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Progressive Famer f Tratalgar Township (= J What's In that Fertilizer Bag? When a dealer quotes a fertil- jzer, designated as 4-8-10; what does it mean? The 4-8-10 is the De materials that vary in amount of plant food which they contain. cent 20 Sulphate of ammonia ..., 20 Superphosphate _ _..., 50 Muriate of potash . Dolomite limestone or oth- at the same time, advise them Where the potatoes entered for Inspection are planted, so that. should the owner he away when the inspector arrives, he can be EE ------ | 1 Co) Foi 3) F: 9:3 Peofit-Preoven, TO-DAY'S FEEDS are TO-MORROW"S Rois © Extra profits fon you are bullt Into every bag of Pioneer profit-proven feeds s § 1 profits that are yours teed percentage 'of the |LOF Instance, the amount of plant er filler told where the fields to be in. 23 a result of scientifically correct balanced rations: fussantors tk foods present, | 00d contained in the following Spected are. The members of three main pl {| materials iis: Nitrate of soda, 16| Total -..... 2 ce 100 namely, nitrogen; phosphoric acid and potash. It means 4 per cent nitrogen, 8 per cent 'available phosphoric, acid and 10 per cent potash by Weight represented by the symbols: N, P205 and K20, respectively, and always in the same sequence, The same ex- planation applies to mixed fertil- izers of any other analysis, says G. W. Michael, associate Chief, Plant Products Division, Domin- jon Department of Agriculture, A 4-8-10 fertilizer contains only 22 per cent of plant food. What is the balance or the Bther 78 per cent of the fertilizer? The other 78 per cent consists of the ele- ments which are combined chem- ically with the 22 per cent of plant food in the materials used in the mixture, Mixed fertilizers are made up from a number of 20 per cent N; ammonium nitrate, Der cent N; sulphate of ammonia, 33.5 per cent N; superphosphate and 48 per cent_phospheric acid; cent to 60 per cent K20, mixtures, ally provided in the form of sul- phate of ammonia, ammonium nitrate, and cyanamid blended to- gether; the phosphoric acid as superphosphate or ammonium phosphate, and the potash as mu- riate or sulphate, or a combina- tion of both. 'A manufacturer could use a 'simple formula as follows for making a 4-8-10 fer- tilizer: spam 7, GARDEN-G 5 5% Bn RAPH 8y DEAN HALLIDAY fe Released by Central Press Canadian HAMBURG , OR TURNIP --ROOTED PARSLEY CELERIAC OR ROOT CELERY ee TWo uncommon root vegetables rate a place in your freedom garden this year, They are ham- burg, or turnip-rooted parsley, and celeriac or root celery. Both are illustrated in the ac- companying garden-graph. They are not difficult to grow and they give variety to the harvests of the garden, The root of celertac is about three inches in diameter, the flesh is white and it has the flavor of celery, It can be prepared as a salad and served with French dressing, or cooked and served |, o used for flavoring soups and |boosted raw material costs, a- home if you want a special white, ds Bo fect such lines as sheet metal Sp $2.05 ' 5 3 footy) ond od Bf ee RUARTS, Sl Seles n i : i be plant- | wares, copper sl Since, in general characteris-| Enough seeds should J sheets, solder ties and growth, celeriac does not [ed to produce plants for use dur-|some galvanize a GALLONS: rai 6.75 g 9 ing the summer and an extra sup- (Some wrenches, lead pipe, Lp! n, vary greatly from ordinary celery, the seeds are started and plants and at the same time. However, celeriac requires deep cultivation and should not be earthed up like celery. It keeps well in storage. Celeriac is a long season crop, but as 4 rule the plants are start- ed in a seed flat, tobe trans- planted, when large enough, into permanent rows early in July. It generally follows extra early crops like lettuce, peas and spin- ach. Hamburg, or turnip-rooted par- sley, is grown for its fleshy roots which resemble small = parsnips (see illustration). These roots ply of roots to be dug in the fall 20 per cent P205; ammonium phosphate, 11 per cent nitrogen and muriate of potash, 50 per Manufacturers use several fer- | tilizer 'materials in making. their The nitrogen is usu- Mixed fertilizers have to be Properly cured before delivery to the farmer or they will be hard before the farmer uses them or become hard in storage, When properly cured, however, and then Te-ground, there is little danger that the fertilizer will go 'hara again, Calling All Seed! Potato Growers Application forms for field in- Spection of potato crops planted for' seed have been sent out by the plant protection division, Do- minion Department of Agricul- ture. the planter's family should also Know which seed is planted each field, and Whether planted in units or not, this information can easily be at- tached to the tags when they are Put away. in A note giving Application forms are sent to all growers whose crops were in- spected in 1947, those who have made a special re- quest for inspection to the local inspector. 2 grower has not received his ap- Plication: form by June 10th, he should get in touch with the local inspector at once, who will sup- ply a form. together with Should it happen that The last date for sending in the application is June 15th. Your pigs will thrive on Pioneer Pig Starter : 13 the feed that proves its value in fast healthy growth and early market dates: Your brood sows will thrive on Pioneer Brood Sow Ration : 1 5 will. produce maxis mum litters for maximum profits; Your dairy heifers get an extra jump on a profitable life when fed Pioneer Calf Pellets and Piogeer Calf Meal : 4 s the quality feed that supplies all nutritional elements for full growth of bone, muscle aad body capacity: C.H. TOOKE OAKVILLE PHONE 402 Officials of the division urge a careful reading of the form and that it be returned promptly as directed in the lower right hand corner. Though applications for field inspection of seed potato Crops are accepted Up to June 15, the work of the plant protection division will be helped if the' ap- plication: form is' returned prop- erly filled out as soon as possible after it is received. Growers who have bought new seed should be sure to attach one certification tag to the applica- tion form, and save the remaining tags to hand to the inspector of the division when he cally to | make the first field inspection. [" When the tags are removed from the bags of purchased seed, they should be put in a place where they can easily be found. Too often the tags cannot be found when the inspector arrives, and time is lost looking for them. It is also advisable to let senior members of the family know where the tags are placde and, HARDWARE PRICE UPS AND DOWNS REPORTED The upward climb in many hardware lines continues, but here and there in the current market reports price reductions are beginning to appear, accord- ing to Hardware and Metal and Electrical Dealer. Among the lower prices issued during April were certain masonry drills, one make of table stove, leather gloves and mitts, plumbers' oak- um and spirits of turpentine in cans. Price advances, occasioned in some cases by the increased freight rates, higher wages and and bends, one make of electric ARE YOU GOING TO N 1) 8a NDR A M-HENDERSY NORAM-HENDERS PAINT? You will find everything you want at wide variety of hoth BRANDRAM-HEND ERSON Enamels and Varnishes, and P: hesitate to discuss it with us. CRIMSON and SHUTTER GREEN FRASER HARDWARE, for we carry a 1 and BENJAMIN MOORE Paints aint Sundries. If you have We may be able to help you. a paint problem, don't B-H "ENGLISH" HOUSE PAINT B-H Paints have stood the test of time. Made In Canada for 75 years. Half Pints Quarts .65 $1.95 . $6.30 gals. $7.05 Gallons Ya pts. 70c qts. $2.10 Resin and Oil Emulsion water paint, Economical. surfaces. For walls and ceilings. . . . QUARTS (make 3 pints) B-H FRESCO-TONE Dries quickly, No paint odor. One coat covers most A-super white marine paint. B-H "ANCHOR" Marine White Paint Nothing finer for your tools, certain polishes, one type of glue, window screens, small tool handles, one make of door chimes, some sweeping compound, rubber jar rings and one model of pressure cooker. Oakville = transplanted in the same manner | for winter use. BENJAMIN MOORE'S SANI-FLAT A flat oil paint for interior use. Possesses exception- ally high hiding qualities, Many lovely shades and 4 hite. U.S. Cattle Buyer UT white H i PURE WHITE eavily Fined arin Moore? QUARTS a cam Se eon Clifford Chickering, Westmore- GALLONS land, New Hampshire, cattle buy- er, pleaded guilty in police court in Ottawa on April 28th to two violations of the quarantine regu- lations under the Animal Contag- ious Diseases Act, on April 6th, and on each count was fined $200 and costs. Defendant removed the ear tag from a three-year-old cow bought from a farmer near Ottawa that had been tested and found free of disease and suitable for ex- port, and put it on an eight-year- old cow that had not been tested. When the cows arrived at New- port, Vt, an inspector of the U.S. Department of Agriculture veter- inary service, noticed that the certificate submitted for the eight New and Improved WEBSTER Spray Paint Outfits Model 860 Outfit consists of Com- Pressor on base with han- dle. 25 feet heavy hose, Spray gun and cup, motor pulley and V-belt, $29.50 outfit (Motor Extra) VALUE SUMMER CARNIVAL JULY 8-9-10 DRAW 1ST PRIZE : Cottager 15-ft. Pleasure Craft with 31, H.P. Outboard Motor. J COURTESY - SERVICE - 4S. = year old cow gave its age as oo Sy three years-old and the cow had Thor Washing| Ma a loose ear tag and consequently 3RD PRIZE he refused to allow its entry. The irl's Bi ted to the Boy's or Girl's Bicycle. matter was report 2 a Additional Prizes. Health of Animals Division, Ot Opposite the Post Office tawa, who notified the R.CM.P, and when defendant returned to buy some more cattle in the Ot- tawa district, he was brought to court. Ia 2 ... TICKETS... ; 10c each; 3 for 25c; Book of 8 for 50c Book of 17 for $1.00 OAKVILLE PHONE 334