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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1952-12-25, Page 61111SAIM FRP' r owat.s.s.eu., There have been growing mis- givings among statisticians that the average Canadian farmer is ;getting too old, the assumption being that youth is fleeing the farm for better opportunities in urban centres. , * p Recent events, however, have shown that farm life can hold a rosy future for the rural young- ater. There is the ease of 19 - year -old Ronald Leonhardt of Drurnheller, Alta. Last April he planted three acres of Marquis wheat on his father's farm and harvested 50 bushels per acre la the fall. He entered a sampl- ing at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto and won the world's wheat champion. p p ib Last year another Alberta youth --- Howard Roeppel — was world's wheat king and in 1950 the crown was captured by 13 - year -old Ricky Sharp of the same province. At the Royal this year a youngster from Ridge - 'town, Ont. --Daniel Clunis—was awarded the world's champion- ship in soybeans. o Al 4 The fact that these boys nosed Out veteran growers for world's highest honor indicates there are rich opportunities for youth on the farm. This was realized, Of course, by the early sponsors of the growing junior farmer movement -- the 4-H Club. This organization was formed to give farm youth (boys and girls) a better understanding of farming a a way of life and farming as a business. Today there are some 60,000 young farmers be- longing to 4-H Clubs across Can- ada. Among these are young Leonhardt, Roeppel and Sharp. An organization which can help mould three successive world wheat kings certainly merits the praise of every Cana- dian. "There is no sound factual in- formation to indicate that we are confronted by an existing or imminent pesticide residue ha- zard on aur foodstuff's," said George C. Decker, chief ento- mologist of the University of Illinois at the recent annual meeting of the National Agri- cultural Chemicals Association. He explained that the ulti- mate hazard of a pesticidal chem- ical depends on the chronic toxi- city of the pesticide involved and the amount of residue remain- ing on or in foods. a � , "No matter how toxic a chem- leal may be, if there is no resi- due at harvest time there is no ubl'ic health problem," he said. many instances, he added, it is possible to control pests when One-piece Slipper-! t, Cretteedi M ;.DJLISTABLE! They grow to fit your children's feet! Each size adjusts with snaps to the next two sizes. Easy to make of felt— one piece each. Good all year - venal! Pattern 549; trawler pattern; child sizes: small 4, 5, 6; medium 7, 8, 9; large 10, 11, 12 included. Send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS is coins tstamps cannot be ac - meted) for this pattern to Box 1, 121 Eighteenth St., New Tor- onto. Ont.. Print plainly PAT- 'TERN NUMBER, your NAME and ADDRESS. Such n colorful roundup of handiwork ideas! Send twenty- five cents now for our Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Catalog. Choose your patterns from our gaily illustrated toys, dolls, household and personal accesso- ries, A pattern for a handbag' ie printed right in the book. 131-tdiday..- BY E DNA MILES OUii child's birthday party is always -a memorable event. Probably you'd like to spend agreat deal each year in order to have things just right. And most likely, your budget won't allow it. Without a large expenditure, you can have party acces- sories with a custom look, To make place mats,napkins and bibs, you need only some drill or other sturdy fabric and several packages of the new adhesive denim patches that can be ironed onto the fabric. (These will withstand fre- quent launderings) You'll want to work out your own contrasting color schemes, of course. For four place mats and four napkins, you'll need one and, one-eighth yards of' fabric. Begin by cutting out four rectangles 20 by 13 inches and four 10 -inch squares. Fringe each edge of each piece by pulling threads so that you geta one -half-inch fringe. A row of machine stitching around the inside edge of the fringe will keep it from fraying when it's laundered. Now, trace your child's favorite animals onto the denim patches and cut them out. Place the cut-out figures on the mats and napkins and iron into place. For the bibs, make a pattern from brown wrapping paper for each bib. You can do this by tracing around a bib you already have on hand. Bind the edges of the bib with narrow bias tape which you can buy in the five-and-ten. Stitch it around the edges of the bib on the right side, then turn it to the wrong side and heir, Continue the bias strip at the neckline to make ',these gay circus figures look bright and pretty on place mats and napkins for a birthday party. 'Decorative cut-outs are made from new adhesive patches in bright -colored denim, They are ironed en, wilt adhere perfectly and will launder indefinitely. the ties at the back of the neck. Turn in the raw edges of the tie and slip -stitch. As before, place the denim patch figures on the bib and iron tbein into place.. It's as simple as that. the edible portions of the plant are not exposed or are even en- closed in a protective pod, sheath or husk. In most cases the time lapse between treatment and harvest is such that the chemical in question has lost its toxic effect before the crop is picked. "We need better, not less effi- cient, insect and plant disease control to meet the world's ever- increasing food requirements," he concluded. "Even with pre- sent day pest control activities, plant disease and insects still exact a toll of 10 to 25 per cent of all agricultural production" * A p When a Colorado beetle (pota- to bug) manages to smuggle it- self into Great Britain, its dis- covery is headline news and agri- culturists throughout the island gird themselves as if to ward off an imminent invasion. Heli- copters take to the sky and land sprayers go into action with DDT spray and dust. Two years ago 170 single beetles and 29 breed- ing colonies were found on the island. The latter were reduced to eight in 1951, according to Iatest statistics. Water is the life blood of the soil. It influences nearly every property of the soil and every process which takes place in it. These. processes are the most basic on earth. In extreme cases they determine whether or not plants and animals can live. 4 „ p Perhaps the most basic of soil - water -crop relationships is that from 300 to 1,000 pounds of water are absorbed and transpired by crops for each pound of dry matter produced, states G. R. Snyder, agronomist of C -I -L -'s agricultural chemicals depart- ment. Assuming 800 pounds of water are needed for one ton of green alfalfa, a three -ton crop of dry alfalfa per acre would require nearly 5,000,000 pounds of water during the growing season. This amount of water would weigh almost as much es the top 15 in- ches of an acre of soil and would cover an acre to a depth of 21 inches. In most areas where crops are limited by a lack of moisture at critical periods, distribution of rainfall is such that an excess falls at other times of the year, says Mr. Snyder. 'This excess either runs off carryinga heavy load of silt or accumulates on level land in such quantities that crops and soil structure are in- jured by too much water. To balance soil and water re- sources for maximum crop pro- duction, deep tillage supplemen- ted by application of lime and fertilizer are recommended by the C -I -L soil scientist. Deep drainage and growth of deeply - rooted perennial crops in the ro- tation are also necessary steps in a sound soil -water manage- ment program. UN'S SALLIES 4 'Have you any genuine rope cigars? what's the kind ray hue - band smokes, his blends say. t�E r by bane Ar4icw: I know you're all to busy with holiday preparation to do much reading of cookery hints. Still, this is the time when it's wise to have lots of cookies and .the like on hand. I'm sure you'll find that these are the kind you can take pride in serving to, your guests. OATMEAL ICEBOX COOKIES • Cream ....... 1 c. shortening 1 c. sugar 1 e. brown sugar, manly packed • Add 2 beaten eggs 1 tsp. vanilla • Sift together 1.111 c. sifted flour 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp. salt • Add to creamed mixture. • Mix in 3 e. quick cook- ing oatmeal 2 c, broken nut meats 35 c. shedded coconut coconut • Shape .into 2 or 3 rolls and chill. • Slice and place on greased cookie sheet. Decorate with nut meat. a Bake in 375° oven 10 minutes. Makes 5 dozen. DATE CitUMBLES • Cook until thickft c. pitted dates • o. milk ?�a c. sugar 1 tblsp. batter • Set aside wide xou cream together ?$ e. butter 1.c. sugar • Sift together 1 c. sifted flour 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. soda • Stir into creamed 'mixture. • Mix in 21.4 c. quick - cooking oat- meal • Spread hall the mixture in a greased cake pan (7x11x1'fi inches). Press in with hands and cover with the date .tilling. • Sprinkle remaining oatmeal mixture over tilling and press down lightly. • Bake in 375' von 25 minutes. • Cut in bars while hot, Makes 21/2 dozen, SFIPIT2 • Cream to- gether 1 c. butter e3 c. powdered sugar • Beat in 1 egg yolk 1 tsp. almond flavoring • Stir in 214 c. sifted flour • Put through bookie press onto cookie sheet. a Bake in 400° oven 7 to 10 min- utes. Makes 1 •cozen, p ,; NUT BALLS • Cream to- gether 1 c. butter e. powdered sugar • Sift together 2'4 c. sifted flour le tsp. salt • Add dry ingredients to cream- ed mixture along with 1 tsp. vanilla e, chopped pecans • Shape into 1 inch balls a Bake in 350° oven 30 minutes. a Roll, while dill hot in }.i: c. powdered sugar • Cool and roll in sugar again. Makes about 5 dozen cookies. p M B • DATE PUNK'}IEELS • Cook until thick 11.E c. dates, pitted and chopped 14 c. sugar a c. water 14 c. chopped nuts a, Set aside whale you cream 16 e. shortening a Add 11,4 c. brown sugar, firmly packed • Beat and add 2 eggs • Sift together 2eri c. sifted flour Ye. tsp. salt '/e tsp, soda • Add to creamed mix t u r e. Blend well. • Chill thoroughly, then roll out In two rectangles 3/4 -inch thick. Spread with the date filling and roll up like jelly roll. Wrap In waxed paper. Chill over night, *Slice and place on greased cookie sheet. a Bake in 375' oven 8 minutes, or until lightly browned. Makes about 5 dozen cookies. weisprosapawaaieavezittu=rgii,ocitra coomipS ill °ream together until light and fluffy a/z o, shortening 11 0. sugar *.Add, beat well .. 1 egg yolk ?'s tsp. vanilia 2 tblsp. evapor- ated milk 1 tsp. grated orange rind 11/4 tsp. grated lemon rind Mix in .. 13/4, c, sifted flour •Shape cookies by dipping tablespoon of dough in 1 slightly beaten egg white • Lift out with fork and dip ons side into % o. finely shopped ante • Piece, nut side up, on greased cookie sheet, • Press into each candied cherry half • Bake in 325° oven 20 minutes. Makes about 2 dozen. RIS SECRET Two thugs jumped on a help- less man and after much fight- ing managed to get his wallet which contained only . sixty cents. "Do you mean to say you put up such a struggle for only sixty cents?" asked one of the thugs, "No,sir said the victim. " k thought you were after the $500.00 1 have in niy shoe." He's Better Late—Healthier and happier, even though 26 days late for this kiss from his wife Rosalee in the italian city of Naples, is Cpl. Chrles B. San- ders. Sanders, scheduled to leave for Europe, was stricken with appendicitis the clay be- fore his departure. His wife and five -month-old son Roger went on, met him in Italy later. Wooden Toys Bring Fame to Tray Alpine Town -.M ens s In the Christmas -like setting of an Alpine village, natives of the tiny community of Queyras, France, for many years have turned out tiny wooden figures and houses as toys for their children. Now, thanks to the enterprise of a French businessman who hap- pened on the small community, the toymakers of Queyras have gained a measure of fame throughout France, where their toys are now sold in the smartest shops, During the long, snowbound winter evenings whole families are engaged in turning out the wooden figurines, which have brought a new measure of economic security to the tiny community. "Pere Noei," France's Santa Claus, must be happy to have the aid of these skilled craftsmen during the Christmas rush. Mother and, Dari turn out the toys, while Baby watches. Tiny replicas of Alpine homes are made by the hundreds. ' Though she's 80, Grandmother needs no glasses while painting. o r.