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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1931-10-22, Page 3THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1931, THE SEAFORTH NEWS. PAGE THREE. 'GROWIN'G, SELEICTIO'N AND P ZEPA'RATION 'O'F GRAIN AND SEED FOIR EXHIBITION. (Ccpyright, 19311.) By Herman Trelle. Article No. S. Selecting For Color. Seed wnill ever remain' "The ';Mystery of L9Ie." It makes no difference 'ltolw 'fire 'appearance tnay be distorted, 'or 'changed, it will isti'll rear a recognized progeny so long as there is a spark of vitality to kindle'the new life; and'. that new life may ,he made to repro- duce as different as is •dlayllight from. ,d'arknes's when the "miracle" seed •d'i"ops into a different soil or issc'aress- '•ed 'by a cha'nge'd clim'ati'c 'condition. 'This yearly change .may.g±o. on isa- definu'te'ly; then alfter years we 'may re /turn the pi'o!geny olf the original seed iba'ck to the soil and'climatic condi- ' 'dons identical with that frami 'which 'we started. 'Prestos 'True to nature„ the "magic" seed will a'giain reproduce true to the ori'gin'al, iden'ti'cal in kind and ap'pearan'ce for all practical seed, 'a'nd commercial purposes. • Iblay we add 'a tiiougght 'which .sug- gests itself at 'this • time, in our • age of cans tnencializatjon, This natural trait of reprod'u'ction .ht plant life may be taken advantage of, comm'ercial'ly andscientifically, to a far greater ex - !tent than 'Preterit. 'We know that an importation' and planting of seed grown upon land of 'high vitality, and disease free, will. control and, in some 'eases, when 'thought and research' is centred on the solution 'of the des- tructive, ipalthalogical pro'b'lems, will even tw.i;pe out a wide spread` disease, •or 'constitutional weak—nest, in 'a'ny de- fined plant life, in almost any exten- sively 'cul'tiv'ated area, How sadly in'ternati'onal boundaries, and man made laws, and even lack of national Initiative, !form barriers a- mong sections df Our homeland, as (well as between us and lands .eihidh are foreign. There is no reason Why these internal or international 'han'di- caps should nldt be removed. The'ben- efuts—pecuniary an'd •so'ci'al—are mu- tual, and what an advance this wotild be kr a'gricu'ltural betterment, 'espec- ' ia'lly for the seed trade the world over. \loch time and serious consideration should' be given this economic and'in- te'rn'etional phase 'al agriculture at the 'coming World's 'Grain Exhibition and Conference. The eyes of the 'world will be focus- ed on the results o'f' this ' great world gathering as 'on an 'indicator. The dis- tribution of prize's will ,be a business barometer pointing to those parts of tile ;globe where re'liab'le and quality seed production is at its 'best. Nature never 'tells a lie. She is ab- solutely dependable, frank, and 'hon- est An outstanding or collective win will mark definitely any community; for any' land area, in'whic'h the Winner. may live. I't. will also he a 'busin'ess; stimulus and a lasting advertisement! towards 'the m'arketin of the winning seed commodity. • An individual prize winner will re- ''c•eive greater •bene'fit if associated with other winners far the same kind •df 'seed from the sante district. Oaganiz- ,ed effort has never yet 'failed to. •oat= .ahad'ow individual !bril'lian'cy. The, World's Grain Exhibition and 'Conference will be 'the first toedasion, lin .the h'is'tory of agriculture where ijudgment will be passed upon neeog--: 'nized effort in mass production,: open; to the world, ' 'At this time it is good advice fari the prospective exhibitor to take 'hiss chances with a couple, of the best 'kinds of seed: which Iwill identify;hist •conimmunityy and • prepare them well rather than expend energy with' a more varied assortment and thus, per- haps, not get any place at all. The writer started out with one ex- hibit which took five years to master,' then 'three'beflore .he felt safe to 'launch 'out 'with more; and, in all frankness, the has never yet prepared a s'amp'le which could not be further improved, Over enthusiasm is a :dangerous weapon if not wisely handled at this time; and bow much more caref al one trust 'be when •under conditions of tivor'ld competition. The .man; never lived who had no equal. \V hat kind of seed' is the most dif- ficult to prepare ? This question is o'f- ien• put to the successful exhibitor. AT'he writer would unhesitatingly •e!ho'os'e to prepare three samples of wheat to one of oats. Considering the expenditure of nerve energy, and the range of mani- pulation and care required ,'from the time 'the seed is -selected in the field up and until the sample is placed be 'fore the judges, the writer would ar- range the different kin•ds end varieties of seed in the following order: O:its. (early Alaska variety the incest eliffi-I may be sieved' out:' 'cult), six rowed: 'barley, timothy, rye, 'Third, by controlled air velocity: Ie two Cowes] barley, a'l'falfa and clover, flax, winter'end sprisvgwhealt, Durum at hul,les's barley, Western, rye tthe. 3 grass,, beans and peas, sunflower and, ea=,est of all, ,corn on the cob. Bit arranged in order of . economic and commercial impottance. the line up would' look'much diffe'•e,r!. \Vhraf easily tops the .list with spring w'head as king; and the the others would he arranged .siontelwthat as follows: ,Oats, cold, *'b'aflleys, .rice, rye, alfalfa', clo'v'er, grass seed, fax, beans, peas, sun flower,'etc, .etc, judging front the above graduated. lists one may quite fanny conclude that .the kinds Of seed which are given the most Spectacullar recognition at times, are not by any deans those which require the most energy and patience .to prepare. 'Lucky is the fWiorld''s Show exhibi- tor who .combines color with .pu'rity and true type in a sample of strongest vitality, Color is mostly a deciding factor in seed showlmans'hip, There is, however, a marked d'ifferen'ce between a display of gnain prepared to create a d'azzlin'g effect, and a s'amp'le, of apparently the same kind oif'-seed carefully developed and - selected, eta., along the lines of high test ,pur'i'ty, and the cvery strong- est vitality to pass on toward the re- produ'etio.n' of its own kind. Therefore, one need not be surpris- ed to find, when the awards are hand- ed out at the (World's Grain Sholve, that color is given a secondary consid- eration udder certain conditions, in same classes. For •exa'ntple,a Sample of wheat maybe ever so 'large in size, uniform in shape, and brilliant in lustre, but still may be coarse in texture, too high in moisture content, lacking in weight per bushel, 'arid very easily may be a mixture of varieties Which cannot be easily singled out by the mere examination of the kernels alone, but may be 'brought to light plainly through the World's Show ,grooving test. !Barley is widely used for many dif- ferent purposes, and of all the coarse grain varieties, has perhaps the most extensive range of shape, and sire, and variation in color rivalling the rain- bow. 'Here a sample may appear ever so spectacular but prove to be a type which is of only secondary importance in economic adaptation. For seed purposes; a malting barley for instance, .need not necessarily ap- pear stardhy. The more vitrous and translucent barley kernels appear when light is arranged to pass through a thio lay- er, the thinner the hull, the truer elle color, the 'heavier the 'w'eight per. bushel, and greater are the po'ssibili- ti'es of 'vigorous germination. A large, 'high colored oat may be lacking in agreeable proportion, or it may not possess that true shine av'hich anl'y goes with a thin skinned and well matured kernel, weighing high to the measured 'bushel., The mass color of a sample may appear most attractive €roni a ,dis- tan'ce, but a close up examination of; the individual kernel's may show too: great a variation, one to the other.i It is the balancing up of the distant: appearance along with that of the close up kernel symmetry, one to the other, w'hic'h evolves a winning color. Can color be controlled without ex-, tensive hand picking? Yes, in at'', least three important ways. First, by', selection in the 'field at 'harvest time. For exam'p'le, one may quite accur-• ately tell in advance where wheat will be most free from starch, or color variation, 'by studying the color of the straw at the band line, in relation to the kernel, so plainly seen on the wail Of the wheat fields as ,thebinder cuts around the field. The writer hesitated to suggest this color con'trol observa- tion in an earlier article, lest Some m'ay 'go astray, as it takes more than a year of practice to enable the pros- pective exlhi'bitor to make a success of a method such as this which will re- quire muds experience. SSccand, by the control of fitting sizes in screen's. !Alter careful ob seuviatiod Of any sample of seed one ivay usual'ly figure 'out some exact size of screening that will control an agreeable .Shade in color, 01 .that will eliminate some off color due to blight, or disease, ;or other damage variations. '--It is 'almost axionnatic to fiord these variations in the thini kernels, or 7n the two extremes—the oversize or the undersize shapes and sizes. 'In 'coarse grains there is a very de- fin'ite relation amongplumpness, size, maturity. and 'co'lor. For example, when pie °bail, or excessive starch is found 'in wheat, one may be assured that three -(quarters of it is' in the kernels below the average size. Then again most coarse grains (oats for example) ripen irons the topof the 'head down. 'Th'e color c'h'anges wiId the maturity, andthe kernels arc also tgraduateci 'in size from the small- est on the' top to the largest at the bottom. ISD that if one cuts oats' when the color is just right at the bottom, the smaller, off-coloredkernels at the top any case •wit ere there is an extreme variation in• density due to under ma- turity, -sterility, i,sect.dam'a'ge; hlig•lat. or other accidcn'tail abn'oi'n,al•itiest in nature, there is likewise a correspond- ing, objectionable v'adiatlon in. color. A con'trol'led air blast will get rid' of inost of them, and tile result is in ore . m:ty f 5:'i•, and l , 1';i1`f,::tg [.. ,. 0 '•r -r :lash... -. ,. applies 'to almost all seeds which 're- tain eheir etain'She1r hulls, {The true and best .color of any sam- ple of seed is airways found' tut the "h'ap'py medium" size, The nett erti'clle will include a dis- course on hand picking, BUY AT H'OM'E, Potatoes and dry (bean's go a long way towards supplying a b'allan'ced nu- tritious ration. 'Bo't'h are g'rdwn in Huron County. J?atatoes may he purchased now at sacn+i'' hce prices. The purchaseof potatoes wild assist the farmer. All will agree that 'pros- perity depends upon supported agri- culture and that when our farmers can not sell they will not buy. The potato market is demoralized, not 'because we have 'a 'large surplus in Ontario but .rather due to general conditions, an urge fon' cash and panic rep!orit's. All growers are urged to grade their ,'tack carefully and offer for sale only first class •market potatoes, the remainder to be kept for stock feed- ing purposes. The crop this year is excellent so that the percentage cull- ed out will be small, The co-operation of the trade and consumers is asked in using Ontario's crop before importing this year. 11 is suggested to those who may estimate their requirements to pur- chase now at 'harvest time and take advautege of prevailing prices. * * 9: * * * * * * * * NEWS AND INFORMATION * * FOR THE BUSY FARMER * * (Furnished by Ontario Depart- * ment of Agriculture.) * * * * * * * * * * * * The Ontario Agricultural College annual auction sale will be held on 'Thursday, Oct. 22nd, 'A very choice lot of stock are in this year's offering, which should prove attractive to the buying public. 'Plans are going ahead for the tenth annual Royal Winter Fair, termed the'Co'mmemorative Show, Nov. 18 to 26, when the choicest of Canadian field products and 1•ivestock will be on display. The International Plowing Match is being held near Peterboro this week, Oct, 13th to loth. IA good piece of land was selected a few miles south of the city on the highway running to- ward Port Hope. As the location' was central for several counties, the usual local events were thrown open to residents of Peterboro, 'Durham, Victoria and Northumberland. The last three days Of the •competition are open to the world, 'This event never Tail's to draw a great throng of far- mers ar,mers and the present year is no e..\'eeption. Injurious to Wire Fence Many times the advice is given in the fall of the year to "burn oat the fence rotes" to get rid of harmful weeds and insects. This, no doubt, is a good policy from these standpoints, 'but it should be kept in anind that it is distinctly harmful to any type of wire fence. 'Linc melts at a cantpar- atively low temperature and the heat from burning grass or weeds is often sufficient to scorch the protective coating and will probably shorten by several seasons She useful life of the fence. Tobacco Prices Lower Pur'c'hase of the record' flue -cured tobacco crop in the Norfolk -Elgin 'Oxford area began last week. The top price has dropped from 40 cents last year to 30 cents a .pound Phis year, with the prices for inferior grades correspondingly low. 'Owing to the fact that the tobacco is of uniformly high quality, the average price should be at lea's't 25 cents a pound'. While the price is a disappoiltltnent to the growers and will have serious results in many instan'ce's, it will have asall- u'tary effect upon the industry in ,that it will prevent undue expansion next year. The acreage in this district has climbed' from 200 acres in 1926 to 20;000acres in 193+1. IDhe crop this year was estimated at 116 million pounds ancf the anticipated' revenue at four million dollars, The Hog Market A ,review of the hog market situa- tion state's that there is no justifica- tion for the practice which 'has been general this season of trying to beat the market by selling off light -weight unfins'hed hogs to gain a few cents per pound at ettrrenl prices, The prin- cipal effect of such practices has been to demoralize' the market end force prices much tbeiow what they other- wise might be. With Canadian hog prices drastically realigned both to. suit domestic conditions and export market' prices the common sense prac- tice at present is to finish hogs up to the proper weight, around ''200 pounds. This .is one effective way in which to develop 0 steady hog market, to reg- plarizu marieetings - and at the same time to improve quality, Weekly Crop Report Crop conditions t•hrca,,hout Ontario c.eit nue very stitis.sct ry as ,afar as yield is concerned..Exee:lent crops of potatoes, roots and corn, both for en-. silage and grain, are 'being harvested, 'Sugar 'beets :have been moving to mar- ket in good condition and tobacco growers, were favoured with excellent weather for 'harvesting their crops. New fall Wheat is showing 'a greater amount of growth of top than usual and will go into the winter in good condition. 'There is a fairly' large yield of small seeds such as. Red Clov- er. IIn most counties' 'fall plowing and after -harvest cultivation is well ad- vanced. (Prices for such crops•as pota- toes, turn'ips,;grains and the majority of farm products, as reported by rep- resentatives, .are very discouraging. The Potato Market The .first ,gathering of its kind, all potato growers from all the conn m'ercial producing sections of the pro- vince met in Toronto recently under the auspices of the Ontario Growers'' Markets Council to deal with the col- lapse of potato prices on local markets "Present prices are not warranted by actual conditions" declared H. Craise, chairman. "Reliable reports presented by commercial potato grow- ers show that there is a crop of ex- cellent quality potatoes. While there is no surplus over total requirements for this winter, there should be no need to import potatoes this year until our own production has been com- pletely consumed." 'Mr. Craise also urged consumers to insist on home- grown potatoes in an effort to 'help Ontario growers who are not realizing sufficient this year on farm produce to make ends meet. One grower pointed out that the present low* prices were accounted for by the activities of truckers who have disorganized the market, "This in addition to the scarcity of money has made it possible 'for growers to be driven into accept- ing panic prices" stated Mr. Bauer, secretary of the 'Council. "Growers believe that .consumers are willing to pay reasonable prices 'for potatoes, beoause even at 51.00 per bag it is doubtful if any cheaper food can he purchased, These facts, coupled with but a normal crop on the average, lead growers to believe that present quot- ations of 20 to '30 cents at the farm represent an unnatural situation and one that can be corrected." Wide- spread publicity with a view to stimu- lating a keener demand for 'home grown potatoes is planned. Proper Ration Needed A hen may lay a few eggs early in spring without receiving much feed or attention or she may lay at the end o3 the season when feed may be picked up in the fields, but the 'hen has not yet been developed that win lay with- out the proper ration during the fall and winter months. '\ good .nosh is important if the hens are to lay, and it should be before the birds all the time. nlf any one of the necessary de- ments required for the making of eggs is absent, production is impaired. Pul- lets require a little different m'tsh than the r1:1 hen: oral it is a mis'ta'ke to house them together an:. is ;v: them teed from the .:a ttc licpper, •ti:,me- '„ ro0 0 feeds w.11 b the ad•di::alt of some purchased concentrates may be ,mixed or a commercial mash may be per- chased that will supply the necessary ingredients to the bird, +Chickens' will pay dividends if properly housed and given the right tellers. When to Apply Lime A test of the sail 'should be made to make sure that it requires lime. If the soil proves to be acid then the answer to the question when to apply lime might ide "when you ha•v,e time," Lime is for the benefit ofallDrops in the rotation, but particularly of bene- fit to legumes, The best time :is pos- sibly just before sowing a grain crop that is seeded down with alfa'ifa or clovers. ILimtng land plowed for fall wheat which is ,to he seeded with. clov- er in the spring is a convenient and satisfactory practice. Lime isnot a fertilizer, but simpiy neutralizes the acidity of the soil and should be thor- oughly'worked into the soil during the p'repara'tion of a seed bed to become efficient. IIt is poor business to farm land that is lacking in lime and strongly acid in reaction. The pro- ductive power of the soil is reduced when it beco s ec acid. Correcting this condition 'cith the use' of ground limestone increases the efficiency of the manures and' fertilizers applied and therefore contributes to the cut- ting down of costs of crop ,production. That Air What? A. brand new auto drove up to the gas tanks. Out dashed young Danny with a can full of water for its rad-' lator, "'Hey, son," said the driver, "this car don't use water. It's air you up right," replied the alert Dan- ny. A S'H•OPWOR'N SUIT. Puzzled for several weeks to know how a suit of clothes placed' in a store window Gar display putpoaee could, show signs of wear, even to Phe ex- tent of frayitngand requiring press- ing, re's's- in j. Davidson, manager c.1 .: Re- gent Tailoring Shop at Ilamiltoai, breathed'a sigh o'f relief when the po- lice told hint that th'hrou.gh the arrest of Robert Baker, aged 19 years, they had'' solved the mystery, Baker, it is alleged, "borrowed" the suit each week end for two months or more end returned it to the 'hanger early each Monday morning. A charge of shop breaking and theit was entered op- posite his name. The young prisoner had been employed as a cleric ill a store a few doors from the tailor shop,.' the police were told, and it is alleged that he retained a key. It is further' charged that he knew the law -out of the cellars below and explored a sub- terranean course, which enabled him to reach th,e Regent store, The lad is alleged to have confessed that he paid a visit each Saturday night ab'ou't midnight and returned Monday morn- ing at an early hour to place the suit in the window. The finding of a girl's hair on the lapel furnished the clue which enabled the authorities to bring about the solution of the mystery. The police discovered during their probe that the suit had been: ordered by Baker last June but had not been called for. 65 ACCLAMATIONS IN BRITAIN 'Nomination's for the general elec- tion on Oct. 27 resulted in the elec- tion of 65 members without opposi- tion. it of the 65 men returned wene former members, except two. The National government had 53 of its its members returned. cooled." "Well, just drive it over . This 'leaves 550 members still to be. here to the free air hose and S'lI fix elected. "What must one de to have beauti• fu1 'hands?" "Nothing." "Make a sentence using the word' 'evanescent,'" "Well, well, evanesc•ent my old friend Charlie!" "Is your wife economical " "Sometimes. She 'had only twenty six candles on her fortieth birthday cake last nights" He: "We're coming to the tunnel. Are you afraid?" . She: "Not if you take that cigar out of your mouth." No better p'rotectio'n against worms can be got than Miller's Worm Powd- ers. 'They consume worsts and rent - der the stomach and intestines unten- able to then. They heal the surfaces that have become inflamed by The at- tacks o'f the parasites and serve to re- store the strength of the c'hi'ld that 'has been undermined by the draughts 4h'at the worms have made upon it and that their action' is altogether health giving: TO THE MANNER BORN Max Muller, the famous Sanskrit scholar, was fond of recalling that he had once seen Queen Victoria and the Empress 'Eugenie enter a Paris thea- tre together. Tito audience cheered it- self hoarse; but what interested Pro- fessor Muller was the contrast in the conduct of the two royalties. !Both bowed in answer to the plau- dits, and then sat down; but whereas Eugenie glanced behind her, much as you or I would do, to make sure of the chcair being there to receive her, Victoria kept her eyes to the front,. and took the chair for granted. That was the difference between be- ing born into the purple and marry- ing' into it. Persian' Dam promotes d'aintines's. c arm an eauty.'It is unrivalled in ,its magical effect on 'the skin. Swif'tly a'bsonbed'by`the'tissues, it leaves never a vestige of stickiness. Delightfully c'o'ol to the skin. Stimulating and. in- vigorating. 'Soften's and makes the hands flawlessly white. Subtly 'fra:g- rant. I•nip'arts youth and loveliness to the'connpiexl'o'n, Pe'rs'ian 'B'a'lm is the inevitable choice of the woman who. cares. Let us have the name s of your visitors' Ford Victor -Over Rockies ,Pack A1!hlto, of Banff, brings his Ford de fuse roadster to rest on frozen surface of beautiful Lalco Louise, after record-breaking drive through mountains from Los Angeles. ATTLING his Ford through the .; snow -filled passes of the Rockies Itr: winter, Jacks White, winter sports enthusiast and son of Dave White, pioneer ofthe Banff district, recently made the record-breaking time of five- and one-half days in a hard drive.' from Los Angeles to Lake Louise. Mr. Whitedrove to the rcaort town nestling among the Rockies' towering peaks to take part in the winter sports. The distance ls. 2,150 .miles. "Words fail to express my appre- ciation of the Ford car," said mi..' White after the :gruelling trip. "When I say it is a real car, I mean it in every sense of the word, as I have drivenmany types of cars over the same. route — in other seasons. It is the best" all-round performing car I have ever driven." Mr. !'i'Itite'sdash to Lake Louise" was made through fog, twin and blinding snowstorms • and against frost and icy roads. Thieves who stole his car just as he was sched- uled to start forced him to push the oar to its utmost to reach Lake Louise in time. The oar had been ptu•ohased in Vancouver and been well broken in on a previous drive from Vancouver to Los Angeles. Slippery roads made dangerous, going on the drive from Los Angeles north through California, Fifty miles west of Spokane Mr. White ran into heavy snow .which continued until he passed Nanton,• Alberta, Between Couer D'Alene and Banners Ferry, Idaho, Mr. White ran into the worst snottfstorin he said he had ever seen, The heavy' fall Inacle driving diffi- cult. He had to stop frequently to dig the caked snow frein his wind- shield. The car, however;battled on. sometimes through snow as deep as two feet.. "The deep throaty bark of the; Ford gave me confidence and I con- tinued to smash through," said Mr, White. "i new believe that a lot of motoring difficulties are caused by the driver losing confidence in his car." "Another heavy snowstorm w,as encountered north of Bontaers Ferry, but:I managed to get through, Tue .Banff - Windemer'e highway being closed, I was forced to negotiate. the Crow's Nest Pass. - There I lost two hours hunting for Help to pull a bigpassenger bus out of the ditch, but the next day I made Banff without trouble.. On the day follow - tug I motored up to Lake:, Louise for the skiing and skijoring cum petitions, There I had my car photo- graphed on the:frozen, snow -blank eted'surface of thin lake."