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The Clinton News Record, 1931-07-23, Page 6• 't'fE CLINTON-NEWS. RECORD NEWS • 'AND INFORMATION THE' BUSY FARMER FOR (Furnishedby the Department of Agriculture ) Registrations for the Sumener chool sessions at 0. A. C. have tweeted a total of 404. Such a large tendanee cannot help but have a reat influence throughout the ;pi.•.o-. ince and will result in the ; rural iew•point being stressed in the public ehilols by men and women who live spent a part of their time at he College. A Good Chick Teationn A 'balanced ration for chicks It re- :ommended as follows: 70 ponnds if ground yellow corn, 25 pounds . of heat middlings, 5 pounds . of bone neal, one pound of salt, and all the ilk the chicks will drink. If milk s' not available add 25 pounds of tried skim' milk or buttermilk or 15 pounds of dried milk and 10 pounds of meat scrap. The ingredients must e free from mold and be mixea in proper proportions. • The Real Cost Factor In order 'to {'reduce production casts of live stock and live stock products high 'acre yields of home- grown feeds are the prime requisite, animal husbandry, experts assert. One must measure the -milk produc- tion of the herd not as so rainy pounds per cow,, but per acre of land that grew the crops that in turn fed the herd, Oniy than will they exist in proper relationship. This .means thieve gh cultivation and efficient farm practice :better than ever be - pre, • Weekly Crop Report Harvesting of fall wheat through - tut the province has 'been fairly ,••eneral during the past week and bundant yields are reported from most sections. Haying is fjniehed, with the best crop in some years, particularly of clever, reported from many district§. Pasturee in many. counties have been injured, by ex- treme heat, while spring grains are expected to be short in the straw. Intermittent Tains have aided im- mensely, however, in most parts oe Ontario. The canning pea crop was, reported light, espeeially in the -Eastern Ontario tlistTiet. Apples are expected to be a nnuch. bigger yield than a year ago. Grow- ers have bail cause to worry in the matter of controlling scab as a pee riod of sultry weather was very fav- orable toward the development of fungus. Heavy showers prevented spraying: machines _ from operating in many distriets just when they should 'have been after the scab. Considerable dirty emelt is therefore probable Some districts are wor- ried, too, because of lack of surplus moisture and if a dry spell should develepe, the fruit niay be on the. small size. Ontario's honey tree front, clovers for 103t will be fusty up to the aver- age. The general dry weather means honey of extra quality because of the steelier percentage of moisturr in it. Swarming has been prevalent in most parts of Ontario in the lest three weeks and this is always a sign of good honey flow. An Enormohs Loss A prominent authority has' esti- mated that twenty-six million dol - imp is the price paid by farmers and poultry raisers for loss through diseases in, poultry fifths in Canada M the past year. Most of this loss is caused by internal parasites and much of this is preventable. A good deal of it can 'be avoided by keeping the -;young chicks away from- the adult biros and 'on absolutely clean soil.' Purchase of Fertilizers Fall wheat growers have Iearned that fertilizers are 'valuable' in in- creasing the yieldof this crop in the way of producing better •growth'- in the fall, followed by less winter kill- ing and a quicker start in the spring, Earlier maturity and improved qual- ity of grain have resulted. Fertil- izer requirements should be care- fully estimated in advance and ord- ers placed in plenty of 'time to per- mit delivery prior to seeding dates. Collective purchasing by farmers or 'groups of fariners will aid materially in obtaining minimum prices. Carlot orders can readily be arranged and a 'substantial saving made. Growers should arrange to pay cash. .Time prices are always high and farriers are well advised to save high rates of interest wherever possible, Pur- chasing economy without loss of ef- ficiency should be the watchword. of all crop growers and live stock pro- ducers at all times. Apple Market and Cold Storage Apple growers of Ontario expect to invade the British .market this season on a record scale; with the prospect of 800 earloads going to the Old Country. The English apple crop is light and the crop from Vir- ginia, Ontario's chief competitor will be below normal. Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy is confident of the suc- cess of Ontario growers in this re- gard and pointsout that the apple export trade here is becoming stand= ardized. "We have worked out a brand to be placed on every box of apples handled by the Central Pack- ers' Association, It is the 'Big Oh' brand and every apple in a box bear- ing. this brand is guaranteed to be in perfect condition. Independent, growers will not .be allowed to use this brand, but as the majority of growers are or will be members of the association, it means that the big majority going overseas will bear this trademark." The Minister further points bet that the cold storage facilities which the Government is assisting to pro- vide for the proper storage of 'reit will strengthen Ontario's hold or overseas markets. Five new cold storage plants are either under way. or being planned. The addition to the Norfolk plant will double its pre- sent eapaeity and take care of the expected crop of 100,000 barrels in that district. Prince Edward grow- ers, are erecting a new plant at Pic - ton, where fruit will be graded, pre - cooled and stored. A ' growers' or- ganization has been formed and will handle all sorts of supplies like fer- tilizers, insecticides, barrels, as well as taking full charge of the fruit marketing end. The new plant at Thornbury in the -Georgian Bay dis- trict, to replace the ordinary stor age destroyed by fire last winter, is also under way. Plans are under way for another plant at Trenton, 4nGVKVLCt . The world's lowest priced Six, 14 models listing from 8610 to $840 at factory, taxes axaa, 4 PONTIAC -r 6 atodels,listing from. $843 to $1,015 at factory, taxes extra. OLDSMOBILE 6 models, listing from $1,085 to $1,230 at factory, taxes. extra. McLAUD NLIN- • BUICK 22 models, listing from $.1,290 to $2,660 • at factory, taxes extra. t CADILLAC . Oar 50 model evad- able, ranging fro,n the Cadillac V.8 at 5$3,520, to the Cadillac V•12 at $5,130 and tip to the Cadillac V-16 With cus- tom bodies for $1 3,000 and more. All prices at factory, taxes extra. 0528.15 P MOTORS PRODUCTS UNDER the close scrutiny of presenf-day buying, the extra value of General •Motors cars has enabled them not only to hold their own, but also to gain a constantly wider popularity. Motorists have come to realize Thai. the value in General Motors cars is increased by the service rendered by the splendid body of General Motors dealers located everywhere. in Canada. These dealers offer you .., the convenience of buying through G M A C, General Motors' own • time -payment pian. They also ex- tend the protection of the General Motors Owner Service Policy, wherever you may travel in North America. See your dealer today and examine General Motors Value. Look in. the 'ciaisifiod pages of your telephone book under"General Motors .Cars'• for address of the nearest dealer. in the/Eastern Ontario .apple gron' ing district while the Tbe'dford eel - Ery growers Bn Lalnbton expect to have cent -acts signed :for their' plant soon, In addition there are several aide .plants in operation such ;as those at et. Catharines end at Brighton.. Ontario should befairly well served with pre cooling' and cold storage facilities this fan. A Remarkable Orchard A. report from ;Chatham tells of a 20 -year-old cherry tree that has just borne a crop of 26 baskets of fruit, Down in Norfolk County in 'one of the oldest ‘iid nxost noted orchards in ,that districts, known as theelern- ally farm, there is a as, the tree that will yield this year approxi- .mately 100 six -quart baskets of cherries, There are hundreds . of other trees " in the McInally oreharc' that" will -bear almost as prolifically, Ire all 'the orchard has about 1,501' trees. They were planted 24 years ago in a gravel soil and have been carefully husbanded, thoroughly sprayed and cultivated. They include light and dark Bigarreau cherries, Windsor, Montgomery and Gover- nor Weed. The orchard will this Year yield between five and six thousand baskets, which are mar- keted in. Ontario and . Quebec cities, Last year some of these fine cher- ries brought as high as $1.75 a bas- ket. s The trees are fairly groaning under the exceptionally heavy yield, and every twig has its clusters, in. fact some of the trees give the inn - pression of a solid mass of Cherries. They are entirely free from blight and pests, although the sultry wea- ther of early July caused some dry rot in the fruit. The leLLInally farm has been in the family foe one hundred Years. It is one of the finest in the district, comprising 225 acres devoted tc small fruits, orchards and grains. Over 00,000 boxes p1 strawberries ware taken from 15 acres this sum- mer. The owners are not complain- ing in the slightest about poor prieea for farm products. Their example thews that a good farm, properly conducted and with a variety of crops, is still a profitable enterprise. Crop Report `Below will be found last Thurs- day's brief synopsis of tolegraphie reports received at the .IIead Office of the Bank of Montreal from its several branches; General General showers in all three Prair- ie Provinces have been beneficial during the past week and' the condi- tion of crops and pastures now shows improvement on the whole, except it, those large areas in Saskatchewan and parts of Manitoba where the crops wero destroyed by drought, In all the other Provinces in Canada. both East and West of the Prairies, the highly favourable outloolc hi re- gard to practically all crops contin- ues. In Quebec, harvesting of a hay crop of good quality is general. In Ontario cutting of fall wheat has be- gun, with a better than average crap assured. In the Maritime Provinces all crops are making good pro -geese while in British Columbia hay and cereals give indications of good yields. Details follow. Prairie Provinces Alberta Northeastern Area—Grow- ing conditions are suitable and 05 per Cent of the wheat is headed, Al- berta Southeastern Area --.'reheat is about eighteen inches high and peace tically all headed. Alberta Western Area-aConditions are favourable and about 80 per cent. of the wheat is headed. Coarse grains are late, and in most eases will produce feed only. In the Northern and Central parts of the area an average crop is expected, but in the Lethbridge district further rain is required. The sugar beet erop is making good progress. Sas katehewan Northern Area—Wheat crops, although uneven and patchy in many sections, are leaking pro- gress, and 50 per cent to 75 per cent, is now headed, with an average height of twelve to fifteen inches, Coarse grains are backward but give fair promise, Saskatchewan South- ern Area—iWlheat crops have improv- ed Bin some sections but general eon- ,ditions are unsatisfactory., Damag- ing winds and lack of moisture still retard growth. Reseeding for fod- der has been general over a wide area. Manitoba--iMost of the wheat is in head with the average height about sixteen inches. Coarse grains• are short but are now making pro- gress, particularly late -sown grains and 'summerfallow crops. With fav- ourable conditions, a fair wheat crop is indicated in the Northern and part of the Eastern areas, with pros pests good at points along . the Red River Valley. In the Western area erbps are practically a total failure in places and at 'best, light crops can - be expected. / Province of Quebec Oats and- barley are heading mut well. Corn' has greatly benefited by the recent warm. weather, Potato and other root crops are in good condi. tion, some early varieties of potatoes are now on the market. Omohards pro- mise well and small'. fruits' are plenti- ful. Grass pastured are fair to good. province of Ontario Barley has filled well and is ripen- ing 'rapidly, Early -sown oats are promising, those sown later are Short in the straw. Corn shows remark- able growth. All root crops are making satisfatcory progress, Early apples suffered genie slight damage theough sun -scald"; Iater varieties are promising. Tobacco is grawiixg rapidly and is at least ten days a, head ,of last season,.hail is reported to have destroyed tobacco over an '111IUR,SDAY, JULY 23, 931 area of approximately two to three hundred acres' in Norfolk County. Maritime Provinces The -cutting of hayis now fairly general, Cereal crops are promising. The potato crop looks 'healthy, and -blossoming has ' commenced. Or- chards are in geed 'condition. Small fruits continue' plentiful. Pastures are in good. condition. Province, of 'British Columbia Haying is general with indications of good average crop: " Wheat, -oats and barleyl. promise 'a 100 percent crop. . Raspben'ies will probably. yield a 75 per cent ,to 100 per cent. crop, loganberries andcurrants veil' average 100 per cent. A reduced acreage of canning peas is producing a yield of about 95 per cent of nor- mal. The apple crop is clean and `making good growth, Tomatoes are unusually healthy. Root crops are doing web. Pasturage' is above av- erage. W.C.T. U4 Cin ent><on The thirty-fourth annual conevens tion of The Women's Christian Tem- perance Union of Huron •County was held iii Main St. United Church, Ex titer on July 9th, with Mrs, A. E. Lloyd, County President, presiding. Thedevotional exercises were con- ducted by Hensali Union in .the morning and by Clinton Union in the sifternoon. The departments of work taken up by the County Women's Christian Temperance Union are the follow- ing: Evangelistic, anti -narcotics" Canadian Marine, Citizenship, Flow- ers, Fruits and Delicacies, law en. forcements, Kittle 'White Ribboners Medal Contest, Moral Education Mothers' meetings, parlour meetings press, railway employees, -Sabbath observance, scientific temperance traveller's aid, temperance it Sue - day schools, peace and arbitration. The reports of these eighteen de- partment superintendetns gave evi- dnce that splendid work and satis- factory progress had been accom- plished. An impressive memorial service was conducted by Mics. A. T, Cooper and Mrs. Williams for members who had passed to higher service. The exeeutive for the following year was elected: Honorary Presi- dent, Mrs, J. Gardiner, Kirtkon; Advisory President, Mrs. A. T. Coop- er, Clintoh; President, Mrs, A. l; Lloyd, Winghatn; 1st Vice -Pres Miss .I, Murray, Exeter; 2nd Vice - President, Mrs, Wightman, Blyth Cor,-Sec'y., Miss E. Murdock; Hen. sail; Trees, Miss M. $aillie, Goderieh Nee. Sec'y,, Miss A. Consitt, 1•Tensall; L. T. L. Sec'y., Mrs. G. Johnston, of Goderieh. AW invitation from Goderieh Un- ion for next year's convention was accepted. During the afternoon session a happy interlude Deterred when 5115. G. Johnston, of Goderieh, was pee- sented with a County Life Member- ship Pin. The first smelter of the eftornoon was Miss J. Murray, who in her usual capable manner, gave a condens- ed report of the World's Christian Temperance Union Convention 'held recently in Toronto. The second speaker was Mrs, J, Gardiner, Kirk - ton, who so vividly pictured to us the conditions in home, community and nation, brought about by the use of alcoholic drinks. The following resoltations were brought in' by the resolution com- mittee and adopted by the conven- tion. 1. We believe in total abstinence from the use of alcoholic liquors as a beverage. We urge upon every union systematic iinstruetic4t in the effects of alcohol and other habit- forming drugs, that being forewarn- ed of the danger in the use of alea- hoI es a beverage, the people may willingly accept total abstinence as their• rule of life. 2, We record OUT gratification that public opinion throughout the world is rising in favor of peace; that reason, not force, arbitration not battles, a world court, not war are being promoted as a means of settling disputes between nations We are convinced that the future of peace and co-operation between na- tions largely depends on the result of tine First World Disarmament Conference' to be held in London in February 1932 and on the measure of its success in securing agreement as to the reduction of armaments. 3. We are opposed to any method of dealing with the liquor traffic which puts the government in tb, business of selling alcoholic liquor. We are opposed to any system that issues permits for the sale of lipuor for 'beverage purposes, W'e favor prohibition of the manufacture, sale transportation, importation and ex portation of alcoholic liqur as a beverage. 4. We express our appreciation of the action of the Canadian Govern- ment in refusing to grant clearance papers to vessels bound for the Unit- ed States carrying liquor, and appeal to every other country to take a like stand. 5. Recognizing the evils of the use of opium, hez'oin and other ha- bit -forming drugs; we urge educa- tion in the dangers of self-presci'ip- tion; we urge physicians to exercise caution in their medical practice, tr limit prescriptions to cases of ne- cessity, 8. Resolved that the thanks of this Convention be conveyed to the Minister and official board of the Il6ain. Street United Church; to the hostesses of the day, to the speakers to the soloists, musicians and all wlzc have contributed' in any way to make the convention' a success, A public meeting was held in the evening, Which was the climax of the convention Afte ' tw d li h fu1 solos by Dr. Ivan Setillie""�� of To have of taking,home duty free '].00 ionto and music by the `7Orpheps worth of Canadlan,goods should be Cgncert Party" of Exeter a ,success- taken advantage of by merchants the ' ful medal contest wax staged ' under by g... d displaying' such information in the direction of +Miss Murray. Cull- storm', and store windows. ''loo much test in sing•leg by juniors, 1st prize cannot he said about this lioevever,-in Lillian Kestle; 'contest in Elocution general advertising going into . th' 'for g g s gold rmetial, by silver United States, in the 'authorities from Bruce County and. Hur2n Coma night feel we were capitalizing . on ty, 1st prize Billy Joe. Johnston, this privilege, resulting in same be ing cancelled. Advertise and call at,. Rev, C. J. Moorhouse pastor . of tention i t n to the rom tor•- igeee within convention Church acted -as chair- man, goods imported from countrieswithnn the British Empire, The sales staff'should be fully in - Assist Tourst TradeLocal MotorLaws-formed and trained regarding: Provincial Motor Laws. The following •ai'e the last' two Canadian Customs .Regulations, paragraphs of a paper read at the United States Tariff Regulations. meeting of the Western Ontario -Raisons for lowerprices in Cans Chamber of Commerce held in Owen oda,; Sailed recently: Comparative quality # goods, o ` go , etcr, etc. . //The nnerehant shouid be awake tc his opportunity, . He .should display The tourist trade may be increased morcila:Wise that appeals to the tour- by urging the County Councils and ist, shams maintain reasonable^prie- Provincial Governments to give eaeand consider the tourist as a reg. more attention to the paving Of Mar ' customer. A, Canadian atmos- highways on scenic routes which will. phere should be created and cultivate take the tourist into the interior, ed and the advantage of buying in where he will remain longer and also Canada should be emphasized. The relieve the congested main highways. privilege that United States Tourists - Many tnillions of tourists within a comparatively short distance of ,our borders, who have never yet visited' Canada, are waitinee to he told of our nnany attractions; a country of nate ural beauty, a land of rivers and lakes" innumerable, where , opportunity for rest and all varieties of sport a- bound, The future of . the touristtrade• rests largely with those who profit directly or indirectly frem the trafe fie, Continued co-operative effort and unity of purpose can but result. in continued and increasing prosper- ity for the Dominion of Canada•.aind- of Ontario, which Province from ev ery point of view is the playgi•pand' of the, Nation." ,Swimmers from the four corners of the world will seek the world: championship at the Sixth Annual Marathon Swint at the Canadian Na- tional .Exhibition, Toronto. " Exhibition chorus of 2,000 voices,. accompanied by St. Hilda's Band, will be heard • in four concerts at the Can- adian National Exhib ition this year.lThis,the most Tarnous choral organ'. zation in America, appears in the. Coliseum on August 29, -September 3,. 8 and 12. 'Thomas Flanagan Spots •Nickel trans- continental railwathe line was slowlyacreepingt accr'oosss northwestern Ontario. Thomas Flannagan, a black- smithr noticed that certain parts of the earth along the right-of-way near Sudbury were of a reddish color. This led to the discovery of copper ores. Trouble in working the ore resulted in a laboratory test being madnickel is anooldGermmine an name surpriseoe evilspiritold that had bothered the early Saxon miners—was discovered hidden in the copper ore. This troublesome nickel in the ore proved to be more valuable than the copper and to -day Sudbury nickel is known and used the world over. t One use of nickel that touches daily life closely is an alloy with zinc and copper for the contact springs inside telephones. When a telephone user lifts the receiver off the book these springs make contact and complete the path to the operator's signal lamp. In the large picture above we see regroup of men at work in a cupola of the International Nickel Co. at Sudbury. The young lady, at the right in the Northern Electric factory at Montreal, is inspecting telephone apparatus parts which have been plated with nickel for protection against rust, The News-Rekord Help You We are interested in making your ,advertising a paying in- vestment. We have probably discussed with you occasionally the method by which a merchant may arrive at the necessary amount to appropriate for advertising. As properly apportioning is one of the basic essentials of profitable advertising, we pass on to you this report from the Bun;eau of Business Research; which we trust you will peruse at your convenience: The foremost authorities on retail store advertising maintain that from 2 to 3 per emit, of the gross sales should be invested in advertising during the year. Aceording to statistics prepared by the Bureau of Business Research the following percentages of gross sales are usual and correct for the advertising expenditures for tho various types of retail stores: Departmental stores, 1.9 to 3.1 per cent; grocery stones, 0,4 per cent; haberdashery, 3 3 per cent; women's wear shops, 3.1. per cent; furniture: 0,3 per cent; general merchandise, 1.5 per cent; drug stores, 0.8 per cent; cleaning and dyeing, 3.3 per cent; electrical shops, 2,1 per, cent; hardware, 0.9 per cent; jewelry, 3.1 per cent; restaurants, 3,1 per eerie; millinery, 2.2 per ceht; music stores, 3,3 percent; shoe stores, 2,9 per cent. The population in every community changes at a rate far more rapid than most people realize, In some eases it is 25 per cent, in three years. For that reason, 11 for uo other, continuous adver- tising and presentation of a firm's name and business are as vital as window displays and stock upkeep. Every customer won, added to the customers already patronizing a business, fills the place of another customer who is moving away or is otherwise lost to the business,. The retailer who adopts an advertising -budget plan and con- sistently follows- it has a definite and tangible proposition. Yon never hear it charged that some of the biggest stores and businesses price their •goods higher just because of their advertising. Motor makers spend many millions in advertising to make it possible to make more cars and sell them cheaper. Ilowever, the budget will permit of fluctuation and may be changed frons month to month, depending on weather and other conditions, but over the course of the year it may be followed as a cenreet and safe guide. It is unfair to advertising to expect ie to do all the winning and keeping of trade, The most that advertising can do is to get cus- tomers into the store, From that point it is up to the management ,and sales force to make it profitable. A good stack, wen selected and displayed, with clerks well informed' on the goods and values offered—these, together with seniles and assuranees of honest sat- isfaction, must accompany advertising to make it pay. Advertising is worse than wasted which brings.eusteneees into a place to be neg- lected, The clerk who shows no interest in the lady wishing to buy a meet -ft -priced hat or coat may be offending the very customer .who next year will be in a position to"spend five times the amount for that purpose. People who pay for newspapers to read are not doing so to help anybody but. themselves. They enjoy the newspaper as a hinny and community necessity, and whatever is presented in the 'news- paper interestingly and attractively, is as sure to have their atten- tion as a nice window display . is to have •their admiration, The ,newspaper is the window display carried right into the homes of the people—hundreds of times multiplied in its effectiveness, ac- cessible to all, 'and comfortably viewed with interest --to convince and profit an concerned,. THE CLINTON- NEWS -RECORD PHONE 4