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Page Four THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 3rd, 1938 CASTLETON March 1st, 1938 | Mr. and Mrs. E. Slater spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Crisp. Mr. John Farrell of colborne is visiting his sister, Mir. and Mrs. Clayton Gaf field. Misses Ellen and Vera Whitney spent Saturday with their sister, Mrs. C. E. Dawson. Miss Velma Arkils of Belleville spent the weekend with her mother, I Mrs. J. Arkils. Miss Lenora Welton spent Thurs- j day of last week with her friend, Miss Marjorie Carr. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ring and Mrs. 0. Bundy spent Sunday with friends | at Little Lake. Mrs. James Findlay of Norhamu is taking care of Mrs. Robt. McGregor, who is still ill. A dance was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Clarke on Wednesday evening of last week. A dance is to be held at Black's I School House on Friday evening, j March 4th. All welcome. We are sorry to report that Master Donald Baxter is on the sick list, 1 and under the doctor's care. Miss Viola Harnden spent the week end with her brother, Mr. and Mrs. Max Harnden at Vernonville. Mr. and Mrs. William Day and son Claire spent Sunday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. Prosser. ' Master Bunny and Billy Harnden of Vernonville spent the weekend with their grandmother. Mrs. S. M. Purdy. i Mr. James Findlay of Norham spent the weekend with his wife at his | grandmother's, Mrs. Robt. McGregor. ! Mrs. Randall Chatterson spent Sat-< urday with her father, Mr. S. Puffer, Dundonald. who is confined to his 1 bed. Mrs. Fred Coleman and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Walter Coleman, had tea ' with Mrs. Mattie Oalberry on Satur- j day. Mr. Will Summerville of Mount: Pleasant called on his son. Mr. and j Mrs. Kenneth Summerville, one day recently. Mr. and Mrs. Argyle Allen and son Benny have returned home, after vis-! iting Mr. and Mrs. Chas. McGuire. Oolborne. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Lane and [ family spent the weekend with her sister, Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson, at Academy Hill. Mrs. John Pomeroy has returned home, after spending the past week with her daughter, Mrs. R. M. MIcNutt at Morganston. Mrs. Chas. Quinn has returned home after spending a few days with her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. W. Carter, at Little Long Lac. Mrs. E. M. Whitney, Raymond, Douglas, Eileen and Verna, spent Sun \ day with her daughter, M,r. and Mrs. j Clarence McGregor, Grafton. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Dawson spent the weekend with their son, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Dawson, at Oshawa. Mrs. Dawson js remaining for a few weeks A* visit. The Castleton W. I. - will meet on Thursday, March 10th, in the basement of the United Church. Convener, Mrs. Chas. Wolfraim. Exhibit, work Mr. and Mrs. Jams Stark and daughter Donna of Starkville spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Moore. Mrs. Stark and Donna | remained far a visit. You needed your fur wraps Monday morning when we awakened to find the thermometer reading 18 below zero, but that spell has passed over at time of writing. We are sorry to report that Mrs. j Rex Haynes had the misfortune to j fall on the ice and break her wrist, | on Tuesday of last week, while com-ing out of Mrs. Bowen's house. A numiber of friends and neigh- j hours gathered at the home of Mr. i and Mrs. C. Inglis on Friday evening j to enjoy an oyster supper. After the j delicious supper everyone enjoyed ; dancing. We wish to remind the readers of ! the paper again about the play, "Cor- j respondence Courtship," to be given ! by the Young People's League on Fri- j dav evening, March llth, in the town ! hail, Messrs. Gerald Bennett, Elwood Moore, along with Rev. M. L. Hinton, attended the service in the United j Church at Morganston on Sunday,.to j hear the members of the Boys' Par- | liament. Mr. Andrew Kemp and son Donald j spent Monday ;n Toronto, where Don- j aid paid a vsit to the Sick Children's Hospital for treatment. We are glad to report that Donald is in excellent condition and has not got to go back for three months. Our school is fortunate in not hav-ing serious accidents happen, but on j Wedwnesday of last week Miss Doris j McKague, a pupil of the Continuation | School, while on her way to the basement for dinner, slipped on the slide, j breaking her arm in two places. The | doctor was soon called and she was j rushed to Cobourf Hospital for an X-ray. She returned home on Thursday, but in a week will have to have an- < other X-ray. Her many friends and j school chums are sorry to hear this, | but wish to have Doris with them i and wish to have Doris with them j The following books have been ad- i den to Castleton Public Library for | three months only: Crimson Roses I (Hill). Comrades of the Storm (Kyne) j Distant Dawn (Pedlar), Drawla (Stoker), Girl from Montana (Hill)) i Green Timber (Curwood). Heart of Rachael (Morris), Here Comes the Sun (Loung), Hertage of the Desert (Grey). We (Lindbergh), It's a Great Wqrld OLoung). Jungle Girl (Burroughs), Lone Star Ranger (Grey) Sisters (Norris), Mr. Parker Pyne j (Christie), Mysterious Rider and Lost! Wagon Train (Grey). Copies of the I Statutes of Ontario have also been | added. The Young People's League of the i United Church held its weekly meet- [ ing in the besement of the Church j on Wednesday evening. Feb. 23. The | President, Mr. Raymond Bowen, con- j ducted the opening exercises. The Morganston Y.P.L put on the following program: The President, Mr. Alec McComto, of the Morganston League, opened his part of the meeting with hymn 237, 'A Charge to Keep I Have." Bible reading, Verna MeComb; topic, Mrs. Grant Phillips, "The Light of the Mind;" solo, Miss Helen Darling, accompanied by Earl Darling; reading, Helen Hoskin. Music by Morganston orchestra -- Miss Marjorie Massey, Mr. Clarence Massey, Mr. David Glover. Reading, Mrs. R. Robson; instrumental, Bernice Davidson; reading, Grant Phillips. Rev. M. L. Hinton gave a few words. Mr. Clarence Massey had charge of some games, in which the old and young enjoyed, such as questions and answers, and confessions, like name confessing something. A delicious lunch was served by the Castleton League. The meeting closed with "God Save the King." Field Root Crop for Horses Turnips and carrots are the most commonly used of field roots as feed for horses. There is no queston as to the value of. field roots as feed for horses, a value which is too little appreciated. Roots are .rarely sliced or pulped when fed to horses for the reason that the outstanding virtue in- root f eding is the beneficial effect on the the teeth and gums resulting from the necessary biting into the whole root. The principle values of roots in the ration for horses are: 1. Increasing palatability. 2. Form a succulent addition highly d sirable, forming as it does a food in the natural unchanged form. 3. Assists in or increases the digestibility of coarse fodders. 4. Benefits the teeth and gums. 5. Are slightly laxative. 6. Cheapens the ration. 7. Form a splendid tonic or condi. Records Reveal Cost of Raising Pullets In order to ascertain the cost of raising pullets to maturity, that is the age at which they lay their first eggs, a record of all feed, coal, and litter used was kept during the 1937 season at the experimental station. Summerland, B.C. Starting with 680 White Wyandotte chicks hatched on three different dates, April 6, 14, and 29, respectively, and brooders, 39H were sold as broilers and roasters, and a few as ready-to-lay pullets. These latter have been included for purposes of experiment at their actual weights and the prevailing live price per pound. Mortality, caused mostly by hawks and coyotes, accounted for 48 birds. The balance of 241 represents the numiber of pullets coming into laying from September 2 onwards. No eggs laid by these birds have been credited, as such inclusion would only create a fictitious profit or unfairly reduce the cost of rearing. The number of chicks brooded might easily have been cared for by two brooders instead of three if hatching dates allowed this, thereby reducing the amount and cost of coal As anyone knows who kept poultry in 1937, feed prices were high. Wheat tor this experiment cost $50.00 per ton, home-mixed developer mash of which large quantities were consumed cost $40.00 per ton. In order that the figures may be of some benefit to those poultry-keepers who raise their pullets from purr chased day-old chicks, the cost of the original 680 chicks has been reckoned at $14.00 per hundred, the approximate price of heavy breeds in the Okanagan Valley. In calculating the cost of raising the birds, no charge has been made for labour. Cost of Raising Pullets to Maturity Estimated cost of 680 chicks..$ 95.20 Brooder, coal. 1900 lb ........ 14.01 Litter, 80 lb ................. 4.00 Chick feed. 784 lb ........... 24.33 Developer mash, 8398 lb ____ 167.96 Whole grain, 4600 lb ........ 105.00 j It Pays to Dip Sheep Wfflscussing the fact of parasites en sheep and methods for their control,, a Canadian authority gives four good reasons as to why it pays to dip sheep. These are: 1. Sheep that are free from ticks and ice grow more and better wool. 2. A clean flock requires less feed and is more easily kept in good condition. • 3. The lamfo crop is stronger, ewes milk better, and lambs grow more rapidly. 4. Parasites are a soure of serious discomfort to sheep. The good shepherd should be mindful of the comfort of his flock. He also points out that as a result of dipping the saving in feed and increased weight of lamlbs and wool may easily amount to from 50c to $1.50 per ewe. The cost of dipping under ordinary conditions should not exceed) three cents per head. A letter received from the British Guiana Department of Agriculture by Poultry Services. Dominion Department of Agriculture, stated that the eight Barred Rock Pullets and the two Barred cockerels recently imported from Canada arrived in excellent condition after arrival. Raise Your Own Living Whether willing or not the majority of farmers are now obliged to supply more of their own needs. The following list may provide suggestions tor further economy: |1. Milk a few good cows; feed recommended rations. 2. Fatten one pig for every two adult members of the family; cure the meat properly. 3. Keep at least 100 good hens, correctly housed and fed. 4. Raise a good garden; water from windmill if possible. 5. Plant only cash crops, which show little or no surplus. 6. Grow you own stock feed. 7. Butcher fat cows and steers; trade meat with neighbours. 8. Raise your own living; keep your roof tight. 9. Get down to earth and do the best you can to-day. 10. Drive a horse until you can afford to buy gasoline. The total wool clip in Canada in 1937 of approximately 19,000,000 lbs. was slightly higher than that of 1936. After relatively stable prices during the summer of 1937, a sharp decline occurred in October, but prices remain above those of 1936. Principals of Grading The grading of farm products is based on the principle that it is sound business to classify live stock in such a way that the consumer will be able to recognize and purchase quality products, and that the price premium which the consumer will pay for the better grades should be returned to the producer of them. Practice has proven the value of the theory involved in the grading principle. Grading activities have been a tremendous incentive to quality production, with resultant price benefit to Producers. Cost of raising 241 pullets____$106.98 I COST PER PULLET--44.39 cents Australia has standardized weights for export cheese to Great Britain. Only 80 lb. and 40 lb. of the rimless type of specified shapes are allowed to be exported. To give the factories time to make rimless hoops, 50 per cent of the new type in each consignment is required after Jan. 1, 1938, and after July 1, 1938 the regulations must be complied with in every re- NEW SAFETY GEAR-CONTROL I FEATURES 1938 PONTIAC jfThe modern method of gear-changing operated at steering-wheel level is one of the advantages of the Pontiac Six for 1938, models of which have now reached local dealers' premises following the recent national announcement. This method of gearshift has proved exceedingly popular and is arousing much comment. Pontiacs for 1938 come in two series, the De Luxe and the Special, and there are many mechanical improvements besides the advanced type of gear-control. Above is shown the Pontiac £ Coupe; below, the safety-type gear-control on the steering c COSTLY EXTRAS For 62 years doctors have been coming daily to this Hospital to donate their time without charge. During the past year over three score of them donated 40,000 hours of work to the task of giving sick and injured children the very best chance for the recovery of health and happiness. Crippled? Deformed? Hurt in an accident? Suffering from Disease? Just "yes" to any of these questions has always opened the doors of this institution to children in need of hospital care. No distinction has ever been made in respect to race, creed or circumstances. The Provincial and Municipal Governments each contribute a fixed amount per day for those who cannot pay. But these grants do not contemplate the cost of medicines, operating rooms, oxygen, X-rays, plaster casts, anaesthetics, special diets and extra nursing--and they do not provide for the cost of many, many other necessary items. Each year we depend on public subscriptions to cover these extra costs. Won't you help this very worthy cause? Please send your gift direct to 67 College Street, Toronto. We employ no canvassers. IMPORTANT This Hospital does NOT share in the funds collected by tha Toronto Federation for Community Service because patients are admitted from all oarts ol the Province. THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN 67 COLLEGE STREET - TORONTO 3%% A legal investment for Trust Funds Unconditionally Guaranteed THE STERLING TRUSTS CORPORATION STERLING TOWER TORONTO A. D. HALL Local Representative -- Colborne Seed Growers' Convention The next annual meeting of the Canadian Seed Growers' Association will be held at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, Ontario. The dates set tor the meetings are June 15th, 16th and 17th, 1938, anci plans are underway for a busy three days. It is expected that workers in the promotion of improved seed production from coast to coast will be in attendance. Officers coming from the west will include the President, Mr. F.W. Townley-Smith, Lash burn, Sask., and the Vice-President. Mr. F. L. Dickinson, from Winnipeg, Man. The Secretary-Treasurer of the Association is Mr. W. T. G. Wiener. Ottawa, Ontario. Alfalfa Hay Crop Moves alfalfa hay from Haldimiand County | is now in full swing. It is estimated ; that last year's crop of 3,000 tons will be exceeded. I A large portion of the- crop is moving to the large dairy herds in the Eastern States. Considerable alfalfa is being ground into meal for export and domestic consumption. Up to eight alfalfa meal mills have been grinding in the Caledonia district at one time. Another new outlet may be provided as result of a new test shipment just made- to Nova Scotia for a Department of Agriculture experiment in feeding young deer for the first time. Although the plant is one of the oldest under cultivation, it is only in recent years that it has been grown here generally, and it seems to thrive on the heavy clay land. Haldimand and Peel are two of the banner producing counties in the province. Special Bargain EXCURSIONS To ALL STATIONS IN WESTERN CANADA GOING DATES DAILY FEB. 19 TO MCH. 5 RETURN LIMIT: 45 DAYS Excursion tickets good in Tourist Parlor and Standard sleeping cars also available on payment of slightly higher passage fares, plus price of parlor or sleeping car accommodation ROUTES--Tickets good going via Port Arthur, Armstrong, Out., Chicago, 111., or Sault Ste. Marie, returning via same route and line only. Generous optional routings. STOPOVERS -- within the limit of ticket, both going and returning-- at Port Arthur, Ont., Armstrong, Ont., and west; also at Chicago, 111., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and west in accordance with tariffs of United States lines. Full particulars firom any agent Canadian Pacific W. S. 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