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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), August 16, 1967, p. 12

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v II i t I I I If it Ac Era Newmarket Awn Oat Wet Mrs Louise Gatenby is being transferred to York and Stewart who is leaving the service from Quebec and is a graduate of M has completed her dietetic internship been the Home Economist in Brant work in York county in Department of Agriculture and Food has been on the staff here for two for the coming year Home Economist in Brant County ario counties to replace Miss Donna travel for a year Mrs comes acdonald College in that province She at Montreal General Hospital and has ounty for two years Mrs Gatenby com- with headquarters in the Ontario office in Newmarket Miss Stewart ears and will be travelling in Europe Suggest Care Of Cut Flowers NEWMARKET Bring the color and fragrance of the garden into your home through cut flowers suggest horticulturists with the On tario Department of Agricul ture and Food Here are a few tips on cutting and care which should help your blooms stay fresh longer Flowers should be cut In early morning or late eve ning when they have absorb ed their maximum amount of water Always cut on a slant so that the base of the stem is never blocked by the bot tom of the container As soon as they are brought into the house plunge them to the neck in water so they can readily hardenoff and absorb moisture Before arranging in the vase remove leaves from the bottom four or five inches of the stem During the hot summer months flowers often benefit from being placed in a cool location in the basement over night They should be kept away from any heat source including direct sunlight Al ways try to keep flowers out of any drafts The new feeding program that will help you increase egg production Id Need of jiirrfi ha i ii of In La in to the Ae trey It J I the to that the a on accord n to te varying lae of ltd to program COOP ft ds old nutrient hohar nutrient cement of a feed tht require w you in that do the job you Kara than COOP to Need Program PHASE 1 COOP Early La Ration when pro- At art fiol thai bod we art not to of a ton- to good og tyj I J it COOP La ill higher ggi of adtqutlt ia in production Feel lit i d at long aia production 45 io i 4lto whan feed 21 lbs biidt per da duo to a diieate or high anvirorrrenit A Feed COOP 167 Floor Lay Ration the bids de ceiving from to production or to hen feed It 21 to lbs per PHASE COOP 16 Ciga ft Floor Lay Ration production is COS or feed it then per per da It it to COOP 1S Cega ft Floor Lay Ration th eed 24 of feed per Wide at a of hot At ei you should a tin thaw of In vrt can b to Wan dentil at wall as ihf of any oo Feed to Heed Program has KitA Ha poultry ho it good prac- it 10 get It will internum Hi lint economy m NOW AT YOUR FEED TO NEED PROGRAM COOP C in it i y ij COOP CM Co Med CO CO OP floor I CO OTHER COOP FEEDS TO MEET YOUR NEEDS COOP COOP P COOPHHCmiaiesiiPaiflMfd COOP COOP COOP ftROILIIt CO OP CO OP 1 Mrd CO OP COOP PovkrlritdafRaihA COOP PROORAM COOP Mel CO Of CO OP COOP Mid COOP Mad COOP j UNITED COOPERATIVES OF ONTARIO NEWMARKET BRANCH Ontario I- Now For A New The frequent rains of his summer have provided Ideal soil conditions for sowing or sodding a new lawn in the few weeks Best period for sowing grass seed is the 30day period between the middle of August and Sept IS Sodding can be done from now until the middle of Oc tober Grass seed sown in sum mer copies the way grasses grow in nature The wild grass seed of southern On tario usually ripens and falls the ground during the month of July There they dormant until about the middle of August when they germinate readily as the days gradually become cooler and the rains become more fre quent Seed sown In the late sum mer has another important advantage It doesnt have to compete with crab grass and the various weeds For many years the wild Kentucky blue grass has been used to produce a good lawn that requires only moderate care It originally came from Europe but no one knows for sure bow it got its start In North America One of the beauties of var types of Kentucky blue grass is their in the fall In mild autumns this will persist until early in December Lets suppose that you have an old lawn thats in poor shape Does it pay to try and save it The latest research shows that if your lawn con tains at least a 50 per cent covering of old grass plants theres a belter than average chance of renovating it Now that first class nursery grown sod is available all sea son long serious consideration should be given to sodding and having an instant lawn The extra cost of the sod must be weighed against having to wait for at least two months before you have a usable lawn Regardless of whether you seed or sod a new lawn the preparation Is the same You will need to thoroughly mix the top eight inches of soil a fair quantity of humus and fertilizer For humus you can use composted manures peat moss discarded mush room manures or material from the home compost heap Unless otherwise recommend ed by the distributor the hu mus should be applied at the rate of six bushels per square feet For very poor soils youll need to step up the amount to as much as ten bushells for the same area As far as fertilizer is con cerned the element were most concerned with In the preparing the seed bed for a new lawn is usually sottl as Tills Is the Want element lhat promoted a strong root growth for plants Once theyve oped a good rout ayskm will automatically produce good turf above Id recommend that the superphosphate nt the rate of 50 pounds per ftmillte feet of prospective men In addition apply com plete lawn fertiliser hip nitrogen ami low in and phosphorus the rate suggested by the manufac turer Work he tap five luetic of the soil he anil humus thoroughly together ilng rotary tillage equip ment Its almost Impossible apply the fertilizer evenly at the suggested rate without us ing a topnotch spreader When you buy one of these dont count your pennies but buy the best machine on A far youll If Him a- 111 Imvc winked together It Will I If lit lev- With ft settle lift Mill rtinl moved Ally or nerd holtowi til of Voa use of two or of the f on fot lp tut No economy I- in n lawn Farm UMBRELLA HIDING a S A BRICES For REUPHOLSTERING Best Pricel Best Material CASH I CARRY HOUR Colonial QUALITY CLEANERS Eagle Street It a fellow he sun bins apaikle like a Dad in din i finaikle always remind me of The linker Cleaning Company They du such a oft cleaning rug I can crawl on it without even soiling my hands gel her rugs sparkling clean and are aho on repairs Why not call them lime YOUR rug need cleaning My think clean for Lofi PHONE ZEniHi r pa I t CARPET I I TRUCK CALLS EVERY MON SAT Canadas First Suburban City presents Village HOME OWNERSHIP MADE EASY a new plan for the middle income family F OR EXAMPLE Spacious 3 bedroom Detached home on a 5460 lot Full price 14995 plus lot PLAN 1 Lonso land Buy Purchaso Down Total monthly required PLAN 2 Buy land ovor36yoars Buy 24895 170 PLAN 3 Buy land and NOTE 20 of yonrly Inconio will bo toward OTHER LOWER PRICED MODELS WILL BE AVAILABLE Under plan I you may buy your land at todays market price at anytime between the and year Applications are now being received see our sales representatives for full information ITS BETTER LIVING IN A PLANNED COMMUNITY mo now imluyiiiu In In fiijililly City your homo viitiiu will Willi In nnd muni uniilo linn Inn cauim fliul denial cimiiMiinliy iilayuruundi Olympic now AH ami fully paid tor In II rnnmfooa plant mi lintriiiilvu civic unit in a 18holo conn nml fiiciliilot nil Urn population will of plminlnti water moan boiler In lifrunafoii I mm f

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