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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1935-04-18, Page 6`PAGE 6 NEWS THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD; PPE NI N:G Timely Inrornnat on %r the Bunn Farmer (Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ). Reducing Farm'Power Costs Farm power costs may be reduce by malting needed repairs and adjus ments on tractors, by using grope hitches and operating with an optim um load. Horse labor costs may be reduced by having harness and imple- ments in perfect adjustment, by us- ing proper hitches and loads, by eco- nomical feeding and by using mostly young horses raised on the. farm. 100,000 pounds Of No: 1 red clove ( left in the Plantagenet area. Mos of the seed in. the St. Lawrence coun t- ties has been sold by growers bu y. I there remains a small quantity o sweet elover - in• ::Grenville county There is' still some alfalfa.seed in the upper Ottawa valley in the counties of Renfrew and Carleton, but this is likely to be marketed locally. Prevailing prices being paid grow- ers in this part of Ontario, for no. 1 grades, range .as follows: red cloves 20c, certified 21c; timothy no. "1 16c; sealed, 17c, no. 2, 15c, no. 3, 13c; alf- alfa. 1Sc. Practically all -seed has been ,sold by growers in central and western Ontario,. Red Clover, alsike and alf- alfa are In particularly good demand while timothy and sweet clover are only in fair demand. The feeling of the trade is optimistic. A good de. Mand far most items is expected be- fore the season is over and it is thought that there should be a sell out of all seed stocks this year with no real shortage Of any one kind. Prices being paid growers in this part of Ontario, basis no. 1 grade, range from 20'c to 22c per pound for red clover; 161/se to 18e for- alfalfa; 20c to 25c for alsike; 41/ac to 51/4 for sweet clever (white blossom), 71/fic to 8c for yellow blossom; 12c to 15e for timothy; 12c to 14c for Canada blue grass. NT E.RTI YOUR WORLD AND MINE` by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD (Copyright) A young man was sent to the pent-, tentiary recently -for what offence I• know not: But in his trial it was stated by either judge or barrister r that a eontributing factor to this young' man's downfall was his vir- tual homelessness. His parents were well -to -'do peop1, and lived in an apartment house in a Iarge city. Now an apartment house abode has many thikgs to recommend it to persons who want to reduce home - labour to its lowest terms, hut it can scarcely be described as a.tiome. The point was brought out that had this young man had a genuine home interest, joined to home tasks --i the care of a garden, for example -;he might'not have gone astray. So im- pressed by this incident and its teaching was a father of a son en- tering on his twenty's that be gave up his suite in an apartment house and bought a home, in order that his son might have the protection which a good home provides. 413 Varieties of Red Clever There are innumerable types of red clover and within these types a number of. varieties can be recogniz- ed of which the two main varieties of practical importance are the early and Iate. In the growing crop no botanical differences can be used to distinguish these two varieties but in habit they differ greatly. The early is commonly called early, two cut, and double cut, and as the name in- dicates will produce two full cuts in a season. The late variety also called single cut and mammoth, pro- duces only one cutting which is from two to three weeks later than the first cut of the early. Both have a place as a red clover crop but it is important that the buyer clearly un- derstand what he is getting when he orders red clover under one of the names mentioned—one will give two cuts the other only one in a season. * 4i3 'iii' Henhouse Ventilation The removal of moisture is a major problem in poultry houses. Poultry have no sweat glands, but they give off relatively large amounts of va- pour in respiration and through the skin. It was found at one experimen- tal station that maximum egg pro» duction was obtained when tempera- tures were not permitted to fluctuate widely. A henhouse temperature at 50 degrees F. is too high to be main, tained on most farms in winter with- out artificial heat. Hence, a lower temperature held uniformly would be desirable. Increasing numbers of poultrymen have had success with ar- tificial heat properly regulated, but failure has commonly resulted when temperatures were allowed to go too high or to fluctuate widely. Watch the Feed Supply of the Bees Most bees are given enough food M the fall to carry them through to the following spring, provided, the winter is not too severe, .and the spring flowers yield early, but many do not live to see the flowers bloom. According to the Dominion Apiarist mare colonies of bees are lost during the latter part of March and through- out April than at any other period of the year, simply because of starva- tion. He advises beekeepers to check up the food supply of the bees ant? be prepared to supplement it as 'soon se weather conditions will pernmit. **aiF Care of the Farrowing Sow A little extra care at farrowing will often save a greater percentage of the litter, Include some bran In the meal ration to prevent a feverish condition. A week or ten days be- fore farrowing place the sowin a far- rowing pen that is dry, elean andfree from draughts. Bed the pen with short straw, Keep a watchful eye on the sow at farrowing tine but do not disturb or assist her unless absol- utely'necessary. Provide a warm bran slop for the sow a few hours af- ter farrowing. Seed Market Report ' There is still considerable activity in the selling of Beed in the lower Ottawa Walley. The remaining timothy consists mostly .o t , the better qualities from field crop inspected sources. There is about tofngainMeall gog Ex- clusive patented sand easy apple. F 00f t n. or re -roofing. Send and rater catmint for free astu Coo We use "Council Stan- , lard"for eat - est durability. Eastern Steel Products imifed PRESTON ON' !n(,URI(, AIJOA> MONTREAL E. TORONTO 41 E '' 41 F Cheese Marketing Scheme Throughout the twenty cheese - producing counties of the province individual •faetory meetings are be. ing• held daily to hear discussed the plans of the Ontario Cheese Patrons' Association. The Association has at the present time a marketing. scheme before the_ Donninion Marketing Board which, if approved of, will come under the Nature Products Mar- keting Act. This scheme is being presented at individual factory meet- ings and during the last three weeks over 300 meetings have been held with the scheme receiving practically 100 per cent endorsation. The most gratifying feature about this organization work is the intense interest that is being shown by the patrons'. At the commencement of the campaign, considerable difficulty was experienced in getting factory meetings but to -day requests are earning in from officers of individual factories for an opportunity to hear the scheme explained. As the cam- paign progresses the meetings grow larger and in many cases factories that were doubtful about opening this year have held quite enthusiastic meetings. Before the campaign Is completed the scheme will ,-be pre- sented at every factory in the Pro- vince. The Executive Committee of the Association expect to be called before the Dominion Marketing Board at any time to have the plan discussed with the view of bringing about the final decision of the Board. As 'soon as the scheme is accepted at Ottawa the overseas representative will be definitely appointed and the Asso- ciation will be ready to begin its mar- keting operations. • WIMP. WPM Since 1929 there has been a steady decline in the per capita consumption of bread in Canada. This, says the statistical report of the industry for 1933, is no doubt due to two factors, viz,, the lessened demand resulting from a decrease in putehasing power and the changes in the dietary habits of the people. * Information regarding the produc- tion of milk on Canadian farms was collected for the first time in the census of 1911 which covered produc- tion roducttion in 1910. (However, an estimate had been made in 1900 placing the production of that year at 6,866;334,- 000 pounds. The census figures were (1910) 9,806,741;348 pounds, (1920) 10,976,235,351 pounds, and (1930) 12,- 854,323,004 pound% an increase since the beginning of the century of 87 per cent. With regard to the excellence of quality of ,Canadian ducks seen on Smithfield market, London, England, mentioned in the London F'ish'Trades Gazette, advices show that the large duck farm, Eastern Townships, Que- bec, whence the ducks came, Is pur- chasing 35,000 export tags and is starting packing foe export in the near future. The farm, expects to dopble its shipments '-Le England this year. 1* The bread and (bakery industry of Canada slant $23,427,626 in 1933 far materials, mast et, which were sup- plied bythe'agricultu'ral industry of et Canada. I i I.1Li K L " * * 413 The boy, or girl, man or woman who lacks a deep home love is to be pitied. I make this ' observation with' a feeling of guilt, for in my own case I have given my children no enduring home memories. 1 "be- gan my wanderings when my daugh- ter was -5 and my son 3. In the 313 years that have passed since I left my home town and the home where I was reared and the home which I went to -when I married. I have div- ed in quite 25 homes—some of them for only months, and some for only a 'few brief years. It would be hard for me to recall all the hones in which we have lived since I became a mover about from one country to another. And now, when I am near- ing the end of my days, my dominant dream is of a home which. I shall never possess—indeed, of two homes, one in the city where I labour, and one in the country where I would find content. I shall not possess these two hoaxes because of lack of ability to buy or build them; but this ctr- cumstance does not prevent me froth dreaming of them. One of my re- creations is planning houses—houses of the size which I should require for my diminishing household --, houses easy to work in and of many attrae- tions. I should Iike my city house to be not too close up to adjacent houses in order that it might get lots of natural light, and I should like my country home to be on a hillside overlooking a spreading valley, over which both the sun and the moon would shine generously. In my .coun- try home I should like to be near a waterfall, that I might have the soothing music of it; and also the companionship of domestic fowl, with their clucking and crowing and scratching for food. This home -hunger of mine causes me to read books which tell of ad- ventures in home -finding and home- making.. Thus I remember reading a good many years ago "The Mak- ing of a Country Home"—the story of two city people who wanted to get away from the deadening life of New York City into the enriching life of the country. I read recently an entrancing book by Cecil Rob- erts British novelist --,a book entitled "Gone Rustic." This book tells of his quest for a country cottage and of the joys and rewards .which fol- lowed its finding and occupation. There are similar books by another British writer — Beverley Nicols books to be recommended without reserve. Then, too, I have been made a willing captive of books which tell of adventures in farming by rich city men. Better still, I have had close contact with men and women whose supreme passion has been mak- ing the home of their dreams: for their own content and for the wel- fare of their children. On a recent Sunday I ,employed some hours looking up poems which home -love has inspired, and -I feel some of my readers may enjoy a reading of my gleanings. Here are verses which are a translation of the Greek 'of Leonidas: Cling to thy home! if there the meanest shed Yield thee a hearth and shelter for thy head, And some poor plot, with vegetab- les stored, Be all that (leaven allots thee for thy .board, /Unsavory bread, and lierbs that scattered grow Wild on the river brink or moun- tain brow. Yet e'en this cheerless mansion shall provide h ore hearty repose than, all ' the world beside. This picture of a home is not a cheerful one, yet it true that even the humblest and the bleakest home takes on a halo in' recollection, Here What another poet has said about; hhe humble home --his dream -Home: Mine be 'a cot beside the hill, A beehive's hum shall soothe the ear, A willowy brook that turns a mild With many a fall shall linger near. The swallow oft, beneath my thatch, Shall twitter from the clay -built nest.- Oft shall; the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest. Around my wild porch shall spring Each fragrant flower that drinks the 'dew, And Lucy at her., wheel 'shall sing In russet gown and apron blue. The village church among the hills VAiere first our marriage -vows were given, , With merry peals shall swell the breeze And point with taper spire tp•hea- ven. A simple picture -'the dream of a working man; yet it is beautiful, for it expresses the heart's desire. 813 3 ?IH Some dream of castles and great mansions, and build them, but one wonders if these huge and ornate edifices, shouting out that they who built thein had great riches, give comfort and peace to the lives of those whom they shelter. Is not this common experience?— An old farm -house with meadows wide, And sweet with clover on each (side; A bright-eyed boy who looks from out The door with woodbine bewreath- ed about, And wishes his one thought all day "Ohl if I could but fly away From this dull spot, the world to see How happy, happy, happy, Tourts:,• APRIL 18, 1935' TO fAflMEBs How happy I should be!" Amid the city's ,constant. din, A man who round the world had been, Who mid the tumult and the throng, Is thinking, thinking ail day long, "Oh! could I only tread once more • The field -path to the farmhouse door,— The green old meadow could I see Flow happy, haply, happy, How happy I should be!" And here isanother disillusioned world -wanderer speaking,_ Goodbye, proud world I'm going, home! Thou. art not my friend, and I'm not thine. ,Goodbye to flattery's fawning face To grandeur with his wise grim- . ace; To upstart wealth's averted eye; To supple office, low and high;, To crowded halls, to court and street; 'Po frozen hearts and basting feet; To those who go and those who roomer—. 'Goodbye, proud world; I'm going home! Dni going to my own hearthstone, Bosomed in yon green hills alone; A secret nook in a pleasant land, Whose groves the frolic" fairies planned, Where arches green the livelong slay Echo the blackbirdls roundelay; And vulgar feet have never trod A spot that's sacred to thought and God. And when I'm stretched beneath the pines, Where evening star •so holy shines, I laugh at the lore and the pride of man, At the sophist sohool and the 'learned clan. For what are they all, in their high conceit, When man in the bush with God may meet? Thus wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson city -bred and world travelled. Ah, I could go an and on with such heart -cries from the poets -- 9.30 P.M. "Sunset Souvenir" seers of true lifee. Orchestra and Soloists under' direo_• * * 413 I read of a' woodsmen whom some. travellers through the forest wished to chat "with;, but he had no time for them, saying, "I am building me a home before winter comes." And is not this also our supreme duty - building us homes for our souls' be- fore the blood in us grows cold and the fire in aur heart dies out? And when I say a home for our souls, I mean a home made of wood, stone; brick,cement, steel—a place to house us in one old age—a place to which our children may return because of a multitude of precious memories —'a place where our old and our new friends may come to give and to get pleasures and inspirations which money alone cannot give? The End, ALONG THE AIR WAVES (continued from page 3) work of the Commission. The pro- gram is of an half-hour duration. * 8 * - RADIO FEATURES WEEK BY WEEK Thursday, April 18: 9.45 P.M. Cyril Pitts, tenor— An NBC-CRBO International Ex- change Programan from New York to National Network. 10.00 P.M. "Melodic Strings"— Orchestra direction of Alexander Chu- haldin. A CRBC-NBC International Exchange Program. From Toronto, Friday, April 19: —5.00 P.M. Mozart's "Requiem"— Choir and Orchestra under Direction of Arthur Merayden, From Winni- peg to National Network. 10.00 P.M. "Le Trio Lyrique"— Anna Malenfant, soprano; Ludovic Huot, tenor; and Lionel Daunats, baritone. Montreal to National Net- work. Saturday, April 20: 9.00 P.M. Halifax Conservatory of Music— Orchestra under Direction of Ifan -Williams. Halifax to National Net- work. tion of McKenzie Mower, From Van couver to National Network, Sunday, April '21: 9.00 P.M, "The Road to Yesterday"' —Soloists and orehestz'a under direc-, tion of Roland Todd. From Toronto, to National Network: 10.Oo' F.M. L'Or'phian de M,oatreal Under- the direction of Arthur Laur-- endeau. From Montreal to National! Network. Monday, April 22: 9.00 P.M. `Babillage-Caprico''_- Orchestra direction of Dr. J. J. Gag-'- nier, From Montreal to N'ational- Network, 10.00 P.M. "Youngbloods of Beaver- Bend"— Rural eaver••Bend"-Rural Dramatic Sketch from Winni- peg to National Network. Tuesday, April 23: 8.00 P.M. "No Mournful Numbers"' —Comedy team, orchestra, ladies trio, male quartet, and soloists. From Winnipeg to National Network, 8.30 P.M. "Opeeing Nights"— Radio Hall Players under direction of Edgar Stone. From Toronto to CRC Eastern and Midwest Network. Wednesday, April 24: 8.00 P.M. "Melody Mart"- rFom Moose Jaw to CR'C' Eastern and Midwest Network. 9.00 P.M. "Concert Caravan"— Toronto to CRC National Network. The majority of farms in Western, Canada approach very closely to a '. family business. For instance, dur- ing the year 1930 in five main areas- in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 82.7 per cent of all the farm labour used '• on 573 farms was supplied by the fanner and his family.—The Econom- ic Annalist, Dominion Department of Agriculture. Due to the large amount of pectin contained in Canadian -grown apples„ the juice of Canadian apples may be used in other fruits to give a jelly consistency to jams .and marmalades. There is no waste to a good apple,. even the paring and the core may be - used for jelly. FOR FINELY -EXECUTED JOB WORK TRY T1 -IIS OFFICE Some of the Things we turn out here, and on Short Notice are: Drafts Badges Dodgers Receipts , Vouchers Bill Heads Catalogues Post Cards Note Heads ( - Menu Cards Milk Tickets Deposit Slips Order Blanks Laundry Lists Visiting Cards Show Printing Business Cards !Store Sale Bills Posters, all sizes Auction Sale Bills Admission Tickets. Wedding invitations Acknowledgement Cards Wedding Announcements Envelopes, all sizes & kinds. 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