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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1952-02-08, Page 6Tr, sef U 'tea Cbixr nnuai Meeting AP,IF',444Pljer preceded the 0,411,kg Of Outs:rip Street approximates twenty million dol - on Wednesday oAlteWrethdneessduapypeervea; lars yearly, and their -value to Can- adian agriculture could be estimat- ,.peried was led by 'Mr. ed at many tens of millions of dol - and this was follow- lars annually, and there are ap- '11raevOtiOnal. Period conduct- Pr ff oximately two thousand, different liOr. A. G. Eagle. Reports Pesticides now registered ffn sale •,. ine the different organizations in Canada, according to P. M. Ov- then received with Mr. C. erholt, of the Plant Products Divi - Canada Department of _Agri - as 'secretary for the eve- sion, *og 'Sunday School reports were cuetnre. 1 g;v0.111 by the treasurer, Mrs. Ross Post control products which in- Meeteill, and the secretary, Mr. Bob elude insecticides, fungicides, weed ElliAtt, and cradle roll' secretary. killers, rat killers: and worm reme- ' Meee,A. Groves; W.A. reports by dies are essential commodities in Batkin. and Mrs. A. J. Mc- agriculture, and some of these are Murray, showing a substantial ISO- useful also in industry and house- ance on hand, to be used in altera- holds. The yield and quality of tions to the kitchen in the near most farm and garden crops depend future;' W.M.S. report d by Mrs. partly on the successful control of Wheatley and Mrs. F. Townsend, insects, plant diseases and other showing that the allocation had pests, and this fact emphasizes the been exceeded for the year. value and importance of effective The junior congregation, report insecticides and other pest control was given ably by Mary Elizabeth products. . Levis and the Mission Band reports So extensive and important a by Sane Batkin; Baby Band by trade as that of pesticides would Mrs.' Wes. Hoggart. Mr. Brock be open to a number of abuses such Olde, recording steward, read the as the selling of useless or very in - year's minutes, and Mr, Ken Pick- ferior products and the sale of ac- ett, the financial statement, and tually injurious materials, were it Mr. Win. Miller, the trustee's re- not subject to some legislation con - port. The new stewards appointed were Harry Ball and George Levis. Courtesy motions were given by C. Potter to the choir and by H. Swan to the ladies. The session report was given by Mr. F. Townsend. Sev- eral items of business were attend- ed to and by an unanimous vote it was decided to have extensive alterations made to the church hall ',in the near future. Mrs. Treleaven and Miss L. Gib- e-, - bings are visitors with their sister, Mrs. Kay, in Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. L. Batkin have re- turned from a trip to Florida. Mr. and Mrs. J. Zaphe and Mr. and Mrs. L. Brown are expected home from their trip to Florida this week. ' Mr. and Mrs. N. Carter were visi- tors in St. Marys this week, Two ladies from each of the de- moninations met at the home of se; ' Mrs. W. 'S. R. Holmes on Wednes- day to plan for 'the World Day of ' Prayer on Feb. 29. The executive of the Presbyter- ial .W.M.S. met in session at Wes- ley -Willis United Church on Wed- nesday of this week. The twenty members were entertained to din- ner by the W.M.S. ladies of that church. Continued from Page 2) arde as possible. Farmers should not overlook the possibility 'of in- creasing their acre value by failing to keep in touch with the develop- ment of new varieties. * * Hybrid Vigor In, Poultry The popularity of crossbreds to obtain, hybrid vigor in poultry is indicated by the fact that of all the .chicks hatched last year in Canada, 32.5 per cent were cross- brede. While this trend is, notice- able, the importance of good pure bred' strains is obvious for they re- main the very foundation of the poultry industry, say says L. Gries- bah,.Experimental Station, Fred- rice:in, N.B. Hybrid vigor is a term used to describe that extra something which some crossbreds possess ov- er their parents., It is 'commonly - manifested by faster growth during the first few weeks of life and by greater vitality. It may sometimes be indicated by increased hatcha- bility and high egg production. Two or more inbred strains of poultry are sometimes crossed for the purpose of producing progeny witle;hybrid vigor. The develop- ment of inbred lines for this pur- pose; is a costly procedure, howev- er, and the practice has been adopt- ed by only a few large commercial organizations. ' A certain amount of hybrid vigor may also be obtained from certain creates between flocks, strains or breeds that have not been inbred and it is from such matings that most of the crossbreds are produc- ed id•Cartada. Not all crosses pro- duce -hybrid vigor 'but two or more strains which give the desired re- sults when crossed, should continue to do so year after year. Hybrid vigor can be utilized of- ten to good 'advantage in the pro- duction of broilers and fryers up to 12 weeks of age because in some instances the accelerated growth is not accompanied by a proportion- ate increase in the feed consump- tion. Moreover, it is possible that high egg producing breeds, such as the Barred Rock, crossed with males from strains bred primarily for meat production, may, produce a mere desirable type of broiler than 'the pure bred egg producing strain and a more economical broil- ' er than the pure bred meat strain. The Experimental Station at Fredericton, N.B., is at present testing for hybrid vigor, the cross- bred progeny obtained when sev- eral trains of New Hampshires are crossed with the Fredericton Sta- Von Strain of Barred Rocks. New Hamnehire strains were , selected for the crossing program because of their broiler qualities. Other strains, including dominent Whites, will also be tested. A -ghod dominant white would be preferable to other Varieties be- teuSe; all their first getteratipn itesehred progeny would have light egdored feathers, a condition pre- ferred' by Many processors, if a 'MUM* strain or any breed is crosses satisfactorily With the gartet Itoeks, a breeding Ian Will he initiated to itoprOve ittatioref the tehkitaitat •Prodtittlim citlitifietior ;,* • '*k4 -4i/�ta Att kii-Tne „pi the at - tied I�'t ib Canada trol. Such control is exercised in Can- Year-old champion horse plowman ada under the Poat Control Pio- from Milliken, Ont. He carved. an - ducts Act, a Federal Act admims- other notch in his plow shaft by tared by the Plant Products Divi- winning the open class for under slots Department of Agriculture. ; 21's in today's tourney. The win - This Act requires the registration tiers were announced toward the of all pesticides and requires that end of the banquet, which was st- all claims and directions for use be tended by some 350 plowmen and approved before the product is ac- West of England farmers, cepted for registration. The match, at Newlyn East, was Re -registration of a pesticide can held under ideal condit'ons; the be idenied if it is sold contrary to weather was springlike, and the entry. good. It.attracted a large For the moment that is all on our ffrst venture into competitions on this side of the Atlantic this year. We are now all looking tot' - ward to the international match at The Euchre Club met in the hall Belfast next month. I will tell you Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. more about today's exciting events N. Jacques ° as hosts. °Winners in my next letter. In the mean - were Mrs. Gilbert Johns and La- time I want to bring you up-to-date verne Skinner. Consolation went to on the rest of our tour of Europe. Mabel Johns. The., hostess and In my last letter I promised "to committee 'served a dainty lunch. tell you about the Iwo vastly dif- Next week's party hosts .are Mr. ferent farms we visited in Den - and Mrs. J. Dykeman. mark. We. I should explain, are We extend sympathy to the fain- Etigene, Timbers, Norman Tyndall. ily of Mrs, John Kellet, who passed the champion tractor „plowman and away this week. myself, John Carroll. Our visit to these farms was for 'ABROAD by AA. CARROLL Formerly rmatiatny "wow ONTARIO PLOWMEN'S ASSOCIATION (This is the fifth of 'a series of weekly stories which John A. Carroll, assistant deputy minis- ter of agriculture for Ontario and formerly secretary -manager of the Ontario Plowmen's As- sociation, will write about the visit of Canada's champion plowmen to the British Isles, Germany, Denmark and Swe- den. NEWQtJAY, CORNWALL—It is after midnight and we have ,little time to, spare if this letter is to catch the overseas plane and our deadlines in Canada. We have just come from the ban- quet of the West of England cham- pionship plowing match. which was held a few miles from here today. The banquet ended in a personal triumph for Gene Timbers, our 18 - the terms of registration, or should fail to provide the control claimed for it. ELIMVILLE .WINCHELSEA all of us the agricultural highlight of the Danish tour. The farms •=1•••••*e were more than ordinarily interest. We' are sorry to report that Mrs. Lug because they tended to show Wile Batten is on the sick list. both ends of the scale in Danish Mr. and Mrs. Howard Dayman agriculture. and Gary. of Ki pen, visited' Tues-„„ day with Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Wal - ,„„Oft the 210,000 farm holdings in ters. Mrs. John Batten, Mrs. William ,Walters and Mrs. Colin Gilfillan held afteiiaen teas for the W.M.S. Mr. and Mrs. John Coward spent Denmark about half are from one and a half to 25 acres in sae, and only another 4,500 are of 100 acres or more. The balance' varies, be- tween 25 acres to 100 acres. There Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Batten. Mrs. Emmerson Gunning, of Eice- t r v'sited with Mrs. Newiton Clarice on Faday. M's, William Wright, of Credi-i on, is visiting her daughter. Mrs.1 Harold Clarke, who has just return- • ed home from St. Joseph's Hospi- tal, London. .„ Mr. and Mrs. Ron Fletcher and fon-i'ly visited on Sunday. with Mr. and Mrs Don Blair, of London,. Mr. and Mrs, Mervin Pym and family. of Thedford. spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Horne, Mr. Ezra Willard and Mrs. Alec Datars, of Mt. Pleasant, visited on Mrs. Wib, Batten. Guest ' (at wedding reception): "Are you the bridegroom?", Young man: "No, ma'am, I was eliminated in the semi-finals." • The man was awakened by the ringing of the telephone at 2 a.m. "Is this one, one, one, one?" the caller inquired. "No. This is eleven, eleveu." "Oh, pardon me. Wrong num- bc.r," said the caller. "Sorry I dis- turbed you," • "Oh, that's all right, I had to get up to answeJ the telephone any way.'' Skinny men, women gain 5, 10, 15 lbs. Get New Pep, Vim, Vigor What a thrill. Bony limbs MI out: ugly hollows Ill] up. neck no longer scrawny; body loses half- starved, sickly "bean -pole" look. Thousands of girls, women, men, who never could gain before, ure nom proud of shapely, healthy -looking bodies. *rmythank the special vigor -build , flesh-buddingtonic, tonic, Ostrox. Its tonic,. stimul te, invigorators, iron, vitamin Bi, calcium, enrich Mood, Improve appetite and digestion 00food giVes you more strength and nourishment; put flesh on bare bones. Don't fear getting too fat. Stop When you've gained the a. to, lb or 20 lb* you need for normal weight. COfitil little. New "get acquainted" elm map 600. Try ootts Ostrex Tonle Tablets for new vigor a added pounds, this Very day. At all druggists. is very little bush or 'wasteland so that in -most cases the total area is arable. Both farms we, visited were above' the average size. The first was owned by an ex- tremely. well-to-do cenple, Mr. and Mrs. P. Horse Kastberg. Their es- tate ran to just over 1,500 aeres, Valued at between $300 to $400 an acre, or something near half a mil- lion dollars. Despite his wealth -and the *lee of his farm, Mr. Kastberg- is not an absentee farmer by any means. Not once did he call upon his agent or foreman to answer questions, but enthusiastically explained t h e farm's operation to us. There Was no doubt who was the active mas- ter of the Kastberg fqrm. , Mr. Kastberg has aliniciSt com- pletely mechanized his farm, His elaborate horse stables now house only two animals, one a Shetland pony. His pre-war 32 draft anim- als have been replaced, by five trac- tors and three self-propelled com- bines. Other machinery on the farm includes the latest equipment in -sugar beet farming and eleva- tors for 'passing grass and sugar beet tops into silos. He has one of the finest seed -cleaning' plants I have ever seen, It has two divi- sions; the first to dry ,and clean grain as it is harvested, and the other -to clean small seeds, Custom cleaning of small seeds is done in winter, and this. Inge:l- iens Dane' even makes use of the chaff and cleanings. He blows, it through a pipe about 100 yards long to the furnace which heats the estate castle. Nothing short of castle can de- scribe the beautiful Kastberg home. Laid out .in the familiar European courtyard style, it ,was first built in 1748, and is still standing as proud as it was the day those 18th Century stonemasons completed it. The Kastbergs run a mixed farm, supporting 100 milking cows, 120 other cattle and—until they were sold earlier this year -200 bogs. There are 200 acres in rape—still green when we saw it—the seed of which is pressed for oil. There are 80 acres of beets for sugar and another 80 acres for feed. 'Mr. Kastberg estimated his wheat yield- ed 32 times seed sown, and other grains yielded 36 times seed sown. This indicates good land—and more important, good farming, Erik Larsen, our next host, dress- ed and looked like a young execu- tive, but he was farmer through and through, He rents his 90 -acre farm from his father, paying $2,000 Town of Seaforth TAX PRE -PAYMENT RECEIPTS for 1952 The Town of Seaforth' will pay 4% per annum, u6 to August 31, 1952, on all Prepaid Taxes. Certificates and full particulars may be ob- tained at the Town Clerk's Office in the Town Hall. -D. H. WILSON, Treasurer Home & Building Repairs BRICK STONE STUCCO REPAIRS Chimneys Tuckpointed, Repaired and Built Faulty Drafts Corrected Brick Walls Tuckpointed, Repaired, Ref aced Fire Walls Built and Repaired Stone Walls 'Tuckpointed and Repaired • RURAL WORK A SPECIALTY Have that stable wall repaired and eliminate these drafts that affect the health of your stock. • PROMPT ATTENTION TO ALL • CALLS MONARCH MASON SERVICE Seaforth Phone 386 Write P.O. Box 69 11111.1411er 01%44, 149*..A.14 mentes In addition leet pays $1,009 in Mame. • ;' ' , • What:the Jeare0P. far* 0,k4. size, it makee Up in Planning and maitttateat We Mars; yelled at the 'ergo Well,e(Mipped buildings; the main barn le 100 feet long with a 50 -foot T -extension. It wclt. It supports 20 milk 's til yofed. Every r of the Larsen farm is put to cows and an emlal number of young cattle. ' One hundred bacon hogs •had been marketed in the ,past year. ,There are seven acres un- der wheat, five acres of sugars beet, and two and on -half acres of sugar beet seed Larsen keeps twos's.; n on a year- ly basis—against 14 on the Kest - berg estate—a cow -man and alield operator. Their wages average about '$50 a month, with cottage supplied. The overhedd and labor bill seemed high to us for a 90 - acre homestead, but Mr. Larsen said he made a good profit on his operations last year. His profit may not be so high this year for this cattle contracted the dread foot-and-mouth disease. which hit about 15 per cent of the Danish herds. Serum was supplied by the government and appears to have checked the epidemic, for the lest count reported only 80 new cases compared with 400 a day at the neak about five weeks ago. W'hile the Danes are mechanizing as rapidly as possible, they have less than 30,000 tractors on farms, and horses are commonly used, the most general being the Jutland breed. On some small holdings we saw a Norwegian type, about the size of Weigh ponies. Our trip from Copenhagen to Stockholm—by air—was uneventful, vwfmtA0104.100.1.*: Oat0.** , 00r „aq.a;'.040:0#404; ,9#100)o'040-• 1401'lk 00.10e, ner- ence, -T11.0 ppaa nevelSpRetwo4 In their Caner -dian .gagetle'..end 2Canada ocolittAgegt to amaze ne. The tickle of Sween save us our first eight. of snow since leae- ing .0.enada, and we felt quite at honie when we se* the Swedes wearing cleating .similar to our own Winter dress. An immediate contrast to Denmark was the num- ber of new cars 'on .Stoeltholin streets and other offered .for sale —none has been imported in Den- mark since mu. The 'days to. Sweden were, short, for darkness came on abotst,4 pelt. and it was etill dark at 9 a.m, in dull weather. This is not surpris- ing when it is remembe ed that Stockholm is on a latitude of 59 compared to Toronto's 43 and Van- couver's 49. ' On a Canadian map, Stockholm woould be about the middle of nucleon Bay. Our jaunt into Europe has given us many a chuckle, trying to ad- just to strange facilities and new customs. All European hotels ask guests to leave footwear outside the door for cleaning twernight. Since we. are travelling light with only pne pear each, we have been afraid to take advantage of this. One night—at 2 .a.m.—I was awakened with the thought we were being burgled. It was only the frustrated shoe porter creeping around my room seeking my shoes! A bath -incidentally is not just a bath. In London it was six and one half feet long; my first chance. for a full' stretch since swimming in the "crick." In Hamburg we SPECIAL SALE PIANOS February 8th to 22nd All Pianos Completely Reconditioned PRICED AS LOW AS 149,00 Write For Full Information To HEINTZMAN and CO, 242 DUNDAS ST., LONDON, ONT. A!*. ti011000;g St9eithelM the legit, raOtraba0# a 011c co vat00, PciPe,#14., gaa, -wag, #47.41Ff# 01' 8400.4 20 p f4x- trexaely Old 004 ;grit t*Igg'Ala 440 aaornbaglt . Oiu' hotel ne1Weis have qled as. much es the Whs. Perlialiea psychiatrist could intetTret liatiPPe al traits from this evidence, but for is hotel linen has provided a. con- tinual surprise. Towels varied from pocket handkerchief size In Copenhagen to carpet size Lou, don and Stockholm, where they were six feet by fotir feet. Changing countries and currency every three days left us easy prey to the unscrupulous. OurepracVce has been just to hand out hank notes- and meekly accept whatever NOTICE 1 Salvage WANTED LOUIS HILDEBRAND WE WILL NOR UP iron and All Kinds .01' Metal, Rip Highest Cash Prices paid r• r 14Yaly:00. w.a.a4rtakii:f0.a, 103 PP!. Y(0,aX*0.:00t,Int. 04i449.10vrayri,:,,WIR, tor' ppltrigokikce4- ,W0,6r.;9011911t"..440,t, „, or,O*1')XII.144.4;', O,11,4 .Pelt'Oet Wd'fl-keep vO§te4:;•914- eu linguistic and fitta•nchel progress' If YOi ottAripuii DODDS KWH EY PILLS BECA USE— feeNeg anJ backache ate often Jon to nnoorY irritarion and Madder criecowtort; and foe over half a century Da dtra Kidaeja Mr have helped bring relief ham back- ache and "fired -our feeling by stimulating, the kidneys. Get Dedd's Kidne7Pillatat any drug counter, Look for the blue bet wide theredbas14.1reocafidefendonDidtra. 161 RUGS. G. S pialoommasesowommippror Anyone having rugs to be cleaned or repaired Please contact BOX 106 HURON EXPOSITOR DARDARIAN ORIENTAL RUG COMPANY Kitchener, Ont. S. SPRING CULTIVATION -"" • • • TIME TO CHECK YOUR EQUIPMENT The increased use of productive power ...r to give better tillage means more acres—ready in lessItime—with less labour. Well prepared seed beds mean a better start for cibps. A FARM IMPROVEMENT LOAN may be obtained frond The Dominion Bank for the purchase of time -saving equip- xnent that will reduce labour and increase production. If you need money for any worthwhile purpose, call in and discuss your p 1 a n s . 57 s „ , . • :k:4.1:;;*...'• THE DOMINION BANK 'ESTABLISHED 1871 ilEAFORTH BRANCH—J. R. M, SPITTAL, MGR. GORRIE BRANCH—C. D, WALMSOEY, MGR. WINGHAM BRANCH—G. C. GAMMAGE, MGR. cal®Nrieu@c1 P@011gt By Roe Farms Service Dept ( YOU MEAN WHEN I WANT TO GET MY BIRDS TO EAT MORE MASH I SHOULD USE VITA -LAY PELLETS? /" 7 4 FRED. . -4 weed* I'M PUZZLED, i DOC. CAN YOU STRAIGHTEN ME OUT ON PELLET FEEDIN6 ? IT'S SIMPLE, FRED. CHICKENS ARE 6RAIN-EATIN6 CREATURES AND MASH IN BITE FORM IS JUST LIKE GRAIN TO THEM. THAT'S WHY THEY EAT PELLETS SO READILY. , EXACTLY, ROE MEAN TELL ME AN EASY WAY TO FEED ROE PELLE7S,DOC. , WI/EN EXTR4 AWN YOU PELLETS VITA -LAY E66 PELLETS ....• SERVE THE SAME ; ARE A COMPRESSED FORM PURPOSE AS WET / OF VITA -LAY MASH MADE " MASH AND SAVETHE Td ATTRACT A BIRD'S EYE EXTRA HAtIDLI N6? AND PLEASE HER ". ee "'ALWAYS FEED ACCORDING TO E66 ..) PRODUCTION, FRED. YOU CAN FIGURE J QUICKLY AT I LB. OF PELLETS PERIOD BIRDS FOR EACH 10EGG PRODUCTION. % 4224616411)1749AUSNE" t,,,. ...i Of \\if i '' VIN1 * l I I 1 ,-- RIGHT, FRED-. VIAL FIND ROE PELLETS WONDERFUL I N THESE WAYS 'r- / TO BOOST WEIGHT, PRODUCTION AND coromoN • OF FLOCK THAT IS NOT EATING ENOUGH AT PRESENT. TO PROVIDE EXTRA MASH CONSUMPTION IN COLD g•- WINTER DAYS. TO -BRING LATE -HATCHED PULLETS INTO LAY FASTER. 4 TO BOOST EGG PRODUCTION AT ENO OF LAYI N6 YEAR. ARE FORCED TO EAT ENTIRE MASH INCLUDING 4., ALL FINE CONCENTRATE MATERIAL. .." APPETITE .- AT NOON, YOU CAN FEED WHAT BIRDS WILLCLEAN UP IN 10 012 15 MINUTES, THEN .,' 0 1. R CC : 1 ------ ----YOU ... we ar eBIM „71 ....,., CAN HOLD BALANCE OF PELLETS, /Pk v ' 2 A UNTIL AFTER EVENING I/& -.1 ..,,,,. ; 4 awi, V ... GRAIN FEEDING. 7.1 06 7/:711(1,6&:k Eae6. PELLETS• .. ' 17 ,----c c:. k e* otErs w1/4 ‘ ^Th,. '' //,' -„,_ it,,N• - .-:: ,r, totoollts watt* ''' 1.----:- 00.00.00/r 411, • • I I I. ‘ 1,,, --------- ' 2. -.. :.-....' ,/tal'a.° 1;1 41::1"--- Ike**. ter,Ilillil;.,40 3t0 tO64' es N i,,w,, • . fa wira- li,°' ..---."--V7 2,..-..„......t40. , , , -, .‘..'*. i4) 4 ‘i, W. R. Kerslake, Senorita . 1' .1", AI\ i 4 ----± ` .1,21 -legelPg.* . • Lorne Hay, Hensel! . ' I°”. A. J. Mustard, Brucefietd , ,., ', . ,t, • ••• eett sees""si •se AP ieseeeeitiS eseetessee• •411', " „tn • t • I '1 t s • e.tisies eetetie ' 4' 4