The Clinton News Record, 1932-11-03, Page 6THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
TTTIJRS., NOV. 3, 1932
.111Etli HA•PPENINGS QF
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PROTECTING FRUIT TREES
Timely Information for the
Busy a
. the
( Furnished by Department of Agriculture
1
November 16=24 --Royal' Agricul-
tural Winter Fair, Parente.
Dee 6 -8 --Ontario Provineial Win-
ter Pair, Guelph, Ont.
Canadian barley, mostly from On-
tario; has been going forward to
Britain steadily since August 16, as
high as 1,337 tons in a week.
Ontario Rutabaga Crop
Showing Good Growth
"Market prospects for Ontario
rutabagas are bright,"' said Charles
E. Brougton,;Ontario Department of
Agriculture. ""While a certain a-
mount of maggot injury has come to
my attention, the crop in general is
showing good growth. So far as
brown heart and water core are con-
cerned, I may say that very little of
either has been reported.. Advice
from Federal authorities indicates
that the crop in Prince Edward Is-
land has been :seriously affected by
brawn heart."
Weekly Crop Report
Splendid crops of rnangels and tur-
nips have been reported from nearly
every part of the province. Consid-
erable rot among potatoes has been
in evidence as a result of late blight.
Growers who sprayed carefully
throughout the season with bordeaux
are not experiencing this condition
to any great extent. Dufferin county
reports its cattle in particularly good
condition •owing to the abundance of
pasture, stimulated by frequent
showers, and similar reports come
from other counties. Cattle in Glen-
garry are being tested for the third
time, with very few reactors being
found. Eastern Ontario has had
considerable rainfall, but fall work
is fairly well advanced, with snore
than 50 per cent of fall plowing
done.
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Boys' Swine Club Content
The provincial competition open to
Boys' Swine Club teams washeld in
Toronto district on October 190. Ten
teams were entered, each team con-
sisting of two lnembers between Id
and 20 years of age. The Hastings
County team captured first place,
:followed by Durham, Grenville, Mid-
dlesex, Victoria, Ontario, Lennox and
Addington.
It, S. Duncan, Director of the
Agricultural Representative Branch
was in charge of the competition, ase
sisted by L. W. Pearsall, Director,
Ontario Rog Graders; W. P. Watson,
Ontario Live Stock Branch; Prof, R.
G. Knox, Ontario Agricultural Col-
lege and IL D. Maybee, Dominion
Live Stock Branch,
To the winning team goes the
Ontario Farmer Trophy and also- the
honour of representing Ontario in the
Inter Provincial Swine Competition
at the Royal Winter Fair in Novem-
ber,
Potato Prices Higher
According to J. T. Casein, Ontario
Department of Agriculture, late
blight of potatoes lias become very
serious where careful spraying has
not been practised, He estimated thn
1932 crop at twenty-five per cent.
lower than last year, with rot serv-
ing to increase this figure.
Farmers are realizing higher priees
than in 1931, and further increases
are anticipated if rot becomes more
extensive,
Where to Look • for Grubs
A special circular just issued by
the Dominion Entomological Branch'
in connection with white grub con-
trol in Eastern Ontario for 1933
includes the following statement:
"In planning for 1933 it should
be borne in mind that the greatest
number of grubs are to be expected
in fields which were in timothy sod
or pasture on light loam muck, or
gravel in the spring 1932. . ,Smaller
numbers of grubs but of serious con-
sequence can be expected.ta be pre
sent in land which was in small grains
or weedy hoed crop on lighter land
in June and July of 1932. The small
est number of grubs is to be expected
in land clean of crop or well cared for
hoed crop during the flight period'
of the beetles; -while heavy clay or
clay loam can ilSe considered as likely
to be comparatively free of white
grubs, irrespective of crop or culture
in the spring of 1932:
Boys' Cattle :Club Contesst,
The ,provincial competition open to
Boys' Cattle Club teams was held in
York County on Oct. 19th. The
team representing the Boys' :Short-
horn Club in Peel County won the
"Ontario Farmer Trophy" emblem-
atic of the provincial. championship
for cattle clubs in 1932. With it goes
the honour of representing Ontario
in the Interprovincial competition at
the Royal Winter Fair. Twenty-four
clubs were entered, with each team.
having two members. The competi-
tion consisted of judging and giving
oral reasons on four classes of cat-
tle as well as the answering of ten
questions based on the feeding and
management of cattle. The members
of the winning team were: Tames
Pinkney of Cookeville and Gordon
Robinson of Bolton and their coach,
,J C. Shearer, Agricultural Repre-
sentative for Peel. The teams ranked
in the following order; Peel, South
Simcoe, Perth, Iluron, Renfrew, Duf-
forin, North Simeon, Halton, Lincoln,
Mdidlesex, York, Lanark, Carleton,
North Simcoe.
Minister's Statement
On Hog Production
A. statement expressing confidence
in hog production for Ontario farms
ers and emphasizing that quality
must be the keynote has been issued
by the Hon. T. L. Kennedy, Minister
of Agrieuture for Ontario, His mes-
sage is as follows:
While prices of hogs over the last
year have beon.]ow and ebnsidered by
many as not remunerative; nevevthe-
less, the fact rennins thatethe swine
industry gave asegood:returns as any
class of livestock that"ciime'bff On-
tario farms and, ,over a period of
years, has progen ,one of the most
profitable products. In view, of these
facts, Ontario can hive"iabsolute
faith in the sounlness,of•,a program
to produce quality Bogs.
The extreme lows to , which hog
prices descended is due ..to, the con-
centration on the Brandt market or
of great quantities of bacon from
foreign countries that previously
had found a market in other coun-
tries, and to an increase in produe-
tion in European countries. Germany
with 23,000,000 hogs,` Poland with
6.000,000 hogs, Denmark with 5,000,-
000 hogs and Central Europe with
20,000,000 hogs, all within easy reach
of the British Market, shipped their
surplus to England while Canada had
only 4,000,000 hogs for home con-
sumption and to ship to England.
This condition has made hog produc-
tion in the United Kingdom unpro-
fitable as well as in the British Do-,
minions supplying the Briish market.
At the Imperial. Economic Con-
forence in Ottawa, the United King-
dom announced a plan which she
hopes will restore conditions that
should make bog production more
favourable for home producers and,
at the same time, will give Canada
free entry to her market. The plan
is to limit the amount of bacon im-
ported into the United Kingdom so
as not to permit such excessive quan-
tities of baton being sent forward to
that market as to result in very low
prices.
The bulk of Canada's bacon pro-
ducts of export quality has. in the
past, conte front Ontario, therefore
the stabilization of the British Market,
under the plan announced by the Bri-
tish Government is of the utmost im-
portance to the hog producers of On.
tario,
The country that produces the
quality of bacon which sells at the
highest price, and at the lowest cost
of production, will win tinder any
Conditions.
Ontario farmer's should win, and
to .win we must pay close attention
to every detail of the process of pro-
duction and marketing. ; We must hn-
prove the quality of, the hogs, feed..
them intelligently, prevent parasites
and disease, The hogs must arrive
at the packing plants without heavy
loss from bruising and 'must be
transported as cheaply as ,possible,
The packers must then, in the process
of manufacture, maintain and dovel-
Op the good qualities of the bacon.
process it at the lowest possible post
and market it intelligently so as to
realize the best possible price for the
bacon.
In the past we have all made mis-
takes by not working unitedly to-
gether:to the one common end, Let
us now unite to canture our share of
the world's great bacon market.
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Advertising beings a, naw world to
you home.
PROM MICE AND RATS
(.Experimental 1e audits Note)
Although 'the advice to protect
fruit t t r(.esf mice ro
n
is
i
i e and iabhitednr-
.thewinter r
gt months has often o s.1 been
given by the Experimental Farm,
Ottawa, to those 11aving young trees,
the warning cannot be given, too of -
i ten that a if trees are left unprotected.
one tray find his trees girdled in,
the spring and injured beyond re-
covery, or else so march injured that
they have received a severe set -back.
One should considee protection from
mice and rabbits as an insurance, and
not neglect taking the proper' Pre-
caution to prevent injury which may
occur any wintei .
The mice usually work along 'the.
surface of the soil, under the snow,
if there is any, and attack the bark
of the tree close to the ground. The
'rabbits, ,on' the other hand, work on
top of the snow and it can be read-
ily seen that, if the snow is two feet
or more deep, there should he enough
of the tree protected above the snow
that the ralbbits `cannot reach the
unprotected parts. Little or no in-
jury has been experienced et Ottawa
where the trees art protected regu-
larly.
The trees may be protected with
newspapers, with building paper or
with wire protectors. The advantage
of the first is that it is the cheap-
est, but it is good for only one win-
ter. The advantage of the wire pro-
tector is that it will last for several
years if it is painted or galvanized,
but it is the most expensive method
at first. Whatever protector is us-
ed, it should be brought close to the
ground with, preferably, a little soil
thrown up around the base to pre-
vent mice getting under. If rabbits
are not troublesome the paper or
wire need not be more than eighteen
inches in height, but where there
are rabbits, three feet is none too
high. If one fails to put the pro
tectors around, the next best plan i
to tramp snow around the base of the
tree after the first good snowstorm
which will do much, 'to. keep the mien
away from the tree, Some 'cow man-
ure put around the base just before
winter will, when frozen, help to keep
then away, Milli is be,0i; to give pro-
tection shortly before winter.
INtEfl EST
FABh9Efl5
Britain Demands Quality Bacon
Bit Will Absorb over 2,000,000
Cann
dian Hogs of Right Quality.
From the standpoint of the Cana-
dian producer, perhaps one of the
most important effects of the regula-
tion of imports of bacon by Britain
will be the prevention of gluts in th4
market. The objective will undoubt-
edly be to steady supplies so as not
to have, on the other side, abnormal-
ly high prices which are injurious to
consumers, nor, on theother side, ab-
normally low prices, which are injute
ious to producers.,„, If this is accom-
plished and conditions Created reason,.
albly favourable to hog production.
by, their Home farmers, it should as-
sure to
s-sure.to •Canadian farmeet a fair op-
portunity,
Canada's Part in the Plan
In this plan Canada has been given
a special , place; 2,500,000 cwt, has
been reserved, which this country will
have an opportunity to `supply, At
112 lbs. per cwt, 'the amount is' 280,-
000,000 lbs„ which, on a basis of 120
lbs. of export product per hog, is e-
qual to 2,300,009 hogs, In other
words, Canada, ' has the opportunity
to produce.'eacit-year for the British
market, under regulated conditiono
2,300,000 hogs. It would not be wise
or feasible far Canada to attempt, at
once, to'inerease production to realize
the export of 2,300,000 hogs per year
It must be recognized absol-
utely and unequivocably •that in-
crease in numbers should be only
of the quality to make exportable
bacon. .The present numbers of
nnexportable quality must be re
duced.
As the agreement is for a period of
five years, Canada will, in that time,
have the opportunity of building up
her hog production on a quality basis,
and after that, if the agreement, or
some other agreement, is continued,
-
ishould be in an assured, position. In
any event, during this period a foots
hold should have been attainedwhich
Many preparations to be put on
the trees. -to keep off .rabbits have
been tried, .but most of these' are
not sufficiently durable to last the
winter, The, . most promising one
that is known is, the following:
Repellant for rabbits: Take one
quart of linseed, oil (either boiled or
raw) and heat it to 470 degrees F.
outdoors where no fires will be start-
ed by accident, because the oil may
foam over. Use a container five,
Ones as large as the volume of oil.
Use a thermometer to determine tene•,
perature. When 470 degrees is
reached set the container away from
the fire and immediately add flow-
ers of sulphur while the oil is very
hot. Adel the sulphur a teaspoonful
at a time and stir the oil thoroughly
after each teaspoonful. Add three
ounces of the sulphur to each quart
of oil. After the sulphur has all
been added the liquid should be black
and thick. Avoid getting it on the
clothing because of the smell, which
is persistent. It can be washed off.
the hands with soap and water or
dissolved by gasoline. -
This thick sulfonated oil is about
the right consistency to paint on tree
trunks, Paint the trunk liberally to
about two feet above the snow line,
The trunks should be dry when the
oil is applied. This should stay on
all winter, but a second painting to-
wards spring may be desirable.
HURON COUNTY ORGANIZING
IT'S PROHIBITION FORCES
The organization of Huron pros
hibition forces is proceeding, 'meet -
Mgt being planted throughout the
county following a general meeting
held at Goderich last week. This
county already is "bone dry" under
the Canada Temperance Act, but
temperance interests propose to con-
tinue with an educational campaign.
Among other things the Huron
County prohibitionists have gone on
record opposing any extension of the
privileges of the sale of beer and wine
in Ontairo. The necessity of alert;
mess in view of the alleged activity
of the liquor interests is einphasiz.
ed.
Following are the newly -elected of-
ficers of the Huron County Prohibi-
tion Union: honorary president, A,
T. Cooper, Clinton; president, Gordon
L. Lamb, Goderich; vice-presidents,
.Miss Jean Murray, Exeter; 3. B. Mc-
Lean, ICippen; Mrs. McGuire, Brus-
sels; secretary, Rev. C. J. Moore,
house, Brussels; assistant secretary,
Calle FingIand, Walton; treasurer, Ai
M. Robertson, Goderich. Dr. C. C.
Ramage, Gorrie, was appointed con-
venal, of the committee on childhood
and youth, and Miss Mabel Baillie,
Goderich convener of the committee
on education and publicity. +Sections
al leaders, Brussels 1'. A. McArthur.;
Ethel; Wroxeter, David Weir, Wrox-
t:tor;. Exeter, George MaWsori, t'Ixe.
ter; Goderich, Gordon L. Lamb, .:God.
ericli.
would permit Canada to meet
m
petition,
What Britain will require of Canada
To take advantage of the oppor
tunity offered it is reasonable that
Canada will be expected to do three
things:
Supply first class quality of bacon.
Maintain a supply in steady volume
throughout the year
an increase of '175,000 hogs per, year
for five years .will be necessary.
.1 The plans for the regulation of
bacon imports into i,
p r o Britain will take
some'i 1
1 tt e time to be made effective,
and Ontario would not be in a posi-
tion to take advantage of them 11
they were immediately effective. It
is -then very evident that action
should be based on the expectations
of the future and certainly not on
conditions of the present. The price
.I of hogs is still low and may not in
Increase the supply from ' year to
year so as presently to take up the
whole volume of the allotment,
The British 'Government has stip-
elated that the product shall be of
"good quality" and it is, reasonable
that .Canada should be expected to
supply bacon of quality equal to that
now enjoyed by the British semiswe-
et. It is also reasonable that the
supply should be steadily maintain-
ed. It is expected that great Britain
will, progressively reduce the impor-
tations from foreign. countries, but
this of course, will only be possible
if Canada is in a position to fill the
deficiency with progressively in-
creasing quantities of Canadian ba-
con. ,.
Ontario's Part in the Plan,
If this urogram is to be met, each
`Province. will have to set its hpuse
in order, and do its part in the pro-
duction of quality and quantity ac-
cording to its conditions. Ontario
produces the best quality of hogs -in
Canada. It is from Ontario that the
built of export product has been se-
cured. This Province then occupies
a key' position in the situation now
developing.
The Objective for Ontario
Ontario is now producing approxi.
mately 25 percent of the select bacon
grade, and about 55' per cent of the
Bacon grade of hogs. If this Pro-
vince is to do her part in taking ad-
vantage of the opportunity offered,
an objective of 40 per cent of sel-
ects and 50 per cent of bacons, and
the near future be very high. Btu
action to better the quality and ins
crease production a year from now
smut bp taken during this autmnn's,
breeding season and in the menthe
which follow.
AMMUNITION FOR LITERARY:
FIGHT
London Times, A $night and a Cam-
bridge Man Re -Open Selkirk-
Crusoe Locale Argument
The Selkirk Crusoe argument goes
on apace and promises to become as
voluminous as the Shakespeare -Bacon
argument,
Recently the London, England,
Tunes published the account of a cor-
respondent who bad visited the island
of Juan Fernandez, which he calls
"Robinson Crusoe's Island," He des-
cribes the visit as "a pleasant exper-
ience though rather shattering to the
illusions of childhood."
Simultaneously A. Harker, of
Cambridge declares: "Juan Fernan-
dez was Selkirk's island, but not
Crusae's—On a clear day be (Crusoe)
could see the coast of South America
to W and W. S. W." Thus Harker
gives weight to the contention that
Defoe, inspired by the authentic. Sel-
kirk or not, intended his Crusoe to be
marooned for 25 years (not 4 years,
as was Selkirk) on an Atlantic island, i
probably Tobago, near Trinidad, south
erly,al visited 1 British colony vrs to
d Gana- b a
Y Y d
dian National liners and freighters.
Sit Algernon Aspinall says in the
Times that the fatuous book was
published in 7.710 and that the date •
explains why Crusoe's Island was'
giver: •i
g v as latitude 12
degrees, 18 min-
utes, instead of the accurate 11 de-
grees, 9 minutes, But says Sir Al,
gernon, Crusoe advised the ship's
master to "stand away from'Barbad<
oes" from British Guiana and to take •
a N. W). by. W. course. This course •
would certainly take them, in the
region of Trinidad, far indeed from
Juan Fernandez, which is in the Pa-
cifie Ocean near the west coast of `
South America.
HAND OF DESTINY ,
James Spearin, North Ward, Digs
Startling Freak Prom His Garden
Turnip Grew in Foam of
Human Hand,
If "Jim" Spearin, joviai North.
Ward Irishman, had lived in the olden
days of siiperstitian, he night have
been burned at the stake far witch-
craft, for on Saturday he brought to
The Journal -Argus .office one of the
most startling freaks of nature yet
seen in these clearings. •liMr. Spearin
had been foraging in his garden' plots
and there came upon a turnip, rather
a small speeirnen which he pulled up
by the roots. He was surprised tq
find that the root had grown in the..
form of a human hand, with a thumb
and five fingers, palm and wrist and..
all. The hand 'partly closed and the
ends of the digits taper to a point
not unlike the nails of a Chinese •
mandarin of the old shcool.
"Jim" had seen some queer sights
in his life but he wasn't prepared for
such as this, so ,he called in the
neighbors, and aII agreed that the
monstrosity was worth .showing to
the world. Aeeordingly he brought
it to the Journal where it was white
ted to the crowds on Queen street
through the medium of the front win -
ow. This oddity is still to be seen -
there and is really worth noting.
— St. Marys Journal -Argus.
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