Show THE WHITE OMEN fill 6 L 1 g Is 1 I A 1 4 jr f i AD i T H f 11 14 ili dc 1 ftc all I 1 L binion ca afar n A 1 I vf V zo wheat take him off and I 1 can C arry the rest by DR DH F r F r KEMPTON in charge of 0 barberry eradication united states department part ment of 0 agriculture tho the white man lias has been referred to in speech and in verse as having balling one of the he heavy burdens of life to bear this burden real or fan fancied cled iii may ay be heavy but to the world it in no way compares with the accumulated burdens borne by the farmer fanner in the production of the wheat cheat crop upon which the world depends for its staff of life it if the crop escapes bad weather cold tee ice flood hall frost drought or hot hat winds various insects may be lurking about to feed upon what re mairia plant diseases in the form of smuts rusts and scabs have taken varying toll during past years but as a 9 rule they lime am e been less fully understood earth der stood than the troubles from NN eather or insects among these diseases tire are the loose stIn stinking Ling smet of 00 bunt the black stem rust the leaf rust and the scab or blight of all anese alnese the black stem rust lias has taken the hea heaviest lest toll in the ilia northern states from ear car to year and in i nears ears of rust epidemics it has caused appalling losses hope la Is now held out to the wheat gro growers Ners of the northern n part of the united states that the alie control of black stem rust Is possible by the eradication of 0 common bar barberry barberry lerry it is important that everyone should understand that the harmful barberry Is the ilia tall green co common milion european barberry and its purple variety var ri ety lety and may be distinguished by the following characteristics usually it Is four to six feet tall though it may reach ten or even fifteen feet it if the bushes are old the edges of the rather large leaves are toothed ilia hie teeth ending in bigall spiny points on the steins at the base of each cluster of 0 leaves are three or more moie stout sharp spines the light yellow flowers and red berries barries beres bares rl es are borne tu in long iong clusters like curra currants lits this bush or any that resembles it closely is harmful and should be destroyed japanese variety harmless in contrast to this tall bush there Is a i low spreading barberry known as japanese barberry chic in a some localities is more widely planted than the tall or common barberry the Japa japanese barberry Is seldom over three feet tall tail and lias has small leaves with entire edges the spines on oil the hie stems steins JAPANESE BARBERRY Cerri berries ezi single or in n tyoa ie AC I 1 gooseberries goose berries I 1 V oeal sali nes usury sy 1 U nae edge ot of eaarl smooth in a a th A twig of japanese barberry showing its smaller leaves with no teeth on the edges the spines on the stem stain usually ily one or sometimes two in a place and the tha red berries singly or in small and short clusters of two like gooseberries goose berries compare with the common barberry are only one in a place the flowers are home borne singly or it n twos tit alie b berries a ra are anre a dark rod red in color borne kingly or in twos like and hae bane a thicker skin than those of the common barberry ry is harmless as it does not carry the stem rust rubt and not bo be destroyed a st it if every property owner in the northern groining grott ing of 0 Color colorado nilo illinois Illino ig indiana town lown Ml malinn lInn min bosola nebraska north nakota dakota ohio dakota wisconsin will co operate it will ile be possible to tale this old 04 alai 11 in or of the lie st sia binck stem stein rust off the hie shoulders of the grexer ea avery prop H airty ty lie be carefully examined for or the harmful barberry and all bushes found should be eradicated so that no roots remain to sprout no seedlings should be a allowed to grow near it or under trees treas or bushes along fences or streams in brushy pastures or in any blaces facts cheril birds might carry the seedy eeds in this kay iray you help to increase tto the prosperity of your community by increasing the production of wheat and other othar grains and COMMON ir ata like usually n threes ace of leaf ap i ny toothed I 1 altwig A twig of common barbery show ng the larger leaves with toothed edges the spines on the clems usually in threes and the red berries in ion long 9 drooping bunches like currants compare with the japanese barberry also help to supply more food for the whole world further information may be obtained from the united states department of agriculture or your state agricultural college wide interest shown in work the wide interest taken in the ork of eradication has been evidenced by the numerous requests received by the department during the past fiscal neal cai for informational material for ue ir the infested areas lack of funds lia ha hampered somewhat the department campaign against barberry it wa able however to supply a large nuni num ber of rosters posters bulletins circulars and other matter tor for distribution A survey to locate barberries bayberries bar berries wa begun begue in the larger cities because be causi 0 the better means for spreading anfor mation it was nias extended the then to lo th towns lowus so that now nearly all bitle and towns having a population of oc over have bave been surveyed sur veed an suney of the entire rural arpa area out side of the cities and towns has beci begun already about 50 counties have been covered the survey reaching every faring farmstead tead and brushy pastures and woodlands in the entire area this means traveling every section line many half section lines and s the Nio odland rod by rod A very important part of this ey cy Is finding the ilia escaped bayberries barberries bar berries eq which have started froin seeds dropped by birds in thickets and pastures over oer escaped bushes were found during the pat past year A total of almost bushes was wag found tit in rural districts last year records to date show that bushea have been locate and 12 bushes removed |