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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1940-5-8, Page 3s, THE BRUSSELS POST WEDNLESD.A.X, MAY sth, 190 FARM NEWS AND FREE SERVICE OLD, DISABLED OR DEAD HORSES OR CATTLE removed promptly and efficiently. Simply phone "COLLECT" to WILLIAM STONE SONS LIMITED PHONE 21 • INGERSOLL, BRUSSELS — PHONE 7F' IN THE Wig* * * * * * * * * * * It is amazing what one can do with annual flowers alone even in our relatively short Canadian climate. Some seeds, like alyssum, nastur- tiums and poppies, sown in 11IaY will be blooming in July. It is quite possible, too to .add weeks to our season of blooming by getting out well started plants of cosmos, asters, zinnias, marigolds, nicotine, etc., which will start blooming al- most inrmed'iately. Tenants who nave every year, or are afraidthey might, can easily make gardens with annuals alone, For backgrounds instead of using perennial trees and shrubbery he selects from a good seed catalogue big bushy annuals like dahlias, cosmos, African marigolds, and castor beans, which will reaeh a height of three to eight feat by mid-July. These will ,furnish ample background for the hundreds of dared to medium -height annual MY DADDY PROTECTS ME FROM BLOWOUT ACCIDENTS • Those you love ... all those who ride with you ... deserve the complete ever- present protection from blowout accidents that only Goodyear LifeGuards give. Let us make your car safe from sudden tire failure today! You can't get better protection to save your life! wear* Anderson's Garage Brussels, Ont. lf� INFORMATION f:- 101111.111.11111/ flowers. which are listed in any seed. catalogue, To screen verandahs or unsightly fence, such things as scarlet run - net' boons, morning gloriesor hops will do the job in a ;few weeks. Grow Vegetables Quickly Tender vegetables are quickly grown. A check by dry weather or anything else invariably causes woodiness, To eliminate such clanger experienced market garden- ers push their plants along with frequent applications of commercial ferbilizer, This must be applied carefully so as, to be close to but not actually touching stems or roots, Watering, of course, will also keep vegetable gardens growing in dry weather, but where the luxury' of a hose is not available one can keep things moving with cultivation alone. This coi1s'erdes moisture in two ways, as any 'Canadian, from the Prairie Provinces knows; it killsi weds, that us up water and it checks evaporation by the sun. For this cultivation a small hoe is al- most essential, but there are other good tools as well, A little three - fingered wire cultivator will work wonders around and under growing flowers and vegetables. A Dutch hoe which is shoved along about an inch under the soil will cultivate a lnmds'ed feet or so of perennial bed in thirty minutes, Special Flowers If a supply of cut flowrs is want- ed for the table, blooms, with long stems that will keep well in water, the horticultural authorities urge the planting ot sweet peas, snap- dragons, cosmos, zinnias, lupine, African marigolds, scabious, asters, single an ddouble, verbena and sal- piglossis. For scent, especially in the even- ing, a few nicotine, carnations, mig- nonette or stocks will Perfume the whole garden. Solid beds of annuals' or big block's in borders have exceptional appeal and these can be made use of petunias, phlox, dwarf marigolds, naturitiums, Verbenas or zinnias, Little Chats on Farm Management DAIRY FARM LABOUR Labour cost is the largest single item of expense in dairy farming. From 20 to 30 Per cent of the cost of producing milk is involved in labour. Not only does labour amount of a considerable suer but it is also one of the recognized econ- omic factors' to be considered in the production of any commodity, In order to make progress in farm management it becomes necesary to have some easily calculated standard by which labour efficiency may be measured. (Standards of measurement in this connection are gradually being de- veloped for dairy farmers through the Ontario Dairy Farm Manage- ment 'Study. 'This investigation is being conducted to -operatively by the Economics Division Marketing Service, Dominion Delpanbment of Agriculture, Ottawa, and the On- tario Agricultural Oollege, Guelph. More than 700 dairy farmers of the Province of Ontario are keeping LICENSED AUCTIONEER for the Counties of HURON AND PERTH W. S. Donaldson Phone 35-r-13 Atwood All Sales promptly attended to. Charges Moderate. For Engagements phone 31, Brussels The 'Post' and they will be promptly attended to. records of their complete farm busi- ness, These records are checked at the farm and taken to Ottawa for analysis. Two years of study indicate that the cash receipts of a farm business per man ,provides a useful standard of measureemnt or labour efficiency in dlairy farming, To obtain this the total labour time of all farm workers' is reduced to a 'man equiv- alent," The term "man equivalent" means the labour of one man work- ing 'full time for 12 months on the faun. Members of the family working for part of the day only or doing less than an adult's work, and seasonal and occasional' help are reckoned pr'opo'rtionately. The cash receipts include all cash sales of the farm business. A faun with cash receipts of 32,800, and a onion equivalent" of 134, would have a cash receipt per man of 31,600, It was found in the Study that in all the. fluid and processed anilk zones, under conditions similar to the year ending April 30, 1923, the average dairyman needs to secure 11,500 cash rceipts. per man to secure operator earnings approxi- mating 31,200. Operator earnings close to 31,000 were obtained where the cash receipts per man Were $1,300 and where the cash receipts' per man fell as $800 the operator earnings, were discourag- ing. Though it was found that the most successful dairymen use the greatest amount of labour, not all dairymen, however, should take on a large labour staff. Those dairy farm operators who have the ability 10 manage labour in such a way es to secure a high cash receipt per man may well be encouraged to use more labour. VS FARM COLUMN Beauty Culture For ,Farm Homes In a remarkable address by Mr C. H, Hodge, editor -at the Farm- er's Magazine, Toronto, on the oc- casion of a recent meeting of the Quelbec Horticultural Federation, in Montreal, the topic was the beautification of farm homes in Ontario, With the aid of coloured lantern slides the speaker describ- ed the transformation of the homes of those who entered competitions sponsored by his ,Paper. As Mr. Hodgt expressed it, we owe to our children the enduring memory of an attractive home, one that in after years they can recall with pleasure and Pride. 311', Hodge showed how marvel- lously the appearance of a farm home can be improved by a. little trimming and painting, by tidy- ing up around. it, giving some cart to the lawn and especially by Planting flowers. The other day the writer heard of a man who of- fered a house for scale at 3300,000 and found no bidder, He then spent $40,00 on a paint job and sold the crouse easily for 34000,00. Surroundings of thn Home The Ontario Crop Improvement Association has for its. slogan; "Better rural conditions through 0,op improvement:" tit is a strange anomrally that many a farmer who takes great pleasure and pride in his thniving field crops, cultivated and; fertilized 'with oonsumate care, is indifferent to the Immed- iate surroundings of the farm house. Thanks to Mr. Hodge, it may now be said that ,',t,he old order ahangeth, yielding place to nelw," f t FOR SALE— Mrs. W. M. Sinclair is offering her house for sale, ;anyone interested write to 306 Wexford St,, Hamilton. F. F HOMUTH Analytical Optotnetr;..,-,', guarantees you the Beet Eye Service Herristots, phone 118 Brussels (Second Thursday Phone . Now is the time to think about the fancy prices you're going to getfor eggs next Fall- make up your mind to take no chances with your 1940 chicks! Follow the farm -proven Roe feeding method and watch them grow fast and strong— full-fleshed and full of the pep and vigor that means greater egg -laying ability. 'The safe start is Roe Vitafood Chick Starter—the palatable feed that gives them a "head start" in life. At 7 weeks, feed them Roe Complete Growing Mash—the feed that has all the vita- mins, minerals and proteins your chicks need to ensure steady profit- able egg production later on. When you order Roe Vitafood and Roe Complete Growing Mash, ask your Roe Feeds dealer for the valu- able free booklet: Let's Grow Better Chicks and Pullets. 110 `s awed L'�rid Prada. auiptets y tt td 1iUaJi Sold by EAST HURON PRODUCE, Brussels ALBERT TRAVISS, Walton FRANK HARRISON, Monerieff • VITAMIZED FOR • ti 1FH ` FARM .PROVEN FOR RE3ULY5 111 ,, i„ , Potato Diseases May Be Curbed Potato growers who may have found' some Bacterial Ring Rot in their crops last year should not he discouraged with the thought that the disease is on the farm to stay, for with little more than ordin- ary care a complete clean-up can be made and produce crops made completely free of the trouble in future. The, best procedure is to dispose coswpletely of all the pota- toes on the place, then spray with bluestone at the rate of one pound to ten gallons of water storage amd barrels in which the potatoes have been in contact, Next, thor- oughly disinfect the potato maeh- irbery, sacks, and other containers with a srtcng formalin solution. This. should be done before any new seeds is brought to the farm, Once the clean-up has been completed, special care should be taken not to reintroduce the disease. This involves special care to ensure that this seed originates from the prop- erty free of the disease, There is etill a fair supply of centlded, seed, available but it 13 moving fast and supplies should be reserved without delay. Certi- fied seed. may be obtained from all geed housels and seed ptosto qtr` era, or from the growers direct, CREAM DELIVERED WE PAY HIGHEST HIGHEST CASH PRICES FOR AT THE BRUSSELS CREAMERY PHONE 22 BRUSSELS To Stimulate Interest In Ont. Floral Problem Ont. Horticultural Association announces contest for poems on Write Trillium open to pupils of Ont. secondary schools. To stimulate interest in, the On- tario Floral Emblem—the White T'rilliumn—dhe Ontario Horticultural Association has annuonced a con- test for Poems on this beautiful wild flow*er. The contest wiil be open to pupils of Secondary Schools in Ontario, including Private Se c o n d a r I' Schools. Not more than two poems may be entered from any school, The poem s'ha]1 not exceed twemtygfour lines, Each poem entered must be certi- fied to by the headmaster of the school concerned, as being the ori- ginal work of the pupil, Poems shall be fonward'ed to reach J. A. Carroll, Secretary, Ontario Ho'tioultual Association, Parliament Buildings, Tor'on'to, On- teaio, not later than JUNE 30th, 1940. Poems should be submitted' in typed forms; but if this is not possible then in neat pen and ink handwriting on one side o.f the paper only. Three medals will be awarded by the Ontario Horticultural Associa- tion, as foliaws; 1st prize, Gold Medal ; and prize, Silver Medal 3rd prize, Bronze Medal. ; Success in Farming There is a wide variation in the tine of faun business which is associated with financial success in Yawning, .A comparison 'between the 25 most successful and the 25 Least successful farms in an eco- nomic study made in the Counties of Kent, Lambton and Essex, On- tario, in 1939, by the Economics Division!, Dominion Department of Agriculture, brings out the point' mentioned. This area of Ontario is particular- ly well adapted to the production of cash crops. however, only 14 of the 25 most successful fauns secur- ed the major portion of their in- come from the sale of crops, Five of the !farmers were depending mainly on beet cattle and hogs for their principal revenue. Three were specialized dairy farms, The remaining three farms practised more diversified farming with re- . ceapts from field crops, live stock and live stock products. Two of these three' farmers had substantial poultry enterprises. These differ- ences in organization on succesefnl farms demonstrate the fact that no one type of farming can be held up as a model for any area, but rather that a variety of types of organize - tion, if accompanied by good ood man agement and good farm practices, can result int success. In the case of the 25 least success- ful 'farm's, 17 of these farmers! were dependent largely on crop sales for their income. Three had receipts largely from cattle and hogs, four had a mare general distribution of income and one was .specializing in dairy cattle. Here again it appears that it was not necesasrlly the type of farm organization which led to the unsatisfactory results on these farms, but rather less skilful oPere- tton anal management of the vidual farms. The successful farm operators were growing larger acreages ot such high income craps as sugar beets', beans, tobacco and tomatoes. They were generally securing high- er yields, per acre and in the case of live stock obtained larger re- tulvs per unit of live stock main- tained on the farm, NOTICE TO FARMERS— part of your crop. We have Empire Brand Superior No, t Sect?, con- forming to specific Gov't. test. See our First, ,at McCracken's Grocery. Phones 43 ee 27 HIGHEST CASH PRICES PAID FOR EGGS AND POULTRY �s M1 SAMIS PHONE 80 — BRUSSELS 44 -444-44:44:4414,;44)4:4-4.4:4-1+++:•-44:O4+,+-0-44-44:444:***, Twp. of Grey NOTICE The Council of a Township may pass a By -Law, pursuant to the "Tile Drainage Act" to Borrow Money to assist in the Construcion of Tile Drainage. if sufficient applications are received from owners of Farms. The Council propose to Borrow from the Pro- vincial Government the Necessary Funds to assist in the Construction of Tile 'Drain in the Township of Grey. For information Consult any member of the Councl or the Clerk. Application Terms may be had at the Clerk's Office. ��y@NJ. H. FEAR, Clerk. iNw ►.+ N N�1,..+4. �H:4"..4":":44.04..07:•,:i i(