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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), October 23, 1968, p. 22

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Out Wed October 2 now to Geraniums need modern methods Art stop mildew In Grandmothers day she used to pull her geraniums in September shake off earth tie the plants bundles and hang them from the ceiling of the eel- over winter Early the next spring she would cut back the branches to short stubs repot the plants and them in a sunny In The Garden By John Bradshaww light but no sunshine A place under fluorescent lights is excellent for his mer long pot them up just being moved from excel- ahead of the first frost lent growing conditions then move them indoors- found outdoors to only fair The idea is a good one but conditions indoors in den this Western style fair potting sandy soil mixture It take cuttings from To make cuttings should consist of equal new growth during you choose terminal pieces parts top soil humus and dew By the middle of May September You root them of healthy young growing sand Such a she would have geraniums pot them up ready for the garden short days of autumn ar rive and stop flowering So far nothing has been squeezed plants as it did because base ments or vegetable storage cellars of those days were cool and moist Its true that Dowering plants were produced for the next gar- by plant- tips or branches spring you four inches in length Cut readily fall apart have an excellent group them from the plant with pressure of vigorous short stocky a sharp knife discovered that will pre vent this selfimposed vaca tion However you should the hand will be able to purchase witt ier flowering geraniums at your local flower grower or Once the garden centre There in The product plants from All Saints Anglican Country Fair Western Style and biennial sale will be held Saturday October in the parish hall of the King City Church r cutting to be a bit the to gardening yet to do that an can quickly become kind necessary to produce by a really big show of bloom S mi of a geranium is months which are tin any pais After that the plants be- J rold e child can easily carry out needed by covering the flat every step and produce pot cuttings and first class plants joint Next you fill a clay with water at room temp- pot or small seedling flat erature and keep them in with either or the shade for three days Simply stick the until the plants have re- cuttings in the damp mat- covered from the shock of for about an inch and moving From then on they a half and keep moist should be in the sunniest til roots are formed with- window in the house three weeks time I find it pays dip the ends in one of the cuttings leggy developing small scrawny blooms now available under reduce brand names I have ring found that this speeds up rooting process flowering geraniums along Mrs Robert Ber- from the rooted cutting the stage the time to buy them is in early June They will not be very large when you listing of home made receive them and you set age rolls brown beans them out in the garden salads where the soil is good- Pick off all the flower buds Watrcsscs til the first of October fn wear western outfits September you dent the best thing to do 1 SALE OCT 17 BEST thin plastic bags dry cleaners use to sand was used as the root- return newly cleaned cloth ing medium but this has ng- Its thin enough to to through Another serious error that many homeown ers make is to take the plants which have flowered well in the garden all Childrens Cor ner with lots of treats is being arranged by Mrs Geoffrey The Seekers are lending support pots indoors and allow three weeks after moving them into the house before you let any flower buds TORONTO High humidity and favorable temperatures this summer have encouraged outbreaks KING CITY Powdery mildew on Zin nias delphiniums sunflow ers cucumbers melons roses lilacs and many oth er garden plants If you do something about powdery mildew now says Kelly Department of Bat- any University of appearance of the fungus next summer will be great ly reduced Destroy mildewed foliage and cut off tops of perennials and annuals Bury them in the vegetable garden or compost pile where they will decay This measure by itself does not give complete control but is very effective does hold back ture During the rooting period the cuttings should have a location where they receive lots of Farmers perturbed by corn outlook candles for Christmas gifts 25 CASH mm TORONTO The Marketing and Research Department of the re- porta some interesting find ings about the attitudes and thinking of corn producers in southwestern Ontario A survey of a random sample of corn producers was con ducted by the OFA execu- they tive and field staff The- today sample arms were selected from the counties of Mid dlesex Elgin the farmers view Fine record by cow at Dennis farm Spores of pow dery mildew fungi may be blown from other gardens and next year there will probably be outbreaks of the disease Make a note to buy a suitable fungicide to arid KenSt- your plants Look By Al Wall Agricultural Representative for York County Its unusual to see corn cribs in use in York County now We have silos all over the place and lots of steel granaries hut cribs are losing out Criba are casualties of mechanized farming The rule is that if a structure doesnt fit in a mechanized handling system it has to go Threshing machines arid corn binders went a long time ago for the same reason The high moisture storage system for corn has cribs beat a mile The corn is put in and taken out mechanically picking can start earlier losses in storage are a lot lower and feed ing efficiency is tops Its a puzzle to me why dairymen here havent taken advantage of high moisture corn in their feeding program Its a good feed tor milk ing cows and its yield per acre is nicely ahead of any other grain crop Many beef and hog feeders are using high moisture corn as the basic part of their grain ration It fits a dairy herd equally well There are several ways to handle this crop Combines picker shelters pickers and pick ers without husking rolls are all used in the field At the silo blowers hammer mills re- cutters or burr mills get the crop into storage Almost all farm ers interviewed considered they are in serious trouble this year Four out of ev ery five expressed their NEWMARKET satisfaction with current A purebred cow The unusual herd p for products containing a fungicide such as sulphur dinocap or Check the label f the product is re- special day has been set this week for people to see all of these machines operating here in York Thursday October is the day and the following farmers will welcome any- interested Richard John and Allan Henderson at King Jack Crittenden at Keswick Glenn Davis and Grant Carman at Mount Albert Sehlckedahz Bros at Victoria Square and Harvey Brown at commended for the intend to make of it Do not apply fungicides to edible plants unless the label specifies that such use will of the findings is be harmless farmers feel recent completed fin make money at performance prices twe Most of the farm- yearold in days on want a floor price for milking Bridge corn The suggestion for this Lea Reflection Idena pro- floor price varied from dueed lbs milk con- to per bushel tabling lbs fat 397 percent butterfat Winter squash this symbol is your guarantee of a finer suburban newspaper A jury of leading newspaper publishers whose aim is to produce suburban news papers of the highest journalistic qual ity has voted the right to display the Suburban Press Foundation seal in our masthead Only newspapers that meet the demand ing professional standards of Hie Sub urban Press Foundation are granted his privilege member papers continuously strive to improve their reporting techniques photojournalism typography editing and advertising with one goal in mind produce the finest newspapers for the suburban reader If you are the demanding person who looks for Canada No 1 Grade on your guarantees of shrinkage on your clothing or a assay on your jewelry you appreciate what the seal means in your local newspaper THE ERA Member Suburban Press Foundation The majority of farmers view the establish ment of a corn marketing organization as an appro priate solution The idea of collective bargaining was favoured by less than of all the farmers record has Class Average of cent for milk and per cent for For this achievement a s awarded a Superior Pro duction certificate by the Fricsian Associa tion of Canada chides such corn butternut and Hub bard If these vegetables are firm and and if the stem is stilt at- they may be stored up to a month at 50 to degrees advise Home Economists at University of The farmers ex pressed their anger at the free imports of corn from the US They want milk containing they do depress Can adian prices to an unec onomic level the of Canada Mean is classified MEEK Excellent for body con- Our complete feeding program will keep your hogs THRIFTY all the way U North York Farmers Peed Grain Newmarket Ontario Ill HiEnergy Mills Limited Superior Street Newmarket Ontario Ph Newmarket District 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