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The Exeter Advocate, 1918-10-3, Page 3+,•••••••• • By Agro ThIs Department le for the use of of an expert on any question roaardio9 la of sufficient genera l interest, it will )1 stamped and addressed envelope Is e answer will be mailed to you. Acidrees Co., Ltd., 78 Adelaide St. W. Toronto. • at:wrist. our farm readers who want the advice P.011, coed, crops, etc, If your question answered throueh this column, if nclosied with your letter, a cemplete AroUomt8t1 care of Wilson Publishing Herres:Ling - and - Storing Certain Vegetables. hile vegetables have been har- vested continuously in many gardcns in Canada, since radishes and spinach were ready for use in early spring, the time ha e come when the bulk of the crop enust be gathered to escape hard frosts, As beans discoler and mould very readily, it is important, -to dry them as soon as possible, and to 'keep them dry. They should be spread out thin- ly 'under cover, and turned every two or three days until quite dry. If It is neceeeary to hal-vest the plants ,before they are thoroughly ripe they e can be hung up outside until dry. There willebe.many tomatoes which -will met ripen before the Plants are killed by the 'frost. If the fully - grown, green specimens are picked before being frozen`, and eaeli epeci- men wrapped in paper and stored in closed boxes, they will be found, from tests made at the Experimental Farm, to ripen better than by exposing there' to the sun. Even if put into closed "'boxes without ..wrapping ea* speci- men, they ripen well. FrequentlY cauliflowers are just be- ginning to head when it becomes nec- essary to 'harvest them owing tee sev- ere frosts. If the plants are pulled and replauted in boxes in the cellar, and kept watered, 'they will go on aeveloping, and one can have _cauli- flower for some weeks,. - Brussels sprouts can also be replanted in this way. Both of these vegetables may, however,- be left in the ground for some time yet. If cabbage begine to split and it is not yet time to harvest them, the splitting will -be prejeentecl to some ex -- tent by twisting the plants so as to loosen them, This cheeks the flow of sap into the head. If the cellar is warm and du, and the cabbage have to be harvested owing to the frost, they will keep well for a time outside if ,covered with leaves, , Where the accommodation is poor, eelery may die kept oueSide in the soil well into the winter by opening a trench preferably a narres. one Afteefi' or sixteen- inches wide, and deep enough eo that the tops of the celery will come about level with the surface of the ground. The celery plants are put close together in it, and before them are severe frosts, a thin, layer of straw or leaves is put over the top, When the cold weath- er domes a heavier coVering of leaves may be put over, if it is desirable to • leave the celery _longer, and then twelve to fifteen inches of soil/ over that. - By putting sufficient leaves or straw over the soil again, frost may be kept out, and the celery dug out as required: - In harvesting potatoes, any which another season's work. - show sigos of decay should be kept Our food should be well balaneed, separate from the rest, and used first, but we hope that the time may come thus helping to avoid the development when you dairymen will not value a of ret When stored, Pntatoes should pound of protein from one Source with be dry hcn they areestoeeci. a pend from another. Some of the Keep onions dry, sPreent thinlyprotein feeds you give us are eimply Squashes, pumpkins and citrons awful for us to eat and digest. should be kept in a modeleietely waem, , We sometimes feel as though we not a cool, place. e w -ere alt out of whack. We can only —. lay this feeling to the way in which After-Hervest Cultivation. our owners have interfered with na- Adequate cultivation is just as es- tura s laws, sential for theproduction of maximuin You have bred us so that it is our crops as is the applicatlen Of.manares, very nature to put Our fat into the In fact, many 'farmele assert that pail, and when we get short rations plenty of intelligent 'tillage is almost we put the flesh of our own bodies equal to a' coat of manure. Such into your milk. The drain on atrr. statements do not detract from the 'system's' is awful. ° yell% of manures or other fertilizers; It seems a'anthough you thought of but they serve, in some measure, to nothing except buying more protein, bring into relief, the need for main- making more milk, and forcing us to iiirrn OULTIR MflM 11.11 EGGS nd Iheat RATI411 Prions (Jaid Prompt Rettiroe---No Coxiamissioo P. POIThill & CO. saicoztae Zetorkot ilettnreseee What the Cow Would We need a period of rest after we have worked for you all the year, so that we may properly nourish "one 'calves and build up due energies for Mining the sell in the best ipossible our very limit. Do you wonder we tilth. The proper time to commence get tuberculosis gerget and that we tillage is "immediately after the crop Play out under such care and treat- -has been removed. If the sod is In- ment tested -with weeds, shallow cultivation, When you confine us to such nar- either with a gang -plough or a disc- trow rations as many of you dairy harrow immediately after harvest, will farmers do, we cannot use our instinc- -cause the germination of' the weed tive preferences in the choice of our seeds. Subsequent cultivation will foods'and when you choose our food I fits* if the f----------------1 o it wiselY: - ploughing has been done early enough, We need some succulent food to it may be possible to effect the ger eep out owe s n con on an mination of a second growth of weed sist us in the digestion and assimila- seeds before the final "ridging -up" tion of the heavy grain foods we 4re kill these young p a and, ploughing- is done late .in the fall. compelled to ea. This is one of the most effective means, If you would teed us a little more of combatting such weeds as , wild of the good things that you grow here oats andeepiustarcl. on the farm, andfnot so much of those Where the land is comparatively boughten feeds, we should make bet - free from weeds some advocates ter milk, and we should have better of alter -harvest cultivation favor calves to take our places when we are deeper ploughing, or the purpose of sent to the shambles. retaining emore moisture from the autumn rains. This is a matter oe Communityb canning club s have experience, and the individual farmer been formed in Victoria, B.C., and should experiment and decide for him- Brantford, Ont.- self wriich method is most suitable to __nee the needs of his soil. Silageeis the war ration for beef, The:final ploughing in the autumn mile, mutton and wool. A.,silo full should leave the land ridged, so that for each farm is the allowance. It ig frost action will pulverize it ther- both feed and succulence. It takes °uglily. In this way a fine surface the place of grain and pasture. .mulCh is formed during the winter, ' which dries -out quickly in the spring; " The bear -der, the leaner, the slacker, at"the seine time it forms an excellent, • And other guest cows of that ilk, seed bed and protection lor sub-suri Should be hurried away to the but - face moisture. .•I. cher-- Scarcity of labor may make this _ Thei.take all the profit from milk. di process difficult. if not impossible, on many farms. But, where such han caps do not exist, every 'effort should be made to practice after -harvest mile' tivation. Itis a factor of prime im- portance in increasing production next year. The best time to select breeding ewes for next year% crop of larabg is just about the time they are taken from their lambs this year. The ewe, like the dairy cow, should be judged largely upon her performance. The ewes that bring large, thrifty lambs and provide them with plenty of nourishment are the kind that pay for their keep and return a profit. For the man who already has his lend picked out, and is the possessor of suitable buildings for the purpose of vrintering, early fall is the time for starting in ghee') raising, and if the beginner has sufficient confideece in his owe ability as a•judge sheep, he has no better opportunity to select his foul-a:lager' stock thane -provided at the Fall Fairs. 'Many of,the ehownien at, the big exhibitions will . be found to have, in adclitioa their fleet prize -winners, plenty of desirable animals in their shoev stringe-especial- ly in the case of yeung rams. Ewes also can be procured more eeactily at this season. than at any other, and the purchaser will have fhb opportunity of providing his newly acquired flock with feed at small cost for some weeks to come on grassland that ie intended sfor fall plowing, and on the stubble fields. . It is perhaps wiser for the new be- ginner with alleop to start with good grade ewesk than to endeavor to get into the pure-bred line immediately. t Experience with the less 'valuable ani - sisals will fit him to produce fancy flock headees and exhibition stock &ter, and in the meanwhile his profits 'horn disposel of wool and.mutton will be satisfactory provided he proves a a good shepherd. The disposing of any censiderable number of top notch pure-breds' on Ithe other hand is somewhat ef a business, in whieli a Man requires, Met a reptitatien for itis stock and second a wide conneetton in the breeding fraternity. The use of tidy the best in the way of. rams le eecesairry however, in any case, and it goes withool, saying that the ram Must be a pure-bred. When iambi–aro Weaned keep there on the old paStures for a few days Bald remove the tWes t� pastures as tar 4way as poesible. Wheat accustomed to behig by theinselyela s, the nibs Should be ;nut on good fresh „feed, Red, White and Blue Pullets. Red for the six -month-old layers, white for those first laying at seven months, and blue for those laying at eight months 'are the leg -band cotes's, used by some poultrymen to keep informed of the egg production by tlie new crop of pullets. Those facts, as well aS others which are valuable in culling for the second year and in making up breeding pens, are obtain- ed -by noting when the banded pullets malt and begin to lay. Usually, but not invariably the red -banded birds molt last. Blue -bat -aloe' ,pullets are, always sent to market as yearlings; red -banded ones seldom are. The age at whieh a pullet starts laying ,,and the date when she begins to molt determine whether it will be profit- able to keep her another year. Birds without bands are to be ,culled. The firet handle in the case of heavy breeders are often put on at six and oneshalf or seven months. The above a ages are for Leghorns. The test is sometimee the trapnest, a band of one color being placed on pullets when coining into laying. Sometimes pliyeioal examination is used Insteirlf of trapnesting. In the latter ease there are eveliabIe signs to follow. The color of the vent and the condition of --the "laying" hones chatge vieleIy when a pullet begine to lay. The yellow color leaves the vent. The laying ,bones become pli- able and the flesh between them and the end of the Iftea.st-bone groves loose and flabby. With experienee the poultry keeper acquires mill in eeadinge these signs. A little later the combs of laying pullets will be red, plants and smooth mid, in the case of Leghorns, the ear -lobes will be white. When pullets are eXarnin- cd, birds found tnalforined or very much undersized are culled, as well aS those whoee conformation indic- ates they idt make poor layers. - the-.Ionrun it is short-sighted econemy to productive eows. fl. is not ozdy liatriotie to keep every good mil& estat, but it is the only Way to maintain an industry whieb is sentlal &tiring the War and after. For ato the War European countries will knock at our door, for animals for foundation herds. Be ready to open the, door); WI4NYf()LDNI)PS OUT AND FOLD 0t4 DOMD LINE% NOW Bt./TIERED BREAD "CASTES VERY GOO!) ,)HEN ItUISIGit'Y A5 I AM, • DOT IF MY 1405E DECEIVE 5 ME NOT IlY MOTtitir5 MAHING JAM . INTERNATIONAL LESSON OCTOBER 6 rtrason I, Abram Leaving Home.— . Gensis 12. 1-9. Golden Text, Gen. 12. 2. Verse 1. Jehovah said unto -Abram —The eall is beautifully described in Acts 7, 2e"T1e God of glory appear- ed unto our father Abraham." If needs not be supposed that this was an outward manifestation, appealing to the physical senses; rather an inner spiritual call, reaching his in - meat soul. The still entail voice meant more to Elijah than • earth- quake and storm. Abram, awakened by the Spirit of God, had been brought face to face with the mean- ing of life. He was, a man with a listening heart and hear God's call The unreality of life in a land per- vaded with idolatry was clearly seen by him. Only the living.God could be real for eueh a man., Get thee out -- Emphatic. Ged made a great de- mand uponhime he must leave hie country, kindred, and father's house, all things connected with his old life; but this was not all: he must go to an unknown and unnamed country. He not only gave up the past, but went loomaxameagmassamu, RELD SELECTION OFSEED EARS • Methods of Gathering, Curing and Storing Seed Corn Calculatek to Develop Strains of Iligh.-Yielding Corn in Ontario. Right 110w is the time lo make plans the value of etout, vigorous, leafy -- foe gatherlhg and storing suffiCtent stalks, that produce were at a eonoeni„ good care for next spring's supply ent height fer hervesting and husking. seed, The very basis of suceese Witla and with shanks just long enough to next yeer's corn crop lies in the care allow the ear to droop nicely. As a and common sePee with which, the rule etalice of trda type will bear good Peed corn saved to produce this erop is ears. gathered and cured this fall, be It is elways better to have a sur., "sure, the importance of teating seed plus of seed stored away in the fall corn in the spring cannot be overes- and to make final seledtions of eeed -einiated, but at best epring' testing ears before planting in the spring. It simply serves as a check -or safeguard is also important that feirly mature in determining the •efficiency of the eats be selected, as the innnature previous handling and curing vshieh ones are apt to cause mold, end at the corn has had. best are very difficult to cure. Such The first etep toward securing bet- immature seed, even though. itmay ter seed 'ears for planting is that of poEtsess high germinating qualities, selecting varieties that will mature has a tendency tb produce weak -grow - during the normal growing eeason. To Ing plants, unless weather and soil intensify early maturing tendencies • cOnditions 'nee especially favorable, arid' enable One to examine the char- This serves to eraphasize the import- acter of the- growing stock as well as •anee growingea variety of corn that the ear that is attached to it it is will matdre well and which, by care"- prefereble to select seed 'ears from ful seed eelection, may proye adapt - the field about the middle of Sept.ern- able to climatic conditions. ber. This gives seed corn that will No amount of attention. to-scientifis make good eilage and mature sounds field selection tvill solve the problem - grain during a normal growing sea-- of eeed corn selectiost unless tedequate son. e Only careful seed selection will plans are made to get the 'seed ears enable Ontario farmers to gradually into storage promptly, intensify the early maturing tend- The method which will bring about eneies of their corn until it is Possible 'the quickest drying of the ears is th to mature C't, maximum quantity of most efficient. In general, any prac- dent corn. t" :Heal method of storage that will keep In selecting seed from the held one the ears eeparate as'to prevent ac - should not pe.rn:et in 'selecting ears -heal contact of one ear with another imply because -they are big. The pro- and allow free circulation of the air iltelne limit to the size tee the ear; tis „round each ear will give the -best re - as 'Jorge as will mature o; one's farm. ,sults. One of the best and cheapest lit'selecting eiles that have readited methetie is that of having woven wire fir maturay before it is time to liar- cut up into strands. The ears are i.est the main crop th.ey may hitee a eas* attached to theee strands and dry ro.pidly. Another good scheme is that of drivieg finishing nails into a cedar post far enough apart to hold each ear separately. Several manu- facturers have put on the market de - a deep grain, hut never as large a cob a3 the seendegiy large ears that rea- ture later, or as those that are not /nature after heavy frosts. The big- ness, or circumference of the cob, should correspond with the length of vices for keeping the ears separate. the growing season. This point is im- No place on the average farm is portant because it enables the grower better adapted to curing seed corn for to keep the sive of the ear adapted moderate plantings than the ordinary, to his soil and climate. After one has well -ventilated garret with ,windows selected his variety and finds that it that may he opened to permit brciezes suits his soil, latitode and require- to blow through freely. In such a znents, then he ehould gin to grow as place the ears will not be injured by big ears and no rger than will make frosts during the fall and at the same a maximum erop of sound corn. time be protected from the rain and Only the inexperienced or the unob- storin. The room above the kitchen, serving grower persists in selecting where the stovepipe passes through,. ears simply because they are big. Yet will furnish ideal conditions for cur - the charm of bigness is over many ing the seed ears. breeders of corn as well as farm ani- Nothing will give one a better idea male. The fact that this idea of big- of the valne of providing srinplecur- ness of ear associates with the idea of ing facilities for corn than the 'tests bigness of crop is so universal that for germination in the spring. Let corn growers must devote special at- the farmer who believes that proper tention to studying the problem be- curing of his seed ears during the fore they can succeed in developing fall does not pay, test outeeare pro - strains of high -yielding corn 'adapted perly cored and those stored hr -the to their soil deed climatic conditions. tool house or barn and the restate will With_ the big paying crop ever before prove to his satisfaction that proper our minds, we may easily sacrifice uring pays. But such a test does not • f d t .mi th of er M It. I f th t The successful corn grower who germinate readily do not produc.e a takes particular pride in developing. vigorous plant. It is only well cured a uniform ettrain of seed corn adapted seeds that produce strong vigoroue bigness of ears cn. soundness, quality e ne e value prop and maturity. • cur ng. any kernele o corn a , GOOD HEALTII QUESTION BOX By Andrew P. Currier, M.D. fOr. Currier .will.answer all signed letters pretaining to Healtis. IC your tiiestion is of general Interest it will be answered through these „columns:. II not, ft will be answered personally if stamped. addressed envelope is en- closed. Dr. Currier will not prescribe for individual eases or make diagnosis. Address Dr. Airldrbiv P. Currier, ears of Wilson Publislaing Co.. 73 Adelaide Et. West,"Toronto. SuggestionsRelating to Skin Diseases Tile prevalence- of skin diseases among Canadian people is astounding. Some are „siniple, local, and easily remedied, may.are the outward mani- festations of internal disease and others are stubborn local diseases lasting months and years. In all skin diseases it is safe to assume as a fundamental principle that the bowels must always be kept freely open forhthe akin is comple- mentary to the intestines in elim- Mating poisons from the body. Hence cathartic mineral waters, salts of various kinds ana laxative oils are important in treating skin diseases. es Skin diseases are especially pre- valent during youth and they often attack -eche face and neck, the most conspieuone 'parts of the body and aboutthe beauty.' or ugliness of Which young people are always rifest sensitive. You cannot blame young persons tor mortification or shame when the mirror reveals blotches and blackheads and sores ,and swellings which disfigure their countenance and wound their pride, and 1al- ways try to lend a sympathetic ear to their tales of woe when they are based uptin such disfigurement and annoyance. The griefs and discomforts of others Must alwayi be measured if possible from their standpoint. The patent medicine venders find -easy *time in those who suffer from acne, for they grasp -at every straw which gives any prospect, of relief. tt, ' But if there is a patent •medicine which will cure acne, 7 have never seen it. There are some Which may help It, eepeclally, wherc joined with co thaXip$, massage, and other means for improving the circulation in the kin. liosSibly the new -fashioned' •method' of 'treating aene ,With injectiene ef serum may zolve the difficulty'. Freckles a-ro another source of annoyance *to young people, these being deposits of pigment below the 81111.a0 of the, skin and destroyed only by acids and strong mineral gni 's ances, Any of these eulietancee wheih penetrates beyond the surface must necessarily leave a scar, hence there is danger of disfigurement from lo tions advertised to remove freckles, moles, and liver, spots, if they aro! powerful enough to do this. The removal of parasites and ver -1 rain from the skin requires not onlye judgment in selecting medicines but skill in using it., There are good sulphur soaps and ointments for the itch parasite and it they faile a sulphur bath will fin- ish, the job. Mercurial ointments are necea- sary for the, parasites Which get at the roots of hair but they must. be used cautiously for mercurial pois- oning from such a source is not un- usual, especially among chilciren. Caustic and corrosive ointments and salves are often advertised to treat cancer of the skin. They are painful and destructive and "should be used only by thoee who are familiar with their action and with the diseases for which' they are appropriate. Disease of the akin i41 often in- duced by substances used upon it. This is especially true of cosme- tics which clog, the tubes or the Sweat and sebaceous glands of the skin with materialwhich will not dissolve, which interfere with the circulation of thethlood and the dis- Charge 'of sweet and sebaceous mat- ter and will make the skin dryeand hard even if they do not PrOdllee eruptive disease. Theatrical people and others whoae taste or preference induces the useeof ronges,,and cosmetics often find the results of such inaltre,athient of the Skirt sufficiently disastrous. Ointments are ueually preferable to liquids or lotions for application to the skin as they are More readily applied-, and more readily retained, and their bases are lard, vese/ine, lanolin, cocoa butter, etc"; The lard In ointments often be- comes rancid and irritating to the skin. Ointments for itching eruptions contain tar, sine, sulphur, etc, and one reat advantage of these and other external applications is that they are Upon the surface where theb.• action can be watched from day 4110 to his farm finds it pays to strap a plants. Life processes go en in the bag or basket over his shoulder and seed kernels at a very slow rate. Ex - go through the field before the corn pose the seed ears to damp, freezing is cut and walk up and down the rows and thawing weather and the germi- nating powers are either destroyed or weakened to such an extent that it is difficult to secure a full stand. 'Pro- per curing and storing of the seed ears locks up the energy and vitality in the kernels and keeps it there until it is set free by the soil to produce a healthy, vigorous -growing plant. selecting the best seed eel's from the standing stalks. In case he has no special seed plats, he may feed it pos- sible to make fairly good - selections from the best portions of the field crops. At any rate he must have in mind the type and qualities of a good ear and stalls. He must appreciate forth with no hold on bhe future ex- cept his faith in Get( He needed to be detached from the powerful in- fluences of race and family, that he might be attached to God. The new country . spells opportunity. The Pilgrim fathers and others like them I laid the foundations of America. 2. I will make of thee a great ea- tion—This is the leading idea in Old Testament history: a greet people for God's own possession. Great be- cause of the greatness of their God. 410 Abram eemained in Chaldea his descendants would have been merged in the pagan population of the land, but by separation they became a new nation. God works through ne.tiona, not merely by individuals. His aim Is a kingdom—a society of redeemed souls in fellowship with himself. I will_ blese the,e—Cause him to prosper in all of his undertakings. And make thy name great—His name IA mentioned about seventy times in the New Testament and about twenty times in the recorded sayings of Jesus. By his faith he has become one of the greatest personal forces in history. Be thou a blessing—A source of blessing to others. Bless- ing Means God's favor besto-wed. Men who are in fellowship with God become channels of blessing to the world. 3, 7 will blese them that bless thee, etc.—Men and nations are judgedby their attitude toward the representa- tives of the kingdom. of God. The 'tests of charactet cotest in the opporte unities we have of serving the cause f G d 4. Let—Son or Haran and nephew of Abram. The etory of his ll (3 is given in Geneeis 12 and 13, Ilaran —The name both of a city and of a dietriet Pc the northwestern, part of IVIesopetainla on a • tributary of the Euphrates. 5. All their stilistance---Their wealth coneisbed chiefly in flockseand herds. 'rhe souls that they had got- ten in Ilayan—Slaves and other de- peedente. The first migration was from Ur oj'. the Cheldeee to teem', ‘vilere, it is supposed, he remained a few years. Abram's father, Terale died in Haran, No doubt 11.6 had shared in the original purpose that in- duced Abram to leave lfr, 6. „Abram passed through the land —Entering Syria on the liOrth) 014 journey would be -south through Dam- ascus into ,Palestine. The place oit Shechesti---The modern Nablus in central Palestine, between Mounts Ebel and. Gerizim. It was about three hundred and fifty miles from Baran. Unto the oak of Moreli— The oak of Direction. A sacred tree, held in veneration by the inhabitants, used by thein as an oracle or by their I ancestors. In Abrams day reagrded as a heathen sanctuary. 7. Jehovah appeared unto .',Abram —This is the first time God is spoken of as appearing to men. Ile had spoken before, but now appears in some striking manifestation. Unto thy seed --A special promise was given in connection with the special revelation of himself. God became more intensely real to Abram. - As a result he built an altar unto the Lord - and so consecrated ground which had been devoted to heathen worship, Henceforth it became sacred in the memory of God's people. It is the Vastness of /nen of, faith to reecue the best things of life by clediceting them to God. ' 8. Ire removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Bethel -- Twenty miles south of Shechem and twelve miles from the future site or Jerusalem. Bethel was also an ancient attectuary. Here Abram built aleother, altar to the glory of the true" God, who was leading him on. The s'trength of hin life lay in his teneei- 01198.11°1(bl riallPnrijoGuormdeyed---Thie is the keynote: he 'jcearneyed; he was never nooted to the eon bemuse he was e leader. Toward the South—The "South' Id it spccific designation for the district on the border between the wilderness and -Canaan. Its chief city was Beersheba, Have you won a ribbon at the county fair? Table linen should be darned with threads from the raveling., Four thousand mi11i6n cigarettes., were supplied to the Meaty last yeer. Per cabbage -worms: Mix one -perk of ale-elaked lime, end chest it oTO the plant s at really inteewea.e. The Proseian 'wee born e brute, an civilization will till$4,30 him ferocious,