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The Seaforth News, 1946-01-03, Page 13,THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1946 THE SEAFORTH NEWS Oratorical or�t.tes SpoflsOr'ed By SEAFORTH LIONS CLUB WILL BE HELD IN THE HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM • 1 . m• hat . 5 Jan. 4t 8 Friday J Fr Y� �P Seaforth Lions extend a cordial invitation to everyone ,one to be present and to encourage the contestants. _ Subject of Addresses:- C ".anada's Future AsA Nation" Admission Free NOTICE. Having purchased the Woolsey Bakery, '_ we will operate both stores.. With the same slogan "The Home Of Good Things To Eat" JAMESAD -acDONL IVI A. Phones 22 and 37 SUNNYVALE CHICKS` BRED RiGHT HATCHED RIGHT PRICED RIGHT `. R. O. P. Sired Barred Rocks .Leghorn x Rock Hybrids All breeders government approved and blood -tested against regular and X pullorum thus qualifying for shipment any where in Canada 18 YEARS SUCCESSFUL HATCHING OF QUALITY CHICKS Free circular and Price List SUNNYVALE POULTRY FARM Andrew A. Moore, Prop. " Phone 666 r 3, Seaforth it BORN REEVES -At Scott Memorial Hospital on Dec, 30th, to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Reeves, Seaforth, a daughter.. McCOWAN-At Scott. Memorial Hos- pital, on Dec. 30th, to Mr. and.Mrs. Kenneth McGowan, Brucefield, a daughters AGAR -At Scott Memorial Hospital, on Dec. 318t, to Mr. and Mrs, Gerald Agar, Staffa, a daughter. SOMERVILLE-At Scott ,Memorial Hospital, on Jan. 2nd, to Mr, and Mrs. Walter Somerville, Walton, a daughter. MacINNES-On, Dec. 23rd 1945, at . Galt Hospital, to Mr, and Mrs. Stuart Maclnnes (Ferne . Wheat- ley) the gift of'a son. KI-PPEN EAST On Friday evening December 28th, •Hensall Town Hall, the Kippen -East Women's Institute tendered' a turkey- dinner to fifteen of the 23 service men and their escorts,- to whom they had sent boxes during the war years. The members and their husbands and the box packing com- mittee and their escorts were all pre - CHESTERFIELDS & OCCASIONAL CHAIRS Repaired & Recovered Also Auto Seats and Backs, -Verandah Swings & Steamer Chairs Repaired. Free Pick- up and Delivery , Clifford Upholstering Co. Stratford Telephone 579 For further information apply -at Box'st Furniture Store SEAFORTH Spence's Produce - GOVERNMENT REGISTERED EGG'GRADING, STATION Highest Cash Prices paid for Eggs and Poultry Phone 170-W, Seaforth • sent, totalling one hundred. The hall and tables were beautifully decorated with evergreen, and Cln'istma.s . dec- orations, and candles in green and red. After all bad partakenof a dello- Mite meal, Mrs. Glenn McLean pro •posed a toast to the service men, ex Pressing pleasure at. seeing them hone again and of the deep debt we all ov e.to these young men. Sgt: Bill McLean replied thanking the ladies for their many kindnesses and how much .it had meant to them all while overseas, Rev, R. A. Brook of Hen - sell proposed a toast. to King and Country dealing with the important piece our Bing and Queen hold in our affections and of the tremendous in- dustrial strides our young nation has made in the past five years. All sang O Canada, Mrs. .William Kyle, presi- dent of liippen War Charities, read the presentation :.address and Mi's. John Sinclair presented the boys each with a signet ring. With the singing of Auld Lang Syne, the ladies cleared the hall and Min'dock's orchestra supplied music for an old tyme dance attended by over five hundred per- sons. Fancy caps, horns and stream- ers added to the enjoyinent of the young people until_ the early ltoni's of the morning.-Coiutnittee in charge were Mrs, W. Kyle, Mrs. R. Dal- rymple "'Mrs. Jas, W. McLean,, Mrs. N. Long, Mrs. J. McLellan, Mrs. J. Sinclair, Mrs. G. McLean, Mrs. 0. Slavin, Mrs, -W. Workman.. ' STAFFA James Joseph Burns died suddenly in Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth, on Thursday, Dec. 27, after a very short'illness. He was born iu l'Iibbert township April -19, 1879, son ,of the late James Burns and Jane Feeney Burns, The funeral mass was sung by Rev, Dr. Ffoulkes on Saturday morn- ing in Dublin, and interment took place in St. Patrick's cemetery there. The pallbearers were six 'nephews, Kenneth Burns, Harry Burns, Joseph Burns, and Dan, Burns, Staffa; and Joseph O'Rourke and Frank O'Rourke, Detroit. Among those from a distance attending the.funeral 'were Mrs. Jas. P. Donnelly, Detroit and her daugh- ter -Colleen; Mr. Leo Perry, Windsor; Miss Jean Burns, Mr, George Holtz- hauer, Galt. DUBLIN Miss r. Marie Dillon, Mitchell, and Miss Geraldine Dillon, Kitchener, with their parents, Mr. and Mrs: Louis Dillon. Want and For Sale Ads, 1 week. 25c DEAD AND DISABLED ' ANIMALS REMOVED PROMPTLY PHONE COLLECT:-- SEAFORTH 15, EXETER 235 DARLING & CO. OF CANADA, LTD. • (Essential War Industry) DEAD or DISABLED Quickly removed in clean, sanitary`truclzs, Phone collect 219 MITCHELL WILLIAM STONE SONS LIMITED' TOWN TOPICS Sto 1-0 Harry Gilbert, from H. M. S. Puncher, is home with ,his parents for a feu days.'over the New Year, He expects to receive his discharge shortly. Mr Allan Ryan leaves neat week for Ajax to 'attend S P,S, at Toronto University, Mr. and Mrs, A. E. Cluff of North Tonawanda, N.Y., and Mrs. Susan Barron of Stratford were here on Friday attending the funeral of Mrs. Jn it Barron. o t Mr, Reuben Stevens, Waterloo, was a New Year's visitor at the Home of his daughter and son-in-law, Mr, and Mrs, Norman MacLean. Master Ronald Sills has returned after spending the Christmas vaca- tion in Toronto with Mr. and Mrs. E. C. McClelland. . Mr, Jack Dorsey, Toronto, spent New Year's at the home of Itis aunt and uncle, Mt'. Joseph Dorsey • and' Muss Minnie Dorsey.. Misses Mary ,McIver, Toronto, and Teresa McIver, 'London, were guests- over. New Years at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter McIver: Mr. and Mrs, Clendon Christie, Kit- chener, spent the holiday with relat- ives here. , Mrs. Sarah MacMillan, 'Stratford, is visiting at the homes of he_r daugh- ters, Mrs.. T. I. Fox and Mrs. E. Andrews, Miss Marion McGavin, student nurse at St, Joseph's Hospital, Lon- don, visited with her parents, Mr. anis Mrs, George McGavin over the holi- day, • 1 Miss Loretta Maloney spent•ChrIst- 'mas week With her sister, Mrs: Arm- and Bedonr and Mn Bailout, Godericlt. Mr, and Mrs. G. A.• Whitney spent New Year's in Stratford with Mr. and Mrs, Miller., Prof, and -Mrs. J. R. Scott returned t6 Toronto on. Monday. alt's Miss Marie Hicknell 0f St. Jos et Hospital, Chatham, silent Christmas with her fattier alt'. Thomas Hicknell, ' Bit, Thomas Hicknell has arrived home after spending the .summer on. the C. D. Secord, • Mr, and MPs, Clayton T,aithwaite and family, Goderich, and Mr, and Mrs. Duncan Cooper and son, Kippen, were New Year visitors at the home of Mr: and Mrs. John Hotham Sr, Pte, Patrick Cleary, Halifax, visited this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William,Cloary Mr, James Kelly, Toronto; spent the holiday at the hone of his parents Mr. and Mrs, W. Kelly,, Miss Helen McKercher, Toronto, spent New Year'S at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Finlay Mc-. Kercher. Mrs. Ralph McFadden spent the week end at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. George MacDonald, Sti'attoed. Mrs. J. B. Higgins and Master James Higgins have "returned home after spending the Christmas holidays at the home of her parents, Mi'. and Mrs. C. Maudsley, Brantford. Mrs. E. C. Barrett . and children Billie and Ann Louise, Hamilton, spent Christmas and New Year's at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Eberhart. Mr: Garnet Barron, of Vancouver, arrived on Monday, having been called' Here by the death, of, his mother, the late Mrs, Barron, Mr. arid Mrs. Armor Dundas, Lon- don, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dundas, To- ronto,' Miss Matilda. Dundas, New York, Mrs and Mrs, Torrance Dundas, Blyth, and. Mr. and'Mt•s.• Willis. Dun- das, Walton, were guests of their mother, Mrs. W. A. Dundas, during the holidays. . Miss Ida Dundas of Toronto•was a guest of her aunt, Mrs. W. A. Dundee, during the holiday. • Miss Ethel MacKay of Toronto, was the. guest. of her mother, ,Birs. Mac, Kay, Jarvis st., during the holidays. Mr. JIloyd Dinnht, Windsor, was a New 'Year guest at the home .of his mother, Mrs E. Dinnin, Dr. and Mrs: Martin Stapleton were in.Sarnia. on Monday attending the funeral of his nephew, the late Mss. ter James Michei, and son Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Reid Ronald, Hamilton, were guests 'over the, holiday at the home of his brother Mr. Merton Reid:" . Miss Margaret Smith and Sandra McKellar, Toronto, were New Year's visitors at the home of tine former's parents, Mar, and Mrs. W. Smith. Miss Marjorie Bickel', of _:Poronto, spent the. holiday with friends in town. Miss Alnta Finnigan, RN..? Toronto, was a guest over New Year's at the home of her parents, M1., and Mrs. Frank 'Finnigan. Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Balfour, Pres- ton, spent New Year's with relatives here, :Mrs. John Best, Toronto, was a New Year visitor with friends in town, • Mr. and Mrs.. Hilson Whiteford of Ingersoll and Carman Herdman, • Ing- ersoll, Mr. and '1VIrt. Squire Her'clniae' and Helen, Centralia, Antos and Her- man Herdman, Elintville, and Clayton. Herdman, Toronto, were guests sm'ing the holiday. season' with Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. Bradshaw. • • Mrs. ;hose Cotter and slaughters .Mary Ann anil 'Patsy, Detroit spent the holiday at the home of her paa' ents, Mr, and Mrs. N. Dunn. Mr, and Mrs. Frank Whyte, Brant- ford, were holiday guests at the home of the latter's another, Mips. B. Cleary. Mr,.and.Mrs. Rae Dunn and tastily, 'Detroit, were guests this week at the home of the latter's parents, Mi•. and Mrs. N. Dunn. Mr, and Mrs. A. Bedour, Zurich,. spent • New Year's at the home of her. mother, Mrs, Teresa Maloney. Miss. June Shaw visited last week with relatives in Detroit. Mr, Blair Shaw returned to' his school -at Tilbury after spending the I days with his mother', Mrs, Pearl. Shaw. ~Miss Edith -Wallace has returned to Oakville after spending the holiday: with her mother,' Mrs. W. G. •Wallace. • Mrs, J. R. Dunlop of, Galt spent zhe. week end with Mr. and'. Mrs, 'J, •A, Storey. .Mr. Leo Hicknell returned to ,St. A.Fratha after spending Christmas va- cation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Peter Hicknell, WALTON `tubs. Bert Anderson' of Blyth, was hostess to the annual' Christmas s party of the Sunday School children of St. George's Anglican Church, Walton. on Saturday aftexnogn, The children, accompanied by Mrs, Wm, Humphries, arrived by train and spent a delightful afternoon singing carols, playing games and present- ing their Christmas program. One of Santa's helpers arrived about 4 o'clock and' distributed gifts, can- diesand oranges to each child. Mrs. Anderson, who taught the Interme- diate S.S. Class for several years, and was also secretary' treasurer of the S.S. was presented with a lovely box of stationery from the children A couple of weeks ago she was also made the recipient of a -beautiful gold bracelet from the Ladies Guild where nt she served as secretary treas- urer' of the organization for several years. At the close of the children's party lunch was served by Mrs. An- derson, assisted by her mother and sister, and the children returned to' their homes in Walton, by train. LAC. Frank Marshall arrived on the noon train on Monday morning when quite a crowd was present to greet him,' Frank, who is the son of Mr, 'and Mrs, J. A. Marshall, had been overseas two year's, returning on the Queen Elizabeth, Frank, who has been in radar work was stationed at Hamilton; Clinton and in Sydney, `Nova Scotia. He is spending 30 days leave here before returning to Tor- onto. A brother, Sgt„ Barry Marsh- all, who is in the postal . corps, is still in England, having been over- seas for three years, Barry expects to return to Canada in the spring. Mr. and Mrs, J. A. Marshall and LAC. Frank Marshall spent New Years at the home of Mr, and Mrs: W. 3. Bennett. Christmas services were held in St. George's Church on Dec. 23 and. 30. The Rector, Rev. M. F. Oldham officiating. On Dec. 23 the Christ mas Holy Communion was celebrat- ed. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart: Humphries and son Bobby at Windsor Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hollinger and sou Charles, of Hamilton, with her parents, Mr. and Mi s. ('bas. Pollard. Mts. R. W. Hoy of Welland at her home' in Walton. Mr, and Mrs. Geo. E. Pollard and children in Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Sanderson, Wrox- eter. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Watson, her sister. Captain Robinson. 0. Hamilton and Mrs. Hamilton were holidaying at Brussels and Walton. Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Williamson, of Grey, celebrated their 35th wed- ding anniversary at their hone on Christmas Day,: They were married in Seaforth on December 28, 1910, by Rev, David Rogers. The bride was formerly Gertrude Forbes, daught- er of the late Mr. ,and Mrs. Samuel Forbes, of McKillop Township. They have a family of three sons and five daughters, all of whom were present for the celebration. They ,also have seven grandchildren, The dining room was tastefully decorated for the occasion with pink and white streamers and candles. The table was ,centred by a three-storey wed- ding cake, and twenty-two sat down to a sumptuous wedding dinner, 111any gifts and messages of congrat- ulations were received during- the day and the best wishes of a host of friends go to Mr. and Mrs. William- son in the wish that they may enjoy many more ;happy years together. Heads. Exeter-Hensall. Legion. For 5th Term A special meeting of Branch 167, Exeter and Hensel] Canadian Le- gion, B.E.S.L,, was held t6 initiate 14 new member's and electign of officers for 1946. Comrade W. C. Stone was to have received his life membership but died in Westminster Hospital, London. on December 27. A period of one minute silence was called by President Comrade Pooley in respect to Comrade Stone whose funeral took place at Hensall on Monday. December 31, at 1.30, Interment is at Exeter Cemetery. The following office's were elected: President, R. E. Pooley (for fifth term by acclamation)' vice-presi- dents, R. Dinney, I Kipfer sergeant of arms, Hunter Dewar; executives, G. Davis, J. Hendry, W. Shepherd, J. Bonthron, S. McArthur and R. Knight. Committees - Entertain- ment, A. Clark and A. Easton; mem- bership, S. McArthur and J. Willis; sick and. visiting, Steiner and God- dard; adjustment, R. E. Pooley; building; R. E. Pooley, I. Kipfer, A. 'Easton; pianist, W. Tyson; master of. ceremonies, S. McArthur; standard bearers, D. Sangster and G. Sang- ster, Kyle, J. Pryde, A, Simmons, C. Knight; chaplain, Rev. W. Moir. Steel Fish Tug Opens Channel History was made in both the in- dustrial and fishing life of Godes ich when the first steel boat manu- factured in this town, opened a channel through the ice to allow MacDonaid's fishing' boat, "The Mac" to go oat to lift nets laid 16 days, previously. The steel boat built and named for its owner W. J. Mac- Leod, of Bayfield, by the Mathis - Welding Company, Godericlt, is 40 feet long and has a beam of 13 feet, two inches. It weighs 10 tons and is .operated . by a 300 Horse-powel' en- gine. It was constructed in the weld- ing shop, and towed. on its side over the snow to the dock by Beit Gold- thorpes truck and launched in the harbour about 10 days ago. With the MacDonald` tug in tow, it cut through 10 inches of ice in the harb- or and for half a mile out on the lake. With a three-man crew Mr. MacLeod piloted. his, boat through the ice. Then Mr; ' MacDonald con- tinued on' to .the, nets which were • set in 45 fathoms of water 10 miles out 'on the lake. "The Mac" was sone seven hours, and' returned through a drenching rain' with over a tort of fish, the steel tug open- ing the channel, This is the latest date for lifting the . nets known in marine circles here for many years. TUCKERSMITH The Tuckersnlith ladies' Club will hold their meeting on Wednesday, Jan 9th at the home of Mrs. Edwin Johns, The roll th l call will be e agenda of the club for 1946. Mr. and Mrs, Harry .Norris and fancily spent New Year's at the home of his brother, Dr. and alt's, Lance Norris, in Wyoming. Mr, Lyle Norris of 'Detroit was also a visitor, Miss Rose. Plupek of Sombre. has been engaged as teacher of S.S. r3 Science May ReallyT� Control The Weather Karl Ver' Steeg, geology profes- sor of 'Wooster College, writing in The American Weekly in this Sun- day's (January 6) issue of The De- troit Sunday Times, tells how scient- ists are planning to bring New England balmy 'winters and change the weather in other parts of the world by diverting ocean, currents. Get Sunday's Detroit Tines, Welcome Battery Plans were completed to welcome home the 990 Battery at'Wingham, The battery arrives in New York on the. Queen Elizabeth, on Decem- ber.27,, and at C.N.R. station there. The platform of the station is re - reserved for relatives. Members of the Legion and the local battery form a cordon about the station. The battery parades to the armories and the salute taken near the curling rink, Too -Have Hat Lunches' Following presentation of -a re- port by Trustee McInnes to Clinton Board of Education, it was decided that a capable woman be employed to prepare. lunches daily, using the science, row. The committee re- commended that hot drinks and hot lunches be given provided proper facilities for serving and supervi- sion were available. With 70 or 80 students, and probably more next year, conditions would be congested for self-service.; Morley Cecil Jordan Death came with startling sudden- ness to Morley Cecil Jordan at his home' in Clinton, Mr. Jordan had been chatting with some friends and was stricken with a heart attack. Mt'. Jordan was born in Perth County on July 23rd., 1894, a sonof the late Samuel Jordan and Martha David- son For some years he conducted a grocery business. For 30 years he had been a rural nail courier, 22 years at Clinton and 8 years at Bel - grave. He went to Clinton 22 years ago after living at Brussels, Bel - grave, and Vancouver, Mr, Jordan was a member of Clinton Lodge, A. .&A,M. He was a Presbyterian. In February, 1928,.he married Mary Walton, who survives with one daughter, Joan at home. Also sur- viving are one brother, George, Bel - grave, and two sisters, (Gladys), Mr's. Arthur Groves, Clinton; and iJenniel Mrs. W. L. Wheeler, Van- couver. Burial took place in the Clinton .cemetery. Dairy Report - The following figures are from the Dairy Report of the Ontario Dept. of Agriculture: I•iuron County - Buttes' Produc- tion: 11 months ending Nov., 1944, 4,551.807: 11 months ending Nov., 1945, 4,288,790; November, 1944, 300:241; November, 1945, 232;5:65. Huron County - Cheddar Cheese Production; 11 months ending Nov., 1944, 1,215,012; 11 months ending 'Nov., 1945, 1,502,509; November; 1944, 78,764; November, 1945, 91,- 122, Perth County - Production: 11 months ending Nov., 1044, 4,738,- 396; 11 months ending Nov., 1945, 5,2"0,380, November, 1944, 387,- 17S; November, 1945. 278,821. Perth County - Cheddar Cheese Production: 11 months ending Nov,, 1944, 4.445,628; 11 months ending Nov.,: 1945, 4,371,502: November, 1944. 286,383: November 1945, 131.,116. • PLACE ORDERS NOW FOR SEED POTATOES Due to a comparative short crop of potatoes in Canada this year and a heavy demand for certified seed potatoes growers and dealers are urged by the Agricultural Depart- ment -to place orders for their seed potato requirements for 1946 as soon as possible and to make a def- inite arrangement with shippers for taking delivery. Orders should be placed not later than January 15, says the Department. Shippers will give priority to orders for Irish Cob- blers for early planting, provided that such orders are placed without delay, Failure to place orders before January 15 and to make arrange- ments for deliveiy will, the Depart- ment emphasizes, mean disappoint- ment and inconvenience to growers. The Department points out that :'rowers intending to grow table po- tatoes will find certified seed is the most profitable to use and fol' grow- ing gcer tified seed Foundation or Foundation A class are required. The 1945 crop is estimated at about 60,392,000 bushels, about 22,- 000,000 bushels below the 1944 out - nut and 7,693,000 bushels below the five-year average. Orders for Canadian Certified Seed Potatoes amounting to about two million bushels have been received from the United States, Cuba, South Africa, Venezuela, Ar- gentina, Mexico, Uruguay, Bermuda, Jamaica, Panama, Dchninican Repub- lic, Newfoundland and the British West Indies and inquiries have been received from Brazil, France, Bel- pium, Suva. and Fiji. Recent orders from the Argentine are the first re- ceivedfrom that eountry since 1941. Shipping difficulties, due to the war, nreventecl the Argentine from Lay- ing Certified Seed'Potatoes from -Canada, forthree years. Foreign countries buy Canadian Certified Seed Potatoes because- of their high reproductive qualities and freedom from disease. Will Reside Ian Mitchell Mr, and Mrs, Daniel Wilhelm have. taken up residence in the former Mrs, Sarah Balfour home in Mitcht e11, which they 1 ur chaaed from her, recently, Mr. Wilhelmiformerly op- erated his farm at the West end of Mitchell but sold it to the. govern- rent through the Veterans' Land Act, He has been working for the Hesky Flax for the past four year's to addition to conducting his farm. Wingham Gives 99th Field Battery A Noisy Reception Led by a"home town boy,' the Birth. Field Battery, R.C.A., was swept up in a rousing' welcome at. Wingltam, and some of the official reception program failed to materialize. But the im- promptu welcome was something else again. Almost the entire town turned out in rain and snow to make sure the boys knew IVingltant was proud of its own unit, The troops fought des- perately to get to their relatives and friends on the 'jammed station plat- form. It took one nun at least eight minutes to travel the 20 -odd feet to where his wife stood, happy, tears streaming down her face. The parade was canceled and everybody headed " for the official reception on their own. The 99th was formed in 1937, went' active August 24, 1941, and pro- ceeded overseas in the fall of 1943. It landed iu Normandy June 6, 1945, and fought in the, Caen battles and the Falaise engagements. It tools part in the Siegfried Line assault and the clearing of west bank of the Rhine. Morris Flyer Was Killed In Crash Mrs. Edna Young, 5th Concession of Morris Township, received the news that her son, Flight Lieut. W. Archie Young, had been killed in a plane crash at Oslo, Norway. Ac- cording to cable despatches four Canadians wer among 17 persons killed in the crash of a.twin-engined military transport plane 'near Oslo; The plane was from the R.A.F. Transport Command. Canadians kil- led were Flt. Lt. W. A. Young, F0. K. F. Study, Verdun, Que., P0. W. W. R. Fee, Toronto; 0. R.J.N.A. Da gentis, Montreal, Flt. Lt. Young was the oldest of four brothers who were all in the services. Norman ,and Ern- est returned from overseas in Au- gust and Ebner is in England and expects to return home soon. Archie enlisted in the fall .of 1941, at Lon- don, and after training at Brock- ville, Sky Harbour, graduated at Centralia as a pilot in April, 1943. He was commissioned as a Pilot Of- ficer at that time. After being sta- tioned at North bay for a short per- iod he went to the R.A.F. Transport Command flying from Nassau in the Bahamas, In June this year he was transferred to England and has been doing transport and passenger fly- ing, ICE-COLD WATER BAD FOR LIVESTOCK In the winter time, as well as in summer, a liberal supply of good, clean water is a necessity for all an- imals on the farm, particularly dairy cows, but ice-cold water should not be put before theta. It is important that the chill be taken off drinking water. Apart from the humanitarian Point of view, feeding ice-cold water tofarm live stock is bad practice. The animals will not drink enough water and the small amount they mat' drink checks natural functions. Constipation, illthrift, and some- times indigestion follow in the wake, A heater in the drinking tank will not only avoid much ice chopping but will contribute decidedly to the health and welfare of the farm stock. Warm water is relaxing and substitutes in part for succulent feed. Half a pail of tepid water has brought many a horse round after an immersion or after a cold hard drive. Swine do poorly on ice-cold drinks. Also many horses suffer from toothache, so that forcing an ice-cold bit between their jaws is an act of unintentional cruelty. Dip- ping the bit in a bucket of tepid water will obviate any suffering on the liar't of the horse. THREE BIG ELEMENTS IN FERTILIZERS The elements nitrogen, phosphor- us, hosphorus, and potassium are of great im- portance to plant growth. Commer- cial fertilizers may carry one, com- binations of two, or all three of these elements. If three are present, the material is called a complete fertilizer. A quick method of indi- cating the percentage of each ele- ment in complete fertilizers, and also.• in fertilizers containing only two of the three elements is in com- mon use. For example, a 4-3.10 fer- tilizer contains 4 per cent of nitro gen; 3 per cent phosphate (expres- sed as phosphoric acid anhydride), and 10 per cent potash. This order of expressing such analyses is alwaye given as above; that is nitrogen, phosphate and potash. M case the fertilizer carries nit- rogen and phosphate but no potash. it is usual t0 refer only to the nitro- gen and phosphate content, .4. fer- tilizer containing 13 per cent- nitro-,, gen and 43 phosphate but no potash is spoke' of as an 11-4S fertilizer rather than 11-45.0, Again one con- taining 2 per cent nitrogen and 19 per cent phosphate but no potash is spoken of as 2-19 instead of 2-19-0, In ` single element fertilizers, ni- trogen is commonly sold in such compounds as ammonium sulphate, or nitrate of soda, although there are many other nitrogen carriers, including organic materials such as blood meal.. Ammonium sulphate contains approximately 12 per cert and nitrate of soda 15 per cent ni- trogen, Other nitrogen -carriers may have from a few per cent to es high as 40 per .cent of nitrogen. 'Super- phoslrhates contain 16 per cent to 20 pet. cent phosphate, while triple su- pephgsphates will contain 40 par tent to 45 'per cent. The main (muriates) com- ps .potash sul- phates anschlorides of ': potash.