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h rliffiabltiiiiifefeaiflto the georgetown heram wednesday evening november 6th 1940 our icmi jor ntrl to the local farmmr 1940 potato crop returns to normal aftsr two years of belowaverage crop an ejaprorltnatrty thirtpalpotaw crop is bjjlug harvested in oanada in 1940 aictr tag to the first official estimate the 1940 potato production j placed at 40860000 ovrt which 1 4 460 000 cwt or 13 per cent above that of 1939 prince edward island and nova scotia have sightly larger pota to crops than in 1936 while quebec and new brunswick show appreciable increases on the other hand the on tario potato crop is reported at a very low level due to toot rot in the south western part of the province and to late wight the manitoba potato crop was somewhat disappointing but in saskatchewan and alberta improve ment liryiejds la reported the brit ish columbia potato crop was also somewhat better than in 1939 the lirst estimate figures are as fpl lows canada 40800000 owt from 346 000 acres compared with 36390- 000 cwt from 517700 acres in 1939 yields per acre 75 owt in 1940 1 70 cwt per acre fh 1939 by provinces in cwt with the 1939 figures within brackets prince edward island 4749000 4440- 000 nova sootla 2318000 2 033 w0 new brunswick 6063000 j5o39o00 quebec 13 733000 10737000 ontar io 6533000 7347 000 manitoba 1 646 000 2016 000 saskatchewan 2548000 1 72100 alberta 2015- 000 1319000 british columbia 3- 340000 1338000 grown or pmewfanime gxrm and family herald and weekly stap boys from central and w ontario plctvred in presses tn the montreal star offices auction sale beal estate farm stock implements feed and furniture the undersigned has been instructed i i charles scott to sell by public auction at lot 34 4ui line esqiteslftg on thursday november 14th 1940 at 1 00 pjn st the following horses black mare 6 yrs grey horse 10 yrs cattle shorthorn and hereford cow shorthorn and hereford cow shorthorn and hereford cow short horn and hereford cow shorthorn and hereford heller 2 yrs short horn and hereford heifer 3 yrs shorthorn cow shorthorn cow short horn cow shorthorn cow these covn are all bred to a shorthorn bull 3 steers 2 yrs 4 calves 5 and 6 mon ths shortho 18 months tmp f mtmney harris bin der 7 ft in good working order mas- ey harris mower 5 ft in good working order massey harris hoe drill 13 hoes spnngtooth cultivator 18 teeth 12 plate disc steel drum roller hay rake bob sleighs 3 truck wagons section harrows 4 section harrows 3 ploughs light stelgba hay rack light wagon cutter platform scales bag truck bag bolder fanning mill pea rake buggy cyclone seeder road cart root pulper scufller wheelbarrow slush draper turnip drill scythe cradle quantity of new inch lumber quartity of cedar posts whlmetrees rteckyokes chains forks shovels tools stable brooms post hole dig ger sugar kettle bucksaws harness and havset of heavy breeching harness set of heavy nar nets ct of single harness 6 collars pair of horse blankets 2 mows of hay furniture cherry dropleaf table walnut bureau walnut whatnot walnut chairs bedroom furniture glass cupboard 2 cupboards email tables 2 couches rag carpet chests pine drop leaf table kitchen range quebec healer wood heater antique glassware kitchen utensils other dishes spinning wheel and reel dash chum and other articles real estate the farm consist ing of one hundred and fifty acres 150 more or less being part of lo 24 in the 5th con ol the township esqueslng about 100 acres workable about 10 acres of bush and the bal ance pasture good bank barn suhm house plenty of water with good spring creek for particulars apply to mr jas scott on the premises or to frank fetch box 413 georgetown the farm will be sold subject u reserve bid and terms and conditions w be made known on day of sale terms on chatties cash frank petch 2t auctioneer introducing bon fairbalrn r dm mrtmlm vdrt ansmtaalt- his 2mb birthday ant beus down one ifl embasaiderlal jobs in the csc be a eosanientaier for the ontario farm broadcasts department which in association wtih ether regional farm department eonetltwtee one of the chief public service features sponsored by national radio farm broadcasts as conceived by the cbc have an important mission so important in tact thai there u no attempt to dbsndse it in dons own word it is this helping to organise the marketing of agrlcal taral prodaeu and keeping the far mers informed on idarkets cbci first ontario farm broad- cast was presented from the toron- offers special prizes at international show ontario department of agriculture enooonlges provincial grain grow en to send exhibits to chicago write depl for information ontario growers of high quality seed junior farmers visit family herald thirtythree junior farmers and farm women recently took an exten slve educational tour which included a trip through the family herald and weekly star building in montreal sponsored by the waterloo junior far mers the group included young peo ple from halton dufferln peel wat erloo perth lincoln and brant coun ties and all were winners in short courses public speaking seed judging stock judging and achievement day work the tour started from kltch ener then proceeded to brampton where they visited b h bull sons jersey breeders and the the dale es tte from there they went to peter borough to see the de laval plant to ottawa for the central experimental farm and macdonald college in mon treal on the return trip they visited brockville kingston and the domln ion parasitic laboratory at belleville will have an opportunity othdverui ing their products at the international grain ant hay show at chicago nov ember 30 to december 7 to encourage ontario growers to participate the ontario department of agriculture offeri jpeclal prizes of 16 each to ortario exhibitors winning a first prize and 5 each to ontario exhibitors winning highest awards in the various classes providing such ex hibltors old not win a first prize in the same class these prizes are in addi tlon to regular prizes of the show a win at chicago places growers in a better position to dispose of surplus seed and la also a good advertisement for the province united states far mers have an opportunity of seeing what ontario produces and by con slstent wins ontario growers are build ing a reputation for themselves as producers or high quality seed any growers having seed ol high quality arould start immediately to prepare 1 for the international ad vises j d macleod ontario depart ment of agriculture toronto all entries must reach chicago not later than november 10th customer doubtfully pedigree dog log co ikl talk he wouldn t speak to either of us auction sale blus neatly printed at the herald office phone no s fifteen inmate market report by may it was a halfhoar featnre dta- ensslng a wide variety of agrleal- taral toptrs and other matters ef interest to rural listeners in ad dition it has introduce one of the most delightfal serial sketches it has been radios privilege to present the craigs by dean hashes fabbalm bad only been tn radio a little over a yehr when he was asked to audition for the cbc farm programme he gladly aeodeseeil got the job bat a good many years of preparation preceded this ftnpor- tant moment in the fairbalrn car eer in the first place he waa bora the son of a fanner in the lovely rural ooantry d to bramsvflle ontario he went to a little red school bo b s no 4 clinton township liracom ctonnty to be exact and from the day be started ic not only took an active interest the lessons of his own class bet iped to- advantage on the activities of his seniors his entrance in at the sge of 11 he sailed throogh beamsville high school found learning so easy that be decided to be a teacher enrolled at hamilton normal school and after gradna tlon decided that he liked the pros pect of teaching even less than the thought of farming but ho went to oac to please his father there he got an idea that was worth wait ing for he would be the man to translate the hlghfauattn tttehnl caaiues into practical aid to the man on the land the farmer who distrusted too much urbanity who knew the seasons and the elements academictarn would have one of his own folk talking plain and as sistlng bun to a richer reward for his labours because radio was the easf est way to reach these people he lev ed and wanted to serve the shy young farmer student headed for the big city and the broadcasting stu don fairbadzn 01 dfos scared silly every day now don is in with dominion government ma mg service omejals local deala commission men getting valuable t formation by phone for his noon day au each week hy ma he is in touch with scorer of agri cultural organisations throughout ontario each month be numbera more friends among swine breeders honey producers and fndt gr and he has about half a million bs- teners who count on him for reli able reports one of the best times he baa had for months was at the ploughing matches at st thomas v you cant stay away from the farm folk very long and still see things as they see them and if yew dont see things as they do yon cant serve them well says den and to this end he has decided that just as soon as he can manage it he will get himself a f ann live ore it and make ft a successful enter prise if he ever failed at broad casting or farming he could make rather nice living playing bridge bag be would rather play golf and you can take it from his legion at friends city bred and country raised that don has never hit anything fas his life but a golf ball he has the traditional kindness of men who know the good earth ijuejte u rwi tosfuxo just like old chum farmers borrow on qcua terms if you believe you could do a better job of farming by borrowing do not hesitate to talk over your r ments with the manager of our nearest branch loans are gladly made by the bank of montreal for the purchase of seed for wages desirable improvements for the development of dairy herds and for the general financing of farm operations ask for our booklet the farmer and his bank a bank whiii small accounts ami welcome j gmvsjmswh di soul a cm w hi mnisi atodbkn bxpebjenced banking serv1cb at c tf 13 yn smtttfid opftom m i i i l hog cholera a menace active co operation q every ontario farmer is necessary to stamp it out ontario has a really serious outbreak of hog cholera this deadly infectious disease of swinek has reached alarming proportions in the counties of essex and kent with smaller outbreaks in lambton elgin norfolk and haldimand if the disease is not controlled it is certain to spread to neighbouring counties every precaution must be taken the ontario department of agriculture is actively co operating with the federal department of agriculture and fanners in their efforts to stamp out this disease if the spread of hog cholera is not checked now every pig raiser in ontario stands to lose only the immediate and wholehearted cooperation of every ontario fanner will stamp out this menace to the hog industry how to prevent hoc cholera the departments of agnculture strongly recommend every pig raiser to take the following precautions jl confine all bogs to pens or yard that have been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with an approved disinfectant 9 la central ol heavy infection il possible keep hogs away from straw stack this i s plsce usually frequented by birds such as starling sparrows and pigeons which may have coma direct from an infected barnyard destroy as many pigeons rparrowa and starlings ss possible o keep dogs out of the pig pan keep your dog under contxol in the daytime sod tied up st night keep shay dogs off your farm jjg burn any dead pigs or bury them so deeply that stray dogs will not dig them up b easp all doors closed and protect the win dowa so that no dogs or birds can enter the pens f de as visit mew is lvf peta w sms allow to what yemrs- t always have a pan oi strong cuainlactant soluuoa just inside the door so that anyone entering the pen can disinfect his shoes amd insist on its use fl keep livestock tracks off your farm if you have stock to ship load up at the end of the tsner diseasebearing refus dropping horn- the bottom of the truck might easily be carried to your hogs o honotprrbchaseteedehho except from dependable sources within a clean district a isolate newly purchased breeding stock for at least three weeks before permitting them to run with hoga already on the premises t in areas where hog cholera exists be extremely careful about breeding outside sows with your boar 12 we 0s are serum treated follow to the letter instructions given by the vet erinary inspector of the federal department of agriculture lo feed only oarefuuy balanced rations wall fed hoga have the strongest resis tance to d hog cholera is highly contagious and can spread very rapidly the above precautions put into practice today will do much to piervemithespread of this ddly disease on mr j0 department of agriculture omt ilunn luiilrtw ij ntiivmllm wbmk phiiii mitel