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NEWS AND, INFORMATION FOR
TIIE BUSY FARMER
re
tment of Agriculture )
Furnished by the Doparg
Brant County Dairy Show
annual Brant County Dairy
haw will be held'in co-operation
ith the Paris Agricultural Society•
1 September 20th. Classes are pro-
ided for four breeds of dairy cattle
•ith a prize list of over $1,000 offer -
1. In 1929 at this show there were
20 cattle shown from some of the
utstanding herds in 'Western On-
ario,
The.
SouthwesternOntario and to the pro-
vince as a whole. Valuable work has
been •done with tobacco,canning fac-
tory corps, cereal grains and hogs,
Besides this, W. R. Reek, the super-
intendent and his staff have been in-
strumental in helping along the good
work done at the Agricultural Voca-
tional School in Ridgetown.
It is interesting to note that the
farm was established at a time when
the bean growers were discouraged
Valuable Meadow Results
Good ordinary meadow mixtures
�f• clover and timothy can be in -
=eased as high as 49 per cent. green
weight by proper fertilization. This
carefully
of
ten
is the average result
conducted tests throughout the pro-
vince last summer by the Department
of Chemistry. In these tests, one-
half acre blocks of meadow were
measured off during.early spring and
ertilizer of various mixtures was
applied. In most cases the fertilizer
was sown with the drill.
The average gain for the entire
test was a little over a ton per acre
reen weight. This showed a nice
eturn on the money invested in fer-
ilizers. The addition made to the
eadows in these tests averaged a -
out 300 pounds per acre, or repre-
ented an investment of five to six
ollars per acre.
Crop Report.
Therefore, don't t beunreasonable. "unreasonable."
I600 MILES Ole ROAD NEEDED ''PIP TO HORN BLOWERS burgh Scotsman.
Before Canada can boast a trans- Now that an apartment dweller
for operating hi
of road 'must be ,constructed. The radio receiving set late at nigh to There was a tremendous' crash:
required roadbuilding is all west of
the: possible
a d
Ste. Marie,n
Sault St
Sau
routes all lie through difficult terri-
tory. Nevertheless, in view of the
' sympathetic attitude displayed by
the new Government at Ottawa, and
the constantly increasing public in-
terest in the trans -Canada highway
project, - it seems likely .that eon-'
struction of a road across the inter-
vening gap may soon be started.
Already it is possible to drive from
Winnipeg to the Pacific Coast, but
nobody has yet driven a car across
Northern Ontario. When this. is
accomplished which will probably
continental highway about 600 miles has been fineds
REVERSE MOVE. /
CROP REPORT
Aug. 2121st—Below is a brief sYn-I
v
ed
'ereports
received
opsas of teles.'a pht
at the Head Office of the Bank of
Montreal from its Branches.
and disease was taking a heavy toll,
As little or no work had been done
in selection, the seed had become run
out, resulting in a poor yield. Beans
have long been an important cash
crop in Kent and Essex. Mer. Reek
was able to get some selected bean
seed from Michigan, which he pro-
pagated the first year and placed
in small lots on neighbouring farms
the second year.
Md to Fruit Growers
As an aid to the overseas market-.
ng of Ontario's surplus fruit crop,
he Ontario Government has decided
o come to the aid of the Fruit
;rowers' Association insofar as
aranteeing sufficient monies to the
anks to allow proper financing of
he shippers. This step has been
ken to allow absolute independence
marketing and will mean that with
e association in a position to fin-
ce export shipments, ,a large num-
of shippers who have been bar-
d in the past will now be able to
ke advantage of the seryices of
r. Andrew Fulton, the association's
presentative in Great Britain, As
further step im organizing the
•ovince's fruit trade. the appoint-
entt is announced of I{enneth Crews
Trenton to assist P. W. Hodgetts,
rector df the fruit branch and secs
tiiry of the association. HIe will
ep constantly in touch with the
ippers in• advising of market con -
ions and acting as liaison officer
tween the shippers and Mr. Fulton.
rther, a series of experiments will
undertaken at once with a view to
ntrolling the "apple scald" disease
fort annually' causes tremendous
s to Ontario shippers.
GENERAfL •
Grain g
rain cuttin • in the Prairie Pro-
vinces is progressing rapidly under
favourable conditions, -some thresh-
ing has already been done. Rust is
causing further deterioration to late
crops, especially in Manitoba and
Eastern Saskatchewan. In Quebec,
crops promise well, but warm, dry.
weather 4s now essential. In .Ontar-
io, harvesting operations are pro-
gressing satisfactorily and both fall
wheat and spring grains are turning
out well. In the Maritime Provinces
continued favourable weather condi-
tions have been conductive to good
growth, except in Nova Scotia where
rain is badly needed, In British
Columbia the recent hot spell has
been broken by beneficial rains'
throughout the interior, and crop
conditions in general are `very satis-
factory. Details follow.
PRAIRIE
PROVINCES
The variety is known as Robust;
and it is in general use at the pre-
sent time, being resistent to disease
and 'a heavy yielder. There are 30
acres sown to beans on the farm this
year and this will go out for seed.
On the plots special work is done in
selection to further improve the
strain.
the annoyance, of neighbors, the
'
mo
-
oristwho unnecessarilyblows his
horn may expect to redetve official
attention if he persists. Even the
mildest of warning signals can .be
made to sound most offensive in the
hands of a rude and inpatient per-
son. But what is there in the law to
control the blowing of automobile
horns? The Highway Traffic Act
contains the following provision: "A
person. having the control or charge
A Contrast in Weather
The contrast in weather conditiohs
during the present summer in South-
ern and Northern Ontario and in
Quebec has •been of a most astonish-
ing nature and holds more than a
touch of irony for farmers generally.
In the north and in Quebec the rain
cane in such copious quantities that
crops were injured, seriously in some
districts. In Old Ontario,particular-
ly in the southwest, crops sweltered
day after day under a merciless sun
for a period of nearly two months.
Rainfall figures for July afford the
most striking illustration of what the
Crop 'Conditions
Recent reports from agricultural
presentatives would indicate that
yields of fall wheat and spring
ins have been exceptionally good.
ether conditions have been ideal
the storing of grain and for stook
eshing which is becoming very
ular. Crops such- as potatoes,
ns, sugar beets, corn and tobae-
ill have light yields due to lack
rainfall. The yields of all fruits,
ecialjy apples and grapes, will be
rimentally affected. Pastures in
sy sections were severely burned
many dairymen, especially in
stern Ontario, have had to •resort
feeding their cattle grain and en-
ge. This expense, in addition to
low price paid for milk at the
se factories has caused. the far -
s no little concern. The shortage
pasture has also incerased the
pments of cattle and lambs, with
result that many cattle will be
at a loss.
not be until the roadbuilders get
through, it will be, possible to ramble
from coast to coast in Canada' with
out-geographical•obetacles.
FALL FAIR DATES
Ailsa Craig .. Sept. 18-19
Atwood . Sept. 19-20
Bayfield :r . ISept. 24-25
Blyth . . Sept. 2§-26
Brussels .................Oct, 2-3
Drumbo . • Sept. 23-24
•
Alberta Northeastern Area -Cut-
ting is fairly general under ideal
conditions, and the estimated yield is
from 10 to 25 bushels. Alberta
Southeastern Area—Forty percent of
the cutting has been done, with an
average• yield of 10 bushels, grading
one and two. Alberta Western Ar-
ea—Cutting is general, the estimated
yields are from 8 to 25 bushels. The
sugar beet cropis in good condition.
Saskatchewan N ''orthern !Area—Cut-
ting is now general, with prospects
maintained for a fair to average
crop. Saskatchewan Southern Area
—About 60 per cent of the wheat has
now been cut and threshing has com-
menced in a few districts. With oc-
casional exceptions, yields are very
poor. Manitoba—Cutting of grains
has proceeded uninterruptedly and is
60 per cent to 70 per cent completed.
Some threshing has been done, first
returns yielding 15 to 30 bushels of
good grade. Continued heat and
drought are hastening the ripening
of later crops and this, with rust, is
reducing the size of kernels. Durum
countryside has borne. In Southern varieties, which censtntate abou
Ontario the rainfall was .53 inches, one-third of the wheat crop, have
whereas the average,figure is 3.g in- largely escaped rust, but damage to
ches of moisture. Quebec, on the late hard wheats from this cause is
other hand, had the greatest rainfall severe. •
in. thirty years. The total for the
month was 5.6 inches as compared PROVINCE OF QUEBEC
with a normal of 3.7 inches. Harvesting of grain crops will
soon be general and an average yield
is looked for. ' Potatoes give good
promise and other ror�s are looking
well. Tobacco is malting rapid pro-
gress. Pasturage isvery good.
Dungannon
Embro .•
Oct. 7-8
Oct. 2
Exeter_.. Sept. 16-17
Fordwich Oct. 3-4
Goderich . Sept. 17-18
Iiarriston •
Kincardine
Kirlcton •
Doing Valuable Work
Che work done at the Ridgetown
perimental Farm in selecting and
pagating a variety of beans that
freer from disease and gives a
ch greater yield than varieties
merly grown, has alone justified
establishment of this farm. This
only one branch 'of work under -
en there which is of substantial
efit to individual farmers of
Use Plenty'of Litter
It is good policy to use an abun-
dance of clean, fresh litter in the
laying pens and a poor economy to
restrict the quantity even when litter
must be purchased. A laying hen is
always a happy hen and a hen cannot
be -happy unless she is busy most of
the time. Litter on the floor, espec-
ially if it is fersh and clean, is an ex-
cellent means of keeping the layers
busy even though all the grain is be-
ing fed in hoppers and none is
thrown on the floor. One of the best
materials for litter is wheat straw,
which is not so stiff as aye straw
and does not break as easily as oat
stare,. Litter absorbs considerable
moisture from the droppings and
from the air of the hen house, and
should be changed frequently in wet
weather. Moldy straw issalnmst cer-
tain to cause trouble and should nev-
er be used in poultry houses.
Apple Yield Lower
The Canadian commercial apple
crop prospect, reported on August 1,
indicates a yield of 2,990,109, bar-
rels as compared with a yield of 3,-
939,915 barrels in 1929, or. 75.8 per
cent. of last year. or 93.9 of the five-
year average of 3,182,195 barrels.
British Columbia, with an estimated
crop. of 4,169,136 boxes is the only
provinces reporting an increase' over
last year. Nova Scotia expects a
crop of slightly over half that of the
bumper crop in 1929, while Ontario,
Quebec and New Brunswick report
decreases—ranging from: 12.5 per
gent to 38.9 per cent. Indications are
that fruit will be of fair to good size,
and in general color prospects are
favorable. The extremely dry weath-
er which has prevailed throughout
most of Ontario and British Colum-
bia has resulted in a slight reduction
in the estimates for plums and
prunes, peaches and grapes, although
in all cases expected yields are con-
siderably larger than last year.
Sept., 25-26
Sept. 17-18
Sept. 30 -Oct. 1
Listowel . . Sept. 16-17
London (Western Fair) ..Sept. 8-13
Luckuow . . . .'Sept. 25-26
Mildmay Sept.•23-24
Milverton • • • Sept. 25-26
Mitchell Sept. 23-24
New Hamburg .. Sept. 12-13
Ottawa (Central Canada) Aug. 18-23
Sept. 23-24
Oct, 2-3
Farmer Jones, who was working in
One oft his cowsheds, rushed out into
the farmyard,and
and, looking up
into
a
near -by tree, saw a small aeroplane
lodged in the topmost branches.
"What do you think you're doing?"
he asked the 'airman, who had, for-
tunately, escaped injury and was in
the •act of climbing down the tree;
"I was trying to create a new air
record," returned the other, sadly.
e'And you've succeeded," exclaimed
of a motor vehicle shall not sound
chap who has climbed down a tree
the fanner. "You're about the first
any bell, horn, or signalling device 'so
as to make an unreasonable noise". without first climbing up."—Eden-
2 Glasses Water, Not Too
Cold, Help Constipation`
One glass water is not enough—
take 2 glasses- a half hour before
breakfast. You get quicker and bet--
ter
et-tee results by adding a little simple
glycerin, saline, etc., (known as Ad-
lerika) to one glass.
Unlike other remedies, Adlerika
acts on BOTH upper and lower bows)
and removed• old poisons you never
thought, were in your system. Adler-
ika stops GAS and sour stomach in
10 minutest Relieves constipation
in 2 hours. W. S. R. Holmes.
Palmerston . .
Parkhill .
Ripley
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Cutting of spring grains is near-
ing completion and threshing is well
advanced. Average yields of good
quality are general. Corn and bean
crops will be below average. Pas-
turage- is
as-turage`is severely burnt in some sec-
tions. Root and .fruit crops are suf-
fering from lack of sufficient mois-
ture. Tobacco cutting has commenc-
ed. Recent frost 'did slight damage,
yields •will be considerably below av-
erage.
MARITIME PROVINCES
The potato crop is expected to be
below average and blight has been
reported in some districts. Apples
continue to size well.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Treks fruits are ripening rapidly
and estimates continue for very fair
yields of good quality. Threshing
is general and grain crops will` be
about 90 per cent of average. Po-
tatoes are very satisfactory, with the
crop better than average. The hop
acreage is reduced this year, but will
be offset' y increased yield. picking
is commencing ten days earlier than
last year. - The estimated yield of
apples, pears and plums is 90 per
cent, potatoes 105 percent, and to-
matoes 110 per cent. Pasturage is
much improved by recent rains and
there is now ample feed on the tang -
es.
Sept. 23-24
St. 'Marys . . Oct. 7-8
Seaforth . Sept. 18.19
Stratford . Sept. 15-17
Tavistock . • . Sept. 26-27
Teeswater . . Sept. 30 -Oct. 1
Toronto (C.N.E.) • Aug. 22 Sept, 6
Wellesley . Sept. 9-10
Wingham . Oct. 7-8
Zurich . Sept. 22-23
A BIRD LOVER'S LEAGUE
This is an association that is de-
signed to help all birds. Why should
it not include all harmless annuals
also?
The league has already more than
20,000 members scattered all over
the British Isles, Canada, the United
States, South America, South Africa,
Australia and New Zealand, France,
Switzerland, Germany and many oth-
er countries. It seeks members
throughout the whole world., The
Prince of Wales is a .member. Ev-
erything is honorary. Anybody can
join; it does not cost anything to be-
come a member, and each member is
sent a small badge when enrolled.
Its motto is:
• "He liveth best who loveth best
All things both great and small."
The rules, slightly modified the
better to suit conditions in this coun-
try, follow:
1. Not to kill any wild bird, nor
take any eggs or nests, and to try to
prevent others from doing so. Per-
mits can be obtained by farmers and
others who have to keep down harm-
ful birds.
2. Not to catch or keep in a cage
any wild bird, and to try to prevent
others from doing so.
3. To put out food and water for
birds in frosty weather and water in
hot weather.
4. Not ,lo buy or wear any feath-
ers (except ostrich and poultry), and
to try to prevent others from doing
SO. '
5. Not to burn, or destroy in any
way, trees or bushes, and to try to
prevent others from doing so.
6. To try to get more members for
Bird Lovers' League.
Further information concerning
the League may be obtained from
its ;joint organizers, M., M. Benson
and S. V. Benson. Address: Bishops
Hill. Polzeath, Wadebridge, Corn-
wall, England.—Purest and Outdoors.
NO S'ItITCH IN TIME HERE
Small Nephew—That dime you
gave me slipped through a hole in
nay pocket.
Uncles iWell, here's another. Don't
let it do the same.
Small Nephew—Perhaps a quarter
would be safer, wouldn't itsUncle?
From Message Boy to President
The career of Lewis B. Mc-
Farlane, whose retirement as
Chairman of the Board of the
Bell Telephone Company of
Canada has just been announced, is one of -the romances
of Canadian industry.: -
Starting as messenger boy with the le ontreal Tele-
graph Company in 1865 Mr. McFarlane worked njghts
and spare hours to qualify as a telegraph operator. lie an
operator he saw serviceduring the Fenian Raid of 1869
and the Yellow Fever outbreak in New Orleans in 1870.
Always dependable and capable, his abilities were
recognized in his appointment as Superintendent df Tele-
phones for the Telegraph Company in Toronto, in 1879.
When the Bell Telephone Company was formed in 18$0'•
Mr. McFarlane was made Superintendent. In 1904 he became General Manager, President in 1915 and
Chairman of the Board of Directors hi 1925.
The scope of his .experience can best be visualized when it is,recalled that his telephone career' began in
5 one -room office on St. Francois Xavier Street, Montreal and ended in the stately Beaver Hall
Headquarters Building recently occupied.
CANA]MA1' NATIONAL HIGH SPOTS AT
IMAGINE a glorious section of the
Canadian Rockies hewn boldly from
the bosom of Mother Earth, and a
giant hand reaching down into one of
the Canadian National Steamships'
West Indies' fleet and stealing a group
of luxurious cabins, then you have an
idea of this year's exhibit of the
Canadian National Railways at the
Canadian National Exhibition.
Jasper National Park is one of the
two features of the exhibit. In a 50 -foot
long panorama of the. mountains, a
another bear and her cubs go frollicking
in the forest, deer are made to scamper
through the brush and the noble
Athabasca river singaa rippling song of
contentment.
Marvellous effects are obtained by
the use of colored lights. Beginning
with the faint light of dawn, the sky
changes to the beautiful hues of sunrise
and slowly dusk comes and moving
clouds are painted with reds and blues
to give an excellent idea of the sunsets
for which the mountains are noted.
In another part of the railways'
building, visitors walk the gang plank
and over the side into the "Lady
Nelson", flagship of the West Indies
fleet. Inside the white hull, isa portion
of the mainlobby and, directly opposite,
the purser's office. A uniformed officer
is ready behind the grille and he has
an efficient staff of six stewards waiting
to initiate the visitor into the ship's
mysteries. Leading off the lobby are
rooms, exact replicas of those on board
the lady" ships, and showing the
various types of accommodation.
THE, MODESTY OF THE BRITISH
The official announcement of the
safe return of the R-100 to England
after its hazardous trip across the
Atlantic contained this statement:
The R-100 did not make a record
on the trip; it did not make such
good time as. the German Graf Zep-
pelin, "which flew farther and at
gerater speed."
In this connection Tiie Stratford
Beacon -Herald says:
"We can very well imagine seine
places where nothing would have
been said about that feature at all;
all the stress and all the wordage
would have been exhausted on what
had been . accomplished."
There is indeed something char
aetteristically English about that
abrupt official report of a most re-
merkable achievement. It : typifies
both Britain's attitude as a nation
toward her own successes, as well as
that of the average Britisher who
wins renown in some Sphere of ac-
tivity— military, sport science or
finance. • The English neople, unlike
those of any other nation, seem to
prefer to magnify their own short-
comings and failures, and to think
it is playing the game to give them
the widest publicity': It is an admir-
able characteristic,•when it is under-
stood. but there is a great danger of
it being overdone. During the early
stages of the Great War the enemies
of Great Britain in the United States
capitalized this British habit of self.
clenreoiation and so belittled the part
Britain was playing in the conflict,
that the effect was very far-reaching
andhas scarcely been ademwately
corrected in some quarters, even no
to the present thee. Becominv niod
este is s great virtue. but if over ex-
ereised it sometimes develops a dap
serous inferiority complex.—Brant-
ford Expositor.
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Uoiiey?
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the community family life are reflected in the pages of your local
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Besides, you read of your council's—town, township or county
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literally hundreds of other items.,
The business people send you each week messages of savings,
latest styles, patterns, and weaves fn wearables, and tasty, econ-
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