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Hello ,-Homeniakeret•! It is garden-
ing tame•,. Time and money spent in
•gardening is 'food insurance. This
year yuu W..-‘4:44 well. to see that you
ge healeeflit recreatinil and an ample
a'tfltdY- q efeesl4 .produce from your
a 1'91:: plot It's true every muscle will
iteleg tiger .,% first day's gardening,
but'3f the whole family take their ex-.
eC(i a it, will be'a mutual benefit.
• ��h when . the radishes, green on-
** and lettuce are ready" the plea-•
-euro of eating will be appreciated be'
eveierone.
A plan sketched on paper will be
"necessary If there • is to be more than
one',' perlson handling the rake and
hoe. '
In' Many parts of Ontario, tele' seeding time. Gardens are now ditg
up, fertilized and ready - to' be planted
,but there is lots to „do yet. We sug
' ,gest •y on pick up another' cop of "Gar-
dening" from the Department 'of Ag-
riculture and read it over again—also
a bulletin on "Garden Insect Pro•tec-
-. tion-'
',here are a fejt- tips worth consice.-
ering too: •
1. To extend the season of such erops
, as beans, peas and corn,two or
three sowings may be made at in-
tervai's of 10 days to insure sue=
cesive crops. This also applies to
lettuce, radishes, spinach anti.
beets. Remember. when you are
planting that a crop of radishes be-
gins to,go to seed in eight or 10
days.. Say to yourself, can we eat
all the radishes from these seeds
'win one week?
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age.,,
an wiraaTeragettlit. piolllude^-aa d` co
seined pee eopiede tie,` Teed :,
Fads Abgtit Brood Sows
Analyfllls et the :records kept ors 433
litters turn -wee, ainee le19; at the
Dominion Experimental Statio of at
Kapuskasing, Ontario, gives interest-
ing information, for all swine breed-
ers on brood sow replacement.
These records show that the age, of
sows has a direct • influence on litter
size and on mortality of pigs during
the nursing period:- There is a slight
increase in the lit. r size with the
Age of the sows upto approximately
three .years ,of age and then a gen-
eral decr"ease it rioted, although the
decrease is higher on the size of lit-
ters at weaning age than on the size
of lifters at farrowing, due to a high-
er mortality of pigs as the sows age
and become more clumsy...
The season at which farrowing oc-
curs, spring vs. fall, eeetus to have
but little influence on mortality or
size of litter, the difference being in
favor of the fall litters.
Average mortality as shown by
these records on 310 .litters farrowed
by one to three-year-old sows was 25
per cent. while on 111 Iitteits farrow;
ed by four to six-year-old sows, it,
was 35 per cent and on 12 litters far-
rowed by- seven to nine-year-o1.d sows
it was 47 per cent.
The same records also disclose that
the number of pigs raised per litter
was 9.0 pigs for the above first group.
'of sows; 7.5 pigs f* the second and
2. Good seed can be obtained' from
the local seedsmen but beware of
thisk sowing. It. wastes seed and
increases the' labor of thinning.
Small seeds can be sown by tear-
ing • off a corner of the, envelope,
holding the packet horizontally and
gently...tapping it as you move along
the drill.
3. To make a straight trench or seed
bed. stretch a line of cord tightly
as a marker..
4. To mark row's of slow germinating
seeds such •as carrots and beets.
plant an occasional radish seed in.'
the. row., This• will come., up quid:
• ly and, act as a marker. `
5. 'Follow instructions 'as to the depth,
seeds should be covered - and press
eartb'firmly over them.
Canning,Rhu•barb
Wash and cut stalks of i-hubet•.b._in •
one-half inch pieces. Pack hue seer-
ile ,jars' and Pour cold water into fruit '
urate .jars- are full. Seal •,:eith 'sterile'
tops: Wrap jars in new•;pap•er and
store in a cool, dark room.
as
cera acid wwd" wwn-
relweye this toadition.
often'`tlaecauPe of backache. h:eadache,.
Kieeuniatic pains or, di .abed rest. 'Dodd's!
contain essential ods and medicies jwgre.
dents which act directly on the •Kidneys
and '.help thein regale 'pinnal action.
Get:Rodd'a Kidney Pilin to -day. 138
only 5.7 for the third group of. sows.
It is ,generally accepted that a sow
has ta: raise at least eight to nine pigs
per litter and two litters per year to
be . pro table. , It would not ' seem ad-
visable to keep sows elder than three
years: of age except in the case of ex-
ceptionally good breeders.
On the other hand there is no rea-
son to dispose of good breeding sows
before the age of about three years
as is too often- done in certeen die-
tricts, where sows are killed after
their first litter.
Dearer Machinery
The general categories of Canadian -
made farm .machinery and Parts- sub-
je'et"•to• the recent increased highest
retail price ceiling by 1231 pee cent
are'`lilanting, seeding and ,fertilizing
machinery; ploughs, tillage 'imple-
ments and cultivators; 'haying ma-
chinery, harvesting machinery, sundry
machines for, preparing crops for mar-
ket or use; farm power- machinery,.
farm eetiegons, trucks .and. sleighs,
dairy machines and equipment, spray-
ing equipment and dusters, domestic
water system and pumps. barn and
barnyard equipment and miscellan-
eous equipment. •
Success With Potatoes
The.•..reseets of experimental work
fine demonstrations indicate ,that five
factors contribute largely to success
in potato production: -
1. Use certified seed of a suitable
variety; 2: A plentiful supply of plant
food supplied through crop rotation,
the use of barnyard manure, artificial
fertilizers and greerimanure crops; 3.
-Early planting: 4. Efficient protection'
of the foliage of the plants through-
out the gnawing season from insects
and fungous diseases. by thorough
dusting or• spraying; 5: Proper meth`
ods in harvesting, grading, packaging
and labelling.
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F etato.. Storage •
In determining the size of- storage
-race required to store a•given .quan-
tity of potatoes..'the 'estimate..may be
based on • Torry pounds of potatoes-
:tubers).
otatoes:tubers). per,- cubic foot. of .storage
space. On this basis, a bin 10 by•'10
feet square filled to a• depth of six
feet would hold 400 bushels.• • • '
• lihu•barb Sauce •
'Wash 'and cut rhubarb in small
pieces. Add one cup sugar for each.,
quart ,of rhubarb. Heat. slowly and
'cook a fee. minutes -to "sauce" con-
sistency. Pour into -sterile jar; and
seal. '
- --Elie Question Box
Miss G. R.. asks: '"What are. the
proportione of soda• and water used
for cleaning silver?"
Answer; Foe each quart, of water
use .:one teaspoon salt and one tea-
spoon baking soda in an .aluminum
pan (net tarpished)•. There should be
enough water to cover silver. Heat
until tarnish disappears; about 10
minutes. Then wash in soapy water
and drye -
' Mr. T. J. asks: "How to 'clean'
wooden bake .table with oil 'spilled on
Answer;,Pour cold water on bake
table to 'haden oil, sprinkle :with • flour
to absorb- excess; then scrape and
scrub with the grain using hot, water
and soap. Rinse.,, well and dry thor-
oughly. •
Mes..G...til':.saltse..siZerahepa eitedene.
a tin bake pan for two weeks removes
filet . . (Yes,- scouring wears Off
tin). •
Mrs. M. J. says: "I've discovered
that' a box of matches efored in one
end 'of silver drawer, tranishes • thesilver.." (Yes,'that is true, thatches
arid rubber bands should be :kept
away from silver). '.
-Ann Allan invites you to write to
.her c/o The Huron, Expositor. Send '
in your suggestions on kromm
eakint
problems and watch ..this column fo rr)
replies. •
VARNA -
• (Intended fol' last week) -
Mr. J. T. elcAeh, js busy with his.
new home which is under construc-
tion; Me: •Stanleke, of Grand Bend, 'fs•
in charge of the .cement basement.' .
Mr. - Orrin Dowson., . who has pur-
chased a lot .front Mr. Reid and mow-
ed a house from Goderich Township;
is now busy digging' a cellar. • All
this goes to .show Varna is still worth
while: arid we look forward. with plea-
sure to these improvements. s•
Mrs. Fee, of Seaforth, called Sun-
day on her sisters; Mrs. M. Reid and
Mrs. Ciruter. . .
Mr: Clyde. Soper and Anita, of
Straffordville, were Sunday guests at
the _ home_ of Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Soper. They were accompanied by'
Mr. and Mee. David Soper,. who •re-
mained to .'spend • a few days, with
their son and, family. ,
. -Nit's. Horner and son. of Zurich,
called Sunday on Mr.' and Mrs. :trigs
and Mr. and, Mrs. A. Horner.
- ar7raT'scfi-ooi' 1'. closed this week
owing to ^the. Huron Festival of Mus-
ic, being held in .Gotle'rich from. April
30th to May 3rd. 'There are several
candidates from the school, of •which
mention, will appear later.' They were.
accompanied by, Mrs. G. H. Beatty,
Mrs. 'Keyes, Mrs. Watt Webster and
Mr. Treitz.
• A three -act play, "Aunt Lilly ,Goes
:To Town." will •be presented in 'the
Hall on Friday eight. May 10th. by
tee Trinity Dramatic Club of Bayfield,'
under the auspices . of St. John's An-
glican Church, Vefea. Come and have
a good laugh....
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It wile be.eime now •to start teink-
ing about, and in the'-offehern parts
of .Canada, actually planting those
flowers and vegetables which cannot
stand any froet. These are things
like gladiOl'U•se dahlias and other soft.
tender stemmed flowere, and corn,
tomatoes, melons, squash, cucumbers,
etc.. among the .vegetables. There is
nothing to: be gained.. by setting out
or planting these until the weather is
warm, also the soile Frost wiir kill
most of them or injure them so bad-
ly that they will take weeks to' re -
coyer. •.
• Melons, Stakes and Squash
Where space is limited these vines
can. be. gro'tvn along the row of corn
or at the edge of., the.•garden where
they •will trail over tee fence, path or
perhaps the plot of the next-door
'neighbor. For best reijults, however.
cucumbers, squash and melons should
be planted in specially prepared hills.
Hills are simply loose .soil.built up
in mounds two ,or three feet across
and about six inches high, Into these
Should ,be worked some well -fatted
tnarsur-e-or' blaeleetntrhdh„ eTlriee lee • ps
the soil open so that the soft, fibrous
'mote can penetrate easily and the
darkish, color of the muck bre wet•] -rot-
ted manure absorbs•„tire heat of the
sun which these plants love. '
Plant about five seeds to 'a 'hill. Lat-
er thin to aborit three plants. to each
group^ Keep weeds cleared ,away,
watch alit ter Sub,' and to encourage
e:riyl fruiting nip off end. of vines
when half a,.Pozen melons or a citizen.
est rA0 di b: ,pi- a icuM-1 er• s . are: ort;
file. way.
Stake the Tall Ones
Staking is advisable for tall plants
'01 those pruned to grow tall like tom-
atoes. Tall perennials like delphin-
iums and hollyhocks are quite ]table
to break suer ,in a high wind or. dur-
ing a heavy. rain and make the whole
garden took a mess,, Stakes••about an
inch thick and wide, and'- a5 tall as
necessary, will bold these flowers and
also tomatoes. :They need 'trot' be con-
spicuous if driven in behind the plants
and they can always be stained Brown
or green. Plants should„ be tied to
them loosely with soft twine or raffia'.
For bushy things like peonies, hoops
of wire or wood placed in position
before blooming will prove very sat-
isfactory. •
Wath Out For Bugs
'there are few places in -Canada free
front garden pests. These thipgs,
bugs, worms or disease, usually strike
suddenly and herr:. Experts •advise
keeping a sharp lookout and also a
supply of spray or dust on band for
cuut: er attack. se:
Thinning •
A common mistake of the new gar-'
defter` is to sow seed too tinkly and
to' allow plants to grow too close to-
gether. Petunias, cosmos, zinnlas and
other • fairetized• flowers should be
thinned -to at beast 10 inches 'apart.
Corn, cucumbers, mimesslid other
things 'grown in indvidual las
should also be thinned, to not more
than ,three or four plants. Crowded:
MAWS' will be weak and apirfd'ly.
OTTAWA
.Ten Premiers Debate'
Focus of Capital attention last week
was' the Deneilion-Provincial 'Confer -
once, withelle nine •provlaciai prem-
iers and the Dominion Prime Minis
ter, each, supported by stacks of, docu-
ments and ewer lieutenants, r''49bat-
ing their reactive proposals for, re=
'aligning. the, affairs of the,nation, .
-The early, settings were hr secrecy,
but the wraps were thrown off on
April 29th; age public and newspaper
'men flocked the 'Senate galleries .to
watch these public leaders in action.
There was no little drama in the
scene, with..:the nine premiers, the
Prime Minister and. the Ministers of
Justice, Reconstruction, Finance and
National • elealte and Welfare, grouped
around. a 'huge oblong table on. the
Senate boor, the rich red carpet of
'Which. absorbed, the sounds of feet and
moying chairs.
As these words are written, no de-
cision has been reached; •but by the
time this column appears in print,
telegraph wired from coast to coast
;will have huimtned ,with the news of
the decision reached by the'•Big Ten.
Increased implement •Cost
The post -Easter session of Pariia-
Ment had already gotten under way
before a reference was made to the
121/2 per' cent increase in the ceiling
price of agricultural implements
which the Government had announc-
ed- earlier in the month. The Minister
of Finance,- in reply to a'` question,
said, he had nothing to add to the
statement previously made on 'the
matter, se
Had+ the Minister chosen, ha might
have drawn the attention of Parlia-
ment and the nation to a few facts
which have been overlooked. • .
In the .first place, the implement
shortage' is at •the moment so great
that farriers are paying much more
than 121 pet cent over regular prices
fee . not-s.o-good second-hand machin-
ery whenever they can get it. This
is a bad situation, and larger. supplies
o'f new machinery Will be encouraged
by the new price 'and help .eliminate.
the shortage. • All.duties are now tale -
en -off fai•in machinery arid implement
manufacturers 'win compete with the
world market 'prices;
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Another fact is that inadequate
publicity ha been given. to the actual
effect • on the farm economy of the
121/2 pe>•. cen•t increase. The peak
year for the purchases of farm
chinery was 194Q, when farmere spent
something like $40,000,000 .fo•r ,equip -
meet. An increase of 121/2 per cent
en such a peak year would mean that
farmers have to pay $5,000,000 .more.
Offset By Subsidies,
Only a few days before the increase
was announced Periiameet.' by, the
Minister of Fitianc ';' the Minister of
Agriculture had announced that 'there
Would be an increase in the price of
hogs. The farmer will get $2 more
per hog. than previously, and since the
1946 crop •of hogs is estimated to
number 7,500,000, the increase in rev-'
enue to the farmers from this source
alone will be $15,000,000. Then last
week the Minister of Agriculture an-
nounced tl11V,dairy, subsidies, which
had been scheduled. to expire on mid-
night of -April '3,9th, had been extend.-
-ed•--fereotre ss ear -With -Of any change
th .the rate thereof: In this respect,
the butter fat subsidy alone brings
$23,000,000 to Canadian 'farmers.
-. Thirty-eight million ''dollars ' from
th'e'se two sources of government ac-
tion does something to offset • the
$5,000,000 increase in -farm machinery.
In addition to this 'an increase of 4c
per pound' on butter was granted by
the, prices, board.
Ontario Liberalism
The recent- -pow-wow of Ontario
`Liberals, : in she 4ueen-wCit'q bas
brought inspiration to "the rank •and
file of Liberalism throughout the`ero-
vince. There were many significant
speeches, including those by Farqu-
har Olivers header of the official Ole
€ cisition in the Ontario Legislature,'
Paul Martin, Secretary of State, and,
Gordon Fogo, K.C„ T President of the
National Liberal Federation.
Addressinethe more than 350 dele-
gates.; Mr. Oliver challenged • Lieerals
to be "leaders of reform.” State Sec-
retary-•Martin vleclare'd that Liberal-
iarn is the "political• force by which
the' boundaries of human liberty and
human happiness can.. be extended,"
The ..State •Secretary added- that Lib-
eralism must continue war on pocer-
te, insecurity, and fear, and fight its
campaign on three major fronts-eifiatr-
kets, money,, resources.
Mr, 'Fogo, outlining the -history of
the Liberal .Party, pointed out that
Oaltario is the birthplace of Liberal-
ism in Canada, • and gave figures, to
Prove that over a period of more than
50 years Ontario has been the great-
est supporter of the Liberal Party.
There have been a' number of po-
litical conventions •during the past
several months, but newspaper men
have rarely. been as impressed' with
the political vitality revealed as they
were at the recent Lieeral pow -wow,
in the Province of Ontario.
Battling Inflation
Doughty Donald Gordon, Czar of
Wartime Prices anal', Trade Board, is
grimly determined to bold the anti-
inflation line in Canada. Hie defens-
es have been rudely threatened dur-
ing the 'past few weeks,• but lie has
nal--gluon.--much
There is worry about the possibil-
ity that, the Vetted States will eur-
teil its office of Pelee Adntinistra-
"tfon, which will affect, Canadian cost
of living. "
I(.O:P.A. does disappear, .Mr.. Gor-
don will be tremendously ,handicap-
ped in carrying out'the tlove'rnment's
police of a gradual retreat froth nec-
essatryr wartime controls, but no ob-
server in the 'Capita •anticipates hen
Gordon 'being routed to this anion:
:" fir rit'asr'e rmmediate,i!•tittAaintralloble
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IT OUTWEARS
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different type of rubber that.
rens cooler, wears longer, gives
' swore resistance: to crackling and
bruising. They also ;..developed
a new, tougher cord, building a
tire body 35% .stronger. This
etibnger.body perttiits a wider.
flatter tread . with more
agilesge, traction and safety. -
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'• SEAFOR0H, ONT. '
PHONE 2448
influence on W.P.T.B. policy is the
Canadian black market, and the
launching of an intensified W.P.T.B.
counter-attack' is alreadyproducing
results. New pressure is expected all
along the black market front and the
15,000 convictions 'alreadywon are
expected to increase: Black m'arket-
eering is ,perncious for the indivitl"uals
involved, dangerous for the state and
ducted against the masses' of Cana-
ai people.
ZION
(intended for last week)
Mr. and Mrs. Ormand Prideran evese
ited on Sunday with Mr. and ..Mr's.
Glenn Pepper.'
Miss Mary E. Graham, of Dresden,
spent Thersiiay with her friend, Mrs.
' irls+y : Tannin.
Master Keith' Ahrens spent the
past week with his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs.' Alb. Roney.•,
Miss Loreen . Broughton spent this
week -end with Mr. Fergus Landis
and family. '
Mr. and Mrs. James ^Malcolm and
Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Malcolm spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. • Roes Gor-
don, Seaforth.
—'Miss Ifazel -Roney. pent Saturday
in Stratford. '
YO ALL HOG BUYERS IN ONTARIO
THE Ontario Hog Producers Marketing Scheme has been
approved by the Ontario Government, and Became'
Effective on and after May 1, 1946, Under 'this scheme, all
buyers of hogs for. 'processing or for resale to processors are
required to comply with the following regulation
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"No buyer other ,than .aprocessor shall buy hogs'
except under the authority of a buyer's licence."
Applicants for licences to buy hogs should complete the
form below and return it, with the $1.00 licence fee, to
THE FARM PRODUCTS MARKETING BOARD
Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Ontario
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To the Farm. Products Marketing Board,•
(Name cif ntpplicant)
Qmake(s) application to the Fartn Products Marketing Board for a licence to engage f .4q
in the business of a buyer of hogs under the I?arni,Products Marketing Acta 19,44aoir• l_-_.
C 'tlret period -from- April- , 1, 1947. ; .
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Dated at , Ontario, this day ..of
1946.
APPLICANT
ADDRESS
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