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Show 3 1 S ( jfl uri r nan riipmrn TOf' ijteVvv'-- T ' P aSfSQH, m i I WS & Harold G Lindsay Early spring U good time to pit fertiliser on lawns. You c&n apply t! material any tins now. NRxufeu fcitlliieif It usually all you need for grass. Nitrogen can be appilad two or three times each year. This will help to keep the lawn green all thrra&is the growls season. You may need to add phosphate or a complete fertilizer approxionce mately every five years, particularly if you remove tie lawn clippings. some sugHere are gestions on applying nitrogen: 1. Fertilizer in early spring, late spring, a: id late but don't apply summer, fertilizer during the hot period of summer; avoid fert- throuilizing firom mid-Jugh 2. Use either ammonium 3 m into the topsoil. ment. If you want t hsatoty vigorous fcir follow two ether principles; First, water heavily end infrequently, where the soil is deep. Second, clip tlie lawn at least 1 12 to 2 fetches above the ground. and even again. re-fo- re. Containers DOCTORS say working in ti garden can be good for your health. ne mid-Aug- What do you do with used nitrate or ammonium sulfate, or ether nitrogen fertilizer. Apply approximately five pounds of ammonium nitrate or eight pounds of ammonium sulfate per 1000 square feet of lawn area. If your lawn is Marion double these amounts. One application siiould last six or eight weeks, then you can repeat the treatment If you want more vigorous growth of the lawn, addmore fertilizer; but do not exceed two or three times these blue-gra- 3. Sprinkle IstwmtMv - - wu you the ss, lawn mmrHto1v- after the fertilizer. spread This will move the nitrogen PATENTED SEED? At last. Under the U.S. Plant Varieties Protection Act, developers of seeded can receive certifiplants cates of registration, in effect patenting their new varieties. Of the first group of Certificates awarded in April, 1973 Ferry Morse Seed Company received one half the total number of patents, a genuine tribute to this plant research and breeding firms capabilities. FOUNDATION SEED A pnmary source of seed of a genetically identified variety from which all increases are made. A seeding rule-o- f thumb is to cover seed to four times its diaipeter with firmed soil. Loose soil will dry quickly and possibly prevent germination. Keep tomato fruit off the ground for more perfect fruit at harvest. Trellises can be elaborate, or a simple cylinder of woven wire encircling the plant to a height of five feet. (54 per centX per csntX od beat- A leading pharmaceutical company responded to this unusual high interest in gardening among doctors by re- with cently creating a special for b garden magazine medical profession with s circulation tn excess of dispositions are finding that gardening is s help to their disorders. doctors are notoriously bad at takiagtheir own medichve," in the case of gardening they do seem to practice what they preach. In a survey conducted by the American Medical Association it was revealed that 47 per cent of all doctors 037,000 of them) engage in gardening as their favorite spare-tim- e activity. Gardening among doctors beat other popular pastimes gh In at these times. Golf (40 ing nervous the cool foil and spring the consumptive use of water is mjch lower than In the mid-- d of the summer, tiae less water is required housewives jS such ss photography (44 jar cent) fishing ( 35 per cent)) Many doctors throughout America are recommending gardening for therapeutic reasons. Overworked executives seeking an escape from work pressures, elderly people mediugexercise SPRINKLING; As a giosral practice, apply one to two inches cf water at each spdrJdirg. Allow several days or longer be- fore sprfnkiug fcf ,? Fertilizer is only one factor in good lawn manage- 250,000. Professional Jwopte such as doctors, lawyers end bankers ere reportedly the second imitative group cf gardeners in fia U.S., with farming Sa rady group which gardans more. Women ima these groups tend to fevor Cower gardening, white the men are more interested in vegetable gardening. pesticide containers?" Many of us again face that question. Our goal must be to minimize pesticide accidents and pollution. This requires concerted effort to dispose of used pesticide containers in an approved state Harold G. manner Lindsay, Utah State university extension agent Box Elder county. He said the pesticide industry has given some good suggestions for reducing the potential hazard from ma- in metal or glass containers that have been emptied. terial remaining Inese involve IP reconmienuduona a simple rinse and After drain procedure. normally emptying the container, allow it to drain in a vertical position for 30 seconds. Then rinse the container three times, allowing 30 seconds for draining after each rinse. Water or other diluting material being used In the spray program may be used to rinse the container. Use one quart of the diluting material Cor each can or rinse of jug; a gallon for each can; and five gallons for either 30 or drums. Drain each rinse into the spray tank before filling the tank to the desired level. Used pesticide containers which have been rinsed and drained are ready for disby accepted local posal standards such as crushing and burying or by recycling for scrap when appropCertain containers riate. such as 30 and drums may be sold to drum re conditioners who have the expertise to refurbish and return them to service, Lindsay advises against reusing the containers for pesticides since there is danger of confusion on contents and label instructions. The one to plant for yield and quality advantages that make it superior to all others in this area. Research bred for greater leafiness, finer stems, improved pea aphid and spotted alfalfa aphid resistance, exceptional leaf holding ability, good resistance to bacterial wilt and leaf disease, fast regrowth, strong stand persistence. This year, plant for strong stands of high production, top quality hay! lERFflAlNS,inc. Sine Box one-gall- on five-gall- Jp IF 1 2447 Frasno, Ca. 83777 (209) on jeJ&T-- 1871 .:jfe 233-682- - 3 &' x . ii-- . |