Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-03-23
RIO cRANDE COUNTY
FARM BUREAU NOTES
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short of farm help. and II would ap'
pear there is NO Immediate relief
from this situation either. Several
kilograms have been sent out to diff.
ferent points with q view of tryine
to ge; more help in here. but 80 far
all in vain. 1t is the same old story
in nearly every instance. shorter
hours and better pay In the indus
tries Our home market. that is
the United States. is urged to pro-
duce more manufactured goods. As
railway equipment. houses. auto
mobiles. etc. which situation con-
tinues to push urban industrial
wages and prices upward. while
producers OF foodstuffs remain At
relative disadvantage. Can the
farmer afford to pay a price equal
TO that paid In the industries? The
general farmer can not. In the In
dustries, II labor demands a raise in
pay or shorter hours. which amount
to the same thing. and this demand
Is allowed the peiee Of the manu-
factured articles II simply showed
up notch or two to compensate
for the increase In wages. This the
farmer cannot do as he has abso-
lutely no voice as to what his pro-
ducts will sell for: he merely takes
what the other fellow is willing to
give him. II is foolish to think that
the farmer can compete with the in
dustries for labor under present
conditions.
Poisoning Prairie Dogx
In a few days this county will
start mixing prairie dog poison for
distribution among farmers and
stockmen. Mrs. Chas. Staples. rep
Iesenting the U. s. Biological Survey
will be stationed In the valley for
some time and will assist in the pre-
paration OF the poison. The poison
will be given out on the same basis
as last year; that Is. the farmer
having patented land OF bis own
must pay Al the rate Of SO cents per
gallon for poison which Is spread on
such land and for every gallon paid
for. he gets another gallon free
provided he spreads the free poison
on adjacent government land. All
those wanting poison on the above
basis should see the County AGENT.
Treating sssd PotatDe~ TO Prrvcnt
Di~ea~o
To treat or not to treat. that ts
the question: does II pay! In ans
wer to that question. allow us to
suggest that you inquire OF Mr.. John
Reed. Isaac Hart or Bauer Brothers
Of Del Norte.
Treating the seed potatoes with
either corrosive subiimate (Bichio-
ride of mercury or hot formal
dehyde. II done properly. will kill
all dis ease on the outside Of the
tubers. but naturally. will not af-
feet the disease germs that happen
TO be In the soil: and diseases, such
as fusarium or ''blackleE" that have
gained a foothoid inside OF the tubey
can not be killed by the above
treatment for any treatment strons
enough to kill this form Of disease
would also kill the Germination oi
the potato. The diseases that car
be killed are the rhisoctonia OF
black scurf. the common scab ant
approximately fifty per cent Of III,
blackleg. The latter disease work,
from the outside In. At the stem en-,
and usually At this tim. Of the yea
about half OF Il Is stiil on the out
side.
Corrosive sublimste treatment
dissolve 4 OF. corrosive subiimats 4,
= gallons warm water: then add I,
this solution. Is gallons OF water
immerse potatoes Ia this solution
for an hour. iift out and let drip
Maybe less time would b. sufsicien
and II might ne better to soak tn
potatoes for fifteen or thirty minute
longer. Just TO be on the safe side
This same solution may be use
FOR five or six treatments provide
an ounce Of corrosive subiimate [
added to each thirty gallons Of Ii
original solution after each dippins
Hot formaidehyde treatment: T
ID gallons Of water add one pint a
formaldehyds. heat aad keep soiv
ton between lis degrees and 1.
degrees fahrenheit. Immerse Dot.
toes In solution for two minutes
lit out. let drip and cover for on
hour. This solution does not los
strength by using.