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The Huron Expositor, 1970-09-24, Page 136 WANTED DEAD'OR ALIVE Dead or disabled cows over 1,000 lbs., $10 to $15 Dead or disabled horses, 00.00 each. Small animals 500 to 1,000 lbs., 1c per, lb. All other animals such as calves and pigs picked . up free. We pay you for your animal at your farm.-24 hour service. CALL COLLECT—BRUSSELS 887-9334 If no answer call 887-9335 BRUSSELS PET FOOD SUPPLIES Prop. GORDON JOHNSTON—Formerly Marlatt Bros. WEDDING INVITATIONS THE HURON EXPOSITOR PHONE 527-0240 Seaforth CONTINUES IF YOU THOUGHT WE HAD BARGAINS LAST WEEK, SEE WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO PRICES THIS WEEK ! All Ladies' Dress and SHOES. Regardless of regulir price. N 0 W Casual .88 WINTER FOOTWEAR Men's Overshoes Children's Strap- • Pers Ladies Winter Boots .88 FINAL CLEARANCE Two Great Bunks * Children's Clothes * Shorts, T-Shirts, Pyjamas * Sweaters, Pants Now 66c and 2.44 Special Bunk of High and Illusion HEEL 77 . SHOES pr. JOLLY WALLY'S BARGAIN BARN EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY HOURS OPEN — FRIDAY 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. — SATURDAY, 9 a.m. to 6 p.M. THIS IS A SELF-SEKVICE STORE - ALL WE GIVE IS BARGAINS! ACROSS from -IGA MAIN STREET, SEAPORTD S H 0 E • ATTENTION: FARMERS WE WANT YOUR • WHITE BEANS HIGHEST PRICES PAID FIVE UNLOADING' PITS GUARANTEE YOU FAST SERVICE THOMPSON AND SONS LIMITED Phone 262-2527 Hensall I CLEAN, LIKE MAGIC! UGS & CARPET Rug and Furniture CLEANING with Deep Steam EXTRACTION FREE ESTIMATES BILL PINDER .Seaforth. 527-1851 Latex Flat Wall Paint For living rooms and bedrooms * Beautiful colors—and white Suggested Retail Price $7.05 SALE! 95 , Gallon ‘r* Easy to use • • Retail suggested Price 8 Satin Finish SALE - 95 Gallon * In colors—and white—to match wall paint- House Paint -Oil or Latex For outside painting - houses, cottages, fences, garages Gallon * 2 great exterior painting products at one low Rico! Quarts also available at Sale Savings! /4•1€4€0 0#41 Ben j am in Moore PAINTS GRAVES' WALLPAPER & PAINT DIAL 527-0550 SEAFORTH Enamel For kitchens, bathrooms and interior trim Suggested Retail Price $7.95 SALE! 45 $1001000 25 year decreasing Term Life Insurance At These Low, Low Rates Age 25 —' $157.00 Age 30 — $207.00 Age 35 — $300.00 Age 40 — $463.00 Should husband and father whose. chief "estate" is his job, pay a' high premium' for a little pro7 teftion. or a low preimium .tuxj44,,m,„ tection? "Be Protection Rich -- Not Insurance Poor" Pollution Fight Seek Answer to -Suri:4us U" Of Fertilizer Ingredients News of wpm Visit in Seaforth IKE ).C1i'$?MT9R, S~EAFOE7 W, O,lalTy "S PT .119706,4 To what extent does fer- tilizer use contribute to envir- • onmental pollution? Many state- ments in 'the press have im- pressed on the minds of the pUblic that 'fertilizer use on the farm is a serious polluter, ac- O cording to the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture and Food. complaints, abound that many rivers, ponds, and lakes are being polluted by a tremendous growth of algae and other water plants. ,Since one limiting factor for algal 'growth in most water is phosphorus; the phosphorus.- level in lakes qnd streams thus becomes of prime concern. The large amounts of phos- phorus that are used as fertilizer give rise to the claim that ler- ' tilizer use Is responsible for a major portion of the phosphorus /° in our waters. Dr. M. H. Miller of the Department of Soil Science, University of Guelph, states that only a very small percentage of this phosphorus may reach our ground or surface waters.When applied to the soil phosphorus fertilizer reacts very quickly • to form compounds which are only slightly soluble in the soil solution. There is very little downward movement of phos- phorus in the soil. Therefore, we .can conclude that fertilizer use is not con- tributing significantly to pollu- * tion through leaching of phos- phorus' to the groundwater. Because there is little down- ward movement of phosphorus in soil, ,fertilization increases the phosphorus content of the sur- face soil. Therefore, soil eroded from fertilized fields will be • higher in phosphorus than that from- unfertilized fields. If fer- tilizer use is contributing to buildup of phosphorus in our water supplies, it will be through erosion and not leaching. Certainly there may be con- siderable loss of soil from cul- tivated land by surface runoff. The problein is to determine how much of this soil reaches our streams. The movement of soil from the top to the bottom of a slope, while unclesira.ble from a crop production standpoint, will not contribute to pollution unless the sediment is carried directly into a stream, pond, or lake. The Lake Erie Report of the Federal, Water Pollution Control' Administration, United States Department of the Interior, at- tributes 72% of the phosphorus' pollution of Lake Erie to municipal wastes. Of the remainder, 17% is. attributed to, rural runoff and 4% to' industrial waste. The report 'to the International Joint Commission on the Pollution of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and the Internat- Joist Section of the St. Lawrence River estimates that 24% of the phosphorus in Lake Erie and 9.5% of that In Lake Ontario comes from land drainage. This in- cludes ' phosphorus carried in sediments from erosion of stream banks, road construction sites, and ditches as well as surface erosion from farm fields. It can be conservatively estimated that , less than 50% of the sediment comes from farm fields. Although these sediments do contain phosphorus, the greatest proportion of this phosphorus occurs naturally rather than being a result of fertilizer use. Although it is impossible at this time to place an accurate figure on the proportion of the phosphorus reaching the lakes that, comas from fertilizer ap- plication, it is fairly safe to say tha4"less than 2 1/2% of the phosphorus reaching Lake Erie and Lake Ontario can be attrib- uted to fertilizer use. Dr. Miller notes further that nitrogen is another component of fertilizers that is of concern from a pollution standpoint. Nitrogen, as well as phqsphorus and other nutrients, is required for algal growth. The natural levels of nitrogen found in lakes are usually more than adequate for. algal growth. However high levels of nitrate nitrogen in our water supplies do comprise a , danger to the health of animals and babies. In cattle, high ni- trates in water, or feed will cause abortion, or, in more severe cases, death. In infants, particularly those under six months of age, nitrates are converted to nitrites in the stomach causing an affliction known as "blue- baby". Adults are not affected as the nitrates are not converted to nitrites. The use of nitrogen in On- tario for crop production has increased eightfold during the last 17 years. Much of this • nitrogen is added in the ammon- ium form. The ammonium ion adheres to the soil particles and therefore moves slowly in the soil. The ammonium ion is, however, converted rather quick- ly in the soil to nitrate by mi- crobial action. The nitrate iron does not adhere to the soil par- ticle's and is thus free, to move with the soil water. Thus, if nitrogen incxcess of that which the crop'.canAuse is. applied tO ' the sail, nitratbi-ni- trogen will be leached to the groundwater. In it trial conduc- ted by the Department of Soil Science, University of Guelph, nitrogen greatly in excess of that required for maximum crop yield was applied to a plot for two years. The groundwater be- neath the plot, contained 66 ppm of nitrogen in he nitrate form in December of the second year. When this level is compared with the 10 ppm considered to .be the upper limit forAuman use we must conclude that at that par- ticular time the groundwater be- neath the plot was 'polluted. If such conditions were applied to a large proportion of our agri- cultural land, we could be faced with a very serious pollution problem. Dr. Miller says that nitrogen fertilizer is essential to effic- ient crop production. No one who understands crop production would suggest that our farMers should not use nitrogen fertilizer. The objective should be to have adequate levels of nitrogen in the soil during the growing sea- son without having excessive levels of nitrate remaining in the fall. It is impossible to have a satisfactory. level of crop pro- duction without contributing some nitrates to the ground-water. We can however, keep the contri- bution to a minimum and accep- table level by wise fertilization practices. The rates of nitrogen recom- mended by the Soil Testing Ser- vice provided by the Department of Soil Science, University of Guelph, in cooperation with%the Ontario Department of Agricul- ture and Food, are designed to give the farmer thd greatest profit per acre. If applied at the proper time, these rates will not cause unacceptable in- creases of nitrates in,our water supplies. gaindy .„ Pins „,......„ e•ft . . , ) Custom . • A beautiful Mother or with 'a birthstone , member Gold Pilled from . Allow approximately weeks , Phone $.5° Seaforth JeWellers of the 13 made Grandmother or Sterling for delivery. 5274270 by gift for for each family. Silver. Gift Boxed: three . - , Burns .UCW Has Meeting Burns' U.C.W. met at the home of Mrs. Jim McEwing Wed- nesday afternoon with 18 mem- bers and one visitor present. Mrs. Wm. Trewin opened the meeting. The Study book onJapan was given by Mrs. Gordon McOregor, followed by a hymn and prayer. Mrs. Ed . Bell conducted the business session. Roll call was answered by a Bible verse. The treasurer's report was given by Miss Jean Leiper. A thank-you card was received from Mrs. Heckendorn. A donation was made to the Bible Society. The next meeting will be held on Sept- ember 29, at the home of Mrs. Ed Bell and the losing team in the copper contest will pro, vide lunch. "Could he take some extra sessions of character building?" Correspondent Mrs.Norman Long The Kippen U.C,W. met at the home of Mrs. John qinclair, ,Seaforth, on Tuesday evening with, a number of guests and a good attendance. Mrs. William Consitt based her Devotional on the idea "Walking with Jesus" and referred to the 18 years• of his life of which there is no Bib- lical record, and to his Baptism. The need' is- as great today for Christians to follow his com- mission. Mrs. Robert Elgie presided at this point. The roll call brought recollections of school days and memory work as mem- bers recited verses on "Autumn". The Sunshine report by Mrs. Norman Dickert indi- cated 15 cards dent out. The Rose report by Mrs. Laird Fin.- layson told of five flowers and a gift being sent during the sum- mer. The visitors, Mrs. Emer- son Kyle and Mrs. Kep McLel- lan reported an active schedule of visits with quite good pro- gress in most cases. Mrs. K. McLellan gave the treasurer's report. Mrs. R. Elgie read "Thank you" notes from several members and Mrs. Bert Faber asked that the stamps which we have been saving, be brought in for the Leprosy Mission. -Mrs. Elgie introduced Mrs. Roger Venner of Hensall, who gave a vivid and enthusiastic Every week more and more people discover what mighty jobs are accomplished by low cost Expositor Want Ads. Dial 527- 0240. ROY HANNON Occidental Life Insurance Company RR 3, Mitchell Phone 345-2274" =o9Wit of the Leadar'S,.6chool at 'AIMa College. The theme was "Man's.4 Dilezelp with three Main Divisions - Aimlessness, Powerlessness and Worthless- ness", Mrs. Venner told of the study groups and sessions and the recreation timeas well, lea- ving those present with a strong desire to attend the school if possible next year. She closed with part of the meaningful wor- ship service used at Alma. Mrs. Ross Broadfoot accom- panied at the piano for the sing song. Mrs. Elgie reported an invitation Iron Hensall U.C.Wi to hear Dr. Moyo of Seaforth speak on September 28. The"South Huron Regional Presbyterial is to be held on October 29th at Thames Road United Church. Mrs. Bert Faber read two appropriate poems. Mrs. Lloyd Cooper expressed courtesy re- marks to all who took part and helped and to the hostess, Mrs. Sinclair. The -meeting closed by, inging the U, C. W. theme song and prayer by Mrs. Elgie. A lively miscellaneous auction sale, sponsored by Unit 1 met with enthusiastic response, presided over by Mrs. R.,Elgie, as auctioneer. 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