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NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR
THE BUSY FARMER
(Furnishedby the Department of Agriculture )
Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy and Dr.
G. I. Christie made a trip last week
to the States of the Central West
for the purpose of visiting agricul-
tural colleges in that area, as well
as a number of Vocational Agricul-
tural n
Home Economies ,Schools.
t x and d
' is
this regard •a ]em ind
Ontario's problem eg
P
now before the Minister and he is,
seeking some helpful information. •
Farm Underdrainage Profitable
It cannot be too often pointed out
to the farming public that drainage
is not only immensely beneficial to
farm crops, but from a fina••ncial
standpoint may be definitely profit-
able.
Quoting from Bulletin 300, a new
publication put out by 0. A: `C., we
find that "From a finaneial stand -
THE CLINTON-NEWS- RECORD
Central packing houses and cold
storage faeilitieS, Such,as those •in
Norfolk County, will contribute
greatly towards establishing Ontario
grown apples in the European mar-
lcet. Fruit of -uniformly high quality
was sent overseas from the Norfolk
plant during the past year and it
commanded a premium of from 75c
ordinaryI to -51,50 a barrel;. over
point underdrainage can be consider- prices.The government supervised
ed as a long time investment -••-and packing house at Newcastle also
unlike most other long time invest- made a reputation for itself by the
ments it will often pay dividends suf- packing of straight lines of depend-
ficient to return the original capital able quality.
position; During the past winter' •and
spring the proceeds of sales 'made Fertilizer on Potatoes
by him amounted to $210,000, which Seed potatoes of pure variety_ and
represents an"increase of 300 per free from disease
are
the
first
re-
cent over last year's results. One of
chief objects is to_ create a cash
market for Ontario apples. During
the past season'18,000 barrels were
sold in Europe and 50,000 or more
could have been disposed of if " they
had been available. The cash prices
set by the growers themselves were
obtained in every instance. Future
prospects are most promising, but
there is need for definite steps to I tables for calculating the size and
standardize the pack in order to as- number of tile needed, and the cost
sure buyers of a uniform. quality.
quisite
to a good quality crop. The
soil must be well -tilled and friable,
well supplied with plant fibre or or-
ganic matter so that air circulation
in two or three years. t The benefits
to be derived from underdrainage are
enumerated' in full in this bulletin
'which is exceptionally well illustrat-
ed', Full information is `given on how
to tile and how to construct outlets,
News Items
THURSDAY, MAY. 7,. 1931
on Matters Canadian and Foreign
Written for The News -Record
France Buys More Wheat Froin
Canada
Ottawa, May 4th, (Special to The
News -Record) -One bright spot on a
difficult economic horizon is present
ed in figures just released by the
Canadian Trade Commissioner at
Paris, showing that in the first two
inonths of 1931• Canada exported sev-
en times as moth wheat to France
as in the corresponding period of
1930.
Exports: of 6,482,174 bushels to
February
France during January and b Y
cent
5
4 per
yearrepresented
of this
of that country's total imports for
the period. In 1930' Canada supplied
only 17 per, cent of the imports.
Improvements in continental mar-
kets are not reflected in Britain,
however, where Russian wheat im-
ports for the first three months of
this year are up by nearly 900 per
cent over a year ago, or from $778,:
500' to $7,319,995, in value.
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Standard Heavy Duty Pathfinder
440--21
$8.30 $11.45 $6.50
;450--20
8.90 11.85 7.35
450--21
9.25 12.25 7.40
475--19
10.25 12.65 8.70
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11.05 13.90 9.20
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CLINTON, ONTARIO
There's saving in a Pathfinder Tube, too
Thera is also $30,000,000 to be
found to cover the deficit of the 1
Canadian National Rail'w'ays to the
public, nioreAnoney for old age and
soldiers' pensions and the $20,000,000.
voted for emergency relief last Sep-
tember. The total apparent deficit
approximates $150,000,000 and this
in the face of still falling reven-
ues.
Big Deficit to be Dealt with in Next
of excavating being provided also. Budget
The bulletin may be obtained by The budget, rumor says, will not.
writing to the Publication Branch, be down until towards the end of
this month. Facts accumulate, how-
ever, which indicate the magnitude
of the government's problem. These
are. some of the figures.
Customs duties 1931, $129,149,-
568 decrease $48,562,503.
Excise Taxes, ,$36,861,044 decrease
$25,065,876.
Excise Duties, $57,291,603, de-
crease, $7,249,087.
'Sundry Collections, $1,199,937, de-
crease $280,190.
Income Tax, $71,048,022, increase
$2,027,270.
Net Decrease, ,$79,130,386.
Department of Agriculture; Parla-
ment Buildings, Toronto.
Overseas Apple Market
'Mr. Andrew Fulton, overseas re-
presentative of the Ontario Fruit
Growers' Association, has return-
ed to Toronto after spending seven
months in the European markets.
This closes his second season in his
may be at its bests and water -holding
capacity at its highest. Pointing out
that the crop must have a large sup-
ply of suitable plant food, O. A, '0.
officials refer to potato fertilizer
tests conducted in 1930 which gave"
an average increase of 53 bushels per
acre when an adequate amount of
fertilizer was used, over paraded
sections without fertilizers. The best
results were obtained with 2-12-6
with manure or clover plowed under
and 4 -8 -0= -.where there was not
a supply of green or barnyard ma-
nure; The amounts used were about
725 pounds per acre. The average
yield froul 37 tests of 4-8-10 fer-
tilizer was 249.5 bushels per acre, as
compared with 178.2 bushels per acre
from check plots, or a gain of 71.3
bushels per acre from fertilizing.
With potatoes selling at $1.00 a bag,
the net gain, after deduction of fer-
tilizer cost, was $30.13 ,-.per acre.
Growers are cautioned not to drop
the seed pieces of potatoes immedi-
ately upon fertilizers, or the latter
will rob the seed potatoes of their
moisture and injure their vitality.
Fertilizer should be nixed with soil
before dropping potato seed pieces,
Marketing Board's Powers ..
Duties and powers of the newly -
appointed Ontario Marketing Board.
as defined in a special Act passed
at the last legislative session, give
an adequate picture of the aims and
objects' of the Board. Firstly, it will
make a general survey of agricul-
tural conditions and keep a tabula-
tion of all informiation obtained: it
will collect information regarding
soil, climate, etc. to aid in determin-
ing the adaptability of the various
counties for any particular class of
farming; it will make recommenda-
tions as to packing, marketing and
transporting of any agricultural pro-
duct and will seek the best market.'
ing facilities for this purpose; it wilt'
diffuse information regarding the'
best methods for increasing produc•{
tivity of soil and the production of
any particular class of prodgce; it
will encourage proper methods of
manufacture, preparation and pack-
ing of dairy products for marketing
in Ontario and elsewhere; and gen-
eraly it will promote the interests
of the agricultural industry in On-
tario as deemed expedient. The Mar-
keting Board is a new departure, in-
stituted in accordance with the de-
sire of departmental officials to im-
prove marketing practice in the ag-
ricultural industry. Hon, T. L. Ken-
nedy has frequently stressed -the
'tact that marketing of Ontario farm
produce is one of the big problems
today and he hopes that this Board
will inaugurate 'a new era that will
mean a tremendous saving to On-
tario farmers.
the French Legation here, leave:, to Ottawa three years' ago ,when the
earl next month on a four months' French Legation was first ,establish -
early
yed with Hon. Jean Knight as the
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leave in France. Mr. Coursier came fust minister's
Taking of Census to Begin Shortly
Ina few 'weeks the time worn
jokes regarding census -taking will be
renewed for the census -takers will
be at work in Canada . again. The
first true census was taken in Can-
ada, in Quebec, known as .. New
France in 1665. Nova Scotia (Aca
dia) and Newfoundland followed
suit.' In the next century European-
nations began to take census but the
early European counts were mainly
to give the monarch of the day an,
idea of how many serfs' he had and
how, much money he could extract
from them. The first modern census
was taken in Britain in 1801.
The census taken every ten years,
proves an interesting link in history,
The exact population is ascertained;
and especially this year it will prove
interesting because. it will show the
actual number of unemployed.
Some Improvement in Labor
Conditions
Evidence that employment condi-
tions in Canada are improving is ac-
cumulating, according to informa-
tion collected by the Department of
Labor here. Employment figures
show that increasing numbers of men
'are being absorbed in agriculture
and industry.
Requests for direct relief in cases
of distress owing to lack of work are
becoming fewer, Hon. O. D. Robert-
son, Minister of Labor, states. This
condition, it is felt, is due partly to
an increase in work and partly to the
restriction of immigration which has
been in effect since last autumn.
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Sow Alfalfa Seed
In their seeding program this
year, • dairy .farmers particularly
• should not overlook the fact that
there is a large supply of Ontario -
grown alfalfa seed available and at
the lowest prices of ninny years. A
large part of the new seeding, there-
fore, can be made economically with
alfalfa, while a few pounds of alfalfa
seed per acre 'should be included in
all seeding mixtures. The dry sum-
mer 'was responsible for failure of
much of last year's new seeding and
the outlook for a scarcity of good
quality next winter. Seeding a few
acres of alfalfa 'without a nurse crop
will help to supplythis deficiency.
Japanese Royalty Welcomed to
Canada
Elaborate ceremony at Ottawa and
Quebec greeted their Royal Highnes-
ses, Prince Takamatsu, brother of
tho Emporer of Japan, and Princess
Takamatsu, when they arrived in
Quebec April 28 and spent a few
days in Ottawa. Their Excellencies
are touring Canada in connection
with a tour around the world. Upon
leaving Ottawa, 'W'ednesday, May 6,
they visit in Toronto and Niagara
Falls and will cross the border to the
United States Sunday, May 10.
The Imperial couple arrived at
Quebec Tuesday of last week, accom-
panied by I. Tokagawa, Japanese
Minister to Canada, and were greet-
ed
reeted with the royal salute of 21 guns.
They were met by Hon. H. G. Car-
roll, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec,
Premier L. A. Taschereau, the mayor
of Quebec city and other officials.
' Official welcome on behalf of the
government of the Dominion, was
tendered by Hon. Maurice Dupre,
Solicitor -General. Official functions
took place at the ancient capital and
the Imperial party left the following
afternoon for Montreal and devoted
a day to sight-seeing. At Montreal
they were joined by Hon. C. I1. Ga-
han, Secretary of State, and he will
accompany them to Detroit.
Upon their arirval in Ottawa Sat-
urday they 'were met by representa-
tives of the Governor-General, Pre-
mier Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett, mem-
bers of the Cabinet, high military
officials and Mayor J. J. Allen.
They were guests of the Governor
General and the Countess of Bess -
borough at dinner at Rideau Hall.
A visit to parliament buildings was
made Monday morning and in the
afternoon a joint reception by the
Speaker of the Senate and the Spea-
ker of the House of Commons was
held, The same evening their Im-
perial Highnessess were the guests
at dinner of the Prime Minister, on
behalf of the government of Canada.
They left Ottawa at 2.20 Wednesday
afternoon for Toronto.
United States Sends Canada's News
North ..
Washington, May 2nd, (Special to
The News -Record) -For two years
Captain J. A. P. Hayden, M.C., Can-
adian representative, has been broad-
casting every week from station
KDKA in Pittsburg, Canadian news
to the traders, missionaries, Royal
Canadian Mounted Police and other
Canadian government employees who
are marooned in the far north. The
broadcast consists of a budget of
Canadian news and is broadcast each
Saturday night .at 11.15.
In many sections of the Arctic,
KDKA is the only station which can.
be picked up. Two or three Cana-
dian stations are attempting to
broadcast Canadian news,to the Far
North but owing to lack of power
they are not always effective.
It is an interesting fact, but one
which should be remiedied, that
the only purely Canadian news bud-
gets which reach these men in the
north are broadcasted from a United.
States station.
No Depression in Social Activities
Ottawa, May 4th, (Special to The
News -Record) -The social season in
Ottawa is very gay and the wives
of the cabinet ministers are enter-
taining at luncheons and dinners all
through the session,• The Governor-
General and the Countess of Bess-
borough have entertained at two
large dinner parties awl a reception
was held Wednesday evening for the
members of the Senate, the members
of the House of Conunons and the
lady members of their families. A
luncheon was tendered the Prince and
Princess Takamatsu of Japan who
were introduced. by Hon. I. M. To-
kagawa, Japanese Consul. The an-
nual garden party at Rideau Hall
will be held on the King's birthday.
Awarded Holiday,
Henri Coursier, first 'secretary to
Farm Loans
The recently issued report of the
Agricultural Developement Board
showed that since the board was es-
tablished in 1922 over $35,000,000
has been loaned, upwards of $6,000,-
000 has been paid back on capital,
and the total amount outstanding at
the end of the fiscal year was $29,-
454,834. A big increase in the de-
mands madee' for services of the
Board was noted in the fall of 1929
and has continued ever since. This
was reflected in the report for the
year ending October 31,.1930,- which
showed an increase of over two mil-
lions in the aggregate of loans
granted. W. B. Roadhouse, chair-
man of the board. remarks that to
some extent this reflects general
economic conditions which have ad-
versely affected agriculture, but that
for the most part this is not .new
indebtedness, the bulk of it being
made up of the transfer of mortgag-
es held previously by corporations or
individuals. Further, over fifty per
cent. of the amount. due was paid as
due during the year, an evidence of
the stability of Ontario agriculture
even' under the most trying condi-
tions.
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Attack Pasture Problems
Plans for extensive research on
the pasture problems of Ontario
were made et a conference of re-
presentatives of the various inter-
ested Departments of O.A.C. recent-
ly. The Deputy Minister of Agrictxl-
ture attended and assisted in out-
lining the project. A. committee of
Departmental heads, was appointed
to make a preliminary survey of
pasture conditions in the Province.
This party will start out shortly and
will visit a , number of sections
throughout the Province.
Research projects will over dif-
ferent,phases of the problem such as
grasses, fertilization, best utilization
and .. management, the control of
weeds, the elimination of insect par-
asites, diseases, etc.
A number of experiments on .pas-
tures are now under way at the Col-
lege and in other parts of the Prov-
ince. These will be supplemented
and new phases of. the 'work will be
undertaken. It will he readily seen
therefore, that every effort is being
made to .secure the best and most
profitable developement of the pas-
ture lands of Ontario. • 1
1929
Chevrolet Coach
Just the car for a salesman or a
travelling man. Its famous six -cyl-
inder engine has been tuned up to
deliver new ear performance. Its
body provides big car riding ease.
No car on the market can offer such
value at this price.,
$425.
1929
Chevrolet Coach
This car is a real good buy as it
has not been abused and is in good
condition.
$3'75.
1930
For Tudor
This car is like new and must be "
run to be appreciated.
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