The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-09

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county agent or with the secretary
If the association al Bozeman, n
order that application for inspection
may be sent to the secretaTy's Of
Zee before June l.
Treatment of Potatoes
For the prevention of scab am
the disease known as rhizoctonia all
potatoes should be treated before
they are cut for planting. Treatin.
consists of dipping the seed in sOlu-
ton of corrosive sublimite made by
d~issolying four ounces of this mater
ial in two gallons of hot water, pour
this into a fifty-gallon barrel ant
adding enough water to make 30l
! GAL IS. The potatoes are placed in
to THIS solution, in the sack, in :
basket or in bulk and allowed tc
remain for one hour. The followin
suggestions are precautions given.
Use only wood or e~arthenware con
tainers for the corrosive sublimate
as it corrodes metals.
Very scabby or rotted potatoes
should not be treated.
If potatoes are very dirty the
should be cleaned before dipping.
Potatoes that have been treated
should not be used for food as corro-
sive sublimite is a deadly poison if
taken internally.
Potatoes should be dried quickly
after treatment.
The solution should be renewed af-
ter every six bushels treated by add
ing One-fourth. to twO-fifths ounce
of corrosive sublimate dissolved in
hot water.
An entirely new solution should Be
made up after 80 bushels have been
! treated.
Cows Coming Into Their Own
Farmers who a few years ago did
not have a cow are in many cases
, nov milking from 10 to % COWS.
=, says G. W. Gustafson, county agent
If Blaine County. speaking Of the
added interest in dairying in hi.
county. Cream Is being hauled 2l
and even so miles to cream station
: and shipping points, he says, an@
, annual individual incomes from dair.
, cows run as high as $4,000 a year
me county agent is assisting to OBJ
i tain high grade stock and at leas
) pure bred milk COWS will be shipp
:. ed into blaine county during tn
present spring.
< Properly Handled Seed Corn is GOo'
, Last fall the Montana EXtensioI
N Service devoted much emphasis L
: the proper time to pick and the pro
n per care for seed corn. This spring
y termination reports testify to tn
4. wisdom Of that movement. Seed cor
properly picked and cured, under En-
% tension Service directions, is ger
IF minating from 95 to 100 per cen
while 0 taken from the bins
m testing 80 per cent and below in gel
mination. Other states report sci
81 ious shortage in seed corn and niue
10 poor seed due to frost damage la:
o, fall and poor care during the winte
e. while Montana IS we'll supplied.
Chick Loss Can Be Avoided
he Common causes Of chick losses
%. early spring are listed as follow
d. chilling in the brooder house, fee
tn. ing too soon after Matching. n
in feeding green feed OF not gettil
the chicks u on the range o o enou.
not and cold damp u~nsanitary condition
ent By avoiding these auses and con
lids tons most little chick losses can
tied avoided.
ted Not All Soils Need incubation
Ish- On the subject of incubation
sit the soil for alfalfa or sweet Glow
the Circular 11S Of the Montana Exp
able ment Station says: Judging fl
information now available, inocl
ton is most frequently needed in
.eing western third of the state, part
this LARRY in the mountain valleys.
flied the eastern two-thirds of the $
sec the soil is apparently already
supplied with the proper bacteria
pos incubation is seldom if " r'
being sary."
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