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rd page 14a the tribune thursday march 13 1969 rot hits tree farms a relatively new disease in canada fomes annosus which causes the rotting of tree roots about five years after thinning operations is infecting coniferous plantations in southern ontario the fungus enters through the surface of freshly cut stumps and from there the decay moves through the root system attached to the stump and enters living healthy trees through nat ural root grafts tree mor tality spreads outward from the infection centre like the ripples on a pool september and october are the highest risk months for infection of freshly cut stumps when large numbers of spores are in the air but because infection is possible any month of the year and un der a wide range of clima tic conditions all stumps should be treated as soon after cutting as possible early prevention is indi cated not later than 30 minutes after cutting be cause the longer the delay the greater chance of in fection which treatment cannot destroy the fol lowing treatment applied to freshly cut stumps has been successful through- nutrient feed d supply ltd typewriters and adders repairs 6l rentals tribune supply nutrient feed supply ltd new retail outlet pictured above is the new retail outlet for nutrient feed supply ltd 82 kingston road pickering village the company headed by mr james quinn and mr james odonnell handles the extensive line of ralston purina pro ducts other complementary lines plus complete english and western riding equipment and bolens lawn garden tractors out the province a 10 per cent solution 1 pound per gallon of sodium nitrite in water is recommended it should be applied to stumps with a brush swab or sprayer until the entire cut surface is thoroughly saturated under severe winter con ditions the freezing point of this solution around 20f may be lowered to 5f by increasing the concentration of sodium ful approx 2 grams of nitrite to 40 per cent how- thodamine b extra per ever a freezing point close to 10f may be achieved more cheaply by using 15 per cent sodium nitrite 1 pounds per gallon and adding 2 pounds of common salt nacl per gallon it is necessary to colour the solution so that treatment may be checked this can be done by dis solving one level teaspoon- gallon of solution beware of using other dyes since many such as malachite green and thalo blue in terfere with the action of nitrite for assistance on the prevention of fomes anno sus control of an existing outbreak modern manage ment techniques and mar kets for plantation and woodlot products contact your nearest lands and forests office miroreah s dahl- jensen li real estate no 7 highway at unionville phone 2971777 eejt- mihorean dahljansen ltd located just west of kennedy road on hwy 7 in unionville leaders in the selling of farms homes estates fuel is no problem with this furnace the duoheet combination will burn oil coal wood youll never be cold again i here is the perfect furnace for rural areas that are subject to heavy snowfall blocked roads power failures due to falling trees ice conditions and floods etc regardless of the weather the duoheet will produce constant con tinuous heat the duoheet combination is the only fully approved unit of its kind available today it burns wood coal oil or trash it is thermostatically controlled when wood or other solid fuel burns out oil automatically takes over when electricity or oil supply fails you simply stoke it with wood coal or trash let it snow hail and blow the wires down let the roads become plugged with drifts who acres you will be kept comfortable and warm by your duoheet combination furnace of course if you prefer a straight oil burning furnace we have them too in sizes to suit the smallest bungalow or largest farmhouse ask- to see these beauties call j s taylor heating contractors rr2 stouftville 6401908