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PAO$ BA=-dOD RICH 'SIGNAL -SPAR, THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1973
This is going to be a tough
. column to 'write. I'm on my
holidays, it's a beautiful sum-
mer day, hot but, not muggy;
and I'm as lazy as the cat,who
is curled' up in "her" chair,
dreaming.
In winter, she eats like a hog
and becomes repulsively fat. In
summer, she subsists prin-
cipally_pn bees, ants and but-
terflies, and slims out into a
tigress, stalking her domain;
the 'back yard.
Her domain underwent a big,
change this week. Tw1.4v,
friends died. You might' say
they were cut down in their
prime. They were twin elms,
lofty and graceful. I've spent
many an hour slumped in a
lawn chair watching the birds
and the squirrels in the elms,
listening to the whispering of
the two lovers as they leaned
toward each other and caressed
each other with their limbs.
Hey, this is getting pretty sexy.
Last spring they -lame out in
leaf, but by mid -summer the'
wereodead of the Dutch .elm
plague which has blighted my
part of the ctintry.
I was going • to have them
taken down this summer,
anyway, but my plans were
spurred a bit when a small
limb fell off and conked my
neighbour on the head, and
the a large limb came down
and 'Tell on my neighbour's
house. They're good neigh-
bours, but that's carrying things
a bit far.
I'd heard all sorts of horror
stories about the fantastic
prices people charged to
remove trees. I was assured
that it would cost me 'a couple
of hundred dollars per. tree.
This wasgottsense, as -horror
stories so often' are.' located a
tree surgeon who works for the
hydro. His estimate was $65.
"Each?", my wife queried, and
I kicked her sharply on the
ankle.
She is always worried about
any deals I make. She thinks I
have no business sense and will
be diddled at every turn. She is
right about the first premise,
but, have never yet been.did-
dle'd,because I trust people. She
doesn't, and has been diddled
several times.
Anyway, that was .a firm
price for both trees, and I
didn't shoparound because I
thought it as reasonable, and
there's not ing I detest more
than trying to beat somebody
down on a rice.
Well, it as pretty „exciting.
George arrived with ropes,
chain saws and four husky
assistans. Instead of taking the
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trees down in pieces, he was
going to fell them_ in the back
yard, toward the house.
It's a pleasure to see an ex-
pert at work. He sized up the
trees by eye and reckoned they
wouldn't hit the house. I had to
take his word `for it. If he'd,,
misjudged, one ,tree would have
slammed through the French
doors and rightinto our living -
room.
He went up the tree like a
monkey and fastened ropes
around it. The other ends of the
ropes were "snubbed around
trees near the house and the
boys stood by, ready to . pull.
Snarl went the chain saw.
Heave went the boys. WHAM!'
Down came number one, right
where he'd lined 'er up, .A few
minutes later, down came num-
ber two, almost missing the
peony bed.
Then they went to work like
.so many beavers, some wielding
chain saws, tffe others piling
brush. In 'three hours from go,
the trees were down, sawed
into fireplace length, and
everything cleaned up.
I have ceased worrying about
the energy Crisis in this country.
I have enough elm blocks
(tacked in wood piles all over
the yard to see us through until
at least the year 2,000, and af-
ter that somebody else can
worry about it.
There's something snug and
homely about a wood pile.
Now, instead of looking out
and seeing flower beds that
need weeding, I can sit. and
Kook .at my wood. piles,
I didn't left a finger myself,
but I feel as smug _and satisfied
when I look at all that wood as
any pioneer ever did when he'd
just finished cutting, and'
stacking his wood for the win-
ter.
There's only one cloud/hi the
horizon. It's too'' good ',to,, be;
true. I'll bet that right now,
some beady -eyed bureaucrat in
the Departmnet of National
Revenue is trying to figure out
some way of collecting tax on
that wood.
He'd better not succeed or
there'll be trouble. He can sales.
tax me, income tax me,
property tax me, but if he tries
to tax my wood pile it will be
the final straw and there'll be'
murder done. The weapon will
be a two -foot elm block, drop-
ped from the bathroom win-
dow.
Army' Worm make
war on farmers
Armyworm populations are
usually kept at a low level by
parasites and predators, but
every so many years, when con-
ditions are ' particularly
favourable for their develop-
ment, they exceed theitural
enemies and become an
economic problem. The last
major outbreak '" occurred in
1964 and a minor one
developed in' 1972.
As of the week -ending July
13th, 1973 there have`fieen two
fields reported in the area
where the level of armywor'm
has warranted spraying for, con-
trol. There.has been at least a
FERTILIZE YOUR .ANNUALS
VEGETABLES TOO,
Many gardening 'enthusiasts
spend small fortunes on annual
flowering plan -6 and then ex-
pect'them to bloom all summer
long without any help from fer-
tilizer. ,
"Too often, we selfishly ex-
pect a sea of color without
anymore help -from' us than a
watering now and then," notes
R. A. Fleming, horticultural
specialist, Ministry of
Agriculture and Food.
Petunias, marigolds, zinnias
and many other small annuals
will produce bigger and better
blooms ifthey are given
periodic but regular feedings of
either a liquid plant food .or
small amounts, of a good gar-
den fertilizer, such as a 7-7-7, ,a
S IO.15`''or a 10-10-10 analysis.
When using soluble fer-
tilizers, follow the manufac-
turer's recommendations for
the type of annual to be fer-
tilized. Granular garden fer-
tilizers may be applied aC'a rate
of 1 - 1 1/2 lb. of fertilizer for
every 100 sq: ft. of garden area.
This -a-pp-Ircatirm---should be
repeated once a month.
It helps garden vegetables
too, if they are side -dressed
with a good fertilizer frorp time
to time. Larger, healthier
vegetables will result.
dozen .more grain fields where
rmyworru has been located.
-The mature larva is about 1/2
inches long, nearly, hairless,
,dark green or brown in colour.
They feed .mostly at night or on
cool days. They feed on oats,
corn, barley, , quack grass
and foxtail, in that order. In
this area they have been
located in barley fields. They
feed on the awns , and, then
remove ' the heads. In barley
fields they can be detected by
awnless heads andor barley-
heads
arleyheads lyipg on the ground., In
the daytime they remain on the
ground. As the grain crop
matures, they will migrate to
the corn field. Generally they
do not feed on beans or alfalfa.
At the present time there is
no reason for alarm and we can
hope that heavy infestations do
not occur; however, grain and
corn fields should be watched.
• If they are located in a` field,
it does' not mean that spraying
is warranted; however, if there
are 5 or 6 per square foot, ac-
tion should betaken. Sevin
and malathion are recommen-
ded as insecticides. Two other
insecticides are also recommen-
ded, methoxychlor and
parathion: However, these lat-
ter two sprays are more
dangerous tg the operator than
the first two.
If assistance is required in
assessing ...arrnyworm in-
festation, call the nearest office'
of the ' Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food.
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After first year, Home Care
service looks good countywide
Since June 1972, Home Care
has been available to all
residents of Huron County.
During the fiscal year April
1st, 1972 to March 31st, 1973, 231
patients received Home Care
including 26 patients from
Seaforth Community Hospital;"
26 from Clinton Public
-Hospital; 17 from South Huron
Hospital, 37 ' from Alexandra
and Marine Hospital; and 40
from Wingham and District
Hospital. The program allowed
them to leave their hospital
early and continue their con-
valescent care , at home.
Some47 patients from the
County were admitted tb'Home
Care from their, home, thus
avoiding admission to hospital.
Another 38 patients were
referred by the attending
physicians from the hospitals in
London, Stratford, Kitchener,
and Listowel.
Horne Care must be
requested by the family
physician and the patient must
require nursing and/or
physiotherapy. Then,
homemaking, drugs, dressings,
hospital equipment, may be
provided. The care of each
patient is individually decided,
as required by each patient
and according to the care
requested by the family
physician.
Physiotherapy and nursing
care May be provided as long as
the patient is improving from
these services, but homemaking
is limited to 80 hours per
patient. If homemaking is still
required alternate
arrangements are made, either
privately, or ,through, Social
Seryices. Patients of any age
Jeannette Johnston, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Morley John-
ston of R.R. 2 Auburn,
graduated June 29 from the
H-u'ron Perth Ric onal School
of Nursing at Stratford: She
has accepted a position in the
fall at Goderich Psychiatric
Hospital.
Sharon ;Van Der' Meer,
Goderich, graduated recently
from the University of Guelph
with an honors Bachelor of
Arts degree in Fine Arts.
Sharon intends to enroll for
further studies in the pine Arts
field.- . ..
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Sarah Jane Hays, daughter of
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Arts degree, in History (with
Canadian Studies) from
McMaster University at the
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Hamilton Teachers' College in
September.
can receive Home Care and the
.cocks are paid by their O.H.I.P.
insurance. M The youngest patient was 10
years of age, during the past
year and the oldest was 93,
witl4tWercent of the patients
over 65.
As the services of Home -Care
are arranged according to in-
dividual
ndividual needs, not all patients
require all the services. During
' the past year, 87 percent
received nursing care, 31 per-
cent received physiotherapy
and 58 percent received
homemaking.
Home Carer is a team effort
involving the patients, his
family and friends, working
with the Nurse, Physiotherapist
and Homemaker, in providing
the care ;required,
Any medical condition ,may.
be accepted for Home Care,:as
long as the family and patient
Are willing to participate and
adequate care can be provided.
By allowing the patient to
return home early or stay at
home while being treated or
recovering from an illness, care
can be provided in the home
where the patient so often is,
more comfortable and content
in familiar surroundings.-
Cost
urroundings."Cost of providing Home Care
to residents of Huron County
was''$10.95 a day, during the
past fiscal year.
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