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CLINTON 'NE/WS-RECORD
PAGE SEVEN
HURON COUNTY FARMERS' OWN NEWSY PAGE
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'GLASGOW, Scotland—•(lux visit to from Canadian rules but we found
Spotland is almost over and today the game interesting. Scotland was
' 7we are to go back to the north of defeated '22 to 8 but an spite of the
!,I1ngland. We have seen a great many defeat there .was a big time in the
Interesting 'things but the weather old town that night for all the Welsh
4 as been very bad, interfering with and most of the Scottish players
zone of our travels. It seems doubt- were 'in . our hotel.
fel that the Workington plowing Next morning we attended service
match can be held on schedule, which in iSt.Cutltbert's church. in Edinburgh.
will be a disappointment to all of 'us. Some of us had been anxious to go
1auel is very scarce and' in many to St. Giles where the Rev. John
places there has been no heat in our Knox used to preach but it was dos-
-rooms. But we've had wonderful hos- ed for a while.
vitality everywhere we've been and In the afternoon we were taken
should not complain, for a drive through some of the
tAlfter our stay hi southern Eng better farming sections and we had
land we left London far York. Nor- an excellent view of the Forth bridge,
may it's about a four hour ride by a wonderful piece of engineering, in-
train but again the cold delayed us- tact in spite of the blitz. Later we
On arrival we went straight to went through Edinburgh Castle and
the National Institute of Agricultural saw the 1914-1918 Scottish War Me -
Engineering at Askham Bryan, four morial situated within its walls.
••or five miles from York. This build- Om the 'Monday morning we motor-
ing was formerly an agricultural ed 60 miles to Perth where we watch -
school and faun of 400 acres but ed the judging of the Aberdeen Angus
was taken over for agricultural re- at the annual show and sale. .After
search in 1942. Here they test all lunch we visited the farm of Mr.
!binds of farm machinery and design Thomas Claris of Muirton where we
many new types. saw some excellent Clydsedales, one
We were all interested in their tieing Mulhton Monarch, Grand
three -furrow, oue-way ploly, This Champion Stallion and 'winner of the
has both right and left hand Cawdor Cup at Glasgow in 1945, the
hottems. When turning at the head- last time shown.
land, the plowman simply trips a Next we went to the dairy farm
'lever, the plow half rotates and he of the Lord Provost of Perth, Lire
rues back the same farrow. This Primrose. We were entertained at
eliminates dead furrows in a field tea in the lovely home and in the
where not necessary for drainage. evening we were guests of the Pro -
Harvester for Sugar Beets vont and city magistrates at a civic
dinner= in the Station Hotel. Later
we attended) a "brains trust" in the
city hall eondueted by the young
farmers' club in which our manager,
A sugar .beet harvester is another
int,leenent of their own i•tsign. A
large acreage of sugar beets is grown
in England and this mitchine pulls, George Waldie, took part.
tops and elevates Cha beets into a
.cart or truck, thus saving a great A Farm in Fifeshire
adexal of hard work. • Tuesday morning we drove up to
We returned to the Institute the Fifeshire to see one of the larger
next day. The • ground was frozen farms in Scotland, that of Mr. George
too hard for outside demonstrations, Clark, Nether Pitloehie:- The farm
eo we were shown some interesting contained about 1.000 acres, 600• be-
t -Dam on British plowing. ing sown to spring crgp annually. Mr.
That afternoon we looked around Clark is not a dairy fernier but feeds
York, one of the oldest cities in Eng- about 200 to 300 steers annually.
These are purchased/ in Ireland at
between 12 to 13 cents per pound.
He does not consider there is very
much profit in• feeding cattle at the
present prices but finds it necessary
in order to utilize the straw to make
manure. Most of the cattle are
finished in the stable and marketed:
the balance are put on grass. They
would weigh from 13 to 15 cwt.
each.
This farm produces about 125
acres of potatoes each year as well
as a lot of turnips and 'about 20
acres of sugar beets which farmers
in some sections 'are compelled to
grow. The potatoes are sold mostly
for seed and are quite a profitable
crop, averaging as much as 12 tons
per acre. We were surprised to find
that most of the potatoes are picked
bsr hand, thus requiring a let of ex -
land. It still is surrunded by a heavy
-stone wall. We visited. Yorkminster
Cathedral and /here again we saw
some of the finest architecture in the
world. The Cathedral's stained glass
windows are said to be unexcelled
anywhere.
The Edinburgh train was hours
late, due to the cold and we did not
reach the (Scottish capital until mid-
night. We went to bed, in the North
British Railway hotel without supper.
Next morning we were inet by T.
B. Manson of the Department of
Agriculture for Sbotiand who showed
us a part of the city and after lunch
-we attended the International '!rugby
thatch between. Scotland and Wales.
'They take, their football seriously
here for despite the cold weather
and bad roads the attendance was
The rules are altogether different tra labor—dor some reason they are
AUCTION SALE
L1VEST,oCK and MACHINERY
Lot 17, South Boundary, Stanley Twp.
3 miles north-east of Zurich,
51/2 miles west of Kipper
TUESDAY, MARCH 18,
commencing at 1 p.m.
HORSES -1 black gelding, 6 year
old; 1 .bay gelding, 12 year old; 1
black mare 8 year old; 1 aged mare.
Holstein CATTLE.— ear- 1
4 o d Tiol
Y
s n cow.
in calf; '4 year-old Durham cow, in
calf; Durham cow, with calf at foot;
Durham heifer, in calf; Holstein cow..
in calf—these .COWS have been T.13.
tested; 2 steers, 13'i year old; 2 •
heifers, 1Mt year old; 4 calves, '2
months old.
PrIGS-3 sows, due in march, 2nd
litter; 5 chunks, 70 lbs,; 1 purebred
York hog Without papers.
IMPLEMENTS Deering binder,
7 foot cut; F. & W. mower; Maxwell
hayloader; 12 ft. dump rake; 13 -run
M.-41. seed drill with grass seeder;
12 -run F. & W. seed brill with,geass
seeder; Old Man ealtivator; 2. fur.
M. -H. disc plow; 5. sec. drag harrows;
M. -H. manure spreader; double disc;
wooden Toiler; set sleighs; 3 good
wagons; gravel box; hay rack; har-
row'.cart; riding plow; M. -H. walking
plow, neatly new; LM..H. bean puller
with new knives, with seuffler attaeh
meat; stone boat; ,cutter;- 2 sets of
double harness; set of single harpess;
several horse collars; pair collar
tops; slush scraper; post hole auger;
"Clinton" fanning mill with full set
of sieves; Delaval separator; 1,200
lb. weigh scales; !buzz ,saw; 2 pig
crates; logging chains, shovels, . and
other things too numerous to mention.
TERMS—CASH
No Reserve
.MRS. ROBT. BAKER, Proprietress.
EDWARD W. ELLIOTT, Auctioneer
10-11-b
not satisfied with the potato diggers.
Sixteen men are employed yearly,
with some casual labor during the
harvest months. It seemed evident
that the labor situation is not as
acute as it is in Canada;
Perth Angus Sale
Alter lunch we returned to Perth
and attended the sale .of the Angus
cattle. Beinvert four and five hundred
passed through the ring, averaging
about one a minute. The Grand
Champion Bull sold for 5,800.guineas
(i24,476) for export to South Am-
erica. The reserve bull was purchas-
ed by Mr. F'. W. Harding of the
U.S. for 4,600 guineas ($19,412).
With the exception of a few of the
tops, prices were lower than eve ex-
pected.
We drove from Perth to Glasgow
this morning through .heavy snow
and over very slippery. roads, At
lunch we were the guests of the Scot-
tish Co-operative Wholesale Assoc-
iatioti, one of the largest co-opera-
tives in the world. It was organized
about 100 years ago by a few farm-
ers. They handle or manufacture
almost every commodity that's on
the market. In -the past the comp-
any was noted for its fine horses and
while many have been replaced by
trucks, they still have about 100 left.
This afternoon we are to take the
train for Carlisle and then we're to
go to Workington where the plowing
match is to be held weather permit-
ting. , After that it will be over to
Ireland for some now adventures.
CLEARING
AUCTION SALE
of FARM, FARM STOCK,
IMPLEMENTS, GRAIN and . FEED,
at Lot No, 7, Con. 1, Hullett Town-
ship on No. 81lighway, 4 miles
west of Seaforth, or 4 miles
east of Clinton. on -
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19
at 1 n.m sharp,the following:
HORSES—Clyde gelding,. 10 yrs.
old; general purpose mare, 8 yrs. old
ATTLE--Holetem .,ns,. 6 yrs. old,
Greater Control Planned
Of Warble' Fly Menace
The warble fly is bothering the
Ontario Government. Research con-
ducted indicates • its menace is spread-
ing, thus .accounting for legislation
introducer) in the Ontario Legislature
aiming at greater control,
explained !dined
to members P e s les• co
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conversant with things of livestock
and the like, the warble fly attacks
cattle during the months of March,
due March 22; Hereford' cow, 8 yrs, r April and May. It has a vicious
old, due April 3; Durham epw, 6 sting and the poison left in the
yrs. old, due June 15; Durham cow, animals affectsthe supply of milk.
4 yrs. old, calf at foot; Durham It drives the caws a bit wacky,'
cow, 5 yrs. old, calf at foot; Durham explained one M.L,A,; whose knew -
cow, 6 yrs. old, calf at foot; Durham ledgeof such things is profound.
cow, 5 yrs. old, freshened; Durham' ' rltey race around the fields with
cow, 6 yrs. old, freshened; Durham their tails flying high in the air
heifer 3 yrs. old, freshened; Hereford after a warble fly has got in his lick,"
cow, 5' yrs. old, freshened; Hereford' Under the proposed legislation to
control the fly, any tow
cow, 5 yrs. old, freshened; Holstein or muni -
cow, 'crpaltty may undertake the work of
5 yrs. old, milking; Hereford
yr.,old; Durham bull, 1 yr. spraying the cattle, so long as 50 or
bull, 1
old; 8 Hereford heifers, 2 yrs, old;
more farmers in . one area petition
3 Durham yearling heifers; 5 calves, the spraying. The new .legislation
2 months old and younger. Permits the cost to be charged to
PIGS -3 young Yorkshire sows, the ;individual fanner in his taxes.
.clue from May 1 - May 17; 13 chunks.
IMPLEMENTS—Allis Chalmer C-
2 plow tractor on 'rubber (nearly
new), equipped with starter, lights,
wheel weights and fluid; also 2 rear
steel wheels. extra;- 3 -row model C.
cultivator (hydraulic lift); Mesmer 2 -
furrow adjustable tractor ,plow
(nearly new); Cocks/haft' 11 -disc
fertilizer drill (nearly new); Coek-
shutt 10" grain grinder (nearly
new); 75 foot 6" belt (nearly stew);
Cookahutt steel wheel wagon and 14-
foot flat rack, gravel box; Massey -
Harris corn binder; cCormick
Deering manure spreader; McCor-
mick Deering mower, 5 ft. cut (nearly
new); Deering 13 -hoe drill; 11 -tooth
stiffooth cultivator; 10 foot hay
rake; 3 -section harrows; harrow Dart;
Fleury 1 -furrow riding plow; Fleury
walking plow.; set of sloop sleighs
and rack• cutter; Massey -Harris root
pullper; Massey -Hargis cream sep.
arator; Stewart horse clippers; 4 -
ring silo; blacksmith's , forge and
tools; 2 sheep feeding racks; Colony
house 12'x14'; hay fork, sling chain,
forks, shovels. and numerous other
articles.
HARNESS -,Set of breeching her -
mess set of back band harness; set
of single harness; horse collars.
GRA -13N and FEED—Approximat-
ely 20 ton of mixed hay; approxi-
mately 1,000 bus. of mixed grain;
quantity of mangels and ,turnips.
FARM — At the same time and
(dace there will be offered for sale,
subject to reserve bid, the farm con-
sisting of 100 acres of choice clay
loam.
On said farm is situated a well-
built two-storey brick house with
furnace; steel barn 36'x78'; water
throughout the buildings; an imple-
ment shed (nearly new); and four
acres of young bush. Oat the farm
is six acres of fall wheat •planted,
and 35 acres of fall plowing done,
balance in hay and pasture.
TERMS on chattels -CASH.
TERMS on faun made known on
day of sale.
STE/WART DALE, Administrator:
MRS. AAGNF3S DALE, Ad--ministrat•,
rix; for the estate of the late Charles
P. Dale.
EDWARD W. ELLXOTT, Auctioneer
10-11-b
ONTARIO'S Irregress and prosperity are directly dependent on her
.ability 10 produce goods in sufficient volume tomeet domestic needs and the
demands of world markets. Never before has the demand for the products
of Ontario's great industrial plants, her farms, mines and forests been so
,great. Production must be increased'... and that requires skilled .hands
... skilled hands .for plant expansion ... skilled hands for industrial
operations ... skilled !rands to provide homes for Ontario workers. And
higher, wages, job security, better working conditions are within easier
reach of those who have mastered a skilled occupation.
Today, through the plan sponsored by the. Department of Veterans'
Affairs and other agencies, hundreds of young workers, are being trained. to
meet the buildinneods *4 this province. Graduates of these rehabilitation
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courses are now ready to take their places in Ontario's industry. Available
to you• are veterans, well started on the road to skilled building trades such
as bricklaying, plastering, plumbing, steam -fitting and carpentry. Seek
them out with confidence. They are your future craftsmen,
Published •Uy THE BREWING INDUSTRY (ONTARIO)
CARPENTRY
The Carpentry Course, gives the student it
basic knowledge in both practice and theory.,
liis training ranges from bench work and the
care of 'Loeb to the hanging of doors and the
laying of flooring. Available at all schools,
this course is the equivalent of third. year
apprenticeship,
Vocational training courses .are
offered attraining centres located
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in the following cities and towns
in; Ontario: Toronto, London, •
Ilarnrltou, Kitohencr, Windsor,
i. Willi am, Brocicville,Prescott,
'legman, North Bay, Ottawa,
Guelpb,Kemptville,Ifailcybury•
CLEARING
AUCTION SALE
of
FARM STOCK and IMPLEMENTS
at Lot 43, Concession' 2, Tuckersmith
Township, L.R.S., 2 miles eagt of
Radio School at 1 p.m.
Postponed to
FRIDAY, MARCH 21
HORSES—Percheron . mare, 10 yrs.
old; Percheron horse, 8 yrs. old;
brown ,mare, 7 yrs. old, in foal, due
May 27.
CATTLE. --Brindle cow, 10 yrs. old,
due November; black cow, 9 ,yrs. old;
red cow, 10 yrs. old, dine Noventber;
black cow, 7 yrs. old, due Agtril; grey
cow, 8 yrs. old, due June 6; roan cow,
8 yrs. old, fresh;s red cow. 5 yrs. old,
due October; redcow, 4 yrs. old, due
March; 2 fat heifers, 2 yrs. aid; 2 fat
steers, 2 yrs. old; 3 steers, 1 heifer,
1 yr. old; 2 heifers, 1 steer, yearlings;
4 fall calves.
PIGS -1 sow with litter; 1 sow due
to farrow in Manch; 14 thanks from
100 to 160 lbs.
30 Sock X Leghorn Pullets.
IMPLEMENT/S--Power horse clip-
pers; M. -H. binder, 7 ft.; M.H.
mower, 5 ft.; 10 ft. hay, rake; Inter-
national hayloader; M. -H, seed drill;
2 hay knives; 1 bag truck; Cockshutt
manure spreader; Coekshutt riding
plow; 1 two -furrow plow; cultivator;
1 Verity walking plow; roller; har-
rows, 6 -section; cutter; buggy; sleigh;
wagon; hayeack with slide rack; fan.
Hing mill with bagger; wagon box;
stook rack; set scales; pulper; turnip
drill; 30 cedar posts; quantity inen
lumber and 2" lumber; sap pan and
kettle; wheelbarrow; water barrel;
set team harness.; set single harness;
collars and pads; Buffalo robe; hay
fork; sling ropes; pulleys.
Forks, shovels, neckyokes, whiffle
trees, grain bags, crosscut saw; De -
Laval No. 10 cream separator, new
discs and .milk spout,
C711AISi — 150 bus, Alaska oats;
800 bus. mixed brain; small quantity
hay.
HOUSEHOLD E'FF'ECTS — Rayo
hanging lamp; Alladan lamp; kitchen
range with reservoir; 1 large wood
heater; window sash, 3 lights, 10x12,
never used; kitchen extension table
and 4 chairs; rocking chairs; hand
washing machine and wringer; tub
stand; Daisy churn; 5 gal. oil can;
copper boiler; gas iron; flat irons;
toilet set; floor coverings; bedroom
suite, springs and mattress; 3 -burner
coal *IL stove; hall sack; flower box;
carpet sweeper; wash stand. p
Other articles too numerous to
mention.
TERMS—CASH
RAYMOND PEAR, Proprietorr
HAROLD JACKSON, Auctioneer
E. P. Chesney, Clerk.
10-b
Postponed
AUCTION SALE
of FARM STOCK, IMPLEMENTS,
GRAIN, FEED and EeOUSE•
HOLD EFFECTS,
at Lot' No. 12, Bayfield Line, Goderich
Township, seven miles south-west of
Clinton or three miles east
of Bayfield, on
MONDAY, MARCH 24.
at 12.30 p.m. sharp, the following:
HORSES-iBlack mare, 8 yrs. old,
approx 1,400 lbs.; BIack gelding, 4
yrs. old, approx. 1,500 lbs.; Grey
gelding, 4 yrs. old, ;approx; 1,400 lbs.
CATTLE—Shorthorn- cow, register-
ed, (No. 315482), 5 yrs, old, recently
freshened; Holstein cow, 5 yrs. old,
due before 'time of sale; Hereford
heifer, 3 yrs. aid, due before time of
sale; Durham cow, 4 yrs. old, due
to freshen in June; Durham cow, 3
yrs. old, due to freshen in April; Dur -
hath cow, 8 yrs. old, recently fresh-
ened; 4 heifers, 1 yr, old; 4 heifers,
arising 2 yrs. old; 2 •steers, approx.
1,000 lbs.; 2 steers, approx. 850 lbs.;
(most of these cattle are fit to
butcher); 3 calves.
PIGS -5 sows to farrow in April;
17 chunks.
POULTRY and EQUIPi\f10NT-150
Rock x Leghorn (hybrid) hens; 2
range shelters; coal brooder stove;
15 rods chicken wire (new).
IMPLEMENTS—M.-H. binder, 7 ft.
cut; M. -H, mower, 6 ft. cut; rubber
tire wagon; 16' hay rack; stock rack;
spring -tooth cultivator; stiff -tooth
cultivator; 4 -section harrows; fan-
ning mill; No. 12 Delaval cream
separator; power clipper; barrel
spray; 5 gal. barrel spray; hay rope,
hay fork, pulleys, forks, shovels,
whiffle trees, neck yokes, and num-
erous other articles.
LUMBER, HARNESS, Etc. -1,200
feet oe new lumber; 10 cords of
cedar; quantity of hardwood; a num-
ber of cedar poles from 25' to 46'
lengths; a quantity of cedar posts;
set of double harness; set of single
harness; horse collars.
GRAIN & FEED Approximately
10 tons mixed bay; approximately
100 bus. mixed grain (suitable for
seed); 12 bags of potatoes.
HOUSEHOLD CTS!— Chest-
erfield suite; Axminster rug 9'x10''
(like new) ; 'oak dining room suite
3 bedroom 'suites; steel day -bed; 2
reeking chairs; 2 leather seated
choirs; enamel range (like new); coal
or wood range; coal or wood heater;
Coleman 2 -burner gasoline range;
Coleman lamp; Celenian lantern;
kitchen table and 6 chairs; 2 small
cupboards; numerous chairs and
email tables; dishes, fruit jars, can
ned' fruit, pickles, pots, pans and
numerous other articles.
7 EO/LS—OAnSH
No reserve as farm is sold and
proprietor is moving' to British Col-
umbia.
M. J. BUTLER, Proprietor,
EDWARD W. ELLIOTT, Auctioneer 'I
9-10-11-b
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