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Alfalfa replacing clover; as widely grown as hay

By W. N. BLACK-

Since the introduction and es- tablishment. of alfalfa on Ex- perimental Project Farms in the province. this deep - rooted legume has Increased in popu- larify. and has replaced a good percentage of the. early red and alsikc clover formerly utilized in standard seeding out mixtur- es. With the introduction of new winter - hardy varieties. alfalfa Is now widely grown as a hay crop due to its high yields of very nutritious forage. Alfalfa has also gained in popularity due to its drought resistance and nitrogen fixing qualities. While soil conditions except sml reaction. appear satisfactory for the establishment of alfalfa in Prince Edward Island. plant growth in many sections of the province is most unsatisfactory. and the ohlorotlc appearance of the foliage indicates an impro- per balanco of plant nutrients in the sol.

In 1960. plant food deficiency studies in alfalfa were initial at the Monticello and Urbain- ville Experimental P r 3 i e c 1

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This study comprises 12 treatments each. of borax. sup~ erphosphate and potash. Each treatment is replicated four tim- es in randomized block design and the study continues over a four - year period. Vernal slf fa was seeded alone. at the rate of is pounds per acre

means of a Brillion Seeder in-

the spring of 1960. No nurse crop was seeded with this leg- lime and weeds were largely con- trolled by a single 2. 4-DB spray.

The alfalfa crop was not har- vested during the year of es~ tablishmcnt.

An analysis of yield data in 1961 showed respective treat- ments of boron. phosphorus and potassium. applied both in 1960 and 1961. having no significant effect on alfalfa production. No marked deficiency sympt o m s were observed in the crop grown on either soil type. namely. the Charlottetown and Egmont soil series

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11962. A heavy aftermath follow- [ed the July 25th harvest of the .alfalfa crop at Monticello a nd ‘yields were recorded for the second time September 24th. 1. Boron deficiency. as indicat- .d by a distinct reddening of gthe alfalfa foliage. was observ- i ed in a few plants in the untreat- ;ed check plots in reps. 1. 2 and ‘3 at the time of the July har-

vest. False blossoms were also

in evidence. Plots which had re- ceived varying amounts of bcrax annually. namely. 6.25. 12.5 and ;25 pounds per acre produced normal alfalfa plants as did plots receiving a iota '. 50. 75 and 100 pounds of borax per ac- re over a three year period with i not more than 50 pounds in any one year.

With respect to phosphorus. al- falfa plants produced on un-

the foliage was extremely pale. A weak. open stand of pale al- falfa plants was also obtained on those plots receiving but 60 pr‘umit P205 per acre the year 1of seeding or the year following Iseeding. Alfalfa plants grown Ion plots receiving 30 p o u n d I IP205 per acre annually also .exhibited deficiency symptoms. Where 90 bounds of P205 “we {applied per acre the year of seeding (1961), followed by a ‘similar treatment in the spring

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- ‘01 1962. alfalfa was growthy and

,‘ the foliage had a rich green col‘

r. w i t h potassium. deficiency isymptoms were exhibied in lplants receiving less than 60 pounds K20 per acre annual- ;ly. Chlorosls in the form of white ‘or yellowish dots first appeared n a crescent arrangement iaround the tops of the leaflets. {It later involved the entire leaf margins. followed by the death of the tissues which turned a lyellowish brown. These defi- ciency symptoms were present

;on plants grown on the untreat—g‘

led check plots and on those Iplots receiving as much as 45 pounds K20 per acre annual- .ly. 0n plots receiving inade< Innate applications of potash. igrowth was definitely retarded. ' Deficiency symptoms wore

treated plots lacked vigor a nd

L. C. CALLBECK Research Branch. Experimental Farm Weather conditions during the 1962 growing season were very conducive to the developm e hi and spread of late blight of po- tato.

During the July - September period a measurable amount of rain fell on 44 days to give a total of 16.38 inches. In addition. there were 11 days on which

trace were observ- ed. This precipitation was ex- ceeded but once this area.

ilhe July - September period of 1942 having had a total fall of 20.25 inches. It was also a very humid season, a mean of 86.4 per cent being recorded for the three - month period.

This mean was considerably higher than normal. Had it not been for the generally low tem- peratures. the epidemic would M V have been more serious. The. mean temperature for the per-I L. C. CALLBECK Iod was 59.8 or about five de- grees below normal.

ldiscase conditions. it was easy

fungicides compared 13 productsl its. The leading material w a s

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The screening test of potato: to ascertain their relative mer-.

in 1962 and. under the severe' dithanc M45. a new introduc-

Low temperatures blocked late blight epidemic in ’62

tion to tho clrbsmate group. This fungicide contains both zinc and manganese ions in its com- plex molecule. The company has applied for registration and it may be expected that it will soon be competing with dith- ane M-22. manzate, and dithane 0—14 on the market. N0 ADVANTAGE

Many growers spray carbamate fungicide in the first part of the season and change to a copper fungicide in the se- cond part of the season. The re- sults of local studies made on this practice indicated that there was no advantage in splitting the schedule in this manner.

In the three years of this In- vestigation. a full program of! carbamate spraying gave a! mean gain of 43.8 bushels of No. ; 1 tubers per acre over the split; type programme. The loss from:

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.was observed in plot 12. rep. I. ireceiving 6.25 pounds of borax jper acre annually. Where 12.5 1 pounds of borax per acre were iapplicd annually no deficiency gsymptoms were observed. While 1 no symptoms of boron defi- lciency were observed in plants ion the untreated check plots the {foliage was rather pale an did not appear thrifty.

Plots which received 50 pounds of borax the year of establish- ment (1960). followed by s ro~ tpc‘al, treatment of 50 pounds per acre. in the spring of 1962. pro- Lduccd alfalfa plants the leaves of which showed a distinct pal- Iing around the edges. This con- ‘dition may have been due to ex- cess applications of borax.

, Phosphorus deficiency w a s ivory evident in second - cut al- ;falfa 1n 1962. On the check plots 'and those receiving as much u

pounds P207 .r acre an- nually the crop lacked vigor. the {foliage was pale and chlorosis {was evident in varying degrees. IOnly one treatment. namely so pounds P205 in 1960 followed by I 90 pounds P205 per acre in 1962 gave rise to healthy vigorous

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growing plants.

Potassium deficiency reached serious proportions in the sec. ond cut of alfalfa. Slight K de- ‘ ficiency was observed in the fol- iage of plants where um V treatments of 60 pounds K20 were applied, Even where 90 pounds K20 were applied in 1960 and 1962 K deficiency in the crop was apparent.

These studies indicate that annual treatments of B'. P and K are required for ifho satisfac- tory production and mainten- ance of alfalfa

Burned buildings from oven turned lanterns, injuries from falling in the dark and lost limo from being unable to see to work are all waste.

If you've never used Yard Lighting when doing chores on dark nights, or for protection from prowlors, decide now to put Roddy Kilowott to work on the iob and learn what o groot help and convenience be con be.

This project will be continuedl 1963. I"

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tuber rot was tower where the straight schedule was followed.

A high gallonage sprayer (120 gallons per acre at 375 pounds pressure) was considerably sup- erior to a low gallonsge spray- er (40 gallons per acre t 80 pounds pressure) in controlli n g late blight under the severe: conditions encountered here in It was also demonstrated

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a heavy annual toll of cattle. In 1961. for example. over 70 held were lost. By means of press and radio bulletins. instructions were given on the safe handling and use of this type of top kill- er during the past season. We hope that the sharp drop to only four cows fatally poisoned in 1962 has been brought about by this publicity campaign.

Regione is non - poisonous but its high cost. is a deterrent Ig- sinst its general acceptance. At $19.50 per gallon the cost per acre is $7.30 or considerably hi- gher than the approximately $2.00 for arsenicais.

that. with both types of spray- er. disease control was improv- ed by the addition of drop nozzl- es to the boom.

A sodium arsenlte product at one gallon per acre. Cyansmid at three gallons per acre. and Regione at 1.5 quarts per acre

gave good kill of potato tops and were of equal v ue in tests made here in 1962.

In Prince Edward Isl a n d. carelessness in the use of arse- nical top killers has resulted inI

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