Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-11-05
COUNTY AGENT NOTES
Clover Seed for 1925

great deal of clover is DelnS
buIled over the county at this time
and one bushel to the acre seems to
he a very good yield. There is no
question in our mind but what clover
will he a scarce article next spring,
therefore we wish to encourage all
who have clover seed that will aver
age from Is to 40 kernels per head
over the field to proceed to hull same:
Not only is the shortage and small
WELD of clover seed going to be an
imnortant factor in the clover SEED
market for next spring, but likewise
is the value of clover seed to be con-
trolled by the condition of your seeo
when seeding time comes.
A good deal of the clover seed that
is being huIIed is being found to be
infested with weevil. In many heads
nothing is left Of the seed but the
hull. The germ and the meaty part OF
the kernel having been devoured by
this small pest. We wish to warn ali
people who have clover seed TO NULL
that is hulled, or the man that is go
ing to buy for seeding purposes Tor
the year of 1925 to consider the I'M
portan1 e OF the need OF close nspec-
ton Of the seed. No seed will grow
without the germ. The clover SEED
weevil does not leave the germ OF the
seed that it is infesting, therefore we
should stop the action of this pest,
and do so at once, otherwise the clo-
yer seed which you have in storage
will be of little value to you.
This is very small insect and it
is hard to discover with the naked
eve, but if one is to take magnltylng
glass he will notice if weevil is IN
Testing the clover seed. Some OF the
seeds will have holes in them and
others will have nothing left but the
hull and in many cases you will be
able to discover the weevil at work.
After the weevil has once infested
the seed there is only one method to
protect against further trouble and
that is to kill the weevil that is al
ready in the seed. This is done by
fumigating the seed, and this work of
fumigating cannot be put off until
next spring; it must be done now.
We would advise the person having
clover seed which they expect to hold
over for next springs seeding, or to
sell next spring, that they clean up
this seed at once and fumigate same
by the following method
Put the clover seed in barrels or
bins that may be closed up tightly and
apply to the surface of the seed about
one-half cupful of Carbon Bisulphid to
every three bushels that are in the bin
or barrel Sprinkle this over the sur
face of the seed and cover the seed
Immediately with heavy wrapping pa
per or newspapers so the air will not
get to this material. This should be
done in a building where the temper
ature is about 70 or rs degrees and
it would be best to apply this in the
morning between ten and eleven
o'clock so that the heat of the day
will assist in warming up the build
ing in which this work is being done.
Leave the biz or barrel covered for
two or three days. After another day
has elapsed look over the seed and
if you find more weevil, repeat the
treatment.
We would advise then that the Glow
err seed be put some place where it
will not be too dry, meaning by this
that it is best to keep clover seed in
the basement, not where it is wet, but
where the temperature has a certain
degree of moisture. This will help ma
terially to check further action of the
weevil.
There are one ct two precautions
which you should bear in mind in
giving this treatment, one is that Car
bon Bisulphid is very infammable and
it is highly explosive, therefore, NEW
Err under any circumstances work
around with this treatment while
smoking or where there is apt to be
matches lighted, and stay out of these
buildings with lanterns. Further, the
fumes of this material are very in
furious to human beings, therefore, do
not remain in the building where this
fumigation work is being done after
you have completed covering same.
There may be some question as to
whether this material will affect the
termination of the seed. If proper
precautions are taken and not too
large doses applied, and the material
is allowed to air after being covered.
If there is any further question on
whether or not you have this weevil
affecting your clover seed or if you
are not quite clear on the treatment,
remember that this office is at your
service. but we ask all to consider the
Importance of these things put forth
pertaining to the 1925 clover crop.
We can't produce clover without
seed. We can't have good seed and
weevil. Let's get the weevn.
hccwtn
Iyrotol Demonstrations Instructive
me past week four demonstrations
ne NE held IN the county showing the
E NJ way TO use Pyrotol, the new
10 sb salVaged explosive, and likewise
eor S,,oM ITS value as an explosive in
mites es"t ~ to the 40 per cent dyna
IN price. OohsiueIdole hlgher