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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1955-04-07, Page 3Farm tractors are now so com- mon on Canadian farms that they are often overlooked as a chief cause of farm accidents. The odd adage "Familiarity Breeds Con- tempt" is only too often true. • * * Despite the safety devices and improvements manufacturers are constantly incorporating in their machines, their construction and the terrain they have to cover, make them vulnerable to care- less driving. Here is a list of practices which may cause a tractor to upset; they are all caused by the human element: 1. Turning corners at high speeds. 2.Brakes not balanced 'with the result that the brake on one side operates before the other, throwing the tractor 10 one side, 3. Driving the tractor too fast over rough ground so that the driver, in his efforts to hang on, loses control. 4. Trying to take short cuts over steep banks and ditches. 6. Making "Jack - rabbit" starts when the tractor is pulling a heavy load, causing the tractor to go over backward, 6.1-litching loads to some part of the tractor other than the draw -bar. This makes the pos- sibility of the tractor over- turning backward very much greatest, People can be killed or injured when the following practices are permitted: 1. Booking up implements by backing the tractor while standing on the ground. 2. Riding on the tractor draw -bar or fenders. 3. Allowing others to ride on the tractor, 4. Allowing children to operate tractors. 8. Allowing children to ride on or play around tractors. SINGLETON Familiar enough to residents of Provo, Utah, but eyebrow -raising to strangers is Robert Collier, on his home- made unicycle. He is a -student at Brigham Young University and a cadet in the ROTC. Bob says that as soon as he can save enough money, he'll add another wheeI and have a conventional bike. Idle tractors on the farm do not have to be fed but there is a close relationship between the number of hours a tractor is used during the year and the cost per hour of use, , a In a study of tractor costs on 124 one -tractor farms - 83 in On- tario and 41 in Quebec, the Ec- onomics Division, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, found the cost per hour of tractor use var- ied from 83 cents when used 694 hours per year, to $2,14 when used only 119 hours. Similar differences were found for many of the tractor operated machines such as ploughs, seed drills, com- bines, forage harvesters and hay balers. Cost per acre for most farm operations on the 124 farms studied was less where tractors were used than with horses, even with the same size implements, Ploughing with a 2 -furrow plough and 3 horses, an average of 34 acres per year, cost $9.42 per acre. With a 2 -furrow, two - plough tractor, ploughing an av- erago of 45 acres per year, the cost was $3.02 per acre, Mowing hay the average horse drawn mower on the Ontario farms cut 31 acres at a cost of $2.58 per acre. With a tractor, mowing on the average 54 acres per year, the cost was $1.64 per acre, On the Quebec farms, horse mowers cut an average of 40 acres at $2.42 per acre and the tractors 77 acres at $1.18 per acre. y „ These records indicate that on small farms a definite saving in machinery coats can be made by excl. , nging work with neigh- bours. Where one farmer owns a combine, another a forage har- vester, perhaps another a hay baler, by exchanging work each machine can be used double the number of hours. It can be done on a basis of exchanging work or by charging regular custom rates for each machine. Guard of Honor For Two Old Goats When information reached a native police chief in New Guinea the other day that the administrator and some • other big -wigs were to pay a visit, he hurriedly. got his ten -man squad spruced up and ready for the reception of the VIP's. An aircraft landed just about the time when the administrator was due. The police chief, his squad lined up behind him, ask- ed the pilot whom he had on board. "Just a couple of old goats," the pilot replied. The police chief, accustomed to the disrespectful aspersions sometimes cast on high person- ages, took it for granted that the administrator was one of the "old goats" and when the landing door opened, got his men to snap to. attention and present arms. Out shuffled two very ancient goats which had been ordered from a neighboring island by a farmer. Prithee, pretty, maiden-prithee tell Me true, (Hey, but I'm doleful, willow willow waly!) Have you e'er a lover a dang- ling after you? Hey willow waly 0! -W. S. 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Ir.4l,annro to 9 zo feteeceneeit 11111,e. t3 50. 33 04 le 6 zt 52 141,041 5 3e 40 41 45 4t1 51 z •17 4e 6i 3 Answer elsewhe e en :this page • Fashion Hint: e • ,ti Spring Coat Dress with thenew linen look and smartly tailored detail designed by Jacques Michel, of Montreal, for the first New York showing, featuring Canadian fabrics, of the Associa- tion of Canadian Couturiers, at the Hotel Pierre, The double- breastecl front is trimmed with Targe white pearl buttons and flapped hip pockets. The back has o slightly bloused effect at the waistline and a deep walking pleat. The fabric is a blend of acetate and viscose, 7/k, mens, lite work will be eat in FEtwo ifthe and clean. .An mid file will be et ,L tt fi handy, No Rush Gordon $]sill The present generation is sup- posed to be always in a hurry but when it comes to gardening they take things more slowly than their grandfathers did. And rightly so. Instead of planting the whole garden on the first fine day, they plant gradually and they plan to have a succes- sion of bloom and a succession of flowers all through the sum leer and fail. But while 11 is not advisable to rush things, every- one with any interest in this fascinating hobby wants to have a few extra early things too. The main thing is nut to risk all plants or seed;: at once. Just put a few of the hardiest in, a week or so ahead of the regular time, and if these come along without damage, then we have gained crnsiderable time and we can boast to the nei'hbnrs To speed these very early plantings. we ctel boost with a little quick acting fertilizer. We can also use started plants from greenhouse 01',nrirserymen. We can also pro- tect a few extra early hills of cucumbers, melons or half a dozen tomato plants with glass covers or paper caps, These will ward oft any late fronts and give us a week OF a fortnight extra start Avoid These Mistakes Planting too deep, too dose, and too soon, are probably the most common mistakes in gard- ening. One should forget all about the tiny seeds one is sow- ing and think only of the size of the plants those • tiny seeds will grow. Even little :fellows, like alys- sum or portulaca, or leaf lettuce and green onions, require some space to develop properly. The safe rule' is about at least half as anucli space between plants as they will be high when full grown. With small flowers and vegetables this means at least a couple of inches between and with zinnias, peas, beans, ete., at least four to six inches, With dahlias and corn this should be 12 to 18 inrhee. The rule for depth is three times the diam- eter of the seed or root planted. This means that really tiny seeds should be merely pressed in the soil while such things as beans and peas should be covered about an Inch deep. The bulbs or norms of tall flowers like gladiolus and dahlias should go down from six to t2 inches. Good Tools . Gardening does not require expensive equipment, But it will be easier with a 'few special tools.. With most of this hand equipment it is advisable to have, • long handles so that one does not bavo to stoop. It is surpris- ing how accurate and quickly one can- do thinning end weed- ing of even tiny stuff with a long sandled sharp hoe or cul- tivator provided the same Is arrow or comes to a point. The D -shaped dutch hoes are ex- cellent things for killing tweeds and loosening up the top soil, but one must he careful 15) using too close to sprawly vegetables ' and flowers. There are all sorts oftiny rakes, trowels and culti- vators, With arty of tide equip - SALLY'S SALLIES ,``yytt''0.►����TT,(( t�t t �tSSNa • 5.31 "That blind date I had 14 »- 1 o e7otl both his eyes with two, punches! I" , -: I 1 This Oak "dere:; inherited A Legacy The will of Miss Lydia Wil- berforce, of Fulford, York, in which she left her 16 dogs a house, furniture and £30,000 for their keep, is by no means unique.. Many eccentric women think more of their pets than they do of their fellow crea- tures. Some years ago Miss Sorabji, first Indian woman to read law at Oxford, received a brief to defend an elephant that had been the favourite of a Hindu ruler. In his will he had left an entire plantation to the ele- phant, which was given the right to eat as much fruit as it liked, tear up trees or trample anything it chose. The new ruler considered, thin • to be wasteful and had the ani- mal ejected. The mahout (keep- er) then appealed to ]Kiss Sorabji and invoked her aid. Fortunes, For Pets As Miss Sorabji entered the court, she stopped to pat a dog In her path. To her astonish- ment the judge instantly ex- claimed: "Whoever interferes with the grant of the plantation to the elephant shall be trampl- ed to death by wild elephantsl" This decision was reached because the judge decided to let the reactions of his favourite dog point the way. When it re- sponded to Miss Sorabji's pat- ting he concluded that her client must be in the right. In 1937 there was a tremend- ous stir over the will of a widow who left a fortune to her peke,. Poochey La La, together with a sizeable slice for the local clergy to offer prayers for its doggy soul. Dusty, a fox terrier belong- ing to Mrs. Mary S. Morrow of Florida, was left 142,000 to provide for his declining years -- with only one proviso -that he must never be allowed to mate. And Tommy Tucker, an enor- mous 5 -year-old alley cat that had wandered into Miss Louise Baler's home in New York and made itself the centre of her existence, was left £2,000. Dogs and cats don't live very long. and even where the courts uphold such legacies, waiting relatives usually get the money within a few years. But when Miss Vera Barnes of Cambridge, Mass.. left £7,000 to her par- rot, relatives gave up hope. It was but four years old and par- rots have been known to live to be a hundred. What is perhaps the strangest will was made by a man who had one of the strangest "pets." Col, W. H. Jackson of Athens, Georgia, would sit each day under a giant oak. He had known 'the tree since he was a boy, and as the seasons changed he watched it change, too. Ile feared that after his death it would be cut down, se in his will he gave the tree ownership of itself together with the land within a radius of 12 feet from the outer edge of the trunk. The language of tones belongs equally to all mankind, and melody is the absolute language in which the musician speaks to every heart. ---Richard Wagner. AMY SCHOOL LESSON By Rev R. l3arela: Warren Our Assurance of Eternal Life 1 Corinthians 151 3.10, Memory Selection: 1 am the resurrection, and the life: he that believed` in me, though lee were dead, yet shall he live: and whosoever liveth and 'be- lleveth in me shall never die, John 11:25-26. We could not afford to miss the Easter season. At this time we take a stronger grip upon ' the eternal. Our thoughts go beyond the grave to the glorious resurrection. The Easter lily reminds us of the freshness and beauty of our new body. Our minds are quickened at the thought. In it all we see Jesus Christ; -the One who died. for our sins and rose again the third day. No other religion, -and there are many, -claims that its lead- er rose from the dead. Chris- tianity holds this distinction. We believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead because the Bible records it and the Bible never lies. He was seen several times after his resurrection, -on one occasion by about SQii people. I believe in the resurrection because of the change produced in the lives of people who be- lieve in this living Saviour. They forsake their sins and. find a new joy and purpose in life. Only a living Christ could do this for them. • He who comes to the hour oe death with this assurance has st firm hope. To him death is not the end. It is an entrance into a fuller and richer life. He knows it will be better than this life, There will be no tears and no pain. To be with Christ will be far better. But to come to the hour of Death without knowing Jesus Christ in his re- demptive power is frightening. There is no assurance. Chris- tians die well. They die well because by the grace of God they have lived well. I pant for the music which is divine; My heart in its thirst is a dying flower; Pour forth the sound like en- chanted wine, Loosen the notes in a silver shower; Like a Verbless plain, for the gentle rain, I gasp, I faint, till they wake again, -Shelley. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking @MOB.:s00:HOOP ©©©U MOM REAM FJ JI1!! 011101§ ©0 NEMO Oqd� 0111 1§ hJpow 6210,4 1i101 sok d'. Ch{i�'.-..,.,®€lied www,�AAi 2 . 7� MD MOUBWMOMMO OM ',MHO MOOP ©U •• °t!i70 "R�Q' L ©©0©:..2 EIM ..4 10M . SUCCESS ON. WHEELS The Indiana Swine Breeders Assocint an is headed by President Bob Parkison. This name also appears az secretary of the national breeders' association. Yet this success- ful farm leader hasn't walked 'in 18 years. His spine was severed in an auto accident in 1937 when he was beginning a career as a county agent: Seated in a wheel chair he hci won his battle against life's adversities. He drives a specially equipped automobile. A heartening example for others who are handicapped, he has made himself one of liis state's most admired -formers.. His swine are consistent: show Winnersand one year swept dli 'honors at the state fair. He is pictured with Mrs, Parkinson.