The Clinton News Record, 1930-08-14, Page 7THE .CLINTON NEWS.RECO
THURSDAY, Aura -UST 14, 1930.
NEWS AND INFDRIVMATIQN FOR
THE BUSY FARMER
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( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture )
The statement was madeduring ition; $40 donated by the County
the World's Poultry Congress in Women's Institute to be di'd d
London, England, that British con-
sumers pay sixty thousand pounds
sterling - ($300,000.) daiily for eggs
and poultry at this season of the
year.• Surely there is a great oppor-
tunity for Canadian' poultrymen ; in
this great British market.
Fair Dates
Central' Canada • Exhibition Ot
tawa, August 18 to 23.
'Canadian, National Exhibition, To-
ronto, August 22 to Sept.. 6.
Western Pair, London:, September
8 to 13. I • •: !iI
Interprovincial Plowing match,
Stratford, October 14 to. 17.
Royal Agricultural Winter Fair,
Toronto, Nov. 19 to 27.
Isolation Essential in Abortion
Abortion takes a large toll of
the dairy industry and it is regret-
table that so little is known about
control measures.` 'Gamines of one
kind or the other have been sold and
some of them seem to be fairly suc-
cessful in some herds, but have lit-
tle effect in others. One or two
facts are sure; the spread of the dis-
ease is largely through germs ex-
pelled in the droppings and carried
to the feed given to healthy cows
or heifers. Probably the contagion
is carried on the feet of the herds-
man. 'This should be prevented ' if
possible and infected cows kept a-.
way from the rest of the herd at
calving tine and fob a short time
after the cow has cleaned.
Lincoln Juniors Compete
The Household Science Judging
Competition conducted on July 25
at Beanisville, Lincoln County, was
very largely attended. A total of
48 girls from thirteen different dis-
tricks in the county were on hand to
compete for the $200 in prizes which
was offered. These prizes, consist-
ing of $125.00 worth of silverware
and $90.00 cash prizes, the latter be -
big comprised as follows: $50 for
the high girl in the county competi-
tion donated by 1Vtajor Burgoyne,
manager of the St. Catharines` Stan-
dard, offered to defray the expenses
of the winner to the Boys' arid) Girls'+
Congress at Chicago at the tune of
the International Live Stock Expos-
, vl e
equally and be given to the coaches
of the two highest teams of three
'junior girls, in the county contpeti-
tion, I'
Better Bulls,in North
In connection with the better
bull campaign in the District of
Temiskaming, it is of interest to
note that since June, 1928, between
fifty and sixty inspected bulls have
been placed in the distirct. This is
evidence of the interest Teniiskain-
ing farmers are taking in better live
stock. The sheep population has
trebled in. the last three years,
Excellent' Pea Yields
Every year a greater acreage is
devoted in Ontario to growing such
crops as peas, beans, tomatoes,
corn and cucumbers for the can-
ning trade. IVfost of the growers
find the returns satisfactory, this
year promising to be better than
usual. While the weather has not
been favorable to all corps, it has
been suitable for peas. In Lambton
County farmers received $52 a ton
for peas and 1 ocured a yield as
high as two tons per acre. In Dur-
ham one farmer had a yield of 4600
pounds for which he received $126.50
and cleared $108.50 after paying for
the seed. One grower in Essex re-
ported a clean .profit of $726 from
this crop alone.' Beans will soon be
ready for canning and' growers are
being paid $55 per ton delivered at
the fatcory.
• Lack of Rain Costly
Continued dry weather over a per-
iod of seven or eight weeks resulted
in serious crop losses in Southwest-
ern and Central Ontario, D, E. Car-
roll of -Elgin County states that the
corn and bean yield in that district
will be considerably reduced. A wat-
er shortage has been experienced in
sante distriets, although not so ser-
ious as last year. Harvesting is
taking place two weeks earlier than
usual, Threshing reports froin West,.
ern Ontario indicate a good yield of
barley. H. Graham of the Kempt-
viile Agricultural School reports
conditions in Eastern Ontario very
satisfactory. Prospeets are bright
for a bountiful grain harvest and
late' crops are not sufferhig for lack
of moisture as, they have in Western
counties. Northern Ontario is suf-
fering from another extreme of
weather—far too much rain, In
Temiskaming particularly crop pros-
pects are very ,poor, owing to exees-
side rainfall in July. Farther north
the situation is more satisfactory
and crop prospects in the Cochrane
area are about normal.
Keep' Them Clean
Elaborate barns and expensive
equipment are 'not necessary in the
production of clean milk although
they do help. More , important is.
the keeping of the stable clean and
washing and sterilizing ,of the e-
quipment in use. Followingthis
there must be proper' cooling of the
cream or milk, and if selling cream,
frequent deliveries must be made,
especially during the hot weather.
No creamerytuau is in a position to
make the highest 'grade of butter
from cream that is .not clean and of
good flavo,. A dairyman can great-
ly assist in raising the score of our
Canadian butter. Of course there
must_ be proper equipment and care
'in the creamery. Too: often cream is
held too long at the farm to make
first-class butter.
Seek Increase in Yield
.,A. D. Bunions, agricutiural re-
presentative for Lennox and A:1d
ington, in co-operation with the De-
partnient' of Chemistry, O.A.C., is
conducting - fertilizer experiments
with some of the county's most
prominent growers ht an effort to
learn some method of hastening the
ripening of tomatoes at a sufficient-
ly early date and hence miss the
Possibilityof danger through an ear-
ly frost. The acreage of tomatoes
has been consderably increased 'this
year and in spite of a heavy loss in
June from an early frost, the plants
give promise of a heavy crop. A
solution of the above problem would
mean the difference between profit
and 'loss for growers there. Four ad-
ditional vining and weighing sta-
tions have been built this year in
Lennox and Addington and yet they
ate unable to adequately handle the
pea crop which is the heaviest ever
harvested there.
Remodelling of Barns
This is the building season oh the
farm. Although there will not be
many new barns built this year,
there will be the usual amount of
remodelling of cow stables. The
stables should be constructed to keep
out cold and conserve the animal
heat, at the same time letting the
air move through the stable by some
well designed ventilating measure.
Can you buy as much
anywhere for the
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In most cases the barns having the
poorest ventilation .facilities. are
those where the inside temperature
is too low. The following, sugges-
tions could be followed to good ad -
Vantage by dairy ;farmers, ` Don't
have, the stable 'too high; eight feet
to the bottom joists is plenty. Have
as few doors as possible and have
them .tight. Four square feet of
window lights per, cow is sufficient,
Insulate the walls. Warm stables
are desirable from. every standpoint
-if well ventilated.
News Items
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on Matters Canadian and Foreign
Written For The News -Record
Cabinet Forming is More Difficult
Than Electioneering •
Ottawa, Aug. 11, (Special to The
News-Record)—Tire successful' dir-
ection of a political party in uarlia-
ment • and through a general election
ie' a: task 'of the first thagnit'ude. It
requires tact, force, initiative, know-
ledge, •generalship and a variety of
qualifications which at once exclude
the great majority from the chance
pf undertaking it '
But if the general direction of a
party is onerous it is child's play to
the leader, as compared with the
problem of forming a cabinet. To
the victorbelongs the undertaking
which, no matter how' well done, is
bound t9 leave in its wake internal
irritatipns and disappointments.
;The leader of 'a party when called
to form 'a Government exercises the
entire responsibility of selection of
his ministers. Invariably, of course,
he consults with those within his
confidence upon the qualifications
of possible nominees. IBnt he makes
the choice and claims, as well' as
qualifications, enter into the decis-
ion.
Mr. Bennett's dilemma was only
different to that of Mr. King in
1981 in that he had more material
of potential cabinet rank to choose
from and a great many more mem-
bers who felt themselves of cabinet
timber," which meant that except
with the most diplomatic handling
rivalries would lead to animosities
Within the ;ranks, a consummation
devoutly to be avoided by a new
Government.
The cabinet announced by lt3r.
Bennett presents a few surprises but
it carries along the policy adopted
since he took 'over the leadership of
his party. That policy which was
developed by his Chief Whip and or-
ganizer, General A. D. M'cRae,
brought a direct share in the guid-
ance of the pasty to the rank and
filer
of ne '
rmbe•s through u h sous
g Ua.
Appointments of � some to cabinet1
rants who are not so widely known 1
to the public is attributed to the in-
dustry and capacity they disclosed in
the inner councils of the party.
Naturally there are disappoint-
ments. Therm always are and these
perhaps are more poignant among
the wives of members titan among
members themselves.
Interest now shifts to the forth-
coming meeting of the House. Mr.
King will lead an alble opposition and
an interesting pleat of debating
strength against the new ministry
is bound to enliven affairs,
Massey and Marler Unlikely to Re-
tain Diplomatic Posts
A spirited campaign is being car-
ried on to have the new government
continue Hon. Vincent Massey in
office as Canada's representative at
London, or, failing that, to have him
eturn as Minister to Washington.
The argument is that the Diplo-
matic service should be out of pol-
ities . and those in it unaffected by
the King Government after the elec-
tion was announced. He was to
succeed Hon. P. 0, Larkin. 14o.
Maxey accepted the appointment but
has not presented his credentials at
the capital of Empire.
In well-informed Conservative cir-
cles it is definitely stated that Mr.
Massey will not go tp London, or to
Washington. The argument that
the service should be outside of pol-
itics has not been debated, but Mr.
Massey, like the late Mk. Larkin and
Mr. Marler at Tokio, was actually a
'member of the Xing Government.
Hon. Phillipe Roy at Paris has
not been an active political partizan.
and will likely retain his post if he
so desires. But Messrs. Marler and
Massey are slated as victims of the
fortunes of war anti politics.
Major-General A. D. McRae, if he
will accept, will go to London and if
Sir Robert Borden will consider re-
entering nubile life, the Washington
Post is his, it is reported. Who will
succeed Mr. Marler at Tokio contin-
ues problematical. It may he his
aticient political foe, Hon. 0.'0, Bal-
lantyne.
Who Cast the Votes Against New
Ministry
Election, aftermaths' are curious.
For example Ottawa turned against
the Conservative party by an almost
unprecedented majority and yet it is
more simple to find the proverbial,
needle in a haystack than to locate
anyone, apart from the active and
violent partizans, who voted against
the Bennett candidates. The civil
service is already preparing its
memorials in favor of more pay
from the new government. '
Imperial Airways on Northern Route
Through Canada.
Imperial airways spanning the
Northern Atlantic Ocean and Midget;
Bay may some day link Canada with
the other aerial routes of the British
Empire, according*, to Maj.'GeneraI
8. H. MacErien, president of the
Aviation League of Canada.
A. trial flight is now being planned
across the northern route via Hudson
Bay to Europe in 1931. Gasoline
for this trip is now, through the
courtesy of the Hudson's Day Co.,
being placed along' the route for
the trip. General MacBrien also
predicts that valuable as this con-
nection may be in the imperial
scheme of things, a great portion • of
the air traffic• between the United
States and Europe may have to tra-
verse the same route,
Plans for the linking of, the Bri-
tish Empire were first laid at the.
Imperial Conferences of 1923 and
1926 and as a result of these the
British -India route has been estab-
lished and with it a feeder line run-
ning from Cairo across Africa. On
this feeder line the gold .of South
Africa is already being taken to
Europe and put, into circulation
Weeks . before it would otherwise
reach great centres • of population.
'This means a saving of much ' in in-
terest,
According to General MaeBrien
Canada's geographical position is a
most fortunate one and he says that
Canada needs a Canadian operated'
service to control • all the routes.
Aircraft win develop Canada's great
northlands more than one hundred
years earlier than wouldotherwise
have been the ease.
Fifty occupations in Canada are
embraced in aviation development.
FIying is dividing itself into natural
classes,such as sport, medical, -busi-
ness and commercial aviation. Com-
mercial aviation, again, divides into
mail, express, passenger, arterial
survey and government flying which
include forestry protection ' and
military work.
Developement in Canada to -day is
being backed by municipal, provin-
cial and federal governments. More
co-operation and eo-ordinationj be-
tween these forces is necessary and
it is hoped that the Aviation League
may bring this about.
Bread Proclaimed Most Perfect Food
No food which is singly capable of
thoroughly satisfying the body's
needs of substences exists, btu good
bread, made of whole grain, probably
comes the nearest of all food articles
to providing a balanced food diet of
satisfactory bulk.
It is a common fallacy in many
minds that there exists somewhere in
the world an ideal food, some one
material, that will satisfy all the
needs of the body and that could this
material be found we would-be able
to save much of the thought and ex-
pense of arranging our meals and be
freed from the clanger of eating the
wrong kind of food.
Careful studies of food substances
and their effects upon the human
body, however, have taught us that
there are few substances that con-
tain the portions of protein and rue'
foods necessary to meet our needs.
A. study of the composition of var-
ious foods soon discloses a number
of important facts bearing upon this
pursuit of the ideal food.
If, for instance, you eat enough
beef to satisfy the protein needs of
the body and eat nothing eise, you
will have an insufficient supply of
fuel. 1f you eat onrush beet to
supply the fuel needs of the body
you will take in too mach protein.
On the other hand if you try to live
en fruit you will have to eat the
equivalent, of 35 pounds of apples
to supply the necessary portein
whereas 9 pounds would supply suf-
ficient energy, but there would be a
shortage of protein. Baked pota-
toes, onions, corn, almonds and bread
approach a balanced diet but even
these fall far short. Potatoes and
corn alone would have to be consum-
ed in large quantities to meet the
needs.
Taken by itself good bread comes
the nearest to furnishing a balanced
food diet of satisfaetor'+ bulk. With
bread is included a variety of flour
preparations such as macaroni, bis-
cuits, Vienna rolls and crackers, but
to try and live on these alone would
be manifestly absurd.
To meet the dietary requirements
of the day it is necessary to combine
high protein foods with low protein
foods in such proportions as will
furnish bulls, the proper nutritive
ratio and will, at the same time,
suit the taste. Protein foods are
mostly of vegetable origin. A'bal-
anced ration, selected to nieet all
three requirements, bulk, protein
ration and taste, is likely therefore
to contain materials of 'both animal
and vegetable origin.
Buoyant Optimism Prevalent in.
West
"There 'is a buoyancy throughout
the west, with the new crop coming
on, that you can't get away from
and . the general outlook is optimis-
tic," declared Col. J. G. Rattray,
chairman of the Soldier SettIement
Board, 'upon returning to Ottawa af,
ter a month's official trip to the
Pacific Coast. "Manitoba has the
promise of the best crop in its his-
tory: British Columbia agriculturally
is in splendid shape and Saskatche-
wan and Alberta are likely to have
average crops. I estimate a crop of
between' 350 and 400 million bushels
this year."
Col. Rattray stated that one of the
causes of crop failurein cetrain dis-
tricts of
istricts.of the west this year has been
Ike to .wind drift, which spoiled the
early spring growth. •Investigations
showed that this has occurred in dis-
tricts' where the combines were used
and the 1•ong stubble `burned off and
the ordinary fibre of the top soil was
spoiled. however, new methods ae,
rapidly beim' followed 9tv the farm-
ers to offset this disadvantage nf'.
the combine. which has' greatly
cheapened labor costs in the harvest-
,Business
arvest-
'Businesawconditions, as a whole.
retail and wholesale, are from 10 to
12 per cent below normal in the west
but there is a hopeful spirit due to.
the prospects of a nein crep, accord-
ing to Col. Rattray,
Premier • King Is Enjoying a Rest'
One man who has enjoyed' perfect
relaxation since August 28 is Pre-
mier King:
Nearly nine years of premiership
carry with them more .than the hon-
or of office. Probably no Prime
Minister was a more indefatigable
worker than Mr. King. A corps of
half a dozen secretaries were among
the hardest laboiers of the capital
during his regime. Has energy seem -
When
When' the Campaiga ended he jour-
neyed to his estate at Kingsmere
and there, except for clearing -up his
desk, has been enjoying a respite
front the responsibilities of office.
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THE ADVANTAGES OF EARLY
FALL PLOUGHING
(Experimental Farms Note),
Fall -ploughing is generally consid-
ered a good practice in moat parts
of the country, if best results are to
be obtained. In' a section such as
Northern Ontario where the growing
season is comparatively short it is
not only advisable, but it is imper-
ative that the greater part of the
ploughing be done in the summer or
fall.
At the Dominion Experimental
Station, Kaposkasing, Ontario, it
has been found. that midsummer or
early fall -ploughing -baa materially
facilitated the completion of this
work before the ground became too
wet •or was frozen.
,Experiments have shown that
practically all the common farm
crops should be sown as early in the
spring as the eonditicn of • the soil
will permit and this is only possible
when the land has been ploughed the
previous fall, and better still if it
has been ploughed sufficiently early
to disk a couple of times and also
open up proper water furrows be-
fore the freeze-up.
While it is true that all of the
ploughing can not•be done during the
summer and early fall on account of
certain crops occupying the land,
nevertheless, a start should be made
as early as posisble. Night pastures
and old meadows lend themselves
particularly well to early ploughing.
This not only assists materially in
getting the ploughing completed, but
it makes possible the cutlivation of
the land to some extent after plough-
ing and thereby partly takes the
place of summer -fallowing. This
gives an opportunity of keeping
weeds under control and storing up a
supply of moisture and plant food
for the next season's crop.—A. Bel -
wile, Dominion Experimental Station,
Rapuskasing, Ont.
tor HIM GO HUNGRY
An anti -tobacco leaflet says a
cannibal will not eat the meat of a
man who has used tobacco. But
what of it? Who's going to go with-
out tobacco just to pamper a camti-
bal.--Macon Telepraph.
tGODERICH: A very large and -
knee of children and grown-ups
were entertained at chautauqua Fri-
day afternoon when Sue Hastings
Marionettes staged a program full of
delight for the kiddies. All the es-
capades of Peter Rabbit were por-
trayed in a short act, followed by
other fairyland scenes. The children
enthusiastically greeted "Jerry" the
little announcer, whenever he made
his appearance. it was a pleasing
entertainment for little children and
very_ much enjoyed by the older peo-
ple. In the evening "Pollyanna" the
well-known comedy drama taken
from Eleanor Porter's book of the
seine name, was web presented by
the Marlin Erwin Players. The
story is of the "Glad Girl" who crea-
ted so much happiness and trans-
formed grouchy natures to pleasant
ones by her' bright philosophy,
ZURICH; A minor incident, which
might have proven fatal occurred
during the electric storm on Sunday
evening on the farm of Mr. Win,
Dietrich, of the Goshen Line, north
of town, when there was a very
violent crash of thunder, very close
to i4I,r, Dietrieh's barn, but the barn
was not touched in any way, but a
short distance west of the barn the
bolt of lightning struck into a barley.
stook, with the result. that practic-
ally alt the grain as well as the
straw was scorched or rather roasted
from the : tremendous current that
the bolt carried 'with it. Tattle rain.
fell during this storm.: Herald.
GODERICH: This town has been
chosen as the place for the conven-
tion ' of Horticultural Societies of
Grey, Bruce 'and Huron in June of
1931.
BLYTH: Rev. A. C. Tiffin, a for-
mer pastor ,of Queen street United,
then Methodist, church, died at his
home in St. Thomas on the last day, of
July, IVlh:. Tiffin had been super-
annuated.about nine years ago, owing
to ill health, but this year had, taken
a charge at. St, Thomas.
ZURICH: A very unusual auto
accident happened last Friday after-
noon on the Zurich Road near •St.
Joseph, about a half a mile east,
when two men were driving in a
Michigan touring car, and nearing
the ravine and culvert, they drove
into a swarm of bees, which gave
them an interesting time for a
while. The driver of the ear lost
control and was all over the road un-
til he hit the side of the culvert and
tore off a wheel as well as other in-
juries to the car, this impact, we
think spared the bees away, as the
occupants of the car were untnolest-
sad when found by other motorists. •-•
Herald.
EXETER: The funeral of the late
Garnet R Heywood took place last
week. a large number of relatives
from Toronto, London, Stratford,
Strathroy and Rochester, N.Y'., at-
tending. The demise of Garnet Hey-
wood will be greatly mourned in this
vicinity. Besides being a painter.
and decorator, he was apt as a sign
writer and carver of wood. Ile was
also a great lover of nature. After
his health failed hint he bought the
small farm of a few acres on which
he died acid reared his little family,
giving his attention to the raising of
poultry, most of which was prize-
winning stock. He also raised many
pheasants, and being a lover of
flowers, raised as a itabby thousands
of gladiola and dahlias. He also
supplied many funeral and wedding
bouquets throughout the summer
months,
Crop Report.
AUGUST 7th
Below will be found a brief syn-
opsis of telegraphic reports received
at the Head Office of the Bank of
Montreal from its Branches. •
GENERAL
All crops in the Prairie Provinces
are ripening rapidly and nutting,
which has begun in some sections,
will be general in a week to ten
days. Recent extreme heat and lack
of moisture have done considerable
damage in Southern Saskatchewan
and Southeastern Alberta but condi-
tions in Alberta, generally, have im-
proved since the iast report. It is
now known that, especially in Mani-
toba, there will be considerable da-•
mage from rust. In the Province of
Quebec the weather, on the whole,
has been favourable, but in some dis-
tricts haying has been delayed by
rain. In Ontario, the cutting of an
average crop of hay has been com-
pleted; of oats and barley it is welt
advanced. In the Maritimes, crops
generally are in good condition, but
rain is needed. In British Columbia,
with weather• continuing hot and dry,
harvesting conditions are good.
Grain is being cut in some districts,
and an average yield of geed quality
is expected.
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Rarly crops are good, but tho pro-
longed drought is drying up pas-
tures, Iate grain, fruit, corn, roots
and toll/mem In Eastern Ontario, all
crops are a good average. In
Southwestern Ontario the drought
has been most severe and will reduce
the yield of all grains, Threshing of
fall wheat is in progress and is yield-
ing well. Rain is greatly needed in
Central and Western sections of the
Province.
Free Flowing
Fertilizers
Here are four big •reasons why we recommend C. 1. L.
Mixed k'ertilizers to you:
First: Dry, free flowing, they end that costly nuis-
ance, drill -clogging! . . Save labour!
Second: • When you need C. Y. L. Mined Fertilizers
—that's when you get them! Drive up and get thein
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Third: This prompt delivery service is less costly
than the old-fashioned "order-and:wait" method ..
Saved you actui.• dollars -and -cents, as well as Valu-
able time'l
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H. W. Charlesworth, Clinton
M. J. Phillips, Auburn