Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1918 — Oats Smut Campaign Begun. [ARTICLE]

Oats Smut Campaign Begun.

Over 400 farmers of the county have pledged themselves to treat their seed oats this year, leaving an untreated strip in their fields for comparison. The treatment is so simple and effective that no farmer can neglect it. F. J. Pipal of Purdue gave a demonstration of the new methods of treating oats to prevent smut at the district Teachers’ Institute at Remington last Saturday and asked that a time be appointed for a demonstration in every school