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SEAFORTH, Friday, November 7th
Reporting To The Electors
In speaking of municipal business,
The Municipal World recently said:
"Towards the end` of the year, occa-
sionally the 'Council or head of the
Council of a Municipality, or the
-Clerk, will prepare a summary of the
year's activities for presentation to
the public through the press', or
otherwise,
"If -carefully prepared and -not in
too much detail, nor of too great
length, it provides a useful basis for
a decision by any interested electors
as to whether or not their council has
acted wisely. and in their best inter-
ests.
"Most of the material for such a
report will be found in the minutes
of the counci meetings, which are
usually dry reading, but if the sum-
mary is presented in a readable form
and without attempting to color the
facts so as to cast an unnaturally
rosy glow on the record of the coun-
cil, it should serve a useful purpose --
in helping to create a more intelli-
gent' interest. among the electors in
the business of their -council and in
the choosing of capable councillors."
That is all very true, but as The
World says, it is only occasionally
that a municipal council or its head
avail themselves of this opportunity.
As a matter of fact there is far too
much hush ---hush about the business
of too many municipal councils.
Why, we have never been able toun-
derstand. Munj'cipal business is pub-
lic business, and as such is of very
general interest to the ratepayers of
a town or township.
To further this, we know that the
local press of every community is al-
ways willing to publish in full, or in
part, the minutes of every council
meeting held in all the municipali-
ties of the district, and to comment
on features that are .outof the ord-
inary run of events. And more than
that they offer a free service.
There are a few municipal
clerks
who regularly send the minutes- of
their council meetings tb their local
press, but they are a very long way
from being a majority. There are
even some councils that rather re-
sent a request for copies of the min-
utesof their meetings. They seem to
follow the attitude that such •a re-
quest on the part of a newspaper is
an improper interference in the busi-
ness of others. But as we say, muni-
cipal business is public business—or.
should be. -
There is another angle to the pub-
lication` of . municipal , business, and
we have often wondered why reeves
and councillors have neglected to.
take full -advantage of it. By pub-
lishing the minutes •of every council
meeting in the public press, ,the of-
ficials are demonstrating that they
'lave nothing to hide in the conduct
of their municipal business. They
are putting all their cards on the
table, face up.
At the end of the year, when elec-
tion time comes raund, no ratepayer
can accuse them of secret meetings
or secret business. It is true that all
ratepayers may not approve ..of all
the council does doing the year, but
it is ';much easier to counteract ad-
verse public opinion, by stating their
case month by month, than it is when
they are allowed to accumulate for
a year and have them all sprung on
the unlucky or unfortunate officials
at the annual 'nomination meeting.
•
Weather To Order
As Mark Twain said; every person
Complains about the weather, but, no
one d0eg anytbing'about it.
•,
Well; accordlrigto
the Chief of
eve : heather Bureau at Chicago,
.o,
that day. is. over. he day, he said,
is approaching wh n the business of
the agency will shaft from -forecast-
ing the weather to making it,
That in the remote future. the
Weather Bureau could possibly end
- drouths, change climates to make
"every State a California" and de-
stroy hurricanes.
The day is approaching when. the
Weather Bureau will become a na-
tional rain -making agency, produc=
ing rain and snow on order.
The best we can do today, he said,
is to produce .rain or snow over lim-
ited areas under special conditions.
These things may be a long way
off,, perhaps, but are not fantastic or
impossible. A hundred years ago; if
'a man had predicted immense ships
would be .sailing in the air today;
that thepeople of our day would.
have movies, radio and television, he
would have been shipped to an
asylum, like the man who was slap-
ped into jail for the fraud of selling
stock in a • telephone company.
We, quite believe that weather can
and will be made to order some day.
What is worrying us is who will de-
cide on the kind. The towns or the
townships,, or the government?
That is an important question,
and one that should be answered be-
fore the process of making weather
to order is perfected. A hundred
people could easily have entirely dif-
ferent opinions. Think of the chaos
that might easily result when Anil -
lions of people ina nation were in-
volved.
We will not see that day, of course,
and we don't want to. We have en-
ough troubles of our own without
taking oh the weather. For our part
we will be quite willing to take it as
it comes. Particularly so as to the
kind of weather we have been hav-
ing for the past six weeks. ,
•
Affairs In India
Gandhi and other Indian Ieaders
are without- doubt men of peace, and
without do hey were sincere in
their belief that with the withdrawal
of the British from India all that
country would be a kind of peace and
tolerance.
Well, Britain has pulled out. And
with what result? The result has
been suffering and slaughter, fam-
ine and death across the whole na-
tion. These leaders and many Many
others, who were so confident that
without British interference, India
would immediately become a peace-
ful, self -governed people, have had a
heart -breaking disappointment.
But this failure in foresight as to
what would happen in India is "not
at all confined to Gandhi and other
leaders. There are too many people
in Britain, in the United States, and
in Canada and other British Domin-
ions, mostly, it is true, members of
Socialist and Communist political
parties, who have bitterly condemn-
ed the British Government for its
"oppression" of India and whose de-
mand was for the complete and im-
mediate withdrawal of Britain.
There would now seem to be some
things about the -whole Indian ques-
tion that are very self-evident. That
it is a fact that, in the past, {Ii hat-
red of British authority has blinded
the different Indian parties to. their
hatred of each other. That the great
Indian leaders; like Gandhi, failed
entirely to know their own people
or to understand- the passions that
British rule held in' check.
They are learning too, that 'some-
times the price of self-government
Comes very, very high. But India is
now to be governed by its own lead-
ers. These leaders have got what
they have been fighting for for years,
and even if they now. find they have
been chasing • a rainbow, they will
have to make the best of it. There
can be no turning back in India now.
•
Lure Of` the North
(Windsor Daily Star)
Despite lack of adequate sleeping and dining
accommodation, more than 6,000 personsr took out
permits to travel over the Masks Highway dur-
ing the past season.
Canada's Northland is rugged and challenging.
Probably just because it is .challenging does it
hold such a lure. There are people from the
Southern States, for instance, who make their
way up to the end of steel at Moosonee, the en-
trance to J vies Bay.
These tourists take the black flies, the mos-
quitoes and the 'rather primitive conditUSns of
the North in their 'stride. As long as there are
railroads and highways, there will -always be^
people who 'Want to go• to the end .of thein—if
only,•to• see wliaat is there.
Years Agone
Interesting items. Picked • ' From
,The Huron Expositor of Fifty and
Twenty flve Years Ago.
From The Huron Expositor
November 12, 1897
Mr. Alex McKinnon, Tuckersmitin
has purchased from Mr. Fred Deters,
of Hay, a heavy draught gelding, not
yet six months old, and which' weighs
910 pounds. He paid $90 for him.
Miss Graham's singing class on
Monday nights is being well attended.
Miss Graham is a'painstaking -organ-
ist and spares neither means nor
labor in preparing good music.
Mr. D. D. Wilson has shipped out
an enormous quantity of eggs during
the past two weeks. Most of them
have gone to the Old Country.
Miss Aggie D. H,aays, daughter of
Mr. T. E. Hays, of Seaforth, has been
re-engaged for next year as teacher
in S.S. No. 6, McKillop, at a $25.00
increase in salary. •
In three weeks this fall Mr. S. Mul-
lett, of town, sold 60 stoves
Miss Zinkan, who was conducting
evangelistic meetings in Bayfield last
week, left for her home in Southamp-
ton. There_.was a very large• congrega-
tion present Sunday night.
Mr. Harold Jarvis, .of Detroit, and
Miss Bessie Bonsall, of Toronto, Will
bring a concert to Cardno's Hall on
Monday evening.' Mr. Jar is is one
of the most outstanding tenors in
Canada.
The following comprise the staff of
Seaforth public school at the present
time: Mr. L. L. McFaul, Miss A.
Watson, Miss Cowan, Miss Elder,
Miss Killoran, Mrs. Campbell, Miss
B. Watson and Mrs. Coulter.
Mr. Alf. Beattie who has been ab-
sent from Seaforth for about six
years, and who now lives in St. Paul,
is here visiting his friends.
Mr: James Mulholland, of the Lon-
don Road, left on Thursday for. Sur-
rey, England, at the request of his,
aunt, to look after her affairs. He
was 'ticketed through Mr. Wm. Som-
erville, Seaforth, on the • Steamer
Labrador, of the Dominion Line.
The first snow of the season arriv-
ed on Tuesday. Theground was white.
for the day, but disappeared shortly
after.
Mr. Thos. Fowler has sold his farm
in the west end of Tuckersmith, to
Mr. W. Crich for $5,500, and has pur-
chased Mr. Wm. Fowler's homestead
farm on the Huron Road for $6,000.
' On. Monday two young ladies from
Brucefiel'd started out on a wheeling
expedition for a short vacation and
also to call on some friends. They
visited Clandebosse, London, Thorn -
dale, Kintore, Thameeford, 'Dorches-
ter, 'Milestown, St. Marys and Strat-
ford.•
Mr. Jas. Martin, Hullett, who has
been packing apples this- season for
Mitchell & Elliettf. has now finished
his season's operations. He bought
and packed 1,000 barrels.
One day last week a company Of
gypsies stopped at Londesboro and
two of the women called on Mr. C.
Crawford when one of them snatch-
ed a purse from Mrs. Crawford and
took a .$5.00 bill out of it and _at-
tempted to leave, but finally threw
back a large quilt and $3.00.,,
From The Huron Expositor
November -10, 1922
The diamond jubilee of Turner's
Church, Tuckerstnith, was celebrated
on Sunday and Monday, Oct. 29 and.
20. Rev. H. D. Moyer, of Goderich,
conducted the services on Sunday,
and on Monday' evening a splendid
concert was held. Mr. Reginald Hud-
son, of London, entertained, the audi-
ence most delightfully with his read-
ings and in. addition there were piano
duets .by Miss Ivy 'Plewes, Mrs. Ray
Fear, Mrs: Geo. Layton and Mrs. J.
McInnes.
Misses Beth Barton and Evelyn Ad-
ams, of London Normal School, spent
Thanksgiving at, their homes here.
Mr. James 'Kennedy left on Tues-
day to accept a position in Hamil-
ton.
While going down the steps at her
home on East Goderich Street, Mrs.
Murray had the misfortune to fall and
break her wrist.
Mr, Frank Sills, Father White of
St. Columban and Mr. John Malone,
of McKillop, returned on .Saturday
from a hunting trip to the north. Each
brought home a fine deer.
Anniversary services were held in
the Methodist Church, Seaforth, on
Sunday last, when Rev. Jasper Wil-
son, of Exeter, preached. •On Mon-
day evening a Thanksgiving dinner
was held and a concert given. Miss
Florence Welsh, of Hensall, Miss
Helen Boyer, Miss Bertha Bright and
Mr. E. W. Bateman„ leader of the
choir, were on the program for the
evening.
On Wednesday evening, Nov. 8, the
Young Men's Association of First
Presbyterian Church gave a social
evening for their friends. Mr. Dalton,
'Reid and -Mr. Sages Stewart, favor-
ite singers, added numbers which
were much enjoyed. The girls of "the
,Loyalty Class served a dainty lunch.
The final round of golf for the
Cresswell.Trophn was played on Sat-
urday last whenr. W. E. Southgate
earned'the right to hold the cup un-
til next year, by defeating Mr. F. G.
McTaggart. Both players showed fine
form, turning in cards of 81 and 83,
respectively.
• The thankoffering meeting of the
•W.M.S. of First _Presbyterian Church
was' held on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
J. G. 'Mullen sang a solo, "A Song of
Trust." Prayers were offered by
Mrs. Robert Govenlock, ,Mrs. W. F.
McMillan o'' Egmondville, and Miss
H. I. 'Graham, Miss Helen McNasbb
Was made a life member by Mrs. L.
L. McFaul, and one' in memory of
C Stanley Hays,. who lost his lith in
Texas, by Isis mother.
Mr. Gerald Case, of Toronto, spent
the week -end here with friends.
Masonic Hall was completely fill
ed on Monday -evening by the officers
and members of Britannia Lodge to
witness the„unveiting of a large por-
trait ,of Very .Worshipful Brother
William Ballantyne, the' oldest Mein -
ter of the lodge and the oldest Mason
in the dihtrict. He lead been a mem-
ber for, 57 yeare, and, had net missed
a meeting for 25 'jfieare.
There's something • comfortable
looking about cats kround a farm. As
far as Lazy Meadows is; concerned,
there is quite a society set up in con-
nection with' the cats. -There are two
distinct classes of cats around the
. takes advantage of her responsibility
to hurl the occasional insult at hint,
At milking, time, 'Tommy, -Tiger and
Lady Puss lineup for a feed• -of fresh
milk. This is -a privilege Which is
not shared by either Tabby or Spot.
As a<matter of fact Spot is not toler-
ated at the barn at all. On the other
hand none of the barn cats would
think of going near the house when
'Mrs. Phil sets out a, meal for Tabby
and Spot.
The barn cats. have favorfi}te haunts.
At thie time of year they usually bed
dawn on. the pile of chop ,bags • in the
passageway after having had a meal.
The house cats on the other hand -
wait their chance and when the kit
then door is opened they pop ie. and
either sleep under the kitchen range
get in, the woodbox, or try for a con
fortable spot in the front parlor.
Tabby lies quite still, but Spot Is
out for fun. She is just waiting for
a tussle with a piece of •paper,,.or a
string or the yarn ball. She will -play
and toss around and finally have to
be put out into ;;the woodshed. She
meows around for a little while, but
finally goes off to bed. Tabby will
remain still . . perfectly still, and
occasionally we forget, to put her out
and she gets to spend the night
.the comfort of the kitchen.
I think' cats are useful and com-
fortable creatures to have around a
farm, but have always been puzzled
by the instinct that makes them have
two societies . . . or classes of so-
ciety G. , , , house and barn cats,
place.
In the first place we have three
barn cats. There is o1ds,Tommy with
the chewed up ears and a face that
has survived hundreds of nocturnal
squabbles, He's a bit battered up and
holds the reputation for fighting
around 'the barn. Every cat around
here is afraid of him and yet he dare
not venture up to the house. He
knows his place as well.
Tabby is the house cat. She is a
matronly Persian and she shares
honors at the house with Spot, a
small black and white kitten that
Patricia Ann favors. Tabby .now and
again meanders down as far as the
barn. She pays no attention to Tom-
my and he responds as far -as she is
concerned. They respect the rights
and •privileges of each other as lead-
ers in two classes of society,
Tiger is a small, wiry cat of strange
markings, who also makes his home
around • the barn. He accepts' the
granary as being his special preserve.
Lady Puss is a venerable old matron
at the barn who, keeps on producing
litter after litter of kittens. She has
a strange maternal instinct and nev-
er challenges . Tommy except whets
she has alitter of small kittens. She
will brook no interference and she
:JUST A SMILE OR TWO:
Some years ago Mrs. Sidney Webb
was present at a dinner party, and a
young man seated next to her said:
"All this talk about. feminism is ut-
ter rot. There isn't a woman alive
who wouldn't rather be beautiful than
•
clever,"
"Quite true," agreed Mrs. Webb,
"but the reason for that, you see; is,
because so many •men, are stupid and
so few are blind."
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At a dinner -party "the subject of
eternal life and future punishment
came up for a lengthy discussion in.
which a diplomat present took no
part. A lady near him turned and
exclaimed:
Why do you net say anything? I
want your opinions."
The diplomat replied gravely :
"Madam, you must excuse me; I am
silent of necessity. I have friends in.
both places."
"I tell you I won't have this room! '
protested the old lady,to the bell boy
who was conducting her, "I'm not
going to pay my good money for a
closet with a measly little folding bed
in it. If you think that just because
I'm from the country .' "
"Get in, lady, get in," the Boy cut
in wearily. "This, isn't your room.
This is the eelvator!"
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A Red indian of considerable ,cul-
ture was engaged to play a part in a
Hollywood film.
One day, while he was in the studio
awaiting instructions, a film star ap-
proached him with the idea of show-
ing a little consideration to "the poor
savage."
"Well," she said kindly, "how do
you like our city.".
' "Very well, thank you,"_ replied the
Red Indian; "how do you like our
country?".s
Huron Federation • Of
Agriculture= -Farm News
World Shortage Mixed Fertilizers';I ent quantity.
Time To Prepare For Ice Storage
Where facilities already exist for
making or storing ice on the farm,
now is the time before the severe
weather sets in to put them in .or-
• der. On farms and country houses
where there afe no such facilities and
it is desired to store ice this winter,
there are three common methods for
doing the job: ' (1) the inexpensive
rough board enclosure; (2) -the more
elaborate insulated ice house, and (3)
the ice well. The ice well is ' used
more for the making of ice—gradual-
ly fjlling the well with ice from ap-
plied water—but so far as a means of
storing ice for household use, the
ice well has no advantage over the
rough shed. Still the ice well does
provide facilities for cooling milk and
other food products suspended froom
a bar across the' mouth of thewell
above the covered ice, The well
should be about 12 feet deep with a
diameter to suit requirements. The
larger it is, the longer the ice wi 1
last. A well six feet• in diameter,
filled with six feet in depth with ice,
will hold about four tons.
But the storage of a few blocks of
ice for use later on in' the following
year Is simple when a supply of ice
can be,- cut ,from a nearby . creek or
pond. Any unoccupied corner of d
shed will serve as a site for a rough.
board enclosure. An enclosure ten
feet square and eight feet high will
bold enough ice to provide 50 pounds
per clay for 130 days, after allowing
for a reasonable amount of wastage.
he smaller the -quantity stored, • the
la :er the proportion of waste. The
bot om of the enclosure should be
covered with about one foot of saw-
dust. Ifthe soil beneath is imperv-
ious clay it will be all, .the better if
there are a few inches' of gravel be-
low the sawdust.. In putting in. the
ice ,the boards can be taken away
from one side and replaced when the
ice is in position. A space of one
foot, to be filled with sawdust, should
be left `5'etween the ice and the
boards. ' The ice should also • be cov-
ered with sawdust. It is the. sawdust
that keeps the icer from melting, and
the drier the ice is the longer the
ice will keep,
Winter Storage of Fruits, Vegetables
With comparatively • little effort
and the application of a few simple
principles of storage, much can be
done towards the successful holding
of fruits and vegetables produced in
the small gardeh. Success or failure
in storing fruits and vegetables de-
pends principally on having sound
products at, the start. Cut, bruise,
frosted or otherwise damaged or •mis-
formed specimens should be discard-
ed or placed aside for immediate con-
sumption. Care Ohouldbe taken to
see that the fruits or vegetables ,.are
Severely, Injured In Car Accident
Cecil Mason, of town, is in Alexan-
dra iospital with injuries received
while motoring last evening frofa
Port Albert. A short distance above
Dunlop on the Blue Water Hig)rway
the car wentout of control an turn
ed over in the ditch. Mr: Mason auf-
ferei spinal injuries and is reported
to be in a serious condition. Three-
year-old Jimmy Miller,' who was with.
him in the car,•was thrown clear and
was not injured. The car was com-
pletely wrecked. — Goderich S•igual-
Star,
Work Proceeding On 25 New Houses
The contractors for the additional
twenty-five Wartime houses are mak-
ing progress with the work, a steam
shovel having been used for neces-
sary excavations. The locations of
the twenty-five houses are as follows:
Eleven on the west side of Bayfield
road;•- five on the east side of War-
ren St., between Cayley and Thom-
asn two on Jones St., in the Wells
survey; two on St. David's St„ and
two on Park St. between Albert and
Horton; one on Cambridge St, be-
tween Britannia Road and Oxford St.,
ands, two on the west side of South
S,t, 'between Raglan and Blake.—God-
erich Signal -Star.
New Sidewalks On the Square
Work was commenced last week on
the laying of new cement sidewalks
in front of the stores on the Square.,
The block between East and King-
ston Streets has been completed and
work is nowproceeding on the ,block
between East and Hamilton Streets.
With the supply of cement now on
hand, and another car coming, it is
expected there will -be sufficient to,
'complete the work, which will be,
continued: as long as weather per'
nits.-,Goderich Signal -Star.
Make Presentations
As Miss Betty Currie has resigned
her position at the telephone com-
pany after seven years of efficient
service, the staff held a socials eve-
ning at the home of M. Robinson last
week and presented Miss Currie with
a crystal vase in cornflower design.
Mrs. Borho• read a well -worded• ad-
dress and Miss' Currie replied in her
usual pleasing manner, A social time
was spentby the staff and all enjoy-
ed a tasty lunch. In September then
telephone operators waited on Mrs.
Lyle Brother before her departure to.
Wroxeter, and resented her with a
tea pot in En •sh garden design-.
Mrs. Brothers thanked the operators,
for their lovely gift to her.—Brussels
Post.
Has Arm Sprained
Grace Routly, six-year-old daughter.
of Mr. and Mrs. William Routly, of
Elimville, had one arm badly sprain-
ed Saturday while spending the eve-
ning in Exeter. A number of young
lads ganged together were making
questionable' sport by jostling others
as they met them 011 the street, and
Grace was knocked down with the
above result.—Exeter Times -Advocate_
Reception 'Tendered Newlyweds
Mr. „end Mrs; Raymond Israel were
tendered a public reception in the
Memorial Hall Wednesday night of
last week when a large number of
relatives and friends were 'present to
honor them, the event 'being staged
following their recent •marriage. The
entertainment took the form of danc-
ing to the music of Jackson's orch-
estra, with Mr:Mel. Crich, of Clinton,
as floor manager. During the even-
ing the young couple were the re-
cipients of a purse of money, a tokens
of good -will from all those present..
Mrs. Wesley Bradnock„ of Auburn„
read an address, and Glenn Patterson
•made the presentation. Mr: and Mrs.
Israel replied. • Mrs. Israel was for-
merly Margaret Crawford. They wish
reside in Kitchener.—Blyth Standard..
In Toronto Hospital
Little Miss Lenore- Ann Hallahans
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hal--
lahan, of Blyth, was taken to, the:
Sick Children's Hospital in, Toronto)
on Monday, where she will remain for
ten days under observation, Lenore,.,
Ann has been quite ill several times
during the ,past year, and it is hoped.
that the cause of her illness will be:
brought to light by the authorities at.
• the hospital. She -was accompanied.
to Toronto by her parents, Mr. and.
Mrs. W. J. Hallahan, her uncle, Mr..
Simon Hallahan, and her aunt,. Mrs..
.Clem Steffler.—Blyth Standard. •
• Takes Over Grocery Business.
Mr. and Mrs. Jackert Rutherfords
and family, of St. Thomas, have tak-
en, up residence in town. .Mr. Ruth-
erford, who recently purchased. the
Superior Food Market ('North 'End
Grocery), from Mr. H. P. Carmichael,
took possession this week.—Wingham.
Advance -Times:'
Held Military Ball
Many guests from Wingham attend-
ed the first annual Regimental Ball.
held by the 21st A. Tk. -Regiment in.
Listowel Armouries last Friday 'even-
ing. It was a brilliant affair, - with -
evergreens on camouflage netting dec-
orating the hall. Guests were receiv-
ed by Brigadier H. A. Sparling,, a,B..
E., D.S:O., and Mrs. Sperling; Lt. Col,
R. S. Hetherington, M.B.E., and Mrs..
Hetherington; Major G. Laureson •and)
Mrs, Laureson and LL - Col. G.
,Howson:- and Mrs. Howson.--WinghaYn
Advance -Times -
Bowling Club Elects Officers
The annual meeting of the Exeter
Bowling Olub was held in the office,
of Snell Brothers, & Co. on Thursday•
evening of last week with President.
Ted Davies in the chair. The finan-
cial report showed a slight deficit in
the year's operations. Officers were•
elected as follows: President, W. 'H..
Pollen; 1st vice-president, Ken Hock-
ey; 2nd vice-president, W. G. Coch-
rane; secretary -treasurer, B. M. Fran-
cis; auditor, C. S. MacNaughton;
membership, committee, K. Hockey,.
Ulric Snell, Chas, MacNaughton arid
S. B. Taylor; games committee,. K.
Hockey, W. G. Cochrane and M.
Mode;' .grounds committee, B. M,
Francis, • W. E. S•,anders and H. C.
Rivers; tournament committee, H. 0.
Itiverg, Ulric Snell, Gordon Appleton,
10. A. May, and T. O. Southcott; en-
tertainment committee, Ulric Slued,
H, O. Southeott, • K. Hockey, H. R:
Hopper, A. Snelgrove and S. . Tay-
lor. Pees were set at.'$5. and $7. It
wan decided to again join t e .W.0..
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One of the several legacies of the
war is a world shortage of fertilizer
materials. A phenomefial demand for
commercial fertilizers—the largest in
world history,—has arisen at a time
when production of nitrogen, phos-
phate, potash and • the so-called minor
elements, is at a low ebb in a number
of `producing countries.
The reasons for the demand are
many: a growing realization of the
value of commercial fertilizer in
many countries; the need in others
to fertilize soil which deteriorated
during the war; the reduction of live
stock in some countries which limits
the' Use of barnyard manure; and per-
haps the most important the neces-
sity in the least fortunate countries
of improving soil fertility to increase
the productions of essential foodstuffs
beyond. a mere subsistence level.
The inadequate production has aris-
en from a number of causes, most of
them associated with the war.
World production of phosphate and
potash is still below requirements,
but these chemicals are more nearly
in balance with demand, or show
some prospect of coming into bal-
'auce. However, there is little to in-
dicate that total world nitrogen 'pro-
duction will rise in the immediate fu-
ture, even though production in some
countries may improve a Iittl'e. On
the other hand, it appears likely that
world demand for nitrogen, will in-
crease. "
Nitrogen production for 1947-48 is
estimated to be a little greater than
pre-war; but total world requirements
are likely to be 58 per cent higher
than pie -war consumption. The de=
ficit in 1947-48 is put at 9'92,000 tons,
the equivalent of .more than half a
million tons of sulphate of ammon-
ia. In pre-war years 12 countries ex-
ported nitrogen, but at present this
number is reduced, ' to five net export-
ers: Chile, Canada, the United King-
dom, Norway and Belgium. Although
1 countries have some natural pro-.
uction of nitrogen, it is, these five
exporting countries that have to, sup-
ply the needs, or supplement the do-
mestic production of all countries.
Canada has greatly increased produc-
tion, and In addition to a threefold
increase in consumption, has increas-
ed from 32.,000 tons annually ..in the
three years before the war, to 150,000
tons in 1946-41. The United States
and the United Kingdom bane in-
creased production, but consumption
has increased greatly in both coun-
tries, as it has in Canada.
At present the available nitrogen
for fertilizers is being allocated
among countries by the Internation-
al Emergency Food Council and ev-
ery ton now in the world pool for
1947-48 has been allocated. Natural-
ly the allocations, because of the ov-
erall world shortage, fall short of
each cohntry's stated requirements.
Distribution of fertilizers la one of the
many vital problems f -acing the Food
and Agricultural Organizatlonb• of the
United Nations, for adequate world
food euppiies depend In large Mea-
sure dire upon their avollablitt in outlet.
well ,natured aid are handled with
as little abUse aA possible,
,•)'lie stored products shOUld be ex-
amined
x
amined fr�eq iently during storage. If
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