HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1955-04-14, Page 3It ha recently been estimated
that 92 per cent of the oat crop,
70 per cent of the barley crop
and 77 per cent of winter wheat
crop in Ontario are produced
from varieties introduced with-
in the last ten years. With the
present increase in cereal 'di-
seases, particularly cereal rusts
it is now necessary to revise the
list of these recommended vari-
eties in order to provide the
farmer with more adequate in-
formation. This is necessary in
order that he may select and
grow suitable varieties with suf-
ficient disease resistance.
* * *
Based on the results of nine
years' testing on Illustration Sta-
tions in eastern a n d northern
Ontario, the following cereal
varieties are recommended for
1955:
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OATS
1. Rodney -a inea. ani -late vari-
ety of good straw strength
yielding ability, kernel type
and resistant to most races of
rust,
I. Abegweit-A mid-season vari-
ety, later than Beaver. but
generally higher yielding.
Adapted to areas where Bea-
ver has been satisfactory. It
is semi -resistant to rust.
1, Lanark -Recommended as an
early variety with consider-
able rust resistance.
* * s.
Other varieties that are worthy
Of mention
t. Beaver -A medium early vari-
ety with semi -rust resistance.
It h a s medium strength of
straw and good quality grain,
2. Clinton -An early variety
with strong straw, grain is
yellow, fair resistance to
rust.
3, Simcoe-A new early variety
with resistance to the rust
races that damage Clinton.
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BARLEY
1. Montcalm-A smooth awned
malting variety with satisfac-
tory yielding ability.
* * *
Other varieties that are worthy
of mention:
1. Brant - A high yielding
smooth awned mildew resist-
ant feed barley.
2. Fort -A smooth awned, strong
strawed feed barley.
INCOGNITO -This pelican at the
London, England, zoo must
have seen too many melo-
dramas an TV. HoW else can
you explain the villain -like pose
he assumes by hiding his beak
in his feathers?
3. Husky --A s m 0 of h awned,
strong strawed feed barley,
* * *
SPRING WHEAT
1. Cascade -A fair yielding
white kernelled variety, pro-
duces fair household flour.
2. Acadia -A fair yielding vari-
ety, produces fair quality
flour.
FALL WHEAT
1. Riideau-A fair yielding feed
wheat.
By RUBEASTSI LEE
Q. How can 1 make a varnish
remover?
A. If the varinish is not old
enough to begin flaking it can
best be removed with strong lye
water or a commercial remover.
Apply the solution with an old
brush, allow to stand until var-
nish is softened, then scrape off
with a dull putty knife.
Q. How can 1 prevent bleed-
ing of the gums?
A. When the gums bleed every
time the teeth are cleaned, con-
sult a good dentist. A tonic to
build up the gums is probably
needed.
Q. How can 1 renew rugs?
A. Sprinkle some ammonia
powder over the rug, dampen
the broom, and sweep well. The
rug will look almost new.
Q. How can I bring shrunken
woolens back to their normal
size?
A. By rinsing in fresh soap-
suds instead of clear water after
washing. Repeat each time the
garment is washed until the cor-
rect size is obtained.
Q. How should bath towels be
darned?
A. Use white darning cotton,
instead of ordinary thread, to
mend the bath towels. The
mended place will not be so
conspicuous, and the repair will
last longer.
Q. How can i remove white-
wash stains?
A. Wash them in strong, hot
vinegar. A few drops of hot
vinegar removes obstinate spots
from walls or furniture.
Q. How can 1 make use of
leftover starch?
A. If there is any starch left
over on washday use it instead
of water for scrubbing hearths
and tiles. It will keep them clean
longer and make them look like
new.
Q. Iiow can I make window
panes sparkle?
A. The windows will sparkle
if a cloth dipped in ammonia and
whiting is used instead of plain
water and soap, Polish with a
chamois.
Q. Flow can I remedy food that
has become too salty?
A. Place a wet cloth over the
top of the vessel in which the ,
food is cooking, and the steam
will draw thesalt into the cloth.
Q. How can I bleach linens and
beddings?
A. The sun is better for bleach-
ing. than anything else. Lay the
washed article to be whitened
on the grass without wringing
out the water. The most obstin-
ate article will be beautifully
white after a few soakings and
dryings.
Q. How can d remove iodine
stains?
A, Old iodine stains are very
difficult to remove. The best
thing to do is to try sponging
repeatedly with diluted am-
monia.
THE MAGIC OF FIRST LOVE,
At the touch of love every
one becomes. a poet. -Plato.
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12. Age 9. Cried cake 36, Mythical 60, ;lies.
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40. Puzzles
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pussywiliow acetate frock with. its swirling floral design. The
portrait neckline is partially filled with pretty pleats and finish-
ed at the base with a bow. Smaller bows trim the edge of the
short sleeves. Inverted pleats give added fullness to the skirt.
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Cut Flowers in Special Place
For bouquets for our own table
and for giving to friends, gar-
den authorities urge a special
row or two of flowers in the veg-
etable garden. Given regular
cultivation these will grow vig-
orously and the blooms can be
cut often without marring the
peauty of the regular flower
garden. Almost all fair sized
flowers will do well under these
conditions, and some like gladi-
olus and sweet peas are best
grown here in any case as their
foliage is not particularly attrac-
tive. It's a good plan to save
a little seed in each packet from
the regular planting and sow in
one or two long rows in the veg-
etable garden or along the edges,
From this. row there will be
plenty of bloom for bouquets.
Building Good Soil.
Ideal garden soil is a rich,
well drained loam which never
bakes or cakes, holds moisture
well but its not muddy. Unfortu-
nately few of us are lucky enough
to find that right at the door,
But so long as we have not pure
rock, it is amazing what one can
do. The best medicine for any
soil, tight or heavy is a liberal
application of o]d fashioned
barnyard manure But manure
is hard to come by in these mod-
ern days and it is Liable to be
filled with weed seeds, And so
most of us will have to turn to
• something el s e. Fortunately
there are many substitutes, com-
mercial of chemical fertilizer,
special soil conditioners, sand
where the soil is heavy clay,
lime where it is sour. and humus
anywhere. • The latter we can
make ourselves. It is simply rot-
ted down vegetable refuse, like
leaves, grass clippings, weeds
and even clean garbage. This
can be dug directly or piled in
a corner, covered with layers of
earth, watered occasionally and
allowed to rot and then dug in.
Try Something New
Usually on a in eoial page of
the seed catalogue will be listed
brand new varieties and novel-
ties. Among these • will be the
All -America winners for this
year. These are new flowers and
vegetables that in the North
American field trials last year
were awarded the most points.
A few of these will certainly add
colour and interest to any bor-
der. Last year the: a was a new
violet alyssum and a new pet-
unia, Comanche, that is red and
stays that way.
In the vegetable lines there
are a whole lot of improved pro-
ductions. New, faster growing
and crisper radish more tender
carrots, new beaus. beets and
corn. Over the years plant
breeders have given us tremen-
dous improvement in all veget-
ables. Not only are the varieties
grown today far more tender
than those of a generation ago,
but they are also much earlier
and more disease resistant. With
these it is possible to have a
good garden with much variety
in areas where it was hardly
safe to risk anything but the
toughest things before. This
progress has meant more to Can-
ada than most countries because
our growing season is so short.
Col Roads
To Aid Traffic
Something brand new in the
line of highways is to be tried
out in Southern Rhodesia - col-
oured roads.
The municipal association has
asked the governhent to try
out a "colour with number"
scheme.
The object is to arrange a col-
our and mark for each route
through the towns and cities,
Lamp -posts throughout the
towns and cities will be num-
beredaccording to the town
where .the road terminates.
Large boards with the approp-
riate colours and numbers at
the entrances to towns will in-
form ]motorists which colour to
follow to get through the town
quickly.
It was many and many a year
ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom
you may know
13y the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden she lived with
no other thought
Than to love and be toyed by
Inc.
Edgar Allen .Poe.
Rare Stamps That
rought Wealth
Some of the rarest postage
stamps in the world still lie
awaiting discovery amid old
family papers, .according to an
expert.
He says that this philatelic
treasure trove is being sought
more ardently than ever by
keen collectors. They do not
forget that many old stamps,
with values ranging from $1,500
to $15,000 apiece, have been
found in the past in desks,
trunks and boxes stuffed with
old letters.
A small boy was once rum-
maging through an attic in
Georgetown when he found a
bundle of letters, A British
Guiana one -cent stamp of 1856 _.
caught his eye, He didn't know
it's value -so he exchanged it
with another boy for a more
gaily -coloured stamp.
Later, the British Guiana
stamp was bought in 1878 by an
Austrian collector for $450, The
collector died in 1917. The stamp
was then sold for the amazing
sum of $22,000.
A Tyneside miner was turning
over some old family letters
when he spotted a fault in a
stamp on a letter from his
West Australian grandfather. A
swan was floating upside down
-so he sold the stamp next day
for more than $1,500.
A Los 'Angeles millionaire
paid $30,000 for a black on ma-
genta stamp issued by New
Guinea which 94 years earlier
was worth only a cent. Original
finder of this rare stamp was a
boy of nine who sold it for six
shillings. It was sold again at
$75, then $21,000. Its present
value is at least $40,000.
Another superb stamp was
found in an old exercise book in
a North London house. It had
lain in a cupboard from 1865
till 1904. The stamp fetched
$4,500 and later found its way
into the collection of King
George V,
A waste paper firm in Phila-
delphia bought the whole of the
old account books and ledgers
of a banking firm in 1912 for
$35 to convert into pulp. But
many of the documents bore
old stamps.
These were saved and later
sold for $60,000. The man who
had noticed the stamps receiv-
ed $15,
A young Swedish forester
wrote his sweetheart a letter
every day, buying his stamps
at the local post office at Guli-
ksberg without noticing that
the surcharge on each appeared
upside down. A stamp enthusi-
ast discovered the mistake, and
got in touch with the forester.
Fortunately his sweetheart had
kept thirty of the letters, and
for each the forester received
fifty dollars, sufficient to fur-.
nish a house and pay for their
wedding.
MERRY MENAGERIE
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WbN �i�k�R mrd see. .fes"••pR
"You can't imagine how frus-
trated
ruo
trated I am -a perfect gentles
man, yet 1 can't tip my hat!"
The magic of first love is our
ignorance that it can ever end.
-Benjamin Disraeli.
MY SC1100L
LFSSON
Rev.
B. Barclay Warren,
B.A., B.D,
Obligations of Leaders. 2 Qhron»
ides 10:6-17. 1Vlemory Seleo-
tions 1f any of yot. lack wisdoms,
let him ask of God, that givetlt
to all men liberally, and up-
braideth not; and ft shall be
given him. James 1:5.
Young King Rehoboam cer-
tainly didn't have the humble
spirit of his father Solomon when
he ascended the throne. He made
his first great mistake when he
rejected the advice of the older
and experienced counsellors who
said, "If thou be kind •to this
people, and please them, and
speak good words to them, they
will be thy servants forever."
But the young men flattered the
ego of Rehoboam. They urged
him to declare his authority in a
threatening attitude. As a result
10 tribes broke away and setup
a separate kingdom under Jero-
boam.
We are told that the way to
win friends and influence people
is to tell them the things they
like to hear. It is more impor-
tant to tell people what they
ought to hear. It is only thus that
we really prove ourselves a
friend.
Modern leaders never make
the mistake of Rehoboain -
especially just before election
day. They speak good words.
Some carry this too far. Promises
of lower taxes and more services
to the people are the order of the
day. Some would-be leaders
carry this so far that we are ted
to believe that either they are
grossly ignorant of the economy
of the country or they are simply
using the promises to get votes.
But people are wary. The man
who promises too much is heav-
- ily discounted. Let us pray for
our leaders!
The division of the kingdom
had been predicted some years
before. It happened now but not
in order to fulfill the prediction.
Because God understood perfect-
ly the character of Rehoboam
and foreknew exactly what he
would say, and the results that
would follow, he could make
this prediction through his pro-
phet. Rehoboam was a free
moral agent and was following
the desires of his own vain heart
in his conduct. The fulfillment of
prophecy is another evidence
that the Bible is the inspired
word of God.
Blessed is the man that hath
a virtuous wife, for the number
of his days shall be double. A
virtuous woman rejoiceth her
husband, and he shall fulfil the
years of his life in peace. A good
wife is a good portion.
-Apocrypha: Ecciesiasticuss
Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking
DOG'S
BEST 9" FPii6ND Lewis KeY+Un'ver University student, cuddles
the net puppy he risked his life to save from drowning in a
well. Kay was lowered into the 45 -foot well. Getting out, 18
minutes later, was harder. He had to brace his feet against the
sides, which started to crumble away.