HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1924-6-26, Page 7THE SIGNAL, — GODERICII, ONT.
Gardening in Canada
1
WILSON
for Amateurs
By T. K. RAND-McNALLY
ARTICLE NO. 16
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Verandah and Window Boxes. The Ever -Faithful
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IF Obstacles which preveut
Pete sueeme lis balcony and
w -box garde•uing are usually
bee directly to the sltuatlbu ut
the taxes ur to !heir construction.
Must such bores are made too
rbalbw, It Is almost useless W try
to grow plants through hot weather
1a boxer lees Chau eight Indira deep
sad ten inches wide. bus -es-.. la
on* If the bole. are a foot deep,
Window Ina oan he made to give
faction to •ny situatlou, Mil sen:
complete shade, hut the pante
are to go into 1t must be
iollid
on grounds of their sultablllty
to he play's, rather than those of
esthetic taste.
Without going Into details regard -
construction. It wast he noted
t boles built to roulaln a metal
r made In welch the Actual plura-
ls done will be e+ur,-ed to give
Fold rewnita. The metal prevents tea
raped drying out. and the air space
between the wooded) box and the In-
ner •metal olio serves to keep the soil
mash cooler than. le pemible In a
single -aided lax. All -metal boxer *is
now to be had from the wrd•man.
and some department mon- Most of ,
these have dread, 'blew awl a reser-
vutr for water. They alue..t invert -
ally prove a good inreelm.'nt.
Since moat verandah suss window
balm are completely exposed to the
air, one of the chief considerations in
preparing the well her them is to
recurs a snfflclent quantity of hn-
•lde t0 retain •a 1005 4 water as pale
-albite. la • leas eight Inches deep, two
i
attractively shaped hnsla•s and last
through drouth es well as anything
else one can nee for this purpose. A
dense planting of geraniums and
coleus will ger cath r display of
color and fine screen of foliage.
Where taxer are placed tur dis-
play and decoration. a profusion of
Munn is of prime Inlpsertanee. There
are no many things *satiable to elle
ply this bbsum that It In Impossible
to tonatder Penh In detail. They all
naturally di aide I!templet res Into
grouts is shads -Icing 'Waists, grow-
ers In brilliant sunldmin/t, erect
growers, or trallera and semi -trail -
ere.
The lox which le to is• planted in
partial shade is the emptiest to fill
and keep attractive. In the sprinlg It
may have petioles set In long before
it le pr.alble to pet them to the
ground. Then as warmer weather
coos and the 1.11511-5 rem straggly
and refuse to bloom they Amy to
twken out to glvn place to one of the
attractive mmbinallers which glee
summer flowers. For the hue Which
moat get slung with meant atte•utien
except regular watering. there la
nothing to espial the herbaceous hy-
drangeas. T1ww• Omits grow from
two to three feet tall and should he
Ioade•sl all summer with huge heads
of blue or pink flowers Four planta
will fill a lax eight feet tong, and
when viewed from a distance they
ars- unrivalled for lath hrIlltanee and
elaboration of effect. The Shaves
palsy haft prnvwl a very an•cessfui
box grower and Le deservedly pop -
4i
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`PADS
Thursday, June IS, 1901--1
Highways Advisory Board
Holds Sitting at Stratford
(Stratford lleatou-Herald Report)
Kill them all, and the
germs too. 10c a packet
at Druggists, roce�'s
and General Stores.
growth, tiny' make a complete filling
for the tax iu which they are plant-
ed.
The begonias, either the well.
kuowu Vernon or Its more beautiful
and elalorete cousin the Glolre de
Lyon*, will give a flue stow In partial
shade Neither of them can be count-
ed to retalu their beauty of both
Hewer and foliage If rimmed to full
sullstllue for a eery large part of the
day.
The completely shaded box Is al-
most as difficult to fill satisfactorily
as that which must withstand too
mach sunshine. The formal box or
nue• containing planes of shatter
tyle.' doe* well In shade, but tacks
the attraction of flowers. Tuberous
rooted begonia.. sass be counted up-
on for a profusion of bloom If they
are given a bright light but 110 sun-
shine. If these plants are judh•touelr
mixes) with begonias of the Rex type
boxes of very distts•tive appearance
and great beauty may be secured.
A lips ragus, ega•ress ere, (erne of moat
kinds, 1•e•utnNil (dusty miller), um-
brella plant. Datedew and misses prac-
tically eromplete the list of plants
which teeth do well In taxes and sue -
reed in complete elude.
REARING i'OI'NG TI'RKEi'S
(air .t. 1;. Taylor, B. S. A,. Poultry
4Nr1.Ion. F:xterltnerltal Farm, Ot-
Jewa l
The roaring of yonng turkeys is not
as difficult a. Is generally .supposed.
1t Is true that they will not stand ex-
posure to cold or damp weather. but
w he•n given a reammable chance they
can be sneeessfully reared In any
l'rovls•e In Capsule When the poulta
are ready hi he taken from the nest,
they and the mother turkey should
le taken tn..' aultable place In rhe
I.pen. A convenient coop should he
provide,) apd be M waiting for tip
hr/wwl. An ordinary -slur) turkey cin
brood from twenty to twenty-five
penile with .afcty. If any turkey eggs
have been cot under hens the pnnits
shnnld be given to the mother turkey
at hatching time, as she can rear
them more suroeasfullly than can the
fester pother.
Feeding the Peaks
Points should not he fell until they
are at lees( forty-eight bo.ire nM, and
even sixty home Is not too long to
len re thron without hood. The flrat
feel sl It he chick sine °rater
shell, whlclt should sew ts•atlrresl on a
small (ward. Hour et milk ahonld
aim) 1w• given at title time. This to
sifflclent for them for most of one
clay and elould he given in the morn -
Ing. .flout 4 o'clock In the afternoon
they should is• given some hard-
lalltrl eggs which have been chopped
fine. The following morning start reg-
ular feeding on harddolled eggs and
bread crumbs mixed together and fed
Mier• times daily until the herd's are
one wes4c old At this time the eggs
should be gradually dl..ontlnued and
the feed couelst nt bread alone. When
the hinds are .hout two week's old a
little molat dsnre. may be addled to the
ration and the bread erumha dlecnn-
Ilnne•l until the feed mn.ists of aborta
alone. Any changes tlbanld be made
gra,Mally and no evil effect. will re -
.duh. At thea stage It will be found
!tett the young ponitg are getting
much of their feed on the range and
require very little feeling, and the
feeds. ahnand then he reduced to two,
morning and evening.
Stnnr mklm milk and pare water
Al 14 be, given dally from the start,
Grit and oyster shell should RI.o M'
prm•i1141. ('are Idysuld he taken never
to overfeed or to offer any form that
has been mixed for it previous. feed-
ing. A. the poltm develop it will
Ise found Mat the area over whieh
they trnvel income. greeter and that
the amount of frees eemssimnl at home
doreenacts. until very little feedng t.
nwvwoary. 14 will Oen be fennd that
the birds grow and thrive fetter on
the wide range wHh very little feed.
This to why lnrkeya mnet have free
range to make peonnmicnl gains.
Sheeting the Rei
When the pelts are about afx weeks
01,1 tMp should get their' rad heeds,
after which time explain -0 to rain does
them ititle harm ens they may then
he allowed 10 newt in tae open. on
trans or on ressts put up for the pnr-
pnws• They .honed is( allowed to
r net high enough from the ground
el protect them from Meet. of prey.
Before the poulte get their red henda
they should he protected from mid rein
storms. as they take mid very easily
if they get wet over the tack when
young end when the feathers are un-
developed flew on the grams will not
hurt them providing the weather is
warm.
mOr
These choice Petonias make excellent material for
window boxes.
inches of peat will serve this pur-
poae, or sine it Is umelaUy much
handier sow may cut a few thick -
rooted turfs or ants ani torn them
grass side down In the bottom of
tate box. The anti con -t hr suited to
tin! plants. Ant It Is well to remem-
ber that more things will de well
he extremely rich soil than in ;poor
or sandy shelf. Bone meal and .11 -
verified sheep manure , are the t'aI
fertilisers dor the balcony or Mick
don boxes, and a heavy Application
of both may be made without fear
Of overdoing the j.
Two trypes of planta are used to
fit the boxes most effectively, erect
0 semi-erect growers for the back-
end and trailer', and vines for the
The nor of trailers 1. ane of
surest factors for henutr in the
abets article Overhanging vino,
he made to clothe the greater
it of here and un.elghtly walls and
a twee% to counted upon to liven
the app.►nnee nr any piece In
eh they are read.
very formal window tax le RI
.2 filled with snhtrepleal plants
ferns. Ruston f.•rn., mon (.line,
seise, aepedrstres and others
dollar types of ?Mega are moat
yestle seed. The preparation of
of thin kind 1. a hot -hones
snam directions or .ng -
are msedle•a
Partial Shade Beat
he orMrtatT proms -filled box 1s
NY Plated) either for doe -
or to at' a q a setae§ between
%twine Anel the stmt. For
ldatrpo•,s w h. re *.dying e1 .
gerbil seals germ admire -
Waste will arose wolf >n
osetparaNvoly gagIiew *41, fors
tiler. it Is a bit apt to shed 1115
lower leaves and ahould therefore
be accompanies) by momething of
&11.P, low growing habit. The ever
faithful geranium. with Its glow of
color which may be 'selected to suit
the .nrroundingll, is good for either
sun or shade. but does heat ie
partial .bade. if plaeed where It has
half the day free from the direct
burn of the mad-eammer min. It will
bloom more freely and retain the
color In Its flowers for a longer time.
Orange and Crimson Alsess
The Het of pinata which will
.tarts the full sun for the
greater part of the day or the
hotteset part of ft Is email. For a
'situation of tide kind one moat select
Hs. 1,arrlb .a, which. though hrlllInnt.
are very likely in le also the naraest
flower.. If kept well watered Kochi'
dew•s not object to .,t the ann.
shins• there le. Geraniums, verhenes
and petunia. will get alnng•ln full
siwn. hot moat he kept pilentifell• snp-
ppiled with water. Borea filled with
hardy gallardta will stand a great
deal of min end will bloom for
months If the plants are kept from
forming wed head.. GalI1ir1Ila glues
s brilliant display nt mango and
srlmaon bloom. het will not do well
nide", the Mot In whk•h It is grown
f. dntrhle Rifled or .hailed Itp to the
full height of (ts earth.
The leaded bath for sure bloom
and beauty of effort la the petunia.
The .n-ea11M lalmny varieties. give
large single flowers, ranging ell the
way from white and punk to the
deeimat pimple The fringed singles
and the dnnlrles. are sure to he things
of Wooly. anti singe thee!) area Mo11p
drooping and semi-erect In habit of
Wow n is a ormrirtdrum that
k1s•p.e men revising.
A number of men were engaged In a
dloseuesicm se to who was the greatest
Inventor. Rome Bald Edlan, Rome said
Marconi. end Pogue said Morse.
Finally. a amen Jew got In a word
and Bald: "Veil. ch.n(MmM.. dose raw
great pevople•et, but 1 1111 von. de man
vot Invented interest vas so fool."
STRATFORD. Juno 13.—In the
opinion of F. Met'suslaud Irvine, M.
L. A. for Perth South, speaking be.
fore the Highways Ada taory Board
held at Use court house yesterday af-
ternoon, the Government does not pur-
pose Wilding auy more new high-
ways.
lgh-
wa)•s.
"Use economy" was the key word
at prevent, he stated, and In the per-
iod of depression witch followed the
war unwise spending was not to be
countenanced. Mr. Irvine also said
Ise believed It was the intention of
the Government to bring all roads to
a more uniform Lasts. Ile could see
11', use in making Provincial highways
at the expense of municipal roads.
The speaker was mud iu favor of the
work of the 'advisory hoard and be-
lieved it wee a tine way of getting at
what the people wanted. He advised
those present to deliberate individu-
ally as well as collectively on the
highways system. Each had natural
wants bun It was better to take the
broader view he pointed out.
The general oplulon of the repre-
sentatives from Perth, Oxford and
Huron counties who addressed the
board was that a tax on gasoline and
autemdiUe Urns would put the cost
of maintaining the roads ou those who
used them. It was felt by all who
touches on the subject that torch a
tax would be a fair one.
According to A. 1.. Squire, the
chairman of the board, the amount
of gasoline need for commercial pur-
pawe•s, outside of automobiles, was
lees than three per cent, and no lu-
Jusl�le
would toe dune to anyone by
Stich •,•tax.
Iu iolrod0eltlg the object of the
comu?tltee s Investigation at the
morning session, Mr. Squires explain-
ed that 11 was the hps• of the
ensconces to gather information dur-
ing the tour of the Province "thick
would form a basin for made legisla-
tion at the next neenion of the House.
lie wanted) to aee a road policy which
wouhl ensure equitable distribution
of the coot of the highways between
the Province and the counties and
townships. He explained that the
committee wished to discover also
what type of road was wanted.
Oppose Concrete Reads
William Scott, representing the
Perth county sonnets, opened the dis-
cussion. He was very much opposed
to the construction of concrete roada
or roads of similar nature. They
were tun expeulive. A good crushed
stone. *cud, not a macadam read, was
all the people could afford, he felt.
Mr. Squire; Intimated that there
*as a movement in various parte of
the provWsir to group Into • cines
the county -Provincial roads, the coat
of which is .metained on the basis of
Imp per tent. by the Province and 40
per cent. by the county, and the
county roads. the cost of which le pro-
vided on the hale of 40 per cent.
by the I'rovllee and 60 per cent.
by the comity. Mr. Scott thought
that this would bo a goad
move, particularly If the Province
should pay 00 per cent. on the entire
new group. Mr. Squires iedutetl out
that if the change was made the divi-
sion of the cost between Province and
evltuty would probably be on an even
iasis. Mr. Scott approved of such a
proposal.
A. A. Colquhoun, Reeve of Hibbert
tow11Rhlit, vigorously urged that the
Province al Id always consult the
county councils on their l'rovinclal
highway projects.
"1 certainly feel ,that the Pro-
vince
rovinee should either shoulder •
pester share of Mho cost of Pre-
rinds!
rovindal highways, or give the emus-
ties
tw -ties some vote or voice when con-
struction
oo-struction .f highways la propos-
ed," be aald. "Tie county is often
loaded up with road expenditures
which it has not been given op-
portunity to approve or disap-
prove."
Mr. Colquhoun explained that the
Provinces bill to Perth county for
road contetruetiom has been annually
Inereaaing and yet the county has no
voice in settling the promotion or
rotates of highways.
Should Take Over Road
Meters. $$eott and Colquhoun em-
phasized that the traffic on the coun-
ty-Provinets 1 road from Elgiefield
north through MltehpM and Ll,tnwel
to Teviiddale, linking up two main
Provinc•lal highways• warranted its
being taken over as Provincial high-
way.
J. F. McQuaid. of McKillop town-
ship, was then called to spestk on be-
half of Huron county. He said that
he was by no *means clamoring for
more i'rovincial highways.
"We feel." he said. "that under
county emperviulon and control we
ean get better work and cheaper
work on the roads end at the .sl me
time keep most of the expenditure
within our own county. We would
rather add to onr road system b7
cotmty-Provincial made."
Mr. M,Quald voleed the wish of
the eonnty to have two of the county
marta which rnn from the lake to an
easterly dtrecUou taken over es coun-
ty -Provincial mads. One o; throe
road/41m that from (:rand Benet to Row•
aeldale sad the other from Antherly
to !Anhwei.
Mr. McQuaid armed very strong-
ly a revision of Hite automobile
license schedule M 1111•t the users
of truths and heavy vpMelea
worts pay a !taken share of the
rest of the reale. He arrgppe4iad
that a tax en Urea might be feaa-
ble.
1.. F.. Peterenn, Warden of Oxford
eoanty. urged the neceasit.y of taking
care of the hae•k rads.
• "etre should not forget the men on
the back road," he said. "A Provincial
ur touuty road eubaueeaa the value of
the fertile trontlug un it, but it doer
not affect the value of the farm* on
the back roads In like • manner, We
make the man on the back road
help to pay, however. We increase
his talus W help increase the value
of another man's term."
Mayor English, of the town of In-
gersoll, explained to the committee
that unless Um Government, assisted
in paving a two-mile stretch
of road In the corporation of Ingersoll
linking np the Provencal highway
from London to Ingersoll sod from In-
gersoll to Woodstock, it was very Im-
probable that the road would ever be
paved at all, hecause the property-
holders along this partleeular 'street
could not afford the money necessary
to do the work.
Asked It he thought the corpora-
tive would be willing to pay 20 per
event. of the cost of paving the street
and pay for curbing, cut,h hnsin .
sidewplke, etc., Mayor English felt
quite certain that such a proposal
would be agreeable to the property -
bottlers.
Mayor English. hl answer to a ques-
tion by the committee was very em-
phatic In stating that he felt that the
corporation was under no moral obli-
gation whatever to enlist In the cost
of the construction of any county
roads.
Favor Heavier Taxes
Several speakers also favored heav-
i. r taxe,< against trucks which. It
was thought, did the most damage to
the roads. It was also suggested that
the heavy trucks be not allowed t0
run cot the country roads In the
months - of November and 1)ec•ember
as well as In March and April. 1t was
pssinted out that in these menthe the
roads were softened by the rains
fully as much aa in the spring and
that the inu•ks ant huge ruts that
heaved in the spring when the frost
was leaving the ground and caused
immense repair bias.
II. C. Parker, chairman cd the
Board of Works, Woodaatock, explain-
ed to the meeting the position In
which Woodstock stood In regard to
the paying for Provincial highways.
Ile thought that aa some 90 per
cont. of the people of Woodstock
were working people and not getting
any benefit from the hippiwnys, it
was unfair that they should be tax-
ed for these roads.
In Mr. Parker's opinion a portion of
the money collected for license fees
should is- devoted to maintaining
rads into the city or county r sada.
Mr. Squires pointed out that the
people did benefit by the roads going
Into the city and that these going in-
to the city by using the roads made
some, contribution to that city.
Mr. Parker's plan was to put some
direct tax on those who used the
roads. In the shape of a tax on gas
or tires. He thought such a matter
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GODERiCH
MWLAUG HLIN -- B U I C K
should receive the attention of the
Government.
Gaa Price Varies
The range in the price of gas 1111
Ile -Province, from 19 to 36 centro as
at present, would make it easier for
a tax to be put on that would be a
hardehtp to no one.
peeve A. Mutton, of Mitchel,
thought that the back atreeta in the
towns should receive a 20 per cent.
grant as township rondo did. In re-
gard to the Government paying a (Continued on page 8)
grant on the main street of a town
which was a part of a Provtncal
hlglrway he did not think that It
should pay more than the central 20
feet. Any road wider than 20 fc t
was devoted to the good of the town
land the Government was not ilable
for it.
Mr. aqulre•s said It was a matter
of principle, rather than one of negotia-
tion. and that ft was nut reasonable
that the Government should be re-
Teachers
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Teachers to Tour Dominion
madvsed la rhe Itlw.eary ere Lake Loalw. lefts Vermilion Meer. centre; Nlplaon, where children are ..ss .letdwa the s.e.
nail 0.n/, right.
T0 teach the youth of Canada about Canada and do
the country justice it 1s first necessary that one
ahould see Canada. That is the view of the Canadian
Teachers Federation and no one will question it.
With the idea of correcting any deflcleactea in this
moped under which Its members may be labouring
the Federation. accordingly, has decided to make Its
trip to Victoria, B. C.. for this years annual convert.
Ws so a personally conducted tour, lasting from Au-
Igsat 1111 a lith and pol*Ising a very tatsresttas and
fastructive programme for the pedagogues and their
friends.
Arranged by Dr. L E. Hardy, Vico-Prsatdent of the
Federation, and R. id Howe, President, Provincial
Assoclatlon of Protestant Teachers. Quebec, fa con-
jttmcnas with the Canadian Pacific Railway, the tour
ewers as wide a field aa a humanly possible In the
Unto allotted. It will be made ea a special train start-
ing term Tomato and following the mals Itae of the
Ca.adtaa Pacific throughout Stop -even varying from
• few basses tea dy will be mad, at mane potato of
interest alcsg the route to Elm the teachers a full
•opertaaIty of seethe the sights at these /these. Pert
WIU10 s and Pert Arthur. the great inland grata ports
of Ulla country sad the [easel through width Canada's
huge mope hoar out to teed the world. WLalpeg, the
world's greatest grata matte!. and beeWng the world's
g reatest railway yards M them et elm Clanadlaa Pa-
cffia the booths' prairie titles of Regis* and Moose
Jaw, Calgary. the metropolis of the prairie prwtac.e
and a caw -town only a few lean aro, Vancouver. the
beautiful seaport es the mild Patifle mast wale.' a
forging sherd rt almost terrifying speed -these are all
entered en tho schedule for prolonged taapeetfoa- A
long stop will also be made at Raiff Springs Hotel
the palatial hostelry in the heart of the Rockies where
all the re ereatlosa prevido& math as limagrides/,
✓ el m■ lit tad uksohiW - - wit be `ams to alis
teachers. lake Louise. tailed 'probably the most per-
fect bit of scenery in the known `world', well akin be
visited, lunch being taken at the Chateau there. The
magnificent run through the Rockies to the coast will
be made in daylight.
The entertainments arranged tor the teacb.rs in-
clude many automobile drives, a reception at the Twin
Cities, luncheon at Winnipeg and Calgary and a re-
ception
ception at Vancouver. under the auspices se the kcal
Teachers' Aseoctation In each of the clues mentioned,
luncheon at Regina as the guests of the Premier and
Government of Saskatchewan, followed by a drive
around the city In automobiles provided by the Rotary
Club. While 1n Moose Jaw, the visitors will also be
taken tor a drive by the local Board of 'rade. -
A special return trip under similar arrangements
for those who care to take It has also been pleased.
Starting from Victoria, It Includes the woadorful rasa
through the mountains over the Kettle Valley Railway.
the steamer trips over beautiful Okanagan ass Rothe -
nay Lakes, through the heart of the fratt-growing
country. thence to Lake Windermere, aad by tester
over the splendid new Banff -Lake Windermere Hig1-
way to Vermilion River ('amp and Banff. Then canis
Edmonton, the proapereua gateway to remedies ruse
Northland. 8aakatoon. an important prairie City, Whir
tepee, Kenora, Fort William and aereas the Orono
Ickes via the Soo to Port McNiceli 'Fad Threats Mkt
trip lasts from Aucuat 17th to 211th and Melaka a
step -over for dinner •t Pentletos, diener, a atgkt's
stay and breakfast at lovely Lake Wbldarmere Cata1R
tunob at Vermilion Rlvsr ('amp, and a day at
Edmoaten. Winnipeg and Devil's Clap Camp, the
llghtful resort en Use Lake of the Woods, seal ittwsa
The visits to the camps, Use meter rua t'the
meustatee and Use retresklag sett across the
Ulm aimme make tate rotors tris tsffdtet7 desirable.