WHITBY FREE PRESS, Summer, MAY 10, 1989,-PAGE AS New features on Lawn-]Boy tractors peterborough -- Lawn-I3oy's r.ew LT12H lawn tractor features hydrostatic drive for easy, wrorry-free operation. Operator can go from forward to reverse without clutchlng and perform al - operations with simple foot action. Hydro foot control with, cruise and large 20 x 10 rear tires are standard.0 The LT12H is powered by, a 12, hp commercial-grade angine and* also features a 5.7 litre fuel tank and gauge, comfortable seat, side-mounted 38-inch side discharge mower, sealed beam headlights and disc brakes. The attachment lift raises and lower implements with ease. Available attachments include a twin-bag grass catcher, 36-inch snowthrower. and 42-inch blade. Lawn-Boy has introduced a new rear bag kit, adaptable to alI 21-inch Lawn-Boy staggered- wheel mowers built since 1972. The new it allows for improved, up-close trimming, and provides effective rear bagging while maintaining optional side diecharge capabililty without expensive additional boot. The catcher features a slip-out front and rear quick grip bag closure. Designed as an easy on/off, two-handed system, the catcher includes molded chute for maximum airflow and large bag capacity. It also allows for fast and simple dumping through rear riders are designed to deliver top mowing performance. Powered by commercial-grade 8 hp and 12 hp Briggs and Stratton Syncro-Balanced engine with 12-volt electric start and electronic. ignition, the rider seamnless, full-length box channael frarne for maimumn strength; turning radius for maneurverability. Natiional Forest Week May 7 to 1 3 By The Ontario Forestry Association Our environmient is precious. It sustains us. We have not been good to it through the years in spite of the admonitions of agriculturists, foresters, biologists and others. Recent years have seen a surge of interest and. a- growing awareness of environmental affatirs. rThat's good. Much of it seems to be of the 'fault-finding- with-others' variety. That's not alI bad but it would be nicer if there was more evidence of the look-what-we're doing> kind of thing. There are some good things. In the case of our forests, for example, we in Ontario own about 85 per cent of the forests in the province. We have assigned their management to the Ministry of Natural Resources. That's fine. But do we ever check te see how well MNR is making out? Do we fund themn adequately te do the job? We hear criticisms occasionally but what of the good news? Do we realize that the number of trees planted annually in Ontario more than doubled from 1982 te 1987? (Prom 80 to 163 million.) Do we reauze that the annual area cutover increased by 3 per cent in that timne (223 to 229 thousand hectares) while the area treated, silviculturally increased by 70 per cent? (Prom 200 to 341 thousand hectares a year.) Do we realize that our production forest consists of about 35 million hectares? That is about one-third the area of the province. And what do mnost of us know about the forest management agreements the ministry has signed with several companies? There are some good things happening. Sure, there are problems. We need to do a lot better than we did in the past. We need to pay a lot more attention to our forests. That's why the Ontario Forestry Association sponsors National Forest Week each year. This year it runs from May 7 - 13. Town haits construcion The Town of Whitby has put a step work order on Arch Homnes, after the company cut down at least 12 trees in the area of Martinet St. last week. The Town says tree-cutting was not part of the subdivision agreement. "The damn developers in this town have to be made aware that the town," said area councillor Dennis Fox at council Monday night about the incident. Hewas informed by planning directer Bob Short that the plan- ning department will be meeting wihArch to inspect the site before the step work order is lifted. God NEW., EXCITING, AND CHALLENGING! ~ DEERat Tauntoft Rd. & Salem Rd. in Ajax REEK OPEIDNING- ON MAY 9th, 1989- Golf & Country Estales SEMI PRJVATE - NO TOURNAMENTS For Starting Time and More Information Cail 427-7737 "7h Ci 2rz&'s - 7- fus t! ~Z 4 maximum