The Seaforth News, 1953-11-12, Page 2EDITOR'S NOTE: Because of
a mix-up in the mails, last week's
copy for CHRONICLES OF
GINGER FARM did not reads its
in time for inclusion In that is-
sue. 1 flowing the widespread in-
terest in Mrs. Clarke's chronicle
of life on an Ontario farm, this
week we are publishing both in-
stalments.
Another week of unusually
warm, fine weather for Q, tobor
— and the end is nut yet ,u sight,
neither rain ewe cold weather be-
ing h the oiling, Yes, this weath-
er is very beautiful but unfor-
tunately very dry — too dry for
full wheat, already sown b n t
badly in need of rain; too dry
for fall ploughing and certainly
too dry for close -cropped cow
pastures. But it isn't too dry for
the motoring public. D e e and
Arthur were here yesterday and
they said the highways were just
as crowded as they had been all
summer, So I- suppose we shall
hoar of another series of fatal
accidents giving us one more rea-
son to speak of Monday as "blue
Monday"- -- or would it be bet-
ter to re - name it "mourning
Monday?"
1 watt in Toronto last ehursday
and as I drove along the Dundas
in rather heavy traffic I began
thinking of accidents and why
they leappen. I thought to my-
eelf, now here ant I, driving. along
at a reasonable speed — 15 to 50
m.p.h. taking no chances, and
rot I :veld quite - easily be the
victim of a fatal accident through
no fault of my own. Drivers with
more experience that I have told
me to watch the fellow ahead„
never mind the traffic behind --
rinses it is necessary •o brake
emidenly or to make a left-hand
turn. But as I drove alone 1 real-
ised to watch the driver ahead
tett: not enough, it was a1s:1 vital-
ly necessary to keep a wary eye
,+n the oncoming traffic. It is the
dsfiver in the other trattie lane
n 110 may cause a head-on cern-
-ion. I began to take note of
ha eurdous conditions. This was
ua'.1;'e1 signal No, 1. If 3 long
tine of vehicles is approaching
headed by a truck or llaetor-
mailer. watch out. You can be
absolutely sure one of 'he trail-
ir, cars ie. looking for to nppor-
ent:ity to pull out and :e.::stake
the truck or tractor If fie is too
'
P1 rot of 10i-jLId_ eS tl:c+ peed
ther vihic1e: on the cad, the.
chances are good ter a orad -on
Ven though the other
pall' ettneerneei may be :ee meet
.• fur driver en the road --
tr:'icy- he is on the alert fpr just
eueh an eventuality. Three times
:n a ten -mile streteh " saw a
Meyer Sollowine a treek edge out
to _e:t by and each time he
the: ht better of it and got back
in 'isle — otherwise 1 i ol't not
be- writing this now.
Danger signal No, 2 a,i- slow
moving term tractors. Thar num-
e'er is definitely on the 'verease,
so 1 was naturally interested in
hearing- over the air :het the
time may be coming when farm
tractors will be licenced Farm-
ers won't- welcome that day but
yet such a measure scents to me
perfe:try logical. Quite e few
tractors are used ht the _place
of cc,rs ter trucks. During the win-
ter a farmer will use his tractor
to get chop front the mill Or he
will hitch up the trailer to bring
hen:e the week's t roc:eru s Mar-
ket gardeners are frerjue oily on
the road with their produoe. Dur -
Mg the growing season *actors
are used to draw m; t :n , y from
one farm toyether. eq. 1"• far-
mer may buyIhay from another
and ;e. hoose a load of bales
behind 11:0 tractor. Fara::+_f, have
even been known to use at* actor
for it: _ to church!
Blood Deposit at Teller's Window — Here's a blood bank that
resembles the kind of bank that handles money. Keeping deposits
equal to withdrawals is the main object of this Hanoi, Indo-
China, blood bank, it is equipped with a teller's window to which
depositors are directed. Here, a teller takes blood from a
depositor who has his arm through the opening.
Not so many years ago farm
tractors were on steel wheels.
They were noisy; cumbersome
things to handle and their use,
because of the steel lugs. was
prohibited on the highways. Now
nearly all tractors have tubber
tires and are almost as 'mobile
as a car.
Taking all these things into
consideration ee the mobility of
tractors; increase in number and
use and the fact that thei' pre-
sence on the road is an addi-
tional hazard to the Motoring
public, isn't it therefore ,ogical
that tractors should be licenced?
Nor is that all. If tractors- are
licenced then liability insurance
would surely follow — as a pro-
tection for the farmer lad the
public. It will be tough en the
farmer who never puts his trac-
tor on the road but then, wouldn't.
that be one more instance of the
high cost of modern farming?
Now I can imagine a good many
fanners will see "red" because
of my remarks. But remember,
we have a tractor too; we don't
want to pay a licence either • but
there is such a thing as ,moving
with the times. Horse and buggy
days are far behind but nen cus-
toms, new privileges bring with
them new obligations — and more
expense. We get what o -e pay
for — or we pay for what we
get, whichever way you like to
put it. If a farmer keeps + tractor
and wants to drive it on the high -
sway — well, isn't the conclusion
obvious?
Lwweneing 11'aet0re lvott; : have
one bright spot anyway With a
licence the farmer and his trac-
tor would have as much right on
the highways and byways as a
motorist, At present he le re-
garded as an intruder. especially
when involved in an accident.
it is very quiet around here
now—quiet and unusually peace-
ful. The rcasant Daughter came
out a few days ago to collect
her 'kitten and then, when she
saw the two kittens having such
a grand time together. she
thought, just as I did when I
first got them, it would be a
shame to part them. So the two
little kittens are now in Toronto
and I really miss them as Mitchie-
White and the kittens had had
suddenly become very friendly,
eating from the same dish and
playing together without so
much as a swear -word between
them. I had arcesion to phone
Dee yesterday and the first
thing she said was: "I had been
wondering when you would be
phoning to inquire for the kit-
tens!" Now we have only Mitchie-
White and Black Joe -and Part-
ner says alitchie might "turn up
missing" any time as he is a
great hunter, roaming the fields
in search of—well, whatever it
ie. cats hunt for. Hunters also
roans our fields and occasionally
set traps along the creek so we
t7 •soles Aro Coming - Cods:ruction wore eee,es re eatarge
Memorial Stadia^.+ lot Baltimore, futwre hos of 11,0 Bat!irllcre
Qr;rtos. The St. Laois Brown's franchise "-as :eceotly t:onsferr,ed
to 1'altinuore owele:ship following 8111 Veeck s decision to se'1 his
stock in hie C,awd pictured above gathered in tI'e s!aclivm
to watch Navy s eleven trounce Cornell, 26-6,
are dreadfully afraid that curi-
osity may lead to Mitchie get-
ting caught in a steel trap. We
are never too happy when hun-
ters are around, with either
traps or guns. Last winter same
of our young stock spent a few
hours almost every day out in
the fields and the firing of -a gun
always filled us with uneasiness,
so much so that Partner general-
ly ended up with tramping the
fields until he could see the
heifers and thus be assured of
their safety. If hunters would
only walk tip the lane and ask
permission to cross the fields it
would not be so bad; we could
warn them if a few head of
cattle were at the back of the
farm. But no, hunters come in
from the road by climbing the
fence and the only warning we
have of their presence is when
the dog barks—but the dog has
no way of telling hunters to
watch for young cattle.
Well, it is cloudy this morning
and I suppose, for various reas-
ons, we are all wondering the
same thing—is there a definite
break coming in this long spell
of warm, fine weather? So dry
, everything so terribly dry—
and quite a number of farmers
are buying water. And yet, go
down town and everywhere you
go you hear the same thing,
"Isn't this glorious weather?"
Not wanting to appear .churlish
or 1e dubbed a wet blanket, you
probably agree, as I do — and
without too much annoyance, be-
eauee. after all, you cant ex-
pect town folk to know any bet-
ter. To all intents and purposes
it IS beautiful weather. But if
you hapen to turn on the radio
first thing in the morning and
a FARM commentator melee en
and says—"Well, it looks like an-
other wonderful day coming up
wonderful weather for this
time of the year:" Well, I must
confess that a remark like that
on a farm broadcast makes me
see red. i1 a farm commentator
hasn't the right slant on weather
conditions as they affect the
farmer, what is he doing on a
farm broadcast? I quite agree it
is wonderful weather for those
who have town water on tap, but
farmers are not in that category,
tnfortunately wells and creeks
have a way of running dry: pas-
tures are denuded of moisture:
cows go down in their'milk and
milk cheques and cream cheques
drop accordingly.
But still we have much to be
thankful for. Even if we haven't
had any rain neither have we
had any frost --not real killing
frost. Surplus geraniums that I
decided to leave outside are 'still
blooming—as are the petunias,
pansies and dandelions. It is nice
to see bloom so late in the sea-
son. -
And here is eomethin;S else I
have noticed—whether it has any
connection with the waren spell
I don't know. The fact is we are
getting an increasing number of
transient-callerrs from week to
week.
Last week we had three men,
eO, t1 with a different outfit,
wanting to paint the barn root.
Ar:ther wanted to wwhitevwash
the stables. Two truckers Came'
in peddling potatoes: two agents
soliciting orders for mineral feed
and, of coure, the usual run of
real estate agents and insurance
ants We even bad a near in
iookink for work on ,, farm!
That. 1 thin:- :should be one for
rite eveit or not" cartoons.
All these L'alte ,, lce�kilr :'r., an
or In solveforl.1 or other
ntti E me think of the depression
r^ta .7110-n many men d aper-
1
dadr.1 work. Mitt
from frt.l tai-_n•"el. 't`! few
1510: +:011,1 ."ford t0 hire
`llzinr br,t at h,est 1111: i1 tho n
were t:Ive 1 a
eve Tt: , ,c 3 r,. ,iii•.a ot.,e
hi eon now end then. In the
011 . . mon mo015. '11 fnot and
were oc, r1:' cla Now they
e,; t.e In late model cars and Syr.,10
015110 prosperous than the 18:10-
ers Litton whim they Balt. And it
le '.s e,11 !tn. the farmer to he care -
1 ' with whom he delis.
11 -frIL
Jam Ankixe.w5.
Over in Europe. and especially
in the more Southern Countries,
they go in for meat -stuffed vege-
tables to a far greater extent
than we do stere. Which is ra-
ther a pity, as such dishes give
a touch of variety to your meals,
as well as being very flavourful
and nourishing.
SO why not try out some of
the very fine recipes that follow?
CUCUMBERFIS SII'eteerlI TUNA
4 cucumbers, about 6" long'
1'•ounce can tuna, flaked
2 teaspoons grated onion
31 cup chopped celery
1 i
eup bread crumbs, torn from
from soft bread slices
6 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 tablespoons lemon juice
l,1 Teaspoon salt
II, teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons butter
or margarine
Ahead of lime steps; Cut a
thin lengthwise slice from one
side of each cucumber; discard
slices: Boil cucumbers in salted
water to cover 19 minutes. Re-
move front water, cool a few
minutes. Scoop out pulp and
save. Do not break shells.
Dram shells and sprinkle insides
with salt. Chop cucumber pulp
and drain Off juice, Combine
with tuna, onion, celery, tri cup
bread crumbs, mayonnaise, lemon
juice, salt and pepper. Spoon
mixture into shells. Sprinkle
with remaining bread crumbs;
dot with butter. Place in a shal-
low 8" or 9" greased baking dish.
Cover. Store dish in refrigera-
tor,
About 30 minutes before serv-
ing: Pour about / cup water
into baking dish. Bake uncover-
ed in moderately hot oven,
'1759F., until browned. Makes
4 servings.
BEEF -FILLED BERMUDA
ONIONS
6 medium -large sweet onions
2 tablespoons letter or
Margarine •
le cup coarsely chopped
green pepper
1 pound ground chuck beef
I estp bread 'crumbs, torn
from soft bread slices
1 teaspoon salt
Vs teaspoon pepper
?4 teaspoon basil
lilt caps tomato juice
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Ahead of time steps: Peel
onions carefully to preserve
shape, 13oi1 in salted water to
cover for 15 minutes. Drain
and cool a few minutes. Cut a
slice le" thick from the top of
each onion and cut out centers
(Leftovers may be used later
for creamed onions or some other
cooked dish,) Melt butter in a
skillet; add greeen pepper and
cook overe low heat 3 minutes
or until soft. Add beeek; separ-
ate with a fork. Cook about 5
minutes or until soft, Combine
pepper -meat mixture with bread
crumbs, salt, pepper and basil.
Spoon into onion cups, Place in
an 8" or 9" round baking dish,
Mix tomati juice and sugar; pour
over onions, Cover. Store bak-
ing dish in refrigerator.
.About 45 minutes before serv-
ing: Bake stuffed onions in
covered baking dish in a moder-
ately hot oven, 375°F. Baste
8 or 4 times with the tomato
juice in dish. Makes 6 servings.
ACORN SQUASH AND SAU-
SAGE
1 large acorn squash
About 2 pounds
i teaspoon salt
Dash or pepper
1 tablespoon butter or
margarine
1 teaspoon grated onion
teaspoon nutmeg
1 egg, slightly beaten
VA pounds sausage meat
Ahead of time steps: Cut
squash In halves lengthwise. Be -
move coeds and stringy portion.
Place out lido down on a rack
in a shallow balking pan; add.
about Sia cup water. Bake in a
hot oven, 400°F„ until just
tender, about 80 minutes. Re-
move from oven, cool a few min-
utes. ScOop out pulp without
piercing shells, Mash pulp; add
salt, pepper, butter, onion, nut-
meg and egg. Whip until fluffy.
Spoon into shells around sides,
Shape sausage int) 1" balls. Fry
in a skillet over moderate heat
until lightly browned. Drain.
Place the squash. -filled shells in
a greased laking dish, Fill cen-
ters with sausage balls, Cover.
Store baking dish in refrigerator.
About 20 minutes before serv-
ing; Bake stuffed squash in un-
covered dish in a moderately
hot oven, 375'F., until squash
is heated and lightly browned,
Makes 4 servings.
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