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April 21 Farm Report By At Wan Many pleasures from patio planting Agricultural Representative for York County Sometimes I wish our experts in crop production would quit going off the deep end If they would just be more practical and be guided by the traditional principles that have been so well proven over many yea- Like for instance the latest little pack age I get from Guelph telling me that Dr flaya there is no such thing as seeding too early and that should he in the ground just as soon as the top inch can be worked without puddling inch i cultivators and disk harrows should be set In to six or eight inches and yet he goes rig ahead and gives ua this hit about just enough tillage to cover the seed Whatever you call it barbecue pit patio porch or outdoor liv ing space Is a luxury which almost any homeowner can enjoy Even if it is nothing more than a paved area under the shade of a tree the air will be just as as it would be in the most elaborate roofed structure Planting such out door living areas will add much to your pleasure ITUs Is particularly important In city backyards where space does not permit any form of landscaping By the judi cious use of foliage plants a veritable tropical jungle can be created on an area of bare concrete fertilizer especially labell ed for use on acidsoil plants be used comfortably To screen off sight lines I have found nothing teller than castor beans which make enormous plants in hurry One ho poison- tempting to chil dren If children use the area either dont plant cas tor beans or cut off the lowers the minute they show signs of producing Many barbecue dining areas are built with flower boxes surrounding Professor Hunter makes the bright statement that the of the seed has no influence on the performance of the crop Any good seed judge should be able to set him straight Hunter i for shallow planting even for corn He is actually critical of farmers who set the corn planter in deeper when they see kernels lying on top of the ground He claims that a seed deeper than two inches will have a struggle getting to the surface He has apparently forgotten that when dry weather comes along seeds that are down seven or eight inches will have a lot more mois ture than these near the top Dr Ernie is usually solid but he has lost it too I Claims that spring wheats semidwarfs bred and born in Mexico are worth considering in York County But we know that spring wheat has never yielded half as much here as or winter wheat I find this nil disturbing The worse of it is that these fellows all have lots of research to prove benefits for early seeding which will survive without too much sun are needed Some the best include Ajuga bugle weed Japanese spurge chance for the plants to escape Into lawns or flow er borders a surefire plant is creeping Jenny or ground supply dozens of suitable Cowers If in shade how ever the selection becomes much more limited One mistake often made is in using tuberous begonias in complete shade They will grow and produce foliage under such conditions bul will not flower To bloom they need direct sun up to about ten In the morning In heavily shaded patios and porches best shallow seeding the influence of seed size yield figures for wheat that are well of any of our own The research is good and the facts straight And I have an uneasy feeling that a few more of our long proven principles are being shattered Newmarkets collisions outnumber Auroras sometimes available about this time of the year is the gardenia Greenhouses pull out old plants from benches and sell them If you dont try to keep these Winter they this problem is to have a duplicate set of pots and alternate them between the shaded area and a resting area in the garden In this way such lovely things as fuchsia and browallia can be kept flowering This works well too with tub erous begonia HANGING BASKETS Perhaps the most neglected aspects of porch and patio gardening is the use of banging baskets Hanging against the light they form Interesting pat terns and use no floor space to create artistic ef fects Here again the prob lem Is one of keeping them in flower without sunshine Duplicate baskets can be kept in a lightly shaded spot in the garden to bring them back into flower after a spell inside This calls for a simple rack on which to hang them or pedestals on which they can bo rest- brightly colored so that no flowers are needed About the only flowering plant In de spite Auroras slightly larg er population and its loca tion on a major highway St Ontario Transport Department statistics re leased this week show that In there were col lisions in Newmarket 126 In Aurora These resulted in two fatalities in New market one in Aurora In Newmarket there were collisions which caused no fatalities but did cause injuries com pared to in Aurora and 13 property damage col lisions compared to In Aurora These resulted In 60 injured In Newmarket and 54 injured in Aurora a total of collisions causing fatalities and 3697 injuries YEAR ROUND PLEASURE SEADOO THE SUMMER SKIDOO THE WINTER Join us May 17th 1 pm or our -AUCTION- VIC STURDY ANNOUNCEMENT Mental Health Week May 1st to May 7th appeal for funds citizens in York dressed stamped SEPARATE SCHOOL SUPPORTERS NOTICE KINDERGARTEN Notre Dame School Children Must be 5 y GLENVILIE FARMS DAIRY of all hanging bas kets is planted with mines a trailing plant with flowers that look like Afri can violets two or three across A basket in full bloom is sensational particularly if next to one planted with a pink trail ing begonia The contrast between its vivid blue vio let flowers and the pink begonias is striking One of the mows Plumbing and Ho is whose sap phire blue blossoms are in credibly brilliant If plants of the annual vine thunb- ergia can be found they make lovely baskets with flowers of soft yellow buff and orange marked with House plant on- husiasts should not over look the opportunity to give their favorites an outing for the Summer Such touchy subjects as the Afri can violet are not too safe in the open but on a well- lighted porch where rain can be kept off their foil- age they will often take on a new lease on life Gloxinias also do well in such a situation Nowadays there are so many stores that sell tropical foliage plants that these can be had eas ily They all do well under porch and patio conditions and can then be moved in- can be had In doors to do double service two inch pots to t during the Winter They trees in tubs FARMERS OUR FERTILIZER SERVICE IS SECOND TO NONE We have new manufacturing equipment We have the latest style bags We have modern spreaders plus the knowledge and willingness you live us a call Bradford- Tel 895 HIGHER YIELDS put the snip the corner and youve got a quart of the purest LIQUID CORN FERTILIZER SERVICE can make your crop investment pay off in higher yields higher profits UCI UNITED COOPERATIVES OF ONTARIO NEWMARKET BRANCH ONTARIO STREET PHONE 8952349 We novo youll need in o you con to pay And wo con 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