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PLANS WELL ADVANCED FOR SECOND DAIRY DAY Wm. _ Murphy â€" Dairy _ Farm, Inspired by the tremendous sucâ€" cess of the event last year, several committees are now busily enâ€" g;efidiri preparing for Ontario‘s Annual Dairy Day which uul: be held at Limi'say on June 16th. 0_ 8 _ Under the chairmanship of Evâ€" erett M. Biggs, Ontario Dairy Commissioner, the coâ€"ordinating committee, appointed for the ocâ€" casion, this week visited the farm of William Murphy, situated on the east border of Lindsay, which has been selected as the site. Following a survey of the farm and its facilities the committee was unaninfously of the opinion that there will be ample opporâ€" tunity to demonstrate what Onâ€" tario has to offer in quality proâ€" duction of dairy products. With some 10,000 interested Bersons attending the first Dairy ay held at Ailma last year, it is expected that this year‘s event wil! draw even larger crowds. Inâ€" terest already indicated points to even greater enthusiasm. Included in the personnel on the committees are representaâ€" tives from the four dairy breed associations who are determined that the quality of Ontario dairy herds will be amply demonstratâ€" For the praitical farmer the event will be of particular interâ€" est. Here he will see the latest developments in all phases of the industry. Certain to be of interâ€" est will be the operation of the system of continuous pipeâ€"line milking which is being installed in the Murphy barn for the occaâ€" sion. The method, from "cow to cooler", is certain to create interâ€" est. In addition there will be the latest in mechanical stable equipâ€" ment, fodder handling and all the various steps essential in the proâ€" duction of a topâ€"quality product. Under the auspices of the Onâ€" tario Agricultural College and the Ontario Veterinary College, there will be demonstrations, motion pictures, and exhibits pointed toward sound, economical dairy farm practices, _ _ _ _ Urban residents will not be forâ€" gotten. For them there will be exhibits of top quality dairy proâ€" ducts, presented in such form as to give a new conception of the work and science entailed in maintaining Ontario quality. _ the importance of the provincial €alfhood vaccination program. Of vital interest to the dairy farmer will be the exhibit of the Veterinary College which will present demonstrations of mastitis and bruceilosis control with parâ€" ticular emphasis being placgf on The farmer faced with pasture problems will find particular inâ€" terest in the exhibit of strip pasâ€" turing featuring as it does "a fresh bite every day" for the herd. The benefits of a sound ferâ€" tilization program will also be shown by means of demonstration plots.. 1 If the cost of production is felt to be too high the dairy farm oserator may find some sound ideas as a result of time studies made of dairy operations by the Economics Branch of the Departâ€" ment of Agriculiture. Lindsay, to be scene of latest developments in dairy Waterloo County Supplies Coâ€"operative BOLENS Mâ€"E Rotary Tiller The MUSTANG model is the answer to the gordener‘s dream. Complete seed and rootâ€"bed preparation in one operation. Saves time and work. Famous Bolens Mâ€"E universol tines are nonâ€"winding, selfâ€"sharpening, guaranâ€" teed agoinst breakage. Attachments for lawnâ€"care, hovling and smowâ€" plowing . . . Greatest outdoor power wait today! Come in and ask for a free demanstration. Flower and Vegetable SEEDS Corner Duke & Frederick Sts Phone 8â€"8431 Opposite Kitchener Market exhibits planned. Complete line Bulk and Packaged DAILY DELIVERY L O W HIGH FORUM Dairy equipment manufacturers will be well r?pre.enud with a large number of exhibits designed to show the d;irx farm operator what is new and what is pracâ€" tical for the successful operation of his undertaking. _ There will be ample accommoâ€" dation for the many thousands exâ€" Fected to attend. Large parking acilities will be set up and proâ€" vision made for catering and comâ€" fort of the visitors. Make it a d say, June 16th JUNIOR FARMERS TO COMPETE FOR TOP DAIRY DAY TITLE ... Dairy Maid and Man to be ... Selected in Lindsay on June 16. Junior Farmers of Ontario will have an opportunity to show the old folks that they have the "know how" to operate a dairy farm when Ontario‘s Second Anâ€" nual Dairy Day is held in Lindsay on June 16th. Under the auspices of the Onâ€" tario Milk Distributors‘ Associaâ€" tion, teams of Junior Farmers will have the opportunity of beâ€" ing judged the winning county team for proficiency in quality milk production. From the conâ€" test will also emerge the selection of two junior farmers for the proâ€" vincial awards of Dairy Maid and Dairy Man for 1954. ho Objects of the competition are to create an interest in the care and production of better %\;:my milk; to demonstrate efficient methods of milking and the preâ€" paration and care of milking equipment. 8os â€" Under the rules of the competiâ€" tion each ounty is to select one team of two junior farmer candiâ€" dates. The team may be either two boys, two girls, or a boy and a girl. They must be between the ages of 17â€"24 years as of June 16, 1954 and must have completed 4â€"H eclub projects In addition they must be current members of Junior Farmer Association and be residents on dairy farms. All contestants will be asked to answer a brief set of questions reâ€" lating to milk production and each team will be asked to demâ€" onstrate milking methods. This will include care of the milk house and the proper care and storir‘:fi of milk. The cows will be milked, the milk filtered and stored and equipment washed and We con furnish artificial breeding for all breeds of cattle at a modest cost. We have nothing to sell except service When better bulls are bred, Waterloo will be using them Efficient production, dairy or beef of our bulls. Our constant growth speaks for itself. The number of first services each year has been as follows: 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1952 1954 2200 4400 7200 13,601 31224 35,389 Increase for first 3 month over 1953:; 13.81% Coâ€"operative, member owned and controlled. Help yourself to the best available by using our service. Waterloo Cattle Breeding | Association PHONE COLLLECT to WATERLOO 2â€"8397 between 7::30 and 10:00 A.M. week days. 7:30 and 9:30 A.M. Sundays and holidays. Cows noticed in heat later in the day should be inseminated on the following day. $5.00 per cow for members. $6.00 per cow for nonâ€"members. Keep your Organmization strong by its constant use It is of benefit to both you and the Organization WHAT A SHOCKâ€" WEVE BEEN WINED AND DINED SINCE BIRTHâ€"NOW WERE ON RANGE, WE ‘HUSTLE‘ FOR OURSELVES "WHERE BETTER BULLS ARE USED" The of the Neglected Femeale LIFE MEMBERSHIP $5.00 sterilized. A commentary will be to be mailed to Mr. M. G. Simpâ€" son, Executive Secretary, Ontario Milk Distributors‘ Association, 134 Bloor Street West, Toronto. GoOD PASTURE MAKES GOOD BEEF HEAPLY Cost of production studies indiâ€" cate that pasture is cheaper to produce per acre or per pound of d.l;gutible nutrients than any other crop forage or grain. The importance of this relationship, says P. E. Sylvestre, was demonâ€" strated in an experiment conductâ€" ed by the Animal Husbandry Diâ€" vision, _ Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, on the use of afterâ€" \math in the finishing of twoâ€"yearâ€" old steers. _ 0_ ;i;::.o;_t;; one member of the team throughout the competition. Two lots of twoâ€"yearâ€"old steers on Kermanent pasture to the end of August made an average daily gin of 1.5 pounds per head. om the end of August to the middle of October, one lot reâ€" mained on the same pasture and P me e ntn stt flrsa‘m. During this period, which ted 50 days, both lots gained at the rate of 2.2 pounds a day. At marketing, both lots produced approximately 90 per cent "red" carcasses and the balance "blue". was fed five pounds of grain per head J)er day. The other lot was placed on aftermath with no If the permanent pasture is vaâ€" lued at ten cents per head per day and the grain at three cents a pound, the aftermath has a vaâ€" lue of 25 cents per head per day. Whatever the value put on pasâ€" ture and grain, it is apparent that considerable economy was realâ€" ized by the use of aftermath. With declining market prices, a lower cost of production is imâ€" portant for profitable beef proâ€" duction. The use of pasture and aftermath is one means of makâ€" ;ng greater profit with little extra abor. EARLY POTATOES RESPOND T SUPPLEME IAL ° ;RIGATION The yield of eaily potatoes grown in southwestern Ontario during droughty seasons can be greatly increased through sprinkâ€" ler irrigation. Proper use of irriâ€" gation more than doubled the yield of potatoes harvested early in July 1953, states J. M. Fulton, Soil Specialist, Experiments conâ€" Entries for the competition are is our aim in the progeny ducted at the Experimenâ€" ulsumo.u:mnu.w :‘\.‘ndorlubou&foufi.lmdwu- dumu' w' -m»lr'. :wbl igation depends upon the amount of rainfall received. In 1953 less than one inch of rain fall from June 1, to June 29 so potatoes wilh better than three inches of water through sprinkler lrrignu‘on. The amount applied at each irrigation and the number of days between applications must be carefully controlled if maxiâ€" mum returns are to be obtained. It is most essential that the crop receive adequate water from the time of first tuber formation until harvest. The highest {ield of marketable potatoes was obtained at the Harâ€" row Station in 1953 through an irrigation program which /inâ€" volved five uppha_ tions of threeâ€" quarters of an inch of water at six day intervals Three irrigaâ€" tions with one inch of water at ten day intervals was not as efâ€" fective as five lighter applications but did increase the yield by about one hundred bushels per acre over nonâ€"irrigated plots. ‘bloom. While these older varieâ€" }ties of annual flowers are still \very popular, it is an interesting change to try a few of the new ]varietim which the plant breeders {have produced. Many of these ; which have been released within Jthe past few years have been \grow at the Central Experimental \Farm, Ottawa, says Horticulturist Light applications at intervals more frequent than every six days were no more effective than five ag‘l)licau’ons each of which supplic threeâ€"quarters of an inch. _ An irrigation program which used more than four inches of water per month proved to be a waste of water. It was not nece.e.sar{ to increase the amount of fertilizer used on potatoes grown under irrigation unless the quantity of water applied was greater than four inches per month. Soil moisture measuring devices such as the tensiometer and the available moisture meter with plaster of Paris blocks proved to be a valuable guide in establishing the irrigation proâ€" gram. 3‘ Among the low growing border plants are three new varieties of (Sweet Alyssum, Carpet of Snow, ‘pure white, Royal Carpet and |Purple Mantle,*both deep mauve. All three grow to about three |inches tall and spread out‘ to about ten inches across. For a \lowâ€"growing _ compact _ border plant in rich purrlish blue, to ledge a bed of yellow or orange flowers, Lobelia Crystal Palace is Ian excellent choice. Many of the older well known varieties of annual flowers are planted each year because they are reliable and can be counted upon to put on a good show of | _ In the marigolds there is a wide choice of good varieties. Among (the French Doubles are Yellow Pigmy, Butterball, Spry and Sunâ€" kist. The Single Dwarf varieties ’Sunny and Naughty Marietta are ‘both very colorful. The Dwarf (Alncan variety Aurora has rather \large flowers for its height. Twd |\very good Tall African varieties fare Glitters and Mammoth Mum. THE WATERLOO (Ontarlo) CHRONICLE D. F. Cameron. Some of them are no better than the older sorts, a few are not as good, but others are at a decided improvement and are recommended to those garâ€" deners who want something new and different, but reliable. For years the Petunia has been fune of the favorite garden flowers, where masses of color are reâ€" {qum:d‘ While many of the older ‘types of this popular flower will continue to be popular, the new |hybrid varieties developed recentâ€" ‘ly are a great improvement over the older varieties and now inâ€" |clude colors not previously seen in this plant. Among tife best of the large singleâ€"flowered hybrids are the varieties Ballering, salmâ€" ‘on; La Paloma, white; Linda, light salmon pink; and Comanche, ri:h reddish scarlet. Fringed Snowâ€" |storm is a very fine white varieâ€" (ty. In the dwarf small flowered ‘clm the varieties Blue Bedder Improved, a very good medium \blue; Cheerful, clear light pink; Within the past season or two a new type of annual Phlox called Globe has been available. Its plants grow into rounded or globeâ€"shaped forms which are veâ€" ry uniform in size and well covâ€" ered with bloom. So far it is available only in mixed colors. The large flowered Phlox drumâ€" mondi Red Glory is also bright scarlet with a white eye. i Two varieties of Verbena which are useful as bedding plants are Royal Blue and Sparkle; the latâ€" ter a bright scarlet with a white eye. Cover Girl, magenta; and Dream Girl, almost cerise; are excellent for bedding purposes. Zinnias provide a great show of | color and the newer varieties are certainly bright and â€" colorful. ’ Crown O‘Gold, Scarlet !'mm, ‘ Floradale Scarlet and Riverside Beauty are four of the best. I at it was necessary to . tatoes with better than RECOMMENDED ANNUAL FLOWERS Contemporary dcdfi ‘on! Feseut yeulsesiates I w ons al . W. Oliver mmm Conou:‘i Experimental Farm, w k Because the average Cl;'udhn on of bor gardend hey ut Hapi our no! pace with that of our homes. * Many of the modern ideas in come from California where cliâ€" mate and living habitsâ€"the two most important influences in arâ€" chitecture and garden designâ€" are quite different to our own. Rather than adopt these ideas beâ€" cause they are fashionable and "modern", we should gift the good ones and adapt them to our Contemporary Californian garâ€" dens are designed to "rid us of the discipline of traditional form" to quote a recognized text. The main aim seems to be the use of structural building materials, raâ€" ther than plant materials, to exâ€" tend the lines of the house into the garden and thus reduce the labor of gardening. Opaque glass screens or woven fences are used to provide privacy and wind shelâ€" ter rather than hedges or shrubâ€" bery borders. In California garâ€" dens shaded areas where one can sit at ease must be provided for all seasons of the year, and so two or more sets of shade trees are needed to take care of different angles of sunlight; consequently space tends to be cut up by lines of clipped trees. Plants are used only as ornaments to provide colorful displays in jardinieres, flower boxes or formal beds. In Canada, few of us sit or even walk in our gardens for at least six months of the year and we are not interested in winter shade. We prefer open spaces so that we can enjoy our gardens from inâ€" side even on summer days. We can get ample 3 dimensions into our garden pictures by the conâ€" trast between conifers and deciâ€" duous plants or conifers standing out against the snow rather than by cutting spaces with confused kidneyâ€"shaped beds of plants. Further we like actually working with plants and watching them develop through the summer seaâ€" ‘son. It is a welcome contrast to winter. out against the snow rather than| Whenever heavy rains occur by cutting spaces with c‘-'“‘H-“‘-‘d1during the cherry season, counts kidneyâ€"shaped beds of plants.|are made of the extent of crackâ€" Further we like actually working |ing in all varieties under test. In with plants and watching them |addition controlled experiments develop through the summer seaâ€" |have been carried out for several son. It is a welcome contrast to years, in which samples of maâ€" winter. ture fruit from different varieties We must, of course, adopt thelare immersed in water and alâ€" form of our plantings to the new |lowed to remain for a definite proportions of our houses. Ground |period. At the end of the period covers are admirable beneath low |the fruit is examined and the broad windows. Clipped and butâ€" \eracking is classified according to tressed hedges lend emphasis |the number of fruits affected and where needed and provide patâ€" |severity of damage to each fruit. terns in three dimensions wmch[ In 1953 these tests showed the match the lines of the houses. We |most resistant variety to be the can forget the "rectangular axes" Summerland Station‘s new introâ€" and "symmetry of pact" garden |duetion, Sam, which devexgped plans because we have done away | less cracking even than Van. Next with them in planning our homes. in order came Deacon and Star, _ _But we still must arrange our ‘while Bing and Lambert were the gardens to meet the real needs Of | most susceptible varieties. These our family rather than the deâ€" |results were quite comparable to But we still must arrange our gardens to meet the real needs of our family rather than the deâ€" mands of the latest fad. Canaâ€" dians will always prefer to watch plants Srow rather than admire plywood fences; children need open space to play rather than curved hedges to "if over. By all means use an outdoor kitchen with a paved area for chairs and tables but Canada has plenty of attractive stone readily available and more suitable to our tastes when backed by well arranged hedges or conifer iroups than colo:'ied concrete backed by plyâ€" wood. Let us develop a style of garden design that satisfies our needs in a modern setting rather than tryâ€" ins to follow fashions set under different conditions. AFTERâ€"CARE OF Tulips, daffodils and the host of other smaller spring â€" flowering bulbs such as scillas, snowdrops, Star of Bethlechem and crocus are among the bestâ€"loved of garden plants, and unless the garden conâ€" tains some early flowering shrubs, sgring bulbs I:rovide the first show of color after the snow goes. For two or three weeks their beauty and color compensates for the long wait since the bulbs were planted several months beâ€" fore. When their bloom is finished the bulbs should be given every chance to prepare themselves for another spring show the following year, says D. F. Cameron, Division of Horticulture, Central Experiâ€" mental Farm, Ottawa. This the bulbs do by storing up food which is manufactured by the foâ€" liage. If the foliage is removed immediately after the bloom is finished, this supply of food is reâ€" duced and the bulb may not bloom or may fail to grow the next year. â€" â€" For this reason the foliage should be allowed to ripen naturâ€" ally. This usually takes about & month or six weeks, when the | foliage turns yellow and can then ‘ be removed without doing any‘ harm to the bulbs. If the bulibs are growing in a| bed which is to be used l%r anâ€"| nual flowers, the small annualJ plants may be set out between| the bulbs. If preferred, the bulbs may be removed as soon as they have finished flowering, and be| "heeled in" in a shallow trench | out of the way until their foliage turns yellow. With tulips and daâ€" | flodils, the seed pods should be‘ SPRING BULBS n have lays the maturing of, the and also weakens the Lum the smaller bulbous plants, like scillas and chionodoxas, the seed (formaing meothe 9i ant resu e dually increase the size of the clump. _ When “hoounc in" bulbs of tuâ€" lifl and daffodils, as much soil as Tites signg With the buipere pre: a w e \vem m{:ry to the root ayufi The bulbs should immediately be set close together in a â€" trench about three or four inches wide and deep and be covered with an inch or two of loose soil to preâ€" vent them from drying out. When the leaves have turned {ellow they will come away easâ€" ly from the bulbs which can then be lifted, dried in the shade, cleaned and stored in shallow boxes in a dry warm place until late Sefltember or enrl{ October, when they should be planted out in the garden. | _ The older commercial varieties are all quite susceptible to crackâ€" ing and various attempts to reâ€" duce the loss by sprays and culâ€" | tural methods have not been very {successful. Consequently resistâ€" ance to cracking is one of the more important characteristics to be sought in a new cherry varieâ€" ty, and Summerland includes tests for cracking in its cherry evaluaâ€" tion experiments. removed as the seed ripening deâ€" CHERRIES RESISTANT TO CRACKING Rain during the season when sweet cherries are maturing is one of the chief causes of the skins cracking. It is a hazard cherry Srowera have to face and is of efinite. interest to consumers. Losses as high as 70 per cent of the crop have been known to ocâ€" cur, states F. W. L. Keane, of the Summerland Experimental Staâ€" tion, B.C., and in almost every year growers in some districts lose 10 to 20 per cent of their Bings and Lamberts. C4_CJpment and worldâ€"Jeader in the seifâ€"propelied combine, now becomes ter than ever by the acquisition of Fergusonâ€"pioneer in the application of hymb and the mounting of implements to make tractor and im;;::ement an integral unitâ€"known universally as the Ferguson System, which has been much imitated (rom the, dufigcat?den' gineering skills, the a f manufa ‘rom the pooling o i a * more advantageous use of manufacturâ€" ing facilities nmf efficiency that can be effected under a single management, the new organization of M â€"Harrisâ€"Ferguson goes forward to make a greater contribution than ever mveloping new and more efficient machines to make farming easier and more profitable. MASSEYâ€"HARRISâ€"FERGUSON LIMITED Masseyâ€"Harris, pioneer in the farm imfilcmsnt industr{, pioneer in power farming equipment ami worldâ€"leader in the selfâ€"propelled combine, now becomes greater Makers of high quality farm implements since 1847 Every Seaturday morning at my auction beside the market. Wed., ll.’ 19â€"Accredited Jerâ€" sey herd for Gordon Bingeman, about 2 miles beyond Bt%epon and 2% miles northeast of Waterâ€" Wed., May 26, 1.15 pm.â€"125th Holstein B‘L at Bridgeport Highway. Mon., May 10, 10 a.m.â€"Comâ€" munity sale at Farmer‘s Shed, Elâ€" mira, of horses, implements, and furniture, etc. Every Monday, 1.30 g;T;â€"At berger. Farm is sold. _ * Pray temall. o $ A i 4 m.â€"At ies Kitchener Stockyards Lt.I, of catâ€" tle, pigs, horses, sheep, gouluy roduce, etc., on the Breslau r &lfh'ny. | es., May 11, 11 a m.â€"Regisâ€" tered dual purpose Shorthorn cattle, implements and some household effects for Ivan Cressâ€"| ur e man, 5 miles south of New Hamâ€"| burg. \| _ _Sat., May 15, 12 noonâ€"Farm| With last weekâ€"end‘s sprvtti stock, implements and household | weather, Kitchener market mo effects for Edward Shearer, 1 outside again. Shrubs and bushes mile north of Ayr. \ol all varieties lined the cement â€"â€"â€"_â€"â€"___________â€" ‘runways to the rear of the market HARRY PARR & SON, Aima P.0. | building. _ _ e â€" Every Thursday, 1 p.m.â€"Ai Kitchener Stockyards I,.J.Lcat_tk. Phone 338â€"râ€"22 Elora Every Thursday at 10.30 a.m.â€" Sale ofv cattle, pigs, sheep, horses and produce at the Kitchemer Stockyards, adjoining the city on No. 7 highway. 80 those obtained in earlier years, except that Star has shown conâ€" siderable variability in extent uf cracking from year to year Every Friday at 1.30 p.m.â€" Hogs, cattle, sheep, poultry, proâ€" SCARING BIRDS BY RADIO Farmers may soon be equipping their tractors with radios to frighten birds away from their crm;s. Since recent press reports told of scaring starlings away from â€" urban communities by broadcasting recordings of sounds made tfi' frightened starlings, the Field Husbandry Division, Cenâ€" trai Experimental Farm, Ottawa, report that amplified radio proâ€" grams have been used on at least one farm in eastern Ontario to Erotect a feld of grain corn from ird damage. A. 5. B&! & son 2 Foln Aree en Lan C._INT Jmfl Auctioncer, Phone 146 Every Monday, 7.30 p.m.â€" By Roe Farms Service Dept. ROE Vilaâ€"or Build your layers MOW in either mash or pellet form HERB M. REINHART, Ausctic R.R. 2, Brosfan Phone Kitchener 2â€"3053 Every Mon. at Ancaster stock Market of cattle, calves and poultry. Every Thursday, 1 pm. â€" Kitchener Stockyards Li Guelph Highway, of cattle, horses, sheep, poultry, prC etc Sat., May 15 at 9.30 a m.â€"Aueâ€" tion sale at rear of City Hall Kitchener, lost and found articles that have accumulated over the past year the town line for Emery S. Rosenâ€" berger. Farm is sold. NUew Dundee, Phone 28 Wed., May 12, 1.30 pm.â€"Outâ€" right sale of livestock, implements and produce, % mile umfil then 1‘%% miles west of New D on Prices of the shrubs ranged from $2.75 to $8. Rose bushes sold for 35 cents with rose climbers bringing $1 Cuiorful garden and lawn ornaâ€" ments ranged in price from 40 cents to $1.50. New rnutarb sold from 15 to 25 cents a bunch. Amos Hoftman, Heideiber Kissner Milling, Kitchemer Janes Feed Mill, Linwood Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade Grade A Grade A Grade A Grade B Grade C Grade A small size ................ 40 GrAQC B ........ on eirncnenciancvecess 31 GAU@ C ... 35 Toronto quotations are for graded eggs in fibre cases). Butter solids, first grade, tenâ€" derable, 58. 1. H. TOMAN, Auctioncer on <¢g Quotations Butter Prices Wholesale to Retail A large size ............. A medium size ... A small size ... A large size ..... A medium size A small size ... Friday, May 1, v6 6 39 31 34 30 44