Show I i i I I I I I I I l I I I USE OF SEAWEED AS GARDEN FERTILIZER Consul u Douglas Jenkins S of St. St Pierre ISI Island which ilg Is o off the soO soOth southern th n coa coast t I of Newfoundland sends the following re report report re- re port on the use there of seaweed for enriching enriching enriching en en- the soil soil- Seaweed as a fertilizer Is very much 1 appreciated te by the French fishermen W who cultivate r. r little t vegetable he hJ gardens on n StPierre St St. Pierre a and Dog islands Even the farm faini- I I era of Miquelon e and Langley rt the two large islands In the group find the son sea I grass deposited In large quantities alan along i ithe the shore equally as valuable as manure from the barn yards Only Miquelon and Langley can be said laid to have hae an any agricultural Interests ia whatever whatever what what- ever but In n spite e of prevailing al high rI I winds s and a r rocky lI soil soli It re Is surprising what quantities of vegetables are produced produced produced pro pro- In the little of ground fit for cultivation on St. St Pierre and Dog ands Dog Island seems to be little more morl than a a. greet great rock and St. St Pierre Is not I much better but here and there In the I pockets are found little plots of earth tarth These are carefully and gradually developed developed devel devel- by an annual applications on of sea weed until l the he hean maximum I of production r Is reached From From- that time on the weed Is used to maintain the strength of the soil soli Seaweed Is used for tor fertilizer in some other parts of r the world r but usually II the hr bg grass Is first 8 b burned ed and d only the ashes s are put on the land In St. St Pierre however however how- how I ever eer the weed gathered on the rocky I state slate shores s Is Newfoundland eS spread dr broadcast dogs in n which Us its I natural tu are i largely used as all beasts of burden here i iare I are factors in this work of ot gathering and 0 distributing sea Sfa weed The faithful creatures can often be seen lIeen struggling up II j I the hUla hills drawing heavily loaded carts i Seaweed weed Is very plentiful especially Y after storms when It is found In great reat quantities on the beach The fertilizing power e of s seaweed Is evidenced by the to rf odor which h h hs begins to arise as soon n as llio plant starts to decay deay becoming more pronounced pronounced pro pro- flounced and unmistakable as u t the e decomposition decomposition I position advances This Thill odor leaves lea no doubt of the presence of quantities of anI animal an an- imal matter Chatter In the sea weed Cabba Cabbages es celery and lettuce thrive In this sea ferI fer fer- fer- fer Potatoes however do not seem to do so well Beets and certain kinds or varieties of or peas also yield eld The summer ummer season however Is 1 ver very short |