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Bright Poultry Outlook
Prospecte appear bright for pro-
fitable egg and poultry production
over the next several months. For
this reason farmers and orrnnercial
poultrymen would be well advised to
purchase day-old chicks without delay
as such chicks are being sold at a
reasonable price.
More inquiries are being received
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from Great Britain for , export eggs
than for several years past. The
prospective market for poultry meat
is evjen more encouragitng, present
prices being higher than for several
years, and noultry stocks in storage
being much lower than in 1937. Sales
of chicks in the United States are re-
ported as being about 8 per cent
lower than Sast year, which would
point to a shortage of both eggs and
poultry meat later in the season in
the States. This in turn affects the
Canadian rnarket.
Present prospects for crops both
in the East and the West are the
best for several years, and while it
is too early to predict with certainty
how they will turn out, present con
ditions give some promise that poul-
try feed will be reasonable in price
over the remainder of the year.
Practically all of the larger com-
mercial poultry farmers are raising
substantial numbIers of chicks this
year, and from present indications it
would appear that poultry could now
be profitably raised on many farms.
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CBC Impresses Gilliam. Canadian Writers Have Chane
"The British are ahead in experi- Self -Expression.
mental programmes but broadcasters
on this continent possess wonderful
showmanship and an extraordinary
flair for compelling the listener to
listen," Lawrence Gilliam, BBC pro-
ducer who for the last six Months
has been guest producer of the OBC
told "Along. the Mr Waves". Mr.
Gilliam, whose stay with the CBC
ended Tuesday and who is now en
route to Hollywood, was interviewed
as he 'passed through Montreal. "I
An important feature of the Can-
adian Broadcasting Corporation's
summer programme schedule is "CBC
Summer Theatre", produced from the
Toronto studio under the direction
of James Harvey. Plays in lighter
vein, domestic eomedies, farce and
satire, are heard Thursdays, 8.30 to
9.00 p.m., EDST.
The interest shown in the production
of plays for radio audiences has been
ti 1 the increasing
have had excellent opportunities to greatly s mu ated
Dy
number of excellent dramas written
make careful comparisons," he added,
"and I ant leaving Canada with the Lexpressly for broadcasting and dur-
firm conviction that if your national! ing the past few years, some af the
i leading bplaywrights of England and roadcasting system (CDC) contin-
the United States have turned to
nes to make the rapid strides it has
this modern medium of the drama.
made it will become within a fewl
years one of the most effective or -
For has encouraged Canadian authors to the past several seasons, the CBC
,
ganizations of its kind in the world..
This country has an amazing wealth write for radia and during the winter
l
of natural radio talent."
many Canadian scripts were produc-
ed in Montreal, 'Toronto, Winnipeg
Mr. Gilliam admitted thatpropa- and Vancouver.
ganda is no concern of the Empire! -Many young artists who have had
broadcasts of the BBC. "The BBC their apprenticeship in Canadian ra-
short-wave service has evolved gra-1dio studios and with the various
dually and in accordance with the de- Little Theatre groups throughout the
rands of the actual areas to which it I country have graduated 9 to Broad -
THE CIANTON NEWS -RECORD,
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Ec011omiq Services Aid
Agriculture
What ist the value of economic
studies in farming? This question
may often be asked by those who do
not understand the rudiments ot
modern agriculture. The answer is
simple, Inthe early period of Can-
ada's national development nearly
everyone lived on a farm. Today, in
contrast, less than fifty percent of
Canada's population is classified as
rural, and only about 30 percent of
people gainfully employed are engag-
ed directly in agricultural pursuits.
Butthere is a difference. The farm.
er 100 years ago was interested al-
most exclusively in th eI production
for the needs of his own family. To-
day he provides food and clothing
both for his own and many other
families in Canada, and in addition,
contributes approximately one-half of
the exports which have made Canada
the fifth most important trading na-
tion in recent years.
The change between the indepens
dent, self-sufficient farmer of pio-
neer days and the farmer of today
who is dependent upon national and
world markets for an outlet of his
surplus product has forced on the
farmer the need to study domestic
and foreign trade, international ex-
change, bankings credit, tariffs,
transportation, prices, and siniilar
matters. Naturally this is beyond the
powers of a single individual. Hence,
to assist the farmer arose the new-
er economic service of the Dominion
Department of Agriculture.
caters. It started with no clear plan
in the minds of those responsible.
Actually at the beginning it was
simply a matter of rebroadcasting
certain outstanding programmes of Ifilled and it is the CBC's aim to
the day with an eye to variety," he find these future thespian stars and
said.
way, London and Hollywood fame.
Others have pursued careers as pro-
ducers and writers. The ranks deplet-
ed by their good fortune are to be
The shortwave service and the
"London Callingl programmesnow
heard in Canada over CBC are the re-
sult of fan mail that began pouring
in from all parts of the Empire. BBC
did not install a programme and
propaganda department for overseas
listeners because it preferred to offer
itself as it really is," he pointed out.
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Broadcast of Trout Fishing,
THIJRS., IVIAY 12, 1938'
Planning the Season's The Establishment of a
• . .
Fight Against Disease Good (Stand of Alfalfa
A thorough spring cleanup, ta re-
s°ev:s isia3oneeeibol; tsboewfciresst anraeptliaenatdii Ftaornlb es Neontesidere d
measures to perform. By this is in securing a good stand of alfalfa
meant destruction of diseased plant are, selection of suitable land and its
material or debris which would other- peeparation, choice of seed/and seed
wise permit the production and treatment, time, rate and method of
spread of disease -producing germs or seeding., the use of b nurse crop, and
sporesTtohisptihsSoceseho
duwreisreaelsiethatpzeciallycriasespis„,estsaabeimeenotf, the field during
significant
young and tender r plants a
highly
I Good drainage, both for surface
susceptible to attack; for once and subsoil is the first requirement
spring growth begins the benefits
- for successful alfalfa production.
of One important practice are great- 'Alfalfa yields are peer on water-
ly reduced. Thus the potato blight . logged soils and weeds are difficult
problem is attacked by first
dispos- Ito control. The soil should not be
ing of all blighted tubers which markedly acid. M'any soils in eastern
might later be used for seed, only to Canada require an application of
result in,a poor stand or even an out- lime to correct the acid condition.
break of this disease in the field. ,The field should be worked up into a
Blackleg, another tuber rotting di- fine'seed-bed and care taken that it
sease, is very appreciably controlled is free from weeds and grass. Alfalfa
by sanitation in the storage base -
is a poor weed fighter in the seedling
ment and further reduced by seed stage although when once established
treatment. The ouestion as to what
important diseases ,should be consid-
ered when planning the season's
campaign of preventive measures,
will of course be decided very largely
by. the nature of the crops and their
location throughout Canada, whether
they be fruit, grains or vegetables.
In all cases it would be strongly ad-
visable to confer with the nearest
plant pathologist, who is acquainted
with, and can 'give advice on the
most up-to-date control measures
against plant diseases.
In the case of fruit diseases timely
It is common knowledge that in
every rural, district some farmers
are successful and others are not-
a situation which is not peculiar to
farmer alone. Obviously to determine
the cause of such success or failure
is part of wisdom. To bring this
about, a comprehensive method of
procedure has been evolved by the
Economic Service which permits of
the analysis of the operations of a
representative number of farms or
ranches in selected areas. From the
information thus derived it is possible
to compare results and to determine
what practices and what combination
of the factors of production are re-
sponsible for success or failure.
Very frequently, also, farmers are
at a loss to know exactly what the
consumer wants; for example, the
kind of variety of product, the quan-
tity or size of container preferred,
the premium the houswife is willing
to pay for grading and packaging.
These are questions which demand
analysis, and the work of trained
economists provide the answers.
stage writers and tarn them into sea-
soned performers.
Plays of unusual atmosphere and
of established reputation suitable for
summer fare will be cast for presen-
tation. James Harvey, who has been
associated for the last five years with
stage and radio production on the
west coast, notably at the Pasadena
Playhouse and prior to that in Mont-
real, where he made his radio debut
under Rupert Caplan, will be in
charge of the "CBC Summer The-
atre".
Bob Bowman, iutrnationally known
sports commentator who is in charge
of special events broadcasts for the
CBC, and Sydney Nesbitt, noted avi-
ator and special representative of
"Canadian Aviation", are oiling reels
and testing lines preparatory to an
actuality broadcast May 21 of a trout
fishing expedition to Echo Lake, 30
miles north of Ottawa. The broad-
cast, which will be heard 6.30 to 7.00
p.m., EDST, over the national net-
work, will come direct from the lake
to the Corporation's short-wave re-
ceiving station at Ottawa.
Bowman and Nesbitt will fly to
Echo Lake in a Laurentian Air Ser-
vice Waco Nene equipped with pon-
toons. Fishing wil be done from a
boat equipped with a special trans-
mitter. It is anticipated that listeners
will be able to hear the sounds of
fish being caught if, indeed, fish are
caught during the broadcast period,
and that the fly casting noises and
similar sounds will be picked up.
Nesbitt, who claims to be a more
proficient trout fisherman than Bow-
man, will do most of the commentat-
ing and will answer questions put to
him. Nesbitt also will describe the
• types of flies used,
It is probable that one or two of-
ficials of the National Broadcasting
Company 'may fly to Echo Lake for
the broadcast, which will be another
of the many interesting and unusual
features staged by Bowman for the
'OBC.
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TOBACCO
FOR MILD COOL SMOKE
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"YOUR HOME STATION''
CKNX WINGHAM
1200 Kcs.-Wingham-249.9 Metres
WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Friday, May 13th:
11.30 am. -"Peter MacGregor".
12.00 noon -Canadian Farm and
Home Hour.-
1.15 pans -.Capsules of Melody.
5,45 -Adventure Bound.
6.45 -Guy Lombardo Oreh,
it will maintain a good standfor
years without danger of weed , or
grass encroachment.
The selection of good seed is im-
portant. It should germinate well and
be free from weed` impurities. The
grower has now a wide choice of
suitable hardy varieties. At present,
Canadian Variegated and Grimm, be-
sides being hardy and good yielders
are the easiest available and cheap-
est. If the field to be sown has not
previously grown alfalfa or sweet
clover it is advisable to inoculate the
seed. Most seed companies now sup -
spraying is of great importance, but
ply inoculin with instructions for 1t3
first it is necessary. to obtain and
use.
Alfalfa may be seeded early in the
spring with a nurse crop or later in
the season without a nurse crop. The
former method is recommended for
eastern Canada and the latter for the
Prairie Provinces. A seeding rate of
10-15 pounds per acre is sufficient.
The best machine for seeding is a
study a copy of the approved spray-
ing schedule for your particular dis-
trict. By adhering to its recommen-
dations and by properly timing spray
applications the results should be
satisfactory. The fruit trees should
be pruned before spraying is begun.
Then there is the matter of recondi-
tioning the spray outfit to ensure
quick and thorough work, repacking grass seeder attached to the grain
the pump, attaching a new hose, or drill with provIsion lfor conducting
replacing defective nozzles, etc. Such the teed into the shoes or discs. If
matters as these go far towards the the moisture; conditions ars good the
effectiveness of control methods, and depth of seeding should not exceed
apply equally to the campaign one inch.
againstlate blight of potatoes; not The use of a nurse crop where the
forgetting the importance of putting seasonal precipitation is ample Is
on all applications regularly, accord- I very helpful ii checking weed
ing to the schedule for your district, growth. and providing shade for the
,alfalfa seedlings. Barley and early
STOCKS OF POTATOES Imaturing, stiff-strawed oat varieties
Farm stocks of potatoes in Canada bre the best nurse crops. These
at March 31, 1938, have been estimat-1,should be seeded at about two-thirds
ed to amount to 13,878,000 cwt., as the usual rate. If the weather condi-
compared with 10,482,000 ewt. a year ,tions are such that the nurse crop
ago, an increase of almost 3,400,000 lodges before maturity it should be
cwt. This increase is well distribut- cut off and utilized for green feed.
ed over the provinces of New Bruns -I After removing the nurse crop the
wick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Al- alfalfa stand should not require any
berta, and British Columbia, where I special attention other than taking
the 1937 production was greater than the precaution not to pasture it dur-
in 1936lin the fall as this may induce win-
In the study of marketing activi-
ties, the same principle is applied,
Active operations are analysed and
the facts made available. Such stu-
dies not only provide farmers and
consumers with definite information
on the cost of marketing and the
functions performed by marketing
agencies, but also disclose the basis
upon which the agencies may in-
crease their efficacy. Whenever such
studies have been undertaken, they
have been welcomed by both producer
and distributor, and have often, led
to lower costs of services and better
understanding.
Practical results already have
evolved from the economic surveys
of the apple producing sections of
Eastern Canada, of the grain produc-
ing provinces of the West; of the
sheep ranch areas of Saskatchewan,
Alberta, and British Columbia, of
the wholesale distribution coats of
fruit and vegetables, of the cost of
marketing milk, of manufacturing
butter and other dairy products, the
marketing of fluid milk, together
with studies of such problems as
rural credit, farm insurance, arid the
question of taxation in rural town-
ships. In all these, the agricultural
economist has helped towards suc-
cess by enabling those interested to
'be better able to meet competition
both at home and abroad.
Water for the Prairie Farm Roamer From. Far
One of the remarkably,. appealing
activities in the Prairie Province dur-
ing the past two years has been the
conservation of Water for th rehabili-
tation of farms in the dried -out
Missouri Gave Name.
To Jasper l'ark:
Montreal, May 10. - Those who
know their Bible -at least the last
book in it-,reay remember that jas-
per has a lot to da with heaven. In
areas of Albeit. Saskatchewan and
Manitoba,
In addition to community projoets '
that this mineral is the first of the.
12 foundations of the New Jeresa-•
for stook -watering and domestic pur-
lem, the celestial city, where those:
poses and for irrigation where fees -
of us who. watch our step in this„
ible, the Danninian Parliament has life will spend a blissful eternity,
provided for engineering and some Jasper is the foundation; and thae.
financial assistance to individual Wall,
t00: "And the building of the,
farmers and stockmen for building wall of it was of jasper; and the city
dug -outs and small irrigation schemes. was pure gold, like unto clear glass,"
'Since the water development pro- They didn't think of this when they.
ngesta.ramayme6,0w00aa apinaugurated
have been playground in the Canaclan Rockies.
in 1935, named Jasper National Park, the big,
received from individuals, in addi-
But there is plenty of romance in
tion to hundreds of applications for the name, even if it didn't come front,
community projects. Up to the end the New Jerusalem.
of last February, 1,775 had been About a century and a quarter ago,.
completed. These included about 140 a trapper found his way into the.
private irrigation schemes. Athabasca Valley with his Indian.
The heavy demand for assistance wife and a sizeable brood of children.
makes it necessary to have applica- He was a long way from home, for
tions in not later than the end of they say he came originally from
May, otherwise the work may have Missouri, but he made his, mark in
to be carried over until 1939. The en- that wonderful new world so little,
known to white men, and soon they
his Revelation Saint John tells us
Saturday, May 14th:
10.30 a.m.-Shut-Ins.
12.00 noon -Canadian Farm and
Home Hour.
12.45 p.m.-CKNX Hill -Billies.
6.15 --Sport Reporter.
7.30 -Barns Dance.
Sunday, May 15t8:
11.00 a. m. - Wingliasn United
Church,
12.30 p.m. -The Music -Box.
1.00 -Harry Boyle's Travelogue.
1.30 --"Peter Hairis".
7.00 -St. Andrew's Church
Monday, May 16th
11.30 a.m.-'Peter MacGregor".
12.45 p.m. -Royal Chefs.
5.30 -Birthday Carnival.
S.45 -Adventure Bound.
Tuesday, May 17t1t:
11.30 an.-Movton Downey.
12.45 p.m. --,Wayne King Oreh.
l.00 -Quaker Tunes.
Wednesday, May 18th:11.00 am.---"C/ippings".
12.45 pan. -Royal Chefs.
1.00--Aceordeon Band. •
Thursday, May 19th;
,11.30 a.m.-Joe Peterson.
1,00 p.m. -Quaker Tunes.
8.00 -Gladys Pickell.
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import Red liover Stain
gineering services are free.
What this scheme will mean to the
Prairie Provinces can readily be vis-
ualized. In very many cases hope de-
ferred will become fuLfilled. When
the day arrives that the 57,576 farms
in Manitoba, 142,389 in Saskatche-
wan and 100,397 in Alberta, are well
watered, it will be a great day for
the Prairies.
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I were naming things after him. No one-
1seemed to pay any attention to hie.
surname. He was never Mr. Hawes,
When he took charge of the Hudson's •
Bay Company post, people called
Jasper's House. There was, and still
is, a Jasper Lake. Two mountains
were known as the Jasper Portals,
For many years, a wide stretch of '
the Athabaska Valley was called Jas-
per. Now the whole park, the largest
in North America, is Jasper.
To round out the story, it ought
to be mentioned that Jasper Hawes,,
always the restless trapper, started'
down the Fraser river of British
Columbia on a raft. He never reached
the Pacific. He perished, with all his -
children, in the treacherous rapids.
A melancholy end, but Jasper's
name remains and is, known all over
the world.
Robbers Found $300 Hidden,
Warden Plants Tree •
In 1,500 -Acre Area
The reforestation and conservation
committee of Bruce county council
celebrated the establishment of the
first county forest at the new Sauble
forest in Amabel township. Warden
Henry Lantz planted the first tree.
The county' council has purchased
1,500 acres and management will be
_turned over to the Ontario forestry
branch for 30 years, at which time
the council may take one of three
options. They may take over the
forest and pay for the 30 years'
management, or turn it over to the
province and receive the initial Cost
of the hind, or they can negotiate a
50-50 contract with the province.
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ter -killings A good top growth of 6
to 8 inches is beneficial in trapping
a snow cover. If seeded without a
nurse crop it may be necessary to
mow off weed growth before it has
a chance to seed, in which case the
cutting bar of the mower should be
set high enough to avoid injury to
the alfalfa seedlings.
In Creamery
OWEN SOUND -Provincial polies
are investigating •the theft of over •
$300 in cash front the Beaver Valle
Creamery Co., Clarksburg, early Sat-
urday morning. Lath Friday night .
the money, in envelopes ready to be
delivered to farmers on Saturday,, ,
was hidden in the large refrigerator.
Entrance to the building was gained •
by punching a hole through a screens,
door at the rear and opening the door.
Then a wrench was secured front the.
tool room at the rear and the lock on,
the refrigerator door smashed off,
and the money taken. The theft was
discovered by a truck driver whe re-
ported to police.
Red clover seed from warm coun-
tries is not regarded as sufficiently
hardy for growth in Canada. Regula-
tions have been established under the
Seeds Act to require the staining of
imported red clover seed, so that buy-
ers may know its origin and thus as -
euro themselves of a supply of hardy
seed. English seed is required to con-
tain one per cent of seed stained yel-
low; seed from the northern United
States, one per cent. navy blue; from
northern European countries and New
Zealand, one per cent green, and
seed of all other origins 10 per cent
red, Canadian -grown seed of course
is exempt from staining and may be
identified accordingly. In the 'United
States the colour for imported Cana-
dian red clover seed is iridescent vio-
let, and for all other countriee, green.
• WOMEN'S COMPENSATION
STATEMENT
There were 4,020 accidents report- ,
ed to The Workmen's Compensation
Board during the month of April, as
compared with -5,075 during March,
and 4,805 during April a year ago. •,
The benefits awarded amounted to
$516,479.06, $410,465,29 of which was
for compensation, and $106,013.77 for
medical nisi,
The Open Road
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SUPPOSE you came suddenly upon two roads, One straight, well -
trodden . . . the other thin and twisting off into undergrowth. If
you didn't want to arrive at any plata in particular, you might
choose the latter. But not otherwise.
Before you, as buyer, run two roads. One is the road of know»
ledge, of an advertised product. Thousands use it. There's no
mystery about it, no doubting, nothing hidden. It leads the way
definitely to a fountain pen, a floor wax, a tooth -paste that will
give you satisfaction. When you use an advertisement, you use
an open road.
When you don't use advertisements, you go the doubtful road.
You have only hazy knowledge of the product ahead. No trade-
mark or name to depend upon guides you. The result may or may
not be worth the effort. You don't know.
Read the advertisements. Anything widely advertised -break-
fast food, hammer, hair tonic -has proved itself good by advertising.
Advertisements put you on the
open road to satisfaction
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