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MAY 7. 1951 "

something Will Grow

There are few places, if any, in .he whole of Canada. that some- Jung will not grow, and certainly none in any garden or comer of me garden no matter how un- pmmising. The great run of flow- ers and vegetables. of course. pre- fer an open position with lots of sunlight and in a nice, rich, well- My-ked loam. However, in small m-mu: gardens especially. one can- not always have the ideal But that noes not mean that olle cannot mve plants, and especially flow-

, Nrflcrtain flowers, like the tuberous

,.,..u-d begonla. actually need a dark, shaded corner. Anything like iull sun for them would be disast- rous. And there are some other flowers which like varying degree: of shade. There are others, many more indeed. that prefer a little slnicle throughout the day. Actually full sun will often bleach out deli- :uic coloring. Then. too. not fill (:uitefS prefer very rich soil, some. like the portuiaca, like the other mid and very dry. Again there are ;(rtain flowers and a few vege- ,lilllCS, too. that will thrive best in soil that is slightly acid or wet. while others insist on no acid at all and a well-drained position.

All these points one takes into mnsideration when planning to liurc a garden. especially one in a mmcr unusual place. All these -pccial likes and dislikes are usual- iy mentioned in the seed catalogue. Also mentioned will be time andi iluuerlng, coloring, whether the nmvcr is scented or not, whether it has long stems and is. therefore, Slll'fIl)lC for bouquets.

Working It Will Help

liellind some of the new houses fompleted since last fall will be

How To Plan

In Small Garden

1 Canadian Garden Service 1951 I ' By Genius Lindsay snltii

901130 pretty unpromising garden

Nowadays. it is true. builders are a little more consid- erate and sometimes make an at- Wmiit to save and put back the rich toll soil after grading has been completed. No matter what it looks like now. it is amazing what a dig. ference there will be in a few months and still more in a few years. .

Quickest results with the new garden, of course, will be obtained where a few loads of rich loam are brought in and spread over the whole lot. This applies to lawn. and flower and vegetable gardens. Where this is not possible or is too expensive, one can go at things more gradually. Thorough and fre- quent cultivation will work won- ders and also digging in all sorts of green materials, like grass clip- pings, leaves or special crops. The latter are usually oats. peas or rye, which are sown. allowed to grow and then dug in. These things sup- ply humus and that is the big

need of both heavy and light soils. For Divisions

In place of fences or walls one can use growing screens and even the fence or wall will look more attractive if partially hidden in this way. There are all sorts of planting material available for this purpose. It wili'be listed in any good seed catalogue. The per- ennial typss are well known. Many people do not realize that one can get quite good and quick results from annuals too. Dahiias, orna- mental sun flowers, cosmos, spider plants are only some oi many things that will reach three or four feet in height in a few weeks. And there are quick-growing vines, too. like scarlet runner beans. sweet peas. hops and morning glories.

For Yield

TPLANTING DATA .0... VEGETABLE PLOT . n 4 V arrests .2312 2:2. '1 BsE,:1:lF;9.G pxm. 45-53 4 weeks I FOOT l ggyfgijfgs 55-50 6 WEEKS I FOOT 4 aRR 50-30 3 WEEKS 2 FEET ”.i.-ACUCUMBERS 45'75 4 WEE” 2 FEET 5t."?'1E 70-.90 I 6 WEEKS "W (-7:(F7J KOHLRABI 60 3 WEE” 2'FEET mRN,,,5 gig 40-75 2 WEEKS I A FEET 33.4 j,,,,yAc,, 40-50 2 weeks 3 FEET -grgggr . 65-nos IO-DAYS 4FEET (E455 aggro: 2i 4 WEEKS I FOOT PEAS 50-75 2 WEEKS 3FEET f if;-f my 25 I WEEK I FOOT ' . -. sumsa 45 2 WEEKS I FOOT naaisusswmm 60 6 WEEKS. , Foo,- cur THIS our AND PASTE on cARo3oARD,roR REFERENCE ;

First objective in planning a i.iht'Tl.y garden production sched- ule is to get a maximum yield out of the space devoted to it. This requires that the land he kept :u..y gll season, and the most ef- ficient vegetables be grown. Sub- .iI'.CL of course to the family pre- tr:-once.

”l:Zificient vegetables" is a term taken from a report by the Univ- rrslty of California on a study of the returns in vitamin and min- l-ml content and calorie value, as related to the garden space and hours of work required to grow lzmmis vegetables.

The most efficient vegetables ale those of which the roots. stems, leaves, or seed pods are used for food. Right at the top piling are all the greens and salad l".lV93 and broccoli. The least effi- xicnt. giving the lowest return in food value for the space they occu- py. are reported to be melons, cu- f'llmbEl'.l, squash. sweet corn. peas and radishcs.

Beans. carrots. bccls. pursnips In.-l onions all give heavy yields for small space; while tomatoes are efficient because of" their long season. and the fact that when naked they take up little ground lllficll.

The vegetables which require "lltclill thought are the ones which we a short harvest. They are also zhc earnest ones. which may begin '0 Yield in May or June: but which

a few short weeks.

Many can be enjoyed through- out the summer, if you P1511 50 that one short harvest follows another. and as soon I8 flulm-Y begins to deteriorate in the first sowing, you can begin PICUHII 109 quality beans. or beets, or sweet corn from the next. until frost in- terrupts the sequence.

To plan the correct number of gowlngl, glee a few minutes study of the table shown herewith. It lists twelve of the short-harvest crops which home gardens grow.

In the table column 1 shows th0 days it requires a vegetable to reach table size. from seed sown in the garden. since there are quick. and slow growing varieties of most vegetables, look in your seed catalogue to find the exact time required by the varieties you will sew.

column 2 gives the time a crop r A in good condi for the table. column 3 givu 1 space in a garden row to produce one serv- ing for a family of four. ff beans are to be served twice a week, for example. since one sowing of beans provides a harvest for four weeks. eight feet in the row should prod- ucs all the beans the family can use from one sowing. A new crop should be ready every four weeks through the garden season. to keep the table supplied all summer.

or most craps enough sowlngs should be made to ensure a sixteen weeka' harvest, which will carry

Me at their best table quality only

.sE.g Report

you into October.

THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW!

FABMER AT FOUR'l'EEN- Kan., has leased.a parcel of land farming for himself. He is the youngest farmer ever to lease land from

the railroad. Fred is seen teaching pa, to pull a plow.

THE GUARDIAN.

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Fred Win-kinhofer. 14. of Parsons. from the M. K. T. Railroad and is

his team of mules, Dave and Grand-

For Prairies

WINNIPEG. Man., May 4 - Spring wheat secdin-g has com- menced at only a few scattered points in the three Prairie Pro- vinces at this date. Practically all areas report the land still too wet and seeding will not be gen- eral for at least ten days to two weeks. even later in some districts, according to the weekly crap report of the department of agriculture of the Canadian Na- tional Railways. .

In southern and central Marri- ioba, showers have been general during the past week and have

delayed common .....ii of seed- ing. Rains in northern Manitoba

have helped to clear away the remaining snow and while some of the higher land may be sown this week-end seedin-g will not be general before the middle of May. There is plenty of moisture which, despite high winds. has prevented any soil drifting.

In southern Saskatchewan seed- ing is expected to commence around May 10 and should be general by May 15. All districts report moisture conditions good. with little or no wind erosion to date. In many districts low lying land is still under water, I con- dition which recent rains have aggravated. if seeding is much further delayed, it is possible that coarse grains may be substi- tuted for wheat.

Moisture conditions are excel- lent in southern Saskatchewan where little work has been pos- sible on the land to date. Snow is still lying in low spots in the fields but recent warmer wea- ther is clearing up this condition. Owing to the badly frozen har- vest last year, as many farmers as possible in Saskatchewan arc obtaining the new registered seed. as this Province suffered most from the frost.

Weather has been cool in northern Saskatchewan with high winds and considerable rain- fall. No reports of seeding have been received and it is anticipat- ed thst seedin-g will not be gen- eral uwtil May 15. There is still considerable harvesting of last year's crop to be done in this area which further delays seed- ing operations in districLs affect- ed.

It will be from one to three weeks before seeding becomes general north and cast of Cal- gary, as a result of two days heavy precipitation.

in the Edmonton territory wea- ther has improved with temper-

Suitaiile Shrubs For

Wire and wooden fences are be- ing replaced in many places by fences that live A barriers. rang- ing in size from the tiny suburban hedge to the extensive farm fence. grown of suitable shrubs and bushes. The horticultural spotlight has recently been turned on the multiflora rose, a Japanese parent of the familiar climbing rose, which grows profusely and guards property with thick, strong thorns. This publicity for the multifiora rose originated in the United States where the federal Depart- ment of Agriculture started using it as a field shciterbelt and the cry was taken up by garden and agri- cultural publications.

Only in warmer parts of Canada will this bush thrive; it cannot stand the Canadian winter and kills back to the snow line. Cutting out the deadwood each spring is a thorny job that would repulse even Brer Rabbit.

Canadians living in southern Nova Scctia, along the st. Law- rence river, lakes Ontario and Eric or in southern British F- might try the multiflora rose if they can find someone to trim the vigorous thorns. Others would be wise, according to R. W. Oliver of the horticulture division of the Central Experimental Farm at Ot- tawa, to use native hawthoms or honey locust on the farms of the east or the Manchurian strain of the Chinese elm. or the alpine cur- rant on city properties. The -ex-

rimental station at Morden.

anitoba, suggests for the prairies, Turkestan rose, Altai rose. Fire- berry hawthorn or spiny CarIIzBnB-

Tips on Growing 'llums in Gardens

Chr-ysanthemums', fast growing in popularity, have been contributing bursts of gorgeous colour to Can- adian gardens in the past few years. with this in mind. a few suggestions to gardeners with 'mum are provided by R. W. Oliver, of the Division of Horticulture. Central Experimental Farm, Otta- WE.

Gardeners starting without plants must procure small rooted plants from a commercial nursery late in May. Seed growing. any-'9 Mr. Oliver. is not satisfactory. Hen are the varieties that have proved most satisfactory in Ottawa:

White: Avalanche. Dorothy How- ard. Sept. cloud, White Cushion. Yellow: Algonquin,

iieiiges And Fences

CHARLOTTETOWN

Spade Your Own Garden This Muscle Saving Way

If you want your garden PM 10' be well prepared. spade it yourself. Weeks may slip by waiting for a plowman to do a job which, by the. proper approach. can be reduced to enjoyable and beneficial exer-l else. 1

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The secret is to take

Spading is not hard lvork if done a little at a time. A space 30 x 50 feet can be spaded in a leisurely way in eight hours. One hour day for eight days, and the job done.

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Push Spade Straitht Down lta Full Length

Pile this soil near the end of the strip. blliliow begin tclol lspade with the a e not parra e to the trench. bilili at right angles to it. This en- a es you to lift the soil more easily. and shade should be driven condition to spade. Never work! small slice of the soil so your back soil which is too wet; and if ihel down. not on a slant. but perpend- soil is heavy, don't wait until it;1L'U13Tll' to its full depth. Take a has become you dry, There is 3.15 not strained. Lift it up, turn the point between extremes when even Spade 0V9f- 50 (hilt the WP 3011 heavy clay can easily be lifted, falls underneath and bottom soil and will crumble under a blow from on top. In filling the first trench. the spade. You can tell this pointl YOU ha"! Opened a second. by using the "mud pie" test. n th 1 Ed d g MW” P b3ni”a "'”Q m y”ug nure,yl:prv:'ad ito esvgnlyer ldlllerfr ntllle mmdt a"d pa? t D ma 5; . ""1: area, except for the top of your 919' H the We hmds mg” 9” " 9 initial trench. When this first wilulm W” m spadar? 15 ""m' trench has been dug. clean the bl” the" fl” emf” 3 "k' m manure-from the top of the next SVSWPPW 5P”"8 m” 95 1 '3 trench and throw it into the bot- -wb "5 9" mu 1m". wmp em tom of the first, then proceed with :::::.”..:i: is: ";..:s 1.5;; your son on can . . I the manure. work, say a strip six feet wide, run- 0 . g ning the shortest dimension of the when you have finished your day's quota. you will have an

garden. At one and dig a ditch, say one foot wide and the depth empty trench, which should be ful- of the spade, removing all soil,cd with the soil you removed from

from it. lihe initial trench.

opposite

When Soil Crumbles In Hand, It is Dry Enough to Work.

But first. be sure the soil is in

Wayne Koning is seen with "Clara". one of cows auctioned off

Some 50 purebred Guernsey cattle, cream of the herds from York and Simcoe Counties, brought more than 520,000 at Richmond Hill, 0nt., as buyers from the U. S. and all parts of Canada bid pnices as high as S875 for one heifer. The sale was one of many spring sales throughout the Province where members of Callie associations pool their surplus stock and sell them together. Not nnly do outside buyers compete in the auction. but many members buy stock to improve their own herds.

A .Wonder. Sept. Gold, Yellow Cush- n.

atures 30 to ,50 above. There is . lo

ample moisture from melting snow and rains and seeding is not expected to 1- general for two weeks.

Seeding has not commenced in the Peace River area where heavy rains occurred on Monday. Very little work on the land of any kind has been reported so far but moisture conditions and the general outlook is very good at this date.

In the Okanagan Valley some cherries are now in bloom but there has been considerable dam- age to this crop by recent frosts. There will be very few apricots this year and peaches are expect-

ed to be about 50 per cent of s : normal crop. The season is now about a week to ten days late.

By Fagaly

and Shorten

? mckuuoroa Sundress- SEW hUTlQ4- H

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Bronze: Bronze Cushion. Sept. Bronze, Spitfire. Karen Frederick- son. Maroon: Duchess of Edinbur- .ough, Maroon 'n Gold, Red Cush- ion, Redwood. : Pink: Clara Curtis. Pink Cushion, anose Glow.

Lavender-Purple: Chippewa, La- vrrder Lady. Metawin. Purple Star.

Where there are still some old 'mum clumps in the ground and i only a few plants are requlred,nig up a few of the clumps in the spring when new arowth 15 Rn 111'-lh ;or so tall. Cut these new rooted

shoots away from the old woody

centres and set the young NEWS ii in flowering position.

Set Prices For "Western Brain Crop

or-rawa. slay G-(CP)-The Canadian Wheat Board's initial price for wheat in the comin crop year will be ti.io a bushel-the same as this year's-Trade Minis- ter Howe announced in the Com- , monserriday. The initial price for oats will be 05 cents-also unchanged-and that for barley will be no cents a hushel.three cents higher than for the present year. The new crop year starts Aug. 1.

4ATTEll'l'I0ll FARMERS

Ontario Clover Seed in stock; also all small seeds. High grade seed at a low price. Buy now and save money. Order at once and will hold seed.

1!. J. TROWSDALB. Westmoreland

Federation of Agriculture

Notice to Cash Members and Farmers who did not join in 1950; also District Secretaries and Chair- men-

Membership Fees for 1951 are now due and may be paid your District Secretary. The Week of May 7th is Membership Week-Clean up the job before cropping. Membership in the Federation is your in- surance for the future.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS P. E. I: FEDERATION r0F'AGR.ICULTUR.E

NOTICE

The Semi-Annual Meeting of The Milk Producers and Vendors Association. will be held or the office of line Dairy Superintend- ent. Richmond 51.. on Tuesday evening. May 8 of 8 o'clock.

. I PERCY G. GAY. Soc'y.

Attention Farmers New In Stock

John Deere Lime Sewers Isis Tractor

A. Pickard Farm Tractors Ltd.

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mg. sioliuis For Poultry

0'I'rAwA. my 2 .. .P'or'those who do not wish to make the heav- ier investment involved in the con- struction of a more permanent type of rearing house, the use at nngg shelters offers a very satisfactory solution for the raising of cocke:-. els and growing pulleta. says n.r. Tinney of the Experimental Sta- tion at Charlottetown, P. E. I.

They can be used to advantage in handling fattening stock and are particularly useful as tempor- ary autumn quarters for stock that has just finished its pullet-year of laying.

Almost always. in late summer or early autumn, thereiis a period when yearling stock has completed laying - when quarters must be cleaned and disinfected for the new puilets being brought in from range.

space. as well as time, is always ata... miuniatthisseasonofthe year. With several range shelters available the yearlings can be re- moved to a nice piece of clover range where they can enjoy a res: and conditioning period prior to being culled and selected for the mating pens.

Range shelters offer an opport- unity to expand the brooder house capacity of many small producers.

Commonly only one, or at most two, small brooder houses are in use on the avenge farm. These are used for rearing as well as for brooding. If filled to capacity, for the brooding season they are hope- lessly overcrowded later in the season. If only sufficient birds are brooded to permit carrying through to maturity, the houses are not utilized to full capacity in early season. Range shelters offer a sol- ution to this problem.

A single 10 x 12 brooder house with heater will rear three or four times as many chicks as it will house in the autumn. As rapidly as they become crowded. move them to cheap range shelte . thus sav- ing the cost of additional expen- sive brooders and stoves.

Excellent detailed plans for shel- ters are available from the Super-

Auctioii Sale

Of HOUSEHOLD FUINITUIB AND EFFECTS AT BIEADALBANE ON MAY ITII. AT 1 0'CLOCK

I am instructed by Marie Graham to sell by Public Ane- tion the following: 1 parlor suite (5 pe.); 1 carpet 9:12: parlor table; 1 electric. lamp; 1 electric radio. (Spartan); 1 electric iron: 1 writing desk; I book cases; 1 dining room extension table; alsr chairs; 1 sideboard; 4 beds, 1 bureaus; tables: wash stands: kitchen range: 1 kitchen table; 4 chain; floor covering; bed clothes; dishes: books; sliding couch; oil lamps, and a lot of small articles; 1 rocking chair: I barber's chair (Cousins) and ear- taina.

If day not fins. sale first fine day.

Terms cash.

THOMAS WIGMOBE. Anotlonee .

Auction Sale

CONWAY, THURSDAY AT 1 (YCIJOC

I am instructed by Eric Rani- say to sell by Public Auction the following: 1 mare, 7 years old; 1 horse. 12 years old: and machin- ery ss follows: 1 truck wagon; 1 hay rake; 1 mower (Deering); 1 horse hoe with scufflers to fit: 1 seeder, M.-I-I. (new); 1 set fan- ners; 1 pung sleigh; 1 set bOl) sleighs (double): hay forks. I'0pl' and blocks: 1 spring tooth har- rows; 1 gang plough; quantity of seed wheat and cats: 1 auto tract- or with 1928 Chrysler motor. good as new: 1 set disc hsrrows: many other articles not mentioned.