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=| Amer, dians 5 abi) Cag} Vers, Cang y dang) fs re Chief 2S Ca THE OAKVILLE-TRAFALGAR JOURNAL Page § For Of Trafalgar The Ploqressive Famer Township With the approach of fall fairs Bquests are always received by He animal husbandry division of fie Central Experimental Farm, Bttawa, for pointers on fitting fhimals for exhibition. Prepar- be dairy animals for the show 4, or even for the auctioneers flatform, needs care and extra bork, but the additional effort iil be well repaid in competitive fhowing or in more profitable les, The best way to get good re- fits is to follow the procedure ldopted by good showmen, says . S. Logan of the animal hus- anary division. Selection of the fihimals to be exhibited is usually fade well in advance of showing fie. Indeed, the cows to be hown in the milking and dry lasses will be bred to freshen or Bpproach freshening at the most Mitable time to competé in their fespective classes. During the preparation for Bhows or sales, the feeding is fEc ulated to produce medium or flightly better than medium flesh- if, a sleek hair coat and mellow kin. The controlled feeding of Young stock is even more import- Bit than that of mature animals. Training the animals' to lead on 8 halter at an early age is most fportant in the preparation for Bkhibition, for in close competition animal that leads and stands fell will attract the attention IGF the judge to her good qualities. All show stock should be Blanketed with a light to medium Bight blanket from two to three Weeks before 'exhibiting. Fre- Went and thorough brushing will fiiprove the condition of the hair at. It is common practice to p the tail, face, ears and neck ll a line down to the shoulder, lit care should be taken to avoid Jer-clipping. Beginners could EI! seck the advice of an experi- ced showman, The hoofs should 8 pared periodically. {The day before the exhibition fe animal should he thoroughly Bshed and kept covered with a fedium-heavy blanket. Ample Blding should be provided, The fil should be braided into several aids, and on the day of the ex- bition should be combed out fio a wavy switch. The horns flould be scraped and sandpaper- fl and then polished with an oily, oth before going into the ring. iping the animal down will give desirable sheen to the hair. fn the ring the exhibitor should flow the animal to best advant- Be all the time and should be rt both in handling the animal Bd in receiving directions from He should also re- that everybody cannot fin, and win or lose, the experi- fice gained makes an award more ely in another class or at an- her fair. BOY scouT PAPER COLLECTION Please hold your scrap Paper for collection next month. BEST QUALITY SHUR-GAIN FEEDS Priced to Suit Your Pocketbook fake it a point to see ust Il your next trip to towng Pr the Feeds you need Or maximum farm pro: uction. C. H. TOOKE HONE 402 - OAKVILLE CUD xperts Advise Care Be Used In Preparing Cattle For Show Ring Revised Assessment Methods Lighten Farm Tax Burden At least a third of Ontario's 38 counties can be sure that they are being equally assessed, ac- cording to an Ontario Govern- ment Services circular. This has been made possible through the county assessment system set up under the Ontario Department of Municipal Affairs. Assessment Supervisor M. R. Sloan states that for a great num- ber of years there have been dif- ficulties with the equalization committees of county councils in setting the basis for county rates. Some municipalities have been assessing on a low basis, perhaps 20 per cent of value, compared to others at 80 per cent of value. This sometimes results in expens- ive litigation. The County Assessment Sys- tem has eliminated this, and yet has not deprived county councils of any of their powers. Individual municipalities still retain the right to appeal the equalization set. Under the county assessment system, a new basis of valuing is used in areas such as high school districts, equalizing rates. Muni- cipalities which have been assess- ed on a fair value do not have to enter a high school area and pay more than their rightful share, compared to areas which have been assessed on a low basis. Where the county assessor is a full-time official he has been able to train the municipal asses- sors enabling them to make re- covery of assessments. In this way other taxpayers in a munici- pality are equitably assessed. The first county assessor was appointed in 1943 in the United counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. By January, 1946, 10 county assessors had been ap- pointed. Other counties held back to watch the results of the en- deavour. This year Brant, Huron and Renfrew counties joined the Right Way To Lift A Canadian farmer noted for his strength and also for his un- assuming wisdom, was asked how he managed to lift such heavy weights, "Well" he answered, "I am naturally strong, but a man might be as strong as an ox, and yet strain his back in lifting a comparatively light weight, if he lifts the wrong way. Don't lift with your back. Lift with your legs by bending your knees, and keep your back as straight as possible without straining to do so. That is, keep your back as vertical as possible to the ground "And don't show off. If you when lifting. find you cannot heave a sack or anything else unaided onto your shoulders, get someone to give a hand. If the weight to be lifted is too heavy to carry alone, don't have false pride, get help. There is a limit in everyone to the am- ount of strain the muscles will stand, especially on your back. And the way to lift is to lift with the legs. They are the natural elevators." ~~ SOUTH AFRICAN APPLES In order to compensate South African fruit growers for the de- cline in peach and prune exports, the British government has auth- orized the importation of 150 thousand bushels of South Afri- can apples. Imports of apples from South Africa before the war amounted to about 250 thousand bushels annually. Ontario the sys- plan. Over a third of counties are now under tem. From three to five years are needed to bring the scheme into a working stage. This length of time is required as houses must be measured, lands valued, apprais- al cards and maps drawn up, and municipal assessors must be train- ed. Assessors submit a report each June, giving the basis of equalization for county rates. Requests from districts, such as Northern Ontario, to join the plan have been received. Be- cause of the large territory in these districts, much of it un- organized, the system cannot be put into effect for them at pres- ent. \ 7 GARDE OXALIS 15 AN EASY -TO - GROW HOUSE PLANT There are many varieties Of oxalis which are winter flower- ing and are desirable for growing in pits indoors. Some varieties, such as oxalis cernua, have a semi-trailing habit, making them especially suitable for hanging baskets. Oxalis in general have the repu- tation of being one of the easiest plants to grow. The flowers are small and dainty, as illustrated in the accompanying garden-graph. The plants are very free flower- ing. Like freesias, oxalis should be potted now for winter blooms. It usually takes from eight to 10 weeks for them to reach the blooming stage. Whether potted or not, the bulbs will usually start growth with fragile shoots. Therefore, they must be handled carefully to avoid damage to the starting growth. Nurseries gen- erally ship the bulbs in late Aug- ust or September. dogs. N-GRAPH By DEAN HALLIDAY Released by Central Press Canadian | til growth ha SAR: BOLBLETS CAN BE REMOVED, anD ROTTER Now FF Use 4-inch pots for single bulbs Many people plant three or four bulbs in an 8-inch hanging bas- kot. When planting, cover the bulbs with an inch of soil. They prefer a light, sandy into which peat or leafmold has been mixed. loam The container holding the bulbs can be placed where it is wanted during the ring period the bulbs do not require a start- ing period in the dark. Water the bulbs sparingly un- started, then water them normall means only sufficiently to keep the soll fairly moist. flo; for Winter-flowering oxalls should be kept dry in thelr pots from spring until early fall. After the leaves die down, let the pots dry thoroughly in a warm place, In August each year, repot the Allow Sheep, Lamb Exports To U.S.A. Effective since Tuesday, Aug. 3, export permits are no longer required for sheep and lambs go- ing to United States markets, nor for mutton and lamb carcasses and the various by-products as- sociated with them. The reason for this change is that there is no contract for the shipment of mutton and lamh car- casses to Great Britain for the 1948-49 production period, and since the season of heavy mar- ketings of both sheep and lambs is near at hand, it is desirable to give Canadian sheep producers full access to the available mar- kets. Canadian and United States Wholesale prices of lamb car- casses have recently come very close together, particularly in the east, if Canadian prices are ad- justed to allow for freight and duty which must be paid on ship- ments going to the United States. The wholesale mutton price in the United States has been slight- ly higher than the Cahadian price, but as mutton is not consumed extensively in Canada, it is not xpected that Canadian consumers will be greatly affected by the change in policy. Cultivation Best There is much interest among farmers today in the value of a 'chemical summer-fallow" as an alternative to cultural practices for weed control, The average cost to apply chemical on sum. mer-fallow to destroy certain sus- weeds ceptible is conservatively estimated at $1.40 per acre, 90 cents per acre for cost of chem- ical for one application and 50 cents per acre for the cost of op- erating a tractor or truck and spraying machinery. The herbi- cides at this rate do not kill the more resistant annuals and very few of the perennials. The cost of one application of chemical weed killer is more than for one cultivation by one-way disc or cultivator. Mechanical cultiva- tion not only destroys weeds but facilitates the intake and tion of moisture in summer- fallow. reten- RELIEF POTATO FLOUR One and a half million tons of surplus potatoes in the United States have been converted into 200 thousand tons of potato flour for relief feeding in Germany and Japan. This will release supplies of coarse grains, which would otherwise have been used as bread flour, for much needed live- stock feed, NETHERLANDS HORSES Arrangements have been made in the Netherlands to export about 4,000 horses to Spain and about 2,000 to France. Minimum prices have been set, ranging from $490 for horses from three to five years of age, to $415 for 2-year- olds and $283 for yearlings. The animals must weigh 1,100 to 1, 200 pounds. The three-year-olds 1 inch in ear-olds must be about 15 hands height and the four about 15 hands 2 inch Bell Telephone arrangements at the International Trade Fair in Toronto (May 29-June 12), In- cluded a centre with 10 public telephones served by three bi 879 lines lingual operators, public ing exhibitors, and 48 booths throughout the grounds, Over 8,500 local and 356 long- distance calls (nine overseas) were placed from the centre Looking At By Cars You look at the full moon and ask yourself questions. How did it get there? The astronomers have the an- swers, learned by using their eyes, and telescopes. In the first place, the moon was torn out of the earth hundreds of millions of years ago-- perhaps from the hol- low now filled by the Pacific. At was ~ a shining globe of gas. It spun so fast that it flattened at the poles. When the spinning was so "fast that the Carsten Glahn day was only Optometrist _ three hours long, centrifugal force tore 5,000 cubic miles from the earth, flung it into space. That is how the moon was born. At first the moon revolved around the earth at grazing dis- tance. About 54,000,000 years ago the moon began to spiral away. Now It is 236,000 miles distant. Ultimately the moon will re- trace its course. After some millions of years exciting events will happen, because of the earth's attraction. Lunar mountains will topple. There will be great aval- anches. On the earth, cracks will open and swallow whole cities. Earthquakes will rock the con- tinents. Astronomers will watch The Moon ten Glahn By that time, the human race will be engaged in a co-operative effort-to save itself. Men will dig vast subterranean refuges beneath the poles. The end will come when the moon is rent asunder 20,000 miles distant from the earth. By that time the last men will have gasped out their lives. And all that will be left of the moon will be a ring of meteorites. The earth will be a blackened all. I am not making up all this tale of disaster. Some eminent mathematicians have developed the theory that I have summar- ized. Their followers are as cer- tain of what happened in the past and of what will happen in the future as you are that the sun will rise tomorrow. Yes, most of what we know about our universe has come to us through vision. In our daily lives, much of our ability depends on how well we see. Many of us don't realize this. We stumble along getting little satisfaction out of work, and very little enjoyment from leisure. After a while, We grow So cous tomed to seeing poorly that we: take our eyesight for, granted and wonder what can be wrong. Our eyes often are to blame, We abuse them so. 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