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The Seaforth News, 1960-09-29, Page 3W€to Wouldn't Want A :;Fag's Life? Orr of the greater opportun- ities in this world is to be a dog, and it seems as if mankind has generally missed this fact. I un- dcretand that in almost all 1en- guages and cultures to be called a "dog" is considered dubious- ly complimentary. Yet, on every band I observe the common barnyard variety of dog, and he some to be making out. Take our old Prince, who is riding as high as they come. We went on a little trip for ourselves, as we like to do corse the milder weather, and we ar- ranged for little Derrill across the road to come by daily and do the few chores we couldn't otherwise forget. He was to give arty ducks a jorum, and count them every morning, and also was supposed to feed Prince. Prince has no itnportant oblig- ations at this phase of his life, except to eat, sleep, and worry about the taxes, and this ar- rangement is sufficient. We never feed him but once a day anyway, this being the recom- mended interval for dogs, and as he is a farm dog and adaptable it doesn't matter if he's in or out. We leave that to him, when we're around - If he wants to come in we let him in, and if we think he wants to stay out, we accommodate ourselves accord- ingle, So we patted him on the fron- tal lobe, told him to keep out of the zinnias, and went away. The next clay Derrill came as arranged, mixed up a big bowl of sustenance, provender, and nourishment, and set it under the bridal wreath for Prince. Derrill didn't see Prince around anywhere, but this doesn't nec- essarily mean anything, so he fed the ducks, too, and went home. The next day he came again, and observed that the bowl of food he had left was intact, that the zinnias were erect, and that Prince was still absent. He gave the bowl of dogfood to the ducks, X do will eat anything, and mix- ed up a fresh one, so if Prince se turned he wouldn't have a sc:ur supper, and then after a couple of such maneuvers Der - rill shrugged his shoulders and figured he wouldn't worry any more about Prince until there was a Prince to worry about. Meantime, Prince had worked the old pity -tie -the -poor -dog racket by appearing at the Smiths', up the road a half mile, With a forlorn mien and hang- dog look, appearing to be greatly worried about conditions in gen- eral, and indicating that every- body was picking on him. The Smiths, of course, knowing that were away, leaped to the ignoble conclusion that we had neglected our animal, and had shoved off for our own petty pleasures to let the unfortunate brute shift for himself in a cruel and heart- less world, Prince, wiser than anybody, made no effort to deny this impression, and did every- thing he could to further it. They fed him. Prince, now complete master of the situation, reciprocated for this bounty -by laying his gray old muzzle on knees, whimper- ing a mite to express his grati- tude, and giving the impression that if it hadn't been for the Smiths he wouldn't have known what to do at all. He curled up on a rubber mat in their breeze- way, leaving one eye open so •they could see that he was alert and attentive, and contrived to look uncomfortable. The Smiths thus fetched an old blanket and spread it in a more fortuitous spot, and by considerable per- suasion were able to get Prince so he seemed more comfortably disposed. He had it made. At this point Derrill, disturb - at the interruption in his agree- ment, telephoned the Smiths, as be did ,ill the other lural .s along the road, and asked if they had sen Prince The Smiths replied that they had indeed wear hien -,..their tone of voice indicating that this c'ttanee to solace an ag- grieved hound did thein a world of good. They told Denali he could forret about Prince, that the dog was being well cared for. Derrill shrugged his shoul- ders and forgot about Prince. The next night Prince slept in the kitchen, the next in the front hall, and the next he went up to the bedroom. And on Sunday afternoon he erode out with them, sitting up happily in the back seat of their automobile, for a little lunch in the back country, beside a babbling brook in the cool shade of a bosky dell. This is something we never do with Prince, The real reason is simple enough. Prince, whose family background runs to col- lie, shepherd and presumption, has some kind of mismatched notion that he is chiefly a water spaniel. So, Prince bounded forth from the Smith vehicle, exuberant at the prospects of a picnic, and while they deployed the sandwiches he went swim- ming. He chased a few frogs, and dove for some racks in the pool, and rolled in the mud, and had a magnificent frolic, after which he returned to the vehicle and acted as if he wanted a ride home again. Some sort of intellectual per- ception, I believe, penetrated the kindly noggins of the Smiths at this point. I think they caught on. They managed to get Prince onto the floor OK the back seat, wrapped in wax paper and old grain bags they found, and they took turns holding him down while the other drove. They tied him close to a tree on the front lawn, rubbed him with an evil soap, squirted him briskly with the hose, and reduced him again to a sweet-smelling object, Then they tied the string high enough so he couldn't lie down until he dried, and went to bed. They fed him daily until we got home, and they were glad to see us, Prince was glad to see us, too. He acted as if the Smiths had been mean to him, and he was happy to find, once again, some- body he could trust and love The mare dogs I see in action, the more I think they've got a good thing going, and know what they're about. -by John Gould in the Christian Science Monitor. That Yankee Farm Surplus Every man, woman and child in the country owns $131 worth of food that has been paid for but which he is unlikely to ever see or use. At least that represents the value of his proportionate share of America's mammoth farm surplus. If the stuff were equally dis- tributed here's what a family of five would get, according to a report just issued by the Uhl- mann Grain Co,: 70 bushels of wheat. 105 bushels of corn. 1,500 pounds of grain sorghum. Five bushels of barley. More than a bushel of soy- beans. That would mean some pretty full pantries and fruit cellars. A lot of us have forgotten how to grind our own flour, bake our own wheat bread... , Still, if we could only find some way to get rid of our $131 worth it would save the farmers a lot of grief, deprive the politicians of much campaign fodder and save our- selves about $500 million a year in storage costs. - Milwaukee Journal Sage grouse are the biggest of all grouse, with the males some- times weighing about eight pounds and reaching a length of over 25 inches, CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Secreted 4. First man MastiAneerrate Amer 12. lean humorist 13. Snhnnyealte 19. Bee's home 35, ncenn 26„ 7; nay 17 Mark of 14. Pnnisslan ert 20. Steel: Ings "l. 1.:tei•ntt3' 22. Woodlands 25. Not exacting 27. Pho:er of the Ln helps 29. 11atimi 21'. 1e,a sect nt 30, Business Heats 31. Porter 32. Pr,,,thail position (ah,) 83, Secret agents 8!. Temple 35 Divisions of a - hnttlerrent 87 Armed hostility 0K, 1". 'renelon of tlisgtist 3n. tlrnlle pat 42. 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As mechanical hands strip this area of cherries at the rate of a tree every four or five minutes, the growers see pros- perous days ahead. I viewed this new mechanical marvel on the 70 -acre orchard of the Fredricksons, Magnus and his son James. The rain had just stopped and the trees were far too wet for hand picking. But the tractor with its long -armed shaker was wheeled in to go to work. Soon the ripe, red, tart cher- ries were falling like rain into the styrofoam -lined frames be- low. Just as rapidly the same cherries were rolling down the slanted frames into a moving belt that carries the load into a tank of cold water. Within hours the cold, firm- ed cherries are in the hands of the processors, Cherry Growers, Inc., in Traverse City - carried there by big tankers which also play an important role in this revolutionary way of handling the cherry harvest. a r • Tart cherries are Michigan's biggest fruit crop. Its annual farm value is almost $10,000,000, half of the $20,000,000 tart -cherry crop produced throughout the United States, These figures in- dicate how important this new harvesting method is to the - whole agricultural economy. Mechanical cherry picking is, of course, only in its beginning stages. Last year there were six shakers in operation. This year there are about 30 in all some hydraulic and others elec- tric: Yet the farmers using the shakers already are making them a part of their economic plan- ning. Testing and experiment go on, but the dreaming is over. The mechanical cherry picker is here to stay. * '0 s How much does the shaker save? James Fredrickson puts it this way: "Last week," he said, "I kept figures on our costs. We are also working migrant labor. ers as pickers and we were pay ing them about 60 cents a lug, But with our shaker it ryas cost- ing us about 15 or 20 cents a lug. Now when you add another 10 cents for amortization on our machines welI, the mechanical - picking cost comes to about 30 cents a lug. That's about half." Estimates given by the Univer- sity Agriculture Extension Serv- ice and United States Depart- ment of Agriculture people put the mechanical -picker saving at one-third, Whatever the final fig- ure proves to be, the saving is considerable - a saving that means more profits for the far- mer and, in time, lower prices for the consumer, 4 * a. Ordinarily the Fredricksons use about 125 migrant workers for their cherry crop. This year they have 80 migrant workers and the one machine. For operat- ing the mecanical picker, local employees are used, But only five to seven omen are needed to keep the picker moving, The fruit farmer feels that his picker is coming just at the right moment. He sees the labor prob- lems among the fruit workers on the West Coast and finds in this picker his solution for union- ization. As one fruit expert sald here: "In a state were labor is as strong as it is in Michigan, the unions will be corning soon," Said James Fredrickson on this same subject: "With mechanize tion we will be able to pay the union salaries for the fewer peo- ple we will he employing," But what of the migrant labor- er? Some 15,000 to 20,000 mi- grant laborers are employed in this northwest Michigan cherry area alone. Will the picker work a hardship on them? Undoubt- edly. However, the farmers say that increased industrialization in the South and Southwest has been making it increasingly diffi- cult to get migrant workers, writes Godfrey Sperling Jr, in the Christian Science Monitor, The mechanical picker has been a special boon to the Fred- rickson. A portion of their trees have grown very high, because of particularly fertile soil. Mi- grant workers have been slow to mount the 20 -foot ladders needed for these trees. And the job on these trees often came to $1 a lug, which left little or no profit. This need for a solution for their high -tree problem led the Fredrickson to become the first Michigan farmer's to use the shaker. Each day sees one or more Michigan fruit farmer paying a visit here - to observe the Fred? ricksons' shaker in operation. "They're waiting until I perfect my machine - get all the buts out - before they buy one," the senior Mr. Fredrickson laughs, The picker could lead to tate cultivation of bigger trees with bigger pay loads. It also has its own problems. Moving the con- traption front tree to tree calls for land that isn't too bumpy or hilly. Also, the Fredricksons were leaving about 10 per cent of the cherries on the trees when the picker first went to work. Now, with the cherrie riper, the 'left behinds" come to about 3 per cent. Hand pickets leave about 41/2 per cent on the trees or on the ground, the Fredricksons say. Hand picking is cleaner, too, bringing the Fredricksons' crop test down about 1 per cent - for each load. This means they get a little less for their cher- ries. But the bruising by the shaker has not proved excessive. Best Time For Planting Bulbs If you are developing flower borders that demand very little care, you are planning to add more lilies. Most lilies are easy to grow, Ordinary garden soil, if well drained, will do for most Of the new vigorous hybrids. Once planted they can remain in the same location for years. The autumn months of Sep- tember, October, and November are the best times to plant lilies, - Bulbs ordered now will prob- ably he shipped immediately. Unlike daffodil and tulip bulbs, they should be kept moist and planted as soon as possible after arrival. The fleshy scales and live roots should not dry out. Dig tate soil deeply, and in- corporate dried manure or com- post well below the levt'I of the ISSUE 39 -- 1960 bulbs. 1)ttu1x. i e tntrtl: r l the r•efuz u141 •t ttl ,tui. 111.111,11:G I s y i� B Sd tutee never 1) to ,n;,, .) heetione. ..}+t C li 'l "11TT0 although 4110S1 n1 01..In will aj)LCOrki pt tol;tt, w rterh e, 1h ' 1�1: iktt• � d (Iry spells of sumu,ee Set the bull's' with throe to five itches of soil above the top., of most i:1L':t, a little deep- er for lereer bulbs. One rule is to have distance between the surface of the soil and the tap of the bulb equal twice the height of the bulb. Plant at least three of a kind together for the best effect, Space them a foot apart in ir- regular clumps, not in a long line. Groups of lilies in the bor- der or for accents somewhere else on the grounds can be very effective and add an air of dis- tinction to the place. For color include some of the glowing autumn colors in the recurved Mid -Century and Fiesta Hybrids and the deed reds of the 13ellinghams. Add the golds of the upright Golden Chalice, and pinks like Cameo and Coral Hybrids or the deep rose -laven- der Pink Perfection, one of the Olympics. One lily specialist gives the I following list of "steps to suc- cess with lilies": 1, Select and order your bulbs early to be sure of getting the desired varieties. 2. Select planting locations in full sun or part shade according to directions in the lily cata- logue. (The pinks need more shade and in sunny climates like California most lilies need more shade). 3. Make sure the drainage is excellent, Inadequate drainage is the most frequent cause of fail- ures. (A fungus disease and bulb rot.) 4. Prepare the soil in advance, adding ample humus and sand. Mix in a handful of bone meal below where the bulb will rest. 5. Examine bulbs upon arrival. If slightly limp or dried out, place in moistened peat moss for several days. 6. Plant as soon as possible at the depth stated on the directions and firm the soil carefully. Water liberally at once. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking U. Itel 11 1t It .:Ten. HA. 10.08. Atic;th'S riga:• of True 11"Ii 'ian Micah 6:1-e In this A•'. -nu tit. 1, ,'1 i:: fru• a itl, lei. pi1--. II' (.3113 the groom en.: end bills ac Witt ..s. He:elks itt what way I -Ie hay injur.7d them that they should no inngor serve 1-iint. Then He r;'.'ln vs 1T1.4 past deal- ings with thou. H-! had brought them out of Egyptian bondage and given them great leaders. lin had defeated the plans of Ilalaaln and kialak when they tried to bring a curse upon Israel In verses 0 and 7 there is a shift in the dialogue and the na- tion personiliecl is represented as asking what they can do to satis- fy God, Does He require burnt offerings? Or will He he ap- peased with thousands of rams and rivers of oil? Or will I -Ie require the offering in sacrifice of their first -horn sons? In other words, can sacrifices or religious observances take the place of goodness? There are still re- ligious systems in which there is little connection between ethics and religion. A man may steal or lie or practise gross immortality. but if he discharges certain re- ligious obligations he is in good standing religiously, Such doc- trine, though very pleasing to the depraved human heart, to utterly foreign to the Bible. God's answer is used as our memory selection. "He bath shewed thee, 0 man, what is gond: and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to wall; humbly with thy God?" Micah 6:6. It is inscribed on a statue representing religion in the Con- gressional -Library in Washing- ton. Here is a concise and prac- tical statement. We must do right. It isn't enough to hear the sayings of Jesus; we must do them, if we would build a house that will stand in the storm. Our religion is not just a legal thing. We must love mercy. We shall go the extra mile. We shall love our neighbour as ourself. Even this, good as it is, is not enough. Thera are many people who are kind and straight in their dealings who have not yielded their will to God, We must walk humbly with Ilimn, Righteous and kind gondu0t v::`1 humble devotion are what God desires above 1iI else= j We can't buy our way to heaven. We must he born again by the Spirit of God that we may please God. Only as He controls our life, are we practising true religion. CATTY -CORNERED - Cat lover Nan Cotton plays with a few of her 51 pet cats at her home in Telscombe, Sussex, England. Officials have ordered her to get rid of all but 10. She says it's "like asking a mother to choose which of her children to send to the guillotine." , F VE -LEGGED SACRED BULL - Living like a king, this five - legged bull is considered sacred by Hindus in Sato Caves, Malaya. The fifth leg grows from his back, and gives him no trouble. ,1 IMOD 1 Ff . N E] I ooh not ; goo©©lar I der d :xr82! 01 i !1 '.,59/vs,I© f 7 V_ ',w , I d L,,, mow © i . P ."- ' ©0° • MU _LIN (23V',0' ht3Ha,;"sWVCIV Qil U. Itel 11 1t It .:Ten. HA. 10.08. Atic;th'S riga:• of True 11"Ii 'ian Micah 6:1-e In this A•'. -nu tit. 1, ,'1 i:: fru• a itl, lei. pi1--. II' (.3113 the groom en.: end bills ac Witt ..s. He:elks itt what way I -Ie hay injur.7d them that they should no inngor serve 1-iint. Then He r;'.'ln vs 1T1.4 past deal- ings with thou. H-! had brought them out of Egyptian bondage and given them great leaders. lin had defeated the plans of Ilalaaln and kialak when they tried to bring a curse upon Israel In verses 0 and 7 there is a shift in the dialogue and the na- tion personiliecl is represented as asking what they can do to satis- fy God, Does He require burnt offerings? Or will He he ap- peased with thousands of rams and rivers of oil? Or will I -Ie require the offering in sacrifice of their first -horn sons? In other words, can sacrifices or religious observances take the place of goodness? There are still re- ligious systems in which there is little connection between ethics and religion. A man may steal or lie or practise gross immortality. but if he discharges certain re- ligious obligations he is in good standing religiously, Such doc- trine, though very pleasing to the depraved human heart, to utterly foreign to the Bible. God's answer is used as our memory selection. "He bath shewed thee, 0 man, what is gond: and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to wall; humbly with thy God?" Micah 6:6. It is inscribed on a statue representing religion in the Con- gressional -Library in Washing- ton. Here is a concise and prac- tical statement. We must do right. It isn't enough to hear the sayings of Jesus; we must do them, if we would build a house that will stand in the storm. Our religion is not just a legal thing. We must love mercy. We shall go the extra mile. We shall love our neighbour as ourself. Even this, good as it is, is not enough. Thera are many people who are kind and straight in their dealings who have not yielded their will to God, We must walk humbly with Ilimn, Righteous and kind gondu0t v::`1 humble devotion are what God desires above 1iI else= j We can't buy our way to heaven. We must he born again by the Spirit of God that we may please God. Only as He controls our life, are we practising true religion. CATTY -CORNERED - Cat lover Nan Cotton plays with a few of her 51 pet cats at her home in Telscombe, Sussex, England. Officials have ordered her to get rid of all but 10. She says it's "like asking a mother to choose which of her children to send to the guillotine." , F VE -LEGGED SACRED BULL - Living like a king, this five - legged bull is considered sacred by Hindus in Sato Caves, Malaya. The fifth leg grows from his back, and gives him no trouble.