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The Clinton News Record, 1934-12-20, Page 6:PAGE 6 Timely Information for the Busy Farmer ( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture New Poultry Council The Ontario Poultry Council was f ormed provisionally at Guelph, early in November, and held its first meet- ing. This Council represents . all .Of the poultry associations known. The n ames of these five associations are: Canadian Baby Chick Association, Ontario R.0':P,,' Ontario Hatchery Approval, nOtario Registered Breed- ers' Association, Ontario Poultry Con- federation. Three representatives from the executives of these associa- tions form this Council. Educational Exhibits The Dominion Department of Ag- riculture and the Ontario Department of Agriculture were able patrons of the Royal Winter Fair,and filled con- siderable space with splendid educa- tional exhibits, Both Departments emphasized market grades and the preparation of farm produce for mar- ket. The exhibit of 'eggs showing all the grades was educational indeed, and the same might be said of the bacon and lamb displays. Attention was likewise drawn to the growing sales of graded beef and to what is meant by Red and Blue quality. Oth- er branches of the Departments occu- pied prominent positions in stratgetic locations. The Ontario Agricultural College exhibit emphasized the importance of pasture re i P stn improvement, and had on display the ,actual award from sever- al pastures where experimental work is being conducted. The improved Strains of several grasses were like- wise presented for the first time. • Improvement of the Bushlot Latefall and early winter is the ideal time for working in the bush as theround g is dry and frozen, and there is little snow to interfere with the work. Many farmers who have been burning coal and saving the woods will be turning back to the bash for their fuel because of the depression. In cutting a bush the owner should think of the future more than to most other farm operations, as cut- tings done now may affect the bush 50 to 100 years hence. In all bushes that have not been heavily pastured there are trees 'whose removal would benefit the remaining stand. These trees will make excellent firewood, In most of the bushes selection cutting should be practised; which is cutting trees here and there through the bush, ' In this way the bush is never broken as seedlings spring up in the small openings. Many, fine' young trees have. been cut down during the past two decades to be sawn by the buzz -saw, These trees have just reached the stage to put on their maximum wood growth, and often if left five years longer Would put on as much wood growth as they have in the previous 25 years. For further information write to the Forestry Branch, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. The Foe -egret. Branch also publishes a bulletin. on "The Woodlot" which is sent on apply- cation. Winter Pair Winners Winners, in the Agricultural So- ciety Class at the Guelph Winter Fair' wore as follows: lst, Teeswater Society, 452 points; 2nd, Paris Society, 449 points; 8rd, Carrick Society, 446 points; 4th, Al- liston Society, 435 points; 5th, Owen Sound. Society, 432 points; 6th, E- quesing Society, 431 points; 7th, London Township Society, 480 points; Sth, Markham Society, 427 points;. 9th, Wellington County Society, 425 points; 10Th, Camden Society, Other contributing Societies were as fol- lows: Scott Society, South Huron So- ciety, Brooke and Alvinston Society, Peel County Society, Cookstown So- ciety, Richmond Hill Society, North Middlesex Society, Flos Society,, Moore Society, Comber Society and Powassan Society. .;rF' Silage Crops Division at Ottawa hnsbeen conduct- ing .experiments with the ensiling of various ci°ops. Twenty crops' cut at different stages of maturity and int.. ler different conditions have been successfully ensiled` in experimental ,For ten years the Field husbandry silos. Over two hundred tests have been made. Of the crops tested, corn is without doubt the best for ensiling:' .Sunflowers are recommended on lea. vy clay soils and in cool climates where corn does not do well Mix- tures of oats and peas, or oats', peas and vetches make very good silage, Red clover is an excellent silage crop but alfalfa is rather difficult to ensile and should be used for hay where pose sible.• Buckwheat, cut in full bloom, yields 7 or 8 tons per acre of fairly good silage. Experiments are being continued with these and other crops. * 'lk' O.A.C. Short Courses Special attention is directed to the Horticultural Short Courses being held at O.A.C.-Guelph, January 2nd to Lith. It is confidently expected that everyone interested in Fruit and Vegetable Growing and in Or- namental Horticulture will take ad- vantage of this opportunity. There, are no fees or expenses other than room and board which will ,cost 75e per day. In addition to the regular staff of the O,A.C. and the Vineland Experimental Station, there will be a number of outstanding speakers. Some of the subjects to be dealt with include. "How Plants Live," "Soils and Soil," "Soil Drainage," "Types of Insects and Methods of Control," "Diseases of Plants, Nature and Method of Control," "Plant Nu- trients, Their Uses and Effects,". "Hone Grounds," "Plaut Nutrition," "Cold Storage of Horticultural Pro- ducts," "The Place of the Honey Bea in Horticulture," "Uses of Cement" In addition there will be more spe- cialized lectures for the different groups under various headings of "Fruit Growing," "Vegetable Grow- ing" and "Ornamental Horticulture." Hay Market Report In the eastern part of the province the demand for hay is slow at pre- sent as dealers bought rather exten- sively earlier in the season. There have been a few shipments to New York state recently. A large part of the 1934 crop of market hay is still in growers' hands in the Ottawa valley and tete St. Lawrence coun- ties, and consists mainly of timothy and timothy -clover mixed. Prices being paid growers range frons $10 to $12 per ton. Prices to the growers for timothy, in -Northern' Ontario, range from $11 to $14 per ton with a steady demand in the towns and cities. There is practically no surplus of market hay in Central Ontario this year and the prices range from $16 to $16.50 per ton, and 56.00 for oat straw. - In Southwestern Ontario alfalfa has been the principal hay in supply this year.. There is also'a fair quan- tity of timothy and 'timothy -grass mixed,: Little clever hay is available in this part of the province. The de- mand for hay is only fair atpresent as live stook is still on pasture in many localities owing to the open weather. Prices to growers are lower than during September, rang- ing froin$14 to 516 per ton for tim- othy No, 1. Local markets such, as Toronto, are expectedto require the.. available supply in the district. Grow errs are being paid $5.50 to 57,50 for oat straw and $7 to $8 for wheat straw. Farmreturns from wheat during August and September, 1934, were about 30 per cent higher than in the corresponding months of 1938. • 'Tuberculosis Giving Ground States Governor-General The Toronto Hospital for ceesunlp LI vee, the nluslcoka Hospital for Con- semplives and the Queen 112ary Hospital for Consumptive Cltliclrcn have a staunch Supportal. and friend in IXis:gacellancy the Hatedof Doss borough, for 011', tiovernor-cienerei is honorary President of the National Saniteritim Associatiorn r hien operates the tine() named lostitu- tIons. Recently, in payitrg tribute to dhow who stn Swiping and protecting the less .fortunate who h_'vo fel1ni via this to tuberattlosls ho sari 1ltat Oanadla,ts • should be justly promul of the achieve- ments which have pi iced them in the forefront or those nations berme which Luber tilas.s 0 steadily giving ground. Tito work of these three hospitals has been Intensified owing to tho ltnomnioy- meat problem. It is at this time, when. lIvi,e quarters beoomo cramped andthe supply of nourishing food-inetheineee, ltiat tubaraalosis• olrilces those in a wc0Iconed a.nd run-down condition Grail and lured 'the plight bf such iw.olilo ire ,,tutu! bta.l. a sanctuary is availab"1 ae'ltl itifte znay bo cectared to many if the F;ifis or. watin-hcilttedfrionds, upon wi, npn tgA7those besttitala..niustlargaiy,dapop1d, arra !ted:. ++. 17110 d�ineu please ass1el in this groat work 0 song what pen eau to George A,, ilei,, Tnoastwer. Gogo Instituto, 223 College 9trcot, Toronto 2. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD -,..d,;;,...11,....IIMIMM..., THTJRS'.,DEC. 20, 1934 ' Would Like Some Huron ' Apples at Price Specified "Dec. leth, 1.934. Clinton •News-Record.:Clinton. 'Ont,. Dear Sir:—sI notice in your valu- able paper, which I receive each. week, •an •ad,. 'advertising choice Northern Spies for sale at 51.00 per bushel :deliverbd. , I am very fond of Northern Spies and would ask ,yon to have Mr. R. W. Cole of Goderieh township deliver me at Morse, Sask., all the northern spies he has and I will -willingly pay 'him the price asked.' • I notice in your issue of two weeks ago that you' have wonderful weather down around Clinton and Bayfield. You have none the best of us m Sas- katchewan, the dandelions are bloom- , ing and grass growing green, the gophers out of their dens, and we: had green onions to eat which should have grown iast spring, but due to the dry season did not grow, until fall, when we had moisture. Crops were very poor again this year. Five years without a crop hits pretty hard. but we are all looking for a big crop next year. This is a wonderful "Next year" Country. The relief cars that have been sent out to the West by the Eastern friends leave been greatly appreciated, and have .been a great help to supply the needs of. the peo- ple. lint When 95 percent ofthe peo- ple have no vegetables, on account of 'wrought and early frost, a car load does not give each family very meth, when it has to bd divided into 350 homes and some fani:lies have es many as 12 to 14 sit down to the tab- le each meal. But ourwestern peo- ple are still cheerful and looking for better times, The writer of this letter lived in Ontario in the years 1892-1893 and suffered more hardships than he has ever suffered in Western Canada. There was no relief, each man and woman had to live on their own re- sources. No doubt many of the early settlers of old Ontario remem- ber the years mentioned. Wishing all of my .old 'school chums and friends a Merry Christ - mac and a Happy New Year. Sincerely yours, '-E. G. Eagleson, Morse, Sask." DUNGANNON:. Citizens of Dun- gannon and d t he surrounding country turned out welt to the anual concert ill aid of the Public Library. C. W. Alton acted as chairman and a pleasing program was presented, consisting of recitations, instrumental and vocal duets, vocal solos, violin solos, er- chestrai music, and two-part songs by a group of the pupils of the school, trained by their teacher. An inter- esting announcement was made by the chairman in the course of the ev- ening, when he produced a large reg- istered letter from Santa Claus ad- dressed to the bays and girls of Dun gannon and vicinity, expressing his desire to meet them all at a cohunvn- ity Christmas Tree some time be•fnre Christmas. At the close of the con- Christmas. GODERICH: A. business transfer ' of interest and some pretentious was announced Saturday in which 12r. and Mrs. Gideon Litt purchashed the interests of Wesley Litt in the Bed- ford IfoteI and the. John Bedford es- tate, which in addition to the hotel property includes six stores covering. ,a town block and also a private resi- dence. Wesley Litt, who retires, bas been active manager, of the hotel and estate, It is understood he will ac- quire a hotel property elsewhere, "Gid" Litt, his uncle, is the well- known harness horse breeder, trader and reinsman familiar to harness horse fans throughout Ontario. Wife: "No, I didn't sew a button on your trousers; I was too tired, Which is more important, anyway— your wife or your trousers?" Husband: "Well, there are places I can go without a wife " A LEGEND or THE OLD' CUSTOM Guide Loses Teeth To oF. CHRISTMAS STOCEINGS World's Meanest Crook Many many years ago there lived in Europe a very wealthy man named g bet - St, Nicholas IX e liked nothm ter than to help poor people, but dis- liked very rnueh being thanked for his gifts. One Christmas eve he wish- ed to give a purse of gold to an 'old man and his Iittle daughter, and in order to escape being seen, he climb- ed to their roof and dropped his pre- cious gift down the chimney: ,Instead of landing on the hearth, however the purse fell right into a stacking which was hung up to dry, and the next morning it was discovered there! When other people heard of the strange happening they-, too, hung up their stockings, and soon all over the landit became the custom on Christmas eve to hang up one's stock- ing for St. Nicholas to fill, In Canada in 1934, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia shote increases in the num- bers of poultry, while decreases are indicated in Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba. For all Canada the in- crease is estimated at 474,300, the total estimated number of poultry being 59,798,760 as compared with 59,324,400 in 1933. 1* Capadian Indian farmers on the Reserves, according to the latest es timates, own 30,990 horses; 47,192 cattle; 2,851 sheep; 7;035 swine' and 134,183 poultry. The registration of pure-bred cat- tle with the Canadian National Re- cords, approved by the Dominion Minister of Agriculture, for 1934 up to the end of November included 2,- 50 9 $ horses; , 30,2 G cattle; 9,284 sheep; 6,927 swine; 81,450 foxes; 7,025 dogs; 1,101 poultry and 94 goats. THE FRONT END The ceremony was over, both had "I willed," and the happy- couple were receiving the clergyman's blessing. First he said a few words to the bride. Then he turned to the bride- groom. "Now, my friend," he said, "you have come to the end of all your troubles." A. few months passed, and .the man met the clergyman again. "I thought you told me at my wed- ding that I had come to the end of all my troubles?" he said. The clergyman smiled. "My friend," he said. "I. did not tell you which end, did I?" --Missouri Pacific. Just what constitutes the world's meanest crook has been long debated bet there is a guide away up . the Pickerel River', in Northern Ontario, who is definite in his definition. It's a man who steals another man's teeth. His unfortunate experience commenced in a happy way. An Oshawa dentist was hunting on the Pickerel and, as a reward for excel- lent service during the trip, he of- fered to adjust the guide's plates which fitted badly. The teeth were carefully put away in the doctor's emergency kit, along with various other instruments and then eheeked in a baggage car. At the Toronto terminals the car was broken open and among the few things taken was the kit. Subsequently, the contents were practically all recovered; but the teeth were gone. The mystery deepened when it was teen that a- mong the articles thrown away as Useless were surgical instruments, which hada pawnable value. The railway police offered a number of explanations to•this apparent enigma but the only thing certain was that. the guide, some 250 miles up, north in the bush, had steaks and other sun culent cuts barred from his menu. His troubles are about over, however, for the railway upon learning of his predicament sent him a ticket from Pickerel River to Oshawa and return, so that he could come south and have his new teeth renewed. Compared` with --1933, the number - of horses in Canada declined in 1934„ Nova .Scotia alone showing a slight.- lnereasel '%I E The Canadian' pack of canned peas of. 1934' is estimated''at about 42,000,- 000 pounds, something like four's pounds per annum for every man, wo- man, and' •cliiler in the Dominion. On- tario, Quebec and' British Columbia :. are the only factory pea -canning pro- vines. Except fn Quebec, the number of " swine in Canada in 1984showed a decrease. The increase in Quebec is estimated at 69,70U over the 1983 total of 481,700: Novel. School Maintained for Queen Mary Hospital Patients Cnuese "is thatint nttaainedeforlsthe • Inmates of the Queen Mary Hospital • for Consumptive Children. These Youngsters come from all parts of the province. 1laay creeds and - races are. represented. .Most of those school -children are sae • bright and playful that onowonders how it can be possible that ill -health lurks behind their lolly, inquisitive smiles, In this school, thehours are from 0 to 12 In.. the morning and from s to 4 In the afternoon, for the pupils in this novel school are not as. strong as the average child of like age. The work covers that period lying between kindergarten and high school entrance: Domestic science and vocational training is also taught the older pupils. some or the girls malce little dresses for themselves and the boys have, made several shirts., Each year many thousands of dollars must be spent to bring such children back to health. 'Will you please heli) tllo Queen Mary Hospital In its work of mercy b sending a gift to George A. hold, Treasurer, Gage Institute, Toronto 2, ie,i+ A• .1... „,- i .A��Q. A.., v RSA-• -,p- F..' 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