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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1963-04-17, Page 153' ;s.. 4 s.:. • • OEDNESDAY;. APRIL, 17 1963. •r? LTJCKNOWSENTINEL,, ,LUCKNOW; ONTARIO SOWING: A NEW LAWN • There are •two • • times durin' ., .g the' year ,to, saw a new dawn, one jukt ,as, ' soon , as the soil is "workable •in• .the spring,, and' the' other 'the fou' week `period start- ing' aproxi . tely the 15th of Awgust; • There's' 'no 'd aunt that •''late .summer and ;corky fall ' planning +is, xhe: most sutab4P,time, as this .is a period when there .are .,few ;f any 'rv'iolenl ups and downs in •-temperatuze., . i't's also .the. time .of year when 'Mother Nature sows ' !her .grasses .and you never go 'far wrong when 'you imitate. her . rnethads; it's, not always possible, 'though to. watt until ',fall :to' .sow a new lawn,' I'sn thinking 4p.artieularly •of. . ;Vhe. young couples just mo-. ing into a' new 'home , this Spring; 'and having, one • or More. small children.: For . 'them there is si•niply no nivny •of waiting.. until ' .August•, to Iget, 'thirlawn under Way:: ,Fortunately, a spring sowing • can .be. ' 'very 'successful,.' .,provi•d= ing you get it 'done in the, •three • week period . after the . soil.; ;,b.e- Comes workable. • In• most areas: of .Southern Ontario this would: ?probably he , the last ''Week in. :Aipi it ,or , the first ,two 'weeks' of "May. ' Naturally,' this • will vary : Nath the • season , and where yOu. First.. thing ab do :.i§ to ' level• '` the soil .avid •,make 'sure the •lawn• ; slopes ' ,gently: away • .from :.house'. on., ail• sides. If .you' • have' .it• sloping. tow,aros, the • house' `you will discover.., to,.y.our dismay, that at certain times df the year, a. sm'al'l lake .w L1 'develop right. next to "the :foundation' wa111, and no '.Power 'on :earth .will : be''•ahl;e . to •, :prevent i•t ..from:: •flew. rrir through foundation w'a11s,. Bu,tlding experts,.'will: tell you : that .one• ''of. the ..biggest 's&urces .'o •m - oisture doming :through :'basement' .walls'' ]s the eater that, ;`accumulates:alon side'.•the•found ation.• !wal'Don'•t :mound up.. the earth; around ,the' 'house' in ter - 'races „.Wh.ich. ..merely ',push the . 'hawse . up intothe air and pre— . re • vett it from iblen.ding. softly 44.0 the..'sur rounnd.;ng • landscape: Such • terraces; ••particitla;ily : in'•small gardens,. suibstaiitially.' reduce the size : of the •.lawn ''an.d '..require much more xnai•n:tenanc61.' • In cases where . considerable -levelling is n'eeded,. you twill need• ,to' push '.the'. existing ',top. soil' to 'one. side and level, :rtbe ,si. bsoil•,first. Then •the good top .soil is put .back. into. place. • For ' soils ..that. are poor ;you *bu'ld need to, •apply '10 bushels, of • the •humus anal four pounds of ..a ,coni,plete. ,fertilizer per • 100 square 'feet of ' lawn • area. Lf' your, 'soil was ":originally' farm. . land or. used for a ;maticet 'gar den,. • you Would; 1pr..bably:• only need, to apply six, ,bushels of the h'urntis per 1:00 square feet. ' ,'For sariall lawn areas the Sert .'ilizer and, the lh•uxm'us can be Scattered over . the, soil , and , thoroughly .mixed. w'i'th 'i t by use of a spade or :ShovelFor. larger lawn 'areas the ,most satis- ,factory plan of all is ,to use rd-. Mary' 'tillage •' ecjtaiipment, ,S:uc:hh tillers, can either be rentedor,4 you• will be able to employ the services of a , man who, does ctustorn rotary tilling. :Two or ' three , trips 'over the 'prospective 'la'wp area with •ia• rotary ;tiller "will' thoroughly fnix the soil, • h'umus and, fertil- •icer together and. will leave t}e soil in 'a very fine' 'conddtion; ideal ' for" sowing,' seed. S'i nee the: rotary tilling leaves the soil in a 'rather 'puffed •up condition. You will need to rake the lawn ,• .two, or ,three •tj'f res• • befor'e it is • ready ;for sowing, • . Tt i's' a• 'recognized fact' that '42't when; grasses. are ,gl'owri •in m.ix- ture' instead ' of 'in pure , iai ds, disease is. •not as likely to Spread from. iplan..'' to dant, : ,t" inkction does 0 u,. on*1y pant of the turf • , • • ,• in a ,mixed lawn will go downs, leaving:: other varieties tokeep out weeds. , These' -are : the .reasons. most turf;' specMi'alists now ".recornmend using a rrixtu•re,•'insxead of Apure stands 'of any one variety, ' no. matter how good that • 'variety may be, Fortunately.. during • the past decade, several . improved Varieties..of . •bLuegrasses. a have ibeen. introduced,' ••ea•oh• • selected because' ,it . was outstanding in •. •one of more 'qualities.. • The:cost of seeding' .the laniwn is, .actually less• for • a quality mixture than for a ibargain .var- church. • iety. , . He" spoke' •On his latest ,book "The .. Donnellys , Must . Die," w• •;ich• took 'himyears to. corn pile and which he. aslant• is the only, a4then:tic history of the Donnell. family and their mut - der, ; �Fe,b..; 4th,: 1880; The.' feud W is 'ledup ..'to. .the . murder, began years before in Ireland ding the week w`th Mr. , and between the'Black-feet and .the Mrs, 'Victor Gawley. White Boys, • "The Donnellys''. • Mrs, Don Dore, J msny,'• Cathy, he said, :'-tiwere'�blamed for man Vickie: and Frankie Spent Easter Y atrocities' of which they were in- with Mr:: and Mrs, Wil�liarn . Wood, nocent", Bgfore beginning his . Port '• Severn. • • book ,he was 'warned not to wriite • 'Mr:.andel Mrs. "Bi'll Bert, Mr• Orlo :Miller To Be Ordained Orlo .Miller, 'author of. "The Donredlys Must Die" was guest speaker. atthe . open meeting of: the Lucan Holme ' .:and School, l Associ'ation recently. . Mr, Miller has been, a; free lance writer for newspapers,. magazines;; radio and. TV °since. 1932, .He 'as a Member of sev eral historical 1branehes and is interested in:. adult' ' education 8 the .Anglican' church.. He ' won, seven awards from the Institute for Ed'tzcation at the Ohio. State University :and' six awards for the CBC school broadcasts.. He. ;has.. 'Written- Hfive ';book's,. several one -act plays and acted. in 40 plays, 4the' last .being ' the prizewinning ~"One Way Pendu- . lum." In May •he :will he •ordain- ed as a •xninister •in the Angdilcan it, that •it: was 'better to :let, dead dogs lie, 'abut he wrote it. • As. the°Donnelly farm was, 'On- ly 'a. ,fe'w Miles north-east of Lu - can, Mr. M'vller's .talk was of particular. interest �to• all present. Mr, Miller .is • a cousin of Frank Miller of Langs�ide. PURPLE'GROVE ''Mr. and .Mrs.' Wilfred . Tra :er and family, Mis's ' Rosalyn Swann df .London, Misses Ellen :and • !Eu- nice 'Stanley of Windsor' visited Mrs. .Helen Swann, • Mrs; iFrank Dore, ;Nancy, Ron: ne ' 'and, .Dianne were. Sunday dinner guests . of Mr.. 'and Mrs. Lawrence Fry, • . Miss. Rosalyn ,..Swann, - Miss' Mary •Anne' M•GCosh; Miss Eileen Collins: and Mr, ,Don A11en, Mr,, Roy' .Collins were Sunday guests of Mr., and Mrs. Don Chadbourne; Allan.. Traher is spending the. week with his grandfather M r. Milton Stanley., • • •Mr, and 'Mrs. Lloyd McClure. and `Lawrence of Paisley t h Friday Witlh Mr, and.• Mrs 'Gor rotes t Colorin don:: IVIacDonaLd. • •Bervre United C'hure:h' Women .�r, ' Y Y Unit 2. met at Mrs. Charles Le- ar Grine The g dame: As.,Bufter• .Huron n.. ( ,County Federation Of Agriculture News) Hog • Market Situation' The •' Board of Directors of • ,the Ontario Hog. Producer's' Associa- tion met on March 29th.. The el- ection ; of officers' resulted in Huctiwt=h, wicepresident, J.Boyn- ton , . aappointed. secr'et'arym =aria ,■ . ger h' h Miss Marlene Gawley: is srpen- 1■■i■■ / Nos:Beni:■nn.■■■■i■■■ ■i nA ara■t■■n nnia. ■ PAGE FIFTEEN ' and Mrs Howard Thompson, were visitors with. ;Miss :Margaret. Tio- bertson; Miss Katherine •Godfrey waq, a. guest of. Mss Marlene: Gawley, Mrs Don Dore ' and fam,by,, 4�l Mrs, ayide pore and boys, Mary Helen MacDonald' ••visited' MTS. Frank Dore. • The Garden Club, first meetinig . was at Mrs. Edlburt . 'Bushell's on, Monday, April 15 at 2. o''clook. Leaders are Mrs, ' Edbuxt 'Bushell and Mrs. George . Harkness, Orf - Edens: 'president, 'Ka'therine Bush- .e1,1;* Vice, Gladys Gawley; $cess; ,�: •Helen mararlan. Other members: • are ,Ann. MacKay, , Mrs.. Gordon' MacDonald, Valerie Gillies, Aida., Harkness, Susan Farrell.. Next rneeti g will the fat Mrs. Gordon., onalds. on June 8th 'at 2. 'W ock. Seed. and booklets ere`- tributed. The :clufb•called .them- selves "The..�Purple Grove Han-, dy .doers,, Jdmrrxy • Boyeo, ` Miss , Eileen Collins ,and Mr.', Don Allen : of Goderioh spent the week -end with' Mr. and Mrs.. ''Russell: .Col- lins. :Mr. and. Mrs. Gordon .Mac- Donald and • Mary Helen, Mr. Kenny 1ViacDonalkl; Mr. Mac Mac- Donald .were 'Sunday,• guest's of Mr.�'. and MTS, • Thomas Mac•Don al . Mr.. , George 'Thompson, Mr. and 'Mrs. ?Jude'.aDore, ,Mr. and 1VIrs • Harvie mhonipson, Don,. Bob, .:Joan .and, ,Wray • were Sun- day .; guests of Mrs. Frank. Dore and family,. Ben .;:Steers; asPresident; Howard ,■ ■.. • .■.. ■ Theorganization meeting . of a; •. Ontario'. Producers' Market- ! •]•ngp Board :was .held in Toronto • ■ on A;pril..3'rd .Lance ' Di/c.kieson .`. 'was''e]eeted chairman, Clare. Cur- 'a -vice • chairman and the exe- cutive committee. as elected,. tb gethe'r; with' chairman 'were. Eld, •.red Aiken, Ben` Steers and John. Barnett. ' Jas;: .Boynton . was; re- appointed, secretary -manager &•' ' R. Kohler was r.e=:appointed general 'manager of ' •,the• Sales 171vi ion, Hog prices have dropped.• seri ously: 'as :most farmers •shipping.' hogs know ` all ' too !well:. •Ios. Shipped 'in the. -first week of April : amounted to 54,231 bogs.' and an expected 56,60:0'.h'ogs::for the, Week' of April 8th to • 1.ith. ' • Margarine. Coloring ..The provincial governrnent"a has .announced that it :Will in: ,■: tr oduce legislation ' after ' The w.: Easter recess to , permit margar- • n e, to he colored, •. 'but• not the ' • color cif butter, According t'o''our ihforrhation: • the legislation, if in passed. will be -similar to that in • ■ Manitoba and 'Nova Scotia •which' • reserves`' the lighter . shades of :u . yellow 'for !butter Margarine in=' ,. ter ests are •applying •pressure .by• ,letter's•, wires and . telephone to. , have ' all •color ;'restrictions" • re-. ■ moved. • , , The' 'Minister.' of Agriculture &•' .0 the . Government, •willbe ' in a .. 'much stronger .position if' the has . ■ literally •hundreds. of •'letters '•ak, ,ing that margarine he not allow=, 1.!' ed the •same color. as 'butter, Flan, to see , your ,member again ,before •U • the • legislatitre ':convenes . after• Easter and •• get every' one ,you t• can` to write to the Minister of Agriculture, . t'he'• 'Hon.. W. -.A, ;Stewart, 'Pari an`ier t B'u:ilding's; Toronto,` asking ,,that margarine, be 'not ,allowed ,to use the same color as butter, Poultry Market .Report; . '• During the first twelve weeks ■ of 1903, 62 •million,° ;pounds of e,hicken, were processed .in re- gistered poultry iprocessing Plants. This represents a 9.8 per cunt inc'r'ease over the 56• it�ill'ion pounds of chicken processed .dui- ''ii •the: , first ,twelve 'weeks. of "1982, " • • 1'o date, in t963, there .have ' .. .0 ■ • ■. s 0 ,k�cxen ' no 1n5peoted , exports of ■ poultry but imports of chicken have' amounted to 613 thousand pounds compared. with; 'the ',218 €hoiisana pounds ' irriported by thr tirtie last year, Ihiports• •of Chicken parts {have amounted to 889 thortsarr:d ,iiounds ,compared S36 ;thousrrtd "irl'' the same ' • • • .WITH CHECK 'uP SAND CHEQUE ie Q I!tiV!' is . your helps we can:. give ;evert more. d Surat �4rea ,Canvass n :tuc�now District:; •r • Residents of West . VVawanash T�WnSbip Students of Wingharn.: District High, School l will '.shortly 'be call- 'ing on you' in support of . the Cancer Society. Your support will be appreciated. If you are missed your donation will be, ac- ce d 'by DeWitt IVliller, . Wiin to pghans,. • local chairman. Residents of Ashfield: Township Canvassers in 'Ashfield are being "organized , by .Bert`. Crawfor"d and Donald MacKenzie and may have already " called on you. If you have been overlooked, these two"gentylemen ' will accept your donations. Help Pushy Huron Ccunty 'Oyer" .h it ■ ■. ■ a ■ a a a ■ .. • `■• ■ 0 ■ ■ . ■ • ■ a, ,■ ■ ■ . ■ ■ 1 er'iud of lttsi. year, OIis amnaSaaussainnasssnasisn■i iiiuiaOoonoomoa+s soamos000 Mpltifle'ir tomo■obilisarr " vM pjH t. � W