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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Oa.ts — Fertilizer Tests. 



64 VICTORIA, A. 1901 



FOKMALIN" AND IklASSEL POWDER AS PREVENTIVES FOR SMUT. 



One variety of oats and two varieties of barley were used in the tests with 

 Formalin. The seed of each sort for five plots was treated with a solution of Formalin 

 in different ways and of different strengths and the seed for the 6th plot was left un- 

 treated as a check plot. 



The Massel powder test was used on one variety of oats only, the seed of which 

 was used for plot No. 7. That for No. 8 was left untreated as a check plot. The seed 

 u^ed in eachi case was considerably affected with smut. The following results were 

 obtained : — • 



Oats — Treated for Smut. 



Ph 



S 



a 



Name of Variety 

 Sown. 



Doncaster Prize. 



Wide Awake. 



Treatment. 



Formalin 4^ oz. to 10 galls, water ; soaked 1 .hour 



M It II 15 minutes 



II If II 5 II 



II II II sprinkled 



II 9 11 II sprinkled 



Check plot ; untreated 



Massed powder 4 oz., lime 2 lbs., water 2 galls. ; sprinkled 

 Check plot untreated 



Pekckntagb op 



Good 

 Heads. 



Smutty 

 Heads. 



78i 



78 



80 



76i 



79 



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