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the georgefenpn herald wednesday evening may 29th 1940 i our farm page items of interest to evety farmer dairy calf itw care given to the dairy calf torn birth to six months of age has a very definite effect on its ultimate usefulness in the dairy herd calves worth raising are worth special care tbe practice at the central experi mental ffcrm ottawa states v s lq- san division of animal husbandry is to separate the calf from its mother immediately and teach it to drink from a pail it is essential that the new born calf receive its mothers first milk or colostrum for a period or six to nine days tills milk provides a laxative and also contains substances which inhibit the development of dls case germs present in the digestive tract whole milk feeding should be con tinned for the first four weeks at the rate of about one pound of milk per 10 pounds weight of calf beginning t four weeks skim milk should be gradually substituted for whole milk s the rate of a pound each day at this change meal rich in fat may be introduced to take the place of the fat that is removed from the milk scald d flaxseed meal with water added to make it the consistency of gruel makes an excellent fat substitute the gruel bould be added to the milk when the calf is four weeks of age allowing onequarter cup per feed and lncreas tag the amount gradually to a cup ful per feed at two months of age if available skim milk may be used un tn the calf is at least six months old where skim milk is not available whole milk should be given for a ion er period and gradually replaced with- waitu water at two to three weeks of age the calves should be provided with all the good quality legume hay they will eat and at three weeks a meal mixture such as 1 part ground oats 2 parts bran 1 part corn distillers grains 1 part oil cake meal in small quanti ties this mixture should be lncreas ed gradually to a rate of two pounds per day at three months of age clean stalls and clean feeding utensils are positively essential in order to avoid disease in young calves ihonrrtrgrgardiners 1 value of crop rotation advice to farmers the flour milling industry of can ada has met domestic needs for more chan 300 years arid in addition has made canada one of the leading ex porters of wheat flour a position held tor many years doesthe trick y ask your neghbon what bray chcks did for them then see me for prices and delivery date george c brown norval phone 382 r 21 a delegation of the canadian feder atlon of agriculture met hon james o gardiner dominion minister of agriculture officials of hjs depart ment and the minister of trade and commerce an friday and saturday may 10th and hth last this dele gation offered the full cooperatiott of the federation towards a successful prosecution of the war and stated that farmers felt the need of more direc tlon as to what products they should produce and how much of them should be grown mr oardmer said that it is rather difficult to satisfy all parties concern ed that o proper direction is being given to agriculture in a period such as the present he pointed out that the dominion department of agrlcul ture had been urging farmers ever since the war began the necessity of doing exactly what they were doing before the war began he thought that the actual farmer is following this direction but it seemed rather difficult to convince others that the advice ghen was sound it would ap pear from experience to date that it would have been a mistake to have dore anything else since there are surpluses of every food product in canada this being the case it would cer talnly have been a mistake to have advised farmers to produce a greater surplus of any one of these farm products in telling the fanner to go right on doing what he did before excepting in a few special cases we have been asking him to do not only the best thing but the easiest thing our suggestion is that for the first year of the war and possibly for the second it will be best for farmers to keep right on doing better if possible what they were doing before war started it will certainly be better if we can go through the war doing what is the natural thing to do on our farms if it can be done without interfering with the prosecution of the war rather than that we should find our agriculture entirely unsuited to peace time condl tions when the war is over mr gardiner further said that h- observed the chief recommendation urged previously by the chamber of agriculture now known as the pedera tlon of agriculture was again sub mitted it reads provincial legislation being now on the statute books of seven of the provinces to- deal with pro vincial trade opportunity should be given tofarmera through feder al marketing legislation governing export and inter provincial trade to set up marketing agencies under their own control in answer to this the minister said the position has been gradually de veloplng when it is impossible to sell canadian surplus farm products any where other than in american coun tries excepting through the british food ministry it would appear from latest news bulletins that time is al most if not quite here it is there fore important that we should keep ourselves in a position as a govern ment to meet any emergency with which we may find ourselves con fronted it is our opinion that during war klime any boards set up to deal with surpluses of food product should be set up by the government and that any powers conferred upon such boards to compel any one connected with the trade or producers to do cer tain things which are considered to be in the interests of the state should be exercised directly through govern merit agencies use iron sulphate to kill dandelions apply directly to the weeds instead of spraying- if lawn consists of per centage of clover advises onl dept of agriculture how can i get rid of dandelions in my lawn this is a question frequent ly asked of the crops seeds and weeds bnnch of the ontario dept of agriculture toronto the spud maj be used for scattered plants each plant should be cut off uell below the crown and the area reseeded immediately after b fol lowing this practice each year at the same time maintaining a thick healthy sod it should be possible to keep this under control says john d macleod of the crops seeds and weeds branch iron sulphate will injure clover so in lawns consisting of a percentage of clover it ls best to apply the sulphate directly to the w eeds and not o er the entire lawn surface insfad of having dandelions smoth er out the lawn ones aim should be to have the lawn smother out the dandelions sowing seed thickly fer tilization proper moisture and soli conditions will assist greatly if a lawn is badly infested consideration should be given to digging it up im proving the soil condition and reseed lng with a good lawn seed mixture mr macleod states lusty squeals sign young pig healthy foreign exchange acquisition order special notice subject to certain exemptions the foreign ex change acquisition order requires every resident of canada who had any foreign currency or foreign currency deposit in his possession ownership or control on may 1st 1940 regardless of amount to sell the bame to an authorized dealer chartered bank on or before may 31st 1940 unless an extension has been granted by the board any resident who has not complied with the terms of the order on or before may 31st 1940 will be in default and subject to the penalties provided in the order the order does not require the sale of foreign securities further information and particulars may be obtained from any branch of a chartered bank foreign exchange control board it does not take very long for a young pig to net to know the rattle of the feed pail and still less time for him to start squealing about the time he thinks he hould haxe some thing to eat perhaps squealing ls a good sign for the pig whlcl squenls for his tees and afterwards lies down to seep k generally healthy states edward b praser division of animal husbandr department of agrlcul ture as a matter of fact 1 calthy pigs will generally eat anytime but regular feeding of a suitable feed mix ture is desirable the proper feeding of weanling pigs is really the continuance of good feed lng methods started long before the pigs are weaned creep feeding the pigs before weaning is desirable the fted mixture for creep feed lng and for the newly weaned pigs can be made up largely of home grown grains the hulls of oats and barley are too high in fibre for young pigs and should be sifted out some mill feed may be added preferably midd f crop lotallonjc different crops fll systematic succes sion one crop following another has been observed to be of definite value since the early periods of organised agriculture a large number of ex perlmenta in more recent years have proven conclusively that in moat cases crops yield better when grown in rotation than when a single crop ls grown continuously on the same area in experiments conducted by the field husbandry division expeqtmen tal farms service states p o ripley potatoes grown for seven years at the dominion experimental station fred ferlcton new brunswick gave an aver age yield of 328 bushels per acre when grown in a rotation and only 243 bushels when grown continuously ofi the same area similarly corn grown for silage at the central experimental fnxm ottawa yielded 13 tons per acre grown m rotation and only 0 tons grown continuously in one field high yields are necessary for profitable farming and the adoption of a suit able rotation ls one means of increas ing ylelcu there are other advantages to be de rived from the use of a well planned rotation it provides for a more uni form distribution of labour when a variety of crops are grown they are sown weeded and harvested at differ ent times in the growing season and thus spread the labour requirements over the entire season a crop rotation allows for a systematic weed control program cultivated crops ore vatu able aids in weed eradication weeds such as mustard and sow thistle which often persist in grain crops are checked by one or two years in hay similarly insects and plant diseases may be controlled by following a crop which ls susceptible to certain pests with a crop which is not affected soil fertility and tilth are more satisfac tortly maintained by growing succes snely crops with different rooting sy stems or crops requiring different cul tural methods legumes in a rotation have a beneficial influence on other crops not tli least alue of a crop ro tat ion ls the fact that crops may be grown to meet the requirements of the de irto lne of farming thus if tht main so irci of income is to be denvtd fim a cosh crop such as po tatoes short three jcar rotation of o ntoes cils clo er ls recommended whert m xrd farming l practised and tht crop are grown to feed live lock a ultabk cropping plan would be a flv ear rotiition of hoed crop irrain ha hay grain other rotat ons may be adopted to meet the need of different types of tarming profitable crop production does not h tppen tl rouh haphazard cropping method b t may be broight to realization bj lh adoption of well lain d rotnti i sjstem how red cross spent 5000000 campaign funds ecn at its mat furious pace the wind l i piker compared with the lings or an equal part of sifted pli t of the transcamda air lines oat chop and middlings or equal parts goinj abo it their daily duty with of sifted oat chop sifted barley chop their loud of passengers mails and and middlings make ideal mixtures for the young pigs results of feed tng experiments indicate the value of including some high protein feed in the grain mixture sum milk but ter milk or a protein concentrate will make the feed more palatable and is essential to fast and economical growth vvhen no milk is available tankage fish meal or a protein con centrate may be included in the feed mixture at the rate of 10 to 12 per cent minerals too are important and therefore the addition of a simple mineral mixture is recommended it is good business to teed the young pigs little and often left over and soured feed may cause digestive dls turbances feeding four or five tunes a day what the pigs will quickly clean up ls not too often for a week or so after weaning thereafter threl feeds a day will be found desirable until the pigs are at least 100 pounds tn weight round trip travel bargains from georgetown june 7 8 to chicago 1200 plm exchan june 78 toavlndsor tovindsor 4tyh qv to detroit pt7vf ft fares from all adjacent cjjl stations for train service fthsj sua r rc handbflh or oooaalt agents tj5kb canadian national great britain takes most canned fruits during the fiscal year april 1st 1039 to march 31st 1940 canadian canned fruits and vegetables were ex ported to the principal parts of the world the canned fruit and vege table exports amounted to 6 724 164 eases and 35333 barrels compared with 4215 375 cases 10 028 barrel 5 137 bags 970 pails 28 casks and 3 jnccages in 1038 39 of the canned fruits apples headed the list with 895 678 cascs and 15 814 barrels composed of 825831 coses of canred nj pies 28 602 caes cvaporat ed apple 41 100 cases and 15 814 bar rels apple juice and pectin and 15 cases of apple products there were 121 878 cases of canned peaches ex ported inl 614 789 cases of pears the tomato ore pied the premier place in both fruits and vegetables the pacic in one form or another amounting to no less than 4 330 591 ma op gt t83sd92 cases of tomato soup i 100356 cases of toma toes 742 996 cases tomato catsup 436 738 cases of paste pulp and puree 203 638 cases of tomato juice and 10 771 cases of tomato products apart from the fact that great britain is the principal market for canadian canned fruits and vegetables africa showed a greater liking for canadian corn importing 31685 cases as against 16660 cases to the british market and both africa and asia showed a pre fereoce for canadian pickles out of the total export of 6 73us4 cases 36 1833 barrels of all kinds of canned fruits and vegetable great britain took sjbbab cases and 33316 barrel express the tca aircraft average 180 miles an hour when the wind goes faster than 75 it s a hurricane accordli g to the tables of the do minion government s meteorological services which watch the weather for pilots it ls calm when the wind ls moving a less than a mile an hour between one and three miles an hour it ls designated at light air after that it becomes a breeze going from slight to gentle to moderate to fresh to strong a stronge biecze is a wind blowing between 25 and 31 miles an hour large boughs of the trees are in motion the telegraph wires whistle and it s difficult to manipulate an urn brella when the wind is between 32 and 38 miles an hour it u a moderate gale up to 46 it is n gale a lew miles fa ter and it ls a strong gale when it roars between 55 and 63 miles hour and uproots trees it is a whole gale rarely experienced accompanied by widespread damage says the table regarding storm then the wind is bowling along at anythuu betwen 64 and 75 miles an hour if the storm is seldom cxperiei ced in canada the hurricane is een rarer oat of every amsrnsibsorsiecrtcrthe canadian red cross society 80 cents is being used for aotua war work it was revealed yesterday in a chart showing the approximate disposition of the f 000 000 received as a result of the society s last campaign for funds peacetime services of the society which do not slacken at all during the war period claim 145 cento of the dol lar while administration expenses for the whole of canada and overseas take only 3j cents the remainder two cents provides for campaign and pub licity our administration and campaign expenses rate that exceedingly low fig ure because so much work is done vol untarily l a winter comptroller pointed out of the 80 cents used for war pur poses 44 cents is spent by the na tional council and 36 cents coven supplies and comforts furnished through the work of branches m actual figures the national coun ell is responsible for the expenditure of 2200000 branches 1800000 peacetime services 726000 cam paign and publicity 100 000 adminl stration expenses war and peace time 176000 of the national council allotment 760 000 takes care of the erection and equipment of the canadian red cross societys base hospital at taplow eng land the establishment and operation for one year of the maple leaf club in london and the underwriting of the beaver club london a grant of 100000 was authorised for the british red cross and a similar amount was set aside for the furnishing of comforts and relief to the men of the royei navy auxiu ary services and the merchant uar ine a sum of 50 000 was also made available for the provision of siml lar comforts to naval units and mer cantile marine at halifax relief grants to the allies amount to 100 000 this sum was subscribed to the red cross specially earmarked 66 000 for the finnish red cross and 34 000 for polish relief ten fully equipped ambulances were provided far the finns at the cost of 16 000 they were manned by the british red cross and shipped tp finland via norway in january funds and merchandise for- the poles were handled through the american red cross and an ambul lance unit costing 15 000 was provid ed for the polish legion now attach ed to the french army designated as cooperative services st john ambulance association was allot ed 2a000 canadian legion war benicti 40 000 halifax hostel 25 000 th- amazingly small amount used lor administration costs for peace time and war work includes all ex ueiisei oi branches divisions and na tional ai d ocrseas offices salaries narehous packing shipping and over uls frtigh t division and national workroom equipment the despatch oflical organ of the society and mis cellaneous expenditures in conducting ouch a large enterprise about l 000 00q will be available for further projects until another cam paign is required this money it ls explained will come from the balance of campaign funds in the hands of the divisions detailing all these items dr fred w routley national commissioner referred to the 600 bed taplow hos pital and said a 300bed hospital was at first proposed but our plans were later enlarged to conform with a government ruling that called for a 600 or 120obed institution it is of the hut type made of brick steel and con turned over to che canadian authorities when completed and wffll be operated and maintained by th canadian army medical corps the sum set aside for this toosphl covers construction e acces sories residences for nurses and doc tors as well as the sterillxing plant and a research laboratory for investi gating and combatting all effects of new warfare dealing with the grants made by the canadian red gross for campaign funds dr routley said we are mak ing the contribution to the british red cross because it was not copaldere4 wise to have any separate appeal in canada for that organization as in ths last war in making this donation the canadian red cross is right tn line with the societies of other british of the grant to the st john ambu lance association dr routley sa at the beginning of the war the ca- adian red cross agreed to finance the work of the st john amhulancjelni f training and examining voluntary- aid i personnel for war service r then there is the grant to canadian legion war services they wished to undertake a campaign last fall it was agreed they would assist- hi our red cross appeal and that we would make them a monthly payment of 10 000 until they found it necessary to go to the people themselves for funds regarding the money granted to the halifax hostel it had been brought lo our attention that no accomodation bad been made for the thousands sailors of naval units and merchant ships crowding into coat harbor they slept in parks they were faced with the approach of cold weather the canadian red cross inaugur ated a movement by its grant and the result was that funds were contribu ted by th province the city and pri vate subscribers the total sum ob tained to establish the hostel amoun ted to 100 000 and the building was turned over to the ymca ate dr routley then dealt with the bea ver club in london he said imme diately on my arrival in england november members of our bed cross advisory committee there led by mr ernest cooper approached me and ur ged that the canadian red cross should act in the establishment of a recreation centre in london jrfmiint to the beaver hut of the last war they pointed out that no provision had been made for the accomodation of canadian soldiers on leave in lon don mr cooper himself regarded the situation as so urgent that he himself made a contribution of 10 000 pounds a suitable building was found just off trafalgar square a quick survey by a committee under the chairmanship of hon incent massey revealed that 100 000 would equip this building and operate it for one year i cabled the canadian red cross in toronto and the executive informed me that it would underwrite the estab lishment of the beaver club to the ex tent of 50000 immediately contribu tions were made through the canadian red cross by canadians in london lord beaerbxook gave 5 000 pounds and wrti other smaller contributions the club was established at a maximum cost to the canadian red cross from funds donated in canada of 22 000 main difference the chief difference between home town doctor and the big city specialist is about 100 brandon sun quality chicks at the right price barred rocks 900 per 100 mixed barred rock 90 pullets 16 00 per hundred white leghorns 90 pullets 1800 per hundred a quantity of barred rock pullets six eight and ten weeks old at reasonable prices canadian approved bronze turkey poults for sale at 40 00 per hundred jamesway poultry equipment colony houses wood coal electric and oil brooders jamesway spagmos peat litter at 240 par bale thompsons hatchery and poultry farm phone 48 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