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WEDNESDAY, JUNfi 19, 1929 THE FLESHERTON ADVANCB !* ^^ â€" â€" ^â€" â€" â€" ^ 4;»»»*0»»»»»»»*»»»'»*»»*»» >^»^»» »»»»»»»»****»**»»»»»»»»», department of his enterprise not only self supporting:, but a contributor to the general revenue of the business. S'^me people acquire this education for farming from experience, while j others take a couvse of instruction in an Ag-icultural School. T > my mind it does not matter so much where the younv man or the young w iman gets his edv.ration, so long as they get it. Wherever he gets his training for the big job of farming, there is no doubt 'hat the application of skill and in- X telligence to agriculture will bring )!'l results as in any other vocation of •j"! life. I understand they will not 51 1 employ a young man in the commere- yl ial or industrial field unles.s he has A: a few years of high school training. *:* If he answers an advertisement, ap- ♦!«j plies for a position on the staff of X I some bank or commercial organizat- RAKES â- !'|'^" ^^ ^^'1 ^^'^ asked if he has his X I matriculation, or how many years of y, high school training he has received? Sj If the applicant can say that he has *' passed his matriculation examination c onsiderat- cation is stepaper basket ^'\as soon as ho leaves the premises. S I Why should not the farmer do like- ^ I wise when employing he'lp to take A; care of his live stock. Is it not of T i greater importance that the young ♦ man who i.^ employed to look after * three or four thousand dollars worth of livestock should have a diploma to For Windows and Doors IvAVVN. MOWERS HOES WATERING CANS FLOWER POTS FERN POTS STEP LADDER ALUMINUM WARE KETTLES BOILERS J:| they win give him some c r^D A\'T'nA7 \\- \ CLTTXT^ AT » ,-.TTTXT^,, ^^^^"^ A ion, but if not. his appli GRAMrY WASHING MACHINES I i thrown in^o the wastepap, ENAMELWARE TUBS DOUBLE BOLIERS WASH BOARDS F. W. DUNCAN Hardware :-: Flesherton Man On Farm Requires Better Education Than Ever Before ;♦♦♦*->^>4~>«K-»♦«-^♦<^X~X•<-^•XK"^♦♦<K~K•<»<~:.^♦<^ certify that he has ;he skill and ex- I perience necessa-y to prove success- I ful than it is to require a diploma I from the young man or the young 1 woman who is going to be employed keeping books or writting letters. To my mind, it is indefinitely m-jre im- portant to have skilleil training and by Mr. Herbert Corbett at the las s.ze of a field, measure a pile of ^afe of valuable livestock on the farm A^Siol ^L'^irbeen f Th T",' T""' " '°"'u°' ^^^'^ °^ ^''^- "today, than it is to have skill and A^r; offic:fortme^ime,'havTng Sck'te "ddU" handTe^lir' ''''; ^^'''"'"^ ""^"'y '" ""T ''"^ " stocK, ne seldom handles any wood hanciJe financial accounts. been unable to be printed on account of space. It was of such importance that we believe it will be of special 'Q interest to all those interested in educational affairs. Mr. Chairman, Ladies and i Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to wel as most of our fuel comes from Pen- nsj'.vania. He has discovered that I have direct knowledge where help , , J has been employed to care for live- he can no longer depend upon the ^^^^^ ^^o lacked experience or edu- fertiluy of virgm sod, because many „„,:„„ „„h through emoloy ha.-idling to advantage of these larg- er accounts, demands an improved education to that of former years. Wha' has all this got to d) with our Trustees' & Ratepayers' Associa- tion ? Why introduce this subject a Provincial Convention? Do the rural school trustees of Ontario be- lieve that we .need bettor education in the country. | The question of better education for the farmer might well be discussed at every county convention. Country pe-iple might well consider the qual- ity of education providtd for their c!»l('.ren in continuation and High Schools. Are they getting an educat- ion for the practical affairs of life 7 Ml.my of them will naturally iive an the country and pursue agriculture in some form. Of course every child must be given his own choice in life, but why train him in )ur high schools for the professional careers only. Zt would not do the boys and girls any harm if their High School training had a closer bearing on rural life and farming. Th.'ie are other roots 'han latin roots, the cultivation of which might be used to develop the mental life of the boys and Rirl:-.. If we desire any changes in our, school system, such a meeting as this provides a good opportunity to sug- gest them. That is really the pur-' j)ose of our whole organization. ern Ontario. We then go to Strat- ford where the Grand Trunk shops are visited. The route then home leads us through Mitchell, Atwood,' IT WOULD BE MIRACULOUS "What's the use of Dr. Campbell of Markdalc opposing Miss Macphail' .M. P., in the next Federal election ?[ rie ran for exercise once before. Miss Macphail voted oftener with the Conservatives than the Liberals dur- ing the session of 192!) and it would be a chivalrous act on the part of both the old parties in South-East Grey to let the only lady member in the House of Commons have an at'.lamation at the next election. Edge Grain Shingles Won't Gup or Curl CARLOAD ON HAND AT PRESENT HEAVY GVPROC AT $40.00 PER M. « • LIME AND PREPARED PLASTER ALL KINDS OF TRUCKING Flesherton Planing Mills H. A. McCAULEY, Prop. HORSE WANDERED FAR AFIELD Thos. Wiggins, of Creemore, ad- vertised last week in several news- papers in this district ^hat he had lost a bay mare, and offered a re- ward of a ten spot for her recovery. Through this paper the animal was located, it having strayed to Thos. Weir's in Egremont township â€" a dis- tance of at least forty miles by dir- ect route. On the evening the horse strayed it was at its home, farm at Creemore about 7 o'clock.! Before daybreak next morning it was ' at Weir's in Egremont, having pas-i sed through three townships. The barking of a dog caused Mr. Weir You Can Have Running Waterâ€" At the Turn of the Tap . , weeds. He requires to know some- come so large a congress of people thing of soil analysis, world markets. from the rural parts of Ontario In . .. jittendan parliame , .. , . ^,j ^ . '"""y cation, and through employment ot' of the farms in Old Ontario have ^^^^ j^ proved to be very costly. I been cropped to death, and a large believe the day is not far distant to investigate and the animal was number of ^ them are encumberd with ^},gn farmers will demand a certif- j found in his yard. ica^e or reference from an applicant! ^ Strang co-incidence in connection before employing such. To my mind with the straying of the animal is ssary that these cer- this: Western bronchos, when they _ _ ferences come from a stroy, go a considerable distance and college or agricultural cchool, but by nearly alwa» strike in a westerly fxle of our people have in the great ^^reast of thetime; i^Wbusirss S"a sutTstfuragSltu^rsr""" '' ^' " '" ^^"~~" '"' educational enterprise. No matter ^- farming. | ^'^^ * successiui agr whmt newspaper we read or what ' We have today an Act respe- . , .• , .u i * r«at agricultural or industrial prob- Par'ning is a business today, as the control of noxious weeds, which struck west to advertise for the lost ^m we discuss, those who are most much as any other entarprise. The adds one mora item to the curriculum beast.â€" Dundalk Herald. -vitally interested in the project us- study of animal husbandry is of great of agriculture. By this addition we | ually conclude that any advancement importance to farmers today, as they require education which the past gen- alons agricultural, industrial or even derive 'heir greatest revenue from eration was not called upon to ac- national lines calls for a more inten- the sale of livestock. The greatest quire. Weed control in the future sive education, not only for the child- need in rural life today is the appli- ,3 going to mean much to the one and young people, but of the ad- cation of skill- and intelligence in the who is going to be a successful agri e rural parts 01 un«ir.o » co-operative efforts in marketing his " 7^ not nee- ce at this great educational p^^^^^^ banking systems, and be able Uate" I'i nt of our province. It speaks to intelligentiy read the magazines eolleJe 01 aJri! weU for the interest the rank and ^^^ books that will help him keep having gained practical experience direction. Sir. Wiggins remember- fUe of our people have '« '»»« J"** abreast of the times in the business ^jt^ a successful agriculturalist. | ed having heard of this peculiar trait educational enterprise. No matter „- f^^-^^^ , w respecting in western bronchos and immediately Grey Farmers' Tour ults of our great country. pursuit of agriculture. I recall ad- culturalist and make good in that The Farmers' Tour has been all arranged. T. Stewart Cooper in- ' Before 'entering upon my address,' dresses delivered at 'his convention pursuit. f°'"'"«** .**''^ paper he had been over I wish to 'comment upon the great by Pincipal Bell of Kemptville Agri-^ wi'hin the past few years we have ^*'\„*;*";^„t''°" ' '*'* "*"" ""^^^^ interests Canadian have manifested cultural Schoc,, by Dr. J. B Rey- ^een called upon to produce a certain , arrangeme ^^^ ^^^ ^ in the recovery of our belovd sover- nolds, P"nc.pa^ Emeritus of the O. ^ype of hog, to meet the demands of ^^^ ,„%hursday, where dinner «iEB from his recent illness I am A. C, by the Hon. John S. Martin, the markets of the world. Such was ^.^^ ^^ ^^^^^^j r^^^ ^^^^ ^^.^p i^ confident that I am voicing the sen- Minister of Agriculture, in all of ^^t though' of in the days of our | ^^ Woollen Mills, Hespeler, where Duio Guarantees Satisfactoi^^Wdt*?! Service \\7HY not have it so instead of trudging to ^^ tile old hand pump? An Enqtiie Duro Water Supply System brings the water right from the well into your home. With it you can add a bathroom, but be sure ii is Emco equipped. Bmco Bathroom flzturea are of die beet possible construction, guaranteed to give lasting satlsfactioa and service. Chromium plated or China fittings as desired. Empire Duro Water Supply Systems tra mad* in sevsral â- tyles â€" luitabla for d«ep or shallow wells, eistsms or sprincs, and you will ba surprised at the low initial cost. timents of all the rural delegates to- which these leaders in agricultural grandfathers. In those days, a hog day in commending our Federal Gov- pursuits aid coun'ry life have stress- ^^^ jygt a hog, and all were of the ermnent in their consideration of a ed the need of better education on the ^^^^ ma-ket value. Now-a-days Day of Thanksgiving on behalf of part of the young ment and- yoiftig pfg^ing also applies to butter, eggs, onr King. ! women who purpose living in tke ^^^^^^ beef and wool. I am going to confine my few re- country and choosing agriculture as ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ 3 wide gasp marks to a subject that has been on a vocation. ^^ ^^^^^ condiMons in order that he my mind for some time, and tha.. is j^ ^^.^^ customary in pioneer davs niav be producing, at that particular "Will the farmer of the future re- ^^ ^^^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^, p.^^ ^.^-^ ^ certViin commodity which is quire a better education than that re- ^^, supply the milk, butter and eggs i^, demand. «eived by the farmer of the past . ^^^^ ^^^^^'^ ^^^ y^^^^ consumption. No- ' ,y ^ave financial r.-,nditions to We sometime hear pecple remark j^^^^ thought of making nuu-h money ._„ that were never though^ of by that what was a good enough edu-, ^^^ ^^ ^j^^^ Progrossive farmers to- j ,%„' .er in the past, both in pri- cation for them should be g°o'l /^"- : day, however, find a* handsome ",;„ ^.j publi?' aff-iirs. Where dol- ough fc- their children and their^^y^^g ^j revenue in this province, ,' ' L demands a generation ^andchildren. I would like to say ^^^j,^ ^^^^^^.^ following in the foot- '- ' ""^^ ^'"' ''^'"''""' " '^ - in this connection 'hat I have yet to ^^..^^ ^^ ^.j^^ pioneers are simply iviu:^;i accountable to which is Avoid Trouble ndo. r takes hundreds of dollars to- find'the man who will admit that the ^^aintaVng To'ardei^s in "theh' livestock I'^^i^^^jfi^J^^ largely ctlucatim he received was good en- a.id poultry 1 touncil wnicn u thS* cverv ''person ^in^'-hlr^vast" aud^ | The .voung mas of today who milks ' a'great many years back, a few thous- that ^^"^ P%;"". , of the a dairy cow wants 'o know what and dollars met the liability of the '''"l ^rTLn..,^ceived?nhe public profit there is in tke labour. He t> County. Today il: takes many hun- ::ho^airof our countrt. Adm^t^ng not going to keep a flock of hens dreds of thousands of dollars tomeet ±his fact 'herefore the logical step merely to be ornaments to his barn- ih^ ever increasing demands # t^\«W,- is tn endeavour to p.'o-' >â- =:''• He regards live stoelt and of thi3 increase for us to laKe Ks ij I poultry as depar^meut of a great I "Good Road" oonstruction, which is :i\?wirrst'ad:^uatelyTtthem fai.i-ng industry, and like any ^ther ^ -ecuired to ',ake care of the increased for the duties, privilges and respon- business man strives to mak? every ' traffic and needs of the day. ihe sibilitics of citizenskip in this fair ^,j.5„{,,>^,,^<,.^^.>.5,4..j,^,,{h{h>.xK"><~:-><mJ<»>. CMintry, ^ertwer their lot may be ^ ««st, and wta'ever thsir vocation in Y life may be. . , .v ,. ♦ • Ikere is no doabt hi my mind, that A â- poBlic Schools e6t>bJished in pionear t days in tkis country made a sinoert ^ effort '» provide such training for X tha youth of those days as w»uld frt ^ thorn for Hfe in the eanly days a|^9efc- tlement. Ouy G.randpare^ andG^reat ♦ Crimdparer's have reSled to us mi«y of «he exoeuiesices of thos.' pioaoer days. There was »*e little I6g school houss. and the teacher who jn m'-'^T cases wre a pension^jl officer fr.m thft old lend. The had many *ffic«ltie» ts co»te-d with, amonys'- «ther* tke raising of sutflcient fin- „»cM to maintain thfl institution. Theaft pioneers have told ua of the •4n«ation rweived in their da* and ,Mieration. They we» taught how »» manure a cord of wood, weigh a l-w* rf pr-y{-a. calculate the size of a â-  > rtald intelligentlv read tke »««»•* < > «he day as puWished in the weeU.y . , s. The rviel school boards did < â-º Best to adapt the tralfilng of ; ; the * * Let U6 examine your car regularly and maJie any necessary repairs at our usual low rates . . .why wait until a breakdown and lose time and money ? Expert wonk â€" best parte â€" prompt, courteous service. If you are hung up on the road 'ph«me 61 and our trouble car will make a quick ru« to aid you. «he day papers Aeir L».â€" â€" ,,..%. i. the children to the needs of the ; ; The tim** have changed. It is a X «oe.<«tion if Sir John A. MacDonald; OT Sir George Brown, the ereat pol-j Itical leaders of seventy-five years, ner would recognize this old Canada if they were privileged to comeback, to see It today. < Thf youne man on the farm today tequires to know s great deal more ♦»»»»»»»»»»»»»♦♦»»»»»»♦»»»»» » ♦» »»»»»»»o»»»»»»»»»»»^ BRACK'S GARAGE Rione6I -:- Flesherton, Ontario the Grey County Farmers will see ; the manufacturing of some of their | wool into cloth. The route goes \ through Preston, Gait, Paris and | Woodstock, where the Oxford Farm- ^ ers Co-Operative Egg Circle, Hatch- j ery and Store is located as well as | the Massev-Harris nlant both of which will be visited. Through Ingersoll | the route is continued to London where the f a mers will remain all night. • .,. w . ' On Fridav morning they visit We.- wood Farm. McCormick's Biscuit Factory and the Universi-^y of West- D. McLILLOP Agent Fleeoerton, Ont. Cmpvte ^[Xu^Uh Pressure Water Systems and Bathroom Fittin|^ s r c'an't live forever. Consequently it is necessary to. have an executor in tha event of your demise. ^WD that ex:outor should eombine the quali- ^ tiss of honesty, experience and immor- • " "'*" telity, such as'only a GROUPof highly trained men can otfer. WE can qualify in every way. Our Trust » Department is ar.xieus to serve your * \ needs ... to consult with ycu . . . new. \ Grey and Bruce Trust and Saving Co« OWEN SOUMi) ~ OMIAIUO ^. W. J. 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