The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-07
SPRAYERS TO
DISINFECT SEED
PROF n. 1. soLLEY SENDS Let.
TIERS TO DRUGGISTS ASKING
THEM TO COOPERATE IN
HANDLING THESE sPRAYERs-
NECESSARY TO SAVE FLAX.

Realizing that farmers will not reg
ularly treat their flax seed unless they
are able to procure the proper spray
cans for doing the work. and realizing
that very few local agents for such
spray cans are established in the state,
professor Bolley has addressed the fol-
lowing letter TO a number of the lead
ing wholesale hardware dealers and
wholesale druggists and has also sent
similar letter to a number OF the
sprayer manufacturing concerns.
Inc farmer is apt to buy a tool
Whlch ne knows he needs when he sees
IL he Is not apt to send long dis
| lance away for IT," said Professor
Bolley today. However this NAV be
the northwest cannot expect to sue
seed In raising flax unless the farmers
procure the right kind OF sprayers for
proper disinfection Of fax seed. The
business men Of this state owe it to
their own interests to see that the
armers have opportunity To purchase
suitable sprayers for this work"
professor Bolley's letter follows.
! Gentlemen: / have been working
/ with the manufacturers OF spraying
machinery to get them to locate aEen-
cies for the compressed air, three
gallon brass spraycrs i'm all towns of
North Dakota. ] have met with very
| little success. They seem TO think
that IL farmer wants thing like "a
spray can he will write 500 or 500 miles
for Ii and that he will always DO fore
handed enough to write long enough
ahead to be sure of getting one before
spraying time comes The reason
nave taken marked interest I'm this
is that unless the farmers Of North
Dakota and the northwest very gem
orally disinfect the seed OF fax before
sowing, this crop is going 70 be LOST
TO the northwest. Ii Is going 10 dis.
appear because of the introduction OF
root diseases with the undisinfectea
seed.
/ am writing to you because am
informed that you. as jobbers. handle
such machines. Flax seed can only ne
treated by the use OF such spray cans
and the season when the treatment
can be conducted is just a few days
preceding sowing time. and unless a
farmer is able to find these SPRAY cans
In his local town he Is not apt TO send
for them. / believe you men are in
terested in this matter of saving "a
important crop as the fax crop 10 the
northwest and will do every thing Won
can to bring about a reasonable use
OF these very important implements on
the farm. They can be used not only
for disinfecting ali seed grain but for
many other purposes. We have MANY
calls for them and the only place i
nave been able to refer the people To il
direct TO the manufacturers.
/ would like very much IL Won WIN
give me list Of any local agencies
which you have established for sucb
spray cans in North Dakota.
Caution: The successful use OF the
spray in disinfecting seed grain and
especially flax, depends upon whether
there is a good force pump extension
rod and automatic hand cut-off so mai
the user can cut off the spray at win
without losing the pressure in the can
IL you viii notify me of vour local
agents through the state / viii be AHA
70 recommend the farmers where -
go to buy the implements
Hoping You will appreciate the noin,
winch bring before you, am.
h. l.. BolIey.