Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1919-03-14
TREAT GRAIN FOR SMUT

! hEA AhRIN run ON ~
Prowpt action OF farmers necessary to
prevent spread Of loose smut, a new
disease Of wheat in southern Idaho.
Loose smut serious wheat dis
ease, is rapidly ginning a foothold in
Southern Idaho. Tho seriousness Of
his disease Is shown by losses caused
in other states. | one county alone.
in Indiana IN 1918, this disease caused
loss OF more than 100000 bushels OF
wheat Loose smut must not be con-
fused with Blunt or Stnld1g smut
spores. For Sinking smut the follow
on the outside Of the wheat grains,
consequently treatment by formalde-
hyde or copper sulfate kills these
spores. For Sinking smut, thefollow-
, ing formaldehydc treatment Is most
| generally used;
/. Clean seed thoroughly with tanning
mill and half fill sacks with cleaned
grain tying end securely
/ g Pour one pound (pinD of 40 per
cei.t solution OF formaldehyde into n
barrel or receptacle containing 40 gal
Ions OF water Mix thoroughly.
s. Dip IN fcrmaldehyde solution in 10
minutes. inverting sack ut end of first |
five minutes TO make sure that entire
surface ofcach kernel Is wet.
4. Drain sacks wen. allowing excess to |
run into a barrel,
s. Spread sacks out to dry Grain can I
be drilled following morning. II may
be drilled after draining well, providing
the seed bed Is in a moist condition
and allowance Is made to plant enough
more of the partially swelled grain to
get full seeding.
6. Disinfcct the drill with some OF the
above formaldehyde solution before
the seed is placed In the box.
Mr. and Mrs Truman Mcmahon
came dowa from Richheld sunday even
ing He returned Monday morning.
Miss Stanley. and little brother. left
for Seattle this week after visiting
with her father here for the past six
months
Leon Friedman. OF HALEY passed
through Shoshone Tuesday on his way
home after having been discharged
from the army
Arthur l.uadin has moved to town
from the Fast Big Wood river tract
md have rented the Methodist porson-
,ge.
About forty boys from the itst and :
18th divisions passed through on Nos. :
9 and last Friday They We're on :
heir way to Camp Lewis !,
Henry I'm has moved his family to II
own from the East Big Wood river a
ract. They have rented the Cum
ington property on the North side of d
he river o
r. $ Weitz. OF Salt Lake. recently q
eturned from France. where he saw ,c
We months service IN the li5th field a,
rtIllery. passed through Shoshone -
n his way TO Twin Falls Saturday. y
4, II. cioodlng and wife went to n
ooding Monday where Mrs Gooding IN
poets TO visit with her parents. Rep W
r. Bennett and wife. who have just
,turned from Boise where they have ha
cen during the session OF the legis- al
ture. be
an
Friends Of Airs Mary Burkhill are y,
receipt OF "A letter from Portland In II,
hich the information is given that -,
lille visiting her daughter there Mrs
urkhill has had the misfortune to ~
I'VE suffered severe attack OF the 10
a and al the same time to have SUI Sc
red q dislocated shoulder gr
Mrs J. +. Wessoa was happily sur up
Used on Thursday evening by the no
achers Of the city schools walking In ca
nh plenty OF refreshments The ar I'm,
ir Was In the nature OF a show or IA
r Dick Wesson who received many 10
vely gifts, 49,
rhe many friends OF Martyr Mallory ia
HALEY viii be Interested TO hear OF -
s marriage on March End to Miss y
va Obenchail OF ketchum. Mart is nv
brother ~ Mrs. Hail Horne OF this pr
Y gu
American soldiers when they left
r Germany were not only all dressed 70
they knew where they were going. sec