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The man who gives :he a k, on what products are in he bount tor United States mili- tary establishments in Can- eda. Major William Builder- back. chiet veterinarian for

New strawberry varieties show increase in profit

New strawberry Varieties

can bring proﬁts to commercial growers about 20 years ago. has I “ulyll‘ldl PRm'" In "I. ﬁrst

growers in Nova Scotia.

But Dr. D. L. (‘rniz n! the Canada department of a:ricul- ture research station at Kent- vilie teels growers have hctn slow to accept ncw varictii-s. even alter lcnztliy and rriiahie testing by plant breeders. NOW ACCEPTED

He points out that (or many years Premier and Senator Dun- iap were the standards nt ev- cclienre In tho Kcntiiiic- arca although scores oi new varic- t're.‘ were ollcrrd rliirin: not time. The inn old (Tint.th noiv comprise less than to per tent of plantings.

PIONEER LINK

IPSWICH. Ennland ICPV— Descendanls nl Siiiin'k inni- Des who sailed Ior Ami‘rira in the 17m century ham lit-lord raise funds tor restoration oi St, Laurence church at Waldor- ingticld. Thcy were trarcd by Col. F. R. Awictnn of Boston w h o I e anccstors emigrntcd from Suilolk in HIM.

United States Air Force bases in Canada. is shown on a re cent trip to Charlottetown where he visited Associated Shippers. Lett to right are provincial marketing director

I Catskill. introduced to local

now climbed to acceptance with 15 per cent of 1961 plantings. it is a productive mid—season var- lt‘ty.

, Sparkle has achieved tint place in only lo years and re-. presents 30 per cent ot plant- incs. it has prouctivity and

‘adaptnbiiity to soil types. a n d an attractive. well-flavored her- ry suitable (or freezing.

Plantings n! Rodcoat, a var- iety developed at the Central

Experimcrtai Farm in Otiaiu and introduced In 1957. Increas- cd from one to 17 per cent in a yrar. This variety rcsemhles

Sparkic in lruit and plant charg

acterrstirs but matures at the sump linia as Dunlap. Redroat and Sparkle make a good com-

bination ior extending the grow-_

ing scnson.

EASILY CONTROLLED Cavalier. also train the Cen- tral Experimental Farm and

introduced In 1937. I! frequent“

ly infected with mildew in Nova Scoiln. hut this can be easily controlled with tungicldes. it Iii

Obtain MAXIMUM Yields From ALL Your Craps

Reid Sangster. Maior Builder- back. a representative of As- sociated Shippers. and Mar- ﬁn Visaer. an Island cabbage grower whose product a ncing examined in the picture.

is very early strawberry and .week oi the season. I Cavalier. Catskill. Sparkle and ; Redcoat can produce in o r c lthan live tons oi ir'uit per acre. Says Dr. Craig: "Plant brecu- era in Canada and in many other countries are still striving to produce an even better s'caw. ;herry. Hundreds of thousands oi seedlinzs an- grown and r-vaiu- ated each ycar. Commercial

growers should he prepared to ‘glve new varieties a trial after lthey have been rct‘ommcndcd as a result of rcliahio tt-sts “

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Organic phosphates rather i

Chrysanthemum

can be successful in Maritime area

Only a tew varieties ot gar- den chrysanthemume can be. grown successfully in Canada's‘ Maritime provinces.

All the more reason {or chaos in: careiuiiy trom those varie~ ties recommended tor a similar. climate. notes G. S. Swain ol: the Canada department of ag- riculture rrsearch station at Kenli'iile. NS,

The research stntt has simp- ilticd this situation. Seventy commercial varicties and an sel- ‘ ectod seedlings lhat should do 1 well in the area - according to their descriptions in catalogues— have been tested in the last two years at Kentviiie.

Recommendation ol one sup- erior variety trorn each of five general color classes have re

suited from the tests: White Rice - \\ hike class: Cecelia- . pink; Lipsiick - rod: Golden ‘

Carpet - yellow; and Elite Cu- shion - bronze. [

teehlor are recommended by J.

ithe n chlorinated insecticides} P. Patron. ot the Canada de— i Ittl‘h as aldrin, dieldrin and hep- partment

of lgricuiture‘l re search laboratory. 5v Jean, Que, fur efiectiie control at the onion maggot

in Quebec. Ontario and Bri- tish Columbia, he pomts nut_ strains of the onion magma: hair developed a reSistance to chiurr inated insecticides.

TREAT SEED

He suggests that VC 13. ethion or trithion ﬁve per cent granul- es be applied with the {Bed at 40 pounds per acre (or rows 16 inches apart. This treatment has proved ettective tor both mineral and organic soils during I two-year testing period at St Jean.

IPhosphates can control Stroubles‘ome onion maggot

Diazuiion. I per seat wet- table powder, at tour ounces per‘ pound of seed. also proved et- ieriiie. The seed should be treated by first dampening it with Hater. or with a two perf cent solution of methyl cellu-' lose. and then siirred in a com tamer for a tew with Diamon.

if adult (leis are abundant in July, Mr. Perron believes it ed- visabie to spray the foliage. A satisfactory spray is nialathion at one put at 50 per cent emul- sible concentrate in ion gallons ot iiater per acre. The applica- tion a ho uid be repeated once weekly until the end oi August

perience.

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leeaues at the high prices or teed and the prospects 9! higher prices should the lhf’ll'ltd grain shortage in the West de- velop this summer, many far» men and farm organizations have shown an increased inter~ at in grain production on P E i,

It accurate costs Mere kept. many farmers on P.E.l. would discover that their grant “as

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tires were followed the cost would be down in the Vinny of 50 cents per bushel.

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vealed that in the {arms cov- ered the average cost with a so bushel per acre oat crop was Si 09 per bushel When. through good seed. well cleaned and

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This does not mesa skiinping in seed. fertiliser. etc. but us- ing the host.

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