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THE CLINTON MON-RECORD
THURS., MARCH 16, 1933'
HEIVS
AEIHAPPFNINCS Of INTEflEsi
Timely
Information for the
Busy Farmer
`( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture )
Seed May Be Scarce
According to J. T. Cassin, manager,
Central Ontario Potato Growers' As-
sociation, there is a probability that
good seed potatoes may be scarce
at planting time. Therefore, 'he ad-
'vises all growers to secure their seed
requirements with as little delay 'as
possible.
Ample Supply of Red Clover
With Prices on 1932 Level
As a result of favorable weather
conditions, in the Fall of 1932, hun-
dreds of farmers were able to aug-
ment their incomes through the
sale of red clover seed. Present sup-
plies of hardy home-grown seed are
ample to take care of ordinary de-
mand. Prices are likely to be on the
sante low level as those of last year.
It should be unnecessary therefore,
to stint the amount of seed used, or
limit the acreage sown to red clover,
this year.
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Branded Turnip Sales Good
Price Increased Last Week
The experience of the Black -water
Turnip Growers' Association in mar-
keting branded turnips, definitely in-
dicates that grading farm products is
a profitable practice.
J. H. Purvis, an executive of the
Association, stated that sales are most
satisfactory and, as a result of a
price increase last week, producers
are now receiving an additional perm-
iurn.
Sweet Potatoes in Kent
3. C. Smith, a fruit and vegetable
farmer near Ridgetown in Kent
County, Ontario, is an enthusiastic
grower of sweet potatoes and claims
that all Canada's needs can be Prot
duced in the Counties of Essex, Kent
and Lambton and in the Niagara
District.
In April of 1932, Mr. 'Smith or-
dered five hampers of sweet potatoeg
and secured the directions from a
large producer in Southern Kentucky.
The yams were planted in April in a
hot -bed and in 18 days the young
sprouts began to rise above the
ground. When about three inches in
height, they were transplanted in
rows 28 inches apart and 18 inches in
the row. By the 10th of October the
harvesting began. The potatoes were
dug with a digger or ploughed out of
the ground. There may be as many
as 8 to 10 tubers in a hill. The yield
per acre was approximately 175 bush-
els. The price per bushel was from
$1.25 to $1.50. Mr. Smith is import-
ing a large shipment from Kentucky
within a short time for his own
planting. Approximately 400 cars are
imported annually, Mr. Smith says
and they represent an income of
$250,000 to American producers.
In a Seed Grain survey conducted
last year in Haldimand County it was
found that 49.2 per cent of the sam-
ples graded No. 1, 3,6 per cent graded
No. 2, 24.8 per cent graded No. 3 and
22.2 per cent graded 'rejected'. 9.3
per cent of the samples were absol-
utely free of all weeds.
Hardwood Versus Coal
Reports to the Department state
that many people, influenced by the
wide difference in price, are filling
their fuel resuirements with hardwood
in place of coal. Farmers, to whom
this source of revenue has been op-
ened are now getting returns on
their foresight in giving attention to
woodlots.
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Swine Cars Valuable
A total of 45 stops were made by
the Ontario Swine Demonstration
cars which completed their itiner-
ary on March 4th. Animal husband-
ry experts from the Departments at
Toronto and Ottawa gave an inter-
esting series of lectures, and para-
sites were discussed by authorities
from the Ontario Veterinary College,
The lecture cars carried an interest-
ing collection of charts and exhibits
and a full coach was devoted to
breeding swine which were sold to
the farmers. During the first two
weeks in Eastern Ontario the sales
at each stop averaged five. At the
first 30 stops, a total of 130 sows and
, 18 boars were distributed. The ave-
rage attendance was 85'per stop. .A
keen interest in swine raising was
evinced and enquiries were made re-
garding feeding methods, colony
houses and parasite control. The of-
ficials made it plain that Canada has
a surplus of hogs and the only mar-
lret for that surplus is in Great Bri-
tain where quality product is wanted.
Furthermore the Ontario grower is
obliged to compete with the West
where cheap grain makes cost of pro-
duction lower than in the East. The
Ontario farmer's hope then is in qual-
ity hogs, and through better breeding
stock, correct rations, parasite con-
trol and good swine husbandry the
Ontario grower may improve his
Position. The question of numbers is
left for the producer to determine.
Avoid Inferior Seed
No one can afford to risk buying
inferior seed with the margin of pro-
fit in farming as small as it is to-
day, states M. T. Munn, State Seed'
Analyst in New York and well known
in Canada. "Already this season cer-
tain papers are carrying alluring ad-
vertisements of 'bargain' seeds, that
is seeds that are quoted at ridicul-
ously low prices," says Mr. Munn
"Some farmers, in order to economise
have sent away for same of these so-
called bargains but when tests were
made in the seed laboratory, these in
nearly every case have been found
unfit or even dangerous for planting
because of low or weak germination,
or on account of the large variety of
weed seed they contain."
"Bargain seeds," continues this
authority, "are never worth buying
and farmers should pay no attentior
to advertisements where price alone
is the only description given. Reli-
able seedsmen do not approve of ad-
vertisements where seeds are offered
at stipulated prices without any indi-
cation of their quality or origin."
With very considerable quantities
of timothy and clover seeds lying a-
round the country, seed that in many
cases has never been over a cleaning
mill, this advice would seem as ap-
plicable to Canada as to United States
this spring. Even in the best of
times the average farmer cannot af-
ford to gamble with doubtful seed
but just now the risk is decidedly
more serious.
Current Crop Report
A number 'of farmers in Bruce
County have been enquiring for good
seed oats. Sales have been made at
about 45e a bushel. All baby chick
hatcheries in Peel County are run-
ning to capacity, with hatchability
of eggs higher than in 1932. Poultry
men are feeding more cod liver oil
in laying mash than formerly. A
good demand for horses is noted in
Perth County, with 33 head being
sold at an auction sale in Stratford.
One team sold at $350 and other hor-
ses as high as $150 each. Some scar:
city of good quality seed oats and
barley is observed in Wellington
County, due to the excessive moisture
of 1932. Turnips are moving to mar-
ket there at 15 to 18c. There has
been an increase in the number of
small seeds being submitted for
grading in Haldimand. It is reported
from Lincoln County that as high as
40 per cent of the buds of some of
the varieties of peaches have been
killed during the winter, which is
probably very desirable as there are
always more buds developed than re-
quired for a good crop. Approximately
ly fifty carloads of potatoes have
been shipped from the Caradoc sec-
tion in Middlesex to Windsor, prices
being about 63c a bag recently. Live,
stock are in good.condition in most
countries. Potatoes are being trucked
into Muskoka and Parry Sound Dis-
trict from Simcoe County at 85c per
bag. Hay is being trucked in at
$13.00 per ton delivered. Serious
winter killing of the new seeding of
alfalfa and red clover has occurred in
Frontenac. Enquiries for farm help
have been received in numerous dis-
tricts, with the offered salaries
ranging from $175 to $300 per year.
All the seed cleaning plants in Ren-
frew County are operating continu-
ously.
ontinuously. Two cars of beef cattle were
shipped to the Winnipeg market from
Rainy River and fair prices received.
A car of fine registered cattle were
brought into this district from Old
Ontario.
The score was tied and two minutes
to play. Any second now the ball
would be snapped back for that•last,
all-important attempt. The crowd was
spellbound, breathlessly counting the
seconds. Would he make that 'final
goal kick which meant victory and
honor?
"Lets go now andavoid that ter-
rible jam," she said,
She never knew what hit her
LEGUME ,CROPS PAY
RED CLOVER SEED ABUNDAN
Legumes furnish a large perce
tags of the protein; supply in sto
;Feeds.
Legumes provide a source of nitr
gen supply in soil fertilization.
Legumes improve the texture; o
the soil and help to snake its fertilit
available.
These statements were made b
Prof. W. J. Squirrell, head of th
Field Husbandry Dept., Ontario Agri-
cultural College, Guelph, in a dis-
cussion on the relative value of gras-
ses and clovers commonly used as
forage crops in Ontario.
Conditions were favourable in th
Fall of 1932 for the selling of cl!ov
seed, with the result' that hundred
of farmers found an unexpecte
source of revenue in their Seco
growth red clover. The supply lof
hardy home-grown seed is ample to
take care of the ordinary demand, and
the price is likely to be about equal
to the extremely low prices of 1932.
Therefore, no farmer should stint the
amount of seed used and the acreage
sown to red clover this year.
Red Clover is !one of the most im-
portant legume fodder plants grown.
It has a' high feeding value, espec-
ially for young grownig animals and
milk cows. Next to 'alfalfa, it is one
of the best improvers of the mech-
anical conditions of the soil and is
highly valuable as a green manure
crop.
Red clover seed may be successful-
ly sown in the Spring with a nurse
crop of barley or Other cereal grains.
Good results are also obtained by
seeding red clover or Winter wheat
in the early Spring on a fresh fall 'of
snow. About 10 pounds of seed is
sown per acre when the clover is not
sown in combination with grasses of
other clovers.
Ontario is admirably well suited
for growing red clover, particularly
of the Common Red type. Experi-
ments at the Ontario Agricultural
College, where different varieties
and strains of red clover from many
countries of the world have been
tested, show that Ontario itself can
produce seed which is the equal of
that from any other source. Good
Ontario seed is plentiful and compar-
atively cheap this year. Hay mix-
tures, (and red clover is almost en-
tirely sown in mixtures) will be im-
proved in quality and yields increas-
ed if a liberal amount of red clover
seed is sown.
Alfalfa when sown either alone or
in mixtures on suitable well drained
soils is the most valuable legume we
have. Seed is not plentiful this year
and prices are likely to be somewhat
above 1932 prices, with the result that
the straight alfalfa acreage will pro-
bably be slightly curtailed.
Alsike clover and both Biennial
White and Biennial Yellow sweet
clovers have a definite place in On-
tario. Alsike is particularly well
adapted for sowing ion low land where
the drainage is not good enough to
grow other leguminous crops success-
fully. Alsike, being a perennial, adds
to the pasture value of mixtures left
down for a number of years. Alsike
unless grown for seed prduction, is
usually sown in mixtures, when from
2 to 4 pounds of seed is used per ac-
re. Biennial White Sweet Clover and
Biennial Yellow Sweet Clover are
well adapted for sowing on lighter
types of soil. It is wise, if at all
possible, to sow scarified seed of
sweet clovers volunteering in crops
which follow. About 20 pounds of
sweet clover should be sown per acre
when the crop is grown alone. The
method of seeding is the same as that
described for alfalfa.
Soybean hay is noted for its high
protein content. On good sandy loam
and clay loam types of soil in Old On-
tario the soybean makes a very suit-
able annual hay crop. It is usually
sown broadcast like any other grain
crop at the rate of about one bushel
per acre and is ready to out for hay
when the pods are about one-half
grown. It is handled and cured like
any other hay crop. Experiments
at the Ontario Agricultural College
and experiments and demonstrations
carried out in most of the counties
of Old Ontario have shown that the
O.A.C. No. 211 variety is well suited
for growing for annual hay purp'os.
es.
' to day,
'l Sincere and kind, at home, at work,
n- ay,
ck To follow ever upward life's high
questatpl,_
o- And find, through knowing God, my
very best."
f Physical Effects, Proverbs 23: 29-32
Y Exaggeration has' done much harm
to the temperance cause. The facts
y speak loudly enough and there is no
e gain to temperance in going beyond
the truth. By the same token it is
self-deception to refuse to look at all
the facts. The Bible preserves -a
fine balance. It has references to the
'social ,gladness associated with wine,
but it also gives very plain warnings
about the evils of alcoholism, and this
in a day before the brewing and dis-
tilling business was highly organized
as at present, The writer to Pro.'
verbs gives a faithful picture of a
drink addict. The talkativeness, the
quarrelsomeness, the injuring through
falling and fighting, the bleary eyes
those are not imaginations, they are
facts nearly everyone has seen. Dif-
ferent drinks make their own physi-
cal registration, but in time 'all af-
fect the complexion, the heart and
the digestive system. Of course no
one who takes an odd drink ever ex-
pects to become an alcoholic, but if
we are trying to get the facts, let us
not overlook the unsteady step, the
thick speech, the shaking hand and
watery eye of the man who has be-
come a slave to drink. In any study
of the temperance question this man
is in the picture.
Social Effects, Isaiah 28:1-4
Many workers for temperance have
found their motive in a desire to help
the poor. Undoubtedly intemperance
has forced many people into pover-
ty, but alcolol can be a foe to the rich
ell as to th oor•
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International Uniform
Sunday School Lesson
March 19
THE' EFFECTS OF ALCOHOLIC
DRINKS
GOLDEN TEXT: "At the last it
biteth like a serpent, and stingeth
like an adder." Proverbs 23:32.
LESSON PASSAGE: Proverbs 23:
29-32; Isaiah 28: 1-4; Daniel 5: Ito 4.
"To guard my health and keep my
body fair,
That I may stronger be to do and
dare.
To keep my mind unsullied, pure and
free,
That truth and beauty may abide in
me. '
To be a friend and prove, from day
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as w e pool. In the days
of Isaiah the governing class gave
way to drunkenness. Amid present
business conditions and with the high
price of liquor, drinking is much
more likely to be prevalent among the
rich than among the poor. Some of
the gravest dangers in home drinking
may be concealed, but there is one
evidence that is right out in the open
in every city and every town. Drunk-
enness is an offence and police courts
have to deal with cases of drunk -
any.. ono class. A visitor at a city
police court immediately after Christ-
mas Day seeing fifty-five men
charged with drunkenness felt the
poignancy of the problem as' he had
never done in reading half -humorous
accounts of police court cases in the
newspapers. Again there is no need
to exaggerate. Many users of liquor
are never offenders against law, but
the sum .total of police court cases
in Canada due to drunkenness is dis-
turbing to all who are seeking to
build a high order of Canadian citiz-
enship.
Spiritual Effects, Daniel' 5: 1.4
The use of alcohol is an insidious
danger because 'of its subtle effects.:
Many people are unconscious that
their standards are deteriorating-,
though this sad fact is very' evident
to their friends. It is go easy to live
at less than one's best that the cum-
ulative effect of alcohol may not be
noticed plainly. Yet disastrous as
the physical and social results 'of in-
temperance tire, the worst penalty is
in the moral and spiritual life. The
conscience becomes less sensitive
Ideals are lowered, and an intoxicat-
ed person does what he would never
think of doing in his sober moments.
The Book of Daniel tells of Belshaz-
zar causing wine to be drunk out of
the sacred vessels of the Temple. To
the Jews this was an unforgivable
act of sacrilige. Belshazzar would
not have been guilty of it had he not
been inflamed with wine. A man who
had thrown away a good reputation
of a life -time by one drunken act
pleaded for leniency in court say-
ing, "I was not myself at the tine."
That is one of the' cruelties of al-
cohol. It so often makes people act
in a way inconsistent with themsel-
ves.
'At The Last
There are many people 'who claim
that they have been moderate users
of liquor and have suffered no ill
effect. Accepting their statements,
we must not be blind to the number
of deaths officially registered es due
to alcoholism, nor to the 'tambar of
patients treated in Keeley Homes
and mental hospitals, nor to the cases
of poverty reported by social work-
ers. These are facts about which the
enness. Arrests are not limited to statistics have been gathered, and
ERS
such statistics almost inevitably un-
derstate. There is always need to be
on guard against liquor. So many
have fallen through its use that no
one can be guaranteed safety if using
it at all. The cure for intemperance,
however, cannot be left on the plane
of prudence and safety first. Life in
Christ provides exhilaration which
gives permanent satisfaction. Who-
soever drinketh of the water that
Christ can give will neve} thirst,
That is, he will have a quality of life
that is permanently satisfying. Al-
cohol can give a physical sensatior
which lasts for only a few hours. Re,
ligion can give a hope, joy, peace and
power which is good for every day.
A moderate drinker always has a
problem on his hands: there is far
more freedom in total abstinence be-
cause the problem is solved once and
for all. Some of the strongest advo-
cates of temperance are ex -drinkers.
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They say they have found a dozen
better ways of having a good time
than by drinking. It was said of
,Spinoza that he was "a God -intoxi-
cated man." To those who have
found the inner power of personal re-
ligion, alcohol usually loses its appeal
Questions for Discussion -
1. Why do so many people use•
strong drink?
2. What are the dangers of using_
liquor "in moderation?"
3. Who should be responsible fou
temperance education?
4. Does alcohol affect everyond_
alike?
5. Is there any real hardship hi
practising total abstinence?
6. Why have Mohammedans been
more opposed to the use of liquor
than Christians?
7. How does intemperance bring
its own punishment?
Where 19Ian Took To Wings
An unusual view of the Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawk N. C.,
:unveiled this month to commemorate the spot where Wilbur and
Orville Wright gave wings to man in 1903. The monument is a magnif-
icent triangular granite shaft, topped by an airway beacon, standing
00 feet high upon a bill of sand 90 feet high. The architects were
(Alfred Easton Poor and Robert Perry Rodgers. The memorial was.
'authorized by Congress-
IFEI
The news of interest to women in The News -
Record each week is by no means confined to
"The Woman's Page." As a matter of fact,
several items reach the office too late for this
page, which should appear thereon.
Each week, however, The Woman's. Page has
regular features, which every woman should
read. One is the "Health Hints" written by the
Canadian Medical Association, which deals with
some common dangerous disease and tells the
preventative measures to use and how to combat
it. Especially is this column valuable to wo-
men with children to care for.
Especially do we endeavour to cover thor-
oughly the news events of our own particular
district. The newsy, gossipy, friendly little it-
ems, about what our friends, your friends and
their friends are doing—in the societies, in the
homes, in the churches, in public positions of
trust, in sport, industrially, academically and
socially.
The store news should be of particular mo-.
ment to you Madame Housewife. The stores
in Clinton offer real service; goods are display-
ed for, the seasons, in the season's newest crea-
tions, before the season opens, giving you ppor-
tunity to select and be ready in plenty of time.
And the first place the goods are displayed is
in The News -Record's columns, with illustra-
tions and full descriptions and prices. You can
save dollars by "shopping" through The News -
Record first and jotting down your items and
prices
And The News -Record is a good paper to
have in your home It is a "home" paper. No
obscenities are allowed under the guise of news.
Its columns are rigidly edited to that end. It
is a safe paper as well as an informative paper
for your 'children to read at home.
Madame Housewife you should. read The
News -Record thoroughly—not half-heartedly —.
every week. It will repay many times its cost
of 4 cents and the time spent. Do you? And
if not -will you?
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