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Show THE PAYSON CHRONICLE. PAYSON, UTAH Corn Smut Will Six Parachute Jumpers Take Off at Once Sit parachute Jumper taking off at the same time during the Royal Air Force pageant staged t at llendou, England. M ; V.:v Decrease Yields Disease Is Caused by Certain Type of Germ Belonging to Molds. "The enlarged outgrowths or galls which may now be seen on the corn is smut, according to W. E. Brentzel, botanist and plant pathologist at the North Dakota Agricultural College. This trouble, he says, Is somewhat similar to wheat smut although x t different in many important respects. , Corn smut never goes to wheat and wheat smut never goes to corn. Seed treatment will control covered smut of wheat but has no value In the control of corn smut. This disease la caused by a cer& tain type of germ belonging to the class known as molds. These germs may now be seen as a black powder falling from the corn smut galls. They pass from one season Into the next by wintering over In old diseased stalks, sometimes in the soil and may also live in manure for several months. During the summer while the corn Is growing the smut germs move about as dust in the winds and find lodging on the corn. The funnel-shapepockets in the tops of corn and the pockets at the base of the leaves collect dust and water. When the germs or spores lodge In pockets containing Just ICO years after Fra. Junipero Serra formed a new settlement on moisture they begin to grow and In a hill overlooking San Diego bay and started a mission there, this beauti- a short while form the smut ball ful mission style museum was presented to the San Diego Historical which we now see In the corn fields. Will Grow on Any Part. society by George W. Marston. It stands on the identical site of Fra. smut Is not particular about Corn mission. Serra's first which part of the plant to grow on. When the parasite attacks the ears the grain usually Is a total loss. When other parts of the plants are smutted, such as the leaves, tassels, silks and nodes, the amount of loss Is hard to estimate. Often the plants are broken over, sometimes by the excessive weight of the smut galls and sometimes by the weakening of parts where the smut growth comes out. In one way or another smut is causing heavy losses in some fields. Growers have asked whether silage made from these smutted ears and stalks will injure cattle. It is very true that these smut galls have an ugly appearance and some may hesitate to feed them to a fine lot of cattle. However, so far as is known corn smut has never caused any disease or ill effects when fed to cattle. In experiments conducted by the experiment stations of South Dakota, Kansas, Michigan and the United NGI TAKES A STROLL States Department of Agriculture cattle were fed corn smut in heavy amounts. In no case was any injury done to the cattle resulting from the smut. d San Diegos Beautiful Mission Style Museum Vatican Doors Are Opened Again Only Known Remedy. The only remedy known to avoid losses to the crop is to destroy the nearby source of the disease for the next year. In fields where this means of control is impractical It Is necessary to rotate crops. Smut resistant corns have not been developed yet but plant breeders are having some success in this direction. It Is hoped that in the near future we may have developed a variety of coru which will . resist smut. , Big Quantity of Humus in Soil Most Desirable 4 NGI, baby gorilla al the Washington zoo. snapped while out for his daily stroll with Head Keeper William Blackburn. N'Gi 19 one of only three baby gorillas that have survived after being removed lie Is from their native haunts. treated just like a baby petted, fed and taken on a daily walk by his keeper. three-year-ol- Swiss guards swinging wide the huge bronze doors of the Vatican In Rome, after the signing of the pact with the Italian government. These doors bad not been opened for 59 years. d CHAMPION WHISKERS One of the important explanations of the desirability of having a quantity of humus or decomposing organic matter In the soil is found in the capacity of humus for soaking up and storing water which is thus made available later for use by growing plants. Experiments have revealed that 100 pounds of sand can hold only 25 pounds of water, and 100 pounds of clay soil can hold only half its weight in water. In contrast, 100 pounds of decnylng organic matter may Hold as much as 100 pounds, or nearly twice its weight of water. Most soils are mixtures In varying proportions of sand, clay, silt, and organic material. As a rule the greater the proportion of organic matter contained in the soil cathe greater its of reserves the and greater pacity, moisture it will retain for resistance to drouthy and hot weather. water-absorptiv- e Eradicate Barn Flies With Creosote Spray Fleas grow in filth and the first step In cleaning up a place is to remove ail the dust, straw, manure, etc., from the barns and haul it out to the fields. Spray the floors and walls with a very strong solution of creosote." It Is better to use this dip In Its original strength If you can do It. After the dip has soaked In for a day or two spray again with kerosene, following that with an application of nnptbnlene crystals. Be very careful of fire. Keep the hogs away from these breeding places and It Is likely you will have no further trouble. Young Pacifists Jeer Boy Scouts Improved Roads Needed for Operation of Farm Gunner Albert Nelson, torpedoman with his lush crop of whiskers. lie claims the championship of the Asiatic fleet. His home is at Malden, Mass. on the destroyer L'. S. S. Noa, hair-raisin- g As the American Roy Scouts were sailing from New York to take port In the International scout jamboree In England they were jeered and almost mobbed by members of the Young Pioneers, a pacifist organization. The nolle suppressed the demonstration. Optimiit To be an optimist, you have to thinA you have arrived before you start. For economical operation of spray rigs, farm roads should be kept in good condition. An occasional dragging is not ulone necessary for this. In addition to dragging it i necessary to have the road well drained. Many growers find that it pays to own a ditcher. They use fids for their peach orchards to keep the drainage In good shape and then use It in keeping their roads well ditched. Spray rigs are heavy and dragging them around through the mud is hard on teams and expensive in time. Housekeepers . Asked to Watch for Pest Mediterranean Fly Threatens All Fruit in Country. Housekeepers throughout a large section of the United States are being enlisted by the United States government as Inspectors and scouts in the effort to repel a thoroughly dangerous foreign enemy the Mediterranean fruit fly which has already Invaded the country, Fruit from Florida, where the infestation of the fruit fly was first discovered, has been placed under an embargo, but only after much fruit which may have been harboring the pest, had been shipped to distant states. Federal authorities urge the utmost care in Inspecting any fruit imported from Floridu. Except for the watermelon and the pineapple, all fruits grown in the United States are vulnerable to the attacks of the Mediterranean fruit fly. The fly is to be found In the form of small maggots or worms, inside the pulp of the fruit. When these maggots tave reached full size or when they have been working for some time, the infestation Is easily discovered, since they will destroy most of the pulp. Before thut time, any fruit which Is conspicuously soft, or In which any sort of worms or maggots are found, is open to suspicion. Destruction of such fruit is urged by the government To make sure of killing the maggots, the fruit should be boiled or baked for a long period. Throwing It into the garbage Is the surest method of giving the maggots an opportunity to grow and spread. Fertilizing Value of Manure Is Overlooked Many farmers who pride themselves on their farming technique, their fine homes barns, and their and1 gardens, neglect their barnyards. Too often the manure pile blocks one or more of the doors Into the cow barn, and the cattle going In and out cover themselves and the barn floors with filth. Too often the litter carrier is broken or absent and the pile starts at the door and grows In all directions, uncontrolled. Every farmer realizes the fertilizing value of his manure, but not so many know that the most valuable part of It Is the liquid which more often than not Is allowed to drain or leach away. An Ideal setting for the manure pile would consist of a high shed with a cement floor which would conserve all the liquid manure, placed at least 40 feet away from the barn. But few farmers can afford such a building. The next best plan Is to level the barnyard so that the drainage can be controlled and led off to benefit some part of n nearby field or garden. Keep the manure at lenst 20 feet away from the cow barn and surround the pile with a liglit fence to keep the animals from tramping over It. good-lookin- Date of Seeding Wheat and When to Harvest That the date of seeding wheat has no effect on the time of harvesting Is the conclusion which may be drawn after looking over the seeding and harvesting dates kept for the past 30 years on plots at the North Dakota experiment station. In the years of 1800, 1001, 1908, 1920 and 1924 the date of harvest was August 10. but the dates for seeding in those years respectively were May C, May 4, April 18, April 20 and April 22. In some Instances there "was a variation of a month In the date of seeding while in every instance the date of harvest came on the same date. I.nte seeding of wheat is not advocated by the station, however, ns it is usually followed by a short straw and n lighter crop, taking the weather conditions into consideration. little or Iron in Africa Although the use of household electrical appliances in the Union of South Africa is not widespread, tha electric iron has become popular and la used by nearly all housewives living In a city where current is available. The natives, however, continue to use the iron. Mosquito Bites HANFORD'S Balsam of Myrrh IC01M7 back lor first boCtia If not sotted. AUdatkflL Foreign Students In American universities and colleges during the current year thera are 9,113 students from foreign countries. Over a hundred countries are represented, Including such as Abyssinia, Afghanistan, Burma and Malta. Canada leads with 1,173, followed by China with 1,109. Columbia university has the most, with 873. while the universities of California. New York and Washington are close seconds. Harvard, Chicago and Michigan also have large foreign groups among their undergraduates. Wealth in Henf Crop When killed and dressed, a Rhode Island Red lien, bought along with others In the l.oma Rica (Calif.) district by a poultry exchange, was found with a fine collection of gems in her craw. They were transparent crystals of varied colors. A Marysville jeweler said that four of the stones are blue sapphires. Popular "Why do they call those twin sisters tonsils? "Because everybody nut. Judge. takes them It May Be Turkey Is Roamer Many poultry men consider that tur- keys are naturally a roaming bird and that they can pick up their feed from all over the farm. It has been found, however, thut much better success with turkeys enn be enjoyed by keeping them confined and by following out the definite practices that have been found economical and Another practice which efficient should tie kept in mind in handling the turkey flock Is that of feeding sproutalfalfa ed oats or fresh meal. well-cure- d Feeding Steers The Ohio experiment station recently conducted a test showing tlmt where silage was used In large rations for fattening steers, $10 more per acre for corn could be reulized. There are ninny experiments carried on by many of our experiment stations which have demonstrated conclusively that silage will lower (he cost of beef production. With tills evidence, certainly agricultural advisers would do well to urge a greater use of the silo. Feeding Sweet Clover 8o far sweet clover liny lias not been observed to in any way injure sheep or horses. Its hud effects seem to lie confined to cuttle. Then, too. sweet clover pasture has never been known to produce tills trouble. Thousands of farmers have used sweet clover pasture for years without any bad results. The North Dakota experiment station has conducted a sweet clover pasture test with calves out discovering bad effects. with- Children Ciy for It Castorla Is a comfort when Baby fk fretful. No sooner taken than the little one Is at ease. If restless, a few drops soon bring contentment No harm done, for Castorla la a baby remedy, meant for babies. Perfectly safe to give the youngest infant ; you have the doctors' word for that! It Is a vegetable product and you could use it every day. But it's in an emergency that Castorla means most. Some night when constipation must be relieved or colic pains or other suffering. Never be without it; some mothers keep an ex'trn bottle, unopened, to make sure there will always be Castorla In the house. It is effective for older children, too; read the book that comes with it. |