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Show TOE RICH COUNTY REAPER RANDOLPH, UTAH Com Smut Will Mighty-Monarc- Decrease Yields stccra of the Air h TUNE IN... Majestic Theatre of the Air over Columbia ana American Broadcasting Syitcme every Sunday night, 9 to 10 Saltern Daylight Saving Time. Headliner of the Stage and Screen. FAVORABLE TIME Disease Is Caused by Certain Type of Germ Belonging to Molds., ( , The enlarged outgrowths or galls which may now be seen on the com Is smut, according to W. E. Brentzel, botanist and plant pathologist at the North Dakota Agricultural College. "This trouble, he says, is somewhat similar to wheat smut although different in many Important respects. Com smut never goes to wheat and wheat smut never goes to corn. Seed treatment will control covered smut of wheat but has to value in the control of corn smut "This disease Is causedi by a certain type of germ belonging to the class known as molds. These germs may now be seen, as a black powder falling from the com smut galls. They pass from one season into the next by wintering over in old diseased stalks, sometimes in the soil and may also live in manure for several months. During the summer while the corn is growing the smut germs move about as dust in the winds and find lodging on the com. The pockets in the tops of corn and the pockets at the base of the leaves collect dust ted water. When the germs or spores lodge in packets containing moisture they begin to grow and in a short while form the smut ball which we now see in the corn fields. funnel-shape- d Will Grow on Any 'Com Part. smut is not particular about which part of the plant to grow on. When the parasite attacks the ears the grain usually is a total loss. When other parts of the plants are smutted, such as the leaves, tassels, silks and nodes, the amount of loss is hard to estimate. Often the plants are broken over, sometimes by the excessive weight of the smut galls and sometimes by the weakening of parts where the smut growth conies out In one way or another smut Is causing heavy losses in some fields. Growers have asked whether silage made from these smutted ears and stalks will Injure cattle. It is very true that these smut galls have an ugly appearance and some may hesitate to feed them to a fine lot of cattle. However, so far as is known corn smut has never caused any disease or ill effects when fed to cattle. In experiments conducted by the experiment stations of South Dakota, Kansas, Michigan and the United States Department of Agriculture cattle were fed com smut in heavy amounts. In no case was any injury done to the cdttle resulting from the smut. Only Known Remedy. The only remedy known to avoid losses to the crop is to destroy the nearby source of the disease for the next year. In fields where this means of control is Impractical it is neees sary to rotate crops. Smut resistant corns have not been developed yet but plant breeders are having some sue cess In this direction. It is hoped that In the near future we may have developed a variety of corn which will resist smut. Big Quantity of Humus in Soil Most Desirable One of the important explanations of the desirability of having a quantity of humus or decomposing organic matter in the soli is found in the capacity of humus for soaking up and storing water which is thus made available later for use by growing plants. Experiments have revealed that 100 pounds of sand can hold only 25 pounds of water, and 100 pounds of clay soil can hold only half its weight in water. In contrast, 100 pounds of decaying organic matter may hold as much as 100 pounds, or nearly twice its weight of water. Most soils are mixtures In varying proportions of sand, clay, silt, and organic material. As a rule the greater the proportion of organic matter contained In the soil cathe greater its pacity, and the greater reserves of moisture it will retain for resistance to drouthy and hot weather. water-absorpti- Feeding Sweet Clover So far sweet clover hay has not been observed to In any way Injure sheep or horses. Its bad effects seem to be confined to cattle. Then, too, sweet clover pasture has never been known to produce this trouble. Thousands of farmers have used sweet clo- ver pasture for years without any bad results. The North Dakota experiment station has conducted a sweet clover pasture test with calves without discovering bad effects. HOUSEKEEPERS ASKED TO WATCH FOR DANGEROUS FOREIGN PEST Mediterranean Fly Threatens All Fruit in Country Housekeepers throughout a large section of the United States are being enlisted by the United States government as inspectors and scouts in the effort to repel a thoroughly dangerous Mediterranean enemy the foreign fruit fly which has already invaded the country. Fruit from Florida, where the infestation of the fruit fly was first discovered, has been placed under an embargo, but only after mucb fruit which may have been harboring the pest, had been shipped to distant states. Federal authorities urge the utmost care In inspecting any fruit Imported from Florida. Except for the watermelon and the pineapple, all fruits grown in the United States are vulnerable to the attacks of the Mediterranean fruit fly. The fly is to be found in the form of small maggots or worms, inside the pulp of the fruit When these maggots have reached full size or when they have been working for some time, the infestation Is easily discovered. since they will destroy most of Date of Seeding Wheat and When to Harvest That the date of seeding wheat has little or no effect on the time of hai vesting Is the conclusion .which may be drawn after looking over the seeding and harvesting dates kept for the past 36 years on plots at the North Dakota experiment station. In the years of 1896, 1901, 1908, 1920 and 1924 the date of harvest was August 10. but the dates for seeding in those years respectively were May 6, May 4, April 18, April 26 and April 22. In some Instances there was a variation of a month in the date of seeding while in every instance the date of harvest came on the same date. Late seeding of wheat is not advocated by the station, however, as it is usually followed by a short straw and a lighter crop, taking the weather conditions Into consideration. , the pulp. Before that time, any fruit which is conspicuously soft, or Jn which any sort of worms or maggots are found, Is open to suspicion. Destruction of such fruit is urged by the government To make sure of killing the maggots, the fruit should be boiled or baked for a long period. Throwing it into the garbage Is the surest metho,d of giving the maggots an opportunity to grow and spread. Cattle Grub Expensive to Many Cattle Owners It costs in the neighborhood of a year for cattle owners, dairymen, feeders, butchers, and tanners to support the cattle grub, yet this pest can be destroyed. Either the old method of hand extraction may be used, or the newer methods developed by the United States Department of Agriculture. The department advises the application of Derris as a wash, ointment, or powder, pyrethrum ointment, fine tobacco powder or nicotlne n dust, or the injection of benzol or A concentrated tetrachloride. drive on the cattle grub is necessary to eradicate it from a locality. , The pest is becoming more serious, 6ays the department, owing to the spread of a second species of grub, known as the northern, or European grub. ' $50,-000,0- caf-bo- Field Stones Useful in Walls and Footings Concrete foundation walls and footings can be cheapened somewhat with no injury to the quality of the concrete by filling in to some extent with hard, clean, field stones. This also offers a means of disposing profitably of what otherwise Is more or less of a nuisance. The stones should not be piled In the forms and the concrete worked down among them, as Is sometimes done; but a layer of concrete should be put in the forms, then stones dropped In so that they do not touch the forms or each other. 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