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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-03-19, Page 6TIWESDAY, MARCH 19th, 1936 POULTRY EQUIPMENT , * . The reliability of Jamesway poultry equipment has become so well known that "Jamesway Hatched” is equivalent to a guarantee of quality. Besides Incubators, Canada’s leading poultry - men use the Jamesway oil and cool burning brooders, (now reduced in price} battery brooders, feeders and waterers of all kinds, steel nests, laying cages, oat sprouters, oat terminators and complete brooder houses. Manufacturers of all kinds of sheet metal building materials Buy from yourl oeal Jamesway dealer or write direct to Factories also at Montreal and Toronto Farm News Cheesemakeis’ Short Course The Cheesemakers’ Short Course which is usually held during the se­ cond week of February at the East ern Dairy School, Kingston, is post­ poned until March 24 to 27. Wea­ ther and travelling conditions are likely to be more favorable than in midwinter. The latter part of Madeh is just before the opening of the cheese factory season and the information obtained will be in the minds of the makers. ■fresh Idea for Sugar Bush Ambrose Chambers, who operates a large sugar bush near the village of Waterford, Ontario, has hit upon an excellent time-saving device in the matter of emptying sap buckets. He paints one-half of the outer su-r- face of the pail red and the other half yellow. When he has emptied each pail, he turns it around, so that from a distance he can easily tell which pails have been emptied, thus saving a great many steps. It is necessary, of course, to have a hole in each side of the upper edge of the bucket so that it can be hung on the tree with either the red or the fellow colour showing. King George As a Farmer King George- loathed ostentation and publicity where iris private ac­ tivities were concerned. The Lord Ponsonby, Keeper of the Purse, told- a story only five before his death which well ttrates this trait. A certain- farm-manager on one of the royal farms bought a bull at a very high* price. It swept the board at all agricultural shows. Fin­ ally it-was sold at an even higher price. The King said nothing until the animal had gone. Then, one Sun­ day aftern-oon, on his usual walk around the farms, he enquired if they had not bought some rather expensive cattle recently. The farm-manager agreed. But, he added, the bull had won many prizes and had been sold at a good profit. “Understand this,” the King re­ plied, “I farm as an ordinary farm­ er and. exhibit my beasts in compe­ tition with other farmers. They can­ not pay high prices and neither will I. As for winning prizes by paying large sums for beasts, any Hoggen- h-eimer can do that. I wont.” late Pivy days illus- Mai'ket Report been very little inove- from the production Hay There has ment of hay areas of eastern Ontario this season and there is little indication of im­ provement n the situation for some time. The principal movement in both northern and eastern Ontario has been of small lots to local deal­ ers in the- towns and villages, and this hay- is mostly being bought lo­ cally at $5 per ton. There is still a lot of hay in south-western On­ tario although large quantities have been used on the farm, the result of the cold weather. There has been some difficulty in trucking hay in­ to towns and cities recently on ac­ count of snow, nevertheless there is ample local hay to meet require­ ments. Good supplies of hay are re­ ported from Bruce and Gray coun­ ties, along the soo line and around Powassan. Prices being paid .growers in this part of the provinces are: for, No. 2 timothy and ’mixtures, $7.50 to $8.- 50; No. 3, $5.i50 to $6.50; oat and wheat straw $2.50 to $3; alfalfa, $4 to $10, Lamb Campaign . Extension of the campaign inau­ gurated. last year by the Canadian Lamb Committee to eliminate seas* ■onal fluctuations in the price and consumption of fresh Canadian Lamb, has Just been announced by W. H. J. Tisdale, of’ Toronto, assist­ ant general manager of the Cana­ dian Cooperative Wool Growers, and chainman of the committee. *‘The enthusiastic (cooperation of the press and radio was responsible for the success of our initial work in Ontario and Montreal last fall,’1 s u • p, '•r THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE ; declared Mr, Tisdale, “and the com-, graqt to the institution in connection mittoc will continue its efforts on apwith the Ontario College oi^ Educa- Donunmn-wido scale. Our aim is to acquaint Canadian housewives with the varied and attractive possibili­ ties of fresh lamb and to have it more frequently included in the diet of every* Canadian family.” The increased consumption of fresh Canadian lamb, he pointed out, will be of enormous benefit to farmers and sheepherders across Canada and will contribute substan­ tially to tho return of agricultural prosperity, so vital to economic sta­ bility. “Increased lamb consumption will also reflect favorably in every Can­ adian homemaker’s budget,” added Mr. Tisdale explaining that recent improvements in feeding and mark­ eting have made fresh lamb uni­ formly available every month of the year at consistently moderate prices. Canada lags far behind other British countries with' an annual per capita consumption of 7.2 lb. he said, ■while New Zealand has 144.4, Australia 82, South Africa 24.3, and Great Britain 31. Iron suflerea a decrease of $11,170. I Revenue exceeded expenditure by $5,867,035.98 in the fiscal year, Mr. Hepburn estimated. In every other province but prince Edward Island, he said, the provincial treasurei’ who produced such a statement would have claimed a surplus in ordinary account but the Ontario government countered that" with consideration of expenditure on relief. -Citing principal sources of reve­ nue, Mr. Hepburn said collection of succession duties of $11,360,506.50 in the 11 unonths ending Feb, 29 showed an increase of $4,514,832.67 over the corresponding period of the previous year and was greater than had ever been collected in such du­ ties- in any single year. At the same time the premier pro­ mised a “searching examination” in­ to the question of succession duty- free bonds, brought for tax times. ■Some, he said, had been to the legislative buildings exemption as many as five Kept Debt Down the present government A Plan for the Woodlot (By J. C. Marritt) Man does not realize or apprec­ iate fully the value of certain fac­ tors and influences that help to make life more comfortable and pleasant until they are taken away for a time. Woodland in the agricultural sections of Ontario is an excellent example of this as all farms had plenty of wood for fuel and timber to build houses and barns. There was so much that it was very difficult to 'conceive the prospect of a shortage, but today there are many farms without wood­ lots and the farmer with a fine woodlot is envied by his neighbors. Woodlots have a definite part in the economic, set-up of an agricul­ tural section and the individual farm, and if a sufficient percentage of land is not left in woodland there are liable to be discomforts and loss as the influences of woodland are far reaching. Value of Woodland to Agriculture 1. The farmer with a woodlot has a cheap and convenient supply of fuel, while the one without a woodlot has to haul wood long dis­ tances and make a cash outlay to purchase coal or wood, and often the farmhouse is not adequately heated. 2. (Springs and wells that pre­ viously had a steady supply of water go dry, because the woodland that was a reservoir has been removed. 3. The farmer has more difficul­ ty to grow crops and wheat and ' clover kill because the fields lack the protection that is given by wood­ land. 4. Deforestation on hillsides and valleys is often followed by ero­ sion and sandy soil is liable to de­ velop into valuless sand dunes. 5. Woodland helps to control floods as it retards the surface run­ off in all seasons. 6. Scattered woodland' increase considerably the beauty of a countryside. 7. IThe various factors mention­ ed have .a marked influence the 'monetary* value of farms. on. Premier Hepburn Predicts Reduction of $9,000,000 of Debt Youthful premier Year Collapse At Close of Second Budget Speech TORONTO, March 13: Premier Hepburn, delivering the second bud­ get address since the Liberal party took office in 1934, told the Ontario legislature: “We are marching to a balanced budget and to the pegging and even the reducing of the debt. Estimating a deficit of $13,496,- 609.17 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1936, the premier fore­ cast a surplus of $597,985.64 for the new fiscal year. “I promise the people of Ontario a real surplus,” he said. “I pledge my word as leader of the Liberal party in the Province of Ontario that the- program I now lay before the house will be 'carried out to the Reduction of $9,962,352.71 in the gross debt during the new fiscal year iwas pro/miised by the premier who said there had never been a reduc­ tion in Ontario’s gross debt since the dawn of this century. Adding the surplus to the debt reduction figure, he estimated a grand total reduction of $10,560,35.6.35. While Mr. Hepburn did not give the present gross debt, which in­ cludes funded and unfunded debt, he said it had been increased by $14,245,657.26 from April 1, 1935, ‘up to and including Feb. 29 last. Public accounts released before the present session showed the gross debt last March 31 was $674,385,- 9116.98. Mr. Hepburn, placed the 'funded debt as of Feb. 29 last at $593,860,-514.00 up $7,495,015. ■'from last March, Mr. Hepburn announced there would be no increase in the corpora­ tion tax. He forecast increased grants to schools in distressed areas, such as poor rural districts and ban centres particularly affected unemployment, and a reduction the grant to technical schools. High School Grants The grants to the University Toronto, Queen's University and University of Western Ontario, would not be further reduced, he said. Last year, Queen’s and Western each lost $25,000. The University of Toron­ to grant Was cut by $100,000 and the ur- by In af the i When . „ . took office in July 1934, the gross debt had increased $47,621,978.44 for the eight months ending June 30 he -went on. Had the -monthly in­ crease continued at the same rate for the four remaining months of the fiscal year which ended October 31 until chan crease for been ment, however, ke- $61,632,550.88. While the avers crease for the five June 30, 1934, w said Mr. Hep-burn, 725,012.86 for the ing last March 31. those periods, said present government d last session, the in- ’ would have Ilis govern- the figure at ged last sessioi that -liscal year $71,432,967.60 -pt monthly in-age months ending in ms $5,952,747.30, , it was only $3,- > five months end- During both of Mr. Hepburn, the ____ ___ carried on “wholly with supplies voted by the former adminisration.” Reviewing economic .conditions daring the year, the premier noted more optimism among farmers, im­ provement in labor conditions, and improvement in lumbering and min­ ing.Touching on debt repayment, Mr. Hepburn said when the funded debt, placed at $15 86,365,499.17 last March 31, fell due it would amount to a final total of $956,000,000. Thus, he said, the provincial debt when vir­ tually paid once remained to be paid almost over again. More than 5 0 pel- cent, of that debt was payable at the option of the holder in money other than the lawful money of Canada. During the present fiscal year, exchange will cost about $250,00 0 because former treasurers1 failed to specify the bonds should be paid in Canadian money. Since this government took office, it liad not borrowed a dollar pay­ able in funds other than those of Canada.“I want to make the statement,” said the premier, that there is not now on this uniarket or any, market in the world a single bond or deben­ ture o’»f. the province of Ontario that can be purchased at par.” He added Ontario owed several bond issues in England- and quoted figures to show all sold above pa,r.At an opportune time, the province will again enter the money market and probably will obtain some long­ term money, said Mr. Hepburn, be­ cause he belived the time opportune for such a move. ‘ During the present fiscal year the government issued treasury bills to­ talling! $55,000,000 at an interest rate varying from 3 per cent down to 2 per cent, Mr. Hepburn said. Left Liabilities The former government when _ it went out of office left behind it lia­ bilities in the (form of outstanding treasury bills amounting tb $47,- 535,000, the premier went on, and the interest rate on these varied be­ tween four per cent, to five per .cent, a year. 'Opposition members smiled, said Mr. Hepburn, at his declaration the government was marching on to a •balanced budget. Two members of the opopsition had been provincial treasurers but neither succeeded in bringing down a balanced budget, in reducing or even pegging the debt said the premier. The Henry govern­ ment in four years increased gross debt by $182,389,000. One of them thought he had balanced budget, said the premier If he had consulted Col. W. H. Price former attorney-general and provin­ cial treasurer, “the ex-attorney-gen­ eral would have chided him severe­ ly on the way that he manipualted railway certificates and sinking fund instalments, interest on mun­ icipal sinking funds amortization df- discounts on bentures in order to deceive House and “the country into the be­ lief that all was well in Queen’s Park as far as the public chest was concerned.”Mr. Hepburn said his hope of col­ lecting revenue forecast last year had been realized. The government counted oil $15,000,000 from- the gasoline tax and collected at Feb. 29 last totalled $14,383,517.17 af- ter paying refunds of more than $900,000 to farmers for tractor al­ lowance's and to other non-users of the highways.Gross revenue from the lands and forests -department amounted to $3,- 109,3163.59 for the 11 months end­ ing Feb. 29, although the govern­ ment had budgeted for only $2,- 620,028/60. Revenue from the mines department and the corpora­ tions tax was also higher.From the amusement tax the gov­ ernment derived $’3,01’7,645.2*6 in the 11 months ending* Feb. 29, al­ though last year it forecast only $850,000 from this source. Prophecy Vindicated “I think, Mr, .Speaker,” the pre­ mier declared, “that my report ofj the revenue paid Into tho public treasury fully vindicates my pro­ phecy of last year when I predicted that thie government would collect the amount oif revenue shown in the detailed statement of estimated or­ dinary revenue. Put that down, Mr. -Speaker, as a prophecy of the Hepburn Government that has been fulfilled.” In last year's budget speech he had. promised to keep ■within his es­ timated expenditures. Basing his statement on 10 months' actual re­sults and a two months* Hepburn placed the fiscal year ....................... 1936, at $72,14’?,439.85, a re- duction of $1,164,553.40 from the* amount forecast last year. I Capital payments during the 11 months ending Feb, 29 totalled $35,917,313.71. Principal items were $150,966.4'5 in the health de­ partment for purchase of radium, $5,570,031.11 in the- highways de­ partment and $310,000 by the Hy­ dro Commission. Last year Hydro’s capital payments were $3,323,898,- 27. The northern development de­ partment in the first 11 months ot the fiscal year”expended $13,597,- 814.99, th© premier said, and .this was a reduction of $8,575,678.53 from the corresponding 11 months of the previous year. Savings Effected Reviewing government niients briefly, Air. Hepburn saving of $110,000 had been ed in the attorney-general’s ment through reorganization administration of justice. The securities commission show­ ed a surplus of $50,000 although under the former government its deficit was nearly $14,000. Mr. Hep­ burn estimated the commission had recovered nearly $1,000,000 of the public’s money. In the health department it hras hoped to reduce the expenditure suiting from' free distribution of sulin by asking municpalities which recipients reside to bear small percentage of the icost. Permits and licenses in the high­ ways departments were made avail­ able November 1st and as a result during the months of November and December revenue of almost $1,- 000,000 was collected 'while these sarnie months of 1934 produced a little more than $110,00 0 he Cut of pulpwood during the j ear was- 20 per cent, greater in 193 3-34. From crown lands ing the past year, 600,000 < were cut. Because of the development in the mining industry, the govern­ ment proposes to allot an additional sum to the mines department for geological work. Twice as many survey parties 'will be sent out com­ pared with last year, Municipal Affairs At the end of 1935, total debt past due in 33 defaulting municip­ alities, the premier said in discuss­ ing the department of municipal af­ fairs, was about $16,000,000 of principal and $5,000,000 in interest. Remainder of the debt of these com­ munities was not in default because the time for payment was not yet here. Except for these few places “representing less than four per cent, of all municipalities, the mun­ icipal affairs of this province are on a sound basis.” Mr. Hepburn said. The unimtproved gap of the Trans­ Canada Highway between North Bay and Sault Ste, Marie and White Ri- depart* t- said a aehiev- depart- of the > ver was approved recently by the federal government and tho prem­ ier expected several. other roads would be approved as a result oil the dominion-provincial conference. Total deposits in the 23 branches of the Provincial Savings Offices amounted to*$32,064,815 on Decem­ber 31, 1935, an increase* of $21,- 449,527 over the figure on October 31, 1934, when there were 17 branches. Compared with the figure on March 31,. 1935, deposits at the end of December were $9.75'5,326 greater, In that nine-months’ per­ iod the government made a profit of $45,239.63 on the banks. Outstanding loahs of the agricul­ tural development hoard on Jan. 31 193 6 totalled $4'6,046,394.88, the premier said. He questioned “if there ever was in the history of any financial institution of this country such an exhibition of improvident loaning as would be revealed by an examination of the files of the ag­ ricultural development board.” “I repeat what I declared a year ago,” Mr. Hepburn said in conclu­ sion, “that we confidently took for­ ward to collecting the revenue set out in the budget forecast. 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