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The Clinton News Record, 1933-04-20, Page 6PAGE 6 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Ago Timely Information for the usy FaiPmer ( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ) Weed Bill Tremendous Weeds cost the Ontario farmer 15 to 18 million dollars yearly in loss of crops, extra labor, and depreciation of property. This was the recent statement of Arthur H. Martin, De- partment official. Seed Grain Scarce Reports to the Department indi- cate that seed grain is becoming Scarce. The small remaining supply in farmers' hands is confined to Eas- tern Ontario and the New Liskeard district. The farmer who looks for seed only when lie is ready to sow, will be a loser this year. CutsElMnota Weekly Crop Report Prince Edward County reports completion of the fourth general T. B. 'test. A. total of 23,360 cattle were tested with only 46 reactors or .19 per cent. This does not include the 55 accredited herds in the county. Farmers in the apple -growing counties are showing a greater in- terest than ever before in the care of orchards and many requests are noted for information and demon- trations on pruning and grafting. The majority are strongly in favor of a real cleanup of the apple mag- got scourge. Farmers in many parts of South- ern Ontario report clover fields to have wintered well, especially where cattle were not allowed to pasture late last fall or where a late cutting of hay was not made. Soil condi- tions are reported to be in good condition in most localities for spring seeding preparations. Fertilizer Experiments Experiments Three interesting pamphlets spon- sored by the Department of Chemis- try at the O.A.C., Guelph are just off the press. They deal with, respec- tively, the effects of artificial man- ure on alfalfa, potatoes, and celery. Each crop is given a separate pam- phlet. These neat little essays well illus- trated, report the results of experi- ment conducted by the O.A.C. on the crops in question, through demon- stration experiments carried on, on farms in various parts of the pro- vince under the soil conditions of the farms. In the past four years the department has experimented with fertilizers on more than 4,000 plots. Written for easy reading, replete with figures and records of the ex- periments, these three little treat- ises are well worth every farmer's attention. They are available free. on application to the department of chemistry, Ontario Agricultural Collepe, Guelph, Ont. The pamphlet on potatoes is known as extension circular, No. 21; that on alfalfa, No. 22; that ton celery, No. 23. o Do Not Gamble The farmer who soWs cheap or uncleaned seed of doubtful quality is gambling with the odds 10 to 1 a- gainst him. In this year of low prices, the difference between the cheapest and the best seed is merely a few cents per bushel. The result of using poor seed, however, may mean a reduction of 20 to 50 per cent. in yield. ezeultBma 675,000 Lbs. of Ontario Honey Exported to Great Britain The Ontario Honey Export As- sociation announces it has shipped to date some 675,000 pounds of hon- ey to 'Great Britain and the Contin- ental market. This quantity is made up as follows: 450,000 pounds of white and golden honey; 20,000 pounds of light amber; 6,000 pounds camp honey and 200,000 pounds of buckwheat. The removal of this quantity' of honey from the domestic market has materially aided in strengthening domestic prices. Contracting Tomatoes The Campbell Soup Company, New Toronto, is contracting for supplies of tomatoes for canning purposes at the rate of 50c per bushel for No. 1 grade and 35c per bushel for un- graded. This company, with the assistance of the Dominion Fruit Branch, Ot- tawa, experimented last year in buy- ing canning crop supplies by grade. So successful was the project that this company has decided to make the plan part of their permanent policy in purchasing. farm crops for can- ning purposes. etit=0 Supply of Quality Cattle Very Limited, Says Duncan "The first essential in profitable beef production," said Garnet H. Duncan, livestock investigator, On- tario Marketing Board, "is that of supplying the domestic market with the quality desired by consumers. "Breeders and feeders can reach this domestic market by producing properly finished, early maturing livestock. This type meets with ready sale, and answers the require- ments for government graded beef. "In my opinion, a visit to the mar- ket would definitely convince produc- ers that while there is a real demand for this type of livestock, the supply is more than limited. o1C=P. Monthly Crop Report The Department's first monthly crop report of the season shows that stocks of all grains are below last year, with hay, corn and pota- toes showing the greatest reduction. Reports indicate that potatoes are quite scarce 'with dealers experienc- ing difficulty in supplying all their requirements from Ontario -grown stock. Supplies of moisture are satisfactory throughout the province. Heavy crops of hay and clover with a restricted market for same, account for livestock being in good condition in southern, western and central counties. 'Grain is running low on sonic farms owing to a crop of oats and barley light in weight in South- western Ontario. In Eastern Ontario many farmers fear a scarcity of feed owing to the short hay and clover crops of last year and more grain is being fed than usual to supplement this shortage. New seedings are not promising and another short hay crop is a pos- sibility. Wheat and clovers have suffered from winds and are quite brown in central counties. In the western and southern parts of Ontar- io a larger amount of wheat was sown late to avoid damage from Hessian Fly and will not come through near- ly as healthy as the early sown which had more top to withstand the var- iable weather. Heaving is general in Welland, Haldimand, Wentworth, Lincoln and Oxford. A shortage of first-class oats is reported in western counties and seed grain is being purchased from eastern districts. The Crops Branch has compiled a list of farm- ers in Eastern Ontario with good quality seed for sale. The supply of alfalfa seed and registered barley is also insufficient. Ontario Corn Corn crop failures can be elimin- ated, largely, by purchasing only No. 1 seed of a standard variety from a reliable dealer, and making a ger- mination test before planting. In the opinion of corn growers of Southwestern Ontario, corn dealers, and officials of the Federal Seed Branch the supply of Ontario -grown selected corn 'of high quality and germination, is sufficient to take care of 'the present season's demand. Due to the abundant rains in No- vember, the severe frosts in early February, and the high percentage of moisture in the corn, growers and dealers were concerned as to the probable injury to germination. It is a fact that late maturing and late harvested fields have been seriously damaged for seed purposes, but from the analyses and germination tests now being made at the Federal Seed Laboratory in Toronto, reports show that early harvested corn, properly cared for, is in excellent condition, and germinating from 80 to as' high as 100 percent. Farmers , who use Ontario -grown seed corn consistently find it to be superior in yield, early in maturing particularly adapted to our compar- atively cool climate and excellent for either silage or husking purposes. A's only a small percentage of the Ontario corn crop is used for seed, growers and dealers have a splendid opportunity of selecting only the finest and most perfect samples for this purpose. With a supply of No. 1 Ontario corn• available at reasonable prices, growers should guard against the temptation of buying low-priced un- graded or low grade corn from doubtful sources. ' The difference in price between.. the so-called cheap seed and the best seed is only a few cents a bushel, yet the result of sow- ing low-grade seed may be absolutely crop failure, due to poor germina- tion. According to the Canada Seeds Act, corn eligible for grade No. 1 must be clean, well graded, true to variety, and germinate at least 80 per cent. • W. J. W. Lennox,' District Seed Inspector for Western Ontario, states that this year in their grading ser- vice he and his staff are endeavour- ing' to keep the No. 1 standard well above the minimum, so that all corn seed sold as No. 1, will germinate ov- er 80 per cent and up 'as high as 100 percent. If the purchaser is'doubt- ful after securing his supply of seed, 'he is at liberty to forward a repre- sentative sample to "Seed Branch" Toronto or Ottawa, and have a check analysis made. The corn industry in Ontario is cursed with too many varieties. Some dealers report they are required to stock as many as thirty varieties, to take care of customers' requests. Many of these so-called varieties are so similar that only an expert corn judge can detect the difference. The most popular types in Ontario are the Longfellow and Salzers North Dakota in the Flints, and the Wis- consin No. 7, White Cap Yellow Dent and Yellow Dent for the Dents. The Yellow Dent type includes Bailey, Bolden Glow and Learning. DOINGS IN THE SCOUT WORLD St. George? The Sunday -school teacher was telling her class of boys the legen- dary story of St. George. She con- cluded, and asked for the name of the dragon -slaying hero. Promptly came the answer, "Baden-Powell!" o-7tmlue A Mafeking Shilling A scrip shilling issued by "Col. Baden-Powell" during the siege of Mafeking in 1900 was auctioned at a Toronto Scout fund campaign din- ner and brought $35. It was dona- ted by Rotarian H. L. Stringer, who served at Mafeking under Colonel Baden-Powell. 0merifs1 Scouts Have Saved Over 200 Lives Since the inauguration of Scout awards in Canada in 1921, 251 med- als have been given for life saving or notable work in a serious emer- gency, and 40 Certificates of Merit and 25 Letters of Commendation for valuable service in lesser emergen- cies. The medals include 14 Bronze Crosses, for life saving at grave personal risk, 108 Silver Crosses for life saving at serious personal risk, and 129 Gilt Crosses for life saving without serious risk, or other not- able work in an emergency. How Mafeking Solved Its Currency Problem The recent auctioning of a Mafe- king scrip shilling at a Toronto Scout fund campaign dinner recalls with new interest the way in which Colonel Baden-Powell, the resource- ful defender of Mafeking during its siege in 1900 solved the problem of the town's currency shortage. The later originator of the Boy Scouts had printed and signed by his army paymaster a voucher "good for the sum of is." and backed by the pro- mise to exchange it for coin "on the resumption of the civil law." At the top of the voucher appeared the Loin and Unicorn of the British coat of arms. The voucher sold in Toronto reads: "January 1900. No. A 3266. Issued by the authority of Colonel R.S.S. Baden-Powell "Commanding the Rhodesian forces." This voucher is good for the sum of ls. and will be exchanged for coin at the Mafeking Branch of the Standard Bank on the resumption of civil law. (Signed) H. Greener, Capt., Paymaster." THE NEW ELECTORAL RIDINGS Boundaries of Huron and of Huron - Bruce ridings, as recently announc- ed: HURON -BRUCE — To consist of the townships of Ashfield, Carrick, Colborne, Culross, Grey, Howick, Huron, Kinloss, Morris, Turnberry, Wawanosh East, Wawanosh West, the Town of Wingham and the vil- lages of Blyth, Brussels, Lucknow, Mildmay, Ripley, Teeswater and Wroxeter. HURON SOUTH—To consist of the townships of .Goderich, Hay Hullett, McKillop, Stanley, Stephen, Tuckersmith and 'Morrie, the towns of Clinton, Goderich and Seaforth and the villages of Bayfield, Exeter and Hensall. Above are for Provincial elections. In the Federal House South Huron will be merged with Perth, North Huron being left pretty much as it is. r t aameeseeramatemasags. trearakasanamaaantazamea ENTERTAIN BRITISH MIN ISTER OF AGRICULTURE Hon. Howard Ferguson, Canadian high commissioner in London, is seen here as the genial host to Major Ht. Hlon. Walter Elliott, M.C. The Hon. Mr. Elliott is the minister of agriculture and fisheries in the British government. They talked about a world's grain exhibition to be held in Canada, according to reports of the luncheon. TO What Other Newspapers are Saying ONE OF THE REASONS sell beer by the glass or that to al In Ontario during March 42,853 men and women were paid $779,095 under the old age pensions scheme. Over the same period, in the pro- vince, 6,433 women with 19,300 chil- dren received $233,593 under the mothers' allowance system. Here is where a million dollars of our mon- ey goes in Ontario. This is one of the reasons why costs of government have mounted. Yet there is no one in Ontario who would advocate cut- ting out these expenditures. —London Free Press. LOVE COMES HIGH • Love comes high these days if we can believe all we read. A ' news despatch states that France is going to spend $1,320,000 to teach the United States to love her. Most of us could work up quite a case for a good deal less than that. —Kincardine Review -Reporter. tszelteo, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS WOULD UPSET PRINCIPLE Those who argue in favor of in- troducing the sale of beer by the glass, and of allowing liquor to be advertised in Ontario, overlook the fact that such innovations would violate a principle which is avowedly at the basis of the present Govern- ment Control system. When the Provincial Government substituted Government sale for the 0. T. A. a few years ago, it won support for the former measure by presenting it as a restrictive law with the object of curtailing the sale of liquor. Liquor -selling was to be confined to a limited number of government stores. Advertising was to be forbidden. The whole purpose was declared to be the reduction of the use of liquor. For the government to permit eith- er of the above proposals, that to low the advertising of liquor, to become law, would mean throwing overboard the principle of restriction which was declared to be the basis of the present Act. It would mean a reversal of policy and a betrayal of those who took the government at its word when the government in- troduced its present law based on a definite policy of restriction.—St. Marys Journal -Argos. C-inte=Y MARTINS ARRIVE The first Purple Martins of the season arrived at Mitchell last week. This is the earliest arrival of the birds in sixty years. These visitors conte early in the spring and remain late in the fall. They spend the win- ter in South America. —Mitchell Advocate, * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * THE NEWS -RECORD THE NEW -RECORD IS AN ALL-AROUND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, WITH SOME- THING OF INTEREST FOR * EVERY MEMBER OF THE * FAMILY. • ARE YOU A REGULAR..* SUBSCRIBER. IF NOT, * WHY NOT? * * * THE NEWS -RECORD VIS- ITS Y 0 U REGULARLY EACH WEEK OF THE FIF- TY-TWO IN THE YEAR AND COSTS LESS THAN THREE CENTS PER WEER. YOU CANNOT GET MORE FOR YOUR MONEY ANY- WHERE. COME IN OR SEND IN YOUR SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE CLINTON NEWS - RECORD ONLY $1.50 FOR 1033. * * * * * * * * * * N. * * ENGLISH SCHOOL BOYS HAVE A BIG TIME The scene in the above picture did not take place. many years ago, but, only a few days ago. London, England, school boys, aree apparently going in for free wheeling in a big and little way. The boys used these means of transportation, toppers and all during recent hi-jinks in Lon- don 'schools. r Fll TIItIES., APRIL 20; 1933��,'' The House of Commons is accus- tomed to members advocating econ- omy and at the same time urging expenditures in their own ridings. In this they are truly representative, for the peoplealso demand econ• omy, so long as it does not affect expenditure . in their own immediate neighborhood. But the Commons saw the spectacle lately of a Que- bec member opposing a grant to his own constituency. That man is a patriot, if he intends to run again, a brave one. The nation that once declared by law that beer of over one-half of one per cent. is intoxicating is now operating under a law which declares that 3.2 beer is not intoxicating. We fear that in both instances the law is not only a "hass" but a liar as well. osgir ma The proposal that the railways should be obliged to levy far pensions to men thrown out of employment by the co-operation probe -am shows that there are still a few men in parlia- ment who do not appreciate the plight of the railways and of the country which owns one of them. The Hitler administration may or may not be a good one. It is Ger- many's government—not ours — and we should not allow its opponents to embroil us in any dispute with a country with which we are presently at peace. OmEif3oro 'Both parties to the dispute are spreading propaganda in foreign countries and we do not believe that the Nazi's have any advantage in that direction. Their antagonists, in Canada and the United States, are well equipped with power to influ- ence public opinion through radio. moving pictures and press despatch- es. The British foreign office ought to know its business, but really an ap- ology is seldom worth having, and should not be demanded unless you are sure to get it or are prepared to fight and lick the other fellow if he refuses, in which case it is not worth the price. Espionage and sabotage Are charged against some engineers. Whose answer is it's camouflage, Or persiflage or badinage By Moscow's wily racketeers. When a government takes the position that it is not in the public interest to reveal what salaries cer- tain public officials are receiving, the public may take for granted that some 'officials are being overpaid. And when the argument is advanced that such officials are so valuable they might—if it were known what small salaries they were resolving— be lured' away by private enterpris- es, on'e' can only be amused and laugh. e •.5w cynical and sneer, . Fashions are fleeting of •course, but as a general thing they have more permanence than a permanent wave. c.31 Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins - played 105 minutes of extra trine • to break a tie and then they wonder-• why they die untimely. Not one of ' them will escape permanent' harm from such exertions. "Butch -bred to make a Roman holiday" is not a po- etical fancy. Oasitestrat Charles Hunter Rogers admits now that he had a good deal of' fun when he was hoaxing the public with faked manuscripts, including the de- claration of independence, and faked' masterpieces of art. The daily newspapers that exploited his 8or- geries—+what have they to say about it? Were they hoaxed or did they have some fun too fooling their pub- lic? The five per cent. tax on the in- terest on bonds payable to non-resi- dent Canadians may be wrong, but the argument that it is going to make it difficult for provinces and muni- cipalities to float further loans leaves us cold. Anything that has that effect is an advantage. "I would it were impossible," said Dr. Johnson to a lady who had told him that the piece she had just played on the spinet was difficult. OseQtactaa A friend who is not usually an optimist sees a change for the better in conditions. People are not losing money as fast now as they did two or three years ago, lie says. osoElEsto0 Prosperity is always in evidence when and where hockey matches are being held, but even an economist would not argue that prosperity can be made widespread and' constant by having hockey matches everywhere all the time. A bill introduced into one of our • legislatures would, if it carried, have obliged pedestrians to carry lights at night. It met the same fate as another proposal jocularly made in the early days of motordom, that li- cense numbers should be displayed under the car, so that when a pedes- trian was run over he could jot down the number for use at the inquest. Conductor—t"Can't you see the sign 'No Smoking'?" Sailor—i"Sure' mate, that's plain enough. But there are so many dip- py signs here. Looks there, one says, 'Wear Nemo Corsets.' So I. ain't paying attention to any of ' them.' Acorn Barn Ventilators Prevent spon- taneous combus- tion. Base, 20 in.; Drum, 16 in.; Height, 4 ft. 5 in.—only 55.00. f^•��:ulV4 . Iiiiiii �1 f6 Use Preston "Led-kied" Nails Lead is used on the head of these nails to seal the nail -hole. Now only 15c lb. Pres on Galvan',ed Tanks Special Spring Sale. Write for prices. Slocum's s. Spark Arrester For your house chim- ney. Pre- vents root fires. Slocum's Fire Suitocator For putting out fires when they are beginning. • PRESTON Barn Door Hardware money on°eyyou barn door hard- ware. Write for prices. .,-.1 i A li, '11.i'lliMillIIIN II'? Preston Steel Clad Baena Built with ragged steel trusses or plank trusses. Roofed and sided with fire- proof steel. Write for "Book About Barns". Millions of dollars worth of farmbuild ings are being eaten up each year by roc and decay caused by, leaky roofs, and by fires. Save your buildings N OW. before • they get beyond saving. Re -roof with . Rib -Roll. Rib -Roil is. permanent„ It cannot warp, , shrink, peel,, crack, curl' or bulge. It is , fireproof—sparks cannot ignite it. When t properly grounded at the four corners , according to the Ontario• Lightning Rod . Act, it gives complete lightning protec-: • tion. ""Cotincil Standard""Rib«Roll is now sell— ing to ellingot the lowest prices in+history. Quality • is still maintained at its highest point. . Write for free sample and "° � useful roofing; booklet. COON0LSTANOAAD' "„ . w.rr ro06 We make allikinds'of Sheet : Metal' Building. Materials. . Guelph Street Preston, Oat. ted d orate _ FSate,4ao,' loo so Montreal $t.Toroate.