The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-05-19
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TLans gtfa Bissass a.assi BY nj
n5ts pisSi sr1ving area the safiaes Of
\ the is6et L, s ttsusltrts1 trom Cne
crcp to .soibef ~ spores BpoH The seed
crop n these spores Gao be destroyed os
lss seed the stx q p Of pol.loes vii be
practically Tree from disease. Itt IL &C
complshea mot sBeoos.iuils by inmets
ins the polGt3s - be plated 10 cola
I too oi ootrosire iubhm.te, The sab
si.uee iss hes,y ~htte posder shich csu
be oblaiasd al .Gy dtas stote Tor ahoui
aflseu cent, 90 ouBee II IL deadly pei
.on ,pd mnst be need viih great caution.
The strength rec umrudtd is oue part al
The substance q 1000 pat, Of sater, It's,
Is. dissolve tao ounces OF the subj msic 10
fifteen ssllons q water, This IL The
strength o ed bf Surgeons for disiatectids
purposes II IL bot mildly Injurious 70
live tissues Of b, % suimsls aud plants,
bat must no be tskeu into tJe mouth %
der any oircum,t.oces II oao hass sore
or cut on the hsn', IT vii 10 most cases
not only DO no bsrm bat AID 10 btsliaf
The length Of time that the potato sced
should be immersed BIAS DOT been fully de
termintd. but 81 hour 1ud std bali is
usually sufficient 10 Lii the ms!9rlty CiI
the spores, Place the sttd 10 a loosely
woven collie sack II the potatoes are
dirty they should be washed before being
treated. Tbs solution cotrodes all metal
aud therefore must be placed 10 wooden
vessel. .ach as = large barrel or hogshesd
Allow the potatoes to soak the required
length Of time, the take them out snd
spreid where they Will dry quickly, The
terminating poser OF unsprouted pots
toes 10 not lured 10 the lesst by tins
trsstmeni 10 some Indiana tests It VAS
found that even bali hours treatment Is
very Efficient; keeping the tubers Ia the 80
luton tiI hours is unnecessary. II the
potatoes have unfortunately sprouied be
fore treatmen', the length OF time they |
will rem siu IN the solution must be reduc
ed.
Cut the potatoes after they hsue dried
and plant at oLce 10 ground which has
never groun diseased potatoes. The cost
for treating seed will not exceed fifty cents
an acre aud the labor and trouble are Insult
hcient TO be COM idered serious obstacles
At the New Jersey station treatment with
sublmsts for rot has been found fully sal
isisotory. This trouble does not appear
until about the middle OF summer, eonse
qusntly the best plan is 10 plant early yari
elies that will mature esIly and thus es
cape the disease, OF course q second
crop must not be planted upon an infected
field, A few planters recommend heating
the seed tuber for few moments to near
ly 100 degrees. Plant upon naturally
we'll drained soil and bill up well around
the plants at the last blowing. II the
crop has been infested during the summer,
rake and burn the vines as soon as posi-
BILE. Let the potatoes dry ont thoroughly
in the field, then store them 10 cool, dry
airy place, taking care TO fret remove oil
the rotten tubers
In a recent bulletio, Proie sor Arthur,
OF the indiana station. gives the results OF
soaking scsbby seed potatoes in q solution
Of formslir, varying in strength from one
part 10 500 OF wa er to ore part 10 forty
parts OF water. No iflurious effect wts
noticed in tie germinsting quality OF the
zee and resut indIcstes that this funPi
side ia 9 successiul one for scsh. 10 add
ion TO the test ma at the station, four
armer's in fl rprt localities used the
aud all report favorable resnts
)ns advantage OF furmsliu over CORROSIVE
nblimste Is that /, Is not a poison and
there lie no danger 10 uslng
/. DR.. Arthur thinks that the formslin ls
ausl to corrosive sublimate and recon
nends q solution OF one part OF iormsIiD
o 800 parts OF water. This strength solu
ion ia made by dissoIying eight ounces oil
ormalin 10 fifteen gslloos OF ws'er. Soak
be potstoes 10 his for two hours.