

Rural School Leaflet. 



The tree will start in the spring and grow during the summer. In 

 August it should be budded to the variety desired. Good eating varieties 

 for New York State are Mcintosh Red, Canada Red, Spitzenburg, King, 

 Jonathan and Northern Spy. Note— Directions for budding will he 

 given next month. 



Experiment VII 



Plant Disease 



Treating Potato Tubers to Prevent Scab 



By H. H. Whetzel 



Select a bushel of the scabbiest potatoes that can be found. Divide 

 them into two lots of one-half bushel each. Place one-half bushel into 



Fig 78. Beginning to improve the school grounds 



a sack. Into a tub or barrel pour ten gallons of water. To this ten gal- 

 lons of water add one-third of a pint of formalin, or as it is sometimes 

 called, formaldehyde. This formalin may be purchased at almost any 

 drug store, and will cost about fort}' cents a pint. Place the sack of 

 potatoes in the tub of formalin solution, spreading them out so that they 

 are entirely covered b}- the solution. Allow them to soak one and one- 



