Show ya V 2 I 1 N a SMUT IN OATS AND WHEAT direction for tile jensen or hot writes of like seed bulletins building on the lie subject of smut in oats and have been published by bi the department of agriculture a at t arsh ington farmers bulletin no 5 and b michigan station eta frion no 67 87 naso by stations the remedies which haat been found successful for the prevention of tho the disease have bavo been described on oil this ange alig ge during the past year owing tt t tho the interest which farmers have brill bested on oil this subject and an unusual de 10 mand for bulletin no 87 tho the michigan station decided to publish a 1 third edition with some improved meth methods oils of treat ment which have been found advantageous in this edition tho following direce tiona aro given for the jensen or hot wa waa ter treatment of 0 the seed I 1 3 2 HEADS ADS SHOWING NI VARIOUS Arrous STAGES or op sirca have a kettle in hi which to heat the water va quite liot hot say iga degrees near this ket dettlo tie place a barrel in which to treat choseed tho seed if sunk partly a in tho e ground it will be more convenient tor for use fill the barrel about half full of hot water from the kettle and keep the te temperature at the desired height by adding cold oi 01 hot water tile tho water should be at degrees when tho the wheat or oats are arc put into it allow the grain to remain in the water five i minutes and keep heep tile the temperature above degrees keep it as near lai de decrees elees as po possible ssi ble to 1 dip I ip sack and fasten this 8 3 aceto ck to one sator en dzoff a I 1 ions ong pole used as a lever hung across a notched post keep the seed moving all the time whilo chilain in tho the botni hot water ater after re taking oats out of the barrel of hot water it is is best to throw cold water over them to cool them off and then let them stand and dram drain two or three hours when they may be sown broadcast wheat heat dries much more readily ks g both grains will be considerably swollen after their treatment it is well to regulate tile the drill to feed front from one to two tire pee pecks k S pe per r acre more than with dry seed in the accompanying cut the central ligure figure blows I 1 1 large smutted ted h head cad the husks of which are only partly destroyed b by Y smut fig 2 represents a full smutted head whilo fi 3 shows a smutted head lead at harvest tune time |