The Seaforth News, 1937-07-15, Page 3THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1937.
Dan McCowan is
Outstanding Naturalist
Dan McCowan, featured over the
CRC •national network every Tlnurs-
• day at 9:00 p.m. EST from Banff, in
a series of basks entitled "Ncature 'Hes
e Story," is one of Canada's most
outstanding! naturalists, Mr, Mc-
Gowan !has !been 'studying the natural
history of the west for more than
thirty years and during that time he
has 'amassed an amazing •wealth .of
material. It is !first hand experience
that forms the basis of his !weekly
talks,
That he is recognized ibeyemcl the
'borders of our awn Dominion is in-
di'cated 'by 'the reference to hien by
Bo'b Davis, noted .colnmmist of the
Now York Sun who; in his recent
book, "Canadian Cavalcade," says:
".f-I'is name is !Date iMOOowan, Thirty
years ago be turned ep in the Canad-
ian (Rockies and began to putter
around among the wild animals, with
whom the established .such friendly
relations .that when the last trumpet
blow's and all noses are counted Dan
will be found coasting .do•wn a canyon
in the company of grizzly bears, elk,
mountain sheep, whistling marmots,
moose and •wildcats. And he will be
heading the ,procession.,!,."
:Mr. McCowan is no stranger to
western 'listeners of the -CRC and as
a result of the marked success which
his talks have achieved west of the
Great Lakes, his radio billing is now
nationalin scape.lHe will continue
his series on Jelly 22 when he talks
about "Pigeon's Milk," a chat em-
bracing birds and their food. On this
broadcast Mr. •McCowan will de-
scribe the amazing spectacle :he wit-
nossed when one million sea ,gulls
landed in the wheat :fields of a Sas-
katchewan farmer,
CBC Plays Host
The 'CDC has played host to a
number of charming American visit-
ors, :bound for the land of the 'Dianne
quips, during the past two weeks.
ORCOT, the Toronto outlet, ;has been
the mecca for scores who .have heard
the babies over the air onCBC's
,birthday party broadcasts. One de-
liglrtfnll lady from Rochester, N.Y.,
making a tour of the Toronto studios.
admitted that the first thing that
,made her a "Canadian" listener was
the first 'Dianne broadcast from Cal -
ander. "I have heard . them all and
now 1 ata' going to :sec them," she
said. "But that was only the •begin-
ning of my urterest in Canadian pro-
grams, I listen to "Melodic Strings"
every week and "dei Paris" and many
other good programs from your net-
works." And that, you'll agree, is
something to swell the chests of pro-
gram nun.
Do You Want •One?
le eehaps it's the weather, or per-
haps it's because we are looking for-
ward happily to our fast -approach-
ing holiday, or perhaps it's because
.af a number of jolly things, but we
are ill a giveaway mood this morn -
rig. And it's all lbecau'se the lady
from Rochester reminds us of aur
two trips to see the Dionnes. Any-
how, 031 aur last jaunt up north this
spring when the babies .celelb•raited
their third birthday our •candid pho-
tographer took an interesting ssn!atp-
shot of the nursery. Lf any readers of
this column 'would like one .as a gift,
let us know and we shall send it to
you.
Jennings Meets
The President
Charles tfennings, OBC ohief an-
nouncer, !hack Pram his assignment at
Hyde (Park, IN1'Y., !when he put .Pres-
ident - Roosevelt an the air diming the
Dominion !Day broadcast, was de-
lighted with the homey atmosphere
of the (President's library where the
address originated. Charles said it
did his heart good to see the fishing
tackle and all •sorts of masculine trea-
sures :scattered about the comfort-
able, informal room. Charles had
about ten minutes' conversation with
the President and like ali who have
enjoyed the experience, came home a
Roosevelt fan. He also had the pleas-
ure of being presented to the 'Presid-
ent's mother. -
Willis •Goes (North
Aboard the ",Nascopie," .goveen-
ntent ,patrol boat now headed north
to the eastern ,Arctic, is J. Frank
Willis, CBC program director at Hal-
ifax, who will be remembered as the
Moose .River mine announcer and
producer of "'Atlantic (Nocturne," the
oldest program on the Canadian air.
Mr. Willis, with Roy 'Calhoon, af the
CRC engineering department, is in-
vestigating the possibilities ol broad-
casting from the far north to civiliza-
tion, If plans work out successfully,
perhaps we shall he hearing all sorts
of interesting things from the Land
of the Midnight Sun in time to come,
Corporation Features
Day by Day
All times Eastern Standard.
Thursday, ,July '115:
8 p.m...; "Robin .Hood Dell Con-
cert," Symphony orchestra with
guest conductor. NBC-CB.0 inter-'
national exchange -From ,Philadelphia,
8:30 p.m. -"Midnight in 'Mayfair."
English night -cinch setting ttuh orch-
estra direction Howard ,Fogg and
soloist. 'Front Montreal,
Friday, July 1.6:
8 pax., . Sltarlows on the Grass."
Soloists with string and woodwind
ensemble, From Halifax,
9 p.m,. Backstage." Variety pre-
sentation wish V'oodhott:se and Haw-
kins, orchestra and vocal ensemble,
From Winnipeg.
Saturday, July :
8 p.m..."Louisiana Ilayride," MB'S
-CDC exchange program, From 'Los
Angeles,
9:30 p.m,,.^'Our Heritage of Free-
dom," Summary and conclusions by
B. 'K: Sandwell. Front Toronto.
Sunday, euly 118:
5 p. m... His Majesty's Canadian
Grenadier Guards. Band concert dir-
THE SEAFORTH• NEWS
PAGE THREE.
ection Capt. tj, J. Gagirier. .0131C -NBC
international exchange. 'From. Mon -
tree],
5:415 pen—Molly Mooney, .soprano.
With Gwen Williams at the (piano.
Swot Toronto.
Monday, July19:
9 p.m..."Mirror of Music," Soloists
and orchestra direction 'Bruce Hold-
er, From 'Saint (John,
9:1310' p.m.."'Fighting Through." A
series of 'talks by those who have
been unemployed. ,From, Vancouver.
Tuesday. July 20':
9 p.nt.. seStreanuli•ne," 'Orchestra di-
rection 'Percy Faith with the Saab-
ianaires, novelty vocal trio. From To-
ronto,
9:110 pain, •'"These, -Times," news
commentary by :DIArcy'Marsh. From
Hamilton,
Wednesday, (July 211:
p.m1...•N'EC String Symphony..
Frank Black, conductor. NIBIC-CIB'C
international exchange. From New
York.
9 pan...,°'Automobile Vagabonds,"
Terry and !Graham ,M,cllnunes.
Series of ,broadcasts of a coast to
coast motor tour, iFrom Ottawa.
Cucumber Beetles are Fast Workers
Cuetl'nebers, melons, squash, pump-
kins, and watermelons are the .favour-
ite food of 'elle striped cucumber
beetle which is found in all provinces
of Canada, To some extent, these
beetles also feed on beans, peas, corn
and the blossoms of wild and culti-
vated giants, Ili appearance, !the
beetles are about one-Iq,.iarter of an
•inch long, yellow in colour, with a
black head and three long stripes
down the back, and they snake their
attack shortly after the plants appear
through the soil They feed for pre-
ference on the under Surfaces of the
un•foldin;g leaves, completely detstroy-
ing theist. A's a result, the tiny planets
die quickly.
The plants should be thoroughly
covered with the dust, both on the
upper and lower surfaces of the
leaves, because the insects feed in
both 'situations. To be successful,
dusting should be commenced at the
first appearance of the beetles, for
these insects work very fast and
much damage is often done before
the grower,,who is not on the look-
out for them, is aware of their pres-
sence.
REUNION OF 2ND BN., C.E.F.
The :2n0 Canadian Infantry Battal-
ion, popularly known as the "droll
Second," which earned an enviable
remitation in •France and Flanders
during the years of the Great War,
is holding, a reunion in .Kingston, On-
tario, July .11 and august 1, 1937.
\lost of the '5;211111 officers and Wren
who passed through the ranks esf the
210 P,attnlion came from Ontario,
principally in that .section froth 'l'o-
ranta eastward. Of the 5,21i1 officers
and men 1;353 were killed or died of
wounds and 2,016 were wounded. On b
the Merlin Gate at Ypres are the
names of more than 0130 officers and
sten of this distinguished unit, who
were :killed in the Ypres salient and
have no known :';rave,
There is a particular interest in the
reunion being held at Kingston, for
there the Bn•d Battalion was demabil- s
!zed on Wednesday, 'April 23, 19119, Ifi
the fourth anniversary of the Bartel -
ion's baptism of fire in the 'Second
Battle of Ypres. Kingston is also iht
home city of the late Captain George
Richardson, of the 'mmol, a noble and
gallant gentlennan who was killed cm
the Somme it 110(11/, The (Richardson
Stadium at 'Queen's 'University was.
built with money left by the late
Capt. 'Richardson and there his ofd
surviving comrades, who attend the
reunion, will meet for a memorial ser-
vice on Suitclay horning, August 4,
The arrangements for tiles event in
the historic old (military centre are
being directed by the 'Kingston
Branch of the and Battalion Associa-
tion of which Major (lances 'Leokey is
Presictend and IH. W. 'Hartshorn is
Secretary.
TESTED RECIPES
'Jlhe art of preparing salad dressing
is the key to success in 'raking taste-
ful salads. A few tested recipes for
dressings are given below.
Boiled Dressing No. 1
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons sugar
ii/x cup vinegar
1 level 'ta'ble'spoon mustard
•1 teaspoon salt. Dash of pepper
2 tablespoons ,butter
tl cup cream
Mix the (flour, sugar, mustard and
salt well, and add to the vinegar and
butter. Cook the mixture in a double
boiler until it thickens, stirring con-
stantly to keep it smooth. Cool, and
then acid 1 cup of cream. DO this
gradtally, or foul] in whipped cream
just before using the salad.
Boiled Dressing No. 2
11, tablespoon mustard
11 tablespoon flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons •butter
2-3 map nnilk
2-3 cup vinegar
3 egg yolks
1' teaspoon salt
Speck of cayenne pepper
Heat milk in double boiler. Mix dry
ingredients and pour hot milk over.
Return to doable ,boiler and stir con-
stantly for five minutes, .Add egg
yolks, stir until thick- Add 'vinegar
slowly; add, butter, stir until dissolv-
ed. Lf heated vinegar is tt.+ed, it may
be added more quickly.
Cream Salad Dressing
el cup heavy sweet cream
teaspoons sugar
I. teaspoon mustard
Vinegar or lemon juice
Beat cream until stiff, add nntstard,
eugar and 'vinegar, or lemon juice to
:!tit stele. Beat again, and the dress-
ing is ready for use.
Fruit Salad Dressing
2 eggs
teaspoon salt
2 lemons
4 tablespoons sugar
cup whipped cream
Brat eggs until light. Add salt and
mon juice and sugar. Stir over boil -
ng water tun til thick. Fold in cream
efore serving.
Honey Salad Dressing
3 tablespoons salad oil
11 tablespoon fruit juice
2 tablespoons Honey
1-3 teaspoon salt
"Hurry up with that game, :boys,"
aid the village fireman, "there's a
re in the next village."
"Ii'ow do- you know?"
'1 had a postcard this morning."
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SET I1RAIPS
To Determine Whether Japanese
Beetle Has Yet Entered Ontario
The Japanese Beetle has, for the
past eV years been causing enormous
damage to fruit crops and a wide
variety ofvegetation in Ore 'Eastern
United States,
1 n .an endeavour- to determine
whether this insect has invaded ,Can-
ada, and if so to organize immediate
control measures, the Dominion De-
partment of _;Agriculture is now car-
rying .on trapping operations at sev-
eral (points in Ontario near the inter-
national boundary. These traps will
be placed in locationswhere the.
beetle is most likely to be found if it
is present The beetles are fond of
bright sunlight with a background of
perennial borders or shrubbery, and,
therefore, it is necessary to seek the
cooperation of ownerssef gardens and
private property ie order to locate
the traps suitably. The traps will be
visited regularly by an inspector of
the En to -urological (Branch, Dominion
Department of Agicutture, to see that
they are ,functioning properly and to
determine whether any ,beetles have
been caught. (Plants and property
during the course of inspection will
not be disturbed, and as little incon-
venience as possible caused to the oc-
cupant of the property.
'Sone years ago entomologists of
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture discovered that the Javan-
ese Beetle is strongly attracted by the
odours of geraniol and eugenol, two
essential oils used in perfumery. This
discovery led to the construction of
traps by means of .which the beetles
may be lured and in which they are
caught, - The Japanese Beetle is a ibeautifut
and brightly coloured insect about
one-half inch in length, It is a
bright metallic green except for the
greater part of the wing covers,
which are coppery 'brown..Five white
spots on either side of, and two near
the tip of the abdomen 'furnish char-
acteristics for identification: 'The
cooperation of the public in .connec-
tion
Conoco-tion with this project is solicited.
Any beetles resembling this descrip-
tion found on flowers or shrubbery
should 'be collected and placed in a
tight box and sent to the Dominion
Entomologist, Ottawa, with a nate
giving the name and address of send-
er, place and date af collection. It is
eepe•ially requested that the ttyap be
not disturbed in any way and that no
insect or other material bedropped
into the jars at the bottom o1 the
trap.
The Japane e iece was originally
imported accidentally from Japan. at
was first found in the vicinity of
i'hlaidc'lphia, Pennsylvania, in Bele.
Since that time it has multiplied and
spread to such an extent that in re-
cent years it was iotind at sct'era
paints adjacent to the Canadian
boundary. In the adult -or ,bottle stage
it feeds on the foliage of many spec-
ies of trees and shrubs, as .well as
flowers, border plants, truck crops
and different kinds of fruits such as
grapes, raspberries, apples, cherries
plums, peaches and quinces. in the
larval stage, th, grubs feed on the
roots of gFasses and other plants,
:\•1 ore detailed :tin formation regard -
int; this msec' 'May he attained by
.ement nicating-'with Leonard S. Mc -
Laine, Division of Foreign Pests
riteppression , Entnnological Branch,
f%oniittion Dept. of Aerie., Ottawa
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Control of Pear and Cherry Slug
lFor the control af the pear and
Merry slug, all young pear and
cherry trees, including nursery sty ek,
which have not been sprayed with a
poison, should he .s•prayerl immediate-
ly with lis3 lbs. lead arsenate- in 4(1
gallons 3-1-40 -Bordeaux mixture,
Livestock Feeds
The problem of 'the dairyman today
is to produce at a profit or break ev-
en moire existing circeinsta•nces.
Greater economy in feeding should
not mean less 'efficiency. Ways of
improving home-grown crops can be
foetid, thus necessitating fewer pur-
chasing feeds, Dairymen 'who have al-
falfa hay and cont silage can readily
gel along tvitlu a lower protein con-
centrate ration than the farmer with
poor hay and no silage, 'Eben alfalfa
hay varies considerably in nutritive
value, depending on when it is cut.
'Fltrmters should cut their alfalfa at a
•certain time when they are .fairly
certain of procuring a valuable feed-
ing material than if left until too far
advanced, Curing is also lm portant
and the more green leaves that can
be harvested and the ,greater the re-
tention of color, the higher the feed-
ing value that will he realized in the
feeding -out process next winter.
Combatting Garden Insects
Garden plants are liable - to attack
by many kinds of destrictive insects.
Some of these destroy tlie foliage,
others the 11, 'cuss •,chile culler, bore
i„i„ 1h • ,,1 .-,1 -.1rn illi, the
roots. /Injurious insects may be divi-
:clic! roughly into two classes by the
nature of their man the ieees, namely
171 biting irisests which bite and
chew elieir food, such as cutworms
and other caterpillars, and pear -eat-
ing beetles, and. 02) sucking insects
which suck up their food by means
of their 'beaks, such as aphids, the
true bugs, and elle scale insects.
Tei the insect is one with biting
nvouthparts, a stomach poison such
as perils green, - or arsenate of lead, is
usually applicable., - but if the insect
has sucking mottthparts, such' poison
would be useless 'becatuse the insect
would insert its beak throu'gh the
poison and reach a safe feeding place
beneath. (For - seeking insects, there-
fore, contact insecticides are usually
recommended, those commonly used
being ,kerosene emulsion, whale oil
soap, and preparations containing to-
bacco.
The Cabbage Worm
The cabbage worth is a velvety
green catenpilla•r commonly Sound
feeding on cabbages and cauliflowers.
1t also attacks turnips, rape, .Brussels
sprouts, kale anti radish. It eats large
circular hales in the cabbage leaves
and frequently bores into the centre
of the cabbage heads, making the cab-
bage unit for market and spoiling
then' for home consumption. Control
measures should he applied as soon
as injury to the plants Ihecom•es evi-
dent.
War Against Weeds
Dry weather and bright, hot sun-
shine are the farmers' greatest allies
in the •war against weeds. July and
August are busy months for the far-
mers, and it is during these months
when ate weather is usually hot and
dry 'tlia't the maximum damage can
be done to weeds with the minimum
of effort.
July plowing and early .alter har-
vest cultivation is to be highly re-
commended. -
Hay :fields known to be dirty'
should he ploughed immediately after
haying, the furrows left to •bake and
dry out far ten !lays or two weeks,
then cultivated frequently as a Stem-
mer fallow and seeded to (Fall :wheat
early in September. This so called
dry cleaning method is very effective
on Sow Thistle, 'Tllwitoh Grass, Blad-
der Campion and other perennial
weeds.
Straight summer fallowis also
very effective, although somewhat
more expensive. Late sown buck-
wheat followed the nest year 'with
rape or roots is a splendid method of
checking weeds.
'The cleanest farms in Ontario are
operated ,by farmers who practise a
short three or four year crop rota-
tion, who are particular in the use of
clean, .well graded .seeds and who
,practise thorough and adequate cul-
tivation methods,
As weeds are cut, crop losses are
cut, and in order that the worst
weeds may be prevented from spread ,
ing, it is necessary that every accu-
pant of land, rural or- urban, expend
every effort in digging, pulling, spray-
ing, cutting or burning weeds before
they go to seed.
Combat Weed Seeds on Canadian
Farms
The greatest difficulty in main-
taining successful farming, and par-
ticularly in producing a more abun-
dant supply of clean forage and
grain seed is the prevalence of weeds.
New weeds are introduced on farms -
with imperfectly Cleaned cereal, clov-
er, and other oomnrerciaf seeds, avid
with commercial feeding stuffs which '
often contain vital weed seeds. These
seeds are spread 'from district to dis-
trict threiwgtt the various transporta-
tion facilities, are disseminated within
a locality in stable manure from
towns and cities, and are distributed
from fart>a,ftot farm through threshing
machine ` fPnd from field to field by
farm rules:t nts, The wind carries
weed seeds long dietances; streams
disperse them along their courses,
and leerbivorous animals and seed -
feeding birels help to swell the evil
broadcast:
It it importan•` to consider not only
the large number of weeds sown "-
with improperly cleaned .grain but
also those already in farm soils. Some
of the work weeds in Canada are so
prolific in the production of seeds
that relatively clean fields may 'be-
come ,badly contaminated in two or
Three years if these weed seeds are
allowed to go to seed. Far example, a
single plant of wild mustard, . stink-
weed, faxtai,l, pigweed. or campiat
produces from '10,000 to 20,000 seeds,
worst -seed mustard about 26,000,
shepherd's purse about 50,000, and
tatmblieg mustard about 1,500,000.
With ,such .productiveness, soils be-
come :quickly infested -with weed
seeds, although the presence of the
eel:s tr
is ot fully realized at the nee
'pent, owing to their inconspn•uons_
mess.
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"Haven't I' ..24:11 Fear unew•liere ?"
"1 believe yon have -I've been
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