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Hints on cutting roses day at Malmalstm she sponsored their experi ments to develop near trains and varieties In 189 a catalogue naming some varieties was published in France and second one listing 5000 appeared in 1839 More than lion North American fami lies now grow roses with the annual sale of plants mounting to some Nursery sales of number of roses it are grown each year ry few people know when the best time of day to t them For best keep ing and color cut in the late afternoon just before the petals start to unfold be made to last a week more if theyre given a conditioning and hardening treatment before arranging After picking the leaves removed from the n four Inches of the stem these would be covered with water and would soon rot Next take a or sharp knife and stem a half in inch up from the bottom if you make the slit any longer have difficulty insert ing the stems In the pin holders Following this the ends of the stems are plung ed into water at 115 de grees for 30 seconds Then add two tablespoons of powdered alum to a quart of water and leave the roses in this overnight be fore arranging The ered alum is obtainable from any drug store Many persons come back from a two to three week vacation and find their lawn resembling a miniature pasture Almost the first thing they do after- unloading the car Is to get out the lawnmower from the garage and give their lawn a crewcut or close shave This Is a mistake because In hot weather especially after the grass has grown tall such close cropping will cither burn out and kill or seriously weaken most cool season grasses such as Morion and Kentucky Adjust the lawn- mower so that the first mowing after you return home from vacation will trim off just an inch or two if the grass Is four or five inches tall In three or four days mow lo a height of about two inches Surh heavy clippings from tall grass should be Farm Report were an important part of socalled deluxe lawn seed mixtures Theyre now con sidered weeds particularly when they invade a Merlon bluegrass lawn with its rich deep green color In ail but mix tures for shade Bent grass has been eliminated by nearly all firms producing quality lawn grass mix tures Unfortunately High land Bent a cheap upland bent Is now low in price Wall because its no longer add ed to better mixtures Its cheapness means that its being added to cheap lawn seed to give it a false air of quality Probably half the grass seed sold Id Can ada and the United States contains some Bent Fortunately Sil- Representative for York County Crop prospects in York have improved in the Inst three weeks Heat in this period plus rain last week have combined to speed up growth and the systems of all plants are work ing well in this critical grain filling period for wheat oats and barley Corn is catching up too We were in fields on the Sunrise Tour Inst week six and seven feet high tasselled and with the nil im portant ears nicely started There were close to 200 farmers on the tour visiting the farms of Schickedanz Bros Harvey Brown at Oliver Bales at Newmarket BUI at Mount Albert Richard Udora and Jack Critten den at Keswick Corn as usual gets the most atten tion It responds so well to early planting fertlli- consistently good Oats and barley are looking good but wheat has more problems than usual Thin stands winterkill and a disease called foot rot are all evident Severe lodging in wheat may well he caused by Cercosporella Foot Rot The stem just above the soil surface is dark twisted and breaks it the slightest stress It lives over on crop refuse itched to a bale stacker demonstrated at the Bales farm got a close look from everyone who had experience in bale handling Richard new pig bam featuring luxury living for a pig it has floors heated in winter and cooled in summer was a highlight too But really the very modern almost lost out to Bill Shillinglaws great collection of steam oil and very early gasoline engines His show helped a lot to make our day plete kill It has quite a residual effect and this means that seeds of desir able grasses cannot be sown for six weeks after applica tion Is available un der several trade names from garden centres hard ware and other stores that sell garden products For use in the spring follow the directions on the pack age For fall use be sure to follow the directions the fall applications Is about the middle of Sept ember when the grass is growing vigorously Make one appli cation at the strength re commended on the contain er and repeat in five days Wait two weeks and it the Bent grass is not obviously dying make a third appli cation also kills clover creeping Jenny dandelions a tains and many other com mon weeds York County seven area farms last Thursday despite the early morning rain which the tries that i will i son grasses such as Ken tucky blue are best kept about two inches high This helps hold down competing weeds particularly crab- grass which are discouraged by shade The one exception Is Merlon Kentucky which Is best kept one inch high Inches it will pay to give the lawn a feeding with a fertilizer high in nitrogen which will not only green up the rather yellow stand of grass but will put the I grass plants in good shape for the oncoming winter Ive been watch ing a friends Merlon blue grass lawn slowly become Invaded with Bent grass A few years CANADIAN COMMISSION The Canadian RadioTelevision Commis sion heard applications for licence to carry on CATV broadcasting undertakings and the the following decisions of applications to carry on broad casting undertakings is for a period of two years Licensing conditions will be based upon die Commissions CATV policy which was announ ced on May 13 1969 It is a condition of each licence that the licensee company shall comply on or before with the and control NEWMARKET Application for a licence by Cable TV broadcasting From the intersection of Highway II and the township road dividing Whitchurch First Con cession Lots and northerly along High way east side to die intersection of High way and the Holland Landing Bypass then northwesterly along die Holland Landing Bypass of the northern corporate limits of Bradford and the River then easterly by a direct line south side to York County Suburban Road 12 then southerly along York County Suburban Road west side to the i dividing Whitchurch Second Concession Lots 25 and and Whitchurch First Concession East Lots 85 and north side to the intersection of the township road and Highway 1 1 Ontario Department of Highways map The out the steam whistle on an oldtime tractor on the farm of hill Mount Albert The tractor White photo TOWNSHIP of WHITCHURCH NOTICE to RATEPAYERS Please take notice that ratepayers of the Township of Whitchurch may dispose of gar bage ashes and other refuse at the follow York Limited disposal site Lor Concession Bast side of Com Boyvi Avenue am pm Saturday am to noon and Btemnor Limited Disposal Lot Concession East side of Concession 8 Highway No garbage 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