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The Clinton News Record, 1932-07-14, Page 7• `'"AG:EG NEWS A 1 Tir sly Information for the. Busy Farmer (, Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ) An excellent Cropof fall wheat is reported from most counties, al- though in a few instances fields have lodged badly due to wind and lain., .In Iialdimand the 'Hessian Fly has, been . working on wheat fields and considerable damage done. Western Ontario had a heavy hay crop, while .n the eastern section the yield was light. Recent rains have stimulated: the growth of all spring crops. The yield of strawberries was improved by. showers about midway in the har- vest. Canning peas, which are ' in small acreage, show only fair prom- ise. Pastures are in a satisfactory condition., To Avoid Bloating Bloating is an ever present danger with dairy cows on pasture, particu- larly where the legume is alfalfa. Means for lessening this danger, ad- vised by animal husbandry experts include, Never turn a cow out on alfalfa pasture on an empty stomach; give a small feed of dry hay before turning out; have a supply of water available in or near the pasture at all times; don't turn the cows out on- to a pasture reeking wet from rain, heavy dew or coated with frost. Much of the danger may also be avoided by mixing grass with alfalfa in seeding down the pastures. The cows prefer grass to legumes such as alfalfa or sweet clover and will take the edge off their appetites before feeding on these. Hay and Pasture Crops Discussing the development of hay and pasture crops, L. E. Kirk, Dominion AgrostoIogist, points out that this is a case in which the merit system always works perfectly. "Be- . fore a hay or pasture crop can ever become widely used." he states, "It trust be able'to produce a -satisfactory yield of hay or pasture and plenty of good seed; it must have good feeding quality and be able to resist disease and compete with weeds. It must al- so be winter -hardy, drought resistant in some areas and able to nature seed in our comparatively short growing season. Not only do crops differ in these respects but some varieties of the same crop are much more satis, factory than others," ' C=1I Potatoes Need Spraying Growers are warned to protect their crops of Ontario grown new potatoes against late blight. Recent unusually wet weather has created ideal conditions for the development of .this disease. Trouble, however. can be averted if efficient spraying with Bordeaux mixture is practised. The ideal spray, according to C. E. Broughton, Potato Specialist, On, tario Marketing Board, is the 4-6-40 Bordeau mixture although it is em- phasized that this is only a preventive and not a cure. Spraying should com- mence when the tops are 4" to 6" high, and depending on the rate of growth and amount of rainfall should be repeated about every ten days. Usually from five to six sprayings during the season is sufficient. The Ontario potato crop . has greatly improved in quality during the past few years and this establish- ed reputaation would be seriously men- aced, if not destroyed, should pota- toes leijured by late blight appear on our Provincial markets next fall. Livestock Feeds' The problem of the dairyman today is to produce at a profit or break ev- en under existing .circumstances.. Greater economy in feeding should, not mean less efficiency. Ways , of improving home-grown crops can be found, thus necessitating fewer pur- chased feeds. • Dairymen who have alfalfa hay and corn silage can read./ ily get along with a lower protein concentrate ration than the farmer with poor hay and no silage. Even alfalfa hay varies considerably in nutritive value, depending on when it is eut. Farmers should cut their alf, alfa at a time when they are fairly certain of procuring, a valuable feed- ing material than if left until too far advanced. Curing is also important, and. the more green leaves that can be harvested and the greater the re; tention of color, the higher the feed- ing value that will be realized in the feeding -out process next winter. c=oca Five Year Concentration On Fruit and Vegetables As the result of ten years' educa- tional work by the Canadian Hort, cultural Council and the Canada Job, bete' Association, a five-year Nation- al Fruit and Vegetable advertising campaign got under way officially for the Toronto and district area re- cently. Spot announcements on straw- berries were sent out three or four tines daily from three Toronto rad- io stations and these no doubt were beneficial in helping to move into consumption the enormous quantity of berries shipped to this market. Radio and press announcements were also released in the Maritimes, Mon, treal and in .Western Canada. The campaign is to be forwarded vigorously throughout the year and every channel of broadcast iitcluding newspapers, radio, leaflets and pos- ters will be used. National advertis- ing will be carried on to stress the health -giving properties and the at- tractive natural flavour of fresh fruits and vegetables. Local and seasonal announcements will be em- ployed to advise the housewife of the arrival of the various new sea- son's crops on her local market, and as plans are developed cooking and preserving demonstrations will be arranged, Time For Roguing This is the time of the year when the rogues of the seed crop should be carefully watched—among the most troublesome of whioh are the weeds, 'Bladder Campion, Catch Fly, Couch Grass, Rib Grass, Ragweed, Ox -eye Daisy and Perennial Sow Thistle—and only by effective polic- ing methods can the best quality oft seed crop be secured. Growers should police their fields carefully and be prepared to resort to liberal roguing inhere necessary in Order to ensure that their seed crop will be free frons, impurities which too often render otherwise good seed of no market value whatsoever. Roguing, or pul- ling weeds by hand, before they have . /oMIAI(I N I P EG EDMONTON JASPER - ROCKY MOUNTAINS PAC! FiCCOAST —ALASKA -- Loaves TORONTO Daay at 10-2s p.m. (E.S.T.) Always use CANADIAN NATIONAL EXPRESS r -ss CANA iAN WS 'TED • From Toronto to the l'hdfr•throughsceuic beauty --across expansive prairies—and over the Rockies at the lowest altitude and easiest gradient— then on to the great cities of Vsn- couver and Victoria. See beautiful Minakl, magnifieeatJaspctaadmightyMountRobson.' AJ1•ateel equipment: service de hue. Coni veaieat connections for California and for Alaska the mysterious, by boat through the scenic Inside Passage. Toronto to Jasper 'National Park *79.55 round trip. Rates at Jasper Park Lodge $8.00 a day up for meals and room,'. Olympic Games (July, 30 Aug. 14) For en added Scenic thrill travel the Canadian Route to the Pacifre Coast. NATIONAL N THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD INTER EST THURS., JULY 14, 1932 , � fABMEfl MEMOmmENSIONIMINIER gone to, seed, is, the most effective: method of making sure of securing a clean seed erop. Cm=1Go Fruit Crop Report An official report 'compiled, from all sources the end of June .deals with the conditionn,of various fruits in On- tario. , This •report states that the apple crop; will be lighter than last year. The bloom was only fair ,to light in. Western Ontario with none too favourable setting weather, while in eastern Ontario, where .bloom was • good to heavy , the weather durire setting period was' hot and dry, cans, ing a large amount of dropping. Baldwins area light crops due prob- ably to the heavy yield, last year. In- sect damage is about , average but. scab and fungus are quite prevalent. The production outlook for various kinds of apples is as follows: Bald- wins, decrease 35 per cent; Green- ings, decrease 10 per cent, Spys, de, crease 5 per cent, Starks, decrease, 12 per cent, Ben Davis same as last year, McIntosh, decrease 5 per cent. Cherries—The sweet varieties are spotty and inclined to be ,light in many sections. Sour cherries have a good showing throughout the province and promise a heavier yield than last year. Insect and disease trouble is about normal with some orchards re- porting bad infestation of black aph4 is. . Pears -A yield just slightly below normal is indicated. The fruit is de- veloping well and promises to be oil a better quality than last year. Peaches—IA heavy bloom and a heavy set with niost•orchards requir- ing thinning. Moisture conditions have been satisfactory and size of fruit should be good. Curl leaf is heavy in orchards where spraying was not thoroughly done. Plums—]Prospects are for a light crop. There was plenty of bloom but a poor and irregular set on nearly all varieties in Lincoln and Went- worth where over two-thirds of the commercial crop is grown. An aver- age crop, is reported in other sections of the province. Grapes—Prospects are for a good crop. Leaf hopper is more prevalent than usual. A considerable new acre- age is coming into production thhi year. . The outlook for fruit crops other than apples is as follows: Pears, decrease 6 per cent, Peaches, decrease 3 per cent, Cherries, increase 10 per cent; plums, decrease 22 per cent, Grapes, in crease 6 per cent. The Value of Birds to Man Birds Save the World Front Starvation BE GOOD TO THEM Moro and more, as the years go by, the world is learning to have a bet, ter appreciation of the great econ- omic value of birds.- This is quite toe mild a statement of the case. The birds are not only of immense value to the world, they, in fact, are the only thing that stand between man- kind and utter disaster and starva- tion. These facts are stated in a most striking and impressive form in a booklet on "The Value of Birds to Man," by the well known English authority, James Buckland. Some of Mr. Buckland's statements will greatly surprise a great majority of people, though familiar• enough to those who keep conversant with this subject. The booklet commences with the statement that, though man claims to be' the dominant power on earth, in reality he is nothing of the sort, for "tine true lords of the universe are the insects." And it is true. Man can bridge the ocean,' harness the cataract, subdue the lightning to his will, and has mastered all the great mammals and deadly reptiles; but against the multiplication and devas- tation of insects he is impotent. It is true that by the use of certain poisonous and suffocating sprays he is able to repel to a•certain extent the 'attacks of a few destructive insects in his orchard and garden. But "out in the fields and the forests he be- comes, before any great eruption of insects, a helpless and panic stricken fugitive." Few people have any conception of the enormous number of 'insect spec- les, or of their amazing fecundity. Mr. Buckland says that over 300.000 species have been described, and it is considered not improbable that twice that number remain yet to be des Bribed, and as nearly all of these get their food from animals and plants, it is readily to be imagined what thein potential destructive powers are. The rapidity with wbich many in- sects multiply'staggers the invagina- tion and is almost beyond belief. xt is computed that one hop apiiia, de, veloping thirteen generations in a single year, would, if unchecked, have multiplied to the inconceivable num- ber of ten sextillions of individuals-- one' ndividuals—one' followed by twenty-four ciphers. "If this brood were marshaled in e line, ten to an inch, it would extend to a point so sunk in the profundity of space that the light from the head of the procession, travelling at the rate of 186,000 miles per second, would require 2,500 years to reach the earth." Kirkland has computed that male pair of gypsy moths, if unchecked, would produce enough progeny in. eight years to destroy all the fol- iage in ol-iage.in the United States, while a Canadian entomologist states that a single .pair- of potato bugs would, without check, increase in one sea- son to 60,000,000. In Asia and Af- rica swaa'ms of locust have beenseen that covered hundreds of square miles' in area and hundreds of feet in depth as they fly in ,the air. Rivers have been !1ocked by them, and one swarm, driven into the sea by the wind, and washed' up by the waves, formed a bank on the shore three or four feet deep and fifty miles long. What a potency for evil lies hid in the eggs of this ravening pest! If every egg were permitted to hatch and the young locust come to matur- ity, there would not be left on the Eastern Hemisphere one single blade or leaf of green. Poultry Conditions (Experimental Farms Note) At certain seasons of the year, particularly in the fall and winter, a great many poultry conditioners are upon the market for which quite of- ten very extravagant claims are made. It'is not uncommon to find even the better class of these condiment feeds advertised as capable of doubling egg production, a claim which, of course, is absurd. Since a large amount of money is spent annually in stimul- ants of this type it seemed to be' highly desirable to determine the actual value of these substances. With this object in view an°experi- ment was conducted at the Poultry Division of the Central Experimental Farm. The conditioner used was consider- ed to be one of the better type and, judged by its ingredients, to have been more or less scientifically com- pounded. Upon analysis the ingred- ients were found to be as stated with the exception that two ingredients' making up 70 per cent of the total were not even mentioned, one of which contained the same stimulant as an ingredient definitely stated in the advertising matter not to be present in the mixture. This condiment was fed exactly according to the manu- facturers' directions to two pens of birds, one upon a whole grain, skim - milk ration, and the other upon our standard basal ration. Another pen acted as control and received the standard basal ration but without the condiment feed. Mortality was quite high in all pens but somewhat higher in the condiment fed pens, Production was slightly higher in the condiment fed pens but not sig- nificantly so. On the other hand the control pen had a greater body weight to maintain from the start and in spite of this showed a gain in body weight as against a similar loss in each Of the condiment pens. The efficiency of use of feed was practically the same for all pens. The net result of this test was that it appeared that there was no justi- fication for using this product to in- crease egg production since feed con- sumption, efficiency of use of feed and egg production were not increas- ed. . It must be borne in mind that the condiment used was one of the best on the market, consequently it might be expected that poorer results would be obtained from the bulk of such conditioners. The sale of these feeds is very large and it can be readily appreciated, that much hard earned money goes to the purchase of such products with apparently no return whatever in increased efficiency ori the flock. At the present time, when the margin, between cost of produc- tion and returns from eggs is ex- tremely small the expenditure of money for products of this nature is hardly justified. OTTAWA, JULY SIXTEEN The farmer's gathering at Ottawa is already assured of success. Meet- ings held in preparation throughout the province have produced surpris- ing audiences. Where two or three hundred farmers were expected, a thousand have come. -A new hope, a new energy is growing. The U.F.O. suggestion has.proved to be a stimu- lant. It has already demonstrated that the farm movement is alive. The farmers have created a great opportunity. They need now 'the in- telligence and the policy to seize it. They must have the unity and the loyalty to canny forward, that 'policy. Courage, tempered with caution, ag- gressiveness; tempered with wisdom, may enable agriculture to give na- tionoi policy in this doinin.ion a, new directions. Public opinion, not only in the countryside, but in the cities, is ready as it has not been ready for years. Depression is a great teacber. —Farmer's Sun. New Malady Hits Sweet Corn Crop Stewart's Disease Makes, Appearance. . In Middlesex County A strange malady that is sweeping through the sweet corn crops of• Mid. dlesex, deing'much damage, has been. tentatively identified es "Stewart's disease" by agricultural officials. The disease, which in a few hours brought many complaints to the Lon, don `department • of agriculture life fices, threatens to do serious damage, if not wipe out the sweet corn crop. I£ • strikes virtually overnight, A- bout two days is sufficient to destroy the plant after the disease is first apparent, and it is spreading rapidly from plant to plant. Apparently the disease came to Middlesex from the counties directly west of 'here. It ' is the first time Stewart's disease has appeared in Canada, and it has already affected wide areas in Western Ontario. The federal and provincial depart- ments of agriculture are .working, through the Dominion entomological laboratory at Chatham, to find some effective means of controlling the dis- ease. As yet little is known about it, for there has been no previous ex; perience in this part of the continent. • The malady has been described at the local office of the department of agriculture Iby farmers as first af- fecting leaves. They turn yellow and dry up. There is also same sign of root rotting. While G. M. Stirrett, head of the entomological laboratory. at Chathain, could not be located ori Saturday, others at the laboratory_ said the description answered the description of Stewart's disease. .Samples of the affected corn were sent away for examination. MR. BLOW -AWAY I like you, Mr. Blow -Away, when you come down the sky, And blow away the birds off clouds, and bring then by and by Right down upon the trees. I like the whistly tune you sing, And how you turn the windmills round and maks the branches swing. I like the pretty shapes you make from playing in the snow, And how you nip my nose and cheeks to make the cherries grow. I like 'you in the autumn leaves, all fluttery and gold, And puffing at your bonfire pipes through fold on starry fold Of frosted quiet dark. I like your Apirl pirouettes, And how you lift the blanket -mould from stirring violets. But most I think I like you in a daisied place in June, You come to move each daisy -star and find the meadow moon, And as you come the daisies whisper, "All together now! Here's Mr. Blow -Away, so everybody. make a bow!" —Anne Sutherland. The Birthplace of Confederation County a s Happenings in the Count and District. EXETER: John Peart left last week, accompanied by Sandy Purdon, on an ,extensive Motor trip to visit the place of his :birth and the old scenes of his childhood near Bowmani- ville. It is some fifty years since • Mr. Peart has visited the old, neigh- borhood,and he will nb doubt meet many changes and see few faces he once knew so well. An interesting and historic land- mark to visitors in Prince Edward Island is the Old Colonial Building set amongst the floral beauties of Queens Square Gardens in Charlotte- town. Within its walls on September the first 1864 were gathered the ear- ly fathers of the movement to make a united Canada. Along with other records of great historic interest and value in the old Legislative Council chambers is a large plaque commem- orating ' the meeting of those who "builded better than they knew." BOYS CAMP AT KINTAIL CLOSED ON SUNDAY At the Presbyterian boys' tamp at Kintail on Thursday night the Rev. P. G. Goforth of Wrallaceburg delivered a most interesting lecture on "Life Among the Chinese Boys and Girls" On Friday 'morning swimming con- tests for camp' prizes were held, but the diving had to be put off, due to the turbulence of the water. In the afternoon the Rev. Mr. MacEachern of the Presbyterian Publications, gave a demonstration on the make-up of publications. On Thursday afternoon the boys were taken on a tour of Goderich by the Rev. J. D. Lane. The four trucks used were kindly don, ated by the Western Canada Flour Mills, the Bissett Bros., Mr. ,Geo. Mc- Leod and the Good Roads Machinery Co. While in town the boys visited the Salt Co., the harbor, the Western Canada Flour Mills, the iGoderich Ele- vator, the Sunset Hotel, the Goderich Collegiate Institute, the Golf Club and the Presbyterian Church, after which a Weiner roast, was field in the God erich tourist camp. .The Rev, Mr, Shannon and his group ;of boys from Feversham left Saturday, the rest broke camp on Sunday. BLYTH: Rev. and, Mrs. Oliver and family of St. Andrew's United church, left last week for Bayfield where they will spend the next month enjoy- ing the lake breezes. Union services commenced Sunday when Rev. Mr. Buell conducted union services in Queen street United church, which will continue for the month of July, during the absence of Mr. Oliver. BLYTH: A most interesting meet- ing of the Women's Institute was held in Memorial Hall on Thursday afternoon. The attendance was large and much interest shown. The meet- ing was arranged by the girls who attended in large numbers. After op- ening exercises a duet was sung by Irene and Luella Taylor, accompan- ied by their mother. A solo was sung by Isabell Cuming followed' by a pi- ano .duet :by Louise and Elizabeth Mills. An instrumental was given by Kathleen Logan and Isabell Cuming; reading, Alberta Richmond. Father Sullivan of •Clinton was present and gave an interesting address on the "History of Music," also contributing a whistling song. The roll call was answered by 'Suggestions For a Girl's Hope Chest." The girls had many articles of fancy work on dis- play. Miss Creighton, a visitor with Mrs. Albert Brigham, contributed a pleasing instrumental. Refreshments were served by the group in charge. Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. J. McGee, Mfrs. Munro and Mrs. Wightman. The meeting closed with the National An, theni. EXETER: An accident which night have proved more serious oc. Burred at the intersection at Janes Street United Church on Friday, when a sedan driven by Bryden Guest was sideswiped by a touring car driven by Thos. Bedgegood of the 'Flydro Department. The former car's fender and door were damaged while the latter's top was wrecked. Luckily all escaped except Joseph Gibson, who had slight injury to his left shoulder and head. The intersection is a dans gerous spot as there are buildings on all four- corners obstructing the view • from all angles. WINGJ{AM: The district conven- tion of the Horticultural.Societies of ' Huron, Bruce and Grey, met in Wing - ham on Thursday with over eighty delegates present, from Wal- kerton, Goderich, Blyth, laordwieh, Colpoy's Bay, Seaforth, Teeswater: Ripley and Wingham. Keen interest: • was shown in the display of flowers. The special prize for the six best roses grown by a Wingham' member went to Mrs. W. H. Willis. The prize for roses grown by'and brought tq thef convention by visiting delegates were awarded to, first, H. Edwards,. Goderich; second, Mrs, Brill; Tees - water; third, Miss 'Semple, Teeswat- ey. Wm. Hartry, Seaforth, district director, conducted the afternoon ses- sion. Words of welcome were spoken. • by Mayor Willis and the president, Mrs. T. Fells, of the Wingham branch.. Recitations were given by charming little Misses Josephine and Jean Van- Norman; Mrs. A. H. Wilford favored ' with two solos; W. F. Clark, official government lecturer on horticulture, was the special speaker and his talk on the insects and diseases, that at- tack our plants and the means of combating these was in'•eresting and instructive. There was much disap- pointment that the interesting gar- dens of the town could not be visited, on account of the downpour of rain. SHE SHOWED HIM Recently a bashful young profes- sional bachelor at Wainwright picked up an article made of black elastic on the street which looked too small for a belt and entirely too large for a sleeve holder, and announced that the owner could have same provided they could show him what use was made of the same. The next 'Sunday morning a handsome young lady cal- led at his office and asked for the articles. The bashful young man blushed deeply, but stepped into his private office and gingerly took it from a bookcase where he had placed, it, and reappeared in the reception room and handed it to the young lady. She thanked hien, slipped the web over her Bible and proceeded on her way to Sunday school.—Viking News. It is useless to advertise for a lost opportunity. "Yes - they're a -e y. ung chickens!" Low eve:migrates on Stationdo.Stp- tion Calls begin 7.00 'pan., Still lower night rates at 8.30 p.m. It was Joe Kingsmill's wife Iv ft) spotted the advertisement -- a firm in town offering to buy 60 young chickens. She showed it to Joe. "Every poultry farmer in the province will be writing," Joe said. "I'll telephone right now and beat the crowd." So he did. And got the business too for his alertness. The Long, Distance telephone call cost him 35 cents. iS 9 ii" 11% It