HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1938-10-13, Page 6PAGE, 6
THE "CLINTON NEWS -RECORD,
THURS., OCT 13, 1988.
Timelg Information for the
Burg Farmer
(Furnished by the Department of Agriculture
SUGAR BEET CROP
Present indications are .that the
sugar beet crop will yield well above
average this year, ;and have a high
sugar content. Preliminary tests
showed an average sugar content of
nearly 15% on September 1st, which
is higher than at this date for; sev-
eral years. Root development was
particularly good during August and
estimates now place production in
excess of 10 tons per acre. With the
High temperatures and humidity
which prevailed during the first week
of August in Southwestern Ontario.
Leaf Spot began to appear on early
planted fields. 'Fortunately, for the
bestcrop, the weather became cool-
er and less humid, so that Leaf
Blight did not progress rapidly. In
general the crop has been free from
disease and the beets show healthy
green tops.
pasture. These skids can be easily
made by the local blaeksMith and
are inexpensive.
When seeding down be sure that
the fertility level of the soil is high,
especially in the materials such as
lune, phosphorus, and potash, The
best plan is to send a composite
sample' of the soil, taken at ten
different places across the field, to
the Soils Department, Ontario Ag;,
ricultural' College; for analysis, The
:report stud suggestions from that de -
Pertinent will enable you to fertilize
wisely and economically according to
the fertility. ;requirements of : your
soil type. Minerals increase the
chances of securing a good catch of
seeds,lower the percentage of win-
ter killing of the legumes, and, what
is »lost important; increases the pro-
tein and material' content of the
feed.
For further information regarding
mixtures for ;pastures and hay write
THE VEGETABLE CROP' to the Oiitario Agricultural College,
Guelph for Circular No. 28, "Pasture
In Western 'Ontario weather and
moisture conditions during the past
month have been generally favour-
able for good gr•
owth, with the ex-
ception of some frost damage to vine
crops in the Bradford and South
Simcoe districts. Heavy rains and
humid weather earlier in the season
in Essex, Kent and Lambton Count-
ies caused considerable damage to
the onion crop, resulting in heavy,
less by skin and heart rot which.
may materially affect the storing
quality. The late potato erop is
'comparatively free from blight and
'quality very good. However, the
tuber set is below normal and pro-
duction will be below average. To- j
nratoes have improved considerably'
in quality.
In Eastern Ontario tomatoes have
yielded an average crop but quality
has been slightly below normal due
Chiefly to destruction of foliage by
tomato worms, and too much wet
weather causing cracks. Yellow ends
have been very general also. Po-
tatoes are expected to yield above
average with quality good, but Iate
cauliflower are below averages
i PLOW WEEDY PASTURES
1 • THIS FALL
"There are many old unprofitable
pastures to be seen in the country-
side heavily infested with weeds—
goldenrod, Canadian thistle, wild ear -
rot„ etc.", says Dr. 0. McConkey of
the Ontario Agricultural College,
.and he continues:— "These can be
improved 200 to 3001/4 by (1) fall
pleating, ,(2) cropping for ane or two
Sears to clean off weeds, (3) raising
the soil fertility level, (4) seeding
to a well balanced pasture mixture
of legumes and grasses, .
If you have a weedy pasture of
this kind, plan to plow it this fall
and start the improvement pian as
outlined above, and ft will return
you many dollars of profit over the
present low producing pasture.
OId pastures infested with ,'weeds
like Canadian thistles, wild carrot'
ete., are a weed menace to the com-
munity, Plowing and clean cropping,
and in some cases summer fallow-
ing, are the best methods of getting
rid of the weeds and preparing, suit,
able soil conditions for seeding down
to a profitable pasture mixtnve.
Mowing pastures should be more
-widely Practised in Ontario, When
the new pasture is established and
weeds begin .to show, mow early
every season when the weeds arein
the first stages of bloom. Most weeds
are readily .kiIIed at this period of
growth. The mower bar should. be
fitted with adjustable skids which,
raise the mower bar about 6 inches'
depending on the roughness of the
WRITE
NOW
Sandridge-
and rafter
measure
menta • or
area to be
. roofed, patched or re-
yaired. Council Stand.
:sed T,te•Lap" metal
-.voo 8ng i a a sound, per-
;ananent investment.
Absolutely wedtl
e-
ratly reduces
Srefhg
5OLO ON A 25 YEAR
R
t°UNC- LS1..0r.,1
1A8
GUARANTEE
'Prices this Fall are lower because of Sales.
"Tax exemption: Save money by writing today.
Manufacturers also of famous PrestonSteel
Truss Earns and Jameeway Poultry evuip.
• meat. Address: 80B Guelph St., Preston. Ont.
Eastern Steel Products
PRESTON ONT 010,6^1 plower MONrnfnl 6.ranonra
is Paramount for Milk and Meat
Production in Ontario."
Preparing Winter Quarters
for Poultry
In common practice on the average
Canadian farm, late September or
the month of, October is the time the
new crop of pullets is housed in pre
peration for their first year's pro-
duction.'•
Before the birds • are taken off
range, however, it is necessary, in
the interest of the comfort and gen-
eral health of the birds, as well as
the Convenience of the operator, to
give the poultry premises a thorough
and systematic overhauling.
A start should be Heade with the
elimination of all older stock that is
not to be carried over the winter. If
the farmer depends on the purchase
of day-old ebicks for flock renewal,
this may possibly mean the disposal
of all stock in the plant. If breed-
ers are to be retained; they should
be separated from the laying stock
if sufficient space is available.
"Raving removed surplus stock, at-
tention should be centred on the
premises. If portable panel fencing
is used, the hurdles may be removed
and stored for the winter, Runways
may be limed and, ploughed. If con-
venient, reprove all loose fittings such
as nests, roosts, drop boards, from
the house and expose them to the
bright sun for several days. They
should firsb, of course, be cleaned
of all dust and litter. Scrape and
sweep floors, and sweep walls and
ceilings, After cleaning is complet-
ed apply a good lune wash to every
part of the interior of the house.
Disinfectants may be added to the
wash, if considered advisable,
Incidentally, a spray pump is the
most satisfactory method of white-
washing as int is then possible to
drive the material into all cracks or
seains. Apply a' thorough coab of
white wash to the fittings, nests,
roosts, etc. before they are returned
to place.
Stop any drafts, such as open
seams knot holes, etc, and replace
broken window glass and any torn
cotton in the ventilating sashes.
Put in a,good supply of fresh,
clean litter, and your house is ready
for the birds whenever they. are
brought in from range.
Went to Bed with Boots on
There has always been consider-
able controversy as to, who built the
first sleeping car, Records would
seem to show that the first efforts
were the adaption of a day coach to
sleeping car purposes in 1836 on the
Cumberland Valley Railroad of
Pennsylvania.
The first "pullman" is said to have
made its appearance hi 1859. In the
first make -shift sleeping ears, pas-
sengers went to bed fully clothed
and reclined on rough mattresses
with their own blankets or shawls
drawn over them. In referring to
the inaugural trip of the first "Pu'.'.' -
man", the conductor J, L, Barnes
said "there was no crowd and the
car, lighted by candles, moved away
in solitary grandeur, if such it might
be called. I remember the first night
I had to request the passengers to
take their boots off before they got
into their berths. They wanted to
keep , them on—, seemed afraid to
take them off."
In Canada, the Grand Trunk Rail-
way, now part of the Canadian Na-
tional System, gave early attention
to the matter of sleeping cars. There
was strong, objection, at first dee to
some unfavorable e,gpleriences on
American lines but the mattes was
settbled for the time by ,introducing
benches or bunks running• the whole
length of the car and without any
curtains or divisions. A rug and a
small pillow were the only extras
furnished. Today the modern all-
steel sleeping cars on the Canadian
National System is the last word in
comfort, with air, -conditioning and
other improvements.
WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING
QUESTIONS RELIEF
Consrnenting on our assertion that
sooner or later Ontario' will have to
refuse relief to anyone who is phys-
oally Et, the Toronto, Star says:
'Brut if that were the case, what
world' happen to the thousands'' of
worthy people, physically fit and
willing to work, but unable to find"'
employment?" If we may answer a
question by asking. some ether ques-
tions, ;we would a.sic the Star if it
sincerely believes there are thous-
ands of people, fit and willing to
work, and unable to find. it? Does
it believe it to be the duty of .gov-
ernments to keep people in compa-
rative comfort`. and ,not force them
to find employment? That it is the
duty of governments to find work
for everybody, and if the job doesn't
suit their fastidious tastes, to get
them another one? And finally, does,
it believe that relief isn't a raelcew?'
—Hanover Post.
1939 CAR MARKERS WILL BE
MORE LEGIBLE
eels
It is all very well for a Govern-
ment to leave doubtful matters to
the decision of Parliament, but there
is no doubt whatever as to the stand
of the Canadian people, or the action
of Parliament, in event of the Em-
,pine being at war. There is absolut-
ely nothing in the past history of
Canada to warrant doubt of Canada's
appreciation of her position as part
of the British Empire nor of her
willingness to live up to the obliga-
tions of drat position. Therefore,
the withholding of Canadian assur-
ances to the Empire has` certainly
not endeared Mr. Ring to the Can-
adian people.
No one in Canada wants to see
a world war. But if the Empire has
to fight, Canada is a part of •the
'Empire and Canadians generally re-
sent any implications to the con-
ti•ary.—Ridgetown Dominion.
ARS? WE WORTHY OF PEACE?
The toiling folk want no war. They
desire only the chance to work un-
disturbed wth modest retires in the
The question of license plate vise. 'days of their strength and a bite
bility, subjeet of so many gusty and a sup and ` a roof in; old age.
storms of controversy in 1938, ap- But what of those .who want a well-
pears to have been ushered right out feathered nest as they go along in
of the picture for next year at teat, luxury when they can neither toil
judging by a preview- of the 1939 nor spin? Twenty years age we
motor vehicle markers given by the failed to realize that opportunities
Department of Highway§. 'spell out the rules of responsibility.
The artistic has given way coin- We quite failed to see that man is
•pletely to the utilitarian in Ontario's. a spiritual being and failed to give
selection of a color scheme for next ourselves to simple, downright duty
year's markers, with white serial doing, Rather we ,surrendered our-
numbers on jet black background re- selves to wasting, our powers in the
placing the current pale blue and effort to gain and to hold. Four
paler rose combination. And yet in thousand years ago the experience
many respects .the new plates are of the race had demonstrated that
more artistic than any combination man does not, live by bread alone,
of more delicate hues in the* past. nor mainly. Iface of dearly -bought
They are certainly more, legible, , experience, we give ourselves to self-
aggrandizement, a course of conduct
OCTOBER that brought its enevitable eonsequ-
, quence, the threat of war. Let us
As the moving finger deftly whisks learn lour lesson and do better. 'Tis
September from northern calendars, common sense so to do. — Exeter
the tenth month of the waning year Times Advocate.
stands revealed in varicolored glory.1
The Landscape has taken on Item -1 WHAT' WILL HAPPEN NEXT
brandtesque touches of color.. Rich One Alberta citizen 'is somewhat
reds and viyid browns predominate,' perturbed. .After twenty-five years
Summer's green has given way to of , successful practice as an elect -
a riot df russets,r7cian .dads en under
October is not welcomed by song a SC, he govornmentbestatuterequired to pay a
of bird or buzz of bee. But in their fee of five dollars in order to take
stead conies briefly another aerial. an examination to establish legally
greeter, .the rainbow -winged butter- his proficiency in the craft. He paid
fly, Although some plant life has his five dollars, wrote his examine -
gone into its hibernation, many flow- tion, and then waited. for the result.
ers are seen and there is no drab- In a week or so he received a
less, since the still plentiful foliation neatly printed certificate, stating
tints.
contributes a thousand tantalizing that under the constituted authority
of the government of Alberta, he
Nature seems suddenly to have ace was now properly, legally and offic-
quired the Midas -like faculty of turns Tally qualified to :'serve his fellow
ing all things to gold, and vine and citizens of Alberta—as a BARBER!
tree send forth, seemingly overnight,'
leaves plated with the precious met.' CROCUSES OU:I' NOW
al. A tempered sun likewise does
its part, drenching the peaceful i Indications that summer is not yet
countryside with a golden glow, shin- over, were noted by at Calgarian, who
ing dowel on pleasant pastoral scenes reported a mass of crocuses bloom-
-Woes of harvested hay and Ind ing on the fourth green of the Regal
'an -like villages of stalked corn, golf club. This is said to be very
while plump pumpkins, catching its unusual and might mean tfiatwinter
reflection, are transformed into a is still. a Iong way off. -Calgary
thousand satellite sans', Herald.
Although the current month boasts
all the colors of the spectrum, ycl- AN EDITOR'S PRAYER
low—the mellowed yellow of out-)
unm—stens to dominate the scene. Blessed are the merchants who ati-
lt is as though the myraid hues of vertise, for they have faith in their
summer have resolved themselves, business, and their prosperity shall
through rosy changes, into a single increase -many fold. Blessed is the
shade, that, from the dross of the women who sends in a written ac -
days fed into the ernri'rle of time,
count of a party or a wedding, for
emerges' a huge ingot.—October's she shall see the details and names
gold.—Christian 'Science Monitor, of her guests correctly reported.
(Blessed are those who do not ex -
'peat the editor to know everything,
OFF THE SENTIMENTAL SIDE but who tells him whenever an int -
Apart from sentimental and:strat- (erecting event occurs in which'thev
egle reasons, there is another factor are interested, for they shall have.
why both Great Britain and 'thea better newspaper in their town.
United States ave interested in Can- Blessed are they who get their copy
oda.. in early, for it e. shall oceupmv a warm
Thorne is $6,800,000,000 of otitsidemsgace.in the editor's heart. Blessed
capital invested in the Dominion, 01 are they h who efforts
ip be with the
this amount, Great Britain has sup -1 editor in his or the in behalf of the
plied 40 per cent and the United conown, toy, for their town shall be
States has ptit up 58 per cent, leav- known, to all men, far and wide, as
ing only two. pet cent supplied by a goad place in whish to live and
do business. Blessed are they who
other countries. Windsor Daily
do not think they could run the
Star:
paper better than the editor runs it
--yea, thrice blessed are they be-.
WHAT IT TAKES cause there are so few of them in
the community.
A good editor is one who has;
never made a mistake; who s al- PROTECTION 'ROIM LIGHTNING
ways right; who can ride two horses 1 After two
at the same time he is straddling years of experiment,
a fence with both ears to the ground; Soviet scientists have evolved, meth-
ods of protecting the new Palace of
who always says the right thing' at the Soviets, in Moscow, Russia, from
the right time; who always picks.' the -
right horse as well as the right poli- lightning.
titian' to Will; ,who never has to When completed it will rise to a
apologize, who has 00 enemies' 'and height of 1,326 feet- 414 feet high-
who has worlds of prestige with all er than the Empire State Building
classes, creeds and races. That is all in New Yorlc, so far the world's
an editor has to do to berated a highest edifice, and 377 feet taller
good editor. There has never been than the Eiffel Tower in Paris,
a good editor. --North Hastings Ire`- Joie scientists propose that the
huge new building should be provid-
view.
Jed ;with meal plates at every point
,capable of "attracting" lightning,
CANADA'S PART [these plates being between •one -and -
a -half and two yards wide and con -
Probably no one has come out of netted to the earth.
the recent crisis with a greater loss While the building is in Bourse of
el prestige than has Prime Minisetr construction, an ordinary batman will
W. L. MacKenzie Bing. It is diffi-:be sent up- to a' height of nearly
cult for Canadians t o understand 2,000 feet. It will have an earthed
why there are from time to time cable andits purpose will be to
Canadian politicians who, seem ob- intercept all lightning discharges.
sessecl with the idea thatt they can
make , political capital out of dount- 1 John Greenleaf Whittier claimed
ing Canadian, loyality to the British lack of money was his excuse for
!not marrying, but he left an estate
of $125,000 when he died a bachelor.
A Letter from the
hurricane District
Miss Ruby Potter, of Providence,
It: I., daughter of Mr. and Mrs, 0,
W. Potter,' Clinton, in the following
iuterestiiig letter to her Parents, tells
0 her experiences when a devastat-
ing. hurricane followed by floods
swept the area in which she resides.
Dear Mother and Dad:
Id! wrote a letter Friday, but
haven't mailed it yet as we can't get
stamps, tried Saturday and yester-
day and couldn't get them, but hope
to today.
Lil will have a lot to . tell you.
Everyone is so excited and tense,
hearing of such terrible things that
have happened and something new
all the time. of voting in favour or against th
The cit 'is a wreck—hardly of their livestock. They also forsee
y a tree "Restricted Area Plan for the
left. .20;000, large trees through the eradication ofas a result of such action an ap-
a n bovine tuberculosis. ortu it o
city gone; every etch* almost, had all Before theit" p n yo r,'the expansion of their
petitions are circulated in markets for livestock
their plate,glass windows ' broken;, each school section x rvestock and lige stock
,
rible time getting, home, was trying
for three clays, but got home Friday
night, went across bridges that he
couldn't , see. .I guess there wasn't
a bridge that hadn't water up over
it.
Well, am going over to . , . now
and will see about mailing this. Hope
they have some stamps. All the. mail,
hast been going out by aeroplane,
Am sending some papers and will
send more later. Hope you are both
well; Ruby,
Facts Regarding the ,
Restricted Area Plan
Huron county cattle' owners are
'be given the opportunity, this,
they must be accurate, No govern-
merit inspector is fool enough topass
tube eelosis animals, Someone would
soon veport him"and his job wouldn't
last the month out. He must tag all
the animals he 'tests and ear punch,
all reactors.
Some Facts About the
"Restricted Area Plan"
At the present time there is con-
siderable discussion 'throughout the
County of Huron on the subject of
Bovine Tuberculosis, It is engaging
the attention of livestock producers.
Cattle .owners are anxious to eradi..
Bate this disease- from ;their herds
1 with a view of improving the health
num a large n pyoduets.
water 14 to 18 feet deep all through oil educational (meeting% late being
the mai streets.As Huron is essentially a beef
n People had to swim held throughout the county, by the,
and if they couldn't •swim, theycattle producing county, the question
Agricultural Representative, Jas, C,! naturally arises "Hove does the Re-
drowned: Lil was Lucky. She and Shearer, to outline the rules and
Jen Weston walked home and kept regulations of the Area Plan. Every stricted Area affect .the man who
just ahead of the tide. I started brings in Feeder Cattle?."
cattle owner is invited to attend the Soars and heifers of. a feeder'
down town after then and was blown meeting nearest his home. type .
against a brick wall. Two men res- yp may be admitted into the area
cued me and dragged me into the The following questions and anw without test under the following con-
building ancl there 1 stayed for about savers cover two. most important ditions. 'They shaII be accompanied
an hour until I saw the flood corning Points: by a license issued by a veterinary
up the street and then another man ! inspector. They shall be isolated from
and I beat it out and back to the Question — How many Battle are other cattle and shall be subjected to
Hospital dodging wires and cables Hurpn county farmers likely to lose the Tuberculin test conducted' by a
p g g through the T.B. test?
hanging in all directions. broken Answer --t is clues -It ionis impothessible tresultso answerIveterinary inspector upon arrival at
. -,obtained destinations. Reactors shall ' be
d for slaughter and
glass and window frames, and you
couldn't move for trees.
I had put my car in before I left
or it would have been gone. A car
next where mine washad a big tree
on top of it and five . of the em-
ployees cars were smashed beyond Northunij'd
repair. One big tree fell tight up Halton
beside my garage. I just got the car
out Saturday night and its a tight
squeeze yet. It is wonderful the work
they have done in the city, everyone
has responded so well and come to.
our aid. Wehave quite a few tele
in areas tested maygive some idea
of what to expect.
County
Cattle React -
Tested ors
45033 • 1959 4,4
23259 3179 13.6
ofd
compensation shall be paid,
Compensation is paid by the Fed-
eral Government and is based on the
value of the animal. The, maximum
compensation for grades is $40.00,
and for purebreds $100.00. Compen-
Peel 16106 2954 18.2'sation applies to all reactors • except
Ddiham 18960' 991 50 !grade bulls and cattle with lumpy
Ontario 19492 2637 13,5 Saws.
York 54883 3634 15.11 Reactors to the test are identified
Results show that losses have been by a -large "T" punched in the par.
heavier in dairy than, in 'beef sec-i1eY must be promptly disposed of
phones working now and they are tions. Abnormally high losses were,for slaughter tinder inspection. The
getting electricity on in lots of encountered in sections of York, Peel owner shall receive erre market value
places. We have our own electric and Halton Counties. •In most in -
plant so we're the only ones in the stances these losses occurred oniMr. Jas. C. Shearer, Agricultural
city that had ligh`s,for a good many farms where cattle of unknown or-(Represelrtative, is making arrange -
hones. igin had been introduced to the herd ments for 37 educational meetings
Trees fell on every side of our from time to time, ithroughout Huron County. The first
house but not on us. The top was Question—Is the T. B, Serum Test meeting will be on October 24th in
blown off the roof of the sterilizing accurate and square? s Flowieh Township. The remainder of
room at the big hospital and off two Answer—It is the only accurate test the meetings will be held in October
wards and they thought the whole' for tuberculosis in cattle so far dis- and November.
end was coming in and transferred covered. An occasional cow may be -
the patients. One of the girls who so bad that she won't react but she
works in the operation room has a!then may shove the disease by her GOOD ADVICE
home on the waterfront. On their condition. One never knows when There is a newspaper in Kansas
lawn are two houses, six row -boats, l such a cow may break down follow- whose motto is "lie, stead, drink and
one' yacht, one piano, a set of dishes ing illness or heavy work and be- swear," and is thus explained by the
and furniture. conte a spreader of the disease. All editor: "When you lie, Iet it be down
No buses are running yet but think animals that reset have tuberculosis to pleasant dreams; when you steal,
they wiII be operating again by the in some form. The staff of vet- let it be away from immoral assoeia'-
middle of the week, Two close friends, erinarians on thiswork are at it all tions; when you drink, let it be pure
of Mra. R were drowned and the year round and they hold their water; when you swear, let it be that
house washed away. Hardly a sunt -i jobs because they are skillful, awes- you will patronize your home paper,
mer home left and new shore lines ate and honest, They are anxious to:and pay your subscription when it is
everywhere, Me. H.... , . had a ter -1 have as few react as possible but i due." Good advice.
rl
The Advertisements will get
you if you don't watch o t!
If you don't -watch oat, advertisements will save you money by
showing .you where to buy the best things at the lowest prices.
If you don't watch out, advertisements will protect you against
inferior products!
If you don't watch out, advertisements will bring you the latest,
straightest newa from many manufacturers and trie live local bus-
iness houses!
If' you don't
of great beauty
you interesting
If you don't
you suggestions
But, if you do
for 'yell!
watch out, advertisements will teach you the secrets
Specialists, give you health hints of real value, tell
true stories about foods, furnishings, what -not!
watch out, advertisements will sell you ideas, give
on how to choose wisely and spend wisely.
watch out: for the advertisements, they'll watch out
Read The Ads With Profit
THE CLINTON EWS
Phone 4
ECOBB
Clinton