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disease. The first spray should be applied when the potato plant is about six 

 inches tall. Three thorough applications should be given during the months 

 of July, August, and September. A 5-5-50 solution of bordeaux should be 

 used. This means 5 pounds of lime, 5 pounds of bluestone and 50 gallons of 

 water. Bordeaux mixture is prepared as follows: Dissolve 5 pounds of blue- 

 stone in 25 gallons of water. The bluestone will dissolve more rapidly if it is 

 suspended near the upper surface of the water. Slake 5 pounds of lime in a 

 small amount of water. After the lime is well slaked add enough water to 

 the paste to make a volume of 25 gallons. Put the two solutions together 

 and you have prepared the best fungicide known. When bordeaux mixture 

 is used for spraying fruit it should be made of 4 pounds of lime, 4 pounds of 

 bluestone, and 50 gallons of water. Bluestone can be bought at any drug 

 store for 8 cents per pound. Bordeaux mixture can be bought already pre- 

 pared for application. 



Almost all diseases of farm crops can be controlled by the following 

 methods of farm practice: 



First. Keep the plant in a good healthy growing condition. This can be 

 done by having a good seed-bed made by deep fall or early winter plowing. 

 Tne land plowed at this time will tend to conserve the moisture that falls 

 during the winter and spring. 



Second. Practice a two or three year crop rotation. 



Third. Select the best of seed from good uninfected plants. 



Fourth. Treat seed with a disinfectant when selection is impossible, such 

 as oats, wheat, and potatoes. 



Fifth. Practice field sanitation. 



The question of time always comes up in regard to attending to some of 

 these small jobs on the farm. It is true that a farmer is kept busy almost all 

 the time, but it would be far more profitable to him if he had less land and 

 smaller fields. In looking after the smaller things he could make his little 

 fields bring larger returns than the man across the fence who is still trying 

 to farm the whole plantation. 



LEAF TOBACCO SALES FOR NOVEMBER, 1914. 



Pounds sold for producers 37,996,472 



Pounds sold for dealers 3,957,917 



Pounds sold for warehouses 2,252,435 



Total 44,206,824 



