Show CONCE CONCERN RN FELT OVER WHEAT DISEASE 0 damage to wheat and barley next summer by attacks of smut may be avoided by treating the seed in the fall several days before planting J C hogenson extension agronomist at the utah state agricultural college states for this treatment copper car bonate dust has been found effective two ounces are needed f for each bushel of wheat to be ef fec tive however copper carbon 1 ate dust must be spread over each i seed this may best be done by byj mixing the grain and dust in a small homemade home made machine j I 1 materials needed to make this machine are an airtight barrel a one inch pipe properly jointed or I 1 bent on one end to form a crank and two well constructed props to hold the barrel off the ground A small hole should chuld be cut in the thea side of the barrel to pour the wheat and dust in but a tight fit j ting door must be provided provi ded to 01 prevent the escape of the dust once it has been placed in the barrel T the he pipe should then be I 1 run lengthwise of the barrel and braced tightly at each end so tha the barrel will move in circular motion when the end of the pipe is turned the props are then placed at the end of the barrel and a small I 1 half circle cut in the top of each I 1 of the irps for the pipe to fit fita into this allows the barrel to be held up off the ground and turned in circular motion thus mixing the grain and dust thoroughly the copper is poisonous and professor hogenson warns the th farmer to wear a mask of of some seme sort over the nose and mouth when treating the grain as the dust dus causes irritation nausea and sickness 1 if inhaled grain should never be trea treated tedi except for sowing bread made from treated wheat fit to ea eat even if the wheat is scoured before f ore milling |