Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-11-04
FARM EDUCATION
BY DIR. ANDREW M. SOULE

G. f. b, Ivey Ga, writes:
I run a mill and intend this fall
to buy up a lot of corn; enough
to operate the mill on for a year
or until corn comes again. L
wish to know what is the best
remedy to use to keep WeeVils
out of my corn, or kill them in
the corn so | will not have them
in the corn next spring. Please
tell me also how to apply it.
Carbon bisulphide is the material
TO use for the purpose of keeping
your stored grain free from weevils.
This may be applied in a variety of
ways. The first thing, however, is
to store the grain in a reasonably
tight bin Or container. This bin
should be carefully cleaned out be-
fore the grain is put therein and
should be made as nearly rat, Or
mouse proof as possible. The amount
of carbon bisulphide to use depends
on the quantity Of stored grain and
the tiGhtness Of the house in which
it is placed. Where considerable
depth of grain is found, it is often
desirable to put pieces Of gas pipe
down through it. The lower end
of the pipe should be plugged, and
small perforations made near the
bottom. Carbon bisulphide gas is
heavier than air. You may pur-
chase it in q liquid form and place
in containers, or pipes as sugge sted.
The containers should be distrib.
uted over the bin. The most effec-
tive results will be obtained where
the temperature is about 60 Faren-
hejt. You should use five pounds
of carbon bisulphide to each one
thousand cubic feet of space occu.
pied by the stored grain. The gas
formed from the evaporation of car
bon bisulphide is explosive. Hence,
do not expose a flame or q, spark
in it's vicinity.
Several treatments during the
year may be necessary. Certainly,
two will be needed. The first, to
destroy the living weevils in the
grain at the time the treatment is
made, and second, those that will
be Matched out in the course of a
few days and re-infest the grain.
Carbon bisulphide does not burn the
clothing nor injure tie hands. Han
die it in the daytime, and keep lights
away from it. If you have any
quantity on hand. store it in an
clubhouse. Grain treated with car
bon bisulphide will not be injured
for milling purposes if it is exposed
to the air a. few hours after the
treatment is completed. The treat
ment should continue for period
of eighteen to twenty-four hours.
Cover the top of the granary with
tarpaulin. We have kept grain
free from insect pests by this
method in a most satisfactory man
ner. 1t is the best plan of pro-
cedure for accomplishing the end
which you have in view with which
we are acquainted.
Pertinent Facts About the Hairy
Vetcl
F. TT. T., LAGRANGE, Ga,
writes: L am very much interest
ed in the planting and culture of
Vetch, and 1 will appreciate any
information you can give me on
this subject
There are several kinds of vetch
which may be cultivated in Georgia.
Only two, however, have been grown
to any appreciate extent in this
SLdIS. lie IllSL Ol THESE Is KNOWN
as hairy Vetch. 1t is adapted foy
growth all over the state due to its
hardness. The Oregon vetch, some
times called the Augusta vetch, is
adapted for growth in the southern
part of Georgia and will do well in
north Georgia in a very mild winter
| We would not recommend it, how
| ever, for cultivation in your sec
ton of the state. Hairy vetch may
| be planted any time from now on
| the sooner the better.
This crop should be seeded on
land which has been prepared with
some care. Begin by providing :
good friable seeded. To attain this
end, the land should, as a rule, be
! plowed, rolled and narrowed We
advise the use of 300 pounds of
! acid phosphate and 100 pounds OF
kainit or manure salts as supple
mental fertilizers. We have seldom
found it necessary to inoculate this
crop, though this may not be a bad
thing to do in section where vetch
has never been grown before. We
have never made it a practice to