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)HYBRID CORN before they came to meJ*
Varieties Recommended
#FAT IS AMMUNITION I
Fat and bone conservation begins at home and ends
in the firing line
YOU KNOW
One pound of fat supplies Two pounds of fat will fire a
enough glycerine to fire
150 bullets from a Bren
gun.
Frank Coughliit of Stephen and Shearei* Hybrid eorn in a radio
Mervyu Stelck of Hay dib’eass wlftl broadcast Qyei» C.K.N.X,
Agricultural Representative Jas, C. t 11
burst of 20 cannon shells
from a Spitfire or 10 anti*
aircraft shells.
Bones produce fat and aircraft glue.
If we saved fat at the rate of one ounce per person per week "
this would mean 36,000,000 pounds per year, enough to
produce 3,600,000 pounds of glycerine for explosives,
FIGHTERS DEPEND ON
"Every householder who delivers to a retail butcher,
collector, or Salvage Committee, any rendered or unrendered
fats or bones shall be entitled ta receive from the person to
whom they are delivered 4 cents per pound net weight for
rendered fats, and 1 cent per pound for unrendered fats,"
The above paragraph is a direct quotation from Order A-642 of The
Wartime Prices and Trade Bqard. *
"Rendered fat" means fat melted down and strained to
remove solid matter. It includes drippings and strained pan
grease resulting from the cooking of meat,
"Unrendered fat" means raw or partially cooked fat free
from lean meat and bone, but not fully rendered.
"Bones" means raw or cooked bones of cattle, sheep
and hogs.
EVIRY OUNCE COUNTS !
SAVE AND STRAIN EVERY DROP TO SPEED
VICTORY. SELL IT TO YOUR BUTCHER OR GIVE IT
TO YOUR SALVAGE COMMITTEE.
NOTICE TO BUTCHERS, HOTELS, ETC.
You have been mailed a copy of Order A-642. This Order affects
operators of hotels, restaurants and other establishments where meals
are served. It is of immediate importance to butchers and slaugh
terers. If your copy has been lost, you can obtain another from the
nearest office of The Wartime Prices and Trade Board.
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Rhubarb is Now in Season
RECIPES
Rhubarb Shortcake
cups flour, i tsp.
thick sour milk, 1
soda, 1
tsp. salt,
measured
Add liquid
2
cup
2 tbs. shortening.
Cut shortening into
flour, soda and salt,
gradually mixing with a fork to a
soft dough. Owing to the difference
in sour , milk, it is- not always pos
sible to determine the exact amount
of liquid. Turn dough on lightly
floured board and pat out. Cut in
to circles and bake in electric oven
at 450 degrees for 10 minutes. Split
and serve with thick rhubarb sauce
between and on top.
Sauce; 6 cups of cut washed
rhubarb in saucepan placed on elect
ric element turned Low for 5 min-
ates, then to High, ap,d add about
2/3 cup of sugar. Cook only a few
minutes, stirring frequently.
Rhubarb Tarts
2 cups thick rhubarb sauce,
eggs separated, 1 tsp. grated
orange rind, % cup fine sugar
Combine the rhubarb sauce, egg
yolks and orange peel. Cook in top
of double boiler, stirring constantly,
until thickened. Pour into tart shells.
2
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SUGAR QUOTA EXPLAINED
AT W. I. CONFERENCE
Bryne Hope Sanders, director of“
the consumer branch of the Prices:
Shearer: •"What varieties are re-
commended: (a) for silage purposes
in* Huron County; (b) for husking
purposes in Huron County?”
Coughlin: "(a) I have tallied with
a great many prominent farmers and
feeders of beef cattle lately. Nearly
all of them were pronounced in their
choice, It sounded like this,, in one
case where, the gentleman had two
loads of beautiful fat cattle in his
stable, he said, 'We want mature
corn to make Blue Ribbon*Triangle
beef; it sells for lie per pound more
in. the carcass. And to do all this,
we want early hybriti seed.’ So I
would recommend early varieties
even for ensilage, nothing later than
606 which is 110 day hybrid, that is,
it matures in about 110 days, In
this zone I would prefer 531 and 355
“(b) And for husking purposes,
Canda 531 and 355; 531 matures in
about 105 days; 355 matures in
about 95 days,”
Shearer: ’‘Outline your experience
in growing husking corn in 1942,
complete with the amount of seed
per acre, method of planting, variety
used and the yield.”
Stelck: “Well, we planted our
corn early last spring and if you re
member, it was a pretty wet spring,
For about two weeks after the corn
was planted, part of the field was
under water half the time. Ordin
ary open pollinated varieties would
not have been hardy enough to take
it.
‘We planted our Corn check raw
35 inches apart each way. I employ
ed rather a unique method to check
row; I used an ordinary 11-run fer
tilizer drill and tied up all the discs
but the centre and the two outside
ones. Remember that with the drill
I only sowed fertilizer. I then re
moved all the keys in the fertilizer
discs but the three that were mark
ing and so by drilling lengthwise
and crosswise I not only marked the
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able for root, leaf and stem growth
rather than for seed production,
S, The growing of corn oil a fair
proportion of arable land on the
farm will permit of keeping more
cattle, and so increase the revenue
as well as augment the manure
supply, so essential to the mainten
ance of soil fertility.
9. Corn, when preserved as ensil
age, can be stored much more cheap
ly in much less space than any other
roughage. In addition, stored in this
way it will keep indefinitely and is
always ready to feed. Ten tons silage
occupies no more space than one ton
hay, One ton hay fs worth about
two and one-half tons silage,
10. It makes it possible to greatly
lessen the pasturage, consequently
more land can be brought under cul
tivation.
11. At a moderate estimate, two
cows can be kept on the same acre
age and at the same cost when corn
ensilage is properly grown and used,
as one on the same farm when cattle
are fed on hay or other roughage.
12. Corn will grow in any kind of
soil, provided always that there is
good drainage. Under drainage is
not absolutely necessary although
advisable here as with other farm
crops. Qn low-lying or level lands,
ditches should be in good working
■otating] condition and water furrows kept
open all summer. If a choice of land
may be made then .warm-bottomed,
light loamy soil may be expected to
prove the most satisfactory under
most weather conditions.
13. In the rotation, corn should
follow hay, pasture or meadow. Corn
might advantageously come after
1I
crops. The sweep of Hybrid
is well understood by our far-
as it offers one more
Its ability to utilize plantfood
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ARTHUR WEBER
Today the subject of our disenssian
is Hybrid Corn. * This subject is very
timely because corn planting time is
here. With the large number of live
stock on hand, it is very imperative
that plans be laid now to provide
ample feed for next winter, Corn pro
vides the answer to this problem,
Huron County farmers are interest
ed in hybrid corn chiefly for silage
purposes, although it is possible to
grow husking corp successfully with
the proper variety of Hybrid.
Today we have in the studio, two
Huron farmers who have had consid
erable experience with Hybrid corn,
Mr. Frank Coughlin, Stephen Town
ship, who lives on the boundary be
tween Middlesex and Huron, a seed
corn producer, and Mr. Mervyn
Stelck, Hay Township, who has grown
Hybrid corn for both silage and husk-
>ing purposes.
j These mep are fully qualified to
(discuss this iuiportant crop—especial-
| ly important this yqar due to the late
I season and the inability of farmers to
get their normal acreage of oats and
barley sown. Corn is one crop that
should be planted late—in fact corn
will not thrive unless the weather is
warm.
Corp is one of the most Important
farm
corn
mers
crop.
its many uses as poultry and live
stock feed, its ready market for in
dustrial uses, and its use as the main
silage crop, makes Hybrid corn a val
uable crop to the majority of our far
mers in 1943.Corn hybrids vary greatly in yield,' | _ ... ___
strength of stalk and other charac- grain, or even follow a hoed crop,
ters. Only those hybrids which have provided the land were very fertile | field where the rows crossed, but I
been tested and found to be product-'
ive should be grown.
The importance of adaptation can-]
not be emphasized too strongly. Thej
tendency to grow late-maturing liy-t
, brids, because of the slightly higher
yields, is a dangerous practice. Not]
only is the grower likely to exper-( Sjx years ago since we’ m Ontario be-
ience heavy losses during years of(g3n to grow hybrid corn,
abnormal weather conditions, but]
‘the quality produced may be serious-
| ly affected, during many years, be-]
| cause of a relatively high moisture ]
jeontent. Growers planting hybridj
(Corn for grain production should be'the same time increase production.
] sure that the hybrid they purchase So it is easy to understand why hy-
I will ripen in their area and. produce brid corn soon replaced open polin-
; good yields of high quality grain.
I Hybrids grown for ensilage may be
j somewhat later in maturity provided
I they become sufficiently mature
] make silage of high quality.
Ii
; or a very heavy dressing of manure
were applied.
14. The best fertilizing material
for corn is undoubtedly good barn
yard manure.
Shearer: “What is Hybrid' corn?”
Coughlin; “It is only about five or
Very soon
after, hybrid seed began to come in
from the United States and this was
at a time when corn growers in Can
ada welcomed anything that might
relieve the corn borer menace and at
to
Reasons For Growing- Corn
The reasons for growing or mak-
the consumer branch of the Prices ■ ^g an attempt to grow this forage
Board, told the Federated Women’s * cr0» wherever livestock are kept in
Institutes of Canada, in three-day.any numbers are numerous. A few
conference in Toronto, that it was them follow:
every woman’s responsibility to take; 1. As a plant capable of yielding a
part in the battle against inflation, i large amount of valuable forage un-
“We must accept rationing
controls as brought on by our
economy, with the realization
while they can only be rough
tice, they do give us as near an
equitable distribution as possible,”! used as material to render other less
she declared. ■ palatable roughage more acceptable
The biggest rural problem facing to farm animals.
the consumer branch was in con-,
nection with the rationing of sugar.' ensiling
Many Canadian women in rural com
munities, maintaining that their
family-feeding neeqs were greater,
protested the fact they receive the
Put'same amount of sugar as women
The Prices Board,1
Beat the egg whites till stiff and add
sugar gradually, beating until mix-j
ture stands in peaks. Place a spoon-|
ful in each tart and bake in electric]
oven (350 degrees) about 12 to 15 (
minutes or until delicately browned.
Makes 8 tarts of fairly large size.
Rhubarb Dessert
4 -cups cut rhubarb, i cup sugar
or 14 cup sugar and % cup honey.
Wash and cut rhubarb into inch
lengths. Place in upper part of
double boiler, cover and cook with
sugar, Do not stir.
To Can Rhubarb
Wash and trim slender stalks. Do
not remove skin. Cut intoK% inch
pieces. Use 1 cup of sugar to each
quart jar (or J cup to a pint). 1
a thin layer of sugar in the bottom ■ urban centres,
of jar, then alternate layers of rhu
barb and sugar with a layer of sugar
on top. Pack very tightly, using a
wooden spoon or masher,
seal and process in boiler, .
boiling on electric element 25 min-1
utes. i ed.
, Last year 110,000.000
, sugar vjas us®d, while
] Canadian
000,000
canning
pounds
plan of allowing a maximum of 10 , into shape to seed down to grass or
j pounds per person would mean
I people doing less canning.
and
war
that
jus-
der a great variety of soil and cli
matic conditions, corn is without an
equal.
2. When properly preserved, whe
ther as ensilage or dried, it can be
3. It is the best plant or crop for
that can be grown to ad
vantage in Canada. It is practically
a perfect crop for this purpose,
hence it helps to solve the great
problem of how to furnish an ab
undant and cheap supply of succul
ent food for winter-or summer feed-
she explained, while being aware of'ing of dairy or beef cattle,
the rural housewife’s problem, had
u»ius a decided the best method of distrib-
’ Partially i ution was based on the needs of the
gently average family.
“And under war conditions, the
average becomes normal,” she add-
To Can Rhubarb Sauce
Add enough water to rhubarb to’
prevent burning. Cook until soft.
Add % cup sugar to 1 quart rhubarb.
Fill sterilized jars. Seal tightly.
* * *
TAKE A TIP:
To prevent rhubarb pies from
boiling over,
cheesecloth
®cut in 2-inch widths. Press
one edge to rim of pie and
other side fall over fluted
crust. Overlap ends well.
Other variations of rhubarb des
serts: Upside-down Cake, Rhu
barb Betty, Rhubarb Steamed
Pudding, Deep Rhubarb
Rhubarb Sponge,
4. When properly grown and well
preserved as ensilage, it is the equal
of, or superior to roots in feeding
value and palatability.
5. The labour of growing an acre
of corn is of a character much more
s ] agreeable to perform than that of
pounds of growing an acre of roots of any de-
this year scription.
for 209,-j 6. Corn being a cultivated or hoed
for home crop, serves well to clean the land,
women asked
pounds of sugar
alone with only 100,000,000 that is, free it from weeds, so fitting
available. The rationing it for grain growing and putting it
use strips of wet
or butter-wrapping
the
let
pie
A Pimple Covered Face
Kills Many a Romance
The lives of iitany young people are made miser
able by the breaking out of pimples, and you-probably
know of cases where a promising romance has been
spoiled by those red, white, festering and pds filled
sores on the face.t
* The trouble is not so much physical pain, but the
mental suffering Caused by the embarrassing disfigurement which very
often makes the sufferer ashamed to go out .in company.
The quickest way io get rid of pimples is io improve the general health
by a thorough cleansing of the blood. ’
Burdock Blood Bitters helps to cleanse the blood and with the blood
cleansed the complexioh should clear up.
Tfio T. Mflburitt Cd., I-imited, Toronto, Ont.
more hay.
. 7. Corn is a grass feeder and may
; be depended upon to make good use
of an abundant supply of plant food.
ineat,-l-t ^is reason, particularly
___ _ ______ v__ the'adapted to occupy that place in
meeting: “I believe the greatest ed- the rotation where a fairly liberal
ucational challenge lies in your sllbPly o£ barnyard manure supplies
hands, in asking yoltT homemakers paj’Se quantities of plant food suit-
on the farm, to live within the'
spirit of rationing and reduce their'
over-all consumption of meat. I
“Rationing,”
not a panacea,
lem across Canada
the co-operation of
woman, if we are
greatest aim—that
maximum of support to our nation-!
al war effort?'
Meat Rationing
ated corn. The word ‘hybrid’ means
an animal or plant produced by in-
breeding different varieties. In the
animal world, farmers are familiar
with the crossing of different breeds
of livestock. They see the vigor in
hybrid chickens. Plant breeders
have been experimenting for a long
time, inbreeding to produce strains
that have desirable qualities. The
story of the production of hybrid
corn is a long one. I must make it
short. The first step is taken ,by
the plant breeder. After thousands
of experiments he may be lucky
enough (if he is a lucky fellow) to
bring out one outstanding Inbred
in a lifetime. This may be better
understood if I say there are fifty
prominent corn-plant-breeders in the
United States and Canada and as yet,
there are not more than twelve out
standing inbreds. All good double
cross hybrid seed corn in Canada
and United States comes from a com
bination of some four of these in
breds. Through the courtesy of the
United States Government, the
Experimental Farm at Harrow,
Ontario, is engaged with the work
of increasing inbred foundation suit
able for use in the Dominion of Can
ada. The plant breeder at Harrow
Station brings on the male and fe
male parents of a known first cross
hybrid. These are kept pure by
isolation and covering the tassel and
earshot of the same plant and by ap
plying the pollen at the right time,
“The second step is taken at
Ridgetown Government Experiment
al Station much in the same way
except that they cross polmats and
from her the first crosses go out to
t.he producer of double
seed corn. The seed
from Ridgetown, for
parent seed stock for
Which is 23x26 male parent,
Ml3 female parent.
breds you will see began in United
States- (at University of Wisconsin,
to be correct), brought along at
Harrow and crossed at Ridgetown
had an X of fertilizer at each hill. I
then planted the field with d hand
planter, dropping about three ker
nels per hill. By doing so you get
ju-st as much' grain with an easier
handled cob. Last year we planted
Wisconsin 606 with good results. If
yielded about 10 7 bushels of cobs to
the acre. We husked our five score
by hand and believe me it’s no small
job. We stored the corn in circular
snow 'fence cribs about seven feet
across and raised up on planks about
a foot off the ground. It kept all
right, but I believe the long wedge
crib is the best, and I will be using
one this fall. I don’t have to men
tion the advantage of check rowing
corn. As you all know that the
cross scuffling is nearly as good as
a summer fallow for weed eradicat
ions.
We are going to plant De Kalb
2-40 Hybrid, also Canda 531 this
year because it is an earlier matur
ing variety and that helps to speed
the work in the fall.”
the
all
the
Value of Corn for Feeding
Shearer: “Givq the value of corn
for feeding livestock, outlining
method, amount, etc.”
Stelck: “We .fed the corn to
livestock, but especially hogs. To
hogs we fed it all winter on the cob,
but this spring we shelled the re
mainder and are mixing' it with
other grains to chop for both cattle
and hogs. I would not advise fin
ishing hogs on corn, but by mixing
it from a third to half with other
grains until the hogs weigh around
170 to 190 and then finish with bar
ley. Th'ere is no better feed to my
estimation, and its value when fed
to poultry in proportion with cereal
grain, is unquestionable. May I also
say here that we have about 12
single cord of cobs and we use them
for summer fuel. I certainly think
the -corn acreage should be increased
in Huron County both for grain and
(for ensilage, because there is no
othei* crop that Will give you as
much feed per acre, and since Hybrid
corn has come the corn borers work
is in vain to‘ break over the stalk.
I know that if we could get a mech
anical com picker in our district
all the corn ft could husk in a season
would be planted this year.”
Emphasizing
rationing, Miss
the need foi’
Sanders told
cross hybrid
we now get
instance, is
Canada 531
R3 x
These four in
Production
the hybrid
home farm.”
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J. McNaughton buried
Funeral services for John Mc
Naughton, of Tuckersmith, were
held at Brucefield United Church
Thursday,
Atkinson
ers were
Chapman,
Kay, Edgar Butt and I. W. Iron
side, Seaforth. Burial was in Baird’s
Cemetery. Mr. McNaughton, who
was in his 82nd year, was a for
mer reeve of Tuckersmith, and al
so served as councilor.
June 3. Rev. G. F. A.
officiated, and the bear-
James Dallas, Thomas
Thomas Dayman, ThoS.
she concluded, “is’
It is a terrible prob-i
which requires
every Canadian
to acliieVe our
of giving the.
NORTH Allan
Dafoe, former physician to
Roy,
the ’
Dionne quintuplets, died Wednesday,
June 2, in the Ndi’th Bay Hospital,
death being due to pneumonia. He
was 60' years old. Ho died five min
utes after being admitted to hospital.
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Hybrid Seed
Shearer: “Outline
production on' the
Coughlin: “We
best field, fertilized well with 200
lbs. per acre of 2-16-6. Sod plough
ed in the fall and manured, I
is best. Wheat stubble is often
We take the Ridgetown first
hybrids ahd Check plant, both
3 ft, x 3 J ft. and aim to get two
stalks to a hill. We plant one row
of male parent corn -and four rows
of female parent corm We take all
the tassels off the female parent
rows and throw them on the ground.
Ill this way the female ears must re
ceive their pollen from the nearby
male rows, making the second cross
from the original Inbreds produced
at the Harrow Station, This is a
work that must be done thoroughly
and at the proper time, lasting about
three weeks.
The next oirergtion is husking the
ears from the female rows, hauling
the corn to the drying bins, applying
constant heat of no degrees until
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good,
cross
ways
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