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Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Charlottetown, P. E. I.

The farmers of Prince Edward ls- land lose annually approximately $3,250,000 from two (liseases of po- tatoes known at late bllght and black leg. The former is by far the most serious potato disease known and is very prevalent here. 'l'l\e average yearly loss from late blight alone, for the past ilve years a mounts to 3,900,000 bushels. This astounding figure is arrived at in the following maiinerz-Tite area planted to potatoes here is about 30.000 acres, yielding at the rate of 200 bushels per acre. making a tot- al of 6,000,000 bushels. Of the 200 bushels 40 rot before spring or 1-5 of the crop, making the total 4,800.. 000 bushels. If the crop were thor- Ollllilly sprafveti, the average yield would be ‘J90 bushels per acre, or 8,700,000. Subtract the amount we

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do get (4,800,000) from what we should get (8,700,000) and the above mentioned figure is the result.

Another serious loss. not taken into this account, is the amount of

i rot which develops during the tran-

sit to market, it is this rot yvhich gives our potatoes such a bad repu- tation on the world's markets.

lt will be clearly seen from the figures quoted that it is not nec- essary for a farmer tn increase his acreage of potatoes to obtain the

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take the proper care of the usual acreage planted by eliminating dis- 93595.

sLAcK LEG

Before the time arrives for cut- ting the seed. the bin or pile should be gone over carefully anti only those tubers chosen which are true t0 the type of the variety and which are free from cuts and bruis es. This latter remark is very iiii- portant since the black leg organ- ism winters over in stich places. The tubers should then be steeped in a solution of l pitit of formalin in 30 gallons of water for two hours Another good disinfectant is corros- ive sublimate (bl-chloride of iner- cury) 2 oz., in 25 gallons of water for three hours. The latter is ll deadly poison and must be used only in wooden vessels anti lie kept away from thefarm stock, the samc applies to any tubers or cuttings left over after being in this solu- tion, For black leg the forntallti treatment is to be preferred, as it can be tised several times without deteriorating to any great extent, whereas,t.lie corrosive subllmate should he renewed alter two or three lots have been ilinisfectetl.

The following is a brief descrip- tion of black let: in the t'ield:~l<‘irst appearing iii July they are tisttailly small and upright in habit, the leaves ltélllg rolled itistetitl of spreading otit normally and the col- nur of tlic foliage is a liitltt. green and often quitc yellow. The plants can he easily pulled up as the roots are rotted and the stems show a black rnt front the seed piece up- wards. A great many of the misses found in the fields can be traced ‘to the black leg ilisease.

LATE BLI§H'1T.>'

The late blight ticcurs cvci-y year in i’. E. l. Wc stiiiietlmcs get an early outbreak of this disease dur- ing the first part of Attllust bill the general attack takes DlilCB the latter part of August or the first of September and continues as long as there are green lcav.-s for the organism to live 0n. that is until frost, unless the fields are. thoroughly sprayed. lit our experiments during the last four years. to determine wlit-n to spray, we find. that the first spray should be applied about the 21st of July and continued at twn wcrk intervals until frost This would necessitate the putting on of five sprays. Ii’ only (our sprays are

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illisease of importance in Growing Seed i Potatoes in P. EJ.

BY S. G. PEPPIN

to be applied the first sprayiglioitld be put on about the first of August. lf July should be a wet month 511m)’ early (about 21st.) similarly if September is wet spray tags 1g the whole season is wet as in 1919 spray more often, reducing the two week period down to ten days. Thorougliness is absolutely necessary in spraying to obtain the best results. The best of gprgy. lug machinery is none too good, the horse-power machine is generally ton expensive for one man to pur- Kfllﬂﬂe alone. but there are several in use which are owned. co-oper- atively by small groups of farmers, ranging front four upwards to each ntacliine. Those who have the ltatid-power machines are advised to spray the field twice in opposite directions at the time of each ap» plictiiion, allowing the first to dry before applying the second, thus doing as thorough job as is pos- sible. ' _ The 4: 4: 40 formula of Dordeau mixture (4 lbs. bluestone, 4 lbs. quick lime, 40 gallons water) has given us good results. tlons can be made up early in the season in the following manner: Dissolve 8_0 lbs. of bluestone in 40

in a bag just below the surface of the water, in another barrel SLAKE SLOWLY 80 lbs. of good stone lime, bring it gradually to u thick paste and then add water up to 40 gal- lons. Cover both barrels to prevent evaporation. This amount is suf- ficiest to spray 217g acres four times. Each barrel then contains :5 lbs. or blutstone or 2 lbs. of lime for each gallon of water.

To make 40 gallons of Bordeaux mixture first put 36 gallons of water into the spray tank, then add-Z gallons (4 lbs.) of the stock solu- tion ot‘ blucstuiie and lastly add 2 gallons (4 lbs.) 0f the lime strained through a. sieve or a bag. Never mix the two strong stock solutions together. Add poison for bugs last it‘ necessary.

The farmer sll0llld always bear in mind that spraying is a preventative not a cure. ‘Prevent the blight from attacking the vines and you tirevent the "diy rot." which fol- lows it and of which it is the dir- ect cause.

MOSAIC AND LEAF ROLL

There are two other diseases of

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growing crop. since it is on the

themselves. Once the crop is a. diseased tuber from one of these pllnts cannot ‘be recognized from one produced by a healthy plant. The Dominion Department of Agriculture, Division of Botany, maintains an inspection service which is free to all growers who make application for such. The primary objects of this inspection being the certification of potato crops for seed purposes. Applica- tion for inspection should be seat in to the laboratory of Plant Patho- logy. Experimental Farm, Charlotte- town, not later than July 15th.

It would be in the interest of all

farmers to loin the recently formed Potato Growers‘ Association, the main objects of which are the fol- lowing: l To assist in the dissemination lof knowledge on methods and stan- tdardiaing, marketing; eradicating land controllling fungus and insect diseases. and other allied subjects. i By collecting and disseminating the best available information re- lating to both the practice and [scientific phases involved in in- creased ylcltls, coupled with a les- sened cost.

By encouraging proper cultural

practices in relation to the inaln- itenance of soil fertility through -the proper use of fertilizers. and ‘by promoting the introduction of ‘modern potato machiery. t By giving special attention to seed ‘improvement, to the dissemination of standard cotiimercial varieties. and by encouraging the elimination of undesirable commercial types.

By encouraging the community plan of raising desirable varieties, |(one or twp varieties to a comitiun- ity).

-By encouraging the grading. standardizing and certification of table and seed potatoes.

By investigating the demands of’. all available markets, and assis- ting P. E. island growers to meet such markets.

By assisting in controlling and eliminating fungus and insect pests, and in preventing the introduction of new diseases.

.By investigating methods for the profitable utilization pt‘ surplus and cull Pbtatocs.

_.___-Q-oc>---- - When common red clover or alfalfa can be grown easily on all parts of the farm il may not be liti- visabls lo sow sweet clover. Them are. however. many places in (‘illi- ada where clover and alfalfa will iiot grow well. but where sweet clover will yield good crops. Pre- judice should not prevent the usa

vines that those diseases mun out ~ “ .

of a crop that would be profitable under such circumstances.—i-‘. f‘

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CARE OF SMALL PLOTS OF CEREALS. '

(Experimental Farms Note.)

A great. deal has been said about

the potato‘ which, unless controlled, the pumy of seed and ‘he use of can cause a great deal -of harmdgood 569i How may ‘ms be pm. These are named mosaic and leaf cured and kept pure? The expér-h

roll. They are sometimes called "ru-iining out" diseases. Mosaic chavticierlzetl by a. faint YQllOW niottling or spotting of the foliage. the leaves being more or less cot"- rugated 0r slightly wrinkled. Leaf roll is characterized by a rolllnl! of the lower leaves "110 Wllﬂl- llllElll be termed lSIlOOh EdlltlPe- Tile-Se leaves are tough and’ leathery l0 the touch, when compared with healthy leaves. and theyusuttlly die from tlic tips towards the cen- ter. lii some varieties it H0595 a yellowing of the whole plant-

Both of these diseases are cat!" able of infecting ltealtlty Dlﬂlllﬂ l“ their immediate neighbourhood, thus a small percentage of either (mo. of these in a field, in one year. may, in the course of two or tllrel‘ years more than double itself. It is on account of these diseases that the potato grower in the Southern States has m import seed ellhef every year or every second Y9!"-

Tlie yield of a mosaic plant is On the average only 2-3 that. oi‘ a lleill" thy plantjand a leaf roll plant pro- duces L3 that of a healthy llllllll; For this reason alone they are wel. worth considering.

The only measures known up the present, for controlling these diseases. l8 a change 01 Beel-l- ill“ new seed being obtained from a field iii which lltle or no diseﬂﬂe occurs. This can only be accom- plished py an inspection of the

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mental Farms distribute small

l5 ' samples of good seed, but the grain

grower is the man wlio must malii- tain its purity. The samples that the Experimental Farms distribute are sufficient tossed 1-20 of an acre. lt is the care of this plot and the subsequent plots that l wish to emphasize.

i The seed should be sown in a‘ plot about 33' x06‘ in dimension. on the. most productive piece. of land (suitable for grain) on the farm. The seed bed should be as ‘nearly perfect as the most? approv- ed methods of cultivation in the district will permit. Seeding of this

plotsltould he done as early in thc ' ‘

spring as is possible within reason. The seed drill must be thoroughly | clean and free from grains oi’ other varieties. in seeding it is well to leave n stiiall path about 12" to l4 " between cnch strip of the drill. This may be done by lallowlng the wheel of the seeder to return tn the track made by tlic wheel on the luntl tilreudy seeded. During the growing period all noxious weeds and large weeds that will be detrimental to the crop lsliould be removed. The llillll "P"

allows ready ucess to the D101 “lllll a minimum amount’ of damage, .Weedlng should be done from time ‘to time all through the season; twhen the plot head-s out "rosueing should start. Rossetti; is the are cess of eradicating the grain Dlﬂllll‘ that are dtf type or those of other varieites; anything, in fact. that l5 foreign to the Plot Blwllld be m‘ moved. The more carefully that this is done. the purer will be the resulting seed. The plot should be‘ carefully rogued three or foul times before harvest. and m0" 99‘ peclally should the plot be carefully rogued the day that it. is to be cut. as at this time differences that have not shown before may lie 111°"? lead‘ ily noticed. Further operations should all he done by hand, where possible un- less great care is taken to see that all machinery is faulltlessly ClPPll- The binder may be used for cuttins it all adhering straw and heads have been removed. but llfelefilllly cut by hand. The stocks should bet, covered to prevent. the ravages o birds and also to keel) U19 Krill" from getting weathered. lt is ab- solutely essential that. threshing be done by hand. The easiest meth- od ts to use ti. flail; be sure that your barn floor is Perfectly clellll- lf the stock-s are carried to til"- barn in large sheets or tarlWllllll-‘l purity can he more readiily Tnttjlxllé tained and threshln! "l5 B

easy. When dealing with lﬂfge plots; or tn exceptional caseshte; threshing machine Hwy be‘ gull but only when one is perfect y i tain that tray srsllw have bee" m‘ moved, and then it is advisable ti?!‘ thresh only when the grain fro! the plot is of a different class 0 - grain from that which has his! thresbed in the mill previously. u; 10w wnsst by oats or barleythoﬂh by wheat or barley; 11B"? '- l" wheat after wheat, or out! all" Oltl. When cleaning the seed be ablso- lutoly sure that all forellli B" s! are removed from the tannin! l?‘ t Take out all the aievﬂl 1nd v s"; out. thoroughly all the cracks ‘mm crevices that are likely l0 "l ll

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Efﬂln of other samples. the ntacliiitery and grain containers are pcrfcctly should be stored iii clean bags itt ti place tree from the ravages of mice, QIC.

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