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Exeter Times, 1916-9-28, Page 6ON THE FARM Not How Many, But }Low (food, .On some farms the boast is rade that fol:der is grown to feed a cer- tain number of cows and heifers the year round. Numbers may convey an idea of the owner's wealth in case of beef animals, but when it tomos to dairy cows it is no criterion of the yearly returns nor of the ca: 11 value of the animals. 'To•day, the ques- tion is how much milk does the caw produce and what is the test? There are herds that have made remarkable records while others have boarded on some other department of, the farm. How'evex•, in the poorest herd there is likely to be one or more cows that are capable of making a substantial profit for their owners, if properly ft; and cared for. In the testing. .work irldi- viduals of all dairy breeds set a pace that is hard to follow. It is too mach to expect a whole herd to come anyway near some of the records made, but it is possible to bring them to one half the amount. Ten cods giving 9,000 pounds ,of milk worth $1.25 per hundredweight will be a gross return of $1.125 or $112.50 per cow. A cow can be well fed for half this amount, leaving $56,26 to pay for labor anti • over head expenses. At these fingers a fair price is allow- ed for feed and there is a good profit made. On the other hand there are herds of 20 co*s which do. not aver- age over 5,000 pounds of milk in a • lactation period. At $1.25 per hundredweight this would give a gross return of $.1,250 or $02.50 per cow. Ib is doubtful if a cow can be kept°: reasonably good •:ondition under ?•i5`''�.• a year leaving $17.50 to cover over ;head expenses and labor. In other words the herd of 20 cows gives their owner only $25 more cash than the '- herd herd of 10., cows gives their owner. There is a reduction of $11,25 in cost of feed per cow. The over head ex- penses per cow are the sante and the labor bill is the same. Keeping the large herd of average milkers forces the owner to do double the amount of work required with the selected herd, for the paltry suns of $25. To wihch class does my herd belong is the ques- tion every dairyman should ask him- self this fall. It is quite possible to have a herd average 9,000 pounds of milk, but 6,000 pounds per cow is above the average for the province. Thisfall help is scarce and feed is expensive. Although hay was a good crop and the corn is making progress, the spring crops in general appear to be below the average. On many farms the rations of roughage and coarse grains will have to jji�fa small or the herd reduced. It iuNt be remembered that a certain portion of the feed must go to sustain the animal body whether the cow is or is not producing. Over this amount is free to be turned into milk if the ma- chinery is of the right calibre. It appears that it will be more profitable to weed out the cows that are not paying their way and feed the remain, der of the herd a little heavier. An j extra few pounds of concentrates daily often pays big profits. Money I spent in millfeed and nitrogenous feeds to balance the ration is gener- ally money well invested. The rough -4, age should always be home grown. If feed is scarce weed out the poor cow and lessen the labor. One cow pro- perly bred and well fed is worth two r cows of promiscuous breeding and fed on little more than a maintenance ra- tion. Why do two hours work when almost the same returns can be secur- ed for one? The quality of cows in the herd counts for more than the numbers.—Far'mer's Advocate... The Grain Weevil. • The adult beetle is very firm and hard, wingless, with body cylindrical, about one-sixth of an inch long, The head is prolonged into a snout or bill, and the thorax is pitted with a ' few longitudinal punctures. ' The fe- male bores a minute hole into the ker- nel with her snout, and in this, cavity deposits a very shall white egg. In a few days the egg batches, and the larva at once begins to detour the in- terior of the kernel. The larva is a footles&, short, robust, fleshy maggot, Less than one-eighth of an inch long, and white in eol'or. It changes to a white pupa within the kernel, which at this Vine is a mere hull.. I The female is very prolific, and her : egg -raying period may 'last several • i weeks. The adult beetles live sewers' I oral weeks, gnawing into the kernels ; and devouring the inner contents, and ' thereby do almost as much damage as the larva.• Both the adults and the larva are a serious pMtdmong wheat stored in granaries and eleva- tors. They attack wheat, oat.,, bar- ley and cern. I The simplest and most effective re- c ` medy for the control, of all grain we- , evils is fumigation with carbon bisul- : phide. I Make the enclosure air -bight and 'r use when the temperature is about 70" deg' ees F. T.Tse from 5 to 8 lbs,, of carbon bisulphide to each 100 bushels, Scatter the liquid on the grain, . or granary floor, cover with a flankeb, and leave for 24 hours. In fumigat- ing empty rooms, u.r a 81bs. of liquid to 1,000 cubic feet, Note, however, that the vapor generated by carbon bisulphide is vet;y inflammable. Be stere and keep all lights away when using this maberia]. muannillippliasainm NQ Prohibition on the purest and most refreshing beverage of ail— TEA il— TEA The gently stimulating effects of good Tea are of great benefit to all, The price of comfort and satisfaction is extraordinarily small when you can get genuine "SALADA" at less than one- fifth of a cent a cup. AT ALL GROCERY STORES a. The Brie's Name Or, The Adventures of Captain. Fraser CHAPTER II. While the skipper and mate slumb- ered peacefully below, the watchman sat on a post at the extreme end of the jetty, yearning for human society and gazing fearfully behind him at the silent, dimly lit wharf, The two gas lamps high up on the walls gave but a faint light, and in no way dis- pelled the deep shadows thrown by the cranes and the piled -up empties which littered the place. He gazed intent- ly at the dark opening of the floor beneath the warehouse, half fancying that he could again discern the veiled apparition which had looked in at him through the office window, and had finally vanished before his horror- struck eyes in a corner, the only Tab- let of which was a grating. Albeit a careful man and tender, the watch- man pinched himself. He was awake, and, rubbing the injured part, swore softly. "If I go down and tell 'em," he murmured, softly, in allusion to the crew, "what'll they do? Laugh at me." Ire glanced behind him again and, rising hastily to his feet, nearly fell on to the deck below as a dark figure appeared for a moment at the open- ing and then vanished again. With more alacrity than might have been expected of a man of his figurie, he dropped into the rigging and lowered himself on to the schooner. The scuttle was open, and the sea- men's lusty snores fell upon his ears like sweet music. He backed down the ladder, and groped in the darkness towards the bunks with outstretched hand. One snore stopped instantly. "Eh!" said a sleepy voice. "Wet! 'Ere, what the blazes are you up to?" "A' right, Joe," said the watchman, cheerfully. "But it ain't all right," said the seaman, sharply, "comm' down in the dark an' kebchin"old o' people's noses. Give me quite a start you did." "It's nothing to the start I've 'ad," said the other, pathetically; "there's a ghost on the wharf, Joe. I want you ! to come up with me and see what it is." "Yes, I'm sure to do that," said Joe, turning over in his bunk till it creak- ed with his weight. "Go away, and let me get to sleep again. I don't I get a night's rest like you do, you know." "What's the matter ?" inquired a sleepy voice. "Old George 'ere ses there's a ghost on the wharf," said Joe. "I've seen it three times," said the watchman, eager for sympathy. "I expect it's a death -warning for you, George," said the voice, solemn- ly. "The last watchman died sudden, you remember." "So he did," said Joe. "His 'art was wrong," said George, curtly: "'ad been for years." "Well, we can't do nothin' for you. George," said Joe, kindly; "it's no good us going up. We shan't see it. It isn't meant for us." " 'Ow d'yer know it's a ghost," said a third voice, impatiently; "very like- ly while you're all jawing about it down 'ere it's a-burglin' the office." Joe gave a startled grunt, and, roll- ing out of his bunk, grabbed his trous- ers, and began to dress. Three oth- er shadowy forms followed suit, and, hastily dressing, followed the watch- man on deck and gained the wharf. They went through the gloomy ground floor in a body, yawning sleepily. "I shouldn't like to be a watchman," said a young ordinary seaman named Tim, with a shiver; "a ghost might easy do anything with you while you was all alone. P'r'aps it walks up an' down behind you, George, makin' faces. We shall be gorn in another hour, George." The office, when they reached it, was undisturbed, and staying only long enough to drink the watchman's coffee, which was heating •on a gas - jet, they left it and began to search the wharf, Joe leading with a small lantern. "Are we all 'ere?" demanded Tim, suddenly. 1 "1 am," Paid the cook, erphati- cally. " 'Cos I see su'thing right behind them bags o' sugar," said the youth, clutching hold of the cook on one side and the watchman on the other, "spread out a bit,chaps." Joe dashed boldly round with the lantern. There was a faint scream, and an exclamation of triumph from the seaman. "I've got it!" he shout- ed. The others followed hastily, and saw the fearless Joe firmly grinning the apparition. At the sight the cook furtively combed his hair with his fingers, while Tim modestly but. toned up his jacket. "Take this lantern, so's .I can hold her better," said Joe, extending it. The cook took it from him, and hold- ing it up, revealed the face of a tall, good-looking woman of some seven or eight and twenty. "What are you doing here?" de- manded the watchman, with official austerity. "I'm waiting for a friend of mine," said the visitor, struggling with Joe. "Make this man leave go of me, please." "Joe," said the watchman, with sev- erity. "I'm ashamed of you. Who is your friend, miss?" "His name is Robinson," said the lady. "He came on here about an hour ago. I'm waiting for him." "There's nobody here," said the watchman, shaking his head, "I'm not so sure he didn't go on that little ship," said the lady; "but if he has, I suppose I can wait here till he comes off. I'm nob doing any harm." "The ship'Il sail in about an hour's time, miss," said Tim, regretfully, "but there ain't nobody o' the name of Robinson aboard her. AU the crew's 'ere, and there's only the skipper and the nate on her besides." "You can't decieve me, young man, so don't try it," said the lady, sharp- ly. "I followed him on here, and he hasn't gone off, because the gate has been locked since." "I cant think who the lady means," said Joe. "I ain't seen nobody come aboard. If he did, he's down in the cabin." "Well, Pll go down there," said the lady, promptly. "Well, miss, it's nothing to do with us," said Joe, "but it's my opinion you'll find the skipper and mate has turned in." "Well, I'm going down," said the lady, gripping her parasol firmly by the middle; "they can't eat me." She walked towards the Foam, fol- lowed by the perplexed crew, and with the able assistanne of five pairs of hands reached the deck. The com- panion was open, and at Joe's whisp- ered instructions she turned and de- scended the sbeps backwards. It was at first quite dark in the cabin, but as the visitor's eyes became accustomed to it, she could just dis- cern the outlines of a small table, while a steady breathing assured her that somebody was sleeping close by. Feeling her way to the table ;he dis- covered a locker, and, taking a seat, coughed gently. The breathing con- tinuing quite undisturbed, she coughed again, twice. The breathing stopped suddenly. "Who the devil's that coughing?" asked a surprise voice. "I beg pardon, I'm sure," said the visitor, "but is there a Mr. Robinson down here?" The reply was so faint and smoth- ered that she could not hear it. It was evident that the speaker, a mod - 4 Sugar feeds and wetens roptsrtion to its _urity. 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Whereupon the lady rose and, fumbling on the little mantel piece, found a box and struck one There was a lamp nailed to the bulk head over the mantelpiece, and calmly removing the chimney, site lit it, A red, excited face, with thebed i clothes fast about its neck, appeared in a small bunk and stared at her in speechless amaze. The visitor re turned it gaze calmly, and then look ed carefully round the cabin. "Where does that lead to?" she asked, pointing to the door of' the state -room. The mate, remembering in time the mysterious behaviour of Flower, con sidered the situation. "That's the pantie," he said, untruthfully. The visitor rose and tried the han- dle. The door was locked. 'and she looked doubtfully at the mate. I sup- pose that' a leg of mutton I can hear asleep in there," she said, with acer- bity, -1 Bust Brings. Other Trouble's. It would appear from information issued by the Publications Branch Department of Agrio.11turet Winnipeg, o that rust on wheat brings along othert'reubles. The plant; weakened by rust, is made :uscept'-ble to.other ,dis- e eases. Prof, Jackson, of the Mani- , toba Agricultural College, states that e the crop failure in some places is due to other causes than rust, These are de- cribed as follows: Head Rot: Owing to the weakness r of the wheat froin the rust attack, and to the continued wet and muggy weather, many secondary diseases are sure to occur, and I have recently no- ; ticed soft black spots occurring in - ' the heads. These black spots are in- dependent of the rust, and, on examin- ation under the microscope, are found - , to be Fusarium Wilt and Macrospor- - Tose, two common wilts always ifeady to attack a weakened plant. They will do much harm to grain which might other -wise have graded num- ber three, as they tend to give it a moldy smell and dirty color. In sari- - pies sent me from Saskatchewan, these head wilts had so developed as to cause the grain to. be quite soft. Ergot; It is seldom that we see ergot on wheat, but when conditions favor one disease they also favor an- other, and I. find much ergot on bar- ley and rye; in some eases 20% on barley, and considerable on wheat which is seldom ergoted. The ergots appear as large black protruding grains. On cutting them open, they are purplish inside and suite hard. They make flour unfit for use, and hence should. be carefully looked for this year. I do not expect that they will be stafficiently common in wheat to hold up much of it for flour -mak- ing, but on barley and rye they will be sufficiently common as to be a factor in their grade this year. Smut or Bunt: Plots of wheat were sown this year with tagged wheat, un- treated, and, as one might expect on such a year as this, bunt has develop- ed on these plots to the extent of per- haps 20%. All the weaker and poor- er heads are badly "bunted"—every kernel in the head. This is a splen- did illustration of the expediency of treating seed grain with formalin. "You can suppose what you like," said the mate, testily; "why don't you go away? I'm surprised at you." "You'll be more surprised before I've done with you," said the lady, with emotion. "My Fred's in there and you know it." "Your Fred!" said Fraser, in great surprise. "Mr. Robinson.," said the visitor, correcting herself "I tell you there's nobody in there except the skipper," said the mate. "You said it was the pantry just now," exclaimed the other, sharply. "The skipper sleeps in the pantry so's he can keep his eye on the meat," explained Fraser. The visitor looked at him angrily. "What sort 6f a man is he?" she inquired, suddenly. "You'll sow. know if he comes out," said the mate. "He's the worst -tem- pered man afloat, I should think. If he comes out and finds you here, I don't know what he'll do." "I'm not afraid of him," said the other, with spirit. "What do you call him? Skipper ?" The mate nodded, and the visitor tapped loudly at the door. "Skipper!" she cried, "Skipper!" No answer being vouchsafed, she repeated her cry in a voice louder than before. "He's a heavy sleeper," said the perturbed Fraser; "better go away, there's a good girl." The lady, scornfully ignoring him, rapped on the door and again called upon its occupant. Then, desspite her assurance, she sprang back with a scream as a reply burst through the door with the suddenness and fury of a thunder -clap. "Halloa!" it said. "My goodness," said the visitor, aghast. "What a voice!. What a terrible voice!" She recovered herself and again ap- proached the door. "Is there a gentleman named Rob- inson in there?" she asked, timidly. "Gentleman named who ?" came the thunder -clap again. "Robinson," said the lady, faintly. "No! No!" said the thunder -clap. Then—"Go away," it rumbled. "Go away." • The reverberation of that mighty voice rolled and shook through the cabin. It even affected the mate for the visitor, glancing towards him, saw that he had nervously concealed him- self beneath the bedclothes, and was shaking with fright. "I dare say his bark is worse than his bite," said the visitor, trembling; "anyway, I'm going to stay here, and I believe he's got him in there. Kill- ing him, perhaps. Oh! Oh!" To the mate's consternation she be- gan to laugh, and then changed to a piercing scream, and, unwed to the sex as he was, he realised that this was the much -dreaded hysteria of which he had often heard, and faced her with a face as pallid as her own. (To he continued). FIANCEES -"WAR WIDOWS.'? Though Unwed, They Wear Mourning for German Soldiers. Many young women in the Duchy of Baden, Germany, betrothed to of- ficers and soldiers killed in the war, have taken.advantage of a recent de- cree of the Minister of Justice that gives them practically the status of widows. They have adopted the names of their dead fiances, and call themselves "Mrs." (Frau). They wear mourning and wedding rings, and are known as war widows. They wear head-dresses distinguishing them from real widows. It is expected that this system will be extended to other German States. Marriage ceremonies are performed in many cases at Baden at the Regis- try Office in the usual way with wit- nesses. The Curse of Knowledge. "Earache," wrote"Harry in his phy- siology examination, "comes from bits of -information getting inside the ear tubes." 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