HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1915-02-11, Page 6Making the Little
Farm Pay
By C. C, BOWSAW)
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For quick money matting, with smell
investment and easy work, no branch
of farm industry surpasses port: rats.
lug. No feature can fit better into a
little farm program, and no line of
Production is safer and more profitable
Ott a large place.
Hogpens may be of the most Inez
pensive kind, but they must be kept
clean. They need to be proof against
drafts and storms. Clean premises
are also essential in guarding against
disease. Two tofive acres of alfalfa
or rape and an acre or two of arta
chokes will provide all the fodder re-
-wee quired by a herd of fifty to 100 pigs
• from weaning till fattening time
if a supply of skim milk or whey is
available it wilt pay to use it, and a
light ration of corn or peas once a day
TEM MALI, SHOULD SE POSE nimn
will be a help. The rape and arta•
chokes may be depended on to bring
the animals on at a fair rate of growth
all summer. Liberal feeding of corn
for three or four weeks before mar-
keting will assist weight and quality
of flesh.
There is a distinct public- demand for
the meat of lightweight bogs ranging
from 200 to 300 pounds The most
profitable pork is that grown in eight
to tee mouths, or from April to De-
cember, so that most of the growth is
obtained from field forage.
Perhaps us good a plan is to market
"the majority of the hogs late In the
full and carry over the remainder un-
til they are sixteen to eighteen months
old. The bacon market calls for the
larger animals, and prices are higher
in winter and spring than in fall.
MI the breeds of bogs have their ad-
vocates. For general purposes teeth -
lug is better than to use dams of Ches-
ter White, Tainworth or Duroe types
crossed with males of the Poland-Chi-
na
oland-China or Berkshire variety. This kind of
breeding will give large litters and
good sized animals.
In this country the most popular
breed has been the Poland -China.
This breed has many good character-
istics. It is a rapid grower, makes
good use of food supplied and can be
kept ready for market at any time ei-
ther
ither as a sucker, porker or baconer.
The litters are rather small, however,
and for this reason, as well as to get
a more rangy animal, farmers are dis-
posed to cross the breeds.
The selection of the male is of great
importance. as he directly influences
every pig one may beve to fatten and
it depends on his breeding very largely
whether or not the pigs can make prof-
itable use of the food given them. As
in the case of all sires, the male should
be pure bred, of approved strain, both
with regard to capacity to put on flesh
rapidly and to influence the sow in the
production of large litters.
The dam need not necessarily be
pure bred, provided she is of good
type. She should be selected from a
prolific mother. as fecundity is heredi-
tary. The teats should number at
least twelve, fully developed, set well
apart, even in size and the front
teats well forward on the body. The
number of teats does not indicate al-
ways the number of pigs she is likely
to have.
Whether on range or in pen, hogs
should have a medicinal ration made
up as follows: One pound each of wood
charcoal, sulphur, salt, baiting soda
and sulphide of antimony. Pulverize
and mix thoroughly. Use a tablespoon-
ful daily for each pig from the time
they are old enough to run in the' field.
Add St tablespoonful of bonemeai for
each animal and mix the whole lot
with enough moistened meal or bran
to make a palatable mess. Clean wa-
ter and shade are essentials. Dipping
is also advisable. In cases of siekness
keep those affected away from the
sound ones and take prompt action to
prevent the spread of disease. The
animals should be carefully guarded
against vermin, and if lice appear there
must be a thorough overhauling of the
premises and the application of relia-
ble 'vermin destroyers.
Cars of House Palms,
Browning at the tips usually comes
from trouble at the roots, Pint, over.
watering; second, worms on the roots;
third, laek of plant food. The first is
the trouble In dearly every case. The
'Worm that glees the trouble is not the
ordinary earthworm, but a little white,
harmless, looking creature that emerg-
ef, into the air ass small By. Die -
matte a piece of quicklIme as big as a
teacup in three gallons of water. Aft-
es it is through sputtering and the
milky mixture has cleared pour oft the
clear 'part and soak your Soil with it.
tie not dilute. for the soaking should
be thorough- To provide plant toed
ir£ir small skIntatillue of bonemieal and
Wood ashes into tire turtle* ar in place
of dr'dtfllry watering oodWfonitliy nee
nature water or krn:tetra Water fa
taaapoonfin of ammonia tb tt qui of
water). Trio off the twee* ttJ t• iiMt
t -*r will Walt twos,"
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THE WINGHAM TIMES
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ern e Town -
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want to live 'il 1 tilt;(! ^f a Town,
fke lite kind of a ; Wit you like,
.itl't slip your clotii('ill a grip
iv' go on a long, long hide.
('lly'tiu(l what you 1f it behind,
r then ;'s nothing tluit's really new. .
:Muck at yourself when you knock your •
town. •
, ii het your Torii---it's'\ OU,.
I. Towns are not made by men afraid,
. Lest somebody else gets ahead.
everyone works and nobody shirks,
ou can raise a Town from the dead.
And if, while you make your personal stake,
Your neighbor can make one, too,
Your Town will be what you want to see.
It isn't your Town—it's YOU
LOYAL
TO YOUR OWN
COMM UN I TY
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Mics. Wixsrow'a Soorstx6 SYRUP has been BETWEEN TORONTO -MONTREAL
MOTHERS th C AND OTTAWA
Seed for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS of
for car CHILDREN R8
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TEETHING with PERI+ECT SUCCESS. It
SOOTHES dee CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS.
ALLAYS all PAIN; CURES WIND COLIC, add
s the best remedy for DIARRHEA, It is ab.
solutety harmless. Be sure and ask for "Mrs,
WVinslow's Soothing Syrup," sad take no Other
end, Twenty-five cents a bottle.
The dooa Old Way.
"Great improvements in all lines of
farming now," said the dairyman who
was showing' a customer about the
place.
"I suppose so."
"Yes; we even do our milking by
machinery."
"You have to stili water it by hand.
though, don't you?"
Superior.
"Mamie says she is above marriage."
"Is that so? I always thought
:Mamie had quite a feeling for the
Lads."
' Nevertheless'she maintains she is."
"Wonder why."
"She is in an office over the county
judge's office."
Couldn't Miss His.
k k
"Do you think
that flying will
ever take the
place of motor-
ing as a sport or
a means of trans-
portation?"
"1 am satisfied
with either,' re-
plied the obeerv+
Ing phylrlchtn.
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FOR FLETCHER'S
A TORIA
Attention is called to excellent night
service from Toronto to Montreal and
Ottawa via Canadian Pacific. Train
No. 22 leaving Toronto Union Station
at 11.40 p.m. daily, carries electric
lighted sleepers, compartment observa-
tion car from Toronto to Montreal, and
Toronto to Ottawa. This train runs via
Lake Ontario Shore Line, due Montreal
8.55 a.m.. daily, the Ottawa sleeper
arriving in Ottawa 7.25 'a.m. daily.
Smoking is permitted i:l the lounge or
observation room of the Buffet Library
Observation Compartment Car Toronto
to Montreal, and arrangements have
been made whereby porters on this car
will press clothes for passengers at very
reasonable charges,
Being the last night train from To-
ronto for Montreal and Ottawa, it gives
the travelling public the opportunity of
spending the entire evening with their
families, or enables them to attend the
theatre and other places of amusement,
and still have plenty of time to take
the train. Sleepers are placed for oc-
cupancy at 10 p.m. at Toronto Union
Station, -.stabling passengers who so
desire t',,etire at that time.
Dininh Jar is attached at Smith Falls
every morning, serving breakfast into
Montreal, so that men may proceed
direct to their offices or appointments
on arrival.
The Canadian Pacific operates a high
class passenger train from North To-
ronto Station 10.00 p.m. daily, this
train carrying standard electric lighted
sleepers and compartment ear for
Montreal and sleeper Toronto to
Ottawa. Train is due Montreal '7.35
a.m. daily, and Ottawa car reaches
that point at 7.25 a.m. daily.
A solid night train is alto operated
from Toronto Union to Ottawa leaving
Toronto 10.50 p.m. daily, this train
carrying standard electric lighted sleep-
ers and compartment car, and Ottawa
7.25 daily. Carries from Smith Falls
to Ottawa the standard sleepers for
that point, leaving North Toronto at 10
p.m, and the standard sleepers leaving
Toronto Union Station at 11 40 p.m.
daily, so that Ottawa passengers may
take their choice of either one of these
three trains, and reach Ottawa at ex-
actly the same time.
The Canadian limited No. 20 via Lake
Ontario Shote Line route leaves Toron-
to daily 9 s,m. for Montreal, connection
at. South Falls for Ottawa, stoppingat
important places carrying Observation
Parlor 'Cer, Dining Car, and first and
aenend Oats coaches.
Particulars froth tiny Canadian Pal -
fie Ticket Agents or write M. G.
Murphy, District Passenger Agent,
Toronto, Ont.
A Scotch sheep herder slouched into
a western town which had recently
gone for prohibition. He entered a
drug store and, as was customary,
made a signal on the soda counter
The proprietor was out, so the assis-
tant, a young lad, understanding the
Indian sign, took a bottle from a shelf
and helned the customer to half a gob-
Ietful of brown liquid. The Scotchman
smacked his lips, paid bis score, and
went his stolid way.
Shortly afterward the proprietor
came back and said to his assistant:
"Any business?"
"Scotchman came and tapped the
you know on the counter," replied the
boy, "so I gave him some." ' I -Ie point-
ed to the bottle of brown liquid stand-
;ing alone on the shelf:
"Great heavens, child," shrieked the
proprietor, "that ain't whiskey. That's
sulphuric acid."
For two weeks the druggist lived the
life of a .haunted man, He discharged
his helper, made his will, and contem-
plated suicide, when one day be was
suddenly relieved to behold the same
Scotch sheep herder, healthy and mat-
ter-of-fact, shuffled into his drug store,
step to the counter, beckon mysterious-
ly, and whisper:
"Lash, laddie, Ye mann gie me a
wee nippe, And mind ye pour 'it out o'
the same bottle, It's a wee bit strong,
but it puts heart in a man.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
!C A T O I~'.2 I A
A recent novel sight in Brunswick.
Me„ was a threshing machine hauled
by a yoke of oxen driven with reins
like horses,
Insects and tree disease annually
cause $50,000,000 damage in the United
States.
Lock Lomond, the "Queen of the
Scottish Lakes," is twenty-one mile
long, and varies in breadth from one
to five miles,
Wlx(It)A)t anetosttre
newt for January of S. S. No. 8,
Turnherry and Morris,
Junior IV -Total 450- L, Lennox,
395; V. Procter, 380; W. Anderson, 376;
C Wniker,'279
Senior III --Total 375-R Armstrong,
815; N. Walker, 283.
Junior III Total 499--V, McKenzie,
370; M Henderson, 342; A. Procter,
832
"enior II -Total 300 -M. Armstrong.
280; R. Henderson, 240, G, Fowler, 214;
H. Mofi,.tt, 202.
Junior II Total 200-C. Martin, 99.
C. J. Brock, Teacher,
Wm Berrett, Senior Judge of Bruce
County, died at Walkerton, in his
seventy-fourth year,
Stringent, measures are being adopted
to eradicate smallpox on the Six Nations
Reserve, near Brantford.
Hon W. J. Hanna, Provincial Secre-
tary, speaking to a large audience at
Broadway Tabernacle, said the Provin-
cial Government was clearing 32,0 0
acres of land in northern Ontario to as-
sist the unemployed.
A jury found Harry Symons, IC. C.,
and Dr. P. G. Hughes guilty of fraud
ip the Union Life ease, Symons was
sentenced to five years in Kingston
Penitentiary, Sentence, on Hughes
was rred pending an appeal.
DR. A. W. CHASE'S
CATARRH POWDER
is sent direct to the diseased parts by the
Improved Blower. Iiealsthe ulcers,
clears the air passages, stops drop.
Ings in the throat and permanent-
ly cures Catarrh and Hay Pew,
25e. a box; blower free. Accept nq
substitutes„ All dcalera or Edmaneon,
!ores i 0o.; Limited,, Taranto.
SUGAR IS A FOOD.
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But There is a Proper Time to Eat
Candy.
Sugar is a feed: 'and one that is
essential to the hurtian body.
It produces heat and energy, and
when taken in excess it causes for-
meritation in the digestive tract and
gives rise to many disturbance; of the
stomach and intestines.
Well -made candy is not harmful to
children when it is taken in moderation.
Poorly -made candy is harmful in any
quantity.
Candyor„•.sweets in excess over-
burdena•e tile` liver -often with evil re -
spits.
If the children are to- have candy
then let them ear is directly after or
with meals "Stuffing” between meals
is liable to cause ):•egret,
Yet, this is a common method of eat-
ing sweets. It is usually a case of
"grab" between meals.
To properly carry out their normal
functions, the stomach and intestines
call for a certain amount of rest. This
demands thet one confine one's eating
to regular hours.
When anything is eaten between',
meals it means that the digestive
organs are working "over time" and
must suffer as a consequence, And
this explains the chief fault (if there
be any serious fault) with eating candy.
It isn't the candy, but the habit o
children to eat candy between meals -
that causes harm,
Winch low-grade candy is colored with
coal tar dye and is exceedingly harmful
to the system; but there are plenty of
pure candies on the market and one'.
should find no difficulty in telling the',
the good from the. bad.
Highly colored °candies, made so to
attract the eye of youth- are usually
the ones to be avoided.
Directly after the holidays, the
"candy habit" is prone to work its
chief evils on the small girl or boy. A
proper regard for the time to eat candy
and what kind to eat will offset any
dangers.
Girls in college often do great injury
to themselves by over-eatingof sweets.
Their digestive organs being burdened
with the work of caring for this
between -mea) "piecing" cannot do
justice to the normal substantial food
that comes at meal -time.
SUFFERED WITH
LAME BACK
Cesld Hardly Straighten Up For Piro.
When the back becomes lame and
starts to ache it is the sure sign of kidney
trouble.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure the aching
back by curing the aching kidneys be-
neath -for it is really the kidneys aching
end not the back.
This is why "Doan's" cures are lasting
-the medicine cures the actual cause of
the disease, the kidneys.
Mr. J. W. Aylett, South Oshawa, Ont.,
writes: "I have much pleasure in
recommending Doan's Kidney Pills.
Last summer I suffered with a lame baek.
Sometittxee I could hardly straighten up
for the pain. I read about bean's
Kidney Pills and decided to give them a
trial. I can truthfully say that the
second box cured mc. I can recommend
theta to ail as a speedy cure to all suffer-
ing°with backache."
Down's Kidney Pills are 50c per box,
$ hosts for $1.26, at all dealers or• mailed
div t on receipt of price by The T.
direct
Co., I,tint ed, 'Toronto, Ont.
When ordering direct specify "Doan's."'
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Cured of Piles
and Eozen,
By Vsing Three Boxes of pry Chase's
Ointment,
Mr, Abram Buhr, Herbert, Seek.,
writes: --"I want to say that I V;;:s
troubled with eczema and piles and
suffered greatly from the itching,
burning sensations caused by these
,annoying ailments. I gent for a flee
sample of Dr. Chase's Ointment, and
this did me so much good that I
bought three boxes more, end after
using same was cured of both eczema
and piles."
This is the ]rind of letters we receive
daily front people who,have been
cured of these distressing kin diseases
by the use of Dr. Chase's Ointment.
No matter how skeptical you might
be, you could not read theo lettere
for many days without concluding
that Dr. Chase's -Ointment is un-
doubtedly the most prompt relief and
certain cure for these ailments.
If you have doubts send for a free
sample box and be eonvnced. It wee
by use of a'free sample that Mr. Buhr
was convinced of the merits of this
treatment. For sale at all dealers, or
Edmanson, Bates S, Co., Limited. To-
ronto.
IN THE TRENCHES.
(By Walt Mason.)
They're huddled in their narrow pits,
'mid sleet and ice and snow; and now
and then a bullet hits and lays a soldier
low. Numbered by the north wind's
icy breath, and beaten by the blast,
they dodge such messengers of death
as may be whizzing past, And thus a
million useful guys are uselessly em-
ployed; such works as theirs is most
unwise, of common sense devoid.
What boots it if the soldiers shoot
until they're tired of gore, and put a
crimp in some galiot they never saw
before? Ah, better far on frosty
morn, to hitch a span of mules, and in
the field go shucking corn with modern
husking tools, I'd rat her have a husk-
ing peg than have a sword or lance,
and rob a stranger of his leg, or wound
him in the pants. I'd rather bring
home from the field a load of golden
ears. than pack around a silly shield,
and prod folks up with spears. I'd
rather take a monkey wrench and fix a
sulky plow, than he a hero in a trench,
a helmet on my brow. I do not jeer at
soldiers brave who suffer in the field,
who follow where their banners wave,
and warlike weapons wield; I have no
cheap insulting flings, the blood-stained
soldiers for; I merely josh the tin horn
kings who sent them forth to war.
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1},r 't ,: • t k• t`aper.. Nothing' gets•
or, un. -':s • v..14 r.,,•, , : n:tn this.
Doti". the pear •nt more water•
in a gear., than he is allowed,
Don't lit: the room with fresh flowers..
Keep one or two begin ts-in'the room at
a tie;,". Change every. two or threw
hours if you have a great`.many.
t • I
ra to become•
leaning or sitting.
ii -,.vet's to remain'
l,,d and patient.
utas of sick room
1V,'att it r8t•tt
When the heart is weak or irregular•
in action, when the blood is thin and.
watery, remember the bloom -forming
qualities of Dr. Chase' 's Nerve Food
and by its use flood the system with
rich, red, vitalizing blood. This is.
Nature's way of curing weakness snd,
disease. It is the only way to ensure -
lasting disease,
Trl RN BERRY
The following is the report of the'
work of S. S. No. II T urnberry for the'
month ending January 29. The names -
are arranged in order of merit.
Jr. IV, Total -354, Olive Groves 317,
Ernest Johnson 121,
Sr. IIi, 'Total -219, Gertie Groves
141, Eddie Shrigley 99.
Jr. III, Total -125, Margaret Link -
later 109, Donald Cleghorn 99.
Sr. II, Total -409, Lewis Darnell
390, Tom Lockridge 383, Gordon Mc-
Gregor 859, Maise Hart 329.
Jr. II, Total -376, Myrtle Dennis -
276, Alice Kendall 258, Lizzie Cruik-
shank 241, iAlina Lockridge 225, Robin
Campbell lit, Earl Hart 27.
1't, II, Total -295,. Della Dennis 273,.
Etta Shrigley 243, Fred Wilson 239,.
Albert Wilson 187, Calvin Cruikshank.
;38, George Finlay 102.
Sr. I, Total -48, Horace Kendall
2155, Millie Hart 254, Marjorie Wells
239, Winnifred Darnell 177, B. Camp-
bell 148.
Jr. I, Total • 190, Elmer Shrigley 116,
Ch:,rlie Wilson 05,. Charlie Deyell 76,.
Gordon Deyell 73, Everett Shrigley 70,
Jack Cleghorn 66,, Carl Hart 55, Neil
Potter 59, Wilfred Dennis 29.
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