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the tribune stouffville ont thursday march 18 1948 this is the seventh and fina of a series of weekly stones wtiich will clark president of the ontario plowmens association has written about the visit of canadas champ ion plowmen to the british isles as i write this final letter we are all hack on our farms and going about our daily chores as usual our trip is over but the memory of the enjoyable time we had in britain will remain with us for many a year thanks to the excellent arrange ments of our sponsors the salada tea company of canada ltd and imperial oil ltd we were able to see a number of places of historical and agricultural interest while we were in britain as well as observe the conditions oj the country and the people in previous letters i have described the various spots we visited and now i would like to summarize for you our impressions of agricultural conditions in britain british farming methods what impressed us most about british farms was the excellent way the farmer looks after his land proper care of the soil is i think the most important thing we have to learn from the farmers over there in canada and the united suites we hear a great deal of talk about erosion on this continent there was a book published some time ago dealing with this subject and called the plowmens folly in britain we didnt see any signs of erosion and they are plow ing their land 10 and 12 inches deep while still maintaining a high rate of fertility they are keeping their soil built up and if you do that you dont have to worry about erosion the british farmers work their land more intensely than we do and try to keep up the humus content of the soil they also use more manure and more commercial fertilizers than we do they keep a high percentage of stock per acre of land which gives them an extra supply of fertilizer they get assistance from the government in obtaining commercial fertilizer although the supply of this is limited they are careful to have the fertilizer suit the crop in be tween times they grow grasses and in scotland government regulations insist upon crop rotation of course the british farms are not as heavily mechanized as ours and they therefore need more farm help than we do over there farm labor in unionized and the mini mum wage for an eighthour a day week is si cd about s1650 the i average is about 5 approximately 2000 with board and sometimes with lodgings although hand labour is still very prevalent in britain the trend is towards mechanization and there is a big demand for machinery of all kinds the country is surprisingly well supplied with tractors one tractor for every four acres of land under cultivation the pressure ot wartime demand was the means of putting tractors on the farms there is still however very little mechanization in the handling of crops etc we saw only one manure spreader and their method of handling grain is still antiquated and slow we found the british farmers cheerful and optimistic about the future this is not hard to under stand since agriculture in britain is more prosperous than it has ever been the farm lands around east lothian near the firth of forth were we thought the best in the country agricultural prices are good although controlled subsidies are still in effect on a number of items and for this reason it is impossible to compare british and canadian- prices british plowmen anxious to compete in canada at the matches several of the the new dynamic series 60 oldsmobile brings several noteworthy quality and value features to the popular price field in 1948 in addition to possessing numerous styling comfort and performance features found in higherpriced models the dynamic series go for 1948 is well within reach of the thrifty new car buyer according to general motors the powerful 100 hp six cylinder engine is available in this series also available as optional equipment is general motors hydramatic drive providing fully auto matic shifting in all forward speeds oldsmobile marks its 50th anniversary this year dritish plowmen expressed a desire and the care of the land britain are quite to compete in a canadian plowing barns match i pointed out to them that different from ours they are not if they did come they would have large for one thing being just to plow according to our rules just one storey and are rather squatty as we had to abide by their j design they are made of stone standards in britain while the an have slate roofs inside they british plowmen use the practical aie divided into compartments style of plowing on their farms j cattle are fed the yeai in they still favour the high cut work open pens these pens have a roof and narrow furrow for matches i an one 01 uvo open skles dont think it will be long until theil metnod of threshing struck they are copying our style i us as unusua they thresh only one thing that seemed strange w the grain is needed which to us about british plowing was the i about once a week and then general use of the wheel here of bring the stacks into the barn course only the young boys use where the machines are kept wheels to gum up our experiences the salada horse plowmen john abroad i would say that we have capton and alf brunton had a had the opportunity of seeing how ontario county raises bounty ok wolves with a sixfoot wolf skin on dis play in the council room ontario county council passed a motion last week to raise the bounty on wolves killed in the county from 25 to 30 the motion was introduced by reeve e camiek and deputy- reeve john bruce of rama town ship who said there had been some 20 sheep killed by wolves in rama during 1947 they hoped that the increased bounty would bring a reduction in the amount paid out in sheep claims the wolf whose skin was dis played had been killed after being struck by a car on the monck road west of seabright russell cooper curious experience the first time 0 people live and work as well j driver of the car had killed the they plowed in britain over there the farmers say waa instead of whoa to stop their horses the difference in expression was at first almost as confusing to the boys as it was to the horses there were a number of other factors about the british farms which caught our eye glen mc- faddin was particularly interested in the construction of their barns and their method of feeding cattle while russ hare was impressed with the neatness of the buildings as acquiring knowledge which we can put to good use on our farm on a trip such as the one we have had there are some things which are hard to evaluate the friend ships made the goodwill built up and the contacts established the results may be more far reaching than we can imagine the youngest member of our party john capton is the idol of all britain winner of the salada silver medal for horse plowing john had such a wondertime that he is easting envious eyes on the tractor prize so that he can visit britain and particularly northern ireland again our sponsors are to be commend ed for their enterprise in promot ing this trip they did everything possible to make our visit profitable and entertaining as did the officials of ontario and canada house in london as a pleasant conclusion to our tiip we had a comfortable return voyage on the queen eliza beth we have had a grand trip all of us i hope our good fortune will be shared by many more canadian farmers and will swell the entries in next years international plow ing hatch injured wolf with a shovel i x0e30i ae for your requirements in baled hay and straw see maple lodge farms phone 4707 stouffville rri bon simmons is improving his build ings with aluminum roofing ventilators and flashing not only because its attractive and pleasing or because being light its easy to handle no hes not being fancy hes being farseeing for aluminum lasts it is nonrusting aluminum needs no upkeep because it has these qualities new uses for it are being found daily it is ideal for many architectural applications so easy to clean and keep clean it is being used for all sorts of tools and implements as paint it provides a weatherresisting metallic shield bob simmons wife too finds aluminum a laboursaver as pots and pans in the washing machine vacuum cleaner brooms mops dustpans a versatile metal aluminum passing our know how along we are continually exploring the rich possibilities of aluminum de veloping new alloys improving fabricating methods studying new uses such information is passed along to the thousands of canadian engineers and production men who work for the independent many facturers making the ajumlnum pro ducts you see in your neighbourhood stores aluminum company of canada lid vi producer and proceivon cf aluminum for conodion lixjintry and world morketi montkal ouflec touonto vancouve winosoi fred mcnair visits purina plant in miss fred mcnair of stiver bros was one of a group of 250 from canada who travelled by special train to the 73sacre research farm of the ralston purina company at gray summit mo recently to get first hand information on a practical approach to a grain conservation programone of the largest privately owned livestock and poultry research projects in the world the purina farm annually attracts many thousands of visitors mcnair saw in actual practice how the poultry and livestock pro ducer can aid in the grain conser vation program and still produce at a profitable level through an efficient breeding feeding sanita tion and management program he learned how such profitable feeding practices as balancing the farmers own grain and elimination of waste will produce more pounds of meat more gallons of milk and more eggs and at the same time save grains so urgently needed abroad at this farm in the foothills of the missouri ozarks visitors can see turkeys which are raised and marketed the year round sows which produce an average of 18 pigs yearly on a twolitteraycar program dairy heifers raised on dry feed and ready for breeding at 12 to 15 months of age ducks grown on dry land and laying flocks which are breaking all records for egg production e30i 30b auction sale houses cattle hogs poultry implements fl ijx11tke the undersigned has received instructions to sell by uublic auction at lot t con s whitchurch at baker hill wed march 24 the following property belonging to earl davis horses grey mare grey gelding bay mare cattle blue cow fresh calf at side spotted cow fresh calf at side jersey cow clue sale time black cow due sale time jersey cow bred june 24 jersey cow bred june 25 ayrshire cow bred sept 29 jersey cow bred dec 14 red and white cow bred feb 5 2 yearling heifers young heifer swine poultry 9 hogs ready for market 90 or more rock pullets hay quantity hay bushel red clover seed implements mh binder 2 mh mowers mh seed drill 13 disc scufller noxon seed drill 10 hoe cultivator hay rake single plow sleigh fanning mill cream separator iron kettle grain scoop sling rope feed boxes grain bags set harrows 2furrow plow wagon and box wagon rat hand cider mill viking pulper cyclone seeder draw rope hay fork oil drum 45 gal sacks harness brooder house 12 x 12 furniture organ bell stove bed springs mattress some bedding washing machine couches rugs dash cham wringer water barrel crocks cooking utensils numerous other articles sale at 1 pm terms cash no reserve owner giving np farming lloyd turner clerk a s farmer auctioneer wanted bones w harris company limited 200 keating st toronto will pay highest prices for all classes of bones write or telephone elgin 7114 toronto vvm presentations to oratorical winners aurora march 10 mary ussher 16 king and valerie hunter 16 schomberg last night received aurora lions club presentations as winners of the aurora high school oratorical competitions miss ussher will compete in the zone competitions in richmond hill tonight j g macdonald toronto principal of aurora public school for 37 years was presented with a desk set for services to the com munity feed feed feed the best is none too good start youi chicks on marmill excell0 chick mash 430 a cwt each marmill feed formula is built up from a combin ation of the latest and best scientific knowledge of nutrition coupled with dependable and practical experience each feed overlaps with the next taking into consideration the bodily needs of the growing bird there are no jumpy changes in the diet which are so upsetting to development and future profits start your chicks on marmill exccllo chick mash 130 cwt peat moss charcoal grit shell central feed store phone 277 stoufftille ont