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Who Cares?Recently I stopped by to see a friend of mine who was working in alocal depariment store. After a very few minutes I realized my friendseemed a bit on edge, as if trying to watch everyone in the store at once."What's the matter?" I asked."lt makes me sick, you know." he replied. "Within two hours ofopening this morning, we had to close both washrooms on this floor.Somebody had wrecked them . . . just plain wrecked them!Two peopleabout your age got picked up for shoplifting. Somebody else walkedalong and knocked a whole shelf of glassware off onto the floor and brokeit. People must have something wrong with their heads. Don't they careabout anything or anybody? They do whatever they can get away with!It's all a big joke!To me, it's depressing! What makes people act that way? Don't theyknow they're just making things rougher for everybody else? Some-body's got to pay for the damages . . . so it's you and I that get stuck. "How come a few people get away witn making things so bad for allthe rest of us?Maybe it's because we let them.Maybe it's because we don't "care" enough, either.Afterall ...whocares?

M.F.

COVER PHOTO:" HAPPY!" And they should be. They're Ontario County's Junior Farmer Modern Square Dance teamand they placed first at this year's Talent Festival (front, l. b rt.) Wilma Guthrie, Frank Manjan, FayMcAvoy, Allan Torrance, George Sonley, Anne Sonley. (back, l. to rt.) Brian Stickwood, RetaStickwood, and George Timms, the caller.

Junior Farmer and 4-H Enthusiast'Second Class mail registration No. 1517Printed in WestonMailed in OshawaPublished by the Ontario Ministry ofAgriculture and Food for families in-volved in the Ontario 4-H and JuniorFarmer programs.Editor, Monica FennellExtension BranchA. G. Bennett, Director; C. L. Hamilton,Supervisor, Youth Extension; Ken Knox,Assistant SupervisorHome Economics BranchHelen McKercher, Director; MargaretWoof, Supervisor, Junior ExtensionJunior Farmers' Association ofOntario

Glenn Ruegg, President; Don Mode,Vice-president; Murray Pearson. PastPresidentEnthusiast CommitteeGail Hoffman, 4-H; Ron Fleming, JuniorFarmers; Brian Lee, Ontario HydroMailing Address:EnthusiastExtension BranchOntario Ministry of Agriculture and FoodParliament BuildingsToronto, OntarioM7A182Office Location

1 200 Bay Street, Toronto (8th Floor)

IN THIS ISSUEJun ior Farmer Talent FestivalGo Ahead-Growa Garden!GreationsLearn to Do By Doing . . . What Does !t Really Mean?The Family Farm . . . business orway of life?Happy Birthday. . . to You!The Agricultural Museum - A Place to Share Our HeritageDelegates to the L,l.K. for 1975ln the SpotlightOxford Junior Farmerto Visit "Down Under"ls itacalf againthis year?The Penpa! Placeln this issue (contributions map)What's Happening

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Lynn Hudson, Middlesex recelves a championship medallion for her speechon "Women", from Murray Pearson, Past President.

Over 2,300 people were in attendance at this year'sTalent Festival, an ancrease of nearly 600 over tastyear. "Canadiana" was the popular theme of many ofthe music and oral presentations."A Talented Trio" - the Store slsters, Janice, Kathy, and Jill from OntaioCounty.

The presentations by the massed four-part Junior Farmer Choit undet the direction of Mrs. Marie Devereux were a hightight of the day's activities. The choir sang"Farewell to Nova Scotia" and Gordon Lightfoot's "Go My Way". 3

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fhe Durham three-paft Junior Farmer choir rehearsing prior to being chosen first in their sectian EBowman, a Junior Farmer member, directed the group

Sharanne McMurchy, University ot Guelph, performingat the "show of stars"4

waterloo Junior Farmers presented a seml-serlous sp oof on snow white calted "The Dairy Prin"rd th" S"u"n Cows". Tie viltain was not a witch. He was a land speculatot!

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Elgin County's folk singers along with tuvelve other Junior Farmer folk groups from across Ontario helped make it a musical day! (1. tort.) Peter Charleton, Sharon Pelton, Karen Campbell, and Laurie Pelton. Susan Marshall (not shown) was the group's pianist.

Grey County Junior Farmers stepped high for tophonours in the old time square dance competition.

"Three Old Maids" from M;ddlesex entertain

THE WINNERSPUBLIC SPEAKING: Lynn Hudson, Middlesex; Karen Snyder,Waterloo; Theressa Donelly, GreyMODERN SQUARE DANCING: OntarioOLD TIME SQUARE DANCTNG: GreyMEN'S VOCAL SOLO: Bruce Jakeman, OxfordLADIES' VOCAL SOLO: RetaStickwood, Ontario and Sharanne

McMurchy, University of Guelph (tie)LADIES'TRIO: Jill, Janice and Cathy Stone, OntarioFOLK SINGING: ElginCHOIR COMPETITION: SAB Choir: Durham; SATB Cl9il,..DEBATING: Don and Bob McDonatd, Middresex MiddlesexPOETRY: Nancy Kuranyi, Elgin and Karen Graham, PrinceESSAy: Rhonda Ferguson, Huron EdwardSLIDE SET AND COMMENTARY: Eileen Elms, OxfordPHOTOGRAPHY: (a) People: Paul Schmidt, Oxford(b) Landscape: Eileen Elms, Oxford(c) Design in Nature: Eileen Elms, Oxford 5

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Go Ahead -By Lois Fergus

For fun and food, create a partnership with MoNature. Make the best of her unpredictable whimsshe will cooperate by providing you with healthy,class vegetables chock full of vitamins.lf you are interested inmaking a good investmtry a vegetable garden. The seeds cost very little wcompared to the returns received. There are no midmen to pay, no transportation costs and think ogood nutrition your initial outlay will produce!Because your vegetables can be harvested at pmaturity, they are perfect specimens for freezing, ning and pickling. So, allwinter you can be remindeyour excellent forethought the previous spring, wled you to plant a vegetable garden.ls physical fitness your thing? Bending, stretchand deep breathing in the fresh air and sunshine-wcould be healthier!Also, what could be a better purpthan planting and weeding your garden? lf you are ntion conscious, you know that Canadians should dconsume one serving of potatoes and servings of ovegetables, preferably yellow or green and oftenThis recommendation from Canada's Food GuideHealth is easy to follow if you have a home vegetgarden.There is quite a difference between "growing vtables" and "vegetable gardening". When you t

about "vegetable gardening," a series of questionsacross your mind: What varieties of vegetables shogrow? When shall I grab my trowel and begin? Wshould I water the garden? Should I fertilize the sWhat about fighting insects and disease?Vegetable gardening is a lot like preparing a sperformance. Here are some ideas to help you withproduction!Choosing the spot to stage your productionA rich loamy soil, free from stones, fairly levelwell-drained is a perfect choice. The best land fgarden is free of persistant weeds, such as bindwand twitch grass, and has been in productionprevious year. However, it is best-to avoid corn landhas been treated with atrazine-type weed killer.

A garden should have at least six hours of sunligthe middle of the day. lt will also grow best if it doeshave to compete with tree roots near large trees.Before planting you have to work the soil to a dof B-10 inches by rototiller, plow, or by hand, and wosome form of organic matter and commercialfertilsuch as 5-10-15 at the rate of 2-4lbs./100 sq. feethorough raking will make asmooth even surface, reto protect and nourish the tiny seeds.

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Choosing the PerformersMaybe you have heard this sort of line from inexperi-enced gardeners: "We gottoo much lettuce allatonce"or "We grew more beans than we could give away."This mind-bending exercise of planning for a continuoussupply of fresh vegetables-not too much and not toolittle-is not easy. A dozen tiny broccoli plants look soinnocent in their little trays, but when they mature, theyrepresent a lot of eating.Successive plantings of small quantities is onemethod of solving this problem. For such crops asradishes, peas, and beans which remain edible for onlya short time, this is a way of having fresh producematuring regularly. Different varieties of some vege-tables, such as corn, have different maturity dates and ifthese are sown at the same time the length of time thatfresh corn can be enjoyed is longer.It would be fun to grow at least one vegetable that isnew to you. How about edible podded peas, vegetablespaghetti or strawberry popcorn? Leaf through a seedcatalogue and find a variety that looks interesting and

order it with your standbys of carrots, beets, etc.Plot your plot

Be sure to make a sketch to help you in your plans.Note that all taller plants should be planted at the northside of the garden so they will not shade the lower ones.Pumpkin and squash should be separated to preventcross-pollination. Black walnut trees spread a sub-stance poisonous to tomatoes, so tomatoes should beplanted at least 90 feet from these trees.The distance between rows depends on the type ofcultivation. For hand cultivation, most crops require 2feet between the rows. Less space hampers cultivation,harvesting and cuts down on one's ability to move in thegarden.

ActionTo be sure that rows will be straight, mark each rowby stretching a string tightly between two stakes. Make afurrow with the hoe and then sow the seeds.After taking time to carefully plan the garden, culti-vate, fertilize the soil, and do the actual sowing, it wouldbe a real otfence to forget weeding. lt does not takemany days of neglect after the seedlings emerge, forweed growth to cancel out your previous work.A good gardener learns to enjoy hand weeding.Pulling a grassy weed that is about to choke a carrotseedling is an act of kindness. The best time to weed iswhen the soil is slightly damp. lf the top of the weedsbreak otf, the soil is too dry.How much water is "too much" or "too little"? A goodgarden manager learns to apply water according to thenature of his soil. ln dry weather a thorough weeklywatering should be enough.

Grand FinaleGenerally speaking, the greater the intensity ofcolour in the green and yellow vegetables, the greaterthe Vitamin A value. Vitamin C is found in most vege-tables, the most important sources being tomatoes,cabbage, turnips and potatoes.Some of the B Vitamins are also found in vege-tables. Vitamin 81 (thiamine) is highest in beans, peasand potatoes.Minerals are found in small quantities in all vege-tables. The greens and legumes (peas, beans, etc.) areespecially well-supplied with iron.Garden-fresh vegetables, as you can see, provideus with valuable nutrients. "The more delicious, themore nutritious" applies to vegetables. ln other words,the better the flavour, the more food value. To retain themost vitamins, vegetables should be cooked right after

Planning on growing a garden this summer? Why not? lt's a good way to stay trim - bothwith the exercise

and the eating!

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coming from the garden, using the least possible cook-ing water in a covered container. lf cooked until justtender, and eaten at once, you will be getting the mostflavour and nutritive value from your vegetables.So, go ahead, make your plans and have some fungrowing your own garden-fresh vegetables!*d