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the georgetown herald wednesday evening october 16th 1940 our r i- items of interest to the local farmer farm page maittt1 fftf ti all plans complete for plowin6 match international at st thomas expected to draw 150 000 people durinf four day match oct 15 to 18 inclusive judging by advance enthusiasm coupled with good hard work during tiie past six months the international plowing match and fjarm machinery demonstration beingheld on the on- tario hospital and hon m f hep burn farms south of st thomas from oct 15 to 18 inclusive promises to be the most successful of the long list of international matches sponsored by the ontario plowmen s association the prise list totals 7000 plans have been completed down to the last minute detail by secretary j the elgin and st thomas commit teen preparations have have made to handle a total crowd of 160 000 for the lour days of the match provincial police will take over traf fic direction to parking lots where at tendants will smoothly handle up to 10 000 can per day there will be no lncomenlence or delay in parking the tented city of some 15 acres will house over 600 000 worth of farm machinery and home conveniences the cream of canadian and american plowmen will draw lots for the 175 sturdy plow teams being provided while over 200 tractors will roar down the road each morning to the plowing fields this in itself is a sight worth seeing there are valuable trophies and prizes in the horseshoeing competi tions which will attract the best black smiths in canada this feature has grown rapidlv and arrangements have been mack to accommodate lai ee num beni of ptctators interesting and ed ucational demonstrations will be dallv fea tires of the match they include farm drainage cultural implement row crop tractor hjbnd com tesu pickup baler plow setting multiple hitch ujmbuie harvesnni ii it tan lng and soil testing there will also be exhibits by the ont dept of health oni foretrv dept grading of fa n produc s tripod hdy and farm pro ducts of elgin the last day o the match friday oct 18i will see i parade of r 3 out membe s of the rcvf throi gh the grounds of the tented cly at 2 pm premier m f hepburn will take the salute these air force men ire in training at the largest technical air training c ir canada having ta ken over the ont hospital buildings adjoining the plowing match site the plowing match will give hund reds of farmers an opportunity to visit bannock burn farms the home of hon m f hepburn premier of on tario heie they will see mr hep burn j famous horses and pattle and his broad acres that grow thousands of bushels of onions and other farm products every furmer in western ontario owes himself and family a holiday in the fall of the year he can combine business with pleasure at the interna tional and will receive a hearty wel come from the officials of the plowing match the city of st thomas and last bu not least elgin county as a whole the yea whle the increased market ings and higher prices for some prod ucts will tend to increase cash income on the other hand restricted grain marketings will reduce income from that important source farmers income reported higher although fannnrices generally hae been only slightly higher in 1940 than in 1939 the cash income of farmers as a whole during the past seven months of 1940 has been 30 per cent higher than fo- the correspo tding period of a year ago this preliminary estimate of farm cash income has been made by th agricultural branch of the do minion bureau of statistics practicrllv all sources of income showed increases in the case of wheat deliveries for the first seven months of 1940 were so per ceiu above those of the similir moil is of 1939 while the price emained approximately the same income from the sale of flax is neailj four times as great becauso- of hieher prices combined with much higher dt liveries tm c ih received from the sale of meat ii mals was up 2j per cent for th p nod with hoes miking the main j tcmribiiticn to this increase despite lit fa t hat hog prices averaged sll- i i h iv el w lnose of 1939 the greatly n easd marke ing resulted in an nueisi of 41 per cent in farmers casn j iconic from this source the decline 1 n ni marketings v a offset b j om in h ihr prlct s i v dt cr almd received prea i tr mcom from all classes of produc- i i i tun s i ris of 30 r cent i n i its from diet t 11 per cent i irni builcrfat md lom j to 10 per cent frj n fluid milk j i in the outlook for the bal mte of 1040 the dominion bureau si s i s ts lejjort suggest- that u is i t ii v tin me in a e in income during the list a months of 1940 will b o si i as was t i us earlier in final crop report is issued by the bank of montreal report covers all provinces general tjv ywu- 1040 goes upon record as burn weed seeds after threshing john d macleod ontario department of agriculture outlines safe methods in disposing of weed seeds the main objective in tne control of noxious weeds should be to prevent relnfesiation states john d macleod crops seeds and weeds branch ont dept of agriculture toronto immediately after the threshing rationh boon o tainii g weed seeds should be placed in tightly woven sacks and disposed of in auch j manner as will destroy the germlnat ng power of all seed thb may be accomplished by rotting bum lng or chopping a hole may be dug in the ground and all refuse buried deeply a pit may be dug from 3 to 4 feet wkh a board inclosure around u 3 to 4 tee high weed seeds may be dumped into ihls pit which should be covcied with chicken wire or screen to prevent b rds from gaining an entrai weed seid wil be thoroughly soaked uv fall niins and thl heating and rot ting proa r which will tak place wil destroy all weed seeds a well built box laij- tile or othei eon time with u sliexn over the top will also prove a satisfactorv method an op n fue ls not recommended as wltn 259 19b000 bushels in the same it is dingerous to propcrtj ceitain p r la t t ir in quebec provinc weeds suth as mustard ragweed etc wt u aveiae yields are expected will b irn slovlj i d tht fire niav i i r un roots apple- smill molder foi sevtral dis during whieh ruius tobacco ind maple products in imc wetl ed maj he scut red ov- on ui the haj crop was heavj fa 1 i lurie aria v wheat i tood vtrld ind late roots ex a heme mid n infiior ma be tepi jkji khs ire promising but iisti i ud liv rtmovuu tht lop from piirn tims were dimaged b we 1 drum lid providing i draft v hi r it harvi unv small fruhs a year of good crops in canada as a whole and as a year of extraordinarily good crops in the prairie provinces where the wheat yield is the second 1 irgest in history and may prove when returns are complete to be actually the largest to this general picture here have been local exceptions cer tain crops in ontario having been ad- ver ely affected by cold wet weather ind certain crops in british columbia by shortage of moisture during the prowlng season for the prairie prov inces preliminary estimates place this years total wheat crop as slightly be low that of the record production of 1028 grain is generally of high grad- md quality the dominion bureau of statistics estimates wheat production of the three prairie provinces at 534 000 000 bushels which is 71 481 000 bu she larger than the third estimate of last years crop and compares with i ten year average of 307 013 000 bush is the estimated average wheat yielos by provinces follow manil igls saskatctiewa alberta 23 4 bushels the 1940 wheat acreage in the prairie provinces offi cially es imated at 27 750 000 acres is the largest on record and is more tlian 1900000 acres in excess of last year production of coarse grains is slightly higher than in 1939 and winter feed supplies are generally sufficient pro duction of oats ls estimated at 251500- 000 bushels and of barley at 89 000 00ft uuaikia threshing is virtually finished ii manitoba and saskatche wan in albeita operations have been delayed bv frequent rains but thresh ig is now about 75 per cent comple ted witiit market in t have been af fecled bv governmental r strictions but fum august 1 to october 3 deh 120000 tons rainfall on the whole since september l has been moderate ly heavy province of quebec eastern townships ano ot tawa valley wet cold weather in earl spring delayed operations but condition during the growing and haivestint seasons were favourable and th harvest generally is reporud to be equal to an average year thresh ing o grt ni is completed in most dis tricts wit i an average outtum indica ted the hay crop was average but the yield of fodder corn was below normal in- many sections canning corn was a short crop and damage by the borei was extensive tomatoes ri pened slowly and the yield wui be be low average root crops on the whole are reprrted to be satisfactory with the exception of potatoes of which the yield will be below normal in many districts on account of rot small fruits were plentiful and an average apple crop of cod quality ls being harvestec while some damage to tobacco plants from grasshoppers is reported an av erage yield is generally indicated the production of maple products showed kjhn 202 a substantial gain over last season r aaturageo t w r throughout the season and food and fodder is plentiful lower st law rence and lake st john dts trict seeding and planting were inter than usual owing to a backward spring but germination was good and crops maoe rnpid progress on the whfie t satisfactory harvest is indi cated orains yielded a good average crop an average cut of hay was stor ed in g od condlt on digging of po tacoes s progressing and a better than normal yield is anticipated olhc- oots prorrlst well small fruits were ibiindant pastures have been in good conditio throughout the season province of ontario i seedmt otrauons owing to incle venes bv firmer to country elevator lt we were late in letting un tailed o6 724 000 bushels compar- b beneficial but the sever gmle in mid- september caused heavy damage to trees and the loss from blowlngoff and bruising was extensive the yield will be light iri prince edward is land conditions were favourable far seeding and germination was rapid although crops suffered from the dry weather in jury and august and har vesting was delayed by heavy rains the grain yield ls estimated to be av erage but of inferior quality a good hay crop was saved pastures have been in good condition all season dig ging of root crops ls beginning and an average yield is anticipated province of british columbia winter damage to fruit trees straw berry plinta and berrycanes was neg ligible spring farming operations were completed early under favourable moisture conditions but continued dry weather during the summer months made crops mature early resulting in slightly belowaverage yields of grains roots and vegetables harvesting wea ther was satisfactory a heavy crop of good quality hay has been safely stored there was a slight increase in the acreage planted to potatoes and tomatoes potatoes are of good qual ity but the yield generally is 10 per cent below average a recdrd crop of good quality tomatoes is being pack ed other roots and vegetables were talrly satisfactory hops of good qual ity yielded only 75 of average due to lack of moisture berries yield ed fair jp good crops apricots peaches and plums yielded -better- thanaverrge crops while cherries and prunes were below average all stone fruits were of good quality the ofca- nagan apple crop is estimated at ap proximately 5 600 000 boxes a normal yield an 1 about the same as that of last year apples generally are below average in size and colour due to lac of moiituie hail losses were negligi ble pests were normal with the ex ception of codling moth which was mere prevalent than in recent year and caused a large percentage of cull apples pasturage was fair in the spring and autumn months but poor during mid summer due to drj wea ther door md gr u oil u d nn weed ht i phi liui ks a lame mi in u nuik si tck i d st md lots of ik i the vields ol ma i w as of corn and to usuinti illv below aver ii hint provinces a fa r i st ol ill the m mi sw ind a led mh th tin snapshot guild make your pictures pointed inn i un s vinj ol t alii l l itloll t il ni null m diam ler d f om tlu ira n wit i nd i ihopp 1 f 1 smm make your pictures pointed in this shot the sign help tall the story such details often mak a picture w then you see an opportunity for a picture shoot it but don t always stop there think a bit and see if there isnt a way to improve the shot and make it more pointed every good picture has a point- it tells yoc something when you look at it the more definite you can make the idea or story the better the picture and often little added detallb things that don t oc cur to you at first glance yield a much improved shot for example consider the boys and their wagon works as shown bora changesare dad sappllsd the tools and the idea and shot a first picture id the backyard then tery likely the men working he street suggested a better background one that would make the picture more effective o the scene was changed for a second shot incidentally this shot might hsyva been even better if it tocladed the whole sign thats th way a lot of good plc- 4artrre made the first picture pssvi hare to be the anal one if mm mem is good its worth repeat jafbtsr in a different location or vtffctfffitiit rabects oftentimes in examining a print you can see polntb where the picture might be improved and in a great many cases tt s easy noogh t g second shot to make your pictures more pointed here are some tips first show the action clearly so anybody can tell what 1b going on the camera position has a lot to do with this and sometimes a shift of a foot or so to one side will make a world of difference holding the camera hlgheror lower makes a difference too second eliminate things thai don t contribute to the picture idea if there are objects that have no part in telling the story move them aside or choose a viewpoint that leaves them ont of the picture third keep the interest within the picture let the subjects look at what theyre doing few pictures demand that the subject look at the camera or even appear aware of it- try these hints when youre shooting plctnves and when the first shot isnt perfect get a second one if s a poor idea that isnt worth two or more pictures 399 john van guilder wi d me s nd ditlltul o tlup ind in jld b tvstroved bv a rot in g oi burning process ia has been pren loush out med weed seeds mtluat i n t ns gro ip lro wild mus ird woun sr tt mu tird smill seed ed falsv pat pi i plintain lamb qutr r tilic i c i npion chicorv whin o kl cu h th cmqucfoti it t i i id ox palsv some ci li ia i weed seeds suli as wil i buckv licit wild oits and wild ve chs inw i c r aln imotint of food hir ind mil bf used for the fcdui ol ivi stock piovuhiik they an rhopjwd fine the plntf of thi chop ler shouid h ii good condition and rt los- cht ip rs of the hammer mill tvp will make i more thorough rhopiii5 runs containing ted ld tlie person who is nr about tht disposal of weed serdb and refuse con taining v cfst seeds is his own worst enem and a men ii lo the entire mmi mtj mr macleod states will ri i s ets its hiiistmas trtes the urmbci of christmas trees im lorud irtc the unlttd states in 1039 was 4 643p61 valued at 53 c 692 all the shipments were credited to cana da in lft38 the number wis 4220405 valued it s43b092 newfoundland sup tlving 276027 trtts cf th- total ship ments manv of t cinadlnn trees ire grown bv firmors the results 1 obtained in the various eastern un i ted statji markc wa not uniform some nnikcts such as new york ani pillndelj ula were dellnitelj over sup plied chicago and other cities how i ever r- ported uiat on the whole bual- i ness had been sati factorv to the dea ers some of the larger operators ena buyers to canadi in the late summer to purcmse the trcs standing thesc buyers or their representatives return lat in tht fall to hire workmen for lng butts irf jeqiilrcd to be cut htmlght across and the bundles contain up wards of seven trees depending on the mze the most popular height is about five to six feet another practice is to arrange for the purchase of trees de livered a the railway siding some sh ppers clso make contracts in ad vance to- ale on an outright basis to responsible dealers in the united states balsam fir is the most popular spe cies in the east fqtthe christmas trad wth an apparent preference for trees from nova scotia although new brunswick and quebecteosamalso have aeubsuuituil sale this species is preferred because of its quality and pyramidal shape from the standpoint of the dealer it can be more readily bundled for shipment spruce can also find an outlet but ls generally quoted at a discount at least to so far as the new tort market ls concerned there has been a certain mo th scotch pine especially in the border cities ad joining ontario and for several years past douglas fir trees from british oblumbia have beta growing tn favour and are now moving eastward to cen tral and eastern united states mar kets v i ui hit anples will be n iitht t oi wii i to cxteiiiw dam i te i ms in uriilsli co imbi i the ha imp wis l eivj vields ol tree fruits ooi uul i hi i p ol onn oes a ree oid n slight j low ivtragt were i ii krun toot ind writable crops i ritaikif promncls s im commenced about mid ap i but si t a uij i tins delayed th umpli i n of oeraiions until the end of mi the seison opened with suf i licit tn noimiirt to ensure terminatior o l mib oi reserves were low over moil of si ki t li a u md m initobi a per loo of rocl w ithtr in earlv june ac cjmiwnnti bv t m rt is rains promo looting ind at the end of the month i i distiieia showed normal t v f t p at i ri in icmjx mures in jul stimiiid growth and by the iirst tttwk of uit m nth a large per tntagt in tht kin it was in the shot blad i xcesi 1 1 miwratures were followed bv rants and showers whlcn ino lif i d the damaging effects of tho txtnnit itut in several sections the ji 1 ain win the best in many years in ni rth rn ind western manitoba last ential central and parts of south rn and noithtrn siskatcheman mol tun was deficient and stubble i crops ufftred severely from heat bui crops on summtr fallownl land stood i up will riinlnll in august follower iv i he it wive rtisuned rip- ning and i initcrlillv avsl ted tilt development t i backwai i tioixs at this period pros i ikc s usi fitd tht txixnrtatlon or a crop o lirje projxirtlons crasshop xrs e iiiseo sevtie damage in the southaesi corn r of sask itrhew in i and idj tnt altx ta areas but else where iases were light the toll from i rust th yen proved negligible light to heav jail loses occurred in sei- tiil locaitus hirvestim of a satis f ctoiy beet crop ls in proir vs in al bert with production estimated at 300ouo tons i htht inerrase over that of list jear digtuig of sugar beet- is under wiv in manlton and produc lion is cstimatt d at ipproxlmately i dtr wa and wei not completed until the middle of june during the early l summer conditions were favourable to liowii and vegetation made excellent r progili as the season advunecd r nnsiorms caused some lodging of rauis wliie continued cool vtl wca thi iver el affected the develop- i ment oi growing crops and int rieren wuti the hirvtst pall wheat winter ttl wtll and an avtiage crop of good t i h v whs garnered htav stand ol sj i fnins wtio cut but a con d ib portion w athered in the xik urn is onl of fiedmg quality v i e ivcri t nop of hay wah to it i bin tin quill suffered in some is i cm evces e moisture pistur li id iwt n ibundanl throughout i ii stavt h xept in eastern sections iut tit bs net of rain was ftlt m li t simmer buiis and omatoe mi lu hi crops mangolds and tur i ii sue ironnse while tif ir beets indicate a good crop but low in sugar nun potato s tspeciallj late var ets i iffeettd bv rot peas jielded iitlsfaetoi h coin not having over ome i i setbaeks was cdnsldcrably iilow not mil and the corn borer was e ale it stnwberrieo rafberrie6 ind mc- other smill fruits were plen i ill he r atraie returns are re ikffted f i ht s iiears ii d grapes lobiccj made marked recovery during nt f si hue ienks in august aftc inviiu bten retarded bv late planting and in jilible growinu corditioils bi on ug is 24 the fhit cured crop in tht norolk area suffeitd extensive frovt dinner pre cut esnmi n place the flu i med iield it around 24000- lbs from 42300 arros as tomixixed with 5 000 000 pounds from an acrc- ntt of t800 list ir and the burlev viild i 11 000 000 imiinds trom 8 800 icr i igulnst 1400 000 jmunds from ii 20 atics in 1939 george hunt of ohio has invented a machine that will pluck a chicken in five seconds few people are so unforgiving that they will not forgive themselves ss t canadian apple5 worlds m finest fruit maritimf promncls in nova scotia aid new b unswick inin made good progress until late th h i son w h ii exct ssn e moisture md 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