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the tribune stouflville ont thursday april 10 1947 7bjp5snfrnsibiifiif final instalment toronto our trip has ended and as with most travellers ive wouldnt have missed it for the world but were glad to be back home again now it is my task to summarize the results of our tour difficult though- it is to son out the importance of all weve seen and done we were in britain in a time of crisis when the unprecedented bad weather added to all rhe accumu lated troubles after the war but none of us can speak too highly of the hospitality we received every where we went the british people have an unusually high regard for canadians and this speaks volumes for the conduct of our men and women in rhe armed forces who were overseas during the war we were terribly disappointed that continuing snow and cold pre vented any plowing whatever and our hosts were equally disappoint ed i believe that if canadian plow the farmer is hampered by the land ownership system and lack of machinery because most of the farms are rented the farmers are not in a position to modernize their build ings and so they just carry on the hard way year after year the buildings are quite different from those in canada and mosi of the hay and grain is put in stacks or from government agricultural ex- pens and those who were poor managers to the extent that the government stepped in and replaced them with more competent men john wilson of shifnal shropshire told me there were only a few farmers that had to be replaced in the area where he was supervisor farmers who needed advice readily accepted it and the plan worked smoothly mr wilson also said that the farmers raised no market hogs as they did not have the grain to feed them but depended on canada to supplv pork products machinery expensive in general machinery is much more expensive overseas than it is at home motor cars are more costly to run the license alone 25 shillings covered sheds requiring much more s500 per horsepower and car in- hand labor than is common in our suranee which is compulsory is country very high gasoline is still rationed a great many tractors are used fnlvfl is a for plowing and cultivating but the gallons a month majority of farmers still stick to the all food is rationed with the ex- one horse cart for hauling their cepuon of poultry and fish which crops and for drawing out the man- are had to get meals are very ure i saw only one manure spread- expensive all wearing apparel is er of the wheel type threshing rationed with the exception of hats machines are still fed by hand and without a straw blower some have straw bundlers on the back the cylinders are of the raspbar type because the british farmer wants his straw in long lengths combines men make the trip next year our i art- on the increase but needed british friends may arrange the machines wont be delivered for a matches for another time to make year or more sure the weather will not interfere another result is that scotlands champion plowman bob allen from aberdeen plans to compete in the international plowing match at kingston ont next fall you may remember that british plowmen actually were booked to sail on the athenia in 1939 because of the wars outbreak their passage was cancelled and the ship was the first sunk by a nazi submarine the weather was a constant hind rance to our plans and the fuel crisis meant cold hotel rooms night after night we were to have seen the giants causeway in ireland but snow blocked the roads how ever we managed to visit a good crosssection of england scotland and northern ireland and were able to make some conclusions about the state of british agriculture iionger growing season in many respects farm methods in britain are different from those in canada the normal rainfall in the isles is much heavier and the growing season is much longer they use more commercial fertil izer than we do and reap heavier crops we might learn something in that respect the old country is still the fountainhead as far as beef cattle are concerned but i believe we surpass them with our dairy cattle we cant compete with them in the quality of their grain for they have the longer season and more moisture british standards in pounds per bushel are wheat 03 barley 56 oats 42 the canadian standards are respectively go 48 and 34 in the past we have tried british seed grains and they have tried ours but the experiments werent successful because of the hosts difference in growing conditions some reforestation is being at tempted in britain with trees sup plied by the government for a small charge the british do not practise contour plowing as far as i could determine from numerous inquiries british farmers during the war were divided into three classes those who could run their own and caps and the allowance does not go very far the fuel situation of course is very bad and many cities are back to the wartime blackout in- spite of all these difficulties we heard very few complaints from the people these are our impressions and of course some of them may be wrong because they were gathered in only a few weeks we had a last few interesting days around london on one trip we were shown through a big tire plant and saw a stable equipment factory near reading the equip ment was good but too expensive for the average farmer we saw one new machine which milks cows and pipes the milk directly to the dairy cooling system another day was taken up with obtaining our passport visas and a visit to the angloamerican oil plant in its wartime quarters out side london on the thames mr burgess and frank ellis were our there labor is more plentiful but arms without help or advice those who carried on with some help auction sale farm stock impiiementsthreshing machine trac tor and equipment herefordand qurham cattle horses pigs grain furniture etc the undersigned has received instruction to sell by public auc tion at lot 20 con 9 pickering township a mile west of ciaremont friday april 11th the following property belonging to donald w bacon horses and cattle bay gelding 11 years old bay marc aged bay gelding rising 3 years old bay light draft rising 3 years old white durham cow fresh calf by side s years old red durham cow fresh calf by side 6 years old red durham cow fresh calf by side 6 years old hereford cow fresh calf by side 5 years old hereford cow fresh calf by side 5 years old hereford cow fresh calf by side 5 years old hereford cow fresh calf by side 5 years old hereford cow milking bred jan28 5 years old hereford cow full flow bred feb 12th 5 years old red cow fresh calf by side 1 yrs red cow fresh calf by side 4 yrs roan cow bred feb 7 4 years old red cow bred feb 22 4 v old hereford bull 12 months old hereford heifer bred march 2 hereford heifer bred march 5 hereford heifer not bred 3 red yearling heifers hereford steer 1 year old 3 hereford heifers 1 year old hereford steer 4 months old hereford heifer 3 months old hereford heifer calf pigs and poultry yorkshire sow due may isth yorkshire sow due may 19th yorkshire sow due may isth s pigs about 120 lbs each 7 pigs about 90 lbs each 20 michell strain rock pullets implements etc w30 mccormackdeering tractor mccormackdeering separator 22x- 3s all steel with clover concaves and sieve and chaff blower mh no 2t 3furrow tractor plow nearly new mh binder 7 ft tractor and horse hitch nearly new mh hay loader no 7 steel near ly new m h side delivery rake no s nearly new mh mower 5 ft cut no 33 near ly new goodyear drive belt 7 inch 100 ft electric motor 25 cycle common sense fanning mill with pulley for motor peter hamilton root pulper melotte cream separator 2 single plows 2 sets sleighs low wagon 1 inch tires good 2 wagons medium size twofurrow plow hay rack 14 ft sliding hay rack 16 ft wagon box emery stone double buggy electric fence draw rope slings sling chains and hay fork 2 logging chains iron pot post hole diggers hydro pole 40 ft roll light wire stewart clippers colony house 9x12 good brooder stove coal pressure sprayer and stand inch and 1 inch piping cistern pump churn turnip drill turnpike shovel cutter no of implement tongues no bushel boxes wooden grain bags milk cans grimm evaporator pans 2 screen doors new steel barrels 2 inch planks for buck rake teeth planks and lumber for hay rack large iron pulley horse collars 2 set plow harness set single harness crosscut sawforks hoes and num erous other articles grain and grain 5 tons of mixed grain fi tons of mixed grain 175 bus cleaned vickland oats for seed 100 lbs alfalfa seed 7 bus timothy seed 25 tons mixed tons furniture etc findlay oval stove green enamel 6 lids and warming oven cook stove 6 lids dresser camp stove 4 lids washstand 6 kitchen chairs and odd chairs rocking chair clock antique raymond sewing machine small brass kettle electric radio candle mould antique sofa electric cacuum cleaner crocks phonograph and records kitchen clock flour chest wood box stove pipes breakfast set dishes ivory cocks hammock odd dishes oil cloth mh mower 5 ft cut no21 eood cockshiut manure spreader no 4 rug wool 9x12 ft tractor or horse hitch near new tea kettle and tea pots reattv grain grinder 12 inch good milk strainer and pails etc beattv hav cargood working order mccd springtooth cult ii teeth sale at 12 sharp termscih mecd springtooth cult 15 springs xo reserve as farm is sold cockshuu tractor double disc 5ft ciaremont w institute will have a booth on premises mccdeering scuffier nearlv new tiger rake 10 ft s harrows 3 sec harrows 4 sec with 6 sec bar diamond harrows 4 sec j scott ralph faulkner clerk a s farmer auctioneer the next day brought our grand finale in london we had dinner at the famous simpsons restaurant in the strand as guests of anglo- american and salada and later we saw a good variety show at the palladium theatre the theatre was so cold we had to keep our coats on but our hotel the south kensing ton was the warmest of the entire tour next morning a friday we left for southampton to board the queen elizabeth for the voyage home we sailed that afternoon and arrived in new york the following wednesday the weather was better than on the eastbound cross ing and none of us missed a meal although the- big ship rolled a bit canadas champion skater barbara ann scott and her mother had the cabin next to mine but we saw little of them because barbara was resting after her strenuous euro pean tour trip weu planned our entire trip was well planned from start to finish and all of us are grateful to the sponsors the salada tea company of canada ltd and imperial oil ltd their representatives took excellent care of us all the way through we are also indebted to officials of canada house ontario house and the can adian national railways who took such pains to arrange our travels we have returned thankful we have in canada such a land of plenty our big disappointment was the lack of plowing in britain but we shall always remember the courage steadfastness and warm hospitality of the british people and their kindness to us as we visited their cities their farms and their homes the trip was well worth while and well never forget our experiences ode to the shopper can you eat dinner undisturbed boy youre lucky or get your sleep without being perturbed oh boy youre lucky do you ever think of the other guy- when to the store you go to buy if he had dinner or do you care aslong as you had your menu fair some folks dont stop to give a thought for the other guy from whom he bought his drygoods last week his grocer ies today or whatever he needs along lifes way twould be lots better if try you would to wait till the meal times past and try you should for stomachs are not as good today as they were an era back they say so see if this little verse of mine will cause you to pause today in time to give a chance for the man to eat his dinner when ready give him a treat show him you meant better far than actions showed his lunch to mar hell give you thanks ill bet a sou and now lets see what you can do o l i for your requirements in baled hay and straw see maple lodge farms phone 4707 stouflville rri 5e30i ioc the mixing bowl you probably have one member in your family who thinks there is nodessen in the world like apple crisp he is not far wrong particu larly if you use the following recipe and take enough cream from the top of the milk bottle to whip and place on the dessert just before serving be sure to add to the cream besides a little brown sugar a pinch of nutmeg you will likely- have to explain to the family that the specks of nutmeg are not dirt but they will forget about this when they taste it steamed date pudding 1 cup flour 1 tsp baking soda 13 tsp cinnamon v tsp salt 4 cup rolled oats v- cup pitted chop ped dates i cup raisins j cup milk 1 egg 4 tbsps melted fat combine dry ingredients add milk and beaten egg then melted fat place in well greased bowl and cov er lightly with wax paper steam for two hours serve with brown sugar sauce our muffins and desserts take on a new significance when whole wheat flour or oatmeal is used in place of white flour and here 2 again we add vitamins and minerals j galore which cannot be stored in 3 the body and hence need regular re plenishing whole wheat muffins ljs cup whole wheat flour 4 tbsps sugar 3 tsps baking power tsp salt 1 egg 1 cup milk 3 tbsps melted fat sift flour baking powder and add sugar beat egg add milk and melt ed fat and pour into a well made in the centre of the dry ingredients stir only until damp and place in muffins tins bake in electric oven 6 at 400 degrees 20 minutes oatmeal drop cookies 3i cup fat 1 cup brown sugar 3 eggs 2 cups flour 2 cups oatmeal 1 tsps cinnamon 11 tsps all spice 14 tsps salt 1 13 cup raisins cup sour milk 1 m tsps baking soda cream fat add sugar and cream well add eggs and beat sift dry ingredients add raisins add alter nately with milk to first mixture drop on greased cookie sheet and bake in electric oven at 375 degrees until golden brown take a tip rules for good tea biscuits 1 use accurate tested recipes read the entire recipe and visual ize each step use quality ingredients they are the most economical in the long run prepare pans before starting to work dust lightly with flour preheat oven ten minutes before you need to bake if you are not sure of oven control place a piece of unglazed white paper in the preheated oven and if it browns in half a minute it is the hot tem perature needed otherwise use 425 degrees use level measurements for all ingredients be systematic and ac curate and results will not vary sift flour before measuring then measure amount recipe requires sift again with the baking pow der and other dry ingredients to blend them evenly handle quickly and lightly and only enough to give the dough a smooth appearance as little flour as possible should be dusted on bake board dough is then patt ed or rolled lightly to even thick ness use a floured cutter to press out biscuits place baking pan in the centre of the middle shelf two pans should be placed so that there is a space around them female help wanted sewing machine operators bright clean factory 5 day week apply j b home mfg co ltd ratcl1ff block stouff ville mecaam better farm living the steady progress towards a higher standard of farm living during the past one hundred years has been linked with a cor responding progress in the development of mechanized farm equipment the widespread adoption of the modern tractor and other laborsaving machinery has helped farmers throughout the world in their realization of increased farm income better homes better living 0fars oftogrs im farmjmttemswt toronto montreal moncton winnipeg brandon regina saskatoon swift current yorjcton calgary edmonton vancouver