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ROUND TRIP BARGAIN FARES
FromBRUSSELS/MARCH 31/APRIL 1
TO TORONTO_
Also to Brantford, Chatham, Goderioh, Cruelph, Hamilton, x.ondoli,
Niagara Falls, Owen Sound, 'St. Catharines, St. Mary's, Sarnia,
Stratford, Strathroy, Woodstock,
To Stations Oshawa and hast to Cornwall inclusive, Uxbrdiga,
Lindsay, Peterboro, CarPbeilford, Newmarket Colling'woori,.
Meaford, Midland, North Bay, Parry Sound, Sudbury, Cat/reel and
West to Beardmore,
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Para, Return Loma, Train rn)onnattoa, Tkkets, consult nearest Agent. See Handbill,.
•NADIAN NATIONAL
Farm Markets
By
R. J, Deachman, M.P.
The eupreane need of the Domini
!on• of Canada today is more mar -
Rats but it 1s worth, while looking
at ghat has actually been done.
When threes things ,were distant
dreams and hopes they seemed
beyond aur reach, Now they have
come to Pass: in is time, there-
fore, that we: put a propea• value on
the things which have happened.
Cattle raising is one of the moat
imporrtant phases of agriculture in
Herron County, Since 1935 the
following changes have taken place
in the tariff on cattle entering the
United States from Canada:
Prior Under
to new Ag -
1935. remelt
Cattle weighing
lees than 200 tbs
(calves) Mc lb. 1' c Ib.
Cattle weighing
700 lbs. or more,
each (dairy
cows) 3c lb. like lb.
Cattle .weighing
700 or more,
each not special-
ly provided for 3c lb. 13 c lb.
Not only has the rate been sub-
sdantia11y out—In two categories, it
has aotually been cut In• two, but
the quota which we are allowed to
export to the United States is now
larger than it has ever been before.
On calves the weight limit which
is now 200 lbs, was dot merly 175
lbs. The old quota was 51,933
head. The new agreement allows
export of 100,000 head, which is
more than we have previously
supplied to the United States mar-
ket,
There was formerly a quota of
20,000 on dairy cows. There is
now no limit,
On cattle 700 ibs. or over the old
quota on the 1935 agreement was
roughly 156;000 head, of which
approximately 13% was taken by
Mexico, allowing about 136,000
head for Canada. The new agree-
ment calls for 225,000 head and,
after the allowances to Mexico
which comes, under the same quota,
the balance available tor Canada
le 194,000 head, probably substant-
ially
ubstantially more than we win be able to
export this year.
Total net marketings of Canadian
tattle in. a year on all markets. is
roughly 1,000,000 head. at has ex-
ceeded' that snnbstantiaddy in two or
three years when, through acaecltY
of feed, there was abnotmrai selling.
It is worth 'while considering
what would happen to the Canad-
ian market` if the American market
were closed off by the former high
rates of duty. The result would be
cOngestlon on the Canadian market
and a much lower price for live
shock than we are now receiving.
The supreme thing necessary for
Canadian agriculture is' the ex-
pansion of markets, the other es
eenitial is the lowering of the cost
of production. The movement now
le in both •clireetiona. Three per
cent will be cut oil the excise tax
this year which means a lowering
of talration. It means a reduction
of the price we pay for the things
the buY. .The &weeping cbttdatn-
nation which is often uttered of
parliament °Danes largely from
failure to recagndze the substantial
things that are being one as
rapidly as possible with the
supreme objeot of establishing
!proves conditions in a very . un-
stable world where danger of war
altos affective actio,, Inoreaaingl7
difficult.
A Negress of mammoth 'ironer -
tions and Inky complexion was
brought uncone.clous into a hospital
after an exipbsldh, When she cam*
to, the surgeon, thinittag to cam•
fort her, mad. 'gehrrvly:
"You will undoubtedly be able
to obtain h, 'dtiasllder able antenna of
damages, •Mrs, Johnston,"
+1emregee'f" "eylplod'ed the lady,
"What do Alt want with damages?
Alt got all• 'the damages. A wants
MOW, What Ah needs is repairs."
Fair Directors
,Warned, Gambling
Not Permitted
Another warning to Ontario fall
fairs that permit gambling and
allow indecent and objectionable
midway performances was sounded
recently by Hon. P. M. Dewan,
Ontario Minister of Agriculture, In
a speech to the Ontario Association
of Agricultural Societies at their
convention in Toronto.
"Our fairs should not be circuses
or sideshows,' 'he said, "There must
be amusements for revenue Purpos-
es, but objeotionable features must
be elhninated. We're not going to
stand for racketeering.
'Some of you didn't heed the
'warning last year. There w111 be
no giants to tetra that allow
gambling and indecent and objec-
tionable shows."
Grounds and buildings of some
agricudrbura] societies were aro
credit to them, the minister said,
urging that societies should under-
take the promotion o'{ beantiflcation
on the rural areas and. the im,prove-
mewt of fano home surroundings.
IN THE GARDEN
No Entrance Fee&
Gardening is a universal hobby or
recreation open to both sexes, to
the old or young. Whether we live
in the crowded city or out in the
open country, in the south or up to
the edge of the Ardtic circle, gard-
ening is always possible. Only a few
square yard],' Of soil are necessary
for satisfying results. Even the
apartment dweller with. a new hang-
Ing
angIng pots or window boxes is not
barred.
There are no entrance fees, and
equipment, unlike gods or fishing
costs only a dollar or two. Aspade
or trowel or rake are all the tools
necessary. Other equipment consists
of a few paokets of seeds, perhaps
a shrub or two. As our interest de-
velops we canadd more plants and
flowers. Rules are simple to master,
the ordinary Canadian seed cata-
logue 'supplying all the essential
data. .As we 'become more ex-
perienced we can adid to our garden
library aniy Of the many excellent
government ,gand'en 'bulletins that
are available in any province of
Canada,
Intensive Gardens
do the small vegetable garden ev-
ery foot of space should count.
Rows are narrow and as one vege-
table is used another takes its
place. Only the most productive
things, are ,planted, like beans,
raddieb, lettuce and spinach and
also those which have a flavor all
their anon when .taken from the
garden at the door, In this category
will be peas and corny never es
sweet and fresh as when picked,
(malted atud eaten within ae, hour,
Smtatl vegetables like elttuce and
radish require rows only 12 inches
apart, :Beets, beans, carrots, peas
and spinach need at least 15 inches
between while potatoes, corn ,and
staked tomatoes mast have a
couple ad feet to :thirty inches,
Space may be saved with the later
type if something quick anaturing
such as lettuce and' spinach are
planted in between, The bigger
things will not need the full room
at first and by the time they do,
the early crops will be out of the
'way, Tender vegetables are these
which are grown quickly, therefore
the experts tette their along with
chemical fertilizer, cultivation and,
10 posalblo, water.
Sow Grass Early
Grass makes its meet rapid
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growth in the cool weather of
spring and fall. On this account
lawn work of a new ar repair nature
should be carried out just as soon
as the soil Is fit to work. -
After digging the ground should
be allowed to settle for a few days
at least, ands then levelled again,
It is advisable to relpea.t this process
several times, The top soil should
then be rafted fine and the grass
sown at a liberal rate, once across
and once lengthwise, This double
sowing insures an, even distribution.
Seed' is sown on a .day when there
is n.o wind. For permanent lawns
of deep green color and, fine texture,
good quality package seed is advis-
able, In covering the gardener is
adivised to rake one way only and
then firm the soil with a heavy
roller oe pounder.
Hot Beds
A hot bee for starting garden
seeds early is usually prepared in
early March. It consists of a bed
of fresh manure, which supplies the
heat, about 18 inches deelp. On
this two or time inches of line soil
is pineed and after the bad has
heated up and then cooled .down
again (a mutter of three or Sour
clays) the seed' Is aewer in rows a
few incites, apart. The bed is
Protected by rough boarding along
the side and on torp and sloping to-
wards' the south about 10 to 18
inches above the bets is, placed a
window sash well glassed.
Lawn Hints
Beneath bare spots on the lawn
will Usually be found poor or sour
soil underneath, It will be neces-
sary to dig up, remove any gravel
or stones filling up with good earth
and sowing thickly with a good
quality of Canadian grass seed. For
this purpose and for new lawns it is
always best to get a good mixture
of high quality .packaged grass seed
blended by expert seedmen.
Fertiizer Maintains
Plant Food
In soil
lu a comparatively new country
like Canadu where the land has not
been cropped nearly as long as In
some other pants of the world,
fawners are learning that even the
most fertile soil will peter out if
nothing is done return, its fer-
tility, The phut toed which the
crops take out of the soil ,must be
replaced, otherwise the land will
produce poorer crops, stated Grant
Pert, Plant Products, Division, Pro-
dictdtiem Service, Dominion Depart -
anent of Agriculture, in a recent ad-
dress,
ySolen•tisits ,nand not long ago that
plant diet consists of a dozen, or
more chemical eubstan,ces, end that
sono of these chemical substances
are required in, larger amounts than
others, Nitrogen, pbosplIerelte,
potash, calcium, Sulphur, and mag-
nesium are known to be ,the grin.
olpal Substances( of plant food, with
nitrogen, phosphoric acid and
potash' as the meet important. In
this regard, it is intermit:Mg to note
tat lntmau food, while of different
kinds, is composed of practically
the same chemical substances as
foods required by plant life. Also,
human beings, like plants, 'thrive
largely according to the food con-
sumed and assimilated, and human
tickets and plant riekeibs have much
in common; both result in weakly
and undernourished bodies.
The fact that plant foods are con-
susned with great rapidity in repeat-
erly cropped: soils will ebplain why
chemical r'eptilizer-, and natural fer-
tilizers in: the form of manure give
good results when used on almost
any soil 00 garden or farm. 'To
get these results the proper fertil-
izer has to be used In the correct
manner and inezeetive amounts,
because different binds of plants
tory in their toed requirements.
For example, leafy planitis, such as
lettuce and, cabbage, do better with
a nabundence of nitrogen; turnips
and tomatoes respond to an thane -
mice of phosphoric acid,, and po-
tatoes and other starch-fonming
plants prefer an unusual amount of
potash.
This tendency of some kinds of
plant life to require large amounts
of different plant foods nnnst be
taken into account, as also the. fact
Chat sandy soils are Usually Short 00
all the pietist Riede and. need heavier
applications of fertilizes than. do
Mame and clays, These factors of
soli fertility and crap requirements
make It difficult for the average
person. whe is unversed 1 de/title-
ees and. their uses to cheese sissy
from the wide range of fertilizer
prodecta advertised for sole. I1
every buyer Of fertilizer obtained a
copy of the recommendations, of the
fertilier council from; his Pro-
vincial Department of Agriculture,
it would help him In, getting better
, emit- from fertilizer.
In, using fertilizer, it should be
remembered that if farmyard man-
ure can be obtained, its use should
come first, as it not only Supplies-
essential plant foods but other
substances as well to promote plant
growth and development. The idea
bohemia of fertilization includes the -
use et farmyard manure, plus the
proper chemical fertilizers to bal-
ance the plant food in the manure
as required gy the different COPS
and soils.
GROWS NEW TEETH AT 84
Joseph Millie of Creemore recent-
ly celebrated his 84th birthday. He
had a particular reason for greeting
his well-wishers with a broad smile.
The reason: Mr. Mlle has four
new teeth—real ones. Ile expects.
a whole new set before ids next,
birthday comes around,
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OLD, DISABLED OR DEAD
HORSES OR CATTLE
removed promptly and efficiently:..
Simply phone "COLLECT" to
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