The Potato Rot

Ihe last erop report lasui the Secretary of State's ofllce has a long ïrticle on the potatoe rot and advlcea the i'ollowlng preveutive measnrea, the artlele being prepared by Prof. V. M : and Mr. Erwin F. Siuith iit tbe Botanlcal Lïboratory of the üniversity of Michigan. 1. From what has been said i: follows thut the parasite may often live over winter in the tops of deeayin tubefs left in the tields aftel harveat. Priulci thcrefore, dictate the completa removal and destniction of guch refuse. Ii should be buried or burned. It Bhoald nol be usiil tor couipowL '2. Ötore the harvrsted erop In dry cellais, and sort over several timeintervaK ciirrfnlly removlng from the bins every tuber wblch showa sijrn of decay. Hwmue, BlSO, ttrute pile, tluise tuters wiiuh h lying in contact witb the The scirtinpr will k facllHated and (hc decay' hindered by Storing thi in casks, barrels, ov smalt boxes. Po tatoui buried in qOMttity in tields wjll b likely t rot in toto during tb winter if, by chance, any Infected I were bnried wltb the cmnil onef. :. l'lantnext ntHMnn uily tobera 'hieh an' entirely soumi, outside and The black biot. conteln the fui Somc tuben may appear sound on the surfuuc and be dlMaaBd vrlthln. I mine the souudnes of the tubeis by cuttin at planting; time. To plan) dia potatoes will insure a continua! rot. 4. Even if diroction Xo. 1 hos been followed. more or less of the potato fui will probably remain over winter iu the tields ready to grow if the re is an opportnnity. I)o not, therefore, [iliint i'i the same tiekis as last year, nor In adjoining ones, nor near licl'ls planted ly n bon if some more remóte looail lOUHÜ. 5. Take advanta}re of the prevailing diruction of the wiuil. Uur suniini r aml autunin winds are cJiielly from poiota between S. and W. Thcre K therelore, a chance, ot escaplng wind-blowrj -peres by plantinjr to the Bouth-west of nther potato field, or to the nortbeasi i.i iv,. lands or other larjre uaoultlTated ' 6. The growth of the parasii, by moisture and stopped bydroutb rapid in rainy weather and whcii thfre are heavy dews. Usually the iet worse upon clay land or other wlm i rctain moisture. Choose, then fi light and dry soil for planting. It has been Ihowo eXpeTinWOtally tht, with only moderate watcrinir. die summer spores will penétrate the ofl to a depth of several Incbes, conaequeatly "üilllnR iu" will not protect. Tbe probabilities are, alao, that no tabsi mc t can hi' ilusted upon or othewie aprvUM to the growlQA plants with mucb benefit If some varieties of the pot u i aubjeet to the rot (han others, n ibiiiü not improbable, tho present state of our kuowletljre does not enable ipositively whieh they are. Be sure you are right theu go alii.u', and huy a Davis or ÜODjestic Sewlnjj Machine. Thev have no emiaL :1 S. Main itri