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ihe rcitwe pmtmjit id n mi n pickering farmers not concerned over assessment eighteen at meeting brougham even a topic of assessment tnd taxes failed to prompt farm residents of pick ering into attending the annual meeting of the federation of agriculture in the brougham hall april 5 only 18 persons including one newspaper reporter were present guest speakers included mr frank brumucll ivcllknoiyh mark ham township farmer and a member of the york coun ty federation of agriculture and mr bruce taylor of the ontario federation he and members of his mr ralph jones reelect ed president of the pick ering organization expres sed disappointment at the small turnout at a time when farm taxes and as sessment were pressing problems in the municipal ity income only mr brumwell said that of executive had waged a strong campaign in york couny against unfair farm assessments he charged that future use of proper ties should not be consid ered he stated that farm land values were onlv as high as the market value of products that could be pioduced he said that the committees report in the form of a brief had been submitted to the minister of municipal affairs mr taylor said that much work was bein done at the ontario fed eration level but since rec ommendations to the leg islature seldom made headlines few farmers were aware of benefits gained on wednesday april 19 the north pickering rural ratepayers association will hold a meeting in the brougham hall and the topic for discussion will once again be taxes all rural propertyowners are urcd to attend garden guide flowering shrubs are a good investment platform executive members attending the pickering township federation of asriculture meeting at brougham april 5 were left to right jack powers ralph jones bruce taylor and frank brumwell staft photo extend ontario crop insurance plan already in effect as far as winter wheat is con cerned the ontario crop insurance program has now been extended to cov er oats barley and mixed grains hon wm a stew art minister of agriculture and food slated this week coverage includes the hazards of drought hood i frost hail wind excessive rainfall excessive mois ture plant disease and in sect infestation to meet the require ments of the individual farmer the insurance plan is flexible with the amount of coverage being optional a farmer may insure up to 60 70 or 80 per cent of his normal expected yield coverage is written on a continuous policy basis which runs from year to year until cancelled by the insured or the crop insur ance commission r d blackburn general manager of the commis sion points out that farm ers who insured their win ter wheat with the com mission last fall may add spring grain to their poli cy contract bv submitting a new application and acreage report the insurable value of spring grains has been set at 22 cents per pound or 44 a ton due to premium subsidies amounting to 25 per cent by the federal government and 5 per cent by the ontario govern ment the coverage is avail able at much less than cost in addition the ad ministrative costs arc borne by the two levels of government under the plan provi sion has also been made for the adjustment of ear ly losses where the farm er wants to abandon the crop or put the damaged acreage to other use pay ments in these early stages are made at a reduced rate final date lor this year for the acceptance of ap plications for coverage on spring grains has been set bv the commission as may 1st further information is available from all agents of the crop insurance commission- county agricultural schools advocated henry dcinng a success- dairy and hog farm opera tor al baltimore ont is critical of canadas lack of agricultural schools for the teaching of good farming practices a panelist al a recent federation of agriculture meeting mr delong advo cated an agricultural school for each county of fering teaching on subjects from bookkeeping soils and crops and animal hits- bandry to fertilizer and farm machinery born and educated in holland he came to cana da with his parents at the age of 15 he isdirector of the northumberland hog producers association farming practices in eu rope and a comparison with canadian farming was outlined by three immi grant farmers on the panel which was moderated by howard mccann robert singer farm ma nager for harold macklin cobourg is a beef cattle specialist he arrived in canada with his wife and three children less than one year ago raised on a farm in scotland where by tradi tion the farm goes to the eldest son mr singer as a younger son was forced to farm elsewhere he chose canada he said he finds it near ly impossible for a young man without a family farm to gel started in canada because of the investment involved fritz rycart brought his family from switzerland to a farm al nestlcton where he worked until he was able to buy a dairy farm at grafton in j 963 the great wasle of land was his first impres sion of canada he said farmers in switzerland worlr every square inch of land j although the average farm size in switzerland is 15 to 20 acres hired help can be employed on these farms and production is enough for a good living farm partnership vs corporation purchases new home beatrice johnston pinf orchard miss helen rcid has pur chased a house in new market and will be moving later this month mr and mrs lyman rose of newmarket were recent dinner guests with mr and mrs howard mc- clure mr and mrs harry brammcr were recent vis itors in columbus ohio mrs fdilh iundy visited with her sister and broth er in slouflvillc for a few days mr and mrs harry brandon visited miss alcla widdificld recently a woman was driving along a country road when she noticed two linemen start up a telephone pole they certainly arc stu pid she said to her friend they must think i never drove before with farms today or ganized under various bus- ncss arrangements it is sometimes diflicult to un derstand the difference between a farm partner ship and a farm company farm management special ist don mcarthur ontario department of agriculture and food guclph gives this explanation a farm partnership is a business arrangement be tween two or more people that can involve both oper ation of the farm and transfer of farm assets this includes an operating agreement on how cx- penscs arid receipts are to be shared plus wages and distribution of profits a fatherson farm partner ship should also include a transfer agreement that will allow the son to ac quire more equity in the business a farm partner ship then is a flexible form of business arrange ment that can be adapted to any situation yet be cause of its flexibility it might- not produce the de sired results partner ships need careful plan ning to accomplish individ ual goals a farm company or in corporated farm is a dif ferent form of business organization here every thing is owned in the form of shares in the company it is a more clear cut bus iness organization that is particularly adapted lo larger farms where sever al people arc involved this may have several dis advantages such as includ ing livestock in the com pany and making the 10000 onccinalifetime gilt it may also be diffi cult for one shareholder to qblajn credit lo buy out another shareholder like a partnership a farm com pany should be thoroughly investigated to sec if it is preferable to other farm business arrangements one cent sale the big rexall 1 cent sale begins at houstons drug store main street stouffville on thursday april 13 today and con tinues through to april 22 grop insurance 1 available on spring grain uxbridge last fall insurance was available on winter wheat and many farmers across the prov ince took advantage of the plan and insured their j crops the ontario crop j insurance program has now been extended to cov er oats barley and mixed grain coverage includes the hazards of drought flood frost hail and wind rain fall excessive moisture plant disease and insect in festation coverage is written on a continuous policy which runs iromyear to year un til cancelled by the farmer or the crop insurance commission a farmer may insure his crop up to 60 70 or 80 of his normal expected yield the insurable value of spring grain has been set at 22 cents per pound or 4400 a ton under the plan provision is made for the adjustment of early los ses where the farmer wants to abandon the crop or put the damaged acre age lo other use payments inthe early stages are made at a reduced rate the final dale for accep tance of applications for coverage on spring grains has been set by the com mission as may 1st a list of insurance ag ents handling this crop in surance and further infor mation on the plan may be secured from the ontario department of agriculture and food office at ux- bridgc shop at hendricks the hardware with the brand name products at competitive prices vics nursery ltd 1andscapk design stonkwork maintenance isr2 stouftville ph g1023ij kr2 gormley ph 8875157 don mills ril 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the birds they attract still others beautify the garden with the varying hues of theii foliage lastly there are shrubs thai add winter color to the garden with their bark one of the most important reasons for using shrubs is the fact that theyre valuable time savers once plant ed they need little care except for an hour or two of pruning during the year most shrubs are not touched from one year to the next even if neglected completely as they often are they continue to grow and perform the purposes for which theyre planted weeding is seldom a problem in established plant ings until shrubs are mature and hide the soil complete ly a mulch not only solves the problem of keeping the weeds under control but even serves as a source of plant- food if mulches are not wanted then the new pre- emcrgence weed killers can keep the area devoted to shrubs clean with less than an hours labor a year shrubs are a good investment the prudent man is always interested in cost its here that shrubs have much lo offer as a sound business proposition as weve already pointed out theyre very economical of lahpr and call for little expense in maintenance however their most important asset is that money spent- for shrubs is practically the only investment in a home which increases in value with each passing year- no matter how fine an air conditioning plant or dish wash er you may place in the home the day its installed and in use it begins to deteriorate in value and continues lo do so shrubs on the other hand add value to the home and properly every day theyre in place many teal estate agencies estimate a good home planting around the average small home adds at least 1000 dollars to its worth in the area surrounding metropolitan toronto one of the finest shrubs to plant is the buddleia or butter fly bush growing anywhere from 4 to 6 feet in height as an ornamental lawn shrub and a summer cut flower the butterfly bush is in a class by itself its unsurpas sed in beauty and usefulness for gardens large and small from july until frost it produces an abundance of rich dazzling panicle of bloom that demand instant attention in the garden each of these measure from 6 to 14 inches in length it received its common name of butterfly hush be cause the flowers attract butterflies lo the garden in great numbers the rich colors of the flowers are great ly intensified under artificial light and they harmonize well in all types of mower arrangements provided you buy quality stock you should get bloom the first year home gardeners whove already some buddleias in iheir garden know that to get the maximum bloom every year they have to prune their bushes down to within one foot of the gorund each year in late winter and early spring this type of pruning is severe when compared to pruning other shrubs hut it forces the bushes to give masses of lop qualitv bloom a buddleia is like a hybrid tea rose and flowers on the new wood produced each spiing the smoke bush is a fine flowering shrub which has the added advantage of having attractive foliage as well plants have a ncal compact habit of growth and make excellent specimen shrubs for the lawn the cut branches are very useful as fillers for bouquets especial ly with chrysanthemums dcutzias are a group of flowering shrubs whose blooms appear in late spring theyre one of thefew shrubs that will bloom reasonably well in fairly heavy shade most of the varieties are while but some have a distinctly pink tinge each bush produces many stems which rise up di rectly from the root curving upward and outward the foliage almost completely disappears under the tremen dous panicles of small frilled belllike flowers its also difficult lo lind a shrub that flowers in late summer the pee gee hydrangea is the answer to this problem these extremely attractive shrubs grow well in the sun in partial shade or even on the north side of the house in august immense coneshaped heads of bloom start to appear and these remain in flower until the end of october in the beginning they open tip a creamy while in color and then gradually change lo a fascinating shade of pink when hit by the heavy frosts in late october or early november they change to a fine shad of bronze the pee oee hydrangea is handy almost anywhere it the pec gee hydangea is hardy almost anywhere it can be grown cither in the shrub form or in a standard or tree form similar lo roses be sure and specify which type you want when you order from your nursery or garden centre both the shrub and standard forms are pruned hack severely at this time of year because the bloom will he produced op this years new wood tn the case of the tree form you would cu hack each branch to within 3 i inches of the crown at the top of the slem no gardcnis really complete without at least one beauty bush kolkwitzia its known as the shrub of a thousand flowers i dont know of another flowering plant that provides so many blooms each june and july i the centre branches of the beauty bush grow up- t right to a height of about 7 feel while the- outer j branches arch out and downwards to the ground they bear clusters of deep pink bell shaped flowers with attractive yellowish brown throats each bush seems to shape itself and is never thin or bare at the bottom youll find that it grows well even in the poorest soil and needs little or no pruning one 6553311 hoi its open each morning at s1l am thurs fri to 9 pm closed mondays hendricks hardware electric 29 main wesl stouffville telephone 6403622 attention be contractors golf courses x landscape contractors r home owners now is i he time lo service your garden equipment water pump chain saws greens mowers call stouffville sales service rk n sfmtffiin mmsu formerly n a ktnn serrie