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The Clinton News Record, 1932-09-08, Page 6fig PAGE(' vaaramoramalwammersamisrassmonomaxweamomeratenums Timely information .for the Bane Facer ( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture )'• When to Cut Simflowers "It ;is generally, recommended to cut sunflowers when they are about 50 to 60 per cent in bloom," states E. S. 'Hopkins, Dominion Field Hus- bandman. "At this stage they con- tain more dry matter than at earlier • stages and are move easily handled than at 'other stages. If the' heads are allowed to firm until the seed is in the dough stage the stocks become top heavy and difficult to cut and handle in the field, and difficulty is also experienced in' getting the larg- er heads to pass through the throat! of the ensilage cutter, Feeder Purchase Policy Renewal of 'the Feeder Purchase Policy designed to encourage the winter feeding of 'cattle and lambe of suitable type and quality is an- nounced by the Hon. Robert Weir federal Minister oe Agriculture. Un- der the terms of this policy, broadly put, the federal Department will pay the reasonable travelling expenses of a farmer or his agent to the stock- yard point of purchase, the feeder sales, ler nearest station to range point at which feeder stock is pur- chased. To secure the benefits of, the policy at least one car of stock (20 head of cattle or 40 lambs, or n combined car, figured on 2 lambs as the equivalent of one beef animal) must be purchased. Stock purchases is subject to approval as to type and suitable by the offiical representa- tive of the Dominion Live Stock Branch serving the point of pur- chase. Immaturity and Culls Injure Fruit Business Ontario growers, are again advised against the practise of placing im- mature fruit on the market. ' C. E. Broughton, of the Ontario Marketing Board, reports that, only recently, he noticed a quantity of plums on the Toronto market which should have been left on the trees for at least another two weeks. Another practice, detrimental to the business as a whole, is that of selling cull fruit to jobbers who are definitely in the market for this quality o• product. Generally, it does not seem to be known that there is a law against selling culls, unless these are being transported direct to a processing plant. to be used hi the manufacture of apple by-products. According to Mr. Brought en grow- ers should Co-operate in an effort to keen the market free from culls. The marketing of culls dove serious in; jury to the entire tease, through creating dissatisfied customers. b� Plantings of Celery Increased in Ontario sheep and swine- . sections: at the Central Canada Exhibition were the classes open to county pens of lambs and bacon hogs,'seldcted and entered by Agricultural Representatives front counties in Eastern Ontario and Wes- tern Quebec. •A good deal of geed natured rivalry was evident between the residents of the various counties with entries in these classes.. In the class open to pens of lambs, Lanark won first and third, with Renfrew second, while in the bacon hog sec- tion, Grenville was first, Lanark second and Renfrew third. air Weekly Crop. Report Reports .from county representa- tives indicate that excellent yields of grain are being reported in cer- tain parts of Western Ontario, while in other sections yield; are consider- ably lower than in 1031. Some fall wheat has been seeded for the 1033 crop, Many creameries report at 15 to 25 per cent. decrease in out put in comparison with 1931. Bruce County reports livestock in good con- dition due to good pasturing, while in the whole milk trade lucre demand is shown for milk from T. B. -Tested cows. Buckwheat barley • mixtures look very promising in the low late land of Grand Valley -Dundalk see - tion in Duffet'in. Some fine crop; of second -cut alfalfa have been har- vested in Grey. Peel has had out, break of weevils in old winter wheat and barley. Damage from Leaf hoppers is reported from South Sim - me. In Waterloo, fall wheat is yielding about 40 bus. to the acre, cats about 40 bus. and mixed grain and barley average yield. Late to mato crops have come along well in Essex due to recent rains. Excellent yields from second -crop alfalfa el fine gratify are noted in several counties, Kent County will have an average erop of burley tobacco. Peaches of most varieties are a good crop in Lincoln. Middlesex has en- jeped first-class pastures this sum- mer. One farmer in that county had 4,500 bus. from 100 acres, while another had a yield of 50 bus. per acre. Favourable weather for har- vesting has been general. A car load e r purebred Holsteins were recently shipped from Prince Edward County On Thinning Mange's Experiments carried out ever e period c:f eight years by the Donin- ien Experimental . Farm, Ottawa, shrw that the largest crop of man - gels is secured when they are thin- ' nes to a distance of 0 inches apart. The report also observes that the system of bie^king plants into small bunches results in the production of many ulnas] roots, which are difficult ! to harvest. I A Reviled acreage figures, for On- i 'thrice indicate that 804 acres have been planted to celery this year. The two leading districts, Ltmbton Coun- ty and Burlington, report nlanting; of 400 and 825 acres respectively. Weather conditions have been favor- able, and crop presuects are from average to somewhat better titan normal. Sheep and Swine Classes An outstanding feature of the off[.:.) Ontario Potato Outlook J. T. Casson, Ontario Marketing Board states that the early. potato crop is being marketed rapidly, and yields are averaging shout sixty- five per cent of those of last year. The southern counties have almost finished shipping, and the crop in the central part of the Province is being moved ass quickly as it is ready. The Dooley, cr late potato crop, is n:seressing favorably. Recent rains which have been more or less gen- eral, have greatly unproved the THE CLINTON NEWS=RECORD toomoriceeroirotowown000mmoomowso opewIllomenamiWorowiewliwooirowFwooror appearance of Many fields:; A good crop of late potltoes •is anticipated, if:favorable weather • conditions 'con tinue• cwt The Farm Poultry Flock Poultry is, at fast definitely recog- nized as one of the essential .depart- • ments of •every, up-to-date farm Where a program of mixed farming .is carried on. Not only is it recog- nized as a necessary department of, farm work but more and more fernr- ors are coming ,'to': realize that • for thel capital invested and labor involve ed there are few if any departments that give as high returns. For, the mixed ferin, general, purpose breeds such as the 'Plymouth Rocks, which are good both 'for laying and for the production of market poultry, are recommended. A flock of a hundred such birds, carefully managed are're- turning to many a farmer a profit Over. cost of feed •of from 8200 to 5500 a year, which is something not to be disdained by even the n'iost successful farmers'. - - cam!—�•.+ Juniors at Exhibition The new Junior Agricultural Sec- tion at the' Central Canada Exhibie tion was an outstanding feature. The special classes, open to membersl of Calf clubs in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec, created keen inter- est around the ringside. Between 35 and 40 club members exhibited their calves and the manner in which they turned them out and handled them in the ring created a geed deal of favourable comment. The group of Ayrshires from Stor- mont was awarded the ehampionshil- for grcun;, while Donald McIntyre, me of the members, of the winning group. received the championship a� wares free his calf. This same young man wen first for showmanship in the class open to calf club members and later the W. J. Bull gold medal for the champion showman in the Junior section. Another new feature was a halter -making competition, Twenty-eight young leen competed) with Bob Warren of Britannia Heights winning first award. FORCING RHUBARB IN WINTER (Experimental Farris Note) Forcing rhubarb, for sale or home use, may be considered a profitable undertaking. There is a good (Iceland• for this produce from late fall until early spring, at remunerative prices. For this purpose it is important that a good supply of roots 'cf some vigorous variety be available. A cheap method of producing roots for this work is by growing the plants from seed. At the Experimental Station, Charlottetown. it was found that many of the plants raised in this way were ready for forcing at the end of the second year. '++g Just before winter sets in, lift tlei rants required and allow then to re- main on the ground until the sell adhering to them is frozen through. Once frczen, the plants are ready at any time to be brought in for forc- ing. A cool, dark cellar is excellent for this work. Heated sheds, from which the light is excluded may also be used. In any case it must be pos. sible to maintain a temperature of between 550 and 65010 during the time the plants are growing. High temperatures produce weak stalks of poor eclour, and exhaust the roots; rapidly. When the plants are brought in- side they are set on the ground and covered with moist sand. Wate', must be applied frequently to keep the plants from wilting, No manure or fertilizer is necessary as the plants have sufficient nourishment stored 00 in the roots to produce the ci''p. The first stalks are 'reach, for pulling about four weeks after' being started. To insure a constant sntiply Germans Fascist Leader Consults President HITLER VISITS HINDENBURG Here is a photo from Berlin show- dent Hendenburg's palace after the interview with the president in Ber- •nng Herr; I itier'S ear leaving Presi- ;National Socialist leader's important lire,' I ' �.L' •LI_�sLL�. THURS., SEPT. 8, 1932 amormak bring in a, newlot ofvoots:every two weeks. Plants . forced in this way may be' divided ill the'spring and planted out, but require two cr' three years to recover sufficient strength to be a- gaiin forced. PLOUGHING (Experinnental Farrihs Note) Ploughing, is one of the .most im- portant of all tillage operations. The kind of ploughing dbie 'is quite largely indicative the final -condi- tion of the soil followinglater tillage operations, The object of ploughing is to commence the preparation of a Seed -bed which will result in the' op- timum tilt&, other things being e- gtial, to produce the maxim:Om ger- nlination and growth of crops plant-, ed theerin. Ploughing should be done, therefore, 111 such a way as to best loosen the soil and ptbvide a desirable tilth, and; at the sa=ne time to cover all trash and 'crop residue' as well as manures which are to be ploughed down. In experiments conducted on sev- eral of the Dominion Experimental Farms, 'results show that it 'makes very little difference what depth or width ploughing is done, providing the furrow is ploughed at a uniform depth and is cut and turned the regua lar width of the plough. That is to say one should not attempt to turn a 13 -inch furrow with a 10 inch plough) A. field ploughed in this way, with irregular depressions or "hog troughs" all over it, is not only un- sightly but the soil is not properly loosened. weeds are hot cut, and it is very difficult to prepare a fine, uni- form seed bed. The time to plough is rather im- portant, although conditions are not alivays ideal at the most convenient, or in some cases, the most suitable time. If land is ploughed when too wet the soil is likely to puddle and become very hard and of poor tilth. If ploughed when too dry the labour of ploughing is increased and a cloudy ocndition may result. This is particularly true of clay soils. It is not so important in light sandhi soils. Fall ploughing is generally recommended, and from the stand- point of weed control summer plough- ing topworking and replougihing ith Iate fall is very effective. In order to plough down crop resi- due esepcially where sect is being ploughed, a jointer or skimmer is a very important part of the equip- ment. Sod shitulcl not be ploughed without using it. as it is impossible to turn under the grass at the edge furrow without it. The plough point and coulter should be kept sharp, both to reduce the draft and to make sure of a clean rut at the bottom and side of the furrow. In October next ploughmen from all over the erntinent will gather at the Central Experimental Fasnl, Ot- tawa to match" their skill in the In- ternaticnal Ploughing Match. At this time some of the best plough- men hi the works Mill he seen in ac- tion. At this match ploughing will be seen which approaches perfection es neatly as is humanly possible.. The read of all enthusiastic plough - Men should lead to Ottawa in Oa tober if not to plough, to see plough- ing at its• beat. A COSTLY EXPERIMENT IN BEEKEEPING (Experimental Farms Note) Beekeeping is usually looked alien ae. an easy method of: making a liv- ing, this, however, is an erroneous idea for not only is the work of car- ing for the bees heavy and exacting', but there is also considerable risk of heavy losses in stock. While 5mnmer conditions in Canada are id- eal for honey "production, winter con- ditions may cause 'tete beekeeper many an anxious moment, especially if he was a little bit careless when preparing the bees for winter. Suc- cessful wintering depends upon three factors (1) Strong colonies of young bees, (2) A liberal supply of whole - seine ford and (3) Adequate protec- tion. To neglect any ode of these factors is to invite disaster. Strong eal0lhie0 of young bees may be -se- cured by causing each colony to be headed by' a prolific queen from the first c£ August on' and to see that tho bees have, sufficient food to care for all the brood these queens are capable of producing. Pk'otlecd]on can be provided either by gloving the bees• into a suitable cellar diming the latter part of. Octeber or early in November', or by packing them in specially constructed eases during the latter. part of September or early in October. Either method has been proved, successful by the Bee Division at the Central Experimen- tal Farm, Ottawa. The food :facto' isa very ini;portant one for not only must. there be plenty, but it must be wholesome to_ the. bees. Although honey is the natural food of bees, it does not necessarily follow that it ie always the best fos them. Bees nor mnaliy eject their , waste material when in flight, but during, the win- ter months when they, are unabletc fly this waste material accumulates in tho intestines often with fatal re- sults, therefore a honey which Con- taiss'much indigestible matter should be avoided as winter food, Usually the honeys gathered during spring and' fall are considered. dangerous. Clover and buckwheat honeys are safe but a syrup made of pure white. sugar , is even safer than honey. Some. Honeys granulate so that the bees cannot use them and thus the bees May die of starvation, yet be' sur- rounded with plenty. A friend of _the author's was warned not to exe perinient with a certain kind of hon- ey as winter feed for his bees, the warning- was disregarded 'and over 60 colonies died of starvation but with 20 to 30 pounds of hard granulated honey left in the hives that experi- ment was a costly one also a need, less one for the Bee Division or the Experimental Farm System had al- ready proved such honey to be dan- gerous. Feed the bees for winter, but feed them well. —C. B. Gooderham, Dominion Ap- iarist. REGULATIONS REGARDING MI- GRATORY BIRDS The National Parks Service of the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, has just issued the Regulations re- garding Migratory' Birds for the current year. A summary of the Regulations as they apply to ,Ontario follows: Open Seasons. Ducks, Geese, Brant, Rails, Coots and 'Wilson's or Jack -Snipe In that part of Ontario lying north and west of the French and Mattawa Rivers and also including all Geo') gian Bay waters; September 1 to December 15. In that part of Ontario lying south of the French and Mattawa Rivers (but not including any por- tion of the Georgian Bay waters); September 15 to December 15. Eider Ducks North of the Quebec, Cochrane, Winnipeg line of the Canadian Na- tional Railways; September 1 to De- cember 15. Woodcock September 15 to November 30. Closed Seasons There is a closed season through- out the year on Wood Ducks, Swans, Cranes, Curlew, Willets, Godwits, Upland Plover, Black -bellied and Golden Plover, Greater and Lesser Yellow -legs, Avocets, Dhwiteherti, Knots, Oyster-eatthers, Phalaropes, Stilts, Surf -birds, Turnstones and all the shore birds not provided with an open season in above schedule. There is a closed .,casae through- out the year out the following non - game bin's: Auks, • Anklets. Bitterns, Fulmars, Gannets, Grebes, Guillemots. Gulfs, herons, Jaegers, Loons, liurres, Pet- rels, Puffins, Shearwater; and Terns and there is a closest season through- out the year on the following insec- tivorous birds: Bobolinks, Catbirds. Chicadees, Cuekees, Flickers, Fly- Catchet'e, Grosbeaks, Hummingbirds, Kinglets, Martins, Meadowlarks,, Nighthawks, or Bull -bats, Nuthatch- es, Orioles, Robins, Shrikes, Swal- lows, Swifts, Tanagers, Titmice. Thrushes, Vireo e, Warblers, Wax- wing's, Whip -poor -wills. Woodpeck- ers, and Wrens, and all other perch- ing birds 'which feed entirely or chiefly on insects. No person shall kill, hunt, capture, injure, take or molest any migrate ory game birds during the closed season: and no person shell sell. ex- noee for sale, offer for sale, buy. trade or traffic in ally migratory game bird at any time. The taking of the nests or eggs of migratory game, migratory insectiv- orous and migratory non -game birds is prohibited. The killing, hunting, capturing taking or molesting of migratory insectivorous and migratory non - game birds; i their nests or eggs is prohibited. The possession of migratory gamo birds killed during 'the open season is allowed in Ontario until March 31 following open season. Bag Limits Ducks 15, Geese 15, Brant 15, Rails, Coots and Gallinules 25 in the aggregate, Wilson's or ,Tack -Snipe 22 Woodcock 8, and not more than 125 Woodcock or 150 ducts in one sea - nit Guns and Appliances The use of automatic (auto -load- ing), swivel, or machine guns, or battery, .or any gun larger than nuiitber 10 gapge is prohibited, and the use of any aeroplane, power -boat, sail heat, wounded live birds as de- coys night light, and shooting from any ,horse -drawer or motor vehicle is forbidden. The shooting of migratory ganhe birds 'earlier than sunrise or later than sunset is prohibited. The penalty for violation of. the Migratory Bird laws is a :fine of not more:than three hundred dollars and not less than teen dollars, 'oi simpers onmenit for a tern:, of net exceeding six ,months, or both fine and impris- onment. A 1950 Marathoner. ST'IE'S LEARNI Mrs. Joe Wright, Jr. (Martha Nor- elius), wife of the Diamond Sculls winner and a world's record swim - mar, explains the rudiments of her WORDS OF THE WISE He who hath lost confidence hath little else to lyse. Better to live rich than to die rich. The wicked flee when no man pur- sueth. The, joy that isn't shared diei young. Do not fly until your wings are feathered. An ass that kicks against the wall, receives the blow himself. A handsaw is a good thing but not to shave with. Enough is as good as a saekfull. Thele is no necessity for proving the existence of light. He who beats his breast, would beat inc if he durst. A spur in the head is worth two in the heels. HAS- INSIDE KNOWLEDGE IIay fever time is here again. Of course it's not necessary to inform anyone who's afflicted with it, Ire already rose it.—Stratford Beaecou- Herald. NO EARLY famous strokes to daughter Diane, 17' months, en the sun -tan beach, White - Sulphur r Springs. GODERIOH: While engaged in hauling in hay, Murdock M. Donald, in some planner, slipped on the hay- rack, falling on his side, breaking three ribs. While he is able to be • around, his side is sore and stiff Advertising brings a new world to your home. Man's Heart Stopped By Bad Stomach Gas W. L. Adams. bloated so with gas after meals that his heart missed beats. _Adlerika brought oust all gas and now he eats anything and feels fine. J. E. Hovey, Druggist. lav-'4o- . a r , London — Ontario Segaterabeso 12 to 179 { 32 lit A short drive in the car takes you to the Western Fair, where you can see the very latest and best in all branches of Agriculture and Manufacturing. 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