The Wingham Times, 1915-08-26, Page 8Page 8
THE WINGHAM TIMES
August 26th, igt,�
ANNOUNCEMENTS, &c,
Notioes tinder This Read ten oenta a line
for Brat ineertion; five Dents for aubdu•
anent insertions.
HOUSE To RENT—Apply to J. A.
McLean.
WANTED—Two Oxford Down earling
Ewes and Ram. Apply at Ti s office.
WANTED --Young man r timekeep-
er. Apply to The stern Foundry
Co.. Ltd., Wingham,
TRUNKS AND VALISES:—Bfg Stock of
select from at lowest prices,
,,,,. W. J, GREEK.
To RENT—Three comfortable rooms
over Advance office. Modern con-
veniences. Apply to C. N. Griffin.
FARMERS AND TIIRASHERMAN—When
overhawling your machinery try us for
your repairs, that's where we shine.
E. MERICLEY & SON.
MINOR LOCALS.
For Diamond and Wedding hinge go
to Knox's.
—Wingham Pall Pair on September
23rd and 24th
Fine stock of silverware, cut glass
r and jewellery at Knox's.
" —The next public holiday will be
Monday, September 6th—Labor Day.
—Miss Mabel McDonald has been en-
gaged as teacher in the Glenannan
school.
'—Regular meeting of Court Maitland,
Canadian Order of Foresters on Friday
evening of this week.
—The Methodist Church Sabbath
School held their annual picnic on the
river flats this (Wednesday) afternoon.
—Mr. Wm. Chandler, of Turnberry,
has about an acre of corn which aver-
ages 93-2 feet in height. The seed was
purchased from King Bros.
—The many friends of Mr. Bradshaw
Kerr will°be pleased to learn that he
has almost completely recovered after
several weeks illness with rheumatism.
AUTUMN SOWN CROPS.
Results of Experiments Conducted at
the Ontario Agricultural College and
on Various Ontario Farms in
1915.
About• two hundred and eighty-five
varieties of winter wheat and a large
number of selections and crosses have
been grown under experiment at the
Agricultural College within the past
twenty-six years. Nearly all the
varieties have been carefully tested in
each of five years, after which the in-
ferior kinds have been discarded and
those which have given the beat results
have been continued in the experiments.
Within the past year forty varieties,
fourteen hybrids, and a number of
straight selections were grown under
teat. Of the named varieties fourteen
have been grown in each of twenty
years, and the results of these are of
particular value. The average results
for the twenty year period show that
the following varieties gave the highest
average yields of grain per acre: Daw-
son's Golden Chaff, 51.4 bushels; Im-
perial Amber, 48.5 bushels; Early
Genesee Giant, 47.1 bushels;• Egyptian
Amber, 46.9 bushels; Early Red Claw-
son, 46.0 bushels; and Rudy, 45.8 bush-
els. In comparison with these yields
the Turkey Red gave an average of
43.7 bushels. and the old Treadwell
variety 42.4 bushels per acre. ,
—Owing to the Labor Day holiday on
Monday, September Oth, the regular
September meeting of the Town Council
will be held on Friday evening, Sep-
tember 3rd.
—Vegetable growers in Ontario are
warned of.the necessity of developing s
home seed supply, since the former
sources of supply, chiefly Germany and
Holland have been cut off.
—If you want wedding invitations'
bill heads, statements. letter heads,
envelopes, or any kind of job printing
neatly done at moderate prices, the
TIDIES office is the place to get it.
—Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Hart, of Weston,
formerly of Wingham, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Ruby
Mae, to Mr. John H. McRae, of Toron-
to, the marriage to take place in Sep-
tember.
—The friends of Mrs. Ernie Merring-
ton, of London, late of Wingham, will
be pleased to hear that she has recover-
ed from her sickness. which extended
for five months and is new thoroughly
convalescent.
—Mr. McDonald, fireman of the L„
H. & B. passenger train was in St.
Mary's last week attending a family
re -union of the McDonald family.
There was a large gathering and the
• re -union will be held annually in the
future.
—For the second offense under the
Canada Temperance Act„John Bedford
proprietor of the Hotel Bedford, at
Goderich, was fined $100 and costs by
Magistrate Kelly, Monday morning.
The offense took place on August 5.
Inspector Mitchell, of Wingham, assist-
ed in the prosecution.
—The Wingham High School will re-
open on Tuesday September, 7th. It is
hoped that as far as possible all students
will :n attendance the first day, so that
the classes may be arranged and work
begun promptly. The Principal will
be glad to know of homes which have
accomodation for students.
ing the past year. Reports have been
received from thirty-seven counties and
districts throughout Ontario. 'Those
sending the greatest number of reports
were Nipissing, Simcoe, Ontario, Hast-
ings, Huron, and Parry Sound. The
greatest number of good reports were
furnished by Sinicoe, Ontario, Welland,
Lambton, and Hahburton,
Five varieties of winter wheat were
distributed last autumn to those farm-
ers who wished to test some of the
leading varieties on their own farms,
The average results of the carefully
conducted do -operative experiments
with these five varieties showed the
following yields per acre: Imperial
Amber, k6.8 bushels; American Banner,
32,5 bushels; Banatka, 30.3 bushels;
Crimean Red, 27,1 bushels; and Yaros-
laf 28.8 bushels.
In another co-operative experiment
the Petkus winter rye surpassed the
imperial Amber winter wheat by an
average of 380 pounds per acre.
The co-operative experiments with
hairy vetches and winter rye for fodder
production showed that the yields in
tons of green crop per acre were as
follows: hairy vetches 11.1 in 1915,
and 11,4 in the average of four years;
and winter rye 8.7 in 1915, and 8 in the
average of four years.
From enquiries made throughout On-
tario during the past year, it was
evident that the Dawson's Golden
Chaff is sti:l the most extensively grown
variety of winter wheat in Ontario.
Seventy per cent. of the answers
mentioned Dawson's Golden Chaff as
the most extensively grown variety in
the different counties. This variety, in
the results at Guelph for twenty years,
have given an average of practically
three bushels per acre more than any
other variety grown under similar con-
ditions. The Dawson's Golden Chaff
was originated in Ontario thirty-four
years ago. It produces a very stiff
Straw of medium length, beardless
heads with red chaff, and white grain
which weighs slightly over the stand-
ard per measured bushel. There seems
to he evidence that .the .Dawson's
Golden Chaff is improving somewhat in
quality for bread production. Farmer's
Bulletin No. 610 of the United States
Department of Agriculture states that
the Dawson's Golden Chaff is probably
the leading variety of soft white winter
wheat in the North Central and the
North Atlantic States. It also refers
to this wheat as follows: "This variety
stands up well in the field and is above
the average in winter resistence. The
grains are somewhat harder than those
of most white wheats. In several mill-
ing and baking tests that ha 'e been
made it has given a good yield of flour,
rather low in total protein content, but
containing gluten of excellent quality.”
The Imperial Amber variety produces
a large amount of straw which is
medium in strength, a bearded head
with red chaff and a red grain of very
good quality.
In the experiments conducted at the
College in 1915 the winter wheat gave
an average yield of grain of 13.5 bushels
per acre over the average of the past
twenty years. The straw was some-
what heavier, but the grain weighed
one-half pound per measured bushel
less than the average.
For nine years in succession experi-
ments were conducted in treating win-
ter wheat in different ways to prevtnt
the development of stinking smut and
the results have been very satisfactory.
In the average for five years, untreated
seed produced 4.2 per cent of smutted
heads, while seed which was immersed
for twenty minutes in a solution made
by adding one pint of formalin to forty-
two gallons of water, produced a crop
which was practically free from smut -
A material called Corvusine, claimed to
have been made in England, and sold in
Montreal, has been rather extensively
advertised for the prevention of smut
We treated winter wheat last autumn
and oats and barley this spring, but in
every case the germination of the
greater part of the feed treated with
Corvusine was destroyed and the crop
produced was very small. The follow-
ing quotation is taken from the booklet
advertising Corvusine. "All chemicals
used in this preparation so treated as to
prevent injury to the germinative power
of the wheat. This statement seems
inconsistent with our results,
Owing to eifd0geiii6thitls thIS Season
a considerable amount of winter Wheat
throughout Ontario bebaktlb sprouted
before it could be hoRttsted Informa-
tion regarding the value of sprouted
wheat for seed purposes is important.
In each of two years when winter
wheat was sprouted in the fields, germ-
ination tests of the grain were made.
The following results show the average
percentages of germination frbm'each
selection: skin over germ, unbroken,
94; skin over germ, broken, 70; 'sprouts
one-quarter inch long, 30; anti sprouts
One inch long, 18. Not only 'were the
sprouted seeds low in gerkiiination but
the plants produced were `very uneven
in size.
RESULTS OF Co-OP1tintlivn L' XPI;RI-
MENTS.
Three hundred and eighty-eight farm
ers throughout Ontario conducted ex-
periments with atteurnt down crops dor-
-On Friday evening, Aug. 20th, the
private funeral service of the infant
twin son of Rev. E. G. and Mrs. Dy-
mond was held at the Rectory, Rev. T.
Farr, of Blyth, officiating, On Satur-
day the burial services took place at
St. James Cemetery, Toronto; services
being conducted in the Chapel and at
the grave by Rev. Lawrence, Rector
of Thornhill.
UUrsf
lawis--in Ashfield, on friday, Aug.
20th, to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Irwin; a
daughter.
GUEST - In Wingham, on A.urust 19th,
to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Guest; a daughter.
Mr,L uOD—In Wingham, on August
18th, to Mr. and Mrs. N. K. McLeod; a
son.
MERRIN(;TON—In London, on 'July
20th, to Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Mclrmg-
ton, formerly of Wingham; a daughter,
(Olive Irene Ontario).
BOWEN--In Blyth, on Aug. 8th, to
Mr. and Mrs. Hurry Bowen, a son,
Charles Wallace.
HAGGITir—In Blyth,�on AI*. Nth, to
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Haggitt, a'son.
GIBSON--PATTERSON—At the resi-
dence of the bride's parents, by the
Rev. W. A. Walden, on Aug. lath.
Mies Cora, eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Patterson, to Mt. John
Gibson, all of the second con. Howiek,
DISTRIBUTION OF MATERIAL FOR Ex-
1'ERIMRNTS
As long as the supply lasts, material
will be distributed free of charge in the
order in which the applications are re-
ceived from Ontario farmers wishing to
experiment and to report the results of
any one of the following tests: 1, three
varieties of Winter Wheat; 2, one vari-
ety of Winter Rye and one of Winter
Wheat; 3, spring applications of five
fertilizers with Winter Wheat; 4,
Autumn and Spring Applications of Nit-
rate of Soda and Common Salt with
Winter Wheat; 5, Winter Emmer and
Winter Barley; 6, Hairy Vetches and
Winter Rve as Fodder Crops. The size
of each plot h to be one rod wide by
two rods long. Fertilizers will be sent
by express for 4 this autumn and for
Number 3 next spring; All seed will
ba sent by mail except that for Num-
ber Four which will accompany the
fertilizers.
C. A. ZAVITZ.
0. A. C., Guelph, Ont., August 20th,
1915.
A TIMELY GIFT.
It Wasn't Much, but It Meant a
Deal to Dr. Anna Shaw.
When Dr. Anna Howard Shaw was
studying theology in Boston she- was
very poor and bad to depend on the
little preaching she did to pay her ex-
penses. After a week's hard work at
a revival, for which she received no
money, she was heartsick and dis-
couraged. She tells the story thus in
the Metropolitan Magazine:
I was friendless, penniless and starv-
ing, but it was not of these conditions
that I thought then. The one over-
whelming fact was that I had been
weighed and found wanting. I was
not worthy.
I stumbled along, passing blindly a
woman who stood near the church en-
trance. She stopped me timidly and
held out her hand. Then suddenly she
put her arms around me and wept.
She wad an old lady, and I did not
know her, but it seemed fitting that
she should cry just then, as it would
have seemed fitting to me if at that
black moment all the people on the
earth had broken into sudden wailing.
"Oh, Miss Shaw," she said, "I'm the
happiest woman in the world, and I
owe my happiness to you! Tonight
you have converted my grandson. He's
all I have left, but he has been a wild
boy, and I've prayed over him for
years. Hereafter he is going to lead a
different life. He has just given me
his promise on his knees."
Her hand fumbled in her purse.
"I am a poor woman," she went on,
"but I have enough, and I want 'to
make you a little present. iiknow how
hard life is for you young students."
She pressed a bill into my fingers.
"It's very little," she said humbly; "It
is only $5!"
I laughed, and In that exultant mo-
ment I seemed to hear life laughing
with me. With the.passing of the bilj
from her hand to mine existence hail
becprie a new experience, wonderful
and beautiful. r ' «- e .
"It Is the biggest gift I have ever
had," I told her. "This little bill is blg
enough to carry my future on its
back l"
Great
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I�Ilgsilrt
Corsets, Coats,
Dress Goods, Silks
Nemo Corsets
We beg to announce that we have
accepted the agency for this renowned
Corset and which we believe 'will be
of great interest to many of our cus-
tomers. Sizes 20 to 36. Prices to $6.00
C. C. A la Grace Corsets
Along with the above line, makes
our Corset stock all that can be de-
sired, sizes 18 to 30.
Prices to $3.00 ere"%
Knitted Coats
Shipments just to hand. Some very choice pat-
terns. Just the the thing for lakeside visitors, motor-
ists, outside sports, etc.
New Fall Dress Goods
It will pay you to make your purchases in these
materials early. Prices have advanced to such an
Iextent that some lines are worth at today's prices
double what we ask for them.
1
Close Buying,
"G'`oiiimend me to the a'brage wo-
man shopper for k`h`d1 shrewdness,"
says the ,maba'go of a well known
establishmeht% "We received a visit
from one the other day that taught
us somethlhg.
"Sha was considering the purchase
of 4. yard of silk at 80 cents. The
•if'oman's purchase left a remnant of
yard and half, which the salesgirl
iililggested that she should. take.
"'What'll it cost?' asked the
Shopper,
"'Fifty cents.'
"'I'll take it,' was the prompt re,,
sponse, `and you may keep the yard
you've torn. Dell "
Silks
New shipments regularly. This week have put
in stock a line of heavy Natural Rajah, very fashion-
able at present for early fall suits and separate' skirts.
Call and see it.
KING BROS.
PRODUCE WANTED
LISISINNISSISSA
'Phone 71
AGENTS FOR STANDARD PATTERNS
J. 6. STEWART
Town Treasurer
Clerk of Division Court
Fire, Life, Accident and
Sickness Insurance.
Real Estate
Deals Transacted
Office in Town Hall Phone 184
WINGHAM - ONTARIO
DIED
DYMOND -- At St. Paul's Rectory,
Wingham, on Thursday, .fiug. 10th,
1915, Herbert Nisbett, aged 2 weeks, 5
days, infant twin son of Rev. Ernest
and Mrs. Dymond.
HAWK —At Parkland, Alta., on Aug.
19th, Walter S. Hawk, trirmerllr of
Turnberry.
FALL FAIR DATES.
Atwood., ... ..,.,,, .... Sept. 21-22
Blyth
Brussels ..,.Sept. 30—Oct 1
Clifford Sept. 29-30
Dungannon ,.--, Oct. 7— 8
Exeter Sept. 20-21
Goderich Sept. 28-30
Gorrie Oct. 2
Kincardine „ Sept. 16-17
Luoknow .... Sept. 30 - Oct. 1
Listowel Sept. 21-22
Mitchell Sept. 28-29
Mildmay Sept. 27-28
Mt. Forest . Sept. 15-16
Palmerston Sept. 23-24
Ripley .. Sept. 28-29
Seaforth Sept. 23-24
Teeswater Oct. 5— 6
Tiverton Oct. 5
Walkerton Sept. 14-15
Wingham Sept. 23-24
Oct. 5-6
HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS.
The Grand Trunk Railway System•
issue round-trip Homeseekers' excur-
sion tickets at very low fares from
stations in Canada to points in Manito-
ba ,Alberta and Saskatchewan, each
Tuesday until October 26th, inclusive.
Take the new Transcontinental line,
short route between Eastern and West-
ern Canada. The "National" leaves
Toronto 10.45 p. m. via Grand Trunk
Railway to North Bay, Tetniskaming
and Northern Ontario Railway to Coch-
rane, thence Transcontinental Railway
to Winnipeg. Equipment the finest in-
cluding Colonist Sleeping cars, Tourist
Sleeping cars, Dining car and electric-
lighted first-class coaches operated
through without change between Tor-
onto and Winnipeg, Connection is
made at Winnipeg with the Grand
Trunk Pacific Railway for Saskatoon,
Reginit, Edmonton and other points in
Western Canada. Costs no more than
by other routes. Get tickets and full
particulars from H. B. Elliott, Town
Agent for the G.T.R. at the TIMES
Office.
Be sure and read the opening chap-
ters 'of out hew story, "The Honor of
the Big Snows,'" by James Oliver Cur -
wood., text Week.
Splendid SelecBo-u of Good
School Shoes for
Boys and Girls
We are ready for the school opening
with a brand new stock of Service-
able Shoes at lowest prices.
W. H. WILLIS & CO.
SOLE AGENTS ween FOR LADIES
ioluctllty
Western
London
CANADA
Sept,
10th-18thFair
1915
$30,000.00 IN PRIZES
and Attractions
Prizes increased this year' by
$3,000,00.
Excellent Program of Attrac-
tions Twice Daily.
Two Speed Events Daily.
Fireworks Every Night.
New Steel Grandstand.
Midway Setter Than Ever.
MUSIC BY THE BEST AVAILABLE BANDS.
Single Fare over all Railways West of Toronto and
Fare and One -Third from outside points.
Prize Lists, Entry Forms and all information from
the Secretary. -
W. J. REID, President A. M. HUNT, Secretaipy
asamerre,. -
LISTOWEL BUSINESS COLLE' 21.1
IProfit Sharing Year
1
....AT....
Listowel Business College
.... BEGINS ON ... .
TUESDAY, SEPT. 7th, 1915
WEalready have more students enrolled for the
corning year than have ever entered at a fall term
opening in the history of the school. Our aim is
to enrol 100 new students during the school year from
September 1915 to June 1916, and if successful in this—and
we fully expect to be—we will share our profits by hand-
ing each student registered during the year, a check for
10 per cent. of the Tuition Paid
Our past record of fair • dealing, coupled with the
success of our ex -students and , graduates, who, by the
way, are our best advertisements, is going to unable us to
reach our ideal of
100 New Students for Profit Sharing Year
Write now and let us know when you are coming.
The best time to enter is at our fall opening—or as
early after that date as possible.
ADDRESS
Edwin G. Matthews, . Principal
LISTOWEL BUSiNESS COLLEGE
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