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Farm Report Wall Representative Tor York I Its not quite the right kind of weather to be getting all excited about growing this years barley corn and hay but the men from the York Crop Improvement Association seem to think so Id take my self right now The crop men are having their biggest do They will be pooling their ideas on things date information from research alfalfa The main speaker will be one of Town ships own farm graduates Dr Murray Miller head of the Soil Science Department University of and who broke into agriculture milking cows and hoeing tut- nips on the of Markham will relate many aspects of soil science to growing crops In York County Extra features will be the presentation of the corn championship to Murray of Mount Albert world honors to Alex and Bruce Davidson and the Cockburn trophy to this years winner Ken Stevenson of Revise hog premiums January 1970 the consultation with producer representatives Sine of Agriculture has The new Previously premium was paid scoring 103 more than the base price In this way an incentive automatically provide James of named Herdsman of the Year in the dairy cattle divi sion at the I960 Royal Winter Pair Mr Mort- herd won lie same honors the Lindsay Exhibition second at the Peterborough Exhibition 1969 placed second in the same competition the Royal Winter Fair The Toronto competition is open for exhibitors in all dairy breeds Mr is shown above with Hanging baskets save space Many persons complain that theres no room for house plants in a large number of homes and apartments One would think that modern picture windows would provide more space for this purpose than could be found in the older homes However the opposite seems to be true with few housewives wish ing to complicate the pul ling of drapes with pots of plants around the area Hanging baskets are one of the solutions for this problem They oc cupy no floor or window- sill space and can be sus pended in any window Even those thai face the north will support the grow th of a fairly large number of plants Last winter I saw- two plants being grown in hanging baskets which many persons would iiesit- and liny lavender blue flowers is a tremend ously successful Indoor plant It also went In The Garden John dying by the hundreds Ma ples have been gradually killed by unknown maladies for the past ten years with- trail makes a good I lal to a number of plant pathologists in both Canada and tying such as a thimble or an empty spool to the tips Its true that hang ing baskets can be made at to I single factor All gave reason that part made factor and one that holds Ontario and Quebec is the gradual drop ping the water table as population and industry re- draw more and equipped more moisture from the soil During the past ten years for example this has caused trees to stop growing before reaching normal maturity In one group of tests maples ma tured at a height about ten feel lower than in the past The only logical explanation lowered water table When this occurs around trees that arc al ready mature they stag head or lose their upper branches since these are farthest from the roots and so gel less water the soil around melt is blamed for severe root injury and stunted growth While Is admit tedly difficult to highway authorities to stop salting homeowners who find it necessary to use che micals to molt snow would do well to use a ureabased fertilizer Instead of salt These are not quite as type of injury that is often overlooked is the effect the automobile and sulphur fumes The un iversal habit of allowing a parked so that its exhaust blows into shrubbery or evergreens is bad I know of a planting in an other wise beautifully landscaped shopping centre where carefully pruned hedges had to be removed because their lower leaves were killed by exhaust of cars parked against them Fumes from steel mills or chemical plants can ho carried by prevailing One chick weed a persistent weed that all lawn owners hate yet when grown in a hanging basket it was more beautiful than babys tears a plant quite often used for this purpose In fact it was so lush and that few visitors it was what it in the garden an ducts which with a watertight liner much better Dont use oldfashioned kind lined with sphagnum moss with i liner These were intended for greenhouse and not for living rooms Most plants suit able for hanging basket use igorous that if plan i ably good sod no further next spring when often discarded How much home are you missing through outdated wiring When this house was built it hard to imagine all the wonderful ways in which electricity would be serving us today Thats why homos just isnt adequate tor todays needs There are many signs Fuses blowing Lights dimming Appli ances performing sluggishly Cluttered extension cords Not enough outlets So if youre planning to mod ernize your home think first of the wiring Have a qualified elec trical contractor check it Youll be surprised at how easily and inexpensively it can be updated The Hydro Finance Pino makes it easy to got started right away Just ask your Hydro MEDICAL SCIENCES PHARMACY OF NEWMARKET LTD 603 DAVIS DR NEWMARKET opposite York County Hospital EVERY NITE TIL 10 PM DAYS A WEEK PHONE 8952311 ALL YORK COUNTY RESIDENTS As of January il must discla bo poured down is violation or anyone lo Poisons go il in garbage and under no drain or Hushed down a oil the following depots are requested bring products containing will be open on the and of Jan to one of MUNICIPALITY LOCATION TIME Aurora Works Depl Yard Wellington St W Police Dopt St 900 500 pm Municipal Office King Rood Works Yord Oil Concession at Aurora Rood 900 a 900 500 pm Whitchurch Township Municipal Office Vandarf 500 Newmarket Municipal Ofllce Main Street 500 pm Municipal Sharon 500 pn North Gwillimbury Municipal Office Police Keswick 500 pp FURTHER ENQUIRIES MAY BE MADE AT THE OFFICE OF YORKOSHAVfA DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT Another highly interesting idea from the Commerce paid on term deposits The Commerce pays on Term Deposits when the amount is 000 or more and it is for a fixed period of time greater than two years Your Commerce Manager has different interest rates available for other terms Come in and see him CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE