Author: STANDARD CHEMICAL COMPANY STAFF
Title: Smuts in Grain and Their Prevention - with Instructions for Household and General Disinfecting, Also Other Valuable and Helpful Information for Farm and Home
Description: Winnipeg: Standard Chemical Company, 1935. Second Edition. Paperback. 74 pages plus order form page at back. Undated. Appears to be circa 1935. Numerous reproductions of black and white photos. "Provides farmers with a compact reference book on the many beneficial uses of Standard Formaldehyde on the farm, particularly its value in the treatment of seed grain for the prevention of smut, and of vegetable seed to eradicate fungus diseases." - from page iii. Chapters include: Methods of treatment of grain and vegetable seed; Control of smuts in cereal grains; Control of smut in grasses, millets, onions; Soil Sterilization; Control of Diseases in Potatoes; Vegetable Seed Treatments; Formaldehyde as a disinfectant, deodorizer, insecticide and antiseptic; Useful hints for farm and home; Easy-to-make articles for the farm; First aid in case of accident. One-page ad for Standard's "Liquid Smoke" product at back. Compliments of" sticker on title page with business name written in, otherwise unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this informative and nostalgic vintage guide.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Smuts in Grain And Their Prevention - With Instructions for Household and General Disinfecting, Also Other Valuable and Helpful Information for Farm and Home Standard Formaldehyde on the farm, particularly its value in the treatment of seed grain for the. Good .

Keywords: Agriculture