A report issued recently by the Ministry 'of Agriculture shows that this year's harvest is at least 25% better than last year's de- spite the storms in August and early September. The yield is now anticipated to be 19.9 cwt. an acre, as compared with a terr. and willing to advise. BRITAIN'S HARVEST THIS YEAR ABOVE AVERAGE Industry, through the Canadian Industrial Preparedness Asso- ciation, has demonstrated its willingness to cioperate in many ways. The cooperation offered has no strings attached. It is based on honest patriotism. But co-operation is many sided, one cannot co-operate alone, therefore all interested citizens, govern~ ment omciais, and the government itself should assist industry in its efforts by placing their problems before those most capable .-" ....'Il.'_.. A- _J__:.._ . - aha-â€bloat. '1Ar1e-exsad-ai1.Pet-rr-rtmeatt, All this leads us/to an urgent- reGikiii. early action. The sooner we start the sooner we will be in a sound position to back up our diplomacy with adequate strength. Nevertheless, pending a complete list of requirements. surely some indication of partial requirements or assumed necessities can be given industry on which to start. No plan can be provided overnight, and even when it is produced, it wilt be subject to constant revision and ahurlification. We can not and will not adopt the "eomplete to the last button" complacency of the French Army in 1870, which subsequent events proved to be disastrous. of any such plan must be an adequate knowusaedor,inirGTC quired from Industry, not only by Canada, hut by our probable Allies, and that the latter will take some time to ascertain. Too much emphasis cannot be placed on the need for a com- prehensive plan for the mobilization of industry to meet a national emergency. We know that the preparation of such a plan will take time and effort. It costs little to plan but to do without one is an extravagance we cannot afford. We know too that the basis It has never received -any consideration from our iBtitieai brains, maybe the could come up with a reasonable answer. We are not by any means suggesting that holidays should be done away with-we are too fond of them ourselves to start any- thing along those 1iAs, but we do think that there should be some better means pf regulating holiday seasons whereby the workman will get a Setter holiday, and the manufacturer will not lose half his business by standing still during these holiday periods. -‘ __ raglan? staggered holiday period would be the answer, so many at work during this period and so many having the holiday. Then turn it around so that those who had been working could be released to have a holiday of mm . j The stopping of machinery, and the natural tendency ot all workers ta slow down prior to and immediately after a holiday, Cost all manufacturers a considerable amount of money, a cost from which they have no recourse. In some ways we are inclined to agree with him. For instance at Christmas almost every business slows down for a period of two or three days before the actualy holiday. After Christmas, every- one seems to be dragging themselves through the motions rather than actually working, until after the New Year. Once the New Year has been disposed of, it takes several more days for the average person to settle their mind back in the place necessary to get some work done. All of this time wasted is, we presume of some benefit to the average worker, who is supposed to have had his nose glued to the proverbial grindstone prior to every holiday, but to busi- ness on the whole, these holidays are detrimental. There-toben-ne-ttauto-ee-talmost -ttsimreue,howcornetherTuasbeentxrneentmtedegrortto t9eettmsoftttebirdst 1fthee-couhtbet-dedtoleave onaupatchofgrainoreomstandinginttiandthecity dwellers couldbe convinced that they would lose mixing by put- teroutalittudrrbreatthmttttebpxuinsrththecountry and city would henelit There are few hum of life that the oldimry person derives as much pleasure than as they do from mama, yKwhen winter comesandfoodisaearce, thereare very few people who stop and consider that winter robs the birds of their natural supply of food, and unless we make an eftort to feed them, they have no mean of surviving. . Possibly the festive season had something to do with it, but! we heard one of our leading business men holding forth today on the tact that there were altogether too many public holidays in, this country. 1 'heroundiaeltisftxsaen,andthmoatN-toveeertwittt .aeigxMiaseandtroow. Thehtrdswhsdsattsamrnerw-Neto Qmtgoodinabundsutce,arenow unatsietogetsuiBeimstt0odto itgtttMtheeaectaottheeoidweather. Actuaily our feathered that Ire quite able to sand the MrmeaofourwittteraaoNrastheoo1dtseoescemed,prxwided mauve ancient toad to maintain Mindy beat Once they biltoihtdsuiBeietttfood,ltdoeanottilongmrthemtofteeae todeettL . aorewhtettttsitupour'tnaminoutait%. tttaetesrenveey ettM,ttatthetsirdnwiBautteriu.tth-e. an) "I "t"B88art - hm Sod." 'hmmmh;m Christi 51m (in. Nanny in... lat-n H. has qc'r',7i:ii'tiictf,i] at - Mm. Sod-on. um "n W?“ W Sod.†"_.-............. ......d............ Take Care of the Birds The Time of Year FRIDAY. 13mm II. "" Guest Editorial STAT! _ - "__- "'-e-i"Vbq In. "I year average of 13.7. Last year's the event of another iiso7etaTerl crop was only 15.2. Barley crops age crop, Vegetable acresce iw. are forecast as 19.3 cwt. ptr acre. "rreased m 1948 19 a level that is as against a ten-year ave-32 of Prev to be maintained nether 17.4. Even was], which s "tpg/ht,", increased. more than o er cereals, wi Hon .--With prospect of an yield 17.4 cwt. to the acre which (exceptgnally large carryover ls l ch above the average. The and a product of from 36 to 50 total wheat crop is likely to ex- million pounds, a decline in ceed last E""' by some 22,000.- prices may be expected in 190. ooo bushe Map]. Products-The detqu =r-'=t==-C---e-====T=T---a--==--er: for maple products in Wild. In 1949, ia expected to continue at Firirrripays about the same level a in 1948. g â€Hit-c" 8905' ioHG “a. Stim- Mot-nor, hr which I “but t _... My?†- q chi-month __.._-i I iii, m--- - - for GGG, iiauciia all; unwrap . ‘ Oils-0d Crxtra.---rn view of the dimcult export situation and the large carry-over, particularly of flaxsemt, it is doubtful it the 1949 acreage ot amused fnd. rapeseed should be unmanned at 1948 levels The mun demand tor soybean and Jun- Rower seed in 1949 would war- rant consideration of m increase in acreage. Dtiod Bonn and Pi--a'ah.. mg into account the current ex- port situation. an expansion in acreage ot dried beans or tteq. would not seem to be divisible. . rteemx--rht, my outlook Farm prices my decline any. result of an abundant supply of competing mm {somewhat during the first half of 1949. The present outlook for expofz; outlets for eggs does not justi any expansion in egg pm- duction. Prices which mailed during 1948 and expectations of a sustained consumer demand may tend to encourage an in- creased production ot market poultry in 1949. Fruits and Tret-hu-ood fruit crops are expected in 1949. There is some possibility of; over-production of such ftuits as! apples, plums and grime, and raspberries. Deman m expecb‘ ed to remain generally Arm with some price decline for those: fruits which may be in surplus) Faris. The outlook for potatoes' in 1949 is for deprxssed prices in the event a; matrix)? above-aver- age crop. egeta e acreage iw. TYY-td in'1948 to , level that ia) pounds. The output ot butter. cheese and ice cream will prob- ably be maintained during 1949. Increased production of concerts trated milk products may ah- sort any decmase whim may oc- cur in sales of ilttid milk. was}: SerecTed l F."teA:-.-Durme the ttrst half of 1949 hog prices are ex- pected to be firm and prices for other crimes of livestock higher than in the ttest half of 1948. Livestock marketings in 1949 are expected to be slightly less than in 1948. Declines in all classes of meat animals are anticipated. Relatively lower supplies of all] (meats, a continued strong tio-l Lmeitic demand, smtmfior par prodch thro t- led Kingdom bacon fennel; â€and for beef and cat in the United States market, should provide protttabte prices for live- stock in 1949. . Dairy Much. ---2he domes- ge, demand for dairy products is l e y to remain high d . 1949. Total milk sflh'let1'l',f"E Sieed? Am): apProAirpate the! slight! tw 1948 Jestiijé'te -"i/Ciii.iiTi;Ga um mam that may consuls Ire aware ot the value iof mummuu tradeand the†{abilities it presents for growing world "many. In mo prim of hm may!“ t the 'ttttuf/ttrd,',' lately average wer than in 1968 and tax-mad net income is expected to be somewhm low- er for the second straight our. . The overall domestic dyemand tn 1949-3 expected to nttl or possihly rarceed, thet of MB al- lduction of teed grains in 1948, _ particularly in Ontario and Que- bec may reduce shipments tmm Western Canada. Net supplies of feed grains (excluding Wham) per grain consuming animal unit available for the 1948-49 feeding season are about 25 per cent greater than in 1947-48. Eaten farmers are likely to maintain their coarse grain may. at 1948 levels. l anew; though there may he some not- tening in the export demand for some firm Mutts. ' . Prices received by Canadian tanners will likely remain at the 1.ile .level or, FM dechne tle/ttpt',',', the end of MMS. Cash income assuming av- erage crops, should remain close to the high levels of 1947 and 1948. Prices paid by 'ttrtneqs wmlprobably remains: the 1948 Ia") or show some Muse in incatchietg with tbem .- . menu at Uu'llh'dli popul- l -iiitiriaiuiiiG"raiijfaTin World Wie 1. and not ea- momma-tum Prev. warm mph levels will not be ateigtrd and] was mm: "eeteth but lamination!“ hide: W __ 1ntematitmnlehadt-gmtb- ",tr,,',ig,',t,i,p,"a,'rg"i'git,t'trt mama immacula- turn tomcat! m. Thetsev..elowne.mt.a.adeeeRt- ance of tlieUriact tid, dale t,tgerh'ilant2,ggrie 'i'iiilii'lii'ie â€which a : ".'hrS'Aa'glrlti-a-, . mas.eeart-iv.d.-tmtutt mic man than]: 'rttei.dWarAttedy+thi Minna-HOW h te,e"lW'rf'hTdh,'l.N" Candhn Agriculture in I†‘V Reviewed at Annual Conference ments have been under way in Finland to develop a method of rlanufbcturing sugar from wood. The that factory to use the re- suits of this research will go in- to operation in Uledborg, Pin- land, and will produce about 1,- 000 pounds of sugar daily. The product is similar to glucose, is white in color and has a pleas-‘ am taste. The price will not gt) coed that of domestic beet sugar. Poultry icFiiiii fd a business L2itlt my tlnaoeiat and :0ther details. No business can ‘be moccasinâ€); operated without sufficient records and when fin- ancial records are not kept, the bushes is being conducted on a await, basis. If you want a net poultryman. you; Sho‘uld_ know. where you stand) anfwhaiG GiiGire, vides a GGGiroiaruTiiiii out'the .N, With the present day acti- pement egg production tor any vity m the cattle trade, the pres- period. ")'i'Ji'i of 2,tTe,t'tt,', in Canadian Arecordshould be tre tdur, “Wagon uousmenace 1M the brooding and Jli'll,fli' or to valuable, disease-free herds~ chicks showing the number oti (A) The prosppnty ofthe Can- chicks placed under a have [861311 hvgstock mdusu} depends date hatched and the daily Ga'. Mpon being We lo tspose of tality. A mode: record show. 'yntlus healthy “Wk tnd the mortality, the number of livestock products m .toreigp chicks on hand and allows one markets. 1Jryle.ts Cumming cat-1 to mmpare‘growps of chicks and tie are ttee 0131mm, pan-tuning- Wm brooding practica. gemculosm' and brucelloszs, Poultry keeping as a business a: y'ipolfr1)eleotrcipat: involving my tlnaoeiat and I m li- other details. No businm ran rkl'.2ldofte'r". _ -. - u Ill. - ommheoptwohmbd "rrxanb 1tuuf2ugTa,'gd ','tlda'Qtatrstftt1ttits ter fdeejaiadi' Keeping a Bock mid. show, ing an changes in the mtmber of hint, shows when unruly oc-. li LT,', fig"',', h min cub. attr w new pro- vides l menu o'Nru'7i1'l pm the Melissa‘s" ' altktaejiiar honor Mull-m the . a“ production at an. t,u,'%t can tr? easily done by PM“ a duct m a “convenient p m e pen. re- cord can km;- alert Wigner may thin“ It shows any va- riatidn in production and given intonnsuon on which n change in feeding or management may m" " when." with“ "?"9'u' y WI. - A ï¬shes] with of himrii -___ -ariiiFi Ji,'gtd'lhtlN t'ttt,ug2ti nam- "I.- "' ""V" "L--"-". d qgtttogagide vine-m tlFiiGiiiiirdia m†a... 'ethe ody.srtioes g.mlmw-zee;n3 %e..er.'P"e'""ere. LC-r.-'-.'"'-"'."-".'-.."-'-":"""-- It" by.†$GltqyyetttqpeisViiiFiUE. TAtt'atttT,g5,th",tt '8rar'ieD.-itietuitGi0'-i'"L my“ m.mmmmmmz Je",ehel','dWglrrgt y3.eACiee.tttttitii8iiFis "cum. I haven't inlay whiskers-pm m "vxr3Iro.n.rrg-cL..ette.eeEiiii, F05 a. numper of ye_ars experr "ee-i-""--'--'- mug-hum "Emlyn-adieu“..- ottryt?te'"tetr- ltetParaeLere1r.Eaiis SUGAR PROM WOOD AIL-Ute u Thls lg on. d Noun-‘1 Wood-chains" which "ait calm-h and plasma In M right manhunt hula-co. â€on ktttsrsiwhq' my one. to 5.- Pee, m of who! Duncan: to you. R-tter-thet-q In Hunt. Is Mum -olud. n " uu, FN.ev a?“ Aaritsuttui- LAFF-A-DAY 747m You have to see danger to avoid it. That's why the Depart- ment of Highwallis says to win- ter motorists: " eep Four wits he! windshieur clear." Ement of 854 head of pedigree left ‘Great Britain for the Soviet Union. During the ttrst ten months of 1948, the Soviet Union purchased nearly 3,000 head of cattle, sheep and pigs in the United Kingdom for breeding purposes. BREEDING BTOCK FOR nossu I fh Py,rtrrpber. I, a..cortsitrt The owner of a disease-ttee herd should not accept animals as additions to his herd unless such animak are from herds of equal health status, or omcially certified as ftee from disease. Cu)JSeirte admin-bl: to '2',t;ti'r'ttheTiuh'trtitgg'gt, ‘mce bed tttrough 2t'i't'ac'to,tt1"tettllul'G't comsymPioaotiMeetottaesimat was until the diKGe" ii; ruined the entire herd. (3) ataberculous animals. Se- gudless of breeding, type, sex or am are usually worth only at the (from will bring on s r or or rm. I'" - ttiVaiiU -- 1" was. and..." ear-0!. 33L Abs 'uxtrvfAqet 'heemdieationoftut-i. itmnCaasattiantseedri.ofthe yt-timport-forthe) tat work t_rujttii,jtitifuii.. {at}! Waive». --ha9t 0! belle-iii 7013mm" 7'" in?" (.t).Ntizyal .w"taee: "IIS " II)" - VIII! " "INC! AFuirairaiiri. TC' knit“; "and. de mm dirt!" ', At the 1941 census the num- _trer of blind persons in Canada (totalled 9,962 and deaf-mutes ‘numbeted 7,194. l l In order to encourage enam- ‘tom. the fit Seedsand Weeds ‘Branch of Ontario Depart- ment ot Agriculture my: ex- press charges on material and pays a cash bonus of $10 for each first prize and $5 for each} tee." in second placing at this; s ow. 1 Other winners of flrst prizes were: MacMillan Brothers, Dal- keith for timothy and Roy C. Chambers, Fenwick, for white winter wheat. I l Fifty-six prizes out of g total "tt 79 entries, were won incIuds in; nine f1rata. fehampiortships were won in v',"g,t..'thl't, Wm. R. Beanie, Sta les; in d peas by John 3- 'r'p2l v, Mailman and in com for Region 1, by Harold Haldaway, Blenheim. An On- tario war, Ollie Timmins of 'shfleSl2', was also teservei, champion ip tteld pegs; I the my; way ass-{£5161 duced in 1135 province. ; WINNERS AT CHICAGO § Omeials of the Ontario De ‘partment of Agriculture draw at- ‘tention to the fact that seed growers from Ontario again' ranked top in several classes at the recent International Grain and Hay Show at Chicagq. They point out that winning In sev- tral tN.rrepetitie clam in4ieates mum BEED GROWER8 Canada’s ‘bcnlu have ttttee van WELL m His GER HAIR ButuNEss WHILE lT LASTED-BUT ms SUCCESS COULDN'T mu: A CANDLE - or we snowmen: on ma FARM SPONSORED " YOUR BANK And it work. out. Impartial authorities. have called Canada’s banking system one of the soundth and most "ietont in the world. Above all, the dopodtor In the controlling factor-the safety of depoliton' funds " a bank’s lint concern. As a depmsitor exeni-ing your hoe ehoiese--roum is the power which keep. the bunk alert to your needn. [OUR bank: operate under charter-I granted by Parliament, which every a review; and revise. than. J?laat 000 has... Contrast this Canadian way with conditions in lands who" Mom is d.nud--whoe. ovory bank is a political tool, wot-y banks! a Stoto ofBetolt Stato monopoly of banking, proposed by socialists hon, would open your banking transactions to political intrusion. Vowbutuumhmdmnllbn.Yu maummumchunAb-am *r'"e-'ueoeo-.oa.es.ro.seh- PM Wou- CARLING’S "t mun "an“: lIIHII nun". nun. u.. - W hon Sonic. (or Quick Odin-h- In.“ BUB TERMINAL KITCHEN ll Venom» squmRELs, met AND MSWRS_ALL HARMFUL To THE FARMERS CROPS- Br menus Tues: PESTS m CHECK, THE BADGERS new To new NATURE m BALANCE f.3ltmmes FEED MAINLY on