The Clinton News Record, 1938-05-26, Page 6WAGE G
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
T iTRSa, MAY 26, 1938 ,
Timely 'Information fait' the
Bush Farmer
(]illlrnished: by the Department of Agriculture
ONION MAGGOT,' DAMAGE MAY
BE CONTROLLED
Onion maggot flies usually emerge
about the middle of May and towards
the end of themonth commence' lay-
ing their eggs in the soil at the base
of the tiny onion seedlings. Control.
measures should be applied before the
egg -laying takes place.
Theinsect can be controlled by
spraying the young seedlipgs with
an oil emulsion 'spray. " A light to
medium lubricating oil of good grade
should be used. It niay be obtained
from any of the oil companies or ser-
vice stations. • To prepare the spray;
mix a gallon of Bordeaux mixture by
first dissolving two ounces of blue -
stone in a gallon of water and then
adding two ` ounces of hydrated lime
to the solution. Stir and pour into
a pail containing a gallon of the oil.
By means of a bucket pump: or other
small sprayer, pump the liquid back
upon itself until a perfect emulsion
of the oil and Bordeaux is secured,
The process should take about five
minutes, and the mixture may be test-
ed by pouring a small amount into
water. When no droplets of oil are
found o{r the suface of the water, the
mixture is ready for use. Should free
oil be present, agitate further. When
the oil is thoroughly emulsified, mix
the two gallons with 38 gallons of
soft water, or, if the water is hard,
with 38 gallons of Bordeaux mixture.
The onions should be sprayed four
times, once a week, the first being
'applied as soon as the earliest apple
blosssoms appear. In spraying, the
whole surface of the ground should
be covered as well as the tiny plants.
Thorough work is essential to good
control, and 100 gallons of spray
should be used rer acre at each ap-
plication.
'NEWS OF HAPPENINGS
IN THE COUNTY AND
DISTRICT
as possible, the chances of runts of
the loss of Rigs is greatly reduced.
At this time the experienced pig,
feeder starts feeding the pigs in a
creep, separate from the sow. This
is very simply done by boarding off
one corner of the pen or paddock to
which only the young pigs have ac-
cess. The best of feed is none too
good. A dry mixture consisting of
oats (from which the hulls have been
sifted) cracked wheat and middlings,
with sweet skin -milk in a separate
trough, will provade an ideal ration.
Supplement the grain with tankage
or fish meal if skim -milk isnot avail-
able. Minerals are important both
for the row and the young pigs.
Equal parts of bone meal, ground
limestone, and salt make a suitable
mixture to include at the rate of
two pounds per hundred in each ra-
tion, Sods or earth which have been
sprinkled with a solution of iron eel -
"hate are particularly valuable. for
early litters which carrot be allowed
outside. Under the above feeding
procedure the pigs will gradually be-
come so independent of the sow that
when weaning does occur they will
not suffer any serious setback,
After weaning which might be call-
ed a semi -critical period, the pigs
should be given the same feeds they
were accustomed to in their earlier
life. Oats, middlings, wheat, and a
small amount of barley along with
sweet skim -milk or a protein sup-
plement will form a suitable starting
feed. The objective is quality bacon
hogs, the feeding of which during the
growing and finishing stages will be
outlined in a subsequent article.
VEGETABLE INSECTS
A 75 page bulletin, profusely ill-
ustrated, on insects attacking Ontario
vegetables written by Professor Law-
son Caesar, Provincial Entomologist,
O.A.C. Guelph, is just off the Tress
and may be obtained free of charge
by writing the Statistics and Public-
ations Branch, Ontario Dept. of Ag-
riculture, Toronto.
This booklet will be of value to
every vegetable grower in Ontario,
containing as it does the description,
life history and control methods of
insects that annually level a loss of
hundreds of thousands of dollars to
Ontario vegetable crops,
Vegetable experts state there is a
remedy for every insect pest attack-
ing vegetables and these remedies
are all outlined in Professor Caesor's
valuable phamphlet which is yours
for the asking.
GRAIN FEED THE LAMBS
If rapid gains are wanted in lambs
it is generally favored that milk or
pasture which are the mainstays in
the feeding line are not enough, but,
that before and after going on pas-
ture box feeding in a creep is an
advantage. Oats, bran, corn, oil cake,
molasses all may be used as lamb
feed, and it is surprising the amount
that a bunch of lambs will take. With
early lambs it is particularly import-
ant that they be marketed in time to
catch the top prices, and even with
lambs that are carried through to the
fall it is more economical to hold the
lamb flesh by a little extra grain than
to put on the flesh in the fall. Quite
a few sheep men• arrange a corner in
the pasture where the lambs can gat
at a box kept supplied with grain,
BEYOND POLICE JURISDICTION
Officers of the law oftimea: are call-
ed up. to do the; unusual, but the ex-
perience of Serkeant A. C. Ross on
Saturday night beats all. He was
walking around the Square when he
was attracted towards a ear by the
sound of a heated argument. Sudden-
ly a man called him to the car, making
the strange request: "Officer, make
my wife sit in the front seat with
me."
Somewhat taken aback, the Serg-
eant peered
erg-eant.peered in the backseat. There
was friend wife, arms folded and lips
compressed' in a determined line. The
couple, from Stratford, had had an
argument and the good wife refused
to have anything to do with the errant
hubby, much less sit side him.
The Sergeant snorted, disgusted:
"Good` heavens, man, if you can't do
anything with her, what do you expect
me to do?" and resumed his beat.
—Goderich Signal -Star.
A NARROW ESCAPE
Eric Heywood, son of Mrs. Garnet
Heywood, of Stephen, hada narrow
escape from a serious accident Wed-
nesday of last week. He was riding
a bicycle on Main St. near the bridge
and pulled out from behind a wagon
to run head on into an approaching
automobile in which were two women
Eric suffered a badly skinned leg and
narrowly escaped further injuries
a
when he passed beneath the car, His
bicycle was badly damaged . The
driver of the car stopped to escertain
the damage and then drove on. The
lads was attended by Dr. Dunlop.
—Exeter Times -Advocate,
Form Association
To Improve Farm
Rome Surroundings
For the purpose of making the
farm home surroundings more plea-
sant and attractive, of increasing the
value of the property and present-
ing a more engaging countryside
which tourists can enjoy, a rural
farm home beautification society has
recently been organized in Carleton
county, Ontario. The movement was
started by the Women's Institutes
and everyone of the 26 institutes in
the county has pledged its active
support and co-operation.
The association plans to encourage
the judicious planting of native trees,
shrubs and flowers, the improvement
of lawns, and the whole hone sur-
roundings. A carefully organized
programme of farm home landscap-
ing and planting, directed by an ad-
visory council has been arranged. The
members of this council are experi-
enced horticulturists who will give
their services free.
Through its efforts the Association
hopes in the course of the next few
years to make many homes in the
county that now have few attractive
features in the surroundings a delight
not only to the owners, but also to
those who travel on the adjacent
roads and highways. One of the first
efforts o£ the Association is to be
directed towards encouraging a gen-
eral campaign of cleaning up and
making the surroundings tidy; the
more definite scheme of beautifica-
tion will follow.
Co-operating with the women's in-
stitutes are the different" horticul-
tural societies throughout Carleton
county. Why not something like this
in Huron?
CRITICAL PERIOD IN YOUNG
PIG'S LIFE
The old axon "Don't spare the feed
for .the nursing sow and litter" still
holdc true. In fact, it becomes even
more important under the more art-
ificial conditions of present-day swine
raising, states Edward B. Fraser,
Chief Assistant, Division of Animal
Husbandry, Central Experimental
Farm. Nutritious feeds such as oats,
shorts, bran, and a small amount of
barley, along with a generous supply
of sweet skim -milk make up a suit-
able ration for the nursing sow. The
• sweet skim -milk cannot be over -em-
phasized as it is very important.
Lacking skim -milk, some other pro-
tein supplement such as tankage, fish
meal or a protein supplement concen-
trate mixture should be included in
the feed mixture.
The period in a pig's life from two
weeks of age up to five weeks has
'often been calIed the critical stage.
However, by proper feeding of the
sow and- by encouraging the young
pigs to eat separately just as early
tent ten years of growth, indicate
the animal should be about 60 years
old,
TO PETITION FOR A GRANT FOR,
NEW BUILDING
' A special meeting of the Board of
Education was, held in Exeter to con-
sider plans for the erection of a new
building in connection with the Exeter
school to provide for the two new
courses of study requested by the
Department of Education. The prov;n- Is . Bobby Porter biazi/eg a path to
cial government will pay -one half of a major league baseball career? That
the cost of a new building up to $20,- is the question[ that Toronto fans are
000 and one half of the cost of the asking themselves these days. It can
equipment up to '$4,000. The first be answered with an emphatic affirm -
thought of the Board was that when "alive judging by the way the Balmy
erecting a new building at least two Beach boy; one of the few young Can -
additional class -rooms should be pro-ladians in professional baseball, con -
bided as the present building is now tinues the brilliant play he has shown
crowded. The Probability is that the
with the, Toronto Maple Leafs during
Toronto: Baseball News
BOBBY PORTER BLAZES PATH TO
MAJOR LEAGUES
Young' Canadian with Toronto Maple
Leafe is playing brilliant baseball'
for Dan Howley's Teem
RETIRES AFTER FIFTY YEARS
IN BUSINESS
ZURICH—Mr, Charles F;•itz has
disposed of his shoe business to Mr.
Edward J. Haters, of this village, who
has taken possession. Mr. Datars has
also purchased the building containing
the stock. Mr. Fritz has reserved the
large private garage at the rear of
the shoe store for his own use and
will also have the use of the small
addition adjoining the shoe store to
the south for a number of years and
intends fitting same up as an office.
Mr. Fritz came to this village fifty
years ago and has been in the shoe
business all those years and he con-
siders that he is entitled to a rest. Mr.
Deters has been employed at the mills
of Mr. F. C. Kalbfleisch for some
years and is well known throughout
this community and should command
a big share of the shoe trade.
Where Canada Gets Her
Sugar
Sugar, so far as Canada is con-
cerned, is almost entirely a British
Empire product. That is, the raw
cane sugar which we import is
brought from Empire countries. Last
year 'the Empire supplied Canada
with considerably over one billion
pounds of the raw product for refin-
ing in this Dominion while the total
that came from other countries, Cuba
and Peru only, was slightly over six
million pounds. We imported on a
per. capita basis about one hundred
pounds for every man, woman and
child, which goes to show how large a
part sugar plays in cur domestic ec-
onomy. We also made 120 million
pounds of sugar from beets grown in
Canada.
The largest quantity from any
country was from British Guiana at
nearly 260 million 'pounds, Jamaica
coming next with 140 million. From
the Fiji stands in the Southern Pac-
ific we got 134 million, followed clos-
ely by Barbados and Trinidad. • The
sugar cane is of profilic growth.
We got large supplies: of raw sugar
also from Atistralia and British South
Africa while British East Africa in
late years has been taking, a hand in
this trade, although the imports from
that country are hot yet quite so large
as from the smaller islands of the
British West ,Indies, whose chief .ex-
port, so far as Canada le concerned,.
is raw sugar.
new courses will have a strong appeal the Hast couple of weeks.
to students from the country and
who otherwise stop school after the
entrance and that, additional class-
room would be needed. However when
the cost of a two-storey building with
a basement and heating system was
taken into consideration the Board de -
Porter, it will be remembered, was
picked oaf the Toronto sandlots
a couple of years ago and taken South
with the Leafs. He impressed Ike
Boone, then manager of the Toronto
team, and was signed to a contract.
He was optioned out to the Marshall
cided that the time was not opportune club of the East Texas League, where
to build more than they required at he played most of the 1936 season,
the present time, but at the same time being recalled by Toronto late' in
BEDARD—DENOMNE
A largely attended wedding was
solemnized at the R. C. Church, Drys-
dale, on Monday, when Rev. L. March-
and united i n marriage Louise,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bed-
ard, of the Blue Water Highway, near
Drysdale, and Mr. Adrian Denomme,
son of Mr. and Mrs. F. E, Denomme,
of the 14th. concession, Hay. Mr. and
Mrs. Benet-nine will reside in Zurich.
to plan such a building as could be
readily added to should the demand
require it.
It was estimated that the proposed
building would cost in the neighbor-
hood of $25,000, with the government
paying $10,000, leaving $15,000 to be pitching. It was believed that Porter
raised by the municipality. Added to couldn't hit well against southpaws.
this it was estimated that the equip- But Bobby has disproved that theory
ment would cost in the neighborhood convincingly this year. He has hit
of $3,000 of which $1,500 would have
to be provided by the municipality. well against all kinds of pitching. His
.—Exeter Times -Advocate. recent record of seven consecutive hits
August.
Bobby has been with the Leafs ever
since. He started as a regular when
the 1937 campaign opened, but alter-
nated in right field with Adam Com-
orsky when the Leafs faced left hand
Fiftieth Wedding
in as' many times at bat was made
against outstanding Rochester hurlers
including Oscar Judd, southpaw, who
Anniversary was born in London, Ontario, but now
On Saturday, May 7, Mr. and Mrs.l makes his home in Ingersoll where he
Louis Kalbfleisch, 6th concession,
at acted attention as an amateur
Hay, celebrated the 50th anniversary:star. In the recent five -game series
of their wedding. All their children against Rochester, Porter made 11 hits
and other relatives and friends gate.] in 18 trips to the plate, a .611 batting
ered at the homestead and helped to 1i clip. His hits included three triples
make the event a memorable one foriand a double. His fielding was just
the honored couple, Among those as sensational as his batting, and he
present were Mr. Abel Schilbe; of Wa-I ws easily the all-round star of the
terloo, who acted as best man at the series.
wedding held on May, 7,1888, when!
has been Porter's ambition to
Rev. R. Eifert, of Dashwood, united gain a major league trial, and the Tor.
them in marriage. Besides the read -ionto youngster who was an outstand-
ing of an address they were present -ling r thny B
ed with ,many beautiful gifts. Both club beforefootball hestaeverwih took
theBaun; baseball
Mr, and Mrs. Kalbfleisch were born! seriously, is working hard with that
in the Township of Hay and have liv-, in view. Manager Dan Howley, of
ed here since. All then children were the Leafs, has insisted that Porter is
present as follows: Edward, Albert, one of the best major league prospects
he has seen in years, and all he needed
was the experience to make him a
great ball player. It is likely that sev-
eral major league clubs will be bid-
ding for his services this year. The
Owns Pocket Book Over
One Hundred Years Old
Mr. Wm. A. Johnston, of Ashfield,
83 -year-old twin brother of John A.
Johnston, Bellingham, State of Wash-
ington, owns a leather pocket book
over 100 years old.
The four -compartment leather
purse, which is still in excellent con-
dition, was previously owned by his
uncle, Mn Duncan MacRae, who prior
to his death a number of years ago,
gave it to Mr. Johnston, who prizes
it highly.
Ina note book, which is attached
in the purse, is a notation, identify-
ing the owner and the year it was
purchased. It reads "Duncan MacRae,
Avernish, Lochalsh, Scotland, .1836,
aged 23.—Lucknow Sentinel.
and Herbert, their sons, and Mrs.
Laura Haberer, Mrs. Clara Klopp,
Mrs. Josephine Deichert and Mrs, Mil-
dred Brokenshire and one great great
grandchild,
Appointed Clerk of the
Division Court
E. Howard Agnew received word
Last week of his appointment as Court
Clerk of Division Court, No. 11, Bruce
County. Notice of the appointment
was received from the Inspector of
Legal Offices for the ,Inspector
of
Ontario.
Howard succeeds W. J. Little who
has been Clerk of the Court here for
many years. Mr. Little, who resigned
some time ago, has been carrying on
pending the appointment of his suc-
cessor, to whom he at once turned
over his books and documents upon
official announcement of the appoint-
ment
ppointment the latter part of the week.
A Large Turtle
A 26 -pound snapping Bartle meas-
uring 37 inches from the tip of its
nose to the tip of its tail, was shot
Wednesday at Sutherland's pond;
southeast of Stratford, by a group of
men who voted themselves protect-
ors of fish in the famous trout -fish,
ing centre. The turtles have been kill-
ing hundreds of fish in the pond for
several years and last year Stratford
nimrods set a few traps to catch.
them. The bullet which shot it entered'
near the tail and came out close' to
the head. The turtle has big claws
nearly two inches long. The. knobs. an
its tail, each one supposed; to repre-
TELEPHONE TALKS IN TUE :W,AT•SON FAMILY.
Tf!e're sr. glad' you're
feeling better', Mother!"
That LONG DISTANCE
Habit is Catching!:
The Watson youngsters are not merely,
playing telephone— they are playing_
Long Distance; for Lyng Distance is a
habit with the Watson family — an inex-
pensive habit that saves anxiety and helper
keep the family together. Let the tele-
phone extend your horizon beyond your,
immediate neighbourhood. Let it keep
you in touch with faraway relatives and
friends— the cost is surprisingly emaII.
Reductions in telephone rates—local and long
distance—in 1935, '36 end '37 have effected
savings to telephone users in Ontario and
uebec ofnearlyone million dollars yearly.
Q Y
fact that "Goody Rosen, another Tor -!the team in the early weeks of the,
onto boy, has been playing so well for campaign, and several games have lost
Brooklyn in the National League, has 'that never should have been. Bu$.
drawn attention to Canadian -born that's baseball, and the Leafs haven't.
players, and major league scouts are Ilet it discourage them.
combing professional and amateur l The Toronto club is starting night
baseball in Canada now in search for baseball earlier than ever before since
new talent. I the floodlights were first installed a
Other Maple Leaf players are no- iMaple Leaf Stadium. When the tear
tential big leaguers in the making, but returns home, for a four -game series.
Porter's sensational climb to well over against Montreal Royals, starting
the .300 mark in the batting averages :June 1, all the games will be played
has focused the spotlight on him. Man- ',under the lights, including that of
ager Howley is determined that the Saturday, June 1. Saturday night.
Leafs will be in the thick of the race baseball will be made a regular fea-
all the way and is sparing no effort ture at Maple Leaf Stadium this sea -
or expense to build the team into a son, Following the series with the
pennant contender. Howley insists: Royals, the Leafs depart for their
that his players deliver the goods, or longest road -trip of the schedule,
else. , . . The Leafs have been hustling: three , weeks. They return on June
and have sold themselves to Toronto, 27, and will be home all that week
fans. But bad weather, injuries and ,to play night games against Buffalo
other circumstances have hampered. and Rochester.
The Open Road
SUPPOSE you came suddenly upon two roads. One straight, well -
trodden the other thin and twisting off into undergrowth. If
you didn't want to arrive at any place in particular, you night
choose the latter. But not otherwise,
Before you, as bnyer, run two roads. One is'the road of know-
ledge, of an advertised product. Thousands use it. There's no
mystery about it, no doubting, nothing hidden. It leads the way
definitely to a fountain pen, a floor wax, a tooth -paste that will
give you satisfaction, When you use an advertisement, you use
an open road.
When you don't use advertisements, you go the doubtful road.
You have only hazy knowledge of the product ahead. No trade-
mark or name to depend upon guides you. The result may or may
not be worth the effort. You don't know.
Read the advertisements. Anything widely advertised-brealc-
fast food, hammer, hair tonic—has proved itself good by advertising.
Advertisements put you on the
open road to satisfaction
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