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THE FARMER'S ADVOCATE.
' The 1897 copy of The Farmer's Advocate
was brought into The Expositor office by
Harold Coleman. It was found by Allan
Coleman and Dean Cornish in their
apartment in London.
and assorted with his own hands these
specimens, which he offers to the Christian
world."
But as well as the more frivolous items,
The Farmer's Advocate pffered a number
of very practical farming aids.
First, the overworked farmer could write
to Dr. Barnardo's Homes in Toronto, an
organization which looked , after English
orphans, about getting a boy to help on the
farm.
Dr. Barnardo's- flames, which- were
sending out several parties of boys in the
coming season, guaranteed that "all the
young immigrants Will have passed
through a period of training.in the English
Homes, and will be carefully selected with
-i view to their moral and physical
suitability' to Canadian life,"
Although it would be comforting to
assume most of the -English boys found a
good home in Canada, knowing human
nature, it's likely a number of them Worked
long hours in return for. Their room and
board.
Farm Lands
If extra help couldn't solve a farmer's
problems and he was disgruntled with life
in Ontario, then he might be particularly
interested in a large advertisement head-
lined Manitoba Farm Lands.
•• According to, the advertisement, W.D.
Scott, the Manitoba Immigration Agent in
Toronto, was looking for new settlers to
engage in agriculture in the western
province.
-"At no period in the history of the
•
province has the time for settlement been
so opportune as the present, " said Mr.
Scott. •
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"March and April are the best months
for settlers to arrive. All necessary supplies
can be purchased in .the province as
required, and at less than' half the prices
paid twelve or fifteen years ago." , -
Prospective settlers were offered free
homesteads in the Lake Dauphin district
between Lakes Winnipeg and Manitoba as
well as on--the east of the Red River, in
province where the 1895 wheat yield was,
27.8 bushels per acre, with 36.6-bushels Or
barley-per-acre and a ,yieltrofl 6'8-buShels
of flax. ,
When it came to farill" machinery, the
magazine also offered the latest in modern
equipment.
First, there' was the full circle steel hay
press, sold by Matthew Moody and Sons of
Quebec. The advantage of the full circle
press was that "the horses walk around in
a, full circle continuously, fatiguing . the
horses much less than the half circle
machines."
Inventions
Other modern inventions included the.
Planet Jr. hill-dropping ,seeder and com-,
bination,single-wheel hoe, cultivator,, rake.
and plow which would do the season's work
in' the garden and -the ball-bearing root
pulper and slicer, and the pivoted land
roller, sold by the estate of T.T. Coleman of
Seaforth.
Finally, if a young man had real doubts
about staying on the farm, he could enroll
By Alice GIbb
For 99 years, from 1866 to' 1965, the
Farmers Advocate and Home Magazine,
published in London, Ontarid and Win-
nipeg, Manitoba, was one of the major
sources of information for the farmer and
his family.
The magazine's motto was " Persevere
and succeed" and that's just what the
majority of its articles were about -
succeeding in the perilous business of
agriculture.- •
An 1897 edition of the magazine offers a
glimpse back into the world of agriculture
at the-turn-of-the century - a period when-
farmers in the east were considering
migrating to Western Canada, when
Saskatchewan buffalo robes were a big
seller and when gteel windmills were the
thing for the up and coming farmer.
The magazine wiS an authority on
"agriculture, stock, poultry, horticulture,
veterinary (medicine) and the home circle"
and it featured articles on such items of
interest as the Ontario Bee-Keeper's
convention dehorning cattle (illustrated)
and insects considered injurious , to
Canadian farm crops.
Gosslp
• The gossip section of the magazine - a
section still imitated by many farm
publications - had news and notes on the
annual meeting of the Ontario Veterinary
Association, the Lincoln Breeders' annual
meeting and the Smithfield, England
winners at the Fat Stock show.
But one of the real joys of the 1897
puhlication were the advertisements which
started on the orange covet of the
publication and marketed everything from
prize Hackney stallions to cures for
nervous disorders.
First, there was Epp's Cocoa, the
English breakfast drink which possessed
the following distinctive merits: "delicacy
of flavor and superiority in quality" as well
as being "grateful and comforting to the
nervous or dyspeptic."
For those who didn't enjoy the soothing
properties of a morning cup of cocoa, there
' were pressed flowers -from the Holy Land-
to be considered - "an exquisite premium
highly interesting to Sunday School
workers and lovers of flowers."
The only •way a subscriber could receive
the flowers was to persuade someone else
to buy ; subscription to the Advocate.
His own Hands
The notice assured subscribers the
flowers were "gathered and pressed in
Palestine, by Rev. Harvey B. Greene.
together with a description of each and
Scripture references. Mr. Green has
frequently visited Palestine, and gathered'
The Advocate had answers
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Vol, XXXII. LONDON, ONTARIO, Aso WINNIPEG, 11,1ANITOBA. No. .121.
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THE HUROWEXPC4ITCR, SEPTEMBER 7, 1978 - 16 1 , '
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Hullett Township Council awarded the
contract for a Public Works Garage to
Gohcon Construction ' of Dundalk who
tendered at $139,999.95 at a special meeting
of council held' August 23,
The other tender received was from W.H.
Smith at $164,667. .
Council accepted the tender subject to the
approval of MTC and after cheang out by
Burns M. Ross Associates with work to be
completed by December 31, 1978 except for
painting which is to be finished July 1, 1979.
Wm. Hearn was present to discuss .the
location of a proposed new house 'on his
property. It was made clear to him by council
of the snow problems in the• area he had
chosen' and council could not give any
assurance that roads would be kept open all ,
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winter.
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Councillor Cunningham had to leave the
meeting to attend to other commitments.
• The clerk was to send a letter to the
property owner involved to have his car
moved off of township property within seven
days or else it will moved-it their expense,
Council decided not to endorse the
resolution on- vandalism from the town of
Trenton.
They accepted the tile drain loans for
Lorne Snell lot 21 con. 7 for $3000 and for W.
Pt. 19, Con. 7 for $750 also for Lorne Snell,'
subject to availibility of funds..Cannot accept
application from Melvin Knox on work
already completed.
• Council also decided to have the Road•
Superintendent apply for the interim subsidy
Silo gas poses a danger
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(no metal to
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To be used with
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ing units p ide •-proteetion
but they are difficult to
obtain and cumbersome to
use in a silo. ..Other units
provide no protection.
Running the blower for 30
minutes MAY expel the gas
but this action may not
displace gas if the corn 'is
below the level of _the open
door, Climbing and/or enter-
ing the silo' is risky at the
best. If someone insikts
on going in the silo, then he
should operate with a partner
who is holding a lifeline tied
to his waist.
Work is presently being
done on a device to test for
silo gas. In addition, one
company has develpped a
self contained breathing Unit
with tanks that remain on the
ground and are attached by a
hose 'to' a' mask that can be
used in the silo. This equip-
ment sells for $800 to $1,000
and might be considered as a
cooperative purchase by a
group of farmers.
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• We now have
a phone at the Mill
Phqne 887-9261 •
Two local municipalities
have been awarded grants
under the' Ontario Home
ReneWal Program (OHRP).
The township of Hullett
has been awarded $36,397
and the village of Zurich has
been awarded $20,000.
The OHRP grants are
awarded to 'Ontario
municipalities to lend money
to homeowners-occupants to
repair their homes to meet
municipal standards.
The object of the program
i's to help correct faulty
structural and, sanitary
'coOditions and to upgrade
plumbing, "heating, in-
sulation and electrical
systems of owner-occupied
homes.
The homeowners who
qualify for assistance under
the program are low and
moderate income home-
owners with a maximum
annual income of $12.500.
When homeowners receive
a loan under the program,
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make yourTruck's
life easier SLIME-A-BE& %.• 8%,
Folksall over are installing
Line-A-Beds in their trucks
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parts dept. managers, hunters, campers, fruit &vegetable
dealers, and pickup truck enthusiasts everywhei-e.
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part of the loan 'can be Interest rates on the loans
forgiven depending upon the vary from zero to eight per
income of the recipient.
low interest OHRP grant of $36,397
cent, again depending on the
homeowner's income.
Howson Mills
Elevator Division
Receiving
White Beans. & Corn
1 Fast Unloading
- Probe System for Corn
- Sell, Store or Contract your Corn
- Satellite.Dealer for
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yth 523-4241 Elevator 1 mi. East of Blyth Bl off County kd. 25 '523-9624
in a steam-engineering course, offered by
the International Correspondence School• of
Seranton, Pennsylvania.
Not only could the young man take steam
engineering in his spare time, but he could
also learn surveying and mapping. '; duced a smaller corn plant
bookkeeping and electricity. with a greater concentration
But while the advertisements, with their of nitrates in the leaves.
fascinating • engravings Of animals and These nitrates produce silo gases. Gas production starts
with the ensiling process and
weconetkMsu. es for at least two
Overfertilization is another
fascinaing engraVings of' animals and factor-that contributes to the • machines, certainly catch the eye, The production a these gases.
Farmer's Advocate also 'contained some Special careshould be taken
more serious food for thought. with corn fields that have received a heavy coating of
First, there were a number of how-to' manure as well as 100 lbs.'
articles such as "Cuie for a' balky horse", per acre or more (90 kgms
taken from the Kentucky Stock Farm per hectare) of actual
piece of stout packing twine to theendof sickly sweet odour and a
magazine. nitrogen.
The line of &atment involved tying a Silage gases usually have •
short stick. colourless or yellowish brown
Then advised the article, "tie the free colour. Since they are
end around the animal's neck and be in to heavier than air, they will
r.
p explained how to build a crate arrangment
for dehorning cattle, and how to make a
berry_pruner to cut the old wood out of the
berry patch without cutting anyone's hand.
Romantic when they entered a silo that
The Farmer's Advocate also offered had been , partly filled two
something for its female readers with • days earlier. In other cases,
a serialized novel,, written in the• romantic there has been an initial
vein of the day. dizziness arid then real prob-
In 1897, readers followed the perils of lems 6 to 8 hours later when
Miss Christie, a'young girl employed as a the individual has experi-
governess in the mysterious Rayner enced coughing; high
household. temperature, shortness of
Now Miss Christie is obviously a plucky breath and paralysis.
character, as Victorian heroines had to be, Safety is only insured if
but she does have her trials and one stays away from the silo
tribulations. for at least two weeks after
Like the readers of the magazine, Miss filling. Self contained breath-
Christie would no doubt "persevere and
succeed."
After all, how could you go wrong,
reading the magazine which unblushingly
called itself the "leading agricultural
journal in the Dominion."
Silo gas could be a
problem in 1978. Drought
conditions have likely pro-
machines, certainly catch the eye, The
Farmer's Advocate also contained some
- more serious food for thought:
bookkeeping and electricity.
But while the advertisements, with their
wind the twine around his ear. Draw the form just above the silage •
string fairly tight for several winds, then surface or spill down the
push the stick inside •the brow band of the chute and injure humans or
bridle, when the offender will wriggle his. livestock in contained areas
ear vigorously, shake his head impatiently at the bottom. Sometimes
and very soon begin to walk away with his there is no evidence that gas
load as though he had entirely forgotten is present.
that he had balked. The theory of the cure The• gases cause problems
is that a horse can think of only one thing in a number of ways. Ladder
at a time, and the string on his ear takes his -climbers have been rendered
whole attention away from his balk." , unconscious while climbing
Other articles reported on the crop yield • the silo-with resulting injury
in Indian Head, Northwest Territories from falling down the chute.
Last year in EasternOntario,
two brothers and their farm
employee were killed
instantly, one afterthe other,
Classified Ads pay
dividends.
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