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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., NOVEMBER 1, 1945 ARCTIC HARVEST Gardens now flourish in the land of the midnight sun (top). Even this old one at Fort Albany, on James Bay, is way down south by modern standards- (Lef,t) This 10-foot sunflower was grown at Fort Laird, N-W.T. (Right) These giant cauliflowers were grown near the Arctic Circle, believe it or not! (By LEONARD BUTLER) Canada's frigid north is not as barren as most people think. Careful cultivation of sheltered Arctic Circle will often produce ample dividends in both vegetables and t flowery The vegetables are particularly welcome, shice fresh vi- ( tamin and mineral-rjch foods are" Jfcot easily obtained in the remote ' settlements of the far north. Northern gardens have problems peculiar to themselves. The growing season is very short and the gardener has to be constantly on the alert. Tender plants must be covered up when frost threatens, and sowings killed by late frosts must be replanted. The same watchfulness is necessary at the end of the season when early frosts might destroy tomatoes and other tender crops. Season Short To compensate for the shortness of the season, however, the hours of daylight are much longer than farther south, and the mysterious catalytic agents that promote growth in plants with the aid of sunlight are able to work on a "swing shift." In this way adaptable plants, like the potato and cabbage, are able to complete three Relieve Headache Quick! Me ASPIRIN Its ready to go to work in ^MW. 2 seconds To prove how fast Aspiri to go to work, just drop glass of water. "Clock" its i ing action with a stopwat two seconds, you'll see : disintegrate. It does the sai stomach. That's why it s aches so quickly. Get Aspirin today I on each tablet i that it's Aspirin. Aspirin AW-New Low Prices! Pocket box of 12s . . . . only 18c Economy bottle of 24 . . only 29c Family size of 100 . . . only79e HOTEL METROPOLE All Beautifully Furnished With Running Water. Rates: $1.50 ap NIAGARA FALLS OPPOSITE ' C.N.R. STATION normal months' growth in two months of longer days. To provide extra raw materials for the "swing shift" and to give plants a quick start in the spring it is neces-"sary to use fertilizer. Rainfall is scanty in the north, and much of the moisture is furnished by the thawing subsoil. Beyond* the Tree line the soil occurs only in cracks and crevices and in river bottom lands. These Arctic soils are usually very acid and are composed of undecayed plant debris. To salvage nutrients locked up in this material and make them available for plant growth, it is necessary to employ millions of bacteria. These bacteria are present in all good garden soil, but are often lacking in the* Arctic soils and have to be introduced. This is done either by shipping in a small quantity of loam (often a trip of two or three thousand miles) or by using dog manure which sometimes contains a desirable type of soil bacteria. Eskimos Help Sometimes a whole summer has to be devoted to "growing" the soil before one can start growing plants. First the soil must be scraped up and brought to the gardensite. For this purpose it is often possible to enlist the aid of a few Eskimos who think that the crazy white man is going to eat dirt. The soil is dumped in a cold frame or other protected spot and lime is added to neutralize the acidity. Next a complete fertilizer is mixed with the soil. This soil is kept warm all summer and by the next season it is in good shape for raising vegetables. Competitions Held In the eastern part of the Northwest Territories and in northern Quebec, hotbeds or green-houes have to be constructed because the outside summer temperatures are not high enough for normal plant growth. Sometimes it is even necessary to use a coal oil lantern or heater to keep the temperature in the greenhouse from falling too low at night. In spite of all these adverse conditions, good salad plants are being grown in the far north. Crops of lettuce, radishes, chard, spinach and endive thrive in many parts of the Northwest Territories. At Lake Harbor, in Baffinland, over 100 tomatoes were ripened one year, and some enthusiasts are trying to beat this record by growing tomatoes even farther north on Baffinland. In order to encourage northerners to grow their own vegetables the government and a number of companies have issued gardening literature and promoted vegetable and flower competitions- The Hudson's Bay Company have been holding these competitions for the past four years, and some of the entries are shown in accompanying photographs. Soil Producing for 2S0 Years WHO, US? Although gardening n arth of the Arctic Circle is a relatively new ventur e, a little farther south, on the shores of Hudson and James Bays are fou id some of the olde t gardens of Canada. In some of these the sa ne piece of soil has been produc ng con- tinuously for over 250 years. Anyone w ho thinks that pests are coujined t o southern gardens should read the tales of voe that come out of the land of nidnight suntans. 1 rasshoppers, maggots, caterpillars. mice and eve nr sleigh dogs seem o he altnictcc to the garden, whi e all the ni jsquitoes from the surrounding country gardener. Quizzical expressions on faces of Jap interpreters Kasegai irer, nevee be guilty of British accusations. Trio arrested ir on in brutal treatment of Allied prisoners. They await w i charged with collabor- FORTUNE HUNTER Postwar plans of Cyril Wileman, 47, British sugar-process worker, call for a junket to the United States to claim a $15,000,000 fortune left by the late Thomas Henry Blythe, California gold prospector. Wikcnan alleges inheritance was left to his grandmother and never claimed. 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