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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1961-07-06, Page 7White 'Toiled Dee In The QIr+hard This is the time of year we can look out our k;lcl)en win- dow at breakfast and see a cora laws switch of white along the • iyrehard; wails where manna deer Is, flicking at flies and parr - suing the perennial processes. The common deer el Maine is called the whitetail, and any- body who has seen them knows why, Particularly this time of year, when although they are quite reddish they are able to blend amazingly into the new greens, You wouldn't know tl,ny were there, and you looking right at theta, until that tail twiches. If one of them is sur- prised, and bounds away, the last thing you sea is that while tail in the air. As far as pro- tective colouring mei, the min - ate they move that white toil, they might as well shoot oft a rocket and buy an advertisement in the papers, The fawns are bora about now, soon after the first of June, And although I haven't heard from them yet, this is the time for the Fish and Game Warden; to repeat their annual appeal to the to "let the fawne alone!" Every Jene a great many new- born fawns• are "found" by soli-- citou litunans who pick lh nnup and carry them home to ssve" them. They generally bring them to a warden, who is unhappy about it. For the fawns, you see, are not lot at all, and have not been abandoned by their math- ers, and if you just let them alone they will make out tine. Not until some human gathers them in and smears them with his own scent is the fawn likely to be abandoned, so the kindness intended is indeed a cruel inter- ference, The sight of a white tail along the puckerbrush is our first in- dication, usually, that the deer have brought last year eves into - this, The hunting season, each ended just as winter began, al- ways leaves us wondering if they got all of then:. ' • ur area, deer are "hunted heed," In the tell ,w.li h is mating season, the deer range long dis- tances, and it's absurd to have a sense of possesion about them. Those that summered in our fields and woods may catch up with a hunter miles away, ,just as those from miles away may move in here for their fate.. This happened once cn our lawn, a gentleman driving by pulled up; hid behind our mail box, and mowed one down by our troth door. Anyway, it the deer outlasts the hunters, he then faces win- ter. Along the westerly side of our farm is an area that usually harbours several deer all win- ter. This is known as "yarding out." They can't move too well in deep snow, so they pick a place where food is handy and stay within a small area. If the • snows are veru deep, and the food runs out, they depend on what fat they had laid by, and wait for spring. Same of them don't always make the down -hill side of March if things are very bad, particularly if bobcats and Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking 2IBCIO S B50910,..1 SB'DB I is nm :;:? to N B 1-1no I SB N O^ `Sd yS. w NVWS 21211! d i! a 1 V S a B b B 1 B A B d O 0 CI n N 4.3i! DS H S V 0 iS 91 I S,'HD''2?J d 1 V SB -rd di- d t .. a..., .i *',` . ,. .n...�v.....,%.._ ri :• r,', ' 3'%lt;:`.S�`,`"^ �t"?"' Z;• °not dt'i+�x . i°u!C ti "x.Afaz .:.&,"x�.: ;s: PEDAL PUSHING THROUGH TIME - Hard -riding cyclists on the "Tour of Italy" bike race classic fall to distract a mule grazing on the slope near an ancient Norman castle. The scene is at Cosenza, at the "toe" of the Italian "boot" ranging dogs worry them.But if they do, and most of them amaz- ingly do, they begin to move when the buds break and the new grass starts, and that's when we begin to see them at break- fast time, The deer is nocturnal, and fa- vours the dark of the moon. So they have been out all night for- aging, making up for the strin- gent diet of winter, and day- light has come, and their In- stincts make them seek cut a spot where they may bed down and wait for dusk again. As they decide to leave off feeding, they' have this morning moment of standing around twitching at flies, a sort of farewell wave as they disappear into the bushes and are gone. After the fawn has come, which is just about the middle of June or a little earlier, mo- ther deer takes the very best of care. But it is in her own good way, and not to be ques- tioned by humans, Long-legged and wobbly, the baby has noth- ing to do but sleep and eat, and he is certainly in no condition to leap and run with motheras she looks after herself too, So, the wanders off. and may even go some distant... But she has little signalling murmurs she makes, and her ways of keeping in touch. If alarmed by ap- proaching humans, she will throw a warning back and be gone, knowing that her child will lie low until she returns, It is now that some wandering do- goeder, pursuitful of the fiddle - h e a d or trailing arbutus, will stumble through the pucker - brush and find the little fellow. What the do-gooder should do, having done this, is backtrack and go around, and make be- lieve he hasn't seen a thing, and mind his own business. Now they have to feed the blamed thing from a bottle and put a tag on its ear and keep records for the commissioner, and after it grows up they have a pet deer on their hands, They have to put it in a cage and haul it long miles into the far- thest wilderness and release it where man is unlikely ever to come across it. For one of these hand -raised deer will walk up to anybody that looks like a bis- cuit carrier, and completely un - wild will look to a hunter just like a real one. Even the most hard-boiled game - management expert gets a twinge of consci- ence at the thought, Anyway, white tails are flash - mg again in the orchard. - By John Gould in the Christian Sci-e once Monitor, IITRUGGLIE OF THE MASSES - This Is not a scene at New York's roll hour subway, Students at University of Minnesota est a record of sorts by piling 101 of themselves on a mattress. TilL FAiN FONT Jok*i2usseLL. Depredations of insects receive so much publicity that some people might be led to believe that all insects are destructive, suggests N. S, Church of the Canada Department of Agricul- ture's research station. This is not so, he points oat, citing pollinator bees, and lady- bird beetles among the species that are beneficial to agriculture and should be protected, a * * "Many people do not realize and even experts sometimes for- get, that there are a lot more good insects than bad ones," he observes. Insects help break down dead vegetation into humus, clean up animal' carcasses, destroy weeds, pollihate flowers, kill and eat destructive insects and finally are eaten by animals and fish "Indiscriminate poisoning of insects is clearly foolish," he state s, "Wildlife conservation should apply equally to benefi- cial inseots such as some beetles, bugs, flies and wild bees," * * * According to Mr. Church, many insects are "good" or "bad" depending upon the situation they are in, The sugarbeet web - worm is a destructive pest in a beetfield, but it can rapidly clear a field of wheat of lamb's -quar- ters, He believes an insect may be beneficial to man in one stage of its development and harmful in another and points to recent experiments at the station with beetles. Swarms of these grey, black, blue Or 'maroon beetles oan cause severe damage to many crops and garden plants, including sweet clover, sugar beets, potatoes, beans, sunflow- ers and caregana. But the imma- ture stages, or larvae, •of some of these blister beetles feed on grasshoppers' eggs and often are important in reducing the num- ber of grasshoppers. Since the larvae live underground they are seldom noticed. * t, a Farmers or householders can - n o t expect to recognize a n d know the habits of all the dif- ferent kinds of inseots, because there are at least 15,000 differ- ent species in Alberta alone. Luckily, only•about 150 are ever destructive enough in any one area to warrant control mea- sures. And a much smaller num- ber are important on any one farm or garden. Mr. Church has a couple of tips for farmers and household- ers worried about control of in- sects. First, he believes, they should get to know at least the important insects and their ha- bits, If necessary, they should get the help of agriculturists and entomologists, Then, before ap- plying an insecticide or other control measure, they should get the best advice available and follow the recommended proce- dure, * , To get the most out of every dollar spent on herbicides, a farmer must know something about weeds and something about herbicides, advises N. A. Korven, an agronomist at the Canada Department of Agricul- ture's experimental farm. A good place to start, he states, is to find out what weeds are present in the crop, • To do this the crop -should be :.aspected regularly and the weeds idents•' fled. . e Mast ferinere.' said, Mr, Nor - van, are familiar with the six or seven common annual weeds that constitute a problem in crop production, but many do not know that weeds are classified according to their' response to herbicides, This information is available from CDA experimen- tal farms, agricultural represen- tatives and herbicide dealers, * * i When going after weeds, far- mers should use the herbicide and rate of application recom- mended. The ester formulation .of 2,4-D is the chemical most widely recommended because of its adaptability and more posi- tive effect. However, warns Mr. Korven, it should not be used on oats or crops under -sown with legumes. The rate of application, lie said, depends primarily upon the kind of weed, stage of growth and growing conditions. If only susceptible weeds are present, such as wild mustard or stink- weed, three to four ounces of 2,4-D ester per acre is all that is required. Where Russian this- tle are a problem, five ounces are required, but if wild buck- wheat is present, two five -ounce applications, one week apart, should be used. * * a Weed spraying should be start- ed early. This is important be- cause all weeds are .more sus- ceptible when they' are small and when growing Conditions are good. Mr. Korven states that the general recommendation is to spray when the weeds are in the two -three leaf stage. This is especially important, he believes, in the hard -to -kill weeds such as wild buckwheat. Weeds start competing for mois- ture early and to avoid any loss, spraying should be done as soon as possible. It is essential to spray for weeds where flax is grown. The 2,4-D ester formation should be used with flax where Russian thistles are a problem, Even though damage to the flax may occur, Mr. Korven states, it will. recover. Early spraying of flax, he said, is important as it 1s snore resistant in the early stages than in the later stages of growth. {, * * Herbicides, he explained, can often be used in the summer- NQAYSCHOUI JESSON By Bev, It. Barclay Warren B.A., 8.P. Mary, the Mother of Jesus Luke 1:36-35; John 19;28.27 Memory Selection; My soul doth magnify the Lord, and soy sprit bath rejoiced in God my Saviour, for he hath, regarded the low estate of his handmaiden; for, behold, front henceforth all gen- erations shall call me blessed, Luke 1;2 46-48, For this quarter we have thir' teen biographical studies of per- sons of the New Testament, We begin with Mary, the mother of Jesus. Gabriel said to the maid- en, Mary, "Mail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women," Of all the women men- tioned in the Bible, Mary is the most honoured, Strangely enough, in the last century, there has been considerable contro- versy about her. Some have tak- en from that which is plainly written in the Scriptures and others have added to it. In this column, now as on other occa- sions, we shall endeavour to present that which is set down fallow year as an effective nib- sbituite for the first or last til- lage. This is especially impor- tant when the trash cover is poor. Here, again, early spring spraying Is important so that the weeds can be destroyed before t'h e early volunteer grain emerges. A spraying operation in t h e fall, after winter annuals such as stinkweed or flixweed have emerged, is valuable in conserving moisture and trash. s, * a Perennial weeds that grow in patches, such as Canada thistles, can be controlled economically by a spot treatment method, he said, For severe infestations, the land should be thoroughly work- ed during the summer and the chemicals applied in the fall be- fore the plants reach the bud stage. Mr. Korven recommends amitral and soil sterilaaDt chemi- cals for spot applications. Pro- ducts containing butyric formu- lations or trichlorobenzoie acid also have shown promise for spot applications. Herbicides, Mr. Korven said, can be used effectively for maxi- mum crap production, but they must be combined with a sound tillage program. in Holy Writ. Mary was pregnant before let marriage to Joseph. Joseph thought'to put her away private- ly but au angel explained to him that Mary had conceived of the Holy Ghost, Joseph went jhl!ough with the marriage but did not have relations with her till after the child Jesus was born, Some leaders in the Chris - lion would have declared that the virgin birth was impessihle. Mary thought that, too, until the angel explained that "with God noth- ing shall be impossible." That was sufficient for Mary and suf- fices for all who have fulness of faith in God, Jesus was Mary's first born child and the only child ever to be conceived of the Holy Ghost. In Matt. 13,55, 56, we read that in his own country when he taught In the synagogue, the people were astonished and said, "Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?" From this it is evident that there were at least four boys and two girls later born to Mary and Joseph. Mary played an unobtrusive part in the ministry of Jesus. When the wine was spent at the wedding feast, she said to Jesus, "They have no wine," Again when Jesus was told that his mother and brethren were out- side and wished to speak to him, he pointed to his disciples, say- ing, "Behold my mother and my brethren." Mt. 12:47-49. From the cross Jesus made provision for his favorite disciple to take care of Mary. She was a good mother and in ever;- way proved herself worthy of the high honour bestowed upon her that she should be the virgin to give birth to Jesus, the Son of God. ISSUE 213- 1961 9, Valuation a0, Scottish CROSSWORD 10. Gypsy explorer N. .ay AJC pocketbook 88, Withdrew 11. Lever 86. Smoke ie. seonilt without flame 7, we canton 5D. In Doublepursuit of ACROSS 2. Rowtn 5. ertn of 9D. Climbing vine Implementddress (prefix) 1. Pickets 8. Prolonged Si.1white poplar 41. Odor . High 82. Adversary 44. Destiny mountain 4. Conceited 8D. Article 46. River mussel 18. Musical person 4.Po11ow closely 46. Possessive perception 5. Roman brine I6, Renting adjeotive Extend 6. Vegetable contract 47. Charge 87. Vessels for 50. Legal action heating 63. Note of the 80. Belthat girl to scale that girl 66, County (ab.) PUZZLE 15. Title exudation 15. Indisorimilt- 7,. Medieval atelyshield 18, Children's S. Store game 19. Before (prefix) 20. ueen of Soots 29. Passing , fashion 26. small island 28. Arabian garment ss. High respeot 81. Adjust 33. Edict 84. Gas titter 06. Change 37, Genus of etick-1 lice insects 38. Encounter 30. Business getters 42. Units 43. Hard 98. Provided 45. Deserter (slang) 45, Terminal 50. Symbol for ruthenium 52. Cylindrical 64. Female relatives 66. Agricultural Machine 57. 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