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Durham Chronicle (1867), 15 May 1930, p. 6

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PAGE 6. m. The time has not yet mgotpnurmmofmemmm Devel- ‘Opment Board. Mr. Muse mulled muted md an assurance given of thtt when 110 became Deputy Minister ”humane-nave prices. The element :13 yam ‘80. the Dem!“ expendi- dehance must benchmdwlth mime! were mm “9ka 01 m uonttm stock exchange. 3750.000 annuflly whemaatmepa-e- 'mitpoaiblem nxtheprlce ozsent time they are approximately what u coat. 0: production plus tm- 33.000900. apart from comm expendi- - _-_. nu... ......u h- . Huh mtcures. The bond of wmch_Mr. Road- . â€"-_-.I ‘~ NEWS AND INFORMATION , * i“ FOR THE BUSY FARMER . flowed up in Bram according to 8 re cant crop bulletin issued by “106998! ‘I -L--I w“. “vr I'vâ€"wvâ€"W- t. Sufficient bay to carry all stock to grass is indicated in Bruce. In Dun- das American buyers have been act We and a number of grade cows have been sold for from $85 to $100. The tap hull at a sale in Carleton brought mo price of $225 WY! were sold at the "VIII w.“ â€"- acmge of pogtoes has been set out | apple. are t In mm. Cold weather has effected paratlvely h little injury in Essex County except to ations are h Woo plants some of whirh are 110- enty display sen. A poor growth of fal’. wheat and. g the popular meadows in Haldtmand ins resulted in ‘there a ram WOO plmw WIIIC UL wuu.-.- u..- -.-- _v_._J “â€"3-“ ' an. A poor growth of fall. wheat and. {the popular taste run to oranges or 1:: the part of the apple meadows in Haldlmand ins xesulted in ‘there a failure on the plowmg up of severaal fields. Many producer to push the sales? clover and (all wheat fields in Middle- aex are said to be practically worth, 0! General Application . . human...“ in Western Ontario re- Profits In Dairylnx A dairyman in Oxford County Albert Biple. who keeps a herd of from 17 to 18 Holstein cows on his 70-acre farm and a strict account of the revenue ob- tained from all sources making use of the mill: produced. has just compiled some interesting figures covering the past four years which strengthen the argument so often advanced that the dairy farm oflers a safe investment pro- vided the cows kept are of the .breed and blood lines likely to give good re- sults at the pail. _In 1926. 1'7 cows in --- --- “.4- -1 milk. an average of 12.940 pounds» The total receipts amounted to “.0343? ' an average income per cow of $237.34. In 1927 the same number of animals averaged 12.459 pounds per cow and the proceeds amounted to $4,167.61. averag- 1113 $245.15 per cow. In 1928. 18 cows averaged 11.547 pounds of milk and an income of $230.01. In 1929 the origin- al number of cows. 1'? head. averaged 11.371 pounds. and gave a revenue or n20 per cow Fewer complaints would be heard Ib- lative to the. unprofitableness of dairy farming if the production of herds in Ontario could be raised from the aver- age of less than 4.000 pounds to any- 8m 11mm (Furnished by the Ontario Department of Agriculture) whnéfi 250 stacker cattle {nd {a 1m?"- where near Wellington Counties. The Oldest sun fertility plots have been under exper- iment for 14 years while the most re- cent plot in Norfolk has been under eXperiment for nine years. , The Apple and the Orange , ’ In a season when apples are abund- ant and prices are low it might be thought that sales would increase and. that this fruit would take its rightful place on the market. The orange and the grapefruit. which are rivals of the apple. are this year scarce and com- ‘paratively high priced. yet the import- ;ations are heavy and they are promin- Lenty displayed in shop windows. Does A- -..nnnne M in 0! General Application A townsman in Western Ontario re- cently wrote to the Ontario Agricultur- al College. asking whether the Provin- cia‘. Corn Borer Act had any applicaâ€"I tion in cities. towns and villages. Prov.1 lessor Caesar. who is in charge of the enforcement of the act replied empha- tically as follows: “Growers of small plots of corn in villages. towns.‘ and plies to them just as much as to the :farmers and. that sometimes their corn bis more heavily infested than the corn ion farms. All corn stalks on these plots and. all course weeds alongside them must be gathered and burned as soon as 'they are dry and the ground then spaded or plowed." Keeping Accounts Athough many farmers seem to have a sort of horror for accounts. and are : “I don’t know any- have always kept some their farm Operations a and the practice is becoming more common and necessary as farming be- lcomes more of a competitive business. ‘Recent investigations by the Depart- ment of Economics at the O. A. C. show ‘that a much larger pr0portion of farm- . L1-_.. 3:. "an- fin" 357,000,000 to the Soil Survey 1914 30“ survey W0 located in. Welland. Norfolk and l-"'â€"-‘ ‘â€" v - keeping accounts than is gen- ! on the DEW my“: c. ‘ Div vauâ€" dropped for the lambs: chh sufler the most to pick up while feeding. It is nothing else than. a Precautionary mea- --_..‘._. ”3-1,“ “I“ Ubll‘l‘ ‘VOVOOOU â€"â€".- a lot of trouble in Grey County. It is due to lack of minerals in the food and therefore that feed should have the de- flciency supplied: _ LIDICIIUJ ”urrc-v“- To those who are having trouble the following is. recommencled: AA u_ . ‘8‘. Bone meal or bone flour 40 ms; au- slaked lime or ground lime stone 25 lbs; salt 10 to 25 pounds: iron sulphate 5 lbs; potassium iodide 3 to 4. ounces. Dissolve the potassium iodide in a pint of water. Mix with salt thorough- lv. To do so have Salt on an oilcloth then shovel over and over so that the solution is thoroughly mixed. with every particle of the salt then add all the other ingredients. Mix again and feed to the animals at the rate of 2 pounds ,mixed in 100 pounds ‘of chopped grain L .--A if fed to pigs lessen the quantity of salt in the mixture. It will result in your stock doing much better and is very in- expensive. A few older animals which have formed the habit of eating bones may not stop but younger stock will be cured: This is the report of farm- ers who recently. “Aye. aye n frae the inn." erally believed. Every farmer should] take the opportunity at once to secure‘ a copx of a simple and. concise book called “Ontario Farm Account Book" partment of Agriculture. The book: 'rprovides space for entries in practic- ‘ally every department of farming and should be of inestimable benefit to the penditure \‘ Ho have triecâ€"lmthe 'above remedy they have :50 WM 'Dcv .â€" â€" 'wâ€" -v- WU“ ‘ in: for political capital for their rid. lugs, and seeking to embarrass Western In the debate of the past few days the textile industry has been much to the [fox-e. Conservative speakers, notably ist budget of the government has done nothing to aid in the revival of this basic industry, despite the f act that millions of dollars worth of equipment. capable of aflording employment to thousands of workers. is standing idle for lack of a sufficient tariff. “Hon. members should bear in mind.” Mr. Edwards emphasized, “that this condition has not been brought about because we have an oversupply of such factories or equipment in Canada. We have not enough spinning machinery in Canada to take care of our normal requirements. The fact is that while our present mills are standing idle the importations from mills abroad, where competition which it is irnpossible for our mills to meet it they are to pay living wages to their employees.” The re-action upon the farm enter- prise of the failure to encourage the farmers in his constituency to sell their wool even at a price of eight ccnts a Monday, and that the chamber will be able to get down to actual business upon the tariff resolutions. Just how long they will require for their passage is a problem upon which few Commoners will hazard an opinion. It is generally expected, however, that a fortnight, if not sufficient for their passage. will at any rate suffice to tire the patience of it is not believed that the point is re- garded as absolume vital. As a matter of practise the budget is now in force. V .v av"--- , it, so far as the Liberal Party is con- oemed, by giving it the formal endorse.- tion of the maple to confirm it. now rrs mu SAUCE ' mm wett- _______________, T0 EVERYWHERE IN CANADA fire-safe ‘gypsum board has a new Ivory coloured finish this year that makes decora- tion unnecessary (when pan- elled). It is just the thing to use for making extra rooms in the cellar or attic. Quickly erect-ed, inex- pensive, structurally strong, GyprocWallboard gives per- manent fire protection. Your dealer's name is listed below. Ask him todey for full information or write for interesting free book. 3 On the contrary Gyproc has saved many homes. Thi§ pionecg Cangdim Keep l‘ at Bay with ““739.“ I” walls 3nd Ehcathing. IRE seldom visits houses having rmuml "memtty without lite old PC to 11 £111., (Sundays 1 Dental 81 I. 8. Lu‘ “Sc. per B Nichol.‘ Ad want“ their! (1) Jul a) En! meml Ll'C Me. {01

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