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News and Information
the Busy Farmers
(Furnished by the Depart -Meal of Agtleuiture)
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Arrive From West
Six famildes .from Southern Sas-
Ico,lcltowan arrived at Brighton in
Northumberland County recently,
with 11 carloads of chattels, in-
oludiltg 52 crottle, 40 horses, ftu�nl-
tura, imGrlt�ntyemts tiroetor% Tato,
These families aro being placed 00
Ontario Farm Loan Board farms
and are being eared for by the
Saskatchewan Government until
they can become self-supporting,
Fruit Production
Fruit production estimates for i
the province are as follows: Straw- I
berries 8,633,900 quarts or 40%G
more than last year; rnspbarrie'1
2,641,300 quarts, an increase of 46.-
8%;
6:8%: peaches 503,000 quarts, an In-
crease of 25%; plums 58,900 bush-
els, an increase of 43%; pears 147,
800 bushels, a drop of 25%; cherr•ie•l
89,000 bushels, a dere of 28.7%;
apples 731,500 barrels, an Increase
of 4%. The avera3T prices receiv-
ed by growers, including cost of
containers, for the 937 season were
as follows: Toronto west, sweet
cherries, 6 -qt, basket 5c8; sour
cherries 43c; early apples 20c, To-
ronto east, 6 -pt. basket sour cher- i
ries 455s; early apples 25c.
cattel exported from Canada to
the united States weighing 700
1b. Or more each during the re.
=tinder of title year wilder an
order issued by the 'United State
Commissioner of Customs dale
August 12, 1037. As at August 19
Canada had exported 139,000 hea
Sees Test Case
(s I-Juron-Bruce
During Election
Conservative Candidate Charges
Present Member H•asn't Support
of the Hepburn Government
RAP BEVERAGE ROOM$
Winghaar, Sept, 10.-11in tell pres-
s ant representative for Huron -Bruce
d had had the full support Of
a
of cattle out at the 155,799 allow-
ed, Mexico, having presumably
sent .the remainder, Refund of the
egtra one cetn duty imposed will
be made to shippers whose cattle
entered the United States. prior to
the filling or the 4llotment.
Care of Poultry
The extreme heat and dry
weather of sunnier bring new prob-
lents to the poultry raiser, duct
':arra obstacles uecessitate
careful attention to detail. Troubles
from exlternal and internal para.
sites Prevail in addition to the usual
feeding and management practices
which demand conscientious atten-
tion during the summer months,
Too frequently', the rssults al
good care during the early lire of
the chicks are neutralized or lost,
lie to neglect after they have
Passed the so-called danger point
n their development. There is no
such thing as passing .the danger
I
oint in raising poultry, but the
wise poultryman will be ou the
alert to anticipate and avoid trouble
rather than to pay the penalty
which follows nehligen •
Comparing Weeds
Pse of high-powered spraying
machines by counties and tome
ships In Ontario for weed e'adioa-
• tion has tri'pled this season con-
pared with last,
J. D. Smith, director of the Crops,
seeds and weeds branch, Onta ea s
Agriculture Department, states that e
15 counties and 1.550 townships par- ,
chased or rented machines, now io
full operation. Last year only 50
machines were in use. ! a
Middlesex County is the latest fl
municipality to purchase an Outfit a
In many eases the farmer fails
ke provide adequate rations, usually
y depending upon insect life as a
aures or animal food instead of in-
luding adequate supplies of dried
milk or meat scraps in growing
mash Then, again, he may not
Provide sufficient amounts. An.
bundance of feed hoppers kept
lied with train and growing mase,
lid placed in shady n1n•
and will start operating Monday.
ft s
Haldimane County Is spraying 150
miles of road on one side this year,
Bruce County has a 1,000 -gallon
machine operating.
"With UP -,to -date equipment at
their disposal, municipalities are
making wonderful strides in weed
eradication;" said Mr. Smith, "',Ve
are more than p:,esed with the
results obtained. \`.'orst weeds at
int in keeping the chicksv growing
during hot weather. When the
range dries up so that green feed
is lacking, alfalfa leaf meal eau ne
included in .the grownig mash to ad-
vantage.
The Vegetable Crop
3egetables are in average to
bore average condition throughout
he .Province with the exception of
nions and canning tomatoes,
rvlticlr are somewhat below average
u Western Ontario and late cauli-
ower and lettere, which are slightly
elow normal in Pastern Ontario.
Temperature anti favourable daring
he past month for most vegetable
rope although more rainfall would
Lave been benefit:ttll in the counties
f Dundee, Northumberland, Peter-
orough and Hastings, In Eastern
Onterie insects and disease losses
re about normal, but in Western
Ontario local wet and other adverse
onddtions lra.ve particularly affeot-
d tomatoes (splitting and break-
down); lettuce (tip -burn); onions
skin rot and poo' developauent
wing, to excessive moisture); and
o a lesser extent celery (biightl.
Usual insect pests are fairly meli
under control In Western Ontario,
Rains during fire pant month rare
imp'r'oved all vegetable crops in
Northern Ontario.
a
present time are ragweed, chicory. t
wild carrot anti bindweed. o
Counties in the anti -weed ram-
paign include Bruce, Dufferin, 1
Wellington, Frontanac, Peel, Bal-
ton, Haldinraud, Norfolk, Prince b
Eduard, Micelle Middlesex, Kent,
Essex, Brant and Oxford. t
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Cattle Quota .Filled 1
Higher Duty Imposed .o
Under the Canada -United States b
Trades Agreement, w•irleb came in-
to egect on January 1, 1930, Can-, e
Oda with Mexico was granted a
quota of 155,799 head of rattle of e
700 Ib, weight or more each in any e
one year at 2 cents per pound duly
iatsead of the usual three cents
Per pound. As a result of the 0
quota now being filled, the three 1
cents rate became effective on 411
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M. H. Brothers
WROXETER, ONT.
BRUSSELS, Phone 53X
Plan To Improve heat
A fall wheat improvement pro•
gram for Stmeoe County is being
pat into operation by the Depart -
meat in co-operation with the agri-
cultural' societies of the county,
council, the junior farmers and lead-
ing wheat producers. Its purpose
is to bring about .tire production of a
higher quality wheat so et to meat
the demand of milling companies
for pure white whiter wheat, Six
agrlonllur'al societies including
Cookstown, Alt 1110 , Nottawasaga,
Oro, IOimvale and Barrie have
agreed to co-operate by conducting
field crop eanidretritfou.s. Dhese nee
supported by grants from !ho Fed.
ere' and Provincial Debartnluu.s of
Agriculture, 875 divided luted 12
prizes being abailable for ellen of
1710 contests. Where possible, a
Boys' Wheat Club will be organized
and then along with the senior cote
tests will live up with all fairs in
1938, !Conleatants will be required
to sow at least three acres with
laglotered Dawsons Golden 'Chaff
Wheat (0.A:C, No, 16), rho seed to
be purchased through an n.grtcultral
society. Contestants will be vie
quired to make an exhibit of wheat
at the ball. Pah' in 1938, Both field
and wheat exhibit will be taken into
consideration when making the
Jinni navartls,
the Ilep.
burn administration, the people or
1 Huron would nate have had 10 rev•'
! erage moms imposed on thein. In
the riding of Duncan Marshal, .press
enit minister of tfgeicultere,
; there Is only one boyerage roam.” .
4 declared W. H. Logan, Conservative
caudidate, in an address at Wing
-
ham ktst Friday,
Speaking prelianinary to W. 11.
Logan, Mayor 3. W. Hanna clad
Robert +Bowman, president of the
!;Cotserval.ive Association, pledged
their support to Mr. Logan,
"I am a strict teetotaller and my
)1lateeem Is ri temperance one," slat-
ed IoIr, Logan, "and that 51anlly for
Mere the Onfo'cellleirt of the liquor
laws and the eesto'atiou of the
Canada Temperance Act 111 1110
Counties of Huron unci Bruce;
Secondly, the abolition of beer Par-
lors, where young bays 1111l girls
drink liquor, under degrading cen-
(Miens; thirdly, with the enforce -
meet of liquor laws, a new and
proper method of selling It, in order
that bootleggers may he stopped,
"I Have the indu•sallol of nn'
loader, kine Hon. Karl Rowe, and
In accord with hien, 1 wain to sloe
the 'Mushroom dives' 'with beer 11•
cenees completely abolished.
"Above all that, I staid fuer-
square Tor the abolition of all bevel•
ago rooms."
"7:3uronas'ucs is a toot case ao
to whether you w'aut to see the
beverage rooms abolished or not.
The eyes al Ontario are awaiting i
the outcome at this riding, so that
when, and 15 the Conservative
party go into power, they will db-
tea:eine a good deal of their actions;
on the results of 1111s riding In North I
Huron,"
We'd :rather listen to tate story Pl`
a public hanging than hear the de
dais of en unsucce8aful speculation
In 1001 estate.
It -
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� been asked to vacate o a r nese 0. { t
paving prese
we are putting on a Clearing Sale
before moving to our new store.
_SALE ENDS.
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elds—
Everything in the store is for sale
at Greatly Reduced Prices
Five Dining Room Suites
(Oak or Walnut)
All at Bargain Prices
We Have a Large Stock of
Beds
and p : ttresses
0
ALL SIZES
All Felt Mattresses for only $4.95
Grey Layer Felt for $6.50
White Layer Felt for $8.95
SPRING FILLED MA1 TRESSES
$11.95; $15.00; $16.00; $19.00; $21.00; $23.00;
$25.00; $28.00 & $39.50
Bed, Sprang & Mattress for $14.50
Sed Spring & Mattress for
$19.95
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A Three Piece
Chesterfield Suite
FOR ONLY $55.00
Also Three Other Chesterfield Suites
Ranging in Price from
$77.50 to $107.50
Cernae In and See Our
Bed Room Suites
Different Stypes
Priced from $45.00 yup
We Just Received a Large Shipment of
STUDIO COUCHES
$23.00 up
End Tables, Living Room Tables, Mauazjn
e
Racks, Lam s
, Occasional chairs, Kitchen
Chairs • nd Etc.
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You are Cordially Invited to our new store 4 doorss north
Fur"nitu3'e
Funeral
D. A. R NN
Ser vice
Phone 36 (Ambulance Service) Brussels, Ont.
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