Sar nnn nen aa ABBOTSFORD, SUMAS AND MATSQUI NEWS The Canadian Cattle Trade Marked Revival In Trade With Great Britain Is Noted Canada last year shipped about 26,- 000 head of cattle to the British mar- ket which is a revival of a trade that many years ago ran into even greater proportions and then dropped off en- tirely, The excellent health of Cana- dian cattle voiced before the meat traders in England substantiates the claim made in this country all along. The feeling here is that the trade n the United Kingdom has gradually been coming to realize that the re- strictions placed on Canadian cattle are- unfair. One restriction is that cattle for shipment to Britain must be quarantined for three days before going on the ship. This may seem trivial but it adds to the cost as do various markings which must be put on the cattle. } NOTES ON GARDENING Use Of Plenty Of Mulch Will Save) a Lot Of Hoeing | Cultivation is saved by the use of| a mulch of specially prepared paper, chopped straw, lawn clippings or leaves. This is particularly valuable among tomatoes, head lettuce, cab- bage and melons in the vegetable gar- |den, and with roses and other flow- ers. With soil so protected the gar- |dener may go away with no worry j about drying out. The paper which is now quite favorably recommended by gardening experts is fastened to the ground by staples made of ordin-| ary wire. | All the regular climbers can be used for screens to hide objection- able fences, views and garages, if pro- vided with support in the way of a trellis or a wall. In addition to these, |we can also use upright material. | Evergreens will give us a permanent! | screen regardless of the season, or we | | Indians Make Progress One of the striking examples of the progress of the Indians on reserves in Western Canada towards a position of self-support and independence is the strides made in the improvement of housing conditions. During the past few years, according to a recent report of the Department of Indian Affairs, over 2,000 new houses have been erected on the various reserves, 200 being built during the year 1931. Plans for a larger number of houses to be conStructed during the present year are being made by officers of the Department in the field. The houses built by the Indians are of substantial materials. As a rule good-sized logs are used, set up on concrete foundations. Each house has two doors, five windows, and very often an upper floor. They are whitewashed every spring and fall and are a vast improvement over the mud-plastered dwellings previously built by the Indians. In the matter Cattle are shipped from Canada as| Can plant any of the well known | of furnishings the interiors of most fat or store cattle. The cattle are Shrubs which come all the way from | of the Indian dwellings of today are slaughtered soon after they reach |® foot high to twice the height of @/, pleasing surprise. Considerable Birkenhead or Glasgow. The store) man. These, of course, are deciduous, | sims are spent annually by the In- cattle are inspected by a representa- although even in the winter their) gians in the beautification of their tive of the British ministry of agri-| berries and branches will afford both homes, securing the added comfort | culture who decides which cattle are | variety and a fair screen. Shrubbery | syoh adornment brings. “near fat" and which are store. The and evergreens also possess the very} As is to be expected the change in “near fat” and the store usually are | important advantage of providing 4 the home surroundings has had its both moved to other points under safe sanctuary for our beautiful and) }eneficial effect on the health of the, license for sale to farmers who desire useful song birds. Of annual mater-| Government's wards. During 1931 to finish them. ial we have an extensive list at our) | there was a noticeable improvement | as, tt The store have then to be held for | disposal. In addition to the annual! jin health conditions on western re- six days before going to the farms climbers, like Scarlet Runner beans, | serves, there being only two out- and the “near fat” for 28 days before | hops, nasturtium and morning glor- | breaks of disease during the year. going to farms. In the case of the “near fat” cattle this restriction makes it almost imperative that they be killed at once whether they are ai Sunflower from four to eight feet One Must Study ready or not as the long hold would be too expensive. The Ir'sh Free State cattle meet no such restrictions. The result is that Canadian shippers often do not find it advantageous to ship store cattle to Britain and the bulk of the ship- ments are confined to fat cattle. It) is contended that Canada could sup- ply considerable numbers of store cat- tle which the British farmer could fatten advantageously to all concern- ed if the restrictions were removed. Fox Farm Not Farm In Eyes OF Law Judgment Confirms Assessment Put On Property In Quebec A fox farm is not a farm in the eyes of the law as far the tax asses- sor is concerned, Mr. Justice Stack- house decided in Superior Court at Montreal. The judgment confirmed the assessment placed by the téwn of Laval Des Rapides on property of the Laval Des Rapides Fox Farms, Prior to 1931 the assessors had as- sessed the property at $2,500 as farm jes, we have bushy, upright plants| | such as the Cosmos, a tall, late bloom- | jen bright and decorative, ornament- high, Hollyhocks, Four O'clock, Dah- | lias, African Marigolds and Micokine: | |The latter while tall is not particu-| larly branching, but on account of its | evening fragrance is recommended for planting amongst other tall, an- nual screens. | The equipment required in garden- ing is inexpensive. To Converse Well People, Listen, Obserye, and Read We do much talking. Some of this talking is profitable? Some is not. = \To Present | Farmers’ Views | poe’ Wheat Pool Wants Agriculturists’ In- | terests Represented At Imperial | Conference | are behind the plans for placing west-| v3 before the} vg | ful | Saskatchewan wheat pool directors vie ern agricultural economic conference. | Full accord with these plans of the, recently-organized co-operative con- ference of Saskatchewan agricultural , interests for the placing before the forthcoming conference at Ottawa, in) July, the views of western agriculture, | was expressed by the directorial meet-) ing of the Saskatchewan wheat pool, | held in Regina recently. | Representatives of various agricul- tural bodies throughout Saskatch- ewan, including the pools, the Sas- kateh Rural Mi i jes Az? | sociation and others met recently to discuss and formulate plans for draw- | ing the attention of imperial states- | men to the interests of western agri- | culture. A committee was appointed to go further into the question- and to make recommendation. This committee was to | further information with a yiew to; holding a second conference of Sas-| katchewan interests. | | The committee appointed has now) suggested that joint action on the part of all agricultural bodies be tak. | en in Alberta and Manitoba before | this conference. | secure | Wheat Surplus Is Small | ; Canada’s Carry-Over Estimated As) Smallest Since 1925 | H A survey of the wheat situation |shows varying conditions but i) ! bright spot for Canada is the me | Have you ever paid close attention to! mate of a comparatively small carry- |the things that are said at the aver-|over with indications of favourable The Most Popular Fur Silver Fox Comes First, With Musk- rat Next In Importance ‘The fur most in demand among the women of Canada is the silver fox, according to the ‘latest report on the production of Canada issued by the Canadian Government Bureau o! Statistics. ; The total value of the raw fur production for the season ended June 30, 1931, was $11,604,407, of which the value of silver fox pelts accounted for $3,216,217. The number of silver fox pelts sold was 71,816 at an average price of $44.78, the lowest recorded within recent years: Musk- rat is next in importance to silver fox with an aggregate value of $2,142,736, followed by white fox with $1,669,599; mink with $904,350, and beaver with $740,258. Other kinds of furs having a production in the season under re- view valued at over $100,000 were: red fox, ermine, marten, patch fisher or pekan, and skunk. Ontario was first among the prov- inces in order of value of raw fur production, but there was & difference of only $82,478 in value between it and the Province of Quebec. Thi North West Territories were third in order of value with a total of $1,872,- 397, and Saskatchewan and Alberta came next, the former with $1,132,718 and the latter with $1,118,059. There are 36 kinds of fur produced in Canada, which range from the aris- tocratic silver fox down to the more plebian gopher and domestic cat. The report shows that 133 household cats’ pelts found their way into the fur market in 1930-31. The total value was $39, an average of about 29 cents each. : Furs in Canada are now cheaper than they have been for several years. As recently as three years ago the average price of a silver fox pelt was $104. By the end of June last year age society reception or miscellaneous export trade for the balance of the, the price had fallen to $44.78. Musk- church-gatherings? asks a current present crop year ending July 31,| rat skins declined from $1.41 per pelt writer. The effort seems to be sim- ;1932, Recent estimates place the in June, 1929, to 81 cents in June, A 1) great deal! bjy to fill up the time and in some) probable carry-over at 104,000,000,| 1931, Reductions are in about the can be done with a hoe and rake, | way or other to prevent the awkward) the smallest since 1928 and about! same proportion in all other pelts. |though easier and better results are secured where one provides himself) j with a little more generous support. pauses. Thus people degenerate into mere talking machines. They run until they run down. To talk well one 30,000,000 bushels less than on July | 31, 1931. | In a review of world conditions, | Of course in the larger places a great | puct first think well. One cannot say | the European market is described al done by the horse or a small garden | tractor. The seed bed can be plow-/| ed and cultivated and generally put) in a fine state of tilth which is so/ | jthese things will soon be furnished | present conditions Canada and the | important. A good seed bed, by the jways is half the battle as it assures | even and quick destroys | deal of the preliminary, and incident-| at one does not know. If knowl-| “proader today than at any time Aes consequently in demand by other| ‘The offer to Canadian farmers w ally the most fatiguing, work can be edge is superficial, one will tall super- | ing the present crop year.” ficially. We should study books. We should study people. Listen. Observe. Read. Think. Anyone who will do with themes for conversation and will be able to give an intelligent opinion |most of the weeds and conserves | moisture. If no horse or tractor is javailable a spade Will have to be/ used and this tool, like most of the | | others, will greatly benefit from a trip to the grindstone. If one hoe only | lis to be used, a fairly narrow one is| on is that come up for dis- cussion. Hay Sent By Post Ton Shipped In Parcels For Snow- bound Cattle A ton of hay was mailed early in lands under cultivation, but in that! ,q,iced, as this will facilitate the|April by parcel post to feed dairy year a change was made and the pro- perty was dropped from the “farm” category and the assessment was in- creased to $15,481. The action is now confirmed by the court. His lordship pointed out that the | of the hoe and rake for measuring | blocked by snow slides. | work of weeding, thinning and close | | cultivating. A rake is also essential for covering the seed. It is a good plan to nick off twelve, fifteen and | eighteen inch lengths on the handles | cattle in the snow-bound town of Sil- verton, Colo., which had been isolated since February 9. A Durango firm was unable to ship the hay because the railroad was So it was law relating ‘to taxation of farm aictances between rows. A ball of | placed in bundles to conform with the Eee Tequires” that the land should | stout string and a dozen or two!maximum size and weight specified be under cultivation’ or farmed PY | stakes for marking will be invaluable. | for parcel post and mailed, It re- eee ARE Ts (oe as Bar | Digging forks are also advisable for | quired $14 dollars worth of stamps. dener who lives upon the produce therof.” Facing a Crisis Complete Lack Of Demand For Dia- monds Creates Bad Situation For Dealers The diamond kings of the world are facing a crisis caused by the al- most complete lack of demand for their wares. More than £8,000,000 worth of dia- monds for which no customer can be found lie in the vaults of the diamond merchants of London, England. If they were dumped on the mar- ket to fetch the best price obtain- able the slump in prices would ruin every jeweler in the world. Sales of diamonds throughout the world in 1931 were smaller than in any year since the war. The normal demand is £12,000,000 worth. Last year fewer than £2,- 000,000 worth were sold. “Wouldn't born in Pari “Not at all. I can’t speak a word of French.”"—Buen Humor, Madrid. you love to have been W. N. U. 1940 | early working and they will also come | in handy when the potato crop is to) be harvested. Later on one will re- quire a small trowel, clippers and a} |Jawn mower. A small weeder, shaped | jlike the hand, with claws or cultiva- tor attached will save much work in |the flower garden, while the writer can also recommend from personal | experience one of those hand cultiva- |tors about twelve inches wide with | three to five removable teeth for gen- \eral work in the place of a hoe or regular horse or tractor-drawn cul- tivator. . | Anglo-Russian Trade Agreement British Government Considering the Matter Of Cancelling the Pact The British Government is consider- ing the possibility of cancelling the Anglo-Russian trade agreement with a view to a more equal distribution of trade between Russia and Great Bri-| tain, Walter Runciman, president of the Board of Trade, declared in the House of Commons. The minister said the government had been impressed by the fact there was a large preponderance of sales of Russian products in Great Bri- tain in return for comparatively small | purchases of British goods by the Soviet, Ice Breaker For H.B, Route The goyernment icebreaker N. B. McLean will make another trip into | Hudson Bay waters this summer un- der the direction of th of Marine. party of engineers and nautical ex- marking and charting the waters and facilitate navigation along that route | The hay was transported by pack mule at a cost to the post office de- partment of five cents a pound, said a report to the State Utilities Com- mission. World| import requirements for the balance |ot the crop year are placed at from | 225,000,000, to 235,000,000. Under | United States will be called on to supply 150,000,000 bushels, probably about 75,000,000 from each country. | Russia’s Grain Fields | More Crop Acreage This Year Than. Ever Before More tractors and other agricultur- al machines are in the fields of Rus- sia than ever before and on April 20, ‘the sown area-was double that on the same date last year. The government's figures showed 16,106,750 acres had been sown on that date as compared with 8,297,500 lat the same time in 1931. This year’s planting programme calls for | cultivation of 255,875,000 acres as compared with last year’s 243,712,500. | “Don't you think she’s ignorant?” “Tgnorant! Why, my dear, I’ve ney- er met a woman who knew less about | more things.” | | machine Furs produced in Canada, principal- ly due to climatic conditions being favourable to fur-bearing animals, are of notably high quality and are countries. Farm Horse In Demand Still Holding Its Place On the Farms Of Canada The horse may be a “rara avis” on the streets of cities, but on the farms of Canada it is still holding its Place | in spite of the competition of this age. The official census taken in the Dominion in June last year shows that thee are 3,129,058 horses on the 728,244 farms in Can- ada, or only 322,711 less than there were in June 1921. The ten year de- crease represents 9.35 per cent. Agricultural authorities state that the farm horse is likely to be in greater demand for the next few years than it has been in the past decade. In the ten year period under re- view cattle on Canadian farms have decreased from 8,369,536 to 7,990,947 or 4.52 per cent. Sheep have increased 12.74 per cen! ine, 41.89 per cent., and poultry 51.03 per cent. Sugar imports into Manchuria are increasing. KING EBWARD Vil LAND BY of Wry, ROSS SEA t i ® EOE Planning New Antarctic Expedition Undertaking what Sir Ernest Shackleton called “the last great adventure in South Polar exploration,”’ Lincoln 2,900 miles, land. Black portion of the al Jboye map shows the known land, Department | Ellsworth (left inset), is planning a flight in the dirigible Norge over the great Antarctic continent in September, ‘The vessel will probably | 1933. Bernt Balchen (right inset), famous flier, who accompanied Rear Admiral Byrd to the South Pole, will pilot leave Quebec early in June with a) the expedition, which will establish its base at Frambhelm, on the Bay of Whales, not far from the bases of Am- mundsen and Byrd. It is planned to coyer the 1,460 miles that separate the Ross Sea, on one side of the Antarctic, perts who will complete the work of from the Weddell Sea, on the opposite side. The flight and return would be made non-stop, a total distance of | salary so that I can send my wife Shaded portion r ‘h ti i | cross fox, coyote, lynx, otter, badger, the extent for likely patronage for | © | trial. represents coniectured, away for a holiday? I must have 9 ‘Must Be Given — Insurance and Rail Rates Determining Factor In Churchill Route — The Churchill route, if given a f | chance, will prove itself eco lly practical in a shorter period of y than did the St. Lawrence route, ac- cording to Lieut.-Colonel F. J. James, of Regina, vice-president of the ‘On- to-the-Bay Association. — ia Other points stressed by |James in an interview wer as- |katchewan and the west generally |has developed the northern route in |the face of most difficult economic conditions, which should prom, n | greater consideration to de! att |freight rates over the north route |most advantageous to the we: ‘the route itself. sm i | A survey of grain men to dete: |Bay line, was bound to reflect | versely on it, since all establishe | handling facilities are along the great |lakes. Rates over the Churehill rail and water line must be such as” | warrant shipper giving it a tho! | “I remember, years ago," said a | James, “when shipping insurance | companies imposed rates for the Mon- — pisea route much higher than | Present ones. The route was prove | practical from a safety standpoint. “But how can the northern rout 7 |be proven practical when shippi ig rates allowing for high insurance a | so high, and the shipper must in |addition, allow for high rail rat such as the railways have intimate: | would be put into effect?” Guarantee Wheat Prices Implement Companies Have Plan Sale Of Farm Machinery Leading United States farm impl ment manufacturing companies plan = ite extend to Canadian farmers the 7 same guarantee of wheat prices in © [as connection with instalment salés if their products as already apply to fall payments of merchandise pur-— |chased this year by farmers of thi | country. ‘ me |be announced early in May, it is | learned. Pa | Under the Canadian plan, as under | the one already in effect in the US, \Implement manufacturers would © | guarantee certain prices for wheat | ‘and other farm products when used ‘for purchasing farm machinery, tools letc, The arrangement it 1s believed, | will recognize the spread in prices be- tween American and Canadian farm |products resulting from the tariffs. — |The probable guaranteed price for |Canadian wheat will be 80 cents a eset against 70 cents for American wheat. ‘New Instrument For i | Symphony Orchestras — VGarpenteds Saw Took Solo Place In | Recent Concert Add the lowly carpenter’s saw to the list of symphony orchestral in- struments. A vaudeville stage novel- ty, the saw took a solo place in a ~ ‘recent concert of the Cincinnati sym: ~ | phony orchestra. The player was Rob- ~ ert Alter, Cincinnati business man. He played composition written es- pecially for his “instrument” by hel solo violinist of the orchestra and the solo flutist. A Real Runner The young athlete had been brag- ging about his powers as a runner to his country cousin. Presently they came to a corner of - the street and a sudden gust of wind whipped off her hat and carried it” down the street. He, however, made no attempt to retrieve it. “You are such a wonderful ru ner, and yet you cannot get my hat,” said his cousin indignantly. \ He gave a supercilious smile. om “Just you wait a moment,” he said. “T must give it a hundred yards start 3 holiday now!” “Then may I have an advance ©: (rest Karikaturen, Oslo.