The Clinton News Record, 1936-04-02, Page 6PGE 6.
THE
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
THURS., APRIL 2, 936
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NEWS
A.ND HAPPENINGS Of I•NTEREST
TimelyInformation for the
Busy Farmer
( Iurli�hed by the Department of Agriculture
)
Beware of Weed Seeds in Manure Dairy Cattle Rings
Weed seeds find their way to the A common affection of cattle at
manure pile through the digestive
systems of animals and in bedding.
When fresh manure is hauled , out
and spread on the landviable weed
seeds may be spread with it. If
weeds are present allow the manure
to remain in the pile for at least one
month before spreading and thereby
avoid the danger of increasing weed
infestation.
Soybeans
The production of; soybeans on a
commercial scale in Ontario com-
menced about six years ago. Up to
that time there were only a few iso-
lated growers, principally in the
counties of Essex and Kent. Al-
though the acreage. .on individual
farms has in most cases beenysmall,
it is estimated that the total area
sown amounted to 10,000 acres in
1935. Seventy-five per cent of the
crop was grown in rows and harvest-
- ed for seed, while the balance was
produced for hay.
Wider Markets
Ontario farmers are deeply inter-
ested in wider markets. A surplus
of beef cattle, hogs, cheese, butter,
fruit, honey, tobacco, poultry
and other products must be sold in
other Provinces and in markets out-
side of Canada. Of the beef cattle
exported to the United States in
1935, Ontario farmers supplied near-
ly 30 per cent. Nearly 74 per cent.
of the cheese produced in Canada
was made in Ontario 'factories. Our
dairy farmers have a - vital interest
in the price secured for 44,994,000
pounds of cheese exported during the
ten-month *period ending October
31st, 1935. In the export of many
millions of pounds of bacon and lard
to Great Britain, United States and
other countries during the past year,
Ontario producers have played an im-
portant part, since on their farms
have been produced nearly 37 per
cent. of the total hogs raised in Can-
ada. To the Large volume of exports
of other agricultural products which
have brought many millions of dol-
lars, Ontario has made a most sub-
stantial contribution.
More and more, our people realize
that they are directly concerned
with world markets. The demands
and needs of these markets, trade
treaties negotiated by the Canadian
Government, and the important ` re-
lated problems of production, all of
these call for study, organziation and
'carefully ,planned individual a n d
group action.
this time of the year is ringworm.
This' can be easily controlled if taken
in time: Wash the part with soap
and water to remove. crusts, ,scrap-
ing if necessary, then dry the spot
and paint with tincture of iodine, re-
peating'. the treatment- daily until
cured. Sulphur . ointment ' or any
good smothering. ointment .if used
conscientiously will also give good re-
sults.
must get settled down at 20—that it
glance behind- hien, into a small shop
must bet a permanent job. Yet change
rather than stability, is likely to be
the experience of the great majority.
of young men—this over a period of
years—a period which may extend in-
'to one's 30's.
Change has its gains—this so long
as the man is going ahead always—
always going' in the direction of his
goal. What matters is that one shall
extract from every experience .the.
honey that is there for extraction
that one shall` grow from the intake
of new knowledge and understanding,
and from a full investment of his
powers in every job assigned to him.
What one must guard against is con-
tentment and repose and inertia in
his occupations.,
that offered for sale tobacco, sweets
papers, and stationery. Miss Caro-
line, close on his heels, saw him
walk straight through and disappear
into the back premises. •
It took her five minutes to make
up, her mind what to do. The police?
The telephone? She would ' have to
tell .a long story which would take
up precious time, before anybody
would believe that this sordid little
shop held any secret relating to Miss
Gold's baby.
Clutching at her courage, Miss Car-
oline entered the shop. A. short, fat
greasy man, with shifty, deeply em-
bedded eyes, looked at her indiffer-
ently from behind a laden counter.
Miss Caroline demanded notepaper
and envelopes.
She took a long time choosing that
paper. Only the best would do.
"You 'see," she explained to the un-
interested man, "1 want my letters
to look good style. I have to write
a lot of them. I've only just come
to London, you know, and I . must
find some work.".
The fat man yawned.
"I suppose," continued Miss Caro-
line timidly, "your wife doesn't want
some nice fine sewing done? I could
show her some samples."
"Ain't got no wife," said the fat
man. "That's the best paper we got.
Want some o' that?"
At that moment the wail of a baby
floated through the shop, coming
from some unguessable quarters a-
bove. The man made towards the
door at the back of the shop. Find-
ing it closed, . he resumed his bored
attitude at the counter.
"I'll have some of this paper and
some envelopes to match," said Miss
Caroline. "And I'd better have some
blotting paper and a pen and some
ink. Why doesn't someone feed that
baby?" she suddenly demanded.
"Poor little thing, it's hunrgy."
"Hungry, is it?" said the fat man.
"It'll be fed soon enough, I guess. Is
that the, lot, missus?"
"Yes, that's all. Its very bad for
babies to be kept waiting for their
food. -If they keep screaming, they
can take convulsions and die. You'd
better tell its mother."
The fat man looked worried.
"Well, the fact is—" He looked
suddenly •and thoughtfully at Miss
Pruning Should Be Done During the
Dormant Season
Pruning, as practised by the com-
mercial fruit -grower, should have
two essential objects; first, to train
the shape or growth of the tree in a
specific way,and second, to influ-
ence the production and quality of
the fruit.
When,spea'lling of training a fruit
tree, the purpose is not to mould a
beautiful or shapely object, but
rather a tree that is commercially
profitable and capable of carrying
its crop without breakage of limbs.
Furthermore, the proper pruning of
a tree will facilitate other orchard
operations such as spraying and pick-
ing.
Pruning may be done at any time
during the dormant season, but late
winter or early spring is preferable.
However,' the amount and type, of
pruning is far more important than
the time at which it is done.
Raspberry Plantations
Where manure is not applied to
raspberry• plantations until t h e
spring, a cover cropis also advisable
to prevent too late growth of cane.
As the advent of mosiac disease is
making it advisable to renew planta-
tions more frequently, the grower
who is' unable to get large quantities
sof manure will find that shorter ro-
tation lends itself more to the lover.
crop and mulch system, for each new
plantation may- be preceeded for a
season by a crop of clover or alsike
which, when turned over, will leave
the soil in excellent condition for the
new plantation. This method of re-
newal, say every six years, with pro-
per green manuring, cover crop or
ntulch, and adequate quantities of
commercial fertilizers, will render it
possible for raspberry growing to
take its place beside orcharding, in
being more or less independent of the
failing' and increasingly expensive
supply of manure.
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