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Wed July 17 1968 Bumper barley crop expected Wildflowers for the problem garden NEWMARKET A bum- affected the hay crop to the per crop of barley is ex- extent that some farmers peeled in York County this have had to burn their But wet weather has vest RESIDENTS OF EAST GWILLIMBURY TOWNSHIP You are invited to attend a Township Picnic Reeve Garfield Wright Warden of York County to held the Jvl of Bring a basket lunch Rain Dole August The finest Color Slide Film You Can Buy TRIAL OFFER TRIAL ROLL 199 IN THE IIIKIIIS CENTRE PHOTO SUPPLIES With the exception of hay crops in the county are good this year and should bring some relief to farmers hard hit by last years poor crops accord ing to the Ontario Depart ment of Agriculture A A Wall agricultural representative said last week the spring grain crop barley oats and mixed grains was booming this year Barley was ahead of the other grains and some far mers were anticipating yields of 70 to bushels per acre In the past two years the average yield els The county has about 13000 acres of farmland devoted to barley The barley harvest is scheduled to begin in three weeks Oats winter and mixed grains while not bumper crops are all above average Mr Wall says Spoiled hay has been the biggest problem facing far mers The wet weather caused much of it to rot before drying and storing was completed But even with the lasses farmers wont likely run out this winter There is still a good quantity of me dium quality hay being stored according to the ag ricultural department Corn up until the past week didnt look too prom ising The cool cloudy weather delayed the crop But since the arrival of hot weather the corn has been improving steadily A good sized crop is anticipated Home owners with larger mww lots often ask for informa tion on wild flowers as a possible solution for mini- thinking of course of na tive wild flowers particu larly those that grow in the It is difficult for them appreciate that every flow er we grow in gardens originally a wild species In The Garden By John planting uncultivated their growth before Usually the problem is trees leaf out one of shade particularly flowers and cither die where trees are planted too completely until the lilies for- wild species use improved gctmenots violets and cultivated varieties for creeping jenny Bluebells more spectacular bloom of Virginia is For example our wild one of these wild flowers Blackeyed Susan now which should be planted glamorized into the Gtorio- s died down daisy makes a has only been close together To further spring barely able to improve ready existed somewhere it the world To limit choice strictly to species is to sacrifice mucl of the beauty possible ii complicate matters much through the rest the of the native vegetation has In this group arc such been left untouched Here plants as the Illy about the only plants that bugle weed succeed are woodland bleeding heart and perennials that make all of Dutchmans breeches where son five per cent of the crop- only a small part was so badly affected that it had to be burned Another per cent has deteriorated but farmers were able to salvage it week behind schedule now All crops in the Holland Marsh are doing well ac cording to C di rector of the Muck Re search Station The harvest of carrots celery and beets should be fully underway within two Onions and potatoes with potatoes have another cabbage and cauliflower have acres and Is fully dormant The ever popular lily of the valley is perhaps the easiest of these to estab lish It like most of the wild flowers mentioned can be moved right now if the foliage is sprayed with a wiltproof chemical pro vided the plants are kepi ell watered but are not seeps through the trees the wood phlox is a desirable plant Above all consider the Christmas rose The glory of woodland when naturalized in untitled areas The im proved varieties of blaz ing star liatris are among our most useful plants for this purpose The native spider wort vuginiana has gone through a beauty treatment which has given it new col ors and improved flower A group of wild flowers practically unknown in southern Ontario is the Under the com mon name of beard tongue they are planted rather widely in Colorado but many species do well here Many annuals can be used as wild flowers by broad casting the seed where they are to grow I have succeed ed with calendula bach elor button spider flower cosmos annual beautwhich best when the socalled mi nor bulbs are used Any one with a shade problem in woods should make a not on his calendar this August to order scillas grape hyacinths glory of make such a spectacular kc I beautiful i In England these treasured exotics Until annuals or peren nials from seed in sod Is to cover the area in early fall with to shut out all light This weakens the grass enough so that when a clump of go April It is still too early to tell if any of the Marsh crop will be bumper ones this year Mr Filman says Last year was a poor crop year because of wet wentli- Pauls centre newly appointed Overseas Director for the Ontario Food Council is welcomed by Sir Lionel Denny Chairman of J P Denny Ltd during a reception at Ontario House London With them is P Ted Marrttt a native of Keswick who has been Director for the past six years Mr Is returning to Canada as vice- chairman and supervisor of market development of the Ontario Food Council Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food Photo of Agrlc den rod in cultivated freed from competition with grasses you cannot what a spectacular lone i It is the treated area with more of a chance to succeed Although wild flower en thusiasts frown upon dig- wild Now that the plant breeders la England developed magnificent new varieties many patches of color in Potatoes are for cooklnnot for ability of critical Importance If rainy weather ROHMn ARTS GARAGE Ferguson INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SALES J Phone Queensvilte Dairy manager elected to board NEWMAItKET John Mulder manager of vllto Farms Dnlry has been named to the Board of Di rectors at the annua meet ing of the Golden Guernsey Stewart of Dairy vicepresident Wilfred of Ideal Dairy Products secretary George Campbell of Brant Dairy Ltd lovely plant bulldozed out of existence that you are really practic ing conservation when you rescue these for replant ing la your own wild flow er preserve former director Harold President for the year will bo Robert by the Guernsey Cattle Breeders Association of On tario chairman for the business meeting was Wil fred Farm Report 11 urn I i- Hay Utility seems In he the only weak spot in By Wall crop picture this year A lol of nutrients have been the hay curing pro- it CARADONNAS FRUIT MARKET DAVIS DR Opposite Plain MON TO WELFARE ADMINISTRATOR COUNTY OF YORK of comity I- idiu it Hilled mi lenco Initial io I mi it I tint mill Applications will lu veil by until Thursday August I iih I966at noon frustrating Rood haymaker Other crops after a backward start come on well has prob ably outshone the others There are thousands or acres of barley in York that now look like bushel 1 think lie early seeding date for barley this year has had a lot to do with lis success Corn didnt as well us barley through the cold early purl of the season There Is cautious theory about seeding Hint says Its better to wait un til soil warms up so hat good growing condi tions are assured for ho young plant Our experi ence this year with barley and corn puts Ho lo that theory On farm corn barley seed ed la April arc the heat on Some of I to five- lo but Its Intersown crops special school fur Club inemiiers is week There will ho talks i I Huron Height Secondary School In Newmarket In the illuming sessions will be spent in visiting farms thai 111 us Hutu good linn practices The dales are July and I nil mem- bus will AURORA HOLIDAY AURORA COMMUNITY CENTRE 830 THIS WEEK JULY THE LORDS of LONDON LEIGH ASHFORD NEXT WEEK JULY 25 THE SPECTRUM THE MUSHROOM CASTLE ALWAYS TWO GREAT CANADIAN BANDS