March, 1914. 



THE CANADIAN HOETICULTURIST 



s- 



Parks, Gardens and Lawns 

 Planned 



Exi>ert advice regarding varieties of trees, 

 fhrubs and plants- No stock for sale. 



CHARLES ERNEST WOOLVERTON 



Landscape Gardener, GRIMSBY, Ont. 



The Kclway Manual of Horticulture 



is THE Gardening Book, 60c. post 



free from 



RELWAY 81 SON 



T/te Royal Horticulturists 



Langport, Somerset, England 



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PAINT WITHOUT OIL 



Remarkable Discovery That Cuts Down the Cast 



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For Spring Planting 

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Fertilizer "Actions" that 

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Every farmer desiring to increase his farm profits will be interesited in this De- 

 partment of Agriculture Eeport on the "Acre Profit" competition held in Welland 

 County last summer under the supervision of K. Austin, B. S. A., District Repre- 

 .sentative- 



"Home Mixed" 



Such as would be recommended by "Raw 



Materials" combines. 

 Competitor— Koy Mackenzie Barron, 



Ponthill. Ont. 

 Crop: POTATOES 



Fertilizer Used on Acre: 600 pounds. 

 lOO lbs. Nitrate of Soda^ 

 300 lbs. Basic Slag } "Home Mixed" 



2O0 lbs. Potash J 



Also 8 loa*38 of Manure- 

 Yield: 135 Bushels. 



Cost of Production: $44.25 



(Inoludiug rent of land, labor, cost o» 



fertilizer, etc.) 



Net Profit from Acre: $33.15 



"Davies Factory Mixed" g 



As recommended by those who realize 

 that "Eesulta speak loudesr than Words." 



Competitor: Will Crysler, Allanburg, Ont. 



Crop: POTATOES 



Fertilizer used on Acre: 600 pounds- 



Daviee 3-6-10 Potato Grower 



(Factory mixed) 



Also 6 loads of Manure. 



Yield: 296 Bushels. 



Cost of Production: $42.35 

 {Including rent of land, labor, cost of 

 fertilizer, etc.) 

 Net Profit from Acre: $135.25 



(Average yield for Province, 1913-U6 bushels. Marketable rotatoes valued at 60c 



per bus. in each case.) 

 These results show that increased profits cam be made hy farmers who use 

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The results of this competition show that although 100 pounds more of the Home 

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^Xt°rheSIfetTakr^t!:n.''"Grtr"yr Prtlu^r"Xaler to^y, arrange 

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