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Page Six . try to I The Canadian Hen The Canadian hen in the last year or two has been building up a com- merce all her own. Four years a_:1'o Canada was sending no dressed poul- Great Britain, but lately there has been 21 sharp development in the export trade. A large supplv was sent to the British Christmas market last year and the year be- fore. Dl.1l`lll_..," the past twelve months over two and a quarter million pounds of dressed poultry have been exported and another generous sup- ply was delivered to the Britisli Christmas market. A large supply of Canadian poultry nds its way to .\'ewfoundlan(`l. eggs. Two years ago the Canadian export of eggs was only 270,000 dozen, but it is now running: at the rate of two million dozen in the year, lra\'n_e' increased nearly eight times. Great Britain is the chief market. It is the same with` Orillia is protcstin;;' zlglillst the! systcxn adopted by the Provincial: (`.ov<.-rinnom. to pay the lIl}LL,"i.~il!':1L(`~' B:u'rie is in thc: sunio pusition. I`oLh towns have the services of 2| in:1;,v'is- t1':xt(- for only part time, sincv the system has been clmmxml. but are still 1'equirL-(1 to pay the smno pro-, portion of the s:1i:n'y as In.-fore. Thn`-` pi'o\'in(:u is collectinys: from other (.'(.'I1Ll`('h' \vl1(-1'0 the nmg'i.~'tr:1to .\`('l'\'(`.~`, so that while this new >'_\'stL-In may help the provinct,-, it does not In-11-fit 't1n: towns, which pay :1 lz11'_1:(:i' sl1:11'(.` `oi the In:1;:I.~`t1`:ite .~' sn1ui'\' than i)!`- fore. Conventions in February A2'1'2u1g'e1nents have been complet-; ed by the .-\gricu1tu1'a1 Associations concerned to hold theri annual meet- ing and conventions as announced below : 1 n..+m.:.. 131nt1n-nn`h a Aaemunn _ DGLUW 3 Ontario Tuesday, 1 0.30 :.'.m. w........ Cleaning Seed Grain Furniers with good grain of 21 var- iety which gives high production in their (lixtrict should save their best _e;ruin for the _Vear s seeding`. Fa1'n1- ers who have been _e;1`owing' a variety of g'r21in with low _vie1(iin_u` zrhility 01' one unsuited to their district should plan to procure good seed g1'zxi11 for next spring`. 1`sn-mm-e nqimv `rhr-ir nwn nexL s1)1'11w;. Fa1'ii1c,-rs using); th(~'.1' own seetl -should clean and ;:1'z1(le it thoroup`hl;\ before . VVhe1*e l':u'|ne1'.~' ;u'<.- fortunzite (.-nou.u'h to ]m\'(,- 21 clx,-'.1n1n=." plzmt in their (l1.~'trlct, they mz1_\' let 'thei)' ;.ri'2iin cleaned for at nominal fee. 'f'l1o.'(,- who have not the u(l\`::n- tu;:e of :1 L-le:1nin;;' mill `am 1n'o(-.11`. I j_',`O0(l seed by using: :1 hzxml gxruin clezuu,-1' to remove weed seeds and light ke1'n<-ls. .\Izm_\' l'zu'n1e1's 11-j;'le<'l to clean their :~.e(3(l because of the work (mt;-.i1L;- but clezm _u;mi11 i.~; zxb solutely necesszng\' n oi'(le1' to pro-- duce p)'0t:1l)l0 crops. While :1 ,:;oo(l seedbed, 2: fertile soil and p:oo(l grow- ing: conditions are all neces.s'm'_\' in order to secure l1l1Z',`l l grain yields, it is equally important to use well cleaned seed of 21 vzu'iet_v with inher- ent high yielding: ability. ixmg iu(1wzu'(1 riotei, Ontario Association Fxhjbtions -- Annual Thursday and Friday, Feb. 7 commencing at 9.30 a.m. ward Hotel, Toronto. nnfnrin Vnn'n1';ihi D 1 OFOHEO. of Fairs and; convention, ' and 8, T lung` Ed- Grn\\'m'5: As- warn l1OECl, 1orom;o. Ontario Vogxetablo Growers As- sociation-.~\nnua1 meeting on Tues- day, Feb. 12, commencing' at 9.30 am. Convention, Wcdxlesduy, Feb. 13, commoncin_9; at E) 21.11). Kinp; Ed- ward Hotel, Toronto. huh.`-in LT,-H4-nlhn-ul A uenni-.1n11-- romo. 1 Ontario Field Crop and Seedi G1'owe1's Association--Wednesday, ' Feb. 6, commencing` at 9.30 a.m.: king Iildward Hotel, Toronto. hni-.1:-in Aeennini-inn nf Wnir: mul- \\'{U'(l J'lOL(.`l, LUYUIILU. I Ontario Ho1'ticultu1'u1 Association--5 Anunl convention, I`hursdu_v and Fri- d:u`, Feb. 21 and 22, co1mncncin<,_>; at 9 21.111. King Eclward Hotel, To- 1-nni-A I I I P(.`l](.`t,2llU.',` count-i1 for 1921.3 \\'m'a- all <-l<-(`U- by :u--lznnntimn. :\I:1_\'or. Jo.~'.3 H:xt.tun; ltw-xx, '.\I. J. 'l`u.<.~'im'; (`mun-I cillors. W. IL Bonson, 1*). O. ("T10-' munt, Claim (iumlmn, W. .l. .\1:uluwn. J. H. Gropp and Wm. Spun`. Farm News %[District News T. T. . . 1 P1owmen s Assoc1at1on-- Feb. 5, commencing` at` King Edward Hotel, To-E I The T\'m't.h em .-\.1\':-- u ! Although seven were nominated `for tl1e,reeveship of Coldwater at the `nomination meeting on Dec. 31st, not one qualied. A second nomination meeting was held on Jan. 9th. 5 D1". F. M. Wakor is mayor of Al- liston by acclamation, succectlilly; J. k]{. Mitchell, who served the town for many years. , Thos. Irwin, clerk of Tossorontio, `presided at the nomination meeting: `last week for the -llxt; consecutive _\'e:Lr. Reeve l{ierna11, in moving` a Note of thanks to the vctcrzm clerk, 5s;1i(l that Mr. Irwin l]:l(l served 40 yn3:11`;4 as clerk and in all that time `had never missed :1 re_:ul;1r mccLin_-.3 of council. The .-\llistm1 Poultry M:u'kcLing As-I 'soci:1tio11 handled 7,950 pounds ofl poultry from the two market days before Cl11`istmzu~'., Dec. .1.',t;l1 and 20th. The p,'1'zuli11p_' was (lone by men from the Dominion Poultry Brunch and was quite S1l.'lSfZ1(.'t01'_V. The re-. turns to patrons of the association were also satis`l'actory, cheques for which were mailed out last week. Wm. H. Page, of Alliston, dropped-I dead on Wednesday of last week while on his way to feed the chickens elf fhn 1-nnv ni hie 1-unlnn Ho `n-.241 \VlU1U U11 Jll \V2Ly LU LUCU LIIC CIIICKCIIS at the rear of his home. He had been alicted with heart trouble 101 some time. ! THE Jas. S. Johnstonc, 01' Forest Home, celebrated his 99th birthday on Now Year's Day. He enjoys good health, and every day is up and around. He has lived for 85 years. in the district and attributes his iong life to huro` work and clean living`. Lawrence Whitney, of Atherley, last week received a piece of the wedding: cake served at the wedding reception of Prince Georg'e of ln_r:- land and Princess Marina of `Greece. 4-The cake was sent by Mrs. Bidwell, aunt of illrs. Whitney, who is matron `of l{in_; Edward VII. Hospital for. omceis, and where all the Royal family receive medical attention. She attended the wedding`, as well as the reception. s I Duriny; the year 1934 Orillin re brigmle answc-1'ed 21 total of 181 calls, 40 of which '.'.'e1'e actual res, {)0 chimnc,-_\' res, 17 false alarms mm the rest car fires, grass res, (lump res, etc. The re loss totalled $76,049.00, being` $30,000 hi_2'he1' than in 1933. In three of the res the loss was over $10,000. ' 11 When Lindsay s new skating` and , hockey rink was opened recently the _1hono1' of being` the rst skaters on it was given to the MissesDunsford, 1-four sister whose combined a_9;es , ireach 275 years. One is 71, another -'70 nnn+'|nm- RR and nnnH1rn- . Th:-v Miss Scroggie, of the Boys and Girls Department of the Toronto Public Lib1'a1`y, will spend the next four months in the Orillia Public Library to act in conjunction with the schools in an effort to stimulate the interest of the young; people in worth~ while litreaturc. 1 Three young` men entered the store `of Edwards & -Co. in Midland one night last week and stole a number of dresses, purses and other goods `worth several hundred dollars. The culprits were apprehended and all the `goods found in a. vacant house. l T. l,1'eaCn KID years. U116 l5 l1, 'cl.llUlaI1C1' 70, another 68 and another 66. They `were enthusiastic skaters in their youth and recognized as the best ' fancy skaters in the district. At the opening: of the new rink they used the same old type sprimz skates they used fty or sixty years a2;o. l HEAW HI Ontario Department of Agriculture ..:._ta L was \\ llU lb .UlElLl'UJl for | .311 1 1 ' Edward Dutton, reeve of Victoria Harbor and Warden of the county for 1934, was re-elected reeve for the twelfth time by acclamation last week. During the year averuge of 1,059 on expenditure for the $59,789.05, compared 17 in 1933. H. L. Cummings, Deputy Minister of Municipal A'ai1`s, gave I\Iidlzmde1's a true picture of the town s mmeizil stzLnding' at :1 meeting of citizens last week. At the end of 1934 Midland had liquid zlssets of about $172,300, and z`._L ,'2lil]St these are current 1inbi`:- ities 01' $251,-'l00, and to this must be added u flozitiiig deht 0|" .81-ll,()()() 1nuki11_i.,v' the actual deficit $120,000. This is z11)ui't from debentures to ma ture, which at the end of the 3.;-:1: stood at $1,205,000. The town will, I under _e:ove1'nment supervision, be run I on a strict hudp;et for some yezu'~ L0 r|r\I\.\/\ We are all prone to make mis- takes. Although they inay vary 1n the amount of damage caused, they 'are, nevertheless, mistakes. A well; known writer has compiled a list of seven mistakes which most of us make at one time or another, some repeatedly : 1 'l`lnn rlnlnqirm Hmf inrlivillnnl repeatedly 1. The delusion that individual advancement is made by crushing others down. 0 'I`]`|!\ 4-nnzlnnnu fn u-rn-vn '1}\nni'i omers uown. 2. The tendency to worry about things that cannot be changed or cor- rected. 9 I.m:~+.'.m. H~..+ n +1.:m.- is 1h1_' rectea. u 3. -Insisting; that a thing is 1111-` possible because we ourselves cannoil accomplish it. .1 T?n1'minrr tn sot`. aside triviall accompusn 1:. x -1. {efuslng to set aside trivial preferences In order that Important things may be accomplished. l 5 N mr1m-f.inn- rlnvelnnment and re- tno namn 01 reauulg uuu 51,uu_y. (`. Attemptng` to compel other per- sons to believe and live as we do. '7 T2`ni1nx-n +n nc+nhH1n 1-1-no hawhif Itnmgs be accompusueu. 5. Neglectmp: development and nement of mmd and not acqu11'ng' the habit of reading and study. R A1`+mnn+no- fn nnmnn] nH1m' hm`- '1 1 Right CO DOIICVG anu 11V 7. B 'cl5 WU uu. Failure to establish the habit of saving; money. __Jnm-nni nf Cnmm m'c(>_. SEVEN ERRORS Lg 1110113) . -Journal of Commerce. CANK'i$i?('i{f" ifKf'i0NAL Orillin. had an` relief and the` ..,..... +.\+..n,..1 l'Cll(;`J. ilu LHU year totalled with $56,760.- OUTSTANDING EVENTS Week-end sports programmes on Grouse Mountain, Vancouver. Mid-Winter Golf Tournament, Victoria, Feb. 18 to 23, 1935. Full irzformatiorz from any ticket agent. n`-n'm'-CY '1YlrI1'l`. OF MAN v I`: `run: v, -.`.I -u-. v_. .. ..__., . . ._-.._ Come out to Canada s Evergreen Playground : . . enjoy balmy days of glorious outdoor sports. Golf, riding, yachting, motoring, hiking-all in the land of year-round summer sports! Low rail fares and special winter rates at hotels. Tickets good going Dec. 15 to Feb. 28. Return limit, April 30. Stop-over allowed at all intermediate points. 4I\||'Fl|'I'A nu... u-xpr-urn Always Use CANADIAN NATIONAL TELEGRAPHS and Low Railvrars `to \i/ANVCOUVER, VICTORIA, e.c., and SEATTLE, Wash. "n _______ .._.l .. 55 I Mr. Geo. Wright, of Alberta, 15 spending a couple of weeks with friends here. Alvin Webb is moving this week to G. Ha.rper s residence, and Morley Webb to the house vacated by Awin Webb. Everyone welcomed the January thaw this year as the water supply in mzmy wells and cisterns was _L_"Oll ting low. vl u rt 1 . 1 . .- .___ -- .. Lloyd Gordon returned to his home in .\'orth Bay after spending the Christnizis holiday with his um.-10, Gzirolcl Gordon. on .1 7- -. I`1H-UxRSD.-`;Y, JANUARY _10, I935. V... H... nu; uuu. The Jzlnuary meeting of the Unit- ed Church \V.A., held at Mrs. O. Izllzu-k s, had an. attendance of 1.8. A paper, 1)1'ep:u`e(l by Mrs. loy Geod- fellow, contai11inp; a beautiful and ii`.- ;-'.pi1-in~,; New Yez11"s n1es.s'zx:_;e, was given du1'in_q' the devotional period. The auditors` report showed 1934 re- ceipts of $454. .-\n1ong' the plans dis- .:-nccntl nntl Insult: f`n1' 1`l?." um: +l1n IUUIIJLS UJ. vT)`I3J`l. .`\ll1Ull_`5' LHU l)l'clIlb U15` .c.ussed and made for 1935 was the appointment 01' at committee to see about _Q'<.-ttingx up u play. Sun(l\viches, cake and tea \vere sewed at the close of the mcctinp,' by Mrs. Lexmox Black, I\I1';~:. Hoover, M1". Sherin__Q' and Miss M". J. McConkey. Judging from the weather : roads, it seems as though havng our J zmuary thaw. rv . 1 rn Service in the Townlinc terian Church is being he] o'clock Sunday evenin,<._r; du1 winter months. I u... 1...: u `r t\ I IV AALu\4A. ; A a ; . v 4 1:1: I Miss Mildred McQua_v is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Hall. Over Your | Mr. J. A. Wiggins and Gordon Wiggins, of Bradford, made a bust- ness trip to the village last week. vur r1 A n-_,.... 41: 1'.... 1-..` .- Mrs. G. A. Speers, of Ivy, has le- turned home after spending` a few days with friends here recently. 1|/r:..,. A 1|/r:I1:...m-. 1.... ~.-n4-.-n-um] +n uaya wxvu JLAuA1Ln) AA\.A\. ;\.\,\,uv._y. Miss A. Milligan has returned to Toronto, where she is attending; Nor- mal School, after spending` a 11o1iLi-._\' under the parental roof. A Wnnnv New Your fn :11]. naer me pa1'emu1 l'UUL. A Happy New Year to all. James B. Fain-bairn Deputy Minzstcv Stroud "HORNT~f'2N J.UL .1.-/VJ ) \\'ilB l4I|U comxmttec 1 2 lfnu I n1\I1r\\v Din/:1! ,_.| Speed - Safely - Dependabllity Field Crop Prices The value of the production oi principal crops in Ontario in 1!).`}rl- is placed at $1-13,l-10,500, compared with $12-1,($7!),($00, an incrca:-`c of j$1. T,1(i0,000, or 1-1.8 per cent., over R1933. Price per unit of all eld 5 crops except potatoes ant`. S'::.:a1' beets [showed an increase. 111 the case of `!hay and clover, wheat and beans, the ;improvement has been substantial. ; lnspite of a g;eratly decreased hay and `clover crop, the value placed on the jcrop has actually increased. It must {be remembered, however, that the `. value of the hay crop is determined by !the market price of the relatively `small proportion of the entire crop `which enters into commerce. The jbulk of this crop is fed on farms, land the returns depend upon the price received, for what we may term, secondary products. In Ontaro '70 per cent. of the net agricultural in- ` come is derived from the sale of dairy products, live stock, poultry and eg'g's. The prices of these products deter- mine largely the economic position 01' Ontario farms, and the price trend in these lines has not been too en- couraging. EXPR ESS mu J.'1'(.'5D_\ - held at 7 during` the ' and the uvn n vo Presby- rl 9f '7 Crate Feeding Pays I Farmers who are in a position to follow the practice, nd that crate feeding of their poultry pays them` big dividends. There are several rea- sons for this. It produces the milk-i fed grades which bring the hghest. prices; the leading wholesale mer- chants are now buying poultry by_ government grades with substantial dilferentials between each grade; the, premium assured for birds which; grade milkl'ed" makes crate feeding worth while, and all poultw intended for eating purposes should be proper- l_\' nished before being marketed. The 1'urme1'. who has poultry to mar 1 ket would do well to remember that 16- in '\t\ l-1.4 nnnnzl \Ul1i4'l1 l\I'i1\U'\` i'.l1l\ kct; would (lo well to remclnucr uizu. it is the lust pound which bl`iILL,"5`. the` 1'1ni.s:I1 and increases the value of the bird by 50 or 75 cents. ____-4