South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-16
PURDUE EXPERT IN
TALK TO FARMERS
Prof. PipaI, Plant Disease
Specialist at German Town
ship Bureau Meeting.

demonstration in the prevention
OF oat smut and potato scab We're
made at an interesting and wei at
tended meeting held wednesday al
Aft Pleasant church under the aus
pices of the German Township Farm
bureau. Tn addition 10 the demon
strations. which were made by Prof
frank ]. PipaL plant disease spec
q -aiist from Purdue university. and
talks by County Agent Borduor and
Mrs. Harvey DeIler there was brief
business session. AT this session tho
officers of the bureau were reflect
ed and arrangements were made to
appoint a committee which VIII pan
for the part German township 81 I
have IN the centennial celebration
20 be held in South Bend I'm June
The officers Of the bureau are. a.
- Fisher president; William ellis
vice president. A. Glenn Carpenter
secretary treasurer
How GO Treat Seed.
Pref. Pipal explained how the use
OF a fOrm8lcehyde solution on oats
destroyed the smut germs which
we're carried over from the previous
season and which would grow and
infect the new grain if planted with
the seed. The method of destroy ing
the germ on the seed which. as was
shown. has proved successful, is as
follows.
Sprinkle the seed with a solution
az one pint OF formaldehyde TO 40
gallons Of water until thoroughly
moist. shoveling over repeatedly to
distribute moisture evenly shovel
the seed then into a pile and cover
with sacks or canvas for two hours
or over night. i'm order 20 prevent
the escape OF the germ-killing gas.
The seed may then be sOwn as soon
as Il is dry enough 20 run freely
through the drill which should be
set TO sow about two pecks to the
acre TO allow for the swollen condi-
ton OF the grain. The grain should
be thoroughly dry If 1t is 10 be
stored for several DAYS, and sacks.
bin or drill should DE disinfecte1
with formaldehyde costine 4Oc
pint the cost OF treating the seed
is less than three cents to the acre.
The speaker cautioned against using
q solution stronger than stated be-
cause OF the danger of injuring the
seed.
Advice on the treatment of seed
potatoes to prevent potato scab was
as follows: Soak the seed potatoes,
before cutting. at least two hours i'm
a solution OF one pint Of Tornado
hyde 20 Is gallons Of water. Plant
on land free from scab and DO not
fertiliZe with manure from animals
which have been fed scabby pota-
toes. The same solution may DE
used for several treatments. auoWing
potatoes to soak about so minutes
longer for each successive lot.
There was some discussion as to-
the Sest method of cutting seed po-
tatoes and il was shown by those i'm
the audience that the general prar-
tice was % allow one eve 20 the
piece with the idea thus of securing
d more even stand and of using less
seed. Prof. Pipal advised the plant
ing Of large pieces REGARDLESS TO the
number Of eyes on each piece for. as
he said. 10 had been shown hy eN-
periments no Purdue that the size
of the pieces largely determined the
Yield He pointed out that there
might ne several sprouts in each
eve and that the growth of the youuc
kprout depended upon the amount
OF early food supply which came
nom the tubor Tie advised planting
the medium sized tubers rather than
the small ones or the largest ones.
Advises Food Selection.
ma
md Good Diet" She pointed ont
that more attention was given to the
balancing Of rations for stock than
40 the balancinc of rations for the
family child's future life she
held was governed largely bv the
food which IL had before the age OF
81 FOR il was this food that sup
piled the body with the nccessar-
tissue making elements. The biz
question was not SO much on how
10 cook rs how 90 know what food
elements 20 select The advise bilitv
% using more milk and less meat
was pointed out the reason given be-
ing that milk supplied the required
proteids without the excess of acids
developed in the digestion OF meat,
which excess. i'm many cases. is the
cause Of rheumatism and other all
ments.
County Agen5 Bordner told Of the
work Of community center orEaniza-
tion rs it had developed I'm the coun-
Is. He told OF instances where the
spirit OF cooperation as fostored by
The community center had brought
noticeable increase of prosperity The
community centcrs which were
spr1nging NJ throuEhout the county.
he said. were being formed solely
as the result OF the desire on the
part OF residents for such commu-
nifty organization.
The meeting "Wednesday was at
tended hy the agricultural class Of
the South Bend high school and in
the afternoon bv the pupils of the
Ait Pleasant school
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