Show timely topics for farmers alon OF OP POTATO WAMIN at tho the present day Oon apor por scabies potato scab is 1 one of the bo most widespread of diseases affecting tho the potato tho tito fungus usually attacks the tubers whilo while young forming scattered rough or scabs on tho the surface these patches gradually increase in eizo size and number and not infrequently when the tile tuber Is in full grown lie its surface Is it more or loss 18 completely covered with scab tho injury li in confined to tho tile surface of tho the tho tile skin being broken up into fragments over tho the diseased patches although the market value ie in much depreciated when cab scab la to present in quantity tho the quality of the potato Is 1 not in the least impaired for eating Pro prevention sention and Item ediew 1 if scabbed potatoes are for flood without having been sterl luzod the resulting crop will almost certainly bo be diseased and in addition tho the fungus will pass into ino the tile soil oil where whore it ie Is capable of living for everal years scabbed potatoes may bo be asod for need without the slightest danger of spreading tho the if they are immersed Im moreed for two hours in a lion consisting of one pint of commercial for normalyn malyn forro 40 per er cent cont mixed with 36 gallon gallons of water rho potatoes are then spread out to dry when thoy they may be cut and planted in the usual manner groat great care must be taken after potatoes pota hano ho vo been treated ae as above that they are not placed in backe sacks or hampers that have con bained scabbed potatoes pota 2 land that has produced scabbed potatoes pota Is certain to bo be infected with fungus and should not be planted with potatoes potato ea for several years afterwards beets turnips carrots and cabbages aro are also attacked by the fungus cereals may bo be sown with safety on infected land 3 in the care of gardens and small mall plots of land where potatoes are re of necessity grown every year the trenches in which the potation pota toon oe are planted should bo be sprinkled with powdered sulphur 4 lime favors the development of tho the fungus in the soil the same Is true of stable manuro night soil etc add acid manures only should be applied to infected land 6 peelings from infected potatoes should not bo be fed to pigs unless they have been boiled burning to 9 the safest and in the end the moat most economical method of dealing with them many a big lie ito la is told to 0 o cover up a little one no place like home appeals appeal to the man who Is too lazy to work |