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rinsing. run-ma! 1 Fertility And Crops

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When the average city man hears of too much grain, of too many potatoes, and a glut of meat, he sometimes wonders why the farmer does not control production like the manufacturers. Here is the reply of the agricultural correspon- dent of the Birmingham Post:

“\Vhat happens in a bumper ycar with pota- toes has happened again and again in the case of imported meat. The colonial has sent us supplies beyond our normal capacity, has broken the market for himself and us, with the result that we have jointly received less money for an increased tonnage. A1 an up-to-the-minute com- mentary, the same thing that so often used to occur with potatoes has happened in the cur- rent year’s barley crop.

“The immediate retort to all this is, ‘Control production’; but, as is the case with so many apparently obvious cures for old and deep-seat- ed ailments, there are snags. First of all, a farm is not s factory; nor can total tonnage be adjusted, up or down, as is possible in s factory, without destroying Ilie farm; and second, con- sumption is neither a rigidly fixed nor an easily ascertainable quantum_

“Add that, in the case, for instance of beef, one must begin restriction of output two years before it can take effect, and that the ‘time lag’ in the case of all farm products is many times that attached to manufactured goods, and it will be seen that the problem is incapable of being solved by a slogan, or of being reduced to sim- ple arithmetic.

“Consider s farmer who decides that there are too many sheep in the world and that he will cut his production. If it is a hill farm with sheep sparsely dotted over scores of acres, re- duction means that his land is a half-used as- set, that its fertility slowly declines because of decreased hoof cultivation, and, iriovitalfly, s population decline where we want to increase

population.

"On a normal grass-farm fertility decline would be more rapid, as would be depopulation, and the final result that which, above all others.

we wish to avoid—an increase in understocked

‘rough grazing.’ _

“The fact that persistently eludes even the most fair-minded and sympathetic townsmen is that fertility is not an end in itself, but a means to an end. Its object is increased production, and the two linked together are the founda- tion’ of sound rotational farming.

“We need maximum fertility as s measure of Nothing else in the realm of agriculture will give us that insurance-and

it is technically impossible at one and the same time to throttle production and increase fertil- ity. keep it dry, dusted, and oiled against the time one needs it as one can with a machine.

One cannot put a caretaker on the land to

“The land, its stock and its people are all liv- ing things. They progress and produce or de- Nothing can make them static. There lies the difficulty in the quantitative con- trol of production. One may, within limits set by rotational needs, increase or decrease this commodity or that. One cannot decrease total ajoduction and maintain maximum fertility."

National Park Publicity

The leading article in the current issue of the Canadian Geographical Journal is entitled “Can- ada's Maritime Playgrounds”, and is devoted to featuring the Cape Breton Highlands National Park and the Prince Edward Island National Park. The author, Mr. Robert J. C. Stead,

gives s brief outline of this Provinces history i

as well as its tourist attractions. The illustra- tions, include views of Bonshaw, Brackley Beach, Kildare Capes, and a stretch of paved highway near Brookfield.

In s passage not evidently meant for home consumption Mr. Stead writes:

“When most of the national parks were es- tablished the land was already owned by the Dominion Government, and settlement had not been encroached upon it to any appreciable ex- tent. A different situation existed with respect to the new parks in Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, which was met by the Provincial

Governments acquiring the land and turning it,

over to the administration of the federal auth- orities_ The public-spirited attitude of owners, in making their lands available for this purpose, and the co-o eration between the Dominion and Provincial vernments, have made possible these valubale additions to Cstisds’s system of national parks."

Unfortunately the owners in this Province had ‘little opportunity of demonstrating their fpublic-spirited attitude" except“ by way of protest against the coercive methods used by the Campbell Government in expropriating the land and refusing right of appeal. _

Mr. Stcadb article is a reminder of the fact that no detailed information as to the ‘Govern- ment's settlement with the owners of the Park lstidshas been given out. It is to be hoped that at the next legislative session this information will be, tabled. Our: taxpayers have a right to

.i""TW_lfiO\V much each land-owner received, and

also the valuations which were recommended by

the Higgs Commission. ~ ' i Up To Premier King

hilt week. Financial Post (1n- "the inescapable m»

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' minimisi- vis submitted m. re- port it provided. sensational corroboration of

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every charge made by Col_ Drew in Maclean's Magazine. It went farther and brought out evidence of gross incompetence on the part of the Department of National Defence. This evidence was laid before Parliament just as a judge submits his case to the jury. In this case the Government, Parliament and the people of Canada are the jury.

"So far the Prime Minister has taken no action except in respect of a Defence Purchas- ing Board. He has allowed Parliament to wrangle over what should be done; has per- mitted a debate which at times descended to de- plorably low levels, without accepting ihis own clear responsibility to take definite action on the basis of the known facts and evidence submit- ted to him by Mr. Davis. -

“There is adequate evidence in the hands of the Prime Minister to show that both his Min- ister of National Defence and the deputy min- ister were guilty of gross abuse of public trust. Tf any doubts have been entertained on this score they have been removed by arguments placed before the House in the past few days. “If Mr, King has not realized it already, he must know by this time that the people of Can- ada will riot be content with anything short of a thorough clean-up of this whole situation. A clean-up which will not permit a whitewashing by a packed parliamentary committee, but will demand direct action by the Government- itself."

I Editorial Notes I

Valentine Day.

a o The Boot and Shoe Manufacturers Associa- tion have gone on record against allowing week- end “tourists" to the United States to return with $100 duty free goods unless they be made to pay the 8% Sales tax. Otherwise they say it is gross discrimination against the people who can- not afford to spend Saturday to Monday over the border.

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No, man in public life in Canada has been more reticent about his war services than Hon. Dr. Manion, M. C. To accuse him, as our local contemporary does, of “jumping up every day to proclaim his loyalty and the fact that he went overseas”, simply because he has been insisting on a showdown in the matter of the scandalous Bren gun contract, is a gratuitous insult to every war veteran in "the country. It could only have emanated from a party organ nursing an in- feriority complex with regard to its own lead- er’: record.

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The Province of Ontario, produced $221,316,- 225 worth of minerals of all kinds in 1938, com- pared to $230,173,459 in 1937, the Department of Commerce reported today. Despite this dc- crease of 3.85 per cent in production values, On- tario maintained its position as leading mineral producing province of Canada. Gold mines ac- counted for $101,231,425 oi- 45.74 per cent of the whole—eleven new mines coming into op- eration during the year to boost the output value about $11,000,000 above that of I937. A severe decline in copper prices lowered the I938 pro- duction value of that mineral to $31,133,126 from $41,717,053 in 1937, although there was a slight increase in actual output.

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Canada's production ‘of crcamery butter in January amounted to 9,747,782 pounds compar- ed with I1,247,322 in the previous month and 8,367,468 in the corresponding month last year. Increases over January I938 were recorded in all provinces, with the exception of Nova Scotia. According to preliminary figures, Canada's pro- duction of creamery butter during I938 ag- gregated 266,886,883 pounds compared with 246,387,259 in 1937. The amounts follow by months, with 1937 figures in brackets: Jan- uary, 8,367,468 (8,932,907) pounds; February,

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683.033); April. 16.434225 (Is.=s6.07=>;May. 2819621502 (2417561556); June: 4117631804 (385 258.911): July. 38-782mm (ssorésms): Aus- ust, 35,180,766 (3i,643,332); September, 30,- 271.77! (=9.<>9='478): October. 23.438264 92,144,824); November, 14,665,565 (13,263,- 918); December, 11,147,332 (9,823,479). i II I t

Drinkers are made, not born, Mr. Charles H. Durfee of Wakefield, R.I., told the American Association for the Advancement of Science the other day. He contended that the foundations of alcoholism were predominantly psychological, and that a drunkard could really “unleam" if he wanted to and was given the right sort of help. This assistance is not drugs, Mr. Durfee con- tended. Nor does it do the least good to try to talk or chide a person out of his drinking. The effective way is to let the drunkard live in a sympathetic community, where he can take as many drinks as he wishes, but continually see other people who benefit from not drinkin so much. Finally the drinker reaches a stage w ere he is able to refuse s drink-the last drink, not the first. When he can refuse the last one, he becomes proud of the achievement, and experi- ments further. But he has to have s sincere desire for reform. '

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“My method for dealing with any farm," Mr. James Keith, of Aberdeenshire told anagricul-

ture on any course of action and the probable income. Critics may say that one cannot fore- cast events such as seasons and prices. That is quite true, but seasons wil, with cer- tainty always average themselves, and as for prices, as they cannot be forecast, one has to take the probabilities. There are, how- ever, some things which, under present condi- tions, are reasonably stable, such as wheat, sugar, beet, milk, pigs and poultry; and beef, with the present‘ subfiipy, is more stable-lb?! suppose, w ie over an average o '_ is eep have not done so badly. I ‘should lilteto add for the benefit of those "W110 think’ s f ought to alter his plans freqtientlyto 1 injg condition Mistakes-tin:

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It ls a mistake to believe that the refugee problem 1s m Jewlsn and concerns Jews only. Many are I-i testsnts, ~Osthollcs and other religions, political of- fenders, pacifist: and democrats. and as Nordic as can be, The total umber of people affected tn the new Greater Germany runs into millions who have either fled or want to flee when they get the chance. The problem of refuge is enormous, and press and states- min have a serllottsbfask inledu- cslng the comora e peope 1n free lands to rise to the heights of their opportunities of service b0 mankind and either subscribe for the repatriation of these unfor- tunate: or offer them sanctuary.- St. Thomas ‘Ilmes-Joumal.

Roads here are open to the other towns, to the mines, to the lumber camps, and so on. The bus service between Tlmmins and South Porcupine has been running hourly without a single interrup- tion. Men working at mines in the district haven't missed a shift because of any storm. It ts true that there has been a little oold weather 1n the North this year - and last year. But. in this great country petaple know how to stand a little col . It Ls true that mere has been some snow here~and some here now. But. folks in this North know whatto do with snow. What isn't, snow-plowed, just. has to be shovelled. It ts as easy as that. -Tirnmins Advance

‘Ema writer ol a loiuiess woriu

and humorless population of Martian revolt and machine worship. H. G. Wells. has got

himself into some London weekly apers with conbem ‘ refer- ences to the visit to Canada of Their Majcsties King George and Queen Elizabeth. He deplores sentiment‘, the cement of a great empire and intangible bond of a mighty race. Wells avers it bores him, but be bores the British and has done so since he lost the skill of story-telling some two decades since and became a discredited seer. He lost his lmaizlnatlon in the Great War and can no longer fathom emotion that stirs more hiunan minds and sentiment that rsnakes hearts wami. _Brnridou un.

Wnua experts and llllnonues ave here are talking about who's wrong with the college p111, 1t remained for Hunter Col- ege m do smneizhlmr about it. Hunter has provided a. series of seminar sessions with experts on how m makes a. good appearance. How to put on the cosmetics, how to select and wear clothes, how to walk, what to do with‘ hands and hair; tones of voice, we hope, too- and especially how to walk! Mastery of" these subjects won't make a competent secretary or research assistant of a girl who can't. spell. We wouldn't. suggest that this knowledge outweighs as education the French irregular verbs, logarithms and Elizabethan But who wants a. whiz at logarithms if she looks like a surrealism great-aunt? Some girls, doubtless, are born with chic. But lf one hasn't learned she may not find it, consolin always to be ad- mired Just for er knowledge and competence Hunter, 1t seems us, is doing right in a. sensible way by the young women who came to it. for equipment toward their careers. —New York - Tele- gram.

There ls an old story of the first campaign 1e1- the Senate, which Senator Robert- Reynolds waged against. the Hon. Cameron Morrison. Cam Morrison wasa rich man, who lived richly. Bob Rey- nolds xot hbnself into the Senate by touring North Carolina in a broken-down I'm-d, giving the vot- ers personal cbsrades of 0am ar- rlv at his hotel tn s Rolls- Royce, and marching into the din- ing room to est caviar. He used to carry s red carpet, on which to strut. across in?‘ platforms. But the high spot tn is speech alrwavs came when he whip d’ s small Jar of- caviar out of h pocket, and told the plain people of North Carolina about Cam Morrison's favorite food. "Friends, ft. pains me to tell V011". Bob would yell. "Fish eggs, that's what he eats. this here jar I'm showin’ you ain't. a jar of squirrel shot; ttsuftslueggs, and red Russian fish eggliat that, and they cost two dollars, Just for this little arful. Now fellow citizens let me a you, do vou wsm. a sen- ator who ain't too high and miizbtv to eat gopd uld Ngrtlafartiliina lien

s, or on’ you " span peo- iil: of North Carolina sent Bob Reynolds to the Senate for rather non-essential reasons. - Capitol Parade Washtnaton. "

snore is a messing story from the bird show at the Rnval Horticultural Ball In London. where the Judges tried for three hours to induce thirteen competi- tors for tbs best tslktn: bird to "do their amt." (lrtvyercorrnzi b shyness or nova o e situation the would-be champion cbatlterers set stlent; slxluexcept

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elpnse involving millions f donu- gfintaregtpd with aiwp in min-i charscterllied paifhe p u h" in the House of Commons of

Elm 00n- l-YIBR partisan handling 01' the matter is evidenced bi»; the fact that all groups in the on“ of Commons. with the exception of the members supporting us, Gov- emment. have tn-ken virtually iden- icsl attitudes in the matter. Mem- bers of all the Opposition group; h!" “M1181! wndemned the we in which the machine gun mun-sci was handled, taking their oondem, nation from the report of the Com- missioner o! Inqulry-hlmscit. In a0 doing. however, they have made it clear that their concern w” with discredittng the Administra- tion iihsu with safeguarding future eXPtnditures 1n Canada's defence Pfozram. Nearly all the membe who joined tn ex rig the patron. like and prof tearing methods which. the Commissioner's report revealed. had been followed in pise. 1118 the order for machine - were insistent that these met ode Bhflllld not prevail in the doubled expenditure on defence which the Government la now asking Parlia- ment. to approve. CCF, Social Ore- dlt and labor Members were as Vlsvrous as the Conservatives in demanding that the spending of $68,000,000 on defence which the Government proposes for the next twelve months should be free from the favoritism. patronage anq m. fiteerlnz attaching to the mac [no gun deal. _

In this matter members were 1ft- erelly discharging the duty pigeon fiqllarely upon them by the Com- missioner of Inquiry when, in his report, he said that it was for the

ment. and Parliament to upon the question of whether tiiose responsible for securing Canada's requirements in machine guns bad discharged their responsibility to the nubile interest. Taleng th- gvL dense from the report of the Com- missioner, Opposition group mem- bers unanimously answered, “no”, tp the Commissioner's question:

We"? PTODcr and sufficient Slap! liken 1h this case to discharge that responsibility?"

The only difference lri attitude on the Opmsition side was that while the CCF group wanted the Commissioner's report and the ma- chine sun contract sent to the Public Accounts Commit/tee for further investigation the Conserv- ative Partv held that the deal baa been sufficiently invest/gated and completely exposed and condemned in the Commissioner's report and that the deal should be cancelled at once without waste of time m- money on further Investigation. Ln moving that the contract be can. celled, in amendment to the 00F PTODOSaI lo refer it to the Public Accounts OOmmlttee, Hon. n. .1. Manion book the ground that the only ossible result: from a refer- ence the Committee would be a report whitewnshing the deal. This result was certain because the Gav- ernment, under the rules of lihg

House, would place 8t! of its own supporters on the Public Accounts Committee aizalnst 14 members from all the Opposition groups. In support of his position Dr. Manton quoted extracts from page after page of the Commissioner's report which. he maintained, constituted complete condemnation of the Gov-

ernment's whole course tn the transacflon. The Commissioner had been

prevented, Dr. Manlon pointed out. from glvlng,_ln his report, his opin- ions on the transaction. Counsel representing those involved tn the transaction, including counsel for the Government. had insisted, after the evidence had been taken at. the Inquiry. that. the Commissioner must. not make anv firidlri§ on the evidence or include in his report annconclusions or comments or on ions regarding the contract or the conduct of t-hoee concerned in it. This restriction on the Com- missioner bad forced hlm to let the evidence speak for itself. He had included in his report evidence

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