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lttuiiiifc me 6 the georgetown jherald wednesday evening january 31st 1940 1 ff tmrtkh mg id fog t i i qtjr farm page wider milk supply items of interest to every farmer value of good feed the progressive dairy farmer is re alizing more and more the value of properly feeding his milking nerd dur ing the winter months the addition al returns obtained through increase tog or more economical production and the improvement of the health of the cows states o d mackenzie fiiviaion of animal puabandry oen- kxperlmental farm ottawa make ttds subject one of extreme import ance to all those engaged to dairy far ming in winter feeding- for milk prpduc- tton a supply of good hay silage or rbots or both a suitable meal mix ture a mineral supplement salt and water are required the most suit able kind of hay for milking cows is alfalfa followed in order of suitability by clover and mixed hay mixed hay bowever should contain a large pro portion of alfalfa or clover timothy bay is decidedly inferior for milk pro duction the quality of the hay used for milking cows is just as important as the kind of hay it should be cut f rly well cured bright and clean silage or roots should be provided tor winter feeding if at all possible the succelent nature of these feeds has a beneficial effect on the diges tive system the meal mixture is the most ex pensive part of the ration and it should be fed in accordance with the milk production of each cow meal mixtures or concentrates for dairy cows require careful study in order to keep the feed bill at a minimum they should be based on the available home crown grains at the same time taking into consideration the hay and other roughages the protein content of the meal mixture should be propor tionate to the quality of roughage be ing fed when alfalfa or clover hay is available the meal mixture should contain 16 to 18 per cent total protein as a general rule the meal mixture should consist of approximately 60 per cent carbohydrate grains preferably fhomextpm to 40 per cent protein vrlch an example of a meal mixgire foxuse with legume hay is j follows wound oats 3 parts ground barley 2 parts bran 2 parts and oil cake meal 1 part a simple rule used in feeding is to allow 1 pound f meal mixture for every 3 to 4 pounds of milk produced daily cows giving milk rich in butterfat require- more meal in proportion to the pounds of milk that cows giving milk of lower butterfat content the common prac tlce in feeding roughages is to allow 3 pounds of silage and 1 pound of hay per 100 pounds live weight daily one pound of silage is equivalent to 2 pounds of roots in feeding value a method or providing a mineral supplement for dairy cows is the addl tion of 2 pounds of steamed bone meal to each 100 pounds of meal mixture bait should also be provided it maj be fed in the meal mixture by adding 1 pound of salt to each 100 pounds of meal or it may be fed separately in districts where it u known that there is a deficiency of iodine this mineral should be supplied to present goitre iodine may be mipplld in iheform of iodized salt a liberal supply of good clean water should be provided for all cows completes record the jersey cow nerval favorite prugiuwe owned and tested by jl j c bull norval ontario has recently completed a splendid record of 10 747 lbs of milk 566 lbs of fat with an average test of 527 as a junior three year old in 365 days s bray chicks vyoutbeproof plice your older here no writing no bother couorpbooe george c brown norval phone 382 r 21 securejconvictions in all prosecutions government fruit inspectors have perfect record in 57 court cases to enforce regulation under ontario arm products grades and sales act in ontario during 1939 when mr and mrs john q public are asked to buy their ontario fruits- andtfegetables by grade and buy with confidence there 16 a small force of government inspectors in the back- ground who quietly and without fan fare are each and every day checking growers truckers wholesalers and re tailers as to the grade of farm pro ducts they are offering for sale and which come under the provisions of the ontario firm products grades and sales act this act provides for court action and fines for infractions other than for certain serious of fences warnings are always given for first infractions but if the guilty perr son does not mend the error of his ways he is brought into court and punished either through his pocket- book or a jail term every person connected with the fruit industry in ontario has a healthy respect for h h ponton ha nilton district inspector for western and nortnern ontario and his staff they know that mr ponton willnot prosecute without good and valid rea son and with authority of the ontario fruit branch this is proved by the enviable record of the inspector o9 convictions in 59 cases irf 1938 and 41 convictions in 41 cases 1 in eastern ontario last jtea were 16 cases and 16 convictions also pines have run from a minimum of 10 to a maximum of 100 00 and costs for flagrant offences in addition to these court actions approximately 2000 lots or produce or packages have been placed under of ficial detention until properly recondi tioned marked or packaged also a close check has been kept on all ad vertlslng and where deemed to have been untrue deceptive or misleading the offenders have been immediately warned which has sufficed to prevent the continuance of the advertising complained about inspectors itate buy by grade by with confidence snys the government and you can thanks to the ylgilance of the fruit and vegetable inspection staff hog producers can hold british markets in connection with the canadian bacon to be supplied to the british ministry of food up to 5 600000 pounds weekly or such additional quantities as may be available for ex port up to the limit needed the agrl cultural supplies board urges produc its to combine quality with economical production if a high standard of qual lty is maintained it will mean that canadian bacon will be assured of a established place on the british mar ket after the war is over the board emphasizes that pro ducers bearin mind that the sow and litter at farrowing and until weaning require special care suitable tarro lng quarters should be provided par tlcular attention being paid to see that they are dry and free from drafts feeding should be carefully consld ered before and after farrow intr and sanitation is urged to avotdlntcr nail parasites and other diseases tht litter should be guarded aaiiim e x pojjure young pigs are inclined to be subject to anaemia unless precaution are taken to prevent it information on all phases of hog production is readily available with out charge on application lo the near est dominion experimental farm ag rlcultural college or dominion dc partment of agriculture ottawa scientific research key to agriculture in a recent address on scientific research the key to progress in agri culture dr j m swalne director science service dominion depart ment of agriculture said that down through all the history of the human race until very recent times man has had an intermittent fear of a food shortage of famine and of starvation in most lands with the exception of a few favoured sections like the nile valley and mesopotamia the leaders of the people and the father of the family have so often expressed that dread in the ancient prayer lord give us food to eat and clothing to wear as recently as the late 1890 s promi nent scientific men were expressing the view that the worlds population was increasing rapidly so that by the 1930s or thereabouts there would be lortage of food they appear to ive been very much concerned about ie fate of humanity actually in the 930s men were sometimes saying- hat there was too much wheat and rult and meat too much cotton and il and rayon being produced the these prophecies failed is not ar to seek during the last fifty years entlflc research has opened many doors to increase production the ancient hope had been to make two blades grow where one grew before now many blades are made to grow where one grew before and what is more important it is now possible in many cases to save that one blade of jiatchlng grass from swift and merciless de struction by pests and disease scientific agriculture is still en deavourlng to increase those blades of grass but the intent is now more clearly directed toward reducing the costs of production and improving the quality of the product larger crops finer quality lower costs greater pro ftl to theproducer and a lower price to the consumer these are benefits which can be obtained only through the result of scientific research and its wise application to practical af fairs to meet the emergency arising from a shortage of supplies canada lias tent caterpillars 1440 outbreak feared periodically the forest tit cater pillar has appeared la4he prairie pro vinces in huge numbers and it la fear ed that there will be another outbreak in many localities in the prairie pro vinces in 1940 this insect is a pest of lorest shade shelterbelt and fruit trees the value of shelterbelto in the protection of crops especially in drought areas is becoming thoroughly realised by prairie farmers the need for increased production in connec tion with the emergencies arising out of the present war greatly enhances the importance of protecting trees and shelterbelts against the ravages of insects the cause of the fear of an outbreak irt 1940 exists at the present time in the eastern and northern regions of the prairie parkland belt in saskat- nut mountain sub rosa melfort ana tatlons in st hubert mission melville chewan in the form of localized lnfes- tisdale and at oourval saskatche wan southwest of moose jaw unless natural factors become more effective against this pest the present outbreak will no doubt assume much greater proportions during the coming season with the result that considerable de- loliatlon of shelterbelt and shade trees in certain areas may be expected the eggs of the forest tent cater pillar are laid in late summer and ear ly fall in clusters which completely encircle twigs and small branches in spring about the time when the leaves are bursting the larvae are dusky brown with fine yel lowlshbrown dorsal and lateral stripes and a rowof key hole shaped white spots alpng the back they are cov ered with long brown hairs when full grown the larvae measures ap proximately two inches in length they enclose themselves in yellowish white silken cocoons which may be seen attached to trees grass fence posts rails buildings etc and emerge in july as moths the moths have a wing expanse of one to one and quarter inches they are rusty red wings have two pale oblique lines bor dering a wide dark transverse band rtiflcal control of the forest tent caterpillar is not practical in forests it is howtvei valuable in checking infistations of shade and fruit trees and in shelttrbelts if the larvae tree duties on crossbred wools il was an rw in number and occur on small nounced recently trees brooms or brushes may be used this will make south american sup lo destroj the caurpmnrs when they plies available to canadian mills to arc clusteied on the tree trunks if make tin change 11 was necessary pre tnt in great numbers or on large lo secure the consent of south africa trees spraying is more effective an as the acllon rtmoves hit preference ar meal spray composed of 2 pounds guaranteed in the canada south af of lead arsenate and 40 gallons of ric pact water applied when tht leaf buds are the suspensions effective from jan beginning lo burst and again when uie 1 to april 30 is the second lime the leaves an almost full formed will wartime prices and tradt board lias yield effective control if smaller cut through tariff regulations to ease quan itles of prav are sufficient the shortage of supplies in scptcmbtr following form i la m i be used 5 level the dumping duty was tiken off sugar tablespoonluls of arvcniu of had and the cuiidun woi f 1 1 i is en 4 villous of wutcr another spiav tirely in the ciossbied typts the kind which jields excellent result i ap of wool lifted for sodieis uniforms plied projitrjy conslslsoi 3 4 of a pint socks blankets even in peacetime of nicotine su 1iatc 1 pounds of growing ducks for market growing ducks for marked is a speci alized side line in poultry keeping and is becoming popular with many poul- trymen and fanners especially those near large towns and cities profits received for money invested are very attractive and the turnover is rapid considerable experimental work with different varieties of ducks and the use of different feeds fed indifferent ways have been- carried on at the experimental farm in ottawa states a o tavlor poultry division a brief summary of results obtained would indicate that ducklings of the pekln bred make the best gains with the least amount of feed when pro perly handled ducklings of this breed make one pound gain in weight on 35 to 4 pounds ot fed consumed they can be developed to market age iif about ten weeks time when fed on a mixture of equal parts cornmeal shorts and bran with ten per cent beef meal added it is a good plan to add about one per cent fine salt to the mash mix thoroughly in its- dry state before using f frequent feeding promotes rapid growth feed six times dairy from the start until the ducklings are three weeks old and five times daily until they are ready for market duck mashes should be moistened with water before feeding it is a good plan to moisten the mixture about two or three hours before feed ing so that the mash may become swollen and more easily digested add sufficient water to make the mash quite moist and let it stand for a few hours when ready to teed it should not be sloppy but just wet enough that it will stick together sprinkle coarse sand over the mash before feeding the sand serves as grit and aids in the process of digestion chick size oyster shell should be provided so that the ducklings can help them selves feed only what the ducklings will eat up clean at each feeding finely chopped green feed should be added to the mash after the ducklings are four to five days old fresh cut clover or alfalfa which has been chop ped fine makes excellent green feed start with only a very small amount and increase the green feed gradually until repreftenjsjabout one fifth of the ration when tht ducklings re about seven weeks old the green feed shquld be gradually eliminated and at the com mencement of the eighth week the mash should be chinged to 50 pounds corrnncal 35 pound- shorts and 15 pounds beef meal with a sprinkling ol coarse sand bj the end of tht tenth week the ducklings should tx in excellent flesh t d havt developed ihelr first coal of feather at this ume there should be no dtliv ui marketing them ii ittpt inpu tliev will change their feathers which will slow up develop ment and reduce profit the profit nade m the raising of ducks fqr mar ket is dirt ilj dependent on iht sue cessful m ikt nt of the product a the proer lime cabinet makers work v t etorn cradle to coffin the scope covered by the work of chester county porreablnet makers was llteralryfrorn the cradle to lie j coffin the daybooks are riled withvj orders for these two articles which with that other s of man s recumbency th bed seems to have- teen the most popular furniture of the day in between of course were the various articles which a man used and from which he drew a large measure of comfort during his earthly existence writes david stock we ii in american collector there were chans tables for dining ahd other purposes- chests 6f drawers for storing his clothes desks for his accounts and letters p tall clocks to measure the passing of tjme and sundry items that filled the home of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries all these were made and made well by the cabinet makers of chester coun ty g according to the records how- ever it was late in the eighteenth century before any craftsman of this section actually styled himself cabinet maker the reason is not far to seek if one remembers that chester county had no large cen ters of population at the ume there was no courthouse in goshen and the town f west ches ter was not only unincorporated but consisted of a little group of houses at a crossroads known as turk s head through the hills and hol lows of the county every township hamlet or tiny cluster of houses had its own group of artisans these were a cobbler a tailor a potter a wheelwright a joyner a whitesmith a blacksmith and possibly tf the farmers were prosperous enough a silversmith and a cabinet maker completes record the jersey cow cluny castle xcnla s golden owned and tested by f w ruddell georgetown has re cently completed a record of 8 154 lbs of milk 452 lbs of fat with an aver age test of 5 54 as a junior four year old in 305 days save money on field fertilizers our new merchandising policy does just that we refuse to ask our customers who pay their bills to pay for those who do not pay credit does not pay under such a system the only man who gets cheap material is the man who does not pay 0 12- check these cash prices e moo t4r ton a ia m45per ton- canada ls the reattst per capita of uils lym- of wool ui uit world under normal conditions canada ttl mast ol tl tr shred wool itta obliged to impor fr m nt w 7c aland l and australia but as the united ions laundry soup tin 1 40 gals water for small it f n i thls pi iv may be mlxt i fi the folliwinj prnporuoi s 9 kvtl t nfn t nic me suphate of luuncitj soip and 4 gal b kuudom ui tlu outbreak of war comnii n i with tht lntct m purchased nil the implrr supp thls hint tart should bt obwred in scting counti found it dilllurlt lo me t the that liu iilmci uiennhcs ar uuck domctic demand vui with iwo or bj hie spinj it octs fnsur than nr thrtt large rtuats from lmpin n of itod and therein has the ad sources antagc of reducing tlu amount of dt the proskttivc imortnuons from foliation at a minimum the texst or south a w icrvr to help arscmtp of knd ls ltss than tlu cost cinndiin iisi rs over lw pprlod until of nlrolint sulphnu 111 amount of largtr supplies are available from spraying to be done and tlu aluc of new 7cul ml and until the dotntstlr i lu tries to be piotected will f rt clip ls t n ij foi market in hie earlj fore dtltrmhu tlu clioict or spnij 10 onths canada s normal be ustd on ismplion i ml f r d ion ooo ooo orm illy thls i i about 80 nt i mi roun xr wli n t w ii nislralor was named by the wu n pricts and trsde boon frfn n i temporarily fixed on domestic clip il wos mlely to get a rclease of large holdings by dcalerh ir lhe countrv that hltua tion however has mnrt been adjusted even thot gh the crossbred wool scar city continues apple juice ls- one of lhe flneht nat ural fruit products it can be bought from any grocery ntore in apeclair made tins at a price within the most limited purse apple juice gives pro mlse of being a leading national bev erage in canada it ls high in nutri tious food vajue prom the 1939 canadian apple crop about 1 000 000 gallons of apple juice are being made compared with about 60 000 gallons from the 1938 crop can adlans arc learning that it ls an in comparable beverage it can be bought in tins in grocery stores apple juice in addition to being a delightful beverage has all lhe food and health giving qualities of the apple apple juice made in canada ls the juice of the fruit only with no additions or adulterants more dclalltxl information on the life hlstorj habtls and methods of controlling the fore st tent caterplllai will be supplied uxm request bj tlu dominion fntomolosmcnl l boi hotv indian head saskatchewan bat lej froduclion in canada for 1030 according to the second offlual estimate is now placed at 103 226 000 busluls nn increase of 4 017 000 bush eis over tlu estimate made in septun ber 1930 the barle production in 1938 was 102 242 000 bushels apple juice is the natural juice of fresh ripe apples liquid fruit con tain lug all the beneficial elements or the apples when picked from the trees in addition to the nourishment it con talria apple juice ls an excellent thirst tnienchcr it is an unfermented fine fruit product the rapid expansion in the tobacco growing industry of canada in 1038 was continued in the 1d3s season when production reached a new high of 108 770 100 lb as compared with the revised estimate of 101384 600 lb in 1938 and 72 093 400 lb in 1937 the nineteen thirties were not a creditable period in the history of the peoples of this world urges ontario farmers to obtain seed now science and plant breeding probnbh nothing in all the blstorj of igncullur il deulopmmt is more fuse inline hi m the accomplishments or uu pi mi breeder by the appltca tion of iu new silences of cjtologj and t no c he has created new and bttter witldie of ctreils and fruits improved lue ind small fruit and provided tuw forage for domestic ani mals improved fibre plants a host of ornamental tiecs slirubs and howers and now with the help of plant path oloplsls and entomolofslsts ls breeding arfetles ot fnurtv kinds for reslstance to dlsea t insect attack and tht ct fee us of frost and drought i recent sures in c tolos and geietks m 1 ru part purelj funda mentil in tlu lr direction are be ing i applied bj plant brttdirs to many atiirulttiiiil cteips mini of the mod i em anct of rruiis are examples of the comnu icial adoption of arieties w il h are a product of controlled pant brccrilnc baed on jelciimflc i principles of particular interest in thls connection ls the increased num i ber of varieties available for the more evert climates of canada wherebj a satisfactory horticulture for the great plains or prairies in fruits vegetab lee and ornamentals ls slowly being created through plant breeder s ef terta dr j m swalne director science service dominion depart ment of agriculture in his prelden tlal address to the royal society or canada on scientific research the key to progress in agriculture washington still a forest when first congress met washington still wa nist a forest on the potomdc su i e place be tween the mouths of the eastern branch and the poinogocheagme the united stii a was a govern ment on paper it had a constitu tion freshly ratified writes robert c ajbnght in the w ivhmgton post it lacked a president a legislature and a judiciary all duly provided in aforesaid document in new ybrk a small group of per plexed gentlemen impatiently were trying to muster a quorum for tl e first congress under that constitu tion the quorum wouldn t muster it looked as thoughit never would it was in fact march 4 1789 a sizeable span back jtross the arc of years that have since linked 75 congresses in unbroken progression and cemented a looe onfederation into a power amor y rdtions but the gray dawn of that dav m 1789 was not an auspicious start for a daring vouni ocrnmtnt faint words penned into a fided old jour- n tl tell the slorj of tint first meet ing of the first congre ss the number nol beuij sufficient to constitute a qu6rum thev ad join ltd from da to d iv out ol 22 elected r n rs only 8 were present of 59 1 1 ustntatives hut 14 were on kn d r om day to diy stretched it weeks it was 27 das befoij the house could muni a quorum it was another sin dnj bcfeii c ibe senate could procetd military unit thank railway appreciation of the service given by the canadian national railways to units of canada s first overseas divl slon when they were en route across canada in special trains to the sea board is shown in many letters re celved by the railway one such let ter addressed to the steward chefs cooks and help from the officers in charge of one of the trains reads on behalf of the soldiers and non commissioned officers we the under signed wish to extend our thanks and appreciation foi the way in which you have treated us the quality of the food was the very best the service was excellent and your untiring efforts in the pre- paratlon of the same will be well re membered by the boys our sincere hope is that on our return trip we are fortunate enough to obtain your services canada s status cnnada likt ualiaha new zea- 1ind and south frica is a self- ta erning pari of the british em pire or comnionwe uth of nations ihe pas no taes to the mother country iid is not bound to render hen military help in time of war her goernor general is appointed by the king on the advice of th canadian mimstrv and has a theo retical veto power over legislation the supreme judicial authoritv of the british empire is the judicial committee oi the pny council in london before which appeals may be brought in the form of a peti tion to the crown from consular courts and courts of viceadmiralty and from the courts of india and every british dominion india has a limited amount of self govern ment with two native legislative chambers other portions of th empire consist of crown colonies and protectorates r foxsqulrrela diet the diet of the fox squirrel ranges from crow8 eggs to musklneuon al though it will live almost exclu sively on various kinds of nuts it they can be had cutting down of nut bearing trees has helped crows by limiting the squirrel population when squirrels become too plen tiful they will at times raid truck gardens and cause heavy damage it is better according to the na tional wildlife federation for hunt ers to harvest the sinplus of any s o w t for it to crease beyond the limits of its nat ural food supply 0 13 16 o it 75 per ton 2 12 10 jack canuck pish manure 48fl wjtfpcr ton 4 9 4 2700 per ton mmaaail seed drcaring a british product 90c per lb tt treats 1 bushel of grain against smut etc 30i5 per ton 30as per ton 3100 per ton write for further particulars to firogfe fprlinzprs f hpmlrals ijmhod hon p m dewan ontario minister of agri states plenty of good qmoky seed available bat pofnta to keen demand for seed outside the province ontario famara are urged by the provincial minister of agriculture hon p m dewan to make arrange- mettta immediately to obtain spring ing but this is contingent on far mers arranging for their needs right away or at the earliest possible mom- sent as there is a keen demand for seed outside the province said mr dewan farmers in my opinion would be well advised to get in touch with their itgrlcutoural jrepreeentattve chairman of their fkfld crop association or man- any compumcnta good as army rations are today the tommies still do a spot of grous ing sometimes the other day some of them complained about the meat most famous stole epictetus was a greek stoic phi- losopher whd lived approadmatoly between the years so and 190 jto was born a slave in phrypu baa hd from roma hv nrnpfilai 4004duiirlm sirw owerwrty i subject to change west toronto ont out out for future the result of a provincial seed sur vey just completed by agricultural jte shows there is plenty of good quality seed to meet the needs of ontario fanners for spring plant- ager of seed cleaning plants to learn the nearest and best source of supply if we are to increase production we must use better seed and as a result of this survey we know where 4hla better seed is mr dewan stated s t dinner its all tight mrthe orderly of ficer after tasting it youd have been pleased to get it in 1914 ores said the old soldier jt may have been freartthen taught philoaopl nobility and monfcsj the manand havsnwdshb manx the ul which fc ayw-