The Huron Expositor, 1951-08-31, Page 2Established 16.0
A. '..McLean, Editor
ev-
eryuThu Thursday afternoolished at n t
by McLean
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 31
Fall Fair Time
It is only a few days until Sep-
tember
and with September comes
the tang of autumn and the season
of fall fairs.
Agricultural fairs are as old• as
recorded history. The first organiz-
ed one in Canada was held at Wind-
sor, Nova Scotia, in 1765. Since then
fairs, predominantly agricultural,
have spread westward until now
there is an annual exhibition in hun-
dreds of cities, towns and villages.
They have made, and continue to
make, an immeasurable contribution
toward the solidarity and progress
of Canada.
Large or small, agricultural fairs
are now well-established features of
community' life. Besides providing
all the fun of the fair they are an
ideal meeting -place for farmers in,
surrounding areas to gather and get
some idea of what other farmers are
.doing and to find out what is new in
agriculture. To the farm boys and
,girls they are often the culmination
of weeks of work when their entries
of livestock, grains, and other farm
products are judged.
The increasing interest shown in
agricultural fairs by the general pub-
lic has been most marked during the
last decade and many of these visi-
tors are genuinely intere ted in find-
ing out more about Canada's basic in-
dustry. They are too, the farmers'
customers and the more they can
learn of farming and farm problems
the more understanding they will be
of the difficulties which farmers of-
ten face and the decisions they are
called upon to make.
Of all our social institutions, prob-
ably none caters so well to the many
and varied demands of the commun-
ity—urban as well as rural, as does
the fall fair. Providing in capsule -
like form a picture of the activities
of the district, it permits the urban
dweller to see at first hand the best
in farm stock and production, and at
the same time the farmer has the op-
portunity to learn of the latest in
machinery and labor-saving devices.
to them by treaty and by prev(oua'
legislation.
First among these rights are those
which attach to the reserves, those
sections of land which remain in per-
petuity in the hands of Indians alone
and on which trespass is punishable
by law.
The reserve rights have been
strengthened under the new law. Un-
der the old act the government on
its own authority could grant timber
cutting rights and could lease unused
land on reserves. Now any suggest-
ed arrangements of this kind must
receive the approval of the band lo-
cated on the reserve concerned.
The band councils also have great-
er authority over expenditures from
the Indian trust fund revenues. The
Indian trust fund, which has accumu-
lated from the sale of lands and leas-
es and from revenues derived from
timber, mineral and oil rights (of
special import at this time in the
western prairies) amounts at this
time to over $21,000,000.
One of the rights attaching to re-
serves for which the Indians might
be envied by other Canadians is that
income earned from activities on the
reserves is not subject to income tax-
es.
If elections to band councils whose
responsibilities are now increased,
women as well as men have the right
to vote. A few months ago the gen-
eral franchise to Indians in federal
elections was granted. In British
Columbia, Indians have the right to
vote in provincial elections, and have
a member" of their race in the Legis-
lature.
•
Indians Assume New Status
Canada's original citizens, the In-
dians, assume a new and more im-
portant status as a result of the pro-
clamation of the Indian Act which
was enacted by Parliament at the last
session. The Act is to be proclaim-
ed on September 4.
Long a contentious subject, the
position of the Indian and the extent
to which he was to be given author-
ity over his own affairs, has finally
been settled. Responsibility for the
change was that of Citizenship and
Immigration Minister Hon. Walter
E. Harris, who gave sympathetic and
practical consideration to the com-
plaints of the Indians.
One result of the new Act will be
to give a greater measure of author-
ity to the Indians of this country in
their band or quasi -municipal affairs
and will give them greater powers
over their own property.
• In these and other ways, such as
the easing of trade restrictions on
tribesmen in the prairie provinces
and the granting of the right of ap-
peal to the courts on the administra-
tion of Indian estates, further steps
are being taken toward ultimate
gilitieal and economic equality of
the Indians with other Canadians.
The new code is based on the band
and reserve system and on continued
recognition of those ancient and in-
aI11MM.ble rights which the Indians
adinror as the aborigines of this coun-
703.x0h We been guaranteed
Enfranchised Indians, however,
no longer are considered "Indians,"
and no longer come under- the pro-
visions applying to reserve Indians.
Thus an Indian, or an entire band,
must decide to break with the his-
toric reserve system in assuming full
Canadian citizenship. If an Indian,
does so decide, he is assisted by the
government in establishing himself
on the "outside."
What Other Papers Say:
CROSSROADS
(By James Scott)
SCHOOL DAYS
I wonder what's happening over
at the schoolyard?
Do you suppose they still play
the same good old games? In my
day, on the boys' side of the fence
anyway, we used to play cowboys
and Indians, or cops and robbers,
until there wasn't a seat of trous-
ers or a pair of kneee without
patches. We used to play a game
called pump,pumgspuli away, too,
and that was first-rate for tearing
the sleeves out of sweaters. We
used to build snow forts in the win-
ter and beleaguer the enemy with
snowballs. And, of course, there
were softball games in summer
and hockey games in winter. I
wasn't any good et either.
But looking back, it seems like
a golden era and I just caught my-
self sighing, "Kids don't have as
much fun as they used to."
If I'm not caret l I'll soon be
saying that the children of nowa-
days are different. And when you
hear a grown-up say that, what he
.really means is that they are
worse.
Sometimes it astonishes me how
much a fellow can forget about his
own youth. Today 1 am constantly
hearing the oldsters talkingabout
the young 'uns as if they were all
ready for Reformatory treatment
after two years in Public School,
and as if there were no doubt but
that all teen-agers should be sent
to Penitentiary, preferably with
the lash thrown in for good mea-
sure.
And yet I can remember a girl
in one of my own Public School
classes being strapped until there
were ugly swollen welts right up
to her elbows. She had been "luso-
lent"; she was a problem child.
(She turned out to be a delightful
woman and a good mother, but ,I
bet the flogging she got didn't have
anything to do with it).
It seems to me that we were all
bad when we were kids—that is
if our parents' generation was to
be believed, and yet, again, I seem
to recall a favorite uncle of mine
chuckling over the time he and
some of his friends threw a teach-
er in the woodboxsand kept her
there.
I guess they were what we've
learned to call "juvenile delin-
quents,"
elisquents," but as far as I know they
all turned out to be sober and re-
spectable citizens.
So I took a walk down a city
street just to see for myself •how
bad today's children are.
Across the street in the park I
saw a lot of teen-age boys playing
football. They didn't look or act
depraved. A little farther along I'I
saw some younger lads digging a
cave in the side of a terraced
lawn. Not so good for the turf,
but wonderful for the kids. When
1 got to the main corner I saw two
lads—maybe thirteen or fourteen—
amoking cigarettes in front of the
drug store. I can't remember a
single fellow of my generation who
hadn"t tried a cigarette by that age
except one fellow, whose father
had promised him a gold watch if
he waited till he was twenty-one.
He did and he's a chain -smoker
today.
I'll have to admit that some of
the clothes these youngsters were
wearing were a little astonishing,
test if there was ever a gaudier
'garment than the yellow slicker
(I used' ter have one and liked it),
1'd be glad if some one would tell
me what it is. And I remember
one year when all the blades in
our town were wearing what were
called. "whoopee hats"—they came
in all colors from canary yellow
to flaming red. On my whole tour
I never once saw any article of
clothing as flamboyant as the
"whoopee hat."
No, I don't think clothes make
the dean after all. What's more,
I'm not so sure that fashions in
recreation make the man either.
Maybe they're not playing pump -
pump -pull-away and cowboys and
Indians in the schoolyard anY
more. I don't think it really mat-
ters.
A little faith and understanding
is all they need. They're no worse
than you were. They're probably
a lot better than I was.
Captain Can't Marry You
(Brandon Sun)
For some unfathomable reason
people thrown together on long sea
voyages get a sort of romantic fever
which seems only to be cured by
marriage. Then the fiction comes
aboard that the captain of the ship
can marry them. it used to be so on
the old windjammers which were
very long on the oceans. The status
of the matter -now dates from 1914
when an international convention of
the big maritime powers, held in Lon-
don, put a stop .to all that. It produc-
ed the Merchant Shipping Conven-
tion Act which provides that ,a ship's
official log book must carry this no-
tice: "Masters are reminded that
they have no power to perform the
marriage ceremony on board their
ship, and if such a ceremony is per-
formed by them the marriage will
not be a Iegal one."
•
Haircuts For "Habs" Just Thirty -
Five Cents
(Fergus News -Record)
As the tourist business has grown,
some of the inhabitants have become
greedy. A cottage owner who
doesn't complain is considered fair
game. One story, told by a well-
known minister, amused us.
This man apparently goes native
during his month in Muskoka. He
goes up there in clerical clothes,
shaven and shorn and citified. At
the end of a month, cutting down
trees, doing his own carpentry work
and letting his hair grow long, it is
hard to tell him from one of the year-
round residents.
Getting ready to go back to his
church, the minister went to a bar-
ber shop in a Muskoka village and
got a hair -cut.
"How much?" he asked.
"Thirty-five cents for us `nabs',"
the barber told him, "but seventy-five
cents for summer tourists."
The minister paid 'his thirty-five
cent; without a single qualm of con-
science,
When fishing's fine
and big ones fighting,
Don't let flies do
all the biting.
A good repellent
kept on hand,
Will help repulse
the hungry band.
Dept. of National Health and Welfare
Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of -twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago.
Air Cadet A Good Marksman
Ross Rivett, one of the members
of the Maitland' Air Cadet Unit,
who attended the air cadet camp
held at Aylmer,, placed second in
the rine shooting competition hold
at the camp.—Goderich Signal -Star.
Wins Radio in Contest
Mrs. Robert Thompson, R.R. 3,
Wingham, was the winner of a
radio in a contest conducted by
Pattison Radio and Electric. Pur-
pose of the contest was to find
how many times the word "West
inghouse" was used in a circular.
The correct number was twenty-
five.—Wingham Advance -Times.
Power Saw Gashes Thigh
mntl er,. 'Mrs. T. Connolly, R.R. 1,..
Bornholm, On Thursday afternoon.
The child was mauled and several -
puncture wounds were inflicted in
the right cheek Rushed to thee -
Stratford Hospital, she was treat-
ed in the emergency werd but was••
able to return home.—+Mitchell Ad-
vocate.
A six-inch gash ripped in his
right thigh by a power saw, 22 -
year -old Donald Crich, of Goderich,
was admitted to Victoria Hospital
after the wound was closed with
stitches. The young man, a con-
tractor, is the son of Nelson Crich,
of Goderich. His injury is not con-
sidered serious —Goderich Signal -
Star.
From The Huron Expositor
August 27, 1926
Mr. Joseph Atkinson, of Hibbert,
has purchased the McLaughlin
threshing outfit, formerly owned
and operated by his uncle. Mr. Dan
Matthews has been appointed di-
rector, general manager and time-
keeper.
The congregation of Brucefield
United Church are pleased to hear
that Rev. W. A. Bremner has ac-
cepted the call that was extended
to him on the 15th of August.
Crop Report For Huron control of Ragweed, but is possibly
Pastures continue to make ex- too late for many other weeds. If
cellent growth for this time of sprayed earlier, effective control
year, with all cattle in very good will be difficult as all the Rag -
condition. weed plants may not have emerg-
Continuance of wet weather the ed.
beginning of last week held up I Finally he stresses the point that
harvesting operations considerab-
ly. Most farmers in the southern
part of the county have completed
threshing, while others in the cen-
tral and northern sections still
have some grain to cut.' 'Consider-
able plowing has been done in pre-
paration for fall wheat, and a num
bor of inquiries are being received
concerning fall wheat for sale. Is 2-4-D Dangerous?
Soybeans, turnips and field beans "Is 2-4-D dangerous?" This quer
in the county look very good, and tion is often asked by 'both rural
good yields are expected, and urban dwellers alike. As Mr.
Ken Fallis, Fieldman for the Crops
Branch of the Ontario Department
of Agriculture points out, 2-4-D is
described as non -inflammable, non-
toxic and non -corrosive. Yet in
order to be called a weed killer, it
must have some damaging effect,
but this only seems to be on plants.
Mr. Fallis declares that 2-4-D is
highly selective, and therefore can
be used to control weeds growing
in the presence of crops. Howev-
er, he contends that one of the
main dangers from 2-4-D is from
overdosage. By this statement, Mr.
Fallis means that under normal
conditions cereal crops will not be
injured by doses sufficient to kill
most weeds present. However, if
amounts of 2-4-D larger than re-
commended are used, the cereal
crop may also be killed or damag-
ed.
Since clovers are susceptible to
2-4-D in doses sufficient to kill
perennial weeds, care should be
exercised in using this weed killer.
IiIr. Fallis recommends that not
more than 4 ounces of 2-4-1) per
acre be used in the presence of
clover. This amount is sufficiently
strong to kill most annuals and
yet not damage the legumes.
Thus ase feels that one of the
dangers of 2-4-D is from overdos-
ages. However, if the instructions
on the container are followed, he
says that no severe damage will
be done to anything but the weeds.
At the same time he points out
that even when the instructions
are followed, there is some danger
from drift — that is from wind-
borne spray being carried to plants
not intended to be sprayed. Evi-
dence of this is often seen along
roadsides, where trees have been
sprayed inadvertently. He suggests
that spraying be done on calm
days and care be taken in apply-
ing this weed killer. This is true
of most weed killers, not gust
2-4-1).
He states that lowere pressures
give a coarser spray and minimize
the danger of the spray drifting.
The Brodget nozzle is recommend-
ed by Mr. Fallis. It has a large
opening and therefore there is less
likelihood of clogging. For best
results the pressure should be
about 60 .pounds for roadsides and
30 pounds for crops
In summing up 2-4-D, Mr. Fallis
contends that as long as direc-
tions are followed there is little or
no danger from it. However, he
adds that it is up to the operator
of the 'sprayer to get the desired
results.
* * 4e
Ragweed can only be eliminated
by a determined effort on the part
of both rural and urban people.
Any one of three methods can be
used—weed killers, clipping and
hand pulling—and all will reduce
the sneezing of Ontario residents.
* 36 a6
Mr. Murdoch Stewart, son of Mr,
and Mrs. Duncan Stewart, of Men-
sall, left last week for the West
where he will spend a short time
with relatives and friends.
Thursday evening while the
weatherman was none too kind, an
exceptionally good crowd attend-
ed the Lions and Band tattoo held
at the Driving Park. Nothing but
praise was heard from every spec-
tator. There were . seven bands in
attendance. The performance of
the Guelph Band, under the lead
ership of Thos. Miller, lived up tc
all expectations,
Misses Gretta Ross and Glady:
Thompson, of town, have returned
after a two months' visit to Eng-
land and the Continent.
'Miss Myrtle Sharkey, a gradu-
ate of Stratford Normal, has ac-
cepted a position on the staff of
Port McNichol public school.
Mr. Archie Middlemost, of Ham-
ilton, gave a well -rendered solo at
St. Thomas' Anglican Church Sun-
day morning.
In the small but historic village
of Londesboro there stands an old
grist mill of interest to all the resi-
dents of Huron County. For nearly
three-quarters of a century it has
served the farmers and is still
travelling on the course.
Mr. John Dodds, of London, and
a former well-known resident of
Seaforth, was in town last week
and his many old friends were
glad to see him looking so well.
Fifteen men members and twelve
ladies from the Seaforth Golf and
Country Club went to Goderich on
Saturday afternoon to play a
friendly match with the Blue Wa-
ter Club. Unfortunately the fierce
storm which was general over the
county, put an end to play before
any of the games were finished. In
spite of the wetting they received,
all enjoyed the afternoon and the
Iunch served on the verandah.
.***
Ragweed
Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifo-
lia L) which coiild almost be call-
ed "Sneeze Weed," is causiug a
great concern to both city and
country people, as it is the basis
of over 80 per cent of hay feeer
suffering in Ontario. This is a very
serious matter not only for the
people of Ontario, but also tot tour-
ists. If they know there is R::2. -
weed around, it may tend to keep
them away, particularly in late
summer, and hence we lose many
thousands of tourist dollars. This
statement was made Eby K. E. Fal -
lis, Fieldman for the Crops Branch,
Ontario Department of Agriculture.
He gives as still another reason
for keeping Ragweed under don-
trol, the fact that if too much is
present in pasture or hay it tends
to give the milk an off -flavor.
Mr. Fallis points out Ragweed is
equally at home in the city or
country, on waste or cultivated
places. It is fast spreading to
Northern Ontario which was, once,
a Ragweed free area and hence a
haven for hay fever victims.
An annual weed with a tap root,
ragweed has a branched, slightly
hairy, erect stem. The flower heads
for slender spikes at the ends of
the branches and the seed is
borne in the axil of the leaves
' Mr. Fallis states that although
Ragweed is very susceptible to all
forms of chemical weed killers,
two of its habits make control and
eradication difficult. In the first
place, it is a late seeding weed
and springs up after harvesting or
cultivation operations have ceased.
Secondly, the seeds are borne low
in .the stem and therefore only
very close mowing will prevent
seed formation.
Under the circumstances, Mr.
Fallis suggests that cultivation is
the . best means of control. Un -
seeded stubble field shiiirld be
cultivated immediately following
harvest and cultivation continued
as late as possible. Fields that
are seeded down with clover may
be closely clipped following har-
vest. Some success has been ob-
tained' from after -harvest spraying
with 3 ounces 2,4-D acid per acre.
As am important step in control-
ling further spread of Ragweed he
emphasizes that ' only the best
clover seeds—those known to be
free from Ragweed—should be us-
ed.
When mowing along roadsides
and on waste places, the imipert-
ant factor to remember is to Clip
close. Additional mowings may be
necessary to control later matur.
ing plants.
Mr• Fallis declares that July
spraying is about optimum fOr
Home Gutted By Fire
Fire and water damage at the -
home of Edwin Sil.lick, Teeswater,
will amount to about $4,000 as the,
result of a blaze which was dis-
covered at five o'clock Monday
morning. The family had panelled
smoke before retiring, but assum-
ed that it came from an outsider -
source. The fire broke out in a kit-
chen at the rear of the home, and.
although there was immediate re-
sponse when the fire department.
was called, there was considerable
damage to the rear of the home
from flames and water. The loss is
'partially covered by insurance.—
Wingham Advance -Times.
Strike Water At 361 -Foot Level'
Child Hurt in Traffic Collision
Four-year-oId Heather Galley, of
Exeter, was slightly injured when
the car in which she was riding
was involved in a three -car colli-
sio near Brampton Friday night.
Another occupant in the car, dr.v-
en by Alfred. Smith, of Crediton,
was Mrs. Allan Lockhart, 60, of
Humiber Summit, who was also in-
jured. The Smith car was one of
two which struck another when it
suddenly slowed up, — Exeter
Times -Advocate.
Is 91 Years Young
Mrs. J. W. (Bertha) Horner, who
is spending a few weeks at the
home of her daughter and son-in-
law, Mr, and Mrs. Albert Ings, at
Varna, enjoyed a few hours with
Zurich friends one day last week.
Mrs. Horner looks real well and
feels good, several years younger
than her age actually; is so cheer-
ful as usual. We were gladto see
her smiles which makes one teel
happy, and to converse with her.
We wish her many years of the
best of health.—Zurich Herald.
Hurt By Dog on Bornholm Farm
Crop Restdues and Soil Protection
Soil research and 'practical ex-
perieace has, shown that the re-
ietentiifiued on Rage 7)
•
Nearly four months drilling has
achieved results for E. F. Robertst-
8c Co., the Brantford firm which
has been located in Clinton, as ex-
cellent water has been struck at
361 feet and Clinton Public Utili-
ties Commission officials feel cer-
tain there will be a ,plentiful sup-
ply of water from the sourrie. The,
new well brings to three the num-
ber now drilled in town. The third'.
is more or less a safety measure',
as there never has been any scarc-
itya,, as yet. Pumping at the pres-
ent time approximates about 3u0,-
000 gallons a day. The other weds
came in at 356 feet, five less than
the latest one.—Clinton News Re-
cord.
To Take Course in Civil Defence'
I Geraldine Connolly, eighteen -
months -old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Gerald Sonnolly, of Hamilton,
was wounded in the cheek by a
dog that suddenly turned ugly
while she. was playing with the
animal at the home of her grand -
From The Huron Expositor
August 30, 1901
Mr. D. C. McLean, of Kippen,
made a big sale of fat cattle t
Mr. Geo. Stanbury for shipment to
the Old Country.
On Saturday as Mr. Wm. Amen
was driving over the crossing a
Dick's Hotel, his horse in some
way slipped and the bone of the
front leg below the fetlock joint
was broken. The animal had to be
shot. •
A goodly number of .the young
people of the town had a socia
hop and spent a pleasant time in
Cardno's Hall on Friday. During
the evening they presented their
former schoolmate, Arthur S. Mc
Lean, with a kindly worded ad
dress and a nice gift previous to
his departure for the Northwest.
Seaforth Band has engaged a
new leader, a Mr. Brown, former
ly with the Guy Bros. Minstrels.
Mr. Brown is said to be an expert
musician.
1
•
•
9
i
Miss Ann Wurtele has been chos-
en by the civil defence organiza- •
tion of London to go to Ottawa for
an advanced technical training
course on the Connaught ranges to
qualify as instructor at London in
connection with civil defence. The
course 'will take three weeks in •
September. Miss Wurtele, who al-
ready has the basic training, is ►
the only woman from this uibtrict-
to take the course in advanc,,d •
training. Although residing at, pre-
sent in London, where she is rap-
idly making her mark in various
circles, she is regarded as only
temporarily absent from her home'
town of Goderich—Goderich Signal -
Star.
Boost for Agriculture
A new breed of cattle may
revolutionize the beef raising
industry in the United State,,,
The magazine "Fortune" tells
about it, and this reprint is con-
dcused,
eating that they had to be ship-
ped North to be finished on better
grazing lands or in feed lots. The:
Kleberg family was losing money
and was faced with the prospect of:
losing the ranch,
The family had been experiment:
One windy day last fall some ing with Braham crosses for years"
2,000 cattlemen crowded into a big Like the Longhorns, they seemed
Napping tent at the great King to thrive on the tough, fibrous-
Rauch
brous-l;a .ch in south Texas to bid oa 29 grasses of South Texas. Heat, ins
cattle. They were not champions sects and parasites didn't seem too
or show animals, yet they iekhed bother them. Unlike other cattle,
a record $3,400 average price. The the Braham sweats, an one theor;
top bidder, Edgar Brown, of Or- is that it exudes a stick substance
ange, Texas, was heard to exclaim which repels the most persistent
as his $10,000 acquisition spattered insect. Unfortunately, however, it
his coat with manure, "That's gold is narrow -hipped and, a relatively
dust, son. Let it stay there." poor beef producer. Young Bob
The yearlings were the first of Kleberg, Jr., two years out of the•
the new Santa Gertrudis ureed ev- University of Wisconsin, knew that
er offered at public auction. (The the trick was to find the proper
name is in honor of a Spanish iand blend of Braham and Shorthorns.
grant now part of the King Ranch). He knew also that crossbreading
The Santa Gertrudis is a combina- was only the first step. A ,first -gen -
tion of Indian Brahman 'and Eng- eration cross may be magnificent.
fish Shorthorn cattle. It is not on- yet produce progeny full of reoes-
ly the first bree ever developed sive characteristics. To constitute:
in the United Stas; it s also the a new breed, the characteristics
first new breed developed any-, would have to be permanently fix
where in more than a hundred ed. This could be accomplished
years. From all the evidence it is only by discovering some great in -
the sturdiest, fattest, most effici- dividual animal and in tensifying
ent grass 'burner the cattle world its blood by careful line breeding..
has ever seen. I As it happened, the "great in -
The new breed was developed at dividual" that was to sire the San -
the King Ranch by Robert Justus to Gertrudis breed was not the pro -
(Bob) Kleberg, Jr. It combines the duct of any scientifically control -
tough resistance to heat, insects led mating but of a fortunate acci-
and disease of the humpbacked dent. In 1920 a Brahman bull nam -
Brahman with the sleek conforma-' ed Vinotero and a milk cow, tot:
tion and fine beef qualities of the lowing their natural inclinations,.
Shorthorn. On the sparse Texas produced a big cherry -red calf that
plains Santa Gerturdis four-year- was named Monkey, which grew
old steers outweigh their British up to be the greatgrandPa of alis
cousins 'by 200 pounds or more. good Santa Gertrudis.
The King Ranch, 92,000 acres Monkey was roughly three -
and 85,000 head of cattle, is the eighths Brahman, live -eighths
largest private domain in the Unit- Shorthorn. He had all the beef
ed States and the biggest privately! characteristics Kleberg had bee,L
owned beef-producieg enterprise in looking for, plus enough Brahman
the world. Established by Captain blood to be hardy. He was put in
Richard King, a century ago,u. is with a herd of flrstcross Bra.hman-
Shorthorn cows and all his calves
were outstanding.
Generation after generation Mon -
berg, Jr., the ranch has made im- key's . blood was gradually spread
pressive contributions to ranching throughout the ranch. By 1940 the
and to the family coffers. It in- unique Santa Gertrudis breed was.
troduced into the United States the officially recognized by the US.
now -famed King Ranch Blue -stem Department of Agriculture and the -
grass and Kleberg grass. It pion-
eered the feeding of phosphorous
to range cattle. It set up the na
tion's largest wildlife preserve,
sponsored model housing projects
for employees. Like anyone with
that much Texas real estate, the
Klebergs are also oil -rich. But
first and foremost the ramie is a
beef factory.
When Captain King picked out
his ranch site in 1862 (with the
help of Robert E. Lee), the only
cattle on the place were the tough,
wild Texas Longhot<ns, descended
from Spanish cattle. They were
able to survive 'heat, drought and
insects, but their meat w'as tough.
In '80's the King Ranch began is through grazing animals. If we -
grading up its herds with British are to produce the cheapest beef
cattle and the Longhorn was, head-
ed for the last roundup and Holly-
wood By 1918 the King Ranch had
Mr. H. Fowler has sold his farm
on the 2nd concession of Hullett
to Mr. John Carter for $3,750.
Miss Beatrice Scott has gone to
Toronfb to attend, the Conserve,
tory of Music.
The Presbyterian Church at
Blake, which has been thoroughly
repaired and made to look as good
as new, will be reopened on Sun-
day, Sept. 1, by Rev. Sowers, of
Brumfield,. On Monday evening a
lecture will be delivered by Rev.
J. S. Henderson, of Hensall.
'Mr. George Murdie has purchas-
ed the residence of Mr. John
Fowler on Goderich St. for $1,400
and intends coming to town to re-
side.
The grand musical vespers in St.
James' Churoh in town on Sunday
evening were extremely fine and
drew a large congregation. The
choir was assisted on this occa-
sion by Mrs. McKearnen, of Chica-
go; Mrs. Corcoran and Miss+ Win-
nie -Killoran, of Duluth; Mrs. J. D.
O'Connell, Seaforth, and ,'Mr. M,
Kliniciranimer, of 1Xubiln. An ex-
cellent
xcellent sermon was given by Rev.
Meer Corcoran.
now run as a family corporation.
Since 1918, when the management
fell to King's grandson, Bob Kle-
livestock world in general. Bob
Kleberg and the King Ranch had:
created a new breed in the record:
short space of 20 years.
Last year from a herd of 82,000
cattle the ranch marketed 20 mil-
lion pounds of beef—as much as it
was able to get from 125,000 head
in 1933. Instead of shipping cat-
tle elsewhere for finishing, the
ranch now 'finishes all its own ani-,
mals—and on grass.
The implication for the cattle in-
dustry as a whole are tremendous..
"About half the planted area of
the United States," Kleberg points
Out, "is in grass. The only way It
can beconverted into human food
possible and in greatest. volume,
we must have animals that will
fatten on grass."
25,000 Herefords and 25,000 Short- The Santa Gertrudis can be graz-
horns, ed on relatitely poor grass in tropi-
Like white men in the tropics, cal and semi -tropical climates, but.
however, the British cattle suffer- it is not merely a tropical breed.
ed from the ixnaecustomed heat Tests in northern Kentucky show
and insects. They Produced poor the Santa. Gertrudis running at
calf crops and spent so much time third heavier than British cattle.
in the shade panting instead of (Continued on Page 6)
a
4
•
4
J
1
s
4
1
5
11
9
a
1
{