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The Clinton News Record, 1933-12-28, Page 7'!PAGE 6 THE G IIVTGN NEWS -RECORD NEW ANO ormargemasameammoommapora HIP PENIN:GS Of INTEREST TU FAR Timely Information for the Busy Farmer '( Furnished, by the Department of Agriculture ) Winter Feeding of Market Hoge Winter fed hogs require a dry, reasonably warm bed, Exercise is necessary in the early stages of growth. Include in the feed mix- ture a variety of grains such as oats, barley and shorts or middlings. Skim - milk or buttermilk should be in- cluded and must be always fed uni- formly sweet or. sour. Tankage may replace the milk. Do not attempt to finish too quickly or crippling' may' result. errameree Turnips For Sheep In Canada many successful sheep raisers feed turnips to their sheep. The excellence of many pure-bred flocks in which international prize o winners are reared is in great meas- ure due to the liberal use of succuh ent foods, and no other green crop is st. generally used as turnips in the winter season. Apart from their food constituents, turnips have a wonderful effect in maintaining a vigorous condition of the digestive organs and general system. Young lambs born in the venter or early spring are greatly benefited by lib- eral feedings of finely sliced turnips until grass arrives. Previous to lambing, ewes should not be heavily fed upon turnips or other roots, from 4 to 5 pounds per day being very beneficial; a larger quantity is • liable to cause abnormally large, soft lambs deficient in vitality. eeranalito Breeding Essential for High Egg Production The average production of all the birds in the laying contest held at Harrow for the past three years le about 180 eggs per hen. It is rough- „jir •lati na ed that it costs about 80 to 100 eggs to feed a hen for one year. The hen which lays about 180 eggs in a year produces eight tinea as much profit as a 110 -egg hen, less the small extra cost of feed required to produce the larger number of eggs. The moral of this story is that breeding is one great factor which governs profits, and that if the farmer has not the inclination or is unable to carry on his own selee, th'e breeding program to save his own flock from deterioration he nus depend on the poultryman who makes this a practice. Indiscrimin- ate use of untested males means re, version; and .it should be borne in mind that the yield of the jungle fowl, from which our high -record "egg machine" of today originated, was probably about two dozen eggs in a year. aratifinere Health of Poultry Flock Normal health is essential in a poultry flock because illness lowers egg production and reduces weight gains. Disease, particularly when of a communicable nature, is preventable. Medical treatment of a sick flock costs money with little assurance of profitable results, Constant vigilance is necessary to prevent the spread of contagious disease in the flock, treescao Soybean Varieties Differ Growers of soybeans should give some thought towards the selection of a suitable variety to grow in their locality. Soybeans, like other crops, show wide differences be, tween varieties and undoubtedly a number of growers are realizing that this is an important consider- ation. At least it would be wise to investigate the characteristics of the several varieties available at pre- sent, The Harrow Experimental Station will be glad to assist in this matter with the results of tests car- ried out so far. OmPiirlsare Soya Bean Meal as Fertilizer A regulation under the Dominion Fertilizers Act has been established which requires a minimum of 6 per cent.. of available nitrogen and not more than 6 per cent, of oil in the Meal sold for fertilizer purposes.' This guarantees to buyers that the meal has been properly processed, and indicates that it should give ef- ficient results when used as a nitro- gen fertilizer. Soya bean meal has for many years been used as a nitrogen fertil- izer in eastern countries, particul, only Japan and China. While it has been officially. recognized ,only re, Gently at it fertilizer in Canada, Chinese garjleners in British Colum- bia have, during the last few yeals, used as fertilizer hundreds of tons of soya bean meal imported from eastern sources, principally Man- churia. In recent years soya bean produc- tion in Ontario has made consider- ablbe progress and two factories' have been established, one at Milton,, and one at Chatham., for the manu- facture of the meal. As a result there is now a supply of domestic soya meal in Ontario, which is even higher in quality than Asiatic meal for feeding and fertilizer purposes. Castateeti Crop Facts Although the volume of field crop production in Ontarie this year was less than in 1932 owing to drought and intense heat during the growing season, the value of production shows an increase of nine millions of doll lays or 8 per cent. over last year. Ontario's export of apples to the United Kingdom for this season up to November 15th was 240,000 bars cels. This figure exceeds the total shipments for the entire season dur, ing each of the three previous years, which were as follows: 1930-135,000 barrels: 1931-136,000 barrels; 1932 —209,000 barrels. Apple exports this year promise to set a record as on Nov 15th 220,000 barrels of ap- ples were still on hand in cold star age. Greatly increased cold storage fa- cilities, enacted in the last few yearsi now permit our growers to hold their apples and market them in the Old Country when prices are at their best. Ontario tobacco continues to se- cure an increasing share of the Bri- tish market, with exports for 1933 totalling over 15,000,000 lbs., or 50 per cent more than in 1932, Loans to farmers on farm proper- ty during the past year by the On- tario Agricultural development Board totalled with $8,500,000 last year. The Canada -.United Kingdom Trade Agreement that went into ef- fect on Nov. 15th, 1932, has resulted in numerous gains in Canadian ex- ports in a wide range of farm com- modities. CaSSISaaa Bill of Lading Required All truckers handling livestock are required by Government regula- tions, under which their licenses are issued, to furnish farmers with bills of lading on livestock shipments Many farmers are not aware of this regulation or the protection it af- fords them and many cases come to light where livestock shippers have suffered loss through not insisting on a bill of lading from the trucker who hauls his stock to market. Under the Highways Aet, every trucker transporting livestock for hire is requited under his P.C.V. lic- ense to furnish a bill of lading to the shipper. The Regulation affords the producer an opportunity of deter- mining to whom his livestock is sold, In any case it assures the shipper that he will get his money and a full and correct statement from the purchaser to whom the trucker delivers his load. These regulations do not apply to farmers transporting their own live, stock nor to drovers who purchase outright from the farmer and trans- port their purchases to market. But if the farmer fails to Insist on a bill of lading from the trucker who hauls his cattle he can hare no assurance of where his livestock is sold or to whom, or at what prices and more- over, he has to accept the trucker's responsibility for returning his money. With a bill of lading from the trucker the farmer can make sure that his cattle are not sold direct to a Packer by whom the trucker may be employed, if he desires the open competition of the Stock Yards, LONDON ROAD FARMER WANTS TO KNOW HOW TO RAISE HOGS AT A PROFIT Brucefield, Dec. 22, 1933. Editor News-Record:— Gentlemen: It is to be noted with interest that the Huron County Home reports . a profit on the feeding of hogs of $910.00 for 1983 which ought to be very gratifying to the taxpay- ers. However, owing to this severe depression we who are Agricultural- ists would •like to also know how we could make a profit so that we could pay our bills, reduce, the mortgage, install electric fixtures, equip the farm with modern ,buildings, etc. Aecording to experiments made at Guelph on pork production it was acertained that to produce a pound of pork it required about seven pounds of grain and at present pric- es of grain this works out 8-10 cents a pound and seven, . pounds of grain to a pound of pork works out' at a cost of 5.6c for a pound of pork for the grain alone, so a 200 pound hog would cost $11.20. As young pigs cost $2.00 a piece, 6 weeks old, then a pig ready for market costs $13.20 Add to this say ,$2.00 more for labor and other sundries and the hog ready for market costs $15,20. At a selling price of 6c per pound the'falmer re, ceives $12,00 or a loss of $3.20 per hog. A year or so ago hogs sold at 3c per pound or $6.00 for' a 200 - pound hog, or a deficit of $9.20 per hog, that is of course for we farm- INIMIIMPIONEVOMM ers. And, any assertions that we may make about there being no profits in hog production, is met with a cold and glassy stare, or a cynical smile that seriously impugns our veracity or infers that our mentality in defic- ient. So we would like a more detailed report as to the number of hogs fed their purchase price the amount pro- ceeds of sale, and the kind of feed used, and its cost. We ask this so that we can do likewise and clear away the depres- sion. Most respectfully yours, B. WALDRON. (Why not run up and talk the matter over with Manager Jacob at the County Farm.-1Ed.) Rate and Economy of Gains by Pigs (Experimental Farms Note), The marketing of hogs only when they . have reached the correct weights of from 200 to 230 pounds at the farm, and have acquired the proper finish is one of the greatest problems of our bacon industry. The marketing of light weight and un- finished, and overweight, heavy hogs causes a very large annual loss to our farmers.uall important Eq y mp ant is the fact that the poor grade bacon produced from these hogs is a con- stant menace to the standing of Can- adian bacon on the British market, Experiments at the Dominion Ex- perimental Station, Lacombe, have shown that it pays to feed hogs well from the time they are weaned, and to market as soon as they are up to the proper weight and finish. Growth and feeding data on 109 hogs show that as the hogs grew older they re- quired more and more feed for 100 pounds of gain, with a resultant in- crease in the cost of gain. The pigs weighed an average of 3L7 pounds at the weaning age of sixty days. The growth and feed- ing data were taken at thirty -day intervals throughout the life of the hogs and the results point out sev- eral facts of great importance to the pork producer. It required 319 pounds of grain to produce one hundred pounds of gain for the first thirty days, 375 pounds for the second thirty days, 378 pounds for the third thirty days, -and 442 pounds for the last thirty-eight days, the average requirement flor the total period being 392 pounds of grain per one hundred pounds of, gain. The average daily gain per hog started at 0.87 pounds for the firsi thirty days, 1.14 pounds for the se- Gond thirty days, 1.51 pounds for the third thirty days, and 1.62 pounds for the last thirty-eight days, 'the average daily gain for the full per- iod being 1.31 pounds. Feeders are frequently misled by the gains made by their hogs when about 220 pounds in weight. Be, cause they are making more rapid gains than when they are younger and smaller, they believe they are making cheaper gains. It is true that they are making greater gains but each pound is put on at greater cost than when they are younger. With a steadily increasing cost per pound of gain for pigs over 220 pounds in weight and a heavy cut for "heavy" hogs it does not pay to feed hogs after they are up to pro- per weight and finish. Similarly with a heavy cut in the price of light weight, unfinished hogs, which produce a low grade quality of ba- con it pays to feed pigs 'well until the proper weights and finish are reached. --ifs. E. 'Wilson, Dominion Experimental Station, Lacombe, Al. berta. Canadian Grown Grains is Poultry Rations • , . (Experimental 'Farms Note) There is no one grain that is in- dispensable in the feeding of poultry, though generally speaking, a ration in which there is a variety of grains will prove most satisfactory. Canada is a wheat growing coun-c try and even in years of crop short- age there is available for feeding a surplus of wheat of the lower grades, consequently the grain that should form the basis of poultry ra- tions is wheat, and to this should be added oats, barley, or what ever oth-. er grains are available. There is in Canada a belief that porn is essential in feeding poultry. Corn unquestionably is an excellent feed and in the earn belt it is logical to use the common product as the basis of poultry rations. In Canada, however, corn is comparatively little grown and in some districts it is very difficult to procure and often at a price not justified when its value is compared with home grown grains. • It has been demonstrated by feed- ing trials on the Experimental Faring that as good results can be obtained with rations containing no corn as with rations in which corn is used. I The Canadian grown grain most losely approximating corn in com- position is barley, but as barley compared with corn is deficient in vitamin A, it is necessary to over- come this deficiency. This is best done by the use of alfalfa or clover,. used freshwhen available, or as alfalfa leaf meal or the leaves and blossoms of well cured hay. Dur- ing the season of close confinement, barley rations may be further for- tified by the use of cod liver oil. 'By all means use home grown grains. When it is necessary to purchase grains buy those of which Canada has a surplus as they will give as good results at lower cost than imported feeds. —F. C. Elford, Dominion Poultry Husbandman, LUCI{NOW: The funeral of Mar garet Walker, widow of Richard Lockhart was held from her late re sidence Wednesday, with service con- ducted by Rev. C. H. MacDonald. In- terment took place in Kinloss ceme- tery. Mrs. Lockhart passed away on Sunday in her 92nd year following a long, lingering illness. She had been a resident of Lucknow for over 20 years, coming here from near Holy - rood. She is survived by two sons, William, Lucknow, and Felix, Appin; and two daughters, Mrs. McConnell and Mrs. Hunter of the West. All attended the funeral. Tho two daughters have been here for a year caring for their mother. Another daughter, Mrs. Orr, predeceased her 15 years ago, since when Mrs. Lock- hart had been a mother to the Orr family. The pallbearers were James, Melvin and Andy Orr, grandsons; Ward Walken, Wm. MaeInnes and David Carruthers, Mar Campbell's 98th birthday, the ladies took the opportunity to present her - with a gift of a fountain pen and stand. The presentation was made by Mrs. Murdie. airs. Campbell was completely taken by surprise and expressed her appreciation of the thoughtful gift. An improptu pro- gram was given, consisting of a pi- ano instrumental by Mrs. Newton and a vocal solo by Williard Thomp- son, also a solo by Mrs. D. Thomp- son, after which the ladies all gath- ered in circle singing, "For She's a Jolly Good Fellow." A dainty lunch was served bb the hostess, assisted by Mrs. C. Thompson, and Miss Lorna Campbell. Mrs. Campbell and her daughter, Miss;Lorna, leave shortly for an extended visit with the former's daughter, Mrs. C. ,Bar- ber, in British Columbia. LUCKNOW: Mrs. N. L. Campbell was the guest of honor at a pleasant' afternoon tea given byher daughter, Mrs. R. H. Thompson Wednesday af- ternoon, at which about twenty lad- ies were present. It being Mrs. GODERICH: After counsel for both sides had conferred with Magi- strate Reid, it was anounced last Thursday that Confucius, T. G. Con - non's chow dog, which killed James Johnston's •valuable Manx cat, had been banished for life to Port MoNie.- ol, the C.P.R. port on Georgian Bay. Confucius was crated and ,placed on 65 TONS OF FISH IN SINGL the afternoon train.The, banish•' Ment was a. compromise. "We didn't HAUL OF NF/1 have a chances," said Frank Donnelly, counsel for Mr. Connon. "Confucius already has had his legal `one bite.' He was on suspended sentence. But he escaped the gallows, just on the eve of Christmas." There was :grief in the iConnon home for Conf•:c:us Was dearly loved. His propensity for killing cats was about his only' fault, and he had many redeeming features, albeit he once took a nip at a young man, and the young man, had been subpoenaed to testify a- gainst Confucius when the case should be called the following clay. Nothing much was said about Con- fucius killing the odd stray sat, but when he put a finish to the Johnston family's much -prized Manx kitten, he killed his last oat, in Goderich at least. Town ;Solicitor Nairn was to have prosecuted under a municipal by-law forbidding menacing dogs to run at large. NEW TROUT I+ISHING WATERS VERY POPULAR The popularity of the new speck- led trout fishing water in the Mal- igns Lake section of Jasper Nation- al Park is shown by the fact that during the 1933 season the National Park wardens issued 593 permits to fishermen entering theMaligne area to fish for speckled trout. Of thtr number, only 141 were local fisher- men. n Every person entering the fishing area for the purpose of fishing is required to register and secure a permit from a Park warden. In this way the National Park authorities are able to check closely the success of the experiment in planting the Maligne area with speckled trout. The fishermen visiting the Maligne area this year reported the landing of 4,809 fish with a total weight of 7,421 pounds. The average of the speckled trout caught this year was close to one and a half pounds in weight but to offset the great num- ber of fish weighing a pound or so, there were many reported between four and five pounds. , The best fish taken on a fly from the Maligne River weighed three pounds three ounces, while with ar- tificial bait trout weighing up to four and three quarter pounds were tak- en front these fast waters. Many largo fish were taken from Medi., cine Lake during the season but few fly fishermen stopped at this lake, the majority preferring to fish in the fast waters of the Maligne River which, due to exceptionally heavy snowfall during last winter, contin, ued from four to five feet higher than normal right to the close of the fishing season. As a result, the larger fish were feeding toward the bottom of the noels and did not rise readily to the fly as did the trout of one and a half and two pounds. The year's fishing results, how- ever, more than justified the results according to the reports which 'haw come to the General Tourist Depart- ment of the Canadian National Rail- ways from the National Parks Board at Ottawa, and it is anticipated that few if any changes will be made in the regulations governing fishing in the area. , , NO HOG FOR WORK "But I couldn't give you enough work to keep you occupied." "Missus you'd be surprised wot a little it takes to keep me occupied." On different occasions of late Bri- tish Columbia fishermen have landed Sixty-five tons of herring in single hauls of their purse :seines. That's a good many fish but, as a matter of fact, substantially larger catches of herring are sometimes made. ' In recent weeks, according to re- ports received by the Dominion De/ partment of Fisheries from its, Van- couver office, herring have been very abundant in some Vancouver -Island waters, and in early November the indications in Barclay Sound areas were that the run would prove to be the heaviest in a good many years, With the fish plentiful the seiners have been making some very satis factory catehes, with practically all of the herring destined for use in manuafeturing fish meal and ° oil, Seven or eight reduction plants are turning out these fisheries by-pro- ducts. Herring meal and oil make up a substantial part of the Dominion's total output of fish meal and oil each year. In 1932, for instance, more than 209,500 gallons of the oil were manufactured and about 6,750 tons of meal. New Brunswick pro- duced 23,000 gallons of oil and 550 tons of meal, with British Columbia accounting for the remainder. Mar- ket conditions and prices left some- thing to be desired but, nevertheless, the total value of this herring meat and oil produced in Canada was very close to $250,000. There is some con- sumption of the meal and oil in the Dominion but a great deal of the out- put goes into the export trade and helps to swell the country's foreign business. DOMESTIC ANIMALS It is a far cry from the primitive conditions of the jungle to the pres- ent order of society where animals are domesticated. Civilization has benefited the lower animals as well as man. The dog was once a wolf. Domestic fowl were once wild birds. Animals now useful for food or transportation were once the foes of man. They have been given security from starvation and attack by a peaceful order of existence,. Humane societies for the protection of ani- mals have a necessary and benefl+ tient work to do, but the best safe- guard for animals is a spirit of kind- r.oss and fairness among men. TSB AEGIS Or THE RED CROSS FLAG The following incident illustrates the respect paid to the Red Cross flag by even the most savage Indians; as narrated by an "old tinier in St. Paul". It was in the days of Indian raids and bloody treachery. `But," the old chap said," the Hudson's Bay people always dealt fair and square with the Injuns. Even in them days the Injun knowed that crossed flag and what it stood for. I mind one Englishman and his wife who had come from Montreal to St. Paul in an ox -cart. The whole plain was cov- ered with sneakin' red cusses on the war -path. But that blamed British- er was stubbornly set on pullin' out that night for Fort Garry with his wife and kid, and what did the fel- low do but nail a blame little •Union Jack on his cart, poke the goad in his ox, and hit the trail. My God, I can still see the old ox -cart with that of the British Empire, wiggling out early wards Bishop B St. Cloud on When the Sioux warpath, Mr. "Bompas nnprovr Union Jack witli bits of colored cloth; and fastened it on the first ox-eart of his caravan. Seeing this, the hos- tile Sioux turned" around and rode away; and protected by the flag of the clustered crosses, the Gospei-cart passed safely on; COURT OF REVISION The Court of Revision met in the clerk's office, Thursday, with County Judge Costello presiding. A list of over thirty names representing those to be added to or struck off the 1933 list were considered, assessor Rorke making the appeals, all of which sus- tained. They represented changes of ownership or of occupancy occurring since completion of the assessor's roll as at September 20. His Honor afterward presided at a division court 15 the council chamber to give judge- ment in some few cases on record by the division court clerk, Col.' H. T. Rance. THE SURVIVOR Betty, aged 4, had been taken to see the three newly arrived kittens. The next clay there was only one, the 1 other two having been deliberately extinguished in a watery grave. Betty sought an explanation, and, was told that, in these days of econ- omic depression, it was difficult for a mother to bring up more than one kitten. Betty remained silent for some moments, and then asked: "Wel there free Bettye?" UNEMPLOYED BUILD A MOUN TAIN HIGHWAY A scenic highway 140 miles Ion which will pierce the heart of th Canadian Rockies is being built b unemployed. It .will connect Jaspe National Park, Alberta, with Banf and will traverse territory hithert virgin. Among the natural wonder it will pass is the Columbia Icefiel in which rise three rivers whose timate outlets are found in thre oceans, the Columbia reaching th Pacific, the Athabaska ending in th Arctic and Saskatchewan flowin finally into Hudson Bay which emp etis into the Atlantic. Another high way being built in Jasper Park wil give access to the Miette Hot Spring at present somewhat difficult reach. WHITE SHIPS ARE COOLER Because experiments showed a white exterior produced an interior about 15 degrees cooler, Canadian National Steamships have painted the Iiner ''Prince David" white, for the Miami -Nassau run, which commences early in January. All Canadian Na-. tional ships plying tropical waters are now painted white outside. This includes the "Lady" liners and the passenger -carrying freighters "Col- borne" and ' "Chomedy; sailing from Halifax and Boston, t' •, tOir