The Exeter Advocate, 1922-6-29, Page 6School Fairs and Home Garden Contests
Ontario -1922
Se .tool fairs have had a wonderful" developing from year to year exempt
development in Ontario during the, the local people,
past few years. Their popularity des The growth of the movement can
not seem to be waning in the least; best be gleaned from the following
and
ittsee thepdeep interest that g i figures .given in appro timately; seven -
:On
is a articular) envoara xn
s year periods:—
Ey
eriods:--By R. S. liutxcan, 13.S.A,, Director, Agricultural Representative Ranch,
1909 1915 1921
Number of School Fairs held ...... , . , 1 234 449
Number of sehoo.s included ,.,. .,,3 2,291 3,847
Number ,of children taking part.;-,.,,, 58 48,386 95,307
Numioer of home plots 58 61,243 114,210
Number of entries ul xde kt the firs , , 174 116,236 193,545
Number of c'shildren attending fairs 80 72,860 154,831
Number of adults attending fairs170 84,406 188,725
Total attendance at fairs .. , ... , 250 157,266 343,259
1. THE CHILDREN'S
HOUR -
A Good Set of Rules. ,
Here is a set of rules which every
girl would do well to follow;
The easiest way to raise a calf
by feeding it whole milk. This probe
ably will produce the best calf, but
not necessarily the best dairy cow.
Feeding shim -milk to the 'calf , after
it has secured a proper start may give.
Be brave, Courage is the noldestl as good a caw as the feeding of whale.
of all gifts. n'ilk, but the process requires greater
care..
For the first few days, the calf
should run with itsmother, after
which it should be removed and foil
waren fresh whole milk by hand. This
should be continued for ten days r
two weeks at least, The length of
Be the friend of all harmless wild time it should be continued depends
life. Conserve the woods and dowers upon the vigor of the young animal.
and esp i-all,y be ready to fight wild From ten to twelve pounds of this
fire in forest or town. milk should be fed -per day, in three
This is tri. y a phenomenal growth, school fairs are conducted jointly the Word of honor is sacred. feeds at first, but thisnumber may
and it is the desire of the department) followin 'conditions must be eon-. Pla • fair. Foul la eaehery. j later be reduced to two,
toexti ,y play is I The skim -milk is then introduced
of ed za io.. to all the rural se frem time to time this
n plied
Prize List—That the list of class- Bye bund �eDo at least one act of un= ,
gradualh and a period of about two
t ie province in order that all school es for the Rural Sehool Fair, prepared bargaining service every day, weeks should be required before the
c?nitireae may enjoy its berets by the Agricultural Representative Be helpful. ?la your share of the calf is placed entirely upon its new
and the Rural School Fair Association, work. feed. The skim -milk should be sweet.
be included in the regular prize list Be joyful. Seek the jay of being axed warm when fed. Cold, sour milk
of the Agricultural Societyalive, is the greatest cause of scours. Con-
r h tinue the skim -milk for at least five
months and it may be fed for six or
Por_ seven months, depending upon the
That the prize list be issued loot ter seeds of kindness while on your enough to eat substitute feels they
laterthan
to sue the regular it is 4 rtcul-, vacation by shouting your interest in, should be :given,
8 all animal life, Interest others in this
nal Society l.'riza List by this nate, cause of mercy, .justice and belt ess
Society should iesue a aeparate•to every living creature
01 Fair prize list for early die -1 Protect dogs and cats feora ill-
ution
Be silent while your eaters are
speaking, and otherwise show them
deference,
Obey. Obedience is the first duty
of every girl.
Be clean, Bath yourself and the
place you live in.
U^.nrmg the past season, the Ontario
Department of Agriculture„ tl�rt^.ngli
the Agr :int -wed Representatives.
t its .tee: to :be boys and eels enrolled l That ore copy of this prize list be
to the Scheel' Fair movement the fol-' distributed to each pupil or oue copy
!owing aiautzt,ties of eeels and eggs:1 to eeh
u y or c#ss household the
'etataes' 1,039 bags
chats, barley H d wheat252 bush,
Fess end corn (sweet
and field) . , ....... , . 24.10 pikgs,
Beeete, carrots, onions
and Parsxn ps .. .. , 42,000 "
ZIorge".s and turnips 12$QII «
,Asters, ph:ox, se eet peas
and comes i0„5,0 «
Eggs, bred -to -lay Borrel
I'lymoutli Rack . ... , 10,852
Eavh saw: Fair ie carried on by health and do better work if th ill th' t'
board Qf tlireetcrs eonmposecl of repre- the Rura Fair Association groomed every day,
sentatives front ^.i:e ";goal, the Agri- prior to the fair. ding my milia the past year and be-
cultuei1 Representative acting as 3. eteeo'nantodation,---That the A 1t is gruel to carry fowls with thein Neve it is mare profitable than to sell
gni- heads downward and their eat tied, r the milk, We ?lave all the milk we
xrla::aAer. In men eases the Repre• � cailtlarasl Society supplS' suitable to th
During Vacation Days,
You will doubtless leave an op tlx d d'
tunity during vacation days to scat- supply, As soon as the calf is old
Handling Cream on the
Faran,
Fiiaanros.--That clic Agricultural” treatment. Give thein food, and water" The low price of milk the past year
clet i supply half the prize mone a,+and a camgfertable place to sleep. has caused a great many farmers to
kh y l Dino:mai a nest robbing boys) separate their milk o th f # ed
stun not to exceed $75, for theca,n s arm, e
and that the SAM ba aid izt' among Yalta eonipanfons, ing the skim_ -milk to bogs, calves and
p Horses and cows will enjoy better poultry and selling the cream. I have
the manager or secretary of: they are'been o owing is practice of hand -
1 SchoolF
eentat:ve Is ,ass sued by a lona) eoxr-
mittee represer,soi;g the teachers,
create}s and. perente. and where we
t f€e e • i can use far feed ag purposes and
building or tent a we:lernodation for- Fieh should be killed as soon as,, feel sure it is worth a considerable
-ph-tying the pupilea exhibits, tea' out of the water by a sharp; muni than the labor involved and cost).
getter witht;ablee and pantry cooper. blow on the back of the head. Such; of machinery for separating.
have tan ..coca v3asaznawtee axil ptilati ,aazad Have stare in readiness the days fia}i keep better and. are better to eat," The problem of keeping cream in
tegether, there is as ries- 3 rk in tl:e preview to the fair. Witexo tiffsf
aa:aizr, l equipment is supplied by the Depart -
months i .r.� f geedcondition during the Snot weather4
One of tho greenest 91eal Baps tcn.naexit cif Agriculture, the Agricultural
better everla ie. the annual change ee%Society must pay taauspnriat'tt' " E f i on the farm. Cream should he de Ez
,. r e
*e atliers, tax this As = rz i i:Is lre:ziglcar#age eizurges, and furnish hee and 1p to r r livered at least twice a a^eek during
svereer e ,F.a^ :-e ;iza..y teaiteriil a;edeeect the tents, .A the summer season. In excessive hot
bad mere r «ess cue:ler ce with That suitable field .iecaaamodation,, is *Mad{
atxade of twration toyo a to ducklings; adv) her three times a week is more
�eht�,n ^ o parte cornmeal aidvisable,
. fairs e'en 1 ei'aare tisiey graduate '° properin enclaeed, be definitely as- and one part bran, to which is added i As soon as cream is
Prem the NCTMAI veheele. signed to the Rural Schaal Fair for as.sprinkling.of grit and fiveper cont. separeted it
It is very r gT should be placed in cool water and
gr it f rzrg t,� report that the purpose of holding sports, parades,; beef scrap, They should have p1enten kept at low temperature. A coolie
the quality of the eabiF its is improv- judging of live stock. of green food, such as lawn clippings tank convezni tl ] g
arg :rein year to year T' 1 Thatted
,lsa.;ia9a..y learning that it cues net
•The
TheLLaccoof Quality
1/2 aTINS
and in packages
1.
THE SUNDAY
p�api s are
a a program for the day be de-. or vegetables, ad i.a„ „g. .between en y lee near the
aided upon b the A i It
ey can gather green foada r ,+...,.i, and
,es -
Q „ lank in order that water may by
pay a to bring any thin but "geed ntutri officials and Agricultural Represen- Give T h
Tr
tit the fair. Tile judges are rerueeted tativo to avoid clashing of events,.
to point out liy comparison the differ -'j 4. Admission.'. -That all pupils and
tree between the exhibits awarded.
first penis and those awarded second,
third. fourth, fifth and sixth prizes..
Besides giving reasons for their plane -
Ings, the judges try to paint out to
the exhibitors and others the desirable
type, what constitutes quality In t
various c?asses called for en the pr
list, awl to offer hints or suggestio
as to the preparation of exhibits.
my mind this is one of the greate
educational features of the school f
District championship School Fu
were held during the past season
the following counties: Frontena
Halton, Norfolk, Oxford, Welland,
Wentworth, and Rainy River a
Manitoulin districts. The forst, s
and and third prize exhibits from ti
various school fairs in the county
district were eligible for eonlpetitio
the agricultural society supply z
practically ail the prize money.
Championship fairs are feasibl
only where it is possible to condu
the school fairs suffik iently early
the season to allow prize :exhibits t
compete at the place where the chain
pionship fair: is held and where tran
portation facilities are sufficient. Bo
and girls take a great pride in win
ming a championship ribbon, and th
quality of the exhibits is reflected i
teachers in the schools taking part inn
the Rural School Fair be given free
atdmiesion to the fair,
5. Judges. That the Agricultural
;
Society eupply judges for exhibits
such as poultry, live stock , tab)
vege es,
he PUMA, etc:, satisfactory to the De -
lee pertinent.
nsl 6, Protection. (Constables), --That
Tod the Agricultural Society supply pro-
st^ teetion for Rural School Fair exhibits,
.
air. New Features.
A
successful c
i asful c
re school loo
1
fair
must
have
in; something new and worth while each
hi year. The pupils demand change in
andiOrder to keep up interest. Sports are
nd mereIy an added attraction. Last
ehyear ninny Representatives conducted
xa,
or
n,
ng,e
s
e
et
ing p
oil
_ sp
E- " a
ys;p
b
e
n t
some competition that was entir
new to the children, such as judgi
competitions for teams of three b
n live stock, and for three girls
ening or darning; individual comp
titions in naming weeds, apples, veg
tables, and live stock, the latter fro
ietures; chicken plucking, boys' ri
ng, girls' hitching and driving, pu
Baking and singing competitio
nd Stratheona Drill and school fa
arade. Not all of these contests c.
e earned out at any one fair but
ew new "stunts" each year add i
erest and keep up the enthusiasm
: the children.
d The Home Garden Contests,
e: The Home Garden contest is prini-
a!arily intended for the teen-age boys
el
and girls on the farm. Sufficient seed
e! is given each contestant to plant a
v: plot 30x40 ft. The crops grown are as
e! follows: tomatoes, corn, cabbage, peas,
e beans, onions, radi,.., lettuce, par -
Isnips, beets, carrots, Swiss chard, cu-
, cumbers, squash, citron, and spinach.
e .A special pamphlet, showing the
-� crop arrangement, plan of garden, and
giving cultural instructions is handed
each contestant. Each contest 'eom-
' prises 25 gardens. During the past
season the competitions paid the cost
price of the seeds, namely 75 cents,
and in all there- were 75 Home Garden
I` contests, including 1,875 pupils.
1 During the months . of July and
August, the Agricultural Represents-
! tives inspected the and
awarded gardens and
prizes for,- the best gardens.
' In addition, special prizes were offer-
ed at the school fair and local fan.
fair for exhibits of vegetables from
the home gardens; Last year eom e-
titers were required to can p
products
from their gardens and exhibit these
at the fairs along with the fresh vege-
tables. This year it is planned to
make canning optional.
The object of these Home Gardens
is to, interest boys and girls in better
agriculture and encourage the use of
more vegetables in the farm home.:. It
is truly surprising what can be`grown
in a small garden, and after allowing
the family free use of the. vegetables
grown many of the boys managed to
dispose of the surplus products and
made a little "pin money," They were
thus able to thoroughly enjoy spend-
ing a little money earned by the exer-
cise of their ` own skill. These earl
lessons in finance should stand them
in good stead:
water in dishes deep
enough, so they can cover their nos-
trils s with water when. drinking.
Shade, should bo provided for duck-
lings. A lack of protection from the
hot sun causes severe Iosses during
the summer. Tip old ducks can be
given a ration of equal parts of bran,.
cornmeal and boiled vegetables, and
ten per cent, beef scrap. The niash is
usually given at night and morning.
A scratch grain of either cracked corn
or wbeat and oats can be ,given at
noon. During the laying season a
good ration for breeding ducks con-
sista of equal parts of low-grade flour,
bran, cornmeal, vegetables and twelve
per cent. beef scrap.
A good range is rather essential if
ducks are raised at a moderate cost.
A small body of water is helpful be-
efy cause of the natural food of ducks,
ng such as grasses and insects which will
bo be found in such a place. Water is
in
e-
e-
n�
d-
blic
ns
it
the local school fair. The champion
ship goal seems to be an adde
stimulus. The exhibits staged at thes
championship fairs were not only
Credit to the pupils but also to th
district from which they came. Ph
pupils are "broadening out," and the
are gaining a wonderful experiene
which_ will have its effect upon th
3arger fairs in the future.
During the past two or three years
there has been an agitation on th
part of the officers of some agricul
tural societies to have the school fairs
linked up with fairs held under so-
ciety auspices. Those favoring the
bolding of joint fairs put forth the
argument that there would be less
duplication of work and effort and the
combined fair would be more suceess-
fill. This scheme has had a fair trial,
and about the only thing to commend
itself is the fact that the gate re-
ceipts are greatly increased. The
.greatest objection to holding joint
fairs is the fact that in the great
Rnajority of cases there are too many
icounter-attractions and difficulty is
ound in carrying.out the well -arrang-
ed program for the entertainment and
especially the education of the chil-
'tlren. With this plan, the school. fair
!would more or less lose, its identity
end defeat some of the objects for
which it was originally formed, name-
ly, to give inspiration and create
treater interest, broadly speaking,in
;agriculture.
The department feels that school
"fairs should be held separately and
`distinct from county or township fairs.
"sin some communities, however,, the
weal people feel that the two can be
ombined quite nicely, and in order to
'guard against the objections raised,
'Pe department insisted that where
,';.'the fall fairs held under the auspices
_pf the "agri ru1tural societies- and the
pumped through the cooling tank.
The cooling tank should be protected
from the sun.
Never mix warm and cool cream.
Cool the freshly separated cream to
about the same temperature as the
cream you wish to mix it with. Do
not put freshly separated cream into
anlee box or refrigerator until first
cooled in water to get ridof the ani-
mal heat, Frequent stirring of cream
while cooling will aid in removing the
e
animal heat. It also is good practie
to stir the creanxat least three times
daily to prevent lumps forming and
also to give the ere= a uniform body
Cream should contain from thirty
two to forty-five per cent. butter -fat.
Thin cream deteriorates more rapidly
than thick cream. However, if the
cream is too thick there is consider
able waste from transferring from one t
can to another at the -creamery
All cans and utensils used in hand-
ing cream should be thoroughly wash-
ed and scalded. Do not keep the cream
tightly covered at any time. While
taring cream keep it in a clean, well-
entilated place.
JULY 2
iel, the Watchnzan of israei, Ezek, 2: 146; 3: 17-21.
Golden Text — Seek ye the Lord while He may be
found, call ye upon Him while He h near: let the
wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his
thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and He will
have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will
abundantly pardon,—Isa. 55: 6, 7,
Lesson Foreword --Ezekiel, who
of a priestly family, was carried
exile to Babylonia with the first
tives in B.C. 597, His prophetic na
istry was thus devoted to the ex
in Babylonia and ho did much to 1
them bear the sorrows of exile an
keep in remembrance tho religion
their fathers when surrounded w
great pagan religion and civilizat
His style is precise and scram his prophecies are filled
all manner of strange symbols, so
times weird and sometimes
sublime..
I Ezekiel's Call. ch. 2: 1-6.
V. 1, Ile said; That is, God. In the
preceding chapter, Ezekiel tells of his
inaugural vision of God. At this vision
Ezekiel fell prostrate and now the
of
ion
it
of
on
od,
was this case the prophet had discharged
into his duty and even though the wicked
cap- continuo in sin, no blame can be at-
in- tacked to the watehma
flee
l
1 to
thoa
;on.
hat
with
me
truly
silence is broken: God speaks, Son
man. Ezekiel uses this express
about a hundred times, applying
to himself. It denotes his sense
human frailty and nothingness in c
rast to the ineffable majesty of G
Stand upon th
not necessary, however, except that it 1
must be supplied abundantly for
drinking purposes.
Missing. s
"Children" said the Sunday school
teacher; "this picture illustrates' to-
day's lesson Lot was warned to take
his wife and daughters and flee out of
a Sodom. Here are Lot and his daugh-
n_ ters, with his wife just behind them;
and there is Sodom in the background,
Now, has any girl or boy a question to
ask before we take the study of the
lesson? Well, Susie?"
"Pleathe, this, lisped the youngest
in the class, "where ith the flea?"
Some conception of the magnitude
of the canning industry in. British
Columbia may be obtained from the
fact that 10,000 tons of Welsh tin-
plate has just been received for the
season's trade.
y feet, This conuna
was given because God wishes to
flounce to him that by his prophe
commission he was to be elevated t
position of dignity and brought in
reser relation to God and the rest
s fellow exiles.
V. 2. The spirit entered into m
Unable to raise himself, the Spirit
God came upon him and lifted h
bodily upon his feet. The spirit of G
is conceived throughout the Old Test
ment, aa filling men with unique po Ezekiel has many experiene
with the divine Spirit, It somet:...
came upon him violently and tran
ported him in vision to the Iand
arae); at other times it filled hi
i'th great rapture.
V. 3. He is commissioned to decks
the message of Goth to his people T
V. 20. When a righteous man doth
turn. The righeous, no Ioss than the
wicked, are to be watched and warned,
ffrom
tho righteous he may eventually fall
yy. I lap, a stumbling
block; something over which
righteous may fall and perish. God
permits elrcunistanees which may
tempt even. the righteous to sin. He
shall die. Ezekiel's doctrine is that
even though a man Iive a righteous
life but t '
sin at the last, his
life counts for noth•eg righteous
as a simmer, and he dies
Application.
'Watchman, what of the night"
Every one is saying, these are strange
new times,--tn�d it is true. And "new
occasions teach new duties." There is
always a "present crisis." I,ofth�onse,
in his recent vivid book on Ezekiel is
worth quoting here: "There has 1,
tvcx
nd been a time when, by a careful ob-
an- server, a change could not be seen
tic, passing over the spirit of the world --
o a" true of the downfall of the Roman
to Empire in the fifth century, the rise
of of the new conception of European
unity under Charlemagne, the period
e. of the invention of gunpowder, the
of fall of Constantinople, and the &s-
he covery of the new world at the' close
od of the Middle Ages. Every generation.
a_ is pregnant with possibilities of bless.
ing or disaster. Ideals are always at
es stake. But for our own age this much
es can be said. The state was never so
s_ great, or so widely realized. Nothing
of seems too ,good be be gaped for 'no -
Honor and humility belong together: I
The vain girl, who thinks always of w
herself, misses the path of leadership.
Parents as Educators
Hungry Children—By :Lydia Lion Roberts
A mother was looking over a bo
of old photographs and her little boy
was an interested watcher by her side.
As one picture came into view the
boy exclaimed, "Whenever I see a pic-
ture of Auntie Gertrude it makes me
feel hungry!' Afterwards he explain-
ed that'it was because she brought•
him so many good things to eat.
The Aunt referred to was a very
busy woman, yet she always managed
to find time to slip a gingerbread man,
or a popcorn ball, or a surprise pack-
age into her bag for the children
where she visited: Another child
never forgot a basket trimmed with
colored tissue paper, holding some
baked cookies, that her aunt brought
to her after she had been'siok.
Food plays an important part in a
child's life and a mother: may teach
by it as well as by. other things., All
children love surprises, and little faces
brighten on stormy days when a raisin.
cake baked' in their own little pan,
appears, or a lunch -box dinner is
placed on the playroom table with
dainty sandwiches and fruit, and
maybe a bit of candy or a few' nuts.
Any Iittle boy or girl- likes to learn
to cook when mother is cooking and
though that is not an especially good
time for mother in one way, yet in
another way it is the;best time, for
children are happy when' busy and
x learn quickly when interested. When
mother makes' bread the little tot
should have a ball of dough and a
raisin or a bit of jam to make a bis-
cuit. If the child has dishes big
enough, : and ' this is important, for
there should be a small pan' or un-'
breakable. dish to do the cooking in, --1
the work can be.done exactly as
mother does it.and therefrom come
the first lessons in cooking.
"I, could turn those doughnuts,
suggested a small boy to his grand,;
mother, who was making the tooth -1
some goodies. She started to turn'
him away as she was` busy and a bit,.
nervous, .but thought'tetter, of it and
showed the child just how carefully
it must be done. Consequently he
turned every single one in a most;
grown-up way and informed the fain -1
ily proudly that night, "Grandma and II.
I made doughnuts to -day."
The ten cent store has many a small
tin and enamel pan that would make
a start towards a little girl's cooking, i
m thing too evil to be feared. '
In such a situation as the present,
rue where shall we find our true prophet?
heek unto their
e God? To
not a To the law ands the testimony;
if they speak not according to this
word, it is because there is no light
in them."
children of Israel;' are now described
that the prophet may be under no illu-
sions regarding them. They are the
rebeiljous children of rebellious
fathers.
V. 4. Impudent children and stiff -
hearted; literally "hard -faced and
stubborn heiaxted." They have a di
position towards disobedience and per
versity which renders them hard t
reason with. Thus saith the Lor
Ezekiel is to make .known to the
that he speaks authoritatively as th
prophet of God, --„-
What Trees to Plant.
For Ontario conditions the follow
ing tree -planting guide is offered as
a regards selection. of trees to suit local
e.l soil and moisture conditions:
se Good sandy loams=Sugar " maple,
e black walnut, pin oak, white ash, red
`V. 5. Whether they .. forbear: 13
is' to continue to admonish the
whether they will hear hini. or not'
There hath been a prophet anion
them. Eventually they will rea1_i
that the one whom God sends is reall
a, prophet.
V. 6. Ezekiel is not to be•daunted by
the opposition of the people. They
may persecute him:in word and de
ed
but he must not be discouraged. Brier
and thorns; c"symbols. of the. opposi-
tion and persecution the prophet may
expect to encounter (McFfdyen)
Scorpions; a still stronger figure of
persecution. With their strike ani
sting they are able to deal' death.
The Watchman of Souls, ch. 3:
17-21.
V. 17. A more precise description of
the prophet's work is now given. He
s" set as a watchman or sentinel and
charged with "the cure M' souls."
oak.
e Good medium loams—White ash,
m white elm, sugar maple, black locust,.
black walnut; butternut, soft or silver'.
ze maple, white oak, native plane, Orien-
tal plane, native basswood, Norway
maple, red oak.
Good clay loame-Sof
Y
maple, t or silver
p e, white elm, white .ash.
Low-lying wet soils -"-Sof
o t -maple,
pin oak, native' basswood'
nativeplane.white. e1n]4�
y
Swampy conditions—Natio
and native poplars, a willow -
P P , pin oak, if con -
I dition is not too bad.
It -
s not cowardly to avoid unnee-
� essary risks.
Swat tl:o fly before she.raises .a
I big family,'.
Amsterdam' is cut
{. • by canals .into
ninety islands connected by 300
bridges.
Lin -Lc -sulphur glue is easier to make
and to apply than self -boiled
' lime -
sulphur, and it is said to
rot: snJ scab and to get brown
icolor clic fruit
just as well. Ask the County Reye.,
sentative chem it..
set, and would give her much pleasure is c
and profit if she learned to take care
of the pans and to cook 'simple 'things'
in them. The best way of all " is to'
suggest to a ehil a biscuit be
ad 'a
made
for a
sad
D
yr o
r
,.�at'y
, In
cake as a surprise for a playmate.' no
Thus the lessons in cooking and giv-: h
ing, planning and unselfishness are s
learned together.
Vatchenan, It is worth noting that
Ezekiel's work is - not with crowds, but
with individuals
V. 18.. He is to go out after he
iviciced and admonish them. If he does
t warn a wicked man and the wicked
dies in his sins, then the prophet is
,ei,d ..:countable, "H that fai1 to
ave life,kflls" (Davidson).
V. 19. If thou warned the wicked, In