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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1970-10-29, Page 124A Clinton News-Record, Thursday, Qct,o1)er 29,1979 Garden notes. October garden work This month is the best time to start a compost pile. v,4 4ssejewtsger..4::00y,x‘xen.s.o.,,,rwm... ;.; 4,4,, Ontario. Is there any place you'd rather be? Ontarians are the kind of people who wouldn't be here if there was any place better. We are people who came from a hundred lands and stayed to build. People with backbone and brawn and a hunger to succeed. Men and women who've created a standard of living in decades that other lands worked cen- turies to build. If we have a flaw it's our chronic modesty. Ontarians may be proud to be Ontarians and Canadians . . . they just seldom tell anyone, From an economic point of view that's wrong. The more people we have boosting Ontario and Canada the better it is. And we've got a lot to boost with. In the fight against pollutiOn for exam- ple, Ontario has become a world leader. Everyone talks about pollution, we do something. More than a billion dollars has been invested to date to build water supply and sewage systems in dozens of com- munities throughout the province. We've got laws to prosecute industries that pollute the air and water ; loans and grants to help industries that want to do something to stop it. We need a vigor- ous economy of course, to support these important programs. And, that's where you come in. Though our productivity has doubled in ten years and our incomes in twelve, Ontarians don't sit on their successes. There's a demanding decade ahead full of challenges and opportunities to make the quality of our lives better yet. To meet these challenges we've got to believe in ourselves. Which, when you think about it, isn't such a bad idea. Everytime you boost Ontario . . Ontario and Canada get a little stronger. Government of Ontario 0 John Robarts, Prime Minister, R, :PRICES ON BEEF Slaughtering — „ $5.00 Regular Cutting (As we do it now) , . 5c lb. Deluxe Cutting (RPrnoval of bones in roasts, making minute steaks) 6c lb. Grinding Hamburg and Stewing [ieef 5c Hamburg Paities . , . . No Extra Charge OUR PRICES ON PORK 2c lb. Slaughtering Processing 5c lb. Sausage 10c,lb. Curing 12c lb. 1111010111...0111 . Custom Killing and Processing SERVICE AT HURON'S MOST MODERN Al3ATTQIR PIMP skiwi0E. . $2.00 up to 10 miles $3.00 over 10 miles $11A00eacil additional animal MERNER'S MMARKET DASHWOOD ?37-3314 4:k= CYANAMID FARM SUPPLY CENTRE RR 4, CLINTON NEW Phone Number 482-3423 Howard McKendry Ralph Buffinga formerly HARRISTON FERTILIZERS SALE CONTINUES TO may , 'I/ NOVEMBER 14, 1970 CARPETS. A tip-shearing process gives this patterned carpet a subtle two-tone finish. A popular choice among people who prefer some pattern. Prices Start at $7.95 per square yard. HARDING 'Sixth in a series, WS. little turtle is named from the , musky, somewhat skunk-iike odour it secretes from scent glands ,when frightened pr annoyed, it is often called "stinkpot", Its carapace is usually between three .and four inches long with a maximeM. /ength five inches. :It is oval, arched and rounded on the top in adults, but in the young it is quite highly Arched with a single dorsal keel, The plastron or undersheil is small and narrow, so much of the fleshy parts are exposed, The musk turtle is very dark brown or nearly black in colour, with the exception of two yellow lines which start at the tip of the snout and run above ,and below the eye. There may also be some yellow coloration on the plastron. The head is large and tapers to a narrow, hooked beak. There are fleshy projections known as barbels on the throat and chin. The tail is short. The musk turtle is aquatic and frequents quiet waters of lakes, slow streams, marshes and ponds. It seldom comes ashore. It does most of its sunbathing in shallow water or floating on the surface, but it may occasionally climb ,up on a partially submerged log. It walks awkwardly on land and swims rather poorly, prefering to walk about the muddy bottom of a lake or stream. its carapace often becomes thickly coated with algae, causing it to be mistaken for a rock or stone under the water. It is primarily carnivorous, eating small fish, tadpoles, snails and aquatic insects. Some aquatic vegetation is also taken. It feeds on dead fish and waterfowl, which makes it a sort of sanitary engineer within its own community. Unfortunately (for the turtle) it will readily take a fisherman's baited hook — it puts up such a good fight that he thinks he has a big one. - The musk turtle is often called a miniature snapper as it has a nippy disposition and a sharp, snapper-like beak. Unlike the snapper's quick and forceful thrust of the head and body, the musk turtle slyly stretches out ruilles of Ontario Musk turtle its neck as far as possible, .can't put any TOM 1V1Ilud, its bite — all it .call attempt is an ineffectual Three to six white, elliptical eggs are laid in June, 'They may be placed in the soil, in the soft wood -of decaying stumps, or beneath debris at the water's edge, Sometimes the female lays the hard-shelled, brittle eggs on top of mud without even bothering to .cover them, In eastern ontarip naturalists have .phserved musk turtle eggs in rooky crevices where they would stand a better chance of escaping notice or . of being dug up by predators. Hatching occurs in late August or in September. The upper shell measures only about half an inch in length. This turtle, which has been known to live for 53 years, has a fairly wide range throughout southern Ontario as far north as Parry Sound Forest District, but because of s Its secretive habits, small size and dark colour, it frequently goes unnoticed. BY A. R. BUCKLEY Many jobs you carry out in October will have a direct bearing on the ease of gardening next spring and often on the quality of the plants you grow. Planting spring flowering bulbs, renovating the perennial border and moving shrubs and trees, for example, can change the whole appearance of the garden, although the effect is not apparent until the warm spring days start the plants into growth. One of the jobs you .should tackle right now to lessen your spring work is to dig the vegetable garden or any other area currently left bare. If these patches are dug now and left in a rough condition, working the . soil in the spring will be a much easier job, for, even the heaviest of soils will crumble nicely by spring if dug in the fall. The perennial border too, should receive a light forking, say about three inches deep among the plants, and deeper in areas where annuals were set out. By doing this now, the border will be free of weeds for a considerable period and a further infestation may be averted by a light raking over, in late spring. Digging out perennial weeds from the border is much more simple now when the ground is moist from the fall rains. ' Gladiolus bulbs and .dahlia tubers should be dug this month. To dig gladiolus, thrust the digging fork on each side of the row to loosen the bulbs first; then they can easily be pulled out by the tops. As soon as each is dug, cut off the tops flush with the bulb and place the bulb in a box ivr bag. I like to cut down five or eight pound paper bags and place the bulbs in these, each separate variety labelled and placed in a separate bag; then the bags are set in flats or fish boxes which can be placed one on top of the other when finally stored in the basement. Blocks of wood placed between the flats will allow a free flow of air. After digging the bulbs, dust each flat with a dust containing Sevin so that any thrips flying around will not be tempted to land on them and lay their eggs. Place the flats in a light, airy, frost-proof shed or garage for drying, but don't forget to take them to the basement in December when really serious frosts are likely to occur. When the roots are easily removed from the corms it is time for aleaning. This usually takes place about the end of December. At this time take off all the roots and place each cleaned corm in a bag and dust with the same kind of dust mentioned earlier; then store in a 40 to 45 degree temperature for the winter. Save the small pea-like bulblets, for these will give you good size bulbs in two 'or three years. If you can dig dahlias with 194 of,soiladhering,to„,ther,00ts, it is possible to "store fheniin a cool part of the cellar with little or no effort. This is more likely to be possible if your soil is on the heavy side. In this case place some newspapers on the floor of the coolest part of your basement and stand the whole root on top of these, When the soil is sandy and drops off the tubers, it is necessary to place them in cardboard cartons and fill around them with vermiculite, making sure they are completely immersed. Be very careful not to break the tubers when digging, for a cracked or broken tuber neck will not grow next year. Many of you with homes in the more established part of the town will be raking leaves during the bright October days. There isn't much trick to this job except perhaps in raking them on to a piece of burlap or tarpaulin to accelerate removal. If at all possible I would suggest you collect and stack the leaves for future use. Organic material is so hard to come by these days that every effort should be made to acquire it by all means possible. Make a stack of leaves nine inches deep when trodden; on top of this, place an inch or two of good top soil sprinkled with 10-6-4 fertilizer; then another nine inches of leaves, more soil and fertilizer. Keep repeating this procedure until there are no more leaves left, Soak each layer well with the hose and you will have nice crumbly leaf soil inside of a year. To assist decay turn the outside of the heap .to the inside next April and repeat in the fall. Keep cutting the grass until freeze up. Reduce the cutting height of the mower to one inch, to help prevent snow mould that might occur in early spring. Now is a good time for planting perennials, deciduous trees and shrubs. After planting and watering, mulch with straw or leaves to provide wartmr temperatures at the roots for a longer growing season and to prevent heaving during winter. BEATTIE FURNITURE - CLINTON 50 RAND NAME 2 Pc. SURES All Specially Reduced to make Me the most Itmeteculer sale at MOM $1791090 Dinette Dept. WE HAVE 26 SUITES TO CHOOSE FROM 5 PC. SUitES FROM$69.00to $159.00 1 PC. SUItES FROM PM to S189.00