The Clinton News Record, 1931-12-10, Page 6PAGE is
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD,,
Timely.. Information for. the
Busy Farmer
( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture
With the coming of cold weather,
rive stock has been stabled and is in
better condition than usual. An in-
creased, acreage of fall plovaing is
reported from the majority of coun-
ties. ball wheat has an excellent top
and should pass the winter in good.
condition. A . considerable quantity
of heavy, well -finished 'poultry is be-
ing marketed and the velame will
increase as the festive season ap-
proaches.
Poultry Grades
Most of the poultry being offered
on elm. ; market this : year is being
graded in accordance• with govern-
ment standards, with •the, class and
grade marked by tags affixed to
the breast of the .bird. There are
two classes 'of joultry, "'Milk -fed,"
distinguished by . white fat, and
"Selected," distinguished by yel-
low fat. Within these classes are
the grades "Milkfed A," "Milkfed
B," "Selected A," "Selected B" and
"Selected. C." Grading of the birds
in this manner enables the house
holder to tilmose good dressed.
poultry with great ease.
Clean up the Kien House
Every hen house should be glean -
en before ..putting in the pullet
crop. A good thorough cleaning
consists of removing the litter and
all poultry house fixtures, such as
mash hoppers, drinking fountains
and the like, then flushing the
walls, eeilingj dolloping boards and
floor, scraping loose any dirt that
may have a tendency to stick.'After
the house has been thoroughly
cleaned it is ready,: for a coat of
whitewash. This' will improve the
appearance of your hen house,
make it much lighter for the birds
and at the salve tine help to kill
parasites and disease germs. A.
common practice is to add a pint of
disinfectant to a gallon of white-
wash. Clean, comfortable quarters
for the pullets go a long way to-
ward increased production during
the winter months.
. ._.,__
s. A 'Turnip Club
In tile course of a recent address,
Mr. John Buchanan of the O.A.C.,
spoke of predicts] ways of busi-
nese keeping in close touch with
agrieuitura1 life and he related the.
experience of the Kiwaitis Club of
Guelph in forming a Turnip Club,
The Guelph distriet is noted for
turnips and growe 6000 to 8000 car-
loads yearly. Eighteen boys were
enrc'led and each sponsored by an
individual Kiwanian. Each boy had
an acre of land and was provided
with sesta and fertilizer. When
thinning time came, they held a
turnip.,thinning contest, each boy
to hoe •his row until the first iroy
finished. While the turnips grew
well, this year for some reason was
not a good season for ttumips,
When opened up they were soft in
the centre and the buyers wouldn't
take them. As the result of the
Turnip Club, greups . of shippers,
seedsmen and others were brnugbt
together at the College and a lot of
light was let into the matter .of grow
ing turnips.
Embargo Lifted
The embargo on the importation
of Battlefrom the Old Country has
been -removed so far as Seoty and
is concerned, since there have been
no outbreaks foot-and-mouth dies
ease in that country over a satisfac-
tory period. Animals from Scotland
may now be imported providing that
they are embarked at a port in
. Scotland en a vessel sailing direct to
Canada without touching at an Eng-
lish port. The feed accompanying the
:cattle for use en route must area
1 have been grown and stored in Scot
`land. The order•pern;its considera-
. tion of applications for the importa-
tion of cattle, sheep, other ruminants
and swine from Scotland. ',
O.A.C. Short Courses'
Young farmers ill many parts of
Ontario are showing keen .interest
in the 0.A,C. winter short courses
which are being h eld at the Col-
lege from January'' 4,th to. April'
2nd. These eourees cover such,
subjects as: Live stock and field
crops, poultry raising, beekeeping,
, drainage and drainage ;surveying
'fruit and vegetables growing, flori-
culture and landscape gardening,
factory cheese, butter -making, ice
cream -nuking, ,creamery and cream.
grading farm power_ and farm me -
chanies.', Valuable informution s
provided by ,experienced instrue.
tors. Hundreds of young farmers
have benefited in the past and thio
coining year, is; likely to set a new.
record hi the !natter of attendance.
Full particulars of the courses can
be seemed by writing to the Col-
lege"Registrar. ..
Overseas Apple Market
.
With moderate trans-Atlantic
shipments early in leroveinber, ' the
demand far apples in the United
Kingdon: ' has ebeeree. steady With
prices slightly firmer, reports An-
drew Fulton, Ontario growers' rep-
resentative. M°. Fulton states that
he h'as received some apples in re-
cent shipments which ' were poorly
packed and he pointe out that the
shippers cannot expect to receive
top prices. He advises that Green-
ings be packed with all sizes mixed
in the one. barrel. Baldwins from
Ontario are running to large sizes
this season and are therefore more
difficult to sell. Many of them,
however, are 'beautifully colored and
finished- Mr. Fulbon• also refers to
the excellent exhibit of Ontario' ap-
ples at the Imperial Fruit Show in
Manehester, which was highly com-
lpended by everyone.
Will Hold' Conference
Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy has an-
nounced that with a view to devel-
oping new solutions to general
farm problems, lowering farm taxes
and securing better financial terms
for the fanners, he is calling at an
early date a conference . at Queen's
Park with representatives from ev-
ery county council in the older part
of Ontario. Notices have gone out
to tbe clerks -of all these councils,
inviting suggestions on the proposed
conference. Creme! Kennedy points
out that in every county council there
is an agricultural' committee which
with the co-operation the Depart-
ment is ready to offer, should be able
to play an important part in brings
ing the farming industry back to the
etetus it once enjoyed.
Live Stock Judging Winners
The Durham County team came
off victorious in the Inter -County
Live Stock Judging competition at
the Royal Winter Fair and were
awarded the Jeffrey Bull Memorial
Trophy. The team from Victorie
County scored a close second. In
the final analysis the teams from
the various counties of Ontario were
arranged as follows:
1, Durham; 2, Victoria; 3, York;
4, Peel; 5, Halton; Lanark, South
Sirecoe (tie); 8, Elgin; 9, Ontario;
10, Middlesex; 11, Waterloo; 12,
Bruce; 13, Carleton; 14, Went-
worth; 15, Huron; 1$, Oxford; 17,
Brant; 18, Wetland; 19, Peterbor-
ough; 20, Dufferin; 21, Lincoln;
22, Sherbrooke, Que.; 23, Welling-
ton; 24, Grey; 25, Lambton; 26,.
Perth; 27, Frontenac; 28, North-
umberland; 29, Telniskaming; 30,
Haldimand; 31, Essex; 32, Hast-
ings; 83, North Sinttoe.
Reduce Fertilizer Brands
The list of 76 brands of Sentiliz-.
ere registered for sale in Canada
was reduced to 28 for Ontario at
a recent 'conference in Toronto:
This move is the outcome of the
co-operative demonstration work
carried on by 0. A. C. and the fer-
tilizer industry for three years,
which has illustrated the effective-
ness of properly chosen fertilizers
in increasing yields and improving
quality. Not only will the redue;
tion in number of analyses greatly
simplify the situation for buyers,
but it will have a definite effect
in reducing registration and nanu-
facturing costs, thus keeping bile
price of fertilizers at a reasonable
paint. The objective is to still
further reduce the number of fer-
tilizer formulas at a later' date.
Canadian Manufacturers will offer
in 1932 only those analyses which
were eatalogned at the conference.
Passenger: 1' suppose you've had
some ,Hairbreadth .escapes during
your seafaring career.
Old Salt: Yes, I' was nearly drown-
ed once,
Passenger: You don't say so! How
did it oecur?
0.d •Salt. I went to sleep in the
bath and forgot to, turn off the
Water. j di
Huron County Council
(Continued from page 3
was willing to change over to th
fee ,system on a month's notice.
. Council recommended the return
of Warden Beattie to the coueed
and a resolution to this effect wa
ordered sent to the clerk at Seaforth
Bylaw 16 .:confitmring bylaw No. 5
of Goderich Township, closing up
Certain roadway and bylaw N. 1
covering expenditures were read' re.
quired ..nnube of times . and passed
The council expressed their ap
preciation of their association with
Warden J. W. Beattie in a finely
worded address. His term had been
fraught with difficulties owing to
the depression which prevailed
throughout the country,. but these
served to bring out the . sterling
qualities of his leadership. His kind-
liness and devotion to duty had en-
deared him to his fellow members
and the hope was: expressed that the
municipality in which he lived would
recognize his ability by returning
him for many years.
" The warden was presented with a
handsome cane. Warden Beattie
expressed his appeeciation of the
gift.
. THURS., DEC. 10, 193
INTEREST TO
R.S.O. 1927, and anzendnlents there-
to -amended so as .to make the indi-
e
gents or the parties placing them in
hospitals report the information as'
to indigence.
s 2. That no indigents be Placed
any hospital outside our own coun
unless our hospitals are not able;,
a take -charge of such, and that
7 county be not held responsible f
any patient placed in any hospit
contrary to the -provisions of th
foregoing clause unless. under spe
ia1 circumstances beyond the ski
" of our own physicians.
We want the residence Claus
amended by the changing of month
to years. It is not reasonable or jus
to allow an indigent to live his .lif
in Municipality A and by erossin
the road into B for three months, t
make B responsible. The clause a
at present constituted seems design-
ed .for tramps . 'and not genuin
residents.
Regarding the resolution - of th
County . Couneil of Stormont, Du
das, Glengarry, the following clause
were recommended and carried:
"Whereas interurban bus line
and interurban freight lines an
gradually monopolizing the use of
the provincial and other improved
highways. That the speed unlit en-
forced against automobile drivers
should be. strictly enforced against
the said bus and freight traffic and
that their time schedules should be
submitted to the department for
approval and should not be permit-
ted to exceed the statutory limit-.
That there should be a more care-
ful supervision over and some reg-
ulation of the drivers employed •on
such bus and freight lines."
The County Property Committee
found ail 'offices and buildings ' in
good condition. The Crown Attor-
ney's office had been re -painted and
re -decorated.
this liability would have to be' car
tied over. The Administration o
Justice costs, and the Old Age Pen
sins, had, increased this year. Th
estimated expendituret over and a
hove the total approximate receipts
of $1338,000 would. equal $40,000. Ad
ministration of Justice cost $16,500
- Old Age Pensions $24,880; Grants,.
in $3,000; Goal, $3,200; Mother's Allow-
ty ance, $9,650. with, more to come;;
tb Childa'e's Shelter,- $2,300; Municipal
the Government, $11,600 with more to
or come; County Property $1,300; Hos.-
al pitals and 'Chaaitiets $4,470;; Water,
o Light, . Division Court, etc„ $$2.500.
e The expenditures for. the whole year
ll in the general account will be ap-
proximately $135,000 and the receipts
• about the same may ,be more but not
e materially,
a The Treasurer' said in his report on
t Provincial 'highways that the year.
e 1939 was started with a baldnce of
g $25,148; the County levy Was $41,2.72;
o interest at 4 per cent. $924; making
S' a total of $70,821. The total expend-
itures for 1980 was $60,709.84; We-
e cipal and interest on I-Iighway de-
bentures $18,000 leaving a deficit of
e approximately $3,500.
Dun
Executive Committee
The. executive committee's report
that 'the bylaw closing a small por-
tion of road at Holmesville, in God-
erich Township, duly passed by the
Township council was not•'corsidere
ed a matter for the committee to
deal with and should be dealt with
by the open council, was carried..
The education committee .,.report-
ed: We have examined the differ-
ent levies trade by the several High
Schools in our own county and in
adjacent counties as follows:
Clinton -{Levy, 510,125.42; return
of previous year, $694.83; total, 510,-
820.25; Seaforth--Levy, 59,673:64; re-
turn• of previous year, $786.29; total
$10,459.93; Otoderich-Levy, $9,316.,1
90; return of previous year, 81,708,70
total, $11,025,60; '4l'Sngbam - Levy,
$5,973.62; return of previous year,
5804.44; total, $6,778.06; Exeter -
Levy, $8,395,20; return of previous
year, 5652.06; total 59,047.26; total
543,484.78; 54,646.82; 548,131,10.
The adjacent High Schools: Strat-
ford, 5293.30; Harriston, $339.12; St.
Marys, 5172.30; Parkhill, $413.44;
Forest, 549.89; London, $537.40; Lis-
towel, 31,097.96; total, $2,903.41, mala
ing a total paid by the county to
our own and adjacent Higli Schools
of $51,034.51, --Carried.
The cost of the County Continua-
tion Scheele and in adjacent counties
last year were as follows: the returns
for this year are not complete, but
so far are about the sante as Last
year. Heusall, 52,757.71; BrusseIs,
82,663.65; Blyth, 52,185.90; Wroxeter
51,809.30; Fordwich, (Howlett) 52,-
107.10; Zurich (Hay) 5783.00; Total
Huron Schools, 512,806.66; Adjacent
County Continuation. Schools: Mil-
verton, 5100.00; Lucknow, 51,558.03;
Clifford, $840.45; Total, 52,498.48, a
grand total of 565,839.65, requiring
a levy of nearly 11Fk mills on our as-
sessment.
The resolution of the county coun-
cil of Lennox and Addington approv-
ing a one-year term at Normal
School and passing examinations in
good standing be given a permanent
certificate after teaching two years
was endorsed.
The committee also recomm�end-
ed the following clauses in the re-
port submitted by the Educational
Committee of the County of Lanark
and they were carried by Huron
eouncil:
1. That the inspectors should not
be vested. with the . authority they
have independent of the co-operation
of the trustees.
2. We wotild recommend that the
public school inspectors on their
periodic visits to rural schools be
authoritatively instructed to advise
high school entrance examination
pupils to ,attend the nearest exam-
ination centre regardless of the in-
spectorate in wvhich they reside.
3. That the matter of the pur-
chase of school supplies and the ap,
plication to the township councils
for monies to pay teachers' salaries
shlould be left entirely in the hands.
of the trustees..
4. That We are of the opinion that
inspeeto's of rural schools should be
chosen from rural, school inspeebor-
ates and not from urban centres for
the reason that meal inspectors are
more familiar with rural .conditions.
5. That there should be a sub-
stantial reduction in the salaries of
inspectors and teachers owing to the
present depressed'. financial condi-
tions throughout the county.
Legislative Committee
The legislative committee's re-
port was considered clause by clause
with 1Vxr. Armstrong in the' chair and
adopted by the whole council Rs fel-
lows; .
Reeve McKibben of Wingham
• pointed out, and the Treasurer agreed
that the County rate should have
s been a half mill higher, that is 'one
e and a half mills,
The County, highway account would:
just about balance, according to the
Treasurer, possibly a surplus of $1,-
500. The h)ghway accounts were in
good shape at the present time there
are no outstanding notes in the
county highway account.
Sheriff Answers Query
•Sheriff Middleton addressed the
Council in answer to Reeve Gold-
thorpe's query of the day before
"Why did the McNeil trial not go
on the second day?"
He said the court was delayed
- at the McNeil trial because the
Crown Prosecutor, Mr. Bull, was
seriously indisposed; and as far as
he (the sheriff) was concerned the
trial Was in good order. Mn. Bull
was not strong and had recently suf-
fered bereavement in tbe death of
his wife. As a result of adjournment
of court the judge had a chance to
go on with other cases, which prov-
ed an advantage and the costs be -
Good Roads Committee
The report .of the good roads
committee reads as follows;
"While it was not possible to carry
out the program outlined in June,
due to the limited funds, the follow-
ing work has been carried out: '
"Fifteen miles of roads have been
reconstructed and gravelled. Eight
concrete culverts and bridges were
erected. A considerable number of
pipe and tile culverts were install-
ed.
"On maintenance work was car-
ried out as economically as practi-
cable, and the roads were in fair
couditioi throughout the year, but
considerable gravel will be needed
on many of the roads next year.
Twwa bridges were reflaored and ten
bridges painted, and taventy-four
miles of road' were surfaced with tar
or asphalt.
"Stop signs were authorized and
erected at a number of points.
"lVfany requests from all parts for
sew fences have been received, and
while it is possible to supply only a
small part of the demand, a car-
load has been purchased and is be-
ing distributed.
"It is expected that there will be a
small surplus from the mill and a
half levy at the close of the year."
County Treasurer, Gordon Young,
at the Thursday morning session in-
formed the council that the SfcNeil
brothers' trial had cost the county
52.903.31.. Three petit juries were
called in addition to the grand jury.
The division 'of costs was as 1oh
lows:
First petit jury, $520.94; grand
jury, 5204.36; June Court, petit jury,
5271.37; November Court petit jury,
$207.69, There were five Crown wit-
nesses who received 5147.00, $32.90,
5191.20, 512.00 and 5244.00.
The. constables' pay sheets for
February Court amounted to 597,-
50;
97;
50; June, 5115; November $144.50.
Conveyance to and from the
jail for three Courts was 58.00; Con-
veying the petit jury to Brussels
ordered by Justice Logie, 525.00; pro-
viding accommodation for the jury,
510.00; Huron cafe, $129.00; ;British
Exchange Hotel, for lodging June
Court, 5139.00; British .Exchange
Hotel, . November Court, 5129.50;
Telephone- account, 52.75; 'Mrs. Rey-
nolds stenography,' 540.00; two ri'.ans
of Brussel's bank 520.00 and 528,-
00; transcribing evidence, 5112.85;
the. whole being 5290.31:
Mr. Young also gave the costs of
the various committees. The Good
Road's Commission, with 13. Meet-
ings were 5610; Old Age Pensions
Board, nine meetings, 594.5,5'5. ,Coun-
ty Property Committee, one meet-
ing, 543.90;: Children's Shelter -Com-
mittee; three meetings, $102.20;
House of Refuge, four meeting's,
5210.70.
Treasurer's Report
In presenting his roped County
Treasurer Gordon Young said that
under tha new basis, the Provincial
school grants were 52.5,000 less than
timated. In addition there; was. a
lance of 545,000 left over feed, 1930
which he saw no ,hope of reducing, so
1.We'would like to have the In- ba
gent Act as contained in Chapter
r.. cause , of the adjoummment have en -
tithed the county by 5384. Sheriff
- Middleton urged the selection of
o competent men as jurymen. He
wanted Huron Countyto be one of
the cleanest in the Province. "Some
of the farmers from the Townships
are,; rez{S men, not saying any:
thing against the town :nen,: con,
eluded the sheriff,
3fr. Ilolman, chairman, of the Mo-
ther's Allowance Board reported a
slight increase in the numbers of
mothers drawing the allowance the
past twelve months the number be-
ing 57,
The total amount paid out to these
fifty-seven mothers for the twelve
months ending October 31 was .$10,-
540 or an average per month o
$878.35; fifty per cent. of this or
$5270.00 for the year; and $439.17 per
month was paid by the Province and
fifty per cent. by the .County.
The distribution of the allowance
to the different beneficiaries was as
follows; 2 received each $15. per
month; 4 a 520., 11 at 525, 16 at $30.
11 at.$35., 9 at $40., 1 at $45., 3 at
$50., or an average of $38.43 per
month, the County's share being one-
half.
Attention was called to this phase
of the •jViother's Allowance Act, con-
stituting. an amendment to the Mo-
ther's Allowance Act adopted in ,
1928;
"The Mother's Allowance Act of
Ontario provides for assistance to
be given to the wife of a man who
is totallyand
permanently incap-
acitated from any form of remun-
erative labour, providing she lived
in Ontario when the disability made
its first appearance and for two years
immediately prior to making her ap-
plication for allowance." • s
The other condition of the Act ' s
remains practically as before. t
A11 cases of iregularity have been f
dealt with by reporting the same e
to the Department and having the
same investigated and reported on v.'
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municipalities as follows: Usborne
1; Turnberry, 1; Goderich township,
1; Stanley,; 2; Hay, 1; ,Stephen, 1;
East Wawanosh 1; Exeter, 1; Lon-
don, 3; Goderich, 3; Clinton, 1; Brus-
sels, 1. The Home is self sustaining
and the Warden remarked that it
would be a wonderful help if some
other departments were. One of the
Reeves said: "The administration of
justice for instaners!"
Mr. Patterson, county en ineer
was asked to speak regarding the
complaint of, residents of the village
of Bayfield of a road being fenced!
off. The road reaches back to the:
early days of the County..Mr: Pet;.
ers .had bought some property' and'
had undertaken to fence in this road's,
Ile' had no right to erect the fence;,
and any individual has a right to'
take it down. He thought there was
no record of it .being a county road.
and should come under the jurisdie-
tion of the Township or the police'
vii'.age of 'Bayfield. Reeve McKibben?
asked if it required a by-law to put
roads back on the township. The en--
gineer said it would but this road:'
is covered by an old by-law of 1872:
Reeves Henderson and Francis mov
ed that the County Council should'
take no action, Ms. McKibben asked,
that the deputation be heard.
Mr. Fingland of Clinton, said;
'11 is a question whether this road'
s in the jurisdiction of the Township,
of Goderich or the County, and on
behalf of the delegation asked that
t be referred to the Road Commis -
ion and Reeves Armstrong anti^
Goetz moved' this be done which
carried:
Hard Years On Farmers
ran McLeod, Agn�ieultural Repre-
entatfve, in an informative address•
aid' the past year had been an ex --
remoter trying one for fanners as.
an as financial returns were con-
erned. The work of his office was
increasing the number of letters=
ritten, 3,284i -circular letters sent
ut 123,438; telephone calls, 51,555;'
tuber of visitm'e, 1910; number
of meetings held in office, 19; nuns
ber of bulletins distributed, 3,040.
The best forrm of contact with farm-
ers is the personal interview, Mr.
McLeod declared.
Prices are poor in livestock but
(Continued on page 7)
by the- inspector appointed by the
Department.
Home Repos: Given
J. 11x. Govenlock, Inspector of
Huron County home addressed the
Count?. A farm of 80 acres load
been rented. Everything was work-
ing satisfactory. During the year
inmates were admitted from several
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