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The Clinton News Record, 1936-07-09, Page 6'PAGE, 6 THE . CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., JULY 9, 1936:. 'imel " Information for the Busy Farmer Busy CFurnished by the Department of Agriculture ) Value of Poultry Poultry and eggs brought consider- ably over fifty million dollars to the farmers of Canada last year. That is a very large suns and surprising to the uninitiated who think in terms of. the old-fashioned barnyard with a few hens busily scraping for a living. •Poultry and egg's are big business, as the figures show. The revenue of 1935 was within measurable distance of yielding half as much to the farm family ex -chequer as the $120,000,- 000' of farm animals. Novel Flower Show The Exeter Horticultural Society has developed an interesting plan for displaying flowers. Instead of hold- ing numerous flower shows in build- ings or other secluded places, window displays are arranged in the leading stores and shops of the village. ' The plan is to arrange for a dis- play of each leading flower in season. A committee is appointed for each display and members are encouraged to enter their best blooms. Nodprizes are offered, but nevertheless compet- ition is keen in such leading kinds as Roses and Gladioli. Current Crop Report An average yield of Fa11 wheat is indicated, although the straw, is short. Spring grains are now head- ing and growth is satisfactory. Roots and canning crops are in healthy condition. Corn was planted under favourable conditions and is a good stand. Cutting of alfalfa is general throughout the Province; while of good quality the yield is expected to be below average. Pasturage con- tinues excellent. Damage from wind and drought necessitated considerable replanting of tobacco but a good stand has developed. Professor Knox Promoted Announcement is made by Hon. Duncan Marshall that Prof. R. G. Knox, who has been connected with Pasture , . . Ontario Agricultural College since l Alfalfa hay . his graduation in 1920, is to be head Timothy hay of the Department of Animal Hus- Oats bandry. The position has been va- cant since Prof. J. C. Steckley, for- . mer head of the department, was named agricultural representative for Brant county. Prof. Knox has had a wide experi- ence, and is known throughout the en- tire province as One of the leading jud- ges of hogs. This stlnnner, Mr. Mar- shall announced, prof. Knox will go to Englanjd to select a number of ).'orkshire swine which the 'province plans to purchase in order to improve the breed 19 tills country. . fuah 111C'3 ad'zean, a young Scot, and a graduate of the West of Scot- land Agricultural School, has been appointed to a junior position in the department, all the other members of 1 which receive advancement, it was stated by Mr, Marshall. Mr, McFad- sean has been brought from Scotland because of his special knowledge of livestock, when it is a good pasture the net re- turns are still greater. Fertilization of pastures has been practised at the Dominion Experimen- tal Farm, Nappan, N.S., for the past fourteen years. Since' 1929 definite 'experiments have been under way to permit a more thorough study of the value of fertilization of pastures, as well as rotating versus continuous pasturing. The results to date, from the use of complete fertilizer, have shown a very definite increase in the carry- ing capacity; furthermore, that' this increase is profitably obtained from Che use of fertilizer. The results al- so show that a slightly greater carry- ing capacity can be secured from ro- tating the fields, but in some cases this increase may be offset by the increased cost of fencing. In brief, the carrying capacity, during the past five years, has been as follows:—, Fertilized rotated pasture— 1.79 cows per day per acre. Fertilized continuously pastured • — 1.74 cows per day per acre. unfertilized continuously pasture - ed, 1.29 cows per day per acre. Cut Hay Early and Save Feed Bills By Dr. 0. McConkey, ,O.A.C. Hay is Ontario's most valuable crop, producing 37r/o of the total val- ue of all field crops, or over $47,000,- 000. It covers -39% or 3.500,000 acres of the farm land of the province. Value of Hay Exceeds Gold For the ten-year period, 1925-1934, the value of Ontario's hay crop was approximately double the value of the of the gold production in the pro- vince, e.g, $710,402,000 as compared with $356,906,000. It is the digestible nutrients in a crop that really counts when it comes to feeding. Hay provides digestible nutrients at less cost than other crops, With the exception of good pasture, which produces digestible nutrients at the lowest cost of any of our crops, Relative Cost Per Ton of Digestible Nutrients Combatting Garden Insects Garden plants are liable to attack by Many kinds Of destructive insects;, Seine bf these dbstrby the i0llage, others the fltWeis, 'while others bore into the roots. Injurious insects may, be divided roughly into two classes by the nature of their mouthpieces, namely (1) biting insects which bite and chew their food, such as cut- worms and other caterpillars, and leaf -eating beetles, and; (2) sucking insects which suck up their food by means of their beaks, such aphids, the true bugs, and the scale insects. . If the insect is one with biting tnouthparts, a stomach poison such as paris green, or arsenate of lead, is usually applicable,' but if the in- sect has sucking mouthparts,; such poison would be useless because the insect would insert its beak through the poison and reach a safe feeding place beneath. For sucking insects, therefore,' contact insecticides are usually recommended, those common ly used being kerosene emulsion, whale oil soap, and preparations con- taining tobacco. Fertilization of Pastures • Good pasturage has long, been recog- nized as a real factor in successful farming. Particularly so, where live stock and Iive stock products form the major source .of the income. Experi- ence has: shown that there is • no rather period of the year when.the unit cost of roduetion can be 'maintained at as low an average ae when live stock, are. out on'pasturc,; and that $3.34 $8.49 $10.33 $1G.12 Increase the Feeding Value of•..the Hay Crop The hay crop will be harvested in the next few weeks and its feeding value can be increased several million dollars by (1) earlier cutting, (2) careful curing to preserve leaves. It takes protein to produce milk, and protein is usually the high priced part of the rgtion, so if you can get more protein in your hay py cutting early, you can lower the cost of feed- ing. A high quality early cut hay is not only high in protein, but it is also high in green leaves. This is impor- tant because early cut, green leafy hay contains more protein, more vita- mins, more minerals, more aftermath pasture and less woody indigestible fibre than late cut stemniyhay. Over Half Of The Farmers In Holland Own Their Land In holland over half of the far - niers and flower growers own their lands outright and about '50 per cent of the arable land is cultivated by the owners themselves. Holland i s predominantly agricultural, with dairying the principal branch and stock raising an important adjunct. The soil is very fertile, the country. being uniformly flat except in the extreme southeast, :with inueh• of it lying at or below sea level, hence the famous dykes. It le Mainly clay soil laid down during the Centuries by the delta action of the Rhine and other large rivers flowing into the North Sea and extelids to about 35 per cent of the total surface. There are also the aIIuvial sand and heath areas, of which the bulb region forms a part, and the peat and humus soil areas. In the main, in the cultivated areas there is a complete absence of stones and heavy crops are produced. Holland is one of the smallest states in Europe and has a total area of 12,650 square miles of which the cultivated area May be subdivided as follows—agricultural, 2,214,906 acres; grassland, 3,245,866 acres; horticul- ture, 288,301 acres; woods and for- ests, 630,6311 acres,,according to the Agricultural Department of the Can- adian National Railways, since the depression and consequent, loss of export business in dairy products, ef- forts have been made to marten pro- duction of .dairy and livestock pro- ducts and increase the output of ag- ricultural •commodities' formerly ilrt- ported;; such as, cereals. .,z%%%% : i %%% :%%% o ora a%%% v :'e %%%%WiR%%% .%%%% i % '�L ieji. 1 1 .; YOUR WORLD AND - MINE ` by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD :; le :11P `A.1%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%°•%%%":, (copyright) A good London (England) iiewspa- per is always interesting 'to me, •for it cgntains a kind of news different from what is found in our Canadian newspapers, ` Also, it reflects a life differing greatly from Canadian life. And ,se this week I ask the indul- gence of the readers of The News - Record while I cull items from the' Sunday Times. Each of three members of the staff of a Scarborough (Yorkshire) drap- ery store was left 325 by a woman customer who said in her will "in appreciation of their courtesy and careful attention to- my family and myself -when dealing with this firm." An equine "garden party" was at- tended by 500 visitors each of whom took some equine dainty — apples, cakes, carrots and lump sugar, for example for the horses, ponies and donkeys which are spending their closing days at the Ada Cole Memor- ial Stables in Middlesex. The horses include several which went through the Great War and some once well- known race horses. These memorial stables were opened in 1922, and since then more than 700 horses have been purchased. Many of these would otherwise have been sold for slaugh- ter abroad—probably to make saus- ages. . Queen's College, Oxford, has been undergoing some renovation and mod- ernization. This college was begun in 1340. According to the statutes, the objects of college was "the cul- tivation of theology to the glory of God and the salvation of souls." By the founder's statutes members of the college are .summoned daily to dinner by a clarion call. On Christ- mas Day a boar's head weighing be- tween 70 lb. and 90 lb. is borne in procession into the dining -hall fol- lowed by the college choir singing the ancient carol "Caput apri defero". Tradition has it that this custom com- memorates the slaying of a boar in the Middle Ages by a student of the college, who, wandering in a neigh- boring forest was attacked by a boar. The scholar rammed the book which he had been reading down the ani- mal's throat. Aristotle killed the boar! On New 'Year's Day at the end of the dinner, the bursar goes round to each guest and presents him with a needle and thread, utter- ing 'the words; "Take this and be thrifty." Woolwich Arsenal football club was fined £250 by The Football League Management Committee fol- lowing a complaint that the club had played weak teams in certain mat- ches. The club's "alibi" was: certain of its best players were incapacitated by casualties and ill health. Two boxers had arrange a fight in Cardiff. Rain fell heavily, and half an hour after the gates were opened only 100 people were present. An ef- fort was made to postpone the fight, seeing that the f ighters were boxing for a percentage of the receipts. One of the boxers said, through the mic- rophone, "I ask you to forgive us for not wanting to fight. It is rather too much to ask two pugilists to fight in front of such a meagre crowd." But those present would not stand for any postponement. So the boxer spokesman for the pair said tlu'ough. the microphone, "Right, ladies and gentlemen. If you want me to fight, I will fight." So the company saw a fierce 9 -rounds battle, season just ended 40,000,000 heads of broccoli,, :worth 3400,000, were dis- patched from West Cornwall to mar- ket. On one particular day theme 12 special trains consisting of nearly 600 wagons. • • The Welsh quarrying town of Mee- han Festiniog was the rallying point of 6000' children contestants in the eighth Guild of Young Wales National Eisteddfod. The outstanding event of this year's eisteddfod was that the chair for a poem of free verse was won by a' girl aged 17, who thus be- came the first national female chair poet of Wales. Great changes have come over the life of the average Londoner in the last 30 years or so. His life has be- come much fuller and embraces many more opportunities for the pleasur- able employment of leisure. Sport and the open air occupy an important place in his life. The woman of to- day is no longer content -to devote the whole of her tithe to the management of a house, while at the same time her standard of comfort is much higher than was her mother's. To- day's vogue of life in an ultra -com- fortable block of f lats is the answer to these new requirements of the modern woman. In these flats do-' mestic work is reduced to a minimum, owing to their careful and compact planning and also to the labour-sav- ing services which they offer. These flats are the ideal solution of the housing question for people who wish ,to spend the greater part of their leisure hours in the pursuit of var- ious out-of-door hobbies. ' Here is a good story. A minister in Perthshire was asked to preach the 'sermon at a neighboring village on a particular Sunday, When he arriv- 1 ed he found that his wife had omit- ted to pack his sermon. So he began this 'wise: "My brethren, I am sorry to say, that the sermon I had prepared for you has been left behind. So I will only be able to say what the Lord puts into my mouth, but when I conte back again next year I will do much better." Open• fronts for restaurants are becoming • the fashion in .Englarml, Kensington, in West London, has at least one lunch and tearoom with an open front, but the Parisian way of tables and' chairs on the pavement has not been introduced. • Malnutrition is occupying an 'in- creasing amount of attention in Great Britain. The main cause of malnu- trition is poverty. Side by side with this ill health due to poverty there is the so-called glut of foodstuffs. From the results of a survey of 141 families it""was found that after deducting the cost of rent and other necessary char- ges, a sufficient amount to purchase a diet made up to the British Medical Association minimum standard, was found in the case of only seven fam- ilies. The chief barrier to the new and higher standard of health is pov- erty. Weight Of Bread In The Dominion . The weight of a loaf of bread throughout the Dominion is not stan- dardized. In Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta the weight is regulated under the statutes of each province ;separately. [n Nova Scotia, the statute (R. S. 1923, Chap. 107, sec. 2) states "bread Intended for sale shall be made to the following weights respectively, and no other, namely, four pounds, two pounds, one pound and eight ounces, and shall be marked in Ro- man characters with weight thereof". The Quebec statutes declare that eight hours after being baked, solid, or ex- posed for sale, the loaves which must be made of good, wholesome flour, must -weigh twelve ounces or any multiple of that weight, while in Ontario, Chapter 268, sec. 1 of the 1927 statues orders that the weight of bread for sale shall be 24 ounces avoirdupois, unless for small bread which may be sold in any weight not exceeding 12 ounces. The statutes of Saskatchewan fix the net weight of an unwrapped loaf at 20 ounces, or 40, or 60 ounces avoirdupois, except fruit loaves and sole bread which must weigh not less than 16 ounces. The statutes of Alberta, 1934, Chapter 84, fix the weights of standard bread .loaves at not less than 20 ounces on irethe case of Iarger loavesat any even multiple of that weight. Fancy bread is lin- ited to eighteen ounces, fruit bread 16 ounces, and small bread or cakes must not weigh more than eight ounces each. The average weight of a loaf in P. E.I., N..S, and N.B. in every day use is one and one-half pounds or 24 ounces; Quebec in certain municipali- ties at one and one-half pounds or 24 ounces, while in the remaining •, parts of the province the average, weight is variously stated at four, five, and six pounds; Ontario, 24 and, 48. ounces, except in shall bread; Manitoba generaly 16 and 20 ounces,., except in the outlying parts of the province where the average is stated at three pounds; while S askatche- wan, Alberta, and British Columbia,. report 16, 18, and 20 ounces as the; average weight of the loaf, To bridge the gap , between week -ends Jim Thompson never /eta loneliness get him clown. With the family away for the summer he bridges the gap between week- ends, by telephone. Twice a week, at a set hour, he utas a reassuring and cheering chat with wife and youngsters. There's nothing like Long Distance to take the edge off separation. It's speedy, clear, dependable and invaluable in emergency. 00n both "Anyone" and "Pereon•to- Person" calls, Low Night Rates apply after 7, and ALL DAY SUNDAY. London Zoo has a new chimpanzee baby,' named June. It's mother's name is Sally. Sally at one time was put into a cage with Jack, but Jack bullied her so unmercifully that she had to be separated from, hint. Later she was again put into Jack's com- pany, but, hetore out, handfuls of her hair and gave her such a bad beat- ing that she had to be taken away from hint. Then she was made the companion of Koko who likewise treated her badly. Chimpanzees are much like humans! • The importation by Great Britain of certain varieties of fruits and vege- tables has greatly declined in recent. years. Light foodstuff production has been steadily increasing- with benefits not only to the 'farm worker. but also to 'those engaged in trans- port and marketing, In some eases tariffs are the explanation. The. green pea business has grown to be an important industry. The peas are• packed for transport in' canvass. or linen bags, with from 50 to 55 bags to the ton. For many months every - year the carrying of the lighter food stuffs has been a growing, problem with the railway .companies. From December to May there are the "forced rhubarb specialh" from York-• shire to the markets.. After the rhu- barb there: is the, broccoli season, which is expanding every year. To- day the tops of 'unused' tint and cop- ' • per mines" in Cornwall' are'fields of',;. broccoli„ andl.lhmdrexd's• of miners:. have' found a new occupation. In. the 1 Have Another Look! You may have missed it, but it's there - - - that particular bargain for which you have been looking. You'll find it in the Advertising columns. 1 News of just the kind you want - - - value, quality workmanship. It's Good if it's Advertised The Clinton Newt -Record is 'a good advertising medium. NEWS AND HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS 'imel " Information for the Busy Farmer Busy CFurnished by the Department of Agriculture ) Value of Poultry Poultry and eggs brought consider- ably over fifty million dollars to the farmers of Canada last year. That is a very large suns and surprising to the uninitiated who think in terms of. the old-fashioned barnyard with a few hens busily scraping for a living. •Poultry and egg's are big business, as the figures show. The revenue of 1935 was within measurable distance of yielding half as much to the farm family ex -chequer as the $120,000,- 000' of farm animals. Novel Flower Show The Exeter Horticultural Society has developed an interesting plan for displaying flowers. Instead of hold- ing numerous flower shows in build- ings or other secluded places, window displays are arranged in the leading stores and shops of the village. ' The plan is to arrange for a dis- play of each leading flower in season. A committee is appointed for each display and members are encouraged to enter their best blooms. Nodprizes are offered, but nevertheless compet- ition is keen in such leading kinds as Roses and Gladioli. Current Crop Report An average yield of Fa11 wheat is indicated, although the straw, is short. Spring grains are now head- ing and growth is satisfactory. Roots and canning crops are in healthy condition. Corn was planted under favourable conditions and is a good stand. Cutting of alfalfa is general throughout the Province; while of good quality the yield is expected to be below average. Pasturage con- tinues excellent. Damage from wind and drought necessitated considerable replanting of tobacco but a good stand has developed. Professor Knox Promoted Announcement is made by Hon. Duncan Marshall that Prof. R. G. Knox, who has been connected with Pasture , . . Ontario Agricultural College since l Alfalfa hay . his graduation in 1920, is to be head Timothy hay of the Department of Animal Hus- Oats bandry. The position has been va- cant since Prof. J. C. Steckley, for- . mer head of the department, was named agricultural representative for Brant county. Prof. Knox has had a wide experi- ence, and is known throughout the en- tire province as One of the leading jud- ges of hogs. This stlnnner, Mr. Mar- shall announced, prof. Knox will go to Englanjd to select a number of ).'orkshire swine which the 'province plans to purchase in order to improve the breed 19 tills country. . fuah 111C'3 ad'zean, a young Scot, and a graduate of the West of Scot- land Agricultural School, has been appointed to a junior position in the department, all the other members of 1 which receive advancement, it was stated by Mr, Marshall. Mr, McFad- sean has been brought from Scotland because of his special knowledge of livestock, when it is a good pasture the net re- turns are still greater. Fertilization of pastures has been practised at the Dominion Experimen- tal Farm, Nappan, N.S., for the past fourteen years. Since' 1929 definite 'experiments have been under way to permit a more thorough study of the value of fertilization of pastures, as well as rotating versus continuous pasturing. The results to date, from the use of complete fertilizer, have shown a very definite increase in the carry- ing capacity; furthermore, that' this increase is profitably obtained from Che use of fertilizer. The results al- so show that a slightly greater carry- ing capacity can be secured from ro- tating the fields, but in some cases this increase may be offset by the increased cost of fencing. In brief, the carrying capacity, during the past five years, has been as follows:—, Fertilized rotated pasture— 1.79 cows per day per acre. Fertilized continuously pastured • — 1.74 cows per day per acre. unfertilized continuously pasture - ed, 1.29 cows per day per acre. Cut Hay Early and Save Feed Bills By Dr. 0. McConkey, ,O.A.C. Hay is Ontario's most valuable crop, producing 37r/o of the total val- ue of all field crops, or over $47,000,- 000. It covers -39% or 3.500,000 acres of the farm land of the province. Value of Hay Exceeds Gold For the ten-year period, 1925-1934, the value of Ontario's hay crop was approximately double the value of the of the gold production in the pro- vince, e.g, $710,402,000 as compared with $356,906,000. It is the digestible nutrients in a crop that really counts when it comes to feeding. Hay provides digestible nutrients at less cost than other crops, With the exception of good pasture, which produces digestible nutrients at the lowest cost of any of our crops, Relative Cost Per Ton of Digestible Nutrients Combatting Garden Insects Garden plants are liable to attack by Many kinds Of destructive insects;, Seine bf these dbstrby the i0llage, others the fltWeis, 'while others bore into the roots. Injurious insects may, be divided roughly into two classes by the nature of their mouthpieces, namely (1) biting insects which bite and chew their food, such as cut- worms and other caterpillars, and leaf -eating beetles, and; (2) sucking insects which suck up their food by means of their beaks, such aphids, the true bugs, and the scale insects. . If the insect is one with biting tnouthparts, a stomach poison such as paris green, or arsenate of lead, is usually applicable,' but if the in- sect has sucking mouthparts,; such poison would be useless because the insect would insert its beak through the poison and reach a safe feeding place beneath. For sucking insects, therefore,' contact insecticides are usually recommended, those common ly used being kerosene emulsion, whale oil soap, and preparations con- taining tobacco. Fertilization of Pastures • Good pasturage has long, been recog- nized as a real factor in successful farming. Particularly so, where live stock and Iive stock products form the major source .of the income. Experi- ence has: shown that there is • no rather period of the year when.the unit cost of roduetion can be 'maintained at as low an average ae when live stock, are. out on'pasturc,; and that $3.34 $8.49 $10.33 $1G.12 Increase the Feeding Value of•..the Hay Crop The hay crop will be harvested in the next few weeks and its feeding value can be increased several million dollars by (1) earlier cutting, (2) careful curing to preserve leaves. It takes protein to produce milk, and protein is usually the high priced part of the rgtion, so if you can get more protein in your hay py cutting early, you can lower the cost of feed- ing. A high quality early cut hay is not only high in protein, but it is also high in green leaves. This is impor- tant because early cut, green leafy hay contains more protein, more vita- mins, more minerals, more aftermath pasture and less woody indigestible fibre than late cut stemniyhay. Over Half Of The Farmers In Holland Own Their Land In holland over half of the far - niers and flower growers own their lands outright and about '50 per cent of the arable land is cultivated by the owners themselves. Holland i s predominantly agricultural, with dairying the principal branch and stock raising an important adjunct. The soil is very fertile, the country. being uniformly flat except in the extreme southeast, :with inueh• of it lying at or below sea level, hence the famous dykes. It le Mainly clay soil laid down during the Centuries by the delta action of the Rhine and other large rivers flowing into the North Sea and extelids to about 35 per cent of the total surface. There are also the aIIuvial sand and heath areas, of which the bulb region forms a part, and the peat and humus soil areas. In the main, in the cultivated areas there is a complete absence of stones and heavy crops are produced. Holland is one of the smallest states in Europe and has a total area of 12,650 square miles of which the cultivated area May be subdivided as follows—agricultural, 2,214,906 acres; grassland, 3,245,866 acres; horticul- ture, 288,301 acres; woods and for- ests, 630,6311 acres,,according to the Agricultural Department of the Can- adian National Railways, since the depression and consequent, loss of export business in dairy products, ef- forts have been made to marten pro- duction of .dairy and livestock pro- ducts and increase the output of ag- ricultural •commodities' formerly ilrt- ported;; such as, cereals. .,z%%%% : i %%% :%%% o ora a%%% v :'e %%%%WiR%%% .%%%% i % '�L ieji. 1 1 .; YOUR WORLD AND - MINE ` by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD :; le :11P `A.1%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%°•%%%":, (copyright) A good London (England) iiewspa- per is always interesting 'to me, •for it cgntains a kind of news different from what is found in our Canadian newspapers, ` Also, it reflects a life differing greatly from Canadian life. And ,se this week I ask the indul- gence of the readers of The News - Record while I cull items from the' Sunday Times. Each of three members of the staff of a Scarborough (Yorkshire) drap- ery store was left 325 by a woman customer who said in her will "in appreciation of their courtesy and careful attention to- my family and myself -when dealing with this firm." An equine "garden party" was at- tended by 500 visitors each of whom took some equine dainty — apples, cakes, carrots and lump sugar, for example for the horses, ponies and donkeys which are spending their closing days at the Ada Cole Memor- ial Stables in Middlesex. The horses include several which went through the Great War and some once well- known race horses. These memorial stables were opened in 1922, and since then more than 700 horses have been purchased. Many of these would otherwise have been sold for slaugh- ter abroad—probably to make saus- ages. . Queen's College, Oxford, has been undergoing some renovation and mod- ernization. This college was begun in 1340. According to the statutes, the objects of college was "the cul- tivation of theology to the glory of God and the salvation of souls." By the founder's statutes members of the college are .summoned daily to dinner by a clarion call. On Christ- mas Day a boar's head weighing be- tween 70 lb. and 90 lb. is borne in procession into the dining -hall fol- lowed by the college choir singing the ancient carol "Caput apri defero". Tradition has it that this custom com- memorates the slaying of a boar in the Middle Ages by a student of the college, who, wandering in a neigh- boring forest was attacked by a boar. The scholar rammed the book which he had been reading down the ani- mal's throat. Aristotle killed the boar! On New 'Year's Day at the end of the dinner, the bursar goes round to each guest and presents him with a needle and thread, utter- ing 'the words; "Take this and be thrifty." Woolwich Arsenal football club was fined £250 by The Football League Management Committee fol- lowing a complaint that the club had played weak teams in certain mat- ches. The club's "alibi" was: certain of its best players were incapacitated by casualties and ill health. Two boxers had arrange a fight in Cardiff. Rain fell heavily, and half an hour after the gates were opened only 100 people were present. An ef- fort was made to postpone the fight, seeing that the f ighters were boxing for a percentage of the receipts. One of the boxers said, through the mic- rophone, "I ask you to forgive us for not wanting to fight. It is rather too much to ask two pugilists to fight in front of such a meagre crowd." But those present would not stand for any postponement. So the boxer spokesman for the pair said tlu'ough. the microphone, "Right, ladies and gentlemen. If you want me to fight, I will fight." So the company saw a fierce 9 -rounds battle, season just ended 40,000,000 heads of broccoli,, :worth 3400,000, were dis- patched from West Cornwall to mar- ket. On one particular day theme 12 special trains consisting of nearly 600 wagons. • • The Welsh quarrying town of Mee- han Festiniog was the rallying point of 6000' children contestants in the eighth Guild of Young Wales National Eisteddfod. The outstanding event of this year's eisteddfod was that the chair for a poem of free verse was won by a' girl aged 17, who thus be- came the first national female chair poet of Wales. Great changes have come over the life of the average Londoner in the last 30 years or so. His life has be- come much fuller and embraces many more opportunities for the pleasur- able employment of leisure. Sport and the open air occupy an important place in his life. The woman of to- day is no longer content -to devote the whole of her tithe to the management of a house, while at the same time her standard of comfort is much higher than was her mother's. To- day's vogue of life in an ultra -com- fortable block of f lats is the answer to these new requirements of the modern woman. In these flats do-' mestic work is reduced to a minimum, owing to their careful and compact planning and also to the labour-sav- ing services which they offer. These flats are the ideal solution of the housing question for people who wish ,to spend the greater part of their leisure hours in the pursuit of var- ious out-of-door hobbies. ' Here is a good story. A minister in Perthshire was asked to preach the 'sermon at a neighboring village on a particular Sunday, When he arriv- 1 ed he found that his wife had omit- ted to pack his sermon. So he began this 'wise: "My brethren, I am sorry to say, that the sermon I had prepared for you has been left behind. So I will only be able to say what the Lord puts into my mouth, but when I conte back again next year I will do much better." Open• fronts for restaurants are becoming • the fashion in .Englarml, Kensington, in West London, has at least one lunch and tearoom with an open front, but the Parisian way of tables and' chairs on the pavement has not been introduced. • Malnutrition is occupying an 'in- creasing amount of attention in Great Britain. The main cause of malnu- trition is poverty. Side by side with this ill health due to poverty there is the so-called glut of foodstuffs. From the results of a survey of 141 families it""was found that after deducting the cost of rent and other necessary char- ges, a sufficient amount to purchase a diet made up to the British Medical Association minimum standard, was found in the case of only seven fam- ilies. The chief barrier to the new and higher standard of health is pov- erty. Weight Of Bread In The Dominion . The weight of a loaf of bread throughout the Dominion is not stan- dardized. In Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta the weight is regulated under the statutes of each province ;separately. [n Nova Scotia, the statute (R. S. 1923, Chap. 107, sec. 2) states "bread Intended for sale shall be made to the following weights respectively, and no other, namely, four pounds, two pounds, one pound and eight ounces, and shall be marked in Ro- man characters with weight thereof". The Quebec statutes declare that eight hours after being baked, solid, or ex- posed for sale, the loaves which must be made of good, wholesome flour, must -weigh twelve ounces or any multiple of that weight, while in Ontario, Chapter 268, sec. 1 of the 1927 statues orders that the weight of bread for sale shall be 24 ounces avoirdupois, unless for small bread which may be sold in any weight not exceeding 12 ounces. The statutes of Saskatchewan fix the net weight of an unwrapped loaf at 20 ounces, or 40, or 60 ounces avoirdupois, except fruit loaves and sole bread which must weigh not less than 16 ounces. The statutes of Alberta, 1934, Chapter 84, fix the weights of standard bread .loaves at not less than 20 ounces on irethe case of Iarger loavesat any even multiple of that weight. Fancy bread is lin- ited to eighteen ounces, fruit bread 16 ounces, and small bread or cakes must not weigh more than eight ounces each. The average weight of a loaf in P. E.I., N..S, and N.B. in every day use is one and one-half pounds or 24 ounces; Quebec in certain municipali- ties at one and one-half pounds or 24 ounces, while in the remaining •, parts of the province the average, weight is variously stated at four, five, and six pounds; Ontario, 24 and, 48. ounces, except in shall bread; Manitoba generaly 16 and 20 ounces,., except in the outlying parts of the province where the average is stated at three pounds; while S askatche- wan, Alberta, and British Columbia,. report 16, 18, and 20 ounces as the; average weight of the loaf, To bridge the gap , between week -ends Jim Thompson never /eta loneliness get him clown. With the family away for the summer he bridges the gap between week- ends, by telephone. Twice a week, at a set hour, he utas a reassuring and cheering chat with wife and youngsters. There's nothing like Long Distance to take the edge off separation. It's speedy, clear, dependable and invaluable in emergency. 00n both "Anyone" and "Pereon•to- Person" calls, Low Night Rates apply after 7, and ALL DAY SUNDAY. London Zoo has a new chimpanzee baby,' named June. It's mother's name is Sally. Sally at one time was put into a cage with Jack, but Jack bullied her so unmercifully that she had to be separated from, hint. Later she was again put into Jack's com- pany, but, hetore out, handfuls of her hair and gave her such a bad beat- ing that she had to be taken away from hint. Then she was made the companion of Koko who likewise treated her badly. Chimpanzees are much like humans! • The importation by Great Britain of certain varieties of fruits and vege- tables has greatly declined in recent. years. Light foodstuff production has been steadily increasing- with benefits not only to the 'farm worker. but also to 'those engaged in trans- port and marketing, In some eases tariffs are the explanation. The. green pea business has grown to be an important industry. The peas are• packed for transport in' canvass. or linen bags, with from 50 to 55 bags to the ton. For many months every - year the carrying of the lighter food stuffs has been a growing, problem with the railway .companies. From December to May there are the "forced rhubarb specialh" from York-• shire to the markets.. After the rhu- barb there: is the, broccoli season, which is expanding every year. To- day the tops of 'unused' tint and cop- ' • per mines" in Cornwall' are'fields of',;. broccoli„ andl.lhmdrexd's• of miners:. have' found a new occupation. In. the 1 Have Another Look! You may have missed it, but it's there - - - that particular bargain for which you have been looking. You'll find it in the Advertising columns. 1 News of just the kind you want - - - value, quality workmanship. It's Good if it's Advertised The Clinton Newt -Record is 'a good advertising medium.