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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1933-04-06, Page 6TFOD QUINTON xnvei:SitECORD, ' NE:JS AND HAPPENIN Timely Information for the Busy 'Farmer ( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture) manastramomo Ont. Brands 42 Per nent of Canada's Graded Beef February sales of government graded beef amounted to more than 2,229,000 peunds, according te Do- minion Government figures. It is in- teresting to note that of this •total, approximately fortyetwo per cent was branded in this Province. C=Z3M4., • • Export Cattle on New Footing The United Kingdom agreement as now ratified, puts Canadian cattle exporters on an equal footing with her competitors in the 'British mar- ket, for the first time in thirty sev, en. years. The segregation of store cattle from fat cattle moving on ex- port is no longer required. Fat and store cattle are allowed to move -freely to inland points, with the un- derstanding that female cattle must be of a quality and type satisfactory to the British Ministry of Agricul4 ture. Cheek branding is no longer requlred, the period of isolation has been reduced to one clear day; and a veterinary officer is no longer re- quired to accompany the cattle on the ocean voyage. These concessions by the British Ministry of Agriculture are part of a bilateral agreement arrived at by the respective govern- ments at the Imperial Economia Conference, and under which Canada recognizes the London Quarantine Station, according to conditions laid down in the agreement. Grafting Compounds Further results of experiments with grafting compounds at O.A.C. are given as follows: Creosote or tar roofing compounds.-AThese have kil- led all the scions and stubs where they were used; Tree Seal --.This is 'much too expensive compared with home-made liquid wax and was a failure with the Cleft graft; Latex or Liquid Rubber—This leaves the finest appearing wood and the most healthy, clean callus of any material used, but is expensive and would be dangerous to use for any grafting compound. It is more difficult to apply than ordinary liquid wax as a number of coats are required in or- der to give the necessary thickness to withstand the melting effect; of summer sen, This material has not proved enough better than tho stand- ard wax to warrant its use in pre- ference. Wound dressings will be discussed in a succeeding issue. e==ftegto Champion Canadian Clover Canadian Red Clover seed is well received in the British Market, where it has demonstrated its superiority to clovers from other countries. A leading Scottish seed firm which pays particular attention to the se- curing and distribution of the best strains of clover crops describes Canadian Red Clover, which is of- fered as an early strain of Broad- th leaved Red, as extremely hardly and Fe invariably giving the best results in S° trials at the West of Scotland Col- se are graded free for any individual or firm in any one year. • • Wool Growers Annual: Much of the present succese of wool growers :organization is due to the gplendid reputation built up in the past fifteen years, stated lion. T. L. Kennedy at the recent, an, nual meeting of the Canadian Co-op- erative Wool Growers in Torontoi The Minister •of Agriculture eon- gratulated the management on their progress and expressed the hope that the .experience being gained today would stand the concern in good stead in the better timeahead. Delegates from every part of Can- ada reported no liquidation in the sheep business. The trend was rath- er in the opposite direction, they said. It was reported that a much higher percentage of wool was being made up on the farm or in small lo- cal mills. The first ,of the three year marketing contracts which are now due for renewal are coming in satisfactorily, it was reported, with cancellations negligible. • hog' to makeit well world s triv Ing for. T produce hog o peofitehly it is not only necessary to produce ;jest tie many select hogs ne poesible, but they inust be grown and. fatteeed economically. This eecessitates the use of cheap efficient feede and in most cases requires that the coarse grains and fattening feeds be 'grown at home. Tho feeding of hogs of- ten helps materially n the market., ing of low quality grain at a sub- stantial price. , Good feeding practices must be adhered to in order to produce suit- able type bacon hogs economically. Use growing feeds during the early stages of the pig's life and broaden the the ration and feed more of the fat- tening feeds as the hogs approach merket weight. Of the grains, Endo is the popular growing feed, while barley and wheat are more common ly used for fattening purposes. ' In addition to the basal feeds, it 15. necessary to provide certain supple- mental feeds in order to achieve best results. Protein in the form of skim -milk or buttermilk should be a part of the ration. Tankage or fish meal may replace these if the milk by-products are unprocurable for scarce. Minerals, too, should be supplied daily in order to supply the nutrients necessary for growth and skeleton formation. The Division of Animal Husbandry, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, recently published a 'pamphlet, "Rat- ions for Economical Pork Product- ion." This pamphlet contains full information on feed mixtures for swine of various ages and may be procured free of charge. President Robert McEwen, of Lon- don, Ontario, reported that wopl stocks from 1932 have been remark- ably well cleaned up there being no burdensome carryovers in this res- pect or in stockmen's supplies. While prices had been low, still the ship- per to the eo-operative had been paid from 15 to 25 per cent. above prevailing market quotations. The bulk of the clip had been sold in Great Britain and Canada. Every- thing was in readiness for the new erop of wool, said Col. hicEwen. After allowing for a dividend of five per cent, substantial .deprecia- tion on building's and equipment, building fund reserve and paying all accounts 'a surplus of over $5,000 was announced by General Manager G. E. O'Brien, and this he said, by an or- ganization which was not trying • to create a surplus but simply to give growers the highest possible price for their wool. Weekly Crop Report Dufferin County potato growers are much interested in the treating of seed potatoes and spraying to prevent blight, since the ravages of late blight in fields not well cared for and the fairly remunerative price of 50e per bag for commercial po- tatces have impressed them with the value of thee treatments. In Peel County the representative has placed over 1000 farm hands with farmers this year already, wages running from 35 to $10 per ninth until seed- ing, then 315 to $20 for the slimmer months for single, experienced farm hands. Improved hog prices are en- couraging to farmers in Westerly Ontario and elsewhere in the pro- vince. There is a tendency now for farmers to hold their hogs until well finished as the extra dollar ,or so per ad which has come as a result cr? e price increase is a great en- uragement to the livestockman. ed oats are being bought in Middle - x County at from 40 to 60e per imshel, depending, en quality. Applr growers there are showing more than ordinary interest in prepara- tions for spraying, with special at- tention to control of the apple mag - get. Haldiinand reports that the loss of fall wheat will be heavy in that district. That county also hes a marked shortage of seed eats and seed barley. Prince Edward County reports a large shipment of hogs at 500 per cwt. York County fanners are optimistic about the fall wheat crop despite the fact that most fields Show very brown. A good demand isi noted in Frontenac for small pigs which are selling from 35.00 to 36.00 per pair. It is doubtful if there will be enough seed available to meet the demand in Renfrew, as sortie variet- ies have already been cleaned up. Most oe the seed -cleaning plants there are operating to capacity with some running nights. lege, In the firms catalogue is a striking illustration showing plots of various strains of clover grown far comparison. In this the growth and hardiness of the Canadian type is noticeably better than that of the English and remarkably superior to the Polish and Chilean varieties. • .11=:‘ Late Seed Deliveries In recent years deliveries of seed from wholesale .houses to retail dealers began, for the most pal% in early February. This year, however, seed and feed inspectors report that up to March lst very little seed was to be found in the retail trade. This condition is to he accountedtfor by the present uncertainty in busi- ness and the lack of buying power a- mong farmers, and hence an -unusual caution exercised by seed dealers in buying supplies. Seed this season will therefore be in the possession of retailers for a shorter period than usual and conse- quently there will not be as favour-, able an opportunity for thorough inspection as in former years, It is also to be expected that there will be an increased tendency for farnierr to trade in seed among themselves and in so doing it ought not be over- looked' that all seed sold for seeding purposes in Canada is required to be, ' sold on grade. For the purpose of grading, sem- pies of seed are forwarded to the 'nearest District Office of the Dome inion Seed Branch Three samples Feeding the Bacon Hog (Experimental Farms Note) In growing bacon hogs, it is ne- cessary to always keep in mind the "select" type and aim toward that goal. The select bacon hog is the best grade on the market and repre- sents the type of hog which will pro, duce a carcass suitable for export as Wiltshire sides. At the present time, the premium of one dollar for "selects" represents a eufficient percentage of th total value of the Buckwheat in a Grain Mixture (Experimental Farms Note) Within recent years the practise of including buckwheat in a grain mix- ture for grain production has become more common. Aside from any ad- vantage in yield, two advantages might be claimed for such a mixture; first, the mature straw of wheat or barley might loosen up the sheaf and facilitate drying the buckwheat; sec- ond, buckwheat might tend to keep a weak strewed grain such as barley from lodging. The fact that this mix- ture must be seeded by June lst might, however, be a serious disad- vantage as buckwheat is liable to suf- fer severely from hot dry weather at flowering time. Buckwheat has been grown with barley and wheat in mixtures for grain production at the Central Ex- perimental Farm, Ottawa, in each of the last three years. The silverhull variety of buckwheat, C.A.C. 21 bar- ley and Garnet wheat were the var- ieties used throughout 'the exper- iment. The season of 1930 WAS the only one in which barley seeded a- lone at 2 bushels per acre or wheat alone at 114 bushels per acre did not eutyield the combinations. The best mixture was sown at the rate of 4 pecks of barley and 3 pecks of buckwheat. These mixtures were sown on the average date of May 27th and cut the fourth week of Aug- ust wheit the buckwheat was more than 80 per cent matured. In a similar experiment conducted by the Ontario Agricultural College a mixture of 4 pecks of buckwheat and 6 pecks of barley gave the high- est yield with 3 pecks of buckwheat and 6 peeks of barley ranking second. In this experiment the mixtures in which Rough buckwheat was used yielded considerably better than those which contained the Silverhull var- iety. From the standpoint of yield the data obtained do not show any special advantage from these mix- tures for grain production. Pruning of Apple Trees (Experimental Valerie Note) Pruning fruit trees is an .operation which may be performed success- fully during the dormant season, and the month of March or early April in most districts offers an excel- lent opportunity to get the job done. If it is a young tree which is to be pruned, bear in mind that your prun- ing should consist of training the young tree to a good shape and that to do this may require rather severe' pruning. The main branches to form the ultilate framework of the tree should be carefully selected in such a manner that they are spaced about twelve or forteen inches apart on the main stem or trunk .and that they rotate ,spirally around the tree. Such an arrangement will produce a mod- ified leader type of tree if the leader (the centre branch) is cut off as soon as five or six main branches have been produced. Care should be ex- ercised to select branches which are forming good crotches. Sharp or a,ngular crotches are not as strong' as right-angled crotches and should, if possible be avoided. During the first six or seven years of the tree's ,f life, considerable cutting back' Of the 1 TLUJRS., 'APRIL 6, 1933' OF r INTEREST TO FAI--L' ElIS :new growth may be neoessary to in- duce the formation of lateral branch -- OM Wh(310 go rod; in addition the io- moval 01 branahee which cress er in- terfere With each other may .be liec- In • '' handling bearing trees, the gen- oral practise is to perform what may bo termed crily regulatory pruning; that' ire to prune just enough to. pre., vent the heed from becalming • too thick. Continual cutting beck delays the time of bearing and, if persist - ed in too ong, inay materially reduce yields, is true, of course, that spur pruning, i.e., the cutting back of each new shoot each year to with- in four or five buds of last year's growth, may be used instead' of thin- ning as a means to produce fewer but larger and better apples. It is pre, erable, however, to keep down prun- ing in a bearing tree to the min- imum and then, if necessary, thin the fruit during early summer in order to attain size and quality • EXETER: The Exeter branch of the Canadian Legion met last Sat- urday night. and elected the follow- ing officers: Honorary president, Dr, G. S. Atkinson; president, Thomas Pryde; first vice-president, A. M. Easton; second vice-president, S. V. Sims; secretary -treasurer, M. W. Pfaff; executive, W. C. Stone, Sidney McArthur and J. G. Cochrane. The branch, which includes in its member- ship a high percentage of all the ex - service men in the vicinity, passed by cur overwhelming majority a resolu- tion protesting against the proposed action of the Government in penaliz- ig pensioners who are in civil service positions by reducing their salaries by their pension allowances. The resolution also indorsed whatever action the provincial and Do- minion commands may take. The branch asked that until all other corridors of economies had been ex- plored, the soldiers who had been called upon for so many sacrifices be not asked to make further sacrifices. "0=E1110.4. BELGRAVE: The Huron Presby- tery met in the Presbyterian Church, Belgrave, Thursday afternoon to in- duct Rev. T. W. Mills into the four - point charge of Belgrave, Auburn, Smith's Hill and Blyth. There was a splendid attendance considering the bad state of the roads. There was a meeting of the Presbytery at which Rev. Mr. Lane, of Goderich; Rev. Dr. Dougan, of Clinton. Rev. Mr. Pollock, of Whitechurch, and Rev. Mr. Pocock, of Trinity Church Blyth, were in attendance. After this ceremony was completed Rev. Mr. Young acted as chairman and gave a few opening remarks when the interim moderator took the ser- vice. The choir led the singing, while Mr. Pocock read from St John's Gospel. Mr. Young also ad- dressed the congregation. Mr. Pol- lock, of Maitland Presbytery. stated he had come to say au revoir to Belgrave and he hoped the new as- sociations would be for their inter ests and that they would play their part in church work. Mrs. S. Clam- ing and Miss Jessie Somers, of Blyth, sang "I Am Listening." Mr. Lane related the various steps taken to fill the vacancy caused by the re- signation of Rev. Mr. Goodwill. Fi Somers, on behalf of the church board, presented Mr. Lane with a substantial cheque for the great a- mount of work he has done as inter- im moderator for the past year. The ladies of Belgrave congregation served tea. Ce=e1i:=0 SEAFORTH: Death removed one of the oldest residents of this dis- trict on Thursday, March 30th, when 1*s. Robt. Powell passed away at her home in Egmondville, at the great age of 91 years. Mrs. Powell, whose maiden name was Catharine Wallace, was born in County Down, Ireland, and 70 years ago was united in marriage at London, to Mr. Ro- bert Powell. In 1878 the family moved to Egmondville, where she has since been a continuous resident. Mrs. Powell was a remadcably active woman and was able to attend to her household duties until the day before • her death, when •ehe suffered a stroke of apoplexy. Mr. Powell pas- sed away 23 years ago, but she is survived by a family of five sons and three daughters, Mr. John Pow.: ell, Toronto; Messrs. Robert and Ar - thin. Powell, Egmondville; Mr. Alex, Powell, Goderich; Mrs. Wham Reid and Mrs. James Rankin, Seaforth and Mrs. S. Ito -id, Toronto.—Expos itor. 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