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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
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"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
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g y
im
tatlt pt r cr'opa' that like a ;cool
end,'
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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
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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
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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"
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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.
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