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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1946-12-06, Page 31 "7""•"SsisSrss•sre.,• A • , + t , • Nes (B) J•ho cip,41d, in 4?at011. Chrietlan Solenee Meniter). ;').,sr ,• Proaly) nehOdy will eland; up and rain over this; but trileetwas to be an Agricultural fact that the little red hen is a thing -of the past. ,For my part, I still have little red hens, and they ;have not _been subjected to all the modern' lalaciratery knowledge ;that experts have Wilted tip. My hens Ave the way hens always have lived con this farm. I ,expect never to have hens that will corae• up to standard in today's statistical poultry industry. • pay 'tooth attention. to twette, Ile • , and at random. The hen was a barn- , yard:4riend who occasionally laid an bowl. When he was hungrY he would; left the door open, and life was free it, he would bring tbe egg all warm egg, sometimes'in the nest, and if the up Into the pantry and put it in a bad a place -for, tbelni and lib usuallY farmer thought to look, or could find Iii.ay ,that swore, a .farriser didn't eat as many as he wanted. Some- times the hens went long weeks and even months without rewarding him, and this iay-off usually meant that same of themi got picked before they started laying again. In this way 'did the ben serve her master, and those were pretty good times. Farmers - fed their hens after no particularly important rule. A pail of water and a bucket of boiled tur-: nips was good- Morning fare, and a little dipper of wheat or horse oats In the evening gave the birds a -little scratching to do••befeire bedtime. No- body seems to know if turnips make. eggs, and they probably don't—but nowadays a farmer daesn't feed, his ,-..bens much that won't be reflected .in -his income.. Perhaps some of you 'can. remem- ber the hens we used to have, It seems as if the old-time hens had memorable qualities. Perhaps the one you think of was a Brahma, with feathers down • her legs,and so big the floor timber a .gave when she jumped off the, roost. The soles 1 ref member Were Ateerican4 DololaYities; the pea-47=0112001er of breeds and. the little ,speckled hen Of the nesital- gic barnyard. She weighed less than. a pint and laid a small brown -*egg Pg. Welt twO`for a decent' poach and three if you ate ,them belled The Dominiquewas a..folkay hen, her gray markings, very different frOttt straight-laced aristocrat of Plyibouth. Rock., Perhaps there were Orping- tons in your mebaory, or Andalusta.na, Wyandottes, Homburgs, and even the Ubiquitous Rhode Island. Red.. , But .yqu'll agree these hens had charaeter, personality, identity, an fir- diciduality in the rustic pattern. You can picture them running like side- wheelers up from the orchard when Grammie steppel out with peelings to toss. You remember how they dusted in the horse-radieh bed. You rerdetn- ber how they clucked over a. surprise batch of new chicks. Maybe it's a ro6ster yob. remember best—mine is an, old DordiniqUe -crack swiloae sickle feathers trailed in the dust. Some folks tell about in old rooster that memory says was as big aa a bull— he would fly at you until one day Grarnpie decided it was time he got stewed. Hens used to sing in the old days—a lilting, happy song that ac- companied the search for fat worms, corn kernels, or anything useful. Well, hens like those good old bid- dies are gone. The farm scene to, day, unless you're a rebellious old 'fogey like me, calls for ranges dud' laying houses, and .the singing and dusting and intimate deOryard en- counters are antiquated frivolities of a sentimental past. The hen is now an eggmachine.' She is just another. high -production device of an acceler- ated age. Her food is a carefully' corapound- ed fuel that forces production. An egg is a product, no longer a warm bonus to. budin an empty manger where , • -, • Ken/e. gdwip. and Lois, of-DetrOit, spent'dhe WeeltseAd with, 1-1- Ze-Pfe and ether relatiVes: Mr, And Mrs. Gas Vothe visited 11r C. D. Simpsono,SIAlidaY• I'4re. Allan Austin, of-latidons spent the week -end with her motber, Mrs. C. Dutot. Mr. and gre. 4ustiu •Zapfe and Wayne,of "Deadens, spent .the week - 'end wlth filends in the village. Mrs. Ross Scott spent a few days last week with friends in Hamilton. Mrs. Alice AOhner spent the week- end with her sister in Exeter. the hen had contemplated brooding, We are after- dollars and cents, to- day, and the lengths to which poultry farmers go are great. For instance, they know that eggs weighing from 24 to g6 ounce's to the dozen give the greatest return for labor and inve,st- 'went. To get hens that lay 24 -ounce eggs, you hatch eggs that weigh 24 ounces. Through several generations of arithraetical" recordings- of avoirdu- pois, you evolve egg machines that lay 24 -ounce eggs. Presumably, you can keep -going. ,'You cross breeds to make bigger birds. You go through the year thinking all *he time of what you can do to the poor, hen to make her a Money -getter. And to make her more and more unlike the old-fashion- ed barnyard biddie—the little red or the little speckled hen of the mellow years. ' This is good business, of course, and I know it's good business. Agri- culture has made great stride. But I still like my random flock of plain country liens, and L think I get a re- turn from them that doesn't show up in' the egg - money. One of them comes when 1 whistle, and will jump three feet to peck corn_from ny on - held ;fingers. She isn't worth a cent, and hasn't laid all summer. But P11. keep her, and you can have a mod- ern, tabulated, R.O.P„ Pullorum-free, blood -line, trap -nested flock of 80 per cent producers. IVly ;hen hasn't much else, but she has personality. VW= ; ; )/.; ; 1s ---;s- • ss • ; ;.)Ss • , • • , , •••• Best of All, Mothers, Sisters and Wives Appreciate Gifts Designed to Lighten Household Chores. AT KLING'S, YOU HAVE A WIDE ASSORTMENT OF GIFTS FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE ! Seethesenew Electric; Irons • —all the—iniadern improvements. - Just the practical gift you are seeking. FRpm $4 50 LIGHTING • FIXTURES Whatever your require- ments, a Lighting Fixture from our extensive display is certain to please. COME IN AND LOOK AROUND.' THERE IS NO , OBLIGATION. • A •new fast Electric' Toaster .„..„„ is a gift anyone will appreciate . . and enjoy. We have a variety of makes from which to choose. FROMeg on riPdtUi) PRACTICAL GIFTS , FLASHLIGHTS FROM $135 Think ,how pleased Mother would; be with a work -saving Electric Mixer. 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A Message offiHope Perhaps it- is appropriate that as the.Christmaa ;season approaches, we should have.?'enceuraging reports from returning cattadian delegates and ob- servers to the meeting ,or the general assembly of the United. Natiens. at New York, „Thette• molts are con- Mmed by Semite'. Wishart Robertson of the ;Canadian 'delegation whose re- cent address made a rciaited itnpreS- sioh on the assembly. Despite the controversies and what appears -to be bitter debates., be reports that real progress is.being made oward under- standing and. owe, Itis well to re mind ourselves that thia.proiress is being made against great obstacles. Differences of re and; culture, dif- ferences of language, national pride, economic ,interests and difference' of religious backgrounds all have to be overcome. When it is considered that only g little'over a year has elapsed since the most terrible war the world has ever peen, this progress is quite remarkable and denotes an intense will. to peace among, almost all the peoples -of the world. The Path To Peabe Tie experiences of the United Na- tlens and the discusSiona regarding them has caused much heart-search- ing in the 'ranks of Canadian. observ- ers. Where is the path to -peace? What are . Canadians contributing? The courage of her sons in war and the resourceful and tireless support given by her "home front" earned for Canada an influence in world affairs far beyond that commanded by the size of her population. Are we meet- ing the challenge of our opportunities? On this it is interesting to note the Christmas message, issued by Cana- dian ChUrch. leaders, Through them all runs one common note, -Canada's part in the struggle for lasing peace must start from within each Cana- dian." •.• Through there all runs,.too: the faith that the Christian theory of behaviour is actually translating itself into Prae- tice in the relationships of individuals and in the .relatianships of Nations. In all 'the attempts at present being' made to smooth and ease these var- ious relationships, it is • the Christian categories, although they Ingry not be recognized as such, that are the im- pulse of the effort. Peace. justice, fair. dealing on a basis of human mu- tuality. Toward this the world, in spite of great difficulties and many obstacles, is struggling. • .Support Bracken John 9, Diefenbaket, M.P., speaking to a P:C. business men's luncheon in Toronto,' made it plean that the Pro- gressive Conservative party is ,solid-. ly behind its' leader. "Any suggestions that party members ':are not ,solidly behind federal leader John Bracken is wrong," Mr. Diefenbaker emphasiz- ed. "Mr: Bracken inay•not be a dyn- amic fighter, butweare all with him" he said. Equality For All ProvinCes Hon. Brooke Claxton, in one, of his first public addresses...sinee returning from the Peace Conference. at Paris, outlined in Montreal the objectives of the goVernment of Canada. 'In its proposals to the provinces, the Dominion government has tiled to put the -provinces in-a'position where they would be able to carry' out their 'constittitiorial responsibilities proper- ly. The Dominion is trying tb aivoid double taxation and treat all 'Canada Cif an equal basis,- Mr. Claxton said. Of Interest Canada's contribution to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation ad- ministration (U.N.R,R.A:) was 154 millionsiollars in two years—the third largest contribution. In view of the great world need for food the Cana- dian government is anxious. that U.N. R.R.A. be continued. Sweden hasspromised to send to Russia. 3Q0 million dollars worth of laclustrial goods inthe next five years: There -is much criticism in SIveden of this ,agreement on the ground that'the Swedieh people will haVe to go short 'in order to supply goods to other coun- tries. The United NatiOns Food and Agri- cultural (1'.A..0.) will draw up a food plan for Europe at its meeting in Lon- don De,cerober 3. A branthin Eur- ope; to take over the organization winds up will be -ohe of the propoSalsaticuss- ed. As price controls were removed 111 the -United States'. this month, head- lines reported soap tip 50 per dent, a jurop in linseed oil from -16 to 35 cents, General Motors cars up an- (ther l00.and an additional raise of !) per cent 00 ,farrn implenteuts and tractors. • • ... (oo,Atiottoof 40114 ;'You YotlOg • PrIo.ere •0,4441-1-g ;on a Dettoa promiebeg more stability and security- than any- in, the Whole agricultural history of tutir oolintry," Mr. Taggart told junior elub members at their anal lun91W4 in Ottawa: He reminded them that, in the past, the prices, of agricultural prednetts have been far trent steady, cFaintess have had no assurance of the price they would get for their produce and consumers have never known what .they would have to pay. No wonder everyone has been dissatisfied With Priee fluettlattoari ii feeni,:,especially when the •eating habits of mankind remain fairly constant! Against this background has 'dpvel- °peg a desire for sta.ble prices for farm products—not absolute stability, Mr. Taggart explained, as too rigid a Price structure would produce disas- trous surpluses of some foods and shortages of others. But flexible con- trols, suck as Canada enjoyed during the war, gave the farmer security of adequate returns and to the consum- er gave security against unreasonable ptice increases. '"Today, most of us take the view," he went on, :"that all the food that can be produced is needed. Either it is needed far immediate use or for future use if it is a product that eari be stored. To meet the needs ot the hungry and to plan his production with security against loss),*the farmer „benefits by price stability," Mr. Tag- gart .declared. But as no nation can live to itself and as this is especially true of Canada which depends on exporting from '25 to 40 per cent of its agri- cultural produce to maintain the Canadian standard of living, stable prices must extend to the interna- tional field. For supervision of worldwide stability of food produc- tion and consumption, F.A.O. has come into being. Even if only limit- ed success attends the efforts of ' gov- A golfing novice had driven his ball along the. e airway, but, unfortunately, it disappeared down a rabbit hole. "What club will you take now?" asked the caddie 'with a Bustle. • The noviee sighed wearily. as be scratched his head in doubt. Then at last he said hopeibill*: "Have,you got on Shated like a fer- ret?" " ,„: , • ; • world. more confidence a.#d better opOq- will help to give the 4rmer.S. eXer. V,10 1443re'099`4#114;'4,cso, ermenv3 to stabilize food 'pekes, '# tili:9:textr;tulic:he1344)orru4';74V::0.1:::;;0,1;:, Portunities than ever before. * OTHERS ARE ASKING there a ceiling price on fuel wood? If so, what is the ceiling on 16 -inch dry wood.?:. A.—There is a ceiling price on fuel. wood. It.variessac,cording to the type of wood and the section- in whick it is sold. Will you ,please contact the nearest office of the Wartime Prices and Trade Aoarw,i,and you will be giv- en the fuel wood order which' will give you the desired information. * * Q.—I bought some jam the other day and later saw it two cents a jar cheaper in ,another store. When I asked the dealer,frotn whom.I bought the jam to exchange it and return my coupons he said the coupons wouldn't be any good to me. Is he right? A.—Yee: It is illegal to give loose coupons for any rationed foods, There- fore, even if the dealer had returned yours to you, you couldn't legally have used them. * * * Q.—Is there a regulation that we must pay cash or give tickets for milk when it is delivered at our home?' A.—The Wartime Prices a,nd Trade Q.—I am a dresemaker. •Witly101,11;... please .tell asic what are the 'restrin- tions on women's fashiena nowl A --All restrigtipwls were remove - on woreen's clothing some weeks ago., - Why is it that the:ceiling_prie0-, . of eggs varies at different times. A.—The, ceiling price of eggs Rola to the consumer depends on the pricer- . paid by, the retailer to his dialer. The 'retailer is permitted a six-eent marks-, up on kis price to his dealer. When eggs are plentiful the wholesaler pays less than when they are scarce awl the retailer bases his price on the cost. • BILCIAC11 Quickly relieved and Kidneys stimulated by RUMACAPS KEATING'S DRUG STORE ; V ;- ,. • The one Gift that is sure to please is Costume leiv- elry. 'It adds the touch of elegance to her every en- semble. Surprise her this Christmas with a beauti- ful, modern designed Pin and Earring Set—an en- chanting Bracelet -4 Ritig of unusual. design. it's always so hard to know what to give, a man! The per- fect answer is a Smart Mascu- line Birthstone or Signet Ring. Here is is the perfect Set for Her. Beautifally modern, it completes any dressing table. For the woman qf impeccable good taste we stiggest a girt of fine Silver. Nowsan display for Your ins.peetion are Sterling and Eelver-plated -Coffee Afid. Tea Sets and Dishes. Onee again our stock is replete witb. famous make WATCHES set in h,and Same cases for men and wcimen. A most time- ly Yule Gift. JEWELLER - OPTOMETRIST , Ontario Seaforth rrl r,-"; 41 44