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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1937 'YOUR DOLLARS COME BACK Every cent you spend on comes back to you and brings a Tonics cut feeding costs and increase production so that Your hogs will go to market your profits are larger. sooner with a better finish richer milk and your poultry will be healthier and lay more eggs. Feed Watkins They will pay. for themselve this to you when I call. I carry a complete line of save money for you. Save Spices, Medicines, Toilet Articles and Soaps until I come your way and you will save H. J. BECKSTEAD Phone 612 r 4 Watkins Mineralized Tonics lot more. Watkins , your cows will give better, Tonics for increased profits. s many times over. I'll prove Watkins products which will your order for Extracts, money. Russell, Ont. LET YOUR GENERAL He has a complete line 'beautiful gifts. Tree on Christmas morning ! SPECIAL TERMS TO M a... A i a ---- mmm SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM WITH GIFTS THAT ENDEAR AND ENDURE! How thrilling to see a NEW G. E. REFRIGERATOR, WASHING MACHINE, or RADIO beside the Christmas One or more of these G. E. Gifts will bring additional happiness to your home throughout the years. THROUGHOUT THE CHRISTMAS SEASON WE HAVE Russell Phair - G. E. Dealer - Russell, Ont. ELECTRIC DEALER of more than one hundred EET YOUR BUDGET. EEA AOR News and Information for the Busy Farmer (Furnished by the Ontario D Current Reports Waterloo County reports cattle have gone into barns in goo condition. Down in Hastings Coun- | ty the annual cheese exhibition was held at Belleville. [Of the five hua- | dred boxes of cheese auctioned at the close, 12 boxes of Stiltons sold | at 35¢. Ib. Coloured cheese sold at 17c¢ and white at 18c¢ lb. The Egg and Poultry Co-operatives in Carle- ton County are holding weekly dres- sed poultry days when their product is graded and sold on a graded ba- sis. Weekly marketings are run- ning around 1% ito 2 tons of dres- sed poultry for each Association. Favourable conditions for fall plow- ing in Leeds county resulted in a greater acreage than usual, a great) contrast to last year when little fall plowing was done. Prices of dres- sed poultry are going up in Prescott and Russell, with Milkfed A chic- kens" selling as high as 26%ec. There were some 7,000 dressed turkeys shipped from Manitoulin island re- cently. Counties Plan Forests Bruce County will start refores- tation of a 1,000-acre tract in 'Ama- bel Township south of Wiarton. Op- tions already taken on 500 acres of land will be increased by the pur- chase of another 500 acres. The land in that township is considerad the most suitable in the country. Agricultural Committee of the 'County Council, under which this classy of work devolves, has been in- structed to obtain the additional acreage and report in January on the matter. : A county forest for Grey was sug- gested to the County Council in the specal report of the Reforestation Committee. Mr. MeceGregor's report revealed a survey of possible land on which an option had been taken and the suggestion that the council take up the option if the property in Glenelg township is approved by the Department of Lands and For- ests. : Nearly 800,000 trees were planted this vear under the Simcoe County reforestry scheme which is sponsor- ed by the county council. Reports stated that 1,282 acres 'had been purchased for reforestation purposes during the year. The largest tract purchased was in Tossorontio Town- ship, 600 acres at $5.50 per acre. Two tracts of 200 acres each were bought in Vespra and Sunnidale Townships at $6 and $4 respectively Seed Grain Suggestions for Spring of 1938 The Ontario Department of Agri- culture has just completed a careful survey of the seed situation for the spring seeding of 1938. This survey indicates that there is now sufficient oats and barley in the province to look after the 1938 seed require- ments provided, of course, that: «every farmer will immediately have 4he best of his grain cleaned and sat aside for his seed. 'Many farmers appear to think that because their orain this year is off «colour and a little under standard in weight that it will not make suitable seed, but tests already made show that when this off-coloured and under-weight grain has been thoroughly cleaned 'up to a 50 per cent. cut in some in~ stances, good seed was securad which germinated as high as 90 p.c. 'If this work is done now the cleaned -out orain can be used for feed. With this in view the Department feels that if Ontario farmers follow out some such policy there will be nn shortage of seed next raat great not be obliged when spring that to buy unknown d | very high prices : i epartment of Agriculture) comes | 1 seed, probably at erminated feed grain. Many farmers have a fanning mill of some description, which with a little repair and an extra screen or two will clean grains. The cor- rect screens, of course, are imponrt- ant, and should any farmer be in g Marvelville L. 0. L. 706 with the DM. John Warren conduc- officers. Duncan, Hill, George Cheney. was their year to hold the celebra- tion on July 12th make banner meeting. The financial con- dition of the lodge was in a flourish- or the weedy un-|and family spent Sunday evening at z y Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Hill's. Institute meeting at Kenmore last Mrs. F. M. Brunton had charge of Thursday afternoon. the recreation, which consisted of a Mr. G. Hill, of Kenmore, -spent]|sing-song, a spelling match and a Sunday at his home here. ness trip to Russell on Satuzsegy. MARVELVILLE Old King Winter certainly has come in with a bang this year. Some GOLDEN VALLEY Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cowan made a business trip to Osgoode on Tuszs- day. a of our residents say that we won't Mr. B. Last is cutting his wood have a white Christmas; let us hope which he purchased from Mr. A.;it will be a happy season for all. Stewart. The Y.P.S. met in the vestry of the Mr, A. J. Kennedy is driving the|church on Friday evening. = Miss veterinary who is testing the herds! Little presided during the business for T.B. period. Mr. Oscar Hill, the Christian Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Cowan and Fellowship convener, had char f / : 1 1 ge 0 Mrs. R. L. McAndrew were in the|the worship period. " Oscar chose as city on Saturday. his topic--' "Sharing." Misses Phebe Miss Mabel Porteous - spent Sun-| Robinson and Anne Wood led the day at her home, Owing to the bad condition of *he roads for motoring Mr. Maurice Hughes is boarding near his school at Greely this week. Mr. Howard Porteous, of Vernon, called on Mr. W. G. Porteous on Monday. The young people are busy these evenings practicing for the S.S. No. 12 Christmas concert which is being held on the evening of Dec. 23rd. Mr. Alex. Porteous, of Ventnor, spent a couple of days last week with relatives in the Valley. Mrs. Roy Newcommon, of Wake- for the annual meeting and also for a social evening during the Christ- mas holidays. Miss Marjorie Scott visited with relatives in the community during the week-end. the Y.P.U. of Parkdale Church, Ottawa. Marvelville Y. P. S. field, spent part of last week with her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Hill. Mr. Matt. Aitcheson is working] The regular monthly meeting of for Mr. H. L. McDiarmid. the Marvelville Y.P.S. was held in Mrs. Dan Porteous and family | the vestry of the church on Friday spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Porteous. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Waddell, of evening, Dec. 3rd. The meeting opened with a sing-song led by Vera Brunton and a 'period of recreation Ottawa, spent Sunday with the [under the direction of Harold Brun- former's sister, Mrs. R. L. McAn-| ton. : drew. Vera Brunton, (Christian Fellow- ship convener, was in charge of the evening's program which was of un- usual interest. Based on Rev. A. O. Lloyd's recent study in Russell, it took the form of =a temperance questionnaire followed by lively pro- fitable discussion. A short worship period, the sing- ing of "We're on the Upward Trail" and the Mizpah benediction complet- ed the programme, Marvelville W. A. The Women's Association met at the home of Mrs. Olin Stearns on Thursday evening. Mrs. Robt. Brun- ton presided, owing to the absence of the president, Mrs. W. J. Hume. Mrs. John Stearns presided during the election of officers which resulted as follows: President--Mrs. William Fader. Vice-Pres.--Mrs. Lornie Brunton. Sec.--Miss Vera Brunton. Assist. Seec.--Mrs. Chas. Fader Treas.--Mrs. H. C. Robinson. Sick Com. on West side--Mrs. R. Brunton, Mrs. N. McCormick. Sick Com. on East side--Mrs. E. Beatty, Mrs. G. Hoy. The annual meeting of L.OJ/L. No. 706 was Leld in the lodge rooms ting nomination 'and installation of W.M.--Mr. Earl Hill, DM.--Mr. Wallace McCormick. Chap.--Mr. A. O. Sullivan Recording Sec.--Mr. Hugh Fader. Fin. Sec.--Mr. Eber Robinson. Treas--Mr. L. M. Brunton. Marshal--Mzr. Gerald Hill. 1st Lect.--Mr. H. C. Robinson. 2nd Lect.-- Mr. E. Hill. Committee--Wm. Robinson, G. S. N. J. McMormick, D. 1. The lodge decided that, since this that they woud preparations at once for a ng condition. The Y. P. held their regular meet- ng in the vestry on Friday night. Mr. and Mrs. Norman McCormick Mrs. H. 'C. Robinson attended the contest. Dainty refreshments were then served by the hostess, assisted Mr. L. M. Brunton made a busi- by members of the Association. doubt, the Department will be glad to. furnish this information on re- quest. Where farmers live within driving and trucking distance of power cleaning plants that have se- curers and carter disc machines, it will pay them to have their cleaning done at one of these plants. What is more important is that the farmers start now so that the cleaning and germinating can be done properly and not leave it until a spring rush develops. Germination tests are slow and often more than one test is necessary for satisfac- tory results. . To make a germination test in your home, put a piece of blotting paper on a plate with just enough water to keep it damp. Spread a de- finite number of seeds, say 100 on top of the blotting paper, and cover with another piece of blotting THE RUSSELL LEADER Makes An Ideal Christmas Gift FOR FRIEND OR RELATIVE AT A DISTANCE BRINGING AS IT DOES--WEEK BY WEEK--THE LATEST AND MOST COMPLETE ACCOUNT OF NEWS EVENTS OF RUSSELL VILLAGE AND VICINITY. Gladden the hearts of those away from home with this regular weekly letter. Just say the word and we will make certain that "that certain someone' re- ceives their home paper--accompanied by a suitable gift card with your name attached--on Christmas Day--and for 52 weeks after. paper. Put this in a fairly warm place, about room temperature (70 deg. Fah.) keeping the blotting paper moist throughout the test. At the end of six to ten days, if it is oats, barley or wheat, count the healthy normal sprouts (not just everything that sprouts) and from this calculate the mination. Should you desire to have this germination test made by the Do- minion Seed- Department, then 1t will be necessary to send a one- pound sample of your seed properly labelled, addressed to -- Dominion Seed Branch, 96 Collier street, To- ronto, for all samples in South-wes- tern Ontario from and including On- tario Co., Muskoka and Parry Sound districts; for Eastern Ontario =2ll the area East and North of the above mentioned line should be ad- dressed to--Dominion Seed Branch, Jackson Building, Ottawa. ; Winter Brooding of Chicks The poultryman with proper equipment can handle chicks in mid- winter with as percentage ger- little mortality as with April chicks. He may not get as high percentage hatch as later on, but even the hatchability of eggs is being controlled by the feed. January chicks will cost more as eggs are higher priced to start with Then it will take more fuel than witht spring brooding. 'But there is more time for looking after the chicks; there - may be less disease and mortality; broilers will catch a high market and pullets should be laying early in the fall or even in late summer when egg pricss are at their peak. Of course, if many start- ed hatching all their chicks in Jani- ary the higher prices for broilers and eggs would be wiped out, and chicks hatched at some other season would find the best market. Brooder houses unsuited for prolonged zero weather and the higher price for chicky will limit the number going in for January chicks. Nevertheless there should be good returns for the few who do, and they can prolong the use of their equipment, as those who have January chicks usually have another batch in the spring so + as to have pullets coming into oro- duction at different seasons. Janu- ary chicks will go on to range early] in the season, or they may be raised The Dominion Department of Agriculture has issued a report describing WHAT EVERY FARMER SHOULD KNOW about The British Market for Canadian Farm Products It deals with Beef and Store Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Dressed Beef, Horses, Bacon and Ham, Cheese, Butter, Condensed Milk, Dressed Poultry, Eggs, Canned Fruits and Vege- tables, Fresh Fruit, Honey, Maple Products, Tobacco, Hay, Alfalfa Meal, Grass and Clover Seeds, Furs. You may have a copy free Write to Director, Marketing Service Department of Agriculture, Ottawa Issued under direction of Hon. James G. Gardiner, Minister. suring. They will have seed of known variety and origin and will indoors until ready for the laying pen. group in recreation. Plans were made A number of our young people at-| sed poultry to tended the play in Kenmore on Sa- | pears, is dealt" with in the veport; turday evening, which was staged by| and each item is related to the Bri- United | tisk merchant and consumer, Reveals Intensive Study of : United Kingdom Market; [E-- fo rthe sale of Canadian agricultural products in the United Kingdom tive report issued today by the Do- minion Minister of Agriculture, Hon. James G. Gardiner. The report reveals the results of an intensive study of the ©Old [Country markat which: was conducted last summer by a group of Canadian agricultural experts who visited the British Isles with A. M. Shaw, recently appointed Director of Marketing 'Service for the Dominion of lAgriculture. Practically every product of the Cnadian Farm which enters the 'ex~ port market, from cattle, and dres- honey and canned The report reveals information which the Canadian agricultural specialists | gleaned from interviews with im- | porters, commission agents, brokers wholesalers, manufacturers, ers, and housewives in eighteen cities in England, Scotland and Ire- land. Farms where herds of Cana- dian dairy cows and beef cattle were feeding were visited; as were fruit auctions, cheese factories. jam manufacturing plants and famous food marts. } i The party interviewed officials of the British Ministry of -Agriculture, Danish and Russian marketing offi- cials and representatives of the various British Dominions in Lon~ don. - A study was made of the merchandising methods of other countries in attracting the British consumer, and the advertising and publicity procedure adopted by (Can- ada's competitors 'was gone into carefully. ; { Objectives of Inquiry In the summary of the report it is stated that the particular attea- tion of the Canadian party was di- rected to:-- 1. Regularity of supply tribution of each line products. 2. The character and aggressive- gess of selling agencies and whole- sale distributors. 3. Distribution as (between the principal areas of population and between upper and lower class dis~ tricts. : 4. Retail selling conditions, in- cluding the recognition of, and standing accorded to, Canadian pro- ducts generally. 5. Eating and cooking habits of consumers, I : 6. Sales trends of ducts. 7. Effects of advertising and pro- motional work done by [Canada, other Dominions, foreign nations and large corporations. Canadian Trade and Commerce Department officials who are lo- cated permanently in |Great Britain accompanied the agricultural inves- tigators on many knowledge-seeking expeditions. Foy } Part T and Part II of the report are entitled respectively "Summary" and "Recommendations." The Sum- mary includes six general findings of great importance to the Canadian farmer and to all those interested in the export of |Canada's farm produce to the United Kingdom -market. These findings are as follows:-- Goods Not Well Known (1) Present methods of mer- chandising Canadian agricultural products in the [Old Country fall short of being fully satisfactory. British retail stores do not feature Canadian food products as a general rule, whereas the products of sister dominions are regularly featured. Furthermore, the average British consumer is not aware of any spe- cial qualities of [Canadian farm .pro- duce. | and dis~ of Canadian various pro- | h) A ' ' London is Most Aware (2) Londoners are best acquaint- ed with Canada's food products; chiefly as a result of the concen- tration of trans-Atlantic freight in that centre. In London (Canadian Cheddar (Cheese is rated as the most desirable of all imported varieties, while 'Canada's bacon is rapidly gaining upon the product of Dean- mark and Ireland in the Londoner's favor. 3 t Every Store Potential Market (3) Grocery and food shops in the middle and lower class districts stock the most (Canadian food pro- ducts. although almost every pro- vision shop in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland does carry some |Canadian items. A surprising discovery made was that a good range of top-quality goods ids car- ried in the lower «class district shops, and that high class food mer- chandise sells freely in these areas. This fact presents an almost un- limited potential market for the better class goods from Canadian farms. i British Eating Habits Change (4) The eating and cooking ha- bits of the British people have, ac- cording to the report, altered ma- terially during the past fifteen years, and further change is dis~ tinctly evident at present. The re- port says: --"Light foods are re- placing the heavy, stodgy foods of the past. = Advertising by 'the large corporations, propaganda by 'Govern- ment bodies and the gradual but not yet complete strengthening of medical opinion - on the benefits of modern diet are all playing a part A story of neglected opportunitizs market is told in a highly informa- retail- | "There is a marked increase in the sale of : fresh fruits, "Canadian~ '| type" cereal breakfast foods, caa~ ned soups and canned vegetables: Merchandise in attractive packages is rapidly supplanting bulk mer~ chandise in the housewive's favor. Canadian Advertising Not Successful (5) Canada has not benefited io any satisfactory degree from past advertising efforts, insofar as agri- cultural products are concerned, the report states. In contrast, the ad= vertising and publicity programs of Australia, New Zealand and Soutix Africa have had noticeably bene~ ticial effects. The report analyzes this situation in considerable detail, and emphasizes the fact that there does not exist any ill-will toward Canadian products. ! : Goods Do Not Stand Out (6) Old Country provision dealars are not familiar with 'Canadian farm products, with the exception of a few items which are mentioned in the report The [Department of Agricult 's party found 'that the basic reason for this condition 1s that Canada has done little to im~ press British retailers or consumers with the quality and availability of high-class agricultural produce from this country. i Definite Recommendations In Part II of the report it is speci- fically recommended that [Canada should immediately adopt a three- fold, long-term policy to win & greater and more constant share of the Old Country market for agricul= tural produce. The three steps re commended are:-- | (1) Intensive educational and in~ spectional services in (Canada te make sure that a constant and standard supply of high-grade farm merchandise is produced here spe« cifically for the British market. _(2)An intensive campaign de- signed to impress British food hand= lers and importers of farm animals with the advantages of developing the Canadian business. : (3) A constant effort to impress the Britsh housewife with the high quality of [Canadian agricultural products. [Each of the main recom- mendations is described in great de tail in this report, and methods of procedure in each instance are pro- posed. ( ' WHO WAS FATHER CHRISTMAS Santa Claus was not an imaginary figure, but a real person. He wag St. Nicholas, who was archbishop of Myra, in Asia Minor, and who has always been regarded as the patron saint of children. He lived 1600 years ago, and gave a great spur to secret bounties by his de- lightful mode of playing the part of benefactor to the "three portionless maidens." Po This happened = while he was yet a young man, placed by his father's death in possession of an inheri- tance 'which he resolved to distri- bute among the poor. He did uot carry out his project haphazardly, but carefully and discreetly. Now there was in the city a nobleman who had fallen into direst poverty, and whose three fair daughters were about to be sold as slaves to evil masters. St. Nicholas having learned this, on three sue- cessive nights visited the house ia secret, each time bringing with him a bag of gold as a dowry for one of the maidens. ! Twice he contrived to leave his gift and to depart unseen. But on the third night the father kept vigil, and poured his heart out to the stranger in gratitude for the deliver- ance fof his children, in penitence for his own lack of 'faith. \ IOUR LOOK LIKE? An article in The American Week- ly, with the December 19 issue of The Detroit Sunday Times, wilt point out that am exhibition of 1,000 paintings by artists of many na- tions shows a wide difference in their ideals but evidence nag been found that a real likeness of the Divine features based on a sketch by St. Peter in the Cata~ combs has inspired the Christ poe traits of all ages. -------- ¥ LISTEN... on Frid Tht" CANADA "1337 FRIDAY 10 P.M. EST. stations CBO-CBM este odsairedsotiatesdouteddestontesdootretocdootretostoatredootrelioloide PRIVATE HOSPITAL Licensed Private Maternity WHAT DID THE SAV t % Hospital & Babies' Maintenance. RJ % 62 Rideau Terrace, Ottawa > P1May1938 in bringing about the change. > (004% 424564 %66%4%00%6%.4%0.6% 656.420 6%06%.4%0.4%.4%0.4%.%.c% +. 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