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Address corrimunications to Auronomist, 73 Adet.aide et. West, Teronta
Destructive Insects Lessen the Food,
Supply.
The toll taken by destructh e
sects from field, orchard and `garden.
crops not only diminishes the yield,'
but reduces the returite the grower,.
shouldderive from his cros. A con -
p
servative estimate places the loss
:From this source alone at S'3OQ,OQQ,000
annually.
:ne'r fei,melee 4'etneiitions, such as
at increase in the food supply, or the
decrease a natural ageneies for keep-
ing theca in eherk, such as our wild
birdie some it._eet or ether will at
tithes i*:ereasr to such an extent as to
become a veritable scourge. Instances •
of this rare found in the army -worn
ou.areak, end stili more recently in
the arseshepper outbreak in .western
t'aracia, Lett ,=:'anon the governments
of the western provinces expended
large sums in :tem -batting this menace,
us Aortal i3 g the work in a wholes:de
m,tt nor with tl:e athistance and diree-
tion o experts in the service of the
Federal Ap is ult:.ral Department, It
ie estimated that in Saskatchewan'
uleig 1,400.000 ae: es of crop were
at elly saved by sgstematie organ-
:e;n for the ,die.. l.a;tian of niisn;i
IFtit a east of some $33eletiid. F.e-
Fi-, lots en a v hitieea.e .•Nolo afire now
beleg made to meet the et/tie-eine that
again ;?nre:zt.ers western gran: grow,.
ers, :arid Dominion ori imals are now
seiveeatirg the su tetit.tt i n of savw-
Brost for bran in the pre, ' atie,ta cf the
drought, excess moisture, giving a:
high tonnage, the sunflower is only
waiting for complete agreement by
specialists on its feeding value as
compared with corn, to be given un-
qualified recommendation ' - for the
muck farmer.
f rn r
.
Of course, the murk farmer should
have a silo. If he is situated where
he cannot grow corn he can grove the
•
sunflower, er oats and peas for silage.
'111e silo is an importantfactor in
farm management of the snuck farm-
er growing general crops.
There are three situations in which
it would appear that the growing of
roots would aid tate muck farmer. It.
would provide the farmer having a
silo with additional winter feed; it
wru.d be of greater assistance to tbe!
ate who expects to purchase a silo but
who desires to keep stock until the
time when he can stake that inveet_�
ment and it, is the only sensible;
course for the man wbo cannot use
the silo at all,
;Host meek soil is ideal for rooti
crops. As loi.g as agriculture has
el'ieta'd, roots have been a basic crop
in the dairy district; of Europe.
Many ee.tions depend entirely upon
roots for winter feed. Four tons of
roots, such as beets, carrots, ruta-
l+a"a3. and neireeis equals three tons
a‘f silage. Twenty tons of roots to
the acre is common .,n fertile muck
mils. Thirty tons have been noted.
i looking end thinning is much easier
bait, t3•t a ventideralde t'd iuctiiin in; on mucks ail than on up:and.
n
vest. Feeircarrots teild mullet hay may
The presenter et' the Europeanore.- not sound ethical, bet horses on heavy
barer in w ester e Est arie is another b, online', have come through the winter
vv
menace to e:eh expert atternte t is in splendid condition on such a rattiori,
being directed. To prevent the spread' A test of various root crops has
of .his pest. it hes been timed Bebe.-' sl:own rtitahagas to be the most satis-
tiry to prohibit the shipi:ict t to ehtee fainogie. The zrasees are summed up
led cern free 4eFce:en areas, aggre-' ,s fai'ovws:
the,
gating emne three theue and five lien-! Besides Being largest yielder
aired squere aline +, ! among root Crops rutabagas have
While the greater I.itrti.rn of tlte.i ea.=verel other advantages: (1) seed is
wink of the Entiau;o algi a Lrat:eit of; cheap; i'�I germination is better than
,Le Itti•nal:i3,a:a Depar•tntem of At;rieui-1 with rnangels or sugar beets, there -
tune een4t t.; in the 'nppl :amore ee can.1 fore insuring a more even stand; (3)
ire; measures. t,., eereh work gaming; rutabagas sprout quicker and can be
tie hip ,'in'overy tr,±7. Newt gee ct.ealier thinned and weeded sooner, which is
nse t ::cit s is i e iter of the many a great advantage; (4) being of
aetiritios et gegit. , he attention. Pon- - quicker growth they are Iess likely
sinuous irvest'rgatio-,s are carried en to be damaged by: insects when small;
into the life history and halwits, and.
means of control, of iaseets affecting
live stock, fruit, grain and even for-
est: trees. To facilitate work of this
kiud, field laboratories are main-
tained at many points throughout the
country.
Winter Feed From Muck Soil.
Growing root crops t;: a winter
feed is a good idea whieh is not being
u::ed, Roots were extensively acrd en-
tirely used as a source of- winter sue -
(mince before the silo was generally
Known. 'There are several very important It must be understood that there is ptact'ical advantages g in growing teats..
nothing better for silage that one They clan be planted later. Roots are
can grow than a good corn, erop yield - I adapted to new land. On numerous
ing from eight to fifteen tons to the *ecastons my attention has been called:
acre. But frost is the serious factor to successful crops of carrots which
which has made corn, either for silage have been grown on new muck. Har
orgrain, a risky erop on meek soils. vesting may be .delayed in the fall
On the other hand, there are other until the main work is done. Nothing
silage crops for the muck farmer. The but a hard freeze can harm roots,
importance of the sunflower was Root crops should be eensidered by
especially well shown on muck under the muck farmer as a winter feedi
extremely varying conditions last They should be considered as an in -
year. Exceedingly hardy to frost,
(5) they are the most hardy of the
root crops; (t:) they are the best.
keepers, especially as compared with
the fiat turnip, which is likely to grow
hollow and rot in storage.
"In feeding, a pulper er chopper
may be used, though this is not nec-
essary unless one wishes to min. them
with grain feed. When feeding ruta-
bagas in considerable quantity to
dairy cows, it is important that the
feeding should be done after milking
time, as the aroma from the roots
may taint the milk"
Read the
Advertisements
T HE publishers of this
paper draw your at-
tention to the advertising
columns, and particularly
to the advertisements of
the local merchants.
These merchants have in-
vested their money in
goods to satisfy the needs
and desires of us all,
Their enterprise is a dis-
tinct service to our com-
munity. For this reason
we should buy from them
to the, best of our ability
and in so far as our needs
and judganent of value
dictates.
Then, too, the general
eonanodities advertised in
our columns are worthy
of consideration. " It is
desirable that readers
should ask merchants to.
supply advertised goods
wherever possible. By do-
ing
o-i qg so the cycle of trade
is kept "alive and inter -
community commerce
stimulated.. We repeat—
read the . advertisements.
dammernmeamrrse
tegusi part of his farm management
plan,
About Broken Bones.
The stock owner may find it neces'
sary* to apply simple surgical treat-
ment when a veterinarian cannot be
conveniently be employed, or if the
value of the animal does not warrant
expense. He should, therefore, be able
to determine if a bone is broken,
which bone is affected, whether it can
be set, and howthat should be done.
A fracture may be suspected when
after a fall, kick or other injury, the
animal ceases to place weight upon
the leg, or is extremely lame when
made to walk. If the bone is broken,
a grating or scraping sensation may
be felt when the palmi of the hand is
held upon the part, or heard when
the ear is applied while the leg is
moved in different directions by an
assistant. Fractures of the pelvis are
diagnosed by passing the hand into
the rectum and against the bone while
an assistant moves the leg.
If the animal ifs small or young a
simple fracture usually will unite
successfully. In heavy animals that
are well up in years chances of re-
covery are poor, especially if the
broken bone Is one that has to bear
much weight or is in a part that is
much moved:
Breaks unplioating *aunts seldom
are worth treating. That, too, is often
the case when a bone is smashed to
pieces or where broken bones have
pierced the flesh and skin. Union will
be most likely to take place when a
bone of a young animal has broken
in such a manner that splinters of one
end of it dovetail into splinters of the
other end.
Broken bones of calves, foals, pigs,
Iambus and puppies ' readily unite if
held in 'apposition and kept rested.
The following bones of an adult horse
when fractured seldom can be suc-
cessfully treated: Neck of .shoulder
blade; humerus or arin-•bone, femur or
thigh -hone. The leg bones, radius or
forearm, and metacarpal or cannon
bone in the foreleg, and tibia or gas'-
I in aai•l n;.:irtarsa1 or cannon,bone of
h bind leg, sometimes may be mend -
ed, if the fracture is simple and not
in a eloping direction. Fraetnres of
the postern; bene usually keit readily,
but the united part May be left in a
thickened •or even club-footed condi-
tien. Beaks in the pelvic unite read-
ily if the hip -joint is not involved,
Breaks causing distortions in contour
of parts, such as a fracture of the
point of the hip or of the butteek,'gen-
orally givedittle'troubl.e, but in ° Beane
instances pus forms and pieces of
bone have to be removed, or a trouble-
some fistula results, Fractare of the
opines of the withers tendsto cause;
fistula. Breaks in the back -bone usu-
ally cause paralysis, but partial frae-.
ture of the neck will sometimes mere-
l t indistortion.
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;successful treatment of a fracture
depends upon bringing the severed
parts together perfectly and keeping,
theta immovable until knitting has.
taken place in from four to six weeks.
Joints above and below the broken,
bone must be rendered immobile. In;
small animals bandage the leg lightly,
with cheeseeeloth, bring the foot of)
the injured leg into exactly the same
position as the one of the other leg,
also matching joint for joint in po-
sition. Then fit padded splints of
light wood, gutta perelba, strong
rairdboard or tin upon the leg from
ground level to top, and hold there
with starch bandages or a plaster of
Paris cast, A horse has to be sup-
ported with slings, and after putting
splits and a cast upon the leg from.
foot to body an iron brace may also
have to be applied for support and
to keep the leg rigid. If the pastern
i fractured, it will suffice to put on
a strong plaster ,vast and turn the
horse loose in a box stall bedded with
sawdust.
Stringing Verandah Climbers
In putting up strings on which vere
andah climbers are to run, instead of
attaching the lower ends of the strings
to sticks stuck in the ground, take
narrow boards and drive small nails
part way in. Ley the board down flat
and tie the strings to the nails. This
looks much More neat, is more easily*
worked around, and prevents weeds
Brom coating up between, By there
being a
number strings a f sl
eaes
to
the board, it makes them much less
likely to be disturbed by strong winds
which often pull the single sticks up.
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The temperature of a setting hen's
breast hms teem, fennel to be one Imo,
dred and five degrees, while the tem-
perature of the plumage varies frown
ninety to one hundred degrees: This
proves that the chick is not confined
to one .temperature when brooded by
a hen, but can select a place where
it is comfortable, This idea inust be
followed out in artificial brooding.
Do not confine the chicks ini a brooder
without ventilation and espeet, them
tothrive.
The hen -brooded can any
e t bz ded clt'cl,, a at
� i
y
tune stick its head out of the mother's;
plumage into the cool fresh air. When
brooding with stoves keep a good fire.'
burning so that the chick can obtain
plenty of warmth when it is needed
but also give the chicks a chance to
coni out away from the heat -where'
they can eeca,sionafy breathe the eool
fresh air which seems to give them;
health and vigor,
When chicks huddle tightly together
around a brooder Are it is a sign that
the right amount of heat is lacking.'
A eoal burning brooder fire should
be warns enough so the chicks will
spend the night close to the .outer'
edge of the deflector, Then if the
stove cools down the chicks can move
closer. Chieks that are warns enough
will not huddle but will rest quietly
on the floor beneath,the deflector:.
Only an occasional contented peep
will tell the operator that several
hundred lively young chicks are rest-
ing eo n ortably for the night.
Do not suddenly go into a brooder
house at night with• a lantern a is the
chicks may scatter away from the
heat and have difficulty in finding
their way back when the lantern is
gone. It is best to use a flashlight
and only keep the light on when it is
very necessary.
Some tribes in
have slave Parris.
zea
The number of sheep in the United
States has increased about 4,000,000
in ten years.
Give the sow a liberal ration
good quality during the time she
nursing the litter.
THE SUNDAY
SCHOOL
MAY 29.
Making the Neighborhood Christian. St. Luke 10: 25-37
Acts 2: 44-47. Golden. Text—Romans 1St 10.
Connecting Liuks—As the individu-
al cannot live a healthy life alone, but
only in company with his fellows, 50
the true home is not that which stands
by itself, but it is joined with ether
homes in close relationship. The group
of homes, in a Christian society
makes up the comrnunity or neighbor-
hood. Just as one unsightly rent or
patch will spoil a good suit of clothes,
se will one evil-minded than the com-
pany to which he belongs, and one bad
borne the neighborhood. In as very real
sense the neighborhood cahoot afford
to tolerate evil conditions. It must
make an effort to set them 'right, or
itself become corrupted.
St, Luke 10: 25-37. Master, what:
shalt I do? The lawyer's question is
the great question of the ages and of
all races of men, It means a restless
discontent with the present world, and
a reaching out after something better
—.a n•evy life in a world that is to conte.
It declares that inextinguishable faith
in the breasts of men that this Iife is
not all, and that what a man is or
does in this life determines what he
shall be in the life that lies beyond.
What shall a man do, then, that he
may have eternal life?
The lawyer was tempting Jesus, try-'
ing Him, so to speak, to see what kind
of answer He would give, nut there is
no doubt that his question had in it
a measure of sincerity. Jesus treated
hint with respect and courtesy, seek-
ing to draw out his own opinion, and
he answered well, quoting two great
passages from the ancient books of
Hebrew law—(Dent. 6: 5 and Levi
19: 18). When Jesus said to him Thou
hast answered right; this do and thou
shalt live, He spoke sincerely and no i
doubt meant just what He said. If
this man, or any man, loved God with
a whole heart, andloved his neighbor,
he was living the life Gods law re-
quired, and for him there was surely.
the hope and promise of eternal life.
Who is my neighbor? The lawyer
followed up his first question with an-
other. He found it much more easy
to discuss the matter than to put the
law into actual practice. He looked
for a definition; Jesus told whirl a story
—such a story as, once told, can never
be forgotten.
A traveller was goneg down from.
Jerusalem to Jericho. It was then and
is still a lonely road through wild and
rugged country.. Of it Stanley veritas,
"There we see the long 'descent of
three thousand feet, by which the
traveller went down from Jerusalem
on its high table -land to Jerichb ion
the Jordan' Valley. There the last
traces of cultivation and habitation,
after leaving Bethany, vanish away,
and leave him in a wilderness as bare
and solitary as the desert of Arabia.
Up from the valley of the Jordan be-
low; or from the caves in the over-
hanging mountains around him, issue
the Bedouin robbers, Who from a very
early time gave this road a proverbial
celebrity for its deeds of blood, and
who now (when Dean Stanley wrote)
Make it impossible for even thevast
host of pilgrims to descend to the
Jordan without a Turkish guard.
Sherp turns of the road; projecting
spurs of rock, everywhere facilitate
the attack and eseape of the plunder-
ers, They seize upon the traveller
and strip him, as is still the custom
of their descendants in like case; they
beat hne severely, and leave him
naked and bleeding under the fierce
sun reflected from the white glaring
mountains, to die, unless some unex-
pected aid arrives."
The point of the story lies in the
contrasted conduct of the priest and
Levite and the Samaritan. The'Samar-
itan was of a mixed rote which in-
habited Central Palestine, and would
have been looked upon with dislike and
contempt by the orthodox Jew, who
would never have believed that a Sam-
aritan could inherit eternal life. Yet
it was he who, in the story, observed
the ancient law of neighborly kind-
ness. {`Go and do thou likewise" is
the Master's parting word to His
questioner.
The priest and the Levite were min-
isters of the Jewish religion, but they
did not know that their religion, as
well as their law, demanded of them
deeds of mercy and kindness.
The story teaches unmistakably that
the first and chief duty of neighbor-
liness is just kindness. The Samaritan
made no attempt on a large scale to
reform the social evils of his time,"but
he showed kindness to one who was in
desperate need. The schemes of social
reformers are right and good in their
proper place, but too much must not
be expected of them. Any set of so-
cial conditions can be made Christian
where kindness and love prevail. It
is of kind hearts and the humble min-
istry of kindly folk, even more than
by economic or social change, that the
betterment of the world is coming.
Acts 2: 44-47. All things common.
The spirit of those disciples of Jesus,
and converts to faith in Him, who
made up the early -church in Jeru-
salem, was good. They joined to-
gether in a kindly brotherhood, giving
special attention to those who were
in need. They saw to it, in particular,
that widows did not lack anything. Yet
no one was compelled to give. All was
done generously and freely. They ate
often together, they visited, and wor-
shipped together, expecting that their
Lord would soon return to thein. Their
happiness, their generous kindness and
goodwill, and their faith attracted
many to their company.
But their communistic system did
not Iast. The spirit of it was good,
but it had serious defects. People do
best when they have their own homes,
their own little property, their own
shop, or factory, or field. The spirit
of . unselfish sharing must, however,
remain. Through it society is beccen-
ing, and will become mere and more,
Christian.
Application..
Jesus details the various things
which the Good Samaritan did for his
unfortunate brother. Deftly and
methodically and efficiently he pro-
ceeds to administer first aid, then to
provide restorative influences, ,and then
to secure continued attention. We
note his businesslike way even in his
kindness, his readiness to do the work
sur a
of surgeon, • his cheerful improvisa-
tion.
mprovisia-
tion of an ambulance, his care at the
inn, his generosity, prudent in `a
prois nvmsed future'aupa•- cdiion wasf tiig oaccounblendts.ed
Than'
with shrewdness and: was as practical
as- the least compassionate man could
have been. This is the lcirnd of wise
goodwill which is needed to develop a
proper community spirit, Sentimental-
ity will not do it, nor pl .nes which are
not the result of careful consideration
and coniinon-sens e.
'The Welfare of the Homy
Providing -a Motive.
"1 don't want to get up, Pin going
to stay abed this morning. I'm sick,'g
came the grumpy eell from the boy
of the house,
Neither opposition nor argument
was offered by the wise another. She
ignored the remark and merely spoke
over the banister to her husband be-
law, "Did you say, Daddy, that those
of the children who were ready on
time could ride out to gee the circus
unload?„
Two .bare feet slapped to the floor
and a smiling boy in ,good health made
a prompt appearance at breakfast. 1
In another ease -41 bate to Hell,
tickets," was the irritable reply to.
the mother's request.
"These are stamps, John, not tick -1
ets, Rerery one you sell gives food
for a day to a starving little Chinese
boy."
Visions of a black -queued laundry
.
man who bad given John a nut arose
in the boy's mind. "So it's saving
Ghinks," was the boy's wording of ,
his Motive, And with zest he, sold eight:
dollars' worth of the° three cent'
stamps.
The mother who can supply motives
in place of arguments finds a harmony
in her home that generates peace,:
which in its turn is a strong factor"
in ltn'emoting good health. Constant
friction reacts upon the phyaicaal coo-,
(hien of the members of the family.
Many pleasures and joy a are due'
the children, yet it is only right tirait'
they :should share in a simple way the'.
burdens and responsibilities that go°
to make for comfort in the home.'
Where a suture mind can vision the',
needs and outcome of the work re. l
Danger from Fire.
We live about a mile from town,
our eleetricitt' coming from there. We
have all our rooms wired, al awl our
front and back porches, cellar ani:al
barn. i
, It rau.
• t
d be eery bora" t o 1
a we
tide which light we value the moat,
vw e feel now we could not du with-
out any of there.
I also have an electric iron with
which the week's irouing,can be done
in less than half the titne taken with `
cher heat. We think no other money.
invested on our plaice has paid such
returns as our eleetrieity, and, when
one eonsiders the great danger of fire
from lanterns, too much praise can
not be given electricity on the fartn.I
—C. B.
quired, ai child can s'ee only the irk,
gone task to be accomplished and
often must be provided with a motive.
At one time when e new gaadeu
plot was plowed many stones were
'turned up.- The father of the family*
left word in the morning for •the ehil-
dren to toss out . the, stones after ,
school that day, It Was easy work for
awhile, but soon -the interest lagged. •
Suddenlyy' the oldet boy had a happy
thought, "Let's get will the stones eve
ran find abd build p ,gate -post Father
will fro the cement and help ua when
he gets home." The garden plot was
searched for every stere and a wont
defully fine pieceof work Was ac.
contpiished. there before the father re.
turned.
Many .fine acte and homely aceontp
lishntents Gree recognized with honor•
for Boy Scouts and Girl Guides which
provide motives within their vision.
However, the motive trust be a right
cne, and not of the kind• one mother
offered in holding •up• a twenfty-five
cent piece to cainu her bay in his fit
of temper, It was an easy way to
earn Money anti the temper lite be-
came frequent. That bit of silver. •
might have nor niplished more if of-
'ferecl to tate child of that tendency
for every week or month when nal
temper was allowed to show itself. In
that sway the child wauld have learned
eelfc•et:trol saf life-long value..
Neither rules nor laws cnn be -feted
for vile varied situations a mother
faces, tuft if ;lite can be e:itupped with
a point of view from which to trozk
it will a,ften meet a wide streteh of •
needs.. To be able to offer a legiti-
state motive for netion is one step
to erects happy home iaarinony..
ur ani>tal:aait, sags are roe generally
.:.sVsi'a•'tor;; far :+a:ari:ing pig, as they
are dithlea:le to read and are easily
torn cut, Tote system el notches is
:swift And certain. In nun -king paha:
ig• the, r ,ie1:t . ,unit Inc,? out of pro•
", x
portion .. the i..e a the f Baer the
p ,fur �.
pig's Ear will grow, whit: the non:hei
do nnt get iargec. "Ehus when the
Animal Is f.:14 ;,carr., r,,tches that
were 1?:aimy i u a op the young per
are hareiy viii+ie.
666.6
131indres', in nearly tri per cent. of
case¢, o:.curs after the age of i5.
Mark Your Figs.
In marking the purebred, spring
pigs use a. punch making a long oval
notch, as that kind is more satisfae-
tory than a V shaped one. Any acci-
dental tear is apt to be mistaken for
a V-shaped notch, while the oval is
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