Farm Notes.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4436, 15 July 1909, Page 4

Farm Notes.

THE POTATO INDUSTRY. iJLTiVATION IN GERMANY. Germany is said to have a wider reage under potatoes than any ter country in Europe. More than 000,000 acres are annually devoted the crop, and the production, ac* rding to the season, varies from >,800,800 to 45.000,000 tons. Conist this with Great Britain, where e crop, although an important one, grown in about 500,000 acres, elding hbout 3,000,000 tons. As a lie the crop in Germany is profitable e result in this respect depending to msiderable extent on the price of bor, on the value of the tubers for ie manufacture of spirit and starch id in the pig-feeding industry, estimated that about 7 per mt, of the crop is bought by the >irit factories, 3 per cent, for the lanufacture of starch, and 44 per. mt. is used as pig-food, It is difcult to estimate the quantity emloyed as human food, but it has been ilculated that the yearly con lumpon is 4 to 51b per head of the popu" ition. The! German growers supply the ep with liberal dressings of nitrogen nd potash. Farmyard manure is the iVourite furtaliser and is considered s absolutely necessary to produce the jggest and best crops, Recently the bvahtages of green-manuring for ie nourishing of the potato crop have ecome recognised and very good sanlts are being obtained by the ystem. If the available supply of armyard manure is not adequate, the eficiency of nitrogen is .made by the pplication of nitrate of Boda or ulphate of ammonia, preference being anally given to the latter, as nitrogen i the form of ammonia seems to suit he crop best. Similarly, phosphatic ac’d is applied generally as superphosphate, although n the lighter class of soil basic . slag s frequently used. Potash is a pedal requirement of the potato ilant, as this ingredient is given, as ainit, or 40 per cent potash salt. The soncentrated salt is the better, as it contains less chlorides, which act inuriously on the quality of the tubers, It is considered a mistake to plant he potatoes too soon, and the soil oust be in good condition. It is also i mistake to put the seed too deeply n the ground. From 3to 4 inches is mite deep enough, with 9 to 12 inches ipart, and about 24 inches between ihe lows. The benefit of spraying is ully recognised by the German far* ners, and is carried out systemati* sally. Quite a number of the onion crops n South Canterbury are found, now hat they are. being lifted, to be iffected with a peculiar kind of disease which attacks them in the neck, ind goes down into the bulb, renderng them quite useless for keeping imposes. The disease is said to have leen imported from Australia some wo or three years ago, Although rape is one of the best iattening foods for almost all stock, it frill not do to turn them on to it con* sinuously without a change of some ither food. When feeding lambs it is idvisable to let them have a run on grass or stubble for one or two hours laily. When tbis cannot be done, they should be removed from the rape four or five hours, say every thi ee (r four . days. The change should be giv nat a stated time. Regularity is of considerable importance in the feeing of all sioc£. Mrs J. Morwick, Grey-at., Shortland, Thames, N.Z.,* says : “Some time ago when my little boy had his hands severely burnt, Hnanson and Co. recommended me to try Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. I applied the liniment as soon as possible and after a few applications the pain disappeared and his hands healed without scars. Since then I have used Chamberlain's Pain Bairn for headache, toothache and rheumatism and I find that it always gives relief. I can recommend it to anyone wanting a good family liniment.” Por sale by J. B. Johnson, Agent.—Advt. Five handkerchiefs used tc-day! and still require more ! Cold in the head—did you say ? Why do you not try “Nazol?" It wilt surprise you how quickly you will get relief. Two drops on loaf sugar, and two of t iree drops rubbad into the palm or the hand and inhaled through the nostrils for a few minutes will give immediate relief. ‘‘Nazol” is sold by chemists and stores at Is 6J per bottle containing 60 doses.