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at % \ V 1 * J* .4 i % A t 4 '4 '4 A. t i A. •A A V 2 1 4 jlr 'Jk '4 â- * â- Â« M 4t V4 4 â- 5 y nk, GB££N THUMB L(5brdoaStaitK Last year, as many will remember to their sorrow, killing frosts arriv- ed at an exceptionally early date, and the damage caused to both flowering p la n t s K^y and some of the more susceptible sorts of fruit in some sections was terrific. It is hoped, of course, that there won't be a repeti- tition of such a happening this fall. Still, frosts have a way of occurring when you least e.xpect them, and there are simple and easy precau- tions that will protect flowers and even some vegetables until the com- ing of the warmer soell which usu- ally follows the first "nip" and sometimes lasts for several weeks. * * * Upturned bushel baskets, thick- nesses of newspaper, or pieces of Biuslin or burlap give protection to lender annuals. Stakes driven be- iMreen the plants before covering keep the blossoms from being bro. ken or crushed: and if the area to be protected is large, light wooden frames covered with any one of materials mentioned can be placed together to make a tent-like shel- ter. * • • Coverings of any kind should be lemoved in the morning and put hi place again in the early evening If there is a prospect of frost. There are some gardeners who spray plants touched by frost before the »un reaches them the next day, osing a strong stream from the hose. But others have found this to be rather risky, and believe that cover- ing in some manner is much safer and more certain. * « * Entire patches of tomatoes and peppers can be protected for several weeks after the first frost so that the fruit will still be in good condi- tion. There have been years when tomatoes so guarded could be used, right from the plant until well on fci November. If you are one of those that grow your tomatoes unstaked you'll find that hay or straw, if available, is an excellent "frost-blanket" when toss- ed liberally over the plants. It can eaily be pulled away from them in the morning, and left lying on the ground between for re-use whenever required. Sheets of heavy brown wrapping paper, or pieces of sturdy muslin may also be used with good results. * • * Finally, there is the plan of pull- ing tomato, and pepper plants up by the roots, then hanging them upside down some place that is frost-free and where there is air circulation. The fruit will retnain in good condi- tion for several weeks, with what was pulled green ripening gradu- ally Tomatoes, however, do much better this way than do the peppers. * « * But maybe, after all. the Wea. themian will be kind for once, and we'll have a nice, long frost-free Autumn. Still, it's best to be pre- pared, and there's nothing quite so disheartening as going out some morning and seeing the ruin of whole areas of fruits and flowers which could have been saved at the expense of just a small amount of time and trouble. Measured to the k*td of Peace River, the Mackenzie River has a length ot more than 2,000 miles and is navigable for 1,292 miles. More Power â€" And Not Any Too Soon Either â€" This new hydro electric plant on the Muikoka River is different from most such installations in that it will be entirely automatic in operation, requiring^ only the services of a caretaker. It will add 12.50 horse power to the supply for the Bracebridge area with the possibility of this amount beingf doubled on the completion of additional efenerators. TIffiFABM PEONT lolm12imeiL It's no secret that there must be something radically wrong with a good deal of the farming being done todaj'. This is clearly proven by the fact that recently some farms are said to have earned as high as 40% to 509(7 on the invest- ment in a single year while others barely made enough to make ends meet. In a period of good prices and general farm prosperity, there must be something that's gone hay- wire. » * * Outstandingly successful farmers were asked, not long ago, to' list what they thought were the most common violations of good farm- management practices, and their re- plies were so interesting that I think I'll boil them down and shoot them to you. As one expert put it, "Good management practices are generally disregarded when the op- erator doesn't know any better. There are few farmers who destroy their soil wilfully. They do it through ignorance." So here, then, is a list of a dozen or so of the most common mistakes. « • * First; following a haphazard, year-to-year program with little or no thought to long- time operation. The best job is done when the farm- er, the land he operates, and the enterprises on that land are fused into a pattern adapted to all three. * • * Second; a poor cropping program, which includes the sort of crops grown and the way the land is treat- ed. Too much guessing in the use of fertilizers and failure to follow a rotation which includes maximum use of the higher-value crops. * * f Third; failure to attend to soil- conservation and prevention of soil erosion. It is probable that not even 2% of land which badly needs it is even begun to be terraced and contoured. * • * Fourth; unwise livestock pro- grams, which include the choice and amount of livestock and the way it is handled . A farmer who likes dairj' cattle or hogs best SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith 'Think of itâ€" there was I, after writing to him for three years, lust sitting with him all evening and couldn't think of a thing to say!" should be handling than beef cattle. them rather Fifth; lack of proper records. It's impossible to merelv guess at costs and income and still know whether or not the farm is making money. Well-kept records show up both the strong and weak points of a farm program. • « « Sixth; far too little effort by far too many farmers in the following proper sanitary methods with live- hogs . The same applies to proper stock. particularly poultry and feeding and the best possible use of pastiireage. • « * Seventh; too great investment in high-priced machinery for which you haven't a sufficient use. Many farmers find it more economical to own certain machinery in partner- ship with relatives or neighbors. • * . * Eighth; carelessness in the use of sires, and failure to cull out poor producers that don't pay their own way. Too many farmers are averse to spending enough on good sires to maintain proper quality in their herds. • • * Ninth; failure to Rtve proper at- tention to the weed problem which besets the majority of farms. Pre- vention of weeds going to seed is of vital importance, especially in the case of pastures. • * * Tenth; buildings not suited to pre- sent day enterprises. Many farmers are losing money by repairing ob- solete buildings. Even those who are building new ones too often follow plans designed for farming 25 years ago. when horsepower was the only power, and hay was stored loose. • * « â-  Eleventh; trying to operate on in- sufficient capital. Farming is a busi- ness and it's no disgrace to borrow money, after taking proper advice and consideration, in order to make that business succeed. • * * Twelfth; sticking to old customs simply because they are old, and hesitating to make changes and take advantge of new practices proved by other farmers and by our agri- cultural experiment stations. » ♦ * So there you have them, a dozen ill all. direct from the experts; and I hope that you'll find them all in- teresting and some of them helpful. Now I come to look them over I realize once again what a perfectly simple matter successful farming must be â€" so long as you do it, like myself, strictly from behind a type- writer keyboard. With the Movie and Radio Folks By Grace Sharp Nice Niece â€" Swedish actress Greta Garbo, who came to the United States in 1926, wants to be a real niece of Uncle Sam. She has filed first papers for naturalization in Hollywood. "Somebody's always taking the joy out of life" â€" or an English ver- sion of that ancient saying â€" is prob- ably often on the lips of J. .\rthur Rank these days. Mr. Rank, in case you don't already know which is un- likely, is just about the biggest thing in British pictures, and recent- ly invested quite a heavy chunk in a picture entitled "Oliver Twist" (And a really grand picture it is, but that is only by the way.) « • • N'ow you'd think a film based on a novel that has been a best-seller since great-granddaddy's day â€" may- be tliat should be "great-great"â€" a story that has been read and wept over and loved t>v generation after generation in all parts of the world, would be a pretty safe investment so long as the actors, directors and script-writers did a fairlv decent chore, which they did. But it seems that it isn't so in these mixed-up days when anything can happen and usually does. » * ' • Quite naturally, with a picture having such box-office possibilities, Mr. Rank expected to gather in quite a few of those nice U.S.A. dollars south of the border. But it so happens that in the story there is a character named Fagin â€" re- member him? â€" who is quite a des- picable party, and no fooling, .^nd the .-Xnti- Defamation League and other such groups down around \ew York are claiming that the re- presentation of Fagin on the screen is manifestly anti-Iewish. « « « N'ow because of certain happen- ings around Palestine, largely mis- represented by such folks as the Anti-Defamation League, there is already a mighty wave of anti- British feeling in the states â€" a wave stronger than most of us here in Canada even surmise. So rather than risk the chance of stirring up further antagonism, Rank and his associates have let all plans for showing "'Oliver Twist" over there go by the boards, for the time being at least. * «c * You can make your own com- ments on such a state of affairs, there being no non-inflammable paper handy for printing mine. But can't you just imagine soaie of thui-e Hollywood moguls â€" already hot luider the collar over the praise be- ing bestowed on certain British, made pictures â€" weeping big tears of sympathy for J. Arthur Rank? • « • A reader of this column hauls me over the coals for some iabs I ve been taking recently at the "give- away" radio shows and their oul- ling-power. "If the people didn't want to listen to such programs, they wouldn't do so." she write*. "\Mio are you to try and tell us what shows we should hear, ajid what we shouldn't?" > « * The answer to the question is "Nobody; or even less than nobodv". Far be it from me to trv ami set myself up as censor over people's listening habits, and if they wnnt to tune 24 hours a dav to p^ogr^tn^ whose only point of appeal i.s a tcn- million-to-one chaifce of winning something for nothing, that's their business. * * * My feelings toward such shows can be summed up like tliis: â€" If I had a rich relative whom 1 di^iliked very much, but who I knew would leave me a fortune if I staved bjr his bedside till he had passed on, the chances are that I'd take up bed- side-sitting in a big way. But 1 wouldn't try to make myself believe I was doing it for entertainiiK nt. .\nd from my point of view "give- away" shows aren't entertainnieut. What is more, if they keep on the way they've been going, they're lia-. ble to kill a lot of entertainment which people of reasonable intelli- gence can really enjoy. One He Missed "Young man." said an angty father from the head of the stains, "didn't I hear the clock strike fodr when you brought my dauj home?" "You did," admitted daughter's escort "It was going to strike eleven, but I grabbed it afl4 held the gong so it wouldn't distiafc your slumber." The father cooM only mutter, "Dawgonel Why did«1 I think of that one in my courtiac davs!" The Whole Works Little Willie tugged at his moth- er's apron strings. "Ma, didn't I hear you tell .Aunt Mary I have your eyes and daddy's nose?" "\'es, you did." said his mother indulg- ently. "Well, look at me now ma," said Willie. "1 got Grandpa's teeth." W7MS£/imwofmF/mw THE ST. JOHN AMBUL4NCE ,]VL4.N Wherever people meet in public assembly, ^ at parades, picnics, sports gatherings â€" there vou will find him, ready to give skilful first aid to the sick and injured. The St. John Ambulance Man gives hi* services benevolently, without thought of reward or gain, and devotes his time and skill to the welf-ire of the people. Men like this, some of Canada's finest, ar« in the public's service â€" at your service. 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