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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1933-10-12, Page 6I GE6 NEVIS Timely Information for the Busy Farmer Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ) Annual College Sale The Ontario Agricultural College annual auction sale will be held at Guelph, on. Wednesday, October 25. This year's offering consists of beef cattle, sheep and swine. No. dairy cattle are being offered as the year's crop of dairy bulls were disposed of as calves. The new cold storage plant, erect- ed at a cost of $35,000 in connection with the Oxfrord Fruit Co-operative Limited premises at Woodstock was formally opened recently, when the officials and others responsible for the building of this much-needed addition were heartily congratulated It is expected that the new plant will effect a big saving for the apple -growers of the Oxford dis- trict. I I ,Weekly Crop Report Recent showers have brought re- sults over lnost of Ontario, accord- ing .to reports of Agricultural Repre- esntatives. This is particularly true in Eastern Ontario, where pastures are reported good and live stock in a much improved condition, Addi- tional moisture is needed in some sec- tions of Western and Central Ontar- io, where fall wheat is reported patchy and pastures short. Fall wheat acreage in many counties is reported at from 25 per cent, to 50 per cent. above that sown in 1932. The apple crop generally is reported heavy, with fruit well -colored and of good quality. Splendid progress is being made with fall work, fall plowing and after -harvest cultivation being well advanced. Opt Don't Want Fat Hogs It is particularly difficult in these day of lots of feed and low prices to get farmers to realize that the market does not want a fat hog, at least not a hog of the fatted type, so popular a decade or so ago. The hog that takes the premium today is the select bacon type, which is, compar- atively speaking, a lean hog weigh- ing 180 to 220 pounds off cars at stock yards. Such hogs have a jowl and shoulder light and smooth, a back from neck to tail evenly fleshed a side long dropping straight from the back, a ,belly showing thickness of fleshing, a flank well let down and firm, a :ham full, and a good general finish with no excess fat. The best way to understand the type of hog that gets the dollar premium is to visit a stockyard or abattoir or grading station where hog grading is being done and see for yourself the type of hog that nets the dollar premium for the pro- ducer. Fall Dipping Imperative Fall clipping of sheep is perhaps more important than dipping in the spring, for the reason that vermin infested sheep are unthrifty just at the time they should be at their best. Sheep free from ticks grow more and better wool. A clean flock requires less feed and is more easily kept in good condition. The lamb crop is stronger, and the lambs them- selves grow more rapidly. Owing to the fact that ticks are more dif- difcult to see in thick wool in the fall, many farmers think there are no ticks present and the fall dipping as a consequence is often neglected. A few ticks in the fall multiply rap- idly, with the result that lambs lose weight just as the owner is prepar- ing them for the Christmas market, and, as the Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers aptly remark the old ewes which should be thinking of the lambs to be blorn and the wool to be shorn next spring, spend most of their time in scratching. It is esti- mated that the saving in feed and increased weight of lambs and wool may easily amount to 500 to $1.50 per ewe. Fall dipping is imperative. The cost of dipping will not exceed 3 cents per head. Good Care Essential The properly balanced ration ac- complishes wonderful results when fed to stock that is rightly housed. Horses and equipment, such as brooders, feed hoppers, drinking pans, etc., that are sufficient to ae- conunodate 100 chicks will not take care of 500, Satisfactory growth cannot be made under such condi- tions. Growing stock needs lots of feed; provide a good grain feed and a good growing mash in hoppers so the birds can get it. The condition of a carcass when it is marketed depends almost en- tirely on the way the bird is cared for up to the time it is killed. This means the way in which it is grown When the folks are out for the evening—and time begins to drag—you need not lack for congenial companionship. Just pick up the telephone and friends are at your call, whether they live in the next township or county or half a continent away. t. For 30 cents you can telephone about 100 miles by making an "any one" tail (etedon- to-station) after 8.30 p.m. See list of rates la fume of directory. THE N NEWS -RECORD THURS., OCT. 12, 1933 FAR ME R 8 and the way it is fattended for mar- The Prevention of Frost Injury to Potatoes ket. A poorly grown ,bird• will not take on , weight satisfactorily; its digestive organs have not developed sufficiently to handle the more or less concentrated feed Ur t is fed during the fattening period, nor does the bird have the vitality to 'stand up under this fattening pro- cess. Apple Shipping Prospects The more favorable rate of ex- change this season will, on a con- servative estimate, benefit Ontario apple shippers at least 50 cents a barrel compared with the prices that prevailed at this time last year. This opinion is expressed by Andrew Ful- ton, the commercial representative of the Ontario Fruit Growers' Asso- ciation, in his first report this sea, son from the British fruit markets. Mr. Fulton says that he has already visited all the British markets and conversed with the leading apple buyers. He saw the first arrivals of this season's Ontario apples sold at Liverpool and Glasgow, where some Ontario Wealthy, of excellent color and quality made good values ranging from 30s to 35s a barrel Mr. Fulton, however, cautions grow- ers that these prices are peak values due to the very light supplies and a strong demand for a red dessert apple. There is no doubt that val- ues will depreciate as supplies in- crease. Mr. Fulton believes that Ontario red dessert apples will be wanted during October at prices ranging from 20s to 22s for good No. 1 quality, while some orf the better varieties of Ontario's outstanding packs will stake a premium over these prices. O-J13ee3 Hay Crop Eastern iOntario In the Counties of Prescott, Rus- sell and Glengarry, clover and tim- othy hay is estimated at 35 to 50 per cent. of normal and clover tim- othy mixed much below normal. In the St. Lawrence counties, alfalfa was a normal crop; red clover 40 per cent. better than in 1932, but of course mueh below normal; timothy 25 per cent. less than in 1932 and 50 per cent. below normal. In the Up- per Ottawa Valley, alfalfa was a normal crop, red clover 50 per cent. better than in 1932 but still 25 per cent. below normal; timothy, 10 per cent. less than in 1932 and 25 per cent below norntaI. Dry hot weather preceded by a cold spring resulted in this small hay crop in Eastern Ontario. A below normal crop is also re- ported in Northern Ontario except in the Northern Temiskaniing dis- trict with practically no carry-over there. This year's crop is regarded as insufficient for the district. Western Ontario The hay crop in Western Ontario this year was slightly heavier than in 1932. The quality was spoiled somewhat last year by bad weather during the haying season. The quaP ity this year is much better as the haying was done in excellent weather conditions. There is an abundance of clover and timothy mixtures, also of alfalfa. On the other hand, blue grass hay was a short crop. There was a considerable carry-over of old hay in this part of Ontario. Winter Egg Production (Experimental Farms Note) A flock consisting of 104 White Leghorns and 34 R. I. Reds, or a to- tal of 138 birds at the Dominion Ex- perimental j Station, Windermere; produced from October 9, when they were placed in laying houses, up to the end of Febkuary, 10,362 eggs, or an average of 75 eggs per fowl. It is interesting to note that 48 of these birds averaged 100 eggs, and 89 birds averaged 90 eggs. While there is nothing spectacular in these re- sults, they represent good ',roam - tion under climatic conditions ex- perienced at Windermere where tem- peratures down to 35 degrees below zero were recorded. No heat nor ar- tificial lighting were used. The main considerations in obtain- ing winter eggs are good; well de, veloped birds, suitable feed's, proper housing and sanitation, and the per- sonal factor: In feeding, the scratch feed used consists of wheat 8 parts, corn 4' parts, oats 2 parts and barley 2 parts. The mash, which' is kept be- fore the birds at all times, consists of a mixture :made up of cornmeal' 175 pounds, shorts 75, middlings 76, bran '75, eat chop 50, barley chop 50, meat scrap 45, fish meal' 45; bone meal 18, linseed meal 6; salt 6 and cod liver oil 6: The birds were housed in what is known as The Farmer's House, with straw loft and the front one-third wood, one-third glass and' one-third open or cotton: front. (Ekperimental Farms Note) From investigations conducted by the staff of the Dominion Laboratory of Plant 'Pathology, Oharlottetown, it' has bjeen observed that potatoes affected by low temperatures may be subject to three main kinds of in, jury, namely, frost necrosis, freezing solid, and turning sweet. Frost nec- rosis occurs in tubers which have been exposed to low temperatures for a period of time sufficient to permit the formation of ice crystals in the tissues, and upon cutting into such tubers there may be seen nec- rotic areas of which three types are recognized as follows: Ring necoosis as shown by the browning in the vicinity of the vas- eular ring'. Necrosis of this nature is an indication of slight injury due to short exposure at low tempera- tures. Net 'necrosis, caused by the dar- kening of the fine threads composed of vascular cells and scattered through the tuber to form an irre- gular net -like pattern. Blotching, known from the pies, ence of discolorations produced by small or large irregular patches ranging in colour from brown to black. Potatoes showing advanced stages of blotching are severely in- jured and quite useless for any pur- pose. Tubers freeze solid when ex- posed to a temperature below the freezing point of potato tissue. Such potatoes, upon thawing, ooze sap and are changed to a slimy mass which rapidly decays. Potatoes turn sweet if they are held for several weeks at a temperature slightly above the freezing point of water. While these potatoes have not been frozen, it means nevertheless that they have been stored where the temperature was critically low. From this ex- planation it is seen that table stock potatoes especially should not bb subjected to low temperatures for Long periods, and for this purpose a range of 35 degrees to. 38 degrees F. is considered safe. In the case of seed potatoes, however, the storage temperature may be as low as 33 de. glees F. without impairing the ger- mination, but under these conditions the tubers should be allowed to warm up long, enough to insure rapid sprout development after planting. In order• to prevent the losses due to low temperatures, it is necessary to adopt the following four very im- portant measures: First—harvest the crop before the usual time for heavy fuosts. iSecond—for seed potatoes store the 'crop where • the temperas two is not lower than 33 degrees F. and between 35 degrees and 38 de- grees F. for table stock. Third — potatoes transported during the cold months should be provided at all times with protection against frost. They ohould be carried in heated cars and loaded in a manner permit- ting the free circulation of air. Fourth—avoid handling potatoes dur- ing cold snaps, and when in doubt on the matter, seek the advice of the District Inspector who is always well informed on the subject. WHAT acsmamoreamtlengsarmarsoranome OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING A MODEL 1VIUNICIPALITY (7) Not a single case was down for j hearing before the autumn sitting of the County Court at Goderich. Hu- ron seems to ,be developing in many respects as a model municipality. Toronto Globe. A SENSIBLE SUGGESTION With the widespread use of elect tricity these days, the suggestion is made that our schools should teach the rudiments of the science. Con- sidering how it affects us in our daily lives, we know practically noth, ing of this great utility—not only how it is generated or .distributed, but particularly how useful it can be made or how dangerous it is un- der certain conditions. —Hanover Post. oezelieme WAR TO THE DEATH, MAYBE Up in a northern town, which we will not name at present, there's a bit of a war on. The combatants are the newspapers and the fall fair —or the men behind these institu- tions. The directors of the Fair sent 'the printing out of town this year, because a novice at the news- paper business, who recently starter in another town, offered them a low- er price, and they were foolish e-! nough to accept it. We suppose that the Fair was held as usual but there is no word of it In the newspa- per and there's one thing that any fair can't do without, and that's pub- licity. There have l4een casualties on both sides and there may be more, but our bet is that the news- paper is there long after the fall fair has gone. --Fergus News -Record. e==ars A TIP FOR YOUTH Here is a tip for young men and women. It is that when yoit feel that you have finished your educa- tion, it is pretty good proof that it has not yet started. The idea that education is something that can be packed between the years of 6 and 18 is so ridiculously inadequate that to held that point of view indicates that you do not even know the mean- ing of an education. It is true that when you receive a college diploma. you have a good foundation laid, provided, of course, that you have worked hard and used your .brains. Unless you regard it as a mere start. however, you are worse off than someone else who has barely master- ed the art of reading, ,but has the right idea about an education, and means to have one. Unless you plan to go right on as long as you - live getting an education, the part you: obtained will not be worth much:, to you,. Forest Standard. NOW, JUST WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?: The governor-general is to visit. Goderich. If he were to take a trip:. over the Bluewater highway to Kincardine, it is an experience that`. Lord Bessborough would long re- member. Kincardine News. est SOMETHING TO DIGEST "What this country needs' is not`. - beer by the glass, but .bread by the loaf," declared Rev. C. A. Flook, in his sermon at his Harvest Homo ser- vice. In that declaration there is. certainly food for thought'. --VArthur Enterprise -News.. creeztre IT ALL DEPENDS"' Weddings are so numerous in Lis- towel of late that when a young lady was asked how she liked rice bestir she said it all depended upon hew it - was to be served. That meant that if it was to be thrown she preferred it dry, Listowel Standard.' TOTEM POLE TROPHY GOES TG' EDMONTON For the first time in eight years, the now much coveted Totem Pole golf trophy goes to Edmonton, Alber- ta. After trying for eight succes- sive years, Jack Starky, Edmonton star, achieved his golfing ambition • and won the trophy in the final' game against Thomas Green of Sea- ttle. The result was five and three and, ,on the golf played; Starky de- served the win. Mrs. S. C. Sweeny, Vancouver, captured the ladies' cham- pionship from Mrs. Sayward-Wilson,. Victoria, 2-1. The presentation of " prizes by Hon. W. L. Walsh. Lieut.., Governor of Alberta, and Walter Pratt, Montreal, officially brought Co • a close the greatest tournament ire" the history of the event, GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINION OF CANADA v 1933 REFUNDING LOAN The Dominion of Canada offers for public subscription Two-year 3A% Bonds, due 15th October, 1935 Issue Price: 99.50 and accrued interest, yielding 3.75% to maturity. Six-year 4% Bonds, due 15th October, 1939 Issue Price: 99.00 and accrued interest, yielding 4.19% to maturity, Twelve-year 4% Bonds, due 15th October, 1945 Issue Price: 96.50 and accrued interest, yielding 4.38% to maturity. Principal payable without charge in lawful money of Canada, at the office of the Minister of Finance and Receiver General of Canada at Ottawa, or at the office of the Assistant Receiver General at Halifax, Saint John, Charlottetown, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary or Victoria. Interest payable half.yearly, 15th April and 15th October, in lawful money of Canada; without charge, et any branch in Canada of any Chartered Bank. Denominations Two-year Bonds, $1,000 Six-year Bonds, $500 and $1,000 Twelve-year Bonds, $100, $500 and $1,000 Cash Subscriptions Cash subscriptions will be received only for the Six-year 4% Bonds and for the Twelve-year 4% Bonds. All Dash subscriptions will be subject to allotment. Following the announcement of the plan of allotment, delivery of interim certificates against payment in full for the bonds allotted will be promptly effected. Refunding Subscriptions Holders of Victory Loan 5%% Bonds due 1st November, 1933, after detaching and retaining the coupon due Id November next, may, for the period during which the subscription lists are open, tender their bonds in lieu of cash on subscriptions for a like par value of bonds in one or more maturities of the new issue and receive allotment in full with prompt delivery. The surrender value of the Victory 534% Bonds will be as follows: 100% of their par value on subscriptions for the Two-year 3?i% Bonds and the Six-year 4% Bonds. 100 % of their par value on subscriptions for the Twelve-year 4% Bonds if effected on or before 16th October, and 100% of their par value after that date. No accrued interest on the new bonds will be charged on refunding subscriptions if effected on or before 16th October. After that date accrued interest from 15th October will be charged. Holders will receive in cash the difference between the surrender value of their Victory Bands and the cost of the bonds of the new issue. The amount of this Loan is limited to 8225,000,000. The Loan is authorized under Act of the Parliament of Canada, and both principal and interest are a charge on the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada. The proceeds of this Loan will retire 8169,971,850 Dominion of Canada 5%% Bonds maturing lat November, 1933, and 840,000,000 short-term Treasury Bills. The balance will be used for the general purposes of the Government. Subscriptions will be received and receipts issued by any branch in Canada of any Chartered Bank and by Recognized Dealers, from whom may be obtained application forms and copies of the official -prospectus containing complete details of the Loan. Applications will not be valid on forms other than those printed by the King's Printer. The subscription lists wilt open on 10th October, 1933, and will close on or before 24th October, 1933, with or without notice, at the discretion of the Minister of Finance. usauaStasr or rnaeiaan; oarewe, Iona Ocrosea, 1983. Cti r•