Closing Date For ~|PNE Entries Aug. 1 | Warning of the approach of |the closing dates for eftries in the competitive departments of the Fair has been voiced by A. P. Morrow, M fish depirtment there accumu- lates much in the way of fish Cuttings, entrails, heads, ete. which is given away for the ask- ing, This may be used as a manure substitute in the com- post heap. Breweries give away what is called brewery waste, which consists of the hulls of grains used in making liquors, after the inside of the hulls of grains has been pres- sed out. This is valuable plaft material. In the vegetable de- partment of groceries and at wholesale establishments there acumulate large quantities of / the green tops of vegetables; the danger here, however, that much of this may been treated with poison spray in the field. I would go easy | on this kind of material. Vancouver, Canad. Dates for jthe big annual Fair this are August 18 through Se; ber 1 Deadline for entries in the Livestock, Home Arts, and Poultry Shows, the Jatter in cluding turkeys, pigeons, rab- bits and cage birds, is August 1 Closing dates for entries in the Horticultural Show are varied }and most are in early August flower Exhibit “B’ entries close July 18, however, and July 10 is the last date for the district agricultural exhibit én- is|tties. General Hobby Show closing date for entries is Aug ust 2. chemical or artificial ? The answer is not yes, but in such case you "will have the finest vegetables - obtainable, vegetables fit to ‘grace the table of the most exacting gormet, "First choose a good site for ‘the heap, preferably protected on the north, east and west by a wall, fence or hedge. Have ‘it as close to the garden as pos- sible and near your supply of Water, because in dry weather ‘you will have to water it every that is well drained, and one day. Pick out a flat location Prize lists containing information com that is not near the bottom of | plete about all a hill, where the rains come should be five feet square. The t height, regardless of the square area, is five feet. The miximum|} + width in the case of large) } heaps should be about 12 feet! wide, otherwise air will not be able to penetrate the inside, The length can be almost any size. A good size for the aver- green waste materials to have on hand for the future. This may consist of leaves, weeds, | material you can lay hold of. In many cases you will find neighboring land growing wild In chicken markets much or-| Start off by putting a layer of green material about six in-| ches high off the ground, to| the width and length that you} have chosen for your heap. It is then followed by a layer about two inches thick, either of manure or one of the sub-| Stitutes such as fish or chicken cuttings or animal matter tak-| The lime is needed to sweeten the pile, alkalize it and to} hasten decay. You then apply | a mere sprinkling of earth, not 4a Oe heage Stalks | over one eighth of an inch, | mings, seaweed, spoiled hay | Preferably rich earth full of | and straw, kitchen wastes, chaff, | 0cteria. | and any other kind of plant} Then you start the process all over again, placing six in | ches of green material on top of the last layer of earth, then | mpetitive departments may shooting down. Reserve a} ganic material is thrown out or|secured by writing to the Pe Place next to the heap where) burned at the city incinerator, |ific National Exhibition, Ex you can pile your green waste] consisting of the entrails, head,| hibition Park, Vancouver 6, Materials such as weedy grass|fcet and feathers of chickens|B.C. Mr. Morrow élates a rec clippings, etc, for it is best to| and @ Scrapings, sawdust, | ord list forecast for Tet such material wither a while} etc, all of which is valuable as} all sions the flow of before being placed in the com-|a substitute, of not an improve-| entries ha started post heap. ment upon manure. An enter-| Mere Se Size of Heap. The size will) prising person wi! find available depend on the area of your) much other material if he keeps| goes into the inside. In this garden and the amount of mat-|his eyes open. manner every bit of material ¢rial you have available for! How TO MAKE THE HEAP |b 4 chance to undergo the composting, but the minimum heating, fermenting, decayir action of the inside of the heap, where the bacteria can break it down first turn Five it is turned after the again weeks using a five prong pitch fork Four | three was weeks months after the heap made, it is ready. 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