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the georgetown herald wednesday evening april 30th 1941 item of interemt to the local farmer our farm page hybrid corn its possibilities it is expected that at least half the acreage oraround 80000 to 90000 ac res will be occupied by hybrid corn this year in the counties of essex and kent alone says f dimmock division of borage plants central experimen tal fexm ottawa according to ex perimental trials conducted by the dominion experimental farms uie better corn hybrids nave yielded from 15 to 25 per cent more shelled corn than the standard varieties similar results have been reported by many growers such increases make pas sfble the production of the same am ount of corn on less acreage than was formerly planted to openpollinated varieties or more corn on the same acreage while no definite claims are made that hybrids are resistant to the european corn borer observations have shown that there is generally much less stalk breakage in hybrids from borer attacks than in the van eties this suggests the advantage of using hybrid corn in areas where borer attacks are liable to occur the same is true with respect to disease such as ear rots this was apparent in the 1940 crop of corn whui ear rot damage was so prevalent the h brids generally suffered less damage than the varieties hybrid earn has possibilities for other areas besides southwestern on tario it has mnnj advantages for ensilage production throughout the east for tests conducted at ottawa show that the belter well adapted hy brids have yielded 10 to 20 per cent more ensilage than the standard var ieties another adv antage possessed by hybrids is greater strength of stalk which enables them to stand erect under conditions which cause standard varieties to lodge badly range of poultry the question of range for the birds i is of great importance in the success ful care of a flock of poultry on a farm the practice or giving poultry on a mixed farm unlimited range is far from desirable rather than have the birds roam all over the place scratch up the garden lay in the i stables or in the hay loft they should be restricted to quarters of their own though the poultryman who carries on the business on a large scale may i practise an intensive system whereby the birds in their first laying year are i confined during the entire period it is unlikely where a system of mixed farming is carried on mat such a practice will be followed hence the question of range for the birds will demand attention at all times says k macbeao superintendent domin ion experimental substation smith- em bc birds should not be allowed to roam over the same area two years in suc cession they should be if possible on at least a three or four year rota tion land that has carried birds through one season should be plough ed up and cultivated the following season and sown down to a succulent green crop for the use of the clock during the succeeding year by al ternating the range in this way the land is reconditioned it is at least free of poultry every second year and an effort made to keep the soil as clean as possible in the long run such a system as outlined is not only desirable but in all probability win be found necessary if birds are allowed to run over the same area year after year disease is likely to develop sooner or later it is easier to prevent disease than control it accordingly sanitary conditions must be ma not only within the poultry house but also outside ft as polluted soil is a fruitful source of disease precautions should be t to keep the soil as clean as possible that can not be done if birds ore al lowed to frequent the same range year iter year or even two years in sue- must build up cows for war time effort ontario department of sagricnuiire outlines feeding mixtures uor maxi mum production as more production is being de manded of the present ontario cow population to supply wartime needs it is necessary that they be adequate ly prepared for the job many cowb freshen with a reserve of energy so small that they are not capable of maximum production the ontario department of agri culture recommends that where pos sible good quality roughage be fed to the freshening cows and that grain feeding be practiced to build up their condition ten days or two weeks before freshening feed a mixture of tmo parto of oats two parts of bran and ont part of linseed oilmeal con unue feeriln jiis mixture after fresh ening unit all inflammation and con gestion have disappeared from the uddtr do no feed cottonseed meal or rye just previous to or immediately after freshening as they are likely to cause coiitoupaion home grown tnjn are reasonably satisfactory foi conditioning although some protein supplement is necessary u the hay is of poor quality or the cows are fed largely on straw the follow ing grain mixtures are recommended to fit cows foi lactation o its 200 pounds b irly 100 pounds 2 1 oits 200 jjoiuids buck heit 10 pounds i3 oats 300 pounds barley 100 pounds and wheat 100 pound 4 1 oats 300 ounds buck wheat 100 pounds and wheat 100 pounds an of the above mixtures can be unproved by adding a small amount of linseed oilmeal bran or soybean oilmeal feed the concentrate mix lures it the rale of two to six pounds per cow per day depending on con dition and the price ind supply of the j feed materials i minerals should be liberally fed previous to calving and throughout the lactation period many feeders mix two pounds of feeding bone meal and one pound of salt with each 100 pounds of concentrates commer- cial mineral mixtures should be led as directed by the manufacturer plan beautification rural school grounds onlirio department of education to open vigorous campaign for arbor day a vigorous campaign to improve and beautify the grounds of the 6 186 ru ral schools of ontario will commence on arbor dy maymd and will con tinuethrough may june and the fall months it was announced today by v k orter chief inpector of public and separate schools toronto school inspectors trustees teachers and pupils will all be encouraged landscape school property until it is thing of beauty and a joy forever they will have the sympathetic back ing of a ceutrahcommittee at toronto compeved of officials of the ontario departments or agriculture education and forestry the wholi hearted co operation of horticultural societies in the various districts is assured rhe first step in improvement will be a cleanup of each iiiral school site and putting in order all fences and othtr equipment to be followed by the pluming of shrubs ind lower gardens teacher- will be tisktxt to take before ind lifter snapshots of the premises mr greer jkjidls out that it is sped ill j esir bly to luive school pro pern nent and trim this jnr in view of uit expt e d influx of ann lean visitors well k pt school grounds will ud materiallv in e renting a good impression of onnno the depart- in nt oi ea i it i lion i e itl impressed wn this tact and its a result 96 schools on provincial highways have been chosen for special attention and will be example for demonstration purposes in their district a number of schools will be enter ed in ont ino horticultural society to this veteran bandsman the band serenaded their fellow member by playing some selections in front of the house to the complete surprise of mr olaridge the company was ttten invited inside where an address ex pressing appreciation of mr olarldge- servlces to the band in his loner term of residence here was read by carman werry bobby murcar youngest mem ber of the band and the same age as mr claxidge when he first joined the band 10 years then mode the pre sentation of a pipe and smoking ac cessories on behalf of the band mr claridge replied in appropriate terms after which the assembled company which included a number of young lady members sang happy birthday to you all present were then ser ved with a generous helping of mr claridge a birthday cake mr claridge is a second cousin of the misses claridge and mrs j m moore of georgetown a letter from his brother t f e claridge pub lisher of the shelbume free press and economist says while herb and the rest of our family were born at ahoa i being the youngest waited r the family moved to hornby be fore i put in an appearance on the scene i am told cap ajhertsons band practiced in the claxidge house at hornby and that in addition to herb my father and my oldest bro ther alex who lives in milton were also members of the band being only five years old when the family left hornby i don t claim to re member much about it mjself herbert c ciaiudge of dimdalk who celebrated 77th buthdav recenth he has been leader of t iirt bin i for over to ytirv dundalk bandsman still playing at 77 pasture bis factor in milk production is keystone in keeping up economical milk yield in summer months says i ontario department of agrlcultore pasture is the keystone of economi cal milk production and is the most i important single factor in keeping up milk yield during tne summer months says the ontario department of agri culture no labor is required in har vesting and little loss of nutrients oc- curo through weathering heating or moulding any summer production program must be built around pasture and the problems arising out of pasture pro duction pasture has a special in terest to cheese patrons as the best quality cheese is made from summer milk it should be remembered that there is a bwo cent bonus on cheese offered by the ontario government pasture yields can be increased by seeding high yielding mixtures of grasses and legumes on good soil that has a high fertility level wherever possible pasture land should be located near the barn walking cows long distances to and from the pasture field is not conducive to high milk yields in addition to using much energy it predisposes the cows to udder injury and sore and cracked feet do not overgraze or undergraze pas tures overgrazing reduces the yield increases injury from drought and encourages the growth of weeds some grosses and legumes are actually kill ed by very close groping to prevent this adopt a system of rotational pas turing dundalk henltii to have played a bin i iusti um lit rom the time he was tlpycnrs old and o be sill active in band woik at tin ite of 77 yars is the enviable record districts and count comix u lions for of herber c claridge who marked the j a carter trophy given to the ins 77th birtluiaj on mon lav i reli school showiiu die greatest improve jim umlhj terms tn band service sm to run in the family for a brothc r t f e claridge editor of the bhelbume free press and econo mlst li is been leader of shelbume band for over jo years wm h clar eige son of the veteran dundalk bandsman has been i member for several years of the dund ilk band bill served overseas with the 134th battalion band rhls band w inch included three other dundalk boys after spending much time in pre v rn russell and w v paring a seed bed many tanners neg rundlo had the distinction of play leci the one operation in connection in m famed westminster abbey the with crop production over which they only canadian band to have had the have the greatest control namely the honor up to that time thus two seed which is sown states john d fenerations of the claridge lamily macleod crops seeds and weeds have had the honor of playing before ment m surioundmgs during the year know what you sow good sound advice be sure seed grain property cleaned graded and treated for disease advises agricultural official where a soil is of sandy or sandy loam nature wttb a gravelly subsoil the danger of soil infection la not so serious especially if heavy rainfall during the season helps to purify the oil under conditions of difllcult ail drainage aggravated by low rain fall the danger of disease is all the more intensified therefore rotation of ranee or yard space must be em- pbaslzed a practical system for the mixed farmer to follow would be to have his poultry house 00 located that a range orlarge yard could oe fenced off in ont of the house for the use of the birds for one the following season a strnuar yard could be fenced chicks george c brown j nbxtal t amm o ml r si off at the rear of the house by this method these yards would and should be used on alternate years the ad option of such a plan would tend to offset much trouble from probable soil infection with reference to the raising young stock the same applies young birds should not be raised on an area where birds were reared the previous year they should also be kept away from any of the older birds the adoption of a regular system of range rotation is necessary such a system does not involve any great difficulty once it is adopted and it is invaluable for the welfare of the birds to maintain a flock free from intestinal parasites is practically im possible once the soil becomes infec ted to keep the soil free from infec tion rotation of range must be carried on woot cookers orcamzxtion it branch ontario department of agri culture toronto there is no excuse for sowing feed grain or dirty grain in ontario when over 90 seed cleaning plants are conveniently located throughout the province and are prepared to give 24 hour service until seeding is over royalty as mr claridge sr also joyed that privilege in 1901 when queen mary and the late king george visited canada as duke and duchess of cornwall and york donald rob inson now of toronto played alto in the local band up till a few months ago which made three generations of your agricultural representative has lne cjartdgt tamily m xht local a ust of men who have good seed n grain for sale os write or sec him at fhtnnnuv once remember that to produce pro- jf a1 fltable crops of high quality the best i jvf aon f t artetiestd the best seed of those fdge varieties properly cleaned graded later years resided in shelbume this veteran in local band work has played in the band for forty five of the fortyseven years he has spent in this village the date of his birth was march 31 1864 as a lad of ten years he joined hornby band first taking up me playing ot the cymbals captain albertson his first teacher led the hornby and oak- ville bands at the same time hornby bands first engagement af ter the then tenyearold lad had jol ned its ranks was at a twelfth of july celebration at brampton it was a big day for me i can tell you mr claridge goodnaturedly reminisced i pounded those cymbals that day until my young arms ached by the time mr claridge was 11 years old he had learned the intri cacies and pitch of an alto horn a valve instrument and in his long life time in band work has played cornet trombone and baritone the latter in strument of which he still continues to play the writer of this article plays alongside him and has to admit that herb sure knows his stuff when it youngsters playing with flrechackers comes to reading and interpreting nd treated for disease must be sown said mr macleod in pointing out the necessity for clean seed grain mr macleod recall ed 43 samples of grain taken from 43 drills in a township in this province few years ago one wheat sample showed 209 weed seeds per pound amounting to 20000 weed seeds per acre at the average rate of seeding an oat sample showed 25 000 weed seeds being sown and a barley sample of 37 050 per acre one farmer was sowing 75 000 catchfly seeds per acre and another 40 000 lwitch grass seeds one can easily see the folly of sowing grain that has not been through a fanning mill or seed cleaning plant says mr macleod know what you sow is good busi ness and sound advice at all times fire endangers clarks horses in the south end of brampton fair ocounds last week were responsible for what might have been a disastrous are apparently several lighted fire crackers were thrown onto the dry shingles on one of the stables and caused them to ignite several stable boys who were tending horses in the barn discovered the blaze and managed to extinguish the first outbreak by ripping the flaming shingles off the roof a few minutes later however they discovered that sparks had started another section of the roof burning and it was necessary to call the brampton fire brigade to the scene some fifteen valuable horses the property of miss vivian clark of nor val who has been conducting the boots and saddle riding club at the fair grounds were in the building at the time as well as several privately- owned racehorses the animals be came frightened by the smoke and had to be led from the building by the the blaee was quickly subdued by th fire brgade before any extensive damage was done it pats to kftjoer oh a madid ba8d1 obtam backs and twins from ucal livestock trackers or dlreot fra canwukooonutivk tn aw btew sweet caporal 1 1 aaayrytfajagi band music for fifteen years mr claridge did not play in a band for the very good reason that there was no band where he was located that was while he was employed at scotch block near milton and at pontypool where he spent ten years it was in apru of the year 1884 that he married florence allen of the scotch block section who slu survives and is in remarkably good health to them were born eight children seven of whom survive the family comprises three sons ana four daughters namely ernest of merlin ontario percy of pincher creek al berta wm h and mrs eva o rob inson of dundalk mrs william kln- nell webb bosk mrs telford woods elora and mrs ernest montgomery toronto one son mervyn passed svway in 1925 queried as to what had been the outstanding event in his life as a bandsman mr claridge said it was the tune the present sines father and mother visited toronto on thursday oct 10 1m1 four dundalk bands men including joe park tom neufa- ereut ed ocagan and myself joined up with tine band of the aath peel and dufferin ragtmeot to play before the duke and duchess of cbrawau and york who were tfceblff attraction to toronto on that occasion mr olaridge recalled that the dondaft bandsmen went to tne otty on oct bth with the sbeaume band tne band of the peel and dufferin regi ment and were boletted in the kx- 1 in on grounds they participated 1 1 li leview ii oct 10th and 111 1 1 a 1 nt he inhibition grand- 11 i ilun wert binds in toronto li tin 10m il over the country mr ci nidi rti e led and i shall ne- 1 01 uie on hard mirch we had il i on mud paruhd from the imijilioii ground and took our al- i t i iximiion at the coinir of bloor nd one si we were hie band n rc t the north toronto station i ie the duk and duchess alighted irom their secial tram mr claridge recalled that they were a um bunch of bindsmen when they ir icd bick at the exhibition grounds wt wmo lionit by the special train frcnv each of us feot 27 cents 9 etni 1 div foi our services but it wn wor h it ror the honor of playing btfore rojtjij i guess another event recalled was the sud den deith semifinal lacrosse game tn lween shelbume and mount forest at toronto island on augusl 20th 19- 00 dundalk band was engaged to supply the music for the occasion fain hburnc won lhe game by 1310 thu was the day on which dins ma dill trimmed noah brusso who gained quite a reputation as a fighter under t ic name of tommy burns our band went to toronto on the special train mr otandge recalled we got off at the foot of yonge st in crossing the many tracks before reaching uie clear street jack cornett and leslit thompson had tripped on rails and joe park threatened to start for home if the boys failed to quit demonsti ating that they were from the country ed colgan of the markdale stan dard who was also a member of the same band adds the information that in the evening on yonge street oppo site the tremont house the band blocked traffic by gathering a big crowd one of the special number rerdered was the piccolo solo the canary by jos t rarfcs the band master it was a big day for dundalk 6 band boys one of the most popular outings for the local band for a period of twelve to thirteen years in succession was the engagement at beversham fall fair the band boys used to go there in horsedrawn carryalls lea ving here early in the morning and not getting home till the wee small hours next morning an always pop ular diversion with the band boys at feversham fair was playing thjclc on the rock the feversham falr engagement was one the band boys always looked forward to with keen anticipation and rarely were they dis appointed claridge has a tintype of himself when he was 11 years old and holding an alto horn a big picnic was held in milton ab out that time in honor of the premier sir john a macdonald at which hornby band performed the young bandsman had the honor of shaking hands with sir john who predicted you 11 be a great mab some day you may be premier he added for many years mr claridge served as an expert sawyer specializing oil pool by john irvln grandfather of charles irvin of the present irvhi lumber co of toronto mr olaridge came to dundalk in 1894 and worked for wm irvln johns son who sold out the following year to john howes sons of harrlston who operated the sawmill up till about eight years ago in the latter years of its opera tion mr claridge was the engineer during his band experience thus veteran has switched to various instru ments he has played on the band each thursday night all winter at uie local rink and in summer accompan ies the band on engagements which in considerable marching bers of the band affectionately refer to mm as dad perhaps it is mu sic and associating with 1ne young fellows wbtoh helps me keep young mr olaridge suggesta when aske when comes ufes elixir at his time of life veteran bandsman serenaded on the seventydeventia anniversary of bis birthday march 31st 1m1 tne m of dundabc band led by their bandmaster gordon scrtminger and sseompazaed by two members of toe band obmutee gathered at the olar idge home to extend their feucitationt teeence odell terrence charles edward o dell looks and acts like a competent young ex- ecutive hes had plenty of practice and its all been in the broadcasting business he is one of the three men ajifcned to the pie mentation of the cbc news f 1 om toronto lome greene and alan mciye are the others but onek of this important job is a career marked by aggressive applica tion to he task m hand fasudious handling of routine details and very little compromise with concience in fact terry has been grown up about his job ever since his introduction to radio in 1922 he was 18 years old then but he knew school days were never over fo- a man who intended to get along m the world and he still spends a good deal of time studying this is his insurance against the day when he will have even greater respon sibility and he intends to merit the heavier load at 27 terence is 5ft tins in night weighs 140 has wavy black hair and hazel eyes he looks as if he could give good account of himself in the middleweight class he was bom in wales moved to canada in his very early youth studied music for seven years earned his first important pay as a member of a summer survey party while attending school at wlnsor thought briefly of an engineering car eer decided on radio after unexpect edly getting a job at ofco in chat ham then followed an everwidening horizon with a move to cklw winsor in 1933 and appointed as chief announcer at wd3m jackson michigan in 1934 he joined the national system towards the end of 1935 at the winsor studios where he rounded out his experience in traffic matters continuity writing and an nouncing with numerous actuality broadcasts and participation in net work features in 1937 he was trans ferred to the cbc studios in toronto two months ago he gave up his duties as night supervisor of studio operations to become an active member of the announce staff again broadcasting the cbc news to canadian listeners terry is fond of travel entertain ment and food he likes anything good to eat with a very special love for spaghetti anything worth listen ing to whether it be hillbilly music or keats poetry and is ready to go any place by rail boat or plane as long as good friends are along or waiting at the landng field he admits some fussiness and some predjudices for intance he cant go into a studio without closing any piano lids that may have been open because he is afraid he might lean on the keys he ls quite a dx fan has a passion or hunting up hardtoflnd stations has no use for people who refer to programmes they don t like as trash and he detests hypocrites he has a working knowledge of french italian and german would like to live in england and that goes for right now too someday he hopes to own a scotch terrier he says radio spoils a man for anything else especlauy if radio is his hobby as well as his job he doesn t ever expect to inherit a fortuno but if he does he will just tryjejelax j cooke floor contractor noob latino u8urtaginq to ouxmoh good lmllie