The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1930-02-27, Page 2THURSDAY’, FEBRUARY 27, 1930
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THE EXETER TJMES-ADVQCATE
News and Information
for The Busy Farmer
(Furnished by the Ontario Department of Agriculture)
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per 'Capita consumption of milk is
.470.8 pounds a year, which is com- Hay and pasture crops, including payed with 458 pounds per capita for
Valuable Crops
grasses, clover, and other forage (
plants constitute the most valuable
group of plants grown on Ontario
farms. Over seven million acres of
land, which is about half of the total
area in cultivation, are used to pro
duce the hay and pasture crops of
the province. This hay and clover
crop is valued annually at more than
$50,000,000 for the past 45 yi
and 'over $80,000,000 annually
the past five years, 1924-8.
'ears,
' for
the United States. Ice cream, like
wise, has shown an increase, the
1928 figure being 7.04 pints per
capita as compared with 5.26 pints
for 1921, The consumption of
cheese in the past seven years has
■also risen from 2.51 pounds to 3.54
| pounds per capita per year.
Qualify of Cheese Improves
There has been a steady improve
ment of the quality of cheese year
by year since grading was undertaken
by the government some seven years
ago. It was recently authoritatively
stated that a new mark was attain
ed in the past year when 9,3.1 per
cent, graded was found to be fof the
first grade. This was an increase of
15-1 per cent, over 1923, when grad
ing began. All provinces showed a
marked improvement but Ontario
particularly made an astonishing re
cord with 96.7 per cent, of the high
est grade. In the province there
approximately 730 factories in oper
ation receiving milk from thousands
of farms.
CHOICE 7
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Premium List for 1930
Closes March^
MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO TlV^yCHOICES
aWCHOICE 1—SIX NAMED GLADIOLUS
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GOLDEN MEASURE, off
HERADA (lavender) oW
CRIMSON GLOW or ® „
PURPLE GLORY
^CHOICE 2—ROSE, HYBRID>EA, MONTHLY BLOOMING
\ COLUMBIA (pinkWr
V GRUSS AN TEPLljB (red) or
\ SOUVENIR DE G®RGES PERNET (red) or
V REV. F. PAGE ROBERTS (golden yellow) or
% SIADAJME BUTTBFLY (salmon pink) or 1 SENSATION (v^fety red)
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CHOICEW—ZINNIA Seed, 1 pkg. GIANT & 1 pkg. CRESTED
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CHOICE 6-1-TUBMtOUS BEGONIA—3 Pendula (hanging
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Member of The Canadian Weekly;
Newspaper Association.Mr. John Murray, of McKillop,
has purchased the farm of the late
Robert Gibson on the fifth conces
sion.Canadian Bacon Supreme
An interesting fact is the state
ment recently issued which showed
the decrease in- the bacon export •
trade with Great Britain in the last
eight years or since hog-grading was
Professional Cards
Spray Early and Often
At the experimental Farm, Ottawa,
it has been found that in some sea
sons, six or more applications of; entertained as a general practice. 8
ispray material are required to en- (years ago Canada’s export of bacon
tirely control the apple scab, but it ( amounted to more than 100,000,000.
is well worth the extra labor and cost. pounds. In 1929 it had dwindled when one obtains clean fruit. The' to less than 3S,000,000 pounds. The
first application must be made very ■ reason given is that grading has in
soon after growth begins, if not when reality improved the quality of Can-
the tree is still dormant. The best adian bacon and more and more of
plan is to have the spray machinery [ is consumed at home. Tile reputat
ion of Canadian bacon stands su
preme on the America continent .and
is equal to any bacon offered in
Great Britain. The most pressing
need at the present time in relation
to the Canadian bacon industry is
larger production and continous sup
ply.
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and materials ready at the earliest
- possible date and prepare to begin in
. - time.
Weekly Crop Report
The weekly crop report of the On
tario Department of Agriculture in
dicates that farmers throughout the
•province are experiencing a hard win
ter in feeds particularly, due to the
fact that live stock went into winter
quarters in a poor condition. Algoma
Fann Machinery
It has been proved that the use
! of modern machinery can reduce the
is an exception, however, and rough. costs of .production on all crops.
• feel is plentiful in that district. Hay I However, the buying of machinery
is being brought into Carleton in! should be done only aftei’ careful
large quantities and the possibilty of' consideration, and machinery will
a feed shortage is apparent in Duf-! not turn a defit into a profit. Ma-
ferin. (
Durham fanners for cattle ship-! good
ped while egg jn’oduction there is
reported as being only fair. In Frontenac milk and cream is plentiful, j
Haldimand has had a great demand'
for good seed grain, which indicates
a renewed interest in good seed. Hu
ron farmers are having a .shortage of
root and silage feeds. Milk is far
below the average in Lennox and Ad-, dington, while Peel indicates a sur-1
plus in the supply. Importation of •
New Zealand buttei’ has lowered the |
price of that commodity in Lincoln. |
In Temiskaming sepd grain is said ' ueol' sowing weed-free seeds
to be moving slowly with a light de
mand,
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Good prices were obtained by [ chinery will not take the place of
seed and good cultural prac-
nor will it serve as a substi-
for intelligent management. In
the more machinery there is
tices
tute
fact,
on a farm, the greater is the neces
sity for following the best farm
practices because investment costs
are higher, risks are greater and the
losses may be heavier.
25 YEARS AGO
Dr. D. A. Anderson, who last
week returned from visiting his
mother, Mrs. J. R. Anderson, at
Wetmore, Mich., received the sad in
telligence that she has since died,
passing away on Tusday.
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Crittenden re
ceived a warm reception yesterday
morning at their home in Blytli. Be
tween six and seven o'clock smoke
was seen issuing from their bed
room and upon investigating found
a bath robe on fire. »■
Mr. George Eacrett has disposed
of his two lots on the east side of
Main Street to Mr. Jerry Knott, who
will erect a brick dwelling thereon
in the spring.
Dr, Cowan, who has visited here
since the death of his brother-in-law
Martin Thompson, of Elimville, re
turned to London on Sunday last.
(Mr. T. H. McCallum is in Toron
to as a delegate at the. session of the
Grand Council R. T. of T. held
that city this week.
Mr. Ray Fanson on Tuesday
last week left for Indian Head,
W. T. Mr. Fanson has succeeded
in winding up the Fanson estate
here and will in future reside in the
West.
Mr. W- II. Levett was in London
last week attending a meeting of
Scottish Rite and Rose Croix Ma
sonry. 61
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Sow Correct Seed
Farmers should remember the val-
and
seeds of tested varieties of grain.
Potatoes, however, are good. By so doing one may increase the
------ j yield from 30 per cent, above the
' lowest yielding varieties. In oats
it lias been shown that large plump
A recent bulletin issued by the seed will,average 62 bushels to the
Fruit Growers’ Association’ of On- acre while tlie small .seed yields only
tario points out tlie possibility of. 46.6 bushels^ in, barley ^the ratio is
France being developed into an‘at- " ■“1 *A " ’ ....... ..
tractive market for good quality On
tario red applds. Satisfactory prices
can be secured for fruit that meets
the demand of the better class trade
.as tlie general run of French apples
.are inferior in quality, although a
large quantity of apples are produced
annually in the country. It is pre- j
dieted that in the next fifteen years |
.good quality apples will have to be
imported in increasing quantities
ing to the depreciation of the
cliard'5.
Apple Market in France
53.8 and 43.2 bushels.
.advised to
of the
Your local agricultural office
furnish desired information on
subject.
Farniers are
get a copy of the analysis
same before buying seed,
can
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Interesting Figures
Interesting statistics issued at
tawa recently show that Canadians
drink a pint of mjlk a day on an av
erage, making an increase of approx
imately one hundred per cent, since
1921. Canadians are also said to
cat more butter per capita than any
other people in tli& world as indica
te! by a figure of 29.31 pounds per
man, woman and child annually. Th«
Ot-
Ai>ples Prices Poor
The latest bulletin of the Ontario
Fruit Growers’ Association based
upon the reports of the overseas re
presentative, 'indicates a low price
for the last lot of Canadian apples
received at Liverpool due to poor
condition. It is recommended that
growers shipping overseas use shred
ded oil paper for packing as a large
part of the last shipment was affect
ed greatly by scald. South Africa
plums, peaches and paars are being
offered in la^’ge quantities and .are
quite cheap, affecting somewhat the
sales of Canadian apples. The fruit
is of excellent quality and well pack
ed and commands a ready sale on
the British market.
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W. G. Medd Appeals
for Cheaper Hydro
Rates
(The Farmer’s Sun)
“Rural people have just as much
right to cheap power, and cheap
light for their homes, as city arid
town people' have for their homes,
stores and factories.”
In pronouncing the foregoing de
claration, in his speech on the ad
dress in the Legislature, Mr. Medd,
of South I-Iuron, may have formulat
ed a plank that will be accepted by
farm organizations all over the pro
vince. That farm users are not
getting cheap light now, that they
are grossly discriminated against as*
compared with the larger centres, Mr.
Sledd made abundantly clear. Take
one case as an illustration. In Owen
Sound .$17.20 will pay for 1,000 kil
owatt hours. Just a mile outside of
Owen Sound the same volume of
current costs $49.80, eight miles dis
tant it costs $104.84.
It is not rural users alone who are
discriminated against. The smaller
urban communities have to pay so
much higher rates than are levied
in the large cities that industries are
being drawn from the small town to
the big city by the magnet of cheap
power. Thus a double evil results;
the small centre suffers from under
population, while- the larger ones suf
fers the evils inseparable from jam-
\VM. WARD,
President
,J. G. STAXBURY,
Secretary-Treasurer
ALL PREMIUMS WILL BE DELIVERED TO MEMBERS.
narrow j higher quality in cream Sir. Medd
endorsed the recommendation of Sir.
ming vast masses within
areas.
Mr. Medd did not stop with stat- • Barr that the differential between
ing the grievance. * He offered a No. 1 and No. 2 grades be widened,
constructive suggestion. Do not, he I
said in effect, continue the non-
scientific practice of spending large
sums in “stepping down” the power
for each individual rural user;, carry
the power at a flat rate to the boun
dary of a rural municipality, then
“step down” for the whole in one
operation and distribute at a low
current',and moderate cost to all, and
with that abolish the 20 year con
tract which is one of the chief ob
stacles of hydro extension.
And all this was justified on the I
sound principle, stated by Mr. Medd, ■
viz., that the water powers of the
province belong to all the people of the province and should be open to '
the enjoyment of all on something'people living at home to buy liquor
like equal terms. '
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I Liquor Control
Dealing with the Liquor Control
Act, Mr. Medd referred to the out
cry raised in-'Toronto against a pro
posal ~tb establish a government li
quor store in the Oakwood district.
Residents and merchants in the dis
tricts and teachers in Oakwood
school, had alike .protested. The in
ference, of course, was plain. If a
liquor store is bad for Oakwood dis
trict it is bad for any district.
The proposal to refuse liquor per
mits to young people under 25, who
live at home, was all. right. “But
why discriminate?” was Mr. Medd’s
question. If it is bad for young
until they reach
equally bad to
quor stores to any person under that
with the dairy situation, age regardless of where such persons
the age of 25 it is
allow access to li-
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Popular Comedy Success to Open Canadian Festival
SCENE FROM “THE PATSY”
“The Patsy,” Barry Conners* great comedy which will be presented at the coming Canadian
Chautauqua Festival here by the Martin Erwin Flayers, tells the story of Patricia Harrington, Who
seems to be the “patsy,” or the unfortunate one who is blamed for everything that goes wrone hi
the Harrington family, Patricia, or Patsy, is a charming little miss who accepted all (the snubs
that came her way until, she fell in love With Tony, her big sister’s discarded suitor. Then the worm
turns, and. Fatsy, thvotigh three acts of deliriously funny comedy situations, asserts her peisonality
and wins the boy she loves.
“The Patsy” is an enthralling comedy, With brlllilnt dialogue, inimitable humor and capti
vating romance. .. *
The Dairy Industry
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and more particularly with the price may live. The more people you
of butter, Mr. Medd made one .strife-; keep from drinking liquor until they
ing statement. In tlie files of liis, reach the 25 year age limit, the few
own office, he said, ho had-found a
“quotation” of 3 9&c. for first grade
croamery solids in tlie midsummer
of 19 29. In the last week of tlie
past month, practically midwinter,
the same dealer had mentioned “no
minal prices,” not a definite offer,
for tlio same grade, of ,35 X to 3 6c.
For this reason he felt the dairy in
terests justified in d'eman.ding a
readjustment in the Australian treaty
that would give dairy farmers at
least, as much protection as
liad before that treaty came
effect.
Mr. Medd did not stop with
however. 1-Ic called for Improve
ment in the quality of Ontario dairy
products and an increase in the pro
duction. per cow. In this connection
ho quoted a statement made by W.
E. Thompson, then president of the
Ontario Cattle Breeders’ Associa
tion, to the effect that a cow pro
ducing 6,000 lbs. of milk in a year
barely covers costs of production. He
also quoted .Secretary Griffen of the
Ontario Milk Producers’ Association,
as saying on tlie same occasion that
the average production per cow for
all Ontario is about 4,500 lbs. By
way of comparison Mr. Medd men
tioned two cows, mother and daugh
ter, owned by Wilt Jones & Sons, of
Oxford County, the mother with a
record of 25,620 pounds of milk and
1,155 pound's .of butter, with twice a
day milking, and the daughter, as a
three-year-old, producing 21,944 lbs.
of milk and 971& pounds of butter.
Sir. Medd. also quoted Geo. H.
Barr, Director of Dairying for On
tario, as saying that the only way of
meeting lAustralian butter competi
tion is hy making a 'better quality of
butter in this county* “You cannot,”
Mr. Barr said, “make, high quality
butter If you do not get high quality
cream/’ la order to bring about
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er you will have indulging in intoxi
cants beyond that age, was the argu
ment.
The proposal to allow the teach
ing of temperance in Normal (Schools
met with Mr. Medd’s approval, but,
in addition, there should be graded
text books on the evil effects of al
cohol in all public, separate and high
schools, the use of such text books'
should be made compulsory therein*
and students obliged to pass an ex
amination on. what they learn from
such teachings as in the case of other
text hooks.
Touching on the proposal to leng
then the legislative term from four
to five years, Mr. Medd said if this
were done another change would be
carefully considered, one that would
introduce the alternative* vote in 3-
cornerecl elections and proportional
representation in large urban centres.
Rural Disabilities Under Hydro
C. A. Robertson, of North Huron,
made another real contribution to
the debate on the addre.-s when ho
briefly outlined the disabilities under
Which those sections of the province
outside the large cities are laboring
Higher hydro rates for local towns
than for the large centres of popu
lation constitute, Mr, Robertson con
tended, one of the chief causes of ,
the loss in county population. A re
duction in the Hydro service charges
for rural users in no relief, ho fur
ther said, ’fo those who cannot afford
to pay tlio toll now levied for cur
rent used. Increasing1 municipal and
school taxes are also, the North Hu
ron member stated, becoming an un
bearable burden and still
inent gives no indication
zatioii of the extent to
general well-being of the
being hindered thereby.
It was certainly Huron county’s
week at. the Legislature,
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