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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1929-12-11, Page 2WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11th, 1929,1 ', J6%'41CA?'k-'' 'kv °iAI'l ti10104 'MMI ' aAF'li*+I F rAgAIV RIVi +WSIVAIC AE RIORW�� o 5 M��oo/�� ��. AM WM, THE BRUSSELS PAST 4 • Thousands of children are thrill' ed by the rapid approach of • Christmas and the coning of Santa Claus from the N. Pole. 9 NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE BUSY FARMER =1 • —e— 4'1 (Furnished by the Ontario Department of Agriculture) 16.:+4... -:+o -o+'.«5 -.»;»c•: ±t : :tet .4-4rt ,-.: :w+ :+ 1- »;»; .444:4:44.4.-:÷:»: ;» 4,:, A calf was conveyed to the Royal counties, while for the first time Winter Fair by airplane. That's in three years no reports of total' the nearest approach to the cow of destruction, or even serious in -i jumping over the moon that we jury. have been received , and no 1 have noticed, remarks one editor. new districts report the pest. Ne -1 bota vertheless, Prof. Caesar pointed A total of $7,000,000 will be ex- out that the actual number of in-; pended next year throughout the sects would hardly vary from last counties and townships of Ontario year's estimates because of the ; in the improvement or sideroads. spread over a much greater acre- i This is nearly three times the age. amount spent during the past year mot and will doubtless prove of great Curbing Chicken Thefts value to many farmer,. Chicken thieving is on the wane mob in Ontario, according to a recent Several of Ontario's foremost statement by Hon. John S. Martin, i agricultural experts served as Minister of Agriculture. and the judges et: the recent Internutionellegislation passed at the last les-` Live Stock Exposition in Chicago.' sion of the legislature is given by They concluded : John Miller of big share of the credit for the sat - Ashburn (Shorthorn cattle dans) isfectory situation now prevailing. H. Noel 'Gibson, of Kokoma (Shrol)- Thefts are still occurring but they i shire sheep) ; Duncan Johnston of are scattered and bear little re-, Appin (Oxford sheep) ;and W. T. semblance to the epidemics which G. Wiener, Ottawa (small grains). prevailed for a time. The new leg Ontario Agricult:rai College, as illation empowers police offticers to casual, sent a live stock judging team to compete against the pick of. the United States. c=log Growing Nut Trees .A. new development in the work of beautifying the countryside of Ontario is seen in the organization of an association in Elgin County with a view of stimulating the planting fruit trees. This associa- tion ssociation hopes to secure the co-opera- tion of the Elgin County Council 1n planting rows of nut trees on both sides of No. 3 Highway fron border to border of the county. In addition, the annual yield of these trees and their timber value merit search poultry transports and com- pels truckers and others to keep close check on the birds they are transporting. Not only have $1011 tines been Levied, but a total of 92 the offenders were sent to jail in the year ending October 31st last. Ce=iGfO Testing the Wheat Crop During recent weeks some splen- did work has been done in testing the baking qualities of Canada's 1929 wheat crop at Trent Institute, the School of Commercial Baking at 0. A. C. Both the hard spring wheat of the Western provinces and the softer winter wheats of Ontario have been under test. The consideration. i report is in every way superior to Ceczeoa i the two previo'ts crops, while the Hydro for the Farm Ontario product, which is said to Electrification of Ontario farms be superior in both milling and will be stimulated during 1930 by baking qualities to that produced the program of expansion recently in 1928. There is no evidence of announced which will result in the sprouted wheat, which was the building of 2000 miles of hydro cause of some difficulty in hand. lines in rural districts, as compar- ling last year's crop. On the other ed with 1,100 during the past hand, the protein is lower, hut on year. It is also expected that serv- the whole it appears to be of ex - ice charges will be reduced and rellent quality. loans made available for installs-. bow tion of electrical equipment on the Beekeeping Progress farm. The mileage added during In connection with the recent 1929 will serve 6700 new custom- convention of the Ontario Beekeep- ers and bring the total of 5,000 ers' Associotion, Prof. E. Eric Mil. miles already in operation. , len, of O.A.C., secretary, points out 001 that remarkable changes have ta- Winter Conditions ken place in the beekeeping indus- try during the past fifty years. From an uncertain side line fifty years ago to a commercial under taking to -day, many members new measure their crop by the ton in, place of pounds. For instance, one Ontario beekeeper, J. L. Byer, of Markham, operates about 1200 col• onies. There was an exceptionally good crop of honey and two resid• ants of the province took first and second prizes for honey at the dairy show in London, England, while for the seventh consecutive year Ontario beekeepers carried off the highest honors. e=entire Live stock and feed form the chief topic of the current weekly reports from agricultural represen- tatives. This statement from one of the reports appears to be typic- al of conditions throughout the province : "Live stock have gone into winter quarters in poorer con- dition than usual. There will bo over a third less feeders stabled this winter than is usually the ease." The advent of severe wen then, and snowstorms brought fall work on the land to a halt, How- ever, under favorable conditions most farmers had practically ftin- ished their fall plowing. c�rlr Corn Borer Situation The earn borer infestation in Ontario in 1929 has been reduced in the infested counties by an aver- age of 50 par cent. over the figures of 1928, according to a recent offi clot statement ;by Prof. L. Casesae of 0, A. C. Reductions as high as 75 per cent, are shown in some Ontario Party at Chicago Sixteen gills and fourteen boys from Ontario farms comprised the party which adjourned to Chicago during the first week of December to attend the boys' and Girls' Club Congress in connection with the International Live Stock Exposi- tion. They were the winners of judging contests in their respective counties by virtue of which their • expenses were defrayed nlocal The Car Owner's Scrap -Book organizations. F. C. Patersoon,, agrl- cultural representative for Norfolk, was in charge` of the trip, and Mrs. Goble was chaperone. In Chicago they joined a party of 1500 young' BEND WITH CARE , ly a matter of keeping the engine American boys and girls in a six- A fan blade that is bent out of elean on the outside, day program which included not shape, should be bent back with RETARDING UNNECESSARY only the Live Stock Exposition but care. Otherwise, the draft may be If the spark hand operated, or tours of the city one or two of the directed entirely away from the manually operated, to use the en- larger packing plants. The visit engine. I gineer's term, the car owner will REMOVE R'UST FIRST ' find starting made easier if it is Before attempting to do any re- left fully advanced, This assures a touching of rust spots on the car.' more intense spark to fire the fuel make certain that all rust has been charge. Of course, the old rule of removed. Otherwise the paint will fully retarding the spark still ap- soon crack or chip offplies in case the hand is being used to turn over the cold engine. in case of the starter being used, how- ever, it is different. (By the Left Hand Monkey Wrench) proved most informative and en- tertaining, C=tot Loos by Potato Blight Investigations shiow that the farmer may lose as much as fifty i per cent. of his stored potato crop I IT'S NOT A BUMPER due chiefly to the action of tuber rots, particularly that caused by The luggage carrier on the reaz late blight (so-called dry rot),; of the ear is sturdy enough for its While this rot does not commonly ; regular purpose. It must be remem- PART OF THE PIECE spread from tuber to tuber in the bered, though, that it is not a bum- If an engine is to have high bin, under poor conditions this in -1 per. A slight pressure is 'all that is compression, it must have a. small jury paves the way for ropenisms needed to bend it. combustion chamber. A little carbon producing other dry rots that do in 'a small combustion chamber, spread and causes heavy losses. , HIGH TEMPERATURE EFF1C-i means a lot more than the same. Much. of the loss can be avoided byj IENCY I amount in the old-fashioned type. removing all lake blight infected Running the car at low tempera- Carbon, then, must be kept out of tubers. There, are also other tuber; ture results in wasted fuel, crank the modern engine. It is one of the rotting fungi capable of causing I case dilution, increased wear and : prices the car owner pays for the enornrous losses. The following' poorer all-round performance. Most better performance his high corn - combination oP precautions is lug ; engines operate with greatest of-, pression engine gives. Most motor - when the temperature off ists pay it willingly. the fluid in the cooling system av-{ handling injuries. (2) Control late KEEP HABIT IN PLACE blight foliage infection. (2) Avoid I erages about 180 degrees F. f temperatures exposing potatoes to tem Starting in second gear is the P I CLEAN ENGINE SAFER motorist's answer to the limitation. below 30 defrees F. and above 48 The likelihood of back -firing which has forced the car maker— degrees F. (4) Maintain good vent- through the carburetor due to too in some cases— to use a very low! ilation conditions in the storage lean a mixture is greater when the gear. On the level, the practice is house or basement. 1temperature is low. Many an auto- not a bad one. Unless the motorist • i mobile fire has been caused by is watchful, however, it will be - The lowest point for thousands ' flame conning in contact with an come a habit and he will be trying of miles of the -Andes is 10,000 feet,engine covered with a matted mass it on grades where low should be above the sea. of oil and dirt. Prevention is main used. Before he knows it, he will PROMINENT AUSTRALIAN Hon. E. G. Theodore, Treasurer in the new Australian Labor Cab- inet, and one of the most prom- inent men in Australian politics. be slipping the clutch in order to make second do the work of low. OIL RUINS WIRE COVERING Because oil has a disintegrated effect, not only on rubber, but on cotton and fabric as well, care should be taken to see that the wir- ing for electric lighting and engine starting system is well protected. If oil is permitted to remain on the wiring, the insulation will in time be softened so that the slightest chafing will cause the bare copper to be exposed and a short-circuit or a leakage of current follow. VIBRATION INJURE CYLINDERS An engine mat is subject to con- siderable vibration is liable to have its cylinders work loose on the crankcase through the loosening of the holdingdown bolts, or nuts,if they are not watched, A wrench should be applied occasionally' to make sure that everything is tight. The trouble that arises from loose cylinders runs all the way from leakage of oil to a wrecked engine. ACCIDENTS GOOD DRIVERS AVOID Crashing into the car ahead, be- cause he keeps back his proper dis- tance and allows [himself to stop, Rear -end collisions, because he uses his right sight mirror to keep a check on the man behind and sig- nals him his intention of stopping in time. Sideswiping because when he de- cides to pass the car ahead he an- nounces his intention' with the" horn, to make sure tine road in front is clear, and then swings out and around in a wide easy curve that leaves the other car plenty of room. Being sideswiped, because when She man behind sounds the hornto pass, the good driver gives him the road and does not speed up in an attempt to "freeze him out" or awing over toward the middle of the road to squeeze him out. Head-on collisions, because good lrivers are sure tlhe road ahead is free from oncoming cars before trying to pass a ear travelling in the same direction. Going into the ditch usually- oc- curs at night, and good drivers I carry road lamps or spot lights, which enables them to keep on the pond, in spits of fog or the glare of oncoming ears. • ,......_..„._____,vaimm.,,rar...'''---'------"---1:4 ars _. `•' _I +tea bv� u 1 � �r III 1 Lyn '11'/f�1 JI gig Trade Commissioners' Offices in Great Britain LONDON: Harrison Watson, Canadian Building, Trafalgar Square, S.W. I, London, England. J. Forsyth Smith, Fruit Trade Commissioner, Walter House, Bedford Street, Strand, W.C.2, London, England. LIVERPOOL: Harry A. Scott, Trade Com- missioner, Century Buildings, 31 North John Street, Liver- pool, England. BRISTOL: Douglas S. Cole, Sun Building, Clare Street, Bristol, England. GLASGOW: Gordon B. Johnson, 200 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Scot- land. ' THr EPA A Challenge to Canadian Food Pro.ucers... GREAT BRITAIN wants more Canadian foodstuffs. The plain fact is that the increase in trade in some of our food exports to the old country is notkeeping pace with the growth of demand. Britain's markets are wide open to Canada. Because of the exhibitions of Canadian products, the activity of our Trade Commissioners, and the effects of our advertising, the British consumer is more familiar with these products than ever before, and consequently more inclined to buy. Good will in Great Britain towards Canadian products never has been at a higher point than now. All the facilities of transportation for all classes of products from Canada to Great Britain have been provided. Shall we Canadians overlook or neglect the oppor- tunities for increased export trade which are thus laid before us? Just because domestic markets are good, shall we as producers be so short sighted as to fail to satisfy so large a market which is more favourably inclined towards our pro- ducts than ever before? Not yet is there among our producers an adequate realization of the opportunities for increased production which present conditions in the British markets afford. If you are a producer or dealer in foodstuffs, you can assist to your own profit in gaining a larger share of this market. " Almost every community 'in this country stands to benefit. The result can be attained by: 1. Producing more of the kind of products the British consumer wants. 2. Keeping up a constant supply. 3. Maintaining quality standards. Through its Commercial Intelligence Service, this Department will render valuable assistance to any exporter. Our Trade Commissioners' Offices in Britain are especially well-equipped and strategically placed to handle any export problem on behalf of Canadian exporters. Enquiries re- garding British Trade receive pru apt attention, Write to the Commercial Intelligence Service, Ottawa, TMENT OF TRADE AND COMMER E,. HON. JAMES MALCOLM, Minister OTTAWA ..,40,0M74..40:02ttvAVVryMflkkn.= itir1M5P.QiSUZAIIKSVM75137T7 F. C. T. O'HARA, Deputy Minister Ate .. h3m&.tasffi',dTsCTtl9mEPfl.:.'da11rS8>C1ffi.4IDL['s"L-r{^ers.v.Ln'tea^.et=.':nyy�`4'LNagqae37.