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The Clinton News Record, 1935-09-05, Page 6'PAGE 6 THE CON. NEWS-REcODU THURS., SEPT. 5, 1935 APPENING 5 Timely Information for the Busy Farmer Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ) 'When packing eggs for shipment, a good 'practice is to brush the hand lightly over each fuller as it is pack- ed to make sure that no eggs are protruding above the top of the fil- ler. Such eggs almost inpariably will break in transit. Before pack- ing a case, examine the bottom: and sides. In any nails are loose or have fallen out, replace them. Notification of Animal Disease Horses, .mules and asses of all ages and classes are liable to •con- tract any of the serious contagious diseases of the skin known as mange, scabies or itch. Mange is scheduled under the Animals 'Contagious Dis- ease Act, which requires that every owner, breeder, dealer or veterinary surgeon suspecting the existence of this disease shall immediately notify the nearest veterinary inspector. Treatment is carried out under quarantine, the following mixture be- ing used officially for home treat- ment under the supervision of an in- spector: Sulphur, 2 pounds; oil of tar; 8 ounces; raw linseed oil, 1 gal- lon. more definite sill building program that has been practised on many farms in the district during the past decade or two. Have we become so interested in cash crops in many districts that we are overlooking some of the fundamentals in the maintenance of soil fertility?' Shall we be able to .maintain soil fertility and crop yields under many of our present systems of farming? I's our whole program on the average farm definite enough to insure im- provement rather than decline? These questions deserve the serious consideration of the man who is thinking of the future as well as of the present possibilitiesof his' farm. Feeding of Lambs Quality is important in lambs. Finish and weight along with breed- ing play an equally important part in determining quality. While improve- ments in the breeding and feeding of lambs has increased the quality of the finshed product, there is still much to be done in order to supply the trade with what it desires throughout a greater portion of the year. Buck lambs do not please the consumers, and tend to discourage buying of lamb. Far a number of years the price of ,buck lambs has been cut below that of wether and ewe lambs, and on and after July 2 of this year 2 cents more will be paid for ewe and wether lambs than for bucks. A premium will be paid for good quality, well -finished lambs up to 90 pounds over those ranging from 100 to 110 pounds. In order to get top price castrate alt male lambs not intended for breeding purposes and finish the lambs to a deisred weight. This requires extra feed, and it will be necessary to grain the lambs on pasture. With the way this season is starting off grain feeding on pas- ture may be necessitated more than in the past. It is a good plan to Pick out the earliest and fastest-growing lambs and ''er•owd them for market. As the season advances the price may drop. Early summer sales are al- ways at higher price than fall sales. Light lambs should be held back un- til they have taken on the desired fleshing. It is by paying attention to market requirements that the best returns are obtained from the flock. We 'certainly have access to bet- ter seed today than was available thirty years ago. However, good seed alone will not insure continued good yields. The humus in the soil and soil fertility must be maintained as well. These facts are borne out in the various rotation studios of the Dominion Experimental Station Harrow, Ontarie. Wlhile nothing has been found that will quite take the place of barnyard manure in a soil building program, the available supply is entirely in- adequate to meet the demands of our soils in most sections of Southwest- ern Ontario. Where an adequate a- mount of manure is not produced on the farm, either more livestocic should be kept or green manure should be produced in the soil by the use of such soiling crops as sweet clover, rye, and soybeans, Af- ter all, a green manure crop is the cheapest method of adding humus to the soil. Alfalfa, as well, should play a much more important part in our soil building program. It is the, cheapest and most productive hay crop we have and, in addition, should be utilized for pastures mulch more than it is at present. A more defin- iite 'sei1-bu>�lding prc ram` coupl;ed with good soil management, will certainly result in a more permanent and profitable agriculture. Peat and Muck as Sources Of Or- ganic Matter When the farm manure supply is not sufficient to maintain the organ- ic matter content of the soil at a satisfactory leve], peat or muck may be used to furnish that important constituent. The best way to employ these materials as a source of organ- ic matter is to first compost them with .manure for a period of four to six months before application or to use them in the air dried condition as a litter to soak up the liquid man- ure in and about the stable. An added advantage in these treatments is that the nitrogen of the peat and muck is, to a large degree, rendered available for plant use. Pig Feeding Methods Although there are several meth- ods of preparing meal mixtures for feeding pigs, the following rules are recommended as safe practices in producing hogs of the desired type: (1) Grind all grain. Fine grind- ing is recommended especially for young pigs. (2.) Soak meal mixture between feeds; do not use too much water but feed as a fairly thick slop. (3) land feeding is the best method for securing hogs of a desir- able type. (4) If necessary, a self- feeder may be used after pigs have reached the, growing stage of devel- opment. (5) Keep pails, troughs and other feeding equipment clean. Mouldy or decaying matter will cause feeding troubles,, and (6) Sup- ply clean drinking water?, The Maintenance of Soil Fertility . A more •permanent agriculture for /Southwestern Ontario will require a Careful Selection Will Improve the Poultry Flock ,'Selection is the vital factor of all improvements in the poultry flock, The egg yield, size of egg laid, body weight, selecting and breeding from superior individuals. The pull of the race • is downward, meaning reversion to the ortiginal in all cases where unnatural conditions have been attained. Careful selection and methodical breeding have produced the individ- ual bird or flock .glaing unnatural or abnormally heavy annual production. Relaxing these efforts means degen- eration egeneration or reversion to the •original and unprofitable low yield. To same extent, like breeds like, so to hold a high egg yield or improve upon it, the young stock replacing the old must be the offspring of parents a- bove the average. When there is any attempt to im- prove conditions by the introduction of new blood, the individual bird, male or female, should have some guaranteed history. AI record of the egg yield, and size of egg laid by the dame and the sire's dam, for as many generations as can be obtained, will be valuable evidence of worth. Keeping accurate and reliable breeding records means a Iot of work and can only be practised by those breeders with the time and the in- clination to carry on a definite breed- ing programme. Without this op- portunity the alternative is to pur- chase new stock from a reliable source where a good reputation has been established for the stock by of- ficially recognized , performance. Poultry breeding projects in pro- gress at the Dominion Experimental Station, at Harrow, have disclosed marked prepotency for various char- acteristics in same families, notably high egg production, An outstanding example of this is a complete group of five daugthers from one mating that laid over 300 eggs each in their pullet year. This may be an excep- tional illustration of what can be brought forth by good breeding, and quite frequently the introduction of a good male may raise the unprofit- able flock to a very favourable stat- us. To a great extent the Laying Con- tests and Record of Performance policies fostered by the Dominion cli=SNAPSFIOT GUIL Take Children's Pictures Now Pictures like these will lend enchantment to your "Memory Album." HOW many members of the Snap- shot Guild have taken snapshots this summer of their children? It would be interesting to know for so few parents realize the importance of keeping what might be called a "Memory Album"—fascinating, sto- ry -telling pictures of their children. The two pictures above are excel- lent examples of story -telling pic- tures—the kind you should strive to take for your "Memory Album." They were taken on just such a day as we hope to have tomorrow—sun- shine and bright skies. Mother snapped little Billie as he was mak- ing a vain effort to sweep the front walk while Jane was 'apparently pleasure -bound with her toy dog and dolls. Aren't they real story -telling snapshots? Suppose that you want to snap a picture of your little son or daughter playing or "working" in the yard. This is what you should do. First of all don't try to get the child to pose, for the chances are he will appear in a stiff, unnatural position in the finished picture. Let him be- come busily engaged in whatever he is doing and then rather nonchal- antly get as near to him as possible with your camera. If you have a box camera you should not be closer than eight feet. Have the camera (if it is of the box type) set at the largest "stop" or lens opening and you are ready to "shoot" the minute your child unintentionally or intention- ally, if he is a good actor—assumes an interesting pose or position. Be sure all of him shows in the finder or else he may appear in the finished print minus his head or an arm. Here's another simple precaution. The shutter on a box camera oper- ates at a speed of approximately 1/23 of a second. This is not fast enough to stop action when the camera is close to the subject so in taking the picture of your child wait until that moment when he is not in motion before snapping the picture for otherwise the image will be blurred. If you have a folding camera with a footage scale you can work as close as six feet to your subject and get a larger image. Set the diaphragm control pointer at 1.11 or if it 1s quite. shady, at /.8. Set the shutter speed indicator at 1/25 of a second or num- ber twenty-five. Locate the child in the finder and snap the picture. Don't have the sun striking the child in the face and then expect him not to squint. Let the light come across his face and you will get in-. teresting shadows and show his fea- tures much better. And there'lI be no squinting. • JOHN VAN GUILDER Government guarantee the reliability of the stock sold by the breeders operating under the breeding regula- tions governing these policies. Usu- ally a reliable pedigree ` can be ob- tained when a bird is purchased from one of these sources, while the qual- ity of the stock carried by the•breed- er is indicated by the published re- cords made in the Laying Contests, or on Record of Performance, Sooner or later the introduction of new blood will be essential and the flock may be made or marred by the change. Within reason the price paid for reliable stock should be of secondary consideration. ,Por stock will prove dear at any price and at this season of the year or before the cold weather sets in the breeders are in the best position to supply good stock. Apple Colour Chart An ingenious colour chart to as- sist in the harvesting of M'clntosh and Fameuse apples at the proper stage of maturity has just been is- sued by the Horticultural Division, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Dominion Department of Agricul- ture. Every apple grower knows that the stage of maturity at harvesting largely influences the ultimate keep- ing qualities of the McIntosh and Fameuse varieties, particularly when the apples are kept at low tempera- tures. Immature apples stored at 32 or 36 degrees F. will develop scald upon removal from cold storage to a temperature of 60 degrees or higher, whether the apples are wrapped in oil paper or not. Apples picked at the proper stage of maturity, as in- dicated by a certain shade of green, are most suitable for storage. ' This is where the value of the colour chart is demonstrated. On the chart are two coloured disks, each. perforated by a 3 -4 -inch circle. One disk is coloured a dark green, the other disk is of a light green, and this colour represents the approxi- mately correct shade of green found in apples suitable for storage pur- poses at low temperatures. By placing the green part of the apple against the circular opening in the chart, the stage of maturity tan be ascertained. H the apple is as green or greener than disk 'No. 1, the fruit is immature and should be. FARMER5 left for a few days longer' or until it begins to approach the colour of disk No, 2 which indicates ,the de- sirable stage for harvesting. Aa all, fruit on a tree will not reach this stage at the same, time, a date should be chosen at which the bulk of the crop is approximately near it. Full information and directions are given in the chart which is of bandy size, and may be slipped into one''s pocket at any time. It can be obtained on application to the Horticultural Di- vision, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. Dominion Assistance Continued for Sheep Industry Ram Grading and Ram Premium Policies in Effect for 1935 Ontario sheep ,breeders and sheep raisers are again to have the benefits of the Ram Grading and Ram Prem- ium Policies. The Dominion govern- ment realizing the importance of a continuous policy in the production and use of good rams are providing liberal assistance so that farmers may buy good rants with confidence at a reasonable cost to the purchaser. Ilon. Robert Weir, Dominion Minis- ter of Agriculture, is anxious that purebred breeders of sheep should continue to improve the purebred flocks so that better quality rams and ewes may be produced. Further - Mare, it is hoped that as a result of the use of graded rams on grade flocks throughout the province, the quality of market lambs will show a From January to June, 1935, Can- ada exported 6,103,449 pounds of leaf tobacco, 5,792,961 pounds of which went to the United Kingdom; 238,400 pounds to British West Af- rica; 52,895 pounds to British West Indies; 11,680 pounds to Belgium, and 7,513 pounds to other foreign countries. marked improvement. All purebred breeders will be given an .opportunity to make application for the Ram Grading Service and the premium which will be paid on grad- ed rams will be as follows: Bonus payable by On the purchase of Dom. Dept. Agr. XX Ram Lamb $4.00 XX Yearling Ram 6.00 XXX Ram Lamb 6.00 XXX Yearling Ram 10.00 These premiums apply only on rams officially graded under the Fed- eral Ram Grading Policy in 1935. Applications for Ram Grading should be mailed to James Telfer, Paris, Ont., not later than Septem- ber 9, 1935. Twenty Percent Increase In Number Of Voters Since Last Federal Election In the five years since the Bennett government took office there has been a 20 per cent increase in the number of persons eligible to vote. Today the rolls contain in the neigh- bourhood of six million names. This year there will be between 33,000 and 35,000 polling stations compared with 28,000 in 1930. Which makes the coming election the biggest task ever tackled by the Chief Electoral Officer' and his staff. Postcards will be ,sent to all vot-, ers notifying them that their namesta. are on the rolls and where to vote:- For this purpose 6,500,000 cards. have been provided. It is interesting to note that while- the hile-the government furnishes all voting; supplies, such as pencils, stationery,. telegram blank§ and sealing wax for each polling station, the Deputy Re- turning Officer must provide himself' with ink and the Bible with which tq+ administer oaths. Where there's Standing -room. only! • Via Night Horse Show, featurait each year at the Western Fair, is: always crowded' with enthusiastic lovers of daring horsemanship. • But thispopular event is only one of the many unique attractions you will see at the 1935 Western Fair. The Midway, life, noise, color and laughter—theauto show, with its sleek streamlined exhibits—dairy and agricultural. exhibits—the spirit- j ed horse races—big Grandstand Show—hundreds of new, ever -thrill- ing spectacles brought together for your enjoyment. Plan to attend this greater Western Fair. A day at the Fair beats two days anywhere. • Sept' 9-14 WESTERN' FAIR 36: LONDON • ONTARIO 7. H. Saunders, Pres. W. D. Jackson, Sec.. wean analenalallearalrallaalerallalleas Customers Have To Be Bought Worth -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 do business with the retailer who wants their custom, You would think that all this is as plain as is the nose on one's face. But stop! Answer thia question: What have you, a retailer, done in thg past month—to go no farther back -oto seek and get new custom- ers? How many non -customers of your store have received invitations from you to do business with you? Row many persons have received commulAcationa froso you, request- ing their custom? How many per- sons have you informed, in their homes, about your business, your merchandise, your policies? How much meney have you spent this past nmoth on the purchase of am - toners? 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 wrth the reflec- '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 vtray 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 businessee 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