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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-12-05, Page 6»L’HVKS»4.y, 1>K<‘K.'U1EK SUl, IOS'S THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE Farm News The second estimate of all the (principal grain crops, of Canada in 1935 issued by the. Dominion Bur­ eau of .Statistics is lower than that of (September last. The wheat esti­ mate reduced from 29th541,000 bushels to 273,971,000 bushels and is now below the 1934 production of 275,849,000 bushels. Feed To Fatten Geese The best feed on which to fatten geese is corn. If you have no corn available use buckwheat, oats and barley, mixed. There is nothing that will put flesh on geese at this season cf the year like while corn. Do not feed your geese mashes. Whole corn with a small amount of green feed such as cabbage® will anwer the purpose, Manitoulin Turkey Show Manitoulin Island is known as a district producing the keys of the best quality. P-ossibly no other community produces so many Xmas? dinners. Much of this success is due to the activities of the All Man- itoulin turkey show. For ten conse­ cutive years this fair has been con­ ducted by the Manitoulin Co-Opera­ tive Turkey Growers' Association in co-operation with the Dominion poultry services and the Ontario department of agriculture. Each year has seen an improvement in both numbers and quality. The 1935 show was held in the commun­ ity hall at Mindemoya. 'The 175 birds on display taxed to capacity the space and composed the most outstanding breeding stock of the Island. Rations for Dairy Cows Two important factors must be considered in formulating rations for dairy cows. The supply of feed on hand, or available at a cost in keeping with the value of the pro­ duct to be produced, and the selec­ tion of feeds that will supply the necessary food nutrients in a palat­ able form, plus sufficient variety and bulk. Data secured at the Dominion Experimental Farm, show that the cheapest supply of feed is secured from our own farms. In other words, home-grown feeds are the moist economical. It is generally recognized that on the majority of farms sufficient protein cannot -be produced to sup­ ply the dairy cows with the neces­ sary requirements. By producing clover or alfalfa hay, however, along with roots or ensilage and the common cereal crops, it has been demonstrated during the past three years that the only feed pur­ chases necessary are small amounts of high protein supplements. One supplement that is produced in Eas­ tern Canada is fish meal. With any ration made up of feeds grown in Eastern Canada, a min­ eral supplement such as ground limestone and bone char is neces­ sary. When fish meal is fed, this is not so essential, but it is excel­ lent insurance in any, case. Hay and Straw Ciiops South-Western Ontario: Some i6,000 tons of timothy hay are re­ ported north and east of Goderich to Toronto and 6,500 tons of tim­ othy grass mixed hay in the north’ and west areas. 6,800 tons of al­ falfa are reported north and east of Goderich to Toronto and 18.00Q tons in th© Owen Sound-Meaford area and in scattered localities. In addition 1,200 tons of c'over hay are reported from scattered places in the district. These supplies of good hay for the market may be much increased shuld there come a 'greater demand. In addition there are large surpluses of discol­ oured hay caused by adverse weath­ er in the haying season, North-Western Ontario: A large surplus of timothy and timothy clo­ ver mixed hay in Ontario west of Fort William is reported. Eastern and Northern Ontario: Ontario from Peterboro eatst and in­ cluding the Ottawa Valley, has a surplus of market hay in almost every county, .Counties bdrd&ring on the St. Lawrence river report a surplus of about 7,500 tons of tim-. othy and timothy mUed hay, much op which fe grade No. 3 on account of rains during the harvesting seas­ on. A large Quantity of timothy hay is reported in the lower Ottawa Valley, which includes a substan­ tial carry over from the 1934 crop. Northern Ontario report® a surplus supply of about 23,000 tons of timothy clover mixtures. Harrow's haying: Contest The Western Ontario laying con­ test at Harrow, Ont., which began on October 3, a month earlied than the other contest® throughout the Dominion has got off with a good start. There are 12 pens of Bar­ red Reeks, 5 of White Leghorns and 5 of White Plymouth Rocks in the contest. In the first four weeks these 220 birds laid 2,023 eggs large enough to count, making 1712.6 points. Sixty-three eggs were under 20 ounces per dozen in the fourth week and were not counted. The first week there were 152 such eggs; the second week, 115; the third, 95. .So the improvement in size and weight is noticeable. Num­ ber of eggs also iis improving; first week, 330 were laid; second week, 480; third week, 563; fourth week 65 0. The average precentage has, of course, increased accordingly. The leading pen at the close of the fourth week were Barred Rocks owned by Hugh C, Elliott, Galt, Ont a well known contestant who held second place in the contest which closed at the end of September. His ! pen scored 112 points with 118 eggs at the end of the four 'week' period. The December Survey ot' Live Stock and Poultry The Department with the as­ sistance of the ‘rural schools, distri­ butes ‘blank Schedules to farmers twice each year, in June and Dec­ ember, for the purpose of preparing estimates of the numbers of live stock on farms and the acreage of field crops. Great importance is attached to the successful comple­ tion of the survey, as only in this way can reliable estimates of the numbers or hogs, cattle, sheep, and other live stock be prepared, ■School children are asked to dis­ tribute these schedules and return them to the teacher.Although a very large number of farmers fill in the cards regularly each y.ear, there are some who hesitate to do s-o. In some years as many as 80,000 cards have been filled in and returned for On­ tario. There is good reason for every farmer to fill out a Survey Card as the chief purpose of the Department .of Agriculture in carry­ ing out this work is to secure sta- tisical data for the use of farmers themselves. As soon as the work of tabulating is completed the Statis­ tic® Branch of the Department of Agriculture releases the figures simultaneously to all newspapers, farm journals and radio stations. I Some persons are of the opinion the information is used for1 taxa­ tion purposes. This is strictly not so. Each report is considered ab­ solutely confidential and the in­ formation is used only by the Sta­ tistics Branch for compiling agri­ cultural statistics by township of county division. Particulars for individual farms are never indulg­ ed to any, one. UNIVERSITY TUITION It costs the University of Western Ontario around $5,000 a year for the training in medicine which it gives to United .States students, it has been estimated. Even the doubled tuition fees which the non-Canadian students have to. pay full ghoirt of paying the complete cost of educating a doc­ tor. The remainder of the cost is met by grants, endowments, ahd the various other means by which the university is financed. Some university heads maintain the additional cost of educating those students is more than com­ pensated for by the money which they ibring into the community to pay their lodgings and living ex­ penses. It is also claimed the cos­ mopolitan outlook and interchange of ideas stimulated by students from far-away places help Canadian stu­ dents. The average cost of educating a doctor amounts to $620 a year, fi­ gures maintained by the university reveal. Of that amount the Cana- adian students contribute $225 and the United States students $450 in tuition fees. In the case of the Canadian stu­ dent it leaves $395 yet to be raised by grants, while in the case of the United States students it leaves: $170 (There are at present just under 3 0 United States students attending the Medical College of the Univer­ sity, which brings the total not cov­ ered by their tuition to around $5,- 000. Sunday School Lesson NEHEMIAH REBUILDING TIJE WALL OF JERUSALEM ruin were more than conifrmed, Ne­ hemiah realized that a herculean task confronted him; but the was ready for it, and with contagious enthusiasm he gathered about him an inner circle of leaders, and the people also. Enemies and defeatists appeared before till© work even started. San­ ballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arab­ ian “laughed us to scorn and des­ pised us,” They accused Nehemiah* of plotting against the King and planning to make himself King. But the wbrk went steadily for- word. When ISanballat and his followers found that ridicule failed, they threatened violence. Nehemiah act­ ed accordingly, had his men well armed and divided into watches and shifts for working and sleeping. From that time on, “the half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half ot them held both the spears, tho> shields, and the hows and the habergons; . . they which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with’ those that lad­ en, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon." Because the workmen were nec­ essarily separated one from another a trumpet signal was arranged so that it an attack were made at any point by the enemy, the signal would sound and Nehemiah’s men would gather at that point to repulse the enemy. So practical and watchful was Nehemiah himself that he says: “So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, non the men of the iguard which followed me, none of us put off our clothes, saving that every one put them off for wash­ ing." But they did not depend only up­ on their own strength and watch­ fulness. Nehemiah reminded 'his people; “Be not yet afraid of them; remetnlber the Lord. Our God shall fight for us." The enemy changed from threat­ ened force to plots and trickery. Sanballat tried to get Nehemiah to meet him in one ot the villages' in the plain, at a distance from Jeru­ salem, for a friendly conference. Foiur different times Sanballat sent a special messenger with this invi­ tation; each time Nehemiah sent /back his answer: "I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down; why sihould the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?" They tried to smirch Nehemiah’s character, first making out that he was a traitor and rebel, then that he was a coward. Hjs character spoke for itself, and God took care ■of Mm, .Finally, we come to the triumphant climax: “So the wall was finished in the twenty-fifth day of the month Elul (September), in fifty and two days,” BANK OF MONTREAL Established 1817 zA presentation, in easily understandable form, of the ^Bank’s ANNUAL STATEMENT \ 31st October, 1935 RADIO LICENSES YIELD DOMINION $1,500,000 Collection of license fees on radio receiving sets during the current fiscal year has been running about on a par with last year when the total revenue from this course was slightly less than $1,500,000. Be­ ginning with the fiscal year 1932- 33 the fee has been $2 for each re­ ceiving set. • * In spite of the depression and the fact radio owners on relief have not •been pressed for their license fees, collections have been between 90 and 9‘5 per cent. Reports are current a system of stamp taxes on radio tubes will re­ place the present flat $2 license fee but officials declared this to be purely .guess -wonk. Such a system has been proposed several times in the past but always rejected. Questions such as radio licenses, method of collecting them, radio advertising, new broadcasting sta­ tions and all other matters pertain­ ing to radio broadcasting will ibe considered in the next two months in preparation for the parliament­ ary session when they will be the subject Of legislation. Do Those Painful Boils Cause You Untold Misery? Anyone who has, or is, suffering from boils knows how sick and miserable they make you feel, and the worst part is that as soon as you seem to get rid. of one another crops up to take its place, secm- ingly> only to prolong your agony and misery. Boils are daused by bad blood, but when the blood is purified, cleansed and vitalized by B.B.B, the boils quickly disappear, your misery at^ an end, your health and Strength improved, and your skin becomes clean, smooth and free from eruptions, Just try a bottle. (Sunday, December 8.—Nehemiah 2:1 to 7:4. Golden Text 'The people had a mind to work. (Neb. 4:6c.) We sometimes heai' the expres­ sion, “He is a very spiritual man, but not at all practical.’.’ Or again: “He is an unusual combination, both spiritual and practical.-” As though spiritual and practical were characteristics to 'be set over against eachj other! The truth is that be­ ing practical is a logical consequ­ ence of being spiritual. God is spiritual; and unless He were prac­ tical this universe would not hold together or another second. Nehemiah is an illustration of the man who, because he knew God and gave prayer a domination place in his life, was never caught napping by his enemies. He was watchful, alert, quick to size men up, see tihro’ their crafty moves, and anticipate their every attempt to trap him. He was scrupulously faithful to his re­ sponsibilities, he trusted men who were trustworthy and he placed, no confidence in those >he knew were false. He lived in the heavenlies and kept his feet firmly on earth. Nehemiah was a Jew of the cap­ tivity in the great Kingdom of Per­ sia. A man of the highest culture and standing, he had been honored by being made cupbearer to King Artaxerxes, and lived in the palace at Shushan, or .Susa, the ancient capital of .Persia. When word came to him from Jerusalem that his brethren there were “in great affliction and re­ proach,” and that “the wall of Jer­ usalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire,” he was grief-stricken, and lifted his heart to God in earnest prayer. As he served Artaxerxes, the King noticed the sadness of his face and asked him the reason. Nehemiah told his story, “For what dost thou make request?” the King inquired. Instantly and silently Nehemiah “prayer to God in Heaven’ before he dared reply. Then he asked bold­ ly for the royal permission to re­ turn to Judah and Jerusalem and rebuild the ruins. It is a long and dramatic story, filled with vivid details of all that followed the King's official permis­ sion to the man who stood high in his favor. Nehemiah had no vague or vis­ ionary ideas; he knew exactly what was needed and what he wanted. He asked for royal letters to “be given me to the governors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I come to Judah." He asked al­ so for a letter unto Asaph, the keeper of the King’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates to the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall, of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into.” The King must have respected Nehemiah’s. practical knowledge and forethought, for we read: “And the King granted me, according to the good hand o my God upon me." The long and dangerous » desert journey was made, taking months of travel, from Shushan, near the head of the Persian Gulf, through the Babylonian Empire, including Mesopotamia or Iraq of today, thro’ Syria and down to Jerusalem. Ar­ taxerxes had provided a military es­ cort. ,Arrived at Jerusalem, Nehemiah and a few chosen men whom ho knew he culd trust made a mid­ night examination of the walls of * the city. The reports of decay and LIABILITIES LIABILITIES TO THE PUBLIC Deposits Payable on demand and after notice. Notes of the Bank in Circulation Payable on demand. Bills Payable .... Time drafts issued and outstanding. Acceptances and Letters of Credit Outstanding a' a ■a a a 29,959,128.50 ■a a 353,011.79 Financial responsibilities undertaken on behalf of customers (see off-setting amount fx] in "Resources”). Other Liabilities to the Public .... Items which do not come under the foregoing headings. Total Liabilities to the Public .... LIABILITIES TO THE SHAREHOLDERS Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits and Reserves for Dividends .... This amount represents the shareholders’ interest in the Bank, over which liabilities to the public take precedence. Total Liabilities a 7,066,426.26 1,784,347.07 $716,107,779.68 76,665,093.08 $792,772,872.76 ft «ft ft ft 37,764,631.60 RESOURCES To meet the foregoing Liabilities the Bank has Cash in its Vaults and Money on Deposit with Bank of Canada .... Notes of and Cheques on Other Banks Payable in cash on presentation. Money on Deposit with Other Banks Available on demand or at short notice. Government and Other Bonds and Debentures NoZ exceeding market value. The greater portion of gilt-edge securities which mature at early dates. Stocks..................................................... Railway and Industrial and other stocks. Not exceeding market value. ‘ Call Loans outside of Canada . . Secured by bonds, stocks and other negotiable securities of greater value than the loans and representing moneys quickly available with no disturbing effect on conditions in Canada. Call Loans in Canada ...... Payable on demand and secured by bonds and stocks of greater value than the loans. . Bankers’ Acceptances . . . . • Prime drafts accepted by other banks, TOTAL OF QUICK A' AVAILABLE RESOURCES . (equal to 74.48% of all Liabilities to the Public) Other Loans.............................................................. To manufacturers, farmers, merchants and others, on condi­ tions consistent with sound banking. Bank Premises.............................................................. Three properties only are carried in the names of holding companies; the stock and bonds of these companies are en-‘ tirely owned by the Bank and appear on the books at $1.00 in each case. All other of t he" Bank's premises, the value of which largely exceeds $14,500,000, appear under this heading. Real Estate, and Mortgages on Real Estate Sold by the Bank....................................................................... Acquired in the course of the Bank’s business and in process of being realized upon. x Customers’ Liability under Acceptances and Letters of Credit..................................................... Represents liabilities of customers on account of Letters of Credit issued and Drafts accepted by the Bank for their account. Other Assets not included in the Foregoing Making Total Assets of.................................... to meet payment of Liabilities to the Public of leaving an excess of Assets over Liabilities to the Public of consists 361,769,848.49 103,872.95 18,835,238.07 4,435,736.20 139,252.54 $533,374,811.14 234,461,311.20 14,500,000.00 1,523,432.05 7,066,426.26 1,846,892.11 $792,772,872.76 716,107,779.68 76,665,093.08 PROFIT and LOSS ACCOUNT Profits for the year ended 31st October, 1935, after making appropria­ tions to Contingent Reserve Fund, out of which Fund full provision for Bad and Doubtful Debts has been made . . $4,007,302.06 Less Dominion and Provincial Government Taxes . . 1,002,089.49 Dividends paid or payable to Shareholders . .■ , Balance of Profit and Loss Account, 31st October, 1934 Balance of Profit and Loss carried forward f CHARLES B. GORDON, President *** * $3,005,212.57 2,880,000.00 $ 125,212.57 1,809,820.79 $1,935,033.36 W. A. BOG, • JACKSON DODDS, Joint General Managers IT The strength of a bank is determined by its history, its policy, its management J and the extent of its resources. For 118 years the Bank of Montreal has [1^ been in the forefront of Canadian finance.