More Casualties Reporte As Motorists Throng Rog; For Ne Progressive Farmer Of Trafalgar Township Township Farmers Seed Ailing Neighbour's Land When Gordon Ryan returns shortly to his S0-acre Trafalgar farm, he will find ample reason to be thankful for the kind community spirit which play such a large part in the township __| ago. The new Waterloo Garden Trac- tors are now available in 11 H, P. and 3 HP. sizes, with a full line of implements, 247, including a power-driven lawn mower. See These Before You Buy E. D. GREEN 8TH LINE - OAKVILLE International Harvester way of life. Confined to the Toronto Gener- al hospital with a throat ailment, Gordon used to worry about the spring seeding when he began his long seige nearly four months His father, Charles Ryan, is unable to work on the farm and Gordon feared his illness might be disastrous where this year's crops were concerned. Now he finds he needn't have worried. Fifteen neighbors, band- ed together by Stanley Gorman and Emerson Featherstone, have seeded the entire Ryan tract, and if all goes well, next fall will see the customary fine crops harvest- Blight Resistant Varieties Named Potato growers are interested in a variety of potatoes combining resistance to late blight, and with desirable horticultural char- actdristics. Late blight is a seri- ous disease of the potato, common to almost all sections of Eastern Canada, and now controlled only by means of expensive spray pro- grams. The spray or dust meth- od of control, in addition to be- ing costly, is only partially ef- fective in epidemic years, when yields are reduced and losses in storage from late blight rot may be heavy in potatoes from fields that have not been thoroughly sprayed. The ultimate solution is the introduction of a variety of ed. potato that is highly resistant or In addition to drills, cultivators and harrows, neighboring farm- ers brought along six tractors and two teams of horses to make short work of the group project. "All the boys were eager to help, and they certainly did a thorough job," says Mr. Gorman. On hearing the news from his father the other day, Gordon grinned happily. "Now I feel Dealer PHONE 350 : = much better," he said. 'The seed- ing means a great deal to us andl late ; A tial '2rOp failure; The old variety. ot immune to the disease. Unfortunately, no such variety is available at the present time. A variety of this kind is particularly needed in the coastal regions of the Maritime Provinces and certain areas of the province of Quebec, where acteages are small, where little, if any, spraying is done, and where 'the tops of po- tates. are in Killed in: Wheat Mart Improves There has been a fairly steady flow of wheat and wheat products from the four chief wheat-ex- porting countries to deficit coun- tries during the last part of 1947 and the early months of 1948, Record 1947 wheat crops in the United States and Australia, to- gether with an excellent corn crop in Argeritina, have made this possible. Although Canada's 1947 wheat 'crop was below average and carry-over stocks at the begin- ning of the year--August 1st, 1947--were low, exports of wheat and flour will be close to 200 mil- lion bushels for the current crop year. It is estimated that by the end of May, exports of grain and grain products from the United States will have amounted to 521.9 million bushels in grain equivalent, and by the end of the crop year may reach 570 million bushels, of which wheat and flour will make up considerably more than 450 million bushels. Exports of grains from" Russia, too, have heen. considergble. 3 In view of this more favourasia situation, some international food "have forecast. an end in a par- before long to the international of cereal grains. Any I don't know how Dll ever repay: d under names' of Paisley Forty-fold, is my; friends." . Your pigs will thrive on Pioneer Pig Starter the feed that proves and early market dates: Your brood sows will thrive on Pioneer Brood Sow Ration: ss mum litters for maximum profits: +| which the production of a blight- resistant potato is one main with a wild potato from Mexico, Your dairy heifers get an extra jump on a profitable life when fed Pioneer Calf Pellets and Pioneer Calf Meal : : : the quality feed that supplies all nutritional elements for full growth of bone, muscle and body capacity. C.H. TOOKE OAKVILLE Extra profits fof yon are built into evety bag of Pioneer profit-proven feeds : s s profits that are yours as a result of scientifically correct balanced rations; Ss its value in fast healthy growth will produce maxis | Nonblight + and Never-Rot, "| srown to a limited extent in re- gions where blight is unusually severe, and little, if any, spray- PIONEER FEEDS A | ing is done. Poofit-Peoven. 10-DAY'S FEEDS are TO-MORROW"S very late in season, low in yield and poor in quality under the con- ditions grown, The newer variety Sebago, an introduction by the o United States Agriculture, is a much superior variety . 4 standpoint. sistance to late blight, but the . resistance from year to year. sons, it possesses considerable re- sistance, whereas in others, rath- er heavy losses are experienced: 1 to the potato-breeding, program, being conducted at the Dominion Expericental ton, NB, says L. C. Young, This variety has ome resistance to blight but is Department of from a horticultural It, too, has some re- appears to fluctuate In some sea- All this lends adsled significance Frederie- in Station, of Starting the objectives. off such decision, however, will likely hinge on the size .of the United States 1948 winter wheat and corn crops in addition to sat- isfactory 1948 harvests in the world's deficit areas. the workers at this station, after many years of effort, have suc- ceeded in developing several new varieties of potatoes which ap- pear to be very promising. These varieties are satisfactory from the standpoint of - yield, type and quality, and in addition, have proved to be resistant to blight wherever grown. During the past season, seed- lings produced in this program were tested in every province in Canada. These tests will be ex- tended and the blight resistance of these seedlings will be check- ed under a wide range of condi- tions. It is hoped that the re- sults of these trials will warrant the introduction of one or more varieties to growers for trial pur- poses in the course of the pext two or three years, PHONE 402 = lo. GARDEN'GR 's ( By DEAN HALLIDAY Released by Central Press Canadian Chisholm & Colborne Sts. ANNOUNCES . . . FREE ESTIMATES Phone CLARK'S Service CENTRE We are now equipped to do . . . Complete Car Repainting Body and Fender Repairs Touch-up Work POWER GLAZING (The Modern Simonize) Oakville - NO OBLIGATION 1031-w | SAVOY CABBAGR As long as you like cabbage, why not grow one of the best varieties. A kind of cabbage dif- fering from ordinary varieties is the one known as super-curled Savoy. It is distinctly a home garden cabbage. It has dis- tinctly "crumpled" or crimpled leaves, as illustrated in the ac- companying Garden-Graph. It has superlative quality and deli- cate flavour, which rivals Brus- sels sprouts. Every home garden should have a row of Savoy cabbage, because it is easily grown. Its cultivation is the same as that of other cab- bage. Plants should be set 18 to 24 inches apart in the row, and the rows at least 30 inches apart, as illustrated. The heads of super-curler Savoy grow large, firm and round in pa and are heavily blistered t "savoyed" throughout, as illus- [trdted. The outer leaves are dark green in colour and inside the head they are an attractive light green. Super-curied matures evenly, is a medium late variety, and is ex- cellent if grown in the fall for winter storage as it keeps well. Most of the roots. of any cab- 'bage grow within the upper two inches of the soil, and are almost horizontal in growth. Shallow cultivation, therefore, should be practiced when the plants have attained considerable size. A scuf- fle hoe is best for this purpose. Modern Compounds Simplify Control OF Noxious Weeds Experiments begun in 1947 at the Dominion Experimental Farm at Brandon, Man,, and Swift Cur- rent, Sask. have been carried to the point that indicates there is a definite future for 2,4-D as a practical means of controlling certain weeds in grain crops and flax. obtained through the application of 2,4.D solutions in volumes of water as low as three or four gal- lons per acre. This development means that 2,4-D is practical for use on large fields and the suc- cess achieved, when this chem- ical is used as a dust alone, has added to its popularity. Because 2,4-D is selective in its action, it is valuable in the de- struction of susceptible weeds dur- ing the crop season, but it also suggests limitations in its use as as a substitute for tillage in the control of weeds in general. The cost of applying 2,4-D will be in the neighbourhood of $1.75 per acre in 1948; or 90 cents for the chemical and 85 cents for ma- chinery and labour. Ploughing on the average costs $1.40 per acre, 0) vying 85 'cents and culti- vatiry Ze BRAM. (Use than! in 'standing crop, "it is: cheaper to use tillage implements to kill] 'weeds 'and, 2/4-D' should 'be. con- sidered, mainly as'a useful supple- ment, rather than as a substitute for good tillage practices. ¥ Not all weeds by any means can be killed with 2,4-D. Common mustard and stinkweed can read- ily be killed; pigweed less read- ily, Russian thistle with diffi- culty, while Canada thistle and sowthistle can be killed to the ground, but heavy applications are necessary to kill the roots. Wild buckwheat, cockles, and blue lettuce are practically resistant. Grasses and wild oats' are defin- itely resistant. Low pressure boom spraying is being widely adopted, spray rigs are now simple and relatively cheap, but machines powering 30 to 40 foot booms are necessary for large acreages because the spraying season at the best is short. Spraying with 2,4-D for the control of weeds in grain seeded down to grass and clover is not recommended because of possible injury to the young grasses or clover. REMINDER TO MOTORISTS The Ontario Department of i reminds yt that a Satisfactory results have heen |; Fatal traffic acciq their usual seasonal y b) Ontario last month wane 3 liminary count of 42 death on ents begay the 29 recorded in Marcy of yaar tig The April toll shoulg warning against any let. the continuous campaign safer driving and walkj, Highway Department be 4 carg thorough check-up so that il gerous mechanical defects will not lead to accidents in the heayy summer traffic, Showing that accidents Can bg reduced, the number of ge, from January to March of thig year dropped to 86 for the three months, compared with 101 last. year and 155 in 1941. But vagy increased traffic is expected on Ontario roads during' the coming summer months. A record yo, ume of motor travelling is ing, cated by tourist bureau inquiries, the increased number of cay crossing the border, and the ex. change restrictions encouraging Canadians to do their touring jy Canada instead of the Unite States.s Besides the tourist traf. fic, there are also more. cars rog. istered in Ontario now than ever before. (UL ha 42 deptha Init some, 1p were = pedestrians, 13 drivers, leight passengers, one cyclist, and one 'Buggy driver. Six of the fa. talitles" were! children under the age of 15, and 11 were persons 6 years of age or over. Emphasiz ing the seasonal need for all mo- control and crashed objects. Avoid A Smash Up By Prompt Check Up Many drivers involved in ace dents explain vaguely their can "went out of control," or ee more vaguely, "something hap pened." . Very often that 'some thing" happened, the Ontario Di, partment of Highways points ot because of mechanical failure Perhaps the driver had been in tending to get his brakes adjus: ed and just didn't get around ty it. Perhaps he had taken it for granted that all his lights wer] operating and didn't realize thet his one-eyed front had confused] the other driver. no matter how skilful they are, no matter how lucky they think they are--they can wreck their cars and their lives if they don't keep their cars in safe condition. So check up to avoid a crack-up. worn pretty thin, Whatever i was, a safety check might hey prevented the wreck. Motorists are urged to check up and fix up| before they smash up! THE TIME With Our SUGGESTIONS: * Shaving Sets * Tobaccos * Razors Len Hope, Mgr. NOW'S Keep Cool Fountain Treats DELICIOUS SODAS AND SUNDAES in all flavors ICE CREAM BRICKS - SOFT DRINKS ... And Don't Forget Dad on Father' s Day, June 20th * Pen and Pencil Sets * Pipes * Etc., Etc. 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