Diseases of cereal and forage Diseases of cereal and forage crops in the United States in 1920 diseasesofcereal15from Year: 1921 155 sprinkle iiBthod indicates the 1-320 concentration (1 pint to 0 gallons); the dry method equal parts, 1-1- Excerpts from these reports are'given below. New York; 'The amount of oat smut in the state has been reduced very much since the Haskell dry method of treatment has been recommended. At least 75 'the growers practice seed treatment either every year or as often as smut begins to show. At least two seed firms treat most of the oats Deed which they sell. The
Diseases of cereal and forage Diseases of cereal and forage crops in the United States in 1920 diseasesofcereal15from Year: 1921 155 sprinkle iiBthod indicates the 1-320 concentration (1 pint to 0 gallons); the dry method equal parts, 1-1- Excerpts from these reports are'given below. New York; 'The amount of oat smut in the state has been reduced very much since the Haskell dry method of treatment has been recommended. At least 75 'the growers practice seed treatment either every year or as often as smut begins to show. At least two seed firms treat most of the oats Deed which they sell. There are still a few individual fields with large amounts of smut—but a large percentage of the fields show none or merely a slight trace.' (Chupp) 'Counts in 10 fields in Oneida County showed 1 smut in treated fields, and 12 in untreated fields- In Wyoming County, 8 treated fields had .S of smut and 19 untreated fields 11,1.' (Data sup- plied by Chupp). . Fig. 30- Estimated percentages of reduction in yield from smuts of 3ats, 1920. Pennsylvania: 'Seed treatment for oat smut is quite universally practic- ed, particularly in the counties where county agents have held forth for a number of years. In many of the counties 75 -' seed oats is treated. This work is put over largely by propaganda through newspapers, schools, banks, druggists, etc. Material and directions are put in all trading centers through the counties early enough in the spring to give every farmer an opportunity to get the work done. Several reports have come in indicating injury from the
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