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1948 nay; BTH LINE - ||| | -- July 8 1948 hursda #3108 Prog For f Trafalgar THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Page § ESSIVE Farmer Township 1d Upy But ean Phys Havoc With Local Berries Although strawberry yields hi oughout Trafalgar township nd the Clarkson area were up b much as 30 per cent, the heay- fi, ladon vines did not mean more the growers, market § deners reported. fxceedingly dry weather, fBl- Bowed by heavy rains, brought on lush, watery type berry which boiled to stand shipment over any: fonsiderable distance. As a re- the price plummeted to 25 ; per quart on the Oakville This figure is the low- foney for ut market, fost in several years. Increased yields were J. Cudmore and To. 8. both large growers, who imated increases over the 1947 rop between 25 and 30 per cent. on the other hand, re- maller crop, rains check- reported i. Leaver, ported a | ffors are now available in 11% H. HP. The new Waterloo Garden Trac- . and 3 sizes, with a full fine of implements, including a R17, power-driven lawn mower. See These Before You Buy AY E. D. GREEN OAKVILLE International Harvester Dealer PHONE 350 EERE ing the production of his plants, Many growers stated berries rot- ted on the vines during the rainy spell. Early indications point to a bet- ter than average raspberry crop, while tree fruits are also pected to be available quality and quantity. ex- in both Old Cellar Provides Lucrative Hobby Site Tn spite of two small children, a large house to look after and ex- tensive work for the Red Cross, Mrs. H. C. Laird finds time fo operate a lucrative mushroom. farm in an old cellar. The idea presented itself when Mrs, Laird moved to her present home on Colborne St. east, but was unable to discover a use for a cellar too dirty to turn the children loose in. After studying numerous pam- phlets on the subject, she engag- ed a carpenter to build large trays for the mushroom spawn. "Three hundred square feet of prepared manure and soil are necessary to produce a pound of mushrooms a day," Mrs. Laird stated. "When the trays were built, fresh man- ure was carefully spread, in spite of protests from my family who placed bottles of Air-Wick along. the route to the basement." The temperature of the beds was kept betwen 60 and 70 until wet spawn from Pennsylvania was dug in and covered with a layer of dirt and then was lowered to 55. "Over three months passed with no sign of life from the mush- rooms," Mrs, Laird said, "so in despair I watered one bed, and Must Sell Seeds By Variety Name There is a section in the Seeds Act of Canada which says that seeds of cereals, potatoes, for- age crops and lawn grasses shall be sold under an approved variety name. This section was placed in the act to keep unscrupulous per- sons from naming an old estab- lished variety with a new and at- tractive name and selling the seed at outrageous prices. It also prevents the indiscriminate intro- duction of new varieties which may not be as good as the older varieties, Still further, it pro- tects the name of a new variety which has been proved to be su- perior to the varieties already in use, Under the provisions of the seed regulations, the plant products division, Dominion Department of Agriculture, issites a license for sale of any new variety which is approved. Any Canadian citizen may apply for such license to the division, and' the application must be supported by the follow- ing particulars: (a) The name of the new var- iety; (b) its pedigree; (c) its originator and the history of its development; (d) a detailed de- scription respecting the charac- terization of its roots, stems, leaves, flowers and seed; (e) its disease and insect resistance and the region to which it is adapted; (f) its ylelding ability and ma- turity range; (g) a tabulation of the results of tests and where they were conducted; (h) any charac- ters which may distinguish it from other varieties, and (i) rec- ommendation of the variety by a. recognized agricultural official. HOBBY COLUMN By Wm. D. Christianson, Jr. An announcement has been made by the Philatelic branch of the Post Office Department at Ottawa to the effect that they are going to stock Canadian stamps sufficient to last two years only, after the date on which they are taken off general sale in the local offices, This is presumed to apply to all general issues, which in the past have been available until exhausted, at which time the condition of many of them have deteriorated or all choice copies have been long since used up. Currently the recent commemoratives have been on sale for a period of about three months from issue, as in the case of the Bell, Citizen and Princess stamps. Collectors will be glad to hear that many of the older issues of which existing stocks are all off-centred, are to be drop- ped from sale, which will result in better values being established for Canadian stamps. It was further announced that the Department would discontinue the sale of all stamps perforated O.HM.S. These constitute the only official issues used in Can- ada and their listing in the stand. ard catalogue has been broached, It will now be difficult to obtain them except in used condition. All items of postal stationery will no longer be sold from the Philatelic agency. This includes post cards, envelopes, wrappers, and letter sheets on which the stamp is already printed. A fow years back there was quite a vogue for collecting these items, and although it has died down, they are still essential to complet- ing a collection of the country's complete postal emissions. This last month saw the intro- duction of the new, smaller size letter sheet of the 15¢ rate printed in red. It was issued without any first day announcement, as were other recent items of the 10c rate. These should be purchased at your local post office as they will not be listed from Ottawa. in about a week mushr be- gan popping up. Now I have a daily crop and expect to be ex- changing them at Elsley's for my groceries in a few weeks." that a aristocrats had imposed on the French people. Within a few weeks after the fall of the Bastille, the ancient and decadent aristocratic order collapsed and the National As- sembly was called upon to create a new political and social system for a new age. -.. And speaking of a new age . .. Your car will oon ally be years younger if you let us give it a comp = Drive it in today and let our experience mechanics go to work on it! OAKVILLE MOTORS CHEVROLET & OLDSMOBILE SALES & SERVICE \ overhaul. "This Week In History One of the most dramatic events in modern history tool. place 159 years this week . . . the storming of the Bastille, a prison in Paris used chiefly for in- carceration of political of- fenders! This historic event progress for A revolution taxation, op- been in time! the and the poverty some 4] against pression Colborne St. at Reynolds Phone 460 C- G.SECORD GENERAL CONTRACTOR Industrial and Residential Building ESTIMATES ON REQUEST PHONE 190 OAKVILLE Ao GARDEN- By DEAN HALLIDAY Released by Central Press Canadian 5 E53 GRAPH CUSHION MUMS NEED To BE WELL SUPPORTED No small part of the beauty of chrysanthemums lies in the many flowers forms represented by the hundreds of varieties." The range in size and style of blooms is almost limitless, from the dainty pompoms less than an inch in diameter, to the large shaggy flowers three or four inches across, By selecting early, medium and late varieties one can have a suc- cession of blooms beginning in the early part of September and continuing on into November. Most outdoor chrysanthemums grow too tall and stfaggly. Un- less: very carefully staked, the plants do not show their full beauty in the garden. As illustrated in the accom- panying garden graph, cushion mums should be tied up now be- fore the weight of the buds tum- bles them to the ground with un- sightly open centres. Tall-growing varieties also should be staked and tied now, as illustrated. If this is not done the stalks are apt to become wind-blown and out of hand. Loosening the soil frequently is necessary for proper soil aeration, water conservation, weed killing and bed or border neatness. Sum- mer mulches, such as peat moss or humus, also is helpful as a beauty treatment for mums, For better blooms, the tops of the plants should be pinched off when they are six inches tall, The side shoots which then develop should be pinched When they are six inches long, and so on, until mid-July for early or September varieties, and mid-August for later or October and November- flowering plants. Application of a 4-12-4 fertilizer a handful per plant several times during the season, will increase plant growth and bloom quality as well as quantity. Mr. Punch Wrote A Poem. AND THE SHADOWS GAVE IT A TITLE < By Max Trell 3 tl 1c "Well," said Mr. Junch, as 1] Knarf and Hanid, the shadow- children with the turned-around names, entered the playroom, "T've just written a poem." "Oh! Read it to us!" Hanid exclaimed, She was very fond of | di Mr. Punch's verses. Sometimes he made them into riddles, and sometimes he made them into Songs. She was wondering what this poem was about, when Knarf asked just that question. All the Same "It's about a lot of things," re- plied Mr. Punch. "It's about a lot of things," he went on, "but they're all the same things." This seemed puzzling. Mr. Punch smiled, "They're millions and millions of them. But per- a pi Mr. Punch pointed out that cows ate grass. haps I'd better read the poem. Then youll see what I mean." Knarf and Hanid sat down at Mr. Punch's feet, as he looked down on the sheet of paper on which he was writing, and read as follows: The little green fingers all point. to the sky, They dance with the wind the rain; You can cut them and mow them and yet they don't die; J They always keep growing again. There are millions and millions wherever you go, 2 In meadow and field and on plain; The winter wind blows them; they freeze with the brook, But they always keep growing agai "Now," said Mr. Punch, smil- ing, "T'd like you to give me the name of this poem." Name of Poem Hanid said the only name it could possibly have was Gra and Knarf agreed with that, too, for Mr. Punch, he nodded and the poem. said Mr. Punch. hide of a cow makes leather which is turned into shoes. eat grass, too. And if they didn't have grass to eat, we wouldn't have lamb chops, or woollen mit tens, clothes." that grass was much more As ald, yes, that was the name of. "Grass is a wonderful hing," he went on; "If it weren't or those little blades of grass hat we see growing all around, we'd hardly have enough to eat." "But we don't eat grass," Knarf said in surprise. "No," said Mr. Punch, on't! But cows eat grass. "we. And if they didn't have grass to eat, We wouldn't have any milk, or cream, or butter, or cheese, roast beef, or ice-cream." or "My goodness!" exclaimed Han- id. "I never thought of that!" cried Knarf. "We wouldn't even have shoes," "Because the And sheep or any kind of woollen Knarf and Hanid, who had nev- er thought much about grass ex- cept as something to play on in the country and keep off of when sign told them to, now knew im- ortant than they had ever thought. They thanked Mr. Punch for reading his poem. "Thank you for telling me what to call it," he smiled in return. AND oe Win a prescription in your purse or pocket, your first thought is for safety. You want accuracy, competence, fresh potent drugs. 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