. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 66 The Florists' Review Jdnb 4, 1914. are significant of the importance that this factor plays in the profitable pro- duction of farm crops. While the ex- periments have been confined to toma- toes of six varieties, yet there is ample reason to believe that the principle in- volved is of general application, regard- less of the particular kind of cr6p grown. Thus, whether a person be in- terested in the production of crops as diverse as the growing of cucumbers under glass or potatoes and corn in large acreages, the possibility of secur- ing a stra
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 66 The Florists' Review Jdnb 4, 1914. are significant of the importance that this factor plays in the profitable pro- duction of farm crops. While the ex- periments have been confined to toma- toes of six varieties, yet there is ample reason to believe that the principle in- volved is of general application, regard- less of the particular kind of cr6p grown. Thus, whether a person be in- terested in the production of crops as diverse as the growing of cucumbers under glass or potatoes and corn in large acreages, the possibility of secur- ing a strain superior to the one already being grown continues to ; TWO SERIOUS BEAN DISEASES. The blight and anthracnose of gar- den and field beans caused a loss in Michigan alone estimated at $2,000,000, or twenty per cent of the crop of 1913, according to the U. S. Department of Agriculture, which says it is becoming more difficult each year to secure bean seed free from one or both of these dis- eases. Bean anthracnose is caused by a fungus which attacks the stems, leaves, pods and seeds of the plants. The bean blight differs from anthracnose in sev- eral ways. It is caused by a bacterial organism. Both diseases cause serious losses in the snap bean trade. Dis- eased pods are unmarketable. In the seed bean trade all beans must be hand- picked to get out the discolored, dis- eased seeds. From fifteen to thirty per cent of diseased beans are frequently sorted out, involving heavy loss of beans as well as the cost of sorting. Diseased beans used for seed usually give a poor stand and result in the production of a badly diseased crop. It has been conclusively demonstrated that anthracnose can be avoided by a careful system of seed selection. Save seed from perfectly healthy pods, se- lected with great care for entire ab- sence of spotting. Carefully keep them away from diseased pods, shell by hand to avoid reinfection, and plant on clean land. Pull and burn any plants show- i
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