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The Clinton News Record, 1934-06-14, Page 6?AGE NES N IPENING.S TimelyInformation the nor Busy Farmer artier ( Furnished bythe Department of Agriculture )` Culling the Flock Culling of the flock need not be left for any particular season. There should really •be a constant 'culling out of inferior, off -type, non-produc- tive hens. It does not require an ex- pert to take out some of the hens, but to pick out those•'•that are not laying and are not likely to lay for some time requires a little exper- ience. One of the losses on the farm conies from failure to get rid of birds or animals that are not paying for their feed. They are carried on in the hope they will do better. However, one is better to get the market value for such individuals rather than crowding up the pens and making it more, difficult for the really good birds to show a profit. At the end of the breeding season the cockerels should be marketed. They are of no further use until the next breeding season, and it is on- ly the 'very best that it would pay to carry over to use as two -year -odds. At the price of cockerels in the fall it scarcely pays to carry over the av- erage male bird for the second breeding season. Milk Board Functioning The Ontario Bilk Board is no' well started at its work and organs ization is progressing. According to Hon. T. L. Kennedy, preliminary studies of production and marketing have revealed many disturbing condi- tions but it might bb a year before the board would be In complete op- eration. Organization is only partly com- pleted, and the permanent chairman will not be appointed until after the election. At present J. B. Fairbairn; Deputy Minister of Agriculture, is acting head of the board. Meanwhile, first regulations issued by the board set the nominal license fee of $1 for distributors, and re- quire of them proof of financial res- ponsibility in a sum not less than $500. Licenses expire at the end of each year, but will be issued for 1934 to distributors in business before May 1. The financial responsibility clause requires also that proof he furnished in a sum not less than the Value of the milk received from pro, ducers during a minimum period of thirty days. If a distributor is ac- customed to pay producers monthly, the amount is based on an average forty-five days' supply calculated from receipts during the past six months. Provision is made for fur, nishing of proof of bond bank guar- antee, or cash or security deposit. The board has the power to grant, refuse, suspend and cancel licenses, and provision is made for hearing of appeals from the board's decision. Weekly Crop Report Reports received 'from agricultural representatives the first week in vatemeamm June indicated anurgent need of rainfall throughout the province, the situation in many counties being', termed very serious. A email hay crop was considered inevitable, while the drying -up of pastures has caused alarm in many counties. Effects of the severe winter weather upon or- chards in numerous districts have now become apparent. In Bruce, County,.it is reported that tw'o-thirds of the apple trees were killed by win- ter injury, while in Norfolk much damage is revealed. Pastures are as dry as in August, according to re- ports from Dufferin and Peel Coun- ties. About fifty per cent of the ap- ple trees in Sim.coe County show lit- tle promise. Brant G'bunty has a large increase in acreage of corn planted. The strawberry erop in Southern Ontario will be very dight owing to unfavorable weather condi- tion of the past year. Lincoln Coun- ty looks to alaflfa as a life saver as far as hay is concerned. In Went, worth, owing to the drouth, farmers are trying to carry their cattle over longer with surplus feed from the. barn. Dundas reports a splendid stand of sweet clover and 'a consid- erable increase in acreage. The sea- son there has been ideal for bees and other insects to work among the apple trees. Frontenac looks for a great reduction in volume of cheese manufactured owing to the fact that many farmers are separating and selling cream, while the cheese fac- tories are running 'considerably less milk than in former years. Alfalfa is a good crop in Renfrew County. Even the Thunder Bay district re- ported crops suffering from lack of moisture. Buckwheat Buckwheat usually is a very use- ful and profitable crop. It can also be very damaging. Buckwheat is one of the most ef- fective and- economical means of checking weeds and at the same time it produces a profitable cash„ crop: As a controller of weeds it can be sown after an extensive period of summer fallow during the first week of July and any weeds that remain will be effectively smothered by the rapid growth of the crop. The mars ket has improved recently also and buckwheat, particularly the variety Silver Hill, is finding a good demand in European :countries. The rough or rye buckwheat may be a slightly heavier yielder but should not be grown for export. If sown too early buckwheat has a very damaging effect 'on the light honey crop. Thousands of beekeep- ers in this province have experienced the affect of an early buckwheat hon, ey flow. What would otherwise have been good light honey of clover or other superior flavors, only too often has been spoiled through the influ- ence of even a slight amount of buckwheat. WHEN you've been away for days . and they may be worried at home ... and you reach a telephone .. Call there on Long Distance . you can't start boasting too soon .. . Even a fisherman's family sometimes worry about him, and Long Distance is the quickest, easiest way foe any kind of message. Yon taut talk 100 miles or so for as little as 30 cents. Rates are listed in ',the front of your directory. NTER E or the crown. attorney. ' The people want the club -soot resistant - strain;. farmer and ]ie1'ives near North Bat - Buckwheat gives just as good re- mileage paid councillors; was read turns as a grain crop and is more by the clerk. Under enquiries Peeve McNabb stated that it had been rumored that he had :been drawing ex'cessive'nrile age. He asked for explanations as he felt he had not asked for more than others had. ' l -Ie had been critr- cized for going via Stratford. The Warden told him that the rule Was that the most direct way ,pos- sibie should be taken.' Reeve Mc- Nabb and Warden Elliott, ,hotly ars gued the point. Reeve Bowman gave a statement of the exact mileage of the Old Age Pensions Committee, and Reeve Turner expresse''d his wil, lingness to accept all responsibility where members of his committee (Property) were concerned The Legislative Committee's re- port was adopted. It recommended that a copy of the resolution by Reeves Saunders and Goldthorpe that the Government be nnembrialized to make it an offenee against the law for transients to impose upon the public; that no action be taken on the resolution of Dufferin country regarding the licensing of pedlars or agents; and that no action'be taken in the resolution from the county of Welland regarding the setting of Thanksgiving Day. The Agricultural A'dvisary Com- mittee, Reeve Cardiff, chairman, gave a comprehensive report of the semi- annual meeting of the Agricultural Advisory Council held on April 9. The Property Committees report, Reeve Turner, chairman, was taken clause by clause with Reeve Peter Scott in the chair. The tender for John Cuthbertson for decorating the clerk's and trees - urea's offices was accepted at 390'.60, and the tender of Hap Stationery Co.; of London, for office filing at 3455.70. New floor covering and repairs to the floor in the offices of the clerk and treasurer -were endors- ed. Repairs to the county engineer's nffice and the ladies' lavatory at the court house were authorized. The Z'inanoe Committee presented a list of accounts, With the excep• tion of .three, which were returned to committees, and several hospital accounts where the municipality's re sponsibility was not fixed, all ace counts were passed. : Considerable time was taken up with discussions of the latter. On the suggestion of Reeve Wright it was agreed to ask the county solicitor to explain the Hospital Act at the Friday morning session. Bowman — Archibald — That we grant our clerk, Mr. Roberts, and our treasurer, Mr. Erskine, two weeks' holidays, to be taken alter nately, so that the office may be kept open, and that Mr. James, the caretaker, be given the same holi- day. Carried. effective as a weed destroyer if n after the first of Jul sown f y. At the same time it permits the light honey crop to be safely removed before the buckwheat flow and thus separates naturally the higher priced honey from the less valuable. This result:v in greatly increased profits to the' beekeepers. The apiary with .itsmillions of bees is a valuable asset to any farm. The apiary •owner should be encouraged to maintain his beeyard in any sat- isfactory location and the best and most practical method of encourage- ment is to discontinue the practice of early sowing of buckwheat. A Few Hints on Raising Chicks Feed only wholesome, sound, well - ground feeds. No saving is made ba purchasing cheap feeds because they may cause the loss of valuable chicks or stunt their growth. A sick chick or a stunted chick will, never be a profitable bird. Keep the litter clean and dry, as dampness niay cause serious trouble. Keep thewas ter for drinking fresh and clean. Em- pty and scrub the drinking vessels daily. Danger lurks in dirty; damp litter or wet ground around hoppers or fountains. Probably the most serious disease to affect .the growing chicks after they have passed the "brooder" stage is coccidiosis. This germ reaches the infective stage in 18 to 30 hours and) consequently, it is almost a daily menace. Watch for bloody droppings and, if these appear, ,clean up and if possible move the chicks to fresh ground: It is generally agreed that no drug has been discovered that will kill this germ. Sicic birds should be removed from the flock, for as long as they remain they are a source of infection. Some benefit 'will follow a dose of Epsom salts. The recon-. mended dose is one ounce per 100 chicks for each week of age; that is, for 100 chicks six weeks old the doso should be six ounces. This scald should apply up to 16 weeks but over this ago the dose should not ex- ceed one pound per 100 even for ma- ture birds. The best results will usu- ally follow when the birds have been thoroughly starved for at least twelve hours. The salts should be dissolved in just sufficient water to moisten a small quantity of mash, which should be spread out on boards to insure each chick getting its fair dose. Re- place the dry mash hoppers and give lots of fresh drinking water after dosing. Thoroughly clean the house and supply fresh litter as soon as the salts have worked. Get the chicks out-of-doors as soon as weather permits. A mound of sod or stones is better than a board runway. It offers an approach from all sides, while a board runway may harbour rats or other vermin or the chicks may pile up underneath in panic during a sterni. If the colony house cannot be moved to fresh ground occasionally, spade up the ground close to the house at fre, quent intervals. A crooked breast from early roosts ing is'a myth. At the Experimental Station, Harrow, Ontario, the chicks are encouraged to roost as soon as the stove is removed from the broods er. Separate the cockerels from the pullets as soon as the sex can be distinguished. A better profit is usu- ally realized when early cockerels are marketed at 2 to 2' pounds. JUNE MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL (continued from page 3) vealed that 85 per cent. of them were of the opinion that it does not meet the demands of modern times'; and that there were too many frills. Vo- cational training gives something de- finite. After three years in High School the speaker claimed not fifty percent of the students cannot read or spell properly.,Ife thought there were too many schools in the County and that agriculture should be taught in all public schools as Huron's basic industry is farming. Reeves Arehibald and Wright mov- ed owed a vote of thanks to Mr. Cooper. Mr. Wilson, of Hamilton, was heard regarding the installation of 'a stoker system in the Court House at a cost of j$650. This was dealt with later by the Property Committee, and Caretaker James was asked to give his opinion. He said he had had charge of the heating system for 14 year' and had given •satisfaction. Ile was net in favor of the stoker as the syss tem now used was in goe4 shape, a new grate having been installed re cently. Finally on motion of Reeves Cardiff and Mawhinney it was decid- ed 'not 'to purchase the stoker at the present time. Discuss Mileage Rate On the request of Reeve Goldthorpe thorpe, an article printed in th Expositor' and copied in th . Expositor and copied in th Goderich Star, which criticized s aries paid to the county officials, and THURS., JUNE -14,;1934' who should be censured, die said, are he. Goderich Welfare Board and the policeman who investigated it. "1 g bink it is next thing to an outrage hat this county should bo made to ay that amount fors a• paltry cord of wood. It should: never have bees ragged into the courts. ,I think, it s ridiculous and I would ask that MS bill be presented and cleaned am." Before adjournment arrangements were made to hold a ,county council picnic in Goderich on Saturday, Jund 3, in Ilarbor Park. The Second Report of County Road Commission adopted as follows:. Re motion of the ;C'ouncil of , the Township' of Hulett that the Depart- ment of Highways be requested to onstruct a 20 ft. pavement north of Clinton, it is felt that the intention f the Department is to construct he full 20 ft. width at such time as t. is deemed expedient and we think t best not to interfere with the con- t t t a d t 2 c 0 t and make' sure you get it. In a co-operative 'test, conducted over the threeMaritime Plro' i M r r v noes. last year, the variety Wilhelmsbur- excellent re', net green top,showedere 1 a g sistance. Thisvariety isnot gener- ally y g e ally recommended, however, as•more' data must be collected and seed mul- tiplied of the particular strain used in' the tests ,last year: Swedes are a cross pollinated crop and seed stocks' may vary from year to year. Friday Hospital affairs and the care of indigent patients were the subjects of debate most of the day of the concluding session. The recommen- dation of the executive committee re- ducing the grants to the four hospi- tals in the county to 3500 was set a-, side, and grants of $650 were aus thorized by a division of 21 for and 3 against. The report was taken clause by clause with Reeve Ballantyne in the chair. Reeve Scott in speaking to it said that he had found hospitals had balances. On enquiry from Reeve Matheson asking what salaries were paid the following information was given: Salaries -Clinton Public Hos- pital, $3,659; Goderich, $6,434,70; Seaforth, 34,409.93; Wingham, 33,- 293.50. Those favoring the motion for the grant for 3650 were, yeas, Archibald, Ballantyne, Bowman, Crosier, Car- diff, Davidson, Eckert, Elliott, Gam: ble, Hanley, Haake, Hemingway, Jones, Leiper, Matheson, Mirnnings, McNabb, MoNall, 'Saunders, Turner, Wright; nays, .Demerling, Gold- thorpe, Johnston, tract. Re motion of Messrs. Saun- ders and Goldthorpe re calcium chloride, we recommend that this material be applied as in the past; Three tenders' for liability insurance have been received. The lowest is that of the 'Globe Indemnity Company for 3426 which we recommend be accepted; Regarding the account of Guy Moore, Goderich, against which a • garnishee was placed by Thos. Sandy for an amount totalling 359.72, and which was 'paid in error last No• vember to Moore, we recommend that Sandy be paid, as the county Is liable. Discuss Indigent Bills Discussion on hospital bills for indigent patients occupied most of the afternoon session, and ended with the endorsation of a motion by Reeves Archibald and Cardiff . that the county pay the full' cost of in- curable patients of the county in sanatoriums, and one-half of all oth, er•indigents in county hospitals from this county, and the other half be charged to the responsible municipe ality. •A bylaw was' authorized to be prepared that payment by muni- cipalities for indigent patients be made retroactive to Jan. 26 and to reimburse municipalities which have paid for tubbreulosis and incurable patients since January 26, 1934, to the June session,;1934. Hospitalization of indigent pa- tients has been gradually increasing and last year cost the county 324,000. Reeve Archibald asked if tax ar- rears sales were held in other places than Goderich. It was finally deckled that tax sales should be advertised in the local paper of the cornmunitier in which the properties are situated. At a previous session Reeve Mc- , Nall had enquired about an item of he $87 in connection with the case of a he Goderich citizen 'hoarding' wood. e Reeve Goldthorpe, who is a member al- of the Criatinal Audit Board, asked d Council not to blame the magistrate The Education Committee recom- mended that a delegate be sent to the Ontario Trustee and Ratepayers' Association and the annual meeting of the O. E. A.; that the Clerk communicate with Board of Educa- tion, London, and try to arrange a meeting with them to endeavor to conclude a satisfactory agreement; That no action be taken in the resoles tion from the County of Perth that the School Act be amended so that Rural School Sections be entitled to form continuation schools, as in our opinion the Act explicitly covers this question. . The total cost of Secondary Schools in various Huron County centres was shown: Wingham High School, total cost, 314,631.69, paid by the County 36,526.85; Exeter High School, 310,- 311.39, 36,004.38; Seaforth Colle- giate Institute, '316,010.24, 38,640.74; Clinton Collegiate Institute; $17,- 945.39, 17;945.39, 39,815.60; Goderich Collegiate Institute, 323,782.75, 137,937.70. To these amounts is added the fol- lowing sums to our County: High school levies: Wingham. 3851.22; Exeter, 3689.98; Seaforth, 3832.01; Clinton, $735.24; Goderich, $1,808.08. The total payable each high school board by the county will be as fol- lows: Wingham, 37,378.07; Exeter, 36,694.36; Seaforth, 39,472.74; Clin- ton, 310,550.84; Goderich, ;30,745.78. The following statement of pay- ments made in December last which have) not been advised before: Con- tinuation schools, Zurich, 3532.80; Wroxeter, 31,057.96; Hensall, 32,. 422.20; Fordwich, 32,129.75; Blyth, 31,502.05; Brussels, 31,482.27; adja- cent continuation schools, Lucknow $1,462.38; Clifford $919,99; Ripley, 3104.50. Adjacent high :schools, Park, hill, 3525.38;, Listowel, 31,188.86; London, 3556.88; St. Marys, 3162.32; Stratford, 342.39; Harriston, $119.32. The usual bylaws covering county business were read and passed and the June session closed with the singing of the National Anthem. 1 FIVE MILLION LIVE OFF AGRICULTURE IN 1 CANADA The following figures indicate the extent of Canada's investment in a= griculture, an industry which, Dr. T. W. Grindley, Chief Agricultural Branch of the Bureau of Statistics, points out in "Scientific Agriculture," supports nearly 5,000,000 of Canada's population directly and many others indirectly through farm purchasing power. Canada has an area of about 350 million acres .of land suitable for farming purposes- Of this total, 163% million acres are in occupied farms, of which nearly 86 millions are, improved land. Even at the low valuations existing in June, 1932, farm land was valued at 31,948,070,- 000. Buildings on farms represented a further investment of 31,342,924,000 at 1932 valuations. CLUB -ROOT RESISTANT SWEDES (Experimental Farms Note) Club -root is a serious menace to the growing of swede turnips on many farms in Eastern Canada and while heavy applications of lime have reduced the extent of the injury, the use of resistant varieties seems to be the best way of combating the disease. The best known resistant variety is the Christensen's strain of Bang-. holm, • introduced by the Dominion Experimental Farms in 1921 and multiplied by them and 'certain pri- vate growers. This variety, while not immune, has shown remarkable resistance over widely separated ar- eas in the Maritime Provinces, al- though there are some areas in which it has proven relatively susceptible. In green yield of roots it has been below the best commercial varieties in the comparative tests at the Ex- perimental Farm, Nappan, N.S. over a period of ten years, but it carried a considerabhy higher percentage of dry matter with the result that it ranks with the most productive coni mercial varieties in the total yield of dry matter per acre. In general type this variety is 'a light purple ovoid, with a : consider, able tendency to run to tankardin shape. It is not as .uniform as one might wish, but is 'recommended on its general resistance to club root. All strains of Banpholm are not club -root resistant.' There are many strains of this variety on the mars ket that are as susceptible to club - root as any of the ordinary commer- cial varieties. If you aretroubled with this disease, 'specifythat you tleford in the northern section of "' Saskatchewan. He arrived in Van - cower at' 9.30' o'clock' one morning recently on one of the onescent-a-mile' excursions of the Canadian National' Railways.Instead of following the crowd o['sxght'seers he approached the ticket agent and inquired timidly if it would be all right for him to hang around the ,station until the next' train left for the east. That would. be at 2;45'" iii the afternoon: "None whatever," -replied the ticket - clerk, "•hut wouldn't -you like to walk around and see something of Vancou- ver 'while you are here?"-' "No sir,".said the traveller; shed -y ding his overcoat and hat, and'ignor- ing the shining beauty of a Pacific - Coast city that never knows real' cold weather, "I just came west for the train ride. It has been a good one and I'm satisfied. I'm going home on the next train." Annual Judging Competi- tion to be Held in Sea - forth, on Friday, June 22nd The eighth annual Live Stock and Household Science Judging Competi- tion will be held in Seaforth, on Fri- day, June 22nd under the supervision of the Huron County Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture. The Competition is open to boys and girls of Huron 'County, who are 26 years of age and under. The girls will be required to judge classes in Nutrition, Clothing and Iiouse Furnishing and contestants must register in the Seaforth Town Hall, by 8.30 a.m. The entry fee for each girl is 25c. The boys will be required to judge two classes each of Horses, Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Sheep and Swine, and oral reasons are to be given on five classes. The entry fee for each boy is 25.c and entry must he made at the Agricultural Grounds, Seaforth by 8.30 a.sn. In both competitions the prize list is divided into a Junior and Senior section. Any contestants who have never judged before do not compete against those who have won in pre- vious competitions, therefore, all have an equal chance to win trophies or cash prizes. Suitable silver trophies and cash prizes will be awarded the high con- testants in both competitions, and any boys or girls in the County who are interested should write to the Ontario Department of Agriculture, Clinton for a complete prize list. All boys and girls are cordially invited to take part in this Annual Competition. HURON OLD BOYS' ANNUAL. PICNIC The annual picnic of The Huron Old Bays' Association of Toronto; will be held in Area No. 2, Canadian Exhibition Park, Toronto, on Satur- day, June 30th, at 3 p.m. A big programme of races and games is being arranged in which suitable prizes will be awarded. The ladies will provide refreshments with the best Huron cooking. All Huronites in the city and out of the city are invited to be present and take part in the proceedings. TOOK 2,000 MIIE TRIP JUST FOR TRAIN RIDE - And "It Was Worth It" Vancouver, B.C.—There is at least one man left in North America who doesn't give a whoop about speed or hurry or far-flung ambitions or any of those things which harrass the life of the average individual. He is a It is 1025 miles from North Bat- tleford to Vancouver. ROMANTIC STORY OF LOCOMOTIVE WHISTLE, The locomotive whistle can craim a - musical pedigree for it ♦vas design- ed by an organist just'over a century ago, following a collision at a Ievel ' crossing between a train and' a far- mer's cart on the Leicister and' Swan- nington Railway in England. Fol- - lowing the collision the organist de- signed esigned a "steam trumpet" which was fitted to the engine, and in addition to serving as a warning the locomo- tive whistle is also used as a signal- ling device in the operation of trains, certain combinations 'of long and shorts blasts conveying a message to railway workers. In the early days of the telegraph the whistle on a • steam locomotive stepped into the breech .to maintain communication and the "operator" was none other than the famous electrical wizard, Thomas Edison, who about that time was somewhat of a youngster and employed on the Grand Trunk at Port Huron. The telegraph system across the river to Sarnia had broken down and in a sudden burst of in- spiration Edison jumped on a near by locomotive and started sending the IVlorse code by means of the steam whistle. The railway employ- ees on the opposite side of the river first wondered what the celebration was all about but an operator hap- pened to recognize certain combine- - tions of sound and came to the cons • elusion that somebody was trying to send a message, which was the case) and communication was established until the telegraph system was put • in working order. THE FINAL WRONG A Sunday School class had been., reading the Bible story of Joseph and the minister had come to examine the • scholars. The replies to all his ques- tions had been quick, intelligent and ' correct. "What great crime did these sons of Jacob commit?" "They sold their brother, Joseph." "Quite correct; and for how much?" "Twenty pieces of silver." "And what added to the cruelty • and wickedness of these bad broth ers " (No answer:) "What made their treachery even • more detestable?"' Then wee_ Tam stretched' forth an eager hand, "Well, my l'ittl'e man?" ' "Please, sir, they- selt him ower' cheap!" - IT'S LiVER THAT MAKES YOU FEEL SO WRETCHED Wake up your Liver Bile No Calomel necessary, For youta feel healthy and happpy, yooa liver must pour" two pounds of Gm gd b,de rota.. your bowels every day. Without that bile,.. trouble etarte. Poor digestion. Blow elimination. Poison. in the body. General wretohednes. How can you nepeet to oleer up eituatioa., like this completely withmere bowel -moving:, salts, oil, mineral water, laxative candy or— chewing gum, or roughage? They don't wake 14'11X:en! ever. eed Ce'ter'a Little Liver r io. Purdy - veget.ble. safe. Quick and sure rsalte. Ask.;. for them by nama itrv.. subetitutse. Nw. ai W druggists M CENT -A -MILE EXCURSIONS To Western Canada and the Pacific Coast FROM ALL POINTS IN THE. EAST Going Dates—JUNE 10.30 inclusive Tickets valid for return to reach original''starting point within 45 clays from date of sale, inclusive:. Children five years of age and under twelve, half of the adult fare. Children under five years of age, free: Baggage checked. Berths in TOURIST SLEEPING CARS • obtainable on payment of small privilege charge, plus berth fare and tax. STOP -OVERS PERMITTED Convenient Train Service—Optional Routings See nearest agent for Specific Fares—Berth Reservations—Tickets.. CANADIAN' NATIONAL 1„