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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-05-21, Page 2fr ^THURSDAY, MAY 21st, 1930 AFTER EVERY MEAL Baby Chicks Bring in your eggs for^us- tom Hatching. Any num"f set. If you are not fe'ady your chicks when Hfttch^ ’ T 'keep them twpj.,' w< small charge. A , * Pioneer Postal sale. Poultry supplies moss for chick litter and in­ sulation. metropolitan hatchery Verne Tapp, Manager Phone 18-Lw Feeds for and peat Farm News Reducing Farm Power Costs Farm power costs may be reduced by making needed repairs and ad­ justments on tractors, by using iper hitches and operating with optimum load. Horse labor costs be reduced by having harness pro­ an may and implements in perfect adjustment, iby using proper hitches and loads, by economical feeding and by using mostly young horses raised on the farm. THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE below, the seed than by applying it broadcast. In certain crops, the ger­ mination- of the seed is cheeked and in some cases completely ruined by contact with commercial fertilizer. While this does not apply to wheat, oats, and barley, it is not advisable to seed corn in contact, izer should be applied in two inches to the side below or level with the case of peas, the fertilizer should be separated slightly from the seed, preferably below the seed with one- half to one inch of Good results have with fertilizer or broadcast and in drill or row. It is recommended, however, to apply fertilizer in bands at either side of the row and level with, or slightly below, the sets or seed. The ferlil- bands about and slightly seed. In the WHALEN Supplying the British Market „The steady job of providing food the British Market depends upon supplying that market with what it requires and a regular supply of quality products. Where Canada has fallen down* in not so much in although there provement, but the lack of a regular supply. For a nroducing a surplus of farm Source of satisfac- that there is still tet twhic-h spends on the past is probably the matter of quality is still room for im- more particularly in 'WXTlTtf TV (-..million dollars HLrss Eradicat/on ^■Lcultivaticii- is I^^L.tive nrfethods one of method ^■PTpiowing th^ infested ■fdiately after the first cut ' has been harvested, thor- working the land during the and re­ oughlfy remainder of the season (plowing in- the late fall. In the fol­ lowing spring this treatment must be followed 'by an intertilled crop or a smother, crop such as buckwheat Couch grass is a most persistent ■tweed and its growth must be. kept down for at least six months in or- "der to secure complete eradication. This requires treatment during two seasons where crops are being har­ vested each year. > Current Crop Report During the past week or two .. of warm weather, fruit buds .have de­ veloped very rapidly in the orchard districts and ..the first spray has been applied. Fall wheat and clo­ ver have made exceptional growth and prospects for these crops appear bright in the majority of districts. The warm rains have had a very beneficial effect and the whole coun- tryside gives excellent promise. Early seeding has been under way in the majority of counties. In ’.South Sim­ coe 100 bags of certified Katahdin potatoes have been distributed among 30 growers. This is a new variety and will be tried out this year as an- experiment. Seed cleaning plants in many part of the province have been running to capacity ‘ for several weeks and report considerably creased business over last year. soil between, been obtained potatoes, both and Mr. met in- Early Sowing of Tomatoes The Dominion Horticulturist commends early sowing of tomatoes and the use of early maturing, good varieties. Sowing should be done in time to have stocky, well grown plants in bloom and ready for plant­ ing out at the sign of settled wea­ ther. Soils with low nitrogen and high phospheric acid content and a medium amount of potash are essen­ tial. re- The Importance of Alfalfa For a number1 of years the for­ age crop specalists have been study­ ing the species and mixtures best suited for pasture in this 'district. Among other things it has been found that the inclusion of alfalfa wherever possible on land to which it is adapted, increases the yield of good quality hay and produces an early second growth which may be cut for hay 'or grazed at a time when* the older pastures are at a minimum level of production. The importance of this fact cannot be ■over emphasized, because good hay and good pastures are very neces­ sary for the maintenance of high production herds. The use of some alfalfa has also been found to prolong the life of the field as pasture for an addition­ al year or two, for, being a peren­ nial plant, alfalfa persists after red clover has disappeared. Corn Borer Situation An interesting and important meeting of corn borer inspectors was held in London in- April, with Pro­ fessor Lawson Caesar, Provincial Entomoogist, present. 'With him were Robert Thompson, assistant to the Provincial Entomologist; W. R. Reek Director of the Experimental Farm, Ridgetown; and George Shirrett, ■Superintendent of the Dominion En­ omologist (Laboratory at Chatham. Professor Caesar announced that due to favorable weather last year there was a tremendous increase in borers and that cleanup measures must be thorough this spring to combat the menace. Note was also taken of the fact that much corn in southwestern counties was left Branding. There is considerable un­ used corn in stook, and more than the ordinary quantity of -waste barnyards. One prickly problem discussed what to do when a farmer sowed wheat in corn stubble last fall with­ out plowing. This was thoroughly considered, and the Provincial En­ tomologist later gave the following ruling; “Wherever wheat was sown on corn stubble unless the corn had been cut level with the ground the stub­ ble must be removed and burned or else the wheat ploughed under. To allow such fields to remain as they are would be unfair to the surround­ ing corn growers.” The meeting agreed that stooked corn could 'be shreded and stored and thereby destroy any borers contained. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Gunning spent Sunday evening at Greenway with the latter’s parents Mr, and Mrs. S. Webb. Mr. and Mrs. W. Tookey and fam­ ily, of Lucan, were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Morley. Miss Margaret Hern spent the week-end at Rockwood with rela­ tives. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mardlin, of London Township visited on Sunday with the latter’s parents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Millson. Mrs. Russell Brock and Donald of Kirkton, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morley. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Squire family were Sunday visitors of and Mrs. Ewart Pym, Exeter. W. M. S. The W. M. S. of this church on Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Milne Pullen with eleven members and two visitors present. The meeting was in charge of Mrs. J. Hazelwood and was .opened with singing followed by the (Scripture lesson by Mrs. Arksey. The devotion­ al leaflet was given by Mrs. Harvey Squire. Mrs. Pullen favored with an instrumental and Mrs. Foster a solo. The Study Book was ably taken by Rev. .Stewart. The meeting closed by repeating the benediction. Mr. N. Ogden, of Exeter and Mr. F. Squire were in Woodstock on Thursday and attended a banquet put on by the “Western Farmers Insur-' ance Co.” for directors and agents of their Company. (CHANGES ANNOUNCED IN PARCEL MAILING RATES THE BEST BRANDS OF from com- been high 1906. “This un­ frozen earth is the wonderful as the frost in in was fall HORTICULTURISTS MEET AT CLINTON it ►Simple Insect Control The control of most vegetable in­ sects is not a very difficult or com­ plicated matter if the grower will bear in* mind one or two simple facts whch can be quickly learned by watching the habits of the pests causing the damage. Insects, accord­ ing to the type of injury they do, can be divided into two general classes; those known as. biting in­ sects, which in feeding actually bite a piece out of the plant attacked and those known as sucking insects, which suck the-juices out of the leaves or stems without noticeably changing their outline. For biting insects (caterpillars, cutworms, etc.l three poisons are commonly recom­ mended, arsenate of lead, of lime, and Paris green, insects (aphids, plant bugs, I pers, etc.) are customarily led by nicotine sulphate, either in liquid or dust f-ojm. arsenate Sucking leafhop- control- Fertilizer Application ‘Experiments have been conducted in Eastern and Western Canada for several years, concerning methods of commercial fertilizers, with parti­ cular regard to the placement of the fertilizer in* relation to the various seeds. It has been demonstrated that for wheat, oats, and barley more economical yields may be obtained by applying commercial fertilizer directly in contact with, or slightly You feel chilly} sneeze a few timesj^iose starts to rub.; theft comes the cold which, if-mot attended to immediately, shortly works down intfrtho bronchial tabes, and the cough starts. Shivers and Sneezes Then the Cold Begins On the. first sign of a cold get ft bottle of Dr. Wood’s Norway Pine Syrup, You will find it to bo a prompt, pleasant, reliable and effectual remedy for your trouble. It has been on the market for the p^st 44 years. Don't experiment with a substitute and.be disap­ pointed. Get "Dr, Wood's." r Dr. Wood's NORWAY PINE SYRUP Changes in the parcel post mail- ng rates have become effective. The method of weighing parcels to the nearest pound has been can­ celled. From now on parcels mailed in fanada for delivery in the Dom­ inion, weighing fractions of a pound over an even pound, twill be liable in addition to the even pound rate to a charge of one cent, per ounce or fraction up to the n-ext highest pound or group rate. Maximum charge on any parcel mail foi’ Canadian delivery shall not exceed one cent an ounce, except that a minimum prepayment of three cen-ts is required. The same mini­ mum prepayment of three cents will apply to parcels prepaid at the one cent an .ounce rate for delivery to United (States points. Small parcels of merchandise pre­ paid at letter rates in -order to evade the minimum prepayment of three cents fo.r parcels will not be accept­ ed for mailing unless the mailers wish to prepay them as letters in 'order to secure registration in which case the 10 cent registration must also be prepaid. PLANT I|OOD Prior to 1900, little was known of tbe nature and sources of Plant Food although manure has been used the earliest times. Even until paratively recently, there have many misapprehensions in places regarding fertility. As late as 1898 the president’s ad­ dress to the British Association for t'he Advancement of Science, contain­ ed this amusing and ridiculous state­ ment; “The fertility* of the North West Provinces of the Dominion is due to an exceptional and curious circumstance. In winter the ground freezes to a considerable depth. Wheat is sown in the spring, gener­ ally April, when the frozen ground has thawed to a depth of 3 inches Under the hot sun of the short sum­ mer the grain sprouts with surpris­ ing rapidity partly because the roots are supplied with water from the thawing depths. The summer is too short to thaw the ground thoroughly and gatepostst or other dead wood extracted in the autumn- are found still frozen at their lower ends.” A similiar misapprehension ' by Storer is quoted in the American Chemical Journal in derground layer of believed to explain fertility of the soil, gradually coining to the surface dur­ ing the summer months creates a moisture, which, meeting the- warmth from above, forms a kind of natural hot bed.” Agricultural science in Canada (has reached a very advanced stage and our farmers use plant food gener­ ously, In consequence the fertilizer industry has grown to large propor­ tions. The value of the output is now up to over 83 millions dollars. There were 195,000 tons sold in Canada, including comparatively small imports, and 166,000 tons ex­ ported. There is a large variety of mater­ ials used in these commercial izers, such as phosphates and phate rock, basi-c slag, bone fish meal and ■whale meat, blood syanamide and potash. This information comes from the Agricultural Branch of the Dominion Bureau -of (Statistics. SELL BOOT AND SHOE BUSINESS fee THE LATE JOHN BURGESS One of the oldest residents of Gillivray Township died recently in the person of John Burgess in his 85th year. Besides his widow he is survived by a son and five daughters Mc- fertil- phos- meal, dried Mr. Russell H. Sproat disposed of his shoe business last week to H. Silver, of Georgetown. Mr. Sproat has been in business in Seaforth for. the past twenty-six years, first in the feed and seed business then the grocery and in recent years in the boot and shoe business which he has now sold. Huron Expositor Renew Now! those in attendance active part in the dis- Clark emphasized the juvenile work with A meeting of officers, directors and members of all Horticultural Societies in Huron f’ounty -was held in the Board Room of the Agricul­ tural Office in Clinton-, on Wednes­ day evening, May 13 th- Represen­ tatives were present from the fol­ lowing societies: Seaforth, Goder­ ich, Brucefield, Kippen and Exeter. The Cilnton citizens Horticultural Society, while not at present under the auspices of the Department, were repreented at the meeting. Mr. George ,S. Foltsor, -of Owen (Sound, who is Secretary for the Dis­ trict Association, acted as Chairman, and both J. A. Carroll, Director of Agricultural and Horticultural So­ cieties and Mr. John F. Clark of the Department of Agriculture, were in attendance. Both speakers invited questions and took quite an cussion. Mr. importance of boys and girls in public and high schools and expressed the -opinion that many societies were ore or less neglecting this phase of the work. He stated that the improvement and planing of school grounds was an excellent means of interesting boys and girls in Horticulture. .Several members mentioned that the importance of premiums was, in many cases, over emphasized and that too many Societies were prone to forget the idea that the Horti­ cultural Society should be of service to the community. Other members pointed out that it would be very difficult to secure new members un­ less the Society featured a substan- ital premium list. Before adjournment a hearty vote of thanks was extended to Mr. Car­ roll and M.r. Clark and those pres­ ent expressed the opinion* that County meeting next year would tract a much larger attendance. YOUNG DENTIST DIES Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Coupland, Marys, recently received word of the death of their only son, Dr. Douglas Coupland, of Ottawa. Deceased was ■born in St. M -rys in 1901 and after graduating from the St. Marys -Col­ legiate he entered the Ontario Col­ lege of Dentistry, graduating fifteen years ago. He commenced practis­ ing in Sudbury and 11 years ago they moved to Ottawa. Besides his par­ ents and one sister the is survived by his wife and two- sons. ----------- —i— ---------— LONG DIVE ON BICYCLE When the chain* slipped from the bicycle. Lenoard Bloomfield, 11, was carried at a terrific speed down a hill on Cambria Road, and dived over fifty foot embankment at the end of the road. The boy landed head first in a pile of rubbish and scrap iron. His nose was nearly torn from his face a piece of iron splitting his nose and gashing his cheek from nose to ear. He was taken to Alexandra Hospital, where nine stitches were placed In the wounds, NOWatZ PREPARED HOUSE FAINT The undernoted top quality brands of white lead paint are now reduced in price to $3.75 per gallon. Their famous quality is unchanged. Why risk using paints of less reliable qua- lity when you can have the assur beauty and protection of these t| tested brands at this popular Any of outstanding beauty, Ion and There i^a store in yoy^'vicinity that can s UR Williams CANADA PAINT G 36-B TUMBLES FROM GARDEN HAS LEG FRACTURED MRS. RICHARD HASKETT Miss Ann ^acDonald, Goderich, was the victim of an unusual acci­ dent. She was planting shrubs at the foot of her garden, which bord- ders a steep embankment, when she slipped and toppled over the way down the SO-foot embankment and fractured her ankle. liad“The heaviest rain we ihave in this district during the spring for several years, started on Wednesday afternoon of last week. More than three-quarters of an inch of mois­ ture fell, and while it stopped seed­ ing operations, it was welcome and has provided moisture to ensure the grain crops away to a very good start.” The Outlook, Outlook, Sask. The funeral of Mrs. Richard Has­ kett, of Parkhill, who died in the- Strathroy General Hospital Thursday- last in her 70th year was held from St. James Anglican Church, Park­ hill .on Saturday. Mrs. Haskett suffered a stroke two weeks ago, after which she was re­ moved to the hospital where she died. She was born at Brinsley McGillivray Township, in 186S, and- was the eldest daughter of J. Hamil- and Ann Flynn, and had been a ”©si- dent of Parkhill and vicinity for 30 years. Prior to coming here she lived in Michigan for some 15 years. She was married to Mr. Haskett in. May, 1930. Mrs. Haskett was an An­ glican and was an active worker .in the church. Surviving her are her husband; a son and four sisters. ONLY COM LOW PRICED C-S96 (Standard Series 2-pass. Coupe) Master DeLuxe Models from $864 Delivered at factory, Oshawa, Ont. Governmint taxes, freight and IJoense extra. 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