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The Seaforth News, 1931-09-03, Page 3•THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1931 * * * * ;ti .. * * * * * ' * NEWS AND INFORMATION *. * FOR THE BUSY ,FARMER * * (Furnished byOntario Depart- *.* ', rent of Agriculture,) * * * * * •* * * * * * * Current Crop Report. The grain harvest has progressed rapidly over the province and thresh- ing has been the generatl .practice. Fall wheat has averaged 315, bushels oiE good quality grain to the acre and barley has yielded' satirs'factori'ly. Threshing returns bear out earlier re- ports of material claneage to the oat crop through ',rusit .and snnu't, Corn and roots continue very promising. In Soiiticwesterat Ontario beans are be- ing seriously affected by a small worm new to this cr'olp. Cutting of the to- bacco crop has been general since the middle of August, Lighter Bales Wanted. At the recent National .Hay'Conven Von in ,Bu'ffa'lo strong complaints wer anade against the practice by Caned iaat producers of pressing and baling bay too heavy, and many deai'ers stat- ed that unless this fault is overcome they would discontinue 'handling the 't Canadian pnotluct. 'Canadian dealers are urging that the attention of farriers in hay producing districts be brought to this fault, 'The bulk of baled hay is used Ify carters and trucknten, who have to carry the bales some 'diytattce to get them to the feeding loft., When a bale runs 1'50 Tbs. or more in weight this is a heavy job, so heavy in fact that the buyer will pass up the heavy bale for one which "h'e can 'handle with greater ease. The popular demand in ,thehay market today is for the light three wire bale weighing around 120 lbs. (Farmers .in hay districts who are us- ing .presses are urged .to give attention to the stated preference of dealers and buyers in the .nrarket. In a good year lfor hay almost any kind of a ,balecan be sold, but with market -conditions each as they are this year and with the restricted outlet which prevails, every attention should be given to putting up bales of hay of a weight 11 Desired by the market. ' 'NEW WHEE'LINIG AND GEARS. Silent gear shifting, once sacred to the high pieced motor, is being coferrel on an ever -widening section the car owning public. After twerp years or More, during which there w no important change in the geeshifting nredhan�isrn of autoncobi there finally appeared the now 6amo, syncro mesh transmission' inventi•o and it its now firmly established in 11 favor of ,engineers' and' car owise alike, To a'yout'h of Portland, IOrego who begrudged the .seconds Ise waste shifting gears even .at low speeds, go credit ]for inventing this advranee type of tranasmission; and hundreds o thousands of divers now bless the i' !patience ,of the Portland young ma. ,and whet came of it:. Delving into record sco'vering many years brings on the feet that sp,eoif!catiotts with',regar t0 transm'iss'i:ons were very: much th same year- after year. Cars were de e scribed as having sliding gear, select ive type transmission, three speeds for ward' and one .reverse, etc. But thee was no ,great advance in p.riticipleun aid Earl Thompson put on his thinking cap. It was during Thompson's school days, He used to drive a bor- rowed car, and one, day he decided to try to improve the cumbetsonte trans- mission. 'He discovered there 'eves aninterlocicing,enechanismt between the gear lever and the• clutch throw -out, which made it impossible 'to engage the clutch When the gear was in neu- tral. He made a few changes whichenabled. him to shift sile'n'tly, at defin- ite car. speeds, while other motorists were clashing gears al'l over town. The experiment suggested to Thompson the,possibility of asilentgear shift at all speeds,, and the development. of this thought resulted in the inve'etrion of the synoro mesh. Insofar as operation is ceen'cerned the syncro .mesh does not differ from a .standard transmission.; there are no added accessories or changes in movement to. confuse a driver sod complicate operation. ]Shifting from first to ,second is . done quietly and easily, without the,possi- cility of clashing or missing gears. And shifting from second to high, or from high back to second, is acco•ni- plished in the sante effortless manner. Free wheeling is regarded• as the most importa'n't of .recent automotive n'gineerinig developments. ]Certainly t has captured ,poptrlar interest and although introduced by one manufac- turer only last summer, it.sweeps into iglus ynt ear's automobile shows as an im- portant feature of five lines of motor 'cars. Muchmystery has cloaked the actual mechanical ,operation of free Wheeling; yet, ,actually, it is so simple that it is easily .explained and under- stood. In the conventional ,system, transmission and clutch, the clutch is the connecting link between 'the en- gine and the drive ,shaft, the trans- mission gears being merely a device THE SEAFORTH NEWS. r, fur changing the speed at tris drive shaft turns in relation speed .at,which tihe engine era's turns. The clutch, when es iclt the BOX LOSES EYE BY C T (dawn 1`l• to the With the sight de;,trnved by the k sha:t thorn of a catfish phys,ejans removed [gaged, the right eye of four-year-old Floyd , rigid ;S;ccord, son of Ernest Secord, of crank- "Tltamesville, victim of a peculiar cm - shaft cident on Thursday. other Wills several young boys, the little rear fellow went to a spot on, the,e.mbank- tle is meet of the Thanes, to fish. After a [omen- while the youngster felt a tug at his ontin- dine, and he immediately commenced and, to land his prize amid the whoops of 1 the delight of his friends. con- As he hauled the fish from the w••a- craaek ter, it struck hios in the eye,' t'he horn n ehe piercing the pu'p'il, Through ` its horn es.si'ono- a catfish can expel poison and the el- cons- fects were 'ins'tanta'neous on the lad. the His eye; and face became swollen and latch in five minutes he was hi a stupor loses, from the innoeulatjon of the poison. then Attenctaills .et the Chatham hospital ngitse reported 'the boy's condition as satis- fa•ctory. It is not thought tliat any unit serious complications will develop nTginhes irom. the effects of the poisoning. of makes by pressure of its plates ty - contact, so that as the engine as.,sheift turns, so must the drive r- turn and aNppIy power, throughles gears in the differential, to the us axle and wheels, '11 the throt 0', closed when :the car is sunder n 7e 'tuna, the rear .wheels force the c rs tied: rotationof the drive 'shaft n, through the .fixed' contact d clutch, if it is. kept 'engaged, 'ehe es' tioued- rotation of the engine d' sdalft. This forces the pistons i f cylinders to push' against,coanpr nn- until the ;brakintg.effect .of that r]' .pression resistance has brought - car to a stop, If, ho'wever, the c t is released when the throttle is c d the car coasts freely, because e there is no 'contiret with the e -' crank. shaft, In free 'wheeling. a small, simple - radically changes this operation, e' outer casting is coupled to the e - and rotates wi!eh the crank shaft, inner core is coupled to, .and ro with • the drive shaft That inner 'has three wedge-shaped grooves, at one side, shallow at the other. each of those- three groves are bearings graduated in size to co pout 'wish the shape .of the gro ;When elle throttle is opened and c shaft and outer casiivg of the wheeling .0'Mt are set in rotation,a hearings are forced to the shallow of the grooves until ,pressure m engagement, with the core. Core drive shaft then rotate with ehe o easing, applying power to the wthe 'When the throttle is closed, the r tion spend of the unit's outer cas slows down to engine idling sp because ehe hearings. when press on them is removed, no longer eng the core. Tlhe,core and drive s thus disconnected from the efrg are then free to rotate at the coast speed governed by the rotation of rear wheels. If the throttle is aga opened, power is applied to the d shaft through the .unit at the neon crank speed catches tap to the dr Shaft speed. The transmission e ploys helical gears which are c standly in mesh during the operati /Free wheeling is the outcome of tensive and In*ensi•ve research and t work by engineers to find a solute to the prabllem which heretofore h baffled the best of the automotive e glittering brain's—namely, the control and utilization of neomentunt. Gears, 'between second and high, may be shifted back and tonin, at zany and fifty miles per hour without touching the clutch. Engagement is silent and smooth, without the slightest jar orjerk, Gear clashing is a thing of the past. The instant the foot is removedfrom the accelerator, tate car continues to glide forward, free and unfettered, while the engine drops to idling sped. Although fhe gears are constantly in mesh and the clutch engaged, there is no trace off 'piling up' such as one ex 'periences int theconventional car unc er the same conditions, Tomatoes For West Tomato shipments. on a large scale from Southern Ontario to the Western Canada market represent a l e new development conlfidently, ex-, i petted as fhe result of recent orders .for seven carloads of The fruit, espec- ially packed. The consignment. ac- cording to Charles W..Bauer, secret- ary of t'ite Growers' Market Council, 'is to go forward packed in iugs and paper .wrappers and. he anticipates the day when a large proportion of the Ontario product will he marketed in this .manner. Let us have the names of your visitors Horse Yields to Tractor Power on Canadian Farms A New. Fordson Tractor Pulling a Three -Gang Plow in Heavy Ontario Wheat Land, TRACTORS are slowly but stead- ily 'displacing tead-ily'displacing horses on Cana- dian farms, according , to surveys by government bureaus at. Ottawa. The reason is that the power -driven vehicle has proved itself a profit- able investment on the great ma- jority of farms where it has been put to work. It has demonstrated it is capable of doing a large amount of work in a short time, of providing belt power when needed and of doing' the same job in less time than horse-drawn equipment and at less cost, The photograph shows, at new. Fordson tractor pulling a three - gang plow in :heavy dry: Ontario Wheat land. The usual practice in, the section where the test was con- ducted was the use of two plows, because of the difficult nature of the soil, but the Foxlson pulled the three—gen plow with ease, giving a practical demonstration of its power reserve, Farmrs he Fords one tractor on farmare s installing htin the Prairie• provinces and in east- ern Canada are repotting that through their use it has been found possible to 'reduce the amount of hired help required, as well as to cut down the number of horses ne- cessary to the operation of their farms. One of the principal advantages of the, tractor, however, these farm- ers have reported, is that it enabled them to keep their work up-to-date. The reason for this is, they point out, I that a tractor can do more work in a 10 -hour day than is pos- sible with horses. Prairie farmers. also reported that the adaptability of the tractor to botli field work and belt power has aiclecl them to keep both their :work on the, land and harvest operations up-to-date and to better tales advantage of favorable weather. Ifs ta'tes core deep In four rres- oves. rank free the side akes and titer els, ,Gargan refused their demand for safe ota- escort out of the prison yard, under iafg threat of blowing up the place, started eel their break for freedom by murderingure D. W. A. Hornbogen, acting prison age ,physician. This was believed an act haft of revenge. Two trusties and a guard in.e, were wounded. 'The three who died of ivrg ter they failed to shoot' their -way clear the were Andro Germano, Leo Dover and in Charles Roseburg, Detroit men, sen - rive kneed for- serious crines. Frank went IHo'hfer, another Detroit man, was the ive �m- an- on. ex- were wounded,. Oligsc'hlager probably est -atally. They came to the aid of Dr. on Iornbogen after 'Germano had shot as him. Although unarmed they attack- 0- ,ed ttack-n-,e'd the three prisoners, who shot them CONVICTS ,COMMIT SUDCI'DE. Prison guards and state troopers are keeping a close watch at Mar- quette, Mich., where 'four inmates of the state prison there; long term pris- oners, chose death to confinement. Balked in their efforts to escape, three prisoners calmly debated suicide as tear gas fumes rendered theam'help- less, then shot themsel've's to death. In another wing of the prison a 'fourth prisoner fired several shots at a guard and missed, and turned the gun upon himself. The three prisoners who end- ed their lives as .'Warden Janes P. fourth suicide. Germano apparently ,was .the leader of the i11 fated coup. JOe Cowling, a guard, and 'Fran'k Oligscijafage•r and Leo Bolger, trusties, RAY:FI1+ LD (Miss Jean SI. Weeds has returned to Toronto, after having . spent her vacation at, her home. Mrs. Vincent Burt and. three child- ren of London, are visiting her par- ents, Mr- :and Mrs. F. W. Baker, Mr. J F. Thompson of H'amilton is re'l'ieving ehe manager of the local branch of the Canadian Blank of 'Com- merce, Mr. E. H. Johns, . during his vacation. Mr. and \Ls. Thompson and son are guests at the Lakeview hotel., Mfrs, Percy Dyment, Betty and Ail- een, of Fortson, \Lich., are visiting 'her parents, Mr. end A'Irs, 1. W. Tip - Pet., efrs, \Vin, Heard and Miss Nina Heard motored to Whitby on Sunday to spend a few days with relatives. Miss Alma McKay and guest, Miss Helen Currie, returned to Toronto on :Sunday alter visiting with the forms er's parents, lir, and Mrs, II. R. Mc- Kay. lir. and -Airs. Donald Cameron, Miss Irene Burton and ':11''r . Herbert Kne'b'b, who were guests for a week' with Miss E. Cameron, returned to Detroit on Monday. \hr. and Mrs.. Roy Poth of .,Nen IDenclee spent the week .end with the latter's parents, isIr. and Mrs, \V'. R. Jiow•e'tt, \ors. _R. \V, Bristol( and niece, Miss E. Atotlterseed, left for their bonne in, Washington, D.'C., .having spent the pant five week; at the fornser's cot- tage. At a holiday gathering the shy young hostess, in an effort to be gen ial, led aside the ,comparative,s'trang- er whose name, somehow, eluded her. "''L'ook," she said, „I've paired you off with :that (lady un the corner. Will you take her in to dinner. My hus- band, , naughty man, says she's a bit of an old frump, but she's got lots of money, and one of hisclever friends has just married her for it, so we must be nice to her," "I'm sorry," said the guest, "hut I am the clever friend in question." PAGE THREE . le sleyin:y ca IJr, Horni Ogen, 'Marquette pitv:fcian who was reliev- ing Dr. L. L. Youn;a:gidst, regular pri son ,do•ctor,° was thought to have been in retaliation for the death recently of Edward Wiles, prispner, AVile, suf- fering from a heart ailment, 'told Dr, Youngeruist that if he died his buddies would clean the place out. After killing Dr: 1-Iornbo� en th three fled downstairs, shooting as theyy went. Bullets aimed at Warden Cor - gen event wild, an:d as a general alarm was sounded, they sought shelter in a factory building. They herded George Harley, fingerprint expert, a n d Charles Arens, a ,guard, ahead of therm, Hurley escaped, but Arens was kept prisoner and subsequently witnessed the suicide of the trio. Arens was forced to write a note explaining the men had guns, atnuni- tions and explosives, and demanding that the main gate be opened for theand a ear, with the warden in it, he brought inside to carry Them to safety. [Warden Corgad's reply was to toss a tear bomb, brought from the nearby state troopers' barracks. "As a second and third bomb ex-; ploded, Germano turned to his com- panions and remarked he guessed it was all up," Arens said. "Then they talked quietly for a minute or two, and I could hear they were debating sui- cide. 'They paid lno attention to rte. Then, without further'words, Rose- burg fired a shot through his head. As he fell Germano leaned over and fired a second .bullet into his head. Then he ,shot himself. Dover in turn fired a second shot into Germano's head and then shot himself." CLINTON the passing of William J. Miller whose death occurred Thursday, tate Wren of Clinton and county of Huron have lost a very useful and highly es- teemed citizen: The late W. J. Miller, who was in his seventy-third year, had been in failing health for a year but had been able to be about towns and attend to business until the early part of the summer but since then had been confined to his home and for some weeks previous to his passing was confined to his bed. 'Mr. Miller was a native of this county, having been horn in Hullett township on the 13th clay of July, 1355. His parents were the late John Miller and Eliza- beth Arthur, both of whom were born in Ireland. After coming to Canada they lived for a time in Dundas and NARCISSUS IN WINT ERI REEDING BEES FOR WINTER. Bee That They Are First Carefullf OM Fed With Well Prepared Syrup --Carefully Replace Pack- ing for Winter Stand. At all times during summer and early autumn care should be taken to ee that colonies do not starve. So ong as they have enough for daily food winter feeding should be de- layed until the first half of October, ach hive should then be given all he syrup it will take. This may be anywhere from 10 pounds to 40 or 60 pounds, depending on the strength of the colony and the amount of stores it already has. The syrup is made of two parts best granulated sugar to one of water. ' Boil the water, then add the sugar and stir till thoroughly dissolved. The only points to be observed are to avoid scorching the sugar and to see that ;no granules are left in the syrup to tart crystallization after it has been stored in the combs. When feeding time 'comes in the early part of October, the packing is removed from over the feeder -boards and a number of filled pails or jars are inverted over the holes. If the days are warm this is done towards ;evening to prevent robbing, and if the nights are cool packing is put around the feeders to hold the brood- chamber'teat and help the bees take down the feed. Aa fast as feeders �,re emptied they should be refilled, until the bees signify that theyy have enough by ceasing all work on the Feeders, The latter are then remov- ed, the .burlap, paper and packing are replaced, and the roof is adjusted for the winter. The feeding may e take a week or more in cool weather, but should be gotten through with as rapidly as possible after it is once started. THEY WILL GIVE CHOICE BLO IN THAT SEASON. Procure the Bulbs by October—Rich Loamy Soil Is .Needed—Bury Boxes In the Cellar—Feeding Bees for Winter—Spray or Dust Potatoes? (Contributed by Ontario Department of Agriculture, .Toronto.) The narcissus varieties may be potted for winter bloom as soon as the bulbs are obtained in September or early October. If it is desired that the bulbs be grown in the home win- dow, it ie advisable to use either a six or eight inch flower pot, setting from five to ten bulbs, according to the size of the stock. Good Deep Boxes for Cut Flowers. If it is desired to grow the bulb bloom in quantity and use the cut dowers in vases, then plant the bulbe in boxes of any shape and not less than three inches in depth. A hoz twenty-four inches by twelve inches by three in.ohea is very handy. The Soil should be a rich garden loam to which add one-third of the bulk of leaf mould and sufficient sand to ]seep the soil from clinging, Suitable drainage provided by means,of coarse cinders or broken potery. should first be placed in the bottom of the pots or boxes and then the prepared soil in quantity sufficient to reach within one-half inch from the a.. p of the box or pot after firming The bulbs should be pressed into th soil and covered firmly, just leaving the tip showing. Bury the Boxes In the Cellar. When all the boxes or pots are prepared such should be buried . if possible in cold frame or in the base- ment, watered well, and then covered with five inches of sand or screened cinders. This covering will insure thenecessary cool condition and pre- vent drying out. Such treatment will .develop a good vigorous root, system, a condition which must precede the bloom. Eight weeps beneath the sand is usually sufficient. A pot may be examined then and if found to be full of roots it can be moved to the light and heat. Some of the :Best Varieties. From four to six weeks of forcing are required to bring narcissi of the following listed varieties into Hower: Von Sion, Glory of Lieden, Sir Wat- kin, Trumpet Major, Emperor, Em- press, Golden Spur, 'Olympia, Sulphur Phoenix, B1 -color, Victoria, Barri Oonspicua, Madame Plemp, Alba Stella, Cynosure, Poetieus ornatus, Poeticus graudiflora and the Polyan- us and Poetas types of all vane - ties. -L. Stevenson, Dept.. of Exten- sion, 0. A, College, Guelph. regions than near the sea coast, Decaying eca w ie A h rthdav fete, wedding , 4 de t n . the this g or funeral .element tvinc,r le carried ! ;- tho wind rhp,-r.^c1"in- China by setting off over the, land' end taken a from -the • kr 11' To Spray or to Dust Potatoes? The high efficiency of liquid Bor- deaux mixture for the control of In- sect and fungus enemies of potato foliage has been demonstrated in teats so often as to make its use gen- eral with potato -growers. Dusting has been used .considerably, but care- fully conducted tests over a period of four years show that the practice is not so efficient as the liquid form of application. Where water is diffi- cult to obtain, and in small fields where it is necessary to use hand apparatus, dusting is advisable. For areas larger than one acre and with water and a power sprayer available, then spray Iodine In the Ration. A small amount of iodine is needed in the ration of dairy cattle for the proper functioning of the thyroid gland. A. deficiency of this element results in goitre or "big neck" in calves. Iodine is often lacking in soils distant from the sea, and consequent- ly goitre is more preval•rut in such.. later calve to Huron county and set- tled on a farm in Mullet township; cum 3. The fancily wets born aid rais- ed there: lie 1,258 the now deceased man married 'Martha Biggins and they made their (tome on a farm ad- joining the honest cad a'.:c for many years 31r, 'Miller farmed suc- cessfully, He was 'especially success- ful ae a breeder of high class stock both horses and cattle, .and won m'an'y prizes in those clas>es at the fairs. Along with his farming operations he was an extensive dealer .in cattle which line of business he continued after giving up active fanning. In 1915 Ise moved into Clinton having purchased the Inc brick residence of the late Thos, Beacom: He retained possession of the farm, however, for stock raising, Soneyears ago Ile pur- chased the coal business of his bro- ther, R. J. Miller of Clutton which he continued until his death. Associated with hint in this line was his soil, William J., Jr. In po'•t'cs the late Mr. Miller was a staunch Conserva- tive and he was -also -active in munici- pal affairs hs his (tome intership hay - kg been a member or tee township comecil for ten years. He tv is a mefit- eer of the 1'it:tc.i Ch!uc':. having for- merly belonged to Methodist Church. 'One of his most important activi- ties and one to which he devoted a great Ileal of time and often tion was the Huron Central Agriculture] Soc- iety, In this organization he was treas- urer for 14 years from 1914 to 1930. In the latter year he resigned :hat of- fice owing to failing health. His prac- tical experience and knowledge of stock made him a most valued and ef- ficient officer in this organization and he contributed in no small measure to the success of the Clutton Spring Shote in the past years. 'Surviving are, besides his widow, one son, William J., of Clinton, A se- cond son died in early boyhood and a daughter three years later; one bro- ther, R. J., of Clinton, three sisters, Mrs. Isabel McKnight, Mrs. Lucinda i alkiftshaw- and 'Miss Jemima \1i51er of Clinton. Two ;;tern, Mrs, Josiah Irwin and Airs. Francis Noble prede- ceased hint by several years. Three grandchildren and a large connection of relatives more distantly connected also survive. A funeral service was held at his late residence, Ontario street, on Saturday at 2.30 p,nt,, con- ducted by 1Res', F. G. F.arrill, pastor of Ontario Street Church, and by Rev: C. E. nougats, Presbyterian minister, who was a frequent visitor at the bed- side of the now deceased ratan. Inter- ment took place in Clinton cemetery. The pallbearers were Loren Tyndall, Thos, Livingstone, R. J. Draper, W. Tiplady, Chas. Glew, and Louis Pea- cock. BELGRAVE Mrs, Edgar of Detroit is visiting with 'Mrs. J. T. Cotiltes and Mrs, Geo, Irwin, 'Miss Nettie Sharp of Hamilton is visiting with Mr. and Mrs, J. A. Bran- don, Mr. and firs. Hamilton, .Be'lfnore, are the guests of lir, and \urs. J. L. Stewart, Mrs. W. Sharp and family of Lon- don visited \•Ir. and Mrs. J. A. Bran- don last week, (hiss Percy of Listowel .was a re- cent visitor with Mrs. Alex. Young. Jack 'McKenzie, of Windsor visited his parents, Mr, and Mrs. R. E. Mc- Kenzie. t31r. Robert Armstrong of Varna called on Mr. and Mrs. \V, J. Geddes, Ten veteran horseshoe pitchers jour- neyed to \Vinghant the other evening and defeated the Wingham veterans. Mrs. M. Robertson has returned to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Orval Taylor, after spending the past three weeks with relative's its Det'o'it. Mr. and \Irs. P. W. Scott spent a few days with their daughter, Mrs. R. M. Collins at Sarnia, Mrs. \Vatter Me ser and children, Loi, and Vernon, arc visiting at the home of her parents, \1r, and Mrs., \\•. H, Armstrong, Mr. Armstrong i$. improving although slowly after his accident, John Gear 'spent a frw daye withitis father in ,London, instead of sendiu:g all the unemploy:, ad to the northern woods, it would be better to employ a large number of them in eliminating; level crossings,-- Collingtv'oad Enterprise, Man goeth to a summer cottage; sleeps on a cot two feet too short; loses 1,4 day clew; cats nine pounds of sand; gets his hide scorched off and comes back home and says- he had a wonderful h liday,—Meaiord 31 rrnr. A ;gond deal is heard nowadays about the difficult coinpetitic:n the railroads are having. In other words, where they used to hue a g'n.,,:l haul now they aro having a hard ptsiI,— Forest Standard. 'Rapid development of television is expected to pot a sort:cc.r3;r ;hnao insachin'e on the neird c t for home en- terteinment shortly, and will he as lig an im'provrntent over the radio as radio ryas over the grentopitone;—Ex, • •