HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1919-11-20, Page 6Address communications to Agronomist, 73 Adelaide St. West, "Toronto
Fat Turkeys Make Fat PocI etboolen.• blood should be drained toward the
Turkeys that are fat when marketed" head and become coagulated there..
bring the best prices and, it the fat Same poulterers ley the birds on
tanner,le done in a systematic way their iireaste on a setting board,
� i iiuispa hr r c'
generally the largest profits, pressing the rumpe eguare, letting ea3sc4eep. Safspiea Free
heads ZI$ down until the laody is set, - o : `
Different methods are employed ln, . Iry nts;eon-cv ant,., a
fattening turkeys The majarlty ori . after which the birds will retain their.%(Y7C�} HRI°1FilTOM'e1LK�DA; n
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and shipping tags
as 'Sears of Reliable 'trading
Eexerence—Union >'e.nk of Cana,aa.
N. SI.LYR.
22o St. rami $t. W„ =entree', P.Q, r
growers prefer to feed two-yerer-old; plump ehatpe,
corn. This ifs givnn them fro_.. N Cleanliness in marketing is a very
eta t fact The feet and s
Some breeders, get more satisfaction dirt,
PAYABLE HALF' YEARLY
y a y =
from ov- of the k►irda sliolr3d be clezned of
ember I up to killing time,
important oar. lege i -s S
all:
from feeding one-third oats with two- 9n dirt r blood that ms bo y for
on the heads should be removed: It; .111°wed on, mons lett yea us i
f3' three t t
thirds corn, and oceasionall • a meal of oln o en years
y is, a good ruin to tie up the legs of Wits for B $i i
' 1E'CHEERFUL C E UB
The dignity of Ia.bor
There's ngtl•sing rtyr"C'
• •svrp'a.ees
t have a pick e.nd
shovel
join tie vppsr
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By Joie:. D. e r; AMMO
Via: �••,�'+ra�'";,-+ny"�,�I�It. ti*�..� �-5.
Address con'Irnunicatlpns to 73 Adelaide S. West, Toronto
The Value .of Goad Cookling.
Nothing sweetens life, assures goo 1
temper, dissipates disease , and pre
serves health so much as good sub
stantial food, entieingiy prepared and
wholesomely cooked. Yet how many
homes there ars in which this. belief
is not ;held!
In these topsy-turvy times of ours,
when many men are doing women's
work and many women men's work,
there, she became so homesick that 1
r had to bring•her home. She was fail-
_ ing' fast and came back- a nervous
wreck. At home she seemed to im-
prove at first, but she has constant
fits gf coughing aTtd spits! up blood. Is
there .a cure? This, Sate has been
trailing on, now, for six months..
.AnswerYour letter exhibits a sad
aspect of that most pathetic of all dis-
r. oo. e . eases --tuberculosis. How oftem, home-
white-flintcarnmeal mush, It is claimed that dressed bila, and it they are to be•
especially where a large number o£ I ovas'Tot surprised the other evening, sickness, and like emotions, retard the
Born will fatten turkeys disnla •ed in a she the head of each- T i. Great Pere sn�sti cattle are to be dehorned and where at an industrial exhT!13t, to see a man cure! In silt it a case as your daugh-
anore readily and that the flesh w1ii1 had best be pushed up under one wing. Lwin Co fpany. the are dehorned before the horn be coakinl anti serving a meal :in demon- tee's, rt is jest as well that she should
be of finer quality than wizen yellow Before bele packed in eases the Toronto Office 20 king ss.. We t. comes hard and brittle. -The chief obi; strat;ng a small electrical stove, In- Have left the sanatorium, no matter
corn is fed. carcasses should pbe thoroughly cooled jection to dehorning with the clippers deed, it delighted me to see such high- how excellent that institution undoubt-
ia that thin or hard horns are .some- ly developed culinary skill in a mere edly was. The weil.+managed senator-
times crushed or splintered, resultingme
n. ium lis by far the best place for the
in a'. cued that heals slowly. This o>a- For, although cooking is the job of tuberculosis cure;, but if there is so
jection is partly overcome by using the woman in a home, there are many debilitating an emotion as homesick,
ell; sets that are constructed with two bachelors, 'Without a "mother or other Hess in evidence, the home were a bet,
The msir1 a demand i for medium- heaviest weight Hist d o the ick- �'-sha ed blades which, when pressed woman relative to help tilem, who ter place. Your daughter at any rata
t s or edium a Ile n p The hen that lays Haunt be in t1To }'
sized carcasses that are plump and age, Pack cocks and liens •in se al.. e' together, bring four cutting edges, could with impunity* leKrfT to cools and acquired the methods and habits es -
best of condition, strong and vlgorqus. 0 , cool veli,-•-enstend of depending upon sentlal to the successful treatment,
fat. Very* large turkeys do not sell ca es. Iter eyes must be bright and clear; of a Tlia t' the horn. ; i lata. a restaurant for their meals, or per- and these should be most faithful' y
so quickdy, After the holidays lairds' Wrap each bird in paper, but never a xnminent "slice -button" appear -
The
best time to dehorn as ,z } hope a delicatessen store: practiced at home. All the b
weighing from eight to ten pounds use printed paper for this purpose. an e• the comb and wattles large and fall and early winter, or during •he, Thi person who appreciates the in could accommodatesa ataria
Gell best. The head of eac'er bird ehottid be wren- cool weather of spring. If the weather ponly
v•' ' paper to red; the bill sheet to medium in size; is ccol there is very little danger of, value of good cooking, has fewer ills live per cent. of the tabereul°sia suf-
Only well -fattened •stock should be ped With a quantity of th,ck pap the distance between the bill and eye r than his neighbor who does not, ferers in the world, .and many of the
slaughtered; there is no profit in :ibsnrb the blood. Spread a small tie head of good size, wounds becoming infested• with screw!
Turkeys. must have liberty even —not frozen. Pack in each case only
while fattening, but if'given regularly birds of nearly the same weight, grad-`
two meals a. day they will not be in- ed to within two pounds. in no case!
clined to roam. If they are confined should any bird be lighter than thea
they will lose appetite. 1 lightest weight nor heavier than the
marketing pear stuff. Food must he quantity of 'Wiled pulp or city clean
narrow- , worms.However, it is ;best to apply=
The boa ! of a lay'nig heir must be
rest do get well if they are obedient
straw the bottom of the ons . Put y • same sly repellent, such as pine tar Questions and Answers. to their physicians and do nothing else
withheld for twenty-four holies prier in a ,� well set, vt Tth good -back capacity or one of the coal tar roducts to Pdy dauglTter, 13 years of age, had in life than "to "Rhee to get well," In
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will
killing, so that the reap and entrails purer on the bottom and top of the (which really "s eng-bed cana�='!Y1 p miiuenza and now her lungs are of formation regarding the ma1Ta ement
will be empty, thus lessening the birds to keep them clean, :hark the broad bed"es, with ribs 'viae slate: d, wounds. fo Fo.i n... doctor __,�..-, __ 1_ - of this disease in the. home, is being
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anger of spoi;ing, Hens sell best in eases plainly at both ends. afford plenty of room for egg and r;i- mountain farm. After two months mailed you.
market.
When killing, tie the feet together
artd hang the fowl ten i pole. Cut the
throat and, after thorough bleeding, to make I^ d '1 h t should set wade apart• TITe entirety: e�ogmzed breed recorded in the Gana- Old wicks lylzaa mound g
gestin organs. The body should be Pure Bred. Sheep,
Any sheep raiser who purchases a Save the Old Sacks. Fertilizing I have found it rather niers difficult Jointed, but compactly built. The legs pure b eti reg ateted ram of any ret- a New Clover
t to bo
v H yell' Q well when r was
The Fall Calf. 1 solid;. the birds should not be loam
i.
dry -nick the feathers. Let those of born in the fall Fer one ,T•un i•t i• s should bneat red of the feurnine dian 'Nati°nal Live Stook Retards or sometIC
s Sou a r 'ng of a nuisance. If stored • It is not so very common to fertilize
the he ani wings remain. As soon. colder uemill' than it i • in spring'and order. There must be no physical de-• , ell ibis for such ree^iatration for use in the right place the time may come new clover seeding, but the r:Tsu'.ts
ea dress;" plenge the careens into hot; colder
cenaizien keeps on growingmenfacts nor deformitTit • ;lir his oven flack, and who has not pre-
when they are real handy, obtained st:m to int"tate that this is
aster, anti ti:en into cold, to give the' so as we ;;et •MO'einter• The reason' Heavy layers are up first in the'viously used a pure bred reg,stered Ripped apart and shaken out well, iii e;;cellz:t plan to sine. At first
skin freeher look, ice tZris 'slower growth "n cool or cold morlydai jtitnping from the r roosts at rant slash be entitled t� the annual tre•
y make good blankets to throw over thought this may •seem to be an un-
Another method, nue generally' weather i:; Haat calves, like all y+sung the break of day, and going back only premium of $5.00 for two consecutive the a se at milking time. They may planted
practice because clover is
adopted by the English and Contin- a eatured; need to be kept \yarm. The after it has become so dark that t1zey years provided he will comply with the be sewed together so thatthey will. planted rt11zt as much for the pur-
eetal poulterers, is by dislocation of baby is just the same way. Kee it aro unable to pick up a bit of grain regulations specified in Pamphlet Ncei tunic far enough to protect the legs. pose of f:xt"lining, the .oil, principally
the neck. The legs of the bird are warm and it thrives 'getter. iiYarnTth that might be hidden 331 the scratching19 "Information Gonrtirn'ng the Policy' An old sack 3s a good thine to wipe by gathering nitrogen, as it is to oh -
grasped
F;3asped in the left hand, the back aids growth in the calf. R litter. Regarding Pure Bred Rams;' issued dr the horses with when they came :n tarn hay.
of the bird ageing upward and the For that reason f try to have a' The heaviest layers are also this by the Live Stock Branch, Ottawa.' all wet and chilly. Get clear down to There are three good reasons for
crown of the head ,in the hollow of the warm and comfortable place for the heaviest eaters and drinkers. Their
This pamphlet will be sent free upon tiphe fettorlocks and up as far a$ the fertilizing: First, a light covering of
hand. The legs of the bird are held calf that comes In the fall and is to be appetites and thirsts never seem to application to the Publications Branch,' �� of the ears. Be careful when manure greatly helps to prevent the
against the left hip, and the head raised. A few days after the calf is leave them, and their activity aids in Department of Agriculture, Ottawa.
do
round the ears. Same horses voung se'sding from being killed out
against the right thigh or knee. In born I like to take ,it away from the digesting all the food they consume. It has been decided that the best way dninot like it at rill• by frost, To a great extent it prevents
this position the head is strongly mother cow, and if I could I would put The heavy layers can readily be picked to Provo the Willie of pure bred rams have thrown an old sack over my the orisoidln from heaving. Second, a
stretched and at the same time bent it so far away from the •stable where by examining the crops while the is to help every sheep ra"ser, who has'shoulders when going from the barn comparison of the nitrogen -gathering
Better to
not previously used a pure fared ram,; keep an old coat at the barn far that
to use his own flock for demonstrating; ur ose however. •
the value of tbis practice. Therefore: -r If you ever '*et stuck in the mud
the Dominion Department of Agriaul-1 with the auto, just put A few old sacks
ture will grant to bona fide applicants; in front of the hind wheels. Usually
who comply with the above-mentioned the machine will walk r Zit out over
regulations a, sum of $5.00 annually, these. Some people carry a few old
for two years, for each pure bred' sacks under the seat just for use when
registered ram. • No individual sheep; caught in the mud. They take up little
raiser shall be permitted to receive
bird insensible. Then insert the knife T ere is more activity an nervous -
pierce
and serve a good purpose.
an th roof of an nth s t premiums for more than four rams,
Hess in a good layer than ere is en In t nvvhing time if we run short of
eeamg.
i 1 t—a i i to the house in a storm
suddenly backward so as to dislocate cows are kept that the cow could not. fowls are on the r°ast a� n g t
the neck near its junction with the hear it when it bawls. Nothing is; method that 'has considerable merit.
head. The bird is instantly trilled, and, worse for a cow than to be within1 Good layers are Iate molten, but a
plucking the feathers must be done hearing of the calls of her calf. But late molter with yellow in her ear -
at once. 1 not always is it possible to remove the. lobes in October is not a good layer;
Still another method is to hang the calif so far. The next best thing is' the ear -lobes should be white. Since
bird urs ty the Iegs, cross the wings to, to care for the calf so well that it the laying season ends evhen molting
prevent struggling, and give a sharpwill not bleat much and the cries it has well started, no great risks will be
blow on the back of the head with a does make, if well fed, are not as apt taken by marketing the early molters
stout piece of wood, which renders the' trouble the mother, 'Nvhen more room is needed.
b = hen, too, a dry place is necessary1l h there
pierce the brain, cutting it along the; thing a calf ought to have to do well. a poor one, and yet they are more applications under this policy are to
entire length. Let the bird'hang by The straw given, the calf should be easily handled. In using stn I be found in this back of Pamphlet No.
the legs for a few minutes to allow the changed every day. The calf •soon wets' have found my heaviest layers to be 1 ,.
blood to drain out. Plucking the featly-� up a good deal of straw if it is placed my tamest birds, and they always
ers must be begun at once while the , where it can. Straw that has been seem contented and happy. They show
body is still warm. Feathers should' used this way may be placed in the,more friendliness, yet they are elusive, Cover the Tender Plants.
be left on the neck about three inches' drop back of the cows and go out with but entirely unlike the poor layers To prevent the winter -killing of
from the head, and a few Leathers on the manure. It is good for little else, which are shy and ,scary, and which valuable plants, they should be
the tail and tips of wings; rind Dare By shaking out the straw that has will yell like Indians upon being properly covered and at the proper
must be taken not to break the skin been under the calf and drying ,it we caught,
while plucking. Twist the wings on can save some of it for another time.
the back of the bird• As soon as the Straw is so valuable in these days that
feathers are removed, the carcass
should be hung up by the feet to cool One thing more need todof
the mouth, o as off to co ort, and comfort is the one Regular forms to be used in making: grain sacks, the old hags come in
handy. There is a temptation to fill
thein too full, however.
AnInexpensive Mash
Hopper.
A self feeder fax pens that costs
practically nothing, never . clogs up,
time. Every winter many thousands and never wastes feed is somewhat of
of herbaceous plants—that is, plants a boon, according ly to my ht wooden
i which die down during the winter and It consists merely of a light wooden
ii "'. yr • - re kir- box about four inches deep suspended
we
must waste as little as possible. four or five inches from the floor, and
ewe fax • apiece of one -inch -mesh poultry net-
-never hang by the head, fax the the fall calf, and that is to furnish it be covered as late as pcss,}bre in the tin cat to fit loose'
as muchgreen feed as we can. Grass All feeders with horns should be season, preferably after the grqund gY,intort. This wire
dehorned before the are put on full is to be put on top of the feed. It set -
cut from the after feed may be used feed y has been frozen. A rnuich of straw, •tles,down as the feed is consumed,and
as longas the frost stays off. After leaves .or well -rotted manure will not
Dehorning makes feeders more effectually pmevepts any from being
that we have found it best to go to only help •the plants •through the win -
come up again in the spring—
_A
pring a
A led by improper covering.. They should
Before Stropping After Stropping
feeding hay.' A nice lock of well -cured
hay, clover or timothy, is one of the
best things for a calf. Not only does
it tend to make the calf grow',, but it
has a good effect in preventing bowel
troubles. The juice from the hay is a
I good tonic.
To go with the hay, we need some
grain. Especially if timothy hay is fed
there should be some kind of a laxa-
tive grain given. I like wheat bran or
mixed feed as well as anything I ever
Whichblade i ® s? tried. The bran makes muscle and at
ki+ fl the sante time keeps the 'bowels reg-
ular.
It is not time wasted to brush off the
calf regularly every day. It always
seethed to me a well-groomed calf
would grow faster than, one that was
rough and dust -covered all the time.
It might not be thought that a calf's
hide " would get very much clogged
with dust and seeds, but if you have
not groomed your calf for a week er
two, just part the hair and look close-
Iy, and you will see that the pores of
the skin are badly clogged, and when
that happens the calf Cannot grow as
fast nor .ase,imiilate its food as it other-
wise would. A clean skin saves feed,
for the calf uses to better advantage
what is given it.
All the time we try ito remember
that We are dealing with a cow of
to -morrow.
You shave_ with the
first blade --unless you
use an AutoStrop
Safety Razor.
Shaving causes a saw-
like edge to form on the
blade and the edge be-,
comes dull. Stropping
re -aligns the edge and
brings the blade back
to the original keenness.
That'swhy. the
AutoStrop Razor has
such a large sale. Be-
cause men realize that
no razor can do good
work without constant
stropping.
Stropping — shaving --•-
cleaning are done With-
out removing- the blade
from the razor.
Razor — Strop - 12 blades -- $5
MJTOSTRO? SAInTT I i -?O CO., rfirra:c::
Autos+trop Buildir,r, Tsnonto, Catlada.
Don't . Make a Garage of
Your, Babe.
Automobiles, gas' engines and trac-
tors cele=old be kept in isolated build-
ings as
uild-ings'as far from the barn as possible.
The number of automobiles owned by
the farmers is st a 11iy h n:reai1ng And
the are hazard on the farm is ii' i '2s -
Ad accord ngiy.
Jt all, .tri riesozrous thing
to keep fait ft1.tto, t'i' 2..:1" a •:.,o,iree
clgice in
l r .:}�. 11`s.tutd
you
Bnx.: C.i',
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easily and safely handled and each ter, but 'will give them a start in thrown out. If a piece of heavier wire
animal has a better chance at the' fertilizer value when growth begins is bound in around the edge, tis added
feeding trough. Also, dehorning next year. Plants which retain their weight will keep the piece ofpoultry
avoids the bruised condition of the foliage through the winter should be netting in place even when the box is
flesh and torn hides causer, by cattle covered very lightly; a solid mat of nearly full. The idea,:n having the
whole thing suspended is to keep the
goring each other in the feed lots and material is likely to kill them.
hens out of the box, which it does:
These feeders are so inexpensive
that there is '' no excuse for not using
enough of thein to give even the more
timid hens access to feed at all times,
thus doing away with one of the chief
causes of lowered egg yield in large
flocks.
in transit to -markets, as well as exces-
sive shrinkage in transit.
The most common method of de -
horning 1s to saw the horns off. There
are saws specially designed for the
Danger Signs.
Wherever gasoline ,is stored, clangex
signs should be posted on the doors,
work• • warning against the carrying of lights
et, Dehorning dippers are also used, of ariy kind.
Cement Walks on the Farm
"You haven't very good wallas out
here in the country," I remarked to my
country cousin, gingerly picking my
way through the muddy barnyard as I heavier clay farms the mud is in evi-
accompanied him while he was doing dence after every heavy shower of
his chores. rain.
"No—not very good," he replied, Considering the walks entirely from
sfninng;over the thought that I shouleat an economic .standpoint, a geed system
expect to find= walks on his farm.of cement walks will pay. They are a
through the mud of the 'back yard
and the barnyard during the spring
and fall menthe of the year? On the
And why not ? C;an any one think of-laibor saver. Even with 'a11 labor-saii-
one good` reason why farm buildings ing devices much material must. be
should not be connected with wa11 s?
carried:
tit suires m tYlTio easiei to�c ry tri fl
nt to
Why should there not be walks--
should
floors also make ,it easier
anything '`when one can .travel to providesaniitaay places for animals.
d walk """stead f plowing
..
_T, ,
coop,to the hogpen .ho the ranee the mud Suppe a the ani mals do walk T1Te stitchingave wa in
1 ' g' on the one leadi:ig through the barn- g Y one of
etc. Thousands of trips between there yard? If built correctly that will not ' notthe straps• of the harness, If'''ve had
places are ,made every year, dozens in Ziac a hand riveter, with a good.
injure t'he walk and a 'little care will a,asor rii:en • ofrivets on. hand, we
Concrete Floors Return Cost.
By increasing the value of manure
produced, concrete 'floors for feeding
stables will return their cost in about
one ' year. The extra crop returns
from manure kept on concrete floors
is due to the •soluble plant food saved.
The cast of concreting floors gen-
erally amounts to about $5 an animal
in the ordinary weeding stable, and the
saving in manure is • equal • to' this
ameunt'of every 1,000 pounds' in live
weight f steers or cattle fed fax the.
year, as compared with animals fed
on ear sots.
cement walks 'preferably from the.goo g of throughh
house. to the.wood shed, to the chicken s S- - —
a single day. t t
f, keep at clean. And becauset may not v+otild have been compelled to ins
During the inspection of some hun- be practical to bu"ld walks everywhere trip the 1 ken-
creels: of 'farms thawriter .has . not yet is no reason why the Warks should not t° the sl eta. As -t was,, five min
utes fixed the' strap and business .went
seen a : oomplete system of cement be built in the main traveled paths
walks—or any other kind of walks-- -between the buildings. Besides, the 'on all right.
Buy Thrift Stamps.
.on a alarm. As a Yule the only walk walks add to the attractiveness of the
extends from the front door of the faruxt--.make it a better-lookingplace
house to the road, or from the aide and give it an up-tc-date appearance.
door to the driveway, flan a system of cement walk~ be-
Every ,£arn.•ier understands how to tween your. buildings. Tht coat of a
mix cement' and heel to buildr things cf now loads of gravel; "the cement and
it. The watering tank, the '"hort drive- -your labor will by paid :'or many times
way leading. . into the barn;' the base: during f1T'3'ram ing 'erva: ' Thewomen
rnent floor of the Farb land the hog folks v. ill cer�ninl, alert;'. ou, and you
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feeding pen all bear e'rideice of 'his will „ondii+' h,.\' you gat along 'tvit'h
fai72ilia sty
with cement. Why, then cr , :rt µ yrui b<^'tilencu atomed
15 nearly every fattier v,,111ing to p'c v '•.! i 1Tan .,., s. IL S,
nodules of the roots of fertilized clover
not fertilized shows bhat the nodules
on the fertilized •seeding are from
eight to ten times as large as the
nodules on the unfertilized seeding.
Third, a muck larger crop of hay is
insured, not only because a good stand
of seeding is obtained, but because the
young plants have a supply of plana'
food. Clover, like all other plants.
should have plant food.
The manure should be applied light-
ly in the fall or early winter following
the spring sowing.
A small wire hair brush will fret
the carpet sweeper brush of hair, lint,
threads and string.
Onions should be stored in a cool,
dry and airy place. A dose, damp and
warm atmosphere Will make the onions
soft, excite them into growth and
/cause them to rot.
it�.�'•'3
Removes S amhh
Without mish
If an otherwise
good' horse develops
a spavin, a.void
harsh treatments.
that disfigure the
animal. Use the
old reliable
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BLISTER
This is not a I"' d�/�� /
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attll sorts of en-
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shoe boils, Sweeny, goitre, m.o.. This
remedy acta by first irritating, and
then absorbing, the thickened carti
Sages—a method that is simple, natur-
al, and effective. Pott oar apply this
remedy any number of times vrlthout
leaving any scars' or white •hairs.
Try it and be convinced; -
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pos inter ,er• th ip'
t9[fr nd ,
is the best prophylaxis against disease. Twenty drops of
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cure your. horses .and melee against i]ititemper and Iaitluenaa;,.
In any form. When there is so .`much disease, .when your. .•
horse is •so often exposed,keep your horse on his feet bY.
stunting the use of SPOi3N`$ early..
• Your druggist :bindica it
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