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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1932-05-19, Page 6`PGE onagoamsnraleaa NEWS AN THE CLINTON .NEWS -RECORD HAPPENING Timely Information-forthh e Farmer SUS � Y� ( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ) this kind. Cwt factory, It is eve11-1 sown that the district is especially adapted to the vowing of soy beans and a merket for the products le established with :a demand that at present entails the .• yearly importation of six. Million pounds of ;bean ell alone. A new pamphlet an the feeding and management of turkeys has been prepared by thePoeltry Depart- ment,; O.A.C., .and is available to fanners '.. desiring information of Noxious Weeds Mr. J. A. Carroll, director -of. the Crops and Markets Brandi, has coin - piled an interesting summary of provisions of the W.eed Control Act, including a list of the weeds which are deemed noxious Bladder Cam- pion, Ox -eye Daisy, ' Sow Thistle, White Cockle, Wild Oats, Canada Thistle,' 'slue Weed, Chicory, Docks, Ragweed, Ribgrass, Stinkweed, Tumb- ling Mustard, Wild Carrot, Burdocks, Wild Lettuces. . cozeitzeeee Sweet Clover as Manure During recent years many farm- ers have been growing sweet clo- ver in rotation with potatoes, A full crop of sweet clover plowed under may be considered worth as much as 25 to 30 tons of barnyard manure. Where farmers have plenty ,of man- ure available it may not be desirable to grow sweet' clover for; the purpose of plowing it down, but -where the manure supply is limited it has been profitable to follow the above plant of action. The most essential pre, cautions to be observed in growing sweet clover are to make sure that the soil is not acid, that it is well enough drained to prevent heaving and that the seed is inoculated. Treating Seed Potatoes Naturally, the aim of the potato grower is to nictitate the biggest and best crop at the lowest pos fil'ibis cost. This is dependent upon a number cf fell' il,s such as good soil, quality of seed, sprai+rng cultivation. While the importance of theeq featuras is unquestioned. very often the prospect cf a good crop is ruined through neglect to Practise seed treatment which is aim- ed to reduce the enormous losses and inconvenience causer by scab, black let? and rhizdetonia, ail of which as - cur In every province of Canada. The commonest teethed used to treat seed petatoes is formalin treatment. A solution of one pound of formalin to 40 gallons of water is made up and placed in a barrel. The seed ptatoes, uncut, are placed in a sack and sus- pended in the liquid for trio hours when the bag is pulled up and the solution allowed to drain back into the barrel. Then the seed may. bc cut and planted, Soy Beans An effort is being made, and now seems assured, to estab- lish a mill at Chatham to handle soy beans and to market the products thereof. Meetings have been held to interest farmers of Kent and Baser in growing soy beans to supply this A Problem With Chicks One of the big problems in con- neet4on -with raising ohieks is can- nibalism, when chicks pick at the feathers and flesh of their mates, Recent studies indicate that' this is more likely to occur where the chicks'. In brooders are exposed to direct sun- light. Direct rays of the sun should not be allowed to come into"the room in which the chicks are carried in, brooders. Artificial lighting is prov- ing satisfactory and it should be so arranged as to east no shadows. Ven- tilation is important, and proyision should be made for the cold air to come in at the top through an open- ing near the ceiling, but care 'must be taken to deflect this cold air so that it will ;be properly heated' before earring in contact .with the chicks. o==il Premium For Advanced .Registry Sows In order to encourage Ontario breeders to qualify their sows in the Advanced Registry the Ontario Swine Breeders' Association and the Ontar- io Department of Agriculture• have instituted a premium for Advanced Registry sows. The rules governing ttze premium, as received•tfrom R. W. Wade, secretary ,0f the Association, are as follows: 1. Sows qualifying in the Advanc- ed Registry policy will be awarded a premium of $15 each. 2 TIEi11 1 t s prep) un wt appy c sows owned anti entered in Advanced Registry by a residelt of the Pro- Chemistryas an aid Olive 9f Ontario, B. In orcler to be eligible to res eeive this premium sows roust have entered and completed the test be- tween. March 1, 1032, and March 31, 1933. 4. The Provincial Department of Agriculture ani the Ontario Swine Breeders' Association contribute e- qually to finance this policy. 5. Those wishing to make appli- cation under this policy shouldad- dress A. Wj. Peterson, Secretary, Ad- vanced Registry Board, Live Stock Stock Branch, Ottawa. The Advanced Registry policy has been operating for three years, but comparatively few Ontario breeder have, up to the present, taken ad- vantage of it. They now have an ad- ded incentive to do no. vent its ripening. Tests have been conduced at the O.A.C.relative' to different dates of planting coupled with fertilization within* phosphate fertilizers Records obtained show that a, week's delay in planting could be largely overcome by the use of'suitabie fertilizers.' Fertilizers of en analysis ,of 2-112-6 or 3-10-5 -used at the rate of 500: pounds per ace at the titne of planting, have been found to bastes the ripening of the crop at least a week. It is •a well-known, fact that corn well advanced to*ard ripening makes a :richer quality of. ensilage than does green corn' with white immature ears. Growers of this ,rep for sileag'e purposes ca"nincrease the total weight per acre and also greatly im- prove the feeding• quality of corm by proper regulation of manuring and fertilizing., 'Approved Chicks •in Demand A heavy demand for •approved chicks is reported this spring, with the result that:many of the appov ed hatcheries have orders booked which are taking their capacity. May chicks mean November ch'bcks' and that slogan is one which seems to have taken ih•o1d of the farmer's tasty. A. review of the egg market in Canada -clueing recent years shows that higher prices prevdSildurind the late fall and early winter monthe before the flush of genera' production comes in. That is vrey the farmer who buys approved chicks early in the season has a better prospective cash crop for the end of the year than. the farmer who hatches his own chicks later in the season. The uni- formity of production and the high quality assured by government in- spection one supervision which eon-. teals the -hatching of approved •chicks is cue of the 'biggest assets' in the development of a poultry flock. The cash returns from a pullet flock of 'ren 120 to 300 approved chicks are a welcome and useful as- set at a time of the year when cth, er crops have passed, inlay chicks become pullet- producers in Novem- ber/, and raising chicks this month is a much easier proposition than rais- ing Mardi tsncl April chicks. atm Corn Helps Quality corm either for sileage or for husking is the result of suitable seed and suitable preparation of the soil. Ontario growers •o£ corn for husking purposes are warned .that planting this •crop Inter than the end of the first week in ,Iwro may pve- HEY have seen Gyproc Fire Tests and they know it resists fire. Use Gyproc for the walls, ceilings and partitions of the home you are building. Or if you are "doing over" any rooms, adding new ones in the attic, partitioning the cellar, be sure to use this easy - to handle, fire safe wallboard. It is an excellent base for Gyptex.or Alabastine and znay be papered or panelled. Gyproc may be easily identified by the name on the board and the Green stripe along the edge. GYPSUM, LIME AND ALABASTINE, Canada, Limited Paris Ontario 15 For Sale By Geo. T. Jenkins Clinton, Ont. Agriculture to One of the services offered by the Dcninion Experimental Farms sys- tem to the farming public, is that of advice and information regarding the quality, suitability and use of pro- ducts pertaining to suceessfid agri- culture, feeds, soils, fertilizers, inset tickles, farms supplies of water, etc. Years of experience cfhanlidngsixch materials, accumulated data and the daily ec•ntribution to those data all contribute to the efficiency of this service, frge to agriculturists. This assistance, rendered to rev respondents from the Atlantic to the' Pacific eau perhapeebe demonstrated by citing examples. Throughout the fruit belts, hopes of a crop are increasingiy dependent upon death - dealing insecticides. Sometime ago a sample of a much advertised "Death to potato Insects" was sent to the Chemical Laboratories. On analysir this proved to be conunen salt, dyed an impressive purple, an application of which would only lend saver to the insects' meal. Another sample, laib.- elied "Lead Arsenate" and sold as an insecticide proved to be essentially calcium- suphate--a cl>emieal that bugs would laugh at. Little pigs can digest only low - fibre feeds. Frequently too fre- quently incleel, mill prcduets with oat hulls are sold for pig feeding which if 'used can only result in serious digestive- disturbances to the young •trigs. The fibre content of feeds is a determination made daily in the chemical laboratories and is one which has far-reaching consequences,, 'In these days of reale prepared spec- ifically for• animals of ,different ages, purposes and living conditions, a fod- der analysis which includes the estim ation of protein, fat, fibre and min, eral content often serves to show deficiencies, lack of balance or 'ex- cessive cost in the rations and can be used to remedy these unnecessary and often costly faults. ,Chemistry can be of value in many and diverse ways and whatever of information this science can elisclose in regard to farming operations and products, is ae theservice oe those who ask it. i)eterninaition of the nutritive value of feeding stuffs and dvice as to their value and -use is being given daily. -Further, direa tions:.•as to the choice and amount of fertilizer` required for special crops• in answer to correspondents consti; totes a large and important feature of the chemical work. Many materials (often conemercial by -Wee ducts) hitherto unused but yelieved to (have potentialities as feeds or fertilizers are examined. and 'their value reported ; upon._ • Science is steadily crowding out haphazard, rule of thumb methods• of farming 'and to -day rational, ' profitable farming, has scientific truths for its founda- tion. MULE Olt MAN, WHICH IS BEST A farmer was plowing and,'talkin to his mule: "Bill you are a mule, th son of a jackass,` and I am a ma made in the image of; God. Yet her we work, hitched `together year i. and year out. I often wonder if yo work for me, or I work ,for you Sometimes think this is a partner ship between a mule and a, fool. Fo surely I work as hac'd as yon, 1± no bander, Plowing .here, we cover ill distance, 'but you do it•on fon legs and I on two. So, mathematical ly speaking, I do' twice as much p leg as' you. ? g n e n U t t; r ea "Soon we'll be preparing for corn crop, When:the crop is harvest ed, give one-third to the-landlor for being kind enough to let 'me us this -corner of Cod's universe. Th ether this'd goes to you and . what i left is mine. But While you :consum all your third, with the exception o a few cobs,. I divide my' third among seven children, six : hens, two dueks and a banker. Bill, you are getting the best of me. It isn't fair for a mule, the son of a jac jpss, to rob a ' man—the Lord of creation --of his • subbtance. And, come to think about it, you only help to cultivate the ground.. After that I cut, shock and husk the corn, while you look over the fence and 'lie -haw' at .me. "The fall and part of the winter the whole family, from Granny dept+ to the baby; picks cotton to help,.to raise money to buy a new' set of harness and pay interest on. the mort- gage on you. And by the way, what do you care about mortgages? It doesn't worry you any. Not a darn bit. You leave that to me, you un- grateful ornery cuss-. "About the only time I am your better is on election day, for I can vote and you :can't. But if I ever get any more out of polities than you do, I fail to see where it is." TT URS. 1VT. Y:19,.1932 fRBh1EB5 mental data? The -answer to these and 'other; questions may We derived and a greater and blearer realiza- tion rof'the importance of the swine industry ascertained by a. visit .to the Central Evperiinental Farm and a survey of the .work being carried on there by the Animal Hhsbaudry Division. Experts in .liyestoeg are not only guidingthe work in the :production of swine, but are producing more and cheaper: pork. From ;their exper- ience .gained in acteal . experriments, they are enabled to advise the farm- ers throughout Canada how to make the same equivalent savings.'- a. The swine herd consists' of pure d hied Yorkshires and Berkshires. By the introductidn of new sires from time to time, supplementedwith s e THE LOWLY HOG DOES IT'S BIT FOR SCIENCE Of what particular value are hogs except to produce our ham and ba- con? Why are they experimented -op- on, and why is such cave taken in the procuring of accurate experi- rigid selection and culling, a herd of high standard has been developed, From this herd, breeding stock is disseminated to other Experimental Farms throughout" Canada and to the swine breeders and farmers of Eastern Canada. Experimental and research studies absorb a large percensage of the pigs raised. Work is being carried on in testing the relative nutritional value of various individual feeds and in the compounding of suitable meal mixtures for pigs of various ages. Ilfixtures are tried out, and if found suitable, they are published in pam- phlet form, and are widely disteibut; ed to Canadian farmers. • Such dial tribution of valuable feeding infer) maticn raises the standard of pro: duction, improves feeding practices and most importantdfall lowers the cost of pork production for the in, eividnat farmers. Another line of work on accessory feeds deserves some comment. Cod liver oil, pilchard oil, mineral feeds, etc., are being tried out in art experi- mental way, and their value deter- mined in swine feeding. These sups pin -tents to ordinary feeding have only of late come into prominence 01 livestock feeds, and especially' so as swine feeds. Cod liver oil is a known source of vitamins A and D, and the claims for pilchard oil are that it contains these constituents and is available at a very moderate price. Comparisons of these two ills -are in KINGT [ k ugn,c To paint the lilywas ct atace c 'zed by Shakespeare as wasteful and ridiculous excess, but the 'tiara' is lost on the young staid with the schecl'g rl complexion who persist: in using cosmetics merely because others do. 4:==1t Prosperity is around the corner all right and is probably staying there until the few remaining high spots have been levelled on Main St. They who resist the levelling process are but delaying its return, cwt lGive women the vote and in five years there will be a -crushing tax on bachelors, said Barnard Shaw in 1903. The five years are long over and what about it? There is . no crushing tax on bachelors, either there or here. Indeed here in Can- ada the federal taxes for the past ten years have been framed by bach- elors. Too many women voters are like too many nlen voters—they rail against taxes, but want the money spent regardless of how it is to be raised. It is a real pleasure to be able to point out to Mr. Shaw that he made a mistake once in his life, when he thought women, enfranchis- ed, would tax bachelors into mar- riage. Edgar Wallase is dead, but Oppen- lteim's chara.eters will ,continua the practice of drinking aperitifs, and flicking cigarette ashes all over the oriental rugs. .orb The society editor •of a daily news- paper • reports that "iVereeisgoing to marry this month." ' If I had to marry any month, I've only this to say: Of all the months in all the year I'd rather starry May. The ease with which hoover i winning in .the Republican primaries may mean that 110 one else has a chance against the president, or that the prize is not worth winning. The scramble for the Democratic. nomina- tion means that, this year, the Demo- cratic nomination is worth striving for, of Financial statements of electric railways do not indicate any great rush to the cheapest mode of rapid transportation, to talion viz., the tree 1 , street Car Gasoline taxes have advanced and there are limitations to parking space, yet electric roads are not pro- fiting sufficiently to allow then tc pay their way, not to speak of re- suming dividends. 4:11rZz=3, The stale chorus will now sing "The Lips that touch Lipstick shall Never Tooth Mine." Al. Capone is in penitentiary at last. but the disgrace and seandal remain that this vile wretch, guilty of committing and organizing many murders, was convicted only on a charge of having lied about his in- come tax. To secure even that con- viction the judge had to welch an an agreement the district attorney made with Capone to Iet hits off lightly if he would plead guilty. Per- , haps even this phase of the case may be an advantage if it .deters gang- sters from bargaining with, the ati, thorities. Our idea of a catch question in an examination paper is: "Who is the premier of France?" Bard times do not breed revolu- tions, says Trotsky, and We can re- call that the period of our greatest prosperity, when wheat was selling for $2.b0 a bushel, was the period of our greaest agrarian disconteet, C�Ib Prohibition may be acbieved by juice as well as by statute. The duty, plus sales tax, on a quart of im- ported whiskey is now x+1.81; excise plus sales tag on a quart of domes- tic whiskey is $1.16. The increase in imposts and prices ,will not increase the revenue, but will have the very opposite' effect aid will probably he - se temptation toward illicit traffic. The thing is self-evident. If these agitators haven't free speech,: how do they manage to clamor for .it? It is' claimed for Julius' Caesar that he.was the first European news,. paper editor. If he was an editor at all, why his preference for fat men who sleep well 'o nights and his aver- sion'from the fellows with the lean and hungry look? t progress a the. Central Experimental Farm and also on several Branch Experimental Farms, and the results when cdmpiled should prove inter- esting' and valuable. This is but one instance of the continuous testing and experimentation being carried on in the interests of the Canadian Memel-, and also indicates the thor- ough way cin which a problem is ip- vestigated. It is not only carried on at -the one Farris, but is .replicated oni masy' other Experimental Fame, By such corroboration of results, ac- curacy is assured, and the problem is, completed much more quickly and With .the, same accuracy as if it were repeated on one Experimental Farm year after year. 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