McLachlan's Hay Ranch
Innovative Growing Techniques for the Modern Farmer
Using Electricity, Magnetite , Zeolite, or a Combination of all Three to Dramtically Improve Yield


For Further Information Phone Alex McLachlan:
250 499-5394 after 6:00pm PST
PO Box 57
Keremeos, BC
Canada V0X 1N0

alexmcl@keremeos.com

Alex McLachlan is a long-time hay farmer, living in the semi-arid Similkameen Valley of Southern British Columbia. Supplying water to his hay crop in these dry conditions has always been a challenge. Alex has devised some rather innovative techniques that have made his hay crop the most enviable in the valley, proving that these ideas have definite merit. If you would like more information regarding these innovations and how to practically apply them to your own operation, contact Alex at the above address or phone number. 

Magnetite

The experiments of James  Lee Scribner, an electronic engineer in Greenville, South Carolina, who worked thirty years in radio with electronic bathing of seeds, have resulted in a rival to Jack's beanstalk. Scribner wired an aluminum pot to an ordinary electric outlet. Spread between the elctrodes was a wet metallic mix made up of millions of zinc and copper particles, which, when dried, allowed electricity to filter between the electrode strips. A butterbean planted in the pot grew to the amazing height of twenty-two feet, though similar beans normally never exceed two feet. At maturity, it produced two bushels of delicious beans. 
A similar effect can be achieved by mixing crushed magnetite ore amongst the roots of plants. Experiments with this relatively inexpensive mineral have demonstrated incredible yields. A researcher by the name of Cox, experimented with crushed magnetite ore around the roots of radish plants. When he pulled these "activated" vegetables from the ground, he was astounded! Not only were these radishes twice the size of his control group, but the tap roots of the plants were three to four times as long. This seemed to indicate that root stimulation was the reason behind the increased growth. This remarkable effext was likewise obtained in other vegetables such as turnips, carrots, rutabagas, and also in green plants such as beans, lettuce, broccoli and oyster plants. 


Energized Water
A solar powered electric fencer is used to supply the electrical pulses to a fielsd's irrigation system, via a wire hookup to the coupling of a mainline sprinkler pipe. Water molecules normally cluster together and the electrons released by the unit's electrical pulses breaks apart those clusters into separate water molecules. 
The reconstituted water is beneficial to the plants and soil in many ways. It penetrates the soil more readily. This increased absorption results in less evaporation. The electrons added to the water through the electrical process also help the plant in several ways: 
  • Since the plant's chlorophyl takes elctrons from water to create useful biosynthetic energy, the plant benefits by the increase in electrons created by the electrical stimulus.
  • The magnetism created by the electrical stimulus draws the molecules of oxygen into the ever expanding chlorophyl cells of the plant.
  • Zeolite


    What is Zeolite?
    Zeolites are complex hydrated alumino silicates that occur as a natural mineral or may be synthesized artificially. There are over 40 species of natural zeolites.Natural zeolites possess a high affinity for water and have the capability of absorbing and desorbing it without damage to the crystal structure of the mineral. 
    Applications in Agriculture and Horticulture
    Growers of agronomic as well as horticultural crops often use an ammonium based fertilizer to supply nitrogen as an essential nutrient. Too much ammonium supplied to emerging crops can be toxic and can lead to "burning" of the root systems. This means that fertilizer levels have to be rigorously controlled, often requiring successive applications of plant nutrients 
    Ideally,  a one time treatment with an ammonium based fertilizer without root "burning" would be more cost effective than the extra labour and time involved in several applications. Proper use of zeolites help solve this problem. 
    Zeolites are not only good water absorbers, but are also excellent for absorbing ammonia emissions from manure piles and other sources of decaying organic material. This not only reduces the nasty odours created by the rotting material, but the nitrogen absorbed by the zeolites has some useful agricultural applications. 
    When nitrogen-charged zeolites are spread over a field, they do not quickly release the nitrogen into the soil. Instead, it is slowly released as the soil requires it. The plants get the nitrogen they require for optimum growth and there is no "burning" of the plants or root systems. There is also the added benefit of the water absorbing qualities of the zeolite to the soil as it quickly absorbs water from rain and irrigation, thereby reducing evaporation, and slowly releases it into the soil over time, thus reducing dry patches and plant stress due to an insufficient supply of water. 

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