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PAGE 6 NEWS AND INFORMATION ' - FOR THE BUSY FARMER (Furnished by the Ontario Department of Agriculture) 1931 1921 578,333 009,048 Cow testing is very important. Not given: all cows that give milk are profitable. Horses ......... . ............ The only way to make sure of these Mules ..... ................. 411 119 unprofitable cOWs is by the systematic Cattle ........................ 2,437,324 2,633,562 use of the milk scales and the Babcock Sheep ........................ 1,035,153 978,392 . test. Swine ....................... 1,379,943 1,3“,031 Poultry ...................... 23,587,385 16,503,097 3, Hives .............. 113,476 84,571 Only land that will respond to good Bee neatment should be cultivated at all. There are many thousands of acres in Ontario that will not produce farm 0096 profitably and ShOllld be refor- countryside besides supplying the own- oated without further waste of time and er with cheap fuel and logs help the m8! Every farmer can secure this E general living conditions of the owner _ and his neighbors. They help to con- tation purposes by ”PM!!! to the 1'0” trol the flood danger and act as reser- atry Branch at Toronto. Application voirs that augment the water which twins are available at your 10031 8811' appears as open springs or flows as un- derground streams that are tapped by the wells. They are effective wind- Ioll Hut no light for Use in Hot-beds breaks and beautify the countryside. "The 30“ used in hot-beds Should be the best in the W that it is 1305' placement of the old trees which will sible to obtain.’ states an calculi of the eventually be cut or die of old age, if Central Experimental Farm. Ottawa- it is decided to keep a field in bush. The anneal or failure 01 8 highly- This may be done by natural reproduc- m crop may depend to a very tion or by planting. lane 608799 “PO" the attention given Many woodlots have no natural pro- to the 9'09” preparation 0‘ the soil. duction because they are pastured. The .0115 Wt are too fine in texture will stock browse the seedlings each year 11“ drain properly . and such a 5011' as they germinate, break and mutilate while it may be amply ”en in plant the saplings, pack the soil and injure food, may 1301‘ only the addition °t 3 the roots of the large trees. Continued lttle sand to make it satisfactory. 0n E pasturing means the gradual deprecia- the other hand. 3 deficiency or humus ' tion and the eventual disappearance Of will have a tendency to allow the soil the woodlot. to compact, which is likely to preventE A new crop of seedlings will. be ap- oven root d9V€1Wment~ and 3150 does 5, pearing this spring and will be destroy- not permit of a prOper distribution of 1 ed, as in former years, if a fence does moisture through the soil. Enot keep the stock out. The fence may be fastened to the Sow Clean Seed [trees by first nailing a wooden strip A recent survey ShOWS that weeds E to the tree and attaching the wire to were responsible for a total 1085 Of be- E the strip. If shade is desired in the pas- tween 150 and 200 million dollars inlture field, some of the trees may be Canada last year. The direct loss in left there. crop actually displaced or killed out by: If the woodlot is very open and the weeds was over one hundred millions, E owner does not wish to wait for natural while the remainder was made up Of ' reproduction, or the trees now on the freight charges for carrying W€€d seeds woodlot are not desired in the future along with the grain, clover and other crOp, he may secure trees free from the “ODS. 1055 Of moisture. depreciation 0f Ontario Forestry Branch. Apply to the farm value due to weeds and the ill- ; local Agicultural Representative or the crease in cultivation necessary where E Forestry Branch, Parliament Buildings, these soil robbers were present. T0 Toronto, for free application forms and mitigate this loss, the land must be literature. cleaned up. Careful pro-seeding culti-" vation will clean up ordinary fields, Women’s Institutes as an Ed I r while partial summer fallow and theE Twelve hundred Women’s Institutes ”living 01 smother “0}” like buck- E in the Provnce usually give some con- w eat. rape and turniishare :ecoml; sideration, during March and April. to mended for 'vegy bad 93.; es 0 suc formulating a program for next year. anxious “1’99 5 25d tliVId h land 150w The Institute year ends in April. and this qudc ea; 51° 8,; p 211°C?” E the educational program for the fol- c. V" .ee an c can. see gr . aElcwing twelve months is usually com- hlgh standard of purlty and germina- ; plet e d in May or early in June, printed tion, Will give a Pig increase . in yield : copies being placed in the hands of the over the other kind at practically no members The general practice is to more cost. Only clean. plump. vigorous'have an address paper. or demonstra- seed. “Said and asprilved by :ovem- tion of real practical value to the merit aut Orltles. S Oud be use ' housewife. at each meeting. Most branches aim to have something to Barley for “0'38 E hear. something to see. or something to 30’193' can be economically Used for‘do. for all concerned at these gather- ‘ieedins horses in grain mixtures up to ings. The following is a good example 25 per cent. It gives best results with of one such meeting; horses at work and the inclusion of Mottoâ€"The Doors of opportunity are bran or a feed of alfalfa. or alafalfa marked “Push and Pull.” and timothy hay. will prevent any of" Roll callâ€"“A Canadian Product, the undesirable results attributed tOEWhere Found and How Used." this grain. E Canadian Vegetablesâ€"Their Food When well boiled. with the unab- l Values. aorbed liquid taken up with bran. withE Canadian Vegetablesâ€"Ways to Serve. the addition of a cup or so of molasses: and a pinch of common salt. or a table- E Fruit. spoon of Glaubers Salts, barley formsE Discussion and Recipes, one of the best conditioning feeds for a E paper_“pgmou3 Canadian Women. m, fed two or three nights weekly,l Two Humorous Recitations. or even each night for a period. Community singing, Woodlands Important Scattered woodlands through the Ontario Farm Statistics A” considerable decrease in the num- at the close. comparisons between 1931 and 1921 are family. A Mechanical Mirac ! that washes clothes like human hail ., . GILSON SNOW-Bl I Two Speed ‘ Electric Washi ' g Mac ine Provision should be made for the re- ~ Canadian Apples versus Imported Social half-hours with afternoon tea The opportunity to hear from women b" 0‘ horses and cattle 01’ Ontario of experience of methods which have farms and an increase in the number proven effective, and to take in the dis- of sheep and poultry featured the farm cussions. have added materially to the statistics Just released in connection efliciency of country women in the with the 1931 census. The following housing. clothing and nutrition :6: the THE DURHAM CHRONICLE 0 o “ a Bus W: Letter he The “blank cheque” bill has at last i been given a new lease of life. The au- thority conferred on, the Cabinet by Parliament last session giving it abso- lute powers to deal with unemployment andfarm relief andtomaintainpeace, order and 300d government, termin- atedonthe Istof mumm- ment was asking for an extension of this power until the 1st or my‘cnd now at last, after a strenuous opposi- tion, the Government has won its point. Thewholeconflicthasbeenovera question of procedure-whether, with Parliament in session, the power of Parliament should be vested in the Cabinet. Just when the debate was coming to an end the closure was moved and this appeared to have the effect .. of prolonging the debate. The closure, of course,.carried and then came votes on the first, second and third readings of the bill. When the bill was in the Committee stage, closure was again moved. It was the first time I ever saw arclosure applied in Committee. Everybody is glad to be rid of the same wearisome abject week after week and the members are looking forward to the Budget pro- nouncement on Tuesday, April 5th. _ clinician!“ Idilloahyl’ght. Allerlhtregahrpncuapply. “0“,.“ W'jusddylnllhfiynw'. IT PAYS ME . . . IT PAYS ME NOT ““‘n'rn-ld-t-n- qua-ecu A. enema-pending." . yon-rm“ .uh. (paw KNOW ”VIII-.017. Mayo-meant. 'eoayM- PAIEwIPIlCESâ€"WEIGHOIRVW 'Iad . _ . “you“. ”QUALITY nestâ€"accrual! AL'AYS' Spendâ€"Union's Strut-v Jam 2 ‘3." 59° Specialâ€"33am Flour 2:3: 79° h - . Before it was known that the Easter Fancy T“. W5 0 -. . . . . ’ PM“ W recess would be so brief, I had prom- FIGS 2 b. 29‘ ALL BEAN pkg. 12: i _ ised to go to Niagara Falls to assist a s...“ vw. . ' t |b‘. C business women’s organization to raise. RMSINS lb. 15: fiLcé'HARDS . a s 6 funds for charitable purposes by speak- Yfieis’“ 7"“ " ing at a public meeting. When I knew Z No. i d“ ”c '4“ "" 14C . . .I , Pork M the House would be sitting on the day M.“ Omn-o . " ‘ ‘ ‘ ’ chosen, the advertising for the meet-E STRAWBERRIES WLm . 2 C ing in Niagara Falls was out. It seemed] ° V245. 2 " eans I“. 3 h a shame to put them to an expense that they could not afford, and so I kept my appointment with them and missed the vote on the closure, which I very much regretted. The meeting in Niagara was successful from the point of view of the promoters. Five hun- dred people attending the meeting which was held in the ballroom Of the beautiful hotel, “General Brock.” I was the guest. during my brief stay, of Mr Ayimer Rod RASPBERRIES Specialâ€"McCormick's Biscuits u. Specialâ€"Crisp Tendel SWEET MIXED Pickles Specialâ€"Del Monte CXTRA H.‘ OICE DRl .Pe. he,” and Mrs. Griffiths. Mr. Griffiths was born in Flesherton but left there when four years of age. Their apartment in the General Brock looked out over the falls. Speaking of missing votes, I hear I am accused of deliberately dodging the vote on the ten per cent. cut on salar- ies. That vote came early in the day on which the Prime Minister enter- tained us to lunch to meet the Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer Churchill. I was the only woman present and the gather- scarcely be said of hundreds being Lincoln Cut ASPARAGUS ' Clark's Cooked , SPAGHETT ' Aylmer Red Pit tin 25c CHERRIE .‘ LEMON NECTAP SANDWICH Rhubarb, h V} use ...... 2 bunches 17c Choice Quality PUMPKIN 3 tins 9c Specialâ€"Green leev Tender .. Peas 4'15”...z 29° tins 25c ssh: Salada 2:: 2 7c 10 bars 39C Tea Brown Labelâ€"Spend] Toddy ‘33." Food and Drinkâ€"Special Jelly ”We" 5 pie. 2 5C Floor Wall l-lb. tin 43c INFANTS . DEEGHT Homes De Lune .P 0. 5 n... 25, Tomatoes 3 If“; 2 0c Aylmer Choice Com 4 ‘12:} Essex Sweet While For Paint-Cleaning GILLEX pks- 10C 25‘ Salomes Cooking Apples ....4 lbs. 23c ing was a very large one, including , members of parliament, Senators and Pineapple .......................................... 25c Large Golden Bananas .............. lb. 8c press men. The Prime Minister had California Lemons, large ....doz. 25c Ripe Tomatoes ............................ lb. 17c treated his 8965‘s to my excellent 0" Gold Buckle Orangesâ€" California Celery, large ....bunch 25c if; 3;: W239 f:;a°:t°“t’h:‘ 82:8 32:: Large, Extra Special .............. doz. 49c Radishes .................................. bunch 5c 8 y p ’ Medium, 39c doz.; Small 25c doz. Green Onions ................ 2 bunches 15c smoked at the same time in a crowded room. While I am usually indifferent to cigar smoke, it on this occasion gave me a severe headache. The luncheon _______ came to an end just at three O’clock stock holdings of the North American and I decided to go for a walk, hoping Assurance Company represent less than the fresh air would clear the headache. one half of one per cent. of its total ‘I was gone exactly thirty minutes and assets. I would be very sorry to have when I came back the vote was over. unintentionally done injury to the would be first thing on after the Orders pany. of the Day. However I had said I would Since Easter recess for the schools voteiin favor lit the ten per cent; 1:; of Ontario was much longer than the duct 0‘" and 5 cc the Governmen Parliamentary recess. it gave several a majority Of thirty, tthe fate of ti: members the opportunity of bringing measure “’35 n°t 317°" 9“ by my a ‘ their children to Ottawa and the chil- sence. dren, whether small or big, are enjoy- I am grateful to an editorial writer ing the experience. Two joyful little 0“ the Staff Of a Toronto daily paper visitors are the son and daughter of ,, who pointed out that in discussing the Mr. Victor Porteous, M.P. common stock held by the Canadian It has been a dull week but we are Life assurance companies I had writ- hOping that with spring and the bu d- ten ”Of the common stocks held by all get mm will liven up. Canadian Life Companies, the North American and Sun Life are said to hold over 95 per cent,” and that such a tement is misleading. The two inâ€" surance companies should not have a tiny spider was seen to repair her been associated in such a statement. web in a very interesting manner. The .A'mnlmsrmsit vestments in common “0°!" the North radially from the centre, was torn and American Company has only 5'83 per weatherbeaten; the spokes, so to speak, cent. Of its total assets invested in 00111- were mm, and “‘huy stretched. mon stock, and if Bank, Loan, Trust W at the centre, the spider ran Company and Consumers G” Stocks outward along a radial thread, sweep- are excluded. the remain“ 00mm” log it clear of the cross threads, break- ___________.____.__._._._â€"â€"- here the De rtment of Agriculture ing them and collecting the fragments W pa until she had a tiny bundle. That she ements the erorts of local PS supp! srou would roll up with her claws and toss with literature on foods, health, etc., as waste material. Apparently the race. it will readil be seen that the Con y points of intersection of Institutes, are of real educational «11- 811111de ‘ ue to the rural women and girls, threads she softened quickly by in lid from the mouth, for she stripped the Trim the W (The observer Wing of berry‘bushes is a very important tank. In the early spring the canes of red raspberries should be cut t“! 81038 it.) Garalraxa St, Durham While the 3“" Life has enormous in- web, except for the threads that spread t" they are collected 35 possible. backalittieatthetops.Someofthe Returning to thecentrealongthe canes have branches and these shalld stripped spoke, the spider would free becutbacktoalemthofalmosttentheadiolningspoke,pausingnowand incheaThethickcanesbearthemostthentothrowawayherballofwaste. fruit.Thin-outthecanesinthehedgec Havingreducedherwebtospokeson- rowsothattheywillstandaboutsixly,sheprooeededtoreplaoethcpart .Iftheplantsareleftinofthewebthatshshadclearedaway, Phone58 ISN'T IT SO? CAI! OF HATCHING EGGS E This is the time of the year when the A discontented farmer wished. if pos- farmer with a good poultry flock finds sible, to trade his farm for a more de- hatchiilg eggs in big demand. There are sirable one, and accordingly listed it some points in handling of hatching with a real estate agency. A few days eggs which may apprOpriately be re- afterwards he read in a newspaper the ferred to at this time. Too much care advertisement of it prepared by the can not be exercised in culling eggs agency. It described in glowing terms which are intended for hatching use. A the many charms, comforts. conven- metal bucket should not be used be- iences and advantages of the place. cause the slightest contact with a hard Three times the old farmer read that surface may cause a check or crack in ad., then called in his wife and had the shell. Straw or burlap gives pro- her read it to him. Then he set-ed the tection. There should be plenty of telephone and called up the real ea- nests available to the hens, from 12 to tote office. “Say, cancel that ad. about 15 nests per 100 birds. When culled my farm,” he shouted. “I‘ve decided hatching eggs should be kept in a cool not to sell it. That's the kind of phoe room, they should not be kept too I’ve been wanting for years. and dog warm, germ growth starts at a temper- my cats, I didn't know I had it." If ature of 69 degrees and the room in manyofusoouidseeouriobsandour which the eggs are kept until delivered lives and our poamuiom as others one 0n the porch of a mountain cottage .to the hatchery should not be more them perhaps, like the farmer, we thansotOGOdegreeaEggsshouldbeahouldn't be so all-med anxious to deuveledtothehatcheryassoonaf-swapthemforaomethingwefancy would be better. Counter Check Books We have them in all styles and sizes let Us Quote On Your Neil Order Quality and Worhmhip Guaranteed. “ The Chronicle DURHAM