Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-10-08
SHUTS in WHEAT AND OATS.

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obtained by applying to the Secretary
Of Agriculture, Washington, y. O.
The methods of treatment des-
eribed are simple; one is as follows:
The hot water treatment consists
in immersing the infected seed for a
few minutes in scalding water. The
heat should be between 1924 degrees
and 1856, never above This will kill
the spores il the grain is immersed
for fifteen minutes without injuring
the seed, TO insure the proper CON
ditlons when large quantities of seed
are being treated the following sng |
gestions are offered
Provide two large vessels-as two |
kettles over fire, or boilers on cook
stove-the first containing hot water
(say 10 to 1870 degrces), the second
scalding water (l32D.
The first is for the purpose of warm
ing the seed preparatory TO putting It
into the second. Unless this is done
it will he difficult to keep the water
ia the second vessel at a proper tenn
perature.
The seed which IS to be treated
must be placed, half bushel or more
at time, in closed vessel that will
allow free entrance and exit OF water
on all sides. For this purpose,
4 bushel baskee made OF heavy wire
could be used, within which spread
wire netting, say y meshes TO the
inch. or AN iron frame could be male
ii triiiing cost, over which the net
ting could be stretched This would
allow the water to pass freely and yet
prevent the passage Of the seed. a
sack made Of loosely-woyen material
Gas gunny sackl could be used instead
OF the wire basket A perforated tin
vessel is, in some respects preferable
to the foregoing.
Zip the basket Of seed into the first
! vessel, after moment, lift it, and
. when the water has for the most part
escaped, plunge il into the water
/ again, repeating the operation severa
times. The object OF the dipping
hitting and shaking is TO bring every
grain In contact with the hot water
, Less than a minute is required for
this. Next plunge the basket Of seeC
into the second vessel. IL the iheT
mometer shows that the water is cool
ing, pour IN hot water until il is rails
ga to 1924 degrees, Ii it should ris'
higher than this, add cold water
This will be the simplest way to keel
the proper temperature, and require
: only the addition Of two small yesse!
u one for cold and one for boiling water
Steam. conducted into the secon
vessel by a pipe provided with stoF
b cock, answers even better, both TO
s heating the water and preserving th
" temperature.
i. The basket Of s,ed should, yer
At shortly after ITS immersion, be LITE
i. and then plunged aud shaken as 10
Is fore and the operation should be r
peated eight OF ten times during tn
- immersion, which should be continue
ID fifteen inmates, In this way even
u portion of the seed will be subiecte
!, to the action OF the scalding waite
n Immediately after its removal, das
cold water over 1t or plunge it into
= vessel of cold water, aud then spres
- 1t out 20 dry. Another portion CT
y then be treated and so on until all b.
~ been disinfected. Before thorough
dry the seed can be sown; but it IN;
) he dried and stored il desired.
az The important precautions to
RS taken are as follows:
keep the temperature of I
he water at 1924 degrees, in no case pi
-ty hitting it to rise above 1876 or fl
Sa. below 1870,
as o. See that the volume of scaldi
water is at least six times as great
q that OF the seed treated at any o
al. time.
~ 3.-Neyer fill the seed basket I
her tirely full; always leave room for