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April 26, 1944 ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS & MATSQUI NEWS 3

mmc | MAAK ING PASTURES

FOR CANNING

WANTED

SWEET CORN ACREAGE

ATTRACTIVE PRICES

For Information See

A. TOON, MURRAYVILLE

or call LADNER 57

—LADNER, B.C.—

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SO NOW IT’S FISH
FROM FERTILIZER

By G. R. Snyder

Fish that are bigger, tastier
and gamer can be produced in
abundance in Canada’s many
small lakes. Experts tell us
that fish in a pond or lake are
similar to livestock in a pas-
ture field. They thrive or cease
to thrive in direct relalion to
the food supply. Fish don’t eat

cal fertilizer just as vigorously
and even more so than pasture

MORE NUTRITIOUS
By B. Leslie Emslie

Since it has been demonstrated
beyond question that the stock-
carrying capacity and pfoductiy-
ity of pastures can be doubled
in one season by ratiohal fertil-
izing, there has been a renewal
of interest in the subject among
|farmerg in all parts of the Do-
minion. Earlier attempts at pas-
ture improvement were directed

thas followed
fertilizers to

the application of
pastures and hay

Is YOUR

Pullet Flock
_In Step?

At 8 weeks of age gradually
change your

Growing Pullets to

and result in larze, strong-bodied, ready-to-lay pullets
in the fall.

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grass but they do consume |too much perhaps toward the Thrivo Pullet Growing

e Plankton (microscopic plantand {rather poor permanent grass
animal life), and, remarkable jareas. Although on these the Mash CLO.
i] a ner annin 0 as it may seem, planicton res- practice has proved remarkably
2) O ponds to application of chemi- (Profitable, still greater success This pullet mash will promote a uniform, steady growth
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rass and other farm and gar- in the rotation, or on the better A
gee crops. 2 g soils where there exists already Yes—we recOmmend hopper feeding of grain
so At a recent meeting of the 4 reasonably good stand of de- from 8 weeks to maturity.

Anglers’ Association of Quebec,
Professor B, W. Taylor of the

|Sirable gra Ss and legumes.
As a spring application for

ORDER

Depariment of Game and Fish-

THE BRACKMAN-KER

; pastures and hay in Eastern Can-

eries, McGill University, told ‘ada the 4-12-6 fertilizer is Te-
Y W the audience that in experi- |commended at the rate of 300
BAB CHICKS NO i mental ponds last year .hey lbs. per acre as a general rule, MILLING C0. LIMITED
Succeeded in increasing the !but on the heavier soils ‘the
yield of trout from 4 pounds | 3-18-0 should be preferred. In PHONE 52 ABBOTSFORD

per acre of water in unfertiliz-

| British Columbia the 2-16-6 may
ed ponds to 120 pounds per

be used for the purpose, and in

for June Delivery

q ; acre of water in a pond fertil- |the Prairie Provinces the 2-20-0 nitrate nitrogen hitherto supplied twice as much_nitr i
; ued uh a 0ELe Bt the zate “at a’ lower, rate per acre is sug-| rporenanlteata of soda. Can- present in TDA teM OR GETTER
e Seno, petiehnerzmillicnlof waltex, Bested, adian ammonium nitrate is in| should be applied at half the
‘ mney um =, Ammonium ~itrate, containing | great demand in the United rate to obtain the Same results,
SWENSSON & EVE 32% of nitrogen — half as am-|States where it is being used Its nitrate nitrogen acts im- |

Recently compiled figures indi- monia and half as nitrate —is a! very extensively for pastures and
cate that retail price of beef in Canadian product processed and |the top-dressing or side-dressing
the past year contributed half a conditioned gainst hardening. It!of truck and garden crops and
point to the total increase of two is the ideal nitrogen fertilizer | orchards,
points in the cost of living index. and the only domestic source of Ammonium nitrate contains

mediately, the ammonia nitrogen
somewhat more gradually. It is
Particularly suitable for spring
topdressing of grass pastures and
timothy medowsa, or for bring-
ing on fall wheat that has win-
“ tered badly. It should be remem-

bered that a pound of nitrogen
in the fertilizer is capable of
producing over six Pounds of
protein in the crop, so 100 lbs. of
ammonium nitrate should yield
200 Ibs. of protein per acre. Fer-
tilized crops are richer in pro-
tein, minerals and vitamins.

ELS 0S ee

BREEDER HATCHERY ALDERGROVE, B.C.

USE |
FERTILIZER

BE PROUD OF YOUR CROPS !

—GROW THEM WITH

C-I-L FERTILIZER

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FERTILIZER DIVISION

Will You Help

PASS THE AMMUNITION?

Arracx! ATTACK! ATTACK! That is the

keynote of Canada’s armies this year.

Sok EAU

FARMER HEADS ROTARY

T. M. (Tom) Edwards, well-
Known farmer and member of
the board of directors of Fraser
Valley Milk Producers Associa-
tion, has been elected president
of Chilliwack Rotary Club for
1944-45.

HOTKAPS

Protect Your
Young Plants

from Rain, Birds, Insects
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