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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1946-10-03, Page 1500TO, THE GODERICLISIGNAL-, PRg$IDENTT TAR' EK E O.U` 9 A' good start is half the battle won. And,F, this strike -out reveals that some plowing is follow. it. beautiful about to ti • 4 THE REXALL STORE OUR CORDIAL WELCOME TO interna-tional Match Ea FOR.... o A complete Drug Store Stock - FOR.... w Courteous and Efficient Service PHONE.... ° 1 DUNLOP'S DRUG STORE The Square Goderiah THE. REXALL STORE awns Tivxan ��� The present President of the Ontario Plowmen's *Association, Gordon McGaviu, of Walton, has not been interested in plowing alctiviti,e6' from an Exet'utive standpoint alone but as an active participant, .also. � t the' Prod viucial Plowing :Match in the fall or 1926 ----twenty • years ago ---she wolf `the sweepstakes land -in -stubble competition. Above is Chown the plowing he did to win this event,; as photographed by The Farmer's Advocate. Of from the city to the country to' Iive, solntds. It is quite possible to Make In return, I brush her, often,' spray most Of theft . plan -to o\\•I., what is any cow. except a vicious ,ome into a , her several times a day - during' the In Search of A Family Cow- 1{I3' A.S.C. i'iowiug Eliminates Weeds old. Pastaro xl e te. i 'ugh. We6a Alco , iVfcnice' t l 9miu�1 n1 "There are many old unprofitable pastures to be seen in the countryside, heavily infested with weeds—golden- rod, Canadian thistle, wild carrot, etc.," says Dr. Q. McConls y of the Ontario .grirltur'al College, true' he,continues: These mu be is proved' 2011 to (1p per 2 t; l (7 eaGQ:3 fiCllalr,Vc' fan9witig, 'filo the bc3 raet110i1.c3 cif f'eWig '2 e4 MA' w �d3 aiaae irlta staltZJ o c it Frra� d tlotas nfodr sca dita�; downy to prof taC�lo •,S Mo1`viug I1ttsture3 should be more .0idely practised ata ()r t . IN'hen n tlae ;atm pasture 11} estaiplishNI anti 7,7ccdg begin to show, mow e arty every 1;a tp )la +when tho weds are in that" first states of bloom. Most weeds are readily trilled at this period of ;ra)wtb. The mower bar should be fitted with' ad- justable si}•ids which rase the .mower bar about t; inches Alepending on the roughness cif the, pasture. These skids can be easily made by. the local baacL ,xuith and are "inexpensive, When seeding don be sure that the cent.'by (1) fall plowing, t )..crop i ig fertakity,level of •thio soil is high, -espec- :t•a)aic; the hills 31 trace tbe•'path..that, for one or two years to clean off weeds, rally im, taw tuaterials sueh as Wrap, phos- 1 rust wend; (3) raising the spit fertility levan, (4) I)lrorus and .potash. 'The 'best plan is 1 watch, not 'Adding hiI?t farewell, the x_ to send a composite sa tple of -the soil, sun descend. taken at ten,different places across tine •Svieet and of their nature ,vacant are field, to tlie Soils Department, Ohtario the days I spend.,: Agricultural Caliege, for analysis. The Quiet as a plow laid by at the furrow's report and suggestions from the de- end, • PAWN FM btati-rawetit� wilt, enable you to 'Naito* c 1!;f,iy. r ccs oxnic*liiy dceorili t i the fer6 � into rciltth-e, ec± sL of your soil tArt �. �:-'LL re'rl" 1b) ��`1.eta.�mC. ti3o 'igl iii of t~;;i'tik'lt�ai, i,1 gtlai,Jl °,at&." of ta{ t i17, 19'w'r the vei<ec�aata o'of c?.ieatei`' lllln,g of tko leguni 3, land. ' hrtt' lt� Glm3ot hiav rE-: tt, iabarttases the »i`oteiirn. aro mala sol. € u— tt~'ant of 'the fared, The curfew tots' the' Liliefll'• e- » t i day, , The lowluC,o besd wimd . s ow1y rear the tea, The plow an homeward plod2w, bla weary way, .- qs And, leaves the world, to dark:' QS 4a4 to teo. seeding to a well balanCc>a1-,pasture tui ture? of legumes and gr'asse's. If you have a. weedyTM'pusture of this kind, plan to plow It. this -fall :and start the - improvement plana as outlined above ti and it will return you many dollars of. profit over the present low proditcing pasture. Old pastures infested with weeds like Canadian thistles. wild carrot, etc., are a weed menace to the commun- ity. Plowing and clean cropping. and and still produces plenty of fine 11 the many familieswho mtoce 111 of t11(s i.. not �u hopeless as it milk summer to keel) of fife:~ and occasion - go a "family, cow ;" that is, u i very satisfactory family c•o\w, if y,1u a11�• gu •over -to her and scratch her gentle, quiet cow which will supply like animals, are obaerwant and have Plead cin places which she 'can't reach v ' 11'11take with 'enough ,nasi milk for their a •�,Ic<tt deal uY putieuce. .�" t'ecettt by 11claclf. From time to time I oft needs. It sounds like . a ve'y ! personal experience may serve to 11- her alum, the roadsides on a lead rope, simple problem to solve; this search! lustrate a method which f `have Btu for there is° nice Blower anti tender for a house -(Wiled dairy, but if the ploj'ed on many 0,,,,1iuu�, and 11111111 grasp to be found. I avoid any quick truth were known it' is one of the hasal\\ ays been succ-e, fol. mo•Vements or loud noises in her most difficult quests in the world. Last Pull we disposed of uui family vicinity, and when coming up behind The crux of the whole matter is (.(,v\, because she. had had two sets her always speak so, that she is not this: cows by nature run iu herds of twins in succession and had for startled. and a cow away from. • her' -bovine companions reason acne du\vn iI, mill: pro IP she steps on my foot, as she some- eompau>olns is •unhappy ani nestles , duction to almost zero. 1 went to a times does in her awkwardness, -I loses her appetite and shows a tend- herd which was accredited by the state. refrain from a blow or 'any punish - away on fregUent occasions. ,'On the and which I' knew froiu examination a cow, even if she should kick 'over the other hand, -a cow which has 'been and by checking vv itln a loc ul „weteriln_ milk pail, only makes her jumpy and , brought up from early calfhood as a urian .te be free from Bang's disease nervous, A cow that kicks does so because her udder is sore, because the milker is too rough or because she' has been abused in the past at milking time. ,, ' The whole secret of having a satis- factory family Cow is in making the cow the„ family pet. She' responds to I also watched her eat, and noted with good treatment, even to the extent of satisfaction that she had an excellent giving -more milk for you than she appetite,would in a dairy •herd. It is the kind ° When I brought her" home, that was of good treatment which is based upon -istic •they. have; _and so the purchaser the first time that she hid left the common sense, and it pays dividends in has the same problem of constant farm where she had been born "and time saved and'°in the satisfaction, that supervision .w ith _a very few quarts 1-rad-gro\vII Lap. As the_ °iciest tininlal we all have in the "possession of a fTtr k sis_a rev�strd liji a herd _uf...t11)ou.t-tEyenty-live, shelad, contented well cared Mor animal ` !! been self-appointed ''herd leader." As "` „- - + Noon-. as - I put her in the-- Barn -she N - �� .- ' l)o1,.('ft anxiously arauud' for her cvum- r Onions, and then bellowed plaintively. family pet wilt not miss the -companion- ship which she has never had; but her owner will be so fond of her that he anezuastitis: T chose a ten -year-old cow which I had seen milked several • times., The Will be unwilling to sell her.,' I'utilk was plentiful, of fine ,flavor and Often, in country-- newspapers,: we , rich in butterfat. The age of the find advertised for sale what are called I cow would be against her except that "family cows," but we usually discover la-er udder was still in first-class shape. that these animals are simply cows- which do not produce enough milk to pay for, their keep in a dairy herd, That is the, only gamily" character- read 'em ori They've got to Last Modern farmers today know the "TROUBLE-FREE" life of Farm Equipment depends on the lubricants and - motor -t fuels they receive ... costly repairs slows farm production ... causing loss of P1'ITS and wastes valuable TIME. - Farm Machinery and Labor ,are scarce ...-so .be sure to use ,dependable DOUBLE-CHECKED SUPERTEST gasoline SUPERTEST SUPER DUTY motor' oils and greases ..... SUPERTES'T' products have proven their worth to Canadian Farmers on outstanding ECONOMY in operation e . , dependable P ,Ri ORMANCE,and •durability. for LONGER -LIFE. See your nearest SUPERTEST Dealer today his advice anal help will sa.Ve you valuable Time ... Money and Labor ... for It's Never Far From Where You Are , • To The: SigirofThe Maple Leaf c, ERIE She refused to eat or drink,at first. Then I brushed her from head to foot and stroked ,her until _-she grew quiet-. After awhile, she beg -an to eat, _ and drank a bucket of water. For.. a, , few days she never ate unless one of us was -present, talking to 1i(fl'. When we left. she \could bellow constantly. To offset Iter loneliness 'I bought a small calf which I put in an adjoining stall. It wasn't hers but it 'served the purpose. She quieted down at once. , • -The next problem was to teach her to lead. She had always been driven to and from the barn, but in order. to take her- from barn to- pasture. without her running awa,,- or.trampling, the gardens I had to lead her. I puf a broad leather strap around her- neck., \with an iron ring ,through it. To i the ring I could snap a lead rope easily. At •first it was necessary to coat her along a foot at a time. pulling the rope gen tl , ,Whenever she would stop, and .pull ,hack I would say -gently, "Come along." In no time she knew the meaning of those words, and would. follow at ply heels with no more than a bit..of string holding her., In ' the same.. way I taught her to hack from her .stall, l,y pushing gently against her forehead and repeotin g� the \wird• "back." She learned to come to the pasture bars when 1 called her, because- when I took her in to he milked I always fed her some dairy ration. " - " Now she is , the idea; "family cow." She never so anllch as moves when she. is milked, and allows herself to be confined• by the pasture fence. The. calf is in another pasture, taut the foster -mother does not, bellow for Its . society. She ents',and drinks regular - RSD e THE FARM HORSE d THE PLOW AID THE' HORSE SHOE Must men may admire machinery, 1)111 they love a horse. - This thought may occur to visitors at the forth- coming ,International flowing Match. The meeting will he truly -represent- ativice of modern agriculture as hereto- fore, and it will be noted that; although n11)I1 thousand dollars worth of the latest types - of agricultural and domestic time -saving machinery will be shown, the ancient arts connected with the horse and the plow have their oven iinportant place.- The lace.-The horse is still an important factor on the farm. The onrush of a mech- anical age has not relegated hint, tto. obscurity, nor has it stilled the brawny arm (1f the farrier -smith :Is will be seen on \\'gdnesdny. October 1.6, at Port :11bert. when the. horseshoeing competition. will .be held.* Fromthe day,. . tup,..tir.t horse was „hin orted into ('ainada on June 20; 1647, at T°adottssac, Quebec, horseshoein:; has been --a Can- adian specialty, and no country in the world has supplied More famous horse shoers and harness -horse champion racers than Canada in proportion to 15)111111) tion, In short, the-(-'-afinadialn hor1aetnani always has had in mind the ' , 11tftecui poilifa of a good horse laid crown by \Cynkyn de "«'orde, the second great printer and as:fist:Int .to Caxton, in 11 l)ee \V'ordt' V'rote : 1 good horse shwlde have three propyrtees 'of a man, t'brre of 0 woman, three of aI foxe. tlhr;ee' of a imam and 1liite of all :1 SSP. (1f a 111;111, 111(1e, plus\ de. anal ha'rdyt' of a \woulan, fayre -breasted. faire of hee[•e. ; r } y t v mow,: of a f ve. nl fair tay11e, short vers. with a good trotter of a haste, a1 grate eye, a dry head. and well renaynge : Of an 0ss1', a bigge ehynn. a fiat legge, and a good hoof.•' ' IROLEUM CORPORATION LIbIITED merson s xtends A , CORDIAL WELCOME TO ALL VISITORS, OFFICIALS, COMPETITORS, ETC., TO THE INTERNATIONAL . PLOWING MATCH . For All Your Drugstore. Needs VISIT Emerson's :Drug- - Store YOUR IDA. bli,UG STORE , Phone 45- Goderich E J TO SEE HYDRO: -1MODEL LF FA pk, The Hydro display at the International Plowing Match --- a detailed scale model of a fully electrified farm • — ' is located - ' in HANGAR NO. 2, LOTS 1, -2 and 3. This- unusual model portrays the countless uses for electricity on the . modern farm and stresses the need for planning adequate electric •' Wiring to take care of all future needs. Also on .display will be electric pumps, milk coolers, grain ,grinders • and other farm electrical equipment. - Don't miss it! T JI 1'IYD. t -ELECTRIC POWER COMMIS.SION° OF ONTARIP . 1 4'