The Huron Expositor, 1948-03-26, Page 2SITOR
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SEAFORTH, Friday, March 26th
Hensall Community
Recreational Centre
Announcement a week ago by a
group of public-spirited Hensall citi-
zens of the opening of a campaign to
raise $20,000 for the purpose of
erecting a community centre in that
village, points up the fact that the
size of a community does not neces-
sarily indicate the extent of its vision
and the acceptance by it of the re-
sponsibilities that go hand in hand
with good citizenship.
The community centre, as Hensall
sees it, is not a building designed to
serve only the citizens of Hensall. It
is a building which will encompass
the activities of all classes and all
ages—the citizens of Hensall--and
at the same time the rural citizens
who regard Hensall as their village,
be their farm in Tuckersmith or
Stanley, or Hay, or Osborne Town-
ship. That is as it should be. By
providing the initiative necessary to
erect such a community centre, Hen-
sall has done a service, not only to
its own citizens, but to those in the
neighboring rural areas. Its action
will go far in cementing the bonds
khat must of necessity exist one be-
tween the other.
As presently proposed, Hensall's
community recreation centre will
provide a standard sized ice surface.
It also will contain meeting rooms
for the younger generation — the
Boy Scouts, the Girl Guides. At the
same time, rural organizations, such
as Federation of Agriculture and
Women's Institutes have not been
forgotten. Facilities will be provid-
ed for recreation and already plans
are being made to provide organized
recreational instruction for school
children. The arrangement has re-
ceived the endorsation of the district
school inspector, it is understood.
That the citizens of Hensall and
district, who will benefit from the
proposed recreation centre, will rally
to the call of the sponsoring com-
mittee is evidenced by the fact that
four days after the campaign open-
ed approximately $6,000, or nearly
one-third of the objective, had been
subscribed. The manner in which
the remainder is subscribed will
prove that the citizens of that dis-
trict are fully appreciative of the
benefits such a centre will make pos-
sible to themselves and their chil-
dren. But greater still it will indi-
cate that all sections of a commun-
ity—urban and rural together—can
co-operate in a practical manner to
the benefit of each of its citizens.
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Why Floods ?
While Seaforth and the area im-
mediately surrounding it escaped
major damage from the week -end
floods, damage totalling hundreds of
thousands of dollars was suffered by
communities sufficiently near to
bring the seriousness of the situation
home to every citizen.
To, Seaforth and the country round
about, the spring breakup means
)much inconvenience, through flood-
ed basements, and in certain sections
inundated streets, roads and fields.
hi other centres in this area, not on-
ly inconvenience, but property loss
results each year.
Discussing the problem which
spring floods -present for large num-
bers, of towns and villages, the To-
ronto Star recalls that the swamps
of Ontario once acted as great natur-
al reservoirs in which rain and
melted snow accumulated, to be re-
leased gradually throughout the
drier 'months. The result was that
spring floods were as a rule less
' violent than. today. And rivers
which are now mere trickles in suul-
amer continued throughout the year
as respectable streams.
"But man drained the swamps,"
the Star says, "and the fields and
thus released to the creeks and riv-
ers
ivers without : delay the water which
the *amps used to hold. Rivers
which Used to be simply swollen in
spring -are ioWadays raging torrents
if there is an unusual rainfall or if
the sun melts snow and ice too sud-
denly. In Ontario this year the
floods thus released have done mil-
lions of dollars of damage."
"In the early days villages and
towns sprang up in the valleys. Water
power was millwheel power. The
mills located on the streams. The
communities grew up around mills.
At that time the spring floods were
usually less severe than now, so the
damage to property was not often
serious. As time went on, however,
some of the villages grew to towns
and some of the towns to cities, and
the spring floods grew, too.So now
many communities, some great, some
small, await the spring with misgiv-
ings.
While engineers and scientists are
seeking remedies, including the cre-
ation of an artificial reservoir above
Fergus, where the Belwood lake
holds back at least a substantial
part of the Grand's flow at that
point, it is evident that there must
be further precautions taken, not
only on the Grand and its tributar-
ies, but on a number of other streams
which run amok in the spring. This
is a question on which the provincial
government and the municipalities
concerned must get together. The
Star believes that the trouble is that
enthusiastic approach to the prob-
lem resembles the problem itself—a
great flood in spring when the dam-
age is done, but only a trickle as the
months pass.
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An Incredible Tale of Russian Clocks
(Winnipeg Free Press)
It is very difficult to believe the latest news
from Moscow. Russia's clocks, it is announced,
have been inaccurate for the last 66 years. They
have run ahead of scientific time by ,005 of a
second because some errtng scientist placed the
offcial time observatory five feet off the zero
meridian of longitude.
The news is almost incredible, coming from
Moscow, because never before bas the Russian
government admitted a mistake. Its timing has
always been perfect even to five -thousandths of
a second.
However, the mistake can be blamed upon the
czars, who built the observatory in the wrong
place. When the present government • gets
around to building a new one we may be sure
that Russian time will be advanced well over
that of the western world, since the communists
are always ahead of everybody, especially in
such time zones as Prague and Helsinki. The
czars could only put Russia .005 seconds iri' ad-
vance of the west. The time keepers of the
Politburo (where it is already later than you
think) should be able to do better than that.
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Larger Farms; Fewer Farmers
(Stratford Beacon -Herald)
The average -sized farm in Saskatchewan in
1946 was 473 acres, as compared with 436 acres
as the average for the three Prairie Provinces,
and 405 acres average in 1941. While the size
of the prairie farm increased, the number of
prairie farmers decreased by roughly 59,000.
The largest decrease was in Saskatchewan, notes
the Moose Jaw Times -Journal.
There were 270,000, farmers in the three Prov-
inces in 1946 and they owned equipment valued
at $483,500,000, including 153,000 tractors, 55,000
trucks and 37,800 grain combines. During the
six-year period, the farmers spent $200,000,000 on
farm machinery. This information is given in
a comprehensive survey printed in The Economic
Analyst, in which the changes brought about by
the Second World War are studied.
While the average size of the farm in 1946
was 436 acres, the average per farm of land
under crop was 154 acres. In the three prov-
inces the 270,000 farmers farm 117,500,000 acres,
and in 1946 they had 42 million acres under crop.
The net value of agricultural production per
farm in 1946 Is given as $3,018, and a per capita
value of $811, while the average value of farm
capital was $9,951.
It is interesting to note that 30 per cent of
all farms on the prairies were between 300 and
479 acres in size; and 16,000 farmers had less
'that 100 acres of land, while 19,000 bad between
960 and 1,279 acres.
The explanation of why it can be said that
the agrieultural industry is in a healthy condi-
tion, and governmental revenues buoyant, is
found in the figures of the net value of agricul-
tural production on the Prairies, which in 1941
was $312.8 million and in 1946 $813.8 million. It
is also pointed out that while the size of West-
ern farina increased and the number of farmers
decreased, the owner -operators reduced their
mortgage indebtedness on lend • and buildings to
$83 iiafilion, or by 52 per cent., between 1941 and
1946.9The number of farm owners increased and
the number of tenant farmers decreased.
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From The Huron Expositor
March 30, 1923
Mrs' Charles Holmeswas the hqs,
tests of • an enjoyable- . inlscelleneaus
shower ttele at her eparteseetss ,t i talo.
Beattie Bloc, on 'Vhur4ay 'in honor
Mise Margaret Edge. Mary Holmes,
dressed :n Back Frost, •presented the
gifts front a huge artificial' snowball.
Friday evening last the members of
St. Thomas' Church choir held a de-
lightful surprise party at the home of
Mr, and Mrs. D. Grumnzett, when Miss
Beatrice Grummett was presented
with a silver bread tray. The presen-
tation was made by Miss Verdi Best,
while Miss Guerra Brown read a suit-
able address.
A bonspiel was held' at the Palace
Rink when seven rinks were in. com-
petition, R. E. Bright's consisting of
F. C. Jackson, E. H. Close, Fred Rob-
inson and the skip, won first, and•
the consolation was won by T. John-
stone's rink, consisting of W. J. Dun-
can, D. Reid, Joe Dick and the skip.
The Prince George Leader, B.C., in
a write-up recently, said: "The two
MacKays are, without doubt, the
speedist skaters in Central British•
Columbia." The boys mentioned are
M, C. MacKay and Kenneth MacKay,
sons of Adam MacKay, and brother
of Mrs. Jas. E. Willis.
Have you " ever spent an •eternityin
a few seconds? I did so yesterday
while balancing on a sinal: mat which
1 ee;pued' determined to scoot' all over
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith leave
for their new home in iChesiey where
Mr. Smith intends entering business.
Mrs. R. McKenzie and Miss Rena
McKenzie left on Thursday for Ham-
ilton, where they will join a party of
Ontario teachers, who will make a
tour of Washington, New York and
other eastern cities.
Mr. J. H. Best has purchased the
residence of Mr. Robert Smith on
Goderich St.
Miss Hazel Winter and Miss Black,
of Toronto, are spending the Easter
vacation at Miss Winter's home on
North Main St.
' The following is the Easter report
of School Section No. 13, Roxboro:
Sr. IV—Sam Scott, Margaret McNay,
Charlotte Powell, Robert Dayman,
Graham 'Kerr, Peter McCowan. Jr.
III --Wilmer Howes, Arthur Powell,
Alvin McGill. Sr. II—Chester Mc-
Nay, Beatrice McCowan, Bernice
Howes. Sr, I—Harold• Agar, George
Powell, James McGill, Vietta Cole-
man. --G. F. Coates, teacher.
The comedy, "Fifteen Miles To Hap-
py Town," given under the auspices
of Carmel Church, Hensall, on Friday
evening in the Town Hall, was large-
ly attended. The proceeds amounted
to well over $70.
The milliners, Mrs. Bertha Bell and
Miss Beryl Ashton, Hensall, the lat-
ter who is employed by E. Rennie,
report splendid attendance at- the
millinery openings.
Amcng those holding auction sales
in the Seaforth district are George
Stevens, Hullett; P, Curtin, Seaforth;
Patrick Jordan, Hibbert; James Flan-
nery, Tuckersmith, andErnest Towns-
end, Goderioh Twp.
From The Huron Expositor
April 1, 1898
The contract to .build a parsonage
for Rev. Father Valentine, west of the
Catholic Church, Zurich, was let last
week. Mr. Paterson, of Hensall, is
the contractor.
Miss Maggie McDougall, of Egmond-
ville, left on Tuesday for Sydney,
Nova Scotia, to take charge of a large
millinery department in a dry. goods
establishment. Miss Helen McDougall
accompanied her sister as far as To-
ronto.
A small daughter of Mr. Wesley
Beattie had her hands badly burned
when she fall against a stove.
Mr. M. R. Counter has the contract
for putting in a large clock in the
Commercial Hotel.
The Wm. Martin farm of 90 acres
in HuIlett was sold by auction on Fri-
day last and realized $600.
Quite a number of the citizens of
Hensall attended on Tuesday last, a
social under the auspices of Fansville
Methodist Church choir, at the resi-
dence of Mr. Wm. Caldwell, of Hay,
and report a pleasant time.
Mr. John Drown, of the Mill Road,
sowed six acres of peas on the 24th
of March. That is very early sowing.
On Friday last Miss R. G. West-
lake, of Drysdale, treated a number
of her friends to a taffy party in the
sugar bush, the party being in honor
of the hostess' birthday.
Mr. Wm. Fairservice, of Constance,
has started to gather eggs for McMil-
lan & Stuart, of Blyth. Farmers'
wives find this very convenient.
Mr. J. P, Brine, the veteran auc-
tioneer, has secured his 42nd license
this year, and is still going strong.
The following were ticketed through
to points west this week by R. J. Mc-
Donald, C.P.R. agent: Arthur Mason,
Brucefleld, to Victoria, B.C.; W. Simp-
son, Brucefleld, to Portland, Oregon;
Miss Maggie. Sloan, to Alexander,
Manitoba; ]Bliss Be11a Bethune, to
Whitewood, Assinnaboia; John Gem-
mell, Tuckersmith, to Innisfail, Alta.;
Miss Laidlaw,. Egmondville, to Burn-
side, Man.; Mrs. Martin and Mrs.
Livingstone to Lee Mare, Iowa; Thos.
Allen, to Victoria B.C., and Miss Gil-
more, Stanley, to Neepawa, Man.
A meeting for the purpose of re-
organizing the Beaver Lacrosse Club,
was held in the Town Hall, Seaforth,
Tuesday evening when • the following
officers were elected: • Hon. pres., B.
B. Gunn: hon, vice -prey., G. E. Hen-
derson; Pres., Dr, C. Mackay; vice-
pres., W, H Willis; manager, R. E.
Jackson; secretary, W. A. Best;
treasurer, Robert Wilson; committee:
W. Payne, A. Bethune, A. McLennan,
O. Nell, W. Baker, P. Mulcahy.
Miss Minerva Bates, of Bayfield, is
this week visiting Mies Ella Shaw in
Seaforth.
While Mr. Bannerman, an employee
of Snowdon Bros„ Drysdale, was' put-
ting a windmill in gear, the *eight
slipped and inflicted an ugly gash in
his hand.
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"I once loved !i girl who made a
complete fool of Mee'
"What a lasting iinpressicn Ulnae
grin make,"
a •smooth, polished floor. The trou-
bis In this ease'was that I had a
nluali . basket of eggs and a jar of
maple syrup in my hands. Every time
I tried to move one foot from the
mat it would scoot along at a tree
mendous speed. Final:y making a
dash for the safety of a doorway
. the mat curled up under my foot
- and I crashed into a flower. stand.
This incident came about because
of kindness. Mrs. Phil having an
aunt in town who was feeling indis-
posed, decided that I should deliver'
a jar of maple syrup to her beside.
As an added token, she placed two
dozen fresh eggs in a basket, and
with detailed instructions as to how
I was to express my sorrow at
"Auntie's" illness I was sent off.
The trip into town was without in-
cident. A pretty little maid met me
at the door, looked surprised that a
man who hadn't shaved for two days
and who wore overalls that were
chop -specked could be any relation to
the folks who lived, in such a fine,
big house. I was left standing at
the doorway, .while she consulted in-
side. Finally she admitted me.
Travelling down the hallway wasn't
too bad. Thcn I was admitted into a
large room and told to walk across it
to a side room where Auntie was in
bed. The floor was polished so high-
ly that you could see your own reflec-
tion in its surface. There were lit-
tle mats dotted here and there, like
islands on a clear lake surface.
I started out ... zip . . . first one
way ... and then the other , .. lurch-
ing and lunging . . . and recovering
balance only to lose it again. The
eggs were rolling and the maple sy-
rup was slipping from my hands. I
let the /bat go and 'managed to get
on a small mat . it crumpled up
and I slithered for the doorway land-
ing up on top of a potted plant.
To make matters worse Auntie be-
gan to cry. The noise of Phil Osifer
encountering a potted palm was too
much for her delicate nerves and be-
sides they had lots of eggs. She
wouldn't eat any eggs except those
ft may 14004
Otho 'were "government graded ,
and she didn't like maple syrup.
'I•ean understand why doctors have
highly polished floors. It's just like
taking an insurance policy to assure
good business. in a way, you might
give the same reason for polished
floors in hospitals. On the other
hand, what possible good do they dq
dentit3t0.?, After all, the number of
titles that you land en yoiµr 'face in
falling would not .even return inter-
est on the moneytinvested, by den-
tists ie 'the slippery form of floors.
Grandfather never did take much
stock in floors. When he built the
Osifer homestead, he used the rough
boards for the :flooring. According to
him, floors should be covered with
carpets end the knots won't show
under a covering. That worked very
well in his day and age, but by the
time that mother took over the place
linoleum was beginning to come in.
How mother used to complain, about
those floors! Mrs. Phil is dust the
sante way. She carefully built up
layer upon layer of newspapers on
the front parlor floor. When she fig-
ured that knots and slivers were cov-
ered up, . she had the linoleum. plac-
ed. For quite some time everything
looked looked fine! Gradually, how-
ever, the newspapers began to weal
down and the knots began to
peek up through the floor covering.
Ridges began to form, caused by the
gaps between the warped boards of
the ,flooring.
Mrs. Phil has been determined for
some time to have a new floor in that
front room. I listened to her, just
as all men do, when their wives want
something and murmured that I
would do something about it the next
time I was in town. This morning
she has adopted new tactics. Know-
ing of my encounter with. the polish-
ed floor in town, she announced to-
oay that she is thinking of having a
man from town put in a polished
hardwood floor.
?'he matter is now settled. In the
rroLt room of the house we are go-
ing to have a new •flooring. However,
it will be a smooth, unpolished floor
covered by a rug . . . not au expen-
sive rug . but one with enough
fabric that there will be no chance of
slpcing.
:JUSTASMILEORTW®:
Murphy: "Have ye seen Pat late-
ly?"
Mike: "Faith, yes, I thought I saw
him on the other side of the road:
yesterday, and he thought he saw me,
but begorra, when we got up to one
another it was neither of us."
A Chinese cook was taking a walk
through the woods when he noticed a
grizzly irear following, smelling his
tracks.
"So," he said, "you like my tracks?
Velly good; me make some more."
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Husband (irritably): "That's the
second time you've asked what trumps
are, dear!"
Wife (sweetly) : "Well, you want
me to show a little more interest in
the game, don't you, dear?"
The leader of the party visiting a
mental institution went up to a group
of inmates standing near the gate.
Quietly he addressed one of them
"Why are you all here, my good:
man?"
The other grinned, pointed to the
party, and" gave the simple reply:
"Because we're not all there."
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After going about three miles the
motorist who had given an old lady
a lift on the country -road asked:
"And where did you say you were go-
ing?"
"Well," she said, "to tell you the
truth, 1 was going in the opposite
direction, only I didn't like to hurt
your feelings when you were so kind
as to offer me a ride."
Huron Federation Of
Agriculture--FarmNews
Culling Dairy herd Increases Returns
A profitable dairy herd cannot be
maintained with poor producing cows,
particularly with present high labour
and feed costs. Nothing will reduce
production costs and increase profit
more than a rigid culling of the herd.
Experiments have shown that al-
though there may be someesuperior
dams in a mediocre or pock produc-
ing family line, the offspring of these
dams will tend to revert to the av-
etage production of such family lines.
It is particularly true in the selection
of herd sires.
A recent survey of 233 dairy farms
in British Columbia disclosed that the
cost of producing one pound of but-
terfat varied. from 12.87 cents to 127.47
cents. Obviously the milking effici-
ency of these herds varied consider-
ably, and no doubt the farmer with
low cost maintained the efficiency of
his by getting rid of unprofitable pro-
ducers.
At the Dominion Experimental Sta-
tion, Summerland, B.C., says S. R.
Nobler a rigid culling procedure has
been followed since 1924. Every, ani-
mal in milk is placed, on R.O.P. In
order that a sire index may be ob-
tained as soon as possible, all daugh-
ters of herd sires are retained for at
least one complete lactation. At the
completion of the first five daughters'
laetatfons, a tentative sire index is
calcula.ted by comparing the dam -
daughter records. At the same time
a chart is kept of each family line.
At the present time there are at the
Station two -good family lines and one
mediocre family line. If a tentative
sire index shows that the herd sire
has, decreased production materially
the sire is immediately disposed of.
All daughters from this sire are also
culled out. If the •sire index reveals
increased production in the daughters
and replacements in the herd are
urgently required, the daughtere of
the good fatnily lines are retained. If
further ceiling is Possible daughters
from, the lower producing dams in
the good family lines are else dis-
carded.
This method of culling ensures the
maintenanee -of an efficient herd and.
gives good assurance for the future
breeding program.,
Apt Protects Pesticide Buyers
Nese chemicals discovered during
the war have more than doubted the
number of brands of pesticides offer-
ed • for sale in Canada, in 1940 there
were 760 ' regie'tered under the Peet
Control Act; hi 1947 there were 1,877,
Title Aee i adtitinietered b1' the Plant
Products Division, Production •Service,
'Had`'Cood' sale •
A most successful auction sale was
conducted by Mr. Alvin Walper on
Wednesday :, of" last"M1veek, the -effect$
of Mrs and Mrs. Mo0e0 t6, of they:
Bronston Line, The sate net close to,
$6,500.' Mr. and ' 'nits, Erb have'
moved to tke'ir lane"`itt Z''riafa`while
the farux. will be eeep:plt , byMrt and
Mrs, 'Aaron Gtngeriel;t a -,Zurich, 'Her.
aid.
Egg Makes Long Journey
While at the home of her uncle,
William Heard, Bayfield, little three-
year-old Dawna Haw placed an egg
which bore name and address, in an'
egg crate, which was later taken to
Zurich by Clarence Deters who gath-
ers eggs and cream for Silverwoods
Creamery. On March 6 Dawna re-
eeived by air mail a letter fromt a
little girl in Blackpool, England, say-
ing that she was the proud possessor
of Dawna's egg. — Clinton News -Re-
cord.
Cromarty Cars Crash
Two cars were considerably dam-
aged in an auto accident on the
county road half e mile south of
Staffa at nine o'clock Saturday eve-
ning. The cars, driven by Alex Ram
sey and William H. Chappel, both of
Cromarty, were in a sideswipe colli-
sion. The Ramsey car was travelling
north and the Chappel vehicle south
at the time of the mishap. The Ram-
sey car was brought to Exeter by G.
Arthur's wrecker. Provincial Con-
stable G. A. Govier investigated the
accident.—Exeter Times -Advocate.
Purchases Property
Mr. and Mrs, Walter Madge, of
Hensall, have purchased the property
of Mrs. Sarah Gibson, on the corner'
of Mill and Carling Streets. Mr. and
Mrs. Madge expect to move to Exe-
ter in the near future.—Exeter Times -
Advocate.
Fog Responsible For Accident
Travelling north on No. 4 Highway,
during the heavy fog on Monday
night, Mr. Glenn Kechnie unfortunate-
ly met with a motor accident which
damaged his car to the extent of prob-
ably $100. Mr. Kechnie had reached.
a point just south of Brucefleld when
he ran into the rear of a truck driven..
by Mr. Ben Johnston, of Auburn. The
truck was not damaged, but the front
of Mr. Kechnie's car took quite a.
banging up.—Blyth Standard.
C.P.R. Agent Tronsferred
Last Saturday Mr. H. C. Brooks,.
local agent for the C.P.R., took over
his new duties at Midhurst, near Bar-
rie. Mrs. Brooks and family expect
to move the first of the week to join.
him there.. -This week his son, Clare,
is relieving at the station until Sat-
urday when Mr. Smalley, of Milver-
ton, will take over as the new station
agent.—Wingham Advance -Times.
Breaks Wrist
Miss Phyllis Johns suffered a pain-
ful accident on Saturday morning,
when she slipped, breaking the large
bone in her wrist. She was taken to
Wingham General Hospital where the
wrist was x-rayed and set.—Wingham
-Advance-Times.
Heads Citizens' Band
Clinton Citizens' Band has elected
Gcorge B. Beattie as president for
1948, succeeding Percy Livermore.
Bill Hearn is secretary -treasurer;
Bill Andrews, librarian; and Charles
Johnson, chairman of the property
committee. The Band is now prepar-
ing for its spring concert under the
Lew bandmaster, Mr. Stratlfearu, of
Stratford, who also is Bandmaster of
Stratford C.N.R. Band. It is hoped
that all members will be present at -
rehearsals to make this concert a
success; they are being held-. every
Monday at 8.30 p.m. in the band room
above Pattison's store.—Clinton News-•
Record.
Showered By Friends
Monday evening Mrs. Thomas Web-
ster, sof Wast Wawanosh, entertained
her friends and neighbors at a mis-
cellaneous shower in honor of Miss
Dorothy McGee, bride -elect of this
month. Appropriate contests were
enjoyed and then Dorothy was pres-
ented with a huge replica of a wed-
ding cake and on further examination
the layers were found to be filled with
lovely gifts. Dorothy thanked all for
their kindness. At the conclusion the
hostess, assisted by Mrs. Emily Durn-
in .t.nd Mrs. Harvey Alton and Mrs.
William Bradley, served a delightful
Iuticli.—Blyth Standard.
Sells Bull To Waterloo Man
Meadow Glade Rag Apple Major,
grandson of the five times All -Cana -
(Ilan bull, Montvic Rag Apple Marks-
man, has been purchased by Peter
Swartzentruber, of Waterloo County,
from W. Hume Clutton, Colborne
Township. His dam, Meadow Glade
Meg Pabst, is one •of five Very Geed
maternal sisters and has a twice -a -
day milking record of 19,973 pounds
milk and 717 pounds fat. His mater-
nal sister has a 2X record of 20,475
pounds milk and 726 pounds fat. His
three maternal brothers are all Xen
bulls.—Goderich Signal -Star.
Saltford Merchant Feted
Thomas Morris having sold his -
store business at Saltford to H. Care -
foot, of Tiverton, Mr. Morris and fam-
ily are leaving for Scotland on the
22nd' of March. A big dance was ar-
ranged by the community at Dunlop
Hall and Mr. Morris was presented
with a Gladstone bag. McDonald's
orchestra supplied the music, assisted
by pipers from Lochlash. It was a
big night for the community—Gode•-
rich Signal -Star.
Farm Sold To Wyoming Man
James Douglas sold is 100 -acre
.isarm located one and one-quarter
Miles east. of Willow Grove in Logan:
Township, on Thursday to Earl Reid
of Wyoming, Who gets possession in
one month. Mfr. and Mrs, Doifgiae
and family will come to Mitchell to
reside, having purchased the former
Aberhart home on St. Andrew's SL
South some time ago. It was occu-
pied until recently by Mr. and Mrs.
W. I. Carroll, --Mitchell Advocate.
Appointed Captain of Steamer
Mr. Charles Robinson has been ap-
pointedto the command of the steam-
er 'Brieoldoc, of the Paterson Line.
ChatIie is ,following in the footsteps
of his 'father, the late Captain 14ld.
Rnbinsott, whose eticeeeefui career 19
a fie dhaptet of Great Lakes history.
- Odderleh Signal -Star.
Dominion Department of Agriculture.
There are few diseases or insects
for which there is not .a chemical
control, and the nearest representa-
tive of provincial, or the Dominion
Department of Agriculture, will glad-
ly give advice about what to use. If
no representative is handy, a careful
inspection of the labels of the pest
control products supplied by the local
dealer will probably supply the an-
swer. All directions on the labels
have been checked and approved by
the Dominion Department of Agricul-
ture, and if the product is used as
directed, effective control is a prac-
tical Certainty.
Seed Purity Can Be Tested on Farm
Considerable care should be used
when selecting seed for planting.
Many farmers are casual about the
quality of seed they use, and after
spending much time and money pre-
paring the land, use seed which con-
tains many weeds and other impuri-
ties, and which does not really justify
sowing in the soil which was so care-
fully prepared.
The quality of seed cannot be de-
termined at a glance, says W. H.
Wright, Chief Seed Laboratory Ser-
vice, Dominion Department of Agri-
culture, Ottawa, and even at seed
fairs clovers and timothy can often
be found containing large numbers
01 weed seeds. In most cases the ex-
hibitors had no idea the weed seeds
were present, and were much sur-
prised when the impurities were sep-
arated and the individual weed seeds
named.
Now is a good time to check on
the purity of seed set aside for plant -
leg this spring. Pour about one-half
ounce of the clover or grass seed (or
other seed) into a pile on a sheet of
White -taper, with a long -bladed, knife
draw a few seeds away frons the pile
and remove all sed not of the kind
being examined. Repeat this process
until the whole maple has been ex-
amined. It will come as something
of a shock to find the number of
weed Steeds there probably will be in
the small quantity examined. Exam-
fining the seed in this Way is Well
worth the time spent. as if .neeeesarY
it can be recleaned, it is almost im-
possible to thoroughly clean most of
the small grass seeds with a farm
fanning titfll and ;they should be done
at a seed cleaning plant. If on sec-
o7i't1 oxatnination after thorough ;glean-
ing, the welt stilt shows a high per-
centage of weed eeedtl, 3t is better to
discard it. The Soot of new need
twill be more than offset by a better
erop' and fetp'et steeds,