. Fig. 56.—Seed cleaner and treater mounted on a truck. It treats about 55,000 bushels of seed a vear. (Photograph from Emil Mosser, Farm Adviser, White County.) plants. Seed that has been cleaned and treated commercially and bought from reliable dealers need not be retreated. Seed Treatment Suggestions.—All seed to be treated on the farm should first be thoroughly cleaned to remove smut balls, nematode galls, weed seeds, crop fragments, and light, shriveled grain. Even grain that appears to be free of serious diseases usually carries enough invisible disease-producing organisms to cause appre
. Fig. 56.—Seed cleaner and treater mounted on a truck. It treats about 55,000 bushels of seed a vear. (Photograph from Emil Mosser, Farm Adviser, White County.) plants. Seed that has been cleaned and treated commercially and bought from reliable dealers need not be retreated. Seed Treatment Suggestions.—All seed to be treated on the farm should first be thoroughly cleaned to remove smut balls, nematode galls, weed seeds, crop fragments, and light, shriveled grain. Even grain that appears to be free of serious diseases usually carries enough invisible disease-producing organisms to cause appreciable loss if it is not treated. The amount of fungicide specified by the manufacturer should be used. Directions and precautions on the container should be followed carefully. Using too little fungicide is false economy, since it gives unsatisfactory disease control; using too much is wasteful and may cause severe damage to the germ of the seed. It is false economy to assume that, if a little is good, double the amount is better. The fungicide should be thoroughly mixed with the grain. This is very important if a nonvolatile disinfectant, such as T'a??- cide 51, is used. A chemical cannot be thoroughly mixed with grain by putting the chemical on top of the grain in the drill. Grain that has been treated with volatile dusts should be stored in sacks or in a pile covered with canvas for a couple of days be- fore being sown; gas given off by the chemical counteracts to some extent any lack of thoroughness in coating each grain.
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