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malin (formaldehyde 40 per cent.) mixed with 

 thirty-six gallons of water. The potatoes should 

 then be spread out to dry, when they may be cut 

 and planted in the usual manner. Great care 

 must be taken after potatoes have been treated as 

 above that they are not placed in sacks or hampers 

 that have contained scabbed potatoes. 



" (2) Land that has produced scabbed potatoes 

 is certain to be infected with fungus, and should 

 not be planted with potatoes for several years after- 

 ward; beets, Swedes, carrots, and cabbages are 

 also attacked by the fungus. Cereals may be 

 sown with safety on infected land. 



" (3) In the case of gardens and small allotments, 

 where potatoes are of necessity grown every year, 

 the trenches in which the potatoes are planted 

 should be sprinkled with powdered sulphur. 



" (4) Lime favors the development of the fungus 

 in the soil; the same is true of stable manure, night- 

 soil, etc. Acid manures only should be applied to 

 land that is infected. 



"(5) Peelings from infested potatoes, unless 

 they have been boiled, should not be given to pigs. 

 Burning is the safest, and in the end the most 

 economical method of dealing with them. " 



TIP BURN, LEAF BURN OR SCALD 



"This disease of the leaves occurs in many parts 

 of the country and is often confused with early 

 blight," says B. T. Galloway in ''Farmers' Bulletin 

 No. 91." "The tips and edges of the leaves turn 

 brown and these discolored areas soon become hard 

 and brittle. 



"The burning or scalding may occur at any 

 time and as a rule is the result of unfavorable con- 



