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i. Pasture Tour : In Ontario County A Pasture Tour sponsored by the Ontario County Soil and Crop Im. phovement Association and the De- partment of Agriculture, was held on Monday, June 16th. This tour was well attended. The purpose of the Tour was to visit as many farmers as possible who had entered their farms in the Ontario County Pasture Competition. Each year farmers are giving more and more attention to the production of good pastures on their farms. This is being done by the seeding of improved grass and clover varieties in niixtures that are adapted to the farm. More attention is also being given to the fertility program which includes the regular application of barnyard ma- nure and commercial fertilizers to the pasture areas, Farmers are also giv- ing more attention to the rotation of their pastures, that is dividing pas- tures into smaller areas and moving their herds from one area to another at regular intervals. Once the cattle have been moved from an area .the pasture is clipped and the droppings spread if this operation is felt to be necessary, The tour began on the farm of Geo. McLaughlin, Beaverton. Mr. Clifford Ross, President of the Ontario County Soil and Crop Improvement Associa- tion welcomed the group and pointed out that this tour provided an oppor- tunity to learn about pasture manage- ment by observing haw others in the competition are handling their pas- tures. Other farms visited were Clarence Hewitt, Beaverton, George Zekveld, Canhington, Oswald Croxall, Port Per- ry, and Leslie Smith, Port Perry, R. 2. Geo. McLaughlin acted as Master of . ceremonies for the tour. It is hoped to have another Pasture Tour during the summer at which time some farms of the other contestants in the Pasture Competition will be visited. LI : a -- June Bugs The June beetles are in the news again -- that's the big, brown beetle that flies so clumsily, makes so much noise . . . there are reports of great swarms of them from all over the province. June beetles have become quite a nuisance and they they cause a lot of damage -- particularly when they are in the larva or white grub stage. In no time at all these nasty little critters can turn your lawn from a nice lush carpet of green into a dull, lifeless, brown mat. But you don't have to endure white grubs . ., you can DO something about them. In fact, you can control them for up to three years with just one treatment. That's because the June beetle has a three year life cycle . . . first the adult lays the eggs-- then two or three weeks later the eggs hatch into white grubs, The white grubs feed all the rest of that summer on decaying vegetable matter and the roots of living plants -- namely your grass! The grubs spend the winter deep in the soil, then, in the spring they push their way up to just uhder "the surface of the soil. Then they start their second season as grubs and this is when they do the most damage --feeding ravenously all summer long. The third year of the cycle, the white grubs feed as before, then turn into the adult beetles which stay in the soil till the next spring when they emerge and start the cycle all over again. Now, if.you can kill off all the grubs and adult June beetles in your lawn in one year, it follows that you have a pretty good chance to be relatively free of grubs for three years. There are several good white grub controls on the market, but the best of them contain dieldrin, a high potency insecticide that kills all stages of Juna beetle development quickly and easily. You just spread the dieldrin insecticide evenly over the grass then wash it into the turf with a good soaking from the hose. That's all there is to it, and your lawn is protected from white grub damage for up to three years. But here's something you should keep in mind.-- Most folk don't know that their lawns are infested with white grubs until the damage is done, then it's too late and they have to start their lawns all over again. To make sure you are not wasting your efforts this year, treat your lawn against white grubs NOW, even though there may be no indication of white grub activity yet ... as they say, it's better to be safe than sorry. H.M.Y. BRITANNIA on which Queen Elizabeth EA abd HADES THE PORT PERRY STAR, THURSDAY, JUNE 26th, 1959- II and the Prince Philip will visit the Seaway area and Ontario lake porte welcomes Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II The Government and the people. of Ontario welcome Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and His Royal Highness the Prince Philip, to our great Province. With the official opening of The 8t. Lawrence Seaway by Her Gracious Majesty, the worthy dream of years becomes a reality. Now open to deep- water shipping of the world, our Lake Porte will provide access to the heart- land of the Continent -- and from them, as ocean ports, will go forward, into world trade channels, Canada's and Ontario's raw materials and manufactured goods. Out of this Development has also come the great Provincial power project--in which Ontario has made a vast financial investment--pro- viding additional power resources which can be used to increase our industrial, agricultural and economic strength. Proud to be a partner in the British Commonwealth of Nations, our Cana- dian Nation rejoices in and looks forward to the Royal visit. It will be and His Royal Highness the Prince Philip for the op ST.LAWRENCE SEAWAY marked by many memorable events. They will be of great historic signifi- cance, providing opportunity as well to show to the Queen of Canada the unfailing loyalty, devotion and af- fection of her Canadian people. May the visit to Ontario of our Gracious Sovereign be a pleasant one, as we pay her due homage. Al bp Nn nd -- Leslie M. Frost, Prime Minister ,Route of 1959 Royal Visit to Ontario-- Rt TP Commencing June 27th Pag N Sao, L\ Published by the Division of Publicity THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCE .OF ONTARIO