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M' Betty Sanford Smith gave a delightful_ex- higtion at the Toronto'Skatin¢ Club camwnl
dressed in a pmil;'ael4_l_\é;c\¢;ll:§ll\°- Whmh
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` 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
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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
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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-
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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-
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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 “~""°".....°° "°..."..'.:~.:..°i..:~.: “::.=.°°“.:~ °:.°.::'-i..,.....*~ ~°"'~n
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