Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-02-15


smut, cleaning part of it and sowing
both the clean and the unclean In
plats distant from each other. In
every instance the cleaned grain has
produced IA product almost worthless
on account OF its smutty condition.
Although the .'good.seed' people
that were here last week had too short
q time at their disposal to make much
Of an oral impression on our farmers;
they left some circulars that ought TO
be in the hands Of every grain-raiser
In order that the information con-
tanned in the circulars may be gen.
orally distributed throughot the coun-
ty, the Record last week published IA
part OF the contents OF the circular,
and this week we print the remainder
OF its contents. The part this week
tells how to treat seed grain Tor smut.
Please read 1t carefully. Not a pound
Of grain should be sown this year that
has not been properly Cleaned. The
grain-grower has enough unavoidable
drawbacks to contend with, without
inviting failure by neglectins to do
those things that will guarantee
the non-appearance Of preventable
scourges. Various merchants of the
county will have stock OF Tornado
hyde for sale In time for those who In.
tend to clean their seed grain to Oh
tain it. That no one can safely deal
in a worthless form OF this drug is
shown by the following paragraphs
from u law passed by the last session
of the legislature. This law does away
with the fear that some farmers have
had that, ii they should clean their
seed grain, there was strong posi-
bility that time would demonstrate
that the formaldehyde sold To them
was a fraud:
section l.. duty OF Manufacturers
and Dealers.) 1t shall be the duty OF
each and every manufacturer Of for
maldehyde 1.-THE aldehyde OF methyl
alcOholD to be used as a fungicide
within the state, and Of every dealer
in original packages of said formalde-
hyde manufactured outside of this
state, before the said formaldchyde
is offered or exposed for sale or sold
within this state as fungicide or for
fungicidal purposes, to submit to the
1 director OF the North Dakota govern
ment agricultural experiment station
at Fargo samples OF said formalde-
hyde, and a written or printed state
ment setting forth the brand or
brands Of said formaldehydc to be
sold, the number of pounds contained
In each retainer or cOntainer In which
1t is put ON the market for sale, the
name or names OF the manufacturers
and the place OF manufacturing the
same. The statement shall set forth
in per cent by weight the amount of
formaldehyde contained in the said
solution OF formaldehyde, and the
statement SO furnished shall be con-
sidered as constituting IA guarantee to
the purchaser that every quantity
sold or offered for sale shall contain
not less than the amount OF formaldc-
hyde expressed in per cent as set forth
in the said statement.
Section 2. fright to sell In the
State How Obtained.) Every pur-
chaser Of said formaldehyde in origin.
al packages which is manufactured
outside Ut this state who intends to
sell or expose the same for sale, and
every manufacturer Of said formalde-
hyde within this state, shall, aftel
filing the statement above provided
for with the director Of the Nortl
Dakota government agricultural ex
pertinent station at Fargo, receive
from the said director q certificate
stating that he has complied with the
foregoing statement, which certificate
shall, be furnished without charge
therefor. Said certificate, when fur
nished, shall authorize the party when
receiving the same to deal in this
state in the said formaldehyde. Any
person who fails to comply with the
terms of section Ut this act shall moi
be entitled to such certificate, and II
shall not be construed as applying L
retail dealers selling formaldebydt
which has already been labeled ano
guaranteed.
Section ;. Legal Strength.) For
maldehyde, when sold, offered or ex
posed for sale as fungicide in thi!
state, shall contain at least 40 pei
centum by weight of formaldehyde
and, if it falls below 80 per cent. Il
shall be deemed adulterated within
the meaning OF the terms Of this act.
The punishment for violation OF thu
formaldehyde law is made, in anothe
paragraph, misdemeanor, and i
punishable by a fine of not less thar
$40 or more than 800, together will
cost.
SMUT IN GRAIN.
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