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SEAFORTH, Friday, July 2,1948
Farming In New Zealand
To one who has been raised and
spent a lifetime in an Ontario farm-
ing community, it is always interest-
ing to see or to learn about the life
and ways of the people in other farm-
ing communities in other parts of
the country, and particularly so when
the farming community happens to
be in New Zealand, on the other side
of the world.
We were enabled to get some in-
sight into New Zealand farm life and
ways through the kindness of Mr.
N. Sanderson, of Seaforth, who last
week brought into The Expositor a
copy of "The New Zealand Farmer,"
that Dominion's leading , farm and
home journal, which is published
twice a month in Auckland. He said
it might be of interest to us. It was.
In appearance and size, the "New
Zealand Farmer" is not unlike "The
Family Herald and Weekly Star," a
farm paper familiar to several gen-
erations of Canadians, but that is as
far as the -similarity compares to an
Ontario farm publication.
It is quite apparent that New Zea-
land farm ways are not our ways,
and even their interests would ap-
pear to differ. One of the leading
articles in "The Farmer" was a de-
scription of how weed infested dis-
tricts were being cleared by the im-
portation of a foreign beetle, Chryso-
Iina hyperici, by name. That method
may have been tried in Ontario, buti
we haven't seen it. In fact, we al-
ready have too many bugs and beet-
les of one kind and another, without
importing any new breeds. We pin
our faith on weed killers of a differ-
ent kind.
As is well known, New Zealand is
a sheep and dairy country, and most
of the contents of The Farmer con-
cern them. There are several pages
and a number of splendid pictures
-devoted to "Sheep Dog Trials," which
seem to attract as large crowds as
our Dominion Plowing Matches, or
F. of A. county picnics.
Judging from the advertising, we
would say that the Jersey was the
leading 'breed in their dairy herds,
although Ayrshires also appeared to
have their followers. Unlike our
farm papers, there were no illustra-
tions of farm buildings, which is
probably accounted for by the fact
that pasture is available for twelve
months in the year, and large farm
barns and other buildings are not re-
quired in that country as they are
here during the winter months.
Even the advertisements differed
from ours. There was just one ad-
vertisement of tractors, a Foram.,
and no other advertisements of farm
• machinery that we are so accustomed
to. That, too, is no doubt accounted
for in the difference of farming
methods between the two countries
Ours is diversified farming. New
Zealand specializes in sheep and
dairy farming, which calls for fewer
implements.
The language of the stogk market
is different too. To start with, their
currency is pounds, shillings and
pence. Their cattle are yarded, not
marketed, and they talk much of bul-
locks and boners. In hogs, it is bacon-
ers, slips and weaners, and sheep fill
a big place in the market reports'.
One tip-top value in farm wear ad-
vertisement shows a very trim pair
of riding breeches. Riding breech-
' es do not comprise any part of an
Ontario farm wardrobe, as a rule,
but it would seem that the horse is
still king in New Zealand.
Under the heading, "Stud and
Ittaee Track," this farm journal de-
otes fbUr solid pages to horse rac
ng the world over, and two addition -
I pa es to running hnol, harness rae-
es in New Zealand and Australia
If further proof of the horse being
king down under is necessary, it
would appear to be supplied by the
four pages of advertisements of thor-
oughbred sires for sale and service.
The lowest service fee quoted is $200,
and the highest $1,000, but the aver-
age appeared to be from $300 to $400.
Our C.C.F. friends, in Parliament
and out of it, are constantly pointing
to New Zealand as a land flowing
with milk and honey; where all are
rich and none are poor, and where
the government pleases everyone.
That may be so in the cities, but judg-
ing by The New Zealand Farmer,
there is drouth in some parts of the
country and insect pests in others,
and the farmers are far from being
satisfied. '
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A New interpretation
Countless people have drawn all
sorts of conclusions from the general
elections recently held in Ontario,
and each has claimed the right inter-
pretation of the results.
But the Bowmanville "Canadian
Statesman," offers a new interpreta-
tion of the election results. It says:
"In this period of contemplative
politics we rise to offer one interpre-
tation which nobody will seriously
deny—to put it ^plainly, the rural re-
gions are the staunch backbone of
'support for established institutions,
and the bulwark of that individual
freedom which is the basis of Can-
ada's economy.
"While the cities and urban areas
Of dense population move over to the
"isine that are offered as alterna-
tives to the system of freedom, the
countryside stays firm. 'Socialism
made its gains in Toronto, the Yorks,
Hamilton and Welland. It lost
throughout the Ontario rural dis-
tricts, and even in the mining north
where the hold of the radicals was
considered firm.
"It is thanks to the farm folk and
sturdy rural dwellers that Ontario
tarnished a majority for stable gov-
ernment on the lines of the establish-
ed pattern of freedom. The cities
may go haywire—but not the coun-
try.
"So it is always. Ruralites are too
close to the soil, too near to its own-
ership to take chances, like in Eng-
land where socialist interference in
the land laws speaks for itself.
"Moreover,—and we haven't the
least hesitancy about saying so—the
greatest stabilizing influence in this
stable countryside is the Home Town
Weekly Newspaper. No matter how
red some of their big city brothers
may go, the Weekly Newspaper pins
its faith to the things we have—the
things our nation has achieved—the
degree of freedom we possess—ra-
ther than the chimeras of Karl Marx
as reflected in Socialism and Com-
munism alike.
The Weekly Newspaper reflects
its community as well as seeking, af-
ter fair presentation of the facts, to
guide opinion. The Weekly News-
paper is closer to its readers and its
community than any metropolitan
newspaper can be. Here the editor
has,to meet his fellow townsmen and
rural friends daily and greets them
face to face. An editor of a large
city daily once said to the writer: "I
envy you running a rural weekly
newspaper because everybody in your
community knows you, but who of
my thousands of readers knows me?"
Just recently in Toronto the most
newspaper proprietor who passed
frequent comment upon a great
away, was how very few people knew
him at all.
"That is the essential difference—
the nub of the whole thing. The
Weekly Newspaper is the greatest
stabilizing factor, first in its locality,
and then in the broader field. 13usi-
ness men, as well as politicians,
would do wyll 'to think that over."
Years Agone
mmattho *is Ofekod from
Thf. illipogritor Of arty and
torolkrav• VW* ago.
From The Huron Expositor
July 6, 1923
Mr. and Mrs. Frank ;013nien and
aon, Cecil, of Stains, have -returned
front a pleasant trip to Thorold,
and Medina, N.Y.
Miss Mae MeClinchey, of tovrn, has
been awarded the Sir John. Eaton
Scholarship for general proficiency at
Wellesley Hospital, Toronto. It car-
ries with it a money value of 326.
The congregational garden party of
First Presbyterian Church, held on
the beautiful grounds of Mr. A. D.
Scott, Thornton_ Hall, on Friday last,
was an nequalified. success. The choir
sang a selection; Sag drill by James
Robbs' crass; violin selection by Mr.
Durant; bagpipe selections by Angus
More; two comic songs by Harry Mc-
Leod; nude quartette consisting of
Messrs. George Tsrael, J. G. Mullen,
John Beattie and D. F. .McGregor;
duets by John and Jimmy Scott and
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Mullen; ruphon-
innt sego by Dawson Reid, and "Dr.
Gallagher and Mr. Sheen," by L. T.
DeLacey and Reg. Reid. Seaforth
Highlanders Band, under the leader-
saisi of William Freeman, was in at-
tendance. The proceeds araotaited to
4225.00.
4�r. Aubrey'Crich haS been appoint-
ed to the staff of Mayo Bros. Hospital
at, Rochester.
Thc members of First Presbyterian
Church choir held an enjoyable pic-
nic at Bayfield on Wednesday after-
noon. '
A rink of bowlers composed of Rev.
T. H. Brown, Robert Boyd, Charles
Holmes and Dr. H. H. Ross, won third
prize at the Atwood tournament on
Monday.
Seaforth Collegiate Cadets, twenty-
one strong, left town on Saturday
morning to join the Western Ontario
Cadets in camp at Carling Heights,
London, for a week's military train-
ing. They were in charge of Capt.
Adam Dedds, with Lieut. Donald Kers-
lake tind Sgt -s. Garnet Sillery and W.
Blackwell. The privates were C.
Leatherland, H. Bristow, H. Hays,
Fred Jackson, W. Black, A. McRae,
A. Dale, F. Cook, C. Aberhart, A. Bur-
rows, C. Ament, W. Barber, L. Web-
ster, J. Crich, W. MeNay, R. Willis
and Alvin Sillery.
A picnic was 'held on the grounds
of No. 1 School, Hibbert, on Saturday
fast, when Miss Bolton, the teacher,
put on a good program of sports.
There was a bean guessing contest
which was won by Mr. Otto Walker.
After supper a .baseball game took
place between Cromarty and the
Boundary.
Mr. A. K. Chittenden left on Mon-
day to spend a couple of weeks in
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mrs. J. R. Habkirk and Miss Mary,
of Seaforth, were in Hensall visiting
relatives and friends.
• Mr. James Sleeth, of Sarnia, spent
a'few days here last week.
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The, Huron Expositor
July 8, 1898
40
Sunken Ship Holds 3,000 Bodies
(Norway Digest)
Probably one of the mast unpleasant salvage
Jobs ever undertaken is ilow nearing completion
near Tioetta in Arctic Norway. Here, ever since
it was sunk by British planes in October, 1944,
the 7,000 -ton German freighter "Riegel" has rest-
ed on the bottom with its prow protruding above
the icy bhle waters of the fjord. inside are an
-estimated 3000 bodies. of •Gerrifen soldiers and
Rusaian and'Serbian prisoners. Divers who re --
candy .deacehded to cut loose heavy Machinery
were greeted by the sight of hundreds of skele-
tons tying in their bunks from, which there was
no hope of escape. A, Trotelheim salvage flrni
will continue its attempts to raise the Veesel,
While the dial:Matt Of the bodies Wilt be the COM
cern Of the 1401Weal5tt
PHIL OSIFER
LAZY MEADOWS
"TEA LEAVES"
As usual an editorial commentator
has col?* along to refute a stateraent
by ao-called learned men. They have
been experimenting for some time on
the theory that tea leaves can be us-
ed over again, by reason of a certain
process which they have devised ea
ter many years ofwork. Folks have
been doing that for years in the cotin-
try.
Goodness gracious, but the folks in
this township and for that matter in
pra'ctically all the other communities
like this one, have been using tea
leaves over again for years. It's a
saving, I suppose, and besides that
they get to like tea that has been
brewed. Offer one of them tea made
from fresh leaves and they would
more or less not enjoy it, but give
thern tea that has been brewed a
few times by reason of a good boiling
and they'll really appreciate it.
time some of the neighbors would
call and •the old teapot would be
"biled" up for a spot of tea.
It usually took a good boiling at
suppertime to bring the tea up to
standard. in had a hitter, erby taste
that you got to like. We had an aunt
from the city who Used to always
wrinkle up her nose at tt and say:
"Was thip tea seasoned with caustic
soda or something?" Knowing that
we all liked the stronger tea, Ma took
to having a little teapot for the visi-
tor and while she sipped at the .pale
looking liquid we gulped down the
black, strong concoction that amine -
how seemed to chase all the chill of
a winter evening out of your bones.
After supper Ma always filled the
teapot with water and set it up on
the warming closet. It was 'the gen-
eral custom in the wintertime to
warm the teapot before going to bed.
In the summertime the cold tea was
as good as any of the eon drinks
marketed now. Many's the time I've
had my ears cuffed for drinking out
of the spout. Paw used to dp *the
same thing, but when Ma caught him
at it, she's just go "Tek . Tek .
Pa! How do you expect me to teach
the children good manners if you're
going to do that?" Paw would just
sort of grin in a funny way and wipe
his moustache off and head up the
stairs for bed.
In the morning Ma would dump the
tea leaves out after draining them.
At various times she used to keep
nem In the Spring and Fall, they
were used for sprinkling ori the car-
pets as they were supposed to keep
the dust down in sweeping. At one
time they were supposed to be good
for sprinkling around the henhouse
. . . but the hens continued to
scratch themselves just the same, so
the idea was given up.
So many of these people who are
trying to find new ways of saving
could learn so much if they would
just spend a few weeks in a typical
farm community.
Some places they didn't have tea
for breakfast, but in our home they
always figured a warming cup of tea
gave you a good start in the day If
there were fresh leaves used in the
morning, the tea was generally weak.
After oreakfast the teapot would be
pushed back on the warming part of
the stove. Along about ten o'clock
Paw would go up to the house for
something, and by the time the boys
drifted up on various excuses, we
world find him sitting at the back of
the stove with a muffin or a biscuit
arinking a cup of tea. The teapot -was
bubbling on the stove and as you
'took a cup of tea it was expected of
you that you replace a like amount
of water. •
At dinnertime Mother would sprin-
kle a little fresh tea on the leaves,
depending on how much usage the
leaves had gotten in the morning.
About four o'clock in the afternoott
if you were working near the house
it was.perfectly all right to drop in
for a cup of tea and bite of some-
thing to eat. Usually in the winter
From
Miss Reta Stanbury, daughter of
Dr_ Stanbury, of Hayfield, who has
been attending the Presbyterian Lad-
ies' College, Toronto, has bee; award-
ed a certificate of honor.
0q. Friday the annual Picnic of
Duff's Church, McKillop, was held in
the grove of Mia Michael Murdie. Fol-
lowing a bounteous meal, a game of
.ball was played and then a delightful
program was given in the .house. Mr.
Adam Dickson was in the chair, while
Miss Ewing of Seaforth was pianist
fee. the evening.
Miss Steinbach, Hensall music
teacher and organist of Carmel Pres-
byterian. Church, left for Toronto
where she intends taking a Normal
course in music.
Miss Martha Gilchrist, of Seaforth,
is in Hensel' assisting her brother and
sister in the restaurant business dur-
ing the present busy season.
The following have been ticketed to
distant parts by W. Somerville, town
ticket agent for the Grand Trunk:
Charles Campbell, M.D., to New York;
Mise Ada Bonner to New York; Dan
Campbell to Chicago; Mrs. McMillan
and daughter to Seldon, N.D.; Misses
Euphemia and Maggie Campbell to
Winnipeg; Mrs. Cameron, of Dublin,
to Bruce Mines; Mrs. Campbell and
son, Ruasell, of Seaforth, to Cleve-
land.
On Sunday afternoon during the
severe thunder and ramn. storm, the
buildings on Dr. Scott's farm at Han
purhey, and which were occupied by
Mr. William Habkirk, had a close call.
Lightning went through the roof and
ceiling and exhausted itself in the
floor, close to Where Mr. Habkirk was
sitting. It also struck the roof of the
driving house. Mr. Habkirk's import-
ed stallion was stabled in the build-
ing, but outside of a bad scare was
not injured.
Friday last was Dominion Day and
It opened cloudy, and threatening rain,
but during the forenoon the sun blaz-
ed forth and made it hot for every-
ene. Among the sports was a bicycle
race which included the following rid-
ers: G. Bell, W. Papst and E. Lati-
mer, and a matched foot race which
was won by Mr. Kyle.
Dr. Fred H, Bethune, son of Dr.
Bethune, of Seaforth, has been ap-
pOinted on the house, staff of Toron-
to General Hospital for the current
Year.
On the American transport vessel,
"City of Paris," from San Francisco
to Manilla recently were two Seaforth
boys, Orville Jones, who has been
purser of the vessel for some years,
and Harry Watson, son of..Mr. W. N.
Watson, who Was with the American
troop z on his way to Manilla..
The Berlin Rangers are coming to
Seaforth on Friday. evening to ,play
the Hurons. The Hurons will be pick-
ed from the f011oVring: Murray, Mc-
Kinley, Abealiert, Clarkson., J. A.
Jackson, H. Jackson, MeIVIordie, Dick-
son, Whitely, 'Wilson, McLean, Hill,
Bethune and Morristora
One day Nat week ea Mr. Thos. W.
Adams, of IVIeldilop, was assisting at
the raising of Mr. SAMOS MeIntOeh'S
new barn, he fell andeltauled on the
stone wall Midertietttli. fl la 'beak Ma
injured and lib Wait atailiffed to 'bedi
for several
.. .
Fell aeveral Feet
Mrs. Alvin Gingerieh had; a very una
pleasant experience the other week -
while .alie was upstalas in her .b,onte,
which .was not quite completed; site
fell several feet to the bottom •ficion.
She was taken to Victoria, HoapitaL
by Dr. Ferguson of Dashwood, vvIteres
a small fracture along with bruise*
and shock were revealed, Her many
friends are happy to hear that she
bas now returned from. the hospital
and is able to follow light duties in
her home and progressing very fava f
orably.—Zurieb Herald.
Voids Lucky Ticket
Congratulations go to Miss Mara
Mae Fisher. who won the lucky ticket
at Grand' Bend, aponsbaed by the Lon-
don Roller Skating Rink Club, held'
at the above ;summer resort reeently.
Mary Mae was ;greatly surprised
When it was announced, that she held
the lucky ticket which gave Iter the
prize of a fine calf, and within a short
time had a buyer for the same which
brought her $50 cash, purchased by'
Mr. Peter Eisen.biteh, of the Bend.
Fifty. dollars Is a prize no one would'
mind having, and we wish her much
success with it.—Zurich Herald.
Freight Agent Promoted
Harry Sanderson, C.P.R. freight
agent, has been promoted to the post
of station agent at Ingersoll and has
left to take the new position. His
family will follow later. Harry was
on the station .steft here for over 30
years. His place is taken by David
Foote, who comes from St. Marys. Un-
fortunately Mr. Foote was taken sud-•
denly ill on Monday and has been in
Alexandra Hospital since, but is re-
ported to be improving. --. Godericb
Signal -Star.
To Have Large Storage Plant
The Exeter Rutabaga Company was
favored by a visit from Dr. Truscott,
who is head of the department en-
gaged in cold and common storage
research, at the Ontario College of
Agriculture. His department is going:
to assist and advice this company in -
constructing their storage so that the.
vegetables will have correct ventila-
tion and circulation, thus preseraing
them throughout the storage season.
According to Dr. Truscott this stor-
age which Is being built by the Exe-
ter Rutabaga Company will be the
largest in the country. Modern equip-
ment and methods will be used to in-
sure that the 'correct temperature is
maintained at all times. The company
will have this storage completed and
in operation in time for the vege- •
tables that been contracted -The'
Exeter Rutabaga Company recently
purchased a hangar at the Jarvis Air-•
port and is now having the same dis-
mantled. .preparatory to moving to,
Exeter. About 20 men are engaged itt.
the operation. — Exeter Times -Advo-
cate. '
Take Pleasant Motor Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Brown, ac
panied by Mr. and Mrs. Noiman
enshire, and son, Stanley, of
vine, had a very aleasant motor
They. entered Unifed States at Fort
Erie and went on to New York, tak--
ing three sight-seeing tours, includ-
ing a boat trip around Manhattan.'
Island. They went along the ocearr
crossing over to Philadelphia and
Baltimore and Washington and took
another sight-seeing tour. The guide.
took them into the Capital and the.
White House and many more places
of interest. They visited an aunt in
Virginia and took a tour through the
Luray Caverns along the Sky Line
drive, returning by Niagara Falls.—
Exeter Times -Advocate.
Found Old Coin
While digging in her garden our
'Shuter St., on Saturday, Mrs, (Dr.).
George Howson found a very old coin.
By looking ,through a magnifying
glass, after cleaning the piece, it was
found to carry the head of King
George III, 1.825. The coin was well
preserved and it was interesting to.
note four III,' were used instead of
our Roman Numerals IV.—Wingham.
Advance -Times.
Killed Porcupine
Harvey McCallum was displaying a.
. porcupine which he ran over on the
highway north 'of Walkerton on Mon-
day afternoon. It was considered a
very large specimen. — Blyth Stand-
ard.
Purchases Walton_ Garage
We understand that Mr. Cecil Lyd.--•
diatt has purchased the Diming's gar-
age at Walton. Mr. Lydaiatt is dis-
posing of his farm stock and imple-
ments by auction sale Thursday.—
Blyth Standard.
Appointed Village Assessor
At a special meeting of the village
viand' held on Tuesday night, Mr_
Roland Vincent received the appoint-
ment of assessor for the Village of
Blyth for 1948, at the stipulated sal-
ary of $150.00.—,Blyth Standard.
Returns After 28 Years
Charles Klein gave his brother, Al-
bert Klein, and other relatives here,
a, delightful surprise this week whenr
he arrived after an absence of 28
years from Vancouver, B.C. lile made'
the trip by plane to Toronto and
will reniain until the end of the
month. A son of the late Mr. and)
Mrs. Jacob Klein, of Fullerton, he left
here about 33 years ago for the West.
His wife passed away late la-st year.
—Mitchell Advocate.
Graduates in Household Science
Helen McIntyre, granddaughter of
the late R. H. Pomeroy , and Mrs.
Pomery, of Fullarton, attended con-
vocation in Toronto this month when
she received the degree of Bachelor
of Household Science, She Was a for-
mer member of the R.C.A.F. (W.D.),
spending three years on the west
coast. The past three years were
spent studying
at the University of
Toronto.—Mitchell Advocate,
:JUST A SMILE OR T* •
•
Mrs. Naybor: "Well, what did our
husband say? Is he going to give
you the dress?"
Mrs. Nearby: "How did you know
I had' asked him?"
Mrs.rNaybor: "I couldn't help no-
ticing the 'had humor he was in when
he started to work this morning."
•
Mrs. De Mover: "Good gracious!
'This is the noisiest neighborhood I
ever got into. Just hear those chil-
dren screech!"
Maid: "They're your own children',
mum,"
Mrs. De Mover: "Are they? How
the little darlings are enaoying them-
selves."
The comedian was extremely sensi-
tive to interruption of any sort. See-
ing a man in the act of leaving his
box during the delivery of one of his
best speeches, he shouted:
"Hi, you, sir; do you know there is.
another act?"
The offender was equal to the oc-
casion, however; he turned to the
actor, and answered, cheerfully:
"Oh! yes; that's why I'm going."
An old gentleman tumbled over a
five -barred gate just in time to save
himself from an angry bull in the
pasture., "You brute!" he spluttered,
shaking his fist at the infuriated ani -
mat, "and I've been a vegetarian all
my life."
:Huron Federation Of:
:Agriculture-FarmNews
Growers Must Ask Seed inspection
June is the month when inspectors
of the Plant Products Division, Dom-
inion Department of Agriculture, make
plans for inspecting crops which are
'being grown for seed to be registered
or certified. In 1947 they made near-
ly 18,000 different inspections of crops
covering 360,000 acres. So that any
crop impurities which may be pres-
ent can be seen and reported, alt in-
spections have to be made during the
short period before harvest. For this
reason, inspectors have to plan their
work carefully and arrange their
routes from farm to farm so that lit-
tle time is lost through back track-
ing.
To enable the inspection to be done
effectively, it is essential that grow-
ers send their applications fro crop
inspection to district offices as early
as possible. New growers are some-
times not aware that this is neces-
sary, and older growers sometimes
overlook it. Indeed some think, be-
cauee they have had inspections in
previous years, that an inspector
should visit their farms automatical-
ly. This is not necessarily so, and
each grower is responsible for mak-
ing application himself. If one is not
made, the grower has only himself 'to
blame if the inspector misses him.
Application forms for inspection
may be obtained from .District Super-
visors of the Plant Products Division,
Dominion Department of Agriculture.
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Poison Ivy Can Spoil the Picnic
Picnic time can sometimes be pois-
on ivy time, so it is well to be able
to recognize this plant. Although it
generally grows as a trailing vine, or
as a number of separate plants form-
ing patches of varying thickness and
size, ft may climb a tree or telegraph
pole tor a considerable height. Its
leaves are arranged alternately on the
woody stem with each leaf bearing
three leaflets, whiph may vary in size,
shape, color or in outline but which
will always be in three's. Clusters of
greenish -yellow fruits about the size
of peas develop on poison ivy -in some
locations, and thesefruits gradually
turn white. Poison ivy is the only
ccrarnon plant in Canada having tri-
faliate leaves and white fruit.
The rash which can prove so die -
treating to many people is caused by
coining into Contact with the non-
volatile sticky substance which Is on
the plant. Thts sUbstanee may Te-
ma -at aetive on gloves., tools, shoes
and picnic ,baskets for nientha Dogs,
cats, or efen, awoke Irani burning
paean ivy ean tranamit the attla.
stance.
The best preventatleefoams' ure 16
to learn to recognise poison ivy and
not to, picnic Or All near It. talsOtt flffig 2,41.0.4 Th. addition It, getter-
dOett conics in eatitilet •With the (COritintied tni Pogo
skin, wash immediately with laundry
soap, preferably, in warm water.
Washing with alcohol, kerosene or
gasoline would be of some value if
soap and water are not available.
Small patches or isolated plants in
gardens or around summer cottages
can best be removed by digging them:
out, but as the plant has an extensive
root system, thoroughness is essen-
tial. Gloves and clothing should be
woin which can be thoroughly wash-
ed or dry cleaned. More extensive
infestations, when not among plants
or shrubs which might also be kill -
Pd, are beat treated with 'chemicals.
Such chemical methors are outlined in
a pamphlet, "Poison Ivy and Its Eradi-
cation," yich may be obtained from
the Dominion Department of Agricul-
ture, Ottawa.
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2,4-D Simplified in New Bulletin
Some confusion has arisen in the
minds of farmers about the many
kitids of 2,4-D preparations which are
now offered for sale in Canada. At
the end of March, 110 brands were
registered under the Pest Products
Control Act. References to technical
terms such as sodium' Salts amines
and esters has perhaps complicated
the issue also. Actually the matter is
not particularly complicated.
The organic acid 2,41-D is almost in-
soluble in water and hence something
must be done to convert it into us-
able form. This is done by combin-
ing pure 2,4-D with other chemicals,
r,nd these combinations or compounds
are soluble in water. The various
brands of 2,4-D orn the m-arket, there-
fore, are not pure 2,4-D, but a com-
bination of 2,4-D with something else.
There are at present three main
groups of 2,4-D compounds: sodium
salts, amines and esters. The 2,4-D
in each of these groups acts differ-
ently when applied to plants. The
eater group acts very quickly, all the
sodium, salts quite slowly, while the
amines are intermediate in their
speed of action. But apart from this,
the essential thing which must be
known is the percentage of pure
,2,4-4) (acid equivalent Is the more ex-
act term) in the particular prepara-
Von being used. As the concentration
of actual 2,4-D inthe various ,bralids
varies, this must not be overlooked
when using 2,4-D preparations, as ap-
plication recommendations are gener-
ally made in terms of a given quan-
tity of pure 2,4-D per acre.
Many of the preparation* on the
matket give this information on the
label, but at a guide to farmers, a
bulletin has been published by the
Depeattrierit of Agricultare,
written by George Knovaes, Division
Of Field albehatdra, Central Eapera
mental Patti, Ottawa, entitled "Shia
Presentation To Retiring teachers
The teaching staffs- of Victoria, and
Central Public Schools ',entertained on
Tuesday at afternoon. tea In lionor of
two retiring teachers, MissRose
Bowra and Mrs. Sheldon Baxter. The'
presentation of a silver cake disb, itt
honor of her approaching marriage,
Was made to IVIIss Bowra by Principal
21. M. ahackleton, of Victoria School,
and Mrs. Banter was presented with
a Inn by Miss 0, MeDoWell, .ariticloal'
tif Central School. MO. Baxter! .has"
tendered her resignation to the board..
--GtodCrich Star,
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