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6 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, June 23. 1976 Section Two By John Squirrelly There is a, whole-compend- iumi of books available to the city dweller that extools the advantages of rural living and kindies in his breast a desire to return to the simple pastoral life that bis ancestors led. Tbey portray in words and pictures a contented existence among one's own fields, tend- ing one's own flocks and berds, and showing a bappy family gazing across a pleas- ant land at sunset before retiring to the sounçl sleep that is supposed to be the private. preserve of just men. They are indeed inspiring, notwithistandig the fact, that rnost of their readers couldn't tell a pitchiford from a piekie. But rnany- believe the books, and every year more and more city people sell their homes and quit their jobs to go, back to the good earth. 1A friend of mine had read the b ooks and after twenty years with an advertising agency in Toronto, packed it ail in. 'I've bad it up to here," he told me, indicating an area just above his expensive silk ie. -"I'M sick ofithe rat race, tbe expressways and the pressure. 'mn opting for the bonest life." He boughit a bundred acres abutting a lake about tbirty mniles soutbl of Sudbury and settled down with his family. That was last year and it was only recently that 1 ran into imn again. I found him sitting di s2onisoli.t ely fin a bar in downtowýn Tor-onto staring mioodily into is scotch and soda and looking at least. ten years older. After the usual greetings, he related this soy 0Of course, I bad read tbe books, which tod e exactly what to do. I had a cow in tbe barn for milk, cbickens in the ben bouse for eggs and a sack of potatoes in the cellar. 1 also bougbt a hunting rifle so 1 could live off the land, if "I CAN'T PAY THE If you carelessly cause a fire on someone else's property, such as at a motel or other place of business, you can be held hiable for damages which mray, run into thousands of dollars. Such legal liabilitly can be insured by James Insurance Agency Ltd,'. James Inwurnce Ageny Limited DOUGLAS S. JAMES 24 KING ST. E., BOX 100 BOWMAN VILLE, ONT.~7- OFFICE 623-4406 RES. 623-5023 I necessary. " He paused to light a cigarette with trembling bands. "We arrived at the farm in October and winter moved in about the same time we did. That wouldn't bave been so bad but we were a couple miles off the main road and the county doesn't plow the snow rigbt up to our door as tbey do in the city. I would bave walked to the village but I developed a slight stomacb indisposition from- drinking the water and bad to journey througb the snow to the outhouse with such frequent desperation that 1 caugbt a touch of pneumonia." He took a long drink of scotch. "But I wasn't worried. I bad read the books and tbey told me what to do. Wbile we didn't bave a phone, we had the cbickens and a cow, and I knew someone would corne out eventually. Besides, my wife was still entbusiastic about the idea and, continuing la the pne'saint, killed and claeher first chicken one nigbt for supper. Unfortunate- ly, neyer having seen a chickea in full dress before, she merely grabbed the near- est one and went to work on it. t was oaly after the hens' egg production dried up that we realized she had served up the rooster.," He paused to order another, drink and then continued. "0f course, the cbildren couldn't go to school because we were snowed in, wbich meant we had the added burdea of three bored, bickering kids to put up with. But I was't worried because I had read the books. I provided some recreation for them by constructing a rink outside so tbey could play hockey and thereby take off some of tbe pressure. Then, one night, as they were playing on tbe ice, one of tbem came runaing la to tell me that a bear was lurking aearby.- I grabbed my gun. La the dim ligbt of the moon, I saw bis outliae against the fence, raised my weapon and fired. H1e dropped immediately and suddenly I saw myself not only as the protector of my littie family but also as the provider that my great-graadfatber had been. This was tbe satisfaction that the books talked about! The swelling of pride I felt turned rather quickly to disappointment when I examiaed the carcass and discovered I bad just sent our only cow to that great pasture la the sky." H1e ordered a double this time. "But I was't worried. I consulted the books and tbey told me how to cut up the cow by the light of morning, and that would keep us in meat for a long time. True, we ao longer had eggs and milk, but beef is a good source of protein, ton. However, it seems there actually was a bear out there and be got to tbe cow before I did. Well, you can't do mucb witb a set of boras, wbich was all he left." He shook the ice in bis glass and then tossed off the rest of the scotch. "But still I wasn't worried. You see, I had the books. 0f course, by this time my wife wasn't talking to me and my chldren were on the' verge of mutiay. L remember it was the day after I broke the axe handie and we were sitting buddled around the kerosene latera readiag the books ia order to see wbat to do in the event of starvation when we heard the sound of a snowmobile outside. We were ,but the experience of haviag lived tbrough that aightmar left its mark on ail of us. My The Rural Life DR. WILLIAM KENT D.D.S. 222 K ing St. E., S u ite 106 Professional Bldg. BQmmnvil le Office Hours: Open 8:30 a.m. to5: 00 p.m. WEEKDAYS DR. W. M. RUDE LL, D.D.S. 75 King St. E., Bowmanville Office Hours: Mon., Trues., and Thurs., 9 'til 5 Wednesday - 9 'fil 2 Friday - 9 'tii14 Not open Saturday or Sunday Office Phone 623-5790 PATRICK G. DEEGAN, D.T. Denture Therapy Clinic 33 King St. E. Bowmanville Office jours: , Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8: 30 'tiI 5:00 Wednesday 8:30'tiî112: 00 Saturday - By appointment onîy. Phone 623-4473 children have moved in witb my in-laws, my wife has run off with a taxidermist from Niagara Falls, and 1 arn now settled into a second floor roomn in Cabbagetown. 1 arn a broken rnan who could't get another job to save his life. I amn petrified with fear at the thougbt of ever .owning another farm. Even walking causes me to relive ail the horrors of that winter. And al' this because of the books,."' He lurcbed to bis feet. "Beware! Beware of tbe books! they only tell part of the story. I wasdeceived by themn and tbought 1 could escape to the beautiful, life tbey promised. It's al lies! I'm sorry to leave you now, but the soup kitchen opens in fifteen minutes." He stumbled from the bar, but he lef t me wondering. Wbat do I do with the ninety acres I just bougbt near North Bay? I mean, the new owners bave already moved into my bouse in tbe city. And wbat de 1 do witb ail tbese damn books? Parking Commnittee Tbe mayor and two council- lors, will be meeting witb a chamber of commerce comp- mittee to discuss parking in the town of Bowmanville. At a meeting of tbe Commit- tee of tbe Wbole, beld Monday, June 15, it was decided tbat councillors Don Allin and Ivan Hobbs meet witb the Bowman- ville chamber of commerce parking committee along witb Mayor Rickard. Tbe request for sucb a group came fromn Bowmanville Cbamber of Commerce Presi- dent, Tony Brand. Mr. Brand told the Committee of the Whole that tbe chamber feels any question regarding the refurbisbing of the dowtown will involve looking into the parking situation. Mr. Brand said a lot of detail bas to be considered. He said the Chamber of Commerce felt tbere sbould be "mutual represeatation" on a parking committee. Business Directory Accountancy WM. J. H. COGGINS Chartered Accountant 115 Liberty Street South Bowmanville Phone 623-3612 WILLIAM C. HALL B. Comm. Chartered Accountant 361/2 King St. E., Oshawa Telephone 725-6539 D. V. SNODDON 14 Frank Street Bookkeeping and Tax Service Business: 623-4597 Residence: 623-7308 JOHN MANUEL, C.G.A. 67 King St. East, Suite 2 623-6555 HAAR, CHAPMAN- & FLETT Chartered Accountants Suite 202, 54 Centre St. N., Oshawa, 728-7363 133 Church St., Bowmanville 623-6868 Chiropractic LAURENCE'A. GREY Doctor of Chiropractic 270 King St. E ast Bowmanville Phone 623-4004 G. EDWIN MANN, D.C. Chiropractor By Rod Stork, Assoc. widesprea Agricultual Representative age willt Insect and Disease Report we just, Two insect problems bave farmerst shown up in. the county during- to makes the last two or three days - one bave tbis of wbicb we expected and tbe The oti other wbicb we neyer know sbowingi wbether to'expect or not. ' sbowing u We bave found cutworms in bave any two 'or tbree fields in the cereal W Solina - Enniskillen area. Tbe grains. Wi damage that is sbowing up is cereal lea of two kinds, tbe cutworms are of fields in cutting the plants off rigbt at len areaa ground level or tbey are that it wi]l climbing up tbe stalk and parts of cutting off tbe leaves. The leaf betil cutworms we did find were identifiec found in corn fields, however, of the sui tbey could also show up in leaving a spring grain fields. Damage in to the -l the fields that we bave seen is larvae ofc of economic level and we are slug-like recommending spraying in range any tbe cases that we did see. We ish brown would urge growers to cbeck These ca] their fields for cutworm dam-, nigbt, nori age. If you see plants in tbe side of l field that bave been chopped feeding da off at ground level or just will contir below, dig around the base of, the day. I the plant to expose the surface in the bai. and you will probably find mixed gra cutworms pt-esent. Depending ly, and aj on the stage of growtb, feeding growers t damage could continue -for tbeir field anywhere from one week to you find ten days, and again, tbis will beetie or determine whether or not the your gri field should be sprayed. How_ advi sable 1News ýad the cutworm dam- be, we do not know, want to encourage to check their fields sure that they do not ýpest. )ther insect that is up now and will be up if we are going to y major problemns is ýa f heetle in spring Ne, again, bave found ,f beetle in a number in the Solina-Enniskil- and we would expect ll be sbowing up in ahl Sthe county. Cereal le damage can be d by the Stripping off urface of tbe leaves, asilvery appearance leaves. The feeding cereal leaf beetle are in appearance and iywhere from yellow- in to a black colour. in be found during tbe )rmally on the under- leaves, however, if Jamage is, heavy, they Lue feeding tbrougb These insects show up irley, oats and spring rain fields, specifical- tain we want to urge to continue cbecking Ids for this inseet. If 1that you bave. one rmore per stem in rain, it mightý be ýto spray your grain. if you do find this in the -field, we would appreciate you calling the agricultural office in Bowmanville, so that we can check out the damage and see how widespread the pro- blem migbt be. Again, we are receiving a lot of reports regarding alfalfa weevil an the best recommendation now is to cut your hay and tbis will stop tbe feeding cycle of the alfalfa weevil. For tbose people wbo bave first-cut bay in, we would urge tbem to continue cbecking their fields as regrowtb starts for the second crop. Feeding damage could be showing up on tbe small alfalfa plants as they begin regrowtb. Heat Damnage Reduces Palatability of Hay Crop Silage Producers making use of hay crop silage to'minimize purchases of high protein supplements are well aware of the problems associated witb heating and browning of stored bigh protein forages. Essentially, ail heatiag and spoilage is caused by molds and yeast that require oxygen to grow. If silage is exposed to oxygen ia the silo, then it will beat mucb more quickly into higher temperatures. The per- iod of greatest dry matter loss and riskof beating occursdur- ing the first two weeks of filling. Since there is a high le- vel of pliant respiratiùi aad a better tban- average possibili- ty, of microbial activity. If temnperatures in the silo climb above- 100 degrees F protei n digestibility decreases sigaifi- cantly. Tbe browning or car- mfelization results la the for- mation of a compouhd similar to that of lignin. Lt forms from a portion of tbe protein biad- ing with a portion of carbohy- drate, making the protein un- available to tbe cattle. The best solution to the heating problemi during the critical two week initial period of storage is to f111 the silo as quickly as possible, tben seal it for that period to allow ý,tbe silage to ferment. This means that if you are feeding cattie tbe year round, tbat you are going to bave to go to some otber form of alternative and leave the silo sealed for the first two to tbree weeks. We do know that a fair bit of haylage in tbe county bas gone into the silo,, however, if you bave not put baylage la yet and are planning on doing so, be sure that' following completion of filliag the silo that it is sealed up. If you do bave baylage in your silo and have'not sealed it as yet, we want to urge you to do so as the value in the feed termis of protein can be lost quite readily tbrough beating and camelization of the silage. Safety with Pesticides Each year at this timç, we get a large number of talîs from bomeowners, gardeners and farmers regardiag the use of herbicides, insecticides and fungicides in their gardens, f ield crops or on sbrubs. We want to take this opportunity to again urge that when pesticides are used as a control metbod, precaution- ary measures are extremely important. If you are going to use chemical control, make sure you use tbe rigbt one for your particular problem and do not mix batches of different chemicals. We cannot over- emphasize the importance of reading the label and follow- iag the instructions çarefully, making sure that the recom- mended doses is not exceeded nor the concentration in- creased. Wben the concentra- tion is increased, tbere is danger of causing damage to the plants, killing non-target organisms, making food crops inedible. A good many people wbo use pesticides feel that if the recommended amount is going to do the job, then a little bit more will do a better job., This does not hold true and can be a, very dangerous practice. When using chemical con- trol, you sbould only mix up the exact amouat that you will need to avoid the problem of disposal upon completion of spraying. The best time to spray witb chemicals is la the early morxling or evening. Siace there is little wiad at these times, l/he chance of chemnical drif t from the target area is greatly decreased. Another factor to watch out for is the temperature. Spray- IsHARVEY OPARTN IR ORONO 983-5206 ESSO HO-EHEK SERVICE REGW.AR, DIP. SALTTIl VINEGAR OR BARBECUE PLAVORED Hostess Potato Chips 'PJ GI 79' COCKTAIL 13 -OZ, TIN OR DRY ROASTED 12 DOZ. 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