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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1931-08-07, Page 1i a, essseas it eae 8eveinty-clecond Yam}; ' I� Whole Number' S 0 PA PATRICK-DAVIS REUNION The annual Patrick -Davis' reunion was, held at Bayfield an Friday, July 31 t, Albout two hundred friend's and re1atmves wore tvFOrOd present, including nlpady from Toronto, Atwood, Ottawa and Du'blin'. T';he majority were from the eighth concessions of Tuckersmith and, Hibbert. ! From the noon hour until late in the evening, the grove was teeming with activity, which in- cluded races, softball, horseshoe pitch- ing and other sports. The foot races •of the afternoon were in charge of Rena MacKenzie, Agnes Patrick, William Strong and Davis Moore, and prizes were receiv- ed by those whose names; appear be- low: Children under 5 years, Bobbie Sad- ler„ Betty Moore; boys under 8 years, Ross Swale, Gordon MacDonald ; girls under 8 years, Resale Coleman, Hazel Laing; boys under 14 years, Jack Wilson, Orval Norris; girl's Un- der 14 years, Helen Norris, Jean. Mc- Donald; boys' race, Ronald Patrick, Lorne Hay; fat woman's race, Mar- kuerite Sillery, Mrs. Wm. Patrick ; married men's , race, James Barber, Tom Laing; married women's race, Mrs. A..Smale, Mrs. Roy MacDonald; bald head race, William Patrick, Harvey Moore; slipper ease, jean Hutton, Mrs. A. &Sale; biscuit race, Margaret Huttob, 19Jonald Pataair ; graceful walking, Agnes Patrick, Margaret. Patrick; hundred yards dash, Davis Moore, Ted Holman. The lunch provided was a credit to the ladies, who spent many hours of preparation for the event. THE BUDGET The Budget introduced to the House of Commons on Monday the 1st of June last, by the Prime Minister the Right Honourable R. B. Bennett, who has been holding three major posi- tions in the Government of the coun- try since his party took power last August, namely, Prime Minister, See- retary of State for External Affairs, and Finance Minister, was perhaps the most comprehensive compilation of figures coneprising the financial ac- tivities of the country in general that had ever been presented to Parliament. Largely because of the extent of this combination of figures, the Govern- ment and its Conservative supporters heralded this financial statement as one of the most wonderful delivered to Parliament in recent years. On accounts of this, for a time, the Gov- ernment was given considerable credit for having prepared such a statement " of the financial and industrial affairs, of the Nation. But, alas! when a minute examina- I tion was made of the provisions of the Budget, it was found that the res- olutions composing it were undoubted-, ly prepared with great haste and! without due consideration for their of-' feet upon the business interests of the; country; so that instead of being the Budget the Prime Minister and his; supporters claimed it to be, it has turned out to be really one of the worst jumbles that has ever been brought before Parliament. Great stress was laid upon the fact that there was a very large number of changes in the tariff proposals, but upon examination, it was found that; rino more than 25 or 30 of these Chang -i es were of any considerable moment. The balance being mere readjust- ments, Even in this connection we' had ample evidence that too hasty consideration had been given to the plea of those seeking tariff adjust- ments and little consideration to the effect those adjustments would have on general business, with the result that we had innumerable amendments proposed as the Resolutions •on the Budget were being considered, prov- ing the contention that before chang- es are substituted by any Government worthy of the respect of the people, the most careful examination of every detail should be instituted. With respect to the Sales Tax, we had the spectacle of this Government bringing down the resolution for a 4 per cent. sales tax. This tax was to be applied to the manufacturer, im- porter and wholesaler, constituting a double tax. Needless to , say, this maximum blunder lasted only a mat- ter of four days, when the Government had to suffer the humiliation of hav- ing to announce that it would revert to the same system as the previous Liberal Government had used, namely, the imposition of the tax on the im- porters and manufacturers only. Then we had the Government's pro- posal to impose the Sales Tax on a long list of goods formerly exempted, but after 30 days' trial they backed up, that is, receded from their posi- tion with the result that the same list of sales tax exemptions was ac- cepted as was in effect under the Liberal Government. One conse- quence of this fiscal mixup is that the Government now finds itself in a pre- dicament with respect to the collec- tions made during. the 30 days when the exempted list, was forced to pay this sales tax. No wonder the public— and more particularly the business in- terests—are exasperated at this care- less bungling of the nation's business. Then we 'have the resolution deal- ing with the income tax. Information was asked from time to time with re- spee,t to this resolution and statements were ftleely circulated that while there was some relief to the lower incomes there was considerable reduction in the tax on incomes from $137,000 and upward, when the exemption provis- ions were taken into eonsideration. Here again we see this Government increasing the income tax by a 2 per cent. on corporations, and then cooly withdrawing the balance df the resolu- tions, clearly indicating again that due consideration had not been given to these proposals and that the Govern- ment had only discovered this when it was brought to their attention by the criticiser of the Opposition. Space will not permit to enumerate all the changes found necessary after the introduction of the Budget, but undoubtedly the Government would now hardly recognize the document which they introduced on the 1st of June. In no session of Parliament has there been evidence of such con- summate bungling with so little con- sideration given to the public inter- est. Mr. Bennett claims he wants to tax where it will be felt, to blaze new trails, to adopt new methods, but hav- ing explored at least tentatively some of these delectable avenues, he finds what a good many have found before him—a maze of underbrush and bogs, and swamp—and he has to be hauled out by his superiors before he "per- ishes" miserably; but he has let it be known in the House that, if he had had his way, it would have been a much more startling Budget than it is. His advocacy of the sinking fund system, and his complete renounce- ment of it in practice; his proposal for Canadian consols subscribed to com- pulsorily by banks and insurance companies, and his total indifference to this principle when his chance came to try it; his insistence on a sci- entific tariff, based on deliberate in- vestigations by a tariff Board, and his helter-+skelter, hit-or-miss Wholesale alteration of the tariff without even the benefit of a departmental review of the situation; his imposition of the magazine tax for July 1st, and its postponement to August 15th; his jettisoning of the Liberal schedule of exemptions to the sales tax and his complete right about face in discard- ing his own new one and reinstating the old schedule; his brand new tax of 5 per cent. on yachts and motor boats which he has now consigned to the scrap heap, and the evidence he gives of not knowing just what change he will make next in the much -her- alded budget, hammered' out by the strong man of Canada, indicates that the "stability of economic conditions" mentioned in the Winnipeg speech was only poetic license. $OW MY WORLD WAGS By That Ancient Mariner DEAN D. HURMDY Sign on No. 11 Ontario Highway: "Police puppies for sale." Now who will say that the police can't be, bought? * * * "M. P.'s book berths for Saturday night." And any berth an M.P. gets is sure to be a soft one. "Only judges could decide who' won l the heat." Well, we simply don't care who won it as long as we can feel. sure we have lost it. jug. 2. Saladin was the inventor of Salada Tea. 3. •Somersetshire is noted for the people turning somersets. 4. A gable is a place where people stand and gab under. 5. Taxidermy is learning to drive a taxi. 6. A. Teuton is one who toots his own horn. 7. To demonstrate is to deal with demons. 8. A confederate is one belonging to the feathered tribe. 9. Tactless means having no tacks, like hand -sewn shoes. 10. Gehenaa is a country where the people dye their finger -nails a reddish -orange color. * * * Tea Cup Readings. This beautiful art of telling for- tunes by tea leaves is being revived of tate. And I am thankful that it has/ for I know a whole lot more than I did a few days ago. Of course it might all be lies, but you never can tell. Just now I am going to touch wood, and perpetrate a little "watch- ful waiting," as our friends across the border in those here United States sometimes laughingly say. Well, to continue, L saw a sign on a testa, rant the other day and it said; "Tea -Cupp Reading from 2 to 4." IYel1,•;I had 30 cents on me, and that would be 2 cups at 15 each, or 8 cups for 10, apiece. So I said to the girl at the desk: "I'll take ten * * * Some Hemiltonians tossed furni- ture at a police constable. Report didn't say whether it was a cash or credit transaction, but the,tossers will likely get time. * * * "Members of the North York town- ship council to make an aerial in- spection of the municipality." That's nothing new. Lots of councils go up in the air every time they meet. * * * "Albino ground ,bog captured by Charles King of Hepworth, Ont." I think a white ground hog Is probably cleaner Than many ground 'white hogs We eat in a wenner. * * More of Our Offspring's Offerings. 1. Jugular means shaped like a MP reading fromto " "What?" shi,, ,isaa3. d, *Arta surprised. `'Cups.?' h rte 4ed.i ' <`Wbu*d,, vote mind drinking them for me? It's had for my airlhritha" .. "Bad for • you granny," she said coyly. She looked like she was pass- ing sixteen for the third time. "Big strong mans like you ain't 'fraid of poor little cup o' teas." "No savvy," I replied, pretty smart - like. "Me only speakee Chinee on laundry night.' I passed rapidly inside before she had time to think up a quick one for that. "Tee-hee! Tee -heel" I tittered at the Highland spae-wife who read the fortunes. "Sure Mike," she retorted in Gaelic, and poured out a cup. "Thou art black," she said, portent- ously, peering into it. "Black are .thou," I rriolchettekl. Black art always fascinated me. She passed me the cup and I drank it like nobody's business. She gazed at the leaves in the bot- tom, and her face gradually assumed a baffled look. "Well, gosh, I never seen nothin' likethis before," she said, excitedly. "New if it had of been a crown or a trident,{ or a tree, or a dagger, or a donkey, or a clover leaf, or a church, or a carnel, or so en, 1 could of ex- plained it. But I am fai stickit." "Lemnire see," I said, getting ex- cited too. I grabbed the cup from her. It sure looked queer at first. There was a large river with a ''lot of zigzag lightning marks over it and a great big pile of money near it that looked like thousands and thousands of dollars. There was a man hopping over the river, and another man with his hands held up in front of his head and his face turned aside as if shun- ning . something. Then I understood. "Look at here," I explained. "The rives means hydro and. the lightning, electric; therefore hydro -electric pow- er. The money is just money. The mann hopping and the man shunning fi the Chinese word `Hop -Shun' which being translated, is `option'! By tricky, I'm going to berich, Hur- ray! Hurray!" She handed me my 10 cents back. Which was all right with me. They say money breeds money. * * * He Only Chewed Gum. I went to the talkies And sat with my chum. His greatest enjoyment Was just to chew gum. The hero was rescued, Fierce rapids he'd swum. My friend didn't' mind it He only chewed gum. A lady was chased by An old drunken bum. My friend seemed unthrilled, for He only chewed gum. Black savages warred, while They beat the loud drum. My nerves were a -tingle, My friend just chewed gum. Some gangsters fought fiercely. I thought I'd succumb At the murders galore, but My friend just chewed gum. "Are you hardened," I cried, "or Just merely plain dumb?" Ile never made an answer, He only chewed guns. Canadian Garden Service House Plants. SPI SHINGLES and ' SIDIK in I' Beautiful Colors at Low Prices N. CLUFF & SONS sary to nip back the main stem about six inches and if necessary some of the side shoots as well This practice usually starts the plants blooming in a week or ten days. To Hasten Ripening. The same practice holds good with those vegetables or fruits—space is too limited to start the old debate about the tomato here—which norm- ally require longer season than we have in most parts of Canada. Stak- ing tomatoes will hasten maturity and also the application of a good chemical fertilizer, but these are not enough. The main stem. of the plant, when the fruits are well set, should be nipped back and perhaps some of the leaves trimmed off as well. This will hasten maturity. Nipping back the main stem of those vines, such as cucumbers, melons and pumpkins al- so helps to develop and ripen the fruits set. True, a smaller crop will result, but we will get bigger indi- vidual specimens and also more of them maturing. Where the fruit grown is very ,valuable such as musk- melons and watermelons, it is also a good plan to turn them over occas- ionally so that they will ripen evenly and if the weather is rainy it may help to slide a shingle underneath each individual fruit to prevent rot- ting. In sections where the season is short the use of mulch paper with melons, tomatoes and other hot wea- ther crops is advocated. The ground is covered with black paper, specially prepared for this purposes, and the plants are set in hales Made in the covering. Anthracnose In 'Beans. Anthracnose is a very common dis- ease among beans, especially during a damp season. The fungus shows itself in black spoils on the pods and does not add to the quality nor the appearance of the vegetable, One should keep away from the beans during wet weather, or when the dew is on them, as brushing past the plants at this time will spread the fungus. Removal of the affected pods when first noticed' will help check the spread. The diseased polls should be destroyed. If we are to have a plentiful supply of plants in the house during the long winter, which in spite of' the present hot weather is bound to roll along, some preparation should be made. now. During the summer it is a good plan to rest such things as geraniums and other plants that are grown in pots indoors by netting in some shady portion of the garden and cutting clown the supply of moisture and sun- light, About this time, or a little later, new growth will set in and some pruning will be necessary in or- der to have a well-balanced specimen to take indoors in the fall. It may also be advisoble to make slips from those geraniums and other plants which have become tall and ungainly. Start the slips in moist sand and af- ter rooting transplant to small pots, fill with a mixture of four parts good garden soil with two parts well rotted manure and one of sand. As the young plants develop, give more room by repotting in larger receptacles. Some of the older plants may also need repotting. These plants should be trimmed back a little and as much of the old soil as possible loosened and removed from the roots. Place in pots about two sizes bigger filled with a good mixture of soil as de- scribed above. The following list of house plants is *commended by J. E. Park of the Dominion Experimen- tal Farm: Geraniums, begonias (both fibrous and tuberous roots), primulas, fuschias, hydrangea, cycla- men, petunias, amaryllis, cactus, a- mong the flowering plants, and for foliage, palms, ferns, aspidistria, be- gonnias, English ivy, German ivy, Wandering Jew and variegated ger- aniums. These plants, along .with some good fall planted bulbs such as early tulips, daffodils, Narcissus and Hyacinths, will make a splendid show in the house all winter and will do much to remind us of the summer profusion of flowers. To Hasten Blooming. A Iittle, judicious thinning to let in the sunlight, supplemented by pinch- ing back in the case of those rank growing fall flowers such as Cosn3os, Dahlia* and Chrysanthemums, will 'hurt blooming. It may be neees- Onion Harvest. As the onion tops wilt and turn yellow, they give signs of maturity. While the weather is hot and dry they should be pulled up and laid on the ground in rows. A day or two later they will be ready for storing in some place that is cool, if possible, but most certainly dry. It is advis- able to sort well before storing, throwing out all soft and diseased specimens, and putting those with thick necks and tops that are not en- tirely shtivelled up in a place by themselves for early use. These will not keep as long nor as well as the others. COUNTY OFFERS SCHOL- ARSHIP CHOL- ARSHiP TO STUDENT IN AGRICULTURE The Huron County Council has vot- ed $5100 towards a scholarship for a county boy entering the Ontario Agricultural College. This amount will be supplemented by a similar rum frcni the Massey Fund :t the College. That is to say, the su : •ess- ful candidirte will receive $100.J0 doz- ing his,fir•st year at the Collega. This amount should represent a large part of the first year's expenses of a boy attending that institution. The conditions are briefly as fol- lows: 1. Applicants schould be farmer's sons residing in Huron County. 2. Applicants must be eighteen years of age on or before September 18th, 1931, the opening day of Col- lege. 3. Applicants may enter either the two year Associate Course or the De- gree Course. 4, Only one scholar•ship is avail - HONEY FOR SALE Buy your Honey according to grade. We Sell: No. 1 Clover in your containers at 7 cents per pound. Light Golden'Clover, in your containers, 6 cents per pound. Dark Honey, in your containers at 5 cents per pound. Bring Your Containers. WM. HARTRY, SEA.PORTH. ,a'ble for the year PO*, 5. The total analaunt of !.Ebelsekel.- ersahiP hi $10.0.00, paFable .. two atelnients, one at the . upenang of tho Fall term and the. other at the open- ing of the Winter 'team. 6. Applications: along with char- acter. and other recommendations should be mailed to The Ontario De- partment of Agriculture, Clinton, not later than Saturday, August 15th. 7. If a number of applications are received it may be necessary to have the applicants appear" before a com- mittee to decide the winner. It is not necessary here to dwell upon the advantages of a course in Agriculture at such a well known In- stitution. There should not be scarc- ity of suitable applicants. Therefore it is hoped that any boy contemplate ing entering the O::p..C. this fall will make an'effort to win a worth while scholarship. SEASONAL FEED COST OF MILK PRODUCTION The feed cost of producing milk during different seasons of the year has re eived considerable study at the Dinion Experimental Farm, Nappan, N. S. In this article the data presented are based on the feed cost alone. Under average conditions this is equal to approximately sixty per cent. of the total cost. During the seven-year period, 1924 to 1930, inclusive, the average cost per 100 pounds • of milk from the Guernsey herd was $1.80 during the stabling season, November to May, and . $1.25 from June to October,. the pasturing season. In 1930 the coats were $1.62 and 97 cents respeeti+Yely. From November, 1930, to May, 1931, the cost was $1.41, while in June it was 52 cents. The reduction in cost the past two years has been due to ncreased production, together with ower feed coata. With the increase, during the past few years, in the ice cream trade and also in cold storage facilities, the spread between summer and winter wises received has been reduced to a narrow margin; for this reason, the :refit on summer milk is much great- er than it was a few years ago. It is important to keep in mind the fact that good pasturage is necessary n order to obtain the maximum pro- duction during the summer months. This can be obtained through the pro- per use of fertilizers and careful grazing, in order to develop a heavy growth of short fine grasses and clover. The Nappan Farm invites inspec- tion of their Guernsey and Jersey herds and also of the experimental pasture areas. CALF RAISING WITHOUT SKIM MiLK Quite often, some breeders or farm- ers cannot feed skim -milk to their calves because the milk is sold un - skimmed or is converted into cheese, or else the rules governing accredita- tion forbid feeding unpasteurized skim milk. In such cases the fol- lowing system of feeding is recom- mended, as it has given very good re- sults at the Experimental Station of Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere. This system consists in feeding whole milk up to the age of four or five weeks and gradually leaving out all milk thereafter to feed only good clover or alfalfa hay and a mixture el special meal made up as follows: 50 pounds ground corn, 75 pounds ground oats. 50 pounds bran, 50 pounds oilcake, 50 pounds dried blood meal, 4 pounds hone meal, 4 pounds finely ground limestone and 4 pounds salt. The calves should get used to the meal, as soon as they are one week old; to this end, rub some of it on, the nose or drop a little in the bottom of the pail after the animal has tak- en its milk. This mixture is' kept constantly before the calves until the age of thirty days, that is until the feeder begins to cut out the milk, and the meal is fed only twice a day af- ter weaning. Tepid water is given to icplace the milk. This system must be followed until the age of six months. The calves raised by this method may appear thin during the first 30 days after weaning. The f armer must not be alarmed, for the calves though not fat will he growing good frames and if he weighs the calves he will notice that their, weight in- creases regularly and they will soon be strong and of very good appear - nice, with a lustrous coat. Calves raised by this system at Ste. Anne weighed, on an average, at birth 57 pounds, at one months 91 pounds, at two months 130 pounds, at three hnonths 176 pounds, at four months 228 pounds. at five months 2S0 pounds, and at six months 333 pounds. 'The' fel/Awing are .the res' Lower Sehool, eni �cainations• forth. Collegiate Iratit31, :Barbara E. Alb arb• - r Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. Irwin R. Anderson. -T -Phys•, Arithd, Zool. M. 'Virginia Anderson --Br. Kist, Geog., Art, Botany. Kenneth Beattie -- Plays% Arith., 1Zoo`l,, Eng. Grant.. J. Isabel Bettles--Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. Helen B. Britton—Eng. Gram., Phys., Arith., Zool. Elizabeth M. Broadfoot—Eng Gram Phys., Arith., Zoo. Margaret I. Broadfoot--Geog.,1 Art, Flossie L. Butson ---Eng. Gram., Phys., Arith., Zool. Margaret P. Case—Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. Mary J. Case—Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. A. Viola Clarke—Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. Clarence W. Colemarn--Eng. Gram., Phys,, Arith, Zool. • Gladys J. Coleman—Eng. Gram., Phys., Arith., Zool. A. Mildred. L. Cudrnore—Br. Hist., Art, Botany. William R. Cn m:ore--!Eng. Gram., Phys., Arith, Zoology. Alice Devereaux — Eng. Grain., Phys., Arith., Zool. E. Arthur L. Devereaux—Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. Mary C. L. Dodds—Art, Zoology. Beatrice A. E. Drover—Br. Hist., Art, Botany. Mary L. Duffy—Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. Irene M. Eberhart—Phys., Arith., Zoology. Elizabeth U. Eckart—Eng. Gram., Phys., Arith., Zool. Charles B. Ferguson—Eng. Gram., Botany. Edith V. Ferguson—Eng. Gram., Phys., Arith., Zoology. Margaret A. Fimkbeiner — Eng. Gram., Arith., Zoology. Margaret I. Finnigan—Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. Elizabeth C. Forrest—Phys., Zool. Wm. L. Forrest—Geog. W. Arthur Golding—Br. Hist., Geog.. Art. Botany. Lula 0. Hart—Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. M. Labelle Hawkins — Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany, Royd•on C. Hawkins—Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. Margaret E. Hay—Br. Hist., Geo., Art, Botany. Eleanor E. Henderson—Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. Harvey J. Hillen—Eng. Gram., Phys., Arith., ZooL John L. Hotham—Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. Madeline E. L. Hotham—Arith. E. Maxwell Hudson—Br. Hist., Geog., Art. Margaret E. Irvine—Eng. Gram., Phys., Arith., Zoology. Isabel M. Jamieson — Br. Hist , Geog., Art, Botany. Leo R. Joynt—Eng. Gram., Phys., Arith., Zoology. Hilda A. Kennedy -Eng. Gram., Arith., Zoology. B. Allan Keys—Br. ,Hist., Geog, Art, Botany. Grace E. Krauter—Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. S. George Kruse- ,Br. Hist., Geog., Vi1'son?, Phys. Ro-b Botahyr Zoolle gy Helen L " r eau --B ; Art, :Botaiy; Ross C McNa'b—fBr. Botany. E 'McTaq sh 1 Phys., Arrth:, Zoology ;Gladys McW Mason—Eng.T Phys., Arith., Zoology : R Ver .E. G. More—Br. gist., 'Cee Jean M. Murray --BEng; Grdnn, Phys., Arith., Zoology. Evelyn B. Nett, ---Eng, Gram., Phys,, Arith., Zool. Rase M. O' or -.E -ng. i Gretna Phys., Arith., Zo�gy. Andrew A. O'Leary—Eng. .Grain:; Phys., Arith., Zool. 'Fred L. P. O'Leary ---Eng, Gram., Phys., Arith., ZooL Donald McKay Patrick—Br. Hist.,. Geog.; Art, Botany. Neil M. Patrick—Eng. Gram., Phys., ZoologAr ith., Z. ool. Gracye A. Perdue — Eng, Grad., J. Stewart Plant—Br. Hist., Geog., Arrt, Botany. Evan D. Rennie—Eng. Gram. W. Ross M. Rennie ---Eng. Gram., Phys., Arith., Zoology, Elizabeth Rice—Eng. Gram., Phys., Arith, Zoology. " Helen A. Riolph—Br. Hest., Geog., Art, Botany. Winnifred E. Savauge—Eng. Gram., Phys., Arith., Zool. James R. Scott—Eng. Gram., Phys., Arith, Zoology. S. David Shannon—Br. Hist., Geog., Art. Harry Sheffer—Eng. Gram., Phys., Arith., Zool. Thomas D. Sills—Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. Jessie I. Smith—Eng. Gram., Phys,, Arith., Zoology. Margaret H. Smith—Eng. Gram., Phys., Arith., Zool. W. Elizabeth Southgate — Eng. Gram., Phys., Arith., Zool. Patricia M. Southgate. ---Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. John C. Stevens — Eng. Gram., ,. Phys., Arith., Zool. Douglas H. Stewart—Br. Hist., Geo., Art, Botany. D. McCollough Stewart—Br. Hist., Art, Botany ,Geog. Ethel M. Storey—Eng. Grain., Phys. Arith., Zool. Irene M. Strong—Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. Marion E. Thompson—Art. W. Raymond Townsend—Art. E. Vivian Townsend—Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. Clarence A. Trott—Arith. Jessie I. Wallace—Br. Hist., Geog., Art, Botany. Marian F. Wallace—Br. Hist., Geog. Art, Botany. Janet K. Watson—Eng. Gram., Phys., Arith., Zool. Fletcher T. M. Whitmore - Br. Hast., Geog., Art, Botany. Warren T. Whitmore—Br. Hist.,. Geog., Art. John A. Wright—Zoology. NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE BUSY FARMER The annual convention of Canad- ian Florists' and Gardeners' Asscci- 1 ation takes place at O.A.C. August 12th to 14th, Milk -Fed Bees. Tests have been made recently by the Federal Bee Division in regard to stimulative feeding for brood pro- duction. A syrup composed of sugar and milk was used in place of the usual sugar and water syrup. In an average of four colonies not only' were a large number of combs cover- ed by bees up to mid-July, but each' milk -fed colony produced an average of 23 pounds more honey than the check lots. Feeding Cattle. Flies are a great nuisance and re- sponsible for a part of the midsum- mer slump in - production by dairy herds. However poor feeding is more often responsible for the low returns. Pastures were not good early in the summer and proper measures to sup- plement them were not taken by many dairymen. The man with some silage left is fortunate. Where the hay crop is large, some hay may be fed where pastures are short. For the best cows a fairly liberal grain ration is also advisable. A good mix- ture may be made from six parts of ground oats and barley and one part oilcake meal. If farmers are to main- tain the production of their cows, they mist maintain their weight and that means feeding just in propor- tion as the pastures fail. The ease with which raw milk can become contaminated owing to un- sanitary conditions was recently de- monstrated in the town of Burling- ton, where complaints had been made regarding the milk supply in that locality, Two officials from 0. A. C. visited the district and found that the bad flavor of the milk was due td fly spray material used in the barns. Ontario's Blueberry Crop. Following copious rains, a big blue- berry crop is expected in the Mus- koka, Parry Sound, Nipissing and Temiskaming districts. Arrange- ments have been made to move a large number of unemployed into the area to harvest the crop, with the prospect of three to six. weeks' Tabor at fair wages. Consumption cf blueberries is rising steadily and the market is providing an income for many a family in Northern On- tario. The Marketing Board is mak- ing a special study this year of the chipping, marketing and cold stor- age possibilities of this luscious wild fruit. Blueberries are easily kept in storage, retain their flavor and freshness and come out months later in splendid condition. Nearby American cities are proving to, be large consumers pf Ontario blueber- ries, while housewives generally are beginning to appreciate thevalue of blueberries for canning puposes. A Cow -Testing Association. In order that the dairyman ..allay have a definite knowledge, of the value of each cow in his herd a cow - testing association has been formed in Orillia. A record of both the milk weights and the butterfact production will he obtained for each individual cow and this can be used for com- parative purposes. As a result of a similar association in Wentworth County, formed about six years ago, it tieas found that the. 30 best cows entered in the association produced an average of 11,393 pounds of milk containing 411 pounds of butterfat each, while the thirty poorest cows produced only 5.346 pounds of milk containing 171 pounds of butterfat. The difference at prevailing prices. amounted to an increased revenue of the best cows over the poorest cows of $121.00 each. It was further discovered that quite a percentage of the cattle in nearly every herd in Wentworth were not paying for the cost of their feed, let alone cost of labor, interest on investment, depre- ciation, etc. The Orillia Association will aim to eliminate the boarder cow and to enable the dairyman to build up a productive ' herd which will return a reasonable profit over feed and labor, Controlling Weeds. Repeated experiments have shown that summer plowing of sod land and the subsequent cultivation of the soil until fall very materially assists in the control of weeds, es- pecially of perennial plants such as couch grass. It has been found that plowing the sod land in July and cultivating at ten-day intervals un- til the fall freeze-up almost entirely prevents tshe growth of coueh grass and other weeds, iwhereas plowing once in the late fall or early spring with no subsequent cultivation, has practically no effect on the weeds. The proper fertilization of a straw- berry plantation may require fail' applications of a commercial ferti- lizer. In September the -strawberry plants are forMing their fruit buds for next year's crop and during this period they require god nutritlottat conditions: to maks their best eltort. Generally speaking a light upp 'ta i tion of a good -f till eir late In * ust will result in a big iticreaaaf: ` teat year's rep F4 Ir :n.