Show treat oats for smut control good plan to sprinkle seed i with weak solution of the smut diseases of oats ran can be largely v controlled by treating tile iho seed before pluming planting with a weak solution 0 of t forni alin tile the treatment will insure clean outs oats and bigger yields there are nine important points to observe when treating the oats and these as outlined by ti 0 W V fant extension plant disease specialist at north carolina state college are as aa follows 1 seed to be treated should be placed on a hard surface floor door con crete or wood where tile he mol moisture sture front from the treating solution will not nor lw bv injurious solution required 2 otte one balf gallon of treating sola ilou don Is required to treat each buchel bu slie of grain 3 the amount of solution needed for treating the seed Is calculated from tit amount of seed to bo be treated 4 prepare tile the solution in the proportion of I 1 pint of 0 commercial to 40 gallons of water if for instance 10 bushels bug liels of seed are to be treated 5 gallons of treating solution will be needed prepare tills this by add ing mi pint of commercial forni alin to 5 gallons of water proportion the plat pint to 40 gallons water sprinkle li on grain 5 the solution should be sprinkled on tile the grain is as it Is shoveled from one pile to another use tile the ordinary sprinkling cun can and scoop shovel for this purpose see that all tile the ghion Is wet in the sprinkling 6 after the Is over stir tile the seed with a shovel so BO as to insure ball all tile the grain being bethi wet 4 T cover coer with sacks tor for one to two hours in order to to hold the fumes then spread tile the seed out in tile tho air to dry 8 the treating solution groves grows stronger with age because of the evaporation of water do not use a solution which ling has been allowed allow pol to stand for several days day t U ailko allowance for the swelling of the grata grain by regulating tile the drill so go us as to sow tile the proper amount per acre |