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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1932-09-01, Page 6LConducted by Prof. Henry G. Bell, Dept. of ChernistrY, Ontario Agricultural College,Guelph Farm Problems Question' Box on Fall Wheat 1. Is there any profitable after.ef- feet from fertilizers on wheat? Ans. — Three years demonstration experimental tests conducted over the province by the Department of Chem- istry, 0..&C., show an average in- crease of 11.1 bushels per acre in yield from the use of fertilizers. It is quite common to find from 200 to 375 lbs, of utilizers used per acre on wheat. It is an established fact that the grow- ing crop takes up only about 50% of the nitrogen and about 8 to 15% phos- phoric acid. applied in fertilizers. It is therefore apparent that muck added plant food must remain in the soil for succeediug crops. Phosp io i c not used by the wheat forms com.')Ina- addltlonal strength it can more suc- tions with lime in sweet soils, and cessfully resist bad growing condi- withiron and aluminum in sour soils. tions. Winter killing is largely the result of a heaving of the plants out of the ground. This is due to freezing and thawing. It the wheat field is poorly drained the freezing of the water will usually heave the wheat and clover plants out of the ground, causing con- siderable winter killing. Necessarily, the addition of fertilizers will sot pre- vent such action. Many wheat grow- ers have expressed their opinion on the effect of fertilizes in combating winter killing throughout the past two years. Out of 73 inquiries sent .0 wheat growers, 48 have reported that the fertilized wheat came thr agh bet- ter than. the unfertilized. The follow- ing are typical replies "Would say that all plots wintered well. The fertilized plots show stronger growth."—T. McK., Pt. Rob- inson. "The fertilized wheat wintered in splendid shape but the plots underill- ized are in poor shape and badly win- ter killed."—T. S. W., Lakefield. "Where I sowed fertilizer the wheat did not kill at all, but where there was no fertilizer you can see right to a row where it winter killed."—O. B., Pt. Hope. "The unfertilized wheat is very thin and short and has a bad colour. These cold, dry winds seem to do more dam- age to the unfertilized wheat."—T. L., Zurich. "The sections of fertilized grain are growing as are the unfertilized, but the strength and thickness of stand and the degree of healthy green color of the grain is very pronounced in favour of the fertilized. As you cross the rows you can. see at once when you are on the fertilized grain and when not."—W. E. N., Peterboro. this would be .about 2-3 oz, to 1 1-3 oz per square yard, which would not pro vide enough fertilizer near the seed to injure It in any way. If double or triple strength fertilizer is used, how- ever, greater care mus.. be taken In the distribution, since this stronger fertilizer falling near the seed may tend to draw the moisture out of the seed and thereby injure it. Of course, double strength fertilizer is sown in smaller amounts. 3. Will fertilizers ,Ans.—Additional plant food either in manure or fertilizers gives added strength to any growing crop. Inas- much as the fertilized crop has this prevent winter Potash likewise forms combinations with the soil and is lost in only min- ute quantities from soils to which it is applied. Quotations from actual growers il- lustrate common experience. "Where the phosphate and potash was applied last year a stand of red clover and timothy (following wheat) is much heavier. Valuing the whole field at 10, I would rate the crops on the different fertilized ulots at 13 and 14."—W. C. B.—Galt. "The demonstration field was seed- ed to clover and timothy. It is a good stand. You. can plainly see where the fertilizer was sown." (in 1931).—G. deM., Woodstock "Fertilized plots of last year were seeded to red clover. There is a marked difference where no fertilizer was used; not so thick and not so good a growth."—A. E. D., Tilbury. "Early this spring the plots could be picked out of the field. The grass started to grow at least a week sooner than the rest of the field and had a much darker colour. Since the cattle were turned out they seenl to prefer the plots that were fertilized, for there is usually some of them grazing there."—E. H., Milton. Actual investigations by this de- partment show the effects of fertilizer to continue for at least three years. 2. Is there danger of burning wheat when fertilizer is used? Ans.—When a fertilizer is appliel through the grain drill 'attachment it is scattered through the soil at a depth at which the wheat seed is sown. The ordinary fertilizers sown at prevailing rates of 200 to 400 lbs. per acre certainly cannot injure the sprouting grain. At the rates quoted Open Season For Partridge In Ontario is Promised Fort William.—An open season for partridge in Ontario this Fall was pro- mised by Hon. George H. Challies, Provincial Secretary and Minister of Game and Fisheries., at a meeting ot the Thunder Bay Fish and Game Pro- tective Association here. Mr. Challies said the dates and length of the sea- son for shooting the birds, which have been under a protective act for some seasons, had yet to be decided. The minister made another nouncement of importance to North when he stated he would recom- mend to the Cabinet Council the aboli- tion of restrietions on fishing in the Nipigon. River as applied to residents of the province, making it open to all, the same as other streams. At present a $10 license fee is charged for two weeks' privileges for aliens and 85 for residents. Mr. Challies said that with the dor), on. rearing ponds in operation it would be no longer necessary to restrict the fishing in the Nipigon, which was the principal reason for the fee. He fur- ther stated that the Governnaent an - the Ne.f.4.,z, READY FOR THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP SWIMMING MARATHON AT THE CANADIAN NATIONAL EXHIBITION AUG. 31st The seven men. shown above should all finish within the mousy. No. 1 is Isadore Spondor, now of Toronto, but formerly of Port Colborne, who has beep. a colorful figure in previous years: No. 2—George Young, Teronto, winner last year and also winner of that famous Catalina Island swim in which he was the only contestant to finish; No. 3—Warren Anderson, a powerful fellow from SydaeY0 N.S.; No: 4—Gianni Gambi, holder of many Italian records and winner of the 3 -mile Men's Invitation Swim last year; No. 5—George Blagden, Memphis, Tenn., who has made a good showing in former years; No. 6—Milton Potts of London, Ont., who is regarded as a strong contender; No. 7—Marvin Nelson of Fort Dodge, Iowa, winner in 1930, and holder of the record,for the 15 -mile course. show one alternative. It's "IC, as in Katharina."—The Christian Science Monitor. German Notes Because little Willie let the porridge boil over 5,000 'years ago, Prof. Jo- hannes Gruess is now able to deter- mine what the boy arid his parents Mann, one of the world's best known had for breakfast in the Stone Age. writers, tells of a spot northeast of Munich where he spends much of his time. "It is not a forest, and not a park, it is a fairy garden," he writes. "The wilderness is penetrated by crisscross paths. Just strips of fiat- ter.ed grass or gravel ruts, obviously not artificially made but created by walking on them, without one's know- ing who did it. That Bauschan (his dog) and I shoald meet a man on tl.em is a bewildering exception and my companion halts full of astonish- ment on such occasions and merely lets out one deep `whoof' which comes pretty close to expressing my own feelings toward such an incident." Ricarda Huch, one of Germany's prominent women writers, depicts one of those sturdy medieval German cities. "Of all tow'. . in Wesphalia, Muenster is the noblest, indeed, in all of Germany none equals it in this respect." The armor walls and tur- rets it has east off. But the 'home gown' the town now wears still shows resemblance to an armor; its cut is severe and its jewels do not force themselves on the visitor." of interpretation the Literarische Welt, a literary weekly, invited some Gernumy's greate %`.. 'writers to con - lute. It styled its compilation of essays "a lesson in seeing deeper and better with the poet's aid." Thomas Mail to be Delivered By Air to Far North Edmonton, Alta.—What is believed to be the first step tower., the estab- lishment of permanent post offices in the Northwest Territories is indicated in the last issue of the Post Office Bulletin, which announces the estab- lishment of a mail service to the far north, including points an Great Bear Lake. At present the aviators plying between McMurray at the end of the railway and the non -post office points in the far north have been acting as mail carriers. Under the new arrangement the nine different settlements on Great Bear Lake where the prospectors are now staking claims and mining radium pitchblende will receive mail regular- ly via the air route, as planes are oper- ating almost daily to this point. For on some pottery dating from tha time, and found at Herk-heim near Noerdlingen, traces of a certain kind of grain were discovered together with sp14nters of charcoal. From this has been deduced that the Stone' Age people ground the corn, which they seem to have brought with them from Asia, and made porridge of it which was boiled in pots placed in a charcoai fire. Small causes ofttimes have great effects, the Germans say. Little Willie certain,ly never dreamed that the por- ridge he let burn, and for which he no doubt received a spanking, would occupy bearded professors in the age of airplanes and television. QUAINTNESS IN NAMES. Curious names surround Berlin. There is a forest called "Heaven" and a: old monastery christened "Para- dise," a hamlet "Look -around" and a village "Since -when." A forest "Dance - hall" and a hamlet "Prettychimney." Some of the little hills must have been christened by a chef de cuisine. There are the "Bread Baking Oven Hills," the "Butter Hills"—and the 'Sauer- kraut Hills." Hurrying people trav- eling by car or train will probably never find them, but the patient hiker discovers many such quaint places with surprise and amusement. GUIDEBOOKS GO LITERARY. What better guidebook could be written than a description of the country by its best authors? Convinc- ed that there is no happier method Non -Transparent Dress Is Edict for Teachers teauce Junction, Quebec — School teachers here must wear modest cos- tumes of non -transparent material, would supplement work of the ash and buttoned to the neck with sleeves to game association in placing Hunger!. the wrist and the skirt not higher than all Partridge on the wild lands of the eight inches from the ground, decrees district. A number of parent birde a resolution passed by Beauce Junction School Commission. The commission votedto continue the present salary rate for female school teachers of $225 per annum. were placed last Fall and excellent hatches are reported. Swarm of Frogs Gives Illusion Road is Moving Vancouver, Wash. — Hundreds of thousands of tiny frogs invaded Van- couver recently. Motorists on the Evergreen Highway said the frogs were so thick over some sections as to give the illusion that the road was la Motion, When the invasion began thousands of frogs left the river and headed for Vancouver Barracks, where they cov- ered lawns, sidewalks and roads. Some of the streets in the downtown 'Section were reached and the migra- tion extended two miles east. The frogs travel in waves or "herda." The only explanation advanced is that river and water conditions this season are exceptionably favorable for spa,wning. World Conference May Be Held Early January Ottawa. — The Imperial Economic Conference an. assured success, eyes of British economic experts gathered here are already turning to the World Economic Conference in London. While no date is set it is expected that this will be convened as soon af- ter the United States presidential elec- tion as is practical, late November at the earliest, but more likely immedi- ately after the New Year. It is con- sidered that what has been accom- plished in Ottawa gives a distinct and timely lead to world economic co- operation. *4:6 163 Centenarians Found in Dominion Ottawa„—There are 103 centenarians in Canada, of whom 89 are women and 74 men, according to census figares leaned recently, Fifty live in Ontario, 26 in, Nova Scotia, 33 hi Quebec, 15 in Manitoba, 15 In British Columbia, 12 Saskatchewan, 10 in Alberta, 7 in Prince Edward Island, 7 in New 13runs- Nick and riche in the Yukon or the NOrthwest Territories, • Grass Strips to Check Fires And Pasture Cattle Tallahassee, Fia, — Carpet grase is the newest weapon to be employed by the Florida Forest Service in forest - fire fighting, Plowed fire breaks, forty feet. wide and four to six miles long, will be planted to carpet grass, Which will be used as grazing for cat. tie and protection against the spread of fires, These carpet grass strips also wilt bound and quarter a section of ma* the neighborhood informing them that, private cars would be placed at their disposal to take them to the market. And now every morning happy house- wives are riding in luxurious limou- sines to buy apples and pears. All of a sudden, the distance to market has become much too short. But the eager- ness to buy has doubtless multiplied. And the kind and clever thought as' well as the money invested in gaso- line appears to be bearing rich fruit as sales of fruit and sausage increase. 300 -Mile Sand Hills Found in C. Australia Adelaide, S. Aus.—Sand bills like gigantic furrows, each 300 miles long, were among the discoveries made by Dr. Cecil T. Madigan in Central Aus- tralia, according to records recently presented to the South Australia brancli of the Royal Geographical Society. Mr. Madigan in the course of his expeditions has added 20,000 square miles to the map of Australia, these records show. The most notable of Mr. Madigan's --- expeditions was that undertaken in 1929 when he explored the great des- ert in the heart of the continent by airplane. The actual area of the des- ert is about 28,000 square miles—big-: ger than Tasmania or Ceylon,—but nearly a quarter of it had been unex-: plored before Mr. Madigan's meraor-: able flight, which was the most exten- sive yet made in the world outside the polar regions. This area has boeu named the Simp- son Desert in recognition of the great financial assistance given by the then president of the Royal Geographical Society of Australia, Mr. Alan A. Simp- son. Up till now the expedition. to Central Australia has not resulted in the discovery of anything of economic value, but interestiug scientific finds have been made. On the return Jour- ney Mr. Madigan proved that "Lake" Eyre is mostly solid land, with a slight coating of salt, instead of a salt swamp as more cautious observers had imag- ined for more than halt a century. TELEPHONE TECHNIQUE. If a loud shout of "Xantippe, Ypsilon, Zacharias" issues from a telephone boot in Berlin; visitors need not be alarmed. For it will be neither a college yell nor an election catch- phrase. It will be merely a humble telephone user following the printed instructions which tell him how to get his number—under difficulties. The use of "key words" for letters which are not readily understood over the telephone is a practice which endures in most countries. But the 'thought- ful Reichpost, which controls the tele- phone system in Germany, provides two sets. If one desires to speak to Miss C. Smith in a nearby city and the operator does no'. understand the name, one explain "C as in Caesar, S-amuel, M-arie, I -da, T-heodor, H-einrich." But if Miss Smith hap- pens to live in another country so that a long distance call is required, a dif- ferent series of key words is provided. For the benefit of the operator it is now spelled: "C as in Casablanca, S-antiago, M-adagascar, I-talia, T-ripoli, H-avana." But even than one may not get the right connection —not if the young lady's name pens to be Catherine. For the "rules of speech" in the telephone book only FREE RIDES TO MARKET. By motorcar to market may be a common thing in motorized countries such as the United States, but it was a luxury in Germany until recently. And it might have remained so for quite a long time had not an enter- prising market hall management evolved an ingenious idea. It sent out little letters to the housewives in THE FAMILY ALBUM—THE MORNING PAPER B7 GLUYAS WILLIAMS GUIYA5 WILLIA 60E5 To DOOR To BRING 114 moRNIt46 PAPgR StORYIS BACK INTO • HOU5E MUITERING vil6HE5 TAAT BOY WOULD BRING THE PAPER (*I 11ME MILDREv CALLS FRONI OP- VAIRS 16 HE LOOKING FoR THE PAPER, BECAUSE SIZE BRouGHT ir IN A LIME *VLF A66 RUNS UP,5TAIR5 TO 6E1 rt, MILDRED REP0R-110 mcrrNER HAS IT Loofa* iSP 5�6651O(5 'FOR DINNER To -NIGHT DASI:IE6 powg To XITC,H- EN) WHER5Wt1 SAY6 WILFRED HAS IT NoW itiOtrrS To WORE)) W110 lilBRIZI4iNCI H1S TE554 AND WHO ANSWERS RAT)+, Et4 ONIMMI.1613LY itcror L1Vit46 RooM GIRPO5 PAM FROM loF Of PIM°, AND SCANS HEADLINES WHILE 60186 IWtO HAT AND COAT FINDS IT WAS V5S1'ER- DAY16 PAPE g )45 601' HoLD OF AND LEAVES 18 DIS6136T FoIR OFricE _...—.: Glider Lands Itself As The Pilot Jtrnips Wiesbaden.—Herr Pisse, a pilot of the flying school in Aachen, may be- come the first member of the Cater- pillar Club to have made an escape from a glider plane. On a recent flight in his glider Cumulus be was seized by rising air currents and driven rapidly to an altitude of 6,000 feet, where the plane capsized, Ile fell out of the pilot's seat, but made a safe landing with a parachute. Much to the amazement of the crowd watching the accident, the plane came circling down and made a perfect landing without anybody at the controls. Spanish Women Pay Allmon) 1Vradrid.—One of the most amusing aspects of the now Spanish divorce law is that women must pay alimony, to their ex-husbandEi if the latter ob- tain the divorce. This presumes an equality of sexes which the new re- gime desires to attain but which cer- tainly does not exist at present. lIe—"Where did you learn to dive?" She—"tri divers places,"