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The Clinton News Record, 1931-03-19, Page 6NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE BUSY FARMER ( Furnishedby the Department of Agriculture ) Alfalfa hay reduces the cost of 'oduction of live stock products. row Alfalfa! KNOW ,WHAT YOU SOW -"Por hatsoever a 'man soweth that shall also reap" Sow only large, ump.bright seed.- Poor . seed is ar at any price. In view of the Somerset report, lvocating wide use of pre -cooling cilities and central packing of 'Mt it is interesting to note .that George Wilson, secretary of the orfolk Fruit Growers, places the lue•'of their new cold storage plant, marketing the 1930 crop at 05,- 0. q.ro, Valuable Snowfall The recent heavy snowfall, which as general throughout Ontario, rved the dual purpose of replen- hing the water supply in places here the shortage had been keenly it during the past few months and providing a valuable covering for 11 wheat and other early crops. It not often that the farming dis- •iets receive such a blessing in mid - arch and this may prove a happy gury for a prosperous season. Seed, Corn ufficient Home -Grewn Seed Avail- able. As a result of the very favorable Cather and the improved situation 'regard to the corn borer in 1930. nthwestern Ontario is offering is spring large quantities of seed rn of excellent quality. Official sts have already revealed particul- ly high germinating power, some mples running as high as 98 to 100 r cent. Regulations controlling the ship- nt of seed corn have been modi- d and this spring any growers or ers in old Ontario and Quebec. y purchase their requirements have sante delivered on the cob was the custom previous to the n borer trouble. eed corn grown and matured in ark) is better adapted to Ontario ditions when rased either for in or ensilage purposes than is• seed corn imported from see- rs where the growing season is ger and where larger types of n prevail. Experience has proved t varieties such as Golden Glow, ley, White Can and the Hints are t suited to our conditions. revelling conditions demand that purchase our supplies at home en they are' available and are of atinfactory mutiny. . The corn niers of Essex, Kent and Lamb - Counties are this year in a po- en to live up to the enviable re- atinn a, wed producers built up or to the invasion of the corn er. urehase your supply of seed corn home and know what you sow, low testing is very important. Not cows that give 'milk are profdt- e. The only way to make sure these unprofitable cows is by the stomatic use of the milk scales and the Babcock test. Only land that will respond to good treatment `should be cultivated 1 at all. There are many thousands of acres in Ontario that will not 1 produce farm' crops profitably and should be reforested witnbut further waste of time and energy. Every farmer who applies in title oars get free 3,800 trees for. reforesting waste areas and 500 for planting in -wind- breaks. Application forms are avail- able at your, local Agricultural Of- fice, ' Urges Distinctive Mark "Ontario growers, co-operating with the Ontario Government in packing their apples for export, have made a wonderful inipression upon the export market this season," writes Andrew Fulton,. special over- seas fruit representative.- 'He con- tinues: "The adoption of a uniforrin standard of color and quality which, has been maintained throughout the, season has been recognized bythe buyers, I would urge, however, that growers, before another season ar- rives, carefully consider the advisa- bility' of eliminating ` the multipli- city of brands that now exist and to adopt one outstanding mark by which Ontario apples may be recog- nized." Weekly Crop Report Naturally, at this time of the year the reports of the agricultural repre- sentatives throughout Ontario would deal chiefly with seeds and seed problems. The most recent one states that seed cleaning activity is quite pronounced, particularly in Lanark, where one large plant has been running to capacity for some time. In Leeds many enquiries are being received for seed grain. Win- ter conditions as reported from Mus- koka and Parry Sound, have been almost ideal for new seeding. Hay is becoming scarce with the baled var- iety selling for 818 per ton. Ontario reports a heavy demand for both seed and sieve material for fanning mills. Large numbers of Peel County farmers have been turning out for ' barn meetings at which agricultural problems are co-operatively discuss- ed. In Perth, seed grain is not mov- ing as briskly as in other counties. Live stock in Peterbm'o is in good condition generally, with feed quite cheap. The carne applies to Prince Edward. orchards and fruit bushes in South Sirecoe have wintered well because of the mild winter and good prices are being obtained at sales,` In Welland orchards are receiving a general -clean-un and are in good con- ciii•inn. More nlfall'a seed than ever before is reported by Wellington. A Farming Journal An example which might well be followed in other counties is that of the Norfolk Chamber •of Com- merce in issuing -an annual Agricul- tural Journal. The third annual issue has ;just been distributed free of charge to 5,000 farmers in the coun- ty. It is an eight -nage publication and contains a wealth of information relating to the farming industry. Al - 1'131, CLINTON NEWS -RECORD mpst every phase of agriculture as carried on in this county is discus - ed, such as poultry -breeding, refor- estation, ;tobacco -raising, fertilizers, fruit and "vegetable -growing, It also eai'rieS several informative ` articles by 0.A. C. authorities. Numerous pictures of local interest are .used. to' brighten the pages. The local agricultural representative, F. C. Paterson, who is also secretary of the Chamber of , Commerce, has been largely responsible, for the suceess of this valuable publication, Should Check Fertilizer • This is the season for buying fer- tilizers and it is impotrant'that far- mers should know bow to`'prtotect themselves in making sure that they are delivered the kind and analysis of fertilizer which they purchase. The Federal fertilizers act ;requires that every fertilizer delivered to a fanner must be labelled with the'. guaranteed analysis in terms of ni- trogen, phosphoric acid and potash. Therefore the fanner should cheek the guaarnteed analysis of the fertil- izer when if arrives. If short one per cent nitrogen, it is worth about 52.50 a ton less than the ,purchase. price and phosphoric acid and potash are worth about 31. for each per cent. Purchasers are advised to . re- fuse acceptance of fertilizer which is not labelled percisely the 'same guar- anteed analysis as that purchased. Should: any farmer have reason to doubtthe value of a fertilizer deliv- ered to him, he is advised to cotn- municate with the nearest fertilizer inspector or the district representa- tive of agriculture. Sow Clean Seed A recent survey shows that weeds were responsible for a total loss of between 150 and 200 million dollars in Canada last year. The direct loss in crop actually displaced or killed out by weeds was over one hundred millions, while the remainder was made up -of freight charges for car- rying weed seeds along with grain, clover and other Crops, loss of mote, tore, depreciation of faryi value due to weeds and the increase in culti- vation necessary where 'these soil robbers were present. To mitigate this loss,, the land must be cleaned up. Careful pre-eeeding cultivation will clean up ordinary fields. while partial summer crops like buckwheat ra.pe and turnips are recommended for very bad patches of such tenac- ious weeds as twitch and sow thistle. A clean. seed bed, phis clean clover seed and clean seed grain of a high standard of 'purity and germination, will give a lig increase in•yield over the other kind at practically no more cost, Only clean, plump, vigor- ous seed, tested and approved by Government authorities, shotilci be used. GODERICK':Cecil Colelough, sen of Mr, and Mrs. Nortnaul Colelough, of Goderieh, who had been missing from his hem here for a week, was rinorted safe with friends at Port Colborne on Priclav, Without in- forming, anynne. not even members nf, his own family. he set out from here bound for Port`Colberne in search of work, His parents had been greatly concerned as to his saf- ety and the assistanee of the police was sought in making a search for N'r. and Mrs. Colelough were e'reativ relieved when they received word from their son stating that he was in Port Colborne. The Special Seda,i ""- n ore P��7, Ary { alwaq,s smooth PRICED FROM *61O at factory, Oshawa Taxes extra Ask about the GMAC plan of deferred pay- ments . and the General. Motors Owner Service Policy, LIIf.E its strong,, durable chassis, the new Chevro- let's valve -in -head, six -cylinder motor is excep- tionally rugged and powerful. 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An inventor in England has de- signed an electrical scraper- for re- moving barnacles from the steel hulls of ships, A "metal tube which cuts a core of snow is a new device used in estim- ating how touch water the snow of a region is likely to yield. A new all -metal bow •has been developed made of. V-shaped chrom- ium steel and can be taken apart. The bow string is made of twisted steel • wires. Speed in the sendingof cable= grams has been increased from 20. to 50 words a minute by the use of mechanical relay instruments. Operating on the principle of rad- io, portable apparatus has been in- vented in France to warn electrical workers ' that, they are in danger when they approach high-tension wires. Rubber stoppers with hollow'cen- tres and grooved surfaces thattwith- stand a pressure of 50 pounds to the square inch have been invented for bottles of carbonated beverages. A new type adjustable nozzle for fire hose, which, when perfected, may eliminate much of the danger firemen are subjected to when fight- ing difficult blazes above the street level or where smoke is thick, has been designed by a fire chief in New York. City. The loftiest weather station in the United States islocated on the top of Mount Rose, Nevada, 10,800 feet above sea level, It is equipped with an automatic weather indicator which can run for two Months with- out attention. Beeattse silk thread has greater tenacity than steel wireeft the same diameter, an inventor hi Germany has developed a cannon made of steel tubes wrapped around with silk, until the required size has been ob- taine1:' Students at Colgate University swallowed. balloon' in the physiology laboratory to aicl in dietary experi- ments. Digestive juices are punn- ed into the tubes attached to the balloons •from time to time to test. the reaction taking place in the stomach, The U.S.'Bureau of Standards in Washington, D,C., has a wanting ma- chine for testing the. life of shoe leather. In 24 hours the machine gives 'the equivalent of several months of wear to a pair of shoes, while observers study the reaction of the leather to the severe strain of the test, Dr. George W. Ritchey, who built the fainous 100 -inch telescope of Mt. Wilson, is about to build a much lar- ger telescope which he contends will enable a minute examination of Mars and other planets. Le there is life on :those planets, he believes his new telescope will reveal it. To save on expenses of lighting show windows, an automatic system has been developed' in France which lights the windows only when shop- pers are passing by, The system is operated with a photo: electric cell which sets up'a current as a shopper passes the window. The sudden lighting up of a dark window also attracts a shopper's attention. A phenology machine has been developed for malting mental tests of humans. The machine has 1954 sensitive "fingers" in a huge frame, which is fitted onthe subject's head for a reading, The fingers "read" the bumps on his head. Then a prin- ted slip falls out telling to what ex- tent the subject possesses 32 facul- ties. The paper • gives the 'ratings from poor to excellent in'each char- acteristic. A device invented by a scientist at the University of Nebraska to re- cord the time required for mental reactions differentiates between six different types of persons. THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1931 e . t i`Vice Gatteebitttt OF TIC )birat , riiurja ij n I•:sitod'6p GRAP{T-FCE,M nNG,' hn,0. r, ASSOCIATE SeCRETAFY 'ECZEMA 'Eczema is an inflammation of the skin accompanied by itching and burniing. There are many forms of inflammation of the skin, the most common of which is eczema or salt - rheum. It occurs frequently among babies and old people. As in any other inflammation,, .there is redness of the part, The redness increases if the part is ir- ritated. The part itches and some- times the itching is almost unbear- able. Eczema ' ay .be limited to one area . m ea, such as the face, 'or the hands, or the ` scalp, or it may spread to several parts of the body. An inflammation of the skin may follow somite irritation frotri outside. If the hair -brush strikes the ear re- peatedly, it may set up an inflam- mation of the skin of the ear. The inflammations of the skirt which are difficult to deal with are those which are due to 'scone interna -1 con dition. The difficulty in treating them lies in the fact that it is not ,easy to find the cause, and it not possible to treat any condition prop- erly until the cause is known. Pro- per treatment always aims at the re- moval of the cause, otherwise the condition is not cured and will likely recur. • 'Improper diet or inability to dig- est food properly may cause eczema. In such eases, it is the diet which must be corrected, or the digestive system cared for. In babies, if there is too much fat in the diet or if the baby is constipated, eczema may ap: pear as a symptom. The skin of some persons is par - titularly sensitive to certain factors which in their cases, act as irritants and set up an inflammation of the skin. • Some people can use only the mild- est of soaps; others cannot wear flannel next to theskin .without hay- ing trouble, Eczema is also associated with what is called a generally run -doom • condition, The person whose health has suffered because of worry, lack of sleep or fresh air, or from any other condition which lowers his gen- eral health, may develop eczema as a result, :Eezena'in old age is often associ- ated with this general loss of physi- cal fitness which is really old age. The itching which .occurs may be relieved by soothing ointments, but cure can only be brought about by removal of the cause. The physi- eian's services are required in order to find the cause anddirect the treat- ment towards the removal of the re- sponsible factor. 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