HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1940-02-29, Page 7THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1940
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Clean Seed First Step
In Profitable Farming
The solving of clean seed is the
irsC step it 1Itsbee farming,
says
.john D. MacLeod seed expert or the
Ontario Department of Agriculture
When a well.cleaned sample 1s
sown, one may expect 'vigorous and
uniform germination, strong plants
able to resist bad weather and dis-
eases, and a uniformly ripening crop.
Clean seed should be bright, plump,
uniform sample, pure as to variety,
Small grains make good feed but
poor seed. The little plant in the
early stages of growth depends on the
meat in the kernel for its 211a11110n-
ance. It a small grain is sown there
is not -always sufficient nourishment
to sustain the little shoot until it is
strong enough to draw From the soil,
the result being a short stunted plant
at the best. Plants from small grains
are shallow rooted. Should a dry
season occur the roots will not pene-
trate deep enough in the soil to get
sufficient moisture.
Small grains are slower in germin-
ating, the little shoot in many cases
neve,' reaches the surface. Some
51111111 grants do not germinate at all..
Plants Vein small Mine are fre-
quently short and stunted. They do
not usually mature with the test of
the crop, the result being a loss in
Production.
Advisory Fertilizer Board
Gives Advice on Manure
p11111ng manure bark sou the laud
is tho natural heals or returning to
the Soil much or the fertility 00'
moved in crops, says the Advisory
Fertilizer Board for Ontario. Seine
loss of plaetroo2 is inevitable 911 the
making and handling of manure, and
every .precaution should be taken to
reduce ,this loss to a minimum.
Since more that one -hail the nitro.
;;en and at least three-quarters o1' the
potash 1s ventaiu in the liquid pnrtiou
of 111" me((((sa•. the stable floor
shon111 be watertit;itt, and enough lit -
or bedding should be used to
liquid and (1e•
absorb the sic t l
completely 1t . r 1 1
vent loss by seepage.
The sooner the manure can be
spread on the land- after it is made.
the less chance there is for loss. Ir
the manure is accumulated 111 the
yard or stored for u time. it should be
kept compact and reasonably moist
to reduce losses by fire -ranging or ex-
cessive fermentation. Manure heaps
exposed to the action of heavy rains
causing run-off from the yard, lose
large amounts of nutrients by leach.
ing. Open manure yards shoe 10 not
be located on slopes and should have
no drainage. Manure sheds. covered
pits, or yards with concrete floor and
walls are recommended.
PASSING OF LORD TWEEDSMUIR;
FRIEND OF AGRICULTURE
While all classes of people in
Canada deeply regret the passing of
Hie Excellency, Lord Tweedsmuir,
Governor General of Canada, on Sun.
day. February 11(11, none feels the
loss more keenly than those cm1-
neclecl with Canadian agriculture. His
interest in farmers was perceptive
and eince•e, incl of long stading, for
tis e son of the manse, around which
1•(10(19 lite. 111 Scotland ebbs and flows.
111, spent his boyhood among the
farming peop10 of his honlolaul, It is
not too :nnchto say Ilial n0 Governor
Cameral in Opuntia eve' suet and be.
them the personal Ibieed of more
/100/108 than did Lord Tweedsmuir.
Ile showed a 01(11eur11 for their weee.
fere and had a them aprecintion of
tit• lalne of the (',rats industry in
which they were engaged.
tic• r01111 talk farming. too, and
('("r missed an opportlmity to ident•
i1 himself with the algin of the soil.
111• lewd to visit the 17onlinion iCx-
nerjn1011t111 T'tu'ms and take part in
ploughing matches whenever gime anti
cireme0I.anees permitted. Ho was in-
fensely and personally interested in
The work or rehabilitationon 9 11
prairies. This was exemplified 00 Mae
25, 1939, when lee said to a Party 01
British runners who 1vc'e 011 a visit
to eastern Peluadal slid were visiting
1110 ('enteai hlxperimental Farm. Ot-
tawa: "You ehottld go to Western
Canada not only to see where tate
finest wheal, in the world is grown,
but to see the wonderful work that is
l
Soil drifting.
done n'event g
being do n to I
soil erosion, in getting• the land back
to pasture, In water development and
water conservation. There is uo finer
pratOv.al scientific world being done
anywhere.
"While Canada has great assets in
its mines. its fisheries, its forests and
water powers, the land is and will re•
main the country's greatest asset.
Our civilization was founded on agri-
culture and still exists by virtue of
agriculture."
All wile are associated with agri-
cnlltnl•e. in Canada (mite toexpress
their deep sympathy to the Lady
Tweedsmuir and the tnembers of the
family at the greater loss they have
sustained.
Improved Cattle Quality
'1'ltere was an encouraging improve-
ment in the quality of cattle arriving
nn 1939 at public stock yards in
Canada. According to the Annual
Review of the Market Information
Service, Dominion Department of
Agriculture, choice and good grades
of cattle substantially increased in
the 01010118 weight ranges and classi-
fications, while the percentage of
med111111 and common declined. 'Total
cattle mau'ketings for Colada exceed-
ed those or MS by - about 20,0011
Relate, 1110 heavier heights of steers
showing 11 decline, This is believed
to he rite to the fact that, underthe
henelicial terms of the Cauadl.ITnit•
(id States Agreement. the heavier
weights are finding their way to (ire
1'1,110(1 States where there is a de-
utand for 1110111, whereas in Canada
1 11 tendenc • appears I1, be toward
smaller manta and cuts of h,.,.l', re -
fleeted in a greater delt1a.1111 for light-
er weights of live cattle.
Imported Fruits, Vegetables
Receipts or imported fruits and
vegetables on the Montreal market
by rail and boat 21111191 the year
1939 totalled 7,223 cars as compared
with 6,556 cats during the previous
year. The largest individual conteibu•
lions to the total were bananas with
1,482 cars, oranges with 1,209 ears
and tomatoes with 701 cars, Cali-
fornia supplies most of the oranges.
British West Indies almost all the
bananas, while Texas, Mexico and the
British West Indies account for a
large t'o ortion of the tomatoes.
n n
Potato Market
Montreal is the principal potato
market in Canada. Maritime potatoes
mostly from New Brunswick, are
shipped in large quantities each sea-
son. Carrot unloads in 1939 totalled
2,609 ears From New Brunswick and
889 cars from Prince Edward island.
In addition to the Martime shipments
new crop potatoes from the southern
states are imported during the late
spring and early summer months.
These 901(11led 242 ears in 1939 anti
originated largely in Florida, the.
Carolinas and Virginia.
Certified Seed Potatoes
There has been a very narked
trend in the production of certain
potato varieties for certified seed in
recent years. While Green Mountains
and Irish Cobblers continue to main-
tain their leadership, the variety
Rural New Yorker is steadily declin-
ing and apparently being replaced by
a newer and increasingly popular
variety Katandin. Acreage of this
variety entered for certification in-
creased from 94 acres- in 19:15 to
1,900 acres in 1935,
Canadian Turnips to U.S.
'The waxing of turnips, both for
export and (1011100110 markets, has
steadily increased in recent years.
Prince Edwurd island and Ontario
are the two provinces engaging 111
export trade and annually slap loge
q11111itiel,( io the 'honed States. i)ur.
in9 the shit>hius SilaS011 1 939 36 unty
1 per creat of the exportshipments
('(•11111 Ontario were -waxers; While in
lfillS4in almost half or 43,4 per r,•nt
Were, treated with wax ns a 111011100.
alit•,'.
f eeereftct I never 'have the aligllt-
049, ,trou+bile tgehtiteg Ihcl sewives to (look
bet* what T sell."
Priem! "No And what do you
•I'ravcllet '''1I'irror,.''
Want and 'Per Sale Ads, tL -week 25c
WHY T DON'T TELL MY AGE
l
ant one of Millions - of women
who don't lila to broadcast their age.
Of course 0110 friend: .say that this is
because we are "sensitive" about it,
meaning that we should like to seem
younger ,tlrai we are. And they do
not intend to let us 1r.1 away with it.
"\\'e1I, Dell," they say in tole:: of
melancholy triumph when I visit my
own home town. "We're all older'u
we were last time you': here. feet's
see, .lust rd(I- are you uoly.' Linunm...
Was you 'horn a year. or two years,
before Nettie was?"
.1t thi. 1 am supposed to recapitu-
late my years, catalogue .growing in-
firmities. and listen te a roster (1t" {I1-
eeases and death= instead, 1 tell
thein I reflt;e to be late,l, quoting
Senator Gla;;: "Age js a state of
mind,"
The presumption that a person'
age should be a matter of public
,,,ruperty may spring from the assump-
tion that, since 00(1401 takers, insur-
ance agent., .tealnhnat companies.
writer: and other iutpereonal agen-
cies claim the right to such intimate
data, surely one' friend, may expect
equal privilege. The difference lies, it
Gr('n114 tO. nn•. in tie fast 91101 pniilic
011101s won't talk al,,,ut your mee.
They just ,cant to writ, it &lean.
1 leneen 1 ha 9c known f,,' 319
years i; retirin.; from an important
position. f never. dilriur all that time,
wondered abttl her age. For 0hat,•1'-
er it (vas it dial 1,,.t 9(9',•01 her. ripe is.
aptly: charming-, interesting and in-
tetecterl. She 9901p• in ,lose aissoeia-
:1:11t elith'.. mane pc,lple, and 10,11
all age's have alusc= been devoted to
iter. 1 was shocked to learn that she
was going to retire.
"\\'ell:' she :aid. "how old do you
think I anis-" the 5111)7'',1 11:(. repug-
nant. f dial not .0an:,online thi-
9',(-cly perenitia. cre.1tare 01(91111 t11.
citation of. time. 1 .nn 8' year.
1!' If m) einplo.vr, e,er dream
ed bun „hi I we, thrv',l have fire's
ate year: aeo!„
They 41.,ni,9 110.rr have ,lreon e'I.
.1nd 7 tvi;lt that she had nut told 111e,
11(;ay- i have held her :t, the age
Ic.. brook, ,ins r,11, vtiortles. and
1110.1 .. Xoil 1 1((1(49 11,91,!: of her as
e2 years old: Old! 14,agiu9.
up. glaring all her +uaUu•e life she 1.ta
lever heeded the pas.in,g..,f time. and
Beyer grew o1l. She reckoned
my by accomplishment,
The principal of a girl.' :ehonl who
has been partivelar;y :ucv,•<sflt1 in rr-
taiuin)) the friendship and 1',"llidenec
i. her pnpel: recently made her final
address t,. them. She said, "bites, if
I were to ask how old 9011 drink 1 ant.
a hat would you .;ay:"
They ,tare,9 at her in amazement.
.1- if refocusing their rye: on a famil-
iar oh,ject, suddenly grown strange.
"'That the thought is obviously new
to you:' slit. continued, "I, a most
cert' compliment. X. lnlever, be-
cause f leant the .11hjeet to hr a par:
of my farewell nieeeme. f ant eette
to tell )on. :1w1 1 101.1,9 that your a'
11111(11' toward un• Ail' change, \\ 1,en
I tell you that -I him 75 years old. 1011
ift recoil." She paitseci, and herr di: -
crating 1')11' dark('(0' 1 with the .11a-
.i0rw of her owm nr,n,h1rr.
Instantly her stent, with (hest
,9910;1' itainms mlf.'',le,1
tinder 1,1.0 1011
altered She .t,. ..I an ob:
a.mian.
PAGE SEVEN
"I Have never," site resumed, "talk-
ed about my a4e because I have not
wanted to be theeellt ei in terms 0,2
year,. 1 have irtr,i :o keep my mind
0onu:g. my '',,,rev healthy, my person
•wetly clothed: in ..titer words,
;ru•,' ;9irh 'rc pa. -fug of time
11tH,"ut 10ttino; 91 ale nte.
"It i, to strengthen pan against
that day A11011 01(191 will desert 3.-.)u
that 1 Iro.c made this confession.
Each ,..'e i11 life has its compensa-
(1onc. 1:ar youth it is plettA(tr0, excite-
ment, thrill, For middle age it ie
growth, development, appreciation.
'9',, 191e 11 ars beyond conte nt011o.v-
ne::, nnderatanriilig, judgment, tol-
eranee. l:y accepting each .stage as it
,eking neither ,hack with re-
gret nor ahead with apprehension.
you uili never grow old. So, do not
check otT your life a year at a time.
Look on it as a stream. flowing. flow -
Mg 'between banks goowing richer,
tmoh' fruitful, there peaceful, 111 .r''
beautiful as it widens."
Potato Exports Increased
The export deemed for ('u11:en:En
potatoes. both seed and table stove
was very gond in 1939. 'Table• pots,,
oXports increased almost
cent and o,'ed about :to per cent a=
compared with 1911ts.
Settee and Cuba take large quantities
of Canadian seed potatoes. c;hil•
table stock is shipped to tit. R".•; t
Indies. 9'11i1eil mutes and 911••
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