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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-08-13, Page 6THURSDAY, AUGUST 13th, 1030 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE Sugar Beet Crop The present outlook for the sugar beet crop is considered fairly good. Three-quarters of the acreage shovvs a near average appearance, while the remainder is rather patchy and not more than 75 Q of a normal stand, troyed by insects, to germinate of the total i ranging from 1-3 on June 26th and almost an inch the 29th, ensured development late seedlings and rapid growth beets already th.nr.ed. The acreage reseeded, des- or which failed . dies not exceed !'»% area seeded. Showers, to 1-2 inch of rain on of of Current Crop Report Cutting of fall wheat is general and threshing is well under way. The quality is fair but rapid ripen­ ing had reduced the yield consider­ ably. Oats and barley are ripening prematurely and yields will be af­ fected adversely. Cutting of early varieties has commenced in South­ ern sections. Corn and tobacco have benofitted by warm weather but now require moisture. The hay crop was cured and stored under fa­ vourable 'conditions; the yield was slightly below average but of good quality. Meadows have deteriorat­ ed and rain is urgently vend growth alfalfa is lured in many districts, of root crops has been lack of moisture. The yield of small fruits is below average. Prospects for late varieties of apples are needed. Se- being pas- The growth retarded by fair. Garden .Slug Control Garden slugs are frequently num­ erous on heavy land where they do considerable damage to beans, let­ tuce, cabbages, cauliflowers, and other crops. Like pests, the slugs can be more easily controlled if im­ mediate attention is given before they increase in numbers, Infested plants and slugs should be dusted with hydrated lime in the evening -after the sun has gone down and ■feeding has commenced. Care should be taken to 'cover the upper and lower surfaces of the leaves and the soil immediately surround­ ing the plants. Hydrated lime is effective only when in the form of a light dry sub­ jected to moisture, and in that con­ dition it is not injurious to the slugs For this reason, a few light appli­ cations of lime at intervals of ■or four days are much more tive than one heavy dose. Another method of control quently recommended is to the infested .plants thoroughly with [Bordeaux mixture. This material is repellent to slugs, and, if the fol­ iage of the plants is completely co­ vered, many of the slugs will con­ fine their attentions to seeds grow­ ing in adjacent fields. three effec- ire- spray Kill Weeds Now of the set at Guelph it root of Perennial Sow Thistle, Grass and Field Bind Weed and air during the summer in older to destroy their vi- In June, with ideal weather In the summer of 1933 a experiments were conducted Ontario Agricultural College, in order to determine how long was necessary to expose the stocks Twitch to sun months tality. conditions ihot and dry) one days’ exposure killed 100 per cent of root stocks of Perennial Sow Thistle, Couch Grass and. Field Bind Weed. In July a 100 per cent, kill of Per­ ennial Sow Thistle and Field Bind Weed root stocks was obtained by one day’s exposure, while two days’ exposure was required to give a 100 per cent, kill of Twifeh Grass root stocks. In the month of August it required two days' exposure to kill the root stocks of Perennial Sow Thistle and ten days’ exposure fail­ ed tn give a 1’tO per cent kill of the Twitch Grass root stocks. In Septem­ ber ten days' exposure only gave a 35 per cent, kill of Perennial Sow Thistle and a 9 per cent, kill of Twitch Grass root stocks. Three experiments indicate very clearly that cultivation during the hqt dry weather of late June, July and August is much more effective in killing the ro^t stocks of these weeds than 'cultivation in September or later. Infected areas, should be brought under tlw- plough as soon as possible. In doing so, weeds will bo controlled and succeeding ciops will benefit. Grading Canned Tomatoes According to the amended regula­ tions on the grading for canned to­ matoes and tomato products under the Meat and Canned Foods Act, there are four 'grades of canned to­ matoes: Fancy, Choice, Standard and Second quality. The canned product of all grades must be packed from sound, ’clean fruit, and be free from pieces of skin, cores black spots or sun scald. The Quality grade must contain at’least 05 per cent, drained tomato solids, Choice Quality grade, at least 55 per cent, and Standard Quality grade, at least 45 per cent. It sugar* or salt is used, either must he used dry or dissolved in the juice that comes from the tomatoes. Brine made from water and sugar or salt, or both, is prohibited. The juice which comes out of the tomatoes after peeling may he added to the bulk when filling the cans, hut it must be the juice of that particular .‘.natoes. to the juice or the trimmings. There is also Tomato Puree, Tomato Pulp, Toma­ to Paste, Concentrated Tomato Paste Tomato Juice and Tomato Juice Coekail. Tomato Juice must be pack­ ed from the unconcentrated, pas­ teurized liquid of the tomato with a substantial portion of the pulp ex­ pressed from whole ripe tomatoes with heat. that main Exeter Defeated Home Run by George CimeR Gives Goderich the Gome This does not apply pulp obtained from one -grade each for oi* without the application, of Where salt or sugar is used, fact must be declared on the panel of the label in letters not less than one-eighth of an inch height, and of a visibility equal any other printing on the label. Insect Pests in to sea- they next un- The injury 'caused by insects this spring has -been somewhat greater than usual. In Northern Ontario, forest tent caterpillars stripped the foliage from millions of trees over a ■wide area, particularity in the North Bay, Sudbury and Port Arthur dis­ tricts, In Old Ontario, the eastern tent caterpillar was prevalent al­ most everywhere, and tents could be seen in large numbers on unspray­ ed apple trees. Caterpillars have now ceased to feed and consequent­ ly will do no more damage this son, It is quite probable that ■will be much less destructive year. The iglassy cutworm, which like most species of cutworms work beneath the ground and attacks the roots of plants, has been exceptional­ ly troublesome. Damage from other cutworms has been about normal. Grasshopper outbreaks have oc­ curred in Renfrew, North Hastings, Northumberland and Manitoulin Is­ land. Poison bran baits have been applied promptly and present indica­ tions are that the insects will be brought under control before they can do much damage. The sweet clover weevil, a new in­ sect, has spread over practically the entire province, and its injury to the foliage can be seen in every sweet clover field, It alsike to a lesser extent, but there is no indication that feed upon alfalfa or red clover. The insect is being studied at Guelph. Rose chafers are now about at their peak in light sandy land, and are doing much damage to roses, fruit trees and igrapes planted on this type of soil. Flea beetles have been very numerous on turnips, cab­ bage, potatoes, tobacco and sugar beets.The pea aphid is less destruc­ tive than a year ago. Potato beetles promise to be somewhat more plenti­ ful. almost attacks so far, it will USE OF' COKE IN CANADA The consumption of coke in Can­ ada is increasing, not only for in­ dustrial uses hut.also in the homes of the people for heating purposes. In 1934, the latest year for which complete figures are available, we used over three million tons in the Dominion which was about half a million tons more than in the pre­ vious year. Considerably more than half of the quantity used goes into domestic heating. Ontario uses more coke for domestic fuel than all other pro­ vinces combined, actually about 80 per cent, of the total. There are more than 40 establish­ ments in Canada producing coke. Bituminous coal is the material us­ ed. Much of it is imported. In fact we use three times imported coal that coal. Most of the is used for making Nova S-otia, We also import coke, the quantity coming into the coun­ try being about one-third of the Do­ mestic production. The exports are very small. This information is taken from reports issued by the Mining and Metallurgical Branch of the Indus­ trial Census, Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Department of Trade and Commerce. the quantity of we do of native native coal that coke comes from Tlio. tired, worn out mother <8 home if she is side and worried) household duties. She gets nd nervous and irritable, downhedaj can’t rest at night, and gets jar tired ns when she went to bei® Women shft'erihg in this wajK H, & N, Pills a remedy wit* their health, build up the dfc bring back their bodily vigor. m Milburn’bJFd Kh to recuperate m system, and t (Goderich Signal) George Currell, right-fielder the Victorians, group leaders in the local church softball league, saved the day on Wednesday, August Sth, when, in an exhibition game at Vic­ toria Park with the Exeter All Stars he knocked a home run in the ninth with two on bases to win 7-5, The game resolved itself into a pitchers’ battle right from the start with the local Al Fisher pitting his arm against the flashy moundsman, M. Hammond. The All Stars had an edge on the field and it was Car­ rell's home run that snatched vic­ tory from their grasp. Baynham and Hockey put the vis­ itors two up on the third, Bloomfield and Ab. Powell score in the fourth, only to Al Stars go ahead again in when Pryde and Dearing Tile game was then air-tight and scoreless until the eighth when Carl Bloomfield put his team one run behind, and Cochrane scored in the ninth for the visitors, giving them a 5-3 advantage. Bruce Hammond scored first in the last of the ninth and there was one out with Miller and Al Fisher on bases when Currell slannned a drive to the left field roadway for a home run. The largest crowd of the season saw the game. Victorians—V. rell in 5th); C, Bloomfield, s.s.; Bloomfield, lb; M Fisher, c; C. Miller, l.f.; A. Fish­ er, p. All .Stars—'Bingham, c.f.; Goetz, l.f.; Cochrane, 2b; M. Hammond, p.; Skinner, tlib; Pryde, r.f.; Dearing, 3b; Hockey s.s.; Creech, c. for but Carl tied the have the the fifth scored. Smith, r.f.; (Cur- . Larder, 3b; Carl A. Powell, 2b; A. B. Bloomfield, c.f.; Without doubt the best brand of ball seen in this district in some time was witnessed at Victoria Park yesterday, when the Victorians play­ ed Exeter All Stars. A sensational game, which was a veritable pitchers’ duel, was culmin­ ated sensationally with a home run in the last of the ninth which drove in the winning runs. And, best of all, first-class sports­ manship prevailed. Tested Recipes Sparkling’s Jellies ‘Pound for pound and boil an hour’ was the recipe given in our grand­ mother’s day for making sparkling jellies and delectable jams, and as swreets her “preserves” were a tri­ umph. Modern knowledge of foods however, demands methods by which equally pleasing jams which also retain the nutritional value of l'resh products, can be produced. “Add pectin and boil one minute” has taken the place of the old slogan and gives attractive jams and jellies with very little effort, very little fuel consumpion, and all the beau­ tiful variety of colour and flavour in various fruits just as nature made them. Pectin is a chemical substance ob­ tained from ripe fruits, particularly apples and, in the right combination with acid, is necessary, to form a jelly consistency. Some fruits contain pectin in large quantities, others have very little. Some have not suf­ ficient acid, especially if fully ripen­ ed. Apples, particularly the crab variety, red currants, and grapes us­ ually make jelly of good consistency without the addition of other pectin, but seed fruits, such as peaches and strawberries will never “jell” with­ out it. Commercial pectin is usual­ ly made from apples, made in clean factories under careful supervision, and therefore may ibe used with con­ fidence. Follow the directions given w’ith the pectin which may be either liquid or powder form. Apple juice tn ay be prepared for* use with non-jellying fruits, and for this purpose ‘Wealthy” apples, just a little underripe, seem to be They yield a juice with little and no distinctive flavour, apples provide a juice which excellently but their flavour is pre­ dominant when used with mijd fla­ voured fruits. Some of these combinations make jelly of excellent quality: Raspberiy and red currant Raspberry and gooseberry Choke cherry and apple Blueberry and apple Equal quantities of juice from the two fruits (may be used, best, colour Crab jellies Among Empire supplies of butter to the United Kingdom in 1935, the greatest increase occurred in imports from Canada which were negligible in and rose to over $3,000 cwt. This was nearly doubled ^^‘'■1933 figures and the largest Bauntity since 1931. “Is your office boy steady?” ‘Steady; he’s almost motionless,” “Mike,” said Pat, "I can’t pay my rent, so I want to hire your horse and cart to do a moonlight move,” “Share,” replied Mike, “and ye couldn’t, have come to a better man, Belave me, that horse of moine is so well trained he’ll walk past the landlord’s house on his tiptoes!” Three Girl Companions Are Haying an Enjoyable, Though Strenuous Holidays oh Bicycles With Knap­ sacks Fxoin Morning to Night— —Find Cycling Easy-Going — Writes From Srewsbury. Elizabeth Eedy of the Journal-Ar- gus staff who is on a bicycle tour of England with two former college mates, Miss Jean Cameron Welland and Miss Elizabeth Gillespie, of Tor­ onto, writes her home folks from Srewsbury, Eng., July 23;—- Dear Family; I heard from you at Barnstaple last week and again at Shrewsbury last night and certainty appreciated it although it reminded me again that I haven’t been able to one letter anywhere since London. The truth of the writing postcards is effort. We get up shortly after seven, our beds (sleeping kets), pack our breakfast and then and sweep out the as soon as our tires are punnped up and bikes loaded for the road, we take our departure. We’ve been averaging about fifty miles a day which really isn’t hard on us—on the contrary we find it quite easy in the less hilly country. But—we allow .half an hour or so off for our noon meal and an equal length of time for tea and we arrive at the next hostel after nine o’clock, just before we have to make up our beds for the night. “Lights out” vomes at 10.30, by the time we are half ready for bed—and no letters j written. manage we left matter a every is even tremendous morning , dress, make up bags and blan­ knapsacks, cat wash the dishes dormitory. Then SUPPER SECRET Children like Kellogg’s Rice Krispies for supper. They’re so crisp they crackle in uiilk or cream. Nourishing. Easy to digest. Promote sleep. Kellogg’s Rice Jtrispiea are sold by grocyrs every­ where. Ready dT serve. A Mother Goose Jtory on the hack of evjfry package. Made hy^Kellogg in London,Ontario. Quality guaranteed, crackle cream would be a good idea to go over to Ireland the first week in August and catch our ship the "Montclaire” at Belfast when it calls in there. I’ll probably be with the Hardy a couple of days. Elizabeth Gillespie is going to France and Germany both; Jean is going to spend the last week in the country with English friends. You’ll laugh when I tell you that my bicycling shoes which I dyed so carefully, lasted four days of the road. Then when the toes of both Were completely out and the heels coming off I had to throw them away and get good stout English brogues . with knobs on the bottom instead. Twilight lasts until 11 o clock and They cost me the equivalent of just broad daylight past 9. So you see, I’m afraid I can’t supply you with a scrap of copy for the Journal till later. The first moment I have will be in London the beginning of the week. I’ll dash off as much as I can then, Thought the paper chuck full of news this week (July 2). It took me a long time to read it before pass­ ing it on to the Hardy who are ing somewhere west of .here baited breath for its arrival, gested all the news including “World News” (we know very wait- with I di- tlie little about it till last week when I began insisting on buying a “Daily Tele­ graph” every day). Am sorry I haven’t the list of Irish ancestors because I think it j $1.95 and with a pair of shawl ton­ gues will make me handsome shoes even after they have been banged around the rest of England. We’ve had dozens of adventures, met thousands of interesting people and seen 'multitudes of fascinating things. To have done it properly, I should have written a story as I went along, but as I explained before, there wasn’t time and that’s the tragedy of it. We’ll have to wait till later. Am writing this before breakfast and there are twenty Germans in the room all talking at once. We’re off to Chester today and will finish up our tour this week-end in the Lake District. Love to all. ' ELIZABETH Sayings that Should be taken with a Grain of Salt (Hank in St. Thomas Times) ‘‘I’ve been .getting 2 6 miles to the gallon outa the old boat this sum­ mer.” “The patient is doing as well as can be expected.” “Open your mouth a little wider please—it won’t hurt a bit.” “What I cold that big bruiser was not fit to print.” “You can’t tell my home brew from the real stuff.” “Boy! Did I make a .hit with that girl!” "My speedometer was only regis­ tering 20 miles an hour, officer.” “We’re selling these garments at far below cost.” “My dear, you don't look a day older than you did 15 years ago.” “Pies Like Mother Used to Make” "Yes, sir, I can take a drink or leave it alone.” New Zealand for the second year in succession was the principal source of butter supply to the Bri­ tish market ty 1935. Denmark was second but only 72 cwt. ahead of supplies from Australia. Summer In The Maritimes The Maritime Provinces of Can­ ada, favored as a vacation spot by President Roosevelt and hundreds of Other discriminating Americans as well as by thou­ sands of Canadians, are preparing' to welcome large numbers of tour­ ists again this year. St. An- drews-by-the-Sea, one of the most popular ‘of Canadian resorts, will attract many famous golfers to its beautiful IB-holo and 9-hole «ourses, with their sporty fair­ ways and greens. Golf is only one of the many attractions at the Algonquin Hotel at St Andrews, which will be open this year from June 27 to September 7. Tennis, yachting ahd swimming at famous Katy’S Cove, deep-sea fishing, danefflg at the Casino, and bowling on tho green are other chief amuse* meats. Motor .trips can be made id such' interesting places as Charmcoak Mountain; the revers­ ing falls at Saint John; and by boat to ®ampbeMo Island, Presi­ dent Roosevelt’s summer home for ‘several seasons.A delightful boat ride from Saint John, across the Bay of Fundy by the Princess Relene, lies Nova Scotia, Land of Evan- ,getfne, which offers to the tour­ ist such attractions as rugged cliffs and long stretches of sandy ‘beaches over Which the Atlantic breaks, great forests with cool and fragrant depths, lakes lying like jewels in the sunshine, rivers rushing down from, the hills to melt into the arms of the ocean, pastoral countrysides, and ac­ commodation as good as can be found anywhere. Canadian Paci­ fic Railway hotels in Nova Sco­ tia Include; The Pines, at Digby, open from June 27 to Sept 9, where golfing, tennis, and water, sports make a pleasant day; Lakeside Inn, near Yarmouth, open from June 27 to Sept. 7, where yachting flourishes and where arrangements have been, made for the usual run of sum­ mer sports; and Cornwallis Inn, at KentVillo, open all year, which 'has facilities for golf and which is the centre for motoring excur­ sions to Grand Pre, the Gasper* eau Valley, Canning, Kingsport^ I-Ialls* Harbor, and Blomidon. Tho pictures show a typical coast-wise lighthouse; happy holi­ day-makers about to greet the Atlantis;* a yachting scene at Lakeside Inn; Evangelino Well and Memorial Church; and tho> unique and beautiful War Memo-* ria! at St. Andrews. f