The Brussels Post, 1938-8-24, Page 3'wG
THE BRUSSELS POST
News and Information
For the Busy Farmers
(FURNISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE)
FAIR DATES
Central 'Canada Exhibition, Ot-
tawa-Auguet 2247,
Canadian National Exhibition,
Toronto -August 26 -Sept, 10,
Wesiteicn Flair, Loudon,--+Septom-
bee 12-17.
Intennational Plowing M teet-
Minesing, near Barrie, Ont, -Oct.
11, 12, 13, 14.
Ottawa Water Pair -November 8-
11.
Royal Winter Fah' -November
Guelph Winter Pair -November
20 -Dec, 1st,
Co-operative Movement
Hon, P. M. Dewar; Ontario min-
ister or agrietilture, recently an-
nounced the Ontario Agricttitural
College, at Guelph, would tpey
more attention in future to study
of the co-operative moveanent, He
said arrangements bad been cone
Meted with the antinomies depart-
ment or the O.A.C. to put a course
In co-alerative education in the
regular curriculum.
Initial action would be the hold-
ing of a conference et the college
en dates tentatively set as Sept.
20-23. Prof Drummond, head of
the economies department, would
be chabinlan, and it was hoped to
obtain A, B, McDonald, of Nova
Scotia, n graduate of 0. A, C., to
lead the discussion on co-operative
enterprise,
Many Corn Borers
IIeavy corn borer inlestettion
to corn being ma1-keted from Es-
sex and Kent Copnties iq report-
ed by London truckers. A Lon -
cion district market gardener and
trucker, dee4rayed more than
'lair a .shipment of 100 dozen ears
of cans he trucked to London
r.•eently, round to be infested with
the borer.
Other truckers have exper-
en•ed similar cases, athougit
damage was found to be less than
in the case sited,
1'p to the present time the
wideepread damage done by the
borer has tended to beep early
FREE SERVICE
OLD, DISABLED OR DEAD
HORSES OR CATTLE
removed promptly and efficiently.
Simply phone "COLLECT" to
WILLIAM STONE SONS
LIMITED
PHONE 21 INGERSOLL
BRUSSEL! PHONt.- 72
corn prices at a higher level tea t
mewl, Per dozen ears, corn re.
tailed at 20 to 25 cents' en Lon -tion
market,
Praetlse Strip Farming
Stele 'farming has arrived in
easter!' Canada, The !tobacco
growers in Ontario are suffering
[Mom drifting and severe 'humus
depletion. On their light 511102
land, rye is about the only fail.
crop •they can grow and they are
using it fir the double punlpse
of windbreak and a green crop
to plow under, J. L. Stansefl,
Staffordville, seeds' all of the
tobacco land to rye in the fall,
Next •spring the rye is plowed in
strips, one third beind ]eft, Once
in three year's, therefore, all ,of
the land is in rye that is allowed
to Wow until the tobacco Plants
0a longer re.tuire protection, when
It too is plowed under. With this
rotation, Mr. Stansel) and his son
expect to keep on growing tobacco
on the same iieds' almost in-
definitely.
Early Peach Crops
A peach crop survey conductded
by the Ontario Department of
Agrloultule last week shows that
canning peaches of the ilantone
"V" type, Vidette, Valiant and
Veteran, will reach Ontario
rarkets t weak of August
15th, These varieties, originated
at the Horticultural Expeument
Station, Vineland, have largely
replaced 111e Crawford in the af-
fection of Ontario houselvive_s.
They will be followed by the E1-
berta two weeks later.
The entire crop will he ,ten
days earlier than last year, grow-
ers agree. They point out that
Rochester, a good canning peach
Mit not quite so free at the pit
as. the "V" .peaches, was first
picked last year August 19tH and
was ready by the 10th this year.
In discussing crop prospects,
growers stated that owing to in-
011155ed produc.tlou as a resalt of
mare trees coming into bearing
for the first 'time this year,"V"
peaches will show an increase of
15 Per cent over 1037. Elbertas
are down 19 to 15 per etre which
will make the canning crop just
about equal tre total for 1037
with quality better than last
year. iPrieue will be joist as rea-
sonable, growers predict.
Boys' and Girls' Contests
Rural boys and girls, to the
number of over 2,000 will Delete-
4rsate in special •comtpetitions at
Class "A" tall Lairs' to be held
within the next few weeks, On-
tario Department of Agriculture
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officials Have announced, These
competitions cover 'special activ-
'ties associated with boys' and
,gll{t;' club work rend junior Farther
and junior Institute lir(' ects•,
Phew activilles were censldet•ahly
curtailed last yeas' owing to tate
epidetuie et inficntile 'paralysis, but
reports recently received paint 10
he most successful competitions 1n
the history at club work,
A livestock +judging competition
for boys. w'.lI be •:e_d at Petellbor-
ouelt industrial Exhibition Wednes•
day, August 1711), with hoarse mak-
ing club exhibits and jtidgIng Com-
petitions for girls who wilt also
stage Inter -county telnnn deniotlsta'a-
tions', On T hutsclay, Augtust 18111
the boys will 11o111 calf chub and
showmanship conypetitions, Hou,
P. 12, Ontario Minister of
Agt±iraltune, will address the boys
and girls at tt banquet on Ute Wed-
nesday evening, lion, lir. Dewar
will also address the Junior Club
banquet at the Central Canada
Exdiibition, Ottawa,
Sianiiaa
competitions, will be held
a+t Ottawa, Toronto and London
Class "A" lexhlbitdone and at the
following Clasts "13" Faits; Barrie,
Bellerdlle, I3ra+mplon, Galt, King-
ston, Leatnington, Lindsay, Port Ar-
thur, Renfrew, Richmond 11i11, Sinl-
coe, Woodstock and Stratford,
l.'xcellent pidzes are offered at
all the above fairs with special
entertainment being tnovitded
the boys and girls by the fair
managements,
Current Crop Report
Threshing of alsike and wheat
and cutting barley and oats have
been the ('hied aotivities of Sinlcoe
County farmers, In Brant County
rains held up threshing opnerations.
Quality of wheat there Is not too
high as much of it is shrunken as, a
result at d1•y bot weather anti rust,
One ]larnier in Brant reported au
average of 60 oucbels of Alaska
oats per acre over a large acreage,
la 1-Ialdimanl rant has also held up
harvesting, but threshing is continu-
ing with all possible speed. Har-
vesting as well advanced in Lamb.
ton County, The earn crop there
has grown splendidly, Middlesex
reports that hogs have registered
clisal3;'ointing price recessions in
:he last few weeks., dropping front
$11.75 to $9,00 per cwt. Prom this
county- also conte report, of wheat
yielding 50 bushels per acre, barley
05 bushes and oats over 8(1 bushels
The apple crop there. is sizing up
21len did ly. Sante wheat fields
in Oictord are yielding as high as
45 bushels to the acre. Cone and
root crops there look promising
and quite a few Reids of Miele
wheat are in bloom. Wentworth
reports Ohat early vas'ieties or
sweet corn nee retailing at .15
cents per dozen, Raspberrtcs
there have been a heavy crap
anti some difficulties were exper-
ienced in nrau'keting, the pride per
crate or 36 ,flints running from $1,550
to $2.00,
en Eastern Ontaeo, Renfrew re-
ports that harvesting is 10 days
tar -ie' than usual, with yields
°aiw average, :Spring wheat
crop there is almost a complete
failure due to ens t, Coronation
Wheat, however, stood up 100%
against She rust and will yield
from 20 to 30 bushels per acre
The quality- of grain in Grenville
will be good bat.:,he yield not heavy
due to d'r'y 'weather most of June
and Jluty, Early potatoes there
a poor crap but late potatoes look
better after recent rain's,
The Weekly Chuckle
AIN'T LOVE GRAND
In love affairs+ there always does
come the teethed moment. Here is
one kind:
They stood at the garden gate,
the scent of lilacs flllbig the warm
spring air:
Geoter'ee( w"itispeeing hoerasty)
we've been going to-
gether Lwo Years,-"
Sally (breathing deeply) - "Fes,
Geoffrey!',
Geoffrey -'And we've grown close
to one another -gotten to trust one
arrest. haven't we?"
Stilly tltlteleiwg) -"Of t'.ou1's]",
Geoffrey!"
Geoffrey fga+lping) -- "Well, well
-will you --- wile you - will yolt
lend cue carfare home? I'm busted!"
Don't Tell Your Troubles
To tell thy miseries will no t'onitot•t
breed;
Men help thee most that think thou
hast n° r'ee'l;
Blot if the µvoted once thy misfor-
tunes know,
Thou semi nllait lose a. friend, and
find a foe,
WEDN1t1'S>JAY, 'AUGUST 24t1t, 103$
WILLIAM SPENCE
Estate Agent, Conveyance;
anti Commissioner
General Insurance
°Bice
Main street, -- Ethel. Ontario
Hunters - Take Note
REGULATIONS
MIGRATORY BIRDS
OPEN SEASONS - Ducks, Geese
(ether than Brant) Rails, Coats,
\Vi6son's or Jack-Stuipe,
111 that part or the Province et
Ontario lying nor, and west of a
Ione commencing at the southwest
tingle of Bruce County; thence in a
genteel easterly 21101ion along
the southerly boundries of Bruce
and (trey Counties to the southwest
angle or Nottawasaga Town:shitl in
the County oe Siu,cae, along the
small bo meta ries of Not tawasaga
Sunnidalc: and Vespra Toemehips
to the line of mean high writer of
Lake Simcoe, along the said line of
meta high water on the south side
of bake S1nrc•oe to the northwest
angle of Block Township in the
County of Ontario, and along the
nerd) boundary of Brock Township
to the centre of King's highway no.
12; thence southerly along the
centre line at the said Highway to
the centre of the right-of-way of
the Canadian Pacific Railway in tre
vicinity of Myrtle; thence in a
general easterly direction along the
Feld centre line to the city of
Peterborough, aloup the centre line
et Icing's+ Highway no. 7 to the west
boundary of Lanark County. along
the west and south boundaries or
Lanark County to the line of mean
11+1gd1 water on the Hanel side of
Rideau Lake, and along the line of
mean hdgb water on the north side
or Rideau Lake anti Rideau River to
a point opposite the northeast tingle
or G:euviile County; thence south-
erly along the east boundary or
Grenville County to the northwest
angle of Dundas County; thence
easterly along the northerly bound-
aries' of Dundas, Stormont and Glen -
emery Counties to the interpro-
vincial boundary; September 15 to
November 15, both dates inclusive.
In that part of the Province of
Ontario lying south of the line de-
fined in the preceding paragraph:
Oetaber 1 to November 3n, both
dates hnt>lusive, except that iu the
Counties of Essex, Kent and Elgin
she open season for geese (other
than Brant) shall be fro inlctotter
15 to December 15, both dates
inclusive,
I:1DER DU.OKS - North of the
Quebec, Cocluane, Winnipeg line al
the Canadian National Railways:
September 15 to Notenlber 15,
Nl-OODCO('K-September• 15 to
No30,
,CLOSED SEASONS -There is n
Nosed season throughout (he year
on Brant, Wood Ducks, Swans,
Cranes, Curlew, Willett, Godwits,
Upland Plover Greater and Lesser
Fellow Legs; Avrocets, Dowitchel's,
Knots, Oystercatchers, Phalaropes,
Stilts, Surf -births, Turnstones and
all the shore birds not provided
with ale open season in above
schedule.
There is' n closed segoon thriugh-
out the year on the foilowing non -
game girds,
Auks, Auklets, Bitterns, Fulmars,
Gannets, Grebes, Gatilemnts, Gulls,
Herons, Jaegens, Loons, Murres,
Petrels', Putties Shcarw'aters 01:11
Terms; and there is a closed season
tbrou+geoltt the year on the follow-
ing insectivorous birds; 1301 to -
Linke, 'Catbletis, Chickadees, Cuc-
koos 1+'licke's, Piy-catchers, Gros-
beaks Hummingbirds, Kinglels,
1lantins eleadow5iarkst iel7hltllawks,
or Bath -bats, Ntuthatebes, Orioles,
Robins, Shrikes, Swallows, Tan-
agers, Titmice, Thrushes, Vireos,
Woodpeckers, and Wrens, and all
other petk'htng birds, which feed ell•
tirely or chiefly nn insects,
No per:toms 510111 kill hunt, cap-
ture, Injure, take or molest any
migratory genre 1)1; 11 during the
el..ee(1 season; and no person shall
sell, expo1.e for sale, offer for sale,
buy, trade or traffic in any migra-,
tore game bird atany time,
The Inking of t e meets 1W eg,;s of
eget% ore game, Migratory ((111' --
tiverotts and migeatory non•gmne
birds Is prohibited,
Tile killing, hunting, ramming
taking or n1(11(5ting of n113(1)11(y 121-
seetiVar0111> and oratory non.
game birdq, their nests' or eggs is
Itr(whilljted.
The peasession of nlh;