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Dahlias are always a favorite In
most sections of the Province, not
only because of their beauty but
also because they will thrive in
any soil that
will produce
good vegetables
or flowers. They
need the sun
only half the
day, and are
compared vel Y
easy to grow.,
Green plants
should be set
out deeper than they were in
the pot, with the bottom pair of
leaves just above ground level.
When set out as growing plants
dahlias usually make only one
strong main stem, although others
may come out from below ground
level.
* * *
Dahlia roots, however -those
which were set out undivided es-
pecially -stay send up a cluster of
stems which, if you leave them un -
thinned, will grow into such a
heavy clump that individual stems
may be weak and thin.
So thin out those clumps; and if
you want blooms of "show" quality
thin out everything but the largest
and best stalk, This is easy to do
by pulling the stems gently to one
side so that they come out from the
base without damaging other stalks.
* * *
It is a good policy to "top" your
dahlia plants at leasst once in the
earlier part of the growing season.
This is because they have a ten-
dency to produce an early bloom at
the very pinnacle of the main steer.
The best and easiest way of top-
ping dahlias is by cutting them back
just above the second pair of leaves.
Soon after that two pairs of new
shoots will sprout from the axis'
of the leaves. These can be left to
branch naturally or -for flower
show purposes -disbudded later to
produce only four large flowers.
* * *
Miniature types of dahlias are
low growing plants. As flowers are
cut new stems appear from the base,
so that the bushes are self-support-
ing and need no staking. Tall, large -
flowered varieties, on the contrary„
have a tendency to top -heaviness,
and must be tied to stakes to pre-
vent them from breaking down dur-
ing storms.
Dry, hot weather hardens the
stems and stunts the growth and
may reseult in no flowers later on.
In such cases heavy watering may
' be needed --and during continued
dry weather the ground may be
mulched with straw or other suit-
able material.
* * *
Dahlias that are not protected by
spray are liable to be attacked by
I several pests. Since the tops of the
plants grow so fast, it is wise to
spray often in order to cover the
new foliage with poisonous mate-
rial. Convenient, all-purpose sprays
and dusts are available from most
dealers and these, if applied so that
both tops and bottoms of the leaves
are covered, will answer the pur-
poses of most gardeners. Profes-
sional dahlia growers use DDT for
most of the common pests and sul-
phur dust or spray for red spicier.
* * *
Another favorite flower is the
veronica -the blue variety, -also
sometimes known as speedwell,
being the best-known, although
there are also pink and white mem-
bers of the veronica group.
* * *
It isn't hard to increase the num-
ber of your veronicas, either by
means of cuttings, or else by pin-
ning outer branches to the ground
until they forst small roots of their
own. Then there are several vari'-
ties the seeds of which may be sown
during spring and. summer. Given
ordinary attention they generally
grow very easily.
New Water System For Ontario Village -Realizing the health
value of an unfailing supply of pure water and prompted, in
part, by the occurrence of three major fires in the last three
years, the people of Brussels, Ont, recenty voted approval of -
a new water system to cost $128,000. This picture shows drill
ing operations on a test well. A few days after it was taken
the desired results were found at a depth of 204 feet and the
well is now pumping at a rate of 300 gallons per minute. De-
partment of Health tests rated the quality of the water as A 1.
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For those who use pressure can-
ners the following hints may be
useful. The are based on latest
findings by experts.
In a pressure canner, these ex-
perts favor the
use of a full -seal
jar rather than
partial -seal type
found satisfact-
ory in the bolt-
ing bath method.
And because
pressure can-
ning often means
that excessive
liquid is lost from jars during pro -
ceasing, they have developed the
following procedure.
* * *
Always maintain a constant, evert
pressure during processing. When
It is over turn off the heat or slide
canner away from the source of
your heat. Allow natural cooling -
do not open the vent until the No
Pounds mark is reached on the
dial.
Then open the petcock or vent,
allowing five more minutes to
elapse before uncovering canner. In
any event do not open canner in
less than 20 to 25 minutes after the
heat is turned off. If your canner
cools more rapidly than this it may
be left on warmer portion of stove
or on very low heat during part of
cooling period.
Before the canning season starts,
have your canner overhauled and
the pressure gauges checked. In
a recent survey of 183 canners, only
29 of thein had accurate pressure
gauges. The remainder needed re-
pairs or readjustment to be in safe
and accurate working condition.
* * *
So be sure and have your gauges
checked and cleaned. A gauge reg-
istering incorrect temperatures in-
side. the canner may mean that food
is heated too little, leading to spoil -
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2. Hummingbird (slang)
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Answer 0 t ala ssuutic will appear next week.
age later, or heated too much, with
consequent loss of food values.
Gauges of the dial type require
checking, Those of the weighted
type do not -only a good cleaning.
Your local dealer may have equip-
ment for checking dial -type gauges.
If not the gauge should be returned
to the manufacturer -packed as
carefully as if it were glass. Should
you get back a report that the gauge
registers too high or too low it
might be well to tie a tag on the
utensil, saying how many pounds of
pressure should be allowed for.
r * *
Besides paying attention to the
gauge -writes Jane Nickerson in
the New York Times Magazine -
women should also pay attention
to the release valve and petcock
which, contrary to general opinion,
may be taken off for cleaning. In
several canners which were examin-
ed in a survey the little ball in-
side the valve had cemented itself
to the valve.
This, of course, is highly danger-
ous because it keeps excess steam
from escaping, making an explo-
sion possible. The directions which
come with canners usually give
cleaning counsel -counsel which
should always be carefully followed,
Parisian "Mic-Mac" - Latest
thing to hit the Paris beach-
wear parade is this unique play-
suit consisting of a fitted, laced
bodice and a billowing pair of
bloomer trunks. A ruffled skirt
completes the costume. All
pieces are reversible, navy on
one side, polka-dot on the
other, and can be combined
various -Ways. The outfit is cal-
led "Inic-mac" - the Preneh
. adaption of the Ameficatl "oh -
match"
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The recent heavy rains have been
a great hindrance to the haying but
they have been grand for the grain
crops, gardens and strawberries. I
ant also hoping the abundant mois-
ture will likewise mean plenty of
wild raspberries and here's hoping 1
get a little time to go picking. Right
now I am still paddling around in
various kinds of paint in spite of the
fact that my sister is staying with
us. But she does not mind --since
she is still recuperating from a re-
cent illness. Her idea of a holiday is
not gadding about but rest -and of
that site is getting plenty -just as
much as she will take.
T ant having my first experience
with roller painting. And you know
how it is when you are attempting
something you haven't done before,
you naturally feel a little nervous
and know that a certain amount of
concentration is absolutely neces-
sary. Well, the other day I had my
paint mixed up in the tray and had
done my first roll across the ceiling
when I heard the most awful meow-
ing downstairs. "Gond grief," I said
to myself, "is that Whisky having
kittens -and if so, where?" I hur-
ried down. It was Whisky all right
-sitting on the dining -room rug
still plaintively mewing. Obviously
"her time had come!" 1 -Tastily f
found a large box, trade a soft bed
for her and put the box and Whisky
in a dark corner behind the back
kitchen stove. She seemed to settle
down all right so I went back to my
painting. Two more swaths across
the ceiling -and then Tippy set up
furious barking from the back
porch. Down T went again. It was
the baker, knocking at the front
door, who had caused the disturb-
ance. The baker and Tippy having
been attended to, I went upstairs
once more. But then after I had
been painting a little while I re-
membered Whisky -was she all
right, or did the baker and the
barking disturb her? I had to find
out.
* '* *
But when I got to the kitchen.
Lo and behold! Whisky had done
the vanishing act. I knew she
couldn't have got outside so I start-
ed searching the house. I looked in
all the rooms, under the beds, in
the cupboards, down in the cellar -
any place at all that I thought a
cat might choose as a delivery
room. And I called her . . . and
once I thought I heard her answer.
I called her again -yes, I did hear
her. But where? Hunting through
the house again I noticed the hall
closet was not completely closed.
"Could that be iter hide -out?" -I
said to myself, and wilted at the
•thought.
* * *
Now our hall closet doesn't quite
equal that of Fibber McGee but
neither is it as clutter -free as it
might be. It is a closet that runs
under the stairs - you know the
kind I mean -the further back you
get the less head -room you have.
And there, sure enough, right at the
very back was Whisky. Not on
anything soft, mind you, but on top
of two pairs of quilting frames, be-
tween which a kitten had been born
and dropped to the floor.
I clambered out from the dark
recesses of the cupboard -but not
without giving my head a good,
hard crack on the projecting stairs.
And I said never a word! Imagine
a man under similar circumstances.
Stops Scratches
Vases, candlesticks, lamps and
other objects -especially those made
of metal, - are liable to leave
scratches on the polished surfaces
of tables, cabinets or book shelves.
An easy way to prevent this is to
glue a piece of felt to (Inc base of
the offending piece. An old felt
hat may be used for this purpose.
Place the lamp, vase, or what-
ever it is on a piece of smooth
paper and trace around the base
with a pencil. Cut out and use as
a pattern for the felt piece. If a
trace of the felt shows after it has
been applied, It may be trimmed
with scissors. Hoe either stout glue
or household cement for attaching.
This time I took the box to
Whisky, instead of Whisky to the
box. Resetting the kitten, I put cat
and kitten in the box and earried
them out to the woodshed. After
that we both got on with our re-
spective jobs -I finished my ceiling
and Whisky produced three more
kittens. The kittens were all right
but I think my ceiling was a little
more patchy than it should have
been, After all I was painting under
difficulties. don't you think so?
Well, there are five loads of hay
in the barn and since the rain held
off during the week -end it looks as
if there might be quite a bit going
in to day. Bob is using the "pick-
up" on the hayfork so there are no
horses for Inc to drive. I'm not
complaining.
* * *
We are back to our eight-hour
day; eight hours before noon and
eight afterwards. I am stretching
it a bit but not very much. After
the hay was in and the chores done
Saturday night Partner went out
with the mower and cut until nine -
forty -five. It was cool for hint and
the horses too, and 1 think he en-
joyed it. And the other day Bob
remarked -"I can't see why anyone
on a farm should worry about going
away for a holiday during the sum-
mer." That depends upon how
much pleasure you get out of your
work, doesn't it?
New, - And All Of Them Useful
For Trimming Hedges. Made
only five pounds, this electrically -
powered tool has no gears -and Ito
circular, whirling blades cut hedges
and shrubs In only a fraction of the
time ordinarily neressary.
Heater -Oil or Coal. A flip of
the switch will convert the new
double -duty burner to either oil or
coal, as you wish. Inside a compact
Jacket are two separate combustion
chambers. When converting from
one fuel to the other an electric
damper automatically shuts off one
unit, thereby preventing any fumes
which may remain front catching
fire.
Mechanical Tiller. Made especi-
ally for small gardens, this meclian-
icai tiller works without wheels,
axels or tires. Weighs 84 pounds
and carries a 1% h.p, gasoline eng-
ine over a set of ten roto -spikes or
prongs, Maker claims that the ma-
chine plows, discs, harrows and pul-
verizes in one operation to a depth
of 3 to 6 inches.
Seed Box, Corrosion -resistant
seed bed made of plastics and light
metal, Plastic coated wire mesh
glazing replaces glass in the alum-
inum frame and admits a -high
degree of infra -red and ultra -violet
rays. Has sliding covers for greater
proof, and can be packed Nat for
convenience. Ilailproef and sliatter-
storage when not ih use.
Air Conditioner. Window -type
conditioner equipped with two sep-
arate refrigerating systems giving
"selective cooling". On system will
supply adequate capa'tiv to enol
a room in temperate summer weath-
er or during tine night. On extreme-
ly hot days both systems may be
operated simultaneously.
Car Braking Device, This easily -
installed device lucks a car's hy-
draulic brakes after driver has
brought it to a full stop. While
waiting for a stop -light, for example,
you can take your font oti the brake
and it will not roll, either going
up -hill or down, Nor will it creep
as is common with so many auto-
matic transmission cars. While car
is in motion a pressure switch keeps
circuit open, even with accelerator
pedal released and brakes applied.
Fully autran:ti•• "quires no
change in driving habits.
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It's simply wonderful ...tile difference in jam and jelly -
making when you use Certo. You get jams and jellies
that look better, taste better, are better ... and much
more of them. That's because Certo is "fruit pectin" -
the natural substance in fruit that makes jams "jam" and
;jellies "jell" - extracted and refined ready for your use.
THE CERTO BOIL IS SO SHORT
With Certo you boil only one -to -two minutes for 'jams -
a half -minute -to -a -minute for jellies. NO prolonged,
tedious boiling to make sure your jam or jelly will set.
Certo makes all fruits set "just right". This extremely
Certo short boil means;
1 You get 507 more jam or
jelly because practically none
of your precious fruit juice is
boiled away.
2 The time you spend is cut
down to a fraction.
3 The natural colour and taste
of the fresh fruit are retained.
The Certo boil is too short to dull
the one or spoil the other.
a " If you are only a beginner, don't worry.
You'll have no failures if you follow
exactly the recipes provided with
Certo. Since different fruits need dif-
ferent handling, there's a separate,
kitchen -tested recipe for each one.
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MAKE JAM AND JELLY THE QUICK
EASY MODERN CERTO WAY.
ASK YOUR GROCER FOR. CERTO TODAY.
A Product of
Gonorol Foods
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A pound of jam or 'ally
made with Certo contains
no more sugar then a
pound anode the old, long•
boil way.
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By Arthur Pointer