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appearance. Once the germs of this disease get into the soil 

 they remain there for a long time. In fact, we do not know 

 how long it will take to free the soil from the disease. No 

 greater calamity could befall the potato industry of America 

 than to have this disease become established in this country, and 

 become at all widely distributed. 



