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The Clinton News Record, 1938-09-08, Page 6°PPCE 6 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., SEPT. 8, 1938+ TimelU Information for the Busy ' Farmer (Furnished by the Department of Agriculture) SUGAR BEET CROP ;The beet clop never looked more promising than it does this year. The commercialcrop.' of approxi mately 26,00 measured acres is 'uni- formly gioocl+ In all districts, and losses since seeding have been slight.. THL TOBACCO CROP Heavy precipitation throughout the flue -cured tobacco districts, to. - gather with high temperature during the first three weeks of August, promoted" very rapid growth of the tobacco crop. ; Harvesting was Rhe Ai abundant growth and healthy ap- tarded to some extent by the ex- pearance:of ,leaves gives promise of, cessive moisture, but is now about good root development, and unless half completed and barring an early high temperatures with excessive frost,' a record crop will be taken. humidity cause Leaf Spot within the off.' 'There is every indication -that tuext few weeks, the yield should be a good quality yield will be obtained. 'excellent. With a. guaranteed price' In the .burley, and dark tobacco of one dollar per ton.'above that of types it is now estimated that the last year; the price compares fay- losses caused by tobacco root -rots Durably with prices of other farmwill exceed those experienced in the crops, .most of which are below the '1937 crop. • The -measurement of the level of a year ago. burley acreage shows that only 9,- 269 acres of the total 10,323 acres --a - allotted this season were planted. Together with considerable water CORN FOR HUSKING damage on low fields, this will re- sult in a smaller crop of burleyto- bacco than anticipated. Two-thirds of corn for husking crop in Ontario is grown the Counties of Essex and Kent. In Essex the condition at the present time is particularly promising with fields showing a good colour. Even fields planted the Latter part of June Weather and moisture conditions which may not mature, are malting duringthe past month have been satisfactory progress. In Kent the favourable for good sizing of apples, major part of the acreage was plant- but owing to excessive heat, partie- elsix to eight days later than usuallularly hot nights, colouring has been and • for a time growing conditions. slightly retarded on early varieties. were not favourable. During recent While scab and side -worm injury are weeks, however, excellent growing , severe in some orchards, fungus and conditions have prevailed and crop insect pests, generally, are under Prospects :fro reported good at the l lair control in well -eared for coin present time. Ther are some in- ercial orchards. dications that the corn borer infested Due to good sizing the total pre - tion may show an upward trend this , duction of cherries was somewhat year, but it is too early yet to fore -?larger than at first anticipated, and east to what extent the crop may be with the exception of slight irregul- injured, , although the vigorous I arity in maturity and some bruising growth will doubtless tend to offset of sours by wind, a good quality the damage. The acreage of corn crop was 'harvested. for husking this year is estimated Weather and moisture conditions at 180,130 acres as ccmpared with have been exceptionally favourable 165,593 acres in 1937. for pear development and the Aug- WESTERN ONTARIO FRUITS WESTERN CANADA SPECIAL BARGAIN EXCURSIONS PROM ALL STATIONS IN EASTERN CANADA :GOING DAILY—SEPT. 24 --OCT. 8, 1938, 14clusive RETURN LIMIT: 45 DAY$, TICKETS 000D IN COACHES at fares approximately alit per mile. TOURIST SLEEPING GARS at fares approximately 1%c per mile. STANDARD SLEEPING CARS at fares approximately 1%c per mile. COST OF ACCOMMODATION IN SLEEPING CARS ADDITIONAL BAGGAGE checked. Stopovers at Port Arthur, Armstrong, Chicago and West. Tickets, Sleeping Car Reservations, and all information front any Agent. ASI{ FOR HANDBILL ANA L p,' n ATAL leSNAPSPOT CU I A PICTUP J A DAY.® Indoors ... Outdoors ... Wash. day . Birthday . family history is being made. 'MOT long ago a young friend of. mine married. Ile is a camera fan, like the rest of us, and he told me: "My family history is going to be kept in pictures. I plan to take at least one roll of pictures a week— many more whenever possible. Whenever we do anything—move to a house -go on a week -end trip -plant flowers—celebrate a birth- day or an anniversary—add a new member -whatever it is, the story will be told in pictures," His plans' go further than that, too."lia picture record is to be kept in handy, useful form. "There will be a new picture book for every year," he told me. "I plan to have the best, shote enlarged, and mount the others contact size. Everything goes into the book, where we'll al- ways be able to find it and recall— Vora our own snapshots --what we did in past days." There, now, is au idea for all of us. In every family, things, happen each day that we would like to re- member. We buy new furniture, plant gardens, build a trellis for roses, put new screens on the back Porch, take vacation trips. Children are a born, grow up, change year by year. We change, too. And a true day- by -day picture -history of all. our everyday activities, as well as activities not - so - everyday, would greatly enrich our memories in later Let's make amental note -drake Each family picture -book be- comes more treasured as the years roll by. it a household ritual, and abide by it. "A picture: a day keeps the family history up to date: And a complete picture -book each year keeps it per- manently." 201 John van Guilder. ust estimate of production is slight- ly higher than the July estimate: Fungus and insect pests, are well controlled. Harvesting of peaches is unusually early this year, and the main crop is now being placed on the market. The total`'. yield is now estimated at' 536,214 bushels, an in- crease of 10,500 bushels over last year's crop of 525,700 bushels, All varieties of plums aresizing well. There r is a slight amount of insect injury hi some varieties, and brown rot is also in 'evidence due to exces- sive precipitation and high humiity. Intensive spraying and dusting; of both plums ;and peaches have been ,carried ouii by growers to ensure satisfactory carrying quality. Graperies generally have a healthy appearance and berries are making good growth. The acreage of :cant- aloupes is a little higher than lastL year owing to increased plantings in the Leamington area. Quality has been :excellent. CUTTING ALFALFA FOR, SEED. • In parts of eastern Canada suit- able for alfalfa seed production it was formerly the practice to cut the first Drop for hay and the sec- ond 'crop for seed. In the best seed producing areas the first crop is tow taken for seed which is cut in August. ,In Western Canada the cutting of the first crop for seed has always 'been the,' practice fol lowed. A decision which is' sometimes difficult for the grower to make is in regard to the proper time to har- vest the crop for seed, Since alfalfa seed' does not mature evenly due to the prolonged blossoming period, a plant may bear pods varying from ripe, which are dark brown in, col our, to green and immature. Be- cause the ripe pods shatter easily, there comes a time when more seed is being Iost by shattering than is being replaced by the ripening of the green pods. Just before such a time is reached is the proper time for cutting. This will be when about half to two-thirds of the pods are brown. Much of the immature seed will mature in the swath. In seasons when a hay shortage is imminent the grower' may be coin - pelted to take the first crop for hay and if the second crop is podding up well it may profitably be cut for seed. The . decision as to when to cut this crop should be decided by the average date of the first fall frost for the locality. If the crop is eut after a severe frost, not only is the gerinanability of the seed low - tared but the sample will contain much discoloured seed resulting in a lower commercial grade. ALFALFA INCREASES PRODUCTION The alfalfa plant is remarkable for its ability to increase :produc- •ion along more lines than one. As a soil building crop it has few riv- als. .Its deep rooting characteristic enables it to make use of plant food •eserves in the sub -soil, and being a egume, it enriches the soil with nito- gen through the action of nitrifying bacteria of which it is a host. The alfalfa in the rotation improves the fertility of the soil, with resulting ncreases inthe production of other crops. The deep rooting habit also enables this crop to grow vigorously and produce freely in spite of pro- longed periods of dry weather. The nutritious, quality of alfalfa hay is recognized and highly prized as a means of increasing production with all kinds of live stock. In ad- dition, it is one of the most pro- ductive of hay crepe. In "those parts of the country which• enjoy a long enough growing• period, the crop can be cut two or three times a season, producing largo tonnages per acre, and thus incesased production is ob- tained . over plants thsat can be cut but once. Even the snore northerly parts where the season is short and only one cutting can be made, large yields are obtained, For instance in North- ern Ontario, where it isnot yet con- sidered advisable to sow this crop alone, the addition of a few pouncls par acre of alfalfa to the usual hay mixture, has been found very worth- while. CORONER PROTESTS DRUNK DRIVING TESTS TORONTO,—Drunk-driving- testa now in force in Ontario are making Ontario magistrates "look like fools", Coroner Dr. L. W. Dales said. The alcohol blood test is the only way of testing a man for sobriety," he. declared. Other coroners interviewed agreed the blood test was better than clini- cal tests such as walking a straight lino, and should be made compulsory for drunk driving suspects. Coroner Dr. W. H. Avery said some could "hold more liquor than others," but'' there were definite limits where nobody could "hold out He said the blood test,,systeili, could establish these limits, and "clear up much difficulty from the crown's standpoint?' Small weather balloons' will be'bs- ed by Bangalore observatory 'to ;els- tairr. data concerning the monsoon, the wind which brings to India most. ofits rdin.� 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 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. Local Paper 019t' Bllyill,&IIILO Avoid time -wasting, money -wasting detours on the road to merchandise value. Read the advertising "road snaps". The Clinton NavvsJtee� CLINTON a u Phone 4