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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1909-12-17, Page 2E GUELPH Monteith, Prof. S, B. McCready dealareas �1a�i that the esro . S state of affairs: was horrible. TE FAIR weArrtye , aNppelosionn edMoanteeiohnmadeeMo vr: a up a resolution dealing with the matter, and on their suggestion the following resolution was adopted: Too Many Entries For the Steck "That owing to the introduction for wx• feeding purposes of screenings, con - of ills Buildings.taining noxious weed seeds, and to the damage resulting from their wale dis- Warlin to Ontario's Standing tribution throughout Ontario, this union E as respectfully recommends and urges as to ,Agriculture. , that such legislation be enacted as will •Flow to mild Good Roads --44. claniation of Waste Land. Guelph despatch—Conditions prevailing in oonueotion with the Guelph Winter Show are such that even the most san- guine have been surprised..It was • ex- pected that this year's ezhibition'erould' create a reoord, but the exhibits"ha've poured in to such an extent that the directors are puzzled to know how to deal with them, in spite of the feet that a large addition has been made to the building. The position is such that eith- er some further addition will have to be made next year, or else some method of restricting the entries will have to be adopted. The following of the last nam- ed course- would be regrettable. HON J. S. DUFF'S WARNING. remedy the evil. PLEA FOR GOOD ROADS. One of the most highly appreciated papers was a practical contribution by Mr. A. W. Campbell, Deputy Minister of Public Works for Ontario, on the, subject of good road construction. He did not mean that all roads should be built alike, for there were no two municipalities which were similarly situ- ated in regard to material, present road conditions, traffic and other details, that influenced the work of road con- struetion- Crushed stone was the moat satisfactory lnaterial, but steam -roll- ing wits necessary if stone was to be properly packed without being too finely crushed at the outset. Steam -rolling, lie pointed out, was not wholly an item of expense, for the saving in the nee of carelessly crushed stone and the auber quent care of the road would largely' repay for the use of a steam roller, to say nothing of the inereaee3 durability obtained. Gravel was apt to pack too quickly. The common mierai:e in con- structing roads was the use of too much screenings, leading to the roiut being easily torn. into ruts in wet weather. Good drainage was the keynote of road construction. First the road should be crowned so as to shed the' water; to the side drains. Every drain should have a free outlet, otherwise they. be- came elongated ponds, resulting in the softening of the subsoil and the col- lapse of the surface. It was also im- portant that at the outset of construc- tion the earth grade, should be put in perfect condition. Let them more than all employ experienced men, modern na.- chinery, select their material with care, drain thoroughly, and grade in a work- manlike way. A note of warning was sounded by Hon. J. S. Duff, Minister of A.gricul- ture, at the annual reunion and din- ner of the students and ex -students of the Ontario Agricultural College this evening, when he stated that if the people of Ontario were not true to themselves and true to the Pro- vince, Ontario would soon lose the title of being the banner agricultural Province of the Dominion. His views were supported by Hon. Frank Coch- rane, Minister of Lands. Forests and Mines, who urged the young men to whom he spoke to do all in their power to further the interests of agriculture and forestation, and to assist in open- ing up of greater Ontario. President G. C. Creelman was in the chair at the dinner, and an excellent programme of music and speeches was carried out. The attendance very nearby doubled that on the opening day last year. Judging of cattle, sheep and poultry commenced early in the day, and the operations of the judges were watch - DISTRIBUTION OF SEED GRAIN AND POTATOES From they Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, 190940, 13y"instrnetion of the Hon. Alirzister of Agriculture aL distribution is being made this season of samples of superior sorts of grain and potatoes to Canadian farm- ers for the improvement of seed. The stock- for distributtan has been secured mainly from the Experimental nnFernt ants t Indi4n Head, Sank,, Brandon, Ottawa, Ont. The •samples consist of oats, spring wheat, barley, peas, Indian corn .,.(forensiiage only), and potatoes. The quantity of oats sent is 4 lbs., and ofs wheat ;sal' barley 5 lbs., sufficient in each case:gee sow one -twentieth of an care. 'The ,aanples of Indian corn, peas and pestat.oes weigh 3 lbs. each. A quan- tit)• of etui:; of the following varieties Ma been rewired for this distribution: Oats—Banter, Abundance, Danish Is- land, Awake, White Giant, Thou- sand Doi. ,unproved LigOwoegail white varieties. • Wheat—Red varieties:Red Fife (beard- less); Marq .'r. Stanley and Chelsea: (ear- ly • beardless, , reston, Huron and Pi-in- gle'seCita/Mead (early bearded). White varieties \tante Fife (beardless), Bobs (early beardless). Barley Six•rowed: .Mensury, Odessa, and Mansfield, Two -rowed: Invincible, Standwell and Canadian Thorpe. Fled!. Peas—Arthur and Golden Wine. Indian Corn (for ensilage)—Early sorts: A,ugel of Midnight, Comptor.'s Early amt! Longfellow. Later varieties: Selected Leashing, Early Mastodon, and White Cap,):ellow Dent. Potatoes—Early varieties: Rochesetr Rose and Irish Cobbler. Medium to late varieties: Gold Coin, Carman No. 1, and Money Maker. The later varieties are, US a rule, more productive than the ear- lier kinds. Only one • imple can be sent to each applieart..t, here* if an individual receives a same , . f cats he cannot also receive one 'of win' .. , barley, peas, Indian corn or pota,toe-. Applications on printed cords or slue ts; or lists of names from or applications for more mple for one household, can- rtained. The samples will be of charge through the mail. ions should be addressed to or of Experimental FaTmy, Ot- tawa, ani may be sent in any time from the 1st December to the 15th of Fe:b- • which. the lists will be clos- ed o'tthat :lie samples asked for may out in good time for sowing. should mention the variety , with a second sort as an lioations will be filled tlakr a lt, •r(f ir+)pd, ne supply' of seed lasts. heavy.' Her internal organs were so little developed and so small that any well neared barred !tock of 8 weeks •ol �. age ought to have, and has, larder and better developed internal org• ire Her gizzard was very soft and hail ssueely any grit in it. She bad ben. free in a farm yard where horse awl cow stables were. Thep were at least 20 mulch owe kept, anis the floor of cow -stable every day had far mare food after the cows were let out than was necessary for total food of all the fowls kept. The food was Minty brewers' grains and corn .meal The fowls picked. ever this food every lay, In the yard, also, was a corncrib with corn in it, which the fowls frequentlybuaglarized. In faot, the killed hen's crop was chock full of whole corn when killed, and none had been served to her. The fowls were also served mere food than they needed, if. there h+el been nothing else. The soil of the fall was generally clayey and fowls had roamed over it for any number of years continuously. The owner prob- ably got from ,about 50 fowls whet I would think poor results from Sia in the way of eggs. The owner provided no gait, saying the fowis would find it, which they evidently did not. A fowl that has got a hard, well- developed gizzard • from: having plenty of grit while growing, will withstand absenoe of grit for quote a while, :nd this clouds the issne to, some people. Some people advocate ..!ells as well as other • grit on the plea that shells are needed for the lime of egg she he 11 the grit is limestone there le no need of shells, and shellereudanger- ous, an� rr ous, f rom the sharp ed, e" p n the digestive tract. A usually well. informed poultry editne wrote a tew years ago that limestone could not be dissolved by fowls but when broken up by gizzard action limestone is suitaole in extremely dilute solurions of most acids, and much more than the neces- sary acidity exists in the digestive tract of every fowl. Alai there is much lime in all grains. - Give your fowls hard limn,tone grit, or know that they find plenty. Thum they will have strong; gi:zards,,and without strong, }told gizearae they can never be worth much as pr. tiue.rs, nor remain long in Jaime haltit.butll l be sickly, decrepit, bjeto disease and death all tlw time. Let every reader find for himself or herself what the inside of a fowl should be. Then find if their own fowls' in- sides are what they should be. Finally poultry keeping is. and will remain, one of the most profitebl: un- dertakings of it., kind, just because it can be exactly and easily quite the re- verse. OFFICERS OF EXPERIMENTAL UNION. The following officers were elected for the year: Mr. G. S. Henry, Oriole, Presi- dent; W. L. Lennox, Newton•Robinson, Vice -President; Prof. C. A. Zaivitz, Secre- tary; W. J. Buchanan, Assistant Secre- tary; Prof. G. Hutt, Treasurer. Board of Control, Principal Creelman; J. Fergu- ed by a large attendanoe, but at night Dalmeny;, A.McKenny. Executive, when the horses claimed the ring every H WeeksGlencoe; F. E. Webster, All - inch of sp z e was occupied. more, and 9. A. Candler, Lion's Head - FAIR OPENED. - fair was of£i ADVANTAGE OF UNDER -DRAINING. u w A. practical instance the value of •adrainin 'bye 'Aar. •. H. • • re, who is one of experts sent out by the Government to give advice to farmers. Mr. Hare has been working in Ontario county, and said that one farmer had stated that there was a difference of six weeks in the growing season between comeletely- drained and undrained fields. "The expert ability of agricultural men in Europe will cause us to open our eyes and to think that after all we are only half educated in this country.' This was the opening remark made by Mr. C. C. James, Deputy Miniseer of Agriculture, in lis address dealing with the great Swedish agricultural experi- mental farm and station set Svalof. Mr. James added that it Wale well worth while crossing the sea to shake hands with the man who had made a huudred- ereere field of wheat yield 94 bushels to the acre. He pointed out that the re- markable success of Sweden and Den- mark was due to their aclopt:on of sys- tematic and workmanlike methods. The k t TO a, <• . ,, 'n • •. -x of A. culture; Hon. Frank Cochrane, Minis- ter of Lands, Forests and Mines; Hon. J. S. Hendrie, and Hon. Duncan Mar- shall, Alberta. The annual meeting of the Experi- mental Union concluded to -day. The gathering has been one of exceptional interest, and remarkable for the num- ber of practical addresses delivered. In the course of the discussion to -day the question of the distribution of noxious weed seeds in elevator tailings, shipped into the Province as foodstuffs, was ven- tilated, and a strong resolution calling for Legislative action adopted. At this morning's session of the Experimental Union, Prof. Hutt re- ported, as Treasurer, a satisfactory year. HALF A YEAR IN NORFOLK. "Half a year in Norfolk county" was the title of a paper read by Mr. P. E. Angle, Simcoe, and in the course of it he said: "The sand lands of the county, which have been robbed of their forests of gian pines, are now said to be so poor that you cannot raise your voice on them." Still, he believed that a certain proportion of them which were being abandoned owed their condition to the system of farming, which was nothing less than robbery, and which was more insane because of the fact that the robber robbed himself. Those lands properly treated were recovering themselves. He knew of orchards planted in the lest two years on land, which was considered to be blow sand, and which were growing nicely. • MANUFACTURED FEED. Some interesting points were raised by Prof. R. Ilarcour•t's paper on the commercial feeding stuffs act. .As a result of an agitation, the Dominion set,; mentioned was passed, and :r pro- vided that no commercial feeding stuff could be legally offered for sale until it was registered with the Inland Revenue Department. The difficulty was that .whole seed or mixed or unmixed meals made from certain grains were ex- empted. as were also bran and middlings from either wheat, rye, oats, peaz or buckwheat, as long as they were sold separately, and not mixed with oeliei substances. It was recognized, however, that fraud had been practised, and it had been decided to deal with -the mat- ter under the adulteration act. • SEEDS OF WEEDS. Mr. Nelson, Monteith, ex -Minister of 'Agriculture, drew attention to thel danger to the farming eo;nniunity through the importation of mill 'tail. begs and screenings containing seeds which had not been killed, for use es feed stuff. The tailings from elevators dontained a large number of weed seeds, and their distribution was poi- soning the farms of Ontario, It was a matter which the Government should take up and deal with. Mr. De Corriolis defended the manu- facturer against the charge of adul- teratieri. Reverting to the point raised by Mr. one roil than o not be sent fr Apj the Dar 0000 'SJ Nees in rief O yo,rr0�� O poo op0000C04J 'lite steanser Wexford is agraa,_.i the St. Mary's River. Important Chagas are propoeed in Lite course of Study for druggists. Ontario medical •men propose the. ler- 'nation of a Medical Council for the Do- minion. John Dillon left Montreal jail on Tuesday for St. Vincent de Paul Peni- tentiary to spend the rest of his days. Mr. Charles L. Barker, city editor for the Windsor Record for Ate past five or six years, has resigned to accept a eimi- lar position with the Ottawa Free Press. ilte tariff reformers in Britain pro- pose to place a tax on practically all Imports except ran Ste Tial, andta tax of two chilling a quarter The Milan newspaper announoes that Caruso, the noted tenor, is to be married shortly to a beautiful Sicilian, who has boon working as a shop girl there. At Regina the Legislature, in Com- mittee of the Wliole, amended the fac- tory act, fixing the legal working day for women and minors at eight hours. IN MAN'S CLOTHES. be se Ap.' they Sheena ea long Farmers .,re advised to apply early to avoid peesible •diseppointenent. Those applying for Indian corn or potatoes should near in mind that the corn is not mustily- distributed until April, and that potatoes cannot be mailed until danger from frost in transit is over. No postage is required on mail matter ad- dressed to the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. WM, SAUNDERS, Director of Experimental Farms. Possible Clue to Disappearance of Barrie Woman. Barrie despatch A story which prob- ably explains Mrs. Guthrie's recent dis- appearance, is current to -day, to the effect that Conductor McLennan, in charge of the midnight train on Wed- nesday last, says that a woman attired in man's clothes, with lumberinan's cap pulled down on her head to conceal het hair, boarded the train at Orillia. She locked herself in the lavatory for some time before taking a seat in the car. After enquiring as to the best place to connect with the C. P. R., she bought a ticket for North Bay, displaying a bulky roll of bills. Later McLennan discovered her mask, and thinking she was an escap- ed lunatic from Orillia Asylum, engag- ed her in conversation. She resented enquiries and jumped off the train as it pulled out of Burk's Falls. THE FOREIGNERS, TORONTO PaUCE. l4Maly Chang 0 Toronto despatch: Thrrteen p dice o eers were retired and twenty-one pro- moted by the Board of Police Commis- sioners yesterday afternoon after about two hours' consideration of the recom- mendations of Chief of Police Grasett. The changes, which are the direct result of the passing of the benefit fund report by the City Council, will go into effect on the first of January, when a general rearrangement will be made. The early speculation as to those to be retired came pretty close to the mark, the only surprise being the retirement of Inspector Goulding, head of the mounted farce. Chief Inspector Archi- bald, who did not wish to retire, retains his position. Inspector Stephen makes way for Detective George Kennedy. Several unexpected changes were made in the staff of the detective department. Sergeant of Detectives 'Verney will re- sume uniform duty as a division ser- geant. Detective Alex. Mackie, senior detec- tive, succeeds to the position of ser- geant of detectives. The two vacancies caused by the promotion of Mackie and Kennedy will be filled by Acting Detec- tives Harry Armstrong, of No. 1, and Bart Cronin, of No. 6. The amendment of the City Council providing the mein with the right to re- tire at the end of thirty years' service was approved by the commissioners, and will be Committees Benefit for final approval at their next meeting. All the officers retired will receive a pension of half the salary they were re- ee'ving at the end of twenty-five years' service, with the addition of one -nine- teenth for every further year's service up to thirty years. They will also re- ceive a pension of half the amount com- ing is them on their good conduct badges. Policeman Sam S. Martin, who joined the force from Hamilton a year or so ago, has been made a patrol sergeant. d—The d?"' The Sun Life Insurance Co., has pur- chased the Montreal Y. M. C. A. building on Dorchester street for $250,000. It is planned to erect a million dollar office building. Owing to recent eomplaints about the treatment of inmates of the Home of the Friendless, Windsor, the Board of Management has decided on a thorough investigation, Tuesday, January 18, it is said, is the date favored by those who are in a posi- tion to prognosticate when the Ontario Legislature will again take up the task of lawmaking. While employed with several other men carrying a piano from it residence on Dougal: avenue, Windsor, on Monday, Wm. McLaughlin. aged 46, was crushed to death by the piano falling over on him. Wn1. McDermott and two of his small children were burned to death when their home at Carp River, Mich., was destroyed by child fire. The t her resened athirdand the father died trying to save the two. The Winnipeg Y. M. C. A. closed a seven days' campaign on Tuesday night to raise $350,000 for a new building. The amount aimed at was reached during the closing hours of the campaign, and the fine new building will be set in 1Vaverly Park. Twenty-one cutters of the fishing fleet ;rem Fin' iw • rd • , which a ,.t se • GRIT OR NO GRIT. (James Shackleton in the Canadian Poultry Magazine.) It seems as if this question of whether grit is or is not necessary for fowls will never be settled in the United States poultry journals. It would be settled forever to anybody who would kill and examine any fowl just matured that had actually not been supplied or had found suitable grit throughout its life. The matter is complicated solely' be- cause some land tan never become void of abundant grit on its surface, while other land has long been quite denud- ed of grit at or near its surface. Some waiters who say that grit is not neoeseary argue that Nature has provided fowls with. sufficient digestive power without grit, and do not even take the trouble to find out whether then fowls pick up plenty of grit where they roam. Moreover, fowls in a natural condition of life undoubtedly roamed over vast distances, and could scarcely fail to find plenty of grit in some parts of their. range. Still fur- ther, under natural conditions there may have been only one fowl per square mile. while nowadays there is often one fowl per square yard, and one matt has written a book advising people to keep fowls. So there is prob- ably one fowl per square foot of out- doors, Quite recently I opened and examined a fowl that had died of indigestion. She was a fine hen that belonged to a near -by friend, There was no appar- ent cause of death except that her giz- zard was chock full of whole oats and Whole barley, with practically no grit in it. These fowls had been grossly over- fed, for the children of the family would throw them a handful of grain when- ever they felt inclined, which was fre- quent, and the children often left the feedroom door open, which the fowls had come to regard as a sure thing and to be waited fen Though these fowls ware not restrained at all, they had become too lasy to go to the highway, about fifty feet away, where grit was plenti- ful. and of admirable quality, for the surface was broken trap rock ground into very small pieces by traffic on the road, More than three years ago I killed, opened and examined a barred Bock hen about 15 months old belonging t. hbor• She was !latched from eggs Over 'bine Thousand of Them Liv- ing in Toronto, Toronto, Dec. 13.— There are 9,350 foreigners living in the section of the city formerly known as 'St. John's Ward, bounded by College, Beverley and Yonge streets and the bay, according to a count by the city medical health de- partment. Of these foreigners, 7,000 are Jews, 600 Russian Christians, 1,500 Radiate, 100 Russian Polish Christians, 50 Greeks, 50 Germans, and 60 Bulgar- ians and 'Macedonians, "They are all living under cramped conditions;" said Dr, Sheard, city medical health officer: one or more n eighty families. 'While effecting an on couple Cadieux street, Montreal, yesterday, a P f detectives started a fusilade with their revolvers, with the result that Mr. E. L. Ray, consular agent for Switzerland, is lying in the hospital with a dangerous wound in his cheek. Fire, which was attended with serious results, broke out in the Central Hotel, Huntingdon, Que., on Tuesday morning. Although there were quite a number of guests in the house, all managed to . escape with their lives with the excep- tion of a Mrs. Taylor, an old lady, aged 88 years. 'While returned from a visit to his traps an Indian named Keewitankeyk was drowned in Winnipeg River, about twelve miles north of Kenora. Patches of thin ice gave way, and his body was carried under the ice, and it is not ex- pected it will be recovered until the spring. em•e ne.g of the finest lot of barred Roclts that I know of. She was very large and night long. Grand Duke Nicholas Nicliolaievith, second cousin of the Emperor, was yes- terday designated to take full and di- rect charge of affairs in Finland. Major- General Zein, the present acting Gov- ernor-General of the Grand Duchy, will be under his control The Grand Duke will leave shortly for Helsingfors- The wife of Mr. George Thurloy, of Nairn Centre, Ont„ has given birth to three children within the past eleven months --two of them being twins. Mfr. and Mrs. Thurlow have been married seven years and have nine children, among them being three pairs of twins. Mr. Thurlow is the district constable at Nairn Centre. ` The allegation is made in the, Fort William papers of December 2 that "doped liquor" is being sold at licensed hotels in the vicinity. They state that on. several occasions lately patrons of certain hotels have collapsed after in- dulging in their beverage. The Pro- vincial License Department will inves- tigate. In order to forestall any possible trou- hle.with its employees, rumors of which have been heard from time to time; the Michigan Central Railway Company has granted an increase in wages to its trainmen equal to about 6% per cent., while the telegraph operators will get a raise of approximately 14 per cent, in their salaries. There is still a settle- ment to be reached with the sectionmen. Matthew Reuben, a young farmhand, recently out from England and employed by James Truesdetle, of Etizabetlhtown, left the team attached to a wagon standing close to. the barn while he was about to go inside.'As he did sothe ani- mals became frightened and bolted, whereupon Reuben attempted to stop thein by grabbing the lines. He reache& one, but his left arm caught is Atte wheels, and Reuben was whirleai.._areani several, tunes before he wati released. The hones were so badly crushed' that amputation will be necessary. PORRIDGE POT. Nightwatclaman at Middlesex Re fuge is Dismissed. London, Ont., Dee. 13.—rTlie Middle- sex, County Council has discovered the latest in time clocks for the watch- man at the County House of Ref}tge at Strathroy. James Bennett, •, the night watchman, was on the carpet' to- day and was dismissed for not pro- perly attending to his duties. It was explained that one of the duties of the watchman is to keep the porridge pot stirred aj'i might, so that in the morn- ing it may be ladled out to the inmates at the proper consistency. Bennett, like King Alfred, thought of other things, and the porridge burned. There is an opening for a wide-awake man now at the poor- house, one who will devote himself assiduously to porridge stirring all