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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1954-07-01, Page 2AIM FRI!IT 0 udameit 17o you want to increase your yield Of vegetables this year? "Ton learn to recognize and con- trol garden insects and diseases Which. take a staggering bite out 0f the national food basket each year. Here is a list of the most • oommon varieties as described by C -I -L entomologists. Aphids: S in a i 1, soft -bodied ear -shaped insects eommly ound on all forms of eregeta- tlon, They exist by sucking the plant juices, causing foliage to 'wilt, and stunting growth. They can be red, green, brown, black 4Sr gray in color. Control—spray with solution of one tablespoon 40 per cent nicotine sulphate in One gailen of soapy water; or dust with derris dust. s N s Cabbage wenn: soft - bodied chewing insects about one inch long and bright green in color. They do extensive damage to all vegetables of the cabbage family including cauliflower, broccoli, kale, Brussels sprouts, turnips and radishes. Control — spray with solution of four tablespoons 50 per cent wettable methoxy- chlor in one gallon of water; or dust with derris dust.. ,• Cucumber beetles: yellow with three black stripes along back or greenish yellow with 12 black spots, They can do much dam- age to cucurbits and legumes by tthewing leaves and rind of fruit. They also transmit bacterial wilt and cucumber mosaic. Control —as for cabbage worm. e a n Cutworm: the variegated cut- worm is the most common cause of damage to newly set tomatoes, cabbage and newly sprouted corn. It works mostly by night, cutting off the young plants near the ground level. By day it is usually found coiled near the newly cut plants. Control—broadcast the follow- ing bail evenly during a warm evening after setting Out plants or when required: mix five table- smoons of 50 per cent methoxy- chlor with. one pound of bran, slowly add one and a half cups Of water and half a cup of mol - Asses. Stir until bait begins to crumble. Flea Beetle; the most oommon variety is black in color. • It jumps like a flea when disturb. ltd. It eats tiny holes in practic- ally all types of foliage and is Visually found early in the grow- ing season. Control—as for cab- bage worm. Leafhopper: this is a tiny, wedge-shaped, light -green insect which causes plants to wilt by eucking their juices. Some var- ieties are responsible for Hop- perburn on potatoes; other dam - gbeets, tomatoes, rhubarb. Control—as for sabbage worm. Colorado potato beetle: this is u large turtle -shaped, hard -shell - ad leaf -eating insect yellow in color with black stripes. In its pink, soft-shelled Larval stage it it capable of doing great damage to potato crops if unchecked. Control—spray with four tabie- apoons of 50 per cent methoxy- ohior in one gallon of water or dust with combination fixed cop- per and DDT dust, about six tablespoons for 100 square feet. Tomato hornworm: a frighten- ing caterpillar three to four inches long, green with white oblique stripes and a hornlike projection at the rear. It also feeds on potatoes,- egg plants and tobacco. Control — spray with solution of four tablespoons of 50 per eent wettable DDT in one gallon of water w + s Late blight of potatoes; a plant disease that frequently destroys a large proportion of ;the crop, It often appears in late summer following wet weather and can be identified in early stages by dark spots or blotches on the margins of lower leaves. Con- trol—spray with solution of two tablespoons of tri -basic copper sulphate (Tri -Cop) in one gallon of water, or dust with a fixed copper -DDT combination (Dee - cop 3-7 dust.) ()demi Etiquette Q. Who terminates the call it: business telephoning, the person who calls or the person who is called? A. The person who puts the call. however, if the call is of social matters, and the business of the person called is interfered with, ne may with perfect right terminate the call. Ct. flow should one point the prongs of the fork when cutting and placing food in the mouth? A. The prongs should point downward while cutting .the food and upward when lifting the food to the mo.tth. Q. Is it obligatory to reply to letters of condolence? A. Yes; send a brief note of thanks to everyone who has sent flowers or personal letters. Q. Is it good manners to use the handkerchief while at the dinner table? A. This is not so much a ques- tion of "good manners" as of "necessity." When one absolute- ly has to use a handkerchief, one should try to use it as in- conspicuously and noiselessly as possible. Q. When a man is sitting at a cocktail bar, is it necessary that he tip the bar man? A, While not exactly necessary, it still seems to be expected in many places — especially when One's change is returned to one in a small tray. Q. Where shourd . host's wife sit when they are taking a vis- iting couple driving? A. She and the visiting wife should sit together in the back seat. Q. If rue is in dor; bt as to whether an invitation can be ac- cepted, how should the acknow- ledgement be woded? A, The acknowledgement must state definitely whether the in- vitation is accepted or regretted. It is imperative always that a decision be reached before an- swering. Q. If a bride displays all her wedding gifts, should she lease the cards attached to them? A. This is entirely optional. She must be careful, though, to have a complete identifica- tion of each gift before remov- ing any cards. Q. What would be the correct way for two unmarried sisters to register at a hotel. A. They should register: Miss Jane Willson, Miss Betty Wilson, Detroit, Mich.. Visitors From Overseas -- These young British farmers arrived in Montreal in the Cunard liner Aacania recently en route to Ont - ado v hore they are spending two months studying Canadian forming method,. Left to right are John Hidderly of Warwick- shire; Miss Daphne Yeates of Staffordshire; Miss Jean Davis of Radnorshire; and Roger D. Cox of Somerset. They are visiting Ontario under rhe auspices of the National Federation of Young. Farmer's Clubs. Mr, Cox sold they brought greetings from the young formers ref Britain and while studying in Canada they hop;; to explain the working of young farmer's organizations in Britain. Mechanical 'Mama' — Nine mamaless pigs enthusiastically line up for makeshift rations on the, Merton Elliott farm as nine-year-old Guy Elliott supervises the feeding. They are all that are left of a litter of 14. When the sow died, Elliott contrived this homemade "pigateria," using pop bottles. The surviving pigs are thriving on their artificial mama. (Exclusive NEA photo.) A wild -flower garden should be a conservation effort: Those who make one by ignorantly rifling the woodlands of plants are not saving our precious native flora and preserving our woodlands. But there are some wild flowers plentiful enough to justify our taking a few plants for a wild -flower garden, and there are cases where acquiring rare plants or propagating them from cuttings or seeds is a gen- uine aid to conservation. Edwin Francis Steffek, for- merly of the Massachusetts Hor- ticultural Society, and now asso- ciate editor of Popular Garden- ing, feels keenly on this subject. As an active contribution to the conservation of American wild flowers as well as to the enjoy- ment and worth -while efforts of home gardeners, he has written a book, "Wild Flowers and How to Grow Them," Here is real help for the home gardener who has longed for a wild -flower gar den but who valued our fast - disappearing wilts flowers too much to run risks of destroying them. On Imaginary Walk There is much more to "a wild- flower garden than choosing a woody spot • and bringing home plants every time one takes a walk or ride where native flow- ers still grow. Individual conversation, Mr. Steffek calls it. As good garden- ers we can make this contribu- tion to preserving our beautiful country—no matter where in the world we live. First, be takes us on an imaginary walk—through the country where (in America) grow goldenrod, milk wee d, asters, wild strawberry, pink ladyslipper; into woodlands and boglands, along the shore, up the sides of old mountains. Before we start to grow wild flowers, we need to learn as much as we can about them, lie advises. Learn which may be picked and which not, and even how to pick the more common ones so as not to jeopardize their. natural reprodurtior, •or exist. ence. ' Next, we should watch for road construction, and other wild -flower destroying projects, get permission, a n d remove plants to sanctuaries or to a properly prepared hone ptol to save them. Third, we should learn how the different plants propagate, and do what we tan to help them, 'Pal:e cuttings and root there. Begin Vinci Study If we own a piece of woodland in which wild flowers grow, we ought to fence out marauders and cattle to protect. them. Mx'. Steffek says. And of course we should be constantly op 'the alert to protect wild flowers from their worst enermy of. all—fire, Our own wild -flower garden can begin anytime—even if we have no plot as yet, For it begins with learning as much as we can about the native flowers of our region. indeed, a very pleasant "niust.." He gives us able guidance, Notice the light each specific variety needs. is it heavy or light? Bow is it at different sea- sons? What of the location—on a sunny slope, in an open *pot, in deep shade, under shallow - rooted trees? Its new home in our garden must reproduce a plant's favorite conditions: Next, soil. Besides the make- up, texture, acidity, and amount of moisture; we must note the type of natural mulch. Most garden soils suffer for lack of humus, and must be conditioned by spading in leafmold, peat - moss, sawdust or other mate- rials, with attention to acidity or otherwise, as needed, The time for moving plants Is another thing for us "indi- vidual conservationists" to learn. In g e n e r a 1, spring -blooming Bowers move best in the autumn, and vice versa, but there are important exceptions. And there are other things to know: for example, orchids, like the pink ladyslipper should be set so the tip of the bud is not over an inch or so beneath the surface; and some wild flowers should be set in colonies, others apart. There are kinds, too, that can be moved almost any time if enough earth is taken up with Brenn. Three Tables Included The first part of Mr. Steffek's book deals with these general matters, and is followed by three useful tables: I. Wild Flowers: Where to Find Them; II. Wild Flowers Which May Be Picked (freely or in modera- tion); III, Soil Acidity. The second part owhich also, by the way, includes 50 -delight- ful colorplates of flowers' and plants—describes each group of wild flowers (as for example, the Bluebells) and tells where they grow, what they need, how they propagate, and how to have them in the home wild -flower garden. This section does not do our work for us, but is an au- thoritative and most helpful guide in our own conservation efforts. "We cannot halt the advance of our so-called civilization, but we can at least do something to stop the wholesale disappear- ance of the beautiful and often already rare native plants," Mr. Steffek urges. This book, which in addition to its practical in- formation has an atmosphere of reverence and • gratitude that is good to experience, is his an- swer. etal • Metals are seldom used in the pure state. Rather impurities are added to give a metal added strength or some other quality. These impure metals are called alloys. Ynu probably know, for instance, that steel, an iron alloy, is tougher than pure iron. Many alloys are known by particular names, and one of these names is "Mone]," No doubt you have seen seen this silvery alloy in restaurants, ice-cream parlors, kitchens and laundries. It re- sists corrosion (rusting), is very strong and can be wiped clean with a damp cloth. Monel metal contains some 68 per cent nickel, 2,9 per cent copper and the rest of the alloy is made up of small amounts of iron, manganese, sill, con and carbon, When Monel metal is used for spring wire, it has more manganese, up to 2.5 per cent; and when it is used for castings, the silicon content may be increased lip to 4 per cent. Slight variations in composition considerably affect the magnetic propertles. Oise Opinion About Fluoridation Are the findings of the labora- tory subject to popular vote? The answer is yes when those findings are used to invoke the powers of government. The American Dental Society seems to have forgotten this point, however, In its journal the society protests what it calls the reinjection of the issue of fluori- dation of public water supplies "into the political arena." The journal explains that it is "a non- political issue which has been de- cided by more than 40 years of scientific research." But is it? We agree that scientific eval- uations must be free of political meddling. But fluoridation is more than a laboratory matter. In the first place, there is no need to treat the water, since those who desire fluorides can have thein administered indi- vidually by dentists or can con- sume them in fluoridized table salt or fluoridized milk. Yet fluoridation as now practiced in- volves the use of police power to force individual citizens to submit to a medical treatment which they may not want, and even though no public danger would attend their abstinence. This is a political issue of fun- damental importance. The various measures to out- law fluoridation now being stud- ied in several state legislatures and in Congress may have ob- jectionable features, such as the implication of improper inter- ference in local affairs. However, we have not yet reached a stage w h e r a technical effectiveness transcends individual r ig h t s . When these are involved, what comes out of the laboratory is still subject to a vote.—From the Christian Science Monitor. Notice on 'flower bed: "Please let the flowers die with their roots on." NDAY SCHOOL 11,33trel It', Rey ilt 1 .1,;y kVa ale, It le Ill Jesus, Our Example and Lord Luke 2:40-52. Memory Selection: Jesus ba-. ereased in wisdom and statnwras0} and in favour with God anal man. Luke 2:52. We have only one glimpse of Jesus from the time of hie birth and infancy until his en- tering upon his ministry at thirty years of age,, Jesus wait now twelve years of age, the time when a Jewish boy became: a son of the law, with the res- ponsibility of a man. Ile went with Joseph and his mother to the Feast of the Passover at Jersalem. It seems a little strange that Joseph ,and Mary should go a whole day's journey on the return trip resting in the supposition that Jesus was in the company, however it le better understood when we con- sider'that here would be a large company of relatives and neighs bours travelling on foot. It is assumed too that Jesus had never before thus stayed behind„ At night they missed him Oast may surmise that Mary didn't sleep much that night. Or did she pray earnestly about him and then with the faith that he was safe in God's hands rest quiet- ly? Like good mothers she would certainly pray but I rather think that her rest was not without a touch of anxiety, That is in- dicated by her words to Sesuie that they had sought him sore rowing. Like other boys Jesus was curious. But his questions 'and answers astonished the doctors of the law. Later they would say, "Never man spake as this: man." Even at the age of twelve he had some conception of his task. He would not live for Self but to perform his Father's business. But in obe- dience he went to Nazareth and was obedient to Joseph and Mary: He set an example as a child while he developed into manhood. Some seriously err in denying that Jesus was the Son of God. On the other hand there is danger of our so emphasizing His deity that we minimize his humanity, This scene of the twelve -year-old boy helps us 10 keep our view of Jesus in the proper perspective. He wag human. He was God in this flesh. Where Flies Go Most flies live their lives in spring and summer; then diet. Some hide in quiet places about the house, in outbuildings, hl the fields. They do not feed, They simply lie dormant, sleeping as a squirrel in his nest sleeps the cold days away. But an unexpected warns day in winter comes. The fly feels: the extra warmth. It wakes him, makes him hungry and sends him forth to seek food. The warm day passes, and he may get back to safe hiding; but most likely the returning cold will kill him. Many flies are killed by a fungus that, floating in the air, settles on their bodies and destroys theta. Those we see dead on the win- dow sill have been killed in this way. Those that live through the 'linter lay eggs, and soon there are as many flies as ever. Kill- ing one fly in the spring means fewer, in the summer. THE MADON A Three versions of the Blessed Virgin and the Child Jesus have been portrayed on stamps is- sued by the Saarbrucken, Ger- many, post office, They arse left, "The Madonna of Master Meyer of Basle," by Hans Ha1- bein; left, below, "The Madonna "$ixtina," by Raphael; and right, below, "Holy Virgin With Child Jesus Holding a Pear," by Alb- recht Durer. Thby 'ere issued to honor the Marian year.