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The Seaforth News, 1931-04-30, Page 4'AGE FOUR" THE SEAFORTH NEWS Snowdon Bros., Publishers. WALTON ' Death of Mr. John Watt.—A great shock to the whole district was the sudden demise of Mr, John Watt, wd11-known shipperof Walton, who passed, away early Saturday, morning after a few hours' illness. Until he took ill about 3 a,m, Mr.' Watt was in his customary health, and despite all that medical aid could do he pass- ed away several- hours ;.later, The night before, Mr, ' Watt had been around- as usual and had watched a football practice in a field. Since a severe attack of the flu three years ago he, had been somewhat afflicted with heart trouble. Mr. Watt, who was' 5'0 years of age, was born in Hul- lett near •Harlock, and had for years been 'a'; suocesslftil livestock : shipper from Walton station and was engaged on Friday: getting ready for a ship- mefit;on Saturday. He' was, a man of considerable 'ability and was 'held in high' esteem by a. host of friends. Mr. Watt is survived by his wife, former- ly Miss Mary Muldoon of Brussels, and' two brothers and two sisters: Mr. James, Watt of Hatllock; Mrs. Hamilton, of Wroxeter, and Mr. Robert Watt and Miss 'Mary Watt of Blyth. The funeral, under the aus- pices of Brussels Masonic Lodge, which was held at 2 pan. on Monday afternoon .from his residence in Wal- ton, was a very large one. The ser- vice was Conducted by Rev. F. G. Rickard, of Brussels, rector of St. George's' Anglican Ohurch, Walton, assisted by Rev. George Weir; of Bayth. The pallbearers were neigh- bors: Messrs. P. B. Gardiner, F. H. Miller, George Jackson, Robert Reid, William Stewart, J. Bernie. Deepest sympathy is extended to Mrs. Watt in her bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. John Crozier, were visitors at Wiagham on Sunday. Messrs. Russell Marks and Earl Hoy were London visitors on Mon- day. Mr. Thomas Archibald; after being ill for some time, is now able to be around again with the aid of crutches. Mr. George Underwood of Streets- ville, was a visitor with friends near Walton. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bennett were in London on Wedensday last on a business trip. Mr. Russell Marks and fancily mot- ored' to. Bayfield, on Sunday accom- panied by Mr.- and Mrs. Alex. Patt- erson. Mr. R. Sholts of Dungannon oalled on Mr. Thomas Archibald, who is not thebestf health at present. ino p Mr. Theodore Holland of Goderich was in Walton lash week on business. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Farquharson spent a Sunday quite recently with Mr. and Mrs,' Ed. Britton at Con- stance, Miss Muriel Farquharson of Gode- rich spent a day last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Farquhar- son. Mr. and Mrs, I. Henderson and children of MdKillop. spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Love.% BLYTH. Isaac Brown Passes. -.There pass- ed away at his .home in Toronto, Isa- ac Brown, a former resident of Blyth, in his 69th year, of heart trouble. The late Mr. Brown leaves to mourn his loss, his widows who was Miss Clara Krealing before- her marriage, and one daughter, Mildred. The remains were brought to Blyth on Monday and a 'memorial service held in the Queen street United Church by the Rev, E. L. Anderson, assisted by Rev. R. J. McCormick of Hamilton. The choir sang very touchingly, "Some Time We'll Understand." Burial took place at the Union cemetery. The pallbearers were John Brown, Harvey Brown, Thomas Sloan,.. James Logan, Herb. IbluEilroy, David Floody. Those who attended the fifth an- nual meeting of the Huron Presby - 'Serial of the Women's Missionary So- ciety of the United Church held at Hensalt on Tuesday, April 28th, were Queen street: Mrs. J. W. MilIs,,Mrs. J. A. Mills, Mrs. Robert Wightman, Mrs. A. Colclough, Mrs. Rev. E. L. Anderson, ,Mrs. Norman Garrett, Mrs. C. E. Toll, Mrs. A Bender, Mrs A. B. Carr, Miss Elizabeth Mills. St. And- rews: Mrs. Wm. Laidlaw, Mrs, David Laidlaw, Mrs. Wm. Jenkins, Mrs. F. Oster. 'Women's Institute. — The annual meeting and election of officers of the Women's Institute will be held in Memorial Hall, on Thursday, May 7,, at 2:30 p.m. Roll call will be answer- ed by baying fees. Suggestions for next year's program.' Rev. C. C. Kaine, of Dungannon was a visitar,with.his brother-in-law, J. W. Mills, Mrs. A. H. Tiernay, who has been spending some months with her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Arnstein, re- turned home on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burling went to Toronto on Friday last where Mrs, Burling expected to undergo an ops ration in the General Hospital for nitre !Messrs. George and John Nichol- son of McKillop s'pen't !Friday at Nel- son I' icholson's. !Mr. and !Mrs. John Riley, .Eileen an41 Helen of Jamestown, also John and Mrs. Grasby were -Sunday visitors at Mr. and Mrs. 'Clarence Johnston's. Mrs. John Brown attended the ,fu •neral of her brother, Harry'MrArbhur, of !Burford, on Monday. • Mr. James ..Brown of'New Liskeard attended the -funeral of Itis uncle, Mr. Brown, ofToronto, which- took place from ,Queen street United'.Church on Monday a'fternoon., The late Mr. Brown was a brother of Mr. 'John Brown, Sill line Morris.' ' Ivlr. 'and Mrs. Will Devereaux Jr. THE SEAFORTH NEWS. THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1931i IRE PRICES owes/ IN tHssToRv, 4111. false economy today to use poor tires •VER in the history ,of die tire business have prices been so low ad they are today. A single roadside 1 iviII today Y payya big portion oft cost of a t risk ... Goo Dont° new �e.4tr. driving with poor tires. Come in now and see our complete line of Goodyear All.Weather and Pathfinder Tires. Two price ranges. All sizes in stock. Every tire made with Supertwist cord. Every tire guaranteed. A. W. DUNLOP Seaforth, Ont. Pat a new Goodyear Trate In every new casing and son Joseph of near Seaforth spent (Sunday at James Kelly's,'ith line of Morris. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph' Feeney- of Dublin'. spent Sunday. with Mrs, M. :Kelly. HIBBERT. Township Council. — The regular monthly meeting of the Hibbert Council was held at Staffa this week. All members present. The of minutes the previous meeting were read, con- firmed and signed. A resolution was passed authorizing the new Treasurer, Wm, Hills, to transact all' necessary business for the Corporation of Hib- bert. The resolution passed in Feb- ruary, 1929, by which all .township accounts were payable by order di- rectly instead of by treasurer's check, was rescinded. The Clerk was in- structed to make arrangements for security of :e Treasurer of bonds to the en:a- 5:5.0'00. The Mit- chel: Fire Br.gate was represented re- questing a grantee for remunera- tion of their-ervices in ease of as- sistance at rural fires, No action was taken. A resolution of the United Farmers of Ontario requesting a decrease in freight rates of farm com- modities, was endorsed by all mem- bers of the Council and instructions given the Clerk to forward same to the Minister of Railways. An ag- reement was made between the Police Village of Dublin and the Council to pay the sum of $70 for clerical work for 1931. A resolution was passed that the regular meetings of the Council be. held on the second Mon- day of each month instead of the third Monday as formerly. It was recom- mended and generally concurred with that the road expenditure accounts be paid up to the end of the month pre- ceding each Council meeting. By -Law No. 369 providing for Township Rd, expenditure for 1931 was read and passed. The Clerk was instructed to advertise for tenders for operating the crusher for 1931, also for trucking crushed material from the crusher. Road expenditure orders for $151.45, and general expense $127.95, were is- sued. The meeting adjourned until Monday, May 11, at 10 edit, Mrs, Kathleen .Feeney, Clerk. STAFFA. Made Life Member,—The Mission- ary Society of the Staffa United' Church held a special service on ;Sunday, :April 26, in which the Rev. Mr. Lane of Seaforth gave a very iii= spiring talk on missionary work in the foreign field. A rather pleasing feature of the service• was a presentation of ".Life Member" to 'Miss Norma -Wil- son, a gift fr'oni Miss Wilson, matron of the Seaforth Hospital. Mrs, Hugh Currie, president of the Society, made the .presentation, 'Misses Iva Leary and Agnes Miller took up the offer'- ing, WINTHROP. Mr, William Hopper of Seaforth has finished his contract f r drilling a- ; well for Win, G. MdSpadden. A flowing well was struck at 162 feet, The Ladies Aid of Winthrop will meet at the home of Mrs. William Somerville on Wednesday, May 6th. Wretched from Asthma. Strength of body and vigor of tnind are inevit- ably impaired the visitations of as thtna. Who can live under the cloud .of recurring attacks and keep body and mind at their full efficiency? Dr, J. D. 'Kellogg's Asthma Remedy dis- sipates the cloud by removing the cause: Lt does relieve, It does res- tore .the 'sufferer to normal bodily trim and mental 'happiness, mento{ Boss ;Ss Brazier. !We believe r..'aIr SV. Cooper has the job of running the pumps on the same contract and Mit Watson the job of running the mixer, all good Ibippen men. t ails I u• u's old landmarks Ane- o.hof I t o ! t has passed away in the person of lir. ':Andrew Slater, 2nd son of the late Mr. .anti Alis, William Slater, who - died over forty years ago Mr. Slater has been practically an invalid for quite, a number of years and of late suffered greatly, Mr. Slater was born near Galt over 85 years ago, liv- ing in the west the greater part of his life and coming home ; here about sev- enteen. years ago to help care for his sister and brother, Margaret and Wal- ter, who died' a few years later. The funeral was held from Bonthron & Drysdale parlors on Saturday, April 25th at 2 p•ni• and was conducted by (Rev. Mr. Conner. The pallbearers MANLEY. Last week we intimated that seed- ing was about over, but for•those wh'o did not finish, the severe blizzard last Sunday put a damper on it for a week. The high wind with the snow caused considerable :damage to trees and tel- ephone, The Hydro is again canvassing our burg and if they could get two more signersthey would rui t it to Pete tEckart's from the town line of Loa Eckar s om Logen township to where it is installed at present. Mr, W. Manley and his two sons, (Mervin and Dan spent Sunday with friends around Seaforth. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. and Mrs. Martin' (Purcell attended the CoyneePurcell wedding at Seaforth " fast Tuesday. The country has at all times been infested with men who are offering stocks for sale • of all kinds, with promises of glowing returns. As a rule their victims are those who have worked hard and have provided for an old age pension of their own, but by those glowing promises one would reap a fortune in a short time. What do we find? Something turns up and those wild cat chases are a failure. Then they come and offer you some- thing better and eventually you jump: out of the frying pan into the .fire and at last your savings are all gone. Those fellows are not out for the health of the public; it is for the mon ey that is in it. Well, friend, before you turn over your savings, consult your solicitor who knows more about stocks than we do and they are handy and in every 'town. There are lots of bonds that will yield a fair income and can be cashed when required. The best way to get rid of those gents is to slam the door in their face. If those things were as good as we are told, they would not need to pass the monied man, KIPPEN. The many friends of Mn, William Sproat are pleased` to see him home again and wish hint a speedy recov- ery after his long illness in the Sea- forth and London Hospitals. Mr, and Mrs. Alex, Ironsides of London visited at .the hone of Mr. and Mrs. Jno, McNaughton over the week end. • We are sorry to report that Mts. Jos, A. Dayman is on the sick list. Mr, Wm. Udell and son Joseph, of Englehart, spent a few days last week. at the home of the former's sister, Mrs. Ed. Sproat, Mrs, He.venor, of Detroit spent the week end with her daughter, Norma, and sister, Mrs. Henry Dayman. Miss Mary McNaughton spent the week end with her aunts in Egmond- ville. The Young ,People's Anniversary of St. Andrew's United Church will be held on Sunday, May 17th, at 11 a.m.: and 7.30 p.m. Quite a lot of the early stock of the Horticultural Society was delivered here recently. Kippen is a noted flow- er centre, or, as one tourist recently remarked, it is a "Flower Garden on No. 4 Highway." Mr. J. A. Workman has had a fine new up-to-date battery charger in- stalled and is still better fitted to serve the public. Mr. Charles Cooper has again se- cured the jab of watchman on the paving job from Exeter 'to Centralia. Mr. Cooper filled the same. position on the job from Kippen to Exeter a year ago and by same f contractors,: which goes to show the good judg- STANLEY. Miss Margaret Sparks.—On Wed- nesday morning, April 22nd, there passed away at her hone on the Bron- son line, one of the older residents, in the person of Miss Margaret Sparks,, Mrs. thelir. and daughter of late a g George Sparks, after a brief illness, resulting from a fall two weeks' pre- vious to her death. The deceased, ti•in dis- t and to h f a me d g though o hot q .#. g position, was very highly esteemed by all who knew her and her passing leaves a vacancy which will be felt. for a long time. Miss Sparks was the third of a.family of five daugh- ters, two of whom. had passed on be - fate her, .Annie, the eldest eight years ago, and Mary, •the youngest, six years ago,. leaving to mourn their toss, Mrs,'.MbKee and Mrs. J. A. Cur- rie, .both of Toronto.. The funeral took place on Friday afternoon to, Bayfield cemetery, the service being were Messrs. W. :Fairbairn; H. Mc- conducted by Rev, E, 1'ou'1'ter of 'Murtrie, J, McDonald 1., Dinsdele Vert— R, Dick an Mt. 7. liaswah..0T; thg. 1111 'S'atii Oesch has recently par latter'being an old time friend of the chased fro.tn Mr. T. Richardson o brother who passed away some, few Tuckersmith, the farm on Goshen years ago, Mr. Walter Slater. The litre, formerly owned' by the late W remains were laid away •in Rogerville H. M'aClinchey; the purchase price cemetery in the family plot. The pass- is $3,000. Mr. Oesch also purchased fug of Mr. Slater closes the last leaf a house from Mr. D. J. Step'hensot of another fine family who helped to which he will move on the farm. He clear lip this splendid part of Huron. will then have a good farm at a very M;rb. J. B. McLean has been con- reasonable' price, i•,; ,[ fined' to her bed for a few days and Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Stephenson, was unable to fill her position as Mr, Ralph Stephenson, Percy Johns - choir leader" Sabbath last. It is not ton and Lee McConnell atten'd'ed the many tines in a year that Mrs. Mc- funeral- of a relative at Marlette Lean misses from her choir, We hope Mich., last week. she, will be around again quite soon. -Miss Jane Reid of Bayfield is visit ,Mrs. J. Chambers of Chiselhi rst ing her sister, Mrs. Ed. Merner. ,has 'been helping care for Mrs.. John Miss Margaret McKinley spent the !Anderson, who has been quite itt for week end with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey 'some' time at her daughter's, Mrs. J. • Coleman. Workman, Mr. Bert Peck has been at the home. • Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W. Thomp- of his parents in HenSall where his son's' home has been brightened b mother, Mrs. Nathan Peck is very the arrival of a little daughter. y low ab time sof writing. Mr. Wm. M. Doig of Port Huron, 'Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stephenson and Mr. John C. Doig and his friend, visited friends and relatives at Sea - Mr. Francis Edwards of Detroit, spent the week end at the former's home 'recently. They also motored to enHods.wick, spending the day witch, fri �r ELIMVILLE. A post -nuptial shower was .given Mrs. Harry Cole at her home on Tuesday evening of last • week when she was made the recipient of a large number of very useful kitchen ar- ticles, Mr. Wellington Bell of Detroit vis- ited his parents last week, Mrs. Herbert. Henderson had the misfortune to run a fork prong into her foot recently. She has been hav- ing it treated by her dootor and we hope will soon be fully recovered. HARLOCK. Mr. Reg. Rad'' spent Sunday at the home of •his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Ball, of Summerhill. Friends and neighbors • were • very sorry to hear of the sudden death of the lite John Watt of Walton, Sin- cere sympathy is extended to his widow and many friends. Miss Ssabel Coutts spent the week- end eekend at the home of her friend, Miss Amy Parsons. Mrs. Jas. Watt, accompanied by Mrs, Archie Wells :motored from To- ronto Sunday spending Sunday night in Blyth at the homes of Mr. James (Watt Sr. and Mrs. Robert Knox. They left for. Toronto Monday after attending the funeral of the late Mr: iJohn Watt, of Walton. ,Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reid of near Walton visited one evening recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Angus Reid. Wise and experienced mothers know when their children are troubled with worms and lose no time in ap- plying Miller's Worm Powders, the most effective vermifuge that can be used. It is absolute in clearing the system of worms and restoring those healthy conditions without which there can be no comfort for the child, or hope of robust growth. It is the most' trustworthy of worm extermin- ators. ,forth on Friday. Mr. Art. Keys and Mrs. Joh ,MdAsh of Varna were visitors on Monday at the home of their mother, Mrs. W. L. Keys. in Seaforth. CONSTANCE. btr. IFrauk Stalker visited frfiends in the village on 'Sunday, Miss Mary . Cook of Goderidh town- ship is visiting at the home of her sis- ter, •Mrs. Joseph Riley Jr. Mr. Harold Colclough has sold his car to Mr. James Murray. Those Who have stored away their overcoats and fur caps are glad to get them out again through this last snow S.t .Orm. Mr. andr M s.oreRiley hJ p enter- tained a few of their friends on Mon- day evening to a euchre party. CROMARTY. The Walkerton paper last week saysa "Mrs.' R. G. McKay and daughter Margaret were in town for a few days last week, guests at the home of Mr, and Mrs. John Mc'Coo Mrs. McKay, Alex. and Margaret are with her parents in Cromarty, intend- ing to join, in Prince Albert, Sask. the ,Rev, Mr. McKay, former minister of 'Knox Presbyterian Church, Waik- erten, during the slimmer. He may motor easb "for them," Ready-made Medicine.—You need no phy'sician for ordinary ills when you have at hand a. bottle of Dr. Thomas' Ecleetric 0i•1. For coughs, colds, sore throat, bronchial troubles, it is invaluable; for scalds, burns, bruises, sprains, it is unsurpassed; while for cuts, sores and the like it is an unquestionable healer. It needs no testimonial other than the use, and that will satisfy anyone as to its ef- festiveness. * * •* * * * * * * * * * NEWS AND THE BUSY FARMER TION * FOR * (Furnished by 'Ontario Depart- * Ment of -Agriculture.) * * * * * * * * * * * * Barley Outyields Oats In periods such as the present whet the making of a profit requires the most careful management, it is o special interest to note that barley is consistently a more profitable grain crop than oats. This :is shown by statistics over a period of the past 47 years in Ontario, during whicl MY MOTHER 011, would that from nay' pen would flow, The thoughts I, think of thee; That you .in truth should surely know Just what you mean to me. The kindest person an the earth, The one who understands; • Who cared for rite, from day of birth, With tenders Loving hands. To every tale of jay or woe .You lent a kindly ear; ,And told me things I ought to know, And calmed my every fear. For you are` a wonderful Mother, 'And this I can truthfully slay: That never will there be another, For whom I'll earnestly pray. • No matter where o'er the earth I roam, O'er the land or on the sea, I'll always remember' Mother and Horne, And all that they mean to me. —Composed for Mother's Day by J. Frost. Masse Harris No. 19 Sl grin =Tooth Cultivator The NEW CULTIVATOR with the' Great "THREE-WAY" CLEARANCE Makes a Fine, Clean Mois- ture Retaining Seed Bed. J(J4N GALLOP AGENT FOR FROST FENCE . $L7PERTFST OAS and OILS All Rebate :and La3+3g. Cssh, • barley has outyietded oats by approxi.- inately 1160 pounds per acre, while in years of unfavorable weather, such as ice '1'930, tYte increase, a'm'ounts to tw e this figure.''Undombtediy of aU gra n crops, barley is least. a'ffec'ted, by un- favorable weather: i;„ y{: Quack Grass Control Spring tillage or late fall tillage is not a satisfactory means of destroying quack or couch grass, according to one authority woh has given three years observation to the work and who declares unlquali'fiedly that sum- mer is distinctly the most dependable season for destroying quack grass by tillage. The degree of control is in direct proportion to the thoroughness of tillage, timeliness of the operation and' favorableness of weather condi- tions. Ordinary cultivation is not ef- fective in control. An occasional and h'alf-'hearted stirring of the soil stimulates the weed's growth,. The one way disk plow" has been found very effective in quack grass elimina- tion and has a low operating cost. A Valuable Booklet 'Prepared in the hope that it will create a keener ap'preciation of first- class beef on the part of Canadian consumers, a- booklet on "Beef --- How to :choose and cook it", has been issued by. the Department, of Agricul- ture at Ottawa. The booklet covers in a brief but clear manner such stsb- jects:as the food value: of beef, selec- tion and care, and.the relationship of the higlher-priced to the 1ower,priced cuts. More than halfthe booklet is devoted to practical -suggestions on i apes: Soybean Facts for Ontario Farmers There still, continue to be many enquiries coming to the Agricultural College at Guelph for authentic in- formation regarding the soybean crop and its usefulness in Ontario. For this reason a handsome folder under. the above title has been prepared and can be .secured from the Extension De- partment at the College. Marey vari- eties of : soy -beans have been under test for many years at the College and there has been much experimen- tation as to the best time of planting and best methods of growing and handling the crop. The circular gives brief but definite information about this work. (For the past two years demonstra- tion plots have been placed on a number of farms along the highways from Windsor and Sarnia to Toronto, and this work will be repeated this season, Farmers should watch the growth of these plots throughout the summer. Deforestation Injurious 'Deforestation throughout Western Ontario was given as the reason for the winter shortage by W. R. Smith, a London engineer, in an interesting paper before district township road superintendents recently. 1 -Ie declared that too much land -clearing and too much draining was the cause of the ever-increasing water famine, Ten per cent. of the acreage of farm lands should be of forest to provide a proper water supply, while the percentage in some counties was as low as one-half of one per cent. As a result farmers were compelled • to drive cattle four and five miles to water and to pay a dollar a barrel for water .delivered: Another danger of deforestation was the resultant loss of bird life, Birds, the speaker ,said, were essential to agriculture, Ithad been said that if they were to go on 'strike but foe a single day, insects would render farm- ing impossible. The increased neect for insecticides was a direct result of .bird depopulation. In Planting Grass The fine seeds of grasses and le- gumes require a firm soil that is fine in tilth, and moist. They are very small in size and if seeded too deeply will produce plants which either lack in vigour when they emerge above the ground, or are completely smothered. The sail should be firm so that the seed wilt mot be buried too deeply and so that moisture will be near the sur- face to facilitate the germination of the small seeds before the nurse crop becomes sufficiently well established to smother the small seedlings, Use Only Best Seed ' 'Regarding the preparation of ex- hibits for the World's Grain Exhibi- tion to be held at Regina in 1932, L. H, Ne'wenvatt Dominion Cerealist, advises . sowing the best seed obtain- able on a piece of specially prepared ground, letting the crop fully mature, cutting it and shocking it as usual, The best stooks should be covered, proteoted from the weather, ,and the best heads threshed by means of a flail. The grain then shotsid be run through a sieve and later hand-picked �i to get the most uniform n seeds be- cause at a Fair of this kind the cont - petition will be very keen and the prizes are worth working for..'Purftq of variety will be a: very important faittor at this World's Grain Exhibi- tion because a growing test will be 'made with every sample su'b'mitted. . i In iNeW 1Vlarketing, Board' The newt Ontario Marketing Board, through Which the province hopes to assist agriculture by scientific. and modern practice, has been named by Hon. T. L. Kennedy, Minister of Agriculture. !It will„consist of 'W. B. So'merset, H. B. Clemes and Jas. B. 1Fai•nb'airn, while John Carroll will act as secretary. 'INo remuneration is attached bo the offices with the ex- ception of the secretary who will re- ceive. an honorarium. W. B. Somer- set, the cbairmau, recently compiled a report on the fruit and vegetable 'situation' in the province; H. B. Clemes is manager of ; the United Farmers' Co-dperative; J. B. Fair- bairn is Deputy Minister of Agricul- ture and Mr. Carroll is director of the Crops and Markets Branch. ,It is further announced- that sales agents, appoin'ted by the shippers, but main- tained partly by the Gavenrmeni, will be. Located in 'Winnipeg, Montreal and the,. Maritimes. • Acting e s liaiSoa of- ficials, these agents are expected to prove invalueble'in obtaining for the O ” ti'tario grower better markets and higher prices for their produce... • Too Many Potatoes? Before increasing their acreage, commercial potato growers should study the market outlook, advises J. A. Carroll of the Crops Co-operation and Markets Branch. IHe points out than the price of potatoes in Ontario is controlled almost entirely by the size of the North American crop, the larger proportion of which is contri- buted by the United States. The 1930 U.S. crop totalled about 361;000,000 bushels !Indications are that acre- age will be increased to such an ex- tent that an average yield of 115 bushels would result in a • total of 434,000,000 bushels in 1931, with ave- rage weather. • Prospects are that the yield this year will be very little be- low that of 1928,. • The marketing of that crop was disastrous. Growers should consider very, care- fully before increasing their acre'age and cotfcentrate their energy on get- ting a higher yield per acre. It is expected that only those with a low cosi per bushel' will have a profit this year. The surest way to decrease the cost per' bushel is to increase the yield per acre. WEEKLY DROP REPORT 1Generaily optimistic is the tone of weekly crop bulletin. (Seeding is practically completed throughout the province, Most districts r'ep'ort fall wheat, clover and alfalfa as having conte through the winter itt fine shape. Live stock, generally appears to be in tgood conditions [Early sown grain" is showing in 'Brant, with most of the seeding finish- ed. Alfalfa, clovers and livestock in Bruce have all wintered well,. There is considerable enquiry for .early' oats in IDufferin. Dundas reports oats in ex- cellent shape with more land being seeded that:, ever before. !Little winter' killing has been •evident+ in Durham with conditions good. ,Elgin reports a consideralble acreage of grain sown while Essex shows 'con- siderable ,interest in potatoes with a • shortage of early potato seed. (Glen gamy reports conditions as three weeks ahead of the average year with land in fine shape for working. In Halton, in'terest in better and cleaner seed is evident while hustings indi- cates 'a larger acreage of alfalfa than ever before. Fall wheat in south Huron is in fine condition but in the north there has been some smothering by the heavy snow. Oats in ,Kent will show a decrease with barley slightly ad- vanced. d vanced. Potato growers there have been unable to secure all the certified seed ,they wished. 'Wheat in Latnib'ton looks well ` with clover showing a splendid stand. 'Lincoln reports the growth of fall wheat .and clovers as phenomenal and the peach buds al ready out. 'Prospects for 100,000 barrels of apples ar'e.indicated in Nor- folk while or-folk-awhile ,a marked increase !iii alfalfa acreage prevails in Perth. (Fall wheat and clovers came through the winter better in Pelterboro thanin marry years past. Waterloo reports live- stock in good shape with prices disap- pointing.