The Clinton News Record, 1938-02-17, Page 6'PAGE 6
THE CLINTON
NEWS -RECORD
THURS., FEB,,, 17, -1938..
Timely Information for the
Busy Farmer
(Furnished by the Department of Agriculture)
Principally through heavy exports
of dressed poultry to the United King-
dom and large shipments of live poul-
try, chiefly from Ontario, to nearby
United States markets, the poultry
market in 1937 showed a distinct im-
provement over 1936.
Total milk production in Canada
has shown a steady increase for the
past nine years. During the five-year
period: 1932-36, milk production •in-
ereased°'from ` approximately : 15,900,-
000 lbs. in 1932 to 16,700,000 lbs. in
1936, and a further advance of ap-
proximately 200 million lbs. is indi-
cated for 1897,
PLANT -FOOD CONTENTS IN
FERTILIZERS
The Fertilizers. Act requires defin-
ite guarantees
efin-iteguarantees by venders of the plant
foodcontent of their fertilizer3, that
nearly as grave as in some parts of
the Canadian West, 'it is common
knowledge that many Ontario farms
have been mined until there is but
little fertility remaining. The On-
tario Department of Agirculture is
fully alive to thedanger with the re-
sult that the Department, through the
O,A,C. is undertaking; an enlarged
program of research and demonstra-
tion work for 1938 in soil fertility.
In discussing the siituetion, Dr. G.
I. Christie, President of the O.A.C"
Guelph, points out that many Qnterio
soils have been farmed more than 100
years. Some . have been wisely , hand-
led and have become increasingly pro-
ductive. But on the other hand, many
have been thoroughly mined; soils
have become poor, hard to work, and
give low yielding crops.
"On other farms, while good pre&
tice has been followed,' fertility has
become unbalanced," says Dr. Chris-
tie. "Oneor more elements have been
is, nitrogen, phosphoric acid and pot-
MIAMI In ayailabl& Valititim It
ash. In addition, these plant foot) sub-
may be phosphate, potash or nitrogen.
stances must be ht an available form
ifor plant use. There are many kinds
of fertilizer-§ on the market today, all
of which are dependable if used ac-
cording to kind and plant food con-
tent on the one hand, and soil an
d crop
requirements on the other. Every buy-
er
u -er of fertilizers should study these
factors carefully because the, proper
pplication : of them means so much
in obtaining best results.
The recommendations of the Pro-
vincial Fertilizer Council are a safe
guide in this respect and may be ob-
tained from the Department of Agri-
ulture for the provinces.
CANADIAN EGGS TO BRITAIN
Fresh Canadian, winter -produced
ggs will soon be making their debut
n the breakfast tables of the people
Great Britain. The first shipment
f such eggs left Montreal on January
, and totalled fifty corrugated paper
oxes, each box containing 15 one-
ozen individual cartons, the eggs be-
ng Grade A large. Never before
cave eggs been exported from Canada
n one -dozen cartons. On January
1 a carload of fresh eggs packed in
tandard 30 -dozen cases left Montreal
was loaded in the S.S. Beaverbrae
t St. John, N.B., on January 12 for
gland. This shipment was collect -
d from 15 farmers co-operative egg
nd poultry associations in Qiiebee
nd Eastern Ontario; also from some
holesalers. It is expected similar
hipments will follow from other
oints in Ontario,
W. A. Brown, Chief, Poultry Ser-
ices, Dominion Department of Agri-
ulture, who was associated with the
hipments states that the British mar=
.t will not gat any fresher eggs
roe any European country than those
n the two recent shipment. There is,
e says, an opportunity in the British
arket for Canadian winter produced
ggs, and, if such shipments can be
ade profitably, the Canadian produ-
er will benefit.
SOIL -TESTING IMPORTANT
Agricultural leaders of Canada
ave become increasingly worried in
ecent years over soil depletion and
ile conditions in Ontario are not
Whenever your hogs show
signs of not getting the bene-
fits of their feed, then itis
time to give them a few days
treatment with Pearson's
Hog Tonics •
This famous British Speci-
fic is positive in its results
and never fails to give satis-
faction,
Hog 0
Tonic
Made by the makers of.^CREOLIN"
UY IT PROM YOUR NEAREST DEALER
FRED FORD.
CLINTON. ONT.
3n many cases it has been found to
be boron, manganese or magnesium.
It is through recognition, ' of these
problems that O.A.C. has undertaken
an extensive research program."
Dr. Christie reviewed' work done in
Norfolk County by the Chemistry
Dept. O.A.C., which located soils suit-
able for growing flue -cured tobacco.
This crop this year sold for some
$15,000,000. Part of Brant and Ox-
ford Counties are being surveyed for
tobacco through the co -operations of
Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa.
In Durham and Northumberland,
Ottawa and 0. A. C. were conducting
soil surveys to determine if possible
balance of fertility and absence of
important elements, said Dr. Christie.
The Horticultural Division, Ottawa,
under M. B. Davis, was establishing
en orchard where definite experi-
ments could be carried out over a
number of years and serve as a cen-
tre of information for apple growers,
with special attention paid to orchard
management, fertilizing, pruning and
handling of fruit.
As part of the soil program, a soil
testing laboratory was established at
the O.A.C. Last year over 3,500 sam-
ples of soil from all over the province
were tested and recommendations
made to the farmers. A serious sit-
uation in Waterloo County is being
gradually corrected. Cereal crops
were attacked by nematodes, small eel
worms which form clusters on the
roots and seriously interfere with
growth and development of the plants.
The County Council leased a badly
infected field for ten years where the
O.A.C. is carrying out research work.
Last year there were definite indica-
tions that balancing of fertility will
correct the trouble and more work is
planned for this year.
Pasture studies carried out by Ot-
tawa and O.A.C. Chemistry Dept. have
brought to light many new problems
in Western and Eastern Ontario. Fol-
lowing up these surveys, the fields
are fertilized and cattle and sheep are
used to check the results. These ani-
mals are being, fed balanced rations
this winter with special attention to
mineral needs. These experiments.
are under way at Ailsa Craig, Holy -
rood and other points.
As part, of this work in the field,
a special experiment is being carried
out in Oxford County with a group of
85 farmers. The Agricultural Repre-
sentative, Reg. Green, in co-operation'
with the Ont. Livestock Branch and
O.A.C., has supplied minerals for the
cattle and has made an accurate test
of all 'milk produced and supplied to
cheese factories. Results indicate' lar-
ger returns of milk, and the condition
of the animals has been improved gen-
erally.
Large areas of Ontario soils some-
times described as "fresh water" ar-
eas, are deficient in iodine. Horse
breeders are finding that mares in
foal must receive small quantities of
iodine if joint ill and other diseases
are to be avoided.
WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING'
WHAT PEOPLE WANT church would never. return -to other
means of raising its funds. The whole
addressing a group of ministers stat- Diocese of Toronto is watching St.
John's, he said, and this report will
ed that the Church had "gone intel-
lectual" and that 'if it would ie ain,be most cheering to others who would
g• like to make the same effort."=Han-
its hold on the people it must appeal over Post.
more to the heart. He is right. Many
of out• piieachers are afraid to appeal '-• to the emotions of their hearers, and HADN"f WE BETTER THINK
their carefully prepared, ' scholarly ABOUT IT
sermons fail to touch a responsive
chord in the hungry hearts of • their Is the popular method of spending
hearers. T'her'e is a real place for the Sabbath day to be .commended?
preaching which is'directed. 'at the We refertothe way, certain pleasure
head, but one moment of emotion resorts have of advertising' the pleas-
which really stirs the heart is more u r ea and sports a n 4 catering
likely to stimulata Thuast. men and wo- they haveto offer fes 84.14.rdaY and
men to nobler living ';than thirty min Sunday and to the crowns wiiry )Leet)
Utes of mental exercise.' The prey,the adds. Are Canadians justified
Protestant 'eetwoees which are paGg-'in turning the Sabbath into a day of
ed to the dots and which are chang-
ing lives today in any great number
are those in which emotion plays a
large part. Most people love to sing,
and hymns which reach the heart are
the basis of good, congregational mu-
sic. The fancy anthems and high
falutin' solos sung in many of our
churches drive as many people away
as they attract.—Midland Free Press.
Not long ago a Toronto layman in
pleasuring? There is but one answer.
In this connection, we recall a con
versation with the head of a law firm
who, quite unsolicited on aur part,
told - us that over a period of more
than 50 years he had observed that
financial troubles and social misery
and Sababth day violations went hand
in hand. This' man who has loaned
as much as a million and a half of
money refuses to Consider any busi-
/
nes§ ati g'unday. /ie leaves his bust-
A NATIONAL ASSET ness in his office on Saturday night
and does not discuss it in any way till
The cost of education in Canada, is
Monday morning. He and his family
$120000;000, That. Jseems a large
sum, but it is about 13 per cent. of
all government expenditures, so the
cost plays only a small part in the
financial affairs of the Dominion.
And when we consider what the
country receives for its educational
exPendit res—
nine great school sYs-
tems,employing 74,000 teachers and
serving 2.500,000 boys and girls —
surely the cost is not too high. The
Dominion Bureau of Statistics esti-
mates that Canada spends only 3.5
per cent of her income on education.
The same Bureau shows that it costs
$5,750 to raise the average boy' or
girl to maturity, and that only $750,
or barely 13 per cent. of this is spent
on education.
Canadian people spend one-third as
much for cigarettes every year as
they spend for education. They spend
two-thirds as much for liquor as they
spend to educate two and a half mil-
lion children—and expenditures on
both these items show a steady year-
ly increase. Education in Canada,
exclusive of universities, costs about
$10 per capita, and only eight of the
poorer states in the United States
spends Iess than this. Surely the
consideration of facts like these will
convince everyone that the cost of
education, although substantial, is
not by any means excessive. Indeed,
those who advocate increased expen-
diture for education, at this time are
fully justified in. their contention.
At the ;}resent time in Ontario
there is a movement to have the gov-
ernment pay 50 per cent of the cost
of education. The trouble is that the
burden of the cost, at present, is
spread unevenly throughout the coun-
try, and is raised largely by taxation
on real estate. Some wealthy muni-
cipalities are much better able to pay
than the poorer ones. If our school
system is not to continue to be ham-
pered by this obsolete system of tax-
ation, the taxpayers must protest a-
gainst this overburdening of the real
property tax and must insist that a
greater share of the cost of educa-
tion be borne by the provincial gov-
ernment, : This would not mean in-
creased cost, but only a shifting of
the .burden to those well able to pay.
-Listowel Banner.
IT WAS A SUCCESS
Some time ago we commented on
the decision reached by St. John's
Anglican Church, Bownranville, to try
and reach all its financial require-
ments by voluntary givings, without
the aid' of teas, suppers, concerts,
baking sales, bazaars, etc. The re-
port of the annual vestry meeting
shows the plan, to have been a com-
plete success, the year closing with a
surplus of $278 after all expenses
were paid. We feel sure that many
people far removed from Bowmanville
will find it interesting to Learn the
effect of such 'a plan, and thus quote
the following report of the church's
work as given in the Bowmanville
Statesman:
"It was a record-lirealdng year for
St. John's in the literal sense of the
word. Besides the record of volun-
tary giving, other new records includ-
ed the largest kaster Communion in
the history teethe Parish; the largest
number of communicants during the
year in the history of the Parish; the
first time since 1928 that the Mission
allotment had been paid in full, de-
Crete the fact that the allotment was
the largest ever assessed against the
Parish; and lastly, that all financing
was carried out- without any loan
from the bank to meet current expen-
ditures. The fact that church atten-
dance, and particularly communion
attendance, increased to record num-
bers, proves conclusively that the
system of voluntary giving produces
better church going people, and what
is; more, as the Rector, Rev. C. R.
Spencer, reentioited in his report, the
spirit of fellowship and goodwillin
the congregation was never better.
In his :report on the condition and
progress of the Parish, Mr. Spencer
paid a glowing tribute to all those
who had co-operated to make the
special effort a success. Having ac-
complished the task in one year, the
rector expressed' the hope that the
DIES IN MARLETTE,-. MICHIGAN
Mr. Isaac Hudson received a wire
Thursday morning containing the
news of the death of his brother, Mr.
John Hudson, which sad event occur-
red that morning at his home in Mar-
lette, Michigan. Mr. Hudson was the
second son of the late Joseph Hud-
son, of Hensall, and had resided in
Marlette for a number of years. The
death of Mr. Hudson makes the first
break in a family of eleven children.
His surviving brothers and; sisters
are: Mr. Thomas Hudson, of Pontiac,
Mich.; Mr. George Hudson, Hensall;
Mr. Isaac Hudson, Mrs. James Troy-
er and Mrs. John Censitt, Seaforth;
Mrs. James Jarrett, Hillsgreen; Mrs.
Wm. Douglas, Brucefield; Mrs. Al-
bert Harvey, Mrs. James Lagan, and
Mrs. Wilson Car'lisle,.of Hensall. His
mother, Mrs. Joseph Hudson, died at
herhome in Hensall only in May at
last year, in her 97th year.-Seaforth
Expositor.
go to church and make a distinctly re-
ligious use of the Sabbath. "Said he
"The command, 'Remember the Sab-
bath day to keep it holy' is given by
too high an authority for me to dis-
obey."
However, there are many who disa-
gree wit him, h h m, b t
u who disagree •to
their hurt. We quote a few lines that
we believe contain a truth that this
nation must respect if it is to amount
to very much;
"A Sabbath well spent means a week
of content, •
And strength for the work of the
morrow.
But a Sabbath profaned, whatever is
gained,
Is a certain forerunner of sorrow."
—Exeter Times -Advocate,
Main Supply Leather
Comes From Farms
Tanning which is dependent mainly
on agriculture for supplies is now one
of the major industries of Canada,
producing leather both for the home
market and for export to other coun-
tries. In the matter of leather gloves
alone, according to the latest statis-
tics, no fewer than 7,223,676 pairs
were Iuoduced in the Dominion in
1936, cowhide, being used for 2,505,-
612 pairs, sheepskin for 1,971,072
pairs, and muleskin for 932,208 pairs,
with a total value of $4,024,590 for
leather gloves. Altogether the total
production of the leather industry in
1936 was valued at $23,294,210, and
the principal kinds of leather manu-
factured were oak tanned sole leather;
calfskin upper leather; cattle and
horsehide upper leather; patent and
enamelled shoe leather, and glove and
coat leather.
Among the several kinds of hides
and skins used, the item "cattle hides"
is of chief importance, with a total
weight of 78,616,632 ib., and a value
of $7,878,329. The item "calf and
kip skins" comes next, with a total
weight of 19,211,111 lb., and a value
of $3,345,400. The value of these two
items represents 90 per cent of the
total value of skins and hides used.
Canadian farms supply most of the
cattle hides, and, were it not for the
spoilage of some Canadian hides
through rough branding and the rav-
ages of warble flies, Canadian far-
mers could probably supply all the
cattle hides necessary. In calf and
kip skins used, imported hides repre-
sent 38 per cent, and with regard .to
sheepskins Canadian animals supply
about half the skins required by the
industry, the other half having to be
imported.
The centre of the tanning industry
in Canada is the province of Ontario,
where the value of output in 1936
amounted to 89 per cent of the total
for the Dominion. The number of
plants in operation in that year was
87. Ontario had 32 and Quebec 33
tanneries in operation but many of
the latter province were of small ca-
pacity, although in the matter of lea-
ther gloves Quebec turned out 56 per
cent of the total value for the Domin-
ion. Alberta's plants numbered 7 in
operation; Saskatchewan 6; Manitoba
4; British Columbia 3, and Nova Sco-
tia and New Brunswick 1 each.
The first record of the tanning in-
dustry in Canada relates to two plants
which were established at the instiga-
tion of the Intendant Talon (1665-
1672), one at Quebec and the other
at Montreal. Prior to his departure
for France, Talon wrote Louis KIV as
,follows—"I' have this year caused to
be manufactured out of the wool shorn
from the sheep sent by your majesty,
several kinds of cloth; our tanneries
supply one third of the leather requir-
ed here, and at present. I have Cana-
dian fabrics to dress myself' from
head oto foot".
BEFORE THE LAW
THERE, OR THEREABOUTS
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l h �
"How old should you say she is?'
Y J'
"Oh, somewhere in the middle flim
ties?"
MUNICIPAL FORESTS
ARE NEEDED IN
PERTH TOO
It is with interest that we read of
Huron County's instruction to Mr.
Ian MacLeod, the Agricultural - Re-
presentative for that county, to se-
cure more information regarding the
scheme _sponsored by the Ontario
Government for the purpose of crea-
ting' municipally -owned.- forests:
It appears that the rcounty fears
difficulty in securing, a solid block of
1-000 acres, to qualify under the gov-
ernment scheme, and seeks permis-
sion to plant several blocks of 200
acres each. It is quite easy to under-
stand that ili a progressive county
such as Huron there might be some
difficulty in obtaining so large a
block of land, but the smaller' areas
should prove valuable assets to any
county.
We realize, of course,, that there
will be some folk who will emphasize
the fact that these forests will con-
serve moisture. If this were the case,
then the smaller areas planted at
strategic points 'would probably be
more useful than the larger plot, It
is doubtful, though, if even 1,000 ac-
res in one county would have any
beneficial effect on the moisture sup-
ply. At any rate, Huron County,
having as its Western boundary that
great body of water Lake Huron,
should never suffer from drought con-
ditions, if these water conservation
advocates are correct in their theory.
It is not from the standpoint of
water conservation we are interested
in the reforestation of a portion of
our land. We are interested in for-
ests because we realize that a cer-
tain
portion of each.farm under tree
es
growth would form an effective break
against those hot winds that rob the.
soil and growing plants of the mois-
ture that has fallen. We are inter-
ested in forests because we believe
them to be a valuable asset to any
farm. The cutting of ripening trees
yields a revenue, even if used only
for fuel in the farm homes that will
equal the revenue of the same acre-
age under practically any other
farm crop. A portion of each farm
under trees establishes a reserve
that may eventually come in mighty
handy.
We are interested in municipal for-
ests for the very same reason. They
will provide leadership and education
for the man who contemplates private
replanting. They will prove an asset
as "wind breaks" over a considerable
area, and eventually they should yield
profitable returns for the money in-
vested. Anticipating profits in thir-
ty or forty years perhaps does not
ook to attractive, but when we stop
to think of the fact that one hundred
years ago this county was practically
all forest, we must realize that the
remaining forests are rapidly being
exhausted. Even today we can hardly
realize what the country side would
look like were the remaining wood -
lots to be cut away, and we cannot
realize what an effect those remain-
ing woods have on climate, especially
the extremes caused by winds, both
hot and cold.
Our County Cotncil spent a good'
deal of time discussing the removal
of snow front the county road system.
They talked and talked, and yet the
majority of then must have realized
that the snow removal would prove
a costly venture, both'in money and,
what is of more importance to the
average reeve, in votes. The far-
mers out on the township conces-
sions are having difficulty enough to
get into towns now without having
additional mileage of bare roads to
traverse. How much_ better it would
have been had these county officials
devoted at least part of that time to
discussing a county reforestation sys-
tem as the council in Huron did. Per-
haps they will give the matter some
thought at the next session. — By
leusticus, in The Beacon -Herald,
"Look here," said the irate travel-
ing man to the small-town hotel -
keeper, dont, you know, that roller-
t
towels in hotels have been prohibited
for three years?"
"Sure," replied the hotel man, "but
that towel was put up before the law
was passed."
Practical Joke Shocks
Drinker Into Lasting
Cure
"Not tomorrow or the .a ext.
day but
RIGHT Now!"
Tom Watson emphasizes the fact that he.
doesn't want delay, but intends to get the,.
answer right away, by Long Distance. So a
call is put through and a deal, which might
have hung fire for days, is closed promptly..
As Tom Watson puts it: "With Long Die..
Lance there's no room for misunderstanding.
It gets' results. And the cost? An insignifi
cant part of our operating budget, althouglh,,.
we do use it so frequently!"
Reductions in telephone rates—local and long
distance — in I935, '36 and '37 have effecter)
savings . to telephone users in Ontario and
Quebec of nearly one e millio
n dollars yearly.
JI t
CONSERVING BIRID LIFE
The economical value of native wild
birds as a natural resource in North
America actually runs into millions
of dollars annually, but unfortunat-
ely too few persons fully realize the
beneficiaifeffects of wild birds in con-
trolling the legions of insect pests and
in destroying tons of noxious weed
seeds of many kinds which they con-
sume to the direct benefit of the ag-
riculturist. Also, wild` game birds are
of value, not only asa natural food
supply, but also as an object of sport..
Sportsmen spend many thousands of
dollars throughout Canada with bus-
iness concerns dealing in hunting
equipment and supplies and with
transportation companies.
Native wild birds afford an im-
portant natural resource of great ec-
onomic value, and their conservations
is essential if this resource is to con-
tinue. As an aid toward the conser-
vation of wild birds, it is necessary
that certain exact data concerning
their migration and general life hist-
ory be available. The only satisfact-
ory'way in which much of the requir-
ed information can be obtained is by
marking the birds with numbered leg
bands.
Because the birds are international
bird banding in North America must
be international in scope. It is being
administered in full cooperation by
the National Parks Bureau, Ottawa,
and the United States Bureau of
Biogofical Survey at Washington,
D. C.
Since 1920, over two million wild
birds have been banded in North Am-
erica. If a wild bird wearing a num-
bered metal leg band comes to your
attention, you can assist the Canadian
Government in studying wild bird-
life by reporting the number on the
band, the date on which the bird was
taken, and the manner and locality
in which it was taken. Tour report
should be sent to the National Parks
Bureau, Ottawa, which will .. in turn
advise you to the kind of bird, and
tell you when, where, and by whom
it was branded.
Of all practical jokes, perhaps the
most practical was the one supposed
to have been played on a certain Hal=
1ywoodsman whose steady and copious
drinking was worrying his friends.
They decided to shock some sense in-
to him.
So while he was out bending an el-
bow in his favorite taverns one even-
ing, his pals invaded his apartment
with a crew of workmen: (One of the
friends was the owner of the apart-
ment building).
They then proceeded to turn the
room almost literally upside down. The
rug was nailed to the ceiling, legs of
chairs, table, lamps and bed were
bolted to the :ceiling. Mattress and
covers were fastened to the bed. Wall-
paper was pasted to the floor and
shades arranged to roll from the bot-
tom up. •
The tenant came home stiff as a
poker, groped around and finally went
to sleep on the floor. Next morning
with a head like a balloon, he stared
and screamed.
Obviously his head was a balloon,
for here he was flattened against the
ceiling, and there below him was his
room and the empty disarranged bed
from which he must have floated.
He had a bad time trying to jump
from what he thought was the ceiling
to what seemed to be the floor. Final-
ly he noticed the door, staggerer) cad
into a world of new sanity and he
hasn't touched a drop since.
Records Reveal Cost
Of Raising Pullets
(Experimental Farms Note)
In order to ascertain the cost of
raising pullets to maturity, that is
the age at which they lay their first
eggs, a record of all feed, coal, and
litter used was kept during the 1937
season, at the experimental station,
Summerland, B.C.
Starting with 680 White Wyandotte
chicks hatched on three different
dates, April 6, 14 and 29, respectively,
and brooded under coal brooders, 391
were sold as broilers and roasters,
and a few as ready -to -lay pullets.
These latter have been included for
purposes of experiment at their act-
ual weights and the prevailing live
price per pound. ` Mortality, caused
mostly by hawks and coyotes, ac-
counted for 48 birds. The balance of
241 ,represents the number of , pullets
coining into laying from September'2
onwards. Noeggs laid by these birds
have been credited, as such inclusion
would only create a fictitious, profit or
unfairly reduce the cost of rearing.
The number of chicks brooded
might easily have been cared for by
two brooders instead of three if hatch-
ing dates, allowed this, thereby reduc-
ing the amcoal used.ount and .cost of
As anyone knows who kept poultry
in 193'7, feed prices, were high, Wheat
for this experiment cost $50.00 per
ton, hone -mixed developer mash of
which large ,quantities were consult). -
ed cost $40.00 a ton.
In order that the figures may be of
some benefit to those poultry -keepers..
who raise their ')inlets from purchas- •
ed day-old chicks, the cost of the ori-
ginal 680 chicks has been reckoned at.
$14.00 per hundred, the approximate:
price of heavy breeds in the Okanagan.
Valley. In calculating the cost of
raising the birds, no charge has been
made for labour.
Cost of Raising Pullets to Maturity
Estimated cost of 680 chicks $95.20
Brooder coal, 1900, lb.
Litter, 800 lb.
Chick feed, 784 lb.........
Developer mash, 8398 Ib. . ,
Whole grain, 4600 ib.
14.0/
4,00
24.43 '
167.96
105.00 •
$410.60
Sale of broilers and roasters,
1602 Ib. 303.82
Cost of raising 241 pullets .'. $106,98
Cost per Pullet 44.39 cents .
ASSN JT FARMERS TO •
CHOOSE FERTILIZERS
In preparation for work on the
farm during the coming Spring, far-
mers at the present time are consider-
ing what fertilizers will help produce
the best crops possible. In this .
connection, assistance may be ob-
tained from the Dominion Department
of Agriculture. The Chief of the
Fertilizer Division of the Seed Branch
reminds prospective buyers that many
kinds of fertilizers will e offered
and that it may be difficult in some
cases to decide which to buy. The
buying of fertilizers, should be based
primarily on crop requirements and
soil deficiencies, and it is worth
knowing that up-to-date information
regarding this is contained in the Far-
mers' Bulletin No. 30, which may be
obtained free from the Publicity and
Extension Branch of the Department
at Ottawa.
The question of cost per unit of
plant food is also important. Each
buyer should be able to compare the e
plant food costs in the different fes- •
tilizers offered. A. leaflet dealing
with this may also be obtained from •
the Publicity and Extension Branch.
When choosing from the manufac-
turers' lists, many farmers take ad-
vantage of the recommendations made
by the Fertilizer Councils of Ontario,
Quebec, and the Maritimes. The 1938
recommendations of these Councils.
may be obtained from the respective
Provincial Departments of Agricul-
ture. These Councils are composed •
of the authorities on fertilizers, so
that their recommendations regarding.
suitable fertilizers for the different •
crops and soils may be accepted with
confidence.
Canada is India's second bestcus-
tomer for tea, followed, in order by
the United States, Ceylon, Eire, Ir-
an, A.uatralia, and Soviet Russia. The
United Kingdom is the principal buy-
er. Strangely enough, India is the •
largest producer yet the smallest con-
sumer of tea in the world.
COUGHS, EMSTE MPER,
BROKEN WIND
have met their master in
ZEV-..made by the mak-
ers of Buckley's Mixture.
Stockmen, poultry breed-
ere, etc., who have used.:
ZI:V say it is positively
"sure fire" relief for all respiratory
diseasesiy in dogs, cattle, amazing
pigs,
po dtry, and doge. It is amazkig how
qu cidy it gets results tri the most stub.
born cases, In fact, we guarantee ZEV
to dd in a dayortwo what it took old.
fashioned remedies a month to do. Pet a
size 54,. Stock size $1,00. Oet'ZEV at
W. S. R.HOLMRS