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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1937-09-16, Page 6rArtE 6 HE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD :. THiURS., SEPT. 16, '1937. Timely; Information for the ratiasu Farmer (fllrnished by the Department of Agriculture) Arrive From West Care of Poultry Six families front. Southern Saskat- The extreme heat and dry weather chewan arrived at Brighton in North- of summer' bring new problems to the umberland County recently, with 11 poultry raiser, and these extra obstac- carloads of chattels, including 52 cat- les necessitate careful attention: to de- tle, 40 horses, furniture, implements, tail. Troubles from external and in - tractors, etc. These families are be- ternal parasites prevail in addition to ing"placed on Ontario Farm Loan the usual feeding and management Board farms and are being cared for practices which demand conscientious by the Saskatchewan Government un- attention during the summer months. til they can become self-supporting. Too frequently, the results of good care during the early life of the, chicks are neutralized or lost, due to neg- lect after they Have passed the so- called danger point in their develop- ment. There is no such thing as pas- sing the danger point in raising poul try, but the wise poultryman will be on the alert to anticipate and avoid trouble, rather than to pay the pen- alty which follows negligence. In many cases the farmer fails to provide adequate rations, usually by depending upon insect life as a source of , animal food instead of including adequate supplies, of dried milk or meat scraps in the growing` mash. Then, again, he may not provide, suf ficient amounts. An abundance of feed hoppers kept filled with grain and growing mash, and placed in shady places, will assist in keeping the chicks growing during hot wea- ther. When the range dries up so that green feed is lacking, alfalfa leaf meal can be included in the grow- ing mash to advantage. Fruit Production Fruit production estimates for the province are as 'follows: 'Straw- berries:8,633,900 quarts or 40 percent more than last year; raspberries 2,- 841,800 quarts, an increase of 46,8 percent; peaches 503,000 quarts, an increase of 25 percent; plums 58,900 bushels, an increase of 43 percent; pears 147,600 bushels, a • drop of 25 percent; cherries 89,000 bushels, a drop of 28.7 percent; apples '731,500 barrels, an increase of 4 percent. The average prices received by growers, including cost of containers, for the 1937 season were as follows: Toronto West, sweet cherries, 6 -qt. basket 58c; sour cherries 43c; early apples 20e. Toronto east, 6 -qt. basket sour cher- ries 45c; early apples 25c. Combatting Weeds Use of high-powered spraying ma- chines by counties and townships in Ontario for weed eradication has tripled this season compared ' with last. J. D. Smith, director of the crops seeds and weeds branch, Ontario Ag- riculture Department, states that 15 counties and 150 townships purchased or rented machines, now in full op- eration. Last year only 50 machines were in use. Middlesex County is the latest mun- icipality to purchase an outfit and will start operating Monday. Heidi - mend County is spraying 150 miles of road on one side this year Bruce County has a 1,000 -gallon machine op- erating. "With up-to-date equipment et adverse conditions have particularly their disposal, municipalities are affected tomatoes (splitting a n d making wonderful strides in weed eradication," said Mr. Smith. "We are more than pleased with the re - The Vegetable Crop Vegetables are in average to above average condition throughout the Province with the exception of onions and canning tomatoes, whichare somewhat below average in Western Ontario and' late cauliflower and let- tuce, which are slightly below normal in. Eastern Ontario. Temperature and precipitation have been generally fav- ourable during the past month for most vegetable crops although more rainfall wouldhave been beneficial in the counties of Dundas, Northum- berland, Peterborough and Hastings. In Eastern Ontario insects and dis- ease losses are about normal, but in Western Ontario local wet and other breakdown); lettuce (tip -burn); on- ions (skin rot and poor development owing to excessive moisture); and to sults obtained. Worst weeds at pre- a lesser extent celery (blight). Usu- sent time are ragweed, chicory, wild al insect pests are fairly well under carrot and bindweed." control in Western Ontario. Rains Counties in the anti -weed campaign (during the past month have improved include Bruce, Dufferin, Wellington, all vegetable crops in Northern On- Frontenac, Peel, Halton, Haidimand, tario. Norfolk, Prince Edward, Lincoln, Middlesex, Kent, Essex, Brant and Oxford. Plan To. Improve Wheat ---e-- A fall wheat improvement pro - Cattle Quota Filled gram for Simcoe County is being put Higher Duty Imposed into operation by the Department in co-operation with the agricultural Under the Canada -United - States societies of the county, the agricul- tural committee of the county coun- cil, the junior farmers and leading wheat producers. Its purposes is to bring about theproduction of a high- er quality wheat so as to meet the demand of milling companies for pure white winter wheat. Six agri- cultural societies including Cooks- town, Alliston, Nottawasaga, Oro, Elmvale and Barrie have agreed to co-operate by conducting field crop competitions. These are supported by grants from the Federal and Pro- vincial Departments of Agriculture, $75 divided into 12 prizes being a- vailable for each of the contests. Where possible, a Boys' Wheat Club will be organized and these along with the senior contests will link up with fall fairs held in 1938. Contest- ants will be required to sow at least three acres with registered Dawson's Golden Chaff Wheat (O.A.C.: No. 16), Trade Agreement, which came , into effect on January 1, 1986, Canada with Mexico was granted a quota of 155,779 head of cattle of 700 ib. weight or moreeach in any one year at 2 cents per pound duty instead of the usual three cents per pound.. As a result of the quete now being filled, the three cents rate became effective on all cattle exported from Canada to the United States weighing 700 lb. or more each during the remainder of this year under an order issued by the United States Commissioner of . Cus- toms dated August 12, 1937. As at August 19, Canada had exported 139,- 690 head of cattle out of the 155,799 allowed, Mexico, having presumably sent the remainder. Refund of the extra one cent duty imposed will' be made to shippers whose cattle enter- ed`the United States prior to the fil- ling of the allotment. Increases in the price of steel have necessitated a ahght increase in the coat of metal roofing, but it actually costs you loss relatively, to buy Rib - Roll orTite-f.ap: roofing today than it did in 1933. Look atthese4goree.Here is what it cost you. in commodities to buy Rib -Roll or 'Bite -Lap roofing in 1933 as compared to today. Cost of 100 sq. ft. Roofing 1933 1937 Beef. , 120 lbs 112 Ibe. Wheat . . 6.83 bu. 5.6 bu. Oats. . 14 bu. 9.875 bu. Barley. . . 11.5 bu. 8.5 be. Bacon Bogs 961bo. 83 lbs. So, don't put off getting a new roof to pprotect your crops and livestock. Get one of Canada's two best roofing values, yr ,le S} Y' } t 4 Rib -Roll and Tit• -Lap Roofing—Easy to put on right over your old roof. They Rave money by cutting upkeep cost. Be sure to get the genuine E.S.P. product and have no regrets. 'there are many unsuccessful The Preston EertIlator imitators 1 Send ridge and rafter attached to "your [cod drill side mid measurements for free cost enables you to sow fertilizer end laps estimate• with Your fall wheat.. weathco- Eastern Steel Products v P dog yipP der the igd IjOPP° n yE $tAI1 Write us for details or see your banker. He will welcome you. We STARTS LED -HED NAILS. Lead on the head positively seals the nail -hole, A drive screw nail that holds like a bulldog. • JAM ESWAY POULTRY EQUIPMENT Nomatter how large or small your flock, there is Jamenway equipment of every type to suit your trade exactly. Specialists in incubators, ven- tilation and poultry housing. Write for literature. 106 Guelph Street Factories Rho ori MONTREAL and. TORONTO PRESTON, ONTARIO The Lost Prince (Continued from page 2) heard a voice begin to pray aloud, as if the owner, being accustomed to nt- ter solitude, did not think of earthly hearers. "Come, Marco said. And they went forward. Because the stars were so many and the air so ,clear, the priest heard their feet on the path, and saw then almost as soon as he heard them. He ended his prayer and watched them coming. A lad on crutches, who mov- ed as lightly and easily as a bird— and a lad who, even yards away, was noticeable :fol; a bearing of his body which was neither haughty nor proud but set him somehow aloof from ev- ery other lad one had ever seen. 'A magnificent lad—though, as he drei' near, the starlight showed his face thin and his eyeshollow as if with fatigue or hunger. "And who is this one?" the old priest murmured to himself. "Who?" Marco drew up before him and made a respectful reverence. Then he lifted his black head, squared his shoulders and uttered his message for the last time. "The Lamp is lighted, Father," he said. "The Lamp is lighted." The old priest stood quite still and gazed into his face. The next mom- ent he bent his head so that he could. look at him closely. It seemed almost as if he were frightened and wanted to .make sure of something. At the moment it flashed through The Rat's mind that'the old, old woman on the mountain -top had looked frightened in something the same way. "I am an old man," he said. "My eyes are not good. If I had a light" —and he glanced towards the house. It was The Rat who, with one whirl, swung through the door and seized the candle. He guessed what he wanted. He held it himself so that the flare fell on Marco's face. The old priest drew °nearer and nearer. He gasped for breath. "You are the son of Stefan Loristan!" he cried. "It is his son who brings the Sign." He fell upon his knees and hid his face . in his hands. Both the boys heard him sobbing and praying — praying and sobbing at once. They glanced at each other. The Rat was bursting •with excitement, but he felt a little awkward also and wondered what Marco would do, An old fellow on his knees, crying, made a chap feel as if he didn't know what to say. Must you comfort him or must you let him go on? Marco only stood quite still and looked at him with understanding and gravity. "Yes, Father," he said. "I am the son of Stefan Loristan, and I have given the Sign to all. You are the last one. The Lamp is lighted. I could weep for gladness, too." The priest's tears and prayers end- ed. He rose to his feet—a rugged - faced old man with long and thick white hair which fell on his shoul- ders—and smiled at Marco while his eyes were still wet. "You have passed from one coun- try to another with the message?" he said. "You were under orders to say those four words?" "Yes. Father." answered Marco. "That' was all? You were to say no more?" ., "I know no more. Silence has been the order since I took my oath of al- legiance when I was a child. I was not old enough to fight, or serve, or reason about great things. All I could do was to be silent, and to train myself to remember, and be ready when I was called, When my father saw I was ready, he trusted me to go out to give the Sign. He told me the four words. Nothing else." The old man watched him with a wondering face. "If Stefan Loristan does not know best," he said, "who does?" "He always knows," answered Mar- co proudly. "Always." He waved his land like a young king toward The Rat. He wanted each man they met to understand the value of The Rat. "He chose for, me this compan- ion," he added. "I have done noth- ing alone." "He let me call, myself his aide-de- camp!" burst forth The Rat. "I would be cut into inch -long strips for him. (Continued Next Week). the seed to be purchased- through an agricultural society. Contestants will be required to make an exhibit of wheat at the Fall Fair in ` 1938. Both field and wheat exhibit will be required to make an exhibit of. wheat at the Fall. Fair in 1988. Bath field and wheat exhibit will be taken into consideration when making the final awards. TWO VIEWS T" rE LI' UO -R QUETION "THE PROFIT"- says ML. in "THE PEOPLE"—says E. Rewe OR three years the liquor problem has been out of control in Ontario. Mr. Hepburn, worried I:bythe rising tide of public indignation, now tacitly admits the fact. In acknowledgment of the situation, he makes another typical last-minute, pre-election promise. But Ontario voters are not going to be fooled again. The Conservative Party takes the position that public revenue should not be gained 'at the expense of decency. "Revenue First"—Elepbulras "Profit" has been Mr. Hepburn's liquor policy ever since he took office. Here are his own words as quoted in the Bader Cities Star, Windsor, October 26, 1934: - "Another thing that the Province requires is revenue. I am informed that since Mr. Odette took office, he has turned over to the Treasury $2,800,000. Let these people point out -some other source of revenue. Do they want higher gasoline or cor- poration tax? Do -they want a Provincial Income Tax? It is obvious that if we lose the revenue from the Liquor Control Board, we will have to get it elsewhere." "People First'° — towe Contrast this "liquor for profit" policy with Mr. Rowe's clean-cut stand in the interest of the people. Mr. Rowe has pledged himself : "I will return to a policy of control by a responsible board, free from political patronage. A survey will be made by the new board of all licensed hotels. I promise you that these mushroom dives which have sprung up andflourished under Hepburn will be closed— and stay closed." YOU Cin T VOTE C No More 1Viushtroont Dives When Mr. Rowe is elected, beverage rooms will be confined to standard hotels which respect the law and give adequate service to the public. Restaurants, taxi offices, rooming houses and hot dog stands will not, by means of a few "jerry-built" changes in construction, be able to qualify as standard hotels. Beverage rooms will not be forced- on communities where they are not wanted. Nor will such places flour- ish in the shadow of the churches of the Province. Non- Con2roi Under Conservative administration, by means of a responsible non-political control body, beverage rooms will be so regulated that they will cease to be a blot on the social and moral life of Ontario. A vote for the Conservative candidate is a vote for this policy of control. eusT Issued by the Liberal -Conservative Par Y of Ontario. DOINGS IN THE SCOUT WORLD Inducted As A Judge and a Boy Scout A novel dual ceremony was that by which Charles W. Frossel of New York was made a Justice of the City Court and at the same time a for- mally qualified member of the Boy Scouts of America. At the close of the induction of Judge Frossel into his office on the bench, an Eagle Scout (equivalent of a Canadian King's Scout) came forward and ad- ministered the oath of the American Scouts. The added ceremony was carried out at the request of Judge Frossel, who had been for 16 years associated with Scouting in New York City, although not officially in- vested as a Scout. POSSESSES VIOLIN OVER THREE HUNDRED YEARS OLD, Mr. Wm J. McNall of Lucknow is in possession of a very rare violin which he received as a present nine years ago. Mr,' McNall has discover- ed a label within the violin which reads: "Jacobus Stainer in Absam Prone Oenipontism, 1625." This violin is one hundred years older than one owned by G. A. Schatte, of Wingham, whose violin is similar to one of a collection in the United States, which is worth many thousand dollars. Ifs age counts for anything, it may yet be discovered that Mr. McNall's violin is an extremely valuable pos- session.—Lucknow Sentinel. Scouting For Brazil Schools A law was recently enacted in Brazil under which the Scout Move- ment has been introduced into the elementary and secondary schools of the Republic. The new law, passed by the Legislature, and sanctioned by the President, provides that the- oretical. and practical training in, Scouting shall form part of the pro- grammes of the elementary, second- ar ., vocational ' and teachers' train- ing schools. It is also provided that the Ministry of Education and Pub- lic Health shall draw up regulations which shall "lay down the trend and scope of the different programmes with a view to enabling the Scout Movement to achieve the lofty aim assigned to it—namely, the physical and moral development of future generations in Brazil." The Scouts and the "Black Maria!' "Ma 1111111811101111•1113 0.1GBSS.1216•1110111171CINCEIMM. Figuring Fertilizer Plant Food Costs How to value the plant food con- tent of different fertilizers is an im- portant asset to farmers, particularly in the Prairie Provinces where the artificial feeding of crops on an ex- tensive scale is only commencing. Inquiries are received by the Domin- ion Department of Agriculture every yearfrom farmers who are unable to figure plant food costs from the guar- anteed analysis and the price per ton of the fertilizer offered to them. To help beginners in the use of fertiliz- es, a leaflet has been prepared by L. E. Wright, Division of Chemistry, and by G. S. Peart, Fertilizer Divis- ion, Seed Branch,- Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture. The two main factors involved in figuring plant food costs are the correct interpreta- tion of the guaranteed analysis and the cost per ton of the fertilizer. What "guaranteed analysis" means Is the percentage 'of the nitrogen, a- vailable phosphoric acid, and potash in the fertilizer which manufacturers and dealers are required to guarantee under the Fertilizers Act and state on each bag of fertilizer put on the market. Examples of guaranteed an- alysis for some fertilizers are: sul- phate of ammonia ... water soluble nitrogen 20 per cent; 11-48 ammon- ium phosphate ... water soluble ni- trogen 11 per cent, available phos- phoric acid 48 per cent: 20 per cent superphosphate . . . available phos- phoric acid 20 per dent: mixed fertil- izer 4-8-10 .•, water soluble nitro- gen 3 per cent, total nitrogen 4 per cent, available phosphoric acid 8 per cent, and water soluble potash 10 per cent. Each one per cent of the plant food guaranteed represents 20 pounds of the plant food in one ton of fertil- izer, and in trade parlance one per cent equals one unit .of plant food. With the guaranteed analysis of different fertilizers before one, it is easy to compare their total amounts of each kind of plant food, and to buy as required for crop needs. The plant food may be nitrogen, phosphoric acid, or potash, or combin- ations of two or more, according to the kind of the fertilizer. Nearly 100 brands with different guaranteed an- alysis, or plant food content, were sold in. Canada in 1936. Some of them were .one -plant -food fertilizers, such as sulphate of ammonia, which con- tains nitrogen only; superphosphate, in which only phosphoric acid is guar- anteed; and muriate of potash which contains potash only. Other fertiliz- ers, such as ammonium phosphate and tankage, furnish twoplant foods, nitrogen and phosphoric acid but no potash. Mixed fertilizers, containing two or three of the plant foods, nit- rogen, phosphoric acid and potash, were sold in about sixty different an- alyses. There is, therefore, a wide choice of fertilizers for supplying the plant -food needs, of the crops, and The following amusing "unnoffic- ial" experience of a group of Cana- dian Boy Scouts at the National Jam- boree of the Boy Scouts of America in Washington was related by the Scout —published "Jamboree Jour- nal": Ten Canadian Scouts were unsuc- cessful in 'their attempt to get a ride in a' police wagon. When the New Brunswick delegation arrived at Union Station yesterdayafternoon they discovered that there were ten more, Scouts in their party than the bus could carry in one load. Just as the bus was leaving, a police patrol wagon backed up to where they stood, the officers jumped out, opened !the back door, and walked on into the, station. Promptly the ten Canadian Scouts piled themselves and equip- ment into the wagon, and were all set to go when the officersreturned with another type of passenger. Needless to say, the Scouts hastily piled out. • Gretchen—'"What did you do when Harri' Johnson .kissed sou?" this makes it all the more necessary Winifred—"Sat on him, of course." to evaluate the plant food in the WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING THE DEATH OF A TOWN Many a municipality was formed with its founders dreaming of it as a future metropolis, but passing years resulted in the death of the town, till today Ontario is marked with villages and hamlets which once were towns on the way to becoming cities, While many factors may have con- tributed to the demise of such muni- cipalities, the means outlines by the Canadian Statesman, Bowmanviile, "How to Kill a Town" have been the cause of more than one town receding to a back country crossroad. If Kincardine, or any other town, for that matter, is to progress the people living within its environs should guard against the ways to kill a town. Towns die because some people: Always cultivate the idea that you can do better in some other town. Denounce your merchants be- cause they are trying to make a living here. Glory in the downfall of any man who has done much to improve your own town. Get all you can out of the town and the merchants, but spend your money somewhere else. Tell the merchants you can buy elsewhere cheaper, you probably can't, but charge them with being extortionists anyway. Always believe everything that peddlers a n d specialty agents tell you and buy from them. You could no doubt do better at your own stores, but don't ever, ever do that. If a stranger stops in town, tell him to go on to the next place. Call your merchants and the Out"). where you live as.. the meanest on earth. Always have your mind firmly made up before you go into any of your home stores, so that you sim- ply can't get anything to suit yon there. And now, after having religious- ly done all of the above, you ought to have the satisfaction of very shortly seeing your town reduced to a small burg with possibly o,. general store, a service station or two and a post -office. All this may not have enhanced the • value of your property, or improved your living conditions, but you don't:. ' care. —Kincardine News. SHADY STORIES IN PUBLIC PLACES In the monthly magazines of the Rotary 'Clubs we find a stimulating - letter from a Rotarian out in Cali- - fornia. He objects to those occasion- al speakers who seek to give their remarks a little ex,tra punch by tell- ing stories that are slightly off-color- He says: "A Rotarian wants his club sea sions to be of a tone that his wife or daughter would enjoy." There is good advice here that a great many after -luncheon and after- dinner speakers could take to heart. One man, who recently told a great. many shady stories at a men's ban- quet, was embarrassed to find later that there was a group of women in the balcony. But he should have been equally embarrassed by realizing - that even in the 100 per cent. male audience there were those who pro • Permed their humor clean. —Financial Posit. ®v101110•120IIMOR.o Large Exports Seed Potatoes From Canada Canadian certified seed potatoes are in demand in several countries. In 1936 as soon as the crop was harvest- ed, the outward movement started in Nova Scotia as early as August. B. y the end 'of November the crop was practically sold out. In New Bruns - Wick by October 31 heavy shipments had been made, and Prince Edward Island, the province with the largest acreage of certified seed potatoes, where the crop is somewhat later than in Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, soon followed suit in the steady out- fertilizer before buying. The circular gives detailed exam- ples in its instructions of how to com- pare values of plant food per ton 03 fertilizer. Further advice may be ob- tained from the nearest Dominion Experimental Farms and Agricultur- al Colleges. The circular "Plant Food Evaluation" may be obtained free on request from the Publicity and Extension Branch, Dominion Depart- ment of Agriculture, Ottawa. ward flow. Export shipments of the 1936 crop amounted to 1,484,989 bush- els. Of this amount 1,142,808 bush- els were shipped during the fall months of 1936, and 342,181 bushels during the spring months of 1937, In addition, 214,336 bushels were sold in Canada. The total quantity of cer- tified seed potatoes shipped during the season, therefore, was 1,699,326 bushels. Respecting the 1937 crop of certi- fied seed potatoes, a total of approxi- mately 80,000 acres of potatoes is now being inspected in the field, with a view to certification.. This repre- sents a 45 per increase in acre- age to be inspected as compared with. that inspected in 1936. Orders have already been secured in New Brun - wick for approximately 300,000 crates of 110 pounds each of certified seed potatoes for shipment to Argentina and Uruguay ' in October. Further orders are expected. Large ship - rents of certified seed pptatoes will also be made to the. West Indies ,and to ports of •the United States from T a Scotia Prince Edward Island, , Nov a and New Brunswick in the fall.