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the georgetown wednesday evening septtnaer 13th 1939 pvwoatssc vo the farmer farm clubs giving new spirit to fairs to all agricultural fairs and eodubi- t that have so far been held throughout the dominion oils year so feature has been so outstanding as the vttrk of the boys ttnd olrls farm dubs this junior division of canadian agriculture is oomposed of tbe many ad varied junior farm clubs in all the jjnnrmcea the provincial and district gram potato calf swine poultry and other clubs which an an coordinated through tbe medium of the council on bom and girl work die reason of the made by the clubs in the competitive ust of the exhibitions is readily appar ent for not only have the young farm ers and farmerettes of canad produ ced exhlbts of the highest quality but by their ardor and enthusiasm are gtv- a new leadership to canadian agrl- t there are many projects embodied tn the programme of tbe work of the boys and girls farm clubs of canada live stock field crops horticulture and home economics as results of this work potato production m one area etas been revolutionised in other dls trlcts production of live stock has been raised to a high standard and in other areas thousands of bushels of grain have been added to production particular examples of excellent work were seen at the recent ottawa xhlbi- tfcm when 117 boys showed high quality calves they had acquired and reared as part of their club work sp at the takehead exhibition at fort arthur where a young farmer exhibited no less than 11 animals and the champion holsteln cow all acquired as a result of his calf club work in alberta 74 trweat clubs approximately 1385 boys stave bunt up a substantial supply of excellent seed for the provinc by seed- tog over 5500 acres to registered certl fled and improved wheat seed in on tario and other provinces several fine herds of cattle can trace their estab lishment to what the boys and girls of these clubs have been doing tn short the fine work of the junior division is being carried out with enthuslam in very province the boys and olrls farm clubs re- fsnsent an active membership of more than 37000 and every year since the began 25 years ago the membership keeps on increasing the motto of the clubs is xearn to do by doing saving seed of annual flowers there is no doubt that the best seeds of annual flowers are those raised by specialists bursome people like to grow their own tn order to get the best seed vigorous plants with good flowers should be chosen as seed par onto and inferior plants growing near by should be removed states isabella preston dhdskmo horticulture cen tral experimental farm ottawa one colour or variety only should be grown in one part of the garden so that there is less danger of bees crosspol unatlng the flowers if seed pods are not forming a small camelhair brush should be used to dust tbe pollen of one good plant on to the stigma of the other so that theret is no doubt of its being pollinated when the seed pods have grown to their full sixe they gradually turn brown and crack open if time permits these pods can be gathered daily just when they begin to open and laid in shallow boxes in a dry place until tbe seds can be easily shaken out a piece of muslin should be laid over the boxes to prevent the seeds getting mixed when the seeds are dry they must be separated from th pods and any dust or trash that nas become mixed with them if only a few are grown hand picking is the simplest method to adopt large quan titles are cleaned ty the use of sieves a fine sieve will take out the dust and leave the seeds except the very small ones like poppies which can have the dust left a coarser sieve is useful for round seeds which can drop through leaving the trash in the sieve seeds of plants like asters and zinnias have to be cleaned by hand by the amateur if th daily pick of the seeds is too much trouble the plants can be rooted up when most of the seed pods have formed and are beginning to rip en they are then laid on sheets out doors during the day and brought in side at night until tbe seed pods ripen and the seeds can be beaten or shaken out they must be cleaned as described above after the seeds are cleaned and dried they should be put in envelopes and carefully labelled and be kept in air tight containers in a cool place un til spring gain umnrrruovgwatfi jjxxpcrlments conducted- by the field husbandry division dominion expert- mental farms have shown that shal low ploughing produces as high yields as deep ploughing at a considerable saving- tn power requirements further more tillage ijeyonu that required for weed control and reasonably good seed bed preparation has no beneficial ef fect on yields tn many districts of the prairie pro vinces piptightg for bummerfattow has been largely dispensed with in fav our of tbe ploughless fallow by sur face cultivation in eastern canada ploughi sod land in the summer with after harvest cultivation where weeds are troublesome and phyg m late fall on less weedy land have both pro ved superior to spring ploughing espo dally on heavy soils one advantage of summer or fall ploughing is hat it facilitates the early seeding of cereal crops which ex have clearly shown to be very deslrabe guard totrmoulthy poultry raisers are warned to take a little extra care of their fowl this year in order to prevent loss by theft which is becoming so prevalent in ontario many farmers depend to a great ex tent on the proceeds of their poultry to pay their taxes in december and their loss by theft often spells real cat astrophe breed apples fob northwest a great deal of attention has been paid by the horticultural division dominion experimental farms to the breeding of apples for various parts of canada one project has been the cre ation of hardier kinds for the north west and very cold regions for this purpose hybrids between tbe siberian crab apple and commercial varieties have been employed the work has progressed to the point of sending out a number of third crosses for trial the first crosses were all very small crab apples but they exhibited a nura ber of very hardy progeny the sec ond crosses in reality a first genera uon back cross exhibited less hardi ness but increased sixe and quality several of these however showed suf ficient hardiness to warrant the con tinuatlon of the experiment about one hundred second back crosses u third crosses have fruited exhibiting full apple sixe and commercial quality several or these appear to possess moe hardiness than the second crosses while this work was started for the northwest third crosses appear pro mising as hardier sorts for the main fruit regions our is business printing letter heads sale bills catalogues booklets office forms prompt work broadsides show cards blotters stationery business card low prices o sold by reliable dealers everywhere for over thirty years bnwtford roofing company limited has built a reputation for enduring weatherproof roofs a branuord roof provide the utmost 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the health of animals division dominion department of agriculture hopes to have all cattle under super visor for the eradication of bovine tub erculosis and all other farm live stock in canada as far as it is possible ire from other diseases those familiar with the rmmin importarnf irf the live stock industry and its relation to the improvement of public health ag ree that no more effective public sex vice could be rendered th work in connection with the er adicatlon of bovine tuberculosis which is one of the major activities towards the objective of disease free live stouc in canad was tartd 43 years ago with the free testing of herds with tube u lin as dr orlan hall associate hief of veterinary inspection who has charge of the work under dr a e cameron veterinary director gen a says the demand for the service in 1896 was not great but its lntroductlo l gave the owners of livestock an opkr tunliy to become familiar with the test and at the same time afforded an op portunity of determining the extent of infection in herds gradually live s ock men saw the economic value to them of having cattle free from tuberculosa they saw it was easier to sell such cat forest insect survey throughout canada next to fire insects probably constl tute the greatest menace to the forest resources of canada the annual dam age caused by insect pests to the for esta of the dominion totals many mil lions of dollars four years ago the forest insect in vestlgation section division of ento- mologyscle s dominion dfc- partment of agriculture inaugurated a forest insect survey to learn just what species of insects were most pre valent in different areas of the country so as to have as accurate information as possible on their fluctuations and the damage caused by them with this information an intelligent plan could be worked out for methods of control where practical the survey began in 1936 in the pro vince of quebec and the eastern part of ontario ready cooperation has been continuously given by the dom inlon and provincial forest services forest protective associations pulp and paper companies lumber compan les amateur entomologists and many other organizations that year 512 samples were sent to ottawa head quarters of the survey in 1937 the survey was extended eastward to the maritime provinces and westward to take in the whole of tie for export and also on the domestic ontario saskatchewan and british market at the same time municlpali ties and public health authorities were becoming more insistent on milk being solo from cattle known to be free from the disease considerable progress in eradicating tuberculosis among cattle has been made of the 8340 000 cai i ll canada about 36 per cent ire now under supervision or the total 4 762 000 are in the eastern provinces of which 52 per cent arc under super ds ion there are three plans under which the work of eradication of bov nt tub rculosb is carried on 1 ace edited herd plan the object of which is the eradication or tuberculosis in pure ored herds these herds are tested free by veterinary inspectors emplojed by uie 1 dominion department of aer rul ure compensation is paid for reactors bas led upon twothirds of the valua ion placed upon the animals by the dc pertinents veterinary inspectors the latest figures show there are 8520 fully accredited herds in the dominion supervised herd plan this is a singl herd pollcj applicable to grade htrds irrespective of the nurdber of pure bred or grade animals they contain no compensation is paid for reactors but the owners receive whatever pro ceeds there may be from tie salvage there are 53 183 supervised herds throughout canada 3 restricted area plan tre object of this plan is the er adicatlon of tuberculosis in definite areas at least two thirds of the cattle owners in any definite area must sign a petition for the establishment of such an area under this plan the pay ment of compensation is based on the same limitations and maritnum valua tions provided under the accredited herd plan about 2390000 cattle are under the restricted area plan cattle under al policies for tuberculosis eradl cation number about 3345000 an in crease from 2332 cattle in 1916 there are seven impressive reasons why bovine tuberculosis should be era dicated say offlcals of tbe health of animals division and public health authorities these are it is a menace to public health the public is demand ing dairy products obtained from heal thy herds it causes serious economic losses to live stock owners tuberculosis herds are a poor market for valuable foodstuffs it costs less to maintain a healthy herd than a tuberculous one the value and general productivity of a heatlhy herd is much greater than that of a tuberculous one there is a greater demand at much higher prices for accredited and restricted area cat tle poultry breeding stations were first established in the province off ontario in 1913 columbia the years work brought 2500 amples last year each province of the dominion and a part of the northwest territories was included in the survey and the samples collected numbered 5500 this year up to the end of a igust 6500 samples have been received with many of the samples come valuable observations insects received in the larval stage are reared in special insectaries established at the central experimental farm ot taw a and when thev reach the adult stage their identification life history habits and other information are de termined with the help of the system atlc entomologists who have charge of the national collection of insects this fairly accurate reconnaissance is re duclng the element of surprise in at tacks by the insects as yet it is prac ileal y impossible to appl methods of control over large areas of forest be cause of their inaccessibility and vast extent while the organization of the survey is not vet as complete as its promoters desire it is however now approaching that point and has already disclosed some interesting and very useful infor mation for example in 1935 and 1936 the forest tent caterpillar was a serf oils menace to the forests of the po t arthur and nlplssing areas in ontario this year the survey shows the tent caterpillar is doing comparatively littv damage in those areas due to the facv that the native parasites have reasser ted themselves and are thriving on ca terplllars the parasites by the way are harmless in the forests but while the tent caterpillar would appear to be declining in ontario the spruce budworm and old enemy of the pulp- wood forests is increasing there is a severe infestation of it in algoma and it is now common in eastern ontario and western quebec further west the similar jack pine budworm has damaged vast areas of jack pine from manitoba to lake superior in the northern sections of the prairie prov lnces the forest tent caterpillar is active and the fall cankerworm is tfl tacking shade trees in the southern districts of the prairies out in british columbia an old en emy of the forest insect investigation the larch bawfly is on the ram page about 40 years ago earlier gen erations of this insect killed off almost every larch tree in the dominion tn quebec and the maritime prov inces the european spruce sawfly and the larch sawfly are the major pests but there is an infinite variety of spe clea active everywhere as the coloured pins stuck in a 20foot map of tbe do minion displayed on a wall in the sov ereign building ottawa headquarters of the survey the work is be ing directed by j j de qryse chtax forest insect investigations by dr a w a brown the rules of tre game children have to learn the rules of whatever game they play whatever ac tivity they choose for beginners the rules are not only guides they are life- savers they prevent mistakes failure and discouragemnt they are always there ready for use whenever called an and they always are the right answer the rules i mean are those laid down by custom and law these are the rule for mathematicwr- the ar imfiiflltig- standbys helps in times of doubt they can be relied upon for light and aid al ways there are the rules for games they make play possible for without them the games would be a mass of confusion without rhyme or reason nobody could win and everybody would lose which is the reason for the rules some children dislike the rules they want to get beyond them beat them somehow not knowing that there is no way of beating a rule if it is an accep ted rule to be sure one could cheat but then there s the end of the matter as far as the game is concerned the cheater does not win the game because h doesn t play it he is worse off than before because added to the loss of the game is the loss of character a cheater feels that loss keenly he may try to- hide it but that is impossible his loss cries aloud to high heaven and his companions leave him to his own grief good sportsmanship demands that the players of any game abide cheer fullj by the rules and take whatever luck comes in good part but what or who laid down the laws for good sportsmanship the good players those who understood the law that governs games and men play fair abide bv the rules accept what comes cheerfully so vou will achieve honor among men and a feeling of liking for yourself a man cannot live happilj and not like himself two warring spirits tn one person scnrcelv have room for dis agreement vou see and there most certainlv will be disagreement if a per son voung or old offends himself by breaking the rules any rules that caj for sportsman like obedience sometimes bovs and girls think the rules are silly some of them may be some are most of them are essential to the welfare and happiness of these very boys and girls as they are high ly inexperienced in such matters and as it is difficult for their parents and teachers to explain the need and the value of many of these rules it would be better for the children to accept tbe good will for their guardians take their wrord for it and abide by the rules review a few of them and see speak the truth no child would deny the lightness of uial rule respect the propertj the feelings the rights even the opinions of other people why not you want others to respect yours rev erence the works of god that means every living thing every mysterious growth and power tn nature it means you body and mind and the bodies and minds of the young people a decent respect for the works of god will keep you from making regrettable m and add greatly to your happiness by angelo patri in cnr magmsjne it was monday morning the not conectort bac was getting heavy but his heart was light till he reached the house of mrs mackay it kay cthtitd the door ma jbitasr an oov ho i fridayr- boy t0ye ottod ob thumday- it was michael first vish to country and feeding the chickens fas cinated him a 1 y bis ant gttmpm of the peocciofc himself on the lawn bashtag ln- x3h tntmy he aalmsd m off ho etdetatb is la htocsa- new waterworks at burlington to cost c5jm approval to a by law to issue de bentures totalling 85000 for the con struction ot a new intake and water storage reservoir was given by tgrn burlington council recently at the re quest of the water co the debentures will be submitted to the municipal board the chairman of the water commis sion declared that expenditure ot sioooo on repairing the watewrorks intake during the past three years was useless because there had been seven breaks hi the pipe since the last biu was paid last december several members of council agreed that replacement of tbe intake was necessary although some doubt was expressed of the need for re it was pointed out that now water being pumped almost direct to tha main and the plant is shut down at night when the demand is low that results in a peak load for the daytime which increases the power coats a storage reservoir would result tn o ci d ma aa tktttald k gjffgww h