DAILY CAPR AL JOURNAL, SALBttf, ORWOON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER M, 1008.
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HV PttOF. HUNTKR
SThe recent harvest hns probably
men all previous records In losses
Mto whent mid out smut In eastern
inoa enstern Wellington nnd
ienhern Idaho. It Is Impossible to
ttnj'p with any degreo of neenrncy
JuU what this loss will amount
but It Is safo to say thnt tho aggro
gntc will run Into the millions of dol
lars. So provalont wns this dlsenso
that scarcely n grain field could bo
found that was not moro or Ioob af
fected. Ip some localities practical
ly all of tho grnln coming to tho
warehouses Is smutty and much of
it Is docked from 2 to 7 cents per
bushel. Tho warehouso dockago Is
only n small portion of tho totnl Iojs
for 25 per cent of many crops con
sisted of tiimit and heuco novor
reache3 tho warehouses. In addition
N this direct loss from smut, many
farmer-' Buffered heavy losses In
llrectly During tho harve-1 season
an unnsunlly 'nrco numbor of thresh-
iraxttwx.u.'Cu
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On and aitet October iSth
State. Street cats will operate
20 minute schedule and Com
mercial Street and South Salem
cars on 15 minute schedule
Yew Park Cars on JO minute
schedule.
Complete time tables fwill
be ready for distribution within
afewjdays. ,
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Portland Railway
Light &
P'ower Company
WILLAMETTE VALLEY DIVISION
Ing machines wero burned, tho causes
bf which Nvere traceable in nearly ev
pry Instance to the smutty condition
of tho grain. This gigantic loss from
snwit Is a living universal treatment
for smut -the usual vltroll or blue--tum
treatment- Is not nlwnys effec
tive and can not bo relied upon.
Wlmt Smut Is.
To successfully hnmllo tho smut
problem one should thoroughly un
derstand tho naturo and dovelopmont
of the smut plant. In Dullotln No.
54 Of the Wmhlnctnn ctnfn nrtiort.
Wnt station, Prof. R K. Dcnttlo de
scribes the smut plant as follews:
"Tho disease wo commonly call
smut Is produced by a smnll plant
which lives upon tho wheat plant and
steals Its food from it. Tho flno
black powder called smut Is made
up of n multitude of small grains,
each of which may grow into smut
plnnt If placed undor tho proper
conditions,
"When a grain of whent la planted
with a live smut grain on it, both of
them soon germinate Tho grain of
wheat produces n wheat plant; the
iirnln of smut produces a smut plant.
Tho smut plant produces small color
less grn'ns which at onco grow Into
other "mut plants. Thus from one
original black smut grain sevornl
unint plantB may soon come, Ono of
those plants bores Its way through
tho tlB.io of tho stalk. Hero It lives
for tho rest of Its liro. growing up
with tho stnlk and stenling food from
It. But only whon tho wheat's skin
Is soft and young can tho smut pene
trate About tho time that tho flrsti
green leaf unrolls, the skin gots hnr-1
nnd from then ono jenn not bo pone-'
tratod by tho smut. It tho whoat
hns not boon attacked by thts tlmo
it Is safe. If, howovor, tho smut ha"
succeoded in ontertnlng tho whent
stalk tho injury is done nnd tho
wheat will suffer, Whllo growing
up with tho Btn'k during tho winter
and spring It checks tho growth of
tho wheat straw and makes tho smut
ted plants noticeably shorter than
the round onos. Whon tho whent
bend forms, tho smut plant Bonds IU
brnnches Into It nnd taken up tho
nlant food as fast as It In doposltod
In tho kernels. Thoro It places Its
own grains nnd thus provides for Its
next year's growth."
Prom this description of tho smut
plant It It ovldont thnt tho disease
may be attached In two ways: (1)
To treat tho seod wheat with some
thing thnt will rotnrd tho gormlnn
lou of the smut grains until the
whent nlnnts have dovnlonnd skins
that nro too tough for tho smutJ
nlnnts to enter: (2) to trout tho
eed with somethlnt: thnt will KILL
tho mut itrnlns, thereby removing
nil pos-lblltv of Infection. Tho tin
turn of tho two treatments suggest
which of tho two is the moit offec
tlvo. Vitriol, ilrfnnlliiff l,rooos.
The vt"ol trontwnnt for smut "
verv fnwlPnr to nil roneerned nnd
heir 't t unnnronry to dccrlbo
It ui fionll here. Ono ncrullnr thing
nbont Mil procc Is the lnok of nnl
fnrm'tv In the strength of the solu
"on used. Some pro n wenk solution
whllo othr ime ono of great
frnnrlh. The vltrot solution Is nm
otiv n'nepd In n bnrrol or trourch. TI1.0
whent to be treated Is thon lm
ntniiaod In tho Boln"oti In pnpki
about ii bushel fo the Rnck. After
oninlnliiK In tho solution for nn In
doflnltn norlod of. time from 1 to
10 mlmitPB1 the nrks nro se unon
n draining board. If nftor (Irvine,
the lfP"UPlH nro covered with n vl-lhlo
conMntr nf vitriol tho whpnt is usunl
'v ponsi'lerod well t rented.
Men who havo tlioroughlv investl
untcd Hb siiblort tell ii tbnt vory
fnw nf Hip pmut grnliiR nro ronllv kill
od bythli trentmont. Itq chpf vnluo
eenr to b lp rotnrdlnir tho Wolon
tppnt of the nmiit plants. Tf the
wlent urnlnK nro rnvorcd with rnat
'nr of vitriol when sown nd uor
"nnnt'on tnkos nlnp ImmodlntPl'',
bl trentmont probnbly lias consld
ornb'o vplun
U'liv tho Vitriol Treatment PhIIn.
Tho vital wenknos of ttits proppn
Hoi In tho 'net that but fw nT Mm
niut grnlns nrp nctunllv klH"d
Much of tho smut is lodged In tho
groove on ono Bldo of tho whent ker
nel and when lmmor.sod In ho solu
tion thoro Is usunlly an nlr bubble
nt nrruples th's groove, nnd com
nlotolv protects tho smut grains from
th vltroll solution.
If tho oed l well conted with vit
riol and germination takes plnco
oon after tho seed is sown, thU
treatment probnbly hni considerable
vpii in retard Inc Mip devolnnment
nf the nmut. Hut If the cermlnoMon
nf the wheat is slow, 'f tho peed Is
"nwn In the dry oll or If thn wppipr
''prnmoi cold nnd tho soil damn lust
iftor the need Is sown, the vltrlo'
mnv nil dlnnpear from tho when be
fore the wheat Is up. Tho smut fieq
ban nn enual chanco with tho whent
nd whon tho seed is sown undor
hon conditions wo often havo nmut.
Formaline Trrntmcitt, or Killing
Proechs.
Whllo tho formaline 4roatment for
"mut Is not n gonorol use, It la vnr?
superior to tho vltrlo! or old method
of treating thedseaso, It has been
nrnullv tested by several of the ex
rterlmotrt stations and fouud verv ef
flclent when tho " work H nronorly
Meno, H kills tho smut Instead nf
retarding tho growth It costs lltMo
if nnv moro thnn tho vitriol ana tho
nroresi Is Just as simple and as easily
performed.
Formalin or formaldehyde, as It Irf
nn called. r'40 ner cent solution
if n volatile llouM in fater. It li
'isuaHy brought " 'bo drug stores In
'louna or pini dwiok it is poison
ous In the concentration form In
which It Is bniioht but Is not nolon
n the weak solution In -hlch It I
"ed to dorov mut oo noun'
nt from 4R o K0 fin's nnd should
rept from 45 to Bn bushel of grnli
'Iijirriiiloiis denier soriotlmes d'
"ute formalin wth water and It l
npcesrary to make sure that It H
reallv a 40 per cent so'ntlon and -thnt
't Is a full plint. In other words, txit
from men whom you know are hon
it If tho solution Is too weak tho
wilt will pot be entirely prevented
and all of the troubli of treating the
ec"4 may be for n&tilB?.
Seed whMt should Irst be run
through a good fanning mill with a
good wind blaat to blow out all tho
Bmut balls possible- The sacks used
to put tho treated seed in should bo
boiled or dipped Into tho formalin
solution for n few minutes. Dins nnd
floors Into which nnd upon which the
seod H poured should bo treated with
hol'lng water to bo sure that the seed
Is not reinfected after It Is treated.
Defora sowing tho seod tho drll
should be cleaned with boiling wntor.
Thoso precautions may seem unneces
sary but it must bo romombored thnt
smut grains aro flno dust and may
be blown everywhere.
Thoro are threo methods of treat
ing grnln with formalin that wo wIbIi
to consider. For nil of them uso n
"olutlrT of ono pound of tho 40 per
cent formaline to 45 gallons of water.
Do not mnko it Btrongor thnn ono
pound of formnlino to 40 gallons of
water or you aro llablo to kill much
of your wheat.
Sprinkling Process.
Sprend out 8 or 10 busbols of seed
on a clean floor, snrinklo tho solu
tion over tho grain wth a garden
sprinkler, using about one gallon of
water to each bushel of grain. Whllo
being sprinkled tho grain !i shoveled
vigorously1 to get the ovory kornol
thoroughly wotted. It Is then cov
ered with disinfected sacks nnd loft
'n tho pile fpr nt Ionst two hours. It
may then bo sacked up and set nway
to dry. For tho man who only has n
small amount of seed to trot this Is
a very satisfactory mothod for thoro
Is llttlo waste of tho solution nnd If
ho work la carofully dono It is ef
fective. Snck Method.
Most of tho farmers who uso for
mnlln dip tho grain Just as it Is dono
bv tho vitriol treatment. Tho boIu
Hon 45 gallons of wator to one
pound of tho formalin, Is placed In n
bnrrol provided with a drain board.
SomotlmcB a largo trough that will
hold Eovoral sacks Is-iised Instead of
tho barrol. Tho sacks, each contain
ing nbout a buBhol of grain, are 1m
morBod In tho solution for 10 min
utes. Thoy aro thon sot on tho drain
ing board nnd nftor dripping censon,
piled up in a narrow pllo to dry.
Thercls perhaps ono serious dofect In
this and tho sprinkling mothod, viz,
the smut balls that tho fanning mill
fnlled to romovo mny bo brokon In
handling tho grain nftor it is dried.
in this way tho wheat may bo reinfected.
TrentliiR Recti TOOw In Trfirgo Trough.
Perhaps tho most offectlvo way to
treat whoat with formallno Is to
slowly pour tho seed Into tho solu
tion In n Inrgo trough. Tho trough
should bo lnrgo onough to treat 25
or 30 busholH at onco. Such a trough
mny bo kopt by using It for n water
ing trough whon not In uso for .this
iiurpo-o. As tho wheat Is gently
poured Into tho solution the nmut
ballB, wild oats, and othor trash will
float. These are skimmed off as tho
whent Is poured 'nto tho solution
i ims nrnrucniiy eliminates tun pos
sibility of tho seod becoming rein
fected nftor It hns been treated bv
tho breaking of tho Binut bnllB that
wero not soaked long enough to kill
all of the smut grains In them.
Ator tho whent ban been In tho so
lution for eight or ton minutes, the
olutlon 's el rn I nod on nnd the wheat
thrown Into n heop on a clean floor
whoro It llos for two hours covered
with disinfected sacks or othor cov
ering. In-tond of throwing tho treat
od seod Into n heap It may ho sacked
Inuupdlntely, placed on tho draining
bonrdfl nnd then piled up to dry.
Drying Mm Seed.
Writers upon Jhls pubjoet usunlly
say to loavo tho grain In tho sock or
heap for two or moro hours and then
sprend It out to dry on n floor or can
ens that has boon cleaned with boil
ing water. This Is much tho safest
plan hut undor favorable conditions
tho seod dries satisfactorily In thti
snckH If piled so tho air can got
through It. Farmers usually drv it
la this way. Cnro must bo tnkou to
ee that tho grnJn dries or It will
heat In n few days nnd Its vltnllty
seriously Injured. Tim one treating
the seed must uso his own Judgment
in this matter for undor somo condi
tions It will dry properly In tl snck
whllo undor other conditions It will
not, If tho soil Is In condition to
gormlnato tho seed Immediately it is
FOUR GIRLS
Restored to Health Jiy Xydlft-.K.
Pinkuaiu'sVoKotnblo Compound
Kad What TAy Sayi' '
MI-LtlllnnoM,B30
KattHlth Street. Now
York writes: "LydU
K. l'lnklmm's Vegeta
ble Compound over
cAuio Irregularities, pe
riodic suffering, nnd
nervous liomlacliei,
nftor oTorythlng elsa
ltiul failed to help mo,
nnd 1 tool It n duty to
lot others know of It."
KutlinrlnoCrftlir.2353
L:fuyotto St., Donvcr,
Col., wtltesi "Thanks
toLydlaK.Plnkhnm'.i
VeROtabloCouiiioiunl I
ainwoll,ftoruHerlnj
for months from ner
vous prostration."
MIm Mario Stoltx-
man, of Laurel, la.
writes: "Iwaslua run
from suppression,
IndtROStlon, and nonr
circulation. Lydla K.
IMnkham'a Vegetable
Compound made me
woll and strong."
MissKUonMtOtson,
of 417 N. Kast8t.Ko
waneo, III., says: " Ly-dlnK.riukiiam'iVeee-table
Compound cured
mo o( baokacho. side
ache, and established
my periods, after the
best local doctors had
failed to-holp me."
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
Fot thirty years Lydki E. Pink
ham's Vdgotablo Compound, nmdo
from rootS nnd horlks, luui bcon tho
Btanuaiu romcuy lor loinnio iu.h.
and has positively cured thousands ot
woinonwlio havo beou troubled witlx
displacomonU), Inflammation, ulcera
tion, fibroid tumors, irrefrutaritlos,
poriodlo pains, backaoho, that boar-ing-down
fQclitifr, Hfttulonoy,indl(roH
tiou,dlzzincss,ornorvous prostration.
"Wliydon'tyoutryitV
Mrs. IMnkluxm Invites all sick
wotnon to wrlto hor for advice.
Sim hns puldod tliounnnds to
hoivlth. AddrosH, Lyun, Mass.
lt'u"i kosa y
SM-34BJsm
HAtHArllNC CWMOy
mm tSTj m
Difficult
Breathing
Short Wtfatli, Huttering,
pulpitation, sinking' Spells
aro symptoms of u weak
heart, struggling to do its
work. It must keep tho
blood in cuviilulion to
carry nourishment tc
wake flesh, bono and mus
cle, and remove the worn
out particles. "When it
cannot do this, it must
hayo help, Dr. Miles
Heart dure gives strongth
to the licurt nerves and.
muscles, and increases tho
heart action,
"I am triad to nay thnt I am to much
Improved In health. Dr. Mills' Iltart
Cur cured me wlion nevernl doctors
tilled. I think no othrr modiolus
could io lor ma what llw,tl Curu lias
done. My case was Vm bad us 't
could t at llme. I )ud diniouliy In
?:ettlnir my krrath, my rutin Deal so
ast at tiineti that I tl ouvht It lm
iossltl to live without rclIM, the
pain was very iwsverc In my left sldo.
and my nervrs vrun nil unstrung I
had almost rrUfn up ul) hope of balnt
cured, and I am sure I would not, If
I had not taksn the Heart Cure. 1
lakf rreat ptfasure In recommending
pr. Mlle ttmtaitA to all who
St with hart l:,
UK. MANY C. UAIILKR,
HulUvan. Me.
Dr. Mll' Hsirt Cure Is $4 by
vow tfruMkt, wlva w)H e4raU that
Us Ayt Wt vm MstM. If H fals
MUm Mdlcil Co., X&kart,Xd
much tho sRfost to tnjat grain one or
two days boforo It la bowii.
Why I'nnallii In Superior to Vitriol.
Formalin kltla tho Bmut gralna.
Doing a volntllo liquid fumes aro
glvon off ns tho grnln llos covorod In
tho pllo or uncles. TIioho fumos pon
otrrtto tho Kroovoa ot tho whoat kor
nolB nnd kill tho Binut grnlns lodged
thoroln. TIiIb Ib a vory Important
point, CBpoclnlly whon tho sprinkling
mothod Is UBcd, nnd 'tn. opportunity
for thin notion to tnko plnco should
nlwnys ho provided. Afl wo hnvo
provlounly polntod out In thla nrtlole
It Is olnlmod upon good nuthorlty
thnt tho vitriol (loon not kill n grcntoi'
por cent of tho smut grnlns, ns It lit
ordinarily tiHOd. Uolng n nnlt dis
solved In wntor it cnu lvo oft no
fumoB to rench tho emut lodged In
tho groovoM ot tho wheat kornols
Smiit will occur nt times with nil
methods when It la vory difficult to
Bfttlafnctorlly oxplnln tho ciuiso. lint
If filrprllnni nro cnrofully followol
with tho formnlln trentmont ospoclnlt
: IT tho peed ho tronted looso In
lnr?o tVoiigh nnd tho smut bulla
nklmmcd oft cnrofully na Indlcntod
nhovo, grntn Hhould ho vory froo from
smut.
JITRON HUNTER,
ABBlstnnt AgrlculturnllBt, IT. S. Po
pnrtment of Agrlculturo.
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