ulngy are being urged 10 give sp"giai
attention to the training uf students
alunr the line of fighting plant dis
eases MANY workers are ue"dcd 10
take az work oir-a'y planned h} state
and federal agencies.
SeVcu men. au pathulogisis ut ur-
ricuitural colleges. constitute the war
emergency board They are
n ~ Whctzel chairman. N"w York
state college of agriculture
Il y. E.trss agricultural college.
'ornwDih. oregon.
e. q. SttkmAn agricultural cni"E"
- Paul MINI.
g. " Coons. agricultural college.
ElG Lansing Mich,
e. - Kern. state college Pa
- " Barre Clemson college :. G.
g. H. Lyman department of trri-
culture Washington - O.
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