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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1931-08-20, Page 6.1010.00111.* TIIP CLINTON-NEWS 'RECORD THURSDAY, A.UCUST ' 20, 1931 NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR MER THE L'. SY FAR, ( Furnished by the Departmentof Agriculture Live Stock Figures : • A Pasture Experiment According to authoritative fig- ures, them are abeat 180,000 farms h Ontario maintaining' , live stock. with capital invested in this stock• of approximately $240,000;1900. . This estimate is roughly apportioned as follows: Horses, '$82,000,000; cat tie, $120,000,000; sheep, $7;000,000; swine, $14,000,0'00; poultry, ''318; 000;000. Dairy cattle are said to return to Ontario annually 'approximately one hundred million dollars from the butter, cheese, milk, powder and whole mina • ' Making Poultry Pay One of the most interesting fea- tures of the Poultry Week Confer- ences at O.A.C. was the facts of poultry flock revenue 'as presented by Dr. Marcellus in connection with the O.B.S. -work 'in Ontario. One flock of 225 liens produced revenue totalling $2,393 50, and the cost of feed totalled $033.96; a profit over. cost of feed -lar the year of $1,459. Here -is where the revenue came from: Market eggs, $850.68; batch- ing eggs, $199.70; market poultry, $7;747.97 and sale of chicks and breeding stock, $595.15. In connec- tion with feed, this operator bought' feed to the extent of $366.00 and fed feed produced on his own farm to a value of $567.87. ,A. number of outbreaks of sod webworm have occurred in the western part of the province. The Method of control proving most sat- isfactory is spraying with 4 pounds of arsenete oflead to 40 gallons of water. This, of course, can only be used where no stock are present. A veryinteresting pasture dem- onstration has 'been 'kearried out during, the, past two seasons on the farm of Howard Fraieigh, M.L.A.,. at Forest. Alr. Fraleigh, who is prominent in Ontario agriculture not only for ' his ' outstanding suc- cess with fibre crops,' but as a breeder of Angus, is keenly inter- ested it the problem of pasture maintenance.. With the co'operation!'a of the chemistry department of the 0. A C., a series of "plots was r laid out ing 8 beside Mr, Fraleigh's farm. in ad- dition to the fertilizer applied in 1030, the pasture was harrowed. over and re -seeded with a 'grass and clover mixture. The result of this reconditioning was very plain- ly apparent at a field meeting field on the plots this summer. Part of the plots were grazed but a section, of each was fenced oil so that the actual growth of grass could be seen and checked. ' 1930 aloe the hi hw'ay running Tour Tobacco Area The inspection tour of the Stand- ing Committee .on Tobacco investie gatiens took place early in August The party included Dr. Harcourt, Messrs. N. J. Thomas and J. E. Hargrave of the Department of Chemistry, 0. A. C., Dr. Nelson, and other federal tobacco special- ists, as well as others directly in- terested in the tobacco crop. The tour was started at the Harrow Ex- perimental Station and tobacco fields were visited in Kent, Essex, • Elgin and Norfolk. At the tobacco test plots near Delhi a special study was made of the effect of fertilizers of varying I:ombinatione un the tobacco plants. tish Columbia most crops are also giving -'promise of good yieldsHay crops in the Eastern 'portion of the Dominion have been ,heavy' and cer- eal harvesting- has begun with ex- cellent prospects except in the case of oats in Ontario which :suffered material damage through rust and smut. 'In the Prairie Provinces har- vesting has begun and will shortly be general as ripening has proceed- ed satisfactorily except in parts of Alberta where 'it has been retarded Science and Invention A reforesting machine has been invented whieh will: plant 1500 trees. an hour. Rubber is being ' extracted from guayule, a desert shrub that grows wild iu Mexico. , A, motion picture film of metal, invented in. France, is claimed to be. more -.durable than. celluloid `film. A phosphorescent material is included , in a new fly paper to make by cold wet -weather. The season it luminous' in the dark, attracting is now too far advanced for any ria more insects, aerial linrovement upon the previous p Agricultural colleges in the United estimates of grain yields much below States have demonstrated that pool normal, nevertheless rains during the try can be vaccinated successfully a - past week have improved fodder and, gainst contagious chicken pox. late crops. 'Details follow. Prof. Albeit Einstein plans to re- Prairie Provinces turn to the United States next win - Rural Hydro Expands Returns compiled by the ,Hydro - Electric Power Commission for Ontario of rural services to the end of May last show that 50,064 rural customers were connected with the various systems. From November: 1 last to bhe end of May '3,340 new services were installed: and 511 for May alone: In the same period 438 miles of rural trapsmission lines were con- structed, besides 606 for the seven. months period ending May 31. The total amount invested in rural sys- tems is $15,630,266, ,.of which $7,- 743„758 was a bonus by the Prov- lnce. Following official tests, the 0. A, C. herd of cattle, numbering 181 head, was pronounced absolutely free from tuberculosis. Live stock shipments from Can- ada to Great Britain continue to in- crease, a recent report showing that approximately 10,000 head of cattle have been marketed in the United Kingdom so far this season. The harvest of tomatoes and cern for canning purposes is in full swing and most districts report the prospect of very good crops. Several counties declare the corn crop the best in years. In a few districts tomatoes have been se- verely injured by the tomato worm • Latest returns from beekeepers in various parts of Ontario indi- cate that the honey crop generally will be lighter than anticipated three weeks ago. Unsettled wea- ther came at a time' when the honey flow was in full swing and' materially lessened- the erop. HAS IT HAPPENED ft Y I U ,bq P. C,1 Whenever I see the driver of a Motor car beat a railway train to a crossing by a few feet, I can't help thinking of the pitcher that went to the well once too often . , . and broke. If I could talk for just five min; utas to every driver of a motor car I don't believe there would ever be another railway crossing accident. Geer the things I've seen when drivers tried to beat trains have cost nie many a sleepless night. Take my word for it ',theme are enough unavoidable -perils 'attached to driving a ear without tempting Providence where the railway and highway meet, W 11, I'll be seeing you. ..Lli • Alberta, Northern Area—With a e ontinuation of the warm weather of the past two days cutting should commence; within two weeks._ Alber- ta Southeastern Area Cutting has conmmnced' and will be 'general shortly, 'Wheat should grade well but the yield, will be light, Alberta, Wieetern Area—Mains have helped filling bat warmer weather is re- quired to ,nature the crop. - Whea't cutting has commenced in the South Where yields except on suramerfal- low will be light and some grain fields may be used for sheep pas- ture. The sugar beet crop is making good progress. Saskatchewan, Northern Area—Harvesting of wheat 'has commenced in some localities and should be .general by the 20th Prospects vary from good to very poor., ,There tivill be no shortage of feed. Saskatchewan, Southern Area -Where wheat is 'worth cutting, harvesting is under -way. A. large area has suffered total failure and most favoured districts will have little more than seed. Manitoba— Harvesting is general except in the. North. The estimated creel is about 50 per cent of normal. A fair yield is indicated in parts of the Northern and Eastern areas ea. -along the Red River Valley. In the Western and Southwestern areas the yield will be light with a large acreage cut for feed only. Rust is prevalent but the crops are too far advanced to suffer I much damage from this source. Province of Quebec flaying is now generally_ complet- ed. The crop is above average. Oats, barley and wheat are ripening well. Cutting has started in some sections and satisfactory yields are anticipated. Potato and other crops promise well. A good apple crop is assured. Pastures are in good. con- dition. An average yield of tobacco is expected. Province of Ontario Markets Council Active Charles W. Bauer, newly appoint- ed secretary of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable 'Growers' Markets Council, 'has had ten years' exper- ience .with the Vineland Growers' Association, which he managed very efficiently. He has now open- ed an office in the Bruce Building, Hamilton, and will give his whole attention to the growers' marlfet- ing. problems. In a recent statement the presi- dent, H. L. Craise, said: "We are going to list all the commercial growers of fruit and vegetables and obtain particulars regarding the crops in which they are most interested. We expect to bring about a more satisfactory relation- ship between growers and canners, and in every export market we ex- pect to,. maintain commercial rep- resentatives who will promote the sale of Ontario produce and put buyers in touch with growers and shipping organizations who are in a position to pack in carload quan- tities, to supply these outside mar- kets.” H. E. Thomas has already been established in Winnipeg to repro sent Ontario growers in that mar ket, and the president of the coun til has intimated that markets in Quebec and the Maritime Prov inees will likewise be explored. New Market For Lambs One of the most interesting de velopments or trends of the present time is the extent to which ,tour ist traffic is providing new outlets for farm products. The visitor evi dently perfers the best 'in quality and insists on having it supplied fresh. This demand is making it self felt in connection with almost all farm products, but this year it is particularly; noticeable in con- nection with the heavy demand ,foe fresh lamb and Imutton. Despite the fact that there has been a fairly heavy marketingof lambs, and that these have had to compete with considerable quantities of imported frozen lamb, the tourist demand las taken care of practically all the fresh product as fast as it has come onto the market. Fly Spray Valuable The importance of fly spray 'for cattle is definitely shown in the following statements . by a, well- known Oxford dairyman:: "Our herd had not been sprayed for two Or three days and the milk flow had been materially affected. The first day after spraying there was 22 pounds more milk and the second day the herd was up 42 pounds. This rate was maintained for about a week: While other fac- tars may have been partly respon- sible, I believe . the increase war largely due to the fly spray. This increase was not much on twenty cows, ''butit mare . than paid for our invstmnt, in fly spray at 90 cents pe • gallon." Crop Report ter to complete his scientific re - .search at the California Institute of Technology. Hydrogen is produced from steam. by passing the steam over heated silicon which removes the oxygen, setting the hydrogen free. The ..University' of Michigan has a "soundroom". to measure sound. A word spoken in the chamber can be heard reverberating for 15 seconds., Brazil's black diamonds, known locally as cerbonados, exist plenti- fully in the State of Bahia. They have been employed for drills for a- bout 50 years. According to tests made by a scientist at the University of Cali- fornia a 20,000 volt electric spark is 50 per cent. hotter and 100 times as bright as the sun. , A new device whereby a written message can be sent and received simultaneously by a wireless type- writer is the ingenious invention of Glenn W. Watson, of Detroit, Mich. An electric apparatus has been de- veloped that determines the type of minerals lying 'under the earth's surface, The device takes the place of the old divining rod. A rubber composition has been in- vented for desk pads that is proof against ink stains and is not scorch- ed by cigarette stubs, and which prevents sheets of paper from slip- ping, The Field Museum of Natural Ms - tory, in Chicago, 111., has published 280 books in its regular series of Below will be found a brief eyn- opsis of telegraphic reports received on. Thursday at the Ilead Office of. the Bank of Montreal from its Branches. General Exceptionally uniform reports of the satisfactory progress of practi- cally all crops come from nearly ev- ery district in Quebec, Ontario and the Maritime Provinces and in Bri- anthropological botanical, geological, zcclogical a,nd historical works. automatic bridge floor layer that fords creeks and swamps and is also able to build a corduroy, load' has been invented. In two minutes' time the apparatus will build a 100 - foot bridge of wood, planks joined by hooks through a simple device of un' rolling a wooden;•belt on a cylinder mounted on a motor truck. The proposed Hoover dam, to be constructed on the :tumultuous Coln ado River, will be the biggest job ever attempted in the United States. The dam/ will be 730 feet high and at its crest will be 1100 feet long. The power houses will have a total generating capacity of 1,000,000 horsepower, with a continuous firm power output of 653,000 horsepower. An electrical detector of the in- visible cracks in rails which ,have been a source of accidents ever since the beginning of railroading is now being successfully used. The device causes an 'electrical current to disclose the transverse fissures which grow like living things, their pres- ence often unrevealed, until the rails :Fall apart. The grain harvest is progressing rapidly and threshing is general. Fall wheat should average 35 bush- els of good quality grain to the acre, Barley is yielding satisfatcorily Threshing returns bear . out earlier reports of material damage to the oat crop through rust and smut. Corn and roots continue very pro- mising. Tomatoes in reduced acre- age are in good condition, some da- mage is reported from the tomato worm. In Southwestern Ontario beans are being seriously affected by a small worm new to this crop. Priming of tobacco has commenced and cutting of a very promising crop will be general within ten days. Maritime Provinces Harvesting of aheavy crop of hay is practically completed. Cereals have headed out well, are ripening fast and a good yield is anticipated. Potato and other root crops are in good condition. Apples are sizing well., Pastures continue in good condition. Province of British Columbia Grain crops are matur]ng rapidly and harvesting will be general within a week. Tomatoes are rip- ening quickly but will be small un• less there is more moisture soon. Ifeavy shipments of potatoes are be- ing made and other root crops pro- mise 'good yields. Apples, pears and plums are doing well and the fruit is reported to be of good quality. Percentages are as follows—grains 105 pen cent of average, potatoes, 105 percent, tomatoes 100 percent apples 80 per cent, pears 85 percent, plums 90 per cent. Pasturage gen- erally is good. LIKE A TAIL THAT IS TOLD The Porcupine Advance protests against all the publicity and the up- roar which have been given the trip of Col. Lindburgh across Northern Canada. The Advance remarks: "The United States newspap- ers that are Making so great a fuss aboutLindbergh's airhip voyage across Northern Canada may be excused because they may not know much about the matter. The Canadian newspap- ers that have become hysterical over the trip, however, have much less excuse. To several Canadian airmen the country through which Mr. Lindbergh is said to be' making his epoch- making flight is like a tale that has been told. Canadian airmen have flown over the barren land, across the wooded stretches, ov- er the rocks and across the wide water stretches. They have mapped the country and charted the route. Without,' calling theinselves heroes, or thinking much about it, except as part of the day's pautine, they have made easy the way for. Lind- bergh and others to :follow. Tn his present air voyage Mr. Lind- bergh is following' a trail blazed by Britishers, just as he did on the air voyage across the seas when he followed 'the course tra- velled a decade before by Alcock and Brown." These are facts Canadians might well keep in mind. —London Free Press. ONTARIO POULTRY BREEDING STATIONS 1. For a'lurnber ef years a system of poultry flock improvement has been conducted in Ontario under bhe dir- ection of the Ontario Department of Agriculture and supervised' by the Poultry Department, 0. A. College, An inventor in France has suc- ceeded in making plate glass which has all the features of the "safety glass' now • used in automobiles and places where it is likely 'to cause injury when shattered. The new pro- duct is quite flexible and will withstand considerable hard usage, but when finally broken it crushes and the pieces are entirely free of, sharp edges which do 'the damage when ordinary glass is broken. More than half of the world's production of diamonds in quantity, is used in industry. Some form bearings for watches, chronometers, electric meters, and other accurate instruments and laboratory appara- tus. Some, in which tapered holes are drilled, are used for drawing fine wire of platinum, silver, gold and rare metals. Other industrial uses for diamonds are as drills for glass, porcelain and similar hard sub- stances; turning tools for lathe worts engraving points, and as cutting edges for rock drilling and sawing. Under this system outstanding flocks are enrolled as poultry breed- ing stations and aro especially seleet- ed, inspected and blood tested by, field men from the Poultry 'Depart- ment. The .flocks may, be of any of the standard breeds and varieties of poultry but they must show evidence. of special care hi regard to . cleanli- nese and general health and quality of thio stock. In addition it must be shown that the flockyields high grade eggs for hatching and market purposes, and also serves as a source of inspiration for others. At the present time there are only five, poultry breeding stations hi Huron County and there should be room for at least double this, num- ber. Entry must be made to the Poultry Department, O.A. College, Guelph, before September 1st. En- try forms together with a copy of the rules and regulations may be obtained by writing the Poultry De- partment, or The Ontario Depart. ment of Agriculture, Clinton, Ont. extent, should be removed. Where registered seed has been sown the a- mount of roguing necessary should be negligible; .Sy)).1e exhibitors prefer to cut their grain somewhat on the green side, but our experience at the Central ex- perimental -farm seems to indicate that it is usually more desirable to let the crop become fully ripened, The .stooks of harvested grain phould' be protected in some a- gainst unfavourable weather se as to prevent damage by sprouting and also to assist in preserving the na- tural colour of the grain. In the case of wheat grown in Western Canada, particularly 'fine bright colour and lustre may often be expected from grain which has stood in the stack for a time.' The method of threshing the exhi- bition grain is a matter of import- ance. A vary good plan .is to frail the sheeves by hand on a canvas, spread out on the ground near the stooks or stacks, on a bright sunny day. Only a very few strokes of the Bail should be given each sheaf as the large, well developed kernels .will roll out first. The kernels remain- ing . in, the sheaf may be threshed out later in the ordinary way. In the case of oatsand barley, which sometimes retain apendages which detract from the appearance as well as from the weight of the grain, various methods may be em- ployed in dressing the sample so that these apendages may be removed. Where a scarifier or seutcher is not available the grain may be placed in a barrel, or some other receptacle, and a spade or 'shovel used to chop off these awns and ends. Care must be taken, however, not to damage the kernels: While the hand picking of samples for exhibition should not be encour- aged, generally speaking, yet under present conditions, where the exhibi- tion sample is relatively small, the practice can scarcely be prevented. PREPARATION OF SEED ' EXHIBIB The production of a prize winning sample of seed grain in these days of keen competition, demands that all factors which have a bearing,on the production of highly developed grain, must be taken into consideration, First of all the seed chosen to pro- duce the exhibition sample must be- long to a variety which is well adap- ted to the district and which is likely to present a good appearance when mature; then the land on which this seed is sown should be in particu- larly fine condition as regards tilth and fertility, while the resulting crop should be watched carefully during the growing stason and all' heads or panicles which appear to differ from the prevailing type to any marked • Exhibits from Great Britain, France, Cuba, Bermuda, Mexico, In- dia, South America and United States will be prominent at this year's Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto. i eadtitgameeelpeagagialresee It is a Convenience Has it occurred to you that a Newspaper and Job Printing Of- fice is one of the greatest conveniences in a Community? A Newspaper is the Mouthpiece of a Community and lacking a newspaper the Community is Dumb. An individual who is dumb can get along, but everybody wil'admit that it is done under a very severe handicap. People judge a Community by its Newspaper. If it is prosper- ous and up-to-date they conclude that the community is the same. Some Qommunities have better Newspapers than they deserve -- few have worse ones, The forward-looking, progressive and up- to-date citizen gives generous support to the local Newspaper,. knowing that by so doing he is assisting in making the whole Com- munity progressive and up-to-date. The progressive citizen also makes good use of the Newspaper. When he has any news worth publishing he passes it on to the editor; when he has first-hand knowledge of any important °happening in the community he puts the editor wise. He suggests public i mprovements to theeditor so that they may be brought to the attention of the public and, above all, he uses its advertising columns to boost his own business. The establishment of friendly relations between the business men and the local newspaper is mutually beneficial. And The Job -Printing Department Right here in Clirlton, and in all progressive towns which have newspapers to match, is an import ant manufacturing plant, equipped with expensive machinery and manned by a staff of trained and ef- ficient operators, maintained for the purpose ef turning out job printing to the order of customers. It works six days a week the year around and, in case of necessity has been known to operate on an odd Sunday, when memorial cards have to be got out, for instance. You bring in your order of printing today and it may be deliv- ered to you tomorrow. Or, if it is a job demanding a longer per - rod of time, it may be longer. But in the she, -test possible time you get your job, neatly and efficiently done and REASONABLY PRICED. DO YOU NEED: -- Business Letterheads, Business Envelopes, Auction Sale Bills Merchantile Posters. Wedding Invitations, Wedding Announcements, Calling or Business Cards, Funeral and Thank You Cards. - Pamphlets or Booklets, Convention Programs, Yearly Programs, At -Home Cards. 0•r any of the many printing jobs, large or small, which are needed in business, family or social life? An order left with us will be promptly attended to and 'satisfaction guaranteed. We are here to Serve the People of this Commurnity'to the Very Best of our Ability. Make use of us. THE CLINTON NEWS RECORD PHONE 4