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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1933-12-07, Page 2TIJUKSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1933 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE FARM NEWS Preparing Perennial Boarders for Winter A very good thing to remember when mulching plants for winter is that the ideal protection keeps the plants cold, which means that mulch should be applied when the ground is frozen hard for the first time that season. 'Corn fodder or strawy manure, be­ sides being easily obtainable, are to be preferred to leaves as the latter forms an almost air-tight mat and very often results in trouble by causing premature growth of the plants. Store Farm Machinery For Winter Repair Place all farm equipment under cover at this time of year, but store it with a view to covenience in re­ moving to repair during the winter. In repairing inspect all the field machinery; tighten all frame bolts; clean and wash the bearings with coal oil or gasoline ; overhaul and strighten all bent members, replace unserviceable parts; sharpening all cutting edges and apply a coat of paint where required. Winter re­ pairing insures against breakdowns, loss and annoyance in rush seasons. Storing Soybeans By this time, no doubt, all soy­ beans have been threshed and some attention should be paid to the storage of this seed. If the beans have been threshed in good condi­ tion, that is with a reasonably low content of moisture, storage will not be difficult. On the other hand, a high moisture content adds to the danger of spoilage when stored. It has been recommended that storage in bags, which may be moved occa­ sionally, will largely prevent the danger of heating which is preva­ lent in large piles and will faciliate the marketing of the beans in good condition. Apple Crop Report The quality of the apple crop in Ontario is superior to that of last year. 'Some damage wes sustained due to early frosts on October 24th and 25th. The last essimate of ap­ ple yield in September indicated a commercial crop of 1,'0169,0'00 bar­ rels, which will be reduced by the cause just mentioned. The output in 19’32 was 918,5'00 barrels. Ex­ ports have been exceptionally heavy and up to November 7th this season 238)0'00 barrels had been shipped from Ontario as compared with a total of 132,900 barrels up to No­ vember 2'5th last season. The high rates prevailing for sterling are proving a very favorable factor— the present rate of stering is $?5.25 as compared with $3.77 a year ago. Wintering the Brood Sow The brood sow deserves her fair share of winter accommodation. A pen that is well bedded, dry and free from draughts is essential. Place the feed trough some distance away so that she is forced to exercise out­ doors daily. Eradicate lice and round worms; there is no market for them. Feed a mixture of grains to maintain the sow in fair flesh, but use barley sparingly unless the sow is very thin. Provide clover or alfalfa hay to be eaten at will. Be kind to the sow, but not “too kind” or weak, unthrifty pigs will result. Head of Apiary Department Dr. E. J. Dyce, has been appointed head of the Agriculture Department as successor to the late Prof. F. Eric Millen, who headed the department for many years. Shingles! No. 1 B. C. XXXXX EDGE GRAIN The best grade made at a low price No. 1 Dry Hemlock barn siding 10 in. wide, any length Matched 2 in. barn flooring at $30.00 per M A. J. CLATWORTHY Phone No. 12, GRANTON Dr. Dyce, who is a graduate of the Guelph College, took, his doctor’s de­ gree at Cornell University, and has the distinction of being the principal discoverer of the new process for honey which has resulted in a great increase in the sale of the Ontario product in the British Isles and else­ where. As a result of his appointment, he automatically becomes Provincial Apiarist, with the duty of control­ ling disease in the apiaries of the Province. Agricultural Society Class At the Ottawa Winter Fair First prize in the Class for 5 lots of grain and seed open to Agricultur­ al Societies was awarded to Earlton Society Temiskaming District. This was a well earned reward for enter­ prise in a pioneer district where a community seed cleaning plant was established by the Agricultual So­ ciety only this year. This Society also won the wheat championship on a very fine entry of Garnet. The Agricultural Society class is a new feature of the Winter Fair which aroused much interest as evi­ denced by 14 societies entering in­ cluding exhibits from 70 farmers. As no member of a Society could con­ tribute more than one lot of grain or seed many new exhibitors were en­ couraged to ventured Prize win­ ners were as follows: 1. Earlton Agricultural Society, $5 O’. 00. 2. Pakenham, Agricultural Society $40.00. 3. Carp Agricultural Society, $i3 0. 4. North Lanark (Almonte) So­ ciety, $20.0'0*. ■5. Fitzroy (Kinborn) Society $15 6. Arnprior Society, $l|5'.0;0‘. 7. Renfrew, Society, $15.00. 8. Vanleek Hill Society, $15.'OO. 9. ’Carleton County (Richmond), $15.00. 10. South Lanark (Perth), $15. Storing Vegetables for Winter Select well-grown, disease-free un­ blemished material and handle it carefully 'to avoid mechanical In­ juries. An earth floor basement under a dwelling house or a regular root cellar may be used. Proper ventilation is very important and a temperature of 34 degrees Fahren­ heit should be maintained. The beet cabbage, carrot, celery, parsnip, po­ tato and turnip require dark, slight­ ly moist storage space, while onions do best under dry, cold, dark con­ ditions. New Grades For Eggs Important amendments, whereby further protection is afforded to both producers and consumers, have befen made in the egg regulations by Or- der-in-Council. The new grades consist of *A-1’, ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ in place of ‘Specials’, ‘Extras’, ‘Firsts’ and Seconds.’ The word ‘New Laid’ may be applied only to grade A-l and the word “fresh” or any other equiv­ alent of that word to grades A-l and A. Grades A-l and A are aivlded re­ spectively into three classes, Large, Medium and Pullett and all eggs possessing the quality of Grade A may be sold in that grade irrespec­ tive of size, but .the eggs of differ­ ent sizes must be packed separately, with the size indicated on the con­ tainer. As grade A-l is a super grade, the packing of eggs of this grade may be done only by produc­ ers authorized by the Dominion De­ partment of Agriculture. Storage eggs are not permitted to be sold in a higher grade than B. “B” grade consists of reasonably clean eggs, sound in shell and aggs weighing less than the rate of 22 ounces to the dozen shall not be graded in B. There are two classes, Large (24 ounces) and Medium (22 to 24 ounces). “C” grade consists of all eggs be­ low A and B grades, but which are fit for human consumption. Official Crop Report The latest .official crop bulletin shows that^with the exceptwn of su­ gar beets, the yield per acre of all field crops in Ontario this year is below last year. A severe period of drought and Intense heat during July reduced the yield of spring grains and hay and clover crops. During August and September more favorable growing weather prevail­ ed and the yield of late crops turn3 ed out much better than mid-sum­ mer prospects indicated. The volume of production of all field crops for 1933 is about 8 per cent, below 1932 But farm prices show considerable improvement over last year and are 15.6 per cent, higher, As a result the value of these crops is estimat­ ed to be $121,553,000 compared with $114,150,500 in 1932, or an increase of $8,403,000 in spite of the small­ er output. Fall plowing got away to a good start, but was made difficult by dry weather and later by heavy snow­ falls, Farmers planned to sow a much larger acreage to fall wheat, but owing to the lack of soil moist­ ure, many fields that were already prepared were not seeded. The sown acreage of fall wheat is estimated at 63i0',700 acres compared with 595,0i00’ in 1932, an increase of 6 per cent. The condition of fall wheat at the end of October was 96 per cent, of the long time average and fall rye 95 per cent. CANADIAN TURKEYS MOVE FORWARD IN BATTALIONS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM The 19>33 turkey crop is on the move. Well-grown and finished birds are being assembled, inspect­ ed, stamped, packed and delivered into refrigerator cars at more than three hundred points scattered over the prairies. For the most part the birds are destined for the iChristmas trade in the British market where, judging from last year’s experience in the disposal of 80,000' turkeys, the birds will find ready buyers at a good price. The whole transaction of weighing grading, inspecting and official stamping is accomplished in full view of the producers, the handlers, or buyers and the Government In­ spector. The assembling and ship­ ping is done by farmers themselves chiefly through the Poultry Pool whose packers through years of ex­ perience have evolved an almost perfect system of handling at the assemblng points. Th birds are brought to these points in all sizes and weights by the growers. They are then sep­ arated into grades according to their fleshing and condition, and by weight within very narrow limits, and finally .grouped into males and females. The packing is accom­ plished by the expert packers in the final packages which carry from ten to twelve birds according to their weights. Like most of last year, the birds are going forward in a chilled con­ dition, which can be accomplished satisfactorily by controlled temper­ atures of from 30 to 35 degrees F. during the whole route of transpor­ tation. As soon as the birds are graded and inspected at the assembl­ ing points, they are moved into re­ frigerator cars which go from place to place picking up lots until load­ ed. The whole movement is so timed that the birds will arrive at the ship’s side at a date that will land them in London, England, about ten day or a week before the Christmas holidays. ’Only birds of high quality—grades “A” and “B”—are to be exported, and the old difficulty of moisture ap­ pearing on the birds when taken from cold storage has been overcome Canadian scientists have proved that by passing the birds through a con­ ditioning chamber the stock is ex­ hibited in perfect condition. This process wll be used for the present shipment. As soon as the birds have left the cold storage they pass thro’ this chamber which in tne space of a few minutes raises their tempera­ ture to that found on the market stall. With regard to chickens this season, the present activities also point to a fairly extensive movement Mr. Harald Simpson, of Granton, who has been confined to his room for five weeks from a heart attack is able to be up for a short time each day. Mr, Percy Abbott, president of the Edmonton Fair Board, visited with .his brother Mr. Leon Abbott, in Granton after attending the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. He will also visit the Chicago Winter Fair the second week in December. There passed away at the home of his sister, Mrs. T. J. O’Reilly, Mr. Michael Maloney, in his 76th year. Mr. Maloney was for many years a resident of the Blue Water High­ way, having owned and lived on the farm how occupied by Mr. Fred Ducharme, till about twenty years ago he sold duty and for a number of years was out West, FRACTURED WRIST Miss Alice Wilson, member of the staff of the Central School, St. Marys fell upon the icy sidewalk and frac­ tured her wrist. PURCHASES BUSINESS Mr. W. M. Arnolds has sold his grocery business in Seaforth to Mr. Alex McGavin, well known in Sea­ forth. Mr. Arnold will return to Kincardine where he is taking over his father’s farm. WINNER AT “ROYAL” Mr. Eph. Snell, of 'Hullett Town­ ship was one of the Huron County stockmen who exhibited at the Ro­ yal Winter Fair. He was a winner of several prizes with his Liecestev sheep. He also sold his stock to a breeder form the United States who will be exhibiting them at the Penn­ sylvania State Fair. SHOCKED Mr. Mutch received a severe shock at the Wearwell Knitting plant which might easily have proved more serious. Mr. Mutch was look­ ing for a leak in the dye vat and took down a light on an extension switch. His hand was wet ”"and he got a shock, falling to the floor., Mr. Jos. McNeil, who was nearby turned off the power immediately. He was confined to his bed for sev­ eral days. FIRE OR TWIG BLIGHT Twigs of apple and pear trees af­ fected with fire blight should be re­ moved during the winter. Fire blight, or twig blight, is a bacterial disease which affects the apple, pear and quince, and is being 'carefully studied at several centres in Canada by the Division of Botany, Dominion Department of Agriculture. For the most part the disease is confined to the twigs, the dead foliage often re­ maining on the twigs throughout the season and during the winter, but cankers on the limbs may also be found. To prevent the formation of these cankers, water'' sprouts and suckers, which are largely the cause, should he removed. The encourage­ ment of great growth favors the di­ sease, so that with susceptible var­ ieties, the trees should be grown in a sod mulch, or else the amount of cultivation and of fertilizer lessened. Fire blight in the apple generally dies out before it progresses very far and where the removal of blighted twigs in large trees is impracticable, it is not so important in the apple as in the pear. Certain varieties of apples, notably the Alexander, King, Gravenstein and Greening, are more subject to the blight than, others and should never be planted along­ side a pear orchard. WINTER BRED FUNGUS The scab fungus which attacks the leaves, blossoms and fruit, and less commonly the twigs of apple .trees, overwinters on the leaves which fall to the ground During the fall and winter the fungus grows very slow­ ly and forms fruiting bodies known as perithecia. These fruiting bodies may be detected with the aid of a hand lens as small, black pimple­ like growths over the surface of the leaf. They are produced in great abundance and from these perithecia comes the source of primary infec­ tion in the spring. Tne scab fun­ gus, is an early season, cool weather parasite which develops under cool and humid weather conditions. Any cultural practice, the Dominion Hor­ ticulturist suggests, which might be adopted to turn under the overwin­ tered leaves eaTly in the year would be very helpful in reducing the amount of possible infetion by des­ troying the source of spring infec­ tion. The ultimate success in the control of this disease is dependent on the effectiveness of preventing the first infection. THE TRUE LIFE I have tried and I have failed; I have strived and not prevailed. I have hoped and lost the day; I have groped and missed my why, I have read “The Quest is Vain” I have said “There’s nought to gain” I have seen men turn their back, I have been advised to slack. Now I know that it was right, On to go with losing fight; On to wrest ’gainst strongest foe, And the quest to ne’er forego. Life is not just winning fights, Life is hot just gaining heights; Life's to find and then face the goal, Life’s ah attitude of soul. Mr. and Mrs, Cecil Camm and Ger­ trude spent .Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Johnson, Base Line, Blanshard. Mr. and Mrs. Walker Kerslake and Genevieve spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. M. Fletcher, of Exeter. Mr. George Godboit, of Centralia, spent one day last week with Mr, and Mrs. Nelson Clarke. Miss Elaine Camm left recently for Brantford to train for a nurse. Mrs. John Francis spent Monday of last week with her sister Mrs. E. Foster at Kirkton. Mr. and Mrs. Bullock and Win. Bullock, of Greenway, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jno. France on Mon­ day of last week. WHALEN Mrs. Currie and daughter, Wing­ ham, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. Ogden for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. S'. Webb, of Green­ way, visited with Mr. and Mrs. T. Gunning recently. Mr. and Mrs. iS. Blight, of Thorn­ dale, were Saturday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. F. Parkinson. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ashton and family, of London, were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gunning on Sat­ urday, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morley enter­ tained forty guests on Saturday ev­ ening to dinner. The occasion be­ ing the 2'5th aniversary of their wedding. Mr. and Mrs. F. Squire and fam­ ily were recent visitors of Mr. and Mrs. C. Millson of Lucan. Miss Evelyn Parkinson is holiday­ ing with her cousin Mrs. Stanley Or­ chard, of Thorndale. ■Mr. and Mrs. J. Oke and family of near Exeter, also Mr. and Mrs. A'lf. Brock and family, of Zion, visited on Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Geo. Squire. Mr. 'Reid, of Lodon, has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Baillie during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. F. iSquire spent Wed­ nesday in Exeter with Mr. and Mrs. N. Ogden. THAMES ROAD Mr. and Mrs. Lester .McCurdy, of Detroit, visited his parents, on. their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Mr. J. W. Stewart was a recent vsitor to Toronto attending the Stock Yards. Mrs. Wm. Green has returned home after spending a week with her mother here. t Mr. Moody had the misfortune to be injured on the head by a falling limb in the bush, stitches being re­ quired to close the wound. At the annual meeting on Friday afternoon of the W.A. the election of officers for the coming year is as follows: Hon. Pres., Mrs. Taylor; pres, Mrs. B. Duncan; 1st vice pres. Mrs. N. Hunkin; sec. Miss E'. Thom­ son; treas., Mrs. Gilbert Duncan; Parsonage Com., Mrs. Wiseman, Mrs P. Passmore, Mrs. J. -Miller, Miss H. Robinson; Finance, Mrs. Squires, Mrs. IC. Knight, Mrs. M. McCurdy, Mrs. J. W. Hackney; Devotional, Mrs. Rhode, Mrs. Hunkin; Auditors, Mrs. 'J. W. Stewart, Miss Alice Hack­ ney. It was decided the fee for the coming year be 2i5c. Meeting closed with the Lord’s Prayer. An invita­ tion to the Manse for the January meeting was accepted with pleasure by the ladies. Further details later. Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Archibald MciCurdy celebrated their fiftieth anniversary of their golden wedding on Novem­ ber 28th at the home of their daugh- terer Mrs. John McNicol, Evergreen Brae Farm, Hibbert. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Fletcher and aaugnter, Mrs. Howard Fletcher and two daughters, of Glanworth, -motored up and spent the day with them. Many others of their friends called and congratulat­ ed them. Out of a family of seven children only four are living: Mrs. Nelson Fletcher, of Glanworth; Mrs. John McNicol, Hibbert; Alvin on the homestead and Dester of Detroit. They have eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Ouch! And it’s our opinion that banking in this county will never be safe un­ til somebody invents a burglar alarm that will ring every time the directors are in session.—'Judge. 1 Eczema Broke Out On Her Face and Arms kRURDOCK Bitters For the past 55 years MANUFACTURED ONLY BY THE T. MILBURNICO., Limited Toronto, Ont. SHARP RISE IN TEA PRICES Faced with ruin due to appalling losses over the past three years, tea­ growers of Ceylon, India, Java and Sumatra have cut down their ex­ ports 15% this year as compared with the peak years of ’29 and ’310. This restriction has had the desired effect, and prices have risen sharply. Packers of fine teas in Canada have been forced to increase prices, but as the average pound of good tea will unake 2'50 cups or more, it is still the cheapest drink next to water itself. REPORT OB' S. S. NO. 3, STEPHEN The following is the report of S. S. No. 3, Stephen, for the months of October and November. iSr, IV—Laverne Christie 78.42; Stanley Preszcator 78.42 (equal); Wilfred Perkins 68.l3il. Sr. Ill—'Ruby Preszcator 84.7; I. Johns 74; Edward Triebner 73.0'5; Ilene Jory 56.7. Jr. Ill—'Clifford Jory 75.29; Hy. Perkins 73.0'5;, Calvin Preszcator 69.88. 2nd class—'Shirley Preszcator 84.- 5'4; Ola Johns 74.3 6. 1st class—Winston Shapton 88.- 66; Doris Hill 78.44; Betty Perkins 72.2,2; Lome Preszcator 61.55. Pr.—Donald Dearing, Doris Pen- hale, Kenneth Preszcator. Total enrolment 19; average at­ tendance 17.8'5. G. B. Francis, teacher Wages and Prices If wages go up, costs go up. If costs go up, prices go up. If prices go up, wages must go up some more. Thus the economic spiral rises with three items like three dogs chasing each other round the track, all after the rabbit that climbs a pole in the middle of the spiral just out of reach of all three. Which one ought to be ahead? If wages are ahead of prices, prices cannot pay the wages. If prices are ahead, wages cannot pay the prices.—'San Francisco Chronicle Growing OldL A little more tired at close of day, A "little less anxious to have our way; A little less ready to scold and blame; A little more care of a brother’s name; And so we are nearing the journey’s end; Where time and eternity meet and blend. A little more love for the friends of youth, A little less zeal for established truth; A little more charity in our views, A little less thirst of the daily news; And so we are folding our tents away, And passing in silence at close of day. A little less care for bonds and gold, A little more zest in the nays of old; A broader view and a saner mind; A little more love for an mankind; And so we are faring adown the way That leads to the gates of a better day. A little for leisure to sit and dream, A little more real the things unseen; A little nearer to those ahead, With visions of those long loved and dead; And so we are going, where all must go. To the place the living may never know. A little more laughter, a few more tears, A*nd we shall have told our increas­ ing years; The book-is closed, and the prayers are said, And we are part ot tne countless dead. Thrice happy if then some soul can say, “I live because he has passed my way.” ROLLIN J. WELLS Miss Mary Ens, Hague, Sask., writes!—“My blood wa3 in a terrible condition and my face and arms broke out with eczema. I started using blood cleansers of various kinds, but it was of no avail. One day I read about Burdock Blood Bitters, but being so dis­ couraged, because all other methods had failed, I was rather skeptical about trying it, but after having taken six bottles I was perfectly satisfied as my skin was left clean and healthy looking.”