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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton News Record, 1936-05-14, Page 6;AGE 6 THE CLINTON NEWS-RECOR16" N� HAPPENINGS Df »INTEFIEST iU ,Palely Information for the Bus • Farmer mer . ( Furnished by the Dep'artment'of Agriculture ):. Farm power costs may be reduced ,} by making needed repairs l and ad- justments ' ori. d-justnients'on tractors,by using' pro- per hitches and Operating with an optimum Toad. Horse labor costs may be ,reduced by haying harness and ' implements in perfect adjust, • ment, by using proper hitches and loads, by .economical feeding and by using mostly young hors* raised on, the farm. Supplying the British Market • The steady, job`of - providing food for the British market depends ;up - en supplying that market with what it requires and a regluar supply d quality products. Where Canada has fallen down in the past is probably not `so much in the matter of qual- itg; although there is still room for improvement, but more particularly in the lack of regular supply. For a country producing a surplus of farm products, it is a source oaf 'satisfac- tion to remember that there is still available a market which' spends daily around five million dollars on imported food. 'Couch Grass' Eradication After harvest cultivation is one of the Most effective methods of , controlling conch grass. This meth- od consists • of plowing the infested area, immediately after the. first cut, of hay has been harvested, thorough- ly working the land during the re- mainder of the season and replow- ing in the late fall. In the follow- • ing spring this treatment must be followed by an intertilled crap or a smother crop such as buckwheat. Couch grass is ,a most persistent •weed and its growth must be kept down for at leash six months in or- der to secure complete eradication. This requires treatment during two seasons where crops are being har- vested each yaer. Current Crop Report. During. the past week or two . of. warn weather, fruit buds have de- veloped very rapidly in the orchard districts and the first spray has been applied. Fall wheat and clover have made exceptional' growth and pros- pects for these crops appear bright in the majority of districts.' The warm rains have had a very bene- ficial effect: and the whole country - Side` gives excellent promise. Early 'seeding: has been under way in the majority of counties. In South Sinn- coe 100 bags of certified Katandin potatoes have been distributed among 30 growers. This is a new variety and will be tried out this year as an experiment. Seed -cleaning plants in many parts of the province have been running to capacity for several weeks and report considerably In- creased business over last year. Early Sowing of Tomatoes The Doluinion Horticulturist re - ,commends early sowing of tomatoes and the use of early .maturing, good Le.„1 44,; •'J' 1 laowtng shuould be done in� time to have stocky, well grown plants in' bloom and ready for plant- ing out at the sign of settled wea- ther. Soils with. low nitrogen and high phosphoric acid content and a Medium amount of potash'are essen- tial. ' ed for pasture in this 'district, A- mong other things it has been found that the inclusion of alfalfa wherev- er possible, on land to which it is adapted, increases the yield of good quality hay arid produces an early second; growth which may be •cut for hay or grazed at a time when' the older, pastures are 'at a minimum lev- el of production. The importance of this fact cannot be' over -emphasiz- ed, because good hay and good pas- tures are very '.necessary for the Maintenance of high production herds. The use of some alfalfa has also •been found to prolong . the life of the field as pasture for, an addition- al year or two, flor, being a peren- nial plant, alfalfa persists after red clover has disappeared. ° Simple Insect Control The control of most vegetable in- sects is not a very difficult' or com- plicated matter if the grower will. bear in mind one or two simple facts which can •be quickly learned by watching the habits of the pests causing the damage. Insects, as cording to the type ' of injury they do, can be divided into two general classes; those known` as biting in- sects, which in feeding actually bite a piece out of the plant attack- • ed, and' those known as sucking in- sects, which suck the juices out of the leaves or stems without notice- ably changing their outline. Por bit- ing insects (caterpillars, cutworms, etc.) three poisons are commonly reconnnended, arsenate of lead, ar- senate of lime, . and Paris green, Sucking. insects (aphids, plant bugs, leafhoppers, etc.) are customarily controlled by nicotine sulphate, eith- er in liquid or dust form, Fertilizer Application Experiments have been conducted in Eastern and Western Canada,for several years, concerning methods of application of commercial fatale. ers, with particular regard to the placement of the 'fertilizer in rela- tion to the various seeds. It has been demonstrated that for wheat, oats, and barley more economical yields may be obtained by applying Cons mercial fertilizer directly in contact with, or slightly below, the seed than by applying it broadcast. In certain crops, the germination of the seed is checked and in Some cases completely ruined .by contact with commercial fertilizer. »While then does not apply to wheat, oats, and barley, it is not advisable to seed corn in 'contact. The fertilizer should be applied in bands about two' Males to the side and slightly below or level with the seed. In the case of peas, the fertilizer should be sep- arated slightly from the seed, prefer- ably below the seed with one-half to one inch' of soil between. Good re- sults have been obtained with fertil- izer of potatoes, both broadcast 'and in drill or row, I`e i recommended, however, to ripply ifeltlllser' iif l31111cls at either side of the row diad level with or, slightly ,below, the tete or, ved Corn. Borer Situation An interesting and important meeting of corn borer inspectors was held in London in April, with Pro- fessor Lawson' Caesar, Provincial Entomologist, present.. With him were Robert Thompson, assistant to the Provincial Entomologist; W. R. Reek, Director of the Experimental Farm, Ridgetown; and. George Stir- tett, Superintendent of the Dominion Entomological Laboratory at Chat- ham; Professor Caesar • announced, that due to favourable weather last year there was a tremendous increase. in borers and that » clean-up measures must be thorough this spring to' combat the menace. Note was also taken of the fact that much corn in southwestern counties was left stand- ing. There is 'considerable unused corn in stook. and more than the or- dinary quantity ` of waste in barn- yards. One prickly problem discussed was what to do when is farmer sowed fall wheat on corn stubble Iasi fall without ploughing,. This was thor- oughly considered, and the Provincial Entomologist later gave the follow- ing r'nhltg: "Wherever` wheat was sown on: corn stubble unless the corn had been cut level with the- ground the. stubble must be removed and burned or else the wheat ploughed under,. To allgw such fields to remain as they are would be unfair to .the sur- rounding corn growers." The meeting agreed that stooled corn could be shredded and stored. and thereby destroy any borers ."it. The Importance of Alfalfa For a number of years the forage trop specialists have been studying the species and mixtures best snit - Before it is too late NOW iS the time to repair your buildings which have been un- avoidably neglected,during trying.' depression times. Get anet 1roofing. with its permanenceand low upkeep rand save 1 Eastern Steel Products offers two great values in Metal Roofing! 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