The Exeter Advocate, 1918-9-26, Page 6By Agronomist, "
This Department le for the use al our farm readers who want the advice
of an expert on any question regarding soil, seed, crops, etc. If your question
is of sufficient .general Interest, it will be answered throupli this column. If
stamped andaddressed 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.
• 'Live Without The Cow?f they could get along without butter-
�;�C`<azt The Itace:
Certain
I fat, but this is not possible and con-
Certain scientists have maintain^ 'sequently to have vigorous health
ed that milk and butter were not ab a part of the must be
ra-
solutely necessary foods. They, see tion. Dr. McCollum has called this
the time when cheaper substitutes will protective element the "Fat Soluble
take the place of mills and butter -fat, „
The oleomargarine people have had hailing D.
the 1Ylanypeople to day are g
this vision for.some time and t McCollum as the saviour of the dairy
scientists of Germany have claimed
industry because he has proved to the
world that the dairy cow is necessary
to the maintenance of human life in
they could produce a substitute for
milk from aoy beans which could not
be detected from actual cows` milk ex -
a vigorous condition. The only argu-
test by careful analysis. Vegetable meet against oleo up until now was
that butter -fat was more easily di-
gested than the animal and vegetable
fats used in oleo; it would melt at a
lower temperature. Observing peo-
oils and the cheaper animal fats can
be produced much cheaper than but-
ter -fats, so also this milk substitute
from soy beans can be produced mach
cheaper than cow's milk, consequent- ole had noticed that young children
ly, the time is coining when economic did much` better when a part of food
conditions will cause substitution of contained butter -fat and attributed it,
to the fact that butter -fat was more
easily digested and assimilated. But
But another scientist, working Dr. 11IcCollum's experiments indicate
along different lines, has proved that the reason was because butter -fat'
a certain element of butter -fat is ab- contains this vital element', fat solu
solutely necessary for the growth of ble A) which is not found only in the
children and health maintenance of leaves of plants, consequently it is the
adults. This man is Dr, McCollum, best argument against the substitu-
of Johns Hopkins ' University. By tion of °leg
careful experiments covering the The medical profession, public
period from 1907 to 1917, Dr. McCol- school teachers, colleges, universities
:tum proved there are two what he and the reading - public now under
calls "protective foods." Without a stand this idea and are spreading the
certain amount of these protective pospel of truth so it will only be a
foods in the -1ieta children cannot short, time before intelligent citizens
develop, neither can adults maintain understand this idea and when they do,
vigorous health. It used to be thought they will hesitate before they sub-
that a diet of tubers, grains, roots stitute oleo for butter, even though it
and meat could be made a perfect diet is much cheaper.
but the experiment of Dr. McCollum The dairy cow will not be put aside
in feeding various foods to young ani- because we can imitate her products.
mala for these ten. years proved that
they cannot develop unless these pro-
tective foods are used.
And these two "protective foods"
are obtained so far as known at the
present time from only two sources—
the leaves of plants and the butter- whole milk' and butter -fat, so that the tian is a follower of the Christ." In
;fat of milk. If people could con- .dairy industry cannot be driven to the the terms of the teaching of Jesus this
surae enough of the leaves of plants •wall by cheap substitutes. e involves certain very definite charact-
. _. -. . eristics.. ' Mark's great thesis is "The
- Good News of the Kingdom of God."
Jesus announced thiskingdom and
made it open to every one. It is for
all 'Rations. It is freely offered to all
men. It is the royal rule of Gad
these cheaper: products for.the .milk
and butter -fat of the cow.
ply roLD ups
car aur AND MPO ON DOTTED O:iNt%
iOttl ISACM.
114€ 5UN 1513RIGHT,'TNE WATER'S WARN:
11H1NK A 5WIM WILL Do MO HARM,1
,.._._. -COLO FORWARD--
-50 ONE FOR THE MONEY, TWO FORTlIE 5HOW
1NREE TO GET READY,AND IN I GO -
INTERNATIONAL LESSON
SEPTEMBER 29.
Lesson XIII. What It Means To Deo/IL
Christian -1 Cor. 13. Golden
Text, 1 John 3. 18.
After spending six months in the
She is necessary to civilization and, study of the Life and Teaching of
no matter ivha comes, is destined to Jesus and three months • in these
studies of the Christian life, we may
endure. When ' the people , under well conclude this series by asking
stand the importance of -butter -fat in the question, "What is it to be a
a diet, especially children's, they will' Christian'?"
be willing to pay a sufficient price for At once may be answered: "A Chris
Prices of horses have been advanc-
ing steadily. War interfered with
Jiorse-breeding operations in :France.
and Great Britain and drew heavily
on their existing supply. It is re-
ported that in Great Britain heavy
draft geldings are bringing from $800
to $1,000 each. Tractors are being
used in hauling munitions and draw-
ing artillery. because enough horses
cannot be. seeured for that work.
There will be large shipments of
horses abroad after the war, which
will take some of our heaviest and
best animals.
For that reason, it is essential to
take good care of every colt. „ The
most critical time is at weaning.
Large numbers sof stunted colts get
their first set back when taken from,
the mares in the fail. Teach the colt
to eat grain, if it has not already
learned, and when once taken :from
the mare, do not let .it return. Let-
ting it get hack to the mare after
starting to wean it may ruin the mare,
and it will make the colt mean. Milk
out the mare's udder for a week or so,
and if it becomes caked apply lard.
Returns from sheep are quick and
profitable. It is not necessary to keep
a ewe lamb a year before It returns
a profit. A lamb weighing seventy-
five pounds and costing twenty cents
n, pound, will clip five pounds of wool
next spring. At seventy cents a
pound the wool would be worth $3.50,
or twenty per cent. of the original in-
vestment. At the end of that time
the owner will have -a ewe worth more
for breeding purposes than the aver-
age ewe that he could• go out and
buy. I:t is ,true this owe Iamb con
gums a certain amount of feed which
ossibly should be charged against
er, but since there isP asture and
forage going to waste an every farm
each year, it is hardly nedessary to
exact a heavy feed Bili:
Manny people find it possible to keep
one sheep for each head of cattle their
pastures will carry, at no additional
expense. If they could all he con -
bleed of the actual need for a greait-
ly increased supply of wool net, year,
many of them might adopt such a pra-
ctise very much to their own profit
and to the assistance of the Govern-
ment. When sheep are properly
handled they are mortgage lifters and
bring thrift -
Save The Seeds.
11 is not difficult to cage the $cede
f aminal vegetables for next yeeife
axdens. They must ie"e thoroughly
rieri before they are put away for
the Winter, -Spread the seeds thinly
ani a dry, airy place, Out of the sura,
on a sheet of paper until they are
dry; do not nee heat. When del
store Where there is'llttle variation of
temperature, If moist when stared
or allowed to collect, moisture they
will became mouldy ar start to gexzaai-
jnatty. Flower seeds: may be saved in
.tlso sane manner,
r.lialto
Shorter days and cooler nights seem on
to put new life into both the poultry- earth; a kingdom progressively realiz-
man and his stock. Pians should be ed on earth, perfectly fulfilled in heav-
i laid forthe winter campaign, and en This is surely •a glorious piece of
I when itisthought best to introducel-news?` Among all the dreams of social
new blood into the flock, the order perfectness.which the fertile mind of
should be placed now so tha; there can man has flung forth not one equals
this of the kingdom of God. It is no
mere dream, it is a fact in process
of growing fulfillment.
Broadly spealeing, then, a Christian
is one who is a member of this king-
dom, is a son of the King and is living
be a better selection.
Dispose' of all stock: that has not
been. profitable. There is no better
tizrfe for culling than now, just before
this surplus stock starts into molt.
The molting season has arrived, in accord with the rules of the King-
and it is important that the birds dom.
have special care, It is a good plan Jesus announced the conditions of
to keep pieces of. ,rusty iron's in the entrance into the Kingdom. "Repent
drinking vessels so as to give the wa- and believe the good news!"
"Repent."—By this he meant that
ter a tonic effect. J
Young turkeys that have reached m a should break away from their old
ingood `condition have ,lift, their Old purpose, their old dis-
September
position. This means much more
passed the critical stage, and during than groaning over the past. It does
this month will make 'wonderful indeed involve sorrow for sin and re -
strides in growth and development. stitution for wrong done, but its
March -hatched pullets are showing fundamental idea is, rather, a com-
every indication of early laying, if - epte "about face."
Believe the g•ooh news (Marla 1,
they have not already started. If •1g) They must believe in God as
properly grown they will not only be Father, hi man as brother, in lot'Pe as
steady fall layers, but reliable winter the true law of life, in Jesus as 'the
layers as well. Christ. -
Remove the male birds from •the ( ,nThe terms of admission to the King-
dom flock and keep there separated Cantil nvhenjhue ssaid to -hie ut in a more
striking
tdist
talefirstlean of the'year. ! ciples, "Except ye turn and become as
Clean up all rubbish piles about the' little children ye shall in no wise en -
houses this month. Rubbish harbors ter into the kingdom." ' At anoth-
rats and other enemies of the poultry er time,. as 'he was taking the children
yard. 'I ;� up info his arms, he said, "Whosoever
`shall not receive the kingdom (of God
as a little child, shall in no wise enter
therein." So, he reminded them that
- ° the divine Fatherhood. and human
brotherhood is a gift, a boon. 'It can -
No single piece of farm machinery not be earned by good conduct. • It is
has increased' mare in use in the last not even withheld from evildoers. It
two years than the mechanical milker. is freely bestowed as a gift of grace,
It absolutely shuts out self -righteous -
In this country, where the labor short- nese. It demands the attitude of the
age became critical early in the war child, a spirit of receptive humility.
as a result of the enlistment of .farm To believe the good news is- vastly
laborers, the milking machine is the mare than a- mere intellectual assent
one thing that has averted a dis-
astrous drop indairy production.
On hundd•5Bs of Canadian farms wo-
men., with the aft of this machine, do
the mincing. - As the war progresses,
many more dairy farmers evill itie com-
pelled to adopt the milking machine,
or curtail operations, or go out of
business. The dairyman who thinks
the initial investment is too great or
the cost of upkeep too high makes a
mistake,
In the United States a leading west-
ern daityman who has 100 cows has
operated a milking machine of six
units for four years. To -day the
original parts, all but the rubber por-
tions, are still in use. The; rubber
parts were renewed nine months ago.
On another farm'where forty sows .are
milked, upkeep cost has amounted to
$10 in four years. Still another
dairyman, who has used a milker
three years for a herd of thirty cows,
spent $2 this year In placing the ma-
chine In first-class order,
(h wady Makers On Ralf Itatious.
Candy inanufacturers in. Canada
have used, in the past, eleVen por cent,
of all the sugar consumed In. Canada.
This 'has been reduced to a maximum
cif
51/2 per cent, by the Camila Food
Board, 'owing to the sugar eltua.tierl: F24,041441*,
to certain teachings. Faith in Jesus
as the Christ means not only an opin-
ion about him, but a surrender of the
entire self to him. So, we~xray say'
that our Christian faith is composed
of two elements, first the assent of
the -truth, and second, the consent of
the will, which is the giving over of
the entire life. to Jesus. We then
becob e followers of Jesus and sub-
jects of. the kingdom of -God.
As his followers and subjects of the
Kingdom Jesus tells" us that we sus-
tain certain relations to God, We
are God'e children; he is our heavenly •
Father, orgiving• our sins, supplying
us with food and clothing, guiding us
bestowing good gifts upon us ani
riving us his best gift which is the
Holy Spirit (Luke 11,'13). Ile also
tells as that we are to cherish toward
God faith fear, obedience, and su-'
p�ireme and complete love (Mark 12.
80). Re also teae`hes.us that our mu-
tual relationsto God find expression
in prayer, which is to be in secret,
trustfu1, believing; that is; expectant
and in the manner of the Lord's Pray-
er,
Of the utmost importance 'i,4 Jesus'
teaching ce eerning our{ relation to
the other members ,sof the :Kingdom.
We form. one brir'bherhood,,c for we
11ave one Father and one Teacher., be -
In -brethren of Christ the King, 1 -le
assures us that each one possesses a
pccullar sanctity and that dreadful
eoiartra lue#aces Certainlyi"ollo.r hien
"ware eausbs "one of these little ones" I
11X0 alas taught that
while each soul has great worth he
must be ready to sacrifice himeol,F
completely for tlie,kingdon . Be an-
nouuees the great law of sac;rifiee as
the central principle", - "Whoiroever
would save his life shall_ lose it" and
"Whosoever would lose ,his life shall
save it." He does not„ want us to
efface oureelves. Self-effacement
springs out of weak or amiable eo h
offence with the whites oz wishes of
others, but self-sacrifice is a noble
self -forgetting for the sake of others.
We learn also in this connection of
the law of brotherhood," which Jesus
snakes so prominent. This law touches
not merely the outer act but, far more,
the inner spirit. Ile excoriates the
scribes and Pharisees for their ex -ter -
nal righteousness, and draws a broad
line of distinction between the righte-
ousness- of the, Kingdom and the.
righteousness of these religious teach-
ers. They bred a legal spirit.: Jesus
teaches a loyal spirit. They taught
men to seek life in law. Jesus teaches
us to find law in life,
Topics hi Season.
Madonna lily bulbs may be planted
this month. Most other bulbs should
not be put, into the ground until Oct.
ober. "
Before frost, 'make cuttings of the
heliotrope, verbenas and other tender
plants which you will want for setting
out early next spring. ,
The Italians have manufactured a
substitute for sugar. It isderived
from grapes by evaporating the juice.
It is said to be particularly valuable
in the preservation of fruits.
'
The French .Department of Agricul-
ture reckons that a toad is worth $9;
a lizard, $9; a swallow, ,,$20; a tit-
mouse, .$8; a robin, $1; a bat, $30; an
owl, $12. e
All the refuse of crops that are
through fruiting should be burned as
soon as dry enough. ✓ Cabbage
stumps, cucumbers, melons, tomatoes
and the like should not be left to de-
coy.•
The strawberry bed still needs culti-
vating. Keep busy until the ground
freezes, Light frosts do not -count.
September is housecleaning month
in the garden, and a good cleaning up
there is just as necessary as in the
house. The most important thing is
to prevent weeds going to seed.
To control white grubs, plow the in-
fested soil' deeply .before October 1,
and while plowing turn the poultry -or
hogs, into the field to destroy the
grubs.
A recent Swiss decree provides for
compulsory crop production by 'all
land -owners, with the 1914 acreage as
a minimum. All grain growers who
fail to deliver the required amount in-
to the hands of the authorities must
pay four -fold the maximum price as
indemnity for their deficiency.
Ripen late ,tomatoes, by pulling "the.
vines "and letting them lie with the
fruit on in a cool shed or in the base-
ment. Many of the fruits will rip -
on. Cover the vines in -the garden
with blankets when frost threatens
and you may be able - to save them
for a week or two.
When frost has touched the tube-
rose, elephant's -ear and Madeira vine,.
take up the bulbs and store them.
,GOOD HEALTH QU�tION BQ
197 Azldre'wr R. Cerner, M.D.
tDr. Carder will/answer all aligned lettere. Wetsr.taalns to Health, If •your,
tsaeatioa it of general Interest It will he answered . through' these columns,;'.
If sot, It will be a'innewered pereoaally- It etilnzoed, addressed eaave19pe is can
.elosed. Dr, Currier will not preserthe for Individual cases 'or make dlagnorle
Address Dr. Andrew F. Currier, care of Wilson i'ubliebing Co., 73. Adelaide
8t.•.West, Toronto. '
!'
F
Physical ,Chazige Which Tak Plaice
»,
After Middle Life.
By middle life, the tissues of the
body thane reached the cul iaianation there is worriment it must be uneoz,dz
of 'their development and from this tionaily dismissed. Exposure to coin
time forth the period. of d'genera- and wet and even changes in the
tion has its turn Thatwhichfie weather are tore' to bring on rheum-
s t atic trouble 1 once the elothin r must
?nest to be' dreaded from thispoint s� n
onwardbe adapted to the season and suitable
is malignant disease. On
gaps which have been overworked or medical treatment afforded. Increase
abused, the stomach, ru in- in the blood pressure mekrns chazige in
1dip, brio n,
testlnie, and in women the breast and the arteries, hence tests must be made
uterus, now may become' cancerous,' from time to time and suitable exer-
and other organs or portions of the cise, diet and mechanical and phy-
body which may be subjected to more steal treatment prescribed. Diseases
or less persistent irritation area hi of the, bladder andprostate gland are
clanger from the same merciless enc- amenable to relief in their early
my. The arteries of the body are stages Bence the first appearance of
susceptible. to . degenerative ,change's trouble is a danger signal. Frequent -
from middle life onward, either under- ly one who "hes any of ,these diseases
going softening or becoming harder or tendencies must change the entire
by the formation of new tissue or the current of his life, give up his oceupa-
deposit oflime salts within their tion, ` change his residence, or be
walls in the latter' case becoming separated from his family and friends, .
brittle like pipe steins. In any case These hardships areoften justified,
the arteries become perilously :weak however, in the relief they afford to
and the degenerative changes . take bad symptoms and the months or'
place so gradually that they are usu- Years they, add 'to life with corse -
ally quite inappreciableto the patient. spending increase in happiness,. use
Should the heart of a patient who is fulness and power of influence.
thus diseased become suddenly or un-
usually 'active the extra force which
it -happens to exert would be likely to Questions and Answers.
produce a -break en one or more of the X. Y. Z. -1 -Does indigestion at -
weakened arteries. The arteries in feet the nerves?
the brain are particularly weak' and 2—Which solid foods are` -beet for
that is why so many people -who have indigestion?
passed middle life have apoplexy. 3—Does butter affect indigestion?.
r
This is also the period of rheuma 4—What part of dandelion is used
tierns,,,and neuralgias and gout and for medicinal purposes, and how?
of obesity which makes people clumsy 5 -Am -forty, weigh. 108 pounds,
and awkward and illy adapted to en-. and am five feet and six inches in
dure pain and stiffness of 'joints, height. How could I reduce my
muscles, and nerves. weight?
"'In this period also are the diseases Answer -1 ---It_ very often does,;
of thebladder and prostate gland ac- 2 -The question is too general. In-
connpanied not only with the annoy- digestion is relieved in one person by
ante of frequent calls t7 evacuate the omitting one kind of food, and Wan -
bladder but with pain, haemorrhage other by something else.
and other disagreeable symptoms. 3—If you mean by your indigestion:—
Sometimes these things can be pre- "Does butter cause indigestion.?"
vented and sometimes not. Perhaps my reply would be that good butter
they are penalties for past sins which i seldom does, '
may not be escaped and the best you 4—The root of the plant is'useful,
Y
can do is to watch them and try and and also an extract is made from the
leaf, which is often - used :as a; mild
kind of vegetable tonic.
5-1 would not adeise you to at-
tempt to reduce your weight. There
'is nothing out of proportion.
Ing the teeth in good condition, for
sweae-ing pipes, cigars and cigarettes..
Sleep must be encouraged at all dost
it is more important than food, and if
make- the symptoms as mild• -as pos-
sible.- Malignant disease -m some-
times be forestalled by removing ele-
ments of irritation, curing indiges-
tion, omitting unsuitable food, keep -
When dahlias and cannes are frost-
bitten, cut off the tops, leaving about
six inches of the stems. Remove the
roots in a clump with dirt attached.
Spread roots out in the sun to dry,
then' store -in •:a dry, well -ventilated
cellar, on the.floor or on shelves. Keep
the varieties labelled.
rirAiyrrou.Torintr,
FEATHER&:
- Highest prices Paid -
Prompt Returns—No Connadoslau
P. POULIN & CO.
noactaonrs auwksE waiving,
The Plain Tr.uth abou
ShocPrices .
EATHER is scarce and is growing scarcer. A .
large part of the available supply must be used
for soldiers' boots. Importations have prac-
tically ceased and we are forced to depend
upon the limited quantity of materials produced in
Canada.
The cost of everything which goes into a pair of shoes is
high, and is going higher. Workmen by the thousands have
joined the colors, and labor is increasingly hard to get. It is
not merely a matter of high prices, but of producingenough
good quality shoes to go around.
These conditions are beyond the control _of any man, or
any group•of men. They fall on all alike. No one is exempt-
neither the manufacturer, the .dealer; nor the --consumer.
You must pay more today for shoes of the same quality than
you did a year ago. Next Spring, prices will be higher still.
These are hard facts. They will not yield to argument.
Theycannot be glossed over. We cannot' change
as e would wisto do sso. ` them, much
But you, as a wearer of shoes, can,help to relieve thein if you
will exercise prudent and good judgment in purchasing. See.
that you getreal gahae for ypilr money.Spend enough toget
it, buspendnothin for"frills."
See that the t anilfa,cturer'a trade --mark is stampedupon the
shoes you buy. High prices arta'temptat"ip on to the quality
in orderprice seem low. to make ke the p rilr3uiu no manufacturer will
stamp his trade-m.ark upon a product which- he is ashamed
to acs o lRemember his ember't
>a We dg�. R >rn x , and look for the trade -mark,
It is your best assurance of real value for your money.
10,
AMES HOLDEN cC ..EADY`.
1.1-Nrrrnto
"Shoerraakera to the ,Nczfzon"
s't. ,TO tat MONTr;,Tdi'.L TORO14 Yui) o- rsysry IPa4 ZA•lONTol+t VANi ovviut
When _von bay Shoes toois) for—
a
->'lata ZFade-nfarlt on svcry sato
1 1.
;�r