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The Seaforth News, 1931-03-12, Page 4PAGE FG ii I2, THE SEAIa ORTH NEWS Snowdon Bros., Publishers. , 3,At a - ` LJbh Marr in � Anne? HuiviorROUS - REFINED By Clara Rothwell Anderson Will be presented by Y. P. S. of Duff's United Church. W+AiLTON FRIDAY, NMAROH 20th at 8 o'clock In A.O.U:W. Hall, Walton Admission—Adults 25c; Children 10e CHARACTERS. Mr. O1 days^Elderly gentleman, clings to old customs.,Frank Kirkby Aunt. Rosie—disappointed in love, sentimental . IGertie 'Miller Anne—Chief character ..,Gladys Sntalldon, June—Anne's friend Jean Drager Mrs, Chubb -Housekeeper,. .,Laura Manning, D. McCallum :.Douglas Ennis Bob Oldays, son in disgrace.. (Harvey Johnston Mrs, Steele -Old fashioned., A,lethea Carter Lizzie Steele-;Daughter„Edith Ennis GILBERT MCCALLUX, Pres. WALTON. The funeral of the late Peter Mc- Arthur took place on Tuesday after- noon from his late home to Brussels cemetery. Mr. George McTaggart, who has been on the sick list, is improving. The dance given in the hall by Mr. Clark was well attended and all re- port a real good time. Mrs. H. Kirkby was called to Cor- bett last week on account of the ill- ness of her son, George, who is teach- ing school there. Mrs. Hurley of Heidelburg and daughter Mildred spent the week end with Mrs. C. Sellers. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Bishop of Wal- ton moved to their farm on the )7th concession of Grey on Tuesday of last week. BLYTH. W. M. S. — The regular monthly meeting of the W. M. S. of the Queen St. United Church was held at the home of. Mrs. Charles Grasby on Tuesday,March 3rd, with a good attendance of members and visitors. Mrs. Wm. Stacldhouse had charge of the program. The Roll Call was ans- wered with a verse of scripture con- taining the word power, Mrs. Carr offered prayer, The Devotional Leaf- let, "Thine is the Kingdom, the pow- er and the Glory,” was read by Mrs. Stackhouse. followed by singing hymn S. Mrs. Grasby gave a very interesting reading, "A Previous En- gagement" The study book, "Fruits Of Christian Missions in Japan." 2nd chapter, was ably taken by Mrs. Hesk assisted by Mrs. Maines and Mrs. Carr. \1'e then listened to a selection on the gramo'pho'ne, "Saved by Grace." Mrs. Wightman gave a splendid report of the Huron Pres- byterial executive held at Clinton on Feb. 10th, Mrs. Hesk, Temperance DIANeE Walton Football Club A.O.U.W, HALL, WALTON Tuesday, Mar. 17 Admission 47c plus tax Ladies Supply Lunch MELODY MIXERS ORCHESTRA Will Supply the Music THE SEAFORTH NEWS. Herald, gave a good report of that! r'etur'ned home after spending a week, work, The President, (Mrs. Col -.1 with Mr. and Mrs, Thos. Dayman, Clough, then took the chair for the business pant of the meeting. A com- mittee was appointed for hospital supplies with Mrs. E•1 Johnston, convenor; v n .. Mrs. t e Mrs. A. Garrett, .Tis. S. G. Leslie Mrs. D, Flood Mrs. Floods', C. Bcll. The April meeting, is to be held at the home of Mrs, S. G. Leslie, A vote of thanks and appreciation was tendered Mrs. Grasby for the use of her hone. Hyinn 384 was sung, The president closed the •tneeting with the benediction'frbm Ephesians 3rd, 20- 21, "'Now unto Him that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we asic or think, according to the power that wrorketh in us, unto Him be the Glory in the Church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen." The group committee' No. 3 served a 10c tea. Three new members were added to the roll call, The regular meeting of the Wom- en's en's •dnstitute will be held in Mem- orial Hall on 'Thursday, March 12th. Topic to be takeu by Dr, C. Toll. '"Why.I ant proud I am a Canadian," will be dealt with by Mrs. A. • Brig- ham,' Solo. Mrs, Lorne Scrimgeour, Reading, Miss 3. Craig. Instrumen- tal, Miss Jeanette Poplestone. Roll Call—Maple syrup recipe. Lunch will he served. Visitors are welcome. Mrs, A. Colclough spent a few days with her daughters, Mrs, L. O. Miller and Mrs. C. L. Burnside, Goderich, XII.. Christopher Rogerson left for (tie new home near Thorndale Mop - lay of last week. Messrs. Nelson Nicholson, Jas, WINTHROP. . The u t euchre and dance held here last 'Friday evening was well attended, Mrs. Joseph Dolmage carried off ladles' fast prize , and Mrs, Fergus Bullard,'ladies' lone hand prize. Men's first prize went to Mr, Jas. Kerr and men's lone hand prize went to Mr. Austin Dolmage. Consolation' prizes went to Mrs. George Chambers and Mr. Roy Hen- derson. After lunch, a' „few hours were spent in dancing. Mrs. W. Geddes of Belgrave spent the week -end with her daughter, Mrs. Jobe:ph Little, Mr. and , Mrs. Geo. Little spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Willis Dundas, Mr, Jno, Shannon spent Thursday with his son. Mr. Hiram Shannon of London, Persian Balm -there is nothing like it for creating and preserving a love ly complexion, Cooling, caressing= it soothes and dispels all roughness or chafe caused by weather conditions Delicately fragrant, it adds exquisite charm to the most ,finished appear ance. Dainty women inevitably choose Persian Balm. A velvety smooth lotion, it makes the skin rose leaf i ntexture. Recommended als t•i soften and whiten the hands. Truly a peerless toilet requisite fo Phelan. Robt. Wallace and John every woman. Xtsbit each took a load as far as Seaforth Thursday of last week for, • Mr Ch 'rrs t h R •op er ogerson. Mrs. Clarence Johnston spent a few days with her sister, Mrs. Russell Bradshaw of Jamestown, Miss Iona Johnston visited her sr. andmothe'r, Mrs. Jno. Grasby, Mr, Thos. Rogerson has moved to his farm, 8th line, Morris. Mr. and Mrs, John Brown visited MIr, Alfred Barker of Brussels on Wednesday afternoon. Miss Margaret Smith spent the week -end at the hone of Mr. David Laidlaw. Mr. and Mrs, Leslie Fear enter- tained their neighbors Wednesday. The evening was spent in tobogan- ning, euchre and dancing. KIPPEN Mr. and Mrs. Wm. ,Butt were vis- iting at Mr. E. Butt's during the past week. The auction sale of harness and equipment held by Mr. J. Workman Thursday was a great success. Good prices were realized. Mr. Elliott of Clinton handled it in his usual cap- able manner, A very large crowd was present. Mr. and Mrs. T. Butt entertained a number of friends one night recently to a dance. Mr. and Mrs. Thos, Workman and son Orville were in .Exeter Friday at- tending the funeral of Mrs. Work- man's aunt, Mrs. Prior. Quite a number have tapped, ready for the first sign of spring. The pre- sent storm, though, makes it rather disheartening, Miss Mildred Workman visited in Hensall during the week with Miss Stahel Workman. The ladies of the 'W. M. S. quilted three quilts Friday afternoon in the S. S. auditorium. Mr. Thos, Potter and son John, of Holmesville, were calling on Mrs. J. Anderson Thursday. It was Mrs. Anderson's 73rd wedding anniver- sary,.• Mr, William Udell of Englehart, visited his sister, Mrs, Ed. Sproat, aver the week end. Mr. Robert McGregor and bride have returned from their honeymoon trip and are getting settled on the zraarn's fine farm in Tuckersmith, e :visit them many years of hap - and prosperity,. 1T-. John Warner of Strethroy has GODERICH. Prospects for the establishment of a cold storage fruit -packing plant it Goderich, or at some outer central place in Huron county. look reason- ably bright, it was divulged at an informal meeting held at the town hall, Goderich, last Saturday, This meeting was called to talk over .the situation and to meet Mr, E. Hr Darling. consulting engineer of Ha- mtlton, who designed the big plant of the Norfolk County Fruit Growers' Association at Simcoe. The meeting was attended by local fruit -growers, by the industrial committee of the town council. Mayor Lee and Mr.+Ian MacLeod, county agricultural repre- sentative, Clinton, who is sponsoring the project for the Huron County' Fruit Growers' Association. Early Saturday morning Engineer Darling made an inspection• of the Artcraft and National Shipbuilding factories, which have been mentioned as being suitable, with alterations, for a cold storage plant. He reported on the Artcraft factory as out of the question, It is much too large and' too much space is taken up with win- dows. The National building, Mr, Darling said, was more suitable, but would require exitensive alterations, and he inclined to the belief that a new building would be the most eco- nomical in the long run. Mr. Darling was greatly impressed with the rail- way switching facilities and Goder- ich's location as a shipping, centre, with two lines of railway and a splen- did 'harbor. The proposal is to build a four- story cold storage plant of 20.000 barrels capacity. It is hoped to have the Dominion and Provincial Govern- ments contribute each thirty per cent, of the cost, as was done at Simcoe, The expense of construction and equipment is estimated at $100,000, leaving the fruit -growers $40.00Q to finance. This, it was agreed, would not be a difficult task in normal times, but with farm prices as low as they are at present it was agreed that this, was riot a propritious year in which to proceed. Offsetting this was the argument that the fruit -growers of Huron will never improve their posi- tion until they have a cold storage plant, making it possible for them to compete successfully in both domes- tic and foreign markets, and that de - :ay will only further aggravate the with . r Motion Pictures, Discussions and Mechanical Demonstrations, Conducted by Specialists of Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited Friday, March 13th 10:30-12;00 O'CLOCK (NOON) Mechanical Discussion 1:30-2:10 P.M. FILM—A Business Trip by Air 2:10-2:20 P.M, TALK History of Agriculture 2:20-2.35 P.M. TALK• -Preparation of the Seed Bed and Conservation of Soil Moisture 2:35-3:30 P.M. FILM—The Story of Corn 3:30-4:00 P.M. TALK—Power Farming; Its Advan- tages and How It Pays 4:00-4:30 P.M. FILM -Indian Lure FILM—THE PLOWING THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1931. unsatisfactory poossition ip .ashich the fruit -growers o this eolis'1y find themselves' today. Goderich has not been formally asked nor has it made any formal' statement ash t o w ati prepared tis 1 iared t do to have the cold storage plant lo- cated here. Negotiations so far have all been its committee. Local opin- ion, however, is favorable to the pro- ject. At the annual meeting of the Hur- on County Fruit Growers' Associa- tion. held at Clinton the same after- noon, it was decided to drop the plan for a central grading and cold storage plant for this year. Tt was felt that to astsare the success of the project it would be neeessary to have 100 _ per cent. co-operation from the growers, and from the remarks of some grow- ers at the meeting this would not be forthcomting. There was a fair representation of growers at the tweeting at Clinton Which was addressed . by Mr. E. H. Darling, consulting engineer of Ha- niilton, designer of the ,Simcoe plant of the Norfolk County Fruit Growers' Association. He painted out the ad- vantages of marketing apples through a central grading and cold storage plant. Mr. M. C. Smith; manager of the Niagara Brand Spray Co„ Burlington, was present and gave a very interest- ing and instructive talk on orchard management and spraying, The main thence of his address wastimeliness and thoroughness in the application of ail sprays and. he emphasized the fact that the growers who produce No. 1 quality fruit have to trouble in disposing of their product at a fair price. S.• O. S. She was newly married and very inexperienced in the ways of house- keeping. One day she was preparing for a little dinner party, "If I could only remember the recipe for that scrumptions cake Mother made!" she sighed. Then she brightened sud- denlyr flew to the telephone to call her Mother by Long Distance. She got the recipe -and a lot of helpful advice! STAFFA. Mrs. Melville Gray spent the wee end in Stratford, Miss Mary McDonald of Seafor is visiting with her grandfa't'her, Mr Angus MdD'on!ald. Mrs. W. Jiackson of Mitchell spen the .week end, with Mr. and Mrs. Geo Vivian, - k th alsike and timothy when seeding sldown; three out of four have pure-. bred herds; two out of four use ! milking machines; and the results bear testimony to the fact that all are good farmers. Heavy Losses Recorded. In his campaign to find some way in which losses to sheep breeders through the activities of dogs might be curtailed, the Honourable T, L. Kennedy, Minister of. Agriculture, has unearthed some inteersting facts regarding the money paid to farmers by municipalities last year as a direct result of sheep -killing. With the report 75 per cent complete, it was shown that Ontario municipalities have paid $1ffO,000 to farmers who have lost sheep. Simcoe .county led with an expenditure of $6,902 and Kent was second with $4,435. Other counties from are as follows: Bruce, $3408; Dufferin $4,0'67; Durham $2,141; Elgin $1,7,45; Essex i44253; Glengarry $2,169; Norfolk $1,333; Northumberland $1,945; Wel- land $2,392; Grey $3,127; Hastings $3,286; Lambton $2,598: Leeds $2,- 079; Wellington $3,5118: York $4,259: Middlesex $4.311, Renfrew $2,018, Stormont $2,725, Of the northern municipalities, neither Kenora nor Thunder Bray had anything to pay last year. Cochrane paid $36,65 and Manitoulin, once a great sheep -raising centre until the w'otves got the better of the indus- try. expended $95,85. is the express on the trees, This is ,t a large slueas the trees are s mall. Will Aid Grape Growers, j. Following, conference a coer h ce of the Legislative Agricultttmal Committee. with Niagara and Essex grape -grow- ers, announcement has been made by Hon, 'Thoms L. Kennedy that tis alt aid to the grape -growing industry,, his Department will take ,immediate steps to `goo after and get" satisfac- tory markets for Ontario grapes in Eastern and Western Canada, .It is the plan to have representatives loc- ated at strategic 'points, who would maintain close contact with the grape growers here in matters of prices, sales, shipments, etc. The growers felt that they could sell four times more grapes in Ontario than at pres- ent, by. means of newspaper and radio advertising and general co- o erasion by the Department. Mineral for Swine. Mineral mixtures for swine recom- mended by the Comnvittee. on Rations for Ontario are as follows: (a) 4 bus, Charcoal, .10 lbs, Salt, 10 lbs. Bone - meal, 2 lbs. Sulphur, 1 ib. Iron Sul- phate, (b) 2 bus. Charcoal, ^ 2 bus: Hardwood ashes, 10 lbs. Salt, 5 lbs, finely -ground limestone or air -slaked limes 5 lbs. Bonemeal, 2 lbs. Sulphur, 1 lb, Iron 'Sulphate, iN. B..,.To pre- vent hairless' pigs: disslove 1 oz, of potassium iodide in 1 gallon of water and, feed at the rate of 1 tablespoon- ful every day during period of preg- nancy. (c) 50 lbs. Bone Flour, 30 lbs Slaked Litate or pulverized limestone 10 lbs. Salt, 5 lbs. Sulphate of Iron, 3 ozs, Potassium of Iodide, Feed at mea the l. rate of 2 lbs. to every 100 lbs. How They Do It The - following observations were made regarding the prize -winners in a recent milk -per -acre competition conducted by Western Ontario dairy- men: They all market the mink at the fac- story the year around; all raise and feed a large number of hogs to utilize the w=hey; all have fine flocks of poultry and all four farms are heavily stock- ed, but the land produces all the hay, straw and silage used; all four dairy- men grain the cows the year around and plan on silage for summer feed- ing ars well as winter; all have water before the cows; all top dress their meadlows; all use alfalfa, red clover, BORN. ALLEN.— In Scott Memorial Hos- pital, on Tuesday, March 10. 1931, to Mr. and Mrs, Edgar Allen, a son. C, G, S, T. The Marion Keith C. G. I. T. op- ened their weekly meeting on 'Wed- nesday night, Mar, 11th, by singing hymn No. 102 on the song sheet. Helen Britton then read the study book and Mary Reid read the Bible. This was followed by Hymn No. 95 on the song sheet. The prize was then given for the one who made the hest tailored button hole, which was Margaret Crich. Mrs. Lane gave a reading on "Sir Galahead; "The Princes of the Tower" and "The Age of bnnocence.' ' The meeting then closed with the Benediction. Praises this As'th'ma Remedy. A grateful user of Dr, J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy finds it the only re- medy that will give relief, though for thirteen years he had sought other help. Years of needless suffering may be prevented by using this won- derful remedy at the first warning of trouble. Its use is simple, its east is slight, and it can be purchased al - moat anywhere. 0- * * * * * 5: * * * NEWS .AND INFORMATION * FOR THE BUSY FARMER * (Furnished by 'Ontario Depart- * ment of Agriculture,) * * * * * * * * * * * Free Nitro Culture. The department of bacteriology at Ottawa is again supplying free nitro culture for various legumes. One bottle is given free to each farmer. Cultures are supplied for Alfalfa, sweet clover, red clover, alsike clover, peas and beans, One bottle is suf- ficient for one bushel. Where a farmer is sowing these legume crops, it is very advisable that he use these nitro cultures, especially if the field has not had this crop on it before. The seed is treated very easily and in a very short time. Extra culture can be secured from the O. A. C. at Guelph through your local agricul- tural office for $0c per bottle. Itf you have never used it before send for a bottle this year. Free Trees for Farmers, The Ontario Department of Fores- try is again distributing free trees to farmers of the province as fol - oyes : 'First—up to 3,500 white pine, red ine, jack pine, scotch pine, larch, white spruce, white cedar, carolina oplar, white willow, walnut, butter ut, elm, white ash, soft' maple, hard taple, or red oak,' may be obtained ree of charge for 'reforestation' ither in a present bash or for a new Imitation on waste or poor laud, Second—up 'to $00' white spruce, iorway spruce or white cedar for •indlbreek planting. The only expense to the farther Cleanliness is Important Cleanliness is the best safeguard we can give the newly -born calf. Until recently the calces have been arriving on the pasture where nature makes things clean. Troubles are seldom encountered under these conditions. But now the calves will be arriving in the stable, 'A clean' box -stall is the preferable place. iI:t is a good pre- caution to disinfect the navel immedi- ately as much trouble enters by this source. ;Given a good start the calf should do well on good feed—if the_ feed pails are kept clean. (Dirty feed pails are the abomination of the average stable and the cause of more digestive disorders than alt other causes combined, Where the farmer will take the trouble to not only wash but scald the calf pails once daily he will miss a lot of tribulation in calf rearing. Collective Fertilizer Buying In connection with the recommend tion of collective purchase of fertil- zers as contained in the 'S'omer'set eport, steeps have already been taken y this Department towards this end, Ir. George Patterson who has had nsiderable experience with one of e fertilizer companies, has been ap- inted to go into this work, Accord - g to an estimate by Mr, J, A. Car- il of the Crops and'Ma'rkets Branch least 25 per cent' can be saved by raters in the pt,ncchase of fertilizer ere they can get together, buy by e carload and pay cash, 'Mr. Pat - son's duties will consist in arrang- g with growers for this service. The 'International 'Plowing Match d 'Farm Machinery Demonstration 1 he held near the City of Peter- ro, ,Ontario, on October 13, 14, 15 a iz b co th p0 in ro at fa wh th ter in an wit bo and 16, 1931. Massey-llarris No. 19 Spring.Tooth -Tooth Culti a o vr The NEW CULTIVATOR with the Great "THREE-WAY" CLEARANCE Makes a Fine, Clean Mois- ture Retaining Seed Bed. JOHN GALLOP AGENT FOR FROST FENCE SUPERTEST GAS and OILS All Repairs and Labor Cash. Report Was Endorsed 'Ontario, through the new market- ing council, provided for in the (Som- erset report, will embark without de- lay upon .sweeping new policies to promote new market's, -recaptureold ones, and restore to prosperity the fruit and' vegetable industry of the Province. Announcements of these new policies in a speech by Hon. T. L. Kennedy in Hamilton was fol- lowed by an overwhelming vote en- dorsing the 'Somerset report by the Association of (Fruit Growers of On- tario and the Niagara Fruit 'Growers' Association in annual convention, Should Hold Samples Ontario farmers, according to A. H. Martin of the Crops Branch, are beginning to take a keen interest in the coming World's Grain Exhibition which will he held in Regina a year from next summer. Their interest in this big event was indicated by the fact that entries at the 'Chicago !Grain Show from this Province last 'Pall were nearly double those of previous years. Grain and small seeds from the crop ,of 1930 can be entered at Regina and Mr. Martin advises any one who has won a prize 'at Chicago, the Royal or any of the Seed Shows this 'Winter to hold over their samples for showing in 1932, because he says, it is doubtful whether the ex- cellent weather of last Fall which allowed grain and clover seed to mature in .perfect shape will repeated again this year. 500 Flocks Under Inspection For -the season of 1930-31 there are approximately 500 •fl'ocks of poultry underinspection in 'the province under the !Ontario policy for approv- ed farm stocks or breeding stations. This involves around 175,000 .birds. as compared 'with 45,000 birds when the policy became operative in 1928-29. The increase reveals a keen destre.00 the part of 'flack -owners to improve their .laying stock. The :flocks are culled and banded by an inspector and this work is us- ually done by the +first of December, The birds culled out are disposed of and those banded are then blood - tested during December and 'January, The blood testing is to determine the freedom of the layers from that costly disease of young chicks .known as pullotunt. !Flock owners under this policy most maintain a certain stand- ard of sanitation; guard against its- t fectiotts or contagious .diseases and i use inspected or qualified male rnirds. This is one of several policies tending d towards improvement of poultry flocks ,and of the quality of chicks 1 t distributed. a grain club was organized to assist the Better Seed Campaign as an ob- jective, Registered No, 1 seed of recommended varieties of grain was distributed and an: effort made to get at the truth regarding the value of 'fertilizer on spring -grown cereals. Each boy also received a four -ounce sample of formulin with instructions for treating his grain for smut. The total number enrolled in the grain club was 96 and the average age 19 years. A summary of production costs showed that 45 boys produced 49 bushels of oats per acre at a cost of 41 cents a bushel. Nine boys pro- duced 32% bushels of barley per acre at a cost of 56 cents per bushel. The average increase in the ,fertiliz- ed pjots of oats over the unfertilized was <9.4 bushels per acre, and the average increase of barley was 9.8 bushels per acre. "In all our club work," states Mr. Croskey, the local representative, "we require cost re- cords and field notes to be kept' with the idea of focusing attention on pro- duction costs. The fact that high yields are usually produced at around half the cost of average yields stands out in what data we have collected." Clean Seed Tour. A campaign has been commenced by 11. G. MdLoughtry, IWaterlpo's Agricultural )Representative, to im- prove the high quality of seed grain in Waterloo -County. Mr. MdLough- try and J. IS. 'Knapp of the depart- ment, are visiting farms and giving demonstrations. In addition, they will show in each district how fan- ningmmills can be best operated to ob- tain seeds 'free from weeds. Every section of the country will be cover- ed in the tour. At a recent test in Toronto only 20 per cent. of '664 Wat- erloo County seed samples were re- jected, and 39 per cent, -was found to be of the highest quality. I't is with a view to further increasing this percentage that the present cam- paign has been started. Importance of O. A. C. The increasingly valuable .part played by 0. A. C. and allied institu- tions in the agricultural life of On- tario was revealed in 'figures recent- ly furnished by Dr. G. I. Christie. He pointed out that there was a com- bined enrolment of 725 students at this educational centre, and that stu- dents .were in attendance from Ber- nude, Cuba, the British Isles, 'Hol - and. Japan, Mexico, Newfoundland, South Africa, Switzerland, Trini ad, the United States, the British Vest !Indies, .British Guiana and Aus- ralia, One thousand students at- tended short courses in home econo- mics and agriculture, while the sum- mer school for teachers had an at- tendance of over 306. Dr. Christie also stated that 15,000 persons had visited the college during the past year, while members of the staff had given demonstrations and lectures all over tile. province, Weekly Crop Report, With the advent of better weath- er, the weekly crop report takes on a more optimistic note. Fall wheat, clovers and grasses seem to be in good condition while livestock is ex- ceIlent in spite of uneasiness caused by a drop in prices for hogs and cat- tle. The tnille supply too, is higher than in previous years. In Brant farmers are low on hay pplies and many have been forced snake purchases in this respect, increasing number of stock in ontettac are reported to have win- ed well, while in Glengarry milk duction is normal with good de- ad for both milk and cream. ey reports the possibility of an- er apple warehouse being built by Georgian Bay Fnuit Growers to lace the one recently lost by fire. wing has proceeded apace- in it with the ground its good condi- and good runs of maple syrup e been encountered. A marked ease in the demand for alfalfa indicates an increased acreage Leeds, The sharp ,drop in live - k prices has affected Mi�ddlcsex vers considerably and many have ted butchering to keep up' the nue. Alfalfa acreage in Perth be increased this season while od supply of other seeds is re- ed. An increased interest in testing is announced in North oe since the advent of payment ntterfat content. An abundance real ,grain is noted in Welland ugh the wheat outlook is sone- discouraging because of the pearance of .suoW, rendering no ction against winter conditions.. Survey of Cattle ,Hun, 'Thomas L. Kennedy has an- pounced his intention to have a sur- vey matte of cattle in the province with a view to increasing the pro- duction of milk. Creameries and cheese factories will + be asked for re- ports on the quantity of milk handled by them and the number of cattle producing it. In sections in which production is low, farmers ,would be aided in acguiriug balls having a better breeding quality, with a view not only of increasing milk produc- tion is low, farmers -would be aided in acquiring. bulls having a better breeding quality, with a view not only of increasing milk production but production of a milk having a higher butter fat cement., Early Oats Gain Favor. Early oats, such as the Alaska and 0, A. C.+No. 3 have been incrrns;ug in popularity throughout the pro- vince. 'In counties where the season is rather short the early oat is pro- ducing a higher yield of heavier oats than the later varietites like 'Banner and O,A.C. No, 72. The earlier var- ieties mature before being caught by frost rust. Often, the yield of later varieties of oats is materially reduc- ed by rust. The acreage of mixed grain throughout Ontario is also in- creasing, and an early oats fits in bet- ter with barley, the two maturing at the same time. Another reason why some farmers are using early oats is to combat sow thistle. They work the ground later than usual in the spring and -then sow a quick matur- ing variety of oats. The percentage of hull in early oats is less as a rule titan that of later oats, and as the hull has no more feed value than straw, the early oat is of slightly higher feeding •value than -is the late oat, alt to An Fr ter pro m'a Gr oth the rep Pia Ke tion has incr seed in stoc farm star neve will a go port milk Simc of ce by b a Valuable Work for Juniors. what Junior Club work in Ontario Coun-Idisap ty received a stimulus in 1930 when prote