HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1918-05-02, Page 3.11211",'Irigir
Conducted by Professor Henry G. Hell
• The object of this department le to piece at the seri
vice of otir tarn) readers the advice of an acknewledged
eutherity on an subjects pertainina to eons and crops.
Addresa all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, in
ear° of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Toronto,
and answers will appear In thie column in the order In
which they are received. A. space Is limited lt Is -advice
able where immediate rep lY Is neaeasarY that a stamped
And addressed ehvelope be enclosed with the queetion,
when the answer will be mailed direot, •
G. 0.:-.. 1 have fourteen times 0 In alfalfa put the rows 12 to .18
rolling clay soil to plant. to beans this inches apart "
year. Would like to get advice as to Subecriber:-The rhubarb he
fertilizer. Would you •advlse lasing been planted aeieral years, see
, fertilitir on this land, and if so, how be thriving well but)appears
• Much per acre, and what kind?, and lasts burg very. :short Seam
Answeri-Largo bean growers have requires to be Peeled for
ebtained very satisfactory results can , not you state the cense
from proper fertilization, of their bean :advise me some means of Ma
- croph • On clay soil I.:would achilsei-O.K. for this season and when
' using from 200 to 400 buehels per . set? - • •
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acre of fertilizer. carrying 1 to 2 per , • Answerr-Jt may be that you
' cent. amnionia, 10 to 12 per cent. barb is not of the ,est tender v
aviiiialde, PliosPhorie acid, And 1 per However, if you know that. it
probabilities are that the pia
necessary to produce an ehunda
tender cropia lacking. At an
-now -sow fertilizer at the rate
lks. a -.---ce measuring 20 f
re has
ma to
tough .. t is , a small slimy black
On and; *ohm about half an inch. long. Sprayii
cooking.! ing with tit, and One:hilf pounds of
• mull arsenate - of lead to fifty gallons of
1
king it Water will kill * larvae. •
to re- Pear Mita, a smell winged insect
one-tenth open inch long, Hoeg over
r rhus 1 winter in the crevices of the bark
ariety.! Lime sulphur, one part to eight parts
is th '
,Apple Scab
Apple scab eauses small cireula
spots on leaves, causing them to dro
On feuit it eauses eirculae dar
spots, which grow and cause the fru
to crack Scab ia worse during we
eeol
eeasons.
Dilute commercial lime stilphu
(Continued From Last Week)
I tit the entire fruit rote. Spying to
r 'control eurculio also keeps this under
p. control. If necessary use self -boiled
k1 lime eulplitir wtth tWe pounds od ;er-
a senate of lead to fifty gallons 0 the
ei solution just as the calyces or.sineeks
are falling from the fruit. Two or
with two Pounds of arsenate of lea
and spray jwit .before thei bloSsom
buds begin to open; spray again jus
after the blossom petals fail, begin
ning when tteo-thirds of the blossom
have, fallen, and again two• weeks ate
the peta,le fall. "Spray befote raip!
r three week; later spray again.
Pooch Leaf Curl .
t This disease causes light green, yd.
_ lowish or reddish, wrinided or swollen
leaves which drop early.. Spray with
„ commercial lime sulphur, Quo part to
fifteen parts of water. Spraying
for scale in 014 spring will control
not ghat.
Pear Slug and Psylfa
Miscellaneous
peach 'leaf curl.
Pear slug attacks pears apples
Ptunis and aerries, Skeletozdzing the
• • Gypsy moth, tussock moth, brown
• tail moth and cankerworm are check-
ed by spraying with arsenate of reed
when caterpillars first appear, Elm
leaf beetle should. be' met with arsen-
ate of ledd sprayed on the. under side
of the bates as, soon as the leaves
halve k oloped. '
Never spifay peach trees with Bor.:
cent, potash. Best results are obtain-
ed by applying• this fertilizer through
the fertilizer section of the grain
drill, many bean growers recommend
spreading the fertilizer 7 to 14 ddys
before planting the beam. If you do 0 feet between the rows of rhubarb.
riot have a grain drill with fertilizer Do not let the fertilizer' drop immedi-
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dropping section,. any broadchsting ately on the rhubarb, but keep it about
machinery such as a lime irpreader 1 3 to 5 'inches away from the plants,
. will distribute the fertilizer on top of I Follow the application with thorough
the plowed ground. Careful harrow-'rakingor digging, at a depth not. to
ing and disking will work it in.
, water, sprayed whde the trees are
ntfood; dorinant is the remedy, and the pear
nt and leaf blister mite, which eauses reddish
y tinie; blisters eti the, leaves; •later turning
of 50 I black, will be controlled by the dor-
eet by mant spraying foe the psylla,
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Brown Rot .
Brown rot attacks cherries, peaches,
plums and other Stone fruiti Small
brown spots on the 'reit enlarge un-
. exceed 2 to A isiches, sa as to wo
When-fertihiers are applied through plantfood into . the soil. Just
the grain fertilizer drill it should be you have begun to pull the th
• allowed to drop through the hoe on scatter a few handfuls more of
. each sue • of the one dropping beans, fertilizer among the rows and ra
•but not -in the hoe that is dropping the in, This additional plafo,od
Seed, If fertilizers are carefully ap- assist the growing crop, The r
plied as described, they supply avail- the rhubarb fails to yield and
able plantfood to the young growing tough is because its supply of p
krop and give itimaterial assistance. :food is running abort, ' When au
Do not drop the beans on the fertili- ,comes give . the rhebarb, bed a
.zers, ' top -dressing of manure. -
IL P. :-I have ten acres of day iReader:-1. I have a Piece Of
loam soil that T intend to soiv to oats. ground which I .11ixiire had in petit
I have sown alfalfa on this same piece for two years and . I intend ,ao
, of ground two previous years to inocuh wheat on this year, and I ask year
bite and I wish to sow alfalfa with, the vice in regard to best results. W
. oats this. year. Could you advise me. it be wise to put any more manure -
if "lime soarn w4th the oats would in- on? 2: What would be a good mix -
jure Ahern? Would lime help to etiffen ture of grass seed to sow for hog pas -
the 'straw so they would not lodges? I tate? 3-- What do youothink about
What kind and how much lime to sow? ',sowing oats on sod which has to be
• Row many pounds of alfalfa is necei- 'plowed this spill*? •.' . '
say? : •• .• • Answer: -1. If you manured the
i
Anawer:-It will help year oat cropl Potatoes' heavily I would not advise
and greatly 'assist the catch of alfalfa t Your adding more stable 'manure in
to
apply lime to your soil at the Varna ehreParinfrit for_wheat. hS-1 Weald aiiii -
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you are seeding your oatse Lime will 1 vise -adding about 200 to 300 --lbs. ”hf
help strengthen the oat straw. Pos.. ' fertilizer carrying -at least 1 to 2 per
. sibly the .best farm of lime -to use is I cent, ammonia, and 10 to 12 I :
_---"-.4. TGan‘hineSt011e:ittlaW,Tatedrote to available phesphoric acid: The rea-
. two tons per acre. Successful.alfalfaii son for th'edetce •isoehat _stock me
growers- use-fronislhsta20ipaiiiidi Of hure- Is Willis !il_ISIent aiiPenatrehiPlehe-
- --- --•,--.na- - good. seed pew ac--- - - PhOW-ii•eid:---a-iid- the -addition of the
fertilizer ie. question will greatly hs.
alsryour crops sin rapidity of_ growth
and maturity and will also give plum=
lirst - experience along this line ' we her grain. . ,This fairtiliier • should be
Would lake to have your advice as to I scattered like ashes- over the eilowed
what analysis of.fdrtilizer to use. One ground and, iverked in by careful hers
field is heavy ground With clay subsial. I rowing. If you have' a lime spread-
.'• The other bi black ground with gravel- ee this machine will 3distribut th .
---- ' ly bottom' _fihtilrle-lheiiimily!If, however, you
'Midi- a -i-srain drill with s fertilizer
dropping compartment, of course the
application of fertiltzer through the.
grain drill equipment , will give the:
bestoMplication possible -n-2. Veihritis;
ceet. potash:The higher' potash feta- tyre„for. hogs, alfalfa is generally ad-
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lizer should be used on the black VsSiaci. It will not make immediate.
pasture but should -have at least:one- -
eason's-growth, so the- -crap will be
well established before turning the
Stock on it. The alfalfa mixture
mikes abundant growth and quality
:of the forage is such that brood oasis
can to • a large extent, be maintained,
on the grass and hay. The Experi-
mental” Fermis report edvises „ the
growing of oats arid peas or peas
alone. Of come the-grain---of-the
peas is high in protein: and the pea
vines along with the green oats -forms
a nutritious fodder. Ao•mixture of
el intend swing a men peas and oat e will give pasture this
strip in my: garden this spring •with l' sunimer, while the crop of alfalfa as
, a a fa and orchards grass in alternate atated before, should have euffident
rows. I thought as they cante on time to become established before the
about Ike...inane tinie-theY-Would wake stock Is turned Melt. 8. Oittsmay be
# , good combination.. for °cow feed. • sewn , on sod ,land ivhich has -been
' What do you think .of the plan and plowed this seeing. However, the
how far should the zowe be apart? plowing should not be too. deep Or
AnewerheoAlfalfe- • and _ftionarei_d__Ithethe water simply for the oat Crop
• grass tipenhabout theocaiiith-theo holm:gist be aorittudvedintudes-
,... rgSW—Zif—eririi.60''''-iiiiiirErflilifil -tint r ler
tiiiiiirRowed-lad for potatoes or
'alfalfa. You will do batter to sowl some other cultivated' ere since cul-
tivation gives chance to id ' the soil
of weeds before the grain and grass
crops are sown. ' • '
rk the
after
abarb
the
ke it
will
°aeon
gets
lant-
temn First. Late winter•or early spring.
good' some. ame spray as in second.. Second. Onst after . the blossoms
thus high pressure on spialyer.. fall, Bordeaux, 3+50, lead, arsenate,
Apple
First. Spray in winter or Iate spring
when' trees are dormant. Boiled
lime sulphino
Second. Just before the blossom*
open. Bordeaux, 3-3-50, lead arsenate
a lead, three pounde.
Third. just after petale fall. Bor..
deux, 4$Q, end arsenate of lea
three pounds.
Fourth. Te i days later. Same spray
Pluut
Shirt With Grade Sheep,
The mexperienc-ed man should start
with grade sheep. If after tithing
• .grades for a time b 1nds that lie
Plums are sprayed the sante as
peitchea. Bordeaux is likely to inilire
the foliage of Japanese plums. (Use
lime sulphur.
Grape
First. Before buds opera. Bordeaux,
Second. As buds are sevellingetior-
,
&aux and arsenate of lead, three
pounds to fifty guldens.
Third Just before the blossoms
open. ',Bordeaux 5-5-501 arsenate
lead, th ee pound; to fifty gallons.
Foust Just as the fruit sets. Same
spray. •
4 Fifth, en doe liter. Same spray.
Sixth. 'The first ' of jbly. Same
spray, ,
If the is auk rot, spraying Must
be done fter each rain, :
'Very o ten the first two spraYing;
can be c, itted:
Pberry and packberey
arly spring when ciines are
Lime sulphur, 84-50, -
Just before leaves appear.'
3-3-50. .
When „buds are swelling.
Same spr
Fourth. When the young canes
are six t eight inches high. Lime
sulphur. • •
Cu rant and Gooseberry
First, erly spring before leaves
First;
deautr or commercial lime sulphur dormant.
when the foliage is on the trees. Self- Second.
honed lime sulphur is supposed not to Bordeaux
injure the foliage of the peach, but Third.
should be tested carefully, and unless
the user is confident from experience
that he can safely use it better omit.,
Arsenate of leach should be used heir
with three or four pounds of lime
slaked and added to each fifty gallons.
to counteract the burning tendency of
the lead.
»SPRAYING TIM
E •TABLE:
lead two pounds, lime two, peundsoto
fifty gallons 'water,.• •
Third. A month 'after the petals
dro Li
le me sulphur 8-8-50 and two
Second. Just as the leaf buds open Pounds arsenate of lead .
. „
and before 'bloozning time. Bordeeux•
P
ens, lime sulphure43-8-.
sa Cherry
., A month before beta rip.
--
-4-6and • two pounds arsenate of
lead. -
, Third. Just after petals fall -from
day Foerth. Ten days alter third, Same three pounds to fifty gallons. .
,
o_ spray.. • . .
Third. Ten dayshater, Itime. sets
wing
tors . . Peach • •• , -phut, 8-8-50, i ' - .•
First Winter, or spray before- the Fourth.. After fruit hi picked. Bor
ouad. ' . h
id buds begin to swell:- , Lime sulphur deauie3-3-50. ,Pear
Second, At the time the, calices of First Whiter 01,-, early . spring,, be-.
the. fruit. are droppizig. Arsenate of fore buds open. tine sulphur,. 8-840:
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F.: -We -re contemplating grow -
jag a small aereage of sugar beets the
coming season and HS it will be our
' Answer .-Per fertilizer for eugar
beets use from 400 to 800 pounds per
'acre of fertilizer analysing 2 to 4 per
cent. ammonia, 8 to 12 per cent. avail.,
- -aisle phosphoric acid; -and to -6
ground since muck soils are a:ways
ehort-of typeafeplantfood, For
besthesuits apply 200 pounds of ferti-
lizer through the fertilizer attachment
if your sugar -beet drill when plant-
ing the seed:. The remaimints of the
fertilizer .• should be spread on the
ground by the fertilizer dropper grain
drill or a •broadcast lime -and -fertilizer
Arpreader. If it is applied through the
Jime spreader the _ground should be
.theroughly. diskedeand harrowed be-
fore the 'beets are sown 50 the ferti-
• lizer will btrvvell worked into the soil,
rows of alfalfa if you want to grow
Ibis erOp or if you. want a maximum
quantity of feed I would advise you to
soW ensilage corn, 'If You aro sow-
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/ will pay highsst. Market Prinea
mnete, airman); R.0(/ and all ()thew
\ !nears of _reliable trading
• atiferencm--.171491k lib. Of Canada .
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pao tn. haul at. W., leceitreee. r.o.
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id 41133:tV girec Mini
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.The Boy and Rio Calf. , .
It is a long time since we heard the'
firstetoryabootthelariner who gitve•
Bill a calf and then Sold it and pocket.
edithe- money when the calf hedanie
war. In the haat chapter of, thiastory,,
Bill le tearftilry-bldeling hii Mother
good-bye at the garden gate and is -
headed for the wicked city." No
more farnihng for him if father is iro-
big to confiscate hidealf business., We
have not heard that story in quite a
while and believe that the orhaniza-
tion Of boys' and girls'' clubs and the
general tendency to 'interest boys in.
daily press filled with daily mounts
farm life is dotpg a good wolti. The
of boys who have made .good with.
their live stook, and between the lines
everyone' Can see that it is due to the
fact that honest fathers are giving the
boys a chanhe to lent emeething
about the farming business.
Lernolvjelly is -geed Served with,
sliced bananas.
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open. Li sulphur
'Second. As the leaves are opening.
Bordeaux, 4-8-50. -
Third. , wo weeks after leaves
start uzif lding. Bordeaux, 3-3-50,
arsenate o lead, 3 pounds to 50 gal-
lons. • If •ashed -off by rain apply
agein,• .
Fourth., Two weeks( later. . Lime
sulphur. s
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Try -pots oes in some, new way two a
pr three thni s .• • sh
, Arthur ,p as staid Stoday anionic'
th
field peas a the earliest in
that. will gi e profitable yield. There '
are earlier field .varietiee and • very ei
THE FARM WELL
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Good water Is si esitentila ae good
food for the maintenance of heel* is
the family and the thrift of the farm
live atack. An ample eupply of uro,
es sheep and knows soraething wholesoMe water hi not may at bleu-
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about them, be may esteblish a pure- ing of ineitimable vela, but one of
bed flock. /n establishing a pure. the most 'valuable assete a fa= can
bred flock one ehould first decide on possess. There Le ne country in tho
the breed to be handled. A breed .worki with a greater abundance et
should be selected that is adapted .0, pure water in lakes,. rivers and
the !oval elimatie conditions and hi 1 springs than Canada, and theres is no
popular, in order that a readoemaricet,Insuperable difficulty in the larger
steck.
may be available for the surplue I number of our" agricultural districts
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In obtaining a supply ample and pure.
The ines‘important consideration in A glance through the annual reports
establishing a. pure-bred flock is the of the Experimental Farms shows
'selection of the fohndation ewes, Few that the Division of ChemistaY is de -
people realize the importance of good
ewes.
Ewes typical of the breed they hee
present, and uniform in Ow and coll-
.
mg a valuable work „towards the ira,,
provement of the farm water supplies
throughout the Dominion. „ In the
rse ot the past thirty years man,
orate on, should be selected- b
ecause undrede of samples from farm. wells
they will raise, more uniform Iambs, have been analysed and reported on.
and •uniform lamise find a market A perusal of these reports shows that
much more quickly thari' lambs. that I Yoar in and year out only about one
are. 0 PPS and lacking uniformity.
Ewes. that have 'a feminine, Motherly
appearance should be selected, as this
‘a an indication of prolific breeders'
and good mothers. The eyes should
be large, clear, and bright, yet placid,
• indicating a kind disposition. •
The ewes should- show plenty of con-
stitution by a wide epring of ribs, and
a deep, full chest. They should have
a strong back with a thick covering of
natural flesh. A little more length
of coupling is desirable in the ewe
than in the ram, and the hips should
be wide a art
p and the hind quarter;
full. The body should stand square-
lynirthe four legs, and the feet and
pasterns. should be strong. The wool
, should be dense and have quality,
I strength, and lustre. .
I When establiehing ei grade float it
is well to chootie good, strong ewes
and a' pure-bred ram of Mott= type,.
This makes an excellent foundation.
The ewes should be young, uniform in
ze and build, and show eimstitution
nd'Vigot; Each individual sheep
be examined for age, and on17
ose ;with good rriout'he should be
Oseit for breeding purposes..
Severely cold' weather is likely ,to
11 corn seed.. A large amount 61
.cozai exposed totheweather in chibs
last winter Was killed, Keep seed
corn in a dry place over .ivinter where
.the tempe,rature ,never goes below 35
or 40 -degrees.
early varie les runong * the garden
sorts, but ey 'ruit return, when
grown for eneral putposes, a, com-
mensurate p ofit on. the labor, xpende
ed.
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.CANADIANS . have .good reason .to.l.b .iiiiitid: of the Position Canada
,„holds,.in---thc.-:world today. -This pride is justified .by the actiyities. of
.., her #eople, by her unlimited natural reso rces .,by her splendicrinstitti-
*ions,. and particulaily. by .Agi!Indstitiier,;', ...
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Facts--about-the -immensity-of • •-• equalla by another _shoe mann». , .Hst reguires.-huge np-to-date fit:: .
• Amine. Canadian industries Would . lecturer anywhere in the worldff. - tories • equipped with . the most
astonish -most people. , . . , 'This concern, if located in . the' ' . modern. ma9hinery 'Mlle: to "turn'
: These inclustriee, when Viewed.: Unitecl States, would rink as onet . out:to:too-pant ofehoes, a' atty.'''. •
7-' in -the light•of comparison- with . 'Olthe twelve largest out some ' 't oecuiret:r a variety Of 'nearli•-'
other countries, are simply,tre-,..4
. two thousand:.shoe manitfa urers.. • Sao different 'styles to. meet-the-±-
reendous. ... . .. . _ _ there: , _.•,÷fiequireinents of-all-classefwo: '
:i. -.„...,„The grciiiti_of_a4y,_:iiiduitri-i-e- . While the sales of the ' ariteet ,, ple, for different grades, shapes and
it can serve,n114 that is -a fact not , .. limited to the nimber of people! .,ilio4
....Often properly appreciated whei
to similar enterprises in, say, the'. :of Ames Holden McCready o the and ' these ire'. carried over a
Canadian mduitries are compare ' ••;hitates--selling to the A
people-do'not exceed twetl Y-AvV, six !Arse distributing branches in.
:cents per capita per year, t sal‘.."' : principal ;cities from coast to coast, -
manufacturer, iii the :wed, . . kinds; .of, :sham , 2
ricAa' . Hit- requiroHthe maintenance. of;
Vnitea States. .. . .-
. . 'Canadian people last year were -•'niillion' dollars worth of ,stock; ..
'. . the United States- exceede
For example:- the population,' approximately , . _ .., ..: _ , . -delivery to re -
of.... ' eighty cents per ready for • quick • : • '
4can,000,Ooo. Opportunity for 1444 taPinitai:' co.mr:4-01 i'jvc. seine, there- . •-:,-..irrequires,--.-iiity travelling sales-
'dustties there is'almost unlirnitede ifore, this Canadian ..to' n'te. rni • Isi .11:enierSt0.. al;',:on.:01e. retailv.' trade;
. seven million population is a :MA
In comparison, Canada with its! . greater than the foremost Anier ... because op tr.°, :'approximately
:can Shoe manufacturer In the 1
. 'couzitryHyetin. spite •of this (*nu.' . United States., • • . '- :. in Canaihi, More tkm sAoci. handle',
O;000' retail 'dealers whii sell shoes
.: paratively entail population, Cast.!1, -. Thus Ames ',Holden, McCreacfr. ,.. A..H.M. Shoe:sir:: '-' - . ' :- ' •:.
.stda !possesses 'several industries, truly _the diatinetiOn-oftheir ---1,,--it riiiifrrnitity t"Oilier. detaili
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whichin'•actual - size 7 rink: among - tale ‘.‘Shoemakers to the Canadian Of Organization ' mid
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the ,biggest in the work!. - • Nation." , , .
, '• In ' thoenigking, one Canadian just imagine for. a_ravnin.t..-tiinfriv,tlightitaz•47,44110- ai't---iiistf-
but this brief p.utline Will give '
coneernjtar,d_elret7'mmt-'0.,2__.7m1=e-r: -i-•41.4-;.-i,a-Wirrif.ct Supfilytitralirrie this resit shoe concern is playing in;
"7tifinuliziess and a service to the, -portion f Canada's 7,000o000peo- the usiess of supplying footwear
• -..,Canichan people: which is not . ple With its boots and. shoes: • ' to anad an people4,": .
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1.' nis will be. interested in theee fack because the -next h'ine. on bay ootwear ' . •
bearing the..4.144. Brand; you will knOui t They are the act of a large and;
. efficient organitation -making elseettphiell willtis every e!'aie, give you thegrfeetAutil
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third of the waters were pronouneed
as pure 'and wholesome, in other
words, were free"frerri excretal drain-
age matter. This is not as it shout&
be and the reason is not hard to find.
In tee many instances convenience
only has been considered in locating
the well. o For the most pert we find
these polluted wells under stables, in
barnyards. or dangerously near the
privy or where the slops from the ,
farm house are thrown out. Wells in
such locations can never be depended
on. to yield pure water. They must
sooner. or later become polluted by
filth draining into them front the sur-
rounding soil, whfolia inevitably beo
coines saturated With manurial ,pro.
ducts. ° These wells indeed act as cella
pies and the- records show not a few
instances in • which the water of such • i
wells possessed a distinct fertilizing
value from the presence of excretal
matter, '
The lesson from these facts is: don't
sacrifice heath to convenience locate ,
the well at a safe distance -50 to 100
yards at least -from any • possible
source of Contatninaticin, A bored or
drilled well tapping a deep seated
source, tightly sealed off at the junc.
tion of the soil and rock; is likely to
give the -purest supply. •If a dug, well,
line it to a depth of 10 di 12 feet with
concrete or puddled tiny, 4 to &inches „
in thiehnesse to ensure the exclusion
of water froui the surface layers ,.of
soil. Keep the surroundings of the well
aissolutelri Clear from the . acciimuta-
tion of filth and preferably in the
grilse. Make provision tescarfy -off •
the.wastewater from the:unmans:mhos.
triatiltiiiith-iicaiire-enter the -well and .
so protect thehnolith of the well that .
surface *inter cannot flow in and Woe;
frogs, snalte_s, etc:, ate excledede'SiTith
Wells such as these ,pure water may,.
be Securedo'
gine-or lima fertiapriza
a paying inVestment,;enabling the wa-
ter tobe pipecitothe ho,usehstable and --
barn, thus securing running water 111
the farm building, a honveniezice and
blessing that needs Only to be expert.
.enced to, be appreciated.
Bringing tip the Calf.
During Periods when feeds are high
in priati the tendency is Ar farmers
to-lirait the amount given' to aniniars.
Perhaps la. no • cede is it More unwise
to cut down in feeding than in the -
cam of the -young- ealf. The:future-
development and profitableness of the
aninial depend ic, much on the first
six months of the Calf's life that this •
is well named the critical Period of an
artinial's life.' 1 '
If a pure-bred bull Calf, the Size and •
thrift of the animal will be an indica,. '
tion of his Value. If it grade bull
calf, unless one has a. special Market
.for Isuch,,,the animal bad beat ba . •
hosed of at an early pge. Case of
heifer calves, farmers look to these
animals to replace the milking herd,
and it is iniportatit,that they begitien
a good start in life. -
,The.cozinitoit method of raising cal-
ves, and the method' which gived 'very -7. ,
„good success, is to allot' the eat to
yen with -its -dam for the firiot five: or
three 'days. After this the calf ban :
be taken aWay, and. fed itia, raother'a
milk for a week, After this time it is ,
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whole. railk for the next two weeks...
.At the end of this time; 41 the calf is
in good conditioh, it can be .changed -
to skimmed milk. • .
This` change should be , made by
gradually reducing the 'whole milk and
.mraeadkinntik,uringe dfiffotierreneet.wralt,4hzitmt...0-,r24.7zo:
melte the' change. The amount ef milh
the calf will:take Must be regitlated
by the _ size and :the appetite of the
eat r It is best eht to feed the 'tall
too much, rather let him be a little
hungry. Genertillh a small Jersey or
Guernsey ealf will take two qearts-
Milk at a feeding, 'while a • Holstein
or •ansAyrshire will take three quarts
at a Start with. This
plioUnt`ean he gradually increased as ;
the telt inereases in size, up to the
time when it receives 12 to 14 pounds '
of skiniined milk per day for small •
calves and to 20 ..pountle for larger
.41nAiati-atihei; or heven before the
ehange is• made to shimmed. milk, tho
half 'Should be giveii a small amotint
of bran or a Mixture of bran and oato
or -bran and cracked corn. Tho 'calf
can easily he taught to eat grain by
plecitag a email amount of the grain
in the ealf's mouth after it had had ite
niuik.The calf will also begin to tat
tray Whim three to our woke olds
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