HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1919-10-9, Page 6-By Agranoinist.
This Department Is for the USO of our farm readers who want the aduiee
of an expert on any question regarding soil, seed, crope, 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 tetter; a cemplete
answer wilt be malted to you. Address. Agronomist, care of Wilson Publishing
Co., Ltd., 73 Adelaide et. W. Toronto.
Take Care o£ Your Farm Machinery.] business trips, thus reducing the cost
-It is estimated that it would take'`bf marketing.
When dressed poultry' is sold to
si,o.0,o00 too replace the damage done, private eustarilers the telephone is
to farm machinery left out-of-doors,
in the Province of Ontario alone.: eeso of great value. Ar'ran'gements
Think of the loss all over the country. erg and the birds delican be ickly made vered whenth thestomthey
And it is so unnecessary. are sure of being home. The method
A $400 implement shed pays inter-, of selling the surplus birds in a farm
est at the rate of twenty-two per Bent. P flock can be worked out by experience
a year on a farm with 41.000 worth ofs as in every community certain probe
maehinery. The depreciation for; lens may enter into the transaction
.$1,000 worth of well -housed machin- � which are not present in ether corn-
ery is $90 -increasing to $1$0 a year; =dales. Often it pays to try the
when poorly protected. !local, dealers, the large city commis-
The cost of a good tool shed may be sion men and the private trade and
stated thus: The $90 diffeeenee in de-•, keep accurate records of every deal..
predation is twenty-two per cent. of t This enables the producer to find out
$400. It is estimated that well -housed'. coneiderahle abut poultry marketing
farm machinery depreciates at the • in a very few transactions, There
rate of from three to twelve per cent,• are reliable dealers in every large
a year, the rate being highest fort city and the .pro+.lucer who forms busi-
eorn-binders, threshing machines and l ness relations with them will find
other complicated machinery. 'nisi poultry production more satisfactory
statement means that the life of theses than when the birds are shipped in .a
expensive helpers is practically cut in hit-and-miss manner to buyers wvith
half when neglected. no financial responsibility.
I know of a grain drill, purchased in The broiler business is a. good side
1913 for $100. It was used to seed` line, not because the broilers are so
about seventy-five acres and never t unusually profitable but because the
placed in a shed. In the spring o poultryman cannot avoid raising broil -1
1917 the drill sold for $26. It wouid ers at the same time he raises pullets,
have been worth at least $70 with good , It pays to market the broilers care -
housing. Weather is the cause of fully and try and make them pay for
heavy loss. Rusty machinery must be, raising all of the young stock, leaving
limbered up before using; a rusted; the pullets to represent the profit on
knotter on a binder may mean that the season's work. The broilers may
extra heln must be secured to bind the; make even a greater profit if they are
missed bundles by hand; rust increas-'carefully fed and hatched from stock.
es the draft for horses; it weakens the ! which produces vigorous chicks that
machinery, often causing breaks and grow rapidly.
delaying the work. If a hay -loader; In many small towns there is not a
is in good working order it can pay good market for broilers` because
fe itself in a single afternoon. The many consumers have their own flocks
tool shed lessens both rust and decay. and many housewives prefer a large
I knew of a man who took better fat ben so that there will be enough
care of his eowa than his machinery. poultry meat for a fair-sized family
When he bought a new hay -loader he on Sunday and enough left over for'
would have had to rearrange the the Monday dinner. Broiler meat
other machinery in his machine shed; has usually been considered a luxury.)
but he was always too busy to do this, Whether that is true or not depends
and so the hay loader stood out in the on the point of view of the coneumer
field summer and winter. It did good and the size of his purse. At least
work until the crop of the third year.. it pays to disregard the local broiler
With about fifteen loads of hay lying market if it is not paying a profitable
in the windrow, one of the sills, badly price and ship the stock to a reliable
decayed around a bolt, broke. Fours commission dealer in some city where
men and three teams stood idle while broilers are appreciated.
one man went back to the burn to get! Often the hotel trade will take quite
a brace and bit, an oak board and four i a few broilers. Hotel managers usu-
bolts to splice the broken timber. The ally prefer two -pound stock which is
four bolts had to be removed from the! evenly graded a's.they wish to serve
binder. It took more than an hour too equal portions to their patrons. They
do this repairing and before the first I do not wish to serve broilers ranging
load was finished, the other sill broker in weight from one and a half to three
and another hour was lost. It began
to rain as the fifth load went into the
barn. The other ten loads were prac-
tically ruined by a flood before morn-
. ing.
It pays to build a good, shed. A
cheap shed, while better than none,
is an expensive investment in the long
run.
and a half pounds to diners who are
paying the same price for a broiler
dinner. Frequently hotel men prefer
to buy of commission dealers who can
always furnish broilers of the desired
weight whenever they are wanted
rather than trade with producers who
may be careless about grading their
stock and shipping it on. time.
Broiler§ of one breed sell the best
Marketing Poultry, as they look the best in the crate
and are more apt to be uniform in size
Throughout the season it pays to and quality. Private consumers seem
give the flock of old hens an occasion- to like broilers the best when they
al culling. The hens that molt early weigh about three pounds. The three -
or become overfat should be marketed. pound bird makes a meal for an aver -
The hens that have reached two and age family, while the two pound bird
three years of age have usually passed is a little small. For this reason many
their most profitable stage and they of the local dealers catering to private
should be replaced by vigorous pal- trade will prefer three -pound stock.
lets. Some fanners do very well by Broilers can be fattened if they are
marketing dressed poultry to private penne& up for ten days and fed a
customers.. Others save time by sell- ration of corn meal and sour ;Wilk
ing the birds live weight to local deal- made into a sloppy mash.. Reduce the
ers with the idea that the lower plaice exercise and increase the feed and the
received is much more than balanced healthy young cockerel can hardly
by the work eliminated. help becoming a fat broiler. Skinny
When old hens are to be sold it broilers are not profitable, They re-
pays to telephone early in the week present the cost of growing a bony
and make arrangements with the deal- frame decorated with feathers but do
er who is to buy them. This is better not have the meat which pleases the
than hauling a load of hens to town customers and brings the best prices
and canvassing the main street for a on the market. There is no fortune in
buyer. Usually a dealer will wish to the broiler business at the present
buy the hens on Thursday morning price of feed, but they are a good side
so that he can have them dressed and line on the farm and they are growing
ready for Sunday trade. He will like up on the farms now. It will be good
to be sure of a week's supply of poul- business to' manage them carefully
try several days in advance ea if the and this year when meat is bringing
sale is made by telephone on Monday
the birds can be caught on Wednesday
night and delivered early, the next
morning. Often the work of hauling
poultry can be combined with other for their care.
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FIRE, WASTE FOR YEAR
1918 IN ONTARIO
15, 673,240.
CAUSED BY 9,740 FIRES,
8O PER CENT, OF WHICH
WERE PREVENTABLE.
DAiLY RoNFIRE OF
.p42,000 OF MER-
CHANDi$E, BULLRINGS MID
FooOSTUFFs.
ACCUMULATIONS OF
RunalSH AND LITTER
ARE A FIRE MENACE 15
HOMES, STORES AND
FACTORIES.
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Hangers in attractive colors, similar to this cut, may be had from your local Fire Chief, or
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ONTARIO FIRE PREVENTION LEAGUE, INC., 153 University Ave,, Toronto
Where a large number of chicks are
being raised tin one brooder house,
difficulty is often experienced in pre-
venting the -birds from piling up at
night after the heat is renfoved, and
causing serious losses. To prevent
this overcrowding the birds should be
taught to roost as early as possible..
If roosts are made out of one -by -three-
inch strips placed flat so as to provide
a three-inch roosting surface, and
these are placed twelve to fifteen
inches from the floor,the birds can
easily be taught to go to roost. If the
chicks do not go up on the roost of
their own accord they should be gent-
ly placed on the roosts after dark for
one or two nights until they get the
rooating habit.
This `Season of the year a constant
lookout should be kept by all poultry
keepers for mites in the houses and
coops. A mite is very small and dif-
ficult to see unless special search is
made. They are usually found in the
crack& near roosts. They appear as
minute, gray or reddish specks. When
present in large numbers they often
have the appearance of dust. Mites
reproduce very rapidly and are a great
source of annoyance to the hens when
present in large numbers. The mites
live by sucking blood from the hens. A
severe attack of mites will cause the
hens to lose flesh and stop laying, and
will oftentimes produce death. To get
nid of mites the houses must be care-
fully cleaned and then painted -or
sprayed with re»pant material. A
heavy spraying of coal oil followed in
a high price these broilers should be
marketed right so that there will be
an opportunity , to make them pay
their cost plus a well deserved profit
' , it is drawn, which is often the ease
lin fall and 'winter, the trouble is due
to the growth of bacteria which usu-
ally gets• into the milk from pieces of
dirt or manure from the barn. When
the dairy is once infested with such
bacteria they may remain in the sep-
arator,strainers,pails 'or coolie
g
I tank for a long times. To prevent bit-
I terness due to this cause, all utensils,
Jwaswseparator parts, strainers -and cooling
asheded and
tat must u be thoroughly
scalded. A pail with a small opening.
should be used at milking time.
Can you tell how much it costs to
make milk' in your dairy? Can you
back up your statements with figures?.
If you can, you are s good business
rian, If not, the least said about : it
the better—only don't be Caught that
way again.
To do away"w th•the;;musty`:smell of
_'t thermos botle cork dip the cork in
hot paraffin until all the pores are
eloeed. F?peat w;hepever.the paraffin
tri worn cif-.
If bitterness develops in milk after
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two or three days by giving the roosts'.
and surrounding boards a thorough'
painting with crude oil will clean up
the mites and keep the houses free for
several months. This treatment should
be applied twice yearly to all poultry*
houses as a precautionary measure
against mites.
Preventing Los's In Shipping Potatoes, •
I see that the double headed, ven
tilated barrel is the most satisfactory
method of shipping new potatoes in
the opinion of the D partrnent of
Agriculture after extensive investiga-
tions at important shipping paints.
Although sacks are mostly used for
shipping, they are not as satisfactory
as barrels, because they allow bruising
and do not permit sufficient ventila-
tion. Sacks cost less than barrels,
however, and if used should not con-
tain more than 120' pounds,
Careful grading will increase the
grower's profits, and will insure a
ready market, especially if a brand is
used which the dealer gets to know.
He will pay more for potatoes from a
grower that he knows to be reliable,
because his potatoes will be carefully1
graded and packed, and will not con-
tain bruised, cut, or diseased tubers.
The majority of 'rotten potatoes are
caused by bruises. which permit fung-
ous diseases to get a start. Careful
handling, will eliminate most of this.
Containers »should be strong, and
where barrels are used they should
be placed on end in cars, instead of
on the bilge! as there is less break-
age. Cloth -top panels do not protect
as well as those having double heads,
and slat or veneer barrels will not
stand rough handling. Well-built
T3y 13. e x; AM,M°D
Dr. Huber will answer all signed letters pertaining to Health. If you,
question is of general interest it will be answered through these columns;
if not, it will be answered personally 11' stamped, addressed envelope Is en.'
closed, Dr. Huber will not prescribe for individual cases or make diagnosis
Address Dr. John B. Huber, M.D„ care of Wilson Publishing Co., 73 Adelaide
et. West, Toronto
Nursing Pneumonia. ' stated. There is soften absence of
The average hospital mortalitg of many of the thief symptoms; there is
great p`ostr.ation and the disease is
pneumonia is from 20 to 40 per .cent, often fatal. And ppeumonia is a
Debilitated persons and those suffer- terminal infection occurring tin chronic
trig from pre-existing serious valvular diseases, .the issue being fatal. Such
heart trouble or chronic kidney diseases are tuberculosis, he�amt die -
trouble, or diabetes, do badly. The ease,' arterioscleroses, diak^bete and da
patient is put at once to bed; he is ney affections. Pneumonia is also
carefully nursed. There must be a secondary to such infections as °diph-
day and a night nurse, for even in the theria, typhoid fever and influenza.
favorable cases there may be sudden
heart failure or stoppings of the
breathing. Therefore it will never do
to have a sleepy, tired attendant who
may for the moment relax her vigil-
ance) a fatal .issue resulting.
The mouth is kept. clean. Water is
given 'in abundance. The diet is
fluid, with eggs. Everything possibae
is done to save the sufferer's strength
by preventing' unnecessary movement,
severe respiratory `effort and the like.
'Sleep is of •greatvalue, but -the pa-
tient's position :must quietly be chang-
ed from tithe to time lest there be a
"hypostatic congestion" in the de-
COLT DISTEMPER
You can prevent this 1oatheame disease from running
through your stable and cure all the colts suffering with it
when you begin the treatment. No matter how young,
SPOIL 'S I,1ISPII5tPI:& COL•SIr!OUIQD is safe to use on any
colt. It is wonderful how it prevents all t'-isteutpers, no
mutter how colts or horses at any a,e are "exposed: All
sell soda gistts. turf goods houses and the manufacturers
SPOZiT MEDICAL CO., /arc, GoEl on, lad., Lr. II, A.
crates have been used successfully,!
but hampers have not proved to be:
satisfactory, because they are usually
not strong enough. Where sacks are
used they shouldbe set upright in the
car, one half of the bags leaning
against one side of the car and the
other half against the other side.
Ventilated boy; cars or stock cars
may be safely used for shipping new
potatoes, and double -deck stock cars
are being successfully used in some
sections by placing one solid layer
of sacks or barrels standing upright
Questions and Answers.
Kindly give full information, re-
garding shell shock and nervous
breakdown and treatment for same.
The party I Wish this information for
has been in the army for the past two
years and now is ,suffering from what
he thinks a nervous breakdown. He
went to work but was •not able to
stand the noise of the machinery and
cannot be satisfied wherever he is.
The doctors here will not give him
any medicine as they say it will not
do him any good, so thought you
would be able to help him out in hits
pendent portions of the lung. • trouble.' Eetore he went .into the
Cold sponging relieves the nervous army he was a happy good natured
symptoms—the delirium, lowers the and contented fellow.
high temperature and improves the Answer—The treatment is the prov-
heart action. As soon as the breath- ince of'the family physician. Informa-
ing becomes bad, secure an oxygen tion regarding the Hygienic Life and
tank, so that it may be 11andy.,ageimst. Nervous Bbhaus'tion: is being mailed
its possible need any time: in the 24 you. Tie' should be very helpful. The
hours. The pulse is carefully watched doctors are right not to give mediicine.
and stimulated as soon as any weak- The hero you write about is yot'cnlg,
ness is evident, rethenibering that the has plenty of recuperative"power and
crisis may occur at any ,.hour; where- is sure to "come back" in time. But
fore life should be prolonged in this he must have,plenty of time. Why not
way, even if •death seems impending. buy him a small. farm' which he can
In ,elderly people the course of pneu- work himself, away' from the noise of
nioni•a isnot so well defined as above any i:teThi::ery or of a great 'city:
Beet foliage should be twisted off'
with the hands instead of cutting it
off with a knife, as there is less risk
of bleeding.
IN TEN YEARS
50O Dollars
if invested at 3% will amount to $697.70
'If invested at 4%,. interest com.
pounded quarterly, will
amount to $744,26
But it invested inaur fits%
on each deck. If stock' cars are used, I Debentures will amount to.. $800.20,
it is best to line the sides with heavy' Write for Booklet.
building paper to ,protect from. sun The Great Fest Permanent'
and weather. The net weight or dry Loan Company,
measure should be placed on each con -I .Toronto Office 20 tuna St. West
tainer, and cars should be loaded ac-
cording to a definite plan which pro-
vides for ventilation and prevents
breakage. Attention to grading and
snipping details will not only save you
money but also will create a favorable
impression with dealers; who soon
learn that your product •can be de-
pended upon.
Points to Watch in Selecting Seed
Corn.
1. Get only a few bushels—enough
to plant a special seed -corn plot.
From this select the seed for the suc-
ceeding year's crop.
2. Pick (seed corn in the field when
it is ripe that is, hard, just before it
freezes.
3. Pick a medium-sized ear -not a
big one. Large ears mean late-matur-
ing plants.
4. Don't pick an ear from a hill
which has smut in or -near it.
6. Don't let your seed corn freeze.
Store it in a warm, dry place where
plenty of air is circulating.
6. Don't pile up the ears. Hang the
coin so the ears do not touch.
7. Test your seed early enough so
that if your corn does not show good
germination you will havetime to get
and test new seed.
S. Change your seed .corn every few
years for thl same reason that a
breeder changes his bulls.
STORM WINDOWS &DOO 5
Sr7.Es to raft ,our
J openinn,. Fitted
with gime. Safe de-
livesy auerassteed.
Write for Price List
IL). Cut down Fut!
!WILTS winter
comfort.
Tho HAt.LIDAY COMPANY, !Limited
NAMu.1en PACYORY elaTRt,111TOReCANADA
aeon
Use Every
Night and
Morning
IN ONE DAY
a sick horse willbe on the road
to recovery after treatment,, with
DR...A. c.DANIELS
RENOVATOR POWDERS
This is the most effective Blood Puri -
fief and Cleanser for horses, cattle,
sheep and swine, Cures coughs, colds,
indigestion, , heaves, stocked legs,
greased heels. etc. lip ;natter who
has peen—treating your horse without
success, try, Dr. A. C. Daniel's itcno- '
vator Powders, which will nearly al-
ways succeed when all other remeclies
fail. Add these powders, to the feed,
and it makes the driest stock food on
earth. It will show, its effect on the
kidneys in one day and in -two days a
big improvement in the' animal's con-
dition will be noticeable, 112arw times
it will add 25 to 50s pounds to an
animals weight inside one month.
PRICE GOc.
ATG AlTXM L 55tH) C11I, BOON
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KNOWLTON • QUEBEC .,
Bleodiza sums are
' one of Mise first SpmD-
toas of PYORR-
HOEA. If tlsis con-
dition 13. allowed -to
remain it causes tho
teeth to become loose.
thereby Trevi o; to
serious iniery to the
lioaltb.
MCCIUMMON'S
MOUTH WASH
is a valuable antiseptic for
PYORRHOEA. It heals and
hardens the gums and aids
in restoring them
to a natural, healthy,
cokdition.
Compounded sci-
entifically a; i t e r
years of e;cperi-
menting and re.
search.
R e c ommended
and used by
leading ma
at -bens of f the den-
ta'I'° rofession.
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