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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-12-03, Page 293 11 r .- • Background Deta �n the 41* lib .01 4ritgue5 5*hott Angus H. Shortt, youthful'veteran of 31 -years service with Ducks Unlimited (Canada), today is as engrossed with his full-time painting of and working for waterfowl andwildlife as he was at the beginning, As Ducks Unlimited's artist technician, .his, duties run' on a wide field and _cansiantly changing challenges. The versatility of hi% work is notable 'and whose patience is a legend. Looking back over the record, he breaks into an easy Irish grin and sums it up with "You might say it's been a case of art for duck's sake! Never a dull moment. 1:ve enjoyed every minute". Hundreds of favorite corners and walls throughout North America portray the knowledge and feeling that the 62 -year-old- craftsman hs gained through hiS frequent jaunts into the world of the marsh. He along with the late Bert Cartwright, former Chief Naturalist for Ducks Unlimited, were corn missioned by Sport's Afield Magazine in 1945 to co- author a book on North America ducks and geese. His 36 full color renderings have been republished continually since that time and are available on news- stands in handy pocketbook f9rm.- - - one of- the main reasons_his paintings_and.works are in so great a demand is that he knows his subjects well. For ekample he studied taxidermy and exhibition techniques at .the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The Natural Museum of Canada,hired him,,to conduct ornithological surveys in west central Manitoba for two years and prior to that time logged many miles studying birds from both a scientific and .artistic standpoint. He was elected a member of the august American Ornithological Union in 1952. . Angus Shortt has spent many hours in the prepara- tion of the 104 -week series "Marsh World" and he hopes that his notes an illustrations will provide an insiders look into the wonderful world of a marsh. The first of this. series appears this week al the Editorial page $01, FROM for Everyone! FINcliEws OGSMIFTOSKHEO83N THE SQUARE, . BRIGHAM BRIAR PIPES SMOKERS ACCESSORIES TILLEY Butane Lighters, Tobacco Humidors, Stands, Tobacco Pouches. QUALITY LEATHER GOODS LARGE SELECTION • — SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE GIFT. ITEMSAn excellent assortment of gifts in wood, glass, chin and metal. Many novelty items. RECORDS POPULAR LABELS — FAMOUS ARTISTS MANY CHRISTMAS RECORDINGS MODELS Both plastic and balsam, planes, ships, all latest wierdo style cars. MATTEL TOYS COMPLETE. Line In Stock Boys cap now be Official Hot Wheels Club Members. A limited number of Club Kits are now available at only $1.39. Hot Wheel sets, Sizzler cars, Juice Machines, etc. Barbie, Stacey, P.J. dolls, etc. Matchbox Toys Games Arid A Variety Of Other Most Popular Toys CARLTON • Greeting Cards & Christmas Gift. Wrap Pipe H Agriculturai. Club cichioiromont tonight . • / The twenty.third annual Htiron County 4-H Achievement Night will be held in the Seaforth District High S01100, Seaforth; on Friday, December 4, commencing at 8 p.m. All Huron County 441 Agricultural Club members who completed a project in 1970 will. receive their awards on this occasion. , • Everyone who has an ihterest in the 4-H program is invited to attend the Achievement Night. With replacement calves and yearlings coming into the Ontario Beef feedlots at relatively strong prices, it is imperative that the', feedlot operator do the best possible. job of management he can in order to increase his profits. • Once the replacements are settled down and over the stress of moving, they should be treated for Warbles. Named brand products, such as, Neguvon, Ruelene or Co-Ral are recommended. Neguvon and Ruelene are pour -on systemics. Co-Ral as a Wettable powder and a Ruelene liquid are. also available as sprays. Systemic insecticides .are absorbed through the skin and into the animal's system. At the recommended levels these products do not cause any harm, but kill the warble grubs while they are small and before much damage has occurred. The proper time for treatment is after activity of the Warble fly Goderich .man registered engineer A total of 817 new members were registered recently -by the Council of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario. Among them is S. J. A. Connelly, 59 North Street, Goderich. The new members now are accorded the right to use the initials "P. Eng." after their narne in any engineering work they undertake. . ,The 28,000 member APEO serves a..5 the licensing body for the engineering profeion in Ontario, and also seeks to Anform the general public regarding the role played by the professional engineer in Canada's development. Chickens like green, yellow; not reel, blue --t • If chickens went shopping, they'd pick items colored yellow or green, and, only occasionally bother with those colored red or blue. These discoveries about the color preferences of chickens have - been- made by Dr. Fred Jerome and Mr. Frank Hurnick, Poultry Science Department, University of Guelph, who are con ducting color research projects on chickens under the sponsorship of the Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food. Several groups of 150 day-old Comb White Leghorns and the same number of Columbian Plymouth Rocks are being tested separately for color preference. Mr. Hurnick has built four housingareas around a central, square, neutral -colored housing zOne. Each of the four areas has its own feed„ an4 water units, and each area and N,equipment in it is painted a diff nt color. The central area n be vertically lifted and dropped. At preset intervals the central zone, which houses all the chickens, is lifted, alloWing the chickens free access to the colored zohes. The central section is then dropped and the chickens in each zone counted. The experiment is repeked several timesa day and an average of the numter of chicks moving into different colored zones is tabulated. Results, after 12 ,days, shOwed a distinct preference in both breeds for the yellow (32.7 per cent) and green (26.2 per cent) areas, with red (22.7 per cent) and blue (18.4) per cent taking third and fourth place. Other cOlor experiments using hens showed the same results. Hens preferred to nest in yellow and green nesting houses and, if in cages, to feed ,from yellow ad green units, or from units combining these two colors. , One recent experiment featured feeding troughs colored in, combinations of the four cOlorS. The hens came into contact with a different color combination" each day, 'never seeing the same combinatibn twiee. The most popular conibinittion °tall was -one that contained all four colors. • has ceased and before the Warble grab has reached, the- back area. Treat before November 30, if possible. Treatment after November 30 must be done 'under the supervision of a veterinarian. Cost of treatment with a systemic is from ,about 25c per 400 pound calf up to • 50c for an $00 pound yearling. Your returns should be $5.00 for each $1.00 spent on systemies. When preparing to treat tattle with a systemic insecticide, be sure to read the label carefully and follow the manufacturer's directions. 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