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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1934-12-27, Page 6PAGE 6 NEWS11 [i Timely Information forthe F arr er FIIr11S1ne d by the Departmentof Agriculture ) AniM—Zrospsco mxpla"""°'""°°the canes a little soil should be bre ing!side of the hill and THE CLINTON Ili 1PP NEWS -RECORD ass THURS., DEC. 27; 1934 vaPo KIEtIEST fAflMEHS _-- ALFALFA SEED PRODUCTION 1 Yellow Mammoth, Bonanza, an production aica Wrapper. The 1984 tests at Hal.- The total alfalfa seed preen t on row and Delhi included the above va-in Canada this year has , .additional ones such I than normal, but fortunately is of in rieties and also and CO""'-pest as 'pirginia Bright, Gold Tip, Warne. usual f red clover prom It •obtained Yellaop i Comprehensive variety tests con- t the various Experimental Farms and Station of the Dominion Department of Agriculture through- out:Canada, as well as the tests un- dertaken at • 1 Division dertalcen by' the Cetea Farm at sufficient ttho a quantity t° S11for the'un- art, though not entirely, and al- Ottawa,the Central t hentva ties of T the results al shortage o sike seed. grain which may be regarded as the Mammoth, White Horne grown grains are oval a farms where poultry are. on most rains kept. In suCli cases the -swoon ail -- may be ground and used to g the t Mix M h. m as in vantage in a laying ingredients in the following propor- tions: 2 parts finely ground ,wheat; • finely ground 'bailey and oats •each one part; 1-2. part animal feed mix- ture which is made up of equal parts ground neat scraps, .fish meed and milk powder; 2, per cent bone meal -and 1 per cent salt. 'Where °milk is available, the milk powder leafy removed ffon1 ons bunch and the canes collected in a b pressed down in the line of a row by means of a' fork. When protected in this way the eanes Will come through the winter in good condition, e • Ile i£ not protected they may b injured. , inj iltthl bestoth. alfalfa seed most reliable for general cultivation, 1034t present res t- atotalthe dCanada's areiue- adapt- ed disctriet, atp Bonanza were app, crop is estimated at about 2,000 000 I district by ed to the heavier flue -cured soils, 500 000 while Wilhite Stem Orinoco, White pounds as compared with 2,500,000 5 pwt of time. . , Stem Willow' Leaf, and Jamaica pounds in'1933. The greater on the light- ` the seed was grown in Ontario and Wrapper, wereopreferredaslcat h sandy soils. d the balance in Manitoba, ddshSColumbia• er an Alberta r on Bonanza wan, !In the first group p . to five; � lly all 'of the Ontario and For the protection of strawberries, after permanent frost has set in and the ground is quite solid, the plants should be covered with a light coat- ing of clean straw, that. which will cic closely over the plants be - eliminated and 'where the J not pa is good as ?t te. handy . finely' ing best. Marsh hay alfalfa .hay is The mulch of free from weed seeds. ground wheat can be cut to 1 earls this type prevents alternate thawing and freezing of the ground in e anure springtime and protects the plants Tha Ca:e of Farm M there is not sufficient snow in case also prevents by -pro - during the winter. It One of the most importantheaving. Where injury from spring ducts on the farm tanatnure able nretns frost is frequent it is desirable to The application oflongas to to the soil a large proportion of the hold the plants back as fter the c- ose ti i crops, pat sible. For this pu p plant food reinoveflio by acid and first heavy nitrogen, pfall of snow the scow may ularly than one-half evergreen potash. Since morebe covered with straw or the nitrogen and at least three - boughs, which are left on as long as is While plants fourths of the potash of manure possible in the spring. the -winter the liquid portion, the will often come through contained in of saving the urine of without protection it is best not to importance stock is evident. The absorblalt the take any risks. of sufficient litter to d gutters, an impervious to h rain - area and ti districts of nig -with - Reports of seed branch field of- condi - fame sort of o e. heapnet to followingcondi- which sort of cover are means by ficers indicate the following which excessive leaching and loss tions in Ontario in respect clover sail grass seeds: may be prevented. t Ontario * 7TE White Mammoth matured foul Pdac icasays e r than Yellow Mammoth, prairie grown ;seed is of the hardy_ the surplus reflects the large number days earlier White Stem Willow Leaf was variegated strains adaptable to se of cattle on farms which have been while W • , the !vete winter conditions domestic consumption will due to'increases. in production and year. ' us me previous Normal norev m.tri Nor from e P ' i likely require all the 1934 production accumulation and it is also expected that times in M;errie England the bring- ing log on the hearth was the most joy- ous of ceremonies. The venerable destined to crackle a welcome to log, all comers, was drawn in triumph Each • st. f ale from. the heart of the Wayfarer raised gat it was full of good pas- sed, knowing promises and that its flame would burn out old wrongs and cause the liquor to bubble in the wassail bowl, that was quaffed to the drowning of , ,ancient fends served its put Cattle sales at stockyards during'Then, after having present year are 15 per, sent i,n pose en Christmas Eve, it was care - the and, preserved until the next Christ excess of sales during 1983, fully Harriet Repore, s -when its charred remains were ' e Stock ma s, th La • tin ponderous in and placing of the p side," where as a little child' he usedi to hang his stockings for Santa Claus. to fill. And at no other season of the year• do the home fires burn so brightly. For at Christmastide Love attends them, awaiting the return of the var- ious members of the family from far " andear. n tier 11 •in ..,a v i atu € - t -m les la al the additional tis ad c • the h second group. .Among varieties tested, Virginia Bright pro- duced a high percentage of bright leaf and appeared to bels ell -adapted to the lighter sandy so Gold Tip produced a fair grade of bright leaf on the lighter sands, but was found less satisfactory on the heavier, czar - Ser sands, exhibiting more of a wrap- per grade harvestedolea . The first print - front Warne cul d fags tbut the later fairly satisfactory, primings of, body leaf were considered too dark and heavy for cigarette q horrors nearly 113 mill' try' the popularity of the value of the 1934 field crops in Can - different In comparing compared with 1933, in the two belts, oda, 'as comp different varieties increases in Bonanza appeared to be the leading largely accounted for by round figures of 37 million dollars in variety in Essex County while Yellow hay and clover; 36r/a million dollars Mammoth and White Stem Orinoco town in the Nor in wheat; 31 million dollars in oats, 1 de Were more widely & and-10tF million dollars in barley. folkS Since u l newy ofbelt.* * * Since the quality flue -cured to- The estimated value of the potato I ratio varies considerably from air- at es, growers are advised crop in 1934 in Canada is placed to ch oar tap to choose varieties best adapted to nine million despite the lhigher production in ars lower than in1 their conditions. 1934. 'ITE * * of r duc- Prince Edward Island' is the only Enemies Canada's, province in Canada showing ed value in field crops for 1934 com- Forests pared with 1933. The estimated val- uo for 1934 is 8,800,000 dollars, and 8,841,000 dollars in 1933. of alfalfa. the short crop of red clover seed will THF STORY or, THE YULE LOG be sold out early at high prices. The grandchamPionship carload of sheep at the Chicago Exhibition shown by Mr. C. J. Brodie of Stouff- ville, Ont., was sold at $18.50 per cwt. the highest price since 1930. The estimated total increaseof toe ton < * * * imps vioust floors an the storage Clever and Grass Seeds bottom Somtimes we reel that the first settlers in this land must have had to do without a ,great many ta which are commonplace with us, but ut I sometimes think that their big places, with the great back log burn- ing night and day would make up for much. The following' little sketch of the "Yule Log", which was brought in with great ceremony Christmas Eve, somehow touches a chord in a good many hearts, even in this un- romantic age: "There is somethingan of re ee are primitive in every one of us, d ew IPpeople who do not find keen injoy- ment and delight in watching the fan- tastic sparks and flames in an la Y open fire. At this season -of the year the mere mention of the Yule-Log suggests warmth, comfort, good -will and happy gatherings, but it may not be generally known that this custom. of burning .the Yule -log is an old pagan practice which used to be cele- brated on the day of the Roman feast of the birth of Sol, on' the 25th of De- cember. spread This Christmas ceremony p' to many countries and nations, and was directly transmitted to us by our Scandinavian ancestors, who at the feast of Juul, at the winter sol- stice, used to kindle huge bonfires in nano- f their God Thor. in feudal KNEW • DADDY "°Mummy; I was playing in the gar- den and the stepladder fell!" 'Well, run and,tell Daddy"on •the•: "He knows -he's hanging window -sill." used to" light the new Yule -Log. pomp and pag- READ ALL THE ADS. IN+' nth of the p p While m has been gantry of this ceremony 11 to mind THE NEWS -RECORD 1 Yule -Log does est I lost, tie suggests to YOU— the tenderest of ties. It —IT WILL PAY YOU— mg ofwhere there In eastern There is reason to believe that was a large production of red clover �� and timothy seed this year, there I the average annual damage to e has been a strong demand since the forests of Canada, caused by insects, and seed hasI approximate in value that taus- led v $10000,000 annually" said R. D. Craig in a paper read at one of the sessions of the conference of officrs of the Dominion Entomological Branch, Dominion Department of Ag- riculture, held recently in Ottawa. Mr. Craig's paper was entitled Forest Resourcesof oI seat Canada—Their Protection Ag Continuing he said that the loss to the forest wealth caused by insect pests constitutes a most serious drain on one of the natural resources, st valuable f the The Dominion's extent to which insects can carry on their work of destruction is not read- ily,realized by the forest authorities, nor by those engaged in the forest industries. He emphasized the econ- omic value ofthe work of entomolo- gists, and said that in his opinion the introduction of parasites, as a means of biological control, is proving one of the most effective means ofadirect t. attack, and maintained credit is due to the Dominion Entom- ological Branch for what is s also e1 done in this field. Fine oss in ale n - other cause of great for- ests. The forests of mCenaoar about 150,000 square one- thirdnof the total land area of country.he The stand of merchantable timber is estimated at 165,880,000 cubic feet, valued at 31 ed ,0a00, 00,. The young growth is P 000,000 cubic feet. From,the stand- point of. forest economy it is most important to protect the young stands of trees from insects, fungi and fire, the three principal causes of loss, for the future of the forestindes•tries dede- pends on these youn., t 82 per cent of the accessible timber of commercial size is coniferous trees, 11 per cent is intolerant hardwoods (white birch and poplar) per cent tolerant hardwoods—yellow birch, maple and elm. Re -Cleaned, Grades for every one "Home" and his "ain fire- Alfalfa Seed Production The total alfalfa seed production in canada this year has been less ss than normal, but fortunately sufficient quantity to compensate in part, though not entirely, for the unusual shortage of red clover and alsike seed. Canada total 1934 alfalfa seed crop is estimated at about 2,000,000 00 pounds as compared with 2,600,000 of0 pounds in 1938. The greater p the seed was grown in Ontario and the balance in Manitoba Saskatche- wan, Alberta and British Columbia. Practically all of the Ontario and prairie grown seed is of the hardy variegated strains adaptable to se- vere winter conditions. Normal domestic consumption will likely require all the 1934 production of alfalfa and it is also expected that the short crop of red clover seed will be sold out early at high prices. opening of the sE ---- a uantt- movecl to the trade 3r large the red ties. Some 40 P clover (200,000 pounds) remains in growers' hands and about 75 per cent., of the timothy, about 325,000 pounds.of Only relatively small quantities alfalfa, sweet clover and alsike were grown in this part of Ontario thus year, and these seeds are in strong demand also. GrONVerS rade, 18cto2. ceing paid, basis No. 1 g' per pound for red clover; 180 for alfalfa; 7c for sweet clover,and 15c to run alsike, for the timothy. County small sup- ply, which there is a very 20clper . is being bought at 16c to pound. may b fire, which averages nearly 101 The number of hogs graded in Can- ada during the 50 weeks of 1934 end- ed December 13, was 2,870,041, com- pared with 3,049,526 during the cor- responding period of 1983. In southwestern Ontario the sub- stantial crop of alfalfa seed of this year is being sold rapidly by the growers. it estimated that already about 1,000,000 pounds have -moved to the trade and that the quantity still available approximates 900,000 poudnds. Other seeds are moving rapidly also at firm prices. Indicated supplies still in farmers' hands a0s0 n November 19th are: red clover,55 80; pounds; alsike 50,000;timothy, 000; alfalfa, 900,000, and sweet clov- er, 500,000 pounds. Current prices offered growers in this part of On- tario are reported as follows: basis No. 1 grade, red clover 22c per pound alsike 22e to 23c; alfalfa 16% to 18c; sweet clover 8c to 9c, and timothy 150 per pound. Recommended Varieties of Oats Variety tests of oats made at the Central Experimental Farm over a long period have shown that Banner and Victory still hold the lead in the medium late variety class in this dis- trict, Legacy, a medium early ver- iety, has yielded exceptionally well M comparison with later standard varieties Where very early varie- ties are required, Alaska has long been recommended as one of the best. N'ew early . variety, Cartier, which has recently been accepted by the Canadian Seed Growers' Association as a registered variety, is considered as being equally good and slightly. higher yielding than Alaska in this district. Keep Mangers Clean An inspection of the mangers of stables when.. cows .are not doing might go a long way toward finding out the cause of trouble. Sanitation in mangers and the drinking •supply is in many cases very poor. When cows don't drink as much water, as they should, or leave a certain amount of meal in the bottom of the mangers, the trouble may generally be laid to the door of poor sanitation. An in- spection of mangers and drinkingine cups would probably show that cups had become fouled with chaff and spoiled silage, and when left for. even a day the water is .filthy t is reasonable that cows will not drink freely of this water. Anywhere from a quarter of an inch of hard accum- ulated filth can sometimes be scrap- ed out of the manger. It has a stench which makes, the animal quit eating long before it has had enough. Drink- ing bowls and mangers should be kept clean if the cattle are to flour- ish. Flue -Cured Tobacco Varieties The production of flue -cured tobac- co is confined no longer to the choice of one specific variety. Prior to 1930 the well-known varietyerne of the consti- tuted more than 90 per flue -cured tobacco grown in Western r- Ontario. Since then, however, in th- tain changes have taken pl industry. The priming method of harvesting the crop has replaced the stalk -cut method, The manufactur- ers' requirements have increased steadily along milder pipe -smoking and cigarette tobaccos, thushanatg the 'demand in certain grades. thermore,'the expansion in acreage to include a greater range of soilsalso has had . its effect. These changes in the industry have called for a more intensive study of tobacco varieties. To ,meet the de- mand variety experiments are being conducted at the Harrow Etcperimen tal Station and the Delhi Substation. In addition to the Experimental Station tests a number of varieties were grown co-operatively with grow- ers whose soils differed in type from those existing on the Delhi Substa- tion. ears more During the past six Y than fifty flue cured varieties and strains have been compared each year on the Harrow Station. Out tef the number tested approximately varieties were considered suitable for the present-day market. Other varie- ties in the test =educed toba.'cco of poor quality; some were late-matur- ing, while others againcompared poorly as priming tobaccos. Among those outstanding in quality, six were grown commercially in 1934. They White Western Grain By regulation under' the Canada Grain Aet, standards for re -cleaned grain applicable to any of the feed grades of wheat, oats and barley have been established. .W'her'eas the stan- dard grades allow tolerances up to three per cent of fine weed seeds, the re -cleaned grades require practically entire elimination of such seeds, as Well as dust, but do not alter the wild oat tolerances. of be in- spected western grain may n spected'by Inspection. Officers he the Eastern Division, grade certificate,. under these re -cleaned standards will apply' only to grain -re -cleaned • . at Fort William or Port Arthur prior to shipment to eastern points. •.l The cost of recleaningand the loss in weight through more complete- removal ompleteremoval of weed seeds and dirtwill naturally be reflected in: higher prices for the re -cleaned than for the stan- dard grades. The higher cost will be compensated by the 'elimination or material waste as feed and danger- I5 as 'it source of weed infestation. Protecting Eery Plants For the protectionof raspberry and strawberry plants against the rig ours of winter, the Dominion Ilorti- culturist has some valuable of recom- mendations. In the case`berries he advises that the canes be bent down just before winter sots in and held in place by a • on the tips. Before bend included White Stem Orinoco, Stem Willow Leaf, White Mammoth., Have You Renewed for 1935` IF NOT WE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND YOU THAT. IT IS NOW RENEWING TIME. A NUMBER HAVE ALREADY RENEWED AND WE THANK ( THEM) COME IN AND LET US HAVE YOUR RENEWAL, ALSO GET ONE O1 OUR 1935 CALENDARS. WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO ALL THOSE WHOL' US WE 0 SMALL, OR LARGER AMOUNTS TEAT WE SHOULD OWE LIKE SETTLEMENT OF SAME AT ONCE. dlf START THE NEW YEAR WITH A CLEAN SHEET PAY YOUR ACCOUNT TO Mc Clinton News- ecor A retail store will do more businesst if attention is directed to y thousands of pointers. Imagine thousands of fingerposts scattered over a retailer's trading area, everY- one of them pointing in the direction of the retailer's store, and bearing his name. It would cost a lot of mon- ey to set up and maintain thosuands of fingerposts, and it might be diffi- cult to get permission to set up these fingerposts from those having au- thority. But if one could have them, they would be good advertisements good directors. Advertisements in one's newspaper are in. ,very truth pointers. 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