The Clinton News Record, 1933-04-13, Page 6PAGE 6
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Henocracy
"Henocracy" .is the term that the
Illinois (College of Agriculture ap-
plies to the new system under which
hens are kept in individual metal
coops, assembled in battery form. It
M . reported that at Miami, Florida,
for example, 60,000 laying hens have
been placed in batteries in a 500 -room•
hotel, The hen is even deprived of an
opportunity to admire her egg, for as
soon as the, egg is laid, it rolls iout of
her sight, into a gathering trough.
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New Publications
Publications •of interest to farmers
recently issued by the Department
include the following: "Vegetable
Gardening" (Bulletin Nlo.. 369) by T.
H. Jones, Dept. of Horticulture and
N. J. Thomas, Dept. of Chemistry, 0.
A.C., and 0. J. Robb, Horticultural
Experimental Station, Vineland; An-
nual Report of the Ontario Agricul-
tural and Experimental Union for
1932; and the 62nd annual report of
the Entomological. Society of Ontar-
io. Copies of these interesting and
valuable booklets can be procured
through your local agricultural office
or by writing to the Publications
Branch, Ontario Department of Agri-
culture, Toronto.
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Weekly Crop Report
Farmers throughout Ontario are
elated at the higher prices being paid
for hogs and a still further increase
is prophesied owing to the scarcity.
The farmer who continued in the hog
business will now reap the benefit of
his good judgement. There is a large
demand for one -day old chicks in most
parts of the province. Beneficial
rains for winter wheat and clovers
have fallen recently in many parts
of the province. Roads are soft and
highway officers in numerous coun-
ties are enforcing the half -load re-
gulation on trucks. Considerable ac-
tivity in preparation for spring
work is noticed everywhere and
farmers in Kent County report in-
jury to new seedings of clover.
Warm rains have helped in Lincoln
county to revive wheat, alfalfa and
clover fields. Some cars of certifi-
ed seed potatoes are coming into
Middlesex and there is more than
usual interest in soy beans. A big
increase in number of old 'orchards
being pruned and sprayed this year
is noted in Welland. Hog prices in
Wentworth reached $6.000 per cwt.
Breeders' reports in Durham indicate
some flocks of sheep showing close
to 200 per cent lamb production.
Revival of Old Practice Seen in
Brisker Export
Since the beginning of January.
Canada has shipped to Great. Britain
some 6,000 head of cattle and ,this
number will be increased to 20,000
by the early part of June.
With the revival of our export
trade with the Old Country, a popu-
lar practice of some thirty years ago
may be re-established.. Transporta-
tion companies make provision for
one man to travel with each carload.
of cattle and when export trade was
brisk, many farmers availed them-
selves of this opportunity to visit
Great Britian. In addition to those
engaged in agricultural pursuits, it
has been stated that a great number
of Ontario's older professional men,
during their college days, visited
England and Scotland as a result of
getting the job of tending cattle in
transport,
Ontario Sends 302 Entries to Regina
Of the 2,500 entries received by
the World's Grain Show and Confer-
ence at Regina on the closing date,
302 were from the Province of On-
tario. A. H. Martin, Secretary of
tht Ontario Committee, states that
the classes receiving the 'heaviest en --
try from Ontario are: Red clover, 29
entries; alsike 26; white winter
wheat, 16; medium or Iate oats, 14;
six rowed barley, 15; field beans
(small white) 13; alfalfa, 12. All the
leading grain and seed exhibitors of
the province have made one or more
-•• entries.
D. L. Scott, Carleton County, who
won the $500 malting barley prize
at the 1932 Royal is represented in
several classes, and Mrs. Mary E.
Maycock of Prince Edward County,
the only woman who hay ever won
three championships in succession at
the Chicago International Grain and:
Hay Show, has sent an excellent
sample of beans. Howard Fraleigh,
Forest, is represented in the
:flax section, and J. H. Lampman lof
Ridgetown, a winner at Chicago, is
forward again with beans. G. Gor-
don Finlay, also of Kent County,
winner of the grand championship in
soybeans at Chicago last year, has
sent an extra good sample to Regina
The Ottawa Valley, Peel County,
and Northern Ontario are represent-
ed with superior product, and when
the judging is completed there should
be some good news for Ontario.
The World's' Grain Exhibition and
Conference is held at Regina this
year from July 24 to August 5.
Seed Corn For 1933
Some concern has been felt rela-
tive to this 'spring's supply of seed
corn of domestic production. It is
believed, however, that the amount
of suitable seed available may be suf-
ficient to meet the usual demand if
necessary care is exercised in put-
ting on the market only the best of
the crop for seed,
It is admitted that part of the
1932 corn crop in south-western On-
tario was harvested under conditions
unfavourable for seed production and
that a large percentage 'of fields did
not mature sufficiently to produce
corn of seed quality. At the present
time the average moisture content of
last year's torn is thought to be 17
percent or 18 percent.
On the lather hand dealers state
that while Ontario corn of the 1932
crop is lower in general quality than
was the corn of 1931, there is plenty
that will grade well over the re-
quirements for No. 1 seed. Added to
this, there is a certain carry over of
seed corn from the excellent crop of
1931, much of which, with rechecking
of germination will probably be suit-
able for seed.
Prompt and vigorous germination
is a prime requisite in all kinds of
seed. This is particularly essential
in corn, and since much of last year's
corn crop is known to be unsuitable
for seed purposes, seed dealers pur-
chasing corn for resale, and farmers
purchasing' for use on their own
farms, should exercise great care in
their selection of seed.
Culling the Flock of
Sheep
(Experimental Farris Note)
With the lambing season on, or
coming on, and with shearing nolo
very far away, the farmer comes in
more or less contact with the indivii
dual members of his flock, and n
little close attention at these times
in tagging individuals for culling is
well worth while.
Udder troubles 'are fairly common
and show up most prominently fol;
lowing lambing. Udders that give
trouble one season in all probability
will give more trouble the next, and'
in most cases these ewes should be
tagged for disposal.
Ewes that fail to conceive should
also be marked for early disposal
unless, due to the large number of
failures, the ram is indicated as be.
ing at fault.
Certain ewes make much better
mothers than others and if notes or
records are kept of this it will also
assist in selecting individuals for
culling. Some ewes are wild and
flighty and a continual source of
nuisance. The disposal of these may
add greatly to the peace of the
flock.
At shearing time a close observer
will be able to make good selection'
of various individuals as to breed
type and to quality of the wool,
While wool prices are low it is all
the" more important to try and im-
prove the quality and quantity, and
a great deal of information in this
respect can be gathered atshearing
time.
In the shearling flock of Hemp.
shires at the Dominion Experimen-
tal Station at Windermere the range
in weight of fleeces ran from 8.5
pounds to 15 pounds with the average
weight being 10.8 pounds. At
prices received in 1932 for the wool
there was a difference of approxi-
mately 45 cents in value between
the high and the low fleece. While
feeding has an influnce 'on the quan-
tity and quality of the wool, breeding
and selection are undoubtedly the big-
gest factors, and a great deal may
be done by culling ewes with poor
fleeces, and by using rams with'
outstanding ,qualities in this regard.
At shearing time the quality 'of
the fleece ,can bo most readily ob-
served and selections .made accord-
ingly. lBlaek hair and wool are sand
of the most :undesirable features.
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while length, density, quality and
Metre are important considerations.
In times •of adversity it is all the
more important that farmer's by
breeding and selection should im-
prove the quality of their product,
and this selection is possibly most
easily made at lambing and at shear
ing . time.
Corn
(Experimental Sarins Note) •
Corn for ensilage is still of con-
siderable importance on a great
many farms in Eastern Canada.
During the season of 1932, the Di-
vision of Forage Plants, Central Ex-
perimental Farm, Ottawa, conducted
a test in which careful comparison
was 'made of a number of corn var-
ieties commonly grown for ensilage
in Eastern Canada, ' in addition to
several that are not . so commonly
grown or •so well known.
Judged from the standpoint of
yield, the varieties ranked in the
following order:
Dents—Wisconsin No. 7, Golder
Glow, Learning and Bailey.
Flints-JCompton's Early, Longfel-
low, and Salzar's North Dakota.
All varieties were cut at the same
stage of maturity, the "late dough"
stage, and were presumably equal in
qaulity. Wisconsin No. 7 yielded
better than any other variety. Comp -
ton's Early yielded equally as well
as Golden 'Glow, Learning and Bailey
and 'since the flints were harvested
one week earlier than the dents
this variety should be given the
preference in districts where the sea-
son is somewhat short for using the
dent varieties.
The main difference between dem
and flint varieties for ensilage pur-
poses (apart from yield) is in the
production of suckers; the'flinta
sucker very freely while the dent
sucker very little, if at all.
Corn for grain is not of very
great importance in Eastern Canada;
except in southwestern Ontario,
where the standard varieties for
grain are those already discussed for
ensilage purposes.
In addition to the ensilage test
mentioned above, a test was also
conducted at Ottawa to determine
the best varieties of corn for grain
production in districts in Eastern
Canada with conditions similar to
those prevailing at Ottawa.
The varieties, Quebec No. 28 (a
12 -rowed flint) and Twitchell's Pride'
(an 8 -rowed flint) gave the best re-
sults in this test, both of then being
quite outstanding in both yield 'and
maturity.
Further details of these tests can
be had by writing to the Division of
Forage Plants, Central Experimental
Farm, Ottawa, Ontario.
"A Popular Annual
Event"
(Clinton's Spring Show)
Some institutions come and go. But
linger round a spell,
And why they vanish from our sight,
'tis mighty hard to tell.
But they don't seem to have in
them, the life for longer years,
Or yet to have their passing off,
marked by a gush 'of tears,
But other customs that we have, are
ripe with honored age,
And into one of these here things,
we dedicate this page.
Why, 'long about this time of year,
when winter's on the wane
And when the almanac each week,
calls for a bit of rain,
When other days are chilly like, and
comes a skiff of snow,
Along there strides that goodly thing
"The Clinton Big Spring Show."
Ah, have we not each one of us, in
days that's passed away,
Built up upon that there event, to
have one glorious day.
You know it is a splendid thing, this
once a year occasion,
When farmers come' to town "By
Jing" and come without persuasion.
The women folks they come along,
when the weather it is fine,
And watch the men folk show their
horses, on the halter and the line.
And it really must be thrilling for
every chap that tries,
With a dandy bunch of horses, for to
win a special prize.
I used to go in days gone past, when
I was young and spry,
And with a string of horses, for those
prizes have a try,
And it's great indeed, "By Jove" it
is, as you may well suppose,
With a smashing pair of drafters, win
a nifty suit of clothes,
I used to go "you bet" I did, into
that "Big Spring Fair"
And try for a dandy "Special," with
an Agricultural pair.
And its grand to try the sweepstakes,
when out upon its rounds,
With a big upstanding gelding,
weighing nineteen hundred pounds.
And if you do not land it, of' eourse
you never care,
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Some fellow often gets it, that has a
stylish mare, •
But those big shows with emblem's
red, to either lose or get,
Those things had pleasuro once for-
rne, I almost feel it yet, •
And they decorate those -horses,;
manes, spin ribbons in their tail
And with their skill to decorate, they'
surely never fail,
They get thein shod with bevelled
shoes; and fix their feet up fine,
And pluck and trim their fancy legs,
Mill every hair's in line.
And when they driye them on the
square, they step up' gay and spry,
It is one grand' and glorious sight,
and pleasing to the eye.
And don't you mind when in the
street, they called the. ladies' trot,
When all the lady drivers round, are
right there on the spot.
And hitched into some four -wheeled
rig, they make their horses fly,
As though it were a case for them,,
to win that thing or die,
And how that crowd would clap and'
yell, "By Heck," it sure was grand;
When the winner drove her noble
steed up past the judes' stand.
I've wandered round a quite a bit, ion
this. old earthly plain,
And seen a quite a lot of things,
that's built to entertain,
And some of them are mighty good;
and set up, queer and strange
They sprinkle all along the line, and
cover quite a range,
But I'd sooner go, "By Heck," I would
into that "Big Spring Fair,"
And step right out along the street,
and meet my neighbors there.
There's Joe and Jim and Tom and
Tim, Ezekiel, Ed and Mac,
And Matt. and Ike and Pat and Mike,
and Finlay, Bob and Jack,
There's Bill an Ben and Lou and Len,
and Ephriam, Ab and Abe,
And Sim and Sam and Dave and Dan,
and Russell ,Ross and Jabe.
There's Luke and Les. and Wat and
Wes. and Archie, Dick and Don.
And Hugh and Hank and Fred and
Frank, and Wiilfred, Lack and Son.
There's Amos and Andy, Silas and
Sandy, and Cecil, Roy and Verne,
And Nick and Ned, and Tad and Ted
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And Norman, Jake and Earn,
There's Adam and Al'!, and Rory and
Ralph, Montgomery, George and
Pete.
They come from 'all the country
ground, and make our ploy complete
And We talk about the winter and
the pleasure of the"Spring,
About the price of cattle, and almost
everything.
And we watch those classy horses
when parading in their togs,
And we speak of the Depression, and
discuss the jump in hogs,
The ladies too, are on, the street,
They amble to and'fro
And inspect the latest fashions, that
the merchants have to show,
And we really had one glorious day,
every man and woman there,
Let's hope we all shall meet again,
At "Clinton's Big Spring Fair."
—"Onlooker."
LOST IDENTIFICATION DISC
DISCOVERED IN HEART OF
CABBAGE
Rev. Nels Carlson, pastor of the
Gamine Lutheran Church, was much
surprised to receive through the
mail one morning last week, a key
ring identification disc which he had
lost nearly five years ago. Mr. Carl-
son recalls having lost the disc, which
was on a ring with his car keys,
while he was driving through mud
and rain at Butte, Montana. The
lurching 101 the car caused the disc to
become detached, he thinks, and it
was later carried out of the car on
the muddy boot of one of his compan-
ions, who got out now and then to
give the car a shove. The disc was
found about two weeks ago by Mrs.
Sadie Sulwalsiz of Butte. She had
boiled a head of cabbage and was cut-
ting it open when the knife she was
using struck a hard object. She then
noticed that the cabbage was discoI-
ored and further investigation re-
vealed the disc embedded in the heart
of the vegetable. She forwarded the
plate to Mr. Carlson's old address at
Pierpont, S. D., and from there it
was sent to Camrose. How the disc Naturally enough, the Prince of Wales was on hand to take part in
found its way into the cabbage is a recent St. David's Day celebrations. Here we see himtaking the salute
matter for conjecture.—Canadian. as the Welsh guards march across Windsor castle quadrangle.
Abraham Lincoln was resting in a
hotel lobby. As usua , the village
dudes had convreyated there and one,
bolder than 'the rest, remarked:
"Mr. Lincoln, your speech was good
but there' were some points quite
yoncl my reach."
Lincoln looked up •' and: chuckle
sorry for you; I once bad a d
that had the seine trouble with flea
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