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News and Information
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For they Farmers.
(FURNISHED BY THE, DEPARTMENT' OF AGRICULTURE)
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Test Seed Before Sowing seeds retained reasonably high
declined almost 50 per cent in the
three years but was still Service•
able at a heavier seeding .rate,
These results are typical of many
tests made.
The point is that old seed should
not be used 'before testing for ger-
mination. This may be done at
borne between two .dolm5, blotter's
or a sample ay be sent to. the.
nearest Dominion Seed Branch
Laboratory.
When seed falls . to germnate
atter sowing, real loss results, for
reseeding coats' money and early
crop mi^ossneets vanish. Recently a
gardener sent samples of 'lettuce,
onion, beet and carrot seed to the
Dominion Seed Branoh Labora-
tory, Ottawa, for germination test,
The seed Was three years old and
intended for use next swing. The
lettuce germinated '72 per cent, the
beet 71 per cent, the carrot 49 .per
cent and the .onion 2 per cent.
'Three years ago, when fresh, all
of these seed's germinated ever
90 per cent. These tests proved
once again that some kinds of seed
loose their vitality quicker than
others, The onion seeds were
practically dead when three years
old, while the 'beet and lettuce
Fertilizers and their Use
Fertilizerare carriers' of !plant
food and unless placed in a con-
venient, postion for the plants to
use, are ineffective. It is net
enough to scatter the 'fertilizer
around the plant on the surface
of the .soil with the expectation
that bounteous rains' or watering
will take all the plant 'food down
to the feeding mots. $oave 18
)1n141bd
to be lost unless cultivated
tato the 'soil or better still it
should be placed 111 narrow bands
L the depth of the plant roots and
front two to four inches away, This
permits the routs to roach 111e fertl•
Ilse quickly and easily without
chemical Injury to the plant. The
so -milled ''band way” of nlrplytng i
tel to garden camps has prey-
en the most effective and economi-
cal. Modern ,planters end :drills'
are designed to apply the fertilizer
in the band way,
check ,Farm Machinery
law= machinery is a big item. in
the matter of farm capital and so
deserves more consideration than
is usually given to it, On the aver-
age faran this item will amount to
about $1,500. Depreciation is one
of the greatest factors• the fanner
has, to contend with in ('h1s con-
nection and is usually figured at
1 about ten per cent. In many cases,
however, this figure will he nearly
I doubled, but with proper housing
1, facilteel or proper handing, it can be
reduced considerably.
With auor.dler season of work
THE BRUSSELS POST
not tell away, now is the oppor-
tune time to get drills, disk hart
rows.„ cul'tiv'ators and other unfe
ehi ny checked over. A few hours'
work tightening loose bolts and
hearings, will likely Savo valua'be
time during :he busy season, It is
a paying proposition for the rammer
to be able to take his machinery in.
to the Held et the start of the
season In first class eoudttion.
Much of this work can be.done now,
stall as sharpening disks, harrow
teeth, cultivator shovels, etc., clean-
1ng and adjusting the •disles and
smelters on the grain drill, seeing
that pilaw; systems are clean and h1
working order so that all: part's of
the machine are properly lubricated,
and so on, Lt is advisable to wash
out the disks of the drill with kero-
sene and to make certain that these
parts a,re getting of or .grease to
tihoen and that the disks are proper-
ly adjusted.
Liberal use of oil or grease on
machinery is not a waste but
rather a good investment, Some
parts will require rnoare ening
than others, !but generally speaking
for the average tillage machinery,
Pruner oiling or greasing of all
Parts twice a day is su'ffici'ent,
W10DN10 DT, Anal, 18'tb, 1988
Choosing a goodgrate of lubricant
is good economy in the hong run.
Soya Bean Products
Soya beans yield 'an oil which is
used in the manufacture at soap,
margarine and lard sebstitutes, and
awing to Rs selui,dryleg propkrtie5,
nay also be used as a substitute for
linseed o11, The flour derived from
the bean is used' ars a foodstuff and
t'11e oltcake as animal teed and ter -
Upset', In several countries, the
soya bean is the 4rne1pal forage
arop, and in Canada it is giving ,
every indication of becoming a vala-
able addition to the field crops of
Canada,
Need Hogs of Right Weight
Export of surplus Canadian pork
products. ensures a strong hog mar-
ket, but the production of sufficient
hogs suitable for export is a serious
problean, particularly hogs of the
desired weight (190 to 200 lbs.).
For 1937 it is estimated' that C'an-
ada's bacon exports will be ap-
proximately 190000,000 113., equiva-
lent to 1,583,000 live hogs, In 1982
the elaports of bacon, hams, and
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FREE SERVICE,
OLD, DISABLED OR DEAD
HORSES OR CATTLE
removed promptly and efficiently.
Simply Phone "COLLECT" to
WILLIAM INTONE SONS
PHONE 21 - INGERSOLL
BRUSSELS PHONr • 72
Pork cute to the 'United Kingdom
toialied• 35,820,400 Ib,; 1» 1934, 120,•
410,200 11„ and in 1986, 158,049,+
000 lb.
Must Label Fertilizers
Every mixed fentilizer,on sale In
ipa:uada must contain at least 14 per
cent. nitrogen, phosphoric acid, and
potash, singly or combined. 'Mini-
mumquantites for each are estab-
lished. Fertilizer constituent
materials are standardized and sub-
jecit to minimum percentages of
plant toed substances. Weeny
fertilizer must be labelled to •show
the brand names and guaranteed
analysis.
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