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Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, Jrily,' mRegion puts controls Gardening problems on 1982 budaet by VanBeIle The Region of Durham is experiditure could cxist in the taking steps to study and curb Rcgiori's wastc disposai possible deficits that appear operations. to be building up in some The various departmcents departments. are expected to ,make provi- The Chief Administrator sion to cover increased costs Officer has beeri given the due to the recent provincial authority and responsibility budget. It bas been pointed for the control of the budget out that somne departments following a recommendation may well come in under their from the management and budget at the end of the finance committce. year. Most of the problem exists Evans, Chief Ad- with a prescrit over- ministrative Officer, said that expenditure patterni in the deficits are unacceptable and general welfare assistance would- only create a burden program where payments for. taxpayers who would have not dccreased as cx- have to pick up the cost in the pectcd this summer. Also pat- cnsuing year. terris indicate a $140.000 over Ail you wlanted to, know about nests WOODS, WATER, AND WILDLIFE Dy: Roi, Reid, Federation of Ontario Naturallsts At last count, 272 different species of birds had been kriown to nest in Ontario. That means 272 different kinds of ncsts, encompassirig an incredible variety of loca- tions and constructions. Most of us arc familiar witb the mud cup of a robin and the primitive gravel scrape of the kilîdeer, but the more exotie nests are riot so wcll known. Thc Audubon Society's Encyclopedia of North American Birds is always a source of endless information on topics such as this. Didi you know, for example, that the largest known ncst on this continent was that of a bald cagle, which over the. ycars amassed two tons of sticks in a nest 20 fet deep and 9V2 feet across? Or that thec smallcst belongs to a ruby- throatcd hunimingbird, with a nest barely one inch across? Or that more tban 30 species of birds use snake skins in their nests. With the winter in this catcgory undoubtedly bc- ing the great crested flycat- cher, wbose nest boles bave contained skins of at least five different kinds of snakes? The Encyclopedia throws in a few oddballs as weil. In California, a pair of canyon wrens built their 8 inch high ncst on the ledge of an office building. Suitably enough, they used office supplies ex- clusivcly for their ncst, in- cludîng paper clips, rubber bands, wire, matches, toothpicks, and s0 on. A brown thrasher, which nests commionly in Ontario, softened the cup of its nest withi a five-dollar bill! A few birds, mostly hawks and owls, use the samie nest year aftcr year or "borrow" a nest built by another species. Great horned owls almost neyer build their own nest, preferririg those of crows or hawks. Somne sturdy nests have a succession of owners, such as the stick nest built by a Cooper's hawk that was used in following years by great horned owls, then by red-tailed hawks, and finally by barred owls. For most of our birds however, eacb spr- ing means a new round of ncst-building, i n a shape uni- que to that species., We have been away for 2 weeks and the Mountain Ash trees and the Birch trees are full of Caterpillars. What cari we do? This is probably the tent caterpillar; which eat and de stroy the foilage very rapidly. The trees should be sprayed, especially the Moun- tain Ash, with a contact spray such as Diazononi or Dutox. The Birch tree will likely have some infestation of Birch leaf miner 'and should be treated with Cygon 2E or Systemn 2E. Doc tors to. monitor health resuits, A team of doctors will report on monitoring of possible healtb cffects from the operation of the Dari- ington Nuclear Generating Station. The report will be fil- ed with counicil every two years. It has been pointed out by' Dr. Jean Gray, Durham Medical Health Officer, that they expect no surprises to emerge from the studies. This viewpoint was also supported at a recent Newcastle Hydro Liason committee meeting by Dr. Tom Hamilton, Ontario Health Services Officer. The teami of doctors will include Dr. Gray, Dr. Hamilton, Dr. Les Smith, Enviorrimental Hcalth Con- sultant for the Ministry of Health, Dr. R. Khazen, Chief of Family Health with the Ministry of Health and Dr. L. Spielberg, epidemiologist. Dr. Gray will report to coun- cil of the Town of Newcastle on behalf of the group of doctors and Ontario Hydro. The items to be studied range in scope from birth defects to radiation related cancers. Dr. Gray pointed out _to the meeting that Hydro bas donc studies on its own employees who' would bc under a higher level of radia- tion and have found there is on the average less cancer amorig them than the gencral population. She did feel the study would serve a good purpose in that it would hclp, to alleviate the community's fears of the project. Dr. Hamilton said Hydro had looked at the statistics for a number of years relating to the Bruce Generating Sta- tion in Kincardine and at the Pickering Nuclear Station. Counicil members on the committee also agreed that the fact that the study monitoring was bcing carricd out would alleviate any fears that residents in the area might have. Counc. Anri Cowman had requcsted the survcy earlier thîs year. WORK WANTED D &R Custom Fenclng and custom chain-sawing 983-9627 or 623-7353 Orono, Ont. This should be sprayed at night after sundown to com- pletely cover the foliage of the tree and also an applica- don of the soul by way of puniching holes around the driplin e of the trees and pour- ing the straight chemical into the holes at the rate of 2 tablespoons to each hole. The amount of holes will depend on the size of the tree for each inch of diameter you punch one bole. Make sure to cover the hole with sou so, the dangerous chemnical will not be touchcd by pets or small children. We are havîng a lot of little bubbles at the bottom of our Maple trec leaves. What cari we do? This is called Maple Gall. It is a tiny insect that sucks.the sap fromt the leaf and in turn causes the extrud- ed sap to formn a gaîl. Early in spring wben the buds are small use malathuon or at this time of year use a systemîc spray as Dutox. What is the best spray for Mosquitoes and files in our backyard where we have a pool? The one that we have used for several years and bas proven extremely successftl has been Methoxychlor. It has proven to keep the insects away for several days. It can be ajplied to the bouse and the ferice and the shrubs aroundà the backyard and will give excellent control. We are having a problem with our lawn which over the past 3 years has turned brown in spots and the sod could just be lifted. What would cause this? You have a problem with insects called Chinbug. This bu& will eat the roots right at the soul level and. cause the grass Plant to die. This inseet.will keep on doing damage to the lawn right up until frost and in severe in- festations will completely wipe out a lawn. There are 2 products that can be used to control them. The first is a chemical which you can spray on or by using a watering can. This product is called Sevin. Apply it at the rate of 250 mi. to 1000 Sq. feet of lawn. Apply with as much water as possible so it will move right into the root zone. For best results mow the lawn and apply after a rain or watering and then don't water for at least two days, so the chemnical will stay right in the top of the root such as Lawn Insect Doctor. This will give a lawn a boost by applying plant food and at the same time place the insec- ticide evcnly over the effected area. Until Next Weck, Happy Gardening. THECHM ,LIONS 0 CLUB CME PRESENTS NEWCASTLE VILLAGE CARNIVAL FRIDAY & SATURDAY JULY 3Oth & 3lst FRIDAY Sidewalk Sale (Ail Day) 10:00,arn. Bake Sale Pop and Hotdogs ai Olde Tyme Prices- 6:00 - 11:00 p.m. Midway & Games of Chance 6:30 p.m. Lions Carnival Queen Pageant 8:00.- 11:00 p.rn. Bingo. Refreshments. (Communiîy Hall) SATU RDAY Sidewalk Sale (Alil Day) 9:00 a.m. Teens on Patrol - 11:00 arn. Crafi Sale. Bake Sale 1:00 p.m. Midway, Games of Chance, Clown Faces, Refreshments (Communhty Hall) 8:00 p.m. Bingo 10:00 p.m. Free Dance & Lions Beef Draw - ~(Communhty Hall) ER ~CE Durham Northumberland Liboral Association 1 Annual Beef Barbecue Wednesday, August 18, 1982 At 4:00 P.M. AT MACK & NORMA RANSBERRY Hwy. 115 Orono - 1 Mlle south of Junction of Hwys. 115135 Speclal Guests Entertainmsnt by Cindy Lane & WiId Country Quirilan Dances - Games for Chlldren TICKETS AVAILABLE AT 987-5241 Aduts $5.00 per person, $10.00 per family to nclude children 12 & Under EVERYONE WELCOME!j .CHAMBI OF COMMER