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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1935-06-06, Page 6PAGE 6 NEW THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD f THURS., JUNE6, I935.;= Timely_ Information for o o the BusFarmer d ( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ) Earlly. Sweet • Corn Early sweet corn 'brings' the best price, hence •the importance of plant- ing as soon as'possibie. Successional sowing made at intervals or ten days in the same field are a good }/ay to get early corn. Should. the first planting succeed the second or third plantings may be hoed out, or if the first plantings' bye killed' by frost the third of fourth planting enay develop unhampered, 41t 'lit' * Weeders Possibly one of the most satisfac- tory implements for the control of weeds in a growing grain crop is what is known as the finger weeder. This implement consists of a series or long slender teeth which form a very light harrow. The finger weed- er may ibe used to advantage on an- nual weeds, shorty alter germina- tion, both before and after the grain crop has merged and until the crop is from two to four inches high. Farm and home Week at the Ontario Agricultural College .Information, Insphmition and Re- creation will feature the Farm and Horne Week program, at the O: A. CQ, June 17th to 21st, and the many thousands of farm folks who visit the College at that time will be sere to find the usual hearty welcome. While probably most of the visitors will be able to spend only a day, those who can should remain for two or more days se as to absorb as much as possible of the three "'ations" mentioned above, and to do it with- out hurry or fatigue. The rooms are comfortable, the meals good and the cost very low. In the daily parade of fine live stock, the famous Clydesdale stal- lion, "Craigie Realization" (recently arrived from' Scotland) will be an outstanding attraction since he is said to be the best Clydesdale ever brought to Canada. There will be much of interest in the field crop experiment grounds. and in the vegetable and flower gar"- dens. ar- dens. The eamptis, with its broad stret- shos of smoothshaven lawn,, its beau- tiful trees and many kinds of flow- ering shrubs and its many hundreds of varieties of blooming roses, will be an uplift' in itself, especially td lovers and sweethearts, but to com- mon people as well An excellent program of demon- strations is being arranged for the ladies, and there will: be interesting exhibits in other departments of the College, relating to plant diseases, insect and weed pests, fertilizers, farm machinery, honey and dairy products, etc. Provision will be made for playing softball and horseshoes Iate in the afternoons, and there will be even- ing entertainments of music and dramatics, Those who have been at the Col- lege before will enjoy it more than ever, and those who go for the first time "will surely get an eyeful." Tihnothy Seed Production In the past five years Canada's position in regard to timothy seed supply' has been changed from that of a heavy importer to that of a large producer, with production, in 1934, amounting to almost enough for Canadian needs. This is particularly fortunate at the present tune when there are' only 'small supplies avail- able for importation from other countries, owing to their greatly re- duced production ' as a result of drought in 1934. Timothy seed production in Canada has increased from a few hundred thousand pounds in 1929 to more than five •muiliion pounds in 1934 The importance of last year'Is• Canadian ORDER RODFINC NOW 'vU1ll1 Twpgreatvaiueain Metal Rooting. Ex. •clueive patented feature.. guarent¢,. weather -tightness: and easy, applica. tion. Fornewroofa erre-roofing, send ridge and rafter lengths for, flee; estimate. We uee Council Stan- dard'fol eat- est durability. Eastern Steel ptoclticts i�nifecY PRESTON 0NT-Farroarr atom 'non, RAL E.roaonro 1 crop is not alone because of volume for the price per pound to the grower is about 16 cents, This is twice the average price for the five year pre- vious when world production was nor- mal. This rapid development and increase of the timothy seed indus- try in Canada could not have come at a more favourable time for the seed growers, Even greater produc- tion may be expected in Canada this year but there is still ample room for further expansion, as any surplus seed produced n Canada finds a ready market abroad. Don't Forget the Garden Thousands of families throughout the country are planning now to use the available garden land to' provide food. If people on the land would consider the numlber of meals that roust be prepared during the year and estimate the actual earning power of a garden, mare and better gardens would be planted in order to provide a continuous supply of sum- mer and winter vegetables, A gar- den of one-quarter to one-half an acre in extent, properly cared for, will provide enough vegetables for an average family. ill!' t[t iE Honey Producers to Organize For Marketing of Products "Potentially there is no group i farm industry se favourably plac as the Beekeepers of this Province t organize their 'marketing of Honey, said W. B. Somerset, Ontario's Coin missioner of Marketing. "Every beekeeper in the Province is registered under the Provincial plan for disease centre). There are some six thousand producers in On- tario but considerably less than one thousand a volume large e- nough to sell outside their own cam- munity and only a very • relatively few are carlot shippers." "Crops are easily estimated but are subject to fluctuations as to seasonal conditions. Markets are as- certainable but badly regulated. The whole crop is usually forced on the market at the end of the production season whereas the product is con- sumed gradually all through the year and the best eonsutiring period is months later than when the crop is sold." "Some years ago Ontario supplied all Canada with Honey and market- ing problems were less difficult. Now Western Canada produces enough for its own needs and is looking for oth- er markets. Organization for export has beceme essential. Disorganized and competitive offerings abroad are fatal to regulated .shipments or fair prices," lannuntromarmainnolmi their high, 1't products are 'in sponded to the market requirements ow To Destroy The g quality y Eastern Tent Cater Pillar The unsightly -nests of the Fasterzr. Tent 'Caterpillar Will soon be very common this year in many parts of the country. These caterpillars occu in the Eastern 'States and in Canada_ Their favourite food is wild cherry although they will attack apple peach, plum, •beech, birch, oak 'an many other kinds of trees. In _year of excessive abundance apple tree are sometimes completely • defoliated. Destructive outbreaks usually con- tinue for two or three years and are then followed by a longer period dur- ing which the species is rarely not- iced. These periodic fluctuations are probably due to the work of paras- ites' and disease. The insect spends the winter in the egg stage. The eggs are elongate, thirelble-shaped, about 1-25 ef'an inch long and are laid in masses of over 300 to 400, usually encircling a small !bra>ch 'as a broad ring. The whole egg •mar's is covered with a brownish substance which protects it from the weather. About the time the first buds open, the eggs hatch and the young caterpillars begin to feed on the opening leaves. They are gregarious and all those derived from a single egg cluster remain to- gether and build a siken nest or tent in which they live. At first the nest is small but as the caterpillars grow larger they add to it until the tent may be nearly two feet in length. During storms and in the heat of the day the caterpillars usually remain inside of the nest. They come out to feed early in the morning and again in the evening, or at night, when it is not too cold, When full grown the caterpillars are about two inches Iong. The gen- m eral body colour is black with a light ed stripe down the back and with dots ne of blue and white along the sides. The body is clothed with fine, soft, definite demand by consumers. Under a5 'shown in the table "Percentages these circumstances it isimpossible of Buck Lambs" However during to. deal with the Maritime Provinces the past year there 'is' some evidence alone or to suggest that they accept of a tendency to slip back. The per - full responsibility for any necessary centage of buck lambs marketed in re -adjustment in the. industry. Un- July, August : and September is still dear normal conditions, and with, res- too high. Too many farmers neglect seeable adjustment of production to to castrate early Iambs and try to demand; seasonal changes in acreage rush them on to the market in June have had significant effeets on prices. before the differentials take effect. r Elven under present conditions; fav- The result is a lot of lambs • of poor curable ' or unfavourable weather quality. There is still altogether too may be an important factor in deter- large a percentage • of buck lambs mining prices that will prevail. for; shipped. to Montreal markets . It is the next crop. urged that all lambs be attended to s But with, the 1934 acreage and ay..early. Just. a little more care- by a s �'erage ;yrleldg coupled with restrict- small percentage of producers and ed outlets in expert channels, the this evil will be wiped .out of the .prospects for ,profitable prices do not markets. In the West the marketing appear to be very bright. ' It would of ,buck Iambs is below 1% of the appear,. therefore, that the indicated total, • reduction in acreage is justified, par- Not a dollar should be lost by pro- ticularly in view of the probability ducers. Make money by: of mare 'satisfactory moisture eon- 1. Docking ,a1I lambs early in the ditions and the possibility of better spring. than average seed being planted on 2. Castrating all male lambs when a large percentage of the potato ac- from ten days. to three weeks old. erage of 1935. t3. Feeding all lambs se that they will finish at weights from 75 to 85 llbs., not over 90 lbs. 4. Picking out of the flock the ear- liest and fastest growing lambs and marketing them. 5. Marketing lambs as they are wether and ewe lambs of 'suitable ready as the price will probably be weight and finish will continue to ' higher early in the season than in the late fall. 6, Avoiding all losses on buck lambs either too light or too heavy. "Some two years ago the beekeep- ers of the Province made real pro- gress in collectively organizing to sell on the export market through one channel and in a uniform manner• The crop that year was not only cleaned up at prices that were highly attractive in view of today's quota- tions, b at an •accumulated and embarrassing surplus from pre- ceding seasons was also sold out. Last year with an estimated short crop, which turned out heavier than expected and freed from the former glut the industry allowed the move- ment to 'br'eak up into a dozen differ- ent overseas channels and export as a result, has now slumped back into the cutthroat conditions which prov- ed so ruinous three or four years ago. Prices have fallen disastrously, Lat- est overseas bids are reported to be 355 per long hundredweight which, with bare costs off alone and allow- ing nothing for commissions, means. less than 5c per .pound to the produc- er at shipping station as compared with the 814o and 9e obtained two years ago through their own volun- tary Ebtport Association." "NN'owthe beekeepers propose to re-establish their overseas effort and to acedmplish unity are asking for powers under the Natural Products Marketing Act to establish their own local) 'Commodity Marketing Boards. to regulate all export shipments through, one channel. Included in the scheme are proposals to finance, themselves and promote larger do- mestic consunsption of honey.." "Money is one of Ontario's large cash crops. In '1934 production was approximately 12,000,000 pounds. Of this total roughly 2,250,000 pounds were exported to Great Britain and Holland and another 1,500,000 pounds - sold outside•Ontario but within Can- ada. The be lance somewhat over 8 000,000 pounds, is consumed within the Province" yellowish hairs. The cocoons are white and are made of a tough, closely woven silk held in place" by a few irregular, coarse threads. The pupa is formed inside of them and in about two or three weeks the moth emerges. In orchards which are well sprayed as for the codling moth and curculic, tent caterpillars are rarely trouble- some. The young larvae are readily poisoned by either Paris green or arsenate of lead. On peaeh and plum, which are not commonly sprayed with an arsenical, it will pay to keep careful watch for the conspicuous egg -rings while pruning. They should be removed and burned. The nests may be destroyed .by wiping out with the hands'. I't should be done while .the caterpillars are at home, which is usually the case during stormy weather and in the heat of the day. Burning out the nests is not to be recommended as 'there is danger of injuring the tree; burned areas in the bark often the whole branch. The wild cherry is the favourite food -plant of this insect. When growing along roadsides andfences and in other waste places these trees are usually worthless and should be cwt down, as they serve as centres of infestation for nearby oreharde. Further information on the subject of 'Agriculture, Ottawa. can be obta,ined front the E'tyrno- ogical Branch, Dominion Department Potato Situation in Eastern Canada Owing to the large potato crop in "1934 in the United States, and the resulting Iow prices obtaining there, the tariff of 75 cents per hundred- weight against Canadian potatoes has shut off this market to a very large extent: The Cuban market for seed has been well maintained, but for Canadian table stock it has dwindled; leaving only the compara- tively small market available in the West Indies, and the ;strongly com- petitive .markets' of Quebec and On- tario. These, says "The P'otata Sit- uation in Eastern Canada'" 'bulletin, just issued as a ,supplement to the "Agricultural Situation and Outlook" conjointly by the Dominion Depart- ments of Agriculture and of Trade. and Commerce, markets have proved to be incapable of absorbing the quantity available which was expect- ed to be largely exported. The statement has been made that if the Maritimes would reduce their acreage, it would automatically re- duee the Canadian, surplus in fut- ure, but this is not necessarily the case, for,assmall percentage increase on the part of potato growers in Quebec and Omtlirpo In ltt easily result in just as Targe a crop' and just as low prices as at present. It Mutt he borne in mind that the Mari - tune growers are large purchasers of supplies', such as bags, machinery, fertilizers, and spray materials from the areas in'Central;'Canada to which i e they sh p th lap predatets, and also, Lambs of Quality The production of good quality be encouraged this year. Commencing on July 2nd, 1935; in Ontario and the Wrest, buyers will pay two cents a pound more for ewe and wether Ianlbs than for buck, • The markets will pay up to a cent a pound more for lambs of good quality „up to 90 lbs. at the stock- yards and plants, than for Iambs from 90 to 110 lbs., and up to two cents per pound more than for lambs ever 110 lbs. Farmers have for years been urged to meet the simple requirements' of the market in order to secure top prices by castrating all male lambs and finishing and marketing lambs within the desired weights. The bulk of the producers have re- postmaster of Goderich, was not a - CLOCK TICK IS A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE Time is a universal language. As a case in point 3,000,000 German clocks ticked their way into the Uni- ted Kingdom in 1933, alongside their 11,638 Canadian competitors, accord- ing to the Industrial Department of the Canadian National Railways. The tick is the same in all languages, Jap- anese, German„ 'Swiise; English,' — sixty seconds to the minute, 60 min- utes to the hour. • IGODERIOH: Although John Galt, • -nteng those mentioned as recipients of the Ring's medal at the .time of the Jubilee celebration, he has since been honored and has received his medal Mr. -Galt 'has been postmaster of God. wamome eeeseseereemsesestteseasamossee eriele 'for 'well- on: to; 4(1 years, and;! prior to that was in the civil service• for some years, his first appointment:: being in• 1881. Henis a• grandson: of th'e- late ,Sir JahaeGalt. Phone 149w. 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