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applying animal manure, deep plowing to distribute the manure 

 through deeper soil and thus make its influence less potent at first 

 and more protracted, and finally, moderately thick planting instead 

 of sowing are recommended to produce stands more resistent to the 

 ro the rot. Where it can be done the Norway Spruce should, of 

 course, be used in preference to the Pine, as this species does not 

 suffer in the same way. 



Die Kiefer auf ehmaligem Ackerlande. Zeitschrift fiir Forst— 

 und Jagdwesen. March, 1906, pp. 169-176. 



Inasmuch as a concerted movement has been 



Protection instituted in Prussia against the pine rot, 



against Trametes pini, according to a plan devised 



Pine Rot. by Dr. Moller, it is of interest to have the 



record of recent experiences in putting this; 



plan into practice. According to Kienitz, in Chorin forest near- 



Eberswalde, this fungus has long been rather common, spreading: 



slowly until now its eradication presents a typical problem. 



The first move was to forbid the removal of branches from trees 

 by faggot gatherers, for many living branches are always torn off 

 with the dry, and an open door offered the fungus for its attack. 

 Aggressive work commenced, however, in the removal of the bracket 

 or shelf-like fruiting bodies and painting scars. 



Three men working together first sought out the fruiting bodies 

 in a strip of forest marking the trees found. After making a cir- 

 cuit at this work they took ladder, paint pot and brush and long- 

 handled chisel and removed the fruiting bodies, covering the scars 

 with antiseptic paint. The shelves sometimes sit as high as 5 me- 

 ters from the ground and in the work of finding and removing them 

 the frequent change of work is very desirable, as affording rest ta 

 the muscles in neck and shoulders. 



Clearing 17 acres of the fungus was done at a cost of 78 cents 

 per acre, not counting the cost of equipment. On a large scale and 

 with the speed that would come with practice, this price should be 

 reduced to 10 to 15 cents per acre. 



Kampf gegen den Kiefernbaumschwamm. Zeitschrift fiir Forst- 

 und Jagdwesen, February, 1906. Pp. 114-116. 



