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development in the richest soil
layer. A we'll prepared seed bed
followed by shallow cultivation only
often enough to control the weeds
Is the best practice to follow.
The removal of suckers from
sweet corn was considered essential
years ago. but experiments showed
that it was unnecessary, and If
done at the improper time might
actually be injurious.
Building Of onions has been shown
to be a function of the inter-re-
lationship of temperature and the
number of hours of daylight. Some
varieties require only y hours per
day. while others need as much as
= hours in each "a before they will
begin to form bulbs. Higher tenn
peratures tend to give building
start at a somewhat shorter day
While under cooler temperature the
same variety will need a longer day
People used to think that the
BIENNIAL crops like cabbage, celery,
anC so forth, would bolt to seed
the first year if they were frozen
Gown or if they suffered a severe
check in growth. Experiments have
shown that these two conditions
Will actually delay seedstale form
alton even if enough cool weather
Las prevailed to cause the shift
t.om vegetation to reproductive
growth 1t was not the freezing
tnat caused seedstalkS to develop
but the prolonged period of rela-
lively cool temperatures which oc-
CURED at the time. and it was the
freeze which was remembered.
Pilng on excessive quantities Of
nitrogen during the winter months
sometimes is injurious rather than
helpful 10 vegetables. II the soil
temperature is warm enough for
root activity 10 take place. then it
i warm enough for the microor-
ganiSms in tie soil which make
nitrogen available 10 plants to be
active also.
PASTURE SEED miXTunrS
Here IS a new challenge for
dairy farmers. one way they had
hoped to meet the war food need
Tor more milk was TO grow more
high quality roughage. Many dairy
farmers are having difficulty OBJ
tanning enough well adapted alfalfa
and other legume seed they eX-
pected to plant.
Farm Advisor, George Winright,
says the United States Department
cf Agriculture reports farmers have
q fairly comfortable amount OF
SINE clover available and some
f grasses, and more may come on the
market BY planting time The De-
partment urges farmers to seed
mixtures Of grasses and legumes
for irrigated pastures and to make
al least one cutting of hay from
them
+ OF course, just what mixtures to
use depends on locality and other
] conditions, and that's Wnere the
farm advisor in your county comes
in. He can recommend mixtures
suited TO your section. Remember
high quality home grown roughage
is the cairyman's cheapest feed
. See the farm advisor at the Agri-
cultural Extension Service offices
in your own county for his sug-
geStions.
NITROGEN OUTLOOK
Farmers can still improve the
4 fertilizer situation oy purchasing
f and accepting delivery Of their fer
tilizer supplies Immediately This
assertion is based on advice from
+ the War Food Administration Fer
tilizer Industry Advisory Committee
at 9 recent meeting in Washington
/ The committee expressed the opin-
ION that the nation this year will
use about the same total amount
i of fertilizer as in 1884 and
would use more if supplies of fer
tilizer materials permitted.
Imports of Chilean nitrate are
nearly making up for shortages OF
fertilizer nitrogen from other
/ sources, Il was reported at the
committee meeting. Howere, the
total amount of fertilizer nitrogen
IN sight is less than last years
consumption anG some of the need