Be INDIAN CORN CULTURE. 
teria, so small that they can be seen only 
under powerful microscopes. One of these 
plants consists of a single cell, with an outer 
coat, and inside contents. These plants in- 
crease by dividing in halves or sections and . 
each developing into a perfect plant, or by 
spores which they may produce. Bacteria can 
withstand great extremes of heat and cold. 
There are many different kinds, one of which 
causes injury to Indian corn by developing in 
its tissues and juices. 
Symptoms.—The disease is characterized by 
the plants turning yellow and sickly while 
young. The roots of the plants, especially the 
lowest ones, decay. While the whole plant 
will be affected, the injury is most apparent in 
the lower part of the stem, which will be dis- 
colored and perhaps dying. Sometimes the 
stem appears corroded, and semi-transparent, 
firm, gelatinous material gathers upon these 
marred places. After midsummer the leaf 
sheaths become discolored and spotted, with 
an appearance of decay. If these sheaths are 
stripped off the injury is made more conspicu- 
ous. These injured or spotted places appear 
watery and sometimes are smeared more or less 
with a thin coating of the gelatinous matter. 
Finally the ears are attacked, the husks wilt, 
turn brown and become packed close together, 
and gummy matter exudes from the tissues. 
