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October 4, 1947
The Guardian
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
New England faces loss of elm trees to disease; cost-effective DDT spraying with modern machines urged for next spring, requiring community preparation, budgets now, and trained application to save trees.
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developed spraying and dusting
machines now make it possible
to apply DDT both effectively
and inexpensively. For example
it is possible now to provide all
the elms in a town with all armor
of DDT at a cost less than
the interest would be on the
money which would be needed to
remove the elms if they were
left unprotected and so killed by
the disease.
However, in the use of DDT
time is of the essence. Next
Spring, if thousands of elms now
healthy are to be saved, a DDT
umbrella must be spread over
them. This means that every
community in the state must be
prepared to use the insecticide
and also that private owners
must be alerted to the need for
protecting their own trees. DDT
application requires modern
machines and well-trained men;
it is not material which can be
used haphazardly.
Accordingly, the fight to save
our elms must be continued by all
organizations and individuals
interested in preserving
our most precious trees. Every
town and city must be prepared
by Spring, when DDT should be
used, to apply it thoroughly and
efficiently. This means that
appropriations must be obtained
now or during the early Winter
when fiscal budgets are prepared
for the year. Unless the job is done, New
England may lose its final oppor-
tunity to save its elms.
machines now make it possible
to apply DDT both effectively
and inexpensively. For example
it is possible now to provide all
the elms in a town with all armor
of DDT at a cost less than
the interest would be on the
money which would be needed to
remove the elms if they were
left unprotected and so killed by
the disease.
However, in the use of DDT
time is of the essence. Next
Spring, if thousands of elms now
healthy are to be saved, a DDT
umbrella must be spread over
them. This means that every
community in the state must be
prepared to use the insecticide
and also that private owners
must be alerted to the need for
protecting their own trees. DDT
application requires modern
machines and well-trained men;
it is not material which can be
used haphazardly.
Accordingly, the fight to save
our elms must be continued by all
organizations and individuals
interested in preserving
our most precious trees. Every
town and city must be prepared
by Spring, when DDT should be
used, to apply it thoroughly and
efficiently. This means that
appropriations must be obtained
now or during the early Winter
when fiscal budgets are prepared
for the year. Unless the job is done, New
England may lose its final oppor-
tunity to save its elms.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Survival
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Misfortune
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Elm Trees
Ddt Spraying
Tree Protection
Dutch Elm Disease
New England Preservation
Where did it happen?
New England
Story Details
Location
New England
Event Date
Next Spring
Story Details
Communities must prepare to apply DDT to elm trees next spring to prevent death from disease, using modern machines and trained personnel, with budgets needed now or early winter.