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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1920-05-27, Page 811. f Address communications to Agronomist, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto Sticking to the Hog Business. the full feeding period that much Economy in the use of feeds and 'earlier makes it possible to hasten the the adoption of labor-saving methods time of marketing the hogs. are imperative for` the hog raisers of to -day, and short -feeding periods in which cheap bulky feeds play as. im- portant a part as consistent with Welfare of the Home Baby's Second Summer Will be His Happiest if You Take Care o f Him. By IDA M. ALEXANDER, M.D, "When this boy 'was two years and Nickles, at least the mother assured four months old," said a six-foot' me the baby laked pickles. Now if father to me, "I never thought wet pickles are good food for a baby, then should raise him." _ they, roust be good for you. We know "What was the matter?" .1 asked that the food value of pickles. is "one with interest. cent on the dollar." If you doubt my Fertilizing the Orchard. "Oh, the baby's second summer,, you word,._then eat pickles' for breakfapt •The need of plt�nty of plant food in know," he answered vaguely. ' -•" Q next wash -day, just picicles and no- the orchard is : one of the essentials I told this father very promptly thing more, and see how much rapid gains will 'undoubtedly yield which' has been `esti overlooked. that there was no reason . why , a strength pickles leave to give! sr' the greatest net profit. A properly balanced ration is as nee- "baby's second summer" should be any . There are' two questions. every , Ample provision should be madeessary for the ,apple anti p1'ach and harder on.. him than the first summer. mother should ask of the .food 'she for the supply of suitable feeding ma- 'small fruit as it is for an animal. It For 'such a well-educated man he had intends to put -into a baby's stomach. aerials. Many a hog grower has is this "which produces the bearing believed the ``baby's second' summer" • First: Has this a food value Second. overlooked the feed problem only.`to .wood 'and hence the 'fruit and quality lie entirely too long. is '.it child. food, or is it man food': realize that putting weight on. a large.: 'How did such -a lie come to be . be- You would net make a ' baby do- the of the fruit ,is ' alsb dependent upon' lie,v ed 9, 'I remember mothers expect-- work of a man? Well then don't nuke asassasadrove of hogs iin�olved serious out- 'this. Proper balance must be kept :. p ' s„,+: •` i e�tav t• the�'.a want ,of M Xan t".'`'aw g their d .ah ,to ,•:siok:> a `see id, ,the e . y s �. sto. a ^►«.do<- ee irk••,�of �l11�,.;.,,1��"comp �s the .�srl;- .' ,� summer and the babies hardly ever a hian s stomach, disappointed them,, in that, but what Suppose we have here •a perfectly healthy breast-fed baby that has learned to take his meals at regular hours, drink: water when thirsty and sleep all night long without nursing. Let us take him through the weaning period (and to do that we now be- gin at six months old instead of wean- ing him all at once). At six months he is weaned away from his night feeding arid sleeps all night with only • ant grain feed, there are many .times When barley and oats may be used to advantage in feeding breeding stock and growing pigs. So the farmer who desires to follow a safe and conserva- tive system ofhog feeding, especially in 'a region where there is more or less danger of a partial failure of the elements` obtained by the leaves from the air,' and those obtai • by the was the real reason? roots from the soil, in rderdto get Did you ever see •a father makesoft the large, attractively colored and five-year-old do chores that were hard deliciously tasting fruit. And if plant food is not present in suffissient, quan- tities in. •the soil•, the roots can not get it. work for a ten -year-old boy? Did •you not feel "mad clear through" to see a father so cruel to a mere baby? corn crop to mature sound.. ears, will I know you have. Well, the stomach The kind, form and amount of plant of a bab • is made of muscle` and .the find it' • adv antageous from several S points of ,view to grow a few acres of food available for the use of the plant muscle of the two-year-old baby has these small grains to hely out in his. gr two-year-old strength, so you controls wood growth. Wherever one feeding .operations in case the corn of the essential plant foods is lack- should •give your baby •such food as' 4 drink of water. Now the. teeth be- • crop fails. Not only will they prove ing'' that , is—present in unavailable does riot require a strong ..stomach- gin to come and there is a heavier of great value at such times, but they form or in insufficient amounts—sat- muscle, or else you .are just as cruel demand made on the lune' in the sys- isfactory growth of bearing wood is to your baby as the father who works tem and the alkalinity of all the tis - be .used to good advan y balance upthe tage to impossible. - With fruits, as' .well as a five-year-old boy.You have no protein content of the ration,: when Ncorn is being fed ' in: with all other crops,. each of the three g y more right to overwork a baby's liberal amounts to the growing pigs esserttzal ;plant foods has a specific: stomach -muscle than you have to and breeding stock. These feeds will function: overwork the arm and `back muscles save many dollars in the purchase of Ammonia is the stem' and leaf pro- of the five-year-old. pyotein concentrates and prove an ducer. . It makes new wood, and gives .The sickness of the baby's second efficient substitute for corn in case to. the foliage the healthy green color summer was just the result•of making 'of partial crop failure. which`by experience we associate with .a -two-year-old muscle do. the work of Another factor . in economical hog thriftiness and vigor. a ten -year-old •muscle. It was the re= growing at the present time is that Phosphoric acid :hast maturity salt of giving. atwo-year-old..• such , food as only a ten -year-old should be allowed to have. It was' ignorant cruelty and not kindness; it was self- ishness and not consideration; it was bigoted ignorance instead of open- eyed knowledge. • There is one excuse I hope ' to 'hear no mother make,for the harmful food of keeping down labor costs. Science and increases production ' of fruit, and experiments indicate that hogs This is seen on corn, is seen on wheat, make more economical gains' from the and is equally ' apparent, although • same amount of teeding' materials.i oftentimes more important, on fruit where labor charges are low, that is, trees. : on farms *hell•e the hogs are allowed Potash strengthens wood growth. It to gather a portion of, their feed in also aids in .producing. healthy, . dis- the fields, and where the grain feed- ease -resistant' growth, the kind which she for her family: "They mg is simplified as much as prat- allows the iproduction• of quali• ty. • Prepares ticable by the use of self -feeders. fruit's. like it." Least of all should that be Various feeder's report . 'satisfactory, As mentioned earlier, the 'plant the 'reason for what.n ou.givthe baby results with self -feeders for growing food must be balanced. The best to eat. I have known babies to like pigs and breeding stock; while other fertility practice is that which grows men prefer the 'old way, 'inasmuch as enough wood for • a full :set of fruit, it makes it possible for them to make 'but which also controls the growth, More efficient.use of the forage crops ripens it 'in time to prevent 'winter and pasture. During the fattening' killing, and 'keeps 'it within bounds period, however, the hog is the best so .that it may not smother • or other- judge of its own needs, for.. when left wise injure the .fruit. . to its choice it will balance its ration • Just what fertilizer to .apply . de - to produce the most profitable gain; pends very largely on how the orch- •eating less • and less of protein and and is being treated: Tillage increases more and more of carbohydrates as it , the availability of soir nitrogen, so grows older and fatter. Besides, this for a time_although a limited time makes it possible for one man to feed! a tilled orchard requires less. am - a large numbers of hogs without neg.- ' monia than does a sod mulch orchard. letting his other work. • Vrhefl con- ' There also is . a difference in soils. ditiops justify a full feed of grain sandy soils, being weaker in potash there is no - doubt that the free choice' and phosphoric acid than loamy, soils, method of ,feeding is the most effi- ! while clay soils arA richer. in .potash. cient and economical. Commercial' fertilizers are valued Harvesting • crops with hogs rot ! according to the amount of ammonia, only helps to solve the complicated phospbaric ee:sL' and potash contained i. labor problem, but it pays.. In test the amounts 'being figured in per after test it has been found that hogs cents., indicating that the' fertilizer' tt.rned into forage and corn fields contains four per cent. of ammonia,; wastd; but'little • feed and produce ten. per_ cent._of:a •ailable• phospaori_ . cheaper gains than when fed in yards,,; acid, and six per cent. of poto.slh. and they save a lot of work gather-! • The following fertilizers give apple! .. sa n u fausaisagassih€' 5aTse .Th • practice of hogging down corn is •srl -s .- hod ?titiIcl Si -stem: Sand �-?-`_'; pr•erfit'able brat' -many farmers' sew • loam, 6-8-0; clay, 6-8-0. fields rape in the corp and plan the i Tilled Orchards: Sand,1-10-•1; loam, corn crop so as to extend *the length 3-10-2; clay, 3-12-0. of time during which the hogs can be:l `.The amount to apply also varies,! used in harvesting the crop. Each but four to five pound.; per tree,.' • spring the first corn which they plant ',spread on about a month before the consists of a small field of a' -ninety- trees blossom, will give best results. 1 day variety. This matures two oar As n fruit grower studies his crop,: sues needs something to keep them normal. This is supplied by giving. orange juice at least /twice a week, two tablespoonfuls twice a N eek to every day. This acts as a food and a \medicine both. Give it. At seveneor eight months of age, the baby may be given one meal a day; but not ' any meal of chewing food. This should be a thin' oatmeal. gruel or`barley gruel with whole milk. 1 *Bvy flee Bride,> using one part of the thin -as -milk. gruel to two parts milk and baby should be able to eat eight ounces at a feeding. If this is:made an after noon feeding, the mother can get away from home without' taking the baby with her. A little change is; good for the mother and the baby too., Give thought to these niatter.s. More on this subject next week. Saving Work in Seeding. It is inconvenient to till the drill; box every round, and especiallywhen a tractor is used. Here is a simple! way to make an extension on a drill: box. Take two lx(*) -inch boards the! length of the drill box, and two 1x6-1 inch boards the width of the top of i the drill box to use for ends. Nail them together, ' forming a box, using t 2x2x6-inch blocks •ih each corner to. nail to. Brace the box in centre'with good, stiff strap iron. It is necessary; that you have the exact width of the; top sof the drill box so the cover willf fit on the extension. Take a piece of strap iron. one- fourth inch thick and one inch wide; have . your blacksrn ti: cut twe'vi• 40 1a'AUSE of its Tone s;:periority ; its ability ..to 'play carre'le'd,iY';<eroer�i• itice.dt•'re;<-,orgt AMA •tom,lair :a1.lei1 -heaiity of its' el net week,'-thg..r"Itrtrrl: •+v ii:-•`rs.•,au ideal wedding gift. 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Tim ora the to enter the egg`ard hasten its spoil - , 1 -n shell plait keeps out air ata; germs - The e s- The nest's should be kept c,1lean so that i f ' the eggs Will have no .cli Ince 'to be-' Rey .Thrift Stamps: • pieces tl►ree inches long; bend each one. of them back an inch, forming .the shape of an L, and drill two holes • inthe long part and one in the short part of each. Remove cover from drill box, and bolt on extension. by placing "three of the L-shaped .irons in front .' of drill box,- and three 'of tl,em on the back of box. Bol- }she strap irons together and fasten cos t r to extension box. This will nearly' double the capacity of the drill and save a great man;,' stops antl_valta►ble time ;n the plantingg season. 1 j - Production is the saving grace ore a nation. Work is the panacea for the world's :ll.. • ' Cora or Fabric. . THE FARM WORK SHOP CF:c ncc w aver drew a ne,-t p c- ture .ior 1.Z. J!1 ac fair house.. In the making of Partridge Tires nothing is left to chance—detail perfection, is .secured by craft- m;.nship scientifically directed, and rigid inspection insures outstanding quality. - _Partdr_,e .Tires are nil tli:it good Tires can possibly .be. The farm shop had . e t'• be,ear : A pair of ,carpenter's horses, or easy of access. A'Fa'rt of [ie. Wagon heavy, with legs that spread co:nfort-i house, either the ground "floor or loft,, ably and fit the eve floor. .And do, or a wing of the barn. may be par- not forget the grindstone, preferably titioned •off. - Better yet, erect a sep- foot power. orate and especially.planned building,' For the storage of useful articles, perhapfi as a Shed .or lean-to.' It! such as assortments Of, brads, nails, should be large enough •to swing. it .screws,. bolts, rivets, wire, strip iron, twelve -foot hoard for a wagon tonue braces, angles, metal cleats,. hinges. and 'hounds, and at least as h:eh as clasps, etc.; etc., make us'e of an old three weeks before the main crop.and the relationship between plant grotvth';'in ordinary .ronin --='thine feet. It must.t chiffonier, or simil it article of furni gives the hogs that much more wort: and fruit. production becomes' more! be well lighted, with windoWs on tsv`o' tune with drawers, into .the dit•ide,1 to 410 before cold weather conies._ The ,And more evident and he Is thenstile:!,sides-Letter, on three sides;•or there' por`t'ions :ofwhich this material mayearly maturing varieties' of corn usu- sometimes, to change his fertilizer so: may t e a ;;las, ,(100r: , For winter, be classified. A very good wad: is'to ally yield rather less .than •the later .as to fit changing needs, The above %vorl:, ,when most making 811(1' mend- i u:=e cigar boxes with the 1:ds torn ufll'. ones, but the saving of labor Mind' the, range of analyses, however, fits nearly ir.d' joi)3 can be tinne, tiie shop shout' extra Porti per. bushel in full compen- all needs of the modern progressive have a' stove, a little air -tight affair . sation 'for that. Besides beginn:ng apple grower. 1 ci.iefly suited for wood. , eggs May be placed in the nestand , Fixtures in the Shop. Turke the nest eggs removed while the hen► . The special apt' i:1:lces in a shop i, eating. < are several anti shi old be placed where %%heir a turkey .�tcals l:er nest it they Will be roosthandy to get'at'incl on end to the useful machinery that in a small -way Ulaly Con. titutE' tim'. y eggs are almost invariably should be `carefully exaMined when' to use. On -one sidle flat the car;tetl- awl money savers on, a lanae place, hatched' under turkeys or ordinary the hen is absent to make th ter'- Hench hiving• its' str=ong woolen The foregoing is the simply ani- s-minted pp .pointed .shop; there may 'be. wisely added by the enthu-inst fer mechani- cal appliances a small forge, a light` drill press, and even a foot -power circular saw. Indeed, there is hardly for there is not n f them but _ ijSure • a,, � , .. „ , any one n tem , ens. Artificial, methods are - very it is not where water will settle in• it vise alai broad, let el top' with so-called will pay for itself in a short time. seldom used, though good results are during a rain and has sides high bench' stops at one end. Best is a • y y happy hour Shop. Put often obtained when. -high- class 1ncus ' enough sq that -the eggs will not roll'rei.ular cabinet -maker's berclt,• sutra Many. a useful man a tkiatory are used. When ordinary hens 'out. -cry often the nest 'that a turkey side and 'tail vises; opposite the latter May ic ymforbe tal> a nt lnlclthe chairnhin a corner are used. the methods of caring for will select is not 'at all adequate to, should be a ' r(iw of holes for Phrgs, and, leaving a good fire in the stove, both hens and eggs are the same as hold the eggs. 1n • changes made, with another plug in the vise •so that' • iengage some friends in conversation when hefts' eggs.are use'. except that, however,•should he accomp:ished with a strip or board can be held between while you work. it requires fourweeks to hatch turkey the & l ,material around the nest, like Aida' and tis', and -planed. Behind { t the bei. -h,' on the wall, there should,'fools for :Siete! Work. (+r,� where only three tiv.e: k: are re- cdric,d tr ga, 'coves and so forth; • so quired to hatch tiers` egg:. that the. hon will not notice it;. asiri-.be a tool. rack; consisting' of strips' 1 o lowing is a list of metal -working Turkey h^ns have cons; lera:Lle of start a new rest a more secret of rarinu sizes cut mit to h•,:,1 the tools which the busy air.,1 u, t-1-sla►te the wild nature, although bred .more; Place.. ' • ca1•Pen`ei•.toolt;. {tn ric•ultnrist cotthl 114e to !''And ad - Or less ' in confinement for a good! It is never n . ,at.r,e.t_._have. two' In. ono -corner gear the bench ,plav--tiara ge-- fur the us,.. :ird v;.t.risals many generations. For that reason i hens sitting near together, because if the chopping -bloc::, an article ' too mending and making PA's, th•tt are they are likely to "steal"'their nests I one hatches. first the other 111aty leave often evcliooked e‘en . in the amore' forever turn'ng up and pr,,vitig ncces- in out •of the way places where it ,ii; her nest entirely, in an attempt to elaborate trade shops.: This is a three'-' sorry. difficult to find the egtri and take' adopt some of, the d•,orilts of the other foo` scction of log of any sound woa l,' • hor metal' work: A bark -saw frame proper care' of them. It is therefore' mother. During the sitting period' ei:;l:!.••en inches or' more ;n (limns' sr. and set of maws; set of twistdrills;to . wise to make nests out of old material i care` should be taken that the hens get stood on end over a floor -joist, or ss I t h ' fit .brace or drill pry,: from one-�tix- (never use new material for it makes; off them ne,t.s'to rat once a day and a brace heneath to the ground. With teenth-inch to onto -half -;nth by thirty - the turkeys suspicious) and in. se-' that they have plenty of clean, .sweet, a sharp'hatchet no.end 'of rapid work seconds; set of ileo,-inrltrlir.g tss elve- cluded places iin(d put. a .nest egg or• wholo. corn, same grit and plenty of can be done on this block, thereby: inch flat coarse, e'ght-Inch, flats` fine, two in each nest to encourage the fresh water. After they -begin to sit often saving time a44 entergy. 'ten inch rat-tail co•irse, si'x-inch ,rat- i turkey to lay there. It is hest to ex-' there is not any danger thaii they \esr a window, on a stout piece of tail fine, ten inch thrc•rr-T•ornc'!r, seven- amine these nests in the late after -i will leave the nest and it ss safe to pink set on, a heavy upright, brace; inch three -corner, ten -inch half-room1 ' noon, because if the turkey is founds visit them occasionally, though care to the wall, though .at least two fleet and twelve -inch rn-p; pair heavy wire' • . ,, from it bolt. th,' iron vise, o heavy,- cutters; Pr )1ght. pii(+r; l'ill•1 ciil�••1.a t :' there. �;h,• i. lil:ei to 1('naht-c► 1.11anes moa b© take not to frighten them. � a, Gime as Their Nie . net o discovered. While Ther©' is flange* from frost or when there Is danger :'rom rats, crows, or other animals which like. eggs, tho eggs should be picked up every day and nest eggs put in their, places so that the hen will not notice their absence. '!then vhen the hen begins to sit, tho ry et apt CIT�• aro eWy racy i/rottthr,! Then to -day fulfil your vow; If you mean to help another, Do not dream it- alo it now. -- :►- It Is as easy tor you to please eperybody as it 'is for overybody to lease '5u. 1' :n lci (v7r; 'an,: n•r a i(7 'Ea) slse that is attache.; to a 'small anvil' it very handy. On 'the hack of this stand, nail a bnar+l`witia raised rim or strip around it for the riletal- Wotkinq tool!t'-- monkey -wrenches, files. drills, wire critters and pliers, cold chisels and ball -peen hammers.. i y t `•• Pat• - In- )111V r • ... • es, light and hs. es; corntersinh; halli-peen • P.0it ' otrnrle 1 twenty (ill : • ; '1•t r,f :-lapilli`• l threw! tar, ..est dies. 1 These 1 , s "or,•1 frgith .1 an (It .ilei ;n h,Or,i'var••. It 71.1,0 •t, t'bu,• a •K-,rh,l 1: 4111. The Mac- - -7 'i e. Is L", -,01.h.04.-4 Thrre 13 r.1 :. l.r-• Alacirtnc • . 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