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The Clinton News Record, 1936-03-12, Page 6PAGE .6 ON NEWS -RECORD THURS., MARCH 12, 193'6:, NEWS ANU HAPPENIN6S QF INTEREST :To fANMEBS r for Tl�.e� �nform.atlo� �h� • u Farmer �s c1 _ • (Furnished. by the :Department of Agrie!ulture ) Cheesemakers' Short Course The. Cheesemakers' Short Course which is usually held during the se- cond week of February at the Eas- tern Dairy School, Kingston, is post- poned until March 24 to 27. Weather and travelling conditions are likely to be more favourable than in mid- winter. The .latter part of March is just before the opening of the cheese factory season and the information obtained will be fresh in the minds of the makers. Idea for Sugar Bush Ambrose Chambers, who operates a Large sugar bush near the village of Waterford, Ontario, has hit upon an excellent time -saving device in the matter of emptying sap buckets. He paints one-half of the outer surface of the pail red and the other half yel- low. When he has emptied each pail, he turns it around, so that from a distance he can easily tell which pails have been emptied, thus saving a great many steps. It is necessary, of course, to have a hole in each side of the upper edge of the bucket so that it can be hung on the tree with either the red or the yellow colour showing, Hay Market Report There has been very little move- ment of hay from the production ar- eas of eastern Ontario this season and there is little indications of im- provement in the situation for some time. The principal movement in both northern and eastern Ontario has been of small lots to local dealers in the towns and villages, and this hay is mostly being bought locally at $5 per ton. There is still a lot of hay in south-western Ontario al- ' though Iarge quantities have been used on the farm, the result of the cold weather. There has been some difficulty in trucking hay into towns and cities recently on account of snow nevertheless there is ample local hay to meet requirements. Good supplies of hay are reported from Bruce -and Gray counties, along the Soo line and around Powassan, Prices being paid growers in this part of the province are: for no. 2 timothy and mixtures, $7.50 to $8.50; no. 3, $5.50 to $6.50; oat and wheat straw, $2.50 to $3; alfalfa, $4 to $10. Lamb Campaign Extension of the campaign inaug- urated last year by the Canadian Lamb Committee to eliminate sea- sonal fluctuations in the price and consumption of fresh Canadian Lamb, has just been announced by W. H. J. Tisdale of Toronto, assistant general manager of the Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers, and chairman of the committee. "The enthusiastic cooperation of the press and radio was responsible. for the success of our initial work in Ontario and Montreal last fall," declared Mr. Tisdale, "and the com- mittee will continue its efforts on a Dominion -wide scale. Our aim is to acquaint Canadian housewives with the varied and attractive possibilities of fresh lamb and to have it more fre- quently included in the diet of every. Canadian family." The increased consumption of fresh Canadian lamb, he pointed out, will be of enormous benefit to farmers and sheepbreeders across Canada and will 'contribute substantially to the return of agricultural prosperity, so' vital to economic stability. A Plan for the Woodlot . (By J. C. Marritt) Man does not realize or appreciate fully the value of certain factors and influences that help to make life more comfortable and pleasant until they are taken away for a time. Wood- land in the agricultural sections of Ontario is an excellent example of this as all farms had plenty of wood for fuel and timber to build houses and barns. There was so much that it was very difficult to conceive the prospect of a shortage, but to -day there are many farms without wood - lots and the farmer with a fine wood - lot is envied by his neighbours. Woodlots have a definite part in the economic set-up of an agricultur- al section and the individual farm, and if a sufficient percentage of land is not left in woodland there are li- able to be discomforts and loss as the influences of woodland are far reach- ing.• Value of Woodland to Agriculture 1. The farmers with a woodlot has a cheap and convenient supply of fuel, while the one without a woodlot has to haul wood long distances and make a cash outlay to purchase coal or wood, and often the farmhouse is hot adequately heated. 2. Springs and wells that previous- ly had a steady supply of water got dry,' because the woodland that was a reservoir has been removed. 3. The fanner has more difficulty `to grow crops and wheat and clover kill out because the fields lack the protection that is given by woodalnd. 4. Deforestation on hillsides and valleys is often followed by erosion and sandy soil is liable to develop in- to valueless sand dunes. 5, Woodland helps to control floods as it retards the surface run-off in all seasons. G Scattered woodland increase con- siderably the beauty of a countryside. 7. The various factors mentioned have a marked influence on the mone- tary value of farms. momaloommoinmol ,ksi°t"a°i i PN °°ia°°°A A °°a°a oti°° A d°i i A °Yi'°°°°n i °N i .°i A °'°°°i e° by ,iOii C. kfftKWoo1 N (copyright) :: iiiis°°°i i °°° i°lir°i ° i iWn°° ::°°°r°°°°°°°i ° ,, °°°°°i'°ti°r°°MiWAAM. °i. a de:' YOUR WORLD AND MINE Last year a friend of mine went to England—not his first visit to that country by any means. Indeed, he has been "across" numerous times, and each time he goes, he visits the Continent, making flying visits to many countries. But last year • he had a new experience—he visited a good -class English home -this in the Lake District, that region which has inspired so many British poets,' and in particular the father of modern poetry, William Wordsworth. My friend, wrote descriptive letters to his family, and I have been per- mitted to see these letters. When I POULTRY EQUIPMENT . The reliability of Jameswey poultry equipment has become so well known that "Jameeway Hatched" is equivalent toa guarantee of quality. Besides Incubators, Canada's leading poultry- men use the Jameeway oil and coal burning brooders, (now reduced in price) battery brooders, feeders and waterers of all kinds, steel nests, laying cages, oat eproutera, oat gamin' atone and complete bropder houses.. Manufacturers of all kinds of skeet racial building materials Buy hem yourlocel ioaosway dooler or write direeno Easterii Steel Products A m E SW A r !nr%ted GUELPH ST. DIVISION PRESTON ONT r Factories also at, Montreal and Toront°.. read them I felt that my readers — Canadians chiefly, but also many of British origin or birth—would enjoy what I enjoyed so much. According. ly I am making extracts from niy friend's letters as follows: "I mentioned in my letter from the boat that my table companion, Mr. Broadhurst, was returning home from New Zealand, where he is now build- ing a school of his own, for boys. Formerly he was a schoolmaster at the old English Public School at Win- chester. He told me that he made his home with an aunt in Carlisle in the north of England, near the Lake Dis- trist, and he invited me there for a week -end to see the lakes and to "do" the Roman well. We met again in London, when he fixed a time for me to go this past week -end, and I told them all that I had had the most en- joyable experience with them of all my visits. to England. 'I' arrived at Carlisle Friday even- ing after a train journey through the Midlands with their industrial and coal -mining centres, and into the north of England, where we got some long vistas and passed through much rolling country divided off into fields or pastures by well-built stone walls' instead of hedges as used farther. south, but winding here and there much as the hedges do. Cattle graz- ed, or stood in shallow streams. Sheep were on the hills, and now and then one of those heavy English horses looked over the fence at us, a colt, standing by its side or stretched out asleep in the grass. The lower fields were golden with butter cups, while along the railway line grew wild monkshood and some other wild flow - ere new to me. Yellow gorse is in 1.936 First Series $ac bloom and the May tree as well. "The hills, some of them quite o rugged, are all bare save for gross or on Litter Competition heather. Nowhere does one see any- . A Spring Series BaconLitter Com - thing in the nature of wooded areas is again being sponsored ored by except small groves scattered at con- the Federal and Provincial Live Stock siderable distances. But the effect of the grass — or heather -covered Branches for sows- farrowing from slopes, divided into small, irregular March 1st to May 15th inclusive. Any plots by the stone Walls, is very pleas- bona -fide farmer may make entry in aing. The farmhouses are of stone, and this competition one contestants will and then one is painted white. be divided into zones which will be adjusted according • to the distribution "Broadhurst met meat the station; of those completing the contest. and I had a chance to ride in one of Each Contestant is expected to keep a record of the approximate amounts, the latest model, better grade, Eng- kinds and price of feeds used, but lish motor-cars—a convertible 5 -seat - there are no restrictions en the use er 27 hp Vauxhall of very pleasing of any feeds or feeding methods. All lines. pigs in the litter must be marketed "Carlisle is a small town, and we at the one time and in order to qual- were soon in its centre, where a long ify there must be at least eight pigs low building painted a pleasing prim- in the litter raised to marketing age, rose colour stretched across the far - and at least 30 per cent of the litter ther end of the square. A. small tow- must grade as select bacon. er on it held a clock w}th the shiniest The Ontario and Dominion Depart - of brass hands and numerals against ments of Agriculture are offering a coal -black face. Window boxes at $200.00 in each window were overflowing with prize money in each zone flowers, to be divided as f ollows: "As we left the town behind us lst, $20; 2nd, $19; 3rd, $18; 4th, Broadhurst explained that the butler $17; 5th, $16; 6th, $15; 7th, $15; 8th, was being permitted to attend a wed - 12th, 9th, $13; 10th, $12; 11th, $11; 12th, $10; 13th, $10; 14th, $10. ding, and would I bathe and change Completed application forms must as soon as we arrived. Soon we turn be mailed to Mr. L. E. O'Neill, . Live ed into their grounds, past the Iodge Stock Branch, Parliament Buildings, at the gate, with rhododendrons in Toronto, within 14 days after the bloom as if growing wild among the date of farrowing of the litter. trees. Further information and applica- "We climbed the stairs past a wall tion forms may be secured from Ian MacLeod, Department of Agriculture, Clinton, Ontario. covered with large pictures of stags `and dogs and so forth, and I was shown into a pleasant room with the old-fashioned washstand and pitcher of water. On the walls of my room was a collection of hunting pictures in colour. I was shown the bath which evidently had been installed in recent years. Broadhust very kindly came to my room to give • me a preview of the people I was to meet—a middle-aged couple returning from a fishing trip to the Ness River in Scotland; his aunt; Mrs. Broadhurst; another aunt; also there was a young Irish minis- ter of the Church of England. "We had a very nice dinner in the pleasant dining room. We ate over a large oak table with a beautiful spray of lupin in varied colours m the- centre. Oil paintings in massive frames hung on the walls. There was a large fireplace, on whose mantle was a container with neat rolls of pa- per on it to start the fire with, and to light the gas. "After dinner the minister and the other male visitor engaged in a stiff game of billiards, and soon removed their dinner jackets because of the warmth of the evening. Broadhurst played for me on the piano, and then on the organ. Soon the game fin- ishes and tea is again served with oth- er stronger liquids for those desiring them. We return to the drawing room, and say good -night to each other, shaking hands with the ladies as if we were never to see them a- gain. "Later, when we men folk go into the hall, we light candles there, and climb the stairs, each carrying his own candle, and thus throwing bounc- ing shadows over the walls. I stand is my room with the candle in my hand, asking myself how Iong people have been climbing those stags, and remarking on the brilliance of my candle, until I realize that some- one has left the gas on for me." In next' week's contribution to The News -Record I propose to carry on with the story of my friend's visit to a North of England home — this in the hope and belief that my readers will enjoy seeing life and ways as they were seen by a man from this side of the Atlantic by one to whom most things were a fresh experience. I myself have had similar experi- ences, and impressions; but I have not my story of `them all, as freshly penned, at niy hand. So I ala glad to have the Ietters which my friend wrote, all hot, to his family. Next week's contribution will tell of a visit to the Lake country. HOW KING GEORGE LOATHED OSTENTATION King George loathed ostentation and publicity where his private acti- vities were concerned. The late Lord Ponsonby, Keeper of the Privy Purse, told me a story only five days before his, death which well illustrates this, trait. A certain farm -manager on one of the royal farms bought a bull at a very high price. It swept the board at all agricultural shows. Finally it was sold at an even higher price., The King said nothing until the., animal had gone. Then, one Sunday afternoon, on his usual walk round the farms, he enquired if they had not bought some rather expensive cattle recently. The farm -manager ,, agreed. But, , he added, the bull had wort many prizes and had been sold at a good profit. "Understand this," the King re- plied, "I farm as an ordinary farmer and' exhibit my beasts in competition with other farmers. They can't pay high prices and neither will I. As for winning prizes by paying large sums for beasts, any Hoggenheimer can do that. I won't." p i T'te Farmers Weekly (London England). LIVEWIRE (continued from page 3) asked' truculently. "Come to admit you were wrong?" "You quarrelsome old bounder! Ted, you've had a rotten deal. Every- body knows how much you did for those two foolish old women." "That doesn't help." "Ted, it's good will running to waste, and you know what good will's worth to a business." "Then why put pyjama girls ,in a repsectable busi—" "Shut upl Damn it, shut up! Ted, we've been friends getting on for fifty years. Come in with me. Bring in that valuable good will, let's capi- talise it before it gets cold. Come'in with me, sink pr swim together. He's after my scalp, too," "Pli be down," Moore said. Then, to bide his inner feelings: "I'll save you, John. I'll be down right away." "You old blatherskite!" Clinton said affectionately. So that seemed all right, and Car- ol and Denis were married. Nobody, according to Moore, spent any money with Spreake. "Efficiency" had for- gotten human nature. The town was solidly behind the two men they knew. The good will Denis had in- sisted on was turning into cash. But after the wedding: "We've got to make good now," Moore urged. "I'Il have the money I've borrowed on the cottage by the end of the week." "I wish I hadn't got to take that money," Clinton said. "When there's all that friendly feeling for us?" "How long do you think that'll last?" Clinton asked. "People for- get." or- get" On the following Monday more workmen were busy at the Bon Marche, adding more powerful elec- tric lighting. "That's bad for us," Clinton Bloom- ed. "People are like moths. They flock where there's light." After lunch Spreake telephoned Moore. "We're having a little difficulty," he said. "As you were manager to the people who sold me the business, I'm entitled to ask you for informa- tion." "I've a queer memory," "Oh, have you? What cart you tell me about the run of the wiring? My men say it's very muddled, add- ed to, and so forth." "What are you doing? Just add- ing some more wiring?" "That's it, some real blazers. What alterations were made? I'm employ- ing three men at so much an hour." "They must be glad." "Will you come over and—" "You'll have to ask the late own- ers. I was only the manager. Good- bye!" "You mean you refuse to come?" "Yes. It wouldn't be efficient." "By heck, I'll smash you for that. I'm entitled to ask you to conte." "Well, you have asked me," Moore said, hanging up. In the end Spreake's, electricians, not, very clever ones, because they were cheap, strung up the lights he wanted, and the old Bon Marche• shone like nothing that had ever been seen before in Deansford. Worse, after closing -time Spreake left the lights on in the windows, so that people could stand there quietly and see that his prices were, in sober fact, fat beyond competition.' Suddenly, as Moore stood gazing across, the lights all went out, tltosglls the premises were :empty, "Those. fuses again," Moore said. remembering. It had been their hab- it of blowing which had madeIsuaea' ask for new wiring. Really, it wadi ;(continued on page 7'y "Goodbye! ...don't forget to TELEPHONE" Let the telephone take the sting out ,of "goodbyes". It's so easy and inexpensive to send your voice. winging back ,hoagie or to friends you have just been visiting. It's almost like being :with them again, ,lust ask the Long Distance open ator about rates as soon as you. arrive. You will find them surn, prisingly low. tion both "Anyone" .and ".Personas. Parson" calls, Low Night ,nttes apply after 7 p.m. and Low Wedk,end irate" ALL DAY SUNDAY. Remember!!! That The Best Goods are al- ways Advertised. Therefore, if You wish to secure the Best Value for your money. Look Carefully Through the ADVERTISEMENTS in this Newspaper CALL ON THE NEWS -RECORD FOR YOUR PRINTING NEEDS' IN 1936 The Clinton News4tecord is a good advertising medium,