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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, AUGUST 3Q, 1957
d Of Summer Can Mean
While summer doesn't end—offic-
ally that is—until September 21, as
jar as the average person is concern -
(ed. a neva season arrives on Labor
Day-
' It doesn't mean the weather gets
worse; even £hough the days are
shorter. Rather, the determining
factors seem to be that holidays are
over, school is at hand, and the plea-
sures of July and August are behind
us.
Certainly as far as this year is
concerned, the summer has 'been
about the best in years. Lots of sun-
• shine, but not too hot. Pleasant
breezes, but not strong enough to
make unpleasant outdoor lazing.
From the standpoint of the farmer,
every operation was carried out un-
der near perfect conditions. Haying
followed seeding, and harvest follow-
ed haying, and in every case the
weather was excellent
While the summer, which will end
for most of us next week, will be
but the latest in a series, for
many others, it will be the last.
.Statistics show that in 1956 a to-
tal of 23 people were killed in traf-
fic accidents, and in the preceding
year 30 people were killed in Ontario.
Unless each of us exercise particu-
lar caution, the toll this year will be
even worse. Over the coming Labor
Day week -end, motor traffic will be
at a record high level and there will
be a greater need than ever for at -
tendon to safety rules by everybody.
Many thousands of cottagers,
va-
cationists and visitors from the
States and other Canadian provinces
September Brings Demand
Be on your guard, men! The word
is out. Paris has defined the re-
quirements of the '57 silhoilet
If you see the feminine interest in
the" house tugging at last year's
clothes, don't become alarmed, for
it's all part of the "new look". Just
be thankful that there is not a de-
mand for a complete new ward-
robe.
Here are the instructions. Here,
ladies, is what you should do first
If thing in September to acquire a pain-
. less and quick "new look".
Put a double -row /of buttons on
your sinkle-breasted coat. Add a
high fur—preferably fox—collar and
wear it with gloves and shoes to
;,,; match the fabric shade.
Remove the collar of your suit and
; replace it by a stripe or triangle of
the suit -fabric with fringed ends
English Composition
Tragic Week -End
will be returning home. In prepara-
tion for the opening of schools right
after Labor Day, parents will be get-
ting nearly a million children ready
for school, some 80,000 of them, lit-
tle children going to school for the
first time. This added travel holds
the threat of more traffic accidents,
deaths and injuries.
Only a determined and unselfish
effort by everyone to protect them-
selves and others will prevent a need-
less waste of life, health and prioper-
ty over this coming -week -end.
We must each be responsible to en-
sure that a perfect summer is not
spoiled by a tragic Labor Day week-
end.
rt; •
(Kincardine News)
- Release of upper school examina-
tion results show that in the matter
kt, of English composition, grade 13
pupils in Kincardine high school did
not establish any record, the major-
ity- passing in the bracket about bare
minimum level.
On inquiry, we found that this is
not a reflection on the pupils and
:teaching staff to the extent one would
surmise on casually examining the
reaults. The paper prepared this year
• in English composition was difficult
to answer to the pbint where marks
,4ould be Piled up and also one in
hich Marks could be lost easily.
Certainly the standards in thissub-
et have declined since other aspects
the curriculum have been stressed
fihe elperige of English. The situa-
n in even greater evidence in
rn, d States where, university
Jt4re or; , pupils' there can not
',English', composition as
tiliv hie school pupgs
li4h" hairs our
etlo‘ the
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Kinsmen Deserve Support
Hensall Kinsmen, organized less
than five years ago, have established
an enviable record of public service.
To make possible their program bf
good works, the Kinsmen ha.ve shown
unusual ingenuity in arranging ev-
ents that attract the interest of the
public, and thus win needed finan-
cial support. ,
Such is the 4th annual Bean Fes-
tival being held in Hensall on Labor
Day. Not content with selecting a
Bean Queen to grace the event, the
Kinsmen this year are adding an in-
ternational flavor and will have as
their guest the Bean Queen of
Michigan.
All in all, it is an outstanding pro-
gram that is being planned by the
,Kinsmen for Hensall's big day. It is
an event that merits the enthusiastic
support of the Hensall community.,
For "New Look"
worn kerchief or scarf fashion. Wear
the suit with a hat of the suit -fabric
or of fur that covers all your hhir.;
Wear your three -fifth or three-
quarter length leather jacket with a
loose belt sitting on the hips.
Open the side seams on your
straight dress two inches between
waist and hips on each side. Slot
through a belt "robe -fashion" so it
runs hidden inside at the back but
visible outside on the front of the
dress.
Wear your pleated skirt over a
long sweater, which- you pull out of
the waistband just enough to blouse
down to the hip -bone.
How Much To Retire?
(St. Marys Journal -Argus)
Inflation has already made retire-
ment a costly luxury for many peo-
ple. How costly is evident from a
recent article in U.S. News & World
Report showing how much a man
needed to provide a retirement in-
come of $5,000 in 1925, and how much
he would have to save to have the
same real purchasing ,power today
after taxes and after allowing for
the toll of inflation.
In 1925 a man contemplating re-
tirement could look forward to a re-
tirement income of $5,000 per annum
if he had accumulated 91,410 and
had it invested half in bonds and half
in common stock. Today, to enjoy not
the same dollar income, but the same
real purchasing power on retirement
he would have .to have saved $215,610.
How to have this much money af-
ter taxes and inflation have taken a
crack at the pocketbook is a poser of
major proportions for anyone, either
in Canada or the U.S.
When inflation gets out of hand it
is entirely possible to be miserably
poor on a millionaire's income.
Paper 'Lifter
(EsteVan, Mercury)
MdybeAege
Who t
hrew.,ctgaretth,'.
c9n,t e'',041104,
11000teC
A very enjoyable eVentPg .*aa
held in the American Hotel en
Friday evening in honer of Miss
Aileen Deitner, bride -elect , of the
month. Mrs. Leona Armstrong and
Mrs. Jean Stiles entertained the.
ladies with some games and vest,
tests. The address%was read'. by
Mrs. -Joyce van Vliet and the gifts
were presented to her bY
Margaret Conley, Mrs. Jean Stiles
and Mrs. Leona "Armstrong. Aileen
made reply of thanks, and a
lunch was served by the girls.—
Brussels Post.
Huron Nominee
Each year the Canadian Nation-
al Exhibition Association provides
10 scholarships of $600.00, one for
each of the 10 provinces. Each
county is allowed to nominate one
boy or girl who is interested in
taking the degree course in home
economics, agriculture or veterin-
ary science. Huron County's nonii
inee for 1957 was Alan W. Scott,
of RR 1, Belgrave. Alan has been
a member of the Blyth-Belgrave
4-H Calf Club continually ‘since
1951. In 1955 he was also a mem-
ber of the Wingham 4-H Forestry,
Club and that year represented
the Blyth-Belgrave Beef Calf Club
in the 4-H Inter -Club competitions
at Guelph. In this competition Alan
and Gordon Smith stood third as a
team representing the club.-:-
Wingham Advance -Times.
Unique Cabinet At Museum
An unique, century -old cabinet
that took four years to build and
has 13,000 different pieces of wood
in it, has been received by the
Huron County Museum. It was
built by a cabinet maker at Kin-
cardine and by will was handed
down to several persons, including
Mrs. Katherine Fraser Hoover, of
Goderich, and eventually to Mrs.
Katherine Hoover Harrison, 11026
Magnolia Drive, Cleveland; Ohio.
In her letter telling of her decision
to give it to the Huron County
Museum, Mrs. Harrison wrote: "I
felt it should go back to Canada."
Inlaid designs on the cabinet in-
clude those of Canadian beavers
and deer and also maple leaves. It
has a clock in it that runs and also
a secret box that requires a com-
bination to unlock. The cabinet is
valued at $1,000.—Goderich Signal -
Star.
01'0Charge On kepairs
Magistrate Dudley Holmes
served decision until Sept. 18, on a
charge of false pretenSes against
Arthur Paquet, LOndon, in ranee-
-,
tam with repair of chimneys and
roof of a house occupied by Mrs,
Alice Joynt, 78, Hensel Mrs.
Joynt, who lives in the house be-
longing to the estate of her late
husband, testified she paid $461 for
the repair of two chimneys, re-
placement of valleys and slates on
the roof and painting of the ver
anda deck. Two tradesmen, Carl
W. Vincent, of Grand Bend, and
Dave Sangster,' Hensall, both testi-
fied they would charge about $150
for similar work. Mrs. Joynt's
son, Dr. William Joynt, of London,
told the court he negotiated by
phone with the accused for the re-
pair to the tops of two chimneys
only. Paquet testified he had not
overcharged for his work and said
the bill included meals and mile-
age for his men. One of the rea-
sons the price was so high, he
said, is because it is dangerous
work. He paid his men $10 a day.
—Exeter Times -Advocate.
Itiark 25th Anniversary
A happy event gook place Sun-
day. August 18. at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Bernard Hall, Blyth, vthen
the couple were honored by their
two daughters :on the occasion of
their 25th wedding anniversary.
The entire event was planned as a
surprise for Mr. and Mrs. Hall and
on Sunday evening some 30 rela-
tives and friends sat down to a
sumptuous buffet dinner. The table
was centred with a lovely wedding
cake. Mr. and 1Virs. Hall were
married at Corunna. Ont., by the
Rev. William J. Mains on July 23,
1932. Mr. Mains and Mrs. Hall
were old schoolmates, both hav-
ing attended Myth Continuation
School at the same time. Mrs,
Hall is the former Luella Parrottt,
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
John Parrott, 9th line of Morris
township. Mr, Hall is a son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hall,
of Londesboro. Following their
marriage they lived on the 13th
concession of Hullett township un-
til they moved to Blyth in 1934. Mr.
Hall operates an insurance busi-
ness in Blyth. Mrs. Hall presently'
is on the Blyth public school teach-
ing staff.—Blyth Standard.
r
YEARS AGONE
interesting items gleaned from
The Huron Expositor of 25, 50
and 75 years ago.
From The Huron Expositor
September 2, 1932
The ladies of the Seaforth Lawn
Bowling Club arranged a very suc-
cessful leap year jitney tourney.
The men waited until they were
asked to the bowling green. '
Citizens of Seaforth turned sky -
minded last Wednesday to witness
a great astronomical display, as
the shadow of the moon plunged
part of Canada and the New Eng-
land States into semi -darkness.
Seaforth was fortunate to see 86
per cent of the eclipse. It started
about 2 o'clock and continued un-
til 4:30. Colored goggles and
smoked glasses were in demand by
sky gazers.
Seaforth and Goderich Lions
clubs sponsored a crippled chil-
dren's clinic at Goderich 'which
proved a real success. Twenty-
five mothers or guardians went
away feeling that some ray of
hope, eventual improvement or
permanent cure would result from -
the consultations.
Lightning struck stooks in the
field of George Bishop, near Brus-
sels, and set them on fire. A
downpour of rain came at the
right time, putting the fire out.
Seaforth's new, theatre, modern
and up-to-date in every detail, will
open on Thursday, Sept. 8. The
auditorium has seats for 306. Furn-
ishings and equipment in the new
theatre are the best procurable.
In 1907 when the Star Theatre op-
ened, citizens were introduced S to
moving pictures. The Star, a few
years later, became the Princess,
a name prominent for many years
in town and country. During the
war the Strand was opened and
ran for some time, and now in
1932 Seaforth has the Regent, the
fourth theatre in its history.
$ $
From The Huron Expositor
August 30; 1907
A little son of Mr. Harry Stewart,
of Stewart Bros., fell and broke his
collar bone on Sunday.
A new restaurant has been op-
ened in the Gillespie Block, oppos-
ite the Commercial Hotel.
,The Ladies' Aid of Duff's Church,
McKillop, held a garden party last
Friday evening on the beautiful
grounds of Mr. William Beattie, on
the 4th concession.
The new schoolhouse at Walton
is being finished and ready for oc-
cupancy. The old one, which was
purchased by Mr. Duncan McKen-
zie, has been removed.
Mrs. W, H, Humphries, of Wal-
ton, who has been on an extended
trip to the West, returned home on
Friday of last week.
Mr. G. F. Rogers, B.A., has leas-
ed the residence of Mr. F. Gales
on James St., recently vacated by
Mr. It. D. Black,
Two rinks- of Seaferth bowlers,
skipped by W. Ament and D. Hutch-
ison, Mok part in the Berlin -Water-
loo tournament this Week. Pb
other members Of the rinks were
Dr. Ir. J. EtirroWS, G. P. Colling,
W. Talbot, J. Beattie Mid Seines
Theta Wei a Short band concert
111,the Oat 'VuesdaYeyehitig.
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From The Huron Expositor
September 1, 1882 •
Mr. John Dixon, of Roxboro, has
again met with a serious accident.
While engaged in building an oat
stack, he lost his balance and fell
to the ground, dislocating his shoul-
der and fradtirinehis collar bone.
It is only a year since Mr. Dixon
had his leg fractured.
Mr. John Ward, saddler of this
town, shipped on Tuesday thirteen
completed sets of harness for the
Northwest, and has more orders
on hand.
- The new station building is now
roofed in and enclosed and is be-
ing painted. It will be a handsome
structure and quite an ornament
to. that part of the town.
Rev. Mr, Hill has removed from
the English Church parsonage to
the coftage formerly occupied by
Mr. Watson, opposite the Presby-
terian manse. The parsonage is
now occupied by Mrs. W. S. Rob-
ertson.
Messrs. Charles, John G. and
Alex Wilson and Malcolm Monroe
go to Ottawa on Monday to com-
pete at the Dominion Rifle As-
sociation annual match.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wilson and
Mr.. Thomas W. Duncan arrived
home from the Old Country after
spending some time there.
Mr. Thomas Love, McKillop, has
Efrected a neat and substantial
brick dwelling house. Mr. Summers
prepared the mason work and Mr.
Gonigle the carpenter work.
Mr. J. C. McCabe, efficient teach-
-e\t. at SS No. 5, McKillop, has re-
ceived word that he successfully
passed the matriculation examina-
tion of the College of Physicians
and Surgeons of Ontailo.
An exhibition of Massey's self -
binding reaper took place on the
farm of John Gtieve, llth conces-
sion of McKillop. A large -number
gathered to witness this wonderful
labor-saving machine and' were
astonished and delighted with the
almost human -like dexterity with
which it bound and cast off such
neat, well -bound sheaves. There
was no screw loose, nothing out of
gear, not a head of wheat lest, no
thistle mitts ,or $2 per day hands,
required.
• QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ
1. What it, Canada's oldest manu-
facturing industry?
2. Where is the source of the St.
Lawrence River?
3. Family'allowances represent
what part of the annual total df
perSonal income taxes paid by
Canadians?
4. Born in Manitoba, he is one of
the few native Canadians to
rank with the great Arctic ex-
plorers. What is his name7
5 Of -these industries, which pays.
the highest average weekly wage
printing- and publishing, print-
ary iron and steel, mining, con-
structioti?
• ANSWEAS: • 5. PrimarY iron and
"steel, -3..Abbitt 0nd-dollar in three:
it TextileS., '4. Vilhjalmur StefstilS-
!OIL 3.. tott the State of Minnesota;
rivers !IOW.
into Lake .SUperior Ate 'the
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Cenadinn.-etonsuincts'pre* lean
Wiwi than fat batonIn retail
stores in lvfee4eat, gchilopten and
Torento they , -have shown: tliCY
Pay a premium for it of several
Cents Per pound, if they, Can be
sure of ,getting,..consistent
This is the major conclUsion from,
a survey recently completed by
the Marketing Service, Department
of , Agriculture, Ottawa.
The survey was undertaken as
the result of complaintsfrom in-
dividuals and supported by the
Canadian Association of Column-
eis, that Canadian side bacon was
fatter than consumers desired.
First test of consumer prefer-
ences was made when slices of
side bacon of varyingdegrees of
lean to fat were placed before visi-
tors to -a Department of Agricul-
dire exhibit at the Royal Winter
Fair, Toronto, and the Salon `de
PAgriculture, Montreal, Each visi-
tor was invited to rate the samples
as "good", "fair", or "poor" and
as "acceptable" or "not accep-
able".
About 8,000 opinions were ob-
tained from these tests. The per-
centage of fat and lean in the sam-
ple slices were measured and from
the preferences expressed it was
concluded that bacon with less
than 20 per cent of lean is gen-
erally not acceptable. About -30
per- cent of lean is required for
bacon to • be classed as "good" by
onezthird of the consumers or "ac-
ceptable" by more than. two-
thirds. Bacon in which the lean
appeared in strips throughout the
slice also was preferred to con-
centration of the lean in one por-
tion of the slice.
From these preferences it was
concluded that a standard top qual-
ity of sliced side bacon should have
a minimum of 30 per cent lean
area and be drawn from the cen-
tral portion of a slab of bacon.
The question • remained — would
consumers buy such a grade of
bacon consistently at a sufficient
price premium to justify its intro-
duction of the retail market?
To obtain this information stan-
dard Grade A Lean bacon was
•selected and placed on sale in
three supermarkets in widely sep-
arated sections of Montreal, Ed-
monton and Toronto. The bacon
was wrapped in 1/2 -pound packages
identified only as Grade A Lean
and offered for sale in display
space alongside other side bacon,
at a premium of six.cents a pound
over top quality commercial
brands.
At first only a placard drawing
attention to it was placed at the
counter, Later an attractive dodg-
er was distributed to customers
and girls were stationed -in each
store to demonstrate the Grade A
Lean bacon. They were instructed
to draw customers' attention to it
but refrain from any active at-
tempt to sellit.
• The period of sales testing ex-
tended from three to five months
in the various stores. The demon-
strations noticeably increased sales
_and when discontinued sales drop-
ped temporarily but soon stabiliz-
ed at about 16 per cent of all side
bacon sold in the Edmonton stores
concerned; 9.5 per cent for the
Montreal stores and 7.4 -per cent at
Toronto. In all three cities the
retailer carried at least one other
top brand that did not sell in as
great volume as Grade A Lean
hfter the demonstration.
Volume of Grade A Lean gold at
a premium over other brands of
bacon in these tests appears to
correspond fairly closely to the
amount of Grade A,„Lean available
in the total bacon supplies on the
market. Numerous tests made in
various provinces in addition to
the grading necessary for the sales
program indicate what .the per-
centage of Grade A Lean would be,
and it appears that present hog
quality will provide from 10 to 15
per cent of Grade A Lean side
bacon,
Limited study indicates that
Grade A carcass yield the ' most
Grade A bacon but the relation-
ship is not consistent. Many top
grade carcasses do not have top
grade side bacon cuts and some
lower grade ,carcasses will yield top
cuts when trimmed but in general
Grade A carcasses produce the
highest ratio of Grade A Lean
bacon.
From these tests the Marketing
Service concludes that it is pos-
sible to establish and maintain a
fixed standard of leanness in side
bacon; that such a standard can
be mechanically' and economically
produced in present day_ process -
in goperations; that regular trade
personnel can make the selection
under occasional supervision and
checking, and that consumer ac-
ceptance indicates all the Grade
A Lean now available could be
sold at Some priee premium over
regular top brands.
Copies of the full report on the
survey are available on request
from Infortriation Service, 'Depart-
ment of Agricultime, Ottawa.
ROADSIDE WEEDS
A SAFETY HAZARD
Webster defines a weed as "a
plant out of place" and many road-
sides in Ontario provide unfortun-
ate examples of nature. gone wild.
Roadside weeds are- unsightly, cre-
ate a safety hazard, spread weeds
to nearby cultivated fields and, in
seine cases, are injurious to health,
reports the Field Crops Branch of
the Ontario Department of Agri-
etilture
When Weeds are allowed to grow
along -the sides dr roads, the tour-
ist or visitor •gets a poor impres-
sion, of the whole area and feels
that kieal reSidents take little in-
terest Or prjde in appearance.
Then, too, weeds and brush en
obstruct:the vie*of knotOriats and
be the cause of accidents at Cross-,
veils ortdong natrowroads Where
they -tide the, "Sides of the' ditch
from When weeds spreifd
ftoin'teallsides.,talielda
thee
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A writer—any writer—Os got to
be very careftil. Ii thin respect,
thought not in ninny others—he is
something like a preacher, A
MIPISter who talks about loving his
neighbor on Sunday and on Mon-
day,- has a read knock -down row
with the man neit' dor is likely to
hear about it from his congrega-
tion, A writer who puts things on
paper has to be very sure of them.
If be isn't, some reader is going
to say a few words to him about
same.
I Aglow about this because a
couple of incidents_ lately have -
brought it all to my attention.
Not long after I wrote about my
views on today's driving I met a
friend of mine on Main Street who
said, "I met, you on the way to
London last vveek." Well, that was
very likely because I bad driven
to London that week. "You were
going to beat the band," he said;
"it's a wonder you didn't get 'a
ticket." -
Caught out! And not very much
I could say about it. Oh sure, I
had the usual excuse. I had an
appointment and had got started a
little late and I didn't want to keep
anybody waiting, but what's the
use in that? In print I bad said I
didn't think much of people who'
drove carelessly or recklessly on
the road. In practice I had been
caught not being too _careful my-
self. You see how it goes.
And just this week I was stopped
again, this time about making cof-
fee in capper boilers.
Now there is something which I
never thought would get me in
trouble, but it did.
My critic this time had a story
to tell.
"I have been to those good old-
fashioned parties where they made
gallons of coffee in a boiler," he
said, "and f remember One -"in
Particular. I had been in the
chert the morning befog the party' LIP'
at -that particular Wise, andon,
the range the housewife Was bell-
ing out a 'whole ,bollerful of dirty
diapers. That same night, right
out of the same boiler, they- offer-
ed me a cup of that food
fee -you were writing about!
never, really enjoyed coffee since. •
• Give me the new kind you get out
of a- clean glass jar and pat into
a cup of boiling" water That way
you know what you're drinknig."
Well, what's the answer to that?
--To tell the truth, rin really
stumned!. All 1 can say is that.
when it comes to coffee, I guess it's
the Same thing as with almost any-
thing else, What you don't know
won't hurt you.
I bet that if my friend hadn't.
happened to visit that particular f
kitchen that particular morning he -
would never have known the dif-
ference and he would probably
have thought he was, drinking a
delicious cup of' coffee.
The same applies to a lot. of
things. And that includes human:
beings.
I often think that if we knew
everything about each other we
would find ourselves so repulsive
that -we would hate the whole hu-
man race. I doubt if there is a
man or woman alive who. at some
time on other. haSn't d-ne some-
thing or thought something shame-
ful. That's the way it is in thi
very imperfect world.
But happily. for all the bad thaf's•
in us, there is a lot of good too. IC
prefer to like some one for his
good qualities and I would just as
soon not know about his bad ones.
But don't misunderstand me_
I'm not saying I would have en-
joyed that cup of cofee either!
HURON -COUNTY FEDERATION NEWS
By J. CARL HEMINGWAY-
On August 16 I had the oppor-
tunity of attending the Middlesex
Beef Producers` barbecue at Polar
Hill. This is a trew event in this
part of the 'country, which 1 can
heartily recommend if you ,are
hungry and enjoy beef.
The cuts used were prime rib
roasts, of about 25 prads each.
These were cut from steers weigh-
ing from 1200 to 1300 pounds. Be-
lieve ine, the meat was delicious!
While enjoying this fine food I
began wondering about costs. To-
day -I went over the livestock and
meat trade reports for the past
few weeks. I found that beef was
returning from 71% to 77%, -of the
equivalent in pork to the producer.
Beef; I have always understood,
is a more popular meat than pork;
its nutritional value is high; it re-
quires much less processing than
pork, so that the producer should
get a higher percentage of the con-
sumer's meat dollar. Why, then,
is beef selling at a discount to
pork?
I will try to give some of the
possible reasons, and with your
help we may arrive at the right
answer.
Could it be that it is due to the
ban on pork imports from U.S.
while beef can and did come in,
to the equivalent of 55,000 head in
1956.
Could it be due to the lack of a
strong beef producers organiza-
tion? The support of the beef pro-
ducers was so feeble that it in
rumoured that the livestock com-
missioner hesitates, at putting the'
request for a ten -cent Leavy into,
effect. ,
Finally, could it be that the Hog.
Producers' Marketing Agency Is
the reason for the very favorable
position of the hog producers for
the past eight or 10 months?
One thing I would like to im-
press upon you, whie you are con-
sidering the above possibilities, is
the fact that there isn't an over
supply of beef in Canada. We are
not importers of beef. Neither is it
.lack of money on the- part of the.
consumer. To satisfy his fancy for
steak for his outdoor barbecue, or
'at the restaurant, the consumer has
raised the price of hindquarters to
almost double that of ' front -quar-
ters,
Huron Farm News
Practically all the threshing has
been completed.
There may be some beans pulled
by the end of the week.' Sugar
beets and beans have suffered
somewhat from lack of moisture.
Pastures are beginning to dry up,
although the milk supply is above
average for this time of year.
Late planted turnips are standing
still. according to D H. Miles, ag-
ricultural representative for Hur-
on Cotinty.
FARM TOPICS.
SUBJECTS OF INTEREST
TO FARMERS
With' the harvest in Ontario in
full swing, farm machinery is be-
ing put to its greatest use during
the year. And this year. as in
other years, farm machinery acci-
dents will exact their heavy toll,
among those who operate them.
Careful attention to a few safety
measures can make farm machin -
torture the unfortunate victims as
they drive by.
• The job of controlling weeds and
brush on 'roadsides is not an easy
one, but with the development of
modern chemicals and suitable
equipment, is both practical and
economical. The most effective
means of control is to sprayevery
mile of road every year with
power spraying equipment owned
by the -municipality. For the first
year or so every foot of roadside
should be:sprayed, Then as sus.,"
eeptible Weeds and brush are kill-
ed off, good control can be had
with spot spraying.
Tree types of weed tilling
chemicals are used on roadsides;
2,4-D is the cheapest and should'
be applied at not les than 24 Minc-
es of amine or low volatile ester
2,4-D acid in 75 gallons of water
per acre;"2,4,5-T and brushkill are
more effective oh hard -to -kill Weeds
and brush, or a mixture of Atlacide
and 2,4-D' in sortie cases has been
found to be very effectiVe.
Weed controf on roadsides and
All piiblie property is a Matter of
public interest. Road authorities
are, for the most part fully, aware
of the latest Ind meet economical
methods of control, but they need
public. support to ensure necessary
materiels and equiPMent.
A grain:Mei feadher asked her -
pupils to supply antoilyrns-tor Cer-
tain words. •
"What's the OppoSite of sorrOw?”
she asked.
".1tiMWee the ti keiliege,
"Tha0i tOrreet../- :140'W Vidiat is
the oWeiteAditiOrrPt'y
"1-114ilidSS'itt ehIlid 'Otit*estti;
'dent ;?•, ,
rO14,4.1042,
V ,14Wf.y,ar.q.
cry operations much ,,safer, states -
'
Prof. C. G. Downing, head of the
Department of Engineering Sci-
ence, Ontario -Agricultural \College.
All power take -off driven mach-
ines should be guarded' . with 'a
form of shield. Fittings for • such
shields arestandardized so that -
the shields can be attached to any
common make of tractor. 7
Don't 'adjust running machinery."
Operators of Machines such as the
automatic, baler may prefer to lub-
ricate and make adjustments with
themachine running, but the insig--
nificant amount of time' saved can
never justify the risks involved.
Never stand on the drawbar of
a moving implement to' make dif,
ficult adjustments. Stop the trate-
tor—it takes only a minute.
Be • careful,with trip ropes. The,
trip rope is a convenient Means of
controlling some lepetatiOns of
drawn implements, but it can eas-
ily jerk the operator from the seat
ififitthelxiiiimdsPluepineon'
lItabtr:vaolloose,
v. ing-shafof
Never tie a trip roe to the 'tractor
or any part ofthe body. Sitting.
on the rope is also a dangerous
practice, and never leave loose
ends of the trip rope on the trac-
tor platform. . - •
' Be ceutious.in theme of adjust-
ment levers on, drawn machines.
Plow levers should be adjusted to
their, proper length. If they are
too long they may strike the - opera-
tor in the back; if too short, they
can pull him off the seat When her
reaches for them. Be careful, when.
releasing „levers which .inight
under tension. The use of hydrau-
lic controls in pull -type • machines
provides an excellent safety mea-
sure,
Never wear ragged'or sloppy
clothing when Working with any
kind of machinery, Many a ser-
ious accident 'has resulted :when.
tirtft. '
it:othe, .0::
, part 01 a ragged coat bearne
hitiiselt. inti the moving
Children thlottlUdeVer ,be taken,
eittight ithinichinetyl:end dre* the
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