Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-18
CABBAGE DISEASES
largely Prsxsn,soIs - simple sIsth-
cus OF Plant Ssnitstioa-Controi
Measures Recommended

Cabbage diseases, sh.eh have been
know 80 destrO! Praeucaus enIlre
tlOps. ase psyeh,aUle Ia lie MAN b!
simple netnOds " planr sanitation.
Farmers Bulletin 80. Cabbage d
seases. recently published b.! the
LuHea States department OF AsneuG-
tals. Tells bOs 10 handle these III
seases aud gives = description Of II
which are considered the most import
All.
Rotation vi crops should be prae-
ue-d, say = The bulletin. avoiding efops
which belong 10 the cabbage family.
sueh as esuiItloger, Iarnlps, brussels
sprouts. anu kale. heep down mus
tafd aud weeds which harbor cabbage
pests. Drainage water and refuse
igum diseased cabbage fields may
carry injection, as viii stable manure
WIKI Nhiou diseased material HAS
been mingled The seed bed Is Of
leu source al infection, and the
featest pains, therefore, should DC
taken To insure health! plants. Lo-
cate the seed bed ON nes ground II
possible, Oh sJeEIlIze by steam The SON
tuat Is used. DlsIniect all cabbage
seed before planting 10 prevent black
rot ami ulaok-leg. Clubr0Ot Is avoid
Ell by the Tree use OF lime anu W
.etuHg healthy plauts.
kungous aud baele riai diseases are
carried from one place To another by
various means. such 10 insects, IN
tected seo4, transplantins Irum an IL
ipcted seed bed ~ the held, drainage
water, cabbage refuse ana stable
manure. farm animals anu tools, anu
Wind. In View OF these iacts. The
ehiei aim ut the farmer should be "
prevent, il possible, the introduction
and distribution OF destructive Oil
seases on his farm. In order To ac'
complish Iuis, several precautions
should be observed or which the m0i@
important are the dlslnfeetloh OF seed,
the location and care OF the seed bed,
and crop rotation. TO dislniect seed,
use | ounce OF formaldshyde t40 per
cent? to gallons of wafer, or ! TEA
spoonful TO teacuptul OF water. SOAK
the seed for 20 minutes IN ihis soiu'
non. dip in clear water to wash OH
the folmaldehyde, and then spread III
thin LAYERS TO dry. stirring II needed
10 avoid danger OF spreading the
disease TO noninfested fields by means
of the plants from the seed bed Inc
following recommendations are mate
for disinfectinx he soil IN when inc
planls are grNwn Sterilization 4 by
means OF drain Tile laid III The h0ttai
of the beds, through which steam
passed, by means Of an Inverted pan
under which = cam is admitted, or by
drenching the soil with a tormain so
hutton consisting of 10 100, OF l to
200 solution OF tormadehyde
crop rotation is an essential plac-
tice whether or not it Is necessaf! Ill
the control of any plant ma ladies.
There are numerous fungons diseases
which appear year after year on the
same field. Some OF them, such ~
clubront of cabbage. are surety sou
parasites and can not be eon'roieo
bv any. funeicide. About the only
method left 10 get rid OF the organ
isms is 10 stErve them out, ana TINS
can be doue only by weh-piahiieu
system of crop rotation. For ordt
nary practice, a rotation OF ioul "
five years is sufficient 10 reduce
greatly the loss from most parasites.
Deep and frequent cultivation. by
means OF which the organisms are eA-
posed TO the, air and SUNSHINE aSs's'e
in DISCRIMINATING them.