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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1933-08-10, Page 6THURSDAY, AVGUST 10, 1933 THE EXETER T1MES-ADVOCATE FARM NEWS New Cold Storage Plants ■Two- new cold .storage warehouses are in the course of erection, in fruit growing districts of Ontario. The Oxford Fruit C’O'-operative has be­ gun work on a two-storey concrete and ’brick cold ^tolrage warehouse at Woodstock which will cost $30,- 0'00, It will have a 10,000-barrel capacity and will be ready foi' the fall pack 'Of apples. The Lambton Cold Storage Company is also erect­ ing a two-storey building, which will have a capacity of 5,000 barrels storage with a large packing room in addition. It is located at Forest and will prove a boon to> the fruit groweivs of that district. The cost is placed at §15,000. .. “Rust Disease “The ‘rust’ disease that attacks outdoor Howel's such as Snapdragon and Hollyhock," says J. F. Clark, horticultural fieldman, Agricultural Societies Branch, “can foe controlled by keeping the plants thoroughly dusted with sulphur. The spores of the fungi, which cause this disease are killed when they come in contact with sulphur on the plants, thus preventing infection. Sulphur may also be used as a treatment for the control of black spot and mildew on Roses. “The tarnished plant bug is fre­ quently destructive to the fouds of dahlias .and zinnias together witn other flowering plants. Dust mix­ tures applied by means of a hand­ blowers are of value especially to­ bacco dust. Hydrated lime when dusted on proving beneficial." Vegetable Ciops Discussing vegetable conditions in Ontario, George Rush, vegetable specialist, Horticultural Branch, said that the yield of early potatoes is considerably below that of last year, and that fair prices have caused many growers to. market their crop early. A certain percentage of growers, however, are holding back in the hope of greater yield and be­ lieving that prices will remain at their present level. Tomatoes have suffered tcT’sbme extent with lateral blooms not set­ ting so well. Staked tomatoes have given best results in fruits sets. Beet and carrot crops are fair, and heavy plantings for late' crops have been made. Peas, both canning and market are finished. Cabbage crops have been good with large supplies .still available. Late plantings in cabbage and cauliflower are large. Potato Yields Decrease, Priced Reasonably Finn. Unlike other years, says C. W. Bauer of the Ontario Growers’ Mar­ kets .Council, first plantings of po­ tatoes have already been harvested and supplies are now coming from later districts and second early plantings, which materially reduces available supplies. Yields have var­ ied from twenty to fifty bags per acre as against :sdxty-five bags a year ago. Even though the yield is light the sample is exceptionally good. Unless growers 'become, nervous the price should remain reasonably firm and, as to available supplies it is doubtful if there are more than sufficient to carry the demand until the late crop is ready for harvesting, Pasture For Pigs Pasture for pigs may undoubtedly be made good use of on the average farm. This method of feeding, how­ ever has disadvantages, particularly with the active bacon hog, owing to the opportunity for excessive exer- NO MORE SICK HEADACHES Fruit-a-tives end years of pain “I suffered exceed­ ingly with indiges­ tion and sick head­ aches for years. I could hardly eat anything ana was badly constipated. I realize now, of , . , course, that I was fa a very run-down condition. Fortunately for me a neighbor recommended ’Fruit-a-tives’ and I began taking them. I am certainly glad I did. They regulated my system and toned me up generally to.that now I am In the best of health. I would not hesitate to recommend them toanybhe."’ cise from the stand-point of fat fin- inshing and the liability of little pigs stunting through sunburn and the combined effects! of sunburn and! dew. With plenty of skim milk or buttermilk, both the experimental evidence and that of practical fe.edr era would indicate that growing ba­ con hogs 'may be fed for market more economically indoors or in the well shaded pens, supplied with racks for green feed preferably in the form of alfalfa, or clover. Racks are essential to the prevention of waste. Weather Conditions Setback to Ontario CattUp Business Live stock in Western Ontario is experiencing a setback due to the drought of the past two. ^months, says George H. Duncan, live istock inves­ tigator, Ontario Marketing Board. Pastures are dried out to such an extent that cattle are barely holding their own, even on increased acreage of pasture land. Without more fav­ orable weather conditions, many cat­ tle will 'be unfinished by the coming autumn, or will reach the markeit later than1® usual. To obtain best results the pro>- ducer will have to. ex ere i sei greater care than ever before in the market­ ing of such cattle. Heavy supplies of unfinished cattle reaching the market, will undoubtedly, demoral­ ize the entire live stock trade. Ontario Agriculture Well Repre­ sented at Regina A very comprehensive picture of Ontario agriculture is being given to the visitors at the World’s Grain Exhibition and Conference thiough the large elucational exhibit that has been prepared by the Extension Department of O.A.C. for the Ontar­ io Department of Agriculture. The display is 120 feet in length and is divided into five units that show the most recent advances in poultry and hog production, and the latest developments in cereal and legume breeding that have been made in Ontario. These four panels are balanced about the central unit which provides a key to> the whole sceme with the caption. “Ontario Agriculture: With Much Live Stock and Regular Rotation of Crops." The idea of crop rotations as the most important factor in the success of Ontario agriculture is also very forcibly pesented in the central pan- ed by means of an eight-foot wheel which revolves slowly, showing in a very striking manner the crops and arrangement that go. to make up a good rotation for Ontario. Improving Alfalfa Yields Reports from most lof the 24 farm donjons teat ion experiments conduct­ ed in 22 counties iby the Department of Chemistry, O.A.C. are in. The figures bring out some interesting facts. 19'33 growing season has been fairly favorable in many sec­ tions, but severe droughts have re- duced yields to. a considerable ex­ tent. Nevertheless, results' of great interest remain. An application of fertilizers of 3715 lbs. per acre in early spring resulted this year in an average increase of 3,298 lbs. green alfalfa per acre. This was 31.2 per cent, greater yield than that obtain­ ed from unfertilized alfalfa. The highest yielding fertilizer was again 0-12-1'5, which this year gave an av­ erage increase of 34.6 per cent .over unfertlized. The average yield for the 221 farm fertilizer experiments ion alfalfa con­ ducted over the1 province during the past four years shows an average increase for fertilizers of 4,03.3< lbs. or 29.2 per cent, and in addition val­ uable residual gain. Three common analysis tested In all four years have given the follow­ ing results:—0-12-5, 23.7 per cent, increases; 2-12-6, 29.7 per cent. In­ creases; 012-115, 40.5 per cent in­ creases. The cost of 375 lbs. of the fertilizers used ranges from $5.25 to $7.50 per acre. The 1933 figures again confirm the findings of the previous three years; high potash fertilizers pay best on alfalfa. Alfalfa being a le­ gume, ha® the power to extract nit­ rogen from the air and fix it in the soil by virtue of the structure (of its roots. It is logical, therefore, to. in­ terpret the figures given to mean that, when the alfalfa crop is estab­ lished, it can supply its own nitro- gen, but that it benefits materially from the addition iof phosphate, and especially potash. EXETER BOY ASSISTS IN ENTERTAINING THE MOLLI SONS Capt. and Mrs. James A. Mollison Britain's famous flying couple, were tendered a testimonial dinner by Canadian Club of New York Mon­ day night, August 7th. The dinner was served in the club rooms of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, attended by a Representative of thp Canadian Government, and notables <of ithef aviation wo(rld. Among the latter to be present were Wiley Post, Amelia Earhart, James Mattern and Maj. Nelson Kelly, managei* of Floyd Bennett field. R. S. Kellogg, secretory of the American Pulp and Paper Associa­ tion, chairman of the committee on arrangements, assisted by Case R. Howard, former governor of ithe Canadian Club and member of Mayor O’Brien’s reception commit­ tee for distinguished guests. The Canadian Club is recognized in New York as Canada's official hoist to distinguished Canadians and Britons in New York. Flor tn is occasion, however, a special ladies'’ com/nittee was organized with Mrs. Case R. Howard as chairman to act as hostess' to Mrs. Mollison. and other women aittending the dinner Now in its 32nd year, the club occupies three floors in the Waldorf Astoria hotel. It maintain® several guest rooms, a dining room, roof garden, writing room, liounge room billiard and card Toom and a Georgian Gallerie. Capt. Mo'llison is no stranger to the Canadian Cluib, for he was en­ tertained last year on August 24th at a dinner following his, solo' easjt- to-west flight across the Atlantic. More than 750,000 children in elementary schools of Ontario1' are invited annually to the Canadian National Exhibition as the guests of t'he directors. Young Canada’s Day this year falls on' Monday^ August 28th. If some folks tried to. swallow their pride they’d choke to death. RATE REVISION OF LOCAL HYDRO SYSTEMS, 1933 The annual study of the finan­ cial conditions of the Hydro Sys­ tems of the .Mjuni'ciplalliities served by the Commission has just been completed for the purpose of rate adjustments. These studies are made for the purpose of adjusting rates so .that each class of service is supplied as nearly as possible at cost, and so that the actual cost of power supplied for municipal pur­ poses, such as Street Lighting and Waterworks, may be actually as­ certained. The Power Commission Act provides that power supplied by local systems for municipal pur­ poses shall be supplied at actual coat and any surplus accumulated during .each year is handed 'back in cash to the General fund of the Municipality. In some of the Municipalities it is sometimes found advisable, to ac­ tually refund in cash directly to' the consumer a part of ithe surplus rev­ enue, rather than make reductions in rates. In fact, some of the Muni­ cipalities refunds have been made as well as rate reductions. The Commission is very pleased to announce that fioir the year 1932 out of a total of ,3i06 urban Muni­ cipalities served, decreases in rates have been authorized in 73 Munici- palitisi, while it has been necessary to .recommend, increases in rates in only sixteen Municipalities. The amount of these refunds in some Municipalities is as great as one- sixth of the total revenue collected from the Consumers during (the en­ tire year 1932. The total amount so recommended1 for refund direct­ ly to the consumer is approximately $250,000. The increase in rate to the above mentioned 16 Municipal­ ities only amounts to* an annual revenue of approximately $37,900. The Consolidated Balance Sheet of the Municipalities of a.ll systems as published in the Commission’s Annual Report for It'he year- 1932 shtow® the ifoQliO'Wiing statement of Reserves and Surplus: Resolves and Surplus: For depreciation. $14,9'02,277.02; Other reserves, $1,902,308.64; De­ bentures paid, $15,244,778.28; Lo­ cal Sinking .Fund, $9,099,210.16; Operating Surplus, $ 1<5‘,476,142.75; Ttofal Reserves and Surplus, $56 624,617.30 The total plant value of all local systems' amounts to $89,887,049.72 and as the1 above figures show re- serves and surplus accumulated by these systems amounting to $56,624 617.30, the operation of the local system supplied by the Comjmission is truly a remarkably successful one GRANTON MAN LOSES LEFT HAND His left hand terribly lacerated when caught in the cutters' of a threshing separator ope day last week, George Jones, 35, of Granton was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital, London. The hand was amputated just above the wrist in an effort to save his life. He suffered severe­ ly from shock and loss of blood'. The accident occurred on the farm of John Hazlewoiod, three miles north of Granton, wherei threshing was in progress, when Jones' hand became entangled with the cutting knives. Dr. W. H. Kipp, of Granton was called, and after dressing the wounds removed the man to the hospital. There Dr. Murray Simp­ son amputated the hand. THREE INJURED IN CRASH AFTER CAR STRIKES COW A serious accident occurred on Saturday morning about one mile north of Bly th when Joseph Taman William Rath and Milton Bruce were seriously injured, Mr. Rath being the most serious. He was cut with glass requiring a great number of stitches, the three men being thrown through the glass wind­ shield. The accident was caused by a truck travelling south strking a cow being brought to town and be­ ing led by the owner, George Wil­ son. After striking the cow the truck struck the car. The cow was not badly injured, but Taman’s car was badly damaged. The traffic policeman from Mitchell arrived on the scene but did not blame any person for the accident. The pa­ tients are all doing as well as can be expected. The engagement is announced of Dr. Anna M. Haugh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Haugh, of Bruce- field, whose marriage will take place shortly to, Mr. W. John McIn­ tosh, M. A., son of Mirs. McIntosh and |the- late James McIntosh, or Seaforth. The engagement is' announced oi Heljen EjliB'abeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Clement, Chap­ leau, Ont., to John Craig Archibald of New York, son of Mr. and Mrs. William R. Archibald, of 'Seaforth, the marriage to take place in Tor­ onto about the middle of August. CRANSTON—JEWELL A pretty garden weddng was sol­ emnized on Wednesday, August. 2nd at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jewell, Colbarne Township, when their eldest daughter, Ethel Grace, was given in marriage by her father to' Melvin Cranston, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cranston, Goderich. Rev. M. C. Parr, of London officiated. After a trip to the Muskoka Lakes, and on’ their return the young couple will reside in Goderich. COLWILL-—PARSONS The marriage of Gladys May, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark R. Parson, of Avon, to Cyril Clifton Col- will, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Col- will, of London, formerly of Centra­ lia,, was solemnized Saturday at Robinson United Church,' London Rev. James Finlay officiated. The ceremony was performed in a set­ ting of summer flowers, ferns and palms. The bride who was escorted by her father, entered the church to the strains of the “Bridal Chorus from “Lohengrin”. Her gown was of bridal satin and lace, fashioned on princess lines. Her veil was ar­ ranged with a diadem and strands of orange blossoms and she carried a bouquet of white orchids, roses and lillies of the valley. Her brides­ maids were, Miss Dorothy Gill cousin of the bride and Miss Lois Cowill, sister of the groom. Little Doreen Wilson, as flower girl, wore a dainty gown of blue organdy and carried a basket of sweetheart roses Master Grant Gill served as page The best man was Albert Vincent of Tillsonburg. Tom Gill, of London and Dr. Elvy Pridham, of Newmar­ ket, acted as ushers. W. B. Roth­ well, of Stratford, presided at the organ. During the signing of the register Harold Tufts, of Toronto sang “The Sunshine of Your Smile” A reception was held at the Uni­ versity of Western Ontario, of which both the bride and groom are gradu­ ates. Decorations were carried out in pastel shades, and the tables were gay with flowers and favours. Mrs. Parsons, mother of the bride, received in a gown of blue and gray crepe, with shoulderette of pink, roses. Mrs. Colwill, mother of the groom, was gowned in rose beige crepe, with shoulderette of Talisman roses. Later Mr. and Mrs. Colwill left on a trip to Chicago and Northern Ontario. The bride travel­ ed in a smart fall suit of fawn with brown accessories. Mr. and Mrs. Colwill will be at home at 64 Rosebury Place, St. Thomas in September. LOSES FALSE TEETH IN WATERS AT GRAND BEND A sudden cough while in swim­ ming was the cause of the loss of a set of teeth belonging to an Exeter citizen. Local divers, after a pro­ longed1 search, failed tO' find1 t'he set APPOINTED CHAPLAIN ( Canon E. Appleyard has been ap­ pointed1 a Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M. of Can­ ada. The appointment was made and announced foy W.M. Grand Mas­ ter Frank Copus, of iStratford. AGED EXETER BLACKSMITH HAS SHOD 970,560 HOOFS J. Dignan, 89, of Exeter and the oldest user of the forge and anvil to attend the picnic of the Black­ smiths and Horseshoers ion Wed, last has shod moire than 976/5160 equine, hoofs. Until two1 years ago, this veteran’s average was one hor­ se per hour. If horseshoes are good omens, Mr. Dignan needls no lucky etar.—London Advertiser. NEW BRIDGE OPENED Nearly five thousand people at­ tended the opening of the new Lon- desboro bridge on No. 4 highway re­ cently. The bridge, a single concrete span was officially opened by Hon. W. G. Martin, Minister of Public Welfare construction, was begun in October of last year. A great parade was headed by Blyth silver band which led to the sports' field where sports were held'. Bill Thompson, the threshing machine operator, finds the tele-* phone a great time-saver. He telephones ahead so he’s never: held up for a crew. "We’ll be at your place at two/* he says to Neil MacDonald, giv­ ing Mac plenty of time to get his neighbors over for the job, where granary partitions have been put ship-shape thanks to Bill’s timely notice. * As a work and time saver; as a means of friendly contacts; as a dependable stand-by in emer­ gency, you cannot do without A Breaking Out of Boils An Evidence of Impure Blood 1 Burdock J Bitters J Manufactured for the past 54 years by THE T. MILBURN CO., Limited Toronto, Ont. NO LUCK I The day was Saturday and he was a stranger in town, but .never­ theless recognized the Province of Ontario crest on the windows of the Provincial Bank. Walking in lie handed sqme money and a little ■book to the teller, Mr, F, Savigny “Six quarts of ale," he said. Mr. Savigny looked startled but had presence of mind to tell the strang­ er as gently as possible that he was in a government bank — not a government liquor store. The stranger excused himself and de­ parted.—(Huron Expositor, MARRIED 50 YEARS Mr. and Mrs. Henry J, Robinson of Hibbert Township, recently cele­ brated their golden wedding at (the home where they have' resided their entire married life. .Mr. Robinson has been owner of thisi farm since 18’82. He is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson and was born in the vicinity where he now lives. Prior to her marriage Mrs. Robinson was Miss1 AUnalbelle Furse. The family circle includes six children, all of whom were present for the happy event. Secretarial Science Business Administration Office Training One Year Post-Matriculation Courses Write for syllabus of Course in which you are interested. Fall Term opens August 28 For 30 cents you can telephone about 100 miles by making an "any­ one” call (station- to-station) after 8.30 p.m. See list of rates in front of directory. Boils are one of the worst afflictions of the human race, for just as soon as you think you are rid of one another crops up to take its place, seemingly,' just to prolong your agony. There is one way to eradicate these painful and misery causing pests from the system, and that is by giving the blood a thorough cleans­ ing. There is no better blood cleanser than Burdock Blood Bitters. It removes the foul matter from the blood, and when this is done the boils soon disappear.