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THE CLINTON, NEWS -RECORD.
THURS., SEPT. 1, 1938
irn,el� Information for the
Buasg Farmer
'(Furnished by the Department of Agriculture;
Rogueing Potato Fields
?Rogueing is a ,valuable method for
'the control of certain degeneration or
)running out" diseases of potatoes
of virus origin. Rogueing implies the
detection, lifting, removal and de'
struetlon of virus infected plants. As
coritrol measure the practice is par-
ticularly valua'b1e against the three
egnimon potato diseases, mosaic, leaf.
roll and spindle tuber. These three
diseases produce characteristic sYmp-
toms'. on the potato plant. Mosai'c
diseases produce a mottling effect In
the foliage. Leaf -roll causes a slight,
general yellowing of the foliage, and
an upward rolling of the leaves.
Spindle' tuber intensifies the green
colour of the leaves, imparts an up.
right, staring appearance to the plant,
and causes the production of spindly
or mishappen tubers with bulging
Oyes
It stag been shown that rogueing
should be timely and ,systematic.
Usna11Y, Alpaatp and leafro1i can be
deteoted 111 ithe field when the plants
are about Sour inchae :high. At this
stage" taivelopment the field should
be systematically examined row by
,row, for the presence .of virus infested
plants. Rogueing should be done
preferably on dark or dull days as the
light conditions are then best for the
detection of mosaic. On 'bright days
the operator should carry an umbrella
.or traverse the potato rows in such
a manner that his shadow is cast over
the plants immediately !before him.
The operator should carry some type
of closed container, and when a dis-
eased plant Is detected, it should be
lifted in its entirety with as little dis-
turbance as possible and deposited in
the container. Under no circumstan-
ces should diseased plants be pulled
and left in the rows, nor should they
be ' oarried out and deposited on the
headland. Diseased plants should
always be carried from the field and
then immediately destroyed by burn-
ing. Rogueing should be systematic-
ally.practised at weekly intervals un-
til the potato vines begin to mature.
For further information write to the
nearest Plant Pathological Laboratory.
Current Crop Report
Farmers are well along with the har-
vesting of splendid 'graincrops, In
Western Ontario practically all grains
are now harvested except late oats,
while in Central Ontario about 75 per
cent of the grain is cut and in Eastern
Ontario about '50 per cent. In. Nor-
thern Ontario the harvest Is well un-
der way. Stook threshing proceeded
rapidly up to August 1st, but was in -1
terrupted by frequent and heavy rains
during the first two weeks of August.
The average yield of fall wheat for
the entire province is now estimated
Ytt 27 bushels per acre, as compared
'with 26 bushels in 1937, and a preced-
ing 15 -year average of 25.1 bushels,
The harvested acreage of 742,062 acres
is the highest .since 1927, and com-
pares with 718,313 acres last year.
'Total production will amount to ap-
proximately 20,036,000 'bushels, which
is the largest crop since 1926. In
3astern, Western and Central Ont-
ario, the yield per acre was reduced
and the quality considerably lowered
by leaf and stem rust In each of
these three sections, the yield was
about three bushels per acre less than
in 11937, but in Southern Ontario,
which .comprises the two rows of
countiea bordering Lake Erie and
where half the acreage is located, the
yield was almost fivb, bushels higher
than a year ago and this more than
offset the decline in other sections.
Heat and rust reduced the crop most
eevereiy in the counties of Grey,
leruce, Huron, Wellington and Perth.
Spring 'grains have.. matured early
+this ;season, arid ;reports indidite
that the yield per acre will generally
range from average to slightly above
average in practically all counties.
Harvesting is about a week earlier
than usual. Damage was caused by
the most severe outbreak of army
'worm in the last : fifty years, but for
the province as a whole the loss would
)probably not exceed 2 per cent. In-
dividual fields, however, suffered 10
/per cent to 1'5 per .cent injury, and in
a few cases much greater. Severe
rainstorms resulted in considerable
lodging in some parts, making cut -
.ting difficult, but the loss is not ser-
fous,. While in Eastern Ontario, grass-
hoppers caused rather severe damage
in several localized areas. Rust is
affecting the grain crop in Eastern
Ontario, but the yield is expected' to
ibe a good average and considerab y
above the poor yields of 1937.
Precipitation was sufficient for de-
veloping trope during July through-
out most of the province, Heavy
rains fell ii1 early August, lodging
standing crops over large areas. The
rainfall has been beneficial for the
growth of date 'crops and 'prospects.
for these orops, which include corn,
late potatoes, buckwheat, sugar beets
and turnips, are considered quite
favourable. Pastures are also show-
ing improvement in all 'sections, and
as a result livestock are in good con-
dition and milk flow is being well
maintained.
Prices of farm products have de-
clined recently and are now generally
)below the level et a year ago. In the
case of grain Drops the decrease from
last August is very considerable and
is due to larger world Grope, In`Ont-
ario farm income is largely deter-
mined by the prices of secondary 'com-
modities such as cattle, hogs, 'butter,
eggs etc, all of which are down in
price.
MESSENGER FAITHFUL
TO DUTY
Carrying the message to Garcia
evidently left deep impress on
Gordon J, Walsh, messenger for the
Canadian National Telegraphs. Vic-
tim of a collision between two bicy-
cles, Walsh .was being conveyed to
hospital in a police car and reviving
insisted: "Don't take me to the hos-
pital until I deliver my message."
The police, however, considered ,it
better to bring young Walsh to the
hospital and then Sergeant Detective
Kilpatrick turned messenger himself
and the telegram was delivered with
an explanation of the delay.
ICE CREAM TEMPTED
TREASURER
Business Manager Jan. Pitula, 15,
his budget reduced to fifteen cents
confronted with the temptation of an
ice cream cone decided that the treat
was worth the price and so reduced
the slender store of pennies which
remained to purchase food for Jan,
thirteen year old Michael and ten
year old Oiga, while they continued
their journey to Innisfree, Alberta.
This was the last lap on their travels
from Malkowich, Poland, to join their
mother who has been eight years in
Canada. Jan had two dollars with
which to buy provisions over the
Canadian National Railways and got
most for his money in bread and
oranges. When told of the distance
yet to be travelled Jan was philos-
ophical ind commented: "Just
enough to see us through."
CONTENTIOUS ACT TO GO
At last the contentious Farmers'
Arrangement Act is to go. In Ont-
ario it passes at the. end of the
present year. There will be a general
feeling of relief. This was undoubt-
edly one of the most unsatisfactory.
acts ever put on the statutes.
Through its operation the farmers'
credit was all but ruined. There will
be no tears shed when it passes into
oblivion on December 31st.
SAYS TOURISTS SPENT
2 BILLIONS IN 10 YEARS
The tourist industry has been
worth $2,000,000,000 to Canada in
the last 10 years, according to D. L.
Dolan, director of the Canadian
Government travel bureau.
In an interview Dolan said Can-
ada's
anada's greatest tourist year was 1929
when visitors spent about $309,000,-
000. Low year was 1933 when their
expenditure dropped to $117,000,000.
Although last year the figure
went up to $295,000,000, this year
there probably would be -a slight
drop to $280,000,000, Dolan said.
HOUSES BUILT OF WASTE
A'SHgS
Cape Town—A social welfare offi-
cer in rthe employ of the Union Gov-
ernment in the Transval has "'die
covered that waste ashes forms ja
valuable material for inexpensive
house building. , The material need
comprises 95 per cent ashes, 5 per
cent sand and cement, with soap act
,ing as water -proof material.
A specimen building of six rooms
with bathroom, timber floors, mos-
quito netting and veranda complete
was built by three unskilled laborers'
for £215. The waste material is used
in liquid forms in molds. It solidifies
quickly,' and . technical experts, Gov-
ernment analysts, builders, and ar-
chitects who have seen the building
have praised it highly.
The new material has been shown.
to stand the same pressure as bricks,
and is said . to be vermin -proof and
can resist changes of temperature.
After a heavy rainfall in the locality
where this experimental house stands
it was found to have remained dry
and warm. In view of the huge
Wilding schemes by municipalities
with State aid it .is estimated that
the use of ashes instead of brick and
mortar would save millions of
pounds.
New Year Book Now
- i ' Available
By authorization of the Hon. W. D.
Euler, Minister of Trade and Com-
merce, the Canada Year Book, ,1938,
is now available from the King's
Printer, Ottawa at the price of $L50.
By a special concession, teachers and
ministers may obtain paper -bound
copies at fifty cents each, but only
a very limited number have been set
apart for this purpose.
The Year Book covers a wide var-
iety of subjects on all important
subjects within the borders of Canada
embracing its geography, orography,
geology, climate, etc. In addition
other chapters are devoted to mat-
ters of finance, vital statistics, ex-
ternal trade, transportation and com-
munication, fires,' life and miscellen-
eous insurance, as well as a host of
other subjects too numerous to men-
tion.
The volume is carefully indexed
and a statistical summary of the
progress of Canada from 1871 'to
1937 precedes the chapter material.
There are over thirty maps- and
charts contained in the volume which
gives reliable information on a wide
variety of subjects of interest to men
in all walks of life.
The Mule and the Jackass
The following bit of homely phil-
osophy is reprinted from the Canad-
ian Grocer.
Over the hill trailed a man be-
hind a mule drawing a plow, Said
the man to the mule:
"Bill, you are a mule, the son of
a jackass, and I ani a man, made in
the image of God. Yet, here we
work hitched up together year in
and year out. I often wonder if you
world for me or I work for you.
Verily, I think is is a partnership
between a mule and a fool, for sure-
ly I work as hard as you, if not
harder. Plowing or cultivating, we
cover the same distance, but you
do it on four legs and I on two. I,
therefore, do twice as much work
per leg as you do.
"Soon, we'll be preparing for a
crop of corn. When the crop is har-
vested, I give one third to the land-
lord for being so kind as to let me
use this small speck of God's uni-
verse.' One third goes to you, 'and
the balance is. mine.
"You consume all of your portion,
with the exception of the cobs, while
I divide mine among seven children,
six hens, two ducks, and a banker.
If we both need shoes, you get 'em.
Bill, you are getting the best of
me, and I ask you, is it fair for a
mule, the son of a jackass, to swindle
a man—the lord of creation—out of
his substance?
"Why,, you only helps to plow and
cultivate the ground, and I alone
must cut, shock, and husk corn,
while you look over the fence and
hee-haw at me.
"All fall and most of the winter,
the whole family, from granny to
the baby, pick cotton to help raise
money to pay taxes and buy a new
set of harness and pay interest on
the mortgage on you, you ornery
cuss. And what do you care about
the mortgage? Not a darn—you low-
down rascal. I even ,do the worry-
ing about the mortgage on your
tough, ungrateful hide.
"About the only time I am your
better is on election day, for I can
vote and you' can't. And after elec-
tion, I realize that I was fully as
great a jackass as your papa. Verily,
I am prone to wander if politics
were made for men or jackasses, or
to make jackasses of men.
"And' that isn't all, Bill. When
you're dead, that's the end of you.
Ent me—the Parsontells me when
I die I gotta go to hell for ever.
That is, Bill, if I don't do just what
he says—and most of what he says
keeps me from getting any kick out
of life. Tell me, 13111, considering
these things, how can you keep a
straight face and look so dumb and
solemn.?"
Coffee is bought by the conce by
the Greenland Eslcintos, who pox,
barley and rice with it, aiid then
use it at least` four or five tines,
but buyers are 'few,
We are entitled to happiness in
this life, and if we don't get it, then
we can blame our lack of under-
stand and "getting on" with our
standing and "getting on" with our
neighbors.
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