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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1937-03-18, Page 6'PAGE 6 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD TIIURS., MARCH 18, 1937 NEWS AND Grasshopper Menace Serious For 1937 SHEEP INCREASE + IN WESTERN CANADA' According to a recent. official sum- mary, there were 68,200 more sheep As forecast in the House of Com- on farms in the fourwestern provin- mons by Hon. James Gardiner, Min ces of Canada at . December 1, 1936 ister of Agriculture on January 22, than, at December 1, 1935. The num- 1937, the Prairie Provinces are ber of sheep on farms was 1,368,800. threatened by the presence of grass- This estimate was 5.2 per cent higher hoppers in some numbers of at least than the number of sheep reported at approximately 53,000,000 acres. This December 1, 1935. Some reduction in is an increase of area of about 9,500,- 000 acres over the area threatened in • 1936. The forecast is • made from surveys of the distribution and,num- hers of eggs in the ground, by the officers of the Dominion Entomologi- cal Branch in the autumn of last year. The net result is that at the present time there is no question but that with ordinary weather and crop con- ditions on the prairies in 1937 organ- ized grasshopper control campaigns will be required in Saskatchewan •on about 6,029 square miles (3,868,560 acres) and in Alberta upon about 6,- 336 square miles (4,055,040 acres). The conditions in Manitoba are such, however, that there is little Iikelihood of any organized control campaign being required, though there is evi- dence that some local control on in- dividual farms may be necessary in a small area of about '705 square miles 051,200 acres) in the south- west corner of the province. In addition to the 12,465 square miles (7,977,600 acres) requiring or- ganized control in Alberta and Sas- katchewan, about 24,318 square miles (16,563,520 acres) are infested with sufficient grasshopper eggs to cause some damage to the crops in the early stages of growth and possibly general damage to the maturing crops. This territory might be clas- sified as moderately infested and is country in which every person should be alert to ,the prompt appli- cation of control practices in the ear- ly season in preparation for which, doubtless, local and provincial organ- . izations will keeps materials available. Although a relatively slight out- break is looked forward to in Mani- toba, the situation threatened in Sas- katchewan is much more serious than that of 1936 and if weather favours the grasshoppers in Alberta the pros- pects are for an outbreak virtually as serious as any in the last five. years. Viewing the situation as a whole, the very severely infested area has increased from 886 square miles (567,- 040 acres) to 1,170 square miles (748,800 acres) an increase of 284 square miles (181,760 acres), the se- verely infested area has increased from 4,655 square miles (2,979,200 acres) to 11,289 square miles (7,230,- 720 acres), the moderately infested zone has increased from 17,442 square Miles (11,162,880 acres) to 24,318 square miles (15,563,520 acres), while the lightly infested area on which virtually no serious damage is ex- pected in anything but the occasional farm has remained about the same, namely 44,558 square miles (28,517,- 120 acres), as compared with 45,576 square miles', (29,168,640 acres) in 1936.. In general, the most striking change is the increase in the severe and very severe categories of some 6,926 square miles (4,432,640 acres), all of which will require organized control. The most severely infested territory is substantially in the same general regions as in 1936 and con- sists of larger or smaller ' scattered areas distributed along the northwest or western edge of the prairies, rrom Saskatoon north and west and south bordering the foothills almost to Lethbridge. the numer of ewes bred to lamb dur- ing the period December 1936 to May 1937 was indicated, the reduction a- mounting to 3.8 per cent below the 1935-36 figures. According to the re- ports submitted, the Province of Sas- katchewan will have the greatest per- centage reduction in the number of ewes lambing this spring. Reductions are also anticipated for Manitoba and Alberta but British/Columbia produc- ers expect an increase of 6.1 per cent. The number of ewes bred to lamb in the four provinces is estimated at 863,200 in 1936-37 (Dec. to May) as against 897,300 in the correspond- ing period of 1935-86. Both the June 1 and December 1 surveys of 1936 recorded increases in the number of sheep on farms, in the four western provinces. The in- crease in numbers is a reflection of satisfactory prices for lambs and fav- ourable feed conditions which obtain- ed during the latter half of 1935 and the first half of 1936. By provinces, the numbers ofsheep on farms in the four western provin- ces on December 1, 1936 were, Mani- toba 113,600, a decrease of 4 per cent; Saskatchewan, 312,000, a de crease of 4.9 per cent; Alberta, 764,- 200, in increase of 9.2 per cent; total, Prairie Provinces, 1,189,800, increase 3.8 per cent; British Columbia 179,- 000 an increase of 16.1 per cent; to- tal, Western Provinces, 1,368,800, an increase of 5.2 per cent. The substan- tial increase of 9.2 per cent in Alber- ta more than offset declines in Mani- toba and Saskatchewan, while British Columbia recorded a 16.1 per in- crease. Test New Strain Of Alfalfa Seed The production of a new variety of soy beanby the Division of Forage Plants, Experimental Farms Branch, Dominion Department of Agriculture, calls attention to the fact that the Forage Plans Division is engaged in the breeding of many other forage plants. In the course of its investi- gation, the Division has produced a new strain of alfalfa, but before be- ing released for distribution this new strain will be subjected to further tests. If this new strain maintains its performance in the succeeding tests it should prove of considerable value to the alfalfa grower, lead to cheaper seed, and thus help in extending the acreage seeded to this crop. The new strain was produced at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, as the result of intercrossing a number of self -fertilizing selections isolated from the Grimm variety. The new strain was tested. in 1936 in comparison with the standard varieties of yields of hay and seed. The data obtained showed that the new strain only slightly out- yielded the standard varieties in the hay test, but in the seed test it out - yielded the best standard variety by 50 per cent. A map of the distribution of the grasshopper eggs in various categor- ies has been prepared and published by the Dominion Entomological Branch for the guidance of those interested and directing the control campaigns, and a coloured map pos- ter of advice has been prepared on the situation in Saskatchewan. Of this map poster an edition of 11,000 has been published and distributed in co-operation with the Department of Agriculture of the province to post offices, elevators, railway stations, country stores, municipal offices and places of public assembly throughout the province., A similar publicity ser- vice has been provided by the Pro- vincial Government of Alberta and vigorous campaigns for the control of the grasshopper, in both provinces during 1937 will, undoubtedly, reduce the threatened losses to very small proportions wherever t h e whole- hearted co-operation of the local far- mers is extended in support of the centrally organized campaign in each • seriously infested district. New Canadian Soy Beans Variety Ready HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS water in reducing the incidence of smut. But, says the Farm News Let- ter of ,the C -I -L, it was no longer ne- cessary to wreck a ship in order to procure the treated seed, any more than it was to burn down piggeries for the gratification or appetite on roast pork, which was done in ancient. China followingBo-bo's discovery of the delicacy, if one is to. believe "The Essays of Elia" by Charles Lamb, in his "Dissertation Upon Roast Pig". That was another epoch-making acci- dental discovery that led eventually to the invention of the gridiron. • British Eating More Canadian Bacon Anincreasing quantity of Canadian bacon is being eaten in the British Isles and it is• an excellent product, too, for no less than 86 per cent of the 147,688,800 lb. that was exported from Canada in 1935 was of the top quality or Grade A. The remaining 14 per cent was Grade B. There was no Grade C shipped and none is go- ing forward. - • There is a carefully arranged and supervised organization in connec- tion with the Canadian bacon ship- ments. First there are the bacon grading regulations set up by the Dominion Department of Agriculture in 1933 under which all packing plants exporting bacon must be li- censed to ship Wiltshire sides. The. Ministerial order's under the bacon grading regulations prescribe th e grades as A, B, and C; the method of branding and narking the Grade A carcass as "Canada". brand and the nature and form 'of the shipping manifest which outlines clearly the quantity and quality of the bacon in the shipment. The onus of correct grading and packing is on the packer and any deviation from the required standards or failure to comply with them leaves the packer open to pen- alty. On arrival in England . each shipment undergoes an additional in- spection by a qualified officer of the Dominion Department of Agriculture and any faults or criticisms are re- ported back to the Department. Then there is the system under which each of the 25 packing plants exporting bacon is required to esti- mate the amount of bacon it plans to ship each month during the year. This system is designed to keep the shipments within a five per cent var- iation in quantity from week to week In order to prevent wide fluctuations in the supplies going forward. Each exporter commits himself to ship a definite quantity of bacon each month and the figures for this commitment are supplied to the Dominion Live Stock Branch on the first day of each month. Canadian bacon goes forward in the form of Wiltshire sides pickled and cured and not smoked. The smoking is done by tine buyers in England. In 1933 the Canadian exports to the British Isles totalled 71,524,700 lb. valued at $8,071,803. The follow- ing year the British imports of ba- con from Canada rose to 119,707,600 1b. with a value of $18,754,713. In 1935 the figures were 124,327,900 ib. and $19,733,529 and in 1936 they ad- vanced to 147,688,800 Ib. and $25,138,- 590. The volume of Canadian bacon that has been sent to Britain in re- cent years combined with a fairly high standard of quality has conse- quently created a definite demand for this distinctly Canadian product. There is every assurance at the pre- sent time that the steady and open market in Britain that has been a- vailable in the past five years will continue. A new variety of soybeans, produc- ed by the Division of Forage Plants, Experimental Farms Branch, Domin- ion Department of Agriculture, will be distributed for the first time this coming spring. The new variety has been named "Kabott" and was obtain- ed as the result of several years se- lection within a mixed lot of seed which originally came from Man- churia. The new variety has been tested ort a number of the Dominion Experi- mental Farms and was found to be a- bout 10. days earlier in maturity than the Canadian Mandarin variety. At the Lennoxville Experimental Station, in 1936 the new variety created such a favourable impression that requests for seed have already been received from a number of farmers in the .vi- cinity. Kabbott is a yellow -seeded va- riety capable of producing good yields of fodder or seed. The average value per acre of oc- cupied farm lands in Canada, includ- ing improved and unimproved land to- gether with dwelling houses, barns, and all other farm buildings, is re- ported as $24 in both the years 1935 and 1936. By provinces, the average values in 1936 are as follow (with the 1935 values within brackets); Prince Edward Island, $31 ($31); Nova Sco- tia, 935 ($31); New Brunswick, $28 ($25); Quebec, $38 ($41); Ontario, $44 ($42); Manitoba,'$16 ($17); Sas- katchewan, $15 ($17); Alberta, $16 ($16); and British Columbia, 960 ($58). Origin Of Control of 1Smut In Wheat The discovery of seed treatment for the control of smut originatedin a marine disaster. Towards the end of the seventeenth century a wheat- laden vessel was wrecked on the west coast of England near Bristol. Far- mers of the vicinity salvaged some of the grain which, being found un- suitable for grinding into flour, was used as seed.' One observant farmer observed that the wheat grown from the brine -soaked salvaged seed was freer from smut than was the crop produced from home-grown seed. Writers of the eighteenth century refer to the practice of brining seed grain and to the influence of, sea Advertising Like the rooster, the business man must crow at early morn, high noon and perhaps at night, to let the dor- mant public know he has something worth selling. Otherwise, this same dormant public rolls over to continue its nap of indifference. The man who enters the columns of the newspaper, who vies courageously with other tradesmen, both in his and other localities, is the one who •will be known as a go-getter. In our pre- sent day and age it is not enough to sit and wait for business, our wares must constantly be presented through the senses to the public. What bet- ter way to appeal to the eye than through an attractive advertisement in your local paper? We constantly hear that cities like, London and Stratford are better shopping centres than our own town, John Public must be told, and told Continually, that far away pastures may look green, alsothat bargains can be obtained at home. Most of the Clinton merchants have weekly advertisements 'which they want you to read, and having read, Ito act upon. Now that the spring season is up- on us your wants will be many and varied. Make it a habit to read the. advertisements regularly, it will sur- prise you the bargains you can pick up in your own town, and don't think the merchants won't appreciate it— , they certainly will. ATTENTION Huron County Farmers We wish at this time to draw your attention to a series of farmer's meetings which will be held in the County from March 23 to April 7th inclusive. These meetings are fel- lows: Tuesday, March 23rd, 2.00 p.m., Township' hall, Elimville. Tuesday, March 23rd, 8.00 p.m., Township hall, Crediton. Wednesday, March 24th, 8.00 p.m., Township Hall, Varna. Thursday, March 25th, 2.00 p.m. Forrester's Hall, Auburn. Friday, March 26th, 2.00 p.m., Har - lock School. Wednesday, March 81st, 2.00 p.m., St. Joseph Church Basement, 1{ings- bridge. Friday, April 2nd, 2.00 p.m., Agri- cultural, Hall, Dungannon. Monday, April 6th, 2.00 p.m., For- rester's Hall, Belgrave. Tuesday, April 6th, 2.00 p.rn., Township Hall, Wroxeter. Wednesday, April 7th, 2.00 p.m., Township Hall, Ethel. The above meetings will be addres- sed by Dr. Lionel Stevenson, : of the staff of the Ontario Veterinary Col- lege at Guelph. Dr. Stevenson will speak on the two subjects, Contagious Abortion a n. d Mineral Deficiency Disease. Both these subjectsshould be of real "interest to every farmer in the County, as we must: admit that Contagious Abortion is causing con- siderable financial loss to farmers in this County. During the last few years farmers have had some exper- ience with mineral deficiencies and we are quite sure: that you will wel- come an opportunity of hearing an authority discuss these two condi- tions. Nine meetings of a shruler nature were held in the County last year and so much interest was created that the members of the Advisory Agri- cultural Council requested the Agri- cultural Representative to arrange for • ten additional meetings this year. The Huron County Council at the January session heartily endorsed Nothing isso frail and breaks so easily, as the Ten Commandments:' Imimmransimmammrast this recommendation from the Advis- ory Agricultural Council. Every farmer in the County should plan to attend one of these meetings. As it is impossible to reach everyone by letter, we would consider it a fa-. your if you would advise your neigh- bours about these meetings.. —Wilmot'Haacke, Chairman, Ad- visory Agricultural Council. —Ian MacLeod, Agricultural Re- presentative for Huron County. During the first 7 weeks of 1937, the number of hogs graded (alive and by carcass in Canada amounted to 580,889, an increase 'of 129,669 on the corresponding period of 1936. For the 1937 seven weeks the number of hogs graded by carcass was 108,- 596, 08,596, an increase of 83,099 on the coresponding weeks of 1936. THE CROW Already we have heard the fa- miliar "caw." A pleased look fol- lowed by an eager' "there's a crow" as one wished to share the good news. A. note of spring has sounded out, and we humans can almost forgive him for his furious ways because of the gladness he evokes in us. He had been preening his 'feathers in the solitude of the nearest swamp when something awoke in him, he felt the air had changed and he longed to fly, longed to call out his harsh raucous call. He is proud of his thick shiny black iridescent plumage, and walks sedately along the ground, or stands on a fence post as chief exhibitor folding his wings the proper number of times. He must be the leader surely, vaunting himself so early before the others have shown them- selves. upward turning "or downward shriek- ing or streaking revealing where his gloated treasures lie, but just a hap- py every day "caw." He may have seen the snows of Winters, and has led his "clanging rookery" home for years and years, and now Spring the capricious tempts him once more to entice out his' large following. —"Bird Lover." Bad his habits are, a stealer, a killer of young birds, and with just one note in his repertoire, and that without any recompensing quality in it for evil doing. He is not sending out any danger callto his mate or brothers, maybe a little too early yet, to stand sentinel. No loud trium- phant squawk telling of victory over a weaker bird, no hurried jargon, or EXAMINATION PAPER "HOWLERS" Sins of omission are those wehave forgotten to do. A doughboy is some one who is out to snake money. The opposite of pessimist is biga- mist. The Mediterranean and the Red Sea are connected by the Sewage Canal. It was raining cats and dogs and there were poodles in the road. One mineral found in Canada is conundrum. Guerilla warfare means when the sides get up to monkey tricks. The objective of "he" is "she." A great uncle is father of an uncle which has a nephew. Every morning my sister waves her arms to stretch her abominable mus- cles. The rule of the road is always to, look before you walk in front of a truck. Dresden is the capital of China. Many people say that free trade is better than perfection. The father of the famous Black Prince was Old King Cole. Extraditionis tradition. which is no longer believed. A ball falls to the ground because it is pulled by gratitude. The strongest and most fierce cows are bulls. The judge was very kind; he asked the deceased if he had anything to say. William Tell shot an arrow through an apple when standing on hisson's head. The man who is a great man to. his neighbors is very great indeed. PIPE TOBACCO •rF0.*.*:,lvlI I.i tioL;,,SMf'p ubk GO; any time Thursday, March 25th until 2.00 p.m. Monday, March 29th. RETURN: leave destination up to midnight Tuesday, March 30th, 1937. 0 gis o' the flound "' Take advantage of ihl, weekend fora visit honsa or away with friend,, Por fares and further information apply to Railway Ticket Agents Ttao CA A 1.sou, '';ATI * "AL 5 IGGEST rx ori GAIN IN CL!N'LON Because an overwhelming majority of homes in the Clinton Community "just can't get along without The News -Record," The Clinton News -Record ranks high as a real Household Necessity. 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