The Seaforth News, 1947-09-11, Page 70
Corn Root System
Seven Miles Long
There's more to a field of
growing corn than meets the eye,
especially during these flays of "corn
weather time" when the cornfields
put on a "Tack -and -the -beanstalk"
performance.
Some scientific observations on
corn's 'remarkable capacity to
grow quickly were reported by Dr,
T. A. Kiesselbach, well-known ag-
ronomist.,
Corn, for example, on en aver-
age July day grows about two
and a half inches every 24 hours,
but if conditions are exceptionally
good it will grow as much as four
Inches a day.
University research has shown
that corn grows exactly as much
during ,he day as at night, con -
teary to a general notion that it
does most of its growing at
night;
Corn, on the average, .rises
from a height of 30 inches to
about 100 inchea during the four
week July 5 to August 5 "corn
weather season," a rate of growth ,
whichis one of the greatest per
day of any crop grown in the
cornbelt,
During its first week above
the ground the corn plant has
about 15 square inches of leaves.
At the end of eight weeks of
growth it has 1,400 square inches
of leaves, or snore than 'enough i
to cover an ordinary card table.
The corn plant draws its mois-
ture from a vast fibrous root sys-
tem which when the plant
reaches maturity is over seven -
milcs long if all of them were
placed end to end; and the roots
run six feet below the surface.
About half of the corn plant's
lap is expended before it reaches
the silking stage; and the other
hall is consumed in developing
and maturing the ears.
"Ideal corn weather" should
include plenty of moisture in the
soil surrounding the corn plant,
and hot dry weather with tempe-
ratures averaging between 90 and
100 degrees during the day.
These cont,lusions, Dr. Kiessel-
bach points out, are based on
corn grown at the university's
agronomy farm and are applicable
to corn grown in the cornbelt
states.
Comfort for Cattle
Cattle cars are becoming as
comfortable, almost, as Pullmans.
At any rate, they now have anti -
friction roller -bearing journal box-
es and the latest sorts of spring
nndcrframes and air brakes, and
they snake it possible to cut the
former travel time from range to
market in hail, t.
That is as it should be, Nothing
can be too good for the, gentle
creatures that provide us with
beef -steak, if and when we can
afford it. —New York Times.
ACTION DISPLAYS
FROM ALL THE WORLD
See it
at the
.E
Scores of nations invite you
to see how they live and
work and play, The world's
finest music ... advanced
techniques of agriculture,
Education and Science,,,
beauty and art and industry
are at the G.N.E. And
there's fun, sports, fire-
works and thrills for every-
one in this wofld-fatnous
exhibition.
J. A. SCYTHES ELWOOD A. HUGHES
Proridenl a General Manaaur
CANADIAN NATIONAL
EXetIBITtCN
—Photc by FuI1-O-Pep Photographer
Home from Germany.—Mr. Ross Hancock, from Gravenhurst snapped with his wife and neph-
ew while resting with other tired sightseers at the C.N.E. Mr. Hancock was active with the
R.C.A.F. Graves Commission and arrived home from Germany several weeks ago.
FAI
TIMNi
The crowds at the Canadian
National Exhibition this year broke
records in more ways than one. As
your Ful -O -Pep reporter roamed
through the throngs he rapidly ac-
quired the knack of spotting the out-
of-town visitors. The non-residents
of Toronto seemed much more at
home in the Fair Grounds than the
city folk. This isn't really surprising
when one remembers that over 250
fairs and exhibitions arc held every
year in the small towns of Ontario.
As a result, the small town and rural
sightseers found their way around
the Exhibition Grounds with the air
of old veterans, whereas the city
man in many cases had the bewilder-
ed mien of a tourist
* * *
The Teen Town booth proved a
popular rendezvous for the younger
set who, on the whole, seemed more
interested in the cultural exhibits
than the glitter of the Midway -and
glitter there was a -plenty along this
popular boulevard!
* * *
The livestock was of prime inter-
est to many of the out-of-town
visitors. The competition was keen in
alt classes, and such top-notch en-
tries as the. Ayrshire bull, Braeheid
Barr Imperial, owned by A. j. Leid-
IG
LIGHTS
by Your Ful -O -Pep Reporter
man Sr Sons of Caledonia, provided
real eye -appeal for the crowd.
The livestock men, as always,
talked shop nearly twenty-four hours
a day, and many bewailed the fact
that Ful -O -Pep feed is not more
plentiful. Your reporter did a little
missionary work in this line, and
pointed out the fact that the quality
of this feed is not being lowered to
meet the demand, and, as a result
Ful -O -Pep is, at times, still a little
difficult to obtain, It was also
pointed out that production is being
stepped up as rapidly as is possible
without affecting the quality,
* * *
From the Midway to the most
lavish industrial exhibit, the general
public was treated to salesmanship
of the highest order. Each exhibitor
made a real effort to hire the public
to his particular location, and. once
there, to sell the prospect.
1n this line, some free samples
were offered as a come-on, but not
nearly in the profusion of yester-
year. The adults complained about
the scarcity of free samples gener-
ally, but the youngsters had a "field
day" acgiring everything from paper
cups to samples of soap flakes, which
seemed to satisfy the young looters.
.Actually the soap flake samples were
scarcely sufficient to properly laun-
der a woman's small handkerchief.
* * *
The kiddies, as well as their
elders, seemed to be price -conscious,
and patronized such features as the
Nickel Arcade where battery after
battery of electric cranes operated
for five cents. There the lucky youth-
ful operator could pick up a valuable
prize; failing that he was assured
of a claw full of candy. The funny
mirrors and magic carpet were addi-
tional "musts" on the youngsters' hit
parade,
Children's Day proved to many of
the concessionaires that buyer -resist-
ance is considerably more than just a
phrase. The children shopped around
for the best bays, and the operators
who failed to reduce prices on this
eventful occasion found themselves
with a scarcity of customers. In
short order the youthful horde
forced the neglectful concessionaires
to post special Childrens' Day prices.
* * *
If what we saw at the C.N.E. is a
truc indication of the trend of the
times, it seems certain that the buy-
ers' market we have heard of for so
long is truly just around the corner.
—Photo by Fel-O-Pep 1'h,+ingr,:pLcr
A Real Champion, owned by A. G, 1.eidman & Sons of Caledonia, dreg -t throng of admirers at
the Canadian National ] xhil,itiem,
The Difference
Jimmy and Bobby were in bads
side by side in the children's hos-
pital, a,td the visiting hour had :nut
passed.
tilt, you big sissy!" Timmy said.
• "Crying becan,se your mummy's gone
away!"
"J'nt no. crying for my mummy,"
,Bobby answered. "l',n crying ,be-
cause uta wee dory's died."
"Well, my granny's died," anseocr-
ed Jimmy, "and I'm not crying."
"Maybe yon badtta your granny
since she was a ruee, pup," Bobby
robbed out.
Electric Typewriter
A new electric typewriter4s now
ready for production by a com-
pany in the United States. The
new machine is the result of more
than 20 years of continuous re-
search. Thousands 'of electric
typewriters were produced in
the nineteen twenties brit the en-
gineering techniques then known
made the machines too pen sive
and too cumbersome. 'Their ns:n
t,factnre was discontiuortl, but re-
search was not,
Not Done With Mirrors
T he court waxed hot. "Sir,"
stormed the defense lawyer; "you
have ad:altied win ,tc,e seated on
the right side of the passenger roach
Cohere you toeald,i'l .see an extra
track 11'!11 :3'ou please e.rplairt to
this /Iffy Itor{1 you run anew' the
PM' s,i;.c double -tracked:"'
"Weil," meekly ans;,•ered the wit-
ness, "1 (mild loofa across the aisle
and through the conch rrindot .r. 1
sow 0 !rain whit by occasionally,
n::d t,.,1 it that there r,'n.r either a.
leak a:.d r it er else 1/ti.,' nil and
/1041 .rnun' a,ighty gaol, ro;/ra„d,'rs,"
—Photo by Ful -O -Pep Photographer
Kitchener Residents, Roy Karcher and sons, Donald, Leonard
and Bruce, appear highly engrossed with this tractor at the
C.N.E. There apf,ears little doubt that this exhibitor won the
f4mily vote of approval.
{
—Photo by Ful -0 -Pep Photographer
Study in Concentration. H. Persall of Waterford. Ont, (facing
the camera) seems to be holding his own with j. 1:uc1dc11 at the
checker tourney.—C.N.E.
1948 Car Features
Comfortable Interior
Silhouettes wili be lower,
achieved by dropping the height
slightly and widening the body
somewhat, Lincs will be smooth-
er, and front ends simpler ex-
cept for more massive bumpers
(on the rear also) to bring the
aye down,
There will be a tendency to
shorten body lengths a little be-
cause of compaints that cars are
not fitting in garages. Much
more glass will be used, so that
pillars will be narrowed and blind
spots eliminated, says Newsweek.
In body interiors the target is
living -room comfort and atmos-
phere. Front seats, getting
wider for ten years, will add a
little more space. Air condition-
ing will be lestatled on the more
expcnsve cars.
bfechanically, the h ig g est
change will be elimination of the
gear shift, v ith several compan
les planning to offer this feature
in their '48 models. Engines will
be shorter, perhaps through wider
use of V. -type models, ti' object
being to cut down the length of
the !food and bring front and back
seats forward, cradling passengers
between the two axles for a
smoother ride.
Irish moss found in the waters off
the North Atlantic coast is used
p..ddings, medicines, cosmetics and
lotions.
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