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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1957-04-26, Page 2ti. Since 1860 Serving the Community Ai* fished at Seaforth, Ontario, every Thursday Dimling by McLean Bros., Publishers Member of ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year. United States (in advance) $3.50 a Year. SINGLE COPIES — 5 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Canadian, Weekly Newspaper Association SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1957 ANALYST SEES NO BIG CHANGE AFTER FORTHCOMING ELECTION The C.CF. and Social Credit groups are likely to be closer to- gether numberically than in the present Parliament. It is possible that Social Credit may edge out the C.C.F. in the stiff contest be- tween them for third group status. Most observers see comparative- ly few changes in six of the- ten provinces and my research judg- ment subscribes to that pro. pect. Ontario will, be the main battle- ground between the Liberals and Conservatives, with' the Social Credit and the C.C.F. actively in the picture in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Alberta. For the record, as a startling point in analyzing the probable re- sults of the coming election, the results of the last two elections were as follows: 1953- (265 members) Liberals, 173; Conservatives, 51; C.C.F., 23; Social Credit, 15; Independents, three. 4By J. A. Hume, in Ottawa Citizen) (Mr. Hume, a native of Goderich, is a well-known political writer. His regular articles in the Indepen- dent Ottawa Citizen are held in high regard across Canada.) Parliament Hill opinion, on the eve of dissolution, is that it is "a foregone conclusion" the St. Laur- ent Liberal government will be re- turned to office in the June elec- tion by quite a strong majority. Thus the =two chief answers to be. given by theelectors are: 1—The precise size of the govern- ment's over-all majority, with particular reference to the Pro- gressive Conservatives as the official opposition. 2 ---Whether. in the splinter group battle shaping up, the C.C.F. will be able to hold its present 23-15 member advantage over the Social Credit. My own preliminary forecast of the election result. subject to cam- paign developments. is that there is unlikely to be any marked change—not more than 10 to 15 1949—(262 members) Liberals, members in the relative standing 193; Conservatives, 41; C.C.F., 13; of the Liberals and Conservatives Social Credit, 10; Independents, in the new. 23rd Parliament. five. Two Strong Factors In Fight The Conservatives and the two of Ontario enters the campaign small opposition parties have to fight an uphill battle against two pronounced factors: 1—The booming prosperity in Can- ada and the disinclination of the voting public to turn out any government, federal or pro- vincial, in the midst of good times. Who shoots Santa Claus? 2—The demonstrated Canadian el- ection pattern for the past 22 years for the electors "to hedge their political bets" by voting mainly for the Liberals in Par- liament and for something dif- ferent they like in most of their particular provincial leg- islatures. Three other important factors as they apply are likely to be: 1—A preferred trust in the St. Laurent government to keep "creeping inflation" within bounds, with special confidence in "the courageous integrity" of Finance Minister Walter Har- ris in this regard. 2—Federal-provincial fiscal rela- tions will be to the fore if Con- servative Premier Leslie Frost in any really active manner. Mr. Frost would trumpet "Cen- tralism" against the St. Laurent government, even though nine pro- vincial premiers laughed in Mr. Frost's face when he delivered his "poor little rich girl" speech- es on .Ontario's behalf at federal - provincial conferences in recent years. Prime Minister St. Laurent and Mr. Harris would counter the cen- tralist charge by declaring that Canada is one nation, not just ten Balkan states, and that "Liberal- ism seeks to have all Canadians share as widely and equally as possible in the good things of life which Providence has lavish- ed on this country, regardless of whether they reside in the have or the have-not provinces" 3—A distinct •preference for the St. Laurent government to con- tinue in power in the face of the continuing unsettled inter- national conditions, which con- fidence in the provern experi- ence of External Affairs Min- ister Lester Pearson in that of- fice. Support For Dry Skimmed Milk The Minister of Agriculture, the Right Honourable James G. Gard- iner, announced recently that the Agricultural Prices Support Board had, been authorized to provide a support price for Canada First Grade dry skimmed milk on the basis of a price of 17 cents per pound for spray process and 14 cents per pound for roller process, f.o.b. storage at certain designated storage points throughout Canada. The Minister stated that he hop- ed by introducing this additional support for the dairy industry that sufficient stability would be pro- vided to encourage producers to maintain their present production of milk. Consumption of dry skim- med milk in Canada is increasing annually so it has been consider- ed desirable to maintain approxi- mately the present market price for dry skimmed milk during the Spring and Summer flush produc- tion period. $ $ Performance Testing of Beef Cattle Will Frost Add His Support? Conservatives have been beating the drum recently that Premier Frost will go all-out in Ontario for Opposition Leader John Dief- enbaker, sixth Conservative lead- er since 1935. This would be in sharp contrast to Mr. Frost's stu- died aloofness toward Hon. George Drew, his predecessor as Ontario premier. in both the 1953 and 1949 federal elections. Only last spring. in the contro- versial gas pipe line debate. the Conservatives in Parliament were literally "gnashing their teeth" at Mr. Frost's co-operative stand with the St. Laurent goverment on that issue and the allied ques- tion of continuing to welcome United States capital investment in Canada. Now Mr. Frost has be- come "the great white hope" of the Conservatives; they are beg- ging him "to come over to Mace- donia" to help them! About 25 of Ontario's 85 seats .are "real fighting ground." How- ever, quite a number of those 25 are presently held by. Conserva- tives. Quite probably, there will be some exchange knockdown blows landed by both Liberals and Conservatives in Ontario. It remains to be seen how effec- tive a Frost-Diefenbaker alliance ' may, prove to be in the give-and- take of battle on the Ontario hust- ings as compared with the earlier record of the Drew -led Conserva- tives with, 33 Ontario seats in 1953 ,and only 25 in 1949. In British Columbia, Social Cre- dit Premier W. A. C. Bennett has been breathing fire and brimstone against all the other three parties, A while ago, Mr. Bennett was brag- giin.g that "Social Credit will sweep B.C.'s 22 seats in the federal elec- tion!" Latterly, Mr. Bennett has been somewhere more restrained in asserting that "Social Credit will have more B.C. members than all the other three parties com- bined." The end result could be that So - sial Credit may drop a couple of its own B.C. members while cap- turing three or four others from the C.C.F. and the, other two par- -ties. Unless there is a saw -off be - fifteen. the Conservatives andSo- oCredit, Howard Green (P.C., .Vdfieouver-Quadra) and E. Davis 'ulton„(r.C,, Kamloops) will face tik` battles. skatchewan presents. an . in- ing field . forspeetilation. South . Saskatchewan river. tion'' and;. hydro power pro,' -not be,..a. completely self - g one,, b'ut' he ci . yer; .tire federal•. go'v redii '.td to '` n- :4P'�lll r a.Gy1.�.tAu. "Chicks "Flew the CROW' Provincial police are. investigat- ing a report that 4,000 chickens were stolen from a Bayfield barn last week. John Kezeyzek told police on April 10 that the broilers, valued at around• • $3,800, bad "flown the coop.". Tbe'.,investiga- tion is being handled by Provincial Constable Morley Groves, of Gide- rich.—Goderich Signal -Star. A Near Miss One Local man just about let his week's pay go down the drain a few days ago. In the habit of tucking a few odd bills in the pockets of his shirt, ' fie -suddenly found he was short a goodly sum. On the advice of his wife, he look- ed in the pockets of his shirt, which by that time were out in the car on the way to the laundry. Seven bucks turned up in one shirt arid a neat little $50 billin another. —Wingham Advance -Times. Erects New Service Garage Marking another major _step. in the steady expansion of Guenther Tuckey,Transports Ltd. isthe com- pletion of its new $20,000 service garage. The cement block building, which measures 50x60, and is 16 feet high, will provider servicing and repair facilities for the firm's growing number of units. Feature of the garage is a grease pit 33 feet long, which enables" mechan- ics to work on both ends of the trucks and trailers without having to move the units.—Exeter Times - Advocate, Selection of bulls on the basis of growth -rate and feed efficiency during the post weaning period -can result in material development of these characteristics in succeeding generations. Tests at the. Indian Head Experimental Farm. Canada Department of Agriculture, indi cate that one bull in particular can be classed as an outstanding sire in the Indian Head herd. Progeny from this animal judged from the standpoint of rate of gain, feed requirements and type, were superior to progeny from untested sires. Performance testing, as applied to livestock, may be defined as the evaluation of animals in .terms of their ability to produce effici- ently, products of high quality for human consumption. Performance testing of beef cattle was initiated at Indian Head, Saskatchewan, in 1949 in co-operation with four oth- er western Experimental Farms. The main purpose of the earlier tests was to explore suitable test- ing methods, feeds, management, necessary preliminary. data and methods of obtaining and record- ing data. A new test barn of loose -housing type was completed at Indian Head in the fall of 1955. This building has individual feeding stalls for 50 head of calves and provides fifty square feet of lounging or bedded area per calf. All calves tested are under uniform environment and feeds, which permit unbiased com- parisons of calves from different sources of sires. Other farms which have calves on test at In- dian Head also have calves from the same sire groups at home un- der similar management and feeds, hence a comparison of resutls be- tween farms is posible. The classic contest in Saskatche- wan will be between Ross Thatch- er, Liberal, and Hazen Argue, C.C.F., in Assiniboia. The C.C.F, must be really afraid of Mr. Thatcher, former C.C.F. member for Moose Jaw -Lake center, else why are C.C.F, Premier Tommy Douglas et al going to give it all they have to defeat him? Mr. Diefenbaker, of Prince Al- bert, Sask., for personal prestige purposes right across Canada must field Conservative candi- dates in all 17 seats in that prov- ince. Conservative candidates will poll some votes, but it is highly doubtful if they can poll enough to translate that support into el- ected members (apart from Mr. Diefenbaker himself) in the face of the abysmal Saskatchewan showing of the Conservatives, both federally and provincially, for the past 23 years. Indeed, the added split in the opposition vote occasioned by the presence of Conservative candi- dates may result in the defeat of three or more C.C.F. members with resultant additional strength for the Liberal column in Saskat- chewan. In Alberta, there will be close contests in a half dozen of that province's 17 seats. The reported signs point to some Liberal gains, mainly from Social Credit. The Manning .Social Credit government got a bit of a shaking up in the last provincial election. Carl O. Nickle (P.C., Calgary South) has retired after a bitter feud with his party colleagues in the Commons on the gas pipe line bill. Mr. Nickle's retirement paves the way for a battle royal in that seat between Mayor Don McKay, of Calgary, as the Liberal candi- date, and Arthur Smith, former M.L.A. for Calgary, as the Con- servative candidate. Mr• Smith is a sonrof, the late Arthur L. Smith, highly esteemed Conservative M.P. for the same riding, 1945-51. Wife: "Do you have a good memory for faces, dear?" Husband: "Of course I have" Wife: "That's good. I just dropped your shaving mirror!" Records Aid Plant Breeders Meteorologists of the Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, describe how these records have been used to determine the suitability of crops to varying climatic condi- tions and to measure their needs for light, heat and water. Scientists noted that one, tobacco variety only flowered and atured during the winter in Washington. In seeking the reasons for this be- haviour, plants were subjected to many combinations of nutrients, temperature, light intensity and quality in the greenhouse during the summer: It was still impos- sible to bring the tobacco into flower. In a series of experiments tobacco and soybeans were sub- mitted to different periods of light by putting the plants in dark chambers at special times in the afternoon and taking them out again in the morning. This induc- ed the flowering of the tobacco. The discovery stimulated further research and plants can now be divided into three groups accord- ing ccording to their response to "day - length" during the growing season. First, long-day plants requiring a day longer than 12 hours to pro- duce flowering; such plants in- clude oats, wheat, barley, rye, red clover, timothy, spinach, radish, beets, sugar beets, carrots, lettuce and cabbage. Second, short -day plants requiring a day shorter than 12 hours to flower; this group in- cludes tobacco, soybeans and mil- let. Third, indeterminate plants having no critical day -length per- iod; among these are: tomato, squash, cucumber, buckwheat and cotton. Temperatures are no less im- portant to the growth of crops. Wheat, for instance only starts to grow at 32 degrees F. The rate of growth increases steadily up to 84,2 degrees, then starts to slow down and stops entirely at 107.6. Corn likes, a higher temperature, startsGrdwth �at 482 degrees, ris- es as heat increases up to 93.7, then slows down and stops at 114.1 degrees P. The highest rate of growth for potatoes and tomatoes is at, 68 degrees, sugar beets at 66 and beans at 80.6 degrees. At 'the beginning of its growth, wheat requires just enough water to maintain growth but the water requirement increases and is at a peak at heading time. For high oat yields, a cool, wet period throe h June and Idly is i i g y im tatlt pt r cr'opa' that like a ;cool end,' ^o are LI'v9.7 the Belgrave United C.lw.re had the tables attractively deeprated- Clinton News -Record. Accident Victim Leapee J1001tital We are glad to report this week that Cecil Wheeler has been able to leave Victoria Hospital, Iaindon,, and is staying with his daughter, Mrs. Bern Crellen. Mrs. Wheeler is still confined to Victoria Islospi- tal, but is gradually improving. Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler and' Mr. and Mrs. Dan McKenzie. had been re- turning from spending several weeks in Florida, when they were involved in an automobile acci- denL in..Indiana,-where-.they.- rs!era confined to hospital. A week ago they were removed to the London hospital, making the trip by ambu- lance. Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie had returned to their home the week before—Wingham Advance -Tunes. Spooks? Mystery surrounds the move- ments of furniture, in the large vacant house at the corner of Well- esley and Cobourg Streets. About two and a half weeks ago thieves broke into the house owned by Mrs. Dr. Mallough, of London, and stole an antique settee. Last Friday, Mrs. Mallough left instructions to have the house all boarded up to prevent any further thefts. When a man started to board it up Sat- urday morning he found the stolen settee back in the house again. How it got there and why remains a mystery.—Goderich Signal -Star. Huron Y.P.U. Rally Belgrave United Church was the scene of much activity on the eve- ning of Wednesday, April 10, when the Huron Presbytery Young Peo- ple's Union of the United: Church of Canada held its spring rally with the president, Stan McDon- ald, presiding. In elections held during the evening, Mr. McDon- ald, Clinton, was re-elected presi- dent for the second year. Approxi- mately 265 young people were serv- ed a delicious banquet in the hall close to the church. The ladies of The nice old gentleman was hard of hearing, and sometimes didn't 'quite cbteh the sense of what was being said. One night at a dinner party, a lady seated next to him, engaged hint in conversation. Fruit was being ppassed around 'just then, sa , she asked, "Do you ease for hartanas?" "iso, l ddit't,'. answered the Old g'entletnan, and added .in a volce Out eiioug ° to b; 116#41 around "ltI4asbdtgh- r�IFl ifl r G. A sellset over a northern lake, the majestic grandeur •af a snow- capped mountain peak, the song of a robin at sunrise, a rosebud fresh with the morning dew, the smile of a baby held in his mother's arms, the fragrance of a, field of new - mown hay, the murmur of waves gently beating upon a pebbly shore, the sweet face of a bride clad in white and standing before the altar rail—all these are surpassed by the--beauty-the -majesty,-the-gran-- deur, the loveliness, the fragrance of the gospel. Familiarity has dimmed our eyes and made dull our ears to that which is 'exceedingly wonderful, the redeeming love of God reveal- ed through the life, the death, the. resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ. Here is the most precious pearl, and yet at times we treat it like a cheap trinket. Search the world over and we shall find no theme to match the gospel. In poetry, in music, in ser- mon, in liturgy, in architecture, in painting and in drama, justice has not yet been done to the glory of the grace of God. The theme will continue to inspire through future ages, but man will never feel that his best effort is adequate to the subject. Our generation needs inspired men and women who can awaken us to the wonder of what God has done for us, through His own Son, so that it comes to us with the freshness of a new creation, In the quickening of spiritual life, in the, response of hearts to God, the results will be felt in the home, the community, in industry, poli- tics, art, in every area of life. There will be more of heaven in the heart, more of heaven in the world about us. Closing One Room Resignations of four teachers were accepted with regret by Gode- rich Public School Board at its regular meeting last week. It was decided to advertise for new teach- ers, but only two or three may be accepted. Due to declining enrol- ment, it is planned to close at least one classroom in the old collegiate building next term. Resignations were submitted by Gordon Farlow, who will teach in Sarnia next falli Miss Helen Turner, who plans to teach in suburban London, and Mrs. Jo Anne Wilkinson and Mrs. Kathleen Wise. The last two do not, plan to continue in the teach- ing profession. With the closing of one of the classrooms in the old collegiate building, all regular classes will be confined to the ground floor. Enrolment in the public school now totals 795.—God- erich Signal -Star. Band Gets Grant Exeter Recreational C o u n c i l made a formal request for its grant of $2,000 this year. The let- ter, from Secretary G. M. Mickle, •revealed that $1,166 was required to meet the council's share of the re- creation director's salary; $300 was needed for administration ex- penses, and $500 for the band. Dep- puty - Reeve Chester Mawhinney wondered why Exeter should have to finance the band alone when some of the members came from neighboring areas. Councillor Ross Taylor, a member of the recrea- tional council, said the grant' was only a portion of the cost of the band. The students paid tuition fees, he pointed out. "We gave $500 to the senior band every year and it didn't have the possibilities this junior band has," said Taylor. "They are training 40 or more youngsters"—Exeter Times -Advo- cate. From The Huron Expositor April 29, 1932 Mr. and Mrs. George Connell, of Varna, have bought the 100 -acre farm of Mr. Charles Reid, Bruce - field, on the 7th concession of Tuckersmith. Mr, Allan . Reid, Brussels, ,has sold his share in the garage of Reid & • Cardiff, at Atwood, to Mn. C. Cardiff, formerly of Brussels, who will in the future look after the business himself. About 9 p.m. on Thursday night the fire brigade were called out to quell a blaze in a small chicken house at the rear of the Commer- cial Hotel. The shed was pretty well destroyed, but fortunately no damage was done to the surround- ing buildings. .. Miss Alice Daly and Mr. Jack Daly, of town, spent a few days in Hamilton and Toronto. Mr. A. W. Sillery, of Queen's University, is spending the holidays at his home here. Mr. Thomas Elliott, Win.gham, has purchased the grocery and book and shoe business, including residential property, from George A. Machan, of Blyth. Mr. Elliott's farm of 160 acres in Culross Town- ship, was exchanged for the pro- perty. Mr. Elliott is now in pos- session of the store and Mr. and Mrs. Machan have taken up resi- dence on the farm. Miss Muriel Beattie and Miss Margaret McKellar, of University of Western Ontario, London, spent the weekend at their homes here. Seaforth Lions Club held their semi-monthly meeting in the Com- mercial Hotel Monday evening, when Lion J. F. Meyers acted as chairman. The address of the ev- ening was given by Lion William Hartry on "Horticulture." The talk was very interesting and was il- lustrated by lantern slides, with Wilbert Williams operating the lan- tern. From The Huron Expositor April 26, 1907 While removing the storm sash of his house on Saturday of last week, Mr. Matthew Lawrence, of the 5th concession of McKillop, had a close call. He was about to step off the ladder with one of the large sashes when the wind over- balanced it, causing it to fall on his head. He received one severe gash, as well as several scratches. Mr. John Murray, McKillop, has purchased a fine brood mare from Mr. John McMann, of Seaforth, paying $200or her. The pay roil at The Bell Engine & Thresher Works, , in town, amounts to about $'3,600 per month. In some of the depart- ments the men are working over- time, and still. the establishment finds it difficult to keep up with the ar ers. Com it r kV1i~y � rt Oto he n 1". ,: a i:1 w of Mr. molal!¢ has' ttrch 'used t'hr arts from Mr Charles te stH. ?his YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. is preparing to erect three nice residences thereon. One day last week David Reid, son of Mr: James Reid, of town, had the misfortune to sprain his ankle while playing football, and has since been getting around with the aid of crutches. Mr. William Rine, Constance, re- cently sold a fine gelding to Archi- bald & Cudmore, of Seaforth, for $225, and he has bought a hand- some heavy draught mare, five years old, from Mr. Layton, of the west end of Tuckersmith, for with he paid $250. ,Mr. Joseph Hoggarth, while assist- ing in pouring metal in the mould- ing shop at'The Bell Engine Works, had the misfortune to be struck in the eye by a spark of the mol- ten metal, badly injuring it. Farmers in this locality are bus- ily engaged with seeding opera- tions. The land is in splendid con- dition, and the weather is favor- able. Mr. F. C. McDonald, of Hensall, has taken out a license as an auc- tioneer for the County of Huron. FARM TOMSSUBJECTS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS Stocks of Dairy Products Reduced Stocks of creamery butter . on hand in Canada, at February first, were 16 million pounds below those at that date in 1956. They amount- ed to 72,228,000 pounds as compar- ed with the five-year average of 62,055,000 pounds for 1952-56. The Dominion Bureau of Statistics in issuing the report, states the Janu- ary 1957 "out -of -storage" move- ment was 15.9 million pounds com- pared with a similar movement of 122million pounds for ,January of last year. Stocks of cheddar cheese were lower than last year by 556 thou- sand pounds, with an "out -of -stor- age" movement of four million pounds for January, 1957. Total stocks on hand were 35,682,000 pounds of which 370,000 pounds were imported cheese. Evaporated whole milk stocks were 24,864,000 pounds, a decrease of 7.8 million pounds from last year, with an "out -of -storage" movement in January of 13.2 mil- lion pounds. Skim milk powder sup- plies were down to 5,971,000 pounds, a decrease of 6.9 million pounds from last year, and a decrease of 2 million pounds from the first of January. Ice cream stocks were up 1110,- 000 gallons compared with 955,000 gallons on February 1, 1956. Egg Quality and Poultry. Profits Improved flock management is rapidly reflected in increased pro- fits according to E. R. Hoosey, Dis- trict Poultry Inspector for Mani- toba, Canada Department of Agri- culture, Production Service.. Such factors as 'feed wastage, culling, labor, balanced rations and egg marketing, must be considered in a well managed poultry program. As feed comprises approximate- ly 65 per cent of the cost of egg production this is the logical place to reduce expenses. However, this should not be done by limiting to- tal feed consumption. A surpris- ing amount of feed is wasted each day due to carelessness on the part of the operator and improper con- struction and location of feed troughs. By careful planning, prac- tically all of these losses can be eliminated. Culling is also important in the cost of egg production as it costs about 30 cents per month to feed a non -layer. Pullets should be cull- ed when put in the laying pens so that only strong, vigorous, well - matured birds are kept. If a pullet is not laying,. by six months, chanc- es are she will never be a high producer. Egg flavour and grades are of- ten adversely affected through ex- cessive amounts of green feed. For this reason hens ,should not he al- lowed to forage for sufficient feed but rather should receive complete rations. This will ensure desirable egg flavour, uniform yolk color, up- standing yolks and clean, white, strong shells. Frequent egg gath- ering and early marketing regard- less of storage facilities on the farm is desirable, as quality deteri- orates rapidly even under the most favourable conditions. Operating costs could be reduced still further by conserving labour through the use of properly con- structed poultry houses and good organization. From The Huron Expositor April 28, 1882 A meeting of the shareholders and patrons of Winthrop cheese factory was held Friday and Mr. James Kerr was appointed presi- dent and Mr. John C. Morrison, salesman, treasurer and secretary. Mr. A. Strong has sold the house and lot on George St., near the old ashery, to Mr. Thomas Ryan, of McKillop,•for the sum of $600 cash. There are two lots, and a good house and barn. Mr. Ryan having sold his farm in McKillop intends coming here to live. \We regret to report an accident which a few days ago befel Mas- ter Johnnie Murray, son of Mr. G. Murray, Hensall. It appears that Johnnie, with a number of school- mates, was playing on some saw logs in the mill yard, when he ac- cidentally slipped, fracturing his leg. Dr. McDermid was at once summoned. The farm of Mr. John McFadden, on the Huron Road, east of Sea - forth, was sold by auction Wednes- day. Mr. John Horan, Jr., of Mc- Killop, was the purchaser. The farm contains 100 acres, and the price was $5,800. Last Tuesday evening the meet - hers of the 33rd Battalion Band, Brussels, presented Miss Flanni- gan and Miss Smith each with a fine goldmg as a slight token of their valuable services rendered the band in their several dramatic entertainments. John Allison in the 6th class, and William Hackney, in the 4th, class, et S.S, No. 51, Hibbert; were successful in winning two of the four first prizes obtainable' fdr their Wool work: George Tait, of,BrttsSels, has lease& a house and intends corning" to�.(S�yeaforth ;,reside; r ryd bion,•t d t ohil k�i v e A 1 tO * itr.°co tht at c..., . g>�+ a Ito ay)gentleman case, on a wall in each pen at: head level. The eggs $rom the nests are put in trays to .this box until it is convenient to take them. to .the egg room- A square of cloth tacked to the cupboard top and let. hang curtainwise in trait acts as a door to keep gut dupt, -,Tacked on the bottom of the cloth is a light strip of wood tokeep it hang- ing in place. Remqving eggs from: the nest -at frequent intervals is very important in keeping down the number of soiled eggs and this cupboard- --is-_.always._handy- as- a temporary holding place, $' $ Hulless Oats and Their *Fie Hulless oats- have been available - commercially for many years. Two varieties developed in Canada in. the early years were Liberty,, which was distributed in 1914,, and" Laurel, distributed in 1922. 'Both of these varieties were susceptible to the rusts and smuts and, of the two, Laurel achieved the greater popu- larity. Brighton, which was dis- tributed in 1941, largely replaced these two varieties. This variety is also susceptible to the rusts, but it is highly resistant to smut. All three varieties were developed at the Cereal Crops Division Experi- mental Farms Service, Ottawa, An- other variety, Torch, was distribut- ed in 1952 by the University of Saskatchewan. It is resistant to smut and to all races of stem rust, except race 7A, but is .completely susceptible to crown rust. .Vicar is the latest hulless variety to be produced. It was developed at the Cereal Breeding. Laboratory, Win- nipeg. and is ,being distributed for seeding this year. It is superior to the other varieties in "disease resistance since it is resistant to all races of stem rust, to the ma- jority of the prevalent crown. rust races, and to smut. Hulless oats are used mainly as a feed for young pigs and poultry. Fibre or hullin the ration of young pigs is of little nutritional value, and in weanling pigs often acts as an irritant. On the other hand, fibre is an advantage in. the later stages of finishing - as it curtails excessive fattening. For poultry, fibre also has little nutritional va- lue. It forms an indigestible bulk which limits the intake of more di- gestible nutrients required for growth and egg production. There are a number of problems associated with growing hulless oats. Since they tend to heat in storage, they must be harvested when well ripened, and stored in a well ventilated place only when thoroughly dry. This is a limiting factor in their production. They are not satisfactory for milling pur- poses, because the kernels which. lack a protective hull readily col- lect dust at threshing time. Mill- ers prefer to dehull the commonly- grown ommonlygrown hulled oat as they provide a cleaner sample, which is essen- tial for their -purpose:` Another problem that confronts the grower of hulless oats is that all varieties tend to produce some plants with hulled kernels. This brings up the question of the need for establishing a tolerance of hulless oats for hulled types when the crop is to be sold for seed. Other matters that may have to be dealt with are bushel weight and grade. If hulled oats become more widely grown, a separate standard for bushel weight as well .as sep arate seed grain standards may have to be established. Against these disadvantages, hulless oats have a greater energy producing value than hulled oats, and may have a more important place in the farm economy of the future. $ $ Producing Clean Eggs When an egg is first laid it is free from stains. However, as hens are not the most careful of creatures nor the ordinary hen- house the tidiest of places, its fresh appearance does not last long without protection. Perhaps the most persistent en- emy _of egg cleanliness is damp- ness. Stains found on eggs are due to moisture. Wet litter, for instance, is the pad and the birds feet the stamps that put a good many stains on eggs, Excessive moisture in litter is a serious prob- lem in itself but if it can be elim- inated by more insulation in the house, proper ventilation or suitab- ly managed deep litter, fewer dirty eggs will be one of the general benefits. Best design is also important in egg cleanliness. A nest not built to hold litter to at least a depth of three inches should be remodel- led to this capacity. Ample litter helps cover soiling materials and provides a cushion against break- age. Although straw is often the handiest material on the farm it has the drawback of sticking to eggs and if damp causes staining. Wood shavings, available at a low price in many parts of Canada, make an excellent litter. Any nest litter should be changed from time to time. The ratio of hens per nest is also important, the recommend- ed number being not more than five per nest. Cleanliness of eggs is such a gen- eral requirement that most pout= try supply catalogues depict egg cleaning devices. These range from simple hand buffing pads to automatic- egg washing machines with special detergents. One of the features of the new wire cages with sloping floors, as well as the modern laying cages, is their abil- ity to reduce the number of soiled eggs. Community nests for which easily read plans are available from the Canada Department of Agriculture, have also found favor with many poultrymen. Gathering time is when some soiling might occur. Baskets made of wire, either plastoc .covered or plain, have the advantage of al- lowing eggs to be cooled quickly but careful filling is required. Con- siderable cleaning is necessary if a broken egg runs down through the basketful. The procedure at the Experimental Farm at Harrow, Ont„ .is to fasten a small wooden box, a little larger than a hall egg Two duellists agreed to meet at dawn. "In case I'm a little late, said the challenger, sorry he had started this, "don't wait—go ahead and shoot." GOVERNMENTS ARE YOU WHEN governments spend money, it is your money that is being spent. For governments themselves produce nothing. Governments can only spend what they take from the production of the people, whose crea- tures and servants they are. If you want lower taxes, you must curb the spending of your governments. There is no other way by which taxes can be reduced. THE STEELS COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED ONTO -AL GANANOQUE HAMMIL1'ON BRANTFORD TORONTO. 4