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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1931-06-25, Page 6• I Olt .1�TI:��S 1AND I1�tFt?illl;l.�'!'�N 0 � TIE BUSY FARMER , , Vurnisliec .b the De artlnent of Agriculture ) Mulching. rowing vegetables with definitely t' paper. has d critey provedthat most vegetable crops are improved by this system, which eliniinetes the necessity for cultivation: 'Such heat- loving plants as the cudumber, melon, pepper and tomato showed the most 'substantial increases in yield', Heldimand County had a Sheep Hipping Week early in -June. In -ad- dition to the dipping of sheep, fif- teen demonstrations in drenching' of internal paiiasites were held. At these 16 points, 8089 sheep were clipped and about 80 per cent of these were treated for internal para- sites, Reports submitted by agricultural representatives show that practical- ly all grants, including fall wheat and spring grains, will beabove ave - Inge in yield. Old meadows are somewhat disappointing and yields of hay from them will not be as large as was anticipated. To counteract this, however, alfalfa gives promise of being above the average. New Weeds Appear The three weeds that stand out as the most troublesemeare:_sew this - tie, couch grass; and Canada thistle; though' each district has its own par- ticular pests. Sow thistle is particu- larly bad in Ontario and the Prairie Provinces, whore rich' soil and mois- ture are favorable tui its growth,' In- spector's in Ontario are receiving re- ports on the prevalence of milkweed which may have to tie added to the. noxious list. Another that is at- tracting 'attention is elecampane, a coarse growing plant with rather"at- tractive flowers which is seen oil the roadside and along fence rows, THE CLINTQN-NEW$ RECORD THURSDAY, RSDAY, JTJNE 25, 1031 much heavier `crop of apples than the packed ,product plays an impel, - last -season mpel•-last+'season is expected. The other fruits are looping well and 'should give a normal' crop. Fruit,. Crop Prospects _ P, W. Eodgetts, director: of the Fruit Branch, states that while the bloom was extremely heavy every- where in- the verywhere'in-the province this year,' this does not necessarily mean a heavy crop. ,Since the date of the bloom, reports on certain fruits have been received, indicating a light crops For instance, sour cherries in most sections have suffered quite severe- ly from frost injury at blossom time and many large orchards both east and west will not have 15 per cent. of a set. Sweet eherries, on the other hand, are a good crop. Reports on pears 'are conflicting, but on the whole does not look like a heavy crop of Bartletts, the leading pear both for dessert and canning.` A izes The World's Grain Exhibition end Conference offers Canadian farmer's en opportunity to seen in cant prizes a:notme;ng to $210,750.00. Comprised in 56 competitive classes, open to tete whole world, are 1,701 cash prizes. A few of the major awards Follow: 52,500 a first prize for 50 pounds of wheat) 30 pounds of oats. 51,500 for 40 pounds of barley) 50 pounds of rye. S 803 for 10 ears of corn. $ 300 for 30 pounds of peas; '30 pounds of Harr 20 pounds of clover. With this splendid opportunity before them, Canadian Farmers should keep a w ehfui eve on their growing crops. They should mark For special csfe those areas that appear most promising. It should be understood that all seed and gr.iin samples, if they are , not already selected, will have to be found in crops of this year. All exhibits must be received by the Cihlbition authorities on or before March 1, 1932. Of vital importance to the advancement of Canadian agriculture will • be the winning of World Championships in 1932 by farmers of Canada. Their. seed and grain exhibits must demonitrateto the word the quality of Canada's field crops. Select the classes from the prize List most suited to the crop you grow) then select your samples from the best you have. it is best to make your entry' NOW. Your sample for exhibit must be ih the hands of the Secretary at Regina on or before March 1, 1932. Valuable information relating to the preparation of grain and seed for exhibit may be secured by writing to the Secretary of the Provincial Committee, World's Grain Exhibition and Conference, care Department of Agriculture, your own province. Show what you OA and share what you know On application, the Secretary, World's Grain Fehibiuon and Conference, Imperial Rank Chambers, Regina, will send you pate lists, ruler and regulations governing competitive entries and all other information. Chairman Notional Committee Chalrnian Executive end HON. ROBERT WEIR Einance.Commlttee Minister of Agriculture for HON. W.C, BUCKLE lvlini"ster of Agriculture for Canada Saskatchewan • }, tete /Frf�I� t J4&S PE NATIONAL. PAW. PACIFIC COAST ASL) ALASKA SPECTACULAR BEAUTY A summer trip to the Far West offers spectacular sights and unusual opportunities to enjoy oneself. It is the premier vacation choice of the `.r season --a few weeks of rapidly changing, scenery, of new friendships and new experiences. ,You'll see beautiful Minaki.:.the Prairies... JhaperNationalPark... the Canadian Rockies. the Pacific Coast.., Vancouver and Victoria... and Alaska. • Take advantage of the low fates—go west this summer. Bull information andill>,sutrated, booklets from any Agent of Canadian NationalRailways. T-21 itnv. CANADIAN NATIONAL A I'iL`WAYS, _ Close Attentioh Needed Close attention , should be given the calving and farrowingpens, Fail- ure to render necessary assistance at the right time has resulted in loss' and, every calf and pig that dies makes it just that much more diff 1- sult for those that live to make a profit on the year's operation, The sooner young_pigs get out in the sun. the 'less danger o£ doss at three to g dive weeks of age. God liveroil may be fed .'te pigs as: well as chickens: to ward off trouble. Canadian Cattle to Britain Canadian cattle evidently are find- ing is good market in Great Britain. Vtnhile the number exported so far this year has beep; comparatively small enough cattle. have been ship- ped to prove that under present cir- cumstances tiresaffords a good out- let for Canadian fat 'cattle and stock- ers. ,Arrangements are virtually complete whereby some 15,000 head will be shipped to England by the first of August at the ocean rate or $•16 per head, .tont part in saes, . ,He referred to products •brought into Ontario and seI]i sg to better advantage: than On- 'tario-grown products of equal worth, simply because of the style of pack-. Cold Storage Facilities With an anticipated crop of 10,000 Panels of apples, the Norfolk Fruit Growers' Association has started an addition to its pre -cooling and cold storage plant at 'Simcoe which will practically duplicate the present fa- cilities, •'The new accommodation will be absolutely necessary .to take care of, a crop of this size, accord- ing to the manager, James E. John- son. Growers in .Middlesex County are now proposing to undertake cold storage facilities, the question hav- ing been favorably discussed at a recent conference. Sheep Losses Iieaiy recent surveyof shee ,losses A,1 c 1? clue to dogs, conducted in Ontario by authority of Hon. T L. Ken- nedy, seowe aw .. that this situation: is growing more serious. It is possible that this year's' claims will more than equal the revenue collected by the municipalities from the deg tax To date it is estimated that bill a- mounts to well over $100,000, with losses runningup to $7,000 in sosue counties alone, During a 'period like the present, when municipal fin- ances are strained to the limit, some less expensive amusement for out• stray dogs thankilling sheep; will have tobe found. ''One suggestion i the old custom of putting bells on several members of each flocks' as a means of protection from Bags, --required' something like a hierachry of brains and shill, if not of: positive. genius, and that consequently larger salaries had to be paid in that field than in any other, with banks run- , ning a poor' second. That "notion prevailed through many years when railways';with distressing regularily were falling into the hands of re- ceivers, ' It persisted even in the latter days of the old Grand Trunk, When the seventy-five thousand- ex- ecutive 'had^to- seek for 'succor from a twelve thousand 'donor- premiere., Time was, perhaps, hut is nob how when it was polite not to disclose salaries lost olificials,sheeld be en- ticed to rival' roads by higher efi ers: At any rate, it seems reasonable that these who pay the salaries should have curiosity enough to in- quire what the salaries are, and any shareholder in • any corporation should be in position to have his curiosity gratified. Roosts For 'Young Birds ' Teaching chicks to roost at an early age tends to promote feather growth end helps 'materially in carrying the chicks over the critical period -when they are most likely, to crowd and smother. It is desirable to get the chicks to roost "just as soon as. they no longer need heat to keep them comfortable. One of the best ways of getting cheeks to roost is J43 build a slopping roost to the rear of the brooder house or to one side of the house and enclose'the.un- derneath side of the roost with a fine mesh wire so that the cheeks cannot get at the droppings. They will take to these temporary roosts in no time. Going After Markets The Department is evolving plans for onening a new market for horsey, of which a surplus of about eight million pounds is :env recorded in the province. Trade in Western Can- ada is also being given attention and the Ontario Fruit Growers' Associa- tion is sending a representative to Winnipeg. Leamington tomato 'growers are also sending a represen- tative there to study .marketing con- ditions. In a recent conference with fruit and vegetable growers in the Kingsville -Leamington area, Hon- ourable Thomas L.. Kennedy pointed out specific cases where losses had been sustained because proper Con- tainers had not been used in send- ing fruit and vegetables West. Pro- per packing is also important, he emphasized, and the appearance of than .the hiurdsed per trent. salary was two' years ago. . Wd knew a man who hadn't done a tap of work for twenty years, and !yet the 'local :newspaper's report of his funeral was 'headed" "Laid to Rest". Scientists of matey nations .Are. developing. -poison gases and: death rays that can be used with devastat- ing effect upon soldiers and civilians. alike: This ought to beg'ood news . to "sen& tine •souls "dissuaded, front suicide by conscientious scruples, The problem of the dairyman to- day is to produce at• a profit or break even under existing circum- stances. Greater economy in feeding should not mean less effieiency, Whys of improving horse -grown crops can be found, thus'-neceseitat- ing fewer purchased feeds. Dairy, - men who have alfalfa hay and corn silage can readily get along with a lower protein concentrate ration than the farmer with poor hay. and no silage. Even alfalfa hay varies considerably in nutritive value, de- pending on when it is cut. Farmers shou'd cut their alfalfa at a time when they are fairly certain ofpro- curing a valuable feeding material than if left until too far • advaneed Curing is also important end the more green leaves that can be harv- ested and the greater the retention of color, the higher the feeding value that will be realized in the feeding -out process next winter. 1<1 WGNE £ S C91. iU n era r t 7 This is a hardy country, It sur- its being sold for less than cost. The vives in spite of the many people new tax cuts off practically all its ruined by. changes made in the tar-. Canadian circulation, thus saving it iff or changes not made, in every a lot of money—sunless, of course, it budget since confederation. I is obliged to reduce its advertising { rates in consequence. Every little while one reads of a An American newspaper credits lawyer being disbarred or sent to Bernard Shiley/with being the author jail for conversion of clients' funds, r, and in most cases the trouble has of. The Barber of Seville.' Sounds its origin in eareless bookkeeping , Shavian at that. and mixing trust funds with per -1 It is exceedingly difficult for peo- sonal. A wise precaution is separ- ate accounts --1n different banks, where possible. If you would find. solace, look around, That tax on tea seems small At .the world conference of the, W.C.T,LT., Sir George Foster made a speech in favor. 01 prohibition, If he had not, it would be news. Aecentuatingthe. cultural value of music, a writer says, ti}at if Al. Capone knew anything about music he would not be a gangster. As a raekateer though, he must at the "very least know his scales, Fling away ambition, Herbert Hoover had all sorts of luck until he attained the height of his aspira- tions. There's philosophy, but Iittle else, in the reflection thatif you haven't got a job, no one can sack you , or reduce your wages. Will Rogers says that they have everything good in England except good coffee. In his - own codntry they `make excellent coffee but they have maltreated tea ever since it was taxed by the British. Another reason why barbers use lather is that it shows them how much they have done and how nsuch remains. No one likes is ten percent. eat, but it is soothing to reflect that a nin- ety per : cent. salary is worth more le to borrow money, especially if they have ho security to offer, And they are perhaps the very people who need it most. Even if air mails are abandoned to the man who drinks liquor upon we should worry, Duns travel fast which the customs duty is $10 a enough by rail, gallon of proof spirits, or $9103 ex- cise. rSorue people's idea of public cern- omy is that the government should not waste a dollar -except in their immediate neighborhood, What goes up must come down, but the tape shows that- what comes down does not go up 11 it has lost its bounce. 'Erority Complex That monkeys and men are The only effectual check nteairet closely related is shown by tests abuse of old age pensions is the of th-e blood, tis stated, One phase of this question we cannot escape— the claim is not made by the anthro- poid ape. Market tip: Buy wheat now and sell it in 1928. ;)"hat's safer than dabbling in futures. Scientists- appear to have over- looked the importance of the; news that a man went through the rapids of Niagara in a bar•iiel, but the ex- ploit proves conclusively that a man went through the rapids of Niagara in a barrel Church assemblies are i)ei,'y proper- ly discussing birth control.lend very properly, too, plumbers might dis- cuss the same subject when they meet in convention. And Partners, anis Carpenters, and lawyers,'not to speak of dootoes, • It has always been said that a young man thinks he knows more than his father. Perhaps he does, too; but it is curious bow closely he follows the, old man's religious and political •predilections. The budget is a thing that allows members of parliament to repeat the speeches they made on the address. The debate is on a resolution to go into supply,Supply is some thing' tlse government 'hasn't. got but needs and wants. This it can get only by taxing the people And the people don't want to be taxed, All they want is that the money shall be spent. That's what makes the life of a finance minister one grand sweet song. fraction of it which is paid locally and collected by direct taxation. If the whole were .paid by the federal governnment there is the danger that it would become a fruitful' source of bribery, political parties vieing with each other in promising increases be- yond the financial Iimitations of the country, J• L. 'Lewis, whose death was re- ported recently; was editor of the Hamilton Herald When 'McIntyre, the cheese poet of Ingersoll, was writing imperishable verse. In 1897 McIntyre celebrated the Queen's diamond jub- ilee with a poem' which eontained two lines that deserve immortality: "And there stands Victoria, in :mien- ` diol regalia, One foot on Canada and one on Australia." Mr. Lewis teas like his contempor- ary, the late 3, R. Cameron, editoy of the Spectator,, who would give. only two kinds of poetry space' in his paper—gaud poetry anti bad— and so he copied this couplet in the Herald and his comment was, "A beautiful but perilous pose! God Revealing lust or Sued, or sullen vage, Ignoring ' actions in another sphere, The hlci,dless ) tattles of a pulpi-. teen. Einstein may change his theory if be wishes. 'Meese no difle!t' re to A bill .enablinga private member to become a Cabinet Minister with- out reeioetion is about to become a federal act. -It will work all right until some sorely -pressed, govern. meat entices an opposition member into the, Cabinet. Thus will arise the condition' which, two hundred years ago, gave origin to 'the law that a 'member accepting a position of ' emolument under the Crown should 'testain the sanction of his con- stituents. Several religious' bodies have met in annual convention and by revolu- tion have labelled this course right and that course wrong, so that for a year we- have a clear path marked out for us, and the way -faring man though a,fool need not err therein. No' debtors are indicated. He must find them himself. Agriculture owes a debt of grati- tude to Henry ;Ford and other weal- thy city men,' who lose money heav- ily in farming, ;lust to show farmers that farming. pays_ When the clerk who left the bank 1 three years ago to enter the broke - age business meets his fellow -clerk who refused the tempting offer, the atmosphere is sure to be charged with a certain element of constraint. Judge: "I give you three years in the penitentiary." Broker: "Common or preferred 7" us i J It is too bail eo spoil the•-a'eally good story told by the Toronto Star Weekly -that Artie i'iitp 1."0. fihring-. t:r got 'the.- 0. in. his riernc through taking :an I.O.0 frem "a sourdough who wrote it T.O. Stringer, The feet is that he lied been given and had adopted the 0, before his Yu- kon days. While he was is High School student at Kiuscardine one of his many friends Was T. 0. Scott, now dead, a brother' of Judge J. H. $eott of Perth, Ont, The .future Archbishop caught the 0. through someone ,who persisted in speaking of T. 0. 'Scott and L 0, -Stringer, It's simple, and not half so interesting, but that is how it happened. A Torono member of parliament surprised and delighted Quebec mem- bers by making a speech in French. it is singular how few English speaking members are willing to do that. , Sir. Robert Borden, Hon, Ar-, thur l'feighen, Hon. Mackenzie King and Sir George Foster have under- taken it, and on, one occasion the late Hon. Dr. Edwards amused the House by opening and eloping a speech in French. His opening was: "Monsieur 1' Orateur"' and 'his clos- ing words were "Keret beaueoup" On. the other hand, Quebec members going to Ottawa with only one lan- guage return with two. In their second session they would essay a speech in English, all the more at- tractive )because halting and imper- fect. Krassin;-the first London envoy of ` the Soviets, was right when he de- clared that if there is to .be a uni- versal language it must be English because the English won't learn any ether. He himself plugged away eight hours a day and in three months was able to converse fairly well in English. It was hard work, 1 but easier than trying to persuade one Englishman...te .learn the lan- guage of Russia. Rev. T. T. Shields of Toronto de- nounces daily newspapers for ex- ploiting murders and murder trials —news item. Tumultuous murders crash the prin- ted page, Save the Queen!" — One Would think that a paper like the»Saturday Evening Post would re- There has ;always been a notion joiee at any action which prevents that the managements of railways r Bringing the family Home Tonight is the family re -union. It has been a weekly event ever' Vince the young folk Scattered to various towns, each to make his or her own way in the world. It started when Dick left to work in a neighbor- ing city. Dick was full of enthusiasm, but apt to be just a little bit wild) So Dad started the habit of Lalling him once a week just to keep him under the parental influence. Then Helen was married and moved away, and mother must needs make weekly voice visits with her. And now Betty has taken a position in another town. Her voice comes home each week too. Dad and mother gather all the news and pass it on to the others. It keeps the family together — and the cost of the three evening calls is less than a dollar. 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