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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1935-12-26, Page 6THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26. 1935 THE £XETER TIMES-ADVOCATE bring the highest price. Too attention isr paid to this defect ungraded fleeces, little in Pigs in Cover The winter care of pigs causes no anxiety t-o the farmer who has adopted the all-yiear-round cabin. These portable -cabins are useful for 365 days in the year and are effic­ ient and economical. They are cool in summer and provide adequate shelter ini winter, Built of rough lumber, with securely fastened sides and hinged sections, each cabin has room enougih far four or five brood sows, and breeding stock of all ages will thrive in the semi-outdoor life, for the cabins on the advent of win­ ter can be moved to fresh ground or to wherever convenient. Hogs fed in cabins will rarely become crippled but for this class of stock! an open shed with a low, straw-covered sleeping berth is better. The average piggery is difficult to ventilate and therefore damp. Dampness, impure air, lack of exercise, and over feed­ ing discourage the 'hog-feeder and relieve him of his stock. Not so with the all-year hog cabin. ’ Seed Market Report re- Wax Plucking Economic One of tihe reasons for the popu­ lar adoption of the wax plucking of poultry is that the process is not an expensive cne. Recovery of 95 per cent, of the wax—a figure which can be realized witihcut much difficulty means a loss of about .cue pound of wax in the dressing of forty average birds. The reclaimed wax may .be used repeatedly. The reclaiming op­ eration consists of simply melting down the pieces of wax, allowing the mass of- wax and feathers to get quite hot, and then straining. A broad-bladed pliable knife,, or even a flat stick, can be used to press the larger part -of the residual wax out of feathers, pins and other extrane­ ous matter left in the bottom of the strainer. Slight changes do occur in the wax on long usage, but these will not be serious, states the bul­ letin recently issued on the use of wax in the plucking of poultry, and the farmer-operator will be able to use the wax almost indefinitely. Re­ peated melting and straining of the wax removes most of the dirt and Taeeps the mixture comparatively sterile. As tihe wax is used fresh wax may be added to keep volume. There is no present movement ported fo.r any kind of seed in east­ ern, central and northern Ontario and with the exception of an unde­ termined percentage of the alsike, all of the small seeds are still in the growers’ hands. The year’s pro­ duction for this-portion of the prov­ ince is estimated as follows: red clover, 574,000 lbs.; alsike, 225,000 lbs.; alfalfa, 51'5,000 lbs.; sweet clover, 275,000 lbs.; timothy, 3,- 350,000 lbs. anid timothy mixtures, 1,.500,000 lbs. The bulk -of the red clover, alfalfa, alsike and timothy is in central Ontario, the St. Lawrence counties, the Ottawa Valley and northern Ontario. -Most of the sweet clover is in central Ontario and the St. Lawrence counties. The only known offerings for timothy are 3 to 4 cents per lb., basis no. 1, or 2 to 3 cents, per lb. for country run seed, while for sweet clover, in the St. 'Lawrence counties, offers are 3 cents per lb. basis no. 1, and 1 to 2 cents for country run. In south­ western Ontario the percentages and quantities of seed still (held by the growers is estimated as follows: al­ falfa, 95 per cent, or 1,375,000 lbs.; red clover, 715 per cent .or 750,000 lbs.; alsike 10 pei’ cent, or 75,000 lbs.; sweet clover, 80 per cent, or 6'25,000 lbs.; timothy, 75 per cent, or 2,635,000 lbs; Canada blue grass 8 Oper cent, or 90,000 lbs. Red clover and timothy are plentiful and sweet clover is sufficient for domes­ tic demand. There is still a good demand for alsikje as shipment of this seed to 'Great Britain has been active. The demand is fair for al-1 falfa, but poor for sweet clover and timothy. *‘Lone Wolf’s” Tracks in the Christmas Snow THERE he stood—’’’I'lie Lone Wolf 1“ halfway down the hillside midst a snow-covered Imuiseupe. the moon and stars disclosing ins tracks and shad­ owy figure upon the glistening sheet of Ice-conted snow, lie gazed hungrily toward a small group of houses hud­ dled together al the foot of the hill, a faint light gleaming from their win­ dows. As Mary Louise was absorbed In turkey-dressing, cranberries, recipe books and Christmas spices, her thoughts wandered to this beautiful picture—‘‘The Lone Wolf,’’ For many years she had longed to possess it. but her husband did not approve, so she had done without IL Mary Louise brushed away a tear as she thought of the coveted picture and then promptly forgot all about It In her loving efforts to make her family happy on Christmas. ‘ When all was in readiness and the trtee beautifully trimmed, Mary Louise called In the family for the Christmas celebration. How the children danced and tore about the toy-strewn living room 1 How dear old John absorbed himself in his brand-new smoking out- tit! Was Mary Louise to receive nothing? Turning, she saw John tacking up the most adorable bit of tapestry he had ever seen—“The Lone Wolf’’! Just the thing for that great empty wall space! “Merry Christmas, Mary,” said John, as they all stood gazing upon “The Lone Wolf” with his tracks In the snow.—Alice B. Palmer. WORK ON COUNTY ROADS REVIEWED Engineer County 1035. Patterson’s Council on meeting of up, the Canadian Homespun Canadian graded wools are held in high esteem by British manufac­ turers, and of late yiears some for­ eign countries ihave shown consider­ able interest in the purchase of Canadian wool. In all the provinces of the Dominion, however, there are still many siheep raisers who do not consign their wool for official grad­ ing and much of the wool is used in the home. Many woollen mills in the centre of siheep raising localities buy wool direct from the producer, and pedlars and local stores barter wool for groceries and other goods. Wool dealers in cities and towns are also large buyers of wool. Owing to the low price paid for wool and the necessity of farmers to reduce farm expenditure, home spinning and weaving^ have received considerable impetus timated that every year nearly 5,- 000,000 Canada on the farms, particularly for winter wear. .Many1 Canadian mills are large users- of Canadian wool, espec­ ially! those manufacturing yarns and articles of wearing apparel sucili as suits, overcoats, mitts, socks, mack­ inaws and blankets. At the same time, -Canadian wool must be kept free from seeds and chaff if it is to Feeding .For Early Lambs In view of the fact that a proper system of feeding is the principal essential of the successful .raising of early lambs, particularly those for the market in the latter part of June and early July, farmers who under­ stand the basic principles of winter dairying will usually make a success ofi raising early lambs. A feeding ration that will produce abundance of milk, .results in the production of early lambs that grow rapidly and finish for the market at an early age Alfalfa or clover hay are essential they are protein, roughages. Corn silage, mangels, sugar beets are al­ so valuable succulent feeds and be­ sides keeping the ewe healthy they stimulate the milk flow. Ewes with lambs at foot also require a liberal grain allowances usually not ’ess than a lb. daily and ewes with twin lambs often tabling up to two pounds daily. -Oats are a safe feed for the milking ewes, and as this grain most common on all farms it generally recommended for ewes milk. A 'flock of raising early lambs un­ der a system of feeding as suggest­ ed above will bring their lambs for­ ward to the spring grass without a set back. As a rule, lambs at the time the ewes are turned to grass will have learned to eat both grass and roughage, and, if the pasture is accessible to the barn, it is advis­ able to make a creep for the lambs so that they can on the pasture, pasture increases and development sible to mark|et at an earlier date. As a rule June lambs are worth more by the pound than July lambs and July lambs are worth more than Alugust lambs. So that a few bu­ shels of grain fed to early lambs is invariably marketed as finished lamb well above ’ current market prices. is is in in late years, and it is es- pounds of wool produced in is spun and. woven at home be fed grain while Grain feeding on the rate of growth and makes it poe- The Desperate Straits Of The Poor Dyspeptic i 1 Blood < 'Bitters j There are few people who escape trouble with their stomach in some form or other. The impairment of the stomach is of serious consequence to other organs of the body, for only by properly digested food is the entire system sustained and nourished. We have no hesitancy in recom­ mending B.B.B. as a reliable remedy for diseases and disorders of the digestive system. It helps to stimu­ late the secretion of gastric juice, the mam factor in digestion, neu­ tralize acidity, tone up the lining membrane of the stomach, and re­ store the natural, healthy, painless process of digestion. Report to the Operations for Huron CountyAt the council Engineer Patterson submit­ ted the following report: I beg to submit herewith a report on the work and expenditures on the county roads during 1935: Although the work on the roads this year was limited, some inter­ esting items have been carried on and at the close of the year it is felt that progress had been made. The construction work consisted of— 1. Grading and draining Dungannon north ................$4540.47 2. {Cutting hill one-half mile East of Walton ........ 1102.46 3. Eliminating jog and grading No. 16, Grey ......... 1184.65 4. Culvert and grading No. 35, Goderich township ., 1083.06 5. Culvert, No. 27, Ashfield and West Wawauosh ..... 684.93 All other work has been classed as maintenance, although several sections of road mix bituminous sur­ faces were laid: Our crushers did not operate dur­ ing the whole season, some being closed down in July and August in order to conserve available funds. 72,000 cubic yards of gravel have been placed on the roads, and while1 the amount is somewhat less than the normal production it is equival­ ent to the amount of gravel used in eighteen miles of concrete pavement, or about 200 miles of road surface one deep. The average cost of crushing was l'5.»5c per yard: in the bin, which is lower than usual. ■Considerably more calcium chlor­ ide was used this year in response to the demand for dust elimination. In 1934 two miles of road of the type known as stabilized were built, and after observation for one and a half years appear to be giving great­ ly improved x service. This year thirty-eight miles of such roads were treated in this manner at an average cost of $280 per mil© for clay, mix­ ing and calcium chloride. The roads so treated were sections which had formerly been the most troublesome by reason of loose gravel, dust and rippling, and a considerable change in this regard has. been effected. Some sections showed an excess, of clay, and fine gravel has been added to offset this condition, be unexpected if some break up in th espring. * 'Too much must not from a phocess .costing $280 per mile, but it is probable that it will be advisable to do considerable in the future of this type of work. A number of sections of road mix bituminous surfaces were laid; among them, one section north of Brussels as a cost of $2056.28 and one section north of iSeaforth at a cost of $217.4.33. Cn our more heavi­ ly travelled roads, surfaces of this type will give- as much value for the investment as any other. One mile of road was treated with common salt, donated by the Gode­ rich Salt 'Company. Different mixes were used, and so far the results ap­ pear to be quite good. The road has not been laid yet for sufficient time to determine a;ll features, but it shows a great deal of promise, and if it is found advisable to use com­ mon salt on all gravel roads it will' provide a considerable market for salt that is produced in this county. One carload of snow fences has been bought, and distributed, and with regard to the prevention of drifts on bur roads, small sections of hedges were planted, and a nurs­ ery of several thousand trees suppli­ ed by the Government was set out-— of cedars, pine and spruce. The showing to rate' has not been very great, as there has been little growth this year, and, as expected, many of the larger’ seedlings which were sup­ plied did not live, but in a few years there will be a great many trees available for this purpose. The ideal road section in this country would appeal’ to be that having a space about one hundred feet from the centre of the roads available for placing pole lines and hedges. The hedges would stop snow drifting, add to the appearance of the road, and eliminate the costly work of supply­ ing and erecting portable fences. With the elimination of deep ditches along the roads, the poles of tele­ phone companies, etc., become the nearest hazard on the right of way, and their removal would remove this hazard. It would also permit the road sides to be 'mowed without interference, and would put a stop to the trimming of the shade trees along the right of way. Tree trim­ ming involves a lot of cost on be­ half of the companies operating the trees and shortens their lives. The hedge could be made to serve as a road fence, and the space between the hedge and the travelled road cul­ tivated as desired. Most property owners are more sympathetic to­ wards the proposal than was antici­ pated, and it was. their public-spirit­ ed co-operation that made it possible to set out the' few sections that we have. It is expected that many years will pass before any extensive work of this kind can be done, but it is hoped that the sections now started will prove of value and serve as a demonstration for other work. No fatal accidents have occurred on our roads this year. Our .Work- Needs No Ceremony man have been fm’tnnate in avoid- A real man is tine who doesn't make, serious accidents, and no claims a ceremony out of his charity. skit had su r- his sweet- in on XYZ. the theme Christmas Radio Skit That “Went Ov^r” Big UXXTHY don’t you try a radio VV for XYZ?” Dick Hassel written his mother, Grace. Grace tried it and was as much prised as anyone when it was accept­ ed, to be broadcast at seven o’clock. Christmas eve. Mrs. Hassel had been greatly disap­ pointed when Dick, for lack of finances, had to give up studying for the minis­ try and had gone to work in the big city. Recently he had written that he had a new job. a surprise, that he would tell Mother Grace and Father Jim about at Christmas. Because Grace had always pictured Dick as the popular young minister, she featured the idea in her play, with the beautiful organist as heart Christmas eve Jim tuned Promptly at seven came song; then, to their amazement, a voice strangely familiar: “This is station XYZ.” Then another voice: “Our play this evening, ‘The New Minister,’ is written by our announcer’s mother, Mrs. Grace Hassel. Our. popular announcer, Dick Hassel, will take the part of the minis­ ter.” “Of all things 1” Grace exclaimed. “The young scamp!” “No wonder your skit went over so fast,” Jim grinned. “Now, listen! We’re missing it,” Grace happily admonished as the young min­ ister’s voice announced that the audi­ ence would join in singing “Joy to the World.”—Florence Harris Wells. $ I T CHRISTMAS CAROLS timeless contemplative melodies —^HE carol was originally a joyous dance, a sign of lib­ eration from the religious aus­ terity of the Puritan era. Percy Dearinar, writing, in “The Ox­ ford Book of Carols.” says: $ $ ,*L “The carol, by forsaking the timeless contemplative melodies of the church, began the era of fV modern music, which throughout p has been based on the dance.’’ Cheese Rind for Birds In a recent discussion of the best way of feeding birds in the garden, one experimenter put forward the rind of a Stil-ton cheese as the supreme Christmas fare! Birds of many sorts, especially the robin, are greedily fond of it They have a desire for fat and the cheese provides this in association with other virtues. If we feed birds for the sake of watching them as well as comforting them, the rind, If pre­ served in more or less unbroken form, has the advantage that It cannot he carried away and attracts five or six species of bird If no more.—London Spectator. A Colorful Set of Bowl# No modern kitchen is complete with­ out a nest of bowls in a color corre­ sponding to the color scheme of the kitchen. If you know of a person with­ out this delightful kitchen help. It might be a suggestion for a Christmas or birthday gift Make Children Happy The citizen who makes a child happy Christmas time often learns that he gets a lot of happiness out of the transaction for himself. It will not weak spots be expected of consequence have been paid by the insurance company on account of accidents due to road conditions. When it is considered that country has eight different units operating constantly on the during the open season, without insurance, and that no claim 'been paid this year, and only claims for a few dollars each in past, the county must be considered TOWNSHIP OF STEPHEN this rpads any has two the very fortunate in this regard, I do not wish to be considered as1 oppos­ ed to insurance, but this record speaks volumes for the care that thb operators have taken,and great credit is due them. There is a great deal of work waiting to be done, on the roads of the county. One of the biggest pro­ blems of the last few years has been the opstponing from year to year of the demand for new culverts, drains, guard fences, grading jobs, etc, It is hoped, however, that conditions are changing* and that many sue* things can be given needed atten­ tion in the near future, K When in Michigan this year, I vis­ ited the headquarters of two county road organizations. In this State the county has assumed all township roads, and the whole cost is being met from the funds provided by the gas tax and vehicle tax, so that no taxes are levied on the land for roads. This is in line with my belief, ex­ pressed a few years ago, that Southern Ontario sufficient funds were raised in this way to cover all road expenditures, andf that direct land taxes should not be necessary. In conclusion I wish to say that the Warden and , members f of the road commission have had the in­ terests of the county continually in mind, and have given faithful atten­ tion to the business of the municip­ ality. I wish, to thank the individ­ ual members of the council for their help and co-operation. I would point out, too, that much of the success of our work is dependent upon those foremen and workmen engaged on it, and appreciation is due to those who day after day, endeavour to see that the county is getting as much as possible for its investment. Respectfully submitted, T. ,R. PATTERSON, County Engineer Goderich, December 4, 11935. the in SLAT’S DIARY ' Friday—ma and pa includeing me and Ant Emmy went to a Consert to nite at the chirch and they was too fokes sung a duet but I and pa did­ ent think mutch of the Sapranna but the fell-o witch sung tenner was fine and he, come out away ahed of the Sapranna ein- ger to. iSatch’day —• Pa ■got offly sore at his caddie this af­ ternoon wile he was playing goff, he layed a new ball down on the tea and swang at it twise and the caddie sed, If you dont like to hit it becuz it is a new 1 why don’t you let me put a old 1 down for you and pa got sore and played a very very poor game of igoff. Sunday—'Ant Emmy says we can all be for Hoover if we want to ibut personly she is for who ever they put up vs. him becauz her sweeper has went floey and they wont .fix it for heir. Munday—Pa brung home a paper Sales man for lunch today and ma had to make up sum cookies in a burry and she got very mad when the paper sales man bragged on them and sed he thoght tuff crack­ ers liwe them was goor for a fel- laiwis teeth once and a wile. I’eusday—pa is still laffing about the paper sales mien witch was here yesterday. He was pritty hard ing and pa was asting him questions and he sed mon. Where was- you he repliedhe reply.ed ed if he new and pa no where you was married and he sed. I be® pardon I thought yo’u ast me why did I get married. & pa thinks this is a good joak. Ma was newtral. Wensday—well I got my report card today, and it looks ilke I am going1 to get akwainted with sum new kids next year. Enny ways 1 wont half to have a new teacher. 7 be sides I wi bell the oldest 1 class which aint nuthing to it. It gives you presstage. Thirsday—Teacher sed she I am a Cronicki Somnam—well sum thing witch walks in my sleep—by the grades I have .ben getting this year. liear- sum sa.les and dern- to the married and sed sed. You dont in the sneeze thinks "With civilization as it is we must have prohibition, wo cannot fill the skies- with airplanes, the great traf­ fic arteries with speeding automo­ biles, build skyscrapers—and have this work done by men with boozy brains, zation N. Y.," If prohibition falls, civili- fails." — Dr. G. J. Raynor, 'Child—^What is alimony, mother, dear? Mother—It is a man’s cash sur­ render value, dear. Nomination & Election Public Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Electors of the Township of Stephen will be held in the Town Hall CREDITON, on MONDAY, DECEMBER 30th, 1935 at One o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of making and receiving Nominations for Reeve, Deputy Reeve and Coutciljnen. An.d further Notice is hereby giv­ en that in the event of more candi- qades being proposed and qualifying for any particular office, than re­ quired to be elected, the proceedings will be adjourned until MONDAY, JANUARY 6th, 1936 When Polls will be open at 9 a.m. at the following places as fixed by the Township by-law: Poll 1, Mills’ Shop, Lot 5, Con- 1, Nelson Baker, D. R. O., William Willert/Poll Clerk. Poll 2, Penhale’s Kitchen, Lot 20, Con. 2, Preston Dearing, D.R.O., W. J. Stanlake, Poll Clerk. Poll 3, Wenzel’s Barber Shop Lot 11, Con. 5, G. Nicholson, D.R.O., C. G. Morlocki, Poll Clerk. Poll 4, Town Hall, Lot 10, Con. 7, J. T- Hirtzel D.R.O., Ed. Beaver, Poli Clerk. Poll 5, O'Rourke’s Kitchen, Lot 10, Con. 12, Pat. Sullivan, D.R.- O., Jas. Mawhinney, P. C. Poll 6, Bender’s Store, not 23, Con. NB, E- G. Kraft, D.R.O., Ches. Gamer, Poll Clerk. Poll 7, Sweitzer’s Kitchen, Lot 10, Con. 17, John Houlahan, D.- R.O., Major Baker, Poll Clerk. Poll 8 .Pollock’s Store, Lot 40, Con. SB, Russell Pollock:, D.R.O.. William Hicks, Poll CleTiku Poll 9, Wanner's House, Lot 1, Sauble Con., W. Oliver, D.R.O., Isaac Bastard Poll Clerk. And all Electors are hereby quested to take notice and govern, themselves accordingly. HERBERT K. EILBER, Returning Officer Credit-on, December 6th, 293 5. J. B. Jr.r r O'­ Township of Usborne Nomination & Election Public Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Electors of the Township of Usborne will be held in the Township Hall, Elimville, Mon­ day, December 30th, 1935, at the hour of 1 o’clock p.m. For the pur­ pose of making and receiving nom­ inations for the offices of Reeve and four Councillors. And further- take notice that in the event of more candidates being proposed than re­ quired to\ be elected, proceedings^ will be adjourned until Monday, Jan­ uary 6th>, 1936, when polls shall be held from 9 o’clock a.m. until & o’clock p.m., at the following places with the undermentioned officers in charge as fixed by Township by-law, viz: Polling Sub. Div. 1, School House No. 4, Eden; J. J. Hunter D.R.O.; Jno. Luxton, Poll. Clerk. Poll. 2, Honse of Lloyd Stewart; C. B. Al­ lison D.R.'O.; Chas. Jeffery, Poll Clebk. Poll. 3, House of H. Row- cliffe; S. W. Dougall D.R.O.; Wm. Jeffery, Poll. Clerk. Poll. 4, Pub­ lic Hall, Farquhar; John Hodgert, D.R.O.; Leonard Harris, Poll. Clerk. Poll. 5, Township Hall Elimville; Lloyd Johns, D.R.O.; Weston Horne, Poll. Clerk. Poll. 6, House of Alfred Brock; Earl Johnston, D.R.O.; Ross Hern, Poll. Clerk. Poll. 7, House- of Russell Morrison; Oliver McCurdy D.R.O.; Wm. Mills, Poll. Clerk. All Electors are hereby requested to take notice and govern themselves accordingly. HENRY STRANG, Cleric R. R. No. 1, Hensall Dec. 17, 1935. ELIMVILLE Mr. John Johns and Mr. S. Johns of Exeter, were visitors at the home, of Mr. Henry Johns on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Elford, - Mrs. .Wes. Johns attended the fun­ eral of the late Mrs. (Dr.) Sam. Thomas in London recently. Dr. Walter H. Johns, Dr. Hans Rabow, Prof. Carl and Mrs. Klinck paid a short visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Johns on Fri­ day evening of last week. The three- men are on the staff of th,e Univer­ sity of Waterloo. Mr. Chas. Johns is recovering from an attack of sciatica, having spent the greater part of eight weeks in bed. MJr. and Mrs. Wm. Bradshaw and? David also Miss Eula. Herdman were Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. MclF'alls in Biddulph. , The epidemic of measles has near­ ly passed out and it is expected that the children will be able to present their Christmas concert as usual in the church on Friday evening. The linen industry of the United Kingdom is almost entirely confined to .Scotland and Northern Irelands Tn the opinion of the members of the ^Scottish linen, trade who have a knowledge of Canadian flax, the lat­ ter is especially suitable for the dry spun yarn produced and woven in Scotland. Ethiopians will learn what war is really like if the driver of one of those speedy Italian tanks gets hold of a bottle. < *