—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 'lB, 1961
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Tobacco Seed Treatment
’Aid' In Wildfire Control
Treatment of tobacco seed with a solution of Silver
Nitrate will control wildfire carried on the seed, hut will
not prevent wildfire from coming in from other sources.
Farmers were told this week
Dr. Carlton Taylor, Ex
tension. Plant Pathologist
from the Pennsylvania State
University, -speaking at a to
bacco seed cleaning and
treating demonstration in the
Witmer fire hall Tuesday,
said, Treatment of the seed
is designed to control wild
fire organisms carried on the
seed itself. “If wildfire de
velops in the seedbed, be
prepared to spray silver ni
trate solution.” he told farm
ers
' Seedbed sterilization will
also help control some di-
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seases as well as weeds, he
said. Dr. Taylor reminded
tobacco growers there are
several chemicals which ran
be used for sti ilization of
tobacco beds, but in most
cases chemical treatment is
suited only ,to fall applicat
ions. Steam sterilization is
about the only recourse that
farmers have in the spring.
Like steam sterilization.
Dr. Taylor pointed outjhe
chemicals kill damping-off
fungi as well as nematodes
and weed seed, but any of
the more common chemicals
must be applied when the
soil temperature is higher
than 50 degrees F.
Dr. Taylor and personnel
from the county extension
service treated in excess of
500 ounces of tobacco seed
at three locations during the
day.
County agent M M. Smith
said, tobacco growers, ’who
did not have an opportunity
to bring seed to the demon
strations but would like to
treat the seed, can purchase
silver nitrate solution at
drug stores. The druggist
will mix the solution in the
one to 1,000 proportions re
commended. Directions tor
treating seed are available
from the county agent’s offi
ce in the Post Office build
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Treating Tobacco Seed For Wildfire
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bi RA i'iNG HOW TO TREAT SEED with silver nitrate for tin
prevention of wildfire is Dr Carlton Taylor, extension plant pathologist left, dining i
seed cleaning session in the Witmer fire hall Tuesday Looking on are, left to right, H»
ry,S. Hess, Strasburg Rl; Frank H. Peiffer, Pequea Rl, and Max M. Smith, county aged
who arranged and assisted with the demonstration. —L.F Photn
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