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NESS -RECON TgIURS, SEPT. 12, 1935
ANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS.
A Great Agency of 'Public Service.
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The C. N. R. is one of the world's greatest transportation systems Its length of
track alone entitles it to that distinction, but its chief claim. rests upon the
nature and extent of the services it senders. While entering practically,
every: important centre in Canada it also serves widely diversified and
distant areas, and in very many instances is the sole agency providing
railway facilities.
The C. N. R. is a large direct employer of labour, andindfrecd, by virtue 01 the
nature of its freight and other services, also eaters importantly and indis. ,
peasably into the commercial and industrial activities of the Dominion ...
creating new wealth ... distributing raw and manufactured goods .
enabling more employment and wages to be provided:
Notwithstanding the sparsely populated condition of much of the territory from
which the C. N. R. obtains its freights of grains, minerals, forest products,
etc,, its charges for haulage are very low .... Canadian railway freight
rates are probably the lowest in the world. On an average the C.
receives less than one cent for hauling a ton of freight one mite;.
Of every dollar of revenue received the C. N. R. paysmore than one half to its
employees as wages, and it purchases every year many millions of dollars
worth of Canadian made or produced materials. The C N. R. also pays
in the course of a year over six million dollars in various taxes.
These facts, although thus briefly stated, are of tremendous importance to Canada.
and Canadians. They are here presented in the hope that greater patronage
will follow aowider appreciation of the part this great railway system is
performing in the commerce and development of the Dominion ... and
of its vast potentialities for future service. Standing as weareas the begin-
ning of an upward swing in business generally, renewed and enlarged
,opportunities to use transportation facilities present themselves. The
C. N. R. is ready and anxious to serve ...efficiently and economically: Its
departments embrace passenger and ' freight transportation, express,
telegraphs, steamships and hotels:
During the present season the C. N. R. is pro-
viding specialfares and excursions betweenpoints
throughout Canada. These are exceptional travel
bargains: The nearest C N. R. Agent will be
glad to give full particulars.
Timely Information for the
Busy Farmer
( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture )
Swede Roots for Seed
Swede roots for seed may be stored
either in outside pits or in a dark,
well ventilated cellar, free from
frost, yet sufficiently cool to keep
them from sprou ting too early in
the spring. When the roots are
puleed the tops should be cut off a-
bout an inch to an cinch and a half
from the crown.
A Good Time to Raise a Foal
According to the Dominion Animal
Siusbandsinan there is tit present a
definite scarcity of good, fresh,
young horses for farm and city work
and an increasing demand for them
ae fairly remunerative and generally,
increasing prices. 'Since it takes
four or five years to breed raise and
develop a horse to marketable age,
!t will be acme time before the de-
mand can be satisfied, therefore pre -
font prices may be expected to hold
or even improve for a number of
years. It would seem,' therefore,
that it would be a profitable venture
for any farmer who has a reasonably
good draft brood mare, that he can
spare from heavy work, to breed her
and raise a foal.
rot: y-.., -.-w—.
Cheese Board Order
The Local Board hereby orders
that all cheese manufactured by the
the following factories shall ee sold
through the medium of an •organized
cheese board: Registered Numbers
340, 871, .88, 708, 11603, 763, 691, 998,
1393, 883, 872, 320, 706, 629, 922, 91,
737, 996. And further ,that the South
Leeds Cheese Patrons Association is
hereby designated as the agency
through which, all cheese from the
aforesaid factories shall be market-
ed, Factories are exempt from this
order during any period in which
they are making a special type of
cheese, such as High Coloured, Wash-
ed Curd, Triplets, Twins or any
cheese made on special order which
is other than the regular export type.
this order to become effective en and
after August 31st, 1935.'
Potatoes as Stock -Feed
as feed for live stock and poultry is
realized, much larger quantities than
et present employed will be used.
With high prices for stock and poul-
try feeds and a surplus of potatoes
in Eastern Canada, stock raisers
near the plentiful supplies of pota-
toes have a good opportunity to re-
duce their feed bills by feeding po-
tatoes. Other countries make much
use of potatoes as rstock-feed. In
Germany, for instance, only 30 per
cent of the total potato) crop is used
for table purposes, and approximate-
ly 40 per cent for stock feeding.
On the other hand, in Canada - 64.6
per cent of the crop finds its • way to
'the table and only shout 11 per cent
for stock feeding Stock raisers,
would be well advised to inform
themselves on the proper methods of
feeding potartoes in the rations to
ensure the best results. In brief, po-
tatoes are in fact "watered" carbohy-
drate concentrates. They may be us•
ed, therefore, as a substitute for bar-
ley and corn, as in the rations of
pigs, in which case it is important to
bear in mind that four pounds of po-
tatoes are equal to one pound of cer-
eal meal,
Cutworm Control
Although the farmer knows much
about the ,matter, the amateur gar-
dener little suspects that long before
he sows his highly -prized seeds an
enemy has been waiting in prepara-
tion for immediate assault. This is
the cutworm which attacks all kinds
and conditions of planets, and so far
as agriculture is concerned, is such
a menace that each year the Domin-
ion and Provincial Departments of
Agriculture publish the latest intelli-
gence on the most effective means of
counteracting the ravages of this
destructive pest. Bran bait, has given
most effective control for many years
and it is made up as follows: bran
20 pounds, Paris green 1-2 pound,
molasses 1 quart, and water about
21-2 gallons. In making the bait,
the dry ingredients should be mixed
thoroughly first. The molasses is
then Stirred into the water and this
solution added to the bran and Paris
green,` In,,mixing`the ;bait, n.on y, .e-
duce the material to the consistency
of wet sawdust. The mixture must
not be made sloppy but should be so
that it will crumble in the hands and
slip through the fingers easily. Land
that was heavily infested last year
should be treated before the plants
are set out. This is done by !broad-
casting the bait at the rake of 15-20
pounds per acre a few nights before
transplanting . The bait should be
spread in the evenings just before
dusk, and if possible, on a still warm
night.
Housing Farm Equipment
Want of care of farm equipment
causes heavy inroads into the operat-
ing costs of a farm, and the fact is
not always appreciated that a ma-
chine should not be left out in a field
or shed unless properly protected at
all times from the effects la weather..
It is not always feasible to afford
this sort of protection to machinery
on a farm, but a great deal more can
be done to prevent deterioration than
is sometimes the case. Machinery
requires suitable housing all the'
year round, if the overhead is to be
kept in check, although often in the
exigencies of farming this is not
always an easy matter. In the ab-
sence or proper protection from the
weather, rust and decay play havoc
with the various ports, and careful
farmers make it a rule to get their
machines under cover as soon as pos.
Bible. These farmers know that
stabling for machinery is as nel-
essary as for the livestock. Besides
building inexpensive but efficient
sheds foe their mcahines they make
it a rule to inspect each machine ev-
ery day to see that the bearings have
been properly oiled, that the nuts are
tight, and the working parts are in
alignment and working smoothly.
These precautions have saveh money,
prevents loss through delay, and ob-
viated exasperatilon. ,and worry. The
present-day machine -worked farm -
really requires to be equipped with a,
tome, and anvil, a stock of dies;' a•
drill, a tool gr lnder and sets of ham-
mers, wrenches, punches and chisels,
hot to mention a supply- of stock re-
pairs for replacement Of parts.
DRAWBACK
Passenger to negro Porter—"What
time do we get to New York,
George?"
Porter -,"Wee is, due to get there at
1.15 unless you. has set your watch
by eastern time whieh would make.
it 2.16. Then, cd co"se if you is goin'
by daylight saving time, it would' be
3.15, ; unlesis . we.is., an hear an' .fifty'
eel len the t!r;tlo value. of ,potatoes..rough water s r
hJnuld be"' added' to re- mauler, ..late-•-twhchiwo re,
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Threshing is Dangerous
The threshing of crops may be di-
vided into three principal, operations,
threshing, separating, rand cleaning.
The cleaning process requires closer
attentionthan any other operation.
Ifgrain containing weed seeds is fed
to livestock without being ground
sufficiently' to destroy the vitality of
the seeds, many will be distributed
on the land in the :manure, still cap-
able of producing plants and infest-
ing new crops. hhtperiments have
proven that the seeds of certain
weeds will retain their vitality to
the soil for a period . of thirty to
forty years and it is very important
that as large a percentage as pos-
sible of the weedseeds be removed
at the time of threshing. This can
be accomplished by the use of a weed
screen with surface enough and per-
forations large enough to remove the
m-aximunn of weed seeds with a min-
imum loss of grain. A screen the
width of the mill and as long as the
shoe will permit is 'recommended.
The threshing mill should also be
regarded as a cleaning mill. More
attention must be paid to this
phase of the threshing operation in
the future. The importance is re-
moving weed seeds when threshing
and of destroying them immediately
after, the mill has moved cannot be
empliaiszed too strongly.
When the threshing machine pulls
away the farmer's first job should
be the disposal of weed seeds remov-
ed during the threshing. The prac-
tise of shovelling them outside the
barn is too prevalent and should be
discouraged. When. this is done,
millions of seeds are carried by the
wind, by water, by birds, and by man
himself and new areas are infested.
Carelessness in the disposal lof weed
seeds is one direct cause of the weed
problem which we halve to -day. It is
very important that all weed seeds
be gathered up immediately after
the mill has left and that they be
burned, buried deeply, or well rotted.
Outdoor threshing is now a com-
mon practise throughout the Pro.
vince. Much as can be said in its fav-
our, however, if a field which is badly
infested with Sow .Thistle or Canada
Thistle is threshed from, the stook
on a windy day enough seeds will be
carried for miles to 'infest an entire
community. Wlhare - • such canditilons
exist, farmers are :'urged to have.
some considerationfor their neigh-
bours and to select, if possible, a lo-
cation which will prevent seeds from
blowing over adjacent farms. A
spraying device is now being used
effectively by a number of threshers.
By means of this equipment a fine
spray of water) is forced into the
blower when threshing. This spray,
Which does not injure the straw,as-
sists in preventing seeds from blow-
ing, the amount a dust is reduced,
barns are cooler when threshing in
early fall and the fire hazard is el-
iminated.
The threshing machine has been
one of the agents responsible for
our present weed problem. If the
machine is not well 'cleaned after
threshing and before moving, weed
seeds may be -carried from one farm
to another and be distributed along
roadways and lanes. Some threshers
have always taken pride in their
work and cleaned their outfits be-
fore mewing. 'Others have never
done so. Weed seeds are shaken or
blown off such mills when moving
and roadsides, fence lines, and fields
become polluted.
Legislation has recently been In-
cluded in the Weed Control Act
which makes it necessary for every
threshing machine and all equip-
ment used in connection therewith
to be thoroughly cleaned before
moving from farm to farm or before
travelling upon a Public roadway.
The fact that one wild mustard seed
will produce a plant and that an av-
erage plant will mature 15,000 seeds
is a clear indication of the' impor-
tance of thoroughly cleaning the
mill before moving. This operation
will take only a few minutes and
will save many dollars and much
hard work. Dozens of farmers can
trace the presence of certain weeds
on their farms to the threshing ma-
chine. This source of infestation
need not exist any oinger, The mat-
ter of removing weed seeds from the
grain when threshing and of clean.
ing the machine before moving is
one for co-operation between the
thresher and the farmer. Farmers
are urged to assist in cleaning the
outfit after threshing has been com-
pleted. Db not permit the thresh-
ing machine to carry weeds seeds on
to your farm. Insist on a clean job
and a clean mill.
Wax Plucking of
Poultry
Important .Pamphlet For Farmers
and Other Poultry. Breeders
The use of wax in the plucking of
poultry is one of the most important
steps accomplished in the market -
poultry industry of Canada during
the past twelve months. In this re-
spect, no publication relating to poul-
try has been awaited with more in-
terest than the pamphlet on this
subject now being issued jointly by
the National Research, Council of
Canada •ond the Dt¢ninion Depart-
ment of Agriculture. The results of
extensive investigations and actual
practice, embracing the preparation
of birds for waxing, wax coating'the
birds, wax plucking broilers, re-
claiming the wax which can be used
again and again, and indeed all the
steps involved in the wax plucking
of poultry suitable for use on e
small scale or on the farm, are fully
explained, augmented by many fine
illustrations,
Wax plucking operations are sim-
ple and straightforward, and suitable
equipment may be assembled from
the utensils in general use on the
farm. Many people who were expert
at killing poultry hesitated at dres-
sing the birds on account ,of the pos.
sibility of tearing and disfiguring
the carcases, mare particularly those
of cratefed, well -finished poultry.
With the advent of wax plucking
that hesitancy has been overcome.
In .view of the increasing number of
farmers who desired to finish and
ateaVatientaftfiellawatetfissaeastleseeesegbese
1
dress their poultry properly at home,.. •
a constant search has ,been maintain-
ed by officers .of the Dominion De-
partment of Agriculture in charge of
market -poultry improvement to find'
ways and means of facilitating thee
finishing and sale of 'the (birds over a
wider period of the year, and also of
decreasing the more onerous atul-
difficult parts of the dressing opera-
tilons without recourse to the elabor-
ate and expensive equipment neces-
sary to the wet -pluck in vogue in•
the Iinited States.
The Canadian officers felt that the-
possibilities of wax plucking dry-,
roughed birds were, worthy of in-
vestigation and, under the direction..
of the Director of the Director of"
Research of the Department of Ag
riculture, officers, of. the -Poultry Set,
vices of the Live Stock Branch con-
ferred with officers of the Chemis-
try Division led the National Re
search Council and a co-operative,
project was planned. The National'
Research Council supplied the re-
search specialists and the facilities.
for work, the Live Stock Branch the•
trade knowledge and laboratory as-
sistance, and the Dominion Experi-
mental Farms Branch the necessary
live birds with which to 'work. The,
object was to find a formula for wax
plucking and a method that would -
supplement the dry rough -pluck in
use on Canadian farms and one for
which the necesasry equipment would.'
be both simple and inexpensive. This
has bene done. Meanwhile about 140 -
formulas had been prepared and testa
ed before a suitable wax and meth-
od had been evolved. Applications•
as to where the wax may be obtain-
ed should be addressed to the Nation-
al Research Council, Ottawa. Copies
of the pamphlet "The Use of Wax
in the Plucking of Poultry" ieey Dr.
N. H. Grace can be obtained free
tram the Publicity and Extensioi
Branch, Dominion Department oe.
Agriculture, Ottawa.
For the fiscal year ending June 30,
193 , the allotment to the Federal
Department of Agriculture of tha.
United States is $125,113,483.
You can't Stay
Where You Are
YOU Turn through a kodak album and smile at old-style clothes.
Skirts cluttering the ankles ... hats perched high up on hair ..
wasp waists ... awkward sleeves -odd how your taste has changed!
Yet day by day your taste changes in all you wear and do. You
don't like the same books, enjoy the same movies, choose the same
underwear, prefer the same soap you did a short while ago. You
pre so used to the better, you wonder why you liked the old. Ad-
vertisements make you know the better as soon as it's profred to be
better. They tell of good hings arctepted as gond taste in the best
homes. The hosiery, glass -curtains, lighting fixtures other moderns
use; why their use is preferred. Advertisements influence so many
around you, sooner or later you'll feel .the change, Even if you never
read an advertisement, you'll use in time some of the conveniences
which advertisements urge you to use today. Advertisements form
a tide of taste that sweeps you forward; you can't stand still, Since
you'II enjoy what they advertise anyway, why not begin enjoying it
now?
Read the Advertisements to be
alert to the best today
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