HERE IS A NEW WAY to keep weeds and 
diseases out of tobacco plant beds. You can 
sterilize the ground with chemicals. 
Scientists have tried out this method in Geor- 
gia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, 
and Maryland for 6 years. Here is what they 
have found out: 
CYANAMID will give protection from weeds. 
It does not help fight disease. (Cyanamid is 
calcium cyanamide.) 
URAMON AND CYANAMID together will 
do even a better job of killing weeds. They will 
also prevent root knot, black root rot, and other 
diseases that affect the roots. (Ur.mon is urea.) 
You can get these chemicals where you buy 
your fertilizers. 
Will They Week for You? 
Uramon and Cyanamid work better in some 
places than in others. They work very well in 
the light sandy loams found in the Coastal Plain 
area of eastern North Carolina, South Carolina, 
and Georgia. They do not always work so well 
in other areas where the soil is heavier. 
Tobacco growers in the Coastal Plain can ex- 
pect to get very good results. 
Growers in other areas will have to learn from 
their own experience how well the chemicals will 
work. They should not use the chemicals on all 
their plant beds the first year. 
If you have been burning your beds with 
brush and have plenty of brush, you will not 
need chemicals. If you sterilize your soil 
with steam, you need not change to chem- 
icals. If your method works, it is all right. 
The chemicals work best when the plant beds 
are in arather moist place. The results are better 
in years when there is plenty of rain in winter. 
It is very important to have moisture when the 
plants are coming up. If the weather is dry the 
beds should be watered until you have a good 
stand of plants. 
When Do You Treat the 
Plant Beds? 
You should treat the plant beds with chemicals 
a long time before you sow your seed. It will be 
best to do this 90 days before seeding. It should 
be at least 60 days. 
The chemicals can be used any time between 
September 1 and November 1 when the soil is in 
good condition to work. October 1 to 10 is a 
good time in most places. 
How Much Do You Use? 
Find out how many square yards there are in 
your plant beds. 
@_ Broadcast the chemical by hand. 
After broadcasting the first two-thirds, work in 4 to 
6 inches deep and mix it well with the soil. A disk 
1s good for this work. 
