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Despite the above fact, however, the inâ€" crease in saving accounts both here and in the United States, leaves the impression that there is storing of money rather than spending. As has been emphasized, storing of money indiâ€" cates the tightening of the belt for any possible emergency of the future, which would appear that the slogans being broacast are falling on deaf ears. On the other hand, as one writer points out, a little push in the right direction might easily produce a stampede of buying which would place the whole world on its feet one more, so that the slogans may conceivably ultimately effect their object. It is interesting to note that according to the index furnished by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics the purchasing power of the Canadian consumer‘s dollar on the base of 100 representâ€" ing the 1926 average, had increased to $1.34, while the wholesale dollar had increased to $1.36. The other day the National Coffee Roasters Association came out with an appeal for each citizen to drink another cup of coffee a day which it was felt would go a long way towards overcoming the world‘s surplus coffee supply. Now a representative of one of the big chain organizations has made an appeal to the citizens to eat another slice of bread a day. One extra slice, it is estimated, would take care of 60,â€" 000,000 bushels of wheat a year, and that like the extra cup of coffee, might be counted on to do something to reduce the over supply of wheat in the United States. Attention is being directed to the use of slogans to solve the depression and the overâ€" supply of many commodities has led to national slogans gradually making their appearance in the United States. This serves to indicate that the railways in the States, as well as in Canada, are being affected to a considerable degree by the deâ€" pressed conditions and are seeking a way out by an increase in rates which, at the present time, will not be a popular move in view of the general situation in which business finds itself today. Nevertheless, consideration of the plight of the railways which are so essential to the conduct of the nation‘s business, will lead to some action to relieve the unsatisfactory posiâ€" tion of the country‘s main transportation sysâ€" tem. Published every Thursday by David Bean & Sons, Ltd., The proposal to establish county health units in Ontario has been postponed for the present, but reports from Quebec continue to express gratification with the growth of the system and the results achieved by it in that province, says the Mail and Empire. The railroads of the United States have unanimously petitioned the interstate commerce commission for a 15 per cent. increase in all freight rates and charges, but wages and pasâ€" senger fares remain unchanged. In the petition the present situation is termed as an "emerâ€" gency threatening the serious impairment of their financial resources and their capacity to assure the public a continuance of effective and adequate service." Reference is made to the falling off of earnings to a return of 2.24 per cent. on the property investment; the preâ€" carious status of railroad bonds which would make securing of capital difficult, heavy compeâ€" tition of trucks and busses, and the problem of wages for railroad workers. It was noted in the petition that the revival of industry should be predicated for the time being at least upon the maintenance of existing wages scales. ADVERTISING RATES On application. Advertising copy must reach the office not later than Monday noon to insure insertion. In less than five years twentyâ€"three units have been established in twentyâ€"nine counties. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, the sum of $242,951 was spent on county health units. The sum of $12,000 is voted annually for most of these units, and this necessitates a contribution by county councils. The coâ€"operaâ€" tion of the rural municipalities in taxing themâ€" selves for sanitary measures is worthy of the admiration of all interested in the promotion of public health. The protection of infant health in rural districts is one of the chief purposes of the county health units as organized in Quebec. Dr. Alphonse Lessard, director of the provincial board of health, declares that the system has produced good results. In thirteen units estabâ€" lished for at least two years the number of inâ€" fants under one year who died in 1926 was 2,361. But the number who died in 1929 was reduced to 1,736. Thus 625 lives were presumâ€" ably saved through the efficiency of the health unit system. Waterloo Chronicle U. S. RAILROADS ASK PERMISSION TO INCREASE RATES One year, in advance ... In United States, per year USING SLOGANS TO sSTIMULATE SALES COUNTY HEALTH UNITS SUBSCRIPTION RATES The usefulness of the plane is again being demonstrated in connection with bush fires raging in the vicinity of Sault Ste. Marie where a large transport plane has been carrying workâ€" ers and fire fighting apparatus and supplies to the scene of the flames. Canada‘s chartered banks, it is pointed out, have, during the long months of decline, stood out in strong contrast to the banking system of the United States, scores of banks in the States haviny gone to the wall. Canada‘s chartered banks have weathered the gale in a manner to atrengthen confidence in their solidity and abil ity to meet the present situation. Aeroplanes, airships, gliders, motorâ€"cars and other modern means of transportation and tracâ€" tion have been increasing at a marvellous rate, and lovers of horses have been feeling more than a trifle uneasy as to the fate of man‘s old workmate and companion, the horse. The news letter of Canadian events just issued by the Government at Ottawa brings somewhat heartening information on the subject. So far as the province of Quebec is concerned there is no great need to worry over the threatened eclipse of the farm horse. Old Dobbin‘s reign shows no immediate sign of waning. In the ipl‘u\'ince of Quebec, for instance, between the ‘years of 1923 and 1929, the number of horses increased by nearly 30,000. In the city of Mon-‘ treal there were 699 more horses in 1930 than in the previous year. In Western Canada, it is true, power farming did reduce the number of farm horses, but not to the extent that many people had expected or feared. A Canadianâ€"wide tally of the number of farm horses made in June, 1930, showed that there were 3,295,028 or only 105,324 less than in 1920. Whilst horses continue to increase in numbers in the province of Quebec, so do motor cars. The first three months of this year showed an increase of 12,000 over the corresponding period in 1930. When the civic fathers of an Ontario town deâ€" cided not long ago to retain "the old hitchin‘ post" and put it in repair, they were doing someâ€" thing more than making a sentimental gesture. Old Dobbin is still in the country, on the farm; and he is evidently going to be there for a long time to come, says The New Outlook. And so long as he is in the community he will be welcomed when he comes to town. A food expert is urging the government to advertise bread as a means of using up the wheat surplus. In advocating a government advertising campaign he says: "A sensible solution of marked benefit to the whole country would be the devoting by the government of a sum, equal to only one month‘s storage charges on the present surplus, to give publicity to the value of bread as a food. The object would be to restore bread to the position it occupied before the war and lost because a similar campaign against the use of flour during the emergency. "If an advertising campaign could during the war materially reduce the consumption of bread, it is reasonable to assume that it can also build it up to its former position by showâ€" ing that the war emergency conditions no longer exist, that different kinds of bread are the foundation of a meal, offering the most nourishment at the lowest cost, and that the eating of more bread will consume most of the wheat surplus and wipe out that serious ob stacle to prosperity. The sum of $3,000,000 spent in judicious advertising in a concenâ€" trated campaign covering a period of a few months would present the story in every publiâ€" cation in the country and would immediately have a remarkable effect." A blind person may now pick up an ordinâ€" ary inkâ€"printed book and by means of a new device read it without aid from any one. Some three years ago, an instrument called a visaâ€" graph attempted to indicate the shape of the letters by sounds ; the results were not satisfacâ€" tory and t)e inventor, Robert E. Naumburg of Cambridge, Mass., brought out the present reâ€" markable instrument which is called the printâ€" ing visagraph. It is described in The Outlook for the blind and it reads like a miracle. In size and appearance the visagraph resembles a {latâ€"top writing desk. The reader places the book in the holder, makes certain adjustments and reads right on. The machine consists of two main parts. The left half contains a conâ€" trivance which photographs the printed page; in the right half is the "printer" which reproâ€" duces in embossed letters on an aluminum sheet what the eye of the camera "sees." To put the matter in a nutshell, the printing visagraph produces a magnified raised image of the printed page on a thin sheet of aluminum, from which a blind person reads by the sense of touch. The intrument is quite cosmopolitan and can reproduce letters in French, German or Spanish as easily as in English. It may, like television instruments, be too expensive for general use at present, but it will doubtless have become a commonplace of public reading rooms in the near future. wWHERE THE HORSE HOLDS HIS OWN | A MACHINE THAT READS AND AND WRITES THE WHEAT SURPLUS EDITORIAL NOTES M i ~" PMeS d0: Cedqesurs Caue "o eb -' Lt 4 ~‘ PHB WATRZLOO CHRONICLER c The problem of the dairyman toâ€" day is to produce at a profit or break even under existing clreumâ€" stances. Greater economy in feeding should not mean less efficlency. Ways of improving â€" homeâ€"grown crops can be found. thus necessitatâ€" ing fewer purchased feeds. Dairyâ€" men who have alfalfa hay and corn milage can readily get along with a ‘Inwer protein concentrate â€" ration than the farmer with poor hay and no sllage. Even alfalfa hay varies considerably in nutritive value, deâ€" pending on when it is cut. Farmers should cut their aifalfa at a time when they are fairly certain of proâ€" curing a valuable feeding material than if left until too far advanced Curing ie also important and the more green leaves that ran be haryâ€" ested and the greater the retention of color, the higher the feeding valune that will be reallzed in the feedingâ€"out process next winter. "On the other side you will see a picture of the rock from which the Spartans used to throw their deâ€" fective children. Wish you were ere. Your Dad." A recent survey of sheep losses due to doge, conducted in Ontario by authority of Hon. T. L. Kennedy, shows that this situation is growing more serious. It is possible that this year‘s claims will more than equal the revenue collected by the muntâ€" cipalities from the dog tax. To date it is estimated that bill amounts to lwell over $100,000, with losses runâ€" ning up to $7,000 in some counties ‘al(me. During a period like the preâ€" sent, when municipal finances are strained to the limit, some less exâ€" pensive amusement for our stray doge than killing sheep will have to be found. One suggestion is the old custom of putting ibells on several members of each flock as a means Of protection from dogs. Cross Marks the Spot A man touring Europe sent back a pictureâ€"postâ€"card bearing this mes sage : "Dear Son : _ The Department is evolving plans for opening a new market for honey, of which a surplus of about eight million pounds is now recorded in the province. Trade in Western Canâ€" ada is also being given attention and the Ontario Fruit Growers‘ Associaâ€" tion is sending a representative to Winnipeg. Leamington tomato growâ€" ens are also sending a representative there to study marketing conditions. ’ New Weeds Appear The three weeds that stand out as ‘lhe most troublesome are sow thisâ€" tle, couch grass and Canada thistle, though each district has its own parâ€" ticular pests. Sow thistle is particuâ€" lurly bad in Ontario and the Prairie Provinces, where rich goil and moisâ€" ture are favorable to its growth. Inâ€" «pectors in Ontario are receiving reâ€" ports On the prevalence of milkwood which may have to be added to the noxious list. Another that is atâ€" tracting attention is elecampane, a coanse growing plant with rather atâ€" tractive flowers which is seen on the roadsides and along fence rows. ' Reports submitted by agricultural ‘represemuuves show that practical ly* all gains, including fall wheat and epring grains, will be above aveâ€" rage in yield. Old meadows are somewhat disappointing and yields 0: hay from them will not be as large as was anticipated. To counteract this. however, alfalfa gives promise [of being above the average. Mulching growing vegetables with paper has definitely proved that most vegetable crops are improved by this system, which eliminates the necessity for cultivation. Such heatâ€" loving plants as the cucumber, melon, pepper and tomato showed the most substantial increaces in yield. Haldimand County had a Sheep Dipping Week early in June. In adâ€" dition to the dipping of sheep, fifâ€" teen demonstrations in drenching of internal parasites were held At these 15 points, 3069 sheep were dipped and about 80 per cent. of these were treated for internal paraâ€" sites. Fruit Crop Prospects P. W. Hodgetts .director of the Fruit Branch, states that while the bloom was exremely heavy everyâ€" where in the province this year, this does not necessarily mean a heavy crop. Since the date Of the hloom. reports on certain fruits have been received, indicating a light crop. For instance, sour cherries in most sections have suffered quite severeâ€" ly from frost injury at blossom time and many large orchards both east and west will not have 15 per cent. oi a set, Sweet cherries, on the other hand, are a good crop. Reports on pears are conflicting, but on the whole does not Jo00k like a heavy crop of Bartletts, the leading pear both for dessert and canning. A much heavier crop of apples than last season is expected. The other fruits are looking well and should give a normal crop. Close Attention Needed Close attention should be given the calving and farrowing pens. Failâ€" ure to render necessary assistance at the right time has resulted in loss and every calf and pig that dies makes it just that much more diffiâ€" cult for those that live to make a profit on the year‘s operation, The sooner young pigs get out in the sun the less daunger of loss at three to five weeks of age. Cod liver oil may be fed to pigs as well as chickens to ward off trouble. Canadian caltle evidently are findâ€" ing a good market in Great Britain. While the number exported «0 fuar this year has been comparatively small, enough cattle have been shipâ€" ped to prove that under present cirâ€" cumstances this affords a good outâ€" let for Canadian fat caltle and stockâ€" ers. _ Arrangements are . virtually complete wher@by some 15,000 head will be shipped to England by the first of August at the ocean rate of $15 per head. Canadian Cattle to Britain Going After Markets Sheep Losses Heavy Livestock Feeds _ An increase of 28 per cent. in the sown acreage of onions this year as compared with last year is reported by officials of the Ontario onion pool. The totatfor the present seaâ€" son is 2,400 acres of all kinds of onions. As a result of early plantâ€" ing, it is expected that a large numâ€" ber of Dutch sets will be on the market within the next month Teaching chicks to roost at an early age tends to promote feather growth and helps materially in carrying the chicks Over the critical period when they are most likely to crowd and smother. lt is desirable to get the chicks to roost just as suon as they no longer need heat to keep them comfortable. One of the ‘beul ways Of getting chicks to roost is to build a sloping root to the rear of the brooder house or to one side of the house and enclose the underâ€" neath side of the roost with a fine mesh wire so that chicks cannot get at the droppings. 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