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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1933-07-20, Page 2I AG.,1, TWO THE WINGHAM ADVANCE -TIMES The far as the British Empire is concern - d, will not have failed nearly as badly as :it would appear on the sur- face. * * Shades of 1929 - 385,311 share sales 'I'rere recorded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, one day last week. * * * * Wheat prices are firming. That is the best news we have had for' Inane- a day. Wingbant Advance -Tees Published at WINGUA•NI. - ONTARIO Every Thursday Morning by The Advance -Times Publishing Co. Subscription Rate - One Year $2.00 Six months, $1,00 in advance To U, S. A., $2.54 per year. Foreign rate, $3,001 per year, Advertising rates on application. DECORATING YOUR CAR LICENSE have great many people of late h � ae been decorating the license plates of their ears with • fancy frames or glass spots that shine at. night where a car light falls on them.. This practice will have to stop as the Ontario Department of Highways has issued orders that car licenses must be used as issued and not de- faced or decorated. Those who have metal frames on their. licenses ° have done so with the idea of improving the appearance of their cars, but the cost of this added beauty will be a ten dollar fine. Those who use frames ontheir li- censes had better take heed and re- move them. * * * * OBSERVE STOP SIGNS During the last three weeks three serious motor accidents have occurr- ed in this part of Western Ontario by motorists failing to observe stop signs when they approached a high- way. With the increase of motor traffic of the last few years the Government has found it necessary to help insure safety on the highways, to erect stop signs, but this precaution, unless ob- served my the motorist, is of little use. The number of times that a driver i regards these signs and gets away. disregards o with it tends to make him even more. carelesss but the day of reckoning comes when he causes an accident. Observe stop signs, they are plac- ed on roads for a purpose. Careful sane driving not only protects your- , self but your fellowman. • ae * THE WORLD ECONOMIC CONFERENCE The World Economic Conference will adjourn •on July 27th. Great things were expected of this gather- ing of World Statesmen, but the re- sults can be written in a' few words. Columns of type have been set on the doings of this gathering but as little has been recorded that will ben- efit the . world, the public are now wondering whether these conferences are really worth while. This old world has pulled 'through many depressions and it nowappears that we are on the up -grade, but without the help of the World Econ- omic Conference. The fact that this conference was not a success may tend to tie the Empire closer together in an econ- omic sphere and, if this is the result of such failure, the conference in so When we system we praise for house." * * * * Hon. Vincent Massey was fined $11 for speeding. We understand he paid the fine rather than spend a few days in the cooler, * * * * It is reported Jack Dempsey is to be married again. Oh, well, he is used to punishment. * * * . * It is reported the raspberry crop will be light this year. "Rain we need forr more than the berries. Late crops are suffering badly from lack of mois- ture at present. • * * *: Accidental deaths are more numer- ous this year than last year and most of them occur on the week -end. The week -end trips have become an in- stitution but greater care would save Many ' a heartache. * think of our educational can have nothing but the', "little red school - News and Information For the Busy Farmer Ontario supplied • one half of the 1932 commercial production of straw- berries in Canada, which totalled 20,- 601,000 quarts Potato. Beetle Poison 1?= to 2 pounds in 40 gallons of Bor- deaux mixture (copper sulphate 6 ib., lime 4 lb., water 40 gallons). If the' poison is used alone in water, add two to three pounds of hydrated Bineto each 40 gallons. Should arsenate of lead or Paris Green be preferred as a poison, two or three pounds of. the arsenate or half to one pound of Paris Green may be substituted, to be used in each 40 gallon barrel of best and d cheapest poison to the control for of the potato beet- le is calcium lease were made by the Ontario Mar- sects that help the gardener are the feting Board and facilitated by Radio different kinds of ladybird beetles. Station CRCT. Both itt their larval and adult stages, they feed almost exclusively upon. e. Sandy Soil Management plant life and scale insects. Another For drifting sands a Plaut known kind of beetle, the fiery "ground beet - as sea -sand reed or beach grass has le, is a particularly useful insect. This been used with considerable success. beetle and ;its voracious grub, which It is valuable because of its root, is called the cut worm lion, destroy stock growth which enables it to enormous numbers of cutworms. The grow up through rapidly aecumulat- beetle is brownish -black, with the ing sand, When the sand has beenwing-cases spotted with coppery red fairly well controlled, there are two 1 -hence its name, The large harpalus other grasses, namely' rattail and wild beetle, which is very, common, des- troys cutworms. The different kinds of lacewing, and other two and four winged parasitic flies are also friends of the gardener, arsenate at the rate of rye, which have been found useful. Unfortunately the supply of theseed of these planis is scarce, There are many areas of blow - sand which will never be fit for any- thing but the production of trees. It may be necessary, even, in the estab- lishing of desirable types of trees, first to plant quick -growing kinds, establish beach grass, or use other methods to control the sand until the young permanent trees can secure a proper foot -hold. As to crop yields on sandy .soils, there appears to be little difference in the amounts as ;a result of the various methods, of ploughing. spray. Producer Radio Program Beginning June 26th, the Ontario Growers' Markets Council are broad- casting a .five-minute market intelli- gence report daily at 1.15 p.m. east- ern daylight saving time, on whale- sale prices of fruit and vegetables. The report covers St. John, Halifax, Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg, ar,d is arranged through the Commercial Representatives of the Growers' Mar- kets Council stationed on those inar- tkets. The broadcast is sponsored by the Weekly Sun and is released in c n pro- duce. tails � with its d� p 3 connection duce. Arrangement for the new re - C-11 Refrigerator with tanow Monitor Top. domestic electric refrigerators is a GENERAL ELECTRIC M Come hi and let us slog, gots the reasons 1 out of 6 homes, orbic hav* dile cu is refrigeration, know' a Gan. viral Electric Refrigerator is the. &wet investment they ever made. 'They know ith trouble free, eztrpelsb. tree service and the many food ,fngs it has brought« • 'here's a size to ityoaur:n * price anti payment plan to fit your purse. MADE IN CANADA New C -E Junior. Out mnding value in the low-priced yield. YD -2i am Utilities Commissio n Telephone 155 Ontario Butter Production Showing Slight Increase Reports from the Dairy Branch' in- dicate a slight increase in the. produ- tion of: Ontario creamery butter. Pro- duction for April of this year am- ounted to some 5,156,976 pounds, as compared with 5,040,977 pounds in the same month of last year. Also, Vegetable Grades Simplified The Dominion Fruit Branch an- nounces that there are to be fewer grades for vegetabies this season, in most cases only two. Beets are to be No, 1 and No.2, the first to con- sist of beets of similar varietal char- acteristics which are firm but not moody or tough, the size being from 2' to 4 inches diameter. No. 2 to con- sist of all those not meeting the re- quirements.. of. No. 1 grade. Cabbage also has two grades. The No. 1 consisting of heads which are of similar shape, firm and well trim- med. By "similar shape" is meant that the lot may be pointed, flat, red or savoy as the case may be. Well trimmed means that all outer leaves injured by worm, disease or other means are removed: Crates of the following dimensions an increase is -shown for the first four are recommended as suitable for cab months of 1933 when production to- bage: 12x18x151; 15x15x27; 13x17x tailed 16,277,023 pounds. For . the 261; 17x191x261. same period in 1932, production ap- proximated 15,755,695 pounds. Hints to Horticulturists The proper time to transplant Or- iental Poppies is when they are per- fectly dormant, that is, transplant in late July.: or early August. Cultivate freely and give Sweet Peas plenty of water or mulch. Keep the flowers picked. Climbing roses should be pruned immediately , after flowering, by re- moving the oldest wood and simply thinning out each bush. Cut down Delphiniums as soon as they are through blooming. This forces the plant to send up new growth and flower: a second time. The bearded or German Irises may Dry Beans for Canning be divided and transplanted. after The southern section of the west- flowering. As soon as the flowers ern part of 'Ontario devotes consid- fade, cut off all stems and give plen- . erable acreage to the production of ty of water for a couple of weeks, then divide and plant shallow. At the Fredericton _Experimental Station, the chickens are given clean glover yards as soon as possible and'', the pullets are separated from, the cockerels shortly after the sexes can be distinguished. At about twelve weeks of age, they are put on grass or preferably clover ground where chickens have not ranged for, at least two years, For shelter, they are giv- en pertable range roosting coops which are structures enclosed Niritb. wire netting with low roof. Colony houses may also be used, but care should be taken to give the birds plenty, of roosting space. Grain and mash are fed in hoppers and water is available at all times, The growing mash consists of 100 . pounds corn meal, .,,100 pounds wheat middlings, 50 pounds wheat bran, ..100 pounds crushed, oats, 15 pounds bone meal, 5 pounds charcoal and 4 pounds fine salt. Theg rain mixture consists of two parts wheat and one part each of cracked corn and whole oats. A limited amount of skim milk is fed during the early part of the summer, but is eliminated later if the pullets are developing too rapidly. Under this system of feeding andmanagement, a few pullets may commence' to lay too early but the majority of Barred Plymouth. Rocks come into;product- ion at about six months of age. Leonard Griesbach, Dominion Ex - Ip erimentaI Station, Fredericton, N.B. Vegetable Crop Prospects The Dominion Fruit Branch re- ports that, with regard to the prin- cipal vegetable crops throughout. Canada this year, commercial plant- ings of potatoes vary considerably. within the provinces. The ,total fig- ures are not yet available but the in- dications are that there will be a slight reduction as compared - with last year. A reduction in the area planted to onions is indicated, the weather conditions, also, not having been altogether favorable. The, celery. acreage is approximately equal to last year, and the area • devoted to beans is reported slightly Iarger. Weekly Crop Report Aside from scattered showers, the month of June was almost barren of moisture and in some districts there was not one good downfall of rain during the month. Southern Ontario has been badly hit by the. drought. Strawberries were not more than a 40 per cent. crop, while raspberries also have suffered. Spring ctops gen- eraily.. have been injured by the con- tinued dry weather. Essex County reports wheat beginning to turn and some' of it was ready to cut July 5th. Pastures have dried up in numerous southern areas and grass fires have not been uncommon. Meanwhile .hay cutting has been in full swing, al- though it will be a short crop too, owing to the dry weather. Apple or- chards are in good condition and a bumper yield is exPected. 320 Fairs To Be Held Of the Agricultural Societies' in Ontario, some 320 plan to hold fairs this year, according to J. A. Carroll, superintendent, . Agricultural Societ- ies Branch. - "In certain quarters," said Mr. Car- roll, "there was a feeling that gov- ernment and municipal cuts in grants would tend to disrupt the plans of many of these organizations. Howev- er, from the impression gained at the District Fair Association meetings 1 have attended throughout the prov- ince, I feel that the directors are de- termined by increased energy and en.-. terprise to maintain the standards of the •organizations, many- of which have been in existence for almost a century." Value of Orchards That good fruit farms are worth owning, is the advice of a well-known agricultural authority. Owners should make every effort to keep them, for money will be .trade from them in the future as in the past. Further, he points out that growers who 'sell near home get the best prices. Culls sold in the home markets often net more than fancy fruit shipped to distant 'cities. But selling culls anywhere is very poor policy as it brings the price down badly, and lessens the de- sire of the buyer' for the fruit. Gardeners' Insect Friends Alt garden insects are not injuri- ous. In fact many of tlietn are bene- frcial, continually doing good by cle- stroyint; those speciee which are hei nfttl, Foremost among the the dry beans for canning .purposes, the major producing areas, being Essex Kent, Huron, Elgin -Oxford and 'Mid- dlesex counties, Acreage for the pro- vince as a whole is estimated by the Fruit Branch of the Dominion De- partment of Agrioulture. at 37,735, or approximately 2 per cent. higher than in 1932. No increases arereported in the Essex -Kent and Elgin -Oxford districts, but the two other producing. areas, Huron and Middlesex, have in- creased plantings. Bee Queen Breeding One of the most useful things. that a beekeeper can have in the apiary during the active season is a supply of young mated queens on which he can draw to replace what queens are missing, have failed, or are•likely to fail. To have such 'a supply con- stantly on hand, some beekeepers prefer to purchase their queens from a commercial 'queen -breeder, while. others would rather rear whatthey require themselves. In Ottawa the practice has been for '. a. number of years past to begin queen rearing in the middle of June in order to have young mated queens for the first week of July. Prior to this time what queens are required are drawn from the double colonies of :