The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-02-29

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Treating Cottomseed Helps
Prevent Disea.e
Treating ~cottonseed to prevent bac-
terial and fungus diseases that attack
the young seedlings is paying GOOD
returns to farmers in the Carolinas
and should prove equally worth while
In Mississippi, in the opinion of J.
w. Willis, cotton specialist of the
Mississippi Extension Service.
Every cotton farmer in Mississippi
knows how important it Is to get a
good stand from the first planting
and then get the plants off to a
good start, he added. This is one
Of the first battles in the war against
the boil weevil.
The best form of insurance against
poor stands is seed treatment with
either an organic mercury dust sold
under the trade name 2 percent Cere-
san or a mercuric phosphate dust
sold as New Improved Ceresan. The
former has been used more general
ly but the latter seems to give equal
~ good results and costs less. Other
dusts are now on the market for
treating Io.-onsoS-, but they a@,
not been tested sufficiently to De
recommended.
Directions for constructing a home
made seed treater from an old bar
rel or oil drum are contained in a
leaflet soon to be issued by the U.
8. Department of Agriculture ON cot
tonseed treatment. Willis quotes the
authors OF the leaflet, DR.. R. j. Has
kell ard DR.. H. n. Barker of the
U 8. Department Of Agriculture, as
reporting that seed treatment in ".
Carolina last year in some instances
increased the market value Of the
cotton as much as $40 an scre.
Cost of treating ~cottonseed ranges
from II to rs cents an acre allowing
5 pecks OF seed per acre. In some
communities ginners perform this
service at a small fee for their Gus
TONERS. In others. enterprising in
dividuals have mounted treating ma
chimes on trucks and travel from
farm to farm, treating seed at q
fixed price.
Complete directions for treating
seed can be obtained from county
agents. Certain precautions for pro.
'ytecting the hands and yes are ex-
planned in the leaflet. Copies Of the
laflet. when 1t Is available. may be
I obtained free from county agents or
by writing to the Department of Ag-
ricukure. Washington, D. c.
Not until a sound farming program
Is put into operation on every farm
will Mississippians experience that
degree OF prosperity and feel that
sense of security that Is the hope OF
every forward-looking farmer. And
here are ten steps to sound farming
which If taken by all farmers, will
lead to a more abundant life for both
the rural and urban population: a.
Grow a good living on the farm, (2)
Grow ample feed for the livestock,
CD Determine a permanent practical
use for ach acre Of the farm, t4)
Control erosion and build soil fer
tilitv. 90 Increase cash returns
through higher yields I'M better
quality, 90 Develop some additional
sources of income 90 Strive for ef-
ficient production of crops and live
stock, 90 Make good use of labor.
wor'ystock and equipment, co Ar
range for credit at low rate of in
terest and buy for cash and G0)
Know what the market demands and
maintain a high standard in the grade
and quality OF the products offered
for sale.
Add FARM NEWS .- -
Growing a good living is the first
essential of good farming. The farm
garden with a fertile soil planted sue
cessfully to suitable vegetables and
cultivated clean can be made the
most profitable land on the farm
One-fourth acre each of Irish pota
toes, sweet potatoes, sorghum Or
sugarcane, and one-half acre of field
peas shown be grown for food to sup
plement the garden and pantry.