Chemicals bring

insect

KENTVILLE. N.S. -—— Chemi- cals can now be used to control the numbers 0. insects that prey on apple orchard pests. This means that the orchardist can gain better natural control of pests by allowing their enemies to syrvive

K. H. Sanford of the CDA Re- search Station here. says most of the 73 potential pests in the province’s apple orchards are kept under control by predators _and parasites.__ Only the apple maggot and a few other species require chemical control

Annapolis Valley apple grow- .

ers have. for‘the last, 15 years, used a progarm which aims at giving control without upsetting the natural balance between pests and predators.

Mr. Sanford explains that such

predators _

a program wasn't easy to come by because most of today's chemicals are highly toxic. Kill- ing the right kinds of insects— selective control] — was obtained by several is, including the use of materials that are na- turally selective ‘that kill parti- cular imsects) and are relatively

harmless to their enemies.

Among these materials are ryania as used for codling moth contrél;-lead arsenate for apple Maggot. nicotine sulphate for bud moth and aphid. and. ovex, Kelthane or Tedion for phy- tophagous mites. . :

Highly toxic chemicals that do not have long-lasting residues can be applied effectively: against some pests without killing the

predators beneficial to the or- In this category are

chardist

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chemicals that can be used in; the delayed-dormant application | against apple sucker, case bear- ers, bud moths and aphids .with little effect on unhatched pre- dators

Some chemicals applied at | than normally

without killing any Six to eight

of DDT or winter ~dth,

tain pests beneficial insects ounces per acre Guthion controls cankerworm and green fruit worms, and Malathion at the same rate is effective on a phy- topagous mirid that causes seri- ous fruit injury if some or- chards Complete coverage at | these lower dosages Is i for worthwhile, results.

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‘Processing qualities essential in berries

The volume of strawberries three. or at one.to five: or no used by processors in Eastern sugar is added.’ Canada is increasing steadily. For frozen sliced berr ies Though the grower usually~ re- Sugar is added at one to four ceives a few cents less per For jams. Strawberry jam quart for fruit sold to processors with pectin, commonly called than for that sold to the fresh “‘pectin jam” contains at least “Market. strawberries can be 32 per cent fruit — usually ber- grown profitably in large acre- ries stored in bulk in sulphur ages for the processing industry. dioxide. it y be artificially Processing also provides an colored. wberry jam, com- outlet for undersized fruit «fd | monly Talled “pure jam” con- for overflows from the fresh tains at least 52 per cent fruit

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J than those used in pure j am. The berries for pectin jam should be rather firm, since they withstand bulk storace in sulphur dioxide as well as

Mer berries are also needed for

jam made in open kettles. For Strawberry ice cream, full-fla- vored berries with rich - red flesh -e wanted

Most varieties are about qu- ally satisfactory in size for processing Erie and Catskill are often too large for some kinds of packs. Guardsman—a- ries greatly. in size according to growing conditions. especial- ly soil moisture.

market in-years-of high yields. ..—either fresh or frozen berries:

At present. processors import artificial coloring is not ‘per- more than half of the berries mitted they use, most of them frozen. Strawberry ice cream.

They would buy more locally if For fountain fruit, topping. pie larger quantities of berries were fijling and similar products

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This type Jersey heifer was junior® female avaiane For canned whole berries in 45 champion tor E. A-~ Myers, Hazelbrook at the ae all var ties suitable val per cent syrup

vinci xhibition in Charlottetown in 1964. the fresh market are equally . Each berry characteristic va- Provincial Exhibi Suitable for processing For ries in importance with the kind

Her name is Myersbrook Acme S. Fairy. At the

a. Soe eae C eaee Preparing most kinds of packs, of pack. For example, good

_______ berries should have: surface color and ability to re- Bright red suriace and tain their-shape are important

flesh» Easily. removed hulls. Un- in berries to be frozen whole,

iform, medium size. Ability to. or to be-canned or made into

Roast pork Or rabbit, retain- their shape. Firm. but jam.’ On the other hand, color of

~—- ~tender—texture-—Good—- flavor.—the-flesh_is-much—more~import=

that is the question 5 ; Little trimming waste. ant than the surface color. of

Strawberries are precessed for berries to, be sliced,-chopped or Jerry was-a farm hand who rabbit. A feller I know in New

many-_kinds—of—packs: pureed: For frozen -whole berries. Since coloring can be added was not above taking things that Brunswick sent me a chunk ves- didn’t belong to him when the | terday. Good ain't it?”

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ample, havé taken place in St” _Georg-

es. some 140 vears ag A group~ of angry \farmers

Rural justice was sometimes

peculiar.

Justice was sometimes rend-

ered in a peculiar manner in re- mote parts of Prince

Edward Island

Take the “bull trial:, for ex- which is supposed to

were at their wit's end{to know what to do about the commun- ity bull. The notorious creature

Was accused of many crimes:

Sugar added at one pound to to pectin jam. the fresh berries four pounds of fruit, at one to used can have less natura! color occasion arose. One day wha ——— . he'd completed his chores on

his, bosses’ farm and was on his way to his own little shack some half a mile down the road, Jerry just recalled that he was |

out of meat. So he retraced his

it had been taken, and immed-

HAL L RING GREETINGS.

such as uprooting fences. des troying plots. and what not. He was. to use one man's words, chief pirate of the bovine

making operation. Fir-jgibe.

At last_Gn despair. one farm-

er was bold enouzh to swear out a warrent for, the bull's arrest. The law stepped in, captured the animal and led him to a large fir tree where the trial took piace

The evidence against the bull Was strong indeed, but if took most of the day to settle the case. Layman lawyers pleaded pro and con. while tobacce chewing farmers sat about on the grass. a one-eyed J.-P. was present to act as judge when the propjer time would arrive te make his decision

When a pro witness was call- ed to the stand the bull let out a tremendous bellow which fair- ly rocked the ground At last the jury pronounced their ver- dict: “Guilty from ‘head te tail.” A fine of $10 was imposed and the prisoner must face death. But the judge had slipped ‘up. He forgot that the bull was pen- niless ‘

That night the whole commun- ity ate a whole roasted bull and everyone had a gala time—that is. except one farmer, the bull's owner who vowed the trial was utlfair. because the bull had not been provided with an interpre- ter

jately his suspicion fell on. poor Jerry

“Who's there?” asked the farm hand when one hour later he ‘heard a loud knocking on the “It's me,.”” said the boss man. “open up. I want to see you about something very import- pags :

“Go away,” said Jerry. “I'm tired and I want to go to sleep.

fed up with a plugged mower?

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er words the boss went over to the pan on the stove and lifted the cover. Then addressing his farm hand he asked, “What's cooking?” ;

“Rabbit,” replied. the now frightened Jerry. “You know how I like rabbits. boss?”

“I like rabbit too." said the farmer. “I'll have a_ helping right how. H'mm. it smells and tastes like pork. Now how do you account for that Jerry?”

“It's a new kind of meat,” ex- plained the other. “It’s pork

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