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THE CLINTON
NEWS -RECORD
THURS., OCT. 11, 1934
NEIS ANO
Timely Information for the
Busy Farmer
Furnished by the Department of Agriculture )
Injurious to Wire Fence low -price years. These will likely be
!marketed in 1934 if present prices ar
maintained. In addition, depression
conditions have increased home spin-
ning and weaving, as well as other
textile handicrafts, relieving the Can-
adian market of from five to six mil-
lion pounds of wool per annum.
Many times the advice is given in
the fall of the year to "burn out the
fence rows" to get rid of harmful
weeds and insects. This, no doubt, is
a •good policy from those standpoints,
but it should be kept in mind that it
is distinctly harmful to any type of
wire fence. Zinc melts at a coin
paratively low temperature and the
heat from burning grass or weeds is
often sufficient to scorch the protec-
tive coating and will probably short-
en by several seasons the useful. life
of the fence.
Weekly Crop Report
Pasture conditions have been won-
derfully improved since the heavy
rains of September, according to re-
ports from many sections of Ontario,
and cattle should go into winter quar-
ters in good condition as a result.
Fall wheat, alfalfa fields and pas -
,tures are all showing splendid
growth. In many counties the corn
crop is the best in many years and
corn cribs will be well-filled. Heidi -
mend County has experiencedsome
difficulty with rot in potatoes owing
to the abundance of moisture, and
farmers are harvesting the crop with
all possible haste. From Frontenac
comes the report that farmers are
not reducing their herds to the same
extent as last year, thus indicating
that the feed problem Is not as crit-
ical as a year ago.
0. A. C. Team Third
The dairy cattle judging team of
the Ontario Agricultural College
placed third, only five points behind
the winners, among the 16 teams
competing in the inter -collegiate
judging competition at the Waterloo
Dairy Congress. Cornell University
• was first%and Tennessee second.
The Ontario team consisted of A.
C, McTaggart, Appin; R. T. Jefferson,
Melton; J. A. Dalrymple, Ssnithville,
and W. A. Muir, Woodstock, all
fourth-year student,,. They were
coached bp Prof. George E. Raithby
of the Animal husbandry Depart-
ment. The team placed second in
Holstein judging, fourth in Jerseys,
sixth in Ayrshires, ninth in Guern-
seys, and tenth in Brown Swiss. In-
dividually, Mr. M'acTeggart was
fourth in the whole competition and
third in Jersey judging. Jefferson
was fifth in judging all breeds and
ninth in Ayrshires. Dalrymple was
third in Ayrshire judging.
Menace of Low Grade Seed
Low grade seed is a menace to
the reputation of Canada in the ex-
port markets and a drug in the do-
mestic market. The marketing of
seeds in general in the last three or
four years has been attended by ser-
ious difficulties and compartively low
prices to growers, but has at least
taught the value of producing a high
grade product., No. 1 seed has al-
most always sold at a profitable price,
while low rade seed has been unsale-
able or sold at a loss to the grower.
It should be the practice of every
grower to save seed only from clean
fields, so that it may be cleaned to
grade No. 1.
Marketing, Geese
The time to prepare geese for mar-
ket is when the weather turns cold in
the fall, They should then be taken
off pasture and those selected for
market shouldbe placed insmalI pen-
ned enclosures, provided with plenty
of water and grit and kept clean.
They should be fed heavily on whole
corn, the best medium for the fatten-
ing of geese, and about two weeks'
heavy feeding should fit them for
market. Twenty-four hours before
killing geese should be starved, but
given plenty of water. Care should
be used in plucking, the dry or steam
methods being recommended, foil the
reason that the feathers are partic-
ularly valuable, bringing as much as
60 cents per pound. The dressed bird.
should be rubbed over with a damp
cloth and set aside to cool. The
twelve -bird box makes a desirable
market package.,
Canadian Vireo) Demand
One of the ,most encouraging fac-
tors in so far as Canadian wools are
concerned is the increasing use of
Canadian wools by Canadian manu-
facturers. Well -graded wools, wheth-
er co-operatively consigned for offi-
cial grading from producers' ship-
ments, or, whether graded by, wool
brokers, are in steady demand for
immediate mill requirements. There
are still some lots of wool in farmers'
bands, having been held over from
When to Apply Lime
A test of the soil should be made
to make sure that it requires lime. If
the soil proves to be acid then the
answer to the question when to apply
lime might be "when you have time."
Lime is for the benefit of all crops in
the rotation, but particularly of bene-
fit to legumes. The best time is pos-
sibly just before soweng a grain
crop that is seeded down with alfalfa
or clovers, Liming land plowed for
fall wheat which is to be seeded with
clover in the spring is a convenient
and satisfactory practice. Lime is
not a fertilizer, but simply neutral-
izes the acidity of the soil and should
be thoroughly worked into the soil
during the preparation of a seed bed
to become efficient. It is poor busi-
ness to farm land that is lacking in
lime and strongly acid in reaction.
The productive power of the soil is
reduced when it becomes acid. "Cor-
recting this condition with the use of
ground limestone increases the effic-
iency of the manures and fertilizers
applied and therefore contributes to
the cutting down of costs of crop pro-
duction.
Branch Plowing Matches
Branch Place Date
Ontario, N., Sanford Oct. 15
Leeds Co., Seeley's Bay Oct. 16
Muskoka District, Brace -
bridge •
Russell Co., Russell
Six Nations Indian, Ohs-
weken . Oct. 16
Victoria Co., Omemee
Brant Co., Sour Spring
Rd., Brantford
Bruce S., WlaIkerton
Dundas West, Mountain
Egremont Tp., Holstein
Lambton Co,, Inwood
Logan, Perth Co
N'ormanby Tp., Ayton
Ontario S., Tp. E. Whitby
Orillia, Simcoe Co. Oct. 17
Puslineh, Wellington Co. 0et. 17
Welland Co., Welland Oat. 17
Balton Co., Hornby , Oct. 18
Huron, Brussels Oct. 18
Kent Co., Dover Tp. Oct, 18
Eastern Counties
Plantaganet, Pendleton Oat. 18
St. Vincent Tp., Meaford —Oct., 1S
Bruce, N., Bruce TpOct. 19
Peel Co., Toronto Gore Tp. Oct. 19
Wellesley Tp., Crosshill Oct. 20
N. Dumfries, Waterloo Co. Oct. 22
Derby Tp., Wrest of Owen
Sound .. Oet. 23
Wentworth, N., W. Members, Oct. 23
Norfolk Co., Near Simcoe.. Oct. 24
Perth Co., Near Stratford Oct, 21
Sullivan Tp., Desboro Oct. 24
Huron, S., Exeter Oct. 25
Haidimand Co. Caledonia Oct. 25
Mit. Pleasant, Perth 'Co. S. Oct. 26
Frontenae Co., Near Kingston Oct. at
Caistor, Caistor Centre Nov. !.
Oxford, Highgate , Oct. 24
Oct .16
Oct. 16
Oct. 16
Oct 17
Oct. 17
Oct, 17
Oct. 17
Oct. 17
Oct. 17
Oct. 17
Oct. 17
CROP REPORT
General
After having been interrupted by
rains and snow threshing has been
resumed in many districts in the
Prairie Provinces and with good wea-
ther should, be completed in Saskat-
chewan and Manitoba within ten
days. Conditions are more backward
in the Northern Alberta and Peace
River areas where much gra.:.. . ens -
threshed and some cm.rse grains un-
cut. The frosts and wet weather of
recent weeks have lowered grades.
In Quebec the weather has been fav-
orable for harvesting and crops are
up to average, exceptions being ap-
ples and to some extent tobacco. In
Ontario root crops have been further
improved by recent good weather.
Pastures generally are now in excel-
lent condition and an average to good
crop of corn is .being cut. In New
Brunswick and Prince Edward Island
crops are proving ;satisfactory. In
Nova Scotia field crops are short due
to drought but late apples promise a
fair average crop. In British Colum-
bia, where,erops generally have been
good harvesting is continuing under
favourable conditions.
Province of Ontario
Fall• wheat seeding operations are
completed and growth to date has
been very satisfactory. Threshing
of spring grains is nearing :complet-
ion.' Recent good weather conditions
have promoted late growth of root
crops and potatoes particularly will
show a better than average yield.
Yields of onions and beams are below
average and spotty. Harvesting of
tobacco on considerably reduced acre-
age is practically completed. The
yield of. blue tobacco of fair quality
being about 35 per cent. under the
early, estimate. The .Burley tobacco
yield is up to average and the qual-
ity good. ,Grapes are being cut and
the bulk of the crop has been con-
tracted for at $40. to $45. a ton. The
yield of pears was ,close to average,
but apples, peaches and plums were
a light crop.
Range for Farm Poul-
try Breeding Stock
(Experimental Perms Note)
Range is one of the essentials in.
developing vigorous, thrifty chickens;
The brooder house should be located
so that the young :chicks may run
out on plots that, are clean and free
from parasites, which are almost cer-
tain to occur wherever older poultry
have been. Chicks thrive best when
they can run out in the sun whenever
the weather permits.
The area of range should be ex-
tended as the chickens get their fea-
thers. When the cockerels develop
comb,the sexes should be segregated
and given the equivalent of free
range or sufficient so that they will
not eat off the turf to make -the -field
bare. When nearing maturity, if
range shelters are provided, the pul-
lets and cockerels will greatly bene-
fit if allowed free range on separate
grain fields after the harvest has
been saved. In this way they should
secure a large part of their food at
very little cost for a month or more.
Breeding stock should have range
during the early spring when hatch-
ing eggs are being laid, even though
there may be snow on the ground.
The pens need not be large but a run
in the sunshine is believed to im-
prove fertility. At the Dominion Ex-
perimental Station at Charlottetown
we have not been able to give the
hens range during their pullet laying
year. During this period it is very
doubtful if allowing them range
would increase production, in fact
many claim that if given all other
requirements, the pullets will lay best
in confinement.
The yearling hens that, on account
of their high production and other
desirable qualities of type and breed-
ing, are selected for the mating pens
for the following season, should be
allowed free range as soon as their
pullet year is completed. They might
be given the range shelters mention.
ed above and allowed to run free on
the grain fields after harvest.
A colony house placed near a straw
stack makes a very suitable shelter
and the straw provides plenty of ex-
ercise for the hens as they search for
the stray grain that remains on the
straw or among the chaff.
The Work of The
Dominion Marketing
Board
The Dominion Marketing Board,
which was established recently, has
had many problems to deal with dur-
ing its brief existence.Since the Nat-
ural Products Marketing Act is new
legislation to most parts of Canada
there is considerable uncertainty con•
cerning its method of operation. The
nature and volume of correspondence
suggests that the Board will be cal-
led upon to deal with a great variety
of problems.
Two schemes .which had been pre-
pared by interested groups prior to
the establishingof the Board have
been dealt with and approved. One
of these provides for the regulation
of the exportation of apples and
pears; the other deals with the mar-
keting of British Columbia tree
fruits. Both schemes appear to be
operating with realtively little diffi-
culty.
There ismueh interest concerning
the procedure in submitting schemes
and a little impatience at what ap-
pears to be delay in dealing with
them. In that connection it should be
noted that a scheme for the market.
ing of a product must be submitted
by farmers or persons engaged in
marketing. It is not the function of
the Dominion Board to prepare
schemes, for the industry. When 'a
scheme has been prepared, it must be
submitted to the Minister of Agricul-
ture at Ottawa with a petition indi-
cating the amount of support back
of the proposal. If the lylinister le
satisfied that those_ making the sub-
mission represent adequatelythe
producers of the persons engaged in
marketing, he will submit the scheme
to the Marketing Board.
Schemes cannot be dealt with has-
tily. They request powers which are
quitesignificantand have an iinpor-
tent bearing on many people and
INTEHEST
many interests: When a scheme
reaches the Dominion 143arketing
Board it is first examined to deter-
mine whether it is in proper order for
consideration, This may require; cor-
respondencewith those submitting
the schemes, as frequently the pro-
visions are not clear. The effect of
the scheme on producers and consum-
ers must then be considered. If the
scheme is to deal with export trade,:
consideration of its effect on the im-
porting country and its reception by
competitors must be given, It must
be reviewed in the light of interna
tional relations and trade agreements.
The legality of the proposals includ-
ed in the scheme and their relation-
ship to other acts and regulations of
the government must be studied. A.
number of hearings maybe necessary
in connection with a single scheme.
It is obvious that, a good deal of
investigational work must precede
the approved • of any scheme. The
time required for this will depend up-
on the nature of the proposal and the
thoroughness with which preliminary
Work has been done by those submit-
ting the schemes but in !any ease it
may ordinarily be a matter of several
weeks and possibly months.
The Dominion Marketing Board has
a number of schemes dealing with a
variety of products under considera-
tion. During the past week five dele-
gations have been heard by the Board
with reference to different schemes.
Those interested in the Marketing
Bill may receive a copy on application
to the Secretary, Dominion Market-
ing Board, Ottawa.
HURON TEACHERS HOLD SUCCESSFUL
MEETING
East and West Inspectorates Combine for
Annual Gathering
Dr. Field Would, Like School Fairs
Resumed
A record crowd marked the annual
teachers' convention of East and
West Huron in MacKay Hall, ,Gode-
rich, on Thursday last, when about
250 of the learned profession assemb-
led to discuss projects • and various
methods of teaching the subjects on
the curriculum. The opening exer-
cises were conducted by Rev. WI. P.
Lane,
Reeve Munnings, owing to the ill-
ness of Mayor C. C. Lee, welcomed
the teachers on behalf of the towns-
people and expressed the hope that
they would enjoy their sojourn in
Goderich. He commended the tea-
chers on the choice of their profes-
sion and wished them all success in
it.
The East Huron librarian's report
was read by Dr. J. M. Field, and that
of West Huron was read by J. E.
Smith of Victoria School, Goderich.
E, C. Beacom, inspector for public
schools in West Huron, spoke of the
new method of having only one day
of assembly for the convention, Mr.
Beacom said that the second day
would be spent in visiting other
schools. Notice will be given the in-
dividual teachers telling them when
they are to go and to what school.
They will be notified within the next
two or three weeks, said the inspec-
tor.
Dr. Field, inspector for East Hu-
ron, said he was prepared to adopt
the plan of Mr. Beacons in having the
teachers spend their second day ob-
serving another teacher's methods of
working, but he was going to allow
them to make their own arrange-
ments. Dr. Field asked the teachers
to write to him and tell him of what
they had learned during this second
day. Later H. M. Shackleton, presi-
dent of the East Huron Teachers' As-
sociation suggested that the valuable
points that Dr. Field will undoubted-
ly receive in the'letters be printed in
the form of a booklet..
G. M. Keeler, president of the West
Huron Association, gave an address
on the "Importance of Education." He
gave out some valuable pointers to
the teachers and stated that educa-
tion is important for the character of
the child. He quoted the highly effi-
cient educational system of some of
the leading seats of learning in the
world today.
He felt that a well-balanced edu-
cation is essential in the life of a mod-
ern child. The speaker also contend-
ed that physical training and good
health were necessities that could not
be overlooked. These were facts
that were proven during the World
War. Mr. Keeler said that education
is important in promoting • world
peace and that school is the place to
illustrate clearly the futility of war
to men and women.
Professor Is Speaker
The highlight of .the program, came
next with the introduction of Prof. G.
M. Cornish of the Ontario College of
Education, who was the special spea-
ker of the convention. Inspector Bea-
com in introducing Professor Cornish
stated thathe had edited several
school textbooks including a geog-
raphy textbook which was now
largely used.
Prof. Cornish said that geography
deals wih the earth and that all
sciences are a description of some
part of the earth..'He said that the
present view of the subject is that it
is a study of relationships. Accord-
ing to Prof. Cornish, people are af-
fected greatly by the various phen-
omena of the earth. ''Various eiiniates-
affect, various parts of the. body. Geo-
graphic conditions affect the mental-
ity and even the religious attitude of
the peoples of the world. "If a man,
is selecting a farm it is the geogra-
phic conditions that he looks at, said
the professor.
I3e told the teachers that in teach-
ing a lesson to take things that de-
velop out of one another. He is M.
clined to think that teachers are too
much impressed with logic in teach-
ing little children,
"Their little minds are not made
to study things Iogieally, but they
learn things and should be taught
through their interests and should be,
allowed to express their ideas. Geo-
graphy as taught in schools is unin-
teresting. Too much is taught that
is not necessary and if teachers would
take topics that appeal to the chil-
dren they would have eager, interest-
ed pupils."
Mervin Stephens, conducting a
class in picture study, told the eon-
yention that he was going to try to
outline a study of hearty apprecia-
tion for second book pupils. With a
class of four small girls Mr. Stephens
began his work and by more or less
leading his pupils on soon had them
interested in their study and answer-
ing with eagerness and promptness.
Miss M. Pentland of Dungannon of-
fered two vocal solos in fine voice.
She was accompanied by Miss A.
Howell.
Combined Efforts
1.fiss M. Ellis, of Hensell, in an ad-
dress on "Modern Methods of Health
Teaching," said that the Departments
of Health and Educateon were combin-
ing their efforts to improve health
conditions in schools. Miss Ellis be-
lieves that health is of far greater
importance to. a child than education.
The meeting then adjourned for
lunch after which H. M. Shackleton,
formerly of Blyth, no.w of Mt. Forest,
president of the East Huron Teach-
ers' Association, presided. Mr. Shack-
leton warned the teachers to give
their best to their work for very often
a child's teacher is an inspiration to
that child in later life and the child
is guided by memories of a "hero
teacher,"
Reports of delegates to the O.E.A.
Convention were called for but A. R.
Dodd's of West Huron was the only
one to give a report.
A class of pupils front Clinton Pub-
lic School, under the direction of
Miss Viola Fraser, gave a demonstra.
tion of singing as taught in public
schools. Miss Delaney addressed a
few valuable and weIl-founded re-
marks to the convention.
Prof. Cornish was then asked to
continue his address on Geography.
The professor divided teaching into
four classes, first, the "dictation me-
thod" which he believed to be the
worst of all because it neither devel-'
op's the pupil's thinking power nor his
memory. Secondly, he took the "book.
method," that is, assigning certain
pages of a book for a pupil to learn.
This method is not as bad as the dic-
tation method but is not at all to be
recommended for teaching. The third
method that of "question and answer"
is a good method and causes the stu-
dents to think :out answers to ques-
tions for themselves.
However, in the opinion of Prof.
Cornish, the "problem method" is the
best of all, that is solving problems
by the use of the textbook, whereby
the pupils are given the materials to
work with and they must do the work
for themselves. This method creates
an interest in the work said the pro-
fessor.
Books are the firbtthing in teaching
and pictures are next said the profes-
sor. He said, that children are always
interestedin pictures and eon learn
somethings from them that would
be almost impossible to explain other-
wise.
An address on "'Wenzel Arithmetic"
by Miss Norma Coutts gave some very'
helpful suggestions to teachers, and
expressed the importance of this of-
ten neglected branch of arithmetic.
Officers Elected
The election of officers took place
and the following teachers were elect-
ed:
West Huron: Pres., Gordon Kidd,
Dungannon; Vice -Pres., 11iiss I. Kirk,
Bayfield; Sec.-Treas., B. Stonehouse;
0 FARMERS
Agricultural and
National Income
Agriculture is the chief single in-
dustry of the Canadian. people. Al-
though in recent years its net produc-
tion in value has been surpassed, by
that of manufactures, it is predomin-
antly, the principal industry of prim-
ary production. In addition to pro-
viding employment to more than one-
third , of the "gainfully occupied"
males in Canada, agriculture provides
the raw material for many Canadian
manufacturing industries and its
products in raw and manufactured
form constitute a very large percen-
tage of Canadian exports.
The net production of the five-
eighths of the Canadian people who
were engaged in what is termed the
creation of "form utilities" was given
in 1930 as $3,216,746,736 to which the
primary industries (agriculture, for-
estry, fisheries, trapping, mining, and
electric power) contributed 81,525,-
528,806, and the secondary industries
(construction, custom and repaid, and
manufactures) gave $2,144,233,476.
Of the net production of the primary
industries of $1,525,528,806,.agrieuia
ture was responsible for $758,791,743,
which is nearly equal to half of the
amount produced. The various pro
-
diming division of agriculture were
field crops, fruits and vegetables,
maple products, tobacco, grass and
clover, seed, honey, flax fibre, farm
animals, wool, dairy butter, creamery
butter, homemade cheese, factory
cheese, miscellaneous factory pro-
ducts, milk consumed or otherwise us-
ed, poultry and eggs and fur farm-
ing pelts and animals.
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HERE!
Canada exported nearly one hun-
dred tons of frozen beef to Japan dur-
ing the first six months of 1934 as
the result of a movement which
started early in the year.
Canadian flour imported into
Hongkong during the first six months
of 1934 showed a considerable in-
crease over the figure recorded for
the corresponding period of 1933.
Spain is one of Canada's markets
for milk powder, of which over 6,000
lbs. were exported during 1933.
Canada was the Largest supplier
of fertilizers to Southern Rhodesia
in 1933 and she was also the third
principal supplier of foodstuffs dur-
ing the same period.
Councillors, Miss C. Jewell, Miss M.
Patrick, A. Brown; librarian, J. E.
Smith; resolutions committee, Miss M.
Horton, Exeter, Miss M. Rowe, Exe-
ter, Mr. Beatty, Zurich, Miss 0. 0r -
Brien, Zurich, Miss 0. Anderson,.
Lucknow, J. Creech, Exeter and E. C.
Beacom, auditors, D. Anderson, Cot -
borne, Sidney Brown, Delegate to 0.
E.A., Miss L Kirk, Bayfield.
East. Huron: Pres., Bert Gray, Blyth;
Vice -Pres., Helen Ament, Sec.,Treas.,
Geo. Jefferson, Clinton; librarian, Dr.
J. M. Field; managing committee, the
staff of BIyth school and Miss W.
Rae, Belgrave, Miss M. Inglis, Bel -
grave, Pauline Robinson; auditors,
Miss Courtice and Blebs Fraser, .both
of Clinton,; delegate to O.EE.A., Peter
Moffat, Seaforth.
The Resolution Committee had two
resolutions to report:
First, that the normal school be
requested to deal more deeply with
rural school teachings and, secondly,
that there be more questions of the
objective type which can be answered
in shorter time but serving the same
testing purposes as the longer essay
type. This latter resolution pertains
to the schools.
Inspector Beacom stated he was
pleased with the increase in the Jun-
ior Red Cross membership and look-
ed for a further increase this year.
Dr. Field said that he was disap-
pointed in the dropping off of the
number of school fairs and asked for
co-operation frons parents and tea-
chers to bring the number back to its
former level.
the conditions in general which he j
Dr. Pied was greatly pleased with
found in the schools last fall.
UNCIVILIZED
An ancient ape, once on a time
Disliked exceedingly to climb,
And so he picked him out a tree
And said "Now this belongs to me,
I have a hunch that monks are mutts,:..
And I can make them gather nuts
And bring the bulk of them to me
By claiming title to 'this tree."
He took a green leaf and a reed,
And wrote himself a title deed
Proclaiming, pompously and slow;
"All monkeysby these presents.:;
know."
Next morning, when the monkeys s
came•
To gather nuts, he made his claim:
"All monkeys climbing on this tree,
Must bring their gathered nuts to me,.,
Cracking the same on equal shares,
The meats are mine, the shells ares
theirs." '
"By what right," they cried, amazed,..,
Thinking the ape was surely crazed,.
"]3y this," he answered, "if you'Il,•'
read
You'll find it is a title deed,
Made in precise and formal shape
And sworn before it fellow ape
Exactly on the legal plan
Used by the wondrous creature, man'••
In London, Tokio, New York,
GIengarry, Kalamazoo and Cork.
Unless my deed is recognized,
It proves you quite uncivilized."
"But," said one monkey, "you'll agree -
It was not you who made this tree."'
"Nor," said the ape, serene and bland, ,
"Does any owner make his land,
Yet it, and all of its hereditaments
Are his and figure in the rents."
The puzzled monkeys sat about,
They could not make the question out..
Plainly, by precedent and law,
The ape's procedure showed no flaw;
And yet, no matter what he saki,
The stomach still denied the head.
Up spoke one sprightly monkey then,
"Monkeys are monkeys, men are men.
The ape should try his legal capers
On man, who may respect his papers..
We don't know deeds; we do know •
nuts;
And spite of 'ands' and 'ifs' and 'buts,' '
We know who gathers, and unmeats;
'em
By monkey practise also eats 'em.
So tell the ape and all his flunkeys
No man tricks can be played on mon-
keys."
Thus, apes still climb to get their
food
Sinee monkey minds are crass and '
crude,
And monkeys, all so ill-advised,
Still eat their nuts uncivilized.
—Edmund Vance Cooke...
Representing increases of 2,249,250 '•
pounds during August, 1932, and 1).-
003,279 pounds for August, 1933, the
total amount of branded beef sold in •
Canada during the month of August
1934 was 3,669,528 pounds.
The most impressive features of
the grasshopper control campaign in
the prairie provinces during the past
season were the splendid co-operation
of the fanners with the Dominion,
Provincial and local authorities in •
carrying out the work, and their
widespread recognition of the value
of the control recommendations.
The death of gulls in Manitoba re-
ported
eported to have been due to bait vsedf'
in this year's grasshopper campaign
was investigated by the Dominion-
Entomological Branch, but no evi-
dence was found of the gulls having
died of poisoning.
EXACTLY
Teacher—Now, if I subtracted 26%
from 37, what's the difference?
Willie—That's what I say; who.
cares?
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