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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1923-9-13, Page 7Address communications to Agronomist, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto GOOD VERSUS POOR REARING sometimes to obtain all of the ma - OF HEIFERS. terials from local dealers. The use of What may be affected by' feed—Is a a good commercial mash also saves time in mixing, . and guarantees that superior or inferior cow born``` or the birds •will obtain the elements neo - made? To answer the question ,de-essary for egg production. finitely has required and will require Hens will not gorge themselves on a deal of careful and well conceived idry mash just because, the supply •is nvestigational work. The matter is by no means settled yet, but it is ad- always available. Instead, after •afew bites they need a drink' to wash visable to give out some of the i formation now available. Feed is s it down. Then they will scratch in supposed to affect size, type and pro- duction; and though it would take a whole book to cover all these points, a few words may not be amiss here. Feed as affecting size—There is no dotibt that a heifer fed a heavy grain ration will develop into a larger cow than one reared on roughages alone; but the difference in size is much more marked during the first few years and less so at maturity. Experiments con- ducted in Missouri showed the height at the withers of an eighteen -months - old, heavy -fed heifer to be 3.5 inches more than for the poorly fed one, whilst at maturity the difference was also help to prevent the egg -eating only an inch. habit. The saving of one four -cent Peed as affecting type—Liberal egg will buy four pounds of shells. feeding may affect type temporarily I, like plenty of sour milk in my in that heifers so fed will be heavier chicken cafeteria. It should be placed and show beefiness of form instead of in crocks on low stands to keep litter the angular conformation looked for from being scratched into it. Sour in the good dairy cow. If, however, milk has more than mere food value the heifer has inherited from her par- for hens. It seems also to be a pre- ents the factor of heavy milk produc- ventive of digestive troubles, and tion, she will usually milk off this helps to keep the hens vigorous. Hens extra fat during her first lactation that get plenty of milk seem to pro - period and ultimately develop into as duce eggs with a high degree of fer- good a producer as her more scantily tility, that produce healthy chicks. The fed mate. sour -milk crocks and pails need fre- Feed as affecting production—A quent scaldings to prevent bowel few years ago an experiment was con- trouble. ducted at Cap Rouge with twins, so as Green feed furnishes the bulk that to minimize the chance of error due our hens need when on a concentrated to breeding. One of them was well ration. I find that znangels are the fed, produced 11,392 pounds of milk cheapest form of green feed; they can testing 5.75 during her first two per-, be sliced and fed in troughs, or whole fads of lactation, and qualified for Re-,' mangels may be hung on nails. Cab cord of Performance; her sister was . bages are also greatly relished by the not well fed, produced 3,767 pounds of i birds, and can be fed whole or sliced. milk testing 4.45 during the two first] If the sliced cabbages are fed in mod - periods of lactation, and could not, of erate amounts; none will be wasted; course, qualify for Record of Per- every bird will have a better chance formance. But experiments conducted at the green food if it is scattered in the United States have shown that around. "the milking tendency of a cow when Sprouted oats are very appetizing mature is not influenced to any appre- to hens under winter conditions, and ciable extent by any ordinary varia- help to bring range conditions to the tions in the ration fed during the poultry -house floor. But it takes more growing period." time to sprout oats than to feed man - What course to follow — Under gels; and so I believe mangels are certain conditions, such as preparing more economical, especially if the flock pure bred stock for sale or exhibition, is large. or when it is desirable to increase size I never neglect the water supply in somewhat, it might pay to feed very my chicken self -serve. It is not heat - heavily on•grain, and it must be said ed, but given in galvanized pails just that there is no fear of hurting heif- as it somas from the well. At noon ers in doing so, for if the cows are the pails are emptied and refilled; bred right they will lose the surplus they are always emptied at night to body fat soon after calving. But, -in prevent freezing. general, the most profitable course to Grit is another item that the hens follow will be an intermediate one, be- will Iook for in their self -serve. I have tureen the two extremes; on very good seen hens eat grit like corn after a pasture, no concentrate, and at other neglected supply has been replenished; times, all the clover hay they will they cannot thrive without it. I find consume, with silage and roots when that the commercial grit is economic - available, and a grain allowance of al; a few hundred pounds will supply from 2 to 3 pounds per animal, per many hens. For small flocks, a few day, according to age, bags of fine gravel will do. The old ,method of feeding poultry. SELF-FEEDING MY HENS consisted largely in shoveling out PAYS ME. grain on the bare ground whenever the hens looked as if they needed feed. For efficient poultry -feeding I find The new method is based on a study the self -serve method pays best. It can of the hen's requirements for health be used for every item in the ration and egg production, I often study my except the scratch grain. Fowls need hens on the range, noting how they the exercise they get from hunting in balance their own rations; first a bug' loose straw for the grain. or a worn,, then a weed seed, followed By far the most important element perhaps by a few pecks at something in the ration is the balanced dry mash. green for a salad course. For profit - I have used both commercial and able production it is necessary to pro - home -made mashes. The dry mashes vide these natural conditions in win - recommended by the experiment sta- ter. This can be done by carefully tions are first class, but it is difficult managing the chicken cafeteria. the litter or peck at green food. Many farmers have neglected to feed a dry mash, believing that their hens would stand by the hopper and choke down many pounds of expensive feed. Such is not the case; a dry mash tends to make the hen seek a diversified ration. Considering its cost, I and oyster shells about the best possible invest- ment for use in our self -serve hoppers. The lime supplied by the shells enables the hens to place firm., shells on every egg. They can't get enough lime from other feeds during periods of heavy laying. Strong shells mean few eggs broken in the nest or in transit, They SLEEP Every flock owner undoubtedly has observed at weaning time that some lambs in the flock have made more rapid growth than others. These lambs are always the pride. of the owner and he wishes that... all the lambs were as large and fine as the best. The business of breeding ewes, apart from growing a profitable crop of wool, is to produce strong healthy lambs and keep them growing until Breeding ewes vary .decidedly' in their capacity to produce a large flow of milk. Subsequently at ..weaning time there is a lack of uniformity in the lamb crop despite the fact that the lambs were all clx;opped about the same time and the ewes given equal attention throughout the suckling period., This variation in the growth and development of the lamb crop is in a. large measure due to the milking capacity of the ewes. Dairymen long ago recognized the variation in the milk production of individuals in the herd, Flock owners must profit thereby , and direct. attention to the selection of breeding stock of large milk production. Physical conformation, as in " the dairy cow, may in a measure direct the flock owner in the upgrading of his flock, but the test, of a ewe's milk- ing capacity is best evidenced in the growth and development of her off- spring, , Eues' lambs' retained to re- plenish tee flock should be selected from deep milking ewes that have suckled their lambs well and encour- aged large bone and flesh growth Illustration Station Work. At present there are in all eighty- nine Illustration Stations in operation under the Illustration Station system, adopted in connection with the Domin- ion Experimental Farms some years ago. Of these ten are in New Bruns- wick, of which the Superintendent at Fredericton Experimental Station has general supervision, eleven in Nova Scotia, of which the Superintendent at Kentville Experimental Station has general supervision, and thirty-one in the Province of Quebec, fourteen of which the Superintendent at St. Anne de la Pocatiere has general super- vision and seventeen are supervised from the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. A report -has',recently been issued covering the work of last year which, should be of special interest to farmers in the three provinces named. In carrying on the work it is the prac- tice to select land` facing on the main travelled highways so that the meth- ods of growing and handling the crops come under the public eke. Not only is the work noticeable from the high- ways, but discussions attended by farmers in the vicinity are held at the Stations during the growing season. Experimental and practical work is thus brought close tothe farmers in the.; different districts. The report can be had free from the Publications Branch, of, the Department of Agri- 1 culture, Ottawa. "A man Wil0 cannot save his first dollar cannot save the last." To Lecture in States The Earl of Birkenhead, who has arrived in this country en route to the Canadian Bar Association meeting in Montreal early in September, will also tour the States lecturing on con- ditions in Europe. Why Are Cows Poor Producers. Here are some reasons; choose the one that suits your case; They may lack breeding, or are underfed; or it niay be because they were bred too young, because they lack care and management, because of disease, espe- 1 cially abortion, or because they are not persistent milkers. Any one of or all these factors will make small milk cheques. The following are things that will make the cheques larger: Good breeding (good sires), proper development of their heifers, not breeding heifers too . young, liberal 1 and proper .feeding, accurate records, good care and healthy cows. Cow testing associations offer the best chance to find put whether your cows are paying for their board. If there are twenty-six farmers in your neighborhood who have several cows apiece, talk up an association. 'Twill pay. A queer and unknown fish, with a monkey -like face, and legs seven inch- es long, bearing fins, has been captur- ed at the Semaphore, Adelaide. This is the age of science. Before we believed many things; now we know many, and are learning more every day. . Flax Production in Canada. Like wool and other products of the farm, flax is now being graded. Dur- ing the world wait, after the manner of everything else that could be pro- diiced, flax sold freely at good prices, "even though of an inferior quality," as Mr. R. J. Hutchinson, Chief of the Fibre Division at Ottawa, says in his report for the year 1922. With the conclusion of active hostilities, condi Luke, the Beloved P'hysn aaln. Luke 1 r-1-14; Acts 1: 1, tions greatly changed, and until re- 16: 9-18; Col` ; 4' 2 Ti' 4' 11. Golden Text --A cently it was found difficult to sell friend loveth at all tunes, and aa brother Is born for ad- any but the best grades . of fibre. At versity.—Prov. 17: 17. the end of 1921 many growers had stocks on hand win THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON SEPTEME.ER' 16' c h' they could not LEssoN Fosrwone—To-day we study household. arid" L7dia was a woman of ring the life of Luka. Although he is one had almarket Mr. Hutchins n paido eauvisitt of the outstanding personalities of thein her spr teals blessing. They Coraehare New Testament, the, details of his life abide she constrained. Lydia's paid were such. are very meagre. Be is said to have ydia e: to' Europe,but conditions w that only small quantities could be been. bon in Antioch in Syria. His purse and laser are also opened to sold at remunerative figures. To- writin s show hitn to be a arson of God, and his servants. She insists on wards the fall of last year prices education; both literary and medical, giving hospitality. showed some improvemezit and a sell- while tradition credits him with being III. Lexi;, THE BELOVED FIEIEND os ing agent was appointed with head- the painter of no mean skill. He shows PAUL, COL. 4: 14; 2 TIM. 4: 11. quarters at Forest, Ontario. Under in his writing not only a trained mind, Col. 4: 14. This Epistle was written but a great heart. His Gospel is called the supervision of the Fibre Division, the Gospel of `God's wide open heart by Paul during his first imprisonment samples were assembled at that place, and all enelosin arms, Tt is the uni- in Rome. Lithe, the beloved physician. and as a result, approximately four versa! Saviour gthat Luke brings be- After the second meeting in Philippi, hundred tons of flax were disposed of fore us. Luke was evidently a person referred to, X.uke seems to have been at prices ranging from twenty to l of means, which were also, like mind continuously in the company of Paul,. twenty-five cents a pound. The selec- and heart, dedicated to God, and so he The description of Luke as beloved tion of these samples was so, difficult, becomes the ministering companion of • shows the bond between the two +Paul in his missionary labors and ex- friends. owing to the mixed nature of the flax 2 Tim. 4: 11. This letter was wrft- submitted, that the necessity of grad -i I e u ,s THE WRITER OF THE ten during Paul's second and last im- ing was brought prominently into no -GOSPEL, prisonment in Rome. In the first lin- ing 1: 1-.4. tire, and a grader was appointed by ptnsonment. Paul had comparatively the Division whose duty it is to visit! Vs. 1,2. Forasmuch as many have good treatment, being allowed to live the mills and supervise this ! talon in hand. Luke is giving the chi his own hired house, under guard. work. !reason that prompts him to write his Now his treatment is more rigorous. i Gospel. The apostles had communicat- He is in a real prison. Only Luke is Nor is it only by grading that the± ed, by word of mouth, the story of, with. me. Paul needs friends more work and usefulness of the Fibre Di-' Christ's deeds, words, death and re-; than ever. The end is near, but De - vision have been extended. Experi- i surrection. This word of mouth story m.as, who was with him, has forsaken ments with varieties of seed are being) had been, in turn, set` out in written him, having loved the world better conducted, not only at the Central Ex- order by many. It was too precious than Christ. Take Marlc. This is the perimental Faxuxi, Ottawa, but at to he allowed to merely pass from Mark about whom Barnabas and Paul branch Farms and Stations in seven' mouth to mouth. A declaration . . ]had a contention: Now Paul has reeog- of the nine provinces of the Dominion, !narrative of theestablished believed; in'overcome himself and the worth of prok. ved had and in 1921 a fax mill was established factsi d himself our religion."Even as they delivered; worthy of the friendship of the great at Clinton, Ont., and upwards of 150, the written narrative found its sole acres secured on which every branch source in the story of Christ as it. of flax cultivation and tests of ma- came from the apostles. Eyewitnesses, apostle. APPLICATION. and ministers. The reason whyThe Doctor. There is a rather un- chinery are possible. The movement the complimentary reference to the doe - in the last mentioned direction was apostles should be the sole authorities tors in St. Mark. "A certain woman accelerated, it might be mentioned, was twofold. First, they *ere intimate . . "had suffered many things of by the destruction by fire of the ioned,,friends and eyewitnesses. Second, many physicians, and had spet all mill at Ottawa. j after the ascension of Christ, they what she had, and was nothing better were his spirit -filed and spirit -guided er, but rather grew worse." It is well .. that there can be set over against that The Man Who's Afraid. j Vs. 3, 4. It seemed good to me also. Paul's gracious tribute to Luke, the The writer, therefore, is net C.oing a- beloved physician. Because of the I've paid close heed to the ways of , • presumptuous thing, but only follow- ethics and proprieties of the profes- men, ing a practice already established. , sion, not only ideally but also general - I've observed what the world calls' Having had perfect understanding of ;137 observed, people think of the phy- luck, E all things; "inasmuch as T have gone; sician in much the same way that Paul I have silently marveled, now and carefully over them all myself from ! did. Without going into specific de - then, i the beginning. Luke has made aper-; tail, perhaps it, is gererally conceded the potent power of pluck; sonal, a detailed, a complete study of that the physician's is the most altru- AtAnd this is a bit of truth I hail I Christ's life. A reference to Luke's + istic of the professions. Doctors do A sentence that's worth one's heed;' wGrier has el Ishow how given us muchis notGfo found more work without fee except reward than any other, unless we except the Chris - 'The man who is always afraid he'll in the other Gospels, such as the stor- tion ministry. fail lies of the birth and infancy of Jesus. The Medical Missionary. Dr. J. D. Doesn't stand much show to succeed! Most excellent. Theophilus. All we Jones says that Luke is "the first -Roy Greene. I know of . Theophilus is that he is a Christian medical missionary." It is - Christian and also a man of high easy to believe that this is veryliter- Christian as Is indicated by the title of Give the other fellow a chance to address, "most excellent." talk; he will appreciate the courtesy, II. LURE, THE WRITER or THE ACTS, and you may learn something. ACTS 1: 1; 16: 9-15. About twelve years ago an honored To cover an acre of ground with- Acis 1: 1. The former treatise; the medical missionary, who has since an inch of rain, 100 tons of water Gospel of Luke. The object of this died, wrote: "The long -drawn, never- secondwould be required. treatise is not to tell the whole ending cry of physical suffering, and story of the acts of the apostles, but' of the hopeless misery of spiritual A man can't half work and half rather to show how the gospel of Jesus darkness, rising from the millions of play; he must either be a hard worker was brought to the Gentile world in stricken men, helpless women, and and a success, or a poor worker and a accordance with the whole spirit of perishing children of China, is begin- failure.—E. W. Howe, publicist and Christ's ministry and teaching. {Hing to reach the ear of the Christian philosopher. Vs. 9, 10. Thera stood a. moan of, Church; while at the same time the Macedonia. After Paul had been pre.- wise and loving example of the Christ- stewards hrist stewards and representatives. ally true; that Luke, traveling with Paul, both preached and used his skill in healing people of their sicknesses. How About the "Air" in Fair? Or Why Some People Do and Others Do Not Attend These Annual Events. Why do folks keep on going to fairs? This is a momentous question for fair managements as well as a reasonable one for the people who at- tend, and also for those who do not. Let us be charitable and say that the first reason for folks attending fairs is to gain information. It must bo remembered that the demonstra- tion method of education has long been the method used by our fairs. In fact, here is where this approved method of gaining first-class knowl- edge was introduced to the world. As an illustration of how this plan is now used to improve our intellectual equipment, we might refer to the old farmers' institutes. The general scheme of these institutes was to ex- change knowledge by word of mouth. To -day, however, extension men are using the demonstration method al- most entirely. They find the eye a far better medium through which to carry ° intelligence to the brain than the old institute workers found the ear to be. u A second general reason for folks going` to fairs is to be amused or en- tertained. .i` is no small reason. In fact, if we could poll the uncolored vented from preaching the gospel in man in preaching, teaching and heal - Asia and Bithynia, a new and greater , ing, points the way to quickest and opens before him. It is at this point , surest relief." "Too long," he sail, that Luke seems to have become the "have the churches and missionary- companion of Paul, v. 12. We endeav- societies ignored or neglected the ored. Luke stayed behind in Philippi.' powerful `medical arm' of Christian Five years later Paul and Luke meet missions." again, almost certainly in Philippi,1 The Doctor as a Literary Man. Acts 20: 3-5. Some think, therefore, There is a remarkable work by Dr. er- that Luke was a native of Philippi, Hobart, on "The Medical Language of ' they Macedonia was preceded by a visit a minute comparison of words used in people lack the necessary funds top and that Paul's vision of the man of St. Luke," in which the author makes mit them to attend. Or at least t1 e • think they cannot afford what they get from Luke, who urged Paul to come the third Gospel and Acts, with words out of it. Also, there are a few who, to Philippi. employed by Galen, Hippocrates, and no matter how broad may be the poi- Vs. 11.13. NeapoIis; the port of Phil- other medical writers of antiquity; icy of a fair management, cannot be ippi. A colony. Philippi was a Romaa the result is that many of Luke's fav - appealed to. They are either sub- possession and the civil magistrates orite words, and many of the words normal or abnormal and are too far and military authorities were Romans, used exclusively by him among New away from the limits of the average appointed from Rome. Where prayer Testament writers, are found to be person to be impressed with the pub- was made; a niece where the Jews characteristic of these writers. He lie fairs. Their religious principles or met for prayer and: for the observance writes like a doctor. indifferent notions are a barrier to the of the Jewish ceremonial washings. Three medical men of our own time Hence, it was by the river side. encrouchment of such institutions. SHOULD BE INTERESTED IN MANY THINGS. • Vs. 14-16. A seller of purple. She came from Thyatira, a city of Asia Minor, of which dyeing was a staple Psychologists hold that a wise con- trade. It was here Lydia got her duct of life is made fax easier through purple for sale in Philippi. Which g worshipped God. This Gentile woman the possession of a wide circle of was a convert to the Jewish faith. permanent interests. They hold that Whose heart the Lord opened: for the our world of living can be no wider greater light of the gospel. The first than the number of objects to which convert in Europe ie a woman. Her we can attend with interest. We may �.�.. move among. many other things; but my those parts of our surrounding to which we can give attention meas- res the world in which we move. In ther words, our experience is'what eally gives ..life its deepest signifi- 1. reasons why all our :Folks go to these ' annual events, the writer is not cer- Iain but. what the Idea. of being am- C ' asecr or entertained would bring the i have made notable contributions to lit- erature, all of them with a distinc- tively Christian message. Sir William Osler, a Canadian, of Toronto Univer- sity, and finally as professor of medi- cine at Oxford; Dr. R. C. Cabot, with his commendation of work, play, love, and worship as the things by which men live; and that intrepid Labrador doctor, missionary, and author, Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell. THE TIMELY STITCH ance. 7 It would appear, therefore, that the Stopping the clock . does not save leading managers of our fairs have pp g worked out in a practical way the time. Neither does one gain time by discoveries of hFse psychologists. delaying the' thing which should be ertainly there is ao institution mak done without delay. ng a mare all-around appeal to human There is a class of work that needs ztexest than does the tip -to -date: fair attention during August and Septem- ssociation. ber. We refer to getting the' buildings All are too well acquainted with the and equipment in shape for the corn- virtues of the stock, dairy and poul- izig mrintar months. There are excuses ry shows to review them here. The galore for not tackl?zr"g these things, ame can be said of the fruits, grains, but that does not in the least over- an.d floral departments of our Ontario come the fact that the jobs should b airs. '• Patrons are. also well informed looked after. n the apiary work and theefforts A nail in time often saves nine, hick have'been put forth to interest Little jobs of repairing grow into big ie women folks. However, those in- jobs surprisingly. rapid, A •leaky barn crested. •in •educational wor.lc and time or granary roof will allow a portion its are -often appealed to. Then, too, of the harvests stored below to spoil. the' plans for the boys and girls in- And then fixing up a roof and doing reasesatho interests of the great ma- other outside repair work cannot be ority of our families. Furthermore, done in, every sort of weather. ie; educational work corning from the The peculiar thing is that the type etter babies contest, carries the in- of inn who needs these reminders is erest still another step toward includ-1sually the man who uses. more energy ng the entire family in the ' fair in thinking about the reasons` why cheme. The dog' and Gat shows and he should plat off a job that is worry - he extensive exhibits of machinery"ing' him, than the accomplishment of 11 add to the distinctive educational the task itself would ordinarily re'- hases of the fall fairs. quire. majority of votes. .. We should not depricate this phase x a 1 of the fair business. Healthful amuse- merit is important in the well-rounded 1 life and no place can be better adapted t for -providing a' reasonable amount of s good amusement.than` are our fairs. ! L finally, agood reason for attending f is to take the children. Often the o question as to who is to have the w privilege of doing this works no little, t-1 disturbance in our domestic relations.' However, the reason is a valid one, for a the fair is agreat storehouse of .things; which every child in every home, should have the -opportunity of seeing.! wHY DO rOLKS STAY AWAY FROM FAIRS? tl Let us now review briefly a few of b the reasons why some folks do not' t attend these annual events. In the' 'first place, ran], find it impossible to' s ea so.. Their duties are so arranged t that they cannot leave when their par- a ticular fair is on. ' Again, many of our' p "I'll do this thing now," has not only enabled many men to accomplish a particular job, but often it has been the beginning of a new life. In other words, bringing oneself to take the timely stitch; particularly when there are many excuses for not doing it, often helps one to get started on the road to success. Ten Commandnents for the Sheepmen. Use a good purebred ram. Discard all inferior ewes.: Raise early lambs. Feed some legume hay in winter. Change pastures often. Treat for stomach worms. e Keep the wool -clean, Tie wool with paper .twine. Produce early top lambs and wool. Sell product on its merits. Have You Tried It? "How do you make your wife pay attention to what you have to say?" "Talk in my sleep.