GENERx^L INFORMATION :;i 







13 minutes in water at 126° F". and for wheat 

 10 minutes at 129° F., remove to cold water and 

 dry rapidly. If the grain is to be sown immediately, 

 dry only enough to permit of sowing, otherwise dry 

 completely. An accurate (tested) thermometer 

 should be used. Decrease the time by about 4 

 or 5 minutes for each degree in temperature above 

 those stated, but In no case exceed 129° F. for 

 barley and 131° F. for wheat. Increase the time 

 by the same amount for each degree below the 

 temperature recommended, but do not let the tem- 

 perature fall below 121° F. The grain should be 

 put in wire baskets and constantly agitated so that 

 the grains may all be heated. The temperature 

 should be watched closely and kept up to the de- 

 sired degree by additions of hot water. 



6. Solution of Potassium Sulphide [Live?' of 

 Sulphur). — This solution loses strength on standing 

 and is best prepared as required for use in the fol- 

 lowing proportions : — 



Potassium sulphide . . 2 oz. 



Water . . . . .4 gallons 



Mix In a wooden vessel and apply by means of 

 a syringe or sprayer on a calm day, to goose- 

 berry and rose trees which are suffering from 

 mildew. 



7. Corrosive Sublimate Solution. — This solution 

 may be used as a preventive for scab, but it is now 

 in many cases supplanted by the more convenient. 



