The Clinton News Record, 1931-01-08, Page 6fi
THE
CLINTON-N
WS RECORD
NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR
THE Busy FARMER
I
( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ),
il?otato Grading Regulations
bile there is a marked improve -
on the part of potato growers
e grading and marking of their
uct for sale, the general practice
falls shortofrequirements en -
he Federal Root and Vegetables
The Dominion Fruit Cotnmis-
✓ states that in Ontario alone
fifty infractions' have beton dealt
by his inspection staff so far
year. The general requirements
marketing potatoes are: They
be graded "Canada No. 1,".
ada No. 2," 'SCanada No. 3," or
ada Fancy"; the grade must be
cod by a tag on 'bags and by
tilling on .barrelsor other eon-
rs, the marking to show the
e and address of the grower and
grade of potatoes in the package.
regulations for grading' and
ing potatoes apply throughout
da and infractions involve seri-
penalties.
Winter Care of. Live Stock
ith the approach of winter, farm -
should make sure that the barns
hieh their stook are to pass the
months are clean and free from
ible infectious diseases or para-
eleost progressive stockmen
awash their stables at least.
a year, but frequent dustings
an old broom are needed to
the cobwebs and dust down.
re the cattle leave the pastures
the • season, ,.it is good practice
spect the whole herd for os i -
P p s
skin disease or Parasites. Such
ases as ring -worm, scabor
ge, lice or warbles, are danger -
and each needs special treat -
t. Ringworm • is doubly danger -
because humans may contract
hrough handling or tam curry -
and brushes. Tincture 'of io-
applied daily following washing
soap and water will cure ring-
, but scabies or mange need
e dipped in or sprayed with ape -
solutions such as crude petrol -
or equal parts of kerosene and
nseed oils which mixture is
recommended for lice. No ani -
can give its best milk produc-
or put on flesh when feeding
parasites.
Essay Contests
vo of the interesting sidelights
ng out of the recent Royal 600
y are .the Essay Contest and the
aton 0. A. C. scholarship meani-
e. In the former, each boy may
e a composition of 1,000 words
ding the trip. The best essay
oh' of fifty-one counties is eligi-
or the provincial championship
s. The writers of the first ten
ye receive a free two -weeks'
t Course cit 0. A. O. The T.
n Scholarship of $100 towards
o -year course at the 0. A. C.
yarded to the four boys in the
sal Ontario counties 'writing the
examination paper. These con -
have stimulated keen compete
throughout the province and
an interesting aftermath of the
1 Fair,
Junior Farmer Conferences
rge and representative attend-
s of Junior F armee leaders were
ent • at conferences held at
ptville and Guelph during the
ten days. Instructive addresses
much valuable discussion fen-
d the two-day sessions in each
e. , Among the topies discussed
"The Challenge to Agricul-
• led by S. B. Todd of the In -
rill' and Development Council of
diem Meat Packers; "What Are
Problems of Rural Boys and
?" lay Prof. W. R. Graham, 0.
; eWhat has club work to offer
telping to meet_ and solve the
lents," by F. Waldo Walsle of
Agricultural and ..• Colonization
artment, 0. N. R.; "The Place
unions in the Extension Pro-
," led by agricultural represen-
es: 'tThe Need for Revel Lead -
'p," by Dr. J. B. Reynolds; "The
tare of Junior Extension Work in
ario," by R. S. Duncan; "Changes
griculture," by L H. Newman,
',pion Cerealist. Other speakers
e; "Pellecipste W. J. Bell of the
nptville Agnicbltueal School, Dr.
.'Booth, Comantissiolier of the Do-
than .Department of Agriculture;
G. I. Christie, President. O.AcC.;
;ton Massey of Toronto, Prof.
n Buchanan of G. A. O., and sev-
i of the junior leaders who spoke
"What I Can Do Back Herne."
young Farmers who attended
se conferences were .those who
e been giving leadership to van
junior farmer projects in their
se 'counties, thus winning, the
it to attend the larger gatherings.
y have returned to their homes
lr-a better 'conception of the web-
s of agriculture and the partthat
ng farmers can play in solving
n.
Experiments at O.A.C.
orae extensive experiments are
or way with dairy caws at 0.
0. A new system: of feeding is
tg taied out Which has as its
n idea the feedi?lg''of dairy cows
a ration which does not include
silence. This system was; ,origin-
I in England and is reported to,
e , given eaecellenti result's. The
come of the present experiments
not be known until the groups,
ows shall have calved, but in
sting' progress has been made so
Fertilizing Torus toes
meaitbes have, heroine a very,
portant and staple article of diet. It
is with reference to vitamin Content
that tomatoes are especially valu-
able since they constitute ,a . source
of Vitamin C which hoe great 'influ-
ence on growth and health, Five
field tests Were conducted last sums
mer by the Department of 'Chemis-
try, U.A.C., in ;the vicinity°of St. Ca.•
therines,"Bloonnfield, port Hope and
C'ollingwood. These showed an aver--
age
ver-age yield of 174.2. bushels per acre
where 750 pounds of fertilize?• was
applied. The esnferbilized section av-
eraged 64.9 bresliels per acre, giving
a groan gain from fertilizing of 119.3
leushels. The net return was $45
per acre, which was found to be a
return better than thee& for one on•
the ; investment.,' Fes-tilizens need
were: 2-12-16, 0-14-6, 3-10-5,
and 4-8 Yo. .
A Forty -Acre Fainter
To the question whether ,he' . was
able to snake a living in this tante of
depression a Wiestertn Ontario man
operating a 40 -sere farm, said' "e
au1 making a little mere than_ a -liv
ing; I ani,' at a job that I like;, I am
'my own hoes, acid I have no fear of
unemployment, Neither I nor my
family , try to keep up with the
Joneses though we live weal, the
farm supplying a„ large part of what
we -need on the table. We have a
small ear that we use' sensibly.
Where could I get .a business for
the same investment that .would re-
turn me as much?"
Prom this declaration it is evi-
dent that there are.. 60' -acre farms
which are doing 'their share in con
-
tri,butillg to the wealth of the coun-
try and giving the eremites fair liv-
ing. -The man referred to above was
willing to let his neighbors expend
their energies on the big, fascitis and
the big herds. Isis plan was to con-
centrate on a few good animals
which gave good .returns and this
year he experienced no trouble in
Meeting his tax bills. 'He has ample
reason for feeling satisfied.
The granulation 'of honey has been
engaging -the attention of the De-
partment, and Prof. E, M. Dye, has
been carrying an experimental work
both at the 0.A.C., and 'at Cornell
university, Ithaca, N.Y. It is 'hoped
in
this way to be able to advise
honey proddoers onthe best methods
of handling thaw cropso that their
product reaches the consumer in the
most. attractive form possible.
Keep Mangers Man
An inspection of the mangers of
stables alien cows are not doing
well might go a long way toward
finding out the,cause' of trouble.
Sanitation in maners and the drink-
ing. supply is in many cases very
poor, When cows don't dank as
much water as they should, or leave
a certain am.otmt of meal in the bot-
tom, of the mangers, the trouble may
generally be laid to tireeloor• of poor
satitation. An inspection of mang-
ers and drinking cups would 'Mae
ably show that the cups had become
fouled with chaff and spoiled silage
and when left for even a day the
water is filthy. It is reasonable
that cows willnot drink freely of
this water. Anywhere from a quar-
ter of an Mob of hard accumulated
filth can sometimes be scarped out
of the meager. It has a stench
which makes the animal quit eating
long before it • bas had enough,
Drinking bowls and mangers should
i+e kept clean if the cattle are to
flourish,
Weekly Crop Report
Agriculture representatives thru.
out Onterrie reporting for Olu•istmas
week state that beef cattle are in
good condition with few being mar-
keted, Very little fray or grain is
being marketed either, fanners. ap-
parently holding for ")higher prices.
All dressed poultry, including geese,
turkeys and, chickens, were. well
cleaned up in the Christmas rush.
There is yet at scarcity of water in
mosey sections.
In Essex County tilting machines
are very Active, especially on Pelee
Island, where 376,000 .tile were ship-.
ped last summer. Creamery men in
Fro/demo are well -satisfied with the
quantities of cream coming in and
are -paying 31c per pound for butter-
fat for•special and 30c foe first. The
'egg. output M Lincoln now exceeds
the' demand with' prices somewhat
lower. Dairy cattle in prince. Ed-
ward are lower than for Mee years
with good grade cows bringing from
$60 to $75. Several caws of hay,
were sold. at Rainy River for $12
to $13. Turkeys' and. spring chick-
ens have been bringing about equal
prices of 35e a pound in Temiska
ming. -
Carleton. County Winners
The Ottawa Valley and particular-
ly Carleton ()aunty, whi,th has fon:
years been famous for good seed,': is
justly proud 'of its growers who have
taken so many prizes at the larger
grain shows this fall. At the Royal,
in spite of strong competition from
all 'parte 'of ."Canada, "Carleton seed
growerts.carried off 24 prizes includ-
ing a number • of firsts. '•A study sof
the list of awards made in the re-.
cord seed exhibits at the Oitarea Win.
ter Fair shows no less than 58 prizes
for Carleton County growers.
Alfalfa For Poultry
Alfalfa in the green state haslong
can recognized as an ideal poultry
feed when used in •donjunction'with!
the 'usual grains and mashes. It is
used extensively as range or as cut
green feed for birds in confinement
'during thespring, summer and fall
months in most alfalfa -growing
areas, hut' the value of the hay as
a winter feed is not so generally'
known. So much of the year's sue,
cess, depends on the number and
quality of „ chicks hatched each.
spring, that it is important to; do
all possible to increase, the fertility
and hatchability of the eggs and the
livability of the -chicks. Experiments
have shown that 20' per cent, better
fertility and 6.4 per cent. 'better.
hatchability of fertile eggs tan be
obtained from . birds where alfalfa
hay' instead of straw' is used as, lit-
ter in the breeding pens. The alfalfa
should be used at ivtter during the
winter, months preceeding the breed=
ing season and thesane treatment
given to sissies' and females,
Barley Crop Impbrtan
Barley bee competed 'strongly with
wheat as•a revenue producer on On-
tario farms, This grain, holds an im-
portant place,, for several reasons.
It is a, comparatively 'big ,yilder.
Experiments' shows that ,mixed with
early oats, returns from the earner -
nation exceed highest yields, obtain-
ed by either grain separately. Also,
in analyses, it is 'shown that in oar-,
bohydrates and 'protein, barley- com-
pares very favorably with field corn.
Barley is also the north country
corn. In norhh',ean "•counties, where
early frosts render the growing sea-
son too short for the 'production of
large crops of corn, barley•is found
to be en excellent substitute. It
grows rapidly and is the shallowest -
rooted of all the cereals. Because of
these two 'points, ,barley does best
of all !oerealts on ground which is in-
sufficiently drained. and hence -is
cold and backward in •spring, In re-
cent experiments by the Department
of Chemistry, O.A.C., it was noted
that the highest yields of barley
were realized where it followed 'a
rant crop. The department's experi-
arients with fertilizer on barley,
showing a big increase in, yield
'where fertilizers wereused, are hn-
portant in view of the fact that this
province last year' sowed 626,000
acres of barley.
ACCIDENTS AND COMPENSA-
TION
•
The summary of figures for the
Workmen's Compensation Board of
Ontario for the year 1930 shows a
total• of 69,267 accidents reported
during the year, or' decrease of 17,-
836 from the prior year.
The fatal accidents numbered 520,
as compared With bit} during 1929
and the accidents reported during
December numbered 4,694 compared
with 6,288 in Decenthert, 1929.
The total benefits awarded in the
past year, amounted to $7,423,018.82,
as compared with $8,012,1577,78 dur-
ing 1929, the 1990 figures being
made up of $0,086,972.77 oolnpensa-
tion and $1,336,046.05 medical aid.
Taking a basis' of 300 working
days, this would 'show average daily
benefits awarded of $24,743, requir-
ing an average of 865 cheques per
day, There was a decrease in the
average number of new claims re-
ported daily from 290 in 1929 to 231
in 1930.
INTERESTING LINKS IN CAN-
ADA'S IIISTOR.Y
In the years of 1900 and 1001 the
Geodetic"Survey of Canadaesof which
Dr. W. F. King was the head, was
engaged in re -narking the boundary
between Canada and the United
States, particularly on ,the Vermont`
Line. The old iron posts e'hick bail
been used., originally to mark the
Ashburton Line of 1842, had in the
course of years, become undefinable
to the inhabitants of the two corm -
tries on the border. Accordingly a
survey was made under the direction
of Dr. King and new and sustantial
stone cairns were .erected, the old
post's being discarded.
Application was made by the city
of Ottawa for one of the boundary
posts and permission was. given that
a post be given to the city Who in
turn gave it to' the Women's Cana-
dian Historical Society in Ottawa,
In November 1914 the post 'was
placed at N'epean• Point which is on
Major Park Hill, and a brass tablet
bearing the itoilpwing inscription was
erected: "Donated and erected lay
the Women's Canadian Historical
Society of Ottawa, November 1914."
The past was unveiled by H. R. H.
Duke : of Connaught, the ceremony
being held in cennection with the
closing session of the 84th annual
meeting of the Royal Society of
Canada.
Tourists in Ottawa are always
shown the boundary post when driv-
leg around to see the historic sights,
BRUSSELS; Mr. Archie Ballan-
tyne, . wdi.o formerly 'worked in the
Bank of Comsnlerce in Wingham, but
in I31a onilton for the past year, 'has'
resigned liis position and has- taken
over ,his another's store in .Brussels.
BEING BURIED
Dean Donham'. of •the Harvard
business school in an address to the
student body discussing the need
of realizing -the other fellow's point
of view, said. it was something like
the New England story of the old
lady who was about to die. She sent
far Grace, .her niece, and said:
"Grace, I am going to die, and I don't
want anyone to be fooling about, it.
When you come to lay me out, I
want to be laid out in my black silk.
dress'.; but take out the bark panel.
and mato yourself a dress from it.",
'Grace said: "Oh, Aunt Mary,` I
don't want to do that. When you
and Uncle Charlie walk up the gold-
en stair, I don't want people to see
you without,any back ie your di•es4." `
'They won't look at me," the old
lady .replied.. "I burled ' your Uncle
Cheriio.without his pants."
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D, w. ASSOCIATE SacniTArY
MINERAL" SALTS
A ro erl alance'
P p yb d diet: - pro-
vide the required- proteins,will earboy-
drates,' fats, vitamins, water and
minerals. In order to make sure of
having such a balanced diet, it is
necessary that' we use a wide variety
of foods.
The mast common --error in select-
ing a diet is in not using a sufficient
quantity or variety of vegetables
and fruits. Green leafy vegetables
and fresh fruits should be used daily.
They are rich in vitamins whica are.
required,'for the regulation of'the
body processes, 'and they also supply,
in large measure, the minerals which
the body requires,
The minerals enter into the com-
position of all thetissues, forming
about six per cent of the body
weight, They are necessary for the
proper nutrition of all the tissues
and for the building up . of strong
bones and teeth.
Calcium is the mineral used most
extensively by the body; it is the.
chief constituent of bones and teeth.
It is present an abundance in cab-
bage, : lettuce, water -cress, Brussels
sprouts and onions,
Sodium is abundant in apples,
strawberries and spinach.. A • good'
supply of iron is found in spinach,,
lettuce and strawberries.
tM;inerals are present id varying
amounts in a wide variety of foods,
but, as we have shown, an adequate
supply of minerals• is secured by
those whet ineigde fruits and vege-
tables in their diet each day.
The minerals present in fruits and
vegetables are in what is called the
organic form, which is the form best
suited for their ingestion into the
body for its use. The best way to
obtain the minerals: we need is
through the proper selection of
foods, not by the use of drugs.
It is not to be decried that many
persons apparently thrive on diets
to which they' give no attention. In
many of such cases, however, a wide
,variety of food is used, and so a bale
anced diet is secured. The point is
however, that most individuals would
enjoy a greater measure of 'health
if they were to give some thought to
what they eat.
It is not suggested that We become
food faddists, but simply that it is
worth while to use milk, green leafy
vegetables and fresh fruits daily.
Such a diet 'will not cure all the ills
of mankind, but it`will result in bet-
ter health for snore people and will,
at the same time, increase rather
than diminish the pleasure of the
meals.°
'BE PREPARED!
You start •out on this new ;rear
with certain hopes. To what extent
you will bo able to carry out your
plans depends, in large measure, on
whether or not you are physically
and mentally healthy, and so able to
do everything you wish to do.
Illness or lack of health may so
interfere with and upset your inton=
tions that the .year will be e, disap-
pointment to 'you. The result may
be that you will' be. unable to achieve
what you have set omt';to do, and so
you will miss the happiness' that
should be yauris, , •
In order to avoid uiilaappinesey 5n
ender to prevent, as far as possible,
any interference, through illness,
with your work and play, it its ab-
solutely necessary thee you prepare
yourself for the year which is before
you.
ibt is nothing less than a gamble
to go ahead trusting :sthat every-
thing is alright now, and that it will
continue to be alright, and it may be
that, in your case, this attitude 'will
lead to disaster.
• The sensible thing is to ,be pre-
pared. ' You have nothing ,to, lose'
and much to gain through making
sure that- your' body is in a heathy
condition, and consider the satisfac-
lion you experience' in being told
that you may • fairly rely upon its'
being able to de the work you • are
planning and that it is' not apt to
break clown during_ the year.
The best way to bring yourself in-
to ,the ranks of those who are pre-
pared is to 'have a Health Examinee
tion by your family physician. A
thorough and complete examination
of your body will reveal any ebnor-
sisal condition which natty be present,
unknown to you. The advantage of
having such a condition detected is
that you may secure treatment and
have the trouble corrected before it
has had time to do any damage:
It may be necessary to change
your manner of living somewhat its
ceder to keep your body in good con-
dition. Quite thoughtlessly, you may
be abusing your body by not eating
the right kinds of food, you may be
overeating, or, in some such way,
you may be causing your body to
wear out. Your doctor will tell you
if this is so', and by following his
advice, you will prevent a premature
wearing -out and breaking down of
the body machine.
The idea we wish to convey is that
instead of waiting until you beocme
ill, and then calling your doctor in
to patch you up and get you back
into a normal healthy condition, you
go to him once a year for an,exam-
ination and to receive his advice on
how to keep well. Do not wait un -
till you are ill. Consult your doctor
while you ate well in order that he
may keep you well,
Prepare for t:he•,.year that is a-
head, and have a Health examina-
tion by your family physician!
Questions concerning Health, ad-
dressed to the Canadian Medical As-
sociation, 184 College Street, Toronto
will be answered personally by letter.
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County News
Happenings in the Countg
and District.
KINCARINE; In the first Nor-
thern League senior genie to be
played here, Wiagham defeated 'Kin-
cardine 1-0' at the Kineaadine rink,
Thursday night The only goal'
came after ten minutes of the first
period had elapsed when Brown pick-
ed up Ross' pass and slid the puck
past the Kincardine goalie.. Wing -
ham had the best of the play in the
first period.
•SEAFO'RTH: A. successful dance
under the auspiges of the Seaforth
Agricultural Society was geld in
Carded& Opera. Hall on New f'ear's
Eve. Excellent music was provided
by Ray Culliga.n's 8 -piece `orchestra
from Stratford. The management
committee was comprised of Gordon
MbGavin, Robert. Archibald, Jr,, R.
Campbell, Jr., D. McIntosh, presi-
dent, William S. Bro�adfoot, and A.
D. Sutherland, secretaiy...treasurer,
. EXETER: Official confirmation of
the appointment of the Rev. E. L.
Vivian, now in charge of All Saints'
Church, Woodstock, and the Beach-
v!lle charge, to be rector of Trivitt
Memorial' church, Anglican, has' been
received by the wardens from Arch-
bishop Williams. The new ,reciter,
who replaces the Rev. d. J. Fenton,
B.A., who resigned his charge last
summer,, will assume his now duties
in February. Meantime,, the services
are being taken by T. Finlay; of
Huron College. •
WINGHAh : .A meeting was held
last week in. the United church, for
'the purpose of organizing a'.Bad-
nlintoe Club. When the new addi-
tion wets built to the church during
the past year, provision was made
for a large spacious room, which
could be used for the different
sports, :olid provide scene place for
the recreation of the young' people.
The meeting ,was lately attended
and it was decided rho get the club
under way at once. The foliojving
afficers were' elected: President W.
It French; vice-president, Phyllis
Johns;. seeeetenyeteleasurar, Evelyn
McKay; social committee,
Gertrude Robertson, 1Viirs, George
Williams, Dell Witcher; tournament
committee, convener; ; Ware McCool,
Mess B. doynt, F.' 11., Howson;the
executive ie do consist 'of ,.thethree.
officers and the two conveners,
WINGHASf: !lir, Gordon Buchan-
an, on returning front a short trip
to Florida, brought to 'our office' on
Saturday, three large juicy grape
fruit, picked from • a tree in Alex.
Crawford's garden at St. Peters-
burg. The three were clustered to-
gether and were of considerable
weight, and if by 'any chance a tree
yields a crop like that of ars apple
tree, we wonder what keeps., it from
breaking • under the strain.•--iW'ing-
harn Advance -Times. '
TIIURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 7.931
Efficiency, Not Laws
Brings Farm Prosperity
Every District has a Few Successful Fanners who prove Profits can be
Made;
ing order, and I repeat that.;• shalt
make no attempt to be compr'ehen
sive.
My first observation is that tine
successful _farmer is almost invariab-
ly the man who utarreies his enter-
prise to as advanced a' atage as post,
Bible, Instead of 'selling his grain
and fodder, he markets these
primary products through the med-
ium of secondary products, such as
livestock, or, milk, tin 'eggs and poul-
try. Suidh diversification - rendera
hint less dependent on ' the hazards
of weather; It brings Mint. the ad
diitional profit which conies fronr
the secondary operation, and gives
him a twelve -months job instead of
a six -months job.
gust Rave Policy
A factor is that
success conies
from choosing wisely, the secondary
line; and following it through per-
sistently, rather then swinging from
one line to' another according to
varying conditions; The farmer
who is in dairying one year, hog
feeding another and cattle feeding•
a third year, generally gets into
each line at' the'top, and out at the
bottom. In every other business 'suc-
cess depends oncontinuity of opera-
tions. Who would think of ,trying to
operate the packing business, or the
steel business, or any other business -
on the principle of swinging into
produetien when the market pros-
pect looked favorable, and swinging
out when the prospect looked unfav-
orable? As a !ranter of fact, no in-
dividual, however able 'or however
experienced, can accurately forecast
market trends. The most successful
leaders an large business deny them-
selves the luxury of trying to guess
markets. 'They seek to (buy, not at
the low point, but at an average; to•
sell, likewise, not at the high point,
but at an average. They play for a
small and safe profit turnover, and
seek to increase profit by increasing
volume. This is sound' operating in
big business, and it must. be sound in
Agriculture. That farmer, an the
end, 'will be further ahead who, year
in and year out, follows hog -raising
or dairying or any other similar
lines than the farmer who swings
from one of these lines to another.
following a hunch as to market
prospects.
Farming, like every other business
can be kept sound only by retaining
the profits in the business. Savings
have special phases in each indivi-
dual business. In fawning they may
take the form of money in the bank,
or under -draining of fields, or larger
barns, or other improvements whish
add to the procluetveness of the
farm. But savings in one form or
another are just as necessary a part
of farming as of every other busi-
ness.
Address By J. S. McLean,
President Canada Packers, Ltd,
(Copied frasn the Financial Post)
Farming is a business in which to
the hazard of price movements which
is conranan to .all business* "there is'
added the hazard of unfavorable
seasons. The, chief safeguard a-
gainst bad years is to set by the
profits of' good years.
To .the 'harassed farmer who has
a mortgage on his farm, the inter-
est on which he oatnot pay, and who
has maehi;nery notes 'and store' bills
which he cannot meet, such advice'
may not bring comfort but' exespexa-
tion. Fie pictures himself as a man
who cannot swim, and who is drown-
ing. Mar advice may' seen like that
of -a bran on shore who megaphones
instructions in the rudiments of
swimming instead of sending a 'boat
to rescue him,
• Works Out Hist 'Own Problem
Out economic facts are cold; and
the cold faot is. , that 'the farmer
must learn to :mint In .other words
each individual falrpn)e!r must work
out his own' economic problems, for
no one else can, solve them.
Fatsbumately, mly simile of the -
drowning man is not entirely apt.
The farmer does not actually drown.
Ills situation is ,sudh. that Ids credi-
tore can gain nothing 'by closing
him out and dispossessing him of his
farm. The most involved farmer
can continue to snake a 'living of a
sort. But a bare and poverty-stric-
ken existence is •a poor incentive to
effort. And it is the truth that
many thousands of farmers are suf-
faring today front a cloud, of utter
hopelessness front which there seems
to be no escape. '
What is the Solution of the prob-
lems of these men? My answer is
again that the solution rests entir-
ely in their own bands. If they
could be saved by legislative enact-
ment, the thing Would be worth do-
ing, but it cannot be done. In re-
cent years several attempts have
been nada to improve fart. condi-
tions by legislation, and not •one of
them has been helpful.
Legislation is No Good •
An motioned friend' of the farmer
may, reply ---/Weill, then we must keep
on trying, for the farmer will not
continue to suffer under the injus-
tice' of things as they are.
M'y rejoiner is again; — That
would be alright if it were going to
de the farmer any good. But ex-
perience anti common-esnse point to
another solution. This solution de-
rives from the accepted facts, In
every district of United States and
Canada there are at least a few suc-
cessful farrniess. These are not
neeesarily, or even generally, men
who started with ca.pitaI or with oth-
er advantages,. 'They ere often !nen
who :started without even previous
farming experience. But they are
men who had learned by reasoning
or by instinct the fundamental rules
of the game, and who, year by year,
improved their methods and increas-
ed their production, and put by
their savings. The success of these
mels is the proof that farming is not
a ,bankrupt industry.
What is the difference between
these successful farmers and their
unsuccessful neighbors? It is not a
difference of opportunity, but simply
of efficiency, 'The tamer's prob-
lem is the same as the problem of
every other business; --,that of learn-
ing to do the job well. In every bus-
iness the inefficient are being con-
stantly elinuimated. In all the price
of survival is efficiency;
Efficient Farmer Wins
What constitutes efficiency in
farming? This is' a question which
no one can deal with in a few sen-
tences, I would like to refer to' a
few factors, positive and negative,
which emerge from my own exper-
iences, 1n this I shall not 'attempt
to arrange my ideas in any 'develop -
EXPORT MORE WHEAT, BUT
VALUES LOWER
Exports both of wheat and wheat
flour during the month of November
last showed a substantial increase in
quantity over the exports for-No-
ventber, 1929, but owing to lower
prices the total value of the exports
is lower. There is an increase both
in quantity and value of the exports
for the four months ending Novem-
ber 30 last over the corresponding
period last year.
The total export of wheat last
month was 31,217,624 bushels valued
at $21,670,080, compared with 22,-
444,896 bushels valued at $28,650,931
irr Novemlber 1929. Flour exports
totalled 792,211 barrels valued at $3,-
426,063 compared with 535,088 bar-
rels valued at '$3,427,542 in the same
month last year.
• For the four Months' period wheat
exports were 106,458,180 bushels val-
ued at $86,764,665 compared with ,
60,732,824 bushels valued at $82,-
022,862 in the corresponding period
last year. Exports of wheat flour
for the four months totalled 2,967,-
544 barrels valued at $13,669,631 cant
pared1929with 2,227,704 bushels valued
at 114,029,473 in the salve period in
.
"Talkies" Owe Their New -Found Voice to the Telephone _
''All predictions' lead to 'the belief that -talking- moving'pictures--
the Movretone—will be used universally very shortly, and the silent
drama will perhaps be less dominant. Engineers of the Bell Tele-
phone Laboratories were making a careful study` of the ways in'wlrich '
speech, is produced,' when' they discovered and developed the successive steps that hnve'led to this newest
acnieveniegt in motion picture entertainment. The'teleplrene is, therefore, 'Daddy" of the Movietone,
:which isbeerg rapidly introduced to enthusiastic audiences throughoutthis continent, with Montreal as the
first Canadian City to have installed the required equipment.
impersonating 1 inspection
proem. Madgexisc upon Bellamy, c ouis shown above
p g Sir Harry Lauder. Oval inset shows rnspectioti of a wax disc upon which sound vibrations will