HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1919-5-15, Page 6By a.gronozaist.
This Department is for the use of our farm readers who want the edvieo
attin expert en any question regarding coli, seed, crops, eta It your question
is e# sufficient general interest, it Will be answered through this column. it
stamped and addressed envelope Is enclosed with your letter, a templet
answer will be n:aiied to you. Address Agronomist, care of Mean Publishing
Cc„ tare, 7S Adelaide st We Torent0.
Crops for Dairy farms. handling the clover crop if it con -
The milk produeer must not forget :tains one-fifth timothy
that he is a farmer as well as a The breeder who has good pasture
dairyman, and plan to daring every land is fortunate, although it is pos-
acre of hie farm under as remtner-' Bible to establish pasture by seeding
titive system of erop production.' ;with a variety, of good grasses that
Possibilities of increasing profits win yield feed throughout the sea -
along this line depend uper- the alit- son. Such a pasture will require
ount of study and thought that is several years -10 become well estab-:
put into the work. So long as one lished. The weeds and undesirable
is satisfied with a yield of six tons g owths must be kept down and
of silage corn, thirty bushels of oats Vass seeds sown on wet and thin
and elle ton of hay to the acre the spots. Where the seeding is thin and
cost of his supply of feed will eat run out in spots, lime and acid phos -
largely into the profits of the bud, phate thoroughly disked into the
ness. In the first place, a proper 4°11, will encourage some of the de-
croprotation must be selected and siraable grasses to make a good
suca ehoice of crops, and methods stand, It is usually cheaper and bet-
cf growing them, made as shall tend ter to seed the grasses several times
to place every acre of the farm in a h l all f th d t pne
pr. ductive crop, and give suitable
variety for feeling.
In planning crop rotations it is
OBEN WANTED
We are in the market for Crean alt
through the Y-etxr. 4e pay the highest
market price. In business einee 1905.
Drop us a line for particulars
Mutual Dairy & Creamery Co,
743.745 King St. West - Toronto
aJ.1LcLtrx
LBy Joh B. iI er . ;T :, •D
at. �`. yam,t.4e itItaa gi s -f see. e ; p,:..J c -the Via. „ter i
Dr. Huber will answer all signed letters pertaining to. Health. If your
question is of general intereet it will be ai.swercd through these columns^,
if not, it`will be answered personally if stamped, addressed envelope Is en -
Curing a Cow by Wire. - closed, Dr. Huber will not presoribe for individual cases or make diagnc ,:s.
Doctor Taylor, the yeteriiierian, Address Dr, John R. Huber,. M.D., care of Wilson Publishing Co., 73 Adelaide
was cranking his car to go to the at. West, Toronto •
country, when his wife appeared at Sore Throat,
the door and called; "Telephone!"
ntenacicus, maybe blood-stained mu-
"I've got a sick cow," said Frank Besides the, throat (pharynx) the eus, is expelled,
Jensen when the veterinarian ons- soft palate, tonsils and vocal chords People prone to the diseases and
veered the call. "She's 'most too weak are generally included in any inflam- constitutional cond':tions mentioned
to stand. She has quit chewing her matron. When tills is acute, the should especially guard against the
cud, breathes hard and seems to have cause Hes generally in exposure to development of sore throat. The pro -
a high fever. Can't you come + out?" cold and wet, especially' in weak folk, per use of the voice, saline laxatives
"Notice anything wrong when she those of sedentary habits or who when necessary (say a teaspoonful
walks?" heasked the veterinarian. i or rheumatism sve a m to ory otheralos tuberculosis,
watergout of sorn pipingjts hotnon rising), ful of
tonics
"She walks with a straddling telt, diseases. And there is septic sore, or other medication, with local ap-
and is' stiff in her hindquarters.. i
Feathers ar ell
duck. hi k and toric •
Highest prices paid for best grade
new goose, uc . e c en n, turkey
fc:atliers.
free,. H. Hees, Son & Co., Ltd.
276 Davenport Road, Toronto
Australia is gong to erect a' mem-
orial to each Australian division that
fought in France, at Pozieres, the
junction of I3� .y end Corbie ridges,
in the Iain lenbt:rg line near Leverg-
guier, at Butte de Warleneourt, and
at Polygon Wood. The war area .in
France is not going to lack Austral-
Ian monuments.
with
When she stands she, puts her left throat, of germ origin, Sacha suf- pp plications, by, the physician,
foot way back." tferer has pair: on swallowing,�a ser.-. treatment of the underlying factor
"How Bees the milk look?" I aatinn of dryness or as if a foreign • (rheumatism, tuberculosis or other
"Yellowish blue in color and strip- dodo were studs •iii the threat, fedisease)
sea Where ) are the na> al catarrh right exists no cure
derness, hoarseness and'"oftentimes;
Sh. dIt curdlessn'tsoon much
o is drawn) feel laaau..ent of the senses et taste,can be hoped for until that organ is
She doesn't give much out of the', f � � g
left side; that side of her udder is:.mell and hearing. 'The pharynx is: attended to. And many a ease of l
than to apply o e see a red and swollen." l reddened beyond the natural and, chronic ph''ry i:gitis gets well of its.
tune. ..Frohn the symptoms you give the angry looking; and the back of the* self as soon as the nasal catarrh has i
Alfalfa helps out wonderfully in cox, has garget," said the veteran mouth is swollen. Such a sufererI, been cured.
balaneing up the rations. It will ;Arian. "You can treat it yourself." should be treated as for acute Bron -1
succeed almost anywhere that red "But where'd she get it?" inter, Glutin -rest in bed; a hot Mustard 1 Raz ons and Answers.
:•:fifer to avoid ;rowing crops of clover will. Lime, drainage and ru ted Frank. "None of the tither ;feat bath, a purge, an ice bac to the
aoubtfu' value that do not fit well humus will overcome most of the p hasi e ' throat, small pieces of ice dissolved I have what I think is called ham -
That's
:ilia a tied rotation. A few sten- cows ih. i
r, s led will troubles and put the land in good " hard to say," was the re -i witlninethe ntliroat and csuch pmledicines" great otoe slispread Quit too intuiof t
pard c_ op, properly handshape for alfalfa. With a few acres
ply. It might leave come from a;
grove more satisf»rtoxy than too of alfalfa on his farm the dairy as aconite, quinine and sodium salt- proportion to the other parts of my
wide i, variety. Clover, alfalfa, farmer has made a long step for ) ipped at milking. Careless milking' isolate must be prescribed by the( toe. Is there any way of correcting
corn anal a small grain rrep make an ward will cause it.It might have come f"tiaaiiv aioetor, -i this? �_
One should rem the cow ging with er u • . 1
oasry aarmere •grow catch crops for standard r d before he looks' id flf h herrvnr•eai catarrh) may follow a sae-. ling up of the toe by reason of a
E ii le 1• .r' •, nri'ce rotation Sonic 0 tr'•%c • to improve the f 1 7 th h • dder' ' < picnic sore throat (chronic plias , Answer—Hammer toe is the douh-
fee crops oi� a co. floor, or from hurrying
r
c l g purposee, 'gut the better way ftomake their h herudderdistended glected acute- Phiseyngitis, or be clue contraction of certain sinews. Slight
*Ammer
� the
a r� ,• rr� over si a e or
i t i
�. � a crop' . e
the rations an p r
i o w c ld weather n t t et o
feeling and depend upon such field places an . There is as much differ from exposure d o , a of the voice (Clergymen'.; sore; times the toe feels as though it were le
e
,� peas, •� rotations. hora sudden change from a bi lky, to influence of such con-, being twisted painfully, its furl
illi r FARM ER
INVEST YOUR MONEY
In an
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Ask your
BER DEALER
For
Plans and Prices.
er c. e
or new o was . r
• .about �• o
p when. ,
] fto co at'naazl and "'ee'siie straining. cases give Little trouble but some -
1
er..e.7 oats, peas, green corn and ?nee in the quality and value of laxative ration to a more Concentra- throat), t the
.a
:falf fx�r ?oiling If we can ret •
e h foods aF i he feeds of
stl'utiorel disease 9- I hove mention-+ length, no matter what shoe is worn.
home-grown
oo a n . ted one. Keeping a cos, too frit may,
the sell fnvora'de for the growthofcommerce, and it should be his aimcause it.', cd or to the constant inhalation of:` The toe, however, is not generally llyy ,
elc�a er, alfalfa. earn :and :mall grain tg grow harvest end feed these •'tt'i •t hall I do for her?" irritant vapors, as in certain dare.; sore to the touch, A good surg
eou
r.srops. it is about all we can do to-
ward pr. iacng a ''alaneea ration for•
daley cattle an., building up +he soil
w theut resorting to outside sources
of iaaply.
crops in the best;condition. The °Reduce the grain to one-thirdi;err+u: trades. Many such eases are may be able to relieve tine trouble.
ero :s should he grown on the farm the usual amount. Give her about . I.art sled parcel of catarrh of the, Is the sugar treatment for tuber -
1'
to produce a class of feed to balance aound of epsem salts. Get some upper air passages, from the nostrils; culosis beneficial to any appreeiaMC
up the ration are the very ones nitrate of potassium and a small down to the bronchial tubes; midi extent? Would any harmful results
b?
answer•--kIthough the treatment
would do no harm, I am my.elf
skeptical as to its efficacy, I am
trailing you further information re-
garding the treatment of tuber-
culosis..
needed to build soil graduated measure from your drug; . 1 d kj
of lar laei 'tis. There is hoarseness,
fertility. In , when the latter are zeas tie •we spec follow its us
By growing. cern, wheat, clover.. short, we must provide some kind of gist and give a half ounce of the, o ;
or el,cer and timothy mixed• a four -succulent food, reduce protein costs; nitrate in the drinking wafer twice
the voice is easily fatigued and. may
year rotation, and seeding. a part of 1 and increase the fertility of the soil.a clay" be entirely lost; there is backing
If we are to build up the soil and,' "Shall 1 do anything to the ud- cough with pain or swallowing. Isere
improve the rations we must grow' der?" 1 again there is a sensation of a for-
a n body in the throat; and thick,
the farm with alfalfa, we have a
nearly ideal system of crop growing
fer a dairy farm. Some dairy -farm-
ers onnt timothy and practice e' grain end grasses hot water sew l timesa day. Rub/
better clover, alfalfa, corny sm for -
11 "Milk it carefully and bathe with, elrii
era _ __.....
three-year rotation, which is all right This brings up another question: it with olive oil containing three. per Sprays for Tomatoes.if they have a field of alfalfa to ale- Our home-grown feeds are• too bulky? cent, gum camphor several times. Experienced tomato growers re-
v..
.d c, in ease the 'clover fails; bait to produce tine best results. There dadl�, Da not use any strong lini- commend the use of Bordeaux mire
aa• a general proposition it pays to, is a limit to the capacity of an ani men; on the udder; and avoid any of tore in about the Baine planner as
;:Baht the 1"n l to remain in gra: s mal to digest and assimilate bulky` the possible causes of the trouble— wed for the potato crop, that is, the
two years, Carver is a more aetive feeds. If we choke the machine we"' cold floors, etc,"i first application when the plants are
i. hairier. hut the timothy thick cut down its capacity To reach the "I almost forgot to ask about us- a few inches high and continued at,
en, A seal and furnishes more hum- maximum digestive and assimilative ing the milk," Goad Frank, her, frequent intervals during the grow
as=. :incl, after all, one is on the safe capacity of the cows they must be "Don't use it. Milk the left he,x, e.
ing eason.
.le when he has a fen acres of furnished with proper quantities of ee the udder into a separate pail and This treatment is not always sue -
mixed iii; ,flew• to deltoid upon in
cre,e the clover fails.
barve.eistes and feeding these e::cessive amount of dry matter con more than half of the udder is a-
cmes a large part of the ;-ern erop tained in all the standard feed craps feeted at one time, Disinfect the
should > o into the silo and be fed renders it impos able without the use barn with coal -tar disinfectants, so
out aleng wisda ties clover or alfalfa of protein concentrates, like cotton- the infection won't spread to the
fats, carbohydrates and protein and bury the milk. The right side gro-
in about the proper proportions.. The bably is not affected. Generally not
prove objectionable on account of the
sediment left on the ripe fruit.—
cessfal in controlling point rot,1
especially when weather conditions
are dry and unfavorable for matur-
ing the crop. Bordeaux applied afterl
the development of the disease would
be of d:•:ii,tful efficiency and would
hay. Such a eseednage ration, sup- seed meal, linseed oil meal and ghee other cows." i
i erreanta d •ith'asar.ahlc quantities ten feeds, to reach the digestive and A week later Frank's cow was
se.,: ;aurtha ed a ercenti.ttc-. will pro-" assimilative :capacity of the cows drain doing her share of work at the
duemilk at a minimumco=t and and enable thein to produce a moxa- milk pail. Except far Frank's care-
-maintain the breeding stock and mum flow of milk. i ful observation which caught the
coling cattle in conlitmr to '•reed On breeding farms where cows are- trouble in time and for the vetern-
rcgularl, and commend ir,-oii n, i:•, e. fed for advanced registry records it
Whether one ehoulri Brow the what is desirable to grow root crops, such
crop or Dan and pea.; in the rut '. en es mangels, carrots and'sugar beets,
is a debatable question. It der-n?s , no fi.rnish succulence and variety to
upoi. the coreitions under which one the rations. Experienced feeders'
es working rnd how far one has, to' prize these crops highly because they
haul the wheat to market. The cut-; act as a stimulant to the cow's di -
ting and harvesting at hay crops hag, gra ti t systera and make it possible
a great decal so do with the feeding; for her to consume more grain feed;
'•alue. We may cut our clover, al-' than is the ease when her ration con-;
(alfa or timothy too soon or too late tains too -each dry matter. A small:
to seure maximum feeding value.; plot of ground will suffice to produce,
of the advantages of ee cling' all the mots needed for feeding for
t'inothy with clover is that of pro-' advanced registry records, and save,
perly curing the mixed hay.' There trouble and expense of buying roots
is less trouble in cutting, curing and i to feed when needed.
Gradually poultry breeding is be-
coming more like live stock breeding.
It will not be many years ootid
every' buyer of a cockerel to be used
arian's help, the trouble might have
developed into a case of chronic
garget.
When Saving
Becomes a Loss
Many farmers throughout the coun-
try are not erecting necessary build-
ings because price of lumber and
shingles has advanced.
In every section of the country in
late fall and early winter implements
are left in the field where they were
last used. This refers to plows, har-
rows, seeders, binders, mowers and
other agricultural implements. They
lie in the field exposed to wind, rain
and snow and remain exposed to these
conditions until they are again re-
quired for use. The hardwood used
in the manufacture of wooden parts
soon shows the result of this mis-
s treatment, as also the iron parts in a
lesser degree, and
implements are
for the junk pile.
Comes a time
must be replaced,
new binder would
building large enough to protect and
prolong the life of all necessary work-
ing equipment for the .farm. -Doing
without that shed looks like saving
money, but it certainly does not save
implements. Implements cost good
money. Implements and tools des-
troyed through lack of care is equiva-
lent to destroying money. Commence
to save or save more. Build a shed
for the implements. Do not make it
necessary to have the junk man call
on you too frequently: It does not pay.
Good Advice.
An Irishman presented himself be-.
' fare a magistrate to seek advice
"Sox," he said, "I kapes hens in
my cellar, but th' wather pipes is
bust an' me hens is all drowned."
"Sorry I can't do anything for
you," said the magistrate; "you had
better apply to the water company."
A few days later Pat again ap-
peared.
"Well, what now? What did the
water company tell`' you? queried
the magistrate.
"triey told ane,' yer honor," was
the reply, "to keep ducks."
the cockerel he is buying.Right now
many buyers--scme of them farmers,
too—are demanding to know what's,
back of the birds they contemplate i
purchasing before laying down any
money. The day of the scrub roos-
ter in the farm flock has just about'
passed.
in the breeding and will insist on --se--
Gradually
- ---•
y
knowin the sire - and dam of. the
cockerel efore he buys the bird. The Fixing Up Earth Roads.
buyer will also want to know how It can be truthfully said that drain -
many eggs the Bain' of the cockerel age is the chief essential an putting,
produced and how many eggs were earth roads into proper condition. An
•educed' b the clam of the sire of old Scotchman, an expert road build -
pi y
u er, aptly said that the three. require-,
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ur-
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limb, 60.60, postpaid.
write for Cataiogue and
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ments of good earth roads arc drain-
age, more drainage, and still more
drainage. The roads must not only,
have good surface drainage but must
also have good under -drainage. Sur-
face drainage is securhd by proper:
grading': adequate side ditches, and
by keeping the crown of the road
properly dragged. Stretches of road'
that do not dry out quickly must be.
under -drained by tile.
The drag must be used after each
I rain, if the best results are to be
secured. Don't go on the road while
too muddy, let it dry out slightly; it
I should he wet enough, however, so
it will not crumble, but. smear. When
Iproperly used, the drag brings a thin
}layer of earth toward the centre of
I the road which is roiled and packed
l.between the wet periods. If too inugh
crown is secured by dragging, the
angle of the drag should be reversed.
Getting the earth roads graded,.
ditches open, well-dreined, and prop-
er:y crowned : by dragging is,about
till that can be done until the„'people
are toady to surface the road;, with
ereeel, broken stone or sotue other
?LI': 4:' '!' .'K':°idol-
in a few years these.
eligible candidates
these implements
anti the price of one
cover the cost of a
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A minister, with two lovely girls,.
stood entranced by the beauties of a
flowing stream. A fishermanhappen-
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oceupetian, said:
Ketebina' many, pard?"
"I am a fisher of men," answered
the preacii.er with dignity, Sold by the
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an t.dmiriug glance at the girls, "you Leading
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