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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1938-08-04, Page 6PAGE 6 Timelti Information for the Busg ; Farmer• (Furnished by the Department of Agriculture) SugarBeet Crop 'Blocking and thinning the commer- cial crop of sugar beets proceeded rapidly throughout June, and was completed early` in July. Field labour was abundant in all districts, and no crop was lost be- cause of labor shortage. The quality of thinning was good, and the stands of beets are excellent. Rainfall was plentiful during the first ten days of June, but was fol- lowed by two weeks of dry weather, very favourable to the planted crop. Present reports state that the' crop never looked better at this time of of the year. !! 1 11 Preliminary estimates of planting indicate a crop of approximately 27- 000 acres. Insect losses have been slight, and seedling diseases were re- sponsible far only a minor acreage of loss and replanting, The crop is developing fast, with early planted beets filling the rows with their Heaves. Present indications are for an exceptionally fine crop in all dist- ricts from Leamington and Windsor to London and Exeter. DIPLOMAS TO BE AWARDED • FOR MERITORI,OUS SERVICE Agricultural Societies are now in a position to honor the unsung heroes of agriculture; the men who have unselfijrly given of their valuable time and talent to further worth- while agricultural projects in their community without thought of re- ward save in work well done for the benefit of all. The Ontario Association of Agri- cultural Societies believing it is high time the work of these men should be recognized intangible form has announced through Secretary Carroll, Toronto, that each Agricultural So- ciety may recommend one person per year to the District Director for an Agricultural Service Diploma. The Director will conduct any investiga- tion demed necessary and if satisfied will forward the recommendation to the Secretary of the Ont. Associa- tion deemed necessary, if satisfied recipient and the Society making the award and also place the stamp of the Ontario Association on the gold) seal of the diploma. It will then be sent back to the individual Society for presentation on some formal oc- casion. The award may go to anyone in the community and need not be con- fined to a member of an agricultural society, Mr. Carroll states. The diploma is fourteen inches by ten inches and will be signed by both the President and Secretary of the Ontario Society. Insect Damage June beetle flights have attracted attention in many parts of the Pro- vince, thus, indicating that next year more damage than usual may be ex- pected from their larvae, white grubs. Potato flea beetles have 'been very abundant on potatoes, tobacco, and to a lesser extent on tomatoes. The striped or turnip flea, beetle caused some loss to cabbage, turnips and radishes in many areas, although it was not nearly so abundant as the potato flea beetle. Cut -worms have been less numerous than for several years. Some damage, how- ever, has taken place in. tobacco fields in parts of Essex and in corn fields in one locality in Middlesex. Wireworms, like cut -worms, have been scarce practically all over the province. The seed corn maggot, by attacking the seed of corn and bean, did more damage than usual and in several instances necessitated re- planting. The European corn borer 1 moths have begun to emerge earlier, 1 than usual. Onion maggots have been much less troublesome than, in 1937. The meadow leaf bug, Miris dol- obratus, a slender, brownish suck- ing insect nearly one-half inch long, is abundant in pastures and mead-, ows in all the central counties. The cigar case bearer injured sev- erely the foliage of apples in some orchards in Norfolk county in which poison was omitted in the early sprays. Aphids on fruit trees, espec- ially on apples, have so far, been scarce in most 'orchards. The rasp- berry sawfly has been remarkably abundant, much more so than at any time during the last twenty years. Many unsprayed plantations have been almost totally defoliated by their green, spiny .larvae. ROADSIDE WEEDS IMPORTANT FACTOR IN CONTROL CAMPAIGN Farmers and city dwellers alike, will agree that country, roads are the show windows of Ontario farms and are largely responsible for ad- vertising products] of the soil. If roads are marred by an unsightly growth of weeds, tourists get a bad impression and urban residents lose faith in rural Ontario as a producer of agricultural products second to none in the world. There are seven good reasons why 'roadside weeds should be wiped out of existence. They (1) infest ad- joining farm lands; (2) spread plant diseases; (3) are dangerous to 'traffic; (4) will gather and hold snow; (5) clog ditches on 'roadsides and thus hinder the flow of water and proper drainage of the road bed; (6) are dangerous from a fire stand- point; (7) are unsightly to residents and tourists alike. The Weed Control Act of Ontario states roadside weeds must be de- stroyed before seeds mature. The Municipal Council, through its road authority, is responsible for seeing that this work is done. Proper grading of roadsides and removal of stones, stumps and brush will en- able the read authority to do this work quickly and efficiently. A thick seeding of a good grass mixture will make a thick sod which' pre- vents weeds from obtaining a foot- hold. Chemical weed killers have prov- ed efficient and many municipalities have greatly improved county and township roads in a weed cleanup via 'the chemical routs. Maybe your municipality has help- ed you out in this manner. If not, why not? Don't forged the municipality is responsible for eradication of all noxious weeds with its boundaries. BUTTER DEALER HEAVILY FINED A. manufacturer and dealer in creamery butter in one of Canada's larger cities was recently fined $50. and costs for representing and• sell- ing second grade butter as being of first grade Quality. It was branded with the words "First Grade". Section, 28 of the regulations und- er Part 'II of the Dairy Industry Act states iri"effect than any pack- age containing creamery butter must be marked so as to give a true and accurate description of .the quality of the butter contained therein. Any Province in Canada can give this section of the Dairy Industry Act and Regulations the force -o£ law by enacting the necessary leg- islation. This; has been done by every province except Nova Scotia and Prince •Edward Island. It is the intent of this law that consumers of butter will have some guarantee as to the quality of their purchases. The terms used to de- seribe the .quality of butter are "First Grade, "Second Grade", "Third Grade", and "Below Third Grade'''. These terms are conspicuously plac- ed on the main panel of the package and should serve as a guide to pur- chasers. The marking' of creamery butter with the grade as described has proven to be incentive to the pro- duction of a higher quality product which should stimulate consumption of butter and, thus prove to be a decided benefit -to the dairy industry generally. THE WORLD'S GOOD NEWS k) -S t`1 tT al will come to your home every day through `1 THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR An International Daily Newspaper It records for you the World's clean, constructive doings. The Monitor does not exploit cramp or sensation; neither does 10 lanais thein, `but deals correctively with them, Features far busy mon and an the. family, ineluding the Weekly Magazine section. The Christian Science Publishing .Society One, Norway Street, Seaton, Massachusetts Please eater my subscription to The Christian Science Monitor fon a period of 1 year $12,00 8 months $0.00 3 mouths $3.00 1 month $1.00 Wednesday lesue,. including Magazine Section: 1 year $2.60, 6165doy263 Name.: Address Sampfe copy es. Room ,t 1'. •+R THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD 1X1'0051' Kkikgu1RJ8mB1NjIs r'u14 ,APPLES TO U. K, In view of the approach of the Canadian apple season and the large annual exports of this fruit to the United Kingdom, the following of- ficial notice with reference' to the Unitc}rl Kingdom Customs require- ments in regard to imports of fresh fruits and vegetables is of special interest to the Canadian apple ind- ustry. "On account of a case being re, ported of a Canadian' exporter hav- ing furnished an imperfect certifi- cate of origin for vegetables export- ed to the 'United Kingdom,'attention is called to the relevant United Kingdom Customs . requirements, Fresh vegetables and fresh fruits, ouch as apples, require United King- dom 'certificate oforigin form 119'. +4 revised text of this certificate was adopted in December 1986, but in order to give exporters time to use up existing stooks of old forms, it has been compulsory only since April 1, 1938. "This new form requires the place consignment to be stated, while the older form did not. When the prod- uct is packed at some inland point and shipped to a port from which it is exported by a buyer, broker or agent acting on behalf of thepack- ers, the new form, when properly completed, shows to the Customs the place of first consignment to the United Kingdom, the port from which shipped, and the United King- dom port to which consigned. "When a number of producers are involved in a shipment, the column of the certificate headed 'Name of Grower or Producer' should be com- pleted by the insertion of the follow- ing words: 'Various Growers in Can- ada'. Lf an exporter uses the words 'Various Grower' only, or the 'place of a packing organization, there is no actual declaration of origin, and the document is therefore incom- plete." SIX ONTARIO CENTRES GET BASEBALL SCHOOLS Toronto Club Officials Will Assist Amateur ,Clubs Throughout Province Continuing the effort made last year to assist in the instruction and developing of young baseball players in Ontario, the Toronto Baseball Club has announced that it will conduct baseball schools this' year at St. Catharines, London, Kitchener, Owen Sound, Barrie and Peterboro. Last year, the Club held a school at Maple Leaf Stadium in Toronto, but owing to the fact that a great many players were unable to make the trip to the Queen City, it was deemed advisable to go out into the Province this summer and reach as many points as possible. The places selected are regarded as centr\ points embracing the Ontario Base- ball Association. It is planned to spend two days in each place. The dates selected are St. Catharines, August 15-16, London, August 17-18, Kitchener, August 19-20, Owen Sound, August 22-23, Barrie, Aug- ust 24-25 and Peterboro, August 26-27. Clyde Engle, Dan Howley and Bert Perry of the Toronto. Club will as - dist tl'e amateur club officials in the instruction of the players and the operation of the school. The var- ious amateur clubs in Ontario are co-operating in every way to make the tour a success, and it is expected that a large number of amateur players will take advantage of the opportunity to improve their know- ledge of the game. There will be no tuitionfee and players of all classes are eligible to attend. Preference will be given, of course, to those players already reg- istered with the O.B.A. It is 'planned to hold the school sessions from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Still within striking ,dialtance ofl a play-off berth in the International League campaign, the Maple Leafs are making great effoilts to improve their position in the standing and launch a winning streak that will carry them out of the second division. They have a large number of im- portant dates at home during the month of August, starting with the doubleheader on Civic Holiday, Aug- ust 1, against Syracuse, The clubs in the, southern end of the circuit all have to make another visit to` Maple Leaf Stadium and many doubleheader% will be played. The Leafs will Snake their final swing around the southern end starting August 4 and will be away !from home until Monday, August 15, when they play hosts to the Newark Beams. They will remain home until th.e end of the month with the exception of August 25, which is an open date in the schedule, and Sunday,engage- ments in Syracuse and Montreal on August 91 and 28, respectively. The gold mining industry which made Placerville, California famous in the days of bhp Forty Nine's,' now takes second place to the production of pow, plrlrns grid 'jpeachoo. 1. MRS., AUGUST 4, 1938 Before you order dinner at a restaurant you consult the bill -of -fare. Before you take a long trip by mot- or -car you pore over /pad maps. Before you start out on a shopping trip, you should consult the ad- vertisements in this paper. P,or the same reason! The advertising columns are a buying guide to you in the purchase of everything you need—includ- ing amusements! A guide that saves your time and conserves your energy; that- saves useless steps and guards against false ones; that puts the s -t -r -e -t -c -H in the family budgets. The advertisements in this paper are so interest- ing it is difficult to see how anyone could overlook them ... fail to profit by them. Just check with) yourself and be sure that you are reading the ad, vertisements regularly—the big ones and the little ones. It is time well spent ... always. Your oea1 Papor' Is Your Buying Guide !Avoid time -wasting, money -wasting detours on the road to merchandise value. Read the . advertising "road maps". The Clinton News-Bocord CL1NNTTONV Phone 4 9