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The Clinton News Record, 1936-04-09, Page 6PAGE 6 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., APRIL 9;.1936 HAPP.ENING 8 Of IN:TER EST Timer... Information for the Busy Farmer Furnished by the Department of Aiculture Care of the Farrowing Sow A little extra care at farrowing will often save a greater percentage of the litter. Include some bran in the ,meal ration to '.prevent- a feverish condition. A week or ten days be- fore farrowing place the sow in a farrowing pen that is dry, clean and free from 'draughts.. Bed the pen with short 'straw. Keep a watchful eye on the sow at' farrowing time but do not disturb or assist her unless absolutely necessary. Provide a warm bran slop for the sow a few hours af- ter farrowing. ... - Early Marketing Means Better Prices Now is the time to start the long season crops of vegetables required for the early market. At the Central Experimental Farm the following'va- rieties are recommended; Cabbage: Golden Acre, Copen- hagen, Market, Early Jersey. Wake- field. ' Cauliflower: Early Dwarf Erfurt and Snowball Celery: Paris Golden Yellow, Golden' Plume and Phenomenal. Onion: Sweet Spanish, Prizetaker (Deni:),, Southport White, Yellow and Red Globe for growing trans- plants. Pepper: Harris Earliest California Wonder. Potato: Irish Cobbler which should be sprouted for four to six wee :s, prior to field planting. Tomato: Abel, Alacrity, Canadian, Earliana, Bestal, Bonny Best or John Baer. The two latter are used for the main crop. Grass and Clover Seeds A fair demand continues for most items at moderate prices. The lower Ottawa Valley reports an active trade. Over 100,000 pounds of cer- tified timothy seed have been sold to date and thedemand is keen for this quality of seed 'et 5 cents per pound. It is believed that about 50% or G00,- 000 pounds of the timothy in this area has been sold. Conmercial no. 1 grade seed is moving freely at 41b ,cents per pound. In the St. Lawrence counties it is believed that about 60% of the tim- othy crop of 600,000 pounds is still held. by growers. Sweet clover in this area is moving slowly at prices ranging from 3 cents to 4 cents per. pound for grade no. 1, The demand for seed in northern Ontario is •quiet although some tim- othy has moved at 4 cents per pound forgrade no, 1. Offers for no. 1 red clover range from 8 cents to 9 cents and for alsike 12 cents to 15 cents. Very little red clover or Werke is a- vailable in this part of the province, except in mixtures. The law prices have discouraged the threshing of a lot of mixed seed and timothy in this part of the province. In south-western Ontario red cloy- er and good timothy are in demand for cleaning purposes and substantial quantities are still held by growers. There is a fair supply of sweet clover also throughout the country but very little alfalfa, alsike and Canadian blue grass, which have already been absorbed by the trade. The present demand is good for alsike and alfalfa, fair for red clover and poor for tim- othy and sweet clover. The Seed Supply Another springtime has .cone and another seeding season when farm-, ers naturally become seed -minded. The first thought . of a farmer should perhaps be given to an estim- ate of the quantity of seed likely to be required for the area to be seed- ed. In this connection sufficient seed should be provided so that the rate of seeding of grasses and clov- ers especially, be generous. The next consideration should be given to the. quality of the seed to be riled. This consists of the selection of euitable varieties and seed of a high, and known grade whether purchased or home-grown, thoroughly cleaned to remove weed seeds, inert material and light -bodied or undeveloped seed, or kernels. Good seed should not on- ly give a high percentage of germin- ation, but should, also possess; the necessary reserve of plant food to sustain the seedlings against adverse conditions by being plump and Well filled. Experimentalists and plant breed- ers are emphasizing strongly the mat- ter of adaption of varieties to sec- tion of the country as a whole.'Selec- tion of variety therefore, calls for more special attention than may lie generally supposed. Suitably 'of va- riety should be determined by date of maturity, yield, and market value. Efficient cleaning contributes in a large measure, towards the good qual- ity of seed. This may be accomplished by using a properly equipped ' and operhted hand fanning mill. If this. is not available a central seed clean- ing plant should be employed. As- sisted by government subvention in many instances, such cleaning plants have been established at different points. Inoculating Legume Crops When legume crops are being plan ned for spring seeding, consideration should be ,given to the question of Inoculation. This is particularly re- commended for such crops as alfalfa, sweet clover and soya beans, especial- ly when seeding for the first time. Inoculation consists in adding a cul- ture of the proper bacteria to the seed at the time of sowing. It Is easy to carry out and helps to insure success with the crop. The Warble ,Season Cattle owners are advised :to ex - alpine their cattle closely at this sea- son for evidence of warble grub in- festation. The grubs that have been migrating in the animal during the past 10 months are showing up now and will continue to appear during April, May and June. The cattle owners that did a good job of treating ftheir animals and thereby destroyed all the grups a htereby destroyed all the grubs a very many grubs this season, perhaps one or two per animal, Untreated cattle of a year ago are likely to be severely infected and their backs In bad condition. A _report has just come in from Bar- rie Island township saying that the reeve' of the township had just exam - 100 head of cattle on one con- cession line and failed to find any grubs. Four seasons of treating to kill the grubs on Barrie Island town- ship cattle has removed the warble and heel fly pest. What a changer In four years to reduce the incidence of warble infestation from an aver- age of 23 grubs per animal down to freedom from grubs. When the Bar- rie Island township cattle were first examined in Mrach, 1932, one cow had 121 grubs in her back. This pic- ture has entirely changed and plenty of proof established to convince all that the killing of the grubs breaks the chain in :the warble life history. Bill all thegrubs and there can be no more Heel Flies or Warble Flies. One million Ontario cattle were treated in 1935. The improvement in reduction of the Heel Fly and Warble Fly has been as great during the two years in which the cattle of Oxford and Elgin have been treated, that the %vork is again under way with the County Councils behind the Move- ment to the extent of paying the cost. All counties, six in number•, that undertook the work of Warble and Heel Fly control in 1935 are re- peating their efforts again this sea- son. More townships have undertak- en the Warble control work this sea- son than last. Many individual herds. —the property of the more progres- sive farmers—are receviing treat- ment this year that will kill the grubs. and thus prevent them from develop- ing to the fly stage. (To be continued) A GOOD LAWN FOR EVERY HOME At this season of the year most of those who have been bitten by the gardening !'buggy' are anxious to be at work, and indeed where the soil is workable many arealready getting finder way. A good lawn is the major foature let any home landscape scheme,' and work can usually be started before it is advisable to begin digging or any operations which would necessi- tate working in the soil, If a con- siderable amount of growth followed the last mowing of the previous sea- son, raking is in order,' Besides re- moving all dead grass and other rub- bish, firm use of the rake aerates the soil and eliminates . any hatches of moss which may have obtained a foothold on bare patches in the' lawn. After the lawn has been thoroughly cleaned, bare :latches maybe sodded,. or if sod is not obtainable seed niay be used. When seeding is practised a good plan is to sift some fairly clry com- post; mix one part red top too four parts Kentucky blue grass; then niix these with the sifted soil and sow. This' method assuresthe' grass seed of covering. Seed should be sown as early as possible to get the ad- vantage of all cool and moist condi- tions, Wherever heaving is expert- i enced the use of a heavy lawn roller is beneficial, and foe best :results rolling should be done when the lawn is wet without being soggy. It should be noted that a light roller is prac- tically useless; it may provide good exercise but will follow the contour of the lawn without having;eny lev- elling effect. • ' Fertilizing the lawn should be at- tended to in early spring. A corn- plete fertilizer containing four per cent nitrogen, twelve per cent"phos- phoric acid, and four per cent potash is recommended, applied at the rate, of four pounds per hundred square Eeet. Additional nitrogen may be supplied in the form of sulphate of ammonia or nitrate of soda. The. lawns" on the Dominion 'Experimen- tal Station, Harrow, .usually receive two applications of sulphate of am= gonia, one pound to ome hundred square feet, in. addition to the spring application of complete . fertilizer. Ammonium sulphate is used in pre-' terence to nitrate of soda' to counter- act any probable alkaline reaction of the soil due to constant watering with well water. In recent years sod web -worms have been present' in varying num- bers. When the number is small birds usually provide adequate con- trol; but it is frequently necessarry to apply poison as a control measure. It is rather early to consider this pest, but the information is being" given so that action may be taken as it is con- sidered necessary. During a particu- !arly heavy. infestation several years ago very satisfactory results g were obtained by applying arsenate of lead at the rate of four pounds to forty gallons of water. This may be some- what stronger than necessary, but the niaterial is not expensive and no bad effect was evident on the grass. When used as a dust seven and a half pounds are required for every 'thousand square feet. This should be washed well into the lawn as it is said to be effective for sev- eral eweral years. Where chickens have access to the lawn it niay be danger- ous to use arsenate of lead and it may be advisable to use either a pyrethrum or some other spray which will poison the worms but is harmless to chickens or domestic animals. When it becomes necessary to wat- er the lawn it would be well to re- member that a thorough soaking is' much more beneficial than a light daily sprinkling. It is claimed that when sprinkling is practised during the day, the ground is hot with the result that the water does not pene- trate more than en inch or two. This causes shallow rooting of the grasses and necessitates frequent watering. Suggestions on matters pertaining to the malting and maintenance of lawns will be offered to interested parties on application to the Domin- ion Experimental Station at Harrow, WHY POULTRY CONGRESSES The question is often asked "What are World's Poultry Congresses and what is the big idea behind them?" In view of the forthcoming World Poultry Congress which will be op ened on July 24th at Leipzig, Ger- many, of which we made mention last week, no better answer can be given than by quoting an extract from an article appearing i n the Leipzig press, written by a Huronian,, F, C. Elford, Dominion Poultry Husband - mail and Past President of the World's Poultry Science Association. "World Poultry Congresses," states Mr. Elford, "are the triennial meet- ings of the World's Poultry Science, Association which was founded In 1912. The Congress in Leipzig this year will be the sixth. The other five were held at The Hague,. Holland in 1921; Barcelona, Spain, 1924; Ot- tawa, Canada, 1927; London, Eng- land, 1980 and Rome, Italy, '1933. "There were at least two good rea- sons in the minds of Sir Edward Brown and Professor .J E. Rice (two of the originators) when they debat- ed t h e formation of the World's Poultry' Science Association and later the Congresses. One reason was to further 'international information up- on poultry matters; the, other reason was to encourage world-wide acquain- tance and good will; Both of these objectives havebeen attained beyond the highest hopes of the originators. The number of countries represented in the membership of the Association and in the attendance. at,congresses demonstrate this. . "World poultry congresses are not merely `poultry shows'; they are world gatherings where more' coun- tries have been represented than at any similar. event. At the congress in Canada in 1927,. delegates from 43 countries were present. • In England in 1930, more than 00 nationalities were represented. Accredited dele- gates to these congresses number thousands and the local attendance in some cases is reckoned by hundreds of thousands. The reason that so many countries send delegates to these congresses may be that poultry is universally' accepted' as an economic asset and touches the lives of so many people that every country desires to know all there is'to be learned of the snience 'of breeding, feeding- andmar- keting. ,The Congress sessions, a which .the world's moat distinguished scientists are heard in lecture and de-•• bate, bring out the latest i+esearch in poultry culture,, while- at the .same, time the .national and live bird exhib- ts demonstrate visually the- degree of application, of science, that has been made, in the various countries.'• Hensall Held It's Annual Spring Fair Saturday ANCIENT FRIEZE SHOWS MILKING The Hensall spring show of horses aiid cattle was held on Saturday when there was a splendid crowd, considering the weather. There was, one of the 'best showings 'of cattle and horses seen here in years. It was opened, by a parade of horses ami cattle headed; by the Hensall Citizens' Band The live stock judging competition, open to Huron County boys between 15 and 20, was well contested, Ian MacLeod,' agricultural representative of -Huron County, acted as judge. There were four entries, Norman Pepper, Seaforth; Harold Pepper, Seaforth; Ed. .Corbett, Hay Town- ship; Donald Walker; Hensall. Nom - men Pepper secured the highest num. bee of points, Harold Pepper, second, and Donald Walker, third. Winning Horses Prize winners for horses were Clydesdale, aged stallion, first, Rob- ert Burchill, Dublin; stallion, foaled in 1933, first, T. J. McMichael, Sea - forth; second, Ross Pridham, Crom- arty. ' Percheron, aged stallion, 'first,' John Kreis, Dublin; stallion, foaled in. 1933, first, Fred Robb, Mitchell Standard bred brood mare, first, Dr. Campbell, Hensall; heavy draft mare in foal, first,, Russell Scott, Cromarty; filly or gelding foaled in 1933, first, Lorne Hey, Kippen. Draft or agricultural foals of 1935, Alex .Wright, Brucefield; second, Glenn Slavin, I{ippen; third, Glenn Slavin, Kippeni. draft team, first, James Scott, Cromarty; second, Rus- sell • Scott, Cromarty; agricultural mare in foal, first, T. J. McMichael, Seaforth; second, Alex Wright, Brucefield; third, William Hamilton and Son, Cromarty. • Filly or gelding foaled in 1933, first, William Hamilton and Sons, Cromarty. Filly or gelding foaled in 1934, first, William Hamilton and Sons, Cromarty; second, Warren Brock, Kirkton; third, Robert Tinney and Sons, Hensall. Agricultural team, first, Russell Scott; second, Warren Brock; third William Hamilton and Sons; General purpose' team, first, William Decker; second, William Decker; third, Ben- son 'Williams. • Roadster, farmers' class, roadster to be owned by farmer,. first, Elgin N. Riley, Kippen; second, Hilton Truemner, `Zurieh; roadsters, open class, single roadster, : first, Dr. Campbell. Champion class draft mare or geld- Mg aged, first, James Scott; second, James Scott; agricultural mars or gelding, any age, first, T. J. McMich- ael; second, William Hamilton and Sons; draft or agricultural champion filly or gelding, any age, first, James Scott. Township prize, special for three best horses in one township, first, Jaynes Scott; second, Russell Scott; special prize for best Clydesdale stal- lion, Robert Burchill; special prize, best gentlemen's turnout, E. N. Ril- ey, Kippen; best lady driver, first, Mrs. Garnet Deters, Zurich; second, Mrs. Ross Chapman, Brucefield; best wagon horse, William Decker, Zurich; best horsemanship shown by boy under 16, David Sangster, Hen- sel). Judge for "horses—J. C. Steckley, Guelph. ' Cattle Horses Angus, aged bull, first, Bert $lope, Zurich; bull calved in 1934, first, Bert Klopp; second, Bert Klopp; cote, first, Bert Klopp; heifer, under two years, first, Bert Klopp. Shorthorns, aged' bull, first, R .N. Peck; second, W. Oestreicher, Zur- ich; bull, calved in 1934, first, R. N. Peck; second, W. Oestreicher; cow, any age, first, R. N. Peck; second, W. Oestreicher; heifer, under two years, first, W. Oestreicher; second, R. N. Peck. Hereford, aged bull, first, Ii. C. Wright, Cromarty; second, John Mc- Gregor, Hensall; bull, calved in 1934, first, H. C. Wright; second, John McGregor; cow, any age, first, O'Neill Bros., Denfield; second, H. C. Wright, Cromarty; heifer, under two years, first, O'Neill Bros., second, H. C. Wright. Market cattle, butcher steer or Among the many interesting relics which have been unearthed during the excavations of Ur of the Chaldees, the birthplace of Abraham, is a mos- iac friezeshowing a procession of cows. On one side of, a reed -built byre, from the door of which two calves areseen issuing, mien seated on low stools are milking cows. The men sit under the cow's tails, milk- ing the animal from behind. The calves, duly muzzled, are roped to the cow's headstall so as to encour- age her to give milk. On the other side of the byte, two men, clean shaven and wearing fleece petticoats, the official dress of priests, are pour- ing milk through a strainer into a vessel set on the ground, while :two others are collecting' the strained liq- uid into great stone jars. This frieze is said by experts to represent a scene at a farm attached to a, tem. ple, a farm dating about 3100 B.C. employing dairymethods which might have been employed with pro- fit in the intervening centuries. Another find of interest to stu- dents of agriculture was a small statue representing the Goddess Bat, seated on a throne ,supported by geese. Bau was the patroness of thepoultry farm, andher figure, square and thick -set, in 'a flounced and pleated dress reaching to the ankles, has an appropriately domes- tic look. Canada is the leading barley ex- porting Country in the British Em- pire and Roumania the chief exporter in foreign countries. The exports froni both countries in the world trade have declined in recent years, Argentina being the only one country showing consistent increased exports during the period under review (1931-34). READ ALL THE ADS. IN THE 'NEWS -RECORD heifer, first, John McGregor; second, O'Neil Bros.; third, H. C. Wright; baby beef, first, R. N. Peck; second, H. C. Wright; third, W. Oestreicher. Judge—Humphrey Snell, Clinton. CANADIAN TTJRKEY IHARD TO BEAT In the British Fish Trades Gazette,, published in London, Eugland, one, of the leading publications dealing with the produce trade, there has ap. peared recently several cgminendat ory articles. on Canadian Agricultur- al products, principally with refera. ence to Canadian ;peultry. , Iii its is•1 sue of the. 7th of March, 1936, one of its writers states: "The class - of turkeys which are arriving from abroad tha,le is, the fresh killed varieties -are very good. "Apart from these we shall no doubt have some Canadian birds on show, and as you know, a good Cana- dian turkey wants a lot of beating if it is the right quality and pack: "To sum up the turkey trade, I consider that the most reliable pack to which. to look forward during the - next few months will t be the Cana- dians if they can be shipped at a reasonable price. Present quotations.. are rather beyond the reach of the - trade, but holders on the otherside may think differently in a few weeks' ' time." POULTRY EQUIPMENT" ..The reliability of Jamesway poultry equ�ipment has become so well known that; Jamesway Hatched" is equivalent to e • guarantee of quality. Besides lncubatore,Cenada'sleedin poaltry men use the Jamesway oil and coal burning :. brooders, (now reduced in price) battery.,. brooders, feeders and waterers of all kinds steel nests, laying cages, oat eproutera, oat. germinators and complete brooder houses. Manufacturers of all kinds of sheet metal building materials Buy From yourlocaUameswev dealer orwritc dheetio Eastc Steel`i>cts; iooI 5ION i;.., ymi ed P E570MUONl;` Factories also at Montreal and Toronto i Re'n»rnber!!! That The Best Goods are al- ways Advertised. Therefore, if You wish to secure the Best Value for your money. 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