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The Clinton News Record, 1939-07-27, Page 6t; '"AGE s p E C; TON' " NEWS RECORD FOR' FARMERS S AND POULTRY1 EN (I+urnished by the Department of Agriculture) — — _ — - — — " mixture may be used at the start THE WEED OF THE WEEK PERENNIAL SOW THISTLE Perennial Sow Thistle IwithTits creeping rootstalks and bright, yel- low flowers has been well named the "Yellow Peril". Thousands, of seeds are produced on an average plant and these may be blown long distances .by the wind thereby infest - ling new areas. - United action is needed by all farmers if this menace to clean crops is to; be controlled. It is distinguished from the An- nual Sow Thistle of whichthere are two, the Common Annual and the Slicing Annual, by its r umerous un- derground' rootstalks, deeply cut leaves and bright yellow flowers 11/2 inches in diameter. The annuals are shorter, have only fibrous roots and small pale yellow flowers, less than ene hail art inch in diameter. To control Perennial Sow Thistle, hand pick scattered plants and mow patches before they become establis'h- edt The. plants are filled with a bitter milky juice and if in flower when picked or mown they should be destroyed as there is a possibility of seed maturing. Drainage, a short rotation of crops building up the fertility of the soil by means, of manure, clovers, green manure crops and fertilizers, early with the skim milk, if it is not con- venient to give the flaxseed jelly alone; The mixture is prepared by stir- ring in hot water until enough thick g porridge is obtained to feed the calves night and morning. Lumpiness should be avoided because` calves dislike lumpy porridge. It is better fed hot, but if it gets cold the fresh skim milk will warm it. Start off with a tablespoonful and increase until' the calves are getting a goed- sized cupful twice daily at three or four months of age. EPIC REINDEER TREK RECALLED Death in East Orange, N. J., Fri- day of Arthur J. Baldwin, one of the baekeis of the Lomen Reindeer Corp:. oration, recalled an epic reindeer trek across the north. Herding of 3,000 reindeer from Western Alaska to a preserve near A1davik at the mouth 'of the Mac- kenzie River for the Canadian gov- ernment was regarded by many stud- ents 'of Arctic lore as one of the greatest sagas of the Northland. In 1929 the Lomen Reindeer Corp- oration sold the reindeer to the Do- minion government and. agreed to de- liver them at the preserve near Aklavik. On Christmas Day, 1929, the herd was started on its trek— expected to be finished in six months. But it wale five years before the maturing varieties, smother crops, herd reached its destination. hoed Drops, annual hay and annual The late Andrew Bahr of Seattle, pasture mixtures are ail factors in field superintendent for the Lomen the control of Sow Thistle. Buck- Corporation, was in charge of the wheat make an excellent smother herders. Some families spent the crop. Early oats are preferable to whole five years with the herd and late oats when the rotation includes several children were born, grain. The reindeer were driven along the Plow deeply immediately 'after the rugged Arctic coast, through wolf crop has been removed and leave in packs and fierce Arctic storms, Some - the rough state for a week or more tines storms scattered the herd and as long as dry weather prevails, Feld it was weeks before the animals were low later with the cultivator using collected and the trek could be re - broad shares which overlap to' get sumed. any plants which remain, This dry` Finally Bahr delivered 2,300 rein - method has proven very effective and deer but there were few of the should be undertaken as early in thejoriginal herd. Many had died or had season as possible in order to catch ( been killed by wolves, but a great dry hot weather. A black summernumberwere bora during the trek. fallow and a partial summer fallow Bahr said that he alone wore out have also proven effective. When a 2,000 pairs of mukluks, Aretie foot - black summer fallow is followed the wear, during the trek. ground should' be kept absolutely The herd, bought by the Canadian black for the entire season. This government as a source of food for will entail the loss of a crop, Be Eskimos, now numbers almost 5,000. the partial summer fallow method The original Lomen herd was be - the ground may be worked until time gun in 1898 when animals were to sow a hoed crop, a smother crop brought from Norway to supply food of buckwheat or rape or fall wheat for men taking part in the Alaskan or rye. If the infested area is cut gold stampede, before plants come M flower the crop may beused for green feed and •the ground worked as previously outlin- ed, Avoid outside threshing of any crops infested with Sow Thistle. Pamphlet No, 51 on Perennial Sow Thistle illustrated in color may be obtained from your Agricultural Representative or by writing the Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. KEEP EGGS COOL Recently an experimental shipment of 400 eases of eggs in a refrigerator car from London, Ont„ to Montreal was closely observed by officials of the Marketing Service, Dominion De- partment of Agriculture. The result of the experiment was that some of the eggs reached Montreal in perfect condition but with others, there was too much deterioration. Cooling of eggs on the farm as quickly as pos- sible aftey they are laid proves prof- itable. In the experimental shipment from London, the eggs which had been cooled on. the farms and had been kept cool were those which brought the best price in Montreal. The eggs that. had not been precool - ed before being shipped suffered. Egg inspectors concluded that ship- ing under refrigeration is not enough, They say that it is as important to get the natural heat out of eggs as quickly as dairymen cool milk to rid it of animal heat. They recommend frequent gathering of eggs in wire , baskets and immediate cooling in a cellar. Eggs should he as cool as cucumbers and just as fresh. -FLAX SEED MEAL FOR YOUNG CALVES FAST WORK SAVES BARN NEAR GODERICR The constant rubbing of a wagon wheel on a loaded hay rack set the load on fire and totally destroyed hay, rack and wagon as it was being driv- en ups the gangway into the barn of William Bogie, six miles north of Goderich on the Blue Water highway. In one more minute, the load of hay, ablaze underneath, would have been in the barn and all would have been lost, The Bogies 'were drawing in hay with Reuben Bogie and his niece, Helen MacMillan, 16, on top of the load approaching the barn, innocent of the fact a fire was burning be- neath, them. Thlast bong pull up the gang- way was under way when within 30 feet of the barn doors, William Bogie, '75, father ` of Reuben and grandfather of Helen, detected the blaze. There was some fast action then. There could be no turning on the approach to the barn and no back- ing up, sathe horses were unhitched and taken clear of the blaze. A tractor near by was brought into service, hitched to the rear of the blazing load and it was hauled a safe distance from the barn where it burned to ashes, wagon and all. OLD COIN FOUND Gardeners always maintain that it always pays to cultivate the soil well. It may prove profitable for the gardiner who was hoeing in the garden at the home of Thos. Morse in Trowbridge, a few weeks ago. He turned ui an old one -penny Ameri- can piece. While many of the letters on the coin were illegible, the date was plain "1837," and it looked as if it might have been issued by the When late spring calves are switch- Bank of Hoboken. Further, investi- ed from whole to skim milk; the gations as 'to its value will be made. change is usually spread over a week SOOTHING WORDS LURED COW AWAY A despondent .cow apparently at- tempted to commit suicide at Mill- ers Falls, Mass,, recently by lying down on the main tine of the Cent- ral Vermont Railwaya few minutes before the fastfreighttrain "Rocket" was due. Four seetionmen vainly attempted to move the animal with shovels, ropes, halters and words, kind and harsh. Finally the owner an unidentified woman arrived, ad - ground corn, 1 part; according to the dressed• the cow in soothing Italian Division of Animal Husbandry, Cent -1 The 'animal sighed, rose and was led ral Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Thistaway. - I,, 1..•iJi-_I.. or two. When the cream is taken off the whole milk, the calf, if given nothing but skim milk, gets a ration low in fat. A jelly made by, scald- ing pure flax seed meal, not linseed meal make a good, cheap substitute for the cream. While the calf is still young, a tablespoonful is enough at the start. After a few days, other ingredients may be added un- til the following mixture is fed: Flaxseed meal -1 part; ground sifted oats or feed oat meal, ,2 parts; fine WILL O>'EN NEW STUDIES Third Year Mall for Ontario Secondary "Schools TORONTO—With' the opening of the new school year in September, the third year of the new course of studies will be introduced into the collegiate institutes, high, vocational and continuation schools of the prov- ince. The third year known as grade XI provides for specialization in any one of several fields including industrial shop work, agriculture, arts and crafts, household arts or commercial subjects, depending on the individual pupil. An academic course is given for those who seek; matriculation in- to ,the university and a general course forthose who prefer to spend less time on the study of Languages and more on commercialwork or shop work or econothies. In the fir$b year of the course in the secondary schools, pupils un- der the new curriculum obtain a taste of languages, business practice, shop wgrk and home economics of music and art. The course'in grade 1X, intended to be of a general character and which aims at helping the individual pupil to determine his natural in- clinations and aptitudes, dovetails in- to the grade X course with its great- er degree of specialization in the field which the pupil chooses. This specialization is carried to a much higher degree in grade XL WHEAT NEAR AILSA CRAIG YIELDS 601/2 BUS. TO ACRE The first wheat of the 1939 crop in the Ailsa Craig district was threshed Monday at the farm of Mr. Alex M, Stewart, East Williams, and yielded 601/2 bushels to the acre. The exceptional yield was obtained from Dawson's Golden Chaff variety. The early threshing was done by Mr. Stewart to test out a new sep- arator whch he recently bought. Al- though much wheat is being cut this is the first test as to the yield. Agriculturalists around Ailsa Craig state that crops in that district are a record for the past 20 years with good results from hay, oats, wheat and ,barley. While some farmers state that as good crops have been ob- tained in some grains in past years, its is many years since all have been as uniformly good_—Exeter Advocate RACER SETS NEW RECORD Frenzied cheers of approval and acclaim roared from the throats of 8,000 harness horse race fans at Stratford on Saturday afternoon, when the world's champion, Billy Direct (1.55), piloted by Vic Flem- ing, roared under the wire in 2.02 flat, to shatter two existing records, Heretofore, the standing mark for the Stratford oval was 2.06; while to Canadian mark was 2.02,h,, held by Walter Dale, The champion pacer's feat was more remarkable because the record was set without the aid of an op- ponent and against a head wind. Critics claire that had the running horse, The Miner, who broke away from his driver and went over two miles driverless, been used, he would have undoubtedly smashed the world's pacing record over a half - mile track of 2.01. GRASSHOPPER PLAGUE NEAR LONDON Chemicals were used as North Dorchester township farmers sought to exterminate a horde of grasshop- pers that threaten to destroy tobacco crops in that district. Since last Wednesday the pests have made inroads into the crops of E. Varewyck and his neighbor Charles Barrie. The grasshoppers are believed to have migrated from near- by fields where a crop was recently harvested. Spraying equipment will be, called into play during the weekend in an effort to halt the plague before ser- ious damage is done. Warm, dry weather during the past few weeks is blamed for the presence of the pests in such large numbers. ' JAMES McGILL LAID TO REST The remains of James McGill, son of Mr, and Mrs. Byron McGill, whose death ocourred in London, July 19, were laid to rest Friday in the Mait- landbank cemetery. The funeral took place from the H. C. Box funeral parlors, Richard Peck, London, offic- iating. fficiating. Mr. McGill, who was in his 26th year, was born in Bruceifield and spent most of his life at his home in Roxboro where he received his early education at the local school He was cheerful and indust- rious and before his illness which ex- tended over 14 months, was engaged in working on the farm. Besides his parents he is :survived' by two .broth- ers, Alvin and Gordon at home. The. pallbearers were Clarence Mennen., George Campbell, Ernest Dale„ Alvin Dale,. Elmer Dale and Walter 'kale. GIFT TO BISHOP INORAMVI There is much in the papers these• days about the reti'rement of the Bishop, of London. On one occasion' he was presented with a lamp by a group of the Church Army. It isa table lamp and it is interesting to note that it was made of odds and ends --a bit of a tap, a valve on a pipe, condensed milk cans and knobs from old bedsteads. It was made by. disabled men in the shops of the Church, Army. -Canadian Churchman; • SIR' JOHN 4. WAS A 'CABINETMAKER' Many are the stories told of the Wittiness of Sir John A. Macdonald, father of Confederation and first Prime minister of the Dominion. Some of .them are 'almost, certainly apocryphal, many others probably true but few are so well documented TRU Lac by JOHN C. X IR$WOOD Lion. •f.•'.' `-g".'S. A t,P.".Y,r.'.'L VA •AN , .a,•'.'.'YAWA ,a. ohNI T admit that I cannot sec 'clearly ai YOUR WORLD AND "MINE .; JULY 27, 193 makers. It is absurd that Canada, larger - than E'urpoe, should have only 11. million pe ople• We cannot"'grow to greatness in world affairs, or as a nation, With only 11 million popula- as .the one -behind "Si John A.is" The beginnings of Confederation tion, The Maritimes have no sort the Consequences of a quick inflow r have been having . celebrations in of political affinity with the rest of of •,new gonlation, Yet I believe that,. eratioture.- preserved in the Condetd- Charlottetown; P.E.I. Confederation Canada. .The Prairie after a, period of adjustment—per- enation Chamber of Prince Edwa d ie Provinces are, haps a difficult rind—the s _meaning the Canadian, , nation is' political unities, often at variance . woIlen Islands. legislature building. population will correct many of our Visiting Charlottetown on August loss than 75 years old. Now, a nation with;Federal views. • 9, 1890," just a year before his deaths does. not get its true form and statue We have in Canada ' no national ecanomrc ailments, and will tend, rn in sc short a space of time. it makes opinion,but rather; the eourse, of time, to assist in the, he signed the visitors , book hn thea variety of reg- to make a nation, ional—and often conflicting--probeutnfying of Canadian opinion and chamber where 26 years before as centuries p ' we -' This suggests the question, What m pro-' poses. We rna o ., ' gramme or policy. great increases in urban populations, he had attended the meeting at which is a'nation,That is ai',hard question P l cy' but if those wham we may the Dominion shape. I, y admit are of Can d • took s to Probably 'f' the re reesntati of "Canada West" I lems Nor have any common y not want any Canada P answer, it signifies a Even Confederation is under re- industrious, then they will ,.be pro- "occupation"In the column of the book headed body of people owning the 'country view: Theglue of 1867duces of newa the statesman Punning-, has no longer, , wealth wealth—and Canada s mta P g I in Which they dwell and having an its original •,strength, • In the past 2-3 needs new wealth as well as new ly penned cabinetmaker. Few men established national purpose or out- ' years there have been secession or COnen7aA7.• . in Canadian, history could call them-, look or character. Probably it' means 'sop�ratidn rumblings, Quebec Sias selves that with more justification.unity—oneness. It means racial un- asserted her desire—if notpurpose—I He formed and headed four different ity: It means patriotism. to detach'' herself from on edea io I • We have to be long-sighted in this Cabinets,' So ;have the Prairie Provinces tso,business of making us a nation. It. If these be right answers to the' seeps to me that most of us are question, What is a nation; then is too' has British Columbia, The A GOOD DESCRIPTION ? Maritimfzs feel themselves to be the booking only at the present: we have Young a Hattan. Has Canada al expe to m ke o 1 oungc M'r. Benderbury Ianded under-doa arse ves a nation national purpose or autloak,or char- g in Confederation, rather ea home late from a whist drive. He actor; racial unity? Th answer to helpless and rather badly treated. in a period of 75 years—in the span brought a prize -a large oil lamp. How, then,.can Canada call itself of a tear's Iife, We forget that it this question ba, Na.takes centuries to make a nation. He handed it proudly, if unsteadily, ,a nation, ( Di is tires that the past 75 years. to his sister. One can see Canada more accurst- It is true "It's so like you," said' his sister ely if one imagines himself to be an 1 thpt the Royal Vie have been the equivalent of Dentaries and Mr. Benderbury looked pleased Then she . continued: "It's good looking and wants a lot of attention; unsteady on it's legs, and when half - oiled inclined to explode; flares up occasionally; out at bedtime, and smokes too much." ANNUAL PICNIC HELD BY Englishman, a Frenchman, a German j did' for a period of less than a —of past centuries—in regard to the and regarding Canada from a dost- •month, unify Canada after a manner. developmeuie in, invention and once. How does a Britisher regard The Royal Visit was like a thread, science, in education, in merchandis- Canada? He sees a country many with the King and Queen as the ing, in transportation, in communiea- times larger than the British Iles, I needle; but when the needle 'went tion facilities and methods, in travel, settled with 11 million people—about away, then the thread went with it, in agriculture, and in political the population of London. He sees, Canada is back to what it was be- ideologies; but even so, it takes . Canada occupied, to the extent of at 1oii, 'centuries to make a nation, Blood least 25%, by . people' of French ,. .� remains thicker than water, It takes — people whose ians to Theann�u HURON Huron COUNCILLORS RCouneil was and ysremainvery much- satme as you are asking, Wily this dole- thinking and doing, e and racial tow reduce ful and unpleasant presentation of individualism to collectivism. picnic, held at Grand' Bend, was at -1 they were in the XVISI century. Heb Canada's lack of unity?, then my All of us need to travel more -- tended by 150 reeves, ex -reeves, ex- sees the Canadian West peopled by answer is: we are not likely to be- I wardens, their wives and families, I many laces—a multi -language region � come a nation until we are resolved not just for pleasure, but also for presided over by Warden Robert not yet fully Canadianized. He sees lto become a nation. We have to be oneness in understanding. All of us Turner. A grand time was held un- the English-speaking Maritimes sep- made need to read mare about places and der perfect conditions although ac- orated from Ontario by French- � we are to change disunity tdinto unity. policies and practices and aims in he commodation on the Wednesday half 1 language Quebec. and Ontario sep-j We have to have a clear perception' par of Canada of an which we oursela remote from ves holiday was much crowded and .the orated from the Prairie Provinces by of the problem if we are to solve it. jive, annual speech making feast in the an unsettled -wilderness; and the It is not helping matters at all to pavilion had to be canceled an ac,' Prairie Provinces separated from keep our eyes shut to things as they+ Most certainly we need leaders who count of the counter attractions• I British Columbia by a series of are. Faults and errors have to be are patriots—burning with a passion Alexander "Sandy" Young, ex -i seeannain ranges. That is to say, he made visible before they can be cot- to make Canada one in thought and reeve of Colborne Township, aged 87,' .reeled—before they will be correct- aim and language. We need a nation - won the prize for the oldest man ' ed. Every one of us must become al system not a series of provincial present. Mrs. Owen Geiger, aged 85, These separating circumstances 1 Canadian-minded—Canada minded— systems—of education. wife of ex -warden Geiger, of Hensall, l and conditions have more than a m order to speed t he earning of I am inclined to think that we need was the women's prize winnernationhood. It will not do for us to a national government at Ottawa. , Softball teams were chosen, ca Igeogiaphical,th a racial and a language remain dominantl P base: also there is an economic base. y province -minded. I We have a very wonderful eoun tamed by James Shearer, county ag- British Columbia is not tightly tied' There is another thing which we try. Nature has endowed Canada ricultural representative, and A. H. must do, and it is: we must be with immense riches. We have an economically to the Prairie Provinces Erskine, county treasurer. The score or to Eastern Canada, The Prairie friendly to the idea of getting more unparalleled geographical situation ended in a tie, 12-12, Warden Turner provinces feel themselves to be ec- people into Canada, and preferably among the countries of the world, umpire, calling the game on account anemically related to the United persona of British stock or engin-- What we need is -- to become a of darkness,I whichmeans that we ought to be nation. States — those states immediately There was keen competition in the south of them. The Maritimes feel friendly to the idea of letting in more married women's events, Mrs. George themselves to be economically related persona from the United States, I Feagan, of Goderich, just nosing out to the New England States,am not too friendly to the idea of l Mrs. E. A. Kennedy in the clothespin admitting, without restraint, persons race, but Mrs. Kennedy turned the' Then, too, there are political sep- from the continent of Europe, partic- tables in the 60 -yard sprint. ' orations. Ontario just now is out ularly those of Latin and Slavic There was a full program of child- of tune with the Federal government' races. Scandinavians are good stock. ten's races, oodles of ice cream and and policies. Qdcbec is strong on They are iniustrious, and they are a sumptuous supper served. `what may be called self -determine -I, good workers. They are not trouble SWEET CAPORAL "The .potent form In which tobacco can be nmoMeel" IT'S A GOOD TIME TOW TO BUY PRITTITG Look over your stock of printed things and see what you need now, or that you will need soon ... then— Let us help you make each piece a little better without costing you any more. 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