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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20th, 1947
0,1k0 "I” 14e",e4e4 BAIA OVICIArION
RIO PliVita
Editoree Note: This is the sixth in where we saw a good herd el Milk
beg Shorthorns and a flu" lot of
large Yorkshire hop. This farm
le ehriller the °nevi() Amt.
cultural College anti has the most
modern stables we have seen In
Britain, After leach we motored to
feineeteem where we visited the
farm of Stephenson and Son Ltd.
manufacturers of linen goods. They
are building up a very flee herd
oi Ayrshire cattle and are preparing,
for a modern stable, They aro also
g IV 11,g extensively into PoultrY,
spevializing In Rhode Island Beds ;
and light Sussex.
the series of weekly ;ellen, whe h
clerk e onne. a,lroc of the ore
I„ 110011111111? Asso,j, I ion Wm .11
from Britain. Ite acaomp:inied
tl1 Ir Carado's vhamoioo plownp,
Inv..p :111,1 1aap•11,a1 .111
`17 e1.11 VI' het !I. ;tame
were Floyd 101 n& -lb 10.1 Au,,tio
Nairn. Win 11 Prt. tlu_. ;4,114,i '1110 .1-
111 far 11.3!'s--drawa
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, pallor al Plowinu (.11; FiT11
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• LONT3TN — (Delayed) — It Is
(mite definite now that our 10en are
to return to Canada Without faking
Part in a single plowing match over
here. TVs not for want of trying
but the weather has been impossible
and most matches are cancelled
fer the yoar.
My last letter was from Belfast
while there was still a faint hope Saturday noon we were the guests I
that our meet might compete. Oar of the Plowmen's Association along
itinerary had been rearranged—we
were t0 return to Scotland Mit later
were to make a fast ti -Ip baele to
Ireland to plow.
We had some unexpected free'
Belfast Linen Mills
Friday we were shown through
the linen mills -of William Ewart
and Sore of Belfast, Thts lulil was
badly damaged in the blitz and is
now being repaired. Part of the
factory was operating and we saw
the flax processed from the raw I
state to the finished product.
with the Scottish and English con.
testants. Each of us was presented
with a half dozen linen handker-
chiefs, just one more example of
the warm welcome and kind hos-
time ha nenast which we 0 8011 YO jpitality we received everywhere.
good advantage. In the evenings That evening we -took the boat
we were guests of different groups 'to Scotland and we spent the next
of young Lamers and each clay
we saw something of particular
interest.
On the Tuesday we were shown
through the Parliament Buildings
and spent an hour in the gallery
while the house was In session.
Wednesday two members of our
party were interviewed on the BBC
and in the afternoon we attempted
to plow but the soil was too frosty,
few days visiting farms and friends
along the western coast. T left the
party to go to Ayr and Glasgow to
see some relatives and met the boys
on Tuesday night when we again
took the boat for Belfaat But in
Ireland we found that due to the
continued cold and the fact that no
milder weather was expected the
match could not be held, The local
committee had gone to no end of
Thursday we were driven to the trouble and expense Out nothing
" University Farm at Hillsborough could be done.
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This had a much more serious
meaning that Just the cancellation
of our contests. Most of tie( plowing
in Bnitaln is conducted during the
winter and everywhereeehe fames
are becoming worried. Because of
so mseeh lost time they are behind
in their work. Normally many of
them would be seeding laa the last
week in February brut now there
stilt is a lot of plowing to be done.
We left Belfast for the last time
on Friday night, hound, for levet.
pool. The sea was very calm as it
Was on 01.1.1 other crossings, and we
were very comfortable on the, Ulster
Prince.
_ We clocked 071 Saturday morning
,and George, Floyd and Austin went
on to London; Fred went to visit
relatives in Stockton; and T. spent
a few days in Shropshire. Alex
had remained in Belfast to close
over to Glasgow the following. day.
During the few days 1 was in
'Shropshire T paid unscheduled visits
to several farms, among them that
of Mr. Frank Ward of Crowgreaves.
Beidgrorth, who visited Canada a
year and a half ago with a British
delegation. Mr, Ward farmed 1.000
acres In wartime but has since re-
duced his holdings to 5110 acres.
His main cash crops are suear
beets and potatoes, usually growing
about 011 acres of each. Ile also
bas a semall acreage of turnips and
mangles grown- for stock feed.
The nerly potatoes are followed
with kale, Which makes an excellent
feed for the lambs in the late fall
tend winter. A em -ell section is
fenced off oath rlay, and this is
supplemented by a small grain
ration. About 1,000 lambs are fed
annually, and these are now being
marketed, 180 each week, weighing
about 125 lbs., and bringing in about
tB6 (KU) each. There are Wee 150
steers .tecl each yew these are
bought in locally, and 10e mostly
Neretords. The ,cattle are fed in
covered paddocks, and are kept
thistly for .converting the straw into
• maniere, Due to the high cost of
feeders, they do not consider it
Profitable to feed e very heavy grain
ration daring the winter, and any
that are not fat enough to sell are
finished on grass.
Marketing of Heifers
Another very interesting farm is
that .of Mr, Ben G. Ward of Grindie,
Byton. Be is a comb or, Prank
Ward 0001 works 900 acres, close
by. Hy, too feeds a lot of cattle,
, having about 400 at present, ne got
tired feeding big steers for little
Profit and so is trying a scheme
which is working Out very well. Two
,or three years, ago he bought 120
tetter catYea Suet Off their dams
in October. These were carried
through the tviniter and bred at the
age ot 14 to 15 months, 'Pim fellow.
Mg year the Calves rat with their
' clams until October when they were
woated and the heifer caltrea were
, lint Ear breeding, To maintain the
number at 120 some had to be
bonglit. The mothers were bdt In
ehetle after the Wearitng, and were
ted for beef, being marketed still as
heifers and still under three yeara
of age. ,These bring the top price,
which at present is at 18 man per
Pound,
This Arr. Ward also grows sugar
beets and potatoes. about 120 -acres
of each. The sugar beets are de.
livered direct to the factory 12
miles away. The potatoes are all
sprouted In trays, in a glass, house,
and are planted' by hand. Because
of SO much rain the seed Is planted
whole, (This looked very wasteful
to me R5 some were quite large).
The potatoes in this section of the
country are harvested with a digger,
similar to that used at home.
There seemed to he to shortage
of help as 28 men are kept yearly,
living In cottages on the faint.
There are still some of the Land
Army girls engaged in many ninon.
These girls are mostly mite scale
factory and were of great assistance
citing the war years when help
was scarce.
Farm Machlegry Rationed
T11 P5P ill'O farms were Meng the
best T 011 the tour, and their
land is similar to the hest we have
ie Ontario, The fields are quite
large and fairly level and would
be very suitable for combining.
Both farmers are interested and
have ,eornbines on -order but cannot
zel detevery for a year or so yet
as farm machinery is still rationed
in Britain.
Like most •otter places over here
the land is owned by an estate and
rented with the exception of 250
acres, whin were purchased two
years, ago at £00 ($241,80) per
acre, This would he about the top
price ror farm peoeerty,
Electricity is available it most
s,ections, but the rate is much
higher than he Ontario. When the
power is /Int iinfitalded, there is a
very thigh contract charge which
is spread over a period of years to
pay for the construction, of the line.
hist now I'm back with the boys
P1 tendon ViiVere we are making
final arrangements to start for
home. By the time you read this
I should be In Canada and
write one Oast letter to summarise
the things we have learned about
British farming during our thavels,
TENDERS WANTED
Tenders will be received by the
thvdevsignied unIiI April 5, 1947, .for
the following amounts of 14 -inch
bard, body wood to be delivered to
the following enhoola in ey ToWn-
ship before August 10 1947i -
B. 43. No. 3-8 cords
i011. No. 4-15 .cord
S. No. 5-15 colds
S . R. No. 67-10 colds
S. 5, No. 8-20 Cords
,S„ S. No. 10-10 cord
1.3114031 12-12 cords
Tinton 4, MolesWenth-10 cords
Tenders valqi be recelved for
or any part of this attunnit,
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Attention Owners of Barns Etc.
In the Village of Brussels
A recent complaint has been lodged'
with the Provincial Dept of Health
concerning the keeping of hogs and
concerning piles of manure in the
limits of the Village of Brussels, and
the enforcement of the regutations
eonoerning the same has been drawn
to my attention by the Dept,
The section regarding hogs is as
follows. "Swine shall ,ot be kept
Within the Umlts of the municipality
except In pens with floors kept free
from standing water and regularly
cleansed and disinfected and distant
at least 100 feet from any dwelling
house school or Church." This tet
uiation we have been attempting to
enforce.
Regarding manure T explained to
the Dept that slime there were
several farms within the limitof
the Village we had not been too strict
regarding manure during the Winter
months when frozen. To this the
Dept. has replied, "Thad Milk, we
appreciate the stituation -yet is neted
that if strictly interpreted Sc, 23 of
Schedule B. of the Public Health Act
requires that no more then 2 wagon
loads of manure hall be permitted
to accumulate at any one time and
that at all times such manure hall
be kept in a proper coveted re-
ceptacle. There would not appear
to be an,y seasonal elasticity intend-
ed."
1 interpret this an• an intimation
that the Dept, expects the reguirtilons
to be carried out and 1 hope all
tanners, thicken farmers autl other
keepers uf animals will co-operate in
observing a regulation that we have
been instructed to enforce and left
little discretion in the matter.'
W. D. S. Jamieson, el. 0. D.
1 A Valuable Horse Sold
M. .T. W. McCracken, well known
horse fancier ot Listowel, recently
sold his beautiful Hackney colt
"Silver Seven" for the neat sum of
08,500. The purchaser was Mrs,.
Mary K, Holt, Chicago, "Sliver
Seven," 1332, a beautiful dark chest-
nut, is 17 months old and won fleet
prize as 1 yearling colt at the Royal
Winter Pair, Toronto, in 1048, where
the Was exhibited by the breeder, Mn,
McCracken. The edre is the great
four-year-old, "Seven c.he davit
Jltela Gir1,0 both owned by Mr,
McCracken.
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