Show seed potatoes I 1 need ned Trea treating farmers agree that Is thin thing g to do even with fifie spuds what lg Is going to be doni done about treating seed potatoes for the coming season there Is no doubt as advisability of using certified seed practically every farmer who has used such seed in tile the past will agree that it to Is tile the thing to do in the future ture however we have too many farmers who buy certified seed and do not treat them before pla planting nt regardless of what kind of seel seed you buy or where the tubers come from it Is well ivell worth the time and money expended to treat before planting although the seed are ertl fled it Is still possible that scab wilt and powdery scab can come in unnoticed seed treatment aiu control these troubles says dr IV D moore extension plant pathologist at clemson college who adds that tile the control of a small amount of disease now may prevent a largo large amount of loss in subsequent years corrosive Sub sublimate limite use corrosive sublimate for treating your seed it can be had at any drug store in tablet form or can be bought in the crystalline form make up a I 1 to 1000 one part corrosive sublimate alimate to 1000 parts of water solution which Is equivalent to four ounces of corrosive sublimate to 80 30 gallons of water use wooden barrels or cement tanks for this work this material Is deadly poison so 60 keep children and all animals away from the solution method used treat each batch of potatoes for one and one half hours the potatoes may be treated in bags or crates after treating a batch of four bushels add enough water to the barrel to make up the original volume and then add one half ounce of corrosive sublimate to keep up the strength tills this can be repeated about four times each time after treating a batch of seed because of the dirt that gets into the solution a new barrel should be matte made up after this after treatment the potatoes pes may be dried an and stored scored or else planted immediately nied lately |