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VOLUME XLYII. LOUISBl'KG, N. C., K1MI1AY, OCTOHKK M 1JMS
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AN ADVEBTX?DWf;"
MEDIUM THAflf BEINGS
RESULTS
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GERM?U>EACE OiTET
PROMPTLY REJECTS
Text of Note By German Chanc*,!? ?
; (ti President 1'nifi*ii
t ? States
Amsterdam. Oct. G.?Tlio text of i' o
note wfo.r varded by the i trt per i al Gvr .
man ? hanc-Uor, Prince Maxlniillian, lo
Vre. iclent Wilson through the Swi:*s
rovvTiiinent follows:
? * T11 o German Government request-;
i lie i'rc.>ident of the United States to
take in lian,i the restoration of peace,
iicquriut a'l the belligerent states of
t!:!;. and Invite them to send
plenipotentiaries for the purpose of
o\ c'A*ri negotiation,*.
"Jt iu"opT.f. the proc?T?m tiot forth
by t lie 1 iOoidcnt of the United States
in his message to Congres on January
8 and in hi later pronouncement:'?, es
pecially his speech of September 27,
as a basis for peace negotiation5.
"Wflli a view <o avoiding further
bloodshed* the tit rman isovernment re
C|i fc.-ts the imniedfc'e end .tsion of a:i
armistice on land and water and iu
the air*
It is announced that Turkey will
tefc?* a similar step.
Tiais- iN Proclamation to the fiorm
Army an(i Nary.
TV.R.LIN. Oct. G.? (Via Rasel. Swit
ze.rlj'nd).?Emperor William today is
sued a proclamation to the German ar
m" and Navy in which, after announc
ing that the Macedonian front had
crumbled, he declared that he had de
cidrd in ac cord with his allies, to again
offer peacj to the enemy.
The text of ilie Emperor's procla
v..-*.;ion reads:
? "or months past the enemy with
'.mom exertions an(* almost with
? vuse in the fighting has stormed
y t. your lines. In weeks of strug
g':. -en without repose, you have had
t.> ] cve.re and resist a numerically
fis* . :p. rior enemy. Therein lies the
grc -'nevB of the task which has been
v you and wliiih you are fulfill
in Troop? of all 'he German, states
a:v :*o'ng th^ir part ard arc heroically!
<k. -idtng tl"? fatherland on foreign'
1 Hard Is the task.
!j'y. naSy is helping its ov. n against,
t/.-^***'trd rr--my naval forccs
unwaveringly supporting tile army in
it ;? ii 'Icult rtm.TRle.
"7h?? eye-, cf tl.ose at home rest with
rrv.. nd a dm i rati j :i on tr.e deed.: of
t-e ai.uy and navy. I express to you
t'-.o 1 ank i of myself and the father
land."
fcOnly An Honorable Pea-re.**
"Yhe collapse of the Macedonian
front has occurred in the midst of
the hardest strugale. In accord with
our allies I have resolved once more
to offer pe?ce to the enemy, but I will
r-1- ex'-end m v hr.nl for an honorrble
who -have Ia!il downtt.eir lives for th".
iaiherland. nnd we make that our duty
Lo our children.
Whether arms win ne uwend i* e
ruerticti. Until then "o must no*
slacken. We must, as hitherto, oxen
ail our rer.viv. jarily to hold our
r;rotr. d against the onslaught of our
enemies.
"Thq^hour is grave hut. trusting in
your .atrrngftli and in God's gracious
v. n f p<irs>--lves strong enough
to defend our beloved fatlieriand.
(Signed)
"W1LH Ef^I"
It*8 the Next Step of a Losing Trader
Each Tlmr Coming Nearer to Meet
the Demands of IIis Adversary
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.?German's
newest peace ofTer?propositi!; an arir.
iatlco while President Wilson consid
ers and conveys to the Allies a propo3
al on the basis of terms laid down by
the President himself?had not reach
ed Washington in official form tonight
and there was therefore no authorized
statement of how it was regarded by ,
the Unites States.
EFFORTS TO SAVE SOMETHING,
FROM THE WRECKAGE
Plainly, however it was recognized
as the next step in the continung ef
.forts of the German statesmefl to sav^
something from the wreckage of their j
dream of world domination, .the step :
which might he expected trtjm a los |
ing trade r who makes his proposition
has it rejectee and offers his next best
each time coming nearer to' the de j
mands of his adversary, meanwhile en
deavoring to hold out In the hopes of
getting the hest. terms he can.
NO COUNCIL TABLE QUIBBLING. I
It hardly is taking a position in ad ;
vcnce of the American government
to say that If the present proposition
^tenlfles Germany's unqualfled aceep I
Jlice of tho four principles of peace
laid down by Pres. Wilson in his |
Fourth of July speech at the tomb of |
Washington, it will be considered. If
It doesn't; if an acceptance "In prin |
ciplo" with savng diplomatic language j
p;r. npr the way for quibbling around i
a - . uncil table, it will not be consider,
ed.
IT IS NOT GERMANY'S DEAL
Those terras accepted by all the Al I
lies ah their own, the President com 1
pressed into a single sentence.
"Reign of law based upon the con I
sent of the governed and sustained
by the organized opinion of mankind."
They provided for the destruction
or reduction to virtual Impotence, or
any arbitrary power capable of dis
turbing the peace of the world; the
settlement of every question on the
basis of the interest of the people con
cerned, and in effect a league of na
i tO eJilOIVG pcuco.
CCL'i'T WILSON TERMS MEANS
? i > 1S A R M A M KXT
In the offer of Prince Maximii
. . :,e non* Imperial Chancellor Co/
wii!5r, - to accept loose term
) .'liii'iruU ,* of t!lo world is .-cr
I- s-p^alis not alone. bv?
.. mll.iary muter* v? Germany
'tonco, the next logi? al . ten
? mild he the withdrawal of every Cor
man from ov>,i? too; of oc*".p!o'l t
?I.ory. l*ro:u -tlrat point the Allies
might begin to test t lie sincerity of
Grcmany's willingness t?> conform* to
ilio world peace preserving program
WASHINGTON SCORNS SCGGIIS
T ION OP ARMISTICE
No 5m TVashinrtnn. even v* m'icb
gives a though? to any proposal
that the victorious troops of Great
Lritaln. France. It?'y and the United |
Siates should halt in an armistice |
while a "discussion" is conducted.:
There might be an armistice of the
same nature as .v..* given to Bulgaria.i
an armistice of unconditional sur.ren '
der.
When Austria proposed a peace no
gotiation the official vie,v was sum
med up this way:
"Austria Is breaking; that is the
time to hit her hardest, not the time
to talk peace."
ALL PTHACIl OFFERS MUST STAND I
THE ACID TEST
There is nothing to indicate that 1
the view ha:j been changed. No one
here doubts that sooner or later Ger !
many is going to make a peace offer
that may be worth considering. (None 1
of the Allies wishes to ar-sirme the
responsibility erf"prolonging the w?r
a- day longer than is necessary to in
sure the future peace of the wori.:
Therefore, it is realize,i that offers of
peace .are not to be rejected "before
they are examined. Prince Maximi!
lian's offer with those said to be com
ing simultaneously from Austria and
Turkey will go under the sarao aci
test which has been applied to p.'l t',
others. If it fails to stand the test
it will go the way of all the others.
THE LAST TRY - AT DIPLOMATIC
DISCUSSION
Germany h?r-elf fr. nartlciprtine for
mally now for the first time ill an
open ?"d direct proposal of peace.
The move is believe^ to mark the be
Tinning of the last phrase of the effort
to substitute* diplomatic discussion for
military operations before the Allied
and American armies crojs the Rhine
and give German soil a taste of what
has happened to Belgium and North
cr:i trance The proposals even
may be a little more specific than of
ficials o? the American government
had expected as a sequel to President
Wilson's flat rojection of Austria's
request for secret and non binding
discussions, but apparently no one her<?
is ready to conclude that the Kaiser's
?ow rnv>ve;ii has reached Kthe point
n::: ling tTic only terms upon which
lheir enemies are willing to lay down
i heir arms.
:;<) REAL CHANGE TV GERMANY,
DESPITE MAXIMILL1AN
Officials, who informally say tfcoy
find no reason fort hinking peace will
he brought appreciably nearer by the
latest developments, point to the pre*
cut situation in Germany and at ihe
battle fronts. They say there has been
t.unreal change in control in Germany
ttre call <>f Miniimir.;*.:>
' ti e chancellorship with r. cabinet
eluding social democrats and cler
Ichls; that reverses on the we -t fr?>nt
and tie defection of Ru:?aria brought
:vbos:t t!?e?e suporfieal (har.ges but
t'.iN t f'ttal power still lies with the
Katrf.' -id hi.* war lords who will
keep env* iirom'.^s made on paper or
around the council table only so long
::s they ?rc forced by superior military
power. They emphasize the fact that
the German anr.se? .?till p.ra following
their old Hun like churics destroying
cities an:] towns in tlic^ir retreat more
ruthlessly than fhey d iT in their, ad
vancc. and showing no evidence of a
realization that the day of reckoning
is at had.
Text of President Wilson's Communi
cation h? (Jerman Chancellor
Wax! m 111 Ian,
Washington, Oct. 8.?The text of
the communication handed to the
Charge of Switzerland here follows:
Sir:?I have the honor to acknowl
edge on behalf of the President, ?our
note of Octobe.r 6th, enclosing the com
munication from the German govern- ;
ment to the President, and I am in- i
structed l>y the President to request J
you to make this communication to I
the Imperial German Chancellor: |
" 'Before making reply to the re-;
quest of the Imperial German Gov
ernment, and in order that the reply
shall be as candid and straightforward ?
as the momentous interest Involved I
require, the President of the United I
Slates deems it necessary to assure!
himself of the exact, meaning of the
note of the Imperial Chancellor. Does
the .Imperial Chancellor mean that the
Imperial German Government accepts
the terms laid down by the President
in his adtress to the Congress of the
United States on the 8th of January
last and and in subsequent addresses
and that its object in entering into dis
cussions would only be to agree upon
the practical details of theft- applica
tion?
Enemy Most FJrat Withdraw From All
Invaded Territory.
"She President feels bound to say
with regard to the suggestion of an
armistice that tye woflrld not-feel at
/
S T- TST. :>A!T workers of franklin
.. .: v '-v. Lir. r:.;lu and ,.rc 'IEit, boys
.-?.Tj are inters jied in
?. J F. '.'/HO ARE CF~3?.'";J3
.. "..:vl::;fcru3.
: ;i' ; iiU\ .? *: 1! i::..d;* i ur. I i 10 IT UUIl!] i. i J, r ti V | .oau
v ...j .. :.i jI . . ...... i :my; publip sj.u- r-.n-> had been
it; ?'??'.i;, 'i i? i ' > i:. iip. J 'or till' piv u;i .ins caiuli
iuiif.ii. :hiih>i n; . i i', i. i.iti as iiic B^feril <>i on lit??
11: i o! '.i. ! .'i : u oidcr prolii it.ni; puhlic
.-i ,.si ki.l.l; ..lis was ilOli? as a lilt of the
n .pid spread ?>;' ;.-><? i . .iutts diseasiL Spai i -'i Inll'vnza.
"\Ve 1:? Ml !:i:V. Vvl' .?How this cjffldition preVCllt
Ur.r v i.: kih;: will; inot eilefgy ihan : cv. . in ic;'ttiii;<
Franklin C'<"T::?1 - v> pir*< i>:isc* its share of 1! =?? Iminh. Wc
iveoiniuend and 't.fteiii!/ request the \v< ??!<<? rs in each
township to lamx'-h a house to house canvass. Do not
let your people be d-.-c; i ! by the pea&j mow 011 .lie part
of tlic Kaiser or 1 the. idea that the end of tin- war is
at hand and the necessity of providing for our soldiers
will soon cease. >J|
Til your house to 1m.canvass appeal to vonr people
voin two standpoints:
1. The value of the inves?tm<iit.
2. Our boys in France miist have tliis help.
Remember every time we b?y a bond "we are niuking it
more possible for our bovs to come bajwc to us at an early
date and whole in body. To make tb% loan a success is
as much our duty as is the success orlour arms in the
threat conflict that is now waging. Tnere will certainly
be no let 1171 in F'-nnco and Flanders s&wc must not per*
mit any let up at home.
Please write the First National Ban^j Louisburg, N. O.
tlie result of your house to house campaign.'
A CALL TO SERVICE.
The prevalence oi' the disease known a&frpaiiish Influen
;:a has createu a very nrzent need for ndjidB in our Coun
ty. The services of trained-mrrses aTt^infrtieSflyTmnb-*
tainable at thi ? lime on account of the many call.s upon
tliis prof<:-si;n, but there- are many good and competent
woiu> n in every community who can render service that
will save lives and relieve great distress.
Competent persons who are willing to serve as volun
teer nurses or who are willing to accept employment as
nurs'-s should notify the ladies in charge of their local
hi?.neh of the Ked Cross or Mr. E. L. Best, Chairman of
the Civilian Relief Committee, or Mrs. S. P. Burt, at
Louisburg- X. C.
Arrangements will be made for special instruction to
etv stands ready to render such aid as may be in it's
power.
E. H. MALONE,
Chairman, Executive Board, T.ouis
bnrg Chapter- American Tied
Cross.
-j r., .
j. j c ".?.r w'?h ?*i-h 1'??
rnvc'%n*^rt '-f t' i? 1'nlt <? State? *? rr
?r;-*a?o;l P^ninst tir* (Vnfr.il Po^r?
-i !i?T? a* ih^! .rn'Vf nt 4' o o pc/er
:?T(> uoon tl.olr soli. TI e tiood o(
a*'y dlfcu" a1o:i would n]^nifp*t!y 'c
npor * consent of t h? Ccrtr.l
Pfuv:i.. r&tt to *vith-,raw
forces tvcrywherj from invaded
t-rr'.toxy.
"Mv,Tl:e President also feels that he
fs Justified In asking wl ether the Im
perial Chancellor is speaking merely
for the constitute^ authorities of the
Empire who have so far conducted the
war. He deems the answer to these
questions vital from every point c
view.
" 'Accept, sir, the renewed assur
ances of my high consideration.'
"ROBERT LANSING."
v
Red Cross Contributions for Last
Week.
Again it becomes our privilege to
thank our farmer friends for their
lihoral contributions of tobacco. Your
gifts will help to win the war. and wc
must win it in a way that will enable
us to look our heroes in the eye when
they return, .and say, "we were T*r4th
you to the end."
When a Hun yellf^ "Kamerad" with
a grenade in one han<j and a gun Tn
the other, our boys stick him with a
beyonet. When he throws up his empty
hands, they accept his surrender. The
Kaiser Is yelling Kamerad while he
burns Camhrai and deports the French
inhabitant* of Metz.
A few weeks d<May will put hi ar
mies back in shape to kill more of our
boys. We must not give him a chance.
Don't fall for that 'Kamerad stuff.
Help while help counts. Give the way
our boys are fighting?to the limit.
Contributions received last week
were as follows:
Union Warehouse 622 lbs, $191.4ft
Riverside " 473 lbs. 134.50
Planters " 540 lbs, 177.141
Total ' % 1535 lbs. $503.04
Yours for winning the war. j
Louisburg Red Cross Chapter.
MRS. O. F. Y.rKIXXE, Chairman.
Ttr.' t m** t ii> Mu Pilrfcfl?e*.
i T!v Lo:iM>t?r?* ReV. Cross Chapt?!
jha* receive1 |be irfjrmatlon. from
, I'/.n'n.irriprs. that plana have benn
i f'*i mult *.ed l;y the War Department,
; iVvtr.l Authorities. a\d H??l Cro:^,
,w!ioi\hy e*? *ry man |u the American
|l)xpP(iitio!'j i y l'cnefl will receive a
irlir!cima4 package from homo. As
the R'd < rt:ss is to furnish boxes of
J standard si'c for these packages and
j is to ntteuti to the inrpecting. wrap
]p:ng an^ mailing of each one. and a*
[November lath is the last date on
' which any package may he'mailed,
j yon can readily see that prompt ac
tion will be necessary for this task.
Before anything else can be done,
it is absolutely necessary that an ac
curate estimate be made of the num
ber of boxes needed in each Chapter's
Jurisdiction. It is very important that
not a sinnle soldier be overlooked.
All Chapter estimates must be in the
Division office by October 20th at the
very latest, and the standard boxes
will be shipper not later than No
vember 1st.
This is a tremendous opportunity
j for service that the Government has
j given the Hod Cross, and it is impor
tant that the Loulsburg Chiipter Just i
i ties by its efficiency in handling this
matter the trust that has been placed
tin us. Will you heelp by sending the
| name of any member of your family
11 hat is now overseas, or who will bo
by Christmas: and In order that not
lone Franklin County boy may I ?? lef
lout, or made to feel he has been fo -
'gotten send his name and address at
or.ee to
-^TRR. J A. TURNER.
Chalrrfian Louisburg Chapter. A. R C
Canton. Ohio. |s stirred ovrr the dis
appearance ?'f a candidate for '":iyor.
The strange feature of the case fs
that he disappeared before the elec
tion.
I Anyhow. Iloston sjioufd worry. The i
bean crop is a recoTd one.
The new French minister of foreign!
mi**sioifj i? niyned Ytoulllon. Sounds |
good.
i:\sh;n john nkal
K ml CuilJo While oil ltattlc*llip IVriu
sylvanla Sunday liody Arrived
in Lou!:>hi)n? Last Night?
Funcr::! 'Mils Afternoon.
. T! i* r.e\f.- of the death, of Cn-fgn
Jthii W. \e?;: tvu hero ou Monday
c: i a gloom o < r the <. ntiro commun
iiy. Ho was o::o ot l/ouisburg's must
popular young men. whose ffentleman
ly eouduvt and genial nature made
him a favorite among all his acquain
tames. T':e telegram r,tated that he
died ; t, sva from pneumonia on Sun
day... 1 Ur? 'remains were landed at
Norfolk and shipped to LouJshurg yes
tcrday, arriving here In ,t nl??ht, and
were taken lo tl\? me of his moth r
on Main street.
The deceased v.-a 3 a son of the late
W. I*. Ne-1. and Mrs. Ann?e W. Neal.
? and is survived by Ills mother, on.
i brother, Mr. "William Xeal, a member
j of the Naval Aviation Section, an,! two
sisters, Misses Fannie Xeal and Annie
Perry Xeal. He was twenty two years
, old, and was graduated from the Naval
Academy at Annapolis in June, and
immediately wm aaaigned tcrtfrt" Bnt
tleship Pennsylvania.
i The funeral services will be held
at the cemetery leaving the home on
Main ?treat r.t 3 o'clock. an,i will be
conducted by Bishop J. B. ?'?
o.' lialeigh. The remains wil
t erred in the family plot at Oaklawn
cemetery. The pallbearers will be
Messrs J. M. Allen, 1"'. B. McKinne.
W. M. Person. E. H. Malone, E. L.
Best. \V. H. Uuffin.
Among those from out of town were
Governor T. W. Bickett, of Raleigh.
All business houses ill Loufsburj;
doped durics the funeral In respeit
" 1 11 his
SLA I KKW
(I3y Miss Falicr Gay)
Klnki I:* the color.
Khaki is the atyle
Khaki is what every boy should wear.
When iiis country is in despair.
Vnele Sam lias a job for you
i So take jt and work like you ought
to do.
G!rU If .your Jw?au ??< a nlaeker
!'?>. not ?Mit??;i*m any more.
? U-.* h r.'it a ro-pociabfe man
Sv- In li :n use h's o v n plan.
\o (Virf Ne\l Week.
1 S'u r!T H A. Kearney is in receipt
of !et!er .Yoiu Judge Calvert sta:iu^
sla t after n r. Ici**ring the health con
'ditior.s of tn? County it '.?as been de
cided to continue nil rases and .10
(Tift wil' be ? eld. except for niakiig
| t!i^prop'*.' uHrles in all continued
curcs. A3- ?'t? ndants should bo o'jre
Itn attend i?i order to renew bonds
He has be?*n instructed to notify the
jj'irors they need not attend.
. . This act.oa .? no doubt made at ?h?
[request of the County Board of Health
which ordered all public gatherings
(closed and also asked that the Court
1 next we"ek In? continued.
Voluntary Inductions Into S. A. T.
i The Local Board for Franklin Conn
ty has given out the names of the foT
lowing young men who have voluntar
ily been inducted into the Students Ar
my Training Corps, at the several col
leges in the State. ,
1 Arch Perry.
j _ Norman Hedgepeth.
! Frank I^essle* F'erry.
Fontaine Murray Cralle.
William Haywood Ruffin. Jr.
Kenneth Clark Hawkins.
William Kearney Alston William?,
f'urtis L. Weathers.
? lyde Peebles Harris. Jr..
seed over thoroughly that all the
'seed Is moistened, then shovel the
see,i into a pile and cover with sacks
for four to ten hours. Sow at once or
I spread the seed out to dry.
!COPPER Sl'I,PHATE TREATMENT
FOR STICKING SMUT OF
WHEAT
Dissolve one pound of copper sul
' phate, blue vitriol or blue stone, in
i four gallons of water. Either , dip tho
seed in this solution or sprinkle, using
the same methods as indicated for the
I formaldehyde treatment. It Is, how
ever, unnecessary to cover* the seed
after treatment; instead, sprea^ it out
at oncfe to dry o^ sow immediately.
t M *. I I ULIC (?ATHtHlNOS
Jliuutes 01 Mtietliiir of Count* Hoard
o:' iii'iiSth ol* t i ;iii k I iii Count)'.
-.1 u meeting o:" the County Board
of Health held in Luuisburg Monday
an oi\L?.r ivas pj-sed clo.;;?ig ali pubiic
ij prevent an
a possible t lie sprea.i of Spanisa
luiluvii >::i.
Tiic Kfsolulioii,
A; u ??i 1;l4| iiicoiinK of tile County
Hoard of Health of Franklin County,
Ij'.'ld at Lcui; bv.rx, N. C%. .Monday, Or
to'.*er A. 'D. lt?is the following jres
oluiion .Nva-j paaiiod by said Hoard, a
quorum being present and voting
liiereon. to wit:? "
Whereas the prevalence In the Coun
ty and State of the disease known as
Spanish Influenza, in the opinion of the
health authorities of the State con
. titu'.ea a menace to the public health
and welfare of the County aud State:
. And whereas upon the advice and
council of the Stale Board of Health
.and the County Superintendent of
Health it is deemed necessary for tho
interests .of the public kcaltji and wel
fare to prevent all public gatherings
of any nature in t lie county:
i Therefore be It resolved and it fs
hereby ordered that all public gather
.ings of any kind be an,i the same is
hereby prohibited until such time as
in.the opinion of this Hoard the epi
dcmic of Spanish Influenza shall have
abated to such an extent as to const!
lute no menace to the public health
and to this end the schools of the
County are ordered ciose^ to public
attendance and all church gatherings
theatrical entertainments, moving pic
ture shows, carnivals, fairs, circuses,
or any other public gathering of any
(kind be an,t ahe same are hereby pro
i hiblted.
It is further ordered by the Board
(that these minutes be published in the
'Franklin Times and that the proper
? County and Town Officials be directed
'to put said order into effect and to
I enforce such penalties as are by law
1 provided for any violation of said
! order.
JOHN D, ALSTON.
|Chairman. o( County. Board of Health.
| Attest:
Treatment for Seed Wheat
The following; bulletin has been is
sued by the United Stales -Food Ad
, ministration regarding the treatment
of seed wheat:
It is moat desirable that the farmers
be eauiioned against sowing wheat
that has any smut contamination, with
out treating it. The method is-simple
and inexpensive. Following is a ver
ihatim copy of a bulletin on the sub
ject by a College of^Agrlculture of
tiie State of Missouri:
'??v m\j
Wheat heads affected with cohered
: nr.it show the jinnies <>r flight?
ly pushed apart with a dark colored
?grain between. T!ie grain is really a
smut ball, which on being crushed,
Ircaks up into a large number of min
nte dust liko particles, tho smut
t-po/es. These have a very disagree
al l? odrr. The pores, when the smut
ball Ishroken, get on the soun(t grain
sir.d produce infection when the latter
i-^ planted in th?i noil. To prevent
t -'.it lii-1?po <? ? <-'i ti* ? r! m be?
k .led. All oi the >n\ut balls mu t be
,r mow-.!, for the pores in these are
. i.-'t killed by t ie treatment.?. They
a"cfl' My broken In drilling opera-fons
j.':*! lisico !!vn* contaminate tho led.
| Do li'.t confuse tli?? covered or stink
? ink smut of wheat with the loose
J t ruU. The loose smut destroys the
? .vheat bend at flowering time At
ihnivest time only a naked stalk U
j found. Loose >mut cannot be controll
.?".1 by the tot miildebyd- or copp'-r puI
I phate trcuiim ats.
i TORMAJ J)EH V D1C TRKAT M UN V
b Hv STINKING SMUT OF
A H K AT
Th<* solution of formaldehyde used
I for treating stinking smut of wheat is
; made by using one pint or one pound
I of commercial formalin (guaranteed
]40 per cent solution of formaldehyde)
j to forty gallons of water. Use either
the dippinp o?. sprinkling method. One
? gallon of solution is sufficient to treat
'one bushefl of grain by either method.
CAUTION?Do not put treated seed
on a smutted floor or in smutted sacks
.nor sow with a smutted drill. Smut
l*od s.irks should be soaked for thirty
j min ite? in a strong solution made by
| putting one pint of formalin in ten
gallons of water. Bins, floors and
[drills may be scrubbed with this
I strong solution.
1. DIPPING?Take two half barrels
or tubs with holes and plugs near tho
bottom. Place one tub on two saw
? horse* and fill two thirds full with the
solution of fi i maldehydt Pour slo?v
bushel of wheat seed, stirring tlior
oughly for five to ten minutes so that
the smut balls, trash, etc., will reach
the surface. Skim this "material off,
then drain the solution into the sec
ond tub. * Pour the seed into a pile on
tho floor. Kxchange position of tubs
and repeat the operation. Cover the
treated seed with sacks for four to
ten hours. Sow at once or spread
the seed out to dry.
2. SPRINKLING?Remove smut
balls, trash etc., from the see^ by
thorough fanning. Spread the seed
out on the floor or wagon bed in a lay
er four to six inohes deep. Sprinkle
the solution of -formaldehyde, using a
watering can, on the seed. 8W>vel the
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