Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 167, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1914 — SAVE CORN FROM SMUT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SAVE CORN FROM SMUT

Use of Formaldehyde Retards Smuff and Gives Plant a . Good Start Prof. L. R. Waldron of the NorthDakota experiment station suggests' the advisability of treating seed corn fcr smut This treatment would be with formaldehyde the same as for oats. He does not claim that the smut will be killed, but it will be ra> tarded, giving the corn seedling a chance to grow away from the mold before its germinating power has been so weakened that serious damage has been deme.

The damage done by smut and mould on seed corn can be lessened by the use of formaldehyde.