.TEST TIC SOIL Cont. Tt-ttl page 3
In addition t-> the three principal element
necessary for plant growth, several other’
elements arc required in smAll quantities.
?:one of these elements arc interchangeable
and arc; usually found in soils in suf--'~‘.. -
fi'cicnt quantities for plant development. .
CALCTTJI.;
Calcium(line) is not a fertiliser; it is a
so; 1 anonclmcnt. It improves the physical
condition of the soil without adding ap
preciable amounts of plant food.
Calcium;
I. Sweetens sour soils.
2'. Increases activity of the soil bacteria,
3^ Aids in pocking loose soils.
4. Loosens heavy soils making thorn moro
porous and easier to work.
5. Stiffens and cements the cell rails of
plants. Assists in the growthand
development of legumes,grasses,beets, *
onions,cantaloupes,apples,strawberries,
asparagus,celery, and most of the graiin,
6. Aids in making phosphorus,potash and
other mineral elements of the soil into
more available forms for the use of plant!
. Improves the vigor and general health
.. f plants making then loss subject to
'.’ungus disease.
3. Then absorbed by .'the roots and stored
in the plant cells,, it’can be digested anc
assimilated by animals.
9. It causes scab on potatoes.
10. It drives off soil nitrogen in the forr
'of ammonium gas.
II. “Then lime :s used it should be worked
into the soil at least one month before
either barnyard manure- or a commercial
nitrate fertilizer is applied.
Cont. in next column.
12. It is an excellent disinfectant for
fungus disease of plants,
13, The soil should be tested and no rare
line applied than is necessary to
correct acidity,
14. Too large an application of line at one
,-tinc increases coil bacterial action thus
burning but organic natter and drying out
the soil.
15, Most soils in Alaska do not require
1 ine.
SCHOOL HENS Cent. to bo spreading from,
child'to child, He do all re can rith soap,
rater,disinfectants and ventilation to pre
vent it frvn spreading, Horevor, re request
your help. Please inspect your'child or
children for scabies and fever. If you dis
cover they n'ed attention, send then to
Miss Havener, Eublic Health ’hirsc before
thoy enter the class- room.
ADULT SCHOOL Sene aclults have requested'
night classes in Elementary Bookkeeping,
Beginning Shorthand and Typing. If anyor.6
is interested in a 10 or 12 recks course,
please contact Lloyd Olson at the Co-op
Office or E.E.Harriss,'Superintendent of
Schools by February 15,1946. ,
Due to lack of space part of the school
lers must be held over until next reck.
HALE ~'IELP TTAN'l'ED Man needed for janitor
rork for five recks at the Hospital.
Please See Dr. D. HoehjJ
FOP SALE Van NOSTRAND’S SCIENTIFIC
ENCYCLOPEDIA
12 books irm one—chemistry, zoology,physic.s
mathematics,geology,etc. Must be seer, to
.bo appreciated. See PAUL GOODLATAN at the
.Hospital
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