The Clinton News Record, 1935-11-21, Page 66E4,
TON MOWS -RECORD
THURS ; NOV 21, 1935"
T'irely Information for the
Busy Farmer
Furnished 'by the Department of Agriculture )'
Winter Fair 'Dates •
November 30 to Dec. 7 Interiia-
' ter Fair, 'Toronto.
November 30 to Der. .7—Interna-
tional Live Stock E4rpoeition, Chi-
eago.
December 3, 4 and 6—Ontario
Provincial 'Winter Fair, Guelph.
Royal; Winter Fair
With a eecord entry of quality
stuffrepresenting a11, phases of
Canadian agricultural : produlats , and
live stock, the "Rloyal" is all setfor
a . record attendance. ' This. show is
In a class by itself. The showing of
.dairy cattle ranks with ' the best
dairy shows. Then there are the
beef cattle!, sheep, swine, poultry,
grain, roots, vegetables, butter,'
cheese, dogs, cats, fruit, flowers, 'all,
big shows in themselves. There is
keen competition in all these classes;
Entries from far and near compete:
It is the final round -up to compete
for Dominion !championships. There
is entertainment afternoon and ev-
,eing in the Coliseum that attracts'
large crowds. ' Dairy cattle, ' swine,
market classes of cattle and some
horses are judged the first week;
and the fere part of the second week
'finds the beef cattle and the Clydes-
dales in the Arena.
When Potatoes Breathe
In the storage of potatoes it has,
.always to be remembered that the
potato is a living organism and that
there are two periods when respira-
tion may become of practical impor-
tance. One of these is immediately
after digging, and the other a per-
iod of several days following a sud-
den rise in : storage temperature. To
prevent sweating, special attention!
should be given to the ventilation of
potatoes handled in bulk immediate
ly after digging, and also after sud-
den rises in temperature following
a period of steady cool storage. The
lower the storage temperature, the
higher will be the initial rate of res-
piration at a sudden higher tempera-
ture. Sudden rises,, and falls in stor.
age temperatures are to be avoided
always. The early fall is the time
to provide all possible air ' cirene-
etion by keeping ventilators • and
doors open until there is danger of
freezing. • On warm days doors should
be closed and opened only at night
when the air is cooler. The amount
of ventilation required is that which
will keep the potaoes dry. From
early December onwards all ventit-
ators and doors should be closed and
protected to prevent the potatoes
from being frozen.
'Thirty-two teams, of two members
each representing all the boys' and
giels' clubs of the provinces, are ex-
pected to participate in the contests
at the Royal Winter. Fair under' six
projects --dairy •'cattle, beef cattle,
,swine, poultry, seed grain and seed
Potatoes. Each team will hale earn-
ed the right to compete by having
attained the highest standing in the
local club' and by winning the pro-
vincial- elimination contest.
DoubleA pieExports
It is expected that the export of
apples ,from Ontario this 'year will
be easily double the -small one of
last season. Greenings, Snows and
McIntosh are the varieties being
chiefly exported at present. Spy
and other winter varieties are most-
ly:btored for later export.
Great improvements have beer
made in the export of Ontario ap-
pies in the past ten years, largely
through the efforts of the Ontario.
Fruit Growers' Association,• directed
by Secretary P. W. Hodgetts, and
their overseas representative, An-
drew Fulton.
Large exports of apples are re.
ported from Nova Scotia. To Oct'
16 overseas shipments, through Hali-
fax and Port Williams totalled 403,-
297 barrels. Last year, as of Oct.
23, shipments totalled 299,743 bar
cels, 'Thus shipments this year, on
What is said to be . a° smaller crop,
have, been very much greater 'than a
year ago. .
Winners of .Boys" Inter -Club
Competitions at O.A.C. Meet
On Nov. 7th, one hundred and six-
ty-six farm , 'boys, representing
eighty-three Boys Club Projects,
vied for the honour of representing
the Provineei of Ontario in the Inter-
Prohincial Contests, conducted un-
der the auspices of the - Canadian
Council on Boys' and Girls' Club
work at the Royal Winter Fair.
The fompetitors were the high
boysin their respective clubs and
'taere 'selected on their ability to
ljudge livestock, grain or potatoes.
and pass an examination based on
practical questions pertaining to
their project.
During 1935, there were enrolled
In: the Province 5,7 6 boys and girls 'Gunning,. Alliston and Douglas Me-
in 425 clubs. Kenzie. Alliston" while Morris Darby
-•Club work is definite e p oject and Edward Ffench, both of Waver-
ly, also from Siencoe County, finished
in second place.
ealeella
i
was won by the.l'eterborodigh Club,
represented by ' Ralph Banbridge,
Omemee,, and Gordon •Stalker, Peter-
borough, with . Stanley Lunney,
Zepbeer and, Hugh Teefy, Cherrywood
of the Ontario County ' Swine " Club
Winning the second award.
In the GrainClub competition
Stanford-Bro'ivn, Millbrook and Ger.
old Anderson, South Monaghan of
Durham County .annexed top place.
and William Scott,: Fertls, and George
White, Perth, of Lanark County fol-
lowed closely -
Potato Club honours were secured
by the Alliston Potato .Club of Sim -
coo County, represented' by Fred
Work, for boys and girls between the
ages of 18 and 20, and is under the
'supervision of . the Ontario Depart:;
menti of Agriculture.
The Deiry Calf Inter -Club Compe-
tition was closely, contested by sev-
enteen teams, and the honour of win-
ning first place was .'captured by
Ivison Tamblyn, Orono and "LeRoy
Brown, Orono,. members of the Dur-
narn County Dairy Calf Club; while
Lloyd Earl, ,Merrickville and Ken.
neth Kennedy, Merrsckvville, . of the
Grenville Calf Club secured second
place. •
The 'Beef Calf Club Competition,
with seventeen teams contending,
was won by John Rickard, Neweas.
tie and Thames Baker, Hampton, of
the ' Durham County Beef Calf Club
and William Hill, Mitchell and Ar-
nold Robinson,' St. Marys, of the
Perth County Culb, finished second.
The competition for Swine Clubs
r -Following the competitions, the.
-competitors, coaches ' and offilciais
were guests at a dinner in the O.A.
C. Cafeteria, at which time the boys
were addressed by , the Iron. Dr.
Marshall, • Minister of Agriculture
and Dr. Geo. L Christie, President
of the College.
Trophies donated by the "partner"
to the winners of the Dairy, Beef
and Swine Club Contests were pre-
sented by the editor. Mr. C. H.
Hodge, while the Ontario` Field Crop
and Seed Growers' Association tro-
phy was presented by Mi. W. R.
Reek, Superintendent of the Ridge -
town Experimental Fame, to the
winning Grain Club team. Mr. J. T.
Cassin presented the Ontario Potato
Growers Trophy p y to the wi niers of
the Potato Club Competition.
Harvest Time Confidence Men
Every day the newspapers carry
stories of some unfortunate who is
fleeced of his hal' est roil. This' Is
open season on farmers of the West,
who are cashing in on their season's
crop, and the woods are eu1l of con-
fidence men, get-rich-quickpromot-
ers and such 'species, ready to prey
upon man's cupidity or simplicity.
And the funny thing is that so many
who are very tough indeed when
driving a bargain with folks in the
home idstrict, are the ones who fall
victims most readily to smooth pro-
positions 'from a stranger.
There are all these instances of
Hien from the farms, going to the
city, carrying on them far more cash
than any wise .person is justified in
carrying. They are "rolled," they
get In a little game, they meet some
companionable felloevs who let them
in on a good thing. At any rate they
lose their wad.
There are certain promoters, woo
have a surprisingly good, "line" on
the West and on individual returns
from harvest. They offer some.ex-
tremcly profitable investments, and
are flattering in their attentions.
They may even call up long distance
from the East, on a very 'hot pro-
position, And there is always some
one who falls victim,
Or again the farmer who decides
to take a well-earned holiday at the
Ceast is quite likely to be approach-
ed with same big financial scheme.
because the influx from the prairies
with the possible pickings there-
from, is too good to pass up,
Mere than one individual in this
district has been singed by the
smooth boys out at the coast. Some
have lost heavily, some have been
too wary to lose much.
Isere is one authentic story, of a
local citizen who was lucky. Mr. M-
(which is sufficient disguise) met
two very amaible fellows at his ho-
tel in Vancouver. Finally they ask-
ed him to dine with them:." as they
were all so congenial. During din-
ner Mr. felt a hemp at his
feet under the table which of course
proved to be a wallet. It contained
$500.00. Much excitement and inter-
est ensued and since a card in the
wallet disclosed the name of the los-
er, My, M ----and party, went up to
his roomto phone the address on
the card. The owner of the wallet
immediately arrived to -'claim his pro-
perty and' was eestate" at the hones-
ty of Mr. M y.. The stranger, be-
ing a rich man, insisted that the
money in itself was: a mere bagatelle,
to him and that Mr. M.--.-- must ac-
cept it as a token of appreciation:
,fr. M—.—flatly 'refueled. "Well,"
said the stranger, "at least 'you will
permit me to incest this '$500 on
your behalf. I know of something'
rather good which • may make' you a
little quick profiE"
In the course of two or three days,
the stranger re -appeared with ' the
quick profit -4500,00..' The Money
had doubled itself. • As :would be ex,
pected the two pals were also on the.
spot, and expressed some curiosity
about the nature of an investment
Which would don'b1e itself' in .two of
three days. • Me. M himself was
eurione.; So, with great reluctance
the., stranger was persuaded to let
the others in on his big business, Mr,
1VI -- admitted that he hada heat
t -ii tie sump in bonds back in .high
River, which' he could at once senei
for.: ,But he was;advieed ,.to return
instead to High River, remove the
bonds himself from his safety depoe-
it box and take no one into his con-
fidencein the matter.
Mr. M— ,before leaving Vanceu-
I ver had business to attend to in' a
branch bank in that city. In conver-
sation with the manager he indicated
that he would probably have more
business, to do through the bank. Die -
Greet questioning revealed the names
of the two, men with whom he first
got into conversation. This was what
the Vancouver manager had been
trying to learn for some time, aa
several prairie farmers had pre-
+.viously fallen for the same proposi-
tion and been stripped. Without
taking Mr, M---.- into his confidence,
the Vancouver manager got the po-
lice into action ,and the two "coine-
ous" were picked up. Information
Was then wired' to High River, ex-
posing the whole scheme, and one
lucky local citizen escaped without
the loss of his life -time earnings,
and $500.00 ahead.
It sounds simple, as do all these
schemes, but believe it or not, some-
one is always falling. Money Is too
hard earned as a rule, to be lost to
the confidence men. Get -rich -quick
propositions are not going to, be
shared with strangers.
--High River Times.
Rations for Dairy
Cows
(Expeoimentai • Farms Note)
Two important .factors must be
considered in formulating suitable
rations for dairy cows. The supply
of feed on hand, or available at a
i cost in keeping with the value of
'the product to be produced, and the
selection of feeds that will supply
the necessary food nutrients in a
palatable form, plus sufficient variety
and bulk.
Data secured at the Doininion Ex-
perimental Farm, Nappan, Nova'
Scotia, show that the cheapest sup -1
ply of feed Is secured from our own
farms. In other words, home-grown
feeds are the most economical.
et is generally recognized thaton
the majority of farms sufficient pro-
tein cannot be 'produced .to supply
the dairy cows with the necessary
requirements, By producing clover'
or alfalfa hay, however, along with
roots or ensilage and the common
cereal cropsit has been demonstrat-
ed here during the past three years
that the only feed purchases neces-
sary are small amounts of high pro-
tein suppliments. One snppliment
that is produced in Eastern Canada
is fish meal.
Eerperiments have been conducted
during the last three winters, coma
paring fish meal with Iinseed oil
meal when used to balance a home-
grown, ration, It was found that
equally as good production, at as
low a cost, couldpbe,expected froma
grain ration made up of 300 pounds.
g}ound' oats . and •barleys. 'or oats,
wheat and barley, plus 50. pounds,'
Wei grade fish, metal, as when 125
pounds of linseed oil meal was used
to, replace the fish meal. In, • either
case the ration contained slightly
over 19 per cent protein. Good qual-
ity hay and swedes Were fed as
sources. of roughage. l
OF COURSE
Tourist; "What's .in 3tere7!'.•
'Guide (leading 'the way into a
morgue): "Remains to be seen, sir.'
• IGODERICII: Ross ' Rutledge,
student at the Collegiate suffered a
fractured left 211111 on Tuesday wherT
he fell while playing soccer at the
Agricultural. Park. Ross bad been
playing on a "piek-up" team and was
in the act of dribbling the football
down the, rather rough field when the
accident occurred. It would be the
left arm, ,Signal,
GODERICH: When the knob of
the door which she teas closing came
off, Mrs. Adam Foster, St. Patrick
St., lost her balance and fell to the
pavement, breaking her right arm
above the elbow. She did not realize
the serious extent of the injury until
the fracture was discovered by the
doctor who she consulted.--iSignal,"
GODER'ICII: Sergt. Major George
James of A. eeampany of the Iiuron
regiment has in his possession the
head ,of a' riding crop he claims once
was'' wned by, the Duke of Welling-
ton. The crop was given to Mr.
James by his father, Capt. James
James, of the 3rd Warwicks. The
handle, a miniature of the Welling=
ton boot, was made by a silversmith
who presented it to the duke.
•
GODE'RICH: Deer in Huron Coun-
ty, protected from hunters, are prov-
ing to be their own worst enemy.
County and' provincial• police have
brought in two young deer within
the last 24 hours. Each had broken
a leg attempting to jump a fence. A
large buck nearly broke its neck as
it ,crushed into a fence while fleeing
from the headlights of a police car
in Ashfield Township, and a smaller
deer was seen in Colborne Township
about the same time.
SRAFORTH: The annual thank -
offering meeting of the Women's
Missionary Society was held in
Northside United church. The cele-
11111Mr.rIk
oration of the tenth anniversary of
the union took the form of a pag-
eant by the senior W. M. S. and the
Mae Lane Elvening Auxiliary. A
playlet, "The Tenth Birthday," was
put on by the Mission Bland. The
Baby 'Band and their mothers came
up and received their,mite boxes,` A
birthday cake' with ten candles was
a feature of the occasion. Miss Helen
Britton was the principal in a beau-
tiful pantonine of the hymn' "I
Think When I Read The Sweet Story
Of OSd."
DUNGANNON: Dr. John McLean
.of Chicago ,died in that city, after a
brief illness. Tie was born in the
Township of Ashfield over 'sixty
years ago. He Was a son of Mr; and
Mrs. Alexander McLean, pioneer re-
sidents. Messrs. Donald and .Alex-
ander and Miss Mary, of Ashfield,
are brother and sister. His widow
and a' family of six children survive.
DUNGANNON: Death removed a
lifelong citizen of the district on
Sunday morning, in the person of
James Alton, aged 75. He was one
of a family of eight, four sons and
four daughters, of the fate Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Alton, four of whom
survive, Herbert and Albert, of
West Wawanosh; lffrs. 'McQuillan, of
Lucknow, and Mrs. Stephenson, of
Varna, besides his wife, formerly
Miss Emma Reed, and three sons and.
one daughter, Charles W., Dungan-
non, merchant; William, of Toronto
teaching staff; Samuel, of Ashfield,
and Miss Olive, on the staff of Bronte
Public School.
IGODE'RICH: Annie McInnes, wi-
dow, of Captain Joseph Noble, who
sailed the lakes in sichooner days,
passed away at her home on Bruce
Street Monday afternoon. She was
in her eighty-ninth year, She spent
the last twenty years in darkness,
Carnegie Portrait presented
To Libraries for Centenary
ANDREW CARNEGIE
The aboa-e is a cut of
a reproduction of a paint-
ing which has been presented to the
Clinton Public Library by the Car
negie Corporation of New York, and
1has already been placed in the lirra-
ry, in the south wing. It is quite a
handsome reproduction and was sent
.
framed and ready for hanging,
and was in poor health the greater
part of that time. She was born
near Sterling, Scotland, a daughter
of Ronald and Catherine McInnes,
and came to Canada when four years
of age. Her parents hewed out a
home from the hush of Stanley
Township. She was married at Bay-
field fifty-five years ago, and ,came
to live in Goderish. Her husband
took ni.any Goderichites on thee.,
first schooner trip out of this port.
As a boy Mr. Noble sailed around
Cape Horn. He died thirty years ago.
A daughter, Miss Susie Noble of
Godericb, survives,
Embassies of the nations imposing -
sanctions on Iitay, which were inaug-
urated Monday, are being guarded in
Rome against the assaults of mobs.
The populace designate as "friendly"
the nations outside the League and
as "hostile" all members of the
League which are imposing the sanc-
tions.
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