The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-10
TAKE-ALL WHEAT
MAY Be BURNED;
PAY PROMISED
Quarantine Threat Made by
Government Against Dread
ed Scourge in Fields.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. July 10
Governor Goodrich has announced
that he would call upon the Legisla-
ture at the special session contem-
plated for the first week in September
to appropriate funds to indemnify the
farmers OF the state whose wheat will
be destroyed in an effort to stamp out
the Australian "take-all," a destruc-
tive fungus growth that has been dis
covered in the fields of Tippecanoe,
Porter and Laporte Counties.
Acting under the threat from the
Federal government that quarantine
may be established on Indiana grain
because of the presence Of the take
all" the Governor instructed Frank N.
Wallace. entomologist in the state
conservation department., to take any
steps necessary to wipe out the dis
ease. The Governor asserts that if
1t was found necessary to burn the in
fected wheat, under provision of the
conservation law passed by the 1919
Legislature, he would support the de-
partment in it's course and would see
to it that the farmers are paid for
the destroyed crop.
1t was learned that most of the
wheat in which the infection has been
discovered has been cut. In such cases
the grain in the entire field ia infected.
From the reports received by the Gov.
ernor 1t seems that the "take-all' was
found only in small portions of the
fields. The passing OF the reaper over
the infected part carried over the en-
tire field. it is said.
Special effort will be made to pre-
vent any of the infected crop from get.
ting to elevators. This would not only
damage the grain in the elevator and
render it worthless for interstate
shipment. but would necessitate the
thoro gh fumigation of the building
before new grain could be admitted.
Quarantine Threatened
The fact that Indiana fields were in
fected with the "take-all" was first
brought to the attention of the state
officials when a telegram was received
from the Washington Office of the
Federal horticultural board. stating
that the secretary of the United
States Department of Agriculture had
been appraised of the presence of the
disease in Indiana. The telegram was
received by the state conservation de-
partment. 1t gave notice that the
Federal board would conduct hear
ing next Tuesday to determine
WnetneT QudIdulluo Woulu Uc cS'
tablished on Indiana wheat, barley
and rye.
Mr.. Wallace sent a telegram to the
Federal board asking what steps could
be taken to avert the quarantine. In
reply a telegram was received by the
Governor asking recommendations,
which are as follows:
Infected fields should be thrashed
after thrashing unint@Cttu NEEDS.
Stubble on same should be burned
Grain from same should be very
thoroughly disinfected with formal
dyhyde when thrashed. Thrashing
machines and wagons used be
thoroughly dsinfected with formal
dyhade Infected fields should be
cropped for four years to other crops
than wheat barley, rye and preferably
also oats"
The record Of the appearance of the
disease in Indiana in the entomolo-
gists office shows the location of the
"take-all" in Tippecanoe, Porter and
Laporte Counties, but note is made
that investigation failed to disclose
the fungus in other parts of the state.