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The Wingham Advance Times, 1930-05-08, Page 7y, May t3th1930 / ort OF TOWN' CA.Lt<rs —.QUICKER :4ND t silt t Ei ?34). t� CRUPER.. x t4,* PM v 4 z'S Sb Cath to place a long distance call. Just ask for "Long Distance,' and give her the distant num- ber. if you do not ,.know the number, "lnfornration" will look it up. Catling • by number speeds atf; the service. Mrs. Rush had her things on all ready to go out. "I wish I knew how many yards of that curtain stuff my sister. needs. I wonder if I could reach her by tele- phone?" Iter sister lived in a city over 80 miles away -- but in just a little over a minute Mrs. Rush was talking to her and getting the details she wanted, It didn't delay her shopping trip more than two animates and it cost her only 50 cents. "Well, that was certainly worth while! Now I know exactly what to buy", she said as she step jed into her car to go down town. Our facilities are now so complete that the average long distance call takes only a fraction over a minute and a half! News and Information For. The Busy Farmer If -(Furnished by The Ontario Depart- ment of Agriculture) Beautifying the Farm Home Every unimproved or unembellish- ed home in Canada can be made more attractive and more variable by the planting o ftrees, shrubs, vines and flowers and a well -kept lawn. The cost of the• nursery stock is one of most profitable investments a farm- er can possibly make, because such improvements will actually increase the money value of the place many times the amount spent in a simple plan of home planting, Good Hoppers Needed The annual waste 'of mash through the use of poor hoppers is enormous. While you are getting everything in readiness for the coming year, see that your hoppers are in good condi- tion and that they are of the type. that will not permit the wasting of mash. Supply at least two running feet of hopper space per ten hens. The table type., of hopper with a wire top keeps the bens from walking in the mash, keeps it clean and whole- some and does not clog as most of the wall hoppers do. Potatb Seed Important The selection of seed potatoes should begin in the field the prev- ious season, for virus diseases . are Wash Day Is Easy Now Particularly if you have a tnodern Connor Elec- tric Washer in your house. No tearing of clothes, no back -break- ing work, just fill the tub with hot water, drop in the clothe, turn a switch anct the work is donee Wngham. Utilities Commission Crawford Bloat. Phone 156. i r11 detected only by the foliage and not by the tubers. Only good si;eed tub" ;rs should beselected for planting, and this refers to seed weighing three ounces or over. Observations show that plants affected with virus dis- eases such as mosai4 and leaf -roll produce, mostly small and 'unmarket- able tubers. All potatoes . showing traces of disease and •cif frost should be discarded along with those which have been subjected to mechaniicalin- jury. Hay and Pasture f;rops The largest area of land used for growing pasture and corn occurred during the period 1914-28 or during the years of the World War and five years immediately following. The greatest acreage of small grains and. roots in Ontario was grown in the 10 -year period 1894-1903; and of po tatoes a.ncl hay in the period 1924-8. Although hay. and pasture crops have increased in area 'during the recent years, there has been very little int- provement in the quality of most of the crops grown for these purposes. Much improvement is still possible in the hay and pasture crops through the medium of selection and hybridiza- tion; the choice of the most valuable varieties to use in hay and pasture mixtures; the use of artificial fertil- izers to increase the yield and im- prove the quality, and better manage- tent of these crops. World's Grain Show 5. A. Mooney, managing director of the World's Grain Show, during a recent visit to Ontario, stated that there is a surprising interest growing in Canada and in foreign 'countries in this event which will be held in Regina from July 25th to August 6th, 1932. From enquiries he has .estimat- ed that between fifty and sixty coun- tries will participate, The executive is receiving requests from national. and international institutions to be permitted to hold' their conventions in Western Canada during the show period, Farm Drainage Tile drainage of land is receiving increased attention in Ontario. The high acre returns 'from orchards and other cultivated cash crops has stimu- lated this interest, Properly install- ed. tile drains, while increasing pro- duction, lower the overhead cost per unit of commodity marketed. The greater ease with which the drained land can be worked further lowers production costs. The O. A. C. .De- partment of Drainage stands ready to assist the farmers by making drain- age surveys, inspection of drainage work installed, the securing of ma- chines where possible and any advice needed by the individual farmer in securing loans under the. Tile Drain- age Act. You can 'secure further par- ticulars from your local agricultural representative or by writing to the Department o£ Drainage, O. A. C. Fighting the Sow Thistle Prof. Howitt of the O. A. C. re- commends the following practices to assist the farmer in combatting the sow thistle menace: 1. Vigorous, mid -stammer cultiva- tion during the dry, hot ,weather im- mediately following haying or har- vest 2. The use of smother crops such as sweet clover, rape and buckwheat. These are very effective when pro- perly handled. 3. Short crop rotations which give a chance to use hoed crops frequent- ly, 4, Under -drainage of lands requir- ing it. (Poorly drained land . is most favorable to the growth of the sow thistle.) 5. On heavy clay soils, deep plow- ing. immediately after haying, espec- ially if the ground is very dry and hard. (This means plenty of power). 6. Thorough cleaning out of the first small patches that appear on the farm, to prevent the weed from be- coming established. 7, A deterinination not to be beat- en by weed or devil, Protecting Swine Vermin cause considerable annoy- ance to swine and their presence in large quantities is destructive to pro- fits. If the swine have a good wallow hole they can free themselves of the pest .during the summer; but without assistance of a wallow, some other aid must be given or else the lice will flourish. The application of crude oil to the pig's slain will make the lice let go. The crude ail may be applied through the use of a rubbing post equipped to deliver oil when the pigs rub against it or it may be ap- plied with art ail cart. A good time to do this is when the pigs are stand- ing at the feed trough. Colony houses Should be well sprayed : with a two per cent solution of creolin in the autumn aiid again inthe spring. • Herd Depreciates In a diseuesion of the eosts of dairy Saluting an item is often overlooked that should be mentioned—the oew womtraM aDV4NCit NES itself. Many a dairy farmer is not making as much money yearly as he thinks he is because of the deprecia- tion in the value of his herd, The useful 'life of a cow is not very long. The troubles which occur in every herd, such as abortion, non -breeding, udder troubles, take a larger toll than is thought possible without records for guidance. A study of the situa- tion shows that the average cow re- mains in production for about five years. Allowing ten months milking per year, this limits the average use- ful life of a cow to 50 months, Dur.,. irtg this period the cow has to pay 'alt costs of feed, labor, housing, etc., be- sides a profit to the owner. Only good cows Can do this, How To Stop Early Swarming For beekeepers it is all important to have each colony at maximum strength in time for the main honey flow. To do this, careful management of the colonies in the .spring and ear- ly summer • is required. All manipu- lations in the apairy at this time are for the purpose of producing frees to gather the harvest and to prevent them; from splitting forces through. swarming. The important factors in building up the Icolonies are good. queens, abundant food, sufficient room and protection. Early in the spring the queens start their egg -lay- ing and as' the' spring advances and new nectar and pollen' are coming in, the number of eggs laid each day in- creases until there are between two and three thousand produced every 24 hours. Twenty-one days after the first eggs are laid, new bees are be- ;ing added to the colony. New bees cannot be produced unless there is firstly, sufficient room for the queen to reach her maximum egg produc- tion and, secondly, enough food to fee'tl the young bees. A colony may reach a feeling of strength before the main flow commences and decide up- on swarming during . the dandelion and fruit bloom flow. This is easily controlled by giving the queen suf- ficient room for egg -laying by enlarg- ing the brood chamber and by giving enough super room so that surplus nectar may be stored in supers in- stead of the brood chamber. BAD MAN IN LOCKUP SETS FIRE TO BEDDING JUST TO GET EVEN A man who, last Thursday night, became' altogether too noisy and wobbly, due to swallowing too much government., or bootleg whiskey, was taken in hand by Constable Ferguson and locked in the local police cell for safe keeping. Having read about the convicts burning the state prison at Columbus, Ohio, this gent thought he would pull off a similar stunt here, and when put into the cell he swore he would burn the place down if he wasn't let out. Unfortunately in his search, of the prisoner Constabe Ferguson ov- erlooked a few matches which the Wild man had. Left to himself he tore open a corner of the mattress and set fire to the filling, This made only a smouldering fire which was discovered by girls who out of cur- iosity went to have a look at the wild man. They reported the circumstanc- es to Councillor Miller who chanced to be about the Hall. Had the bed- ding been of more inflamable mater- ial the drunk would have had an ex- perience that he likely. didn't count on, for it was some time before Con- stable Ferguson who had the cell key could be located. The fire was easily extinguished, and the :prisoner having sobered off somewhat offered to pay for all the damage he had done if he were sent to his home near Wingham, It ap- pears that he is a fanner from that locality and when sober is industrious and well behaved. Reeve Rae who had been roused out of bed to deal with the situation thought that perhaps the best way to get rid of the man, and the best thing for himself and family, would be to send him home, so County Con- stable Moorewas commissioned to supply the transportation. It's hard to say what's the best treatment for a bug of that sort; but + if he pays for a new mattress and for his night drive home, his night's entertainment will cost him more than if he had gone to the picture show.--Lucknow' Sentinel, Better Give Her the Air 1Virs,, mithers was explaining the. routs , : i the new cook. "W i l;'it ch precisely at one on Wed h .lays," she said, "as on that day e always' go for a spin in the car at two." "Very good, tnum," replied the cook, "but r shall have to leave the washing up until we gets back again," -Leieester Mercury. Love 'Ern and Leave 'tin After a wedding reception at Sher- ry's the bridegroom left on a honey-. moon,• --Poston Post. REDUCES PRICES 15c a lb. Brown Label Now 60c fib. %-Lb. PACKAGE NOW 15c 2 -Oz. PACKAGE NOW 8c JAPAN GREEN BLEND IS UNCHANGED AT 70c a LB. ALL OTHER LABELS REDUCED 5c a LB, TO THE PUBLIC These Prices Are Effective Now–Do Not Pay More Owing to the action of the Govern- ment in abolishing the duty on Brit- ish -grown teas and a lower market for certain grades of tea we are pleas- ed to give our customers the full ben- efit of this saving at once. Unfortun- ately the market for the finest quality teas has advanced, consequently we are unable to reduce our other grades more than Sc a pound. TO THE RETAIL GROCE Y TRADE As usual, we will protect you against loss on Salada Tea by rebating you for your stock on hand so that you can make the above prices effective at once. Forms are being mailed to you for this purpose so do not ship any tea back to us. SALADA TECO. ITED `t 't ik 'Sok iyhFrilfl:: .ALL IN THE ONE BOX "EIGHTY DAINTY CHOCOLATES" PEANUT CLUSTERS MALT MILK BALLS ORANGE CREAMS FUDGE BUTTERSCOTCH PISTACHIO MARSHMALLOWS PEPPERMINT STICKS FiGS ALMONDS VANILLA CREAM NUGATINE LIME JELLY CLOVEMEL MARSHMALLOWS CARA COCONUT LUNCH RASPBERRY JELLY DTES t. he most precious thing has happened —what I mean, it's positively ravishing — Lowney's have put out a new box of really dainty chocolates --they're the most scrumptious things, only one bite to a piece, • and the unbelievable number of 80 pieces in e pound box. I simply must have a couple of boxes for my party tomorrow afternoon. I'm not, going to have the girls spoiling their dresses and the table covers with big, soft creams or melted chocolate at my party—it's so ruinous to the cards, too. So, be a treasure, and bring me two boxes from the Lowney dealer when you come up tomorrow they are called Eighty Dainty Chocolates -and only cost a dollar." ., °WA Tons of love, REITY. • li. .a~rORiGlNATOR.S OF PACKAGE CHOCOLA`rES" tsa The famous Lowney Chocolates including " Eighty Dainty" are for sale by MCKIBBC.N'S DRUG STORE, WINGHAM, ONT.