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Busy
Farmer
'(Furnished by the Department of Agriculture )
Do Your Hens Lay?
A pretty reliable 'olid Porn
ding out whether or not
hens is paying for the fee
is supplied by F.' C. the
pian Poultry Husbandman.
simple as it is practical:
cost of feed per hundred
'de it by the cost rof eg
en and multiply this queti
cc. This gives you the nu
s per day which a flock
3 must lay to pay for th
their feed. For example: F
ting. $1.20 per cwt,, and
ing at 30 cents per dozen:
the fo+mura the quotient
multiplied by three gives t
12—or . the number of
lob a flock of 100 hens will
average per day to pay for
that cast ratio.
Royal Essay Winners. •
s a follow-up to the trip .of the
aria Junior Farmer; to the Roy -
Winter Fair, an essay contest was
ducted. A prize was offered for
best essay written in each emu -
and district, and in addition the
ters of the ten best essays will
:ire, free of charge, a two weeks'
rt course at either the 0. A. C.
Kemptville Agricultural School:
following were named winners,
William Hodgson, Lioydtown,
R 1 f Brant, Alton McAllister,
rife, R. R. No. 3; Middlesex, Cecil
itch, Thorndale,' R. R. 4; Oxford
eii Heal, Woodstock, R. R. 3; Fort
Iliam, Eric Sideon, Stanley; Nip -
ng, Kenneth Adams, Eau Claire;
stings, Kenneth Mumby, Harold
R. 1; GIengarry, Donald Munroe,
xville R. R. 1; Peterborough, Roy
mord, Lakefield R. R. 2; Durham,
1. S. Howson, Bailieboro R. R. 1.
be given horticultural activities as a
talo for, result el the meetings. ,
ala for „ A 'lot of good work has' already'
d. they been done ,by the Association in sup
cr tport of the More, Beau$ifiil Canada
It e- sponsored by the Canadian ' Iorticui
Takeis
tural Cauancil. ,Special attention will
dweigh e be given during the - coming .year to
this phase of the Associations ectivi-;
gs'per ties,
gnat by
mbar'' of c [
of 100 Principles of Grading •
e cost ' '
eed is. The grading of -farm products is
'eggs based on the principle' that it ie
Aipply_' sound 'business to classify live stock
is 4; in •such a way that the consumer
he ea- will be able'to recognize and pure
eggs chase quality products, and that the
have price premium which the consumer
feed will pay for the better grades should
he returned to the producer' of thent,�
Practice has proven the value of the
theory involved in the grading prin-
ciple. Grading
rin-ciple.Grading activities' have been a
tremendous incentive to quality pro-
duction, with resultant price benefit
to producers,
CSI[
Raise Your Own Living
ether willing br not the nna-
•ity of farmers are now obliged tee
pply more of their own need's. The
lowing list may provide sugges-
ns for further economy:
Milk a few good cows; feed re -
intended rations.
Fatten one pig for every two
alt members of the family; cure
3 treat properly.
3 Keep at least 100 goad bens,
meetly housed and fed.
4 ,Raise a good garden; water
ens windmill if possible,
5. Plant only cash crops, which
ow little or no surplus.
6. Grow your own stock feed.
7. Butcher fat cows and steers;
ado meat with neighbors,
8. Raise your own living, keep
or roof tight,'
9.•Get down to earth and do the
st you can today.
10 Drive a horse until you ca
ford to buy gasoline,
Good Honey Export Market
"The volume of honey shipped,
through the new. Ontario Honey Ex-
port Association is increasing, and
last week saw the consignment of
another 50,090 pounds to the over-
seas Honey 'Commercial Representa-
tive," stated P, W. Ifodgetts, Sec-
retary.
The demand for Ontario honey in
Great Britain is steady, and quite
considerable supplies can still be
disposed of, providing • producers
care to ship at the present time, To
date some 600,000 pounds have been
exported,
btu
Canadian Cranberry Demand
Far Exceeds Present Supply
Reports reaching the Departure
to the effect that 125 carloads
cranberries are imported annual
front the United States, would hid
tate a very definite market for ho
grown 'berries.
The Maritimes, at present Can
ada's largest producer of cranberri
have •some ninety acre; of cultivate
cranberry bogs, and this year ha
shipped between fifteen and twent
carloads to Quebec, Ontario an
Manitoba.
With certain sections of this Pro
rinse ideally suited to cranberry
growing, and with present demand
far exceeding supply, an opportunity
for increasing their revenue is open
to, Ontario growers.
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Sintcoe Potato Crop
The average potato crap in the
County of Simcoe Ontario's Ieading
n i potato growing county, is 80 bage to
the acre this year.
A large number' of the smaller
growers who did not snt•ay their pn-
tatoes, lost upwards of 50 per cent.
of their crop through late blight
While a loss of 20 per cent would -re-
present the average of those who did
not spray.
Marketing of potatoes , has slow-
ed up considerably on account of the
importation of Maritime potatoesl
always competitors of the 'Ontario -
grown varieties, The ' chief reason
for the slump in potato prices this
fall in face of a limited supply, is
the fact that truckers dumped ri
large quantity of poor quality pd-
tatoes on the market when the mar-
"ket could least stand them,
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Dates to Remember
Jan. 11-12 -- Western Ontario
airmen's Association, London,
Feb. 1 --Ontario Plowmen's Asee-
ation, Toronto,
Feb, 2—Ontario Field Crop and
fed Growers' Associaticn, Toren.
Feb., 2 • and 3 -:-Ontario Associa
in of Fairs. and Exhibitions.
Feb. 7 -Ontario Vegetable Grow-
s' Toronto.
Feb. 9 and 10—Ontario Rorticul-
ral Association, Toronto,
Demand is Growing
cent report from the Empire
ting Board indicates that the
for canned vegetables in
belt market is expanding rap -
tiring the season just closed
er of full cargoes of canned
is of field and orchard have•
directly from. Canadian lake
o the British market. . The
I demand is for baked beans;
d tomatoes while asparagus
oming known. Other vege-
now appearing in British.
ai•e sweet corn, green and but -
us, spinach, carrots,celery,
be
ets, onions, parsnips, po,.
cabbage, brussels sprouts,
wer and artichokes.
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nasion is 'being ,prepared 'and it
cpected that a new impetus will
Horticulturists Meeting In
February
meeting of the Directors of
arid' Hovticulturai Assocla.'I
angeinents were made for
he annual convention of the
on in the lungs Edward Ho- '
Toro
Departrental Changes
John A. Carrel, head of the Crepe
Branch, will be promoted to the posi-
tion of Super.•.inteedent of Fall Fairs
of Ontario, succeeding J. Lockie Wil-
son who held the 'office for 28 years
and is now being superannuated .at
the age of 76 years. Mr. Carroll has
been with the Department in, various
'capacities for the past twenty years
and during the last year • or so, in
addition to administering the Crops
Branch, hat, been Secretary of the
Ontario Marketing Board and acting
on the Agricultural . Development
Board: In taking over direction of
Ontario's fairs, he ,evill continue to
handle the crops end of his present
duties, but the 'rnarlteting activities
Will be under direct control of W. B.
Somerset, chairman of the Ontario
Marketing 'Board.
DULL:HEAACHES GONB
SIMPLE REMEDY DOES iT
I•Ieedaches caused' •by constipation
re gone after one dose of 'Adlerilta,
his cleans all•potsons out of BOT13
,an February 9th and a
comprehensive program for T
IS INBREEDING HARMFUL
(Experimental Farms Note);
Inbreeding is a general term tnea
i
n
the nt r
c .'
o
gmeed mating of anini
that are related to each other.
the aniinals are closely. related.,
term close breeding is used. Matin
these more distantly related, such
first or second cousins, or uncle. and
niece, is `called' linebreeding, This
form :of inbreeding is , the one most
generally used . by breeders.,
What is the object of linebreeding?
By , this; .system, of breeding the,
breeder attempts to fix the charac•'
teristics of. gobd production or type,,
or both, of an outstanding animal or
animals. However, linebreediitrg
fixes the peer characters -'as well. as
the good ones. Hence animals which
are .to be linebred should have sound
constitutions, .good. type and be good
producers, in the ease of dairy.
breeds.. Linebreeding' from. such ani-
mals would give good •eesulhts. The
question is how can' 'such animals be
chosen. Aippearan'ce or pirodudtion
of an animal is by no means a sure
guide as to its !breeding -worth. Hence
the ,breeding histories 'of the near
ancestors of the animals in question
should, be looked 'into with the view
of obtaining the proportion of off -
type or near -producing individuals.
Ftom a thorough study, of the breed
histories; a good idea of the results
to be expected froni line -breeding
the animals in question can be ob.
tailed.
No animals are absolutely free
from defects. By line -breeding, the
hidden defects which animals may
have will show themselves in their
offspring. There must therefore be
a rigorous selection of the breeding
stock to prevent the fixing of the
defects. Sometimes the defects be-
come so pronounced, such asdroopy
rumps, cut-up udders, or low fat
yields, that outcrossing, or the in-
troduction of new blood, is neces-
sary to correct them.
Sires that are descended from sev-
eral generations of careful Line-
breeding are very valuable since they
tend to be peepotent, that is, they
stamp their offspring with their own
characteristics. However, animals
linebr•ed for several generations, ev-
on when careful selection is practis-
ed, frequently become too refined —
lacking in constitution and 'vigour.
When this, occurs, an unrelated or
distantly related sire should be
brought into the herd, One such
cross usually restores the vigour and
constitution and linebreeding can
then be continued. It is the delicate
correcting of defects through line-
breeding and outcrossing that con-
stitgtes the breeders' art. Hence the
question of whether linebreeding or
closebreeding is harmful is seen to
depend upon the animals used, which
in turn upon the judgment of the
breeder.
wallow this up with the ro 'en test �
p g y sired he i t'
Ashfield, Pitchy evening; of:another
eedmg vaL+ orate up are pioneer,' Hugh Finnigan, after a
discarded t short illness of pneumonia. He was
one of six sons and.two daughters
of the' late Mr. and Mrs.'John Finni-
gan, 'West Wawanos'h, and was born
78 years ago, on the family' home-'
stead, -where Richard Finnigan now
resides,' Two sons survive, Percy
Finnigan, with whom he had been
living. Another son, Harold, pre-
deceased- 'sortie years as.did al -
aged 41, mother of 12 children, so his wife, formerly Lucy Plunkett,
aging, ,the oldesteowhom all, His' brothers •and Richard Finnigan,
is 18. West Wawanosh; James Finnigan,
years and the•yioungest one year of Dungannon; William Finni!an
Ash -
age, died here Saturday in Alexan- g s, field; an Samuel Finnigan. Miss Ag -
der Hospital, an operation !proving nes Finnigan. of ' Dungannon Period 1931 Fall Series,
unavailing, Before her marriage shed 'Mrs. Johnand a. Se ter, Rating;
was Sarah Elizabeth Wilson, dough-'. Sask., McQuaid of SummerburY, 1st .prize•. No. • of Pigs,• 12;• Na.. of
a of the late as Wil- , are sisters. The funeral was Selects, 10;. Weight, 2,450; ge, 103
ter;, of Port Albert, sande Mrs. Wed . held 'Monday afternoon from his days' '
son's home. Interment took place in Period, 1982 Spring Series; Rat
wet born. 'The funeral ' was held .Dungannon cemetery, In • and,
'on Tuesday' from the' home of her. Y $, grits; No, of Pigs, 11; ge,
brother-in-law, Oliver Johnston, cot- o£' Selects, 10; Weight, 2,362; Age,
net Raglan and Gibbons streets, Her 173 days.
husband, a returned serdiet• and pen- HURON COUNTY FARMERS Period, 1932:Spring Series; Rating,
•
sinner, also survives. MAKE EXCELLENT RECORD 4th prize; No. of Pigs, 11; o. of
Selects, ' 8; Weight, e2,259 Age, 165
IN BACON LITTER days.
'COMPETITION Totals: No. of Pigs, 63; No. of'
Selects, 49; Weight, 12,981; Age,
--t 835 days,
Average pigs marketed per litter,
The Fifth Series Bacon Litter 12.0.
Competition is now completed, corn- Percentage cf selects for five lit -
prising a prize list of fifty-eight tens, 77.7 per cent.
farmers who have again provided Average feeding period, 167 days.
evidence that there are Ontario far- Average weight, 206 lbs,
mens who need take second place to Of the 14 prize winners in Die -
none in bacon hog production. trict No. 3, 11 are residents of Hu -
Mr. Frank E. Johnston .of Dublin, ron County. Third prize was won by
Huron County had the second 'high- Wellington County, seventh prize by
est score in the Province and also Grey County, and ninth prize by
won first honours in District No. 3 Bruce County. The Huron County
comprising the Counties of Welling- prize winners are as follows:
ton, Grey, Bruce and Huron. For
the past three years this District 1st, Frank ' E. Johnston, Dublin.
has been won by Russell T. Bolton 2nd. Russell T. Bolton, Dublin.
of Dublin and although beaten by 4th , Russell T. Bolton, Dublin.
three points he again demonstrateci 5th, A. C., Turnbull, Brussels.
his hog feeding ability by winning 6th, George Pryce, Seaforth.
second and fourth places, with two 8th, Earl Habltirk, Walton,
litters entered, Mr. Johnstcn had a 10th, C. H. Cartwright, Londesboro..
litter of 14 pigs marketed at 175 11th, A. E. Neil, Hensel'.
days weighing 2,896 lbs. and grading 12th, David Eason, Clinton.
10 selects, 3 bacons and 1 butcher, 13th, Percy Stone, Exeter.
It is interesting to note in this con- 14th, Wm, M. Doig, Kipper,
nection that the dam of the litter
fed by Mr. Johnson was purchased
from Mr, Russell Borton.
leopping careful records of the off- s retained
for future use A
spring se that the true breeding and those that do not me
7s"), ue' of the male may be deter.•ntined, o melte woy' for new
anima and when, male Showa, a high, deg'}•ee'
If cockerels to be tested the
the
of propoteney for the qualities de- i year..
g
as I ;
QUAL ITIES OF GOOD BREEDING
MALE
(Experimental Farms Note)
A good breeding male is one that
will pass on to his offspring the
characteristics desired by the breed-
er, whether it be for high egg pro-
duction, economical neat produc-
tinn, or any other. desired character,
*Unfortunately, the only reliable
method of determining whether a
male carries these qualities is by
progeny testing which takes so much
time that in many cases the male
has either passed on, or at any rate
the best part of his breeding life
has been passed before his real
breeding value has been determined
It is, therefore, necessary for most•
breeder's to depend on pedigree and
general appearances to select .their
breeding males.
The plan followed in selecting
breeding males for the production of
high egg -laying lines on the Experi-
mental Farm is as follows:
Only strong
tl
t
d
fr
th
sir
be
for
in
ac
nit
we
top
the
tie
set
leg
sha
an e
adva
Sele
plus
of t
vigorous cockerels
mat are typical of their breed end
stat have been, bred feces high ure-
ucing large egg dame a c retained,
onr which to select the breeders.
Pedigrees and records are studied,
e cockerels divided into family
groups and selection male from those
ronps where high pfecluction among
tens and immediate ancestors has
en most consistent.
The males are selected with the
lowing qualifications kept prom
entry in mind. .
Vigaur--as expressed by an alert
tive disposition with a bright pro-
nent eye.,
Size-;
well up to the standard
ight.
Type—head fairly broad, flat on
, eyes prominent; back broad at
shoulders with the breadth car-
d through to the, tail; 'thighs well
in, body deep and capacious;
s straight and strong; bone of
nice flat rather than.rotind.
ales selected on external appear
es as before described are a big.
nee' on indiscrhninate' selection.
ctfon on external appearances
pedigree and production rrecords
heir sisters' and immediate an -
upper and lower bowels: `Gives bet- castors is the best metltoc for the
is lee; ends nervousness. J D ,tank and file • to follow
ovey, Druggist• • I-Iowever, 'the '.careful • breed'oi• , will
.:Ipaeas:meezacee. .Mes
GODF,RI • 'Officers fi c
�• f tens iof Mait-
land and Morning Star lodge's, A. F„
�c& A.. M., installed.by Rt.. 'Wet.. Bro.
II, C.,, Dunlop, assisted ,by 'Pant Mes-
tere, are •as follows: Maitland Lodge:
W. Bro, Fred - Weir, M.W ; Bio. R.
G, Sanderson, ,S.W,; Bro. W. G. ills -
Millan, J.W.;. W. I3ra. Rev. J. N. Hi
Mills, chaplain; Bre. R. ,U.. Rey-
nolds, treasurer; W. Bro; 'George
l4lacVicar, secretary; Bro. I,. 0. Mil-
ler,
Mil
ler,'tyler; Bre,, Dr. Field, S D:; Be.'
R, Johnston, S.D., Bro: R, Bisset, Is
G,;' Bre. B. Beacom, 'S,S.; Bro; D. I.
Hill, J.S.; Bro. G. 13, Davies, organ-
ist, Morning .Star Lodge: W. Bro,
L. IT, Pentland,. W»M•; Bro W. Craig
S.W.; Bro.'John Houleton, J.W,; Bro,
John Oliver, chaplain; W. , Bio; C. t
A. Robertson, treasurer; W. Bro, R. D
D. Munro, secretary; Be; F. Mal w
wain, trier; Reg. Glen, S.D.; Bro. A. n
• following
of this year's' Competition was ti
,eonsistent records made by previott
competitors, In the list of 58' neje
winners a total of 21 had won one o'.
more' prizes in previous competitions
To illustrate this'point the following
is 'a summary of the records esteb
Iished by Mr'. Bolton:
Period: 1930 Spring. Series; Rating
1st, prize; No. of pigs. 15; No. of
selects, 11•; Weight, ,3,040;Age, 174
days:
Period: 1931 Spring Series; Rat.
ing, let prize; No. of Pigs; 14; No. of
Selects, 10; Weight, 2,910; Age, 160
days.
DUNiGANNON: The 'annual en.
ertainment sponsored by the
ungannon Public Library board
as held in the parish hail, Dungan -
on, Friday. There was a good at
endance. A, splendid program was
endered. Those taking part were
I from the vicinity of Dungannon.
almer Kilpatrick acted as chair -
an. Musical numbers consisted of
los, trios, and selections on the vi-
in, cornet, harmonica, accordeon
and guitar. Two girls danced the
"Highland Fling," and two others
danced the "Sailor's Hornpipe"
There was also a' skit by two ne-
groes. Readings were given by five
young ladies of the community.
J. Andrew, J.D.; Bro, James Pea- t
gan, LG.; Bro. Charles Congram, S. r
S.; Bro, C. Dustow, .LS.; W. Bro. al
Hu
Hill '
Hugh t sD.o
of
C.,.1'
and W. Bros. .
B, C. Weir and S. Robertson, audit' to
tors. ' , so
of
GODERICH: The marriage was
solemnized Wednesday in the parlors
of Knox Presbyterian Church, of
Sarah Ann, daughter of the late Mr,
and Mrs. Thomas Good, of Benmiller,
and John Scrimgeour, of Goderich.
Rev, D. J. Lane was the officiating
clergyman. The couple were attend-
ed by Mr. John R. Long and Miss
Charlotte Good, sister of the bride.
They left on the afternoon train for an
a honeymoon to be spent at London, pe
ad on their return will take up res;- a 1
dance at the groom's home on Vie- i Ho
toric street,
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WRO`YETER: Returning from
tine polling booth Monday afternoon
where she had voted in the munici-
pal elections Miss Mary Carmichcael
aged resident of the village, slip -
d on the ice and falling, fractured
eg. She was taken to Listowel
spital for an X-ray examination.
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GODERICH: Mrs. Hugh McGuire
DUNGANNON: The death occur-
red
at the home of his son, Con. 6
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