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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1936-01-02, Page 6AGE 6 THE CLINTON : NEWS-RECORWIi THURIS., J4g1, 2 193 Time nfor a :ion Bu ' Fire _s mer (Furnished by the Department'ot Agrieulture ) Poor Seed Still Used' Isis commonplace to say that good seed is an essential in the, production of a good crop, stated Professor: Ro- bert Summerby of Macdonald College, in his residential address to the Canadian Seed Growers' Association.. e, But while there is yery general a- greement on this, there are still many' farmers who do not put this. apparently accepted principle into practice. Examination of the fields and ,of the seed whieh.is being used in seed drills in different parts of the country reveals the fact that a large proportion of farmers are still using seed of a poor grade, eitherof unknown variety or of badly mixed varieties. Similarly, an analysis of the grain that is being delivered to the elevators shows that far too many farmers are using nondescript seed, and only a relatively small pro- portion are using seed of the•highest quality of the most suitable varieties. to drive home to farmers in general the important place of good seed in •an agricultural program requires that a continuous, persistent, sound, educational program be carried on .over a period of years. Manures and Fertilizers for Vege- table Crops The use of fertilizers, , barnyard :manure and green manure in the, growth of cabbage and tomatoes has been under investigation at the Cen- tral Experimental Farni since 1924. A 4-8-5 fertilizer mixture was ap- plied for early cabbage at the rate of 1,000 pounds per acre: first, a- lone; second, with an application of 10 tons of barnyard manure per acre; third, following the turning un- der of a green crop of sweet clover and, fourth, with barnyard manure and green, manure. The crop of to- matoes following the cabbage was not fertilized. A- summary of the results of this experiment shows that. -the commer- cial fertilizer increased the total yield of the cabbage by 45 per cent. and of the tomatoes by 106 per cent. Used in conjunction with the fertiliz- er the turning under of a green sweet clover crop proved of slightly great- er benefit to the cabbage crop than an application of 10 tons of manure per g:cre. With the tomato crop,' however, -the green manure, did not materially - increase yields, while barnyard manure gave large in- creases. Courses in Agriculture and Home Economics This Winter A Short Course in .Agriculture a- vailable to young men will be con- ducted in every county and district in. Ontario this winter. The opportun- ity for young poeple on farms to re- ceive further education on agricul- tural subjects is offered to at least one and sometimes two communities in each county each year. A pro- gramme is drafted to include the subjects that directly apply to the type or farming practised in the dis- trict. Besides' agriculture, instruction is given in English, civics, music and other subjects. The Ontario Department of Agri- culture, through the Agricultural Re- presentative Branch, provides compe- tent lecturers for these courses, while the local municipalities 'lend their support by supplying the ne- cessary accommodation. That these courses are offering an appreciated type of education is demonstrated by the fact that nearly 30,000 junior farmers have attended one or more. short courses since ,they were first started in 1912. Courses in Home Economics for rural young women are usually con- ducted at the sante place and time as the courses in Agriculture. At the Horne Economics Course, such subjects as nutrition, household man- agement, sewing, nursing and hy- giene are studied. Instructors for these Courses are supplied by the In- stitutes Branch of the Ontario De- partment of Agriculture. Two popular types of Courses are being conducted this winter — three months' courses or schools of Agri- ture and Homme Economics, and cour- ses of one month's duration. The average attendance for the first three weeks at the Three Months' Courses which commenced on November 26th, 1935, has been 30 boys and 31 girls. Information about the course in any particular county may be obtain- ed from the Local Agricultural Re- presentative, FgRTRiZING BEAN TO INCREASE YIELD During the summer of 1935, a test of different fertilizers was made lin beans on the farpm of Mr. L. Birk, Dashwood. Beans have been in important cash crop on this farm for some years. The soil is • clay loam, neutral or alkaline in reaction, The best fertilizer, for beans is a much debated question, the results of the 1935 tests were as follows: (Yield in Bus, per Acre) 0 21.1 .7 Manure only 23.8 1.5 2-12-6 24.6 1.5 4-12-6 26.5 3.4 4-8.10 30.8 7.7 3-10-5 29.6 6.5 These yields indicate that this can field requires emphasis on pot- sh and nitrogen for beans. Lime as applied, but no favourable re- ponse was found from it. This is atural, since the. soil is distinctly lkaline and the addition of lime ould give no assistance. The question of application of fer.- liaer for beans is one of great im- ortance. If the concentrated salts 4 fertilizer fall too closetothe seed eans, it frequently injures their vi- lily by drawing the moisture out f the seed. Provision should, there .re, be made for the seed to be sep- rated from the fertilizer by at least inch of fertilizer -free 'soil. Beans move relatively large amounts of itrogen and potash from the soil. eing legumes, they naturally return .me of the nitrogen to the soil. If est yields of good quality beans are be harvested, there must be a enerous supply of available plant- god. Mr, Birk's neighbours will be terested to learn of the results of is bean test. The average prices received by rmers for the 1985 crops are estim- ted as follows, with the 1934 prices ithin brackets; cents per bushel heat 61 (61); oats 24 (32); barley 6 (47); rye 26.(49); peas•112 (105); Bans 146 (133); buckwheat 51 (5,3); fixed grains 37 (41); flaxseed 116 115); and corn for husking 48 (65). gents per cwt.—potatoes 77 (50); urnips 33 (31). Dollars per ton — ay and clover 7.77 (11.75); alfalfa 08' (12.67); fodder corn 3.33 (4.12); rain' hay 6.22 (7,12); sugar beets, 44 (5.64), ; �1s.sal i(}L►tM,AN Z OFFERS MARKET CANADIAN DRIED APPLES There would appear to be a grow- ing market for Canadian dried fruits in Germany, particularly dried and evaporated apples. Inquiries are be- ilig constantly received for sources of supply in Canada. The Maritime Provinces would seem to be in a good Position to profit from this demand with careful treatment in evaporat- ing plants to ensure a standardized article of good quality being turned out, The United States has been the great source of supply for many years, not only for apples but also other 'dried fruits, such as prunes, apricots and peaches. CANADIAN BACON WINS FIRST PRIZE At the 57th Annual Dairy Show under the auspices of the British Dairy Farmers' Association, at the Royal Agricultural 'Hall, Islington, North London, Canadian bacon won first and. second prizes in the com- petition for bacon produced within the British Empire. There was a total attendance of 49,064.' EARLY PRINTING SHOP CUSTOMS From Moxon's Mechanick Exercises, 1863 Every Printing=house' is by the Custom of Time out of mind, called a Chappel; and all the Workmen that belong to it are 1V/embers of the Chappel; and the Oldest Freeman is Father of the Chappel. I suppose the stile was originally conferred upon it by the courtesie of some great Churchman, or men, (doubtless when Channels were in more veneration than . of late years they have .been here in England) who for the Books of Divinity that proceeded from a Printing -house, gave it the Reverend Title of. Chap- pel. There have been formerly Customs and By4Luws made and intended for the well and good Government of the Chappel, and for the more Civil and :orderly deportment of all its Members while in the 'Chappel; and the 'Penalty £or the breach of any DOINGS IN".THE SCOUT WORLD - The Lord Mayor of Manchester was ingested as a Scout by Lord Bad- en-Powell. A Flying &out Commissioner A flying Scout Commissioner, who visits camps and other gatherings by private plane, is claimed by Devon- shire. He is Mr. D. Heathcoat Am- ory, who also is a Chief Scout's Com- missioner. Silver Cross For a Sea Rover The feat of rescuing a considerable number of hotel guests, mostly wo- men, and an aged man in an invalid chair, when the hostel was cut off by an 18 -foot flood, won a Scout Silver Cross 'tor Rover Parchment of the 1st Jamaica Rover Sea Scouts. ' A Young Jamaican Hero The Scout Bronze -Cross, given for gallantry at serious personal risk, was awarded a Jamaican Scout, Mar- tin Watkis, 13, of the 15th . St. Ann (Mount Zion) Group. Scout Watkis entered a burning house arid rescued a crippled woman 90 years of, age, whose presence in the building had been overlooked until the house was aflame from floor to roof. Scouts of England To Scouts of U.S. The contingent of British Scouts for the Washington Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America had planned to bring, as a gift to the American Scouts, a fine o1 d grandfather's clock.' When the Jamboree was can- celled the clock was sent instead, and now occupies a prominent place at the Mortimer Shciff Memorial Re- servation Training Centre in. New Jersey. Training The Whole Boy "In Scout training knowledge and skill go hand in hand, So many movements and organizations place lofty ideals before their members, but never explain how those, ideals can be attained, In Scouting the boys are never in the dark; they are not just told what to do, but are shown how to do it. The whole boy, soul, mind, body and character, is consid- ered—not just part of him."—Prof. L, P. Jacks, M,A., D,D., LL.D., D. Litt. addressing English Scout Ieaders on "Physical Education;" of these Laws and Customs is in Printers' Language called a Solace. 1, Swearing in the .Chappel, a Sol- ! ace. 2, Fighting in the Chanpel, a Sol- ace. 3. Abusive Language, or giving the Lye in the Chappel, a Solace. 4, To be Drunk in the Chappel, a Solace, 5, For any of the Workmen to leave his Candle burning at Night, a Solace. 6. If the Compositor let fall his Composing -stick, and another take it up, a Solace. 7, Three letters and a Space to lye under the Compositor's Case, a Sol- ace. 8. If the Press -pian let fall his Ball or Balis, and another take it up, a Solace. 9. If a Press -man leave his Blan- kets in the Tympan at Noon .or Night, a Solace. These Solaces were to be bought off, for the good of the Chappel. Nor were the price of these Solaces a- like: for some were 12d., 6d., 4d., 2d., ld., ob. according to the nature and quality of the Solace. But if the Delinquent prov'd Ob- stinate or Refractory, and would not pay his Solace at the Price of the Chappel: they Solae'd him. The manner of Solacing, thus: The Workmen take him by force and lay him on his Belly athwart the Cor- recting -stone and held him there while another of the Workmen, with a Paper -board, gave him 10 1. and a Purse, viz: Eleven blows on his But- tocks; which he laid on according to his own mercy. ARTESIAN WELLS ARE WORRYING AUSTRALIANS For some -years there has been a diminution in the flow of water from the artesian water -bearing beds of New South Wales, Australia. It was thought at first, that the supply was inexhaustible, but it is now believed the intake on the edge of the basin is less than the outflow of the bores. The water is used principally, for watering stock in the aricl districts of Australia and household and ir- rigation purposes, although it is con- sidered unfit for human consump- tion. There has been considerable wastage and steps are being 'taken to curtail this. The advertisements are printed for your convenience. They inform and save your time, energy and money. T IiOW HISTORY IS ,1VIADE ,BY ECONOMIC NECESSITY Momentous' decisions are made and drastie changes put into effect,` -some- times without being very much ap- parent, yet, a system hoary with age is swept: away. Such is the case with -the decision of the ,National Government of 'China to do away with the silver monetary standard which has been in existence in .that country for centuries, What 'hardly makes a ripple on the surface today some future historain will read into the record as a• momentous change, yet hardly perceptible to the peo- ple , of the time. And the immediate cause is a nation across the other side of the world, ' a mere infant compared' with the years which the other counts up stretching back into the dim distant past. When the Uni- ted States adopted its silver pur- chase policy in June 1934, those in authority in China began to realize that the days of its silver monentary standard were numbered and• there. are . indications that the new mone- tary system will be based on the a- mount of fine gold that can be bought in London, England, for, roughly, 30 cents in Canadian mon- ey! And so a city that wag once a Roman camp in the days of Julius Caesar on the banks of the Thames sets the monetary values for a coun- try which even at that time boasted an ancient divilization. China has always been a heavy pui°rhaser of silver and had immense holdings. Of snch are the warp and woof of des- tiny. THE CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS SHOW INCREASES IN NET REVENUES DUR- ` ING 1935 Montreal, December 27.—A net re- venue of over twelve million dollars for the eleven months of this year, and an increase of nearly one and a half million dollars in operating re- venues for the month of November over the figures of November 1934, is shown in the monthly earnings re- port of the Canadian National Rail- ways issued today. Operating revenues for November were $15,253,708, as against ,$}3,- '782,020 for November- of last year, an increase of.$1,471,688. An increase in net revenue of $635,144 is also shown. For the eleven months period from, January 1 to November 30, 1935, there is shown an increase in gross. operating revenues of over six and a hall million dollars. (berating rev- enues during this period totalled $158,209,796, as compared with '$151, 548,021 for the similar period of 1934, an increase of $6,661,'775. Op- erating expenses for the 1935 period were $146,078,839, an increase of $6,- 182,765 over the expenses for the eleven months of 1934. Net revenues for period up to November 30, 1935, were $12,130,957, showing an in- crease of $479,010 over the corre- sponding period of last year. The summaries follow: Month of November Operating Revenues — 1935, 315,- 253,708; 1934—$13,782,020; 'Increase, $1,471,688. Operating Expenses — 1935, $12,- 918,550; 12;918,550; 1934, $12,082,006; Increase, $836,544. Net revenue — 1935, $2,335,158; 1934, 31,700,014; Increase, 3635,144. Aggregate to November 30: Operating Revenues -1935, 3158,- 209,796; 1934, 3151,548,021; 36,661,- 775, Operating Expenses -1935, 3146,- 078,839; 1934, $139,896,074; Increase, 36,182,765. Net Revenue -1935, 312,130,957; 1934, $11,651,94'7; Increase, $479,010. NOT TO QUIT WITH Nothing will take the place of the determination' of the youngster with the pair of shiny new skates. Every effort to skate ended In a hard fall. He was particularly slow at learning and was paying a heavy price in bruises of body and pride. 'Sym- pathetic bystanders watched t h e struggle, and finally someone said: "Buddy, you're getting hurt. Why don't you quit for a while,. and watch the others?" "Say!" said the boy, indignantly, "I didn't buy • these skates to quit with—I bought 'em to learn with." Bargain Excursions JAN. 9 From CLINTON. (Ticket, also sold atoll adjacent 0.N.B. Stations) To C,N.R. STATIONS in MARITIME PROVINCES: Prov. of Quebec; New Brunswick; Prince Edward island; Nava Scotia] JAN.• 10 and 11—To Ottawa $7.40:; Montreal $8.45; Quebec' City $11.70; Ste. Anne de Beaupre-$12.30' " ROUND TRIP FARES Tickets, Fares, Transit Limits and Information from Agents. Ask for Handkill ia,,s CAVA®IAN NATIONAL • Here are a, couple of cuts made from linoleum by the pupils of Mr. Brenton, Hellyar of Clear Lake, who was home for the Christmas holi- days. The Mickey Mouse cut looks frixolous, but it really represents. much more work in the making than the house, which ie really only out- line, -.now -••••••-•••••-..rte 0 Every business has its ideals and ambitions; its personnel, products and methods of sale-, Printing is the art of bringing these together in one represent- ative, harmonious whole... . Your printing should have the advantage of our specialized skill, for good printing, like a good man, will live long to the ends of usefulness and service. The Clint eco CALL ON 'TII:E NEWS -RECORD FOR YOUR PRINTING NEEDS IN 1936. and its a good advertising medium.