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The Clinton News Record, 1936-08-06, Page 6PAGE6 TILE CLINTON NEWS-RECORIJ THURS., AUG. 60936 flnainzananuisramasemag N.EWS AND HAPPENINGS Timely Information for the Busy Farmer ger (Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ) oF INTEREST TO..FARL.:ER8 Prepare Bordeaux For Potato Blight Bordeaux mixture will.pi event late blight of potatoes if properly prepar- ed and sprayed upon the plants, be- ginning when they are about eight inches high and continuing thereafter atintervals of ten days to two weeks. Bordeaux mixture is made by com- bining solutions' of bluestone and Milk Sugar Beet Crop • The present outlook for the sugar beet crop is considered' fairly good. Three-quarters' of the acreage shows a near 'average appearance, while the remainder is rather patchy and not more than 75% of a normal stand. The acreage reseeded,. destroyed by insects, or which 'failed to germinate, does not exceed 10% of the total area seeded. Showers, ranging from 1-3 to 1Fa inch of rain on June 26th and almost an inch on the 29th, ensured development of late seedlings and rapid growth of beets 'already thin- ned. Current Crop Report Cutting of fall wheat ' is general and threshing is well under way. The quality is fair but rapid ripening has reduced the yield considerably. Oats and barley are ripening prematurely and yields will be affected adversely. Cutting of early varieties has com- menced in Southern sections. Corn and tobacco have benefited by warm weather but now require moisture. The hay crop was cured, and stored under favourable conditions; the yield was slightly below average but of good quality. Meadows have deter- iorated and rain is urgently needed. Second growth alfalfa is being pas- tured in many districts. The growth of root crops has been retarded by lack of moisture. The yield of small. fruits is • below average. Prospects .for late varieties of apples are fair. Garden. Slug Control Garden slugs are frequently nu ni- erous on heavy land where they do considerable damage' to beans, lettuce, cabbages, cauliflowers, a n d other crops. Like pests, the slugs can be more easily controlled if immediate attention is given before they in- crease in numbers. Infested plants and slugs should be dusted with hy- drated lime 'in the evening after the sun has gone down and feeding has commenced. Care should be taken to cover the upper and lower surfaces of the leaves and the soil immediately surrounding the plants. Hydrated lime is effective •only when in the form of a light dry pow- der. It becomes hard when subjected to 'moisture; and in that' condition it is not injurious to slugs. For this reason, a few light applications of lime at intervals of three or four days are much more effective than. one heavy dose. Another method of controlfre- quently recommended is to spray the infested plants thoroughly with Bor- deaux mixture. This material is re- pellent to slugs, and, if the foliage of the plants is completely covered, many of the slugs will, confine their atten- tions to weeds growing in adjacent fields. Bill Weeds Now In the summer of 1933 a set of expeihnents were conducted _ at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, in order to determine how long it was necessary to expose the root stocks of Perennial Sow Thistle. Twitch Grass and Field Bind Weed to sun and air during the summer months in order to destroy their vitality, Ili .Tune, with ideal weather conditions (hot and dry) one day's exposure killed 100% of root stocks of Perennial Sow Thistle, Couch Grass and Field Bind Weed. In July a 100% kill of Perennial Sow Thistle and Field Bind .Weed root stocks was obtained by one day's ex- posure,'while two days''exposure was required to give a 100% kill to Twitch Grass root stocks. In the month- of August it required two days' expos- ure to kill the rootstocks of Perennial Sow Thistle and ten days' exposure • failed to give a 100% kill of Twitch Grass root stocks. In September ten days' exposure only gave a 35% kill of Perennial Sow Thistle and a 9% kill of Twitch Grass root, stocks. • These experiments indicate very clearly' that cultivation during the hot dry weather of late June, July and August is much more effective, in killing the root stocks of these weeds than cultivation. in September or lat- er. Infested areas should be bronght under the plough as soon as possible. In doing so, weeds willbe controlled end succeeding crops will benefit. Grading Canned Tomatoes According to the amended regula- tions on the grading for canned toma- toes and tomato products tender the Meat and Canned Foods Act, there are four grades of canned tomatoes—Fan- cy, Choice, Standard, and Second qual- ity. The canned' product of all grades must•bepacked. from sound, clean fruit, and be free from pieces of skin, pores, black spots or sun scald. The Fancy Quality grade must contain at least 65 per cent. drained tomato solids, Choice .Quality grade, at least 55 per cent., and Standard Quality grade, at least 45 per cent. If salt or 'sugar is used, either must be used dry or dissolved in the juice' that comes from the tomatoes Brine made from water- and sugar o salt, or' both, is prohibited. The juice which comes out of the tomatoes after peeling may be added to the bull when filling the cans, but it must be the juiee of that particular lot of tomatoes. This does not apply to the juice or pulp obtained froth the trim- mings. There is also one grade each for Tomato Puree, Tomato Pulp, Tomato Paste, Concentrated Tomato Paste, Tomato Juice, and Tomato Juice Cock- tail. Tomato Juice must be packed from the unconcentrated, pasteurized liquid of the tomato with a substantial portion of the pulp expressed from whole ripe tomatoes with or without the application of heat. Where salt or sugar is used, that fact must be declared on the main panel of the label in letters not less than one- eighth of an inch in height, and of a visibility equal to any other printing on the' label: of Pune in dilute proportions accord - ing to the following fornnula-blue- stone- (copper• sulphate) four pounds; quick lime (stone lime) four pounds; -water 40 gallons If hydrated lime is • substituted for quick lire, it should r be left to stanch several hours in the form of 'a thin, paste before using. It should be high grade and fresh. • t A valuable aid to the preparation of 'Bordeaux, states R. R. Hurst, pathol- ogist in charge of the Dominion lab- oratory of plant pathology at Char- lottetown, P.E.I., is a platform for ;the support of the casks containing the Bine and bluestone solutions re- spectively. The platform should be !constructed near the water supply and of sufficient -height to necessitate little effort when filling the sprayer. Everything going into the, spray tank must be strained to prevent clogging ,of the nozzles. Bluestone, or Bor- ideaux, should never be placed in iron containers. In preparing Bordeaux it is advis- able to make a "stock solution" of I bluestone and of lime in the following manner—forty pounds of bluestone are dissolved in a 40 -gallon cask of water. The bluestone dissolves more readily if suspended in a sack near the surface. of the water. A gallon of the liquid will contain one pound of bluestone. Place a cover on the cask to keep out rain and to prevent evaporation. A stock of lime solu- tion is then made by placing forty pounds of the best grade of stone lime in another cask and slaking it. Add water very gradually when slaking in order not to "drown" the lime. The slower the action; the bet- ter will be the final product. After the lime is completely powdered, add water to make up 40 gallons. One gallon of this will contain one pound of lime. Cover the cask. In making the mixture, never mix the solutions of lime and bluestone and dilute afterwards, and emphasis is again placed on the fact that ev- erything going into the spray tank must be strained. 'I'o prepare 80 gallons of mixture,, pour 64 gallons of water into the spray tank. Then stir the solutions thoroughly. Then add eight gallons of the stock solu- tion of bluestone and stir in eight gallons of the stock milk of lime. To make 40 gallons of spray, take half the . above amounts. For ten gallons, mix one gallon of the blue - stone solution and one ,gallon of milk of lime in the manner already de- scribed. Insect Pests The injury caused by insects this spring has been somewhat greater than usual.-' In Northern Onh forest tent caterpillars stripped the foliage from millions of trees over a wide area, particularly in the North Bay, Sudbury and Port Arthur dis- tricts. In Old Ontario, the eastern tent caterpillar was prevalent almost everywhere, and tents could be seen in large numbers on Unsprayed apple trees. Caterpillars have now ceased to feed and consequently will do no more damage this season. It is quite probable that they will be much less destructive next year. The glassy ctitwornl, which unlike most species of cutworms works be- neath tbe ground and attacks the roots of plants, hes been exceptionally troublesome. Damage from other cut- worms his been about normal. Grasshopper outbreaks have occur- red in Renfrew, North Hastings, Northumberland and Manitoulin Is- land, Poison bran baits have been applied promptly anti Present indica- tions are that the insects will be brought under Control before they can do much damage. The sweet clover weevil, a; new in- sect, has spread over practically the entire province, and its injury to tine foliage can be seen in almost every sweet clover field. It attacks alsike to a lesser extent, but so far, there. is no indication that ,it will feed Up- on alfalfa or red clover. The insect is being studied at Guelph. Rose chafers are now about at their peak in light sandy land, and are do- ing much damage to roses, fruit trees and grapes planted on this type of soil. Flea beetles have been very numerous on turnips, cabbage, pota- toes, tobacco and sugar beets. The pea aphid is less destructive than a year ago. Potato beetles promise to be somewhat more plentiful. Artificial Drying Of Grass Increases Value For Feed Research work in matter's of food- stuffs is bringing about great changes in livestock feed, Over in Britain the grasslands produce the major part of the food requirements of live stook during the' summer and a considerable quantity of hay which goes toward winter' maintenance. In the winter it is necessary to supplement the main- tenance ration,chiefly hay and roots, with large quantities of concentrated feeds mainly imported from overseas, particularly those rich in protein, roots and ordinary hay being defi- cient in this essential ingredient. Ex- , periments'have been going on in Eng- and'for the past ten years on drying of grass and it has been discovered that if cutat the young stage, say, five to eight inches long, and proper- ly dried, the grass is very rich in protein and represents a material of high feeding and cash value. It is es- timated the annual loss in the United Kingdom due to present methods of haymaking amounts to approximate- ly $27,500,000; The process consists in subjecting the grass within the drying chamber to' currents of heated gas, the drying medium, produced by the use of either coal, coke or oil. The drying operation lasts for from 15 to, 25. minutes, depending upon the a- mount of moisture in the grass. In ,a recent demonstration, for every ton of dried grass obtained, four tons of water were evaporated. Hydro -electric power is being used freelyfor all purposes on chicken farms in Canada, particularly in On- tario, and its value for increasing egg production is well known. So far, however, no tabulated comparative re- cords of results have been made a- vailable, Scotland Offers Bigger Market Canadian Lumber Ancient customs have a strong ef- fect on trade markets even in differ- ent sections of the same country. This extends in some cases to divisions of the same sections. In Great Britain, for instance, in Manchester and the North of England and Northern Ire- land, Canadian spruce is being used for house building, while in Scot- land, mainly due to traditional local custom, this is not the case, certain Localities even having' their individual. characteristics. Lumber used i n Scotland is partly home-grown and partly imported. The domestic tim- ber includes larch, beech, elm, oak and Scotch fir. Imports- are drawn from the forests of the world, plainly from the countries on the Baltic and White Seas. In addition to Douglas fir, port Orford cedar, Sitka spruce, etc., there is a large volume of trade for a va- riety of purposes in canary wood, ha- zel pine, tupelo gum, magnolia, Pol- ish oak, Austrian beech, birch, yellow pine and spruce from Eastern Canada and mahogany from Africa and Hon- duras. - The Scottish market is an important one. The demand for imported timber last year in Scotland, due principally to the increased activity in shipbuild- ing yards and building construction was very marked, and it is anticipated during this and subsequent years the demand will be very much greater. In the next 15 years probably 300,000 houses will' be required in Scotland and it would seem that a great op- portunity exists in this market for Canadian lumber manufacturers to sell more of their products. Until' six or seven years ago the only hardwood flooring from. North America used in Scotland was oak and maple. Birch was quite unknown. Efforts were made to interest architects, education- al authorities• and others in the use of Canadian birch for flooring purposes' and the use of this material, is now showing steady growth. One of the revisions of the Meat and Canned Foods Act of Canada is that no inedible gelatin; gine, grease; tallow or other fat, meat or meat product, shall be permitted entry hr - to the Dominion unless the name of the manufacturer, or first dealer, is• plainly marked Ort, the barrels,. to gether with the word's, "Inedible.. Unfit, for Faod'•; PEARLS- BEFORE SWINE TIIE STORY OF A LITTLE "UNDERGROUND DIPLOA'IACY", By JANET HUMFREY All things considered, it was by no means remarkable .that Mr. Penrose hould "forget to leave. the Tube train at Cookham Square and be carried on, unaware of his mistake, to Sudley Street. For one thing, he was still recov ening from, a tussle with his wife which he, Alfred Penrose, had won. It Was the only score he had ever made against his spouse, Eliza, and he was still flushed with victory. Briefly, she wanted a wireless set.. Mr. Penrose didn't. Eventually his. monotonous, dogged reply, "I can't afford it," had beaten down his wife's flow of rhetoric, and after one final, glorious battle that morning she had left for a long week -end with her mother in the country. Thus it was Penrose the Victor who travelled townwards that morn- ing, jolting from side to side in the crowded Tube. A reckless Penrose, who, with . his pale, watery blue eyes AUSTRALIA UNDERTAKES SEARCH FOR OIL WELLS Australia is about to institute a search for oil, the government having set aside a•sum of approximately $1,- 250,000 to assist in drilling' opera- tions. Government reports' indicate the prospects of finding well oil in commercial quantities in Australia and New Guinea are now rated more favorably than hitherto. Australia and Tasmania possess large quantities of the richest oil shale in the world, some of which has produced oil up to 120 gallons to the ton, according to the Industrial Department of the Cana- dian National Raih>iays, At Newnes, 100 miles from Sydney, the nines are capable of producing '7,250,000 gal- lons of gasoline per annum, but they have not been working to their full capacity for some time as they cannot compete with imported gasoline, In view of this, the Government Of Aus- tralia has' decided to protect the in- dustry against imported gasoline up to a maximum output of 10,000,000 gallons per annum for a period of twenty years. devouring the print and pictures of air 'enthralling gardening article, was even now dreaming of the money he would squander on Dorothy Perkinses and Cora Simmonses. Small wonder, therefore, that Mr. Penrose clid not bother to count the fourteen stations which lay between his suburban home and his City of- fice. To east and west of Mr. Penrose— and, indeed, to north of him as well, for someone was standing on his very toes—were fellow -citizens engrossed in their respective newspapers. Not the least interested was Mr. George (Toothpick) Watson, directly east of Mr. Penrose, who was engaged in reading an account of his own noc- turnal activities. "DARING PEARL ROBBERY," announced the headlines of Mr. Wat- son's newspaper. "This morning, at about 5 a.m., a pearl necklace worth £10,000 was stolen from Lord Trum- pet's country house in Blankham, Glos. It is believed the thief entered through a bed -room window—" "Quite right," said. Mr. Watson to himself, thinking by no means ten- derly of a nail he had encountered en route, and even less, tenderly of his car—or, rather, the car he had "bor- rowed" for the occasion—which had broken down on the outskirts of Lon- don. "The, beastly thing," thought Mr. Watson (or words to that effect). "If it hadn't been for that Id be at Smokey's by now, pearls'n For although £10,000 worth of jew- els nestled lovingly against his heart, Mr. Watson had only three shillings and sixpence in his pockets. Conse- quently, hiring another car or tak- ing a taxi was out of the question. So reluctantly he had abandoned, the machine and walked to the nearest Tube station. "Anyway," h e philosophised, "Smokey's is only five minutes from Sedley Street, and we'll be there any minute now." Unlike bIr. Penrose, he had to make sure the pearls were still in the inner pocket and went on perusing' his Press notices. "The police are taking every pre- caution " lle knew. what that meant Every blooming station watch- ed. Just his,luck if he got pinched at. .Sudley. Street, Whoa, there! Mustn't get nervy. With a clatter the train chew in at Sudley Street, and there was' a, gen- eral exodus. Still in a roseate dream, Mr. Pen- rose fell in with the rest of the sheep and shuffled towards the passage marked "EXIT." It was then that things began to happen. First of all, Mr. Penrose, fumb- ling 'mechanically for his season tic- ket, dropped a letter from his pocket and Mr. Watson picked it up. He had a habit of picking things up—you never knew what 'might be inside them. Unobserved, he fished about in- side the envelope, and, finding noth- ing of consequence, was about to throw it away when suddenly his heart began to play tunes. The shuffling pack had reached the escalator, at the top of which stood, the ticket collector—and beside him the portly and red-faced figure of De- tective -Sergeant Hoskins, who was staring down the escalatorwith a gleam. in his eye. Mr. Watson recognized Sergeant Hoskins immediately. They had met. —although without formal introduc- tion -some two years previously, and George had n6t seen him since, be- cause he had not been seeing any, visitors except a prison warden for at least eighteen months. "Cripes!" thought George. "They're got on my trail already!" Now, this is where George Wat- son's guilty conscience led him a stray. The gleam in Sergeant Hos- kins' eye;had nothing to do with George. Sergeant Hoskins, who was off duty for the moment, was waiting for his friend, Miss Daisy Summers, who at the moment was due south of Mr. Watson. The gleam was intended for her, and being translated it meant: "What do you mean by going to the pictures last night with that bloke? I saw you!" Quick as a flash an idea raced in- to Watson's mind. Ire was still hold- ing Mr. Penrose's envelope, and me- chanically his mind registered the ad- dress written thereon ("Alfred Pen- rose, Esq, c.o. Messrs. Dash & Dash, Ltd.,", etc, eta), With a deft move- ment he took the pearls from his in- ner pocket and transferred them to the outer pocket of Alfred Penrose. `.`Now," he thought, "if they search inc they won't finch anything, and I'll have to. trust to luck the little blight- er don't find em till I can get round' and pinch 'cin off hien." Taken all romlcl, it was not a very good idea. Searching suspected Per- sons at a police station takes time, 'and George had no plan as to how he was going to wrest the pearls from Mr: Pentose in the sanctum of Messrs. Dash .& Dash's office. He was not chancing anything with the sergeant, . however, and if the latter did not re- cognise him, he would have ample• • time to relieve Mr. Penrose of the - pearls before he reached the office. It was then that Mr. Penrose woke • up. Suddenly he realised that this was . not the familiar atmosphere of Cook - ham Square, and that he was, in fact, at Sudley Street. With this awaken- ing carne the awful knowledge that . he would be late at the office. With- •out thinking what he was doing, he • turned round and began to run down . the escalator, knocking Mr. Watson over as he did so. • Now, it is by no means an easy Matter to rim down it moving stair.. case whose purpose is to carry pas- - sengers heavenwards, but Mr. Pen- • rose managed it. However, his action caused a small frenzy. In the first place, Mr. Watson, be- wildered, bruised, and terrified at the - sudden flight of his pearls, scrambled to his feet, and, roughly brushing aside oncoming passengers, leapt af- ter the fast -disappearing figure of Mr. Penrose. An hysterical woman shouted "Stop • thief!" and that did the trick. Removing his eye and the gleam in it from Daisy Summers, Sergeant Hoskins noted the turmoil below, and, .- followed followed by twenty -odd voluntary helpers, made off • at a good hunting • pace down the descending escalator in pursuit of Messrs. Watson and Penrose. The latter arrived on the . "Down Trains" platform at breakneck speed, to find a pack of shrieking, gesticul- ating humans at his heels, headed by Mr. Watson, with the sergeant a good second. Scared by this amazing sight, and finding no train at the platform, he leaped inside the nearest opening • marked ("Private") and locked the • (Continued on page 7) WHERE is the answer to— WHAT you ought to buy? WHERE you ought to buy? WHERE you ought to sell? WHAT yo ought to do? WHY, in our advertising columns, of course.. WHICH please read, WHEN pleasure and profit will result. The Clinton News -Record is a good advertising medium.