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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1937-04-22, Page 6PAGE 6 NEWS THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THUItS., APRIL 22, 1937". AND HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS InfoilmatEon for theLet ;Is Bust] Farmer Furnished by the Department of Good Hopper Accommodation Provide enough hoppers to the pen so that there will be at least 1 foot of hopper space to every 4 hens as well as placing them at right angles to the windows so that the birds will not stand in their own light when feeding. Where there is, considerable bossing going on in the flock, the re- turns will be worthwhile if a hopper and water container are placed on the roosts during the day so that the bossed hens will have a chance to eat and drink without interference. Boots for Sheep with Foot Rot To enable dressings to be retained on the feet of sheep suffering from foot-rot,a rubber boot has been de- signed which 'closely fits a sheep's foot. At present sheep affected by foot -rot may have tneir feet dressed with ointment or other remedies and then be turned out without any cov- ering on the wound. The result is that the ointment is soon rubbed off, and the treatment has to be renewed again and again. The boot now introduced which can be obtained in sizes keeps the dres- sing in place and experiments have shown that normal eases of foot -rot can be cured in a week with one or two dressings through the use of tfie boot. The boot is proof against acid as well as water and is made in five sizes. It is shaped in a fashion to avoid chafing. Ready-Mixed Feeds There is no lack of choice in ready - 'mixed feeds from which Canadian poultry raisers may select their re- quirements. In 1936 no less than 1,- 003 brands of feeds, the product of 276 manufacturers, were registered under the Feeding Stuffs Act. This is an increase of ten per cent, over the previous year and does not in-' elude upwards of 100 arands of mix ed supplementary feeds designed to supply proteins, minerals and vita- mins to balance home-grown grains. The majority of feeds registered Agriculture) 1 were mashes, as whole scratch grain mixtures made by blending the com- mon grains are not subject to.regis- tration. Laying mashesas usual were most numerous, accounting for 384 brands. Chick starters followed with 232 brands and growing or de- veloping' mashes with 201. ; The re- mainder included fattening, breeding, pullet, cockerel, broiler, moulting and battery mashes, hen, chick, and de- veloping scratches and: turkey, duck and pigeon feeds. SEASONAL HINTS (From the O.A. C.) Spring Is at Hand -Are You Ready? Are field implements ready? Is good seed all ready? Are 'fertilizers all ready?' I� Every farmer in Ontario should be able to answer "Yes" to these three questions by the end of March. .An old adage says that "A. job well be- gun is half done." Nowhere is this more vitally true than in the grow- ing of crops on the farm, and any Ontario farmer who can answer "Yes" to the above questions on April lst has his season's job well begun. Make Best Use of the Old Equipment Until the expected increase in the farmer's income has become a reality much old machinery will have to be used. It will be well to remember that in order to take advantage of any possible improvement that may come in farm business the best pos- sible use should be made of the equip- ment we have. Steps taken at once to see that ma- chines are "all set and ready to go" will likely be more profitable than has been the case of late years. Field breakdowns and delays while waiting for replacement parts will be even more expensivethan usual as they may subject increasingly valuable crops to weather hazards, Also, more direct savings from early overhauls are probable as there are not the ex- tra charges for telegrams and ex- press for early repair orders that may be required with rush shipments. Where overhauling by hired mechan- LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Chairman W. S. R. Holmes, ph. 51. Secretary -- H. C. Lawson, ph. 251w. ONTARIO ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Metropolitan Building, Toronto. Ryland 11. New, Chairman I. Markus, Secretary. then arrange a HOWIE 1'lt$Pil IIE ' T LOAN to meet your needy Your Local Committee has full information on the Home Improvement Plan, what it covers and how it works. So has your bank. Either will be glad to help you take advantage of the opportunity offered to improve your town home, farm home or farm buildings. Contractors and materials sup- ply firms, too, have the facts and in addition, can give you an estimate of the cost of any improve- ment you contemplate. Put the Home Improve- ment Plan to work for YO11. Get the details. National Employment Commission UNDER THE :AUTHORITY' OF THE DOMINION GOVERNMENT (The cost of this eerier of advertirements.sponsored by the National Employ.. mom. Commission,.. bar been, defrayed entirely by.publk spirited. common and individuals as a contribution towards that "Nation cooperative effort" envisaged by the Parliament of Canada in the National Employment Cop. mission Aci.) ics is needed, more time and atten- tion may be expected now than later on when emergency calls for service are frequent. Selecting New 'Farm Machines A new machine should be purchas- ed only after due consideration of its usefulness to the purchaser. A little thinking before buying will save time, worry and expense later. The size and capacity of new ma- chines should be considered in the light of future as well as present needs, since the machine will likely be used for many years. ]'rice is im- portant too, and it is well to view It from the standpoint of extra value, reputation of t h e manufacturer, availability of repair service, and suitability to one's particular needs. Since modern methods require speed and durability, a comparison of to - clay's models with earlier models should show many improvement's. This is particularly true with -respect to bearings, lubrication methods, and design for strength and mobility. The greatly increased capacity of most modern fanm machines has made it wise to consider their co-operative use by several farmers. So far the most satisfactory method 'of doing this has been through hiring or cus- tom work. Unfortunately in many cases operators have failed to put custom work on a businesslike basis. There is still great room for the de- velopment of more efficient and more satisfactory methods of co-operation as between neighbouring farmers, in the us eof farm equipment. Check Your Fertilizer Needs for 1937 What fields were nianured last fall and winter? Did they get a heavy or light covering? If yields were light last year, and if the pian is to sow oats, barley, mixed grain or corn where the man- ure was applied, it will most likely pay to add 200 to 250 lbs. per acre of. 0-12-6 or 0-12-10 o,r 20,% Superphos- phate. More bushels of better filled grain have resulted where the plant food was well balanced. Ratetests on sev- eral farms gave an average increase in yield of oats of 23.5 bushels per acre where 2-12-6 was sown at 25b pounds per acre. For oats, barley and mixed grain on soils of low fertility where -cer- eals follow crops which have not been fertilized, apply 250 pounds per acre of 2-12-6 or 2-12-10, the latter on lighter soils. Where spring grains follow hoed crops which were manured or fertiliz- ed heavily, apply 0-12.6, or 0-12-10 at 250 pounds per acre. For barley grown for malting ap- ply 250 pounds per acre of 2-12-10. 5 Twenty.fivo square inches in oval shape is rho amount of the average sire tire which touches the road when the tire is correctly ;nested. This amount of tire on each wheel must stop your car whorl bridges are applied. SEED TREATMENT REDUCES HEAVY LOSS 1Farmers are now busy making pre- parations for spring seeding. Good crops and heavy yields are directly as- sociated with the use of clean healthy seed of the best quality. The annual losses, due to the ravages of seed - bone bacterial and fungous para- sites, are much greater than the ave- rage farmer realizes. For this rea- son, all seed should be treated before it is sown, regardless of its quality. Seed treatment of wheat, oats and barley has been greariy simplified in recent years with the appearance on the market of organic mercury dusts. These dusts, when properly applied, effectively control the smuts of oats, covered smut of barley, bunt or stink- ing smut of wheat and the other seed borne fungi and bacteria that are re- sponsible for the blights and root rots commonly found in ourcereal crops; Due to their easy application, effec- tiveness, and stimulation to germina- tion, they are rapidly replacing for- malin . and copper carbonate. They are not however, recommended as a control for the loose smuts of wheat and barley. These smuts are not af- fected by the use of the ordinary seed treatments, but can be controlled by the hot water treatment. In applying organic mercury dusts to the seed, care should be exercised y trod" Only Goodyear gives you the extra..:" safety of four -way -pointed diamonds .in the centre of the tread. This means, better car control under all road and weather conditions. Come in and see demonstrations that prove Goodyear's long wear andgreater safety. Brownie's Service Station CLINTON. WHAT OTHER NEWS HOME IMPROVEMENTS The ease with which money can now be secured from banks for the purpose of improving homes, whether in cities, towns, villages or on farms, is in striking contrast with what was the case a few short years ago. Loans must, of course, be secured, but the margin of security is no longer three or four hundred per cent., as fifty per cent. additional value is accept- able. People who own property which needs improving, but have their mon- ey invested in securities upon which they are living, need not disturb those investments in order to have thenecessary funds available for im- proving their premises. They can go to any bank and get the money on very favorable terms, the rate being Iow and the payments arranged to suit the borrower. It is understood the municipalities in Huron, like most of the others throughout the Dominion, will not; in- crease the assessments upon proper- ties .which are improved under the Home Improvement Plan, as the ob- ject of the arrangement is two -fold, to provide employment and preserve properties.: The plan is far-reaching in its ef- fects, as it will assist 'primarily the workingmen engaged in the building trades, painters,' paper -hangers, and also the property -owners. The re- lief burden cannot be considered 'op- pressive loaaily, but there are.muni- cipalities where it is taxing the re- sources of the Government and -muni- cipalities to provide the required funds; the extra work should alle- viate that situation. -Signal and Star, As the Home Improvement Pian gets under way in Canada, it is in- teresting to note what a similar Movement has done in the U. S. A, Properties improved under the pro- ceeds of insured notes since the plan was started in the summer. of 1934'.. include nearly 1,000,000 homes; 250,- 000 two-family houses and apartments and 150,000 other properties,; includ- ing business and industrial buildings, hotels, orphanages, colleges, churches and farms. In addition;. Federal Rousing Administration ,officials es- timate that their better housing cam- paign has generated over $2,000,000,- 000 worth of modernization and repair work which does not show in its own records. --St. Marys• .fburnal-Argus. PAPERS 'ARE SAYING the container. The 'amount of dust recommended should be evenly distri- buted over the seed coat. Insufficient dust will be ineffective iti control, and an excess will igjure germination. Grain, after being treated with mer- cury dust, should not be fed to live- stock or poultry, or used for human consumption. It can, however, be kept over, under suitable storage condi- tions, and used., as seed the follow- ing year. Further information concerning seed treatments may be obtained. by writing the Dominion Botanist, Divi- sion of Botany, Central Experimental Pains, Ottawa; Canada. CANADIAN AND DANISH BACON ON U.K. MARKET The statistics of imports and prices of Danish and Canadian bacon in the British market very clearly show that volume, not quality, has been the dominating factor in the price rela- tion between Canada and Dauish, not overlooking the importance of quality. In 1930, imports of Canadian bacon into the United Kingdom were 99,- 122 9;122 long cwts., and Danish 6,117,866 long cwts. The long hundredweight is 112 Ib. In, 1930 Canadian bacon sold above Danish for part of the year and averaged about equal for the twelve months. In 1932, imports of Canadian bacon to follow instructions as outlined on . were 182,683 long cwts., and Danish 7,672,030 long ewts. Canadian aver- aged as high as Danish for the year 'and was higher for the first six months. In 1938, imports of Canadian ba- con increased to 1,092,401 long ewts., and Danish had decreased to 3,373,415 long cwts. In 1936 Danish sold sev- eral shillings (quarters) above Cana- dian. In 1930, consumer demand for Dan- ish bacon in the United Kingdom was. reaching saturation and by 1932 ar- rived at that point: Meanwhile Cana- dian bacon was of almost luxury vol- ume, being almost entirely off the market. In 1936, the . Danish supply was less than half that of the saturation years around 1930. In 1936 Canada was sharply increasing her exports to the United Kingdom and was con- tinuously seeking new customers. HUMBLE FOOD WINS PRAISE Columnist Says "Fish and Chips" Could Absorb 60% of Canadian Fish Long associated as a dish for the masses in England, the humble fish and chips is apparently gaining re- cognition in Canada. At least one large restaurant chain in Toronto and Montreal make a feature of this dish and according to the caterer have struck a very responsive chord in the palates of their customers. Recently a columnist in the British Fishing News predicted' that fish and , chip shops in this country, if they • were properly developed, could absorb. 60 percent.. of the fish landed, as . they do in Great Britain, In the old country, he says, everyone in the_ business earns a good living, especial- ly the fishermen who benefit by the vast markets created by this lively trade. A few Canadian restaurant execu- tives are of the opinion that the hum- ble fish and chips has real possibili- ties. The chief handicap in the past, according to one, has been that no ef- fort has been made to place this busi- ness on a quality basis. The mer- chandising of fish and chips has been largely' confined to poorer districts and people have not been properly educated to think of fish and chips as the wholesome and savoury food it is. Were more restaurants to feature it and give it the imprimatur of'qual- ity, there might very well be a new habit created among Canadians and a substantial fillip given to the fish Industry. "t � pIP�L.i'�'u`"�+ TOB.A.CGQ" k�ah4- IGQ.I ..t T ;AGAIN IN C1NTO- 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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