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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1937-05-06, Page 6PAGE 6 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD. THURS., MAY 6, X937, . NEWS AND HAPPENINaS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS Timely Information for the Burg Farmer (Furnished by the Department of Agriculture) ran. Feed: Cattle at Profit There is still a wide margin of pro- fit for the farmer who is willing to, finish his cattle suitable for export requirements. A faemer in Manitoba recently sold a load of steers at a net profit of $1,147.65. He paid $3.55 per 100 pounds for the steers delivered at his home on November 10, 1936, and sold them the other day at $9 ,per 100 pounds. He estimated the feed costs at $580.00; the cost of the cattle was $793, a total outlay of $1,373 and the sale amount- ed to $2,520.65. The original weight of the cattle averaged 855 pounds, and they were fed oats and barley chop, minerals, one ton of oil cake, prairie hay, and finally three tons of alfalfa. With the exception of 200. bushels of his own raising, all the grain used was purchased at thresh- ing time. Starters For the Chicks The feed firms manufacture chick starters and growing feeds which re- move the guesswork in feeding. They embody in the feeds all that is re- quired to grow and deaelop the chicks to a certain age. They have a of feed for baby chicks through to the laying hens and also for fattening off the cockerels. This facilitates the work for the poultryman. However, there are some Who pre- fer to mix their own feeds, and as the O.A.C. cafeteria chick ration has been requested several times lately 'we are giving it herewith, but advise that thoroughness in mixing the dif- ferent ingredients is important. Me- • chanical mixers in the large feed plants do a better job than is possible With the shovel. Following is a baby chick! cafe- teria ration: Rolled wheat, 320 lbs.; wheat bran, 60 lbs.; wheat germ, 100 lbs.; white hominy, 330 lbs.; ground yellow corn, 340 lbs.; rolled barley, 100 lbs.; rolled oat groats, 800 lbs.; ground oats, 100 lbs.; ground peas, 60 lbs.; soybean oil meal, 40 lbs.; powdered milk, 140 lbs.; meat meal, 80 lbs.; fish meal, 20 lbs.; cod liver meal, 10 lbs.; 1 pint cod-liver oil to each 100 lbs. mixture. Poultry Breeders Meet Poultry enthusiasts to the number of about sixty, recently attended a special gathering at the 0. A. C., Guelph, • sponsored by the Ontario Poultry Confederation. There were visitors present from Stratford, Kit- chener, Hamilton, Galt and Elora, as well as from Guelph and vicinity. The visitors were welcomed by Matt Dor- an, president of the confederation, Who presided. The meeting was held in the main building of the poultry department and Prof. W. R. Graham, head of the department at the O.A.C., was the principal speaker. In his address Prof. ,Graham dealt with, poultry breeding of the present day and the difficulty of raising suit- able types for the modern market. He said the chief requirements seemed to be a small bird that produced a large egg. i, , "Canada raised enough fowl for her own market," said Professor Graham, "and the result is that the housewife, purchasing fowl for the table, can af- ford to be particular about what she buys, ");'or that reason," said the speaker, "it is advisable that the man or woman raising few] for the mar- ket should endeavour to < grow birds that Will sell for less, than one dollar tach.' Cern Borer Control During the past 'season, the Eur- opean corn borer was injuriously abundant in the Ottawa district, and in an effort to prevent a repetition of this outbreak in 1937, every grower raising either sweet or fodder corn should make a determined effort to put the recommended control methods into practice. The remedy in this case is cheap and simple. The corn' borer passes the winter in corn refuse lying in the field or stored in buildings. In late June and July of the following year the moths emerge and lay their eggs on the lower surfaces of the. new corn leaves. These eggs hatch in a few days when the young norers bore their way into the plant and feed within both stalk and cob. Control is brought about in the au- tumn and early spring by completely destroying all corn refuse, and' con- tained borers, lying in the field or stored in buildings. The following clean up suggestions should be carried out: (1) Gut all "corn ,as low as possible in order to remove bulk of the borers with the stalk. _ (2) Feed completely, or burn, all stalks before June lst—of the follow- ing years. (3) Uproot and burn all sweet corn stalks which cannot be conveniently ploughed under, as soon as they have dried out. (4) Plough down all infested stub- ble and corn, refuse in the garden and field before June lst so carefully that it is all completely covered. (5) Burn all corn refuse remaining about the farm before June 1st. As corn borer moths readily fly from one farm to the next, commun- ity action in control is most impor- tant. Make every effort to induce neighbouring growers to put control practices into operation and clean up all corn refuse this autumn or next spring, before June 1st. Cutworm Control Cutworms are usually active and feeding before most crops are even in the ground. Hence it is most im- portant to be prepared for their at- tack at the very first of the season. Bran bait has given the most effective control for many years, and is made up with the following ingredients — bran, 20 pounds; molasses, one quart; Paris green, one-half pound, and :wat- er, about two and a half gallons. In making the bait the dry ingre- dients should ngre-dients,should first be thoroughly mix- ed. The molasses is then stirred into the water and added to the bran and Paris green. In nixing Ow bait, on- ly enough water should be added to make the material the consistency of wet sawdust. It must not be relade sloppy but should be in the condition of crumbling in the hands and slip- ping easily through the fingers. Land that was heavily infested the year before should be treated prior to the plants being set, out. This is done by broadcasting the bait at the rate of 15-20 pounds per acre a few nights before transplanting. One ap- plication should be sufficient but, if the cutworms are numerous, a second should be made two or three days af- ter the first. The bait should always be spread in the evening just before dusk, and, if possible, a Warm still night should be chosen for the work. The gittviilg po'Aularity of carcass grading of hogs is shown by the in- crease of 192,726 during the first 14 weeks of 1937 when 255,003' . were graded compared with 62,277 in the corresponding period of 1936. TITE-LAP ROOFING The permanence and low up- keep cost of this metal roofing. makes it one of the most eco- nomical on the market. Tite- Lap Galvanized Roofing gives greatest covering capacity. The end lap is so tight it is almost invisible; . positively excludes driving sleet, rain or snow. Send roof and rafter measure- ments for free estimates. RIB -ROLL 'ROOFING This durable roofing hats ngera rigidity that makes ithartdciil'a'riy goodfor roofingoveralltightf6Mame work. The secret ofitestrengthis the ribs are only five is Iheakepaf't! The most copiedr'ootug of pits kind 'on the market. Besure,you get the genuine, edoriOThieal"Rib.Roll Roofing"! Ask your banker'fttrtletailsabout •redroo6ng on 'the ir`overnment- backed BorI e rhprovement Plan. JAMESWAY POULTRY EQUIPMENT Use them A ?� withalimetal Write for information on anyitems in the cola- roofing: The pieta Jameswey;line. Brooder houses, heating 'sen- Ntn ma lead on the � , to incubators,la in c t s a mscages, rzfr a,or Ylaying g v hoed -Beale systems. flee Jameedy equipnaaYiti far�proflte. - � .. the tail -hole. EaStern.S l. PriibilttaS Guel h Sheet �G�fn,IYeir Factories also a! PRESTON, ONTARIO "'�`--� . 'MONTREAL and TORONTO CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES (Experimental Farms Note) Profit in potato production is very largely dependent upon seed quality. The quality of the seed • cannot be es- timated accurately by the appearance of the tubers only. It is necessary to know that those tubers are the pro- duct of ro-ductof healthy and vigorous plants.. It is a mistake to believe that all po- tatoes of "good appearance" are heal- thy and therefore, satisfactory as seed. 'There are troubles known as "virus diseases" which include several diseases that cannot be seen either, on the tubers or inside them but can be detected only by examining the plants during the growing season. When these virus diseases are present in the crop they very seriously retard the growth of the plants and reduce the yield and also the percentage of mar- ketable potatoes. In fact, the virus diseases are responsible for most of the so-called "running out" of pota- toes and the consequent lowering of the yields. If purchasing seed pota- toes, the only way to be sure of get- ting good quality seed is to obtain Certified Seed. Certified seed potatoes are produc- ed especially for seed purposes from healthy and vigorous plants, and must be of good type and time to variety. They are the product of those crops which have been officially inspected for disease and other troubles of plants during the growing season and again after the tubers are harvested; a product which has been found rela- tively free from serious defects at each inspection. Such potatoes are practically free from diseases. It was in order to assist the growers of potatoes in the production of more profitable crops by the use of better quality seed that the Dominion De- partment of Agriculture organized a system of inspection and certification of seed potatoes, based on the inspec- tion of the plants during the grr season and of the tubers after they are harvested. Those certified crops must conform to definite and quite high standards which are uniform for all of Canada. To each sack, or other package, of certified seed which the grower sells he is required to attach an official certification tag issued to him by an official of the Dominion Department' of Agriculture. Purchasers should look for this tag on each sack, or oth- er package of potatoes that is offered to them as certified seed, and if it is not there, the potatoes should not be accepted as certified seed. There are only two legal grades of seed potatoes in Canada, and these are "Certified Seed", and "Certified Seed, Small". The former grade in- cludes tubers from 3 ozs. to 12 ozs. in weight and the latter grade includes those from 11/2 ozs. in weight. Ex- cept for the difference in size of the tubers, the standards for both these grades are the same. The official cer- tification tag states which grade of seed is contained within the sack. It is now illegal to advertise or to sell any other potatoes as seed or for seed purposes in Canada. In advertising other potatoes here they must be de- signated by one of the grade names that apply to table stock potatoes, such as Canada No. 1, or Canada No. 2. It should be clearly understood, however, that although it is illegal to advertise table stock as seed pota- toes, no one is prohibited from pur- chasing properly labelled table stock grades for seed purposes. Certified seed potatoes can be pur- chased from most of the seed dealers or from the seed growers direct. Lists of growers who have this seed for sale can be obtained free from the Dominion Botanist, Central Experi- mental Farm, Ottawa, or from the District Inspector, Seed Potato Cer- tifieation Service within the Province. Although the initial cost of this seed is a little more than for ordinary po- tatoes, it is good economy to use the best seed obtainable in planting the crop. The increased yield per acre from the best seed will many times re- pay the extra cost of the seed, as has been proven in many experiments conducted with "Certified Seed" ver- sus "Uncertified potatoes" grown un- der the same conditions. The Canadian Broadcasting Corpor- ation will provide full coverage of broadcasts on May 12 in connection with the Coronation of His Majesty, King George VL The broadcasts, which will cover every phase of the processions both to and from West- minster Abbey, the words of the Cor- onation service in the Abbey, the spe- cial "Empire's Homage" program, in CBC TO COVER CORONATION BROADCASTS Nhich the Dominions and some of the colonies will participate, and the voice of His Majesty when he makes his first Empire radio address, as well as special broadcast features from the CBC'e own studios and from London and New York, will commence at 4.00 a.m.. EST and will continue until 3.00 a.m., May 13. The CBC's short wave receiving station near Ottawa will • pick up direct from London all over- seas broadcasts which will be fed to the national network through station CRCO. The above composite illustration pictures: (right). Westminster Abbey, in which the actual Coronation will take place, the famous Coronation Chair, the Royal Coach, and a truni- peter, (left) views of the cities of: ' Halifax, Montreal, Toronto and Van- couver, and the CBC's short wave re- ceiving station at Ottawa which will play an important part in bringing the broadcasts to Canadian listeners. Official times of the overseas broadcasts will be found in the Air Waves column on page 3. CONTRACTORS and MERCHANTS MUST USE SALESMANSHIP FOR SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF HOME IMPROVEMENT PLAN How do - methods of automobile salesmen compare with those used by contractors in connection with the new Dorninio'h Government Home Improvement Plan sponsored by the National Employment Commission? While the plan is forging ahead, as indicated by increasing loan totals, indications are that many contract- ors have not yet fully sensed their important sales position in this great co-operative movement. "Would the automobile business ever have reached its present pro- portions if agents and salesmen had sat back and waited. for people to come in and buy?" is a pertinent question. "Isn't the psychology of selling cars to impress upon people their need for an automobile? Is it not a fact that sales effort, more than any 'other single factor is large- ly responsible for the amazing growth of an automobile industry which did not even exist a few short years ago? What about improving Canadian homes? In the modernization and repair of houses for millions of Canadians to live in is there not a field for similar sales effort to that shown by the automobile salesman? Can the contractor not learn some- thing from the method adopted in selling him the car or truck which he uses in his day-to-day business? What do the automobile salesmen do? They conduct systematic can- vasses of persons who •may want a car. They persist until a "prospect" either purchases or refuses to pur- chase. If lack of money is the reason given for non -purchase the facilities of the corporation's lending organiz- ation are offered. The salesman ex- hausts every avenue tc make a sale. His value depends on results, and they come from his aggressive, de- termined sales activity: Up to the present, contractors in the repair business seem, generally speaking, to have assumed an attit- ude of "watchful waiting". They did not feel that they had anything to offer but their services. The pract- ice has grown up to let the home owner ask for those services.' But, in hundreds, thousands of eases over the past ten years, the home owner has borrowed the contractor's attitude. He has watchfully waited, and noth- ing has been done. Here is where the Government plan' comes in. With the Home Improve- ment Plan' operating, the contractor has a loan weapon which may be Used to anslver the "nO money" arg- ument of his ,prospect, and put through the deal. Before the plan came into being that argument was conclusive. No money, no job, was axiomatic. A contractor could ' not expect to do work, nor did he want SPRING FOOD SUPPLY • SAVES BEE COLONIES With the active season rapidly ap- proaehiag• the beekeeper should make a careful 'survey of his apiaries as soon as weather conditions will per- 'alit, fbr by doing so he may save many a colony from starvation. Most col- onies die during the early spring be- cause of the food supply becoming ex- hausted before sufficient new sup- plies are available in the fields, but many of these colonies can be saved by early feeding. In Eastern Canada the past winter was far from being an ideal one for the bees, excessive ac- tivity during the fall and winter months gave warning of heavy food consumption, therefore, a possible shortage should be investigated and prevented as early as possible. Those who are expecting package bees this spring are advised to notify their nearest express agent or cus- toms officer and make arrangements for immediate delivery upon the.arri- val of 'the bees. Furthermore, every- thing else should be in readiness to house and feed the bees when they. are received. Details regarding the care and management of package bees usually accompany the packages and these details should be followed carefully. A bulletin entitled "Pac- kage Bees and How to Install Them" can be obtained by writing to the Pub- licity and Extension Branch, Domin- ion Department of Agriculture, Otta- wa. , T h e overhauling' o f equipment Should be done at once and new sup- plies should be ordered and put into readiness before the bees' require them. To put this off until the sum- mer months may cause heavy losses, both in bees and honey crop. To be successful with bees means to outplan them, therefore, the wise beekeeper will be prepared for any emergency. DOINGS IN THE SCOUT WORLD Bits from the Scouts' 1936 Report The Annual Report of the Boy Scouts Association for 1936, present- ed at the annual meeting of April 24, at Ottawa, showed a total member- ship of 85,946, an increase over 1935 of net 5,345. Membership Figures ` The figures for the different sec- tions of the movement were: Wolf Cubs, 31,120; Scouts, 44,491; Lone Scouts,577; Sea Scouts, 319; Rover Sea Scoots, 211; leaders of all ranks, 6,980, Rover Scouts, 2,693. Membership by Provinces As in previous years, Ontario re- ported the highest provincial memb- ership, with a total of 31,585. Quebec is next with 8,736; Saskatchewan. 8,626; Alberta, 8,032; British Colum- bia, 6,881; Nova Scotia, 4,795; New Brunswick, 3,865; P. E. I., 575. La Federation des Scouts Catholiques The report warmly congratulates the officers of La Federation des Scouts Catholiques de la Province de Quebec upon an increase within a year of more than 50 per cent memb- ership. S. A. Life Saving Scouts Congratulations also are extended to the Salvation Army Life Saving Scouts upon a substantial addition of their numbers in 1936. Papers con- firming the affiliation of the Life Saving Scouts and the Boy Scouts as autonomous organizations under the Chief Scout for Canada and the Can- adian General Council were signed during the annual meting. TOY SHOPS The report showed that Boy Scout Christmas Toy Shops operating in 161 towns and cities across the Dom- inion' last Christmas ,provided gifts for. approximately 100,000 children of needy families. Scout Apple Day Scout Apple Days were held in over 150 places, and many thousands of apples sold for eating out of hand, to the mutual benefit of apple grow- ers and local scouting funds. Much incidental, advertising of the good to do it for a person without funds. On the other hand, the home owner, though perhaps acutely conscious of a - pressing need for many improve- ments, did ;not even approach the contractor.. He had to "grin and bear it" until he saved enough to fix up his home. He might never succeed in doing this, and conditions went from bad to worse., Under the Home Improvement Plan the contractor, armed with a supply of loan application forms, can go out and "sell the job" . He knows that the banks are ready to co-operate— that the money is readily obtainable provided the home owner can show that there is a fair prospect of his being able . to meet, very reasonable Instalment payments. And, in addition to whatever self interest is served by his sales effort, he can feel that by trying to improve Canadian homes he is helping to 'improve conditions in Canada. The sound of the saw and the ham- mer acres this country, after years of semi -silence will be increasingly welcome. The Press of Canada are co-operating splendidly by directing Public , attention to the. Home Inn- provement Plan` and the Canadian contractor can render further val- uable assistance by going" out after business. That's today's way to get•. eating qualities of Canadian apples was secured. Scouts and Trees The planting in the Scout Forest at Angus, Ont., of 70,000trees dur- the May 24th week -end was a feat- ure of the report on Scout reforest- ation work. Since 1929, 450,000 trees have been planted on the site. Similar activities were reported from Nova Scotia and Manitoba. In New Bruns- wick the number of Scout Forest Wardens had substantially increased. World Friendship Badge For the first time the World Friendship Proficiency Badge comes in for mention, as a means of en- couraging goodwill and understand- ing among the Boy Scouts of all , nations. During the year 25 Canacl- I ran Scouts carried on the necessary exchange of letters with Scouts in, other countries to qualify for this new badge. Scouts Qualifying for Public Service During 1936 a total of 10,361 Prof- iciency Badges qualifying for various kinds of public service were studied and passed by Wolf Cubs and Boy Scouts, Scouts studied and passed 11,098 badges in subjects aimed to improve them physically, and to as- sist them in discovering alife occup- ation. The service badge included: Ambu- lance Man, 1,416; Citizen, 172; Coast Watchman 4; Cyclist, 1,130; Fireman 1,367; Forester, 231; Friend to Ani- mals, 324; Handyman, 889; Interpret- er, 451; Missioner (home nursing), 781; Pathfinder, (guide for tourists, etc.) 794; Pilot, 4; Public Health Man, 475; Rescuer (from drowning), 402; Safety Man, 400; World Friend- ship, 25. Boy Scouting In An Indian Reformatory Another story of the notable succ- ess of Scouting for boys and young men in Indian penal institutions was related by an Indian Scouter before a Rotary Club in India. Twelve years age he had suggested to the head of a large reformatory for boys that a Scout troop might help solve their disciplinary problem. } e was told the idea was impracticable, as armed guards were necessary to keep order, and discipline was only maintained by public floggings. He was, however permitted to visit the institution once a week to introduce Scouting games, and before long he wasper mitted to live on the premises. A Scout troop was eventually started, three years after his departure. Recently he had returned, to find an amazing transformation. Armed guards were gone, floggings were things of the past. ' The boys were even permitted, upon Scouts Honour to visit their hones, and return at an appointed time. And to date not a single boy had failed to keep his promise. HOW TO BUILD UP A TOWN An exchange offers the following advice on how to build up a town: Talk about it. • Write about it. Speak about it. Help to improve it. Beautify the streets. Patronize. its merchants. Advertise in its newspapers. Elect good men to all the offices. Buy your goods, employ labor, pay' your taxes at home. U you are rich, invest in some- thing, employ somebody, be a hustler. If you don't think of any good word to say, don't say anything bad . about it. Remember, every dollar you invest in a permanent improvement is that much on interest. Be courteous to strangers that donne amongst us, so that they go away with good impressions. Always cheer up the men who go in for improvements. Your portion of the cost will only be what is just. Don't kick about any necessary public improvements because it is not at your own door or for fear that your taxes may be raised fifteen cents. Real towns were not made by men afraid While somebody else got ahead. Everybody worked and nobody shirked, And they raised their town from . the dead. CORONATION CROWDS INVOLVE INTRICATE TRANSPORT PROBLEM With the enormous crowds expected for the coronation in London, the - heaviest portion of the transport prob- lem will, fall on the railways. British railways will operate over 200 long- distance excursion trains to London on the day of the coronation, May 12th, most of which will run mainly through the previous night to enable spectators to be in their places in good time to see the Royal proees- sions. To provide additional aceom- modation and relieve the pressure on hotels and boarding houses, the rail- ways are placing camping coaches in the London and suburban areas and at places within easy access of the Metropolis. Seven or eight day sea- son tickets to London are also being arranged in connection with South Coast resorts. The handling of pas- sengers will not be the only big job the British railways will have to con- tend with. With the thousands of visitors in London for the event, there is the problem of feeding them and this will entail transporting • thousands of tons of foodstuffs. It is on occasions of this kind that the . major position the railways occupy in transportation is strikingly emphas- ized and they are still the backbone of a nation's transportation facilities. From all Stations in Eastern Canada GOiNG DAILY—MAY 21-31 inclusive Return Limit: 45 days TICKETS GOOD IN 0 COACHES at fares approximately lc per mile. • TOURIST SLEEPING :CARS at fares approximately lkic per mile. 0 STANDARD SLEEPING CARS at fares approximately 14c per mile. _. COST OF ACCOMMODATION IN SLEEPING CARS ADDITIONAL Tann BAGGAGE Checked. Stopovers atPortArthur, Armstrong, Chicago and west, Tickets, Steeping Car reservations, and all information from any agent. ASK POR EIANbBZLO CANADIAN N TIO •