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tt 10 the tri5uhe thqriy aojujt 3 1567 fmgimxn a centennial farm in whitchurch the scott farm is located on lot east half concession 4 in whitchurch township and has continued in the scott family since december 22 1854 john scott was born ill yorkshire england in the year 1809 and he made his way to canada in 1830 early records show that he settled first on the third concession of whitchurch and while there met and married emma foot a native of dorset shire england records show the year of marriage to have been 1837 john purchased the homestead in 1854 and the date december 22 is still clearly visible on the sheepskin parchment today it is now in the possession of albert scott the grandson of john and the present owner john and emma had eight children william james stephen henry thomas mary ann job and albert records show that emma wife of john died in 1884 at the age of 68 and john in 1897 88 years old and that both were living on the homestead at the lime of death job scott took over the farm on the death of his father in 1885 he married mary selina stccklcy who also lived in whitchurch and they had nine children emma lydia ila may ethel kern hazel john wesley dudley albert job and watson job scott died in 1010 and mary his wife in 1020 albert scott carried on the farm oh the death of his father in 1924 he married gladys spence of whitchurch there were two children of this marriage gladys marie mrs l brillingki of rethesda and roy albert who still lives on the homestead roy is the fourth generation of the scott family to live there- garden guide roses take a rest before next bloom summer tips for pels by john bradshaw garden editor modern roses are generally conceded lo have had their slaajiviih jtojynpicss jospwuc6ffjariciivjio assembled ihe leading hybridizers of the day at mal- maison there shesponsorcd their experiments to 2 develop new strains and varieties in 1829 a catalogue naming some 2000 varieties was published in france and a second one listing 5000 appeared in 1839 more than 35 million north american families now grow roses with the annual sale of plants amounting lo some 150 million dollars nursery sales of roses each year are now over the billion dollar mark 3 the first big show of rose bloom is now over in the garden and the plants are preparing for the next one which starts in september just as soon as ihe weather turns cooler they can be helped by giving them a feed ing with a complete garden fertilizer or special rose 4 food in the next few days large individual bushes need onehalf cupfull for each application smaller plants will need less fertilizer in proportion lo their size scatter the plant food around each bush and then water il into ihe soil with the hose where mulches arc used scatter the same amount of fertilizer on lop of the mulch and wash it in with a heavy watering 1 find that many people when picking roses not only cut the stems too long for ihe good of the bush but also injure them always cut roses with a sharp knife or primers lo avoid injuring ihe bushes breaking or twisting then off damages he wood and offers a ready invitation to insects and diseases lo attack too much culling can starve ihe rose plants and adversely effect growth and future bloom home gardeners try to imitalo the commercial rose grower by cutting the stems too long which also weak ens the bushes by removing loo many leaves it should be remembered that the leaves are the food manufactur ing apparatus of the plants and every lime you remove foliage you cut down on ihe amount of food the plants are able to make some of ihe best rose growers do no culling during ihe first early show of bloom this gives the plants a chance lo develop inlo large bushes by fall when blooms can be cut the best general rule for rosecutting is to leave al least iwo leaves between the cut and the main stem hybrid tea roses usually have three leaflets at the top of ihe rose stem and below that a spray of five leaf lets when cutting these blooms make the cut just above the topmast spray of five leaflets especially if ihe stem is weak if its pencilthick make ihe cut a few inches lower blooms that arc not picked should he removed as the petals fall to encourage continued blooming clip off the fading flowcrheads just above the topmost leaf whcns ihe best lime lo cul roses for best keeping and colour cut in the lale aflcrnoon just before ihe petals start to unfold those same roses can be made lo last a week or more if theyre given a conditioning and hardening treatment before arranging after picking the leaves arc removed 1 rom the bottom four inches of the stem as these would be covered with water and would soon rot next take a razor blade or sharp knife and slit each stem a half an inch up from the bottom ifaou make the slit any long er youll have difficulty insening the stems in the pin holders following this the ends of the stems arc plung ed into water at 115 degree for 30 seconds then add two tablespoons of powdered alum ton quart of warm water and leave ihe roses in this overnight before arranging the powdered alum is obtainable from any drug store the flower fields of several of the area rose growers ate now in full bloom and are well worth a visit this pc ou an opportunity to select the parlicular variety and colour ou wish in preparation for planting around the middle of october fall planting of roses has been proven to be just as successful as those set in the ground in the spring the following rose fields arc easily accessible from anywhere in metropolitan toronto and the surround ing area sheridan nurseries glen williams near terra colta ellcsmere nurseries brooklyn oniario white rose nurseries unionvillc ontario pine haven nurseries cooksville qouio with the advent of the warmer weather mr george hulme secretary and general manager of the toronto humane so ciety founded in 1887 for ihe prevention of cruelty to animals offers the fol lowing useful tips to pet owners do not tie your dog outside in the hot sun 2 if you put your dog in ihe backyard on a lead make sure it is a shady section always leave a bowl of water handy and change the water about three times a day 3 if you are travelling and cannot take your pet willi you we suggest you leave il in a recom mended kennel 4 do not place your can ary or budgie in the sun 5 do not let children or neighbours tease or ab use your animal especi ally during hot weather 6 do not allow your dog lo run at large anytime it is against the law and creates major pro blcms 7 do not leave your pet in a car with windows closed during hot weat her if it is necessary to leave your pet in the car make sure that at least two windows arc left partly open we recommend that pets not be left in cars in hot weather if the pet is in ihe car for any length of time leave a bowl of water check car frequently s a number of dogs will lend to cat less or even skip meals during very warm weather- propor tions at each feeding can be reduced do not change the food make sure lhal your dog is exercised or has a run but only after one hour following its meal if you arc taking your dog or cat to a summer cottage or a lodge make sure that they have re ceived their annual rabies vaccination from your doctor of veterin ary medicine in coun try or resort areas the possibility is great that they will brush up against a wild animal so taku the necessary sleps against rabies 10 of paramount impor tance is lha facl thairif yourpetris sick immedi ately contact your vet erinarian farming courses availble by mail do you know how to take advantage of another crop or are you merely mixing a precise feed ra tion because it is the only feed formula you know lectures at meetings can give you worthwhile facts but can you tie the bits and pieces together challeng es professor g hutchin son department of exten sion education ontario agricultural college guelph learning the scien tific principles of livestock crop and dollar manage ment will help you to take a total look at those facts for use on your farm that doesnt mean going back to school the ontario ag ricultural college has cor respondence courses speci fically written about farm ing and anyone farmer banker or retiring naval personnelcan lake them the agricultural courses available are principles of animal nutrition intro ductory soil science farm records farm analysis and income tax filing the control in milk pro duction financial man agement for farm and home specialized corn production sprinkler irri gation introductory econ omics each course is presented in simple straightforward terms and interprets scien tific principles in depth anyone with a limited am ount of education can un derstand these correspon dence courses explains dr hutchison experts mark the stud ents assignments eg dr s young oac crops marks the corn production courses corrections im provements and alterna tive methods are written right on the assignments if a student has any prob lems with the assignments or wants to discuss related subjects he can write vis it or telephone the auth ors of these courses indi vidual attenlion is consid ered extremely imporlant the cost for one of these courses is 40 and includ es textbooks forfurther information write to cor respondence course office ontario agricultural col lege guelph ontario young farmers may lease fallowland farming report by al wall the central ontario re gional development coun cil is currently drafting a plan which will enable skilled young farmers to recultivate land now lying fallow the proposal would fo cus in the councils four county area from oshavva to burlington and north to lake simcoc mrs lois hanccy of richmond hill said the plan would create a central land agency under ontario department of agriculture direction in cooperation with the college of agricul ture at guelph university the agency would ob tain leases for lands now being held for development and have them worked by graduates of the college and other young regional skilled farmers land cost a problem mrs hanccy cited land cost as the major block fa cing young farmers farm land prices range from 500 lo 10000 an acre under the program the young farmer would buy his equipment but lease land from the agriculture department in 400acre blocks provincial lowcost loans are available for farm e- quipment buying when the land is ready for development the farm er would move to another block again under a lease study under way a study is under way to determine the acreage in ontario york peel and halton counties classed as investment land but out of agricultural production mrs hancey said some of canadas best farming land is in the area she said keeping as much of that land in production as possible is of prime econo mic importance douglas reddington the councils executive direct or said land taken out of production becomes a wee dy wasle land he said it cost toronto township 80000 in one year for weed control through spra ying and cutting he said idle land often visitors to greenwood heavy rain again last week added to the record total we have had since early june the worst dam age l to hay and in the north part of york the ground often isnt solid en ough to carry even a trac tor and rake a good part of the grain and corncrops is coming a- long surprisingly well we can just hope now that it dries up enough that har vesting equipment can op- crate many people have asked about the sunrise tour this year it was postponed temporarily al least be cause work schedules on farms this year arc in such a mess the directors arc meeting this week lo de cide whether to go ahead with it now or not close to a hundred 4h club members from york attended ihe 411 farm school last week each morning of the threeday session was spent at huron heights high school at newmarket with classes on topics like feeding herd health quality milk mach inery buildings and farm mechanics the group vis ited farms each afternoon to see good farm practices in operations farms were those of ewart jennings chas grubbe and john ni- chol in king lloyd doner and romandale farms at gormley carman boad- ways at mt albert and elmlea farms at aurora york beef producers had a good twilight meet ing at shurgrain last week the new research barn for beef feeding was interesting most of the tests arc to compare differ ent supplements for corn silage protein substitutes are cutting costs effectively generally feed costs with wally meyer reported that corn silage based rations were about forty percent lower than straight grain rations george morris from kent county was the main spea ker and emphasized the many opportunities with modern methods lo devel op successful beef fanning enterprises barbecued steaks were served to ev eryone to complete the meeting by may brown greenwood miss may brown accompanied miss feme lcdgctt of osh avva on tuesday to visit their cousin mrs frank jayce of willowdale ken and mrs mctaggart spent a lew days at expo mrs d clarke visited in new brunswick last week mrs fred bycrs spent forces neighboring farmers the urban centres and rc- to move out driving pro- suiting in higher food ductive land farther from costs tuesday with mrs wesley sadler of pickering mildred and gertrude corbett were home over the weekend from wing- ham where they have been taking a summer course the lcs wilson family and douglas morden fami ly visited on sunday with the c mctaggarts at their collage near bobcaygeon west end barber shop hours tnes tliurs frii 8 am till 9 jim weil and sal 8 am till 6 pm len david and bill keeping 3 registered barbers 153 ria1n st w st0u1fv1lie the famous laura secord candies always available at houstons 1 main west stouflville 6402222 feed it marmill quality with service find ont j how much you may save on car in call kenneth a shepherd 7lh line box 11 markliam telcphnno 2d115c2 smi him ih1uianci state farm mutual automobile insurance company home office ueonuntton uvioit toronlo canadian head office we 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