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SEAFORTH, Friday, March 18
An Educated Man
An approach to the question of
education of which sight is frequent-
ly lost in the present desire to obtain
a passing mark was raised by Mr.
Lawrence Plumsteel, Principal of the
Seaforth District High School, when
he addressed the Seaforth Lions Club
Monday evening. To Mr. Plumsteel,
education is more than the mechani-
cal learning by rote the answer to a
particular question; it is the awak-
ening of a curiosity within the stud-
ent. As Mr. Plumsteel put it: "The
mark of an educated man is what he
is, rather than what he knows."
After all, education, be it kinder-
garten or senior matriculation,
should be designed to better fit the
individual to occupy his place in so-
ciety; to assume his responsibility as
a citizen; to participate in activities
of his community to the betterment
of that community.
Granted, one should not be content
to abandon oneself to education in
theory. • There must at the same
time be a practical approach, since
after all one must earn a living. But
the fact remains that if one's ap-
proach to education is based on a'iit-
ting out for citizenship, in the broad-
est sense of the word, then the ma-
terial aspects—that is the dollars and'
cents—will follow.
There can be no comparison be-
tween the benefits to a student who
approaches a problem from the
standpoint of remembering sufliici-
ent to pass an exam and the student
who approaches the same problem as
a seeker of knowledge. This is not
to say that examinations have not
their place in the educational sys-
tem, but is it reasonable to set them
up as the basis of determining the
degree of education attained by a
particular student?
It is true, as. Mr. Plumsteel said,
"Education is that which is left af-
ter everything which has been learn-
ed is forgotten. The value of an ed-
ucation should lie in the change it
has produced in the individual, rather
than in the number of facts it has
managed to plaster on his memory."
Education provides the means of
seeking and finding the answers. The
educated man knows where to look
and how to look for that information
he seeks.
No solution to the problem is sug-
gested. It may be, however, that
when the report of the Ontario Roy-
al Commission on Education, which
has been sitting -for several years,.
finally is received, some suggestions
leading to a broader conception of
education may be advanced.
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Modern Drainage
When Seaforth Council, at its
meeting Monday evening, was con-
sidering means of easing flood con-
ditions in certain areas of the town,
someone asked why flooding was so
much worse now than years ago,
when a large dam at Egmondville
held back a great area of water.
The question touched the root of
the whole flood problem. The fact
that today a large portion of the
southeast corner of Seaforth is un-
der water every spring and fall, and
several times in between, is not be-
cause there is more rain falling now
than was the case fifty years ago. It
is bedause the rain that does fall, is
today immediately rein/ling offthe
land, to river and lake, thanks to
drainage schemes- and the denuding
i f larke areas of What were former -
y bush lauds, rather than being re-
ined-in areas in which it fell. From
is fact stens all the problems obtems of
o '6rolden and semi -arid
lands
t which
farers and urban dwel-
• alike aro UO0s
Na'Ay resid4 :' calf safo^th, will
recallIn the days of their youth,
Mu& and gullies ad acent to the
town, that were storage basins for
water inflood time, and that during
the dry seasons, by the devious pro-
cesses of Nature, fed the stored wa-
ter to the land. The ponds at that
time were never completely dried.
Today is different, There is not an
all -year round pond in the area.
The flood conditions in Seaforth
are not hard to understand when the
extent of the area drained through
Seaforth is realized. According to
engineer's drawings before Council,
Seaforth is the small end of a fun-
nel that extends in its upper reaches
as far north as the fourth concession
of McKillop, and as far east as two
and a half miles from town. Drain-
age schemes already established
within the watershed include the
Henderson drain, the Carron drain
and the Nash drain and its. branches.
This is not to say that drainage
schemes are not desirable and of
value to the areas which they serve.
• But too frequently their adoption re-
sults in the clearing of a flood con-
dition at one point, only to aggravate
a similar situation at another and
lower point, as is now the situation
in Seaforth.
If every drainage scheme was ap-
proached from the. angle of not only
draining certain areas, but at the
same time of storing the water thus
drained in sub -marginal portions of
that area, then many present-day
. flood and erosion problems would be
solved.
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Chinese Teachings
During the centuries in which the
Chinese race has been a factor in the
civilized world, there have been de-
veloped in that land many rules and
systems of lasting benefit to man—
kind. That the Chinese reached that
state of accomplishment was not the
result of accident. To the Chinese,
the training of its citizens must be-
gin with its youth, and to this end
certain teachings were developed.
Recently a number of these classics
have been translated by Isaac Head-
land, which today have the same
value as when they were first written
thousands of years ago.
First be filial and brotherly, then
Try to be faithful and earnest as
men.
To every instruction of parents you
need
To listen with care and with defer-
ence to heed.
Greet them and serve them whenev-
er you arise,
See to their wants before closing
your eyes.
Be dignified in walking and orderly
in gait,
Never lean against a door -post, but
in standing keep straight.
Wash in the morning your hands and
your face,
Rinse well your mouth or t'will be a
disgrace.
Your hat should be\ straight, not
worn on one side,
Your clothing be buttoned, not left
gaping wide;
Your shoes and your stockings
should be put on right,
Make sure they are neat, and make
sure they are tight.
In order your hat and your clothing
to trace,
Assign to each one a particular place.
If thrown in confusion they'll quick-
ly be soiled,
And all your clothing will surely be
spoiled.
In cleanliness, beauty of clothing con-
sists,
But beauty in gaudiness never ex-
ists;
Yourself and surroundings should
harmony show
Beyond your resources you never
should go.
All your relatives and neighbors, if
on you they chance to call,
With politeness entertain them and
converse with one and all.
As long as you're a maiden, you at
home should always stay,
And be very, very. careful o f what-
ever you should say.
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EAD
Meng about this UM" of year
everything seems to steep up in
tempo. We'resteering lip ,for the
eeasop. ahead. Spring, when You
come tothink about it, le a most
remarkable season. Owning on the
heels of the grey Winter, it's a lit-
tle wonder- that we look ahead to
the bright wings of the wheeling
bird that's known as Spring.
My grandfather alwaye describ-
ed things in flights of words, which,
although they were simple, •seem-
ed to execute with brilliant strokes
the imagery of what he was talk-
ing about. He used to say, "Win-
ter is an old, grey wolf and Spring
is a red, red robin flying in the
sunshine." Later, I heard an elder-
ly
lderly Indian describe winter as a
grey wolf and just last week I read
a book by the late Peter McArthur
in which there is one of his poems
about "The Wolf of the Winter
Wind"
I like a Spring day, or a pre -
Spring day when the wind has the
soft feel of a pussy -willow to it.
You can hear' a dog out on a
very early expedition; looking for
groundhogs on the side ofa sandy
hill. The children are playing out-
side, and their happy shouts echo
and re-echo. Over on the farm next
to ours, there's the sound of ham-
mering as Higgins makes certain
that the roof is protected ags,inst
potential Spring rains.
I have a lot of work to do.
There's the driving shed that has
to be cleaned up. All Winter long
we have been piling stuff up in-
side
nside there. The drill and the culti-
By Harry J. oy.I:°
vator are air" the 'back end, barri-
caded in by a variety of other ma '
chinery. e mustn't forget to tike
the sling ropes down frons where
they were strung for the butcher-
ing.
My wife comes out and strolls
around the house to see if the tulip
bulbs are coming up. She takes a
long look at the feece‘e6bside the
garden plot. It was taken down!
when we brought the wood up for
buzzing. The barnyard gate. has!
quite a slant on it as well„ The
truck bringing the pigs out to take
them to the railroad station slip -
pod on the ice and did a neat job
of messing up the gate. I should
fix it up.
The pump handle broke in Janu-
ary and it has been doing'servioe
ever since, wrapped up rather
-bulkily with some fence wire. I've
cut my gloves on it twice. By
rights it should bee fixed. I won-
der for a time about the piece' of
white ash that's up over the gran-
ary.
ranary. It's a cinch that it will have
to be fixed.
On the other hand, the sun is
warm and almost •balmy.. There
seems to be a number of bi'hde fit-
ting around the orchard. The bull
is rattling his chain down in the
stable, obviously anxious to get out
and Mears in the delights of a
warm, day.
I should be working, I guess, but
it's such a pleasant day, it seems
a shame to work. I'll take a stroll
back the laneway and see bow the
fences are holding up. Tomorrow
may not be fine and 3'11 get at the
work then for certain.
Just A Smile Or Two
Foreman: "How is it that you
carry only one plank and all the
other nen carry two "
Worker: "They're just too lazy
to make two trips like I do."
•.
Cop: "Have you any explana-
tion for wandering around drunk
at this time of night?"
Drunk: "Shay . . . If I.had an
explanation I'd a' gone home to
my wife hours ago."
•
Woman (in stalled car to im-
patient motorist behind her): "If
you'll come see if you can start my
car, I'll go back there and blow
your horn for you."
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Vacationist: "I like the scenery
around here, but the people are
queer."
Farmer: "That's so. But one
good thing, most of them go back
home by October."
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Hostess (to little boy- .at party):
"Why don't you eat your jello?"
Little Boy: "I'm afraid, ma'am,
it ain't dead yet."
She: "I wish 1 had enough
money to buy an elephant."
He: "Why do you want an ele-
phant?"
She: "I don't, I just want the
money."
The big game hunter was telling
his wife allabout his encounter
with a tiger.
"Yes," he wound up, "it was a
case of the tiger or me."
"I'm so glad it was the tiger,
dear," •she said, "otherwise we
wouldn't have this lovely rung."
•
"You've read my new book?"
eyes:,
"What do 'you think of it?"
"Well, to be perfectly truthful,
I think the covers are a little far
apart."
•
"Why are you running like that,
Junior?"
"I'm trying to keep two little
,boys from fighting."
"That's good—and who are the
little boys?"
"Willie Jones and me."
Huron Federation of
Agriculture Farm News
Sweet Clover Seed Exports
Export of sweet clover seed to
the United States in the 6-montb
period, July 1 to Dec. 31. 1948, was
more than three times that of the
same period in 1947. Nearly fifteen
million pounds of this seed has
been shipped to the American mar-
ket in the .first half of the 1948-49
crop year. This exceeds the total
amount exported last year and
there are indications that the pre-
sent figure will be raised by sev-
eral million pounds before the ship-
ping season ends.
Oianada is dependent " on the
American market to absorb surplus
quantities_of sweet clover seed and
in past years varying amounts have
been shipped to the United States.
Normal domestic consumption is
not large, and, with a record break-
ing crop of over twenty million
pounds 'harvested in 1948, a large.
exportable surplus has been avail-
able. While Canada harvested a re-
cord..crop, the United States on
the other hand, had one of the
smallest crops in recent years.
These factors have been respons-
ible for the heavy movement of
sweet clover seed this season
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Machine Stripping Saves Labor
With the widespread use of elec-
tric milking machines on dairy
farms in Canada, much of the
drudgery of milking has been elim-
inated. At the Dominion Experi-
mental Station, Fredericton, N.B.,
says R. Levick, further milking
time is saved by stripping out the
cows udders with the milking ma-
chine. This method has given ex-
cellent respite on all cows from
first calf heifers to mature brood
cows.
The success of this method of
removing the last milk from the
udder is dependent on a number
of important factors and briefly
these are:
(1) The milking machine and
each unit must be In perfect work-
ing
orking order with the correct vacuum
on the line, teat cup liners and
rubber tubing at the correct ten-
sion without leaks and the pulsar
tors in good condition and at the
correct adjustment.
(2) Cows should be prepared
correctly for milking by washing
the udders with hot water and d,
mild disinfectant solution andi the
use of the strip cup to detect any
mastitis or abnormal conditions, of
the udder. TMs should be done
just before the milking maehihe is
placed 011 the eow.
(2) The operator must not be
burdened with too many units to
look after and should be ready ter,
machine strip as soon as he Otte
the udder'beecming'soft. TlV'o melt
operating three units with the
Cows in, a Straight line work &Met
efficiently and this allows three to
four minutes per cow.
The machine stripping method
at Fredericton is to massage or
knead each quarter of the udder
for a few seconds, at the same time
pulling down slightly on the teat
cups in rhythm with the pulsations
of the machine. This rapidly re-
moves the last milk from the ud-
der and the cow is "milked out."
Machine stripping yeas adopted
in 1942 at Fredericton and since
that time it has proved to be a
time and labor saver in the dairy
barn.
-Care Required in Shrub Choice
It is better to use fairly small
plants in planting a hedge, says
R. W. Oliver, .Assistant, Orna-
mental Horticulture, Central Ex-
perimental Farm, Ottawa. Two-
year-old plants from seed are ex-
cellent for most deciduous hedges
and four years for conifers.
The first spring after planting,
deciduous hedges should be cut
down to within a few inches of
the ground. If older bushy plants
are used cut them back almost to
the base of last year's growth. This
causes the plant to throw out num-
erous new shoots close to the
ground. In the case of conifers,
,cut off only about half of last
year's growth.
Hedges must be clipped each
year to keep them in good shape.
Never let a hedge reach the
desired height before starting to
trim it. This will result in a
bushy top on tall leafless stems.
The correct time to trim will
vary with the locality and the
season. In general, hedges should
be trimmed when the active period
of new growth is about at an end•.
In in•ost parts of Canada this will
be ath
t e end of lune or early
July for deciduous plants and
about September first for conifers.
Hedges should be clipped during
cool, dull epeils of weather to
avoid tip burning.
The reason for clipping towards
the end of the growing season is
largely one of economy. Hedges
trimmed at this time rarely grow
enough to get out of shape during
the remainder of the season, and
will look untidy only for two or
three weeks'in June.
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Feed Production, 1948
Based on sample survey reports
of the Dominion Bureau of Statis-
tics indications are that prepared
stock and poultry feed, production
in Canada during 1948 was approx-
imately 1,662,500 tons, This in lar-
ger than the 1946 production of
1,585,782 totes, Figures for 1947 are
not available, but these would no
doubt shdW that 1949 feed produc-
tion fell off considerably.
Tubbing and scrubbing
c .Will help you to win,
For true health depends
Upon cleanness of skin.
Department of National. Health and wellaro
Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago.
From The Huron Expositor
March 21, 1924
Mr. Lou Aberhart, McKillop, has
soli; his farm on. the 3rd conces-
sion, known as the Henry Cash
farm, to Jas. Scott, Roxboro.
Dr, Lloyd and Mrs. Moffatt en-
tertained informally Friday night
at a jolly dance and euchre party
at their country home at Varna-
The
arnaThe music for the dancing was
supplied by John McBride's •family
orchestra, of Zurich, and were as-
sisted by Mrs. Fair, Mrs. S. A.
Moffatt and Wm. Hayter.
Forty of the young people of
Brueefield met Friday evening in
the Sunday School of the church
when Rev. W. D. McIntosh was pre-
sented with an electric lamp prior
to his departure.
H. J. Paterson, Hensall, has tak-
en a position as bookkeeper with
Mr. T. C. Joynt.
Jas. O'Connell,'of the Canadian
Bank of Commerce, Seaforth, has
been moved to the Walton branch,
and his place here has been taken
by Mr. Innis, Stratford.
Bruce Phillips, of town, intends
opening a garage in ,the building
opposite Cluff's Mill, formerly us-
ed by R. & F. Devereaux as a ware-
house.
Ernest Adams, of Constance,
brought into Isaac Hudson's store
Thursday morning the largest rab-
bit or hare ever seen here. Weigh-
ing 10 pounds, it had legs like a
Greyhound. It t as, purchased by
W. J. Beattie and has since been
on exhibition in his butcher shop.
Mr. P. V. McGrath, of St. Colum -
ban, is thinking of disposing of bis
farm and going to Detroit.
Chas. Holmes, who previous to
returning •to Seaforth, was engag-
ed in the plumbing and heating
business in Toronto, has decided to
put in a stock of bathroom fixtures,
piping and accessories and will be
ready for business in a few days.
On Tuesday afternoon, of last
week Miss Duff, a W.C.T.U. organ-
izer visited Hensall School and
gave the pupils an interesting
and instructive talk on "Habits."
The pupils elected the following
officers: President, John Carmich-
ael; vice-president, Eleanor Snid-
er; secretary, Sadie McConnell;
treasurer,' Alma Scruton; librarian,
Evelyn Heffernan; organist, Gladys
Way; chorister, Nellie Boyle.
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From The Huron Expositor
'March 24, 1899
The return checker !match be-
tween Clinton and Brucefield took
place at the latter place Monday
evening and resulted in favor of
Clinton by 13-11.
Wm. Murdoch Stanley, who takes
a great interest in caring of the
honey bee, on Monday last .ship-
ped 300 pounds of honey to' the
Northwest and 100 pounds. to Brit-
ish Columbia.
On Thursday evening mast a very
pleasant tithe was spent at the resi-
dence of Wm. Sinclair, Chisel-
hurst. A. Q. Bobier, Exeter, who
runs a butter factory in that town,
had on exhibition a cream separa-
tor, and during the afternoon in-
vited several people to see it in
action.
Alex MacKay and Allen Reid, of
town, who have been in the em-
ploy of the Big Mill for many
years, leave about the first of
April for British Columbia, with a
View of seeing the country and de-
termining as to the prospects of
making their homes there.
The residence of John O'Sulli-
van, McKillop, was completely de-
stroyed by Fre Wednesday after-
noon. It is •supposed to have orig-
inated from a defective chimney.
Ransom Dennis has sold his
farm on the Leadbury Line at a
high figure. J. Barrows was the
purchaser.
Hector Reeid, Stanley, redently
purchased from the here of James
Snell, Hullett, a 12 -months -old
Shorthorn bull, "Stanley Prince."
John Deitz, of Blake, had a suc-
cessful sale of stock and imple-
ments recently. He intends .going
out West to have a look around.
The horse fair in Seaforth on
Wednesday, under the auspices of
the Board of Trade, was a decided
success. There Was a large crowd
in town and a large sale of horsea
took place. The following buyers
were here; Hay of Listowel, Haney
of Mitohaii, Hanson of Stratford,
Berry of Hensa%i, McGregor of
Brueefleld, Snell of Exeter, and
McMann, Archibald and Turnbull,
of Seaforth.
Mrs. Sturgeon, who has been
spending a three months' 'visit
with her brother, Jas. Smillie, at
Kippen, has returned to her home
M Dakota,
D. D. Wilson's egg wagons from
Seaforth are to ;be deeen again
wending their way hoxne'ward load-
ed With thenianit ft8lii 11 ippen.
Serious Fire Averted
What could have been a serious
lire was averted on Wednesday
last when the farm home of Mr.
and Mrs. H. J. Trewartha, King's
Highway 8, Goderioh Twp., caught
fire from an overheated chimney.
The prompt action of the Bell Tele-
pJione operators in ' Clinton in
sounding the alarm on the rural
lines and the equally prompt action
of the neighbors in rushing to the
scene were greatly appreciated.
Damage to the extent of a large
hole in the roof was caused.—Olin-
ton News -Record.
Will Assess Rural Municipalities
Mr. Roland Vincent, of Blyth, has
been engaged as assessor by the
Township' of West Waveanosar for
the year 1949. The West Wawanosh
assessment will this year be car-
ried out according, to the county
equalization assessment ,plan. Mr.
Vincent gained valuable experi-
ence last year in the Township of
East Wawanosh which he assess-
ed under the new plan. He :has
again been hired as assessor for
that township for the year 1949,
so that with the two, nei 'hboring
townships he anticipates quite a
busy summer.—Blyth Standard.
Moved Into Nevy Home
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy 'thiel have
moved their effects from the Mil-
ler home into their own new re-
cently completed residence and are
getting nicely settled. Mr. and
Mrs. David Meyers, who have been
Iiving in Blake, are occupying the
apartment vacated by the Thiel
family.—Zurich Herald.
Progresses Favorably
Ted Hannigan, who has been
employed • with the Provincial Hy-
dro, underwent an operation .for
appendicitis in Victoria Hospital
Monday of last week. He is pro-
gressing favorably and is expected
home this week, — Exeter Times -
Advocate.
Purchased Morris Farm
Mr. Sparlin•g Johnston leas pur-
chased the farm of Mrs. George
Wheeler, lot 40, con. 1, Morris, and
will take possession the first of
April. Mrs. Wheeler will continue
to reside there. — Wingham Ad-
vance -Times.
Barber Shop Sold
Wm. Mitchell has sold his bar-
ber shop and pool room business
to Emil Bruneski, who took pos-
session last Saturday. Mr. Brun-
eski, who comes from Chatsworth,
served overseas with the Sixth
Anti -Aircraft Regiment, The many
friendsof Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell re-
gret to see him go out of business.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruneski arrived in
Brussels last Saturday'.—Btuseerls
Post.
Presented With Gift
After rehearsal of the musical
fantasy, "Cinderella" last Thurs-
day night, Mrs. R. W. Kennedy was
presented with a handsome table
lamp in appreciation, ,of her work
in directing the play. Mrs. D. A.
Ranh vnade the presentation, in. a
few well-chosen words. Taken com-
pletely ` by surprise, Mrs. Kennedy,
in expressing her thanks, said that
with so many nice people to work
with she had enjoyed • every min-
ute of it.—Brussels Post.
Church Bells Dedicated
The carilionic bells and tower
music system presented to Knox
Presbyterian Church by Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Sandy, were dedicat-
ed on Sunday morning at an im-
pressive service conducted by the
miniater, Rev. R. G. MacMillan, in
the presence of a congregation of
over 750 people. Many visitors
were present from Western On-
tario points and Mayor George
MacEwan and members of the
town• council were present in a
body. The theme of the whole ser-
vice was praise and • worship, and
the dedicatory service opened with
the words of the Psalmist. "Praise
ye the• Lard. Praise God• in His
sanctuary. Praise Him with the
sound of the .trumpet; praise Him
upon the loud cymbals. Let every-
thing that hath breath praise the
Lord." With the large congregation
reverently standing, Rev. Mr. Mac-
Millan accepted the gifts and dedi-
cated them "to the glory of God
that they may bring music to the
souls of men wherever their sound
is heard."—Goderich Signal -Star.
Attend University At -Home
Mrs. Gordon Stoneman will be in
Toronto over Friday as the guest
of her brother, Robert Dungey. In
the evening of that day they will
attend the annual At -Home and
dance sponsored by the graduate
class of Toronto University. The
,affair_ is to • be held at the Royal
York HoteAnel will be formal. It
is expectga 1. -fiat approximately one
thousand students • and their guests
will be present. Robert Dungey
will graduate from the University
just before Easter.—Mitchell Ad-
, vocate.
Animals No Better Than
The Men Who Own Them
(By Gilbert McMillan, in The
Ottawa Farm Journal)
I have often thought that many
nen who breed pure-bred, animals
fail to realize the value of the ma-
terial they are dealing with, or -the
importance of the job they are do-
ing.
There are very few agricultural
authorities today who are not
agreed that any plan for agricul-
ture that is not based on a sound
program of animal husbandry, will
not be too successful or permanent.
It also follows that any animal
husbandry program to be success-
ful must be developed with animals
thoroughly efficient in the purpose
for which they are intended, whe-
ther it be meat or milk production.
Nearly all our domestic animals
of today are very far removed from
what they were in their natural
state, and unless a continued effort
is made for their improvement
there will always be a recession
towards the original. It is in this
effort for improvement that pure-
breds play their part and since the
percentage of them in relation to
our total livestock population is
very small they should, therefore,
be intelligently and carefully hand-
ed.
Good•Records
The first responsibility sof the
pure-bred breeder is that his re-
cords„ shall be absolutely correct
and some form of private herd reg-
ister be kept, as long as it is suf-
ficient the cimpler the better. The
too common practice of making no-
tations on the walls or woodwork
of the stable is not good enough,
and where the entire knowledge of
the breeding records is carried in
the mind of one person the risk of
.oss' is far too great, unless supple-
mented with some written mater-
ial.
We have in Canada one of the
best livestock recording systems in
existence, as far as accuracy is
concerned', but no system is 'stron-
ger than the reliability of the ,Ter-
son who signs the application for
registry. When one considers what
a pedigree means it only takes a
moment's reflection to see the ab-
solute importance of this.
Good Care
The second responsibility is that
the 'breeder ' give his animals ade-
quate care and feed for their pro-
per development. I regret to say
that this is not always done, as it
is, not uncommon to find some ex-
cellently bred animals that can
never make their full contribution
to breed improvement due to the
lack of proper care in their youth.
There is a decided loss to the
individual, and a natural, loss to
the .breed involved, as none of the
breeds have so muck good =aer-
ial tat same of it can go to waste.
Third, he should use Whatever
means are in existence for testing
the efficiency of his animals. rf
swine, it nia' be "Adrvancedl Regis-
try," if beef, whatever means are
being sponsored; if dairy cattle, it
will be Record of Performance.
System Poor
While I think in this we are fol-
lowing an antiquated system en-
tailing far more clerical work than
the average :farmer can hope to
contend with in these days] of labor
shortage, • roroduction tecordi must
be kept. It is all very well to say
this cow gives 60 to 70 pounds
when fresh or this one tests 45 or
5 per cent, but if they are not of-
ficial the buyer will not spend his
money on the owner's say-so, but
will rather try to apih'aise the cow
according to his own judgment,
In these days when we are try-
ing to establish a 'breeding inherit-
ance from our records, in the form
of approved sires and dams, I think
it is supremely important that our
testing system be revamped and
brought up to date.
The fourth responsibility is that
the breeder should be loyal to the
breed with which he identifies him-
self. He should support every or-
ganized movement- for the promo-
tion of that breed, whether it be
the local club, local' shows or field
days. He should learn all he can
regarding the breed and be pre-
pared to stand up for it.
Above all, he should never be a
"knocker," the man who can see
no good outside 'his own herd or
particular line of breeding is no.
asset to any breed, and every knock
against a fellow breeder or his
cattle is a knock against the whole.
breed.
Good Citizen
Fifthly, the pure-bred breeder
should conduct himself so that he
is recognized. as a leader or key -
man in his community in anything'
that pertains to agriculture, as the
success of his efforts depends•
largely on the well-being of farm-
ing as a whole. He should never'
hesitate to take his full share in
promoting anything for the good of
farming, whether it appears to af-
fect his particular breed or not.
In the sixth place, once a man is
established in pure-breds he im-
mediately has a responsibility to
the new man who is following him,
and no greater mistake can be
made than in trying to pass on to
a new man an animal the breeder
himself finds unsatisfactory, --e.e
He has also a great Stake in the
calf clubs in his district. and I can
think of nothing of equal import-
ance. Hera he is dealing with some-
thing more important than the ani-
mals, he is dealing with the boys
and girls who will determine the
future of hisbreed, and nothing is
too goods for them.
When a Aman takes up pure-breds
he is dealing with a really scarce
material and he should husband it
as such; he is also dealing with a
material that is the product of very
considerable skill and a lot of
wealth over a long period of time.
Unless he is prepared to give it
the attention it deserves he would
better leave it alone.
A Fraternity
Further, when a man takes up a
particular breed and .joins, ?lire
breed emaciation he is affiliating
him'self.with a fraternity that has
done much to make our present
civilization possible. without im-
proved) livestock many of the things
we enjoy today would not be avail-
able.
Due to the misuse sobiey pure-
breds receive there is a tendency
In, some •cases to ridieule their im-
portance. This is a grave mistake
as- era far no definite improvement
in 14ves4ock has been established
anywhere without the use of pure-
bred animals.