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i the georgetown herald wcdncadny evening october 29th 1941 repledge for war sayings salad a making the most of fallen leaves by k m broman superintendent of arboriculture niagara parks commission deed leaves weeds and other waste organic materials should be used to the fullest extent particularly the crpet of leaves that covers the lawns and roadways each fall should be col lected and preserved for its fertilizer value in autumn one sees many misguided individuals rating up leaves and set ting fire to them by the roadside besides doing the asphalt or concrete so good this burning of leaves is any thing but pheasant to their unfortunate neighbours others do their burn ing the garden believing they are add ing valuable quantities of potash to the oil this is true to a small extent but the loss of other valuable leaf elements coupled with ihe effect of the exces live heat on the soil probably cancels any beneficial effects one need not atwell on the hazard of fires which ac companies this wasteful method of leaf disposal instead of dissipating jraturesbounty in this way the leaves sbjould be gathered with a view to building a leaf mold compost compost heap i the choice of a site for the compost heap is important and the following points should be carefully considered 1 a damp spot is preferable since water is essential for the rotting pro ptts 2 it should be in a shady spot since too much sun will dry out the 3 shelter from the wind is neces sary because wind will lower the temperature sufficiently to kill the or ganisms which cause the decay if a blither temperature is maintained the process is speeded up and undesirable weed seeds runners and roots are des troyed proper mixture practically any leaves are suitable for leaf mold but the correct mixing of the ingredients of the compost is of great importance if young and suc culent materials such as green weeds and grass are used a too rapid decora posuson takes place producing a sticky foul wiing mass of poor fertilizer talue on the other hand if dry dead leaves are used alone decay is so slow that after months of stand lng the compost possesses poor mon- urial value experience has shown that a mixture af two parts of green stuff to one part of dry is best the main object in using these proportions is to obtain a correct balance between the amounts of carbohydrate and nitrogen present a lack of carbohydrate and an excess of nitrogenous compounds will produce a too rapid rotting with a consequent loss in essential plant nutrients furthermore these proper tions encourage probe- ventilation a most necessary feature if the best leaf mold is to be produced often in building a compost- heap unskilled persons will shake the soil from the roots of weeds and- other plants before throwing them on the pile this is not at all necessary in fact it helps to retard iie fermenta tlon process since besides containing organisms which help to promote de cay a small amount of soil in the compost heap helps to conserve mols ture the above balance is hard to at tain under normal circumstances con sequently in actual practice a slightly different scheme is followed the chosen site of the compost heap is covered with a layer of leaves one foot deep this is watered thoroughly then covered with a good sprinkling of cyanamid cacn2 by repeating these steps the oempost heap is ul umately completed the cyanamid besides providing valuable nutrients aids in heating and controlling und- sirable acidity to produce the best leaf mold some consideration must be given to the care of the compost heap 1 it should be so shaped that rain water will collect there and prevent a too heavy loss of moisture 2 after the pile has stood tor six weeks it should be turned and u necessary thoroughly watered 3 this treat ment should be repeated once more after another six week period has pass ed 4 water may be added at any time too much wavr however will cause the pile to become watr logged which will prevent proper fermenta uon or even cause the leaching out of undesirable fertilizer salts lookout for your liver afcfaawli cnwnaaalamaanaanlaiabav tec l7k nil ii aliaant r rt y j i j j hwntives axe secret bat these jhtam serve to show th ertetftof the damage upper right shows anil aircraft fire lower right a view of a bbc engineer in eaergencybfaelter economy of nature one cannot refrain from comment ing on the economy of nature the tree produced the leaves so that they might manufacture its food this is done in a most interesting manner a gas carbon dioxide is taken in th o igh the pores in the leaf and the water and the dissolved mineral mat ter absorbed by the roots are made to combine lr the sunlit leaf to produce a sugar and other substances which make up the plant body yet even after it has finished its role as a sugar mill its usefulness is not at an end for the valuable salts still remaining in he leaf are to be returned to the soil to be used again and again when man destroys this balance between nature and plants he is directly re sponsible for the production of poorer planti and flowers still thu needless destruction of valuable organic materials continues year after year if th public cannot see the value of leaves toe municipal authorities certainly ought to initiate a move to prevent the loa6pf this valu able fertiliser it would be an easy and profitable matter to start a city compost heap which would supply the necessary fertilizer for public boule vards flower gardens and parks moreover the constant demand for our town is at war 0 men are drilling in our town our own men men we call by their first names some of them quit good jobs to join the army some quit school when the empire went to war and canada went to war this town went to war every now and then a lew more men from this town leave for active service were taking the war more seriously are we are we all are those of us who havent joined up doing all we can are we lending all we can thats one thing we can all do one thing we must all do we must all buy more war savings certificates the mp of every canadian tt needed tor victory in meet day of war hss ffnuahnw selfish spenfar t a traitor to our war effort a reduction kt personal fpaodvtg is now a vital necennv to rebsvw the prsssure for goods to enable more and mors labour and motona to be drrerfed to wmntng the war the aouf effort which canada ejusf nub awandf fhit wtdeniof of each of us leaf moid will ensure s means of pay lng for the labor involved it is tobe hoped that soon both authorities and people in general will stop wasting this vital substance if ou wish a garden beautiful fill ed with blooms and verdure green make the most of the lalten leaves a junior farmers honour newlyweds mr jack ruddell was nost to seven ty members of the nerval junior fax mers and junior institute on tuesday evening october 14th the theme of the girls meeting was nutrition my favourite vegetable and bow i like it served was the roll call reta fisher gave a fine paper on poods on the home front mrs elmore area dekln demonstrated several ways of serving vegetables attractively irene xeslie gave he current events and joy ruddell consulted a contest durng the junior farmers meet ing the president george henderson conducted a quiz program john bird gave a taltf on some junior farmer news darf charles led a discussion on thejunn forum topic the bust nessrof farming as compared with other businesses during the joint meeting the presi dent george hemttreon called upon mr and mrs jcifwullarnson jean lundy mr and mrs elmore arch dekin janet henderson and mr und mr bill mccaugherty bea lyons charlotte wilson then read the follow lng address dear newlyweds i say newlyweds because we nave with us three newlywedded couples it is not often that the nerval jjniors are favored in having three we are very pleased to have you here tonight to our new members by marriage we welcome you and trust vou may be with us many times again we wish you all health happiness and prosper ty in your now homes to you jean and john we ask yon to accept this gift tea both have been willing helpers to the jumors and we hope yon wffl find it poarible to continue to do sojean has played an important part to the girts work sol we csn say to john he pvr4 one ot the best to yoq janet and etanare we ask you tc accept this gift as a remem brance from the norval juniors we are very sorry you will be brine away from us janet has been a way good helper with the junior work and wfq be missed elmore is know to most of us and we hope we may have fre quent visits from you both to bea snd bui our newest of newlyweds we ask you to accept bite gift bill is not known to many of us but knowing bea so wejj we feel we should know bui- bea has been 100 with the juniors xmce ns be ginningbeing one of its first mem bers she win be greatly missed bat think she wdl still remember as in thought even if she cannot attend as regularly as before s and so to you all again the jumors say good luck and good wishes harold modure lome lundy and john bird presented each couple with a large floral picture alter which the grooms replied dancing was enjoyed to the mnae of stewarts orchestra with angus mb nabb as floor manager tmwfr was served and a vote of ttii given tbe- host by george henderson and john mcnabb the next meeting win be held at john birds on november 11th the irishman was relating his ad ventures in the jungle ammunition food snd whisky had run out he said and we were parch ed with thirst but wasnt there any water sure but it was no time to be thinking of cleanliness buy at home and keep your money in georgetown patronize herald advertisers and you get value for your money you cant go wrong when you shop in georgetown brills dept store mens furnishings ladies ready to wear boots and shoes main st phone 167 oeokoetow h phone oeargttown x0 acton 140 georgetown lumber co everything m lumber sub doon and interior finish bjdnted lima haidwad pm fsfara baud cinaiail at an w j cain tanttaa yaar mnaap auto repairing an hat tirea batteries welding all work ouatiasnxd phone 28 tfctorta bt calkga vtow hollywood hotel norval a home away from home r licata fruit vegetable market a good place to shop phone 71 georietam support thi war weapons drivk in your community piawlynwirr sifan c man qjaaaa stem less- ro soy more wir sa mtotc ates richardsons hardware phone 25 s electric feece 18 tyers milk prod ifih grade dagr ph g2 ioilloii printing of all kinds