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i page six the acton free press thursday icprll lblh 1m3 agriculture carried on under difficulties of war thin i ttwi lsh of a mtrlna of article on condition in wartime britain and porta of kurope wrkton for tlw weekly mwapap- r of ouaolyulrowntp anitlvts uuirti twnplln of th vrfu niwhwrd no douht mony renders of cnnnd- ihii weekly newspaper would like to know komethlrtk f nerlcultuie in wnr- tlhie britain nnd how the farmer fared travelling with n group of edi tors of clt papers i hnri not ns murh opportunity to ktudy farmlnu condi tions oh i would hnve like hut i wns ahle to pick up n good deal of infoi- mntlon in trips outside iondon the farmors in britain fill jut n importtint n place ns the soldiers or the munition workers t one hears thnt raid nometimen of cnnndlnn far mers but while theie mn lie komo flouht in canada there k none in vxxt- 1nnd nnd scotland before tho wnr more tlitin hnlf the fowl conuumvd in brltnln wns impoit od either from denmnrk nnd other kurnpenn countries or fiom cnnndn nnd other places across tho ocennw not only thnt hut some of the fodder for nnlmnls wns impoiled nnd a lnrge pnrt or the rhlcken nnd hog feed tho people of brltnln must ent all imports rom hurope have been rut off except occasional shipments of nrnnpes from spain nnd potturnl all imported food must be brought from cnnndn or farther hunv thnt tosts money nnd lives shipping space 11 precious it ennnot be used for nnl- mnl foods or hulk article such ns packaged brenkfnst cerenu and everv ton of extra food thnt enn be produc ed in britnin is dosperntelv needed cost has become n seconrinrv eonild- etntinn ivwr told u hat to ralw a few hohtwrtwfun thrwnr tuath stnrtel n bonus or some 8 00 an nrro wns offered to fnrmers for everv nere of new land brought under rulttvntlon a cnnndlnn travelling in england for the first time gets the iden thnt every acre of innd is in use there are no unsightly fence co mem for thnt mntter there nre few fences evidently wood and fencing mnterlnls nre ncnrce nnd so hedge are used most fields nre smnlter thnn in thin countrv nnd the farms nil look nent nnd tidy but evidently there wns much wnntc lnnd not onl on large estates hut on email farms swampy pieces have been drained meadows that were in grnss for hundreds of ears have boon turned over b the plow nnd actually millions of neres of etrn lnnd nre cultivated in wnrtime is not left to his judgment kverv j ount has us or agi i ul- turul ionimlttet and these in tuin jippniar ommttte s in n dfstnrt- i hi s omnuttets me not mide up of politic inns hut of working fnrmci s land ow ni 1 s niul turn workers phe ngruultuinl nilhges have hei n closed and professois nnd olhii sp its seive as full time advise is on tin so 1 ommtttoos fer farm 1 is intt j v ltved evtrv vein or ofh m 1 he is told whit he must grow 1 he committee mn even go so fat ns to give him a plan of his fit ids tilling him w hat to plant m enrh field that sounds diaslu nnd is drastic ac tunllv in pine tie e the svntem is inrgelv voluntni bee a use neni 1 all fainter an willing and anxious to coopeinti ns u patuotli dut i he pride themselves that tltev sttll live in n de mot rath countrv and tiecause their own nelghhois ai e on tin 1 0111 mlttees tin plan works laigilv as a voluntni v co operation but u an outsider it looks 1 titbit dlffeit nl if 11 fiuim l will not to opernl the for instance nti attempt has been made to weed out inferior cows les sening the number while keeping up the milk supply sheep nre nlso con sidered essential hg imvo boenrtl duced drnst lenity in numbers they uwvl much imported feed so did the chicken beside it doesnt tnko ho long to build up tholr numhem ngnln as a result poik nnd eggs- are very tenrce all owners of poultry flock with more thnn so birds must sell their eggs lo tho covernment they get n eertnln whent rntlon in return thone with ioks thnn so hens enn dls- prse of the oggs ns they like mnny town nnd village families keep n ew hen or even a pig feeding them tln srrnps of a pig may he kept- by n club with several neighbors pro viding tcrapt nnd having a shnre in the hog the numhot of trnctois in use in england surprised me mnny of them were madoincnnuda in a c where gaxollne nnd fuel oil are de cidedly scarce i did not expect to see bo mnny tractors hut this wan another evidence of the desperate need of food private cnrnhnve nl- mort disappeared from the load but i roc tors are kept going long bourn i here is one bnndtc np which those fnrmer close to airports or along the ninin ronds nuffoi which might not be thought of by one who bad not seen their countryside these flejda nre full of imps foi plnnes and some times for tnnks ns well 1 hese nre ol several types but nil take up spate and it must tnko time and trouble driving around them in seeding til ling nnd harvesting operations pjirnieri observe the same blank- out regulation- ns people in towns nnd cities i am not sure thnt this is compulsorv hut it is the wise thing to do there nre mnny instnnces in the care and planting of small trees the roots huuici bo kept moist until planted and itts advisable to unpack them inside or in the shnde fill n tub with water and ptaoa tho trees with the roots down in the tub they will he nil light for several days and can lie iraitsported to the planting site in the tub tho trees may w hold several weekh by digging trench nnd covering tfte roots nnd firmly with throe to four inchon of soil the enrller the trees ore planted in the spring the more llkoly they 01 e to live the trees should be carried in a pnll with the roots completely im mersed in wnter when being planted tokeone tree out- nt a lime nnd lo hurethejiolols ready before the tree is taken out of the pall it is usually advisable to plant the trees in their permanent loca tion rather than plnclng them in canadians are undernourished in midst of plenty eighty percent of children in cat tyajiy residents of ontnrnrwiu be receiving small forest trees from the inula suffer from physical conditions ontario division of hvfotestathm in nnd defects that nre associated with the next frw weeks a few sugges- tlonn on the care and planting of them will he given as many troeg die heniimttiy arojialpraperly planted malnutrition according to dr j j hengorty chief executive assistant in the public health division of the de of p nnd nntlonnt jiedjth writing tnn rocdrtt lnuof cnnudlun wolfnro he continued the rejections thnt have taken place among applicants for enlistment indi cates that mttlnutiltlnn is general among the younger generation med- lcnl scrvhes were shown lo be innde- qunto nnd an unduly large percentage of the population does not receive well minimum medkal attention the low stnndnrd of henlth of the youth o thin country as indicated by physlfnl defects leaves them open to commun icable clikonros there are two pinjtlcms thnt ton- front us ut this time he correction of phytdcnl defects and the genernl improvement of the standards of health by ndequate diet last june n mooting of public health nffh inls and roprcscntntlvca of the medhnl profession was held under worlds births upsanddowns while war on japanm birthrate hm been imgh- ent with ii h uiwefll and canada puttlntf in fair average have seen n gleam of light from a farm nnd hnv e dropped a bomb on the chance thnt it might he n fnctory i hero hav nuo booiufiatoc instanten where fnrmers were nttneked in day light raids nnd their stock mnthlne- gunned from the air in mnny wnys the british farmer is prohnbly better off than ever be fore his hired man is in the same position prices of nil kinds of farm produce are set by the government high enough to ensure a profit and wages of farm laborers are also set when i was in englnnd in october the lime wns appronchlng when the minimum fnrm vvnges would be set for 1012 the hired men were asking for k0 shillings weekly and seemed llkelv to get about r shillings or about 13 00 i n e nursery lines for n fesf yenrs l his snves the labor nf transplanting nnd there in nlnioul sure to he n heavy loss when the trees nre moved de ciduous trees five to ten feet in height can bo mniod nut cessfully hut it is difficult to transplant evergreens over eighteen inches in height unless pni- ticulnr care is taken the trees nre not ustmllv watered when plnnled or inter but wnterlnr both when the tree is planted and inter in periods of drought is worth while if the lnnd has been plowed nnd t ulttvntedthe trees ntnv he plnntel in the same mannei ns enhhnge or tomntoe plants cultivation will benefit the 4 roes ns it tends to lower ihte pllut rfnlll nnd int renses the yenr- ic i ommitti ftit to do st if in k i lint to produn nnui taken from his fitim ttidlvldunls hav ttu n g imonipe- tii niav tu a few 1 ugjiinl to jnll f iirniim suns empted frnm conscription enjov the same standing ns munition workeis faim inlp is s nrce of tours dlti- ihg the havvt rmhntlrrtntrfall mnny ixperanted farmers now with f hi- nnndihn armv in i ngl ind 1 wiiv sent to tarnis near hit 11 imips to lu lp out i hev did a good job one fainum jepoits thit t hi v wire far l growth of smnll trees sod land mny be spot planted or the ground mny he furrowed the sod is umovecl from n one to two foot squnre nnd tltetreols plant ed in the centre of the squnre make one side of the hole straight porpen- diculnr nnd be sure the hole is deep enough ns the roots should not be turned up plnre the tree ngnlnst the pcrpendlculnr side nnd he sure to have the tree the same depth ns it wns in tho nursery the ground line mny he seen on the stem put the loose soil nround the rtrots nnd firm it well tfyptssing the foot with weight behind it on the loose earth do not put sod hack as grass around the tree takes moisture that would otherwise soak nrotind the tree roots i leave a depression nmund fhe trot to rolo t wnter girl touonto cp with national leadei n many countries calling for an hit rensed blrtjirnefo mevl the drain nf wnr lets sco how many babies me actually bolng lorn par- tlculntly in the warring nations figures on the hli titrate the num ber of live births per 1000 population show there has been a steady do it ease in the birthrate lmnlt tivilled nations since 1hh0 until the last few years anaiiah hliowing blrthiate statistics move slowly cnnnclas talo for 10j0 suhjec t to mlnoi revision wns jl 1 per 1000 of population 211 r1 living births lielng reglstei od that yonr the rhtes for tho three previous yenrs were ldij 201 1011120 1 nnd 1917 11 h i he nveroge rnte veiyeni for 1011 to 10 n wns 212 nnd foi 1020 to loo ii 1 newbridge lends a hand bbj rwy h fla aa l-ri- -frawt- b dmk yabh bbbbavl lab biwil sssblb bbhmbbi zsaal lbbbbbbbbbbbi bbbbbbbbks j newhrldge the up and at em town which is fant becoming i na i f l l i tln in umnnl iitliisehol i name in every canadian home is setting a fine example in keveral departments the people of newbridge are busy bolster ing morah rmudlng up enemy nllens promoting the loial wai ser- vltes and geniallv behaving in a steady fashion now fob hoe- buck i i s son is going on the farm in the summer vmnllnn just like thousands of othei youngsters all ovi r the lounii who want to help win tb wnr here is a typical reheat sal si ene with most of the enst nnd john duncan the wellknown harpist whose melodious t hords sound the invitation to newbridge yaeh weettdav evening nt 7 tl pm pdsi k 10 pm a d i from the loronto studios at the cbc fn the united states after a long the auspices of the ministry of pen- h h l of 1jr slons nnd nntlonal health to discuss mov1 u to 17 fi iinl present deficiencies in the mold of ma nn ln jou showed n marked public health and the adoption nf to 19 0 sahl jo he largely mensuies to raise the stnndnrd of to wniumo nn nnd husi puhllr henlth nnd medical services upswjnk knglimd s birthrate this mooting dr ilongerty halls as nns shnwn a vp hmnll rh c reuse since one of the most impoitan public 10 when it was h 1 nd povkional heatth conferences ever held in can- rocords snw st mrr l tilu to ndn nnd declnres thnt from it was about ml for 191 eninnnting n longterm program in fhe pieventlnn nnd control of disease that should he of parlicuhir value dm ing wartime and the post period i he individual housewife too hrs n rote in solving this nntlnnnl prob lem it becomes her duty to he sure her meals are well balanced and nu trltlous hei objective is to get as j mussolinis effmts to an much nutritive value ns possible for m wth onk slu su the money available hvery home- tnst few axis births flermnnys birthinte fi ii like n waterfall to n letonl of 117 in 1918 wn spurted upward to 1h0 in 1010 nnd continued the increase to 20 i in 10 10 n rise credited to hitlerh steps lo j encourage the blith of niore children i itnly s hit thrate has shown a sy s- i temnth decline for many enrs and it have- in tin dont let your liver make you an invalid r phu who ar ch eaour y tlwyr llvwlsti f thlf iimt b bmdl do yu imow how ftarlou thh h that it may lead to kwcmamnt iii haalth youy wholyctmi pouonedattd brokatt down your liver is the inrgett orffin in your body nd mo it important to your health it vupplies istuei and ilanui if your liver is the large orjtanin your body moi unhenlthr your body ljls tu enerny and energy mutclct tisfuei ii d from i nisi y tmtverih nuld tn rfrnvortolhrcm hhp in jji fir tttirnrlpftriahnek t the daily menu i a pint of milk for each adult a tjuui i for ench child 2 one tlnlty serving of meat liver to lie included in the menu once a week 1 one egg i two servings of veg etables besides potatoes 211 ii 10 0 lapnn with the largest hirthmle of nil averaging 11 fi from 1911 lo 19v ehopwl from 10 u u13- x m 1018 nn unusually ion skid foi s no late one veget- 1 s t a time no later figure able prefernhly raw 5 two servings mailable on japan now of fruit preferably one raw or n sub stitution of tomato juice fi ono serving of whole grain wheat or whole whent bread 7 butler three times n clay nutrition experts name those ns the essentials of an ndequate diet a woman small ho or girl can take the tree nut of the pnjl nnd hold it proper iv in the hole w hile tit man with the spade or diove pj the tmth back aiound the rowts planting in n furrow record refinery output production of canadas petroleum re tn new peem-d-ut- iktaiki i ok l kttr london cp number of per sons detained under defence lii ula tion 1hb totalled fi7 at the- end of 1911 hecomei enfeebled youthful vim duappeari again your liver pour out bile 10 difiett food get rid of watte and allow proper naunvliencnt u3rtjfji your hlood vt ftcn your live gen out of order proper uireiiion and nourittinieitf iop youre poisoned with the wane that decomposes in your tnieitines nervous troubles and rheumatic pains arise from his knson you become con in paled stomach and dnsya cant- work- properly the whole system 11 affected and you feel rotten head achy haclcacliy diuy tired out a ready prey for sickness and disease thousands of neupte are never suit and have won prompt relief from these miseries with improved fruit a lives liver tablets the liver is toned up the other organs function normally and lastinfr rood health results today improved rruit a lives are canada s largest selling liver tahlcts i hey must he rood try them yourself now i ei i run a lives fut you hack on the road to lasting health eel like a new person 25c 50c pat a icmid tins i fsjtveryn with llvr trouhu nil conattpatlnn vhkh hrnudht nn ucli had ftai1- ucltmithat i tnuui hardly d my hfluiiwiirk i farted frolt-a- tlvnnml ftlf lt- ter ut once afler ulnft nly nnr itnc tho awful hatlaclir wrr unit i mum j hiilititntf 4trmll on kutfrd rr vr hw wm orswl i waaalwayalrrlr- tlrrd haj- achy i cnuld swt at nr alp well and had vary aavcra conallpa- tton after trylaa many mllrlita i found prult-a- iivm my had- aehaaand cronatl- nation hav- dlaappmrvd and i urn nvr tlrad or irrltulil moitfrm i q lri 0 when the output reached value or s1j1012 107 compared with sknnistt in theinevlous teponrj n eliminate- n u panted at about f1 p- ids the jil mt lot of h 11 tl labor and s ing e onsideiabl a sing furrcrw is plowed eveic si fei t if the bettei than am hired help he could mncing is sin f ef whuh is the spat get in ins own couiitrv woiking lar n commiiuh tl hr eergioens longeeliuur undrudgtnglv trees an planted in tin hot one or the c0it1011s aumiiiim units m of tin futum do not heap earth j jj in britain is the women s 1 ami army round the in but dig it is not as populnr as some ef the othet hrant hes of the si i it possiblv heaum th4 ktialu ani ciuiii nol loek as well as the an ioice or the wonii 11 s iloval naval scrviees ilieir jobs niav lac k some of the gl unor too hut thole is no douht about tin ii usefulnevs i suppose that in some cases thev take the jihue of hi reel men but- those i saw seemed lo he working in threshing gang going from faim to farm in gtoups i here is some grout lung and 0111- plaimng of eouise we heai 1 one poult r fni mer sav that he was al- around tin in 1 the bottom of tin furrow open hei mid not but dig 11 hole in 1 fin row leave the the filled fur- ii ii tin moist ur nt of rated tnpuitv handling 1 ihjsl shallow 1 gallons of imported crude oil and 0j 1 gallons of 1 ude oil and ih- 01 ptlon gasoline from c in tdi in iells canadian lefmery produt tion of gasoline in 1910 amounted to 779 9s3 lofi gallons with a refinery selling in of vt1 ufioii ihe gnllonngi nu i made was the greatest on nrorl ab- i sorption phtnts in alberln furnished lgahullnu ani tisnunnv- ov nf nn not plcm 4i ami ion lul arina urlnb r z i ill nmminiid in 105 inc 1ts un iii irs 1 not in iv cnn 1 ill i iii i iv strnlirlit lin i iiltkalnl li nut unit milk iii rive of gnsohne i gallons anil tln a p pa lent cnnndlnn consumption jl for thejinr was k0 js rjh gallons pi eduction of file i nnd gas oils ie eluding any mnde nnd used foi t nu k ing processes totallel losnnioj gal ions or whiclt m7fin lfil gallons w re j hmde for sale and htjsiievi gallons i fot use as find in the producing 1 most out of bir stare it of egg iciwential fitcuh t omr i irat if the htittsh fat met does not pro euitt molt main people vvill go hungiv ami minn siuivi iheiefoie the tomuitttees t tii nti ale on the ptoductuui of those fotnls vvhn h will go faitheet ttuvniit f ding us many as possihh ami thev ti to ut out waste of allkinds u h it ami potato pioeliulion minis to have soared outs are latgels ki n nut illnji i v nml jo mi to h t ivot id nip i tu glowin si ton last i ii s is i nm lent vvith a d imp miuiiih i ind i iu eu t he tould not g i enough feed foi his tallur large fh k and tu duln t think the distiibution of i gg was avwllcji i le el isut some of them going bud in otht i e is ihe s4ied for hriainh mothers and thtldretv plnnts so 7- ttte k sumn autumn hn i hi on i t i mint v i ouimiltet s ev ulentlv wtong a so often happe ns w irh film pimduie an ai titt inn is s irie oat vear will in ovrrgiown ttu next in the spring of rll onions were s ldtim to hi had at anv prit e last fall there were tno a dangi i thit some would tot egelabhs vseri plentiful and thev inlptd till out main i tin al in hrituip in tin past lis months i id r ilk mil lions nf i sous wen growiiih v g l ihle s in then piivate gauh n- 01 it i i ind st llritaln s nutsjtig ulolherl and t hil- dten will have another 1000 000 gal lons o milk n vear in the lesult of a tu w method of dealing with waste wntei m ehnrit s nnd nulkicceiving deposits an i inn minis quantits of ssalii is us d foi washing out ihuins litis nnd houghs as well as for cleaning down floors on w hit h milk has in i a spilt nnd thte wuuiuaurfreiiuejiuitur ins nwiiv 11 om 0 t to 10 pt r i ent of the milk ti tndh d 1 hiis if tin quail tttv ol w ishiiig vtatit is about the satin as tin nuanlitv of in ilk h alt with a milk depot handling in mn gallons of milk a das niav also dis i f nrr gallons mot i than e onsumptlon imports gnlhlni nr tti amounti d u fineiv n t toe ks llll at thi 710 hh0r- nhont jl million gallons iiy lhl 1 tie appai nt f fuel anil gns in llio was t7h smi 1ju gnl c amula ion riie uulput of lia ten and engnn distillatis was j1707 7h1 gallons in nio and i in nppan til i onsumptlon s ts jtlpt sin gallons ahout k pi r m nt of i anada s lo- mesiu i rude petroleum pioelurtion j mifiom- tiuilurner vnillfield in alt 1 1 i ihe ih part men of mm s and ilisouues reports thit lh wells wen to opeiation in this fir t at the ml ol rul of ut u h l wi re hiomhr intts prinlti i n dining that veir d m inv i h hm tih dav lo oon itloiu and illh vvs imillnl mn fnws hough tails vv wast w out mm fun t 1 soillt i m i sw sti hv- ohpls m nunv i g 1- n mill had om s and t h blotwus lm m of milk uiefids h 1 took to h uk la ssimlr and even m iunhr i r ih iia inillll i his ot gi nn wound ueiiiil with must has- h t d m ins 1 nlish iim lh tiouhh uis d hv tin if xtm iookd lk in pm nd net evs s thv did thos of c id f c i of th pollut d w on stns xg i leimnl that th v wn tern vm into w hi hit h is be n lishigd 1- x i a ml lp of tu i 1 ornts silos rmphisu is t ing put i ahui th lime i left 1 nglnnd pewnunt ai t u d out in th labor r nviiiire s tin i t inttol ti ilniu ministim itiurthim wiot to a ton sand in i r s al sluw thai cut dr jn a i mt uh s ot fiiu odiumg th nms t ml t d j miss nulng of farmns and fnim hs w m wiistinb pukhlbv t spimkl ih m it i butt i uul llieu an oth i m k shifts v i i tvs ins be n disttiumd fit mikinal a pulpv h ed mt of stiaw on aims with miffuuvi watet silppls sti w oi ihaf in tut up sti iked m taustu soda solution nut then sahvd foi long time in i unntngs l t it tiki the pwe o lurnii sthimil i ink air pnut to gather menus to ml to the pig quality of fmnn slew i imprtevrd lle tiw k la eontioyeel hy the mm- ndtte- a thoroughh as flehl t ropi svorki r i ill i tt inn in p n ol it in fill i s silt jn m iki null it nnu p it fin is lot nvi in ttttf hiim jiuviris and duiin tin inv e siig it ions milk 1 soii s ind s il i is i o give voungmt i s faim worktia iiiin t mn it i hi s s pots in ut nam and in oth r mm m xtii in it foi hteikfist s i it n sptuisihihlv as ou do in this si f tru un v isitt d and xpei imetn luul mil fionl kftovi slues gli vt i b fene inv i id to ttu iounti v s i all t lone lit ttu inst two v ais idrauin no aniall i i spond ss n lined out ih th tauoialorus with hull ou hav ot ih imtthiimsfd 1 vpeimunlal st- dish ot i it ik du tion it was soon f nnd th it hs tith hm measure to hi ffotts simpli miilifu ations hi ttu d it k hi sv n stig it in 1 i i unoii 11 at ml s i oi i his also go w ii op w ith afli noon ii a lo di lin nl vou hav tmiete in spit of mans dif ns in ih poeits and fu lories and by phi n m p ip t s k uu place in n fliulirs thut in find tfitiveke to- gn r nttentioii to delail ttu touin stose uiuil vis mrjiiuhv or spren i ttav tu n littler inisitiou on the ronl titli of milk and of nplk produi ts a thin 1 iv i of bread in u shallow fn nt than at any previous tub huh sorriest iwav in waste water could be pan and plate m oven after tu nt is greallv retimed miff let stand for several hour loyal citizens do not hoard hoarders are people who buy and store away goods beyondheirimmediatneeds they want to be iit an unfair position over their neighbors hoarders are traitors to their country and their fel low citizens because by creating excessive and un necessary demands for goods they slow down the war effort there is no excuse for buying and hoarding everyone will have enough if no one tries to got more than a fair share hoarding must stop every unnecessary purchase makes it more difficult for canada to do a full war job thebes a law against hoarding ds it ia against th- law to buy man than current violation of th law is punishable by ina up to 5000 and impriaonmant tor as long as two yaars avoid all unnecessary buying avoid waste make everything last the longest time possible in cases where it is advisable for you lo buy in advance ol your immediate requirements such am your next seasons coal supply you will be encouragod to do so by direct statement irom responsible officials the wartime prices and trade bo ottawa canada