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Care ensures cactus flowers by holidays doorrodoor poppy canvas The first of October mines whether or not il will flower well at Christ mas time The most com mon mistake made In hand ling this plant Is Ing of equal parts top soil coarse sand and humus To each quart of this mixture thrives in soil considerably richer and somewhat more moist than that preferred in to tire of onethird good garden loam onethird leaf mold one- third coarse sand and some dried cow manure The plants were fed during the summer with liquid fertilizer containing a fish emulsion Christmas cacti that spent the shine In water Is withheld and the plants grow semidorm nut for the next six weeks This rest period is necess ary to set buds This does not mean drying out until the fleshy stems shrivel but only watering enough to keep them plump As for most house plants loo dry an atmos phere Is harmful to the Christmas cactus A port able humidifier in the room or one the new humidifiers attached to the tain sufficient moisture A daily swinging with a plant atomizer will also do a great deal good and prevent the forming flower buds from drying out Keep the plant out any time Remember Hie day plant that is it will contain live bacteria Discarded mush or material from the home compost heap are also sat isfactory forms to use in complaining that various Christmas cactus plants have produced a quantity of buds which have dropped Farm Report By Al Wall Agricultural County Five dairymen in York are on the election com mittee for this region that will meet soon to appoint a director to the Milk Marketing Board Oliver Bales New market 11 Maple Francis Rich mond Hill Carl and Ernie Crossland Newmarket were announced last week as those put on the committee by our milk producers They will meet soon with producers in Peel and to elect a director Francis is director now and is eligible for reelection Im relieved that we seem to be finding answers storage point of view that it was a worry that limes didnt like It well enough We had an Idea that the stuff was being put into the silo too dry With more air fermentation is hotter and longer and changes the taste of the hay The hay- dries out a little more as Its taken out of the silo just a little at a time The feed is then very dry fluffy being put in last June At Bob King it Gerald Livingston put It in farms at ranged from to and Grant Leonards was from This is a lot wetter hay than hay that usually gets bated at from to And too much has been led until was dry enough to bale The important point Is that all of these men had consistently good results ceding out their summer and fall With a little less protein in the grain but a little more of it milk flow held up very well doesnt fit all situations But it fits where people want to cut down the work It mechanizes it fits where cheap storage Is important it does well in a pit silo and it fits where malting money Is a factor it cuts protein bills that night welllighted at Another factor in setting buds is temperature In its native home it flo wers when temperatures are below degrees it will set buds even on long days at degrees but at will not set buds at all This explain why It did well in oldfashioned kitch ens heated by a stove that was banked at night but seldom does well in a mod ern steamheated sure and set plant in a spot where of November resume watering but water no You may find that once a week is sufficient After flowering keep the Christmas cactus plant growing actively in a temperature no higher than degrees A feeding once a month with a complete vide all the plant food need- needs repotting and the best time to do this is any time from he middle of February to the of March At this time you will notice that he plant has started to produce new growth i Ideal soil plants Is one consist- Bonus Interest November 1 to November 14 Money you move lo a special savings account at Victoria and Grey Trust any time during the period November I November will receive full interest from November This bonus gives your savings a substantial plus if you act now Start saving today Vicloria and Grey VICTORIAGREY TRUST CC SINCE ASPIRIN WILL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER FAST PLANTS GROWN FROM SEED House plants grown from seed invested in the seeds and small amount of care on your part you will receive indoor plants worth many dollars Begonias and ger aniums fuchsias and prim roses gloxinias flowering maples and cac ti are just a few of the many kinds of house plants that can be easily grown from seed by any window such as coleus and ferns are other exciting possibilities A check thro ugh seed catalogues will long list of plants that thrive In the house which can be eloped from seed You will need clay pots or bulb pans for use as seed beds and a suitable soil mixture In preparing tho for wing you of nil water and then pis inch of broken flower pot coarse cinders or gravel In the bottom of each to take care of drainage For soil you can buy one of commercial African violet soil mix tures or you may wish to make up your own An ex cellent one would consist of a mixture of equal parts Next the pots with soil to within a half inch of the top and firm smooth Over the top of the earth put a half inch of ALWAYS COMES TO AURORA CANADIAN FRIED CHICKEN 220 YONGE STREET SOUTH AURORA ONTARIO Telephone Come as you arc Service to your car SPECIAL AW Exclusive Seasoning Its Good