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catre toate inimile caritabile ale
membrilor 81 membrelor societatii
.Ulpia Traiana" din Erie, Pa.
Fratilor 81 Surorilor!

Opera societatii noastre care a
fost att de mare, att de rodnica,
incit putem zice ca daca cineta
STA facut datoria, daca cineva a
muncit, apoi membrii 81 membrele
societatii ,,Ulpia Traiana" pima
in prezent si,au implinit datoria
Gu sfintelie.
Deci cugetind bine la trecutul
glorios al acestei societati, pre-
cum 81 la starea actuala, nu nu-
mai "a societatii, ci 81 neamului
rominesc, vedem ca cei care au
muncit i1f manunchiul bine chib-
zuit al societatii ,,Ulpia Traiana" /,
ca milne neamul nostru ne va che
ma sa muncim 81 mai multi pentru
neamul rominesc, pentru acel
neam din care facem parte. Sa sti
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r A P o r T.

Fondul ,,Viitorul'' pentru Hal
magiul Mare 81 jlr a aNut sedin-
ia generala de 6 luni in ziua de
II Ianuarie 1919, care s'a tinut
in McKees Rocks, Pa, Gu carei
ocazie, avem onoarea de aduce
la cunostinta 1nrOlarea alor IL
membrii fondatori, dupa cum ur-
meaza, 81 earl sImt domnii: TOma
Herman, Dumitru Budugan, &C.
orge, SortOc, Gherasim Budugan,
Valentin Herman, Anton DragoS,
Nichita Nicodin, Alexandra Nico-
din, Aureliu Budugan, Leontin
Dragos. Leontin Suciu, Deonesie
'Suciu, toti din Brusturi. Gu cite
$1,000 fiecare; George SortOc, Gf-
orge Rus, George Ioanes 81 Geor-
ge> Sandru, din Halmagiul Mare.
fiecare cite $1,000; Iosif Meltes
din Steia $50; Teodor Rus din
Sirbi $40: loan Rus din Iuonestl
500; dOmnul Nicolae Dana din
Banesti, achitind suma de $40, tre
ce din membru pc viata, ca men,
bru fondator.
Alegerea functionarilor pc pc
riodul urmatOr de 6 luni s "a facut
dupa cum urmeaza
Nicolac IoaneS, presedlnte.
Petru Hont, vice-presedlntc.
George Balta, secretar cores
pondent.
Nicolae Mot, easier.
loan Halga 81 Nicolae Nladut,
controlori
loan Dragos, loan Moger, La
Ear Dragos, Petru Sortoc 81 Ale-
xandru Cigmas, barbati de IN
credere.
Situatia financiara la sedin1a
respectiva fost 81, ,OO6.35, plus
$414.S5 incursi de la aceasta Sc
dinta. ceea ce insemneaza III to-
tai $1,421.2O.
ReuSita materiala care S a OBJ
tinut de data aceasta Sc datores-
te generositatii donnilor mem-
bril- noui, care inteleg nobilul
scop eel urmarim in favorul copn
lor saraci, care Sc vor sprlJlni
prin acest mijloc 81 lntr al caror
hume aducem calduroasele noas-
tire multumiri sus Nnumitilor spri-
jinitori. intre care au contribult
81 domnii Petru Crucin 81 81 Pa
vel NIGGA so cent?.
Ne tinem de datorlnta a cere
sprijinul celor pc care-i prlveste
aceasta frumoasa intreprindere,
cacii numai asa vom putea dovedl
eel pastram pentru ina
intarea rominismului.
Suma totala a fondalui este de
81 ,494.98::
In numele fondului ,,Vitorul"
Nicolae Ioanes, pres.
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ste durerea lui, pc lfnga care Sc pre-
lingea ca niste limbi de flacara.
In miinile Reginei Dana, tranda-
firul rosu era sffsiat foaie Gu foaie,
81 petalele cadeau peste zid, in apa
santului, ca niste picaturi de singe
din rama unei mimi chinuite. O.
chi q verzi Sc intunecasera de ajun
sesera aproape negri, ca oceanul in
zilele, cind Sc silnte minia unei fur
tuni departate. Ca demonul raxbu-
narei sc arata ca deodata Regelui
Niai, 81 0 teama cuMplita strapun-
se snfletul lui. Prin buzele ei jumA-
tate deschise, desigur ca va izbucni
in curfnd Nh cintec de izbfnda; lar
aste plete nestapinite Sc vor pre-
lace "a serpi, carl ard 81 suera, ga
ta - loveascx pc dusman. Ca o ne
fmiloas4 intrupare . furiei ap&rea
|ea acum eindului Regelui, carl be
simtia t0tdeodat8 fermecat ii. ingro-
ut az eupaplita fiint4 ce-i era sotis.
Ghicise d totdeauna puteri Snede4-
teptate, Nh imperioasa 81 tiranie |;
Edsr aeuln pentfL Lfnitia osr6, 1gi az
IdAa seama inina hi, de cfte adm
|eimi sdornite = aaeundesu ia =
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Istacojii arzind de singele fierbin.
te ce svicnea in tot, trnpul eli.
,,Sir Ivor, Else ca, Gu un dis.
|pret care nimicia, moi tot It'll astep.
tam raspunsul: tot rfvnim sa-ti Gu.
noastem faptele. Odinioara, al fost
un copil, 81 teal indestulat la masa
noastra. Mai tirziu, ca ON ajuns Ia
bTbatie, numele tau Sc pomenea ca
q celui mai viteaz din toti. All trait
oare numai prin inehipuiri desarte,
81 vitejia ia fost-a numai o parerei
Niciodata n al fost darnic Ia, cuviin-
|te; sa fie oare vre-o tain3 nespove-
[dita ascunsa sub acea taeuta pur.
tarei Sir Ivor, ar Ii Gu adevar Q
descoperire dureroasx, . ALA ca ma
|esti ali, in snfletul thu, decit un ne
mernic Is !
lnaitul cavalier tresSri; par cd ar
81 PRINT Q loviturx ii obrax 8 eli
|pA iisse ridica singele fierbinte ia
fata; spoi, indrepa Wi mSadru
|trupnl, rise:
Regina Dana 8 sade unei fe-
mel = loveaseS in{f 'nnul care stx
IA fata 81 fara ar rSre 4 st batjo-
tOF6aaC& no ,rr1,s1 ~ : - sus., - s23n<
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care lDumnezeu pune 81 in cele
mai smerite mimi la tihejnsS, Q Re
gina, acea saminta a cazut pc pa
mint stfncos. lar cind va veni in
|sffrsit ziua secerisului, altiisin ju-
rul tau, fsi vor cnlege binefacerilt;
tn insa, vel sta Gu ochii arsi 81 usca-
ii, Gu picioarele pc paminturis isster-
|pe, privind in zare la sperante ce
vor trece fSr4 a sc opri, 81 te vor Ia
So singura, 81 mai vrednica de mila
dscit .cersetorul ce plinge Ia usa ia.
Mar Fl mai bine oare, sd ii fere-
|sti nina de a atinge rani q. caror q
[dfncime no poti masuras 81 dac6
un ON cinstit ii Sc uita drept IN o,
chi, 81 te roaga sa fncetexi Gu fntre-
barile, mar ii mai de graba drepI
tul TIN de f6meie, s4 fndulcesti ca
lea de spini pc care caleb d r.
/ Sir Ivor se apropi& ca cftivs pasi,
si privi III sus u femeia fnfdriatx,
hi pentru . clipa, chipul 81 ckpSts
10 neasteptAt4 blfndete. Un dor u
[prins trecu fugar Pei bnzele q: B.
Chi 81 y fxcurk doux ape sdfnci,
|pline deS nerxspIx lit duiolie; !; MI ji
|nile ii ~ IA q y Apnean ntlpcs 81
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= = . - - !
face pc plac, era mindra de intfie-
tatea ce Use dadea ficei sale pre-
tutindenea 81 de catre toti.
81 de aci fnainte Marta foarte
adese orr ii vorbea mumei sale de-
spre Miron 81 foarte adese ori Isl
aducea aminte de dfnsdl.
GLra satului!?
La lucru 81 pc la sezatori tetele
cintau doinele pc care lie inWlta-
sera de la Miron, isl aduceau amin
te de fata lui dragastoasa, Sc
mindreau Gu vorbele dulci pri-
mite de la dinsul 81 fericeau pc
Marta, care ii era draga.
Att insa 81 numai att; mai
departe nimeni nu cuteza sd du-
ca vorba: ba fetele mai fericeau
pc Marta 81 pentru ca in curind
avea sd fie mireasa unui june att
de voinic 81 de bogat ca Tode-
rica.
Ce sal faciy = Asa sa deprins
lumea! - Dupa ce vinul stat de
fert 81 incepe. Sc deosebi de dro-
| .jdii 81 Sc limpezi, flacaii vor Sd
Sc msoare, lara pc fete lie apuca
dorul de maritis.
Dar Cosma inca din primavara
pusese temia pregatirilor de nun
ia, caci Toader trecuse de dOua-
zeci de ami 81 nu sc mai cuvenea
sa-si pearza ami batind caile Sc
zatoarelor. lara Simina, sofia lui
Cosma, ardea de dorinta de Sc
vedea soacra mare, maica nnnorii
din casa 81 cit mai curind bunica.
II Pc cind dar vinul ferbea prin
butoaie. Simina Isl facea mereu
de lucru prin Sopron 81 mereu ISL
zicea: ..Vinul asia nu sc mai stlm-
PARA 0 ri insa, alta 81 iarasi al
ia, 81 urma apoi una de sarbatOa-
re, aceea, in care argatii slobozl-
ra butoaiele pc palamari grease
in pivnita, mtrebmdu-se in saga,
cine Oare 81 cind 81 de dragul cul
va sparge butoiul eel mare 81 GU
deosebire pc eel mai mic, i'll care
Sc patsra eel mai bun vim din "a
nul, i'm care s'a nascut TOderlca.
In sfirsit, dupa ce toate erau
puse la Gale, Cessna Sc aseza la
masa 81 privi indelungat la sofia
sa
Ea dete din umeri!.
Ell, ce zici nevastag o intre-
.,Ce sd zic?'' ii raspunse ca.
Cum vel crede tn mai ihine.
Intelegerea era depllna 81 NJ
mai raminea decit m lucru, pc
care trebuiau sal puma la Gale,
dar aceasta era greu 81 trebula
sa fie facut Gu multa bagare de
.seama.
Nu-i vorba Mihu 81 Safta Stiau
de mutt. cind anume vor avea sa
primeasca oameni buni La casa
lor; dar eli o stiau dupa spuse. din
cite gluma scapata la timp po-
trivit, stiau din gura satului;
acum trebuia sd li-se spuna dupa
cum Sc cuvine Gu toata cmstea
ca sd nu mai ramlna indOiala dim
tr'o parte ori dintr alta. =
1ntrebarea era dar, cine sd
dea cinstea, cine sa duca vOrba 81
So primeasca raspunsul. Trebuiau
sa fie oameni de frunte, Oamenl
din oameni, oameni, care stu sa
zica ,buna ,dimineata'' stu sa po-
triveasca intrebarea 81 mai ales,
care stu sa primeasca raspunsul,
oameni trebuiau sd fie, care fac
cinste caselor intre care Sc pun.
Cosma dorea, ca trecind oamenii
lui de-alungul ulitei, satul sd pri-
veasca in urma lor 81 sd zica:
..Acestia sunt oamenii lui Cosma
Florii Cazcului'' 81 ca Mihu, du-
pa eel vor Fl iesit din casa, mul-
tumit sa lie poata graf vecinilor;
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asemenea dusinan! 81 sunt sigur
ca, muri de nina lui, ar fl a inchi
de ochii privind la rasarit de soaz
re !s'
,,Ilderim, sau altul, striga Sir
Argus, nu aici sta insemnatatea
lucrului. Intoarcerea fara prada 81
fara rani, iata ce nu poate primi
cinstea noastra rs
,,Da! vrem sa allan pricina
adaoga Jan din Miazanoapte, della
locul unde sta; vrem sd finn fhcfe-
dintati ca in mijlocul nostru nu sc
-afla un tradasor! Vorbeste, Sir l.
vor, caci asteptam Gu totii al tau
raspuns !"
81 lar Sc ridica 0 mare zarv8;
miinile Sc intindeau aprige, aproa-
pc amenintatoare, catre ompl ne
clintit, care sta drept, tacut 81 stin-
gher, in mijlocul acestor odinioar&
prieteni. Regina Dana in 1ncorda-
rea ei, ISL smuncise coiful cenusiu
depe cap; rasufla inabusit, 81 par
Cd Il lipsea aerlll; ii se;'1 1asaser4 ln
valuri peispate, pletele roseete J; iAf
vfntul pusese stapfnire pc bogd ~
lOr: 81 II a11fla Sncnace ~ fncf1ln III
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|e deci ori 81 cine caci cine a facut
aci, va face 81 dincolo, cine d sa-
crificat aici, saorifica 81 dincolo.
Numai asa Sc va putea sterge SIN
gels varsat de conationalii nostri
81 numai aga Sc Va putea stefge
lacrimile varsate de surorile,. ma
mele 81 neamurile noastre prin
muca fara preget 81 sacrificiu, 81
suntem' 'siguri ca toate si-le va i'm
plini bravii nostri membrii Gu sffn
tenie. 's~
fnainte de a Rleca, inainte de a
ne desparti de noua patrie adop-
tiva, America, de organizatia noa-
stra de aici,, tfebue sd cugetam
daca operele rominesti incepute
in America, sunt .destul de, tarl
destul de- solide ca cind nam mai
lfi atiti aparatori in jurul lor Sc
poata rezista 81 se~poata propo-
vadni aceea ce moi am sadit in
| tr 'insele.
Deci aceasta este datOria n0as.
ira ne-o face inainte, de a pleca
spre patria Romina, spre Romi.
mia Mare.
Frati 81 Surori!
Opera societatii~noastre 0 stiti
caci totul ce att dorit att facut 81
totui ce att sadit, a crescut, Tin
singur lucru mai avem de facut,
81 pc acesta credem ca fratii 81 SUI
rorile membre il vor indeplini
aceasta este achitarea complecta
a halei.
Deci avind insvedere ,deeizia-
nea adunarei generate din 19 Ia
4uarie 1919, prin care s'a hotarit
sa Sc aduca la indeplinire 81 a
|cest lucru important. Sc convoaca
o mare adunare generala extra or
dinara pc ziua de- Dumineca, 2
Februarie 1919, ! la orele 2 p. M,
in hala Societatii din 1888 Penna
Avenue. !.
De la aceasta sedinta nici un
frate sau sora membra sa nu lip.
seasca, ci Gu totii sd vepim 81 sa
dam dovezi la lume caci slim sa
ne facem datoria. Ca urmaSii no
stri care vor mai veni, sa vada
caci moi Rominii nici in tara a.
ceasta att de departe de cami.
nurile umde ne-am nascut, dar TO-
Ltusi am propovaduit 81 infaptuit t
organizatiuni, care au fost, sunt
81 vor fl menite a apara cinstea
neamului din care facem parte
precum 81 de a ocroti pc ori ce
romin, dindu-i putinta de a Sc
educa in limba lui asa dupa cum
s'a nascut. :
: Deci frati 81 surori meWbre, We
niti' Gu totii sd ne facem datoria
sa he implinim 81 aceasta opera,
care este in interesul 81 cinstea
neamului nostru. din care facem
Gu, totii parte.
Deci Dumineca; 2 Februarie 81!
veniti Gu totii la hala societatll
,Ulpia Traiana's 81 aci vom chib-
zui cum sa ne implinim sr aceas-
ia opera. Deci sperind caci totl
fratii 81 surorile membre vor lua
parte la aceasta sedinta, Va Il
Gem: Ca GU moi este Dumnezeus'
:, in numele societatii ,,Ulpia
Traiana" din Erie, Pa,
lie George, presedinte.
Florean Hada, secretar.
0X\
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Gura Satului.
De: loan slavici.
(Urnare).

CAh MSA illA Vi PdAtV, uAtll
intr alta.
Toderica merge Gu Marta pima
Ia raspintie, ii doreste de bine, a.
poi -coteste la stmga 81 o lasa sa
mearga Gu ceialalti mai departe.
Pima acasa ca merge insotita de
fete 81 de flacai. 1ntre flacai este
81 Miron, care, precum de la sine
s Sc Intelege, tot deauna merge a.
laturea Gu dinsa.
Peste putin eli lasa apoi ulita,
tree un pirleaz de la dreapta 81
merg pc Gale mai scurta, pc
poteca dintre vii, pc la fintina
Corbului, unde isvoreste apa cea
buna.
Pima aci merge Miron. Mai de-
parte nu. Aici apoi cite odata fe-
tele 81 flacaii Sc opresc 81 Marta
roaga pc Miron sd cinte.
81 arare ori casele din satul a.
propiat abba Sc mai vad cind fete-
lie 81 flacaii pleaca 81 lasa pc Mi
ron singur la fintina Corbului.
Odata, de mutt acum, cintase
att de frumos, incit vremea Sc
intirzia 81 singura Marta mai Gu
teza sd ramiie sezind pc iarba.
S'au dus toti, graf Miron ingri-
jat, cind Sc vazu singur Gu Mar
ia.
- Nu-mi pasa - ii raspunse
Marta incalzita. - Cinta mai de-
parte.
,,Dar tirziu.
Cinta, ii Else ea inca odata.
Miron sc simti coprins de un
fel de bette, Sc aseza pc doaga
fIntinii 81 incepu sa-si verse su-
fletul in donna ce Sc perdea il
linistea serii :
Marta asculta .citva timp dusa
apoi Sc ridica Sc apropia inject de
fintina, Sc aseza linga Miron $
isl rczema capuK de umarul lui
Miron, simtind rasuflarea Ell cal
da 81 undoiarea sinului miscat de
bataia inimii, tresari coprins dc
8 ingroztoare uimire.
- Cinta mai departc, caci g
grozav de frumoasa doina, ii
Else ca Gu staruinta, apasind Gil
nina pc umarul lui.
,.Nu mai pot. = ii zise ell, rasu-
find din greu, apoi Sc ridica,
Bine. - Else ea. = o 81
emit alta data.
Miron privi citva timp in fata
Ell, ii apuca dupa aceea nina 81
ii grail:
Mario. Daca tn al sti, cit de
bine ma simt, cind te vad, cind
it aud glasul, cind ma privestl
daca-i sti, cit de bine ma STINT,
cihd gindesc la tine, nu stu cum,
dara par'ca ar trebui sd plingi.
Stu, Miroane. ii raspmse
ca. fiindca 81 eu ma simt bine.
cind sunt aproape de tine.
Dupa acestea (ei mai ,stetefa
citva timp tacuti i'll fata, apol
Marta pleca spre casa, lara Miron
ramase privind in urma Ell.
Il de multi de atunci, 81 de a
tunci Marta II a mai fOst singura
Gu Miron.
SOsind acasa IN acea seara, null
vorbea mamei sale deceit deSpre
Miron, spunindu-i mereu, cit Gle
frumos cinta, cit de dulce G la
vorba 81 cit de placuta ii este
toata infatisarea.
Safta asculta Gu privirea atm
tita La buzele ficei sale, care vor-
bea Gu alta caldura 81 alta de
frumos. incit ar fl dorit ca ri 81
noapte so asculte. lara cind NJ
spunea. ca Miron intru toate il
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Cetiti si abonati America"
+ ziarul muncitorilor. Scris in
intelesul lor. Are cele mai per
fecte stiri de acasa 81 din lumea
intreag6.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-04

The following squib taken from the
June number Farm and Fireside, will
prove quite interesting to the farm
er who has been a heavy purchaser of
fertilizers:
ITS mighty balky mule that
won't move when you build fire I'M
der him. And it's a mighty indif-
ferent business that won't try to get
on safer ground when 1t feels the
wrath of public opinion burning it.
"The better elements of the fertill-
ger industry realized that the short
cpmings of its weaker brethren were
putting the entire business under a
cloud Of suspicion, and this better
element has been exerting strenuous
efforts to put the whole industry on a
sound basis.
"The most progressive step to be
taken by the entire industry Is the
adoption of standard classification
for fertilizers. effective with fall ship
ments OF fertilizers.
Before you order your next lot of
fertilizer write your state agricultural
experiment station for its report OF
fertilizer analyses, and from this you
will be able to judge which manufac-
turers uphold their guarantees"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-04
Keen An Open Mind.

The war has been terrible In It's loss
of life. 1t has been a nightmare of
sorrow. II has squandered the wealth
OF many nations. IL has, however,
left mankind everywhere open mind
ed IL has made men realize that
they could change their habits of
thought, their modes of living and
their methods OF farming and bust
ness
The man who realizes that he can
now do things differently, should new
er allow his mind to go back to its
old habit of close mindedness. He
should read and think and talk with
his mind ready to receive and use the
latest and best the world has to offer
him no matter whether it happens
60 touch his home, the school, the
church or his farming operations.
If man can cross the Atlantic on
the wing without single stop, why
not accept any statement or predic-
ton? II limestone will sweeten soil
and bacteria can take nitrogen from
the air and give Il to the hungry soil,
why not be ready to try any expert
ment suggested? Everybody should
keep an open mind that American
farming and American farm life may
be on a high plane at all times.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-04

surprised to learn that in a year she
buys for every person in the house
hold only about pounds of mutton
or lamb. as compared with about II
pounds of pork and 81 pounds of beef.
If all American families used sheep
meat one day a week in the average
daily amount of other meats, that
would mean more than 20 pounds of
mutton and lamb annually per capita,
or four times its present consumption.
More than that, the head of the
family, who pays the bills, would no
doubt encourage purchasing mutton
and lamb in larger cuts, instead of
merely a few chops at a time, if he
were made to realize the greater econ
omy and the greater encouragement
to production. In that connection a
shoulder of mutton or leg of lamb,
being smaller than the average beef
should appeal especially to small
families.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-04

animals as possible. The two lots
were managed and fed the same way
with the exception that one lot was
treated to prevent lice. The animals
were weighed at regular intervals and
at the end of the fattening period it
was found that the hogs infested with
ice cost cent pound more to fatten
than those which were free of the
troublesome pest. The officials of
the department who had charge of
this experiment give an interesting
side light in connection with securing
the lousy animals. They communi-
Gated with some of the departments
field men. asking them to locate
lousy hogs. 1t was some time before
reply was received to this surpris-
ing order. After the lousy hogs
were purchased the owner learned
why. and he Immediately built
dipping vat and began to treat the
animals to prevent lice.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-04
Use Combination.

Giving the farmer good advice
about his soil and what it needs, is
not an easy matter. Soils differ ma
terially in the same neighborhood.
What Is perfect advice for Jones IS
often poor advice for Smith. What
will work wonders in Ohio will get
small results in Kentucky.
This has been written to tell the
reader, who takes many farm maya
zines, to be careful what he accepts
as facts for his own fields. For in
stance the following editorial lately
clipped from Strong farm magazine
tells what ground limestone has done
for crops in Ohio:
1.-The experiment station in Ohio is
putting out report on the use of
limestone for the increasing of corn
production. An experiment was
made by using two tons of limestone
per acre, making one such application
every six or eight years. This meth
cd showed an increase in the corn
crop followed by an oats crop showing
a five bushel increase, a four-bushel
increase of wheat and an increase Of
ton in the hay crop At the pres
ent prices of these products, the in
crease would be worth $50 to $50.
TIE Ohio station advises lining the
corn ground so that the lime will be
well distributed by the cultivation.
The above report comes from expert
ments made on fairly good soil"
The results of ground limestone at
the Kentucky Experiment Station at
Lexington and at the Experiment
fields out in the State, have not been
so great. In fact, the soil experts
when asked for an opinion concerning
the use of ground limestone on land
in Kentucky, said
1--WE always urge the farmers to
use ground limestone and phosphate
at the same time. Perhaps our soils
are not so acid as those referred to in
Ohio and in lacOlities like southern
Illinois However, all we can say is
our big results come from the COM
bination of limestone and phosphate
and not from ground limestone alone.
This does not apply to bottom lands
and the Bluegrass"
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-04
The FOrmaldehyde Treatment For
Sinking Smut of Wheat

The sinking smut of wheat Is a
serious disease, sometimes causing
immense loss. The loss is due to re-
duced yield and to inferior quality of
smutty grain. Smut can absolutely
be prevented by the treatment of the
seed in various ways, as the disease
is transmitted in this part of the
country only by the spores which
cling to the seed wheat. In thresh-
ing, the smut balls are broken up and
the millions of tiny spores-too tiny
to be seen without microscope
fall on the sound wheat and stick
there. When the wheat terminates,
the spores also terminate and infest
the young wheat plant, living inside
the tissues, and finally the smut balls,
which take the place of sound grain,
are produced. Even a very little
smut one year may mean much smut
the following year, unless the wheat
is treated.
The formaldehyde treatment is
safe, simple. cheap. and effective. Use
it this year!
Method: Add one pound of formal
dehyde to so gallons of water and
stir the mixture we'll. Run the wheat
through tanning mill to blow out
smut balls, and spread out on a clean
floor or canvass that has been
sprinkled with the formaldehyde
solution. With a sprinkling can
sprinkle the wheat, shoveling 1t over
and over and over as in mixing con-
crete, until every grain is wet. Do
not use any more liquid. however,
than necessary to wet the wheat well.
Then shovel into a pile or piles and
cover with canvas sacks or blankets,
and leave for two hours Spread out
in thin layers-not more than or
4 inches deep. Rake over occasional
ly with a garden rake to hasten dry
ing.
If you are ready to SOW, the wheat
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-07-04
Mr.. NJ. l.. McCracken,
County Agent,

Hartford, Kentucky.
Dear sir:-Replying to your favor
of the 18th, beg to say that the sam
pie of wheat which you sent in for
diagnosis Is affected with wheat scab.
The fungus causing the disease
winters over on the affected grains,
on bits Of straw and chaff, and even
in the soil. In addition to causing
the blighted spikelets, it also causes
Seeding blight, killing the plants very
often before they get beyond the
seeding stage. This same fungus
attacks wheat, oats, barley, rye and
a number of grasses, but not so seri-
ously as it does wheat.
Control measures are as follows:
Fan the seed grain thoroughly in
order to blow out the light, shrivel-
ed grains which are usually infected.
Treat remaining plump seed with
formaldehyde as for sinking smut in
order to kill any of the spores which
may be on the surface.
The seed should then be sown on
land which has not grown a scabby
crop for a number of years, This
treatment is moderately effective al
though It does not prevent all the
scab If all Of the farmers in COM
munity would practice the same' con-
troll measures the losses could be very
considerably reduced.
Yours very truly,
MABEL l.. ROE,
Assistant Plant Pathologist