HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1938-7-20, Page 3THE BRUSSELS POST
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News and Information
For -the Busy Farmers
(FURNISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE)
Garden Slug Control
Garden sings are frequently nu-
merous, cu heavy land where they
do considerable damage to beans,
lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower and
rimilal craps, Like other Deets,
slugs can be more easily cOn.tellea
if rentedy measures are applied
when the aldmeals are email and
few iu number, To control them,
the infested plants (and the slugs')
titoutd be dusted with hydrated
Iiit1e in the evening when tier, sun
hue gone down and feeding has
eotltnlereed. Care should be tale
en to cover the upper and lower
surfaces of rite leaves and the soil
immediately surrounding the plants.
Hydrated lime is effective only
when in the tom of a light, tiny
powder,
Lisle becomes hard when sub -
poled to moisture and in that con -
clition is non-ijurions to the slugs.
For this reason, a few light appli-
cations or line at Intervale at
three or four days are much mare
effective than one heavy dose. An-
other methncl of control frequently
recommended is to spray the infest-
ed plants thoroughly with Bordeaux
mixture. This material Is repel-
lent to lugs, and If the foliage of
the plants Is completely covered by
the mixture, the slugs will confine
their attention to weeds growing in
the field,
Current Crop Report
Haying, operations have been
completed over a considerable
section of the province, with re-
ports of good quality hay being
general. Prospects in Halton coun-
ty for an alfalfa geed crop are
practically negligible and meet
alfalfa will be cut for hay. Alslke
however is' fllling out well. A
much -improved quality of hay le
noted ht Haltlienancl, where grain
crops are also doing well. Tee aI
mike acreage being left for seed
there Is lnuch above normal, almost
equal to tltat of 1029. The red
clover acreage also Huta large
there Lannbton reports its corn
crop well -advanced and showing a
good gr'ow'th. Pastures there are
in fah' shape and there,ts an abund-
ance of white clover in pasture and
on road slides. The hay crap was
lower than expected in Lincoln,
Spring grains are going to be short
in stalk there and report of an out-
break 0 farmy worm in wheat Beller
and meadows liar been received.
Livestock in Middlesex have epieu
did pasture, though many of the
w'esteh'n cattle are heavily -infested
with warble Ries Several bade or
dairy cattle have been brought in
from 'Eastern Ontario, largely for
replacement of herds being T. 13
tested in the London district To-
bacco is making rapid growth in
tine No9'oilt area and coutittians so
far have been ideal, with no hail
damage reported. Craps are look -
flue in Orford, with wheat be-
ginning to •turn and showing a
goody stand, Corn and root crops
are conning along well under fav-
ourable growing conditions. Ear-
lier varieties of oats are well uui
in head in. Wentworth and ars of
fair height, The strawberre crop
there hes been very light and the
price firm.
alae yield from canning peas
will be below average in Hastings
There is a much higher pare -/case
of clover this year than last ;n the
Muskoka and Parry Sound Ditrid.
Prince Edward County enjoyed
rains which were badly needed, in
fact nioejt of Eastern Ontario profit-
ed by an abundance of mo sture
which fell two days in early July,
The strawberry crop in Lennox and
Addington dropped off very short
at the last, with ln'!ces noic!iug
around 10 cents per box, Prospects
for peas in that county do not luck
too good owing to dry weather, The
hay crop in Renfrew was' the heav-
iest on record, alfalfa and reel clo-
ver on Many farms' running from
% tone per ac:e Two heavy
rains greatly revived crops of
spring grains on light fielder and
heavy clay, where the crops were
suffering for lack of moisture.
Poultry
"To avoid possible congestion 011
the poultry market during the
present year it is advisable that
poulty producers' should market
a portion of their chickens at be
tweets three and five pounds dreesed
weight and take particular ince to
see that they are fattened before
sale so that they can be exported if
neves ea -y,
T11is was the conclusion aeciv'd
at by a widely representative
meeting convened under the au-
spices' of the Poultry Iudu',trie,'
Committee of Ontario to • consider
5'171S to be taken to handle 'Ihe
1938 crop of dressed poultry, Last
year the American market took
upwart1te of six million pound, of
Ceneellan poultry, This eettr i
apepars that this. amount will lie
very imitate -ally curtailed on ac
FREE SERVICE
OLD., DISABLED OR DEAD
HORSES OR CATTLE
removed promptly and efficiently.
Simply phone "COLLECT" 10
WILLIAM STONE SONS
LIMITED
PHONE 21 - INGERSOLL
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count of lower prices'.
Notwithstanding the lower prices
on the American market this year,
a good deal of confidence was ex-
pressed that, with the small settees
of poultry 1n ,storage this year
and, the favourable outiooa oa rite
Brlt::sh market, there Is an outlet to
take care of all the well ilnidhed
poultry Canadian producers have: to
offer, Canadian producers have to
of previous exports, i$ in good de-
mand on the Bruiser market and
prices there are higher 'than they
bare been for many years.
To bring the best prices pontirY
has" to he well fleshed and t% 18(1 -
ed to the point of grading Milkfcd
A or Milkfed B, Il was pointed
010 that a substantial premium
Is offered by the trade for well fin
islled chickens. With feed oust-
ing less this season it appears' that
it will be more profitable than
ever for producers to ,properly finish
their chick ens.
The best demand on the export.
market is for a medium weigh'
chicken. It was felt that it would
be advisable to market as many
cockerels as possible at a dressed
weight of three to five pounds,
Producers' present at the meeting
said this could be done with good
finish on the birds, by keeping
thein on full feed until, they reach-
ed' the desired wetight,
Translated In terms of the in.
dividaial producer's operations, the
marketing or a certain percentage
of his (thickens at export weigh Is
is a forte of insurance of the bal-
ance of his crop,
Gather Eggs Often
Eggs should be gathered at least
twice a day, and three times daily is
better during hot weather, The
time of one gathering should be
just before dark or as near to 0 as
pais5ible, This last gathering may
not produce a great number of egg%
Mit since broody hens will common-
ly s•earcit out the nest containing
eggs after the day's layig has
ceased, failure to gather late in the
dray is a common source of distinct
deteriotaa'ion.
Each gatatering siaould be placed
in the coolest part of Ute cella;' if
no other cool Spot is available as
soon as gathered. Eggs* should not
lye put into cartons or cases im-
mediately if this can be aboidecl.
The ideal container for cooling eggs
Nova Scotian Lights and Shadows
Alesson in the value of proserv-
fug natural beauty is written
plainly across Nova Scotia's 21,-
000 square miles which retain an
old-time charm not to be found in
as great a degree anywhere else
in Canada,
Three-quarters or, rho pii'ovInce
remain forcat clad, literally web-
bed with rivers and lakes; the
eternal Atlantic and the mighty
tides of the Bay of Fundy lap its
sun -kissed shores; a wise Pro-
gramme of fish and game /noted -
time ensures sport for years to
come; an Inexhaustible supply of
salmon from the ocean affords the
world's beet fishing in the coastal
rivers each year.
The retnaluing enc -quarter of
the province is a beautiful blond -
ung of sleepy farmland, bustling
cities, and secluded resorts, toned
by the mellowness or age.
The province is rich in historic
sites, which, because 0f their
association with the early days of
the Continent, are of peculiar in-
terest to visitors, ,Annapolis Royal,
Fort Anne, and the fortress of
Louisburg are among the care-
fully ptoserved places where Im-
portant pages of history were
written. The Park at Grand Pro
shows the land of Longfellow's
Evangeline as it was in the days
0f the Acadlans,
Nova Scotia las still further
appeals t0 the visitor—good rail-
ways, modern roads, and splendid
hotels whore provision has been
made for all types er summer
sport, Of tbeeo betels, the boot
known are The Pines at Digby,
open from June 21 to September
14; Cornwallis Inn at Kentville,
open all year; and Lakeside Inn
at Yarmouth, open from Juno 28
to Septetnber 8,
The pictures above, top row,
left to right, show: A visitor
examining lobster pots down by
the docks; the Queen of the Anna.
polis Valley Apple Blossom Fes-
tival; an ox, the boast of burden
common to the hlarfNmes; and
the Canadian Pacific Steaulship
"Princess Helene," which oper-
ates a regular schedule across the
Bay Of Fundy between Nova,Sco-
tia and Now Brunswick, Left, to
right in the bottom row are seen
Port Anne, Evangeline's Church
at Grand Pro, and a wharf -side
scene,
WEDNESDAY, JULY lath, 1038
le a wire tray. A wire baslite is
the next beet, and pet'ltalie the most
peaetical. These baskets are ordin
achy offered for sale tie waste paper
(Tat diners,
ALL WEEDS SHOULD
BE CUT NOW
This is Weed Week and all cite'
Zany of the county of Huron have
been called upon by the Warden to
do everything poesdble to clean 1111
any patebes 01 weeds thea may be
around their surrounding., 11'eode
cunt hundreds' of thousands of dol-
lars every year and anything done
zo tstctll this uttnoal loss in turn
means bigger returns,
Chicory [s now coming in full
beton) and is a source of mtnea on
many farms, Small patches' a,i be
cotrolled by tire use of chemo ls.
Large areas saouad be cultivated
thoroughly and deeply, Crew -foot
Daisy or Cinquefoil Is another weed
caues:ing some concern in certain see
tion of the county, This weed
however, le never very serious in
cultivated fields hut is troublesome
In pasture fields, fence cornere and
waste places. All weeds should at
least be cut before seeding, other.
wise the seed will fall to the ground
making it possible for new slants
to grow the following year,
Weed Inspectors will be making
the rounds during Weed Week,
They will be glad to give advice
wherever necessary and seek for
the co-operation of every land own-
er or occupant in the county,
Essay Ona Cow
I-Iigh River (Alta, Times
• The cow isi a female quadruped
with an alto voice and a counten-
ance in which there is no guile. Site
collaborates with the pump In the
Production of a liquid ailed ut!lk
pr'ovid'es the filling for haslb and at
last is skinned gy those she leas'
bfueletted, as mortals commonly
are. The young cow is called a
calf, and is used in the manufacture
of chicken salad. The cow's tail is
mounted aft and has a universal
joint, It' 1s used to disturb maraud-
htg flies and the tastsel on the end
has a unique eduattonal value. Per-
sons wiio milk COws and come in
contact with the tassel, have vocab-
ularies of peuuliar and impressive
force, '
The cow late two stontaclts, The
one on the ground floor is' used as
a warehouse and has no other func-
tions. When tines' is filled, the cow
retires' to a quiet place where her
111 manners will occasion no com-
ment and devotes herself to belch-
ing, The raw material is thus t•on-
feYed for a second time to tit cinteie
ior of iter face, pulverized and de-
livered to the augiliary s'toutaoh,
where it is' converted lute cow.
The cow has no upper palate, Alt
o cher teeth are parked to the lower
part of her face. Plte arrangement
was petlfected by an efficiency ex-
pert to keep her from gumming
things, up, As a result, she bites
up and guano down,
A &lice of caw is worth 5 cents
in the cow, 14 cents In the hands. 1
of the packer and $2,40 in a res-
taurant thait specializes in mento-
slpheee• The men cow is celled a
bull and is lassoed .along the Red
Deer River, fought in Mexico, end
Shot in Ottawa when parliament
sits,
THE SMALL TOWN
Publicist Roger I3ab,so got leis
name spread across the newspapers
of tele continent the ether day by
uthising university graduates' not 1.0
nest mia.rried hastily hit to get a
job i11 a squall town and to put their
satiog's lilt() at sutnall tarts, "Your
real horse," he said, "is to gett;hee a
smell business or your own. Try,
to got a job in tt small town,+'
Henry Ford is equally enfhuslas,
tic about the atllall town as tt plaee
to work and live His spek• temau,
\t' J, ('sunernil, made some pertin-
tutt remarks' nbclttn the m•llter not
many mots, ago,"No wada y'1 '' !le
attitl, '110 arc' neer go to the airy for
at career, trig ilthlgs Ilan be dome
in smiler plares, 'fowtas /aril till.
iagev sre even coining to be pre -
feted ' for maty types' or enter-
prise,''
7'110 snnttll lows has always bets a
good place to live, Today, any dis-
advantages ' it may' have had as to
distance or isolation hale desfppear-
ed, Traditional qualities of frietil-
linesls, freedom end. fresh air have
been •eullattced by most Of the
netelettles of "oily" life,
It the ledee r
1 i ipn looked before he
looped be
v n
dl
rt
have to leap, •
Spethi! ConiniercaI Covre
Wingham High School
offers a commercial course for students who have taken
two years of high school work. While the course is
primarily planned for those who wish to become
stenographers or bookkeepers it is also of value to anyone
desiring a knowledge of business practice, The com-
mercial course includes the following subjects: Shorthand,
Typing, Bookkeeping, Business Law and Office Practice;
Business Arithmetic and Rapid Calculaton; Business
respondence, Penmanship and Spelling.
Cor -
For further information apply to
W STANLEY HALL,
Principal, Wingham High School,
Wingham, Ontario.
TANNED
(By A. R, K.
if I longed to have a coat of ran,
and look much like an on'door
man. who started work at dawn; if
I could gather tan enough, 't,wau'd
make me look bard -boiled and
rough, and knit with heavy brawn,
11 Then folk would •gazo on sue
with awe nor would they whack
me on the jaw, nor would they
round me then; no plans of mine
would be mislaid and I could walk
Meth unafraid, and march with
braver men,
Tj I drove co eighty miles away,
where I would greet the sun all
day, the thing looked simply grand;
Pd swim a bit out in the lake, and
then Pd lie around and bake, and
roll upon the sand.
7 Tine suchine would descend on
nue, and •make me brown as ntan
could be, I'd scoop three carate of
tan; when I passed folk when ,go-
ing my way, they'd point uta out
and )ben they'd say, there is a stal-
wart man.
But flies and beetles joined in
too, when they found what I planed
to do, upon my frame they'd ride;
the sun beat hard upon my skin n1
baked me frau the dome to shin,
made blister; on my hide,
IT I eculd not He in bed or turf..
fon' each square inch would itch and
burn, I couldn't steep enough; so
I'm content to let it go, nor saunter
foth and try to show --that I am
tanned and tough.
Three Leaves
For Poison
Heaik% Aoitltorities state that in
many parts of Canada ivy poisoning
la cammton, Iu those sections
where it does occur, bikers should
avoid, touching' poison ivy, poison
sumac or anything reseneblig then).
They should not walk through under
brush or let their clothing coque in
contact with any threettea.fed vhte.
Poison ivy which sprouts over se
much of the countryside is, also
known as poison oak, (poison vine
and: poison creeper. It can be recog-
nized by Its' leaf, which is divided
into ethree leaflets. Its flower is
a small greenish One and its fruit
pale greet during the early part of
summer, After ripening the truer
Faunsivory white, The Virginia
eree5er, tv9licrh is, also 5017 common,
is hart poisonous, It is distinguish-
ed by having five leaflets,
Far less common, but just . as
poisonous, is a large shrub itnown
as' poison sumac, poison eider and
Polson ash, its batk is light grey,
its' leatvea compound, from seven to
fourteen inches long.
Persons who route In contact with
Deism ivy are likely to find a pe-
culiar inflammation of the skin
break out at the Point et con'aat
wbttlt the ivy, a few hours after-
wards, Sometimes there is, a
slight rettlieviv and itching; with
teltels, large swellings with txteu-
:live blisters, accentuated by a
severe burning sensation,
When poison ivy or poison euma1'
has been accidently emoted, d, the
hands shottld be immediately wash-
ed in coal 011, alcohol or non ethyl
g'eso!ne, if unable to obtain any
of 11teee a4 once, Washning with
strong soap is recommended, As
cold creams and ointments may
tliseolve mull epread the raison„
they should not be used,
Hogs Tatooed
Aivinton, Ont.—Under a new
ruling which went into effect in
Juane, all hogs shipped from the
counties of Teernbt0n, Huron, Kent
and Essex must be tabooed by the
shipper. prior to being sent to the
panking 1101/805 for slaugllrter.
For years' since the Grading Act
has been in force, it has boa the
custom, generally, for a buyer to
purchase the farmers' hogs at the
pen, the shipper doing the grading.
COTTAGE RADIOS
ARE TO BE TAXED
Sends Written Derision Regarding
U, S. Visitors
Fort Erie, July 16—W; H. Rush,
Controller of the Radio Devisiou of
the Department of Transport. Ot-
tawa, in response to local inquiries
us to whether or not the $2,50 tax is
assessable against United States
summer residents, said it is.
Mr, Rusin rules in writing: "I
may say the Radio Act, 1938, which
became law on the first of July, •
provides under Section 5 no license
will be required to cover tale opera-
tion of any receiving setinstalled
in all automobile or other vehicle
temporarily in Clanada which is
owned by a bona -Hie tourist who
resides out of Canada.. It should
be noted that this does not apply to
radio receiverei installed, in summer
country, from the United States—
uountr'y from the United States—
snrcit radio receivers must be cover-
ed by tate appropriate licensee,
/Mayor Dr, John R. Menke an-
nounced several days ago a reso-
lution will be introduced in Fort
Erie council opposing such taxing
of the 20,000 American summer col-
onists here during the spring and
summer months.
Dentist—Open wider, please •
wider.
Pati ent-A-A..A-ah !
Dentist—ginserting rubber gag,
towel and sponge) -How's' your
family?
"For under -eye puffiness,'' advis-
es a beauty hinter, "use a pewdcr
tinder your eyes and add a tiny
tinge of rouge there," Or, s,ug-
geets our wise friend, try going to
bed for a change,
The local paper .in each issue
preaches its, sermnne of social and
civic, rlgihteousmesi to a larger au-
dience titan tate combined audiences
of all the preat,dnelty in the terri-
tory.
-i
MAAS AGO people cited to
melte themselves heard by
shootlngi Mom the house tops.
'lt seal acted that today yet)
Mould prr raids hare t0 appose
bitterest (Orientation In ►twat y,
r NOW .CDAT$ the busbessi
..' smile oar w.m.Aiep,.
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