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The Clinton News Record, 1939-08-10, Page 6'TGE G THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD INFORMATION FOR FARMERS AND. POULTRYMEN (Furnished by the Department of Agriculture) -.TUNIOR FARMERS ARE READY FOR ONTARIO FALL FAIRS Over• 1500 Bays & 1200 Homemaking Club Girls to Take Part ht Com- petitions at Class "A" and "B" Fairs. Fruit' Show Entries The 1939 Imperal Fruit Show which will be held this year at the Horticultural Hails, Westminster. London, England, from November 13 to 18, has the usual sections open for competition, and the requiremen M the Canadian Championship; Sect ion that exhibits be drawn from corn - Menial coneignanents has been re moved. The late date of the show will, it is expected be of consider able assistance to Canadiancompet n itors by enabling them to secure 'a 1Wjtb Ontario fall fairs and Cxhbi- wider variety of well coloured mature tions just round the corner, some 1000 lfruit. All entries must be made Ontario Junior farmers and. 1200 to fc$ Conger, Fruit and Veget- Homemaking Club girls, the Iatter able Division, Dominion Department sponsored by the Women's Institute of Agriculture, • Ottawa, and must Branch, Ont. Dept. of Arieulture, are arrive not' later than. September 20th. preparing for competitions that are A copy of the schedule and entry always features of Class "A" and forms may be obtained from him up - Class "B" fairs. According to R. S. Duncan, Director of Agricultural Representatives Branch, O)nt. Dept. of. Agriculture, and who is in direct charge of the Junior Farmer Movement in Ontario, there is even more interest hi Junior Farrier competitions this year than last, When a new high for b9ys' club Hon. P. M. Dewan, Ontario minister work was established. of Agriculture, on August 2nd told Class "A" fairs include Peterboro, the annual meeting of British import - Ottawa, Toronto and London, while ers with Canadian trade commission - Class "B" shows are held at Barrie, ers that Ontario is anxious to boost Brampton, Belleville, Port Arthur, the sales of Canadian cheddar cheese Kingston, Galt, Woodstock, Learning- !in Great Britain. ton, Lindsay,' Renfrew, Richanond,1 Mr. Dewan said the British market Simcoe and Stratford. (for the product was regarded by The Junior Extension program for Canadian producers as one of the boys at Class "A" fairs is under the most important outlets for Ontario direction of Mr. Duncan and his as -1 surplus milk. sistant, • A. II. Martin, while the The minister was guest of honor county agricultural rep}esentatives at the meeting at which the trade are in charge of the "B" exhibitions.: commissioners meet importers and Officials of the Women's Institute: seek to determine requirements of the Branch, Ont. Dept. of Agriculture,: coming year's advertising campaign are in charge of the competition for : to sell Canadian goods to the .United girls. t ,- .. , . , . _.- .t.l,...t:: ' Kingdom. 1• f on request.. ONTARIO IS ANXIOUS TO EXPORT CHEDDAR CHEESE TO UNITED KINGDOM. Round Trip Bargain Fares from Clinton, .`AUGUST 18--19 To CHICAGO $12.00 'AUGUST 19 To WINDISOR $3.75 To DETROIT Equally low fares from all adjacent C.N.R. Stations For train service going and returning see handbills or ask any Agent C3ANA '°!AN NATIONAL citieSNAPSPOT CUIL Vacation Diary—In Pictures Make your vacation "picture -diary" scenics -but get "fun" pictures and details of pia complete. Take general views and close-ups, too. And snap interesting res you visit. —mountains, prairies, big trees, palms or moss -hung oaks, gorges and canyons, or whatever you expect to see. Then resolve to get good pic- tures of these revealing features., if, perchance, you're taking a cruise to another land, make similar notes of things you'll want to picture —the people,, national dress, any public fiestas or celebrations, Inter. eating types of architecture, the "different" aspects of the country you'll see. If you're visiting places of histor- ical interest, or special current in- terest—. suet( as a World's Fair - study the literature available, and nete down the buildings you'll want to shoot, and other details you'd like to keep In pictures. And, on vacation, keep this note- book and your camera busy. Con- centrate on getting pictures that really tell the story of what you saw and did. Don't take general views exclusively single out details that especially interest you, and get close-ups of them. Shoot es many pictures as are necessary -to make your vacation record a true "pic- ture diary." 'That's the real way to, picture a vacation. Try it—and you'll build up an album to show your friends that is genuinely worth while; an album to treasure for years. 242 Sohn vat Guilder" rAple of us, at some time or other, aei has kept a diary. Have you thought of using your camera for this purpose? it's', a good idea at any time, but now, at vacation time, it bas especial point. Look back over your vacations for the past few years. How good a picture story of Minh vacation did, you get? Does your picture album show all the things you did—all the interesting spots you visited — the fun your group had? Or•fe the record rather spotty, and the pic tures too much alike? Chances are, you missed many `opportunities. Perhaps you rain short of dim—that's a common mis take ofwacationers. But, more likely, You shot your vacation pictures without in definite plan. You didn't outline a story for your vacation pictures to tell. For this year's vacation here's a better method. As you map out your vacation plans, jot down picture pos- sibilities in a notebook—one small enough to keep with you. Note down the things you want to remember —packing, departure, points of in- terest en route to your destination, things you will do each day after You arrive. if you're taking a motor tour, also note down in advance the inter - lasting or different features of the • country through which you will pass THURS., AUGTJST, 10, 138,>h` URGE FARMERS PLANT TREES ON ARID LAND Can Make Up For Damage Done' in Pioneer Days" and Make Profit, Forcet.er Meintuese --H Now trees are being planted in Ontario as the pr'ovinee plans to make up for the 'damage done by Pioneers of the past, Under direction or Provincial For- ester E..1. Zavitz, one of :the chief "generals"' in the campaign; '160,000- 000 baby trees have been distributed by the Forestry Branch of the < On- tario Government for planting all over the province. These trees'spread. a mantle of green foliage over 211 square miles, a 'space' equal to that of six townships. And although county • and muni- cipal organizations: have started planting trees over wide areas,. it is to individuals that the campaign is being directed. According to figures Just issued by the department at Queen's Park the trees may be planted for as little as three or four dollars an acre of and. Waste lands on which crops can never begrown are the places where the trees will thrive, it is pointed out, and each tree - planted s not only a contribution toward the control of flood and.erosin, but t is an investment as well, "Planted forests in Ontario are too young yet to give accurate data as to financial returns," Mr. Zavitz says; "But we do know that in Europe such plantations produce al- most one. cord of wood a year, per acre." Twelve counties in the province, have launched "municipal forests," and in all about 18,000 acres of waste farmland have been turned into pre- erves by the department, • * THE WEED OF THE WEEK a 4 RAGWEED Which of the many weeds in. On- ario is the worst? Ask any • hay fever sufferer at this time of the year and he will sneeze you a vindicative reply—"Ragweed." Ragweed, being an annual, depends entirely on itis seed for survival from year to year, so that every time you destroy a plant you are killing not one or- two hundred but in some cases 5000 seeds, and as these seeds may remain in the soil several Years without injury to the germ, it can be seen that to control Ragweed ef- fectively every plant must be killed. It is not only a bane to hay lever sufferers, but causes plenty grief to the farmer. The stem of Common Ragweed is from one to three feet high, much branched, and slightly hairy, The leaves are almost as finely divided as some species of ferns. The spike- like lower heads are very numerous and from one to six inches long. The flowers are yellow in colour and pro- duce an abundance of pollen. Pollen grains are produced abundantly from the latter part of July until autumn frosts kill the plants. These part- icles of pollen, light in weight, may be carried long distances by the slightest breeze, and inhaled by those susceptible to hay fever causes much discomfort. Because Ragweed is not very ap- parent in the growing crop, the dam- age that it does is frequently under- estimated It takes a good deal of plant food from the ground thus rob- bing the natural storehouse of the crop plants. It also crowds out and prevents a perfect stand of /odder crops which have been fieeded with the grains, Its presence in pasture areas is claimed' to cause unpleasant. odors to the milk ofcaws which eat it. When growing in areas which can be cultivated, hand pulling, mowing to prevent seeding and after harvest cultivation are recommended. When found in areas which cannot be cul- tivated„ hand pulling, mowing and the use of chemicals are recommend- ed. Ragweed plants may be eradicated with no permanent injury to grass by using a 10% solution of Ammon- ium mmonium Sulphate. Dissolve 1 pound of the Ammonium Sulphate in 1 gallon of water and spray with a fine nozzle sprayer at a pressure of 300 to 850 pounds.. Wet all plants thoroughly down to the ground, preferably just. before coming into flower. Thia method is recommended for streets, eurbs, fence lines, around buildings and all areas 'where it is difficult to mow. Ragweed is listed as a noxious weed within the Weed Central Aet. which states that it moat be destroy- ed before seeds reature. Won't you do your share to aid hay fever, sufferers by inspecting your property for Ragweed and • report any, infestation you know of to your city, town, village, county or township weed inspector? SOME USEFUL IHNTS ON REMOVAL OF HONEY Some helpful and profitable hints on the. removal of honey are given as follows' by 0, B. Gooderham, Domin- ion Apiarist: "Do not remove honey from hives until it is at least three parts cap- ped over. Leave the bees enough, to carry them through the fall, especially if theme is se flow follow- ing the clover. The use of the wood wire ben escape board fitted with two 2 -way bee escapes is the easiest way of clearing the honey supers of bees, If no bee 'escape boards axe available, shake or brush the beep from the combs. . Escapes placed at 4 or 5 o'clock in the afternoon should have supers cleared of bees by next miorning-in from 12 to 24 hours. Sea that the springs of the bee escapes are set to allow the passage of one bee through' them but not wide enough for return. After placing escape boards,see thatno cracks or openings exist in the supers above them. To prevent robbing remove supers immediately to the honey house. Leave no comb or honey ex- nosed at any time. Extract the honey as soon as possible he a warm building. Keep uncapping knife hot; this facilitates uncapping and :prev- ents tearing of the combs. A steam - heated knife is the best. "To prevent combs breaking hi the extractor, run the extractor slow at first until one half ofthe honey is removed from one side of the combs does not apply to radial ex- tractors. If honey house is not ab-; solutely bee proof, stack the supers with one hive cover below and an -1 other above each pile. To clarify the honey, strain it through two thicknesses of fine cheesecloth; this) will remove particles of wax, etc., t straining may also be done by the: gravity process. Fill pails before' granulation starts and close them. 1 "It is a good plan to save a numb- er of well filled combs for the bees11 next spring. The honey in these' combs need not be of the best quality' for .spring use", irror of The Nation «+e+vJva By "Common Ordinarily a sentence of 125 words would require severe editing. It is likely to be involved and its mean- ing obscure. The following sentence has been handed to us and it is given here in its original farm because there is no obscurity as to its mean- ing and because it constitutes a pert- inent commentary on the current political situation: With the prospects that in tine next Federal election the Liberal Party, as far as members are concerned, 'will be practically wiped out in Brit- ish Columbia and Alberta, and with the Hon. Mr. Gardiner bringing in what must be the worst political re- port from Saskatchewan and Mani- toba that has ever been presented to the Liberal Party in all its history, with ` the political situation in the .Maritimes far from reassuring to the Administration, with tiie two central A While back some of the Prime Minister's advisers, while , admitting that the government was due for sev- ere punishment no matter when the election was brought on, felt that some advantages was to be secured by culling it before the Conservative Party could get p2operly organized. This advice no longer carries any weight because the Conservative Party is now strongly organized throughout the country. .Already it has over seventy candidates in the field as against little move than half tion with the dissolution of parlfa that number of Liberal candidates Dent. Dissolution would mean that chosen' :the country would be Without a pari- Rumors that Mr. Mackenzie Sing Lament for over two months. Should might decide to retire from office :war break out during that period the and from the Liberal leadership and country would be in a difficult posi- leaves someone else to face the I country are not taken seriously. His tion, Mr, Mackeneie King has to guard against such a contingency,• retirement would be welcomed by Therefore, these periodic statements certain sections of the Liberal party that he cannot, because of ttirre ten- but that is one reason why he would Sion in Europe, come to a - decision not consider such a move, In ad - as to calling en election, are gener- :denten, he has too much concern for 'ally accepted as their face value, It his future page in the political hist - I• rs admitted that he has a good excusetory of Canada to leave the ship in i for delay. But in political circles the face of a storm. ;there are few who do not think that' he finds the excuse very convenient. ANNOUNCES NUMBERS government is receiving on public :sentiment throughout the Country he Labor Minister Enidon Tuesday is not overly . anxious to face the :announced the number of men from 1 electors just at this time. :the various municipalities employed Ottawa is wondering how long the' at the Shand dant project near Fergus 1 The distribution: Brantford, 35; Kitchener, 27; Fergus, 3; Galt, 3; Waterloo, 2; Preston, 3; and Toronto, 4. He said the four Toronto men are rock drillers not available in other municipalities. ' Each of the municipalities contrib- uting- to the cost of the Grand River conservation scheme are entitled to name a portion of the men to be em- ployed on the project. Workmen's Compensation Tt s felt that in view of reports that EMPLOYED ON SHAND DAM Statement provinces of Ontario and Quebec comaEuropean situation can be made to billing strongly in protest against the serve as an excuse for indecision, During the month of July there inactivities of the King government: especially now that reports from were 5,242 accidents reported to The and its "do-nothing' policy, it is not Great Byitain are suggesting that the Workmen's Compensation Board, as wonder the Prime Minister now views; Chamberlain government is planning compared with 6,207 during June, and' the European situation with serious : an election this year. If tension on 4,993 during July a year ago. (apprehension and feels that it would the Continent is not so severe as to The benefits awarded amounted to not be safe to bring on the election. `preclude such plans in Great Britaln $479,282.90, of which $398,656.20 was No one questions the necessity of it can hardly be considered as suffic- for compensation and $80,626.70 for the Prime Minister having regard lent reason for prolonged interference medical aid Ifor the European situation in connec- with public affairs in Canada. Cousin of Standing Pat History Teacher: "Who wa Sitting Bull?.'"' Willie:. "Ferdinand" lormosommomosammor 411•111I rl IT'S A GOOD TIME NOW TO BAY PHIiVTING 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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