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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1934-08-23, Page 6PAGE 6 ----_-- THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD TB BURS,, AUG. 23, 1334 HEWS 11B----- HPPENiN8SDf INTtREST TO FRW1EflS I i the tion dor Information 1 In e Tim � BusyFarmer F a ure '-ult ( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ) order to p CROP REPORT Below will be found a brief synop- sis of telegraphic reports received at the Head Office of the Bank of Mon- treal from its Branches. General In the Prairie Provinces harvesting is general over the Southern areas and well advanced elsewhere except in August, in - ermit Northern Alberta and the Peace Riv- the ur Weekly Crop Report middles A gu the trees. to mature and ripen the new er District where the season is later, Hfall wheat is nearing wood', The most satisfactory time Scattered rains have benefited pas- mpleestina of tbe late fall, or urea but were too late to aid wheat i is weld un 1 mulch is lr t the pas - completion and threshing to appy ' way. While yields are irregular, arty winter 1 materially. Indications point to der Y tin of.barley ow. If this is Prairie wheat yr sample is good. Cutting and oats is well advanced and thresh- ing has commenced. Grain is of good quality, 'Corn is growing well and, promises an average crop. Roots, grass pastures and second growth alf- alfa rains. recent benefited r b en by . have 1 Tree fruit yields will be considerably below average. Grapes continuo o develop satisfactorily. Rainfall a fllb has s helped tobacco crops generally, severe hailstorm destroyed about 10 per cent. of the crop in the Delhi area. The Maintenance of Soil Fertility I At this season red mites and body ieulture for lice frequently :cause serious loss in ) Amore permanent age production, deaths may follow a badII Southwestern Ontario building din requireram ` infestation among both the young more has bee soil actisedg P g than been practised on many and the old stock, na{y be considerable in time and in the district during the pastflock 'back intoe condition , after the trouble has been located. 'Carelessness or unsanitary condi- tionslly responsible for the tions.' Roots are' reported to be pro- gressing satisfactorily and average yields are anticipated. .Throughout) Nova Scotia the hay crop is estimat- ed to be from 20 per cent to 40' per cent below average. Potatoes and other roots are growing well. Ap- ples are starting to show some col- ouring, scab and insect injury is well under control. e t whenthe materia can he tramped into the an done, it will not be moved by winds and will be found lying compact and close to the ground in the following spring. Furthermore; with the ma- terial in this condition, decomposi- tionll usually begin with the 'ad- eld as possibly slight- ly that of last year, the better- ment ly over ment being in. Alberta. In Quebec Province a good crop of 'hay has been harvested and cutting has begun, of Barley and Oats, which promise an average yield. In Ontario hail and wfdamno c ro s et p a d hich caused w c er � e er, `aft les have warm weath ga vent of willmulch-.rarely, if ever, get dry in Some. sections, particularly in Ox- enough x" ' and Norfolk Counties. Grain ford burn. f h t obu ou ted en g I d Province of.British Columbia.' Cutting of grain has commenced d and an average yt Ontario Fall'Fair Dates :Sept. 18 Sutton ...... Aug. 9-11 Wooler .`. ... •.. wrkwenrkong (Ma Canadian 'Lakehead (Port William & Port Arthur Aug. 13-18 Ottawa (Central ,Canada, Exhibition . , .......Aug. 20-26 Harvesting- of Influence Early Topping on the Composition, Harvesting of;late hay crops was de [llf9Uence of d the quality is la e sli T yed by ram an • ghtly inferior to the first cutting: and Yield of Turnips oinabo crops of good quality and yield are moving freely to the can- IA , neries and markets. Potatoes and other vegetables are plentiful. 43-- ples are sizing satisfactorily and picking of early varieties is well ad- vanced. Present estimated yields are as follows: Apples 100' percent,' year 90 percent, plums and prunes pears is Pasturage ' average. e ce tof 85 x n p. ood in most districts. Some Poultry Parasites Easily ha threshing is general, with fair yield indicated, except for fall wheat. In the Maritime Provinces the hay crop' as a whole has proved somewhat be - Potatoes and •vesting is well a van and farms decade or two. Have we become so bring the interested in cash crops in many dis- tricts that we are overlooking some of the fundamentals in the mainten- ance of soil fertility. Shall we be able to maintain soil fertility and crop yields under many of g? Is our no systems on them average faun whole program definite enough to,insure improve- ment rather than decline? These questibns deserve the serious consid- eration of the man who is thinking of the future as well as of the present possibilities of his fermi We certainly have access to better low average. Oats, roots are progressing satisfactorily... In British Columbia " fine weather with intermittent rains has been fav- ourable to growing crops in most districts, and conditions generally continue satisfactor;f• Details fol- low. Prairie Provinces are usually presence of these pests. They thrive) Alberta, Northeastern Area--Ear- on dirty bens and multiply rapidly in ly sown wheat promises a fair yield. filth if it is allowed to accumulate Late crops and •coarse grains are in corners or cracks and crevices of light. Alberta, Southeastern Area— the henhouse. The wheat crop is light and coarse Lice live entirely on the body of grains are poor. Pasturage and the bird and irritate by crawling and fodder are short. Alberta, Western biting. Their eggs are laid at the Area In the 'South early sown base of the feather, usually around wheat yields in the central section the vent or under the wing. Fortun- will be much lighter than usual. In ately, they are easily controlled and the Northern districts the crop is by using ordinary precautions the very promiing• Saskatchewan, k`may be kept free and clean. Northern Area ---Crops vary as a re- nitoulin, Indian Reserve) . ..Sept. 18-20 Almonte . . Sept. 19-21 Bonfield . • ... ... • .:Sept. 19 Bracebridge •••Sept. 19-21 Peterboro ..•••••••• Aug. 20-25 Garden River (Indian Re 20-22 serve . • Sept. 19-20 .Aug. g Oshawa •. ug' - .. Sept. 19-21 Aug 14-15 I Lansdowne 19 20 Meaford . • Sept. 19-21 O 'll' , • .Aug. 24-2i Mildmay . ..... Sept. 19-20 19 Woodstock weeks and a transference of carbohy- • Experimental Farms Note) The question of cutting turnip tops drates from leaf' to root, resulting in for green food. some weeks before the' greater stores of nutrients in the root.. checked' roots are pulled, is one of farm econ-, This storage i� considerably' eonsequeneg- omics. , Is it more profitable to use by early topping the turnip leaves in the early fall •or the practice of using the tops in early to leave the roots intact with the fol- t.utumn is non -economic. rage until harvested. • Three years of —S. N. Hamilton, Central Experi- • investigation have resulted in con- mental Farm, Ottawa, Ont. sistent and conclusive results. The locations of this experiment were at the Experimental Stations at Charlottetown and Rustico,. P.E.I. Roots and leaves from a crop which was topped early and from one left untapped until the roots were pulled, were analysed'. and afforded data from which composition and yield of total dry matter and nutrients per acre were calculated.artier topped The leaves from'the e P her or in of aremore succulent or turnips words, contain a lower percentage of dry matter than the leaves of the tur- nips at the tune the roots are dug. The yield of dry matter is, however, heavier from the leaves of the earlier topped roots. In consequence, consid- ering the leaves only, the argument would be in . favour of early topping but a consideration of the roots re- verses this decision. Sept. 19 A 81-22 'Inverary . Thorold Listowel • , • • • • ...Sept. Kenora ,.,..,,•,::Aug.23-24 Ti is . Toronto Canadian National 1 Ekhibition) ...Aug. 24 -Sept. 8 1 Belleville . ..... • •. • •-Aug. 28-31 Tillsonburg ............Aug. 28-30 Kapuskasing ....Aug. 30 -Sept. 1 ..Sept. 19 2 Walpole Island (Indian . 1 Warren Sept. .20-21 Reserve- Aug. 30 -Sept, Ailsa Craig . Elmira .. ...... . • .Aug. 31 -Sept. 3 i Burks, Falls . Sept. 20-21 Perth . . , ....Sept. 1-4 ` Sept. 3-4'Cape Croke', (Indian ReSept. 20-21 Rainy River .." ..............Sept.4-51 serve) Chesterville 'Desboro Sept. 20-21 Christian Island (Indian Dunchurch . Sept. 20-21. Reserve) .... .....Sept. 4.5 Haliburton ......... ,...Sept. 20 Sept. 4-5 Mohaviir (Indian Mount Forest Riceville • Reserve) ..Sept. .........Sept. 19-20 Sept. 19 Thessalon • • •.Sept. '19 Verner . Sept. 19-20 0 Sarnia . . ' • • " SCHOOLS HAVE NEW REGISTERS ht i IOC seed today than was available thirty I The usual practice at the Experimen' su'1t of the recent hest and roug , years ago. however, good seed alone I tai Station at Barrow is to apply 1 and yields will be lower than pre - will mot insure continued good yields. Blue Ointment, which can be obtained viously anticipated. Pasturage gen- at any drug store. A portion of erally is fair. Saskatchewan, South- The humus in the soil and sewell fertil-ee blue ointment about the size of a pea ern Area—Crops are poor with a fa must be maintained ind ase earl: These is smeared between the thumb and largo acreage cut for feed and the facts are borne out the various ro- average yieldgrade low. tation studies of the Dominion Ex- first and second fingers and rubbed and' Pas- perimental Station, Harrow, Ontario, in around the vent and at the base tures are bare and the feed problem is serious in many districts. Mani- willwhile nothing has been found that of the wing close to the body. One lobo—Threshing has commenced and place of barnyard thorough application when the birds quite inate the laced in their winter guar - fair to good yields are indicated over manure a soil building program, are being p y the Portage. Plains, along the Red the available supply is entirely made- tens is usually sufficient to keep them Valley and in most Northern quate to meet the demands of our clean for the year.' However,the Riverricts: Crops are only fair to soils in most sections ans dSouthwestern ua t amount vu se should be examined because a reinfestationat mayter- oe- I` poor in areas of heaviest acreage and of n. Where adequate amount I some districts will be short of feed. of manure is riot produced on the cur during hot weather.. pastures benefited from recent rains. farm, either more livestock should be The red mites do not stay on thee kept or green manure should be pro- Sept. anover .• Sept. 20-21 .....................Sept.t, 5-7 awon Emo .. Sept. 5-6 Kag g Apsley .. .. • • • • • • Kincardine . • Sept. 21-22 Aylmer . Sept. 5-7 Maxville Sept. 20-21 Gluts.....................Sept.5 8 Midland ...............Sept. 20-22 Sept. 20-21 Sept. 20-21 Sept, 20-21 Se t. 20-21 Cornwall ...Spt Odessa Kingston .. .....•Sept• 5-7 Sept, • 6-8 ; Priceville . Arnprior , .•••• Sept 6 Richmond • duced in the soil by the use of such soiling crops as sweet clover, rye, and soybeans. .After all, a green man- ure crop is the cheapest method of adding humus to the soil. Alfalfa, as well, should play a much more impor- tant part in our soil building pro- gram. It is the cheapest and most productive hay erop we have and, in addition, should be utilized for pas- tures much more than it is at pre- sent. A more definite soil -building program, coupled with good soil man- agement, will certainly result in a more permanent and profitable agri- culture.' birds constantly. As a rule they seen the day in some crack or crevice or on the underside of the roosts, prey- ing on the birds at night 'bypiercing the skin and gorging themselves with blood. The control is compara- tively simple. A solution of 1 to 3 crude carbolic and kerosene or one of the good coal tar preparations usual- ly used as a disinfectant may be ap- plied with a brush to the dropping boards, roosts and nests after they have been thoroughly 'scraped and cleaned, in the case of a bad infesta- tion. when the mites have migrated to all parts of the house, a thorough cleaning and spraying with one of these agents will be necessary and should be repeated after an interval of two or three days. Rasprry Planting Province of Quebec Except in some sections of the Eastern townships the hay crop has been good. An average yield of barley and oats is in prospect, cut- ting is general except in the lower St. Lawrence Valley. Roots, general- ly, are in good condition and making progress but in most sections rain is needed to assure an average crops. pasturage is fair to good. Tobacco is growing well and looks promising. The.apple yield will be s hort. Fod- der corn is developing rapidly t requires wires more heat and moisture. P Casselman "" ',Sept. 6-7 Seaforth . South Mountain . • ' ' ' ' ' ,Sept. 6-7 1 Shedden . Sept. 20 Wheatley Atwood...............Sept. 21-22 Binbrook Sept. 7-S Beaverto a Sept. 21-22 Centreville (Addington) • ..Sept. 7-8 Beaverton .. Sept, 21-22 Tavistock • 7-8 Bobcaygeon Sept. 21-22 . Sept. 8 Brampton . • ..,... Sept. 21-22 Lombardy • • ,•,,. :.... Sept. 8 Sept. 2,1-22 London (Western Fair) ..Sept. 10-15 Napanee .. ............Sept. 10-12 Sept. 10-11 Sept. 11-12 Sept 11-12 • Sept. 11-12 Sept. 11-12 Sept. 11-12 Sept. 11-12 Sept. 11-12 Sep.t 11-12 Sept. 11-12 Sept. 11-12 Modern System Is Announced By • Minister of Education Hon. D. T. J. -Simpson, Ministera1 of Education has announced that new issue of school registers had been made for use in the Public and Separ- ate Schools of Ontario. The new reg- isters embody the modern • principles of school' bookkeeping and are regard -1 five, and economic. ed as both effective, Two types are planned: A daily regis- ter, which will be uniform. in l ' class -rooms and confined to daily nd re- ports of school attendance, a 10 -year general register in which the school's reports of permanent worth will be completely summarized. The new registers are an improve- ment from the mechanical and artis- tic standpoint, according to the de- partment announcement. . Tri -colored ruling is substituted for copper -plate work in common ink, a move designed to contribute to the clarity and ease with which data may be compiled. The dual change will also result in a ma- terial saving which initially will a- mount to $700 and annually to $1,309. The unit cost of the entire series of registers has been reduced from 63 cents to 41 cents per copy. In its announcement, the Depart- ment of E'dueation noted that the re- cords e cords have been brought in line with world movements toward efficiency, "The League of Nations," says the announcement, "looldng to a broad basis of education as a real ground of national efficiency and internation- al amity, is searching out radical Oct. 2 causes of illiteracy beyond the con - The yield of dry matter from the roots harvested at the later date is much the heavier --an increased weight of from 15 to 25 per cent. Fur- ther, the total weight of dry matter from both roots and leaves is always greater from the turnips topped when pulled. The total dry matter of the crop has every year been increased by leaving the crop untopped. The yield of sugar (a valuable nutrient s roots) from the untopped crop also been the heavier. In one co op the increase was almost fifty p cent. This figure is unusually high, the av- erage being about twelve per cent. It is evident that there is growth of the turnip during the autumn During the month of September, or even as late as mid-October,' raspber- ry canes may be planted with as much success 'as in the early spring before the canes have budded out. This dis- tance at which the rows and plants are to be placed depends largely upon the type of training to be followed. In. Eastern Canada two systems are is general use, the hill system and the hedge -row. In the hill system the plants are set at least four, by four care, with ca feet. apart, .which: permits, the use of P single horse cultivator either way. Where land is cheaper and the labor higher, the distance may be increased to seven by seven feet, per- mitting the use of a double cultivator and eliminating most of the hand hoe- ing. If the hedge -row system is ad opted, the rows may be placed six feet apart, or wider, and theplants set three feet apart in the row. If the p lents are checked in rows se that they all come opposite, a single horse cultivator may be used the first season and thus cut down mainten- ance costs by a considerable amount. Oakwood • • Alfred : Bruce Mines Charlton Cochrane , : Coe Hill Coldwater , Hymers , Lakefield . • Orangeville • Port Perry . Sept. 11-14 Renfrew . . , .... . . Renfrew . . ............Sept. 11-14 Rosseaeu . . Sept. 11-12 Experiments With Forage Crops In order that the work with forage crops at the Dominion Experiments Station, Harrow, may be more gen- erally known, the following outline is given to acquaint those interested With this phase of the work. Three classes. of crops are under study at present; namely, soybeans, Corn and sugar beets. Since soy- beans new crop, arerather a b can s consid- erable attention is being paid. to them. A number of standard varie-• ties have been i tested for several' years and the most suitable of these selected. A test of the ten best var- ieties is now being conducted for seed' production. Eighteen varieties are included in a test for' hay. The time of planting' and also the dis- tance apart of the rows is' also being studied. Since all of the present va- rieties may Se improved' upon, from one standpoint or another, breeding and selection work is being carried on in order to produce varieties suit - to various conditions m Canada. The production of Elite Stock Seed. and testing of various fertilizer mixtures are other features of the works It will be of interest to those fol- lowing the advancement of the soy- bean crop to know that a new bulle- tin has been issued summarizing the work done on the Experimental ' may be m Farmssystem. This bulletin y s y Sta- tion S obtained free by writing to t Harrow. t Ha tion a Corn work, while severely handi- capped in recent years by the corn borer and drought, consists mainly of variety tests and breeding. The test wherein the time of planting several varieties of corn is varied from early to late, and the resulting corn borer damage and yield noted, is carried, on each year. A number of inbred lines Province of Ontario Fall wheat production is consider- ably below average due to winter killing and drought. While the yield varies widely, the quality is good. Barley and oats are showing average yields of good grade. Straw is short. Corn is in good condition and shows satisfactory growth. Root. crops require more moisture. The apple crop will .be light, and the yield considerably below average. The Codling Moth is prevalent in some districts. Grapes are sizing well and all varieties are progressing favour- ably. Early peaches were a fair crop. Elebrtas: and other standards will be light. Pastures and after - grass, while freshened by recent rains, are still in poor condition and require additional moisture to stimu- late growth.Tobacco plants have benefited from recent rains, but the crop is spotty due to drought andion► has suffered considerable damage hcC Russell • Sturgeon Falls Val Gagne Galt • Orrville : . Pinkerton . 1l oKellar .. Sept. 24-26 Zurich . Sept. 24-26 Ashworth .. • ... • . •Sept. 25 Campbellford Sept. 25-26 Beachburg .. •Sept. 25-26 Blyth . Sept. 25-26 Cooksville Sept. 25-26 Dresden .. Sept. 25-27 Drumbo • Sept. 25-26 Dundalk • Sept. 25-26 Sept. 25-26 Sept. 11-12 Sept. 11-12 Sept. 11 Wellesley • Sept. 11-12 Williamstown . .. .... , Sept. 11-42 Sept. 12 Sept. -12-15 Sept. 12 Sept. 12-13 Sept. 12-15 Sept. 12 Sept. 12-13 Sept. 12-13 Sept. 21 Sept. 21 Baysville • Collingwood Frankford Hepworth , Lindsay Y GTO . Parham Glencoe . Gore Bay . . Iron Bridge , • Kemble • Maberly • . ..............Sept. 25-2 Minden . Sept. 2 Mitchell . . Sept. 26-2 Murillo • • Sept. 26-2 Norwich • , Sept. 25-2 Orono . • Sept. 25-2 Paisley . Sept. 25- Powassan , • Sept. 25 - Ripley . Sept. 26 Sheguiandah .. . •, Sept. 25-, Spencerville • • .. • • • • • , • Sept. 25- Port Stella • • Sept. Port Carling . Sept. 25 - Sarnia Junction . ... • . • • • Sept. 12 Thedford • • Sept, 25 Sarnia (Indian Reserve ....Sept. 12 Walters Falls . Sept. 26 Alliston • Sept. 13-14 Wellandport . • • • Bancroft : Sept. 13-14 Bar River . • Sept. Sept.t. Sept.ht•13-14 Bayfield . • 26 Clarence . Dryden . • Sept. 26 Clarence Creek • • • • • • ............ 13 Sept. 26 Galetta (Mohrs Corners) Sept. 13-14 1 Emsdale . • ..............Sept.2 Huntsville .. Sept. 13-14 GooderhamSept. Sept. 1344 Ilderton . • Milverton . . ,,,,,,, ...Sept Milverton . , .Sept. 13-14 Middleville . Newington , • .. Sept. 13-14 Obsweken (Six Nations, Indian , ... • . Sept.•2 Rama (Indian Reserve) Sept. 13-14 serve) , Sept. 2 Sault Ste. Marie ..........Sept. 13-14 Picton • ;, Sept.. 13-14 Ramona South River Sept. 2 Vanldeek Hill ....• • • • ••'Sept. 13-15 Uitterson .... Sept. 2 wjiarton . • Sept. 18-14 Avonmore Sep ..Sept. 14-15 Belmont . Comb r • . Sept. l s . 'wase B Comber .................Sept. 14-15Sept. Englehart .. .....Sept. 14-15 Harriston Sept. Fergus' . Sept. 14-15 Holstein .. • • . , , .....Sept. Lanark . Sept. 14 Ingersoll ..............Sept. New Hamburg Sept. 14-16 Lucknow Sept. Niagara -on -the -bake • • , Sept. 14-15 Magnetewan • • Sept. Sept. 15 Manitowaning . Brigden . . Burford • Oct. 2-3 trot of the child and school. The Pro - Colborne . • 0'ct• 2-3 vincial Department of School Atten•+ Drayton . • O'et. 2-3 dance, to fulfill this end, is collecting Durham Oct. 2-3 1 through school channels data of in - Fairground Oct. 2-3 roads upon health, organic defects of " Jarvis Oct. 2-3 `eye, ear and limb, as well as of such laden Oct .2-3 handicaps on education as parental in. Madoc Oct. 2-3 competence and poverty. Millbrook Oct. 2-3 Mount ce as . Providence Bay .. • • • • • • • •OcOct• 2t. -32HOW'S THIS ONE? Rockton . • Oct. 2-3 Rodney Oct. Oct, 2-3 Tara . . Teeswater . Oct. 2-3 wetland .. Oct. 2-4 Zephyr Oct. 2 Alvinston . Oct. 3-4 Arthur Oct. 3-4 Dorchester . Oct, 3 5 Lion's Head • Oct. 33:.44 6 Merlin .. Oct, 4-6 6 Caledonia . • Oct. 46 6 Courtland • Oct: 4-5 6 Cookstown • -5 26 Dungannon , • • . ' Oct.t.O. 4 26 'Embro Oct. 4-5 26 Florence • . 26 Georgina Island (Indian Re- Oct. 4-5 26 serve) . Oc 25 Harrow .. Oct. 4-6 26 Kilsyth Oct. 4-6 26 Markdale • Oct, 4-5 -26 Markham . Oct. 4-6 26 wlarkworth . Oct, 4-6 -27 Ayton • Oct'. 4-6 27 Caledon .. Oct. 5-6 -27 Georgetown Oct. 5-16. 26 Highgate . Oct. 5-6 26 Fordwich . Oct, 5-6 26 Marmona , . • .. • .... • Oct.. 6-6 Re- Melbourne . . Oet. 5 6-28 Streetsville . Oct. 5-6 Oct. 5 6_27 w.ilkesport • O'ct. 6 ...................Sept: 26 Demorestville Oct. 6-8 6-27 Erin .. Oct. 8 7-28 Bolton • t. 27 Bradford .. Oct. 9-10 27-28 Forest Oct. 9-10 27-28 Norwood . • Oct. 9-10 1 'n . Oct. 9-10 Port -28 6"i 2 7. 27-28 Ridgetown Oct. 9-11 27-28 St. Marys .. Oct. 9-10. Oct. 9.11 27-28 5imcoe (Norfolk Co.) Oct. 9-10 27-28 Wingham Oct. 10-11 27-29 Schomberg . ' Oct. 11-12 27-28 Chatsworth , Oct. 11-12 27-28 Roseneath . ..... ••••' Oct. 11.12. 'n d on . bi A Se 27 g 27-28 Woodbridge . :Oct. 12-•13 28 , Walsh . Oct. 13 Moravian (Indian Reserve) Oc. 16-18 N•B.—ID,ates of Agricultural Socie- ties fairs are subject to change. ...Sept. 25-26 Sept. 25-26 Sept. 26-26 6 A full-blooded Pima Indian out in he Arizona needed some cash, went to a banker and asked about a loan. "How much do you need?" asked the banker. "Me want two hundred dollars." "For how long?" "Maybe two weeks; maybe two months." "And what security have you?" "Me got two hundred horses." This seemed sufficient security, and the loan was made. A short time afterward the. Indian came into the bank with two thous- and and two hundred dollars cash, paid off the note, and started to leave) with the rest of his roll. "Why not let us take care of that money for you?" The old Indian's mind flew back to the day when he wanted two hundred' dollars, and, looking the banker straight in the eyes, he solemnly ask- • ed: "How many horses you got?" Orchard Mulches Where the grass is cut in the spaces between- the trees of the or- chard and used for a mulch, it should be applied while still green. When dry hay is used, it will not begin to decompose until soaked by rain. In constitutes a serious ' e it the meantime, fire hazard and the beneficial action of: the mulch is delayed. As a gener- al rule, where grass Is used as. a mulch, it should be applied before July 1, or after the terminal buds formed on the new wood in eenf have b late summer. It'is also desirable that the early summer application be comparatively light, two or three inches of green grass being sufficient, to that it Wilt be decomposed by the Maritime Provinces In Prince,Edward. Island a good crop of . hay has been;harvested, a heavy: yield of oats is in prospect, and root crops continue tp show strong growth. In New Brunswick the yield of hay has been below aver- age. Oats are maturing rapidly, cutting has commenced in some see. Shannonville Sept. 17-2 Barrie . , .....................17-2 Sept. 17-1 Exeter . Noelville................Sept. 17-1 Pakenhani Sept. 17-1 Stratford .' Sundridge Acton of corn are also maintained " and crosses made between these each year. Inbreeding tends to segregate 0' Owen Sound .. Sept. 8 Port Hope . .......... Sept. 8 Tweed Sept. 8 Underwood • S 19 Wal'lacetown . . Sept, 9 19 19 19 19 19 19 819 -19 -19 1s characters in the corn crop and the b combined Y these are c ' able of Metcalfe deal' M r ...Sept. 17- Sept. 17-1 Sept. 18- Rlackstock . Sept. 18- Bothweils, Corners • , , . • • Sept• 18- Chesley . • • Sept. 18- Clarksburg ... .••••-Sept• 18- Cobden . • • • -Sept, 18- Desbarats • Sept. 1 Fenwick .. Sept. 18 Fort Erie Sept. 18 Goderich • Sept. 18 Loring . Sept. 18 Massey • Sept, 18 Sept. t. 1 8 Paris . • • Sept. 18 Sugar beets are also the subject ; Shelburne ' ' Sept. 18 —Sept. 1 of investigation, both for the .produc- Springfield . ,, crossing. 1 Sept. 1 tion of sugar and seed A number of Sprucedale . . sea Sept. 1ep strains are included in the test for Stirling . Sept 1 MAKING IT EASIER Two men were seated together in a crowded street car. One of them: noticed that the other had his eyes closed. "lWhasamatter, Bill," he asked,. "feeling ill ?'t "I'm all right," answered Bill, "but: I hate to see ladies standing." 'Wyoming • ........ . ...............Sept. 27 - Agincourt (Scarboro) ..Sept. 28-29 B,,,....Sept. 28-29 arton . ` Sept. Carp . . • 28-29 Deleware . Sept. 28 Grand Valley ........Sept. 28-29 Leamington .Sept. 28-29 McDonald¢ Corners . Sept. 28 Milton' . Palmerston • Parkhill :, Severn Bridge A.meliasburg . • .........Sept. 29 Langton ......... —Sept.,29 n g. ..-Sept.-19 Neustadt • • ..5e 29 t. 1-3 Elmvale • Oe Rocklyn Oct., 1-2 Saugeen (Indian Reserve) Chippewa Hill Thamesville • Tiverton • :