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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1932-02-25, Page 6TOCWL1Y? FEBBVABY as, 14>32 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE News and Information for The Busy Farmer (Furnished by the Ontario Department of Agriculture) yawners will Benefit The new hog grading regulations put into effect by promulgation in -the Canada Gazette of January 30 extend the provisions far trading in liogs on the basis of official grades in such a way as entirely to elimin­ ate flat-priced trading. Hogs sold front farmer or other producer right down the line to the final packer or ■processor must be traded in on the basis of official grades. This en­ sures to the farmer fit 11 benefits of the agreement with the packing in­ dustry whereby a premium of one dollar is paid for all hogs grading ‘“Select Bacon,” The regulations aso provide for that premium for Quality, which is rightly his, passing back in larger measure to the origin­ al producer. Field Boots For Horses Turnips and carrots are the most commonly used of field roots as feed for horses. There is no question as to the value of field roots as feed for horses, a value which is too little appreciated. Roots are rarely sliced or pulped when fed to horses for the reason that the- outstanding virtue in root feeding is the beneficial effect on the teeth and gums resulting from the necessary biting into the whole root. The principle values of roots in the ration for horses are: 1. Increase paiacaoility. 2. Form a succulent addition highly desirable, forming as it does a food in the natural or unchanged form. 3. Assists in or increases the di­ gestability of coarse fodders. 4. Benefits the teeth and gums. 5. Are slightly laxative. 6. Cheapens the ration . 7. Form a splendid tonic or con­ ditioner. 3. The lamb crop is stronger, ewes milk better, and lambs grow more rapidly. 4. Parasites are a source of ser­ ious discomfort to sheep. The good shepherd should be mindful of the corfort of his flock. He also points out that as a re­ sult of dipping the saving in feed and increased weight of lambs and wool may easiy amount to from 50c. to $1.50 per ewe. The cost of dip­ ping under ordinary conditions should not exeed throe cents per head. Must Have License All persons other than producers including farmers transporting their own fowl, must have a license from the warden and the county clerk if they want to transport fowl on the highway from one place to another The provincial statute requires that such licenses be taken out regardless of whether or not there is a local by-law, but it is thought that the passing of a bylaw by county coun­ cils strengthens the officials’ hands. The purpose of the license is to en­ able the police to get a better check on chicken thieves as all persons other than the producer or farmer when transporting fowl must carry his license, produce the same when requested by the authorities and al­ so show a record of the purchase made from the vendor, The- license regulations does not apply to a pri­ vate citizen transporting fowl bought from a farmer, but will be required from a purchaser if he is a dealer in fowl. after the date of farrowing, In or­ der to qualify, there must bo a? least nine pigs in the litter, raised to marketing age, and at least 30 'per cent, of the litter must grade as select bacon, The prizes will be awarded on the basis of weight, size, quality and uniformity of the litter. The meth­ od of grading hogs in the competi­ tion is changed this year, i, e„ the official weight and grading will be pn the basis of carcass weight and rail grade, instead of live weight and grading on foot. The Federal Live Stock Branch and the Ontario Provincial Live Stock Branch offer $275.00 in prize money which is divided as follows: 1st, $25.00; 2nd, 24.00; 3rd, $23,00; 4th, $22.00; 5th, $21.00; Gth, $20.00; 7tli, $20100; and eight more prizes of $15,00 each. In view of the substantial prizes offered nga)in this year, and the fact that there is no expense in con­ nection with entering the competi­ tion, we are looking forward to hav­ ing a goodly number of entries from I-Iuron County again this year For Further information and ap­ plication formes apply to the Ontar­ io Department of Agriculture, Clin­ ton, Ontario. IMPORTANT TO COR RESPONDENTS Once more we would remind our correspondents that all items relat­ ing to entertainments of any des­ cription where an admission fee is charged, or silver collection taken, are regarded as advertising and are chargeable at our regular prices. When publications, is desired under the above conditions, instructions as to whom they are to be charged should always be given, otherwise they will not appear. Reports of such gatherings after they have taken place will gladly be received. “Any pigs for the skim milk?” “No isiree, I can buy a -pig to kill cheaper than I can raise them, The hens get all they want, The* rest is thrown out." J|! * All over Ontario it is the same. They call it overproduction, igo the price had to be cut to $1.45 per hundred. The farmers are begin­ ning to think there is something rotten in the state of Denmark. There used to be money in the milk business before so many got into it. There has always been hard work in it. Frank goes out to his cows at fide o’clock every morning, He takes a. last look around the barn about 9 p.m. Coming in, he pulls off liis boots and kicks them under the stove. He hangs his heavy clothes on a peg behind the door. His wife is stj.ll pottering about. A boy of eight sprawls on a couch reading the pictures in the paper. “Do you think the imilk cheque will come to-morrow?” the woman inquires. “Should be along any day now, Why?” “Do you think we could buy Bob­ by a pair of new shoes Saturday night? His feet were wet when he came home from school to-day.” There was a wiggle on the couch as the boy heard his name mention­ ed, “Gee, dad, it was cold in school to-day. The stove was low. Teach­ er said she had to economise,” “I guess she has. We all have to, these days,” “How about his boots, Franks' They’re done.” “Well, I don’t know, -Meg. There's the license for the car to come out of this cheque, and part o’ the feed bill, We’ll see what’s left,” “Pad, it says la the paper they’ve put down the price of milk to the farmers.” “Yes, son, I heard that.” “Couldn’t we buy some more cows, dad, and make more money?” “We’ve got too many cows now, ■More milk than we can sell.” “Is there to much milk for the ,big city, daddy? I don’t understand. “Neither do I, son. Now run oft to bed.” •fe >c< In a dim-lit room in a back street in the city two figures sit motion­ less. ' On a make-shift bed in a cor­ ner, three children are asleep, One stirs fretfully and is seized with a fit of coughing, “•Mother, I want a drink/’ A fi­ gure rise quickly and crosses the floor with a cup of water, “Here, take this, dear. Now lie down and keep covered.” Her hand brushes aside the hair and rests I? moment on the -brow, Quietly she withdraws to the other figure. “Is she fevered?” “Yes, she hasn’t been so well sine# we stopped the milk.” Silence, thepj —“Do you think you'll be hble to? get relief work soon?” “Don’t know, Meg. I’ll try again? to-niorroiv?” “They said things were going to? pick up. X don$ understand it,” “Neither do I, Meg. You had bet'* ter get to bed now.” The woman? slowly rises. There is another fit? of coughing. “Mummy, I want a drfnk.” In the depths of the city there artf many anxious Megs, and along thw concession lines are* innumerable'• worried (Franks. The agricultural colleges continue to turn - out brllfE limit young graduates to tell us how; to increase production and the pro* ducers and distributors wranglei over the price, And township couiw cils discuss economy, and city courw oils concern themselves with slue* walks and gasoline pumps and swim* ming pools. And the big problem,, which is the alpha of aMjthese lesser) problems, and the omega of which.' has to do with iittle Bobby’s boots and the.nourishment of the fevered!" child must need wait. Importance of Institutes While the 1200 Women’s Institutes in the Province of Ontario the de­ voting a good deal of time and thought and drawing -on their re­ sources for relief and community service of various kinds their main objective is educational. The country women at their reg­ ular monthly meetings pass on to each other much valuable informa­ tion gained tlnougdi practical exper­ ience, and they are utilizing ro splendid advantage the literature available from various sources. The Institutes Branch of tne Department cf Agriculture provides giadnate - nurses, dietitians and seamstresse-s •to give systematic instruction to groups of women and girls in their home centres. Last ye-.u there were 75 two-week courses in sewing, 41 in home nursing, 25 in food values, ■and in addition there were 7 4 three- day courses covering these lines. In •■a few cases special instruction in handicraft, needlecraft and house­ furnishing were given. Nearly 5000 girls and women took advantage or these special courses. Daring 1931 there were 31 cours­ es of one month’s duraton for girls. Twelve hundred young women, most- girls, from the farm took ad­ vantage of this systematic instruc­ tion which covered housing, cloth­ ing and food problems, with classes morning and afternoon. The Depart­ ment of Agriculture is, in this way, trying to take to the girls of rural Ontario some of the advantages en­ joyed in the centres of population -through classes established in the technical and high schoois, as well -as in the higher forma of the public -schools. JT.t Pays t.Qi?I)ip Sheep In discussing'the- fact of parasites rm sheep and methods for their con­ trol, a Canadian authority gives four good reasons as to why it pays to dip sheep. These are: 1. Sheep that are free from ticks stud lice grow more and better wool. 2. A clean flock requires less 3feed and is more easily kept in good The Use of Potash It is the light, sandy and gravelly soils and muck soils that as a rule are markedly deficient in potash, and on which profitable returns may be- expected from the application of this element. The rate of applica­ tion will, of course, depend on a number of factors, chief among which are the- character and fertil­ ity of the soil, and the nature of the crops to be grown. For most grain crops an application of muriate of potash of 50 to 75 pounds per acre will be found sufficient. For clover and alfalfa these amounts might be doubled with profit. For potatoes, roots, corn and leafy crops general­ ly*, ICO lbs. of muriate of potash per acre may'be considered an aver­ age dressing, but frequently 20 lbs. may be profitably used. As a rule it will be found more advantageous to use potash with forms of nitrogen and phosphoric acid than alone and it is always advisable to try out tne fertilizer on a small scale before making largo purchases. MEMORIES OF CANADA From a New Year card sent to former pupils in the Doaninion, by Miss Mary Tweedie, Headmistress of Edinburgh Ladies’ College, one of the twelve British Headmistresses who toured Canada last summer. We’ve wandered—here in Europe, In Norway and in France In Germany, ‘and Italy The lands of old romance; But we never met the vigor Nor the eager spirit found That wrapped up round so gaily On the fair Canadian ground; The snow-peaked hills and prairies, The mighty waters’ roar The land of orchard blossom, And far Vancouver’s shore, ‘The tall, upstanding forests And the tales of men of yore. Fill our hearts with dreams of beauty And our minds with nature’s loro; And the people are our kinsmen," Showing up a kinsmen’s love Which we render in full measure To that land where still we’d rove. Edinburgh —Mary Tweedie •condition. .. DAFDN LITTER COMPETITION FOR 1932 .Huron County had twenty-seven contestants in the 1931 Bacon Litter Competition, conducted by the Pro­ vincial and Federal Live .Stock Branches. The Province was divid­ ed into five districts, Huron County being grouped in District No. 4 along with the Counties of Welling­ ton, Giey, Bruce and Dufferin. The list of prize winners show that in District No. 4 contestants from Hu­ ron County secured nine of the fif­ teen prizes offered as follows; 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 11th and 15tli. This is indeed an excel­ lent showing for Huron County. The competition will be conduct­ ed again this year, and has as its chief objective, the establishment of a standard of excellence for grade brood sows kept by farmers. It is re­ cognized that those sows which are prolific and rear large litters of sel­ ect >hogs, that are good feeders, making- good gains at low cost, are valuable, and are improvers of the standard and quality of our com­ mercial hogs. Any bona-fide farmer may make entry in this competition. The date of farrowing must be between Feb­ ruary 14th and April 30th and ent­ ry must be made within seven days Eczema Itched and Burned So Far the past 52 year* Manufactured only by THE T. MILBURN CO., Limited Toronto, Ont. Could Not Sleep There is no remedy like, B.B.B, for giving relief, n<? remedy that can do more for those who arc driven to distraction with the terrible tortures of eczema. . MacKay, Nasliwaak Bridge, N.B., writes:—-“For a num­ ber of years I was troubled with eczbmdk on my hands and they would itch and burn so at night I Could not rest. t tried different remedies and Ointments, but of no avail. At last I was advised to take Burdock Blood Bitters, and after taking three bottles my hands were completely healed, and I havo not had a sign of the eczema emce.” About this Milk Business (By Andrew Glenn in the Toronto Star) In a restaurant, I was looking over the menu with one eye and lis­ tening absently to a radio announcer with the other. When .ne ceased speaking, I imagined I had heard Die words, ‘‘The March of the Little White Goat.” The dainty staccato notes of the music which followed seemed to confirm the impression tliat the “other eye” had registered correctly. The little white goat was the first! live-stock to be brought to our farm She was just a -kid, timid, playful and intelligent. She is now an In­ stitution. Farmers sometimes as?:: “Do you milk her.” “No, she’s not that kind of a goat.” “Then why do you keep her?” “Oh, just because, I guess.” If. you can tell why a small boy keeps a dog, and an old sailor, a parrou, you can explain the goat. Their milk is said to be high in fat and protein. We would like to have some now, for one of our cows is being stripped and the other three are dry. The brown sugar on our porridge sadly misses the cream. And yet, this seems to be a land of flowing milk The big red truck hurtles down the road every morning collecting the cans from the neighboring farms. I visited one recently. Frank took me to the barn to.see the stock. Not a show place. Just a typical mixed herd of about fifteen cows, well -groomed, clean, in good flesh, con­ tented to live on the farm, Frank is proud of them, “Sos that Holstein there. She gives ine two pails a milking,” Her big barrelled middle and large shapely udder attested the fact. “How are you making out, Frank?' “I’m not making out. I’m going in the hole.” “How much do you ship?” “Three cans a day. But it does* n’t pay for feed, and they shut us off two days a week,” “What do you do with the milk held back?” “Wo separate and sell the cream to the local creamery?' Away with That’s the Sonora battlecry in merchandising! „ * o That’s the reason for Bl iilSOl&j’ V t £•WWW Jobber’s counts. housing. No Double Trans- portatio11- ■mo Overstaffed field Force. Costly Con entioos- VictiD°t18 Unnecessary SeW»g Co5 CLEAR. AS A SELL The JSantlsoztte New Pent^d^ne RasMo SIMCOE MODEL A 7-tnbe Super-Heterodyne set employing all the latest developments of this circuit—all parts the best obtainable—precision built to give the maximum quality in tone and selectiv­ ity—encased in cabinet of artistic design, with front of Italian Laurel Wood and California Walnut. With 7 tubes HOPPER’S FURNITURE STORE