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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1936-07-02, Page 6PAGE 6 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., JULY 2, 1936 NEWS AND HAPPENINGS INTEREST TO Timely, n o anon for I :� r • the y Bus.. Farmer r. (Furnished by the Department of Agriculture culture ) Farm and Home Week Severalthousands of farmers and their wives took advantage of the Farm and Home Week at O.A.C. to visit.. this important institution and inspect its various interesting de- partments. A daily feature through-. out the week, the parade of college livestock, was one of the day's high- lights. A number of farm organ- izations took the occasion to hold. their annual meetings and election of officers there, during the week. Hun dreds of poultrymen attended meet- ings of the Record . of Performance Association and Ontario Poultry Fed- eration. Altogether it was the most successful Farm and Home • Week in the history of O.A.C. and it demon- strates that farmers are coming to have a new appreciation of the value of scientific agriculture. Salt in Hay Curing One tenth of Me value of the an- nual hay crop in. Canada is lost, due• to fire and spoilage caused by heat- ing, according to an estimate made recently by W. J. Scott, F ire Mar- shall .for Ontario. Mr. Scott points out that this loss is not entirely the result of actual fires. Much of it is accounted for by heating that does not reach the ign- tion point but does destroy the food value, owing to fermentation and bac- „teriil action in the presence of mois- ture. Thq early stages of heating in hazy are Fused Imply 111914.0s and bacteria that eigeer lialyrelly in hay. If this is not checked the temperature may rise to a point where chemical reactions are started and more heat is produced, with ltttrate ignition. As a preventive measure, Mr. Scott advocates the use of salt, which has long been recognized as a preserva- tive and a retardant of fermentation. If used intelligently it will slow down the heating action in hay and prevent dangerous temperatures. The amount of salt recommended is up to 20 to 30 pounds per ton of hay. Salt, he points out, will serve not only as a preventive of heating and spoilage but also will increase the food value to livestock. Roguing of Fields The farmer who is saving clover or timothy fields for seed would be well advised to make a thorough inspection of the area to be kept for this purpose and to rogue or pull out, any weeds which ,night be present, particularly weeds, the seeds of which are difficult to remove from clovers and timothy seed. When one consid- ers the fact that an average plant of Ox -eye Daisy /nay produee 5,000-8,000 seeds, Bladder Campion 10 to 20,000 seeds, Curled Dock 17,000, Ribgrass 12,000. Canada Thistle. 3,500, and False' Flax 40,000 seeds, we 'can read- fly understand how the presence of a 'Very fpv of these heeds would be sufficient to put the seeds into c re- jected grade. Everyweed destroyed means thousands ofseeds destroyed. Hand pulling of weeds is on jup 3n ,which ever;' 'member of the family can help, including school children. Plan on going through your fields regularly. It is important that all weeds be destroyed immediately after piekibg as there is a possibility of then' being so far advanced that seeds will ma- ture if they are thrown by the fence or left lying in the field; , Roguing will greatly increase the value of the resulting seed crop and may Mean all the difference between profit and loss, A reasonably clean seed crop will be easier to clean for market, the costs of cleaning to the .rower will be greatly lessened and he will be assured of top grades and better prices. Include roguing on your farm pro- gramme, a job which must be done. Time and money can ' be profitably spent at this work. Sharp Practices he Feed Sales Purchasers should beware of feed sold by the bag with no stipulation as to weight. Some unscrupulous feed dealers have ;sought . to capital- ize on the fact that the one hundred - pound bag unit of feed is so common- ly employed that it is taken for granted. Even with .fixed weights, the volume of bulk feeds varies ac- cording to the nature of the material or the tightness of packing, and so a lack of uniformity in the size of pack- ed bags does not ordinarily - arouse suspicion. It is alleged that some dealers guard against suspicion by using bags of the usual height, but less than the usual width, giving the appearance - of a full weight package while actually it is 'a few pounds un- der weight. . The, farmed, is victimized not only in the quantity of feed which he re- ceives, but likewise in the priceper hundred pounds or per ton which he BETWEEN TWO PORTS By TANJONG "Two state rooms?" , queries the clerk."Yes it can toe managed as long as you clon't mind them being on opposite sides of the corridor; the boat is very careful this voyage." "It doesn't matter a bit so long as they are in the same corridor," said Mrs. 'Harvey. "My husband is just recovering from a very severe acci- dent and must on no account be dis- turbed by strangers; in fact, it is important that no one shall go into ' his room' but his own Chinese boy 'and, of course, myself. " Can that be !arranged?" "If you speak to the steward in charge, I've no' doubt that he will ar- range for complete privacy," smiled the clerk. Jdlly little. woman, this, What a shame to be tied to the care of an invalid husband. "We could provide ambulance transport, madam, if you wish?" "Thank you, that's already done," sair Mrs. Harvey. An hour before the scheduled time of departure, Mrs. Harvey, followed pays. He is also misled in his ration balancing plans, for he commonly pur- chases concentrates to supplement and balance farm grpwn feeds. Even should he detect the shortages he could probably get no redress for the vendor guilty of such practices sells "by the bag" rather • than by weight and thus protects himself against charges of misrepresentation. "Farmers would be well advised, therefore, to purchase fbed on a weight -basis rather than a b4 -basis, and also to check sellers' weights whenever opportunity permits. By so doing, they .would not only protect themselves against the practices de- scribed, but would serve the inter. ests of hoonrable manufacturers and dealers whose . bag -lot prices appear out of line when they must offer a one hundred pound bag of feed in competition with, say, a ninety-three pound bag. Fruit Crop Report Ontario's commercial fruit crops were rated at only average on June 15. Early spring hopes for good or- chard yields were sharply revised by the Department' report for June. Varying temperature conditions and frost in the late spring have damaged the fruit prospects. Ontario's 1936 yields of apples, sour cherries, pears, plums, peaches, grapes and strawberries are now rat- ed generally below average in tables prepared by S.H.H. Symons, Agri- cultural Department Statistition. On- ly bright ;pots in the fruit forecasts are sweet cherries and raspberries. Snow apples are reported to be showing the poorest prospects. The bulk of the apple varieties are just a little below the average mark, and Spy and Stark gat the best ratings. Bartlett and Keifer pears are report- ed in below-average condition, espec- ially in Eastern Ontario, where al- most all the fraits are below the fig- gures for the rest of the Province. With 3 the average index, grapes are rated at 2.4. The department esti- mates the grape crop was seduced a- bout 30 per cent. by late frosts and hail The sweet cherry and raspberry crops are best in Southern and West- ern Ontario. Throughout the Pro- vince the Departmental figures report there has been a 10 per Cent. increase in raspberry productionand a 9 per cent. increase in bearing acreage. The acreage of bearing strawberry plants is well below the figures for a year ago. Frost and cut worms have been working havoc in vegetable farms but vegetable prospects are better than fruit prospects. Only cauliflower is rated in a below-average condition. Asparagus, beans, cabbage, carrots, celery, corn, 'lettuce, Onion, peas, po- tatoes, spinach and early tomatoes are rated average or above average. 'tourist Side Of Poultry Congress he formal opening; ceremonies of the Sixth World Poultry Congress and of the International Poultry Ex- hibition to be held at Leipzig, Ger- many, on July 24th, and the scientific sessions and discussions during ,.the ensuing week, are open to all those who attend the Congress and the Ex- hibition as visitors only and not as official delegates. However, the German Government has arranged so many "interesting tours and excur- sions both for the delegates and for visitors that the latter may be par- doned if they skip some of the scien- tific sessions. At the sante time, al- ternate tours will ensure that the of- ficial ,delegtaes will have their full Share of relaxation after their la- hours. l ; The Congress will be officially op- ened in the morning and the Poultry Exhibition in the afternoon of. Friday, July ,24th, and the first torr of the most h',tel'estiiig Sights d Leipzig V5331 ti@ llll'dei'talten in 'Motor buses on Satiladii§ ki"teinobn when no sessions are being held. On Sunday there will be an all -day excursion to. Dres- den, including a visit to the Reich Garden, the castle, • and the State Porcelaine Works at Meissen. A. tour of the city will be followed by a trip to Castle Konigstein and Bad Schon dau-on-the Elbe, via Pirna, a famous manufacturing Saxony town, The re- turn trip will be made via the beauti- ful region of Saxon "Switzerland" and thence back to Leipzig, via Dres- den. For those who have other en- gagements on Sunday forenoon, an afternoon excursion has been arrang- ed to the Muhltal (Eisenberg and Lausnitz Monastery.) On Monday afternoon, a visit is planned to the State School of Poul- try Breeding at Schlobachshof .where the delegates will be able tosee a t first hand the operation of a.poultry breeding establishment as part of a Targe scale agricultural enterprise, On Tuesday, a visit to the Leipzig Zoo - Borax Beneficial To Crop Plants (Experimental Farms Note) The use of borax as a corrective for certain plant diseases, particular- ly brown heart of turnips, is now re- ceiving considerable attention in Can- ada. Findings of the Dominion Ex- perimental Farms System show that finely powdered borax applied directly in the drill at the rate of 10 to 15 pounds per acre satisfactorily con- trolled this important turnip disease on most soils. There were few ex- ceptions where lime was heavily ap- plied or the soil was naturally highly. alkaline. One of the problems now causing some concern to growers is the effect of borax on "succeeding crops, 08- pecially potatoes. Experiments con- ducted under field • conditions have shown that borax at the rate of 15 to 20 pounds per acre is not injurious to potatoes, wheat, oats, barley and timothy. Findings in the United States and Scotland have% sli<iwii that borax at rates ranging from 10 to 20 pounds per acre are actually bene- ficial to potatoes on certain soils. Furthermore potatoes as weII as tilr- nips may suffer as a result of -a lack of boron in the soil, Boron deficiency in the potato manifests itself in the form of 'a rolling of the leaves simi- lar in some respects to the virus pro- duced leafroll which may be accom- panied in severe cases by dying of the tips and margins of the leaves and the development of dark or brown spots and streaks in the flesh of the tuber, These symptoms have been ob- served on potatoes from time totime on boron deficient soils. Growers are advised not to use bor- ax, particularly for the control of potato ailments until the remedy has been thoroughly tested on a small scale on their land, It would be well in this connection to consult the near- est Dominion Plant Pathological Lab- oratory for advice on this matter. Some of the injury to potatoes caused by the use of borax in the past•was, it is now believed, frequently due to the method of drilling. in the borax and creating a high local concentra- tion of the chemical close to the seed piece instead of applying the chemical several days in advance and a.ilowing the borax to dissolve in the soil. The use of 'fertilizer machinery with dis- tributory at the side of the row great- ly obviates this danger. The borax should therefore always be applied 3 to 4 days prior to seeding in combin- ation with the fertilizer or alone -ntix- ed with fine dry earth or line to give the small amount of chemical bulk for easy handling. A yellowing of the foliage of ,turnips and other crops sometimes results from the use of borax but this condition disappears in the course of a week or two with- out causing any undue later effects on the crop. logical Gardens is on the programme and in the afternoon the auctioning of domestic and foreign animals will be witnessed at the Reich Association of German Small Animals Breeders. 'CM Wednesday a reception at Berlin by the Minister of Agriculture will be attended, and a visit made to the poultry raising establishment an d school of ` The Deutsche Landwirt- schaftliche Zeitung at Birkenhof, near Wensickendorf, andif time permits the Institution for the Teaching 'of Poultry Breeding at SchotrwaIde House will be visited. On Thursday, there will be a tour of inspection of the ' colony settle- ment at Mensdorf, and iir the after- noon a visit to the school and poultry - breeding experiment station' at Halle- Crollwitz, and' an inspection of the Domestic Animals Park of the Insti- tute for Animal Breeding and Dairies of the University of Halle. On Friday a social evening will be held in the banqueting hall of the Leipzig Zoo-. logical Gardens, and on Saturday all those bound for the Olympic Games' will proceed to Berlin. For diose who remain in Leipzig several enjoyable trips have been arranged:. After the closing of the Exhibition' in the even ing, a touring party, will' start on the tollowing day to, visit, the principal � German cities,, e by a Chinese boy, carrying hand lug- gage; appeared on board The S.S. Am- ritsa, and at once -sought the steward in charge. Certainly, beamed the steward in charge, she should have her husband's stateroom arranged in any way she pleased. He was coming on board in half an hour? Then he 'would per- sonally see to it at once. That room directly opposite? Yes, it was en- gaged, but, he felt sure that he could persuade the occupant to exchange for another. She' spoke to the •Chinese boy who hurried ashore, then, with the steward in charge and two underlings, she directed the preparations for her hus- band's' arrival. Half len hourlater she was on deck to meet a stretcher bearing a blanket -swathed form, 'borne by two Tamils, "But where is Ah Kwee?" she asked. • A quiet voice from the stretcher re- plied. "I sent him back to the clinic to fetch my despatch case. I forgot it. He'll be here in a few minutes." The sick man was carried below to his room, the two Tamils went ashore, and the inquisitive passengers return- ed to their own affairs and farewells, Presently the Chinese', Ah Kwee, was seen on deck carrying a small de- spatch -case and looking about inquir- ingly for his mistress. "Gone below," said some one, and Ah Kwee hurried down to the state - VE othingveyuntil dinner, and then she ap- more was seen of Mrs. r peared'at the captain's table, beauti- fully dressed and very fascinating. "A Tuan Besar, a big pot from the east coast," said the -man -who -always - knows -everything. "Dysentery? No, accident, mauled by a tiger. He ig being sent to, a hospital in India, Heard it from the steward in charge, "Stunning little woman," was an, other's comment. "Look at the skip- per grinning like a dog. She seems to have got him hobbled all right" Ah Kwee tante to her chairsi.de with a menu and they watched her choosing dishes for her husband's tray. Obviously his appetite wasn't too delicate. After' dinner she re- tatiked to her husband's roost and no mare was seen of her that evening, but the Chinese boy appeared from time to time on various er'r'ands not unconnected with glasses and bottles, for no steward was allowed inside the clear. The strict privacy of her husband's room did not apply to her own; before lunch on the second day,'she had made- friends with adozen of the principal passenger's, and was giving a cocktail party in her own ;quarters, and the following night she invitee! a select few to play contract. In spite of the heat, before' the end of the first week bridge in Mrs'. Harvey's cabin had become an institution. She' declined all return invitations. giving as an excuse that she feared to go. too far away from her husband who was quite .helpless, but' it was remarked that throughout her enter- tainments, Ah Kwee gave very little attention to the invalid, most 'of his time being occupied in looking after the.needs-of her guests. In fact, it Was Ah Kwee who mixed the cocktails. that possessed a kick that was ,sadly lacking in those obtained' from the ship's bars. He was always there at the right moment with cigarettes, matches, or any other thing one might require. Ah Kwee was a treasure. "Have you had him long?" asked a guest. "As a matter of fact, only since my husband's accident," replied Mrs. Har- vey. "We got him from the mission." "Seems to have known a thing or two at that mission," chuckled the in- quirer. "I envy you' that boy." She nodded. "Yes, I'm quite fond of him." Apart from meals, Mrs. Harvey's first and only appearance in public was on the occasion of a dance. Among the women there. was a busy inspection of wardrobes, for they suspected Mrs. Harvey of still unseen glories in the way of dress, but there were those who could cer- tainly outshine her in a display of jewellery, and throughout the fore- noon the purser's awre was in a con- stant state of siege. During that same afternoon an un- fprtsmate incident " occurred, There had been a contract party in Mrs, got Hervey's cabin, ' when it broke up and losses were being settled, one of the women towed her bag empty of money. "What's very odd," she declared. "I cashed a cheque for ten pounds with the purser just before I came in here. What could have happened to it?" "Perhaps you forgot to pick it up," someone suggested; but the purser's office produced two witnesses who were sure that they had seen the notes put in the bag. Mrs. Harvey was distressed, Ah Kwee? Not possible! The boy was so FARMERS ummontromonmermsapr jnnately honest, and es it happened it was one of the few occasions when he had spent most of the afternoon with the invalid, Still, she would make the most " searching inquiries, and if it was certain that the money was missing she would hold herself responsiblefor its return. The other members of the party were annoyed; if the woman was so stupid as to mis- layher money, why bother little Mrs. Harvey?' Of course the Chinese could- n't have taken it, he had had no op- portunity. The following morning the incident was forgotten,<'overshadowed by a far greater calamity; the' diamond necklace that last night' had sparkled on the' plump neck bf the Dutch magistrate's .wife, was missing. She was so certain that it was in its pro- per place When she was sitting- out on the. boat deck with the rich factor from Sourabaya, because the clasp had caught in his sleeve. It was not the e was going•to bed' that the loss was discovered. She had at once given the alarm; in fact, she had aroused the whole ship with her hy- sterical indignation, and everyone who was ,not already asleep turned out and joined in, the hunt. The cap- tain was informed, and under his di- rection the search went on throughout the rest of the night, but there was no sign of the missing jewels. Immediately after breakfast "boat stations" was sounded and all the passengers were assembled. The crew and stewards were paraded. and their quarters thoroughly ransacked, all to no purpose. Then the captain regret- ted that he would be obliged to"seare the passengers' cabins. Very distres- sing, but fifteen thousand pounds' worth of diamonds, and belonging to one of the most valued passengers; there was no alternative. "Of course we will not trouble your husband," he said to Mis. Harvey. "That would be ridiculous." But she insisted; of course they must search his stateroom, why should he be exempted? She would go and tell Ah Kwee to warn her husband. In a few minutes she was back looking puzzled and alarmed. She couldn't find Ah Kwee anywhere; her husband` had not seen hint since he had brought in the breakfast tray, end nobody seemed to know where he Was. The chief steward declared that the Chinese had fetched his master's breakfast at the usual hour and then was supposed to have gone to his own steal. So the hue and cry turned on Ah Iiwee, and he was just as'undis�- 'eoverable as the necklace. "Jest asci thought," said the wo..- man who bad lost that ten pounds:'. "That Chinese" "Do „you think your husband would nand—?." began; the captain apolo- getically, "Certainly not," said Mrs. Harvey.. "You must come and talk to him at, once. Of course, I had to tell him.. about it, and excitement is so bad for him; but it can't be helped," The captain and the purser went to' interview the invalid. They found' him' on his bed, a thin, pleasant -faced' man of middle age with his leg and. thigh still in plaster splints. "This is very annoying for you„ quiet Captain," he said in his q "T foundvoice. it very' hard to suspect my - boy of dishonesty. He had a first- elass reference when he came to me.. and I have, always found him per-. fectly straight; in fact, I would trnist. him as. I' would myself. I assure yon that he was in this room not more than an hour ago. One thing is cel-. tain, He cannot possibly have left.. the ship, he's probably having a shut- eye in a quiet corner. I believe he. was up rather late last night looking after my wife's friends. Whereabouts are we now?" "We shall be in Aden 'this after— noon," noon," said the captain. "Then if you set a watch he can- not get ashore without being seen. If' he is found guilty I shall almost feel that I ani to blame. I only wish r could be of more help, but my thigh is still in plaster. Rather awkward' for me, too; I'm helpless without Alt Kwee and, as'you know, I am tran- shipping." "Don't worry' about that," said the• captain. "I'll send one of the sick- bay stewards to look after you now." ' "Please don't trouble, begged Mrs, Harvey. "I can do all that is notes. sary until we leave tomorrow. He's used to me." When the captain and purser had gone she said to her husband, "All right, Frank?" "Quite safe," he grinned. "Tucked. down inside this dashed splint. How about a spot of whiskey and soda? And you'd better pitch this thing ov- erboard before we get in sight of land." He pulled from under the cov- erlet a soft rubber mask, the placid ' features of Ah Kwee. But the arm of the law is Iong, and they played the trick just once too' - often. Which explains how this story came to be told.—London "Tid-Bits," Have Another Look! You may have missed it, but it's there - - - that particular bargain for which you have been looking. You'll find it in the Advertising columns,. News of just the kind you want - value, quality workmanship. It's Good if It's Advertised ! The Clinton Newt -Record is a good advertising medium.