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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1954-04-29, Page 3• 7,11,ecA%GoB SPRING FEVER rdan Sri th � 2 Pis �^') .. .:.J`.lx f�e4..<'`k`.��,',•'t !ef'S ?<:: X 1 .....�w... ai yS' No Rush It is pleasant and natural to get outside with a spade just as soon as the sun starts to get warm. But so long as the soil is the least bit muddy and there remains a real threat of serious frost, it is well to take things easy. As a matter of fact for the reat majority of plants there no real growth unitl spring s• definitely arrived and both sir and soil are warm. At the rind of the planting season, one sihould be patient too. In most parts of Canada one can go on planting and should go on plant- ing right up to early July. For a succession of really tender. vegetables, that is the only way to operate. One plants a first owing early, then two or three weeks later, a second sowing, and after that there is usually plenty of time for a third or ourth at similar intervals. Soil Builders There are many ways now of improving heavy soils. The old` standby of course is well rot- ted manure. If one is lucky enough to be able to get this in quantity, it is still the very best soil conditioner and enricher. Ladled on in a big way it will make a fine garden out of al- most any kind of soil. One dis- advantage, of course, is that manure is often filled with weed seeds. When that is so it would be best to pile somewhere for a year or so and then apply. Even without manure, how- ever, there are other things that can be used. One of these is home made_ humus, which is simply rotted down. vegetable refuse, like leaves, grass clip- pings, weeds and even clean garbage. This can be dug di- rectly or piled in a corner, cov- ered with layers of earth, wat- ered occassionally and allowed to rot. The new chemical soil con- ditioners, too, will break down the heavy clay and dot the job overnight. Moreover the effect will last for at least several years. Too Close --- Too Deep Planting too close together and planting too deep are prob- ably the most common of gar- den mistakes. Even tiny things like alys- sum or portulaca, or leaf let- tuce and green onions require some space to develop proper- ly. The safe rule is about at least half as much space be- tween sprouted plants as they will be high when full grown. With small flowers and vege- tables this means at least a couple of inches between and with say zinnias, peas, beans, etc., four to six inches. With dahlias and corn this should be 12 to 18 inches. The rule for depth is three times the dia- meter of the seed or root plant - ted. This means. that really tiny seeds should merely pressed in the soil while such things as beans and peas should be cov- ered about an inch deep. Big bulbs like gladiolus and dahlias should go down from six to 12 inches. Cheap but Important Nothing is so vital as the right kind of seed. Suitable seed is • more than just high duality. It is seed of varieties especially selected and for Canadian con- ditions. In vegetables it also means that the variety has been approved and tested officially for Canada. As seed is the only factor in gardening over which one has absolute control, and the cost is .negligible, nothing but the best should be consider- ed. Spring is in the air and that old urge hits Vic Russell. He's a- within' to go a-fishin, but ... • • spring has a different meaning for Mom (that's Gladsia Russell) who points out that the weather is fine for doing a few chores, including getting the garden plow out .. lF;:.°e.r.:',;'.'�?1. �w..' fir'vs wa - ,.�1'x".. .-:..1.,..-. ,.£`�•6"�c . ';.Tiv? .. and getting the garden hose ready for. action. ("Daggone it, who let the hose freeze during the winter?") and washing the windovvs and putting up the screens and .. . and, 'uh, m -m -m -m, mumble, bumble, that ole spring sunshine's got me. Sure did ruin the day's work -for HER. But don't grin, brother your turn's a-comin ." PLAIN HORSE SESE.. By BOB ELLIS Sydney, N. S. We have just fnilshed reading • the extra -ordinary document en- titled "An Act respecting the Milk Industry", introduced by the Ontario Government. Being on the move most of the last few months the mail catches up with us only at irre- gular intervals. The expression of bur opinion therefore will come quite late and by the time these lines are printed, the fate of the dairy farmers of Ontario will be sealed and they will have been disrobed of every last little bit of controlling power over the marketing of their product. Tied and Delivered The bill in the form it was introduced for first reading robs the producer of whatever little control he had and delivers him, CROSSWORD PUZZLE • ,101tdSS 1. Shellfish 6. Pieces out 9. Spider's home 12. button tabrto 13. New star 14. Piste et;g4 10, Wicked 10 Surgical instrument 18. Stern 20. (.;areas 21. l ernale sandpiper 22, Turmerio 23.79umpkin 28, Silly 28. Look atter 29. Protection for the heat( 82. Required 84. On the summit M6. Sweet eubotanee 87. Parrot 89. Legal action 40. Tibetan wild sheep 46. Manner 414.. Went furtively 46. Brave r(10 Owhs� 500$ of t reg I. Unasptrasted 6, b'urtheriiteri 4, Ptopltet ray the tato. melee Mlaia , musical t51 o Aroroatie a, 8. Twisted with 61.Sttuated Pain 83. Comfort 10. Eternity 26. Bearlike 12. working party 38. Singing' birds 40. Form of trapshooting 37, Stove 19. Sea attests -*.-�- 21. Situated, 6, Beseeches 84. Lowest number 25. Strange 88. Weaken 87. Produce 86. Kind of meat 80. (.reek totter 6. Relating to an Asiatic peninsula 7. First woman. 8. Silly (slang) il. xeaaislt� orange dye 42. Snake 46. Pointed toole 46. Mountain in Crete 47. Father of 'Joshua 48. Crusted dish 01111111M111111111 1111111:411111111 11 1 1111111I1111111 y�rf eefe` .:r✓ *nso * reiieewlzelra stale Obi rage. tied hand and foot, ,to the government appointed commis- sion and boards provided for in the Act. First we read of "The Milk Industry Commission of Ontario',' appointed by the Lieutenant - Governor in Council, under a chairman appointed by the Lieutenant -Governor in Council. A "Dairy Commissioner" ap- pointed by the Lieutenant -Gov- ernor in Council will "supervise and co-ordinate" the adminstra- tion and enforcement of this act. The net creation is "The Milk Producers Co-ordinating Board" appointed by the Lieutenant - Governor in Council under a chairman appointed by t h e Lieutenant -Governor in . Coun- cil. Last but not least conies "The Milk Products Board of Ontario" appointed by the Lieiltenant- Governor in Council under a chairman appointed by the Lieutenant -Governor in Coun- cil. Government Control. The regulations and by-laws of these weird institutions are subject to the approval of the Lieutenant -Governor in Coun- cil. To make the whole network tight, provision is even made for interlocking, membership of the appointed bodies. Government control over all phases of marketing goes so far as to give the Milk Control Board power to replace the re- presentatives elected by a group to bargain collectively if in the opinion of the Board these representatives are "not repre- sentative" tef fthe persons who elected them. Little Left to Farmers. What is left to the farmers is the ghost of a Marketing Agency which would not have the power, to market. Even this shadow of producer controlled marketing can only be obtained if 86 per cent of those entitled to vote in a poll to be taken by the Milk Control Board, "vote for it. The demand of the producers that this provision be changed to a majority actually voting, like in any other election or poll, was disregarded by the govern- ment. Steps towards Statism. These are only a few of the highlights of the new act. If this is what the presidents, direc- tors and secretary -managers of our federations, associations and unions bargained for, they should all be chased out of their offices. To this columnist who always plugged for producer controlled marketing the "Act respecting the Dairy Industry" is a slap in the face of every free born democratic minded man. It takes away the social res- ponsibilities froin a group of people, subjecting these people to the arbitrary powers of government boards. It is a step towards Statism and Totalitarianism, This column welcomes sug- gestions, wise or foolish, and all crticisni, whether constructive or destructive and will try to answer any question. Address your letters to Bob Ellis, Box 1, 123 -18th St„ New Toronto, Ont. UNDAY SCIIOOL LESSON B. Barclay Warren, B.A., B.D. Jesus'' Intercessory Prayer John 11: 9-23 Memory Selection; Whatso- ever ye shall ask in my name, that will 1 do, that 'thefather may be glorified in the Son. ,obn 14: 13. It was the night before the crucifixion. Judas had goneout. to complete arrangements with the priests for his betrayal of Jesus. Meanwhile Jesus with the diseiplee lett the upper room where they had eaten and were On their way to the garden. $ inewhere on this journey Jesus paused to offer this great prayer for his disciples. They had come to Elm Out of the world and had kept His word but He was now about to leave them. They were not of the world even as Ile was not of the world. (Here is the proper standard of Christian separation.) He prayed that they might be sanctified through the truth and that they might all be. one. Their sanctification in- volved their separation to God in consecration and their conse- quent purity of heart. This was accomplished when the Holy Spirit was poured upon thein at Pentecost. (Acts 15: 9.) Jesus prayed for all his dis- ciples, present and future. His great burden was, "That they may all be one." Some feel that this can never be achieved when there are so many religious de- nominations. However, the one- ness, similar to that of the Father and the Son, is primarily one of spirit. We have seen a company of Christians of different denom- inations manifesting more of God's love and sharing more of his glory than a group within a local church. We may have unity without union or we may have union without unity. The purpose of this oneness is that the world may believe on Jesus Christ. Jesus said, "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." Jn. 13: 35. Love is the great essential. We may well ask, "Is this prayer of Jesus being answered in my life? Is the love which the Father had for the Son, manifested in me?" These are searching questions. If our answer is not in the affirma- tive then we can understand why more people are not being won to christ. To quickly transplant tame toes, cabbage, cauliflower, or egg plants, carry a small pail of inud just thick enough so it clings well to the roots of the plants. Set the shovel into the soil, push the handle forward, and drop the plant with its mud -covered molts back of the shovel blade. Re- move the shovel, press the dirt around the plant, and the job's done. (Upside down to prevent peeking) Tuning in --A West Berlin hospital has installed a speaker ort a large window separating quarantined patients from their visitors. The device enables victims of contagious diseases to speak to their visitors.