HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1934-03-22, Page 6PAGE G
THP CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
unnowssessamomming ann.,
THURS., 1VIARCH 22, 1934'
NEWS RND HAPPENIN
Timely Information for the
Busy Farmer
( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture )
( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture )
International Plowing Match
'r1}e Plowmen's International Plow-
ing Match and Faarm Machinery De-
monstration will be held •on. Mary
Vale Farm, ' the property of Mr.
Frank P. O'Connor, York County,
Wexford Post Office, Ontario, a few
miles outside the City of Toronto,
October 9, 10, 11 and 12, 1934.
In' 1884 the first Plowing Match
was held in York County, near this
fame.
4,781119**
Care of .the Farrowing Sow
A. little extra care at farrowing
y,*ill•often save a greater' percentage
of the litter, (include some bran in
the meal ration to prevent a feverish
condition. A weak or ten days be-
fore farrowing place the sow in a
farrowing pen that is dry, clean and
free from draughts. Bed the pen
with short straw. Keep a watchful
eye on the sow at farrowing time but
do not- disturb or assist her unless
absolutely necessary. Provide a
warm bran slop for the sow a few
hours after farrowing.
Sheep Killing Costs
The damage done by marauding
dogs to sheep flocks in Old Ontario
has• been estimated by R. W. Wade,
Provincial Live Stock 'Commissioner,
as at least $20,000. This is the a-
mount of money which municipalities
throughout the province have had to
pay out in compensation for sheep
killed. Provincial and municipal re-
gulations permit the farmer whose
flocks have been ravaged to apply for
compensation and settlement is made
by mutual agreement or through a
provincial expert.
There is little that can be done in
preventing such slaughters, author-
ities agree. The vicious sheep -Millers
have found access to the most tight-
ly enclosed pens and pastures. They
work at night, work noiselessly and
leave only a short trail of blood be-
hind.
,Harrison, Ont., took one . protec-
tive step when they passed a by-
law last week raising the license fee
for Alsatian dogs, the breed blamed
for the majority of slaughters from
$7 to $17, hoping to reduce the num-
ber in the township,
Oseellinfeel
, Canadian Grain Suecesses
Information recently secured from
the prize winners at the Internation-
al Ray and Grain Show, held in Chi-
cago in December last, reveals the
strildng fact that in the hard red
spring wheat class, the moot impor-
tant class in the show, all of .the
priers were won with varieties of
wheat originated and developed by
the Dominion Ekperimental Farms,
There were thirty-five awards in all.
Twenty-eight exhibitors won with
Reward, six with Marquis and one
with Garnet. Thus is Canada's proud
record of " grain exhibition successes
maintained, and it is noteworthy, in-
deed. that the Dominion Experinmen,
tal Farms have contributed so mater-
, ially towards this outstanding tri-
uinph.
Ceentasies
Supplying the British Market
The steady job of providing food
for the British market depends upon
supplying that market with what it
requires and a regular supply of
quality products. Where Canada has
fallen down in the past is probably
not so much in the matter of quality,
although there is still room for im-
provement, but more particularly in
the lack of a regular supply. For a
country. producing •a surplus of farm
products, it is a source of satisfaction
to remember that there is stil'•I avail-
able a market which spends daily .as
round five million dollars on im-
ported foods.
Early Tomato Production
The best prices for tomatoes are
paid for early, ripe fruit, butthe
grower must not make the mistake
YOUR LIVER'S MAKING
YOU FEEL OUT OF SORTS
Wake up your Liver Bile
—No Calomel needed
When you feel blue, depressed, Boar on the
world, that's your liver which ian't pouring rte
daily two pounds of liquid bile into your bowels.
Digestion and elimination are being slowed
up, food ie accumulating and decaying inside
you and making you feel wretched. ..
Mere bowel -movers like salts oil, mfnerol
water, laxative candy or .chewing gum, or
roughage, don't go far enough,
Lou need a liver etimulant. Carter's Little
Liver Pine is the bat one. Safe. Purely vege-
table. Sure, Ask for them by Gams, Refuse
vattistituta• 2uo• at a0 druggieta. 6i
of having the plants cost more than
is reasonable.
The Dominion Horticulturist re-
commends eaTly
e-commends.early sowing coupled with
the use of early maturing, good
varieties. The sowing should be
made just early enough to have stoc-
ky, well grown plants in bloom and
ready for planting out at the first
sign. of settled weather.
Soils unduly rich in nitrogen tend
to promote rank wood growth and
a small amount of fruit. Low pro
trogen, high phosphoric acid and a
medium amount of potash are essen-
tial to good results.,
The Farm Poultry Flock
Poultry is at last definitely recog-
nized; as one of the essential depart,
ments of every up-to-date farm
where a program of mixed farming
is carried on. Not only is it recog-
nized as a necessary department of
farm work but more and more farm-
ers are coming to realize that for
the capital invested and labor in-
volved there are few if any depart,
meats that give as high returns. For
the mixed farm, general purpose
breeds such as the Plymouth Rocks,
which are good both for laying and
for the production of market poultry,
are recommended. A flock of a hun-
dred such birds carefully managed
are returning to many a farmer a
profit over cost of feed of from $200
to $600 a year, which is something
not to be disdained by even the most
successful farmers,:
eareerasne
Reducing Ferns Power Costs
Farm power costs may be reduced
by making needed repairs and ad-
justments on tractors, by using pro-
per hitches and •operating with an
optimum load. Horse labor costs
may be reduced by having harness
and implements in perfect adjust-
ment, by using proper hitches and
loads, by economical feeding' and by
using mostly young horses raised on
the farm,
eyeentana
Drive on Warble Fly Planned in
Ontario
All over Ontario farmers are tak-
ing steps to eliminate the Warble
FIy, report officials . of the Canadian
Co-operative Wool Growers, ' who
aro working with groups of live stock
men in an effort to check this pest,
which is responsible for a loss of.
half a million dollars in hides alone
and probably five times as much in
retarding milk and beef production.
After sucecssfuly demonstrating
that warbles could be definitely con-
trolled following the •original project
on Barrie Island' last year, groups of
fanners in Carleton, Perth, Lincoln,
Ontario, Haldimand, Middlese,t,
Bruce, Huron, Elgin, Oxford and
Norfolk took up the work this win-
ter. Canvasses are being made in
these counties under the leadership
of Dr. Lionel Steventon, provincial
zoologist, and the county agricultur-
al representative, and by the middle
of 1VIarce the first of the three an-
nual treatments will be made. A, spe-
cial powder, investigated and'approv,
ed by the officials of the Canadian
Co-operative, will be used. This is
made into a wash which is rubbed in-
to the backs of all cattle. The cost
is negligible, probably less than five,
cents per animal where large groups
are treated.
Already there is considerable talk
of compulsory province -wide treat
meet,' similar to measures adopted
in Denmark, where the warble' fly
has been almost eliminated. Some
idea of the extent of the present
campaign is indicated by the report
that over 200,000 cattle will be treat
ed this spring. In Oxford County
alone, where Agricultural Represen-
tative G. R. Green is in charge of
organization, 60,000 head . will be
cleaned up, and in Huron, agricultur-
al Representative, Ian MacLeod, and
Elgin, following local farmers' meet-
ings, another 80,000 will receive
treatment,
During the summer months the
cattle are stung by the warble fly
and as a result stampedes, with much
loss oaf meat or milk flow, are com-
mon, The eggs hatch and grubs
make' their way into the back of the
animal from which the fly forms,
emerging through the hide in the
late spring. It has been found that
rubbing the backs with _this •special
wash destroys the grub and conse-
quently the fly, thus saving the hide
and preventing further infestation
in the summer. It is estimated that
three years will clean upthe pest
either on individual farms or in.
larger districts.
S
Of
Certifed Seed Potatoes
(Experimental, Farms Note)
Growers who have not yetsecured
their seed potatoes are advised to
place their orders quickly to avoid
disappointment. The Dominion Seed
Potato 'Certification Service reports
that the bulk of the seed crop was
sold last year at little, more than
table stock prices and consequently
there, were two thousand ogres less
seed grown in 1933. The quality of
the seed crop this season is very
good. The premium is much higher
and the demand is particularly good.
The export shipments already exceed
1200 car lots as compared with 750
car loots at this tithe last year, and
the loss in storage from frost injury
has been much heavier this winter
than usual, therefore, the supplies
now available for, home markets is
the smallest in many years. Certi-
fied Irish Cobblers in particular will
be scarce at planting time.
Purchasers should always demand
to see the official tag issued by the
Dominion Plant Disease Inspeetion
Service, on each and every- bag of
seed, potatoes. The (tags are issued
free to all stock which qualifies as
seed, therefore, if the Government
official tag is not on the bag, then
the potatoes are table stock pate -
:toes only, and seed.prices should not
be paid. There are only two grades
of .seed potatoes "Certified Extra No.
1" and "Certified Small Sized 1'/s to
3•ounces"; if the tags do not show
these grades, then the potatoes are
not seed potatoes.
Lists of growers leaving certified
seed for sale are obtainable free,
from the Dominion Botanist, Central
Experimental Farm, Ottawa,
Controlling Smut
Diseases of Grain
(Experimental Farms Note)
The particular` chemical to use for
treating seed grain depends entirely
upon the smut disease sought to con-
trol. Far instance, the treatment
employed for combating loose smut
of wheat is not the same as that used
for stinking smut or bunt. Similarly,
what does for covered smut of barley
is not effective for loose smut of bar,
ley. The reason for this is simply
that the loose smuts are caused by a
fungus which lives through the win-
ter inside of the grains and can be
destroyed only by the hot-water
treatment. On the other hand the
spores of wheat bunt and covered
smut of barley are on the surface
and are killed readily by chemicals.
For wheat bunt, loose smut of oats
and covered smut of barley the fol-
lowing treatment is recommended by
the Division of Botony, Dominion Ex-
perimental Farms. The solution is
prepared by adding one pound of
formalin -to 40 gallons water till the
formalin andwater are well mixed
together. Since this quantity of liq-
uid may be greater than is required
eor use in a single day, any desired
amount may be prepared in the above
Proportions by adding one ounce of
formalin to every 21/4 gallons water.
The grain to be treated is placed
in a pile on a clean floor and .sprink-
led with formalin solution from an
ordinary sprinkling.can or by means
of a broom. The grain is then shov-
elled aver into another pile, and mix-
ed as thoroughly as possible to dis-
tribute the moisture. The grain is a-
gain sprinkled and shovelled :over:
This operation is repeated until uni-
form moistening is assured. Forty
gallons of solution will treat from 40
to 50 bushels of grain approximately
one gallon to every bushel. The
treated grain should be covered, up
for four hours with clean sacks or
canvas.
Loose smut of wheat and loose
smut of barley are controlled by hat -
water treatment as follows:. First the
seed is soaked in warm water (86 de-
grees P.) for four hours and then the
swollen grain is immersed for ten
minutes in water kept 'during this
time ata constant .temperature not
below 122 degrees F. and not above
126 degrees, F.
KEEP MEN IN EMPLOYMENT
We hear people sometimes criticise
the practice ofmaking a great die -
play of flowers at weddings, in chur-
ches, at funerals' and at social func-
tions. They say that, itis a waste
of money to spend such large sums
in this way. Evidently they do not
realize, that, to a great extent, this
money' is used to keep men in em-
ployment in gardens and green hous-
es. They say that it would be bet-
ter to spend the money in relief. It
is much better to spend it as wages
to men who otherwise would have to
go on relief. Besides flowers, where -
ever used, makes the World brighter,
and thus is not money wasted.
—Pickering News,
READ ALL Tale ADS. IN
THE NEWS.RECORD
--1T WILL PAY YOU—
IFITEFI'EST TC
ple to leave shortly for the West
where they will make their home. •
--Blyth Standard,
SEAFORTH: At'a recent meeting
of the Seaforth Town Council the
following motion was passed: - "That
the Municipality of the Town of Sea-
forth is 'of the opinion that the pre-
sent provisions of the Public Health
Act governing the admission. and pay-
ment far the treatment and care of
indigent persons in hospitals are ab-
solutely unfair to the municipalities
who are asked to pay, and should be
changed. The County of Huron is
charging back to individual municipal
corporations in the county one-half of
the cost of indigent patients in hos-
pitals, including tubercular patients.
in outside or provincial hospitals,
and apparently the town has no say
in the matter except to pay. This is,
of course, an impossible situation. We
think the permission of the town
council or its official should be •obtain-
ed before any indigent person from a
town is admitted, and that tubercul,
ar patients in an outside provincial
hospital should be wholly paid by the
county or province.
GODERIOH: S. D. Croft, C.N.R.
station agent here, reports business
as distinctly improving at this point.
February particularly showed a big
increase in freight business, mostly
outward bound. There was an 85
per cent increase in passenger busi-
ness in January and 25 per cent. in-
crease in February over the same
months last year.
CeenlInsea
•GODERICH: The Lions Club Con-
certs and theatre nights recently
given for the benefit 'of the crippled
children's fund attracted a large
audience for both p e rf or m-
nianles, The amusing skits b y
George Jenner . and Douglas Nairn
and monologues by Doug, Henry were
given. The troupe of dancing ladies
and gentlemen under the direction 'of
Miss Mary Parsons excelled . their
performance of the night before. Miss
Parsons was assisted by Miss Gene
Connors, whose accompaniment at the
piano were appreciated. Mrs. Frank
Saunders and Mrs. John Roberts re-
peated their delightful numbers.
They were accompanied by H. Livins
and Mr. Munn. The receipts after
all expenses were paid amounted to
$315. For the past two months their
work amongst the crippled children
has cost $260 and averages $125 per
month.
eleintenral
DUNGANNON: Mrs, Brodie, con,
2, Ashfield, recently met with
a painful and unusual accident. She
was assisting in driving the horses
out of the orchard, when she was
struck forcibly on the chin by a
branch of a tree which rebounded af-
ter one of the horses had passed un-
der it. Three of her lower teeth
were knocked out, and her upper
teeth struck her lower lip with such
force as to cut it badly.
arsameisei
BLYTH: Blyth village council has
passed a by-law placing an annual.
tax of $10 en police dogs and prohibe
iting their appearance on streets ex-
cept on leash. The action follows the
recent attack on Glen Tasker, son of
the local postmaster, when the lad
was badly bitten. The tax is consid-
erably higher than that of other dogs,
WINc1I3'AM Awakened. by the
barking of their dog at an early hour
Friday morning, Hugh Prentice and
family of Lower Wingham, arose to
find their home in flames, from which
they might have all perished in a
short time had it not been for the
dog, The origin of the fire is un-
known. The residence was located
just outside the corporation,which
made it very difficult for the firemen,
being located so far from a hydrant,
and they were able to have only one
line of hose. The fire had gained
such headway that it was impossible
to save the. building. The firemen
managed to keep it from spreading
to adjacent homes. Very Iittle of the
contents could be saved. The loss on
both the building and contents is
partly covered by insurance;
nosentres
GODERIOH: Deeply mourned by
a large circle of friends, Leila May,
Hammett, beloved wife of John T.
Fell, died in the hospital here on
Wednesday night after a lingering ill-
ness of ,more than a year's duration.
Mrs. Fell was born in Seaforth, the
daughter of the late Mr, and Mrs.
Richard Hammett. After, her mar-
riage she lived in Seaforth for a
short time, then removed to. Goderich
sixteen years ago, where Mr. Fell op-
ened a photograph studio. Possessed
of a bright, happy disposition, Mrs.
Pell was a devoted, wife and mother,
and gave valued assistance in the
various women's organizations in
North Street United Church. She
was a member of the chole, the Ev-
ening Auxiirary of the W. M. S.,, and
taught the primary class in .the Sun-
day school. For many years she was
a valued member of Central School
Home and School 'Club. Besides her
husband she is survived by two sons,
Wilbur and ,Billy, both :students at
Goderich Collegiate, and by one bre-
ther and two sisters,,,Charles Ham-
mett; Toronto, and Mrs. John Mur-
ray, Preston, and Mrs. Joseph Hamil-
ton of Hemaruka, Alberta. The fun-
eral took place froiri her home an
Bruce -Street on Saturday at 2 p.m,
to Maitland cemetery.
•
Ce=linerte
FARMERS
LUOKNOWI: Twenty-one of Hugh
Rutherford's herd of shorthorn were
shipped to Toronto on Tuesday to be
slaughtered having reacted to the
tubercular test performed by a gov-
ernment official recently. Mr. Ruth-
erford had one of the finest herds of
shorthorns in the district and had
asked for the test, so that he might
have accredited animals for sale. The
fact that the test revealed the major-
ity of the animals to be tubercular
infected came as a shocking surprise
to the owner. Cattle so affected un,
der, government ;regulations must be
slaughtered and the twenty-one which
were shipped included fat baby beef,
choice heifers, cows and bulls.
—Lucknaw Sentinel.
lacellesme
BLYTH: A quiet wedding was sol-
emnized at the home of Rev, and
Mrs. T. W. Mills, an Thursday after-
noon, when Jean Henderson Leitch,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Leitch
of East W'awanosh, was united in the
holy bonds of matrimony to Gayton
Wesley Logan, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred. Logan, of the same township.
Rev. T. W. Mills performing the
ceremony. The bride was attended
by her sister, Miss Isabel Leitch, and
the groom by his brother, Mr, Clif-
ford Logan. After 'the wedding ore-,
mony the four motored to the home
of the bride's parents where a re-
ception and supper was partaken of.
It is the intention of the happy cola
NO OBJECTION IS OFFERED
Whatever the reason, the fact re-
mains that while we have boldly pro-
claimed the present winter to be the
ineaineOldellniatailla
longest and coldest we have expert-
enced in years` and;years,: aur state -
'emit remains undisputed, and has
passed without g, single correction.
And whether the subject be weath-
er or anything else, that is a novel ex.--
perience for -any editor to live-
through.: I:Iuron Expositor: •
a
WHEN
your boss is a czar ... he:
expects Ifria to be tw'. places
at the same ti'=e a ., a and
be w-., n't take encuses . a
Use ircHor telephon ... Long
Distance win help you go
the impessib ka
The telephone will take you to the next
town or township or across the continent
with equal facility. It's your quick, easy, de-
pendable messenger in any emergency. And
it's inexpensive -100 miles for as little as 30c.
See list of rates in the front of your directory.
NEW
EVROLET
�,y r
r..~"
ene
See it now at. Our Showrooms
Enjoy THE FLOATING RIDE
opEMEMBER the famous pioneer Chevrolet Six of 1929? Now
LI. we urge you to see and drive another revolutionary Chevrolet
—the new Chevrolet for 19341 It gives you "Knee -Action" wheels
for the Floating Ride .. more powerful, even more economical
engine . safer, bigger bralies ... new "YK". fraine ...: longer,
roomier, air -streamed Bodies by Fisher .. improved No -Draft
Ventilation. Drive the new Chevrolet just once and you'll never
be satisfied with any other low -,priced car. Because only Chevrolet
Canada's Great Sales Leader — could build one car with all
these great advancements!
LOW DELIVERED PRICES AND ;EASY GMAC TERMS
C -IAD
W. M
PHONE 38.
• THE FLOATING RIDE:
WITH KNEE -ACTION:
FRONT WHEELS
• MORE POWERFUL.
ENGINE
• STURDIER,R00MIER:
FISHER BODIES
• LARGER MR -
COOLED BRAKES
• EXCLUSIVE FISHER'.
VENTILATION
• NEW STRONGER'.
"YK" FRAME
AUTOMATIC
STARTERATOR
• OCTANE SELECTOR;
Generel MotorsSilverAnniversary
DIG
R
CLINTON, ONTARIO