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PROMOT1ONS,,,,ST. JAMES SCHOOL
Form IV., Ir., to IV., Sr.
James Eckert (Hon.), Orvillde-
brand, Margaret Mayer, Jean Mc-
Iver, Jean Stewart; Recommended-
-Edmund Matthews.
Form III, Se., to IV., Jr.
Margaret Can (Hon.), Rita Dun-
can (Hon.), Isabelle Flannigan (Hon.),
Friel Stewart '(Hon.)„ Jaek Dixon,
Charlie Lane, Jack Williams.
Form III, Jr., to III, Sr.
Aldie Eckert (Hon.), David Bolton,
Jean Dixon, Mary Evans, Helen Fink-
beiner, Louis Lane.
Form II ,to 'I11, Jr.
Mary Carron, Glen Hildebrand,
Frances Matthews, Margaret Nigh,
Francis Phillips. Recommended—
Bernice O1Reilly.
Form IL
Edna Eckert, Margaret Evans, Hel-
en O'Reilly, Joseph O'Reilly, James
Quinlan, Doreen Engler, Margaret
Williams,
Form I, Sr.
Mary' Doyle, Mary Teresa Duncan,
Betty Matthews, Teresa McIver, Jas.
Flannery, Neville McMillan, Jean
Nigh, Jimmie O'Reilly,
MID - SUMMER PROMOTION EXAMINATIONS, SEAFORTH
PUBLIC SCHOOL
Sr. III to Jr. IV.
Howard Carrol, Mary Dolmage,
Jack Drover, Ferne Dunlop, Alice
Hudson, Merle Keating, Helen Mc-
Kenzie, Marion Moore, Edna Plant,
L. Shewfelt, Mac Southgate, Rollie
Stewart, George Welsh.
Jr. IV to Sr. IV
(Ruth Cluff, *Helen Crich, A. Fin-
nigan, Garnet Free, M. Hanley, Mary
Holmes, *M. Holley, L. Montgomery,
*George Pinder.
Jr. III to Sr. III.
Janet Baker, Helen Cherog, Helen
Chamberlain, Harold Calvert, Jean
Dale, Jean Dungey, Zeta Dunlop, Har-
old Free, David Grieve, Muriel End -
son, Mae Hodgson, Mary Howes, Don-
na Mole, Donald MacTavish, Oban
MacTavish, Roy Oke, David Stewart,
Alastair Wigg, Billie Wal nsley.
II to Jr. III.
Margaret Barlow, Richard Box, An-
na Dennis, *Clayton Dennis, Clete,
Dickson, Allan Dolmage, Clara Dol -
mage, Lenore Edler, Alma Elliott,
Margaret Fletcher, Grace Gillespie,
Carolyn Holmes, Doris Hopf, Marion
Ibbotson, Arthur Jones, *Roy Kerr,
Betty McLeod, Jack McNab, *Jack
moore, Floyd Pinkney, Mae Seigrist,
Helen Swan, • Charles -Woods, Bruce
Wright.
ItoII.
Doris Barlow, Barbara Best, Flor-
ence Calvert, Muriel •Cameron, ,Frank
'Casson, Reg. Dolmage, Dorothy Flet -
:cher, Helen Fraiser, Mary Geddes,
Frank Golding, (Sterling Habkirk,
Margaret Hudson, Ruth Joynt, Clara
Keller, Lois 'McGavin, Jack Pinkney,
Marion Sclater, Donald Scott, June
Seigrist, Joe Smith, Stuart Wigg,
'Mary Woods.
Primary to Ist Class.
Reid Allen, Charlie Case, Margaret
Dale, Thelma Dolmage, Go r d o n
bupies, Jack Elliot, Arthur Fraiser,
Ross Greene, Helen Hodgson, Kath-
leen Holmes, Vernon Hopf, Lorne Ib-
botson, Scott Kerr, *Isabella McKel-
lar, Audrey McGavin, Kenneth Reid,
Clayton Ritchie, James Southgate,
Kenneth Southgate, Mildred Swan,
Evelyn Venus, Clarence Westcott,
Donald Woods, Lois Wright.
Those marked with an asterisk are
recommended, having failed in one or
more subjects.
REVIEW OF PARLIAMENT
(By Thomas Wayling)
The unemployment situation through-
out Canada is becoming so serious
that unless the government does some-
thing about it, the situation will get
beyond the ability of the government
to cope with it.
This was the warning uttered in
the House of Commons Tuesday by
Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King, Lead-
er of the Opposition. d
"The present position is such that
there are people in Canada actually
struggle was being waged behind tar-
iff walls for monopolies.
The old feudal lords claimed exemp-
tion from public tribute. The pres-
ent money lords were getting exemp-
tion from taxation.
'('hey claimed freedom from legis-
lative control. Now the legislative
control .was being superseded and the
manufacturers were being placed un -
,der the protection of the governor -in -
council by taking the control of tar -
starving; there are people wondering iffs away from Parliament.
how they are going to keep their in- Feudalism demanded an oath of al-
surance policies paid up; how they legiance. The present government had
are going to carry their m)rtgages; disseminated a "creed" at the public
how to provide for the education of expense, this creed being political pro -
their children," said Mr. King.
The government bad failed to do
anything; had failed to bring clown in
paganda.
Dealing specifically with unemploy-
ment Mr. King reminded Mr. Bennett
Parliament any policy to deal with of his promise to end unemployment.
unemployment; was even telling the It was worse than ever now.
country that conditions were improv- "Where is the Minister of Labor to-
ed; when in fact they were a great night?" demanded the Opposition
deal worse. Leader. "He is out in Victoria, B.C.,
The Leader of the Opposition, out sent there when Parliament is in Se,s-
of his long experience as a Prime sion so no information can be obtain-
1Vlinis•ter, presented to the government ed. The Minister has to travel to the
a constructive suggestion the first Pacific and Atlantic to find out if peo-
really constructive, suggestion made ple are out of work.". There could be
in Parliament, none having come from no greater spectacle of igno4•ance of
the government.
Mr. King's plan was that two con-
ferences should be called immediate -
the real sitteation,
"What has the Minister of Labor,
what has the government said about
ly. The first should be a conference the policy that is going to end unem-
of dominion and provincial authori- ployment?" asked Mr. King. "They
ties to considerfinancial arrangements have ignored it altogether."
—delimit the fields of taxation, and
plan every possible economy in the
expenditure of public funds and thus
lighten the burden of taxation.
The other conference would include
employers and employees, provincial
and municipal authorities, representa-
tives of the transportation companies,
the agricultural and women's organiz-
ations, and other public bodies. This
conference would meet in Ottawa and
fully discuss the entire situation and
plan what was to be done to meet it
in the conning winter. From this con -
The Minister of Labor had said
that the policy of the government
would continue to be one of reason-
able assistance to the provinces and
municipalities to cope with their re-
spective problems. This policy would
not end unemployment.
The government had spent some of
its twenty millions for unemployment.
It had forced municipalities into bank-
ruptcy and compelled the provinces to
spend more than they planned in or-
der to avail themselves of the grants.
Parliament had a fright to know
Terence should be selected an Unem- what the governments policy was so
ployment Relief Board to have man- it could be discussed and the, necessary
agement of the whole unemployment money voted. The Prime Minister
situation. had said nothing in any of his speech -
In deadly earnest Mr. King impres- es in the House and there was noth-
sed on Parligwent the urgency of the ing in the Budget. Last year gover-
situation and finally declared: "The nor -general's warrants had been used,
Government sits idly by and exempts but the government had no right to
multi -millionaires.." When he outlined repeat the practice.
anis scheme Mr. Bennett laughed and if the government failed to deal
so the Opposition Leader pointed a- with unemployment it would grow
cross the floor of the House and cried still worse and this fall it would be
out indignantly:
"And the Prime Minister laughs."
.Mr. King delivered a four hour re-
view of the present economic situa-
tion, analysing the, Budget, and deal-
ing with its failure to remedy mat-
ters. The, taxation to be raised was
to be taken from the poor and the
rich escape.
Delving into the motives behind the
Budget and its concessions to the
very rich, Mr. King saw, rising in'
Canada, a Feudalism differing only in
form from that of the middle, ages.
SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, .IDLY 3, 1931.
A GARDEN
A garden sweet of roses,
And foxglove pale I see,
Where every flower beckons
And whispers low to me,
I've learned the lure of beauty
From bud and bird and bee.
There proud delphiniums flinging
Their pennons broad and. high
Have caught the blue and opal
That tint the Western sky,
Where fairy Ships from cloudland
Go drifting idly by.
The crimson of the rambler
Rekindles, though apart,
A train of recollections
That bid the tear drops start;
The secret of the red rose
Is hidden in my heart.
A dear, old-fashioned garden
Fragrant with perfume rare,
Fenced in so none can wander
Beyond its borders fair,
The lily and the iris
Know naught of toil or care.
A spot serene, sequestered,
Where purple- pansies grow
And flirt with every ,zephyr
That happens there to blow, .,
Where sunbeamskiss the grasses
Because they lorve them so.
H. ISABEL GRAHAM.
A HOLIDAY WITH A
PURPOSE
One ,ought not to let this Summer
pass without some progress—an aim-
less vacation gets one nowhere.
The Executive of Goderich Sum-
mer School announces a very attrac-
tive programme for this year. The
School will gather on Monday, July.
20th, and at 8 o'clock in the evening
the opening meeting will be held in
North Street Church. Reverend
Kenneth Beaton, B.A., Secretary of
Home Missions of the United Church,
will speak on "New Frontiers in
Home Mission Work." This will be
the Rally Night of the School and a
"get together" of the Perth and Hur-
on Y. P. Union. On Tuesday morn-
ing the five days of study begin. The
Reverend Dr. Langford, Secretary of
Religious Education of the United
Church, will give two periods each
day on "Young People's Methods."
Miss Constance Young, M.A., W.M.S.
Secretary for Young Women's Work,
will take the Home Missions group and
study "World Friendships and Race
Relationships." The Foreign Mission
Group leader will be the Reverend
Hugh MacMillan, B.A., of Formosa.
The Fellowship and Worship group
will have the President of the School,
the Rev. R. R. Conner,"11.A., Kippen,
for leader, and the Citizenshipp group
will be under the leadership of the
School's Vice President, the Rev. A.
E. Doan, M.A., B.D., of Mitchhll.
The Rev, Professor Davidson, of
Emmanuel College, will be present
again this year for a group study with
the ministers.
The afternoon will be given over to
organized play.
Each day's work begins and ends
with a Bible study and worship per-
iod. In the Vesper service the Rev.
W. P. Lane, B.A., will consider "Some
Things that Matter for the New Day,"
and the morning theme, "With Jesus
in His Morning" will be discussed by
Rev. Charles Malcolm, M.A., Secre-
tary of the ,School. .
The meals will be served in Victoria
Street Church, and the studies carried
on in North Street Church.
The public will be invited to attend
the four evening meetings in North
Street Church on Monday, the Rally.
night; Tuesday, when Prof. Dearle,
of Western University, will speak on
"The Cold that Keeps"; Wednesday,
when the speaker will be Miss Con-
stance Young, M.A., and Friday, to
hear Rev. Hugh MacMillan, of For-
mosa.
compelled to call another emergency
session to deal with it.
Yet in the face of all this distress
the government exempted its wealthy
friends from their share of the bur-
den.
"There was never anything done by
a government that bas met with such
universal resentment in Canada as ex-
empting those who have Iarge for-
tunes," said Mr. King. "I do not care
what their number is. The fewer
the greater reason it should not be
done. It indicates the mentality of a
Under such feudalism the West and government and its failures to grasp
the Maritimes would become subject the psychology of the people,"
to the financial and industrial mag- The responsibility lay not only with
nates of the central provinces. the Prime Minister but the whole cab -
The primary industries, upon which (flet: He could not understand why
the prosperity of the nation was built, not dne of the Ministers was strong
were being made subsidiary to the enough to stand up and say in the
manufacturing interests. The econ-
omic pyramid was being inverted.
Feudalism in the middle ages
claimed the right to coin money. Nb'w
the same thing was taking place
through he financial control of po'w-
'erful rn rests with interlocking di.-
ireci< �ggtes.
�,eudaliern claimed the right to wage of the door in the face of the Domin-
name of the people, he would resign
his portfolio if this was done. It would
hate been sufficient to have told the
Prime Minister that and it would not
have been done.
Mr. King dealt with the govern-
ment's policy with respect to home
and foreign trade, and the slamming
ate war. To -day a relentless ions.
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HOW MY WORLD WAGS
By That Ancient Mariner
DEAN D. HURMDY
It is rumored that a certain Can-
adian athlete is about to publish a
volume of poetry. Wonder if it will
suffer from athlete's foot.
* * *
'Thieves broke into an Edmonton
bakery and got away with $500. The
right place to get the dough.
* * *
Nels Nelson, sentenced for a hold-
up that took place in Vancouver four
years ago, claimed that he was away
prospecting at the time. He thinks
they ain't done right, by our Nels,
but the knell of his freedom has rung.
* * *
It is said that many Scotchmen be-
long to the Masonic Order. Is it be-
cause they are Freemasons?
* * *
Disgusted with the low price of
eggs an Alberta small truck farmer
refused to sell them for 3 cents a
dozen, and, as they spoiled, he fed
them to his pig "Victor.' To the vic-
tor belongs the spoils. .
Why not take ad-
vantage of . the ex-
tremely low RED
CEDAR SHINGLE
Prices and repair
your roofs now.
N. CLUFF &SONS
when our wives tell us they have
nothing to wear, let's ask 'em what
they did with those sixty-three mil-
lion's worth.
Gross Agricultural Wealth — A-
mounted to $7,978,633,000 last year.
Well, we wouldn't be too fastidious
about the grossness if Ewe were the
owners of this sum.
Total Net Business—'Over six bil-
lion dollars for last year. We had no
idea so many people were interested
in tennis, but guess this must include
badminton also.
* * ,r
• Our Offspring's Offerings.
Try them on your saxaphone.
(1) Cuties were what the soldiers
were infested with in the trenches.
(2) A civil engineer is one who
never forgets he is a gentleman.
(3) A minx is an Egyptian statue
of a woman's head that is full of rid-
dles.
(4) Guerilla warfare is fighting
the man -like African apes for the
moving picture films.
(5) A person who writes poetry
is a poet and one who *rites prose is
a proselyte. '
(6) An antidote is something they
tell you to make you laugh if you
are feeling sad.
(7) A valorous man is one who
employs a valet.
* * *
Movieland.
Let's visit the movies,
We'Il go there to -night.
Get a thrill for otir money,
And maybe a fri
There'll be gangsters and gunmen
And lovely young janes.
There'll be rajahs in diamonds
And heroes in chains.
There'll be pretty young bluffers
And hard-boiled marines.
There'll be whiskery ginks
With infernal machines.
There'll be Iawyers with secrets
And weaklings with money,
And cross-eyed old comics,
And girls sweet as honey,
There'll be innocent minors,
Deprived of their rights.
There'll be murders and earthquakes,
Tornadoes and fights. •
But, no matter what happens,
This much we can say:
At the end of the show
All will turn out 0 -Kay.
* * *
Statistics About Canada.
Maple syrup — 1930 production,
2,185,379 gallons. We always thought
the gals were pretty sweet.
(Gold—Canada is the 3rd greatest
gold producer in the world. Must be
lots of gold-diggers here.
Forests — Canada has the largest
forest resources in the world. No
wonder many of us are not out of
the woods since the stock crash.
Canada's Wild Life --Estimated to
have a capital valuation of a billion.
Getting more like Hollywood every
day.
Women's Clothing -- Factory pro-
duction last year, $63,826,501. Men
REPORT OF HOG
SHIPMENTS
The following is the report of hog
shipments for month ending Itay 31,
1931:—
Hensall—Total hogs, 328; select
bacon, 122,; bacon, 136; butchers, 52;
heavies, 2; extra heavies, 1; lights and
feeders, 11.
Walton—Total hogs, 101; select
bacon, ,26; bacon, 54; butchers, 14;
lights and feeders, I.
McNaught—Total hogs, 68; select
bacon, 15; bacon, 33; butchers, 10.
Centralia—Total hogs, 78; select
bacon, 14; bacon, 4g; butchers, 17;
lights and feeders, 4.
Huron Co. Locals—Total hogs 1,705;
select bacon, 394; bacon, 1,075; but-
chers, 165; heavies, 28; extra heavies,
1; lights and feeders, 31.
Huron County—Total hogs, 4,045 ;
select bacon, 1,075; bacon, 2,294; but-
chers, 493; heavies, 61; extra heavies,
6; lights and feeders, 47.
Salvation Army fbr the Prevence o,
Alberta, has had a varied e;,pperienee
in his chosen work.
Commissioned as an Officer , of the
Army in 1899, Major Habk b'k's first
appointment was at Bismarck, North
Dakota, which was followed by field
appointments at Neepawa, Exnereon,.
Dauphin, Brandon and Winnipeg iu
Manitoba; Fort William, Wetaskiwin,
Eln»onton and Moose Jaw. Forsak-
ing for 'a time the purely spiritual
side of the work Major Habkirk then
entered the men's social work, and
held important appointments at Ham-
ilton, Toronto and Vancouver.
Again returning to the field work
he was for a year divisional officer at
Wrangel, Alaska, which appointment
he relinquished in 1918 in order to
proceed to Winnipeg to engage in the
Armyls work among the returning
soldiers.
In 1920, following the Armistice,
Major Habkirk was for two years one
of the Army's immigration officers at
Winnipeg, during which time he tour-
ed Great Britain lecturing in the in-
terests of the Army's immigration
schemes.
His next appointment was as social
efforts secretary at the territorial
headquarters in Winnipeg and from
there was transferred to Saskatoon as
divisional commander.
Having held his appointment at
Saskatoon for some 12 months, he
returned to the Army's headquarters
at Winnipeg as trade and property
secretary, an appointment he held for
eve years and which he gave up in
order to take his present appoint-
ment in Edmonton.
One of his most treasured recollec-
tions is that as a young officer of
some five years' standing he was ap-
pointed as delegate from Western
Canada to the congress of officers
which met in London, England, in
1904, at which thousands of officers
from allparts of the world met to
consider the problems of their work
and to inspire eac;3 other with stories
of the Army's success in many lands.
FIREMEN'S TOURAMENT
AT CLINTON
With 24 district municipal fire com-
panies represented, 15 of them with
full membership in attendance, the
annual 'convention and tournament of
the Ontario West Volunteer Firemen's
Association, held in Clinton on Wed-
nesday, proved one of the biggest ev-
ents in Clinton's history.
Nearly 200 delegates arrived ou
Tuesday for the convention session,
while thousands of Huron County res-.
'dents gathered for the sports at Re-
creation Park on Wednesday.
The program was started with a
monster parade of the district com-
panies, each town having its band in
the procession. Just before the
parade moved off from the fire hall,
the war memorial was decorated with
flowers.
The parade was led by Mayor S. S.
Cooper, Reeve G. H. Elliott and Coun-
cillors W. S. R. Holmes, F. Livermore,
0. L. Paisley, G. W. Cook, Bert Lang-
ford and H. Crich. The town fathers
were followed by the Clinton Kiltie
Band, under the direction of B. J.
Gibbings.
Volunteer companies from Elmira,
Baden, New Hamburg, Tavistock,
Mitchell, • Seaforth, St. Marys, Hen -
sell, Goderich, Blyth, Milverton,
Listowel, Burlington, Palmerston and
Clinton had their bands in the parade,
while Wingham, Lucknow, Kincardine,
New Dundee, Exeter, Zurich, Brus •
sels, Mount Forest and Harriston
were represented.
The Mitchell Volunteer Company
were judged' smartest ip appearance
in the parade. while the St. Marys
Company came a close second. The
Burlington Brigade, not a volunteer
company, and therefore not eligible
for a prize, presented a very smart
appearance and gave an interesting
exhibition drill before the grandstand.
The Baden Volunteer Company won
the prize for the oldest apparatus in
the parade. Their equipment was
ancient indeed and consisted of old
watering cans, a pump and old hose
mounted on a truck, washtubs and
a potato sprayer. Their uniforms
were in keeping with the apparatus.
consisting of wide -brimmed straw
hats, red shirts, breeches and leggings.
The Elmira Company was awarded
the prize for corning the longest dee-
tance, having driven 79 miles to the
parade, while the Milverton Company
was second.
fire Chief P. E. Steinman, of
Tavistock, was declared the oldest fire
chief in attendance. Mr. Steinman is
72 years old and has been chief of
his company ever since it was form-
ed. Ho will hold that position as Iong
as he lives, according to men of his
company.
Keen competition featured the fire-
mep's sport events at the recreation
park. The hose reel race, which
tested the speed of the companies, was
won by the Tavistock Company, who
succeeded in laying and coupling the
hose in 261h seconds. Blytjn was
second, doing the job in 29 seconds.
In the ladder rescue race, which
provided real entertainment for the
spectators, Tavistock was declared the
winner, making. the "rescue" in 22%
seconds. Mitchell came second with
28 seconds and Goderich third, doing
the task in 29 seconds.
The relay race, run by firemen in
heavy rubber boots, was won by the
Mitchell Company with Goderich a
close second. G. McLaughlin, of
Mitchell, wen the firemen's 100 -yard
dash and Ed. Haffner, chief of the
Elmira 'Company, won the fire chiefs'
dash.
The tug-of-war was won by Gode-
rich team of eight who succeeded in
pulling the New Hamburg company
NAME HASKiRK NEW
JUDGE OF JUVENILE
COURT
The'following from a recent issue
of The Edmonton Bulletin, will be of
interest to many friends here as Major
Habkirk is an old town boy and a
nephew of the late. James Cowan, of
Seaforth:
"Recognizing the devotion which
Major Hector C, Habkirk, Salvation
Army, has shown in aiding juveniles
who have fallen afoul of the law, an
order in council has been passed by
the provincial government appointing
Major Habkirk juvenile court judge
in succession to Bishop H. A. Gray,
who recently retired from active work.
The order in council is dated May
23rd of this year, and in -a covering
letter sent to Major Habkirk by Geo.
B. Henwod, deputy attorney -general,
it is stated that the offeme carries with
its appointments as justice of the
peace and commissioner of oaths in
and for Alberta,
Major Habkirk has been in Edmon-
ton for 10 months in his present work
and is district social officer for the
whole ,province of Alberta. He has
been of a great deal of help to the
authorities in the handling of 'teen
age delinquents who have come up
before the magistrates, and was re-
cognized as probation offieer in addi-
tion. Widespread approval has been
expressed of the new appointment.
The newly appointed judge of the
juvenile court, Major Hector C. Blab -
kirk, the social district officer of the
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The. 24th aptual conference is ate
WAS •
cultural representatives s ,held' at;
O.A.C. last week, Ander the olgaimrt,
ship' of Mr. R. B. Duncan, director of'.
this ' branch. Some very interesting
and helpful adelr-esse,"' and discussion
featured their deliberations.
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e,8 ,::
average 443#entin10,ted fire
was $V702. ,.
St4Y 11 ' rX
Make ,the Meadows PST
Ontario usually has Mout.
The attendance at Q. A. C. during' and ane•,half million acres of
Farmers' Week was very satisfactory crops each year. In passing acv,.
with crowds of from 1500 to 2000 the province just Before haying..
farmers at the College each day. Peel one cannot help feeling thatmany of
County set the record for attendance these acresre not paying the taXea
from an individual county with about and the colt of handing the cxgp>.•
600 representatives. The tours con-, Statistical reports indicate an average
dneted 'by- members of the O. A. C. yield of oriy one and one-half tone to
staff proved very helpful and informea- the acre and this can certainly be roue
tive for the (visitors. ' the acre and this can certainly be
much improved upon. For the mea-
dows, good drainage and sweet soil
are very important. Roots of grass-
es and clovers are slow to penetrate
wet soils and wherever there is a sur-
plus of water on the soil, air is shut
out and hence the bacterial life is'
either weakened or killed. Another
point in meadow improvement is the
use of high quality seed. If poor seed
is used the meadow starts out with a
handicap. Good drainage, good seed,
and a liberal supply of suitable fert-
ilizer makes profitable meadows.
Northern Ontario is becoming more
and more a very productive mixed
farming area. Last year an enorm-
ous quantity of blueberries were ship-
ped from that district. They were of
a high quality and found a ready mar-
ket. During the height of the season
as many as 1,100 baskets were ship-
ped daily from North Bay by express.
Milk Records Help
The value of milk records in im-
proving herd condition is the sub-
ject of an interesting reference, in
the annual report of the work of
Illustration Stations' for 1930, which
has just been issued. In 1928 the
average production from eighteen
test herds was 6,442 pounds of milk;
for 1930 the individual average was
7,073, an increase of 631 pounds of
milk per cow over a period of two
years. Only by actual knowledge of
what each cow in his dairy herd is
producing can the farmer to -day
eliminate the "boarders" 'and in-
crease total production and the earn-
ing power of this phase of his farm. -
ng operations.
Why Hens Stop Laying
A flock that has laid heavily dur-
ine the winter will generally slow
up toward the middle of the summer
when they begin to moult, but when
the egg yield drops rapidly until it
practically ceases without any appar-
ent reason, then suspect vermin. Body
lice, which remain on the birds, and
the red mite which infests the pouI-
try house during the day, returning
to the birds at roosting time, cause
heavy losses. Mr. F. C. Elford, Do-
minion Poultry Husbandman, recom-
mends for the farmer dusting the
birds for lice powder and applying
blue ointment beneath the wings; and
for the red mite he recommends a
Foul Brood Prevalent
Apiary inspectors of 0. A. C. are
finding in parts of the counties of
Lambton, Simcoe .and Grey the pre-
sence of the older virulent type of
European Foul Brood and it is sig-
nificant that in these localities the
bees are mostly black. This variety
of bee is particularly susceptible to
European Foul Brood. Apiculture de-
monstrations were recently held in
the counties of Ontario, Victoria and
Simcoe. In an effort to lower the
cost of producing queens, the De-
partment at 0. A. C. has establishei
a dozen baby nuclei.
Weekly Crop Report
Weather conditions have been very
favorable in most parts of the prov-
ince, and the outlook is very promis-
ing for fall wheat, alfalfa and clover.
Cutting of alfalfa has been under way
in many districts and the crop is
fairly heavy. The frequent showers
and warm weather have been very
favorable for corn in Western On-
tario. The strawberry crop has been
a very abundant one with prices rang-
ing from 12 to 15 cents a box. Early
cabbage and head lettuce are reported
to be plentiful in a number of dis-
tricts.
strong solution of Zenoleum, or any To Avoid Bloating.
other ereolin preparation, appliedeeto Bloating is an ever present danger
the cracks in the roosts and nest box- with dairy cows on pasture, particu-
es at regular intervals throughout the ; larly where the legume is alfalfa.
summer. Coal oil appi'ed; in similar (Means for lessening this danger, ad-
fashi.on., at intervals is also recon- vised by animal husbandry experts,
mended.
Cold Storage For Celery
Aneouncement is made of the incor-
poration of the Thedford Cold Storage
Co., with authorized capital of $125, -
include: Never turn a cow out on
alfalfa pasture on an empty stomach;
give a small feed of dry hay before
turning out; have a supply of water
available in or near the pasture at
all times; don't turn the cows out
094. The company purposes to con- Ion to a freshly irrigated pasture, or
struet and operate a Bold storage plant ; a pasture reeking wet from rain,
primarily for the benefit of the celery 'heavy dew or coated with frost. Much
growers of the Thedford district and !of the danger may also be avoided by
the apple growers of the Thedford mixing grass with alfalfa in seeding
and Forest areas. down the pastures. The cows prefer
( grass to legumes such as alfalfa or
C.S.T.A. Conference sweet clover and will take the edge
An outstanding agricultural gather -'off their appetites before feeding on
ing last week was the annual convena these,
tion of the Canadian Society of Tech-
nical Agriculturists at the 0. A. C.Valuahle For Dairymen
Guelph. Leaders in the industry from I The Dairy Branch has recently is -
all parts of Canada and from reamer -!stied an instructive leaflet entitled,
ous other countries took part in the ."Probable Causes and the Remedies
conference and Iistened to a number:for Defects in Second Grade Cream.'
of very valuable addresses on scien-! The introductory note states that
tiflc aspects of the various depart- "iegtilatinr.G under the Dairy Pro-
ments of the agricultural industry. ,ducts Act require that a premium
of one cent per pound of butter fat
Big Saving- Effected 1>, paid for Special Grade Cream
George R. Petersen, in charge of ,over First Grade Cream, and a pre -
feed and fertilizer distribution for rni:n of three cents per pound of
the Department. has compiled fig -'butter fat for First Grade Cream
ures for the first two months, April ',over Second Grade Cream. The leaf -
and May, in which the reduced Flet points out how these Iosses ,play
freight tariff and limestone suhven- 1,e avoided and enumerate common
tions policy were in operation. The 'defects in Second Grade Cream.
amount of limestone shipped was Special Grade Cream, it says, can
1562.55 tons. purchasers paid $1,-; he secured by being specially careful
175.79 in freight and the subven- about 'keeping everything clean and
tions amounted to $1,005.72. The !sanitary, and cooling the cream
average rate paid by the purchasers r•nicicly to under fifty degrees and
was .752 a ton and by subventions keeping it under that temperature.
.644 an average freight rate of 'A copy or copies of this leaflet may
$1.396. The estimated average rate 'be obtained by applying to the Dairy
per ton had the railways and govern- l Branch, Ontario Department of Agri-
ment not acted is $1.86, whereas the ,culture, Toronto.
n„ r,in-d
across the line. the Clinton fire company.
W. S. R. Holmes, A. J. Morrish and C. W. Draper, Clinton retiring
Dr. F. G. Thompson acted as judges. president of the a=sociation, presided
In the professional baseball game, at the meeting. Addresses were given
which was. the feature of the after- by E. P. Beaton, Toronto; Provincial
noon, the Detroit Street Railway team, Eire Marshal ,Tames Gardhouse, of
champions of the State of Michigan, Weston; chief F'ire Prevention Officer
defeated the Buffalo Queen City Mon- M. Skelly, of Paris: D. J, Little , of
archs, a colored team, by a score of Milton, and H. Colter, of Weston.
5 to 0. Despite the intense heat the The following officers were elected
game was much enjoyed by the spec-
tators who crowded the stands.
Pitcher Dupook, of the Detroit team
for the conning year: P. W. Bennett,
of Mitchell, president; W. Richards,
of St. Marys. first vice-president ;
pitched six innings, allowing only one N. Steinman, of Baden, second vice -
hit in this game. The batteries were: president, and N. Baechler, of Tavi-
Detroit, Dupook, Henrion and Con- stock, secretary. The convention and
ion; Buffalo, Abraham and Brewer, tournament of the association will be
W. H. Legg and E. Dinsmore were held at. Elmira next year.
timpires.
The let Hussars of London defeated
the Clinton team by a score of 21 to
20 in a spirited game in the morning.
The e' ening program consisrted of a
band tattoo, the Clinton Kiltie Band,
the Burlington Drill Corps and bands
from Blyth, Clinton. Milverton, El-
mira, Goderich and Tavistock fire
companies taking part. Colored flares
and bombs and an open-air dance,
lead by Tony Farr's Orchestra, fol-
lowed.
Delegates to the convention, the
business session of which was held
Wednesday, were welcomed by Mayor
S. S. Cooper and J. L. Crier chief of
.Yv;\r,ai
CHISELHURST
The Iaclies of the Chiselhurst Unit-
ed Church are serving a strawberry
supper on Friday evening, July 3rd,
from 6 to 8 o'clock, after which a
musical and literary progrannme will
he given. The Ladies' String Orches-
tra, of Main Street United Church,
Exeter, will provide the music, coag
sisting of piano music, duets ant
quartettes. 'Come and enjoy"an eve
ning's entertainment.
ed,