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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1916-08-31, Page 3August 3 t th 1916. THE WINGHAM TIMES S4V THE CROP OF WESTERN CANADA 41) Threshing Whest, Carman, Man. �(2). Loading -Wheat in Manitoba. (3) Reaping at Carberry, Man. STATISTICS TATISTICS from the Government authorities show that the wheat crop this year promises to be greater than ever but the problem that is troubling the minds of the farmers lin Western Canada is how can the heron be harvested? That is the pre- leominent problem of to -day in Canada art from recruiting for overseas. 'apart railways are providing ttX01111310118 to carry the men to their destinations but the effort will almost be fruitless if the labor does not Come forward for the work in view. There is no disguising the serious - Bless of the situation this year so tummy men having gone to the front or are on their way. Despite this tact, however, there should be no lack of men to gather in Canada's greatest asset if the country is to still continue the good work of the past two years in helping the Mother Country In the greatest war the 'world has even known. While Canada bas sent some hundred thousand men to the war there are still hundreds of thousands more left who have not en- listed and "ono are not assisting in the making of munitions. These have • Stow an excellent opportunity of do - 4 ag a little bit at home to help the war abroad. Canada's crop is of vital ne- cessity to Great Britain and her Al- lies so that everyone who helps in gathering in the harvest will in some xaeasure be assisting in carrying an the war to a successful issue. Irhe effort will not only be a health river but give excellent remuneration. •rt Yoa who are not helping your coun- try directly are invited to take the trip West for a couple of months and not only earn three dollars a day and board but also feel that you are help- ing the powers to end the war sue- cessfully, for our side. AMY railway Wig agent will furnish you with alr tli`e ne- ts •mation tosenable you to go to Western Canada and do your little "bit" by helping the farmers to liar- ve:.t the great crop on which so much depends. ,.ws.u,xram.:,as,,,,,,grn,._.r Plfgl;V'T[NG AND STATIONERY We have put in our office a complete stock of Staple Stationery and can supply your wants in WRITING PADS ENVELOPES LEAD PENCILS BUTTER PAPER PAPETERIES, WRITING PAPER BLANK BOOKS PENS AND INK • TOILET PAPER PLAYING CARDS, etc We will keep the best stock in the respective lines and sell at reasonable prices 1111•1111110•11I ago JOB PRINTING We are in a better position than ever before to attend to your wants in the Job Printing line and all orders will receive prompt attention. Leave your order with us when in need of LETTER HEADS BILL HEADS ENVELOPES CALLING CARDS CIRCULARS NOTE HEADS STATEMENTS WEDDING °INVITATIONS POSTERS CATALOG UES Or anything you may require in the printing line. Subscriptions taken for all the Leading Newspapers and Magazines. The Times Office STONE BLOCK Wirnghaxn, Onto THE HOME GARDEN. A good deal of work is required to keep the vegetable and flower gardens ooking their best during the hat, d y days of mid -summer. The cultivated plants wilt and languish for want of a drink, while the weeds continue to thrive, and unless checked soon mobo- lize the ground. Few farms have a water supply that will furnish water to the garden through a hose. To carry sufficient water in pails is no light tesk but from the appearance of the plants many think that this must be done in order to save them. Many fail to realize that eultivatio is a means of retaining moisture in the soil and of forcing groath. Carrying water to the garden is seldom necessary if the soil is stirred frequently. Where a dust mulch is obtained the soil is kept moist to within about one inch of the surface The hoe may prove more serviceable than the watering can in the garden during dry weather. During haying and harvest it is dif- ficult on many farms to find time to devote to gardening, consequently, weeds gain the upper hand and lessen the winter supply of vegetables. Important as is the grain crop the gar- den should not be neglected. Vege- tables have a money value as well as oats and wheat, The land devoted to gardening, if given half a chance, gives greater returns than the same area planted to, any other crop. The garden also has value from a health standpoint, A small plot of ground, email quantity of seed, and a few hours' work during the season will produce sufficient vege- table for the average family during sum- mer, fall and winter tended garden on every farm, and an effort made tb produce the best quality of a large variety of vegetables. Chinchillas, valuable fur -bearing animals which inhabit high tnottntains in Chili, have been imported into England for breeeding experiments on a farm. flow's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re- ward for any case of Catarrh that can- not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be- lieve him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. NATIONAL DANIK OF COMMERCE, Toledo, 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internal ly, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testi- monials sent free, Price 15 cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists, Take Hall's Family Pills for con- stipation. AUTOINTOXICATION OR SELF-POISONING The Dangerous Condition Which Produces Many Well Known Diseases, HOWTOCUAUOAOAINST THIS TROUBLE "FRUIT.A-TIVES" - The Wonderful Fruit Medicine - will Protect You Autointoxication means self-poison- ing, caused by continuous or partial constipation, or insufficient action of the bowels. • • Instead of tho refuse natter passing daily from the body, it is absorbed by the blood. Al a result, the Kidneys and Skin are overworked, in their efforts to rid the blood of this poisoning. Poisoning of the blood in this way often causes Indigestion, Loss of Appetite and Disturbed Stomach. It may pro- duce Ileadaches and Sleeplessness. 11 may irritate the Kidneys and bring on Pain in the Back, Ilheumatisin, (lout, and Rheumatic Pain:'. It is the chief cause of Eczema -and keeps the whole sysleua unliealthvby til` constant absorp- tion into the blood of this refuse matter. "Frail -a -lives" will a4days c;n.' "I wo- inlo-rieation or self-poisoning - "I''ruit-a-tires"acts gently on bowel;, 'kidneys and shin, stren;;tliens the bowels and tones up the nervous)stem. 1S)c. a hex, (1 tor $.).50, trial size, 25e. at all deal. rs or sent • postpaid on receipt ofpriee by Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ott..wa. VALUE OF SAVING The opinions of William H. Osborn, United States Commissioner of Inter- national Revenue, on saving, are quote d in the August American Magazine. " 'Peo'ple get rich in two ways' he says. "The minority through skill and success in investments and trad- ing; the majority through systerr.atic saving of small sums. I know a man who just before he was to be married twenty years ago lost all he had, and, went $11,0(0 in debt on a business deal, He gave his intended bride a chance to release herself. " `I think you can get on your feet again' she told hire. 'I ata willing to take a chance. " 'All right.' he said, 'get into the boat with me.' "And they were married. "The bride got a cigar box and cut a hole in the top of the lid. She called it her 'furniture box,' and into it went all the dimes and quarters she didn't really need. Soon she had enough to furnish a home. "But she didn't quit saving. She kept right on until she had $2,000. With this she bought a piece of land, which she later sold for $3,000. The fund kept growing, and she kept mak- ing more investments. Today she has money and property in her own name valued at upwards of $40,000. "I know of many more cases just like that. Its a law of business that invariably succeeds. "My advice to every young man is to start a savings fund and put into it a definite part of what he makes. When the total runs over $500 or more he should invest it in something which brings more interest than he can get from a savings bank, yet be safe. If he keeps on in this way, he will be independent when he gets old enough to quit work. 1 DO not suffer another day with Itching, Bleed- ing, leed ingg, or k'rotrud. ing Pities. No surgical oper- ation required. Dr. Chase's Ointment will relieve you at once and as certainly cure you. roc. a cox; all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited, Toronto. Sample box free it you mention this paper and enclose 2o. stamp to Pa3 postage, Among elephants both sexes of the African species have ivory tusks, while in Asia these are generally restricted to the male. A Vienna physician has obtained good results and effected some cures by treating insane persons with hy. poderthic injections Of pure Oxygen. The original dome of the Capitol in Washington was made of wood, covered with copper. Chariots, worked on the principle of the taximeter are said to have been used in China in the fourth centuary. The Ontario Hydro -electric Commis- sion plans to spend•$1,300,00 at once on improvements and extensions to its plants at Toronto, Dundas acid Niagara, and in the Lake Simcoe and Grey county district. England has strenghtened its hold on the toy market, but Japan is forgoing ahead as a competitor. The lard Consumption sof the united States is 100 potmds per sapita. There is nothing like newspaper ad- vertising to:ring up the (cash register. FERTi1,tZERS $CAEc,E. /Le The fertilizer situation becomee. it more serious for market garden- ers. Prices for potash are pro- ! hibitive. Nitrogen and pbospho- ik rus are also much higher than a is year ago. The greatest care It should be exerelsed in planning 18 the fertilizer rations. Perhaps it 11,; will pay to snake slight reduc- 112 tions in the usual amounts of nt- ig trogea and ptlosphorus and to be 12 more thorough in tbe planting 112 and care of the crops, 7.`be situ- it i$ ation calls for shrewd business it PS management. - National Stock- it elmanman and Fernier. ,12 STOP SOIL WASHING. Winter Time Should Be Used in Work to Avoid This Loss. Brush and straw piles that will be in the way during the farming season should be hauled away and used to stop soil washing. Every one has seen enormous gullies cut in a single season and years spent in trying to undo the mischief, but few realize t'iat sheet washing is gradually tak- ing away the best surface soil of our fields to such an extent that soil washing is the greatest single source of loss on many of our farms. The Iess busy winter time should bo used in active work to stop this loss and in planning next season's field work so that the fields will be planted and cultivated across the slope or around the hill, so that the rows will not run straight down in such a way as to furnish the steepest possible channel for the run off from rains. Those who have such winter cover crops at rye to hold the soil in place are for. tunate, but those who do not should not flatter themselves that no wash. ing is going on even in the winter time when there is less rainfall. Small gullies that have just started in cornfields or wheatfields or even in pastures and meadows may often be stopped with a little straw. Even cattle paths in pastures often deepen so that they need such treatment. In other places it is necessary to plan to sow sorghum to stop washing, but if the gullies are more than a foot deep and two or three feet wide it is usually better to use brush, concrete dams, or the sewer system, which has given good results under certain cir- cumstances. The brush dam gives better results if straw is mixed with the brush to help hold the dirt. Wherever the fall is great enough to make the water cut serio•isly it is likely to be neces• sary to stake down the brush and straw so that they will not be washed away. Por deep, narrow gullies concrete dams from six to twelve inches thick will give better results. Iron beds to give weight must be used in re -en- forcing the larger dams, but heavy wires will do very well in the smaller ones. The middle should always be left lower than the edges, and the supply way should be provided with a concrete, stone, or brick apron at the bottom of the gully to prevent the falling water from cutting into tbe soil and undermining the dam. Adjustable Roof for Silo. Silos always settle several feet and unless refilled a few days after the first filling will be only about three- fourths full when ready to be fed from. To overcome this trouble silo roofs, tops, and covers have been de- vised to allow the filling several feet above the top, so that when settling is all over the silo will be nearly full. The roof shown here is adjustable. Tie roof opens out to extend the silo upward perpendicularly when being filled. After settling, this roof can be folded up to make a closed top that sheds rain and keeps out snow. Independently elevatable sections, one of them having a cap attached, are locked together. Leaf Spot of Cucumbers. The angular Ieaf spot of mourns bers is a disease quite prevalent throughout Eastern Canada. It was reported as having been present the past year in Ontario and Quebec. The presence of the disease is indi- cated by angular, dry, brown spots on the foliage, which, by dropping out or tearing, give the leaves a rag-. ged appearance. Although the dig. ease has been known for many years in the field and has been conceded to be of bacterial origin, heretofore no organism has been named as its cause. As a result of experiments recently conducted by the plant pathologists of the department of agriculture, however, the germ caus- ing the disease has been isolated and identified. It was found that the disease is caused by a bacterial organism enter- ing the leaf through minute orifiees in the outer layer, wounds not being necessary to permit infection. Young steins fray become soft rotted or crack open, but no direct connection has been found between the leaf spot and the soft rots of the fruit. A heavy infestation, however, Often ma- terially reduces the crop by destroy- ing the aotive leaf surface of the plants. Purchase Good Seed. Don't purchase the lowest Priced teed. fn nine eases out of ten the highest priced seed is by far the cheapest, The seed doesn't Coat much, after all, in trroportion to the labor put on trlants, once they start. A tnlI crop is important and possible only with good Seed. Page 2 Fun Kings We defy anyone to look on the sad side of life when the delicious, negro drollery of Bert Williams is at hand or when the inexhaustible humor of Joe Layman, "Calamity Cohen," is ready to divert in COLUIMBIA RECO Douale-Disc RDS Step into any Columbia dealer's and listen to Bert Williams-Ale89-83c. My Landlady (Williams) Nobody (Williams) Joa Hayman -R2958 -85e, Cohen Arrested for Speeding Cohen at the Call Office. 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