The Seaforth News, 1956-08-16, Page 7THE FARM FRONT
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A remarkable improvement
has taken place in the over-all
quality of the cattle slaughtered
for beet in Canada during the
past five years, states the Mar-
keting Service, Department of
Agriculture, Ottawa.
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Since the national carcass
grades were established in 1946
all the inspected slaughter has
been carcass graded. In 1950, of
a total kill of 1,300,000 cattle,
16.7 per cent reached the two
top grades -6 per cent choice,
10.7•per cent good; the balance
were graded as commercial or
other grades. In 1955, of a total
kill of 1,700,000' cattle, 35,4 per
cent were in the two top grades
—18 per cent choice, 17.4 per
cent good.
The percentage reaching the
top grades is still increasing. For
the first five months of 1956,
with a total kill of 777,000, there
were 42.2 per cent in the two
top -rades-21.9 choice, 20.3
good, as compared with 712,000
killed, grading 18.8 choice and
18.9 good, in the first five months
of 1955. ' e' *
The Marketing Services notes
that when exports go down the
quality of the home slaughter
goes up but for the first five
months of this year, exports
were down only 6,300 head
while the number of "choice"
.and "good" cattle slaughtered
increased by over 58,000 head.
The grading figures indicate
-that Canadian farmers are pro-
ducing more top quality beef and
that Canadian consumers are in-
creasing their demands so that
most of it is needed at home,
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Silo filling operations are de-
pendent on methods and equip-
ment used in harvesting and
hauling, says D. J. Cooper, Cen-
tral Experimental Farm, Ottawa,
Chopped silage can be handled
by wagon, truck or by blower.
Uncut silage is generally hauled
end stored with a buck rake.
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When filling a horizontal silo
with cropped silage from a flat
bottom wagon the material may
be hand forked out of the wagon
er else drawn off by a variety
of unloaders. These unloaders
may be of the false end gate
type, canvas bottom, self -unload-
ing wagon or rope and board
drag design. Of these the rope
and board drag is considered to
be one of the most satisfactory.
It consists of three two -by -sixes
or two -by -eights placed on edge
to divide the load into three
equal sections, Loose rope
through the boards allows the
luad to be pulled off in separate
sections. Unloading by this
means can readily be clone in
two of three minutes. Chopped
silage may be spread by hand
or with less labor by means of
a board bolted to the front of
the tractor.
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When handling long silage
frith the use of a buck rake the
h•actor h driven through the
silo an ' the load dropped in the
iesired location. Hand spreading
)f the long grass is necessary
o order to reduce the number
a' air pockets.
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Storing baled silage means
more har 1 labor than when
Candling either chopped or long
material. Since it is not possible
:o draw loaded wagons through
the s" the bales must be car-
ried in by hand or part way by
neans of an elevator. Bales must
se placed tightly together and
tach layer must be packed by
:recto
MALAYA'S MARILYN — Sings -
sore singer Salmah (Salamis) Is-
mail is called the "Marilyn Mon.
roe" of. Malaya films, Listening
'o her is her fiance, Scottish -
Born Kenneth Buchanin-Davies,
,rho plans to adopt the Islamic
religion.
WALKIE-TEEVEE — Resembling a one-man eltctronics laboratory
this French reporter uses the latest in television reporting equip-
ment. The extra -light equipment enables operators to provide
on -the -spot coverage of important news events for TV audiences.
Miser Founded Royal Millions
All through the latter years
of his life rich old Captain
Charles Ablett boasted of the
fine antique furniture he was
going to leave to the Queen.
Dutifully his secretaries corres-.
p o n d e d with Buckingham
Palace,
Sure enough, when his will
was published the other day, he
left to Queen Elizabeth II the
Tudor writing desk and settee
that had traditionally belonged
MATCHMAKER — Take 50,000
matches, several tubes of glue,
700 hours and a young ambi-
tious man with unlimited gobs
of patience. The result is an
eye -full Eiffel. Jules Pardon, a
24 -year-old radio technician
from Louvain, Belguim, made
the elaborate model of Paris,
France's, famed landmark. The
baby Eiffel Tower has an elec-
tric motor running up the shaft
and a tiny radio set mounted
on top.
to Queen Elizabeth I. Yet the
bequest had to be declined.
For nearly a century members
of the royal family have in-
flexibly observed the rule that
they must not accept major
gifts from people personally un-
known to them. Behind this rul-
ing lies one of the strangest
stories of the royal annals.
Poor Queen Victoria blushed
for years'at the rumour that she
was indebted for the bulk of
her personal fortune to an ec-
centric miser. But this was
nothing less than the truth.
In the late summer of 1852
an .old lawyer named John
Camden Neild was found dead
on a squalid straw bed in a gar-
ret in Chelsea. Though he own-
ed the whole house, he had used
one of the smallest rooms to _
save heating, and starvation had
hastened his end.
He had no friends or relatives.
His affection has been lavished
only on a mangy black cat
whose milk he had watered to
help save him farthings. But in
the drawer of his desk was
found a will, scrawled on half, a
sheet of grubby paper, begging
the Queen's acceptance of his
worldly goods for her sole use
and benefit.
Scarcely a week passes but
eccentric cranks will money to
royalty and, usually, these be-
quests have to be held null and
Void, With legal astuteness,
however, old Neild had named
the Keeper of Tier Majesty's
Privy Purse as one of his three
executors, no ddubt'as a pre-
caution to ensure that his last
wishes reached royal attention.
And 33 -year-old 'Queen Victor-
ia gasped when she heard that.
a total stranger had left her a
cool half a million pounds.
It was a staggering sum for
those days, Representing nearly
twenty times the proposed pur-
chase price of Balmoral, it
meant more hard cash than the
Queen could expect to save
from her privy purse in fifty
years.
But could she accept the
money? Would she be depriving
legatees who might stand in
greater need?
The Queen's husband, the
Prince Consort, quietly organ-
ized an army of special investi-
gators. Their first report, now
safely stowed in the royal ar-
chives at Windsor, is an aston-
ishing document.
John Neild was so mean, for •
instance, that he refused to al-
low his housekeeper to brush
his clothes for fear any brush-
ing would wear out the fabric.
He always wore the same patch-
ed blue suit and preferred to
have holes in his socks rather
than spend money on darning
wool.
His father .had left huge es-
tates around London. When
Neild went travelling to collect
the rents, he either hitch -hiked
or fought for the cheapest out-
side seat on a coach.
One terribly wet day travel-
lers took such pity on the poor,
drenched old man that they
whipped round for money to
buy him brandy and hot water.
They little knew the object of
their compassion could have
bought up the coachioad.
Neild carried his overnight
necessities in a brown paper
parcel tied with string. Rather
than stay at an inn, or risk
having to return hospitality, he
sought shelter among the poor-
est of his tenants, taking the
rent and then cadging a bowl of
gruel for his supper. Then he
would go to bed in order that
the housewife could wash his
clothes.
On one occasion he wished to
call at a cottage that lay across
a field turned into a quagmire
by heavy rain. A local woods-
man offered to carry him across
on his back for sixpence.
"I'll pay you threepence and
no more," Neild stormed. The
wily local accepted, carried him
half -way across the field and
then deposited him, spluttering,
in the mud:
Among his tenants was the
rector of North Marston, Buck-
inghamshire. Neild was under
agreement to keep the church
in repair but when the roof
needed new lead to keep out
the rain, he could not bring him-
self to spend the money.
Instead, he used strips o1
calico painted black — and at
on the roof of the church all
day to make sure the workmen
did not slack.
What was behind his pinch -
penny mania? When the in-
vestigators delved deeper, they
discovered that Neild never re-
garded his money as his own.
He firmly believed that it be-
longed by right to Queen •Vic-
toria.
His father, Janies Neild, had
been court silversmith to the
Queen's uncle, George IV, and
had built up a fortune by gross-
ly overcharging that playboy
monarch for all his extrava-
gances.
At one time the silversmith's
bill had soared to £130,000.
When James died, he left
£250,000 — and his son deter -
alined to double it for the
Queen's sake.
That was why be slept on
bare boards rather than buy a,
new mattress and deprived him-
self of every comfort.
During s stock exchange de -
pression, he tried to cut his
throat — and was saved only
by medical skill of a farmer's
wife with whom he was stay-
ing.
The conscience money domin-
ated his life; yet he surely had
no conscience. His housekeeper,
for instance, served him faith-
fully for twenty-six years.
When he died he cut her off
without a penury.
Queen Victoria decided that
she could accept the vast for-
tune, with certain provisos. A
sum of £100 each to the three
executors was increased to
£1,OON, The faithful house-
keeper was given a life annui-
ty — and there was an annuity,
too, for the farmer's wife who
had saved Neild's life.
Then the Queen paid for re-
pairs to North Marston church
and provided a stained-glass
window and altar screen in
John Neiid's memory.
Fifty years of pleasure -seek-
ing on the part of her spend-
thrift uncles had left the Queen
a poor woman. She inherited
only debts in her own family
but the Neild Bequest brought
her great riches.
Her son, Edward VII, later
doubled and redoubled the for-
tune in stock exchange deal-
ings. Assuming that the hard
kernel of investment still exists,
it can be estimated to -day at
£12,000,000. John Neild lived
on borrowed gruel but his
amazing legacy can be traced
as a lifeline of wealth through
Queen Mary, to the Duke of
Windsor, Princess Margaret
and Princess Alexandra.
Singing Bamboos
On our right there was a suc-
cession of neat cottages amongst
cocoanut trees, forming the vil-
lage of Kandang. On earing one
of these, our ears were saluted
by the most melodious sounds,
some soft and liquid, like the
notes of a flute, and others full
like the tones of an organ.
These sounds were sometimes
interrupted or even single, but
presently they would swell into
a grand burst of mingled mel-
ody. I can hardly express the
feelings of astonishment with
which. I paused to listen to and
look for the source of music so
wild and ravishing in such a
spot. It seemed to proceed
from a grove of trees at a little
distance, but I could see neither
musician nor instrument, and
the sounds varied so much in
their strength, and their origin
seemed now at one place, and
now at another, as if they
sometimes swelled from amidst
the dark foliage, or hovered
faint and fitful around it. On
drawing nearer to the grove of
trees, my companions (Malays)
pointed out a slender bamboo
which rose above the branches
of the trees, and from which they
said the music proceeded, and
when the notes had died away
in the distance, our ears were
suddenly penetrated by a crash
of grand and thrilling tones
which seemed to grow out of
the air that surrounded us, in-
stead of pursuing us. A brisk
breeze which soon followed,
agitating the dark and heavy
leaves of the fronds of the
gomuti palms, explained the
mystery, while it prolonged the
powerful swell. As we went on
our way, the sounds decreased
in strength, and gradually be-
came faint, but it was not until
we left `the bamboo of the
winds' far behind us, and long
hidden by intervening trees and
cottages, that we ceased to hear
it. The instrument which pro-
duced these fine effects was a
bamboo cane, rough from the
jungle, thirty or forty feet long,
perforated with holes and stuck
in the ground. This is certain-
ly a 3ery simple contrivance,
but one which would not have
occurred to any people who had
not a natural taste for music.—
From "Bamboo, Lotus and
Palm; An Anthology of the Far
East, South East Asia and the
Pacific." Compiled by E. D.
Edwards.
How tn1?
By Anne Ashley
Q. flow can I make a lino-
leum varnish?
A. By melting a small amount
of glue in a pint of water. See
that the linoleum is clean and
dry before applying, Apply with
a paint brush at night and the
surface will be dry and hard by
morning.
Q. What is a good tonic. for
plants?
A. The water in which beef
has been washed is an excellent
tonic treatment for plants, and
especially for roses and geran-
iums.
Q. How can I clean a suede
jacket?
A, Try cleaning suede articles
by going over the entire surface
lightly with very line sandpaper.
Q. How can I keep the auto-
mobile windshield clear while
it is raining?
A, If a cup of clear vinegar is
poured over the outside of the
windshield, allowing it to tric-
kle down the glass from top to
bottom, it will prove very ef-
fective in a heavy rain.
Q. How can I secure more
space when the .laundry must be
dried in the basement?
A. By hanging the dresses,
night clothes, and underclothing
on coat hangers. They will also
dry more quickly.
Q. How can, I keep apples
solid?
A. To keep apples solid, and
to prevent 'them from rotting,
pack them in a box or barrel of
sawdust,
Q. How can 1 prevent coins
from breaking through the en-
velope and becoming lost in the
mail?
A. Place them flat on a piece
of paper and place adhesive tape
over them and on the paper.
Then fold the paper as usual and
place in the envelope. '
Q. How can I freshen stale
bread?
A. Wrap the loaf in a wet
cloth for a minute, then remove
and bake '5 a slow oven for one-
quarter to one -halt hour.
Q. How can I clean willow -
ware?
A. Scour with a strong solu-
tion of salt water, using a brush,
TIT FOR TAT
Jack Osterman, the comedian,
was asked to appear at a fire-
men's benefit performance. Be-
ing a kind hearted guy, Jack
agreed. On the night of the
show the Fire Chief called Jack
aside, "I'll have to audition you
before you go on,"
"Oh, yeah," replied Oster-
man, "wait until I come back."
"Where you goin?" asked the
Chief.
"Over here in the corner to
start a fire. I wanna see how
good YOU are."
SCHOOL
LESSON
it. Barclay Warren ts.rl, d.D.
A Call to Christian Living
1 Peter 4:1-11
Memory Selection: Gird up
the loins of your mind, be sober,
and hope to the end for the
grace that is to be brought un-
to you at the revelation of
Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 1:3
Has someone wronged you by
word or deed? Do you feel
hurt? Many are nursing such
hurts. By telling others the hurt
grows. The infection spreads.
Many are defiled.
1 talked with one who had
thus been hurt. There is no
point of prolonged discussion of
those responsible for inflicting
the injury. They are account-
able to God. I said to my friend,
"Did they hurt you as much as
the Scribes and Pharisees hurt
Jesus? Were you stoned as Ste-
phen?" The answer was, "No."
Yet Jesus prayed on the cross,
"Father, forgive them for they
know what not what they dor
Stephen prayed midst the bar-
rage of stones that was killing
him, "Lord, lay not .this sin to
their charge." Can we due
above the injuries done to us?
By the grace of God we can.
It will be better for us both in
spirit and in body. It will be
better for those who live with
us and meet with us from day
to day.
Peter reminds his readers of
their former way of life when
they engaged in excess of wine,
revellings and banquetings. He
exhorts them; "But the end of
all things is at hand: be ye
therefore sober, and watch un-
to prayer,"
The daily news reminds us of
the curse of strong drink. The
accounts of quarrels, divorces
murders and death on the high-
way nearly always mention
that some one had been drink-
ing. Yet if one raises his voice
against the opening of new out-
lets for the sale of intoxicants
he is accused of being intoler-
ant and unrealistic; out of step
with the age. Well, some of us
want to continue out of step
with those who want to increase
the sale of liquor.
Many drink to forget their
troubles but when they become
sober they find that they have
.uacreased their problems. Jesus
invites the burdened to come to
him and find rest. Matthew 11:-
28. This is true rest.
LUCKY TUCKIE—A family pet missing since 1950 returned home
as mysteriously as he had disappeared. The dog, Tuckie, belongs
to Mr. and Mrs. Tony Anslinger. They were sitting on the porch
recently when the dog came trotting up the street. He ran to
them when called. They tried to convince themselves it isn't the
same dog that ran away six years ago, but all evidence points
to it as being the very same Tuckie.
SHOULD HAVE STAYED HOME—W. B. Warren, 85, decided to straighten his car out while back-
ing out of the garage. In the process, he ruined one lawn, two garages and three cars. After
sliding his car onto the lawn, he lost control while trying to regain the driveway and hit his
own garage, after which the car careened into his neighbor's garage, and pinned a sports
model against a larger sedan.
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