TOPICS OF THE TIMES

Southland Times, Issue 18821, 14 May 1920, Page 4

TOPICS OF THE TIMES

One result of the Sinn Fein activity that will not meet with universal favour in Ireland is the revival and extension of the practice of giving streets their Irish as well us their English names. Thurles recently adopted this dual nomenclature. The simple main street has blossomed out into Coarnog na Saorise, South Mall has become the formidable Phis Chiomhanaigh, while Nicholas street is the fearful and wonderful Botnar Chuchulainnl One is reminded of the American lake which bears sonorous Indian cognomen of Chargoggagogmanchoggagogchaubunagunnmaug, or something to that effect. One thing certain about that lake, however, is that it is never called by its Indian name. An interesting report has just been issued by the Canadian Bureau of Statistics showing among other things the estimated value lor the past year of farm lands, live stock, wool, and wages for help. The average value of farm lands, both improved and unimproved, together with the value of the farm buildings, is given as 52 dollars an acre, as compared with 46 dollars last year and 3S dollars in 1914. Ontario, with an estimated average value of 66 dollars an acre, and Quebec with 72 dollars an acre, are above the average for the Dominion. Last year both Ontario and Quebec gave each the average value of farm hands at 57 dollars an acre. Wages for the past year also show very' large increases and are given us 78 dollars u month, including board for men and 43 dollars a month for women. The value of board is given respectively as 24 dollars and 19 dollars a month. Coming to live stock, the report shows that the value of horses continues to decrease and the value of milch cows to increase. Horses over one year old are quoted as being worth 55 dollars, ranging up to 162 dollars for work horses. The value of milch cows is placed at 92 dollars a head, as compared with 87 dollars in 1918 and 42 dollars in 1910. Sheep values on the other hand average 10 dollars as against 16 dollars, while wool shows a drop of from 62 cents per lb to 55 cents for unwashed, and from SO cents to 70 cents for washed.