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PAGE SIX THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO {alNE‘VS AND INFORMATION ‘ British Cattle Market Offers Mest Permanency to Canadian Farmers Not subject to such violent changes {as United States outlets, declares L. ‘E. O‘Neill, Dfrector. Live Stock Branch. Ont. Dept. of Agriculture. 1 The success or failure of our live lstock busineSS in Canada will be ilarg‘ely dependant on our ability to lmaintain satisfactory export mar- lkets, states L. E. O’Neill, Director, -Live Stock Branch, Ont. Dept. of Am‘iculture, Toronto. In perhaps no other line of live stock production l have we been sulbiect to more chang- Iing conditions from time to time than has been experienced with Our beef cattle. pa tario packing: houses of their intenâ€" tion to offer prices on dressed weight and grades only for hog-s pro- duced and marketed within the provâ€" ince f Ontario, was not referred to the Department. The Dominion Department of Ag- riculture is responsible for the grad- ing of hogs, but the question as to whether hogs are to be sold on a live or dressed weight :basis is not subject to departmental regulations. Our normal annual surplus of cattle approximates 1/4 million head‘ and these constitute one of our great- est problems. Where and how are they to be marketed? Unlike our hog industry â€" where surplus'hogs are processed at home and export- ed in the finished product â€"â€" our cattle, under present cond‘itions, must be exported alive. Or-r two great markets are Great Britain and the United States. Each has its advantages and disadvant- ages when considered over a length of time. The British market in the main offers more permanency of outlook in that it offers a market regulated largely by economic con- ditions and competition and is not likely to be subjected to such violent changes, largely political, as is the market in the United States. The latter market is close by and trans- pbrtation is no problem as is the case at times in shipping to Great Britain. Duty changes have consti- tuted a hazard as illustrated by the fact that from 1930 to 1936 the duty was 3c. per lib., then by agreement the duty was lowered to 2c. per lb. on cattle over 700 lbs. and in 1935 a further lowering tto 11/2c. per lb. on a maximum quarterly quota of 51,720 head. During this period the duty on beef remained constant at Go. per 1b., thus effectively keeping out of the U.S. market Canadian beef. It is therefore apparent that our producers are at a disadvantage to the extent of the duty in com- peting with American producers on American markets unleSS our pro- duction costs can be kept lower. The British market has always been supplied with the heavier class of cattle, one reason being that ocean charges have been assessed on a per head basis rather than per cwt. An adjustment in ocean rates to permit the profitable shipping of lighter weight cattle of the feeder type would he of advantage as there is a good market for feeder cattle in Britain. U.K. markets according as they were profitable and we were permitted to do so. This lack of permanent pol- icy has made impossible the devel- opment of a “national steer” as compared with out. “national bacon hog". First, the American market is interested in gqod type feeder cattle which are purchased in West- ern Canada. At times they will al- so take heavy finished cattle, which in any large volume would ordinarily present a problem if left for dis- posal on our domestic market. Any encouragement to the development of the latter branch of the industry is somewhat dangerous as this type and weight of cattle must in the main be expprted. Recordes indicate, over a period of‘ years, that as producers we have taken advantage of the US. and- The Weed of the Week â€"â€" Bindweed Bindweed is the most difficult of all Ontario weeds to eradicate once it becomes established in a field. says J. D. MacLeod, Crops, Seeds and Weeds Branch, Ont. Dept. of Agriculture. Probably no other weed threatens the farmers of Ontario with such loss as Bindweed does. It even puts Perennial Sow Thistle No Change in HOg Regulations [0 changes have be‘ a! atement iss ent is contmuing to provide a Erading service on live as well carcass grading standards, ac- g to the basis of sale. recent announcement by On- packing houses of their inten- to offer prices on dressed in the ment ac ar sued by the Dominio Agriculture. The de ntinuing to provide 3g Gl‘admg Reg-ula as they affect car been made re Grading FOR THE BUSY FARMER )1‘d‘mg to Dominion win term i gets such :1 nothing les Esta-mined it. Some f‘ nothing less than a strenuous and ('étei'mined effort will ever eradicate it. Some farms in Ontario have al- ready been abandoned on account of this weed. Bindweed has increased rapidly the last few years, chiefly owing to the fact that farmers are not familiar enough with it and so do not recog- It flowers from June to Septem- ber and produces seeds from August to October. The flowers are borne on slender stalks, about the length of the leaves. They are bell shaped, white dr rose coloured and about an inch across. The seeds are large, brown, angular, three or four being produced in each spherical seed pod. Farmers should insist that thresh- ing separators should be thoroughly cleared before operating. They may contain Bindweed' seed. Patches of Bindiweed should be iso- lated from the rest of the field and‘ worked separately to avoid dragging the rootstocks on implement teeth from infested to non-infested areas. It is usually advisable to destroy patches of Bindweed with a chemi- cal weed killer, and' thus, avoid the risk of spreading it by cultivation. {Many farmers ston fighting Bind- weed too soon. When they have killed ninety per cent of the root- stocks they forget about it and leave the remaining ten per cent to start further trouble. ’ It 'is usually advisable to follow a two years, summer fallow by seed- ing down to clovers, preferalbly alf- alfa, and leave the sod in as long as profitalble. This builds up the soil, and the cutting of the alfalfa crop two or three times each year will prevent the Bindlweed seeds from maturing and its rootstocks from spreading. By virtue of a warrant issued by the Reeve of the Village‘ of Rich- mond Hill dated the lst day of Au- gust 1939 and to me directed, com- manding me to proceed with the col- lection of arrears of taxes, tOgether with the fees and expenses, I hereby give notice that the list of lands liable to be sold has been prepared, and is being published In the On- tario Gazette under the dates of September 28th, October 28th and November 5th, 1939, and that, unless the said arrears of taxes and costs are sooner paid, I shall, on the 18th day of December 1939 proceed to sell the said lands to discharge the said arrears of taxes and the charges thereon. Thieves who entered an Acton ser- vice station late last Thursday even- ing and stole goods worth $50; were chased by Oliver Cooke, Acton resiâ€" dent, in his car. They were anle to outdlistance him. The sale will be held on the above: date at the hour of 10 o’clock in the forenoon in the Municipal Hall in the Village of Richmondl Hill. Howard Stull, Georgetown farmer, dashed into his lblazing barn last week to release a bull and narrowly escaped being trapped by the flames. TREASURER‘S SALE OF LANDS IN ARREARS OF TAXES Copies of said list my office. Dated at August VILLAGE OF RICHMOND HILL almost any ther wet n01 affect its 21“ its growth. Its root sysâ€" deep and so extensive and a hold upon the land that 555 than a strenuous and Richmond Hill, 10th, 1939. fished kir ry seasons seem Its root sys- J. HUME, Village Treasurer. 'ith.the thistle. once Bindweed It will thrive may be had at 1e weeds e by the e thistle. Bindweed THURSDAY, AUGUST 17th, 1939. if At Niaple Freight Sheds Prices as follows FINE SALT, 100 lbs. COARSE SALT, 100 lbs. IODIZED SALT, 100 lbs. . BLOCKS, each . . . . . . . . . BLOCKS IOD'IZED, each â€" Also â€"â€" BRAN SHORTS FIRST CLASS B‘RIEAD FLOUR {LSO MONARCH PAST-RX FLOUR MIDDLINGS 1 Car load of Pine Slabs and Edgings cut 1 fed lengths, at reasmable price 1 Car load of Peele Cedar fence posts at 20-25-30- cents ' each I Solicit Your Continued Patrmfl My Mottoâ€"Courtesy. Service and I Fair Deal to All BALING Hay & Straw Helen Simpson Lynett J. F. Lynetfi ORDER HELEN SIMPSON FLOWERS For All Occasions Phone orders delivered any- where in North Yonge St. District Having taken over Moore Bron. baling business I am pre- pared to bale hay and straw on short notice. Price rea- sonable. Latest facility for moving outfit. INSURANCE Bowden Lumber & Coal C0.. LTD LUMBER OF ALL KINDS lnsulex, Donnacona Board. etc. LANSING WILLOWDALE 42 HUDSON .384 LIFE, FIRE. ACCIDENT. SICKNESS PLATE GLASS, AUTOMOBILE BURGLARY, GUARANTEE BONDS SPECIAL RATES TO FARMERS ON ALL CARS TARIFF & NONTARIFF 00’s A. G. Savage CA FETERIA LAYING MASH, O..‘-\.C. Foranls MILKMAKER. O.A.C. Formula C. E. SMITH Successor to Moore Bros. NUT AND STOVE COAL No. 1 ANTHRACITE GLENN'S DRUG STORE EVERY FRIDAY 2 to 5 PH. PERCY COBER Phone Stouffville 7313 Gormley RR. 1 2518 YONGE STREET (At St. Clements) COAL ORDERS PHONE MAPLE 19W CAR MILL FEED EYES EXAMINED -â€" AND â€" GLASSES FI'I'I‘ED Prlced DR. P. P. SMYTH MOhawk 3000 Old Post Office Richmond Hill SALT 1:51.3ng foll lOVVS: $1.35 per $1.20 per $1.35 per I? cwt cwt‘ 86c.