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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-10-28, Page 9" • "Why don't they make those things out of aluminum ? . They'd be so much easier to lift." HOMELITE XL-AUTOMATIC CHAIN SAW Chain saw cutting Is easier than ever now... no need to be troubled with manual chain oiling with the XL-AUTOMATIC ... just fill the oil reservoir and the chain Is oiled automatically as you cut. More power for 30% faster cutting lets you cut through a 10-Inch oak log in just 9 seconds, Still a lightweight the XL-AUTOMATIC weighs only 14 pounds less bar and chain. Available in straight bars from 12" to 36", plus plunge•cut bow, clearing and utility bars. Also direct or gear drive. See us today for a free demonstration of this great saw! HIGHEST PRICES AVAILABLE Also Wheat Oats and Barley GIVE US A CALL .GTHOMPSON & SONS LTD. 262-2527 HENSALL INSUMMAM:a&SNMK: IF YOU BELIEVE IN CORN SILAGE You need SHUR-GAIN 40% Beef Sila- supplement Sweetened, By feeding SHUR-GAIN 40% Beef Silasupplement Sweetened you can provide a complete- ly balanced ration for maximum economical gains, Drop in soon to your local SHUR -GAIN Feed Service Mill. We'll outline the SHUR-GAIN Beef Silasupplement Pro- gram and how it can work on your farm, CANN' 235.1782 Exeter S MIL LTD. Ca)beef 229.6118 Kirktori silasupplement feed service Times.Adovcate, October 28, 1.965 Pay. 9 if Demand for trefoil seed expected high in spring Ontario farmers and their fam- ilies, whether they reside in Algoma District ih the north, the County of Prescott in the east, or Essex in the west, are making certain they have a very special part in Canada's Centennial Pro- gram. Thirty-five hundred have en- Conservation Officer G. R. "Gerry" Harris of Paisley has indicated that hunting prospects in lower Bruce county appear good this fall. The European Hare populations are strong with best hunting in Kincardine, Hu- ron and Bruce Townships, while best success for varying hare (Snowshoe Rabbits) could be ex- pected in Arran, Amabel, Elder- slie and Brant Townships. Conservation Officer Harris goes on to report that the Cotton- tail Rabbit, the most sought af- ter game animal in Ontario is increasing particularly in Kin- cardine and Bruce Townships with reports of animals as far north as Saugeen and Arran Townships. Grouse populations are on an upward trend with hunting success being somewhat above average. Duck hunters are presently experiencing somewhat below average success, however, this is expected to improve during late October or early November as the "Northern" birds migrate through. Several flocks of geese have been reported feeding in Bruce and Kincardine Townships with every indication that they will remain in the area for some time. Sportsmen are reminded when taking advantage of the hunting opportunities in Bruce County that it is only courtesy to respect private property and ask permission of the land owner before hunting. The land owner may even be of benefit in ad- vising the sportsman where the best areas for game are on his property. The pheasant season opened in the Counties of Brant, Elgin, Haldimand, Middlesex, Norfolk, Oxford and Perth, and parts of other counties on October 20th. Process hay for beef cattle Processing long hay to make it more acceptable to cattle is especially worthwhile if you can get plenty of hay cheaply, claims a federal animal nutritionist. Long hay can be ground, rolled, cut or pelleted. • Dr. R. Hironaka of the Re- search Station at Lethbridge tried this out with some 800-pound steers. They were fed a ration containing 80 per c ent alfalfa hay hammered through a one- inch screen, 15 per cent dry- rolled barley and 5 per cent molasses. Individually fed, they gained two pounds a day — an acceptable rate. Cattle on a sim- ilar ration of hay in long form usually gain considerably less. During the 100-day feeding test each steer consumed 19 pounds of feed daily. This type of ration is very useful early in the fatten- ing period or for wintering cattle, says Dr. Hironaka. During these periods it may pay to use 80 per cent hammered alfalfa hay rather than the more costly high concentrate ration. The nutritionist said there is more to hammered hay than the increased consumption. It pro- motes extra production of propi- onic acid during digestion in the animal's rumen and lower prod- uction of acetic acid. Propionic acid is utilized more efficiently by the animal than is acetic acid. Molasses tends to hasten rates of digestion and, because it redu- ces the amount of dust in the feed, it increases feet intake. tered their farms in a province- wide Farmstead Improvement Centennial Competition. The very moment the judge makes his first inspection, which is now under- way, they will begin painting, re- pairing, and dressing up their properties in readiness for the great event. A second inspection It will remain open in this area until November 6th, and during this period hunting is permitted from 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. lo- cal time. A township license is required in most areas to hunt pheasant, rabbit and fox. Hunters are ad- vised to contact local officials for details 'and the necessary licenses. The bag limit' is 3 birds, and not more than one of this number may be a hen. Hunter success on opening day was somewhat disappointing, due to heavy cover and the inability of hunters to flush the birds. A good dog will pay big dividends by increasing the number of birds flushed, and assisting in retriev- ing downed game. Heavy leaf fall caused by frost and rain will lower the cover, improve the visibility and is expected to improve hunter suc- cess. Family loses by accidents coo "As in most accidents, it is not only the victim who.loses out. His loss may be fingers, hands, or even his life, but all of these also affect his family", states Hal Wright, Farm Safety Spec- ialist, Ontario Department of Ag- riculture. Who has the most to lose? "Probably the farm wife!" replies Mr. Wright. Therefore she has a responsibility to im- press safe operation on the breadwinner. Loss of limbs affect the work- ing capacity of the victim and this is reflected in the reduced income for the family. If the ac- cident is fatal, the family will benefit temporarily from insur- ance — but no amount of insur- ance can substitute for the father and husband! So the wife and family, as well as the farmer himself, bear the onus of main- taining safe working conditions. The corn picker has been quot- ed as our most dangerous farm machine. Certainly this is true on the basis of the number of hours of use. Machinery manu- facturers are continually working to make their machines safer, consistent with efficient opera- tion. But all the, safety features that can be designed into a pick- er are useless if the operator ignores them or makes them in- operative. By GORDON MORLEY Kathleen and Gordon Morley were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Morley and Gary of Lieury. Mrs. Grant Amos re tu r ned home from St. Joseph's Hospital Tuesday after surgery. Many from this district atten- ded the presentation at Lucan arena Friday evening for Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dorman and fam- ily Who lost their home and belongings by fire. Mrs. Marjorie White has se- cured a position at Strathmere Lodge. Miss Hazel Simpson of Clan- deboye was a week-end visitor with Miss Carol Robinson. Mr. Cecil Hartle and Mr.Cor- don McAlpine returned home af- ter a trip to Calgary, Alberta. will be carried out in the fall of 1966 and the difference in the scores will be the basis used in determining the winners. Lambton County has had the greatest response with 250 en- tries, followed by North Coch- rane with 190 and Algoma with 170. The winner in each County, at time of the second inspection, will be eligible for entry in a provincial competition. The top prize will be $500 and a Cham- pionship Trophy. C o unt y farm organizations have worked closely with their Agricultural Representatives in procuring entries and arrang- ing prizes in addition to those already being offered by the On- tario Department of Agriculture. County and Township Councils have indicated their support of these competitions and have ex- pressed a keen interest in a gen- eral clean-up campaign. For ex- ample, the County C ounc il of Middlesex has invited farm or- ganizations to co-operate in a Rural Landscape Improvement Program and has offered sub- stantial prizes for the best work done. The Council has listed a number of projects ranging from removal of dead trees to screen- ing of municipal dumps, junk yards, and car cemeteries. To insure that every municipality in Middlesex County has a suitable flag pole, the Council will make a special grant. The money spent on such projects by County Coun- cils will earn a 50 percent grant from the Ontario Department of Agriculture. ROSE CANE BALER If you have many roses you will have a problem at pruning time to dispose of the cuttings. I made a bailer that has solved it for me and the garbage col- lectors love it. I will give you the measure- ments of mine and you can ad- just to make use of any material you have on hand. The platform frame is made of 2x4s is 30 inches long and 15 inches wide, the top can be made of plywood or se- veral boards any thickness as long as it will stand your weight. Cut 4 pieces of 3 or 4 inch board, should be about an inch thick and 20 inches long, attach two on each side with two, two inch screw nails through each piece and into the 2x4 six inches in from each end and starting flush with the bottom. Now take your saw and cut a small V in the top center of each guard rail. Take some baler twine or heavy cord, tie a knot in the end arid insert it in the V at the top of the side rail and run it down the side and across the platform and up the other rail through the V and tie a knot on the outside. Keep this length of twine for a pattern, make another and put it in the rails at the other end. Now you are in business, take it to where you are going to do the pruning and as you cut off the canes drop them In the baler, long ones can extend six inches over the ends, short ones evened through the center, as it fills up stand on it and compress them, when you get it three parts full put your weight on it, bring the two ends of twine together and tie over the top of the bundle, now the other end. That is it, take hold of the twine straps and lift it out. I also use it for limbs from trees and shrubs and asparagns, peony and phlox tops in the fall. A high demand for trefoil seed will be made by Ontario farmers and the export market next spring, and Ontario is one of the few regions where this seed can be profitably produced. However, if Ontario farmers want to increase their profits on this demanding market, they should start producing more pedigreed seed. Last year, about 750,000 pounds of trefoil seed were grown in Ontario, but only a third of that was pedigreed, points out Dr. J. E. Winch, Crop Science Department, Ontario Ag- ricultural College, Guelph. Empire and Viking are the re- commended varieties for On- tario. But though Empire is a rough, hardy crop highly recom- An unprotected moldboard plow can incur as much wear from rust as from an entire season of use. In fact, a large portion of repair and replacement costs of farm machinery can be attributed to corrosion, points out Dr. W. K. Bilanski, School of Engineering, Ontario Agricultural Colleg e, Guelph. Rust is a year round problem, so rust proofing, even for short periods of storage, pays. "After each period of use and before the implement is put away for storage, be sure that all layers of mud, grass, and other dirt are removed, since rust is By MRS. WM. WALTERS APPLY BIAS BINDING The Slumber Gals of Elim- ville 4-H Club No. 3 held their fourth meeting October 18 at the home of Betty Jean Miller. Notes were given by Mrs„ Ron Fletcher on how to prepare and apply bias binding. This was demonstrated by Sharon Fletch- er. Each of the members did a sample of bias binding and cord- ed piping. PERSONALS Mr. & Mrs. Elson Lynn and family visited relatives at Owen Sound Sunday. Mr. & Mrs. Harmond McCor- mick and family who have been living in Mr, Horace Delbridge's house have been transferred to East Africa. They left Tuesday and were going to England and France before settling in Africa for five years. Mrs. Freeman Horne spent the weekend in London with Mr. & Mrs. Gerry Grubbe. Mr. Gary Hern returned to his home Tuesday after having spent the last three months in the western provinces. PEONIES Peonies are quite hardy and are easy to grow, the winter is no problem. Plants reach their best after growing undisturbed for several years. Fall is the time to buy and plant; they are mailed out as strong divisions when the buds for the next year are already formed. The ground should be well prepared and the divisions planted so that the buds are covered with two inches of soil. Divisions planted in early fall usually bloom the first year. Rich organic fertilizers should not be allowed to come in contact with roots or crown. Peonies re- spond well to bone meal, I apply it as early as possible in the spring. I mix one part bone meal with three parts sand and apply it on the surface over the crown where it will soak down to the roots with the first shower. If you apply bone meal alone it will cake like lime and be of no value, if you dig it in you will destroy the crown buds. Use one half trowel of bone meal to an established plant, that is two full trowels of the mixture. There is no way of tieing up a peony bush that will protect the wet blooms from going down in a heavy shower, if you put a hoop around them they will go down over it and break the stems. Your best plan is to disbud the plants as early as you can. Each stem will have from one to seven buds, remove all but the first, if you do this when they are small and tender they will snap off clean if you push them to the side with your finger, as they get older you may have to pinch them off between your thumb and finger. Now you will have one large bloom to a stem instead of several small ones and much less chance of it going clown in the rain. There are single and double varieties, some flowering early, others medium and a few late, a few Of each will give you more variety end a long- er season. Before winter cut the stems back to the ground, no cover needed. A few of the better varieties are, Kansas best red, Mrs. A. M. Brand good white, Mrs. J. V. E'dlund another white, Therese best pink, Laura Des- sert light yellow, George Peyton Ivory-buff, Isani Giclui, Japanese single white and Ella Lewis sal- mon-pink. mended in most situations, Dr. Winch states that Viking should only be grown in long term stands where there is good. soil drain- age and, on this type of land, other crops could be grown to greater advantage. How should trefoil be estab- lished? "Grow it in pure stands without a companion crop", ad- vises Dr, Winch. "The seed should also be inoculated with a special trefoil bacteria, Eight to ten pounds of seed per acre should be sown by the direct-seeded method. When the trefoil is at the second or third true leaf stage (two to three inches), it's advis- able to spray it with 2,4-D13 and dalapon." If grass is a problem the following spring, he advises likely to form under them", ad- vises Dr. Bilanski. "After the implement has been c 1 e an e d, touch up paint wherever neces- sary and spray each corrodible part with a modern rust pre- ventive." A fairly even layer of pre- ventive film, which can be ap- plied readily with either a fly sprayer, hand spray gun, or low- pressure air-line spray, will keep rust from forming, even while machines are left outdoors for prolonged periods of time. Applied over non-flaky, thin coats of rust, they penetrate and loosen the rust to assist removal while also preventing further corro- sion. These preventives do not depend upon the thickness of the application for the amount and length of prevention they give. However, because the film is broken or removed by machine use, weathering, or environ- mental abrasion, persistent touch ups by re-spraying are neces- sary. Therefore, Dr. Bilanski ad- vises keeping application equip- ment convenient and ready for use. Now Automatic Chain Oiling Milt's Mower & Cycle 436 Main St., Exeter, Ont, Tel: 235.2940 applying dalapon at four to five pounds active before the trefoil begins to grow. There are also several points to note when harvesting trefoil for seed productions. "When 60 to 65 percent of the pods are a golden brown or light buff color, the crop should be mowed immediately", recommends Dr. Winch. iqt should then be windrowed with a pea-harvester (turns heads in- side swath with stems out), After leaving the swaths for forty-eight hours so that the stems dry, the trefoil should be picked up with a combine." This seed is commonly dried on a "tight" floor (a floor with no crevices) on on canvas. By spreading it two to three inches deep and stirring it daily, proper drying will be ensured. The tre- foil seed is then ready for market. Parks closed for season , The LAKE HURON DISTRICT PARKS are now officially closed for the season. Facilities such as water, gar- bage collection, have been dis- continued for the season. The picnic and camp grounds will remain open for use by persons wishing to take advantage of the occasional warm day, to have a picnic or admire the sunlit mag- nificence of fall colours of the hardwood trees. The warm wea- ther of the past week will help to provide this final forest glory. Every fall, a large number of persons visit the parks in this District to take in the breath- taking radiance of colour. The deep reds, golds, orange and yellow, blend together to provide one of the splendours of nature, and provide excellent material for the artist or camera fan. By MRS, ROSS SKINNER INITIATE NEW MEMBERS The Elimville CGIT met Sun- day evening at Elimville church, Miss Beverley passmore led in a singsong. Linda Knight read the scripture & Marlene Stewart led in prayer. Mrs. Howard Pym gave the Bible study, Initiation service was conducted for eight n e members;- Barbara.Q ilf Wan, Anne Herdman, Debbie Hern, Jo- anne Hodgert, Brenda Skinner, Sandra Skinner, Marlene Stew- art, Mary Ellen Prance, The mother and daughter ban - quet was discussed for Novem- ber 12. SHOWN USE OF PATTERNS The Elimyille "Sleepy Time Gals" 4-H club held the fifth meeting at the home of a mem- ber, Elaine Johns Monday. The leaders showed how to alter a pattern, pin pattern on the material and cut it out. The next meeting is to be held at the home of Ava Elford Monday, November 8. PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Squire Herdman & Anne visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Hayden of Molesworth and also .calleti at the liexiciereen noerel. Herne at Palmerston to see the late Nor, inert Hayden of Palmerston. There will be a Hallowe'en party at Elimville Hall Fri44y evening sponsored by the vale Messengers for all :ages, grandmother to pre-schoolers to come in costume. Prizes will be given and games will be enjoyed. The Messenger members will all bring lunch, Mr, and Mrs,. Harold peii en, iertateed several married cou- ples to a Hallowe'en party Sat- urday evening. LIVESTOCK REPORT FEEDER PRICES Short-keep steers $21.00 to $23.00 Yearling good steers $23.50 to $24.50 Choice steer calves . . . . $26.50 to $27.00 Choice heifer calves • For Service Call $17.00 to $20.00 R. B. WILLIAMS 235.2597 Exeter WM. GREEN 235.0897 Junior plowmen Representing Huron county in the Inter-County Plowing Competitions at the International Plowing Match in Milliken, Ont., recently were Graeme Craig, Walton, and Jack McCall, Walton. Competing for over $900 in prize money provided by British American Oil, sponsor of the event, the boys placed 11th and won a total of $30. The B-A trophy and first prize of $150 was won by the Haldimanci county team — Bob Hagan of Caledonia and Torn Hunter of Hagersville. Special part for farmers in centennial program Predict excellent hunting prospects By E.C. HARVEY Rust preventative saves equipment Boys! Girls! CALVES ARRIVING A carload of calves will be arriving in Hensall in a few days. A limited number of groups of four will be available. Any boy or girl under age 21 in Townships of Hay, Hibbert, Tucker- smith, Stanley, Usborne and Stephen wishing to feed calves for the South Huron Agricultural Society, contact any of the follow- ing directors; Jim McGregor, 262-5156; William Coleman, 262- 5031; Jack Kinsman, 262-5472; Russell Brown, 294-6550 Park- hill; P. L. McNaughton, Hensall, secretary. White Beans '''iM:..1?.:g2AVIMIWOUSAMMWARBANAVAr"