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The Clinton News Record, 1931-03-05, Page 6iisesasesiesseesessoseassesrieseestatessameea NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE BUSY- FARMER ' ( Furnished by. the Department of Agriculture ) mosramour finely -ground limestone or air -slaked lime, 5, lbs, Bonemeal, 2 lbs, Sulphur, 1 lb. Iron Sulphate. N. B. To pre. vent hairless pigs; dissolve 1 oz, of potassium iodide in 1 gallon of water and feed at the rate of 1 tablespoon- ful every day daring period of Preg- nancy. (e) 50 lbs. Bone Flour, 30 lbs, Slaked Lime or pulverized lime- stone, 10 lbs. Salt; 5 bis. Sulphate of Iron, 3 ozs. Potassium of Iodide, Feed at the rate of 2 lbs. to every 100 lbs, meal. Free Nitro Culture The department of bacteriology at Ottawa is again supplying free nitro culture for various legumes. One' bottle is given free to each farmer. Cultures ane supplied for Alfalfa, sweet clover, red .clover, alsike cloyys. er, peas and beans, One ,bottle is sufficient for one bushel. Where a farmer' is sowing these legume crops, it is very advisable that he use these nitro cultures, especially if the field has not had this crop on it before. The seed is treated very easily and in a very short time, Extra culture can he secured from the 0. A. C. at Guelph, through your local agricul- tural office for 50e per bottle. • df you have never used it before 'send for a bottle this year. Free Trees For Farmers The Ontario Department of Fores- try is again distributing free trees to farmers of the province as fol- lows: First—kip to 3,500 white pine, red pine, jack pine, Scotch pine, larch, white spruce, white cedar, carolina poplar, white willow, walnut, butter- nut, elm, white ash, soft maple, hard maple, or red oak, may be obtained free of charge for reforestation either in a present bush or fora new plantation on waste or poor land. ;Second• -yup to 500 white spruce, Norway spruce or white cedar for windbreak planting. The only expense to the farmer is the express on the trees. This is not a large sunt as the trees are small. Application fortes, directions for planting etc. can be obtained by writing to your local Department of Agriculture. Weekly Crop Report Some districts 'in Ontario have re- ceived benefits from the recent thaws as far as the water supply .goes but this does not apply to East- ern Ontario whore heavy snowfalls have oceured. Dufferin reports a recent horse show with only fair priees obtaining, $150. being the top for a good draft- er. The former situation in Essex is reversed with litany inquiries con- nig in for farms to rent, while form- erly many were idle, Some farmers plan to plant between 50' and 100 acres in corn this year. A keen de- mand for seed -cleaning service is noted in Hastings county. In Leeds a heavy increase in alfalfa acreage for this year is forecasted. Rumors that canneries in Lennox and Add- ington would not operate this year were stopped by the factories send- ing out contracts to their patrons last week. As a result farmers are enquiring for additional help. Over 100 new cows were entered this month in the cow testing work in Peel county, making a total of nearly 900. Six carloads of seed oats were shipped last week front Renfrew county. The alarming increase in the num- ber of fires_ in Western Ontario dur- ing the threshing season of 1930 caused considerable c1pseu ssion at a recent conference of threshermien The consensus of opinion .was that if smoking about the threshing ma- chines and barns were stopped, there would not be need for much legisla- tion regarding the matter. It was reconunended that a chain or wire from the separator to the ground to carry off the 'static electricity would be a measure of protection. Will Aid Grape Growers • Following a conference of the Legislative Agricultural Committee with Niagara and Essex grape -grow- ers, announcement has been made. by Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy that as an aid to the grape -growing in- dustry, his Department will take immediate steps to "go after and get" satisfactory markets for Ontar- io grapes in Eastern. and Western Canada. It is the plan to have re- presentatives located' et strategic points, who would maintain close contact with the grape growers here in matters of prices, sales, ship- ments, etc. The growers felt that they could sell four times more grapes in Ontario than at present, by means of newspaper and radio ad- vertising and general co-operation by the Department. Mineral For Swine Mineral "mixtures for swine recom- mended by the Committee on Ra- tions for Ontario are as follows: (a) 4 bus. Charcoal, 10 lbs, Salt, 10 lbs. Bonemeal, 2 lbs. Sulphur, 1 lb. Iron Sulphate. (b) 2 bus,' Charcoal, 2 bus. Hardwood ashes, 10 Ills, Salt, 5 lbs, What To Do For That LAME BACK Cet your lame, aching back a, good 'rubbing with JOINT -EASE to -night and in the morning go .to . work tlianlcful and happy --works like Magic. Always, have Joint -Ease handy—rub it in for aches and pains —for rheumatic agony and painful joints. Keep in mind also that there is noth- ing better for Sciatica, neuritis, lumbago, stiff neck, swollen knuckles and sore, aching muscles. It's a speedy wonder worker is feint- Ease and one 60 cent tube will prove tub- it in good --it gets' right down to where the trouble starts --and ends pain. and distress—made in Canada• --all drug- giets-40 cents a'g'cne[og6 tube. Cleanliness is Important Cleanliness is the best safeguard we Gan give the newly -born calf. Un- til recently the calves have been ar- riving on the pasture where nature makes things clean. Troubles are sel- dom encountered under these •condi tions. But now' the calves will be ar- riving in the stable. A clean box - stall • is the preferable place, It is a good precaution to disinfect the na- val immediately as much trouble en- ters by this source. Given a good start the calf should do well on good feed -'if the feed pails are kept clean. Dirty feed pails are the abomination of the . average stable and the cause of more digestive dis- orders than all other causes com- bined. Where the farmer will take the trouble to not only wash but scald the calf pails once daily he will miss a lot of tribulation in calf rearing, Collective Fertilizer Buying In connection with the recommend.. ation of collective purchase of fer- tilizers as contained in the Somer- set report, steps have already been taken by this Department towards this end. IVfr. George Patterson who has had considerable experience with one of the fertilizer companies, has been appointed to go into this work. According to an estimate by Mr. J. A. Carroll of the Crops and Markets Branch, at least 25 per cent can be saved by farmers in the pur- chase of fertilizer where they can get together, buy by the carload and pay eash. Mr. Patterson's duties will consist in arranging with grow- ers for this service. How They Ifo It The following observations were made regarding the prize -winners in a recent milk--per-acre competition conducted by Western Ontario dairy- men: They all market the milk at the factory the year around; all raise and feed a large number of hogs to utilize the whey; all have fine flocks of poultry; all four farms are heavily stocked, but the land produces all the hay, straw and silage used; all four dairymen -grain the cows the year around and plan on .silage for summer feeding as well as winter; all have water before the cows; all top dress their meadows; all use alfalfa, red clover, alsike and tiin- • othy when seeding down; three out of four have pure-bred herds; two out of four use milking machines; and the results bear testimony to the fact that all are good farmers. Heavy bosses Recorded In his campaign to find some way in which losses to sheep breeders through the activities of dogs might be curtailed, the Honorable T. L. Kennedy, Minister of Agriculture, has unearthed soma interesting facts regarding the money paid to farmers by municipalities last year as a direct result of sheep -killing. With the report 75 per cent complete, it wok shown that Ontario municipali- ties have :paid $110,000 to :farmers' who have lost sheep. Simeoe county led with an expenditure of $6,902 and Kent was second with $4,435. Other counties heard from are as follows: Bruce, $3,408; Dufferin, $4,067; lhtrhant $2,141; Elgin $1,745; Essex $4,253; Glengarry $2,169; Norfolk 31,838; Northumberland $1.945; Ren- frew 32,018; Stormont $2,725; Wel- land $2,392; Grey $3,127; Hastings $3,286; Lambton $2,698; Leeds $2,- 079; Wellington $3,518; York $4,259; Middlesex $4,311. OOf the northern municipalities, neither Kenora nor Thunder Bay had anything to pay last year. Cochrane paid 336.65 and Manitoulin, once a great sheep -raising centre until the wolves, got the better of the indus- try, expended ;398185, THE SUGAR BUSH By Molly Bevan Sunlight upon the snow, and in the woods No faintest hint of Spring; while, in the trees, Haaag, long prismatic crystal icicles - That send a tinkling echo down the breeze, • Yet, in the maple's heart the sap's astir, Flowing more freely as each sunny day Reclaims :frost's nightly capture. To and fro From tree to eauidon and again away, Like human bees, the sugar -makers go, Plundering the precious nectar;; while the Spring • Bides, still, her time and smilesam- usidly . To watch tired Winter's tardy har- vesting M•akethe sweet syrup's amber clar- ity Like molten gold from some October tree.s THE 'CLINTON-NEWS RECORD T13URS11A, The Late Judge Lewis A. R. F. in The London Free Press Parliamentarians who sat in the House of Cotn eons and old-timers of the Press Gallery have read with real regret of the death of Judge E. N. Lewis, of Goderich. He was one of the characters of the House, who gave it color and picturesqueness. He Was not a great parliamentarian any more than he was a great judge. But he was intensely human and a good fellow. There was no more popular member of the House than "Ned" Lewis with his flaming red tie. In- cidentally, he had a penchant for red—he always wrote his letters with red ink, He was a natural Bo- hemian and he liked nothing better than to join with the Press Gallery and congenial spirits in the old Ark, which disappeared with the coming of prohibition, and join in a sing- song, helping Dr. Michael Clark sing "Yip-i-addy" or Harry Gadsby in a sentimental ballad, However, 'no one took more ser - lousily his parliamentry duties, par- ticularly if it touched his constitu- ents. He never forgot Huron Colin- ty, He realized that it was a close county which could only be won by careful nursing, and he never over- looked any bets. If a bulletin on sheep raising or bee culture was is- sued he would immediately forward copies to every sheep farmer and apiarist` in his riding with a nice little letter. No request was too tri- vial and it mattered not the politics of the writers. As a result he held one of the toughest seats in Ontario without defeat front 1904 until his retirement in 1917. brought forward by the Conserva- tives to contest' Wost Huron for the House of Commons, The seat had been won in 1900 by Robert Holmes, of. Clinton, by 20 votes. The Wood- stock Sentinel -Review is :authority for the statement that the conven- tion was the first he ever attended, and quotes a passage from a speech he made at that time. ' "I think it is proper that I should explain to this audience that I am for the first time present at a nom- ination of a member for any .Parlia- ment, and I do not believe that has ever occurred before in Canada or the United States, The ,reason of this is that when I was young I was sailing to a certain extent on the Great Lakes, and after 1888 I was the only boy at home and helped my father in the office in preparing the voters' lists, and since that time I have been loi'i ing• after the lists; and for this and the last 20 years, while each one of you has been voting in the County of Huron, no matter whether on the plebiscite, or local elections or Dominion elections, 1 prepared that list, While I was pre- paring those lists I thought it my duty not to take an active part in party politics, and if I had that duty to do over again, I would do it in the same way." - Every session he loaded up the or- der paper with bills and with resolu- tion on all sorts of subjects. Most of them went the way of all private bills and all flesh. The resolutions we're talked out, or went to the•bot- tom of the order paper. However, "Ned" Lewis cared little. The folks back at home could see that he was active at Ottawa—a real statesman. However, on some subjects he was ahead of his tittles. He was the fell- er of daylight saving in Canada. He introduced the subject first in the House of Commons and was only laughed at for his pains. The idea of turning back the hands of the clock was preposterous. However, he had perserverance sad today day- light saving is increasingly popular. Civil service reform was another of his ideas, at a time when abolition of patronage was less papular than today. To prove 'that the members would be better off without patron- age than with it he used to tell the story of a vacancy as janitor of the post office at Goderich, He :had 106 applicants. When the appointment was made the 105 others were mad at hint, and later, the ratan who got the job besieged him for an increase and he lost his friendship, 'Living in Goderich, on the Great Lakes, and himself a sailor in his youth, he was always interested in marine natters. He was responsible t for some important marine legisla- tion. It seas through his efforts that vessels were compelled to install wireless, and he succeeded in having what is known as the Plimsoll line applied to vessels on the Great Lakes, He wrote a ntanuaI for mariners and also a "Law of Shipping." His in- terest in the Great Lakes led to him being nicknamed at Ottawa "Sailor Ned.,, ,He was a great lover of that al- most lost o art—walking. He would think nothing of a 10 -mile hike, and , many a poor member or newspaper man, inveigled into a walk, found himself worn out when he arrived home, His favorite tramp was to Aylmer on the Quebec side and back. It was in 1904 that Mr. Lewis was CENSUS COMMISSIONERS NAM• BD TO CARRY ON IN WESTERN ONTARIO 'Ottawa, Murch 2 -- The follow- ing commissioners have been ap- pointed to act in Western Ontario in the taking this year of the 10 -year Dominion census: • ' Brant, C. F. Saunders, Burford; Brantford City, Ernest Reynolds, 52 Lincoln avenue, Brantford; Bruce North, Leigh H. Snider, lawyer; Wiarton; Enloe South, Moorehouse, Mitchell, Lucknow. • Elgin West, Henry Roe, 91 Elgin stret, St. Thomas; Essex . East, Al- fred Parent, Stoney Paint; Essex South, Charles R. McCollum, Kings- ville; Essex West, James S. Band, 109 London street, East Windsor. Grey North, Thos.' Frost, Owen Sound; Grey Southeast, H. W. Ker- nahan, 74 Oakwood avenue, Toronto. Huron North, Thomas J. McLean, Wingliam; Huron South, WiIIiam Consitt, Hensel. Kent, Bramwell Beardall, King street, Chatham. Lambten, East, Duncan Matheson, Princess street, Petrolia; Lambton Wiest, John Newton, 1841-2 N. Front street, Sarnia. London,; William Christopher Haw - ken, 815 King street. London. ;Middlesex, East, Fred F. Percival, London; Middlesex West, Peter H. Campbell, Kerwood. Norfolk -Elgin, Clarence Hodson, Langton. Oxford North, Richard Langdon, Entbro; Oxford South, 'Robert J. Kelley. Ingersoll. Perth North, J. J. Mason, Listowel; Perth South, George G. Wilson, Staffa, Waterloo North, Dr. John Wesley Hagey, Weavers Chambers, King street west, Kitchener; Waterloo South, Win. G. Milne, Galt. Wellington North, Fraser Smith, Arthur Wellington South, Barry C. Allen, 36 Sydenham street, Guelph. G•ODIORICii: The city of Toronto has been served with formal notice by D. E. Holmes of the accident in 'that eity which cost the life of Nor- man Lewis. Mr. Holmes is acting for the widow of Mr, Lewis. The re- eponslbility for the accident may be placed by the coroner's jury at the inquest on Thursday, The Prophecies of Mother Shipton (Written by Ursula Shipton, born in England, 1488, and died in ,that country in 1560. They are consider- ed a remarkable forecast of Twveti- tieth Century Conditions.) ._, A carriage without horse shall go. Disaster fill the world with woe; In London Primrose Hall shall be, Its centre hold a Bishop's See. ,Around the world tnen's thought will fly Quick as the twinkling of an eye, And waters shall great wonders do— How strange, , and yet it shall come true Then upside down the world shall be, And gold found at the foot of tree; Through towering hills proud men shall bide. No horse nor ass move at their. side, Beneath the waters men shall walk, Shall ride, shall . sleep, shall even talk And in the air men shall be seen In white, in black, as well as green;, A great ntan then shall come and go, For prophecy declares 'it so. In water iron than shall float • As easy as a wooden boat, Gold shall be found in stream or stone. In a land that is yet unknown. Wlater and fire shall wonders do And England shall admit the Jew. The Jew that once was held in sewn Shall of a Christian then be born; A. house of glass shall come to pass In England -but alas, alas— A war will follow with 'the work Where dwells ,the Pagan and the Tutlr. The States will lock in fiercest strife, And seek to take each other's life; When North shall thus divide, the South And eagle build, in lion's mouth, Then. tax. and blond and cruel war Shall come to every humble door. Three times shall sunny lovely France Be led to play a bloody dance; Before the people shall be free Three tyrant rulers shall she see, Three rulers in succession be, Each sprung from different dynasty. Then, when the fiercest fight is done England and France shall be as one, The British next shall twine In marriage with the German vine; Men walk beneath and over stream Fulfilled shall be our strangest dream, All England's sons that plow the land Shall oft be seen with book in hand. The poor shall now most wisdom knoW And water wind where corn doth grow, Great houses stand in far flung vale 'All cover o'er with' snow and hail, And now a word in uncouth rhyme Of what shall be in future time, For in those far-off wondrous days, The women shall adopt a craze To .dress like men and trousers wear, And cut off their locks of hair. They'll ride astride with brazen brow As witches doonbroomsticks now; Then' love shall die and marriage cease, And nations wane as babes decrease, The wives shall fondle cats and dogs,. And men live much the same as hoga In nineteen hundred twenty-six Build houses tight of straws and ,sticks; For then shall nighty wars be plan- ned, And fire and sword shall sweep the land. But those who live the century thru, In fear and trembling this shall do. Flee to the mountains and the dens, To bog and forest and wild fens; For storms will rage and oceans roar When Gabriel stands on sea and shore And as he blows his wondrous horn, 01d worlds shall die and new be born. • BACON LITTER COMPETITION FOR 1931 . ' Huron County had six contestants in the 1930 Baron Litter Competition and results recently published showy. that Russell Bolton, of *Killen Township was first prize winner in the distridt comprising Huron, Perth,; Grey and Bruce. 111'r. Bolton also stood second in the competition in the whole Province. The competition will be conducted again this year, and has as its object' the establishment of a standard of excellence for •grade brood sows kept by farmers. It is' recognized that sows, which are prolific and rear large litters of select hog's, are val- uable and are improvers of the - standard of our commercial hogs. Any bona fide farmer may make entry in this Competition. The date of farrowing must be between Feb- ruary 14th and April 30th and entry must be made within seven days, after the date of farrowing. In or- der to qualify there must be nine pigs in the litter raised to marketing age, and at least 30 per emit of the litter must grade as select bacon. The awards will be based on the weight, size, quality and uniformity of the litter. 'The Federal Live Stock Branch and the Provincial Live Stock Branch offer $275.00 in prize money which is divided as follows: 1st: $25,00; 2nd: $24.00; 3rd: $23,00; 4th: $22.00; 5th: $21.00; 6th: $20.00; 7th: $20,00; and eight more, prizes of .$15.00 each. In view of the substantial prizes offered and the'faet that there is no expense in conneetion with entering the conllpetition, there should be a good entry from Huron County this year. For further information and appli- cation forms apply to the Ontario Department of Agriculture, Clinton, Ont. HENSALL HAS SUCCESSFUL SPRING SEED SHOW The Hensel]. seed Show, held in the town hall, was an unqualified suc- cess, Exhibits were the largest in the history of the show, and the judge, Inspector IT. B. Jeffs, of To- ronto, was pleased with the fine quality. Dr. A. R, Campbell; of Hen - sail, is president of the show, and Keith lVfeLean, of Seaforth, secre- tary, During the afternoon addresses were given by W. B. Sanders, of Exeter; G. Geiger, reeve of Hensall, and Mr. Jeffs, The latter spoke on seeds and weeds, giving an interest- ed audience much valuable informa- tion. He declared that in making out his report to the Government he tvould stress the splendid quality of seed grown. The prize list is as follows in order of merit: :Sweepstakes for most ereditaiile M;ARC'H 5, 1931 • Scrivice OF TirIE attabtuu ebirttt,z ;o; u iatinn Editad'bq GRANT rt. miuu,, bN.D, ASSOCIATE SECRETARY CANCER The cure of cancer is possible in many cases when the disease is re- cognized early and proper treattnent secured without any delay, :In its early stages, cancer is a local condition and, if it is complet- ely removed or destroyed while it is still a local condition, a cure itt ef- fected and the cancer does not recur, If an early diagnosis is not made, then the cancer spreads to other parts, and after it has begun to spread, it is. increasingly difficult to deal with successfully. The most practical way to have cancer or other diseases discovered early is for each person to go to his family doctor, once a year, for a Health Examination, Such an exam- ination affords the opportunity for the discovery of disease in its early stages, and so treatment may be started at the time when it offers the best chance of cure. This is one of the reasons why we advise every person to have a health Examination once a year by his family physician. There are conditions which, if they occur, should be considered as dan- ger signals. They do not necessarily mean cancer, but they are sufficient- ly suspicious to send the persons in whom they occur to , their doctor without delay. , The doctor will be able, because of the knowledge and skill he possesses, to decide whether or not cancer is present. Wa de not wish to alarm people, but it is necessary that everyone be informed with regard to these sus- picious conditions in order that when they are found to be due•to cancer, early treatment may be secu}ped and lives saved through prompt action. Any lump, particularly on the breast, should ve investigated. Any a+bnarmal discharge or bleeding from the body should be regarded with suspicion and the cause ascertained. This is of particular importance in women at the tine of the menopause. Warts or moles are harmless, but if there is a change in their size or appearance, then such growtlis should be dealt with promptly, as sometinnes•they become cancerous. A. sore which does not heal read- ily, particularly if ,on the lip, is to be. regarded with. suspicion. Chronic indigestion after middle life should not be neglected, Pain does not usually occur in the early stages. Tt is therefore a ser- ious mistake to think that a condi- tion is of no importance because no pain is felt. Proper treatment is available if you will go to your doctor, but your doctor cannot treat you and help you unless you go to him. There is'ev- ety chance for cure if treatment is seemed in the early stages, and whether it is •seeured or not depends upon each one's going to his doctor in time while 'the cancer is still cur- able. Questions concerning Health ad- dressed to the Canadian Medical As- sociation, 184 College Street, Toron- to, will be answered personally by letter, showing of grain and seeds, H. Truenner. Two -bushel bag of fall wheat, W. R. Denali, W. Pepper, H. C, Soldan. Two -bushel bag Of spring wheat, 3. Robinson, M. Tiaquair, H. Truen- ner. One bushel_ of early oats, Alex. Buchanan, L. Kinsman, H, Truenner. Late oats, Allan Betties, W. R. Dougall, G. Ingrain, J. Robins. Six -rowed barley, H. Wright, J. Robinson, 0. Geiger, J. Ingram. Field peas, Alex. Buchanan, IT. Truenner, 0. Geiger. Field beans, J. Ingram, W. R. Dougall, IT. Truenner, 'Timothy seed, A. Dnchartn. Red clover, O, Geiger, H. Truen- ner. Alfalfa seed, W. Alexander, I1 Soldan. Potatoes, W. R. Dougall, H. Truen- ner. Buckwheat, W. Alexander, H. Truenner, H. Soldan, AND ISN'T IT THE TRUTH? "It is not Money that people need to make farm home beautification possible," said Dr,. G. I. Christie at the Horticultural Convention, "It's desire." Visitor: "Well, well, Jintmy, you certainly are growing up into a little man, and just like your fath- er:,' Jimmy: "Yes, that's what ma says she's afraid of." Did you •v•r Stop to think? THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER OFFLCE A HIGHLY EQUIPPED MANUFACTURING PLANT WHERE YOU GAN PROCURE, PROMPTLY ANT) ON SHORT NOTICE, SUCH SUPPLIES AS: NEATLY PRINTED BTJSINESS LETTERHEADS SNAPPY AND ,ATTRACTIVE LOOKING ENVELOPES BILL HEADS. STATEMENTS. 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