HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-10-23, Page 11.,,,aseriesesvaraitre,
Down To
Earth'
By P. 1, HOOPER
Facts ,Version 1881
The other day 1 found the ehil-•
&en pressing laves in an old
book and icily •picking it upstart
-
cd to read 'The Domestic EnCY
vlopedia."
This is stated on the flyleaf
to be "A book containing inform-
ation of solid value and practical
utility for workingmen of all
trades, occupations and proles -
sons, the stock raiser, the house-
hold, and every family who wants
to save money; containing a rem-
edy for every 111, a solution far
every difficulty and a mailed
for every .cmergency."
Reading it I can only say that
; It • sure covered every subject
along those lines and made very
interesting facts of the year 1881.1
Maybe some of you have this
book tucked away ina bookcase
or attirl... Take it out and spend
an enjoy -able evening going over
the old way of doing things.
Here are a few of Ifie things
that crossed my path as I per-
used it idly,
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DOGS. Fleas and • Vermin
fleas and vermin are very!'
troublesome to dogs; yet they
inaY be easily got rid of by bath-
ing thedog with an infusion of
lobelia for two .successive morn
ings, andafterwards washing •
with water and castile soap. 1
BIRDS, 'to Preserve - Birds
may be preserved in a fresh!
state for some time by re.moving!
•the intestines, wiping the inside,
out quite dry with a towel, and
then flouring them. A piece .of.
blotting. paper, on which one or,
two drops of creoso!e have been
placed, is now to be put inside
them and a similarly prepared
Cereal Shelf
4-H Topic
Demonslrations on making gra-
ham muffins, ice -box •ginger
cookies, macaroni and cheese,
casserole, toffee cookies and corn
bread were given as part of the
leaders' course at the training
school. for the 4-1.1,Homemaking
Club project, 'The Cereal Shelf"
in.Clinton last Tuesday and Wed-
nesday and in Winghani on
Thursday and Friday.
The school was carried on by
Mrs. Shirley McAllister. home
economist for Huron. County, as-
sisted by Miss Mary, Lou Black,
home 'economist from Bruce
County.
Leaders attending from this
Area included. Mrs. Lorne Hodge
and Mrs, A. Smith, from Credi-
ton; Mrs. Syd Baker and Mrs.
Arnold Kuntz, from Dashwood;
Mrs. Ken Hera and Mrs, Harold
Bell, from Eliniville; Mrs. Don
Hendrick and Mrs, Ed GilL from
Grand Bend; Mrs. Alvin Moir
and Mrs. Bruce Tuckey, from
Hurondale; Mrs. Ross Chapman
and Miss Donelda Lastell, Kip.I
pen; Mrs. Gordon Papple and!
Mrs. James Keys, from McKil-
lop; Mrs. W. L. Whyte and Mrs.
John B.roadfoot, .from Seaforth
district, and Mrs, Gordon McKen-
zie and Mrs, Gordon Elliott,,
from Seaforth.
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piece of paper .tied around {tent.
They should then bo hung in a
coat dry place, and will be found.
le keep much longer than with-
out ;undergoing this process.
ROSEBUDS to Preserve -A
method employed in Germany to
keep rosebuds fresh inbo. the
winter, consists first .eavering
the .end of the recently cut stem
with wax, and then placing each
one in a closed paper cap or
eone, sd that the leaves do not
touch the paper. The capp is then
.coated with glue, to exclude air,
(lust and moisture, and when dry
it is stood up in a cool place.
When wanted for use, the bud is
taken out of the cap and placed
in water. after cutting ,off the
end, when the rose will bloom in
a few hours.
PICKLES, to. Color 'Green - A
beautiful green color, entirely
destitute of any poisonous quail -
hos, may be made by dissolving
five grains saffron in one-fourth
ounce distilled water, and in an.
Mlier vessel. dissolving four
grains indigo carmine in one-half
ounce distilled water. After soak-
ing each up thoroughly they are
allowed to stand for 24 hours, and
on being mixed together at the
expiration of that time, a fine
green solution is obtained, cap-
able of coloring five pounds of
sugar.
WINE BLACKBERRY -There
is practically a whole page devot-
ed to the making of Ibis wine but
the part I -like best was the l!,st
paragraph: "The best quality,
when you gather your own fruit,
and make it yourself, costs you.
only the price of the whitesugar,
and when bottled will cost you!
in money about twelve and a half •
all make our own now. Anyone'.
who wishes !the recipe may :have; Fast -Gaining_ Beef Progeny
cents a bottle. (Maybe we should
it by asking).
BALDNESS, .Preparation for! •
the cure • of - Rum, one pint;
alcohol. one ounce; distilled!
water, one ounce; tincture of
cantharides, a half drachm; car-
bonate of potash, a half drachm; ,
carbonate of ammonia, one
drachm. Mix the liquids after
having dissolved the salts, and
filter. After the skin of the head
has been welted with this prepar-
ation for several minutes, it
should he washed with water.
(I'm still wondering if it grew
hair, as it doesn.1 say),
CORNS, Renedy .f.r
lemon, ent, off a small piece,
then nick it so as to let in the
toe with the corn, tie this on at
night so that it cannot move,
and in the morning you will find
that, with a blunt knife, you may
remove a considerable portion of
the corn. (I can see you alt going
to bed with a lemon on your little
Inc. and the picture was too
much for me.)
Second. Section
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EXETER, .ONTA149,.0CTOBERi3, 'I958
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Fieldman
TUCKERSMITH BARN BEE -Neighbors helping to erect new barns on the farm of
Campbell Eyre, concession 12, Tuckersmith, have nearly completed the roofing on
the, quonset-type buildings which will replace those destroyed by fire in June. Gangs
01 10 to 20 men in the district have been working on the barns froth time to time
during the past four months, Measuring 36x75 and 36x55, the buildings have been
erected on the foundations of the old structures -T-A Photo
Farm e w s
f YOUTI/ 1/1/RON and NORTH AVDDLESTX
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MICE!" To Destroy - Gather
all kinds of mint and scatter i
about your shelves and they will;
forsake the premises.
FLY ON TURNIPS, lo Destroy!
- Take 1 bushel of newly slaked I
e, and mix therewith 1.12
bushel of wood ashes: mix and
lend the \dole intimately to-
gether, and sift the powder lightl
y along the top of the drills.
You know I love their use of
words. Who -nowadays would'
have the wit to' "blend the whole
intimately together." Hasn't it a
wonderful sound? That is what
mikes this book so delightful.
PIGS FEET and EARS -Clean
carefully and . soak some hours,
and boil them tender; then take
them out; boil some v Mega r and
a little salt with some of the
water, and when cold put it over
them. When they are to he
dressed, dry them, cut the feet
in two, and slice the ears; fry,
and serve with butter, mustard
and vinegar. They may be either
(toile in batter or only floured.
There are many other recipes
but as I have only scratched at
this book, I probably will be get-
ting more fun 'from it. But the.
language is delightful, the meth-
ods sometimes surprising, and
maybe we shouldn't have forgot-
ten a lot of the information that
is contained therein.
Beet Members
Tour Factory
Four members of South *Huron
4-H sugar beet club were among
120 farm youths who loured the
Canada and Dominion Sugar
Beet 'Co. plant at Chatham last
week.
Accompanied by Art Bolton,
Huron assistant ag rep. and
Harvey Hyde. the members in-
cluded Doris and Mnriel Cornish,
Grant Westlake and Jim Hyde.
Guides explained the operation
of the plant, and the ,group was
provided with refreshments.
When you visit out of town,
tell the news to The Times•Ad-
vocate, phone 770, or the cor-
respondent in your area,
-Stsve '5 A Ton!
ON BEEF AND DAIRY
Co-op Concentrates
During October and November
Your grain alone is not
enough „ you need top-
quality Co-op ConeentrateS
to prbvide balanced .feed for
your cattle. Take advantage
of this special "get ae-
ik quainted" offer now:
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HOMEi
GROWN] COOP
GRAINSI CUSTOM
0 IIlyluG
b11111 CO felOAMISIliOt
CUM
teRevouR
THE BALANCED FEED YOU NEED
EXETER.
DISTRICT
Phone 287 Collect
Fret Delivery
A performance testing pro-
gram for beef cattle, based on
the genetical principle that
fast -gaining bulls will produce
on the average fast -gaining pro-
geny, has rounded out its second
year of operation.
Top quality calves in 44 Cana-
dian purebred herds were iden-
tified .through the hound of Per-
formance system.
The program, carried out I
the Canada Department of Agri-
culture and participating pro-
vinces, 'tested 863 calves -more
than double the number of the
preceding year.
The ranks continue to swell
las more provinces join in the
project,
How Plan Started
Idea for the program took
,root in 1955 when, at the urging
• of purebred cattle producers, a
group of officials from the Fed-
eral Production Service and the
Saskatchewan Department o
!Agriculture inspected northwest-
ern United States projects.
To Boost Output
'Ultimate goal is to improve
!efficiency and economy of beef
1 cattle. production. in Canada.
Farm And Dairy Co-op
Starts New Opetation
A new farm co-operative, the
United' Dairy and Poultry Co-
operative Ltd., began operations
on October 1, according to its
first president, George McCague,
Harriston district farmer.
"History is being made by this
newly -formed co-op," says Mr.
McCague, "because it is the
first dairy and poultry market-
ing co-operative to receive a
charter to operate on a province -
wide basis."
'The UDPC, as most of us call
farmers'co-Operative
.
gamed to process and menu-
fa,cture dairy and poultry pro-
ducts for our producers through-
out Ontario. Our chief aimn will
be to supply top quality dairy
and poultry products for general
consumption in the province. Be-
cause we will specialize in these
products, our organization will
be in a •position to operate effi-
ciently and, not only guarantee
quantity with quality, but will be
able to carry on research work
leading to the development of
new prOducts We anticipate a
first year voluine of $12 million,"
-Please Turn to Page 12
Prices
Drastically
REDUCED!
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There were 404 bull and 459
'heifer calves on test to wean-
ing, The bullsgained an aver-
age of two pounds per day and
the heifers 1.7 pounds. The top
one-third of the bulls put on
2.26 pounds per day - 0.69
pound more than 1110 bottom one-
third. With [he heifers, this dif-
ference amounted to just over
half.a pound per day.
Breeders weighed the test
calves at birth and provincial
officials weighed and graded
them at weaning and again at
the end of the winter feeding
period. A number were .elimin-
ated, and, during winter feed-
ing, 349 bulls and 418 heifers
were under scrutiny.
Difference Counts
During this period, the bulls
again gained an average of two
ponnds per day and the heifers
dropped to 1,3 pounds. The top
one-third of the bulls tested
2.27 potmds per day, or 0.51
pound more than the bottom one-
third. Difference in thesei,two
groups of . heifers amottnted to
0.41 pound per clay.
Given this information, -it is
a matter of personal decison on
the part of the breeder of pure-
rhe Lighter ...IWarketin.
By J. CARL HCMINGWAY
P Hol
I'm quite sur.
$tein I
ducers realize that the price has
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e the bog pro -
Gets $420
P110 annual sale of bred heti-
.
ers sponsored by the Huron
County Holstein Breeders' Club,
'held October 15 at Clinton fair
grounds, saw 27 bead bring the
excellent total of $9,065 for the
general average of $335 each.
This average was achieved
with mi exceptionally high prices,
the top figure for the day being
$420, paid by William Gow, of
Auburn, to Baxter and Turtoo,
Goderieb, for the bred heifer.
Crescent Lane Doris,
G. Allen Betties, Bayfield, re-
ceived the second highest price
of $410 from 13. A. Stirling, Clin-
ton.
Francis Cantelon, Clinton, paid
$390 to G. Allen.Betles, and $320
to Wesley McBride, Barrna, The
$390 figure was also reached
when this amount was paid by
William Miller, Teeswater, te
Thomas Hayden & Son, Gorrie.
A two-year-old heifer and her
baby calf consigned by James
Bradley, Goderich, brought a
total of $500, the heifer going to
William Gow, Auburn, at $370,
and the heifer ,calf 'bringing
$130.
John Van Ninkrys, Bayfield,
paid $350 each for two heifers,
one secured from Wesley Mc-
Bride, Varna, and the other
from Sandy Elliot, Exeter. S. C.
Galbraith, Blyth, also paid $350
to Wesley McBride.
Thomas Bern, of Woodhem,
bought two head from Welling-.
ton Brock & Son,*Granton, ane
atandother' at
Mervyn Falconer, Seaforth, paid
$340 to John Douglas. Gorrie.
W. D. Sprung, Lonclesboro,
bought four head at a total of
$1,215, these including one at
$340 from Walter J. Forbes,
Clinton. Glen Wise, Clinton. paid
$345 to William Boyd, Seaforth.
Le Beau Bros., Clinton, bought
four head headed by a $330
purchase from James 13. Hogg,
Seaforth.
HENSALL SALE PRICES
Prices at Hensel) Community
Sale Thursday, October 16 were:
Weanling pigs $11.20 to $1340
Chunks 14.20 to 17.25
Feeders 18.00 to 27.50
Sows 71.00 to 106.00
E•folstein calves .... 14.00 to 27.00
Durham calves . 30.00 to 46.00
Fat cows sold up to $16.90 a
cwt.; stocker steers up to $24.60
a cwt, There were 475 pigs and
200 cattle sold.
bred stock to determine his
selection of future breeding ani-
mals. Producers of commercial
stock may base their selection
of bulls on a performance test.
Highest
Prices Paid
for
WHITE BEANS
at
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W. G. THOMPSON ° HENSALL
and Sons Limited • Phone 32
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Be SURE And Check Our Prices
Before Selling Your
Wheat, Oats or Barley
Take advantage of our fast uploading system,
We have a new hoist hi action for unsem
loading is.
We 4. Thompson
& SONS
Limited
PHONE 82
HENSALL
,dropped again. Perhaps we
should look at some figures. To
October 9, almost 521,000 more
hogs haveone than
in the same period last year.
This represents over one month's
normal supply for all Canada. In
Ontario, 45,618 hogs were mar-
keted in she past week. In go-
ing back over the weekly mar-
ket reports for April. May and
June when the price was well
over $3Q the Ontario marketing
were about 35,000 per week,
}log producers seern te he
producing too many bogs but
they aren't the only people to
lmake this mistake. A few days
ago I heard of a local car dealer
tmarket 11
0FU Criticizes
Open Door Plan
Recent suggestions that Can-
ada should open her doors to
New Zealand dairy products
bears all the wisdom embodied
in the old phrase "Carrying
coals to Newcastle," stated On-
tario Farmers' Union President
Gordon Hill this week.
Such suggestions lend support
to fears that greed rather than
need will continue to motivate
the movement of food, which. is
basically wrong, said Mr. Hill.
He continued: "It is foolish to
suggest shipping cheese and
milk right past starving peoples
to Canada, where our farmers
are doing an excellent job of
providing cheap food for. their
countrymen.
"Canadian industrialists wish-
ing to export t6 other countries
must be prepared to accept pay-
ment in whatever medium. of ex-
change that country is in a posi-
t who has five new, 2958 ModelP
in stock, 4 new 1959 model was
also on display. No doubt thi
over supply of 1958s will sell, et
a reduced price and car =nu -
lecturers will endeavour to avoid
this error next year.
The hog producers can't stois
over production as quickly as a
car factory but they can reduce
the amount of pork by market,.
!ing their hogs 10 lbs. lighter. Ott
45,000 this would equal 3,000
hogs dressing 150 lbs, each, Ths
amount would have a marked
strengthening effect on the-pricet.
It would also increase the per.
centage of Grade A carcasseg.
If we put up top Grade A hogs
we can find an increased market
in United States which would
also strengthen the price.
When over supply forces low.
er prices only two things calp
be done: first, reduce the sup-
ply and second, increase the
market. Checking weights more
carefully and sending your hogs
out to dress from 145 to 150 lbs.
will improve the situation is
bath cases.
I would again remind the
township federa.tions of agricul-
ture that the O.F.A. annuajt
meeting will be held in the
Roval York Toronto November
10, 11 and 12. This is your meet-
ing and I hope each townshiis
will send at least one delegate.
If you find it impossible to ate
tend for the three days perhaps;
you could take a carload for
one day, In this case you would.
probably find November 11 the
best day.
Male's
tion to give, Mr, Hill said. Should WeeklyMarkets
such payment be in form of
merchandise then it must be
o
-Made available to people who Whcat . - . - ... -- $1•40
can use it, such anerchanclise ,
must not be allowed to demoral- Oats ....... ° ...... - ...... --------- '57 1314
,ize the market of Canadian farm
products. Mixed Grain
• "We have heard much from
our federal government about a Malt. Barley -----. I.06 bu.
world food bank. But to date
concrete stepsin this regard
Feed Barley ----.- .96 Istk.
have not been noticed," said
Mr. Hill.
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Prices Subject To Change J
CROP REPORT
By O. H. MILES
Exceptionally good weather is
allowing completion of farm jobs.
Fall plowing is general; sugar
beet harvest needs another ten
days to complete and a few
people have started picking
corn,
Turnips are moving to storage.
Beans .... $6.511
E. L. Mickle
& Son Ltd.
PHONE 103 HENSALL
Fast, Ceurteeus Service
Stomp Facilities
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COCIC IS THE.
INNER VOICE THAT WARNS
US SOMEONE I$ ,
LOOKING.
Special
Discounts
on
Purina
Dairy Feeds1
(QCT. 15 THRU NOV. 15)
You Sao Cn Ona Ton Made Up Of:
PURINA DAIRY CONC. $6,40 PER TON
PURINA D & F CHOW $6.00 PER TON .
PURINA CALF STARTENA $6.80 PER TON I
PURINA NURSING CHOW ...„. $6.80 PER TON
Every dairy man should take advantage of the BEST
BUY IN TOWN offered in co-operation with the
Ralston Purina Company -good only for the above
time.
FOR BEST RESULTS AND
MORE PROFITS PEED
Purina Steer Fatena
We Are Buyers Of Corn
Let us quote you our prices.
Custom Shelling & Drying
Arranged at your convenience,
WANTED
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