Show Treat Potatoes Before Planting I Ii Solution of Corrosive Sublimate Sublimate mate or Formaldehyde Is Effective Experiments ha have shown I that ha t potatoes potatoes pota pota- toes can be treated for disease control In the winter while they are ure dormant with no delay In germination In the spring according to C. C L. L Graves plant pathologist ut at the Kansas Agricultural Agricultural Agri cultural colle college e. e Graves therefore recommends that seed potatoes be I. I treated us as soon as practical There have ve been heen developed In the tile I past few years jears ears two standard treatments trent treat ments ment for fur the control of seed borne I diseases disease of the potato Both are arc equal equally I ly In disease 01 The They fliey I are the corrosive sublimate treatment I and the hot formaldehyde e treatment Corrosive Sublimate Treatment I a U solution for the corrosive e sublimate treatment h by mixing thoroughly thor thor- ou hl four ounces of corrosive e sublimate still still- mate mute in 30 XO gallons of water Corrosive Corrosive Cor Cor- rosi e sublimate is deadly on and must be lie kept kelt n away from children and animals It will not nol Injure time tile hands The subi sublimate solution will corrode metals Is Therefore bt birrel wooden tubs or concrete vats should hould contain the treatment Potatoes should not he be cut before they are treated Best Ues results are ure obtained when they are aree left in the solution for one and one one- e unit hair hours flours according to rue me pl piani m pathologist I The he solution should not be used for more then three batches hatches of potatoes unless the solution Is strengthened each ench time Corrosive sublimate should be added at the time rate rote of one half to fl eJ eighths five of an nn ounce to each 30 gallons of water vater after each treatment Hot Formaldehyde Treatment For the time hot formaldehyde eh de treatment mix two pints of strength full forma deh de in lii 30 gallons of water Un Unlike like lIl the time corrosive sublimate u treatment this solution does oes not wen weaken ken with use and no addition of formaldehyde e uee need be he added after treatment to maintain the time original strength For Formaldehyde Formaldehyde Is also a n deadly poison polson The Time solution quickly dries ries from rota th the surface of the time tubers an and the treated seed is not poisonous The lime hot formaldehyde deh de tren treatment requires re reo I quires quiz from rota three to four minutes In Ina Ina a 11 heated solution 1 I 12 J to I G degrees F Care Cale should s-hould he be taken that time tile tubers do not come cOllie in contact with the lie sides und mind bottom bOllom 0 of the treating vat nil says say I Professor G Graves Gra ru rueS eS |