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pw6 the georgetown herald wednesday evening may 8th 1940 tour page items of interest to every farmer plutag iucmkacdol bihm canity forest reforestation and conservation have lor several yean ootm in tor copam mia consideration and usoussion at various county council meetings tls enlmltitrtm in the purchase of a m ac- unn in naisagaiweya ttrwnahlp last tall and on monday last planting of aoooq trees which will be the allot ment for 1840 was oopunenoed war den george finner ream tsahs kerns chairman of the agricultural committee of the county council and county engineer roy smith were all on hand to see the first sod turned and the first trees planted a b wheatley of the forestry branch tor onto was also on hand to sup and ensure that this important work was properly commenced the bulk of the soo00 trees which will be plan ted this year will be pine it also in cludes some walnut hook earn larch jack pino and spruce the members of the halton county oounoll both past and present are to b commended on this very forward step inasmuch as a large percentage of the springs which feed the wells of the county have their source on the ewarpment it would appear to be sound bualneasto fouowjip with in creased plantings year by year while there were almost innumerable streams vhlch at one time flowed down through the lower end of the county there are today only about two which continue running after mid summer forestry and conservation authorities are most confident that if the escarp ment and other rough areas over the county are planted they will serve as reservoirs for water supply which will assist materially in rectifying the water situation in this county many conservation enthusiasts also feel that with a proper amount of tree growth over the rougher sections of the coun ty many of the rain storms which now miss particularly the lower end of the county would again deliver the much needed rainfall which has been nreox less of a minus quality in halton the pest few years we therefore not only commend the coun ty council on their initiative but we urge them to continue and extend this mportant work hold weed meetings in every county noxious weeds mast not be allowed to curtail war time feed production says ont dept at arricultarc scaring pests from the farm so youre going to let the crows see where your tattles are was the salutation of a shrewd boots parson to a member of his flock who trudged along the road bearing the traditional scarecrow to be erected in a newly planted potato patch the remark must have penetrated for on his return journey the parson saw the scarecrow lying deserted in the ditch by the roadside crows are crafty creatures and it is by experience rather than in stinct that they associate scarecrow with the presence of some tempt ing forbidden fruit crows are longlived and consequently have long memories pests far worse than crows prey upon the farmers crops remarks b leslie snsus cheinlstagronotnlst crows may be seen and heard shot at or snood away though perhaps not to stay whue these other pests are invisible microorganisms whose ravages however can be plainly seen by harvest time many of these microscopic pests are fungi some of which may infest the soil but most of them are carried on the seed itself for instance scab and rhiaoctonia of potatoes seed rot of com hunt or stinking smut of wheat the smuts of oats covered smut and stripe of barley root and stem rots of cereals peas beans and other crops science has done much for agriculture and one of the latest and greatest achievements is the discovery that certain organic oompounds of mercury will control these seedborne diseases without injury to the seed itself when applied in jhe small doses p indeed by des troying the fungi the treatment improves the germinating vigour of the seed and consequently increases yields years of most careful painstaking research and trial revealed that there is a specific organic mercury compound far each of several classes of crops fortunately a little goes a long way so the cost of treatment is trifling only a few cents an acre the seeds of cereals for instance are treated effectively with the ethyl mercury phosphate dust at the rate of only one half ounce per bushel and the seed grain may be treated from 24 hours to three months before planting as may be convenient to the query are their many scotsmen in your country the aus trallan is said to have replied yes but rabbits are our worst pestf yet still worse than the depredations of animal bird and insect pests on grain are those of the devastating seedborne diseases which take an annual toll estimated at 35 million dollars from these crops in canada alone favourable crop conditions prevail throughout canada having in mind the serious foothold gained in ontario by noxious weeds during and after the last great war the ontaro dept of agriculture is planning a provincial wide weed con trol campagn farlm0 weed meet ings have been arranged for every country in the province this month at which all phases of the weed prob lem will be discussed by provincial federal and local officials who point out noxious weeds must not be allowed co curtail war tune feed production it is expected that every member of municipal councils weed inspectors and road officials will attend and a special invltatton is given to fanners to bring their weed problems to their county meeting all meeting mill be held in the local dept of agriculture office unless otherwise specified the meetings will be held at ten oclock standard time to all cases fosowfcog it a list of the meeting in ceaxral and western ontario may 9 zstex county at essex may 1 kent county council chambers nhmrsmn may g elgin st thomas may 9 middle london may 10 lambvw fettoils may u worfotk aftunoue may 14 habumaod count council chanters cayuga may 16 wetland t welland may 14 lincoln av oatoennw may 17 bnuh brant- ford m oxford woodstock my 23 j urao canton may 22 perth jplnttlord may 22 wellington water too ffeel hahoo wentwortb duffer k at rejd husbandry building oajc ouelpb may 27 bruce walkerton may 28 gey marfcda may south york township hall wluowdalc may w worth york newmarket may 31 fttnooe county council chambers same eastern ontario coastings are sche duled as follows may 13 ontario uxbrldge may 14 victoria lindsay may 16 peterboro at peterboro may is durham and korthumbertand court house co- bourg may it hastings bblre hall belleville may 20 prince edward pic- ton may 21 lennox and addlngtcn xapanee may 22 frontenac kingston may 23 leeds brockvule may 27 orenvlue dundas and west stormont kemptville may 38 olengarry and bast stonnont alexandria may 29 prescott and russell town hall flantaganet may 30 oarleton ot tawa may 31 renfrew at renfrew lime 3 lanark perth below v ill be found a brief synopsis of telegraphic reports received at the head office of the bank of montreal from its branches under date of may 2nd general practically everywhere pastures and orchards have come through the winter in satisfactory condition winter damage on truck farms and in gardens appears to be negligible livestock has wintered well and as a whole spring operations on the land while late over large areas now appear to be getting away to a favourable start in the pacific coast area the season is about two weeks ahead of normal while everywhere east of the rockies it is some two weeks later than normal as regards the prairie provinces seeding delay ed for a time by wet weather is now well under way in manitoba and parts of saskatchewan and has begun in alberta on the whole surface mois ture on the prairies is sufficient to ensure germination but subsoil reser ves are low over most of manitoba and saskatchewan and timely rains will be required throughout the grow lng season in quebec spring has opened slowly and land work is not yet general a good average crop of maple sugar is indicated in ontario seeding already begun will shortly be general but vegetation has shown little vrowth as yet in the maritime pro vine work on the land has not com menced in british columbia trans planting of tomato plant and seed log and planting generally are well advanced and normal bloom in chard is reported alberta spring operations have barely commenced owing to wet wea ther and needing wilt be at least two week later than last year which wan average moisture condition are sat isfactory and favourable weather will ensure quick germination the acre age seeded is dependent upon the ra pidlty with which operations can pro ceed but if not further retarded little change from last years acreage is anticipated pasturage is good saskatchewan spring work on the land has commenced but lnclem enl weather has delayed seeding in most districts satisfactory progress has been made in the east central area early indications point to a slight increase in wheat acreage mois ture supplies are adequate to ensure termination but there is a general de flclency in reserves particularly in the northern districts moisture condl tlons in the southern sections were unproved by recent rains control of annual weeds in grain annual weeds such as mustard attnfenreod lambs quarters ragweed and wild buckwheat oaa be control- in grain c nanhwrq different methods one of the mosl affective is dusting with calcium cyan- aid states a knowles field hus bandry division central experimental fferm ottawa cyanamld should be applied when the grain is about 0 to s inches m height at that stag the sjasds- are young and easily killed u cyanamld is not effective unless 4b foliage is wet it should be applied m lata srsnlng or arty morning tbat is a baser daw on the at tba rate of one bondred ipfbfcttnisy b applied fswff smastt aaaesn t ana mashed win suspended outlets aids in a the cost of all slimmer pasture program one of the greatest difficulties en countered in pasture production in eastern canada and parts of british columbia is that of providing uniform gracing throughout the growing season in experiments conducted by the field husbandry division at the central ex perimental farm ottawa states p o ripley it was found over a period of eight years on a natural pasture of kentucky blue grass whether fertilis ed or unfertilised that over so per cent of the total grass for the normal pasture season of approximately 20 weeks was produced in the first three or four neeks of grazing while the fertilization of permanent pasture may increase the total production by 100 per cent or more it has fafledln most cases to bring about a uniform pro duction throughout the season a maximum all summer pasture programme may be provided in several ways where a farm has an area of permanent pasture this should be built up to its highest productive capacity by proper fertilization and manage ment such a pasture will provide good early summer pasture a supple mentary pasture must be planted to provide pasture when the production of the permanent pasture begins to drop off around july 1st oats seed ed about may 15th at 3 bushels per acre or where very hot dry weather conditions prevail a mixture of oats 2 bushels and sudan grass 20 pounds per acre are excellent crops to supple ment permanent pastures the after math of early cut hay will also pro vide good pasture a little later in the season on farms where there is no per manent pasture the utilization of cer tain crops in the regular farm rota tlon will usually provide relatively high yielding pasture alfalfa clover and timothy as a rule produce higher yields with a more uniform distribu tion of production than does kentucky manitoba although spring oper atlorts commenced later than last year wheat seeolng is now well under way the varieties sown are predominantly rust resistant it is indicated that there wi 1 be a slight increase in wheat acreage moisture conditions generally are sufficient for germina tlon hut eserves are low and develop ment will depend upon adequate rain fall during the growing season the south central and southeastern dls trkots benefited from recent fairly heav rains quebec the spring has opened slowly with fields in some regions still snow covered and the season is fully two weeks later than normal pastures and orchards appear to hae wintered well and cattle are in good condition moisture conditions are satisfactory preliminary reports indicate that the production of maple sugar will be up to average and of good quality ontario continued cold weather during april retarded land cultivation which isjobout two weeks late warm rains ail widely needed seeding has commenced in central and southwes tern sections and will shortly be gen eral fall wheat and meadows bene flted by heavy snow coverage and came througn the winter in good condition but growth has been slow due to lack of rain fruit trees suffered no ap parent frost damage tobacco seed germination was satisfactory but ow ing to cold dull weather growth of plants has been retarded the acre age planted will be substantially less than last year pastures have hown little growth and cattle have not yet been turned out maritime provinces heavy know tall occurred in many sections during uw latter part of april and work on the land has not yet com menced the season is considerably later than average there is ample moisture meadows and orchards ap pear to have wintered well and cattle are in good condition british columbia field oper a lions are well advanced and seeding u in progress moisture conditions are satisfactory hay crops have win tered well transplanting of tomato plants and planting of potatoes and onions ar nesting completion there has been no winter damage to straw berry plants berry canes or rriut trees orchard conditions are satisfactory the bloom is normal and the outlook for a heavy crop of tree fruits is fa vourabte pasturage is plentiful and rrowth is satisfactory tlon of loed crop grain hay hay or pasture grain is used ideal pasture can be provided in the fourth year the crop whether it is predominately alfalfa red clover or timothy may be used as the main area for pasture in addition 11 the first crop of hay in the third year of uw rotation is cut early a good growth of aftermath should be produced part or all of which may be used for pasture this should provide uniform pasture throughout the season but in a verj unfavourable pasture season part of one of the grain fields might be fenced off and pastured tins should not be necessary however under normal conditions success in farming there is a wtde variation hi the type of farm business which is as sociated with twnl success in fann ing a comparison between the 06 most successful and the 20 least suc cessful farms in an economle study made in the counties of kent lamb- ton and essex ontario in 1939 by the economics division dominion de partment of agriculture brings out the point mentioned this area of ontario is ptniatly well adapted to the prod of cash crops however only 14 of the 26 most successfur farms secured the ma jor portion of their income from the sale of crops five of the farmers were depending mainly on beef cattle and hogs for then- principal revenue three were spedftuaed dairy farms the remaining three farms practised more diversified farming with receipts from field crops live stock and live stock products two of these three farmers bad substantial poultry enter prises these differences in organisa tion on successful farms demonstrate the fact that noione type of farming can be held up as a model for any area but rather that a variety of types of organisation if accompanied by good management and good farm practices can result in success in the case of the 25 least successful farms 17 of these farmers were de pendent largely on crop sales for their income three had receipts largely from cattle and hogs four had a more general distribution of income and one was speclalhdng in dairy cattle here again it appears that it was not necessarily the type of farm organiza tion which led to the unsatisfactory results on these farms but rather less skilful operation and management or the individual farms the successful farm operators were growing larger acreages of such high income crops as sugar beets beans tobacco and tomatoes they were blue grass where a -ftve- r generaby securing higher- yields per acre and in the case of live stock ob tained larger returns per unit of live stock maintained on the farm tenders for coal and coke sealed tenders addressed to the undersigned and endorsed tender for coal will be receh ed until 12 o clock noon idayllght saving wed nesday may e9th 1940 for the supply of ccal and coke for the dominion bu ktlnga throughout the province of ontario forms of tender with specifications and conditions attached can be ob tained fiom the purchasing agent depaiuntnt of public works ottawa and the supervising architect 36 adelaide st east toronto ont tenders should be made on the forms supplied by the department and in accordance with departmental sped ncatlons and conditions attached thereto when the amount of a tender ex cecds the sum of 15 000 00 whether it be for one building only or more the tenderers must attach to their ten der a certified cheque on a chartered bank of canada made payable to the order of the honourable the minister of public works equal to 10 per cent of the amount of the tender or bearer bonds of the dominion of canada or of the canadian national railway company and its constituent com panics unconditionally guaranteed as to principal and interest by the do minion of canada or the aforemen tloned bonds and a certified cheque if required to make up an odd amount the department also reserve the right to demand from any successful tenderer a security deposit in the form of a certified cheque or bond above equal to 10 per cent of the amount of his bid to guarantee the proper fulfilment of the contract by order j m somervtlle secretary department or public works ottawa april 30 1040 to stimulate interest in ont floral emblem ont horticultural association announ ces contest for poems on white trillium open to pupils of ontario secondary schools to stimulate interest in the ontario floral emblem the white trillium the ontario horticultural assocla lion has announced a contest fo poems on this beautiful wild flower the contest mil be open to pupils of secondary schools in ontario in cluding private secondary schools not more than two poems may be entered from any school the poem shall not exceed twenty four lines each poem entered must be certified to by the headmaster or the school concerned as being the original work of the pupil poems shall be forwarded to reach j a carroll secretary ontario hot tlcultural association parliament buildings toronto ontario not later than june 30th 1940 poems should be submitted in typed form bu if this is not possible then in neat pen and ink handwriting on one side of the paper only three medals will be awarded by the ontario horticultural association as follows 1st prize gold medal 2nd prise silver medal 3rd prize bronze medal dusting with cyanamld is approximate ly 2 per acre but since cyanamld is also a nitrogenous fertilizer the in crease in yield due to its application usually compensates for its cost spraying with a 3 per cent solution of copper sulphate at 100 gallons per acre has been found to be a very ef fectlve method of eradicating mustard in grain when the mustard seedlings are small purchased for sue cent per pound the cost of the chemical is approximately gl80 per acre an excellent example of what can be done towards the beautlficatlon of community buildings and grounds is found at school section no 14 char- lottenburgh qlengarrxoounty ontario the first school there was built 80 u uuj tim w ye ag the present b in a light harrow or finger weeder just as the weed seedlings emerge has been found to reduce the stand of annual weeds in grain almost 60 per cent the grain is not injured when the grain is to be used as a nurse crop for grass and clover and it it desired to use thts treatment it is essential that the seeding of the hay mixture be delay ed until the time of the last opera tion of the weder or harrow to order to prevent injury to the grass and clover setallngs an increase in the rate of seeding grain reduces the stand of annual wmds wh weeds such as mnstatd and sttnkweed are prevalent it is ad visable te mm barley at t bushels per acre and oats at 3 bushels per acre fine example given of community effort 1908 twelve years ago the residents of the district decided ta begin on a plan of beautuioatlon of surroundings they gave the school house and raised enough money to buy a kitchen cabinet to aid in serving hot lunch to the pupils who spent their noon hour at school and to install wash basins toilets and pro vide soap and towels on arbor day ibm the men or the district met wtth teams wagons showsls and picks and the women brought welmuled baskets to provide dinner that day hnprovetaents wen made to the grounds a fence was boat around the grounds and a cement hotmesho- abapsd walk was laid the next year was repeated when a perennial flower bed was put in a cedar hedge plant ed and other improvements made later a well was dug on arbor day 1933 pan of the grounds was ploughed levelled many other acwtlo tkm have been added on each successive arbor day today maple ridge school as it is now known is a school home gay with flowers a plsce of beauty and an attractive earainple of what a pro gressive cotnmimlty can d m aba cause of beautlficatlon with the many advantages it brings to the children to the people in fee district as a whole and to visitors ahnoj quest at wedding its hard lose a beautiful daughter father wmfa two yet to go ttw on arbor day the orxnmunlty effort a lot harder tojose the homely ones implements fa less ffam win ford tractor ferguson system rinding the nmahivctar may be attached or detached by tot man m lam tlwsramrfn nta waboat the dm of took front and rearfaeel trawl adjustments also a mmple ooo man opera taon there are other thrag about the new ford tractor with fer guson system of bydraohcady codtroued wheel ha unplo- ments that wul amase yoo boos gladly arranged dont miss t chad rar new aecripps ford garage phone 280 georgetown c mj whiiuhi impllmut renew your subscription bray chicks the bray chick dees the trick i4tmejfaflw yom tbt pnot phot nor order hen nowrung no bother cab or phone george c brown norval phone 382x21 borrowing to keep your farm in good working condition should be pnfitobu it is a constructive use of credit our manager is familiar with the needs of farmers in this district and he will welcome applicanons for loans having a otwtf purpose bane of montreal inuuiau tan viai gam branch a c welk malaga ftw