BLISTER RUST--A MENACE TO WESTERN TIMBER Reel 1 · Part 3

Description

Shows the depredations of the white pine blister rust on pine forests of the West and illustrates methods of combatting the pest. Reel 1, sugar pine and white pine trees are felled, sawed at a mill, and made into flooring, doors, and matches. Shows the life cycle of the white pine blister rust and the manner in which the fungi strike trees. Reel 2 shows how the pest can be controlled by eliminating currant and gooseberry bushes (hosts to the fungi spores).

Collection

Records of the Extension Service

Series

Motion Picture Films