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JOURNAlv OF FORESTRY 



E. E. Carter and L. R. Grose. 



Buster Rust Conference at St. Paul 



A blister rust conference relating to the disease in Minnesota and 

 Wisconsin was held at the University Farm, St. Paul, October 6, 1919. 

 The Office of Blister Rust Control was represented by Dr. P. Spauld- 

 ing and S. B. Detwiler; the Forest Service by A. F. Hawes and C. J. 

 Stahl; the State Forest Service of Minnesota by D. P. Tierney; and 

 the Forestry Department of the University of Minnesota by E. G. 

 Cheyney and other niembers of the staff. Offiials in charge of disease 

 control in both Minnesota and Wisconsin were also present. 



A program was adopted by the conference which is based upon the 

 consensus of opinion of those present that the disease is now so wide- 

 spread that the time for attempting general and complete eradication 

 has passed, and the future policy of control must be that of local con- 

 trol. Several recommendations were made relative to nursery inspec- 

 tion, patholigical and forest management investigations, an educational 

 campaign, and legislation. The most concrete recommendation was 

 that relating to the National and State Forests in Minnesota, which is 

 here quoted. The conference made the following recommendations to 



