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THURS., JUNE 2.1, 1934
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Timely Information'
Busy Farmer
( Furnished by the Department of. Agriculture )
Poultry Exports
Since the first of April, 240,000 lbs.
of Canadian dressed poultry have
been exported from Montreal to Lon-
don and other overseas points. In
the corresponding period, last year
there were no similar shipments.
Demand is active and every sign,
points to a record year.
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Flax Shortage
Reports to the Ontario Marketing
Board would indicate a definite short-
age in flax in 1934. This points to
an opportunity for Canadian flax
growers. Last year, Canada's acre-
age to flax Was approximately 243,-
600, with production some 632,000
bushels, this being far ` below con,
,sumption. Shortage in the United
States amounted to 25,000,000.
Livestock Thefts
The number of thefts by truckers,
reported to receivers of livestock on
the Union Stock Yards and at the
plants, is definitely increasing, ac-
cording to investigation by the On-
tario Marketing Board.
Such losses could be avoided if
shippers would demand that all of
their shipments by truck be made
under a hill of lading.
The Ontario Department of Agri'
culture provided the hill of lading
with the express purpose of avoiding
such losses, Therefore it would
seem that the shipper who is not a-
vailing himself of the protection af-
forded by this measure, or reporting
his losses to the proper.authoritiea,
is unwittingly condoning these thefts.
In other words, be is neither helping
himself or those who are anxious to
lighten his burden.
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Weed Spraying
A nevi phase of weed control Is
the use of chemicals of which sever.
al have proved to be effective. On
roadsides, along railway tracks and
for small patches on farms the me-
thod is recommended though the ex-
pense.is usually too high to warrant
application on fields generally.
Find out all about Canadian
National low summer fares
before making your final holi-
day arrangements. Travel bat -
gains galore! Cent - a - mile
fares to Western Canada and
the Pacific Coast (June 10-
' 30);16 -day and 45 -day fares
to Jasper. Week-hd rotund
trips at fare and a Vine;
Sunday round trips . . for
a single fare! Talk it over
with the Canadian National.
It pays you!
Norfolk County in 1933 sprayed
its entire county road system, 218
miles, with excellent results. Not . a
weed ripened seed on the Norfolk
County roadsides last year, ' and in
addition as the number of weeds be-
comes less, costs of spraying will al-
so be reduced.
Lincoln County has sprayed as
much as 40 miles of roadsides in one
season. Oxford County is spraying
10 •miles of county roads this year.
Kent County used well over a carload
of 15,000 pounds in fighting "Sow
Thistle."
The chemical should be sprayed on
the weeds under pressure. A knap-
sack sprayer may be used for small
patches and a power sprayer such
as those used in orchards may be us-
ed for larger areas. Generally speak-
ing, the spray solution should be
mixed at the rate of 1 pound per
gallon of water per 100 square feet
of weeds.
Besides the weed killers specially
prepared for that purpose, there are
other materials such as . salt, old mo-
tor oil, coal oil and gasoline that
give good results:
Late Vegetable Crops
Quite a few of the vegetable crops
lend themselves to late sowing for
the production of fine quality vegei
tables for winter use. Beets, carrots
and swede turnips may be sown as
late as the middle of June and have
time to develop to a desirable size
for winter use. The land should be
finely prepared and rich in plant
food. Should dry Conditions prevail
it is well to sow the seed on the lex-
el rather than on ridges,
United Kingdom Exports Show
Definite Increase
Exports of apples front Ontario to
the United Kingdom have expanded
greatly since the establishment of a
special sales representative, in Lon-
don, to handle fruit consigned by On+,
taro shipped 135,000 barrels; in 1931
136,000 barrels; in 1932, 209,000 bat,
r'els, and from the crop harvested last
fall over 450,000 barrels were ex+
ported, reports the Ontario Market.
ing Board.
Mr. J. A. Grenier, Deputy -Minister
of Agriculture: for Quebec, that the
canned goods manufacturers of that
province have agreed to attend such
a meeting and it is expected that the
canning companies of Ontario will
take immediate steps to arrange
the conference at an early date.
Current Crop Report
Rain in the majority of districts of
Ontario has greatly brightened the
crop outlook, according to reports
received from agricultural represen-
tatives during the pact two weeks.
Coming at a time when drought was
a serious threat, the showers have
proved of tremendous value to crops.
of all kinds which were practically at
a standstill. . Such crops as hay and
strawberries will be decidedly short,
but the moisture changed the outlook
for a majority of other crops. An
improvement is noted in pastures
which will bring relief to the critical
livestock situation. An increased
acreage of corn is reported from
many counties and the crop is look-
ing well. Essex reports 100,000 ac-
cres of fall wheat having wintered
well and promising an average of a
20 -bushel crop over the whole conn.
ty. Sweet clover is reported to have
wintered well in Dul erin County
where early potatoes and cereal
grains are also looking fine. McIn-
tosh and Wealthies are heavily laden
in the orchards of Dundas County,
but it is doubtful if many of the
Fameuse trees will recover from
winter injury. :'Glengarry reports
widespread interest in the seeding of
millet, sorgum, etc., and more of
these crops will be sown there.
Wellington Hog Club
Organization of county groups hi
the Ontario Swine Producers' Asso-
ciation in older Ontario is nearing
completion. Following a prelimin-
ary meeting at Arthur, a well -at+
tended gathering at Fergus decided
to bring Wellington county into line,
The situation with regard to the
marketing of hogs in Ontario and
Canada was fully explained by W. Pi
Watson of the Provincial Live Stock
Branch, and a hearty discussion on
methods of improvement in the swine
industry followed his remarks.
Mr. Watson gave the interesting
information that Wbilington county
ships around 75,000 hogs a year with
ninety per cent. if them inthe two
top grades. This record is not el
quailed by any county shipping such
a large number of hogs. ' It i8 sur
passed by some counties with camper-
atively small shipments of hogs.
The general feeling of the meet•
ing was that quite considerable work
could be done to improve both the
production and marketing conditions
under which the swine industry •op-
erates.
It was agreed to join hands with
the provincial organiaztion and or-
ganize Wellington county. Twelve
township directors were named.
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Conference On Tomato Prices Being
Arranged
Following a resolution presented
by a joint committee of Canners and.
Growers to Hon. Thomas L. Kennedy
urging that something should be
done to increase' prices to tomato
growers for the coming season, con-
versations have been held between
the Ministers of Ontario and Quebee,
under the auspices of the Federal'
Minister of Agriculture, Hon, Mr.
Weir.
As a result of these conversations
it has been announced that if the
Canners of Ontario and Quebec call
a conference for the purpose of ar-
riving at an agreement on the mat-
ters under discussion and make •pos-
sible an increase in prices to the
tomato growers over and above the,
Ontario contracts already
made, ranging from 25c to 2714 cents
per blushel, that the three govern-
ments, on invitation, will send repre-
senatives to the meeting with a view
to discussing ways and means of
making any such agreements effec-
tive.
Word has since been received from
ak ii; ejr
Emergency Hay Crops Are Needed
to Meet Present Feed Shortage
The feed shortage which must be
faced by farmers in South -Western
Ontario resulting' from the past se-
vere winter and succeeding dry wea-
ther has become serious., Since the
prospects for hay are not promising,
there is still time left in which to
plant a few annual crops for either
hay or pasture. Where the land is
in condition to plant within the next
week or so, the following crops are
recommended liy the Dominion Eu-
perimental Station, Harrow, to fur-
nish a supply of feed in a short
growing season. These crops are
soybeans, Sudan grass, millet, rape.
and corn.
Soybeans may still be planted for
hay by drilling solid at the rate of
75 to 90 pounds per acre. The re-
sulting hay will be found equal to
alfalfa, although the curing may be
slightly more difficult. Thick plant-
ing tends to produce finer stems
which facilitates curing.
A mixture of soybeans and Sudan
grass may be obtained by planting
the soybeans in rows 28 to 30 inches
apart at the rate of 60 pounds per
acre and, when the soybeans are well
up, Sudan grass may be seeded be-
tween the rows at the rate of 20
pounds per acre. The addition of
the Sudan grass will be found to
make the curing of the hay easie•
and will also make a well-balanced
feed.
Sudan grass alone is comparable
to timothy in feeding value and
makes a good growth in a short
time. Indications are that it is well
adopted to grazing once the plants
have become well established. This
crop is also drought resistant since
it is a, native of the Sudan. Seeding
should be at the rate of 15 to 40
pounds per acre broadcast, the thick•
er seeding tending to produce a fins•
er-stemmed hay and to keep down
weeds, Harvest immediately follow-
ing full •bloom, as coarseness devel-
opes after this stage, Sudan grass
hay is very palatable and relished by
all classes of livestock..
Japanese millet •may be sown up to
July 1 at the rate' of 2 to 3 pecks per
acre with a grain drill. This crop
may be cut any time from heading
to full bloom. Millet is higher tr
feed value than timothy, but has a
laxative effect and should not be fed
in quantities to horses if the hay
contains mature` seed. A mixture of
soybeans and millet has not been so
satisfactory as a mixture, of soy
beans and Sudan grass.
Rape may be sown for pasture for
all classes of stock except milking
cows,Seeding should be at the rate
of 2 to 3 pounds per acre in drills 28
to 30 inches apart, since less tramp=
ing by stock will take place than if
seeded broadcast.
The corn crop offers a convenient
possibility for obtaining • an extra
supply of fodder or green feed since
in the majority of cases seed will be
readily available. • For the production
of fodder, corn should be drilled
thickly in rows. In cases where a
poor stand has been .•obtained and
the crop has been check rowed for
grain production, additional plantings
may be made to fill in the rows and
the crop then used for cutting as
green feed.
The above •outline indicates a few
crops which require a relatively short
growing season in which to producq
a supply of feed,
be found valuable
this 'district under
Any of these may
to the farmers of
the existing condi-
vommonermouranuesisrenne
tions, In all cases it will be advts-
able to plant these crops as soon as
possible.
Jil8NSALL: Harold Sherritt spent r
the week -end in Hamilton competing
in the Dominion Interscholastic meet
held in that city Saturday, for the
Dominion Interscholastic champion-
ships. Harold finished in a tie for
third position, but Sheridan, of War-
erdown, was awarded the decision.
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WEST W. WWANOSH: Following
a lingering illness of heart trouble.
there passed away at his home, Con.
4, West Wawanosh, a highly esteem-
ed resident of the Township, in the
person of David Errington. Born in
England 65 years ago, he came to
Canada 27 years ago, settling at
Kincardine at first and moving later
to the township and farm which
continued to be his home until Me
death. He was married in England
87 years ago to his now -bereft part-
ner in life, who was, before her
marriage, . Miss Sarah Elizabeth Bell.
Besides his widow he leaves to mourn
the loss of a kind father, one son
Jack Errington and also one grand-
son. The funeral was held from his
late home on Wednesday afternoon
at 2.00 o'clock, and the remains in-
terred in Dungannon cemetery.
HENSALL:' The Chamber of.
Commerce held a meeting recently
when the president, W. J. Bonthron,
occupied the chair. A report by the
treasurer showed that after paying
all expenses connected with the May
24 celebration the sum of $300 stood
to the good and was applied to wipe
out an indebtedness connected wit'•
what was known as the Board of
Trade in past years and was largely
incurred in the purchasing of land.
Several committees gave satisfactory
reports connected with activities and
projects under the supervision of the
Chamber of Commerce. The matter
of an Old Boys' reunion in all pro-
bability in 1935, received favorable
discussion and a committee was ap-
pointed to secure as much informa.
tion as possible in connection with
the holding of such a reunion. The
matter of considering an invitation
to repeat the minstrel show given on
May 24 frpm a neighboring place was
taken up and favorably considered.
GODERSCIh: Although suggestion
The Growing of Grain
Mixtures
(Experimental Farms Note)
The growing of crops in combina-
tion
ombination for grain has been a live project
in the Cereal Division, Central Ex-
permental Farni, Ottawa, for a num-
ber of years. During recent years,
interest in the problem has centred a-
round the production of combination
crops that yield a high percentage of
protein. In other words, greater
attention has been given to the actual
feeding value of the mixed crop with-
out sacrificing yield.
An extensive test or various com-
binations of crops and varieties has
been conducted over a period of three
years at Ottawaand the results indi-
cate that different combinations of
oats and barley, oats and wheat, and
oats, barley and wheat will not yield
significantly higher than a crop of
oats grown alone nor will the yield
of protein per acre be increased when
these crops are grown together. When
peas are added to oats, oats and bar-
ley or to oats and wheat, however
both the yield of grain and protein per
acre were substantially increased.
Peas grown alone of course yield a
greater amount of protein than any of
the above-mentioned crops, but the
cost of handling peas is rather high
and when they can be grown in com-
bination
ombination with other crops and har-
vested with binder, the production
cost is greatly reduced.
The proportion of seed of each
crop to use in seeding mixed grains
will depend to some extent on the
varieties. Generaly speaking, how-
ever, the best results have been ob-
tained at Ottawa by using 1 to 11/4
bushels of peas and 1 bushel of oats.
When barley or wheat is added to
this mixture, the, peas and, oats.
should be reduced proportionately to
allow for the addition of the other
crops.
In growing mixtures one must now
overlook the importance of using
good seed of well adapted varieties.
The choice ,of varieties thatmature
at approximately the same time
must also be kept in mind.
The Ottawa results have shown
that there is no •particular advantage
in growing more than two crops in
combination. When peas are used in
the mixture it is desirable to have as
little competition as possible and,
therefore, the fewer crops in the
mixture the .better.
has been made to the authorities here
that Herman Doerr, defaulting 'P.1)
C. secretary of Exeter, is prepared tc
deliver himself up, nothing yet has
transpired. "A 'warrant has been
out since last December for Decrr's
arrest. He is al'leged'to be $2,000
short in his accounts, Last Friday
a deputation of five, including mem-
bers of the Public Utilities Commis-
sion and leadingcitizens, among
them a former member of Parliament
came from Exeter to Goderich and
were closeted with officials of the
law. They:. imparted the information
that Doerr's whereabouts were known,
according to reports they had re-
ceived, and further that he was pre-
pared to make full restitution. The
suggestion was advanced that pro-
secution be dropped, but this was
rejected and nothing has been heard
from the Ebceter man since. Provin-
cial :police here state the last .heard
of Doerr was that he is in New Mex-
ico, employed on a hydro development
that he has made good and was hold-
ing a responsible position. The in-
formation is that he has made some
Money, is prepared, to repay his al-
leged defalcations and go back to
his position. When a Crown official
was advised of this report he replied
that in his opinion Mr. Doer was
much Closer to Exeter than New
Mexico. Provincial police have been
expecting him to give himself up
daily but so far notaing has hap-
pened.
GODERICH: At a meeting of the
Goderich Collegiate Institute board
on Tuesday, Miss Madeleine Lane,
B.A., daughter of Rev. and Mrs. D.
J. Lane, town, was oppointed to the
G.C.I. staff. The resignation of Miss
Frances Dale has been accepted and
Miss Lane will begin her duties in
September, when she will take charge
of the literature, •composition and 1
drama classes in Lower School and
assist in the instruction of the phy-
sical culture classes.—Signal.
GODERICIT: Andrew Porter, col-
lector of customs and registrar of
shipping^. at the port of Goderich, for
nearly 20 years will retire from the
service, he announced" on Saturday,
at the end of June. "Andy" Porter,
former printer, newspaperman, globe
trotter, bank cleric and bank manag-
er, once a candidate for the House of
Commons, and one of the best known
and best liked citizens of this com-
munity asked that "no frills" be ad-
ded to the announcement, and most
everybody knowswhat his request
means. 1 -To 'has ' been an efficient,
painstaking and above everything
else, a courteous official.
SE'AFORTH; The local branch of
the Canadian Legion conducted the
annual decoration day services on
Sunday ' afternoon, ,The veterans
fell in at the Post office and preced-
ed by the Seaforth Highlanders
Band, marched to the Soldiers Mem-
orial in Victoria Park via Goderich
street, 'where a brief and impressive
service was held, beginning with the
hymn, "Onward, Christian Soldiers."
An invocation by Major Rev. Canon
Appleyard, iii A;, M.C., was followed"'
by the reading of the names on the:
memorial., The Last Post and the.
Reveille then sounded. Tho eeremony
closed with the, National Anthem and'
the march past of the veterans. The'
parade then returned to the postot;:.
fire by the same route and the vet-
erans went by motor to St. James".
Rarpurhey and Maitland Bank ceme-
teries, where the graves of: deceased.'
comrades were honored:.
GODERIGH: A . horse belonging
to, Herb. Cranston, attached ,to Alii
son'
& Heitman's delivery wagon, took. -
fright' on West street and ran wild:
It raced, around the Square, down ..
Kingston street to Victoria, where it
turned south. Colliding vbith a tree .
near T. R. Wallis' property, the .wa-
gon became detached. 'The horse
continued madly along Britannia -
Road to the Bayfield road, where it
ran straight into the window of
Harry Mitchell's store, where the
occupants were startled when the
horse's head came through the large
pane of glass. The horse was caught
and taken to its ,stable.
Ever notice that the fellow who .•
sits in the back seat at church usu-
ally lands in a front seat at'the ,-
show?
PUBLIC
NOTICE
British import regulations require that Canadian apples must be
certified free of maggot. Notice is hereby given that where the
owner of an orchard has applied for certification, ALL APPLE
AND HAWTHORN TREES WITHIN 300 YARDS OF SUCH
ORCHARD MUST BE SPRAYED THOROUGHLY FOR THE
APPLE MAGGOT, AS RECOMMENDED ON THE OFFICIAL
SPRAY CALENDAR, OR BE CUT DOWN BEFORE JULY 1st,
1934.
Owners of apple and hawthorn trees falling under this classification
are advised that this regulation is compulsory. Spray Calendars
and further information may be secured from the County Agricul-
tural Representative, or, Fruit Branch, Parliament. Buildings,
Toronto.
ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Col. the Hon. Thos, L. Kennedy James B. Fairbairn
Minister Deputy Minister •
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