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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1948-06-24, Page 7The Green Thumb By Gordon L. Smith Pest Control There is one thing that any gardener can be pretty sure about coming, and that is pests. Fortun- ately,: however, measures of dealing with themare also increasing. After the plants start to grow, too,the ,good gardener will keep an eye open for in- sect or other pest jotdamage. He will guard against this b y encouraging grow th by fre- quent cultivation, by spacing or thinning for room and by sprays, dusts or other protection applied just as soon as the first attacks are noticed. Un- fortunately for almost every variety of fruit, vegetable or flower in Can- ada or any other country there seems to be a special pest. But it ie amazing how easily these can be controlled if measures are taken promptly. Signs of Damage If insects or disease really get well developed in a garden there is liableto be heavy damage before control can take effect. To guard against this, experienced gardeners are always on the watch for signs of pests and at the first indication they open an offensive, These ex- perts are suspicious when they see a wilted or curled or eaten leaf, even if the insects responsible for same are too small to be noticed by the naked eye. Generally signs are easy to read. and cures are readily available. Holes in the leaves mean that bugs that chew are present. These are destroyed with poisons. If the leaves wilt and dry up, sucking in- sects are extracting the plant juices. Dusts and Sprays On the market today are all sorts of good weed killers and des- troyers of bugs and diseases. The new DDT dusts and sprays will handle many of these pests and the new 2-4-D will also dandle a wide range of weeds. Beginners are ad- vised to look into some of these new developments. By following direc- tions they will save themselves a lot of extra work and disappoint- ment. There are many low-priced dusters and sprayers available for applying these chemicals. One point that the experienced gardener will always emphasize is to get control measures underway just as soonas the first bugs, disease or weeds appear. It is much easier to check these pests before they stet really established. Want A Good Lawn? To set off a new house to the beat advantage a good lawn is essential. It isn't a difficult job for anyone to construct a new lawn, if the instructions in the leaflet "The Construction of New Lawns" are followed. A copy can be obtained free from the Division of Forage Crops, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. * * * How can a lawn be kept in the best condition? The answer is .given in easily understood detail in a pamphlet "The Care of Lawns" which is available free from the Division of Forage Crops, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. LIFE'S LIKE THAT "'It's your father's day present, &as, .and I've arranged eo you can pay for ft in small meekly pay- ments." Blossom Queen. -Phyllis Mary Webb, centre, 21 -year-old Toronto girl, was chosen Blossom Festival Queen for the second annual observance of the event at Thornbury. Her nearest com- petitors were also Toronto girls, Phyllis Williams, right, came second, and Evelyn Fell third. CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARM By Gwendoline P Clarke In spite of rain and lack of sun- shine the spring crop has finally got itself growing. Patchy, of course -bare spots here and there will need re -seeding, but still a lot better than we expected. Un- fortunately there are quite a few farmers around here who haven't finished seeding yet, and some, through lack of help, who never even started. If that state of affairs is general in Ontario then the "probs" for a plentiful crop are not too promising. * * * On this farm, however, one crop looks as if it might produce a good harvest - and that is our crop of spring calves. Six of them -and all boys. (I thought 1 bpd l • say "boys" because you know there are some folic w.iu that it is highly improper mi a lady to speak of "bulls". Why, I'll never understand. But then I guess I am just a woman.) I should also have said there were six calves - there are five now. One of them was a "blue baby" and had to be put out of its misery. Did you know it was possible for a calf to be a blue baby? It was a new experience for us. Such a lovely big calf but it was soon quite evident there was something radically wrong with it. The other five calves are doing fine, so there should be some good, veal chops and steaks on the market in about •'it weeks from now. * * * There m.. _ swine half-grown chickens around here by that time too -we had a man in here yester- day looking for orders. According to what he said a lot of farm people, like ourselves, felt that chickens cost too much to raise this year - the price of eggs and chickens being too cheap in proportion to the price of feed. - Probably you folk who Ne e to buy eggs and chickens will. just about hit the roof at my saying the price is too low. But don't forget, farmers don't get what you pay, nor anything like it. - And there isn't much we can do about it. A farmer with even a 1•••..%••,u hens gets too many eggs to dispose of direct to con'unters-uulers he has a market stall, and we can't all have that. As for chickens -there were so many last fall that farmers who didn't have private customers had difficulty in selling them at all. CROSSWORD • PUZZLE. 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The butchers were over -stocked with them - there were chickens everywhere, the market was abso- lutely glutted with them. * * * If you want to know the reaspn think back to any drive you took' through the country the last few years. Remember you passed farm after farm, where, not too far from the other buildings, there was a brooder house, perhaps two or three. Later there were dozens of range shelters scattered throughout past- ure and stubble fields. And chick- ens - chickens everywhere you looked. They represented a lot of work but as long as they could be raised at a fair profit that was all right -not counting the labour, of course. On a farm that isn't con- sidered at all, But when the mar' gin of profit is so small as to be almost negligible is it reasonable to expect the farmer to keep right on raising chickens? So that is why we are buying ottr chickens half grown -buying just the number of pullets we can house and no cock- erels at all. * * * Right now I am sitting, with pad and pencil, in the cab of the "pick- up". The sun is actually shining and there are banks of billowy white clouds all over the sky. In between the clouds there are stretches of turquoise blue. A sky to delight the eye of an artist. The mountain is lovely this morning, partly in shade, partly sun -flecked over various shades of green. Birds are flitting back and forth and there is an occa- sional butterfly. The sun is bright and warm but the wind still cold and the ground very damp. Our tulips are in full bloom but we can hardly see them for dandelions. Be- fore r can do anything in the gar- den it will be a forest of weeds. Now I must go in and get this typed -maybe a portable typewriter wouldn't be such a bad idea -except that they cost money. * * * Here is another little bit for the CBCI In a letter from Daughter this morning she said -".Keep up the good work, Mother. I also heard that broadcast about the cows going out to pasture and I talked back to the radio .too. Even if I haven't lived on a farm for ten years I still know what the weather does to things!" CHANGE of 9 ® II s a ewn Are you going through the functional middle a ' e ' gr nod peculiar to women fro to o2 yrs.) s, feel thin make you eugh- tram hot sashes feel ao nervous, 11ig_h- strung, tired/ '!'hen no try Lydia E. Pinkham's vegetable Compound to relieve such symptoms. Pinkham's Compound also has what Doctors call a stomachic tonic effect! LYDIA E. PINKNAM'S COMPOUND Your Handwriting alnd YouBy Alex. S. Arnott Constructive Ability Constructive ability is one of the virtues of the engineer, the t chanic, or builded. This ability is shown in hal lwriting in numer- ous ways, some of which are artistic capital letters, continuous writing from one word to the next without a break, and by the use of unusual methods of constructing letters and words. These indications are usually backed up with signs of intelligence, patience, intuition and logic as in- dications of the writer's ability to progress under difficulty and dis- appointment. High intelligence is usually indicated by the clear cut but rapid style of writing, and patience is shown by the sharpness of the letters. Intuition is readily observed from frequ..nt breaks in the words which appear mostly at the .case and not at th trp of the letters Architects and those engaged in similar constructiv work show their natural ability for construct- iveness by ad "ng an artistic touch to their handwr' ' g i' the form of graceful capital letters, Continuous writing from one word to another without lifting the pen from the paper is one form of unusual writing and this type of writing usually appears in the script of those en- gaged in highly complicated forms o' construction. Anyone wishing a more complete analysis please send self-addressed, stamped envelope to Ales S Arnott 123, 18th Street New Toronto 14. Ther. is no rharge for this service. Age apparently is no barrier to success in gymnastics. Most of the entries, in the National A.A.U. Chamionships are in their 30's. ee SORE FEET THIS WAY Rub in Minard's Liniment generously, and feel the relief steal over the aching muscles and joints. For all muscle and joint pains, aches and stiffness, sprained ankles, twisted limbs-Minard's has been famous for over 60 years. Good for dandruff and skin disorders, too. Get a bottle toda • keetop handy. Y' e p it A D'S LINIMENT .. TABLE TALKS'. e Rhubarb - Serve It a New Way - Frozen Rhubarb -Cook and mash through a strainer enough rhubarb to make a -quart when finished. Use rhubarb with a pink skin if possible, leaving the skin on. Add a cup of hot water and sweeten to taste. Cool and freeze as for sherbet. Serve in sherbet glasses with whip- ped cream topping. Jellied Rhubarb - Put into a saucepan three pounds of washed and cut-up rhubarb to which half a pound of sugar, a scant cup - of water, and the sliced peel of half a lemon have been added. Boil all together, adding a few sticks of cinnamon. Wlien the rhubarb is tender remove from the fire and strain. Have ready fourtablespoons of gelatin soaked In a little cold water. Pour the hot rhubarb sauce over this. Place in a mold and set in the refrigerator to harden. Serve with plain or whipped cream. Rhubarb Fritters-i:take fritter dough by mixing together two well - beaten eggs, two cups of flour, two teaspoons baking powder, half a teaspoon of -alt ant' enough sweet milk to make a batter that drops well. Stir into this a cup of stewed rhubarb, adding a little more flour if the batter seems thin. Have deep fat hot and fry the fritters in this, draining off any surplus grease b dropping them on absorbent paper when fried a nice brown. Rhubarb Brown Betty -Cover the bottom of a baking dish with a layer of rhabarb cut into short lengths. Sprinkle well with sugar, Add a layer of bread crumbs, season with butter and a little cinnamon. Repeat until the dish is almost full. Pour over a half -cup of water. Cover thedishand bake for half an hour, then uncover to brown. Serve with favorite pudding sauce or with rich milk. Rhubarb Pie -Line a pie pan with rich crust. Sprinkle thinly with dry bread crumbs. To one and three-quarters cupfuls of tender un- cooked rhubarb, cut into short lengths, add one and one-half cup- fuls of sugar, one well -beaten egg, and half a cup of seedless raisins. Mix well and fill into the pie crust. Cover the top with a east or with lattice strips. Bake in a quick oven. You can add a tablespoon of maple syrup and improve the flavor. Rhubarb Sauce -Wash and pre- pare pink stems of rhubarb by cut- ting them into short lengths.- Place in the top of the double boiler and cook until soft. Sweeten to taste and serve hot or cold as desired. Rhubarb Sauce With Raisins-- This aisins-This is a delicious variation and A fine way- to serve rhubarbthat. may have been left over. Stir into the sauce as many stewed seedless raisins as desired. . Children are especially fond of rhubarb sauce, served in this manner. Rhubarb Foam -To a pint of cold, cooked, sweetened rhubarb add the whites of two or three eggs, de- pending on whether or not the rhubarb is very juicy. Beat briskly until stiff. If not sweet enough to suit the taste, add more sugar be- fore the beating process is entirely completed. This is especially pretty if pink -skinned rhubarb is used. Rhubarb Shortcake -Split baking powder biscuits, as- for Strawberry Shortcake; butter underhalf portion, insert generous layer of Rhubarb Sauce, cover with top half addition- al sauce, and whipped cream. Answer To This Week's Puzzle BEAU ; ®©' 0 ©On i MEMO 0B�1�0130Kirin 0®©® ©©i it3©13121111 BEIgnatein rano 000© ©0I©© MO 0D0 ©00l70001:1E ©ng animal armor]. ©o0© ©[717©17©13© Olg11013 . ©M 9 flfl; 0©®E @O©@.1210® Lipton Tea is Nature's gift It gives you such a FIA VOR`!/ SAYS MR. BRISK Get brisk -tasting Lipton Tea. The secret is in the blend and the blend is Lipton's own secret. TRY LIPTON TEA BAGS, TOO! LIPTON 7'asfh9' TWA Copyright -Thomas d. 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