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THE SMALL GRAINS 



The basket or sack of not more than a half bushel of 

 grain is first dipped into tub No. 1 to bring the grain up 

 to about the right temperature, so that when it is put into 

 tub No. 2, the temperature in that tub will not be too much 

 lowered. The basket is kept in No. 1 about a minute, 



FIG. 163. Increase of barley smut in two years, without seed treatment. 



raising and lowering it, so the water will get quickly to 

 all of the grain. It is then transferred to No. 2 and left 

 there 10 to 15 minutes, but must not remain longer 

 than 20 minutes. There again the basket must be 

 raised and lowered frequently, so the water will permeate 

 all the grain. After treating in No. 2, the basket is taken 

 from the tub, allowed to drain a little while, and the grain 

 is then spread out to dry on a clean floor or canvas (Free- 

 man and Stakman, 1914, pp. 21-22). In Fig. 163 is 



