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The Seaforth News, 1931-07-02, Page 3THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1931. THE SEAFORTH NEWS. t Here There eearidT e Feeding tobacco to sheep is the latest device to check internal. parasites. The tobacco is given with salt in the proportion of ten pounds of salt to one of crushed tobacco leaf. Latest available estimates place Canada's forest resource's at 224,- 304 million cubic feet of standing timber, capableof yielding 424,637 million feet board measure of sawn lumber and 1,121,993 thou- sand cords of pulpwood, ties, poles and other smaller materials. Western Canadians are showing resolution coupled with a high degree of industry, was the com- ment made by Grant Hall, vice- president, Canadian Pacific Rail- way, on his return from a recent tour of the company's western lines. , Trail riding in the Canadian Rockies has made a strong appeal to Lord Duncannon, son of His Excellency the Governor-General, who with the Hon. Arthur Pon- sonby and Major Dollam have been staying at the Banff Springs Hotel. ' Intensive campaigns against grasshoppers, wireworms, wheat stem sawfly, cutworm, potato beetle, cabbage butterfly, root maggots .are being conducted throughout the west this summer and fall with a special organiza- tion in the field. • "Buyers' Week," which has been a great success in the past, will be held for the fourth time in Montreal commencing August 10 next. At the last one in February upwards of 1,100 buyers came. to Montreal and purchased in round figures , $950,000 worth of Cana- dian -made goods. A man catching a fish is not 'news unless the fish is an outsize, but a fish catching a man rates a big type head. This happened at Lake Minnewanka, near Banff, recently when an angler was pulled off the pier into the lake by the sudden strike of a monster trout. Constable James of Cal- gary put off in a boat and landed both fish and fisherman. Six days, nine hours and eleven minutes was the time of the record run of the "Empress of Japan," 26,000 -ton flagship of the Cana- dian Pacific fleet, on her last trip from Yokohama to Honolulu, while a double record was made when the same ship completed the voy- age from Honolulu to Victoria in four days, nine hours and 16 minutes. For the second time in the past three . years, Canadian Pacific Railway police are all -Canada re- volver champions. The railway's Ontario team defeated Royal Canadian Mounted Police, of Leth- bridge, in the finals for the trophy recently. The railway police scored 1410 out of a possible 1500 against the Mounties 1352 thus becoming Dominion Open Revolver Police Champions. Hon. Gordon S. Harrington, Premier of Nova Scotia, and two hundred of the province's leading. citizens, gathered at Yarmouth June 16 fdr the opening of the Lakeside Inn, Canadian Pack hotel. This hostelry is the third of a chain across Nova Scotia opened by the railway in the past few years, testifying to the, faith in the tourist possibilities of the province held by the Canadian Pacific., (748). * * * ,* * * * * * * * • NEWS AND INFORMATION e * FOR THE BUSY FARMER * (]rurnished by Ontario Depart- * ment of Agriculture.) * * * * * * * *. * * * * Mulching ;growing vegetables with paper has definitely proved that most vegetable crops are improved by this system, which eliminates the neces- sity for cultivation, Stich heat -loving plants as the cucumber, melon, pepper tomato showed the most subs'tanti'al increases in yield, lHaldinrand Comity had a (Sheep Dipping We'e'k early in ;June. ICs ad- dition to the dipping of sheep, fifteen demonstrations in drenching of inter- nal parasi'te's were held. At these 115. points, 3069 sheep were dipped and a'b'out 80 per cent. of these were treat- ed tor internal parasites. IReparts submitted by agricultural representatives show that ,pralntically all grains, including fall wheat and spring grains, will be albove average in yield. Old meadows are somewhat disappointing and yields of hay from them will not be as large as was an- ticipated. To counteract this, how- ever, alfalfa gives p'rom'ise of being above the average. New Weeds Appear The three weeds that stand out as the most troublesome are sow thistle, couch grass and Canada thistle, though each district has its own per - titular pests. Sow thistle is particu- larly bad in Ontario and tine Prairie (Provinces, where rich soil and mois- ture, are f'avora'ble to its growth, In- spectors in Ontario are receiving re- ports on the prevalence of milkweed which may have to be added to the noxious list Another that is attract-. ing'`attention is elecampane,, a coarse growing plant with rather attractive 'flowers Which is seen on the road- sides and along] fence raves. F,ruit Crop Prospects l'. IW. Iblod•getts, director of the 1Fruit Branch, states that while the bloom was exteremly heavy every- where in the province " this year, 'this does not necessarily mean a heavy crop ;S'in'ce the date of the .bloom, reports on certain fruits have been re- ceived, indicating a light crop. For instance, sour cherries in ino'st sec- tions have suffered quite severely from frost injury at blosaioni time and •many large orchards both east and west will not have '15 per cent. of a set. ;Sweet cherries, on the other hand, are a good crop: Reports on pears are conflicting, but on the whole does not look like a heavy crop of Bartietts, the leading pear' both for dessert and canning. A much heavier crop of apples. than last season is ex- pected, The other fruits are looking well and should give a normal crop. Close Attention Needed Close .attention should be given the calving and farrowing pens. Failure to render necessary 'assistance at the right time has resulted in loss and every calf and pig that dies makes it just that much more difficult for those that live to make a profit on the year's operation. iThe sooner young pigs get out in the sun the less danger of loss at three to five weeks of age. 'Cod 'liver oil may be fed to pigs as well as chickens to ward off trouble. Canadian Cattle to Britain Canadian :cattle evidently are find- ing a good market in Great Britain. 'While the number extorted so far this year has ibeen comparatively ,small, enough cattle have been ship- ped to prove that under present cir- cumstances this affords a good outlet for Canadian fat cattle and stockers. Arrangements are virtually complete whereby some 15,000 head will be shipped to England by the first of August .at the ocean rate df $15 per head. Internal parasites in the 'shape of worms in the stomach and bowels of children sap their vitality and retard physical .development, ,They keep) the child in a constant state . of unrest and, if not attended to, endanger life. The child can be spared much suffer- ing and the mother much anxiety, by the best worm remedy that can be got, Miller's Worm Powders. Which are sure death' to worms, in' any sha e. p Going After Markets The Department io evolving plans for opening a' new market foe honey, of which a surplus 'of about eigh million pounds is now recorded in the province. Trade in Western Canada is also 'being given attention and the Ontario !Fruit IGrdwers' Association is sending a representative to Winni- peg. Leamington tomato growers are also sending a representative there to study tnarketin!g conditions. In a re- cent conference with frtlt and vege- table growers' in 'the Kingsville- Leamington ingsville Lea.min tont area, Honourable ThonaasL. Kennedy pointed out spe- cific cases where losses had been sus- tained because proper containers had not been used in sending fruit and vegetables West," Proper packing is also most'impor•ta'nt, he emphasized, and the appearance of the packed product plays an in''pont'anit part in sales. ;lin' referred to, Products brough�t.into ,Ontario and selling to better advantage than.. Ontario -grown pro'ducts of equal Worth' simply be- cause of the style of packing. 'Cold Storage Facilities With an. anticipated crop of 100,000 bar -gels of apple's, the Norfolk Fruit Growers' Association has started an adliti'on to its pre -cooling and cold: storage pleat -401 ISinucoe which will' practically duplicate the present facil- ities. The new •acoo'mod,tion will he absoli°itely necessary to take care of a crop Of this'size, ac'cord'ing to the manager, James E, Johnson. Growers in \4id'd'le'sex 'County are now .propos ing to undertake cold storage facilit- ies, the question having been favor- ably discussed at a recent conference, t Onion Acreage Increases An increase of 28 per cent. in the' sown acreage of onions .this year as connpared, with last year is reported by ,otlfic'lials of the ,Ontario onion pool. T'h•e total for the present season is 2.400 ;acres of all kinds of onions. As a result of early planting, it is expect- ed that a large number of Dtntch sets will be on the market within the next month. The onions ar developing Fast and 'show signs of an excellent 'product. fit took over _5 freight g cars to move the 1930 onion crop out .of Southwestern Ontario. This repre- sented nearly 600,000 bushels of onions. Roosts For Young Birds Teaching chicks to roost at an early age tends to promote feather growth and helps, materially in carrying the chicks , over the critical period when they are most likely to crowd and smother. It is desirable to get 'the chicks to roost just as soon as they no longer need heat to keep 'them comfortable. O•ne of the best ways of getting' chicks to roost is to 'build a sl'op'ing roost 't'o ,the rear of the brooder, house or to 'one. side of the house and enclose the underneath side of the roost with 'a fine Mesh wire so that the chicks cannot get at the drop- pings. They will take to these tem- porary roosts in no time. Sheep Losses Heavy 'r A recent survey of sheep losses due to dogs, conducted in Ontario by au- thority of Hon. T. L. Kennedy, shows that this situation is ignowing more serious. It is possible that this'year's claims will more than equal the rev- enue collected by the municipalities from the dog tax, To date it is esti- mated that bill amounts to well over 8100,000, with losses running up ,fo $7,000 in' same counties alone. Dur- ing a period like- the present, when municipal finances are strained to the limit, some less expensive amusement for our stray dogs than killing sheep will have to be found. One sugges- tion is the old custom of putting bells on several .members. of each flock as a means mf protection from dogs. 'Livestock Feeds The problem of the dairyman today is to produce at a' profit -or bre'a'k ev- en under existing circumstances. ;Greater economy in feeding should not mean less efficiency. ;Ways of improving hone -(grown crops can be found, thus necessitating fewer pur- chased' feeds. Dairymen who have alfalfa hay and corn silage ,can readily get along with a bower protein con- centrate ration than the farmer with poor hay and no silage. Even alealta .hay varies consi'derab'ly in nutritive value, "depending on when it is cue. Farmers should cut their alfalfa at a time when they are fainly certain of procuring a valuable feeding' material than if left until too far ad'van'ced. Caring is also important and the more green leaves that can be harvested and the greater the retention of color, the higher the feeding value that will be realized in the feeding -out process next winter. PAGE THREE COST OF TILE D'R'AINAGE. tal Ex ermteutal Farms' Nate i ( p > Inform!atton on the cost of install- ing ti!le drates ote the Central Experi- mental Farm at Ottawa is ,presented in the 1930 report of the ':F'ie'ld Hus blandry Division. It h'as cost, on the average, .$7.187 per 100 feet to install tile d•raims, with machinery and $16.39 per 100 feet to install drains by hand. Exceeding the cost.of tile, the cost per 1'00, feet amounted to $4.20 with machinery and' $11!5f7 by hand. These figures re!pre,sent good average condi- tions. The' cost of installing drains with machinery has varied, hIoweve'r, from as,,flow as $2.35 on easy digging to $15.86 'per 100 feet under difficu.kt conditions; not including the cost of tile which May vary from $2:40 for 3 - inch tile to $6,00 per 100 feet, for 6 - inch tile. The depth of the drains is. an im- p m- portant 'con'si'deration. , Digging a trench 3 feet deep by hand required 15 hours of tman labour per 100 feet while 26 hours were required for a trench 4 feet deep. -When digging with Machinery, under favourable conditions, with a subsoil free from stones it cost very little more to dig a 4 -foot ,trench than one 2' feet deep. The rate of laying tile was found to vary from '50 feet per hour with drains finished by hand . up to ,200 feet per hour with experienced tile layers. It is adivisable in sandy soil to cover the tile with some filterinlg material to prevent the entrance of silt. Straw or?stri�p's`of t'ar building paper have proved very satisfactory for this purpose. In low wet spots in heavy Olay land, it is wise to fill a portion of the trench. with stones to facilitate qu'i'cker percolation. Filling was done by hand .in stony land to avoid breaking the tile' with fabling stone. Backfilling with a road grader was found the least expensive meth- od, although filling with a plough and two horses Was almost as economical, Want and For Sale Ads., 3 tines 50c FIRST AID' TRAINING PROVES IN Little Johnny Mahoney fell and cut his hand badly. His mother was out when it happened. Fortunately for,Johnny two Bell Telephone linemen working nearby heard his loud cries for help and ran to see what was wrong. They found that the boy had severed an artery. Their prompt arrival and expert knowledge of first aid enabled them to render immediate help. • Qualified instruction in first available to all members of the Bell Telephone Company's staffs and over eighty per cent of the Plant Department alone have become qualified first eiders. Shields are presented by the Company for annual competition. Each spring team contests are held in the different divi- sions. The pictures show this year's winning teams. Top left London, Western Division, right Barrie, Central -Northern Division; lower left -Engineering, Toronto Division, right— Woodstock, Hamilton. Niagara Division. CO-O'PERA'TIVE, CHICK FARM. Art experiment in co-operative chicken farming' in British Columbia, has proved a most welcome oppor- tunity to a number of would-tbe far- mers Who wished to settle down in the coast province but who are un- able, because of lack of experience or lack of sufficient funds, to undertake farming' on a Barge scale. Delta Man- or, situated near Ladner, B,C., twelve polies from Vancouver, is the first community of its kind so far north on the Pacific Coast, although siani'lar experiments have been successfully carried out in California, Washington and Oregon. The average farm at Delta Manor covers 2% to 3 acres, and at the pres- ent time about 150 families are locat- ed there. ,White Leghorns are raised exclusively and the eggs are market- ed on a co-operative basis. An exec perimen•t'al farm, situated on the pro- perty, gives free advice to land -awn - ere and tuitions is 'given in all phases of poultry ra'i'sing. The four-year-old. project has so far proved most suc'cessfui. It is est- imated that a net .p•roifit of $2' per bird, per year, has been made by the owners, and production has held con- sistently/ at a high percentage. The best of' foundation stock is obtained and a ready market has been found for this superior type of eggs. ,Alt•hou,gh. egg -,production is the main occupation of Delta Manor far- mers other in'tere'sts include the rais- ing of vegetables, the keeping of bees, and the cultivation of filbert orch ards, advice on all of these matters. being freely given at the demonstra- tion farm. ' These small farms have proved especially interesting as op- portunities for city folk to realize any ambitions they may have had to oxen bit of land" and pursue a pralitab'be business with little or no experience One charming hone is owned by three Vancouver business girls and several have been built ley prairie' bus. iness men. The "Manor" is beautifully situated on the Fraser River, at Ladner, 13,C. about 12 utiles from Vancouver. Thr delightful scenery around, the mite climate, and the adjacent urban ad- vantages add to the attractions of the place., The Manor farms are provided with electricity, telephones, mail de- livery, a munetipa1 water system and splendid; transportation. facilities. Schools and churches are in the near- by taw of Ladner. Last autumn a highly interesting exhibition was held at which .all kinds of farm products were displayed. A more in'teres'ting.: one is planned for this ,year. The World's' Poultry Congress delegates visited Delta Manor in 1926 and were impressed with-theprogre�ss made. 'The plan is creating much interest throughout the west and, so lar, has been highly commended. The co- operative buying of feed and supplies; the co-operative marketing of eggs; the possibility of farming oft a.sntall scale' and: With fres instruction far the mexperienced, are most attractive features contributing to en experi- ment which promises to pave ,the way for other.co-operative projects through!outt the D'dniinion. Only one restri'dt'ion, is placed upon settlers alt Delta Manlor—+the purchasers of the property being prohibited, from ,sell in or leasing gtoanOnien'talorEast Indian. Otherwise, Delta Manion far- mers are free agents, . PICK YOUR TREE: WITH CARE. To seek shelter under an oak tree dunin,g a thunder Storni is almost as dangerous as to search for gasoline with a 'lighted match. Of all 'trees, the oak is most susceptible to light- ninigo; ;S'`says a bulletin issued by 'tree specialists who have been studying the pheno'men'a of lightning in rela- tion to trees. If you must get under a tree, find a bench, for it is rarely 'ever the vic- tim of lightning. Tie ratio of the aak to the beech in being struck by bolt ail electrical is 60 to .1, accordfa'g to O'bservations made over a period The roots of a tree tap the electri- cal field of the ground. When; a storm: cloud is "overhead the positive electricity in it is attracted by the negative electricity of the earth, and lightning follows. Trees, such as the oak, which have a large root area naturally have lar- ger electrical fields than others. Oaks also have "tap" roots, which go far into the ground andbring up large quantities of water to the tree, which serves as another attraction fpr elec- trical b'alts. The nest advice is to avoid trees al- together when lightning is at woiak,. as it wonld 'be somewhat difficult for the layman to make a scientific sel- ection in time of emergency. Better to keep out in the open spaces, if n0. house is near, and get thoroughly wet than to offer yourself as a target for lightning. "TRADER HORN" DIES AT 82. Alfred Aloysius Smith, known to the world as "Trader Horn," died on June 26th, at a nursing ,Ronne in Tank- erton, England, after a brief illness. He was a "young man of' 82" in ods own words. He was stricken with a chill at the home of his sister several day's be- fore and did not rally. With a spark- ling eye and a great white beard, he maintained until his death bed the happy, breezy manner that had ac- companied a career of adventure. "Trader. Horn" came out of tthe jungles of Africa to take a place in tine spotlight of the world's literary capitals. In collaboration with Mrs. Ethlered'a Lewis, he wrote 'Trader Horn" and entertained Great Britain, and the United States with fascinat- ing tales of his experiences with Af- rican natives. His teaveels began in 1874 when he left Lancashire for the ivory eoa'st of West Africa on behalf of a Liver- pool Steamship Company. After as- sisting the company's agent to pro- mote the ivory and rubber trade, he at length developed into the almost ntysfhical personage of "Trader Horn" with a dlozen sidelines. 'Among his activities were shooting elephants and lions. Prospecting in the Kalahari Desert of South Africa, diamond trading in Rand, washing gold at Cerry Creek, painting pictures in the southern part of the United State's, and helping to salvage bullion fropi the wrecked steamship Empress of India. At one time he was a favorite of th'e queen of Madagascar and was outlawed by the French Government for figh't'ing on her behalf. He serv- ed in an irregular unit in the Boer War and fought a caravan &t raiders in the Lake Chad region. He had nar- row escapes from death, Once he was carried in tine teeth of a wounded lion an'st again he was nearly ' slain by blaeics in a quarrel over ivory. He came to Great Britain at the outbreak of the Great War and tried n su'ecessful4 to enter' the British regular army, declared he was 20 years younger than hi ago. He was reported to have served aboard a nine sweeper in spite of his rejection, "Trader Horn" was facile in estab- lishing himself with the black races, and though sometimes in danger Inc was usually ou the best of terms with the natives. He did not hesitate to elcscribe cannibals as his blood bro- thers. In late years after he had returned to England to spend his remaining, days, with his sister, he became gnite critical of the youth of the modern, wealthy- classes. He once gave vent to his disgust in these words: "I can't see those young men car- rying a gun in the next war or those young womenbearing babies, Many young men of today are poor infants with legs made only to walk the length of a golf course and firsts only strong ,enough to drive a ear. They are ,just pimples on the populace, It would be a good thing if we revived the stone age for a year .• or too," ELECTI''O,N UNANI'MO'US. Hon. Ge rge S.Henry, for o3 years a member of the Ontario, Legislature, was formally indorsed as party leader' at the pravincial . Conservative con- vention in Toronto. Tdse 'selection.of.` vIr, :Henry was unanimous, .and the - meeting. was ;featured by tributes paid' to hits by members of his cabinet and others pro'tninen.'t " in ,Con'esrvativ'e circles, When Hon. t''ir,Howard Fer-. guson gave up the 'dike of 'Prune.. Minister of the province t'o became Canadian High' Commissioner in Lott don, .lir, Henry assumed 'that posi- tion, although he 'bail never been u'f- ficially indorsed by the party. Within five minutes .after the con- vention.opened he had .been nominat- ed. The nomination was second and nominations closed. The nomination was made by Hon. W. H. Price. at- torney -general of Ontario. Some time ago it was strongly intimated that Mr. Price would contest, the leadership. ,More recently; Hon. E.. A. Dunlop, provincial treasurer, was. suggested as a possible candi'd'ate: This was sdtie lctie'd when W. H. Ire- land, Conservative whip in the Legis • - lature, announced that he had receiv- ed a message from Mr. Dunlop in which the latter stated he was "`100: per ,cen•t. behind Mr. Henry." Mr, Henry was cheered to the echo when he entered the hall; the cheers were renewed before and after his nomination; there were still more of thenf as he rose to speak; and the meeting swept into still further ap.e- plause just prior to its adjournment. In ,the afternoon, speaking briefly; he• expressedhis gratitude to the party and .promised his hest efforts on behalf of the people of Ontario. ontenti us resolutions were,int- • No utions o s tnoduced, and no prolonged debate took place. The meeting, as instruct- ed, got down to business, and ad- journed. Less than two hours after its opening, A delegate rose and suggested that Thomas 'L. Church, K. C„ former Conservative member for Northwest Toronto in the federal parliament, should he chosen leader. After a brief wait, Mr. Ireland declared the nomin- ation "out" since it had not been, seconded, Complete in itself, Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator does not require the assistance of any other medicine to make it effective. It does not fail to do its work. . FLYS FROM <NEW YORK TO BE'RLII`. The nt'oltap'alne 'Winnie :Mae, less than .35 hours out of tNeiw York land- ed at Tempelhsf Airdrome at Berlin,.. after a record breaking, two -Stop - flight across the Atlantic Ocean from Newfound'lan•d, They made brief stops at <Ohester, .England, and Han- over, Germany, Wiley Post and Harold 'Getty, pilat- and navigator of the speedy craft, climbed stiffly from their seats, said_ they were very tired, and accepted re-• fres'hments offered by cheering ad- mirers at the field. They s'a'id their flying tinge Gratia Harbor Grace to Germany was 221 hours and 13 minutes, setting a new mark, and ap'proximatel'y cutting in- two the record set by Clarence Chamberlain and ,Charles A. 'Levine:_ The distance was approximately 2;850 miles frons Harbor ',Grace to Berlin, making a total, mileage fo 4, 000 miles from New York. The two aviators were attempting to circle the globe in 40 'days. SECOND , PLANE CROSSES; 'Otto Hidlig add Holger Hoirtiis, United States aviators who crossed the Atlantic on Thursday, landed at 'Copenhagen from Bremen, Germany,. at 2i10 pan., Friday. They were ww'el-' conned by a large crowd at Copen- hagen's airport on the edge of the city. This was the original destina- tion of their flight, but they found it impossible to reach Copenvhagenr on Thursday when they became lost and wandered for hours over Europe. The fliers made the hop from Bre- men in hours, 33 minutes; the dis- tance being 240. miles, The Bight from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, was accomplished in three hops. The airmen had hoped to be able to make it without a stop • but failure cif their, gasoline supply and their los's of direction forced thein down yesterday at Krefeld, Germany. Thursday afteron•on they went from Krefeld to Bremen where they Wert- 00 ertsu exhausted that they decided to get} a night's rest Rural Teachers Co -Operate In Crop Statistics This year rural teachers have hem asked to co-operate with the Govern- ments in prosnring from farmers. cards slowing the number of acres in different crops and atso uumber of animals on farms It is very impor- tant to the agricultural industry that accurate statistics he compiled. 'Inc recent years other methods have been tried but the results have net been entirely satisfactory in that too few farmers responded. It is hoped that farmers will do their share this year by co-operating with the teachers who have endertaken this work at a busy time in the teaching year. 'It should pot .he necessary etc point out that these figures will .not he published individually but by comities only and will -not -be used for taxation or °thee similar purpoges.