\ - "FRIDAY, 'DECEMBER 24, 1948 WE EXTEND TO OUR FRIENDS : The Season's Breetings JAMIESON DRUG STORE - 241 KING E. PHONE 1351 y (53 Season merriment clings to every hearth and to this joviality we add our personal wishes for all-time Christmas hap- piness and a Happy New Year. 'Mallett Fuels 671 ALBERT ST. PHONE 3060 i» ad i A A - Pond 7 ) | 0 PAS i Our Best To You! for CHRISTMAS and 'The New Year! And all our heartiest good wishes for a joyous Holiday filled with every blessing. ANA PEACOCK'S "szavicr 221, KING E. PHONE 5400 Arithmetic made easy -- The scale balances only when the numbers on Both trays equal same amount, The high demand for toys, resulting in sharply increased production, spells good news for parents who, this year, will find more medium priced playthings. It will be possible for the average family to have a better choice of toys for a given amount of money than any Chrigsmas since the beginning of World War II. clovers, alfalfa, peas and vetch add more valuable organic matter to the soil than non-legumes, because they produce nitrogen in chemical com- pounds out. of the free nitrogen of the air. One acre of clover may return to the soil up to 100 pounds of nitrogen, together - with large quantities of organic matter. . manure should be well cared for, because it is the most important source of organic matter on the farm. Manure which is not spread immediately, should be stored under proper conditions. It is best preserved when kept under shelter, with impermeable floor, walls and waterproof roof. It is not a good practice to keep manure un- covered and exposed to inclement weather, If shelter is not available, man- ure should be kept on. a cement platform, or else piled up in. the field. In this case, the pile should be high with steep and straight sides and on level ground, compact enough to exclude air and prevent improper fermejtation, A third soarce of orgahic matter are the crop wastes, which on some farms are quite important, and make a considerable contribution. These should never be burned but should be piled up, turned into compost and spread after fermen- tation is complete, similar to farm manure, (ristnas eins Our very best Wishes go out to you all this Joyous Holiday for the best Christmas and New Year ever! Lakeshore Auto Wrecking Co. 515 RITSON RD. S. PHONE 3362 Cluck! Cluck! -- After laying eggs, toy hen nonchalantly strolls away. The small fry population all over Canada will benefit from the market they have created. For one thing, the 1948 crop of toys shows a new inventiveness on the part of .the manufacturers and offers junior and little sister an opportunity to add to their knowledge while enjoying themselves. --Central Press Canadian. season and a New Year - To all whose friendship we cherish so much . . . A Merry Christmas A Happy New Year JONES & NOLAN REAL ESTATE 6, Prince St. Phone 2667 Our cheeriest Yuletide sentiments harmonize with the merry notes of Christmas bells as they ring out-Joy Rn to. the world and Happiness to all. STAN BLIGDON | BATTERY SERVICE | 31 GIBBS ST. PHONE 960 . (HAE AQ Baer THE SEASON'S BEST WISHES We pause in the day's occupations to send you our wishes for a Merry Christ-. mas and a Happy New Year. Sharp Electric Co. 160 KING ST. W. PHONE 4501 Importance Of Organic Matter There are many factors which influence soil productivity, such as fertilization, drainage, cultural practices, climate and organic mat- ter, says E. W. Ouellette, Dominion Experimental Farm, Lennoxville, Que. The principal effects of organic matter on soils are: 1. It is a very important source of nitrogen for crops; nitrogen and organic matter are closely related, and a mineral soil high in organic 'I matter is usually a productive soll, 2. 'It improves the physical con- ditions of the soil. The porosity of soils low in organic matter is very poor and much of the rain that normally should be retained by the soil runs off, doing untold damage by erosion which carries away plant nutrients. On light - soils, it binds the soil particles together giving more cohesion and better consis- tency. 3. Soils of low organic 'matter content lack the property of high water holding capacity, that is so important to plants. during dry summer periods. 4, It is the principal source of nutrients and energy for soil micro- organisms, There are many ways to maintain or increase the quantity of organic matter in the soils, among them-- green manuring, farm manure and use of crop wastes. Crops considered as green manure are buckwheat, oats, peas and vetch mixtures, millet, etc., which have obtained sufficient growth for ploughing down, aftermath that has not been harvested and pastures that have not been close grazed. Leguminous plants such "as May the coming New Year bestow 'upon you good health, happiness and friendship--the most im- portant possessions in life that money alone can't buy! KARN'S DRUG STORE KING EAST AT ONTARIO PHONE 78 ~ BRAML 1271 SIMCOE For happiness, health and good cheer "hold dear --a Happy and Prosperous New Year! EY MOTOR SALES MERCURY and 'LINCOLN SALES 'and SERVICE. ST. NORTH . May your Yuletide be gay, Your family near, May your table be laden with food. May all our good wishes extended today, ' Bring you and your friends and those you PHONE 4695W