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`THE ' CLINTON "NEWS -RECORD -
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TRUES” `i :TTGV,ST 25, 1938;'
TimeIg information for the
Busu Farmer
(Furnished by the Department of Agriculture)
FAIR DATES
Central Canada Exhibition, Ottawa
7. -August 22-07.
Canadian National h7xhibition. Tor,
onto— August 20— Sept. 10.
Western • Fair, London—September
International 'Plowing Match--Mine-
sing, near Barrie, Ont—Oct, 11, 12, 13,
14,
Ottawa Winter Fair --,November 8-
11.
Royal Winter Fair—November 1543.
1Guelpb Winter Fair --November 20•
Dec. lot.
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Co-operative Movement
lion. P. M. Dewan, Ontario minister
of agriculture, recently announced the
Ontario Agificultural Clbliege, at
Guelph, would pay more attention in
future to study of the co-operative
movement. He said arrangements had
been completed with the economics
department of the 0. A. C. to put a
course in cooperative education in the
regular curriculum.
Initial action would be the holding
of a conference at the college on dates
tentatively set as Sept. 20-23. Prof.
Drummond, head of the economics
department, would be chairman, and it
Was hoped to obtain A. B. ,wlcdonald,
of Nova Scotia, a graduate of 0. A. C.,
to lead the discussion on co-operative
enterprise.
Many Corn Borers
Heavy corn borer infestation in corn
being marketed from Essex and Kent
Counties is reported by London truck-
ers. A London district market gar-
dener and trucker, destroyed more
than half a shipment of 100 dozen ears
of corn he trucked to London recently,
found to be infested with the borer.
Other truckers have experienced
similar cases, although menage was
Sound to be less than in the case sited.
Up to the present time the wide-
spread damage done by the borer has
fended to keep early corn prices at a
higher level than usual. Per dozen
ears, corn retailed at 20 to 25 cents on
London market,
Practise Strip Farming
Strip farming has arrived in eastern
Canada. The tobacco growers in On-
tario are suffering from drifting and
severe humus depletion, On their
light sand land, rye is about the only
fall crop they can grow and they are
teeing it for the double purpose of
windbreak and a green crop to plow
Ander. J. L. Stansell Straftordville,
seeds all of the tobacco land to rye in
the fall. Next spring the rye is plow-
ed in strips, one third being left. Once
in three years, therefore, all of the
land is in rye that fa allowed to grow
Until the tobacco plants no Ionger re-
quire protection, when it too is plow-
ed under. With this rotation, lir.
Stansell and his son expect to keep on
growing tobacco on the same fields
almost indefinitely.
Early Peach Crop
.A peach crop survey conducted by
the Ontario Department oil Agricul-
ture last week shows that canning_
peaches of the famous "V" type, Vid-
dette, Valiant and Veteran, will reacn
Ontario markets the week of August
15th. These varieties, originated at
the Horticultural Experiment Station,
Vineland, have largely replaced the
Crawford in the affection of Ontario
housewives. They will be followed by
the Elberta two weeks later.
The entire crop wil be ten clays ear-
lier than last year, growers agree.
They point out that Rochester, a.good
canning peach, but not quite so free
at the pit as the "V" peaches,was first
picked last year August 19th and was
ready by the. loth this year.
In discussing ,crop prospects, grow-
ers stated that owing to increased pro•
duction as a result of more trees com-
ing into bearing for the first time this
year, "V" peaches will show an in -
''.crease of 15 per cent over 1.037. El -
Yom
bertas are, down 10 to 15 per cont
which Will makethe canning crop just
about equal the total for 1937 with
quality better thin last year. Prices
will be jest' ae reasonable, growers
predict.
Boys' and Girls' Contests
Rural boys and girls, to the num-
bber of over 2,000 will participate in
special competitions at Class "A" fall
fairs to be held within the next few
(weeks, Ontario Department 01 Agel-
cuture officials have announced. These
competitions cover special activities
associated with boy's and girl's club
work and Junior 'Farmer and Jr. in.
stitute projects, These activities were
considerably curtailed last year owing
to the epidemic of infantile paralysis
but reports recently received point to
the most successful competitions in
the history of club work.
A livestock judging competition for
boys will be held at Peterborough In-
dustrial Exhibition Wednesday, August
17th, with home making club exhibits
and judging competitions for girls who
'will also stage inter -county team dem-
onstrations. On Thursday, August
118th the boys will hold colt club and
showmanship competitions. Hon. P. M.
Dewan, Ontario Minister of Agricul-
ture, will address the boys and girls at
a banquet on the Wednesday'evenf$g,
Hon, Mr. Dewan will also address the
Arnim- Club banquet at the Central
Canada Exhibition, Ottawa.
Similar competitions will be held at
Ottawa, Toronto and London Class "A•'
Exhibitions and at the following Class
"2" Fairs; Barrie, Belleville, Bramp-
ton, Galt, Kingston, Leamington, Lind-
say, Port Arthur, Renfrew, Richmond
Hill, Simcoe, Woodstock and Strat-
ford.
Excellent prizes are offered at all
the above fairs with special entertain-
ment being provided the boys and girls
by the fair managements.
Current Crop Report
Threshing of alaike and wheat arid
cutting barley and oats have been the
chief activities of Simcoe County far-
mers. In Brant County rains held up
threshing operations. Quality of wheat
there is not too high as much of it is
shrunken as a result of dry hot weath-
er and rust. One farmer in Brant re-
ported an average of 00 bushels of Al-
aska oats per acre over a large acre•
age. ht Haldimand rain has also held
hip harvesting, but threshing is contin-
uing with all possible speed. Harvest-
ing is well advanced in Lambton
County. The corn crop there has
grown splendidly. Middlesex reports,
that hogs have registered dlsappolnt
ing .price resessions in the last few
Weeks, dropping from $41.75 to $9.00
per cwt. Prom this county also come
reports of wheat yielding 00 bushels
per acre, barley 65 bushels and oats
over 80 bushels. The apple crop there.
is sizing up splendidly. Some wheat
fields in Oxford are yielding as high
as 45 bushels to the acre.' Corn and
root crops there look promising and
quite a few fields of buckweat are in
bloom. Wentworth reports that ear-
ly varieties of sweet corn are retail-
ing at 15 cents per dozen. Raspberries
there have been a heavy orop and
some difficulties were experienced in
marketing, the price per crate of 36
pints running from $1.50 to $2.00:
In Eastern Ontario, Renfrew reports
that harvesting is 10 days earlier than
usual, With yields only average. Spring
wheat crop there is almost a complete
failure due to rust. Coronation Wheat,
however, stood up 100 per cent against
the rust and will yield from 20 to 30
bushels per acre. The quality of
grain in Grenville will be good but the
yield not heavy due to dry weather
most of June and July. Early pota-
toes there were a poor crop but late
potatoes look bettor after recent rains.
London has an all -black building.
The facade is made entirely of pol-
ished black granite which reflects
color from the, sky and glitters in
the sunshine.
Nearly 50,000 carats of diamonds
have been taken from the bed of the
Caroni River, Venezuela, since 1914,
Cost of Rearing Colts
(Experimental Farms News)
Those who have made a study of:
agricultural engineering state that
horse will never be replaced by
mechanical power on the average'.
farm in 2asterp Canada, It is a fact
that the heavy horse of good -.con-
formation and . quality has always
found a ready market nt a geod:
price, regardless of periods, of -de-
pression. This then should encourage
the building up of a constructive
horseimprovement program.
As with any other business, how-
ever0 some fundamental data must
be secured if development is to be
made upon the proper basis. For ex-
ample, what is the cost of raising
a colt? Can economical returns •be
secured even if prices remain as they
are? These problems are among
those that are receiving considera-
tion at all experimental farms where
horse breeding is receiving attention.
At the Dominion Experimental Farm
at 0 appan, N.S., three colts were
foaled in 1935 and three in 1936.
Data has been secured on the feed
cost of rearing these colts from birth
to one year. of age, and from one
to two years of age for the 1935 trio.
The feed consumption of the dam is
charged up from foaling to weaning
as well as the feed consumed by the
colt. The average feed cost for a
colt to one year of age was $58.82.
The three 1935 colts cost an average
of $129.49 for feed alone at two
years, of age.
When the darns perform any work
between foaling and weaning (a per-
iod of six to seven months) the value
of this work at eight cents per hour
can be credited against the feed fed
to the. colt. For example, if a mare
worked 500 hours while nursing her
colt, a credit of $40.00 would reduce
the actual feed costa to less 'than
$20.00 at one year of age. The
labour and investment charges are
additional to the above and will av-
erage about 40 per cent of the total.
Therefore the -actual cost of a colt
at two years of age will be approx-
imately $215.00 if the dam is idle
during the nursing period.
Considering the cost of raising a
colt, it would appear to be poor
economy to use anything but the best
stallions available. A few extra dol-
lars for service fees may be easily
offset by the extra value of a good
draft colt of the proper type when
compared with one of poor conforma-
tion. There is practically no differ-
ence in the cost of rearing colts of
either class. - e".
Scraped Apples in Summer
Complaint
The late Dr. A an old family
practitioner in Iredell County, North
Carolina, lost, his first baby of
cholera infantunt. Two summers
later his second child became des-
perately i11 of the same complaint.
Then the baby began to improve and
the doctor was dismayed when he
discovered the old negro mammy
feeding it scraped apple. Ile scolded
her soundly asking why she wanted
to kill the child. "Well, doctor", she
replied, when he paused for breath
'your baby is gettin' well, isn't
she?"
When the doctor admitted that she
was, she continued, "That's because
l've been feeding it scraped apple.
If you want her to get well, let me
keep on". Within a few days the
baby was well and thereafter the
doctor used scraped apple successful-
ly in cases of diarrhoea and aysent-
ery.
i This was 40 years before Birnberg
published his first report in America
of this famous method of treatment,
thus forestalling Dr. A. .... in the
practical application of the best
known of Scriptural commands, nam-
ely; "Let your light so shine before
men that they may see your good
works, etc.".
Scraped apple is one of the best
methods• of treating infantile diarr-
hoea, just as apple juice is the best
"pick-me-up" after severe exertion.
The reason Ifor the latter' is that
exertion causes a loss of potassium
from the muscular tissues and since
a pint of apple juice contains ap-
proximately 9 grains of potassium,
this homely article is an effective
remedy. Apple growers should pro-
fit by this knowledge. Mothers of
families whose babies have diarrhoea
may use scraped apple with good ef-
fect before calling the doctor.
RON 1?l Y iiN, HULLAN l)
Buckwheat honey from Canada is
much appreciated and bought in the
Netherlands whenever prices are
competitive and supplies available.
The likelihood of a good honey crop
in Canada during the coming season
has been brought to the attention of
the Netherlands importers and they
have all expressed a keen interest.
There is a considerable market in
the Netherlands for foreign honey
for use by confectioners as an in-
gredient in cakes and pastries.
HONEY IN FRANCE
There is no market in France for
honey packed in small containers for
domestic use. Packing must be in
60-1b. cans. (net weight), two of
these being shipped in one case. The
use of, table honey in France is
greatly restricted. It is unknown
as a breakfast delicacy and rarely
used in pure form as a dessert or
syrup.. The minimum rate of duty
applicable to .;Canada is 175 francs
per 100 kilos groas weight, equal to
slightly over 2 cents per lb,
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the bill -of -fare. Before you take a long trip by mot-
or -car you pore over road maps. Before you start
out on a shopping trip, you should consult the ad-
vertisements in this paper. For 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-li
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.
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