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Show POTATO DISEASE FDUNDJN UTAH According to Dr. Georgo Tt. Hill, hoad of tho Hotany department of tho Utali Agricultural College, thoro art thrco serious potato disease's In Utah. They aro ns follows: Tusnrl-urn Tusnrl-urn Wilt, Hhlzoctonln, and Scab. To overcomo those tho following should bo obsorved: 1. Seod potatoes should bo very carofully selected. 2. Alt diseased potatoes should bo discarded. 3. A sllco should bo cut from tho atom end of nil seed potatoes about cno eighth of an Inah thick. All potatoes po-tatoes showing n black or brown discoloration dis-coloration should bo discarded. 4. All seed potatoes should bo treated treat-ed by bolng soaked In a corroslvo sub. llmato solution, four ounces In thirty thir-ty gallons of wator, for ono and a half hours. G. All treated seed should bo kept In stcrllo sacks or bins until planted. C. Mnnuro from animals which liavo been fed potatoes should never bo nddod to tho land upon which potatoes po-tatoes aro to bo sown. 7. All farm land should bo kept freo from weeds, especially thoso which carry Wilzoctonln, such ns Husslnn Thlstlo, Hod Hoot, Ground Chorrles, etc. 8. i:ery farmer should liavo his own seed plot to which caro should bo given to get uniform heavy yielding yield-ing potntoos, truo to typo and free from dlseaso. |
