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The Agricultural Fair In no country has the agricultural tair been a greater factor in social and ecinomic progress than in Canada There were conditions peculiarly Can- adian. .The gregarious instinct; of early settlers their unswerving resolve to conquer the innumerable difficult- ies surrounding them. the hazards of travel, and the dense forests prevent- ing the extended contact of the piOn-- eers with their fellow men, all contri- bated to the moulding of the Canadian character, mainly through the pecular emphasis devolving on the agriculture fairs of the country. And there were fairs and many of them from the be- IT‘S 'ORlGlNâ€"HIS'I‘OR Y, and PURK’OSE Walk up! Walk up!, Ladies and Gentlemen. The season of the agri- cultural fair is about to commence Siurting in Eastern Canada, and cm wards in rapid succession throughout the West. All the latest and best exhibits with the work and progzess of local. provincial. and Dominion agri- culture will be on view, to mark, leam and inwardly digest. PHD; INDEPENDENT Before the frist Canadian census was. taker; in 1666 the fun of the fair was relegated mostly to private cel- ebration after the barter of peace { 931011ij shin idea I: practical? Write Ray Gross in care or this newspaper CAN IT BE DONE? â€" M. THURSTON, Pub. MODERN, EFFICIENT BANKING SERVICE . . . THE OUTCOME OF 118 YEARS' SUCCESSFUL OPERATION Ample facilities for personal loans to individuals as well as loans for business purposes to farmers and manufacturing and mercantile firms are, and always have been, provided by the Bank of Montreal. People in every walk of life take advantage of these facilities for BANK OF MONTREAL ESTABLISHED 1817 0 HEAD OFFICE: MONTREAL ALWAYS WELCOME At Canada’s Oldest Bunk Responsible Borrowers Bobcaygeon Branch: L. B. SHOREY , N12 hemp, fresh and dry cod, salted salmon eels, seals, and porpoise oil, clapboards and planks drugget, boiling: cloth cloth made from nettles, serge, leather and furs at Quebec. Three Rivers or Montreal, while, later as the result of the establishment of agricultural societies in both Lower and Upper Canada agricultural fairs blossomed out into full social ocmmmic and pol- it-iml institutions. Throughout the past 140 years the various governments Dominion and Provincial have regarded fairs with more than a kindly a mean; of social progress. In 1818 the Legislat- ion of Lower Canada passed an Act granting financial aid to the district In Upper Can-ads. the Naeara Pen- insula has always been intimately as- sociated with the trade and. harter of agricultural produce. In 1535 Jacques Cartier observed the practice of mem- bers of a tribe in the Peninsula who were noted traders in tobacco mov- ing freely among other tribes and at times staging- an exhibition that now- adays would be classed as a tobacco fair. Ilewm'er that may be the first agricultua! society with ac: impanyo ing' fairs to be reecrded in Upper Canada in 1791 on the separation of the province with Lower Canada was the Niagara Agricultural Society. Sim ilar societies soon smead to other parts of the province and in 1806 at York (Toronto) an attempt was: made ‘0 form a province-wide society. In 1822 the great fair at Queenston was intended as thef irst all-province show but was not inconveniently crowded. By Ray Cross ;: obtainin funds for v ‘ g personal or busi- ness useâ€"some for small amounts and some for large. Applicants prepared to meet the usual requirements of sound banking pracrice are invited to discuss their problems with the local manager of the Bank of Montreal. vat" 3’: __ ..--°--- 'V' anathema in Perth, but, then, many young farmersand many a Winsome lass pinning to leave the paternal home met their fates at the fair and lo! another farm would be cleared out cf theb ush., There was also the chance show off local talent, and many a younger swain drove off to the fair with a spanking team to call the attention of all and sundry to the beauty of his affianced‘. Jovial din- ners by day, dancing and sing-song‘s by nigh left to be desired. Later, with the advent of better transportation came “all the fun 0f the fair” with its brazen caliope and modern contraption. Today the pict- ures, symphony orchestras, and din- ners at a restaurant supplant the old- er but the mood and the meaning are the same~an opportunity far social and remain so at the present time. while the elders talked crops and de- cided prizes the wives and children made most of this opportunity for com unity gossip and discussion of fashions What wsa a la mode in York might be anathema in Perth, but, then, many The rm usualy lasted for four days On the hummus side the questions of improvement of stock and crops came first. then the judging of horses cattle and grain, followed on the £011- owing- (lay with the distribution of prizes. On the third day the plough- ing match to decide the district champ took place and on the fourth day, ex- citing horse races made a grand finale But the business side was not the only nor the most important angle. The enlargemen of. knowledge through visual and social contact and the in- crease in the circle of friends were important factors in the early days and remain so at the present time. county agricultural societies and in 1830 and in the Provincial Parliament of Upper Canada made an allowance of £100 ($500) to encourage the est- ablishment of agricultural societies. Since that time both Dominion and Provincial Departments of Agriculture have continued to give assistance to agricultural fairs. , The agricultural society in Canada was something very necessary to the country and, because of the pecular conditions became typical Canadian. The society was the nucleus of social contracts and the smi-annual fair was its expansive gesture. The societies met once a month when the members and guests (lined together under the direction of stewards who were respon- sible {‘03 Lin: retails connecetl with the banque‘s. Full advantage was taken of this social opportunity, but it was at the fair that the inhabitants of the district enacted themselves. Before 1840 when the Provinces were reâ€"united fairs had been held at York, Co-bourg, Port Hope, Perth Guelph, Hamilton, Nelson, Waterloo Brantford and had proved of great social importance, paving- the way for the desired provincial organization which was established in 1846. In that yew: under the a (“pieces of the Agricultural Association of Up- per Canada, a fair was held in Toronto which today is of world-wide renown 2.123. Qt? ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO ' Iates at the fair and n would be cleared out There was also the IODCAYGEON INDEPENDENT All of} these men are drefiniLely in- terested in the organization: of skiing and . ski clubs throt gfhom They are giving their time and pro- viding their own expenses. to attend the meeting at North Bay in the hope that the skiers of Northern Ontario will 'be sufficiently interested to at- tend tlm's. meeting and learn at first hand how they can develop ski clubs in each town. Present at this meeting will Be T. H. (Sam) Cliff, former President oi] the Toronto .Ski Club and Chairman of the Ontario Ski Zone Committee; Clare Dui'fus,P1esident of the Kite-l 1- ener Ski Club Fred Hall, 1935 Pre- sident of the Toronto Ski Club; Bruce Simmons former plesident of the Huntsville Ski Club; E. Roy Herbert, cf the North Bay Ski Club, and sever- al‘ others prominent in skiing circles. Lovers of skiing throughout Ontario and especic. ly Northern Ontario will be pleased to learn~ that the Ontario Ski Zone Committee will make a de- finite effort to promote the sport of skiing and organiZe different clubs in Northern Ontario at a meeting of the Committee which will be held North Bay on October 4th. Throughout the ages there has been no cessation. The agricultural fair is a perpetual institution. Modern in- vention encourages it. The more there is to learn, the bigger the fair ought to be. And as a matter ofl fact the attendance at fairs are bigger than ever. In other times a fair could be attended only with loss of time often under great difficulties. Today a farm er can go to a fair a substantial dist- ance from his home in his motor car in a comparatively short time. He can spend exactly what time he can afford and be home again in quick order. Iii he desire to pay another vsit, or to make a daily visit, he can do so easly Fifty years ago that would have been a matter of considerable diffic- ulty and inconvience if not almost im- possible. Instead oil the buggy, the young- farmer drives his bride in the latest streamlined car, and just as of old the eligible bachelor may meet his desired fate at the agricultural fair. Ontario Ski-Zone Committee Will Meet intercourse. This theg reat national exhibition at Toronto stands in a class by itself there are «hundreds of. agri- cultural fains and exhibitions held throughcut the dominion. They af-- ford important lessons on the advance of present-day agriculture basid'es ser- ving as Long look--fo~rward-to centres of social pleasures. The Dominion and provincial government help fin- ancially and otherwise in fostering these fairs and it is on account of the great educational value of- these exhib itios that the Dominion Experimental Farms of the Dominion Department of Agriculture take an active part. The exhibits of the Farms which are prepared by the Publicity and Exten- sion Branch show the latest develop- ments in agriculture. Through these exhibits of practical utility by printed pamphlets and explanations by word of mouth from the exhibiton staff much information of practical value is imparted. Although Canada has worked out her own method of enlarging the ed- ucational outlook in agriculture through new things seen and heard thefideu of the agricultural fair is as old as the hills. Based on the exper- ién‘c‘e‘ "the reign of Cargon in B.C. 3889 ode of Khammazubi the Babylokan Emperor B. C. 2250’ lays down the] aw for the proper conduct of trad-a at fair; and el-‘cwnere In China the Prrmror Fu-hi in B. C. 2852 issue“: «Hera ‘.‘H('Ll‘-Ԥ?t agric- :~ltural -31“, which were swingrehenst- vely dealt-i a“. !.-v .’.3-- :.' r-‘.c:sor, Sung nung “the Great Agriculturist”, Lat- er came the Greek festival and fair at Delos with the Olympian games; ancient Italy had the vast annual as-l sembly at Voltumna; India the greatj annual fair at Hurdwar on the Upper Ganges; Russia with Nijia Novgorodl Germany with Leipzig and Frankfort;l and England with Stow, Barnet and Nottingham. Horse Clippers Sharpened Keys Made. Looks Repaired The Ontario Ski Zone Committee William St, N. Lawn Mowers Geo. W. Shepherd’s Sharpened and Repaired Fine Machine Work a Specialty Next Post Building LINDSAY Organic matter in the power of tobacco soils, and at the same time maintain a fertility level which will not effect the maturity and general leaf quality of tobacco. is a problem which has required some considerat- ion. The humus content of many of the lighter tobacco soils is naturally low and unless some organic matter is added regularly the productivity of these soils will eventually reach a point where crop yields will be serious 1y affected. n thed ecay of organic matter itself which plays the important role in soil fertility and productivity. The part therefore, that humus plays might be considered both direct and indirect. During the process of the decaying of the organic matter the soil is teeming with life because of tiny organisms most of which are at work, most of which are beneficial in assisting to render plant food nutrients available. The term “humus" should not be confused with that of organic matter. Humus includes only that part of the organic matter which has passed the most active stage of decompoition in having lost its physical structure and which, as a rule, has become thor- oughly in corporated with soil mass. generally speaking it is the activity The importance of humus in the soil cannot; be over-emphasized. In most cases its supply determines very largely the productivity of the soil Soil lacking in humus invariably are found to be in a poor state of tilth, more subject to drouth effects and a3 a rule do not produce as good qual- ity crops as soils which are well sulp- plied with organic matter. Ski Zone Committee, a total of 33 member clubs have been formed and. since the inception of the Ontario TSki Zone Committee. a total of 33 member cl bs have been formed and, 1while most of these have been formed in Southern Ontario, there are many clubs in the north who have not yet been approached with the object of alâ€" igning themselves with this Com- mittee. Owing to the rapid spread of skiing as a sport it has been found necessary to authorize meets and to issue competitors cards in which com- petitors are graded aceordng to their ability. Clubs which have been formed whose members are not graded will have difficulty in entering- the Ontario Zone Championships which are to be held in North Bay this coming winter And the members of the Committee are particularly anxious that as many northern clubs as possible issue grad- ed conpctxtor's cards to all --f their members. Therefore it will be obvious to skiers in Northern Ontario that the whole object of this meeting is to ar- range with northern clubs their organ-1 ization and entry into the Zone so that their members will be permitted to compete at the various Zone meets and finally in the Ontario Champion-i ships. I Since the inception of the Ontario MUST ADD ORGANIC MATTER TO BUILD UP SOILâ€"STOP SOIL- ROBBING age sf quélif'ied instruction and so so that they may commence the sport with the proper tuition, thereby elim- inating the possibilities of accidents. was first formed in 1934 and is the aurthonized agent of the Canadian Am- ateur Athletic Association. The pur- pose of the Committee is to organize and control the operation of the ski meets and the actions of competitors at these meats. They also endeavour to send instmctors to various clubs so that members may have the advant- Allan Bro! Cambridge“ St. N. . Eéfiott, local representative Monumental Works Lindsay, Ont. .. â€"..u|~.y cALCp I. the second and last: in the month at 2.39 p. m. Holy Communionâ€"second Sun 11.00 a. m. St. Alban’s Church, Verulam Divine Service, Last Sunday in the Month at 2.30 p. 111. day at ANGLICAN SERVICES Christ Church Bobcaygeon Rev P. C. Howard, Rector. 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