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o> o . oo Red Stele Disease of Strawberries Only one case of red stele disease of strawberries has been reported in Ontario, discloses Prof. C, B. Kelly, Botany Department, Ontario Agricul- tural College. Although strawberry plants have been imported from areas in the United States where red stele occurs, in the one case that was found, the plants were thought to be Ontario- grown, The fungus that causes red stele does not seem to thrive.on warm well. drained, strawberry soils. It prefers poorly-drained, cold, late, wet soils and may cause trouble in the low spots of an otherwise well-drained piece of land. There should be be little trouble from the disease as long as trawberries are planted on well-drained soil. © Anyone who has been in doubt about it before will have a pretty good idea this spring whether or not his land is well-drain- ed, How to recognize it Strawberry plants affected by red stele generally appear stunted and unthrifty. In the spring the young leaves are small, short-stemmed and usually have a bluish-grey cast, while the older leaves wilt, turn brown and die. Affected plants frequently wilt and die during the picking season. If the roots are .cut lengthwise the:dis- eased ones show a red to reddish- brown discoloration of the stele or central core of the root. This red discoloration may be present in all or only a few roots or extend the whole length of the root. The red discoloration disappears later in the season, Roots affected by black root' rot ". are black or dark brown with a white stele, except in advanced cases where the stele is black, but never red as in-red stele disease. Wilting by it- self is not an indication of red stele. Strawberry plants that have been at- tacked by white grubs will wilt, as may plants affected by black root, Verticillium wilt and fertilizer injury to the roots. Control Measures Strawberry growers should take every precaution to keep red stele from their farms, warns the 0.A.C, authority, New plants should be se- cured from a planting known to be free of the disease, Planting what appear to be healthy plants from a patch where the disease occurs is un- wise because the selected plants may be infected but not yet showing the symptoms; and the fungus might he present in the soil adhering to the roots, -) In selecting a new site for straw= berries, avoid soils with poor surface or internal drainage. Do not plant in the low spots where water tends to lie in the spring or fall. A crop ro- tation may help to check the fungus if it has been spread from wet spots to well-drained parts of the field. The longer the soil is free of strawberries the more effective is the rotation like- ly to be. --& If the soil becomes infested with the red-stele fungus, one must resort to growing red-stele-resistant - varieties and abandon Premier which is suscep- tible, or move to new land. The re- sistant varieties vary in their resist- ance to different strains of the fun- gus. A variety that is resistant in one area may not prove satisfactory elsewhere, or it may succumb at a later date if a new strain of the fun- gus is introduced. Some of the red- stele-resistant varieties are Sparkle, Temple, Fairland, Pathfinder, Red Crop, and Stelemaster. Welfare Council Meet in Toronto Ontario community projects under the Rehabilitation Services Act and the new provincial regulations regarding training of. the handicapped will be discussed at the annual meeting-and|. conference of the Ontario Welfare Conference in Toronto on May 31. The day and a half conference will also feature a session on recruitment to social work, in an effort to help local groups organize to reach poten- tial gocial workers who are urgently needed to fill the existing vacancies in the field, It is estimated that 300 positions for social, workers go un- filled every year due to the shortage of trained personnel. (Training may be through an in-service plan or by the regula two<year post graduate course available at Schools of Social Work in Toronto and Ottawa, and other Canadian universities.) Dr. H. F. Frank, medical superin- tendent of the Ontario Hospital at Smith's Falls, will address a general session on "The Mentally Retarded-- A Community Problem." Current | public concern about the needs of mentally retarded. children is reflected in the recent announcement by Ont- ario's Minister of Health, Dr, Mackin- rion Phillips, that a new institution will be built in south-western Ontario. At present there are 1,700 children wait- ing for admission to such institutions in the province, and their numbers are expected to increase by at least 800 every year, ' The need for visiting homemaker services will be reviewed and discussed in a session on the morning of June 1. Most communities in Ontario have no homemaker service, and there is evi- dence that many social agencies have to deal with family problems which could have been prevented or eased with this kind of help. The session hopes to develop plans for ways in which local communities can establish homemaker services for themselves. Dr. J. D. M. Griffin, director of the Canadian Mental Health Association, will address the annual meeting dinner of the Ontario council on the evening aia osc CRETE BAH i thie kihad Ld os of May 81, He will discuss mental health aspects in social service, under the title "A New Challenge to Our Social Services." Background for his talk will be the Canadian Mental Health Association brief to the Gordon Commission on Canada's Economie Prospects, which disclosed "a conser- vative estimate would be that At least (Canada's) are seriously impaired Following the judging and the giv- ing reasons on two excellent classes of shorthorns, one of bulls and one of heifers, Keith Thompson called the group to order. Keith Davidson, club secretary, read the minutes of the last meeting and the roll call was answered by 21 members. Sidney MacDanald, breeds. . ) Assicise Agriculiuval Representative 1,000,000 of pur present ind i hen Ted a"brief discussion on the beef 1 their working function by mental i health." = The annual conference. is attended by the council's members from across Ontario. - Representatives of social agencies and interested lay workers in welfare come to exchange informatjon and get ideas for use in their own com- munities. The conference sessions are based in matters of most current in- terest to the-council's membership. Scott +-Hand Junior| Calf Clubs Meet Tuesday evening, Sandoon Farms were invaded by some forty boys and girls when the Scott 4-H and Junior Beef Calf Club members met there to hold their May meeting and first judging practice of the year. After the meeting was called to or- der, Alan Ball, Asst Club Leader, gave a concise beef type demonstra- tion. Port Perry . " FOR BETTER IMPRESSIONS No matter what your printing need, you'll find a low cost answer at our shop. Top notch material and workmanship guarantee you satisfaction! PORT PERRY STAR CO. LTD. warciong ® ee PRINTING FOR ALL PURPOSES Phone 60 *'50 YEARS OF PROGRESS * ON THE FARM Hydro's Golden Ontario Hydro's first rural line, extending from Baden and Petersburg to St. Agatha, near Kitchener, was strung in 1913, and in that same year, the first farm service connected. Since that time, rural electrification has advanced steadily. Today in this, 879, of Ontario's farmers are gerved with electricity, That the future holds numerous new and unique uses for elec. tricity in agriculture is certain. i Already, two-way radio is used plant growth. Jubilee Year, ' THE HYDRO FAMILY ASSURES YOUR ELECTRICAL FUTURE as a means of communication. Electrified hot beds step up the planting timetable. Electricity refrigerates seasonal products for year-round distribution, and light- ing can be used to creaté artificial conditions more favourable fog. Electricity will continue to play an important part in the economic growth of Ontario, and it is the aim of Hydro to quate supply of electricity . . . #0 vital to our province's farms and industries, rovide an ade- > On Saturday, May 26th, the Ontario County Live Stock Judging Competi- tion is to be held at Sunderland com- THE PORT PERRY BTAR, THURSDAY, MAY 81st, 19665 menciog at 9 a.m. and Mr, MacDonald urged all members to take this oppor- tunity of receiving some excellent practice in judging the various breeds, beef, dairy, sheep and swine. The June Meeting is to be held on Thursday, June 28th and those in charge of arranging for a place are Hugh Baird and Harvey Webster. Keith Thompson moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Ken Wyatt and asked him to express the thanks of the meet- ing to Mr. A. C. McDermott for the fine classes and the co-operation which they received. An Allergy That Afflicts Almost Bveryone Every year, countless picnickers, fishermen, and hunters return {rom ings only to discover that they have fallen victim to Ivy, n bgt out oak, or sumac poison g The itchy rash and blisters that follow es. posure to the noxious plants are enough to make even the most ardemt nature-lover wish he had stayed home. Perhaps "poisoning is a some- ¢ what misleading term to use in connection with the wild plants since the rash they produce is ac- tually an allergic reaction brought about by a person's sensitivity to urushiol, an oil that the plants cantain. In order for sensitivity to de- velop in a person, there must be Prior contact with the plants. New- rn infants--and even adults who have never previously been ex- posed to the growths -- generally do not develop symptoms after a single contact. Few persons think of this afflic. tion as an allergy because so many "of us are susceptible. Poison ivy allergy, for instance, develops in four out of five persons. The fifth is immune and can handle the plant without suffering any harm- ful effects. «. Learning to recognize and avoid contact with the harmful growths is, of course, the most effective means of prevention. Both poison ivy and poison ork are innocuous. looking vine-like plants with char- acteristic three-leaf clusters. Poi- 80N sumac can be_distinguished from non-poisonvus sumac because its shrubs bear white berries in- stead of réd ones Persons unfortunate enough to have exposed their skin to any of the plants formerly could do Hetlo to prevent onset of the rash ex: cept scrub themselves with stron soap and water This remedy os to. be used immediately to be at all effective. - ; ' Medical researchers at Syracuse University have now found that poison ivy rash 'can be completely prevents if a Jrépariiion called frnox is applied either before contact with the plants, or within eight hours after exposure to them. The scientists also report that the preparation is effective for treatment as well as the pre- vention of ivy, oak and sumac poisoning. Insect bites wnd mild sunburn and skin irritation are similarly relieved with the drug Zirnox is u combination of two porent chemical agents, the anti. istamine, pheuyltoloxamine, and zirconium. The agents act by neu. tralizing ey by soothing skin irritation. at Toronto this fall. PORT PERRY U.S. Judge to Place Holsteins at Royal Wm. K. Hepburn, Jr., Dalton, Pa., has accepted the assignment to judge © Holsteins at the Royal Winter Fair The Holsteins will be judged. on, Monday and Tues- day, November 12th and 13th. » Mr. Hepburn is recognized as one of the top) U.S.A. authorities on' jud- ging. at the Canadian ringside for many years, and has twice judged the Hol- steins at the Canadian National Ex- hibition, in 1953, and again in 1955. 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