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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1937-04-29, Page 6THURSDAY, APRIL 29th, 1937 THE EXETER TIMES-AD VO CATE Farm News Apple Expert Figures Ju spite iof an unusually crop of good quality apples in Great Britain in 1936, and a (consequent large pack of gallon apples, the ex­ port of apples from Canada to the British market was greater than in 193*5 by nearly 20,000 cases, the exact figures being 205,415 cases in 1936 and 188,050 eases in 1935. large Straw as an Absorbent Straw when used as absorbent for live stock will absorb from two to three times its weight of liquid, and if finely cut will soak up about three times as much liquid as when uncut. Further, the absorptive ca­ pacity of dry sawdust and fine shav­ ings is from two to four times that of ordinary stra,w. dusted with an insect ppwder,. or nicotine applied to the roosts short­ ly before the birds ,go on the roosts is effective. The tested should dusted fresh chaff or straw put in the One should avoid using in the nest a disinfectant with a strong odor or straw that is musty. It is well known that eggs absorb odors. There is really no excuse to have the poultry plant over-run with vermin, but it multiplies fast in warm weather, and if preventive or control meas­ ures are not used the hens will soon be tormented and production will drop. Tested Recipes nests sometimes become in- and for this reason all be frequently cleaned with insect powder, nests and then nests.warmer termed Horses of not more than $150.50 in value imported into the United States from Canada are dutiable at $20 per head; horses over $150 in value are subject to a duty of 20 per cent, ad valorem. Prior to Janu­ ary 1936, the duty on horses of not more than $150 in value was $30 per head. From 1931 to 1933 there was a slow but steady increase in the number of imported into the United States and in 193 6 the imports rose to 17,15 6 head from the not more than $150 classification and to 32 6 head horses over the $150 figure. Canadian horses for are the Early Tomato Production The best prices for tomatoes paid for early, ripe fruit, but grower must not make the mistake of having the plants cost more than is reasonable. The Dominion Horticulturist re­ commends early sowing coupled with the use of early maturing good var­ ieties, just early enough to have well grown .plants ready for planting of settled weather. 'Soils unduly rich to promote rank wood (growth and a small amount of fruit. Low nit­ rogen, high phosphoris acid and a medium amount of potash are essen­ tial to good results. The sowing should be made stocky and sign in bloom out at the in nitrogen tend Help to Make Canada More Beautiful Seed Treatment Farmers are now busy making preparations for spring seeding. Good crops and heavy yields are directly associated with the use of clean healthy seed of the best qual­ ity. The annual losses, due to the ravages of seed-borne bacterial and fungus parasites, are much greater than the average farmer realizes. For this reason, all seed should be treated before it is sown, regardless of its quality. (Seed treatment of wheat, oats and barley has been greatly simplified in past years with the appearances on the market of organic mercury dusts. There dusts, when properly applied, effectively control the smut of oats, covered smut of barley, bunt or stinking smut of wheat and the other seed-borne fungi and bacteria that are responsible for the blights and root rots commonly found in our cereal crops. Due to theix’ easy application, effectiveness and stimu­ lation to germination, they are ra­ pidly replacing foxmalin and copper carbonate. They are not, however, recommended as a control for the loose smuts of wheat and barley. These smuts are not affected by the use of the ordinary seed treatments, but .can be controlled by the hot wa­ ter treatment. In applying organic mercury dusts to the seed, care should be exercised to follow instructions as outlined on the container. The amount of dusts recommended should be even­ ly distributed ovei' the seed coat. Insufficient dust will be ineffective in control, and an excess will injure germination. Grain, after being treated with mercury dust, should not be fed to live stock ’or poultry, or used for human consumption. It can, however, be kept over, under suitable storage conditions and us­ ed as seed the following year. Spring’ i^ushions in Foods As styles in clothing change with the approach of spring, so lighter foods are flavored to suit the ap­ petite which accompanies weatlyer, What might be substantial supper dishes, which are so satisfying during the winter months, are replaced at this time of year by others, more spring-like as it were, yet just as nourishing. Steamed puddings and similiar des­ serts are neglected in favour of lighter dishes of milk and fruit, which can be made very appetizing, IThe Milk Utilization Service, Dairy and Cold Storage Branch, Do­ minion Department of Agriculture suggests supper dishes and desserts which will add an acceptable touch of spring to the meal. Welsh Rarebit tablespoon tablespoon cup rich milk or thin cream cups grated cheese butter flour 1 1 1 2 % teaspoon salt Vs teaspoon mustard Few grains cayenne 1 egg Make a sauce of butter, flour and milk. Add (grated cheese and sea­ sonings. Pour some of hot sauce over beaten egg. Return to double boilei* and cook a minute or two. Delicious poured over .freshly cooked asparagus and served on toast. covered. The early jnethod of extracting the oil was to expose the livers to the atmosphere and let them rot. The action of decay destroyed the cell walls o£ the liver, freeing the oil. The oil so produced was br-own, dirty and decidedly disagree­ able, both as to taste and smell. The .process is different today. As soon as the fish is caught the liver is extracted, washed and examined. Evex'j^ effort is made to extract the oil 'immediately and .for this reason some of the trawlers carry equip­ ment to render the oil while they are still at sea, Fish caugiht inshore are rushed to the collecting stations to be treated, ’ iThe oil is extracted by steam cooking which, breaks down the cell structure freeing the .pale or light yellow oil which has only a slightly, fishy smell, iCanada produced 61,000 gallons of medicinal cod livei* oil in 1935 valued at $33,000. The exports of cod liver oil amounted to about 10,- 000 gallons valued at $7,000 and the imports to 330,000 gallons at $229.00, This information is based on fig­ ures .from the External Trade Branch of the Dominion Bureau of Statis­ tics, Department of Trade and Com­ merce. Cheese Souffle Again and Again Judge.—Have you ever seen the prisoner at the Bar?” ■Witness—-Never, my lord, but I’ve seen him when I strongly suspected he had been there!” CANADIAN MONEY ABROAD The majority of ’Canadian people probably have never left the North American continent. Put that does not mean that their minds have not travelled to the mysterious East or to tropical jungles. One of the ques­ tions which escapes in imaginative travel is “How much is oui’ money worth in that country?” In answer- ; ing that one, let us use the nearest equivalent. .Should you go to Austria, the un­ it of currency is the ‘schilling’ which is worth about 19 cents in our money. A visit to the land of the latest royal romance would bring you in contact with the Dutch ‘guild­ er’ which is valued at about 55 cents Mussolini would give you a ‘lira’ for* your five cent piece, Some currencies are of the same name in different countries but have different values, For instance a French ‘franc’ is about 5 cents while a Swiss ‘.franc’ is nearly 23 centas, A ‘hrone’ in Denmark is nearly 22 cents, in Norway nearer 25 cents and in Sweden is changed slightly to ‘krona* and is worth slightly over 25 cents. In Belgium the ‘belga’ is worth 17 cents; the ‘rupee’ of India 37 and the e‘yn’ of Japan is valued at 29 cents. The familiar English term ‘pound’ in Great Britain is approx­ imately $4.90 about the same in Jamaica and South Africa but $3.- 92 in Australia and $3.95 in New Zealand. Egypt uses the unit ‘.pound' which is 100 piastres in her money and $5.02 in Canadian, Just where the 28,000 Canadian tourists who went to overseas coun­ tries last year spent their money we do not ljnow. The amount they spent 16 and one half million dollars all of which they must have ex­ changed into .foreign currency, pro­ bably with the result of a few head­ aches, The foregoing information is tak­ en from a report of the Tourist Trade and the latest .publication on exchange issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics Department of Trade and Commerce. Punishment A boy coming home one .Sunday afternoon with a string of trout was confronted by a minister. The boy rose to the occasion. “Minister,” he said “d’ye see what those trout got for nibblin’ worms on a Sunday.” EAT 2C DOZEN EGGS ' PER HEAP in oshawa The 'City of Oshawa, 'Ontario, eats more eggs than any other city in the Dominion. This fact is reveal­ ed in the recent studies of the (con­ sumption of various food products in different cities and rural districts of Canada, carried out by the Econ­ omics Branch, Dominion Department of Agriculture, in co-operation with the Provincial Departments. With regard to the annual consumption of eggs, the City of Oshawa led with 26 dozens .of eggs per person. Cal­ gary was next with 24 dozens per capita. (Saint John, N.B., and Que­ bec City, scored a draw -with 17 do­ zens per (head in each city, and the inhabitants of Montreal were re­ sponsible for 16 dozen per person The Chinese in Canada ate 12 do­ zens .of eggs per head during the year and the Japanese consumed 16 dozens per person. Dr. Wood's NORWAY PINE SYRUP " - - -.......■..... - ■■...................A................—.y. The Danger of Cough Concerning Children In young children a cough or cold is not a thing to be disregarded, as it is often a grave matter, and unless attended to at once mav cause serious trouble. On the first sign of a cough or cold the mother will find in Dr. Wood’s ^Norway Pine Syrup just the remedy required. . Its promptness and effectiveness in/ loosening tho phlegm is such that the trouble may be checked be­ fore anything of a serious nature sets in. Children like itj take it without any fuss. 3 4 1 tablespoons better tablespons flour cup flour teaspoon salt Yolk of three eggs Whites of three eggs Few grains of Cayenne ■ % cup cheese, grated Pinch of mustard Make a cheese sauce, using butter, flour, milk, and cheese. Season. Add beaten egg yolks and, when mixture is cold fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour into buttered baking dish r ramekins, set in a pan of hot water and bake in a slow oven (325 degrees F.) until firm, about 20 minutes. iServe at once. Lettuce Rolls FUR FARMS There The unlovely things and unattrac­ tive places in Canada that displease the eye are made by man. It is time he set out to undo' some of the damage that has been done, are primrose paths for all. to tread who care to make them. An ing amount of worry can be spaded undei- along those paths in a bright spring afternoon. Since Adam tilled the first garden many pastimes have come to claim their thousands but have passed out of the picture while gardening has stood through the centuries. There must be something in it. Buy some flowers seeds, plant some flowers .or shrubs this spring. Help to make Canada more beautiful. amaz- Current Crop Report According to reports received from many points in Ontario, Fall wheat appears to have come thro’ the winter in very good condition and recent rains have helped it wonderfully. While in some dis­ tricts Fall wheat is very brown on top, it is still green at the crown, and fields that have a good top and root system are coming through splendidly. Work on the land has commenced in many parts of South­ ern Ontario and some seed has been sown. Fruit farmers are busy spray­ ing their orchards. Grey County re­ ports .an auctioneer selling a three-year-old calf for $181.00. At another sale cows sold as high as $69, with theii' calves at foot selling for another $15. At another sale the total sales amounted to over $2,100 of which $1,800 was paid in cash. Wellington County also reports numerous auction sales, and similiar reports come from other counties. In many cases the sheep and cattle are bringing good prices, while seed grain generally brings a premium. The run of sap is light in Dundas County, with maple syrup selling at $1.50 to $2. per gallon. Grenville and Prescott and .Russell also report a very poor season for maple syrup. In Renfrew County five machines for treatment of grain fr smut and their seed- borne diseases have been installed, all of them doing considerable busi­ ness. Scarcely a week, or even a day, passes now but that we are remind­ ed of some of the broad implications of the forthcoming coronation. One of these has to d.o. with the demand for Canadian furs; from the days of New France they have held such re­ putation as to be in great demand on state occasions. Since the date of the last coronation, (Canadian enter­ prise has put at the ladies’ choice another handsome fur the silver fox. Well over- 100,000' are now provided from farms in a year. Prince Edward Is­ land, the original home of the indus­ try, still produces most in propor­ tion to its size, but Quebec and On­ tario actually have more foxes, while New Brunswick, Manitoba and Alberta have almost as many, and the other provinces about half as has The time their ! and are 1 head lettuce 1 cup cottage cheese ‘ i cup seedless raisins J cup chopped nuts i cup mayonnaise Salt and pepper Paprika Wash and dry lettuce leaves well. Combine other ingredients. Spread mixture on leaves. Roll up like jelly roll, tie wish pimiento strips. Serve two or three rolls on each salad plate. Spanish Cream with Pastel Sauce in quantities silver pelts Canadian fur and i care ones ihas many. In short, fox farming become a national industry, next few weeks are an anxious for the fox farmers, they mothers must have every consideration if the little to be raised to. maturity. The raising of mink on farms come to be quite an established bus­ iness too. Last year over $3 0,05(0 pelts were sold from farms. Mink, like ermine, has always been a fa­ vourite with the ladies, but the rais­ ing them in captivity is comparative­ ly new. Several other kinds of .fur­ bearing animals are being experi­ mented with by Canadian fur farm­ ers, including the fitch from Russia, and nutria, but nothing yet com­ pares in number with the fox and mink. This information is taken .from a report just issued by the Fur Statis­ tics Branch of the Dominium Bureau of Statistics, Department of Trade and Commerce. FEEDING CATTLE AT A PROFIT li tablespoons graulated gela­ tine % cup cold water 3 egg yolks % teaspoon salt 2% cups milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 egg whites 1-3 cup sugar Scak (gelatine in cold water. Make custard of egg yolks, salt and milka Cook stirring constantly, until mix­ ture coats the spoon. Dissolve gela­ tine in hot mixture. Cool and add flavoring. When mixture begins to thicken, fold in meringue made by adding sugar to the stiffly beaten egg whites. Turn into moulds and chill. Pastel Sauce 1 cup grape or other jelly egg white, unbeaten Finch salt. Melt, jelly in bowl over hot water. Add egg white and salt, and beat until stiff. Cool. 1 Pompadour Rice cups cooxea rice 3 tablespoons fruit sugar Pinch of salt teaspoon vanilla cup whipping .cream 1 1 Combine rice, sugar, salt and vanil­ la, Whip cream and fold into rice. Serve with maple syrup cooked un­ til thick. Sprinkle with chopped nuts. COD LIVER OIL Vermin, in poultry It seems impossible to get growth in chicks or satisfactory production from the laying flock if vermin is present. The hen doesn’t seem to be able to eat enough, feed to keep Vermin alive and at the same time keep up normal production. The hen and chick must depend upon the poultryman to keep down the pests which cut into- the profits. If the birds have good dry dust In which to work, body lice are fairly well kept in chock, The birds may T There is still a wide margin of profit for the farmer who is willing to finish his cattle suitable for ex> port requirements. A farmer in Manitoba recently sold a load of steers at a net profit of $1,147.65. •He paid $3.55 per 100 pounds for the steers delivered at (his home on November 10', 1936, and sold them the other day at $9 pei’ 100 pounds. He estimated the feed cost at $580; the cost of the cattle was $793, a total outlay of $1,373 and the sale i amounted to $2,520.65. The origin­ al weight of the ca,ttle averaged 865 pounds and they were fed oats and barley chop, minerals, one ton of oil cake, prairie hay, and finally throe tons of alfalfa, With the exception of 200 bushels of his own raising, all the grain used was purchased at be threshing time. During .the spring months, anxious mothers are chasing their offspring about, and occasionally Dad, with a bottle and Spoon. Not so long ago the dose many (have been sulphur and mblasses, as the present time it is morfily likely to be vitamin A.or D prepared in a palatable prepara­ tion, or batter still, a capsule. One swallow and there is the equivalent of four or five teaspoonsfiul of cod liver oil neatly deposited where it will do tho most good. The cod is a cold water fish which appears annually in enormous shoals off tho coast of northern countries. As early as the 17th century, “trayne oyle” or cod liver oil was shipped in considerable quantities from Newfoundland to English .ports. Although its use was for technical purposes chiefly, it was knowa that several Arctic races used it for food.. It was hot until the beginning of this century that 'the vitamin content was dis- Whatever you want in a gasoline... Take a tip from the hundreds of motorists who participated in these tests. Put Blue Sunoco up against any other gasoline in town by testing it right in your own car. 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