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TIE HURON EXPOSITOR
Established 1860
A. Y. MeLea,n, Editor
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SBAFORTH, Friday, May 16, 1952
Being Neighborly
The extent to which neighborliness
can contribute to making a commun-
ity a pleasant place in which to live
is well known. A municipality can
never become a community in the full
sense of the word if its citizens each
live unto themselves. There has to
be give and take, and an appreciation
of the rights and desires of other citi-
zens.
But sometimes being neighborly
can go too far, the Tillsonburg News
points out, when it says: "A family
can be happy anywhere if the neigh-
bors are people who understand the
elements of practical kindness, cou-
pled with a respect for each family's
privacy. To be a good neighbor is an
art. One interfering busybody can
make a whole street uncomfortable.
Conversely, one person with a gen-
uinely kindly interest in all mankind
can draw neighbors together who
might otherwise be too shy to ap-
proach each other. As long as neighL
bors remember to maintain the deli-
cate balance between friendly inter-
est and unwarranted interference,
the quality of a neighborhood can be
maintained in harmony.
•
horses Tell Time
Mechanization has eliminated a
certain amount of the arduous labor
that for many years featured life on
the farm. But at the same time it
has had the effect of eliminating, cer-
tain relationships which,' while not
necessarily an advantage in helping
with the work, at least were interest-
ing to contemplate.
The Windsor Star, discussing the
matter in a recent issue, says: "Re-
lating the scarcity of horses on Es-
sex and Kent farms, an article ex-
plains a tractor may require less care
but 'it can't tell the farmer when it's
ix o'clock.' This implies horses could
tell what time of day it was, as in-
deed some of them could, especially
quitting time.
"This doesn't imply that even the
smartest horse could look at a watch
and tell the time; or tell the time by
the position of the shadow cast by a
bright sun. But smart horses would
know fairly well when to quit work
for noon -day dinner or six o'clock
supper.
"We recall one mare that was
somewhat uncanny' about it. She
would work contentedly all morning,
but when it became noon she would
let the farmer know it was time to
unhitch. She would look around at
him as if to tell him to get her out
of the traces.
"If he persisted in coptinuing, she
would start down the field reluctant-
ly. The same would occur at six
o'clock, and if he worked past the
quitting hour, her glance at him was
as much as to say he was crazy."
•
Unique Traffic Laws
There have been thousands upon
thousands of words written in an ef-
fort to control traffic—both vehicular
and pedestrian. Yet the motorist
goes merrily on his way, frequently
completely oblivious of the regula-
tions designed for, his protection. At
the same time, the pedestrian jay-
-walks across a busy highway, or in
other ways acts in a manner that
plates hivt life in jeopardy.
his vi,problem common to all coun-
tries and all races. Despite the ap-
*rent futility of it all 'warnings and
instructions continue to be issued, the
lateSt of these we have seen is an ex -
Apt from a Japanese digest of traf-
i WS and ordinances. The instruc-
fl" not only unique, but also po-
•-e:''.44144 of polite.
man, stop rapidly. Do not pass him
by or otherwise disrespect him.
"When a passenger of the foot hove
in sight, tootle the horn trumpet to
him melodiously at first. If he still
obstacles your passage, tootle him
with more vigor and express by word
of mouth the Warning 'Hi, Hi' !
"Beware of the wandering horse
that he shall not take fright as you
pass him. Do not explode the exhaust
box at him. Go soothingly by, or
stop at the roadside till he pass away.
Give big space to the festive dogs
that make sport on the roadway.
Avoid tanglement of the dog with
your wheel -spokes. Go soothingly on
the grease -mud, as there lurk the skid
demon. Press the brake of the foot
as you roll around the corner to save
the collapse and the tie-up."
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What Other Papers Say:
Borrowing Dulls
(Toronto Daily Star)
Borrowing dulls the edge of hus-:
bandry, said Shakespeare. It also
dulls the edge of a carving knife, a
lawn mower or hedge clippers—if a
neighbor borrows them.
•
Dabbling In Stocks
(Guelph Mercury)
When a man wins a fortune in the
stock exchange it is said that he made
it by "judicious speculation." If a
man loses, it is "dabbling in stocks."
•
Slaughter Of Wild Flowers
(Owen Sound Sun:Times)
We are not among those who say
hands entirely off the wild flowers.
Somehow we have the idea that the
flowers grow to bring pleasure, to be
taken home in small bouquets to
grace a sick room, or to bring plea-
sure to an older person who no long-
er can walk out among them.
But we do resent the slaughter of
the flowers; the manner in which
many, including mahy adults, snatch
them out of the ground, tearing
roots, grabbing large numbers, let-
ting them die on the way home
through want of a little- care. Many
are to be found cast off along the
path, pathetic little torn bouquets.
Few people think to leave a few
leaves on the plant so that it may
breathe and continue to live.
•
Drop Her Gently!
Peterborough Examiner)
Heaven forbid that we should glory
in anybody's misfortune, but we were
able to control our dismay when we
read that Gregory Peck had buckled
his knee while carrying Miss Ava
Gardner over rough ground during
a movie rehearsal in Hollywood. The
news seemed to us to prove that what
may happen to Mr. Peck may happen
to anybody, and that men should not
be expected to carry women, •
Women, of course, love to be car-
ried. It flatters them to conceive of
themselves as tiny ethereal creatures,
whom any great rough male can
seize in his arms and carry upstairs,
across a stream, out of the path of a
charming mouse, or anywhere at all.
But the bitter fact is that most wo-
men are reasonably heavy, and as
they are not sacks of potatoes, they
have to be carried in a romantic at-
titude, 'and not slung over the shoul-
der, as common sense would dictate.
Most men, in their relations with
women, face a situation where the
woman expects to be carried., It may
be at a picnic; it may be when the
threshold of 'the new home is to be
crossed. The man rarely fails in this
test. He does whatever carrying is
necessary, and bravely conceals, the
fact that irreparable havoc has been
wrought in his inside.
The custom of carrying women or-
iginated hundreds of years ago when
women were little, half-starved
things, quite easily lugged from place
to place. But the modern woman,
the product of three or four genera-
tions of scientific feeding, is a differ-
ent matter. She should not demand
attentions which were more suitable
to her great-grandmother, who prob-
ably weighed 90 pounds, soaking wet.
Mr. Peck is one of the popular ro-
mantic figures of our day, and a high-
ly -paid carrier of women. Miss Gard-
ner was too much for him. Surely it
is time that the custom, and the wo-
UM, Were allowed to drop!
5,
Third of Eight Articles on
The History of Assessment
And Municipal Taxation
In Ontario
If we live in a municipality in
Southern Ontario, which is part of
a county set-up for administration
purposes, we are charged on our
local 'tax bills for such items as
County Rates, 'High School Die.
tricts, Township School Areas, etc.
If we live in a municipality in
Northern Ontario, we are some-
times charged for the last two it-
ems and in addition for the main-
tenance of the District Home for
the Aged.
Now the amount we pay for these
things is based on the assessment
of our property. The total assess-
ment of our municipality is sup-
posed to be equalized with the as.
sessment of the other municipali-
ties which share such, services as
roads, schools, health units, etc.,
with us. In other words, if our
municipality is assessing for 100%
of the value of the property, and
the other municipalities are only
assessing for 60% or 80% of the
value of their property, we are go-
ing to pay too high taxes as our
share of the cost of providing these
services.
In an endeavor to equalize such
charges which are based on as-
sessment, the assessment is equal-
ized among the different municipali-
ties by the county, district or
school authorities.
Appoint Valuators
Prior to an amendment to the
Assessment Act in 1943, if the coun-
ty council could not arrive at a rrce
per equalization of assessment
themselves, they were required to
appoint valuators every five years
to value 5% to 8% of the proper -
nee; in each municipality. These
values were then reduced to a com-
mon ratio e.g. 50% of value and
this determined the equalization of
!assessment for county rates or
school purposes where such school
areas covered more than one mun-
icipality or parts of more than one
municipality.
This system did not prove satis:
factory as the municipalities oper-
ated on different methods of valua-
tion generally on a "guess" method
and the percentage valued was on-
ly a small fraction of the total
number of properties and therefore
in many instances quite mislead-
ing.
To overcome this and to institute
a standard system of valuation in
the county, the United Counties of
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry in
1943 made the first appointnient of
a County Assessor under the auth-
ority of the 1940 legislation. Since
that time, 25 other County Asses-
sors have been appointed, two of
them commencing their duties this
year.
This leaves 12 counties which
have not as yet made appointments.
While legislation was enacted in
1950 to permit the municipalities
which comprise the Territorial, Dis,
tricts in Northern Ontario to pass
by-laws requesting the appointment
of District Assessors, so far no ap-
pointments have been made.
Duties of Assessor
The duties of a County Assessor
are to supervise the work of the
various assessors in his county and'
to standardize the methods of pre-
paration of the assessment rolls.
He makes a report by June 1 of
each year to his county council and
this report forms the basis of the
equalization of assessment as set
by that, council.
This report is of necessity only
the basis and may be amended in
(Continued on Page 3)
Hibbert Township; This -That
(By Miss Belle Campbell)
(Article No. 10 in the Series) butt farm on concession 4 by Wm.
(Continued from last week) Chubb when the Chubb's' moved
back to the village in 1890. His
Bill Rivers and Bill Craigford son, Fred, carried on a small busi-
were the only butchers the village news in it till the early 1920's.
ever had. Bill- Rivers, from 1890
for a year or two, stored his meat
in the cellar of his home, the Chubb
house on the hill. Bill Craigford,
assisted' by Jack 'Carmichael, did
his slaughtering after Rivers left
till 1895 in John Carmichael's stable
and stored and sold his meat from
the same cellar as Rivers. After
this the people got their meat else-
where.
From 1873 the village had an-
other small store. Iseac Yeo that
year opened. one in a room in his
home north of Harris' store. When
Abraham C. Jones took it over in
1877 he used this room for a cob-
bler shop and built a small store
attached to the north side of the
house by a passageway, This was
also used by Sam Chesney from
August, 1888, till 1890. John Sadler
bought it in 1890 and Mrs. A. K.'
It was John Pellon who built the
first, log hotel in 1859, although from
the earliest days there was a place
on the main drag where food and
shelter could be obtained for both
man and beast. This hotel, which
stood where Frank Hambly's gar-
age now is, was torn down by Dr.
A. MacTavish in the early 70's.
Both Tom Page and William Etty
were successors of John Pellon in
the brick hotel which he built in
the early 70'e near the intersection
at the foot of the John Felon
retired and ,Page was running this
Hibbert Hotel, by 1874. William
Etty leased it in 187'9 and a few
years later it came under the man-
agement of the Page family, again.
By 1891 Frank Carlin had taken it
over.
Carlin had various attractions
Ferguson ran it two years while
which drew the attention of the
her husband, was at college, taking children. Outside it was the teeny -
a course in medicine. In 1893 John bid ball
bobbing up and 'down round
of it and that year moved this oid ball in the caged pool, which
Sadler took over the management the fountain. Inside it was the
small store back and built a front unique set-up of the bar that at -
with living quarters above it. F. D.
tracted their attention. Water from
Hutchison occupied it from. April, the spring flowed continuously
1898, till he moved to Mitchell through the building, making ice
1918, when thstore came under in cold drinks available But what interested the boys most
ily againat 411 times.
e
the management of the Sadler fam- I was the glass cases filled with gold
.
James Hamilton by 1861 opened fish and plants of various kinds.
the first boot and shoe shop in the Other attractions were the small
windmill which was kept in motion
"
northwest corner of his log bonen Ithe running water, and also a lock on a prominent place on the
en the east side of the road. From -"
the 80's till the early 1900's, this wall. where all could see it. Above
was. used as a harness shop by Wm. the clock was the motto of this and
the village after Hamilton's es -ere
Oliver. Other shoe shops opened in every other hotel, namely, "No tick
run by Abraham Jones in his home-, I here!"
Jim Gullett and Jack Moore, both at i Jack Eickmeyer came after Cat -
different times had his shop in what lin and Ernest Flynn was the last
was earlier Hill's store. Gullett al- to serve meat and drink to the pub -
so had his for a time in the 1890's; lic. Archie Miller, one of the- best
in part of William Campbell's wag-
on shop.'
In 1856 John Butler built the
first blacksmith shop, but its loca-
tion is not definitely known. It is
possible it was on his own lot south
of where the Anglican Church lat-
er was built. By July, 1859, John equipped commenced operation on
Pellon bad built a blacksmith shop July. 1, 1933. Little did the old
where the present one stands and cronies who gathered round the bar
had a woodwork and wagon shop
connected with it, where his son,
William Peiloe-, and Bill flaw did
carpenter work. Among other
things they made coffins. Others
who had the shop later were Wm.
Chubb, Robt. P. Nichols and Frank
Hambly, the present owner, who
started his apprenticeship there in
1887. His son, Harvey, took up
this work with his father in 1927.
Other lines of work, such as plumb-
ing and the repairing of modern
have been added einem horses have
become scarce and modern conveni-
ences more plentiful in the com-
munity. Times were different in
the 80's and 90's. When Mr. Ham-
bly commenced work there he made
all his own horse, shoes and repair
parts. During one icy spell he
made an average of 47 pairs of
heavy horseshoes each day for five
days. Thirty minutes was consid-
ered by him. his average time for
changing four shoes. Because of
an emergency he broke his record
one day by changing the four shoes
and hitching the horse in the cut-
ter, all within twenty-two minutes.
Albert Cameron bad a blacksmith
shop for a.few years on the corner
north of Sadler's store. He built it
around 1894 and later in the 90's it
was burned. Mark Drake built the
second one for him, but Cameron
left for the North shortly after. In
197 Prank 'Carlin bought the build-
ing and moved it across to his hotel
Property.
Still another small blacketnith
Shop was mored from the Gar -
bunters and trappers in this com-
munity for many years, used it as
a privates home for a time. After
the Hibbert Co-operative Dairy As-
sociation Limited was organized' in
1932, the old brick hotel was bought
from Archie Miller and after being
in the bygone days dream that the
day would come when mere butter-
milk would be the only beverage
available in this favorite haunt of
theirs. In 1890 a butter factory was
built by James Weimar Walker on
the southeast corner of Harry Tene
Diemen's' farm east of the village.
On 'September 8, 1900, it was burn-
ed and was never rebuilt. From
this date till 1933, when the Co-op-
erative Creamery was opened, there
was no butter factory near the vil-
lage.
In 1872, just north of Pellow's
old log hotel, George Sutherby op-
ened another in opposition to Pee
Ion, called the Dominion Hotel, but
Sutherby lost out. By March 1, 1875,
there was again only one hotel in
the village and this was Pellow's
new brick ofie at the foot of the
hill. In February, 1875, the Domin-
ion Hotel was sold for $500 to Hodg-
son
and DOwnie, of Exeter, who in-
tended to open a store there. They
changed their plans and for many'
years' after it was a private home.
Part of it was used later for a tin-
smith shop by Jutt Moore, who ad-
vertised, wares by covering the
outside with tin sheeting. Moore
moved to London and was killed
by, a train on Richmond' St., near
the C.P.R. station in 1905 or 6. Bill
Bell. Cromarty blacksmith, but by
this time a veterinary*, had his
home and office here in the early
1900'a Then again it was used as
a private dwelling, and around 1934
it watt intreed.
(0011titinett , Nett Week)
HEWS HEALTH
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Trial -and -error is the way
Children learn at work or play.
Left to himself, a little tot
Will do quite well. like as not.
Dept of HaHonal Health and Wellapa
Years Agone
interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of.Twen-
ty.flve and Fifty Years Ago
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From The Huron Expositor
May 20, 1927
On May 1, when Mr. James Swan
of Brucefield retired from active
businesk, he had completed a re-
cord that few business men may
-nope to equal. He had been with
Gould, Shapely & Muir, of Brant-
ford, for 40 years. Mr. Swan is one
of the best machine men in West-
ern Ontario and has a host of
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Forrest and
daughter, Beth, moved off their
farm on the 5th concession of Stan-
ley to Dr. A. Moir's farm, as he has
rented his farm to Mr. ,Ashton, of
Tuckersraith.
Mr. John Dietz, of Manley, has
received the contract of operating
the stone crusher for McKillop,
which was let by tender last Mon-
day. His tender was $5 lower per
day than the next lowest tender,
and the Council has secured a good
man for 'the job.
While playing in a foursome a
week'ago Saturday, Mr. R. M. Jones
made the first hole, a distance of
177 yards, in one, which entitles
him to membership in the Holmin
One Club, a club of national fame,
but very limited membership. This
is only the second time that this
'feat has been accomplished on the
local golf course, Mr. W. E. 'South-
gate having made the ninth hole
in -one three years ago.
Dr. C. Mackay, Dr. H. H. Ross,
Jahn MaeTavish and A. D. Suther_
laud motored to Niagara Falls on
Thursday.
Mr. T. Sharp has been appointed
issuer 'of petmits-for Seaforth and
vicinity by the Liquor Control
Board, and on Tuesday received 100
permit forms. Only five applica-
tions have been made since the op-
ening date.
The Women's Institute of 'Staffa
held its annual meeting at the home
of Mrs. A. McLellan. The officers
are: Pres., Mrs. A. McLellan; vice-
prea, Mrs. W. G. Fell, Mrs. L. But-
son; sec.-treas., Miss Vera Hambly;
representatives to district meetings,
Mrs. McLellan, Miss M. Davis. Miss
W. Sillery, Mrs. 0. Reed; directors,
Mrs. Jas. Hill, Mrs. F. Hambly, Mrs.
A. A. Coiquhoun; pianist, Miss G.
Peart,
From The Huron Expositor
May 23, 1902
S. Barton & Son, Seaforth, have
in course of construction at their
shop two wagons. One is for Mr.
Robt. Thompson, Brussels, to be us-
ed in his egg business; the other
is for a pop manufacturer in Lis.
towel.
Mr. Chas. Aberhart has passed
his' final examination at the School
of Pharmacy, Toronto. taking hon-
ors.
Mr. Ed. Jackson, of Egmondville,
has passed his first-year examina-
tion in mining engineering at the
School of Practical Science, Toron-
to, taking honors.
Mr. Wm. Freeman has gone to
North Bay, where he has secured a
position:
Over 100 guests were present at
a wedding at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
Fairservice. Hullett, on Wednesday
when their daughter, Miss Jessie,
was, united in marriage to Daniel
Stevens of the boundary of McKil-
lop and Hullett.
On Monday at 2 pen., the congre-
gation of St. Andrew's Church, Bay-
field, assembled to witness the lay-
ing of the cornerstone of their new
church in course of erection. Rev.
G. McNeil began the proceedings
ty reading a short history of the
congregation; Mr. Sawyers, Bruce -
field, led in prayer, after which
Miss, Gibson, Toronto, eldest daugh-
ter of a former pastor, laid the
stone and declared it well and truly
laid. The church choir gave several
pieces of music and Mrs. Baldwin,
Seaforth, sang a solo. Miss A. Rath -
well, Seaforth. accompanied Mrs.
Baldwin on the piano. Enclosed in
the stone were copies of the Daily
Globe, the Dane Mail and Empire,
The Huron Expositor, Clinton
News -Record, Clinton. New Era,
Goderich Signal -Star, a five -cent
piece, ten, twenty-five, fifty cents
and a one -cent piece, all Canadia
coinage, and a fell report of the
proceedings of the day.
Mr. F. Gutteridge has a gang of
Men tearing up the piece of grano-
Bible walk on Main St. from Pick-
ard's, Corner to the north side of
the stove occupied by I. V, Fear,
and re-laid it.
The bowlers will celebrate the
24th en. the gteen, When the anent"
at& 'bete/Mee the Wadi:beat and
the vietnierefoldmit tviti be ffikiyeEk.
Seen in the County Papers
Contract Let For New Mess..
The Roy James Construction Co',
of London, has been awarded a con-
tract for $330,450 for the erection of
a new officers' IllesS. at Centralia,
adcording to an announcement by
Alex H. Jeffery, etiberal M.P. for
London.—Exeter Times -Advocate.
Wins Scholarship
Miss Doris M. MeEwen, Bayfield,
was one of 114 winners of National
Research Council studentships a-
warded for the academic year 1952-
53. The value of the studentship is
$900. The value of the studentship
is $900. Miss McEwen, a 'student
at University of Western Ontario,
London, is to continue her work at
Western.—Clinton News -Record.
Clinton Dairy Gets Contract
Goderich, Kincardine and 'Clinton
firms have been given government
contracts through the Department
of Defence Production, it was an-
nounced at Ottawa last week. C. &
B. Enterprises, Goderich, is con-
tracted for laundry services with
value about $10,000. The Circle Bar
Knitting Co., Kincardine, will make
socks on a $32;002 contract, and
Clinton Dairy will sup."ply dairy pro-
ducts worth $10,260.—Clinton News -
Record.
See Timber Wolf
While driving recently on one of
the concession roads in Fularton
Township, just parallel to No. 3
Highway, Dr. C. A. House and a
companion, who comes from North-
ern Ontario, saw a timber wolf
cross the road, the headlights re-
vealing the largest the northern
visitor had ever seen, and he has
seen many of them. It is only a
few weeks' ago that qne was sight-
ed east of Stratford.—Mitchell Ad-
vocate.
Zurich Girl Joins Navy
Miss Elizabeth Alice (Betty)
O'Brien, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd O'Brien, is one of the first
girls to join the Canadian Navy in
this community in recent years.
Several "Wrens left with her from
the C.P.R. station at London on
Sunday night for the eastern coast,
where they are to commence basic
training prior to a three-year stint
in the service. They are crossing
the Bay of Fundy by boat from St.
Johns, N.B., to Digby, N.S. They
will train at H.M.C.S. 'Cornwallis.
We join with best wishes for her
future success.—Zurich Herald.
Masons Are Told of Pact
A special meeting was arranged
at St. John's Lodge A.F. & A.M.,
when the degree team from the
Clinton Radar School, with Gordon
Shortreed as master, conferred, a
degree on James McTaggart, Grey
Township. The special speaker for
the occasion was George Bury,
Squadron Leader. of the radar
school, who gave an address on
the events leading to the formation
of the North Atlantic Treaty Or-,
ganization, the present set-up of
the Western nations and the large
part Canada has taken in its build-
up and 'maintenance. Emphasis,
was placed on the pride that every
Canadian should have that our man-
power and wealth ate taking such
a leading part in world affairs. ()the
er speakers were G. Jefferson, of
Clinton; Morley Wright, of the pro.
vincial police staff, Mount 'Forest,
and Norman Hoover, North Huron
District—Brussels Post.
Pupils Rebuild Gutted Barn
Students at Exeter District High
School are tearing down their gut-
ted agricultural 'barn and preparing
to build it up again. Under the
supervision of agriculture teacher,
Andrew Dixon, scorched and damag-
ed parts of the building are being
removed in preparation for 'con-
struction. An exploding oil heater
used for incubating eggs, touched
off the fire Friday which destroyed
600 chicks, a thoroughbred' sow and
four of its litter of six. Mr. Dixon
found the oil -burning brooder in the
barn had gone out during the night
when he checked the premises
shortly 'before 9 a.m. The heater
exploded as he was re -lighting it.
He escaped with' singed hair and
was able to 'free the sow, although
it died later. Two weaners were
saved by smashing a hole in the
side of the wooden barn, covered
with sheet metal siding. Students
and teachers managed to save the
farm equipment in the building be-
fore smoke drove them out. Exe-
ter firemen fought the 'blaze after
the alarm was phoned.by a student.
The barn was built by students as
an agricultural project. — Exeter
Times -Advocate.
Finishes Seeding, Then Threshes
It's not often you hear of a farm-
er finishing his spring seeding in
the morning and then threshing on
the afternoon of the same day, but
that's what Alan Watson, R.R. 6,
Goderich, did on Thursday of last
week. People are well aware of the
fact that a lot of last year's grain
crop was left standing on the
prairies during the winter and had
to be threshed this spring. It was
an unexpected sight, however, to.
see a threshing outfit at work in a
field in Colborne Township last
week but it proved that the early
onset of winter brought its prob-
lems to Ontario farmers as well.
Last spring Omar Brooks, of Dun-
gannon, bought a 50 -acre farm from
the Bert Varcoe estate .and seeded
98 acres of it in flax, but the time
of the purchase made the seeding
late. Consequently, there were only
two days left last fall when it
would have been possible to thresh
it before the snow fell about the
first Monday in November, Some of
the flax was drawn in during the
winter but much of it was left in
the field and was found to 'be in
fair condition when the snow disap-
peared. 'Consequently a gang set to
work with Alan Watson's threshinz
outfit last Thursday. Watson's; son.
Ivan, assisted his father on the ma-
chine, along with Carmen Kerr,
R. 5, Goderich. Working with the'
teams were Kerr's brother, Merle.
and. James Snell, driving Elwood
Atkinson's team. Omar Brooks.
owner of the' farm, was pitching
along with Bill Payze, of Lucknow.
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Seeding Mostly Completed
The seeding of spring grains in
the central and southern parte of
the County has been completed on
the majority of fat -ins, with a con-
siderable amount of seeding still
to be done in the northern section.
The majority of young cattle have
now been turned out; however, the
amount of grass available is quite
limited. Most farmers have quite a
number of weanling pigs and
chunks for sale, with the demand
being quite slow.
* * *
Recommends Early Planting
For Potatoes
Early Planting of potatoes pays
I well. In fact the main crop of pot-
atoes can profitably be planted as
soon',as the land is ready, states
R. E. Goodin, Assistant Director of
the Crops Branch, Ontario' Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
He agrees that May 24 h'aselong
been considered the "day to plant
spuds," but hastens to add that
this no longer holds. Ta -o advant-
ages may be gained by early plant-
ing—increased yields and improved
quality.
'Experiments on the relation be-
tween the date of planting and the
yield of graded potatoes harvested
indicate that early planting really.
paid well. A difference of, one
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