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higtion at the Toronto'Skatin¢ Club camwnl
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' _¢,,,,,,.p.¢¢i lé¢s’*it'w,f1nc as more as ‘am is
 nlmce.to-pMa that=tbe praotgcc
` d *wu adopted for nil inspec-
gilrnse made in 1921. in that Y€8l'»
963 acres were inBD9C¢@¢l ill UW
province .and 541 acres, or 562 Del
osnt..were passed. This wastnot
quite such a lafse IIYCGMSSG Bly
that obtained in the previous yeblh
but you will P61115!" |'i“°m 9"
thatlu _the fall of 1921 a serl0\lB
eral districts, and this alone caus-
ed me :election Ofmevv °“1°\""°°
of seed treatment is productive of
sstisfactoryresulis in the control
of Blaclgleg, there shouldbe no hes-
itation on the part of potato grow
eurs in adopting this very es-
sential practice.
control of Late Blight should also
receive your careful and ,unrcmitt~
ly not able to foresee how severe
or otherwise the visitation. of this
fine fields of potatoes. But for this|dlsense ls to be in an one ‘
h ' tn of fields passinl!
svgmliléhisua bags considerably bish-
er, in 1922, the scresse il\HD9°*°d
was 2.361. Coxnpni‘inZ thi! "Umm"
with me ses acres inspected |11
1921, we have an increase of 1.40
acres, or 246 per cent. T_his_ re-
markable increass was undoubted-
ly due in large measure to the ef-
forts of your Association in secur-
ing reliable 'markets through the
channels of publicity. and so en-
couraging greater production of the
varieties 'ofpotatoes demanded by
these markets. Of the 2.367 “H05
inspected in 1922, 2,l55 acres, or
90.6 per cent. passed field ,inspec-
tinn. I think yo_u will agree that
this was a remarkably good. show-
ing, particularly when the largely
_Y Year: it
seems to-be certain, however, than
there will invariably be more. or
less of it every year and it is every
your quite 'within *he bounds oi
possibility that climatic conditions
may suddenly prevail which would
cause u wide dissemination'of this
disastrous disease. lt should also
be home in mind that prevention
is better than cure. and that while
Late léilight may be to a large ex~
tent prevented by the early npplioa~
tion and periodical continuation of
spraying throughout the growing
season. yet if spraying is too long
delayed so that the disease. is al-
lowed to obtain a foothold. the cure
is a difficult, if not an impossible
operation. In connection with this.
I take leave -in quoting from a
increased acreage to which I have
just referred is taken into consid-
eration. Then last year there was
again a considerable increase 'in
the acreage submitted for inSDG0'
tion. the figures being as follows'
number of acres inspected, 2,2l3;
number ofacres Passed. 3.049- \°\l
will note that the number of acres
submitted for inspection in 1923.
exceeded that of the Previous Yeh'
hy -846, but notwithstanding -this,
the percentage passing was 94.9.
as compared with 90,6 in 1922.
i desire here. however, to refer
tn a situation which seems to de-
mand vigorous and sustained ac-
tion on the part of UOML0 BFQWEYS.
and that is the prevalence of the dl-
sease known os Blackicg, in n large
number of fields ina ected durin
PGV
er prepared by Mr. Murphy some
years ago: Mr. Murphy says. “The
first application of Bordeaux should
be made about the middle of July,
and the treatment must be continu-
ed every two weeks or so until the
middle of September. No set rule
can be laid down. however. as to
the date when spraying should be-
gin, because it va-ries so much in
ldifferent locations and seasons, but
,with a little experience there is no
.difficulty in fixing lt. lt is some-
tlrnes recommended to make the
first application when the plants
are six to eight inches high, or
about the time when it is necessary
to begin using poison for the pota-
to beetle. and both of these are
fair guides."
ine past season. output 154 neldg "T115 sim Slwllld be to H ra 'b
which passed inspection, Black-
D y e-
fore rainy periods, not after- Once
I nt in 513_ Th m.e_ the spray dries it ls not easily
v‘;§e:¢;s°¥'&sEdisease in any gm, otlwashed off. Infection takes place
these fields did not -of course ox- during H1015* W@“U19\‘ Bllll BDTBYIHK
oeed three per cent, or it would
acts only as n preventive of infec.
have been rejected, but the fact rc- mm- It is i“¢`“Di'»bl8 Of 6118015118
mains that Blackleg was found to me spread Uf U10 d|9@BB0 01106 It
be widespread, and while the aver- M5 3°* “R0 ll |@°f» FOF U19 Slime
use prevalence in an the Held, reason the first application should
passing inspection did not exceed~b° made b°f°f° We 511811! BDll08l‘!~
.7 per cont, it will be seen that thislF“"th°"- “U09 the “U” 13 £0 DTE-
mseam has at lea" got a foothold vent infection. and since infection
in your seed. I would therefore
can inks place on any‘ rt of the
strongly emphasize the importancelplmb the Wh0|° Dlllll mxt be cov-
nf nil growers of certified seed pot-
atoes practising seed treatment,
ered with the mixture. This is not
as difficult as it sounds, and with
and of dmeardms for “ed pm., a little care it can be successfully
vMeB_ su when glowing me s||gm_|accomDlished. Nevertheless. it can-
cst discoloration whatever, for by,“°* be f°° 9ff°llK|Y “F866 that thor-
sc doing, a reasonable precaution
against s probable increase in the
amount of this trouble will be tak-
en. It does not seemvnecessary
for me to go into details with re-
gard to the methods of treatment,
strength of solution. or any mat-
ters of this kind; if _any of you ure
desirious of securing information
or asslstancenlolig this line, .they
may be scoured ,hy making applies-_
tion to Mr- Peppin, who will, 1 nn
sure, be only;too glad to furnish all
available information and to render
all assistance possible. The seed
which you are producing is of 1|
oughness in spraying pays and half
rzreasures are merely a waste of
me."
“Spraying must he continued
throughout August and part of ep-
temher, even though the vines close
in and cover the ground between
the rows. Not as much 'harm as
might be expected will be done by
the wheels. nnd the increase in
yield audsoundness of the crop
will much more than compensate
for whatever little loss there may
be."
This quotation is from the pen of
ls man who mode u special study of
high quality, und it is up to you wlpotato diseases in various count-
~rNoarl-Islitdlltoar serrsém
ummm; me-ganyn sv ¢ um.-y`
some 8uy'6em¢iny~etid tits its;-in
:Nr :N s Asusrci-iawau' __
and a half apo, wiitn tile 1H_u\i-
wm co ily ware' e gunning,
of e»w»ans. ev-naman sans., es ml",ss"° af'r»~|:3u'a.»a as
Likraeissltiaf  gina' i`tion“»i-melt ‘ssmivnem iii- -6 »
vines of eaaiutelmvtlil,  il'd‘n`dr:d mile! noi'ti\` 'of  
wid. if`wa¥'U»e fameupoenldrer, samuel Hurno, w_t`»o aiartiis
Hirst-whit!  en‘kl|t¢AR_|\l§Ul6l', On which this' post ll altilltll. H6
was returning from ,Iii&ohcevsfy of me coppermllis River, and his
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 t_iie‘t¢Nl:_”'ill!\9_¢¢li_ itigasd the Mile for the tiudcofnfi lar
onions;  suites put any use an-fa. ,shim me ~
clown of rod! CM mls
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