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The Exeter Advocate, 1923-10-25, Page 4esee rhe Exeter Advocate Sanders 8r Creeeh, Proprietors,. Subecron Price -In advance, $1 50 per year in Canada; $2.00 in the United States. All 'subscriptions not pii n advanee 500. •ri.charged. Here and There In order to handle the grain this fall the Fort William, Ont. terce of 0,60 elevator men will be increased 700. From 120 to 160 grain trim - his will be employed. For the five months to August, 1923, Canadian newsprint exports were valued at $35,303,043 against $27,257,382 for the same period in 1922. Pulp exports in the same pe- riod were valued at $20,008,461 against $16,075,533. • et Grain loading on Canadian Paci- fic lines during the month of Sep- tember totalled 26,376 cars or 38;- 245,200 bushels. This at the begin- ning of the loading season which was two weeks late this year on ac- count of the retarded harvest. This has been the greatest sea- son for automobile tourists Mont- real has ever experienced, according to the Secretary of the Automobile Club of Canada. Cars, he stated, had come into the city over the King Edward Highway at the rate of two hundred a day, an unusual number from California, Florida, Carolina and Virginia being noticeable. There was nearly $160,000,000 in- crease in the total trade of Canada for the first five months of the cur- rent fiscal year, according to a re- turn made by the Department of Customs and Excise. The total trade of the Dominion, according to the return, for the five months end- ing with August, was $785,000,000, as against 3626,000,000 during the same period a year age. Import during the period were about $393,- 000,000, as against $303,000,000 a year ago, while exports of Canadian produce rose from $316,000,000 ap- proximately to 3386,000,000. There is a heavy demand for bushmen, according to the Govern- ment Labor Bureau at Montreal. The big lumber companies have been engaging men for the bush, and the prospects are that the demand will be sufficient to make fall and win- ter conditions good. Wages paid this year by the lumbei companies are higher than last year, the rates paid being $40 and $45 a month, whereas a year ago the schedule was down to $26 a month. With the completion of the harbor works now in pregress, Montreal will be in a Much bettee position in 1924 to ha.ndie a record flow of grain than ever before. Windmill Point elevator will be increased by 1,250,- 000 bushels storage capacity, mak- ing its tetal capacity 3,250,000. Four additional shipping berths are being provided at this elevator and will be in commisdion early next month, and the elevator's loading capacity will be increased from 30,000 to 90,- 000 bushels an hour. Reports to the Canadian Pacifie Railway, show that theiie arrived 'at Winnipeg from the British Isles this year for the purpose of work- ing on the hareest, 11,883 men. Special efforts are being made to find occupation for as many as pos- sible to cover the winter period, and it is stated that it is now probable that a considerable number of .these harvesters from Great Britain and the Irish Free State will remain in the Dominion. Addressing a recent meeting of the Vancouver Board of Trade, President E. W. Beatty, of the Ca- nadian Pacific Railway, announced that the company proposed imme- diately to add two large modern • steamers to its coast fleet in order to take care of increasing tourist traffic over the company's coastal lines. He also announced the early completion of a new pier at this harbor at a cost of several millions, which has been made necessary by the steady development of Canada's trans -Pacific trade. WHO IS 'THE WONDERFUL HEROINE?" The amazing life story af "The Wonderful Heroine" in the Family Herald and Weekly Star of elotitreel is creating intense interest in every bait- of Canada, "The Wonderful Heroine" is a young an,c1...,1,ovelTwani- an. of tragic history whose. picture in colom is being given ,froe to subscrib- e,rs of tile Family Herald, and Weekly Star. A subacription of two. 'dollen is lj ttle enough ta pay far a whole. year's substription to. this greaest of all farin and family jouxnatls, and wita a Magnificent picture thrown ia, the value is superltalliaree Greenway A meeting of the town fathers was called last Thursday by Mr. -R. Eng- lish to, arrange a better .system -of draimiage All th,e citizens would be pleased to e,ere our town. dry. 'Mrs, f, H. Prance of Winchelsea vis- ited her parents', Mr, and Mrs. T. Bul- leeklas t week.. Yrs. W. M, Willem went to Toronto on Saturday to attend 'the ,Itiaeral of her beo therein -law, Rev..John Rusaela There ain be no segvice in the Methodist Church next Sunday oa ac - 'count af the anniversary aervices at 'Shipka, mei play given by the Sylvan voung olks in the parish hail Friday night was well attended and much ,enjoyed. The proceeds amounted to $.26.00. The mem:heirs of the Guild entertained the members of the at ;to. a luncheon at the dos.: of the entertainment. Mr. T. Bullock bought the autograph quiet erleich, was sold by auction, for $15.00. The proceeds from the names •amount - ad• to $152-00. Mrs W. Patterson and Miss Emma Metiard of -Grand Bend visited Mrs. McPhereon on Friday. Mr, and Mrs. John Rowe of Exeter Miss Rathwell of Bayfield visited Mrs. English an Sunday. Here and There A grant of $25,700 to the Salva- tion Army to aid Canadian emigre - Von work in Great Britain has been authorized by a Canadian Order in Council According to information received by the Canadian Pacific Railway at Winnipeg, sixty-three bushels of wheat to the acre has been harvested on the farm of T. M. Ballantyne, three miles north of Lacombe, Al- berta. The wheat graded No. 1 and weighed 64 pounds to the bushel. Weighing 3,170 pounds, a steer, said to be the largest ever received in Winnipeg, arrived at the union stockyards from Wainwright, Al- berta. It was sold for $250, the highest selling price of any steer in Winnipeg since the war. The Canadian Pacific S.Se "Bru- ton," which arrived in Liverpool on September 5th, put up what is con- sidered to be a record in the speedy discharge of cargo when she sailed the following day, Sept. 6th, at p.m., having discharged ever 2,000 tons of cargc It is announced that the Canadian Pacific Railway will increase the size of its irrigation headgates at Kimball, in southern Alberta, by 50 per cent in anticipation of an in- crease in area of 40,000 acres in the Lethbridge district. Water will be turned into the ditches of the Leth- bridge Northern project, it is ex- pected, same time this fall. Buffalo steak will be abundant in Canada this fall, A herd of 2,000 surplus Buffalo wandering on the range m the National Park at Wainwright will be slaughtered by an Order -in -Council, and the meat and skins sold. For several years the Government has paid special at- tention to the preservation of the buffalo and the work has been so successful that the National Parks are now overstocked. At a dinner given in his honor by the Vancouver Board of Trade, E. W. Beatty, President of the Cana- dian Pacific Railway, announced that the Company proposed imme- diately to add two large modern steamers to its coast fleet in order to take care of its increasing tour- ist traffic over the Company's Pa- cific Coastal lines. He also an- nounced the early completion of a new pier at Vancouver at a cost. of several millions. There have been large increases in the number of pure bred animals in Canada during the decade between the last two censuses. The increase in the number of pure bred horses between 1911 and 1921 was 44 per cent; of cattle, 139 per cent; of sheep, '75 per cent, and of swine, nearly 44 per cent. The number of pure bred horses in the Dominion in 1921 was 47,782; cattle, 296,656; sheep, 93,643, and of swine, 81,143. A conservative estimate of the amount of money spent in Quebec by tourists reaches $2,358,750. From the beginning of May until the first of Saptember, 15,000 motor tourists had called for information at the offices of the Quebec Auto Club. Taking an average of four people to each car, this meant that at least 60,000 people had come to the city by automobiles. Of this number there were approximately 3,000 camping parties, or 12,000 people. At the Chateau Frontenac, Que- bece recently, Colonel J. S. Dennis, Chief Commissioner of Colonization of the Canadian Pacific Railway, outlined in a detailed speech exist- ing conditions in Canada and pros- pects for the future. He emphatic- ally stated that there was no cause for discouragement, but, on the con- trary, every prospect of a renewal of rapid development, including an increase in our population and the development of one latent natural resources in such a way as to in- sure, in the comparatively near future, that we should be out of the woods, and progressing- rapidly to a large population and favorable business and financial condition& The Canadian Pacific Railway has arranged with a number of Euro- pean countries for the emigration of xarmers and domestics who are will- ing to come to Canada for employ- ment on Canadian farms. The im- migrants will be brought to Canada at the joint expellee of their home governments and the railway com- pany. c The first successful radio experi- ment on a moving long-distance rail- way train was recently carried out on a Canadian Pacific Railway erain frofn Winnipeg to Vancouver. Mr. Raymond Wylie installed a receiving set in the drawing room of the through sleeping car, and the aerial was installed by the railway elec., trical department. Th.e results were all that could be desired. TREES BARKED BY MICE Preventing Injury to Fruit Trees by Field Vermin.. Poisoned Grain the Cheapest Method —Preparing the Bait—Row to Place It—Bee Colony Winter Sup-. plies—Feeding. Facts—A Refrig- erator Without Ice. (Contributed by Ontario Department of Agriculture. Toronto.) With the passing of snow each spring, the destructive bark gnawing of small rodents iFi in evidence in too many orchards. Poison th,e Best and Cheapest Method. Poison offers the best and cheap- est method of preventing .mouse in- jury. Should there be any evidence of mice before freeze-up, or should there be an abundance of feed and shelter for mice in the young orchard through the presence of weeds, seeds, and fallen fruit, it is advisable to institute a mouse -poisoning campaign before snow covers the ground. An excellent poison bait can be prepared as follows; Make a clear starch paste by mixing one tablespoon full of gloss starch in one-half cup of cold water and stir this mixture into a pint of boiling water; then mix one ounce of strychnine sulphate with one ounce of baking soda, and stir into the starch until a smooth mass is formed, then stir in one-half cuP of heavy corn syrup and a table- spoonful of glycerine. Apply this mix- ture to 40 pounds of clean wheat and mix thoroughly to coat each ker- nel. Put the poisoned grain in a strong paper sack, then burn the stick you used for stirring and scald the vessel, being careful where the wash water goes. Where to Place the Poisoned Grain. The poisoned grain can be placed in containers cif some sort such as tin cans, or open -necked bottles, small drain tiles and such like. These containers can then be placed' at any likely place where there is protection or near the trunk of the tree. With the poisoned grain in a, container so placed as to be protected' from rain or standing water, it will always be on duty should a hungry bark -eating mouse approach a tree. The container with any unused pois- oned grain should be taken up and put out of harm's way as soon as the mouse danger is over in the early' spring. Put a poison label, large enough for all humans to see, on all poison grain sacks. When the sacks' are empty burn them. Keep all poisons out of the reach of children and animals.—L. Stevenson, 0. A. C., Guelph. Bee Colony Requires 40 Pounds of Stores. Success in wintering bees depends upon (1) the strength of the colony, (2) the quantity and quality of win- ter stores, and (3) the temperature and humidity of the air in the cellar. Every colony must possess an abund- ance of young bees. If some have failed to rear sufficient bees in the fall they should be united with each other until colonies of the requisite strength are obtained. It is useless to put away weak colonies in. the fall and expect to take out worth while colonies in the spring. Equally important is the quantity and quality of stores. To be on the safe side every colony should have 40 pounds of stores, either white honey or sugar syrup. On an average bees wintered on natural honey lost twice.as heavily as those wintered on sugar syrup. Given strong cplonies with good stores, there is yet required to insure perfect wintering a good bee cellar. Usually a cellar under a house is used and if the temperature in it does not Fun below 35 degrees F. or above 45 degrees F, and it is neither too damp not too dry, good results are obtained. Plenty of ventilation will relieve either an excess of mois- ture or an extreme of dxyness. In addition, the part of the cellar re- served for bees must be always dark' and must never be subject to jars and such disturbances. Feeding Facts. Silage is indispensable for cheap, milk production. It is 'a succulent feed. The hay should be a legume such as clover or alfalfa. Silage and alfalfa or clover hay are the "best and cheapest" roughages. Feed all the roughage a cow will clean un. Ghoose grain naixture to balance class of roughage available. , Feed grain in accordance to milk yield of each cow, For Holsteins or Ayrshires feed one pound grain for each four pounds' milk. For Guernsey or JerseYS'ie'ea---Ion pound grain for eacb three pounds' milk. Give access to salt daily. Feed and milk regularly. • Supply an abundance of pure, fresh water at all times. This Refrigerator Requires No Tee. A refrigerator that will keep food Products ata temperature of 55 de- grees Fahrenheit can be made easily at home. It eausists of an open framework of shelving aroand which is tacked canton flannel, burlap, or some similar material, which is kept moist. The evaporation of the mois- ture holds the temperature down. A series of wieke, or strips of cloth, extending from a pan of water on top of the refrigerator to the covering of the refrigerator, provide the mois- ture. Such it refrigerator should be kept in the shade where there is a giood current of air. The potato grower who gives thought to labor, seed, and fertilizer Is tackling the potato problem in the .right VrEiy. geeds, like folks,, like a good bed, 'Prepare, It well and make More money, c THE IMPLEMENT SHED Farm Machinery Worth Careful; Caring For, Practical Hints as to Location and Size — As to Foundation and Floor—Walls, Roofing and Gen- eral Frame Work Described— About 1n -breeding. (Contributed by Ontario Department of Agriculture, Toronto.) Implement sheds should be so de- signed that the accessibility of the implements stored therein will al- ways be easy. Wide implement sheds are ,generally not rib "'convenient as the narrower structures unlesS de- signed with doorways on both sides, or alleyways -kept clear to facilitate the movement and storage of the im- plements. The storage of implements In the farm barn or any other ex- pensive building ,is not economical. Tho Location. The implement shed should be so located that time will not be lost in travelling more steps than absolutelY necessary with, or to get implements, either going to or returning from work. Where horses are used as the main farm power, the implement shed should be located near the sta- bles, at a point where the teams can conveniently pass on the way from stable to field. On many farms the implement shed can be located at a point between the house and barn, a very desirable location, especially if the building is used for the motor car and workshop. Size. For a 100 -acre grain and live stock farm fully equipped with the neces- sary machinery a shed 60 feet long and 24 feet wide is generally amply large. Different types of farming call for different tools and implements, so before deciding on the size of building to erect, determine the floor space required for each tool or ma- chine and then plan a shelter large enough to cover all. Foundation. The implement shed does not re- quire a heavy foundation. A light cement wall six inches thick and set on firm ground is all that is required. Small pillars of cement set to sup- port each post of the frame can be made by filling a half barrel, or nail keg, or small forms specially made with concrete. The posts used in the frame may be set in cement. Such practice gives strength and durabil- ity. Foundations set on the firm soil after the top vegetable mould has been removed are generally satisfac- tory in all parts of Ontario. The Floor. A dry earth or gravel floor Is all that is necessary if the shed is lo- cated on well -drained ground. Ce- ment is degirable where the cost of such is not excessive. Wood floors are the most comfortable to work on, but such are expensive and may har- bor vermin. Sand floors are objec- tionable. If the earth floor is damp at any time of the year Iron may rust. Narrow boards placed under the wheels or runners will aid in their preservation. The Walls. The implement shed walls need. only be heavy enough to keep out the sun, the wind and rain, and strong enough to give rigidity to the strue- Lure. Vertical boards and battens oa a 2 x 4 inch frame will provide stilth at low cost, or matched drop siding over a ship -lap sheathing will give a more durable and better appearin.g wall at a higher cost. Corfugated galvanized sheets or siding does very well, and has the additional advan- tage of fire -proofing the structure. Cement block and brick walls, if on good foundations, are very desirable from the durability standpoint, but much too expensive for general farms. The Roof. For narrow,. implement sheds the cheapest durathe roof is the wide roof board and batten. Galvanized Iran sheets if well supported on a strong pole or 2 x 4 inch roof frame makes an excellent covering. The prepared paper roof coverings of tar, or asphalt felts are very desirable, and are generally dust -proof. Shin- gles make a very acceptable covering providing that the roof is not less than one-third pitch. The Frame of the Implement Shed. The width and height of the struc- ture will determine in a large meas- ure the dimension of the structural material. Narrow buildings with gable or -hip roof can be framed of 2 x ,4 inch lumber. A building design- ed with shed roef will require heav- ier raftaars; 2 x 6 inch for buildings over 12 feet wide, unless the building Is high enough to permit the use of rafter braces. Corner po'sts, sills and, plates may be one piece 2 x 6 inch or doubled 3 x 4 inch. Sheds that are built open front must be well braced to stand both side and downward strain.. The posts on one side may be set well in to give a wide eave or overhang. A convenient type of shed or shelter may be conetructea by erecting one line of posts and constructing thereon a fram.e that will give sufficient width to shelter wagons or large implements and be wide open all round during the per- iod when farm implements are gin use. Provision for closing in can be made by providing doors or panels which may be put in place for win- ter protection of implements. -- -L, Stevenson, Dept. of Extension, 0. A. C., Guleph. About 1n -breeding. Weakness in breeding stock is often laid to inbreeding but facts prove that the greatest progress ir producing fine caws has beenby skill- ed men who have used inbreeding., But such breeders have known the blood lines of their ste5ek,, and they are thus able to mate so that strong points will be made stronger instead of weak points make eirea,ker, as A often the ease when breeding meth - ode &re euelesti. • VICTORY LOAN COUPONS We will cash your Victory Loan Coupons or place them to your ,credit in our Savings Bank where .they will draw interest at 3% per annum. 114 THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Capital Paid up $15,000,000 • • Reserve Fund $15,000,000 Exeter Branch • • M. R. Complin, Manager Crediton Branch . • • G. G. Maynard, Manager Dashwood Branch . • • 0.0. Maynard, Manager INCORPORATED 1855 Capital and Reserve $9,000,000 Over 125 Branches. THE MOLSONS BANE This their every inatitution offers depositors safety for savings, reasonable interest compounded six moieties, and freedom from red tape in cue of withdrawals, Savings Departments at every Branch, ' Deposits of $1.00 and upwards invited. EXETER BRANCH T. S, WOODS Manager, Centralia Branch open for business daily Furniture Dealer 86 Funeral Director We. carry the Largese and Most Up-to-date Stock of Furniture. • Our Aim is Service., Satisfaction and good value for your money. THE HOME FURNISHER M. E. GARDIN ER Conductor of Funeral Services. Finest Motor and Horse Equipment, DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE,. OPERA HOUSE BLOCK. Phone 74w. Night Cal, 74j ACCIDENT PROVE,S FATAL Abr,ut 4 a. m, an. Monday Oct. 15 Mr, Arthur F. of London Tp. was awakened by the barking of his dog, He got out of bed and went to anether roam so that he might listen if there were a noise at the barn and in returning to his room fell down the stairs backwards alighting on his shoul- ders, breaking his back near his neck rendering him helpless with the except ion, of be:ing ableto move his head; s pi te his serious inj ury hi,s mind we; clear until he passed psacefully away about ten p. in. Tuesday, Mr. ON aiii wbo was in his 55th year, was well known and highly respected by I all, He was also, widely known over Ontario and many ,parts .af the United Stater; as a breeder of prize Here, f ords. LOOK AT THE LABEL. The, Advocate is going to make a determined effort to clean. up • the subscription. list. The labels were all marked up on Afig, 23rd. If, by any chance, your label is not as it should Ee, let us know at once. We are go- ing to give all those w•ho are years back this one chance, to pay up, ,and thug it will not be aur fault if some are asked to pay $2.00 per year, and pee -haps some costs. We know it is simply neglect on. the pert of many -- but we cannot live on neglect. nom SeaforthLA quiet wedding toc>k place at the Manse, Kitchell, when Mass Patricia King ,of Seafortb, be- came the brirde of Mr, Elmer Shade of Egmondville. Bayfield -Death due to heart fail• ure ;occurred iri Detroet, ,ivhen Miss Kate McLeod suddenly passed away at the age of 36. Miss McLeod was a torraer Bayfiell grI and a sister cf John and Lewes McLeod of this place. The, two latter attended the funeral services at Detroit, siMaL WANTED NOW RELIABLE SALES AGENT for this district to sell our Fruit, Ornamental Trees, Flowering Shrubs, etc. Good Pay. Exclusive Territory. This agency is valuable --our stock is the highest grade -all grown in our own nurseries, and the list of varieties the very best. Prompt and satisfactory deliveries guaranteed. Established 40 Years. 600 ACITA, For porgiculars write PELHAM NURSERY CO. Toronto, Ont. et. Clothes a Good. Color To have Clothes perfectly cleansed' and good color, the ,Soap must remove all the vis- ible and invisible impurities. SURPRISE will ' do this thoroughly._ '1,A.ogoil Ite......,, ea:. is. eagrieit g , • ...V...o.v.v.icalk