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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1972-09-21, Page 13Al Spencer, right, and Brenda Ball admire the sign at The Bank of Montreal's newest branch at Vanastra (former CFB. Clinton). The new branch, which opened Monday, will service customers at Vanastra on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, , (News-Record photo) Marginal farms reduced Clinton. News-Record, ThurstlaY, September 21, 1 a. TODAY'S CHILD BY HELEN ALLEN THE 'TORONTO N.,94 SYNDICATE Ross is. expected to do well in Grade five this year, Normally this would not be news for a ten-year-old but it is important for foss because until not long ago he was in opportunity nlass. Soon after a move to a new foster borne he went into the regular Grade four class and was promoted with average marks, ROSS enjoys school and his last teacher reports he was helpful in class and joined in all activities, She mentioned especially creative drama, drawing and painting. The latter he does outside school as well as in, A psychologist who tested Ross says he may have above average potential. This good-looking boy of Ukrainian and German descent, has dark eyes, brown hair and medium complexion, tle is hew) on outdoor activity — baseball, fishing, camping, hockey, riding his bike. lie also likes to strum on a guitar. Ross is very fond of animals and conscientious about taking care of them. lie would love to have a dog, Ross understands adoption and is anxious to have a family of his own, But he is a sensitive lad, lacking selkonfidenee, and he cannot help wondering if this dream will ever come true, Likeable and eager to please, Ross needs an easy-going relaxed family who will create an atmosphere that is both stimulating and non-pressuring and who enjoy lots of activities. Ile is accustomed to other children and could fit in anywhere among brothers and sisters. To inquire about adopting Ross, please write to Today's Child, Box 888, Station K, Toronto. For general adoption information, ask your Children's Aid Society, DREAMING OF A FAMILY Red Merriman a good man to know You've probably met Red Merriman. At the Lions Club or at any number of Activities around town. Red's an active participant in them because, as Manager of Clinton's Royal Bank, he is vitally con- cerned in the well-being of the community -- and its people. So, if you need extra cash for something wor- thwhile, need help in arranging your finances, or just need a friend to help you sort things out -- drop in to the Royal and say hello to Red Merriman. Helping people is his job. That's why he's a good man to know. Community Comer ROYAL BANK serving Ontario CLINTON, 482-3417 011/11.11011.1111111.1~1110.111001041101.10101404 An unusually low and broad evergreen hedge obtained by using dwarf mugo pine. ANNIWAVOMON•••••••, NOW OPEN " BARGAIN BOX DISCOUNT LADIES' SPORTSWEAR 19 ALBERT ST., CLINTON ONE SIZE PANT! 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In its publication dealing with Census-farms by economic classification, the bureau repor- ted that farms with sales of $10,000 and over increased to 113,192 in 1971 from 95,032 five years earlier, and represented 31 percent of all census-farms, compared with 22 percent in 1966. This is your last opportunity to enjoy Ontario's fresh peaches for this year. The arrival at market of the Elberta variety marks the end of the season. Give your taste buds a treat: use the Elberta frequently while it lasts, and prepare peach jam for winter meals. The Elberta peach is a yellow-skinned variety which may have a slight blush on one cheek, or a' slight' "greeirgrotind color. It is mature when soft, yielding to a very slight pressure. Generally speaking, it does not have the eye-appeal of the Redhaven variety, but is nevertheless extremely flavour- ful, and very easy to pit and peel. The food specialists at the Ontario Food Council, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, suggest the following recipe for peach jam. 4 cups finely diced peaches 1/4 cup lemon juice 1)2 teaspoon allspice 7 1 /2 cups sugar 1 bottle liquid fruit pectin Combine peaches, lemon juice, allspice and sugar in a ,large saucepan. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat; boil hard one minute, stirring con- stantly. Remove from heat; stir in pectin at once. Skim off foam. Stir and skim for 5 minutes to cool slightly, Ladle into glasses, and cover with 1 /8-inch hot paraffin. Makes 11 medium glasses (5 1 /2 pounds jam). On the other hand, the num- ber of farms reporting sales un- der $5,000 decreased to 170,047 from 237,857, a decline of 29 percent. In comparison to 1961 figures, the shift was even more pronounced. In 1971 there were barely half as many farms in the under $5,000 category as there were ten years earlier. It is obvious that the decrease in the number of marginal farms is an important element in the declining number of farms in the agricultural industry. Based on criteria used by BY A, R. BUCKL.EY Things to remember when Selecting a hedge for a boundary to your garden or property: the provision of privacy, and the use of types that will provide a good background to the flower garden without competing too much for plant nutrients. Such requirements nearly always lead to the choosing of a broadleaved or needle-leaved evergreen, Since 1889 the testing of hedge plants has been a project of the Research Branch of the Canada Department of Agriculture across Canada, as the well-known collections at Ottawa, Indian Head, Sask., and Morden, Man., will testify. Among these are many evergreen types, some of which are quite outstanding, and are noted below: Korean box (Buxus tnicrophylla koreana): The Korean box is quite satisfactory in eastern Canada as a low broadleaved evergreen. In milder climates, the common box (Buxus sempervirens) - a more refined species - can be substituted. In Ottawa, the Korean box makes a good low hedge although during some winters the tips of the branches are scorched. New hybrids recently developed are much darker green and do not turn yellowish in winter, a fault of the common Korean variety. Threadleaved false cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera `Filifera' ): The threadleaved cypress is one of the most attractive of evergreens for all of Canada in Zone 5 or warmer. Its fine textured dark green foliage is easy to keep in shape, by limiting trimming to once every two years. The plant is quite hardy in Ottawa, but is often killed back in colder regions. Lawson' s Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana): This beautiful plant, is only hardy in British Columbia. Its many cultivars form a graceful and showy hedge from six to eight feet high. Holly (Ilex aquifolia): There are not many places outside British Columbia where it is possible to grow English Holly, but in that province it forms an excellent hedge. It withstands clipping well, and its fruits and foliage are attractive through the winter. It may be used as a small hedge or a large screen. Many cultivars are available, varying from golden to variegated foliage to thornless and small leaved forms. Holly (Ilex crenata `Convexa' ): This holly is hardier than English Holly and will grow in milder parts of Ontario and the Maritimes. it has the effect of boxwood but is much darker green in color and has black berries. Hedge honeysuckle (Lonicera nitida): This • evergreen hedge honeysuckle is only hardy in limited areas, but where it survives it forms a dark green lustrous hedge that presents a very pleasing surface, It grows to perfection if confined to three feet or less. Spruce (Picea species): All the spruces make excellent screens and hedges but the most refined is the native white spruce (Picea glauca). When trimming, care must be taken not to cut back below the base of the current season's growth or large holes will appear, in the foliage. Pines (Pinus species): Many pines make excellent, long lasting hedges if trimmed properly by cutting back the terminal shoots of new growth before the needles are fully developed, The Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra), the white pine (Pinus strobes) and the red pine (Pinus resinosa) have all made good hedges in Agriculture Canada trials. The dwarf mugo pine (Pinus mugo mugo) makes a good low broad hedge but must be sprayed occasionally in early May to prevent the spread of pine scale. Yews (Taxus species): The Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidate) makes an evergreen hedge of the highest quality for eastern Canada and the English yew (Taxus zaccata) is equally useful and more refined, but suited only for British Columbia. Both cost more than native evergreens, but the quality is considerably better. The dark green foliage is closely packed and the texture firm. They stand trimming very well and may be formed into any desired shape. Both are recommended for • planting in most shady areas, but will grow well in sun if sufficient moisture is supplied. White cedar or arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis): This is the most commonly used evergreen hedge in eastern Canada. Plants up to five feet high can be obtained easily at reasonable cost from farmers. They are common in old pastures and woodlots in almost any district. Taller plants may be used, but rarely make as good dense hedges. The plants are usually planted so that they touch each other, then trimmed down to the desired height. Many forms have been tested in the Agriculture Canada hedge collection at Ottawa with great success, but these are of emirs?, nursery grown and much more expensive, Thuja occidentelis 1Wareana' is a little Hardier than the species but coarser in texture. Canadian Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis): For more than 80 year, this beautiful evergreen has been an almost perfect compact hedge with good color and texture in the Agriculture Canada Ottawa collection. Even now, although a few bare spots. have developed, the hedge. still has a good appearance. It grows well in sun or 'shade., but .growth is quite slow and it takes.a few years before the hedge takes shape. Kippen BY RENA CALDWELL Miss Lynn Gackstetter and Mr. Bill Anderson, Guelph visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jones and Ken- neth. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jones visited in Guelph with Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gackstetter. Mr. Kenneth Jones who has returned to Guelph for his third year in Agriculture and Engineering returned home for the weekend, KIPPEN 1 4H The first meeting of Kippen 1 4H Club was held at the home of Mrs. Ferris on Sept. 5, 1972. The officers nominated were: Karen Ferris as president; Carol Chalmers as vice-president; Jill McLellan as press reporter; Shirley Chalmers as secretary; and Kathy Bell, Doreen Van Wieran and Barb Cooper as telephone girls. The Club in general was discussed and piz- zas were made. The next meeting will be a barbecue. KIPPEN 11 4-H Kippen 11 4H Club — the Kippen Kabobs — held their third meeting at the home of Mrs. Robert Bell on Sept. 11. A drawing by Linda Vanneste was chosen for the brook covers. Joyce Branderhorst was chosen. as secretary and part of the 4 day meal was discussed. Chris McGregor and Joyce Bran- derhorst demonstrated wieners and beans on a bus. The cooking of fish, flesh and fowl was discussed. ST. ANDREWS On Sunday morning Sept. 17 the seals and diplomas were given out to the Sunday School of St. Andrew's Chdrch,Kipperi. Diplomas, Julie Wright, Christine Cooper, Danny Tur- ner, Julie Consitt; second year, Paul McGregor, Melanie Lovell, Scott Cooper, Shelley Finlayson; third year, Beth Con- sitt; fourth year, Heather McLean, Melissa Moffat, Bill Kinsman, Sandra Finlayson; fifth year, Lyle Kinsman, Gor- don Love, Heather Moffat; sixth year, Gail Turner, David Con- sitt, Nancy McGregor; seventh year, Robyn McLellan, Scott McGregor, eighth year, Leslie Consitt, Dwight Kinsman, Bill McGregor, Sue Anne Finlayson; ninth year, Debbie Consitt, Mark Consitt, Sharon Finlayson; tenth year, Grant Love, Dianne Consitt, Jill McLellan; eleventh year, Garry Love; thirteenth year, Greg Love; perfect attendance, Sue Anne Finlayson, Shelley Finlayson, Mr, and Mrs. Richard Bender who have returned from working in Haiti for two years showed slides of their work with the M.C.C. in Blake Mennonite Church and visited with Mrs. Bender's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Riley. Statistics Canada in classifying farms by product type, two thirds of the farms with sales of $2,500 or more were grouped into three categories: (a) general cattle-hog-sheep farms (b) dairy farms and (c) wheat farms. The first classification in- creased to 90,000 in 1971 from 71,000 in 1966 -- the largest in- crease among the three classifications. This was mainly due to an increase in this type of farm in the three Prairie Provin- ces. The number of dairy farms increased in Quebec, but a corresponding decrease in On- tario kept the' national total more or less unchanged since 1961. Wheat farms dropped drastically in number, to 34,000 in 1971 as against 71,000 in 1966, while the number of small grain farms increased in almost every province. These changes were mainly due to the federal government's LIFT (Lower In- ventory for Tormorrow) program, which resulted in many prairie wheat farmers shifting their resources to small grain production and livestock' enterprises. Safety tips As you grow old, inevitably you become bald and you lose your grip - if you're a tire. On- tario Safety League. The Ontario Safety League quotes this from Anthony Grant, English lawyer and M.P., speaking at a safety research symposium on the value of seat belts: "I recall that once, driving with my wife (before we were married), we had a very minor bump as a result of which she jerked forward and cut her eye on the mirror - she has the scar to this day, In fact,' if I had not been getting married to her, I would certainly have invited her to sue my insurer for the loss 6f matrimonial prospects." Independent Shipper to United Co-operative of Ontario Livestock Dept Toronto Ship Your Livestock with Roy Scotchmer Monday Is Shipping Day From Varna Stockyard CALL BAYFIELD 56S-2636 By MO a.m. Monday For Prompt Sonde* 14 Charges on Picit-up tf For farmers only BY MIKE MILLER Associate Ag. Rep. Huron County Farmers who grew wheat in 1970 and have not yet applied for payment of the Federal Government's $1.04 per bushel are urged to get forms immediately from the Huron Agricultural Office as the applications should be in by September 30th, 1972. Producers will receive a maximum payment based on 500 bushels. Crops from 1969 through 1967 are eligible for a smaller percent payment. * * * Trefoil seed growers are advised of a problem with the clover wasp which lays eggs in the seed of trefoil and tiny lar- vae develop inside rendering the Seed useless. Growers can find out if their seed is affected by squeezing a number of ripe seeds. Infected seeds squash easily as only the seed coat remains. To date 30% of the feeds in Bruce County are infec- ted so we urge trefoil growers to sample their fields. * * * As farmers are now filling silos with green corn, the Farm Safety Council warns of possible silo gas accumulating one to three days after filling. If it is necessary to enter the silo, do so only after running the blower for one half-hour to ventilate it. Most silo gases are heavier than air and may sink down the shaft and fill the barn or feed room with poison gas. Farmers are advised to keep feed room doors open and stables well ventilated to prevent loss of livestock or possibly human life for the first few days following silo filling.