Barberry Eradication Program, 1918–1980
A worker pours salt on a barberry bush in Minnesota, ca. 1925. Applying salt to kill a bush’s roots was the main method of destroying them before the widespread use of herbicides in the 1950s.
Bibliography
Campbell, C. Lee, and David L. Long. “The Campaign to Eradicate the Common Barberry in the United States The Campaign to Eradicate the Common Barberry in the United States.” In Stem Rust of Wheat: From Ancient Enemy to Modern Foe, Paul D. Peterson, ed., 16–50. St. Paul: APS Press, 2001.
Danbom, David B. “Flour Power: The Significance of Flour Milling at the Falls.” Minnesota History 58, nos. 5 & 6 (Spring/Summer 2003): 270–285.
http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/58/v58i05-06p270-285.pdf
Peterson, Paul D. “The Barberry Eradication Program in Minnesota for Stem Rust Control: A Case Study.” Annual Review of Phytopathology 56 (2018): 203–223.
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-phyto-080417-050133
——— . “`The Barberry or Bread’: The Public Campaign to Eradicate Common Barberry in the United States in the Early 20th Century.” American Phytopathology Society, 2013. https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/apsnetfeatures/Pages/Barberry.aspx
Chronology
ca. 1600s
ca. 1800s
ca. 1900
1916
1918
1918
1918
1919
ca. 1920
1930s
1960s
ca. 1970s
Bibliography
Campbell, C. Lee, and David L. Long. “The Campaign to Eradicate the Common Barberry in the United States The Campaign to Eradicate the Common Barberry in the United States.” In Stem Rust of Wheat: From Ancient Enemy to Modern Foe, Paul D. Peterson, ed., 16–50. St. Paul: APS Press, 2001.
Danbom, David B. “Flour Power: The Significance of Flour Milling at the Falls.” Minnesota History 58, nos. 5 & 6 (Spring/Summer 2003): 270–285.
http://collections.mnhs.org/MNHistoryMagazine/articles/58/v58i05-06p270-285.pdf
Peterson, Paul D. “The Barberry Eradication Program in Minnesota for Stem Rust Control: A Case Study.” Annual Review of Phytopathology 56 (2018): 203–223.
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-phyto-080417-050133
——— . “`The Barberry or Bread’: The Public Campaign to Eradicate Common Barberry in the United States in the Early 20th Century.” American Phytopathology Society, 2013. https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/apsnetfeatures/Pages/Barberry.aspx