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PURINA CH LWS
WORM YOUR PIGS
THE EASY PURINA WAY
BRUSSELS CREAMERY
\' irecdllesday, April 2n4, 1947
THE BRUSSELS POST
C1aaK 101110,4"4"""1"10 PIOWMENS ASSiICIArioN
. TORONTO -- Our trip urs ended, about the state of Britl4h agib l -
titre.
LONGER GROWING SEASON I
In nwn'y respects farts methods )
to Britain are different from times •
in Canada. The normal rainfall in
the Isles is much heavier aitd the ,
owtl•'g season is mutt h•neer I
there. Leber is more plentiful but
the farmer is hampered by the land
ownership system and lack of
machinery,
Because most of the (arms are
rented, the farmers are not in el.
position to modernize their hutld-
Ines and so they just Carry on the
hard way, year after year. The
buildings are quite different front
those 111 Canada and meet of the
hay •and grain is put in stacks or
covered sheds, requiring much rnore
hand labor than ie eomalan in our
country.
A great many tractors are niers
for plowing and cultivating hut the
majority of farmers still stick to
the one horse cart for hauling their
crops and for drawing out the
manure. I saw only Ohs 11101101'0
spreader of the wheel type. Thresh-
ing machines are still fed by hand,
and without a straw blower. Some
have straw bundlers on the back.
The cylinders are of the rasp -bee
type because the British farmer
wants his straw In long lengths.
Combines are on the increase, but
deeded machines won't be (lalive'ea
for a year or more.
They use more commercial fertil-
izer than we do and reap heavier
crops. We might learn something
Tile weather was a canstaut in that respect. The Old Country is
hindrance to our plans and the still the fountain -head as far as
fuel crisis meant cold hotel rooms beef cattle are con.ceene(L but 1
night after night. We were to have believe we surpass them with our
seen the Giant's Causeway in 11e- dairy cattle.
We can't compete with them in
the quality of their grain for they
have the longer season and more
moist:are. Beltish standards, in
pounds per bushels, are: wheat, 63;
barley, 56; oats, 43; The Cauadirtn
standards .ere, respectively, 66, 43;
and, as with tttest tea eel •1^ , '00
wouldn't have missed it. fon' the
world, belt we're glad ti be hack
home again. Now it is my task to
summarize the resnits c•f onr I011r,
diftirnit though it 10 to sort out the
itnpnrtanc•e of all we've Aeon are
done.
\\-e were 111 Britain pit a time of
crisis when the rttuprece;lentc.l had
weather added to all the :tecumn-
19ted troubles after the war. Put
none of ne eau speak ton highly of
the hospitality we reeelve'd every-
where we went. The Britian people
',eve to unusually high regard for
1t.a, adiap, and this speaks volumes
inr the temente of our men end
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Were overseas during the was'.
We were terribly dieespoilited
that continuing snow and cold pre-
' vented any plowing whatever, and
our hosts were equally disappointed.
I believe that if Canadian plowmen
make the trip next year, cur
1h'itish Mende may arrange tLe
matches for another elate to melte
sure the weather will not luter'ert,
Auother result is that Scrtleee's
1•hempi0n plowman. Bob &Pert from
Aberdeen, plans to r0mpete in- the
International Plowing Valve at
Kingston, Ont., next fall. Yon may
remember that British Plevvie •n
actually were hooked to sail on the
.\thenia in 1939. Because of the
war's outbreak their eassage were
cancelled and the ship was the first
sunk by a Nazi submarine.
land, but snow blocked the roads.
However, we managed to visit a
good cross -Section of England,
Scotland and Northern Ireland and
were able to make some :onclnsions
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BETTER IF,! RM LIVING
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The steady progress towards a higher standard of farm living
during the past one hundred years has been linked with a cor-
responding progress in the development of mechanized farm
equipment. The widespread adoption of the modern Tractor and
other labor-saving machinery has helped farmers throughout the
world in their realization of increased farm income—better homes
—better living.
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'vANCOuvert
and 34. In the past we have tried
British seed grains and they have
tried ours, but the experiments
weren't successful because of the
difference in growing conditions.
Some reforestation is being at-
tempted in Ilritain, with trees
supplied by governanent for at
small ohargo. The British do not
practise contour plowing as far as
I could determine from numerous
inquiries.
British farmers during the war
were divided into three 0150 -ole
those who could run their Own
(arms without help or advice; those
v110 carried on with some help from
governnnent agricultural exports:
and those who were poor nmeneere
to the extent that the government
stepped in and replaced then ',vitt
More competent men, John Wilson
of Shifnal, Shropshire. tole Inc there
were only a few .farmers that had
to be replaced in the area where
he was supervisor, Partners who
needed .advice readily accepted it
and the plan worked emoot!hee.
34r. Wilson also said that the
farmers raised no market hogs Is
they did not have the grain to feed
them, but depended on Cla.necia :o
01.10037 pork products.
HERE'S THE VERY LATEST IN
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When you give a fine gift, be
sure it's the finest of its kind --
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A. PRINCETON —31 Jewels $45.00 &. DIRECTOR --21 Jewels $49.50 C. TREASURER -21 Jewels $55.00
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Brussels, Ont.
one new machine which milks cows '
and pipes the milk directly to the
dairy cooling system.
Another day was taken up with
obtaining our passot'ts visas and
a visit to the Anglo-American 011
Wartime Price and Trade
Board Information
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Questions And Answers
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plant in its wartime quarters out-
side London on the Thanes. :191'. I Q;—Would you please tell me how'
Burgess and Frank Ellis were our many sugar coupons become valid
hosts. during April?
The next day brought Sur grand • A: Under the present ration plan
Bingle in London. We had dinner three 5 coupons become good this
at the famous Simpson's re5U1urtrnt month, one on April 3rd and two on
in the Strand as guests of. Anglo- April 17th,
American, and Salado, and later we e * *
saw a good variety show at the Q:—My husband was not working
Palladium theatre. The theatre 10:la last week when we should have paid
so cold we had to keep our coats on .our rent, Now my landlord says I
but our hotel. the South Keneing- meat move. 2e this right?
ton, was the warmest of the entire A;—The rentals regulations pro-
vide
tom'. that the landlord may take
Next morning. a Friday, we left action under the Provincial law if
Bar Sonthamptou to board the the tenant is behind in his rent 15
Queen lllizabetir for the voyage envy' ee 11uo1e, If yon Pay your
hone.. We sailed that adteruonn, Tent within the 15 day limit and do
and arrived. in New York the fol- not make a practice of paying your
lowing Wednesday. The weather rens after it is due no valid pro -
was better than on the eastbound
MACHINERY EXPENSIVE
In general, machinery is patch
mora expensive overseas than et is
at home. Motor ears are more
costly 10 run, the license alone
25 shillings 05.001 per horsepower,
and car insurance, which is cmn-
puls0ry, is very high. Gasoline is
still rationed and the average car
Is 'allowed only 10 gallons a month,
All food is rationed with the ex -
Mention of poultry and fish, which
are hard ,to get. Meals are very
expensive, All wearing apparel is
rationed with the exception of bats
and caps, and the allowaaee sloes
not go very far.
• The fuel situation, of course, is
very bad, and many cities are back
to the wartime blaekottt, In spite
or all those difficulties, ,ve hearrd
2 very few complaints frotn the
ip001110, These are our imprettstcns
and of course some of them May
he wrong because they bete
150111 red in only a few weeks,
1 We had a last few interesting
days a000106 Lon.dml. On one trip
we were •shownthrough a big tire
pliant and saw a stable equipment
' factory near Reaillng. The eguip-
meat was good, brit t00 expensive
for the average farmer a,7o saw
crossing and none of us 'Memel a
meal, although the big ship[ed rolled
a bit. Cantata's c'ha.mptoe skater,
Barham Ann Scott, and her mother
had the cabin next to mine but Wo
0019 little of them because Barbara
WAS resting atter her strenuous
leur'opeen tour.
TRIP WELL PLANNED
. 4 teteee
Our entire trip was well planned
frons start to finish and all of us
are grateful to the sponsors, the
Salads Tea Company of Ceaada,
Ltd,, and Imperial 011 Ltd. Their
representatives 'took ekeellertt care
of us all the way through. We are
also indented to officials of Canada
Rouse. Ontario ''Rouse, and the
Canadian National Railways, who
took .such pains to , a.rrenge our
travels,
We have returned thankful we
Havre in Canada such a lane of
plenty . Our big dissepointtnelit was
the lade of plowing in Britain, hut
we shall always• remember the
(outrage, steadfastness, and warm
,hospitality of the British people,
and their kindness to us as we
visited their cities, their farms, and
their homes. The trip was well
worth while .and we'll never forget
our experiences.
Real Funny
He was telling her his family
history, "My grandfather was a
OW, ' hard-working clockmakel.
When he died he left iris estate,
which consisted of two .hundred
clocks, to my father."
"How interesting," she said. "Jt
Must have been real fun winding up
his estate.
are generally
Pliae(blood) conre g film IR
tion. Try Bunkers
Herbal 171116 to treat the cause at its
source, Money back, if the first bottle
does not satisfy, At P. It. Smith, Rex -
all Drug Store.
ceedings may be taken to evict you
on the grounds' of arrears of rent.
x * x
Q-1 rented a house and some land
for one year. May the landlord put
me out at the end of the year maned
in the lease?
A; It is impossible to answer
your letter without further in.
forma.ilion. If you will let us know
the amount of the land involved and
the purpose to which it is pint we will
be able to give you an answer,
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Q:—Are .potatoes still under
ceiling regulations?
A:—+So. All fresh fruits and vege-
tables with the exception of the
1946 crop of apples were removed
some time ago from ceiling regu-
lations.
:s m
Q:-1 had some alterations made
to my house and the price is much
tluore. +than the estimate. Can I do
anything about this?
A: -The services involved have no
ceiling prices hut some mate -.els
used may have. If you will obtain
an itemized acount from your con-
tractor we would be able to give you
a. definite answer as to whether or
not you may snake an official com-
piaint to the Board.
•r T'TNTAILE
At the morning service at the
United Church, Rev, A. G. 'Hewitt
delivered a message in keeping with
Paler Sunday. He spoke on the word
"Hosanna." giving as its meaning
111e two F,115115l words, "save now,"
His s'e1111011 was ba*'ed on the text,
Mark 11:9,
Rev, L. C. Jorgensen, lninitser
of 'Knox Presbyterian Church,
based his sermon en Matthew 37:
46, pointing out that Christ's death
on the cross was a •fitting subject
for meditation duriee fitly week: to
preparation for Baster.
The T.P.U. mat in the 'United
Church on Friday evening. The
minister, Rev. A, G. Dewitt, had
change of the meeting, He snake
on the .subject of tate holy catholic
Church and the ecumenical church
Scriiptur'e passages were read by
'N.orma i12ofOatt and Kay Thompson.
Personals: Mrs. Milton Fraser,
Morris township, is with her moth-
er, Mrs, Robert Shaw, who. is 111,
suffering from a heart andition;
Thomas Shearer, Wroxeter, spent
Sunday with Alfred Agar.
FRANK KIRKBI1
Licensed Auctitaaeer
For Huron County
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Satisfaction Guranteed
Phone Seaforth 842-r-24
R.R. 4 Walton, Ont
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April 3rd, until 2.00
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