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The Clinton News Record, 1936-12-10, Page 8''PAGE THE , CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., DEC. 10, 1936 Tan ej Information for the Busy Farmer (Furnished by the Department of Agriculture) Geese, like clucks, require "a large proportion of roughage in their feed. This is suppliedbest in winter by the use of (alfalfa or clover hay ancl roots, ,and in summber by grass. Watch the Seed Fairs The adaptability of different va- rieties of grainto different soil and climatic conditions is reflected to no small extent in the degree of devel- opment attained by, individual her- nels. Varieties which consistently win high places at our seed fairs are, therefore likely to be at least reason- ably well lauited to the district from which they come, Moral: Watch the winners at the seed Fairs! Store Farm Machinery For Winter Repair Place all farib equipment under cover at this time of year, but store it with a view to convenience in re- moving• to repair: Inspect all the field machinery; tighten all frame bolts; clean and wash the bearings with coal oil or gasoline;. overhauland straighten all bent members, replace unserviceable parts; sharpen all cut- ting edges and apply a coat of paint where required. Winter 'repairing in- sures against breakdowns, Ioss and annoyance in rush seasons. Field Crop- Production Between the first and second esti- mates of the 1936 production of field crops in Canada taken respectively .in September and November,- there are very, few significant changes. The Dominion totals for wheat (233,- 500.00 bushels) and oats (276,265,- 000 bushels) are higher than in the September estimate, while barley, rye, and flax -seed are lower. The greatest change, relative to the size of the crop, is in fall rye (3,191,000 bushels,) which represents a drastic estimated decrease of 590,000 bush- els in 16 per cent of the September estimate. In 1935 the fall rye crop was estimated at 7,795,000 bushels. Overhaul the Farm Plant. Now is the time for farmers to pay attention to their buildings. Slacken all bands on stave silos; repair any leaks in the roofs, check up on storm sashes; fit them, and repair broken glass; clean out all trap gullies; thoroughly flush drains, clean out root cellar ventilators, fresh air in- take sand fourair outlets in barns, stables, piggeries and poultry houses; thoroughly inspect and overhaul the water supply, if a pump service•checic up on the valves, if a pressure sup- ply see that all pipes and tanks are, protected from frost, Tobacco Exports Exports of Canadian tobacco to Great Britain during the first nine Months of 1936 totalled 8,143,633 pounds, as compared with 6,194,196 rounds for 'the corresponding period of 1935. The excellent and large crop of .flue -cured tobacco in Canada in 1935 was well regarded by Bri- tish manufacturers and heavier, pur- chases resulted. This tobaccois now reaching Great Britain, . It is anti- cipated, states the Canadian Trade Commissioner in London, England, that by the end of 1936, the total quantity imported from the Domin ion will be greater than for a num- ber of years. Seed Crop Report pounds as compared with 950,000 pounds in 1935 and 425,000 pounds in 1934. . Ontario was tie largest pro- ducer of sweet clover seed this year, with Manitoba ranking second, The production of ,this seed for the Do- minion is estimated at 3,100,000 pounds as against 3,700,000 pounds in 1935. Ontario also stood first in the production of timothy seed. To- tal for the Dominion was 6,100,000 pounds' as compared with about 12,- 000,000 pounds in 1935 and 5,000,000. pounds in 1934. Canada Blue Grass, largely produced in southwestern On- tario, was a small crop this year, the yield being estimated at 90,000 pounds as compared with 150,000 pounds last year. The red clover seed production for Canada this, year is estimated at 1,910,000 pounds, as against 4,500,000 pounds in. 1935 and 1,900,000 pounds in 1934. The de- creased .production this year was due to excessive humidity at the time of harvesting in eastern Ontario and Quebec, where prospects had been good. The Western Ontario yield was reduced by severe drought. Current Crop Reports Reports from most counties state that livestock went into winter quar- ters in fairly good condition. The shortage of water in Halton is re- garded as a serious problem, as in many other rural districts. There is little moisture in the ground and many wells are dry, with many far- mers finding it necessary to either haul water or drive their livestock to neighbouring creeks. The situa- tion appears increasingly serious this year and a major plan of refoiesta- tion.is regarded as neeessaiy to pro- tect the sources of water. Haldimand. reports a large quantity of hay be- ing shipped to the United States, with the price remaining the same, around $8 per ton for alfalfa in the barn. Victoria County reports that fall wheat has had a good growth and is now, well covered with snow. Many farmers there are short of feed, but this shortage has been lessened 1 greatly by the good supply of fall grass. In Frontenac the shipment of brood sows has been quite heavy this fall. New milk cows are fit good demand, but few are being sold. The total yield of alsike in Ontario this year approximated 5,250,000 Ontario's Apple Crop The apple crop has turned out much better than originally antici- pated, and the present estimate of 684,200 barrels is only about six per cent below last year's crop. In West- ern Ontario, while the drought re -1 tarded growth in the early part of the season and early varieties were' somewhat under -sized and lacking in colour, there -was sufficient inoistui e ,in the latter part of the season for the development of ]ate varieties which attained normal, size and cold our, except in some sections on heavy soils. Scab infestation was very light' WHAT OTHER Nr;WsIAPERS• ARE SAYING EVERYBODY SURPRISED An English reviewer says Miss Maza de la Roche' in her novels has described a Canada: which, with its landed gentry steeped in family pride ' and tradition, must have surprised rise d the majority of English readers, to say nothing of the majority of ,Cana, dian readers,—Toronto Star, THEY KNOW WHEN TO KEEP SILENCE The explaination by The Manches- ter Guardian of the silence of the British press with respect to the. friendship between King Edward and Mrs. Simpson effectively disposes any idea of censorship imposed by the British Government. The British press has learned how to temper freedom with discretion. —London Free Press. • BAT 'CAUSES FUSS AT CHURCH SERVICE A church -going bat ventured from its hiding place in the tower and caused a commotion in First Presby- terian Church on Sunday evening when the minister, Rev. 11. C. Feast, was in the middle of his sermon. It was finally driven out. ' Seaforth Expositor. IN A GODERICH GARDEN While Dr. Mabee was enjoying his annual deer hunt in the north, plow- ing through snow in bitterly cold weather bis garden' in Goderich was still producing roses. There were pink roses, in all their summer beau- ty and fragrance. Hunting is said to become a habit and it must be true, or a man would not leave such loveliness as Dr. Mabee's garden pre- sented for days well along into No- venzbei'.—Goderich Star. GOOSE WORKING SOME OVERTIME A. P. Fletcher, of Oro Station, re- ports to the Packet and Times that he has a goose which lays eggs not only in the usual laying period in the spring, but in the fall, when geese are not expected to lay. Last fall this goose laid nine eggs during the season, and this year did inuch better by laying 14 good eggs. Perhaps this example may induce all geese to extend the laying season to the fall months. matter of the beverage rooms in Hur- on county continues to be an embar- rassment to those who would like to support him but who cannot endorse his course in this particular matter, No one•who knows the history of Ilu- ron county can believe other than that the eo le of this county do not want these dispensaries of beer. Tho Henry' Government respected •the - 4 YE RS OLD wishes of, the people andrefused to Mr. Wm. Austin, B. Line, Turnber- establish any liquor stores in the ry, showed us a pair of cuff -links that county, and thousands who voted for he has used continuously for 49 years. the Liberal candidates hi Huron at the They are solid . gold and were purchas- last election believed that the county ed by Mr. Austin in. New York in would at' least be no worse off, from 1887. They are still capable of doing a temperance standpoint, from the many more years of service as they advent of a Liberal. Government. present almost a new appearance de - In spite of repeated court decisions spite 49 years of use. —Wingham Advance -Times. HOW IT WORKS OUT BEER PARLORS NOT WANTED Premier Iiepburn's attitude in the In well sprayed orchards•, but codling moth injury was quite prevalent in practically all areas. The latter re- sulted in considerable drop, and a fair proportion of low-grade fruit. Practically no hail damage was re- ported, Loss by frost was compar- atively light. Peelers and cull apples were in strong demand by processors this year at very satisfactory prices. In. the Central and Eastern parts, drought conditions prevailed from June ist to September 1st, but from then on rains were quite adequate, and apples, with the exception of Spys, attained fair size, and coloured remarkably well. McIntosh and Snow were affected by drought -spot, and corky core condition in sod orchards and where not properly cultivated. Gales in mid-Ootober blew a consid. erable quantity of apples off the trees. These were sold in local mar- kets and to processors so that little actual loss was sustained. Prices to the grower have been very satisfac- tory this year. 3YEARS TO PAY! i It is very much to your advantage to put your order in for RIB -ROLL or TITE-LAP metal roofing right away— this week. In the first place, steel prices are, going up. You will have to pay more if you wait. But the Government's Home Improvement Plan now lets you do much-needed roofing and repairing with three years to pay for it! An opportunity you should not miss! WE COOPERATE TO PRACTICALLY ELIIMIINATE CARRYING CHARGES Under the Home Improvement Plan there is a 8l %• discount on advances by the banks. Eastern Steal Products Limited is helping its customers to almost wipe ou@tbls charge. We haue adopted a .9% cas!}-u,ith.order plan. So buy 'now, Get a new, durable, non -leaking, thoroughly- weather-proof roof on these easy, money.saving. terms, Save extra moneyy by orderuig.before rising steel prices. force roof- ing prices up. • We urge you with all sincerity to take.advant- age of Clue remarkable opportunity. Get free cost estimate by simply Bending us ridge and rafter measurements. When you get this cost eetimate,go to your banker. IIe will show you how you can get the money for your re -roofing needs under the Home Improvement Plan. The whole transaction can be completed in shortorder, • THAT ROOF WOULD HAVE COST ME A LOT MORE' IF IP WAATFLae Alta on RIB -ROLL OR TITE-LAP METAL ROOFING . ■ • It These two roofings have -features developed exclusively by Eastern Steel Products Limited. They are Canada's greatest roofing values. RIB -ROLL and TITE-LAP do not warp, bulge or leak. They are positively weather-proof, durable, good-looking, permanent. Can be laid quickly over sheeting or tight over old. shingles, BIB -ROLL and TITE-LAP are widely but unsuccess- fully, imitated, so be sure: you do notget an inferior brand, 3f. your dealer does not handle RIB -ROLL and T1TE-LAP roofing,` he is not an Eastern Steel Products dealer. - GUE4PtiSTREET, PRESTON, QNT;; i'Atisasif AL§O AT e MONTRl}AL;and "T.olIONTO • PIONEERS OF COMPANY•BUILT BARNS AND MAIfIIR$ OF THE FAMOUS PRESTON arm, TRUSS BARN. SOLE MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF JAMESWAY POULTRY EQUIPMENT: OF ALL KINDS. [decide whether the Canada Temper- ainee Act was or Wat not more restric live than the Provincial Liquor Con- trol Act. The whole thing Could have been determined in twenty-four hours by one of the Government's law offi- cers. When the people- are being taxed right and left for the, cost of government, unnecessary expenses on unnecessary lawing might well be as oided: Goderich. Signal. adverse to the stand which he takes Mr. Hepburn still refuses to, give ef- fect to the law enacted by the votes The plan of holding the municipal of the people of Huron and professes elections a month early; which has to rely upon the decision of a county judge which is contrary to the twice; beenin vogue in St.'Marys for sev- eral years, does. not work out in prac- tice as well as it had been hoped. The new Council is elected on the first• Monday in December but does not take office until January. The old Councilis supposed to carry on till Mr. Hepburn s course in the matter after the New,Year, but naturally will inevitably snake the question an''shuns faclding any important prob- Mems which might arise after its.suc- issue in the next'election; and it re- • vires nocessors have been elected. The result q gift of prophecy to Teter-!. mine what the result will be in the is a sort of interregnum for a month when,municipally,speaking, "there is two Hurons: !nobody home." declared opinion of the Privy Council: At .,ny rate, there is no law which •obliges the I3epburn Government to issue beer authorities in this county, contrary to the wishes of a large ma- jority of the people of the county. The King Goverrnnent'is not alto - St. St. Marys' Journal -Argus. gether blameless in the matter, either. - It -should not have required the ex- DEER!DEER! penditure of thousands of dollars in !!! Local hunters have not fared .. so lawyers' fees Mind other expense's, to -well 'in their efforts to bring home say nothing of the delay involved, to deer this season but the county insti- � �ilSS��!AIVIL�.�.'u°.°u?4��i'Harv°eIdiraS•°.�,�.uruiiufn'YrV AI n�i°u�.ti".°�ao" ell4t ti YOUR WORLD AND MINE . '.• eby JOHN C. KIRKWOOD s a (Copyright) } ■ r.'ia'L'o .y.e■'.Y.'r1n°: �Yn' er .v.e.'.'L'i'e .y.Y.".". � v.t r erect 'Lao'm.v "Nobody homel" is a jocular re- those of the farmer for sound and } mark when it is accompanied by a tapping of one's head. It signifies: an empty mind — an unfurnished mind, It hardly needs to be said the mind, is a sort of house, and that it is not very creditable to the owner of a mind to have a sign on it, reading, "Vacant" or "To Let", and probably, it is equally discreditable when the mind is occupied by a poor tenant. The tenant of one's mind is 'usually selected by its landlord—meaning oneself. Many a landlord lets his mind to a dirty tenant, or a tenant of criminal instincts, or to a careless tenant, or to a very lazy tenant. Oth- er landlords let their mind to ten-' ants who love order and beauty and cleanliness. Some landlords have their minds 'leased to those who give wild parties, whose big idea is to make whoopee. How our mind is furnished depends • very largely .on ourselves. And what guests we admit to our mind is also dependent o n ourselves. These guests of our ininds stay a long or a short time according to the measure of comfort and welcome found by theist. Many e, mind ejects yery quickly such' guests as Charles Dar- win, or H. G. Wells, or Thomas Car- lyle, or George Borrow, or Alfred' Tennyson, or William Shakespeare,' On the 'other hand, many minds give' welcome, and press to stay, such guests as Maisie Greig, and Elinor Glyn, and allotherswhose conversa- tion, is • about sex. One's education has a good deal to do with the qual- ity of one's mind, and probably one's parents—heredity—have a good deal to do with the quality of one's mind. But one's mind, thank heaven, is largely and mainly self-made. David Livingstone, for example, made use of his time at home, and even in the mill where he worked as a lad, to im- prove his mind; and when he reach- ed aged 19 or'so, ,he went to the uni- versity, and prepared himself to be a medical missionary. All his subse- quent life as a missionary -explorer was a consequence of his youthful preparation. In Africa he had not much chance,to read, for books were denied him, and intercourse with edu- cated persons was Iikewlse denied him; yet he kept hismind well -ten- anted. His' Bible was a whole library to hitn, and he had endless hours for reflection. I often think that farmers are in a highly favored kind of occupation: their work—so much of it—is in the fields and in the barn, with none to talk to. They can think long about any subject of interest to them. By contrast is the roan behind the coun- ter, or the lawyer, or the doctor, or the journalist: these roan are hourly touching the lives of other persons, and have to give their thought and their conversation to other persons. They have not opportunities equal' to TELEVISION OPPORTUNITY I am authorized to personally in- terview several inen willing to take ipocialized training dealing with recent developments in Television. Those selected and who take the training will later be required. to Fro to Toronto' (expenses paid) for the purpose of conducting -Televis- ion and Electronic Experiments in .conjunction with the:, Engineering 'staff of the British American' In, stitute sof 'Engineering.,.:.I)o• not ask for an interview`iinles's you'£Y1ee' genuinely interested in the oppor- tunities in this field. Write in first instance to J. M. Cairns, Drawer, B, Clinton, tutions at Walkerton are faring pret- ty well when it comes to venison and Constables McClevis and Ferguson are being kept busy preparing the carcasses before -turning them over to. the instituitions. This week the third uninterrupted thinking. It is true, of course, that the world needs the services of busy men—of men of action rather than of reflec- tion. Indeed, the great majority of us, if we are to make enough Money to maintain ourselves and those de- pendent on us in proper comfort, have to give our day thoughts, if not our night thoughts, to our employment, Even so, all of us have an abundance of time :for thought, and, if we are worldly wise, we shall feed our thought with a kind of knowledge which will make us better able to perform our class of work, Our en- larged thinking will make us stronger —better equipped :for advanced work. Quite seriously I suggest to all my readers that every', one of uS should be going somewhere in the matter of our thinking. I have been reading ot a man who was born or reared in Kansas: As a lad he saw the wheat crops rained by rust. This sort of recurrent catas- trophe oppressed him., He devoted his whole life, with an impassioned fervour, to the search of .wheats which would not rust, which would grow on arid soil, and which would endure the onslaught of drought. In order to aid hire in his quests he.stu- died Latin and Russian. He travelled far in Russia—in the, remote regions Of Russia—to discover wheat suitable for. America. He made himself al- ntost a nuisance at Washington. He was snubbed and ridiculed and baulk- ed by higher-up men at Washington, but nothing daunted him. He found the wheat which would resist rust and which wouldgrow almost in deserts. He made millions upon millions of dollars for American—and indeed, for Canadian farmers, for he introduced durum wheat to this continent, In the end he died in poverty and obscur- 'ity in South America,' largely because his own country had failed to per- ceive the value of his unstinted and self -impoverishing labours. Mercifully most of us are not cal- led on to be heroes after' the manner of this man's heroism. Few of us are required to be martyrs. Yet all of 05 can and should, like this wheat- - searcher, be going somewhere mental- ly. • animal was taken to 'Walkerton afte,. having conte to grief against a wire, fence which it failed to clear, The , animals are frequently seen along the country roads but are missing in ahe. hunting areas,.—Kincai.'dine News, We can raise the quality and the status of the guests of our mind, and should 'da so. If the guests whom we welcome now with warmth are, -really tawdry folk and great time -wasters, then we should set about closing the door against them, yet opening it wid- or and ever wider to guests whom to receive and hold is honorable to, us, as well as enriching. This,means that we should studiously improve the quality- of our reading and should deliberately seek contact with persons of higher .calibre than ourselves, This may mean that we shall cut down the amount of .our play time—give less time to bridge and profitless visit- ing and motoring, less time to the movies, Iess time to sleep.. , Who are the occupants of your mind? What is the manner of your thinking? How much do you KNOW? On what subject can you speak infor- medly? How deep and .strong, is your hunger for more knowledge and un- derstanding? Take a look at the minds• of those whom you meet frequently, Aseer- tain who their tenants are, and their quality. You will find;; `quite too . of- ten;_ that these,. friends.. of yours have let their minds to paltry tenants, per- haps to dirty and slovenly tenants. Then resolve that YOUR mind will not be leased to discreditable tenants. F res . PABBOVIT BUS T LO ®,125 CENTRAL ONE WAY hone 50 ONTARIO TRAILWAYS-Bay & Bloor—TORONTO The new Goodyear heavy duty Lug Type Balloon offers matchless tread grip for any emergency. It has the ability to take heavy loads through the "bad lands." In deep mud, snow, broken ground, crushed rock, and on rough roads it "plows through" with ease. It holds steadily to the road and automatically cleans itself of inud and stones. It is the "work horse" of truck tires. In a full range of sizes from 6.00 x 20 to 17.25 x 24. Clinton, Ontario Phone 5 hill C! y4�+�•l' nr. P x.4 BUTE SECRETARY" "Let ine, take care of the Tittle trying details that slow up your business day. "You want bits of information here, important data there? Alright, I'll get them for you. "Will Mr. Blank be able to see you after lunch? Okay, I'll find out for you. "Do you suppose Mr. Dash would be interested in this new proposition? I,et me sound him out before you call. "Work me as hard as you like; I love it. My salary? ... Only a few cents a day'" HAVE YOU ADEQUATE TELEPHONE: EQUIPMENT ? Our local business office will gladly supply information, • CENT A -MILE ROUND TRIP BARGAIN FARES (Minimum Fares : Adult 75c.: Child 40c.) FR" CLINTON AND -ALL ADJACENT C.N.R. STATIONS FRI. DEC. 18 toWhitby, Oshawa, Bowmanville, Port Hope. - Cobourg, Belleville," Nap - fusee, Kingston, Gananoque, Brockville, Prescott, Morris- burg, Cornwall, Uxbridge, Lindsay, Peterboro, Campbellford, New- market, Allendale, Penotang, Collingwood, : Meaford, Barrie, Orillia,, Midland, Gravenhurt, Bracebricige, Huntsville, Callander, North Bay, Parry Sound, Sudbury. All towns in New Ontario on line of Terris-. 'taming & Northern Ontario Rly.; Nipissing Central Rly.; I{opus kasing, Longlac, Geraldton, Jellicoe,` Beardrnoye, SA ryry. DEi. d to Toronto AClhseos:l'yBrantford, Chatham,. , Clinton, Durham,. Exeter, Fergus, Goderich, Guelph, Hamilton, Hanover, Harriston, Ing- ersoll, Kincardine, Kitchener, London, Listowel, Mitchell, Niagara. Fails, Owen Sound, Paisley, Palmerston, Paris, Port Elgin, St, Cath.. arines, St. Marys, Sarnia, Southampton, Stratford, Strathroy, Walk- erton, Wiarton, Wingham, Woodstock, & SAT DECLocally between Important Stations,at. , SAT,. 1tFGC. 19 which Excursion Tickets are sold—Ask, Ticket Agent. For Fares, Return Limits, Train Information, Tickets, consult dear- est Agent. See handbills for complete list of destinations. T1023A,. .CANADIAN NATIONAL.,