M, slfhltllllllllllltll$l

. a l ‘i A-flwplained by‘ . Davis-

ERY CAREFULLY CARRIED OUT SERIES 0F TESTS 50i]gf'0 in fairly rich soil with wheat, oats, barley and corn, wed an increased yield over the same grain crops not treated, from 24 to 38 per-cent. They also matured earlier and were much better quality than the; untreated.

RN WHICHJIADIBEEN TREATED, ripened iifia section Northern Manitoba where it ad not been known to ripen be- e, and the half of the field, n t treated, did not ripen but was

l l l green.

. my) or 0.41s NEAR TORlONTO which was treated with hit-o, showed a largely increased yield over an adjoining field treated, whlle afield of ensilage corn North of Toronto, show- an increase of well over 50 per cent. greater than the next fiehl ich was not treated.

IELI) OF WHEAT IN HURON COUNTY wliicl: was treat- witli Soilgro was said to be one of the finest ever grown in t section.

TI5I".4C'l'ORY. - We saw one large patch half of which .liad n treated and half not. ln mid-season the treated plants were ly twice as large and vigorous as the untreated; and at the cud the season, when harvested, there were more and larger tubers m the treated than from the others. Many other users have rtetl similar results. hlntjcorge Baldwin, of-Torouto, onc the best known Canadian hoiliculturists, gives his experience in letter in our book of testimonials.

_L ICINDSV OF FIELD" CROPS require practically the same nt food as our garden crops, and while soil and climate condi- s may vary the exact increase in yield from the use of Sloilgro, results are much the same with field crops as with the garden p5. ' ‘

TISFACTORY RESULTS WILL BE SECURED from the ‘ of Soilgro alone, on potato crops, in a great many eases, and almost every case its use will permit a large reduction in the ountfof chemical fertilizer used, and better results will be se- ed at lower costs.

R THE GRAIN FARMER .

Soilgro will produce ciirlicr and better grain crops, if used ording to directions. To get the bcstresults the_ seed should treated before planting. The cost of Soilgrd in quantity is so deratc that the grain grower can well affordto use it unspar-. ‘ly. Where Soilgm is used the estimated increase in crops is m i0 to 50 per ceiit., depending upon soil and climatic condi- ns. All seeds treated with Soilgro, on test, have germinated in ut one-third less time than untreated seeds. Soilgro treatment t only accelerates and increases growth ‘but it improves the ality of the product. For example, to grow a much finer quality f wheat means much to the farmer. _ ‘

l‘ Follow for grain seeds the general directions-allowing sufii- eiit time while the seeds are immersed in the Soilgro solution for em to soften, and for the bacteria to become attached to the eds. But do not Icavcjfhem immersed long mough to permit ger- rlIGIlOIL.

Let the seeds dry ont after this in a warm shady place on a y surface, spreading them out in thin layers. Seeding should be OCECCiBd with as soon as the seeds are dry enough to go through t‘. drill seeder.

lR THE DAIRY FARMER “‘ Soilgro is most excellent for pasture growths. Soilgro is inexpensive that tlie dairy farmer can use it on his pasture land I get increased crops of alfalfa, clover, hay, etc. Treatment is the same as for lawns, by sprdying with the titcd solution of Soilgro. . Periodical applications, particularly in times of drought, ll insure permanently green pastures.

1e THE GROWER OF ROOT creoPs - _ SUILGRD gives a much better yield with much finer quality r Seeds :—-Same directions as for vegetables above. F01‘ antsw-Same directions as for transplanting.

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R THE FRUIT GROWER: _ _ SOILGRO is excellent for tree, vine and bush fruits. In uug out fruit trees, bushes and plants, if roots are first treated tli SOILORO, a ‘much smaller percentage of the shrubs will be lost. Spray the ground frequently with Soinoitodiluted solution. hen setting out strawberry plants, for instance, if the roots are ‘t soaked over night in SOILGRO, the majority of tllc Flam-l wlll l droop and fade, but will begin a healthy izwwth- lu many - strawberry plants set out with Solwko treatment wilbbefil‘ air crop the‘ first year. The berries are large and JWCY- llllcll‘ : about a week earlier than untreated fruit. Thisweek ahead the market is very valuable to‘ the grower. _ SOILGRO will pro: cc more and finer fruit from fruit trees. _ ' ‘

For S‘e'eds:—-Same directions as for Vegetables.

For Plants :——Same directions as for Transplanting.

R POTATOES

Potatoes will thrive on SOILGRO. ~ Just 88 Vf-‘Etlfalllfs 8°" lly and root crops are benefited b)’ Yllfillllld)’ “Pllllcllilllll °l |,,-,,u,_ a much uu-gq- potato, and with an increased yield, has n obtained following the use of Soiwno.

Letter from Wilmer Boyd, Port Credit. 0'1"" _

This is to advise you how your mixture worked on a crop oats. I soaked the seedbefore planting al01189l<l° °l l‘ mlll" r’s field. His were just coming ‘P. hid 5"" "w" l“ "gm ys or more. » ‘Mine came up in between four and fivefilfly” “ml 1e about a week ahead of my neighbor's oats. The)’ "mlfll iump ahead and l am enthusiastic about it. My slfflwllffl" vc made the ante wonderful growth. '

Lrflgvjroin H. A. Lorin Wwllwrbwa. 0M4- ‘ lured, package of your treatment on my garden. The getgblg; ‘my gnu» ‘mubiggerp ter and more of them. The llltl have been ‘tru inirvellauu. I wlllllll! l’°°°"‘“""‘l ‘l ll believe it within-excuse producti wherever it is ined-

Lotippfqon 4. D.- Hmoxrd, Wilton Pom. 011mm?‘

Tll POTATOES THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN VERY ,

‘ ‘frequent intervals

r

‘ ran crisnnorrnqowrvcuannisu

fired suitable for growing in dens of llmltod size.

ilen. whether small or large

during former years. who have had the experience

uninitiated, there _ls, of

curred ‘by the ‘beginner.

‘.\

Soil and ltl Management.

food.

llght or very heavy soils, ‘By

very productive. tendency to compact lt. tnlnable. yard wlll ‘be sufll

t e tprovloui-i crop.

glng ls the land

good results.

zjiauld be ly ‘incorporated ‘wlth tho yd from ‘the use of commercial lllzer when used ' wlth well rotted manure. tl__ll_zer containing 4 gen, 8 ahti 4 Gbfld rosulgts. By gather four rlnte of potash, fertilizer ls obtained.

mixing ounces of

This, lf

libs. ‘per pct-o. are available and

percentage of llme.

potatoes are to ‘be grown.

The ‘preparation of the land thoroughly done. ml

tends to hold the Subsequent tillage ls

cape of moisture. J to 2 inches.

1190988811’.

Beets, Carrots, Pnranlpn.

tlonii wlll permit. should ba made fnlrly shallow

The Jlater deeper.

on 3 the level ground.

l did then.

so if I did not believe in it.

me this Spring worked out.

and fullest I ever saw-

(prick all; 5t), after g1 to rot.

l “all pleiitifully on roses as well as

The Vegetable Garden 3;’ f,‘ This» brlef art.cle ls intended to set forth some of the general prin-

ciples of vegetable gardenlngdeiil- lug wlth such crops as are consid-

- The value of "the vegetable gar- n be estimated only ‘by those wh have enjoyed ltsqzrotlts and pleasures To those

know how to ‘manage a garden, the ‘growlng of garden crops lii a com- paratively easy matter, but to the COUFSB, some uncertainty lnrogard to the various phasoswf the work involv- ed. Typo of soll and lts manage- ment: fertilizers and their nppllcii- tlon; varieties of vegetables tosnw and how and when to iiow,'and the control of insects and fuugousdls- eases, all arid to tho dlfllcultles in-

.-'l‘lie most Ilefllfliblg soll for gar- ‘en purposes ls alight lrlalble loam which l! as a rule rlcli in plnntl ' _ lt ls not always possible to "mule locate tho garden where desired,

gard. wlll depend tcho re ultii o

clent, equal ‘to 12

‘Commercial fertilizers are vnlii- “V”? wllllen able ln connection wlth gardening ll“; l“ l-lle l°ll°wl118 llnrlng. to a quck start to the plants. This _ lunterliil should be used wlth great llle lwcllml season all" lllllllllllg- ‘ care and lf used ln large quantities

in conjunction A fer- per can, nun} dltlons wlll permit. usually sown ‘ln rows on the level ground. The drills are made about w one-half lnch ln depth and -the soll Radish are rows 6 inches an apart, lettuce and i-iplnnch ln rows are thinned as used, taking out those Lettuce should be thinned to ll inches apart and later This latter - thlnnlng allows tho treads to form Spinach aholud ‘be thinned to one lnch apart and the stronger An

P61‘ cent. phosphoric acld per _cent. potash wlll glve

_ mu- a very deslrable

pllbd broadcast at tho rate of one 011.11% Der square yard, ls equal to If wood ashes are applied at lilo rate of 1 to .2 pounds ‘per square YllNl, they furnished potash and a Ashes should ‘belle’- Ibe well worked into tho soil. ‘but . should not ‘be used on land where ‘lllalllll cl" “l” l“ lelllllrfl‘ llme, 5 om. ‘per to iiquaro yard has ‘been found ibenafl- clal where spinach ls being grown. Lettuce and radish can ‘be success- These crops do not. do well during the hot about August 15th. ‘a good fall crop can

receive the seed should be very A flno seed ‘bed vaa quick, oven germination and soll moisture.

necessary at t0 koop ‘the weeks ln check. and this cultivation ‘b9 obllllllell- tends to further prevent ‘the od- The depth of cultivation-should not exceed from lf hoelng and culti- vating ls attend-ed to, very llttle artlllclal lrrlga-tlon will tho found

These root crops can ‘bet-planted as qnrly ln the spring as solld eon- Early sowlnifll

account of the nub-soil tielng cold. iiowlngii Mean the ‘made Drills are opened 2 to 3% gust Qmart, and half lnch ln dBDl-hl '°°""' m” l k soll wlth plenty ticud evenly. and firm the soil A Wllll" llll“

k.

e rake. Where tho aoll heavy and liable

ed previously.

operation ll’ possible.

and pull every second rool..

HOCGSBKTY.

carrots at intervals

‘nlee clzo for wlnter storage.

Asparagus.

the

l

to uwuuu m. open uhup and renueritronchos eight inches in depth wlth lt very frla-liln. ln the cage 0g muu_|tlie plough 0|‘ spade. For fleld cul- um applied u, Bandy 501p n has u lure, the rows should be four feet Muuuwuipart, ruu north and south, wlth applied to the soll should ‘be curo- llll’ Pllllllll l“ lllclllll‘ l“ 3 ‘l°°l ll-‘llllfl llllly and thoroughly incorporated l" lll“ l”°“'5-_ us upon the care taken lii thla rc- "l3 l5 llmcllil-‘ll- llle Pllll"! 9°11"

' u. crowd and product. smaller stalks. Tau pounds o; manure .ln a sma1l_ garden a bod per square yard is equal to 24 ‘tons "lllllll l°lll m“ per acre. However, lt .may ‘he found that on the average good garden

the end of ‘the fl st season ground la almost l el.

plants wlth large

cultivation

wlth a scythe and ‘burn.

Varieties:

Radish, ‘Lettuce and Splrinh. fer-

ftrmod over the seed. usually sown ln

one ‘foot apart. The radish ready for use.

to 6 inches apart.

application of

fully grown ln a. hot ibed. weather; tby sowing seed Peal.

ed, ‘the early wrinkled

and t-ho need dropped

one ‘lnch deep. season. early,

ivpart.

Tomutoen.

"W You had a chance of seeinfl m)’ l'°5°ll at ‘he Rose W811!!! es. X ' ' ' d d‘d. l" I intend to use it again ibis lye”, 0):"?! done which lioiivers l obtained last yfllli l calm“ cave an ' mg u“ .

"ilv

1,151 year I uscd it on catilifiowers, 311d Flllllllllgll I cllllllcl h auliflowers were finer than I ever 118d 116m"- saY whIy. i1 QeHCUSC it ‘main uu; year and I certainly would not do s ‘ . ' '

' ' , u‘ ,"G c Stones," Port Credit, Ont- your w ou

I am glad to say that it did all Y°lll

- hich we soaked - | for 1t, Our corn the seed of w lalfliitiliiilfsiltiiemifiatured vefY lluldll-l/l and the ca" were the largest in -

, bb‘ and potatoes cameialong s0 Cucumbersxgqrrcll: acuizcagvee mum ‘not possibly use them l)’ and “zigzag a be” ‘flan’. tonleigihbors, we left the balance

- . ' dthelife of a number of shrub! Wlwllbguleiiflgu; Elite. from the nursery, which alone andr iktilivaiiiiiepaig me the Pllnllaié 914"‘ Y°ll wlll lllldehmlllwhy mo e - - ation. “'-“ ’° “l”“ilflifilif;.’Z?'.".§T5§'-p~-=. with "we w b.- mmeable if" d and beyond hope, but after one or two, sprinkling: flllllllllllelx- elghmgq and like the rest has done well eveusinee. if gent 0t! MW . - i '

Especially this was

......, of available plant food lii reqiilrod

amping down wlth the buck . l9 Alter to warm up quickly. the seed should be sown ,on the top of drllls or ridges 4 lns. ln height lu the manner mention- After the seed hall 81"‘ [germinated and the plants nlcely through the ground. ‘the soil should ho stirred along ‘both sides‘ of the drllls. Choose a damp day for thls

Where ‘heels ’and carrots are to ‘be used as they grow, thin to one lnch apart and when using them This will leave the plants 2 inches apaiit. Parsnlps are as a rule allowed to grow throughout the season, there- fore they require to he thinned to 4 inches apart in the row. To grow good straight parsnlps, a decp,rlch. well prepared loamy soll lii very

Successful sowlngs of ‘beets and of ten days inpart up to June 20 wlll insure l: supply of nlca tender roots for lm- medlatc table use and roots ‘of a

An early garden soll of a loam wlth a southern exposure» have .ln-on made toward ohtalnlni; should give satisfactory results. In and consequently many wlll flnd it llrllllllllllg the llmll- “lllply l‘ lllleml

‘ . dressing of well rot-ted ‘manure and necessary to work ln elthor verylplough or d]; this In deeply. and npplleafon of well rotted mauurowlllve ‘he land a lllclmugll barrow such solls may forever-be rendered ll‘ u, the cuuu o; u Planting should be done as early heavy soll, manure has a tendoneyllls ‘Dllllllllble l" llle "llrlng- P1998"

\Vhon too close ‘plant-

may be wide and the plants set 18 inches itpart each way. Cov- er the pllantn tie a depth of about 5m q, u u, o I two inc es ‘an pressflrmly; as L p i ‘fly p ‘mas per square they develop their g wth flll the toitaper acre, Thq amount of nian- lmll lll “rllllllll llle Pl 111'? .1‘01li'llred_ for any piece of land wlt have to he calculated tn ac- cordance wlth the development of On soils that are poor or wlth considerable clay. manure should the applied very ll‘b- orally and fall tploughlng or dig- Tllllmllgll to be recommended where is of a heavy nature. ‘but check- where the land la of a loamy na‘t- lire. ploughing or dlggln-g ‘may be one lnthe‘ nprlng wlth equally

ts, so that at the

Choose well grown one year old well developed buds. Plants wlth a largo number of small ibuds should be tllscardcd. should bu given so as to keep the woods ln In the autumn, when the crops have ‘been frozen, cut off A liberal application of well rotted manure should the applied as a mulch for This manure ls then

No cuttlng should ‘he done before

Washington, Argente- carefully and thorougli- “ll lllllllpallllellll- ~ "

soll. Much better results wlll be obtain-

Theso can be sown as early in the Spring as soll and weather con- The ‘seed is

As soon as the soll can ‘be work- smooth and eeml- varletles can Ibo sown. followed lby the wrinkled varieties. The ‘rows should be 30 ‘inches apart ono lnch apart. ln the row and covered about

To lengthen ‘the ‘medium and late varieties can the used. or several on sowing: can the made of an early variety at intervals of ten dayB

for this crop. ‘the plants should make rapid vigorous growth from the time of {Illlllllllg untll fruttlng commences. wlth iuowar growth tluilng the frulting season. Land Izhiitt is tta.l.y inch ‘Wlll iequi-e only an application of the fertllzer mentioned formerly. stable man- ure ls liable to promte lute growth at the expense of fruiting, whereas fertlllzei promotes early growth. danger of frost lii past. which ls about the last week ‘ln May lo the second week in June. the plants are set. out .‘I.'l rows 2 feet by 3 feet apart. and the plants tleil to stakeB. When the plants have become established, a llglit dressing of the fertilizer should -be applied to the ground lu a clrcle, one foot In diameter, around each plant and incur-ported wlth l the soil. As tlie plants grow, the bat- oral branches ainslng from the axll- ls 0f the leaves should be removed and the miiln stems of the plants tled to the stakes. -

Early frult ol good quality can be obtained lii this way. ln tbuyllll; plants, choose strong stocky plants from 7 to l0 inches in height that have been carefully and well giown. Long splndly plants are almost worthless. By trenching or laycnng the stems of such long plant-s, they can be used.

Plant Improvement.

Tho improvement of stich crops as sweet corn, garden peas ‘and to- matoes is uiitlertakeu ‘by tho Dlvl; slon of Horticulture. Central‘ Ex- pcriimintal Farm, and greatstrldcs

early maturing good quiillty varie- tles. Pickzinlnny coin which has proved to ‘he a til day corn at Ot- tawa, that ls l.o any 1H days from planting tobe ready to use as green corn, ls the earliest good quality sweet corn known. This corn has lbeen grown lu every part of (Xma- da, from (laspe on the Atlantic ‘Coast to the -Paelllc Coast and ztsl far north its Fort Vcrmlllon which ls almost wltliin the Arctic trlrclc.

Provinces, and Is in great demand.

Early Malcolm sweet corn, which ls earlier than Golden Bantam by olght days. Among the ‘peas art- Gregory Surprise and English Wonder, thc latter a decidedly sweet variety of cxtrollenl quality and recommended tor canning. The alacrlty tomato ls nnoof the curli- oat maturing vurletlcs known and ls of great value where the season ls short.

For lnfnrniiitlon concerning tliciie

Dominion Horticulturist,

Central Exiperlimrntal Farm.

It is now ‘being handled ‘by stunt.‘ i 0f the seed flrmii In the Western -

Amongst other varieties are thc '

of early rodlshes, leaf young onions or spinach. -

year a few plants of Stuns chart!

mer. The same plot, spring harvest,

lr-rvals ln succession. ll. may full:- lsh a supply of green gens planted early and followed by turnips culi- bage, cauliflower or a few stalks ‘if

niaii tables. This vegetable ls tli- Wllvl! empenslve, but as easy to grow as a cabbage.

‘The small plot, lifter the raillsllitrs and young onions, may be planted to eggplants and g-rcen peppers. lt

ber vlnes If that vegetable ls itpcc- lfllly relished. There ls the w"dcst vamy of choice to which u. small lllvl may be put to fu-rnlsh veget- ables of quality for the home table. bven a0 small a plot. would furnish iipvcrzil messes of the delicious tvoltlcn Bantam corn, the real qua]. .ty of which ls never found in tho market. ,

A DlOt of only ten feet square lends itself to llitcuslvo culture. 1t

‘PLAN FOR. A VEGETABLE GARi>1:;~_t___i0 XlO'

a

can be so oually uiul heavily loll“-

lzcil that it wlll iprotiuuc greatly 1n-

,, , "t l. '4 1.7 varieties, you should wrlte to the crew“ amps “m! l l‘ m H“

matter to kenp an small a plot. well

wartcretl tlurlng ‘dry periods. "ll ls

our set of homcuuurul pumlcu‘ too s/ma-l-l to do zinyl-liin-g with it, ls

not a good excuse for netzlectlnl-l 10

‘tlons dealing w.‘tIi nearly all phases

writing to the Domlnlon Hortlcul-l lllflfll.

those on sale everywhere and are highly recommended:-

, plant a few vegetables this year. 0f this work can be obtiiliied by“, u, a Simple uuuuuu. .10 u“ down

with a pPfllZil nllil paper and ‘fltluri’.

. ib‘ "tl . ll l t The followlng varieties are among OM the Dogs‘ m M of a 5mm p 0

nrtl lcok over the catalogues and nrilcr u ‘few packets of seed plant lt.

' '$oets.—Delro't Dark Red, Black R96 ‘Ball. - g _ ‘_ u -, ' Carrotei-Searlct Horn, Chante-' nay. ‘Nantes. l Lettueeh-Grnntl Rapids, (looscl

leaf). Crisp as lee, All Heart. ; . Tarsnlpsz-Hcllow Grown.