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FRIDAY, ti OVEIvIBR 27t1s.. 1003.
Seed Investigation Results for 1903.
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'Tho continued investigation into
he conditions under which agricul-
tural seeds are sold in (anr.da. has
/:leen given a rather extensive scope
".luring 1902. The report of the
-work done by the Seed Division
during 1002 was published in Bulle-
-tin No. 8. In the spring of the
current year one thousand one
'raundrod and twelve samples of
grass, clover,. flax, cereal, root crop
aln(1 garden vegetable seeds were.
:secured from Merchants in all
y)a'rts of Canada. and tested in the
'$eed Laboratory, Ottawa, in ad(11.
rion to these, one hundred and
twenty-five samples of gassy and
lover seeds were analysed for fae-
iners and seer.) merchants. With
eaten sample obtained for hive:W *u -
'ion. information was enclose,)
:giving the name of the dealer and
the place where it was sold, the
price per pound or per bushel and
the origin of the seed. In this
eonnection it is interesting to note
that the prices paid by farmers for
:grass and clover were no guide to
she actual value of the samples.
• 'The average retail ))rices per one
'hundred pounds of Timothy,Alsike,
and Red Clover seeds. as shown by
the information cards received
with the samples, have been calcu-
lated and the results are somewhat
tnirprising, If these are to be taken
as a fair average, we final that in
Ontario ;ir:st. grade Timothy sold
for $5.89 per hundred ; second
strum?. for tiii.14 and lower grade for
45.52. In Quebec first rerade Red
Clover averaged 415.50 ; second
grade $12.88, and lower grades
415.15. In the Maritime Provinces
Alsike of the hest grade sole) for an
:average of ;+17.00: second grade
::~10.2:1, and lower grades 810,43 per
-hundred pounds.
In these calculations the nature of
•-he impurities contained in the.
samples N as, of Course, not taken
into consideration. Samples con-
taining 90 per Cent or over of gond
seed were rated as first grade ;
samples containing. between ti() and
t1!her Cent as second grade : and
:.simples containing less than 4) per
e'ent as line article. It may he
pointed out tint no sample of
..'`Eleiko cant crinin:; 90 per cept or
)ver n;: pure aand eel-mina1)1e seed
• was obtained in the province of
t,tn(abee.
Two httn(lreel and six samples of
Timothy seed were analysed and of
these eighty-fra r contained 90 D('r
:tent or over of pare and germin-
able sods. Sevd'nt e -t .vc) of those
samples contained fetter than 100(i
weed. seeds per pound, rine hundre=d
;.n.(1 sixty two e:entainotl fewer than
:.(eta, and Sixt e•n contained more
'hag 10.00.'.1.
t )nt of n e heli+.find and. thirty-.
six samples- t f Alike that \very
auatys,',1 r nar :=ix contained ined 00 per
a.ent or f 6t i cif pire ail g;erilli)la}fie
seed Eighteen of em contained
fever films 1(`0;1 weed seeds per
donne): eixty:e,wrn eentained few-
'e'r than :eerie. rie. and twenty-two con -
tempo 'mere than 160'410.
Two hundred and six samples of
:Fled (los-Pr were a)ht:lints:1 from
:-snarl) dealers and of t'tese eighty
samples Contemned ea per cent or
svret' of pure and. germinaable seed.
Sixty-five of t'e'nt eantained fewer
-i.ha.n 1000 weed seeds per pound,one
hundred and twenty-five eontainecl
-ffewer than 5.000, and fort --four
eontatined more than 10,060.
.It is well to note that a largo
proportion of these samples obtaain-
. 1 for investigation were liurchns-
y'ld from Irresponsible dealers in
•sillag,es and small towns. The
reliable seed houses retail large
--quantities of high class seeds, but
a, comparatively small number of
;apnplos were obtained 'direct from
these large firms. The 'percentage
.ef samples of good quality would
'have been much greater if this had
been done,
A BETTER QUALITY OF SEEDS WAS
OBTAINED FROM GREAT i3RITAIN.
Seven samples of Alsike and f our -
teen of Red Clover seeds were
obtained from retail seedsanen in
Great Britain. Of these, three of
Alsike and five of Red Clover, were
said to be Canadian grown. The
analysis of the Canadian Alsike
showed an,average of 96-.6 per cent
of pure and gernlinable seeds. The
average of the three saznples of
Alsike which were said to be Eng-
lish grown was 94.27 per cent, and
the ono German grown sample
included in the lot contained 84.72
per cent of pure and germinable
seeds. The latter sample contained
thirteen species of foreign seeds.
The average purity of the four-
teen samples of Red Clover seeds
obtained in Great Britain Was 98.6
and the average germination 92.3
per cent.
The Canadian grown samples
were slightly lower in per cant of
purity than those which were said
to have been grown in England and
Chile. The average per cent of
purity of the five Canadian grown
samples was 96.7 and the average
per cent of vitality 93.6.
Comparing the quality of the
Canadian grown seed obtained from
retail dealers in Great Britain with
that of the samples purchased from
retail dealers in Canada, it would
seem that much of our best reclean-
ed Alsike and Red Clover seed is
exported. 'VTllile it is desirable
that the reputation of Canadian
grown seeds be maintained in
European markets, it is no less
important that Canadian farmers
should not be further contaminated
by the weed seeds remaining in the
screenings and lower grades of
seeds which are left for the home
trade
ONTARIO'S CROPS ARE SATIS-
FACTORY,
Final Report fer 1903 has Been
Issued.
BARLEY IN rut: LEAD..
Tire' Ia.st crop report for the Pro -
vines of Ontario for the year -1903
bay been issued by the Department
of Agriculture. The year has been
en the whole a satisfactory one.
There has been great advancement
in every line of farm improvement.
The final estimates of the product
of 1903 has been compiled from
returns of the aactral yield glade by
threshers, and an extra staff of
correspondents. The details follow.
C`R')P ACIRgA(1} AND YIELDS.
Fall wheat, 665,028 acres; 17,242,-
763 bushels ; or 25.9 per acre. The
yield of 1002 was 20,233,609 bushels.
Spring wheat, 248.518 acres ;
4,040,233 bushels ; or 10.9 bushels
per acre. The yield for 1902 was
0,048,024 bushel;;.
Barley. 709,839 acres ; 24,378,817
bushels ; or 3.4.3 per acre.
Oats, 2,645.965 acres ; 110,228,103
bushels ; or 41.7 bushels per acre
Rye, 170,277 acres; 2.970,768
bushels ; or 10.6 bushels per acre.
The yield. of 1902 was 3,509,332
bushels.
Peas, 407.133 acres ; 8,924,650
bushels ; or 21.9 bushels per acre.
The yield. of 1902 was 7,664,079
bushels, and the average yield per
acre, 14.4.
Bnek« heat, 95,487 acres ; 2,0-10,-
16:1 bushels ; or 21.5 per acre.
Beans, 53,030 acres ; 978.246 bush-
els ; or 18 1 per acre. The yield
for 1002 was 670,033 bushels.
Potstoc:s,130,011 acres ; 16,670,447
bushels ; or 120 bnshels per a(ere.
The yield of 1902 was 12.040,502.
Mengel worzels - 80.018 acres,
41,76`;,239 bushels, or 510 bushels
per acre. The crop for 1002 was
20,10,924 bushels.
Carrots - 7,8(15 acres, 2,012,778
bushels, or 335 bushels per sere.
The yield of 1902 was 3,227,161
bushels.
Turnips -134,460 aeries, 60.316,341
bushels, or 515 brishels per acre.
The yield of 1902 was 71.7.40,20.4.
Corn for husking (in the ear) -
278,02.1 acres, 29,287,888 bushels, or
77.3 bushels per acre. The crop of
1002 was 20.512,10.4 bushels.
(Corn for Silo and fodder (green)
-200,727 acres, 2,561,400 tons, or
12.23 tons per acre. The crop for
1902 was 2,611,364 tons.
Hay and clover -2,783,565 acres,
4,336,s62 tons. or 1.50 tons per acre.
The erop of 190e was 4,955,438 tons.
Apples - 48,039,413 bushels, or
0.151)n,he15 per tree -of bearing
age.
Tobacco-'.--2,423,0311)ounds. The
yield of 1.902 was 3,070,717 pounds
THk*5HIN(i AND MARKETING.
Threshing is more advanced than
usual, being practically completed
in most parts of the Province,
although in a few sections winter
threshing is still in vogue, Pro-
gress in marketing is hard to
describe, nearly every farmer being
a law unto himself regarding the
disposal of his grain.
LABOR AND WAGES.
Correspondents are agreed as 'to
the great scarcity- of fatirni labor,
1)ut they are much divided as to
how to meet the difficulty. . The
exodus to the north and .northwest
still continues., which -moans the
loss to the Province of•so many 02
its most stalwart and experienced
young men, and their places here
are being taken by Old Country
youths, who suffer in comparison,
although some of them give • satis-
faction. Wages show no tendency
to lower, and some correspondents
insist that it is impossible to pay
current rate and Emirs) a profit.
Improved machinery, however, is'
conning to the help of the farmer,
and more land is also being devoted
to pasture.
THIS AUTUMN'S SOWING.
There has been a greatly increas-
ed area of wheat sown this fall,
more pa,r•tieulaariy in the Lake Erie
district and other localities where
the Hessian fly did so much injury
during the previous three or four
years. The seed -bed was generally
reported as being, in good condition,
which gave the crop a good start,
and as eor. resl)ondents wrote at the
end of October, the young wheat
was presenting a, fine appearance
in most places, although here and
there some fields were showing
need of rain. While sowing ranged
from the 20th August to the end of
the first week of October, the bulk
of the crop was put in somewhat
later than usual. E4omo injury
from the Hessian fly was reported,
but not as much in the previous
three or four years. Forty vane -
ties of fall wheat aro ni.entionecl as
being sown, Dawson's Golden Chaff
being the most popular, and Red
Clawson conning next.
FAVORS THE REFERENDUM,
Chamberlain Advocates Taking the
Popular Vote,
TTI): FISCAL PROBLEM SHOULD THUS
BE DECIDED. -AN EFFECT OF
CHAMBERLAIN'S CAM-
PAIGN.
London, Nov. 20. -Jos, Chamber-
lain displays incessant activity in
his fiscal campaign. In a letter to
the Tariff Reform League, he advo-
cates public subscriptions towards
the raising of 4500,000, for the pur-
pose of carrying on the propaganda
In the preface to the reprint in
book form of his ten great fiscal
speeches, Mr. Chamberlain strong-
ly advocates thy^ adoption of a sys-
tem et referendum, similar to that
practiced in Switzerland and in
many parts of the United States, as
the only method of deciding great
national questions sport from the
complicated iesnes of party govern-
ment. He thinks that the fiscal
question is eminently one that
should be thus decided by the votes
of the people without the influence
of side issues which would be
brought into play at a general elec-
tion.
At the opening of a new Censer•
vativc' club house at Salisbury yes-
terday, Lord Salisbury asserted
that since the beginning of Mr.
Chamberlain 's campaign. foreign
countries had approached the sub-
ject of c.onnnercial •relations with
(iii'eat Britain 11) a far more reason-
able spirit than formerly.
NO KISSING IN ZION.
Dowie Says So and it Goes--Penish-
ment Already Meted Oat.
Waukegan, Ill., .Nov. 23. -"No
kissing in Zion" is Dowie's latest
battle cry. Lovers and others in -
(dined to the.exercise of the ancient
cart of kissing are likely to have a
sorry time of it henceforth, for the
fiat of the master of Zion has gone
fortal and this means tlwt Zion
City is to lie kissless.
One Zinn (lity young man has
already felt the wrath of Elijah
ICI. as a result of the anti -kissing
nit atse. 1Vednosdaay night lie gave
one of the oeeasional parties which.
Constitute the social pleasures of
the community.
The shucking annnnnccment wase
made to Dowie bright and early
next Tuorninet by one of his omni-
potent detectives that he had seen
as tender salute exchanged between
a dashing cavalier and one of Zion's
coy maidens. The host at this
party has been forbidden to give
any snore parties.
Dowse, has established a complete
and far -reselling system of espion-
age over his people and nothing
contrary to the rules and regula-
tions of the town goes unnoted and
unreported.
Steamer Gladstone Goes Down Near
Amherstburg,
Amherstl)urg, Ont., Nov. 21. -
The steamer Gladstone, bound
down with barley and corn,collided
with the steamer Sacramento, np-
bound,a.t Bar Point, at 10.30 o'clock
last night.
The Gladstone was struck well
up towards the bow, and sank in
20 feet of water inside of fifteen
minutes.
The crew were taken off by the
t1.lg Iloine Rule. Wreckers have
been sent for.
probably some ' men meander
around all night for the purpose of
satisfying themselves that there is
no place like home.
Royal Party Poisoned.
New York, Nov, 21. --The World
this morning publishes the follow-
ing cable: Berlin, Nov.
ter rumors rumors come from Skiernewioe,
Poland, accounting for the sudden
death of the .little Princess Eliza-
beth of Hesse,' niece of the Czarina
of Russia, at the moment of a
family reunion. The unfortunate
little princess and her father were
the guests at Skiernewice of the
Czar and Czarina,and it is now said
that an attempt was Inane to poison
the whole royal party.
The princess was the only victim,
although the Czarina was made
very ill, and the Czar was more or
less affected by the poison.
There was some wonder that the
`Czar and Czarina did not attend
the funeral of their niece, but it is
now explained that tbev were too
ill to be present. The account
given to the illness of the princess
tally with the suggestion of poison.
The Grand Duchess of• Coburg,.
another of the divorced GrandDuch-
ess of Hesse and of the Czarina, is
using all her influence to utilize
the present sad event to bring
about a reconciliation between her
daughter and the Grand Duke of
Hesse, but her efforts have availed
nothing so far.
London, Nov. 22nd. -Count Kat -
sura, the Japanese Premier, is quot
ed by the Tokio correspondent of
the Manchester Guardian, to the
effect that it is a great mistake to.
think that the Japanese are eager
to fight. " If war should be forced
upon us," he says " that is anoth-
er thing. We are absolntely pre-
pared to defend our national exis-
tence at any moment. I feel stye
there is- no danger of any such
emergency, but we are ready. Ja-
pan demands that the sovereign
rights of China and the 'open door'
for trade should be maa.utained. In
this Great Britain and the United
States support her. I do not think
that Russia can or will object, but
of course, I cannot tell you any-
thing about the negotiations now
pending."
NO }` ICE
All taxes of the Township of Hay must
be paid by the 1 th day of December, or
4 pPr cent. will be added.
17.3 • Cersaans T.eov1.R, Collector.
I Remember ! I Remember !
I remember, 1 remember, •
The'houee where I was born,
The little window where the sun
Came peeping in ab morn ,
Ile never carne a wink too soon.
Nor brought too long a day ;
And now I often wish the night
Had borne my breath away.
I remember, 1 remember,
The roses, red and white ;
.The violets, and the lilycups,
Those flowers made of light ?
The lilacs, where the Robin built
And where any brother sot
The laburnum on his birthday -
The tree is living yet!
I remember, I remember,
Where I was used to swing,
And though the air must rush as fresh.
To swallows on the wing :
My spirit flew in feathers then
That is so heavy now,
And suminer pools could hardly cool
The fever on my brow.
I remember, Iremember,
The fir trees, dark and high ;
I used to think their slender tops
Were close against the sky,
It was a childish ignorance :
But now 'tis little joy
To know Pm further off from heaven.
Then when I was a boy.
-Thomas Hood.
SLABTOWN
Special to Trrlr HERALD.
Mr. John Decher glade a business
trip to Hensall; on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs Wm. Rader were the
guests of Mr. H. Neeb, on Sunday.
Mr. S. Rennie finished:his thresh-
ing on Tuesday. -
Mr. and Mrs. John Geiger and
family, visited. at Mr. Chris. Hey's,
on Sunday.
Mr. Tin. Goetz, of Hensall, help-
ed his brother, C. Goetz, of the
Babylon Line, to butcher, last week
11Ir. and Mrs. John Decher called
on Mr. and Mrs. E. Daters, of near
Fannsville on Sunday. •
China Hopeless.
London, Nov. 22nd. -According
to the Tien Tsin correspondent of
the Daily Mail, China is becoming
hopeless of resisting; Russia. The
Pekin Government, the correspond-
ent says, is in despair, confronted
as it is with the need of action,
which the divided opinion of the
ministers renders it impotent to
take. The movornentsof the troops
continue.
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WEATHER PROBABILITIES -For the next Three Months :
Y -- C C a•
Yon w -i11 find our Stores well fiillecl with
COMFORTERS & BLANKETS
75cents, $1.00, etc., etc.
Overcoats ) in ter tiie zetilyety Lowest PCES
UNDERWEAR
that will keep you warm at Prices which are Selling them
very fast.
LADIES' MANTLES cd FURS
esGong at Startling Prices, ot
G`r Abont one Month and CHRISTMAS will be here,
and we are prepared to give you satisfaction in all kinds of
CHRISTMAS GOODS '
New Figs, Raisins, Currants, Dates, Candics,
PEELS, SPICES, EXTRACTS, F.TO., ETC.
sen -All kinds of Farm Produce taken at the Highest Prices.
THE R PICKARD) 00,,
Hensall and Dashwood Direct Importers
We Originate,
Others Imitate.
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None genuine unless hearing
� thls Trade Mirk
t•G Registered. a�'t
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ee that this rade Mark is on your Robe,
The Saskatchewan robe consists of three parts : THE FUR CLOTH
THE RUBBER SHEETING and the LINING (all without
seam) the fur cloth. is strong as leather; the Rubber
sheeting the best ; lining most expensive used.
rsfir We .'uaarautee Every Robe. nosFea
Handsome, Durable, 'Waterproof.
Saskatchewan Oasts, , :iLac1i.
Saskatchewan Cats, brown.
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