| it :1 l I ~.,_.. _ All agriculture areas in Can i have cooperative to serve flea. says Var-um Heisman. Quads Department of Agricult- I'I- mist reporting on the W warm 0! the moiemeoi Mating. purchasing serv- e! and Fisherman‘s coopa did 01.01 mill) u worth of busi— “Elwianlncreueoftbree per cent in one year The 1.936 "rioting and purchasing co m reporting out of a total at 3.093t accounted (or S1364 mil I). 0! this. Hunter. Gem are resistant to'blackleg file Katahdin. Hunter and Halted Gem varieties of pets toes are the most resistant to blackleg and are seldom. if evcr affected by the disease sass 1E. Campbell. of the .aderai experimental {arm at Charlotte» hwu. Moat susceptible are the Se< bago, Kesuick. Huron and Fundy varieties and some trou- ble can be expected with Avon, Cobbler. Green \iountain, t‘her- Ghee, Pontiac and Kennebec. Sound tubers and cat seed- ,Ieces that are well cailused are lllt' from the orzanism \\'l11(‘lt strikes through fresh cuts and bruises Mr Campbell points out that weather conditions at time of alantlng and the way the seed handled determines tn 3 large extent whether blackleg will do Velnp. Picker-type planters, and knives used to out tuners. are the principal offenders in spreading the organism smonl need ITOPS SPREADTVO Disinfecling the seed prevents the organism from spreading Ind a mcrt-uri’ compound such as Semcsan Bel. used as a dip (or whole tubers. is a suitable disinfectant for blackieg. wilt, rot and some other tuber- borne diseases. Mercury compounds are pol- lonnus and should he handled carefully, he \iarns Planting small. whole tubers helps to keep down the spread Of the disease When small lots of cut potatoes are planted they should he cut 10 days or more bcfnre planting to let them be- come cailusecl large lots should be planted as soon as possible after cutting. Other wavn to reduce the npread of the disease include keeping storage facilities, equip- ment and containers clean. or using reasonable caution w h e in operating machinery among growing plants. Broccoli rates as a leading process crop Maritime provrnces farmers planning to grow commercially [or the vegetable processing trade mar hurt a suitable sub- ject In hrori-nii This k e e p I Well when quick-frown and is readily prncmsn‘l, says R. G. White of the (‘anada depart- ment of agriciilture'a research ltation at Fredericton. Broccoli adapts itself readily to many tvpes of soil but growl best on the interval soils. The curds or firvuers stand front well and are not seriously harmed by October frosts Seeds for an early crop may b? sown in a urernhouse or hot- bed one month before field plnnl- lag and later crops can h. Med (III'Pf'lIV outdoors in I nursery plot Seedlings are transplanted in four in the field Grower! with precision "ester! and uniformly sized seed may IePtl directly In the field and then thin the plailtl. lows three feet apart and plant] (to feel are satisfactory spac- Inn A succession of plantinn extends the rropping season but ields per acre drop apprecl'lb- y on plantintts made after the muddle of .I i] n e Successive plantings. however. provide a lairiy uniform supply oi broc- Cltll between mid July and early leptemher. Vanmms avan.aat.n A number of varieties a r. available. the most popular no in Valtnam 2! The general culture of has I!“ is the same as for mud vegetables Special rare is need- od to control root malnnit .- Idn. and the. imported cabbage CO-OPS AVAILABLE TO ALL AGRICULTURAL AREAS Co-op farm business shows hike operative whole-ioperatiag lumber mills, oil I.- oii wells and coal business m 1960. Nmioundland reported a de. crease in the cooperative sale d farm products tr-m $25 mil- lion in 1959 to two million dol- lars In all other provinces co- ops increased this activriy. The percentages of Canada's ‘ agricultural prod uets s~ld through local co - ups um: dairy products 27.8. livestock 31.5: poultry and eggs 16.3: wool 72.4. grains T65 fruit and vegetables 13.1. maple pm ducts ‘9]: tobacco 20. and hney 541. By provinces the 1960 sales \iere British Co- lumbia $651 million. Alberta Value of [arm products mark eted thyoperatnely was SSTI million. up 39 million. Co—opa marketed medal!!! at all agric- uliural trade. the same propor tion as in the previous year Sales of merchandise and farm supplies increased by I!) mil- lion to reach $363 millim. REPORT DECREASE The Cooperative Federee de Quebec. one at the largest multi- purpose tarm centirala in the country. provided marketing. food processmg and farm supply set-Vice to 375 affiliated lxal (‘o—ttperallves and did almost $117 million north at wholesale MR. FARMER: SPRINGTIME IS TRADING TIME Be Ready for Spring Planting . . . The Latest of the lost! EVERY FARM CAN USE THE VERSATILE COCKSHUTT “540” . . . does all the work on small farm: $260, Manitoba $88.4 million; Inces $20 mlllim Interpmvin— rial sales amounted to and $75 6 IIIlIlItl)‘ RANKED FIRST Feed. iertilizer and spray maienal ranked first in sales of merchandise and supplies handled by cooperatives. They amounted to SIIG million. Food products followed With 8101 W million, . . . work-saving second tractor for big farms r a Duaimgn trana- i aria-run - 6 torwasd. 2 more. npaoda I “Famine- ugh. has plenty a! ram- lIui-s eo— a Armour-tic M .d Drall mu d all 3 point look 0 low 'M pen. eta-eh. a “on Pen-r Tube-J THE "COCKSHUTT" WAY MAKES FARMING PAY! Just the tractor to handla the load- anal (arms. or to spud-up work on I'm- far- aa nacnnd tractor. Cfll‘fll In today. ho thin completely new Cock-hurt. W b . . . acouonlnal to rim. '31625 IIIIIJKII; Saskatchewan regional co - Ontario $184.3 minim; Quebeeland beloagnu In Line Inter- Sll57 million. Maritime va~~ million and petroleum and auto necessaries ranked next with There an‘ 10 pI‘OVIIK'IaI and C-A Mon, April 80. 1.02. no Gum-IN!“ hub! salesmadeupatiealeo—opahnmes. Provincial Co - operatives Ltd. the national purchasing and manufacturing agency. T h a ‘ wholesales are central agencies .tnr marketing farm products. selling farm supplies. and MR. FARMER. 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