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THURDAY, NV. 2d, 944THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO PAGE NINIE BLUE R1BBON SHORTHORN SALE AT BLACKSTOCK ON NOVEMBER 6th Commencing sharp at 1 p.m., Monday, November 6, in the covered rink at the fair grounds, ,o^ackstock, Ont., the Blue Robbon Morthorn Sale will get under way. Coming under the hammer \t public auction are 50 head of purebred Scotch Shorthorns, selected by manager Jack Baker from amnong the herds of out- standing breeders of Durham and other Ontario counties. Among the offerings are five classy young bulls together with heifers and young cows, many with calves at side. Bred and open heifers pre- dominate in the catalogue list- ings. The demand for pedigreed Shorthorn breeding stock bas been shown conclusively in the 1944 sales that have already taken place in Ontario. This demand has been reflècted in the cali for catai% logues of the Blue Ribbon Sale. Over 300 have been distributed to buyers and breeders throughout Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec and the U.S.A. An additional sup- pjly will be available at the sale. The breeding generally of the animals presented is of popular Scotch strains, always, readily in demand, with many of direct im- ported blood. Several of the of- ferings are top winners at shows held this year. The auctioneers are well-known and experienced, Duncan A. Brown of Sheddon, Ont., and L. E. Franklin, Toronto. Buying orders, meantime can be placed with Capt. Cyril Mumford, Hampton, Ont., or the sale man- ager, Jack Baker, phone 2180. Lunch and coffee will be serv- ed at the sale by the Blackstock Women's Association in the heat- ed dressing rooms of the rink. Complete arrangements have been made for the comfort, con- venience and information of pat- rons for the day. AGRICULTURE REGIMENTED IN BRITAIN How government control of ag- riculture in Britain bas been op- erated during the war and some o! the effects the measures o! control have had on farmers and farming were outlined at a recent meeting in Ottawa of the Eastern Ontario brancb o! the Canadian Society of Technical Agricultur- ists, by Anthony Hurd, a farmer- in Wiltshire, England He is also the liaison offîcer qnd Assistant Agricultural Advisei'f or the Bri- tish Ministry of Agriculture in the Southwestern Counties of Eng- land. Mr. Hurd said that thoughtful mien in Brîtain regarded agricul- tur0 as great an asset to the na- tiofi as a strong navy. The weakiqesses on the British food frontr-efore the war may have been an invitation to Genmany to wage war against the Nation. Wben the war started Britain was prodVcing only about 40 per cent of her food supply, now it is pro- ducing 70 per cent. Since the war the folly o! hav- ing too many people on low diet has been leiprned and there is hope that the post-war agricultur- al policy will be more concenned about better diet, higher nutri- tion, in carrying out the recom- mendations of the Hot Springs Conference on Food and Agricul- ture, rather than in terras of mak- ing money. More has been learn- ed of value to British agriculture in the five years of war than was learned in 50 years o! peace. The speaker said that tbough Britain is now producing 30 per cent more food than before the war it is food for a wartime diet, niostly wheat, potatoes and other vegetables and altogether it is a very duli diet. Farming is con- Kidnoy Acids Rob Your Rest Maiy people nover seeni te get a good night's rest. They tumn and tos-lie awake and count sbeep. Often tbey blini. it on "nerves" when it niay Le their kidneys. Healthy kidneys filter poisons rintthe blood. Jf they are faulty and fail, poisons stay in tie systeni and aleeplessness, beau!- ache, backache often follow. If you don't ileep wel, try Dodd's Kidney Pilla-for half a century the favorite reniedy. 103 Dodd's Kidney Pis trolled through County War Ag- ricultural Committees, really agents of the British Ministry of Agriculture. The members of the Committees are five farmers, one representative of labour unions and one woman representing the Women's Land Army, which numbers about 70,000. Each county is given a production allo- cation and the.committee sees that it is met. A farmer may be told to clear land and crop it, drain a field, or plant an increased acre- age to a particular crop. He is served if necessary with legal directions under the Wartime regulations. Government grants may be paid for clearing land or draining it. A farmer may be directed to do anything consider- ed reasonable. Inefficient farm- ers are removed from their farms and competept men take their place. Under the wartime regu- lations there is no favouritism. Feeds, fertilizers and labour are controlled. There has been a sub- stantial shortage of protein feeds since the war. Britain imported about 8,000,000 tons of feed in the pre-war years, now the feed im- ports are only about one-sixth of that amount. Protein feeds are rationed and dairy farmers get first priority. Every effort has been made to keep ipilk produc- tion up and milk consumption in Britain bas increased since the start of the war by 37 per cent. Women and cbildren get first con- sideration in the available milk supply. The Ministry o! Agriculture during the war years bas develop- ed its advisory services to farmers by employing the best available scientists and technical men. Be- fore the war only about one Bni- tish farmer. in eigbt got in touch with the advisory services. Now about 7 out o! 8 do so for advice and guidance. This bas resulted in the farmers learning the value o! science in modern farming and in.methods that resuit in higher efficiency. The result o! this bas put new life and vigour into Bri- tish agriculture. Mr. Hurd said that it may be that much o! the measure o! war- time control of agriculture may be lifted by 1946. Sbould this come about, there will be a switcb from wbeat to oats and mixed grains. During the war live stock production bas naturally su! fer- ed and when peace cornes there will be an effort to regain the former place it beld. GIVE DEFINITION NET FARM IINCOME Net farmn income is defined as the net income accruing to farmn operators and tbeir families from their own farming operations. Net fanm income represents pay- ment for the managerial services o! the operator, the labour o! him- self and bis family, together with interest on tbe capital invested in farm land, buildings and equip- ment. Net income does not in- clude income to pensons on fanms fnom non-fanm sources. The net fanm income becomes available to the fanm family for living ex- penses, for the payment o! in- come taxes and for investment in the farm on in other investment outlets. An increase in the value o! inventory may be negarded as income and connesponding in- vestment in the farm enterpnise. For net fanm income purposes, the de! inition o! a fanm is the same as that employed by the census o! 1941, namely: a fanm is ail the land located in one muni- cipality on sub-district whicb is directly farmed by one person conducting agicultunal opera- tionis eitben by bis own labour on witb the assistance o! members o! bis 'bousebold on o! bined emn- ployees. It may consist o! a single tract o! land, on a number o! separate tracts beld unden di!- ferent tenure. It must be o! one acre on more in extent and bave produced in 1940 agicultural products to the value o! $50 on more, or be under cnops or em- ployed for pastune in 1941. TWO LOCAL BULLS SOLD AT FALL SPECIIAL SALE M. J. Tanablyn, Orono, received $260 folr a nine-months-old bull cal!, Cedar Dale Pietje Pansy, at the Annual Fail Special Hostein Sale held Oct. 19 near Kitchener. This animal is a grandson o! the $20,000 cow Montvic Bonheur Pietje B. His buyer was J. S. Logan, Hamilton. Jas. T. Brown, Newcastle, ne- ceived $175 for an eleven-months- old bull cal! that went to Fred spring - 3 inches, 36.2 bushels; 6 inches, 36.3 bushels; 9 inches, 39.4 bushels. Stubble land ploughed at these deptbs prevlous to swedes has given average yields over a 9- year period as follows - fal News of Interest to Farmers ploughed, 3 inches, 8.7 tons; 6 inches, 8.7 tons; 9 inches, 8.8 tons; spring ploughed, 3 inches, 9.61 tons; 6 inches, 9.3 tons; 9 inches, 9.0 tons. While the average yields of oats .re slightly in favor of deep ploughing, the yields have varîed from year to year and the diff er- ences to date cannot be consider- ed significant. Swede yields do not show any significant difference between depths. Ploughing at a 3-incb deptb requires more time to plough properly and more culti- vation to control grass and weed growth than is necessary on deep- er ploughed land. The 9-inch depth requires more power to plough and when the land is dry, it is difficult, with ordinary equipment, to plough this type of soil at that depth. Considering ail factors, the data to date in- dicates that on this soil type, 5 to 7 inches is the most practical depth of ploughing sod land for grain or stubble land for roots. CEILING PRICES FOR APPLES In the revisions in the mix- mum prices for apples made by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, effective October 4, 1944, no drastic changes have been ef- fected in producers' prices. Shippers' prices for Ontario and Quebec apples packed in baskets, bushel hampers, and barrels-the bulk of the Ontario crop-are un- changed, but shippers' prices for crates, boxes and bushel cartons have been increased by five cents per container over prices pre- vailing in 1943. The crate is a popular packing unit in Quebec. Under the 1943 arrangement, shippers' ceiling prices for On- tario apples included delivery throughout Southern Ontario and to the island of Montreal. This area of free delîvery has been reduced to, include only that part of Ontario south of the 45th parai- lel. Thus the ceiling prices in such markets as Montreal, Otta- wa, Cornwall, Sudbury, North Bay and others, will be rncreased to the extent that the freight rate from Toronto to such markets ex- ceeds 25 cents per 100 pounds. To encourage immediate storage of McIntosh and S n o w apples, charges for storing these varietie3 may be added after November 1, instead of a month later as was the case in 1943. The price adjust- ment of apples, food administra- tion officiais say, ar% designed to bring about a more nearly uni- form selling price on large eastern markets for apples from differ- ent producing areas. Our gifts and attainments are not only to be light and warmth in our own divellings, but are also to shine through the windows into the dark night, to guide and cheer bewildered travellers on the road.-H. W. Beecher. Shaw 's A very enjoyable evening was spent at the Hallowe'en party in Shaw's School. This annual event is sponsored by the Home & School Club. Under the direction o! the President and Ernest Gil- bank a promenade of ail in cos- tume was called for with Mrs. O. Bragg at the piano. Eacb ciass was cailed in turn and was judg- ed by Mrs. N. Rickard, Mrs. Austin Wood and Mrs. John Ash- ton with these resuits: Best Cos- tumed Lady - "Victory Loan Lady", Miss Bennett; Best Cos- tumed Gentlemnan-"Hunchback o! Notre Dame", Terry Price; Best Dressed Couple-Gypsies, Mrs. H. M. Allin and Mrs. J. T. Brown; Best Comic-Clown, Earl Brown; Best Boys' Costume-Boy Blue, Merili Brown; Best Girls' Cos- tume - (1) Nurse, Christena Lamb, (2) Indian, Mildred Allun, . iLtton nyÂviary rtA.ssacxwee ii Just*alittie lngjer- 'tiil these footsteps turn toward home!1 w ~E HAVE corne to the crucial stage of without delay, to help our men achieve the this war. There can be no turning back. goal we have ail dreamed of now so long- It is essential we give our forces the backing unconditional surrender. that will help them march riglit in to the It's time to act! Every bond we buy in this last enemy stronghold, to dlaim a complete, Seventh Victory Loan hastens the day when the lasting victoiy. boys corne home! That is why it is vital each of It is up to each of us to do our utmost, us huy one more bond than we bought before. This advertisement is inserted in behaif of the 7th Vlctory Loan by Bowmanvilie Public Utilities, Commission Members of the Commission: W. R. Strike, chairman; Mayor C. G. Morris, M. J. EIiott, Geo. E. Chase, manager ML ,mmmÈ- _- '.~ , ', 1 - -..b -.hS -- * - b Honourable Mention - Peasant cluded in this deiightful enter- Costume, Russian Ukranian, Mary tfflnment. Hassck;Bes Haloween os- The President remarked on the Hassck;Bes Haloween os-co-operation of teacher and pupils turne - Witcb (stooping and in preparing the programi and in snooping, Arthur Clem e n c e the decoration of school. He also (aduit), Pumpkin, Keith Lamb thanked ail who had helped in (chiid). any way. After prizes had been awarded The children enjoyed some and unmasking carried out, the games under the direction of meeting was called to order by their teacher, Miss Robertson. President Russell Bragg. Af ter Apples fastened on strings bunig devotional exercises, a brief busi- from blackboards for a contest ness meeting was conducted. but your correspondent was not Next meeting is Nov. 28. informed as to who was most In keeping with the occasion expert in the art of capturing the the numbers on the program deait elusive bites. Lunch was served with Hallowe'en in its various by Mrs. W. J. Clemence and belp- phases. The Senior Chorus and ers and the singing of the Nation- Junior Chorus accompanied by al Anthem concluded 'another teacher were appropriate in senti- pleasant affair. ment and setting as was also the __________ duet by the Gypsies, Mesdames Allin and Brown, a Gypsy song, There must be not a balance accompanied by Mrs. Otto Bragg. of power, but a community of Reading "'The Hallowe'en Party" power 1; not organized nivaînies, by Eileen Allun, and another re- but an organized common peace. rit2fin hv Mrv .. ssck erein- .-Wnnrirnw Wilson. i i c i i THURSDAY., NOV. 2nd, 1944