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Ontario Federation. of Anglers.
(No. 33)
THE OWLS' FOOD
The short -eared owl should
hero a real welcome from every
harmer since it is one of our most
potent destroyers of mice. It
le a bird of the open fields
ldswor
marshes. The only place
t haye ever seen iwas C toraqudr
marsh, near Kingston,
win Beaupre found it breeding
r.aany years ago. These owls have
late winter or spring roosts in
groves of evergreen trees. They
bolt their food entire, regurg
ita-
ting the skin and bones as a pel-
let when digestion is completed.
leo, when a roost is found,uex-
amination
of the >
rour
he trees will often show many
T,ellets and these, if collected and
eeeted, give a definite picture of
the recent food of the owl.
What They Ate
L. L. Snyder and C. E. Hope
bf theRoyalOntario
of
Zoology
have edthe
food of this owl for some time
Fust. On a golf course near
'Toronto they found a roost of
:hese owls in some ornamentall
evergreens, to which they
year after year. In 1936 during
April the observers collectedlf om
laelf bushel of the pellets
this roost. From other evidence
;trey assumed that about 18 owls
-vete present and that the pellets
represented about 1,000 meals of
these birds.
The next step was to sort out
end find what animals were rep-
resented in these remainsof the
;god. They did this by compar-
ing
ompaing the bones that they found in
the pellets with bone specimens
that they have in the museum..
I,py each animal has characteris-
eic skull or teeth it was a fairly
eimplc job for one who knows
how.
Mostly Meadow Mice
They found 1,181 meadow
mice, 450 deer mice, 1 house
mouse and the remains of 15
birds. Figured in percentages
the owls took, as food, during the
month of April 72% meadow
Price, 27cc deer mice, the remain-
der making up less than 1%. To
any mind, it shows that the short -
eared owl is definitely bee
ficial. The mice taken by
nthnse-
birds had been doing trees and
sider-
ably damage to young
aahrubs. Property owners told
the authors that mice were a
1r-,ritable plague in the vicinity
!dust year. The owls helped con-
trol this plague without cost to
sten.
Outstanding Movie Actor and Actress of 1940
St. Patrick's
Day Games
Many Are The Requests For
Suggestions' For Games Suit-
able For St. Patrick's Day-
From' A Number 'of ources
Been
The Following Have
Gathered
RING TOSS: On a good sized
piece of board draw and paint a
green shamrock at least a foot
across. In each cf the leaves
drive three nails, long ones with
large heads. Rave them well
separated. Paint beside or under
each nail a figure to be the value
of the ring tossed upon that nail.
Provide each player with three
rubber jar rings from the kit-
chen. Give a prize for the high-
est score made when the rings
aro tossed from a distance of
three feet or more.
asedeese
f
is
(-linger Rogers, crowned the outstanding
t e Academyoof Motion Picture
LEFT, d arriving for the annual
Arts and Sciences, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Lela Rogers. James
Stewart was awarded the ;Oscar"wn lfone the
aept best acto e aweof d 0, at the
same banquet, and Jimmy
THE
Maid of Erin
By HOWARD L. TERRY
I came from the land whereg the
shamrock, green g'
Is the emblem of love in the
homes of the Isle,
Where free was my youth as the
wild waters flowing
Through highlands, throuhlow-
lands, e
through g' g
d
defile.
I",o kissed he our dearCaste, Blarney,ed in
I've paddled nay boat on. the
waves of Killarney,
rye searched the dark chambers
of Fingal's vast cave,
Tele climbed the high mountains,
I've swum the blue wave.
I've scaled the steep peaks which
the boldest decline, these
The wild beasts subdued by
dark eyes of mine.
My father had castles and riches
untold—
.t cared not for riches, the life
they unfold.
WAR .WEE K_Commentary on Current Events
TURKEY'S STAND KEY
TO ALKA•N SITUATION
"The position taken by the
Bulgarian government does not
lead to consolidation of p ,
but to extension of the sphere
of war and to Bulgaria being
involved in it. In view of this,
the Soviet Government,
cannot
e
to its policy of t
render any support to the Bul-
garian government in the ap-
plication of its present policy."
—Soviet Note to Bulgaria.
"Turkey will oppose by arms
any aggression directed against
her territorial integrity or her
independence."—Foreign Min-
ister Saracoglu of Turkey.
The diplomatic sensation
the f tbe
fust
week came when, for
time slime January 15, the Kremlin
in Moscow made a pronouncement
relative to the war in Europe which
could be termed official. The long
silence was broken with the hand-
ing of a sharp note to Bulgaria—
incidentally an indirect slap at Hit-
ler—containing the information
that Russia refused to give sup-
port of any kind to Bulgaria's new
Axis -dominated policy.
And many a one who had
me long,
Must needs be content
smile and a song.
1 loved but the mountains, the
moorlands, the sea,
The roar of the ocean was music
to me.
I1he shadowy wood and the ,pin-
nacled height,
The bhtfast-racing ier the
tars of nigh t
On, to live in the love of this
freedom of mine,
To gaze en earth's beauty, to
drink of its wine.
And so all untanned the sweet
days passed away,
Eget now, far from home, are the
raven lochs grey,
,!4•nd memory nurses the sorrowful
strain,
''Oh! give me my youth and my
Tyle again',"
courted
with a
Ankara Gives Closest Ear
The variety
Soviet of rr pe cunei to es [ia
in
had a variety
the, capitals of the world. London
was inclined to discount its value
as a factor in the tense Balkan
situation. Berlin inferred that Mos-
cow "didn't understand." In Ath-
ens, the Moscow move appeared to
have been timed carefully to co-
incide with British -Greek negotia-
tions taking place there. (It could
not fail to stiffen Greek resistance
to the German "peace" offensive).
But in Ankara the closest atten-
tion was paid to the Russian note.
It became strongly evident that
Turkey was encouraged to take
measures against any further Ger-
man moves, feeling that it could
count on at least passive Russian
approval should it make a firm
stand,
Would Turkey Fight?
Turkey's recent pledge to "hon-
or all her obligations" still did not
make it clear what action Turkey
would take should German troops
not sweep towards the Dardan-
elles; should German or Bulgarian
armies not attack the borders of
"Turkey -in -Europe" , .. but solely
were concentrating on the Greek
frontiers in order to force a peace
upon Greece. Would Turkey fight
It Greece went under? In the ans-
wer to that question lay the key to
the outcome of the Barkan situ-
ation.
Nazi Aima In Balkans
The Nazi press last week declar-
ed that the military occupation
FELLERS --- Just practice
of Bulgaria was to prevent any
British effort to "disturb the
peace" in the Balkans, that is, to
open up a new war front in that
zone. The indications were that
Hitler desired at all costs to avoid
au upheaval there and that he ex-
pected
xpetted to achieve his objectives
without threatening Turkey direct-
ly.
Hitler's immediate aim, as we
have pointed out before was to
bolster the flagging Italian war ef-
fort at as little cost as possible so
that Mussolini could continue to
keep a large section o3 the Bri-
tish fleet busy in the Mediterran-
ean, plus formidable British land
forces, far from thescene of the
Battle of Britain. (Rfe ses,soation
of Bulgaria secondarily served to
give idle divisions of the added
i
n
army something to do; and
considerably to Axis prestige in
southeastern Europe and the Near
East), For the present, the Dar-
danelles and Suez could wait, Hit-
ler's actions indicated. But the Bri-
tish mightand scotch first, his fpla s rom Sby
al-
OniCA,
forcing him to accept the reality
of a two -front war.
SLIPPERY SNAKES: For this
have a supply of long macaroni,
cooked and drained. Provide each
player with a silver fork and a
piece of macaroni. Line them
all up to race across the room.
When a piece of macaroni slips
from a fork, the player carry-
ing it is out of the race. First
one at the goal wins.
ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN:
Cut out of wrapping paper or
cardboard small andon te
ir-
regularepieces. Lay them possible
floor in as big a ring
as and fasten each to position with
a tiny bit of melted candle wax
underneath. On linoleum flour
paste will do the trick and is eas-
ily removed afterward. The play-
ers in turn try to run the "rocky
road," without missing a single
piece of paper or stepping .on the
floor around the bits. The one
who completes the circle without
error in the fastest time inlayer
FAIRY RINGS:
receives ten small braes curedle. tain
rings and a knitting
he
rings are laid flat on the floor.
At a signal, each player stoops
and tries to get the rings on the
needle without touching them or
the floor with the hands,. First
player with all rings on needle
wins. Any player whose hand
touches floor is disqualified.
PADDY'S PIGS: Green lasti-
eine is provided for each player,
and green toothpicks are passed
around. Each one tries to model
a pig. For variation, brown
plasticise may be used, for model-
ing potatoes.
IRISH SONGS: From a plug
hat decorated with clay pipe and
bunch of shamrock, each player
draws the name of an Irish song
or of a person mentioned in an
Irish song. When called upon by
the leader, each player is expect-
ed to sing, play or recite one
verse or chorus of that song
before the count of nine. Failure
results in paying a forfeit to be
deeided by the whole group.
last year have increased the need
of testing seed before planting.
This has been demonstrated re-
cently at the Ontario Agricultural
College, Guelph, where it was
found that some plump •seed of
satisfactory color germinated poor-
ly while some badly weathered lots
germinated much better than their
appearance would indicate.
CAN BE DONE AT HOME
The only sure 'way to make posi
tive your seed grain will give maxi.
crop returns, is to have it
tested for germination and th
is
can be done at home byevery
farmer in Ontario.
Full directions for germination
tests are contained in a small
pamphlet written by Dr. G. P. Mc-
Rostie, Ontario Agricultural Col-
lege, Guelph, and can be obtained
from your Agricultural Represent-
ative or by writing direct to the
Statistics and Publications Branch,
Ont, Dept. of Agriculture, Toronto.
Seeds of the following crops can
be satisfactorily tested at home:
oats, barley, wheat, rye,
buck-
wheat, field corn, peas, beans and
soybeans.
Retail sales of gasoline in Can-
sade, during the first nine months
of 11 10 amounted to G0,105,000
Views compered with 601.,191,-
00 gallons in the corresponding
Period of 1r39,
Supremacy At Sea
Unless she can maintain suprem-
acy at sea, Britain must succumb.
Such supremacy involves ability to
keep the sea lanes open (the Axis
pres•euted a strong challenge in
the Mediterranean and the North
Atlantic), and particularly to trans-
port in safety the industrial out-
put of the United States. The
Roosevelt administration in Wash-
ington last week was thought
have readied plans to give the Bri-
tish, following the passage of the
Lease -Lend bill, what they so vit-
ally needed; repair facilities in Un-
ited States ports; a supply of mer-
chant ships; and convoys.
VOICE
OF THE
PRESS
with Toast, Muffins,
Tea Biscuits, Waffles
CU.Wli.0 - �aand Pancakes. WI,
BIG TIME PROSPECT
The finance companies easyn
offer loans up to $500
repayments might be able to in-
terest the Dominion Government.
—Woodstock Sentinel -Review.
U. S. Takes Risks
The 'United States in the opinion
of most experts was expected the
ao
adopt a full war economy
nation immediately after enact-
ment of the bill, since each and
every provision made to aid Bri-
tain •could bring war to the west-
ern hemisphere. The U. S.
have to be ready for anything.
Nevertheless a war inti to occas
deemed much more likely
ur
in the Pacific than the Atlantic.
In the Far East American naval
and air power had been mobilized.
with due consideration for even-
tualities, And there, the U. S. was
ready to fight.
"The question of what kind of
world our ehildren will live in in
being asked; us now." Winkle,
Wendell L.
1 GOTTA GO DOWN
-ro THE BANK AND
MY ACCOUNT le
Irl A muobLg.
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CAN'T BEAT PIONEERS
The enthusiastic golfer is still
face to face with the fact that
the axe and bucksaw have done
more for this country
n Mer-
cury. niblick ever will.
IT'S EXPENSIVE, TOO
Owing to some oversight a roan
was recently appointed a judge
in Nicaragua who has been dead
for four years. That habit of not
burying the dead has caused
some strange appointments
ppoin tonSatnr-
Canada, too.
Satur-
day Night.
1940 Grain Crops
The third lnate of crops in llbushe s
e 1940
Canadianograin
is as follows, with the 1939 pro-
duction shown or comparison:
01939
Wheat ........551,390,000 520,623.000
Oats 380,526,000 384,407,000
Barley .104,256,000 103,147,000
Rye 13,994,000 15,307,000
Flaxseed , 3,189,000 2,044,000
Peas 1,355,000 1,307,000
Beans 1,477,000 1,527,000
Buckwheat 6,692,000 4,848,000
,000
Mixed grains 43,133,000
Corn for
husking .. 6,956,000 8,097,000
Should Test Seed
Then Plant It
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FIGHT FOR THE MARKET
Ontario farriers had better
look to their laurels. In the first
six weeks of 1941 Ontariofarm-
ers ers have delivered to packing
plants 225,000 hogs. Alberta
farmers have delivered 176,000.
Last week Albertans delivered
31,000 against Ontario's 33,000.
Competition for markets for
farm products within Canada has
never been great while the west'
could rely on selling its wheat
crop. With the wheat market
badly clogged western farmers
are turning to mixed farming
productswhicompete cre h
di-
rectlyin Canada. What is
appening in hog production
s
t the west can
forced to ado
it_LethbridgeHeald.
Safer To Ply
Than To Walk
Air Fatalities Are' Fewer
Than Those
Toil of Pedestrians
No mode of travel carries an ab-
solute guarantee of safety, sayshee
Galt Reporter. Probably
people meet their ends while using
the simplest form of locomotion
provided by nature, walking, n
by utilizing swifter modes ot trav-
el, such as airplanes. Death comes
to them individually. A pedestrian
here, knocked down and killed by
an automobile. Another, thousande
ot miles away, slips on an icy pave-
ment and receives tato injuries in
the fall. These isolated incidents of
death attract little attention. A
few paragraphs in the local papers,
and that is all, unless the person
enjoyed national prominence.
We accept these fatalities as the
logical consequence of the hazards
we must continually meet in this
risky business of living.
Fatal train wrecks and airplane
crashes receive a prominence out
of all proportion to the really few
fatalities directly attributable to
these modern modes of travel. The
ingenuity of man has made it safer
to fly than to jay walk across the
ice -encrusted street or a bussycity
thoroughfare. However,
certain
hazards remain, and one of several
possible ones turned the westbound
flight of the Trans -can aAirllo e
pat lane into a tragedy
the other week, a tragedy in which
12 lost their lives.
Previously, 81,000 passengers had
been carried by T.C.A. without in-
jury of any kinu. A total of 8,165,-
000 miles had been flown in creat-
ing
reating this splendid record.
That's the First Step In War
Crop Production For 1941—
Pamphlet Outlining Methods
of Home Germination Tests
Can Be Obtained From Ont.
Dept. of Agriculture
With Ontario being geared for
the greatest possible crop produc-
tion this year, the first step in farm
war production effort is to make
sure the seed you plant tests high
in germination, otherwise you may
harvest poor crops despite favor
able weather conditions.
Unfavorable harvest conditions
in Central and Western Ontario,
LIFE'S LIKE THAT
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By Fred Neher
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11/411.7—
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By GENE BYRNES
You OUGHT TO
BALANCe YOUR BANK
BOOK AT LEAST ONCE
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