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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD'
THURS., MARC I" 10, 193&
Timely Information for the
Busy Farmer
(burnished by the Department of Agriculture)
Frozen Vegetables
Asparagus, beans, corn, peas and
spinach were the principal products in
the frozen vegetable pack in Canada
in 1937. Like the Canadian frozen
fruit pack, they are finding a ready
market in the hotel and restaurant
trade, but,as theyrequire a temper-
attire of about zero, they cannot be
offered to : the general public until
proper storage facilities are available
in the retail trade.
Starters and Cheese
One of the most important factors
in determining the quality of the
cheese is the starter which is used to
hasten and control the acid fermenta-
tion of the milk,and its therefore
r
highly important that uniform start
ers of high quality be used. A start-
er correctly made and handled cannot
harm the product in any way; rather
it should improve it, whatever the
quality of the milk may be. The ques-
tion of starters is wholly under the
control of the maker, and he has only
himself to blame if the quality of his
product is injured by the use of a poor
starter.
son, from Winnipeg, Man. The Sec-
retary -Treasurer of the Association
is Mr. W. T. G. Wiener, Ottawa, Ont.
.Alfalfa Hay Crop Moves
Movement of the 1937 bumper crop
of alfalfa hay front Haldimand Coun-
ty is now in full swing. It is estim-
ated that lastyear's erep o f 3,000
tons will be exceeded.
A large portion of the crop is
moving to the large dairy herds in
the Eastern States.
Considerable alfalfa is being ground
into meal for export and domestic
consumption. Up to eight , alfalfa
meal mills have been grinding in the
Caledonia district at one. time. An-
other new outlet may be provided as
result ofa test shipment just made
to Nova Scotia for a Department of
Agriculture experiment in feeding
yeung deer for the first time. Al-
though the plant is one of the oldest
under cultivation, it is only in recent
years that it has been grown here
gelnerally, and it seem to thrive on
the heavyclay land. Haldimand and
Peel are two of the banner, precluding
counties in the Province.
Horses In Demand Current Farm Report
In nine breeding station districts
in Canada, saddle and hunter horses,
and horses for .police, remoemt, and
light delivery purposes, are being
produced in considerable numbers.
This type of horse is in keen demand
in Canada and in the United States,
and there is little likelihood . of any
decline in popularity. Horse breeding
clubs among Canadian farmers in-
creased from 125 in 1933 to 254 in
1937, while the number of purebred
stallions qualifying for approval in
1937 showed an increase of 21 per
cent. over 1936.
Seed Growers' Convention
The next annual meeting of the
Canadian Seed Growers' Association
will be held at the Ontario Agricul-
tural College, Guelph, Ont. T h e
dates set for the meetings are June
16th, 16th and 17th, 1938, and plans
are'under way for a busy three days.
It is expected that workers in the pro-
motion of improved seed production
from coast to coast will be in atten-
dance. Officers coming from the -west
will include the President, Mr. F. W.
Townley -Smith, Lashburn, Sask., and
the Vice -President, Mr. F. L. Dickin-
Bruce County reports a smaller
mortality in pigs this. winter than is
usually • experienced. Wellington
County reports that fall wheat is
showing up particularly well as it
has been covered with a. nice blanket
!of snow during most of the winter,
1The high prices of alfalfa and clover
,seed prevailing there are diverting
farmers' attention to timothy which
;has the advantage of being consider-
ably cheaper and at the same time a
home-grown product. In Halton and
some other counties livestock breed-
ers are reported as disappointed at
prevailing market prices for their
cattle. In Haldimand a definite move
has been made towards having the
county declared as a tuberculosis -free
area. The county council has already
'approved the movement and the Live-
stock Improvement Association ` is
proceeding with the passing of peti-
tions. Middlesex has experienced
'some floods in low areas due to heavy
!.rains. Wheat is still green there and
in good condition though fear has
been expressed because of lack of
snow. Quite a demand for horses has
been noticed among the tobacco grow-
ers of Norfolk county and good teams
, are bringing from $300 to $450. De.
of Pickled Canadian Fish is one
of the most nourishing and econoini-
cal foods that money can bny. It is rich in
proteins, and in the mineral elements that
build good health.
No matter Where you live, your dealer cah
secure Dried or Pickled Canadian Fish for
you. You can choose from such dried fish
as cod, pollock, haddock, hake, and cask,
and from such pickled fish as herring,
mackerel, and alewives . , : every one of
which can be served in a variety of tasty
recipes.
Serve dried or pickled Canadian Fish to
your.family often. It makes a welcome
change at meal -times ... and you will find
k very economical-
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES;
OTTAWA.
Department of Fisherlo; 170
Ottawa.
Please send me your free 52-Pa8e Booklet "Any
Day a ,Fish Day", containing 100 delightful and
economkal Fish Recipes.
Nemo.
Addrerr.
WD -4
ANY DAY A FISH DAY
What Grading -9f Eggs
Has Done In Canada
Canadians, 00 the average, each eat
about 23 dozen eggs per year. this
consumption is among the highest of
the countries of the world. One rea-
son for this undoubtedly is that Cana-
dian eggs are carefully graded accord-
ing' to Dominion Government regula-
tions and the merchandising of eggs
is controlled' and supervised from
producer to consumer.
Theeggsavailable in the retail
stores of Canadatoday are a distinct-
ly different pr•odnct fromthose which
were commonly offered for sale fif-
teen to twenty years ago. Improved
production methods, better handling
and quicker marketing all have been
instrumental in :bringing = about this
improvement. Of greatest Isignifi-
cance,; however, has been a system of
egg grading which for fifteen years
has required' that the purchase and
sale of all eggs:; in Canada be conduct-
ed on a basis, of quality grades.
All eggs sold' in Canadian retail
stores are required to begraded and
identified with the grade name. There
are three main quality grades —
Grade A, Grade B, Grade C. Grade
As are sold in three
egB weights,
Grade A Large, Grade A Medium,
Grade A Pullet. The quality is the
same in all three weights.
Apart front the unexcelled food
value and wide usefulness of eggs in
cooking as indicated by the hundreds
of ways of using egg¢ as food, there
are two sound .reasons why the Do-
minion Department of Agriculture is
so concerned about the grading of
eggs: First, it is felt that the Domin-
ion Government has a responsibility
in seeing that the public obtains good
food in the interest of the health of
the people; second, it insists that eggs
shall be marked according to quality.
in order that the producer will be paid
on the basis of quality and the con-
sumer assured ,of the quality he de-
sires. •
Workmen's Compensation
(Statement
There were 4,937 accidents report-
ed to The Workmen's Compensation.
Board during the month of February,
as compared with 5,396 during Jan-
uary, and 4,942 during February a
year ago.
The benefits awarded amounted to
$446,574.92; of which $352,284.34 was
for compensation and $94,290.58 for
medical aid.
mend for springers and new milkers
in Prince Edward County appears to
be a Iittle brisker, both front Ameri-
can and other outside buyers, at fair-
ly satisfactory prices. Horses are
also selling .Well there. Livestock
in Eastern Ontario is in fairly good
condition considering the scarcity of
home-grown feeds and the high price
of commercial feeding stuffs.
EUROPEAN' ALIENS IN
CANADA
There are 1,123,000 persons in Can-
ada who were born in countries out-
side the British Empire. Of those
only 615,000 had become naturalized
Canadians at the last Census so that
there are or were at that time 508,
000. persons who did not owe alleg
iance to the British Crown, no less
than almost one -twentieth of the
population.,,
The alien males number 343,000
and the alien females 165,000. There
are 297,000 males over 21 years of
age who owe alien allegiance.' In oth-
er words, men who have not yet be-
come Canadian Citizens.
The number of immigrants born on
the Continent of Europe alone is 714,
000 of whom 351, 000 only have be-
come naturalized. There are or were
at the Census 209,000' men, over 21
years of age 'who.' owe fealty to a
sovereign power in Continental Eur-
ope. These male aliens over 21 in-
clude 50,000 Poles, 20,000 Russians
13,000 Hungarians, 13,000 Czecho-
slovakians, 12,000 Germans, 10,000
Italians, 10,000 Yugoslavians and 10,
000 Roumanians. During the last
few years that situation may? have
altered somewhat, but that is what
the Census told us.
Naturalization figures show th a t
the percentage of naturalized citiz-
ens amongst the European- born
males" over the age of 21 . is highest
amongst Icelanders with 92 per cent,
French 66 per cent, Russians 62, Ital-
ians 61, Austaians 56, Swedes 56 and
Germans 46 per cent. The smallest
percentage of naturalized Canadians
among the males from Europe aver
21, is contributed by the Czecho-
slovakians, Yugoslavians and Hung-
arians.
Feeding and Care of Chicks
(Experimental Farms Note)
Three of the essentials' in rearing
healthy chicks are good strong chicks,
reasonably good equipment, and good
feed. With the sale of chicks by
grade, the buyer in Canada today is
protected as never before; and feed
and equipment can be purchased with
every assurance of giving saisfaction.
Before chicks are placed in a brood-
er house, it should be thoroughly
cleaned by washing out all the dust
and dirt. The, floor and the walls
near the floor should then be scrub-
bed with hot lye water, after which
the building should be given a good
spraying, using a. strong solution of
a coal -tar disinfectant. The brooder
stove should then be set up to dry out
the house, the stove being regulated
to maintain a temperature of. 90 de-
grees at the outside of the hover, two
inches off the floor. Place a low
wire screen around the stovetwo feet
from the outside of the hover, so that
the chicks cannot wander away front
the stove during the first few days,
When the wire is removed, round off
all corners of the brooder house so
that chicks cannot crowd into them.
Place on the floor a clean litter of
shavings, peat moss, finely cut straw,
or fine gravel (never use sand or
loam). With a vessel filled with luke-
warm water for each 50 chicks the
house is now ready for the arrival of
the brood.
It is advisable never to place more
than 250 chicks under one hover, pre-
ferably 200, if the chicks must be con-
fined till six or eight weeks old. A
small handful Of fine grit or gravel
may be mixed with the first starter -
mash, which is placed on clean boards
or paper. Feed several times daily
for two or three days, after which the
starter may be placed in low hoppers.
After the first week place the feed-
ers and water fountains on frames
three inches high covered with small-
mesh wire; this prevents the chicks,
from coming in contact with the lit-
ter near these dishes. Scrub out the
water fountains daily.. ,
Start reducingthe heat of the
brooder house as seen an the chicks
are ten days old, or past the baby
stage, so that by the fourth' week the
only really warm place is under the
hover; this may be accomplished by
opening up more curtains, allowing
more fresh air. It will be found that
this will increase feed consumption,
resulting in more rapid feathering
and producing a healthier chick.
Up to the time a chick istwo weeks
old maintaining uniform heat and
keeping a supply of starter and clean
water before the chicks is all that is
required. From then on a more bulky
feed is required or the chick will de-
velop too rapidly with weak internal
organs. To meet this need sprouted
oats and sometimes mangels, are fed.
The oats are fed in worn-out pails
fitted with wire batten's, and hung in
the pens so that the chicks have to
jump to pick out the oats; as the
chicks grow the pails are raised. This
feed supplies three important needs
of early brooding; it gives a supply
of green feed, adds bulk to the ration,
and keens the chicks • active. Twice
during the day the feed hoppers are
taken up to allow the chicks to become
hungry. Scratch grain is added at the.
second week, the amount being grad-
ually increased to all they will clean
up late•in the afternoon. This is fell
in the dry -mash • hoppers.
The matter of how often a brooder-
hobse should be cleaned is debatable.
E7tperienne shows that cleaning twice
each. week, :in preference to once-, and
placing all feed and; water dishes on
wird frames, has ,reduced to 'a mini-
mum adult mortality due to paralysis
Cleaning and Treating
Seed Grain
(Experimental Farms Note)
Every farmer who makes a success
of live stock breeding is careful to
weed out weak individuals and breed
only from the best animals, but many
farmers fail to take similar care with
their seed grain. It should be quite
evident that poorly developed seeds
will not produce healthy, vigorous
plants, and that the practice of grad-
ing seed to produce a reasonably uni-
form sample is well worth the effort.
Besides maintaining the uniformity
and vigour of the grain, careful grad-
ing gives an added benefit in the re-
moval of weed seeds. Weed problems
today are difficult enough for the
farmer to solve without adding to
them by sowing a fresh crop of weeds
along with the grain.
The successful farmer is careful to
control any parasites or diseases that
may attack his live stock, and also,
with reference to his seed, realizes
that smut diseases, which take a hea-
vy toll of the grain crop throughout
the country, can be readily controlled
byseed treatment. Most of these
smuts, namely, loose and covered smut
of oats, covered smut of barley, and
bunt or stinking smut of wheat are.
carried on the outside of the seed
coat and may be very effectively con-
trolled
ontrolled by the use of either formalin
or mercury compounds.
Loose smut of barley and loose smut
of wheat are more difficult to handle
These two diseases are carried within
the kernel and are not affectedby
surface treatments such as those
mentioned above. The only satisfac-
tory method known for the control
of these two. diseases is the phot water
treatment. For the average farmer,
this is not a practical method, owing
to the fact that fairly exact water
temperatures must be reached and
maintained. Such being the case, the.
farmer who finds his stock of barley
and wheat badly infected with loose
smut would be well advised to se-
cure smut free seed. If this is done
and the new stock carefully handled,
little trouble should be encountered
from this source for several years.
Detailed instructions for the treat-
ment of seed for smut niay be, ob-
tained by writing to the nearest Ex-
perimental! Station, or Laboratory of
Plant Pathology. A copy of the cir-
culars "The Production of Smut -Free
Sceel" and "The Control' of'loose smut
in wheat" may be ohtained free on
request to the Publicity and Exten-
sion Branch, Dominion Department
of Agriculture, Ottawa.
Dumb Animals And Birds
Entitled To Protection
Everybody doubtless knows that
the object of the Children's Aid So-
ciety in Huron County is to protect
helpless children, but everybody does
not know that the' officers of the' C.
A. S. are also the officers of Huron.
County Humane Society. This, how-
ever, is the case, and the officers in-
vite the co-operation of the public
should cases of cruelty to or neglect
of animals, or birds occur in their
community.
While' the efforts of the Children's
Aid ,Society ate primarily in behalf of
unfortunate children, throughout the
County of Huron, the officers are pre-
pared to utilize such powers as they
possess in behalf of animals and
birds.
The sentence of two months re-
cently imposed in a local court on a
man for mutilating a dog should have
a wholesome effect.,
One section of the Criminal •Code
reads' -
"Everyone is guilty of an. offence
and liable, on summary conviction, to
a, penalty not exceeding five hundred
dollars, over and above the amount of
injury done, or to onc year's impris-
onment
mpri -onment
with or without hard labor,
who
(a) Unlawfully ;kills or attempts to
kill, maim, wound, poison, or in-
jure any clog, bird, beast or other
animal not being cattle, but `being
either the subject of larceny at
common law, or being ordinarily
kept in a state of confinement, or
kept for any ]awful purpose; or
(b) Places poison in such a position
as to be easily partaken of by any
such dog, bird, beast or other ani-
mal."
It will be a source of gratification
to many citizens of the County of
Huron to learn that there is legal
machinery available for the protec-
tion of dumb animals and birds, and
that it can and will be set in motion
whenever the officers of the Humane
Society deem such a step advisable.
Donations to Shelter
The 26 cents membership fee in the
Children's Aid Society is used to pro-
cure "extras" for those children
whose relatives are financially unable
to assist them. The total amount to
eeived from this source is never very
large, and gifts of fruit, preserves,
clothing or other articles will be
gratefully received at the County
Shelter in Goderich.
The president of the Huron County
Humane Society is Dr. J. H. Barnett,
and Mr. A. M. Robertson is the Sec-
retary, both of Goderich.
DOINGS IN THE SCOUT
WORLD
The world's total of active Boy
Scouts has increased 12 per cent.
since the last World Scout census.
An address, "My Hobby, The Boy
Scouts," won a contest in oratory at
the Oakville, Ont., High School, for
Scout John Atkins.
Over ten thousand persons have
visited Captain Scott's antarctic ship
"Discovery" since it was turned over
to the Sea Scouts of England as a
combined museum and Scout training
ship.
Baden-Powell's Keys to Many Cities
Yet another distinction of Lord
Baden-Powell is that of the world's
greatest collector of City "keys," He
has been accorded the freedom, and
presented with the keys to the follow-
ing cities: Newcastle -on -Tyne, Ban-
gor, Cardiff, Hawick, Kingston -on -
Thames, Guilford, Poole, Blandford,
London, Canterbury and Pontefract.
Scout Teams Invited' To Latvia
Foreign Scouts attending the 4th
National Latvian Boy Scout Jamboree
to be held near Riga July 22 -August
1 next, ante invited to participate in
various competitive games. These
will include a Scout obstacle race and
a 24-hour exploration hike for Rover
Scouts. Teams will be composed of
one patrol of night' boys frons each
country.
Danish King Reviews' Scouts and
Guides
Eleven thousand Danish Boy Scouts
and Girl Guides were reviewed in a
greatrally near Rosenberg Castle by
Ring Christian X. Following an en-
thusiastic _ cheering "rush in," the
Ring addressed his young subjects.
His Majesty was accompanied by the
Crown Prince , the Crown Princess, in
Guide uniform, Prince l tiud and the
Princess Caroline Mathiide, all of.
whom have been Scouts or Guides.
Baden-Powell's University Degrees
The fallowing honorary university
degrees have been' conferred upon the
originator and head of the world Boy
Scout movement: LL.D., Edinburgh,
1910; Ph.D., Toronto University, in
1.923; Ph.A, McGill University, in
1928; D.C.L., Oxford, 1923; LL,D.,.
Liverpool University, '1929;' LL.D.,
C'amhrridge, 1931, He received his
peerage in 1929, at the time of the
great 3rd World Scout Jamboree of
that year. ".
and coccidiosis. Observations indicate
that adult mortality can be cut down
by eight or even ten nes' cent, by
practising more sanitation in brood-
ing and rearing.
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lbw To Annoy Collector
Reprint front The Philadelphia
Inquir_ er.
If you want to make a Collector of
Internal Revenue break out with his
most explosive expletives, send him
the appended gag Letter -he's read
thousands like it in recent years.
Joseph A. Wilson, Income Tax'
Chief in the bureau, is tired of read=
ing it, too, but just in case you aren't!
familiar with it, you may find it en-
tertaining.
Here is the hardy perennial in
full:
"Dear Mr. Collector:
"In reply to yam- request to send
a check, I wish to inform you that the
present condition of my bank account
makes it almost impossible. My shat-
tered financial condition is due to
Federal laws, State laws, county laws,
corporation laws, liquor laws, moth-
er -in-laws, brother -in --laws, Sister -in-
laws and outlaws.
"Through these laws I am compel-
led to, pay a business tax, amusement i
tax, head tae, school tax, gas tax,
light tax, water tax, sales tax, neat
tax, carpet tax, income tax, food tax,
furniture tax and excise tax. Even
my brains are taxed. I am required
to get a business license, car' license,
truck license, meat license, not to
mention a marriage license and dog
license.
"I am also- required to contribute
to every society and organization
which the genius of man is capable
of bringing to life; to women's re-
lief, the unemployment relief and
the gold diggers' relief: Also to ev-
ery charitable institution and hospi-
tal in thei city, including the Red ,
Cross, Black Cross, Purple Cross and
Double Cross..
"For my own safety I ant required,,
to carry life insurance, property in-
surance, liability insurance, accident
insurance, riot and civil commotioe.:.
insurance, breakdown insurance, bus-
iness insurance, use and occumeney ,
insurance, earthquake insurance, title
insurance, tornado insurance, uneme.
ployment insurance, old age insttr-_
ance, fire insurance, and twins insur-
ance.
"My business is so governed that
it is no easy matter for me, to 'find
out who owns it. I ant Inspected,
suspected, disrespected, rejected, in-
fected, deflected, dejected, examined,
re-examined, informed, reformed,.,
chloroformed, required, summoned,.
fined, commanded, and compelled un-
til 2 provide an inexhaustible supply
of money for every known need, de-
sire or hope of the human race.
"Simply because I refuse to donate
to something or other, I am boycott-
ed, talked about, lied about, held up,
held down, and robbed until I am al-
most ruined. •
"I can tell you honestly that except
for the miracle that happened I could
hat enclose this check. The wolf
that comes to many doors newadaya
just had puns in my kitchen. I sold
them and here is the money.
"Thanking you, I remain,
"TROUBLES.1°
Some English Rumor
Last week a business man married
a woman who sneaks eleven lang-
uages. Still, his case isn't quite so
helpless as it sounds; she can only
use one at a time.
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"BACKGROUND" TROUBLE
The sky makes an excellent background for pictures of people. But dont
tilt the camera too sharply!
IN YOUR: suapshots of people, do
you ever run into "baelcgr-ound".
trouble? That is, do the back-
grounds in your pictures tend to at-
tract more attention than the per-
sons in them?
Thisis the case in a great many
amateur snapshots, and the reason
is simple. Many snapshooters con-
centrate all their attention` on the
parson or persons they are pictur-
ing, and forget that there is a back-
ground. But the camera doesn'tfor-
get— it obediently takes is every-
thing at which It is pointed.
The background is just as impor-
tant as the person in a picture, and
should receive just as much atten-
tion..Particularly does one need to
take care that the background is not
obtrusive, and does not "steal the
show" from the person pictured.,
in the summer time,. the, "worst of -
fonder" in backgrounds ]s spotty
foliage, such as trees or foliage with
light shining between the leaves -
Backgrounds of this sort tend to
show up as strong black, with
splotches of strong white, and prove
quite distracting.
In the winter time, when many.-
pictures are made indoors, wallpa-
per with a pronounced pattern spoils •
many pictures that otherwise would
be excellent. Too, ip. winter work
outdoors, many amateurs overlook
trees behind the subject, and obtain
pictures which appear to show bare
tree branches growing out of a per.
son's head.
The best backgrounds are neutral.
They may range from almost white
for a brightly -lighted cheery effect,
to almost black for an effect of dig-
nity or richness; but they should al-
most never have a vigorous pattern ;.
or too definite a character of their
own..
Outdoors, one of the best simple
backgrounds is the sky. To obtain a
sky'baokgrouud, it is necessary to..
use the camera fairly low and point
it slightly upward: Do not tilt the
camera too sharply, unless you want
emir subjects to appear- to be leap-,
ing back. A color filter, used over
the lens, helps 10 give richness and
depth of tone to the sky.
176 John van. Guilder