Show USE OF CARBON affords rather cheap and simple treatment for eradicating grain moth moths and weevil by T J missouri ouri college at 0 agriculture A stitch in fr time caves eaves nine but even tho the time may not remedy the damage damaged one would have prevented I 1 usually late threshing has left the grain in the stack or abode shock exposed to the attack attacks a of te ce grain moth and the weevil this year fortunately a rath cr or timple cheap treatment with car boa bon will destroy all the wee we file evils and moths that infest stored grains this liquid looks very much like water but when pol tail on raga or into shallow pans on the top of grain rapidly forms a gas so much heavier than air that it goes down among the kernels destroying all and moths the temperature size shape and tightness of at blue or gr granaries are important factors it Is not worth while to fumigate when the tempera ture Is III below 60 dees F more to 1 required and even then unsatisfactory are obtained ono one pound of liquid for every 30 bus litle of grain grata will be enough it if the bin Is tight and the temperature above 70 degrees another pound should be used for every cubic feet of epach above the grata grain la in tho b bin tn the may be thrown directly on the grain without injury but better results will be secured by pour paul ing it into shallow pans scattered over the surface or t it these are not available it may bo be poured upon old rags or cotton waste one half pound or at most not more than a pound should be poured into each pan the th liquid may bo be poured down through a gas pipe ia fn order to get it near the center and bottom ot at very large bin bins plug line end r the pipe with cotton or old rats husli t davin th through rougA a tho the grain and then remove the plug by pushing a rod down through the pipe the granary or bins hould be kept closed as tightly as fossit uso for or 36 hours and if it the seed Is not to be sowed bowed tor for 48 hours the grain mill be jurt as good for feed after treat ment as an before but if it it ie Is to be sowed bowed car earo should bt taken not to use too ruch or to fumi gate too long it Is often convenient to apply the liquid saturday afternoon and fumigate until the next monday morning the gaa gas ts Is very vert 11 and no DO lighted cigars pipes lanterns or matches should be allowed in or near the building until it has been thor dishy y aired the work should always be done in tn the daytime coet cost may be kept down ty y securing commercial i instead of the more exion alve give chemically pire pu fl liquid often kept by draff drug stores storekeepers will doubtless to glad to order the more economical torn forra it if it Is not already la in stock stack for la tn special wee arito to the college of agriculture columbia mo bo be sure to tho the size of ot the cl antry or bin to be fu tailgated |