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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1921-4-7, Page 6A dress communications to Ai is 72"Acielaide t West, Ttoronts- Mating the Breeding notic. ? stuff, the eoslings are raised much on, many farms the promo in of tee,4inere cheaply thaa other fowls awl it prevmg the put' e has been eompli- d with them cated by the leek of vale fenced ere': a few aimPle rules are fttlic'wed• eloaere to confine the best hens during usually use hens for hatching the ego: the breeding peatort onty one colony as incubators do not give 'very satis-b, house and a feneed yard is needed. In faetvt7 reeults. In fixing the nest, I this enclosure egg beinutee a number cut a sod or put, seine dirt in the bot-; of the hest hu e mated to the beet tclu 4 box' then with h4Y let'aet a or tar- straw.' After the first eveek or two,i ale bd hat be raise nhased. Then, the eggs &ore this eprufkle with warm water about every, Email flock can be used to develop the third. day uutil the last week. Thew breeders for the coming year. athey should be sprinkled every day.' On st fms be many' It will take about five weeks for the moarthere will hens that can be classed as itziefut eggs to hatch when seteunder hen birds zdthetigh not quite ir.cOd enough A tr.eliutn-eized hen can cover out to use as beer. ITesecan be egr's• - As soon as the little birds are dr, given free renge during the have/intr. tape front the hens until an are hate,bb. Eca5fin 1?"`5 If hen "ttilltng the ed. If it seeme hest to leeep the belle free rarese doe:s etsh the set- re, mothers, shut in a coop so that ting lines to hatelt and breed the a, , -..e geslings cannot warder away as; • frtmt the ee'es t'e:$t they do rot heed the eat' of the ben. eagle , If one prefere to raise without a', Freo iithe "•`;‘, thlt late mother, and I esuelie• use that rnethode! prate ally igatise hest hells wrap warmly in a bhalltet, then -fill' ley tinet a. • ereeett arse. When „t het went 'ter and set in the the lee: layers. clue they are enteeie oe the bee were the eeetings ee eggs heti ity inferior lalters teen crowd .tibout it. Cover all'it warmeli ve just startai. 'Ibis removes IF r.vith blankets. Be sure they are scene f the hist lagers front the heta waren though eat too warm chanee ef egg ereauction fir iong, the at:ether is hot, for they are sere periel. 31ore, improvement would be teeet.e. the i'imt few weeas„ Pe•ejlie if the et e from the bett'i, When they are from twenty -fun; late're het PLivetl in an !dell'', to thirty-six hours old, I give the first bca"r ard1 t•Ilt'"t altawed to %vat feed. Even then they will never eati tinue laying te repreince therneelves much men sorieetemee win eat onpyI es after. as pessilsin daring tee breed- areee, ghee never have the appetites) ing season. ;7or grain that setting ductie develop." The number tf roatnere reeessary, They tigefel he fed alorie as they can- - to mate with a breeline flock ie a1140: tat its fast as ducks or eldelta ariV deleatable questitin eta, eurse, t1e-there le danger that they may starve, ▪ on tile ti,.-:4-4aTitv of the ma:e to IZeath. Itiread and mini matzos the Ur,is. The rn.iZe sometimes Manitli bo.t fe.?3, although I sometimes tual,c.; for a leek of ferrite- neat is due to a tishriattaite of eerier:teal end eitid- the liens. The tnale is half the fleck +Rings with a little ECila rard moisten - :tut it is the lege that preiluce the titi with milk ex huttersidlk, thee baked eget. If tete *n e av;'ifs r%),(`Zi; quite hard. When ready t,) feed, nioits- L.,1 vigor t!.ey rkt pw :en whiz nti",k or water but do gee.; itetetalde teat eeer whet: stuatiel have it sloppy. If it ie pee:Able to; air the ;net eiele hirdt. tat tile bread, lursvever, it will give. A mat:r.g for teed:. merit hetter riaults arel inen a conel fsstile egg zo expf.riii.rts have mem-- siderahle expente for the first few : Z tr.at fr.1...Ity well be prosent in weeks will pay in the end. • la;,i by a lied; as l--.4ng as tl.vo If :hey can be kept from indigesi 'weeks after the mates have been re- tien awl from gettiug wet or cold, etieved. This lettere that the lereedea; there should he tittle difficulty in raise' wait tw-t or three weeks' lug them. It is well to feed about liv befere the retaite of aiaidental mat.: times a day for the first two weelts. I • dn Your Servant &a./ For the woman who can less,en her. work by the use of leborestiving nut- ehinery, the appliances which are ,att taehed to the eleetne light socket are a valuable field te investigate. By looking over the variety of equipment" that is DOW being menufacturecl, the housewife realize that electricity succeeds in solving a large part of the househeld problem. Electricitthis edorless, clean, depeedabla There is. no elaborate machinery to rig up, No Ares need be built, so the storagetand carrying of fuel are eliminated with . all the accompanying labor and dirt_ press %mew the plug i.nto soeltetgan:l o easily put into ese, elearleal appli- ances are very attractive in appear- ance. They have beauty AS well as The 1 benefits of eleetrieitv are availabk for the farre as well as the city home. The farm lighting awl power syetems are simple in con.- struction and operation, ea.,s-y to oil. and easy to care for. The standard" plants are stoutly enough made to stand every -day hard usage. The large power plants are also increas-i ieer their .eervice and are beceaniag' avalleble to an ever-inereaeing lame her of farni homes. The home that is to he equipped' with electrie labor-saving devices ehould, he properly wired, 'When in- stalling a plant, all the equipment 3.vhieh will probably be taken ore a ultimately should be listed and the Leese properly wired in the beginning. Perhaps the first maehine the house- wife will wish to consider is a power vreehing machine. The number of maehines en the market is almost countless. They all are or can be equipped with reversible wringers. Most of them are BOW being amide with metal tubs. The driving gears and belts ehould aU bo either euelosed or undo r the re:whine so as to prevent caw elienee of injury to the operator. The ironing of elothes is quite as hot and tedious a task as the washing, Electricity will furnish the heat for the iron as well as the power for the •washer. The ase of the eleetric iron eSFeli..; the time of ironing one-third to ane -huh, besides furnishine,•, a C011-, slant, even heat There are &overall makes on the market and all give pod results. All of them work snore eat- isfactorily from a well socket pet in for the eurpose than from an ordin- ary eleetric light socket. The roari,„ '$ nic in for the large family. The secret a gettiug good results with the mangle dependsupon a woman's ability rol$ ideates properly. If she masters this, aearly all, kinds of clothes can be jeered with the mangle excepting those Which bave ruffles. Routpers ehildren's aprons, mother's aprons ehirts, and cellars an be =tisfactor- ilv and quickly done with tilh mangle In ironing with the mangle the worker places the foided clothes between the heavy rollers which are usually heated by gas, gasoline -or kerosene, and turned by electrieltee By using a mangle the week's ironing can be done in rem one o uo ur e is as much difference between using a hand -iron. and using g mangle as there is between walkinrand riding in an automobile. Although the use of electrieity. is a woriderfel frid to the lamulre•, Itt is quite as 'minable as a help in food preparation, There are, of course. electric ranges which. are marvels of beauty. As yet, they are somewhat slow and. quite expensive. Tint there are numberless small accessories v.-11MA will help ulna. in cooking, An eleetrie toaster and an eleetrie perco- lator are not only efficient, but add a hospitable air to the breakfast table A light breakfast may vonsist of fruit, eereel which has been placed in the fire/ess cooker in the evening, and offee and toast prepared at the table by using the electric toaster arid the electric percolator. There are sinal portable eleettde ovens mid electric waffle hem. An electrie grill with three or four beats end two pans will eook and keep hot two different dishes at once. Iare extra uteri to cook for and much, carmine to be done. Runelag a sewing maehine may mean tired reuedles even though popu- lar opinion sometimes classes sewing, as "light" work. .An electric motor attaeheel to the sewing, machine re, moves all strain from the sewer, who eau direet her entire attention to the garment she lynaking, Electric /Wits melte it Possible fee the family tit enjoy the long Winter • eveuiegs together, Kerosene ,lamps are hard to keep in good cenditien, and their light is, at the best, flicker-, ing and dim, Electricity affords a flood. of light in every part of a room, The dooryard, the barn and barn- yards and outbuildings can hav bells , ready for instant use at any hour of the day or night, The electric vacultro-cleaner sevee carrying heavy rugs to the yard to be cleaned, and there is no raising of dust as 'ghee a broom is used. Cur- tains, heavy coats, hats, rebes, couch covers and upholstered chairs - alSe. he easily and thoroughly cleaned by this electric friend. If the water for the use or 'the • household can be pumped into a sup- isly tank by an electric motor, much labor is saved. The sante motor can be Wed for turning the churn aud the ice ereina freezer. lectrieity eVen promiaes to do our dishwashing for use The dishes are scraped ard put into racks which are placed in a cylinder containing soap and water, the lid fastened a.tal the current turned on. This mutant caus- es the water to become heated and to circulate freely. When the dishes are clean, the soapy water 13 run out the washer and clear water poured' over the dishes. The eurrent is againl turned on and the dishes rinsed in, elear, hot water. T'bey are then taken; , out of the eylinder mid allowed to; t drain until dry. Electricity furnishes heat and cold and power and light, and all of these gait be obtained from the same intro.' eent light or wall eoeket, The electric fan is not only a fine thin an hot summer days and eights but in the winter time It is a grew, aid in circulating warm air over the room and refreshing it, by stirring it The use of the cleetric fan also makes it possible during the summer to serve the meals in the kitchen when there THE SUNDAY SCHOOL IOur Supplies of Roughage: Have you ever tried to winter cattle or sheep on cornstalks and straw. and if you have, haven't you found it a sort of uphill business? I have Feen the thing tried, in the be - Her that it is a cheap or economical plan of wintering- the animals. On nwst af our fauna there is a Nast 1 amount of both these roughages which' we must plan to utilize as far as. possible, but as for making either one or both of them sustaining feeds, • espeeially during the winter months," it is not at all advisable. It has been estiinated that -on a farm having a rotation of corn, small grains, and clover there is about two to of roughages produced for every ing: will show offeet. It has been gradually lessening the feeds until by; ARRIL 10 Imam that the first eggs after a niat.1 the time they are about two month will he i.fertile fn; or about teobi the morning and evening feeds: Bible Teachings About Flealth.----1 Cor. 6: 19, 20; 9: 24.27; day.. The praetieal value of this will be enough, They require a greatp Incans that the breedere ebould he; amount of pasture, however, and three seated up about three weeks beforethe weather is wet, they must be given; eggs wili he used or 861 for hatehiug.' plenty of chopped grass and weeds. Investigations in trapnegiag and: They should, have water deep enough," pedigree hatehiee have prover. thatso they ean wash out their eyes and, eeme Leas lay 'ergs whieh :re wrer, arranged so they will not get wet.; fertile. while eth rene lay awe that is better not to give it at meale nC•arlY ahraYA Peahen eigerous time. If the weather is at all favor - el is. A g.sri.ra: tzt!,.-k r. uating is toable, put on the ggass every day, for" tnt he tegin featet to a 1114, 15 the the little feet will spread out if kept Asiatic bresis. Ten ta iwive females long on a board floor. One must he: to a male brines: gaal results with careful, however, that the little fel- tile Amertean heeede like Rocks and, lows do not become cold or damp. Wyandottes. Fifteen fenedee to a If for any reason they are wet, wipe' wale is all right with Leehorns. In dry, then -wee warmly and let them many cases a arar number of fe-idry by the heat of their own bodies. melee pre male Lave lenuat ver Y I have never had much suecess iu rais- le good resides but. of eourse, they inieht in g them after they became real wet, not. be depend:el upon. When the i If they can be kept well and strong; fowls are on free range the fertility' until they begin to feather, there is. seelos to run :let•er with a senalleri little trouble to raise them. After retacher ef melee than when the l they are feathered they can shift for themtv ezes and may be turned on pasture with only a little grain. , , If it is possible to" spare an old" goose to raise the little ones, it win bet more satisfactory than any other thi . .'lantry makes it adeantageous method. They are not only on guard fee ,very farm woman to study the every =intent of the day and night, ste ',et of goose raising if she wishes but they also find eust the food, which to -eake the most of her poultry and the goslings need and will raise -them gain the greateet profit from the food which the farm produces. While hens on almost nothing in the the way of grain.i Strange to relate they will take em are almost an essential because of the In the wet grass or an the water and feed which they save, geese in con= feed them the coarsest feed while the tectian with bens will bring in sur- little ones grow more rapidly than prising returns for tb.e time and with the best of tare. . money invested. We have found that The goose can cover twelve or they not only keep themselves during fifteen eggs and will hetch in about the stunmer and fall, on the grass and four weeks so it is well to let them 'waste fruit from the orchard, but the lay until the end of the season, probe ',them poultry, especially the ducks, ably the middle or last of Stine. - ,will eat a much greater amount of When the goslings begin to hath, ,heriaage bemuse of running with the take them away as soon as dry Or the geese. goose may leave the remaining eggs. Because of this fondness for green When all the eggs are hatched, shut the mother in a coop for a few days until the legs are strong enough to carry the fat bodies, for the old goose will lead them long distances. Even after she is let out, a shelter should be provided. for nights and wet weath- er. It is sometimes necessary to drive her into this as She is quite independ- ent 'about caring for the little bird. [ I always feed several times a day as they will grow faster than if left to pick for themselves Attacking the Gopher ., e . , How to reduce the number of goph- ers is a problem that seems neaateetolu- c tion in Saskatwhean.The Depirt- ment of Agriculture of that p.rovince, in 1920, conducted a gopher contest in" the schools, with the result 'that 1,798 schools entered, rand 2,019,233 gophers were clestreyed, at a east to the department of $3,159.75, or .156 cent each. 'What this reduction tp the number ot gophers means in the sav- ing • of flo.odstuffs ,is hard to estimate,' but it wetild be Very great, as rie. analysis of the poudhes of. one pocket. gopher showed 357 kernels of whole. --este. breeitrg pens are eieeely yardel. _- How to Rai, e Goslings. growing popularity of geeee in , ISSUE No., 14—'21, An average ,acte of g CD has been estimated to. omtain 5,0Q0 worms. Gal. 6: 7, 8. Golclen Cor. 9; 25. Connecting Links—The first epistle of Paul to the Corinthians, from whieli part of our lesson is taken, was written from Ephesus in 55 or 56 A.D. It is addreesed To the practical neede and emblems at the Christian people of Corinth, living as they were in the midst of a heathen eity, end is full of wise our.sel regarding unity, and purity in the ehurch, their party strife and quarrels, marriage, divorce, idol feats, the place of womer. in the church, and other matters, Some of Paul's precepts are for his own tune, and for the tonditioes of that time, not for ours, but there are principles involved which have a universal ap- plication. The epistle of the Galatians was written, it is supposed, somewhat earlier, from Antioch, before Paul be- gan his third miseionary journey. It is chiefly. an exposition and defence of great teaching of sa va toe by faith, but it contains in the last chap- ter instructions and counsels far the life, of faith, which have a practical bearing. • The Temple of the Body. 1 Con 6: 19-20. ?auris speaking in this chapter of Christian freedom (see especially vv. 12-20). The man who is saved ,by faith in Jesus Christ, is not under the bondage of form, or custom, or eereniony, Or ritual oblige,- . *on. e . riot save( by doing cer- tain. things and refraining from doing others. His all -sufficient salvation is in Christ and in Christ alone. Paul had. gone so far as to say, "All things are lawful for me," that IS, of course; all things which are not in themselves wrong, all things not immoral. But here he qualifies that etatement by saying, "Not all thing are expedient." There are things which he inight do, in which there is no wrong, but which would be unprofitable to Nntself or humtful to others. For his own sake, for the sake of his own highest and best. life, and because of the influence. which his life has over allele, he will not do them. He Will be governed by the supreme 'taw of love, and that sball rule all his conduct., In the Verses just preceding he makes .specialereference to =chastity, a besetting sin of the entire commun- ity of Corinth. The name of the city had become a bywoad for vice, and in Roman circles the phrase, "tit live like a Corinthian" meant' to live a very bed life indeed. But Paul will allow no freedom of that sort. The Chris- tian's body belongs to the Lord. It is consecrated; it is holy. "Your bodies," he says, "are anemibers of Christ." You earn* deprave ,and make vile what 'belongs' to th;e ,Lord Cbrist. To the follower of Jesus there is no stranger 'argument for purity and clean living than this, Here then Paul asks, knew ye not that your body is the temple a the Holy Ghost. ivhich is in you? The Ohaiseiecn Who has risen in the free- dom of faith from -the bondage of form, and enstom„ and tranition, himself.a slave to the Highest, 'the prapere and the bond -gave of That is lais enfranchisemeni.„ his true freedom. He meett not forget the price paid for him an Calvary. Ye tire not your own, the apostle declares, Ye .are bought with a price. See .also 1 Peter 1: 18-19, . Temperate in All Things.. In chap. 0 Paul returns to this 'theme of Christian freedom, but with partieuler reTerenito to his own ex- : periense and hie own example. lie does not appeal to the Corinthiana to do :Anything %Melt he is not willing to do, and does make a praetee of do - him ; ing, eelf. He has rights as a man f; and as an apostle of Janis Christ, 1which he does. ot choose to exereise, !"Wethear all, things," he says, "that I we may eause no hindearge to the igospel of Cbrist," And again, “I am become all thingsall m to aen, that I raa.y by all mean e eave sorna" And all this "fer the gospel's sake." Here, in vv. 24-27, lie arguea front the self-diseipline of the athlete to that which is becoming to the Chris- tine. They who run in the races are not tompelled by law to be temperate, but they impose this discipline of temperance upon themselves. Their purpose is to gain an earthly crown but the Christian ,seeks one that is incorruptible. Is he not, therefore, much more bound to temperance in all • things—in feed as well as in drink, and in all matters of pleasure and of desire? He That Soiveth. Gal. 6: 7-8. Paul warns against the folly of those who presume upon the mercy of God, who continue in evil- doing with the hope that they will be forgiven. The seed of evil -doing Neill bear a harvest, just as surety as that of weeeeloir,g. What crimes a man commits have consequences which even God's forgiveness will not nuli- fy. God is not mocked. This truth applies to physical as well as to spiritual health. Bad of life poison a.nd corrupt the holy. Intemperance breeds disease. The habits of 'etioeseive drinking and smok- ing .1re-hurtful to many who indulge in thene. The small boy who imitates' the cigarette • habit of his: big brother is laying up trouble fee hernself in liter yeses. There are other habits of uneleanlin,ess, and overeating, and unseititMe deeming, and:exceseiere in- dulgence in certain fascinating kinds of annueement, which are equally bad. Let us take to heart Paul's lessons, and remember that we who are sow- ers to -day will be reapers to -morrow. Application. The truth of this famehar passage fem. Galatians'is illustrated on every hand. The slightest acquaintance with what the doctors are reg-ulacrly dis- covering emphasizes the relentless way in which physicaldecay and death follow "sowing to the flesh." Nature is inon-like' in her laws arid ropentence though writ" tears cannot buy off the punishment she inflicts if her laws are broken. Everyone of us has the making of ,,his future in bis Own hands. It will be a harvest of.a kind depending on the quality of otir present soWing. The future, and finally eternity, will be the multiplied and eonsummetted outcome of the good es evil of our present life. Hell is just sin ripe-ratten ripe." Heaven is the fruitage of righteousness." lf wild cats are sown there will be wild conte out of it. On `Lhe other hand the StIF t eined effort after good will in no vdse fail of its reward both here and hereafter. • ton of grain. This would mean over one ton of roughage produced, and every one of us would eorsider that a very low figure when our grain yields are fairly sulietential or well above the average. Of course, we cannot um all these roughages as feed except where a very"intensive system of farming is followed; we must busk a part of oer corn from the standing stalk Eted portion or our straw must be esed for bedding of farm senile But even with all of the roughage that is made available through siloing or shredding, the corn fodder and threshing of the: small grain there is too little of it, used as feed for our live stock, Watch the new hired man milk and see if he does thorouga work. Nothing is more coetly than hireel help that sreauuy y up 4 CCM ,y,s PP ng the process of milking before the flow bus -ceased. A young boy with unde- veloped hand muscles should not be trusted with heevy-railltirig cows. Ile may soon have very sore hends and prefer to half nulk the cows rather than own up that he can't do it right, A well-trained. dog ntay be a bcllp in driving cattle, but tneuY dogs bring up the cows on the rim end worry them, Such methods are not good for ilk produetiori and irritate the dis- position of amingis whieli are flitter - ally very nervous. A (kg barkirg loudly around the barn at milking time is not a good businese proposi- tion. I believe it pays a fanner to drive in the COWS himself when they are near the barn and not let the dog bother them. If you have a sick cow, give the .veterinarian half a change tea save the animal by ceiling hint early. Whed a COW ism devitalized from sickness and half dead, the veterinarian may be blamed for losses, though net resPon' eible. Cows take larger doses of medicine than men, and medicine costs money. The veterinarians do a lot of good in the live stock business and farmers can learn inueh from them. Their fees should be promptly and cheerfully paid. The writer doe.; net know any vets that are profiteers or any that have become reeluly wealthy ft•om their prat-tive. ....1•••••••...,111* The enireal called the cattalo is a these 'breed between the buffalo and the ordinary cow. The product is an animal between the two in weight, able to "hustle" for iteelf on the plaius. It promitee to be a goeel beef The silo has been the means of making mach of our commonest roughages useable as feeL While silage has been classed as a roughage itself, it is superior to the other roughages because it is 1110A succu- lent and contains a fair proportion! of grain when made of corn. Live, stock fed on silage is far thriftier' than that fed on stalks and straw. But when feeding silage our stock creates an appetite for some dry roughages, such as straw, shredded fodder, or hay, and in this way we are able to utilize such dry leds to good advantage and secure a value for them that it would not be possible to obtain otherwise and get the roughage con- verted into manure to help conserve our soil fertility. In follovring such a, system of feeding our efforts .are di- rected largely toward keeping the poi! in a. state of high productivity, which is en e of the foremost problems of to -day. I have a friend who exch winter goes into the stook yards and takes home a bunch of very thin steers. His dhief object is tcefeed the steers the.ail roughages he has put away during the summer and fall, and by the time theft are all gone, which is along after corn planting sometime he takes them back to the stock yards where he expects to sell themt for about two cents more per pound than he paid. They are not fat cattle but have grown into good flesh and- are suitable for butchers or feeders for some farmer who wants, to finish them. All he titans an is getting a good price for his silage and rough - ages and the privilege of • putting many loads of manure back on his sandy soil. Don't compel the .womenefolk to open and close two oe three big gates through the cattle yards every time they go out to Mak up eggs. When we consiider ourselves as farnters for life, and Make farming a practical study, then we will take pride in our farms and live stocIt. _ a • Heavy curtains, thick carpets, wall- paper and other draperies all tend to spoil the breattable air of a room. Duekliugs need no, feed urail they are from Weeny -four to thirty-six hours old, For the first week they should be fed five times a day; after that the number of flows may b* de- emsed to three times until they are two to three weeks eld. A good ra- tien to begin with consists of a mix- ture a villal parts, by measure, of rolled oats and bread crumbs, with three pet cent. of Amp sand mixed in the feed, gradually changing from less o' the bread to more of the oats, and adcling bran, and later cornmeal. This feed should be mad* quite moist, either with milk or water, and it is also desirable to cut up green feted, such as lettuce, clover, alfalfa or lawn grass, adding to the above mash the amount of fifteen per cent. If milk is not available for use in fixing the mash, after the first week add a email amount. of beef scrap: BIDES -WOOL -FURS 7321AColf BICINS—The handl- ing of these skins is our spa- cialty. It will pay you to ship to as ir you have Vireo or more skins, tut on a. loss number the freight charges are too heavy, WILLIAM STONESONS LIMITED WOODSTOCK. ONTARIO ESTABLISHED 187o • ' ... • !,r - The smoothest loaing axle is k rough and pitted under the microscope. 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