HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1919-11-13, Page 6Address communications to Agronomist, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto
Learning From My Neighbors.
A largepart of what I know about
farming has been learned from my
,neighbors. From some I have learned
things I ought to do; from others,
things I ought not to do. .
Andrew Baker, whose farm corners how. can the hogs reach up to pasture
with mine, is one of the men from this stub?" .
whom I have learned much, Andrew Andrew laughed at rite for this, but
is a specialist in raising hogs. He has' immediately explained:
studied pork and porkers since he was "You see, these pods are beginning
a boy, with a diligence and reverence to harden. In a few days these leaves
for his subject that, would do credit will begin to turn yellow. Then we
to a college professor. He has fed will cut and shock the crop, and putt
hogs of all ages anal sizes, and in all' it in thteteheds and barn. During, the
the ways imaginable. He can tell you; winter we feed it nut hi racks as hay
all the details of fee e and hon' to to our hogs. It takes the place of
make the most out i)f them. pasture, you see; saves the expense
One day last week I went over to of buying high-prieed feeds, and
spent, an, afternoon with Andrew, It n a:kc, every pound of corn do its best
had not seen him for nearly two in producing pork. It furnishes the
months, and was same he had much to exact food elements that are needed
telt me. He likes to talk on his favor- with cern, and prevents entirely such
Ste subj,'et---pigs. As I had 'hoped, he results as you saw in that firt pen,
was (bat with his pigs, going frena one Tills soybean; Brill," he added, "is one
let to another. ; tudying the results of the most valuable I prow on my
of some experiments he was carrying farm:'
on. co deep wee his study that he did I could but marvel at the cornplete-
not notice me drive wee I hitched m ,nets of his plans—every season of the
horse, and waS about to slip up and year provided for to produce pork.
give hurl a fiaemily Flap on the shoal,- most efficiently, and at the lowest pos
der, when he turned soddenly and taw Bible cost.
me, His face lit up with a smile as ` It was getting late, so I bade And -
he gave me a hearty greeting. , rew good-bye, and turned my horse
l'lielle, expert!' 1 said as I walked' down the "read. On my way bare 1
up to shake hands. "What are you up stepped a neighbor 'who had entmoved eeinto eCthe
her
to row?"
In the first place I am no expert." n. ighborheed only the year before. I
said he; "and as for what I am doing, had hoped to learn something from
I am trying to figure out why I don't him, too, hut in this I Was disappoint
know more about my business ---why ed. In a bare lot by the roadside on
I sometimes succeed air., •sontetinies his farm were about 50 shotes that
tail." w•luld weigh 100 to. 1.35 peitnds each.
I soon found myself li:ta ing intent-. They were not fat, end from their ap-
ly to hie aeeount of what be had been pcarance I judged That they were not
tieing. thrifty, I saw some wagiaus in the
' Tlhcre; " he mill. "is a pen of five burn lot t ea.le for loadin ee
el .
he-0.bieh r have fed as farmers My nez neighbor told me he had
erten do, in a pen where it is mue9�iy, sold his hogs. that they were not doing
as vii:; can see. If you want a hog to well, and that he could not afford to
epi:, his head off. that's the way to do feed corn at the present high prices.
it. I weighed those pigs yesterday, He also said he was going out of the
and they have matte an average gain `log husiness. " I took in the, situation,
a about .rl cf a pound a day for the and decided not to argue the matter
last two months. They have had all for fear I might lose friendly relations
the corn they c >,i ith him. I..3nvited him to come overcouldcrit, but nothing'
e? e, and they have gained only* seven _ some time and spend an afternoon
ptbue is f,r earh I t l:ei of coin thea with me, and incidentally told him
ihsn a eaten. I oa tae their condition.' what a delightful visit I had had that
it is really cruelty to animal:, but I afternoon an Andrew 13ake's farm. I
warted to : atisfy myself on this one suggested further that we all get to -
point "
ed out into the luxuriant growth that
came up under our arms.
"This," said he, "is my winter pas-
ture."
"Winter pasture!" I exclaimed. "But
won't the frost kill it? And besides,
nether occasionally to discuss our
tWe walked over to another pen terra tprobl Ks.
iser this farm with a
where there were five other pigs fed : heavy enedt. "There," said I vi my -
had
cornmeel and tankage, He said they self'"fs a man not ,wing up othis
had made verysatisfactory sins, but
et too high a cost. EN /I with present opportunities."
high prices for hogs it did not pay;
him to feed that way. "But come out wing Labor and Fertility With a
here :n this clover field," said he. "1i Litter Carriers
nt not ashamed to show You what I; A good litter carrier used for con
am cloimM there. Those pigs are hare- ( voting,'" the manure from behind the
esting hay and converting it into, stalls to the spreader or manure pit
perk." Os in my, opinion an absolute necessity
It, was a thrifty tight to see the, on every well-managed farm. With
thrifty, growing hogs wading through one of these carriers properly installed •
clover that almost covered then,. From you are able to clean out the barn
eides came the -ordinarily in ablaut
the time
language, means satisfaction, content -!it tksto do the job by
rent. and good health. It was really, any other method. The work of clean -
good to see their clean, glossy coats,' nn out the stables is not only made
There was certainly no tuberculosis, much easier, and done better too, per -
nor cholera-tmongst them. ! haps, but the task is less disagreeable
"I weighed these pigs at weaning , than forking and wheeling, especially
time," said Andrew; "than again inj during the warm months of the year..
June. Their feed was corn, a little The manure can also be put, with little,
effort on our part, just where we want
it. Hired help does not object to clean-
ing the stables often and thoroughly
tankage, and this clover pasture. They
had made an average gain of a pound
a day, and had made 25 pounds of pork
for every bushel of corn fed them. I when the barn is equipped with a good
weighed them again yesterday. Since carrier. The result is a clean barn
June they have gained three-quarters that is presentable at all times.
of a pound a day, and for every bushel I noticed in a government estimate
of corn fed they have produced 17% some time ago that more than $100
pounds of pork. You see," he contin- is lost annually on the average farm
tied, "as they 'become older they take by not properly •caring for the manure.
This estimate 'undoubtedly is very low,
as the average farm is not equipped
properly in the handling and storing
of manure. A manure carrier and a
pit as well are unquestionably good
,investments on a farm of average size.
It has been carefully estimated that
a dozen cows will produce about $400
worth, or better, of manure each year.
on weight more slowly, and it takes
more feed to make a pound of gain."
"What do you do," I asked, "when
the price of corn goes up?"
"If there is too great a rise in price,
and not a corresponding rise in the
price of hogs, I simply cut down the
feed of corn a little and make them
consume more pasture. Of course,
there is a limit beyond which this Now,: unless some provision is made
should not be carried. Just a present to save the liquid manure the value
I could pay $2 a bushel for corn and of this output yearly will be only
still make money. It's all en the pas- about one-half of its original value.
ture. I can't afford to raise hogs This alone aught to prove even to the
without it, Next year I hope to have most skeptical that a manure pit made
an alfalfa pasture; that is the best of concrete is a` good investment for
of all." us.
We croeeed the clover field and The bitter carrier and manure pit go
waT reel through the woodiot. As,,tive hand in hand. They are both useful.
emerged on the other side we came The former saves labor and time, while
upon a field of a beautiftti green crop the latter saves all the fertilizing
that was new to rete value to be found in the manure, which
"What isth a ? " I a k rl as t�; a wad- alone is an item of great importance.
The Great West Permanent . I xld.1` eas»>'e
Loan f✓I Q�pary. have ma ds a land measure with
Toronto Office. 20 King St. y+Lesti which I can: citiickly measure a field
4% allowed on Savings;
Interest computed quarterly.
Withdrawable by Chrc ue.
WA, on Debentures,
,, Interest payable half yearly,
Paid" up Capital $2,412,578.
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cwalort.
The H45A.,8OA'YCOMPANY, Uni teci
NAmi.'roe FACTORY rn TCaEUTO Rs CAN A0A
or strip of. fence. It is made from
three pieces of boards two inches wide
and five and :one="half feet long, fas-
tened together in a triangle. I marls
one ccrner with some .bvight-colored
paint, then Toll the measure along,
counting each time the marked corner
comes to the ground. Every count is
one rod. To find the number of acres'
r.'n. a square field, multiply the width
by the length and divide by 160,—J. U.
It aq harmful to silk stockings' to
iron them, -
.Never perfnit yourself: -to comment
tnfavorabIv upon a friend,"
Flax r'il.,ubr"'il, Australia has passed'
the ex -r t r _::tab .tag' «aid the indus-
try is 1. ...re: ; firmly established.
A V T V M N
' HERE is a nip in the air these mornings
that must be rather sharp to the man
who scrapes his chin when shaving
himself.
If he used a Gillette Safety Razor, he would
positively enjoy shaving every morning, he wc•-td
Zook his best at all times, and there would be
no cutting or chafing, of the skin!
Furthermore, in the time he now takes to get
his old razor edge as near right as he can, he could
finish shaving with the Gillette.
Stropping- and -Honing would be a thing of
`h $5,
the past for blab, That alone is worth the
price of a
Safety
azor
Any dealer who is anxious to supply
men's needs will gladly show you a
variety of Gillette sets. See him today,
0 possible,
Il'iflOWN THE WORLD €3VEM
860
Keep Your Machineryrider Cover ---It Pays
y
To house machinery does not al-
ways do so much good as is commonly
supposed. To house machinery under
any condition and not properly care
for it otherwise is very poor care.'
Machinery' may be just as well off in..
the shade of a tree, as if it is stored
in a leaky, open, poorly drained shed,
or in a combined machine shed anal
hen roost.
There is ne question but that it
pays to house machinery properly,
as it not only adds a great deal of life
to the machine, but it also adds to the
general appearance of the .farm.
Where a man is interested enough in.
his machinery to house et properly,
he is also interested enough to care'
for it otherwise.
A great deal of farm machinery can
be placed in a small space if properly
arranged. When storing the machin-
ery, it should be placed in the shed.
according to the time it will have to
be removed. The machinery that will.
be used late the next season should be
placed in the back part of the shed
and that which is to be used early in
the season should be placed in front,.
so that it will not be necessary to re-
move a great deal of machinery in
order to get what is needed first.
The following list of machinery can
be housed lin a two-storey shed 20 x
30 feet. The shed has a small side
door and a large double door at one
end:.
On the first floor: A set of black-
smith tools with bench (repair work is
done in the shed), riding plow, two
cultivators, beet cultivator, binder,
mower, grindstone, hayrake, grain
drill, two smoothing harrows (two
sections each), slip scraper, and lister.
On the second floor: A hay-tedder
(taken apart), several light tools,
stoves (stored while not in use), some
household goods, and other articles too
numerous to mention. When there are
large crops, grain, is sometimes stored
on the second floor of the •shed. The
owner of the shed unhesitatingly'
states that it is plenty large enough
for the implements on 160 acres, pro -1
viding the wagon and buggy can be'
stored in some other building. The
time required for storing this ma-
chinery and removing it each year is
estimated by the owner to be one-half
day far himself and hired man.
It is not ,always necessary or ad-
visable to -construct a special building
for storing farm machinery. Often a
ivery good place can be made in the
barn or other buildings. By taking
some of the parts obi certain machines,
they can be easily stored in what
otherwise might be waste space.
It is a common practice to build' a
machine shed on the -side of some
other building. Such a shed can be
built cheaply, and if properly closed to
keep out the weather and poultry, is
a good investment.
Characteristics of a Good Implement
Shed.
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CKEEit EUL CHERUF3
When nigL.t comes svr • in
strange, and vast.
Arid sometimes throe.• h
tl-e sky stars f'a,ll
As carelessly as
ttvtytnn? lex,.ves
F Wi5li 1 1 �
clidal Feel
so small
1. It must be thoroughly drained so
that the implements do not stand in
a wet place.
2. It must protect against sun, wind
and moisture.
8. It, must not be too expensive.
4. It should be Iocated in a conven-
ient spot and so arranged as to be
easily used.
The material from which the shed is
made will depend upon the cost and
the locality. Very good sheds are made
of wood frame construction, covered
with sheet iron. Other good ones can
be. made of wood frame construction,
sided with barn siding, drop siding, or
with ship -lap. Shingles, corrugated
iron or patent roofing make good roofs
for machine sheds.
Clean and thoroughly oil machinery
at the end of the season. With such
machinery as the binder or mower it
is a good plan to thoroughly ,oil all
bearings and wearing parts just be-
fore finishing the season. After re-
moving all flirt, , wipe the entire ma-
chine with an oiled rag .or waste. The
wearing; parts' especially should be
well greased with tallow or axle
grease. If the entire machine is to 'be
housed, these wearing parts do not
need to be removed from the machine;
but if not,, hey should be removed and
stored in a dry .place.
Cultivator shovels, plowshares and
attachments which have been removed
and greased should be placed where
there is no chance fore them to get
damp. A good plan is to place them
in a gunny sack and suspend them
from the rafters. of the shed or barn.
As the machinery is being stared,.
all which need repairs or paint 'should
be labeled so that it can not be over-
looked, and repairs can be made in
the winter when fart work is' not
crowding'. -
It pays to keep the farm machinery
thoroughly painted. This is especially
true with machinery largely construc-
ted of wood. The .paint fills all pores
and cracks, prevents checking, pro-
longs the life of the machine And also
acids very much to its: appearance.
Two or three dollars' worth of a good,
ready -mixed paint for outside use, or
carriage paint, appi,ied each year to
the machinery, will add many times
the cost of the paint to the value of
the machinery.
Buoy Lalarsce Wheel,
The • balance wheel or an average
watch n?r,,.ices 300 v,bt tons every
minute, 3.8,000 eaoh hour, 432,000 in <s
day, or 157:788,000 .a. yea,•.
Always ie.i, a cake while warm.
(ir am -rufes ;aid 25 'rain itc , to
,aka. •
Address communications to 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto.
Questions and, Answers.
I am 18 years old and a high school
student. I ant 5 feet 2 inches high
and weigh 120 ponds, I am -some-
what athletically inclined. My friends
torment me—call me "shrimp" and
things like that.. My father es 5 feet
6 inches tall and weighs about 1501
pounds. My mother is only 5 feet
Now here are my questions:
Will I
grow any taller? People tell
me that I will not. Because any par-
ents are of the short kind, does it
necessarily mean that I'll have to be
:short? Are there any ways of making .
children grow? In other words, how
can I grow? I do want to be so much
taller than I ant, I shall be grateful,
to you all my life if yoie can make
me grow,
Answer --You will have up to 21 to
attain your full growth. After that
not much can be done to make you
taller. Plenty of exercise may add
an arch • or 'two. Short parents have
been known. to have giant sons. But
why should you care, Rufus? It isn't
height that makes the man. Think of
Grant who just barely got into the
fighting class, And Napoleon who
wasn't much over four feet. On the
other hand I have known some welter
weights not fit to black anybody's
boots!
Coaling Up the Raman Machine.
Food is material which supplies.
energy for the bodily activities, which
1 enters into its structure and which so
regulates the vital processes as to
produce and to preserve health,
Calories represent the energy value of food and the energy requirements
of our bodies. One person's require -
silents vary from 2,300 to 3,500 calors
les the day, lees for the desk worker,,
more for the manual laborer.
' Vitamines are substances existing
in whole grain cereals, fruits, vege-
tables, bread, rice, milk, etc. They are
esseettial to the growth and regulation
of the bodily processes, They are
found in cereals and vegetables in or
near the husks er skin; henee the im-
portanee of not wasting these import-
ant and essential food parts.
Protein is the foodstuff necessary
for building mu'scular tissue. It
abounds in lean meat, milk, white of
egg, wheat, cheese, beans, ate. Pro-
tein also furnishes heat and energy,
but not to so great extent as do
carbohydrates and fats.
Carbohydrates are starches and
sugars. They are found mestly in
cereals, vegetables and fruits.
Fats are found in butter, create,
oils and bacon; they also supply en.
ergy and heat, An excesa of them
helps for an energy reserve in the
'body.
It seems strange how suddenly the,
nature of a rnale bird can be changed.
liege the have two full brothel s, reared
together, apparently happy in each
other's company. All of a sudden
something turns up, a challenge fol-
lows, and war .is declared.
Fighting in the poultry yard must
be prevented. Birds are not only dis-
figured by fighting, but frequently,
especially during cold weather, canker
results from bad wounds. These
wounds should be promptly treated --
first wasitei with hot water and then
anointed with carbolated vaseline.
Ifept in a dry, comfortable pen or eage
alone for a few days, the sores will
heal quickly and the bird will be fit
to put back into the pen.
To permit a whipped bird to remain
in the pen with his hens may tempt.
the hens to pick at his sores and make
his condition worse. Besides, he will
be mopish and lose appetite; and it
will take a longer ,time for him to
recover. „e -
In
In going in and out of the different
yards, a careless `attendant is likely
to leave gates open, or the latches on
the doors may work loose, or some
other inexcusable piece of negligence'
may let males together and cause a
deadly combat between the two hest
males on the place, resulting in a
severe loss.
Hens, too, are apt to become quar-
relsome at times, especially to a new-
comer, and frequently do ,damage to
each other. But they soon forget their
grievances. -
Fight Insects in Autumn. I
Now is the time to start next year's
campaign against the insect foe. Do
not wait until the cabbage plants are
being riddled by the cabbage worm
next spring or until the squash vines
wilt before the attack of armies of ,
small but very hungry squash bugs,l
These may be the descendants of ind,i-
viduals which could have been killed
the fall before.
One of the best times to fight some
of our common injurious insects ; is
in the fall of the year. The cabbage
wormsquash bug, acid many other
notorious "bugs" pass the winter
among the stalks and vines of the last
season's •crop or hide awayin rubbish
abaft gardens and fields. Many of
these will be destroyed if potato -eines,
squash vines, cabbage leaves and,
Stumps and other crop remnants are
gathered and burned soon afterthe
harvest. All boards, brush, weeds and
other rubbish should be added to the'
bonfire. -
White grubs, -wire worms, cutworree
and other insects pass the winter in
the ground, oftentimes in earthen cells
shaped by their own feet. Many of
these will not be on hand -in the spring
to start new families if their winter
hones are disturbed by the plough
this fall. Some would be killed by ex-
posure after Having their cells broken
open; others would became the prey
of birds and animals, while still others
would be buried too deep far them to
emerge in the spring. Fall ploughing,
whenever possible, or spading 411 the
garden is one of the important meth-
ods to use in insect warfarre.
There are some insects that we are
, certain to have in injurious numbers
each''year and so it is wise to use
I preventive measures against these,
'rather theft wait until the crops are
attacked. Much good can be acme
pl,ished along this line by cleaning up
plocrop:ving. renants and rubbish and by fall
m
Y
ne
0 Way to Trap Fox.
Old trappers know that the fox will
nearly always show narked interest.
in/anything that looks like the remains
of a camp fire. Usually, too, he will
dig around in the ashes, doubtless
entertaining the belief that something
in the way of food has been Left by
his enemy man.
Therefore, when out trapping fox it
is a good plan to make a bed of ashes.
On this bed of ashes place serape of
meat, being careful not to touch the
meat with the bare' hands, for that
would give it the human scent and
scarce away the quarry.
Bait the ash bed thremor four times,
allowing the foxes to visit it unharm-
ed. Then set your trap, -carefully cov-
ering it with locse ashes. Next, burn
-a little grass over the -place where the
trap is set, to ,make the plaaa look
natural. Stake the trap securely, or
else have a good clog on the end of
your chain. Then put fresh bait near
it, using leather gloves doing this, ..s '
well as in previous- operations.
The fox, satisfied by reason of pre-
vious'visits that the ash bed is a fine
source of suppI3, and a safe one, too,
will be almost sure to spring the trap.
Another good place *make a fox
set is on logs or saplings that -bridge
streams, one trap at each end-. Then
,if the first one fails -to catch him you,
still have a chance with the second.'
In x.11 operations for fox, be careful,
that you do not let the human scent
get either en traps, food baits, oe
scents.
A limited quontity'el
111,11 -Grade Mtil track for
aalechetp Sa upieo l;ee.
felteauseteede-
1sETTER ?SORS OxT_•' TIZZY i' .BVE
Spotiii' 3 'IS frner Cm, d
When your Horses are sublec.ted 'to changing 't't'eether'
oonctitfons of winter and spring,, their systems become lun
dawn, with the result that they are bery susceptible to
Distemper,,2•nsnenza, Finkeye,'cougl>.0 and �oldr•.. ,:i50LZI'i 5,
will keep your horse in good condition, so his system can
ward oil: disease.' •Iduy of soul. -druggist.
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Kg. FARMER! DOES TRAF?ING PAY?:
WHAT YOU 'RECEIVE
1 Bushel Wheat, $2.15 1`. large. Muskrat Skin, 82,50
1' Bag of Potatoes, $2.t0 1 Red Fox $25,00
Do' not atop growing wheat and potatoes,' hut' Start, Trapping
Wake your fall and winter months as profitable as your spring aux!.sunimar.
' .;'While the<,rices ("noted above are not accurate to 0. rent, they serve fbr
corei.parison and snow ,the .enormous returns you can make rem train:01 ".
You jet as ,ouch and, more from one large, 19:uslcra;t skin as Yoit do'tor a
't�ushel of wheat, and •ten of twelVe times as much for one fps;, al'tn. as' for
,a. bag of potatoes. Ali other'°'tines of furs will show JAS. favorable d cons
eorison. teeite Os fon price list and cine Cation on trajy5,
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