16—LancastertJFarming, Friday, Marck 15,1957
(right) HERE IS THE FIRST step in the treatment of tobac
co seed against wildfire. John Jacob Oberholtzer, R 1 Bird
in Hand, adds a 1:1000 solution of silver nitrate to the
cleaned bagged seed. Note that a common earthenware
crock is.used to soak the seed. The seed is soaked for 15
minutes
(above) AFTER THE SEED has soaked in the silver nitrate,
it is washed thoroughly with clean soft water. A glass fun
nel is recommended so that it can be seen when the dark
solution is washed out of the seed. The used solution and
wash water may be disposed of anywhere. It will not kill
plants, although it is toxic if taken internally by humans
or cattle. (LF Photos)
Four Tobacco Seed Treatment
Demonstrations Held This Week
Four tobacco seed cleaning the seed, they used a light sep
and treating demonstrations were arator powered by an electric
held this week on County farms fan.
by Dr. O -D. Burke and Harry S. After the seed is cleaned, it is
gloat placed in clean cloth bags and
The treatment they demons- soaked for 15 minutes m a 1:1000
trated consisted of cleaning the solution of silver nitrate.
seed by sieving and blowing. A Bu^ e wa ™ed the
~ , , . , , , /00 that the seed must stay in the
sieve with holes of about. 1/32 solutlon for the full 15 m i nu tes
inch diameter was used. To blow to ma k e sure that all disease
the light seeds and chaff out of carrying bacteria are killed. How-
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ever, he warned, if the seed
stays in longer than 20 minutes,
it may be killed.
After the seed is soaked, it is
rinsed with clear distilled or
lain water The bag must be plac
ed in a funnel of other place that
will allow all the water to run off
as it goes through the seed.
Water is applied until it runs out
clear.
Burke said that all treatment
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must be done in earthenware,
glass or wooden containers.
silver nitrate solution can
be made up by any druggist. It
can also be made at home by
mixing 2Vs ounces of five per
cent silver nitrate solution with
four quarts of'distilled water.
Handle silver nitrate with
caution. It is deadly poison.
When, treating seed, always use
a new. silver nitrate solution for
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fHA All-Cftimly f
Meeting Planned;
To Be May 6
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Plans for the spring all-county
meeting for. members of the Fu
ture Homemakers of America
were made Monday • evening at
a meeting, of the Lancaster
County Council. The meeting**
will be held at 5 p.m. May 6, in
Buchmiller Park
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The recreation will be planned
by the Manheim Central high
school FHA and the singing by
the Donegal high school FHA.
Mrs Helen Swank, Lebanon,
home economics advisor for Lan
caster, Berks and Lebanon Coun
ties, attended and helped set up
the Council’meeting.
Hostess was Mrs- Franklin
Marsh, 2612 Columbia Ave., Lan
caster, advisor. Represented at
the meeting were girls from
Hempfield, Manheim Twp., Man-
Heim Central, Garden-Spot and
Donegal high schools.
15 Wild Turkeys
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To Released
By Sportsman’s-Assn,
Fifteen wild turkeys frofti the
niountain country of central Penn*
sylvania will be given a chance
to find new roosting quarters in
southern Lancaster County, it was
announced today by officials of
the Lancaster County Sportsman's
Association. : r
According to ' Walter Dill,
spokesman, all hens, “
will be released- at the associa
tion’s sportsfarm near Mt. Nebo
on March 10 in a propagation ex
periment.
treating each lot of seed.
However, strict sanitation and
seed bed treatment meassures
must be followed if tobacco is to
be raised disease free. Treat
ment of the seed just gives a*
good start, Burke said.
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