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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1975
Seeding a
A front yard that looks like a
muddy waste is no cause for
despair: °With careful preparat-
ion, good seed, and co-operat-
ion from the weather, you could
have a good lawn there by June,
says Ontario Ministry of Agricul-
ture and Food Horticulturist,
R.A. Fleming.
Cultivate the soil to a depth
of six inches and incorporate
some organic matter, such as
peat moss, compost, or well -
rotted manure. Add between 25
lawn
and 30 pounds of a 5-20-20
commercial fertilizer to each
1000 square feet.
Rake the lawn area to smooth
it. Then roll it lightly to firm
and level the soil. Fill or re-
move slight depressions or
mounds. Rake ;again.
To seed, use a good turf grass
mixture at the rate of three to
five pounds for every 1000 square
feet. Lightly rake and roll the
newly seeded area `and water
thoroughly, if necessary.
BY HELEN ALLEN
Armand is 13, tall and slim with blonde hair, brown eyes and
fair skin. He is in good health and wears glasses for near-
sightedness.
French Canadian in descent, Armand speaks both French and
English, so he could fit into a home where either language is
spoken. A bilingual family would be ideal, but most vital is a
family full of warmth and love.
Armand lacks confidence in himself so the best thing for him
would be if he can become somebody's cherished son in a setting
where he will have brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins,
grandparents. With all those people to love him he will certainly
begin to feel he is a worthwhile person.
Armand is a slow learner, now in opportunity class. He is
doing better this year than ever before and will take an oc-
cupations course in high school. He works well in school — with
a keen interest in woodworking, his ambition is to be a car-
penter.
Though he has been a loner, Armand has recently joined
Scouts where he thoroughly enjoys the program and the
association with other boys.
Since Armand gets on well with children of all ages, he can fit
into a family as the oldest, the youngest or somewhere in the
middle.
To inquire about adopting Armand, please write to Today's
Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box 888,
Station K, Toronto M4P 2H2. For general adoption information,
consult your local Children's Aid Society.
HE WANTS A BIG FAMILY
THE BIG DIP
MAIN STREET EAST - ZURICH
IS NOW
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FRIDAY -5 PM to 2 AM
SATURDAY -11 AM to 2 AM
SUNDAY -11 AM to 12 PM
Open Every Weekend Until May 16
Then Open Every Day
Some interesting statistics
came to my attendtion regard-
ing farm costs. It showed that
all farm inputs are up, with fer-
tilizers leading with an increase
of 4P/o. Only one cost factor is
down from the same month a
year ago and that, curiously
enough, is one that is produced
by farmers
Whale the livestock producer
may have some short term relief
because of lower feed prices,
this comes out of the pockets
of the cash -crop farmer who
gets less for his grain. One feed
ingredient that didn't go down,
is minerals and vitamins and
this of course is not produced
at the farm.
It shows clearly that everyone
has some sort of income insur-
ance but the farmer. You may
have read in the news that the
Ontario Federation of Agricult-
ure wants something done in
this regard. We need some
government assistance to get the
ball rolling and the vast major-
ity of farmers who have been
polled so far support the farm
income insurance plan.
It,simply stated, says that the
farmer with help of the govern-
merit build up a fund in times of
high prices and pay out of it if
prices fall below cost of prod-
uction.
To show the difference in
the way a farmer tells his prod-
uct with the way an urban bus-
inessman does, Mrs, Joan Stad-
ehnan of Blyth •sent me the
following. "A farmer bought a
new car after spending a lot of
time pricing them. By coincid-
ence, a few days later, the
dealer who sold. him the car app•
eared at his farm gate and
wanted to buy a cow for his
hobby farm. The farmer quickly
wrote our the following -and
handed it to the dealer; Basic
cow $200; Two-tone exterior
$45. Extra stomach $75. Prod-
uce storage compartment $60.
Dispensing devices (4 spigots at
$10 each) $40. Genuine cowhide
upholstery $125. Automatic fly
swatter $35. Dual horns $15.
Plus tax and delivery $595.
Total charge $1190."
Imagine the options on my
cow with 16 spigots and a built-
in vaccum cleaner. This really
opens up some hitherto unthougl
of possibilities.
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Your credit is seldom good if
you lack ability to make good.
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Saturday 9 A.M. to 12 NOON
Thursday evening for Men - 7 to 19 P.M.
(Other evenings by appointment)
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