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r 3 ejl t i iiil i i i tfeiis of imnptesr every farmer sow oatgslj1tag cooked potatoes district ontario farmers advised to contact j agrioaltvral represekttatlve tn comity for beat advice continuing fta drive tor increased wartime grain production in 1940 the ontario departraenutf agriculture is w ayhrtslng ao tanners to contact the agricultural representative in their i l jmm county as to th variety df oat r that wis give them the greatest hum her of bushels per acre in their own particular area much has been heard and will be- heard of the vanguard and the erban oat in some districts and under cer a considerable portion of the potato crop is unsuitable for seed or table stock various methods of utilising the cuu potatoes have been suggested and one method is to feed the potatoes to livestock potatoes may be fed to practically all kinds of livestock but apparently they have their greatest fed valiie when cooked and fed to hogs states leonard orlesbactf assistant dominion experimental parol freder- icton nb tt has been dejmonstoated by many feeding trials at various institutions thffwov pounds 6 boiled qj steamed ipptabbea will replace approximately tain soil conditions the vanguard is jfofe pound ot ground harley when fed superior while in other sections the brhan tops vanguard this is where the agricultural representative can be of untold value to the fanner as a result of grain variety experiments an 307 farms in ontario in 1939 the agri cultural representative is in a position to give excellent advice on varieties that will do well in given districts it will pay any farmer to consult him the vanguard is a late oat resistant to stem rust and has done well ihthe majority of eastern ontario counties the erban is a medium early oat and is resistant to crown or leaf rust the department of agriculture also points out that farmers who have pro duced heavy crops from other varie uee and who see no reason to change should make sure they get the best possible seed of that variety included hi this list would be tfjno r 72 victory alaska cartler and oac 3 substitution of alsike for red clover is suggested under favorable growing conditions red clover will slightly outyleld alsike u a hay crop but the latter possesses certain valuable characteristics that make its inclusion in a hay or pasture mixture advisable alsike thrives bet ter than red clover on soils that in cline to acidity or sous that are low and net alsike is more winter hardy thfls red clover and has a stronger tendency towards perennlalism and therefore persists longer than red clover stales j m armstrong divis ion of forage plants central expert mental farm ottawa alsike and red clover hay contain about equal quantities of digestible about equal quantities oi mgesudje food materials per unit of dry weight fcanada s army consumes seed yields of alsike in areas suitett to production in ontario are consld erably higher than for red clover the comparison is further in favor of alsike since a pound df alsike seed contains approximately twice the number of seeds as red clover the prices of both range from 6 to 10 cens a pound the recommended hay mixtures of the central experimental farm olta va are a fbilows 1 for non acid soils where alfalfa can be grown successful timothv 8 lb red clover 3 lb alfalfa 4 lb and alsike 2 lb 2 for non acid soils where alfalfa la not adapted timothy 8 lb red clover 6 lb and alsike 2 lb 3 for acid soils timothy 8 lb red clover 5 lb and alsike 4 lb in all these mixtures alsike is m eluded and under acid soil conditions the recommended rate is lnciefted whil eexsting practice recognizes the value of a partial substitution of red clover by alsike in seeding mix tures it is conceivable that conditions might arise where a complete substi tutlon might be advisable when there is a shortage of our home grown seed of red clover due to winter killing the domestic requirements are supplied by importing and the growers run the risk of growing poorly adipted varie ties under war conditions these lm portatkm may not be accessible j there is no nonage of home grown alsike seed the grower can substitute to clover in the seeding mixture for hay with the assurance that he stands to lose nothing in yield or feeding value of the resulting crop auto production up automobiles produced in canada during november numbered 18 412 compared with 9640 the previous month and 17592 in november 1938 the dominion bureau of statistics has reported included in last months total we ve 9682 passenger cars and 8630 trucks forbeolthdc i in a balanced ration to hogs oga of alfcages relish cooked potatoes and balanced rations including cooked po tatoes produce bacon of excellent quality potatoes are low in minerals so ra tlons including potatoes should be for titled with mineral supplements a satisfactory homemixed mineral sup plement consists of 40 pounds bone meal 40 ounpds ground limestone ana 20 pounds salt when potatoes are fed about 4 pounds of this mineral mixture may be mixed with each100 pounds of the grain portion of the ration potatoes are also lo win pro teln so care should be taken to feed plenty of skim milk if skim milk is not available a protein supplement such as fish meal should form about 20 jer cent of the groin portiori of the ration until the pigs weigh about 120 pounds the protein supplement can then be reduced to about ten per cent extensive experiments with feeding potatoes to hogs and ensiling potatoes to trench silos for hogs have been car ried on at the domlntorrexperimental station frederlcton nb it has been found that potatoes can he ensiled in trench silos by slicing themngadmlx ing about live pw cent by welgm- moist fermented born meal with them as they ar oeing ensiled the silage will keep for at least two years and probably longer if properly ensiled belter results will be obtained if the illflgc is cooked before it is fed this tjlake is nearly twice as high in dry mattei ai frcl potatoes o it should be fed at the rate of only about 2 pounds to each pound of meal mixture eight tons of beef daily soldiers of one division eat equal quantities of bread and potatoes eight t ns each of beef bread and potatoes one ton of jam another of butter these are the major items in the daily issurt for a canadian army dlviioi of lb 000 men aw outlined in the sixth radio talk by a defence de partment spokesman the talk showed the amount of work involved in organizing a division for wa living accommodation clothing lood and war equipment have to be provided on short notice the spokes man ald and this has proved a huge tak becauw tn canada no unit was j mm ained at war strength in peace time cloth ing equipment clothing and equipping the troops lias be an intricate and highly tech nical matter saltt the spoklsman the many change that have taken place since the last war including the mechanization of the equipment and instruction of new types of armament ammunition technical equipment and clothing have increased hints drroduclng to 1tftarlo weekly newsservice this tost wtekwe hev another ex ample of heroism at home at tren ton an exploded electric light bulb ignited some gasoline a young mem bes of the aj force realised that a tfttfrmku alrplflp yw doomed linlcks t clean healthy- milk the problem of producing clean milk and first class dairy products is de manding more and more attention from the dairy fanner the question of buildings also merits consideration a modern dairy barn is airy well ven tllated and free from dampness it has steel stanchions or adjustable cat tie ties and the length of the stall and the width df the gutter are construct ed so that cows of different size can 5 ffsw er barns each has a particular prob lem in order to change or modify it to satisfy modern requirements for clean milk production another problem c d mackenzle animal husbandry division central experimental farm ottawa points au la that of keeping the stable clean it should be remembered that clean milk production requires dust free air at milking time therefore the throwing down of hay the clean ing out of the stable or the cleaning of cows stirs up dust and odours some of which may contaminate the milk if stables cannot be cleaned out at least one half hour before milking it is better to delay this operation till after milking has taken place how ever manure should be scrape 1 care fully into the gutter and the bedding rearranged without causing any more dust than necessary the problem of keeping dust dirt and odors out of milk is not only a question of cleanliness but also one of feeding turnlpssllage or other strong smelling feeds should not be fed just prior to milking nor should the odor of silage be in the barn at milking time if this point is ne glected it is highly probable that the milk wijl become tainted the cleanliness of the cows bodies is one of the chief factors relating to the contamination of milk if the cows are allowed to become filthy through standing or lying in the gut fer defective milk is likely to result n addition to keep cows clean and to avoid contaminat ion the thorough grooming of the cows dally and the clipping of the hair on their udders flanks and tails is definitely recom mended further it u a good plan to wash the ddder and flan its before milking and to wah the switch of the cows tail at frequent intervals the observance of these points re latlng to the sanitation of cows to gither with the ise of thoroughly eai clein and sterilizm utensils will n ult in higher quality milk and greate returns from the milking herd prospects promising for nelson short courses the annual one month short courses in agriculture and home economics will open at nelson on tuesday jan 2nd we understand bat prospects are promising for an excellent attend ance to both classes announcement has ju6t been made by agricultural wo of the course in home economics which willbe held in the home of harris bell miss row who will teach clothing has had a lengthy experience in short courses in home scononikts and in girls project- work she will be assisted by miss blanche misener of burlington who will teach nutrition alek mulr prominent dairy farmer from near woodstock will assist with the class in agriculture which is being held in the township hall mr mulr we understand has also made quite a reputation for himself with field crops swine and poultry and incidentally was one of the provincial winners in the home improvement campaign spon sored by the fanner magazine during the courses special itinerant lecturers will visit the class in agri culture jan 4th j p francis ol gmelpn on poultry jan 8th r 3 bryden of ouelph on soils and ferti llzers an nth w j stephen of t onto on weed control jan 17th w l bishop of norwich on co operation and marfcettrrg- jan 22nd j f l simmons of the forestry branch tor onto on farm forestry jan 24th t c adams of toronto on croani grad ing and testing we also understand that pana are laid to take the members of both classes for a trip to the ontario agri cultural college and maodona d instl lute on jan 18th and a furthe trip to one of the packing plants may also be incl ided for the class in agriculture this would appear to be a wonderful opportunity for the young people of nelson district to further prepan themselves for their life work house loans show decline oteiuuons under the national hous in j att in november showed a slowing 1 pace in comparison with the past f om the passage of the ng act in the summer o 1938 ip to the o ltbreak of war month v total of loans under uil act havi lvw r liureiises rangli g from 30 or 40 pi ctnt up to nearly 200 x nt diseasf haards 250 tars ago 1 1 nov mber the amount of loans irclii d o 1 15 337 from 81 739880 in a theatre lti a small american town had a burglar alarm fitted in the box office you just had to pres a pedal on the floor and a bell rang at police headquarters rwo days after it was installed a gangster poked his gun through the box office window and demanded the cash the girl pressed her foot on the pedal stalled a bit thettoegin to hand over themoney at this point the phone rang the gangster grabbed the receiver what is itr he asked this is the police station darn you said an angry voice say do you know you ve got vour foot on the pedaland we can t hear ourselves talk because of that blooming alarm belli silicosis ind otner occupational haz ards to which m idtrn sl ence gives much nttn hon i r ontv vi ted cen t irles ago but ti ty ert also re og nized then nel her is compensation laws for it dustrlal diseases n new idea tltj were proposed as far back as 1690 when i venetian doctor bernardino ram aztnt wiote a work on diseases of trjde men dp morbis artlflclum a copj of tl is book was recentiv found in the univer uy of pennsyl vanln library and its translation brings out facta that are most interesting in vie of the period in which it m w ritten ramazzlih it npp ar made a prac tlce of leading the skk bed and goli g to where ijie patient worked to study ma lo it a is and hygienic conditions as a cih to the lllntss in tl it way he obtali 1 inform itlon which he care fully reef rded oi certain occupational oiestes known today he knew about slllif is the di ablinc ting disease wh h h inv ifrilc ing the dust br itlli workers in tn pottery and glass ranking ind s r ramnzzinl an lcl t d mo 1 i i t on methods by uugr tint h at m lals be wet ted to keep d i t dw d that ar rangomenu t mad tor 1 4egua te ven tllntlon speaking f the occupational hazards of the white collar workers of two and a half centuries ugo he said of schol ars that the mdentary posture and intense concentration were bad for dl gestlon he even discussed writer s cramp his prescription for these ills was get more of the outdoors into your life was moved so he rushed in to save it in the last report he waa said to be critically burned a patient in the hospital for less than that canadians were decorated in the last war a radio broadcast last week brought to mind that there is at least some compensation in the development of science which has helped to make war more horrible faster stronger ait ships improved ekploslvee brings a wcr closer to those far away from ft as the irishman said at the same time canadians on december 23 were en obled to hear a full account of the ar aval of their troops in england through the vastly improved medium of radio listeners on this continent troops were doing n camrju actually heard the voices of members of tv first division a message delivered bv general mcnaughton chief of staff contrast this with the anxious weeits which elapsed between the arrival qf canadians in 1914 and detailed word about them from england led by the young men s club of the toronto board of trade there has been a widespread movement through out ontario to curtail accidents din ing the holiday season law enforce ment officers are taking a more pro minent part this year in combatting this public menace a special appeal has been made to motorists to abstain from driving after indulging in liquor traffic officers have been instructed to take away leys from drunk motor lste and loss of license and other penalties are to be imposed on negli gent and reckless drivers pedestrians are also being aseed to help along the good cause as it has been established that many accident have been due to carelessness on the part of people afoot were given a picture of the actual ar legion w9t ampeat fo 50009oafor s w work a national appeal for 500400 j be used ejeduhivehrfor welfare wqrir on behalf of canadas fighting mfli win -fac- aj w j calgary acting xximlnlon president of the canadian legion announced here today the appeal 1 being made by the legion b subsidiary wartime undertak ing the canadian legion war services inc under authority of the war char ties act and is being sponsored and supported by the 1400 branches of the parent organization throughout cana da the money is required mr walk er stored to enable the legion to ex tend its important activities among the naval land and air forces of the do minion now on active service hotp in canada and especially overseas thesectlyitles mi walker sall are being provided on a btrictly rion- prtimmaklng basis thev include a comprehensive program 6v education november n diop of 6 per tent the i mbtr of loan 361 1 showed a mod erate increase of 14 pei cent because oi the greater proportion of loans for lnnle famil dw hing b t the num ler of ut ii f t 1 ref ecttd fl tela tut n gllgiok rise donj 5 per cent this con tii 1 1 it 1 indicated newspaper snot radios in a alk before the national asso ciation of chain stores mr e e bur linghame district manager of the lig gett drug co in philadelphia said retailers do not condemn radio ad vertlsing for all advertising which nelps bring customer into our store is good but we point out that the most valuable ad vert is ng in our interest is good old reliable local newspaper ad vertlsng and the more the better we wpuld like to see manufacturers spend the jersej cow t r idverti lnc where it will do us bjje ovmpd and tested b the most good in our local papers uj portn g oa own advertising ion and more advertisers are com ing to realize that advertising in the rural weeklj i cwspaper far outpulls all cunjet t ve flovertising media includ ing city da lteb shopping guides and handbill surveys show that in dif feren tes of purchases covered the weeklj newspaper has by i gieitt i mil iciice large measjre their studies so that they will not be deprived of the ele ments of culture practical training and character building to fit them for their return to civilian life this worfcvefleid is being carried out in collaboration with the canadian as sociation for adult education the canadian legion war services is also providing special facjities to assist the men under armr in their personal and home problems in ad ditlon an extensive entertainment re- creatlox and sports program ts m op eration which together with tne es tablishment of recreation huts and leave centres is being extended to england and france including actual theatres of war experience has taught us mr walker said that the hardrmps de privatiors and sufferings of war can impoverish nations fori generations to ome unless far sighted action is taken i is to lessen these hardships andjlg pi iv a tlons to which our youn men will be subjected in the present coifl ct that the members of tht canad an le gion have pledged themsewes vin a eommon effort physical capyc es and age make man v of old car a dia corps mn jnarcenlable jr ac live aervice again h they leel t is lhir duty as wel vir iidesputabe right tc provide for tie neds ol j jjunger comrades who ha e c e4 the call the legion feca tov it tha in this volunlarv crk wh c 5 of such vital importance o n f j e of the dominion it will hav n g rous upport of he conaiian peope ham georgetown has recen om pleted a record of 8369 ibo otns it i33 lbs of fat w lib an av erage of 5 89 pe cen ai a senior two wb d n 305 daj and has beei ana oc 1 iver medal certificate ov ne cj i dlon jcrse qatt e cljri rh fourth silver medal da g er or js lver nedal bull brimpton fa oe rovaliit b o loa kvel 1 v j j wl ich nt 1 an effective new weapon mttaeth fighttamt miti with the british force 4n franc is ths bran un carrier urn picture et oava of them and 1u cra p behind the lmea 2 ough there i 11 mlw 1 j units fin anr d the pr us of acceleration nnd curtailment of v ume in ho islng act loan operation l partly alt rib itible lo effect of wa on construct 1 01 m n era iv w refit tie i ii the market de dint during tiu past two months ii urban building ptrmils and construe tion contrrcls 1 warded but it is also traceable to the distinct falling off during the past six months in the pro portion nixirlnient houses duplexes and other multiple lomili dwelling mils financed bv n h a loans and to 1 he rising volume of low cost single fnmllv houses built with loans tli crln ncvtmbcr the average loan per hou int unl inting apartment and duplrxultra as mul wa 3031 and j0 ptr tftit 6f units frnanced were covered by loans of 4000 or less ap proximately 60 per cent were on a basis of 3000 per intt and 40 per cent rtqul td imn of 200 or ess total of 87 loans were ort the 90 per cent mortgage basis for owner occupied hounen costing 2500 or less tn october there were only three loans approved forduplexes hnd three for apartment houses comparative total of all loans made under the act and its predecessor sta tute dominion housing act 1935 now stands at 464 7 millions covering a total of over 13 000 housing units of this tolal 20 3 millions was loaned in the 12 nontlis ended november 30 1030 compared with 1j5 n llllons in the preceding 12 months in view of the war it was to be ex pected there would be a drop in the housing loans however spring should find a revival of building operations winter hazards t the delayed but inevitable approach of wintry weather leads the industrial accident prevention associations to point out the increased hazards and possibilities of accidents during the darker ftinter days as the thermometer goes down the danger of accidents goes up warns t e b o ts or tlon shoitness of daylight slippery coj dltlom under foot and a cei ing of the senses from cot3 all con tribute to the creation of accident hftutiji employers are urged to check up their plants to ensure that all possible precautions are taken to minunla winter hazards a recruit wearing alas li shoes n- listed tai the army one day the officer missed htm j officer has anyone seen that z crultr voice from rearves air has ads tbtuxararouxkl gofltttrthe crossroads t qusnapshot guild a snapshot party snapshot parties with costumes provide lots of winter fun for you and your friends try a jerie of them i p or an evening of real winter fun give your friends a snapshot 1 arty t the arrangements are simple in vlte your friends each to bring a camera loaded witfcfaigh speed film and to wear a costume you in torn pyovide a supply of inexpen sive flood bulbs a few cardboard reflectors of the lampafaade type and two or hree bridge lamps in which the bulbs can beusejl that asidejrorffthe refresh- yrtri ynn ran gftf tha md reflectors from any film bealer who carries snapshots-at- mghfldts the party activity nat urally enough consists of snap shooting one guest posing another arranging the lights the others shooting in turn of course there should be prises offer one prise for the most absurd pose another for the funniest pic- turaideaanother for the moat ex traordinary camera angle or view point the best costume beat from the standpoint of picture poamlbui ties might also rata a prtse gostunmideaaaraibaytirajrltt- 1 vitation may suggest carnival cos lumes hard times costumes or old fashioned costumes or you can leave the matter open- allowing each guest to use his imagination m choosing a costume idea incidentally to take snapshots at such a partyrpour guests don t have to have fine fast cameras the sun niest box or folding model will do with photo bulbs and higfi speed lm one thing you should hav handy an exposure guide or leaflet on s and ypo can get one fiee ffom any photo shop this will settle questions of where to place the lights and how many to use one caution dont use more- than three of the big bulbs on on house circuit your snapshots pary reallr should havetrjuel a saeood party at which ptetaajb from first party at cflubltea irt i to tifl wwdi of ttatwftf c