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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
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AND HRPPENING
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The annual convention of the Fruit
`Growers' • Association of Ontario will
Ire held at the Royal Cannaught Hotel,
Hamilton, February 13th, 14th and
.15th.
Taking Stock
'The Farmer .who takes stock now
sand plans for _farming operations
•during the coming crop season will be
:able to rd hisfertilizers,
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material, inseeticides, etc., in good
time. He will also be able to elimin-
'ate unprofitable. cows, liens and oth-
er animals, and otherwise cut the
;costs, of production. ,
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Cost of Producing: Maugels
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, The -production of, an acre, of ma
-gels requires approximately fifte
days of manual labour. In the pa
this item of expense has confin
the growing of this crap to instana
where labour is plentiful. This se
son, due to cheap labour and the bi
price of hay, mangels have proved
be a profitable crop. At the Cents.
Experimental Farm, Ottawa,
Field Husbandry Division obtained
Yield of 20.15 tons per,acre this ye1,
at a cost of ,$47.68 per acre or $
per ton. With hay valued at S12.
per ton, and assuming that 6
pounds of mangels are equal in fe
value to 100 pounds of bay, inang
.are worth $2. per ton.
A Popular Garden Insectitide.
Att insectitide • which is gradual)
coming into popularity with gard
•ers and vegetable growers is arse
ate of line, or calcium arsenate,
live soft-flokey, white powder. Co
pared with ,arsenate of lead, says Al
an G. Dunstan, of the Entomologic
Branch in the Dominion Departures
of Agriculture bulletin on vegetabl
insects and their eontrol, arsenate 'o
'lime has the advantage of bein
cheaper, of having a. higher metalli
arsenie content, and of killing insect
More rapidly.. On the other hand, i
is more likely to. burn the foliage
has to be used more carefully, an
floes not adhere so well to the plant
When arsenate of lime is used alon
as a spray, it is .customary to ad
sufficient' hydrated lime to •counterac
:any possibility of burning. One pound
of arsenate of little is equivalent to
one and a half pounds of arsenate of
lead in killing value As a spray, ar-
senate of lime should be used at the
rate of three quarters, of a pound to
40 gallons of water, to which has been
added. two pounds, of hydrated lime.
In dusting with this material, dilute
it with 10 parts of hydrated lime.
Arsenate of 'lime s3bntains 26-28 per'
cent of metallic, arsenic,
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The Poultry Breeding Pen
In selecting the birds for the
breeding pen choose females with
good Laying records or that possess
all the characteristics of heavy ]ay.
•ers. The males should be vigorous.
and ,conform to breech type, the sons
of heavy laying dams and well bred
:sires.
Feed generously without using
forcing feeds. The breeding pen
should be roomy. Sunlight and exer-
••mise are important, and a supply of
alfalfa and' call liver oil will help
'Five good hatches.
Seed Market Report.
A late December report of the
Seed Branch states that the demand
for clover and grass seeds in Ontario
.:has been good all season and only a
' small quantity remains in the grow
ers' hands, There is still available
'in Northern Ontario and the Ottawa
Valley some 285,000 lbs. of red clov-
er, 81,000 lbs. of alfalfa and 200,000
lbs, of.timothy. Buyers'' are paying
growers, basis no. 1 grade, per pound,
19e to 21c for red clover; 18c for alt -
;alfa; 64e for sweet 'clover and 14e to
1.6c for timothy.
In southwestern Ontario the small
1934 crop of seed has mostly been.
• sold by the growers, that remaining
"is mainly of poor quality although
-some good sweet clover and alfalfa
is still available in one or two local -
sties, Prices ; being paid growers,
basis no 1 grade, per pound, range
-frons 181/s,ie to 23c for red clover; 16e
to 16e for alfalfa 16c to 26o for al-
sike; 5t/ae to 7t/se for sweet clover
and 17c to 18e for timothy.
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Horticultural Hints
The position for plants during win-
tdr is m wihdows with a southern ot•`
-eastern exposure. Plants need all the
light they can get in Winter, espec p
laity those expected to bloom. Avoid hi
extremes of temperature, but bear in
mind they require a supply of fresh
air.
Cold draughts must be avoided if
house plants are near - the windows.
Pull clown the blinds at night or re-
move bender plants to protect them
from the chilled glass,
The dry air in the home is, injur-
ious to plants, but humidity may be
added by sprinkling them with water
daily.
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Avoid 'keeping plants in a soaked
condition. Only water when actually
needed. All soft -wooded plants with
a large leaf surface need mor,, water
than hard -wooded plants, and one in
luxuriant growth needs more than,
one which. is sickly or out back.
The . Jerusalem Cherry must be
kept moist and free from coal and
domestic gas. The slightest trace. of
gas will cause both leaves, and fruit
to drop. Poinsettas should be wat-
ered,: every day and thrive best in a
temperature of 60 to 70 degrees.
These two winter plants must not
be permitted to become drys
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The. Red Clover Seed Shortage
Owing. to the 1934 shortage of re
clover seed in Canada and in tho Uri
ted States, Ontario farmers would b
well advised to buy their supply t
Canadian grown seed as soon as .pos
sible before next spring. The ; tots
-qunatity produced in Canada in 193
is believed to be much less than one-
half of the average annual consump-
tion, and on the other hand such for-
eign seed of hardy strains as may be
imported to augment the domestic
supply may be digicult to obtain- and
be high-priced.
The total production of red Clover
seed in Canada in 1934 is estimated
at 1,550,000 pounds, and . about 1,-
200,000 pounds . of this was produced
in Quebec and Eastern Canada. The
1933 crop was estimated at 8,000,000
pounds and the annual average for
the last five years is 3,500,000 pounds.
This year's reduction was largely due
to an almost total failure in the
principal production' districts of
Western Ontario, as a result of
drought. Although the consumption of
red •clover seed may decline next
Spring owing to higher prices, at the
same time there would seem to be an
insufficient quantity of the hardy
Canadian grown seed to meet expeet-
eci. domestic requirements.
The packing of tomatoes in Ber-
muda is based on what is popularly.
known as the British Columbia 20-1b.
lug. The latter has been in use in
Bermuda since 1931 and has now been
modified in several minor respects,
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In the province of Quebec there Is
considerable mortality among the
seedlings of conifers through blight
occasioned by fungi. Preventive mea-
sures have been taken by the Domin-
ion and Provincial authorities.
T.HIMS., JAN. 17th, 1935
OF INTEREST i0 FAAMERSH.
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provincial government has advanced
at a terrific rate, We could get along
with a mere fraction 'of the', present
number of legislative members. Re-
duction of costs at the provincial cap-
ital would be facilitated by increasing
the work and responsibility of muni-
eipal and county councils..
—1St. Marys journal ?Argus.
The Washington (D.C.) Evening
Star, in a. recent :issue had the fol-
lowing reference to His Majesty,
King 'George:
A recent issue of the Illustrated
London, News contains an especially.:
notable portrait photograph oC his
majesty, George V. Seated before a
(microphone in his residence at Sand-
ringhene the'sovereign. is represented
at a moment . when he was, speaking
to his people Throughout the empire,
His eyes are fixed on a manuscript
which he holds with both hands and
his countenance reflects his concen-
tration upon his task. But an atmos-
phere of quiet peocefulnees prevades
the picture. The central figure, one
may see at a glance, is a gentleman
poised and balanced as a .matured,
dev o
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d anddisciplined
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should be. No trappings of state, no
pageantry are needed to advertise the
essential dignity of the royal subject.
By birth or by training, by innate gift
or by abundant experience, the King,
it is plain, has achieved spiritual ma-
turity. Tho process may not natter,
but -it happens that the 'result Is an
endowment of the whole• world, and
Americans gladly _ salute the 'good
neighbor whose unpretending genius
is a present asset in an earth in which
civilization requires friends.
How different it might be' if this
royal 'gentleman were a less rational
person! Again and again in recent
years the international apple cart
might have been overturned had he
indulged in political experimentation
or engaged in frothy adventures of
conquest. Instead, he has been con-
sistently mild and unassuming, The
example of his cousin, the former
Ktsiser, perhaps sobered. hint, but it is
more likely that he was by nature re-
served, tolerant and kind. -In any
event, it is difficult to emagine him
rattling sabers or talking of a mili-
tary partnership with the Deity. Mon-
archs, like humbler individuals, net
within the limits of a psychological
mold, and the temperament of King
George is mannerly and just, tonsil-
Soon he will celebrate his jubilee,)
and the people of the United States,
t inay be expected, will find ways to
Western Canada is extremely for-
tunate that threshed grain is not}
attacked to any extent by stored -pro -
duet pests. Eastern Canada, parti-
eularly Ontario, is not so> fortunate,
as severe losses may besustained by
the ravages. of the granary weevil,
not onlyi
n elevator
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in farmer's mer s bins.
. CONCERNING CANADIAN
BROOMS
Eternal vigilance is the watch-
word of the Canadian authorities in
keeping the Dammam free from am.-
ported
tn-
ported disease and foreign peate.
During the past few months atten-
tion has been directed towards the
lowly besoin or broom in accor-
dance with a ruling under general re-
gulations, all importations of broom
corn to Canada from countries other
than the United States must be rout.
ed via the ports of ,Boston or New
York for sterilization, as no suitable
equipment is maintained in Eastern
c1 Canada. This precaution was con-
t- sidered necessary on account of the
e clanger of introducing' serious -insect
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pests.
1 : ;Qrdi»arily, Cnaadian broom ntanu-
4 fectarers obtain their supply of
broom corn from the United States,
but due to a reduced •crop this sea-,
song a large percentage of the re-;
quirenients_ of Canada apparently
will be procured in other countries,
and, several special requests have
been received to allow clireot ship -
trent to Canaria from. the Argentine.
Regarding this possibility, inquiries
have been made through the Depart-
ment of Trade. and Commerce con-
cerning the details of sterilization.-
treatment : the. Argentine govermnent
was agreeable. to provide. Subject
to careful inspection on arrival of a
trial shipment by the inspectors et
the Entomological Branch of the
Dominion Department of Agriculture,
importations of broom corn may thus
be facilitated to some extent, if con-
cessions can be granted with safety.
RESULT OF FARM CLUB
TRAINING
Winner of 1934 Wheat Championship.
Fernier Member of Canadian Coen-
cil'aon Boys' and Girls' Farm
Clubs
The boys' and girls' farm club
movement in Canada has been aptly
described as a great extension school
of agriculture, and the results of this
scheme during the past twenty -oda.
years of its existence have more,
than proved that it is really the most
practical formof agricultural educa-
tion. Many of the leading Canadian
farmers of today are proud to own
that the foundation of their success
Was laid in the knowledge gained at
their local boys'` and girls' club, and
every now and then some pupil finds
himself thrust into the limelight.
Without special mention, for the suc-
cess as of pupils have been many,
such was the case in 1933 when Ian
Smith, a member of the Edson Grain
Club, won the oats title at the inter-
national Grain and Hay Show, Chi-
cago and now .Sydney John Alison, a
young lad of twenty and a member of
the Grande Prairie Junior grain club
since 11129,: won the hard Spring
Wheat Championship at the 1934 In-
ternational Show
All these outstanding successes
have been made possible by the ex-
tensive development of the boys' and
girls' farm club movement that tools
place in 1930, when 'a national policy
for the Clubs was inaugurated by
II'on. Robert Weir, Dominion Minister
of Agriculture. In 1931 the commit-
tee subinitted its report which was
accepted as a basis of organization,
and as a result the Canadian Counefl
on Boys' and Girls'' Club work began
to function in 1Vliay of that year, Thus
it is that ,considerable progress in
agriculture among the young' farm-
ers and farmerottes of . Canada is
brought to the front in a national way
and jnstifies to the fullest extent the.
slogan of the boys' and girls' farm.
clubs "Learn to do by Doing."
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• Within the range of conditions
permitting ;the. free :flight of bees,
light appears to be the most impor-
tant factor. After, about' 2.3D p.m,
the- flight of bees drops off with in-
creasing rapidity, and after' 4 p.ih.
ractically all exits of the bees from
Yes are merely "play flights"
erate and merciful.
MUCH CONSCIENCE MONEY 10L3
CI;IVED BY C.N.R. IN YEAR
In these strange tinter some peo-
ple have Jost many things bat ap-
parently not their consciences. This
is vouched for by the fact that the
Treasurer of the Canadian National
Railways has received a total of
81,114.85 in ,conscience money daring
1034 from persons wishing to make
restitution for certain wrongs com-
ttod. Frequently the remitter
emits to state the exact nature of the
act which .caused a troubled con-
science and in snob cases the railway
considers thhe amount as "belated"
passenger revenue and it is there-
fore credited to that department.
Of the total amount of this con-
science money received front all parts
of Canada during the past year, ., the
largest single amount was $800.00, in
October, and the smallest that of 25
cents, also in October, these two
items representing the maximum and
minimum individual amounts over
received in any Year.
Subsidiary lines of the Canadian
National Railways operating in the
United States also have their "lean"
and "fat" years as regards conscience
money. For instance, the Central
Vermont Rtailway's conscience fund,"
usually quite sizable in years past
was saved just recently' from being a
complete blank when $5.00 was re-
ceived from ono, whose signature was
"Art Employee."
GIRL OVERBOARD
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you and him?" he said, softly.
"I don't know what' you mean,
said the girl. But he knew that she
knew exactly what she meant,
• "Sorry!"
"You needn't be. Lord Purley and
1 have _been wondering if there's any-
thing we could do to show how grate-
ful.we are. But I must go now, be
cause I'm• keeping another visitor
waiting --a 114liss Dawson.
"N -not .1111!"
"I expect it's Jill," said his visitor,
shrewdly,
It was; a flushed and incoherent
Jill, who had come back in 'search of,
Jimmy to tell him,; she was sorry, and
had tracked hint to the hospital. ,And
what she had to say to , Jimmy, and
Jimmy to her,, mattered nothing to
anyone 'bub; themselves. But Lord;.' and
'Lady Purley sent them la useful'
cheque for a wedding present,
---,London "Tit -'Bits "
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gnd.'Y to him at that titre their ap-
preciation and their gratitude. The.
English-speaking• nations never may-
be embraced .in a single union, but
the ties which .hind them in inde-
pendent friendship are growing
stronger, and King George is entitled
to mach of 'the credit le the :.cir'eum-
stances.
The carry-over of wheat in Canada
at July 31, 1934, amounted to 211,-
740,188 bushels, Adding the crop .of
1933, estimated at 269,729,000 bush-
els, and imports of 413,165 bushels,
the total available'' far distribution
was 481,822,353 bushels.
Some of the worst fires on farms
arise from the carelless use of gaso-
line and oil. A useful and effective
home-made e -
ma
de fire
extinguisher x mguisher is a
large
rge metal pail full of sand with a
handy shovel in it. A heavy blanket
of sand will usually.smother flames
quickly and in the event of early ap-
plication may prevent serious loss.
The 'tendency of Canadian firms
seeking a market in Great Britain to
appoint exclusive agents in London
or elsewhere in the south for . the
whole country still icontinues. In
many eases, writes the "'Canadian
• Trade Commissioner, in making such
an agreement they are depriving
themselves of the opportunity of mak-
ing -sales in Scotland. That Canadian
firths desiring representation in
Great 'Britain should at least take in-
to careful consideration the question
of: separate representation in Scotland
really admits of -no argument..
CENTRALIZATION EXPENSIVE
More and snore the control of town-
ship and county affairs has become
cenralized at Toronto, County Coun-
cils have less and less to do and :to.
this reason there has been agitation
in certain quarters to do away with
the County Councils, It is pointed
out that cutting out these bodies
would Mean 'a saving.
As a matter of fact the most expen-
sive way to handle municipal business
is from a remote centre like Toronto.
Local representative and local offie-
" ngRacisnrdtpaeta: tgA1-no vitxr = Daae
s unclesstand matters affect-
ing Choir own districts. Their ser-
vices are available for Iittle or noth-
ing. Handling • municipal business
from a far-oircentre means the main-
tenance of staffs of expensive offic-
ials and departmental' expenditures
that run into big figtires.
During the past: decade the cost of
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47.
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The telephone will ring any minute
mother and dad know it will, for
Jack calls from the city every Tuesday
at 8.30... even the pup is on the alert.
4i1 The weekly -call -home habit is inex-
pensive and a delight to your family.
Note the rates given in the front
pages of your directory. You can talk
100 miles or so for as little as 30 tents.
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A retail store regards itself as being a public servant, There-
fore, it is wholly fitting that it should try -to be the best and most ea-
ger servant possible. A retail store Which hides itself from those
whom it wants to employ it becomes under -employed, and so its sales
decline.
The public inclines in largest numbers toward those stores which
seek its attention and custom. It takes the advertising store at its
own valuation. It likes to do business with those.who manifest ea-
gerness to serve it. It likes to buy at those stores which have to re-
new their stocks frequently.
Advertising is just communicating news and information about
one's store and service. It is just a form of talking. It is those who
,talk who are listened to. Silent stores lose out to stores which carry
on converations--,in the fors. of newspaper advertisements _ with
those whoa() customs they want.
Any detailer who wants to get more eustomers—for the replace-
ment of customers who become lost to hip and for the expansion of
his .business --scan surely get them by making 'his store important in
their eyes, and by putting• in his advertisements the kind of inforinit-
tion which will help buyers come to decisions.
The News -Record advertising department is ever willing to .help
retailers prepare the right ]rind of advertisements—free assistance;
of course. I
The Clinton News-Kecord
$1.50 a year. Worth More
AND IT'S A GOOD ADVERTISING MEDIUM
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