THE BUNT OR STINKING SMUT 



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Treatment. This smut may be prevented by the 

 hot water treatment mentioned in connection with oat 

 smut. Mr. W. T. Swingle gives the following directions 

 for treating seed wheat : 



"Provide two large vessels as two kettles over a 

 fire, or boilers on a cook stove the first containing warm 



FIG. 81. WHEAT BUNT. 



water (say 110 to 130) and second containing scalding 

 water (132i). 



"The first is for the jmrpose of warming the seed, 

 preparatory to dipping it into the second. Unless this 

 precaution is taken, it will be difficult to keep the water 

 in the second vessel at a proper temperature. 



