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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1955-06-23, Page 3Weer monuments are built to commemorate important people, they are usually carved out of inanimate stone after the per- son is dead and remain inani- mate forever. There is one monument, how- ever, that pulsates with life to- day as it has from the day it was built and its erection has hacl a profound effect on Cana- dian agriculture. * * * Constructed of sturdy red sandstone, the monument is situated on a wide section of the St. Lawrence River called Lake St. Louis near St. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec. It is known as Macdonald College - built by Sir William Macdonald, a wealthy tobacco industrialist, while he was still alive. And while he did not intend it to e be a monument to himself, it nevertheless has become one and his name is remembered daily by thousands of men and women across Canada who have passed through its doors. * In June Macdonald College celebrates its 50th anniversary. In the half century of its exist- ence, it has seen many develop- ments which have placed Can- ada in the forefront of world agriculture, and have helped Canadian fanners to solve many of their basic difficulties, * Several new crop varieties have been developed at Mac- donald College. Among them are Montcalln barley, Roxton oafs, Dollard red clover, Drummond and Milton timothy, Laurentian Swede turnip and Algonquin corn. Soil fertility tests involv- ing crop rotation and fertilizer use have been conducted at the college since 1911. Superior live- stock developed in the college barns has been shipped to many countries of the world for breed improvement. WHISPERING WELL -This striped st•rujture stands on the outskirts of Maracaibo, Venezuela's sec- ond largest city, It's an oil -dril- ling rig fitted with a red and w hite"anti-sonic" shirt, which reduces roar of drilling opera- tions to a mere whisper, so weary residents can get their In addition to developing bet- ter farm products, Macdonald College scientists have worked out more efficient methods of marketing which have been beneficial to both producers and consumers. The college also play- ed a leading role in the estabe lishment of Farm Forums and development of the agronome service in Quebec. The prov- ince's first agronomes (agricul- tural representatives) received training at Macdonald, At 41 Boiled down, Macdonald's pile of red sandstone has given Can- ada better farming and thus more and better food on the tables of Canadians - a chal- lenge to future monument build- ers. * * Millions of dollars annually are extracted out of Canadian farmers' pockets by a host of plant bandits which carry the common name - weeds. The C -I -L agricultural chemi- cals department has compiled a guide to these pickpockets which are divided into groups according to their susceptibility to 2,4-D chemical weed killer. Group 1 - the readily suscept- ible group - can be controlled in early stages by spraying with a solution of three to five ounces of 2, 4-D in 80 to 100 gallons of water per. acre. Weeds in this classification are: n: a< Bluebur (stickweed), burdock, catnip, chickory, cocklebur, dan- delion, evening primrose, fall dandelion, false flax, healal, lambs quarters, .mallow, mus- tards, plantain, pepper grass, pineapple weed, pigweeds, rag- weeds, annual sow thistle, wild vetch, wild carrot, wild radish and wild parsnip. * Top kill for the intermediate group - group 2 - is general- ly obtained with on application of six to eight ounce`s of 2,4-D acid in 80 to 100 gallons of water per acre. In this group we have the following weeds: Black-eyed Susan, black medic, blue weed, ball thistle, butter cup, Canada thistle, common chickweed, goats beard, golden- rod, horse tail, king devil, may - weed, mallow, oak -leafed goose - foot, orange hawkweed, oxeye daisy, perennial sow thistle, purslane, sheep sorrel, shep- herd's purse, silvery conquefoil, smart weed, spurges, speedwells, stinging nettle, tansy ragwort, wild lettuce and yellow rocket. * * Control of the following with 2-4-D is probably not feasible. Bedstraws, bladder campion, bracken, wild buckwheat, chess, corn spurrey, cow cockle, crab grass, foxtail, ground cherry, hemp nettle, knapweeds, knot - weeds, milkweed, night flower- ing catchfly, mouse -eared chick- weed, mullein, St. John's wort, toadfiax, twitch grass, white cockle, wild oats and yarrow. GRANNIE'S A GOER: The daSy she celebrated her ninety-eight birthday anniver- sary, Mrs. Louise Wright, of Glen Cove (U.S.), emphasized to her children and grandchildren that she was still spry and in good health. They agreed just to mollify her, The old lady wasn't deceived by their attitude, she proved her statement by slid- ing at breackneck speed down the stab case banitesrsl 9. Tribunal SW h,, [fir �q 10 Collection et (nets Timber tree Z�' 14. Caddoan �r„�, Indian 16. Location 19. Instances 211. incline 21 Punitive 21. TTa1f-mell•,d '41(WF 21;.1('pt' ve 24. Weird 25. Sleighs vulaosdnwlieatri ACROSS 1 181,red 4 Assert 0 Bleat l [:eery one 11 f'renchtncn 11. Mete 17. Pentateu, 13 11ua is able ,20. Blemishes 22 Lampoons 20 Learn arcuate) 2T Additional 28 Long fish 29 plain in Patcstine 5D ilclaneholY 111 Before iprefixl 32 Birthplace of Henry IV. 82. Maid • 34. r.nrren 35 Feminine name 27. tloe' by Orme 28.Compas41 �r point It9. Sewed iolnt 40. Improve 148, Repeat i40, Doomed 148. Snatch 48. Bushy clump 50. Hollows O. LIIDOWNe,l.,:, a.5i6ver55it5 5. Beautiful 4. Golds 5. weed G. l'xist 7. Palm lily 8. Landed properties 27. 11•:,'lie nu, 51ergcd 84. Winglike n6. Be undecided 37. Nourishes 20. Let It stand 40, been 41 Sound of cattle e2. Purpose 43. Tavern 41 Chinese Pagoda 45. Flow baek 47. AM<sell 1 2 3•s^5r•• 4 5 6 7 8 ?, Iw'" 9 10 11 12 �ti t 13 ,,17 15 16 tiY >`" 18 19 ti•"1,.,r X7 20 21 f1s�22 23 24 25, 26 X 27 • 28 29.>t 30 ` . 31 12 835,4. 35 36 57 A:::::1:. 11 , Ui 4. -err 4 40 hi a 46 v`.. at 4a 4.9. hg 50 .. 61 A11WYTAr 1DllAI9I019r9 9t thi#94. APPEALING PEEL - Ann Lawrie of Indianapolis, Ind., peeled off her curly lacks and came up with this surprisingly attractive brush haircut. The 16-year-olc4" took the short cut as a practical matter for the hot monthsand good swimming ahead. GIVE IT PROTECTION It is discouraging to get a fine garden of flowers and vegetables nicely growing then have bugs or disease make a mess of it. And it is not necessary. True there are a lot of garden pests, but for everyone there is a spe- cific cure. One is advised to con- sult a good Canadian seed' cata- logue or government bulletin or spray calendar. From these sources of information one can learn the proper spray, dust or other method of treatment and for a few cents it is possible to protect every sort of flower, shrub and vegetable. Also in this connection it is well to re- member that a healthy, well - cultivated garden, clean of weeds, is far less susceptible to attack than the neglected kind. KEEP IT UP Much more important than early planting is continuing that job well into June, or even July. One is making a great mistake and robbing himself of lots of fresh blooms and vegetables, if he stops sowing too early. There is no reason at all why such things as peas, corn, beans, car- rots, beets and several other vegetables should not be sown at two- to three-week intervals right upto the first week in July. By spreading out in this way we spread out the harvest and increase by many times the yield from the average garden. We can further spread out by using early, medium and late varieties. With flowers, too, the season of bloom can be extended by the same method. MRS. GERTRUDE W. EISEMAN OF BOSTON, Mass., was recent- ly named President of The Mother Church, The first Church of Christ Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Annual Meeting of The Mother Church attended by church members from many parts of the world. Mrs. Eiseman has been active in various capacities in the Christian Science movement for many years. A native of New York City, she is now a Christian Science practitioner in Boston. Her appointment was. announced by The Christian Science Board of Directors. The term of office is for one year. Prior to devoting her full time to the public practice of Chris- tian Science healing, Mrs. Eise- man was very active on various philanthropic and civic boards. During the Second World War she served on the Christian Science War Relief Cotnnlittee, TENDER AND CRISP • The quicker we can get our vegetables grown to eating size or maturity; the tenderer they will be and the sooner they go an the table or in the pot after that, so much the better. With certain things like green peas, garden corn, baby carrots and beets, there is all the difference in the world if they are really fresh. But the main thing is quick growth, especially for those vegetables of which the roots are eaten. Any check in growth, is bound to produce a certain woodiness or at least toughness. The expert gardener makes sure there is no check whatever by keeping the soil cultivated, en- riched with the necessary fer- tilizer, and watering in dry spells if he can possibly manage it. He will also thin properly when the plants are small so there is no crowa ino and twig' ; ing in the rows. Finally, he will use those vegetables when they etre at the very peak of their flavour, and by successive sow- ings, say two to three weeks apart, he will make sure ' that there is always a fresh batch corning on. Once past their ma- turity most vegetables lose flav- our and become tougher. SUPPORTS Most people stake tomatoes. Usually a six - to seven - foot stake is driven firmly in the ground when the tomato plant is set out. About every foot of growth the stem is tied loosely but securely. All side -shoots are nipped off and towards the end of the summer, to hasten ma- turity of fruit, the main stein is also nipped. For supporting sweet peas and the taller sorts of garden peas, and also other climbers, some people use chicken wire or old tennis nets or string. But a bet- ter material is brush if a supply can be obtained. This is pushed firmly in the ground along the rows and before the plants are more than a few inches high. Depending upon the locality, brush from three to six feet high is suitable and the bushier the better. WELL-MANNERED RAT 1 us Ride Ticket 37 Feet Long When Londoner Lawrence White settles down with his TV set, he is rarely bothered by the sort of folk we all know who would rather look in on some- one else's set than buy one of their own. Without powerful opera glasses they'd hardly be able to, anyway. For Mr. White's TV set is probably the world's smallest; with a screen measuring only 13At inches by Pk inches. Costing $30, the set was built in three weeks out of bits and pieces. To obviate eye strain the picture appears in green. To be bitten by the desire to fashion small objects means that you have become a minimaniac, but it is a bug that can prove lucrative as well as fascinating. Tom Philips, a one-time Welsh miner, quickly threw up coal mining when he discovered there was a ready market for the min- iature flowers he had been mak- ing from breadcrumbs for his own amusement. Then there is Stanley Burchett who paints the world's tiniest pictures. Thirty of his miniature landscapes were purchased by the late Queen Mary ot be hung on the walls of the Queen's dolls' house at Windsor. This is itself a masterpiece of the miniature. Designed by Sir Edward Lutyens, the dolls' house has books onits library shelves only one inch square containing poems specially written for them by G. K. Chesterton, Rudyard Kipling and other famous poets. At an exhibition in Switzer- land some time ago the world's smallest electric motor was on view. It fitted comfortable inside a matchbox. In the following year the engineer who constructed this minute piece of mechanism came up with another exhibit to beat his own record. This time it was an electric motor weigh- ing one-fifth of an ounce, and it was tucked inside a pearl! Exhibited in a show at Amer- ica's Radio City was one of the most exensive and fascinating examples of minimania On rec- ord. Hailing from China and in- sured for two million dollars, it was a walnut cpntaining 3,000 golden spoons. Also on view at this exhibition of the world's smallest objects was a six-inch long piano with every note per- fect. With it was a revolving mu- si 9to 1 to latch, At the other end of the scale is Henry Schmul, professional photographer from Niagara Falls who is the world's expert on out- size objects. He spends all his spare time snapping everything that comes into the category of "the largest." Henry owns the largest collec- tion of pictures of outsize objects in existence, all of which her took himself in every country on the globe. During his travels he man- aged to acquire the world's long- est bus ticket. Issued for a trans- continental trip, it measures thirty-seven feet! Among the oddities in his files is a picture of the world's larg- est ball of string. Owned by Joseph Schenk of Alabama, it weighs 147 lb., took thirty-six years to make, and is still grow- ing. Then there is Jean Bertonnier of Strasbourg. A peace -loving in- dividual, he owns the biggest private army in the world. 800,- 000 strong, it is the world's larg- est collection of model soldiers. Represented are the uniforms of every nation and period. Archibald MacKenzie, of Croir House, Isle of Bernera, Outer Hebrides, recently decided to give himself the luxury of breakfast in bed. Half -way through his meal he heard a stealthy noise on the stairs. He could not understand it, as he knew there was no one else in the house. The door was pushed open and in crept a large rat. It walked across to the bedside, climbed on to the table, took a sausage, and left. After a few moments he heard the rat returning. Again it climbed on the table, and this time, believe it or not, grabbed. the knife. A third time it carne back, and took the fdrk. Now Mr. MacKenzie had solved a mystery that had been troubling hila for weeks. Spoons had been disappearing from the house. It was obvious now where they had gone. That night Mr. MacKenzie laid out some rat poison. Next day the rat was found dead near a cupboerd. Opening the cupboard and pushing aside some boxes, he found the rat's "treasi2re chest": a collection of spoons, the knife and fork, a penknife, and even cakes of soap. Mr. MacKenzie has seen no rats since, but he says he will .Never forget the rat who used a knife and fork. 69f SCI1 OL LESSON IL. Barclay Warren, I.A., R•O• Josiah Keeps the Passow r 2 Chronicles 35:1-6: 16-19 Memory Selection; 1 was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord Psalm 122:1. For years Judah had neglect- ed to keep the annual feast of the Passover. Josiah made ex- tensive preparations to observes this great occasion. The official record says, "There was, no Pass- over like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet." People who neglect the pub-' lic assembly for worship miss a great deal. For the next three months thousands will bypass the churches for the beaches and their summer cottages,. Many will drive two hundred miles for the weekend but ex- cuse themselves from driving five miles to a church near the cottage. Is God pleased with this? Definitely not. It is sad to record that Josiah made a very serious error in last days. Necho, king of Egypt, was on his way to war against Charchemish. Josiah foolishly went out with an army against him. He went in disguise but he was wounded in the battle. Ele soon died and his body was brought in his chariot to Jeru- salem. There was great lamen- tations for him. Well might the nation mourn, Josiah was only thirty-nine years old when he died. Upon his death his re- ligious reforms collapsed. Three of the four remaining kings of Judah were his sons, and the other a grandson. They were weak and, wicked, and under them the nation quickly came to a disastrous end. It is sad that so many good men and women act foolishly in their later days. Sometimes it can be put down to the infir- mities of olr age. But this was not the case of Josiah. Had pride crept in? We must al- ways be on the watch against this evil. God giveth grace to the humble but he resisteth the proud. s Tilt wool blankets with cote„, eiui'ed duffle stripes were great favourites with the American Indians in the 17th century. %t" order to simplify the bartering with the white man, they wore woven with a varying number of point marks in the selvagep corresponding to the number of skins, which the blanket was reckoned to be worth. The point marks are still re- tained today, and are used to indicate the various weights ot wool blankets. -4. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking V CI v w V SN 0 -L S V 1 vV9 yl'ial FREEDOM UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE - Coat of arms of th* one-time dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary and also of this House of Hapsburg once more glitters over an Austria which once again independent of both royal reign and occupatiort,,. Workers have just finished restoring the half -million -pieces tiles mosaic on the roof of St. Stephen's Tower, Vienna, which wag destroyed by fire in 1945.