The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-09-10
CAMPAIGN is
BEING WAGED
ON BARBERRY
Bushes Have Been Found in
Widely Scattered Parts Of
State This Year


Fargo. n. d.. Sept l0.-tP)-Con
siderable impetus has been given I"
the campaign against the common
harberry in North Dakota by the an
nonncement of several find, Of IN.
shrub. issued from III. office Of
George 4, Mayour. stat. leader ~
charge Of eradication work.
BUSHES planted for ornamental pur.
poses before IL generally was known
that the shrub caused black stem
rust in wheat are still giving the
most trouble, reports received her"
indicate. The leaves Of the plant
which range IN color from dark green
To purple, together with the clusters
Of bright red berries, gave il some
popularity Tor ornamental purposes
before II was commonly known that
the rust which il causes does millions
OF dollars worth Of damage To the
wheat crop each year.
FINDS have been made in rapid
succession by our crew." said Mr.
Mayoue in commenting on the results
that the field workers have obtained.
The finds. as the scouts term them,
were in scattering localities in the
northern part Of the state. The lar
gest OF the groups of the condemned
spreaders of rust was found in Sur
rey in Ward county where Il planting
that had been dug some years ago had
sprouted and produced number Of
bushes about four feet in height.
Bushes Sprout Again
At Lankin in Walsh county some Of
the largest bushes found this season
were taken from yard in which
bushes had been dug seven years
bod H..
shrubs nearly six feet in height.
Other finds were reported TO the
state leaders office from field work
ers at Rolla and St. Thomas.
In pointing out the damage that
single bush may do. Mayouc stated.
Were We to make no more than any
single one Of these finds in sum
mer's work would feel that our work
was well worth while. As vet the
distance that spores may travel from
common barberry and still germ mate
in wheat field is undetermined.
but We know that in a level state
such as North Dakota the distance
must approximate at least hundred
miles,
The second important move in Grad
icatiOn work, announced here. was
the intent Of the federal department
to erect a permanent demonstration
on common barberry in cooperation
with the conference for the proven
tion Of rust in Minneapolis and the
state slepartment of immigration. in
the capitol building ut Bismarck.
4 Fine Exhibit Planned
"The educational demonstration
that we will erect in Bismarck
through the courtesy of Joseph NJ
D"vinc. commissioner Of immigration,
will be one Of the finest and most
complete that has been used by our
department" said Edward Yocum.
federal agent in charge of publicity
and demonstration work III the cam
paign in North Dakota.
According to preliminary plans the
showing ut Bismarck will be near
duplicate Of the exhibit used by the
federal department and their CO.
operation agencies at the sesquicen-
tennial exposition in Philadelphia 1t
will carry complete story Of the
life cycle Of rust and the relation
of the common barberry as the host
plant Of rust in addition to maps and
descriptive literature that will be in
cluded in the showing.
II IL planned to erect the exhibit
in the capitol building sometime be
fore the Goth of eutpmber