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The Huron Expositor, 1951-08-24, Page 2frQN,EXrOSLT0R Established 1860 A. Y. McLean, Editor Published at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- ery Thursday afternoon by McLean Bros. Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Subscription rates, $2.50 a year in advance; foreign $3.00 a year. Single copies, 5 cents each. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, August 24 Prices Are Up But So Are The Standards Prices are high and it costs a lot of money to buy the necessities of life. Despite this, we are reminded by the Wingham Advance -Times that we are doing pretty well. "In the normal course of a day," according to the Advance -Times, "one hears a good deal of grumbling about the high cost of staying alive. We even hear of those who contend that we were better off in the depres- sion days when butter was 25c a pound and a dollar's worth of meat would do the average family for a week. Apparently some people for- get quickly. "Despite high food costs, high clothing costs and high taxes, we're still doing all right. There is only one way to measure man's prosperity-. There is no point in saying wages are low, or that costs are high. The big point is, how much does the ord- inary fellow have left over after he has paid the grocer and the coal man. Indications at the present time are that most people have more money for a good time than ever before. As the temperance people remind us, liquor and beer sales have reached an all-time peak ; sports and public entertainment are receiving record patronage; more people own and use cars than ever before; and as final proof, the holiday week has become almost universal. "Only a few years ago it was an unheard of thing for a small town business to close its doors for a full seven days in the summer time. Now the greater portion of those who are in business or in the professions do just that, (ourselves included). The big change has been made, of course, by the law which makes it obligatory to provide a week's holidays for em- ployees. Most places of business find that it is easier to close down entire- ly than to carry on all summer with a short staff, while holiday time is granted on a rotationbasis. and to announce various events in the social life of Inverallochy. As she weaves her way among the fish- ermen's stone cottages, which are all set at right angles to the sea to pro- tect the front doors in stormy wea- ther, enther, the sound of her bell brings the fisherfolk to their doors to hear, and perhaps discuss what she has to tell them. She "Inherited" the job when her husband died. She receives two shill- ings per item of news paid by who- ever asks her to "cry" the announce- ment and it takes about an hour and a half to go the round of the village. • Tidy Streets Pay Dividends It has long been recognized that a neat tidy town—one in which the streets are free of litter and dirt— attracts the attention of people pass- ing through it. In the long run, too, the town that takes a pride in keep- ing its streets clean, gains a benefit in the fact that visitors look forward to coming back to it again_ It remained for the Ingersoll Tri- bune to put the matter in words and in the process present a compliment to a neighboring Huron County town. The Tribune says: "We drove through Exeter the other day and were impressed by the litter -free streets. None of the items so fam- iliar in Ingersoll gutters and on In- gersoll streets — candy wrapping, cigarette boxes, bits of newspaper and wrappings—could be seen. The answer to the cleanliness could be seen, however, on every corner. The answer was trash baskets. Such baskets here would improve our streets immensely. Most people will discard refuse in a receptacle if one is available, but it is the most natural thing in the world to toss the crumply piece of paper into the gut- ter or on the sidewalk if no trash can is available. Let's put a few on our main streets_ They won't cost much, and they'll do a lot for our town." Perhaps t h e Tribune's advice might apply to Seaforth as well as to Ingersoll. "Nevertheless it is quite apparent that in Canada we tend more and more to Shorter working hours, with our five-day week and our holiday closing. Even farming people are not tied down to the long hours of labor their fathers know, for modern equipment has vastly lightened the burden." Echo of the Past The last fifty years have resulted in developments far beyond the im- agination of the most optimistic citi- zens. In the process of inventing new and easier ways of doing things, there has arisen a tendency to deride the old methods that served our fore- fathers well and faithfully for so (many years. For this reason we are always pleased when we see some reference to a system or method that has with- stood the pressures of progress. Per- haps the old is not as efficient as the new way, but at least it indicates there are people who do not place the material things first and who do have a pride in doing their job—ev- en though it is outdated and old- fashioned—to the, best of their abil- ity. Such a person is Mrs. Maggie Strachan who holds one of Scotland's most unusual jobs in the little fish- ing village of Inverallochy. She is the. village town -crier. Practically every day she sets out with her etj U,pmeut—a handbell, a megaphone :,h .s, strong carrying voice to tell the villagers the latest local news CROSSROADS (By(By James Scott) THE "EX" When I was fourteen I was al- most as tall as I am now, close to. six feet, but 1 weighed about forty pounds less All this had happen- ed, it seemed, overnight- Actually it took about a year for me to shoot up. My neck was long and skinny like the rest of me, and every time I got a pair of new shoes 1 had to get a pair a size larger than the old onea I never knew what to do with my hands. so I tried to keep them in my pockets, but you can't get much done with your hands in your pockets all the time, so usually they were flapping around at my sides and 1 was em- barrassed- Perhaps it was for my benefit that the whole family decided to take in the Ex. Maybe this gang- ling youth looked so hopeless that they decided to show him some- thing of the great outside world and rub off some of the rougher edges of his adolescence. Anyway we went. The trip was to be made by car and it was only a hunered and twenty miles, but the preparations were as elaborate as if we a ere taking Rocket Ship X-9 for the moon. We bad a spare tire, a spare quart of oil, a spare tin of gas. We also had one of the big- gest hampers of food I have ever seen. This we started to eat as soon as we passed the mile and a quarter, and we must have kept right at it until we reached the western limits of Toronto. because by that time all that was left were banana skins and three date squares. We arrived the day before the big marathon swim—George Young was going to win it, but we didu't know that then. My own favorite was a man I saw at the motorcar display. He had no legs and had driven a specially -built Whippet all the way to Toronto from Califor- nia. I think I remember that he was hauled out five minutes after the swim started, but I'm not sure. I went around to the exhibit the next day and found that the car was still there, but 1 never saw that legless swimmer again. We were three days at the Ex altogether and I can heartily re- commend it as excellent training What Other Papers Say: for a shy, country boy_ The first day, on the midway. I was very much attracted to a try -your -luck booth which, among other prizes, displayed a monstrous kewpie doll scantily covered by green feathers. I hung around for a long time and actually saw a man win one of the dolls_ • "Number seventy-four!" shouted the barker when the wheel stopped turning, "and the lucky gentleman in the brown hat wigs a bee-oo-ti- ful dolL" I tried several times after that, but didn't win anything. But my gambling -blood was up, so I tried once more. The wheel stopped at number seventy-four and I had the paddle. When I stepped up to collect the doll the man gave me a tin whistle. I was mad, but too scared to argue. By the end of the third day it was a different matter. I had push- ed and fought my way through so many crowds and had shamelessly helped myself to so matey flee samples that I had become very much a man of the world. The last afternoon, late, I was cleaning up in one of the wash- rooms. The attendant, who wore a service button from the Great War, was talking to an old crony of his, but he was friendly and in- terested- "In from the country to see the Ex, sonny?" he asked.' "Oh, no," I swaggered, "I live right here in Trahnta." "That so?" his eyes were twink- ling. "Guess you'll be about ready for High School this year?" "Oh, I'll be going back to college again," I said airily. "Say, Mac." the attendant said to his friend, "I guess we better wish this here college boy luck, eh?" They both stuck out their hands and I shook each solemnly, never batted an eye. "Good-bye and good luck," they called happily as I went up the stairs. "Good-bye," I said with dignity. The next year my uncle gave me a razor and I shaved for the first time. It wasn't much of an event in my life. I'd been to the Ex. Park Space Available (Petrolia Advertiser -Topic) By giving authority to its special county park site committee to obtain an option on a suitable lake shore property for a Lambton County park, the council last week took a definite step to fill a long -felt need. For far too many years this body, representative of thousands of peo- ple within the county borders, has sat back and done nothing to provide a summer recreational area along its many miles of lake shore. Now with huge stretches of suitable property sold for commercial and resort de- velopment, there is little space left for the public to enjoy the pleasures of the lake front without trespass- ing on private land. Fortunately there are a few properties available in the county that the eounty com- mittee would be well advised to take immediate action. • Tree -Planter (Hanover Post) He was an old man, a bit gnarled but still sturdy, and he plied the spade with vigor as he dug into the tough sod. A passing neighbor stopped. "Let me give you a lift on that. What are you doing anyway?" The old man refused the offer with firmness and dignity. "I guess I can still plant a small peach tree," he said. The neighbor laughed. "A peach tree. Do you expect to eat the peaches from it?" "No, I don't," said the old man. "I don't even own this land. I rent it. All my' life, my work has caused me to move around quite a bit. I have been eating peaches all those years but I can't recall ever eating any from a tree I planted myself. If somebody hadn't planted peach trees, I wouldn't have had peaches." Historical Reviews (Prepared by the Seaforth Junior Women's Institute. This is 25th in a series) RIVERSIDE FARM the Reckless John and Cautious Dan Set out to get a good sun tan. John just broiled in the sun all day Dan took the slower, safer way, Dept. of National Health and Welfare Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago. Seen in the County Papers Win Prize At !Hanover 'pert roperty and Wishing Wdistribution/ell beveratranges ~Ise Wilfred Hamilton's nook fourth rth Mathers Beverages. The purchase+ sari and Jim Murray rom was completed) last week. Bert Mathers, who opened the business. and erected the plant at the north. end of the town in 1947, has acted as its manager since that time,. though continuing as representa- tive for OKNX. He will carry ou. in the latter capacity. Mr. Hamil- ton, who has been in the employ of the Wishing Well concern for several months past, will maintain the present district,. from Port E1 - gin to Bayfield and as far east as Mitchell and Arthur.—Wingham Advance -Times. Honored By Friends Mies Margaret Gibson entertain- ed at the home of her mother, Mrs. John Gibson, at a pantry shower in honor of Miss Elizabeth Baeker,. a bride-to-be in September. Upon. her arrival she was presented with a corsage of cornflowers and was - seated in a chair decorated with pink and white streamers. A gaily , decorated wagon, overflowing with gifts, was wheeled in and Miss Jes- sie Little read a short poem, ex- pressing the good wishes of the friends. After the gifts, all addi- tions to the pantry shelves were. opened and admired. The bride-to- be expressed her sincere thanks for the gifts and a delicious lunch St, Joseph Robbery was served, The hostess was as - Thieves gained entry by a side sisted by Miss Jesslie Little and window to the garage and general Mrs. Jack Day.—Brussels Post. store of Mr. Hector Forcier, of St. Joseph, who has his place of busi- Ends Long Career With Bell Co. ness on the cornier of Highways 21 The retirement is announced of and 84, four miles west of Zurich, R (Ray) Rum.ball, after many on Thursday morning, and stole years' service with the Bell Tele tires, batteries, groceries, cigar- phone Co., some years of which cites and novelties, to the value o- were spent in Goderich as local t1500.wee The robbery happened be- manager. Mr. Rumball began his - discovered 2 ed and• when8 a.m. cameMrForcier career with the Bell Co. at Clin- discovered it he to bus- ton in 1905 at the age of fourteen, Jackto the morning. Officer P.C. came to Goderich in 1908, and was Jack Finnegan, of Goderich, invest -stationed at Stratford, Clinton and igated.—Zurich Herald. Seaforth before being appointed to, Buy Lucknow Business London as division equipment sup - Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Sanderson, erintendont. In 1926 he was moved of St. John, N.B., have purchased to Montreal as division plant sup - the ladies' and, men's wear bust ervisor and after a few years at ness from Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ottawa he returned to Montreal, Webster, Lucknow. Mr. Sanderson where in 1946 he was appointed is a native of Goderich, but has general plant placement supervis- or. Now retired on pension, he has; returned to Clinton, his nett\ e town, where he is building a new•. home.—Goderich Signal -Star. Honor 91 -Year -Old Lady Isard at the Hanover trebles on Civic Holiday. Alex Crawford and his bowlers, Bert. Porter and Mel. Donahue, took part but missed the prizes.—Wingham Advance -Times. Pressure Cooker Explodes Mrs. 11. L. Sturgis suffered burns on tier face when a pressure cook- er exploded in her kitchen Satur- day morning spraying her with hot apple sauce. She was cooling the cooker to relieve the pressure but the air holes were titled with sauce. When she turned the lid, it shot into the air, striking her in the chin and throwing apple sauce throughopt the kitchen. — Exeter Times -Advocate. Sustains Fractured Wrist James Miller, 22, Cromarty, had the misfortune to have his right wrist fractured Thursday after- noon while in the act of cranking his tractor, which backfired. Treat- ed at the emergency room of Strat- ford Hospital, he was later admit- ted to hospital,there, where it was found, that his hand had been struck so forcibly that several wrist bones were broken and his hand was out of place. — Mitchell Advocate. From The Huron Expositor August 20, 1926 An enjoyable evening was spent at the home of Mr. and Mre. J. McLennan in Tuckersmith when about fifty of their neighbors and friends met to spend a social eve- ning with their daughter before her departure for Detroit, and pre- sented Miss McLennan with a case of silver and a cut -glass cream, pitcher and sugar bowl. The eve- ning was spent in dancing. Dr. A. R. Campbell, Hensall, was in Toronto last week attending a convention of veterinary surgeons. At a recent dancing competition at Grand Bend, Mr. Laird Mickle and Miss Dorothy, Welsh, Hensall, carried off first prize for one of the dances, a fox trot. Messrs. Sam Ronnie and Carl Passmore, Hensall, are leaving Fri- day morning on the harvest excur- sion for the West, where they will remain for a number of months. Dr. Gordon Stewart and sisters, the Misses Mildred and Marjorie, of Belleville, were guests this week at the home of their uncle, Mr. Jas. Stewart, Egmondville. The reasons which brought set -I This wheat was hauled to Gode- tlers to Canada from the old lands rich in the dead of winter by ox - in the early days of our history en. When the loads reached the e always been a matter of cur- hill at Hol•mesville, half of it was iosit'yy- to the local historians. Prob- unloaded at the foot of the hill, ably one of the commonest was the and a double trip made up the desire to escape from brutal and steep incline. This wheat waste all unfeeling landlords. In the Mac- cleaned before it was sold; cledn- Leans of Riverside this had a spe- ed in the old way by throwing tial significance, because: in the shovelful's of it in the air on a early 1830's in Ayrshire, Scotland, windy day at the open barn door. John MacLean had been shot to The first fanning mill, a compare - death as a poacher. tively recent gadget, was bought What were the thoughts of his by Riverside Jack MacLean, grand- father of the present owner, John wife, Margaret, as she stood byl his grave with her two sons, Wit E. s MacLean. These nickname.; Ilam and David? Did she think) were necessary to differentiate the that a country that valued a man's various John MacLeans in the e at less than the life of a rob I community. There was Riverside bit a good one to get away from? Jack MacLean, Curly Jack Mac - Rebellious and bitter, this strong Lean, and Stuttering Jack Mac cid energetic woman must have Lean—alt to be distinguished from been, and who can blame her? Was .t just at this time that the agents of the Canada Company apprcach- ed her with their story of land in Canada at $2.50 per acre? We do not know. What we know is that ii 1835 Margaret MacLean and her two sons arrived in the Huron Tract and took up 200 acres of land from the Canada Company. This le now known as Riverdide Farm. There ware tufo types of settler& who Came to Canada at this time, One—the wealthier kind—paid for their land in the Old Country. The other—with whom money was scarce—came to Canada and bought on terms from the Canada Company. The MacLeans were of the latter type but at the end of each other. William, son of the widow Mar- garet and the dead poacher, John MacLean, married Ann Bell, who was born in Glasgow and came to Canada when eleven years old. David, the other son, never mar- ried, but as was the custom in those days, lived on at •Riverside Farm, teOritins and helping until be died in 1666, Thefollowing pupils prepared for the Toronto Conservatory of Music by Mrs. M. R. Rennie, were successful in passing the examina- tions with Dr. A. Alexander pre- siding: Junior piano, Miss Iva Nott; elementary, Miss Ona Nich- ol; honors; Miss Anna Edmunds. While cutting a field of oats with three horses on the binder, Wm. Pipe, of the 5th line of Mor- ris, had a narrow escape from ser- ious injury when the horses took fright and. ran away with the driv- er unable to control them. They did not stop until they struck the gangway at the barn, where Mr. Pipe was pitched from the ma- chine. He received a badly injured shoulder, but the binder and har- ness were almost a wreck. Mrs. Chas. Holmes and three lit- tle daughters returned Monday after a six months' holiday spent at Mrs. Holmes' home in England. Zurich Band is taking part in a big tattoo in Seaforth on Thursday evening of this week. Williamand Anti had three dill. dreii; John (Riverside Jack), Mar- garet Ann, who never married, and Mary Wilhelmina who was to be- come Mrs. Thomas McMillan, of Hullett, who for a number of years was the Liberal Member of Parlia- ment for South Huron in the Fed- eral House. the seven years when their term The first buildings, of course, expired they had cleared 125 acres 'were of logs; the barn was situat- of heavy bush from their land. ed in the , present barnyard, and Well might the name MacLean I the log howse west of the present mean "Man of the axe." The 75 I house at the north end of the lawn acres of forest they left standing near the evergreens. The present is still there, a thing of beauty to house is believed to be in the the eye of the beholder, and inci- dentally a valuable item for fu- ture generations of MacLeans. The first Sunday on Riverside Farm was spent under the wagon - box, reading the Holy Scriptures. Wilderness or no wilderness, at- tentiveness to God was in the mar- row of the bones of .hese early settlers from Scotland - When the time came to meet their payment to the Canada Com- pany, the MacLeans had no mon- ey. Wheat was the basic cash crop, but wheat was so cheap that it could not be traded pound for pound for salt at Goderich. Of the two agents of the Canada Company who came to Riverside Farm to discuss payment, one was for tak- ing over the land, so laboriously cleared, by default. But the other was a man of greater vision. "No," he said. "These people are the sort of settlers we want. We will make out a new contract at 15.00 an acre and give them more time." And so it was. War then, as now, was the far- mers' harvest time. in 1854 Britain went to war with Russia, and what was known as the Crimean War began. Wheat rocketed to $2.00 per bushel. The MacLeans had a gran- ary full of it. They had held onto their wheat when the price was negligible, and now they had en- ough to sell and meet their pay- ment to the Canada Company of $5.00 per acre—one thousand dol- lars in all. An enormous sum for those times! neighborhood of 90 years old- The present barn was built in 1886. Riverside Farm was the first farm in Turkersmith to have electric power operated by the Delco sys- tem. This was installed in 1918, and was a big step forward in comfort and efficiency on the farm. This system was in opera- tion for 30 years, but in 1948 con- version was made to straight hy- dro -electric power. A furnace was installed in 1899; Charlie Soole, who worked for David Johnston, did the work. This furnace is still in operation, prob- ably owing to the fact that it has never burned anything but wood. The house was remodelled in 1916; the lean-to kitchen had a storey added above, and in 1917 the bathroom was installed by Geo. A. Sills. Bill Marriott- was the plumber. Riverside Jack MacLean was married to Mary Ann Mode - land, a daughter of John Modeland, another pioneer farmer of Tucker - smith. Three children were born to them, one son, David, and two daughters, Martha Florence and Anna Belle. Martha died in in- fancy, and tragedy struck at River- side Farm one Sunday afternoon in May when Anna Belle was four years old. In trying to cross a log that spanned the river, Anna Belle fell in and was drowned. All the neighbors turned out in frantic search, and little Anna Belle was found by Sandy Gray, by the light (Continued ori Page 6) held, an executive position with the Purity Flour Mills at St. John. Mrs. Sanderson, formerly Miss Ann Mc- Donald, is a daughter of Mrs. Jas. McDonald, of 'Lucknow, and has had a number of years' experience in the merchandising business. She was employed in a large de- partment store in St. 'John.—Gode- rich Signal -Star. lujury To Eye Allan Turnbull was rushed to Victoria Hospital, (London, Monday to have a piece of steel taken from his eye. He was watching the town blacksmith when a sharp piece of metal flew up and hit his eye, com- pletely obliterating his eyesight. Dr. Milner, of town, attended him here and he was taken to London to have the steel removed by a magnet. His condition was report- ed as fair, but the extent of dam- age to his eye was not known at last report. — Exeter Times -Advo- cate. From The Huron Expositor August 23, 1901 Alex Rapson, son of Mr. John Rapson, Hullett, who has been con- nected with the Methodist minis- try for several years, is now 10 - Fated ip the neighborhood of Del- Oraine, Man., where he has charge of a good circuit. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Snell return- ed to Clinton from their trip last week, Mr. Snell went to Winnipeg as one of the judges on stock for the Provincial Exhibition, and took advantage of the -occasion to visit friends and do a little prospecting. Buys Beverage Plant Earl Hamilton has purchased the A pleasant time was spent of the home of Mrs. Oxenham Wal- ters, Benmiller Road, Goderich Township, when a group of about twenty-five gathered to spend a so- cial evening with their kinswoman., Mrs. Walters is 92 years of age; but though invalided she is men- tally keen and has d wonderful: memory for events of her long life, and she greeted her visitors hap- pily. Members of the party were from Goderich, Benmiller, Saltford and Goderich Township. While the men played horseshoes outside, the ladies enjoyed a sing -song, with Mrs. Wm. Long at the organ and Mrs. Walter joined insinging her favorite hymns. Family heirlooms, were brought out and admired, and topics of the yesteryears were re- vived, and before the party dis- persed a delightful lunch was serv- ed by the daughters of the houses Crop Report For Huron ; above the groulid is best far farm Widely scattered showers the storage, and several small gran - latter part of the week, although aries are better than a large one. needed in some areas, delayed her-, for long-term storage. If "tough,;' vest operations for three or four. damp, weed -infected grain must be days. Some growers reports oats I stored, keep it in small bins and yielding as high as 90 bushels per acre. Apiary owners indicate that the honey crop will be above av- erage, i - Pastures are still producing ex- cellent growth andmilk production remains fairly constant. All types of livestock appear to be in excel- lent condition. Mr. Gilbert Dick, Kippen, deliv- ered in town on Tuesday four pigs 51/2 months old, which weighed 210 pounds each. He sold them for 7c per pound. A bunch of pigs is a better investment now thau a Klondyke gold mine. The following members of Sea - forth Fire Brigade were ticketed to Buffalo Thursday morning: J. P. Bell, chief; J. M. Cardno, sec.; Leo Charlesworth, W. McDougall, Si. Dickson, Thos. Johnstone, W. Fin- layson, Dan McLeod, W. Boland, W. Price, Jerry Graves, W. Ireland, Harry Cline, Harry Aberhart, Hen- ry Roberts, P. Freeman, Thomas Hatcher, Hugh MacKay, W. Ken- nedy,W. Reid, Geo. Stogdill, John Cluff, Alex Broadfoot, P. Oughton, Fred Bonthron, Harry Carnochan, John Dunn and Alfred Box. Miss May Kemp, Seaforth, who has been studying music in Leipsic, Germany, for about two years, ar- rived in Montreal last week and is expected home next week. We understand, that Mrs. Mc- Lean, of the Mill Road, who barn was burned a few weeks ago, in- tends getting the material ready next winter to rebuild in the spring On Wednesday while Mr. Leiper of Hulled was in town, his purse dropped from his pocket. It con- tained a considerable sum of mon- ey. Thursday morning Master Roy Sproat, son of Jas. Sproat, North Main St., called at The Expositor office with, the lost purse. The town seemed deserted on Friday when the Union Sabbath School excursion to Goderich prov- ed a drawing card. All, both young and old, enjoyed themselves to the full, the picnickers reaching home about 9 p.m. There'were 567 tick- ets sold at the Seaorth .station, market it first. Leaky roofs, win- dows and doors should be repaired to keep out rain and snow. Con- crete floors Should be covered with, moisture -proof paper. Walls and floors should be clean ed thoroughly. Hydrated lime: should be sprinkled on the floor and• swept about to till all cracks. If insects or mites were present last year, the inside walls shouldi be coated with whitewash contain- ing one-quarter of a pound of lye' per gallon. 'rhe granary should be filled to the plate only. Ample room be- tween the grain surface and the. roof must be provided for ventila- tion. Even grain that is stored. dry may ,become "tough" and i n-- fested. Moisture may enter the granary from outside as rain;, snow, or ground moisture. And, especially in large granaries, the moisture of the grain itself may condense in the surface layers of the grain. To detect these danger spots, the grain should be examine ed every two weeks. The handl should be thrust into the grain, here and there to detect heating;. and smelling the grain will reveal any abnormal odor. a Pushing a small 'metal rod or pipe three or four feet into the grain here and there will detect "tough" grain below the surface. Cold winter weather is the far- mer's greatest ally when heating - and infestation develop in spite of all precautions, Transferring in- fested, .mouldy or abnormally -col- ored grain during freezing weather to a clean granary, a tarpaulin or the bare ground is recommended. Cleaning the grain• during transfer is beneficial. "Tough" grain cleaned and trans- ferred during freezing weather may remain in good condition throughout the summer. Good Storage Means Good Grain The prospect of good grain crops this year also has its darker side, for large crops bring large storage problems and the danger of large storage losses. These losses can be prevented, says Dr. H. E. Gray, head of the Stored Products Investigation Ln - it, Entomology Division, Depart- ment of Agriculture, Ottawa, by following a few simple rules and practices. In• a bulletin called "Pro- tection of Farm -Stored Grain in Western Canada,' Dr, Gray and. B. N. Smaliman have outlined the rules and practices recommended. Although the title, refers to West- ern Canada, Dr. Gray adds, the recommendations are generally ap- plicable to the whole of Canada. The problem of grain storage, like that of storing any other com- modity that is susceptible to spoil- age, depends for success on two conditions: proper preparation, and care and attention after stor- age begins. Losses occur when insects, mites or moulds attack stored grain, causing it to heat and go out of condition. The cause of most stor- age problems is "tough" grain, for grain that is uniformly dry will not spoil. The farmer's first task, there- fore,is to bin grain as dry as possible in a clear, weatherproof, well -ventilated granary. Secondly, the grain should be examined per- iodicalln because leaks, seepage or condensation may introduce ex- cessive moisture and cause local heating. Thirdly, if insect infesta- tion should develop, serious dam- age may be prevented by transfer- ring the grain to another location in cold weather. A granary with a wooden floor Good Silage Here are ten points for good silage recommended by the Silage• Research Committee of the One tario Agricultural College: (1) The silo must be sound ands (Continued on Page 7)