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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1918-7-25, Page 2By Agrociomist,. This Department la for the use of our farm readers who %sant the advice Df an expert on any question regarding soil, seed, crops, etc, If your question is of sufficient general interest,' it will be answered through this column.. If stamped and addressed envelope is enclosed with your letter, a complete answer will be mailed to you. Address Agronomist, care of Wilson Publishing Co., Ltd., 73 Adelaide St, W., Toronto. HANDLING FARM MAN URI' IN RUSH SEASONS. Almost everyone who has made a water this gas may be driven off very study of the matter would agree that! quickly by an application of heat so the only way to conserve all of theI in both the liquid and solid portions of fertilizing elements in farm manure. manure there is a large amount of as to place it on the land as ;soon as itl ammonia gas:` It is a well known as available. There are some condi- fact that when horse manure or any tions, however, which preclude such other dry manure, is thrown out m a disposition of the manure supply and heap, there is bound to be some heat it becomes necessary therefore, to so with further decomposition of the arrange the material's and appliances solid or woody portions. at hand that the greatest amount of Sometimes in the morning' we ap- fertilizing constituents in the manure preach the barn and if we .had not shall be saved and made available for seen the sight many times before, we same future use. At the sae time it is would believe the manure to be on fire, agreed manure should be put on the with danger of burning up since there land as soon as made, it is just as seems to be much smoke and gas well agreed that it should not be coming out of the top of the pile. placed upon hilly or rolling land, but However, the gas that is passing off is a short while before that land is to the most valuable part of the manure, be plowed or worked up. Freshets The fact that the manure heats, of it - and showers when falling upon ma- self, does' no particular harm, but the nure so placed on rolling or hilly land coincidence that the manure in heat - carry away a very large amount of ing drives off the ammonia gas which the fertilizing ingredients and for this is dissolved in the moisture of the ma reason it is not wise to make such a nure is the :Fact which makes it dau- risk. germ's to allow this thing to occur. The other condition which makes it And so in any system of manure impossible to spread manure as soon storage, it is absolutely imperatiee as it is made is in the rush season. to have the bottom of the pit tightly If there was some way of getting at closed so that the liquid portion of the the exact amount of loss that •Lakes manure will be saved and to have the place while the manure is being stored eaves of thestorage house so arran g under ordinary conditions for three or ed that rain water can be put in four weeks until the wort, lightens from time to time when needed to cool sufficiently to put it on the soil, we down the decomposing pile of manure probably would find that there is no and to re -dissolve the ammonia that season too rushing nor no work that may have been partially expelled by pays better than putting the manure the heating. directly onto the soil as soon as it is , This year when the various fertiliz- made. However, since we have been ing elements are so costly, it be- hooves us even more than any other year, to save all that is available in the supply of farm manure on every farm. To do this requires some sort of a storage house. An old shed may be used and the manure dumped into the truth as we can get to say that this. With a little cement and time, sixty per cent. of all the fertilizing it will be possible to hollow out the elements lie in the liquid part of the manure, while forty per cent. He in the solid part. If we wish to put it in another way, we might say that eighty-five per cent. of the available fertilizing elements are in the liquid manure while fifteen per cent. are in the solid portion. In other words, the liquid portion is much more valuable than the solid, and where manure is placed out in piles under the eaves of the barn or wheeled out to the side of the hill with the expectation that the rain will wash out portions of it than are too heavy to haul to the field, it will readily be seen that any ma- nure supply so handled might as well be dumped into the river in its entire- aecustom>d to think this job can not be done during these rush seasons, it becomes necessary to provide some suitable storage place for the manure. Taking all the farm manures, by and large, it comes about as close to floor of the shed so that the 'liquid portion of the manure will neither be wasted nor allowed to leech away. Then too, the roof of the shed should be arranged with eave spouts so at any time; surplus water may be ran on the pile of manure. If there is enough cow manure: mixed. with the horse manure, however, it not nec- essary to run in extra amounts of wa- ter. Added to this, there is another precaution which should be taken and that is to keep the flies out. The ma- nure pile is the place where flies breed, with all the consequent damage which an army of flies can do, and if there, are any windows in this manure shed, they should by all means be ty since the solid portions of the ma- screened. The door, however, should nure that remain are very inert and it be solid and fly -tight. In this way takes a long time before -they are de- the flies will gather on the screens at composed' sufficiently to be used by the growing plants. There are ,some facts concerning' nialmre that slaould. be kept in mind whenever any system for its handling is mapped out. One of the first is that the liquid portion of the manure is much more valuable than the solid; the windows whereas if a screen door is used, flies would gather on the door and as soon as it is opened they flock directly inside. It is nece .nary to have some sort of a manure storage plan and this plan should have in mind not only the sav- ing of the greatest amount of the fel- the next one is that under normal con- tilizer value of the manure, but also ditions the nitrogen of the manure is the bettering of sanitary conditions the most valuable part of it. When :the small, boy goes out to the barn to clean out the stable that he neglected the morning before, he usually gets .'an eye full of foul smelling gas. This ;gas is nothing other than ammonia, a rombination of nitrogen and hydro- manure shed should profitably con - gen, and for this reason every bit ofserve the liquid portion of the ma - about the farm. There is no one nuis- ance that causes so much trouble as the fly and since he and his like may be "nipped in the bud" -by screening in their breeding places, or the ma- nure piles,it would seem that any Ammonia gasshould be saved since It contains the nitrogen which is so nostly when bought as a fertilizer. Ite commercial ammonia, so-called, which'is bought on the market for use on wash day is nothing more nor less than ammonia gas dissolved in water: temmonia gas dissolves very readily in water and is soniewl:at heavier than air and when ammonia is dissolved in nure as well as providing some means whereby the escaping ammonia gas caused in heating may be retained and redissolved in water. If in addition to this, this shed is by some means or other kept free from flies, we shall have a manure storage that's directly in line with the spirit of the times— embodying both conservation and sanitation. ' Many people vrho use three -horse teams seldom give a thought to the xr Farmers who ship their wool direct to us get better prices than farmers who sell to the general store. ASK ANY FARMER who has sold his wool both ways, and tote what he says— or, better still, write us for our prices; they will show you liow much you lose by' selling to the General Store. We pay the highest prices of any firm in thecountryand are the la rgest wool dealers in Canada. Payment is re - =filed the serve day wool is received. Ship us your wool to-day—you willbe *no: a than plea ed if yott do, and are gaeured of a square deal front us: 2 H. V. ANDREW 13 CHURCH ST., TORONTO la strain on the middle horse. His posi- tion is the hardest in pulling, back- ing and turning, especially if he is a free worker, for many three -horse teams are improperly reined, so that poor control is exercised over the will- ing.. ill- ing. worker, and the drones are not made to work into their -collars or against their breechings and do their share. Another great strain on the middle horse, especially in summer, is the heat thrown off by the horses on either side of him. This is severe where heavy 'hauling is being done by free -sweating horses: Much of this injustice to the middle horse can be overcome., Teams should be so handled by their drivers that "turn and than about" is the order of the day's work, and the middle -horse to -day is the outside horse to -morrow. In this way each horse will have his turn, and the general efficiency of the team. will be greatly increased, for too many horses get so used to working on one side' of the pole that they are, almost useless on the other. Observant Child. Teacher. -"What is water?" Willie: --"A. colorless fluid that turns black when you wash: yotir hands:" Oxford is the greatest university in the world. It has twenty-one col- leges and five ]falls. rr.:rawry::.w-n�m:ta•c:"dN;F;d7".:�"', ,-- . ..�:�;,I Over 70200 Customers Are being supplied with Light and Power by the South- ern Canada Power Co., Limited, i1i over 45 Municipalities in the Province of Quebec, and the number is growing daily. In order to supply theincreasing demand for Power, and also to enable snore manufacturers to locate in this terri- tory, t2:.4.4 Company has commenced the development of one of its large water powers on the St. Francis livor at Drummondville. This plant will have an ultiinato capacity of 17,040 KR to 2Q,000 H.P. The development of water-powem Is a patriotic duty as well es a commercial advantage, as it saves the• importa- tion of coal, i'- We-recomulend the 6% Bonds of the Southern. Canada Power Company, Limited, which we are offering with a bonus of commwn stock, thus giving investors an oppo tunity of participating in the future success of the Com- pany: Send for circular and map showing territory served. BONDS MAY nn puiamerasnn rnoit2 US ON iISONTHLY Pd.Y2r£s:.rrT 1.10¢1N NESBITT, I HQMSON Inevstn ent Bankers Mercantile Trust Bldg. - 222 St. Janes Street COMPANY Limited Hamilton Montreal a - av a lr `� • ' v ,va J „vII '.,. 1` l � o11 i lii/rtlrNh � __M� � , v�e—1 --m . ��:� i tfI ���*b..111h .:, I rlilh1h 1111101e h Doo. it �ill � folia 11111.06 comes as a welcome comfort as well summer economyto the farmer, a his wife, his • son and 'daughter. FLEET FOOT SHOES will make farm work easier because they are light and springy, and so staunch that they stand up to any farm work. Their sturdy wear and low prise. make them the most economical shoes you can put on this summer,. for you can have two or three pairs of FLEET FOOT for the price :of one pair of leather shoes, None genuine without the name FLEET FOOT stamped on the sole. Look for it. The best Shoe Stores sell FLEET FOOT 11111110111 Sweep down the cobwebs and clean up the house generally, for July is a hot month, and heat and filth make a strong combination favorable to dis- ease and vermin. The work should be done thoroughly, and the premises sprayed with a good disinfectant. If summer hatching is not done, the male birds should be removed from the flock and placed in separate quar- ters until after moulting. Males that. are not to be kept for next season had best be marketed now to save the feed and to prevent fertile eggs, for in- fertile eggs are better keepers der- ing hot weather: As soon as the cockerels start to crow they should be separated from the pullets and fed all they will eat up clean. Those that are not to be kept over for breeding should be sold to make room for the others. All sur- plus stock should be gotten rid of,: for there is no profit in feeding birds that are not needed. July is an excellent month for the sale of roasting fowls and spring chickens. It is the best season to sell spring chickens. The drinking vessels should be put in the coolest possible place, and the houses should be well ventilated at night. There is still a good profit in the sale of dressed. ducklings. 'When all things are equal, summer hatches can be grown at less cost of money, labor and worry than those brought out during the winter and early spring. If- chicks are provided with a cool range they will grow with surprising rapidity. The greatest cost in growing chicks is for the first two pounds weight; after that each additional pound will average about half the cost of the first. This makes it more profitable. to grow the youngsters up to roaster size than to sell:' them as •broilers—at least it is so in very many sections where roasters are preferred - A soft roaster should not weigh more than four pounds when; dressed,. and should be finely developed in four to six months.. These are usually hatched in early spring and sold dur- ing the summer. Roasting fowls hatched in summer are 'classified as "large roasters" and must weigh from four to six ]Sounds. Two objections have been raised against summer hatches: First, there it too much danger from the depre- dations of lice; second, the chicks are weakened and die from: the effects of the hot .sun. These objections apply when no care is given the youngsters, and would apply equally well in early .spring when the days and nights are likely to become suddenly cold. The secret of raising summer chicks is to keep them comfortable and con- tented, and to see that they do not lack anything that is for their good. Over -crowding must be avoided, and the houses well ventilated so the chicks keep cool at night- Fresh air is a great tonic; along with range and shade, green food and sound grain, it does *onders. "Much of our lives is spent in war- ring over our own influence and turn- ing others' belief in us into a widely concluding unbelief, 'which they caul knowledge of the world, while it is really disappointment In you ox me."— George Eliot: GOOD HEALTH QUESTJON BOX By Andrew F. Currier, M.D. Dr. Currier • will answer all signed letters pretaining to Health; If your question 18 of general interest it will be answered throughrtheso columns; if not, it will be answered personally if stamped, addressed envelope is en. closed. Dr. Currier will not prescribe for individual cases or make diagnosis. Address Dr. Andrew F. Currier, care or Wilson Publishing Co., 73 Adelaide St. West; Toronto. Movable or 'Floating Kidney, :fort or pain severe in character or Mrs. S. McE.—Please write an fir -1 dull, aching and dragging and intensi tide on floating kidney, :from which I fieri by exertion. told! If the kidney is veryloose and have suffered three years. Was t° movable, it may possibly be twisted it would return to its place if I gotY stouter and wore an abdomino] belt on its axis, which would be a serious Have suffered severely, of late, para.; matter for its pedicle containing the cularly in connection with an attack i hii•eted ould be gr, renarl eatlarteryycompressedand renal vein; of grippe. I desire to avoid an opera- w, great tion, if possible, as I have a weak colic would ensure, its blood circulpainaortion would be interrupted, the urine could not pass down to the blad der and the result might be a fatal heart and barely pulled through an- other kind of operation. Is there danger that floating kidney may lead to .something serious like rBright's disease? Could the condition be clue to strain or injury. Would exercise he beneficial? And wit would hap- pen if it got twisted? Not so much is heard about this condition, as was heard a fee. years ago, when it was a novelty. The kidney is embedded in a thick layer of fat which is a very yielding tissue and varies in quan- tity from time to time. If this envelope becomes thin and weak, or is subjected to strains, the kidney .may become loose and mobile and the envelope stretched, so that it will wander more and more from its proper site. Itmay move very little, or it may move as far down as the pelvis, but almost invariably remains extra- abdominal, away, from the abdominal organs. This is called movable kid- ney, in distinction from floating kid- ney, which is within the abdominal cavity et birth and swings upon its pedicle of peritonaeum like a polyp upon its . stalk. The latter is a rare condition and. need not receive further consideration at this time,. Movable kidney is much more com- one. Fortunately this accident is not of common occurrence. In addition to pain, this condition is often as- sociated with constipation, indigestion, dizziness, palpitation and more or less intense nervousness. It is not a particularly difficult condition to determine, especially ti one is accustomed to the 'i:nterroga- tion of the organs of the. body. In the majority of cases the symp- toms may be relieved by a well -fitting abdominal belt; but if this does not give relief, an operation niay be re- quired. It used to be the fashion to ope- rate upon every case that came along, but since it was shown by Treves, the distinguished Engl'ish surgeon evho has done more than anybody else tc inform us in regard to. displacements of the kidney, that operation was sel- dom necessary or desirable, the craze for operating has subsided. Operations are ,sometim,es very desirable, but one should know When, as well as how, to do them. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Mrs.' S. `M.--1—Is there danger that a floating kidney will develop into mon in women than in men, more anything serious? Was told by my often on the right side than on the doctor that if I gained weight and left. As it is produced and accentuated nay would return to its place. by strains and injuries, it often fol- 2—Would playing ball cause the wore an abdominal supporter, the kid - lows the severe efforts of childbirth, kidney to be misplaced? prolonged constituation, sudden and Answer--1—You are evidently un violent muscular effort, or injuries in der good advice- Continue to wear the region of the loins. your belt and do as your doctor tells It may be free from symptoms, you, and you will probably get good many people being unaware that they results: 2—The kidney might be detached by violent exercise while playing ball. I can see how that could be possible. have it until their attention is called to it in the course of a physical ex- amination; or it may produce discom- In Paddock and Pasture. This is a good time to rediscover the value of farm manure. Manure reinforced with acid' phosphate is the , i'nost effective fertilizer -known. More of it is needed. The fertilizer shortage is real—not I imaginary. Even at advanced prices, 1 its use is warranted._ Get the fertili- zer if, you can. If it is not to be had, keep up the fertility of the land by raising more stock and feeding more crops to animals. An acre of alfalfa furnishes twice as much protein as a ton of bran, four times as much as a ton of corn- meal, and nine times as much as an acre of timothy, and it .can be grown: successfully. In twenty-four hours the sweat- glands of the horse eliminate waste material, equal to that passed through the lungs. Never allow the sweat -glands to become clogged with dirt and sweat '.particles for lack of grooming. Tankage, which is composed of the scraps and refuse from packing houses, has received a great deal of attention from hog feeders the last few years. Its composition makes a good source of protein for use with corn in feeding shotes. Cows may have a pedigree a foot long and not have a sixteenth part of an inch in cream on their:. milk. It pays to find out about that before putting good,,'hard-earned money into a pure-bred cow: What we want is cream, not simply a big name. Cream pays the bills.' Often when a cow freshens the udder is milked dry, stimulating the flow of milk. Soon the udder gets sore, and milk fever may result. To prevent this trouble, take only a few quarts of milk the first time, and gradually increase the amounn In a few days it will be safe to milk her dry. Rape seeded at the last cultivation of Dorn will furnish abundant nitro- genous feed for hogs when corn. is "hogged" down. By suspending a tin can with a small hole in it, on each side of the cultivator, rape seed may be distributed in the corn -field without extra labor. From one to two pounds of seed to the acre is the usual rate. . Thousands of horses will suffer with tender a, scalded shoulders this summer, and galls will develop later. To prevent‘the galls, get a can of talcum powder and dust the shoulders well before putting on the collars. Your druggist will sell you a pound for about fifty cents, which is very cheap. This will save many times its cost later. Devicesfor mixing milk with but- ter to 'make the latter "go further" should be regarded with caution- Such a product soon becomes sour in warm weather and wastes the butter it con- tains. To make a •shabby -looking wicker chair look new again, dust well, and scrub well with soapy water'. When; the chair is quite dry again, apply stain with a fine brush. CUT OUT AND FOLD ON DOTTED .1 -IVES Rliitl�s° xstpiex' said, "i s nd jo>�e, 'Chis big machine will drive me broke. So Willie took the muddle out ..i,nd made x little rUlttbQ.1,li.+..