HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1920-8-26, Page 6Address communications to Agronomist, 73 Adelaide St. Wet Toronto
Ilolasa For Two Hundred Hers. i move testicles quickly, but not rough -
C. T.: We are planning to build a• l� pecked lambs sell best, Ducking is
poultry house 14s:45 feet, shed roof! best done at the same time lambs are
type. 11s it cost, co much to build. castrieted. Remove the tail about ttn
would like to get the eight ideG a a asuh frtml the bode, wing a sharp
how to bit LI Ito you think a shed knife er het pincer:.
reef type practical?. Ile,. wsetwttl yvu Ewes earn; their iambs 3a?. days.
arrange the curtain spaces in front tta
be twice the area of gt: es ? 'rhP aroend .:h,? dl�eks. Keep enacetarate
house to to be four feel an the rear
and eight t t t'cet in fel zctee about an t,• kr tile ewes, t w giving extra;
eight -inch :>:a!L Are dirt !t":Toti pt'aC' fa„S ..r ;t ire, about ten tta s
tical :►here ke I:ile't1 lar iA tlFa? ttix3 lt,.. , l?ttl z
•,. e'en. ��'t3a9r�1 it: t rah :tl:� the rani with them.,
ff attic z an t r,t•iii l t!ki.. „.Gait,- ar ilig.ier ty.r,:elita�t: of
eta St.. tot e •:r' l!i et tn.. I'aa,:d: :r �. `
Pa eghe n iters:' !to e m:i l yea ar e ;'. le the head 1' ,n, ep i
ac can e c troll '
e.. m Image to he out. tit deaugats ;n.•tatattata,me ':,t,.7': ranee "h
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r'itii eie i:',l.:ih open i e.:C'. F.T.?t ah1 k''1'..r.-4' ,a'r„er” menthe. :,. it'
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1 ;, 1 1 •,: a e 1:e+t! bael , loin, hips and
rump: ever: tuatlity t.f devise wool.
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:; tit 47:77, that .worry the fleet.,
Thei •ee • .- z;e in sheep raising'
i..:.-ge is te that 'r:rene e of stray.
i.:...'1
cesers supu:d lie made
., •:,lt r;h h lanths can pass. but;
t.:: ewwee. In the places thus set
feed the iambe grafin.
'ierle t.l:r:k;ihe at weaning time. If
ti are horn in February or March,'
will teeigh siw y•tive or seventy
.. ei, es wwea't'Th hand. gain little'
. gain
c, is earr_•t>,1 b infest:en'
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retie set -teen with it to rite, ,- ''bar:
eteel endet e fine !lo:.. If the
veede ere fn t neep viz rent
ar. z. inset rte a r
'lei- T c. , made a of send,. l.:
then te,,t. ... d.;i be i ..e i in eery
:r. rites 4,:rzm.a .;. then:: y;: dry out
thereagiiiy i•ttote fain. If a hailse is
d ,swan bettiete i•'+ a timer f ''r it is
re "o ✓were i 'es en! reap rumen^•
i.,
the: fail .end wane..
A 14xl.i I:mesE w'ea.ti l e sate. fa tor: •
teat that en'.;• eive.e an area of 050
siemre fief.:.. We bei ere that 200 I..eg-
i ,.r:r writ ac 1. t ;tar if they have four
:are Pict I cn h er SW square
• :t:rt. Zfi'e1 mom, nate: tee hr.u: e 20x4e
mid Siente :t in tido middle two see-
the:a see-
the:e.,en .'lune, The partition would
h,.p :o keep the house warmer in the
emeter and the door between the two
se..tiens eoeld be lefteoper. in the sale -
titer wwhen m e air is needed. When
a i :•uet c t' e:ty feet Prim the birds
r Lit et the lack of the !muse, far
crit ugh fer• the open front ,.c the;;
are not true :ed by dram -eine, We
would never wish to build a house less
t"i-..n fourteen fee; deep because the
) 1'ti5 would have to roust too Close to
- the windows. And we believe that a
louse twenty feet deep is more sat-
isfactory than the fourteen -foot depth.
At the brick of the house a rooeting
platform can be constructed. Roosts
can he :made of two -by -three pieees
v :th the upper edges rounded. Nail
ti tse roosts in sections of three each
and large the seething to the `back
wail of the house. Then they can be
rained arid hocked to the ceiling when
the c Hering boards need ser aping
The nstte can be built in portable sec-
t tier.._ whieh can be placed aga'n t the
side w ,:;e cf the inti e.
e.Y:, ., e:h the am tithed e.'re. Award
;e 4e, by tl sinfeet: r the card with`
tieetere cf iodine.
• Overheating often kills sheep. An
overheated sheen beeonies stiff. Carry
it to a cool pleee and give four ounces'
of Epsone salts in water; also, a tea-
soomelaal tf tincture of aconite. .i
Pasture in auuntianee is necessary
for ;heep. Moe grass is a. standar&
paastue everywhere. lover and- al -i
fa:fa .,re likely to cause bloat. Rape
is -splendid forage. c
i Quit selling wool in small lots. The!
I t:`ng to do is to combine and grade
- all the wool in a community, and hold
a public auetic.r.. •
i Rams should not run with the ewes,
except in breeding season. One ram,
if running with —ewes, Wilt be sufficient
for from thirty-five to fifty ewes. -
Stonl:::h-worms are combated as
follows: Dissolve two ounces of blue -1
stone in one and one-half gallons of
aster; give an ordinary -sized sheep
two (roan✓$ of the Iiquid.
Tie wool with hard glazed twine or
paper wool twine. Binder twine is
most objectionable. Rough, loose -
woven. twines of vegetable fibre are
not desirable.
I Udders often become inflamed be-
cause of bruises, or inability of lambs
. to take milk. Treatment: paint once
a day with tincture of iodine.
Ventilate closed sheep barns. Win-
: Bows may be opened for ventilation,
t provided burlap is hung over them to
' prevent drafts.
, Woven wire makes a good fence for
sheep.. Set posts not more than twelve
feet apart so that the fence wilt not.
become slack. Top the fence with a
barbed wire, or two.
Xanthiuni is the name of the plant
• species known as cockleburs and clot-
burs. These burs, if they get' into
fleeces, cause the wool to be unmark-
etable, or bring a low price. Get rid
of these weeds in pastures. •
;Young lambs are sometimes refused
by - the:r mothers. In such cases,
4 smear some of the ewe's milk on the
lamb's rump, the place where she
I usually sniffs to indentify her lamb.
Zygadenus venenosus, a poisonous
plant commonly called death camas,
I poison sego, kills sheep. The weed is
destroyed by -putting the land under
cultivation.
A 13 Cs cf Sheep Raising.
Age of sheep can be toll by the
teeth. A yearling has two broad teeth
it centre of front of lower jaww. Two-
years
woyears c'_cl, four bread teeth; three
yeas ✓'Irl, six broz.d teeth.
Buildings for sheep need not be
expensive. A shed open to'the south
r enough shelter, except in severe
weather.
Castrate lambs when from eight to
sixteen rays old. Cut off the end of
the eminent to permit drainage. Reel
Save the Used Oil.
There is no question but that it is
profitable to drain the crank -case of
the automobile engine each thousand
miles, if the, best results are to be
secured.
With a kerosene burner tactor the
crank -case should be drained at the
end of each ten-hour run, for kerosene
condenses rapidly, and much .of the
vapor is forced past the piston rings
Clown into the oil -pump to contaminate
the lubricating ell.
As oil is cheaper than repairs we
naturally use much of it. In days
past we used the oil from the crank-
case to kill ants, mites, etc., but now
Viskors
You are' cordially invited to
visit our- store while ., in
'Toronto.
We shall appreciate the privi-
lege of trying to make your.:
vitt, a pleasant one.
EMIS BROS., LIMITED
JeWellers
06-98 Y otlge St.. - Toronto
we have found a better use for it.
By mixing the used engine -oil, after
it has been strained through cloth,
with the same amount of steam cyl-
inder -oil, we have as good a machine
oil as we ever used. This blend of
oils ' gives perfect satisfaction when
used on both high and low -speed ma-
chines; in fact, we consider it the
best to be had, and the cost, every-
thing considered, is very moderate.
By changing the mixture we can se-
eure an oil of almost any viscosity.
Try it.
• TORONTO
EMU
�,Ih a N
e sure to visit our exhibit in the
Ianufacturers' Building No, 2.
OWE.N �iES, LTD.
SJ "� ouge St. - Toronto
Threshing Beans.
Take a large bag, such as bran
comes in, cram all the beams you can
get in, tie up and beat with the flat
side of a,,shovel or spade for about a
minute or two, -depending on how dry
and brittle the vanes are. Then; turn
out into a barrel,shake out the vines
and leave beans and small refuse in
barrel. Some good windy day, let
the wind blow through them by turn-
ing thein into another barrel from a
pail held about three feet above the
barrel. It only; takes .about five min-
utes to fill and thresh a bag. When
you get through, your beans, vines,
etc., are all cleaned up. Vines can be
burned soon as job is done.
The Nova Scotia Steel and Coal
Company has now launched its seventh
vessel and engineers who have had an
opportunity of inspecting it state that
it is the best steamer of its kind which
has been launehed on the Atlantic
coast since the' inauguration of the
steel shipbuilding industry in Nova
Scotia
When at the Toronto Exhibitiofl
Be sure to visit the CECiLIAN EXHIBIT in the MANUFACTt'REBS'
BUILDING, where a Fine Display of " '
Ceciiiana Pianos, Player -Pianos, asd Ce ilian Coneertphones
'will. be shown. '
RITE FOR 'CATALOGUE
Steel shipbuilding at New Glasgow re'`;
has become so, firmly established that The Cecillan Co., Ltd. 247,.Yorige St., Toronto (Near Eaton's)
launchings have ceased to be of speeial
interest and are now looked upon as
, a matter of course. The Voluudia is
a: steamer ;of 2,800 tons deadweight',
capacity which has just been launched.
The Scotia -Company has another 2,- `'
S00 00 ten vessel now on the stocks and' THE S.GNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
retiring cotnplet^on, and preparations: AUGUST 29.
re .bein • made to lay the keel of sti'll!'
atm -Cher on the berth just vacated by; Beginnings of Solonicn's Deign, 1
the Va?an ia. In 'addition there is: 'ins 1- a. o: en
Kings, , : a - x
Text, Jab 28: 28.
��1•.11,, ,.n sir, �+ 1 under construction at the prose it Lime'
tA�t?wa�e i the hull of a large steel cruising!
vessel.
9
OfIntel: s t to IIRvestc a s.
Otaw,.—Demety-Minister of Agri-
-
l3-,eda.ie, who has jest return-
ed Pram the \Fest, states that the erep
situation :stexce➢lent and that the ert'p
will be well above the average.
?.iontreal=--Grand Trunk Beltway
earnings for the last 10 days of Jelly
am anted, to y 3,S37.it69, an increase
of ; 7(:9, 234 over the correspe ding;
periled last year, or 25.07 per cent,
Vetcrsa -A le .,h1 syndicate hes c c-
quirtit �3,0;'i1.Ot'.t'! of British Colenthia
ties v i e far each at the rate of :'ti .tt
for the wvbo:e .;,shhe. The loan wwiil ..,
u ed for eon =traction work cn the.
Pacific Great. Eastern Radioli✓.
tifontreal---C.i'.R. earnings for the
last 10 -day period of July totalled
55,('00.400, an increase of $1,009,uoa,
or `21.9 per cent. over the correepon'l-
in ptriod a year ago.
Vancouver --The Thurston-Ftavelle
interests of Port Moody have pur-
chased the Brunette sawmills fair a
price approximately 41,000,000. A new
company is to be formed and Mr. L.
A. Lewis, who has been general man-
ager for several years, will retain en
interest in the neve concern. •
Helifux---The developraent of the
steel shipbuilding industry in Nc'va
Scotia is now regarded as assured.
Chapters 1 and 2 of the first bee:-: of
'*".....-...7p.‘"-"f Icings areintroductory to our lesson,
and should be read with care. S °e s
Co.: ekstised DAMS. David g . .
� ala �lr'old old stricken in ye ,;•.
"Condensed Inas have a diet:net His reign has extended ° er..a tout
to e in the (home and in the sa room;," f. 'y year:, frons 'about 1010 to 970
c3 h- RC;. :;owv some of those about hint,
ays a recent experhnent etatton but- who had been most loyal to him, an-
ctin,. "When pry Pref'-tt L they tieipat.ng the end of his life, take
. a ie: c :blethanfresh c . eT.••.. the. the' e,ra. Ettore time-ta.te f gal. a steps to secure- succession 'to 1..1Ct
milk, a strong point in their fever. throne of his son Ae.onit ah, and at
;� bile they can not be regarded nie. tha satnie tame to eccure their o: n
. absolutely sterile, as tire heat to wwhi.:i l''t,ees of influence incl Fathaa'ity to
;lie: aarey ulTiecteki is riot necas- tri`sy t t coons, Nathan the prophet inter
;,,.* '-•' n ll'zsc" a _srn•,s Peres. however, on behalf of Solomon,
h ,.:.i enough to real a.. a €' t eon of David and rathsheba and mat
they ere probably Deno tie: fly teril '
'minds David that Il.� had 'premised
then most raw mill:, . an l if pro lent' the sueeession to Sc.k non (1 Chron.
kept after opening are less liable. 10 22: f-1()). With the king's authority
spc+ilege and tiecompoeaticn. As an and in company with Zadok the priest,.
i !.:elusive diet for young children they; and ilonaiall, captain of the guard, he
van not be eteomnterded, because of acted so promptly that Salomon was
. their decadency in fat. An uneweeten- a^•cairted and pual;Gly proekdmed king
b •,. •h + whale the other conspirators were
cci condezrseti ntli,e pro) diluted feasting and talking together. Thr
with water. and with cream end :Hill, city welcomed Solomon with glad ac
ug ar addle 1, r ould of er is were s eta }' elanultions, with music and wit s
filetory sulky cttute for human nhddk. great rejoicing.
• The sweetened condensed milks are a Solomon began his reign well, with
good substitute for sugau and cream fotbcaren.e and •e merey toward. his
in col*, if sugar is scarce. I opponents and with his father's bi s
, mg upon him. It is unft:rturate for
Da -'id's memory, hcwever, that the
• Is there a leak in the sole of your sheath! have churned Solomon to exd
hoot, though it shows no holes? Warm Bute vengeance upon two mea where
a little beeswax and mutton suet until be himself hail spored during his life-'
iia allied,
Rub some of this over the tare. Joab. who had so long com-
manded
es where the stitches are. Iris er.n es, and Shimei, who
eales had cureed him from the roadside
Wetf re o:
the Hom'
Take Infinite Care to Guard Baby's Food.
There are a great many rules for;
feeding babies, particularly for the:
Mother who has to feed her baby from
a bottle. Never ask your neighbor's •
advice. Always go to a doctor or
nurse; find out just what you ehould
feed your baby.
Don't forget how to get good slain .
milk and how to take care of it so
it will stay so. Keep the bottles and
nipples and everything that baby's
milk touches perfectly clean by fre-
quent boiling in salt water or borax
water when not in use.
If you must use a bottle for your
baby, don't give him plain cow's milk.
Cows milk is much stronger than
mother's milk, and so too strong for a
tender baby's stomach. Cow's milk
must always be modified or !nixed
with water and other things that the
doctor will tell you about. Don't try
to modify the milk yourself until a
doctor or nurse has shown you hawv.
You might do it wrong and do your
baby a great deal of harm.
If baby leaves a little milk in the
bottle when he gets through feeding
never save it for the next time. Never
feed baby old mills or mill
stood after part of it has beep; used.
It is very likely to make him sick,
because the tiny bacteria have had a
chance to grow in it. It is better to
waste a little than to un the risk of
wasting yourebaby.
Cleanliness Is Chief Need.
Don't feed the baby cold milk; re-
member that the milk that nature
meant baby to take is as warm as your
own blood. If his little stomach has
to warm the inilk up for itself it is
pretty sure to be harmed by it. ;
But never stick your finger in baby's'
milk to see if it is warm enough.
Your finger may look perfectly clean,
but remember those little baeteria,f
too small to see without a magnifying.
glass. There may be thousands of
them on a finger that looks perfectly;
clean. If you put then! in .baby's
milk they will grow there very rapid-
ly and turn it to poison.
Alad, worst of all, don't put the
nipple of 'the bottle into your own
mouth to see how warm the milk
You can't tell what bacteria -may be
hiding in your mouth. You are grown
up and ; strong and well. There may
not be enough of them to do you any
harm, yet . there may be enough of
them to kill your baby, especially
when they have a chance to grow in
his milk."B
. esides, you may be comet
ing down with some disease thatl
hasn't shown itself to you yet. Many"
a little one has taleen consumption or
diphtheria or 'Slime other deadly dis-
ease from a careless mother or nurse
who has insisted on putting the nipple
of baby's bottle into her own. mouth.
The best way to' tell if the milk is
warm enoughisto dipup .a little with
a clean -spoon that has just been in
boiling wetter Tad hasn't had your
fingers - on its bowl since, toren taste
of the milk from the "spoon, and don't
put the spoon basic in the milk.
It is best always to .taste a baby's
milk before feeding it not only to find
out if it is the right heat, but to make
sure that it is not sour. Never give.
your baby sour milk. It is very likely
to matte Eire seriously sick. _
Disregard Neighbor's Advice.
Never feed a baby condensed milk
or patent foods unless a doctor orders
you to. Here is another place where
your neighbor's advice is dangerous.
Remember no two babies are alike.
Ore child may do well on what kills
another.
Then, too, many of these foods lack
the animal matter that gives baby
strength.• Your baby may grow fat
on them for a'time, but does not grow
as strong as he should. Ile is very
likely to have rickets or scurvy if
you feed him patent foods for a very
long time.
Don't give your baby a taste of
everything, as so many mothers do.
Remember, his little stomach is meant
for nothing but milk or water until
he is at least a year old, He should
not get any solid food of any sort.
under that age. Don't give him• any
fruit, except a little orange juice when
the doctor advises it, and don't give
him that until after he is six monks
old.
Here are some of the things I have
known foolish mothers to let their
babies taste. Baby -killers, I call them,
because any one of them is so likely
to be the death of the baby who is
fedon them. Here they are: Ice
cream sandwiches and cones, pickles,
hot corn, tomatoes, frankfurters,
loIly-pops, candies, suckers, soda
water, tea andcoffee, and all other
foods you would eat yourself at the
table. I have even known mothers to
let their babies sip beer, whiskey and
wine. Never give your baby anything
with alcohol in it, Look out for sooth-
ing syrups. They, too, are dangerous.
Don't overfeed. Baby is not hungry
every time he cries. There ismore
danger in feeding him too much than
in feeding him too little. He may be
thirsty when he cries. Give him a
little boiled water that has been care-
fully cooled. You should give your
baby his bottle regularly by the clock
and have, the doctor tell you how often
todo it. It is more important that
your baby should be fed regularly
than that you should have your own
meals on time. When your meals are
not regular you don't feel well:
Do Not Overfeed.
Overfeeding kills more babies than
underfeeding. Mothers are quite likely
to give their babies too much, think-
ing the more they give there the bet-.
ter. . -
Be especially careful- in summer.
Babies digest less than in the winter.
The milk you give them in the sum-
mer shouldn't be mixed quite as strong
as it is in the winter, and don't give
them as much of it.
Overfeeding causes vomiting or
diarrhoea, or both.
Here again no babies are alike.
Have the doctor or nurse watch your
baby and tell you how much to feed it.
A good safe rule as to haw': much
to feed a baby is to give a bottle baby,
at each feeding one oytnce ✓fore than
its age in months. That, is, when a
baby is one month -old give ' it two
ounces; when it is two months old
give it three ounces, and so on. From
nine to twelve months of age he
should take ten ounces.
But remember always your own
baby may need some particular quan-
tity. Consult a physician.
, when he tled from Jeru= lem.
doubt Jcab, for his crimes of murder,'..
and Shimei, for his foul and disloyal
abuse, had richly deserved punie.nent,
but it would have been in h:armor y
with David's better nature, and a late.
to example for his sag if he had'
marked his last hours by acts of for I
gi.veness and mercy, rather than by;
sue't bloody injunctions.
Soon there was evidence that Adon
ijah s presumption wns not yet ended, i
and in a fit of anger Solomon ordered
his death. In this, however, and in
obeying his father's commands; Solo-
mon appears to have believed that he
was acting justly, and not only free-
ing his throne from danger, but also
freeing himself front responsibility
for the crimes of Joab and Shnnei. Seel
2: 31-44. So, he declares, King Solo -
neon shall he blessed, and the throne
of David shall be established before
the Lord for ever.
One must learn 'to look upon the
character and deeds of David and
:SoIonton with sat appreciation rind
understanding of the barbarous times
m which they lived, of the primitive
idce of social order and justice which
then prevailed, and of the turbulent,
violent, .and unscrupulous character
of spine -of the men •with whom they
had to deal. David confessed an ono
oceesten tee. his nephews, Joab and
sire too'.hzrd for him. He
could mit control them. 'Thus, while
we haat •not for a moment condone
deeds of e'raaelty and revenge,,we :hall
be able to nr-deretand better- the
causes cf each deeds end not pass
hasty or her.eh judgments. •
: ;:-15. ,To Grleon to Sacrifle3
There. Tihere v:as,: of course, the ark
emit t; sten-. `u.:'y in Jerusalem, but
Jeri: •ziom had not yet acquired the
seer ,wncss in the eyes of all the people
which it had centuries later. Neither
wee the law of'cateronomy (chap,
12) yet in force, which confined all
worship. to the one place. •Hut at
Gibeotr there tsr:s the great hi:gh p1ave,
a famous and much -frequented ane-
tuary. The writer of Chronicles says.
that "there was the ttabernaelo of the
congr g l.tion 'of God whieh Moses, the
servant of the Lord, had made in the
wilderness." The multitude of sacri-
fices which Solon -gin offered there was
accompanied, no doubt, by much feast-
ing On the part of the large coinpany
who went with him. (2 Chron. 1: 1-(e)
Ark What I ,hall Give Thee. The
dream is finder:t med by the hietorian
to represent trait' the character of
Solomon et the bet timing of his reign
and the deliberate choice which he
their made. The Lord grants not only
the w:sdem to judge the people right-
ly, bnt riches and honor besides in
menet ebundanee. It would have been
well indeed for Selemen -if the wisdom
which he mt3eight a: the beginning had
abode with him to the end of his
reign.
"1 Ant But, a Little Child." He re-
fers to hi. leek- of es:perk:ewe rather
than to itis age. for he had attair ed
years of manhood and Wain already the -
father of an infant eon.• His modesty
and appreciation of hie father's good-
ness are very creditable to him.
An Underatanding Heart. Solomon
had some realization of the greitnese
and complexity of the task oat govern-
ment. IIe wanted :o do well, to judge
rightly, to discern between good and
evil. He believed that such under-
standing and such power was aT gift
of Gas.. The speeeh plea,ed the Lord.
It seems strange to us that Solomon
should be assured by the Lord that
there, had not been and would not be
one like hint, and. one is tempted to
believe that these words have been
added by the historian. And yet, is•it
not true, as a matter of history, that •
Solomon's name stands alone and
unique? There has not been one like
him. He combined in a remarkable
way in himself piety, learning, luxury,
and love of .splendor„
Chemical Effects of Humus.
First, humus contains readily avail-
able plant -food. It is soluble and con-
tains the material from which it was
derived. These include particularly
nitrogerrand phosphorus, but all other
plant food elements are present. The
availability of these constituents var-
ies with the sample of humus. That
obtained from sto' k manure, green
manures, and leaf mould is usually
f very available. That derived from peat
and muck soil, particularly the form-
er, niay be quite unavailable when first
taken from its natural position. This
unavailability is due to a sterilized
condition of the soil resulting from
the antiseptic properties of bog water.
Second, humus increases the avail-
0
ability of the plant food in the soil
particles, As has already been shown,
the composition of humus is Complex.
As a result there is certain to be a
union between its constituents and
some of the mineral conipounds in the
soil by which the solubility of the lat-
ter is increased. The presence of
humus, therefore, insures a larger use `
of food in the soil than is possible
in its presence.
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sight-seeing indoors with nothing
more formidable to face than a fere
steps over paved streets and walks.
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What this means in dollars and cents is easily iiluetrated. The
average person milks about 8 cows in an hour, by hand. Figur-
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costs about S cents or '75 cents for the entire herd. Twice a
day for 365 days means a wage expense of $54'7.50.
At 25 cents an hour the labor cost per cow with the Macartney
Milker works out at 1 cent, or 25. cents per day. Twice a day
the year 'round this would mean a milking cost of 8182.50, or a
Yearly saving of 8865.00' through the use of the Macartney
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less hired help and more time for other Important work is the fields.
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