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THURSDAY, MARCH "24, 1938 NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE BUSY FARMER (Furnished by the Ontario Department of Agriculture) The Dairy Industry A monthly Dairy Report 1s now 'issued regularly by the Department. Anyone wishing to receive this res port may do so, free of charge, by 'making a request to the IStatistics Branch, Ontario Department of Ag- "riculture. ' . The initial report shows that com- mercial sales of fluid milk and cream in Ontario for tive month of January amounted to'$2,624,000. Tt! is apparent that ithe annual volume of commercial fluid milk business In Ontario is in the neighborhood lof $30,000,000. For Jamuary the total sales of milk by dairies and pro- ducer-distributors amounted to '20,249,300 quarts, having a sales value of $2,297,300, and fluid 'cream 731.300 quarts at $326,900. Production of both creamery but- "ter and factory cheese in Ontario was again lower in February. Feb- ruary production of hutiter was 'down 230,000 pounds and production for the first two months of 1938 'was down 683,000 pounds as com- pared with a year ago, while the production of dreese for the same two periods showed a decrease of '240,000 pounds and 549,000 pounds, respectively. | | Egg, Poultry Cooperation There are now 26 farmers' co- operative egg and poultry -associa- 'tions in Eastern Ontario. Since the first one was established on Dec. 5) 1984, at Kemptville, these have paid up to the end .of [December 1937, a total of 1$473.600.46 to the producers for their eggs and poul-! try. In September, 1935, the se- cond association began business at Finch. In 1936 new associations were formed, and during the year marketed 20,437 cases of eggs, 9,662 Tbs. of live poultry and 93,920 lbs. of dressed poultry. Last year ithe '26 associations sold 42,563 cases of 'eoos, 45.355 Ibs. of live poultry and 178,823 lbs. of dressed poultry. Prior to the formation of tise as- 'sociations practically all the farmers in the Ottawa Valley sold their eggs 'either to stores or itinerant (buyers often not on grade and without 'troubling about the current price on outstanding merit. the Mcmutreal market. At each centre of the association now, the eggs are delivered by the farmers who are paid on the basis of 'the grade and the average of the week's quotation on the Montreal | market, tess the deduction for ex- press., Each farmer receives a grading report for the eggs he de- livers. He knows that he will get the current price for it is jposted every morning at each station. But the actual market price, less the overhead charges, is not the only advantage ito the farmer. The grading report gives him an indica- tion of the advantages of breeding, feeding and sanitation in keeping poultry. These cooperative associa- 'tions supplied more than half of the carload of fresh eggs recently ex- ported to England. er The Cheese Market At the Cheese Producers' annual convention at Peterborough the de- legates were intensely interested in the address of J. F. Singlton, in cdharge of the Marketing Services, as he reviewed the cheese industry of the past year and emphasized the importance of quailty, if Canada is to retain her position in the [British market. In comparing 1936 and 1937, cheese increased in price 7 per cent., whereas butter increased 13.6 per cent. This 'was for a period from May to November of each year At London, wholesale jobbers' price of «"eese increased 7.2 per cent. and butter 10.6. The value of butter with relation to the value of cheese is higher in Canada than in the United Kingdom. With the increase in price since the beginning of the year, which is out of line withthe price of cheese, there will naturally be a tendency for patrons to yield to 'the solicitation of creamerymen for 'their product, to the detriment of the cheese factory production. But; some day fhe butter market will break and break fast, said Mr. | Singleton, and producers should con-' sider 'carefully which market will! give the highest returns for the milk during the season. Canadian cheese has a reputation in the Old Country, mot only for having a higher quality than any other im- ported cheese, but it is the highest quality of any source, domestic or imported, which is avaialble in quantity and this 'position should not be jeopardized by short supply. A large quantity of processed cheese is produced in the United Kingdom, and for this trade mature Canadian cheddar is favored. Mr. Singleton advised the Canadian cheese-makers and matrons to concentrate on rais- ing the general average score of our cheese. np . Coons RATES NO HIGHER A QUIET, WELL CONDUCTED, CONVENIENT, MODERN 100 ROOM HOTEL----85 WITH BATH WRITE FOR FOLDER TAKE A DE LUXE TAXI FROM DEPOT OR WHARF ---25¢ | ing. . Issue New Bulletin on Potato Production Every potato grower and farmer in Ontario will be interested in a new bulletin issued by the Depart- ment on "Successful Potato Produc- tion in Ontario." The Bulletin, No. 390, may be obtained by writing the Ontario Dept. of Agriculture, Par- liament Buildings, Toronto. It will be mailed immediately, free of charge. l This pamphlet of eleven pages is! tended during the profusely illustrated. pared by the staff of the tices. The authorities state certified seed is most important, insisting that no grower or farmer can be as- sured of a good crop of high quality unless good seed is used. If the offi- cial tag is not on every bag of certi- fied seed, the potatoes should not be accepted. The bulletin contains te mames | of good varieties.in order of earli- ness, outlining good and bad points. | These varieties include [Warba, re- | cently introduced to Ontario. This potato resembles the Irish Cobbler | in shape but has pink eyes. It is a week earlier than Cobbler in matur- | ing. It is the highest yielder of} early maturing varieties and has gained popularity in the past three years. Table and keeping qualities] are good. Te Irish Cobbler is second on; the list of early maturing potatoes | and is the most extensively grown of all. The "Chippewa white, oblong, and shallow-eyed. It is a mew! variety introduced by the U.S. Dent. of 'Agriculture and is popular across the border. It is being grown in an experimental way in 'Ontario. Tu- bers resemble the Katahdin. It ni- pens a week earlier than Katahdin and ti-ree weeks earlier than Doo- ley. Because of tizis, it is meeting with considerable approval from growers. v The Katahdin has been grown at 0.A.C. since 1929 and has proven of It ripens a week ahead of Green Mountain and twelve days earlier than Dooley and is superior in table quality to Doo- ley. It also has a high degree of resistance to Mild [Mosaiac. Green Mountain is susceptible to disease and is losing favor, although table quality is good. Gives best re- sults in cool, northern sections. Dooley does best on warm, sandy soils and is highly resistant to Mild Mosaic, but susceptible to Fusarium Wilt a good keeper, but table quality only fair and late in matur- is For best results, potatoes should not be grown on the same groun more than once in three or four years. 'Best to plant on land in clover or alfalfa sod for one or two years previously. The bulletin discusses fertilizers in detail; preparation of soil; me- thods of disinfecting seed; corrosive sublimate treatment; time, rate and depth of planting; cultivation; direc- tions for spraying to prevent late blight and rot and insect pests; har-' vesting, grading and storing. Every grower and farmer should write at once for this valuable and up-to-date bulletin on potatoes, a good "cash" crop. : : SOAP-AND-WATER BATHS FOR ORCHIDS At the National Flower and Gar- den Show in Toronto, from March; 25th to April 2nd, will be seen, in a native setting, a most amazing dis- play of rare and delicate orchids-- their most common natural habitant! being the jungle swamps of South! America. There these exotic plants |roundings were made beautiful and grow in the branches of trees above the swamp. The orchid has aerial roots and obtains its food from the air. These roots bed themselves in the moss on the trees and are wa- tered by the vapor rising from the moisture below. Sun filters down through the foliage above and casts its intermittent light upon the gor- geous and delicate blooms of these tender plants. In = Canada, It was pre- clined to be soft and in poor condi- 0.A.C.| tion for hard spring and Guelph and points out most suitable work. varieties and best production prac-| rough feeds should now be { ally replaced | in 'three feeds. i beautification and the ! but the value of a home that is plant- i think my answer | own enjoyment and within twenty-five have on young minds. miles of Toronto, is the lavgest col-! lection of orchids in -the 'world. firm tries to emulate as far as pos- sible, Nature's way of producing these gorgeous flowers. The glass of the hothouses is covered with a white coatin so that the sunshine can filter through like the light in the jungle. No earth is used but the roots of the orchid are planted In a mossy substance, usually chop- ped-up peat. The potted plants are set on the steps of a' "grandstand" and are watered by means of a fine spray from below. (Here, again, na- ture has been copied, and the rising steam from the jungle swamp is duplicated as closely as possible. The orchid breathes through its leaves and the dust and dirt from the air collect on the leaves and tend to smother the plants. These leaves are big and shiny and hard, and must be washed with soap and water to clean them. The orchid blooms but once a year and on each plant there may be from one to two dozen blooms. Every shade and co- lour of the spectrum is seen in the thousands of varieties or orchids. Hogs wallow in the mud, says 4 professor of agriculture, because hogs have fewer sweat glands than other farm animals and therefore like to dampen their bodies for coolness. . In in home growing orchids commercially, this Canada and the United States we will | PREPARE FARM HORSES FOR WORK IN SPRING The mechanically-minded tractor- farmer no doubt has his tractor thoroughly overhauled in prepara- tion for the spring work. The far- mer who depends on horse power may well take a leaf out of the same book, for while horses attend to their own repairs, nevertheless a certain amount of "tuning up" is necessary even with horses if eco- nomieal power is to be obtained. This is a good time to look into this matter, states G. W. Muir, Do- minion Animal Husbandman. Most idle horses will have been wintered on a good maintenance ration and rig! tly so, as horses fat- winter are in- suntmer | The maintenance ration of | gradu- | by a medium grain ration and better quality roughage, preferably timothy hay, increasing the quantity until a full working ra- | tion is being fed at the start of the] heavy spring work. The prepara- | tory grain ration may consist of | from 10 to 12 pounds of grain daily At 'teavy work the ration should consist of 1 to 1% pounds of grain and 1 pound of hay | for every 100 pounds live weight. A 1,500 pound horse would thus re- ceive 15 to 19 pounds of grain and, 15 pounds of hay per day. A good method of feeding is as follows: morning, 6 pounds grain, 5 pounds! hay; noon, 6 pounds grain, 3 pounds | hay; evening, 4 pounds grain, S| pounds hay. Rolled oats or whole oats with a little bran are ideal] grain rations. A little barley or| corn, rolled, may replace some of! the oats for heavy working horses. | Cut the grain ration to one-half on idle days and at week-ends. A bran mash on Saturday night, made with | molasses and an occasional dash of! salt petre, will prove beneficial both | during the fitting period and while | at work. Make all changes in feads| gradually. (Salt, preferably in rock form, | should be before the horses at all times. Allow water freely and fre- quently with tie larger supply be- fore rather than after feeding. Wa- ter as frequently as possible when working. If the hair is long clipping is desirable and thorough grooming is energy well spent at all times. Clean and fit collars and harness carefully. Daily washing of shoulders after the day's work with cold salt water will cleanse and touglizen the skin, especially in young horses. Particular attention should be paid to the teeth and feet of the horse. If necessary, have the teeth examined and "floated" to provide proper grinding surfaces. Trim the feet carefully, keeping the wearing surfaces level. For work on the land, shoeing is not always neces- sary, but where needed frequency and correctness of shoeing is 1m- portant. Lice, worms and bots t= their toll of the horse's energy amd should be eliminated early in the campaign. Plenty of good feed, timely atten- tion, and thought, not unmixed with the milk of human kindness, will work wonders in the development of | basic power and man's faithful horse. IN YOUR GARDEN AND MINE The beauty of flowers and heavy, rippling force in| friend, the noble | for home environment | they help to create for impressive minds. and minds past the teen age cannot be valued in dollars and cents ed can be valued higher in dollars and cents than one that is neglected. Ask yourself the question, would you purchase a home that the sur- at the same price, or would you pay the same price for a home that was not beautiful, not planted and had ugly surroundings? Personally I would be that I would prefer the planted home and at a shrewd guess I believe you would do the same. Change the planting plan if you wish but plant flowers, shrubs and bulbs for your the effect will Because of the rapid strides made beautification throughout very soon be known as a flower- minded peopei.. I venture to pre- dict that within the next 25 years the percentage of planted homes and garden-minded people will have jumped forty per cent. Nor is that the idle prediction of a dreamer but it is based on hard headed fact. Take Russell, if you will, for an example. Twenty years ago there were few flower gardens and not so many years ago I remember that Mrs. Larasfield York, and Mr. Lowrie had the flower gardens, the show places of Russell and I also remember that Dr. P. B. Proudfoot and Dr. D. S. Macdougall took up the torch and continued the work of horticulture. In the last ten years the gardens have multiplied until now nearly everyone has a flower garden. There are people who will cynically say that he or she gardens because his neighbor gardens. There may be-more truth in the statement than fiction but I choose to believe that one gardens because it is bred in each and every one of us. It is a heritage, a suppressed desire to feel the coolness of clean earth, to watch the seedling grow and bloom; it is the human side of us all --the love of beautiful things. Be just and fear not; let all the ends thou aimest at be thy country's thy God's, and Truth's.--Shake- | employed at Manotick has returned to EDWARDS Spring seems to be just around the corner and the next order of the day will be syrup making and house cleaning. Mr. Gilmore Wyman's mare has a young foal--it is the first one we heard of this year in this district. Mr. Byrson Mitchell had the mis- fortune to lose a horse last week. Mr. and Mrs. James Christie and family spent Wednesday evening with Mrs. A. Wyman. Miss Ella Tierney of Ottawa spent a few days visiting friends at Ed- wards. Mgs. J. E. Grubb has returned from a trip to Fort William where she spent a few weeks with her husband who is employed by an aeroplane company in that city. Mrs. S. J. Loney made a trip to Ottawa on Thursday of last week. Miss Lyla Tierney who has been her home here. Mr. Tomalty spent a day in Otta- wa last week. Mr. John Patterson has returned home after being away for about two months, We are pleased to report that Mr. and Mrs. Allan Morrison and family have moved to a farm at Edwards. Miss Hazel Waddell of Ottawa spent Friday evening of last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Waddell. The Misses Hazel and Cora Wilson spent Friday evening at their par- ents" home, it being Mrs. Wilson's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Jamieson Scharf call- ed on Mr. and Mrs. A; Wyman on Friday. Mrs. Ernie Waddell made a trip to Ottawa on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Basil Latimer spent Friday afternoon at Pana. JUST WHAT SORT OF TOWN IS IT? A recent issue of the news maga- zine Time carried an extremely in- teresting article on the general goodness of the ideal town in which to live. The article dealt with the research of the famed psychologist Dr. Edward Thorndike of Columbia University's teachers' college, who has spent some considerable time, together with a trained staff, in re- search into what is considered the measure of a good town. In his survey he considered data on some 120 traits of a number of small cities and larger towns picked at random. From these he selected 23 characteristics which he thought most people would agree were attri- butes of a good town--a low death rate, high per capita expenditures for education, libraries, parks and recreation, scarcity of extreme po- verity, high production of home ow- nership, high proportion of youths over 16 in school, large per capita spread installation of gas and elec~ circulation of good magazines, wide- |, tricity, excess of doctors, nurses and teachers over male domestic ser- | vants. The resultant score he cal- led 'GG--general goodness--not from the standpoint of sophistication or | show, but from the standpoint of | health and decency. Conceding that | | the good life is not the same for all | men, Dr. Thorndike selected these | criteria because he believed most | men prefer to live in cities where | babies' livesare saved, where schools | are well provided for, where people | live without ostentation, ete. The good town, says Dr. Thorn- | dike, elaborating on his conclusions, | ras many cigar stores. The ex- planation is that in the good town | people practice small vices instead | of big ones. People in a good town | read much, [but much they read is| not good. While quality magazines | have a large circulation in such a| town, so do 'the confession maga- | zines. Many radios are considered | a good sign, on the premises that time spent in listening to the radio, no matter how poor the program may be, is better spent than listen- ing to cheap gossip, dirty stories and hanging around saloons and pool parlors. \ Good towns have slightly fewer citizens that rank in the "Who's Who" class. This is based on the theory that there are too few out- standing citizens in any town to af- fect the general store. Tre size of the town or city has no bearing whatsoever on the general goodness of the place. The superior town has female doctors and female clergy, which two signs are accounted as signs of progressiveness. Dr. Thorndike was astounded to find fewer ministers in a good town and a slightly negative correlation between the goodness of a city and its church attendance. Swinging from religion to public utilities he has found that the good town tends to own its own power supply and electricity, while a bad town owns its cemeteries. The birthrate is a peculiar story. In the better towns the birth rate is inclined to be lower fhan in the poorer towns, is being found 'that tie birth rate was considerably higher among the poorer families. Dr. Thorndike concludes that the good town is a place where most citizens enjoy ithe creature comforts, take good care or their own families live respectable, unpretentious bour- geois lives, that only 35 per cent of a town's desirability as a place to live is accounted for by wealth and income; 155 per cent depends on the character of ithe people and 10 per- cent on otzer factors. ostoutaaloodontuoloodretectostretootoateedoatreteotsaleetosts tectostsetes' PRIVATE HOSPITAL Licensed Private Maternity 2 Hospital @ Babies' Maintenance. 3 62 Rideau Terrace, Ottawa & P1May1938 of spearc. 3 Soc doatostesetaatoatostetuatosdesdecdoduatosdoseteatoadosntonies, KaXaXaXaX - What Others Think - OVERWORKED MEMBERS (Tweed News) A shorter "working week" in the House of (Commons is being advo- cated by a CIC.F. member from Winnipeg. On the basis that the movement to a shorter working week is prevalent, he proposed that the present 27-hour week in the House be reduced to '24 hours, with advantage to the 'moral and physical welfare of the members. The average man who toils from forty to fifty hours every week in an office or shop, will, no doubt, ex- tend profound sympathy to the un- fortunate members who are forced to remain half that time in the up- bolstered and cushioned chairs of House of Commons. Frequent visits to the /Chlambers reveal that unless the debate is one which calls for all-round interest, there is scarcely more than fifty to seventy-five per- cent. of the members in their seats at any time. The poor, over-worked House of Common members, whose pants are becoming shiny from long and pro- tracted sittings, should make this an issue in the next Federal election They will no doubt exercise caution WHAT IS THE ANSWER? (Almonte Gazette) Press reports stating that fifty or sixty prize cattle fbelonging to the Province of Ontario, are in fected with tuberculosis, must have been read with feelings of dismay. The suggestion that the imported animals including that most pub- licized bull "Millhills Ransom" might have been infected before coming to this country seems scarcely credible. Surely no one would be gullible enough to spend $15,000 for one animal for which a clean bill of healtlr was not forth= coming. | While we do not pre- sume to judge with the meagre in- formation at hand, we predict that if it follows that tuerculosis was al- lowed to creep into the Govern ment's herds to such an extent since importation, the Animal Hus- bandry Branch of the Department will be placed in a humiliating posi- tion in the eyes of stockmen every- where. Tuberculosis is an insidious disease but if the small stockman can 'combat it successfully, why cannot the highly-trained men em- ployed by the government and equip- ped with every facility show better results than this? in the manner in which it is pre- sented to the electors, many of whom would be tickled to death to! change places with them. | R. W. Gladstone, Member for | South Wellington, made a reason- able suggestion this week mwihen he said that Hansard should be elimina- ted. © His contention is, and it is a good one, that too many members deliver long speeches to convince their constitution that they are hard workers. Hansard reaches only one or two people in any community and it is seldom that the one reach- ing 'this desk every day, is given even thle slightest perusal. GEORGE ALBERT ANDERSON (From Record-News Smiths Falls) Following only a couple of days illness although he had not enjoyed good heatlh for some time George Albert Anderson passed away at his home, 33 McEwen Avenue, Smiths Falls, on March 13th, in his 62nd year. Taken suddenly ill on Friday afternoon his condition was con- sidered serious from the first. The late Mr. Anderson who was well known in Smiths Falls and throughout this district was born at Glen Tay in 1876, a son of the late George Anderson and his wife Janet Fisher. He had been a resident of Smiths Falls since 1906 and in 1907 entered the services of the C.P.R. GET STARTED IN TIME (Gananoque Reporter) "Clean up! Paint up!" is urged m many communities every spring. It is not always heeded. And in municipalities everywhere those in- terested delay in starting with the result that approaching warm wea= ther renders impossible that which would have been better and more generally accomplished had time been taken by tie forelock. Spring is here. The snow and slush are disappearing, a general clean-up should be commenced at once. Such action will lesesn the danger of cone tagion and improve healthful coadis tions. ! But clean-up is not enough. Paint up must follow if best results are to be obtained. During the years of the depression it was impossible to have necessary repairing and res painting done. The neglect is ape parent in many places. With im= proving conditions, with evidences that employment is greater and that rents will be lcollectable, landlords will, be able to give attention to that which will not only "save the sure face" and improve the : appearance, but will add to the value and per= manence of the property. Carpen= ters and painters are ready. Now where he was Assistant Yard Mas- ter until his superannuation five | years ago. Since then he had lived a retired life and still maintained a} keen interest in current events and! enjoyed the summer months at his cottage on ithe Rideau Lake. Deceased was a highly respected | resident of this town. He was al member of St. Francis Lodge No. ! 24, AF. & AM., St. Francis R-AM, | Canadian Order of Foresters (No. | 115) B. of RT. No. 245 and St.| John's -Men's Club. i Deceased married Grace Maud Hayes, of Prescott, Ont., who sur- vives with two daughters, Mae (Mrs. A. Clarke McLaren) and Jeannette, two grandchildren, Al- bert and Anma McLaren, two nieces, Mrs. J. C. Brodie and Mrs. M. Code, town, and a nephew, Mr. M. A. Willis, Prescott. The funeral Teld on Tuesday af- ternoon from his late residence to St. John's Anglican Church was largely attended by relatives and friends and was conducted under auspices of St. Francis Lodge No. 24, AF. & AM. The service was conducted by Rev. E. W. B. Richards assisted by Rev. H. B. Miller. In- terment was made in Maple Vale cemetery. The honourary bearers were F. Marquette, H. Spooner, A. Leach, E. Sutherland, N. MecGillis and S. Keir. Acting bearers were J. Gilmour, G. Snider, F. Wanless, J. T. Pearson, R. Arnold and C. Mec- Leod. : Many friends from Perth and dis- trict, Prescott, and Hallville, at- tended the funeral. Elmira Signet: When people work they kick "because they don't have enough leisure. When they are un- employed and have plenty of leisure then 'they kick about the lack cof work. marriage does not last happily-ever- after, the Larkspur will tell of her fickleness. is the time to "give them a joh* Gelt started in time! } A HICK TOWN (Brighton Ensign) Strangers, particularly passing motorists, might be excused fq thinking a hick town was one the citizens must, for 'safy walk in 'the road, because €eN are not properly sanded. Worth While "Now I see that rubger glass is a new chemical sensation." Yes, and I'm looking forward te watching the cook catch a pitcher of water on the second bounce." Dray CHICK 12 pure breeds and several crosses. "Xtra-Profit" and Standard grades. See me for full particulars. Place your order here. M. 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