The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-26
EXCELLENT OUTLOOK
FOR CROP THIS YEAR

agricultural district north of Monte
| Vista shows a splendid outlook for
this seasons crops. The recent
storms have put the soil in good con-
dition and the field of grain are
showing up nicely. Some fields of
alfalfa are unusually good
The farmers are in the midst of
their potato-planting The campaign
for the use of good seed, urged by
the national and state authorities
and county agents, is bearing fruit
and the farmers in this county are
carefully sorting. A good many are
treating their seed potatoes with dis
infectant it being estimated that
ing planted. Some of the farmers
are dipping the seed in barrels, while
on some places watts and tanks are
used which facilitate the process. A
j. Stoeber has constructed a ank
which holds twenty sacks of seed po-
tatoes at a time. These are lifted
out upon drying rack at the side of
the tank so that the solution drips
back and is used again.
1t seems that in some cases the
| corrosive sublimate solution is not
properly mixed and we are printing
the formula again herewith. The
| danger of making the solution too
strong is that it destroys the germin-
alton of the potato, and the same OBJ
tains if the seed is left in the mixture
| too long. Elsewhere the use of the
disinfectant is as common as the
treatment of grain for smut. Dis
ease-infected seed will in all proba-
bility produce diseased potatoes, and
the cost of the treatment is amply re-
| paid if one saves the eight or ten
bastard" hills which are likely to
| occur in nearly every long row.
Mr.. Thomas advises the fumiga-
| ton of potato cellars, machinery and
| sacks after planting is over to guard
| against the dry rot.
From inquiries made by the coun-
| ty agent, no grasshoppers have yet
| appeared this season and it is be-
lieved that the poisoning of last year
| for this year.
How To Treat Seed Potatoes With
Corrosive Sublimate
Dissolve four ounces of corrosive
| sublimate in four gallons of warm
subimate is dissolved, add twenty
six gallons of water of the ordinary
| temperature. THIS SOLUTION
| MUST NOT BE MIXED OR USED
IN A METAL TANK OR VAT. Dip
the potatoes BEFORE CUTTING, as
one would grain, but allow the pota-
toes to stay in the solution for one
and one-half hours. 1t is recon-
mended that the solution only be
used for treating three patches of
seed as it loses its beneficial pro-
perty after it has been made up that
long. One very successful grower
recommends that the first batch of
potatoes be dipped for one hour and
thirty minutes; the second batch one
hour and forty-five minutes, and the
third batch for two hours. In each
case the time given is the time that
the potatoes remain in the solution
The solution, which is VERY POIS-
| ONOUS, is then emptied where stock
cannot get at it and a new solution
made up.
Things To Remember
| /. Dissolve the Corrosive Sublimate
in warm water.
2. Never use a metal tank or vat,
use wood or cement
3. BE exact in amounts of water
used and time allowed In sol
ution.
4. Do not attempt to use old solu-
tion.
;. Corrosive sublimate is very pois-
onous Both the solution and
the treated potatoes must be
kept away from stock. Keer
children away as they might
get poisoned.
, G The best antidote for corrosive
sublimate poisoning is the
white OF eggs.