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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1957-08-22, Page 3White Grubs, Not Drought Ruining Lawns The sun pleads nbt guilty to causing those brown spots cov- ering local lawns. As a matter of fact, it is the hungry white grubs, the larvae of June betties, which are responsible. In certain years, lawns and large areas of turf such as golf course fairways are sometimes very badly damaged. While the grubs eat the roots and othen underground parts the adult beetles feed on the leaves of many broad-leaved treed and sometimes strip the leaves ,, from the shrubs and raspberry bushes. Outbreaks of white grubs have occurred • in many parts of On- tarioevery third year for many years. White grubs require three years to complete their life cy- ole and,. while it is, possible to find all stages in any one year, the greatest majority of the in- sects in most sections of Ontario will follow this pattern: June beetles emerged from the soil during the latter part of May and early June in 1956, except in an area. along Lake Ontario from Oshawa to Burlington and the Niagara Peninsula. In this section emergence took place in 1955 and the cycle is, therefore, one year ahead of other parts of the province with overlapping where the two brood areas meet. The beetles flew in huge num, bers, taking to the air at dusk and feeding and mating on the foliage of trees and shrubs. At the first sign of daylight they sought out grassy areas, weedy places, and uncultivated land and burrowed into the soil, where the females Laid their eggs. These eggs hatched in a few weeks and the young grubs fed on decaying vegetable matter and the roots of living plants. In the fall they went deeper into the soil and remained there dur- ing the winter. In the spring of 1957 as the soil warmed up, they game up to within inches of the surface and fed ravenously dur- ing the whole of the growing season on the roots of plants. They do the greatest amount of damage during this period of their life cycle. In the fall, they will go down in the soil and pass the winter, LUCKY -If the expression "Lucky 7" means anything, Michael Rogers, 1, who's happy these days just riding his hobby horse, might someday take a fling at betting the horses. The youngster has a long line of 7's. He was born on the 7th day, of,. the 7th month, at 7 a.m., weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces. He's the 7th grandchild on the paternal side and the 7th grandchild on the maternal side. coming up again in the spring of 1958. At •that time the grubs will feed for a very short time only, and then change to beetles. These beetles, however, will re- main in the soil until the spring of 1959. The cycle will then be com- plete; heavy flights will again take place and a new genera- tion wilt be started. Land which was under culti- vation during the beetle flight in 1956 did not offer suitable egg -laying, places. ' However, where cultivation was not pos- sible,such as:. on Lawns, fair ways, parks and pastures and where chemicals were not ap- plied directly to the soil it is possiblethat severe injurymay occur during the summer of 1957. Horticultural. Societies are of- fering the following advice . to lawn owners to help protect their grass: Apply one of the following materials to 500 square feet of lawn surface: Five per- cent Aldrin, dust or granular - one -and -a -half pounds; five per- cent Chlordane, dust or granu- lar -two -and -a -half pounds; five percent Dieldrin, granular -one- and -a -half pounds; two -and -a- half percent Heptachlor, dust or granular -three pounds. Spread material evenly and wash thoroughly into the turf with the sprinkler immediately after application. Any one of the above materials should control white grubs in a;lawn for a per- iod of three years. Wettable powders or emulsions of the ma- terials listed above may also be used. Follow the manufacturer's directions as stated on the con- tainer. Lots in A Na;'t,e If you're a proud father or mother trying to choose a name for your child, take warning from the clergyman who has been pointing out some of the snags you are likely to encoun- ter. "One special point to watch is the resultant initials if they happen to build up a w'ord," he says. "For instance, if your sur- name begins with a 'T' it is a handicap to christen t h e girl Cynthia Anne."" Ile also warns parents about choosing outlandish names. He was once asked to name a child Jubilee, but refused to do so. The parents had chosen it be- cause it was the name of a zoo chimpanzee. A few years ago. a Lincolnshire vicar warned parents that he would not christen a child Morrie ' or Harry. The correct names,he pointed out, w e r e Florence and Henry. Another vicar bans such names as Bob. or Meg, explaining that the pro- per baptismal form is Robert or Margaret. Elizabeth, Anne, Susan and Mary are among the most popu- lar girls'. names being chosen this year. Names with the gla- mour:of poetry, Helen, Beatrice, Laura and Geraldine, ars also growing in popularity. For boys, Charles, John, William and Da- vid are steady favourites with James and Richard as close runners-up. An awkward situation can arise when parents disagree about the names of their off- spring. When this happens in some Hindu families, two lamps are lit. One is given the name favoured by the father and the other that favoured -by the mo- ther. The baby is named after the lamp that burns longer. It is perhaps the contrast, a pleasant and charming combina- tion of the new and the old, that makes Quebec • t h e tourist's mecca. CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Mercenary 6.. Not high 9. Make leather 12. Puff up 33. Carry out 15. Egg drink 16. Old Joke 18. Conductor's stick 19. High 20. Tablet 22. 2000 lbs. 24. Clique 25. Beneath 27, Disencumber 29. Practical joke St votNegative vote 33 Nickel symbol l 04. Go furtively 36. Pdge:. 20. )xclamatton 39. Small barrel 41. Measure 42..Tap, outcast 44. Report 46. Ilaunt 49. German city •61. Witty remark 82: Perform 53. Sign n the zodiac 80. ltatny 57. Press for. payment 63: Beier of lacite ncid. 10. Religious. vestment 02.Malt1Iq(Tor 88. Seed nit niner 04, Titles • DOWN 1. Planet 2. Run off to wed 0. Pester 4. Near 6. Side of a triangle S. Lawful 7. Draft animal. 85. Lifelike 8. Gauzy fabric 40. Mucilage 9. Private 41. Particle 48. "_ in Wonderland" 45. Having cut grass 47. Cali forth 48. Roman date 90. encountered 63. Aftep the manner of 54. Source of maple sirup 60. Light brown 57.Not bright 59. Por 41. lrolhcr teacher 10. Making amends 11. TO 14. House pet 17. Point 21. Put on 24. Article 25. Maker of foodstuffs 26. Hesitate 28. Perish 30. Hard wood 32. Still 34. The girl RIM • 111111 III 1111111111 II • 11111111114111 MI6 eittilialii maw lam MI= 11111 F1l1®111.011 Answer elsewhere on this page. tVt00-VE,; PLEASE -Barbara Rhodes, four, looks a bit disgusted with the "cow" that's holding up her train. Bossy will be all right, however, as the electric train stops automatically when something touches the tracks. The realistic railroad situation was demonstrated at the Toy Guidance exhibit. L FMN FRONT Canadian agricultural officials actively engaged in campaigns to control warble flies in cattle no doubt will agree with the con- clusion reached at an inter- national nternational conferenee in France last year on warble fly control in Europe. • * • After reviewing reports from the 17 European countries rep- resented, a summary of the meet- ing stated: "Reports from the various countries justifies the view that nearly everywhere there exist practical means of action and effective treatments. , yet everywhere considerable diffi- culties arise whenever these methods have to be put into prac- tice and applied systematically and generally". • • • The meeting, in Paris, was or- ganized by the European Produc- tivity Agency, a branch of the Organization for European Econ- omic Cooperation (OEEC), which has adopted as •a project the preparation of an up-to-dete re- view of animal disease control in Western Europe. • * • Thirty representatives from the member countries attended the conference and presented reports and estimates On their respective losses due to warble fly infestation in cattle, the ex- tent of the infestation and the control methods employed. Total annual losses due to warbles in these countries were estimated at $77 million, made up of $81 mil- lion in damage to hides and $681/4 million due to reduced production of meat and milk. • * * There was great variation in the extent of warble fly infes- tation shown as a percentage of the cattle population affected. Estimates ranged from less than one per cent in Denmark, Nor- way and Sweden to as high as 30 per cent in France, Italy and the United Kingdom. The three Scandinavian countries reported effective control of the insect to the point where losses were not of economic . importance, Ten countries reported special legis- lation in effect, in some countries for as long as 30 years. Eight of the ten required compulsory treatment of infested cattle, but apart from the Scandinavian countries most reported legisla- tive measures as not effective- that they were not strictly ap- plied and gradually fell into disuse. M * * Two countries reported results of warble fly control campaigns somewhat similar to those car- ried out in Ontario. Veterinary officials in the United Kingdom made a survey of all cattle on the Isle of Wight for three suc- cessive years, 1954-55-56. As a result of three years treatment (a derris or rotenone solution ap- plied with a stiff brush to the warble larvae in the backs of the cattle) the percentage of the 600 odd herds on the Island clontain- ing cattle infested with warbles was reduced from 73 per cent in 1954 to 15 per cent in 1956. The percentage of infested animals, was reduced from 16.2. per cent to 1.9, and the number of warbles per infested animal from 10-20 to 1-2, rarely 3. In a similar test in theprov- inoe of Luxembourg, Belgium, also using a rotenone dressing, en 200,000 infested cattle, the av- erage percentage of infestation had fallen from 55 to 35 per cent and the number of warble larvae per animal from 42 to 7.2. Fol- lowing the Luxembourg province test carried on in 1952-53-54, the Belgian government passed a law in February, 1955, providing for compulsory free treatment of warble fly larvae in cattle throughout the country. This in- volved inspection in 1955 of 2,500,000 animals and treatment of 550,000 found to be infested. The program is planned to cover a period of five to six years. * * • Feed efficiency is a measure Of the pounds of feed required to produce a pound of product. All factors that enter into the determination of this character- istic must be considered if maxi- mum returns are to be obtained from the poultry enterprise. The mainfactors to consider in measuring feed 'efficiency are breeding, feeding, and manage- ment. * • •, The feed required for main- tenance is highly correlated with body weight. Thus for maximum efficiency the egg producer must have a relatively small bird. A four -pound bird laying 200 eggs per year will require about 74 pounds of feed whereas a six - pound bird laying at the same rate will require about 94 pounds. Thus the lighter birds require about one pound of feed per dozen eggis less than the heavier birds if both lay at the same rate. This represents a substantial sav- ing. * • The type of ration also plays an important role in feed effi- ciency. Rations containing large amounts of corn, wheat, and some animal tallow, are coming into common use. These are re- ferred to as high energy rations and are more efficient for egg production than low energy rations. These high energy rations usually cost more per pound but because they are more efficient the cost per unit of pro- duction may be less than for low energy rations. Feed should be purchased on the basis of cost per unitof production rather than on the basis of price per pound. * ** Witih a good bird and good feed, correct management factors make a profitable enterprise. In management, adequate and proper feeding, and watering are probably the most neglected. Lay- ing hens should be provided with about six inches of hopper space per bird. Feed hoppers should be designed so that there is a mini- mum of feed wastage. Studies • have shown that feed wastage may run as high as 25 per cent if the feed hoppers are filled too full. Good judgment In handling feed is of great importance in improving feed efficiency. Jolly Argonaut Millionaire Greek shipowner Aristotle Socrates Onassis, 51, welcomed Greta Garbo, 51, back to Monaco with a blare, a blast, and a blaze. When Miss Garbo stepped off a train from Paris in Monte Carlo, a crimson -coated band oompahed the waltz from "La Boherne," a big bouquet of red roses was handed to her, and a turbaned Arab salaamed and escorted her to a waiting Cadil- lac. Arriving at her high -walled Villa Le Roc, she was hailed with a siren blast from Onassis's 1,700 -ton luxury yacht Christina, anchored in Monaco's harbor. Then, as she relaxed on her ter- raee, Roman candles and rockets blazed skyward; the piece d'oc- casion was a rocket that dropped a paper blue and white flag of Onassis's Olympic Maritime Co. "That Onassis is some prank- ster," said one Monegasque. "But Miss Garbo's nerves are jangled." BOSS IS CALLING Canadian Executives are now being offered pocket-size paging sets that can be made to buzz by radio control, reports The Financial Post. One system has 450 individually -coded sets that can be made to work up to 880 yards away from a central oper- ator. A second system, with lon- ger range, has 3,235 separate call signals. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking WVN QO 0 N I WV 31. 'I•it 3a -own�l bi3 9213A �N1 V N'S N.Aq "HMO I O N O tl3, xc3v31V�3 M V i$M O 1 1Y N 3 A llND� SSC o a By Rev. +,t. Barclay Warren B.A., B.D. Hanna, a Woman Who Kept Her Promise 1 Samuel 1:9-11, 20-28 Memory Selection: I will .pap thee, my vows, which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when, I was iv trouble. Psalm 66:13-14. The results of polygamy have always been evil. Rivalry and jealousy between wives is in- evitable. Hannah was taunted by Elkanah's other wife be- cause she had no children. Hannah prayed fervently. She vowed, "0 Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remem- ber me, and not forget thine handmaid,but wilt give until thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto tha Lord all the days of his life." Her prayer was answered. The. child was named Samuel be- cause, as Hannah said, "I have asked him of the Lord." Hannah kept her vow. As soon as Samuel was weaned which was probably at the age of two or three she Shiloh andpresented' took him to Shi h him to the Lord. She said to Ell the priest, "For this child I have prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of Him; therefore also I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord." Every year Hannah accom- panied her husband to the house of the Lord to offer the yearly sacrifice. Each year she took Samuel a little coat. Eli, the priest, blessed Elkanah and Han- nah and Hannah had three more sons and two daughters. How happy we should be it our children are serving the Lord. This is more important than wealth or fame. Luther and A,.nnin Peck, hum- ble and devout Methodists in Connecticut, were married in 1787. Into this home came five sons and six daughters, all of whom were given to the Lord in an everlasting covenant. AU eleven children found the Lord and were members of a Methed- 1st's class of which the father a blacksmith, .was leader. AIR five sons became Methodisl preachers. The youngest was fot many years • a bishop of the Methodist Church. May we parents be worthy examples before our children! May we be such radiant Chris- tians that our children may seek and serve the Saviour who tie all in all to us! FOUND A HOME - "Thomas," a lost baby robin, has a new "papa" in five-year-old Jamie McKinley, who found the tiny bird after it fell from a nest near his home. Jamie's parents have spent about $1 a day for worms to feed "Thomas," who, although able to fly now, refuses to rejoin his feathered friends. i HURRICANE VICTIMS -A group of people rem oved from Cameron to- Lake Charles, La.,' sir waiting and looking for relatives and friends, hoping they too will be rescued by workers going through the rubble of the town.