The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-09-22
AGRICULTURAL.
PEACH YELLOWS-PR
OF SMUT IN WHEAT.
PEACH YELLOW.

to study it. This applies to all of the
peach growing districts of the State
except possibly, the Maumee valley,
wherein the ''yellows' has not yet been
known to occur. Such is the number !
of diseased trees, however, in the af-
fected portions of the state, as to call
for prompt and urgent measures to
limit the spread of ihe disease. This
can be done, so far as known, only by
prompt removal of affected trees, root
and branch, and burning them as near
as possible to the point of removal.
Dragging the affected trees through the
lorchard is not advisable.
The symptoms of ''yellows" are
l. Premature ripening, by from one
to six weeks, of fruit which is high
colored and spotted and has the flesh
marked with red.
2. Premature development of winter
buds in the formation of short shoots or
clusters of narrow, elongated leaves. |
This growth is often very conspicuous
where the old leaves have fallen from |
the present years growth.
3. Growth of shoots from adventi- |
tious buds on the trunk and larger |
branches of the affected trees.
4. For the present season, general |
lyellow color of the trees with peculiar |
backward folding of the leaves and gen.
eral premature dropping of the foliage. |
These symptoms, with Illustrations
are described in Bulletins y and 90 of |
the Ohio Experiment Station and by |
the aid of the facts known, growers will |
be able to distinguish the diseased trees |
1t is urged that such trees be removed |
before the close of the present season. |
Where communities wish to organize |
for this purpose, the Ohio Statute pro-
vides for the appointment, by the town.
ship trustrees upon petition of five free
4 holders in the township, of Boards of
I Fruits Commissioners of two members.
D These commissioners have generally
s proved exceedingly valuable and useful
s in the work for which they are appoint
i ed.
The bulletins named will be sent to
duol upoh dppllOdulou W uHO
Ohio Experiment Station, Wooster, o.
The Ohio Agricultural Experiment
Station has, for several years past, con-
lducted experiments in the prevention
of the smuts in wheat. There are found
on wheat in Ohio, loose smut and stink
ing smut. The loose smut is that
noticeable at blossoming time, which
destroys usually, the entire head. 1t
lis, perhaps more general, though
usually much less destructive than the
Sinking smut, which converts the ker-
nels Of wheat into masses of dark brown,
ill-smelling fungus spores. This Sta
ton has been successful in preventing
both of these smuts and recommends
the following methods:
FOR sTINKING SMUT IN WHEAT.
In all the methods employed for
stinking smut it is probably advisable
to immerse the grain first in cold water
with stirring, and to skim off the smut
balls which will, in this manner, rise tt
the top of the water. After this i:
completed either of the following treat
\ ments may be employed
- l. Hot water. Immerse this skim
med seed, contained in gunny bag o.
. suitable wire mesh vessel, for 10 min
utes, in hot water, at temperature o
133 degrees E. Then dry on smut-fre
surface, cooling quickly by thorough,
stirring, or cold water may be employees
to cool the grain. Remember, thes
temperatures are to be determined by
thermometer; longer immersion than 1
re, minutes, at that temperature, may in
ca jure the grain.
2. Bluestone, Copper Sulfate. Max
q a. solution at the rate of pound to
gallons of water; in this solution i'm
- merse the seed wheat, freed from tn
smut balls as before described, for l
y minutes Allow to stand 10 minutes i
J sack to drain, then spread and dry wit
air-slaked lime, shoveling over fire
quently.
Or by sprinkling, use the above solu
tion at the rate of one gallon to on
bushel of grain in heap. Apply b
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minutes; stir the whole SO as to be uni
formly wet; at the end, say, of one hour
shovel over and dry with lime, if desil
ed.
3. Formalin. This may be used q
the rate of one pound to so gallons {
e a water and the seed treated by sprinl
ling or by immersion for 80 minutes.
L. FOR LOOSE SMUT OF WHEAT.
Modified hot water treatment as fo
7ts, lows: Soak the seed grain for houl
in cold water, let stand hours more
the wet sacks; then immerse for
minutes in hot water at temperatul
~ of 133 degrees E.; spread at once on
- smut-free surface to dry, and sow. u
one-half more seed to replace that i
NOS jured by the treatment.
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However valuable a particular gra
crop may be, cattle will thrive bett
upon a mixture. Individual prefe