The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1896-08-13
Cereal RuSts.

According to De Barry, the wheat rus.
(puccinia graminis) alternates upon
grasses and the barberry; and similar
rust (puccinia coronata). common on
late sown oats and autumn grasses
passes in q similar manner a stage OF
it's existence on leaves OF buckthorn
These different forms-two. three. or
even four-have each been described
and classified, in different families or
orders, usually with no suspicion at
first of their connection. Thus the
wheat rust, accepting the above as
true, has been known under three gen.
eric and specific names. The red rust
was trichobasis rubigo-vera; the barb
cry form aecidium berberidis: and the
ultimate, winter stage, puccinia gram
inis. The spores of the latter germi-
nate in the spring and give rise to sew.
eral secondary spores, which, so far
as announced in their termination,
only penetrate the barberry leaves upon
which the aecidium is soon afterward
produced. The spores of the latter. fall
ing upon the growing wheat. enter it,
tissues, and produce, the first red (trt-
chobasis) spores, and later. upon the
same mycelium the black spores (puc-
cinia.) The trichobasis or red rust
spores. terminate Immediately on the
wheat plant, giving the well known
rapid spread to the disease. In our
country it cannot possibly be true that
this pest to the farmer is confined,
during one essential stage of its exist
ence, to the barberry; there are not
enough barberry bushes for this.
Doubtless there are other net-veined
leavea plants upon which it develops.
Ashes.-The Geneva Experiment Sta
ton report contains analyses OF the
ashes of hard and soft wood It had
taken the trouble to burn for the test
The amount Of phosphoric acid was
about identical in the two kinds, being
2 per cent for the former and FL per
cent for the latter. OF potash the hard
wood ashes contained 1909 per cent,
and the soft, ga per cent It will Be
horne In mind that these were pure
ashes, without admixture Of charcoal,
sand or other foreign substance. What
passes for good commercial ashes con-
tains but about half these amounts o.
voluble contents.-Ex.
Wild Barley for Forage.-Wild bar
ley has but little value as q forage
plant when it is in the towering stage
and later, but during the fall and early
spring, when the plants are small. they
are eaten and afford considerable pas
turage. It comes up so abundantly
from the old cut OF stems that it has
the appearance of being q perennial
The succulent leaves in October cover
the ground in many cases, and in this
condition are eaten by stock Of all
kinds. In consid ring its nutritive
value one most consider its noxious
qualities, and these SO outweigh Its
good qualities that it should be kept
Iowa Station.
Pure Water.-It is impossible to lay
too great stress upon the importance
Of good pure water for the COW. She
is Just as sensitive to impurity in food
or water as any human being can be,
and II men only recognized this fact
and realized more generally how the
quality of the food and water supplied
to the COW directly affects their pockets
they would see to it at once that their
COWS from henceforth had the best,
the very best and nothing but the best,
in food, water and treatment-Ex.
Stringy or Ropy Milk.-This can
usually be cured by .aking greater pre-
In keeping the COWS clean.
These troubles are caused by germs not
numerous. and there
fore . little moro cleanliness should
have the effect Of avoiding them alto
Zether. It viii often b found that the
milk Of only one COW II affected, which
means that the trouble II not wide
EnAlaee@The general experience c
banners Who have tried Il = that enail.
lse uniformly gives . greater reenTn
han the feeding value allowed b.
chemists. ThiS q becAuso being Q 30.
culeat food It allows . greater ~
eentago of the ut h The milk - Oono9
Into tho buttae G1ohQleR-H