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The Clinton News Record, 1930-07-31, Page 6THE CLINTON-NEWS' RECORD 3d k7i"AY•i ;oeist srsysrl.„ i'. ,.' ss e s'sS .eSlt%Fb.vs:!: NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE BUSY FARMER ( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ) Kent :Soil Survey A. survey of eeils in Kent county has been made in the pastfew months by Mr, J, Whiteeon, of the Agrieul- tural College. A map will be prepar- ed showing conditions, and especially the acidity of soils. Five, men were. employed on the project, the ground being marked out in sections and drillings taken at regular • intervals. The map will be in some respects a revision of one prepared in 1923. Proper Stabling Capacity While the cows are out on ;pasture is a good time to make any necessary alterations in the cow stable. The length and width of cow stalls should beadapted to the size of thecows in the herd. In most stables there are cows that are uneen fortable from standing in stalls that are too short and others that are needlessly dirty from standing in stalls that are too long. There are a few general dimen- sions for cow stables:* For Ayr shires the stall length should be from 54 10 58 inches; for. Holsteins, 58 to 68 inches; for Jerseys, 54 to 58 in rhes. A;.good plan is 'to' have the platform .gradually lengthened from one end..ofthe stable to the other and, then stable .the cows according: to length. Potato Growers Benefit The Central Ontario Potato Grow- er's Association, which has - a large number of its members" in Simcoe County, was very successful in its operations of last year, the first year of the organization, and plans are under way to greatly increase the membership and the quantity of pot- atoes handled by this association. Men and women interested in e career or in living a full, rich and happy life know that the first essential is a university training. Why not plan to attend a University of the highest standing, where students work For their degrees and where each student receives personal attention? More than half the university grad- uates go into business, because busi- ness rewards ability, thorough train- ing and high character. For information write— al UNIVE'- SITY WE EPN ONTAPI0 LONDON CANADA tm ■ During the marketing season of 1929-30; 75 cars of T. B. Brand potatoes were handled, 50 of which were grown in :Simcoe County, Prices received were very encouraging, be- ing equal to the prices for Maritime potatoes on the Toronto market and averaging 25c per bag higher than. No. 1 Ontarios, At some shipping points the prices received for the T. P. rand was over 50e in advance of local prices,. As . a result of encouraging pro- gress of the past year, it is expected that the membership in the Associa- tion will be doubled duringthe com- ing year with a similar increase in volume. Owing to the fact that only, the best grades of potatoes are ac- cepted for sale and that all potatoes must be inspected in the field, to in- sure freedom, from. disease, the As- sociation does not expect nor desire any phenominal growth as quality not quantity is the foundation on which the association is building. Norfolk Apple Orchards k. C. Petersen, Agricultural Rep- resentative at ,Simcoe, reports that Norfolk- Qounty's commercial apple orchards, on the whole, appear to be in much improved conditions, As a result of the orchard and spray ser- vice, and consequently the increased use of fertilizers, better pruning, and better -spraying, the trees are vigor- ous,. have good foliage, and insects and diseases are evidently under con- trol. The • 1930 crop will not be as large as the crop: of 1929 but there is promise that it will be of excellent quality. The new precooling and cold stor- age plant recently erected by the 'Norfolk Fruit Growers Arssoeiation will extend the marketing season, and generally improve the situation for the apple growers of the county. Molasses For Hens Almost every poultryman finds it necessary to give .the birds epsom salts occasionally, in order to over- come constipation, as the result of heavy grain feeding and close con- finement. The bad feature of giving salts is that it tears down the eal- cium in the body. 1V4olasses in the poultry ration will do the same thing as epsom salts, and will not have the bad effects of salts, Besides molas- ses is extremely rich in vitamin IB, rich in minerals, and ranks high in digestibility, It is richer in vitamin B than some yeasts, and is one of the few ingredients used in poultry rat- ions not deficient in potash. Touring Northern Ontario The twenty-third annual confer - once of the agricultural representa- tives of the 'Provincial Department of Agriculture is being held in Nor- thern Ontario this year in order to give the representatives the oppor- tunity to see the clay belt at first hand. The patty will go as far north as Kapuskasing, visiting the agricul- tural sections and points of interest en route. The sessions of the confer- ence will be held at the Northern Ac- ademy at Monteith, which was for - /f Easy Monthly Paynients You :can own a Gilson "Snow Bird" Ironer without feeling the in- vestment, as our terms are, so low that it pays for itself. Ask for dem- onstration f a r your next ironing. -and doing it better. It is a fact that this wonderful new Gilson "Snow 13ird" Electric Ironer puts a better sheen and a smoother gloss on all classes of work than could be done by hand. Irons everything—from flat work to pleat- ed garments—ruffled curtains --shirts, etc, And in one-quarter the time, too. Imagine sitting down comfortably—it's play. All the hard work is gone. Try This New Ironer Without Obligation Try this amazing new labor saver on your own work—in y ,our. own home.. Let this modern invention do the most iedioue job of washday. Try it—use it—satisfy your- self. You•wiIl never again be satisfied to iron the old way. - GItS O N 'LABOR SAVERS A faster, better way to wash clothes Do not fail to see the new Gilson "Hy -Lo" Washer ;with two washing speeds—a high speed for ordinary washing and a low speed for silks, curtains; etc.:. The latest development of the industry. And our Self -Feeding wringer which protects the hands. Terms so low that you can- not afford to be satisfied' with anything else than this wonderful new machine. Other Gilson Pteducts .One -Piece. Welded. Steel Plate Furnaces Cast and Semi -Cast Furnaces Gilson Magic Oil Burners' Giison Magic Blowers Automatic Circulating Fans Automatic Drip Humidifiers Co.o 1L OIC me. . Limited Gi1ELPH, ONT. 25 . Glen Cook Clinton, Ont., Telephone '171 merly the seat of the demonstration farm but is now an educational' in- stitution under the supervision of the Ontario Department .of Agriculture, The party left North Bay on the night of July 29th for New Liskeard from whence trips to various points of interest were made. The sessions at Monteith open on Thursday, and on Saturday the party will visit' Coche rane and Kapuskasing, returning to Iroquois Falls on Monday night. The return trip home will take place on Tuesday: The Crop Situation Cutting of fall wheat has lbeen in full swing .throughout 'the 'province during the past week or ten days, and. in the majority -of districts a good yield has been harvested. Reports from the various representatives in- dicate that spring grains are showing excellent promise and with continued favorable weather should give a splendid yield; Lack of rain in some parts resulted in the burning up of pastures. Alfalfa, Clover and hay crops were generally very satisfac- tory. Some remarkable returns per acre for the green pea crop for can- ning purpose were obtained. Judging. Contests for Boys and Girls Judging competitions- for boys anid girls are included in the prize ljsts for the big fall fairs this year. The dates have been announced for the following competitions: ' -C. N. E. Toronto, Sept. 3rd -and 4th, open com- petitions in livestock, roots and grain, fruit and vegetables, poultry and do- mestic science; Central Canada Ex- hibition, Ottawa, August 18th. and 19th., open competitions in livestock, seed and vegetable judging and weed naming, domestie science, intercounty domestic science; Peterborough In- dustrial Exhibition, September 10th, open competitions in .live -stock and domestic science. Getting Ready for "500 Party" In a recent bulletin to Junior Far- mers Associations, J. E. Whitlock, assistant director of the agricultural representative branch, states that de- finite records have been received from 39 counties and districts in con- nectionwith the 1930 Royal "500 Party." In these counties' a total of 1745 boys between the ages of 16 and 20 years have definitely enrolled, or an average of 45 boys per county. It is suggested that all junior farmer leaders encourage entrants to keep their records up-to-date so that they may be complete when called for prior to the County Royal Judging Competition. Embargo Helps Canada The government of the United Kingdom is placing an enibargo on all grades of United States barrelled apples except fancy and mmn3bered ones, from August 1 until November 15, according to reports cabled to ap- ple shippers. This is the period dur- ing which the English home grown apples are going on The market and their own product will thus be safe guarded from an influx of United States apples. The action of the government will affect half the Unit- ed States export of apples to Britain, great quantities of which usually go on the English market at this' time, as the fruit ripens considerably earl- ier in the States than in Canada. This embargo, it is estimated, will remove half the American competition from the Canadian apple during the period. Heart Disease Is Growing Menace 'Despite declining death rates, due largely to decreased infant mortality men over S0- years of age are dying from heart failure more rapidly than ever before, vital statistics show. Diseases -of the heart are said to be killing off men past middle age in appalling numbers, it is declared. The geratest difficulty is experienced in combating this ailment, as those afflicted are seldom aware of their condition. When'there is an awareness of the trouble life may easily be lengthened• by care and proper treatment. :Overworked hearts are at the bot- tom of the condition, doctors declare. The speed under which the modern business man is forced to work, and the violence of modern means of -re- creation place an extraordinary bur- den on the heart and excessive weak- ness results. Annual physical examination by competent physicians is the best way of ;combating the evil, it is ad- vised. Aeroplane Noise Curbed Aeroplane noises will soon be, a thing of the past, aero engineers de- clare, Canadian and American of- ficials who have been co-operating in aneffort to solve the problem of excessive aeroplane noises now state they have almost solved the porblem. Only a few minor details remain to be investigated. Insulation of eabin,;equipm'ent of the engine exhaust with mufflers and the employment of geared- pro- peller's 'are the means so far recom- mended. s ;The engine noise can be reduced ' by muffling, and the most effective principle to use in designing' the muffler is to `make it a good cooler of the exhaustgases. Having at- tacked the source of the noises the final method is to insulate the cab- ins. By these means it is expected that aeroplane travel will become more and more popular. Noise, it is ex- plained,;_ has been one of the chief obstacles: to comfort during travel by air. r i.. -.i_ I-.Isdf, I .HENSALL: A native of Prince Edward Island, Mrs. Agur, a resi- dent -of this village for ,a ; -number of years, recently celebrated her 99th birthday when she was the re- sci.pient of congratulations from a. wide circle of friends: Despite her` advanced age she enjoys all her faculties and is well informed on current ` topics.' itfrs. Agur lives with her daughter, Mary. She re- ceived many gifts, while relatives from Sandusky, Ohio, presented her with a large =birthday cake, The hope that she will live to celebrate her 100th birthday was expressed by all the guests. Canadian Products For Empire Market Research results on, poultry nu- trition work u-trition'work were oheeked over at Guelph recently when E. M. Lloyd, of London; England, who is touring Canada in the interests of the Em- pire Marketing .Board, paid a visit there. Mir. Lloyd le making a very extensive visit in Canada and during? the month ° visited Edmonton and interviewed Dr. Robert Newton of the field preps department. The visitor is gathering data for publicity that will help popular- ize Empire goods and foodstuffs and is checking up on agricultural con- ditions generally. Results obtained in research work on the ripening of cheese is to be sought in Vancouver by 1V1'r. Lloyd. The British government gives the .board $4,000,000 annualy to use on foodstuff researches and the foster- ing of Empire trade. CAN YOH HELP? "Ma, that woman was a real Chris - tion. Not the praying kind, you know, but the sort that jus' loves little children." That was how Bob- by -Jones described his attachment for the hostess who had 'entertained him and his little 'brothel for two weeks last year. 'He was doubly convinced on this point when he re- ceived the message that he had been invited back again to the some home this sunhner, " There are approximately one hundred undeprivileged children for whom no holidays have been provid- ed. As a result, these would -be -vis - iters are `daily enquiring if an invi- tation to the 'country has conte for theta. Will you open your hone to two children for a period of two weeks? Each hostess is asked to state the age and the sex of the ehildren she prefers to entertain; also the time Most convenient for her guests to ar- rive? There is no remuneration. A medical examination is given each child before leaving the city, and transportation is arranged. If you can consider this matter favourably, will you communicate with F. N. Stapleford, General Sec- retary, Neighborhood Workers Asso- ciation, 22 Wellesley Street, Toronto, Ontario. enclosing a letter of refer- ence front your minister. Canadian Foreign Trade Shrieking Preliminary figures on Canadian trade for the firet three months of the fiscal year, 1930, April, May and June, show a heavy shrinkage in trade values as compared with the same period in 1929. In addition the unfavorable balance of trade for these three months reached the re- cord total for the past number of years of .352,206,692. This is explained by a decline in wheat exports of approximately $26,- 000,000 and wheat flour of another $5,000,000 while all along the line in the following other crlmmodities ex- ports• fell off: Fish, furs, meats, cheese, planks and boards, wood pulp, news -print, automobiles and parts, and unmanufactured copper and nickel. The greater part of the heavy de- cline in these trade figures is ex- plained by the dull month of June. As compared with exports of the same month last year the figures show a decline of 34 :million dollars from 112 trillion to some 78 million, Continent's Age Average Raised America is growing up. The day when this continent was a young Man's land is behind. Latest census statistics reveal that whereas 70 years ago only 9 per cent of the peo- ple were over fifty years of age, to- day 16 per cent are older than that. While the advances made by med- ical science have been a factor in this condition, life expectation has mt.-been increased to such an extent as these figures seem to, indicate, Bat the decline in birth rates and the 1esgening of immigration have mueh to do with the matter. In 1860 50 per cent of the popula- tion of Canada and the United States was under twenty years of age. This percentage has now dropped to below 40 per cent. The decline the birth rate was largely instrum- ental here, statisticians point out. This state of affairs will inevitably have an effect on ,the industrial life of this continent, it is predicted. Those industries which refuse to ems ploy people of more than fifty years will find it increasingly difficult to find the people they desire for then• pay rolls. Liquor Export Law Working Recently -passed laws designed to kill the export of liquor from Canada to the United States are proving ef- fective, it is declared by government riffi'cials here. Closing 'of the export docks at Windsor and other boundary line points has forced the rum run- ner to change his tactics. lie is now smuggling by automobile. Accordingly, United States pro- hibition enforeetnent heads are con- centrating.. customs patrolmen along the whole length of the Canadian border, Patrolmen are being shifted•- from Detroit and .Florida to meet the new conditions.` f THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1936 <c, using Just a tiny leak in your barn roof will let the rain drip on to the grain steered beneath. A few hours while a chemical reaction takes place and then—spontaneous p sneers combustion, which spells destruction. Put Brantford Arro-Lock Slates on NOW right over the old wood shingles, without uncovering the barn. - The Arro-Lock interlocking Feature Fastens them securely together so that rain wind, hail, frost . and snow are powerless against them. They cost less to buy, less to lay, and nothing for upkeep through the years. NEW COLOURS : 1n addition to the well-known Red, Green and Blue -Black Arro-Lock Slates, we are now making them in colour combinations known as "Dorset" and "Cornwall" — shaded tones of marked beauty at no extra cost. Ask the Brantford dealer to show you. Brantfoi Wes Brantford Roofing Co.,'Limited, Head Office and Factory: Brantford, Ont. Branches and Warghouaea at; °roronta, Windsor, Winntpeg, Montreal, Halifax, Saint John, N.B. r6U and Si, John's, Nfld. FOR SALE BY Clinton Hardware & Furniture Co® HIS Newspaper has joined with the town newspapers all ov- er the country in a nat- tion-wide campaign to convince national ad- vertisers that they can best assist shall town merchants by advertis- ing in the local, home town newspapers .)f the small town merchants. asurearsommenmeamsereemgemeas 1 The's no need tor-il Fence Around Clinton OU can't put a fence around Clinton to keep Clinton's people from shopping elsewhere. Neither can you prevent them from - buying from mail order houses. None the less, it isn't by any means the hardest task to get Clinton's folk to shop and buy in your stores. It's a task, to be sure, but one in which your help will go a long way. People buy where they are trained to buy. Edu- cate them to buy in Clinton and they'll always buy there. And buying education is very largely a mat- ter of advertising. ADVERTISING! That's the Solution! Your own advertising and that of the manufacturers whose goods you strive to sell. Both, in your local, home newspaper, should prove effective in keeping Clinton's business in Clinton and Clin- ton's lin-ton's Dollars in Clinton. Where the' manufacturers' advertising is con- cerned, your task is easy. When their salesmen come to sell you goods, talk up Clinton to them. Talk it up with enthus- ia'sm. Make them realize how important Clinton is to you in turnover. How important it is to them in orders. How important it is to their company in more sales. Talk up Clinton so that these salesmen will, pass the good word on to their sales managers who decide where advertising–appropriations are to be spent. With the advertising of more national manu- facturers in your local newspaper, Clinton and Huron county people will find it easier to shop in your stores. You'll' find it easier to keep them coming to 'your stores. And there won't be any need for a fence abound Clinton. You need the advertising aid' of the ipanpfacturers whose goods you stock—urge their salesmen to re- commend your local home newspaper. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Phone 4 screcemestesast