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and power to cooperate to the fullest extent with the Federal 

 authorities in the work of suppression." 



Press Bulletin. 



On April 15, 1916, the following bulletin was given to the 

 press of the State. No cases were reported on the strength 

 of this but that the disease had already entered Maine is evi- 

 denced by the report of the Federal Agent, Mr. G. B. Posey, 

 which is made a part of this article. 



To all owners of timber lands in the State of Maine 

 and all interested in forest growth: 



The State Forestry Department takes this means of 

 notifying all who are interested in forest growth that 

 there is great danger from a disease known as the white 

 pine blister rust. This disease which attacks our white 

 pine trees is already very prevalent in our sister state 

 of Massachusetts, and Congress, realizing the gravity 

 of the situation, has already taken action in the form of 

 an appropriation to combat this disease. 



The Department has not yet ascertained whether or 

 not this disease has reached our forests, and would ask 

 for the cooperation of all parties interested, that if they 

 discover anything that may lead them to believe that 

 this disease has actually reached our state, to notify 

 the Department at Augusta promptly. In this way the 

 Department can keep in touch with the situation, and 

 take such steps as may he found necessary to wage a 

 fight against the disease. 



Further Information as to Life of White Pine Blister 

 Rust and Treatment of Same. 



Massachusetts was one of the very first States to realize the 

 gravity of this situation and to take steps to combat the Blister 

 iRust. I submit an excellent treatise on this disease by H. T. 

 Fernald, State Nursery Inspector of Massachusetts. 



