WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1942

ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS AND MATSQUI NEWS

PAGE THREE

Unskilled Labourers Wanted
For War Work

MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN WANTED FOR a
PEAT. LIGHT WORK, GOOD. PAY.

Apply. now at

“Industrial Peat Company

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Dairy Farmers

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Order your requirements Today.
“SALT YOUR HAY

' 10 to 20 Ibs. of % Grd. Salt per ton of Hay.
Popular brands of stock sprays in bulk.

THE BRACKMAN-KER MILLING COMPANY LIMITED

Phone 52 Abbotsford Gordon Peardon, Local Manager

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Ltd.

J. E, TRETHEWEY, President ABBOTSFORD, B.C,
Telephone Abbotsford 10
Firm of the Fraser Valley

News of the Farms gi

Late Blight
No. 1 Enemy
Of Potato

WEATHER CONDITIONS
FAVOR ITS SPREAD;
‘CONTROL METHODS

Phytophthora Infestans is un-
doubtedly the most serious of
all potato diseases when condi-
tions are favorable for its devel-
opment according to T. A. Leach,
district representative for C-I-L.

For ordinary purposes, this
disease is called Late Blight but
it is still just as dangerous to
the health, vigor and productive-
ness of the potato crop as under
its proper name. Before the
cause of the disease was actu-
ally known writers attributed it
to many and various sources,
such as electricity, drought, wet
spells or even to Providence it-
self.

Like the potato, the disease ap-
parently originated in South
America and has spread to many
climes—particularly those with
weather conditions favorable to
its development. Vancouver Is-
land and the Fraser Valley are
among the many areas in which
it chose to settle and is now
enemy No. 1 of our commercial
potato growers and back yard
gardener as well.

Spreads Rapidly

Like other fungus
“blight” develops from
which spread the disease. It ap-
Pears 6n the foliage, leaves and
stems as brownish dead spots.
The dead areas in the leaves ap-
pear at the tips and spread
downwards. Under moist con-
ditions the disease Spreads very
rapidly and can defoliate a
plant within a few days if in-
fection is heavy.

Late Blight can be effectively
controlled by spraying. Since
infection of the tuber may be
through either the upper or low-
er surface of the leaves it is
essential for the grower to spray
both the under side and top of
the plant to obtain the best con-
trol.

diseases
spores

Spray Program

Either Bordeaux 4-4-40 or 50%
yellow copper oxide are recom-
mended sprays for controlling
late blight. Spraying should be
started when the plants are 6 to
8 inches high and continued
every 10 days to 2 weeks during
the growing season. Sometimes,
if weather conditions are favor-
able for the spread of blight. the
spray is applied each week. Un-
der normal conditions about 4
spraying are required,

Both yield and quality of the
potatoes will be improved if a
well balanced spray program is
maintained against this devastat-
ing disease.

THE ILLAWARRA
BIG PRODUCER
IN AUSTRALIA

Australia has developed two
out-standing breeds of live stock.
One already famous is the Mer-
ino sheep; the other, which may
become equally celebrated be-
cause of its great merit, is the
Australian Illawarra Shorthorn.
The latter is a dairy cow of ro-
bust frame, although built on
the traditional milking lines,
writes Canadian Assistant Trade
Commissioner at Sydney.-A’ cow
of this breed—Melba 15 of ‘Dar-
balara—holds the world’s record
for butterfat production. In 365
days she produced 1,614 pounds
of butterfat equal to,1,944 pounds
of 83 per cent butter, which is
the Australian standard.

TIMELY TIPS
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Bradner Gardener

VEGETABLE GARDEN
Plant out all crops sufficiently

advanced.

Brussel Sprouts—Plant out
now.

Cabbage—Plant out before

plants get too big and crowded.

Capsicume or Peppers—Plant
out now.

Carrots—Thin out
sow again for, small
canning.

THE FLOWER GARDEN

Thin out annuals as they be-
come large enough.

Finish Blan une out
plants.

Plant out summer flowers as
each place is ready.

Herbaceous borders will need

now and
roots for

bedding

a lot of attention, staking and
tieing up.

Keep grass and everything
neat. a ereece

Foremost in peace, the plough
is one of Canada’s most effective
weapons of war.

Insects And
Disease In
The Garden

The more a garden is tended,
the less likelihood there will be
of destruction of plants by in-
sect pests, but, no matter what
precautions are taken, insect and
disease outbreaks are apt to oc-
cur at times in the best regulat-
ed gardens. Under such condi-
tions, the gardener must resort
to the use of insecticides and
fungicides or other artificial me-
thods of protecting the garden
pests. To make the most effec-
tive use of these control prac-
tices, the gardener should be-
come familiar with the common
insects and plant diseases so-that
they may be quickly recognized
Plants should be carefully and
systematically examined during
the entire season in order that
the garden pests may be detect-
ed in early stages.

Insects and diseases are much
easier to control when they first
appear than after they have be-
come established, and for this
reason the gardener, particularly
where the garden is extensive,
should be continually in a state
of preparedness by having sup-
plies of insecticides and fungi-
cides on hand, with spraying
and dusting equipment in good
working condition. The garden-
er who may not have much
knowledge about insects and dis-
eases in vegetable gardens, will.
find Special Pamphlet No. 45,
Wartime Production Series, “Con-
trol of Insects and Diseases in
Vegetable Gardens” helpful. It
gives full information on the sub-
ject, ineluding a ‘list of insects
and a list of diseases common
to both Eastern and Western
Canada. In’ addition, formulae
are recommended for making up
the various poison mixtures.
There are also dilution tables
which show the amounts of wat-
er to be mixed with the insecti-
cides for biting insects ,and for
sucking insects, and also the
amount of nicotine sulphate to
be added to hydrated lime in 3
and 5 per cent dusts for sucking
insects. The Pamphlet may be
obtained free by writing :to the
Publicity and Extension Division,
Dominion Department of Agri-

culture.

SUMAS COW-TESTING ASSOCIATION

The following cows peceny dualitied for pr eduction

certificates.
391

Bears Stewart, Min II, 9 CWP
Bears Stewart, Sadie II, H 4 ewe
Bears Stewart, Jessie, H 2 ae
Bears Stewart, Babe II, H 2 eval
Mrs. C. Stafford, Pet, J 5 Sue
Q. Tessaro, Sadie, H 5
Q. Tessaro, Blue, H 8

Tessaro, Heinz, H 7
Br E. H. Saunders, Etta of J.A., PBJ ae CWP
Mis, Keefer, Savage, J =
N. S. Towe, Star, G 6 Cw
N. S. Towe, Queen, G 3 cw
C. H. Beldam, Janie, G 2 :
A. M. Dickenson, Daisy, G 7 cwP
A. M. Dickenson, Norma, G 5 CWP
A. M, Dickenson, Sally, G . 7 ae
T. S. Higgs, Baldy, J 8 CWP
J. Kwak, Skinny, G 2 _ eae
J. Kwak, Hellen, G 3 CWE
J. Kwak, Brindle, G 3 CWP
J, Olsen, Goldie, G 8 CWP
J. Olsen, Susie, J 8
F, W. Corbett, 7
F. W. Corbett, Me ui
F, W. Corbett, Dolly,* 7
F. W. Corbett, Mary, a 10

S: of Dairy Feed kindly donated to owner of highest cow for
month goes to F, W. Corbett’s “Maggie”—523 lbs. fat.

JUNIOR CLUB FAIR
AT CHILLIWACK; AID
FROM VANCOUVER

Arrangements have now been
completed between the Vancouv-
jer Exhibition Association and the
Chilliwack Agricultural Associa-
tion to hold the junior club fair

at Chilliwack, September ot 15
and 16. Indications H
record entry of calves is the
Jersey, Guernsey, Holstein and
Ayrshire clubs, both pure Ge
and grade, There yill also

entries in the poultry and swine
club classes.

| All the usual comnetitions 11
ibe held consisting of ctoe’- ind
ing, halter making.
judging, poultry
{swige poultry and ovotato
tricf elimination contests for the
Toronto competitions,

In addition to the large nim-
ber of junior club members from
the Fraser Valley at the fair,
{there will be several. hundred
Future Farmers of America from
| Whatcom County. Washington
State .in charge of Mr. A. N,
Foster, of Bellingham. and a con-
siderable number of 4-H club
|judging teams in charge of Mr,
L. N. Freimann, County Agent
ae Whatcom County at Belling-

swine cares
indaing

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AUSTION PRICES -

AT DENNIS MART

Bulls sold from $64 to $120 at
the Dennis Auction sale on Sat-
urday. Fresh cows fetched $50
to $100; beef cows, $35 to $92:
young stock, $10 to $46:
calves, 50c to $18.75. In the hog
section, sows sold from $27 to
$32; butcher hogs. $18.25 to $20:

feeders, $10.25 to $15.25: and
Weaners, $4.75 to $7. Poultry
prices were “from 40c to 90c.

Horses ranged in price from $18
to $87.50. |

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and, .

| FIELD DAY FOR
| JUNIOR GLUBS AT
AGASSIZ SATURDAY

Members of Sumas and Mats-
qui Junior Clubs are ad
that a Field Day is being held
{at the Dominion Experimental

|Farm, Agassiz, on Saturday
morning, June 13. Members
jshould get in touch with their
respective organizers and those
who can attend the event are
asked to take a lunch with them.
Judging instruction will be given
in pigs, cattle, horses and sheep,
Dan Heelas, Sumas Junior Club
organizer states.

- Bedding Plants

GERANIUMS
SALVIA PETUNIAS
LOBELIA, Etc.

ROSEBAY GARDENS

Phone 169F
Ceeececccsececoscesceces

J. B. Dennis

Auctioneer

CHILLIWACK, B.C.
Telephone 5661

Sales at the Dennis Auction
Barn Saturdays at 12 noon
and 7:30 p.m.
Poultry and Hogs, 12 noon.
Cattle, not before 1 o’clock.
Farm Dispersals Conducted
anywhere.

at your

FOR BETTER GARDENS
vores store

(CPPS "2s:

PLANT PlLis & 50c pkts.

The Royal Bank of Canada

ABBOTSFORD BRANCH  -

L. CALDECOTT, Manager

Columbia but especially in the

the sap is flowing.

earn up to $40.00 per day.
after working hours, farmers, in

at Victoria.

BUCKERFIELD’S LT

Important

CASCARA BARK is a vitally needed drug for use in
_ military and civilian hospitals of the United Nations.

Cascara trees grow wild throughout western British

Vancouver Island. The bark can be peeled all summer while

Price is currently so high that professional peelers can
School children, women, loggers

or all their time to peeling cascara with profit.

Full information regarding peeling rules can be obtain-
ed from Buying Agency listed below, or by writing your
nearest Forest Officer or the Bri

lower Fraser country and on

fact anyone, can devote part

itish Columbia Forest Service

D. ABBOTSFORD

Current price for clean, dry,
bark delivered Abbotsford is

Seriedica cascara 20° *: per 4

D. S. HEELAS, Supervisor