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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1935-04-04, Page 6:'AGE 6 NEWS INC THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD TIiUR� , APR.;4.1935.: Timely Information for the Busy Farmer of Furnished by the DepartmentAgriculture ) Straw as an Absorbent Straw when used as bedding for live stock will absorb from, two to. three times its weight of liquid, and, if finely cut will s'oakup about three times as much liquidas when uncut. Further, the absorptive capacity of dry sawdust and fine shavings is 'from to two four times .that of or- dinary straw. Early Tomato Production The best prices for tomatoes are paid for early, ripe fruit, but the grower must not make the mistake of having the plants cost more than is reasonable. The Dominion Horticulturist recom- mends early sowing coupled with the use of early maturing, good varieties. The sowing should be made just early enough to have stocky, well grown plants in bloom and ready for plant- ing out at the sign of settled weath- er. Soils unduly rich in nitrogen tend to promote rank wood growth and a small amount of fruit.. Low nitrogen high phosphoric acid and a medium amount of potash are essential to good results. * 4 * Supplying the British Market The steady job of providing food for the British market depends upon supplying that market with what it requires and a regular supply of quality products. Where Canada has fallen down in the past is probably not so much in the matter of quality, although there is still room for im- provement,. but more particularly in the lock of a regular supply. For a country producing a surplus of farm products, it is a source of satisfac- tion to remember that there is still available a market which spends daily around five millon dollars on imported food. 9It 4 * The Egg Laying Contests The health of the birds in the Can- adian National Egg Laying Contests from the Atlantic to the Pacific has never been better during the fifteen years these contests have been in operation than at the present time. This factor is no doubt responsible for the uniformally high egg produce, tion being obtained this season. The production of leading pens and birds is equal if not superior to those of preceding years Another very commendable feature is connection with egg produelf on this season is the size 'of the eggs laid. Egg Laying Contests and poultry registration work have clear. ly, demonstrated that egg size is an inheritable character, and the Regis- tered poultry breeders who have been breeding from Registered birds' are having their efforts crowned with success. Many contest pens are pro- ducing eggs this season weighing 26 ounces per dozen. * 4 . Getting Ready For The Lambing Season Lambing is the shepherd's har- vest, and it is also his most exciting time. Everything must therefore, be. in readiness for the corning of the new crop. Ewes heavy in lamb require more pen and feeding space, if overcrowd- ing and losses are to be avoided. Two feet of feeding space is. the minimum required. Large flocks should be divided by putting the ewes expected ` to lamb first in the warmest and most corm- fortabie pen. Have therfloor level, dry, clean and well bVddecl. If possible provide equipment for making individual lamlbing pens. Folding hurdles are very handy for that purpose. The ewe is much quieter if kept alone. ORDER ROOFINC NOW b Retell Roofhg ej x elusive patented. features guarantee weather -tightness and easy applice tion. Sornewroofs orreeoofing. Send ridge and rafter lengths for free estimate. We use ti Council Stan- dard"for great- est durability. Easter Steel Products andea� PRESTON'ONT.'ta�nalcf,otfo,0, ma—m..40.44 et6d'3.44 �r. Pruning Should Be Done During the Dormant Season Pruning, as practised by the come morcial 'fruit -grower, should have two essential objects: first, to train the shape or growth of the tree in a specific way, and second, to influence the production and quality of the fruit. When speaking of training a fruit tree, the purpose is not to mould- a beautful or shapely object, but rath- er a tree that is commercially profit- able and capable of carrying its crop without breakage of limbs. Further- more, the proper pruning of a tree will facilitate ~other orchard opera. tions such as spraying and picking. Pruning maybe done at any time, during the dormant season, but late winter or early spring is preferable. However, the amount and type of' pruning is far more important than the time at which it is done. * *. The San Jose' Scale Requests have been received from growers in southwestern Ontario far instructions on how to control . San Jose' scale. Professor Caesar, of the O. A, C., Guelph, has therefore pre, pared the following statement for the guidance of growers. He. will also be glad to answer any inquiries that may be sent to him. "Any orchard in which San Jose' scale Was present last fall 'on even a single tree should be sprayed this spring to guard against a heavier in- festation. To make spray cheaper and mere effective the. trees should first be well pruned and, if old, should have the rough bark scraped off the main branches and trunk with a hoe. THE MATTER OF BETTER HOUS- ING IN ONTARIO The eyes of Canada will watch with interest ,Simcoe,and a number of other Ontario centres, during the next few months.. For the provincial gov- ernment, under Premier Mitchell P. Hepburn, has stepped into an experi- ment which is reckoned, by many, as the only salvation, of the present de- pression --housing. Simcoe, although not overpopulat- ed, suffers from a condition all too prevalent throughout such a young country as Canada—islums. If present plans of the Ontario Government are carried out, these slums will be eliminated in a scheme in which both municipality and .:pro-. vine will share the costss ridding the country of an eyesore, putting skilled and unskilled labour aback to, work, and starting the wheels of manufacturing 'rolling. Despite the government's anxiety to get the scheme under way, how- ever, two factors will have to he con- sidered before a definite undertaking can be made. Firstly, the Federal government has a committee at present studying the problem of housing, and what a nation-wide scheme would mean to .labour. Already interviews have been, giv- en by men from as far west as Win- nipeg, and from operators of a hous- ing plan in Toronto on the profits earned by the plan in their city. In Winnipeg, the scheme ,built many homes for the so-called "white-col- lar" class, by which houses valued in the $4,000 class were erected. -There is little likelihood that homes of this value will be permitted under a Do- minion -wide scheme but, by present standards, one of mach less value would suffice for the average Cana- dian family. The mass -production ;of materials would also cut the cost, while cen- tral -heating in urban n communities is a factor which is being thoroughly investigated. The houses, however, will be no ramshackle affairs, with contractors getting all the profits. Minister of Public Welfare David A. Croll made thatquite plain while addressing ,Simcoe officials. The houses must be equipped with proper sewerage and they must be able to house their number of ten- ants in a sanitary and moral fashion. They must also be equipped with the modern devices of health and sani- tation. But the other factor, and one which is likely toprove a source of worry, is not so easy of solution. That is the problem of land values, distorted time and again by series of booms and growth of the urban populace, is solved. Low-wage workers have been driven steadily to the outskirts of various municipalities by exorbitant assessments. These people have to live in unsanitary conditions en the environs and new slmns are thus cre- ated. The booms cause the land to become unstable in value, and this in turn causes fluctuations net only in the building trade, but also in the cost of building material. Another angle which the govern- ment intends to investigate is that ownership of the land on which buildings are to be erected , should be encouraged. Rented buildings are not kept nearly as well as those in which the tenant has a stake, and, in view of recent increases in municipal taxes ad a four-year lose of work, many former owners have not only lost their . property—they have lost the desire to ever again 'become home- owners. This is •one condition which the government views with alarm, and Which will becombatted with every Means possible. The British system, by which thousands of homes have been erect- ed throughout •the Isles in the : last few years, is also being .studied closely by the government. Loan societies have been organized thele,. too, as private "• ventures, but the British government is also assisting thousands to find work, lift themsel- ves hemselves from the slums, and seek a hap- pier and cleaner outlook in life. The watchword, however, will be to guard against speculators, and to watch' against . embarking on the scheme without being able, in some manner, to; control prices se that the building material manufacturers will not elevate prices beyond reason. In most cases the best spray to use is a 4% lubricating oil emulsion, This may be used alone, but it is usually wiser to combine it with. a 8.6.40 Bor- deaux mixture. 'Phe method of mak- ing both the emulsion and the Bor- deaux is given on the spray calen- dars. If fuller directions are desir- ed, write to .the Depai.•tment of FIn- tomology, O.A.O., Guelph. Commercial Hine sulphur at the strength of 1 gal. to 7 of water, may be substituted' for the oil and Bor- deaux, but is more costly, "unpleas- ant to use, and requires more care to give as good results. San Jose' scale attacks all fruit trees except sour cherries and Kief- fer pears. It.alsoattacks currant bushes. Peach trees and pears should be sprayedjust as soon now as possible. Plums and apples need not be spray- ed until the buds show green at the tip. Sweet cherries ehould be done just as the buds are bursting. The oil emulsion and Bordeaux combination should be used on pears, plums and sweet cherries. Either it or the' lime sulphur may be used on apples and peaches. Good results cannot be 'obtained un- less the trees are thoroughly wet* almost drenched. A light spray will not kill the scale or the other pests aimed at such as leaf curl, red mite, black cherry Aphid and pear psylla. Apple orchards receiving thiii spray do not need the first applica- tion recommended . in the apple spray calendar. Note: In orchards in which oil if used for San Jose' scale, Bordeaux must be used for the next prepink spray instead of lime sulphur, be- cause linie sulphur followingoil sprays tends to burn foliage severe- ly.- MODERN' FARMING SKILLED • INDUSTRY There i,s no question that the farm- er's ccupation is a skilled one. 'Many city dwellers have little idea of the amount of skill and detailed know- ledge necessary for emcees :in farm- ing. This skill must take several forms. Theme is the manual dexterity and mechanical sense needed for op: crating` both ordinary and modern farm-iirachinery, and the knowledge required In dealing with horses and stock. And above all there is ' the judgment which decides the right moment . to carry out this br that operation on any particular area of soil, and the managerial capacity to arrange operations and Materials' 'ef- ficiently. The dopes of forethought and skill demanded is much higher than is expected' of the ordinary to-. cipient of the basic wage for unskilled labour—From the report of the Roy- al Commission on the wheat industry, in Australia, Dried apple rings constitute prat- tically the only type of dried tree- fruit shipped frorn Canada to, the Bri- tish market. Of IN-TEFIE i 0 YOUR WORLD AND MINE by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD (Copyright) Age fourteen is better than age , He did not want to be seen sweeping sixteen for a dad to start on his earn -floors and cleaning windows and ing career. At any rate this is the I carrying baskets along the street, opinion of one man with whom I He was not quite se respectful of have been having conversation. He''those who employed him. His mind bases his viewon his own experience. was not given in such full measure Because I have a veryeat respect!this youth was � 'p his tasks.. And sw for this man's views I, am passing not quite so valuable to his employ- ers' at 16 as he Was at 14. Had he be- gun to work at age 16 rather than at age 14, he feels that: he would have' not got along as well as he has. cit alt * And then this man and I, in' our on to my readers what he said to me about starting at age 14 rather than at age 16, which is the official• school leaving age. This man is the son •of the manse. Today he is in his middle sixties. When he was fourteen, his father had a pulpit in a smallteity. The boy conversation, spoke of young men wanted to earn a little money,, so in who graduate from a university. accord with a practice which was Most of them are very uppish upon general fifty years ago, he worked in graduations and want work of a kind stores after school hours and on Sat- which will nota, offend their .pride: hey want white-collar jolbd-.weak. which will soil neither clothes nor hands—work of the intellectual type, if possible. And •of course they want pay equal to what high school teach- ers get—Say from $1,500 to $2,000 per annum. Financial necessity re- quires them to get to work immedi- ately ,upon graduation. Even so, they in quite too many instances, are very `choosey" -in regard to the class of Work they wish to do, and many have the strange idea that employers ac- tually owe them, employment. Not long ago I read in a national maga- zine an article which was written by smeone who was' spokesman for his class—students fresh from the uni- versity. This writer said that if in- dustry did not recognize its oblige- ' tion to provide employment for unt- At age 14 this lad was willing to versity trained men, these hien would do any kind of work—sweep floors, organize and do something dreadful clean windows, run errands, and so —would become socialistic, commun.'.on. He was without any false -pride. istic, or something. Young men hold - He was all eagerness. He was rather ing such views about employer's make' awed by everything. He- was ready me think of that Walt Disney color - to take orders without question. But ed film -the grasshopper end the at age 16, he was taller and had be- ants. Perhaps you have seen it. The gun to faney himself. He wore high grasshopper goes about fiddling all collars, was more clothes conscious through the warm summer days and, —and girl conscious! Ii'e wondered singing "The world owes erre a lin- about what others thought of him. ing," the while the ants are garner- urd ays a wage ga from 1 to 1.60 T a week.' He was errand boy at first, but as he acquired experience, and showed aptitude, he was permitted to sell from, behind the 'counter. Once he was asked to take complete charge of the store of a stationer for a month while the proprietor was away on some other business'. This stationer's stock was. -'scanty in the extreme. Shelves were filled with empty boxes. The average sale amounted to about ten cents. 'Custo- mers were few. The total sales for the month were about ss, and when the proprietor returned' to his busi- ness, he gave his substitute as a wage the whole of the 'takings for the month! ' Research experimentshave shown that the original quality,•flavour and colour of honey in storage can best be maintained at a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit,, or lower, and that rapid deterioration takes place at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. If the: temperature is low and constant, ex- tracted honey can be stored indefin- itely without ehange of colour' or flavoµr and without fermentation. *'4 * , Maps and posters connected with. the grasshopper entre], campaign fir Western Canada have been published and distributed, 4,000 maps in colour and 8,000 posters being used for Mani- toba, and an edition of 5,000 map posters for Saskatchewan. A smaller consolidated map indicating the out- break in all three prairie provinces has also been distributed to commer- cial organizations ' and , agricultural leaders. * 4 AMERS ing food for the winter months, and are making their. winter home snug and . weather-proof. Wiben ` winter comes, the grasshopper ' isovercome by storms and cold, and ie starving. He finds his way to the ants' dwell- ing, and in charity;, they take him into their habitation, warm' and feed. hire and show him, . mercy. Walt Menet has used a well known fable to teach this present generation of young people a salutary truth, name• ly, that he whom the world saves must save himself, and that he who thinlce that the world owes him a living is going to have Sons unwel- come experiences. Those who go to universities go there '• of their own; accord er are sent there by their parents' will or desire. Sowhen they graduate it is obliga- tory on themselves or on• their pate opts to find them employment. Cer- tainly, it is not an obligation resting on industry or the state. * '* In the (course of my life I have been consulted by literally hundreds upon hundreds of young men .inquest of employment, and I am glad to be able to give many of them good guid- ance and •good counsel, even though it was only very seldom • that I was able to tell a visitor where to go to find work. One thing I say to ell who come to me is: "Do not say to those to whom go looking for work: 'Have you a vacancy?' or •`Do you want a man?'" Such a question In- vites a negative answer. In other words, when you canvas for employ- ment with the question, have you, a vacancy? you give the man being canvassed a chance to say "No." It is far better far wiser—to devise a question to which the answer will be "Yes," or at any rate -an answer which will assist you to extend the interview. Let me illustrate.. Suppose you, a young man seeking employment, said to the man who has permitted you to see him, so: "Mr. Brown, is there not some work needed to be done in your company which is not now be- ing done—some work which I could do?. Then, if you could follow up this question with some definite sug- gestions as to work which you are able to do and which you may believe is not being done adequately, in the company with which you wish' to be- - come 'identified, you can hope to ' get ; your application fpr employment favorably considered; • * My counsel to beginners is, have a job ,and get a jab'. This means, take•' any job which you can get, and then, from 'the vantage of employment,, seek the job or kind of work wdrich,• you wish most toe do, -you must pre- pare yourself' in- advance for it. Se, many young men want to learn how- to do the work which they like best. after they get the job of . their de— sire. I. know an- accountant who. wants promotion but, he is not doing anything inhis present position toe make him able to do the advanced"' accountancy wliibli commands better - pay. I heard of a man' who was looking - for a new kind of work. Hie said to. the ,pan whom he was canvassing• for employment, "There is no money. in the electrotyping busipess." The question was put to 'him, Are there any men in your company who are making more money than you are?' and the man fall' into the trap set for - him, saying, "Lot's of them"! But a moment before he had declared that there was no money in the electro- typing business. Perhaps you, nay reader, are 'a young farmer, or a young lawyer, or- a young salesman, or a young bank- clerk, or a • young m'eehanie, or a. young retailer, or a young school' teacher, or a young accountant. And you may be saying to yourself, "There 15 no money in my kind of work." I put this question to you, "Do you know any person or persons in your kind of employment who are making - morn money than you are making • out of it?" Of course the answer will be "yes." And if you are absol- utely honest, you will find, on in- quiry, that those who are making • more money than you may be making had, in most instances, no better chances, when they began to earn money, than you have right now. * 4 * I have rambled a good deal in writ ing this contribution to The News - Record yet I do hope that I have said' something to interest and encourage• those who want to get on in the- world. FOR FINELY -EXECUTED JOB WORK TRY 's HIS OFFICE Some of the Things we turn out here, and on Short Notice are: Drafts Badges Dodgers. 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