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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1931-12-31, Page 6NEWS THE " ;L -Timet Information 1att01.1 for the Busy Farmer ( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ww.. , T Important . Suggestions An article containing very valu- able suggestions regarding agricul- ture in Ontario z a w as recently pre- pared byMr. A. R.Smitho' Gt Bamberg, president of •the On Field Crop atad Seed Grewere3' dation, end has :appeared in a nu of publications. . Prominent a his recommendations for imps agriculture are: The fencing of 1v •Iots in order to keep live stool and allow the baby, trees to grow appointment of a consulting, for . from amongst the people of municipality, who could show p how to harvest many mature tre Ontario's woodlots without direi ing the "slim:Aye,, continuation of' practice of making land as cls possible, in order to help mai the soil- fertility; and building u herds of good producing live s to consume our agriculture,? prod In conclusion Mr. Smith pays tribute: "The farmer's wife and family deserve great credit for jesting themselves to un+hal conditions. Let us hold steady der trying conditions, and as rheli•suggested, be ready when opportunity comes.' lieve_been enrolled a"s well as repre- sentatives from,no +'less than forty, four countries in Europe, :Asia, South America and elsewhere. Empire wide n a d world-wide reeo ninon rs ig New 'rein• given tarso g OAC graduates Each Asset I Year brngs evidence of worthy con- tributions to world service made by tuber graduates. With improved facilities mong ( for instruction; research and exten- eying eion,'even greater service, should he sod= possible, r out grow ester November Harvest each eople Harvesting "a second' growth of es in oats on the 26th of Noveipber is an nish-experience seldom enjoyed by"farm- the ers, even of Southern Ontario, Yet an as this was an actua accomplishment Mail: this year by K. H. Robertson of p of deannette's Creek, in Kent County. toek The' oats were not ripe, but many uee.of the. heads were almost ready to this turn when they were 'plowed under hie as fertilizer: • The stalks were over 40 inehes arced long, whereas straw in the first crop Drs- was short. The heads were just as the large and the kernels just aa solid; Mr, Robertson had 140 acres of •oats this year. They ripened very quick- ly during the latter part of the hare vest season, with the result that when they were cut they 'were very ,ripe. eved The grain shelled and fell to the nee ground, accounting for the second at crap. ash hey sta. ere, Another S)ep Towards Better Se ad- One of the most interesting an old practical steps towards providing Fair. better seed supply for Western 0 sty. tarso was taken recently when abs uni fifty operators of seed cleanin p plants in various parts of Weste fat'- Ontario came together at'O.A:C. fo nl- a. two-day school of instruction an un- practice with the most up-to-dat cod equipment. Since these sten we ret all experienced seed -cleaners th F sante to the school with very deficit iv; ideas as to what they wanted t ate find out, and they were so we ers pleased with what they saw an to Better Prices For Poultry , Interesting results were achi at the poultry fair at Napa when it . was estimated that least $2500 was added to the c value of sone 16 tons of you marketeer through the grading tion operated in the Armouries th and that fully 33,000 more was sled to the cash value of poultry s "on the street" during the The Napanee Fair showed concha ely that buyers wi.1 pay a premi for a product that is properly pared for market and also that niers can grade and pack their po try with efficiency and despatch der ,the supervision of experien government assistants. For the fi time in the history of the poultry was "sold," not simply del Bred to the buyer. The approxint average price realized by inenmb participating in the pool, for tl four top grades was 27c per you net, while the fair average far co spending quality' at "street" vat was 20c to 21e per pound. Equa important was the sharp rise . prices on the market as poultry m ed into the grading station. Fro around• 20c to 21e they moved to round 24c to 25e per pound. EWS,RECOR,D TRUES, DEC.. ri, 1i9&1 I1PPENINCS 0 INTEEIEST TO FRBMEBS 1372 and. also at Aechaqui,. N.E. -He thinks there is a great opPoitunity f p �r�, for the _ development of co -o erativ dairies in the various centres in th Maritimes along the lines of thus In Demure: which have proved suer a success. These are community af- fairs and he . is of the opinion , that they could be successfully establish- ed with the eo-o e p ration of native.. farnere. •M r, Poulsen has travelled quite extensively in the United States and Eeso in Canada, having traveIled from coast to coast as he hal; just recently done. Speaking with h •e . gard to affairs in Denmark mar ]c he 'said d that like the rest of the world they are suffering from' the depression and it is dlffieulb to forecast just what the outcorne will be. He feels, however, that -matters will eventually . right themselves, but the various countries. in the world at the present time are having a hard time of it. There are, he stat- ed, many Danish families who would be glad to emigrate to Canada but the immigration laws permit only of a small number enteriug from time to time. F F kept before them' commencing with;,e good handful per day and increased grad- And uaily to 1t/• pounds daily at twenty, avoid two weeks of age when the skim- tress now suffered in much of ei livestock -cheaper than now. many grain farmers eou�'d a repetition of the same dis- Dairy Cattle WINTERING DAIRY CATTLE IN SINGLE -BOARDED OPEN - FRONT SHEDS There is no doubt that :big barns generally make a farmer feel 'that his, lot in this world is as good as that of any other member of sot; iety. On the other hand, there is no getting out of the fact that these imposing structures are costly pro- po'sitions when inteirest, insurances and depreciation are taken into con- sideration. They certainly do bring up -the cost of barn room, for each cccupan:. ed During the iast 16 years, 10 bulls d and more than 100 heifers have beer) wintered in single boarded open- ( front sheds at the Cap Rouge Station tzZ and only a few had ter he brought in tinder exceptional circumstances} g when suffering from injury. A. ret mongst the lot were future champion producers of the breed, in the 2, 3 and 4 year, and. )nature classes, enc} e it is thought that exercise and pure re air gave then the vitality y and rug- gedness necessary for snaking high records. The herd is accredited since 1922 and has passed four consecutive 11 tests for abortion without a single cl reactor, which shows that it is at least as well to prevent diseases with pure air as to try to cure them. It should however be understood that no cow in milk, or weak calf, should be thins wintered; that calves not six months' old at the beginning of November had better be kept in; that stock should be turned out be- fore September to gradually get used to cold; that no half starved calf whieli has been tormenter by flies all 'summer should be wintered out- side; also that sheds should front south and have no cracks to create drafts: -•-G. A. 'Langeliel', Superinten- dent, Dominion Experimental Sta- tion, Cap Rouge, Que. learned that before dispersing they nd passed a resolution urging that such rre- a school should be held again next les year, all in ov- nt a - Potatoes For Poultry Farming inereases in value en occupation just in proportion the extent to which incidental b products can be marketed at a profi Not only must the farmer se'.l all h good . quality products at a fai price, but he must also find a narke fur as much as he can ofethe unsale able product. It has been found tha greater net profits per bird can b trade and a finished bird of fine quality and. flavor produced throng crate.feeding on a ration of'equa parts of -middlings, rolled oats, boil ed potatoes anti skim -milk than i the case where cornmeal is fed. Po tatoes, finely, ground or boiled, ar proving exceptionally good foe fin fishing poultry, particularly. when fed in conjunction with the "white' grains and milk. Crate -fed poultrl Ohre a really attractive market • outlet for cull potatoes. - The program was arranged by the Markets Branch in Toronto and in- cluded some,. excellent addresses by widely experienced men, and demon, strations of actual seed -cleaning with the best kinds of machines new made for this purpose. The Course was given in the Field Husbandry 'Build- ing at the College. where the differ- ent kinds of machines had been set t up for operation, - t. is Valuable Reports r Among the various reports issue) e 1 n • e u Testing Cotvs Pays The Peel County Cow Testing Asscciation is gaining in favor; with inilk.and cream producers to enable them to eull their flocks, on production of butterfat and milk as '•determined by )milk tests each month -for the entire ,gear. Interests ing -figures have been compiled to show the growth in recent years and the value of these tests. The.number : of herds increased from 32 to 58 in the period 1929-81, while the num: or of, cows on test tnouth',y increase 051 from 494 to 766. A comparison of high acid low herds showed a high herd of eight cows. having 10,832 lbs. of milk and 380.56 lbs. butterfat .and a ]ow herd 6.325 lbs. milk and 234.46 lbs. of butterfat, representing a cif- fprenee of 4,007 lbs. of milk and 146,- 10 butterfat. From Many Ciimes, A review of the students who have attended. 0. A. C. during the last half century is eoetaineci in the amnia! 'report front the College. It shows that, young men and. we: men froit, every province Ln Ctlnada. by the Department during the past year, which are of especial interest and may be obtained by anyone in- terested in them, are the following) Ontario Agricultural College and Experimental Farm, 1930; Ontario Fruit Growers' Association, 1931; "Manure and Fertilizers: Their Use in •Ontario"; "Results .of a three Year study of certain poultry rations as they affect the hatching posver of ]ten eggs as well as the number of eggs laid" (Prepared by 0. A. 0. Department of Poultry Ilusbandi'y); Parasites Injurious to Poultry, by Lionel Stevenson, provincial zoolo- aist; Women's Institutes of Ontario (report for 1930). Much valuable information is contained in these re- ports and they will be gladly furnish- ed free of charge upon application to the Publications Branch of the De- partment of Agriculture, Toronto; Danish Settlement in Maritimes Prosper On a visit to Danish settlements in the Maritime Provinces, Mr. 1'. Poulsen, Migration Secretary, Y.M. C.A.., +Copenhagen, . Denmark, left Nieneton on the Ocean L�nnited of the Canadian National Railways to visit settlements in Nova Scotia, For a week he visited Danish colon- ies in New Brunswick in company, .with, a representative of the Colon- ization olon isation Department of the Nationa0,' System, and was particularly pleased with the success with which hie. countrymen have adapted themselves 1:o the country and are apparently succeeding ie their. colonizing ef- forts. He' visited the Danish settle- ment at New Denmark, the oldest in the`Maritinne Provinces, dating' /tone THE FEEDING AND CARE OF DAILY CATTLE • The best and safest way of int• proving the milking qua.ities of a herd of'caws is to raise the heifer calves front the best cows in the. herd. However, though good breed- ing has been found a very important factor in the development of good da?'y cattle, the usefulness of the cow when mature is also dependent on her proper development starting the clay she is born. The following method used at the Dcmiuion Experimental Station has been found very satisfactory and capable of developing strong healthy heifers. The calves are renovetl front the cote at •birth unless they are weak and unable to drink.or. unless the cow's udder is severely caked. The mother's mills for the first four days at the rate of eight to ten pounds deified in three feeds is, the first feed they receive. For the first, three weeks, whole 'Milk is giv- en twice daily and' the quantity is increased gradually but overfeeding should• be avoided: A. safe Tule 18 always to keep the calf a little hun- gry. At three weeks of age, the calves" are ,gradually changed from whole to skim -milk, taking• one to two weeks to snake the change. • A fat substitute is then added to take the place• of'' the butter fat whicl4 has been rethoved front the silk, Flaxseed jelly has been found one o' -j, ; . the best substitutes to use, which is I Made by 'bolding a pound of flaxseed ' in a gallon of water until' a thick jelly is 'formed. While the change from whole null to skim -milk is made, a tablespoonful' of jelly is ad- ded to the milk, lecreasing gradually . until at one month old a half=eupfel is fed' at each feed. At three to four weeks of age s grain mixture coimposed' of two parte of finri'•"y ground' oats; one part of ran,: .and' one•,o:t ill? cake -emcee • ' milk may be gradually cut off and this grain ration increased propos- tionately. From the' age of three to four., weeks and on, fine clover hay and clean water 'are kept them, p before If the calves are •spring -born thea are not exposed ,to•heat and dies, hut kept in a dark cool ,box until forts months of age', after which they southern Saskatchewanby milking a few este, keeping some hogs, hens and geese dr. turkeys. Weeds were now a great problem for the: west and control cannot be secured by summerfallow alone. taop rotation was essential, some found. they had been handling more land than their equipment and help Imay have a night add permitted, while two or. three quare e g paddock. If fall, ter sections world be better.rise dropped calves, their, are kept in a stall 'A limited amount of soots or i iI CANADIAN CHICK EN COMPET;serea,'brtat comfortable, ie, warns box a mixture of rotos and ensilage have also been found very satisfactory, -- A. Belzile, . Dominion Experimental Station; Kapuskasing, Ont. MIXED FARMING ONLY SALVATION CLAIMS EXPERT "Mixed farming will certainly 'have a larger place in the west as a re suit of the Lessons learned from present adversity suffered in the wheat belt," stated Samuel E. Cork, Toronto, who is manager of mortgage investments of Confederation Life. association, speaking in Edmonton ecently. His company had extensive life in- urance and other interests in the est including' bonds and loans. lite other eastern• concerns the company was glad to co-operate with the western farmer in his difficul ties. The attitude of the mortgage companies in general was if at al, - possible to keep the sten on the land, render assistant in many in- stances and provide expert advice. Clean seed, including sweet cloverp and grasses was often provided where repeated years of adverse conditions had put the farmer be- hind. While .he fully realized it cost money to get into mixed farming, he was not advocating it in all eases as the soil and water were r s w L WITH THE AUSTRALIAN, RABBIS' Fur and feathers are in the airs death dealing weapons- are in action; war is deelared between. the Cana- dian 'chicken and the Austra',ian rabbit. The battle ground is Can- ada and the cause of hostilities .is a touchy situation wherein Canadian housewives will be the eventual azv biters. As a direct result of a trial ship- ment which reached Canada this fall aboard the Canada -Australia "good- will" ship, 15,000 Australian rabbits invaded the Dominion and were ear ried by Canadian National Railways to points' in all provinces, principally in Ontario.. The rabbit contingent arrived by the Canadian National freighter ]Canadian Ilightander, which docked at Halifax. Disem- barkation took place in secret and the news is only now released. It is peculiar war. The rabbits appear to be the aggressors; though patriotic hens have laid plans for some time. The rabbits claim to be gastronomically equal to the chick ens. They claim their taste is quite as good. Several millions of rabbits darken the hills of Australia and motorists near Melbourne say they get several rabbits to the ga+lion on a good day. Though the invading army is numer- ous, each contender arrives furless, skinless and without internal impecli- among factors to be considered. -merits; yet each is noise the le a Certainly farriers could not 'et into ss g potent help to the culinary cause. • Cb Or THE rbirat AO, uatttitdti � � G ir. p xsp;toa•t;y. GRAN7•i emiNG..wrD n. ASSOCIATE SECRETARY ' THEIR RIGIHT PLACE secretions when he is usin g handkerchief. kers ie h f. While cit' is true th in most eases, disease germs • fairly quieley outside of the be yet our Bands not only become se ed with our awl; ;secretions, b they are reached by the secretions others in hand -shaking and by mea of the various articles which handle so frequently in common wi many others. 'i'hese disease germs on the has are harmless as long as they r main there. Our 'problems is to ke them on the outside • and not all them to enter the body. •In order accomplish this, it is necessary keep the hands away front the fa Hands that touch the Zips or no, fingers that go into the mouth, ni carry di ease germs. The ha should not go to the face exeepti when the handkerchief is being us One of themost ' liner i ptaIt consid- erations in disease prevention is the unportance of what appear to be the little things of life. It 'is upon com- paratively simple things that our health is largely dependent. What to do or what not to do with our bands,: for example, plays an inipor- ,tant part in •deciding whether or not we will contract one or another of the conninon communicable dis- eases.. - Provided our hands -are kept in their right place and that the are thoroughly washed at the proper times, there is littJ,e or no danger to be feared front them. If, however, they are not kept in their right place, and if they are not washed be- fore meals or before food is handled, then they are likely to be a source of danger. tealth Sauce 1L The germs of disease do harm on- Another way in which dise ly after they gain entrance into our germs may pass from the hands - bodies. Their usual mode of en- the body is by means of food. F+ thence is through the mouth. In oth, which is touched by the hands er words, what we do, in general, is eludin whatever is em the hands, to eat them or drink them, eluding disease germs, If s food, This type of disease germ leaves latert eacoeinminated th without t havinggerms, the body of the person tubo harbours cooked, the disease germs gain the germs in his secretions. IVTost of trance to the body. So we lay do the communicable disease germs as a rule for self-protection and with which we have fie deal are found protection of others that the ha in the nose, throat and other parts of are to be thoroughly washed bef the upper respiratory tract. They food is eaten or prepared. leave the body in the secretions of These precautions which should the nose and throat. This is why it made habits of life are simple. T1 is that most of the communicable do not cost anything and yet ti diseases with which we meet in Can- are worth a great deal as a mean ada are spread usually- by the trans- protection. ference of nose and mouth secret- • Questions concerning Hearth ions. dressed to the Canadian Medical The hands of an individpal are soeiat]on, 184 College Street, To very apt to become soiled with these t m' will be answered personally letter. 41/4 gilifiglr Here's a Story for RE : AILERS A young tailor complained bitterly about his poor business. "I make just as good clothes as 's do," he said, "and I sell therm for less,,yet 's get most of the business of this district." This young tailor felt that mens ought to find all about him --that they should search him out. He didn't see that it was his job to snake known to all men the fact that he made good clothes and sold them at attractive prices. 's, en"the other hand, advertised their business, and, of course men went to them for their clothes. It's the same aII the world ,over—buyers go where they are invited to go. They buy, in larg- est numbers, from those who give them informa- tion about their -business, service, goods, prices This is exactly as it should be. Why shouldn't the most aggressive seller get most business? .s The world likes to buy from keen sellers -- retailers who pay them the compliment of telling them about what they have to sell and, about their desire for their custom. Dumb retailers may be fine 'men, may give good .values, may be first-class store- keepers, but the buying public prefers to go where advertise- ments in their newspapers direct then. to. go. The wise retailer runs his business in line with what buyers want, because it is .profitable to do so. It costs a retailer far more not to advertise than to advertise..