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mffry farm fertune the trjiune th mr wl tt it redeveopment planned for lake wilcox area farming report sixty at p al wall icmc by stouffville in this area the ratclift family is almost synonymous with stouffville as the stovers from which the town derived its name branches of the original ratcliff immigrants have established farms throughout the district and all have proven prosperous under good management one of these is at lot 35 concession 6 markham township the property of floyd ratcliff a great grandson of william ratcliff who came to canada from esex england in 1846 and acquired 135 acres at that site william ratcliff and his wife sarah polley had six children five sons and one daugh ter he built the saw mill on the farm henry ratcliff tookover the property after the death of his father he had three sons william robert and tom and one daughter hattie robert and william ratcliff worked the farm following the death of their father william later purchased a farm at baker hill in the early 1920s robert and his first wife delia baker had four sons donald charles floyd and howard charles entered the teaching profession while donald floyd and howard assisted in the operation of the farm and mill following the death of his wife robert married stella dreuery who resides on lloyd avenue in stouffville donald floyd and howard ratcliff took over the farm and mill when their father died in 1954 later donald and howard formed a separate company with the mill and originated the ratcliff lumber co floyd continued on with the farm where he resides today with his wife the former doris baker they have two daughters mary lou mrs david hisey of markham janice who lives with her par ents and one son malcolm a commercial pilot with austin airways in northern ontario a centennial sign is prominently displayed at the laneway entrance after 121 years the award is well deserved the amount of rain we j have had isnt news to any one but its still by far the mosl important factor on farms these days the total i now up around twelve inches my guess is that close to half the spring crop is hav ing a hard time due to ex cels moisture plants just cant get nitrogen and oth er nutrients turn yellow as a result and growth is se verely stunted the important question is what chance have these plants got to produce a reasonable yield i dont thirk anyone knows for sure with water saturation lasting for so long a per iod the prospects certainly arent good root growth is poor and without a decent root a plant hasnt much of a chance on the other side with good weather from now on there may be enough late tillering to give some kind of a crop at least theres not much a per son can do but wait and hope for the best there have been a lot of ideas a- bout reseeding to buck- i wheat or oats for green feed or turnips but these to me are a bigger gamble thsn leaving the crop as is the story with hay is different there is lots of it but the trick is to get it cured and baled i can only suggest patience sympathy and a lot of luck in at least getting a few breaks with the weather its a good idea this year to watch hay in the barn carefully for a good long time after it has been put in hay baled up to now has been immature and not likely completely cured over heating is a definite risk and the fire hazard much higher than normal vegetable crops in our marsh areas are having quite a struggle too pota toes have been affected most with hundreds of ac res a- complete loss many other crops are still in the doubtful stage the inter ruption of spray schedules for weed insect and dis ease control adds to the general problem of poor growth with too much moisture streets named claremont the claremont trustees have completed one of their centennial projects the na ming of all streets in the village signs have now been erected bv kith hltch1ngs green river there were over sixty present at the sunday school picnic held at woodland park included in the centen nial parade at markham saturday was mr russell gostick not only was he dressed in old fashioned costume but also sported a fine flowing beard to match also in the parade from here were miss edith gostick and mrs hopkins recent callers at the home of mrs j hood were mr and mrs hector bouey of regina saskatchewan mr and mrs frank hut- chings of claremont also mr h hutchings of picker ing had dinner sunday with their niece ruth hut chings mr and mrs a jones and family toronto visited with their parents mr and mrs a white sunday mr and mrs c postill and family enjoyed a birth day dinner at the home of their daughter and family mrs d haynes of mark- ham mrs postill was the guest of honor mr and mrs wm dunc an attended the family re union held at myrtle sun- day miss terry white spent the holiday with friends at bonecho vaxdorf the uke wilcox area often cynical ly referred to as the rivi- era of north america could become just that through the combined ef forts of the federal and provincial governments the metro toronto and re gion conservation author ity and the township of whitchurch the proposal to redevel op the resort centre and el iminate much of the cot tage buildup that has downgraded the area was discussed as a special meet- ins between authority rep resentatives and council members june 22 officials of the metro planning board also attended if approved the study of the lake district would be paid for by the govern ments 75 c the conser vation authority vlil and the township of whit church 12 the plan was unanimous ly approved by whitchurch feed it marmill quality with service summer is herd now it ihe tint in service your ijuvn a ireen mower garden equipment chain saws water piinip 3f authorized tower mower dealer for lawn boy lauson biiggs stratton stouffville sales service rk 4 stouffville s1018u formerly d a kidd sales service tribune will be pleased to buttonv1l1k mark- publish all public school promotion reports from this area to avoid errors in students names the copy should be cither prin ted or typewritten ham township council has agreed to limit the number of taxis permitted to oper ate in the township to 33 this is the number oper ating at present and is con sidered ample service for trouble free baling you need garden guide coop baler twine because its made from top quality pure sisalana fibres on the most mod ern equipment you get maximum quality uniformity length and strength coop baler twine runs smooth and free eases your baling work and reduces costly delays in the fieldgets your crop baled while at its best stock up now be sure you have a sufficient supply of coop baler and binder tvines on hand to see you through the season by john bradshaw garden editor how well do you mow your lawn mowing a lawn a job usually left to the boy in the family least able to fight the assignment is usually poorly done because faulty mowing means thin turf diseased grass and heavy weed infestation attention to this operation is an important step in developing a good lawn first the surface must be as smooth as possible if it is bumpy mower wheels will drop in holes so that the mowing blade cuts off a ridge of soil this scalped area is just where crab grass likes to grow as well as other weeds too if a mower wheel rides a high spot this will leave long uncut spots here is where the dangerous lawn diseases and insects such as sod web worm love to propagate once the lawn is level the height of cut must be decided tn the past this was juggled up and down on the theory that long grass in midsummer discouraged crab grass today there are much better ways to control crab grass since long grass encourages diseases and lawn insect a closer cut is recommended as close as the grass will stand for merlon bluegrass cutting at 1 inch the year around is best for common kentucky bluegrass and other named bluegrasses va inches is best this is probably the best height for mixed lawns except if they contain merlon in which case cut to favor that variety fescues should be cut at 115 inches- bent grasses though seldom used in home lawns arc usually cut too high they should be no shorter than vi inch nor longer than i inch the worst thing that can be done to a lawn is to allow it to grow to 2 to 3 inches then cut it back short once mowing is started it must be done regularly and often in spring when grass is growing rapidly this means twice a week one a week in summer and perhaps twice a week when cool weather returns in fall pattern of cut is important when grass is mowed every time in the same direction it gets set in a definite pattern instead the direction of cut should change each time if mowed north and south one time change to east and west the next another time go round and round as though winding a coil then try crisscrossing at an angle to the other cuts by constantly changing the path of cut small irregulari ties in the surface are gradually broken down the texture and colour of the grass are uniform and diseases weeds and insects suppressed v stouffville coop 47 edward si slotiffville phone 6401550 centennial service attention farmers gardeners florists poultrymen etc stands now available inside or out at york farmers market 7509 yonge st at thorxhill for information call w e gladding 8875435 by eleanor bunker altona a special centennial service was con ducted at the altona unit ed missionary church sun day evening numbers by the centennial choir were enjoyed in addition to a mouth organ selection by mrs norman bunker sev eral in the congregation gave their testimony and mrs fred bycr presented a reading many wore cen tennial costumes miss edith nighswander left malton sunday morn ing for new york where she joined a group of am erican friends then on lo europe for a onemonth conducted tour barry williams celebrat ed the end of school by en tertaining his classmates and friends at a birthday party on sunday his grand parents mr and mrs wil liams sr of toronto and mr and mrs chas hilts were invited guests monday visitors with mr and mrs lloyd britton and family were mr and mrs ron moore and children of willowdalc and miss hen rietta icblanc from near chicautami quebec henri etta is working this sum mer as a mothers helper for the moore family to help her learn english altona was well repre sented at the stouffville centennial celebration on the holiday weekend we congratulate the committee in charse for a most mem orable celebration of cana da one hundredth birth day in spite of all the rain we were proud of our lo cal girls nancy wideman stouffvilles centennial queen and her sister shar on and kathy cumming who took part in the enter tainment having a picnic we guarantee everything but the weather as always everything you buy ol aop k completely guaranteed lo please we are sorry that we cant guarantee the weather but with you well wish for o perfect day lots of us will be picnicking too ps dont fofget the can opener fruits and vegetables m cherries washington bings sweet eating u no 1 grade large she non priced higher california valencia sweet juicy no 1 grade oranges 59 none priced higher at aip arizona salmon flesh no 1 grade jumbo size 38f cantaloupe 39 none priced higher at api j r ann page save up to 6c over other branosi salad dressing 32floi jar 59 t superright quality super- right quality merits canada s finest red brand steer beef toll free calls to scarborough markham markham telephone users are to get tollfree local calling to scarborough in the kail of 1968 in addition to willow- daledon mills and toronto core exchanges r w hunt bell csnada manager for this area said this week that the com panys announced plan to widen the scope of local telephone service by dis continuing long distance charges on calls to and from telephones in the wil- lowdalcdon mills and to ronto core exchanges will now include customers in the scarborough exchange the latest addition to the markham local calling plan brings the total number of telephones to be reached without long distance charges to more than 890000 in making the announce ment mr hunt said the wider local calling area will provided at the same rates as given in a letter to all markham customers last auust roast steak short or cross cut excellent for braising capons pork chops wieners superright brand canada grade a eviscerated 5 to 7 ib lean butt mapte leaf vac pac lb lb lb 59 59 53 freshiy minced ground chuck lb 67 i f dependable grocery buys sc0tt0wels kotex fruit drinks tide javex white or coloured paper reg 57c save so regular supr or slndrlin reg prlc phg sic save 23e hlc reg flavours price tin 53c save c detergent reg price box 1 save 46c liquid bleach reg price jug s9c save 10c pica ol rolls j i lpvon79 43floz tins q p 139 123floz plstic ju9 jf jpfz jn partir lrg r angel cake jan pnurr white bread jjii prwr 0 prie teh s9c save 20e ch3v rrg prie lof save 7 3 24oz loaves 65 save wiener rolls pig of 12 3 3 c all prices in this ad guaranteed through sat july 8th 1967 closed mondays open thurs fri nights til 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