The Clinton News Record, 1935-06-27, Page 6PAGE6
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Late Sown Vegetables
Fine quality vegetables may be
produced from late seeding. Swede
turnips, carrots and beets may be
sown as late as the middle of June
and still have time to develop to a
desirable size for. winter use, The
land should be well prepared and
rich in plant food. Should dry con-
ditions prevail the seed should be
sown on the level rather on ridges.
Raspberry Plantations
When manure is not applied to
raspberry plantations until the
spring, a cover crop is also advisable
to prevent too late growth of cane.
As the advent of mosiac disease is
making it advisable to renew planta-
tions more frequently, the , grower
Who is unable to get large quantities
of manure will find that shorter ro-
tation lends itself lore to the cover
crop and mulch system, for each new
plantation may be preceeded for a
season by a crop of clover or alsike
which, when turned over, will leave
the soil in excellent condition for the
hew plantation. This method of .re-
newal, say 'very six years, with pro-
per green manuring,.cover crop or
mulch, and adequate quantities of
commercial fertilizers, will render it
possible for raspberry growing to
take its place beside orcharding, in
being more or less independent of
the failing and inereasingly expen-
sive supply of manure.
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Many Graduates at Guelph
History was made at the 'annual
convocation at the Ontario Agricul-
tural College when for the first time
a girl student carried off the general
proficiency award in the graduating
year.
It was the climax of a .brilliant
academic career during which she led
the class of 119 students in each of,.
the four years, ,!!firs Regina Van
Der Hoorn, of .Cavan, Ontario, won
the proficiency prize, and in addition
captured the Canadian Feed ivfanu-�
facturer's Association award for the
best, thesis on animal nutrition.
(Muss Van Der Hoorn shared hon-
ors in the graduating year with John
Dryden, of iBrooklin, 'Ontario, a
grandson of the late 'ion. John Dry.
den, provincial minister •of agricul-
ture some 40 years ago, and a prom-
inent figure in the early life of the
0.ACs who was awarded the Charles
McGowan ,Memorial scholarship and
John Bright scholarship. John Rey-
nolds, of Beeton, Ontario) received
honorable mention for the McGowan
prize which goes to the student show-
ing the best all-round ability in vas
ademic standing, student activities
and co-operation with fellow students
and members of the faculty.
Early Blight of Potatoes
A's a result of investigations made
by the Division of Botany, Dominion
Enpericental Farms, the following
measures are recommended for the
control of early blight of potatoes.
Use only clean seed. Applications
of Bordeaux mixture (4-4-110) should
be made regularly and thoroughly
every ten days •or two weeks, start-
ing when the plants are six to eight
inches high. This, destroys the fun-
gus, strengthens the plant and re-
duces flea beetle injury which is an
aid to infection. After digging the
potatoes rake up and burn the tops
as they afford winter protection for
the fungus. Use a crop rotation as
successive crops of potatoes tend co
increase the disease. Avoid piling
the potato tops. close to the newly
dug pile of potatoes.
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