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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1935-07-25, Page 6• „, ammesemnimmer. • THE CLINTON NEWS.RECORIE • TIIURS., JULY. 25, 1935 NEWS 11110 Timely Irifolliiiation for the Busy Farmer (Furnished by the Department of Agriculture) 1 Mildew Control (By John F. Clark) Mildew now appearing on noses tmay be controlled by using one tea. spoonful of baking soda to a quart of water. .Spray in the morning. At. so dust with sulphur when foliage is Wet. Weekly Crop Report Fall wheat is ripening and cut- ting is expected to begin shortly. Barley is filling well and maturing rapidly. Oat crops give promise of better than average yields. Haying is now. general Pastures are in excellent condition. Corn and roots crops are making satisfactory growth. Early raspberries and sweet cherries are being marketed, with prospects of a good yield. All fruits continue to show good promise. Growth of tobacco has been rapid and• indications point to an early har- vest. insect Control (By John F. (llark) Numerous complaints indicate hes. vy infestation of insects in Otters° gardens. Cutworms may be controlled with a poison bait scattered around young plants M the evening. -Use 1 teas spoonful of Paris Gren, 1 tabie 'spoonful of Molasses and 1 quart Bran. Mix all into a fluffy mixture. Aphis and other sucking insects may be treated with Black Leaf 40, Nicotine or Evergreen. For better results add a little soap and spray to strike all insects. Such poisons spread over leaf surfaces will also kill chewing insects as they devour Portions of the foliage. Ants in lawns may be eradicated by pouring a small quantity of Car- bon Bisulphide into the holes and plugging same. This forms a gas which works down the runs, killing the insects. For Tarnish Plant Bug, dust the tops of plants with either tobacco dust or dusting sulphur. Snails and slugs may be removed by sprinkling fine, well -laked lims over the ground surface just before dark. • ,a Chicory Chicory is a persistent perennial weed with a deep, long thick root. Introduced from Europe years ago it was grown as a eultivoted plant for its roots, which were ground and mixed with coffee. At the present time it is conaidered one of our most troublesome weeds on road sides, fence lines, vacant places and occasionally on cultivated fields. Hav- ing escaped! from cultivation it is how growing in the wild state in ev. ery county in the province and In- creasing rapidly'. large ipatches, 'chemical weed killers are the only .practical solution to the problem, using 'sodium chlorate or a chemicaft iwith e sodium chlorate base. One pound per gallon of water Der 100 ,square feet is recommended using a, power sprayer. Care must be exercises earlut spraying with sod- ium chlorate as there is fire ha, zard' in its use. Roots are 'at their weakest point when the plant is in the bloom stage. This is the ideal time to spud or spray. The vigor of the. plants being sprayed, their stage of development and the condi- tion of the soil are all important factors in their destruction with chemicals, and it may be found ne- cessary to make a second application to get any scattered plants. Consult your Agricultural Representative or Weed Inspector for information on Chemical Weed Killers. An average chicory plant will pro- duce 3000 seeds and the importance of destroying plants before nature cannot be emp'hasized too strongly. The seeds are impurities in clover seeds and very difficult to remove. Due to the length of its •roots chie- ory plants cannot be hand picked. Those who are interested in keeping clover fields for seed are urged to spud all plants before seeds mature. It will be time profitably spent. Chicory has no place in a progressive municipality. It is becoming more objectionable leach year. Thorough cultivation is the solution to the problem on cultivated land. Spud- ding is for scattered plants and the use of chemical weed killers for fence lines and road sides. Now is the time for action. Chicory is easily distinguished by its leafless, much -branched stems bearing numerous clusters of flower heads (without flower stalks) on the naked branches. The flowers are a. bout one and a half inches across, a bright blue in color and are usually closed by noon. The leaves, which are long with irregular edges, spread out on the ground and resemble those of the common dandelion. The presence of chicory in a culti- vated field is an indication of lack of cultivation. A short rotation of crops is important, with deep plow- ing as soon as the crop is off, follow- ed by thorough cultivation both ways all 'Fall using broad shares on the cultivator. A hoed crop following this method should clean up all chic- ory. The writer has seen fields with chicory growing all around fences but not a plant showing in the field. Other cases have been observ- ed where chicory plants are found growing all over fields. Upon in- vestigation it was found in every case that proper implements were not used and that thorough cultiva- tion was not practised. One need not expect to be able to control chicory with poor plowing, followed by a disc harrow or narrow teeth on the cultivator. All growth is cut off be- low the crown when broad shares which over -lap, are used and by cul- tivation both ways a more thorough job is insured, You can pull chicory till you "see stars" but due to the length of the root's, plants cannot be pulled out. Scattered plants may be cut off well below the 'crown in hot dry weather and a handful of salt ap- plied to the portion of the root that remains. Spudding off below the drown, filling in the hole with earth, after in erder to exclude thelight or air has also raves) effective. For Late Blight of Celery (Experimental Farms Note) Late blight of celery, which is oc- casionally wrongly called "rust" is caused by the fungus named Septoria apii Chester. It is present wherever celery is grown, and it eauses"heavY annual losses. It overwinters on diseased plants or refuse left in the field, and on the .seed. Although it is generally abundant only late m summer, infection may take place very early, even in the •seed -bed. It causes light green to grey spots, ir- regular in size and shape, on the leaves, It may also attack the leaf stalk, causing elongated, slightly sunken, rusty bkown spots. The fruiting bodies of the fungus soon appear as small black specks in the spots on both leaves and stems.. Bad- ly affected plants are stunted, un- sightly, of poor quality, and do not keep well. The disease may also increase in storage. Fruit Crop Report No. 2 Saturday, Julie 20th, 1935, 11 .aana —The Statisties Branch of the On- tario Department of Agriculture pub- lishes today Fruit Report No. 2 giv- ing the condition of fine commercial fruit crop in the Province of ()Mario on 'July 15th. Late blight is controlled by using clean seed, and by spraying with Bordeaux mixture. Seed • three or four years old shonld be used, as any late blight fungus that is present on or in it, has died out by this time, and seed treatment Is not necessary. The most important perventive rnea- sure is spraying the plants with Bordeaux mixture (4 pounds copper sulphate, 6 pounds hydrated lime, 40 gallons water). The first two appli- cations should be made while the plants are still in the seed -bed. The third application should be made as soon as the plants have recovered from the effects of transplanting in the field. After this, applications should be made at intervals of one to two weeks, depending on whether the weather is Wet ,or dry, until .with- in two or three weeks of harvest. Only thorough spraying, covering the stems and both sides of the leaves, will give satisfactory results. Since kite blight is present in every celery growing district,, no grower can afford to disregard preventive measures. The following table show's the con- dition of fruit crops in Ontario on July 15th with comparative figures for Juno 15th. Cherries picked at Fort Erie, Ont., were recently delivered in Winnipeg by aeroplane, the distance 1,185 miles being made in nine hours and 40 minutes. June 1,6 July 15 1935 1935 Grapes . . 3.0 3.2 Plums . ..,..,.., 3.2 3.3 Pears . ..... 2.9 2.4 Peaches , . 4.2 4.8 Cherries . . 2.8 3.0 Baldwins . . 2.1 2.1 Ben Davis . .. '1.5 1i5 Greenings . . 2.5 2.8 Macintosh . . 3.6. 3.4 Spys .... 2.6 2.4 Starks 2.0 ' 1.9 The production of commercial fruit crops in Ontario are estimated as fol- lows: Imports of Canadian wheat into Italy are restricted, not only by rel- atively high customs duties—over six dollars per 100 kiles—but also by the application of the wheat -mixing law. The latter, as at present effec- tive, compels Italian millers to grind 99 per cent of both hard' and soft Italian wheat, thus leaving only one per cent foreign wheat in the finished product, In spite on. these difficulties, Canada exported 21,- 512 metric tons of hard, 18,532 met- ric tone•of soft wheat, and 15,594 quintals (320 pounds per quintal) of Wheat flour to Italy in 1964, , , .N HEST TRADE FOLLOWING 'THE TOURIST Davig, Cranberry Pippin, J. 1. Greening, and Russets have set very patchy with some orchards showing fair amps, The June drop 'was !hea- vy and it is doubtful if these will be as great a yield of any of these va- rieties as last. season. Spys are rather spotty and will yield about the same as last year while )Staales and Ben Davis show a heavy de- crease. The light crop •of late .ap- ples is due to many weak trees that suffered injury from the 'severe win- ters of 1933 and 1934. Tree mortal- ity was heavy again this season and .from Port Hope east 50 per cent ot the trees over 25 Years ad age are mow dead. Oa Jane 24 a severe hats storm caused josses ranging from 15 to 100 per cent of the 'crop in the Colborne and Brighton districts on about 400 acres of orchards. Straw- berry production was about 75 per cent heavier than last year and prices were quite good. Raspberries loolc exceptionally well and a large crop is assured. Cherries and plums are very light from Toronto east Estimated production Variety of Fruit 1935 Apples (commerc. crop) 426,400 bias. Pears . 161,400 bush. Plums and prunes . . 79,700 busb. Peaches . . . 337,400bush. Cherries . . . 114,500 bush. StrawIlerries . . ....11,818,908 qts. Raspberries . 2,451.300 qts. '% of 1934 133% 80% 120% 100% 123% 175% 135% Production 1934 320;600 bbls. 210,800 bush. 66,400 bush. 337,400"bush. I 93,100bush. 6,753,700 qts. 1,815,750 qts. In Western Ontario apple a are sizing well due to the plentiful sup- ply of moisture. Very little insect injury is evident. There has been quite a heavy drop of .Spys and Greenings. Baldwins, Greenings and Macintosh will show a considerable increase in yield ovealast year. Cher. ries have been picked in good con- dition and production shows an in- crease of from 20 to 25 per cent ov- er last year. Enropean varieties of plums promise a medium to heavy yield, with Japanese and Shiro light to medium and Burbanks light. The yield will be approximately 20 per- cent greater than last season. The pear crop is lighter than last year but the fruit is sizing well and the final yield may not show as large a decrease as now estimated. Most varieties of peaches have a full crop, and thinhing is being practised gen. wally throughout the Niagara Pen- insula. Grape vines are making excellent growth. Leaf Hopper is abundant in some vineyards but spraying is now general to combat this insect. The grape crop is ex- pected to be about normal. Raspber- ries are now coming on the market and yield about 35 per cent greater than last year is indicated. In Eastern ()Mario apple scab is quite prevalent on folioge and fruit in many orchards due to frequent rains from June 10 to 24 which rend- ered spraying difficult. Early varie- ties of apples, such as Macintosh, Snows, Wealthy, Wlolf River," Alex- ander, and Beaters promise a good crop, perhaps 20 to 25 per cent heav- ier than last season. Late varieties suck as Spys, Baldwin, Stark, Ben CROP REPORT JULY 18TIL Below will be found a brief synop- sis of telegraphic reports received at the ITead Office of the Bank of Montreal from its 'Branches: General Crops in the Prairie Provinces have benefited by the hot weather which has prevailed, and in' general moisture conditions are satisfactory, exceptions being in 'Southern Alber- ta and Western Saskatchewan, where grain is adversely affeeted by drought. In scattered areas there has been some damage from hail, and reports indicate that rust continues to develop in Southern Manitoba and Southeastern Saskatchewan. In Quebec the growth of all crops con- tinues to be satisfactory, and an average harvest is anticipated, In Ontario crop conditions generally are satisfactory, although excessive precipitation has caused some lodg- ing of grain and bay. Cutting of fall wheat will begin next week. In the Maritime Provinces the weather continues favourable to crop growth. In British Columbia warm weather. following heavy rains, has promoted the growth of all crops, and improv- ed the outlook. Province of Ontario 'Fall wheat is ripening and cutting is expected to begin next week. Bar- ley is filling well and maturing rap- idly. Oat( drops give promise of better than average yields. Haying is now general. Pastures are in ex- cellent condition. Cern and root crops are making satisfactory growth. Early raspberries and sweet cherries are being marketed, with prospects of a good yield. All fruits continue to show good pro - Mise. Growth of tobacco has bee* rapid and indications point to art early harvest. I and production will pe almost neg- ligible from a commercial standpoint. Cherry trees are in a very weak con- dition from winter injury and fruit trees were killed by the low tem- perature last 'winter. Many plum trees have slied this season again, and trees showing full foliage at this' date are making rather poor growth with the exception of Blue Damsene. The advertisements sxe printed foe your convenience. They inform said save your time, energy and money. TO. an these days it would seem that !trade, is following the tourist at any atate n the cage of trade between Canada and the. British West indiea. The large increase in the number of Canadians visiting these Empire vacation lands of the •Caribbean on the luxurious 'Lady" liners of the Canadian National Steamships is having quite an effect on the im- ports from Canada. The largest sin- gie item of imposts into the island eT Antigua, is wheat flour, of which Canada is the chief supplier. Other imports are machinery, lumber, cot- ton piece 'goods, cornmeal, fish, bags and sadlcs, rice, hardware, cotton manufactures, meats, boots and shoes, cigarettes and tobacco, man- ure. In addition to flour, Antigua took from Canada spruce and whits pine, dried fish, hardwood, oilmeal, motor cars, butter, cheese, potatoes. Antigua exports to Canada are at, - most entirely made up of sugar crys- tals. ORSLIDE Son—"Say Dad, that apple I just ate had a worm in it, and I ate that too." Parent --."What? Here drink this water and wash it down." But Junior shook his head. "Aw, let 'im walk down." VesiVieWEVANYAMAWANWAVANYWAVV•WMANWW•°•:: ,1? YOUR WORLD AND MINE 1,4, by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD (Copyright) s'W.P.W.WA,WW:IdaWs'es'aS-WesamWe'VeaMedWe'Vesaaa'S.Vsh We :are being told by editors and authors .and economists that we are living in brand-new times that these present times are not just a cyclical recurrence of .some previous similes: state' of affairs. Never be- fore, so we are told, has production so overwhelmingly surpassed con- sumption. Machines are the explan- ation. Machines—the inventions of man—are proving to be the enemies of man. They are displacing mast from •employment, and these displac- ed persons are not being re-employ- ed to the extent of their displace- ment. Never again — so say those who write for us—'can industry and commerce give employment to all the men and women and young people who are now unemployed. And as new generations are born the situ- ation will become worse rather than better. It is very' easy to be made gloomy over the outlook and by the ‚prophes- ies of writers.' Sense believe that if only the fear of wars would pass—if only nations would not build them- selves in behind tariff walls—if only extreme nationalism would yield to unhampered international trade — that we should have more prosper- ous times, with plenty of work for everybody. In the tneantime, we have an immense unrest, and in all coun- tries there are projects, Dant on hope rather than on assurance, to improve social and economic condi- tions. Multitudesof men and women have persuaded themselves—or have allow. ed themselves to be persuaded—that the state can and should feed, clothe and shelter them. But the state is just the people. My question is, How can the state do what those who compose the state cannot themselves do? I know that many are advocat- ing that the rich should be made to yield up their_ riches to the state, for the state to distribute among the needy. But if the state did this thing,, it would be just a stop -gap procedure. All the surplus wealth taken fronn. the rich an& divided among the poor would not, last:very long.; and when. the state. could get no money froin. the rich, the ‚problem of providing. food, shelter and clothing would be' more acute than ever before, wins. no rich persons to get money from.. We hear-as:lot 'about pensions' fOrs those Noll() ,reach. 60 or 65. But, the:, way things are aping'now, vast .numa • bora of persons are, goings out of wage -paid enrpltment ;at t45, and *even.: earlier; and since they are not likely^ to die befera they are 70 or 75, thn. state will have to care for quite half of. the population for 30' years on more; which means that those under 45—those isr, emnloyment—will have to sustain those out of employment.. How can those in employment, and' who will pass from employment at; age 45, contribute anything to a fund" to be used to sustain -the unemployed?' If they cansave anything at all our of their wages and 'salaries, they will. want to use their savings' for them-- selves—to educate , children and to. assure their eyrie ftiture. Very few. Workers in these present times, even, when they remain in employment until age 60 or beyond; find it pos- sible to save any considerable sum. Their year-to-year' necessities con- sume their income. If " the number - of unemployed' is to increase in the future rather than decrease, then Wage and salary levelS in the the fut- ure are likely to be lower than they are today. I do not profess to he well thought out in regard to present-day social. and economic problems, and I am not' distressing myself greatly over the outlook. I just know that I ant liv- ing in these present times and that - I have to live and make a living - (Continued on page 7) AllOWSINInala 1=110' Customers Have To Be Bought Werth -while things cost money. This means that retailers must part with money in order to get custom- ers. Customers require to be bought just as one's merchandise has to be bought. Customers are not likely to be ob- tained apart from seeking them. They must be pursued, and they must be asked to & business with the retailer who wants their ustem, You -would think that all this is as plain as is the nose on one's face. But stop! Answer this. question: What have you, a retailer, done in the past month—to go no farther back -40 seek and get new custom- ers? How many non -Warmers of your stere have received invitations from: you to do business with you? I -110W many persons have received communications from yen, request- ing their custom? 'levy many per- sons have you informed, in their homes, about your business, your merchandise, your policies? How much money have you spent this past mnoth on the purchase of cus- tosners? Just waiting for customers is the acme of folly.. Just relying on the conviction that the public ought to do business with you is folly. Just soothing yourself with the reties - tions that you are honest, that you give the public a square deal, that your store has a good location. that you price merchandise fairly—these are passive things. It is action which counts in get- ting the things which we want. An infant cries. This is its way of making its mother or nurse know that it wants something. Is it fair to a business to be doing nothing In a planned way to get new customers for it? Advertising by all businesses will make and keep our town a good shopping centre. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The Clinton News -Record $1.50 a year. Worth More AND IT'S A GOOD ADVERTISING MEDIUM apokiiiifeubeiiiiiideleetaillielleeeMPOSiiidaiNUMIOMIN004111010,10110181001144