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trouble all bojj:an because people who tlid not undoistaml wluit a 

 dreadful thin»r they were do'm;:; planted baiberries in new places. 

 80, wherever you live, you can help keep the jirass in tlie nearest 

 meadows or pastures healthy and the jjrain in the nearest fields in 

 good condition by not allowin*;^ any common barberry bushes in your 



yard, and by tellin*^ 

 other ])eople what you 

 know altout these pests. 



COMMON BAPB^PRY 



fdge of /eaf 

 brAsf/e- foofAec/ 



fferr/es . 



Sp/nes 

 c/scfB//y /n 

 /■brees 



JAPAN^Sf BAPB£/?/?y 



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Serr/es 

 s//?^/e or 

 //? pd/rs 



Sp//7es 

 usua//y s/np/e 



Fni. ft. — LfJirn to know tlir foniinoii barlH-rry from the 

 harmlfHs Jiipuncsc hnrbriry 



THE CALL FOR VOL- 

 UNTEERS 



It is because the 

 older workers have 

 found it a lonjrer, 

 harder battle lo kill 

 all the barberries than 

 they at first thou<rht it 

 would be, that they are 

 askino- f<tr younir vol- 

 unteers to help them. 



If your eyes are keen 

 enou<ih to Hnd a seed- 

 lin«r barberry that 

 other volunteers have 

 passed by, enlist as a 

 scout for sjjyinp: the 

 liidden enemy of wheat. 



Choose a captain for 

 your company. Chal- 

 lenire a company from 

 a nei<rhborin<r school or 

 town to lind more bar- 

 l>erries in a week or a 

 month than your com- 

 jiany can. 



Select for your com- 

 j)any some l)riu:ht color, 

 as red or blue or <ireen 

 or yellow, and tie a 

 stri]) of colored cloth 

 or bit of colored string 



— — - _ — — -. j^ 



to every barberry bush you find. Tlien other volunteers passinir that 

 way will know wliat company has been there before them. 



But there is no need to tell you how to do your fi^ditinir! If you 

 are patriot enou^di to join in the ^neat battle to protect wheat and 

 bailey and oats and rye, you will think of plenty of ways of winnings 

 an exciting and glorious victory. 



If you need a slogan, you might tiy " Bread or Barberries," unless 

 you can think of a better one. And for a manual you may have, if 

 you like, this publication, which is dedicated to the Defenders of 

 Bread. 



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