i land in this nrczi.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1946

Uur boil Resources

Tliciigricultiirzil soil rcsourcis of Canada arc subject of zin iiifivrnizitivc lcziiling article in the currcnt issue 0f the slr/rirultnral [Institute Rpz-iczu by .\lr_ .\. Luzihcy, soil specialist, ii.‘- perinicuizil lfiiriii bffflCk‘, Oiiaivzi. lhc writer warns that zitzv >lZilClll€lll 0f Lanadzis arable sol Ytisollfcks cuiuiiit hu uinrc than an approx- mpriinp Ulfill yllll surxi-ijs lime bccn nizidcpt all zirciis thin llLlYQ zigriculturzil possibilities. lluwcvcr, soil >lll‘\i.‘\> have been made 0f 21 our prcScnt zigricultural

lnrgc ticrcviilxigi- of llfCéls zuiil the ilzilzi Qlitjll bv thesc surveys t0- gcrhcr with that ohxiiincil from other sources

makes it [inssiblc to givc zin approximation that may have a reasonable ilegrcc of lfllélblllly.‘

Scvi-rnl iiiipiirt:ii.i phvsicul fcntiires limit the possible exiuiu of our zirnblc s0ils.,A large portion of Lillllilili. is covcrcil with bare rock and rough lanid. 'lhc Frccémtllflail Slmld alone OtCulilcs iii-zirly" 50 per cent of the total area of the Dominion, the Cordillera 0061101“ about 14 pcr ci-nt while other rough lands would bring the total zii-czi 0f such lands t0 70_ 0i‘ 75 per cent. It is true that important bodies _0f agricultural land lie within the Precambrian Shield and the Cordillera, but the great propor- tion of land thorc is unfit for farming Dj-lflwsei Then there‘ arc dcfinitcly climatic barriers t0 our more northerly regions and m the dflfii‘ parts of the open prairies. Lastly the great prevalence of swamilififld mufikfifli l" much °i our forested lznids definitely cuts down the pos- sible amount 0f agricultural land.

The present size of our agricultural plant is 5l10\vn by the 194i census of Canada. Ac- cording to this census the area of occupied farm land was r75 lllllllOn acres, 0f WhICh S} P" cent 0r 80 million acres was being Culfivfllfid- Another 30 pcr cent 0f 53 million acres was in prairie or natural pasture. lVhile no data WB-S given it would seem that several m1ll10fl WW5 of unoccupied land were also being used for P35‘ ture purposes. _

\\’hilc all the land being cultlvatcd Canada at the prcsqnt time is not first class laud, there is no doubt that it does include the cream of our farm lands in Canada. Probably at least 5 per ccut of our present cultivated lands could be retired permanently to grass _or woodland, but the remainder can be consid- ered as arable land if properly managed.

A reasonably liberal estimate of reserves of arable soil resources, Mr. lyeahey says. Wvlllfl be about 45 million acres. Thli i023“? with the present cultivated acreage of arable soils would place the total arable soil resources of Canada. at about 130 million acres. Thiscsti- mated figure is one of considerable magnitude even though it is only about 5 1'2 P" cam 0f the total liYCa of [lie country, or about I0 per cent of the total land area of the nine prov- inces. The cxtcnt 0f our arable soils is con- siderably lcss than those 0f the United States, when; the total arable lands are estimated at 447 million acres 0r 23.5 pcr cent 0f the total area of thc country. _ _

The ivritcr (liSCiisscs the distribution of agricultural soils innclatioii to the maiouzones- His reference to this section 0f Canada 15 for!‘ fined t0 one pnrzigrnpli ilcaling with the lf-asl- ern Podsol soil-zone, which covers the thrce lylnritinic Provinces and 2i portion of eastern Quebec and has an cxtcnt of some filly mil‘ lion acres. lie expresses the belief that under good mmmgcnicnt practices probably about nine or ten million ncrcs C0lll(l'l)C classified as arable: This is about twice as much land as is unilcr cultivation today.

still T00 High

The cxirimz-iliiiziry siZc of lllC-Ffitkffll Gov- ernment payroll is shown in figures just issued at Ottawa. The Government, in March last,_wal ‘directly employing 147,073 persons inadditiori i0 105,000 citiplnyccs in the Canadian National Raihvqyg; mflfé lllflll 1,000 lfl lllfi 'l'rans-Can- ada Airways; about IP00 l" llle Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; and 1,200 in the Bank 0f Canada. a grand total of about 25S."

‘m- - . .

In other \V_Oi'(.l5. about one in fifty persons ifiiour entire population. including children. is now in the employ of the central government. dd to these the employees of provincialarid fnlcipal governments and iris evident that a lsingly high fraction of ilic Canadian peo- ' pig now work for andare supported by the

‘ll-lbw’ .1 _~ . , 111m Federal Government's direct payroll liq per nt from its wartime

in

6f January, i945. But in ' mormout and very costly. the lm figures were issued,

a costing lhe lax- m, jult

l

.; ‘Ii fied until the total cost of the’ civil service ll greatly reduced from its size during the crisis of the war. That peak cannot be accepted as any lust measurement of our needs in peacetime. Much of the money paid to Able civil servants

earned, but every dollar of it is a dollar less that the public at large can spend for its own direct needs."

..- EDITORIAL NOTES .-=

So many people fly hither and thither now zidays it is hard t0 kccp track of them. i 1k ll‘ It‘

Printing free publicity, or even cheap pub- licity, alas, does not pay the printer's wage

bill.

iii‘!

Bridge repairs at Hillsboro crossing sccm to call for a speed-up, iurlging by recent dis-

closures.

!‘ It! 1k Ii

Notwithstanding all the advances made in scicutilic ivczithcr prediction, wind still hlowcth where it listcth, and uncxpccted gales and tor- nadoes are experienced. Ontario and British Col- umbia are cases in point 'in*0ur Dominion. 1K ll‘

The diaeovery of the wreck of the long- losf Liberator in the interior of Quebec cnds thc tension 0f the relatives, including the len- kins of blillvicvi‘, of the two dozen R. C. A. F. personnel who left Newfoundland for Canadn way ‘back in October I943. “ The anxiety and grief of relatives at tlic uncertainty 0f the fate 0f their loved ones is ended, and they have the satisfaction of knowing that the remains may now receive a Christian burial in their native

land.

It!!!

Know your neighbour before asking a favour. A Quebec summer visitor, invited 0n her first fishing trip, didn't want i0 buy a licence so she called 0n a neighbor i0 sec if she could borrow one. “I ‘hardly bclicvc it would be pro- per for you to use my wife's licence," the neigh- bor cxplained. “Oh, the silly old game wzir- den wont’ be around," she countered. The neighbor then introduced himself as George Harris, the game warden. fi I i I Australia has agreed to ship 30,000,000 dozen eggs and 10,000 tons of egg pulp t0 Britain this year—an all-timg record, it was

announced recently. This new contract more than doubles the average prewar ship- ments of 12,000,000 dozen per year. Five

hundred tons of dried apples as well also \vill be sent to Britain and refrigeration tonnage for 1,000,000 cases of fresh apples has been sup- plied by Britain. v n- Thc world food. shortage will continue critical at least until crops are harvested in i947 —assuming that uteathcr is average or better- and perhaps four or five years longer, Sir lohn Boyd Orr, (llYCClOY general of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Na- tions, says. Sir john claims that Wl1€t1 the sup- ply of cereals is adequate, a shortage of animal products will still prevent attainment of a world food supply sufficient t0 meet "unsatisfactory" prc-war lcvcls. He warns against an accumula- tion of unmarkctablc surplus when world food production has been fully: restored. u n

l!

His Majesty the King, during his stay in Edinburgh, will, on June 29, lay a memorial stone at the site at Muirhousc where 20 cot- tages arc to be built for disabled ex-serviccmcn. Lord Roscbery reports that Scotland has al- ready subscribcd enough money to enable the Scottish Veterans Garden City Association t0 build 314 cottages. The Earl of Haddingtnn says the present aim 0f the Association is to build 500 homes for disabled men of the Second World War. In connection with the semi- jubilce of the British Legion (Scotland), the King will be presented with a skcan dhu, de- signed by Mr. Pilkington lackson, the Edin- burgh sculptor, for the Legion. On one side of the silver blade the Royal Cypher and Thistle are engraved, and on the other Celtic motives from the Stone near Glamis. A skcan dhu will also be presented to the Earl of Airlic, K. T., G. C. V. O., M.C., chairman 0f the British Leg- ion in Scotland To General Sir Ian Hamilton, G. C. B., K.C.M.G., D. S. O., president, a silvcr box mounted on horn will be presented.-

fll 1K ll l‘

The United Nations Charter signed date I945; the foundations of the Charter were laid at the conference of Foreign Secretaries at Moscow in I943, and upon those founda- tions a structure was built at the meetings at

preamble run: u follows: “We, lllg people of the United Nations, determined t0 save succeeding generations from the scourge 0f war, which twice in our ljfctimc has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small; and tdestablish con- ditions under which iusticc and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sour- ces of international law can be maintained; and to promote social progress and better Build- ards of life in large freedom; and for tithe ends to practice tolerance and live together“ peace with one another as goodmeighbors: ind to uhfte our strength to maintain international peace and security; to ensure, by, iheoccep , of principles and the institution of methods, 'at armed force shall not be used, save in the adm- mon interest; and to employ international iota- chinery for the promotion of the economic

social advancement all peoplea: _. i "Have resolved to combine our effo accomptiah these aim! "- i _’_' " , five ._G0vernin l .

l‘ 8' I

0f Ottawa undoubtedly ls well spent and well 3,13% Emma m m“ out of some e ‘a coal before

tins own. —8t. Oatharkic: Stand-

this i

Dumbarton Oaks, Washington in i944. The

true canton crown cud m"; ‘AN Notes By The Way

Uanadhm are a funny people tn The

ate about digging

nlar novelllt say! he

A pop be. n wrtlnq fiction to ‘help meet

ill.

income tax. Bu: as the Tor-

rnalnng on Beacon-Herald.

The effect of the black market on human character ls perhaps its most insidious feature. Usually hon- est and thoughtful e drawn into a. minplcaed net of dishonest. greedy and corrupting practices. In mix-ope this has reach- ed such proportions that France. which does not impose capital unlshmcm for murder, mov make lack market o eratlons a capital offence. The lstlnction between a black marketee: and i; common murder 1s that. ine lohter nas all!- ed one person whereas the black marketecr may be l'€Sp0IL\'lbl€ for the death of many ople through- out. the nation. - omrito Star.

Why Field Marshal Montgomery should be talking about "the even- ing of my life" and looking around for some fairly useful occupation l0 fill we dent know. The man's a mere youngster yet. only 53 Scme are that way though. We know any number of softles vi-‘m have retired. or attend lo retire, at 65. lust at their priime. L PLR. in New York Times

Britain's birth-rate is still going up and up mainialnuig the trend

towards an increased pulatlon. Figures show that 8, 6 children were born during the week ended

Miay 25. bringing the total for the year to 162971 - over 20.000 more than for the corres nding period a year ago Bu! t e new yoivi‘; Brions joyfully wclocmed by the nation, are bringing with them in- creasing anxiety for health auth- orities, because maternity homes are full to capacity and booked up for months ahead. and there is a grcat shoriage o! midwives for “home nursing. -—i.|ondon Daily Ma. . .

A new histnunent for improving the range 0t human vision 1n tog has been invented by an En llsri scientist. The instrument. w ich Ls already in production, is called the "reclproscope". It the on‘.- oome of considerable research work begun before lilC war by the in- ventor. The model in its final form weighs about 20 ounces and ls as easy l0 handle us n pair of binocu- was found to be hlgihly effective liars, When ttr=t tested at sen. it but rather cumbersome to use. a shortcoming which has rmw been oryteroome. —U K. Interruption Of- f e.

The horse once was relied on for overland transport and for farm work and hauling. In 1m- poriuni, respects he has been sup- erseded by motor vehicles but he still has o. place of his own, thinks The loo William Times-Journal. for he 1s a wonderful living mach- ine and can be adopted to use; and pleasures >-'.ch are not. within the scope of mctm-s and ears and cogs The nurse which ows ris geiup-whca-haw-arid- ee has some- thing which the word cannot ai- ford to lose.

Th“; Bugtoll dociom, in the current issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association, tw their brother éfliyblfilflflfi to task for tafll to lag-nose gout early enough. hough the disease was correctly described and J0- noaed three centuries 880. it still (reqiienny goes unrecognized. Watch that; pal in your toe, the Boston- lans adv e. In '18 rcent of all cases studied, the attack involved pain l.n the hi8 ‘O0 101m» o"? i; period of years 97 percent of all gout sufferers catch t in toe. Between attacks the often feels ln excellent hen. tin. A report, from ancient time! tells of a sufferer who won ii race in the Olympic games tr. a lull between

ut, As for the pain. wnich any victim will ladly- tell you abolui. the doctors ave good news: ‘in no disease-Ls a drug for the relief of pain so effective as ooldhiium is ln Emit.”

The only [rah in lair supply mi; year 1n Canada is oats, outs are an poultry and make for sturdy grow!- th ln young stock. Sprouted oa-s have lo been consld eu an atl- mirable eed for laying hens. and aceordin to tradlt on. on-ta have some vrtue m stimulant. denied all other grains. Freshly harvester: 5nd not thoroughly dry oats are considered lees dl estibie and less numtloua than t. hiv dried

t “s” x .. _ _ ling‘; “m. gxhatumlzfmmx.“ who dolll not agrse Hlthht 10%;"?! Accommodation inclined i0 taigfuriil“ Egmodbflifidnililt fillfiplilii‘: 28h ‘ti: ‘pen a Mi '°s°"'afl°"-

S Public Forum of. your paper an

thought: that came to me. I am now some yearn along on Borrowed Time, havh: apent

my time on a farm, thing of the rough side of lite, and worked some try. Whether on the farm or else- where, I firmly believe that. D.S.'I‘ was and ll a good tlii The farmer n: a rule works by the sun, and knows that an early start l: a great help with the day‘: work. For him eight hour day; fifteen _ nearer to it, or to his work. Hi: work l: unable or neglect to attend to work when it requires It. he stands to lose. When horseswere haul the machinery, work In the field stopped about rundown. With the tractors to replace the the work continued for hours alter sun-down. If lt had not been for that there would have been field: with no crops put in. Why should anybody from fault with a

adopting D.S.T.? They should know what ls best for their business.

Springfield. lpt 6'1.

Sin-Those who have themselve: to be deceived by the oft-repeated fallacy tlon prohibiting the sole of ca“"" liquor is ineffective to pre- vent the evils which result its use. should consider the follow- ing f "In 1914, during the Great War, the Germans Paris. It was recalled that ln 1870, when the Germans besieged Paris, nearly all the infants born The French authorities ed that such appalling mortality among infant: should again. ft was therefore decreed by law that no spirits whatever should be -sold to children. the three most import- ant elements of the community. It was further decreed that the moth- ers and the babies ml-lk. The result? The deathrate fell, and the number of still-births fell to the lowest m re-

port. o! the ration for porul ry not. only for fattenin growing Oats were feeders to and Poultry are fasridlom 0M8. so in bu lng su Egg and Poul rv points out. it is well to remember

1

Pursue ‘ rota-UM ‘

i!) undone tip onialoa of oorrnapondaab.

l srgirr DAYHGIT- SAVING

liq-A; one lnterelted tn the

d

the moat. o! teen scme- ' year: ln war 1min:-

HR.

there rs no

AJSIII

Residential, for bo a 6 to . H‘ ' Church? beginning: V m?“

limited. To ensure application made at once to the Headmaster.

and atmosphere.

should be

is much

cord. More-the average Weight o1 the infants at birth was the high- est on record. The German lnvns- ion of France. which was the cause of the prohibitive legislation, thus had iui effect upon motherhood and Infancy ln Paris which wan Um beat on record."

"Take the contrary case of the children in Edinburgh in 1915. In that year, prosperity was extreme and unprecedented, both in Edin- burgh and in the rest of Scotland. There was no poverty. Money flow- ed like water. There never had been so much money available for motherhood. There was the hinter- nlty allowance, separation allow- ance, and philanthropy. Under these conditions the position a! ln- gangy should have been of the

es ,"

his bou, and should he be used to

DISCS.

the country flnd city or town for

I am, Sir, etc. W. J. SEAMAN.

“WHAT OF THE NIGHT?" VIII

1916 infant mortality in Scotland rose abruptly to 128.5 per thous- and. This was higher than ln R55. the first year o! which there is "my record, and the highest since i901 Some cause must be found for that rise when there should have been a marked fall, Was money which was meant to save the future really being spent in killing the future? The State maternity allowhrice was for saving the future. and the sop- aration allowance was clearly in allowance for the future race- that is, to save the baby in Scot- land for the far-away soldier. "What caused the deaths? The Medical Officer of Health for Scot- land has stated. that the fnfimta wc_e not so well when born. that they were smaller. than usual, and weak. There was much infantile debillty and malnutrition. In 1915. maternal spirit-drinking was the curse of Scotland. It was maternal alcoholism in the form of spirit.- drlnklng, glvlng a high concentra- tion of alcohol ln the blood of the unborn child, as we know by nhem.

fllowed

that legisla- wxl

from y

acts.

were approaching

died. determin-

not occur

soldiers, women or

should have infantile

l0 m0 Bmiind oats in the rt- lcal examination, and injuring "n m“ °l “m” °n°‘l'hl1’d' ‘m 19d B! many ways the. chances of survival n Wet mflsh- In Sussex county. after birth, that ln a large degree Ensland. where 50min raisins is killed nie future of Bctflland lri m mwtant l“ ‘ml-r?’ M“ m" 1915. venereal diseases of course 51"" “Mimi-ed ‘"1 1m "MW am their share, with, alcohol ii

their surreptitious ally."

The foregoing extracts are taken. almost verbatim. from a chapter on "Racial Poisons-including Uco- hol". written in collaboration with Dr. C. W. Saieeby. and published in the book. "Alcohol and The Human Body". already referred to. (Extracts are" given with the kind

but. also for stock a adult “considered by palatable of

early the most wholesome all grains. {udges of 19R The Mar et Report

ma, mere are mm “gm and permlsslonwf‘ the publishers), h m _p,- a g In a book, “An Outline of the B3131“? um Govammm Practice of Preventive Mediczcic."

the Mlnlltry of He th Britain ln i919,

made:-

"Chlldren. On a moderate com putatlon not lea: children of lchool school attendanc 1y or mental] ‘

age (not

O1‘

cohol and Human Life," page 110) -—“In considering '

The Germinnl 8

ta th and the Pout muff“ e

Dr. Week

even moderate drlnkln Pectant mother must dangerous for the chi-id"... _ ."Al

the germinal period"... stage, the period guer-

blrth} everything that upmi or affects the

this Clillfl’ I11 . life allmé‘;

steadily increasing

is bad for young life.” I am. Sir. etc

M4

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WHY l-lii-ui S O R E ;FEET?

Q a

F!

A

of”

grain. In Ireland. for fotlenlngagur pa“; oookod potatoes are , derl

7; . to‘;

Little town: are lovely rflacea,

Cool wide streets and f endly faces. Neighbors rimming in and out.‘ Women mlddi-aged and ltout. Grammar with old mm hair, Like a halo altlnlngtltke.

In a ‘little tow-n there leans Time for happtneu and dreams, '11‘ to ma‘ féilka-fio ow

n ~11: a peop e

Life all yliound with tender ltnnc’: Woven by their friendly handa.

algae little “gormia e ow e filnetglgth weddlnll. death All u» mod am m of mm. age: and deya that :h l o locrameotal wine

Cloudy imam INN-la‘ yfaeiiu auii

l

' and

Shered in tin.

4

:-. "Accordingly, reaper: iliraugi represent: , sisemblediirg, in ranciteo, wlioglilve exhibizt found to be _ ‘good and 'il ‘form, ‘ , Charter oft/tile U

"by estiabtifllli lint

T. llllllllllllllllill

After a Century of Service to Youth, a turning point ha; been

"luhed- Al lellfit $850,000 must be raised to ena adequately continue.

Your help is needed to complete the new residence, to improve a

to extend existing buildings, to erect new one; an

Thl: appeal is endorsed by the Lieuten t Governors"

Scott: and Prince Edward island;

Oil‘ Nay Brunawick and Dalhouale.

The Hon. A. B Senator I. W.

Mr. C. N. Anson, Sydney. N. B. Lady Banting, Toronto, Ont. h’. Robb P. Bell, Bantu. N. I. it. HJD. Burial. Prealrientlart of Nan