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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-02-25, Page 2f;r r�. PAGE TWO "S9 THE HURON EXPOSITOR FEBRUARY 25, 1955 THE 'HURON EXPOSITOR Established 1860 Published at Seaforth, Ontario, every Thursday morning by McLean Bros. A. Y. McLean, Editor Subscription rates, $2.50 a year in advance; foreign $3 50 a year. Single copies, 5 cents each.. Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Advertising rates un application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Seeuad Class Mail Post cake Departe,ent- Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, February 25 On Attracting, Industry A meeting was held in Goderich recently, sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The speaker was .J. E. Turnbull, of the Trade and Industry Branch of the Department of Planning and Development, and the topic was how to attract indus- try to small towns. Mr. Turnbull reviewed many re- quirements, such as a knowledge of what the town had to offer; availa- bility of services; accommodation at reasonable cost, and an evidence of what the future might hold in the way of future municipal growth. These are mechanical require- ments, and in themselves do not nec- essarily bring new industry. The most important thing of all, the speaker told the meeting, was the at- titude of the people. This is deter- -mined by representatives of an in- dustry as a result of conversations they have with storekeepers, with a gas station attendant, or a clerk in a restaurant. These are the people who sell industry on locating in a town. If they are enthusiastic, if they truly believe in the future of the community, they are the best salesmen a town could have. On the other hand, a response that suggests there is no hope can do nothing else but discourage a stranger in the com- munity. The obtaining of industry and of new citizens for a town is not some- thing far a few to do. It depends on the wholehearted support of ev- erybody. Red Stripe Goes Canadian housewives have made their voices heard again. Campaign- ing by the Canadian Association of Consumers has resulted in an edict being issued by the Federal Govern- ment prohibiting the use of red - striped cellophane for packaging bacon. The complaint has been that the red -striped wrapper suggests a lean- er slice of bacon than actually 'is found to exist when the \vrapper has been removed. A complaint of a similar nature was that directed against the pink netting that at one time covered baskets of peaches. In any event, the meat packing and' vending industry has been told by Ottawa that under the Food and Drugs Act, use of such wrappers is to be prohibited. In the purchase of many food it- ems, the greater part of the house- wife's dollar goes to pay those un- seen costs that arise between the time the product leaves the farm and the time it reaches the dining room table. It is well that government looks carefully at any practise that -light have the effect of unnecessar- y reducing the value received for the domestic dollar. It is to the ad- vantage of producer, as well as con- sumer, that food products be present- ed in a straight forward manner. They Live Longer Somebody produced some statistics the other day that indicated that wo- men lived longer than men, and the Peterborough Examiner thinks it knows the reason. It all comes about because of the easier life which a housewife enjoys, the Examiner says. The average mate finds himself faced with tension air tension, and works under pres- a9rties of the kind that send even the o'bust to hospital. re this male life with that ratt happy in her home, the jt'SS The das of household drudgery have been ban- ished by mechanical gadgets, elec- tricity and small houses. "The hours of cookery have been shortened by self-regulating ovens, prepared and frozen foods, tinned goods, packaged cakes, so on. In some homes, only the dishes must still be washed in the old way; but modern custom has the husband busy at the kitchen sink after the evening din- ner." Whatever the explanations, fewer women than men languish in hospi- tals and females live six years longer than males. WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: MENTAL BLOCK (Toronto Telegram) "Do you ever have a mental block?" a friend asked us. We were not sure what a "mental block" was. "Well, just for the moment I can- not remember my own telephone number," he explained. We can remember our telephone number but on occasions we have found ourself looking up the mean- ing of a word in the telephone direc- tory. The really embarrassing lapse of this kind, is when you start to intro- duce somebody you have known well and for a long time, and suddenly re- alize that for the moment, you can- not remember his name. WHAT'S THE REASON? (Wiarton Echo) Perhaps someone would be kind enough to tell us why the Provincial Department of Highways again this year cut its grants to municipalities. Is it because the provincial treas- ury is depleted? Not likely. We haven't seen any tax cuts, and there are more automobiles, more people and more liquor floating around than ever. Is it because the Department thinks municipalities are squander- ing their grants? A look at the streets of practically any municipal- ity would show that local governing bodies are scraping the bottom of the barrel just to keep their streets passable. - Surely the municipalities are not being penalized to make up for cer- tain "discrepancies" in the Depart- ment's handling of its business. The Department pays 50 per cent of the money spent by a municipal- ity on its streets, up to maximum set by the Department. In the past few years, this maximum for Wiarton has been cut by $3,000, a direct loss to the town of $1,500 a year. Other municipalities have suffered propor- tionately. If anyone knows the answer, we'd appreciate hearing from him. STUMP FENCES (The Ottawa Journal) Where man has lived he has taken material at hand to build or mark the boundaries of his property. He has used clay, rocks, hedges, rails and posts; he has planted rows of trees and has dug ditches. Half a century ago, when Autumn's routine tasks were. finished, grandfather al- ways wanted to clear a section of land where wood had been cut the Winter before. Grandfather was a master crafts- man at stump pulling. He knew from experience how to adjust the long chains so that the chunky mares - could exert the greatest leverage. The part a farm lad enjoyed was driving the team to the stump fence with the leaping, jerking stump and its tangled, waving roots. Nothing very exciting, perhaps, in terms of today's powerful tractors and trucks; but in those unhurried days of yes- teryear, a 12 -year -older was always thrilled when he was allowed to drive the work team. Hour by hour stumps were pulled into the fence line. Father threw the smaller stumps on top the big ones to form a horse -high, hog -tight, bull - strong fence. One sees few of the old stump fences, today, but half a century ago they were common. Come Spring, a boy and his collie knew that woodchucks would dig dens among the roots and birds would build their nests there. Hornets wank' hang thin grey paper cones from them. SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS Congratulations! Ex -Mayor of Clinton, B. J. Gib- bons, celebrated his 85th birthday at his home this week and his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gibbings, Stratford, were home for the birthday din- ner.—Clinton News -Record. Returned Froin Florida Mr. and Mrs. Earl Yunblut have returned from their pleasant visit to different parts of the south. They spent some time at the home of the latter's brother, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Klapp, who are spending the winter months at their residence in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Yungblut were accom- panied by Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Haist, of Fraser, Mich. We are pleased to see them safe home again after seeing all the beautiful sights.—Zurich Herald. Clerk Hears Two Pleas - In the absence of Magistrate D. E. Holmes due to illness, the court clerk, Mabel Gray, heard two guilty pleas in a brief court ses- ion here Wednesday afternoon. Wallace Conkey, Galt, pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to give a left hand signal and was fined $10 and costs. Wilfred Bezzo, driver of the taxi which struck Kenneth Porter recently in an ac- cident on Highway 4, causing a fractured leg injury, pleaded guil- ty to a charge of careless driving, and was fined $15 and costs.— Clinton News -Record. • Wintering in California Mr. Bruce Bossenberry, Grand Bend, who is spending some time at the beautiful beach scenic re- sort of Oceanside, California, sent us a most lovely scenic post card with the following remarks: Have a room right on the water front here. Warm, sunny days, clear blue sky and blue water, cool nights. At post office yesterday a man saw my Ontario license on car, came and asked where I was from. He was born at Kitchener when it was Berlin; name is Man- gold, related to Ameil Rarick. He says a policeman. in Zurich. I told him I knew of Raricks in Zurich, but not by that first name and as a policeman.—Zurich Herald. $65,000 Contract For Elevator G. A. Cann, president of Cann's Mill Ltd., announced Wednesday that the contract for a 40,000 -bush- el grain elevator has been let to Trudgen .. Phair, construction specialists of Blenheim. Price of the contract, $65,000, does not in- clude all the eqiupment, Mr. Cann said. The elevator will be built on the east side of the railway tracks south of Victoria St. on property now owned by Cecil Jones. Fea- ture of the construction will be the use of steel and concrete throughout the building to elimin- ate fire hazard. Metal grain chutes will be installed instead of the usual wooden ones. Equip- ment in the mill will include a hydraulic hoist to facilitate the un- loading of semi; trailers and large trucks.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Marks 91st Birthday Gorrie's oldest resident, Mrs. James Armstrong, celebrated her 91st birthday on. Monday, Feb. 14. She was the recipient of many cards and gifts and in the after- noon friends called to offer best wishes when Mrs. W. C. King en- tertained for her. Mrs. Armstrong is able to be around a good deal and although her sight and hear- ing are failing, her memory is very keen. One of the things she likes to recall is attending receptions in Winnipeg given by Sir Daniel Mc- Millan and Sir James Aikins when she was a delegate to Sunday School conventions in that city, while residing in Manitoba. She ,has lived in Corrie for the past 28 years and is the widow of the late Dr. James .Armstrong, veterinary surgeon. who lived to the age of 95. Since giving up her home five years ago, she has resided with Miss Etta Burns.—Wingham Ad- vance -Times. Registering For Tournament Entries are literally pouring in for Goderich's sixth annual Ybung Canada Week, and by Tuesday, entries from 25 hockey teams in- cluding ten new ones, had been received by Guy Emerson, secre- tary of the Young Canada Week committee. New entries are from Stouffville, Granvenhurst, Leaside, East York, Galt, Ferris, Preston, Lambeth, Collingwood and Shallow Lake. Teams which have been here in previous years to partici- pate in the event and have signal- Ied their intention to return this year are from Winnipeg, Kingston, Goderich, Listowel, Toronto, Mild- may, Exeter, Port Perry, Wing - ham, Woodstock, Tavistock, South- ampton, Strathroy, Ebenezer and God'erieb Township. So, all indica- tions point to the busiest and most successful week in the tourna- ment's history. One of the high- lights again this , year, as it was last year, will be a game between Goderich and Wiimipeg Pee Wee entries for an East-West cup.— Goderich Signal -Star. Explosion Startles Group A group of villagers and district farmers gathered around an oil stove at Norman Gowing's Service Station on Si,turday afternoon en- joying the hospitality of their host, were suddenly Frought to the re- alization that there is danger amidst the most tranquil scenes, when the oil stove gave a mighty puff and scattered soot and an oily substance all over the visitors, as well as the interior of the premis- es. The explosion was in reality a double-barreled one, because at the same time a coal stove in the basement also blew up. Cause of the explosion was the application of some oil to the coal fire. Both stoves are connected to the same chimney and the basement explo- sion set the oil stove upstairs • to bouncing as the concussion raced through the pipes. A passerby at the moment saw the pipe atop the chimney on the building lift about a foot from its moorings, and then gently settle back into place, which to say the least, must have been something of a startler. No dam- age except some black, oily faces and soiled clothing. The vacuum cleaner was used to give the gar- age interior the once-over, it hav- ing been completely saturated with the oily substance from the stove. —Blyth Standard. Says Wing Would Be Nucleus "Goderich must have a new hos- pital," representatives of organ- izations attending the annual meet- ing of Alexandra Marine and Gen- eral Hospital Association were told on Monday night by R. C. Hays, past chairman of the hospital board. "We can build an arena and other things in town," Mr. Hays said, "I think the time has come for the town to get behind the building of a new hospital." Mr. Hays, who is chairman of the board's planning committee for a new addition, said he felt that most people in Goderich realized that it was absolutely necessary to build the nucleus for a new, perm- anent hospital. The government says our hospital has become ob- solete—and it has," he said. He poinied out that everything that had been done in connection with new building and alterations at the hospital in the last decade had been with a view that the day would be coming when a new hos- pital would be needed. "That day is here," he said. "It's the town's hospital; I think it's the responsi- bility of the town as a whole." At the regular board meeting which followed the annual meeting, Mr. Hays was authorized to confer with the Ontario Department of Health in Toronto to determine 'the de- partment's opinion of sketches of the proposed addition.—Goderich Signal -Star. SOME FAMOUS MISQUOTATIONS (By Sy( -1 Harris in the Pittsburgh Post -Gazette) "Pride goeth before a fall", murmured the man at my side, as we watched a couple of experts being badly whipped in a bridge lourna ment. 1 nodded in agreement, but won- dered (as I have many times be- fore) why most quotations are so persistently misquoted when the original is just as simple to give, and often makes more sense. The Bible says. "Pride goeth be- fore destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall", but almost nobody else says so. Why should the distortion be popular. and the correct wording abandoned in lim- bo? We are told, in the same wide- ly read book, that we shall eat bread by the sweat of our face— which everyone changes to "brow" for reasons too obscure to fath- om. Shakespeare has suffered as many changes as the Bible. The most famous distortion occurs with a line from "King John", where he tells us it is a ridiculous excess "to gild refined gold, to paint the lily". • Yet everyone turns it into "gild the lily", which is not only a change in word, but a change in sense: For Shakespeare meant it is silly to paint the lily even whit- er than it is, just as it is silly to put gilt on gold. In mimicking Hamlet's grave- yard scene, 99 persons out of 100 ,will declaim: "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him well", instead of, "I knew him, Horatio." How did "well" happen to creep into the phrase? Likewise, in "As You Like It", theester, Touchstone, speaks of his bovine country maids as "an i11 favored thin, sir, but mine own". Even writers, who should know better, insist on changing it to "a poor thing but mine own". In `The Merchant of Venide", one of the characters makes the ttow classics &Mnntellt, "The devil can cite scripture for his pur- pose". This phrase is used all the time—and"cite" is always changed to "quote". No particular harm is done by these misquotations, and only a pedant would seriously object to them. Yet, they illustrate not only how the words of the past are perverted by time but also how errors often become more firmly embedded than truth in the general mind. The devil may cite scripture, but few of us really quote Shakespeare. QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ 1. Of these, which is the longest river: Saguenay, Churchill, Ot- ta wa ? 2. In 1941 Canadians spent $3A billion in retail stores. How much are they spending today? 3. Sales and excise taxes collect- ed at the factory on a low -price Canadian -made car are $150, $290, $402? 4. no Canadian fur trappers nually take more pelts of t beaver, rabbit or the muskrat? 5. Of ail taxes paid by Canadians, does Ottawa take 30 per cent, 50 per cent, 70 per cent? ANSWERS: 5. Ottawa takes 70 per cent of all taxes. 3. $402. 1. The Churchill, 1,000 miles long. 4. The muskrat. 2. Over $12 bil- lion. A summer visitor wandered aim- lessly through the strange coun- tryside until he realized that he was lost. He was overjoyed when he finally met a native. "Say, pal, exclaimed the visitor, "am i glad to see you. I'm lost." "Is there any reward for you.?" inquired the native. ' "No -=why?" asked the visitor, a bit pu`$zle'd. "Well," replied the native, "then you'restill lost!'° YEARS AGONE Interesting Items picked from The Huron Expositor of 25 and 50 Years Ago, From The Huron Expositor February 28, 1930 Mr. Pat McLaughlin, Manley, had the misfortune to fall on the ice, but escaped with a severe shaking up. Miss Lucy Eckert, Manley, who had a severe attack of pneumonia, is now recovering, her many friends are pleased to learn. Mrs. William Pullman, Tucker - smith, isvisiting her daughter, , Mrs. David Stief, at Monkton. Mrs. Fred Course and Mrs. Dav- id Laidlaw visited with Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Houston, Tuckersmith, for a few days last week. Mr. A. E. Erwin, Bayfield, is at Goderich this week engaged in auditing the county books. Mr. George Beatty, Sr-, Varna, spent a few days in Toronto last week. Miss Margaret Chuter, of Gode- rich, is spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. Reid, Varna. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Elliott and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Elliott, of Staffa, spent Sunday in Mitchell. Mr. Joseph Spew and daugh- ter, Miss Ada, have returned to Staffa, after spending a couple of weeks in Vineland and Harriston. Mrs. James Moodie spent part of last week at the home of her brother, Mr. George Thompson, of Brucefield, caring for her mother, Mrs. Samuel Thompson, who had the misfortune to fall and break hen4high bone. Mr. Louis Forrest, Brucefield, has bought Mr. Wilfred Aiken - head's share of the Tebbutt and Aikenhead truck. Miss Jessie Finlayson, Kippen, who is attending Stratford Nor- mal, visited recently with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Fin- layson. Mr. Stewart Beatty, Hillsgreen, spent the weekend at his home near Londesboro. Mrs. K. Cochrane and daugh- ters, Agnes and Annie, of Clinton, spent a few days with their friends on the Parr Line. Mr. Elmer Willert, Zurich, has sold his dwelling property in Dash- wood to Mr. Valentine Becker, of the Bronson Line, Hay, who gets immediate possession. Messrs. Joseph Dill and Lorne Cronin, of Detroit, were week -end visitors with their parents in Dub- lin. Mr. and Mrs. Dawson Smith, of Toronto, spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Smith, Win- throp. Miss Jean Lawson, Constance, goes to. Toronto on Friday to visit her brother, Mr. Lorne Lawson, and other friends. Messrs. George Eberhart and Murray Savauge motored from London and spent the weekend at their homes in Seaforth. Messrs. Gerald Stewart and J. E. Keating, Seaforth, spent a few days this week in Toronto. • From The Huron Expositor February 24, 1905 Rev. Mr. McLennan, of Kippen, was in Clinton one day last week and on going into a store he slip- ped and put his arm through a pane of glass in the doorway. The other morning Mr. and Mrs. Crittenden, of Blyth, were awak- ened by smoke and found some clothing in the room on fire. Mrs. Crittenden threw the clothing out- side and in doing so was badly burned. How the clothes caught fire is a mystery, as there was no fire in the room. Miss Minnie Dundas, who was in Toronto since . the beginning of winter, has returned to her home at Leadbury. There was considreable excite- ment caused in Brussels for a short time Thursday afternoon. Owing to the blockade a snowplow was pre- ceding a train eastward. The plow, after leaving Brussels, got stuck about three miles oat, and while the conductor of the train follow- ing was in the Brussels station awaiting orders, the engineer, by some misunderstanding, pulled out without him, and it was only by good luck that the snowplow staff pul out a flag about 100 yards be- hind them, thus preventing a ser- ious smashup. It is rumoured that Mr. L. Beat- ty intends leaving Varna and tak- ing up his residence in Exeter. He is anenterprising and pushing cit- izen and will be much missed. Miss Lilly Babb, of Mitchell, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. F. D. Hutchinson, Staffa. Mr. A. G. Smillie, clerk of Tuck- ersmith, who is earning a well- deserved reputation as a breeder of thoroughbred Shorthorn cattle, has recently made several sales from his excellent herd. He sold a 17 -months -old bull to Mr. Roger Northcott, of Hay Township; a 7 - months -old bull to Mr. W. L. Mc- Laren, Hibbert, and a three-year- old heifer to Mr. John Patterson, of Hensall. These are all Mr. Mr. Smillie's raising, and are a very fine lot. Mr. J. McArthur, Hensall, has sold his fine brick residence to Mr. Robert Drysdale, of Drysdale, who intends moving to Hensall in the spring. Mr. McArthur, who is one of Hensall's old and prosper- ous residents, will not be leaving. the village for some time, but hav- ing a good opportunity to sell and thinking of moving to London lat- er on in the interests of the fam- ily in an educational point of view, concluded he would sell. We are pleased to report that Verna, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Miller Adams, Constance is improving from her reeent and dangerous illness. Mr. and Mrs. William Murdoch, Jr., left this week for their new home in High River, Alta., havin spent a pleasant honeymoon With their- friends in Brucefield. Mr, 5'. G. Neelin, Seaforth, slip ped on the sidewa'1k tits Monday and got a• ver see5e fall.• abut teas not seriotig�y injtf'ro �+ 4yyy iini1��n'tiiF!%�'N'kAA, TO THE EDITOR: Toronto, Feb. 15, 1955. Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: On behalf of the many children you so kindly as- sisted in the recent annual Christ- mas Appeal of the Hospital, may I thank you for your valuable sup- port. People all over the Province and beyond were most generous and we are sincerely grateful for the wonderful help we have received. To the official thanks of the Hos- pital "where no child knocks in vain," I would add my personal appreciation for the support which you and through you, your readers, gave us. We sincerely hope that we may look forward to your co-operation in future ap- peals. Yours sincerely, J. GRANT GLASSCO, Chairman, Board of Trustees. Toronto, Feb. 18, 1955. Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: In many areas of On- tario our 1955 March of Dimes is drawing to a conclusion and we believe our results will indicate this to be the most successful campaign we have yet conducted. Our achievement is due in no small measure to the publicity which we have received from your profession. Taking the message of the need of Ontario's polio. victims into the homes of the public is the most important factor in conducting a charity campaign of the magni- tude of "The March of Dimes." The results of this past campaign prove that your paper and nearly every other paper in the Province have done an excellent job. Therefore, may I extend the thanks and appreciation of my- self, our officers, and the volun- teer workers who comprise The Canadian Foundation of Polio- myelitis. Yours very truly, D. G. WILLMOT, President. Toronto, Feb. 17, 1955.. Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: I see by that front page report on the regular meet- ings of various farm forums, that "opinions were divided" in deal ing with the theme question: "What benefits can farmers expect from an orderly mar- keting program for livestock un- der produce -controlled marketing boards?" To be frank, I was not surpris- ed at this division of opinion up- on so obviously controversial a theme. Indeed, e d, it would be more surprising if there was unanim- ity. I have attended many meetings in towns and cities and cannot re- call an instance in which, when dealing with a major or controver- sial problem, there were not a variety of views expressed. In this respect, therefore, the voice of the opposition is always heard, whether the meeting is a gather- ing of farm folk or city folk. On the other hand, there is, accord- ing to my observation of both groups, a difference in the atti- tude, or, at any rate, the result of these 'divided opinions.' In the urban approach, the principle of the majority vote is relied upon, i.e., either a straight majority of as little as a single vote, or of a two-thirds of those voting in a matter of major or basic impor- tance. Among farmers and coun- try folk, apparently the flame of individual freedom is more in- tense, and the tendency is to ex- press the pros and the cons, and to leave it at that. This latter characteristic in rural thinking is quite significant, especially in terms of its power to slow -down , the opportunity of thought transforming itself into action. Undoubtedly there are merits in the slower rural pace; but, in matters of the marketing mechanism, there are also grave dangers. This is why organiza- tion among gainfully -employed workers up in the city is com- parative child's play contrasted with similar efforts down on the farm. A great farm leader un- doubtedly had this in mind when warning the producers: "If you fail to unite, you will be the de- light of your enemies and the de- spair of your friends." UNITY IS STRENGTH Farm News of Huron Because of deep snow, bush work' and other outside activity has been brought to a standstill in the north end of the county. Road- sides are piled high with snow and while all roads are now open, an- other storm could cause serious blocking of the. roads. Huron County 4-H CIub Leaders Association had their annual meet- ing Friday and completed plans for 29 4-H Agricultural Clubs in 199; these will include 10 beef and three dairy calf clubs, six swine clubs, five grain and cash crop clubs, three poultry clubs and one tractor maintenance and one for- estry club. The Huron County Hereford Club members' visited nine breeders' farms in the county on Thursday and were most pleased to have as their guests the Western Canada Directors of the Canadian Here- ford Club. Reports received this week indicate that a total of 12,266 calves were vaccinated in the county in 1954 on a volunteer and compulsory basis. This is 8,931 more calves than were vaccinated in 1953. T. :G 'Brooding Chicks The care which chicks receive during the brooding period will have a great effect on the finan- cial returns from these birds at a later date. Probably no mistake is more common than the ten- dency to put too many chicks in the brooder house. The excessive losses, uneven growth, and can- nibalism that result are often at- tributed to other causes, yet it must be expected if the house contains too many chicks for its size. Now is the time to check the available space and equipment and to make plans for the brood- ing season, says A. P. Piloski, In- dian Head Experimental Farm, Sask. The brooder house should pro- vide at least 72 square inches of floor space per chick up to eight weeks of age and the floor space should be doubled if chicks are to be kept in confinement for a lon- ger period. In addition to ample space a wide range of tempera- tures to suit the needs of the chicks is necessary. Over -heating, chill- ing and drafts are harmful, with over -heating the major fault. Where chicks are being brooded late in the spring some provision should be made to ventilate the house and hold temperatures down. When chicks crowd to the outer walls and are seen to pant, then the temperature is too high. The choice of a brooder stove is important, especially in con-', struction, as there is always risk, of fire. The stove should be set up and in operation at least three days before the chicks arrive. A good rule to follow is to have a temperature of 95 degrees under the brooder for the first week and to, reduce the temperature five de- grees each week. It is advisable not to raise more than three hun- dred chicks under one brooder. For the farmer who raises four hundred to six hundred -chicks two brooders would be more satisfac- tory. Ample feeding space is also a necessity for fast, even growth. Two four -foot feeders per one hun- dred chicks would provide approlii- ifriately two inches td feeding ispa'ce OW chick Which is anti's•, ..�n`rl M� 4), factory kKd4a,t�r&k,�s'�l:lo-i factory until the chicks are six weeks of age. If chicks are to be confined for a longer period, then the space per chick should be in- creased to three inches. Some poultrymen follow the practice of covering the litter _with newspa- pers for two or three days while the chicks are learning to eat. An adequate supply of fresh wa- ter should be provided at all times. Two waterers of two -quant capac- ity are more satisfactory than one of a gallon during the brooding period. If later a change is made to a larger waterer the small ones should also be used for a short period until the birds get acquaint- ed with the new supply. 1: :(: Treating Seed of Farm Crops Helps To Control Weeds If a person takes a pot of soil and sows a seed in it and then. waters the soil to sprout the seed and keep the plant growing, the resulting single plant grows tall and lanky, eventually bearing many flowers and much fruit. If more than one seed of the same kind are sown in a similar pot with the same amount of soil, the number of plants is larger but their individual growth, and their flowering and fruiting are greatly reduced, for the amount of plant food available to each is much less than when only one seed is sown. It is possible to sow too many seeds in a given amount of soil. When this happens, the weaker plants die from various root diseases and the surviving plants are small and weak. In mixed equal populations, where different kinds of plants oc- cupy the same space, competition for food and light is as intense as when the plants growing together are of the same kind, but sooner or later the kind that grows faster under the conditions provided will overgrow its slower -growing asso- ciate, shading it by a profusion of leaves and starving it by taking through a predatory root system the "lion's share" of the plant food available in the soil. However, when the population of the slower growing or weaker kind of plant exceeds that of the stronger by a wide enough margin, it can often successfully resist aggression. The behaviour of mixed, compet- ing plant populations has been the basis of the idea that weeds may, under certain conditions, be cots - trolled by treating the seed of the crop grown. This was demonstrat- ed on the experimental field oper- ated by the Science Service Plant Pathology Laboratory at Winni- peg. When diseased seed of wheat, oats and barley was sown at low ayes in plots polluted with seed bf a plant resembling wild mus- tard, every one of such plots was yellow with bloom of the weed. As the rate of seeding for the cer- eal crops Was increased, more and more of the plots became free of the yellow bloom, which indicated* successful competition with the. weed. However, when the diseas- ed seed was treated with a well- known organic mercury seed dressing, its germination was con- siderably improved, and the re- sulting increase in the population of the crop permitted control of the Weed 'at seeding rates consid- erably lower than these necessary had the seed riot ,been, treated. , I�