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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-07-16, Page 6THURSDAY, JULY ICth, 1!)3G THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE to feeding. Hay provides digestible nutrients at less cost than other crops, with the exception of good pasture, which produces digsestible, nutrients at the lowest cost of any of our crops. Relative Cost Per Ton of Pisgestible Nutrients Pasture ..................................$3.34 Alfalfa Hay ...............................$8.49 Timothy Hay ............................$10.33 Oats ................. $16.12 Farm News Value of Poultry Poultry and egus brought consid­ erably over fifty inillLn dollars to the farmers of Canada last year. That is vt ’.y large large sum and surprising to the uninitiated who think in terms of the old-fashioned barn-yard with a few hens busily schaping for a living. Poultry and eggs are big business, as the figures show. The revenue of 1935 was within measurable distance >?f yield­ ing half as much to the farm family exchequer as the $120,000,000 of farm animals. Novel Flower Show The Exeter Horticultuial Society has developed an interesting plan for displaying flowers. Instead of holding numerous flower shows in buildings or other secluded places, window displays are arranged in the leading stores and shops of the vil­ lage. The plan is to arrange for a dis­ play of each leading flower in season A committee is appointed for each display and members are encourag­ ed to enter their best blooms. No prizes are offered, but nevertheless competition is keen in such leading kinds as Roses and Gladioli. Current Crop Report An average yield of Fall Wheat is indicated, although the straw is short. Spring grains are now head­ ing and growth is satisfactory. Roots and .canning crops are in healthy condition. Corn was planted under favorable condition and is a good stand. Cutting of alfalfa is general throughout the Province; while of good quality the yield is expected to be below average. Pasturage con­ tinues excellent. Damage from wind and drought necessitated consider­ able replanting of tobacco but a good stand has developed. Professor Knox Promoted Announcement is made by Hon. Duncan Marshall that Prof. R. G. Knox, who has been connected with Ontario Aviculture College sin.ee his graduation in 1920, is to head of the Department of Animal Husbandry. The position has been vacant since Prof. J. C. Steckley, former head of the department, was named agricul­ tural representative for Brant Coun­ ty. Prof. Knox had had a wide exper­ ience, and is known throughout the B. C. Shingle/ The Best Quality of X|fXXX Edge Grain Sfiingles tojffe at the lowesjfprices a*pve money. TaMe a tij^and Now. || A. J. fioORTHY GRANTOTm PHONE 12 sold need Buy BONNIE MAC CLYDESDALE Sire, Welcome Seabreeze 24123; Sire of Sire, Pride of Drumburle (imp.) (1365'6) 6072; Dam of Sire, Solway Princess- (imp.) (2893 9) 32332; Dam, Glad Queen, 37734; Sire of Dam, Baron Gartly (imp.) (47891) 11601; Dam of Dam, Dark­ ey Queen 3484. Will stand at his own stable in Exeter North for the season of 1936. Terms $10 payable Feb. 1, 1937. Mares must be returned regularly or mares disposed of before foaling time will be charged whether in foal or not, J. J, MILLAR, Owner and Manager 4tc. entire p;evince as one of the leading judges of hogs. This summer Mr. Marshall announced. Prof. Knox will go to England to select a num­ ber of Yorkshire swine which the Province plans to purchase in order to improve the breed in this country. Hugh MeFadzoan, a young Scot, and a graduate of the West of Scot­ land Agricultural School, has been appointed to a junior position in the department, all the other members of which received advancement, it was stated by Mr. Marshall. Mr. Me- Fadzean has been brought from Scot­ land because cf his special know- lede of livestock. Combating' Garden Insects Garden plants are liable to attack by many kinds of destructive insects Some of these destroy the foliage, others the flowers, while others bore into the stems and even into the routs. Injurious insects may be di­ vided roughly into two classes by the nature of their mouthpieces, namely (1) biting insects which bite and chew their food, such as cutworms and other caterpillars, and leaf-eat- in beetles and (2) sucking insects which suck up their food by means of their beaks, such as aphids, the true bugs, and the scale insects. If the insects is one with biting mouthparts, a stomach poison such as paris green, or arsenate of lead, is usually applicable, but if the in­ sect has sucking mouthparts, such poison would be useless because the insect would insert its beak through the poison and reach a safe feeding place beneath. For mscking incests therefore, contact insectitudes are usually recommended, t'hose com­ monly used being kerosene emus­ sion, whole oil soap, and prepara­ tions containing tofoacoo. Fertilization of Pastures Good pasturage has long been recognized .as a real factor in suc- cesful farming. Particularly so, where live stock and live stock pro­ ducts form the major source of the income. Experience has shown that there is no other period of the year when the unit cost of production can be maintained at as low an average as when live stock are out on past­ ure, and that when it is a good pas­ ture the net returns are still great­ er. Fertilization of pastures has been practised at the Dominion Experi­ mental Farm, Nappan, N.S., for the past fourteen years. Since 1929 de­ finite experiments have been under way to permit a more thorough study of the value of fertilization of pas- ures, as well as rotating versus con­ tinuous pasturing. The results to date from the use of complete fertilizer, have shown a very definite increase in the carry- ,in capacity; furthermore, that this increase is profitably obtained from the use of fertilizer. The results also show that a slightly greater carry­ ing capacity can be secured from ro­ tating the fields, but in some cases this increase may be offset by the in­ creased cost of fencing. In brief, the carrying capacity, during the past five years, has been as follows: Fertilizer rotated pasture ............... ...............1.79 cows per day per acre Fertilized continuously pastured .... ...............1.74 cows pei’ day per acre Unfertilized continuously pastured .. .............1.29 cows per day per acre. Cut Hay Early and Save Feed Bills By Dr. O. McConkey, O.A.C. Hay is Ontario’s most valuable crop, producing 37% of the total value of all field crops, or over $47,000,000. It covers 39% or 3,500,000 acres of the farm land of the province. Value of Hay Exceeds Gold For the ten-year period, 1925- 1934, the value of Ontario’s hay crop was approximately double the value of the gold production in the pro­ vince, e.g., $701,402,000 as compar­ ed with $35l6,90i6,000. It is the digestible nutrients in a crop that really counts when it comes If You Neglect Backache Kidney TroubhMay Follow^, Those terrible painsfthat strike you in t^small of the back, right ojbr the kidneys, ar^nothing more than a cry for lelp from these ojfans. These dull pains, »arp pains and Jfuick twinges point to the fact thJc your kidncysJReed attention, Doan's Kidney PjBs help to taljJFout the stitches, pcs, limber the stiff back, U comfort 9 those who suffer bd achingJra.cks. twitches, and twi: and give relief aj from weak, lame I New Books The following is a list of books re­ cently placed in the Exeter Public Library. Fiction "Poisoned Mountain” "No Hero” "The Stolen Millionaire” "Libel” ‘‘Detectives Dilemma” "Crocks Crossing” Channing Marquand Truss Wooll Philips Leater "Ridets Against the Moon’ McCulley "Black Opal” "So Long to Learn” "Whispering River” "Green Timber” "The Doctor” "The Shell of Death” "Homesteaders” "Gteen Lion” Alan Wallace Miller Curwood Rhinehart Blake Chapman Hackett Sales Books are the best Counter Check Books made in Canada. They cost no more than ordinary books and always give satisfaction. We are agents and will be pleased to quote you on any style or quantity required. See Your Home Printer First NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME J uvenile "Little Pig Robinson” "Secret of the Snows” ‘‘Wind in the Willows” "Navarre of the North” "Meredith Ann” "Baffling Air Bandits” "Outlaws of Sherwood” Non Fiction Potter Judd Graham Darling Gray Jacks Sullivan Ries "Science a New Outline” "Pruning and Repairs” ___ "How to Make Garden Pools” [Longyear "Down is Nova Scotia” Dennis A negro funeral once was attended by a ventriloquist, whose pecular powers were not known to the. others present. Another negro told what happened at the cemetery. - "Well, suh,” he started, "when dey begins to lowa'h joe into de hole he says, ‘Lemme down easy, boys!’ ” "Did they go ahead and bury 'him?” asked another man. "How de world does I know?” ,canie form the first. GARRETT—COLEMAN Here and There A pretty wedding was solemnized in Holy Trinity Churc'h, Lucan, when Sara Alice, only daughter of Mr. and Mis. W. R. Coleman, of Lucan, was united in marriage to William Willard Garrett, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Garrett, of Granton, with Rev, L. C. Harrison, rector of the church, officiating. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a becoming long gown of pale blue silk organza into a s'hort train. With this she wore a large pink picture hat and pink accessor­ ies and carried a bouquet of pink roses and blue delphinium. Miss Mar­ ion Thompson, of Clinton, the bridesmaid, was charmingly gowned in white chiffon printed in pastel shades, with white accessories. She wore a corsage of shaded pink roses. The groom was attended by his bro­ ther, S. Garrett. Mrs. J. Hodgins, or­ ganist of the ,church, played the wedding march and also played dur­ ing the signing of the register. The church was. decorated with tall stan­ dards of blue delphinium dnd pink Canterberry bells and peonies. After the ceremony a wedding dinner was served at the bride’s home. Assistants in serving the dinner was Edith Hodgins, of Lucan and Edna and Dorena Hodgins, of London. Later in the day Mr. and Mrs. Garrett left on a honeymoon trip to New York, the bride travelling in a white embroidered crepe dress wit'h white accessories' and white polo coat. On their return they will re­ side on the groom’s farm "The Ever­ greens” concession'15, London Twp. Vancouver is holding this year the Golden Jubilee celebration of its founding in 1886. Some of the features planned include sports events of all kinds, music, pageants, a special performance of Shakespeare’s 'Mid-summer Night’s Dream’ in Stanley Park, a performance of Hiawatha, an Indian village, a Hawaiian village, • special decorations and illumina­ tions all over Vancouver. Cele­ brations will reach their peak in the first ten days of July. At the annual Burns dinner ‘ held at t'he Empress Hotel, Vic­ toria in February at which over 300 Burns lovers took part, the: royal Scotch haggis was brought' over from Vancouver and wa,< carried in steaming hot on a sil-■ ver platter by Miss Gwen Dewar i and piped around the Empresst dining room by Pipe-major; Donald Cameron. Greetings were! received from South Africa, Aus- ■ tralia, the United States and London, England. GREENWAY (Crowded out last week) Mr. and Mrs. J". Thompson, who spent the winter in California, visit­ ed Mr. Laurie and Miss Leask for several days recently. Mr. S. English, of Detroit, spent last week with his parents Mr. and Mrs. R, English. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Wood, Guelph, were guests of Miss Mae Wilson last week. Mr. and Mrs. D. Stebbins welcom­ ed a little daughter at their home last week. ■Mr. Byron Brown, of Toronto was a guest with his father Mr. W. J. Brown last week and is now at tending a summer school in Toronto. Mrs. Russell Pollock and Margery and Miss Mary Corbett are visiting in Fordwich. Mrs. Annie Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Bariteau and Doris, of Detroit, were here for the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Barry Allan and Bruce Barry and Mrs. Leask, Sarnia, spent last Sunday with Mr. Laurie and Miss Leask. Allan remained for a longer vacation.. Mrs. (Dr.) Moore, of Toronto, is visiting her son Rev. J. B. Moore at the manse, Grand Bend. Mr. Melvin Beversdorf accompan­ ied by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Will Beversdorf, of Detroit, visited with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Curts over the week-end. Mr. Don Belling, of Detroit, is holidaying with his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. H. Belling. Mr. David Sheppard was hurt when working at his bam on Satur­ day. Mr. John McGregor Sr., who has spent the winter with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Steeper is visiting his daugh­ ter Mrs. W. Bowker. Mr. McGregor has been enjoying fairly good health of late. Mr, and Mrs, Gerald Grattan, of London and Mr. Harold Webb, of Grand Bebel visited with Mr, and Mrs. J. Hotson on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jas, Geromette and Phyllis were in Sarnia on Monday. We congratulate the following pu­ pils who were successful at the en­ trance examinations. Allan Steeper, Raymond Young, Doris Isaac, Clar­ ence Brophey, Iola Whiting and Eu­ nice Curts, Stating emphatically that sue-; cess depends on luck, Captain, Charles M. Hudson, D.S.O., and: Bar, R.N.R., enmmander of Q-' boat for two years of the war, had a hard job convincing the Active Club International at Hotel Vancouver recently of the entire truth of the statement., They thought that skill, courage and foresight had something to. •do with success after hearing' some of his adventures. v ----------- ,' Recently the Royal York Hotel, ' Toronto held a Cherry Pie Con­ test wide open to everybody and. gave ten prizes in order of merit and the good housewives of the •Queen City were all agog. The! judges of course had their work cut out for them—or may be they 'did a bit of cutting for themsel­ ves. • *It. is a pity every British Col­ umbia business man can not find it possible to visit the Far East,- particularly Japan,” said C. A. Cotterell, assistant general man­ ager, British Columbia, for the. Canadian Pacific Railway, just back from a trip to the Orient.1 iMr. Cotterell thought a visit .would be an, education, enlight-, ening and of inestimable value in a practical sense. 1 Two prominent British resi­ dents in Kobe are fighting a losing battle against a sacred pine tree which they fear is about to fall on their residence, according to passengers arriving in Victoria! ‘recently on the Empress of Ja-< pan. They can’t get it felled be­ cause it is believed if that is dono.. a pestilence will strike the dis­ trict. “The Canadian Pacific’s biggest liner, the 42,500-ton Empress of Britain, to be designated ‘cabin’ ship following the abolition of ‘First class” designation by the North Atlantic Conference, will continue in operation as a high class, high speed, de luxe liner,” William Baird, steamship passen­ ger traffic manager of the Cana­ dian Pacific, said recently. At one end of the Dominion the Eastern International Dog Sled Derby at Quebec, Feb. 20-22 hit the high spots in winter Sport and at the other end was the Em­ press Golf Tournament at Victo­ ria, February 17-22, both spon­ sored by the Canadian Pacific Railway and each showing the versatility of the Canadian cli­ mate, since both were' indubitably and entirely successful. 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