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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1933-06-01, Page 6IAGE 6 Vastratimmenornassommonamessmonsmanmasta HEWS AND Timely Information for the Busy Farmer ( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ) alQramennolammossmomme In feeding barley to buses, care ,sizing the need for small cheeses •to meet popular demand, according to the Ontario Marketing Board, At the re-bent annual 'meeting of the Cheshire Dairy farmers' Asso- aiation it was suggested that mak- ers should consider the production of cheeses weighing two, :three, lour or five pounds. This item is of•interost because it gives direct •evidence of a trade not being solicited by Ontario corrosive sublimate treatment, many cheese patrons, despite the fact that more seed tubers are being treated) Canada is one of the world'•s largest there this yeas.:. Fall wheat, alfalfa cheese exporting countries. and clovers have made excellent growthand are' in good condition. in tc. most districts. Seeding of spring Walnut Trees Distributed grain has been practically finished. To Women's IttstituteH should be taken that it is never finely ground because it makes a sticky meal which adheres to the horse's teeth and cheeks. A larger planting then usual of early potatoes has been made ,in Dufferin County. Owing to the con- venience of five-minute acidulated or Kilt The Woodchucks ,Several hundred Japanese Walnut :or Heartnut trees have been distri- Woodchuck holes are a great suis- buted to the Women's Institutes of once. ,They may cause a horse to break his leg, while the mounds may break the cutting bar of a mower or at least blunt the knives. This is the time to get rid of the pests. Search out all the holes and plug up all ex- its. Into the entrance either put calcium cyanide or else use the ex- haust of an automobile. To use the automobile attach a pipe and run the engine for twenty minutes, then plug up the hole and go to the next bur- row. in the ease of cyanide also the burrow must be carefully closed, preferably with damp earth. When using both these methods care 'must be taken. Be sure no cyanide is left -around where animals or chil- dren can get it. Keep away from the deadly gas corning out of the car exhaust. Fertilizer Demonstration , Scheme Enlarged The interest shown by farmers in the Co-operative Fertilizer Dennon- Strations which have been conducted since 1929 by the Dept. of Chemis- try, 0. A. C. has led that body to lain& an ,ever increasing element of experimentation in their demon- stration program. The Work was started primarily to show the ef- fectiveness of various mixtures of fertilizers, under the farmer's own conditions and observations, but with four years' experience it is felt -that much valuable information ean be obtained from these sources. The 1933 work will be carried out on 120 farms in Old Ontario, and the total number of plots will ex- ceed six hundred. The tests, as us - nal are being laid down on all of the standard crops but special studies are to be made of fertilizers on po- tatoes, turnips, alfalfa and sugar beets: The effect of fertilizer mix- tures in hastening maturity is a point of special investigation in the husking corn areas, and their effect on quality is one of the problems to be studied for the potato and turnip growers. An extensive co-operative program is also being carried out with the market gardeners in the cinity of Sarnia, London, Toronto, Brockville and Ottawa. These.grow- ers are particularly interested in problems of fertility management. cesiver The keeping quality of milk is de- termined more by the temperature at which ib is held than by any other factor. To keep satisfactorily, mar- ket milk must be cooled to around 45 degrees F. and held at that tempera- ture, Pears Are Peculiar Pears are somewhat different to other fruit in so far that they do not develop their highest quality if al- lowed to ripen on the tree. For ex- ample, a William pear that has a tinge of colour on it, wrapped in paper and placed in a drawer for a few days, will ripen in such a way eis to give a flavour that is highly desirable. emeateme O. M. a Reports Syrup Not Going to British West Indies The Ontario Marketing Board re- ports that in the near future, sever- al hundred gallons • of maple syrup will go from Montreal to Jamaica, Trinidad, Bermuda, British Guiana and other points in that region. Figures show that practically no Canadian maple syrup has reached the 2,000,000 population of the Brit- ish West Indies, and very little from any other source. 47C -3y Interest in Smaller Cheeses Registered is g feted in Great Britain )British eheesemakers are redo g Norfolk and Durham, and to more than one hundred of the Junior In- stitute delegates, who attended the recent Girls' Conference held at Mac- donald Institute, 0. A. C., Guelph. Mr. J. A. Neilson, former nut spe, cialist with this Department, genera ously donated the trees from his Guelph garden, for the purpose of stimulating an interest in this neg- lected forst of horticulture in On, tario. These trees, which are of a hardy, fast-growing race of Japanese Wal- nuts, are valuable, not only because of their very palatable nuts, but be- cause they make attractive shade trees on streets and lawns. The Heartnuts require very little atten- tion after planting, and if planted on otherwise waste land, they make a very desirable permanent crop. cezzi1 Farmers' Cheques Exempt Hon. E, N. Rhodes, Federal Min' ister of Finance has made provision in legislation to exempt farmers' cheques, money orders and postal notes of less than $5 from the pro- visions of the 3 cent stamp tax, the Ontario Marketing Board announced recently. This means that farmers' cheques for eggs and poultry as well as for milk and cream are now free of the stamp tax, Gladiolus Thrips A great deal of damage is being done to the Gladiolus in Ontario by a pest known as Gladiolus Thrips. All citizens growing this beautiful flower are urged to treat the corms before planting, so that the danger may be controlled as far as possible, The following treatment is suggest- ed:--1Dilute one ounce of Corrosive sublimate in six gallons of water, and after peeling the corms soak them for three hours in this solution. the liguid being kept at about 70 degrees F. This material is deadly poison and should be dissolved in warm water, using earthenware or wooden vessels. A • light dressing of hydrated lime may be sprinkled over the Irises at this• time. Cut worms will soon begin to op- erate in the garden. A simple means of control is to mix one quart of bran, one teaspoonful of Paris Green and one tablespoonful of Molassee, with sufficient water to moisten the bran. This mixture should be light? ly sprinkled about the plants in the late evening. esergeree Farm and Home Week at 0. A. C. June 19th to 23rd Inclusive As usual the Ontario Agricultural College will be at home to the farm folks ,of the province for one special week in June. This year it has been' arranged for June 19th to 23rd inclusive, and although many visitors find it possible to remain,. for only one day, provision is now made tor those who wish to remain for from two to five days—at their convene fence—and the week's program is prepared with this in view, A special low rate of $1.00, a day for room' and meals has been are ranged for those who remain over and they should, if possible, send no- tice to the college in advance, and should register for their rooms immediately on arrival. The program includes practical de- monstrations and tours of inspection for both men and woman each day, as well as entertainment in the even- ing, ` and visitors are allowed to choose what most interests them in the program.Noon-day lunch will] be free to all. Most of the members of the facul- ty will he at the college for the week and will do everything possible to assist visitors to have an enjoyable and profitable time. It is the wish of the college that 1.05 truwy nit ?pnrsalblo ni' 1..1it1 i11491i falltq 8115tlltl. ui nura'u lu 111,4y Tor two, or utury slnyu, 'I'lihi will give. them it uhnnco to n0jjuy t!nr carry ineeeing•Is and evanillgs ea the rainp ns i'tt crrinprtrativn qulotnoss, el tri rumble about the g'ttrdnuo, flhltls, paddocks end 'buiidings, rind tiros to got something of the' spirit heel ate mospheee ell the place ne well no to got information ori vtrrieus einem problems about which they 010y wish to enquire. "Harbin" Lespedeza (Experimental Far•ir1S Note) The Division of )Forage Plants, Central Expel iinantal Farts, Ottawa, is devoting considerable attention to the matter: of securing leguminous forage plants wirich will thrive on acid soils and soils which are poor in fertility. Such plants would dbe of great value in parts of Eiestern Can- ada and many places in the Maritime provinces where clovers and alfalfa cannot be grown successfully with- out liming. Several new acid toler- ant plots oler-antplauts have been introduced re- cently and these are being tested in the forage crop nursery at Ottawaras well as on several Branch Experi- mental Farms. One of the most in- teresting of these recent introducs tions is an extra early strain of les. pedeza, the same kind of crop which has proven such a boom to agricul- ture in the Southeastern United States. "Harbin" Lespedeza originated from a plant found growing wild in Harbin, Manchuria, by officials of the United States Department of Agriculture, from whom we obtained seed in the spring of 1932. In our trials last year it was not seeded until about June 1, and it produced an abundauce of ripe seed two weeks before frost. The plants, however, were very small, not more than eight inches high. Its chief value undoubt- edly will be in the improvement .of pastures and it is hoped that, once established, this early Iespedeza will seed itself down from year to year. IDuring the present season the Di- vision of Forage Plants is conduct- ing extensive tests under actual pas- ture conditions and the seed is being increased. As yet there is no seed a- vailable for general distribution. Crop Rotations and Soil Management • (Experimental Farms Note) With over 57,964,000 acres of land in crop in Canada, it is -apparent that the most efficient methods of production should be learned and adopted. Should the various crops be grown continuously year after year on the sante land or should they be grown in suitable rotations? Should any consideration be given to the adaptation of different crops to different soils ,or should they be grown irrespective of the soil type? Recent experimental work supplies much useful information' on these problems. Some crops such as wheat, oats and corn, it has been dis- covered, produce decidedly higher yields when grown in rotation than when grown under a system of con- tinuous cropping. Other crops, such as timothy, tobacco and potatoes, may, if desired, be grown satisfac- torily in a system of continuous cropping provided the soil fertility is maintained. Legume crops, such as alfalfa, clover, peas have a very beneficial effect not only in inebeas- ing the amount of protein in the feed but in creating soil ebnditions very much more favourable for subse- quent crops than is possible with non -legumes. The effects of weeds, diseases and insect pests constitute individual problems which may require in each different ease, a different treatment. A rotation may or may not assist in controling the problem; certain cul- tural treatments may be required if efficient centro' is to be secured. The largest yields can be obtained only when the best methods of production are followed. Expeiriments have shown the best rates and dates of seeding, the most suitable manure and fertilizer treatments as well as the proper time and methods of har- vesting various crops. Information on this subject is con- tained in a new bulletin, No. 163, new series, "Crop Rotations and Soil Management for Eastern Canada," which has been prepared by the Field Husbandry Division of the Central Experimental Farm., Ottawa. It may be obtained free by writing to the Publications Branch, Depart, ment of Agriculture, Ottawa. Question: "What is the difference between 11) a gardener, (2) a billiard player, (8) a gentleman, and (4) a sexton? Answer: "The first minds his peas; the .second minds his cues; the third minds his p's and q's; and the fourth minds his keys and pews." 0 INTEREST TO THURS., JUNE 1, 1933 FARMERS The Story of Abigail Becker A Ottrntdian •Grace Darling Crtts wild November night in your 1854 tt blizzard was ra ever Lake Dile, Abigail Becker, wire or a poor tt apper ion L Point bland, heard the winds waves tearing, and they distu. her rest, She and hot children w Rarely sheltered in the little cott on the hill, hut her husband was way. She was astir very early the morning. As she went to di pail ,of water from the lake she he a noise of sails flapping in the wi and there not 'far away was schooner, .the 'Conductor, on rocks. Quickly she hurried back to house. "Children," she called, "th is a vessel ashore about a mile the beach. Go and see if we can h them."ar w Ed d the ,boy, althea lanae and walking with crutches, w so anxious to help that he was first on the spot opposite the wre Mrs. Beater, too, hurried to a pc, where she could get a good view, a they discovered eight' men clinging the rigging. "If they cannot get to shore t will all perish," declared Edward, Eight Wren to be saved! Becker didn't quite know how it w to be done, but she wasn't the one waste any time sitting down a shedding idle tears. Leaving t eldest girl, her step -daughter, to lo after the younger children at hom she and the two boyo did what th could on the beach. First they gathered up a pile of drift wood, then made a good fire. As the blaze flashed up brightly, three cheers from the sailors were borne to them faintly above the noise of the storm. :Mrs. Becker had brought a good large kettle. She heated water, made some tea, and waited, but the sailors made no at- tempt to cross the raging water. Evidenty they hadn't a boat. Mrs. Becker hadn't one either, and any- way, no row boat could have breasts ed those wildly tossing billows. She caked Ioudly to thein to try to swim aver. but the winds and water)! drowned her voice. She beckoned with her hand to them, but still they paid no heed. Morning passed and the hours of the early afternoon crept on. beside the fire—all but the poor the coot who could not swim, Sorry as ging . they all were they just had to leave the him; nothing could be done to resaleong him that night. , and 'bed Even now after all her exhausting ere toil,Mrs. Becker did not stop to think age of herself. She put her big shawl a- and her shoes on the men, one by in one, and took them to the house p. a where in the large •oldfashioned fire and place a splendid fire had been kept nd; alp by the girl and her little broth- ers. The mem sat and stood in its aha welcome glow until their clothes were thoroughly dry. Everything the possible for their comfort in this ele Very humble home was done, but the up thought of their unhappy comrade op shadowed their rejoicing. Mrs: Becker,e .much as she must gh have needed rest after her unusual as exertions, could hardly sleep all the night thinking of that one lonely ck castaway. Very early in the morn int ing She got up and called the men to 0,1 see if something oould not be done to to rescue him, for the wind and gone down and the lake was calmer. hey They saw he was still there, for he had lashed himself to the rigging; Mrs. so they quickly gathered some boards as together and made a raft. With thin to they were able to reach the wreck ee and bring back the poor despairing he cook. He was still living, but badly ok frozen. Mrs. Becker put his feet in e cold water to draw out the frost be- ey fore she allowed him near the fire, and in a few weeks he was able to walk again. • "This won't do," thought blas. Becker. "Something has got to bs done." She waded right into the icy wat- er toward the tvreck, calling and beckoning, trying to assure the men that she would help them if they would only trust to her. Meanwhile the poor half -frozen Men looked longingly at the glowing fire on the beach, but still clung helplessly to the wreck. What else could they do? For, "It was cold—oh, it was cold! The pinching cold was like a vice; Spoondrift flew freezing, fold on fold It coated them with ice" How could their benumbed limbs keep them afloat on those heaving, howling waves? But at last Captain Hackett said, "If we stay here we shall be lost. 3 will go first. If I get to shore safe- ly the rest of you can follow." , The 'other sailors tried to persuade him not to attempt anything so rash, but he had made up his mind. He pulled off his coat and shoes and plunged into the water, It was a desperate struggle. The waver seemed to reach hungrily for their prey, and folding him in their foamy arms they carried him away down the beach. Then Mrs. Becker, who was very tall and stout and strong, waded far out and caught him by the hand, nor did she let go until she had hien safe beside the fire. Quickly she poured him some hot tea, and then hurried back to help the rest. The mate was the next to come, but the baffled waves redoubled their fury. For some anxious min- utes he disappeared, and it seemed that he was lost. Edward, in spite of his lameness, felt that he must go to his )mother's assistance. Poor boy, his frail strength was as nothing in those wild waves, and the result was that Mother Becker had them both on her hands. She sought them near, she sought them far. Three fathoms down she gripped them tight, ' Wlith both together' up the bar She staggered into sight. These two were also cheered with hot tea, but there was no rest yet for l s: Becker, for her vigilant eyes had seen another, sailor leave the wreck. And still the gale went shrieking, And still the wrecking fury grew; And still the woman, worn and Wan, Those gates of death went through ' One by Ione they came to land. Some were rescued more easily than the others, but more than, one had to be dragged from the water; quite unconscious, and did not revive for some time, At last they were .safe Everybody was quite happy now. They shook hands, wept, laughed, were crazy glad, Cried: "Never yet on land or sea Poor dying, drowning sailors had A better friend than she." When later on in the day eight men came over from the mainland to hear all about it and add their praises to the grateful tributes of the wrecked sailors, Dear Mother Becker dropped her head, She blushed as girls when lovers woo, "1 have not done a thing," she said, "More than I ought to do." Yet clear Mother Becker was very happy when the Buffalo merchants and sailors gathered for her a sum of money-050—which enabled he to buy a fifty -acre farm and a more comfortable home on the mainland And she was proud and pleased to receive from the American Humane Association a handsonte gold medal. Still other honors came to her, for by and by she received a letter from Queen Victoria, and also one from Lord Aberdeen, the Governor-Gener- al of Canada, commending her heroic, achievement. Her step -daughter, Mrs. Wheeler, who greatly loved and honored her, tells us that Mrs. Beck- er was very proud of these. ,Captain Dorr, of Buffalo, one of the eight men who came to Long Point the day after the rescue, told the story to Miss Amanda T. Jones. an American writer who had lived for a time at Glen Elgin about nine miles from St Catharines. As Cap- tain Dorr had hoped, Miss Jones wrote a poem in which she told the story just as it happened; and we are grateful to her for this stirring poem of Canadian heroism, some stanzas of which are quoted above, the closing one being: Billows may tumble, winds may roar' Strong hands the wrecked from death may snatch, But never, never, nevermore This deed shall mortal match, Mvs. Becker died in 1905 and was buried in beautiful Oakwood ceme- tery in the town of Simcoe, and her gallant deed, not the only one to her credit, and nearly epual in heroism to that of Grace Darling, should be recognized by the erection of a suit- able monument, even though it was an act of peace and not of war. CANADIAN POULTRY TO EXHIBIT IN ROME Canada will participate in the Fifth World's Poultry Congress in Rome, Italy, next September. In addition to educational exhibits, Can- adian poultrymen will send a number let selected birds to the exposition. RAILWAYS CHAUFFEURS HAVE NO ACCIDENTS More than a score of employees of the Canadian National Railways whose duties repuire thein to operate motor vehicles on the streets of Aiontrael, have established a record of no accidents during the past twelve months and, have been award- ed medals for the achievemento:l this fast.I Alo f the de artmes t ofs P the Company represented by these drivers are members of the Province of Quebec Safety League. There's something In the adver- tisements today to interest you. Read them • 1.•. ta. 'GODERrICH: Special services in charge of a former pastor, Rev. Gordon M. Holmes, B.A., B.Th., of Lindsay, marked the 26th.anniver. sary of the founding of the Baptist Church in Goderich,.which the con- gregation observed on Sunday. Ap- propriate music was given by the choir under the direction of Mrs. Robert Wilson, The male quartette of Victoria Street United Church composed of John Sproul, Carl Clark Charles Breckon and Snell, ably as- sisted and sang several selections. GODERICH: Arrested a week ago by provincial police, in the act of peddling bootleg alcohol, Herbert Tweedle w dlo 61 Christmas street Port Colborne, was on Saturday morning sentenced to two months in jail. His companion, William Symonds, same address, convinced the court he had no connection with the illicit busi- ness. Tweedie told the court he way "through" with the "game" and made a statement involving a third party. CENTRALIA: A near conflag- ration happened Thursday at Cdn- tralia, when a spark from the ex- haust of the engine in the chopping mill of W. J. Smith fell on the roof igniting it. Luckily Mr. Smith hap- pened to be at the mill at the tine. His attention being called to the mat- ter he mounted the roof and with his hat beat out the flame, and thus saved the still. He was finishing up extensive repairs to the machinery and building generally, which has been closed down the past two weeks, The only damage done was to his hat. BLYTH: The annual tulip display and tea Sponsored by the local Hor- ticulturist Sohiety was held in G. M. Chambers' vacant store Thursday. The interior was indeed a place of beauty. Rustic work enclosed a part of the room where evergreen trees and ferns formed a background for the most beautiful tulip display ever shown here. Numerous other bas- kets and bouquets adorned the walls. A splendid tea was served by a large number of people. Much credit is due the president, Mrs. Duncan Mc- Callum, Hullett, and her staff of of officers for the splendid work be- ing done by the Society. 1 , EXETER: A tall Scotchnian, on the tramp, stopped over here on the night of the 24th. He told a story of having the day before picked up a purse containing $15, and while passing a service station, saw a wo- man in great excitement, and on making enquiry learned she had lost a purse containing $15. After some enquiries he handed her her proper- ty and she rewarded him by giving him the magnificent sum of 10c. He was trying to figure out a breakfast for that amount in Exeter the next morning. He got the breakfast, SEAFORTH: The death occurred following a protracted illness of Peter Cleary, a well-known and highly esteemed resident of Tucker - smith. The deceased, who was in his 31st year, was born on the old Cleary homestead on • the second'. concession of Tuoltersmith. He was twice married, his first wife being Mary Ann, Dorsey, Twenty-one years ago he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Keeler, .who survives„ along with a son, Francis, at home,: and also a daughter by the first marriage, Mrs. Albert O'Reilley,. Seaforth, Mr. Cleary was a devout Catholic and a member of the Holy Name Society of St. James' Roman Catholic Church, Seaforth. GODERICH: The town of Goder- ich has conte into possession of a skating rink, the time for redemption by owners for the building bought in one year ago at g a tax sale having expired. First year's operation of the rink as a municipal enterprise was successful. Rent received not only paid taxes and insurance, but left $100 favorable balance, GOD'ERICH The Horticultural Society had on display in Four West street windows a magnificent show- ing of tulips of almost every con- ceivable hue, including several rare specimens. These and other early summer flowers from Goderieh gar- dens attracted much favorable attention and comment. There were over a score of exhibitors. 'SEAFORTH: Miss Margaret Win- field White, of Seaforth was grad- uated from Grace Hospital, Toronto, recently and also won the staff prize. WALTON: Following a heavy downpour bf rain the first football game in the Northern group of the I•I. F. A. was played on Walton re- creation grounds west of the village on Friday evening between Brussels and Walton, the local team winning 1-0. A iarge crowd witnessed the game which was exciting although not as fast as was anticipated. The winning goal was soared by R. Car- ter with an assist from C. Steiss dur- ing the first half of the game. The teams lined up as follows: Brussels: Sands, McIntyre, Stretton, Thotup- son, Hoist, Warwick, Workman, Me- Arter, Turnbull, itutledge, Burt. Walton: Rutledge, Stein, Holland, Johnston, Farquharson, Love, Den- nis, Bryans, Carter, Jordon. Refer- ee, Percy Stevenson, of Ethel. EXETER: The W. M. S. of Main Street United Church held its annual entertainment Friday night. Presi- dent Mrs. F. J, Wickwire and her committee had prepared a splendid program, the pastor, Rev. E. A. El- liott, acting as chairman. A deserip- tive piano solo was given by Jack Doerr and Rev. Mr. Elliott; instru- mental, by Wilfong trio, Frank, viol- in, Ruth, guitar, and Mrs. Frank pi, ano; Young Men's Male Quartette; play by the girls of the Mission Cir- cle; violin solo, Miss Marion Powell; piano solo, Rev, Mr, Elliott; pag- eant, "Youth to Old Age," inter- spersed by a duet by Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Foliock; duet, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Pearce; duet, Mrs. R. Quance, Sr., and Mrs. S. Skinner; piano duet, Mrs. Frank Wilfong and Miss Ruth Wil- fong; followed by a. playlet. After the program lunch was served Acorn Barn Ventilators Prevent spon- taneous combus- tion. Base, 20 in.; Drum, 16 in.; Height, 4 ft. 5 in.—only 15,00, nn•uv...Mkt, Preston Galvanized Tanks Special Sprmg Sale. Write for prices, Slocum's • Spark Arrester For your house chim- ney. Pre- vents roof fires. Slocum's Fite Suffocatot For putting out fires when they are beginning, Sd PRESTON Bath Door Hardware Wecan save you barn door lard` '- - )vare. 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