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The Seaforth News, 1946-07-11, Page 6THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSbAY, JULY 11, 1940 Play Grounds For Millions. Summer activity in Canada's na- tional parks .is in full swing, but the peak of visitors may not be reached before July OT' August. Roads and trails, many of which have been little used during the war time, are now alive with gay, carefree people bent on enjoying -to the 'full that long -postponed vacation. Automo- biles of almost every age and model loaded with holiday equipment, bi- cycles that had given noble service through war years and are still ex- petted to carry more than a normal load, riders and pedestrians all moving along' the park highways and byways headed for some favorite scenic spot. The park waters too have been re- discovered by the canoeist and the angler. Many of the lakes and streams in the park areas have had an interval of three or four years in which to build up their fish popula- tion, and park fish hatcheries have continued to stock them in anticipa- tion of the time when travel to the national parks would resume normal proportions. Now at Last that time seems to have arrived, and a great many of the angling fraterntiy are taking full advantage of these im- proved conditions. Although Canada's national parks were established primarily for the purpose of preserving certain out- e ncling scenic areas and for con- sers'ng the wild creatures within tiroc: areas, they have. largely be- e .i.-' of those features, become an roes+'taunt factor in the tourieb in- dustry of Canada. This importance :-,own n with the years. In little :,; than 60 years the parks have been expanded from 10 square miles to a total area of more than 29,000 square miles. The rise in the num- ber of visitors has been equally pro- gressive. In the years between the two World Wars the attendance at the national parks increased from 3611,000 to more than million visit- ors. With a return to normal conditi tions this record number of visitors should be equalled and even sur- passed. There is every indication that during 1946, tourist travel to Canada's national parks will be heavy and will tax existing cater- ing facilities to the limit. Indeed, it may be wise for those who can bring along their own sleeping accomoda- tion to do so. Government campsites have been established in all the principal parks. Many of these are equipped with electric light, running water, kitchen facilities, community. buildings, fuel, stoves, benches and modern sanitary facilities. It is gen- erally possible to get food supplies reasonably close to one of these campsites. Control Cabbage Cauliflower Pests Imported cabbage worms are the velvety ;green caterpillars which feed on cabbage and cauliflowers, riddling the foliage with holes of irregular shape and size. Two other caterpillars are sometimes trouble- some, the cabbage looper and the larva of the diamond -back moth, but all three species may be controlled quite easily with arsenical or derris dusts. With late cabbage, the plants should be dusted with one part of lead arsenate diluted with four parts of hydrated lime or talc, preferably in the early morning or late evening when the foliage is wet with clew. A light even coating should he applied, particular attention being paid to the centres of the plants where feed- ing is most prevalent. Thirty or 40 pounds of dust to the acre should be ample. Lead arsenate is considerably more effective than calcium arsenate for the imported cabbage worn, and for this reason a home -mixed lead arsenate is to be preferred to ready - merle calcium arsenate dusts. In- jury to late cabbage securing in July is usually of little importance because the plants eventually out- grow the early injury, so the first dust should be applied during the first week in August and the appli- cations repeated at ten-day inter- vals, A minimum of two applications will be required to protect the plants where the insects are numerous, and three to four applications in out- break years. Early cabbage in some districts usually require no treament for the imported cabbage worm, but in out- break years considerable injury m:ay oecur to the heads shortly before harvest. In that case, a proprietary derris dust should be substituted for the arsenical because ,clerris residue is not poisonous to human beings. Because of the poisonous residue, arsenical dusts should definitely not be used on cauliflower once the heads have started to form. THE MIXING OOWE dy ANNE ALLAN Hydro H. Emoa.l.ht Hello, 'Homemakers! The teacher at the .red schoolhouse may be on Holidays, but mother' has her hands fui11: Mother is a great psychologist and guardian of children whether they are playing indoors or outside._ !During their freedom outdoors chil- dren must be warned of !countless things they cannot 'do. Three of the most important things children must not do are: 1. Children must not fire air rifles at the glass and porcelain in- sulators on hydro and telephone lines. These glass knobs may be broken by stones thrown by thought- less children. To make repairs re- quires expense and time, 2. Children should never climb hydro poles or electric standards. 3. Flying a kite made with wire is dangerous. If it becomes tangled in high voltage wires, the electric cur- rent may burn the playful child. He may never get a strapping for this kind of misbehaviour because the terrible electric shock may confine him to bed during his whole vaca- tion. You may have another way of teaching hien how and where to play, but please don't forget the danger of wire kites. broken electric fixt- ures and bare electric wires. And now to answer your requests: How may strawberries be canned to prevent floating and to retain their original color? By pre-cooking for five minutes in a syrup, then allowing the berries to stand in the syrup for a• few hours before packing in jars and processing, After canning, store jars in a dark place to retain color of berries. How long should jars' be boiled to sterilize them? We recommend washing jars in hot suds. Rinse jars thoroughly, place in pan of clear water, with folded cloth in bottom of pan, set on electric element and boil for at least 15 minutes, May fruit be canned successfully without sugar? Yes, by using water in place of gip• In the hot water bath method of processing is it all right to allow jars to coal in the water? No. The product will be over- cooked and certain types of spoilage may develop due to slow cooling. If a jar does not seal and must be reprocessed does it have to be processed the full length of time? Just what should be done with the unsealed jar will depend upon the cause. If the cap or lid is at fault and the product is a fruit, simply replace cap or lid with new one and process in water bath until product reaches boiling point. If it 15 a non- acid food it should be reprocessed approximately one-fourth to one• third the regular processing periost. If the jar is defective the product should be repacked. It is doubtful if this will be profitable since the re- processing would need to be of ap- proximately the same length as a normal period for that narticular product. Few foods will staid up under such treatment. How do.. you sterilize lids with metal band and the attached rings? Dip lids with compound gasket into boiling water. How can flavour of brine be pre- vented in canned peaches? Long standing in brine gives salty taste and strong brine saturates fruit, Use l tsp. of salt to 1 qt. cold water for a bath to prevent discol- oration while peaches are being pre- pared. How do you preheat for canning in electric oven with automatic con- trol which registers preheat, broil and bake? Set control at Bake and preheat to 275 degrees. TURNIP BROWN HEART The cause of brown heart in turn- ips is the absence of boron in the soil. This deficiency can be over- come by applications of borax, as demonstratted by, a. four years' ex- periment at the Dominion Experi- mental Station, Lennoxville, Que. Borax was applied' before seeding at the rates of 20 ,n. and 10 lb. per acre. Plots on which no borax was applied were used as checks. On the average of the four years, only 88 percent of the 'roots were sound where no borax was used, while 76 per cent, were sound with 10 pounds of borax per acre, and 88.4 per cent sound when 20' 1b. of borax per acre were used. At fall fairs where turn- ips are exhibited, the advantage of using borax is noticable. itteeTO PLAN A TRIP AGAIN" Now you can plan a trip for yourself and your family and know that, via Canadian National, comfort and pleasure will be yours every mile of the way. Genial, courteous Canadian' National service will confirm the wisdom of your train travel plan. LET1CN HELP PLAN YOUR TRIP Your Canadian National ticket office is ready to help, to discuss your itinerary, to furnish infor- mation about the place you plan to visit. They'll arrange tickets, reservations, get you all prepared to step on board and go. 4NAPIAM NATIONAL TO EVERYWHERE IN CANADA Many Beauty Spots In Canada The question "where to go?" is always a little difficult to answer as far as the national parks are con- cerned. It depends very largely on one's tastes in scenery, in recrea- tion, and in sport. Those who seek a holiday in the mountains have a wide choice. In the Rockies there are the famous alpine resorts, Banff and Jasper, now connected by one of the most spectacular scenic high- way s on the North American contin- cuts In the Selkirks are Yoho, 'Kooten- ay, Mount Reveltoke and Glacier National parks, each with a charm and majesty distinctly its own. Down in the southwest corner of Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park with its colourful peaks, varied flora and fauna and its good fishing has a special appeal to many visitors. Besides the mountain parks there are two big game preserves in Al- berta, Elk Island National Park 30 miles east of Edmonton has, since the closing of Buffalo National Park at Wainwright, become the new home of the buffalo. Some of its natural scenic attractions have been developed and it received more than 25,000 visitors in 1945. Wood Buf- falo National Park lying partly in Alberta and partly in Northwest Territories is, as the name implies, a reserve for the wood buffalo. The other prairie provinces,'Sa- slcatchewan and Manitoba, have each one national park, Prince Albert National Park in. Saskatchewan is a great wilderness lakeland and a par- adise for the canoeist. Established less than 20 years ago it has already developed into a magnificent play-, ground. Riding Mountain in Mani- toba, high up on the Manitoba es- carpment, was set aside as a national park two years after Prince Albert was established, but for many years previous to this it was a forest re- serve. In the province of Ontario there are three comparatively small na- tional parlcs. Two of these are com- posed of groups of islands -=—St. Lawrence Island's National Paris and Georgian Bay Island's National Park. The third, Point Pelee, is 'a small .peninsula jutting' : out into Lake Erie and is well known as a resting place for migratory birds. The two most resent areas to be added to Canada's national parks system are both in the Maritime Pro- vinces. Prince Edward Island Na- tional Park is a 25 -mile strip along the north shore of the island pro -I vince and includes many spots im- mortalized in the books of Lucy Maud Montgomery. And lastly, Cape Breton Highlana's National Park, with its rugged coastline and nroun- w tain background and its deep-sea angling, adds something quite new and different in the way of national park areas. The national parks of Canada re- present an important asset which can not be depleted by use as long as reasonable care is taken to pre- serve their natural features. They can be used again, year after year, by hundreds of thousands of visitors and yet handed down from genera- tion to generation, their beauty un- impaired, their allure and interest undiminished, to be used and en- joyed as a great national heritage Today those national playgrounds have become an indispensable part of the aesthetic and cultural life of the people of Canada, and Canad- ians are using them to a greater extent than ever before. OATS AND POULTRY The only grain in fair supply this year in Canada is oats, and oats are an excellent food for poultry and make for sturdy growth in young stock, Sprouted oats have long been considered an admirable feed for laying hens, and, according to tra- dition, oats have some virtue ' or stimulant denied all other grains. F)'eshly harvested and not thorough- ly dry oats are considered less di- gestible and less nutritious than thoroughly dried grain. In Ireland, for fattening purposes, cooked potatoes are added to the ground oats in the proportionof about one-third and fed as a wet mash. In Sussex county, ' England, where poultry raising is an import- ant industry,. oats have always con- stituted an important part of the ration for poultry, not only for fattening but also for growing stock and adult birds. Oats were considered by early feeders to be the most wholesome and palatable of all grains, Poultry are fastidious judges of oats, so in buying supplies, The Egg anal Poult- ry Market Report points out, it is well to remember that there are both light and heavy oats. Lands Two -foot Brown Trout William Snell, Exeter, caught the prize of his career,' when with hook and line he landed a brown trout that measured two feet long and weighed 5i4 pounds. ' of this Clean, Family Newspaper THE . CHRISTIAN SCIENCE .MONITOR Free from crime and sensational news ... Free from political bias ... Free from "special interest" control ... Free to tell you the truth about world events. Its own world-wide staff of corre- spondents bring you on -the -spot news and its meaning to you :and your family. Each issue filled with unique self-help features to clip and keep. The Chrtstton Sotc,ro rubashing So Iety Ona Norwn7 street, Boston 15, Mpse. Nome, Street Car 55-3 Zone .. State 0 ❑ Please rend sample 5opict of The Christian Science Monitor.. 'a 1 1-1 Please send a one-month trial subscriiNon. 1 co* close 51 NEED FOR FLAX SEED STILL IS URGENT Canada produces an excellent quality of flaxseed for all purposes but history shows that its production in the Dominion has been more or less a spasmodic undertaking. Pro- duction dates back to pioneer clays, when 54,650 pounds of flaxseed were produced in New France in 1720. In 1864 production was stim- ulated at Baden, Ontario, by the preparation of flax products; and about 1875 flaxseed was first intro- duced into Western Canada. An area of over two million acres was grown in 1912 which, declining ahanply during the First World War and post-war period, hadfallen to a low level in the Thirties. In 1938 the flaxseed acreage and production dropped to the lowest level in over 20 yrs, the area sown amounting to 248,600 acres and the production to 632,000 bushels. At the outbreak of the Second World War Canada was still on an import basis as , regards flaxseed. Soon after 1939, a shortage of oils developed and supplies of linseed oil were diverted to uses not practical in normal periods. In order to stimu- late production, the .government set a fixed price of $2.25 per bushels with no quotas restricting the deliv- ery of flaxseed. Production reached a new peak in 1948 when 2,947,000 acres were seeded to flax. In view of the urgent need, the fixed price was advanced to $2.75 :per bushel for. the 1944 crop and $3.25 for the 1945 crop. However, the 1944 crop was reduced to 9,668,000 bushels and in 1945 dropped further to a little over 7 million bushels. This history appears incidentally in "The Production of Flaxseed in Canada" by W. G. McGregor, Cereal Division, Experimental Farms Ser- vice and is published by the Domin- ion Department of Agriculture. In this publication (No. 545) important information is given about all phases of flaxseed production,. including linseed flax as compared with other crops, where flax may be grown, seeding flax, harvesting, weed con- trol, varieties, disease control, and insect pests. The market and the en- couraging outlook for flax is also. dealt with. A copy of the publication may be obtained by writing to Do- minion Departmen of Agriculture; Ottawa. GOOD DRAFT HORSES i IN DEMAND AT SALES In the first few months of 1946 there was considerable activity in connection with Canadian horses. At the principal horse sales in the Prairie Provinces in March and April, big, well -broken draft horses in good condition were in demand and brought higher average prices than were realized at the sales in 1945. Top price for a . single was! $350 while several other individual horses brought over $200, The high price for teams was $500 and more than four teams were purchased at $400 and over. As in former years, unbroken horses and those not in proper condition brought low prices and were responsible for a consider- able reduction in the average price whieh otherwise night have been ob- tained at each sale. A considerable number of horses of riding type were sold at the Calgary and Regina sales, the highest price paid for any kind of horse being $1,000 for a Palomino stallion at the Regina sale. Since the beginning of 1946, up to the end of May about 2,500 Cana- dian horses purchased by the Frenneh Horse Purchasing Mission have been shipped to France.