Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-27
DAILY HINTS ON
NJ FARM TOPICS
BY X. A Kirkpatrick

CaDOaX0 ID subject u SIOut ~
or OF diseases. chief among which,
ire stem rot, black rot, root rot. anq
lub rot. In experiments carried out
1t some of the eastern stations, y
vas found that the weather and soil
ohditions were the determining foe.
sors in the presence and the violence
Of these diseases. 1t was found thai
the weather conditions had more u
10 with the prevalence OF the die
Eases than did the soil conditions
Nm, OF these diseases are spore dis.
eases, and In sections where Cabbage
; grown extensively, there are usual
" enough Of the spores In the soil
give general infection OF the crop.
1t has been found that In rich
spongy soil full of humus, II is al
most impossible to grow crop In the
rainy season. The soil Of this char
acter holds so much water, ever
when we'll drained, that the condi
lions for the development Of the root
rot, stem rot, black rot and wilt, are
very favorable. Soil of rather
light, thin character was found te
give best results for cabbage durtns
vet seasons. On the farms which had
poor soil In the eastern districtA
better late cabbage could be grown
during a wet year than could be pro.
duced in the best market gardens
where the soil was very rich. Ths
soils high in humus produced the
best crops Of early cabbage. II wa
found that cabbage Of tho purplish
green and crinkled type was lest
subject to disease than the whitist
and smooth varieties. 1t was found
profitable to use applications OF nj
rate OF soda at the rate Of 400 to
COO pounds per acre on the seed
beds in order to force the plants
along and make them very sturdy
and to help them overcome the raw
ages OF root rot.
The following "Don'ts" are FOUND
in recent Farmers Bulletin on the
subject OF cabbage-growing: Gil
Don't SOW cabbage seed In soil infect.
ed with club root; (2) Don't ust
giants grown in club root-infected
seedbed; (3) Don't use manure con
tanning the roots of cabbage affected
with club root or any OF the cabbage
rots on ground maintained for tn,
culture Of cabbage or any OF IT. cloEa
relatives: az Don't plant cabbage Of
an Injected field within six or sever
wears after the diseased crop hai
been harvested: (5) Don't grow tur
.nips, rape, mustard or any other cab
age like plants on infested soil un
Gss you wish to perpetuate the dis
Eases.
The following will enable the
grower to distin guish some Of the,
common cabbage diseases:
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ming Of the leaves veins OF the
liant. 1t causes one-sided, dwarfe4
n rotted heads. No reliable RENE.
iy is known. The seeds may be soak
ID for fifteen minutes In solution
" formalin. one part to ESQ Of water,
" In a solution OF corrosive sublfmate,
.,ne part to 1000 parts OF water,
Such an operation will destroy the
Infection that may be upon the seeds
Use only strong health plants and
place seedbeds on land we'll drained
and not infected with the diseAse
Destroy all diseased plants BY burn
ing or burying them very deeply.
Club Root or Club Foot, causes thu
roots or stems to become swollen on
distorted. Other plants. of the cab4
bage family are attacked by this dis!
ease, and furnish host on which it
may live when no cabbage L. present
for 1t to work upon! Among these
plants are such weeds a. mustard.
shepherds purse, and pepper grasa,
and such farm crops as rutabAgaes
turnips, kale, caulinower, and rape.
As remedial measure. use clean
and well-drained soil not infested
with the disease spores. The disease
spores live in the soil many years,
and 1t 1t not safe to put on cabbage
for period OF probably six to seven
years, after having trouble with this
disease. Apply seventy-five bushels
Of fresh stone lime per acre on in
tested ground, plowed In the fall,
and work the lime into the ground.
Destroy all diseased plants by burn.
Ing or burying them very deeply.
Cabbage Wilt, caused by fungug
which attacks the roots OF the plants,
it's development shutting OF the sup.
ply OF water from the roots to the
leaves. This causes the leaves to
wilt and drop. The disease spores
live in the ground, and are probably
vital for several years. No good
remedy is known, and the only help
that can be suggested Ia to destroy
all diseased plants by burning or
burying deeply, and to use no land
that has been infested with the dis
ease within recent years.
Downy Mi1dew Is sometimes pres.
emit on plants in thfe seed beds but al
10 often appears upon theouter leaves
Of older plants. The disease prob.
ably works upon the related plants
mentioned above as hosts for club
root, and other cabbage troubles
As help for this trouble, use lesi
water in the seed bed, and spray
with Bordeaux mixture. Use oBr.
ieaux mixture on the plants In the
ield. This disease Is comparatively
Early controlled.
Soft Root is bacterial disease
which follows the fungus diseases
previously mentioned. 1t causes the
reads to rot, and become foul smell
ng. It attacks other plants Of the
cabbage family. It is conbated b.
.emoving the conditions which favor
he fungus attacks. II one gets rid
" the other rots and the wilt, there
Will probably be little trouble from
his disease.