HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1927-07-28, Page 2ONTARIO HAS WORLD MARKET
• Exports Play - Big Part in ` contain `the Principal grthips • of the
Development of Province
SHOW GAIN
Prime Minister Says Agricul-
ture Will Remain Chief
Industry
By the Hon.G. H. Ferguson
world's popultaion, and that electricity
is •everywherec1epsri1ed aeon taloa-
Trove or ellmr-rat:- evil - conditions
rooted in "" coirgestion and character-
istic of almost alt each groat centers,
It becomes obvious that development
of ere trin.l power for manultacturing
purj,csas on So tremendous a scare as
is possible in Ontario must have great
and far•reaching signlficanoe. The
fluence of electricity upc,u industry is
To obtain a true perspective of On- illustrated. at Niagara as nowhere else
tario, the business .of this province in the world. Niagara represents, only
must'. be considered in relation to one link of Ontario's Hy'droel'ectric
• world commerce. Year by year the eys't'ern developed .and contemplated.
products of Ontario's fields, mines, for furnishing power to every eectiou
forests and factories are supplying of the province, The greatest faotor,
world markets " in larger measure. however, in connection with the, mann-
While Ontario exports cannot be given facturing outlook le the geographical
in exact comparison with the figures situation of the provinoe in the heart
Of gross production, the volume of pro- of the. North American continent,
duction ie a s'utiiciently reltabbe indica- with communication open to all mar
tion of: the increase in foreign trade kets teem ports In the Great Lakes,
when the source of expanston is es- the St. Lovereaoe and the seaboards of
senti'ally foreign demand. . Canada,
The development witnessed in On- In the Dace of 01.1 these' conditions
tario fm hall a century has had im- of business contact with other. (mum
pontant effects upon' communities far tries it 1510 be expeoted that Ontario
removed from us. The mining and will grow mare and more rapidly upon
pulp industries, both) comparatively ;the economic contsciousnese .of the
recent features of this development, world. Capital is coming .in steadily.
have made for diversity undreamed of rnereased and varied investment of
at Confederation. Ontario -made farm capital is b`roaden•ing employmsnt;.op-
tnachinery and automobiles have pen- portunities, and developing the power
etratcd.foreign markets near and re- for•absorbing the immigration flowing.
mote, The varied uses to which nickel tiebo the province from Eribain and
has been applied within tite last dec- northern Europe. Visitors also come
ade afford proof of the benefit to the in•.a constantly; increasing straam,and
world at large of an Ontario product no part of America can offer them
of unlimited industrial possibilities. I more attractions. Ontario ie in extent.
A couple of generations back our as large ae Prance and Germany to -
people were restricted to lumbering
and cultivation of the soil as their
practical means of produotiou. In that
period our farmers had their hardest
struggle.. The discovery of other na-
tural resources, along with home
manufacturing on a steadily rising
geth•er. The cities and [owns distri-
buted throughout this immense area
are es modern as standards of life
and living can show e'.sewhere. In the
rural parts roads of modern improved
types to the extent of 41,000 miles
have been ecnstructed.
MR. AND
MRS. JAMES FOREMAN CLARK, OF BOSTON
Mrs. Clark (nee Miss Aileen Plughes, daughter of the late Sir Sam Hughes) and her husband, recently
returned from a honeymoon hunting for big gaino in Africa.
FI� p �p • in each of four stitches, chain needle; pass through second 'stitchof
for �EIl� - Knitter treble r
' throe, and repeat, making sixteen
spaces', In a11, then .slip -stitch to the
of first Bron of doubletrebiea,
'TO Silk middle p
Use Tops of Worn
fill next space with six trebles, fasten
Stockings
with a double in middleof next group
A helpful' suggestion as to how to and repeat. A set of one dozen rings
Make use of the tops of silk :'stockings.
after the feet are beyond repair is to
cut off the feet, then go around and
around the stocking leg, cutting .into
an inch -wide strip as evenly as pos-
sible, and having it all in one piece
when finished; by using a little care
this can be easily accomplished. Start
the next stocking in the same way,
scale, gave the call for new industrial Is Favorably Situated and continue until you have them all
cut. The ends may be sewed as the
elements in the population. To -clay As indicating the favored geograph- work progresses, and the lengths
the spirit ot un'•erstanding and ambi- teal situation and natural advantages rolled or wound loosely in a ball, ex-;
tion in cur pccp'e peons with certain- of the province it is wellies remora- actly as rags were cut and sewed and
ty to a broad destiny for the busy bee that Ontario is practically the only
cccmmunity they are building up. part of North ;America tel -dray where
Agriculture will continue as our wine grapes are grown and commer-
chief industry. Inevitably the fent tialwine-making is carried on upon a
market of the United Stats as time, large sof:o. Tobacco, corn, eager it is an excellent plan to scatter
gees on will make indeasing demands bats, peaches and all varieties of feint bright pieces through the ball, oven
upon the exportable balansse of our produced in the temperate areas of though iu order to do this you must
farm production, fcr which Britain is North America are outstanding trope cut the lengths apart; but if there is
t+
wound in balls fo rate old fashioned
rag carpets or rugs, woven in days
gone by. If most of the stockings aro
dark, or there is a sameness in color,.
re chief present market. in this province. a good variety, simply assort tltom
Farm Situation Sound I The aprce! of the land to tourists and Join the sarins. After a little
',coking the Ontario agricultural and Sroresmeu has received, wi•,s-'study, you can readily decide on a
situation over, it can fair! be .said spread attention weenie the past ten method that w'il give the best came..
that conditions are absolutely ::,ound years. The n.cein transcontinental line Strips of from one to two yards, in
of the Canadian National Railways'.1:ght or bright, medium and dark
to -day. All reasonable tests show
nothing but satisfactory expans:on on brirt2 tate ]over of summa of winter eolars, sewed in a larmotiour, "hit-
,apgn spaces into olcse presence of iris or -miss" arrangement, give a citarni-
our side -whore, Ghougtt the raising of
h g oriental effect, 'Using a ver largo
neat whether Y
special crops is a feature cf our farm q, t sport, lha chasefl or ov- +�
industt cur cultivators are In the' 1•.oration of .primeval nature, Our wooden ciotriet-hook, simply crochet
northland is washed bythe sea that the Joined strips into any article do-
main adhering to mixed farming prin.. et h .c —• /Show -cover, wall-hang[uo-
ciples, Year by year gross agricul-
tural revenue •d'ispiays a rising ten first degree of latitude et James Bsy, touch spread, or whatever 15 needed,
dency. In 1921 the figures came close National Parks Reserved
to $510,000,000. The Estimated grcs'e I Extensive areas have been reserved
agricultural wealth is even more ex I as ne.tural parks for the public in suit
'suasive. In 1926 it had almost reach - able sections, embracing lake, river
ed a total cf 92,500,000,000, Beth the' and island Scenery. Hotel accommo-
swing any plain or fancy stitch and
working evenly but loosely. Do not
mind the raw edges, they add to the
pleasing effect; let them fray as they
Will. Finish the edge by binding with
ribbon, with a crocheted scallop, or
number of farms operated by owners dation at these places is ample and not at all, In any case, your work
and the total cultivated area of the comlcrtable at any season. The won- will be soft to the touch and charming
province show a healthy increase.'eders of the Great Lakes, the most to the eye, like some antique or orien-
I'inaIiy there is actual increase of the bcautifal reaches of the St, Lawr-ital bit of drapery. One can knit tht
number of persons engaged on the encs and scores of inland lakes to strips instead of crocheting then!, us -
farms.
Of course the home market le int- part of the continent naw flock, all sinrple stitch;• plain knitting', back
proving, but tha general conclusion come into the holiday program of . and forth, is eifectivo, as is eced-
mu'st he that the •ecnsamers of Britain visitors 1,0 Toronto, where public stitch—knit one, purl One, casting 0,1
and the United states will continue to buildings, hotels, cdttca•t'onal and art la nnneven number of stitches to be -
require Ontario farm .products in larg i neuters, clubs, churches and hand -1 gin with, so they will alternate like
er quantities. i some business streets have some of tiny checks. A very pretty 09011
Our Mines I tlto oharm of Europe and America, too, stitch Is trade. by knitting one, then
on tho re -
All commun'` - ver, 'knit one, and rep:stt,
The urines of Ontario come next to I cs of mankind the
0
the farms inpoint of world interests
world over become more and more in turn row, legit the stitch, and slip the
r me terdependerie The tide of life is moat
P 1 i C t I 'over" without knitting, if tho first
which summer visl:ors from every' big large wooden noodles and any
can be made by joining six for the
meat -plate attd making two smaller
ones of three rings each; but the
mats can be made of any size and
shape required. The work is. interest-
ing and. there are many ways of mak-
ing pretty designs by combining small
rings with the large ones. I!
A Dress Hanger Hint.
Here is a "hanger" hint that some-
body who.has leen triad beyond the
limut of patience by.liaving'her "bests
go -to -meeting" gown or coat slip off
it shatlger repeatedly: Just take or-
dinary rubber bands and wrap several
times around the ends. This is ea
quickly applied' and effective remedy/
How to Knit the Kitchener'Toe.
During the war, thousands of socks
!were knit under the direction of the
:Red .C:ross with what was known as
1 "the Kitchener Toe." Inasmuch as
tit is now im,riesibls to got the direc-
tions from the Red Croke many of our
doubt 1 e it, tech in
rocuoton o out aiding Ontario
buoyant and bonen stitch of each row is sliPpecl, inscrk-
y s deepest i t L
Ilse already assum�eal ptepertlees of ors th s m s e,.t.
high rank ameng tate mineral produc-i Orstario offers many and varied world
Ing regions of the World. A value of activities,ttunities for contract with world
$00,0041,000 repress need by
a...„.„aand Ontario born people are
montes' rode -den E tl , to be round in every pert of the world,
1•eatret-s wur ,,U
ilio oificfal instructions printed dur-
ing the war•.
Having reached the place for the
�.
first. decreasing, proceed as follows:
within three stitches of the
w L
'Knit to
end of first needle, narrow, by knit-
' tin two together as usual, knit ono;
bcgiu`ning the second needle, knit one,
elle and Mill—that is, slip dna, knit
cue, draw the clipped stitch over the
,knitted one --then knit to within three
'stitches of the end, narrow, knit one;
!at beginning of tiro third needle knit
one, slip and bird, knit to end of
needle; knit -two rows or rounds
plai0, Repeat these three rounds
thre livres, knitting thein four times.
'in all, narrowing as directed at enol
'of first needle, at beginning' and end
of second and beginning of third;
then narrow in the same' way every
:other round, knitting but one plain
'round between, until twenty stitches
are left. Knit the five stitches of
first needle on to the third; break the
Yarn, . leaving an end about twelve
inches long, anti threat! this into a
worsted -needle, hold the sock so the
worsted -needle is at your right and,
nlwaya keeping the yarn under the
knitting -needles, which are wield to-
gether, weave the treat and back to-
• n ei'e,s
is InCerdepnd•enc i t f '• tug needle as if to pati, a neat edge gether, as follows; Pass the worsted -
metals, nickel, gold, silver and cepper,' "`
results,
A Needlecraft. Tip.
You can make very attractive and
serviceable hot -dish mats, using
P o re metas At hems our people have realized '
named, marks Ontario as a land of a ivory rings one inch in diameter, es.
high
antlard I' follows: Pillaring with sixty-four
treasure destined to at•>ttme the Isad-1 '` ofliving ui on reason_
ab ,sans of economic equalityas be- tiotlhlos, then work double in double, stitch of bai•.k needle as if purling,
arsh(p of the world in regard to sotne.l tw•een classes. Kconomie l f 'sure, around; in next row work e double and slip the stitch off the knitting -
needle through the first stitch of front
knitting -needle, as if knitting, and'slip
the stitch off the 7tnitting-needle`
pees through second stitch on front
needle as if purling, and leave the
stitch ou. Now pass through the -first
at least, of the most important min- fru .!amental in, character, may be
erals. Of nickel, Ontario eossesees somewhere in the very remote future,
practical world -monopoly. Ontarho but it is nowhere .proximate. Capital
ranks third among gold -producing investment upon an enlarging scale
countries. The fact that gold, sliver can open up so many additional fives
and other valuable minerals are de- ens of employment that the near
posited through all the pre -Cambrian future is locked forward to without
formation stretching across the en unrestricted optimism to find ten or
tlreprovince would implythat the ulti- even twenty mlllious cf people pro -
mate future of tine mining industry
caunot res yet be possiblyestitnated.
Pulp and Paper
The pulp and paper industry of On-
tario in recent years has taken away
from the lumber trade the spectacular
part at least of the harvest of the pro- vided for is perhaps the best testi-
vtn'olal forests, Captial to the mony of thie spirit. Laws are mild
amount et $200,000,000 is invested in and reasonable.
videcl for in great comfort in this rich-
ly The ^spirit ofd vthee old Ontario,
y ySettlCla' was
tine, and is presevod by their fle-
eCnndants. The generosity with which
education in all its branches is pro -
the processing of pulp and pudpwood.
The production of lumber and paper•
are ass.nred in perpetuity by a farsee-
ing conservative' policy undertaken by
the Government.
The gross annual value of Ontario's
manufactured products lisle attained a
figure cf approximately $1,500,000,000.
The urban tendency ins not as obvi-
mislytoward the creation of 'large can -
tree of population' as In ether coun-
tries. Toronto, which holds a place
among the big cities of the continent.
and of the f9crld, got its business im-
ps,tue early. in the horse manufacturing
movement, and is a sity,to be regard-
ed highly: according to all civic stand-
ards.
New .Industrial Era Near
But Ontario stands on the thres-
hold of a new industrial• era, a fact that
-increasing numbers of manufacturers
both o'Etlle'United States and Europe
The people of Ontario have in point
of fact a' great deal of work laid out
for them, and will welcome all comers
eligible fcr participation in a task of
high/ service tofthe industry. and cont-'
coerce of the world in the years to
come,
Tale of alLeg.
Capt, Harry H. Birkhol i wired
General Steamship Corporation ofil-
cers in San Francisco yesterday as
follows:
"Freighter Alaska's captain, E. L.
Oonctiu, operatod'on for appendicitis
Stop Second Captain, Legoff, in
charge."
Came the following. reply: "Sorry
about Cordin Stop Second captain's
leg off Is severe blow Stop wire fur,
ther details."—Los Angeles Examiner,
Book-lceeping can be easily learned
are recognizing, When it is remem- tit btlme. Al.) you need do is to refuse
';leered that.ebal. producing. countries to lend your volumes.
back -needle '•as if knitting, and. leave
the stitch: on the knitting-neeele ,Con -
thine"
thine frein•until.ab the stitches are.
taken off the needles, and fasten the
gain down the side in order to avoid;
any ridge across and of toe. 'When
properly made, there is apparently no
break in the continuity of stitches
from top to bottom of foot over the
toe—a toe -finish which means com-
fort to the wearer, — Needlecraft
Magazine.
War On Rust By Aviation
Planned U'ver Prairies
'Winnipeg—War on rust has been de-
clared by : the Dominion Government
and serious operations have com-
menced at Portage la Prairie.
For same daze residents of ''St.
Charles a suburb of Winnipeg have
been very curious over the arrival of
a high-powered airplane that has been
at aviation field there apparently
awaiting orders;
It transpires that the machine came
from Minneapolis, and cost some $15.-
000.
15,
000. 1t is equipped with the new
"Wright Whirlwind" engine, the •latest
thing in air power and made the flight
from Minneapolis at the average speed
of. 100 miles en hour. "
The machine carries 700 lis. of.
chemical dust and special machinery
for spreading tate same. Tlzis chemical
it is claimed destroys the mat spores
and renders wheat immune from the
abtack of thin• greatest scouge of the
wheat fields.
Flying at he' lit of about 50 .feet
over the wheat fields some 6,000 acres
a day can be treated but the machine
can operate ,at a height of 1,000 feet
when weather conditions are favor-
able and spread its antidote over a
much larger area.
It Just needs a pilot the operation
and its in charge ot flying officer
Shields of the Canadian Air Force.
The machine has been requisitioned
to start operations for several days
waitiiig far the `wheat to develop to
the stage whore the rust spores begin
to take effect. It is considered the
psychological remnant has arrived and
the war has started.
Ask Him Another,
'Hello, is that the pawnbroker's?" •
,Yoe, sfi."
' Wltat tuna is it, please?"
"I am not hero to tell you the
time,"
"Brut, sir, it's you who have got my
watch."—Pete Mete (Paris).
What Price Zyzzle?
"What wore Webster's last words?"
"Zymosis, zymotic, zymurgy."
Pennsylvania' Punch Bowl.
• About Rugs
Every Woman Should Know Feeding: Rabults
Thoroughly. this :Various , vt raising pal bits too •much caro,
Departments of Hn
orne 11 ak- canot':be giy'n tD feoding. Nlanyat
., mat nrt_�,ent tempts' Ott rabbttbreedn;g hate tall -
eel because ihe breederis were nncber
the impression -'that the little animals ,
FARD'FNOTES
A Wilton Is, a Wilton, and a 13rus- will, thrive on any kind of feed or
sols is, a Bturscle—and never the weeds, According to a Dominion De -
twain shall meet, according to the k•atiment of Agrlculturel bulletin on
majority of Amoriean rug and carpet rabbits, good hay' is one of the best
manufacturers, who through the Na- standard feeds ter these animals and
tional Better 13tislnees ilurcan have is- e'hculd be always kept be'foto them
clovers and. gaeseere are
not available. in addition the morn-
ingand .evening mese ,sten c' nsast
of brain anch as wheat or oats with an
occasional carrot or stick of celery.
Any of 'tins feed left in the teoug+hs
should be reraciVed e;ore the .next
Deeding. Dtfring;the• winter the grain.
m be ground, and ,Ee.d in the form ca
moistened mash, Puce,
cleafi water slroud¢l be given, 'and an e
occasional d'r'ink of milk may b e given
with advantage,
&mut Diseases Spread by Threshing
sued their spcchfic opinions as to the
when green characteristics .and Rubrics which i 1 1d .7 i
make up various well-known rug
typed.
"A Wilton," according o the defini-
tion of the rug manufacturers, "is a
wool or worsted cut -pile fabric con- b f
taining front two to s1x colors, woven
on a Wilton loom. The loom is equip-'
may ped with a certain attachment and a slightly s
achieves the pattern by means of
punched stencils which control the se-
method
e b i
lection of colors_ drawn oyer a wire,
one color at a time, from frames of
individual spools of skein -dyed yarn; Machines
the threads not selected by
tachnient to `make tiro pattern will
always be found buried throughout,
the centre of the fabric. '
' A Brussels- has the same charas
teristics •and le made by the sante c e
methocd;,df:ntanufacturo as a 1Vilton: h
It is woven on a'' loom, the colors h hi
being' picked up, one at.a blue, the one farm. to an t S .
balance remaining 'dead' in the centre'
of the fabric. The loops',forming the
Pile, however, are"°nnout,,which ie the.
only difference between a Wilton and
a Brussels.
"Alt Axminster is a wool. pile fablic
having any number of colors in com-
bination -with a' cotton and jute or
liner backing. The dyed yarns for
each row of tuft0 are wound around
the at•
spools whichare as wide as the. fabric
to be woven, the spools then being ar-
ranged in sequence on an overhead.
vertical rotating chain. A each spool
is revolved into place the ends of its
colored threads are inserted under
and around the warp, formd into a
V-shaped row and field in place by a
shot of filler.
"A Chenille is a wool pile fabric, re-
enforced with cotter] and Jute or Stair,.
the pile and backing being woven sep-
arately. The woven pile is cut into
V-shaped rows of strands, and these
are inserted into the b'acking.by weav-
ing to form the finisher. fabric.
"A Velvet is a out wool or worsted
pile fabric woven on a velvet loom and
having alt of the yarn ou the surface.
It may be made of solid, colors or may
have ,a design Formed .by printing the
colors on yarn wound around a cir-
cular drum, the dyad strands being
woven over wires, the loops being cut
I after weaving; or the design may be
stamped on the woven fabric,
"A Tapestry has: the same shar-
acteristics and is made by the same
method as a velvet, and like it has all
of the yarn on the surface. The de-
sign or solid color is, drum -printed
on the yarn or stamped on the woven
rug. The difference between the vel-
vet and the tapestry ie that in the lat-
ter the loops forming the pilo' are un-
cut."
Canada's First Locomotive Reproduced
The "Dorchester" was the Rama of tance of 10 utiles, . The. "Dorchester" floats representing historical subjects
the first locomotive, placed in srrvico
in Canada and it was in use 011 the
Champlain and St. Lawrence Rail-
road, built in 1635 and connecting La
was built in England by the Stephen•: were features, the "Dorchester," built
sons. The original line now forms at the Point St. Charles' shops of the
part of the Canadian National Rail-. Canadian National Railways, wai
ways system. I seen. AEtet•wards the reincarnation
On the occasion of the annual pro -1 of the first Canadian locomotive ap-
cession of the St. Jean Baptiste geared in the Diamond Jubilee par -
prairie and St. Johns, Quebec, a die- Society at Montreal where a series of , ade at Ottawa.
,1'
WATCH THAT LANTERN
Busy Season With New Hands
—Extra Care Called For
Soot the farm buildings will be
stared with the products of the field,
making the risk and foss from fire
very much greater, It is surprising
the number of barn ilres that might
have been avoided with a little care,
according _to Demty Fire lelarshal of
Ontario, George 7..Lewis, aril now be-
fore the results. of the,,eeason's labor
is stored in these banns, is the time to
exercise that care.
Especially when left on the floor
where it may easily be kicked ever by
horses or cattle, the coal oil lantern,'
seethe lir. Lewis, is one of the most
fertile causes cf fire loss. FIe sug
gents having a .Petr hooks - placed et
convenience distances apart fastened
to the ceiling in all stables. Hanging
on these the lanterns will not only
give a better• light, but will be out of
the way of any ordinates accident.
Where pcss•ihle the Deputy Fire
Marshall strongly urges the installa-
tion of electric- lights. or the use of
safety lanterns, '
He would strictly prohibit stroking
it or about farm buildingsandstates
that ntatchee should not be carried
loos/ 1a the pockeus. "A ma:>'h
may cosily be pulled out with a hand-
kerchief," he says, 'ani will drop in
the hay or other highly inflammable
material. -At threshing time special
procautlens are mee d, The barn
owner •should make Sure that proper
Spank errestere
ai installed on all
engines, particularly when wood is be-,
ing seethe fuel, and it 15 a good hilar/
to have some extra,chemical fire ex-
ttngueshers bandy in the mow at this
time when there is more activity three
n,•ral and when a machine with many
rapidly proving farts and bearing
which n:a;e heat up is in cperatlon,
cioxcRt
I Why They Threw Him Out.,
I "Why did they throw him out of
the prohibition society's concert•?''
"His enunciation Is poor and he
macre the oldeeong sound like 'Drink
To Mo Only With Your Tense."
One very essential precaution to, be:
taken for the prevention of the spread
of smut diseases of cereals is to make
certain that the threshing machine is
1 an and free from smut spores be;
fare using, et. The -practice in• vogue
ot. moving t reeh ng mac roes'.from
tithe •- :is, anaemiatodly
•`risdderable extent
responsidtle,to� n co
for the spread of smut 'and' its intro-
duction into farms• . prevjousiy free.,
from the disease.
A simple and .effective method for
the disinfection of threshing ma-
chines Is recommended in a cdmpre-
isenslve bulletin on the Smut Diseases
of Cultivated .Plants, • distributed by
the Pi'bldcatione Branch, Department
of Agriculture, Ottawa. .The ma -
thine is .first thoroughly event inside
and out to get rid of weed seeds. Some
sacking or aid bags immersed fn
formalin—one pound to one galien of.
water—are then placed inside the ma-
chine, and all openings closed or cov-
ered so that the evaporating•formalde-
hyde will be retained, " In this way
the vitality of any smut spores will be
effectively destroyed while the ma-
chine is travelling from cue farm to
another. After five cr six Ileum 01
this fumigation the Mettle of the ma-
chine will contain no living smut
spores. The outside' of the machine,
wagon, racks, implements, etc,, may
be rapidly sterilized by means of an
ordinary knapsack sprayer filled with
the farnralin solution. Tit's whole
Procedure means about half an hour's
work and costs very little.
Getting Rid of Couch Grass,
ut there is long
After ha is a
e
A Y
period before winter :which offers
a good oppertunity for the des-
truction of perennial weeds such as
couch by means of after harvest eulti-
vation. The superintendent of the
Experimental Station at Fredericton,
in describing this process •cf eradica-
tion, states ' that the hay should ,bo cut
early, before the couch grass has a
chance to ripen seed, and the land
then picughed. A jointer should be
used so that all the grass will be
covered, and the furrow should be
thrown down flat. After .ploughing
tiro land should Ire immediately diet-
ed,
ie ted, setting the disk lightly so that it
will not turn up the :furrow and driv-
ing It the sante way as the field was
ploughed. The disk should be lap-
ped so that the field will be disked
twice !n going over it Duce. This
operation should be repeated with the
disk sot a little deeper, until there is ,
a crust mulch ,ever all the surface of
the field. A week or ten days later'
it should be gone over -again setting
the disk at a steeper angle and if the
sod does not turn over it ehculd be
cross disked, Each week or. ten
days the operation shopid be repeated
-
taking care to see that no couch ap-
r•sai•a on the surface. After a few
w•e•edcs, a spring tooth harrow or cults•
vator should be used and the land Cul-
tivated bath ways, but not deep -en-
ough to turn up the sod, repeating the
process every week or ten clays until
winter sets in. ?se
This treatment will clear the land.'
'of couch grass without the iteceasity
of bare fallow, It takes time and
means a good deal of work but couch
is such a troublesome weed : that al-
most any effort that will rid a Eartnt c'E
It. is worth while.
Harvesting Tobaccos
Tho s silt•stalk`method of harvesting 44
tobacco has invariably proven super-.
for to the spudding or needling method
in experiments con;lucted for ten
years at the I arrgw, Ontario, Experi-
mental Station. In using the split -
stalk method four -feet laths, are dis-
tributed along everyfourth row in the
field 'sotnetmtee. before harvesting.
When ripe the plant ie harvested by
splittingthe sialic. with a 'ratite clown
to a few inches from the base, milling
it off close to the ground,and allowing
it to -;lie there until pieced on the
laths, five or six to a lath, and battled
to tlt•e• barn, . Thio, .method shortens
the curing period from two to ei:c
weeks, lessens barn damage, e;iurin-
etes swelled sterns, and gives.a brigh-
tr ecdrored ia•af;
In the Modern Theatre.
"Get good seats du the' movie lion•
ace?,.
"Rather! we were reeky enough
to get a couple within easy walking
distance of the entrance."—Life.
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"Distant harbors are to the British
people what railway stations are to
tie Atnerlcan."—J. L, Garvin.
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