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The Clinton News Record, 1932-03-24, Page 6PAGE' THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., MARCH 24, 1932 NEW'. AN �irne13,7 Information for the Busy Farmer (;.Furnished by the Department; of Agriculture ) Buy Quality SeedI brighten the pages. •. "As never before in the history 1 of farming :'should care be exercised i WeeklyCropReport in the purchase of seeds for planting) P this spring,' is the advice of one well-known authority, who adds that it is .doubly important; to- make sure that purchases have' been govern- ment -tested as a result of last year's drought and the reduced supply of, high quality stock. He warns against buying bargain seeds where price a•' lone is the only description given be- cause reliable seedsinen do not ap- prgvei of advertisements where seeds are offered at stipulated prices with- out any indication -t& their equal- ity or origin. It would actually be cheaper to buy the best the market affords than to take the poorest as a gift, he concludes. Demand For Asparagus From information gathered by the Ontario Growers' Markets Council, a strong demand by the canners for asparagus is anticipated. It is un- derstood that the market for canned asparagus has shown a steady expan- eon with the result that an increase in the pack, is to be looked for. The Council is • of the opinion that 18 cents per pound will. constitute a fair price for the 1932 crop, Various canning companies are now endeav- oring to secure contracts but no ef- fort has been made to set the price. Some growers have undertaken de- livery on the promise of the canning companies to pay prevailing market price, but efforts to havo the canners indicate their opinion as to what wiP constitute a fair market price has failed. A Farming Journal An example which might well be followed in other countries is that of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce in issuing an annual Agricultural Journal. The fourth annual issue has just been distributed free of charge to 5,000 farmers in the county. It is an eight -page publication and eon - tains a' wealth of information relat- ing to ,the farming industry. Almost every phase of agriculture as carried on in the county is discussed such as poultry breeding, reforestration,I tobacco raising, fertilizers, fruit and I Register You; Acreage vegetable growing. Numerous pia, tures of local interest are used to ,Commenting on the system of Alfalfaandclover crops are re- ported as badly damaged from heav- ing in some 'districts. The recent old spell' put •a stop to seeding op- erations which had been started in some districts. Bruce County re- ports that most farmers are either getting seed cleaned or arranging to have it cleaned and that county has sufficient for all needs far practically all classes of crops. Brant County, reports a similar condition. Potatoes have been selling at 25e 'a bag in. MiddIesex. Field mice were busy on the farm of John Kidd, Inglewood, Peel County, and severely girdled over 100 20 -year-old 'Spy and Bald- win .trees. The orchard was held in a sod mulch which harbored hun- dreds of .these pests. Arsenate of lime nixed with corn meal proved an effective poison bait when spread in a circle around the base of the tree. Live stock is wintering in excellent condition in. Teiuiskaming, with an abundance of good hay and a con- siderable quantity of grain. Should Cheek Fertilizer.. This • is the' season for, buying fertilizers'•and it is important that farmers should know how to protect themselves in making sure that they are delivered the kind and analysis of fertilizer which they purchase. The Federal Fertilizers Act requires that every fertilizer delivered to a farmer must be labelled with the g'uaranteed' analysis in terms of . nit- rogon, phosphoric acid and potash. Therefore the farmer. should check the guaranteed analysis of the fer- tilizer when it arrives. If short one per cent. nitrogen, it is worth about $2.50 a ton less than the purchase price and phosphoric acid and potash are worth about $1 for each per cent. Purchasers are advised to refuse ac- ceptance of fertilizer which is not labelled precisely the same guaran- teed analysis as that purchased. Should any farmer have reason to doubt thevalue of a fertilirer deliv- ered to him, he is advised to com- municate with the nearest fertilizer inspector or'the district representa- tive of agriculture. vossraneleameemagratmovmarir uick the barn's on fire" Dick Johnson's wife was making pies when she glanced out the win- dow and saw smoke curling up from tbe barn. And Dick was oyez at the Blay's helping with a load' of hogs! She ran to the telephone. Dick rushed home .w.,itb 'Fred Blay and in a few ri+nutes they had stamped: out the smouldering hay before the fire got really started. "That was a close shave", 'Dirk aid. "We might have, lost every- thing. It's lucky u!C've kepteue telephone." PENIN 5 acreage registration, "Charles E. Broughton, of the Ontario . M'arket, ing board, said. "As a grower my- •self, I believe that the advantages offered by acreage registration are infinite. Iii my estimation this sys- tem, if taken up enthusiastically by the individual grower, would be the means' of eliminating twos` of the greatest menaces to successful agri- culture, namely, over -production and under -production" "Only the other' day," continued Mn'. Broughton, "it was reported to me that the Ontario Fruit and Vege- table Growers' Market Council, at Hamilton, have inquiries on hand for 75 carloads of Ontario carrots which that organization cannot fill. This condition is doubly lamentable because of the fact I ani quite certain these inquiries could be filled if the grower would advise the Markets Council as to what he has for sale and that; such situations can be a -- voided if the grower will ca -operate. with the Council by registering • his acreage." Free Trees Owing to the fact that the For- estry Branch has a surplus of trees on hand this year the fainter limit Of 3500 trees for reforestration pur- poses will not be adhered to, and any land owner in the Province of On- tario may procure additional quanti- ties free of charge by applying to the Ontario Forestry Branch, Par- liament Buildings, Toronto, Ontario. The above ruling handed -down presents a wonderful opportunity - that may only be available this year. PIanting stock is classified as— (a) Trees for reforesting waste land. (h) Trees for windbreak pur- poses. Applicaations should be submitted on or before 31st March, 1932. Fur- ther information about type of trees, best suited to various soil conditions can be procured from the Forestry Branch. The only expense to the farmer is the express on the trees. This is small. Soybeans (Experimental Farms Note) Soybeans can be grown for hay or for seed. For hay the usual method of plant- ing is to drill solid, using the ordin- ary grain drill, This will require a- bout 1 1-2 to 2 bushels of seed per acre, depending upon the variety and the size of seed. Soybeans make an excellent em- ergency hay crop in the event of clover or alfalfa failure and under average conditions should yield from 1,1-2 to 214.tons of hay per acre, depending, of course, upon the var- iety used and the locality. The crop should be cut for hay when the seeds in the pods are about half formed. 'Soybean hay has a -feeding value equal to alfalfa hay. For seed the crop can be drilled Solid, although it is usual to plant in rows about 28 to 30 inches apart. The grain drill can be used and the Width of rows adjusted by covering the feed cups not in use. The plants in the rows should be about 3 inches apart and this rate •of planting re- quires about 30 pounds (1-•2.bushel) of seed per acre. Cultivation should l;omnteuce, just' as the beans are coming through the ground, using the spike tooth har- row. This will destroy freshly ger- minated weeds and break any crust which may have farmed. Row cul, tivation should be frequent enough to 'keep down weeds; This is essen- tial for the production of a good seed crop. 'Southwestern Ontario is especially suitable for soybean seed production. In this district, at the Dominion Ex- perimental Station, Harrow, •several of the varieties tested have averaged over 30 bushels of seed per:acre over a six-year period. Varieties recommended are A,. K. and Early Korean for extreme South- western Ontario; O.A.C. No. 211 and Manchu for Western Ontario gener- ally, and Mandarin for Eastern On- tario and districts with similar con- ditions. Generally speaking soybeans should be planted about the middle of May or when danger from frost is over. Inoculate the seed with the proper culture if planting the crop for the first time. SEAFOIt.TH: The Feast of St. Patrick was •observed in St. James'' church by the celebration of High Mass and a splendid address suitable O the occasion: by Rev, Fr. Sullivan of Clinton. Irish melodies'and hymns in honor of the patron saint of Ire- land, were rendered under the'direc- tion of the organist, Mrs. Devereaux, and the ever popular and inspiring hymn, "All Praise to St. Patrick's was well rendered .hy F: Sills, Sear- . forth. LITTLE QuJIBS OF'. NEWS ° IN GENERAL morning lll Timmins, A fire, the loss of which is esti- mated at $125,000, occurred in St. Thomas Monday. The fire; supposed to have originated by a carelessly O. H. Hutchinson, mechanical superintendent of MacLean's Pub- lishing Co., Toronto, after addressing his fellow -workers at a banquet, fell through an open window in the Prince George Hotel on Friday night and was killed. A' Caledou'farmer aged sixty-five and his son were killed on 'Friday evening at a crossing when struck by a C.P.R. train from Owen Sound The two men Were driving on an un- familiar road, their usual road home having been blocked by snow. They may not have known the Owen Sound flier was due at this time and drove right into it. Dexter flour mills were destroyed by fire on Sunday night. This was the oldest flour mill in Western Ons tario. Loss heavy but fairly well covered by insurance. 'Origin, of fire unknown. The hockey fans who were reports ed missing last week were found Saturday morning, little the worse fortheir long exposure. They were forced to land on a small lake about twenty miles from .Timmins. They gathered driftwood and used the gas- oline tank of the plane for astove and tried to keep warm. They had a ,few chocolate bars, which they ra, toiled out and managed to subsist until they were sighted by searchers in an areoplane. The party had gone to Oshawa to witness a hockey match, but they had a bigger adven- ture than they counted on. A priest who was one of the party, officiated thrown cigarette stub, started in the Duncombe Opera block. Other build- ings ,damaged included Woolworth's, Strand Bowling Ally, Fields CIoth- ing, Moose Hall and Tip Top Tailors. A miners' strike was called in Al- berta ou Monday. Disagreements as to distribution of work is charged as cause. A. young man in Chatham was el- ectrocuted the other day when be reached out from the bath tub to turn off a heater. Lloyd George appeared on an English platform the other day to call for a following to bring about a change in English government. The little Welshman seemed to be as full of fire as of yore. . The British Government has warn, ed the Free State that any change made by the government there in contravention of the eonstitution would be resented in England, De Valera, still declares his intention to discard the oath of allegiance, but he also expresses his desire to form a union with Ulster. He will hardly be able to accomplish both. Lady I#orden, wife of Sir Robert Borden, former prime minister of Canada, underwent an operation in the Atlantic City Hospital on Thursi day. Her condition was pronounced satisfactory. The former premier and his wife have been guests of a hotel there where they frequently visit in the winter months, since as usual in his church on Sunday March 1. ABM London, March , 21.—,G. Howard 'Ferguson, Canadian 'high commis- sioner to Great Britain, will sail for Canada on Thursday on the Cana- dian Pacific steamship Duchess of Athol, it was announced today. Mr. Ferguson will testify before the Senate Beauhainois committee. The Duchess of Athol sails from Liverpool and is expected at Halifax on March 31. It is probable that a special train will carry her passen- gers to Montreal, arriving there on April 1. WHY DOES A MAN FALL? Although this question may have but an academie interest to the man in the street, to the Safety Council of the Canadian National Railways, organized for the purpose of redo- ing the number of preventable acci- dents, it is of vital importance. As the result of detailed study ov- er the railway system at least a beginning has been made towards answering it. Statistics show that in one branch of -railroading for in- stance, that of Train Service, 52 per cent of all falling accidents are due to the failure of acme individual to take a firm grip or safe foothold; 30 per cent are due to stumbling ov- er ties, rails, timbers, debris and material or into holes; and only ap, proximately 1.8 per cent to defective equipment. With a view to reducing the num- ber of falling accidents and the ec•+ onamic loss they involve through loss of man power, the Safety Coun- cil of the Railway has had promul- gated the following Ten Command- ments of Safety for the guidance of its workmen. Here they are: 1. Form the habit of thinking- on the job in terms of safety. 2. - Always look before jumping or stepping. cars, locomotives or in high .places. 4. Wear safe shoes and safe clothing. 5, Clean debris, snow, etc. off stairs, 'platforms and running boards before using them. 6, Construct anil use safety scaffolds clear of unnecessary haz- ards and use ladders' with :safety feet properly placed. 7. Form the habit of lifting the feet rather than shuffling along" a la Charlie Chaplin. 8. ttepair steam leaks, gutters • and other Ieaks that drip forming ice. 9. *hen moving about, do ' o de- liberately and thoughtfully,, avoid- ing hurry. 10. Be sure of a firm grip and a:= safe foothold. STARTED CAREER IN SEAFORTII John Aird, Jr,, he of the mystery - $125,000,000, whose uncanny finan- cial transactions with the Beauhar- nois Corporation have aroused nation wide interest, is a native of Seaforth.. He as born in the building but lately occupied by the Seaforth Memorial Hospital, which, at that time, was the Bank of •Commerce house. His father, now Sir. John Aird, was 'man- ager of the local branch of the Bank - of Commerce about forty years "' ago,—Seaforth Expositor. , +DUNGANNON: Mr. and Mas. G, 0. Treleaven have returned • from Toronto, where Mr. Treleaven at- tended the annual convention of the: • Fire Underwriters' Association, Ro- bert Davidson, who accompanied.' them, is visiting his sister, Mrs. J. M.. Wilson of Elora, before his return. WING•H:AIM: A flock of wild • geese were seen flying over this town, going north. Stop Using Soda! Bad For Stomach Pfuch soda disturbs digestion. For - sour stomach and gas. Adlerika is far better. One dose will rid you of - of material when climbing around .bad sleep. J. E. Hovey, Druggist. 3. Keel' hands as free as possible bowel poisons which cause gas and. I s KEEP P..- AY Two parsons—so the story goes— attending a conference, had beds in the sante room. One was a young man; the other was old. They began their devotions simultaneously, but the older man was off his knees and into bed in a twinkling. The young- er man's prayer was long. When he rose, he felt called on to chide the older man for the brevity of his prayer, The old man's reply was both blunt and rebuking—"I peep prayed up, young man. I keep pray- ed up!" There's a point in this story for those who employ advertising to sell their goods and service. It is, Beep continual contact, hp the agency of published advertising, with theses from whom you want business. Many sellers lapse into long per- iods of silence. Then, when business is bad, they may burst into . adver- tising, hoping that there willha im- mediate and earnest Ittention on the part' of these addressed. Buyers are attentive and respon- sive to those who maintain steady contact with them—via published ad- vertising. To them they are friend- ly.. When in the market fou what the seller offers, to him they turn easily, expectantly, confidently and responsively. The • advertising which eosts loot —because of a 'minimum of buyer re- sistance and a maxiniusn of goodwill and responsiveness—ie that whidh is published eantinuously,. 'Contrariwise the advertising which costs most is that which burets into sight suddenly andntermiieritiy like the fires of Vesuvius. It costs most because it doesn't get the required response, in the time limit .set. There's another little story about prayer—a story with a point. A small boy told his Sunday School teacher that he never said his pray ors in the morning, but always at night. "And why not in the morn- ing?" morn-ing4" asked the teacher. "Why", said the small bay, "any fellow who's any good cart loot: after 'himself in the day tine." :Many sellers are very much like this small boy; many aro worse. Many advertise only when darkness begins ta fall over their business" Many don't advertise at all. The right idea is, of ocnrse, to keep On distributing among buyers in- formation about one's goods and wants ---at all. times. Thus dor the leaders. SILENCE' SIGNIFIES• SELLER -INDIFFERENCE BUYERS, IN GREATEST NUM- BERS, GO WHERE 'THEY ARE INVITED TO GO.