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'WEDNESDAY, MAY 4t11, 1938
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TOURIST SLEEPING CARS at fares approximately 1%tic per mile.
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Canadian Hams Popular
Canada displaced elle Milted
States In 1937 as. the largest sup-
plier of hams to the British market.
The Dominion sold 314,606 `cwts„
and' the Ulvitel ,States, 311,746 sets.
to buyers in Great Rlritaln. Im-
ports' of hams from Empire colla-
trlee increased. bl 10 per cent in
1937, and represented 49 per cent
of 011e, total uniports of hangs as com-
pared with 45 per cent in 1936.
Shipments from Canada were 13
31er cent Higher, while -these from
Irelanl deemed 31 npercelvt. Can-
adian hams are appreciated chietlf
on account of their high quality.
Current Crop Report
Beate County reports egg re-
ceipts heavy with duality so far
particularly pood. Interest is be-
ing shown there in soiltesting. In
creased prices for cattle in Grey
county have made things brighter
for farmers who are feeding cattle.
Most Banners in Lncoln have plenty
of hay and coarse grains' on hand
to feed the -stock unt11 pastures are
ready and on the whole dairy cattle
are hi good flesh, Wheat looks
very ,promising in Wentworth.
Fields have 'made prod growth and
are very green. In Northumber-
land County the demand _for horses
continues unabated. Upwards pf
500 western horses have been soul
by auction at Can11t3belltord• this
winter at prices ranging from $125
to $175 for fair quality horses .York
County eportb' the run of maple
sup this year very much below
normal, a number of farmers not
tapping at all. In Frontenac the
Prices of grade Mich cows at local
sales) 'range front $50 to $7A, and the
demand seems quite keen, In
Grenville a surprising amount of
seal has been cleaned out of last
year's, light crops. The maple
cyrtyp season has been better than
expecte) in, Leeds County.
Dairy Production
Protlu.ction of creamery better
in Ontario during March was' al -
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Most as high as a year ago, The
number of emuncls mann0eatured in
that month is estimated at 4.718,600
as' com3are,d with 4,815,600 in
March, '937, a decrease of on17 2
per cent. Western, Centra] and
Northern Ontario showed a gala 'in
output, but In Eastern. Ontario there
was a decline of '6.5% and in
southern ()Mello the reduction was
11.3%. For the first three months
of y938 total creamery butter pro-
dt>letion in Ontario amounted to 12,-
267,400
2;267,400 pounds as compared with
13.047,200 pounds in the similar
period of 1937. The cumulative
ictal for the three-month Period
showed a rednuetion of 779,800
pounds. or 6 per cent. The make
of Chedar cheese n March followed
the trend of the two preceding
iuonths and was considerably small
er than ,in 1937. Output in March
was 54.6% below a year ago, and for
the first three months 49,9% less,
It is apparent that Yammers' are di-
verting their milk from the manu-
facture of cheese to the production
or butter In their effort to take 04 -
vantage of the lelatively high Pric-
es, prevailing for the latter com-
modity.
Prepare for Bee Season
In the apiary the actve season
us -witty Coutes along with a rush,
and before the. beekeeper realizes'
It lots time Is fully =token up with
the -care of his colonies. It is too
late then to remember some of the
things 'that should have been done
earlier- while the bees were still
eminent in their hives, Nothing
can be more disapponting to the
beekeeper than a heavy •11one7
flow with too few supers torr his
bees to store It in or swarms ab-
t•condtng for want of hives to
house therm, Those who are in-
tending to bnport package bees
the spring should Have all the
necessary equipment on hand :tad
ready to house and feed the bees
)upon .heir arrival, Those, l'bo are
Planning to increase their colonies
this sruusuer $hould also prepare
the necessary number of hives to
tage care of this increase.
11 is Impossible to forecast with
any degree of accuracy Just what
the honey ot'OP will be, but it le
far safer to be prepared for hl
Menem. crop than otherwise, in
order to avoid poeco 11e disappoint-
ments later on. For every Pro-
ducing colony, at east the equiva-
lent of three of even four full
depth supers should' be prepared.
Now is the, time to do this, the
summertime is too late, - Phis
preparation, requires that all equip-
ment be ov'erhaeled and put into
working 511Ape and any shortage
taken; care of by ordering new sup,
pht:es at once. With al lthe equip-
ment' taken care of and no clanger
of slimtag0, tbo beekeeper can
them. devote )lis' full time to his. bees
when they require it, and it will
net be long before (bey do. Sp1•ing-
time is the most crliacal -eine in
the Hee of a bee colony, it Is the
('nue 3e11011 the bees are called up-
on to 111n1(e 311011- greatest effort In
1)3'ood plrodluction, The food eine
ply is usually inadequate' at this
time, A 11tlle fudielons' feeding
dhn'ing ,the first bright waren days
03 sorting luny sieve 111L11y ('atonies
from i1r411•b lbroug1 leer/0110P.
and at the, same rine enable them
to build lip mach. foster a11(1 to
greater ,etreugth for the mato honey
flow,
harvest, It is also tltu :tittle re-
quiring tate mese exa0tiug rare,
4veryflhing must be in readluhss
for the caring of the new crop,
Three or lour weeks before lamb-
ing the, pregnant ewe ahiluld re -
Wive better feeds., In .order to in.
stare a good flow of milk- for the
youltg lambs A: alta, re<i clover
one other leguimes matte Dee best
hays for breeding ewes; they are
airiest •assailsl at lambing time.
If they are not available, mixed
bay which c'antairs a fair amount
oe legume should be red, Suceu•
taut feeds' such as turnips' or cure
Hagge. make a welcome addition to
the ration, bat not more then one
pound a Nay should be given as
larger amounts are known to pro-
duC0 brig, soft, flabby taints) WIllclt
generally dile soon after birth. At
this, time the feeding of grain Is
essential. The amount necessary
will vary according to size and
condition of ewe, I•ialf to three-
quarters of a pound per day or a
grail 711i:Ct1310 made up of two
parts oats and one Quart branis
generally sufficient, le mixed or
non -legume hays' are fed, the acid
Mon of half a part of oil meal will
Prove beneficial.
site [lambing .t'ime approaches,
and the ewes become heavy in
Iamb, they will require more pen
and feeding space. The ewes
which are expected to lamb early
should, he separated from the main
flock. This le easily done if the
rain was' marked at breeding time
and records, kept. The warmest
and most comfortable pen, one re-
ceiving 'plenty of s0tnslrine and
free, from draughts should be se-
lected, The floor should be dry,
level, end well bedded fith clean
straw. This amibing pen should
be so esnlipped that individual
Pens can be easily male. For this
propose Might, twosdcled, folding
huu'tUesur a
tiaras feet highfeet areto verythe useful•side Bynd
starting in the warmest corner and
Placing tone hurdle at 'right angles,
a complete pen is constructed with
each hurdle. In titin way the ewe
is, kept quiet and is. less likely to
diso yn her lambs. There is, no
danger of one lamb going astray
nest getltng trampled on by other
sheep, and special attention can be
given to tO1e ewe without disirub-
ing the whole flock:.
GAS)LINE
(By A. R. K.)
The tax on gee i11 13rtain has
been increased to 18 cents per gal-
lon.—News lien.
e When I drive in my 'pink sedan.
the gas tank I severely scan, before
I start to go; ant' it gives me no
peace et tried, when after looking
there I find, the thing is hither low
ii 'Tis than 1 start to search and
loots, and fumble. 1n my pocket
book, to see what. I Wan buy; on
days when I am poor I know, the
*miles I roll will be quite low, for
fear I'll run her dry.
it And when I'nh rich I order five,
and think or ail the miles 111
drive, I'll get far off 'from hence;
nor (toes it 1111 me with content, to
know I've paid' the government, a
goodly 30 cents'.
eitt England sure as I'm alive
they'd, tax 111e ninety cents for fire,
I hope T'vo made that clear, Thy pink
sedan I rear would stall, I'd hard-
ly 3.013. the thing at all ,Perhaps ten
miles, a year,
3 3 hope our taxing men mil
frown, at what they've done in
London town, be shocked by nelvs
that came; 1 hope they will not
laugh in give, end figure what their
o:1s11 )night be, if they would do the
same,
3 I like to delve my pink sedan,
anti be a soft of touring 1nam, and
mount bills built of rock; it tax
01n gee 1058, eighteen mere, I limy
that 111nsa' days b1 11101 year—l'd
have to startand walk,
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Gardening
- Notes
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FLOWER
BOXES
A brown or gr -'ell -stained window
box overflowing with gaily blooming
flowers is easily produced. This
sort 'of gardening is highly intensive
and so a very rich soil should be '
used. and in addition a fairly fre-
quent applira(on of cl>emical Perth
lizer daring the season. The box
nurse be of fair depth, at least sewn
inciter of soil being available, Be-
ing exposed on all sides to drying
w ;ails, 1 thorough soaking once a
day 11' 4.14'080d.
Ttit'rt 11111ci. he links' in 1)01 OM
of the box til provide ,drainage, and
also a layer of 311110el, cinders,
broken. crockery or similar materia;
for the some pllTeee. Along the
fron4, trailing Nasturtiums, German
ley, Lobelia, :elyssum and similar
plants are put h1 with Petunias, Ag-
etrithems, lit -genies, items, (ieran-
innls and any other Maass especial-
ly recommended for this. purpose
farther back, Shelter trout) the
sane for a day or two 00111d be Pro-
vided nn1i1 the plants get csitablich-
ted. The snimo treatment and
planting materials will be need with
hanging pets,
PUSH VEGETABLES
'I'cadcrs: ve,othbles' are these
which have been peewit (3111(11(17
leepi 'iully with s11e1t 'things' 08'
Mill 1511, carrots and beets, is slow
growth disclalt'0ls as tele roots, 11e-
301110 w110117 anti filled with objec-
hCnullle fibres, 1lui. this rule alio
alr'lit>$t 10 111030 1111,11ga 113031 1"tll'
;salads'. On ibis account experts' ad-
vise pushing growth with fresuent
cultivation, w,111c11 in addition to
checking weedy also conserves•',
moisture. Cnitivatiou alone' will
often keep ,the vegetables, goinb
through o. dry, spell, but, of course, 0
few palils, of water or an hour or two ,
01111 the hose at this time will lewd
further aid. And where the supply
of water is not as convenient as it
alight be, .it is' a good plan, in lay- 1
ing out the garden, to also plant
Move things otos: to need of ex-
eel
xtri moisture, such as radish, lettuce
and, celery, closest to the pump.
Fertilizer is another way of hurry-
ing the growth and 'therefore as,
wring vegetables of the highest
quality.
CUTTING GARDENS
Wien an abundance of 31008010
for bouquets is wanted, experienced
gardeners Often grow these In al
speeal leave. Usually a portion:
of thi vegetable patch or a row at
the back may be reserved: for this'
purpose. Snme welt designed beds
of mixed annuals, are spoiled if 100
many Mowers are picked and .then
again thele are certain things like
sweet peat', for instance, that have
little attractive foliage but beets -
fill blooms;
I
Slightly Oversized
Hen's Egg
A year-old barred rock hen ()trued
by I,. 10. Cardiff presented huts with
{ au tinusual egg recently, 51 was
Si3O inches, by 9tb1 inches. Inside
tide fir14 041011 was a ealfi,ituch of
white and inside that a110131er per-
; ferny teemed egg complete .7;111
8'11)111, white and 7o11t. Perhaps the
hen was trying to deliver d
modal Easier offering, At loeat
11': at'lr1rvntl 193lle!1111111 111fCrrrtl1l ,
Bossom Time
May 12
The Niagara Peninsula Blossom -
time Committee, on the advice of
the Vineland` Experimental Station,
lately a(vanled the opening date of
"Blossom Tirtno" to May 12, six
days earlier than ushal. The
change was necessary owing to the
rapid development of fruit blossom
buds this year.
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