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The Seaforth News, 1956-04-05, Page 3It's beginning to look as if rust, the curse andmaster of many a wheat field, is an enemy that can be beaten with modern chemical weapons. That, at least, is suggested by the prom- ising results of field trials con- ducted in Manitoba last years which show that Durum wheat can come through 15-B rust at- tacks relatively unscathed when sprayed with one of the new fungicides. * * * The farm testis, a co-operative venture undertaken by .govern- or e n t agricultural representa- tives, rust research personnel and. Du Pont, Company of, Canada Limited paralleled similar inves- tigations in United States' wheat` areas and followed a series, of small-scale tests conducted over the past four years. 4 * * Stands of rust - susceptible varieties of Durum, at four dif- ferent locations' in southern Manitoba, were selected for the chemical spray program, Test plots and neighboring untreated "control" plots were each one- eighth of an acre in size. Al- though a hot, dry summer kept last year's rust invasion from be- coming epidemic, the disease was prevalent enough to make the trials worthwhile. * * * The researchers, had an eye on the life cycle of the rust spore when they planned their spray campaign. Spores developed in the winter wheat fields' of the United States travel northward on the prevailing winds through Kansas, Nebraska and the Dako. ,7ti: „tas, arriving in southern Mani- toba and southern Saskatche- wan about June. Showering down on cereal crops like a dead- ly rainfall, the rust spores, tiny fungus organisms, attach them- selves to leaves and stems, later entering the breathing pores of the plant to rob it of its proper nourishment and cripple its grain production. Rapid reproduction of the rust germ in the host plant, together with further air- borne arrivals, spreads and dis- ease with uncanny speed. Pro- viding the plans with a chemical overcoat that would kill the GETS TRIMMED - Prince Rainier III of Monaco has his hair trimmed by barber Louis Meli in the New York apartment of the Prince's host, Mrs. Charles A. Munroe. spores on contact was the idea behind last year's program. * * * Water-based sprays of the fungicide, applied .early in the season before the annual rust showers begin, covered each test plot with the spore -destroying chemical. A "spreader -sticker" compound in the mixture help- ed give uniform protection that remained anchored to the plants. * * * Conventional weed -type spray- ers equipped With large capacity nozzles and operated at increas- ed pressures produced the vol- ume of spray required. A sec- ond spraying was carried out af- ter a short interval in order to maintain the chemical's effec- tiveness. If weather conditions had been favorable for the rapid development of rust, one or two more "ollow-up sprayings would have followed during the month- long danger period, * 4 * A careful check was kept on all pertinent aspects of the treat- ed grain and later compared with like information obtained from the rust -damaged "control" plots. Almost without exception, the treated grain rated higher in such categories as yield, weight per bushel, grade, germ- ination and milling character- istics, as well as in the net cash return per acre, * * * In milling tests of samples from the treated and untreated plots, the treated grain exhibited no difference in the quality of flour, bread or macaroni pro- duced. The treated samples were equal in flour protein to the control samples, although slightly ]ower in wheat protein. In diastatic activity and gassing power, the samples were simi- lar. Generally, the quality of the treated .wheat was higher as shown by bushel weight, grade and thousand -kernel weight. Further tests with the fungi- cide during the coming season, as well as full-scale applications by growers, are planned, * * * Sources of energy and protein are one of the expensive ele- ments of most poultry rations. This is the main reason why the relationship of energy to pro- tein and its component amino acids has received so much at- tention in recent years, * * * One of the amino acids, the "building blocks" of protein, is methioine, and a large amount of research and actual broiler plant experience has established its importance in the prepara- tion of high -efficiency feeds. * * * Natural methionine is present in most regular poultry feed, but it is an integral part of the feed proteins and must be released by the time-consuming process of digestion before it can do any good. Sometimes, in this natural form, it is not released at all, or is liberated too late to be util- ized. Supplemental or "free" methionine added to the diet can be absorbed and assimilated by the animal without any previous feed digestion. The synthetic product is a fine white or buff - tinted powder with a waxy tex- ture and characteristic odor. Only small amounts of it are re- quired as a feed additive. * * * Latest result of methionine re- search, reports "Farm Progress", i a method of calculating the most effective amount to be ad- ded to any broiler ration on the basis of the feed's productive energy (calorie) content. This CROSSWORD PUZZLE AL4.OSS 1. [;reels letter 4. Half (prefix) 8. Acknowledge 31 Tablet 1: tetieralt7 Isle 11. (tavern 18. Son of Gad SS. Having one eve Kegative pole ora battery 20, useful 21. Dined 22 host life fluid 6, Mother-oi- l/earl 28. Proper 27. Mrs. Cantor SO Forder 31 I l(l nip 8 Mix 83. l,y 81 Spar 83. Recipient of money 86. Off 01. Annoy 39. 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Distler, delivers mail on weekdays and sermons on Sundays. The 40 -year-old New Yorker supports his family by carrying mail in the Bronx as he pursues his ministerial education, spending Sundays as pastor of the Woodside Community Church. He hopes to put down his mail bag and devote "my entire life to the ministry, my call." He'sshown aboveat left in his postal uniform and at right. in his ministerial robes. makes it possible to calculate proper amounts of the essential nutriert for feeds of various en- ergy levels and predict the ap- proximate results. * * * The finding may have far- reaching effects on broiler feed formulation in light of the trend toward rations with. high energy content. The use of this type of ration has increased because more meat can be produced with less feed. When a chicken is on an adequate diet, it stops eating after it has satisfied its energy requirement. This means that each pound of feed must con- tain a larger proportion of the essential nutrients to balance the ration as the calorie content is increased. DAY SC11001, LESSON Rev. R. Barclay Warren, B.A., B.D. Power for a World Mission Acts 1:6-8; 2:22-33. Memory Selection: Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8. Jesus gave his disciples a great commission to go into the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He also gave them the great promise given in the mem- ory selection. After ten days the Holy Spirit calve upon the 120 disciples as they tarried in the upper room. A great crowd of pilgrims from all parts of the known world who had come to Jerusalem for the Feast of Pen- tecost gathered. These disciples were able to preach the gospel to the people in their various languages. One man who knew no Latin was speaking to the people from Rome in their language. There is no human explanation for it. On this 'his- toric occasion the gospel went forth knowing no boundaries of language. About 3,000 believdd that day and were baptized. It was a great start for the church. Billy Graham on his tour arcund the world was deeply im- pressed by the virility and spir- ituality of the church in Korea. These people have suffered great- ly through war but they are out- standing in their love and devo- tion to God, All night prayer meetings occur and early morn- ing prayer meetings are very frequent. In this report he said that the church in America would be shocked to hear a great crowd of Koreans praying audibly at the same time. He said that healings of the blind and sick tic - cured frequently. tie remarked that visiting the church in Korea was like breathing the atmos- phere of the early church as des- cribed in the first chapters of the Acts of the Apostles. Their sac- rificial giving is outstancling. Peter's sermon on the day of Pentecost was typical, It was a message of salvation from sin through Jesus Christ who died for us and rose again from the dead. That is the message the world still needs. Wash old powder puffs and keep them with your cleaning equipment to use in applying wax polish to furniture and kitchen surfat•es. G LEEN. THUMB li Cordon. Smith. Worth Study Humorists suggest that the pic- tures in the catalogues often excel the results in the garden. If this is so, the blame can of- ten be laid at the door of the gardener, because he didn't study the catalogue well enough. Practically all catalogues, in addition to giving specific plant- ing instructions, indicate wheth- er a particular plant or shrub is hardy or only semi -hardy in different geographic areas, whe- ther it grows best in sun or shade; whether it likes heavy or light soil, or has a prefer- ence for wet or dry places in the garden. With this information avail- able there is no reason why the amateur gardener cannot ar- range his planting in such a way that they will grow to best ad- vantage. lie knows that he has put the right plants in the right places and proper attention and care throughout the growing season will bring satisfactory results. Mot From Vegetables • A lot of gardeners have learn- ed that the only way to get top quality in vegetables is to grow them at home. The reason is simple. Most vegetables, and es- pecially things like peas, corn, beans, carrots and even spinach start to deteriorate within a few hours after they are picked. No matter how carefully we pack them, they soon start to lose some of their garden freshness. Because this is so, many people even with tiny gardens try to have a small plot for vegetables tucked away somewhere, 6.nd it is literally amazing how many good meals can be produced from a bit of land only a few yards each way. Of course where the garden is a small one, we won't try to grow our winter's supply of potatoes, or very much of the bulky things like corn and squash. But. even a 12 foot row of beans, spinach, carrots or beets will produce a lot. Most of these things can be grown in rows only a few inches apart and we can get more out of the plot by alternating rows of the bigger things like carrots, beets and beans with smaller things like lettuce, radish and onions. We can also have two crops, one early and one late, and we can spread out the sow- ings so that something fresh and new will always be coming along. Add Mystery An interesting garden is like a winding lane, it should unfold on the visitor gradually. Even if space is limited to the standard urban back lot, it is pos- sible with, perhaps a curving path,clumps of tall annuals or shrubbery to hide some interest- ing and intriguing corners and shady spots. Here we place a couple of chairs or a bench or a bit of wall or hedge. But a curving path without any rea- son at • al] for the curve looks artificial. So we make that path wind around a tree, or a big clump of shrubbery. And every yard we proceed down that path there should be a different view, a flower bed or some other fea- ture that cannot be completely seen from the back porch or the gate. It is not difficult at all to add a bit of mystery, to keep some special corners almost hid- den and with the amount of planting material we have avail- able in Canada one can do wonders in creating a garden that is different from any other and reflects ones individuality. THE LONELY RACE - Alone save for a few newsmen and police, Wes Santee is shown es he warmed up for a meet el Madison Square Garden .while his suspension by the AAU ran the gantlet of the courts. Even if America's greatest miler la declared to be a Simon-pure amateur, Amateur Athletic Un• ion's lifetime ban on him far allegedly accepting excessive expense money may stick with the International Olympic Com- mittee. Such action would bar him from participation in the Olympic Summer Games at Mel- bourne, Australia. SLOW -DOWN Harrison met Johnson atter several years. "And is your wits as 'lovely as ever?" he asked him. "Oh, yes," replied Johnson, "but now it takes half an hour longer." Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking DUO 00150 UUME DD IENOU MMWW MOM ®MO©®OrraM ummonou 'bump unm MOmm MEM ©OU DEM F0©© ©U& 0M MU mum maw O©®0 ©0M MOM M ©UUMEM©. ommaticoumHom MUM MOD©VOM0 V0' ©D © ©©i O 8V Drive With Care QUACKS AND CULTS By DOUGLAS LARSEN NEA Staff Correspondent An unholy alliance between promoters of quack cancer cures and fake religious cult leaders has helped build a $10,000,000 - per -year racket in the U.S. The most tragic cancer victim of all, the person who has lost hope of being cured by legiti- mate treatment, has become one of the chief victims of this de- praved combine. "Cancer quacks and religious fakers are natural partners," says a spokesman for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, "The distraught cancer vic- tim who loses hope is easy prey for cultists and quacks selling false hopes," he explains. So-called faith healers have discovered that they can mulct victims for extra thousands of dollars with fake medicines as a tie-in sale with faith. "No quack is a perfect quack without a pretense of religion," is the way Oliver Field, chief investigator for the American Association, sums up this de- velopment. The AMA is now investigating more than 1,000 reports of cancer quackery in the U.S. A typical case from the files of the FDA concerns an elderly man who was diagnosed by reputable doctors as having in- curable cancer of the stomach. However, a relative talked him into visiting one of the fake faith healers with the powerful argument, "What have you got to lose?" Without a pretense of an ex- amination the healer assured the elderly man that he could be cured. But he had to take a spe- cial medicine which cost $600 for a few ounces, as well as come back for regular treat- ments at a high fee, the lean was told. Before the man died from his cancer he had paid out practi- cally his life savings to this quack -cultist. A probe by FDA revealed that the "medicine" was distilled water. The faith healer learned his selling technique at a na- tional seminar last year. spon- sored by the distributors of the stuff. ' Unfortunately DFA has not been able to prosecute either the"healer" or the distributor because Of the difficulty of pre- paring an air -tight case. In the past these quack have produced witnesses in court who swear they've been cured by the treatments. Investigations later reveal that these persons either never had cancer or they had been cured by Other, legitimate treatment. Dr. Gordon A. Granger, an FDA official reveals that a "Christian medical" organiza- tion in Detroit is under investi- gation. "The organization is composed of a board of trustees, all of whom are preachers, or at least so term themselves, of various cults," he reports. He says that the group took over distribution of the cancer "cures" first developed by a Wil- liam Frederick Koch, who went to South America after legal ac- tion was taken against him by the U.S. One of Koch's remedies, gly- oxilide, was said to be distilled water. One of the most aggressive "practitioners" claiming to "cure" patients by unorthodox methods is a man who has been making headlines ever since 1926, reports Dr. Charles id. Cameron, director of the Ame- rican Cancer Society. He first ran an institute M Taylorville, Ill., then other clin- ics in Dallas, Texas; now one in Pennsylvania, Dr. Camerae% says. FDA also has under investiga- tion clinics at Pittsburgh and Denver and dozens of other or- ganizations rganizations and individuals L connections with "unorthodox'* cancer treatments. But in its zeal to protect U.S„ citizens from quack cancer cures, FDA is pot overlooking any possible new cures being developed by reliable research- ers. For example, it recently be- gan extensive research on 209 new drugs which hold sones promise of being able to help cancer victims. Studies will be made with animals before any of these substances are tried oar humans. THIS IMPRESSIVE MACHINE, here demonstrated an a modal during AMA show, is billed as a cure-all by means of "attuned color waves." All 11 does is shine a light through glass.