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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.
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Shades of 1929 - 385,311 share
sales 'I'rere recorded on the Toronto
Stock Exchange, one day last week.
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Wheat prices are firming. That is
the best news we have had for' Inane-
a day.
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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.
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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. •
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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."
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Hon. Vincent Massey was fined $11
for speeding. We understand he paid
the fine rather than spend a few days
in the cooler,
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It is reported Jack Dempsey is to
be married again. Oh, well, he is
used to punishment.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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with its d� p
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connection
duce. Arrangement for the new re -
C-11 Refrigerator with
tanow Monitor Top.
domestic electric
refrigerators is a
GENERAL
ELECTRIC
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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.
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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 :