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THE 'CLINTON
NEWS -RECORD
TIIJJRS„ MA
.Z8, 1936;
NE6'1S
AND
HAPPENINSS. Of
NITEREST T�
Timely Information for the
Busy Farmer
( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture )
Late Sown Vegetables
Fine quality vegetables may -be
produced from late seeding. Swede
turnips,carrots and beets may be
sown- as late as the middle of June
and still have time to develop to a
desirable size for winter use, The
land should be well prepared and
rich in plant food. Should dry con-
ditions prevail the seed should be
sown on the level rather on ridges.
Field Crap Situation
Over 13,000,000 acres of land in
Ontario are used for the production
of field crops, which have a market
value of more than $140,000,000 an-
nually. The maintenance of thigh
crop production is closely associated
with livestock -raising and other
branches of farming. 1'ilost of the
grain and root crops for the last
five-year period are below the acre-
age level of a few years .ago. Some
of the land is in grass. Considera-'
lion should be given to the breaking -
:1p of more old meadow lands on
which the crop has become thin and
weedy. Higher per sere yields,
greater purity and 'better quality in
• clops harvested would help to in-
crease returns. Seed -cleaning plants
have been established within the
reach of many farmers and full ad-
vantage should be taken of every op-
portunity to dean and grade the
seed which will be used this year.
Raspberry Plantations
Where manure. is not applied to
raspberry plantations until the
spring; a cover crop is also advisable
to prevent too late growth of cane.
As the advent of mosaic disease is
making it advisable to renew planta-
tions more frequently, the grower
who is unable to get large quantities
of manure will find that ,shorter rota-
tion lends'itself more to the cover
crop and mulch system, for each new
plantation may be preceeded for e.
season by a crop of clover or alsike
which, waren turned over, will leave
the soil in excellent condition for the
new plantation. This method of re-
new'al, say every six years, with pro-
per green manuring, cover crop or
mulch, 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 &pensive
supply of manure. '
Cattle Exports to U. S.
Canada sold the United States ap-
proximately 103,000 head of cattle
during 1935, the largest number in
many years, and in addition moved
across the border approximately 21,-
000 head of calves, the largest num-
,her of that class since 1930. There
were wise approximately 6,000,000
lbs. of beef sold- to .the United States
In 1935, as against Approximately
830,000 pounds in 1934.
t Exports to the United States since'
.the let of Jaanury, 1936, up to mit]
March have been more, lnoderate
Ittitii airing the gli a e-liriiiidih;;' Der-
, of 1938 Arid imide been made at
soinewt:lit l0\Ver price levels. This
bitinitibn as it existed during the first
quarter of 1936 was therefore coin-
plex and rather hardto analyse. Un-
doubtedly, some further increase in
cattle marketings in Canada over
the very substantial increase which
occurred in 1935 is anticipated.
Weed Seeds on Farms
The seeds of most annual weeds
when embedded in the soil retain
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their vitality for several years. The
seeds of the linustard family anci
others, ,when ploughed down after
ripening, seldom germinate the fol-
lowing year and not until they are
brought near the surface by farther
cultivation during the early autumn
serves to stimulate germination in
freshly ripening weed seeds. Thus, a
considerable proportion of them may
be destroyed, while, on the other
band, by deep ploughing the difficul-
ty is simply deferred to succeeding
years.
The germination of weeds, as well
as other seeds, is affected' by heat.
Many kinds of weed seeds, such as
some grasses and mustard will ger-
minuate in the late autumn or early
spring when the soil is cold. Others,
such as buckwheat and lamb's quar-
ters, require a warmer soil, and the
seeds of foxtail and purslane con-
tinue dormant until stimulated by
the heat of summer. Late autumn
or early spring cultivation is not
effective in destroying the seeds of
weeds that will not germinate 'unless
the soil is warm.
Some of the worst seeds .are so
prolific, in the produetion of seeds
that relatively clean fields may be-
come badly contaminated in two or
three years if the weeds are allowed
to go to seed. For instance, a single
plant of wild mustard, stinkweed,
foxtail pigweed, or campion produces
from 10,000 to 20,000 seeds; worm-
seed mustard about 25,000; shep-
herd's purse about 50,000, and tumb-
ling mustard about 1,500,000. With
such productiveness, soils become
quickly infested with weed seeds, al-
though, on account of their inconspic-
uousness, their presence is not fully
realized.
Crops and Markets
"The Ontario Agricultural Outlook
.Report 1936" is the title of a very
interesting booklet summarizing
crop prospects for the current year,
recently issued.by the Department in
cooperation with the Ontario Agri-
cultural College. Copies can be se-
cured from the Department or through
your local agricultural representa
tire. Brief extracts from the book-
let will appear in this column dur-
ing the next few weeks,
One of the features is a survey o:
the extent and importance of On-
tario agriculture. More than 39 per
cent of Ontario's population live on
the 192,000 fauns. In 1935 Ontario
agricultural products were valued at
over $300,000,000.. The new wealth
created through Earn output and the
increased buying power of this large
farm group has an important bear-
ing on the welfare and progress of
trade and commerce.
Ontario farmers are favoured and
receive a direct benefit from the to
cal market Ontario has a population
of 3,500;000 which receives nearly 41.
per cent of the total Meanie of Can-
ail tis estuu�teci that 41 per cent
of all Canadian sales of food products
to consumers are made by Ontario
St0l'ss, It is important therefore to
Ontario producers to cater to the
home demand and to place upon the
Ontario market the highest quality
foodstuffs which are always in keen
demand.
Ontario farmers are deeply inter-
ested also in wider markets. A sur-
plus of beef cattle, hogs, cheese but-
ter, fruit, honey, tobacco, poultry
and other products must be sold in
other provinces and in markets out-
side of Canada. For instance, of the
beef cattle exported to the United
States in 1935, Ontario farmers sup-
plied nearly 30 per cent, while nearly
74 per cent of the cheese produced in
Canada was made in Ontario factor-
ies. In the export of many millions
of pounds, of bacon and lard to Great
Britain,: United States and' 'other
countries during the past year, On-
tario 'producers have played an im-
portant part, since 'on their farms
have been produced nearly 37 per cent
of the total hogs raised in' Canada.
BRUSSELS: :A call to Brussels
United Church' has been, received, by
Rev. E. J, Mahoney, B.A., B.D., pas-
tor of Underwood United Church.
Mr. Mahoney is leaving his present
charge in. June after a successful pas-
torate of three years, during ,which
heft has taken an active part in church
and community life, As a valued meno-
ber of the Bruce County Rural Young
People's Association executive and
secretary of Northern Summer
School,- Minichamie Bay, he has de-
voted himself to the welfare of the
youth of. the 'community. He is' a
Guelph boy,, son of the late Richard
Mahoney and Mrs. Mahoney and a
nephew of Mayor Harry Mahoney of
Guelph.
Plans to Help Rural Schools Being Considered
by Government
(London Free Press)
The Ontario department of educa-
tion is considering plans to bring to
the tong handicapped rural schools
of Ontario such city privileges as
medical and dental .supervision and
manual training, it was revealed'last
night by Hon. E. J. Simpson, proven:
cial minister of education, when, he
addressed Huron Collage Convocation
exercises, in Cronyn Hall last night,`
Hon.. Dr,. Simpson indicated the
department of education is. far froun
satisfied with the rural school sys-
tem, whereby hundreds of schools
are operating with only a handful of
pupils. Describing it as "most un-
inspiring," Mr.' Simpson said there
are 800• schools in Ontario. with Iess
than 10 pupils'` each.
A change hi. the curriculum of se-
condary schools, to provide a "com-
pleting course" for the great 'major-
ity of pupils who never go to uni-
versity is also planned by the depart-
ment, as one of three major taslh
which 'are facing the educational au-
thorities of the province, Mr. Simp-
son said. The second . problem is
that of bringing city privileges to
rural schools, while the third is the
selection and training of teachers.
While the changes in curriculum
of high schools will be made "as soon
as possible," Hon. Mr, Simpson warn-
ed changes carne slowly, and that
trine is being taken to study the
problems.
Completing Course
The "competing course" will In-
elude stress on music, appreciation
of art and good book§, together
with manual training and household
science, it was intimated. When boys
and girls in this course leave high
school, they will have diplomas show-
ing they have reached a certain
standard.
"Problems in the rural districts
demand our attention," he said,
"There is at least one school in On.
tario with only • one pupil. There are
129 schools with five pupils or Iess,
and 620 with less than 10 pupiie.
I can conceive nothing less inspiring
than to see a poorly -equipped school-
house with four or five pupils and
one teacher it in.
"Our great task is to try to bring
to the children in rural schools some
of the privileges which are enjoyed
by those who attended city and town
schools. 'For instance, the city
schools have medical and dental ser-
vice, training in music, in manual
training and domestic science,
"It is our great task to see if in
some way we can bring these things
to the boys and girls in the rural
schools.
"Matricualtion has always been In-
tended to. qualify for universities,
yet only 10 percent. of our high
school pupils are going to universit-
ies. We have been training 90 per
cent. who never wanted that kind -of
work, along the same lines.
"One plan we will attempt as soon
as possible is to arrange the curd-
culum to take care of that forgotten
class, and give them a `completing
Canada Company Still
Owns Land In Canada
Offerings In Six Townships Now
h. Offered For Sale •,,a.
•
that historical colonization or-
ganization "Canada Company,"
who in the early days of "Upper Can-
ada," now Ontario, had a large part
in the opening up and establishment
of many of the first settlements n t
different pants of the Province, has
announced a Sale by Tender pro-
gramme in order to clear up the re-
mainder of its scattered. holdings.
The name "Canada Company" was
in the early part of last century very
prominent in the history of O.ntarro,
and to it a great deal of credit is due
for the well laid -out communities, and
the industrious class of 'loyal citizens,
who, at the encouragement of the
Canada Company, made their hones
in the different sections, and mace
good. In many localities to -day. we
find the descendents of these early
settlers taking an active pant in the
affairs of the country. When, the wide
ly scattered properties: are disposed'
of, municipal officers in many,•direc
tions will miss from their books and re-
cords h name which has had a place in
those records from their very," begin-
ning.
SPEAKING.
o
RELATIONS,
What relation does the label,
on your News Record' bear to a
"paid-up" condition?..' If it says•
you are in arrears—Please. re-
mit!
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course. Many
of these leave
hrnli
school in thein second or third year
with only a smattering of subjects
and no complete knowledge. I get
rather teired of hearing of the cul-
tural
uItur ,l values of some subjects. There
is no cultural value ina smattering
of anything," '
Training Teachers
With reference to the selecting
and training of. teachers, Hon. Mn.
Simpson said:
"It doesn't matter how elaborate
the equipment, if there are not good
teachers, the school will fail. In or-
der to carefully select our teachers,
we are building ' an organization in
our training schools to see' that tea-
chers. have better training, and their
personality -considered.
"We are not attempting anything
spectacular. Changes do not come
quiekly.
"The important thing is not to
turn. out prize winners. Our great
task is not to tarsi out great doctors,
great lawyers and great preachers,
but to turn out great men and wo-
men, and make them the finest of
citizens.
"The people of :Ontario are vastly
oversold on the matter of education,
or rather, on schools, colleges, and
paraphernalia. 1 sometimes marvel
thatfor years past we have contin-
ued to put: all our young people
,through the same mould, as though
all are of the same ability."
.While business men 'in the past
have 'demanded matriculation stand-
ing of their new employees, Eon. Mr.
Simpson indicated they are willing
to meet the department of education
half way in its plan for a "complet-
ing Bourse" in high schools.
• Receive .Diplomas
The five who received diplomas
for L.Th. are: L. H. Crawford, of
Goderich; Rev. J. L. Duncan, of Wind-
sor, new curate of the Church of St.
John the Evangelist London. Rev. H. L.
Jennings, of Exeter; P. H. Rickard,
Dorchester, and G, C. Smith, Toron•
to,
IAMER
V eteran U tilted Church
Minister Called By Death
Member of Huron County Family
•: BURIED AT GODERICI-I
After forty years spent as a sol-
dier of the Cross, Rev. Dr, Colin Gor-
don Young, Associate Secretary of
the Home Mission Board of the Uni
ted Church of Canada ''passed away
Monday morning at his home,. 72 Ilii.
berry Road, Toronto, after a short
illness
The
-
The death of Dr. Young will come
as a severe blow to many Church
workers from. coast to coast, for he
numbered among his friends and fel-
low workers people from the Atlantic
to the Pacific seaboards.
Bolan in Colborne.T'ownsbip'in 1868,
the late Dr. Young began his careen'
when he graduated from Queen's Uni-
versity with, an Arts degree in 1893
and then passed his Divinity , exam-
inations in 1896. His first call was
to Russeltown in the Province of Que-
bec from where he went to Prince` Al-
bert, Sask., in 1900. In 1912 )le had
the honor .of. being appointed Super-
intendent for Home Missions for the
Presbyterian Church in Northern. Sas-
katchewan, and in 1920 became the
first and only Secretary for non -Ang-
lo-Saxon work in Canada.'
With the formation of the United
Church of Canada he was appointed
to the post of Associate Secretary of
the Horne Mission Board and remain-
ed an this office until the time of
his death.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Wimrifred E.
Young, he is survived by two sons,
Russel and Henderson, and one
daughter, Mrs. Tait Clark, all by a'
former marriage, and one step-
daughter, Miss Edna MacLeod. He
has one brother, Alexander Young of
Goderich, Ont., another brother, Rev.
Dr. John Young of Syaeuse, N.Y,, and
one sister, Mrs. Annie Henderson of
Goderich.
The funeral was held at tour
o'clock Tuesday afternoon in St,
George's United Church, and then the
bocly was brought to Goderich for in-
terment.
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GODERICTI: Fire broke put on
the steamer "Georgian" at 5' o'clock
Tuesday morning, causing damage es-
timated at $300. The fire was dis-
covered by Purser Macic 13e11 who,
was wakened by the cradling of the
burning wood, and who sent in the
Mawr =mem
alarm. The ship leas been undergo.'.
ing extensive repairs and was being -
painted; the crew doing the work his
the interior, and a gang of melt tun
cl F
e? Seabroolce on the outside. The-
fire, it is believed, started insfdb.
caused by spontaneous combustion,.;
The outside sheeting was damaged.
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