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The Seaforth News, 1938-04-07, Page 7THURSDAY, 'APRIL 7, 1938 THE SEAFORTH NEWS •16,....111'a+o11+13avY. •••11 .+ea -.a a......'alit i®•°°.......1 01 i I i i tup1i.cate Monthly I tater eats o I �nWece saveI' .you money on Bill and Charge Forms, standard sizes to fit I Iledgers, white or colors.. It will pay you to see our samples 1 Also best quality Metal Hinged Se.- tional Post Binders and 'Index. 1 1 11 The Seaforth News Phone 84 Kj...�a�..,,Aa••°r�ao—•�°u.e.en--�n�°a+.�aef.—°v.�� THE WORLD'S GOOD NEWS will come to your home every day through THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR An International Daily Newspaper It records for you the world's clean. constructive doings, The Monitor does not exploit crime or sensation; neither does it ignore them, but' deals correctively with them, Features for busymen and all the family, including the Weekly Magazine Section, The Christian Science. Publishing •Soalety Ono, Norway Street, Boston, Massachusetts • Please enter my subscription to The Christian Science Monitor for a period of 1 year $5.00 0 Wednesday Issue, including �aga¢!nu Section; 1 year $2 90 8 Issuoso20o. ' Name Address 5o1,,,1. Cops oa Roque.. A wealthy man decided to commis- sion an artist to paint his new try mansion, 'with himself as owner, standing in the doorway. He approached the artist, who agreed to 'the proposal. In due course. the picture was completed, -'but the artist. for some reason; had neglected' to paint in the 'figure of his client. 'I't's all right," said the man, "but ooun- the where do •I 'came in?" The artist tried to pass error as a joke. "Oh," he said, "you've just gone inside to write my cheque!" '"iOh, have I?" retorted the other. off the "Then perhaps soon, and if I meantime we'll I'll be .coming out do I will pay you. In hang it up and wait." WAR WITH SAND All around the 'world today a relent- less war is going 'on—man versus sand. Ira some 'places the invading sand is "being pushed back; in Others it Is gaining --a foot,: a yard, a mile a year. In the southern Sahara, he des- ert has advanced more than 11.1510 miles in the, last two or three centuries -an average of half a mile a year. 3,1 is Moving 'even 'faster today. Every, fresh season 'find's the native tribes of Ni(s geria and French 'Equatoria driven from more and yet 'more villages.. 'Evid'ence of 'Egyptian papyri shows that at one time the Sahara and the Libyan Desert suppiorted a 'fairly nu- merous papulation. Down to Roman times, the ,coast of North Africa from Alexandria to Tunis was one vast granary. Today much of this same area is practicably 'devoid of vegeta- tion during the greater part of the year. There is a brief period of.lovely wild flowers among which a few B'e- douin's raise scanty crops of 'barley. That is all. A similar tale ,can be told of many ,parts of the world. In 'India, in .China, in North America, on the seacoasts of Lithuania, Holland, Denmark, Eng- land, in half a .hundred other 'conn tries, man and sand are at war. In some of :them man is on the defensive,. in ethers he is ,beginning to eget the upper hand. Unwise methods of 'cultivation are largely resionsible _for the advance- ment of the deserts. In .Alfrica, 'for ex- ample, the onward march of the Sa- hara ,is •ch efly due to the native habit of burning the scrub and cutting the young twigs of the savannah dwarf trees to feed 'their goats. The scanty rainfall on the edge :of the desert is insufficient to enable the trees and plants to ,replace the lost shoats. They wither; the desert sand 'soon swallows them up—and the rain 'belt retreats another mile, 'for the same process to happen again in the following year. How to 'coax the water 'back again is the main ,problem man has to solve in 'combating the remorseless .sand. Where 'there are rivers the task is comparatively easy. Egypt, with the help of the (Nile, has 'doubled its area of cultivated land in the last 513 years. Most of the regained 3,00OOOd0 to '4,- g00M0 acres have come, it is true, from the marshlands, But all along the 'Nile from above' Khartoum to (be- low Cairo, the low-lying parts of 'the desert have been driven back, thanks to the water impounded 'by the great man-made dams at Sennar, at As- souan, and the regulating barrages' at Assiout, 'Lifta and ,Nag Hammadi, Iii. Iraq and in India, rivers which once used 'to supply water for ,large areas are now ,being 'harnessed once again to bring cultivation back to fields that were noted for their 'fertil- ity until man's misuse enabled the de- sert to engulf 'then, In the valley of What could be more complete than a combina- tion offer that gives you a choice of your favourite magazines—Sends you your local newspaper and gives yourself and family enjoyment and entertainment throughout the whole year --Why not take advantage of this remarkable offer that means a real saving in money to you? This Offer Fully Guaranteed- All Renewals Will. Be Extended MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY Please clip list of Magazines after checking Publications desired. Fill out coupon carefully. Please send me the three magazines checked with a year's subscription to your newspaper. NAME STREET OR R.R. Gentlemen: I enclose $ SELECT ANY THREE OF THESE MAGAZINES p M iean's (24 Issues) 1 yr. [] Chatelaine I yr. ONational Home Monthly 1 yr. Canadian Magazine - 1 yr. ❑ Rod and Gun - - 1 yr. D Pictorial Review, combined With Delineator - • 1 yr. ❑ American Boy - - - 8 mo. ❑ Can. Horticulture and Home Magazine - - 1 yr. ❑ Parents' Magazine - 6 mo. ❑ Silver Screen - - - - 1 yr. Open Road tor Boys -16 mo, American Fruit Grower 1 yr, ;''FOR r.:[OW PRIFE: THE SEAFORTH NEWS , SEAFORTH. ONTARIO. PAGE SEVEN. ' the Indus, in particular, the great Suleku1- barrage and other giant,engin- eeringworks :have reclaimed during 'the , last few years a ,province dive times as large as the whole 'of culti- vated. !Egypt. The latest of these cons structional anasterpieces in Lndia—the Mettur dam near Madras, .opened last Avg. 211—caters for 44300,000 acres, in- cluding 3100,1000 acres at present unir- rigated, ,Not all rivers, however, are so am enable, There is one, for instance, which feeds the Lop Nor (Lake in the far interior of 'China and at intervals plays disconcerting pranks with geo- graphy. The Swedish explorers, Sven Hedin, journeying in these regions to- ward the 'beginning ,of the century and again •two or three years ago, found that Lop 'Nor had shifted several iitin- dred 'miles from the place assigned 'to it on the maps. Lnvestigation ,convinc- ed him that the Tarim River had silt- ed up its !bed and returned to the cb•urse along Which it was 'flowing when Marco ,Polo went to China in the thirteenth 'century. By this change it beought water ',once again to hun- dreds of square miles which had been barren for centuries. But in doing so it also deprived oth- er vast'areas of their only water sup- ply, Though ,what had been a .desert is once more becoming inhabited, yet, on the other hand, many ;P'oor 'peop'le have been driven remorselessly from harries where until 20 years ago they lived and ,cultivated their crops, Where there is no surface water, much can sometimes be done 'by dig- ging wells. There is a plan on 'foot to irrigate the great 'Kalahari Desert 'of South ;Africa by means of artesian wells, In the ''heart df Arabia, King Ion Saud is founding hundreds of new colonies by sinking shallow wells. He hopes by this means to turn the des- ert :tribes from nomadism and 'bandi- try to a settled and peaceful way of living. ;mater is only a fess fathoms from the surface in many desert districts, • s be,ssde. parts of Arabia. Iuvesttgation has shown that across the Libyan De- sert, for 'example, it would ,be possible by following the line of a particular stratification to establish a chain of wells from one side of the arid region to the other, There is not enough wa- ter for irrigation purposes, but this chain of wells is certainly 'calculated to make the ,Libyan !Desert less Formi- dable to travelers. Another plan, ,however, which is re- eeiving serious consideration from the :Egyptian 'Government, would involve inundating vast desert tracts with sea .water from the 'Moditerranean, ,Part of the Libyan desert is below se'a lev- el and it has therefore 'been proposed to siphon the sea into this area by a pipe system. En route the water would generate electrical ,power for Egypt. :Arrived at its destination, it would soon •corm a vast lake with incalcula- ble effects on the rainfall of the sur. rounding 'desert. When once it 'is .possiblyy to establish permanent vegetation over a wide enough area, half 'the battle against the desert is 'won. Permanent vegeta- tion, particularly trees—as opposed to the rich but quickly 'fading carpet of green herbage that covers a large part of most deserts after a passing down- pour—seems to attract the rain clouds. The partial dessication that has fol- lowed the destructionof forests in parts of the United States is an exam- ple of what has happened in every continent 'when this fact is disregard- ed. In this connection, it is worth re- cording that there is evidence that parts 'of what are now the • Saharan and Libyan deserts 'were once well - wooded. I't 'may well be that had our forefathers 'understood the rain -mak- ing role played 'bv trees, Northern Africa, and Arabia too, .would today bo supporting a targe agricultural po- pulation. Hence the importance of such programs as President Roose- velt's forest ,belt across the United States, Even where there is ample rain, however, it is not always easy to keep the :drifting sand from engulfing the sown •fields. (Oat the shores of the 'Bal- tic, for instance, there are sand dunes which the wind is moving 'eastward at the rate of about two yards a year and nothing so far Inas been 'found that will stop them. Woven wattle fences have a temporary effect but sooner. or later the sand climbs them —and most other things. Those who have visited Rosetta at the mouth of the 'Nile have convincing evidence of this. Here is a case of an inhabited •town in which 'one now .has todescend several steps to get into houses whose doorways not many years ago were on the road level. Another, and more successful meth- od of tying ,the sand clown to one place, used in 'England, ,Holland and elsewhere, is to plant a certain variety of 'coarse ,grass; -,first •discovered, it is said, near SSouthaniptoit,• England -in clumps across the face of the sand dunes. The clumps soon spread and ,give 'shelter to other plants: In a 'few years the sand is .well on the way to becoming moorland: Then hardy pines are' planted. TIME NOW TO FIGHT CLOTHES MOTHS The larvae of clothes moths and carpet beetles may give trouble all 'the year around, but with the coming of spring 'their activities increase,- and, if preventive measures are not promptly 'baleen, they are likely to do 'consider- able :damage to 'furs, woollens, and other fabrics of animal origin. Officers of the .Dominion ;Entomological B•ranich have von this sublject con- sideraiblestudy, and advise the follow- ing measures: Valuable furs should be placed in cold storage, or after (beating and brushing in the sunlight should be hung in mdth proof bags with a liber- al quantity of naphthalene :flakes. Winter 'overcoats, other ,garments, ,blankets, etc., may be ,protected in a similar 'manner, or may be wrapped in paper with naphthalene and stored in trunks or boxes. When houseclean- ing, cupboards, attics and basements should be examined and all materials removed in which the moths and beet- le larvae may, breed. Places that har- bour dust and lint such as 'floor cracks, behind 'baseboards furnace air shafts and similar situations need spe- cial attention, as it is frequently in these places that the insects multiply, and mystify the housewife when they appear 041 the wing. A vacuum cleaner is very useful in eliminating this source of infestation. Damage to ,piano felting may be guarded against by placing about one pound of naphthalene',flakes or paradi- chlorobeuzone in cheese cloth bags 'a- side the piano, keeping it closed when not in use. The occasional use of a vacuum cleaner on the felting further reduces the risk of damage. When the house .is to be closed for a time, it is wise to scatter naphtha- lene flakes liberally over •rugs and carpets, afterwards rolling them tight- ly and tying then up in stout 'brown paper. ;Upholstered furniture may also .be trea'ted with naphthalene, and well and tightly covered with paper or cot - tots 'sl sect,5 . to lessen the risk of injury. Pyrethrum fly, sprays are useful for destroying the insects. 'but it should be 'bonne In mine; that these sprays kill only on contact with the ,pests, and have no subsequent moth -proofing, value. For further information write to the 'Publicity and 'Extension Branch, 'Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. Egg, Poultry Co-operation There are now 26 farmers' co-opera- tive egg and poultry associations in Eastern ,Ontario. Since the first one uvas established on December .1', 1934, at Kcm,ptvil'le, these have ,paid op to the end of .December 1937, a total of $473.600,.46 to 'the producers for their eggs and ,poultry. In September, 1935, the second association began business at Finch. In 01936 new associations were formed. and during the year marketed 20,437 cases of eggs, 9,662 lbs. cif lire poultry and 93,92D tbs. of dressed poultry. Last year the 26 as- ociations sold 42,563 cases of eggs, 45,- 35!5 lbs, of live poultry and 1178,943 tbs, of 'dressed poultry. frier to the formation of the asso- ciations practically alt the farmers in the Ottawa Valley sold their eggs ei- ther to stores or itinerant buyers er- ten not an grade and without troub- ling; about the current price on the Montreal market. At each centre of the association now, the eggs are delivered by the farmers 'who are paid on the 'basis of the grade and the average of 'the week's quotation cm the Montreal At market, less the ,cled.uetion for express. Each farmer receives a grad- ed report for the eggs he delivers. He knows that he will get the current price for it is posted every morning at each station. But the actual market 'price, less the overhead charges, is not the only ad- vantage to the farmer. The grading repent gives him an indication of the advantages of breeding. feeding and sanitation in keeping 'poultry. These cooperative 'associations supplied more than 'half of the carload of 'fresh eggs recently exported to .England. The Cheese Market At the Cheese Producers' annual convention at 'Peterborough the dele- gates were intensely interested in the address of 3. F. Singleton, in charge, of the Marketing Services, as he re- viewed the cheese industry of the, past year and emphasized the itnportance of quality, if Canada is to retails her position in the British market, In comparing 1119315 and 4119317, cheese m - creased in price 7 per cent., 'whereas butter increased 113.6 per cent, This vias for a period from May to 'Nov- ember of 'each year. At London, wholesale 'jobbers' price of cheese in- creased 7.2 per cent and butter 1'0.6. The value of butter with relation to the value of cheese is higher in Cana- da than in the United Kingdom. 'With the increase its puce since the begin- ning of the year. which is out of -line with the price of cheese, there 'will naturally be a tendency for patrons to yield to the solicitation of creamery - men for their product, to the detri Do Ha McInnes ehiropractor Office. Commercial Hotel H ur o s Mon. and,'Thurs. after Electro Therapist — Massage noons and 'by appointment FOOT CORRECTION by manipulation—Sun-ray treat- ment Phone 227. ment of the cheese factory production. But some day the butter market 'will ,break and break fast, said Mr. Single- ton, and producers should consider carefully which 'market will give the highest returns for the milk during the s•eas'on. Canadians cheese h'as a' repu- tation in the 'Old Country, not :only for 'having a higher 'quality than any other imported cheese, but it is 'the highest quality any source,. domestic or imported. 'which is avaitable in quantity and this position should not be iieopardized by short supply. A large quantity ,of processed cheese is produced in the United 'Kingdom, and for 'this trade tnabure ,Canadian ched- dar is favored. Mr. Singleton advised the Canadian cheese -makers and pa- trons to conceasstrate on raisiing the general average score of our cheese. . Issue New Bulletin on Potato Pro- duction Every potato grower and farmer in ,Ontario will be interested in a new bulletin issued by the Department oee "Strccessful'Potato Production in On- tario." The Bulletin, INo. 390, may be obtained by writing the Ont. Dept. of Agriculture, Parliament Buildings, To- ronto. It will be mailed immediately, free of charge. This pamphlet of eleven pages is profusely illustrated. It was prepared by the staff of the O.A.C., 'Guelph, and points 'otet most suitable varieties and best production practices. The authorities state certified seed is most important, insisting that no grower or farmer can be assured of a good crop ,of 'high 'gatality unless good seed is used, 11 the official tag is not on every ibag of certified seed, the po- tatoes 'should not be accepted. The bulletin contains the names of good varieties in larder of earliness, ,outlining ,good and 'bad points. These varieties include Wanba, recently in- troduced 'to Ontario. This potato re- sembles the Irish C'obb'ler in shape 'bust Chas pink eyes. Iit is a week earlier than Cobbler in maturing. It is the highest yielder of early maturing oa-, rieties and 'has gained popularity in the ,past three years. Ta.btg and 'keep- ing qualities are good. The Irish Cobbler is seband on the list of early maturing 'potatoes and is the most extensively grown of all. The Chippewa is white, •oblong and Shallow -eyed. 'It is a new variety in- troduced by tise U. S. Dept, of Agri- culture and is popular across the bor- der. 'It is being grown in an experi- mental way in 'Oistario. Tuber; re- semble the 'Katandin. It ripens a w,e'k earlier than 'Katandin and three week': earlier than Dooley. •Becair.•e of th's, it is meeting with considerable ap- proval from growers. The Katandin has them grown at O. A. C. since '1929 and has proves' is outstanding merit. It ripens a yvetek ahead of ;Green Mountain and twelve: days earlier than 'Dooley and is super- ior in table quality to 'Dooley. ht a has a high degree of resistance 1' ,14itd Mosaic. ,Green 'Mountain is susceptible to disease and is 'losing favor, although table quality is good. 'Gives best re- sults in cool, northern sections. ,Dooley does ,best on warm, sandy soils and is highly resistant to 'Mild Mosaic, but susceptible to IFusarieno Wilt: a good keeper, .but table quality only fair and late in maturing. 'For ,best results, potatoes should teat be grown on the same ground more than once in three or ,four years. Best to plant on land in clover or alf- alfa tired Inc,' one or 'two years pre- viously. The 'bulletin discusses fertilizers in detail; 'preparation of soil; .nsebhods of disinfecting seed; corrosive sublimate treatment; time, rate and depth of planting; .cultivation:. directions for spraying to ,prevent late blight and rot and insect pests: harvesting, grading and storing. Every grower and farmer should write at once for this valuable and un- to -date bulletin on potatoes; a good' "cash" crop. A Frenchman was relating his ex- perience in studying the English .lan- guage. He said: "When 'I firet discovered that if I was quick, I was fast; that if I was tied, I viae fast: if I ::pent,too freely, I seas fast: and that not to eat wets to fait, I was discouraged. But when I carne across the sentence. She first rem won one -dollar prize,' I gave up trying." Want and IFor Sale ads. 1 week 25e