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S I X T E E N T H A N N U A L C O N V E N T I ON 53
We all know that the two main things necessary are clean ground; this
is to have the land thoroughly cultivated to eradicate all weeds, and clean
seed.
The seed growers recommend the use of:
( 1) Registered seed.
( 2) Seed from a grower of clean grain.
( 3) Thoroughly cleaned grain grown on the farm.
The loss to the country through weeds is tremendous; this occurs by
loss of moisture through crowding; by the crowding out of the crop; by the
cost of threshing the weed seeds and paying freight on them. This loss to
Alberta is more than would pay for the construction and maintainence of
our roads, or the entire cost of our educational system.
In every locality we find some clean farms which would suggest that all
farms could be so kept.
Another prolific source of weed seed is through the shipping of grain by
elevator companies from one point to another ostensibly for feed. This
grain is moved without inspection but unfortunately is too often used for
seed on account of being cheap. Inspection w i l l come when public sentiment
is aroused to the magnitude of this peril. The Institutes would do well to
keep this in mind when discussing the weed problem and take necessary
steps to secure legislation to curb this dissemination.
W i l l you please take the following message home to your Branch. When
w r i t i n g for information for a paper on Agriculture, specify on what particular
line you want it. Remember, Agriculture embraces so many subjects,
as: Poultry, the Home Garden, Hotbeds and Cold Frames, Ornamental
Trees, the Flower Garden, etc. It makes it almost impossible to give information
of much value unless one has some idea of what is required.
The following bulletins may be secured by w r i t i n g to The Department of
Agriculture, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario:
No. 113, Herbaceous Perennials with lists of varieties for special purposes
and districts.
No. 4, The P r a i r i e Farmer's Vegetable Garden.
No. 89, Ornamental Trees, Shurbs and Wood}' Climbers.
No. 60, Annual Flowers with lists of varieties for special purposes and
districts.
No. 95, Some Flowering Bulbs.
No. 80, The Strawberry and its Cultivation in Canada.
A pamphlet on Turkey Breeding and Management may be procured from
The Department of Agriculture, Parliament Buildings, Edmonton, Alberta.
Outline for Standing Committee on Agriculture, 1930- 31.
D u r i n g previous years the Al'berta Women's Institutes have worked towards
making Alberta beautiful; the past year we have concentrated on the
shelter belt for home, school and gardens. We must now direct our attention
to details such as choice of varieties and the art of planting. Let us try to
arouse the interest of the children by offering a prize for an essay on such
a subject as " The family planted a tree and a home grew up around it."
We would also suggest round table discussions and papers on the preparation
of the ground, methods of starting early plants and the planning and
seeding of the garden, to be given early in the year. Papers by successful
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | 1930 - Annual Convention Report |
| Subject | Convention;Report; AWI |
| Description | Report of the Sixteenth Annual Convention held May 20-23, 1930 |
| Language | en |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | text |
| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Identifier | awi0811099 |
| Date | 1930 |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
| Title | Page 51 |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | AWI Collection |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
| Transcript | S I X T E E N T H A N N U A L C O N V E N T I ON 53 We all know that the two main things necessary are clean ground; this is to have the land thoroughly cultivated to eradicate all weeds, and clean seed. The seed growers recommend the use of: ( 1) Registered seed. ( 2) Seed from a grower of clean grain. ( 3) Thoroughly cleaned grain grown on the farm. The loss to the country through weeds is tremendous; this occurs by loss of moisture through crowding; by the crowding out of the crop; by the cost of threshing the weed seeds and paying freight on them. This loss to Alberta is more than would pay for the construction and maintainence of our roads, or the entire cost of our educational system. In every locality we find some clean farms which would suggest that all farms could be so kept. Another prolific source of weed seed is through the shipping of grain by elevator companies from one point to another ostensibly for feed. This grain is moved without inspection but unfortunately is too often used for seed on account of being cheap. Inspection w i l l come when public sentiment is aroused to the magnitude of this peril. The Institutes would do well to keep this in mind when discussing the weed problem and take necessary steps to secure legislation to curb this dissemination. W i l l you please take the following message home to your Branch. When w r i t i n g for information for a paper on Agriculture, specify on what particular line you want it. Remember, Agriculture embraces so many subjects, as: Poultry, the Home Garden, Hotbeds and Cold Frames, Ornamental Trees, the Flower Garden, etc. It makes it almost impossible to give information of much value unless one has some idea of what is required. The following bulletins may be secured by w r i t i n g to The Department of Agriculture, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa, Ontario: No. 113, Herbaceous Perennials with lists of varieties for special purposes and districts. No. 4, The P r a i r i e Farmer's Vegetable Garden. No. 89, Ornamental Trees, Shurbs and Wood}' Climbers. No. 60, Annual Flowers with lists of varieties for special purposes and districts. No. 95, Some Flowering Bulbs. No. 80, The Strawberry and its Cultivation in Canada. A pamphlet on Turkey Breeding and Management may be procured from The Department of Agriculture, Parliament Buildings, Edmonton, Alberta. Outline for Standing Committee on Agriculture, 1930- 31. D u r i n g previous years the Al'berta Women's Institutes have worked towards making Alberta beautiful; the past year we have concentrated on the shelter belt for home, school and gardens. We must now direct our attention to details such as choice of varieties and the art of planting. Let us try to arouse the interest of the children by offering a prize for an essay on such a subject as " The family planted a tree and a home grew up around it." We would also suggest round table discussions and papers on the preparation of the ground, methods of starting early plants and the planning and seeding of the garden, to be given early in the year. Papers by successful |
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