PAGE SIX. -" g\ ANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW — ‘SIDNEY, Vancouviff Island, B.C., Thursday, July 20, 1950.

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mainly because he.had his hands — —
full at the. time. I watched him ee

hold ‘his. breath and.-wait for’ the
crash of broken’ glass,. meanwhile
mentally. committing ‘his wife: to

en _ Crops cited asfpenefitting from; and gladiolus. ‘Aluminum _ foil
oD ws a “Tl the.. foil ‘mulct@ include: beets, | is reported to come in varying .
/ — .. _ ae broccoli, ‘cantalgupe, carrots, | cel- thicknesses and widths up to three
y; 1se ar ener ery, chicory, ‘gucumber, endive, | feet. . ae ae
: : . head and. lea. lettuce, parsley, |:. It is pointed out that the most
7 _ -... «+f {tsnap beans, cdérn, sweet peppers, | suitable foil for garden: mulch ‘is’
sweet potatoed, white. pepers, to-| from .001 to .0015 inch gauge. No
matoes, azaleas. where. propagated mention is made concerning the
in beds: and/ down for ‘two: years,. life of. the foil-and its’ re-use.

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ceo By. their. own. efforts Canadian ||.» “#2. BYes :
= wolf. Cubs, Boy Scouts and Rover |] 0 0008 5 Pa ea Ie?
“Scouts: will “earn” -money..to con- by

» tribute to ‘The..Canadian’ Scout ||. > SUS/ : , -"-'IVsome: Kindly (. hope). institution
“Brotherhood: ‘Fund:.. now.: -being “ SUSAN ‘SIDNEY for the. restoration of ‘unbalanced

“Biablished to aid Scouts in need| Just’ watch. the end. of. ieee oes _- Apple trees. are worthy. of more

‘Notes From Saanichton Experimental Station
“Aluminum foil mulch is herald-
ed-as. the “miracle mulch” for: a

variety of: garden ‘vegetables and
flower crops. according to. De.-V.

throughout: the. world,:. Jackson | column .as.. I’ve been.-trying. for |. Of. course as you've probably | ; =
“Dodds, C.B.E.,’ Montreal,” deputy | three weeks to print. a. favorite guessed, the crash didn’t come de ae end Bet Recah
“chief : scout. for: Canada, ‘has an-|summer. cookie. recipe. and. this andthe glass didn’t break. It was | 5.) y and later varieties ‘are usable:

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aoe ee Stor Soe Hes Py ‘gar, Tm going Jo -make one ‘of those new double-tough into: late: May~ or. June..of ‘the | A. Tiedjens, director. of the Vir- | °°. f : Been we oe
“in Manitoba and Quebec provin- |. But first. I want. to tell -you.of | them up! I found them in a local following .year, ‘under. good base aoe nie Experimental _Sta- |) re EPHONE
ces who, through recent floods: or) how, I came home the other day|| store, lovely, clear glass, smooth- Unteus airs ply Of. fruit “along Me ree made es tests swith HS F Yegge x .
“fires, lost uniforms, camping ‘gear and ‘tossed,'a: tumbler: at. dearboy. ly:shaped—15 cents per each ‘and with. marked health-giving pro- | the material, over. a. two-year - and

believe me, barring major disas-
ters, they just. don’t break.

-.One of our Sidney. stores
seems to.-sell almost everything

period at the Virginia station, are|. aR aie: ay OP SL
certainly noteworthy, and in: this |§ . a

area, where mulches, _ dem- |§ . ; 2 7 o ff . e
‘onstrated certain practical value |] H ld S 7 j b lc k

it may pay those interested to/f. aro Je im er a @€
investigate the foil mulch for our |} - : ;

conditions. Dr..Tiedjens points |: ; N re Y . 7 ; J h

out, however, that the cost now |f{ orman P: oe O nson

limits its use to crops of high} _ |
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and: equipment. The’ public will | Scared him half out .of his six.
.. not :be:asked ‘to’ contribute, Mr. | He missed catching it partly: be-
"Dodds concluded. ‘cause he’s no* Yogi Berra and

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ae oe aa Do: me and it’s really a treat. to enter
Ge 4g fe : and browse therein. You'll fall
a My fh € K. AN D : B 0 N D 8 in love with the new amber glass-
wily pee gions ware being featured. The bon

pertiés make the apple very valu-
able and- every’ home. garden
should. have -.as: many : ‘trees . as
can be accommodated to give a
-succession of fruit throughout .the
year. -
Much truth lies in’ the old say-
ing “An apple a day keeps the
doctor away.” Such being the
case; trees should . receive the
pruning, spraying. and care that
they are worthy of. A few hours
spent in pruning while the trees
are dormant -will: keep the trees
shapely, open, and allow sunshine
to penetrate to~the northside;
two-or three well-timed spray ap-
‘plications: will pay big dividends.
‘Western’ canker, or Anthracnose,
you've laid eyes on. Forest green | is: prevalent. throughout . this
in’ name. and color, 39 -pennies | coastal area and: requires ‘a-sum-~
will buy a pair—yes, 39c for both | mer spray .of. Bordeaux or, other
articles. You'can also get match-| copper forms: to. keep it in check
‘ing sherbets and plates at 20, pen-) by protecting’ new. wood. Badly
nies each‘and ‘all in the same mys- cankered branches should. be -re-
terious deep ‘green. ee moved. .and.” remaining .: cankers
“Ifyou ‘want a: gift for Pop. or cleaned out.:. Young trees.should’
any other smoker, the new mould-! receive protection’ before cankers
ed-ash:tray nests havea different} develop... wo! :
look and 65c buys them. —.. |" An excellent pamphlet on “An-.
“I haven’t forgotten ‘that. recipe |thracnose of Apple-Trees”’ has
but must tell -you of the new) been published by. the Provincial
salad onions.. You’ve been buy-| Department. of Agriculture, and
ing them ‘in theirnatural- color} jis available. at the Parliament
for those teas, parties and. pic- | Buildings, Victoria, or this Sta-
‘nies. “Now. they ~.are -on*-local| tion, = «8. fe err
shelves. all.sealed: in their: little): 3°. 2) :
29c. jars, tinted: red, green or--yel-
.| low—a- sure eye and taste-treat
for any get-together... 0"
Vo. 7 “The> Recipe at Last.
«And. now for , those. cookies. |.
|'You-don’t. have to. make. 7em and,
‘bake ’em: on ‘the’ same. day, and
when..'they :are done . the. full
‘cookie jar: of. crisp,- spicy. wafers
you'll have’ will.amply repay: the
small: ; paps By

es and. who: could, pass

bon. dishes. and wee plates are
star. shaped, .encircled’ by 12
twinkling points. Sherbets and
plates at-20 cents, bowls at'29 and
fruit nappies at 10,—all in clear
amber. to sparkle up any table.
They’d really look. well on one of
those. new flowery plastic. place
mat sets. °.. : . SR
_-T’m-a gonner for plassware and
Jooking further, came-up with as
pretty -a sugar. and ‘creamer as

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value per acre or to the average
garden where costs.:are less im-
portant than the job. of weeding.

Advantages. mentioned «include
a’ cooler soil temperature by as
‘much ‘as 20. degrees, which is
good for. potatoes and root crops
because lower. temperatures cause
accumulation: of starches; also, on | §
cool nights with temperatures. ap-| }
proaching freezing, soil. under..the
foil wil] remain as-much as eight
“per cent ‘warmer :than:. exposed
soil: ‘Like most-other mulches -it
controls weed ‘growth and retains
soil moisture which’is’ always at
‘least ‘eight “percent higher;-, soil
does ‘not :-bake but remains mel-.
low even. after two. -years. under
the aluminum foil;.the soil also |
has ‘a controlling’ effect’. on:.cer- |.
tain diseases and. insects; plants |}
may.: be grown . closer because
weeds are eliminated and -mois-
ture seems’ ample.? ° 0 5)

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“Radad yond directional sigms in
Woodstock, N.B., are being ree |
painted by a. patrol of the. 3rd
Woodstock. troop. --- Cubs and
Scouts of the 2nd. Calgary, Alta,
‘group have undertaken to. clean
up=:the “Elbow: Park, Community |:
Club" fardéens; ina dunior: Cham. |:
ber sof Commerce ‘campaign.
‘Moose “Jaw, Sask. “Seouts: have |"
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forithe Junior Chamber: of Com-
Anoveey Marking. Infested areas: on
“maps ‘tofacilitate spraying.oper-
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| ferent. provinces” benefitted from |
Boy Scout..treesplinting projects.
tn May: when 16,000--young: trees
‘wore setout by the boys, °
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