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garden guide prepare now for a new lawn john bradshaw the frequent rains of this summer have provided ideal soil conditions for sowing or sodding a new lawn in the next few weeks best period for sowing grass is the thirty day period between the middle of august and the 15th of september sodding can be done from now until the middle of october grass seed sown in late summer copies the way gras- scs grow in nature the wild grass seed of southern ontario usually ripens and falls to the ground during the month of july there they lie dormant until about vie middle of august when they germinate readily as the days gradually become cooler and the rains become more frequent seed sown in late summer has another important ad vantage it doesnt have to compete with crab grass and the various broadleaf weeds for many years the wild kentucky blue grass has been uafd to produce a good lawn that requires only moder ate care it originally came from europe but no one knows for sure how it got its start in north america its certain that familiar european grasses were brought by the early settlers to plant the pastures of their newly cleared land others immigrated as seed in hay and bedding as far as anvone knows thats how kentucky blue grass got its start on this side of the at lantic one of the beauties of various types of kentucky blue grass is their greenness in the fall in mild aut umns this greenness will persist until early in decem ber plant breeders have recently developed new strains of the blue and other grasses that look very promising but at the moment the best lawn seed mixture is one containing at least 40 to 50 percent marion kentucky bluegrass combined with a modern fineleaved fcscic such as pcnnlawn lets suppose that you have an old lawn thats in poor shape does it pay to try and save it the latest research shows that if your lawn contains at least a vltr covering of old grass plants theres a better than average chance of renovating it now the first class nursery grown sod is available all season long serious consideration should be given to sodding and having an instant lawn the extra cost of the sod must be weighed against having to wait for at least two months before you have a useable lawn regardless of whether you seed or sod a new lawn the preparation isnt the sameyoull need to thorough ly mix with the top eight inches of soil a fair quantity of junius and fertilizer for humus you can use com posted cattle manures peat moss discarded mushroom manure or material from the home compost heap un- less otherwise recommended by the distributor the hu- cnus should be applied at the fate of six bushels per 100 square feet on very poor soils youll need to step up the amount to as much as ten bushels for the same area as far as fertilizer is concerned the element were most concerned with in preparing the seed bed for a ncw lawn is phosphorus its usually sold as super phosphate this is the plant food clement that promotes a strong root growth lor grass plants once theyve de veloped a good root system theyll automatically pro duce a good turf above ground id recommend that you a per the theune thursday aaal 17 156 pt 11 n j a centennial farm in whitchurch stouffville the hastings family farm needs little introduction to longtime resi dents of whitchurch township the property located at lot 3 concession 7 has been retained through four generations dating as far back as 1854 a junior farmers centennial sign is prominently dis played at the laneway entrance it was 113 years ago that john hastings purchased 100 acres on what is correctly described as the east half of lot 3 concession 6 he was married to mafia orr and they had ten children two sons became famous toronto physicians dr charles hastings held the position of minister of health for nineteen years from 1910 to 1929 he had the distinction of introducing pasteurization of milk and the purification of water to toronto as public health administrator he was without peer on this con tinent roland an older brother took over the farm captain roland b hastings was a communityminded man he was a justice of the peace and for some time the president of the conservative association of north york he had three sons and one daughter one son elgin r hastings became a noted toronto physician and inspired his only son dr john f hastings to follow in his footsteps at present he is a professor at the university of toronto and travels to the capitals of the world in the interest of public health and hygiene stanley ay hastings a younger son carried on the family farm and like his father roland has shown a keen interest in politics and the conservative party as well as farming lie has entered the field of real estate in recent years there are two daughters and one son in the family helen has tings morningstar is a graduate of household economics at toronto university and is now the nation al food chairman of the canadian association of consumers journal director of the canadian dietetic association and a member of the ontario economic council on tourism elgin hastings an only son is the fourth generation to farm the home acres his main in terest is in his fine herd of holsteins and the work of the department of agriculture it is interesting to note that among the families of four generations were nine graduates to the toronto medical profession south ontario match batty farm brooklin brooklin the di rectors of the south on tario plowmens associa tion met in brooklin on apply the superphosphate at the rate of 50 pounds fr august 4 to make thousand square fcetof prospective lawn area jn for ifa imnual addition spply arcomplcte lawn fertilizer high in rlttfi- piric match mcrjohn gcjn and low in potash and phosphdriis at the rate suggested by the manufacturer jwofk the top 5 inches of the soil the fertilizer and lre humus thoroughly together using rotary tillage e- qoipment a seed bed worked more deeply than this will usually settle very unevenly rotary tillers can be ronted from rental agencies or garden centres its almost impossible to apply the fertilizer evenly at flic suggested rate without using a topnotch spreader when you buy one of these dont count your pennies but buy the best machine on the market youll be us ing the spreader for years and it will need to stand fre- qjient use and hard work furthermore it must be an accurate one to apply the new lightweight lawn foods which require a small amount of fertilizer to be spread over a fairly wide area another reason for buying a first class spreader is that youll be able to use it for sowing the grass seed as well after the soil fertilizer and humus have been thor oughly worked together it will need raking several times and levelling with a drag raking settles the soil down apd removes any debris such as fttoncs bones or sticks ila drag is used to take i lie bumps and hollows out of the surface of the lawn you can use a piece of two by four or one of the sections of an extension ladder for this purpose it takes two people for this necessary op eration you work the drag across the surface of the lwn in exactly the same way as you would a piece of wet concrete this is the only satisfactory time to get rid of the bumps and hollows in the lawn no economy is achieved in buying a cheap lawn grass mixture it needs to be sown at the rate of 5 plounds of seed per thousand square feet on the other hand a first class mixture needs only to be sown at the rptc of two to three pounds lor the same area in a nut shell this means that the expensive seed mixtures are actually the cheapest an even seeding can only be done by using cither a fertilizer spreader or a cyclonetype spreader evenness is best brought about by dividing the seed in half and sfowing one part in one direction and the other at right ajiglcs to jt alter the seed is sown rake the soil lightly using only tjie tips of the rake teeth make sure you cover the- seed about one eighth of an inch deep grass seed needs a- fair amount of light in order to germinate well right after seeding gently soak the newly sown area using the finest possible spray from the hose be pre pared to water every day unless rainfall is plentiful crass seed that is allowed to become dry will almost certainly fail to germinate enough to provide adequate turf batty president was charge of the meeting the south ontario plow ing match will be held at the farm of mr w f bat ty son brooklin on wednesday october 4 the following commit tees were appointed lands committee chairman john batty lome mccoy robert baird hebcr down gor don hanna joe tran banquet and program committee chairman john batty joe tran lome mccoy j canvassing committee murray dunkcld picker ing township bert guth rie whitby township he bcr down whitby town ship gordon corner east whitby township and jim lee reach township the junior plowing match will be held on sat urday september 23 at 1000 am at the farm of w f batty son brook lin the committee in charge of the junior match is chairman john bat ty jim lee vernon pow ell joe tran donald dun kcld anfi bob malcolm at the junior match this year mounted plows with 12 inch botlom only will be used and the juniors arc asked to bring their own equipment however if contestants wish to have equipment supplied they should get in touch with any memher of the junior plowing match committee a fealure of the junior plowing match this year will be a ouccn of the fur row class this competi tion is open to farm girls living on the farm be tween the ages of 16 and 24 married or single a number of plowmen from ontario county are already planning to take part in the various classes at the international plow ing match in simcoe coun- tv october 10 to 14 youll notice a big difference this year at the toronto aug 18 to sept 4 wise home owners insist on hydraprest sidewalk slabs from brooklin concrete products ltd j hydraulically pressed for maximum durability completerange of sizes square and true for easy placing and professional results immediate delivery phone 6553311 get your slice of the action at canadas t- jest birthday party ever fret entertainment at thi birthday cake hardshell see canadas biggest birthday cake 160 long 80 high 60 wide along with plenty ol free dancing and entertain ment every day this year there is 3 difference at the cne midwaywith an allnew look this year the midways dressed up like an 1se7 western townall one and a half miles o it with live newrides theres even a kiddie land for the young suckos teenage fair for the hip generation the stitch in tyme the 8ig town boys the ugly ducklings these are just a fen of in j more than 30 top canadian groops appearing american airlines astrosphere wall tight in meet the pretty stewardess and relax for a simulated flight in an american airlines astrojet seagrams calvacadc of canadian art here are 300 works by 62 canadian artists sculptures graphics watercoloars oil- tiptstries and charcoals canada 2000 take a peel at whats in store for you in the year 2000 yonl see hiking pens3orooviestekhincomtters electric cars and talking typewriters century ol progress building a lessen n canadas history see the past move into the present then right out into the future north americas only internationa air showsept 1 and 2 watch the rcsfs fanes geldes centeonaircs slice thesky with darin aerebatics see thriuis sels flight ef rcafs fled icnigbl cne historical pageant watch i dally leensctnent of cor s es eitabtshinj ef the city ef yert set be es forefathers lnrtd h eaeer days 10 m farming 18671957 review a century of canadian farming progress see the amarng antique and modern farm equip ment show plus old macdonalds farm special sunday events international centennial track meet- sunday aug 20 many ol the worlds great track starsdirect from european meets and the panamerican games russian gymnas tic team will perform on the infield at the grandstand time 100 pm admission sl00 5200 5300 free admission to grounds silly graham free centennial crusade sunday sept 3 see and hear billy graham at the centennial crusade in the cne grandstand2000 voice chorr time 303 pm free admission to grounds two spectacular evening grandstand shows first week august 1926 jack arthur presents this canada starring l0rne greene art unklet- ter and percy faith other features rcmp musical ride mart lou c01uns the five belies midge arthurs world- famous canadettes howard cable and the egpiece cne orchestra showtime 230 pm rain or seine ever 10000 covered seats prices 1250 s350 st50 second week august 28siplembcr 4 the canadian armed forces tattoo see 300 years of canadian military history pass right before your eyes a cast of 1700 massed bands colourful period uniform precision drills its the eiperieue of a lifetime showtime 830 pm prices s2j0 350 50 hell driversafternoon gran0- stan0 show aeg 21 sept 2 oaredevt driving stents crashes auto clowns 70ft leaps plos many variety acts its a show foe the entire family prices children 90s stedeirts s100 adoits 1150 show- time 2g0 pjn eatim itriftune farm compensation costs high making ontario farms safer places to work is a continuing project of the workmens compensation board now that full cover age of the estimated two million farm workers is well established and func tioning smoothly the benefits of farm safety received added stress during the period from july 23 to july 29 which was marked as farm safety week across canada the workmens compensation board works closely with the farm safety council of ontario in its farm safety promotions the importance of com pensation protection is evident in the boards ex penditures on injured farm workers during the yearandahalf that com pulsory coverage of the industry has been in ef fect during 1966 the board paid compensation claims for wages lost due to injury as well as medi cal treatment and reha bilitation to a total cost of 996260 the payments in volved coverage for 35s6 accidents 14 of which were fatal in the first six months of the current year compensation costs have alrcadv reached ss13000 close to the full year cost for 1966 the increase in expendi tures reflects both the broader coverage of the farm industry and the car ryover of continuing com mitments death benefits to survivors and total or partial disability pay ments incurred during 1966 almost 30000 farm em ployers in ontario are now registered with the work mens compensation board under the regula tions amended on july 1 1966 all farm operators employing labor arc re quired to register with the compensation board and to participate in the pro gram the workmens com pensation board has al ways emphasized the sup port aad sponsorship of safety programs in the in dustries it covers it is now placing similar stress on farm safety as indicat ed in close cooperation with the farm safety council of ontario believe it or not a washington newspa perman was interviewing a noted scientist who had just been assigned to the atomic energy 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