Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 289, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1917 — Page 2

INCREASE THE OAT KO Oats are badly needed and the prices will be the highest on record. .It is our duty to produce as many bushels as possible

By following the directions given below you can increase your oat crop on the average ten per cent at the expense of only two cents per acre.

The New Way Use in Winter When You Have Plenty of Time 1. “Dump the oat seed, after cleaning, with a fanning mill, on a clean barn floor, canvas or tight wagon box. 2. Dilute one pint of 40 per cent formaldehyde solution (formalin) with one pint of water -and pour into a quart hand sprayer such as is commonly used in stables td ; keep flies away. This amount (one quart) will treat fifty bushels of seed. If fewer oats are to be treated, the amount of formaldehyde should be lessened accordingly. 3. While the oats are being shoveled from one pile to another spray each shovelful w&!) the solution. One movement of the handle gives about the right amount. 4. As er the oats are all treated in the way, pile In a heap and cc ver with blankets, caL vas, or grain sacks which have been sprayed inside and out with the solution. 5. Allow to remain covered for at least five hours after which they may be bagged and drilled. 6. TREATMENT MAY BE MADE ANY TIME PREVIOUS TO SOWING. Precaution:—Hold sprayer down close to oats, shovel seed into vapor, wotrk from one side of the pile, have circulation of air in room where treatment is made.” /

The treatment of seed oats is a small task that pays big returns. You will help yourself and your country by treating *>• all you sow. For further Information Inquire of STEWART LEAMING, County Agricultural Agent. ' ■ » ■ / ’*• ■ * Jasper County Better Farming Association Rensselaer, Indiana

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The OH Way Use Just Before Seeding “Spread out the seed on a floor or canvas and sprinkle with a solution of one pound (one pint) of formalin to 40 gallons of water until thoroughly moist but not wet enough to pack in the hand. Shovel over repeatedly to distribute the moisture evenly, then shovel into a pile and cover with sacks or canvas for at least 2 hours. Seed may be sown at once or may stand until the next day. If to be kept longer, grain should be dried as rapidly as possible by spreading in a thin layer and stirring occasionally with a rake. Avoid reinoculating with smut from smutty sacks or bins after treatment. The solution can be mixed in a barrel and applied with a sprinkling can. Each gallon of this solution is enough for a little more than a bushel of oats, or almost two bushels of wheat." In seeding open drill wider to allow for swelling of grains.

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