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THE BRUSSELS POST
POPULAR ONT1 CROPS
INFORMATION ABOUT VARIETIES
16SJ31U1.1 AT SEEDING TIME.
Experiments Show the Varieties of
Oats, Wheat, Alfalfa and Other
Crops Which' Give itest Yields.
(Contributed by Ontario:Department or
Agriculture, Toronto.)
The oat is our inost important
grain crop, so the feeders say. What
do the experimenters think
0.4i varie-
ties? Here it is. blight :tn ars of
-exPerimentation, carried on by iarni-
ers an their own farms in all mato
of Ontario, and with all the oat varie-
ties now eligible tor registration Place
them in order of merit and yield as
follsswm
Bushels Per Acre.
0. A. C. No. 144 88.0
0. A. C. No. $ 84.0
0. A. C. No. 72 SMS
Gold Rain , 79.2
Abundance . 78.6
13a,nner 75.8
• Victory 74.1
; Alaska 64.0
The 0. A. C. No. 144 is only be-
ginning to enter the Field Crop Com-
petition over Ontario. According to
present indications it will increase
rapidly, and Will before very long
become the leading variety of oats in
this province.
It is interesting to note the high
record which the 0. A. C. No. 72 var-
iety has made In the Standing Field
Crops Competitions throughout the
Province. In eight years, out of the
1,108 first prizes awarded for fields
of oats of at least five acres, the
0. A. C. 72 received 565, Banner 307.
Abundance. 21, Gold RaM 18, and
Victory 1. The other 201 prizes were
divided among varieties not .sligible
for registration.
Alfalfa.
What do the farmers say about
varieties of alfalfa?
Co-operative experiments have
been conducted with varieties of al-
falfa for twenty-six years during
which time seed has been sent to
each of 2.329 Ontario farmers for co-
operative tests on their own farms.
A definite co-operative experiment
has been conducted with the Ontario
Variegated and the Grimm varieties
on each of 1,790 farms within the
past fifteen years. Each experimenter
was asked to so locate the plots that
they might remain undisturbed for
several years. Quite a number of
these experimental plots which were
sown as far back as 1911 still re-
main unbroken and the results are
both int'sn
erestim, and valuable. O
November 27th, 1925, a blank form
was sent to each one of the 1.790
experimenters asking for information
regarding their experiment. Aftr
receiving upwards of three hundred
replies we were able to sunnuarMe
the rest/its. In answer to the In-
quiry as to which of the varieties
gave the better results in the lace'
test it is Interesting to note that of
the fourteen years from 1911 to 1924
inclusive tht. majority of the experi-
menters favored the Ontario Varm-
gated in the years 1912, 1913, 1916,
1918, 1920, 1223 and 1924, and the
majority favored the Gritnin in each
of the other seven years. Of the 188
Who answered this question, 95 pre-
ferred the Grimm and 93 the Ontario
Varigatod. In response to the qu,s-
tion as to the most extensively ttrown
varieties of alfalfa 10 1 litt various dis-
tricts 109 farmers %rationed Ontario
Varigated, 55 Grimm. 4 (.onituon, and
1 Turk,stan, while 3 others simply
mentiomd Northern Grown.
Tle:. farmers of this Province have
an opportunity, as n.v, onI
10,c0rin seed for sowinz On their own
farms. It would be well for the
farmers to retain and sow as much
as possible of the 90,000 bushels of
seed which was! piwiliced In °marl')
in 1923. Our alfalfa production has
been trebled in the last ten years,
arid doubled in the last three years.
It is estimated that there was over
half a million stun soS alfalfa grown
in Ontario last year. It is believed
that the alfalfa iccea will soon reach
one miliion tures. Ontario wad be
richer for it.
Spring Wheat,
The 0. A. (7. No. 85 Spring vslteet
was distributed for co-operation ea.
pprinionts for the first time in 1924..
The i.estslt for the two years When
compared with Wild Goose and Mar-
quis puts the No, 85 at the head 0.6
the list.
Bushels ler
Acre, 1924
O. A. C. No, 35 ..... 51.1
Wild Gooso 26.3
Marquis 24.3
Bushxds Per
Aero, 1921
O. A. C. No. 85 21.1
Wild Goose . 15.5
Marquis . 19.3
The 0. A, 0. variety of spring
wheat was originated at Guelph by
crossing the Red Fife and the Heri-
son Bearded. It is red wheat of good
quality, and has a bearded head with
white chaff. In twelve years' expe.ri-
ments at the College it has given the
highest average yield per aers of the
twenty varieties of spring wheat
grown under similar conditions,
The Experimental Union Report
covers the findings of 2,600 farmer
co-operators, why not send for it and
get the'rest of the Story covering the
successful experiences of many.
Shade Trees For the Farm.
Shade trees about a farm home add
much to the beauty, comfort, and sale
value of the place. rn a province
like Ontario, vvhere we can grow soh
a variety of trees there is no excuse
for such eonunon stuff as Carolina
poplar or Manitoba maple. Why not
plant some of the slower growing but
more permanent species and have the
pleasure of watching them develop.
Sugar maple, elm, oak, walnut, ash,
cedar, white or Scotch pine, Norway
epruee, Colorado Dine Spruce, apple
or pear trees, planted about buildings
, and along drives, setting in groups,
rather than in rows, will give char-
acter to the farm home and will direr-
ecerle the cheerios septet DO common
in some Stevenson, Di-
Xector of.Mxtension, 0. A. College.
ts+04.04.0.04++1.4.004.0+.4.04.04.94. the ilow. For those who wish to
• buy beer., the following plan is very
,t•
• satisfactory. .First note all weak col-
, 4' onies anti 1.1stin select an equal num-
.
her .of very strong ores. Examine
4, the weak volonies to 800 that they
have some brood. If they have none
4' of their own, give each of them a
• comb containing 1) small 1)111,11 from
4, • the' strong, volony over which it Is
• to be placed later. In the evening.,
•
+ remove the eover,; from the strong
•
+ colonie0 and over each place a queen
t excluded. ,Now, lift the weak .colon-
YOUgek from their floor boart!solozd%
4.
t • placc one over each strong
WANTED
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Highest market prices
paid.
Hes me or 'Phone No. 2x, thus -
and I will eall and get
you.: Wool.
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What to do with
Weak Colonies
A colony without enough bees to
cover approximately four frames of
Langstroth size during the latter part
of April or early in May seldom be-
comes a profitable honey producer, -
especially where the mom honey dew
comes early from the clovers. The
simph,st way of handling weak col-
onies is, of course, to unite them
with other colonies of medium
strength, thus helping the latter to
become greater producers. This
method Is generally used in large
apiaries where time is too valuable
to devote to nursing up weak colon-
ies. For bee -keepers who do not
care to reduce their number of eolon-
les, the best plan is to purchase from
some southern breeder a sufficient!
number of one or two -pound pack-
ages of bees without • queens and
unite them to the weak colonies.
This added force of bees enables the
colony to build up more rapidly for
Success of this plan depends oh (1)
;melt weak colony must have some
limed to hold the bees and (2) es
little disturbance as possible to the
bees of each colony when carrying
but the work. Two or three weeks
later the hive containing the most
brood can be placed on a new stand.
- For those who wish to make in-
crease, the weak colonies are ideal,
for, although they will not build up
as honey producers, they will, with a
little care, build up strong enough
to be divided two, three and per-
haps four times during the season.
Each new division should, of course,
be given a young laying queen. '
"THE POWER OF THE Dow
There's sorrow neough in the natural
way
From men and women to fill our day;
But when we are certain of sorrow in
store,
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.
Buy a pup and your money will buy
Love unflinching that cannot lie—
Perfect passion and worship fed
By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the
head.
, Neverthelem it is hardly fair
To rish your heart for a dog to tear.
When the fourtoen yearS Nature
permits
Are closing in asthma, or turner, or
; fits,
'And the Vet's unspoken prescripaon
.
I'U1)8
To lethal chambers or loaded gtIns;
Then you will find—it's your own
affair
But . . . you've given your beart to
; a dog to tear.
I When the body that lived at your .
single will, .
When the whimper of welcome is
, stilled (how still!)
When the. spirit that answered your
every mood.
Is gone—wherever It goes—for good, -
You will discover how much you care,
.Anti you give your heart to a dog to
Itear. --
Vs'e've sorrow enongh in the natural
way,
When it eonnts to burying Chlietian
clay;
Our loves are not given, Mit only lett
, At compound interest ot cent per
; cent.
• Though it is not always the case,
believe,
; That the longer we've kept 'em, the
more do we grieve; -
! For when debts ao payable, right or
I
wA shiiti-g'
time • loan is as bad as a
I long—.
So why in—Heaven (before we ale
Ithere,
1 Should we give our hearts to a dog
I to tear?
--Rudyard
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GORRIE - ONTARIO
PERTH COUNTY
St. Maeys has passed a by-law for
"stop" streets.
Stratford voted in favor 05 purchas-
ing the Gas plant.
St. Marys has landed a Textile firm
which will take over the So -Cosy
plant.
The corner stone of the new St.
John's church, Stratford, will be
laid on Saturday. ,
John Monet, who conducted the
Mansion House, at Stratford, about
40 years ago, died last week in Tor-
onto.
Havriston United church has extend-
ed an invitation to Rev. G. C. Gifford,
B. A., of Milverton, to become their
p98100.
Herbeet F. Tilley, an old Mitchell
boy, who has been general agent of
the 0. N. R., at Montreal, becomes
general manager, at Boston,
A quiet wedding took place at the
United church parsonage, St, Marys,
; when Margaret Adella, only daughter
of John W. and ivhs. Crozier, West
, Ward, became the bride of John And-
. rew Baynes, second son of the late C.
• C. Baynes, of Granton. The cer-
emony was performed by Rev. Thos.
Green, in the presence ot near rel..
atives of the contracting parties.
David and Mrs. Douglas, of Logan.
celebrated their golden annivel sal yr
ou Monday, and were guests of honor
at a banquet; given by their daughter,.
al vs, Daniel Leary,
Through the efforts of St. Marys
Oddfellows, a district softball league
has been organised between teams
from the lodges in District No, 13,
Stratford, New Hamburg, Mitchell
and St. Marys. Alex. Gillies has don-
ated a trophy.
Mrs. Ellis 13aker (nee Violet Gar-
rett), secoud daughter of Mrs. W, A.
Garrett, of 'Toronto, formerly ot
Granton, passed away suddenly 95 1180
home, 108 Admiral Road, Toronto.
She had, been in poor health fov the
past five weeks, succumbing to heart
trouble.
The "five cents to one dollar" store
which has been carried on by F. J.
Wessman, for several years at Mit-
chell, has been sold to Robert Smith,
of Chesley. Stocktaking is how go-
ing on, and as soon as it is finished,
the variety store business will be op-
ened up in Mr. Smith's name, Mr.
Wassman was a member of the old
Couch & Schneider for 17 yenta be-
fore he started in business for him-
self.
SEND IN THE NEWS TO POST
HIS IS THE PROPER Y TO SHEAR A S
d Clock se
The pictures, with
printed instructions
illustrate and describe
briefly a system of shear-
ing sheep that has been
developed by the thou- 4'
sends ot professional
shearers of America and
Australia.
EEP
While slight modifica-.
tons in the directing of
the strokes taken with the
shear are made by differ-
ent shearers, the beginner
should folio'', the instruc-
tions as closely as possible.
1:he sitsen is, hers shown as 0 ill
ienfur finished. shear.T. if Is.
vrnhrs 011,1 casp ante his richt
1,;,e- hut 0i11111, s head should
Ls beta user autdiast its
s 'de 1.11.1 hind leg kept
by pr. ssing hand in
Lad,. 00 001.0p. As own-
; ionsd hind h g
0(011 11 never be pulled our
111 shearing, If this is
don, the,liger, will start
to et, k. With 1.,
uraight as shown in
this pict arc 11.1,01
cannot yank log
bcel, 00111111 011110
This picture skew.' how ho shearer
latt, pot the start, k:l 1 .0100.11,1,-;
ri,Tht hirid LYN.. .I110 10,1 .01 4001
Lit Ostt (uGolho080o 1: sheep scale
tlewr, en to 1.. 'oft :dd.-.
le , not,: the lino( hliet 15 Ca:a:,
ai t fll l( no igigt, bone and
P.4.8
I .01 out on log.
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11 10 IthonP
down fiat 00 its 1. ft
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;Ina 01,0.1 In
n(n) picture..
4'11
Ar this e.:00.01 the •
.01,19 1100 001i001.10 10'00
to a Ito.ditt 00111 1-t,1 ;.•
1h.1, 11..t,a10 1l0l,U„Io1 h. 0 1110 •,!..01.
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0150,11 euv, toltiv o, rtij1tt1, tiollt
• Sto 01,1 I i-., 1111111, .9 -
With 0trokoS from nehr 11„t La; k
ar,td,d 0,009 ric1.1 Sicic, 011( 01 Atr,t-p :11 fins
position tint omod a
w,41 10 removed oh. 111,1011,1 1,,,10 115 1110/, 01101,
1151010 10.0i,- tit 0id,' 11(1(1111,1(11(1 r111111. sheep's head jet tian Its body
clown (1 1(1
teeth. .
Sot sheep up sounely on its rump,
y_our feet close to the heep's 1.,,,:y.
(srom sheep finlike 'NOT:al knees.
I pir3esta, ..f thi: 10111101 100
5005(0 right and a III tle bunk, Be-
nin at point of brisket, making
strokes downward. In 111.18 pug-.
don never allow she ,p's head
to fall back between your legs.
Af ter shearing brisket, grasp
shi ep .0,111 fore lee,
up well, at same time mess-
ing in with left km v. This
MIMI( Soh, 111111) In it ft
in whit it position three or
four strokes should be
run clown frnin under
elutp's right Pot leg
to flank. 1(10.11
stroltoS Open a
starting place for
strokr s across
tally.
The sheep's righl foreleg 1, fol.1,1 and held
und, r your 11,01 8414.4., ',AV(V)) 11111 SUOIIIIt
bark on 1(1 olt) 4. R• .1110V0 bvtly wool with
strokes nrark•..ar1it,31: ,irounit actors belly.Iluhl
shear help ly in he 11500, 1-..tot12 end well out •
fri- in sae, t.'s b'ale ,0 bring 1,10 11 comb
teeth doe, tat p's skin Mak., strokes
carefully, with 101,t0, 01,1' tin,: lid' Width.
Be sure that teeth of comb are down on
0(1(0 1(11 stroke (01 sulod. 10 overee
the necessity of Inaidt.... second
onts.Coutinuestrel., aeross
belly until all belly wool
is removed, when it
cau be kept sena.
rat, ;tom fleece
wool it de-
sired.
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An 1..11 1.-a1)1 road, is token up ba, k 1. 1.,
01,0 1 1 Ovid 0011, 1.101-10 your itdit foot i• wart ,
tt. r bat lc cven with should, tea Le. steep
hot ilsr en :hie unit without gilt •,„ t. i, • t,
P. raisi ta ad. This pictia, .1,,v ae 1,, 0: ,
111g,Osolll rihia 11.t'0111l Lid ano r, .1 to 1, ..11
right 4,i le of no, k with 01•001,) ....11 4
rIsn10..r. dn. z, k to Ing olIoI0, 11015 o ooth
et tir04 11 14 tho oriel in there
cone heldinsitic p nr:101 110 1 %Veen 14.1,4 told
11 Ilhla it 11110 a 11110, itright position at,
You them' towattla the shoulder.
Now tUrn n.ht,In to right
0+01 1,01 .0 r hook 4.1, hs rtintp
tn 011,1 i90Ir1t• , Istin 10101 It., Hold
('111 vtIn 001 vdt, gm. 1,101 001...
of 11,1441 10o:4,4119 ,444•41, 44.'1 hind foot g.sp
0 111,101101 or 0110 010 (001 ,01 loot gide of
r114-1-•• hind (go. fixhi, hunt. iw..t
Wot,1 to111 01,in with 01 a 1,40 meet:, ,.1191111t
to 1110,10 111,01 log in 100,100 fatgivarIng Never 1101,1 slieepa .IIA 10,81100!'
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.'Nt ow the sheep is finished, note the un -
1,001,,n blanket 'of wool and the smooth
appearance 01 )80 sheep. Igo ridges,
ro gashes or etas, By follow-
ing this nittliod you will
always pet .the best
results.
The 1,, 010011 of the sheep is
somewhat changed. Left foe)
is mover! back from the Owen a
wry lath but left leg is 01 (11 In
front of both thesbeep'sfort 10e0 Lind
fent well in ((01111 1110 sheep's:boulder.
Bight foot hes been pia: ed outside hang he
sheep's lfind 11, gs end t he slant (1(011
it Sifly by hnee resiing 1111101,N, on 11 -ll hip,
Say, the sa,cp's right shoulder 1 estfutt
on your left font and preSS Baldly on
the lap with right knee, at the same
time forcing the sheep's heed down
nearly to (ho floor, to put sheep in
Position for shearing the 1W1 of side
and one or t wo strokes beyond haelt
bone wit h long strokes (01,' whole
(000111 of sheep's back and nee k.
Here the sheep 0
in position fort:tear-
fi ing left stile. With
right foot rtighetween
sheep's hind 1: rs, gra1311
sheep:slat fore lei:allow
kit foot forward and with
right footswIngsheep more
0000n03 to the right, at the
same time laying the she0P
down alruost squarely on 00
back with its left f ore leg pressed
down against its head. Have your
shollider, let 1 arm and right. foot
holdlog the sheep's body curved
around left log which tightens skin
on slmep's left side,making (1 0,0115(0
to shear side with longstrokes fromhip
to/boulder, AboUt half 5( 18, aide can
be shorn in 'Oda position then chance
should be made to position 8.
The hat Is kept st raight pressitig in
flank the 00,10, 01 I., tti 11:gt Urn No,
4. Now lett. •,0;1'4•14 ill j,4•Fit loll shearing'
outride of 1 t it nind les by Inorin•••• feet
bfick ro allow slieep 0., he II1I011V ol, 1)0
right side. 1411 111, Ion 0(10(1-00111 be
run Penn t hind Put in to 'leek. 01 101
wo or three of th,s- .'.le ri At
ending rit flank -01 la... •r ,:trol1o051thuld
rini I,n or. ir g t hen earl, down,
en,lins nt nt mcI. 1)ofie ftbove
tail base. Continue these
strokes net il (,it hind leg
and 111p are cleaned.
gyeep i it now in position for mien.
"tTairilt‘sit'i!dltei',‘711e;e,I.."Prthie
Shoat Isft
shoulder and fore
login posit ion ShOWn
(0 1(1(8 pleture.Slwal.
er has not moved feet
nod only moved sheep
by strai1htening it up in-
to a little more upright
position. All stroltes in
shearing shoulder should be
,1111 towards back, but not
entirely to back bone, ettell
one ending with comb teeth
well down on skin.
4
1010itiot...0.1011tr,n ellonn on 110 comp, t •
00.9 1 000 pint origin font 1.1.0041000.0
1004 legs. Tern 0honn 0.011, it,o1 0 tilde
no, 0 to 1110 right, t r•-••• tirhily on
At Co', 1.01,4 hetween Itou 1,1,, loft. foot nod
leg below knee being hisi In :nal( 01 .000to's 111 1.
hntle, With Ink hat. 0., 0* 1)'' illtv co shown,
lolol 141loonlo neck armon Jai knelt:tea own
mtrok0 troin bi.1444L to jAIN 00.1 ono or tasi
strokes on right Ship 01 ,1110,0 nett. 8100.11. tient'
1•011ed nt1 010,uting to -tweeds to n nook
Sharing Can nOntlutut on 10 left rid, of eneena
neck. As 141 side of melt 1. olltureil,s011tlItIlo
11001100 00 01. to 011001. 10114004,01dc of Inca luttl
top of 1100,11,
1.0100g left
earns tepid
It end Is
I.. 0 I n g
ttlicarc0.1.
510
With the left for leg ati'd •
shouldrr sheared, the shearer is
now ready to put sheep in posi•
tion to Shear left side as shown
In the neat picture,
Photo Couttesy of
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Copyright, 1026
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