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FARM NEWS
International Plowing Match
The Plowman’s International Plow
ing ‘Match and Farm Machinery De
monstration will be held on Mary
Vale Farm, the property of Mr. F.
P. O’Connor York County, Wexford
Post Office, Ont,, a few miles' out
side the City of Toronto, October 9,
-10, 11 and 12, 19'34.
In 1834 the first plowing match
was held in York County, near this
farm.”
Farrowing Sow
A little extra care at farrowing
will often save a greater percentage
of the litter. Include some bran in
the meal ration to prevent a fever
ish condition. A week or ten days
before farrowing place the sow in a
farrowing pen that is dry, clean and
free from draughts. Bed the pen
with short straw. Keep a watchful
eye on the sow at farrowing time
but do not disturb or assist her un
less absolutely necessary. Provide a
warm bran slop for the sow a few
hours before farrowing.
Sheep Killing Costs
The damage done by marauding
dogs to sheep flock in Old Ontario
has been estimated' by R. W. Wade,
Provincial Live Stock Commissioner,
as at least $20,0'0’0. This is the
amount of money which municipal
ities throughout the province have
had to pay out in compensation for
sheep killed. Provincial and municip
al regulations permit the farmer
whose flocks have been ravaged to
apply for compensation and settle
ment is made by mutual agreement
or through a provincial expert.
There is littKe that’can be done In
preventing such slaughters, author
ities agree. The vicious sheep-kill
ers have found access to the most
tightly enclosed pens and pastures.
They work at night, wonki noiseless-
less and leave on'fy a short trail of
blood behind.
Harrison, Ontario, took one protec
tive step when they passed a bylaw
last week making the license fee for
Alsation dogs, the breed blamed for
the majority of slaughters, from $7
to $17, hoping to reduce the num
ber in the township.
Canadian Grain Successes j
Information recently secured from j
the prize winners at the Internation-1
al Hay and Grain Show, held in Chi
cago in December last, reveals the
striking fact that in the hard red
spring wheat class, the most impor
tant class in the show, all1 of the
prizes were won with varieties of
wheat originated and developed by
the Dominion Experimental Farms.
There were thirty-five awards in all.
twenty-eight exhibitors won with Re
ward, six with Marquis and one with
Garnet. Thus in Canada’s proud re
cord of grain exhibition successes’
maintained, and it is noteworthy, in
deed, that the Dominion Experimen
tal Farms have contributed so ma
terially towards this outstanding
triumph.
Supplying the British Miarket
The steady job of providing food
for the British market with what it
requires and a regular supply of
quality products. Where Canada has
fallen down in the past is probably
not so much in the matter of quality
although there is still room for im
provement, but more particularly in
the lack of a regular supply. For a
country producing a surplus of farm
products, it is a source of satisfaction
to remember that there is still avail
able a market which spends dai?y
around five million dollars on im
ported food.
Early Tomato Production
The best prices for tomatoes are
paid for early, ripe fruit, but the
grower must not make the mistake
of having the plants cost more than
is reasonable.
The Dominion Horticultural} re
commends early sowing coupled with
the use of early maturing, good var
ieties. The sowing should be made
just early enough to have stocky,
grown plants in bloom and ready for
planting out-at the sign of settled
weather.
"It was a pricelss show,” said the
man who had been given free tickets.
Dehorning Cattle
Experience has proved the great
advantage from every standpoint of
dehorning commercial cattle, and a
great benefit would accrue to the live
stock industry if all commercial cat
tle, where dehorned. Every effort
should therefore be made to attain
this object, and it more than merits
the active support and co-operation
of the press, and all institutions and
organizations interested in the live
stock industry to encourage the prac
tice of dehorning all horned com-
merical cattle between .March 15 th
and April 15th or during the month
of October.
Champion Egg Eaters
Although, compared with some
other countries, the per capita con
sumption of poultry in Canada is rel
atively low, Canada retained the
egg-eating championship with 28.36
dozen eggs consumed per head, of
population in 1932. While the aver
age consumption of poultry by each
inhabitant of the United States in
that year was about 18 pounds', of
which 7.7 pounds were hens and
chickens. Altogether 11.2,241,206 lbs
of poultry and eggs has been rela
tively well maintained. In June last
year, according to the bulletin, “The
Agricultural Situation,” issured by
the Dominion Department of Agri
culture, the number of hens and
chicken on farms in Canada was 54,-
943,00’0.
Soft Bacon
The further expansion of our ba
con trade with Great Britain depends
to a large extent upon quality im
provement. Recent advices from the
British market criticize our supplies
on the score of underfinish in a Mrge
percentage of bacon sides, as indi
cated by softness and flabbiness.
This soft flabby bacon is most like
ly the product of underfinished* hogs
of which there are considerable
numbers being marketed at yards
and plants in Canada at the present
time. The remedy lies with the
producer in holding back unfinish
ed hogs. In most cases, another
week or so on feed would put on the
finish so necessary for the making
of firm bacon. All hogs of bacon
and select weight should be proper
ly finished at their weights. Un
derfinish is as detrimenal as over
finish, and in this case is a very
serious obstacle to efforts being
made to popularize Canadian bacon
with the British consumer. Every
hog raiser is asked to co-operate to
the best of his ability.
Raspberry Plantations
Where manure is not applied to
raspberry plantations until the
spring, a cover crop is> also advising
to prevent too late growth of .cane.
As the advent of mosaic disease is
making it advisable to renew plan
tations more frequently, the grower
who is unable to get large quantities
of manure will find that shorter ro
tation lends itself more to the cover
crop and mulch system, for each new
plantation may be preceeded for a
season by a crop of clover or alsike
which, when turned over1, will' leave
the soil in 'excellent condition for
the new plantation. This method of
renewal, say every six years, with
proper green manuring, cover crop
or mulch, and adequate quantities
of commercial fertilizers, will ren
der it possible for raspberry growing
to take its place beside orcharding,
in being more or less independent of
the failing and increasingly expen
sive supply of manure.
New Egg Grades
The revised Dominion egg grading
regulations recently passed at Ot
tawa are now in force in Ontario for
all shipments. The former grade
names of fresh specials, fresh extras1
firsts, seconds, pullet extras, etc. etc
have been changed to A-l, A, B, and
C., with different weight classifica
tions within each grade.
The chief purpose of the revision
is to enable the farmer to be paid
on a quality basis, as well as making
it possible for the consumer to tell
what he or she is buying. Producers
aro allowed eight eggs per half-case
under grade on examination and
suitable penalties are made for any
infringement.
Hog Outlook Favorable
While it is likely there will1 be
some temporary price declines dur
ing the present year, the trend of
hog prices appears upward. Market
supply prospects are for a moderate
volume during the first half of the
year, followed by a fairly substantial
increase. Prospects for export appear
to be satisfactory, and the restric
tions existing on exports from for
eign countries selling to the British
market are working quite favorably
toward stablization of prices. De
spite the present favorable export
outlook improvement in breeding,
feeding, selection and processing so
as to secure a large percentage top
grades of bacon is much more desir
able than a marked increase in gen
eral production.
Mo*’e Than $2,000 in Prizes
Offered for Malting Barley
This Province is ideally suited
to the growing of first-class malt
ing barley and, with the purpose of
encouraging the efforts of Ontario
farmers in producing this crop, the
Ontario and Quebec Brewing Indusu
try hias offered prizes amounting to
well over two thousand dollars’. This
was the recent announcement of Hon
Thomas L. Kennedy, Minister of (Ag
riculture for Ontario.
All Ontario farmers will be elig
ible for competition, and the media
used for exhibiting will include the
Winter Seed Fairs, Combined Field
•Crop Competitions, and the Fall
Fairs, sixty of which have already*
been selected.
Prizes at the Winter and Seed
Fairs will total .some two hundred
and fifty 'dollars. ’Combined Field
Crop competitions have been allot
ted over one thousand dollars; and
Fall Fairs a similiar amount. Much
prizes and details of competition,
will be under the adminsitration of
the Superintendent of Agricultural
Societies, J. A. Carroll, Parliament
Buildings, Toronto.
In connection with the Field Crop
Competitions, societies have been
chosen in areas particularly well-
suited to producing the desired qual
ity of barley.
All competition must be paidup
members of an Agricultural Society.
There must be at least ten entries,
and not less than eight crops in
spected. It is further required that
only Registered O. A. C. No. 21 Bar
ley be sown, and that the minimum
acreage be five acres. In case where
a field entered for competition com
prises more than five acres the en
tire field will be judged.
Before a competitor can quality
for a prize, at least fifty bushels of
the crop must be cleaned to Grade
No. 1. Field and bin inspection will,
be made without cost, and barley
must be ready for bin inspection and,
final grading not later than‘Decem
ber 1, Prizes' in each competition will
be awarded as follows: First, thirty
dollars; Second, twenty-five dollars;
Third, twenty dollars; Fourth, fif
teen dollars; Fifth, ten dollars and
Sixth, five dollars.
CANADIAN ALFALFA
Most of the a!|f al fa seed’ grown in
Canada is required for domestic con
sumption and usually the domestic
demand1 absorbs the crop even in
years of heavy production. The av
erage annual production over the
past five years has been about 2,500-
000 pounds, and the consumption
approximately the same. Having due
regard to the great popularity of the
alfalfa crop in Canada, and the pos
sibilities of its further expansion as
a forage crop, there would appear to
be no immediate danger of an over
production of the seed.
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Exquisite
Quality
GREEN
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Also in Black
and Mixed
Dr. Wood’s Her Little Girl
Norway
Pino
Syrup
Had a Bad Cold
MrS, Thomas Lees, Lansdowne Station, N.S.,
writes:—"My little girl had such a bad cold she would
Cough so hard at night she could hardly get her breath.
I tried everything I thought Would improve her,
but to no avail, until I saw where Dr. Wood’s Norway
Pine Syrup was good for cold ailments. After giving
her two bottles.she .was greatly improved. I am never
Without ‘Dr. Wood’s’ in the house in cases of emer
gency.”
Price, 35c a bottle; large family size, 65c, at all drug
and general stores; put up only by The T. Milburn
Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont,
ZURICH
Mrs. Leonard Birk, of Guelph, is
visiting with her parents' Dr. and
Mrs; Jos. Routledge.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Steinbach and
family, of London, visited with their
parents on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Jervis, of
Holmesville, were week-end visitors
with iMr. and Mrs. Syl. Witmer.
(Mr. and Mrs. Chris. Erb and son
Leonard of the Bronson Line, at
tended the funeral of Mrs. Erb’s
mother, Mrs. Joel Beckler, at Man-
son, Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Brand, of Lon
don, spent Sunday with Miss Anna
Hess.
Mr. Herbert Kraft and. Mr. Leon
ard Rau, of Detroit, spent the week
end with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Faust and sons
of Mitchell visited relatives hero on
Sunday.
Messrs, W. J. Johnston and J.
Thiel were in Southampton on busi
ness one day recently.
REV. CANON J. W. TEN EYCK
Ending a life of service to the An
glican Church, Rev. Canon John Wal
lace Ten Eyck, rector of St. Peter’s
Church and warden of St. Peter’s In
firmary died at his home in Hamil
ton recently. He had been ill since
early in December. In his passing
the diocese of Niagara loses one
whose ministry was the expression
of a fine Christian character and
whose many unostentatious acts of
kindness were the reflection of a
noble, humanitarian spirit. For his
good work in the diocese Rt. Rev. L.
W. B. Broughall, Bishop of Niagara,
appointed the deceased last year as
a Canon to Christ’s Church Cathed
ral. 'Canon Ten Eyck had been rec
tor of St. Peter’s church, Hamilton,
since 1907. With the exception of
his usual holidays and occasions
when he was asked to occupy other
pulpits he had not missed a Sunday
from church during his lengthy
minsitery, and had never been ill’ un
til three months ago. Born, on a
farm near Binbrook in 1861 he mov
ed with his parents to Hamilton in
1877 where he received his early ed
ucation. Later he became a student
at Huron College, London, at Trin
ity College, Toronto, graduated from
the latter with his B. A. degree in
1906. The deceased was made a
deacon by the Rt. Rev. Lord Bishop
of Huron on Trinity Sunday 1896 by
the same bishop at St. Paul’s Lon
don. Canon Ten Eyck’s appointment
included an incumbency at Comber
in 1896 and the following year he
acted as curate at Memorial Church
London. From 1899 to 1903 he was
rector of Trivitt Memorial church Ex
eter, and subsequently was assistant
rector at St. Anne’s church, Toronto,
and rector of St. Olive’s Church, Tor
onto, where he remained until 1906.
During his ministry the beautiful St.-
Peter's church was built. The de
ceased was affiliated with the (Ma
sonic Lodge. Surviving him are his
wife, a brother and a sis’ter. A mem
orial service was held' both morning
and evening on Sunday, March 2’5 th
in St. Peter’s Anglican Church in
memory of their late pastor.
dred Martene 73; Donald Kestle 71;
Allan Finkibeiner 67; Bernice Fahir-
ner 66; Keith Weber 64; Wa’.Dace
Becker 63; Henry Wilds 63; Verna
Wein 62; Allen Pfaff 61; Gerald
Wein 61.
Jr. Ill—(Howard Flnknelner 62;
Anthony Martene 59*.
/Sr. II—Gladys Becker 84; Harold
Holtzmann 79; Hwoara Holtzman
74; Ross Haugh 70; Gordon Fink-
beiner 65.
1st—Emmery pfafr 68.
Pr.—Willie Pfaff 92; Lois Swartz
87; Margaret Wilds 60; Dorothy
Wilds*.
Margaret McMaster, teacher
STAFFA
(Crowded out last week.)
Mr. ’Samuel Webb, who has been
quite ill, is improving.
Messrs. Edgar and Leslie Butson
were in London attending the fun
eral of their cousin.
There will be service in the Unit
ed’ Church on Good1 Friday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Berner, of Stratford,
spent Sunday with the latter’s par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Archie Miller.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Women’s Institute was held in
the hall on Wednesday afternoon.
School Reports
REPORT OF S. S. 14, HAY
The following is the report of the
Easter Examinations of IS. IS. No. 14,
Hay.
Sr. IV—Margaret MacGregor 74;
Alfred Ropp 74; Archie MacGregor
70; Elgin Johnston 67; Jerry John
ston 64; Benson Dick 58.
Jr. IV—Irma Ferguson 70.
Sr. Ill—Ina Ropp 71; Stuart Dick
68.
Jr. Ill—Harold Wilier 7-0(; Allan
Crerar 66.
Pr.—Blanche Green, Luanna Ropp
Isobel Campbell, teacher
REPORT S. S. NO. 5, USBORNE
The following is the report for S.
S. No. <5, Usborne for the two months
of February and March. Those that
are marked with an asterisk have
been absent for one or more exam
inations.
Sr. iv—Ivan Perkins 76.6; Lee
land Webber 73.5; Anna Kernick 72-
2; Paul Gregus 69; Ferrol Fisher
64.7.
Jr. IV—Gordon Kleindfeldt 75;
Stanley Frayne 69.1; Jack Frayne
67.6; Laverne Heywood 67; Eldon
Heywood 61.2*; Helen Westcott 61.
jr< hi—iva Fisher 74.3; IShirley
Gregus 6’5'; Lloyd Webber 61.8; Ray
Heywood 61.3; Pauline Godbolt 60.
2nd'—Nola Perkins 77; John
Westcott 65.8; Norman Johns 61.7.
1st—Shirley Moir 87.3; Marion
Kernick 68. Marie Heywood absent
for the terra.
Pr.—Gordon Johns, Wilbur Ker
nick, Kenneth Frayne.
Number on iroll 25; average at
tendance 2'3,5.
A R. Dodd®, teacher
REPORT OF S. S. NO. 4, STEPHEN
The folowing is the report of the
winter term of Sharon S. S. No. 4,
Stephen.
Jr. IV—Harvey Pfaff 5 8.
Sr, III—Gordon Eagleson 79; (Mil-
Report of HensaU Continuation
School
(Averages for all examinations)
Form HI
Norman ’Sinclair 77; Ivan Filshie
73; Helen Munn 70; Mildred Fol
lick 67; Edison Forrest 615.; John
Alexander 63; Eleanor Bell 61;
Myrtle Thomson 61; Andrew Mc
Kenzie 59; Helen Glenn 5’8; Minnie
iSangster 53; iShirley Koehler 15'2;
Jeanette McAllister 51; Mabel Fee
48; Margaret Bell 47.
FORM II
Alex Filshie 75; Annie Carlisle
74; George Pearce 72; William
Glenn 65; (Do/rothy M'cQiieen 64;
Kenneth-Elder 63; Kathryn Drys
dale 62; Lloyd: Crawford 62; Jack
Traquair 60; Allan Davidson 58;
Kenneth Manns 56; Helen Walker
51; Irene Smale 15’1; Jessie Dick
5 0; Harold Bonlrron 46.
'FORM I
Gladys McKenzie 75; Doris Alex
ander 68; Ronald Peck 6'6; Verna
McLean 6I51; Marion Dougall 64; Au
drey Cochrane 64; Bert Thomson
62; Jean Foster 59; Robert Drysdale
51; Ivan Kipfer 48; Gladys Saun-
dercock 4'5; Agnes Fairbairn absent
for some examinations.
A Shoeoortom’s Last
Upon my sole’ Mr. “Shoebo’ttom”
and Miss "Heal” of an adjoining
ownership have come together in the
bonds of matrimony. A pair of kids,
says you. And, soon they’ll be step
ping out. They won’t be on their
uppers either.
THE QUILT BUG
That odd quilt bug just hit my ma,
She’s got it bad, you see;
For all she does is cut out blocks—
No time for sis and me.
She very seldom wants to go.
And visit any one.
"Oh, what’s the use?" she always
says,
"'Sewing’s lots more fun.”
The Flower Girl came at first,
A very pretty one,
Btu what she calls the crazy'quilt
Ie prettier by far than some.
So now her second, quilt’s down-
' stairs,
All stretched out on a frame,
She quilts so much, that goodness
me,
I even hate the name.
Aunt Bessie came the other day,
To stay a little while,
But mother took her right down
stairs—
I’ll bet she sewed a mile,
.She’s making now the Dresden Plate
Which will be number three.
And so I’ve started sewing too;
That old quilt bug’s bit me,
So now we’re all a-Workin’ hard,
Aunt Bessie, me and ma,
And who do you suppose is sewing
now—
None other than my pa.
"No man should, marry until he is
/25,” says a writer. Few women are
25 until they do marry.
Are You Fair
to Your
Home Town Merchants?
When money is slack; when crops fail; when credit is
needed it is the home town merchants whom we seek for
friendly service. He tides us over with credit; he charges no
interest; he provides us with reliable, guaranteed merchan
dise fairly priced.
In short, he “holds the bag for us.” That is why he de
serves all our patronage in times of plenty as well as in days
of stress.
And isn’t it a pity that there are many who use him only
as a leaning post—to tide them over the slack days and use
their cash to fill the coffers of the big town mail order houses
who wouldn’t trust them over night—with, or without interest.
We all need that merchant—we need his confidence, his
friendship. Our town needs his enterprise—the service he
renders in handling only guaranteed, first grade goods that
he is here to stand back of day in and day out.
Let’s give him our cash when we have it. Let’s pay his
bills as promptly as we can. Let’s earn, and merit the confi
dence he has placed in us and in our community. Let’s support
him we need him and he needs us, our trade, and our unsel-
fish good will.
“BE FAIR”
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