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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1922-08-25, Page 1Stewart Bros, !"ilY�l�gUll�'k„ Early Showing of Women's Fall Coats Arranged for B Benefit it f Teachers and Scholars attendingin g Out of Town Schools THIS is a display of the very cleverest of our New Fall Coats—Coats that will forcibly appeal to those who are particularly desirous of having a coat that readily meets one's sense of good taste. They are ex- clusive in their design. You will be delighted with the clever ideas in Trimmings and Ornamentation. And what is probably more than ever interesting is that they are very very reasonably r '' ped . ric __ �- tO$75 _ . Special Showing of Men's Shirts $1.75 To have a really good dress shirt, made in patterns and quality above the ordinary and have it at a reason- able price, has been our ambition this fall. When you see our array of new fall shirts you will perceive at a glance that we have succeeded ad- mirably. PRICES $1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2.00 New Styles in Men's Fall Hats The new Fall Hats are arriving in all the beauty of their autumn color- ings. Styles are very becoming this season. Any man can get a shape that will suit. And a word on qual- ity—the improvement in quality is wonderful. PRICE $3.50 TO $5.50 Work Clothes Department MEN'S OVERALLS AND SMOCKS Snag Proof Overalls and Smocks, made of heaviest weight cloth, gener- ously cut and substantially made. Just a real good Overall. 7 Price .9J MEN'S WORK SHIRTS Made of Blue Chambray, oxford shirting, black and white stripe, khaki. All cut with yoke, double stitched, full sized. 1.25 Price Cotton sox 20c Pure fine wool 50c Cotton sox 25c Union sox 35c Stewart Bros, Seaforth 2i S4S"nruv''.d6ii'�.'ldl'Catit+Yfi.' INVESTIGATION.:. E D*- GER OF iJSISOOJVKBET ' CLOVE( ':,s*L Y Frank W. Schofield, D.V.Sc. In presenting this ]brief and min - technical report of work done -at the Ontario Veterimtliy College it is •unnecessary to emphasize the 'need which existed fore gh investi- gation into the part,Itlayed by sweet clover in producing- ease among cattle, which ,durifg the winter months caused se;ioud losses in many parts of the Itrovince. It has been impossible to ..estimate these losses because many cases of the disease have never lbeen reported, and many deaths due bo sweet clover poisoning have been mistaken for other diseases such as Blackleg or Haemorrhagic Septicaeu(ia. Sweet clover in the: form of hay or ensilage has become• a popular food for cattle. If this food under cer- tain circumstances may kill the ani- mals that eat it, this;becomes a most important matter requiring careful and immediate attention. The in- vestigation was started several months ago and has not yet been com- pleted, but certain results have been obtained which are definite and of value to those interested in the grow- ing and feeding of sweet clover. The first experiments made were to determine whether sweet clover had anything to do with the strange disease that was causing serious los- es in various parts of the Province. Many people were feeding sweet clover and finding in it an excellent food, therefore, why should it he ac- cused of being harmful? In most cases where deaths had occurred the sweet clover contained either a large or small amount of mould '1'o find out whether such food was dangerous three calves were e e fed in the ] f olow- ing experiment. One was fed ex- clusively on mouldy ensilage obtain- ed from a farm where animals had died; one was given ensilage free from mould; and the remaining calf was fed upon timothy hay. After several weeks of feeding all three calves were castrated. L• had been observed in several cases hat ani- mals being fed on sweet v!nver were very susceptible to simple .•perations, The result was interesting The calf which had eaten the mou:.ly clover lied within a few hours •,iter the peration; the calf fed 01 good en. silage was sick for a few days and then recovered, while the hay fed calf never missed a mea:. It must he stated that the "good,e>silage" al- so showed sight traces of mould but was the best we could procure at the time. As a furt he. experiment the calf which r. coke. .1 from the previous operation tea. fed mouldy ensilage for a few weei.s and then dehorned. Death fullox.d the dc - horning in four hours. Experiments with rabbits showed that mouldy sweet clover hay or sr.-ilage produc- ed in them an acute :u :remia which would kill if the feels g were con- tinued for any length ! time. Death following b !,orning and similar simple operarne.s is due to lack of clotting power .0 the blood. This results in the ami mal bleeding to death. A poisonous substance de- veloped in the mouldy food has the power of destroying ,Miler the blood platelets or the cells Il m which they arise. In most cases, holy• • ••••, the animal did not die followine an operation but suddenly beceme r: sick, died from what appeared • , be a very acute disease. Death .n such cases is usually due to 1:1!1...• and small haemorrhages which •recur through- out the body. As w, {; as altering the blood, the poison..., substance in the mouldy clover se tis to weaken the blood vessel wall that rupture is easy. The blood ...,;apes into the tissues and body vs, hies and the animal bleeds to death. All mouldy sweet clover is not poisonous. It may be very danger- ous but it may be harmless, depend- ing upon the kind of mould present. Several rabbits have been fed on large quantities of mouldy clover without being injured. As it is im- possible to know wheeler the mould i:, harmful or not at nil sweet clover containing mould mine be considered as dangerous. is Sweet Clover Free From Mould Quite Safe? This is an impnrtaur question and one that I think can lee answered in a satisfactory way. Vern- calves and four rabbits were fed for many weeks on large quantities f two entirely different samples of . eet clover en- silage. All the ;ueimals remained quite well. Frequcoe. tests of the blood were made. :n:d no harmful changes were observed. In fact, al- though the ration vie- markedly un- balanced, in the case of the calves the animals put. on a little flesh and remained in good health. Five rab- bits have been feel on five different samples of good sweet clover hay and none were' in any way injured by the food. Although these experiments are limited, yet when taken in con- junction with the experience of many farmers who have 1.•d sweet clover the evidence would warrant the state- ment that sweet rlever when free from mould is apparently a safe food for animals. So far it has been found impossible to isolate from the numerous moulds present in the musty hay the one which is the cause of the trouble. It may require a long time and many experiments to definitely determine the exact mould. Great care has to he taken to properly demonstrate the effects of each mould by enact feed- ing experiments, It, is neeessary to UNDER TIRE AUSPICES OF THE SEAFORTH BOWLERS' AND GOLFERS' CLUBS Prepare For the Jolliest Evening of the Season THE MURLESS PLAYERS will present the highly inter- esting and amusing 3 -act Comedy Scrambled Wives at the STRAND THEATRE Tuesday Aug. 29th Evening g Music by Blackstone's Orchestra ADDED EXTRA Master George Daly will give between acts a thrilling reading, descriptive of a his- toric Horse Race "How Salvador Won" Adults, 50c. Reserved Seats, 60c. Reserved Seat Plan open at Aber - hart's Drug Store Saturday, August 26th, at noon- NOTE—The curtain rises at 815 p.m. sharp. COME EARLY, ('LEASE Remember—To miss it will be your distinct Loss. remember that when mould is pres- ent there are also many other living things—bacteria—present, They, and not the mould, may yet he found to he responsible for the poisonous substance which develulrs in the dam- aged hay or ensilage. however, these are matters of greater interest to the scientist rather than to the practical agriculturist. Whether 1.h,• mould is the sole rause of the trou- ble or not, its presence in the feed must be regarded as a danger signal. It is important to consider the fac- tors which make the growth of mould possible. There are at least two;-- - 11) A course woody ,tem winch makes the drying of hay difficult and the thorough packing of ensilage impos- sibic. (-1 The presence of moisture in coarser stems. Well packed en- silage does not become mouldy be- cause of the absence of air and well eured hay dues not ntuuld because set the absence of moisture. NO air in the silo, no F:t1, in the stack means and mould in the fo•,ei, One :oust. n- mentber the possibility and even probability of mould growing in the tents while the crop is still in the field, during the interval between cutting and storing. The problems involved in the proper handling of clever hay and ensilage in order to t.revent mould aro ones of field hu.s- I ndry, It has been noticed, itow- ceer, that in all cases where trout•;• occurred from feeding ensilage that the latter was very course, wliir.1 trade packing impossible. Notice that hay alone is mention- ed- Suppose the field was sown heav- ily and the sterns are thin so 'bit drying should he easy, can one be sure of the weather? If the haying season is wet and a little mould de- velops in the clover it may become a very dangerous food. This is not true to the sante extent for other kinds of hay crops. A wet season does not affect the ensilage, there- fore of the two products it would seem to be the safer- The danger is increased because of the difficulty- in detecting the presence of mould. Dur- ing the recent outbreak many farm- ers rieclares that their hay was free from mould, anti only by a most care ful examination of the stalks could any he found. This is tine to the way in which the mould grows within the stalk. The hollow stalk must he split before the mould can be seen. is the Disease Likely to Recur? This question which is one of much interest to those engaged in the cul- tivation of sweet clover cannot be answerer( with certainly. The dis- ease is a "forage poisoning" and if it follnws the habits of the other dis- eases to which it is closely related it is quite possible that we may not hear of it again in epidemic form for several years. Some years ago a type of forage poisoning was epi- demic in the State of Kansas- Thou- sands of horses died at the time, hut for ten years now the disease has not occurred as an epidemic There are usually several factors which influ- ence the outbreak of such diseases, and only when all of the factors are present and working in harmony does the disease become wide -spread. The most important conditions are climatic. Given warmth, moisture, the presence of moulds and bacteria, a suitable crop of proper maturity and the stage is set for future out- break of forage poisoning- Whether poisoning by mouldy sweet clover hay will he of common occurrence if the crop is continued or whether it will he rare remains to be seen. It is quite possible that even though this year's clover hay were sown, cut and cured in a way similar to that of last year that no epidemic would fates'. That is if we eUpposd that the season ie the most important fac- tor in bringing about the disease. It is moat unlikely that all the factors required for the production of the disease will be working in sue per- fect harmony again for several years. However, now that the'dan- gerous possibilities of mouldy sweet clever are fully realized everything must be done to prevent the future recurrence of this serious disease, Conclusions. (1). That sweet clover hay or en- silage is not harmful to animals when undamaged by mould or bacteria. (2). That certAin organisms, cost likely moulds, when growing in the plant produce either directly or in- directly powerful poisons, (8). That as weather conditions are less likely to affect the safe harvest- ing of sweet clover for ensilage, it is a safer crop than sweet clover hay, TRY ALBERTA COAL For the past week or more the ther- mometer has been hovering around 90 in the shade, and it was not until last night's rain came that we got re- lief from an excessive heat wave. Is it any wonder then that the very ques- tion of coal makes one feel hot? I would not permit myself to write of it were it not for the repeated de- spatches in the papers predicting a coal famine in the east, A fuel short- age seems to be becoming chronic with you. Here, of course, we are not bothered with a shortage, in fact there is plenty, and to spare, plenty to supply all Ontario, too, if it could only be got there at a reasonable fig- ure. It is this reasonable figure that seems to be the rub. To offset a shortage of American are proposals to bring over to Canada Welsh coal, and I wonder if it ever occurred tygthose interested to enquire into the feasibility of Al- berta coal. The British Isles hold about three per cent, of the world', supply. Alberta has about seventeen (171 par cent. Dosen't it look more reasonable they should call upon the larger field, and at the same time help to develop one of our own latent mineral fields, particularly in view of the /net that those who are supposed to know are repeatedly giving warn- ing that the day- k nut far distant when Canada, that is Eastern Can- :ula, must look 01. than to the coal field:; of Pew,,ylv;utia for her 1.v inte•r's fuel. In the matter of distance, the western fields has the advantage of the Welsh minus by about a thous- and miles. This advantage t,tnc•e, is however, two, than „STs,.• by the long water haul as against a practically all rail runts. I notice by the F..aster•n papers a Canadian of- ficial places the freight. rate from Rales at $ILII a tun. Enquiry here gives one the information that the Uenage rate front the west to the ea,. is $14.011. Add to thio fourteen dol- ia s three dollars 0 tun at the mim:s, delivery eh:•ges ;:rd profits, and at this rate Alberta coal would cost around $2?.It0 to 1.111. consumer in On- tario. :'lacing a ton of anthracite as equal to a ton and a half of Alberta coal and your price of 0110 coal would just equal anthracite at f:t0.00 to 5:,;5.00 a ton. Pretty expensive. fuel, T will admit, hut., why, with two government Iran -- continental lines could not a shaving down of the freight rate be accom- plished, and with a market in the east it seems reasonable that a year round operation of the mines here could as- sist the mine operators in cutting tir,wn the initial cost of the coal. But it is principally a matter of trans- portation charges and a matter which would stand careful looking into, with your over recurring fuel shortages. Alberta coal labors under another disadvantage, but it is one that a fair test will overcome. There is a pre- judice in the eastern mind against. it. You say it is soft coal, and immedi- ately and unconsciously you compare it with the American soft coal. It is. as dissimilar as day and night. 1 have burned anthracite; during a big strike some years ago i burned American soft Coad, and T still re- member my experiences with it, and d for' oat 'A'o1ay it3w ;three for heiitifg a mastic . purposes is. the right her in Edmoutrin. a: interested directly or indirectly in Boal business.. There isn't one of your home re4ti*. ern would be willing to admit t. your winters are colder than the- *: moutolt -winters, and I, am not gold to argue the point with you. I concede you have ,a sba a the better of it in this respect. Then consider this: •Edmonton is a city of some 65,000 to 70,000 people. • We have here practically every heatine'prob lem—the small shack, thehome, the skyscraper business block, the power plants, stove heat, hot air, hot water, steam, and there is not a pound of coal used that is not mined within a. radius of a few miles of the city. My range fire is rarely out; in winter E the my furnace no more attention than you do yours. There is rarely a night the bed room windows are not all open. I don't get up till the regular time to stoke up and yet we don't freeze even at forty below. Perhaps I have to hike out more ashes than you do, but after a winter's burning the furnace flues and pipes will be little if any dirtier than yours. You can't get better results with an- thracite. But there is the far broader ques- tion than the mere tiding over one winter's troubles, There is the broad question of National development' leading to a wider independence. Western Canada has a vast treasure of coal; the fields just waiting de- velopment- The east can be made independent of the south. We have the railways. There you have it in a few words—the coal, the railways, the consumer. It requires a bigger mind than mine to solve the prob- lem of getting the coal over the rail- ways to the consumer at a fair, rea- senable and economical figure, W. D, W. Ecnumton, Augtest 7, 1922, STA FFA Notes.—Mr. Harvey Gray has re- turned to his home in Toronto after spending part of his holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mac. Gray. =Miss Helen Prang, Stratford, is visiting at the hone of Mr. W. reBrien.—Mr. IA'illiare Campbell and t:,mily. of London, called on Mr. (,surge Butson on Tuesday, - - Mr. (:Brien, Zurich, motored to our vil- lage on Monday and called on his lrother.—Most of the farmers have ;.ni>hed harvesting in this commun- ity, --The regular meeting of the wm- uton's Institute will be held at the limn, of Mfrs, A. Culquhoun on Wed- reselay evening, August 30th. ---Rev. l:. Ruuintun will mr,upy his own pul- pit en Sunday- ev:ming next, — M r. slid Mrs. li. ilallny Gorlerich, called en friends here on Friday.—Master Wilmer Eizerntan, o1' :Mitchell, vi,it- cd at Mt. William Sadler's this week. Hensall Grain Prices Grain Prices on Hensall Market means considerable more money for the Fainter -c. true prices are from is to ltc per bushel shel more than any of our neigh- bor's markets. We are Paying $1.00 for Wheat 40c for Oats 55c for Barley Why sell for less and encourage low prices on your Home Market? tiring your Grain to us and receive prices you are entitled to. Cook Bros. MILLING COMPANY Hensall - - - Ont. Phone 54. A BEAUTIFUL ROOF THAT WEARS FOR YEARS BRANTFORD !' ASPHALT SLATES THERE ARE BRANTFORD ROOFS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD; LOOK ONE UP. YOU WILL BE CONVINCED THAT OUR ROOFS EMBODY ALL THE GOOD FEATURES OF OTHER ROOFING, WITHOUT ANY WEAKNESSES. t N. Cluff & Sons j SEAFORTH - - - - ONTARIO