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The Wingham Advance Times, 1930-06-12, Page 7Operated in conjunction with' the Ridgetown high school, the students receive a thorough academic training and in addition a complete course in such practical subjects as farm mechanics, wood -working, agricultur- al engineering and motor mechanics, and instruction in livestock judging, field crops and horticulture, Biology and chemistry are two important sub- jects on the curriculum. At the end of a four-year course, graduates are entitled to enter O. A. C. A second building has just been completed at Ridgetown to take care of the in- creasing attendance. It is not unnat- urally anticipated that this school will hate counterparts in ether sections of Ontario before many years, particu- larly since the Government pays half the cast of building and half the tui- tion costs, The most impressive fea- ture about the Ridgetown institution is the keen interest exhibited by the students in their work. This is in- evitable when they are engaged in studies which bring out their own special talents. Many farmers in the district declare that the school has been a wonderful thing fortheir boys. Buy Gro aeries at King's 35c Fancy Cookies 29c; Choice Cheese 28c; Seedless Raisins, : 2 lbs. 25c; 3 Kellogs Corn Flakes 29c; 11to- Golden Syrup, 10 lbs. e4c; Choice Laren's Jelly Powders, 4 for lacy CONFEDERATION A fine, fast, through train to the West, leaving Toronto daily at 9.30 p.m. for Minald, Winnipeg, Brandon, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Jasper and Vancouver. EQUIPMENT Radio -equipped Compartment -Ob. servation—Library--Buffet Car with Valet Service; Standard Sleeping Cars, Tourist Sleeping Cars, Dining Car and Coaches. Any Agent of Canadian National Rail. ways will tell you more about this train itorial TO EVEItYWRERE IN CANADA 1 ry tq�1� i I i �I,ian ThurSda ', June WT IOHAM AH'Sl"ANCR .TIMES WEEKS OF ARGAI ` S ONE LOW PRICE TO EVERY- BODY MANU- FACTUR- ERS CO-OP- ERATE IN SPECIAL OFFERS X-RAYED CHESTER- FIELDS SPECIALLY FEATURED ENTIRE STOCK INCLUDED AT SALE PRICES FINE STYLE SHOW OF LATEST MODELS _REDUCED PRICES TO REDUCE INVENT- ORY BE- FORE STOCK- TAKING LUCKY PUR- CHASES OF.. EXCEPTION- AL VALUE PASSED ON TO YOU YOU BEN'EFI'T~ WE SERVE News and Informatioan, For The Busy Farmer (Furnished by the Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture) New Appointee The increasing demand for market- ing service and the general work in connection with the Crops Co-opera- tion and Markets Branch of the On- tar•ioDepartment of Agriculture have resulted in the Minister of -Agricul- ture appointing an assistant director to this, branch, A, H. Martin, of Ren- frees. Mr. Martin has been Agricul- tural Representative for Renfrew County since 1926 and previous to that time was assistant representa- tive in Wellington County, having graduated from the Ontario Agricul- tural `• College in ,1924. Cull Them Out As soon as the spring spurt in egg production commences to lessen there are certain hens in every ,flock that should be culled out and marketed. The sooner they are gotten rid of, the bigger will be the flock profits. Labor is reduced, feed costs are low- ered and the profitable birds are giv en more room in the laying house and on the range. Poultry, also •should sell for more money per pound in the early part of the summer than later, so there is a material gain in dispos- ing of the note -productive birds. One of the sirnplest ways to cull flock is to, go over the birds when they. roost at night. Pick out those with shriv- elled, rough combs, and shrunken, hard abdomens. A bird with a large amount of hard fat around the ab- domen is not in laying condition. Watch Effect of Fertilizer If you have applied any fertilizer to your lands this spring, much can be learned by watching their effect on growing .crops during the next few weeks. Experience has shown that properly -chosen fci iil:zcrs., pro- duce six important results: (1) They increase stalk or straw growth. (2) They strengthen the crop to resist disease.. (3) They: hasten the growth of the crop so that it ripens days earlier. (6) They increase yield. Whether these resnits be obtained de-' pends upon the condition of the -soil as to drainage, soil reaction, supply of organic matter and wisdom in the choice of fertilizers, They .must be. chosen to suit the special needs of the crop and make tip for soil de= ficieneies. (dere are some things to watch as the season advances: Is. there a stronger growth of crop' an the fertilized than on the unfertilized land; has the fertilized ripened earlier, has there been mare or less disease in the fertilized crop; has there been mare or less insect .injury; what was the comparative yield per acre; what difference ,in quality of product do you nate. Assistance in your trouble- some fertilizers problems will be glad- ly given by your agricultural repres- entative or by the O.A.C.' Farmers' Week at O.A.C. The Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph will be thrown open to in- spection by the farmers of the pro- vince on 'four days of this month, June 16, 17, 18 and 19. The visitors are advised to arrive early in order to have time to see the big institu- tion and are requested to .bring a basket lunch and to assemble picnic style, under the shade trees by the gymnasium by noon. • The college has made provision to supply hot • tea, milk and ice cream. After lunchthe men will be shown over the crop ex- periment plots and will have an op- portunity to inspect the live -stock. The ladies will be at liberty to visit Macdonald Hall, the various build- ings on the campus and any other department of the college they de- sire to see. About four o'clock the campus will he available for base- ball games, horse-shoe pitching or. any other sports. Treating Seed Potatoes- Naturally, the aim of,, the potato grower is to produce the biggest and best crop at the lowest possible cost. This is dependent upoit a number of factors such as good soil, quality of seed, spraying and cultivation. While the importance of those features is unquestioned, very often the prospect of a good crop is ruined through neglect to practise seed ' treatment,. which is aimed to reduce the' enor- mous lossesand inconveniece caused by scab, black leg, and rhizoctonia, a Y Particularly if you have a modern Connor Elec- tric Washer in your (" all of which occur in every province of Canada. The commonest method 'used , to treat seed potatoes is the Formalin treatment. A solution of.1 lb. of formalin to 40 gallons of water is made up and placed in a barrel, The seed potatoes, uncut, are placed in a sack and suspended in the liquid. for two hours when the bag is pulled up and the solution allowed to drain back in to the barrel, Then the seed may be cut and planted. Make the ;Meadows Pay Ontario usually has about four and one half million acres of hay crops each year. In passing across the pro- vince just before haying one cannot help feeling that many of these acres are not paying the taxes and the cost .of handling the crop. Statistical re- ports indicate an average yield of on- ly one and one-half tons to the acre and this can certainly be improved upon. For the meadows, good ,drain age, and sweet soil are very import- ant Roots of grasses and clovers are slow to penetrate wet soils and wherever there is a surplus of water on the soil, air is shut out and hence the bacterial life is either weakened 6r killed. Another point in meadow improvement is the use of high qual- ity seed. If poor seed is used the meadow starts nut with a handicap. Good drainage, good seed, and a lib- erable supply of 'fertilizer make pro- fitable meadows. 'Northern Ontario Leads Returns to the Provincial Apiarist indicate that the northern parts of Ontario give the highest yields of honey. For 1928 the average per col- ony, was .166, pound's in Kenora, 137 in Bruce and Renfrew, 116 in North- umberland and 109 in Algoma. One southern county, Elgin, has the high average of 143 pounds while the ad- joining counties, Kent and Norfolk have 88 and 80 pounds respectively. In total quantity, Bruce, Grey, Sim- coe and York take the lead, partly due to their large' area but also due to the fact 'that clover and alsike are grown abundantly. The honey crop for the province for the seastm of 1928 was 13,859,969 pounds,, three- fourths of which was Glossed. white. The estimated value was over a mil- lion dollars. Crop Report AllimmitEM The first crop report for the month of June shows that despite frosts in many parts of the province which caused considerable damage the crops are coming along in fine style. For instance, the Counties of Carleton, Glengarry, .Dufferin, Dundas and Dur- ham all report fall wheat, clover, alf- alfa and .hay crops in excellent con- dition. Such tender plants as straw- berries, tomatoes, beans, potatoes, 'early corn and tobacco suffered in- jury in many localities, , but most counties report no serious damage. Milk .production is reported to he above average in Dundas and Leeds Counties. Pastures are reported to be in splendid condition without ex- ception. With the coming of warmer weather all crops have shown rapid improvement. Teaching Agriculture Interest is being evinced by edu- catio1ral authorities in many parts of Ontario in the Vocational Agricultur- al School at Ridgetown in. Kent County, an institution unique among. the .schools of Ontario. Established four years ago by the Ontario Gov- ernment, in co-operation with local :school authorities, it has become in- creasingly popular with the rural youth of Dent, having, an enrolment of 73 pupils during the past term. home.. No tearing of clothes, no back -break- ing work. Just fill the tub with hot water, drop in the clothes, turn a switch and the work is done. Wingham Utilities Commission Crawford Block. Phone 156. For Wingham Merchants Only Being'. one of a series of chats with Wingham businessmen in which it is suggested how they may 'increase their volume of sales. Making The Demand qrol_i The Su N olden days the merchant, who of - times was also a man- ufacturer, went from house to house peddl- ing his wales. Thera times changed, and methods changed, and the itinerant merch- ant disappeared. THIS newspaper has join- ed with the town news- papers all over the country in a nation-wide campaign to convince national advertisers that they can best assist small town merchants by ad- vertising in the local, home town newspapers of the small town merchants. In his place came the merchant of today—the merchant who is a pur- chasing agent for his community. As a purchasing agent the merch- ant buys as he believes the people in his community will buy from him. Sometimes his sales are many, at oth- er times they are few. Always, how- ever, his supply is equal to the de- mand. But the demand, unhappily, all too often falls very, very far below the supply. Which means poor busi- ness. Take your own case. You have, let us say, enough of the goods you handle • to supply a goodly number of the people in Wingham who require these goods. Do they demand these goods in such great quantities as to make your supply inadequate? pIy The odds are they don't. Still, you can't do as the merchant of old did and create a de- mand for your goods b y peddling them from house to house. So you take advant- age of the very best means available and advertise in your local home newspaper. Valuable as this is there's still another selling force—and that is the advertising of the manufacturers whose goods you want to sell to Wingham buyers— which should also appear in your lo- cal, home newspaper. And you can go far in getting this aid by talking about Wingham to the salesmen, through whom you buy your merchandise — by inoculating them with the thought that local de- mand can be created and directed chiefly through your local, home newspaper—by making them see how necessary it is to your business wel- fare to have 'Elie advertising of their companies in your local, home news- paper. You need the advertising aid of the manufacturers whose goods you stock — urge their salemen to recommend your local, home newspaper. The Ingham AdvanceTimes R FURNITURE WINGHAM, ,!i:NVAfYr4eW n+. nn.� �,. uU As DEALE .AND FUNiERAL DIRECTOR - - ONTARIO Ih S - Id] ENDING JUNE 28th