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popular spring plant the large colorful hy drangea is an alltime fa vorite for both mothers day and easter its mas sive white red or blue flower clusters and dark green leaves add a springlike atmosphere to any home locate the hydrangea in a sunny warm area of the house this plant uses a lot of water and may require watering twice a day but must ne ver be allowed to stand in water when it is in full bloom the plants flower should not re ceive full sunlight as this will cause early fad ing many home owners like to carry hydrangea over from one year to the next in the garden as soon as the plant has finished growing keep it in the light and continue watering after danger of frost has passed plunge the pot in an acid or peat soil outdoors in partial shade keep the plant well watered and feed every two weeks all summer it may require a monthly dose of iron sulfate if the plant grows too tall pinch the new growth in early july this will al low time for new shoots to develop and flower buds to set in august move the plants to full sunlight to promote bud setting prior to frost move the plants into cool dark storage hyd rangea require very lit tle water in storage at 45f but keep the plant moist during the stor age period the foliage will drop off and should be removed to prevent mildew after christmas place the hydrangea in full light at 65f and repot if necessary keep the soil in the pots just moist un til the plants have made new roots and shoot growth then gradually increase the watering feed with a complete plant food and iron sul fate on alternate weeks until flowering has fin ished plants started in this way should bloom after easter time did you know 20 centennial farm photos with stobies were featured in the tribune during the latter part of 1967 local farms of interest to our local readers farm news plays a big- part in the tribune your forage needs are different r see your c tu5 fecom k 3nds or a s pe fended w xture no one else has exactly the same forage needs soils differ from farm to farm climate and rainfall are never exactly the same and no two herds have identical requirements thats why your cooperative now offers you a wide selection of varieties for pure stands of hay and pasture or a prescription mixture to meet the specific needs of your farm coopt prescript for a new concept in corn growing follow the new coop big bonus corn program a completely coordinated program of seed fertilizer and weed killers developed to produce more profitable corn yields this handy pocket guide contains the complete big bonus story a description of all big bonus seed corn varieties the fertilizer requirements of different soils how to estimate yields a heat unit map of corngrowing for ontario a field record section plus much more useful information get your free bigbonus corn production guide at your cooperative now go by the book 5 key tepsto cessful barley production with quality products m proper selection of 1 barley variety it is important to select the right variety for your area various strains of barley have different degrees of resistance to mildew smut lodging etc early planting of barley earlier planting should result in shorter plants which in turn increases lodging resistance plants develop heads earlier so they have more time to fill out 3 fertility applications adequate fertilization is essential for maximum yields coop big bonus 16812 fertilizer was developed especially for barley 4 weed control early planting of barley requires complete weed control for specific recommendations check with your cooperative or refer to publication 75 guide to chemical weed control published by the ontario department of agriculture and food 5 insect control insect control must be considered commercial barley seed is already treated for control of covered smut and seedling blight but white grubs and wireworms may be a problem check with your coroperative registered trade mark a detailed guide lo successful barley production is available now at your cooperative get your free copy stouffville coop 47 edward st 64015 50 claremont coop phone 6492112 the tribune thursday march 14 1968 pane