The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1914-10-01
NIL, HOW TO AVOID
Smut IN GRAIN
continued from page one.)

- h,ue vitriol and common S Sn ga
tion or blue vitriol alone ms .sas,r,,,,
~. ,iber the formaidehyue 'ian'
o.. methods have their auNo.a a"u
III. Rove produced good results anu
1''rnose both at times nave Iaieo ior
80 unknown reason. Dlslnlectihe OF
SUIT t,rg seed grain Is rather partlcu
II is necessary to measure
-.o,yb the ingredients accurately
an. .han after all is prepared treat or
,,',.,fant the grain so that every seed Is
800 and still not too much and then
=. sure that 1. does not become REIN
ss.,ed before it reaches the seed-bed.
:. q obvious that to treat the grain
var 90 thoroughly and then place 1t
!. sacks or some other receptacle or
,..n,ament that Is not clean or free
sror smut spores would simply tend to
80 the process more or less ineffec-
tual.
Use a Tank or Trough.
The blue vitriol or formaldehyde solu
ton should not be made too strong or
there is serious danger of injuring the
Inability of life of the grain. The tend
ency has been however to strengthe
tbe solutions and then sow a somewhat
Greater quantity of seed to offset that
which has been killed. The latest for
mula put out by the Washington Stat :
Experimental station is as follows: 1
Mound of blue vitriol, 1 pound common
salt dissolved in gallons of water. Inc
merse the grain for 10 minutes in this
solution.
a.. thn hne off 20
have the solution in a tank or trough
as then when the grain Is immersed IL
there are any smut balls or other ligh+
foul stuff it can be SKINNED off. Also
by this method every grain gets thor.
oughly disinfected and not some lef
in the center Of tie sack that do not
even get partially wet with the solution
10 minutes remove 1t and spread out
to dry or drain. If 1t is to be sown i'm
mediately 1t need be dried only long
so that 1t will run through the
drill readily. II it is to be sacked ana
kept for several days then it should be
dried so that 1t will not heat in the
sacks. 1t would seem to the treatment
lasts for 10 minutes. The old formula
was pound of blue vitriol to gallons
Of water and treated by dipping for
minutes or placins the grain and
over until every kernel was
thoroughly dampened but not we.
enough so that the solution would drain
rom the grain If left lying in a heap
or a few minutes. Grain treated by
his sprinkling method can be sacked
or sown but it is better
lot to treat more than grain enough
TO that the solution would drain from
he grain If heap for a few minutes.
train treated by this sprinkling method
an be sacked Immediately or sown
tut 1t is better not to treat more than
rain enough for one or two days SOW
ng at one time.
The blue vitriol solution is consider
ID by most authorities as better adapt
ID to wheat than oats. Some go so far
IS to say that the blue vitriol should
lever be used In treating oats. 1t is
laimed that oats are not so well pro-
ected so that they absorb more Of the
POISON. If this solution is used for
'ats particular care should be used in
Trying the seed after treating.
What FormaIln Means.
The formalin or formaldehyde treat .
nent of grain for smut is the same in
principle as that of blue vitriol and
means that we are using a material
hat will kill the smut spores or seeds