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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1955-03-10, Page 7THE FARM FRONT What kind of fertilizer shall I use? How much should 1 use? How and when should it be applied? These are ques- tions that farmers will soon be asking themselves, their agri- cultural representatives, their experimental stations and agri- cultural colleges.' * a * This year, as always, the word "nitrogen' will figure prominently in the answers, fSut this is the first season that Canadian farmers will be able to test an adaptable new man- made form of this important growth element, * * * It has just been made avail-, able in this country and con- tains 45 per cent urea nitrogen, and is a highly concentrated product that saves on haulage and handling. Formed into„ free-flowing pellets resembling buckshot, it can be handled in virtually all types of equip- ment and does not create any annoying dust. It can be ap- plied as a side or top dressing, or, since it is readily soluble in water, it can also be used in irrigation water and as a fol- iage spray. The new preparation is re- commended primarily as a sup- plement to other fertilizer elements, so as to ensure main- tenance of a productive nitro- gen balance. * * *- Certain crops, especially leafy ones, require large amounts of nitrogen to produce top yields of high quality, and even when planted in rich soil frequently need a supplemental supply during the growing season, This is where the new com- pound is particularly effective, for it remains in the soil until the plant makes use of it. * .1 * It doesn't become fixed in the first few inches of soil, either. Following application, water carries the urea fertilizer down to the root zone where it con- verts rapidly to . ammonium nitrogen, is anchored to soil particles and so resists further leaching. It also promotes rapid decay of (organic matter, im- proving soil structure yet leav- ing no harmful residue. As a foliage spray, it goes to work immediately. Leaves ab- sorb it quickly with no waste or excess feeding. Thus crops get the nitrogen 'when they need it, even when the roots are too dry, cold or wet to get nitrogen from the soil. The urea fertilizer may be combined with regular pesticide sprays, thereby reducing the cost of application. Experiment station tests and field trials show that five pounds of the compound in 100 gallons of spray is effective with strawberries, pears, cher- ries and grapes, while 10 pounds in 100 gallons is suc- cessful with plums, prunes and peaches. The spray treatment has also been used with bene- ficial results on potatoes, to- matoes, cucumbers and car- rots. „ „ . ,* Other recommended applica- tions for various crop include top dressing for apples and pears, using up to four lbs. per tree, applied at least six weeks be- fore bloom. For small grains, use 40 to 220 pounds an acre, top -dressed when plants are about three inches high. For winter wheat, broadcast in fall or early spring using air or ground equipment. With pas- ture and hay crops, use 80 to 180 pounds an acre, top -dressed in fall, winter or early spring. If potatoes start slowly, 40 to IDS Tbin Icy Is For The Birds Dashing over thin ice is not 'for little doggies, as the pooch in the picture at left found out. The adventurous pup chased a bird onto the thin ice of Lake Barcroft but was too scared by his shaky footing to make the return trip. Passers-by called the nearby Bailey's Cross Roads fire department. M,, Capt. E. G. Brimsely, left, and Pvt. W. E. Thomas made the rescue. But on the other hand, thin ice doesn't bother birds -at least aquatic ones like the swans in picture at right. To them, the danger sign on this Hutchinson, Kan., pond only served as an invitation to kibitz on the three skaters, to whom the sign apparently was a dare to risk an icy dunking. 90 pounds an acre may be top - dressed at cultivation, or in- cluded in the second watering of an irrigated crop. * * Recent research shows that few, if any, animals are com- pletely free of internal para- sites, Stomach 'worms, nodu- lar worms, hookworms and lungworms are the most com- mon. Attaching themselves to a portion of the digestive tract, they live wholly at the expense of the animal host. *. In beef cattle, such parasites can account for sizable losses to the livestock raiser. They cause decreased rates of gain, retard growth and lower resistance to other disease conditions. If present in sufficient numbers, they may even result in the death of the animal. * * * Occasionally the effects may pass unnoticed for some time. An animal with a' light infes- tation rarely exhibits outward symptoms, yet will not be able to utilize 'feed to the fullest ad- vantage. This results in a higher cost of gain. A heavily parasitized animal, on the other hand, • usually shows definite symptoms such as swelling un- der the jaw (bottle jaw), loss in weight, anemia, weakness, paleness of mucous membranes and diarrhea. Tyliical life cycles of most cattle parasites are similar to -that of the stomach 'worm which follows a course of de- velopment providing for con- tinual reinfection from con- taminated pastureland. Thus, one-shot treatments offer only temporary relief. A two-phase program of medication with the - drug phenothiazine provides more lasting control, reports "Farm Progress." Treatment consists of "therapeutic" and "low level"' doses. * a. • A therapeutic dose is aimed at destroying adult parasites al- ready present in the animal. It is administered by drench, or may be given as a bolus or in the food. This dose is usually 20 grams (approximately two- thirds of an ounce) for each 100 pounds of body, weight, with b•- 12 Affirmative 88. Pull hard CROSSWORD22: Revolving part 45. Lured 4f drills 28. Sheep 47. Legendary 25. Cooking city of Eft utensil Dorado 27, Author of "The 48. Commence °'X4Age of 50. Stockings 4. Unit Reason" 62. Defy. 6. Transmit 26 E'uas 64. Cleaning 6. Regale . 7. Night before 2. Liquefy 9. Schemes 10, Raul 11. !taw metal PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Nearly 7. Iilre 18. More stingy 14. Velvet 15, Placid 16. 5'uneral ora. (ions 17. Com porn tiva• ending 18. Fiver emhan l mens 20. Stze of shot 21. cid musical instrument 24. Gratuity 26, Tiff 80. 'Nave debts 82. Pester 84. (111't' name 25 Will to do 29. Gone by 410.111a it sheep 41. ,Biscuit 42.'i.'idfngs 44. (tarn -shelled fruit 46. Precious stones 49. What 91. Angry 82.Neer 84, (load look 66. charm til. Oily 42, Eloquent 418. speaker often 64tau v again nrr'wly Nuropeirn tit Warebtrd 8, Deface "a. Light brown 31. 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This scene was likely at Amsterdam where von de Neer kept a wine shop. the maximum dose for one ani- mal set at 60 grams (about two ounces) * * Sometimes it is necessary to repeat this treatment three weeks after the initial dose, since in heavily infected cattle there may have- been many im- mature worms hidden in body tissue where the drug could not reach them. These will have matured on the internal lining of the digestive tract within three weeks and will be re- moved by a second dose. A . to ;r 1ph ,, , tinders One of the most valuable autograph novelties in the world belongs to a New York musician who has a violin on the back of which are inscribed 120 famous self -written names of celebrities, including Ein- stein and the late President Roosevelt. He values -his fiddle at $10,000 and says: "I'll have to be pretty broke before I sell it." A certain autograph hunter, hearing that Rudyard Kipling never accepted Less than 2s: 6d. a word for .anything he wrote, sent him an autograph book and a cheque for five shillings hoping by this manoeuvre to secure the two magic words "Rudyard •Kipling" for his col- lection. Kipling kept the . money and wrote two words in the book -e not "Rudyard Kipling' but "Thank you.' A London autograph collector spent eleven years collecting the signatures of 3,000 author, statesmen, artists; musicians and other celebrities. One auto- graph he specially longed for was that of Paderewski, the world-famous pianist, so .event- ually he wrote asking for it. .Paderewski replied: "I have refused 24,000 applications fdr my autograph, but for sortie reason 1 see fit to oblige •you. So here it is." Sometimes an application for a great man's signature leads to a surprising reply, like the one sent by General W. T. Sherman, one of the heroes of the, American Civil War. He wrote: "The mall who has been writing my , autographs has been discharged, sot regret Y cannot comply with your re- quest. UNMY SCJIOOI JJSSON Prayer in the Christian's Life Matthew 6:5-8; 7:7-11 James 5:13-16 Mexnory Selection: This is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything accord- ing to his will. he heareth us. 1 john 5:14. Prayer is as necessary to the spiritual life o1 a Christian as food is to the body. Jesus spent much time in prayer. If he thus needed to commune with God the father, how much more do we? Jesus warned against praying to be seen of men and said, "Enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in sec- ret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee open- ly, It isn't easy to find a place and time to be undisturbed be- fore God. One must get away from the telephone or find a time when. it is less likely to ring. Shutting the door implies the effort of the will against wandering thoughts. We must close in with God. The Bible gives many direc- tives concerning prayer. James, says, "Ye nave not, .because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." 4:2-3. The final passage in this les: son refers to prayer for the sick This is 'being practised by Christendom more widely today than for many years. No doubt there are solnetimes abuses at- tending the practice. On the other hand many are helped, At this point I must give my testi. many, , In April, 1950, I was stricken with what a noted spe- cialist said was `rheumatoid arthritis,' I learned something of suiTering. People of different denominations were praying for me, In August I asked the Old - ere to anoint nie and prey for nie. Actually I noticed no im- provement brit I had an inner satisfaction of having carried out the Biblical instruction. 1 had' openly committed my case to God. I nad been encouraged by various portions of the Psalms. On December 2, after retiring, I was reading Psalm 103. I saw my opportunity of claiming the Lord as my Healer. I trusted Him there. Pain did not cease but improvement be- gan. Seven weeks later I was skating with ease. I thank God for his mercy. At the same time I have great compassion for those to whom God says as to Paul, "My grace is sufficient for thee." 2 Corinthians 12:9. He didn't remove the thorn, but promised grace sufficient. Crime Fashion Even before Sherlock Holmes crime and fashion have been linked together -on both sides of the law. At least two mur- ders have had an effect on fa- shion. Mueller, a German visitor to this country in the last century, killed an old man in a railway carriage for the sake of his watch. He also took his vic- tim's hat which he cut down and adapted for his own use. For a time there was a vogue in men's low -crowned head- gear known as "the Mueller cut-down," Incidentally, itis said to be due to Mueller's crime that communication cords were introduced to the, rail- ways. Another fashion in hats in America owed its origin to the plug uglies-hefty gentlemen who used to fight with hob- nailed boots and brick -bats. To protect their heads they wore hard felt hats, the crown of which were stuffed with . straw and pulled well down over their ears. The plug ugly gave his name to posterity as a tough. The New York police owed one of their early nicknames to headwear. Thee 4eather hel- mets with which fey were once equipped earned them the nick- name of "Leatherheads." Maria Banning had the oppo- site effect to. Mueller upon fashion. When she was con- demned for aiding her husband to murder her lover O'Connor, in 1849, she elected to meet Calcraft, the executioner, in s fashi(`tnable .black satin gown. BlaclJ ; satin gowns immediately went ouf of fashion. It is said that when the exe- cution cart was "driven off, someone commented, "There goes Black Maria." .And the name has stuck to police vehi- cles ever since. Even the detectives had their fashions. When Vidocq, the master criminal, saw the error of his ways he was employed by the French Government as a detective on the principle: "Set a thief to catch a thief." He employed many of his old con- federates in a flourishing police department. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking .L v 1 2f' e A a '7 2/0.LVDO ., E so .7 Na N a F3 ;vG a G► ns .LVN O S nth 0 V N 3Yf1 A O iVV b'© N il'Nd JW ,L Sp w-7 ci 21 • CAIN RAISES A POINT OP SAFETY -Ray Cain shows a thought- provoking sign he painted on his car. Ile has spent an average of six hours per week painting such signs on his car, and in five years has painted 150 of therm. Cain says he believes these signs help other motorists, who see them, drive more cautiously,.