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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1943-05-20, Page 6PAGE 6 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., MAY, 20,, 194B THIS: MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED: TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful and Inspiring OCCUPATIONS Some occupations wear an peace: One notes it in the ploughing of a field • Where a man walks down a furrow for the sake Of some far -future yield. Patience is written largely there, and hope, And trust in ultimate good for all to read, • And peace is spelled in gleaming let- ters where A farmer sowa his seed. BACK. TUB ATTACK it of • • By Grace Pollard There are men who sail through the blinding gale To harry the sea -wolves' pack, And ensure' fat you that the goods get through Back the attack! A'• quietness runs" like a silver thread When a women sits and sews beside a sill, The sunlight in her hair, and all the room Golden, and very still. She wears eontentfnent as her needle goes Running its certain way without " a sound, Oh, there are times and places where the peace. We need can still be found! -Grace Noll Crowell. V PRELUDE TO GARDENS' To plunge my fingers deep in earth its coolness wide a art And break P Sets free a sudden sweet misfaith v Upon my heart. There are those most dear who, van- quishing fear, Their way up the beaches hack Through a blistering hell of death - dealing shell. Back the Attack! There are lads you love in the skies above Defying the foe's ack-ack. - Who, up:in, the blue, keep 'death's rendezvous Back the Attack! Raising Healthy Pullets on Range (Experimental Farms News) Best results from the laying flock during fall and winter months are largely determined by the way in which the young stock is handled dur- ing the brooding and rearing period. The first essential is to secure good stock. The .second, to see that this stock has ideal brooding conditions, which includes good .feed and good feeding practices, says B. F. Cheney, Dominion Experimental Station, Kent - vide, N. S., If seared inside or if the spring has been late with little sun- shine, the birds should be given ad- ditional cod liver oil with their scratch grain. This can be given by adding: one cup of cod liver oil to eaelffifty pounds of scratch grain fed between the third and seventh week. The oil should be mixed with the grain in a barrel several 'hours before feedjng. so that the oil dries into the grain to allow all the birds to clean up the feed in thirty minutes. lit is important that the birds have a good supply of succulent green feed during the range / period. In choosing a range avoid using some. run-down pasture land, but one that. has been well fertilized and seeded. down. The grass should be cut sever- aI times during the summer so that the young grass keeps growing for feed. Some farmers give extra care to their birds up to six weeks, then when the birds require extra feed turn them loose to rustle for themselves with the exception of scratch grain. This results in retarded growth with few eggs being laid -until after the New Year, Others will leave growing mash and skim milk before the birds, feeding lightly on whole grain being anxious to have the pullets laying as soon as posaible.,This means too rapid development, small birds laying small eggs and birds which are likely to give trouble during the ' winter months. It is better to follow a mid- dle course by keeping the growing mash before the birds- in covered hoppers and feeding liberally with whole grain to help build a strong body. Next in importance to good stock, good feed and good feeding practices is sanitation. In order to have san- itary conditions crowding must be avoided. There are those who wait at a pri son gate With their longing eyes turned back To a land they trust and the folks who must Back the Attack! And though you can't go to challenge the foe, Your weapons they will not lack. When the Bonds you buy, the Tools you supply Back the Attack. A larkspur blue, unborn as yet Save nn the canvas of a dream O mystery of cloven frond 'And fragile gleam Of silver from the crimson lip Of some dew -thirsty thankful rose, Will you lie lovely on the year Who knows who knows? You bees that clamber fragrant trails To stumble, big with treasure, Thome How shall you choose from all of June My way to come? And moths like pearly shells washed in Upon the twilight's tranquil sea, Will you be :here with lilted bands Ask tremblingly? So small a thing to lay the seed Within the waiting soil—but then, God, the familiar miracle Of flowers again? v COURTESY Each friendly thought, each kindly deed, Politely done when there is need, Will help to form a civic creed • Of Courtesy. A customer comes in to buy, Alas! Of just that line you're,shy. Suggest the likely store to try That's Courtesy. Seed Treatment for d a t e Maximum Yields Cold,wet, backward weather has elayed 1943 seeding operations in 11 sections of Ontaxio,'This is a dis- :uraging set -back for farmers who are planning to meet increased objet- Ives for crops to be turned into ba - on, beef, ell, poultry and dairy pro- ducts for our civilian and armed for - es. *any farmers are taking advantage of this delay in malting sure that heir seed is well. cleaned and treat- ed for. disease. Chanees of producing profitable crops are much better at any time and particularly during ..a ate season when the best "varieties and the best seed of those varieties are sown which are properly clean- ed and treated, as much Beed will ger- minate' quickly, produce .healthy, strong plants and come on rapidly to maturity. Indications are that more farmers are giving attention to var- ieties which are adopted to their par- ticular districts. The demand for seed grain, particularly of the early matur- ing, rust resistant varieties, has .been keen and the majority ef seed clean- ing plants report increased activity. Seed treatment should not be over- looked. The annual financial loss to Ontario farmers caused by smuts is very high. This loss is to •a large ex- tent a needless one. Seed may be treated at very little cost and effort. Seed treatment is cheap insurance which no farmers can afford to neg- leet this year. Purchasers of clean, well graded seed frequently rely •on its quality and sow it without treatment, Such a prac- tice should be discouraged, as seed of the highest quality which shows a trace ef smut may produce a smutty crop if sown under conditions favour- able for smut infection. All seed of cereal crops should be treated each year. Such a practice will control the spread of the disease to new var- ieties, and will improve the yield and quality of the crop. A LITANY FOR CLUB WOMEN Let be light upon our woman's way; Give up the vision of the newer day; Grant me, each one, to zee beyond the door;. Attune our ears to catch, above .the road Of love beyond the threshold, each new cry. Of anguished need wrung from hum- anity. Oh grant us strength and courage; make us bold To face and help to right the wrongs of old. �? To hold our dream our vision in the A tourist comes to stay awhile,' You greet him with a cheery smile, And make him feel he's "just your style," That's Courtesy. press Of crowded living, turn frosty little- ness. A stranger parks where no one may, A,policeman warns in friendly way, And gains goodwill for many a day, Thai's' Courtesy. .A lady slips on icy streets, And takes a sudden sidewalk seat, You rush and lift her to her feet. That's Courtesy. Enlarge our radius of mind and heart; Enlighten us to play a larger part; But grant us wisdom in our new-found power., To' keep our womanhood the world's sweet dower. Though further vistas beckon us to- day To new paths which our daring feet essay, Though we have earth for our circum- ference, Let home still hold' its dear prem- inence And be our centre Let the hearthstone fire Remain the beacon of our heart's de- sire, It's that polite and kindly touch That often makes life mean so much— Like super -oil put in the clutch, That's Couptesy. A lubricant, so smooth and clear, It eases friction, builds good cheer, And keeps life running in "high gear" That's Courtesy. • 0. Garnet Smith. v v keeper is urged to becomehis own in + 5 or 10 acres each, and cut the whole Named. Coordinator of specbor and to treat by approved me- year's: supply from one section ata I`1a1m;BPOadCaS thods every case, of disease he finds time; 'then, leave that' section undis- and to report every other •of which turbed until all the other' sections he .may be suspicious to the provin- have been cut over in the same way.. Bial apiarist, That is, instead of cutting over the, whole 20 -acre lot to get 20 cords,, cut' Experienced beekeepers will, no 20 cords from one section each year. doubt, know the symptoms of : the most serious diseases, and be able to diagnose them correctly, and also to apply the necessary treatment, Many now keeping bees, however, are •un- able to do this, in fact, some do not even know the difference between dis- eased and healthy brood. Brood may die from several causes and it is of- ten impossible to determine the cause without a mircroscopieal examination of the remains. The Bee Division, Cen- tral experimental Farm, Ottawa, or the apiarist of the province in which the, beekeeper resides will make such examinations free of. charge if,speei- inens of dead brood are sent them. First of all learn what healthy brood looks like, then if any deviation from this appearance is found .send sped - mens for examination and indentifi- cation. Uncapped brood when• healthy are small, glistening white grubs cur- led. up in the base of 'each cell. At first they are only tiny, specks lying on the floor of the cell they grow' so fast that in a few days they may nearly fill it, but they do not change colour. When it is capped over the The Canadian Trade Commissioner at Los Angeles reports that Dal- matian sage is being grown for use as a substitute for tea. Sage tea is not new. The Chinese have used it for centuries, and it has been common for many, years in the Balkans of Europe. and in rural America. Dalmatian sage must not be confused with the wild native sages of California which have a disagreeable camphor taste. V THE BIRD'S SONG The sweetest song I ever heard, A joyous rhapsody, Was warbled by a little bird In close captivity , I could not know his plight presaged My present destiny, Or that, like him, my body caged, My soul should still soar free. But now, imprisoned too, I sing, Who never trilled a note Oh! that my songs as bravely ring As from bis throbbing throat. A MOTHER'S PRAYER FOR HER SOLDIER BOY From the Australian War Cry As Thou didst walk the land of Gal- lilee So, loving Saviour, walk with him for me- For, since the years have passed and he is grown I cannot follow the must walk alone Be Thou my feet, that I have had to stay, For Thou canst comrade hir, on ev ery way, iBe Thou my voice when sinful things allure IPleadling with him to choose those • that endure 'Be Thou my hand that 'would keep his in. mine All, all things else that mother must Sesign, 'When he was little I could walk and guide, V But now I pray that Thou be at bis YE RD CRASHES GATEside And as Thy blessed mother folded The editor stood -at the pearly gate, Thee, liis face was worn and old, ; So, kind and loving Saviour, guard lie meekly asked of the man of fate Admission to tlte_fold; "What have you done," St. Peter asked. "To seek admission here?" Oh. I ran a country printing plant On earth for many a year." The gate swung: open sharply As Peter touch the bell, "Come in," he said, "and take a harp-- are then wrapped in ,moisture -proof You've had enough of --trouble."' cellophane. and 'sealed. my son for pie, A, further .advance has been made in saving shipping space. Dehydrated vegetables. and fruits for export are now further reduced in bulk by a new process which squeezes most of the air out of the dried products, .which Take no chance! ,Consult your Agri- cultural Representative regarding seed treatment or write direct to Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch, Par- liament Buildings, Toronto for full particulars on "Grain Smuts". —Howard S. Ernst, V THE TRIFLES' We drove—we -never liked to walk, The shortest distance was too far, A wheel felt pleasant in our hands, We ,simply loved to drive a car. And so we found ithard at first, To wait at 'corners for •a bus, But after doing it for months, - We know it has been good fa: us.. New Colonies for 1944 (Experimental Farms News) The demand for honey far exceeds the supply, and is likely to do.so for several years to come,. Honey and wax are the chief pro- ducts of the apiary, but experienced beekeepers knotfi that with careful management they can also produce new colonies without reducing the honey crop of the present season, states C. B. Gooderham, Dominion Apiarist, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. As a matter of fact, in re- gions where the main honey flow starts rather late and continues well into late summer or early fall the current year's production may even be increased by splitting strong colonies into two, some six or eight weeks be- fore the main flow commences. In areas, Where the major flow starts early and is ofcomparatively short duration, the dividing cannot be done economically until just prior to the flow or shortly after it commences and the division must be made in a different manner. In the first case the bees and brood are divided las evenly as possible into two hives and a lay- ing queen given t0 the new Part, both will build up into producing colonies the first season. In the second ease the usual plan is to transfer from the eolonoy two er more combs of emerging brood with adhering bees to •a new hive and introduce a laying queen to the new part. The field bees will mostly return: to the original colony; but enough young bees will remain with those that are emerging to take care of the queen and build up into a • strong colony for the coming winter. If the season happens to be a good one the new colony may even produce 'some surplus honey. v Hybrid Corn Tests (Experimental Farms News) Fv the past four years the Domin- ion and Provincial Departments of A'griculture have been conducting;, many •tests throughout Ontario with hybrid corn. The purpose of the tests has been twoi'old:—(1) to discover the most suitable hybrids for the pro✓ Vince or any particular area within the province; and (2) to protect the corn growers from inferior or un- adapted hybrids. From these stand- points the tests have been success- ful, says G. 1'. H. Buckley, Dominion Experimental Station, Harrow. This ?station is responsible for the tests in Southwestern Ontario and has them well scattered through Essex, Kent, Harry J. Boyle has been transfer.- Iambton and Middlesex Counties, sed from his post as CDC farm broads. From. them, information is gained as cast commentator for .Ontario and to what district a particular hybrid English-speaking Quebec to the farm, is adapted, the maturity group of grain and its tolerance or resistance .broadeastdepartment at OBC national to disease and insect attack, Similar Program office. He joined the organ» tests are conducted in Central and,ia&tion. a year ago from the Stratford, cappings may be flat or slightly rais- Eastern Ontario. On the basis of the Ont., Beacon -Herald, where he was. ed and of approximately the same information from all of these tests, fatim editor. He was also: farm cum colour as the surrounding comb, they -'it has been possible to divide the mentator on Station ,OKNX at Wing. W111 still be white in colour until after province into com growing zones, dia.am Ont. for four ears. He has it has taken on the shape of the adult h ' y bee when it begins to assume the Col- ouring of the latter. Any variation from' the above description must be re- garded with suspicion and if there is any doubt regarding the nature of trouble send samples to the addresses already given. The best way to send specimens is to smear the dead lar- vae on a piece of waxed paper and enclose it in an envelope or to. •enclose a small piece of the comb containing the affected larvae in a cardboard box. Do not use a tin or glass contain:- er. ontain-er. v How Farmers Can Beat Fuel Shortage The farmer who owns a }yell man- aged woodlot of 20 'acres or so has little to worry about in the present serious fuel shortage in Canada, stat- es the Dominion Forest ' Service. if the lot is in good condition it will provide from one-half to one cord per acre every year and actually leave the stand in better growing condition than if nothing was cut from it. A well -stocked woodlot on suitable soil We drank our coffee good and strong; We` always like two eups, or three And often, in the. afternoon We had an extra cup of tea. And so we round it hard at first But now we'd almost blush for shame To think that anyone we knew Would hesitate to play the game We liked our bacon brown and crisp, With lots of butter on our toast Without a thoughtwe'd order up A juicy steak, a five -pound roast We'll find it rather hard at first When rationing begins in May, But there are lots of substitutes Te cook upon a meatless day. The things we do aro trifling things., We still have plenty, safety, .ease, We' still can say the things we think; We still can worship as we please. Ours is the smooth and easy path, While, for our safety, others fight -- The little burdens that we beat, Beside a knapsack, are so light! fering mainly in+iength of the grow- ing season and also to establish lists of hybrids which could be recommen- ded for each zone. contributed many articles to the farm press in Canada. His new work will be the CBC's daily regional noon farm, broadoasts.to make this service more Hybrids which are certified in., tile unified across the Dominion and pro - United States are eligible for entry into Canada. This includes many which are altogether too late in mat- uring for any part of this country. Also many hybrids may be satisfac- tory from the maturity standpoint but prove only mediocre or inferior in yield and ether plant characteristics. These features are all discovered in the tests. The proof of the superiority of a hybrid is in its behavior under test. Only those hybrids, which have prov- ed their worth are placed on the Can- adian reeonunended list. This list is mote unity of information and pur- pose among Canadian farmers. The new farm commentator to he heard in Boyle's place is A. R. Kemp, a graduate of Ontario Agricultural College in scientific agriculture and formerly on the staff of the agricul- tural engineering department at Guelph. New Blue Books For Housewives: New "little blue books," symbols of women's active participation in the contained in a Wartime Pamphlet price control •program, are expected, on "Hybrid Corn" and may obtain -'to be distributed before the end of the ed from the Dominion Department 03 month, probably next week. Agriculture, Ottawa. Miss Byrne Sanders, director of V the Consumer Branch of the Wartime. Potato Profits MayBerices and Trade Board, announces e the copies are ready for the press and, will be in the hands of the Consumer Procured from Protection Branch's 10,000 representatives In the. The urgent demand for potatoes near future. After that they will be will bear from 30 to 40 cords per acre. for military and civilian consumption available to all Canadian women who. Lf most of the trees are sound and places a responsibility upon Ontario do not possess one. spaced so that all the crowns receive their fair share of sunlight, they will grow a cord an acre per year. But unless this cord per acre per year is cut regularly, the crowns will soon become much slower, and finally so many' of the trees will die that the loss from this source may be even greater than the annual growth. It is a serious mistake to exploit the wootilot —to cut all the trees that are large enough to make fuelwood at one time. Such treatment would mean a wait of many years before there would again be trees large' enough to cut. Not only that, but the growth on the few trees left would be much less than the land 'is capable of pro- ducing. Dorothy, Dumbrille. In addition to supplying new col- onies the dividing of strong ones also acts` as a swarm control measure in that it relieves the pressure of con- gestion that is usually present during a heavy flow of nectar. Information on other methods of making new col- onies can be obtained from the Bee Division, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. v Save Dollars With Care potato growers to produce the best crop possible in 1943. An objective of at least 10 per cent increase in produc- tion over 1942 is requested. With labour scarce and prices for seed potatoes higher than usual, it is more important this year, than ever before to provide the best in protec- tion from disease, together with pro- viding abundant supplies of readily available plant food for the growing crop. Heavy losses are experienced each year from such potato tuber diseases as common scab, nhizoctonia and black leg, but this year, growers must be on the alert against a compara- The: proper procedure is to select Lively new disease known as Bacterial and mark the trees that should be cut Ring Rot. This disease was first dm. each year before .actually starting covered in Ontario during the 1938 to cut. First select the dead, defec- season, and since that time, potato tive and old, poorly shaped trees; growers in some localities have, un - second, enough of the largest trees fortunately experienced extremely scattered here and there to make up heavy losses from this destructive selected to let light in to trees be- disease. neath; but not o many should be Every precaution should be taken taken in one place that large open- before the .potato planting to guard ings will be made in the crown coy- against these diseases. Under no cir- er, cumstances should second hand potato It is a good idea to divide a large bags be used for seed potatoes, unless woodlot into a number of sections of they have been thoroughly disinfected. This year, growers will be co-oper- (Experimental- Farm News) The annual profit from beekeeping is less than it should be by many thou- sands. of dollars because of brood dis eases. These who have never had disease in their apiaries may not appreciate the destruction it can cause once it 1S in- troduced. No •apiary is immune, there- fore every beekeeper should ' be on guard against it, ,says C. B. Good'- erhamy Dominion Apiarist. 1very bee the cord or so per acre should be First introduced 15 months ago, when Canadian women took over the. job of checking prices, these purse size books for home budgetting play• an important role in the feminine. fight against inflation. sting more than before in using their - available potato machinery. Several groups have already planned to work. either co-operatively or on a custom - basis to overcome labour and' mach. inery difficulties. That will be good business provided ample precautiona are taken against spread of disease. In other words all machinery should be thoroughly disinfected before mov. ing from one farm to another. Ontario potato growers can increase their pro. duction and profits this year if proper plans and precautions are taken. Seed treatment is important, and will pay good dividends, not only as protection, but by production of ins.. proved quality and increased quail.. tity. Further particulars and recommen- dations may be secured from any County or District Branch of the - Ontario Dept. of Agriculture, or by'• writing direct to Parliament Buildings. Toronto, THE "SEAFIRE': THE BRITISH N AVY'S NEW FIGHTER AIRCRAFT High-speed fighters operating from British aircraft carriers, first came into the lime light as the result of their fine workin protecting the great Russia Convoy from air al tacks in August 1942. The 'Royal, Navy's• new fighters— "Seafires" — proved their worth in the North Af- rica . operations. Large • number's, op- eratingfrom aircraft carriers, provid- fed fighter protection for the convoys and escorting warships before the .A1- lied •occupation of the airfields was 'effected. The "Seafire— as its name implies—is a "Spitfire" modified for the special conditions' of working from an'aireraf11 carrier.- .a development which will undoubtedly have a very ,. important bearing ea future naval 011- erations., Picture Shows:. A "Seafire" flying,. off from a British aircraft carrier.