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Show TO PREVENT POTATO ROT. H The (iermaii overnmenl and tho M people who are inli'ivivk'd in tigricul- M tui'o have been making cxhauslivo M study and e.K'rinit'iU in order to ' find prevciitiou or euro of the po- M tato rot, which has been Krious and M increasing for several years. H As to the result of investigation H nnd CAperirnre, the following has H been )iiblisVied by newspapers H throughout the nation; H "Tlie rotting is caused by tlio po- H tato fungus. This fungus, if pros- H cut on some lotntot's-iuJJie collar, H spreads to other potatoes and onuses H rot. A solution of ono jmiuik! of H chloride of lime dissolved in 25 gal- H Ions of water is used for washing H tho potatoes by menus of a broom. They are then spread out to dry. H Through this, procedure tho spores B of the fungus aro killed." H |
