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DAGE EIUET - Editar'4 Note: This is the se( pnd of a seies of weekly stoniE ikhich Alex McKinney Jr., a d" rectar of the Ontario Plowmený Association, is writlng about th elsit of Canada's champion plow Înen ta the British Isles, We: permiany, Denmark and the' Netli * trlands. England:-Here we are in th~ kother Country. Since I las W~rote we've put* the Atlanti Ççean behind us, we've seen quit * bit afi England and the tw, ,thampion plowmen, Jim Eccle %Lnd Ron Marquis, have won pri mes at the Newquay plowing match hxeY did themselves proud. ÎZ As far as aur sea voyage is con Zerned we didn't run down aný ehales or get tangled up in an' Itield ai icebergs, so yau migh, :Oall it uneventful. But I must sa; ýtve found 'lufe an the rollini Zeep' aboard\ the Queen Mar3 ;Quite pleasant. We recommend il ID al aur iriends. -Within fifteen minutes aftei >-e ship docked at Southampton ' fficials ai the Canadian and On- raio govemnments aven here and a representative af Anglo-Ameri- Milling Co. L id. <Cream ai Barley.Mll) * 231 Simpson Ave,~ Bowmanv-ille Phone 2621 now operating under new ownership Famous Mackay's * Barley Feed Chop Cornmeal MILLED DAILY - Also - Complete Line of High Quality Reliance * Feeds on hand for Dairy, Hogs, Poultry, etc. Quality quaranteed . ...Reasonable Prices District Representative W. RICHARDSON, Pontypool Phone Orono 81-r-17 T CANAD!AII UTATIJAu Ud~W~1A~ ViU -- - ' ~- **~' V~'4d5d~ ~&1Afl*U~~~ ~mY~Rn AV VU~AW B ANA :ANADIAN, ? pN PLOWMEN .x AS so C JA TIOm _ABROAAD LOWMEN 'X McKINNEY Jr. * Director ONTARRIO WEN'S ASSOCIATION c- can Oil Co. came on board and es welcomed us to, England. It wsE i- a warmn welcomc-.-in fact every. .s where we have gone since aur ar te rival overseas we have beei v-~ warmly greeted. One still secE st evidence of the hardships thesE h- people have sufered and thE shortages- and contrais under -i which they still lve. but despite st all this they are the mast haspit- jc able people you would want to ;e meet. o0 One ai thc highlights af au: s week lnx England was the plawing zmatch at Newquay 1 mentianed h. carlier. Ther e were 67 entries in plowing and 25 others in hedging and thatching. Our -boys used Y, Canadian plaws and plowed the ytwa straightest lands in the field. It Jim Eccles came third in the trac- y, tqr class and Ron Marquis was 9 f ifth ini the horse-drawn plow 'yclass. [t The boys did remnarkably well when you consider they were rcampeting against match plows nequipped with wheel presses, - loats and just about every ather conceivable device. Another thing I naticed was that nearly ail the plawmen werc aider men whc bad been campeting in these matches for years. I anly saw two boys who looked as if they were under 20 years ai age. When the judge suggested the boys were using their brawn instead ai their brains I felt like saying that Pne result ai using stock plows in Ontario matches was that the average age ai the plowmen at Buriord last year was in the twenties. Since the match we've had a goad look at conditions aver here. As far as the weathen gaes it is much as it was when we leit home. It bas been a very open winter with scarcely any frost at all. The fields are still green, grass is grawing and in Southern England the cattle are nearly all in the fields. We've been tald by the farmers we've met that the stock hasn't required as much supplementary feeding this win- ter as in othen years. The tarm tfields in Great Bnit- ain are much srmaller than ours. They are imegular in shape'and surrounded by hedges ai vaniaus kinds. In the Midlands we naticed that same ai the farmers are ne- moving thein hedgcs ta make their fields langer and more suitable for power machinery. I might mention here that there are mare tractons per acre in Bnit- ai than i Ontario and there are veny few hanses i the betteri tanming areas. Same ai the things wc learned1 about agriculture in Great Bnit- CADMUS Cadmus W.A. and W.M.S. span- sared a crokinale party 'at Cad- mus Church Friday night. They sold pie aiter. They had a faim crawd and cleared anound $11.30. Miss Phyllus Williams spent some halidays at Fraserville. Mn. Bob Vivian is working in the General Matons. Tbey gat rooma in Bowmanville. Mn. and Mns. Arthur Hanna have returned ta Uic farm. Mn. Lloyd Henry, Bowman- ain masde us reallze that every country has its own way of dolng things. For instance the average farnier ln Britaikceps as much livestock but uses more labor on 100 acres than we do on a 200- acre iarm i Ontario. J. M. Wood- ley of Newquay la a good example. He iarms 105 acres of land which he leases from the Kig. On that farm he keeps 60 head of pure- bred Devon including 15 cows milking; 60 breeding cwes; a flock of 150 hens; and last year he marketed 50 hogs. Besides this livéstock Mr. d Woodley graws five acres of early ýs potataes which he wlll plant this -month (February) and harvesi -in early June. Mfter that he wifl n use the same land for broccoli or s Brussels sprauts. He operates the e farm with the help of three men, e two small tractors and two horses. r Hie hires extra labor i harvest etime. *Mr. Woodley's farm buildings Dare stone and one storey high, maybe 150 years aId. They are rgrouped araund bis house which is alder stili. Farms such as this Irent for four or five pounds per acre (about $13 to $16 at the pres- cnt rate of exchange). Restrictions and controls are the chief cause af complaint here. Colored gasoline ini what seems to be sufficient quantities can be obtained for tractars, but anly reight gallons a month are allowed for cars and as a resuit there are few on the road. Farmers are told what to .grow and they are graded A, B and C by the Agricultural Comnmittee according to their ef- ficiency. The pnices of same every-day things are lower here than in Canada. Meat selîs irom is. 6d ta 2s. (about 22-30 cents a paund) - - but it is tightly rationed. Some other foods are also cheap. The difference in price is made up by subsidies which cost the taxpayer 400 million pounds sterl- ing last year. Many other goods are expensive and heavily taxed. Cigarettes are 3s. 6d. (about 50c) for a package of 20. I think this is enaugh for this letter but I must say here that we've had a very interesting visit and I'd like to corne back to Eng- land in the spring or summer when all the trees and hedges are green. I'm sure it must be beauti- ful. We are ail excited now about aur visit to the continent, and are looking forward to the trip. M'Il tell you about some af our Europ- ean experiences in my next let- ter.t LADIES' COATS REDUCED 331 0 Chidre'sPaniies jReguar 95o O N SALE _____ ____45c h. t I WVINTEE ON TEPARI as ý'y ig ýe -h e. ýh it a y ýs it Li r e 1, L ýt. YELVEETON FORUM Our Forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Malcolm. The attendance was qulte large. A lively discussion took place on "'Are Canadians Well Fed?" We were pleased to have as our guests Mel Staples, president of the Federation, and- E. Milison, secretary, who gave us very in- teresting tacts on what the Fed- eration of Agriculture has been doing. Mr. Malcolm led i a contest on trees. A hearty lunch was served and enjoyed by ail. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Staples invited the Forum to meet at their home next week. 1 lik. a parting *glance befc go ' At plow and harrow stored ag, their need, The tractor'like a behemoth sleeps, While steel and duit and ail interbreed. The farm is lait, snarooned 1neath the snow, My neighbor's chimney arr Sjust cdeans a fence, The woods are overcome and 1aboya The brooding pastune, idie immense. A.1 Plowing Associatiol Makes Bld for 1953 International Matc] that mo- pail 'ougi gainsi that lence 1be. noke wait and whp Ilike ta brest the wind -shakes oiar barn, The acrld imel Iinside, a .mieut's pause, Considering Uic cows wlth i hand - Before I strain their gdlIk tixi Laoking ahead three yeans the Northumberland a nd Durham Plowing Association intends ta make a bid for the right ta hold the International Plawing Match- es in 1953 somewhere in the Unit- ed Caunties. A delegation ai nine petitionens, headed by L. H. Win- slow, will attend the provincial meeting ai the Ontario Plowing Association meeting this week in Toranto. A lange gathering af councillans, tarmens and business men met in Part Hope last Thurs- day ta discuss the cast and eitant ai the praject. Although great effort will have ta be extended and a large amaunt ai money spent, it is be- îieved that the estimnated 90,000 visitors ta the event will mare than campensate for the lasses in time and expense. Lenay Brown, Agnicultunal Representative tram Victoria, explained ta, the gather- ing that the affain would prabab- ly cast the sponsors between ten and twenty thousand dollars. A spmead ai land 750 acres in ex- tent, uncluding 350 acres ai gaod plow land, must be prepared two years in advance. Roads must be in firat class shape ta permit the passage ai heavy trafiic during the meet. Perhaps 300 tractons wiil be ne- quired, and these must be in first class condition. Plenty ai water and a banquet for the crawd will have ta be supplied. Ed. Summers, Durham County Agrucultumal Representative, be- lieves that if someone tram head- quartera could visit the Cauntues ta assist in the organizatian much trouble would be saved. The meet would need the whale-hearted support ai the tarmers, and the help ai appraximately 60 men would be required. h P r - - - - - I FÀRM FORUMS ways duning 1949. Newest Spring Fabrics for Home or Apparel WEDER'S- FADRIC CENTRE 10 King St. E. Bowmanvile IIT'S SEW# AND SAVE TIME - S0 HERE ARE BOLTS 0F COLOURFUL FABRICS TO CHOOSE FROM. EACH AND .EVERY YARD AT AN UNPRECEDENTED SAVINqG. FINEST COTTONS - PRINTED CREPES HURRY IN TO-DAY AND SEE THESE BIG SAVINGS MAHOOD FORUM The majonity ai aur members thought thcy followed the food rules tairly well except tan drink- ing abundance af nùlk and eating eggs. The 3 groups each took a dit- ferent subject s0 the results are quite vanîed. Group 1 thought we shauld try to achieve better bal- anced meals and tny and include more baked patatoes, milk, brown bmead and raw green vegetables, alsa ta use saît with iodine as it is essential for betten healtb. Group 2 thought that cald star- age in farm homes would be a great help in keeping food at its highest foad value suggesting in- stalling same in homes with the aid ai forum members helping each ather. Group 3 thaught that the Pressure Cooker would cen- tainly be a great help in retaining all the vitamins and minerals during the caoking ai aur food. 10 it kt PEAS à %2. l GOLDEN lic. CORN RAYMONID-MIxED VEGETABLES 22a L29c ONTARIO NO1 WHITEBEANS 'a~ I 9c eloe pkg. Sîze 96 3 3for 23c Size 60'8 --ea. 15c cello pkg. New Green, Cabbage Cale Slaw Calfornia Swect Eatlnt Red Emperor Grapes - 2 Ibo. 29c Florida No*.*I Green Celery Si»e 4818 2 fo 2u29c BISCUIT SPECIAL BARKER'8 ASSORTSD SANDWICIX -DOINION SORSSI I 1-lb. cello bag 29c 45r 1 Soil Conservatione ing good returns over a long-terni period. It is only good business ta Begins on Farrn protect an învestment and that Is what every fariner does when he Sal conservation, like charlty, takes steps to prevent sofl wast- le nuch more effective when it age on bis awn fanm. No farmer will wiflingly sec begins et home. Most farti opera- many tons of sail per acre washed tors can find'signs of the need for' Ile knows he can soil cofiservation practices by correct this by planting on a wcll- periodicaUly making a careful sur- îýýiiiea inour system. Tests vey of their own farm. Every year have shown that plots planted to a little bit af somebody's valuable grass or legumes, or other crops« top soil eother blows away or is cuitivated on the contour, lose w1shed away. Witb it goes flot little or no soil. A farmer's ex- only much of the natural soil penience may tcach him. that some fcrtillty, but the value of the fanr souls and some fields, should nev- is alo lowered and eventually the er be left without some kind of f arm family's standard of living cover; in iact he may flnd that i dedlines. the long rur iIt la better farm Sali conservation docsn't mean practîce ta put some of these that *a farmer should do some- soius under grass for the produc- thlnglng for nothing. The practice tion of seed ar livestock. ai sal conservation is simply a There is no official "must" sound business proposition;, pay- about preventing soli wastagc on Cusiom Made Drapes Brighten up for spring with the latent mrations in drapes, custom made-to-nieasure. DRAPERY RODS . TRACKS HOOKS -ETC. HUDSÇON BAY BLANKETS __________I ELIZABETH VILLE FORUM Meeting was held at the home a! Russell White with 43 mem- bers present, Question Na. 1. "Do the mcml- bers ai yaur forum follow Can- ada's Food Rules?" The groups believed that mast ai aur people are ted well enaugh, but flot al- ways the proper caloried foods. The mai anity ai the groups dis- cussed the topic "How ta prepare and cook food with a minimum ai loss in minerais and vitamins". Mare raw vegaetables, salads and fruit juices should be served. Patataes ought ta be cooked in their jackets. Waterless cookers help ta metain valuable juices. Fresh vegetables and fruit should be used in season and then caia- ned by some quick method. Messrs. Moifat and McGamnity spake on behali ai Durham Ca- aperative Hospitaluzation. Next meeting at the home ai Mn. and Mrs. Harvey Muldmew. ville, with Mr. and Mrs. Lamne McKee. Miss Audrey McKee with ber friends in Peterboro and Buck- horn. Mr. and Mrs. James McKee with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Gibson. Cadmus Forum met at Mr. and Mrs. Tennyson Samells with 31 present. The speaker was sick and couldn't corne. The meeting is ta be there next Monday night with the speaker. Safety precautions against ice accidents are contained in the Canadian Red Cross Swimmîng and Water Safety Manual, obtain- able through any Red Cross Branch in Canada. j j Durham Farmers' County Co-op Build Incarne Wilh Vitarnin Crammred Feed It's a sure-tire waY of harvesting bitter returnu! Our better feed assures you better balance, moro patent content and carefully added vitamins... nat too much, not too littie, but Just the rlght amount! Here's fted that guarantees healthier, sturdier, meatier stock! NAIKET PICES One Dollar Off on Ton Lots Two Dollars Off on 5-ton Lots and Over 1 % Off for Cash on Delivery WE PAY 10 CENTS £ACH FOR'BAGS WITHOUT fiOLES - Phone Us Calicot For Quotationu - Complete Lines of PURINA, MASTER & CO-OP. 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IMPROVEDI BUTTER WAFERS 'c'8 BARKER'S CRAX epk>, -18c OGIL VE MINUTE OATS K.30C SHIRRIFFS OUR GZ'ARANTEE 0 to gin one A100% satisfactimn CHERRY VALLY-COLUKIIA--RI Raspberries n. 33c HARVEST-BLACK--CHOIC&-SWEET CHERMES 16c « Tmprted No. 1 PEACHES Tic18C ~Rp onie SMarsh Seediess No. 1 ENJOY UTS TENDER GOODNESS lrd Vvnàvw WHITI OR WHOLE WHEAT Flrd raeri Richmeîîo Bread Caliiornia Flrn ro Sliced 1 2c Unsilic Iebrg Lettuce W. lum The pait few daya, of cold wea- ther have at least preserved some slight semblance of- Canadian win- ter and there la stlU a light frot- lng of anow ta be found on Uie ground. Wc've been uavhng this bit oi rhymc for such a tume as this. Do you remember w4icn lite was like this ln reality and not just on paper? 1 like thc snow that banks our Squiet bouse, And trees with fluttercd branches, ghostiy boughs; Z.like ta clmb tUicloft Iln fragrant glooni, And tork thc rustling hay ta pa- tient cows. la .Ccnvý. 1-1 mm, a znan's awn fam, but if the o:- erator hopes ta stay and niake a living there, the top soU imust re- main there tao. SoUl erosion un nothAig new. Whether due to wind, nain or over-grazing, it has playcd a vital part in the rise and fail of nations throughout record. cd history. The story-and the lesson-is there for those i Can. ada who wish to learn. Gone are the days when a famer could plough up, wear out, and mnove on to greener pastures. Today the wise farmer knows that if he takes care of his soli, the so l i turit wil look alter hlm. More than 2,900 addltiona1" ineight units-gondolas, til hoppers, auto cars, air dumps, ireight refnigerators, tanks and box cars-were placcd in service by the Canadian National Rail- 1 LYNN VALLEY-STD....CHOICR Kernel CORN %140 AYLMER-BLUE LAKE-CHOICE GREEN .I BE ANs -lMe 1I6 CLARK'S-I[N CHILI SAUCE Pork & 20 oz. c Boans Tin 13c lý- Tm CMADL« STATER£M. nnwmkwvffýTlR owuwàwv4 se , at PLAIDS . SILKS n 9AU e m IL 6c lowmaavme