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Paul Benne how nut growing lfsicte a protectiVei bo
by ihtgey Doerr
is been 12 years in the
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works, and one of these
days, Paul and 'Barbara
Bennett hope to. have
enough success, with their
nut grove to branch out to
commercial markets.
Mill Creek Nut
Company, Iodated just. Out
side of Paisley, was the
brain Child of Paul, a for -
Met mill wright
Before starting' with the:
venture, Bennett•had.never
seen a nut tree but .was
interested in knowing all
be could about: nut' produc-
ytion. So when he ,spotted
an advertisement for, a nut
tree auction in Toronto,, it
was something he just
Couldn't miss-.,
"We bought this Prop-
erty with the intent of
putting 'a nut grove -on it:.
And it developed front.
there," said Sennett 'about
his; 1.00' acres in:Bruce.
Township. ''
The: Bennetts were the
`first to own a;;'commercial'
nut grove ,this side of
British: ' Columbia.
1-iowe:ver, the Couple,
won't be ready to take on
commercial' businessuntil
they,have a couple .;suc-
cessful :seasons with their.
grove, .
',Continuing research,-,
experirnet►ting,:with •feral-,
iters and .watching "the
weather all contributes" to :
the success of a rtut grmve:
Dot it's the weather that.,
has been hindering its sue„
Ce"SS.
"At minus 30 'you 'start
to losopollen .and. at minus
35,. all: the .male. flowers:
are dead, The few degrees,
in temmperaturemakes the
differettee between, having
pollen or no pollen: No..
pollen means no nuts,"
said Bennett,
The problem is potassi-
.unn, Bennett said the trees
don't get enough of it
,before the winter comes`
and so the -male.; flovaer on
the tree often freezes>and
dies. •
This winter,.things are
looking better, •
s, been mild which is'
definitely good as long, as
it.doesn't get too warm,"
said Bennett. Bennett said
too high of temperatures
could cause the trees to
bloom out of. season.
the orchard of 2;700
hazelnut trees, and the.
remaining, a mixture of.
Outer nut trees,_ produce a
few hundred; pounds of
nuts a year, While this
isn't L'noUgh for se 11 i ng
commercially, it is enough
to open ,a pick: -your -own
business for .this year,
which the Coupleplans, to
do
The nuts mature
between mid-September
and late October. Trees are
pruned in February and
blossom in mid-March.
And while ,nuts are pot the
couple's bread and buttery
another self -owned bust*
mess, Mill Crook Seed,
Company, is,
• The Bennetts make bird
seed using a number of
ingredients tobest suit the
birds of the. season, The.
product is sold.in :tovOs
from Calgary, to Prince.
:Edvrard Island.
•
Checklist for PTO's '.
- Do all PTO s. • hallo.
shielcs and: goads
place?
-
Is there a -master' shield
in place where your PTO,
meets the, tractor?'
Are shields on PTO s
checked periodically. to
ensure that they rotate
freely?(check'only with
power elf)..,
Before` leaving the trac-
tor seat; is the PTO always
disengaged, engine; shut:
:off and keys removed? "
- When working With
TO driven equipment, is
clothing close -fitting;; long
hair coveted, and no
laces ,etc „exposed?
-. Do';you 'always : avoid
stepping over "a ,,Fro
shalt? ,
- Are worn;. or defective
parts replaced as soon .a$
possible?