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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1913-09-04, Page 81 Off SCHOOL SUETS p ` a Quarter Off. If the Boy is in need of a School Suit for the Fall i•te'hll, thesis prices will surely interest you. 25 Per Cent. Discount We are offering Boys' Suits at these interesting prices at atime when our patrols. will be bene- -13. -Nil 1,..• 111,y,t �MM.wv./��•'vv\��..v� V'..AM/W�-•./'v'v"w.+-w.MM/� Our School Suits are unusually good, S < They are made of the most durable fabrics alias arta strongly and excellently tailored. No School Suits' could be made better in ) any particular. w..w+.v..,w...v.i..1..niwv.....r...vw...v..+...rvw.... v $10.00 Suits for $7 50 $7.50 Suite for $5.62 6,00 Suits for 4.50 5.00 Suits for 3.75 $3.75 Suits for $2.80. Bring the Boy here and allow us to fib him correctly. The Clothier MacDonald Black. Opp. Bank of COMMerce. The guaranteed Eczema Cure. A quick relief for all Skin troubles and a positive cure for Eczema. The only reliable remedy for— Eczema Psoriasis Pimples Tetter Hives Erysipelas Ringworm Dandruff Ivy Poisoning Barber's Itch We close Wednesday afternoons during July and August from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. JJ. DAVIS DRU(iRST'ORE Successor to A. L. HAMILTON oftwiammessomolligillinalleatiMINOMMOMMVINNINNIMER JOHNSTON'S PRESSING PARLORS Pressing, Dry Cleaning and Altering promptly aftended to O1VE US A TRIAL SUITS CALLED FOR AND RETURNED Shop One Door North of1P...tter*orfa Jewelry Store, We don't experiment ; we know how to clean. THE WINGRA. M .A.isV-A.NCE HOME COURSE IN SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE SEVENTEENTH ARTICLE. ALFALFA AS A FOR- AGE PLANT. By R. A. MOORS of the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Ex. perinhent Station, — --'----e. rr ; ;a L11'ALFA can truly be called the queen of forage plants. No other forage combines so many essentiai_s of merit as alfalfa. No other plant has carried with it more gratification to the dairy farmer nor fills such a long felt want. No forage plant is more readily relished by farm animals or exercises a more beneficial effect upon the soil. To determiue how extensively an falfa was grown by the Wisconsin Experiment association requests were ;sent to 500 to report on tho acreage grown by them in 1911. A summary. of 240 reports received shrews that the Photo by Long Island agricultural experl- reent station. ALPA1 A PLANT, SHOWING EXCELEENT BOOT SYSTEM rani( BAQ 1 5LA (N=MOGEN) NODULES. members reporting grew a total of 2,824 acres, or au average of 9.0 acres each. For instance, twenty, years ago al- falfa`, was practically a stranger in .Wisconsin, but its introduction and dissemination have gone on at such a rapid pace that it seems safe to esti- Mate that there are at least 25,000 acres now grown in the state. Ex -Governor Hoard of .Wiseonsin :was the first man in his state to recog- nize the great importance ate alfalfa as la forage plant, and he hap grown al- falfa and disseniinated knowledge re- garding it continuously for the past twenty years. It is safe to say that Mr. Hoard has grown More alfalfa than any other man in the state. .Alfalfa is noted for its high feeding Value and the great fondness farm ani teals have for it. It belongs to the legume family, or leguminosae, to which the common red clover belongs. Alfalfa through its large root growth exerts a beneficial effect upon the soil on which it grows and through its dower to feed on the soil elements and secure moisture at great depth below the surface is able to stand severe droughts and maintain itself upon the soil for many years, without the neces- 'sitty of reseeding. When it is desired to plow an alfalfa field the strong root grov*th of the al- falfa will severely interfere with the plowing unless the plowshare. is kept nharp. Except Where alfalfa has become thoroughly established upon the farm, no attempt has been made to encour- age a regular rotation with other crops. On account of the special care given to the selection and proper fitting of the field for alfalfa it bas seemed ad- visable to leave the alfalfa on the same field as long as it produced well. As soon as conditions are unfaVora- ble and the field becomes pateby and crowded with June grass and white clover it is best to cut the alfalfa late in the season and then plow. The field the following season should be put into corn or some other cultivated crop and intensive cultivation practiced to sub- due weeds. The year following the in- tensive cultivation the field can be • 'sown to alfalfa t0 advantage. The weight of green forage obtained per acre from alfalfa for the season is approximately double that of clover, three times the weight of timothy and Ave tittles the weight of brome grass. the proportions for hay aro nearly as great in ;favor of alfalfa as in the !case of green substance! Alfalfa yields three times as much total protein per acre ata Clover, nine times as much protein as timothy and twelve times ad much protein as bronle grass. At $20 a ten for the hay good alfalfa: Will yield forage valued at $100 an acre. Land that will grow alfalfa is readily Worth $200 an acro. els alfalfa is a perennial plant, if established under the proper environments, it Will con- tinue to grows' and give three or tour: ieuttings a year for many years. 'Che send le aomeWhat tiro red clilper, Sltiieon ror 1, Near York's well* known hump 'ist, said whimsically the other day apropos of the death of 3. rierporit Morgan s—"We learn from, Mr. Morgan's life that wealth does not bring happiness, We know 'al- ready that poverty doesn't bring 1; either. What on earth then is to mien to do 1''' "Is the ptwti.nt oui of dangeer yet P" t'w on alb , ..b Tits tle.titindi m,vatA wile 1 only a little larger and not so plump, , It is yellow or au alive green. There ,y are several varieties of seed, with a great variation in price according to the variety, Experiments at the iris- consla station show that of all north- ern grown seeds not grown under Irrn. gatiou methods the preference was for the seed showing best germination re- gardless of variety. Caution should be exei;cised as to the location of the field. Alfalfa. can be grown on a wide variation of lolls, yet ou itsfirst trial en n farm it is best to sow on high, wolf drained land. A rich clay loam on top of gravel or limestone is tido ideal location, but it will grow on all types of boll, varying from a heavy clay to a medium sandy loam, if other conditions aro favorable. A. gentle slope should be selected. On level land water will gather on the surface from rains. Or melting snow, and if freezing weather follows ice" will form and smother the plants. The fields will then become patchy and should. be plowed and reseeded. Fo'r the same reason a creek or river bot tom that Is subject -to overflow should not be selected, as the alfalfa plauts, if submerged for a few hours, will die from suffocation. Land that has the water line only two or three feet be- low the surface should be avoided, as the plant needs well drained soils. The natural home for alfalfa is on limestone soils or soils that liave a goodly supply of carbonate of lime in them. No matter how favorable other conditions may be, if the soil is sour. and gives a strong acid. reaction it will' be necessary to neutralize the acidity to some extent before it will be possi- ble to get the best results. Acid Iand can occasionally be deter mined by plants such as sheep sorrel and mare's tail that thrive thereon. It can always be determined by testing with blue litmus paper which can be obtained from the druggist. Take some moist earth from a few inches beneath the surface of the ground and press it firmly over a strip of litmus paper. Do not Handle the litmus paper whoa the hands are moist, as the perspira- tion from them may cause the paper to show an acid reaction ;when no acid. is present in the soil. After the paper has remained in the soil for ten or fifteen minutes, if it has changed in color from a blue to a pink.or red, the soil is acid, and this acidity should be 'corrected to a certain degree before alfalfa can be grown to advantage. The beginner should sow only a small acreage until he has studied the condi- tions of the farm in relation to this crop. Ono or, two acres are sufficient to start with. Land that has been in young sod the previous year and then run to potatoes, corn, peas or some root crop where clean culture was practiced is most suitable. This should be fan plowed seven or eight inches deep, so as to have a deep, mel- low seed bed. In the early Spring run the disk over the land and then follow with a fine tooth harrow at weekly intervals until about June 1, so the weeds will sprout and be killed. The alfalfa seed as then SOwn without any reuse crop, using twenty pounds per acme. The practice of sowing alfalfa with a nurse crop is being displaced by the - method of soly- ing the seed alone and with much bet- ter results. -Where the land is ex- tremely weedy It is advisable to sum- mer fallow and sow to alfalfa the first week in August. If weedy the laud should be plowed after the crop is re- moved and a fine tooth harrow run el intervals to kill -weeds through the lat- ter part of summer and early fall. For best results one ton of earth per acre should be scattered immediately pre- ceding the sowing of the alfalfa seed. Occasionally the alfalfa will come into bud and hesitate to blossom. Sprouts will then immediately start at the base. It should be cut.when those conditions prevail, even though no blossoms ap- pear. In the afternoon of the same day of cutting, if weather has been favorable, the alfalfa can be raked and put into small cocks. The cocks should not be left standing in the field more than two or three days during wet weather without moving or the alfalfa plants underneath the cocks will be partially or completely smothered. By running a pitchfork,into a cock of alfalfa near the bottom one can easily move the pile. If alfalfa is exceedingly green when cocked oi` rainy weather sets in it will heat unless the cocks are open- ed every day or two. In favorabfe weather no more difiicelty will be ex- perienced in curing alfalfa than in cur- ing heavy growths of clover. A much better quality will be secured if the erop is cured under hay caps. The importance Cana popularity of the planllare such that'th,e present acreage in Wisconsin will probably double in the next three years. For the past twelve years the department of agrcn, amy of the Wisconsin experiment sta- tion has carried on experiments and issued bulletins bearing upon the cul- ture of alfalfa. The ea11 for informa- tion leas been so great that the last bulletin is entirely exhausted, and ne- cessity demands a new edition. 'An association of reelect alfalfa groreers and experimenteis, known as the Alfafa Order of the Wisconsin Experiment association, has been re- 'centig organized. The Aim and pure poses of the organization are to grow alfalfa and disseminate knowledge re- garding it, The associiation is Coop- erating closely with the college of ag- rieuiture e0 ne to secure inforlllation from numerous experiments and tests to benefit all alfalfa growers of the state. The organization now has a membership of 500, and sixteen tong. of seed have been purchased by the members of the season of 19i2. From the largo numbers engaged in this co. operative 'work much useful informa• tion can besecured that will be of great benefit to the alfalfa growprn to gendral. CASTOR IA 'or Infants alafl Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought tears the Signature o; i3tit -4 Jas earl he gives ehnploymatit to a laarge number of men, iS4'x i Ste he itetnime4,0 POW, 1b 711, i ' Farm anV Gz;:rden HELPING CABBAGE ALONG. Fertilizers That Bring the pig Heads.. Some General Advice. At the approach of the growing sear sou' the development of the cabbage should' be stimulated by applying a side dressing of 150 to 200 pounds of a fen, tilizer carrying a high percentage of nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia with little or no phosphoric acid or pot. ash in it. While cabbage will thrive upon a .hide diversity of soil types, the soli which is usually 'selected for truck farm operations is what gardeners call a "quick soil"—one composed of sand with a small percentage of clay. Much of the soil of the important trueking region of the .Atlantic seaboard con- sists of the type denominated "Norfolk sand" or "Norfolk sandy loam." This soil cannot be said to be ideal for cab- bage, but suits it better than would the more retentive soils because of the season at which the crop is desired. The soil for cabbage should, if pos- sible, be an area upon which a green crop ora liberal application of stable Photograph by Wisconsin agricultural ex- periment station. CABBAGE LI' THE FIELD. manure can be turned under previous to planting in the fall. If fertilizers are used at planting time they should carry normal quantities of phosphoric acid and potash, but only a small per- centage of nitrogen. There are two reasons for this; (1) A slow vegetative growth ig desired at this season in or- der that the plant may be prepared to withstand the most trying period of the winter; (2) nitrogen, if applied liberally when tbe plant is small, will, because of its solullility, be lost, as the plant will not be able to use it as fast as it becomes available. Then, too, a liberal amount of nitrogen available at this period would induce a rapid, succulent growth, which would make the plants tender and unfit them for passing the severe weather of the winter. satisfactory fertilizer for the plant- ing season will carry 1e4 or 2 per cent of nitrogen, 0 to 8 per cent of phosphor. is acid and about 10 per cent of potash. T14is fertilizer should be scattered broadcast over the area at the rate of 1,000 to 1,500 pounds per acre.—Bulle- tin United States Department of Agri - DR. R. F. PARKER, D ii O.A., D' OSTEOPATHIC PNYSICIAN K,. CHOPPING MILL AND APPLE BUTTER - PLANT liming re -purchased the Chop- ping Mill 1 am now busy over- hauling the Mame and installing an Apple Rutter Plant. I expect to be real), to fill orders for apple butter making and chopping on and after the loth of bel)tember and will ,guarantee satisfaction. Your patronage solleited. [ZRA MERKIEY "Save me a sample of everything the patient takes," directed the young dieter, "De took a kiss this morning," faltered tbe pretty nurse. MAIL, CONTRACT. SEALED TINDERS addre4sed to the Post master General, will be received at Ottawa unto noon, ou Friday, the loth day of October, 1913, for the conveyance of His Majesty's Malin on a proposed contract for four years six times per week over Wingliam (l3luevale) rural route. from the Postmaster mural's Pleasure. Printed notices conta ning further information as to conditions of proposed eon - tract may be Teen and blank forms of Tender may he obtained at the Post, Office of Wing - ham and B tamale. and at the office of the Post Office Inspector at r.ondoa. G. C. ANDER-ION, Superintendent. Post Office Depart ment, Mall Service Branch, Ottawa, 2911 Aucust, 1913. MAIL CONTRACT. SEALED TENDERS addressed to the Postmaster General, wilt be recdverl at Otta- wa until noon, on Friday. the Srd day of Qoto- her, 1913, for tho conveyance of Ilis Majesty's Mails on a proposed contract for four yearn, SIX limes per week, over Blyth (Westfield way) Rural Route. from the Postmaster Gen ral's pleasure. Printed notices eonrainittg furl bur information es to conditions of propo=ed Con- tract may be Been ar.d blank fo-ms of Tender may bo obtain, d at the Po,t Office of Blyth and Westfield, and at the office of the Poet Office Ir specter not London. G. C. ANDEft'•OV, Superintendent. /04 Office Department. Mail Service I1 arlch, Ot tatvo, 22nd Augast, 1913. 63.54. MAIL CONTRACT SEALED TENDER., addressed to the Postmaster General, v+i11 be received at Ot- tawa until Neon, on Friday, the 19th day of September, 1913, for the conveyance of Iris Majesty's Mails, on a proposed contract fur four weeks, 24 tunes per week each way. be.- twcen gingham Pont Office and Canadian Pacific Railway etaUen, from the 1-t January next. Printed notices containing further in- formation as 10 :conditiotn of proposed con- trtctnray be soae and blank forms of Tender may be obtained at the Post Office of Wing - ham, and at the office of y.ho Post Office In- apeator, London, G. 0, ANPFRSOze1, Superint,epf)ent, Post Office I) parcment, Mall Contract B.anah Ottawa, 8th August, 1913. EYE SPECIALIST FOOD SCIENTIST "° 1111. 'MOW` .�.t,- Acute and Chronic Diseases treated. Glasses Scientifically fitted. Tuesday 11.30 a.m, to Wednesday 10.30 a.m, Main St. (ov er Christie's :.•tore.) Canadian. National Pxllibi: ion TORONTO? Return Rates from WINGHAM $3.65 • $2.70 DAILY AUG 23 to SEPT. G 'a SEPT. 2 or 4 ..AUG. 26 & : 8 . All tickets good for return until Sep,. 9 ASK POR 0I1FICIA1. PROGRAMME Contains list of daily events at the ii`nir. Special rate and tra.fil scrvico frt ni all stations. W. It, Willis. up town agency, Phone J. H. Bean 0'. station avert, phone 7. C. P. R. LABORERS' EXCURSIONS TO THE WEST $EPT. 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