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p the georgetownheralcl wedneaday evening february 7th 1940 1 our farm page clean seed first step in profitable farming items of interest to every farmer may be determining factor in success or failure of faradnj operations says j d meleod ont dept axrioultnre the sowing of cl seed is the first steptth prsfllakejarming and may easily be a determining factor in the success or allure of farming opera tions says j d meleod seed expert of the crops seeds and weeds branch ontario dept of agriculture toronto a definite number of bushels per acre are required in order to pay for the production of the crop in the total yield per acre is below this mounts a direct loss will be the re- bult this is true not only ol crop production but also of all other in- whlch are more or less dependent on the economical production of field crops there are three important factors in crop production weather con ditions over which farmers have no contol soil conditions over which far mers have partial control and the condition of the seed triat is sown over which farmers have almost com- plete control wheione considers this latter fact the folly of sowing poor seed is apparent mr meleod states clean seed should be a bright plump uniform sample pure as to variety free from all foreign matter including seeds of other cultivated crops diseased grains small shrunk en grains and weed seeds ontario has been fortunate in bav tag two good crop years we do not know what is in store for us in 1940 therefore farmers are urged to make euro that they- have their 1940 seed tog requlremepts on hand clan and grade a sufficient amount of seed for your own use do not leave this im portant work until jour bins are low do it now if you have not suffi cient or suitable heed of your own purchase high quality seed from your neighbour advises mr macleod when a well cleaned and graded sample is sown of a recommended variety one may expect a vigorous and uniform germination strong plants capable of resisting unfavorable wea ther conditions and disease a uno- formly ripening crop harvested with a minimum loss and of the best mat ketable quality ax o cleane r farms greater jields higher grades better prices and more profits it is the duty of every farmer to endeavour to increase crop production at the present time this can and should be accomplishld b increasing yields per acre thereby lowering costs of production rather than bj lncreas ing the total acreage under crop it costs little more to produce a 70- bushel crop of oats than it does a 50 bushel crop the sowing of clean well graded seed of a recommended varietj nili make this passible pro vidlng climatic and soil conditions are favorable hog marketings increase in 1839 the volume of hogs marketed in canada during 1939 showed a sub stantial advance over that for 193 in 1939 3 701 061 hbs were marketed as against 3239798 in 1938 aij increase of 461263- hogs or 1423 per cent all the provinces with the exception of the marltlmes registered an increase although ontario and alberta mar keted the greatest number of hogs wi950 and 979892 respectively the percentage of increase 1223 lor on tario and 2517for alberta were less than k those of saskatchewan which fiad an increase or 43 76 per cent with 312 188 hogs marketed and manitoba with a percentage increase of 30 85 on 327212 hogs marketed quebec mar keted 336 573 hogs an increase of s3 486 hogs or 18 89 per cent the detailed figures are as follows with the 1938 figures in brackets canada 370l 061 3239798 increase 461263 or 14 23 her cent alberta 979392 782 838 increase 197 054 or 25 17 per cent saskatchewan 312 188 217 152 increase 95 036 or 43 76 per cent manitoba 327512 250 055 in crease 77 157 or 30 85 ontario 1661950 1631473 increase 36477 or 223 quebec 336 573 1283 087 in crease 53486 or 18 89 maritime prov inces 77246 80911 decrease 3 665 or 4 52 the increase in hog production was reflected in a heavier volume of bacon exported rrom canada to the united klnedom expoiu during 1939 total ed 199 458916 lb as against 168 489- 716 lb in 1938 an increae of 30 969- 200 lb for 1939 lead classfcs in production tiio jer ey cows in the herd of r j graham georgetown ontario lune leal their classes for production in canada in 1939 royalist seasidt tess mer is the high two ear old butlertat addrevs oi wli producer in the 366 da division on mer and equipment h pre twite a day milking with htr record g humpd micdonald colloee production keynote at fanners to meet wartime crop production will be the theme of agricultural annual meetings scheduled for tot onto the week of feb 12th the ont crop improvement assn which now has 30 branches is sponsoring a seed display during the entire week while the ont provincial winter fair is holding a commercial seed show with prizes all this activity is being housed in the king edward hotel and over 1000 de- legates will be present over 500 delegates are expected to attend the annual meeting and con vention of the ont assn of agricul tural societies feb 15 and 16 with class a and b fairs meeting febru ary 14th these societies dotted all over the province are prepared to give leadership an the effort to in crease crop production the delegates will hear addresses on the dairy pro ducts situation by v s milburn to ronto sec treas of the canadian dairy farmers federation while hon j g taggart chairman of the bacon board ottawa will talk on bacon and dr l h newman dominion cereal 1st ottawa on field crops hon p m dew an onl minister of agricul ture and hon mr taggart will speak at the banquet women are taking an ever lncreas ing and important part in the work of agricultural societies and a two day program has been outlined for them among other matters they will discuss methods to overcome harmful j competition of extensive- and socalled professional exhibitor i the ont crop improement assn meeting feb 14th will have some 300 delegates present to hear the seed situation in canada discussed by weinur seed suppl com tnittct ottawa the results of crop testing work and recomrntndiillons m eastern and western ont w ill be guen by dr l h newman and dr t p mcrostlc oac guelph jamts loughland oac will t uk entrust resistant iirietles hon p m dtwnn will smik at ttu binqutt chrr 250 members of tin ont plaw assn will hear an inlinstin ancient commentary on imported fruits in view of the large amount of native fruit available to canadians at the present tune owing to restricted shipping space for exports the quaint- lyworded reference to the use of do mestic as against imported fruit and plants in england over 300 years ago is pertinent to the present apple mar keting problem in canada writing in jiis elizabethan england in 1587 the rev william harrison says with reference to the importation of fruits and plants into england from mediterranean countries certes they grow not for us but for the arabians and grecians and albeit that they may toy skill be ap plied unto our benefit yet to be more skillful in them than in our own la folly and to use foreign wares when our own y seive the turw is more m farm prof of 10 108 lixs oi milk and 1j7 lbs uf fat testing 6 ao rowillh rushing flo ls the hijh milk producer in the unit division with 10 700 lbs of milk 507 lbs of in with an iwragc test ol 4 73 boh art ind b tin sil r meda bull brimpton fuoritt hay ilist tin ch imjiion producer on twice u tlttj milkint our fill el lsm wis pinsj loo the dim oi r j miliums juni i or lird sue branch mitcii mini im i interest ins i ht pluwm tolly but to aespise our own and mag nify above measure the use of them that are sought and brought from afar is most folly of all for it savourlth of ignorancs or at the least wise of negligence and is therefore worthy of reproach in another part of the same chapter after writing- of the crops of 1857 mr harrison comments and even as it fare th with our gardens so doeth it with our orchards which were never furnished with so good fruit nor with such variety as at this present for besides that we have most delicate applus plums peais walnuts filberts of sundry sorts we have no less store of other good fruits bo that england for these commodities was nevei bci tcr furnished neither an nation un der any clme more plentiful endow cd with these and other blessings from the most high god who grant us grace withal to use the im to his honor anti gloiv smtation am punt dlnrasr sanitation ls us lmpoit mi i the farmer as ll is lo public ht iltli au horilics slatts j l boshci la bora tut of pi mi pathology sa m i hi on bc plant ei emits include mau fungi bacuiia mil wriists the y mast ill be uirrud to the plant b some moiiis fuiij nit bit tin im bt bornt b inst t is md lit r iiiim il important your wab bonds shotild be kept in a safe place we offer you the safety of a safety deposit box in our vault which may be used as well for any important papers or small articles of value the rent for such a box is small bank of montreal i r b uth ltiel id dm with tint ilhe l limit diseased plant materia and thorough composting ol healthy refuse to pre vent its becoming a breeding place for dtsease a good composting me thod is to stack the refuse in alternate layers with soil or with previously rot led humum sprinkling each layer with u mixture of two parts by weight of sulphate of ammonia two parts of finely ground limestone and one part of superphosphate at the rate of 150 pounds to one ton of organic refuse well jnoimentd and frequently turn ed such u compost will develop into an excellent manure soil tor greenhouses seed flats 1j intt or seed beds should be sterujz ed by steam heating to a temuera- i lure of 200 degrees f for 30 minutes to prevent damping off and root rot seed treatment with one of the dusts made lor the purpose will also keep low it many sue h troubles seeds lock jiiiils mid cuttings should be ebtuintcj onl fiom reputable sources the should not be accepted without sinful examination and should be kept separate from main plantings un til proved health insects should hi kept untit r control by routine jspii- funuuations or bails for they m carry dist ist m nddition to injur nil the plants rol ovln hantm a thorough clean up of the grctnhou i lecommc ndtd 1 i shoi id imludi it complete re in tl 1 il the rop residues a thoioukh tkansmg ol dl the tliss li mi id bene ins lolowtil by t si- moist1 kr in iirrii i in or li lit t n ii in or b propnt il wui for nit i tanlh r torn funnel sriting mantr mfm ol- btfcs tin stittess of the summer work wuh the apiarj depends larel up un tl i manuiemi m tl e iiilerorptio i sloping in kis m almrtel ktfk- domini 1939 wheat chop second largfst prodi h is can4d so fr i m it coin v till t d craig head bee u expciinilntal sta ns all colonies irefulk 10111 or the tlrst n the spnni lnless irh tif llie ftl lefrtiu i rfflflti rfiu nttdclni 11 if upon iicehitl fatmple tunw vliuses 1 1 mu 1 11 a ht ip inel ef li ttive h iman 1 is f unit- u1011 in i be tiblnincd b bin n is in 1 jii td ink sulphui tt the riu of half a pound inlt ted planus hud iihx 1tt of pace tlic pis iin wm sulphui ik ulti tx jii u id on 1 i s i si iin in n live 1 1 11 11 umrs oik to i r x soil iluv idito i ibit i 1 md hi houst lost 1 in i 1 11 u for 24 hoi 1 li 1 11 n 1 1 if k t 1lh ium s iinm is nt uie iid b it 11 hi pi sus and lara- low lying areas often need special attention many root diseases can be eliminated bv improving soil condi tions through drainage stibeolling manuring with both organic and min eral fertilizers and crop rotation poor air circulation over lowlying ground and in certain parts of green houses may result in a localized high humidity which in turn may caiue disease outbreaks it ls not often pos sible to improve the air drainage out of doors but adequate ventilation mar stop the trouble in greenhouses a knowledge of the disease to which his crops are subject must be the btowers first step in then control the publication available from the dominion and provincial govern ments will form the nucleus of a library on this subject science ser vice ncwi an tiarly riser i reckon aid t aimer ithat i get up earlier than anybody elsa in the neighborhood i am always up before 4 o clock 111 the morning the second 1 irmci said ho was al- was up before then and had part of the chores done the first farmer thought he was fibbing and decided to llnd out a few mornings later he got up at 2 o clock and wen to his neighbors house he rapped on the back door and the worn 111 of the house opened it where is your husband asked the firmer expecting to find his in ilibor 111 bed he was around note early in the moniln ansaired his wife but i i don 1 know where he is now we cannot win the war by just uuij still sis a military expert ntilhir 111 germain b just lying run off w in r o 1 frishkus 01 jn ieav lonsidi rabli el mi 111 the thud offic al 1 unite of the 1939 wheat cop n cinici it 489 j com lis 623000 bushels preens an irpward tl revision of 10go8 000 bu 1 ls from the feedun second ernniic ss le 1 in november be 1939 the 1939 wheat crop is 129 613 000 bushels aboe the linal estl mate of the 1938 crop of 360 010 000 bushels and ts the second largest wheat crop so far produced in canada lr for iii i is thls f rem purh c hies received certificate a stark and son milton have just received a record of performance cer tificate from the dominion dept of agriculture for lady francy ingalls a member of their purebred holatein herd as a four year old on twice a- doj milking she produced 20 129 lb jnilk containing 752 lb fat this was the highest record reported from uc entire dominion during the past mon th in this class bray chicks why write letters and end money orders order your bray chicka through me peraona attention prompt dclivev george c brown norval phone 382 r 21 imiwinkingi9n radio klrfukllili but never gue hunov back to 1 ss ou ire ibsoi it siiriihat from ellse asi d ioioiiks plar on tomb of hone im i ic i il of uk tjr xxi ni t first b c ikmt tlie ipiiinks ovi r tin hone if combs of honey are not aiitilabi tin lirimii rf suy ir srup eouslstini of two par s of sutar and one ol wnur will inn to be resorted to the- s i ip ls test in a ten jxmnd friction top tin which tins about thirl holes placed in the cover tlie tin of syrup us inwrfd nrr ih frames an empty upe r is plited on the brood chamber and tlie il cover is then put on the sup r on the first eximlna inn o the rolnn the bwkicper slum ei miki that it has a firtle qui n whl li will be indicated b th pn se nti of i capped brood the cnppings should lx if the capplrurs urt mlsetl tlie queen should be killed as she ls 11 drone breeder and the colony united to one that has a fertile queen if a queen appears uj be old and worn out she should be replaced by a oung queen otherwise the colony will not become sufficiently strong by the lime i the main flow comes to store a surplus of honey all weak colnrlu should either be united to one of medium strength or they can be saved and strengthercd by placing on top of strong ones with a queen excluder be tween the two if the weak colony does not have any brood a comb of brood should be given it from atrong colony three weeks later the colony containing the most brood should bt moved to a new stand another me thod of strengthening weak colonies ls to add a twopound package of bees without a queen this practice is quite widespread and will make uie differ ence between failure and success in securing- a crop or honey colonies tha are wintered in the cellar are generally placed on their summer stands when the willows be gin to bloom they should be taken out on a dull day or in the evening so as to lessen the danger of drifting in coqonies wintered outside cases should not be removed until the lat t of ma ions il i ir v hit in tin klnt sot losion slu ultl not ix ov i nkid in i in- i e for linn tun onse rva ion hu w i ti r iseltlxr imiw un led on lopltlk lie is oi it is ronducud at i nw vi r if io iul id nt li vd land hu it l j impounded in either cav il j i 1 i hitv tin r in off wnte r ibsiilxd bv tin sml so ti it il can ix tl 1 1 bv inrm r 1 on the other lul willi tin it i to be used i h foi islmih i 1k control of oil e rosion tin objk t s to install thi inns in siuli t in unit r so that tht 1 111 oil wa ler rin bt icjnducud slowl ind safd irom the fields into waste wkspeoauze on i an optimist i should say he waa why he fell 10 stories arid as he pass ed each window he shouted all right this work j sanfom son aoborrowmm j thlb ii no dtfvel tbsucco just like old chum ditches the installation of terraces usual requires a certain amount of prelim mar technical cawma41ons n rhey are to be effective oweer the prob lem of thlr intallntlon and effective almost invariably resolves itself to simple commqnscnsc farm prac tice which generally nuiy be applied by the aernc farm operator with a little technical assistance heating hints p0 not nertect the ashpit of your furnuco it rvn three ver impnrtnnt purpo 1 ll 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