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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1932-04-14, Page 6PAGE el THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., APRIL 14, 1932 NEJS: AND Timely Information for the Busy Farmer (Furnished by the Department of Agriculture Free Trees Available Many farmers are taking advant- age of the .opportunity to secure trees from the Forestry Branch this springy for reforestation purposes. .The former limit of 3,500 trees for ane individual hes been rescinded and the land owner can secure as. Many as he wishes for reforestry work. The. limit of 500 trees for windbreak p poses still applies.' ' The trees sent out the latter part .of April, that interested farmers should quickly. Write to the Forestry Brand11 Parliament Buildings, Toronto, ain secure an application D°11 11 necessary instructions:' rlr- are so; act nd th a good tool for doing this task well and quickly. Spray the walls and floor with some good 'disinfectant. The house should. be, thoroughly dried and ventilated after the spraying be- fore the chickens are allowed to en- ter. Weekly Crop Report chicken -house should be cleaned thor- oughly. Doubtless there are breed- ing places far lice and 'Writes that should .be routed .out and destroyed before the waren weather comes to increase the pests by thousands. Firstly, remove all perches, nests, feeding hoppers, water - containers and other movable equipment. Clean out all the litter and sweep the floor- and walls to remove dust, cobwebs and other dirt. After 'the firstjob has been completed, the interior of the chicken house should be washed with hot, soapy water. A broom is Bruce County reports fall wheat to have come through the winter well, although showing some brown- Mg on top. Quite a percentage of clover in Elgin, particularly sweet clover has heaved badly. About 25 per ,cent of .cheese factoriesare rdnning -in Frontenac. More seed grains have been cleaned at the local . 'cleaning plant in Grenville than ever befare, Fall wheat and clovers are in good ' condition in Huron. Several southern counties report sales of dairy cattle to Unit- ed States: at good prices. Prepar- ation for spring work is the order of business on most farms at pres- ent. All machinery is being re- Paired, with purchases of new equipment at a minimum. Eight carloads of agricultural limestone were brought to Peel County in the past year, A considerable number of hogs are being market- ed in Peterborough. Sheep owners in Prime Edward report a splendid lamb crop. In Waterloo fall wheat, alfalfa and clover have tome through the Winter in good condi- tion. Prices received for live- stock generally are disappointing. Many orchards in Welland County are being pruned. Favor Hulless Oat Farmers in Heidi/mod County are quite enthusiastic over the now Lib- erty Hulless Oat, a variety origin- ated at the Central Experimental Farm at Ottawa some time ago. As a result of selection and careful cleaning they are now able to pro- duce a. crop which in total rveight of real feed per acre exceeds Banner and is particularly recommended go young live stock and poultry. On the farms of A. E. Hoover of Sel kirk and A. ltfehlenbacher of Cayuga yields of over 40 measured bushels per -acre have been obtained and a measured bushel of hullers weighs Close to 50 pounds' compared to a- round 80 for the ordinary. While there seem to be distinct possibili- ties in the huiless oat as a food for human consumption so far growers are satisfied to cater to poultry, hogs, and calves. For this sort of stock the new oat seems to be great- ly superior to the ordinary kind as there are no Wasteful and sometimes dangerous hulls. Prof. A. W. Mason of O.A.C., reports an average yield at Guelph of 54:0 bushels of 84 pounds each sor Liberty Hulless and 68.3 bushels of Banner per acre dur- ing the past five years. Banner during the same period averaged al- most 30 per cent. hull, which ac- cording to authorities is not worth more than straw in feeding value. Deducting this. hull and figuring on a weight basis, Liberty Hulless has averaged 1,867 pounds per acre at Guelph compared with 1,642 for Banner. Liberty littllcss is slightly shorter in the straw than Banner and matures about a week earlier. Dairymen Organize Eastern Ontario Dairymen produc- ing 'milk- for the ,manufacture of cheese recently organized a new as- sociation with the object of (1) Work ing for the consolidation and anmaI- ganiation of present manufacturing plants and having these operated throughout the year instead of dur- ing the summer months; (2) the es- tablishment of storage facilities for cheese, and to arrange for "a more equitable and up-to-date system of marketing"; (3) to work for the elimination of duplication of milk and- cream transportation costs; (4) to improve the quality of the raw material supplied to cheese factor- ies. Collective Purchasing The question of farm supplies should be attacked front a .eonnnun, ity standpoint, according to George R. Paterson of the Ontario Market. ing Board. It is a different prob- lem in one community than in an- other, sinee the typo of farming en- terprise common to a community varies. The dairy farmer purchases commodities that differ from. what is a common buying practice of the fruit grower. The pouitryman's needs differ from the mixed farmer and so on. The first essential step to be tak- en by a Purchasing association is a survey of the situation. If the far- mers in the community served by r the Association are purchasing too many feeds that should be grown at home and if the variety of feed pur- chased• is too great, steps should be taken to rectify this condition. Dairy farmers in a ecmnnmity should strive to grow those feeds that can best he grown at }mina and which will best suit a dairy ration. An ab, undanee of high gaatlty protein roughage should form the basis sof community effort. If the soils are suitable to a program of this kind well and good, but if clovers and other Iegumes require to be aided in their abundant growth by drainage. improved tiIIage and possibly a soil corrective then steps may be taken coliceativeiy through the purchasing association to provide the materials required to effect the change. Then the supplementary. feeds should be made to be uniform in type. Care of Hatching Eggs This is the time of the year when, the farmer with a good poultry flock, finds hatching eggs in big demand. Too much care can not be exercised in culling eggs which are intended for hatching use. A metal bucket • should not *be used because the • slightest =contact with a hard surface may muse Check or crack in the shell. Straw or burlap gives pro. .lection. There should be plenty of nests available to the hens, from 12 to' 15 nests per 100 (birds. When celled,' hatching eggs should be kept in a cool room. Germ growth starts at; Et- of 69 degrees and. rile room in which the eggs are kept urltnl :delivered : to, •the 'hatchery sitould`•not be more than 50 to 60- de- :gees.- :g 's1tu1d be 'delivered •to tile hatchery as soon after they are collected as possible. Clean the Henhouse ' With the conning of • spring the Fruit and vegetable growoi's have a. variety of opinions on systems of fertilization and disease control. The ,best authorities on these sub- jects can readily be consulted and collective purehasing made exceed. ingly shnple if sprays and fertilizer formulae are standardized more than ;they are at present. Iu working out a program of this kind it may well be borne in mind that through, efficient collective purchase one of the heavy iteins of cost of production is pared to the bone and the margin sof profit en- larged. • Lastly, credit or the financing of collective ..purchases :must be sound. The organization or individual who pays cash has immediately cut the, cost of production. The rami who asks for credit is handicapped at the start and in the large majority of stances will never catch up. WHAT A LANGUAGE Drown was an interested •visitor to Wilson's carpentry shop. "Dy the way,, Wilson," he • said, Melting up a plank; "what are these holes in 'this wood ?" • "Those are knot holes," Wilson•ex- planned. Brown threw the piece of wood on the floor. • "They. • are holes " • he 'insisted. "Don't you .think I know a hole whien I see it'?" . 0 NTEREST Control of Flies Flies breed in places thlat are fav- orable to them. The greater the quantity ,of manure end filth about the premises the greater the .nunober of flies. Material that will supply heat and moisturefor fly egg hatch- ing and food for the young maggots, is an essential link- in fly produc- tion. Remove the manure from the stables and yards as soon- as. possible and stack if possible at considerable distance from the buildings and pas- ture field. A few ounces of borax may be scattered through the man; are each day, as a preventative to the development of the fly larvae. The following is recommended as a very good fly spray -Four quarts of coal tar dip, four quarts of fish oils three. quarts :of,,,,eoal oil, : three quarts' of whale oil, one and a _half quarts of oil of tar, three pound of laundry soap.. To prepare,, dissolve , the soap in warm water, add the other material and mix thoroughly, then add :en- ough water to make up to 30 .gallons. Spray the cows twice a day, once in the morning after milking, and milk has been removed front the barn, and once in the early evening. The above quantities will be en-. ough for a herd of 40 cows for one month. DOINGS IN THE SCOUT WORLD By provincial order-in,counell the Scouts of Saskatoon have been given a long lease on an 118 -acre camp site on the South- Saskatchewan riv- er, N. S. Scouts Plant 80,000 Trees As reported by Provincial Chief Forester Schierbeelc, Nova Scotian Boy Scouts in 1931 planted 80,000 trees in Scout reforestation areas in various parts of the province. A Good Turn in Ham and Eggs CIose to 000 dozen eggs were col- lected as their Special Easter Relief good turn by the Stouts of St. Johns district, Que., and distributed on a basis of 6 eggs per person to needy families. Eight hams also were dis- tributed, and other foodstuffs. Snouts in other places put on similar Easter Relief campaigns. New Prairie Pheasants Thrive That the Mongolian and Ring- necked pheasants distributed in southern Alberta are thriving is in - (Heated by reports made by hilcing Calgary Scouts to the Fish and -Game Association. Most of the reports note the birds as in fine condition, and apparently finding suitable food in the kini-kinllc and juniper berries and grain picked up in stubble fields, Hospital Operation, Removes Gloom A. new and successful operation nor the removal of gloom was recent- ly- performed at the Red Cross Chil- dren's Hospital, Calgary, No an- aesthetic was used, The patient, in a sun -treatment loincloth, was placed in a circle of his fellows and reeeived on his breast the ink -stamped out- line of a wolf cub's head,—the em- blem of the junior Boy Scouts, which he had just joined. There was noth, ing to which to pin the badge, hence the "tattooing," Scout units are now adjuncts of most of our sill- dren's hospitals, for the value of the cheery "scouting atmosphere." Toronto's Mayor on Scouting *"We would have fewer misfits -in the world today if all boys had the advantage of Scout life," declared Mayor W. J. Stewart of Toronto recently. ' "The boy who has- been a Scout becomes a man .with definite, developed .capabilities, who. does 'not walk the streets looking for pick and shovel or routine office work." The mayor's son Billy is a Scout. Toronto Scouts Boost Ont. Apples That the Boy Scouts of Toronto could do 'more in one day than tire provincial department .of'agrieultm'e could do in a month to make_ Toron- to "Ontario apple conscious" was :af-. fi'r'med by Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy, provincial Minister of Agriculture. He referred to a Scout Apple Drive held April 1st incidental to a dis- trict Scout financial campaign. Sleep Out and Live To Be 100 Writing the Editor of "Camping" ` to - deny 'a statement that he had given up sleeping out of doors, Lord Baden-Powell, world head of the Boy Scouts, demands, "What • has 'over v 70' to do with it? • I've learned was., dor in my 75 years, and that tells' me that if everyone slept out we should all live to be 100 or more. But as this would - 'overcrowd" the clubs it is perhaps ;just as *ell that. some should sleep in and -tie early— say at 90. But for me to.sleep in- side! Not if I know it!" Scouts' Good Work at Shanghai Reports from Shanghai record cord. work by Roy Scouts during the re- cent Sino-Japanese outbreak that re- minds' of the siege of Mafeking, where the service idea of Scouting originated in 1900. The first call was for 12 Scout cyclists. Soon 90 boys were on duty in shifts at var- ious relief headquarters and muni- cipal bureaus of the international settlement, as messengers, glides, 'phone operators, hospital orderlies, etc. The boys came from troops of many. nationalities, British, French, Gerinan, American, Russian, Jewish. Man Actuated of Charge ge of Being a Dangerous Person Char ged with being insane an dangerous to be ak large, Davi s Ganloy, farm hand, of Ashfield t h n d ! . Tim Griffin said that while lie was c .not threatened by Gauley when he sought to intercede, he thought . it best to leave the man alone to his task because he was in a rage and was cursing. • • Edward Dexer, • .blacksmith, '' said that a week previous Gauley had taken him by the throat during a dispute over a •25 -cent horseshoeing account. Dexter admitted' he • had. grabbed a wagon spoke to- ,defend himself. The charge of insanity will be dis- missed," Magistrate Reid said with- out comment. Accused slept through most of the trial, unconcerned. The same evidence, it was agreed, would apply in the disorderly charge. The magistrate recorded a conviction, stating that the highways must bh• anode safe against this sort of non- sense, - Township, -was acquitted of 'tha charge in police court at •Goderic on Friday after a two hours' hearing He was, •however, . found guilty o the same evidence of disorderly con- duct and given two hours to produce bondsmen to assure the court as to his future behaviour. • Approximately 100 •men, mostly farmers, crowded the courtroom and its approaehes'in an effort to hear the case, but they were doomed to disappointment. Magistrate Reid ore. dered the court cleared for the men, tal investigation. Three :doctors had been summoned, •and they sat throughout the proceedings, but were tot called. It was understood that their testimony, had it been given, would have conflicted. A defense witness, Joseph Mali'. len, was ejected from the court for making audible comment on the evi- dence of a witness on the stand. John and Norman O'Connor, bro- thers, told of •Gauley coning on the scene of an upset load of ]ray:' in their' charge. Gauley took the pitch fork, told the O'Connor boys they did not know their business, and pro- ceeded to rebuild the load, which he finished, burning up the remnants of the bay on the ground. lie turned the horses heads homewards and told the lads to be on their way. The O'Connors said that while he did not threaten them with the fork, they nevertheless gave him a wide berth and phoned for the police. In cross-examination it was admit- ted that Gauley once worked for the O'Connors when the boys were small and that he probably still re- garded then as irresponsible. Joe. M.NIillan and Marvin Durnin demurred at going bond for Gauley for his future behaviour, McMillan said he was going away and Durnin said the was in ill -health and that Gauley worried him,, The case was adjourned until' 2 *leek to sec what could be done. •Gauley had been in jail two weeks. Defense Counsel Frank Donnelly argued that (Gauley had only per- formed a neighborly.. act. . "All I'm concerned about is the protection of the public from this man in future," said Magistrate Reid. "Re might well have been charged with resisting arrest, not- withstanding all the. talk that's go- ing about this community," .Gauley was forcibly placed under arrest after the load of hay episode and reeeived a cut to his head in the melee. Huron Old Boy's Hold Pleasant Annual Euchre and Dance The Annual Euchre and Bridge of the Huron Old Boys' Associatio of Toronto was held in the Pythii Castle hall, College street, on Fri day evening Inst, with the larges attendance' of any .previous euchr held in the history of the associa tion. - sty, Miss Fannie Paterson, Miss K. n McLean, Miss R. Cameron, Miss 1 Edithe Gidley, Miss Pearl GidIey, Miss J, Gordan, Miss Lavena Knox, t Miss Annie Crittenden, Miss Cora e Haskins, Miss Hazel Locke, Mist - Doris Royal, Miss Betty Hall, Miss Violet Cooper, Miss M. Grassick, Miss Belle Campbell, Miss M. Hail- e na, Mr, Thos. Cowan, Mr. C. Carroll. Mr. Reg. Williams, lltr. W. L. Cur- ren, Mr. W. R. Mcl3ryen, Mr. Ar- thur. Carr, Mr. Geo, Hesk, Mr, P. Watson, Mr. 10, Buxton, Mr. R. Serrick, Mr. R. Lear, and.many oth- ers. 27 tables of euchre and bridg players were kept occupied during the evening, while at the same time those who tripped the "light fan- tastic" occupied the dance hall to the music of a real lorchestra, The following were the prize winners: Euchre -1st, F. Paterson; 2nd, John Moon, Ladies--ilst, Miss Laird; 2nd, Mrs. Cuthbert. Con- solation prize—Mrs. A. Thomnpsoli, Goderich. Lucky number — Miss Sheppard. The prizes were distributed by President Ii. B. Stowe, Amongst those present werenot. iced the following: Mr. and Mrs, H. B. Stowe, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Vanstone, Mr. and Yti's. )3. H. McCreath, Mr. and Mrs. L++', Floody, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Wil. son, Mr. and Mr.'s. L. M Pringle, Mr. J. A. McLaren, Miss Sadie Walker, Mr. and Mrs. D. Thompson and Miss Thompson, Mi. H. - I. Morrish and Misses Mary and Mar- jorie Mlorrish, Mr. and Mrs. G. 0. Young, 112x. and Mrs. W. A. Camp- bell, Mr. and Mrs John Moon, Mr. and Mrs.' J. 11. Jay, Dr.- and Mrs. H. A. Hession, Miss Hession, 'Dr, and Mrs. J. G. Ferguson, M'r, . and Mrs. A, Isbister, Mr, and Mrs. W. H. Peaerson, Mr. and Mrs. J, W. Cox, llfr. and .Mrs. J, .B. Phelan, Mr. and ilhs. IVLcfryen, NIr, and Mrs: "iiegh Hamilton and -Miss Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs': - W. E. Hamlin, 1V)r. and Mas.; E. Wt, Hunt- er, Ald. and Mrs. Duckworth, Mr. D. Crawford and the Misses -Craw- ford, Mi. and Mrs. A- McLaughlan, Mr.. and M'rs. G. 2'rowhili, Mr:. W. Powell, Mr. G. A. Newton, .Mr. A. Y. Smith, Mr. R. S. Powell (Sea. forth), its. M. hwvin and the Misses ?resin,' lVfxs. 1'.:I2. 'Brown, Mrs. Laird and Miss Laird, -o-Min. A. Becker and Miss Becker; ittrs. A. Cuthbert, Mrs. L. Reeder, Mrs. G. Graham, Mrs. G. Ingrain, Mrs Sanderson, bits. W. G. Reading, Mars, A. Thompson (Goderich), IVl`,ts,'Slnitit Mrs Dixo M NOTICES President Harry Stowe was fall of Pen. NP•r. It. S. Powell of Seaforth was present and tools in all of the show. A. G. Snaith, formerly of the Wingham Advance -Trines, says .he is not a success as a euchre. player. Although a big committee were selling tickets for two weeks, Treas- urer, D. D. Walston sold 58 at the doom. ' Mrs. A. Thompson came down from Goderioh and carried off the consolation prize. The refreshments were all that .the most fastidious ctould desire: You can't 'beat the Huron old girls for real lip -to -,date cooking.,_ Mrs, D. Thompson.*as in charge: Mrs.. Stowe had charge of the eu- chre and bridge, and Rert McCreath and Miss Wtallcer had charge hof the dancing 'and all .did 'their work well. '-}-, • Pythian Castel hall is an ideal spot for .a euchre party. Every- thing clean •and cosy. Aid. Duckworth says he dopld not. stay away from a, Huron old boys' FAftME 115 entertainment. I1. A. Ilession of Dovercourt Road and Clinton old boy, brought.'a party of ten and they all enjoyed them- selves. Paul Jones seemed to be favorite with the dancers. a grea Mrs. Minnie Irwin was at ' the head of the Howick patrons and they turned out in good forces. Bert _1 tcCreath and. John McLar- en, the champions free Goderich; no indulged in euchre. Ye ken, it's not lust richt to insinuate, but some had the idea they were scared to meet up with Secretary Floody, all bolts 'bar- red. 1311 Powl said, "What's, the use?" when a partner trumped. his ace. That's not all. 'A newspaper man may think what he Iikes, but must not write it. Huron Scottish can dance the rye waltz. Just like hopping the thistle patches among the stubble lang Syne, Mrs. Il2, Sanderson, one of Hu- ron's poneers, was present, played a good game of euchre, and enjoyed herself generally. R. S: Sheppard, one of the old stand-bys of the Huron Old Boys, has been seriously i11 for the past three weeks. Latest reports say he is Ion the way to recovery. Honorary President R. C. Ring was not present. The death of his brother-in-law at Bluevaie took him to that place. l seller; was never mere -firmly es tablished' than toddy:- That is` ' a favorable fact for local merchants. Ther local:,perehanit' still" has his • competition. Tt is usually in the next town or nearby -city The appeal` to people ;to buy' home must be put, upon more than • mere sentimental grounds though there is force to the argument of loyalty to friend's, neighbors and ensu tomers. Many peoplb in small- communities state that they cannot buy as cheap - Ty at lionze as in some distant point. Sometimes facts beer .out this argu- ment. But when .people li'v'e in a small const unity they must expect to do business on the basis that is essential to success' ref business in a smaller town. It is selfis.h'to expect your customers to^ pay the prices that you ask and yet be -unwilling to pay fair prices for what' you buy of them. Business must bb -dons at a profit. If you get a profit yourself' you must expeet to pay one to the - other fellow. We are not discouraged 'about thr small town and city.Some folks say that decline of' the smaller een., fres is enevitable.. There ' is little - to prove It. Populatibn is not grow- ing • as rapidly in smaller: eammunl;' ties as in the cities. < Bnt. the . cities have grown too_rapidly--4oa many of • their people have no work, Popula- tion is no asset unless that popula- tion is weIl--employed: On every hand there is evidence of - improvement in small communities,• That improvement consists of better, streets, schools, highways, homes and stores. And with all of these things there is a most reasoning evi- dence of community loyalty—a spins. - 15 which makes for sound develop- ment and for general good will. When you trade at home you help - other people to trade with you. There are both sentimental and seI, fish reasons for trading' with your' neighbors. A MISTAKE 1 "I hardly feel like a stranger," ' said the best man at a wedding; "my Both Sentimental and friend has so often done me the honor of reading extracts from his dear Ivy's letters." "Sir!" exclaimed the bride. "My name is Margaret." Selfish (From The Herald Review, Grand Rapids, Minnesota) (An Editorial Selected by the Na- tional Editorial Assocoation) Most of the arguments concerning trading at hone have been worn out with constant irepetition. Yet the subject is still vital and an important one. During the past few years there have been important changes in merchandising. The argument by most local merchants is not now so much to trade at home as to trade with the particular type of store that they represent. Mail order business• has declined and most of the mail order houses have estab- lished their retail outlets. The method •of distributing mer- chandise over the counter, a person- al transportation between buyer and RIB -ROLL ROOFING Colored or plain, For houses, barns. sheds, garages. "Council Standard" or "Acorn" quality, Easy and quick to lay, permanent, proof against fire. Free estimates gladly sent.- Send measurements. 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