Children who do not like spinach riety produced at some of the Exâ€" will find a grim satisfaction in the Perimental Farms have been re knowledge that spinach is also a , fused foundation status. considerable nuisance to plant| A few years ago, this problen: breeding scientists As explained was taken up by the Horl&u.ltural by the scientific plant breeders of Division and individual plant selecâ€" the Horticultural Division, Experiâ€" tions were grown and isolated in mental Farms Service, spinach the greenhouses. This year (1946) plants fall into four classes, accordâ€" | a number of these lines was set out ing to sex; namely, extreme male| in the field. The fact that they plants, vegetative males, females,| were 100 per cent hmm and hermaphrodites. Chiefly due to| gave a great deal of sa ; the large percentage of extreme Seed from these lines will be used males, which are undesirable}to grow foundation seed. > HART{Battery & Ignition Co. ] 132 Queen St. South _ Phone 5â€"5689 KITCHENER THEVRE BACK SPINACH A TROUBLE plants, seeds of the Bloomsdale vaâ€" Fp back have shown themselves to be alert, selfâ€"reliant, eager to get on with the business of living. Some of them have been away for five years or more. Many have won distinction. All have acquitted themselves with honour. All are welcome back. s tunity for advancement. Our plans for them express our sincere desire that, in banking service, they may find ample scope to make their further contribution to this nation‘s security. in your bank these men find appreciation, security and opporâ€" These gallant men who lefc che banks co ealist and have come Wnen you ut your bank these days you are likely to see faces you have long missed â€" members I of our permanent staff back from active service. Division and individual plant selecâ€" tions were grown and isolated in the greenhouses. This year (1946) a number of these lines was set out riety produced at some of the Exâ€" perimental Farms have been reâ€" fused foundation status. A few years ago, this problen: was faken up by the Hortiouitural TO SERVE YOU â€" |\Hon. Mr. Gardiner ;"lTells of New Food i|Contracts with U.K. ihne record 3uanmy of apples, peas, beans and fruit pulp which the Special Products Board has contracted to deliver from the 1946 single item is for eggs, ied _at approximately $38,000, The Special Products Board conâ€" tracted to deliver from February 1, 1§47, to January 31, 1948, a total of 7,500 long tons of sugar dried egg powder and 1,750,000 cases of shell eggs (30 dozen to the case), of which 600,000 cases m:{ be storâ€" age eggs. The Qquantity of eggs reâ€" quired to fll this contract is the same as is required by thecumentl r:sm contract, but the price obâ€" tained for the latest contract per' mits an increase over the 1946 price| Turer in the paing baving poriod, lucer in h February 1, 1947, wt;zy 31, 1947, and an increase of two cents per dozen in the fall buying period, ‘Sffltember 1, 1947, to January 31. particulars of the following* conâ€" ‘Canadian food contracts with the United Kingdom totalling nearly P ooneey on Suptemicer 36 ty on nounced on , by Hon. James G. Gardiner, Dominion Minâ€" ister of Agriculture, shortly after his return from the Food and Agriâ€" ;:)ultm-e emn::x;nee, in Cop‘e’inf.\‘agtg;:n enmark, meetings e British Ministry of Food in Lonâ€" Comparing the eightâ€"month reâ€" cord b{ Provinces, tourist entries into Alberta rose 690 per cent over the first eight months of 1945, with the reâ€"opening of the Port of Chief Mountain; Manitoba welcomed 223 per cent more, Saskatchewan 168 fler cent, Quebec 135 per cent, Britâ€" h Columbia 100 per cent, New Brunswick 113 ger cent, Ontario 86 ger cent, or 312,619 more cars. ukon entries, reflecting the beâ€" inning of civilian use of the ll..n Highway, advanced from #1 to 320 vehicles in the titht-l month comparison. _ In compatison with August, 1945, total United States entries under the nonâ€"permit refu!afion advanced 24 per cent, while the signiflcnnt tourist group rose from 187,215 to 332407 cars, a gain of nearly 87 per cent _ The Canadian cars returning inâ€" cluded 175,613 which had been out of the country for less than 24 hours, 28,652 out for longer periods, and 13,892 commercial vehicles traffic, while the â€"more important tourist class numbered 332,407 cars in addition to 16,947 commercial vehicles of American registry. More than 1,060,000 vehicles were checked through border points in August, compared to 748,159 in August, 1945, A breakdown showâ€" ed the cavalcade included 841,858 foreign entries and 218,157 Canaâ€" dian vehicles returning from the United States. Foreign entries inâ€" flud_ed 492,504 nonâ€"permit or local : All four of the O.A.C. contestants were 4th year students, and the team was made up as follows: {Andy Stewart, who was high man {in the entire contest and also first !in Holstein judging; Claire Renâ€" nie, who was third highest in the entire contest and also first in the jutlgi-ng_ of Jerseys. Ted Conover Oftawa.â€"The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reported that border automobile trafg(c) hit a new high in August, with tourist permits passing the previous August peak in 1937 by about 6 per cent. 87% Gain Shown By August Tourists Over Last Year In addition to being placed secâ€" ond, only one point behind Iowa, in the overall National Dairy Conâ€" gress contests, the O.A.C. team was top team in judging Jerseys and Holsteins, second team in Brown Swiss and Ayrshires and third in Jerseys. The Guelph College team certainly made the American Colâ€" leges sit up and take notice, and its members, along with the coach, Professor Runions, are being warmâ€" ly congratulated on their splendid performance. and J. F. Neill completed the team of four. _A livestock judging team from the Ontario Agricultural College, ‘Guelph, has made a splendid showâ€" | ing at the National Dairy Congress, held at Waterloo, Iowa, where teams from eleven colleges, ten of them in the United States, were in competition. The lowa State Colâ€" lege was placed first, and the Onâ€" tario Agricuitural College second, only one point behind the winning Towa team. Third place went to Pennsylvania State College, which was sixty points behind the Ontario team. The O.A.C. team was coached by Professor A. D. Runions of the Animal Husbandry Departâ€". ment of the College. ‘ If the new disease resistant oat proves to be as good as past perâ€" formances indicate it will be anâ€" other addition to the many | triâ€" umphs in the realm of plant breedâ€" ing for the plant breeders and plant pathologists of the Dominion Deâ€" partment of Agriculture and will mean millions of dollars to farmers. O.A.C. TEAM DOES WELL AT NATIONAL DAIRY CONGRESS The development of such varieâ€" ties is essential to obtain maximum production which is so important }at the present time. The disease reâ€" sistant varieties now grown comâ€" mercmllx in Canada, such as Vanâ€" guard, Ajax and Exeter, produced by the Winnipeg Laboratory, and Beaver produced by the Cereal Diâ€" vision, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, are resistant to certain of the older and more common races of stem rust, but are susceptible to others that have become quite preâ€" valent during the past four years. Furthermore, these varieties are not sufficiently resistant to crown rust, or smut. Crown rust causes severe damage to the oat crop in certain years; while the presence of smut may also reduce yield with a resultant loss to the farmer. rust and now widely grown in Eastern and Western Canada. Since then the breeding work has been patiently carried on under the direction of J. N. Welsh on the staff of the Winnipeg Laboratory. Over the years the cross breeding bl;:h beï¬ calx;nl;ed orihi;xl coâ€"operation lad plant pathologists, partiâ€" cularly Dr. T. Johnston working on stem rust, B. Peturson on leaf rust and W. Popp on the smuts. Exactâ€" ing disease and general performâ€" ance tests were conducted toward the financial development of the desired qualities. yet unnamed, be available for d!lu'ibuï¬ontoma:{achdutd â€" mmuwmmm seed to the point where there will be enough for all who want it Under severe tests the new varieâ€" &mmvedwbemnnno-n ‘ races of stem rust and crown \Muwellutobothnnuuwm began on it in 1932 when seed iot.SouthAmuï¬cmv-ï¬e%u \mu Victoria, was g Y Dominion D?utment Agriculture from the United States ‘E;rnment of Agricuiture. Vicâ€" was crossed to a sister strain of Vanguard, the latter a variety resistant to certain races of stem uo AnH Pignt potholnglats ot the As a result of fourteen years‘ in aive watk uy Ths plan broud ‘Three Wise Fools‘ The Borden Scholarship, of $200, to be donated by Borden‘s Evaporâ€" ated Milk Company, to be awarded to a student studying cattle disâ€" eases for four months after graduâ€" ation. By Dr. J. W. R. Fowler, to be awarded to the student with highâ€" est proficiency in horse diseases; The Brampton Jersey Scholarâ€" ship, donated by D. Bull and Son, Jersey breeders of Brampton, value $1,000, to be awarded to the 4th year student highest in cattle disâ€" eases; , â€" At the closing dinner tendered to a group of veterinarians attending a refresher course at the Ontario Veterinary College, Dr. A. L. Macâ€" Nabb, Principal of the College, anâ€" nounced the gift of three new schoâ€" larships open to students of that institution. They are as follows: Starts Sun. Midnite 12.05 in 1945 to 507,900 in 1946. These figures says the report are a strong indication that the dowbne:ard tren'g in hog production is inni level off. In all the Eastflt':lmgro- vinces, there is a decided increase in the number of sows expected to farrow, from 4.3 per cent in Prince Edward Island to as high as 26.7 per cent in Nova Scotia A signiâ€" ficant increase of 7.4 per cent ocâ€" curred in Ontario, with 214,200 sows expected to farrow as comâ€" pared with 199,900 on June 1, 1945. The Western Provinces all showed declines but the reductions are all much less than in 1945. SCHOLARSHIPS AT ONTARIO VETERINARY COLLEGE ANNOUNC point in December, 1943, is again in evidence, the number of hogs on farms totalling 5,377,300 as comâ€" pared with 6,025,600 on June 1, 1945. While there were small inâ€" creases in Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Ontario, the other ngmâ€" vinces showed declines. The reducâ€" tions in New Brunswick and in Briâ€" tish Columbia were not great, but in Saskatchewan there was only 75.2 per cent and in Alberta only 75.1 per cent of the numbers that were on the farms in 1945. Nova Scotia had 82.6 per cent and Maniâ€" toba 82.5 per cent of the 1945 totals. The net reduction for Canada was 10.8 per cent. â€" The number of sows expected to farrow has, however, declined very little, having dropped from 512,500 the numbers of swine on farms in Canada on June 1, 1946, the reducâ€" tion in hog numbers, which has been continuing since the high ment told a reporter, however, that by February, 1941, the RA.F. already had won the Battle of Britain and that Hitler realized he could not undertake an invasion without control of England‘s skies. Sharp Reduction In Hogs on Farms the Th Fhantager tat o in 2 :ltmldh oo tho-: W-ï¬qflbhï¬g-d vaders, dumped o claudia Loves Davig! Gavid Loves Claudiat doRoTHY MeGUIRE ROBERT YOUNG LIONEL BARRYMORE According to an official report on Officials of the A.F.U. said it was too early to make an accurate estiâ€" %te of the strike cost to farmers. ey said heaviest losses might be sustained by livestock dproducels who withheld deliveries uring the ’strike. Hoflerrices took a sharp drop just ore the strike was halted and a decline in other liveâ€" atg\ck' prices is predicted. i | At the height of the strike more than 30 dairy plants in Alberta were forced to close for want of supplies. Butcher shops at Grande Prairie in the Peace River block closed for more than a week for the same reason and several points regoruad restaurants closed. _ It was predicted by dealers that the supply situation would soon be back to normal, particularly in amall Northern Alberta towns that bore the brunt of strike shortages. _ In Saskatchewan, where an estiâ€" mated 30,000 members of the United Farmers of Canada were called out in surlzeort of the Alberta ‘farmers. the strike was only begin-’ ning to make itself fully felt when LTarmers, the strike was only betin- ning to make itself lul:ly felt when Fen'nission to resume deliveries of arm produce was announced. It appeared that striking farmers in Alberta were well satisfied with negotiations carried out at Ottawa by a joint farmers‘ delegation. There were no reports of locals continuing the strike despite the suspension order. ha e o s c ue e ce c e ne enet Packing &)ant.s, egg dealers, grain elevators, dairies and other dealers in farm produce said that it was still too early to give a compreâ€" hensive report on the cessation of the strike, precigeitaled a month ago by 20,000 members of the Alberta Farmers‘ Union seeking parity beâ€" tween farm costs and returns. The strike was halted .last Sunday at midnight, Edmonton.â€"Agricuitural produce moved over highways and district market roads in Alberta and Sasâ€" katchewan without hindrance from giecket lines for the first time since ptember 6 as the delivery strike by an estimated 50,000 Western farmers was suspended indefinitely. Deliveries Normal On Western Farms As Strike Ends _ Dairy farmers taking part in the Starts Sunday Midnite 12.05 Alse MON. â€" TUES. â€" WED. â€" Continuous Monday 2 to 11.30 BOB HOPE _ â€" _ JOAN CAULFIELD "MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE‘" "Walls Came Tumbling Down" Brown and grey fleece. Boxâ€"line and formâ€"fitting silhowettes. Slash pockets. Hiâ€"low collars. Flange over shoulders or a Gibson pleat for a new 1947 look. Sturdy built for utility wear CGOUDIES Tailored Fleeces $35 and $39.75 $59.50 to $95 Women‘s Suit And Coat Shop â€" Queen Street Floor "Slenderâ€"Fit" Coats Available Also In â€" ADDED ATTRACTION â€" _ Telephone 3â€"3631 King And Queen Streets â€" Kitchener LEE BOWMAN in BROWN AND GREEN COATS represented . . . trimmed with , Brown Squirrel. strike also found the strike costly. jA large number fed milk to their |hogs. The majority cut their losses by chuminf cream into butter and holding it for sale after the end of i the strike. Thur. â€" Fri. â€" Sat. woman who needs the specialized Atting of FURâ€"TRIMMED STYLES in sizes _~16%, 16%, 30%, 38%. 10%. 124 , BLACK in the majority . . . slenâ€" ~ derizing b.ack with black Perâ€" sian Lamb in neck scarfs, shoulder yoke, notch collar manipulated _ into _ rippling revers, banding and edging treatment . . . black also with Brown Squirrel, Brown Walloâ€" by, Mink and Mink Marmot. Grrinat es Gambling her kisses for the deadly atom secret . . . Brenda Joyce and Don Porter â€"â€" ADDED ATTRACTION â€" ‘The Runaround‘ with Ella Raines and Rod Cameron A misbehaving honey. A misguided sleuth It‘s a laugh a minute in After Sun. Midnight Preview "Danger Woman" For hardâ€"fisted adventure and tense romance see *Step By Step‘ "She Wrote You‘ll laugh and how? at Joan Davis and Jack Oakie in Thursday â€" Friday â€" Saturday OCT. 10 â€" 11 â€" 12 Slenderâ€" Fit" â€" ADDED FEATVRE â€" Starring Lawrence Tierney and Anne Jeffreys COATsS HALF S1ZE S