HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1911-09-21, Page 5THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
1911
THE WINGIT
We invite your inspection of the new 20th
Century Brand Bench Tailored Suits and Over.
coats fox Autumn: and Winter.
We have opportunities of selling nearly every
make of clothes 'sold in Canada, and we un•
hesitatingly place 20th Century Brand at the
head of the list for style, for fit, for tailor-
ing, quality, and for wearing quality.
McGee & Campbell
CLOTHIERS ea, MEN'S
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Capital Paid Up
Reserve and Undivided Profits .
Total .Assets
$ 2,r50,000
3,150,000
40,000,000
The Bank of Hamilton invited Sav-
ings Accounts—and has eliminated all
undue formalities, both in the opening
of such accounts and in the making of
withdrawals,
A charted bank is the logical place
for the safe -keeping of the fund you
wish to accumulate for old age or to
make provision for unforseen needs. In-
terest paid on deposits of $1 00 and rtp-
wards.
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Row $4 Mills.
There are a very large number of
new four -dollar bilis In circulation in
some places at the present time, and
the number is growing daily. When
a bank manager was asked the reason
for thie he mid ;—"Government bills
are just as good as ours, The reason
for the circulation of $t bills is that a
lot of the hanks have just about
reached the limit allowed for notes,
which Is theequkvatent to the amount
of their paid up capital stock. When
this is reached we have to Issue Gov-
ernment bills."
.Accident Near Harristop,
Geo. Mack, a young man of about
twenty-four years of age, lies in a very
serious condition as a result of a
bridge giving way while he was on it
with a tank of water. Kr. Mack was
employed with a gang of threshers
and wbike drawing water to the
engine, the bridge going into John
'Feather'e farm gave way under the
load of water, letting driver, team and
waggon into the river below and bury-
ing the driver under the tank, Mr,
Mack remained in this position for
some time before relieved and when
discovered he was unconscious.
Shot His Hat Off.
'To have his bat blown off by a
charge of shot without euffering any
injury was the sufficiently startling
experience of a man in the queen's
hotel, Listowel, last Tuesday night.
Alby Daum had entered an adjacent
room with a gen under his arm, He
was out shooting that afternoon, and
thought that he had ejected all the
shells. He was mistaken, however,
and in some way the gun was dis-
charged, the charge passing through
tbe wooden wall between the rooms,
and creating the havoc before describ-
ed, after which it crashed through the
window fronting on Wallace street.,
Needless to say, the nimrod was for
once glad that he had not bagged his
game.
Given Up Hopeless.
A Iittle sou of a Baptist minister
was one morning in church, when he
saw for the first time the rite of bap-
tism performed by immersion. He
was greatly interested in it, and the
next morning proceeded to baptize
his three cats -in the bathtub. The
kitten bore it very well, and so did
the young cat, but the old family cat
rebelled. It struggled with him,
clawed and tore him, and got away,
With considerable effort he got it
again, and proceeded with tbe cere-
niony. But she acted worse than
ever, clawed at bin, spit and scratch-
ed his face. Finally he threw her on
the floor in disgust and said :—"Well,
you be a Methodist if you want to 1"
New Western Towns.
By the end of • the summer there
will be at least one hundred and
seventy new towns in Canada, not tak-
ing into account those which come in-
to existence gradually and in the
course of evolution from clusters of
houses into 'millets and then into
towns. The one hundred and seventy
will be all in the West. They will
spring into being, with all modern
improvements—a small railway sta-
tion, a mile or so of siding, with vast
fertile lands about them --their assets
for the future. The Canadian Pacific
Railway will be responsible for fifty of
then, the Canadian Northern Rail-
way and the Grand Trunk Pacific
Railway for the balance. It is a fair
supposition that alt of them will live
because of the fostering care of the
railways, and that most of them will
prosper because the time bas come
for towns to succeed farms as selected
locations on the prairies, and the
railways are in a better position to do
the selecting than any other instru-
mentality, except land companies.
Good Yield.
Threshing in the West is well under,
way. Some excellent crop reports are
coming in. John Clark, one of the
big farmers iy the Roseland district,
finished threshing last week, From
111) acres in one field he bas 8,817
bushels of ilne No, 1 Northern, 28
bushels to ,the acre, The balance of
hie crop is quite up to this splendid
showing, and Clark says his yield is
no better than others in his iocality,
Reports from other districts are also
very favorable,
Provincial Uy -Elections.
Eight members of the Legislature
resigned to become candidates for the
Dominion, and one seat (West Vic,
toria) is vacant by death of the mem.
ber, 14 Ir. Fax. The vacant seats
are :—South Bruce, Centre Bruce
North Brant, North Wentworth, Len.
nox, Ottawa, Port Arthur, Kingston,
West Victoria. With the exception
of South Bruce, where R. E. Truax
resigned to be the Liberal candidate in
the Federal fight, all the other eight
seats were Conservatives.
• HAiR HEALTH.
If You Have Scalp Or Hair
Trouble, Take Advantage
Of This Offer.
We could not afford to so strongly
endorse Rexall "93" Hair Tonic and
continue to sell itas we do, if it did
not do all we claim it will. Should
our enthusiasm carry us away, and
Rexah "03" Hair Tonic not give entire
satisfaction to the users, they would.
lose faith in us and our statements,
and in consequence our business
prestige would suffer.
We assure you that if your hair is
beginning to unnaturally fall out or if
you have any scalp trouble, Rexall "93"
Hair Tonic will promptly eradicate
dandruff, stimulate hair growth and
prevent premature baldness.
Our faith in Rexall "93" Hair Tonic
is so strong that we ask you to try it
on our positive guarantee that your
money will be cheerfully refunded if it
does not do as we claim. Two sizes,
60c and $1.00. Sold only at our store
The Rexall Store—J. W. McKibbon.
t Renovating an old Alfalfa Field
My alfalfa was badly killed out
during the severe winter of 1909 and
1910. I took off the first crop, a thin.
one, and then cultivated lengthwise
and crosswise with a diamond tooth
cultivator. When the diamond tooth
cultivator is used few plants will be
destroyed. I then seeded with 12
pounds of seed to the acre.
This alfalfa field was free from
weeds, and had been seeded the pre-
vious spring. An alfalfa field cculd
not be renovated in this manner if it
were old and weedy. The best method
of renovating such fields is to plow
and re -seed.
Housing for Turkeys.
' Turkeys are the only birds that de-
generate by domestication, and this is
chiefly due to the restraint which is
put upon them, and the close con-
finement in which they are sometimes
kept at night when domesticated.
From this the natural inference to
be drawn is that the more ,liberty
they have, and the nearer they are
allowed to approach the wild state,
the hardier they will be, If while
young, turkeys are not confined in a
close house, they gradually become
inured to cold, and grow into stronger
larger and more vigorous birds than
they otherwise would.
Turkeys require roomy, well -venti-
lated houses for roosting, and never
do well roosting with other poultry,
especially if overcrowded. A 14rge
shed, open on ono side, is mor: oult-
able than one closed on all sides. in
a wild state turkeys aro extremely
hardy, and as they are prov'ded by
nature with a very tight -fitting coat
of feathers, rain or cold has zcry
little effect on them.
M ADVANCE
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FARM AND FJELD
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µNOT A ROW IN RAiity 0Aftrui.
f'sirmer Should LLobour to Bobo the
Level at the Bottom.
High prices paid for a few of the
top animals of some Of the dairy
broods need not discourage the tanner
from improvistg his working dairy by
the introduction of good blood. There
is a world of it available an what he
calla a commercial basis, Hoon of
means always have and always will
bid high for rare specimens, When
through competition they force prices
for outstanding specimens oe the
dairy breeds to what seem skyrocket
heights, it' is merely an evidence of
their intention to possess the best
available in the furtherance of their
ambitton to work improvement In the
breed. No hurtful "boom" impends in
the dairy cattle world. The purchase
at long prices of animals whish are
especially distinguished among their
kind does not prevent the maker of
milk from securing improving blood
o11. a wholly practical and economical
basis.
The average dairy cow has a long
way to travel before she attains the
standard of production which snakes
her worth while as a provider of the
farmer's. income. While men of
Wealth and liberal spirit are working
to raise the average at the top still
higher, the farmer should labor none
the . less earnestly to raise the level
at the bottom,.
College Men Go Back to the Farm
Does the agricultural college gra-
duate go back to the farm? This is a
much discussed question. There are
many who claim that the college
educates the young mon away from
the farm. That this is not true of
the graduates of the animal hus-
bandry department of the Iowa State
College has been amply proven. Prof,
W. J. Kennedy reports that sixty-
six men have graduated from . here
in 1911. They are engaged in the
following lines of work: Farming, 52;
college instructors, 8; agricultural
journalism, 3; teachers of agriculture
in high schools, 2; dairy test work, 1.
Practically every one of these young
men could have accepted teaching
positions or other salaried positions
at from $1,000 to $1,809 per year, if
they had so desired. This depart-
ment has during the past ten years
placed men in twenty-eight different
state colleges and universities, twelve
foreign colleges, three secretaries to
purebred record associations and on
about twenty agricultural papers.
What a Farmer Who Knows Says
When our factory was first estab-
lished most of the stockholders favor-
ed the pooling system, and it was
adopted. This system of paying for
milk, however, did not prove satis-
factory, and pay by test was substi-'
tuted and for years has given the best
of satisfaction. We believe that we
get a better quality of milk and every
man gets what he deserves. If I send
a rich milk to the factory it will make
more cheese and I should get more
money. If any neighbor sends rich
milk and I send poor he is really giv-
ing me some of his share of the pro-,
ceeds if they are divided according to
weight. Wo pay by fat plus two, so
1f a man sends skim milk he gets a
skim' milk price.
We test every two weeks. Our
maker, Mr. Howard Holmes, has been
with us four years. Ho holds diplo-
mas for- both butter and cheese mak-
ing and is ;therfore thoroughly com-
petent to make the test. With an
incompetent maker, the test might
not be satisfactory. The patrons also
have improved their facilities of
caring for the milk. Some have ice
houses and many have milk houses.
The nearest factory is seven miles off,
so we have no trouble with patrons
who have low testing eows leaving the
factory.
Train the Young Apple Trees
Training the young orchard is more
needful than pruning, and should
consist mostly in shaping the trees
or keeping them In form and pro-
perly balanced. Very often the side
opposite the direction from which the
prevailing winds come becomes
heavier than the tide towards the
wind, and the removal of some of the
branches and heading in of others be-
comes necessary.
Some shoots become too rampant,
and need checking to preserve the
balance of the tree, and others can be
bent and tied to fill the open spaces.
Work of this kind and the removal of
water sprouts may be done in the
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or c ust rd habit
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of growth is not uncommon even in
the case of young trees, and needs to
be corrected by the removal of sur-
plus branches.
Horse Clipped by Auto Power
The application of the power of a
motor car to horse -clipping is one
of the unusual uses to which this
pleasure vehicle has been put at
Portland, Oregon,
The quadruped was clipped in a
very short time and in a most satis-
factory manner. The experiment sug-
gests
that It might g work in shearing
sheep, The motive power of this
same automobile has been utilized to
advantage for sawing wood, excavat•4
le for a hos f
house oun-anon and
g d a
gasoline storage tank, and other
similar service.
The horse apparently shows no re•
sentment at the familiarity of his suc»
teaser in thus trimming his hair, but
submits gradefulty to the operation.
ARTA E
CANADIAN WHEAT 1Jr P T
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SYSTEM IN AUSTRALIA.
An Australian expert who has tra-
velled some 12,000 utiles in New
South Wales expresses the opinion
that this one State of the Australian
Confederation,, which now has two
and ono=half million acres under
wheat, will be able before many years
pass to inerease this to 20,000,000
acres. The Minister of .Agriculture
for the State of Victoria intends in-
troducing the Canaditus wheat ole»
vator and storage system as a means
of facilitating the shipment of grans
produCed fie that State.
Jas. Walker a, Soak
WtivattAM
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AUS`I'11•ALIAN SYSTEM C11 WR1EA/
PA1til:INU,
Tenant Pays hent ]from Crepe.
In several parts the wheat belt
of Australia there are many oppor-
tunities of farming on the "shares"
system for the pian who is acctlstonl-
ed to the cultivation of grain crepe.
The terms of agreement betweent land-
lord and tenant in the case of share-
farming for wheat are, on the whole,
uniform, although there are, of course,
minor differences 1n particular cases,.
The landlord provides the land clear-
ed, fenced, and ready for the plough,
and often, assists the tenant in the
erection, of a dwelliftg. The tenant
provides all the implements and
horses necessary to work the Placa
and all the labor, In sharing the
profits the almost universal rule is
for the grain to be equally divided
between the landlord and the tenant,
the half-share taken by the Iandlord
representing the rent.
Poor Cows, Indifferent Farmers
What is the quickest method of get-
ting rid of these poor cows? There
is a sprinkling of them in many
herds, but probably the majority are
kept by the very men who cart least
afford it, the men who are the poor-
est patrons. It seems to me that the
makers at our factories are in an ex-
cellent position to help in eliminating
poor cows. They, of all men, ate
most frequently in contact with the
pow patron. They can prove from
the factory figures, which include his
own, that A is 'delivering more milk
from his nine cows thiln B from 14.
Every milk -receiving platform in
the country should be made not neces-
sarily a pulpit or judicial bench, but
most decidediy the consulting room
of the interested specialist. Tho
maker's advice may mean thousands
of dollars to the township. A timely
hint, a little reasoning, may change
the view -point of life for the average
or indifferent patron. It is to the
maker's interest to extend the factory
business and make it more profitable;
he Is paid out of profits. A better
milk supply from the same territory
will help him to get Letter wages.
The maker's position is important,
and observes better wages.
PRUNES
Many a household has been eagerly
waiting to learn what the prospects
might be for this year's crop of
prunes. It is our good fortune to
have received authoritative informa-
tion. from a recognized authority in
Oregon, who is in close touch with
the growers in his state and Cali;
fornix, It is estimated by the experts
that the California crap will reach
180,000,000 pounds, as against 80,000,-
000 last year. The Oregon crop will
easily reach 20,000,000 pounds, and
here we have a total of 200,000,000
pounds. The . prune consumption of
the United States is 80,000,000 pounds,
and the export demand is around
40,900,000, so here is an avalanche of
80,000,000 pounds ahead of last year's
sales. Despite this, however, the
boarding house keepers can scarcely
expect that prunes are going to be
cheaper — though they ought to be.
Cauliflower Pointers
The cauliflower is a vegetable that
requires the most careful treatment
to produce perfection. The plants re-
quire to be kept in a healthy and
growing condition during the season.
The land requires to be well mannred
and in good condition. We keep the
soil stirred to preserve moisture. We
put on hellebore (nixed with land
plaster to destroy the green worm
and as soon as teh heads begin to
form cover them up to keep them
from being discolored by the sun.
As soon as the head are fully de-.
velbped, we commence to cut and dis-
pose of them. They no sooner come
to a state of perfection than they be-
gin to shoot up the seed stalks and de-
crease in value. They can bo kept
for a considerable time, however, 1f
they are dug up and trenched the
same as celery In a cool place, keep-
ing the roots mist.
RE-EN11ICIIING 01? EXHAUSTED
LAND.
Supposing you strike a broken-down
farm which will not produce Clover„
Which the ch is t e best way and d th e Cheap -
.est of restoring fertility? Start with
a crop of buckwheat, if anything on
earth will grow buckwheat will, let
It grow until it is in flower, then
turn it down with a very shallow fur-
row, and it it is late in the season
work It well all the rest of the year.
If it 18 not very late you might sow
something else, or buckwheat again
for that matter, and then turn it .lawn
again with a little deeper furrow.
Next year sow some legume, sow
some peas and oats and pasture it
off, do not cut it but pasture it off,
and after that the probabilities are
what you will get a each of clover
and probably a very good one.
Water for Live Stock.
An abundant supply of pure water
should be ono of the first things se-
Cured in stock farming operations. No
one should ever be satisfied with stag-
nant surface water, such. as 1s con-
tained in ponds, neither should the
well be located where it will eatc'i
the drainage from the stable or lots.
.l, period of dreuth is it good tinge to
secure a well that is to be relied on,
for not only is the sell easier to
handle than when wot, but there Is
no excess of water to interfere with
sinking the well to a proper depth.
Tho Limo lost in hauling water or
driving etock to neighboring wells or
streams should not be encouraged,
for ench time represents in neY, and
1 to r d r
side animals s aero o are too
besides
frequently stinted and neglectedwith-
reference to a proper ;water supply.
—Mrs. Thos. Denton of Lake Sherd -
line,
line, near- Owen Sound, was accident-
ally shot least Monday evening and ex•
plred about midnight from shock.
Her sou Petty Wasexert-skiing his
gun, which he believed was unloaded,
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when it suddenly sweet off in his
hands, lodging the whole charge of
shot imhe foot of his mother, who
Was passing the muzzle at the
moment. it le thought the shock
brought 'art heart failure causing her
deltas tlio rt►taw tllglst,
Arrival Of New
Fali Goods
We wish every woman in
Wingham and the surrounding
country would come and see
the handsome New Suits, Coats,
Skirts, Furs, Gowns, Dressing
Sacques, Wrappers, Dresses, cue.,
now on display.
To every woman
who has
an interest in Better Clothes,
we extend a most cordial in-
vitation to -come, see and try on. We will not
urge you to buy.
Buy Your New Fall Dress
or Suit Now.
Having bought a large shipment of Dress Goods
at a rate on the dollar --imported goods held in.
bond, re the Fitzgibbon Co., of Montreal, in
Liquidation, these
High Class Dress Goods
are now on sale and will be sold quickly, a rare
chance to save from 25 to 35 per cent. on New
Fall Dress Goods.
H. E. Isard & Co.
WINGHAM
WINGHAM FAIL FAIR
THUR8DAV & FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 28-29, 1911,
Friday Afternoon, Sept. 29th.
HORSE RACES
2,40 TROT OR PACE. Prizes—$40, $20, $12, $8.
GREEN HORSE RACE. Prizes --$10, $6, $4,
The naming of horses in the Green Race has been left with a com-
mittee. Alt entries in races must be made with Chas. ll;nechtel, at his
harness shop, not later than noon on the 29th of September. Parties
entering in Green Race and Runnit.)g Race must be members of the
Society, and in 2 40 class entrance fee is 5 per cent. of purse. American
rules to govern,
►SPECIAL PRIZES
Chas. Knechtel is giving a special prize of $22 for the best two-
year-old Fillies or Geldings in Heavy Draught, Agricultural and General
Purpose classes. Prize divided—$10, $0, i 2
Thos. Kew is giving a special prize of $10 for best two-year-old
Fillies or Geldings in carriageand roadster classes, Prize divided --:t5, $3, V.
Animals competing in above two specials are to be judged in front
of the grand stand at 2 o'clock sharp.
Thos. Hees also gives a $2 whalebene whipp to the best single driver,
road or carriage.
Ail harness horses are to be judged in front of grand stand and
all prize winning horses are to take part in parade in front of grand
stand before close of Fair, -
SCHOOL CHILDREN'S PARADE,—There will be a parade of the pupils
of Wingbam Public School and neighboring schools from %Vingham
Public School building to the fair grounds, headed .by the Bands.
Parade will leave School at 12.45 o'clock sharp,
WINDHAM CITIZENS' BAND AND LOCKNOW PIPE BAND
WILL p`URNISH MUSIC DURING AFTERNOON
Adniissk i to Grounds, 25c. Children, 10c. Vehicles, 25c.
Til DtJOED RATES ON RAILWAYS
CONCERT - —Sept. 29th
A high -elate Concert ort will he given in Opera House In the evening of
Friday, Sept. 19th. The following well-known artists will give the pro.
pram :—Harry .Bennett and Bert. Itarvey, Comedians ; Mies ?earl O'Neil,
the entertainer, as well as members of Pipe Band. This will make one
of the best Conr,Pr reever'iV
t held in .inghant. Arinxlsl�tots-=-2,ic and tic.
Plan of Hall at Ma1Cibboii's Deng Store.
WM. MAXWELL H. B. ELLIOTT
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µNOT A ROW IN RAiity 0Aftrui.
f'sirmer Should LLobour to Bobo the
Level at the Bottom.
High prices paid for a few of the
top animals of some Of the dairy
broods need not discourage the tanner
from improvistg his working dairy by
the introduction of good blood. There
is a world of it available an what he
calla a commercial basis, Hoon of
means always have and always will
bid high for rare specimens, When
through competition they force prices
for outstanding specimens oe the
dairy breeds to what seem skyrocket
heights, it' is merely an evidence of
their intention to possess the best
available in the furtherance of their
ambitton to work improvement In the
breed. No hurtful "boom" impends in
the dairy cattle world. The purchase
at long prices of animals whish are
especially distinguished among their
kind does not prevent the maker of
milk from securing improving blood
o11. a wholly practical and economical
basis.
The average dairy cow has a long
way to travel before she attains the
standard of production which snakes
her worth while as a provider of the
farmer's. income. While men of
Wealth and liberal spirit are working
to raise the average at the top still
higher, the farmer should labor none
the . less earnestly to raise the level
at the bottom,.
College Men Go Back to the Farm
Does the agricultural college gra-
duate go back to the farm? This is a
much discussed question. There are
many who claim that the college
educates the young mon away from
the farm. That this is not true of
the graduates of the animal hus-
bandry department of the Iowa State
College has been amply proven. Prof,
W. J. Kennedy reports that sixty-
six men have graduated from . here
in 1911. They are engaged in the
following lines of work: Farming, 52;
college instructors, 8; agricultural
journalism, 3; teachers of agriculture
in high schools, 2; dairy test work, 1.
Practically every one of these young
men could have accepted teaching
positions or other salaried positions
at from $1,000 to $1,809 per year, if
they had so desired. This depart-
ment has during the past ten years
placed men in twenty-eight different
state colleges and universities, twelve
foreign colleges, three secretaries to
purebred record associations and on
about twenty agricultural papers.
What a Farmer Who Knows Says
When our factory was first estab-
lished most of the stockholders favor-
ed the pooling system, and it was
adopted. This system of paying for
milk, however, did not prove satis-
factory, and pay by test was substi-'
tuted and for years has given the best
of satisfaction. We believe that we
get a better quality of milk and every
man gets what he deserves. If I send
a rich milk to the factory it will make
more cheese and I should get more
money. If any neighbor sends rich
milk and I send poor he is really giv-
ing me some of his share of the pro-,
ceeds if they are divided according to
weight. Wo pay by fat plus two, so
1f a man sends skim milk he gets a
skim' milk price.
We test every two weeks. Our
maker, Mr. Howard Holmes, has been
with us four years. Ho holds diplo-
mas for- both butter and cheese mak-
ing and is ;therfore thoroughly com-
petent to make the test. With an
incompetent maker, the test might
not be satisfactory. The patrons also
have improved their facilities of
caring for the milk. Some have ice
houses and many have milk houses.
The nearest factory is seven miles off,
so we have no trouble with patrons
who have low testing eows leaving the
factory.
Train the Young Apple Trees
Training the young orchard is more
needful than pruning, and should
consist mostly in shaping the trees
or keeping them In form and pro-
perly balanced. Very often the side
opposite the direction from which the
prevailing winds come becomes
heavier than the tide towards the
wind, and the removal of some of the
branches and heading in of others be-
comes necessary.
Some shoots become too rampant,
and need checking to preserve the
balance of the tree, and others can be
bent and tied to fill the open spaces.
Work of this kind and the removal of
water sprouts may be done in the
umm r.
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or c ust rd habit
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of growth is not uncommon even in
the case of young trees, and needs to
be corrected by the removal of sur-
plus branches.
Horse Clipped by Auto Power
The application of the power of a
motor car to horse -clipping is one
of the unusual uses to which this
pleasure vehicle has been put at
Portland, Oregon,
The quadruped was clipped in a
very short time and in a most satis-
factory manner. The experiment sug-
gests
that It might g work in shearing
sheep, The motive power of this
same automobile has been utilized to
advantage for sawing wood, excavat•4
le for a hos f
house oun-anon and
g d a
gasoline storage tank, and other
similar service.
The horse apparently shows no re•
sentment at the familiarity of his suc»
teaser in thus trimming his hair, but
submits gradefulty to the operation.
ARTA E
CANADIAN WHEAT 1Jr P T
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SYSTEM IN AUSTRALIA.
An Australian expert who has tra-
velled some 12,000 utiles in New
South Wales expresses the opinion
that this one State of the Australian
Confederation,, which now has two
and ono=half million acres under
wheat, will be able before many years
pass to inerease this to 20,000,000
acres. The Minister of .Agriculture
for the State of Victoria intends in-
troducing the Canaditus wheat ole»
vator and storage system as a means
of facilitating the shipment of grans
produCed fie that State.
Jas. Walker a, Soak
WtivattAM
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AUS`I'11•ALIAN SYSTEM C11 WR1EA/
PA1til:INU,
Tenant Pays hent ]from Crepe.
In several parts the wheat belt
of Australia there are many oppor-
tunities of farming on the "shares"
system for the pian who is acctlstonl-
ed to the cultivation of grain crepe.
The terms of agreement betweent land-
lord and tenant in the case of share-
farming for wheat are, on the whole,
uniform, although there are, of course,
minor differences 1n particular cases,.
The landlord provides the land clear-
ed, fenced, and ready for the plough,
and often, assists the tenant in the
erection, of a dwelliftg. The tenant
provides all the implements and
horses necessary to work the Placa
and all the labor, In sharing the
profits the almost universal rule is
for the grain to be equally divided
between the landlord and the tenant,
the half-share taken by the Iandlord
representing the rent.
Poor Cows, Indifferent Farmers
What is the quickest method of get-
ting rid of these poor cows? There
is a sprinkling of them in many
herds, but probably the majority are
kept by the very men who cart least
afford it, the men who are the poor-
est patrons. It seems to me that the
makers at our factories are in an ex-
cellent position to help in eliminating
poor cows. They, of all men, ate
most frequently in contact with the
pow patron. They can prove from
the factory figures, which include his
own, that A is 'delivering more milk
from his nine cows thiln B from 14.
Every milk -receiving platform in
the country should be made not neces-
sarily a pulpit or judicial bench, but
most decidediy the consulting room
of the interested specialist. Tho
maker's advice may mean thousands
of dollars to the township. A timely
hint, a little reasoning, may change
the view -point of life for the average
or indifferent patron. It is to the
maker's interest to extend the factory
business and make it more profitable;
he Is paid out of profits. A better
milk supply from the same territory
will help him to get Letter wages.
The maker's position is important,
and observes better wages.
PRUNES
Many a household has been eagerly
waiting to learn what the prospects
might be for this year's crop of
prunes. It is our good fortune to
have received authoritative informa-
tion. from a recognized authority in
Oregon, who is in close touch with
the growers in his state and Cali;
fornix, It is estimated by the experts
that the California crap will reach
180,000,000 pounds, as against 80,000,-
000 last year. The Oregon crop will
easily reach 20,000,000 pounds, and
here we have a total of 200,000,000
pounds. The . prune consumption of
the United States is 80,000,000 pounds,
and the export demand is around
40,900,000, so here is an avalanche of
80,000,000 pounds ahead of last year's
sales. Despite this, however, the
boarding house keepers can scarcely
expect that prunes are going to be
cheaper — though they ought to be.
Cauliflower Pointers
The cauliflower is a vegetable that
requires the most careful treatment
to produce perfection. The plants re-
quire to be kept in a healthy and
growing condition during the season.
The land requires to be well mannred
and in good condition. We keep the
soil stirred to preserve moisture. We
put on hellebore (nixed with land
plaster to destroy the green worm
and as soon as teh heads begin to
form cover them up to keep them
from being discolored by the sun.
As soon as the head are fully de-.
velbped, we commence to cut and dis-
pose of them. They no sooner come
to a state of perfection than they be-
gin to shoot up the seed stalks and de-
crease in value. They can bo kept
for a considerable time, however, 1f
they are dug up and trenched the
same as celery In a cool place, keep-
ing the roots mist.
RE-EN11ICIIING 01? EXHAUSTED
LAND.
Supposing you strike a broken-down
farm which will not produce Clover„
Which the ch is t e best way and d th e Cheap -
.est of restoring fertility? Start with
a crop of buckwheat, if anything on
earth will grow buckwheat will, let
It grow until it is in flower, then
turn it down with a very shallow fur-
row, and it it is late in the season
work It well all the rest of the year.
If it 18 not very late you might sow
something else, or buckwheat again
for that matter, and then turn it .lawn
again with a little deeper furrow.
Next year sow some legume, sow
some peas and oats and pasture it
off, do not cut it but pasture it off,
and after that the probabilities are
what you will get a each of clover
and probably a very good one.
Water for Live Stock.
An abundant supply of pure water
should be ono of the first things se-
Cured in stock farming operations. No
one should ever be satisfied with stag-
nant surface water, such. as 1s con-
tained in ponds, neither should the
well be located where it will eatc'i
the drainage from the stable or lots.
.l, period of dreuth is it good tinge to
secure a well that is to be relied on,
for not only is the sell easier to
handle than when wot, but there Is
no excess of water to interfere with
sinking the well to a proper depth.
Tho Limo lost in hauling water or
driving etock to neighboring wells or
streams should not be encouraged,
for ench time represents in neY, and
1 to r d r
side animals s aero o are too
besides
frequently stinted and neglectedwith-
reference to a proper ;water supply.
—Mrs. Thos. Denton of Lake Sherd -
line,
line, near- Owen Sound, was accident-
ally shot least Monday evening and ex•
plred about midnight from shock.
Her sou Petty Wasexert-skiing his
gun, which he believed was unloaded,
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when it suddenly sweet off in his
hands, lodging the whole charge of
shot imhe foot of his mother, who
Was passing the muzzle at the
moment. it le thought the shock
brought 'art heart failure causing her
deltas tlio rt►taw tllglst,
Arrival Of New
Fali Goods
We wish every woman in
Wingham and the surrounding
country would come and see
the handsome New Suits, Coats,
Skirts, Furs, Gowns, Dressing
Sacques, Wrappers, Dresses, cue.,
now on display.
To every woman
who has
an interest in Better Clothes,
we extend a most cordial in-
vitation to -come, see and try on. We will not
urge you to buy.
Buy Your New Fall Dress
or Suit Now.
Having bought a large shipment of Dress Goods
at a rate on the dollar --imported goods held in.
bond, re the Fitzgibbon Co., of Montreal, in
Liquidation, these
High Class Dress Goods
are now on sale and will be sold quickly, a rare
chance to save from 25 to 35 per cent. on New
Fall Dress Goods.
H. E. Isard & Co.
WINGHAM
WINGHAM FAIL FAIR
THUR8DAV & FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER 28-29, 1911,
Friday Afternoon, Sept. 29th.
HORSE RACES
2,40 TROT OR PACE. Prizes—$40, $20, $12, $8.
GREEN HORSE RACE. Prizes --$10, $6, $4,
The naming of horses in the Green Race has been left with a com-
mittee. Alt entries in races must be made with Chas. ll;nechtel, at his
harness shop, not later than noon on the 29th of September. Parties
entering in Green Race and Runnit.)g Race must be members of the
Society, and in 2 40 class entrance fee is 5 per cent. of purse. American
rules to govern,
►SPECIAL PRIZES
Chas. Knechtel is giving a special prize of $22 for the best two-
year-old Fillies or Geldings in Heavy Draught, Agricultural and General
Purpose classes. Prize divided—$10, $0, i 2
Thos. Kew is giving a special prize of $10 for best two-year-old
Fillies or Geldings in carriageand roadster classes, Prize divided --:t5, $3, V.
Animals competing in above two specials are to be judged in front
of the grand stand at 2 o'clock sharp.
Thos. Hees also gives a $2 whalebene whipp to the best single driver,
road or carriage.
Ail harness horses are to be judged in front of grand stand and
all prize winning horses are to take part in parade in front of grand
stand before close of Fair, -
SCHOOL CHILDREN'S PARADE,—There will be a parade of the pupils
of Wingbam Public School and neighboring schools from %Vingham
Public School building to the fair grounds, headed .by the Bands.
Parade will leave School at 12.45 o'clock sharp,
WINDHAM CITIZENS' BAND AND LOCKNOW PIPE BAND
WILL p`URNISH MUSIC DURING AFTERNOON
Adniissk i to Grounds, 25c. Children, 10c. Vehicles, 25c.
Til DtJOED RATES ON RAILWAYS
CONCERT - —Sept. 29th
A high -elate Concert ort will he given in Opera House In the evening of
Friday, Sept. 19th. The following well-known artists will give the pro.
pram :—Harry .Bennett and Bert. Itarvey, Comedians ; Mies ?earl O'Neil,
the entertainer, as well as members of Pipe Band. This will make one
of the best Conr,Pr reever'iV
t held in .inghant. Arinxlsl�tots-=-2,ic and tic.
Plan of Hall at Ma1Cibboii's Deng Store.
WM. MAXWELL H. B. ELLIOTT
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