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The Clinton News Record, 1936-07-30, Page 6PAGE 6 THE C ON t.,11:WS-RECORD THURS., JULY 30, 193E NEWS AND HAPPENINGS Timely Information for for 11 � �n the Busy Farmer (Furnished by the Depart hent of Agriculture ) Vegetable Crops The condition of vegetable crops in Ontario oh July 15th, being an av- erage for 'the whole province, is as tollowsr-(1—poo; 2 -=below aver- age; 3—average; .4—above average; 5 —exceptionally good): Beans (green) 0.8; Beets 1.5; Cabbage (ear- ly) 2,9; Cabbage (late) 1.6; Cauli- flower (early) 2.9; Cauliflower (late) 1.4; Carrots 2.4; Celery (early) 2.9; Celery. (late) 2.5; Corn 1.4; Lettuce 1.6; Onions 2.8; Potatoes (early) 1.7; Peal (garden) .7; Spinach 1.5; Tomatoes (early) 1.7; Tomatoes (main. field) 2.6. Fruit Crops The 'Department estimates , the •)iroduetior of Fruit Crops in Ontario at the following percentages of the 1935 crop: Strawberries 56%, Rasp- berries 40%, Other Small Fruits 48 %, Sweet Cherries 90%, Sour Cher- ries 88%; Plums 43%, Peaches 65%, Pears 70%. The apples by varieties are estimated as follows on the same basis: Early Varieties 8'7%, Wealthy 92%, Baldwin 95%, Spy 115%, Greening 102%, Stark, 105%, Snow 75%, McIntosh 65%, Other Varieties 95, making an average for all apples of 80% of the 1935 crop. A tabulation of percentages shows that the condition of the above fruits as of July 15th was below ave- rage in every case. Clydesdale Field Day Howard . A. Harrop of Hagersville won. the Ontario Clydesdale Club gold medal for judging at the annual field day of the organization, held at the Ontario Ag'r'icultural College last week. k About 300 breeders from all parts of the Province attended the gather- ing. In a luncheon address, Dr. G. I. Christie, College President, spoke of the importance of the Clydesdale , breeding to agriculture and emphas- ized the necessity tof procuring good mares for breeding purposes. G. L. Martin of Lucknow wonthe gold medal for judging in the class under 21 years of age, while the fol- lowing awards were made in the judging: 'For show classes: -1, J. E. French, Mitchell; 2,,J. Brandon, Forest;, 3, R. G. Taylor, Grand Valley; 4, Neil Campbell, Glencoe. • LATE SOWN CROPS By Prof: W. J. Squirrel, O.A.C. Winter Rye and Winter Wheat (Prof. Squirrel was killed in a mot- or accident neat Smithville on Sat- urday night •last.) Winter rye or winter wheat, sown , about August 15th at the rate of two ' ' bushels 'of seed per acre, will produce considerable pasture in the autumn. Results of experiments in the ave- rage of the last two years at the On- tario Agricultural College show that when the crop was close cut ,(twice) winter rye produced a total tonnage, before •damage by serious. frost,, of 2.6 tons of green erop' per acre,: and winter wheat of 2tons of green crop per acre, Should, these crops not be Heeded for pasture this autumn they can be left and pastured in early spring. • +y_ Millet if millet can be seeded under 'fav- ourable conditions by July 25th it will produce a fair crop of hay by early autumn. The Hungarian va- riety of millet is on. of the best va- rieties to use and it should be seeded at the rate of about three-quarters of a bushel per acre. Rape This is one of the good late pas- ture crops, and if it' can be seeded in, the next few days will produce pas- ture by late Autumn. It can be seed- ed in rows at the rate of 1% to 2 pounds of seed per acre, of may be broadcasted at the rate of 4 to 5 pounds of seed per acre. This crop may be pastured satisfactorily by beef cattle, hogs or sheep. There is sometimes a danger of animals bloat- ing if turned on the pasture when hungry or when the crop is wet. This clanger may be largely overcome by allowing the animals to, stay on the pasture a short time at first and at ' the same time letting them have ac- cess to a grass pasture, The Dwarf Essex variety is one o fthe best va- rieties to sow for late pasture. at 4 to 5 pounds of .seed per ,acre. Cattle, hogs or sheep man he success- fully pastured on this crop, but the. sante precautions's"hotild be taken' as in pastriring rape. Any of the grain Drops seeded at this late date • will likely produce un- satisfactory yields of :grab this sea- son. Fruit and Vegetable Crop Report Friday, July 17. The Statistics Branch releases to -day a report pre pared by..the Fruit and Vegetable Statistics Committee giving the ,con dition of fruit and vegetable crops in the Province of Ontario as . on July 15th. Prolonged drought conditions in the greater part of Ontario have caused considerable injury to fruits and vegetables and have prevented the seeding and planting of the late vegetable crop, which usually goes into the ground during the first two weeks of July. If, however, moisture conditions permit and the growing season Should be favourable from now on, a fair erop of winter vege- tables . could still be harvested. Eas- tern Ontario is the exception since here ample rainfall has been receiv- ed, and crops are progressing favour- ably. Extremely high temperatures have been recorded in Western, Southern and Central Ontario. Sun- scald is quite prevalent, partieulhrly in seine orchards, and the dry wea- ther has caused the drying up of leaves and the killing of quite a large number of trees, especially those planted this year and old trees suf- fering front winter injury. Sizing of all tree fruits has been retarded. Cur- rants, gooseberries and raspberries have been disastrously affeeted, with the total field" reduced lCCd hy more e than fifty percent, and the quality is con- siderably below average. Beets, late cabbage, late a g , a.e cauliflower,,corn, let- tuce, early potatoes; early tomatoes, spinach and garden peas have all suf- fered very heavily. A heavy rainfall "at the present time would serve to prevent any great amount of Ioss to this year's tree fruit crops. A continuation of the heat and drought will, - however, seriously reduce the present outlook. The further period of drought which fruit crops can withstand varies with the orchard and with temperature conditions. A number of orchards have already reached the border -line. A: good rainfall would improve the present critical tree fruit situation to aclnarked degree. Apples are sizing well to date, and insect pests are fairly well under control. The anticipated production of Dater varieties of cherries, ,both sweets and sours, has been considerably 're- duced in many areas clue to heat. Pears sized well until the intense 'eat period arrived which retarded growth and caused some sun scalding n exposed locations. Development of the peach crop has been good and only light sun seald is' in evidence as yet, Essex reports good erop'pros- pects and fair tree condition, but in the Niagara Peninsula, wood and tree mortality continues. Heat da- mage, together with tree and wood mortality, has further reduced the previously anticipated light produc- tion of plums; The ..condition of the grapecrop has also deteriorated during the last month 'and the yield will be considerably below average. Early . frost damage, previous winter injury, the present drought, dead arm injury and some chlorosis have all tended to lessen, the size of, this year's grape crop. Narrowstem Bale This crop, which is more stemmy and has a 'smaller leaf growth than rape, canalso be seeded at this date and will produce worthwhile pasture bc'ore there is danger of serious frost damage. It should bei seeded at the rate of 1 to 2 pounds of seed per well is eight feet and eight feet deep. acre in rows, or may be broadcasted A depth, of six feet of ice in a pit of MAKE ICE -WELL IN SUMMERTIME • The preliminaries. for the storage of ice on the farm should be complet- ed long before the., advent of winter. Many fanners Who have promised themselves gbbd ice storage have found that when winter conies there are difficulties in the way. This is particularly true of the ice -well re- frigerator which is a favourite me- thod on the farm in many parts of Canada. Summertime is the time for digging the Well. As a means of preserving ice for household use, the ice -well refrigerator' has no' advan- tage over the storage; of ice in a sough shed, but it certainly does pro- cide,facilities for holding milk and cream 'and for cold storage of other articles of food where a supply of ice cut from a stream or pond is not available. The ice -well is therefore of particular value to the dairy far- mer dining the hot summer months. The ice -well refrigerator should be about 12 feet deep and of a diameter to suit requirements. It may 'be ei- ther round or square. The larger it is, the longer the ice will last.. A Well six feet in ;diameter,, filled six feet in depth with ice, will hold four tdns. A handy size 'for a square -ice - .A WI7'Lli IN PARIS (Continued :Crain page 3) "Good-bye.Good-bye." Ge." by Somehow, it seemed otrangeto hini to thins, that he hadaid "Good-bye" s Y every morning for twenty years, bar- ring liohdays and ,sickness, and this was the first time he had ever really Meant it. Avoiding his cronies on the train, Isowrommsoffigamsa INTEREST TO FARMERS with which the intended to provide her. In spite -of his convictions as to his own u ightness in the matter, he ha:cl not told his wife. She did not know of elaborate peparations, the neW outfit, then )ack 1 eel ^suitcases waiting at the office. Ile intended to send an ,explanatory letter front some- where. Then, r n, when he - or rather they — returned' from the unofficial as -indeed lie had ''done for .some honeymoon, they. could live in .Lon weeks, Mr. Weatherbody chose a. sol- don foga tniaa, ,after which, no doubt,' 'teary,' empty compartment.. Here, he' the divorce proceedings woad:be "'be taken. • Mr.-Weaitherbody relaxed and smil- ed as the train drew nearer London.' He threw considerations of ways and means from his mind. Ile thought of Moira—and Paris. . By the tilne he arrived -at the block knack of justifyingevery act of his of buildings in which his office was own to himself. Ire was not, how- ever so hard-boiled as to be utterly Callous. " He assured lihnself for the hun- dredth time that Mrs. Weatherbody "Good morning, Ted," he said, wouldn't mind. He had brought him -breezily. "Nice weather for the time self to the conclusion long ago that of the year." he and she had little in common. Mr. "It is that, sir," returned the oth- Weatherbody had his club, his friends, er. A convesation on accepted lines his love of gaiety --of the more gar- followed. Mr. Weatherbody was al- ish sort. Mrs. Weatherbody, on the ways _a little inclined to envy the other hand, had her relations and man's unusually fine physique and friends—all those women who came good looks, but this morning he felt and chattered, some of thein rather sorry for the fellow. What a drab formidable. Mr. Weatherbody count- life such people led. No Paris or cos - ed on those very people to help hini. mopolitan gaiety for them, Just the They would be the ones who would drudgery of daily toil, nothing to insist on Mrs. Weatherbody's taking look forward to. advantage of the very ample evidence Like many men, Mr. Weatherbody was a child at heart. His particular this size will last about five months. form of childishness lay in the wor- In selecting a site for the ice -well,, ship of good things. He liked good. it is advisable to keep away from any cigars, old -brandy, a box at the thea - well which supplies drinking water, tie or a well-chosen„dinner. Nowa- as the seepage from theice-well may days, he could affoid these things, contaminate it. If possible, a shady belonged to a club and had many spot where there is some protection -s. Recently, from sun and winds should be chosen. It is essential that tha earth in the bottom be dry and porous, or that drainage is provided, ptllei wise the water from the melting tee wit! .cel, lect in the well and cause the ice to melt in a very short time. The walls should be lined to prevent cave-ins gave hirself up . to, his thoughts, which were ;not sohappy as he felt they should have been in the circum- stances. It was net that he had any doubts as to the rightness of ,the step he was taking. A ,typical, 'hard-boil- ed 'London business man, he. had the situated, he was so elated' that he ran up the steps' at the entrance and evert ,vouchsafed a remark to the commissionaire. come across a companion .who could really share his likes and dislikes. The companion was a girl, a girl” of rather less than half his own age. She had pencilled eyebrows, a modern almost futuristic outlook, and was a typist' on Mr. Weatherbody's staff. A series of gay adventures, lavish Arid the crumbling of dirt on to the i expenditure, and explanations. a t ice. Ordinary lumber will do'for the home of late hours at the office had lining, or ribbing as it is called, culminated in something more 807 provided it is made reasonably tight stntial. Mr. Weatherbody was now 1 to prevent the escape of the water incommitted to the project of taking highly' porous ground. A. shed with her away, to a:honeyin*on: in Paris, a removable roof should be construct subsequent wanderings possibly, to ed over the well to� t ro ect the lee p Vienna, to Budapest, to Rome. He from summer rains and for purposes • of shade: When winter conies, the roof is re- moved, and the first action towards the ice -making process is to sprinkle the lining of the pit with water until it is covered with a thin coating of ice. This will hold the water which is poured into the well about four to six "inches at one time. This allows the water to be frozen solid before more water is added, until eventually the ice reaches within three to four feet from the top. Another way .of filling the well is to stock : it with ice blocks, gradually adcling water to fill the spaces until frozen into a solid mass. , The spree between the top of the ice covered by a loose floor and the top of the weII protected •by a trap door is the refrigeration chamber. Full particulars are given in "Sim- ple,Methods of Ice Storage", a pam- phlet issued by the Dominion Depart- ment •of Agriculture, Ottawa. The pamphlet contains. information on other methods than the ice -well, sev- eral drawings and specifications be- ing given of the constructions re- quired for the preservation of ice in ice -houses, LAW REGARDING PACKAGE CHEESE At the last session of the Dominion Parliament section '7 of Part 1 of the Dairy Industry Act was amended by adding the following subsection:— ",(2) On and after the first of Jan- uary 1987, no reason' shall manufac- ture, import into Canada, sell, offer or tette in possession for sale, any., package cheese unless such package contains cheese of the full net weight of one-quarter pound, one-half pound, one pound or multiples thereof, but nothing in this subsection shall be held to apply to cheese of -indiscrim- inate weight manufacturedby indi- vidual farmers and sold by them."' As explained in the House of Com- mons by Hon. J. G. Gardiner', Domin- ion Minister of Agriculture, the rea- son for the amendment had to do with the recommendations made by the Price Spreads.' Commission in 1935. One of these suggestion which had been discussed at some length,; was that prints of cheese offered for sale to the public shodld be made in' multiples . of a pound rather than in sizes, say, of five ounces, six and a half ounces or seven and a half •oum- ces, The amendment provides that' the prints must be put up in either multiples of a poune or in divisions of a pound, such as a quarter of a pound, or half a pound. The phrase "but nothing in this subsection shall' be held to apply to cheese of indis- criminate weight manufactured by individual farmers and sold by them" means that home-made cheese is not subject to this legislation. It can. bo any weight; it not confined to mul- tiples or divisions of a pound. The cheese, however, must be made by al farmer as well an sold' bf him-. v ,r did not regret it hi the slightest. The girl's beauty, her exotic and expen- sive tastes and her sophisticated out- look had captured his indiscreet heart. . She was in the private office dow, avenging g g sonic papers hi a steel cabinet. The head cleric was in, Mr, Weatherbody waited impatiently till the fw ello went out. The man with- drew at last, wondering how a busi- ness man could imagine his infatua- tion £or the little typist to be a sec-, ret. Mr. Weatherbody turned in his chair. • "Moira," he said softly. "Have you forgotten? This is our big day." The girl dropped her papers and came up to Mr. Weathebody's-desk and sat upon it. "You great darling," she cried, rumpling. such hair as remained to her chief. "As if I could forget that." "Then -tomorrow we shall be in Paris." "Ah, Paris!" sighed the girl, ec- statically. The clay dragged on — dragged as Surely no day had ever dragged be- fore. Shortly after. lunch Mr. Wea- therbody sent for Moira. The,office boy who went to find her 'winked the news tothe whole outer office. "Darling;" eried Mr.' Weatherbody, when he and Moira were alone, "it seems an age since this morning." "My love. Mon ami," cried Moira, sliding on to his knee. "You're mak- ing me very, very happy." "That's right; that's what I want," said Mr. Weatherbody. "Now listen." He released his hold of the girl. '"We must be discreet, for the present. I'd better send yon out now—on busi- ness. Go round and get any more— er—things you want. Then—oh, go to the station and book our reserva- tions for this evening. Don't forget that. First class—and we catch the night boat." • "Yes, darling—but—" There was one of those eloquent pauses. "Oh, how silly of me! 'You'll need money. Here"—he pulled out a note- case and counted out some notes "here's thirty—no, forty — another tenner—here's fifty opuncls in all. "Fifty pounds!" gasped the girl. "Isthis really" li a 11 nue? "Yom's? Oh, yes, of course. Well, you'd better get the tickets and so forth out of it,but--it b nt is yours, to spend as you like—a little present, I want to make you happy!" "You generous (lalling!" cried Moira. - "Now you won't have too much time," said Mr. 'Weatherbody hur- riedly. "Don't forget' the tickets— and get back here about six o'elock, when everybody's leaving. Have a taxi waiting dowel the road. I :Shall want to stop - to type a letter or something o s n f that sort. g Then, when they've all gone, we'll get off to the station." "And then, Paris," murmured the girl. She bent down and kissed his, forehead. "Yes, Paris," • said Mr, Weather- body. Six o'clock came, but there was no sign of Moira. Evidently she thought it - wiser to wait till the staff had gone. 51x. Weatherbody made a pre- tence of being busy' as the clerks went off, one by one. At length he was alone, Twenty minutes past six. Not much time to spare if they were to catch the train. There was a slight noise, Ah, this would be she "Moira!" he cried, as the door op- ened and someone came in. . "We shall be—" He paused, thtmder- struck. "What are you prowling .around for?" he inquired testily. "I thought you'd gone long ago. Well? 'Are you going or do you want something? What is it, eh?" The office -boy advanced into the room, rather sheepishly. "This note, sir," he 'mumbled. "Froin Miss West, it is." "hat?" "YWes; sir. I m' ean, Miss West gave it to me. She -she .came in—" "When? What time?" "Four o'clock as near as I can re- member,. sir." "Weil, why didn't you bring it at once?' Eh?" "She said I was to—" "Never mind. Give it to me." Mr. Weatherbody tore open the envelope and started to read the neat hand- writing which was on office notepa- per. Dearest Mr. Weatherbody, Please forgive me, but. I cannot go to Paris with you. I let out to Ted that I was going and he said I must go with him. We are catching the five o'clock train to Southend for our honeymoon and Ted says we are go- ing to be properly married. Oh, clear, it has all been such a rush, because he decided on the spot. I do hope Ted won't lose his job through leav- ing so suddenly. I shall never forget the gorgeous time you'have given me just lately and am ever so grateful •for the huge:. present -you gave nae today. - With lots s of love: MOIiI;A;.. Ted? Ted'? Of course—the moo' missionnaire. bell, i f she was afraid of Ted losing -his job, b Mr. D WeatbeL4 • bodycould an ensure sr e thafths fellow did lose it. On second'thoughts, however, he decided to leave Ted alone, - 1dd.. did not want the office staff.to know what he had been planning —:.much less that the typist had jilted him... 111. Weatherbody looked; at the letter - "Huge again, His eyes ; fell on the words . "Huge present.", "That wlil be the fifty pounds," be muttered thoughtfully. He tools yet another glance at the• letter before eolnniitting it to the: no, not the'waste-paper basket — there was the, office -boy to consider.. He put it 'in his pocket. So she had gone with ' the commissionaire, a,. doorman, the pian he had pitied that very morning. But, Southend! South end! Somehow that seemed the tin- kindest cut of all, Over the supper table that night the Weatherbody's' spoke diffidently - He of this and that. One of the maple• had toothache. Then Mrs. Weather - body inquired after ,her husband's health. "You look better this evening." she, remarked. "I didn't know I was ill," returned the other. "You didn't seem at all well when, you went out this morning. Yaffe looked 'worried. I'm sure those late hours at the office aren't doing yam any good." "We've been very busy,", said "Mr Weatherbody. "But I think things will be a bit easier, now. A rush 4' orders, you know." "I tell you what," said his wife. "l think you need a change. We ought to go away somewhere. August seems a long way off. A holiday would da you a world of good.'. v. Mr, Weatherbody looked at kis wife: For the first time in fifteens Years or more he noticed what hod once been the foremost of his thought —that she was very good-loolsisg She had worn well. She wasaB P e,• though. It seemed to him as if a change would do her good too. "What about—what about a week together in Paris?" lie suggested. —London Tit -Bits., 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. 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.