TWICE YEARLY YIELDS Forage crops require proper fertilization .

By L. B. MacLEOD

system; he has made his first | afford to let.it deteriorate for

& . fields. What about fertiizer? ‘The Guardian - The Evening Patriot Page 9-B Get a soil test and follow recom- : mendations. i D s : _ ‘ With a legume or legume- t ] d ood p ct | grass mixture our research has e al e ? ) I ure | shown that you should use at 0: Sok . ' iJeast 400 Ib.-acre of 0-20-20 fer- e | tilizer in’ the spring followed by r consum . rs Mm mmurlate of potash at 10 0° 200) Foy does the food picture look |FRUITS AND VEGETABLES lbs. after the first cut. If only for consumers in 1966? APPLES : | 100 Ibs. is used, an additional 100 MEAT ‘|The 1965 apple crop is. esti- ; | : : - necessary in th Canadians will be eating more mated at 22.1 million bushels— Research Officer : aroeesent = towards higher lack of fertilizer and care in Ybs. may he er e beef and less pork this year if the second largest crop ever ' Experimental Farm, Ch town | forage yields. If he combines management. -fall. In Nova Gcotla.we recon present trends continue: ~Retail produced in Canada. There was Cutting forage crops twice a/this two-cut system with ade-. Management ‘is very import-° mended 400 to 600 lbs. of a 5-10- prices for both meats are e?-\a record crop in Quebec. More yer,” tgstead of once ar is done | quate. fertilization he is well om aut.” Take alfalls for example. |30 fertiliser im the-spting plui pected to be aboxe those of last |than qne-thirg of the crop will 89. ae Ww Beer Tone | ue alah Eales - ae cio _— eut should be taken 499 to 200 Ibs. of muriate of pot- Year with seasonally lower pric- into processed apple products, - ; Saeaie etc., and the proper | ini ae gl a. oe ugust 31st and oy, after the first cut. This pro- | ¢8 in the Jate fall: Smaller meat | particularly solid pack apples “ ae ae peat In my opinion he had it made 'e swa should be left alone | Si) oe tl amount of nitrogen, supplies in. the United Statrs and apple juice. There aa ee mandh, are at h rn | eae nee, ecm. Ti ter » fall. Tin_net- sane i ot cut. tt lin the early spring when the soil and a stronger demand for ex- lincreased consumer demand for mands, ars amen tte lee oe early cutsing., fol- | until date on when growth is 4. cold and the alfalfa or clover ports, as well as a strong con- | apple juice empna r. LB. * | low y fertilization for the comple’ or the year. Many | : a ae ee : Hard escarchofcer alte EX-/seond cut the hay he fede next armers wil. ned i for pasture ian wi cay them info sated the higher retall pri. POTATORS 53. perimenta] Farm Charlottetwn. | winter will be so much highersjn greenchop in mid October. | 5.1 when the legume fixes its es for both-beef and pork last Potato production was less ei ered wet ti seNcialit, Si emaiay. tae Rie. Come. WA oct ah Hoo os serious sine the |own N and the soit is providing year. than last year despite an im- rig rocealigpate rani RL Dag the cy bag == gece increta iri dat me P. Production of Canadian lamb crease in the total acreage. How- per ge sare AO ame: penton - Gnereened |r mpare Sent coe Wa swith predominantly grass hay |is expected to decrease so that |CVeT. because of a larger crop in ce | gisin. requirement oe facse dol.) | Te. Samm pencils ‘will sive use °10-10-10- or 6-12-12 in the retail prices may be slightly |the United States, more will be

available on the Canadian

, forage for several years if prop- |jactation? Of |September and early October -al- j , TON RODD WINSLOE- GETS PASTURE-AWARD——————— er lertliaed-and-managed.—|rouldn't.Any_ good dairyman, Os the reserves to be bul up, |? Cspsder-what-e-t0 s-ton-hay fant for chicken and_ ‘rk ey [PRC FRUIT, ——— ‘ Fn ie gles dl Bota yh ga Bt heya i a ae used | srop wiltremove — about 200 [broilers at attractive prices will| VEGETABLES = i ennial and: will grow year. after g to produce ‘the new |." of N (which equals 600 lbs.probably result in” increased) Less processed fruit was pack- ~~~

an early variety should ‘be used. It vshould be removed from the field as early as possible to al-. low the young alfalfa plants -to

: 1$35 to $75 per acre for establish- jment.cemsidering cost of lime,

A well established forage crop is a valuable asset to any live- stock farmer. It may cost from

fertilizer, seed, labor; machin-

is a big investment but it is a valuable crop ahd has a high potential for producing quality

year, each year should be con- sidered as a new crop and be fertilized accordingly. Peren- niality of forages depends on fer-

your cow @

lars in your pocket whichever way you want to look at it: Now that we-are talking about | cows let me ask .the question, would you as farmers skimp on your feed and expect high milk ery depreciation, fuel, etc. This | production?: Would you milk through her lacta- tion, and not bother to get -her in’ shape for the next calf and

“duction you will feed your cows accordingly. Sone

Now, let _me ask, would you | put only a couple of hundred {healthy plant next spring. This

apply to red clover, bromegrass,

timothy, ete.

A plant has to lay in a su

,0f food that..it ae ee ee ,to keep-itself alive over the win- |ter. We call them food reserves jand.they are stored in the tap root-in-alfalfa-and-in-the_bulb-at ;the_base. ofthe stem -in timothy. Letting the plants grow during

plants:-A-well-fertilized plant in the fall will produce a vigorous,

means early pasture and good

spring followed by ammonium nitrate and muriate of potash after the first cut. In Nova Sco- tia we recommended 10-10- 10 fertilizer, in the spring followed by 15-5-15 for second hay crop.

Some people may say that. the recommended - rates — are high: If-anything they are low when we are aiming for high

of Ammonium Nitrate) 3 to 40

400 Ibs. of superphorsphte) and 170 to 200 Ibs. of K which repre-

too

Ibs. P (which represents 300 to | E

higher than dast year. | Veal calf production and con- {sumption have increased su b- stantially in the past year. Re- tail prices for veal will probab- ly be higher this year. : POULTRY

Poultry production _ continues to increase with broiler and heavy chicken and turkey the

tid

supplies being consumed. GGS : Ts Theré should be a seasonal

mar. ket. This should result in constd- erably lower prices than last year. : ONIONS : With the large onion erop in Ontario, there will be plentiful supplies on the domestic market as well as for export. Prices are expected to be lower than a yea?

|ed this year than last. In British Columbia there was no com- mercial production of peaches: owing to wnter frost that severe-

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pounds of fertilizer on your for- | |decline in egg prices in Janu-

mature. It is also very import- early cut hay. “ ly damaged the trees

Grow autaltfa.

ant to seed the companion crop at about one-half or less the us-

‘in the province: i ea

By D.K. SMITH

Alfalfa is considered as one of the most valuable legume crops. ft is capable of very high yields; tt can survive dry soil conditions and with proper management it will stay in a stand for four or five years. _ Alfalfa is much more suited for hay production rather than

used. in pasture if the grazing is “eontrolled. It should never be grazed close enough to expose and injure the crown. z

As with any other crop there are several things which have to be done when establishing alfal- fa. First of all, a field with good drainage has to be chosen. This ig-a- must. if we expect to

which have been under cultivat- ed row.crops are a good choice as they are likely to be well sup- plied with moisture and relativ- ely free from weeds:~ Alfalfa F should not be reseeded immed- jately on-the same land. Usually eld stands should be broken up

erops for at least two or three an before reseeding to alfal- a. cs SOIL SAMPLE The next job is to take a soil sample of the field; the pH is most important and generally soils with a pH of less than six are too acid and require lime to luce alfalfa. The lime should applied. as early as possible im the spring before the field is

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and cropped to cereals or row

seeded and for another year I would suggest putting it on in the fall, it should be worked in- to the surface soil.

A soil test will not only tell how much lime to apply but also the amount of fertilizer which should be used. A complete fer- tilizer is usually recommended when. establishing alfalfa. It is a

for pasture. However, it can be |good idea when ordering the fer-

tilizer to have some commercial boron added. About’ 15-25’ lbs. of boron should be applied per acre when establishing alfalfa.

When purchasing seed buy only. certified No. 1. The recom-

grow U pg lfalfa: -successfully:~-F 4-e14-s/ at-most-seed-stores.and- the-cost, es » | Greene,

seeding, the seed tion, quality_of seed, fertility and the moisture supply. When seed- ing alfalfa alone, about 12 pounds of seed should be plant- ed. When mixing the alfalfa with grasses use about four ‘pounds of timothy and five ;pounds of alfalfa. When. seeding brome, use about 12 pounds of brome and five pounds of alfal- fa. Care ,should be taken to lavoid deep seeding. It should jnot be seeded-any deeper than jone-half inch.

If a companion crop {s seeded,

the proper type and amounts of \fertilizer to the established stand. It will increase the yield and also help the plants to sur- vive the winter. :

Never cut or pasture alfalfa

des and weeds,

tility and management. If not fertilized generously, managed intelligently, the desir- able seeded species will—be—re- placed by less productive spec- and both: yield

or not

duction throughout You can expect it but won't get it. A plant can no more produce

age crops and expect high pro- | the year? |

a good hay crop if it is not fed, | than a cow can produce a lot of

We will be hearing more about fall_fertilization of our forage | stands. crops of hay during the summer \I feel that a forage stand is en-

After producing two

of potash. It is true that the soil supplies some of this but under

to need to supply at least 75 per cent. of it in the form of fertiliz-

sents about 400 lbs. of muriate ary. Because of lower egg pro-

(heavy production we are going

during September. Deficiency

payments for wool

OTTAWA — A deficiency pay-

_| ment of 16.3 cents per pound for

wool_was announced today by

i Minister __J._J,

The payment applies to elig- ible grades of wool marketed by producers: in the 1965-66 support year ending today. :

Volume—of—wool—graded- and eligible for the payment in the 12-month period is estimated at slightly more than four million pounds. Payments to some 24,- 000 producers will amount to approximately $655,000.

The deficiency payment rep- resents the amount by which the average return to producers fell short of. the support,- or price of 60 cents. Calculation of the average return is based on prices for a representative num- ber of grades.

In 1964-65, a payment of 12.3

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floor |million pounds of wool.

lowed to deyelop, would require reseeding with costs

maintain the desirable species in a highly productive state. There are two main points I

to caring for established forage | stands. By caring for a stand 1 | don’t mean coddling it, I mean |} producing optimum yields with |

tive to produce forage next year.

The two things that will have | the greatest influence on longe- vity productivity are:

1. Fertility

2. Cutting management

These two must go hand.. Fertilizer is required to get the forage off to an early | start in the spring. Early cutting | say late June, is necessary along | with fertilization to produce two | cuts of high quality hay each ye ‘ \

throw out the old one-cut hay system, and starts to’ cut early | enough to get onto the two- cut |

cents per pound was made on 4.5

To receive payment, a pro-} ducer must have marketed a | minimum of 20 ‘pounds of eligib- | le wool through a registered | warehouse.

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it and keeping it alive and ac- J.

hand in |

and: quality of the forage will | milk without feed. drop. Sinée this situation, if al-| PLANTS NEED FEED

Plants must be fed nutrients , shown’}as fertilizer, miafire, lime, etc. | Wality forage next year. above it would .seem wiser to in- |if you want high yielding crops.| SOIL TEST NEEDED vest in a generous annual fertil- | ‘There is no other way. ization program that would have invested-money-to start a|asset to a farmer and a good good forage seeding, ‘you cannot farmer takes care of his forage

If you)

“O The Largest Agriculture Held East Of Montreal

|titled to some fall fertilizer and

'a chance to get into condition, so | to. speak, to. produce high yields

held along with the two Invitation Junior cards ever to be presented to race fans, ma ry $32,000 in purses for this great week of racing.

A good forage stand is a real

er. * Invest in fertilizer and prosper through better forage yields. Remember fertilize, cut early and refertilize, remove the sec- ond cut in late August and pre-

the winter.

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pare the forage stand to survive \a continuing good consumer de-

duction, ‘egg prices will probably remain above those of last year for the greater part of the year. DAIRY PRODUCTS

It is expected that there will be an increase in fluid milk con- sumption due to the population growth and the increased sale of “two per cent” milk.

Cheddar cheese production is expected to continue to rise with

More corn, peas, tomatoes and tomato juice were processed and less beans.

HONEY

lion pounds in 1965. MAPLE PRODUCTS There was a larger production

the previous year. About half of

We anticipate the greatest racing year ever... The main Old Home Week feature racing being . the Gold Cup and Saucer event to take place on Friday; August 20. Final leg of Maritime Circult Free For AN raced on Monday August 15th. During Old Home Week a Free For All Trot wil be- For All Pacs, rounding out one of the greatest race eleven race meets in one week. Approximatety

The Cherlottetown Park and Provincial Exhibition held their first show on October 30, 1889, with a total of $2474.00 for prize money. Since then this amount hes grown up to Its afl time high in 1966. ‘This shows 77 years Progress ... this progress was made by the co-operation we receive each ‘year by the people of Prince Edward Island andtheir fine exhibits. ;

re Show :

this production is exported te the United, States.

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