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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1930-03-27, Page 2thvrsrat, mnon 27th, mo fetrr Established 1873 afid £$87 Published every Thursday sieralng* at Exeter, Ontario THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE ir Spring Fairs EXETER SHORT COURSE STUDENTS BARRIS Money as J, News and Information for The Busy Farmer (Furnished by the Ontario Department of Agriculture) The dates of the Spring Fairs announced by the superintendent, Lockie Wilson, are as follows: Mitchell, March 2Sth. Hensail, April 1st. Clinton, April 3rd. .Forest, May 3rd. To Advertise Ontario Apples Full details will be worked out shortly on the project to advertise Ontario, grown apples as extensive as those produced in British Colum­ bia. It has already been suggest­ ed that a levy of a few cents per barrel of apples be made or a small tax on each acre of apple orchard. The funds thus obtained 'could he used to good advantage to “push” the sale of Ontario apples, on well-selected feeds, gently handl­ ed and give proper sanitation and housing, kept free from worms and live and protected against cholera and other diseases. Quito a lot can happen to a pig between birth and maturity, but it is an easy animal to keep in the straight and narrow path leading to successful and pro­ fitable development if you go the right way about it. Pigs frequently suffer more from the heat of the sun during the summer than they do from the cold of the winter period. If possible, make use of all avail­ able shade trees when making your plans for swin pastures, feed lots or colony house locations, SUBSCRIPTION—$2.0ft per year £b advance. RATES—-Farm or ReaJ Estate foil sale 50c, each insertion for first! four insertions. 25c, each subse­ quent insertion, Miscellaneous ar­ ticles, To Rent, Wanted, Lost, o< Found 10c. per line of si* words, Reading notices 10c, per Ron. Card of-Thanks 50c, Legal Rd-, vertising 1'2 and 8c. per line. Memoriam, with one verse S0«< extra verses 25c. each. Member of The Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association. Research on Weeds At the current session of Legis­ lature Dr. G. I. -Christie, president of the Ontario Agriculture College, announced that a campaign is be­ ing instituted to launch a new re­ search program aiming at the elim­ ination of those noxious weeds, the sow thistle in particular, with which the farmer’s crops have to battle nowadays. Prof. J. E. HOwitt will will be placed at the head. of. the program. Dairying1 the Noirih The increased interest in dairy farming in Ontario is nowhere more in evidence than in Northern On­ tario. In 1917 the New Liskeard creamery was the only one operat­ ing north of North Bay and had a total output of butter of 40,00ft pounds per year. Last year five creameries in the district of Tcmis- learning alone had an output of 600,000 pounds of butter and some cheese as well. The Cochrane dis­ trict creameries last year had an output estimated at between 200,000 and 300,000 pounds. immature seed, chaff and other foreign matter. Such seed should be sifted through suitable screens to remove the chaff and put through a tobacco seed cleaning machine to remove the dust .and light seed. Well cleaned seed is also- less likely to introduce certain diseases in the seed bed. Apples Injured A. Fulton, special overseas sentative of the Ontario Growers’ Association, in his repre- Fruit -________ - -_ latest bulletin stated that the last con­ signment of Ontario apples received in Liverpool were in a wasty condi­ tion, caused by frost injury some­ where in transit. This was parti­ cularly unfortunate because demand and prices had taken a jump up­ ward with the result that Ontario prices remained low and other im­ ported brands have be^n drawing good prices. Lainb Prices Sheep raisers are viewing with some concern the recent decline in lamb prices. Undoubtedly a contri­ buting factor has been the heavy imports of lamb and mutton from other countries, chiefly New’ Zea­ land anft Australia, and particularly at a time when our home-grown product is coming on the market. A practice of stamping; high quality Canadian lamb similiar to that fol­ lowed in beef grading would go some distance in securing a suitable recognition of the home-grown duct. Frye Material The Ontario Agricultural Experi­ mental Union is prepared this spring to distribute into every township and county of the province, material for experiments with grains, pota­ toes, roots, fodder, crops and fertil­ izers. The complete list of the ma­ terial to be distributed will cover 38 distinct experiments and include practically all the cultivated field crops grown in Ontario. Only the best seed, of outstanding varieties will be used in this seed distribu­ tion, titled terial these field husbandry and will get this in good, time for spring seeding if he applies at an early date to the se­ cretary -of the Experimental Union, O. A. C., Guelph. Any farmer in Ontario is en- to receive free of charge, rna- for conducting any one of co-operative experiments in pro- Pigs Need Care Swine are profitable when given abundant sunshine- and exercise, fed Tobacco Seed Tobacco seed tor tne 19.30 will be cleaned and tested free of charge by the Dominion Experiment­ al Station at Harrow. Tobacco seed as it is shelled put usually contains a considerably^fuantity. of light and crop II NATIONAL The Value of Straw The talk among Q farmers there is no straw this year and that as a result feed is scarce, calls for a statement that it has to be proven that straw has any value as a feed. It is good for bedding and this- is all; the sooner farriiers realize that they must corn, the food value depend upon alfalfa and better. Straw has whatever. No Let-up on Corn Borer A well attended fathering of corn borer inspectors and agricultural re­ presentatives from all parts of West­ ern Ontario was held in London on Frijifiy, March 14th, with Prof. Cae­ sar, Provicial Entymologist, in charge. It was emphasized during the season that the Corn Borer Act will be just as rigidly enforced dur­ ing the coming summer as in form­ er years. The fact that some im­ provement in conditions has been made does not mean can be abated in the should keep this fact that the fight least.’ Farmers in mind. Bacon Exports Fall Figures recently made public by the British Board of Trade show that in 1929 Canada’s bacon export to Great Britain was but one-ninth of the quantity sent- in 1905—25 years ago.' In fact Canada Was low­ est on the list of countries shipping this commodity to Great Britain, Denmark having shipped nearly 25 times as, much as this country. Ne­ therlands was next, while the United States, although far down the list, shipped Canada of an amount country three times as much did. This occurred in ( enormous- increase in of bacon consumed in in the past few years. Fire broke out in the grain ele­ vator at Rannoch about ten o’clock Wednesday starting from friction in the cupola at the top of the shaft The blaze was got under control at first, but shortly burst out again and the whole building was soon in flames. The contents of the’eleva­ tor included 2,5 00 bushels of wheat l,S00 bushels of oats and 700 bus. of barley owned by Nourse & Co., Toronto and in addition there were 2,000 bus. of wheat owned by the wheat pool. The loss on the build­ ing and contents is estimated $17,000 which was fully covered insurance. ■at by Alexander Stewart, who had been a resident of Mitchell for many years died on Wednesday, March 19th, in his 91st year and his wife passed away several years ago. The deceased man was born in Dalhousie, Lanark County and came to the township of Fullarton along with the rest of his family seventy-five years ago. . The late Mr. Stewart, who is one of the pioneers of this community, was a carpenter by trade, but lie had not worked at it for quite a number of years. He is survived by three sons James, of Alberta; Peter of Regina; and Hugh of St. Marys. Mrs. George Dalrymple, of Chis­ elhurst, underwent an operation in Seaforth Hospital recently. She is making splendid recovery. 1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN GLADMAN TANBURY JRS^SOLICITORS, Jbc. , Investment# M*d«< Insurance sit Vault for use of our, ents without charge t LONDON HENtfALDEXET Safe- CARLING & M ITORS, 4U< 5STMENTS,. . ANCE BARRISTERS/ SO LOANS, IN I Office: Carling Block, Main Street, EXETER, ONT. At Lucan Monday and Thursday ------ ------ --------------------—...,..X- „ . Dr. G. S. Atkiryon, L.D>^.,D.D.5« DENTAL SURGEON n^r Post Office Exeter Office opposi Main Telephones Office 34w ' House 341 Office open on Wednesday after­ noons until May 7th, 1930. Visit Canada’# great mountain country this summer. See the mighty scenery of our Far West. Make Jasper Park Lodge in Jasper National Park your moun tain headquarters. Ride, climb, swim, golf, tennis, motor, explore. PACIFIC COAST On to the Pacific ... A 500 mile trip front Jasper .. . past towering Mount Robson ... following the turbulent Fraser River to Vancouver. Every turn a new thrill « * every mile a vista of spectacular beauty." • g or ALASKA ? A 1,006 mile boat trip from Vancouver through, the colorful Inside Passage. See glaciers, the Klondike, Skagway. Gorgeous -scenery t. « Congenial fellow * travellers* Tours may be made by various routes. Full Information, and reservation* front any Agent of Canadian National Railway*. anaLdicin actional Current, Crop Report The crop report for the second week in March indicates a brisk de­ mand for seed in Carleton County. Dundas .and Dufferin are both ap­ prehensive regarding the unusual weather conditions. Egg prices in Durham are at a very low level. Al­ falfa and cloyer- in Halton appear to be favorable .at the present time in Hastings the reverse is true. A .good sufjply of red clover seed obtains in Huron and will replace alfalfa in many cases. Plowing has already started in Lambtori .and a great in­ terest in the better cleaning of seed grain is reported. No scarcity of hay exists in Lanark with quantities moving at from $9 to $12 per ton. Fall wheat and cldver are good in Lincoln and fruit trees have winter­ ed well. ‘ Milk production in Mid­ dlesex Is .adequate to. meet all de­ mands,. In Peel one farmer reports 150 to 200 trees so badly girdled by rabbits that bridge grafting is useless to save them. Fall wheat and clover look good in Ontario, Pe- terboro and prince Edward. Condi­ tions are not as .good in South Sim­ coe but feed is plentiful. In Wa­ terloo fall wheat is in a precarious condition. i as spite OSCAR KLOPP LICENSED AUCTIONEER DENTIST / L. BRAUND II Phone 12 GRANTON. ONTARIO Merchandise, Sales, Etc. Rates^in prevailing prices.^ sured, write Osc or phone 18-93, FRANK TAYLOR LICENSED AUCTIONEER J? For Huron and Middlesex^ FARM SALES A IpECIA^TY .Prices Reasonable gnd Saflasfactlok Gharan<eedJr EXETER P. O. irf<ING 138 nd Middlesex A SPE^mALTY ASQNABLE ARANTEED ash wood DASHWOOD —- JOHN WARD jZ CHIROPRACTIC,| OSTEOPATH! ELECTRO-THERAPYULTRA- .. VIOLET TI^JA^MENTS phoiWto MAIN ST., EXETER- Honor Graduate Cfrey JoneBJ$a.ue- tion School.- Specia course^takert in Registered Live Sfock (a^FbreedsJ, ~ i, Farm griping with ►fifsfactlon «*» i^Klopp, Zurich, The following lines were sent to us several weeks * ago by Mr. L. Braund, of Brantford, and they will be read with interest by many of our readers. This week our sympathy goes out to Mr. Braund in the loss of his wife, who passed away on Sunday. Oh! what a change in fifty years, Seen much joy, some sorrow, some tears; Many filled with hope; many filled with tears, All struggling with the passing years. Fifty years ago, I was light and gay, Frollicking like the lambs in -'May; Splashing, in river, climbing hills Naught did I know of aches or ills. Father was busy at the Forge, Shoeing horses for Tom. and George; •All men were busy, like the bee Once in awhile, there "was a ’spree. Whiskey was cheap in those happy days, The grocer had it, on tap, always; Some would drink Old Jarnaca Rum;' When they got happy we would run. e Down by the old Auxsable clear, We played beside it all the year; Summer, Winter, Fall and Spring. Down by the river- was just the tiling. In Winter we bobed, skated and slid, And this in earnest you bet we did; . Pulling great sleighs up Dorwood Hill, Down wo would go, with sometimes a spill. Did we give up when bruised and cut, Or doubled and twisted, when we struck a rut; Not on your life, we said, Bill! Be more canny, Then up on the sleigh piled Jim and Dannie. Tn Suring, we went fishing with lantern and spear, There was nothing the Auxsable that we did fear; The water was cold in the Auxsable grand, It’s floor was covered with rocks and sand. Once wo were fishing with lantern -and spear, We had one fisherman, White, without fear; For suckers we were'fishing. White was real stron So he reached down and grabbed a lizard long. That lizard it wiggled and twisted and bent, When White saw what he had, you bet, it soon went; John was real strong, could hold Very tight, So the twisting of that lizard was surely a sight. In .Summer, to the beach we hastened sin glee, There was Ed., Arthur, Percy, Will Verity and me; And for fun we kept tumbling. Pete Drew’s boat, Turning it o’er till we got Bill’s goat. At that old boat we did shove, push and pull, It landed on Bill, till he was brim full; Then up to the surfacer-he came, like a whale, Blowing out water that would fill a pail. There is another scene I must not forget, Edwin, Jim Ramsay, some fish to get; Under the mill, by the flume, they went Then rushing boiling water came, and sent. In Fall, as ever to the river’s bed, Turning o'er logs and stumps quite dead* To catch a mole, or a deer mouse, handy, Wo were right there with our dog cally, Bandy. But alas' the change in fifty years, Fathers -gone, mothers gone, We mourn with tears; Bella McCallum, with golden hair, went on without fear Minnie Croly, kind and loving, left a Word that cheers. Then we start to think of’those who have gone, Mr. and Mrs. Verity, (Mr. and Mrs. Pickard, Mr. Cottle; Mr. and Mrs. Bissett, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, Mr. (McDonald The Misses Lewis, Mr. Brooks, the list is long. So we say to those who have gone before; “Come not back again to labour* Come,, not back to suffer, Where the famine and the fever, Wear the heart and waste the body; Soon thy footsteps we will (ollow, To the Island of the Blessed, To the Land of the Hereafter.’’ Dr. G. F. Roulstdn, L.D.SJW91 Qfffce over Carl|ng ^Morley Law EXETER, ONT. DR. E. S. STEINER VETERINARVfsURGEQN Graduate of the Ontario J^terixuiry College DAY AND NMmT CALLS PROMPTL’vStTEND.ED t Corner of Main and Anri" Street* Office in C. 13. Snell’s Block EXETER, ONT. ARTHUR WEBER X LICENSED ^AUCTION^ER For Huron FARM SALE PRICES SATISFACTIO Phone 57-1 R. R. NO. 1, CONSULTING ENGINEER S. XV.’Archibald,yfj.A.Sc., (Tor.)„ O.L.S., Regist^’e^/’Professidnal En­ gineer and La ^Surveyor. Associates Member Engineering Institute Canada. Office, Seaforth, Ontarj