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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1931-12-03, Page 6THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCaTE | News and Information for The Busy Farmer | t Furnished by the Ontario Department of Agriculture) ir.... ......... ........... -..•-■rf?................. TIw c’lampjionship tropthy at the Royal Winter Fair for the best halt tnishel of wheat, held by the prai- yi© Provinees for many years back, came to Ontario this year, The winner was Dongles Hart, whose tarm is located in East Zorro, near Woodstock. He makes a specialty pf seed grain and has been a sue-’ cesmul exhibitior on a number of pccaions, winning the Eaton special pn barley at Woodstock Fair this year. Champion Potato Grow Simcoe County won a place on the potato map of Canada at the Royal ■Winter Fair when the championship for the best bushel .of potatoes was won by Edmund Maurice of Tiny Township. The prize of $15 in cash and a gold watch suitably engraved is a much coveted honour and is al ways keenly contested. Heretofore it has been won by the Maritimes. The Ontario victory should do a great deal towards focussing public attention on Ontario potatoes. It is' interesting to note that Mr. Mau rice is a comparatively recent con vert to tho value of growing certi fied potatoes. Up until two years ago his crop was of the nodescript variety. Through the local branch, Of the Department of Agriculture he was interested in potatoes of the better kind, and now his Dooleys have captured the premier prize for Canada. Winter are of Live Stock With the approach of winter, the farmers should make sure that the barns in which their stock1 are to pass the cold month are clean and free from; possible inflections, di- series or parasites. Most progressive stockmen whitewash their stables at least once a year, but frequent dust ings with an old broom are needed to keep the cobwebs and the dust down Before the cattle leave the pastures for the season, it is good gractioe to inspect the whole herd for possible skin disease or parasites Such diseases a ring-worm, scab or mange, lice or warbles, are danger ous and each needs special treat ment. Ring-worm is doubly dan gerous because humans may con tract it through handling or from curry-combs and brushes. Tincture of iodine applied daily following washing with soap and water will cure ring-worm, but ‘.scablbies or mange need to be dipped in or Sprayed with special solutions such .as crude petroleum or equal parts of kerosene and cottonseed oil, which mixture is also recommended for lice. No animal can give its best milk production or put on flesh when feeding such parasites. Guelph "Winter Fair On December 7 to 10 the 48th annual Ontario Provincial Winter Fair will be held in the city of Guelph. Prospects are that entries will exceed previous years. There lias always been a particularly strong showing of horses, beef cattle sheep, swine and poultry at the Guelph Winter Fair, and this year will 'be no exception. At few fairs Is there as keen competition in ■classes for market animals. The light horse shews each evening will draw a capacity house. Coming at a time of year when the fall work is completed, a record attendance should see the many entries and follow the judging this year. > Ontario at International Ontario Grain Growers have for warded to the International Grain and Hay Show at Chicago more than one hundred entries <of grain, grass seeds and corn. There were more entries for grain .this year than in the record year .of 1930 When Ontario growers won -a eham- ipionship and forty other prize’s. The '(province is particularly well repre sented in the clover and grass seed ■classes, there being 16 entries of •red clover, nine of soy beans, eight in, alsike, and seven in field beans. Due to changes in the corn borer regulations, Ontario oorn growers were able to exhibit corn this year. Some 2d entries of corn of excep tionally high qaplity were forward ed to Chicago this year. The re sults of judging in the grain class es will be watched with .keen inter est by Ontario growers and exhib itors. Ontario Barley for* Britain As a result of deliberations be tween the Canadian High Commis sioner, Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, and -Col. the Hon. T. L. Kennedy, Minister of Agriculture, two cars of high quality Ontario malting bar ley will shortly go forward to Great Britain. (These cars are being shipped as a trial shipment by the Ontario Marketing Board, and if the qual ity meets the standard of the Bri tish malt houses and the price re ceived is favorable, the shipment will no doubt open up a new and etxensive trade channel for Ontario Barley. One car left Montreal by a C. P. R. boat to Loudon on November 26. The second car left Montreal on the Head Line boat Dunnaff Head on November 27. The results of these shipments will be watched with keen interest by barley growers and grain dealers. Preparing Turkeys Turkey growers are now begin ning to finish or fatten their birds for the Christmas holidays. It is customary to begin the process of preparing the luscious turkeys .for the nation’s festive dinner tables by feeding them small amounts of grain which gradually are increas ing until the birds are ou full .feed. Due to the large supply of wheat available, this grain should be used to adventage in the fattening ra tion Wheat has nearly the .same fattening qualities .as corn, but does not produce the rich yel low color ,cf flesh tliat yellow corn does. It is important, however, that all grains be free from moldi ness and they should be fed in hoppers to counteract certain dis eases that cause heavy loss. Do not confine turkeys for fattening espec ially if they have been run on a range, for range birds cannot stand confinement. . Sow Alfalfa “This is the year to .sow alfalfa,” stated Mr, W. R. Reek, in announc ing the plans of the Ontario Stand ing Field Crop Committee to pro mote the use of legumes freely next spring. Ontario had a good crop this year of alfalfa and red clover seed and it is expected that both of these will be reasonable in price next spring. Alsike may be included also as high tarriff’s dis courage export. Mr. Reek says: “As a soil builder, pasture, and hay producer, alfalfa stands supreme. At Ridgetowa ’ we practise seeding all grain crops to alfalfa or mixture of alfalfa and other legumes. Even for plowing down, alfalfa opens up the soil and adds nitrates and other plant foods to a value worth much more than the price <of seed. It al so improves the mechanical condi tion of the soil for the production of beans, corn, fall wheat and other crops. As a hay crop, alfalfa out- yields all others, both in quantity and quality. It was the only crop to remain green for pasture during recent very dry years in Western Ontario.” Mr. j. A. Carroll, Director of the Crops and Markets Branch, favors the idea as hardy home grown seed is .so splendid and it would be great ly to- the advantage of Ontario and added profits to the farmers if our alfalfa acreage were doubled. “A campaign was conducted in 1925 and 19 26,” said Mr. Carroll, “which contributed to the rapid increase in acreage from 381,000 in 1924 to over 806,000 in 1927, In spite of very severe weather and poor seed crops, with high prices during the past four years, our acreage is still under 6'50,000.” ■...-..................... ■ ................... — -i i EDITORIAL November has proven itself a good actor. 2OEATH OF MRS. HASKETT Mrs. Charlotte Haskett, widow of James S. Haskett, a well-known resident of Birr for many years, died at the home of her daughter, D. D. Revingtcm &ATE CATHERINE REICHERT On Sunday, November 22nd, the tfosth called one of the oldest res!- in Hay Township, in the per* Aon cf Catherine Reichert in the •fix’.o old age of 85 years, 3 months 7 days, Deceased, who has been enjoying good health tip till about weeks previous to her depar ture, had been staying with her son, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred- Reichert, >of Hay Township, and was indeed a very active and robust person in her days. Being raised in the Town ship and she spent practically all her days in the vicinity the deceased was well known to practically all of the older residents, Besides her son Albert Reichert, she is survived by one brother, Mr. Henry Reichert, of Zurich, and who is considered the smartest man for his age in the community. The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon, service being hold in St. Peter’s Lutheran church, Zurich, interment being made in the Lutheran cemetery. Rev. E. Turkheim, her pastor officiated, > * * « * * * * * “Why the hard times?” is. a frequent question these days But, then, the poor chap, who has fallen down stairs seldom knows hew the trick was done. ******** Japan seems to have ignored the concjence of the world, There is but one consequence to such a "Course. She is sowing the wind, She’ll reap the whirlwind. ******** And still the barn burning goes on and still nobody seems to care effectively. Every unaccounted for fire brings the day of lynch law. a little nearer. ******** Consult our merchants before buying elsewhere. Exeter of fers the daintiest Christmas gifts and the best of Christmas mer chandise at the fairest prices. Patronize the men who keep the home fires burning. ******** Folk who do nothing or next to nothing to relieve the neces sities of their unfortunate fellows frequently complain loudly of the administration of relief facilities. Just so; the wheel that creaks the loudest does tht least. ** ****** Strange isn’t it? how many high stepping “live wire” folk of one ksnd and another are out of work while plain going servants short on®theory but long on a record of achievement have so many jobs offered them that they don’t know what to do with them. * *. * * * * * * Word comes 'that a-certain party who was anything hut low in funds applied for and received poor relief. He was caught and heavily fined. He got only part of his due. We have no place in civilization for such an impostor. There is no word to describe his conduct.**.-**•*« * We have just heard of a minister who was preaching a special sermon the other day. By actual measurement he took up three quarters of an hour of tile congregation’s time. We have a hunch that when a parson doesn’t strike “ile” in twenty minutes that lie is either boring in the wrong place or that there’s something wrong with the auger. A great American philosopher is our au thority, ******** THAT DOMESTIC LOAN It is to be hoped that many persons with a few dollars to spare for investment will take advantage of the Dominion Loan that is just being floated. Financiers ass'ure us that there is no better investment than putting .a‘ fair share of our money in Dom inion Government Bonds. This is the sort of loan regarding which one may consult his banker and look for but one reply and that a favorable one. ******** Huron’s thrifty farmers have shown that they appreciate a fall season of weather suitable for farming. Fall plowing has been finished. A most satisfactory harvest of fruit and vegetables has been garnered. Stables have been repaired and the live stock is already enjoying some of the wonderful feed provided against the days of .snow and frost. Some farmers are thriftily drawing gravel for lane's while some are hopefully, and wisely, providing cement and gravel for farm improvements to be mad^next year. Our best farmers still hold tc< the good old" motto: “It’s dogged that does it.” Folk like these are the mainstay of the commonwealth. ******** WHY? Why is if that Brother Darklockout is generally regarded as a specially well informed and intelligent person while the facts are all the other way? What is Brother Darklookout getting done, anyway? We find him sauntering down town just as. the workers are getting ready for noon lunch. He buttonholes the man who is trying hiS‘ sturdy utmost, or something like -that, and wails “It’s no use trying! Times are all to the bad!”. He lias done nothing himself to remedy exacting but hopeful conditions. On the other hand, the worker is at least holding his own. He lias learned to labor and to wait, Brother Darklookout growls at one effort, sneers at a second effort and thwarts a third, meanwhile posing as the sum of the wisdom of the ages. Let no such inan be trusted. He is nobody’s friend. In fact the higher Brother Danklookout holds his head the plainer we can see his ears. The more lie talks, the .surer we are that there are a great many things he doesn’t know. It’s the man who isn’t working that tells you that there is nothing going on. It’s the man who is swimming upstream who tells you that the water’s fine. For two-good years our best men have been facing risks. These are the men who tell us that the risks are not to be feared. *.**•**•* A FINE UTTERANCE Just last week a. strong arm salesman, characterized by the velvet glove and the oily tongue and the grip of steel, called on a farmer whom he had victimized by his villiany. Tile farmer in question had secured a few dollefs through the sale of farm pro ducts and the scoundrel was on his track. “I’m sorry thTat you lost so heavily” began the oily mouthed one. “Our house is’ very sorry that things went, badly with you. We have been thinking about you a great deal. We are anxious to help you win back the money you lost. We have here a, proposition by which you are sure to double your cash in three months. The business tide has turned.” “Are you asking dad to invest some more money or are you going to taiko the worthless stock that he now holds and invest ■ that for* him?” inquired the son. “Oh, we’ll expect him to put up some money. But he’ll soon have three dollars where he invests' one dollar,” “Get out!” the son said and doubling up one fist and seizing the agent by the collar he showed the scoundrel where the gate was. “Get out!” That was the great utteranco referred to. Because the father, eighteen months previously had not used the same language and put forward the same gesture, he is now $5,000 floorer. We fear that there’s no use repeating this incident, The fool apd his money are still aching to be flatted. The death occurred recently at her home in Lucan of Jane Cobble dick, wife of W H- Elliott. Deceas ed was born in Orono 83 years ago. Of a family of nine children four seuuvive. Her husband and four daughters survive.. Funeral service was held in the United church, Lu can, conducted by Rev. A. J. Brown, APPOINTED MANAGER Mr. Clifford C. Hunt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hunt, of McKillop, who for a number of years has been manager of the London 'Office of Remington Typewriter, Ltd., has been appointed manager of that company for Ontario. Mr. Hunt’s new headquarters will be in Toron to. Mr. Hunt is a son of Mr. Frank Hunt, well-known by many of our readers.—Huron Expositor A1LSA CRAIG RESIDENT DROPS DEAD ON THE STREET Death came with startling sud- deness Saturday when William Blow one of Ailsa Craig’s most promin ent 'citizens dropped dead while conversing with frienas. Mr. Blow had risen early and gone to the sawmill to .secure a team for the purpose oh bringing in a load of wood and was conversing with the owner, H. McNeil, when he collapsed. A doctor was hastily summoned ’but life was extinct. As far as could Ibe learned, he Wad nev er complained of ill-health. Deceased was a builder and car penter by trade, which made him familiarly 'known in the town as well as the surrounding country. A sad feature of his death is the fact that Mrs. Blow is quite ill and has been bedridden for over four years. Besides his wife, he leaves a daugh ter, Elizabeth and a son Jim. The funeral was held on (Monday. The service was 'conducted by the Rev. J. Curtif, and interment made in Brinslev cemetery. CROMARTY The services last Sabbath were coducted by Rev. Goodwell, of Blyth both morning and evening. Srevices were wen attended, Mr. Goodwell preached two very able and inspir ing sermons. Mr. Goodwell remain ing over for the fowl supper on Tuesday evening, when ,he gave an address which was sparkling with good-will, wit and humour. Mass Rutledge, elocutionist was the cen tral entertainer for the evening and was very much enjoyed. The 'Crom arty quartette gave some very fine selections in their own capable good style. A good crowd attended the supper, some coming from Strat ford, Seaforth, Exeifer and other points. Mrs. Wallace, of Avonton, is at present visiting with friends and relatives in the neighbourhood, Our Young People of the congreg ation, presented their play at Moth erwell in Friday evening last en titled, “Sophronia’s Wedding.” They report having a good audience. The Hydro men were busy in this locality of late and those having in stalled the hydro are now able to. push the -button. Mrs. Allen, of Exeter, is at pres ent visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Quance, of the village. Miss Lila McCulloch and fath er visited in Logan last Bunday. Why, the cat “Evangeline was talking about you before you come in. What do you think she said?” “I haven’t the slightest idea.” “Aw, you muts have been listen ing.” Personal Greeting Cards are much appreciated your friends and more sqf when they are selected fr»r§ our stock of beautiful j b.ighf* class cards. Low Prices --- $1.0.0 a dozen up. I Price includes cards, r envoi* opes and printing. The cosS$ is within reach of all andt very . little more than plaiif cards. i Order Now — Have your . choice now, de livery when wanted. A rnngfj that no agent can duplicate! for quality and price. ; You are invited< to inspect ouij samples without obligation at ang time. j The Times-Advocate GRAND BEND The Death of Wilfred LaFond r The residents of Grand Bend and surrounding district were shocked! to hear of the sudden death Mr* Wilfred LaFond on Tuesday morn-* ing, November 17 at his home uearf Grand Bend. Mr. LaFond was 7S years, 5 months and 19 days old* He had been in his usual goofS health up until Monday morning when he complained of feeling wealjt and his heart bothering him. By passed away on Tuesday morning afe seven o’clock. Deceased was bonsi’ in Quebec, coming to Ontario at the! age of nineteen, spending the rest; of his life around this community*. Besides his wife he i;s survived: b$ nine children, Ed. arid Henry, of Blucher, Sask.; Franc's, ot” Sarnia# Ecron, of Carroll, Iowa and Leasuniii. at home; Mrs. Greene, of Detroit# , Mrs. Wanner, of Grand Bend; Missi es Ross and Pearl at home; also Ifif .grandchildren. Among those wfaci' attended the funeral from a dis* tance were; Mr. Ecron LaFond fronsj> Carroll, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Ed* Green, of Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. F* Lafond and Leonard and Lola fronf Sarnia; Mrs.. Harry Lafond an® Louie, of Detroit; Mr. and Mrs* Nelson Sherman and Beatrice fromji Bad Axe, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Noa®* Tetreau of Port Huron. The fuuter-r al was held from his late residence- on Thursday at 2 o’clock with the services conducted fly Rev. Mr. Ma* thers. Interment was held in thet Grand Bend cemetery. Miss Beatrice Schenk is spending^ ■a few days with Miss Pearl LaFond* SPECIAL SALE DELIVERY MADE ON QUANTITIES A. J. CLATWORTHT Phone 12 j GRANTON. ONTARIO f Nervous and Tired al Night Mrs. Isaac Shanks,. Snow Road, Ont., writes;*-? “I am the mother of five children and have a lot of work to do. My heart would get very weak, and 1 Was very nervous and tired out at night. I al way* keep Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills on hand atidl find by taking them occasionally they make me tear comfortably and sleep well at night, and make mo feel like a new person. Really, these Pills' have jbo* equal.” • Sold by all drug and general stores, or mailed direct;.* Price 50c a in pn“ by The T‘ Milto Cd- f ...................„,-Ji