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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), May 12, 1971, p. 10

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Era Oat Wet May it Farm Report B Chemicals bah rock garden weeds Seed is going in this year The soil ted off nicely and worked easily Soil are still below normal so that I early growth have been quite stow A week My visit served to remind me that a rock garden not only adds a great of beauty be made are on the late wet pre- character to garden fields that arent ready the season is fcu These fields usually have to be spring plowed w g Jit Garden John Bradshi lit Will It be rock before yon give I gMuVn or rt pile contract All to many of the called rock nothing hut piles Tills 1 that with growing and oats Sudansorgbum fascinating hobby harder to handle This hybrid can do well with a June seeding date and has the providing after the first IVki Of Mil the wrong or lmlsriiie anil ruck in irduUdunl lines In building a rock gently sloping natural weight lava rock which bank but It does mean comes from the Sierra that you can have all the Nevada mountains in fun of rock gardening California This rock Is By all means avoid not only extremely a mound of piled- tractive and natural- tip earth In the middle of looking but It has the the lawn added advantage of only Another popular site weighing about a third for a small rock garden as much as ordinary Is along the side of the rock Its lightness means mound of earth that Is that a greater number of used to hide least part gardeners will he of the foundation wall able to build their own The biggest fault most roc garden than was homo gardeners make possible In the past with such location Anyone who starts to place the rocks In a out to build rock gar- ilralgM line have all den must first of all learn die in recognize what Is they the face of the First of rock location For w minting face which can be rcsuUsit must have to the sky I dont care scribed simply as the of the liecait brought usually supply i will need equal 20 years The basic plant 5 Birdsfoot take flooding but if the fertility is A win last a long time on wet fields Trefoil has a bad reputation for taking This fault can be corrected by direct a nurse crop and by spraying oat of And s worth waiting One beef farmer I fag strong that been eliminated chemical long have developed the a full more is ant to make a with flowering rf large stones rocks several from spring until mediumsize rocks and times until you notice small ones The very way It faces or targe stones which one cannot site is person would bio moving necessary to t takes a little longer the height i solution to the front the back one of the sides hh IN they germinate tter unfortunately this larg harming the A plants in the rock majjee don fcii possess the health body most gardens especially roct garden a m type rock l heart to move where the land was more use is not too place The or less leveled before the important providing it persons houses were built This character Id dont have the imagine neednt prevent you from avoi can to create having a rocks and others Ocular plant you StalHav and atmosphere In cases like this a tend to give gJLl Id recommend that you mound of earth at the collection will check them before call in an expert land- sides or back of the gar- stones firm to build your den will serve as the roc limestone wit to do this tally then Id suggest you rock garden of TOWN OF NEWMARKET PUBLIC ATTENTION DOG OWNMS 1971 Dag Tags ait now on tat have a 1971 lag on May MALE DOG and Each additional Mala FEMALE DOG 9419 Each additional dag rest of the garden raa has Trefoil still seeded in with yields of around three tons of hay or pasture per pc3 could well tea ton problem fields There is tots of interest in taking down dead The Department of Agriculture will help get rid of them by paying S3 per tree trees Anyone wanting to take fcantage of this offer should our office at New- Wet and we will check them before to be cleaned up piled weds garden of in some way to qualify When the job is check the fi should contact us again to ar- grange for payment recognized quality and take a look for yourself A rock garden is made up of many pock ets large medium and surrounded by rocks The earth tn each one will be suited needs of the par- grow there ask yourself nt be as effective soft I irregular Specialist can verify herbicide damage soil conditions However as you get e proficient and when all kinds of killers will be applied on crops Roadsides will be treated with and related ma to kill weeds Spray drift from I roadside spraying and from ground equipment i often responsible for substantial crop dam- Valk On Vegetables The his first visit will mine the damaged and the potential of undamaged part Only at holes On the other hand you can use granite rock or field interested in this form of stones just as easily gardening you may want provided you vary the to try some of the rare size and shape frequent- kinds of alpines that will need special treatment One of the most Some like a sandydry to prevent spray useful happenings In soil containing pieces of any kind This rock gardens in recent rock others like plenty years has been the in- of humus and lots of traduction of veryjught- plant fond WEST BANK FARM MARKET WELCOMES To Oir Oitiiii Mty AM to 10 PM WE SELL COUNTRY FRESH FRUITS VEGETABLES Also specialize in Hot House Tomatoes Peat Moss Fertilizers Box Plants On HWY Mile North of best way out of trouble of course is for everyone to do his includes herbicides termined will he This risk cannot be by insurance by how can he of the crop I bis only By Matthew Valk avail him- these as injury No race and matter how confident he The it is of his own judgement should advise the party In cases of suspected he should call the spec- he believes responsible herbicide injury to fruit immediately If for causing the damage able age to the crop obtain compensation crops and necessary the specialist that he will be making Worn the ornamentals the grower will verify his diagnosis Kble fOTthedamage bv seflding to In order to provide should contact the Fruit by sending samples to sponsibility of the spec- and Specialist the Pesticide Testing determine who Laboratory caused the injury The turnip If the injury has owner must know who Sirr s will at the re- ting an evaluation of loss terms of dollar value this crop unfit for 3 human consumption Too much damage is caused by careless handling of herbicides Materials such a Gramoxone Prometryne impartial Linuron etc drifting over lettuce carrots at fault cabbage and onion crops Third Annual Meeting BLUE HILLS ACADEMY Sit May PRESCRIPTIONS doane hall TELEPHONE 7273111 DOANE HALL PHARMACY Keeps on Saving You Money RAID House Garden Spray aw BromoSeltzer 77 DESENEX Athletes Foot New WILKINSON Bonded Razor NOXZEMASkin Cream Hand Soap HAND LOTION New BRECK BASIC 990 PRISTEEN New BORN FREE RAYETTE Foaming Bath Oil 77 llA SHAMPOO m 8M TOILET TISSUE 2270 ISUPREL MISTOMETER 244 doane hall PHARMACY I Y0N6E ST every week night til PM

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