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Ferti ity levels of soil evotaat.

foundation of our Lappiness, prosperity and progress. The soil is a residue of weathered rocks, ; | minerals and decaying organic ; * matter. It supplies mechanical A : ; support for vegetation and raw ‘ materials for plant foods.

For thousands of years before this country -was discovered, the soil of this hemisphere’ was

For the dairy farmer andjothers have duplicated num- beef cattleman alike, the jpro-|bers. What most people cal! Sta- grams spell continuing assit- |tion Road used to have 30 num- if In\ the ee _ . oe aa ance that, should infection some- per ones. But municipal council

bros years of ag er and how be introduced into his herd ing shipped for slaughter are | it can be detected speedily and now may enforce a simple. sys- identified: by a Seerered back |iiminated before it hails altem, after an ambulance had tag. At the packing plant, a chance to spread. difficulty answering an emer- \gency call. a ™

blood sample. is taken from) WORDS mARE BACK

each of the tagged animals and | tested. If a suspicious sample | | CHAOS WILL HAVE TO 4

The words ‘chicory, myrrh and saffron all come from Su-

is uncovered, the herd from) LINGFIELD, England (CP) merian, the world’s oldest writ-

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By 4. W. "HUMPHREY

Provincial Sqil Analyst

' P.E.T. Dept. of Agriculture The whole business of agricul- ture is founded upon the soil ‘and basically the latter is the

een: te eae Ope 's font e of the roads in this Sur-

Negative test results, as in ine lt07 village have fixed names,

BRT program, are credited to|several are known by different

ANDREW, HUMPHREY Have your soils tested so

_can be made for each crop

sewed to the,earth by roots of trees and grass. The early pion- eers cut down the forests, tore up the sod, planted crops and harvested their production with- out too much emphasis on re- turning plant food to the soil. As centuries passed, farmers gradually learned_that they had to return these plant foods to the soil in order to obtain good crop yields.

Today the farmer must be able to produce above average yields of high quality crops and produce them economically . if his operation is to be a success: In order to do this, he must have knowledge of- the present fertility levels in his soil, the fertility requirements of the

and specific

crops: to be grown and other measures of soil management

that fertilizer recommendations soil conditions. If soil |

tests are not available, 7 following recommendations pany ‘be

used as a pore guide, PASTURE

@ : Lhs. Conditions Analyses* Per Acre Grass or mixtures of grass and clover: Main pasture . mid-June ..... sss = 6-12-12 300- 400 ; early-August 6-12-12 300- 400 __ Supplementary nitrogen when Amm: nitrate - -- 100--200 Tequired-=- = woe seercs--or-equivalent:——..——- “Limited acreage for early grazing a early spring ) 6-12-12 300- 400 : Supplement. when required ........ 6-12-12 300- 400 * Legume sward ........ secseTeoceee - O-M2D 300- 500 2 BAY and SILAGE » Legumes—early spring ..........-.:: 6-20-20 300- 500 Legume-Grass mixtures Th - : re@APly SOFINS 626i ics hea 6-12-12 400- 606 | —after first-cut ...........5 Gieseckc. laa 300- 400 Grasses ; —early spring ..... TS aRes cas ede RAIS ee LL 400- 600 " after fist Cut ins ceca es Amm. nitrate 100- 200 . or equivalent For alfalfa on soils low in boron apply béfore seeding as a spray or 3 1h OEY LOOM oi ee aes oo "BORON** = 3.5-4.5 GRAIN : On average pels seeded out to grass . : -and_legunies—.......... 3 6-12-12 « 300- 500 wae hetero ONY vaverage” wie: not~~seeded-out 72-7 10-10-10" 200-300" TURNIPS ; With 10 tons manure ih acre ..... 3-15-6Bx - 1000-1200 Without manure ..... cebardecancerss . SISO BX 1400-1500 POTATOES — s . Without manure ..............+ seess_ 6-12-12xx ___ 1600-2006 With 10 toris manure per acre ...:.. 6-12-12xx 1200-1400 Soils high in potassium— without manure aac hs i 8-16- 8xx_ -- 1200-1500 |¢ : with 10 tons manure per acte __ .8-16- 8x 900-1100 GARDENS ae With WARNS ii ic ice 6-12-12 800-1060 Without’ manure? io 0 Sree: * © 6-12-12 1500-2000

(Rate per 1000 sq. ft. with manure, without manure, 40 Ibs.)

25 Ibs.;

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*Higher analysis fertilizers can be used (for example’ 8-16-16, 10-20-20, 12-24-24) at rates to supply equivalent amounts_of plant

food.

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**If boron is applied as a spray use a water soluble material such as ‘‘Solubor’’ or ‘‘Polybor-2‘‘ or a similar soluble borate material at a rate to supply the required amount of boron.

xSpecial fertilizers containing boron at 4.6 pounds per ton can

—be

purchased—on—request—for—control—of BROWN HEART of

TURNIPS, COLLAR ROT of MANGELS, BLACK HEART of CAULIFLOWER, and other physiological disorders of plants caus- ed by a deficiency of boron in soils.

On

P.E.I., boron may render soils toxic to succeeding crops

if. used -at rates higher than 3.4 pounds boron per acre. All

fertilizers containing boron are labelled or tagged with a red tag

showing the number of pounds of boron per ton.

xxFor potatoes on very acid soils; where dolomitic limestone has ~ Sot been used, it is usually better to apply mixtures containing

readily available MgO.

Ground limestone should be need of lime. or more MgC03) will prevent deficiency.

The use of chlorinated-hydrocarbons such as: Aldrin, Hepta- |

ehlor, Dieldrin, etc. in fertilizer mixtures is not recommended. Most P.E. Island soils need lime and fertilizer so. have soils tested regularly. ORDER FERTILIZERS AND LIME EARLY

applied when soil tests indicate |

‘The use of dolomitic limestone ar yaar ring 30%

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Lwhich “eontribute: to. high pro- | ductivity. | Soil testing oon a means for determining the current fer- tility levels in the soil. These

‘tests indicate the relative levels

of plant foods, e.g. nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, etc.’ and clasifies them as low, medium

ure the organic matter content

or pH level. The results then provide a basis for recommend- ing effective amounts of man- ure, limestone ‘and commercial fertilizer to produce an optimum yield of a given ‘crop.

—The fertility requirements of crops to be grown are obtained from the research work of Ex- perimental Farms and ot hér ‘Research Agencies, Research personnel .are- continually inves- tigating the response of crops to applied fertilizer under various conditions. Their results have brought about a better under- standing of proper plant nutri- tion, a knowledge of how to manage different soils and the development of new and higher analysis fertilizers. A more ef- ficient use of fertilizer has re- sulted and this has helped to re- duce unit production costs. ° LIMING NECESSARY. -

are naturally strongly acid or sour. Liming is necessary to correct. this soil acidity, or sweeten the ‘soil, in order to obtain high yields ‘of most Crops. In addition, lime also n plies the two plant foods of cium and magnesium and in- arelies the availability of ap- plied and residual phosphates. The use of fertilizer to main- tain and replace plant foods in the soil which have been lost through erosion, leaching and harvesting crops is another es- sential ‘phase of soil manage- ment. Commercial fertilizers contain the major plant foods of

nitrogen, phosphorus and potash

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SEED TREATMENT

See Your Following Local Dealers

The Seed Cleaning plante listed below have purchased od treaters. Be sure you have your gracin treated as well as cleaned.

Boates Feed Service

Alfred DesRoche Ross Corner Feed

Glen Waddell .. _E. D-fves & Co. .

‘Fraser & Annear

D. A. MacRae .

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~Rebert Cousins . Roland Hyde ... “Tignish Gocep

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or high. These tests also meas- of the ‘soil“and the soil reaction

_In__ P.E_I., . most — of oursoils+--

Delaney's Feed Service e. ee Wilfred Pickering...

Russefl White & Son .

Cardigan Feed Service Coffin's Feed Service...

1 -Elmer MacDonald.

NEW PRIMA FERTILIZER PLANT SERVES KINGS which play mecitic roles_in the | these elements. to

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elements. of boron, molybd ; copper, manganese, zinc

growth, although quantities are required. Most of |'These

Although they can make life miserable for outdoor enthus- fasts, mosquitoes pose a much more serious problem for far- mers. —

Aside from causing acute dis- tress to_field workers, mosqui- toes may reduce milk and egg production and adversely af- fect weight gains in beef cattle, says L._C. Curtis of CDA’s Re- search--Station——at---Kaamloops: The insects can also spread sleeping sickness among hor- ses.

steps to make ‘sure that mosqui- Oar .do not find breeding plac- es, the ‘researcher adds. A water storage dug-out that is not built or maintained proper- ly can become a breeding ground for vast numbers of the pest. Dug-out banks should be main- tained as steep and clean as possible. Cattle should not be, allowed to drink. directly. from | the dug-out inorder to prevent trampling of the banks. . €LEAR POND WEEDS As another safeguard, the. ‘pond should be kept free of wa- ter weeds which, if allowed to grow and break through the sur-_

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Commercial and | fertilizers or by foliar-sprays.

maturity. of all crops. The trace RECOMMENDATIONS

Fertilizer advisory committees publish annual fertilizer recom-

iron also necessary for 5 toaadations for most crops in th, alti sll each of the Allantie Provinces.

ons should

recommendati these are sufficiently available|be used as a general fertilizing in our soil, but, if deficiencies do | guide if mil test results are not occur, they can be corrected. by | available and the addition of small amounts of |are “ax “follows: ~

Mosquito breeding should be avoided

those for stalls

face of the water, could afford shelter for mosquito wrigglers.

On irrigated farms, likely breeding spots are to be found where there is seepage from a leaky flume or ditch, and at the low end of a field if there is an accumulation of surplus —wa- ter. Correcting these condi- tions not only helps control mos- quitoes but also saves water

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Slough and naturally swampy sections-are--other-areas that produce lots of mosquitoes but no income, the researcher ob-

. |serves. These can be put to use

for crops by filling them in with good soil. If this is not feasible they. should be drained.

The barnyard can be a source of trouble if biting midges known as ‘‘punkles’’ or ‘‘no-see ums’ are allowed: to breed there. Mr. Curtis points out.

Although mosquitoes require

|\still water in which to breed

¢hundreds of them :can develop. in a single water-filled hoof print), the midges multiply in highly polluted mud around wa- tering troughs and where the

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‘Brucellosis =| screening | nears close

> Preliminary testing of Can- | ada’s 12 million cattle “for bru- | cellosis will be completed this | year and the prospect centers | attention on two screening” pro- grams aimed at providing an effective and continuing a on the disease.

The Brucellosis Ring ‘resting | (for dairy cattle) and~ Market | Cattle Testing programs were | introduced by CDA’s Health of Animals Branch to provide speedy detection “of ew out- , breaks of brucellosis in areas | which had been certified after the initial testing and ‘raved | of~ ren -animals.~ :

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