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the tribune thursday july 4 1968 page 9 fall fair dates garden guide oldfashioned fuchsia makes a comeback by john bradshaw the other day i was visiting one of our largest south ern ontario garden centres and was asked by the own er for addresses of leading fuschia growers in califor nia he told me that the old fashioned fuschia has al ready staged quite a comeback in southern ontario fuschias not only make excellent house plants but add a great deal of charm and variety to beds and bor ders during the summer months outdoors anywhere in southern ontario they have to be treated as very tender plants and taken indoors sometime in septem ber before the first frost occurs a look through some of the early nursery catalogs shows that from 1850 to the beginning of this century fuschias were tremendously popular i talked to a lady the other day who formerly lived in san fransisco she told me that her mothers garden consisted of nothing but 800 fuschias of every type and form recently the royal horticultural society fuschia group has been revived and its members are searching out long lost varieties from the older gardens of bri tain south america and new zealand are the countries which gave us our start with these ladies eardrops as they are so often called originally they were found growing as handsome small shrubs in southern eng land in some of the warmer parts of scotland a num ber of the fuschias are winterhardy and can be used as hedges fuschias may look exotic when in bloom but there is nothing hard about growing them either in the house or out in the garden in late fall and early winter they go dormant like a good many house plants this means that the plants you bring into the house from the gar den should be allowed to go into a dormant state with out too much stimulation from water or plant food at this time ok the year you keep them on the dry side as soon as tney begin to shed their leaves but dont al low the soil to completely dry out just give them enough water to keep the wood plump for the dor mant period a cool cellor is the best location for them as the days start to lengthen in early february you bring them to a room where the temperature shouldnt fall below 50 degrees at night or rise above 70 degrees during the day dont place them in full sun but give them exactly the same location as you would an african violet if placel in a spot where the sun will hit the plants the soil will dry out too much and theyll drop their flower buds almost as rapidly as theyre formed soon after bringing up from the cellar the semidor mant stems will begin to produce buds just as soon as these are well developed as much as possible of the old wood should be removed and the plant pruned into shape cuttings taken at this time just as the new growth begins will root readily in a mixture of soil and perlite once theyve been pruned into shape is a goodtime to repot them either in the same size pot or in a pot one size larger you knock the plants out of the pot gently shake off the soil and repot the soil mixture needs to be a rich one as fuschias are quite heavy feed ers an ideal mixture would be one consisting of two parts top soil and one part well rotted cow manure and one part peat moss decomposed organic cow manure is now commercially available from a number of sources ua as soon as the fuschias are in active growth give gf x a feeding with a liquid fertilizer every three c s during this period they should not be allowed jdry out otherwise they will drop their flower buds youll discover that theyll bush out readily if they i pinched back during the early part of their active pwing period they can also be trained into a stand- i form that is a single stem which will need the sup- rt of a cane or a stake some of the larger plants will from o need staking if they are to grow without damage tea kcr l seen some excellent trailing or hanging types rh can s w baskets lined with spha- rh a l moss or window boxes the more vigorous types cnarlene traj as mucn as two f ant at tne same t bank p p larry c lei thi ski rhon yown ins the fall fair season will soon be here the follow ing dates cover rural exhi bitions across the prov ince aberfoyle sept 20 21 acton sept 20 21 almonte sept 5 6 7 alvinston ancaster sept 19 20 21 apsley aug 20 21 arnprior aug 8 9 10 arthur sept 20 21 ashworth sept 13 14 avonmore aug 23 24 aylmer aug 14 to 17 ayton sept 13 14 barrie sept 25 to 28 bayfield sept 24 25 beachburg sept 19 20 21 beamsville sept 4 to 7 beaverton sept 12 13 14 beeton sept 24 25 belleville aug 13 to 17 binbrook sept 13 14 blackstock aug 23 24 blyth sept 17 18 bobcaygeon sept 27 28 bolton sept 20 21 bonfield sept 14 bothwells corners woodford sept 17 bracebridge sept 12 13 brampton sept 12 13 14 brigden oct 12 and 14 bruce mines sept 5 6 7 brussels sept 26 27 burford oct 12 and 14 burks falls sept 11 12 caledon sept 6 7 caledonia sept 26 27 28 campbellford aus 35 carp sept 27 28 centreville aug 31 charlton sept 3 4 chatsworth sept 27 28 chesley sept 9 10 chesterville sept 3 4 clarence creek sept 6 7 clute sept 6 7 cobden sept 9 10 11 cochrane sept 12 13 14 coe hill aug 23 24 coldwater sept 5 6 7 colliniwood comber aug 22 23 24 cookstown sent 13 14 delta july 29 30 31 denbigh desboro sept 20 21 dorchester oct 5 dravton sent 14 16 dresden aue 22 2324 drumbo sept 20 21 dryden aug 29 30 31 dunchurch aug 22 2324 dundalk sept 10 11 dungannon sept 23 24 durham sept 20 21 elmira aug 30 31 sept 2 elmvale oct 10 11 12 embro sept 14 16 emo aug 15 16 17 emsdale sept 9 10 englehart sept 6 7 erin oct 11 12 14 exeter sept 18 19 fairground sept 27 fenelon falls aug 16 17 fergus sept 13 14 feversham sept 19 20 florence sept 24 25 foley aug 29 30 31 fordwich oct 4 5 forest sept 20 21 ft william pt arthur july 21 to 28 gait sept 5 6 7 georgetown oct 4 5 glencoe sept 20 21 grand valley sept 27 28 hanover aug 29 30 31 harriston sept 18 19 harrow aug 29 30 31 hearst sept 6 7 highgate oct 4 5 huntsville sept 19 20 21 save money on nery mi david cj son virg ham grj jackson lloyd di brenda j ogden m rec simpson larry i rec s wagg el subscribe today and enjoy the savings of a mail subscription and get all the news of stouffville markham and surrounding districts the tribune subscription dept 54 main st w stouffville ont 1962 i eli con v8 auto powered red intej years 700 send me the tribune by mail every week for 6 months 250 vsji 600 yearly 1 year 400 drop in on payment enclosed name weather hits hay crop a a wall agricultural representative for york countynewmarket ing job on annual grasses i have seen results from the use of sutan this year john deere giant handles five furrows with ease it was john deere day on the farm of merlyn baker stouffville rjt 2 as hutchinson farm equipment demonstrated the latest in tractorplow machinery this dlesel giant hams kc furrows with ease hymers aug 31 sept 1 2 ilderton sept 27 28 iron bridge sept 13 14 kenora kincardine sept 13 14 kingston sept 10 to 14 kinmount aug 30 31 kirkton sept 26 27 kitchener sept 2 to 9 lakefield sept 13 14 langton sept 25 lansdowne aug 2 to 5 leamington july 30 to aug 3 lindsay sept 17 to 21 lions head sept 26 27 listowel sept 3 4 lombardy aug 22 23 24 london western fair sept 6 to 14 lucknow sept 21 mcdonalds comers sept 28 mckellar sept 12 13 14 maberly sept 13 14 madoc sept 26 27 28 magnetawan aug 30 31 manitowaning sept 12 13 markdale sept 13 14 markham oct 3 4 5 marmora aug 31 sept 2 massey aug 22 23 24 matheson aug 30 31 meaford sept 20 21 melbourne oct 14 merlin sept 6 7 merrickville aug 16 17 metcalfe oct 3 4 5 middleville sept 21 midland sept 12 13 14 mildmay sept 6 7 millbrook june 15 milton sept 27 28 milverton sept 20 21 minden aug 23 24 mitchell aug 30 31 mohawk deseronto sept 21 mt brydges oct 1 mt forest sept 9 10 murillo aug 16 17 18 napanee sept 2 3 4 navan aug 16 17 neustadt spt 20 21 new hamburg sept 13 14 newington aug 30 31 sept 2 new liskeard sept 12 1314 norfolk county simcoe oct 7 to 12 norwood oct 11 12 14 oakwood sept 16 17 odessa aug 23 24 ohsweken six nations sept 20 21 orangevtlle r aug 31 sept 2 orillia sept 5 6 7 oro sept 10 11 orono sept 5 6 7 oshawa july 25 26 27 ottawa central canada aug 23 to 31 ottawa winter fair oct 23 to 27 owen sound oct 2 to 5 paisley sept 16 17 palmerston sept 23 24 parham sept 6 7 paris aug 30 31 and sept 2 parkhill perth aug 29 30 31 peterboro aug 6 to 10 petrolia picton sept 5 6 7 porquis sept 4 5 6 port elgin port hope sept 13 14 port perry sept 2 powassan sept 6 7 providence bay aug 30 31 ramona sept 14 renfrew sept 4 to 7 riceville sept 13 14 richmond sept 19 20 21 ridgetown aug 15 16 17 ripley sept 27 28 rockton oct 12 14 rodney sept 17 18 roseneath aug 23 24 russell aug 8 9 10 rosseau sept 12 st marys sept 24 25 seaforth sept 19 20 severn bridge sept 7 shannonville sept 12 13 shedden aug 23 24 shelburne sept 6 7 smithville aug 30 31 south mountain sept 6 7 south river sept 20 21 spencerville sept 12 13 stirling aug 31 editors mail brings back memories dear editor in the january 11 issue of your paper you published a splendid story with pic tures of the mongolia school built in 1882 and now made over into a residence i have always had a spe cial interest in that school since i first attended there at the age of six my name was eva wagner now mrs stratford sept 16 17 18 strathroy aug 29 30 31 sunderland sept 10 11 sundridge sept 13 14 sutton west aug 8 9 i0 tara sept 24 25 tavistock sept 6 7 teeswater sept 27 28 thedford sept 24 25 thessalon thornbury sept 17 18 thorndale sept 20 21 tillsonburg aug 26 to 29 tiverton oct 4 5 toronto cne aug 15 to sept 2 toronto royal nov 15 to 23 trout creek aug 23 24 tweed oct 4 5 upsaia sept 7- uxbridge oct 11 12 walkerton oct 23 24 wallacetown sept 27 28 walsh oct 12 warkworth sept 20 21 warren june 14 15 16 waterdown sept 6 7 welland sept 10 to 14 wellesley sept 10 11 wiarton sept 6 7 wikwemikong williamstown sept 6 7 woodbridge oct 5 6 7 woodstock au 20 to 24 wyoming sept 13 14 zurich sept 212223 william campbell 2802- 35th street vernon british columbia mrs maitland spence kindly sent me a copy of your paper they reside in the house where i once lives as a little girl and i am always thrilled to go back from time to time and ponder over those wonder ful years in fact my daughter mrs eva forrest and i were there last sep tember in 1949 you had a write- up in the tribune of our golden wedding anni versary and again in 1959 when we celebrated our sixtieth three days later mmwimmw wm min in immm0mm0 hay has taken a beating in the last two weeks the weather has been all wrong for keeping quality good and for getting the crop off at the right time the situa tion is all too similar to 1967 for those with large acreages more and more corn silage has to be a pos sible answer to the haying problem getting good quality corn silage into storage is a breeze com pared to hay in a year like this most dairymen have doubts about a ration that has large quantities of cord silage but i cant forget our visit to louis longos in connecticut last spring where corn silage was the only roughage the cows got and the herd average was around 17000 lbs of milk with regard to corn it looks very likely that an other problem has been solved annual grasses like foxtail crabgrass and barn yard grass have bugged many growers in the last few years on a continuous corn programme sutan is a new herbicide that is supposed to do a good kill- mr campbell passed away mr e a quantz was one of my teachers at mon golia he was a wonderful man i have just marked my 86th birthday and as i see it t h i s is a beautiful world if i have an opportunity to return to the stouffville area again i will surely drop in for a visit miss eva hoover obrien avenue is my cousin if you have an extra copy of the issue jan 11 would you kindly send it to me mrs wm campbell at richard mehls peffer- law brock barkers wood- bridge and the shurgain farm at maple it has done an exceptionally good job so far at each farm and corn men should have a look at it bob beynon at king and amos baker at maple have used it this year too its nice to see our dairy herds well up in the pro duction records for the province- our dhla in york west was second highest in ontario for 1967 with 584 cows averag ing over 12000 lbs of milk the supervisor ray cas- tator of maple can take some of the credit for this along with the members cecil morris and don yorke with the york east and york north associa tions had high production figures too cecils 600 cows averaged 11979 lbs and its coincidence that don yorkes men in york north had exactly the same average on 578 cows reesor bros in york east had a herd average of over 15000 lbs while d j miller of markham charlie aitchison of schomberg and lewis bros of mark ham were among the top dozen herds in the prov- stocking trout rainbow speckled komtcops- write for fret brochure on stocking vwalso hovo a tech nical booklet on building end monoflino your own trout 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