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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1920-10-28, Page 7i rt The Farm F oek in Winter, Litter it a poultry house mus .easily over the scratch grain ao the hens will have to exercise on cold days, Litter that is damp and tightly packed together causes the grain to remain on the surface where it is quickly gathered up by the birds. Then they proceed to hump up in cor- ners of the house and lose the benefit of their winter exercise, Litter must be loose and dry to be of much value. Tough clamp litter is only good for fertilizer but worth enough for that purpose to pay for removing it and furniehing the house with clean straw. Golds are sometimes due to dusty floors caused by using garden loans on the floor instead of sand. When a bird has watery oyes it pays to isolate her from the flock and rub the head with camphorated vasoline. Permanganate of potassium helps to prevent the spread of colds in the flock hut we do not believe the birds like the mixture as well as clear water ..and never use it except on rare occasions, Vigorous breeding stock on good rations in open -front houses seem to have the vitality to resist colds. But the air meet be free from dust or even the strongest birds may sometimes show watery eyes. if the poultry nests have been nail- ed tightly to the walls of the house it will pay to remove them and build nests in small portable sections. These can be taken out in the sunshine for cleaning and spraying. And they will not furnish n place where mites and lice can become securely intrenchod. It pays to have a large hopper for oyster shells so It will not need to be filled more than once in three or four weeks. The small hoppers soon be- come empty and if they are nut filled promptly some of the hen will not receive enough lime to place hare shells on the eggs they lay. It is not only the soft-shelled eggs that cause losses but also the eggs that look good but have weak shells. They often break in transit and injure the ap- pearance of other eggs in the crate, Oyster shells are one of the cheapest items in the hen's ration and we re- gard them as one of the most im- portant. The use of commercial laying mash often takes a lot of worry out of the poultry business. These mixtures con- tain much of the materials needed for egg production. We have been using s commercial eta: h recommended by a practical poultryman in our section and it has been helping' very much to keep the pullets laying on cold days. We might mix a mash just about as good at a slightly lower cosi, but this conetereiol mixture is doing well and on coli/ stormy days .it is a great sat- isfaction to have bags of mash ready for the feed hoppers whenever it is needed. The mash contains green feed, and when the birds are on the range they do not need that portion of the ration served in a hopper. We think we can mix our own mash to the best advantage hi the spring and summer but during the winter some time is saved by having the reeler nix the mash. Farmers who place eggs in water - glass for home use find that they are very desirable in, winter when their fresh stock is bringing good prices, 13 it such eggs must always be labeled t w ten sold commercially'. We believe nothing is gained by 'preserving wigs at lhonlo for winter sales. It to bet- ter to try and produce fresh eggs in the winter. Buyers appreciate them, It seldom pays to allow the layers outdoors in winter unless tho snow malts and the day is warm and still, In that case we believe that It pays to give the liens a vacation outside. Their actions prove that they enjoy the 'freedom and a few days outside seems to give them new life and vigor to stand the confinement when the storms return. On many farms the layers are never outside all winter, They are managed like machine, However, we believe that a hen is something besides a machine, She has her likes and dislikes. She enjoys sunshine on the range and the poul- tryman is lucky if the hens can have many such days every winter. The ehances for success with egg production seems to be growing bet- ter. The business is so exacting that competition seems to be growing lest in our section and the farmer with fresh eggs for sale can induce his Emends with automobiles to visit him at frequent intervals. When such a trade is worked up it pays to place the eggs in neat boxes marked with a brand, and charge for the service of grading the eggs and packing then right. Then it pays to keep track of feed costa and operating expenses in sueh a manner that you can produce the proof of your innocence as a pro- fiteer. The egg producer earns his money, but it is surprising how little some city people know concerning the production of eggs and poultry meat. Usually they are very reasonable when they understand the situation. Disgruntled customers can always be told that there is nothing for sale and the producer is soon rid of then!. The statement will be true because there aro always plenty of desirable fresh ugg castorners for all a farmer can produce. We have been using a commercial coal tar disinfectant in place of kero- sene oil foe' spraying the roosts to keep down mites and Lice. One gallon of the dip makes one hundred gallons of spray dope by mixing with water and it can bo distributed with a small potato sprayer when there is a large area to cover, The cost is mach less than for kerosene and the spray im- parts a rather clean and pleasant odor to the poultry houses. There are lice paints on the market whlch pro- tect roosts and nest boxes for several months enc1 they are bung found de- sirable investwat) ts by practical poultrymen. The writer hopes to attend at least one good poultry institute this winter and several poultry shows, They bring large returns for the investment and they help slake a poultryman more interested in his .business, The bred - to -lay stock are fine, but the poultry business of the country would not amount to near as much if it were not for the fanciers who Idke fine feathers and organize and support the exhi- bitions. Farmers who can attend a good poultry show will obtain much information if they visit with breed- ers who have had years of practical experience. ME SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON OCTOBER 31ST. Hew Down the Corrupt Tree. World's Temperance Sunday. St. Matt. 17': 13-29. Golden Text, iMIatt, 7:19. 18-14, The Straight Gate. The gate by which one enters and the way of the true Life we straight and nar- row. Its the very nature of things it must be so, There are many ways by which one can go astray, but only one that leads to the city of God. The broad way appears to be the easy way, :for in it there are no restrictions and 310 scruples, It is the "do as you please" way, the way which has been wrongfully called that of "personal liberty." As a matter of fact that sort el liberty speedily degenerates to license, and leads to bondage un- speakable. The way of high principle of duty to one's cele and others, of unselfish service and, sacrifice, is a marrow 'way, Btraight and narrow ds the gate by which it is entered, Many, -in tines of stress incl strife, are the possib}lities open to the shirk- er and the slacker; but for the man of horror and truth there is in the last resort but one, For him it is the straigiit ,gate and the Oanow one, 15.90, By Their Fruits. Every age has its falseprophets. Sometimes they are sincere but ignorant, Sometimes they are self.cleceived, or even carried away and deceived by their own cleverness. Sometimes they are wholly bad, a•1thouget they nlay.nppea' Imte- cent, eund.5157 make loud profession of good, asses would hays them tested not by their profaning and their�boastitlgs, but by their fruits. Xs life and condnrt good.? Do 1hey do good tie those whom they teat 1? Do YOU find them in sympathy with ended helping on every good cause? The J precept of Jesus is a warning against too hasty acceptance or rejection of their message. It requires that we look with care into their character, and examine attentively and honestly the issue of their activihies. By this test the wide open use of intoxicating liquors is surely con- demned, The fruits of it have always been bad. With excessive drinking, and the tendency is nearly always to excess, there goes the breaking down of moral peinefple, and as a conse- qumnce every kind of falsehood and foulness. Is there anything more sal-. fish than the thirst for intoxicants? Is there anything more (else than the excuses made for indulgence in them? Is there anything more beastly than drunkenness, or more vile than the tempers and habits which it fosters? While the moderate use of strong liquors has many highly respectable advocates, is it not true that their ex- ample is hurtful to those who are too weals to restrain their appetite, and that they are too indifferent to the drendfuI consequences of the liquor habit in the lives of so many of their fellows? Do they not see that for many who have formed that habit the only salvation lies in total abstinence, and that their 0w1 self-indulgence un- fits them to help such persons? The tree is bad; hew it dowel and cast it into the fife. The day of the unres- tnicted, and oleo of the licensed, sale and use of strong drink is speedily passing, but there is yet a •big' fight to be oracle against the forces of law- lessness and disorder, as well as against the calf -styled .champions of liberty, who aro radlyhrg to its sup- port. 21-28, Not Every One, There aro those who will wake load profession of. being followers of Jesus, but whose rofessions are false, Annie nganl he test is to be appidod. Only, said Jeans, he that doetlt the will of my Fatter wlticli is in heaven. Only he sial} enter into the llitijgdom, In these days of Many ooatteting theoriee,o.f which loud Malkin of persistent ad. vocacy of n w religious and eocial octi'111es sus ideas, the warning of esus must be :heeded, Not the boast- he One Thing Ail Farmers Want By ROSS B "What da farmers want?" Is the question that .is most in the minds of the people to -day, The enewer is so shnple that it may be it surprise to maty people, 'i'he real farmers want to stick to their farms. Down deep In their hearts they want to live out their lives on their farms and hope that some of the children may stick after them. They are distrustful of the future of Canada if great industelal and com- mercial centres continue to draw the youth of the country until industries overbalance agriculture In our nation- al life, so as to swing our ideate and our standards too far away from "the more humble and prudent praciices of the past," lrarmera are not grumblers. They carry out the every -day tasks of the farm, the home, and the community, and remain, as they have always been, good citizens, eonservattve and thoughtfui, But farmers sometimes decide that, In recent years; they have not been favored equally with people of the elty. 'Farm products too often Bell at 'prices that do not pay for the used soil fertility, or for the family labor. High echools are too far away. Good roods are often only betvreon cities and not arranged with due re- gard to accommodating tho farming seat:ions. Farm women see with anxiety the Prevalence of •disease of varloths forma la the community, They learn that water -supplies are often impure. They sigh for some home conveniences, bathrooms, running water, ete,, and envy city people their homes with more tastefully decorated interiors. and more attractive exteriors, Farm- ers know that matters of marketing and of legislation can be influenced little by themselves individually, and i that only in collective action is there 1 hope of results. They resent the growing wage clemande of their help- ers and their steady drift into the manufacturing industnies or other city employment, Farm Life Most Satisfying. c ..10FINSTON, tend, the church where they worship, the stores where they purchase, and the roads over which they /Jaye to travel. Each community must thus pro with the consideration of its own 1 problem ee problems. if ach cozens ity has conditions that are peculi its own, It must have its own in cine prescribed, No community tent medicine that would eure the of every community can be prescrihad So every one of these real farm who makes his living right from ground, has a right to demand, himself and for his fancily, the k of standard his -community sho have. If that ,1s true, his duty is help establish these same standar How Does Your Community Mens Up? Here are some points that mak perfect •community, where farmere will stick to their' farms: Ilietory must play les big part, for early life and ancestry meant much to a community, The community, whose early settlers were sober, industri;oue, God-fearing persons, always had a big load, Government is considered second, for the life of a community depends Largely upon famillerity with the law, respect for it, and the natural observance of law that comes from that respect, Business includes such matters as access to markets, raising produce and stock that has the best market, good roads, telephones, united action in buying and selling, and gen- eral oo-operation of the people of the community for the common good. Farms aro the most important single factor, Whether the farms are rich or poor, level or hilly, wall tilled, etc., largely determines the wealth of the community. Is the type of farm - ng suited to the markets and the ocaliby? Do farmers know how to of the best results Bram their land Do they farm according to improve methods)? Do they use much far machinery? These and many othe r:uestions are considered in scoring emmunity, Aro teemteemclubs that work to buil up the community and add somethin to its social life? Do the clubs hay a definite idea of work that ought t be done for individual and commumit welfare? Do the farm women have home with ordilrary conveniences, rennin water, etc,? Are the homes attractiv outside and inviting inside, well fur Melted, and decorated in a pleasing and suitab' - - coed oral un- arly edi- pa- I1ls ars the for Ind uld to de, dots and thoughtful, so people will ore once to'dike you better than the girl who boasts curly hair and peachee- and-cream complexion. As for the 0 BLEB Mut-aeN LAW A !dross all communications Sar this department to Mrs, Helen Law, b3 Lyall Ave., Toronto, Discouraged; There aro no such things as "black sheep," so if people have told you that you are one, do not believe theta. If you are not attrac- tive, you can make up for it in many other ways, by being sweet and gra- lack of other qualities, that rests en- tirely with you, We can be what we want to be, so if you stay a "black sheep" it fa your own fault, But you are not one and I do not want you to have that thought about yourself, Doubtful: Is it correct for a girl to thank a stranger for holding a door open for her? When should she thank the person who overtakes hen along the rond and Invites her to ride in his automobile, on entering the car or leaving it? If she has companions, do all express thanks? It is correct to say, "Thank you," for any service rendered. If the habit is cultivated early in life, there will be no uncertainty or doubt as to its use, Thank the person who invites you to ride, and thank him again en t leaving the can Every one invited to ride should express thanks, Schoolgirl: You and ethers have be- seiged me with requests for new games, Frankly, I always like the old ones best but here are two that may help out in planning fall and winter dal Lies. The first one is called Poor Pussy, The players sit in a circle, one being chosen out. Thee ono kneels before each player un turn and says in piti- ful tones, "'Meow!" Each player when addressed must answer without smiling, "Poor Pussy/" Pussy ad- dresses each player .three times, try- ing her best to make the players laugh. If the one before whom she is kneeling does laugh, they exchange places, but if not, Pussy moves on to the next one, Then there is a game called Guesses. Each guest receives a slip of paper and pencil. The leader begins by say - Ing, "Guess how high the door is," "Guess how thick that book is," "Guess how tall Mr. Blank is," "How far does this chair stand from the floor?" He allows a few seconds after each question for the players to write their answers and after twenty or more such questions, the papers are collected. The leader then proceeds to determine the answers to the ques- tions, which are checked up, and n prize given to the one who guesses he greatest number correctly. This an be made very funny—more so than it sounds. X. Y. Z,: You are too young to think seriously of any young men so the ? is lets of time before you will nee d to decide upon a husband. In the ,n meantime, I would go with other ✓ young men friends as much as I could a and it may be you can fled someone you will like and at the same be pleas - d ing your parents. Try it, anyway, H. H,: When should wedding an- nouncements be sent cut? We are re a planning to be married secretly and et surprise our families, ' %JOW4J3STYOIJET DO EM,A C .E5 Do obstaelee, obstructions lit yolsie path, discourage you, or do they makeyou the more determined to overcome or surmount them? Do the diffleu14 ties which unexpectedly arils spat you on with a firmer' resolutloti i4 conquer•? This is a good test et your mettle, ' It is the weakling who is diseouaga ed by obstacles, and who turn' 'back on his goal in the feet of couragoment. It is the weakling wh$ sees obstacles through the small Ind of the telescope, A Napoleon looks at them through the big end, makings them appear email and far away, lee'stead of magnifying thein, Obstacles rnean little to a strop character, He does not say, "I bop. to do this thing," but "I will du it, know I can do it end I shall do it," It is the Napoleon who says, "There shall be no Alps" no matter how formidable they may seem to others. He does not see the mountains of dife flculties as the weaklings about him see them. To him there are no im,: passable Alpe et any season. Determination and will have made a great singer of many a poor girl who had no chance in the estimation of all who knew her. "Returned with thanks," has sealed the fate of many a manuscript and prospective author, yet it has made many an unknown enter who had determination. The late Ella Wheeler Wilcox, whose versatile gen brought cheer and courage to many a despairing heart, once told me that her first manuscript was returned by nineteen different publishers before she got a cheque for it, It Is not unusual for an author o try for years to got a work pub- ished and then to have it numbered among the "best sellers." An editor of a London magazine re- urned the manuscript of Thackeraya `Vanity Fair" and said there was no merest whatever in the story. Many >ublishers t ' Messy persons who investi,r,tited the farming problem a little, got started oft' on the wrong foot. They had an idea that perhaps farmers faced some big problems and that they had some difficulties to Wrest; but they were en- tirely wrong when they thought that farmers wanted to plow corn and feed hogs only long enough to get money enough to move to town. They could not beeleve that to the real farmers country life is the most satisfying form of lining. h With this view of the situation, is fa it any wonder that the answers to the farming question were all so far from the truth? These answers could only be in terms of dollars and relate, to the exclusion of everything. else, While there are many communities where conditions are very sahisfying' in spite of small farm incomes, it is undeniably true that the amount of money the farm folks have to spend really determines the kind of homes, churches, schools and roads, for "money makes the mare go." Few, if any, farm families living amidst conditions that now exist ars self-sufficient. They need the aid and co-operation of other farm families.I The most logical and natural group,) then, for the farmer to join is the organization unit that year in and b year out means most to hint, the come d munity club, the small neighborhood group where the people know each other well and trust each other and e are unselfish enough to work for a common cause, In a hilly country, of small farms n and bad roads, the community club smallmay be a very small neighborhood group indeed—twenty-five to 100 fam- ilies. Where the roads are good and farming operations are on a bigger scale, the community group may take in a whole county, or where the coun- ties are not too large, even two come, ties might belong to the same com- munity. For these folks, the most important things outside their own ]households and of their own farms are a local school where their'ch'ildren at- e Mary: So many freckle remedies o contain a poison which causes serious y local as well as internal troubles, that I cannot recommend them. Besides, s no matter what is used, freckles re - a) turn. If you must make an attempt e to remove them try this, for it cannot -1,injure the most delicate skin: one ounce of glycerine, one ounce of rose- s there a goo ome spirit prevalent, so that th telly works in close harmony? Are there plenty of good }treks,hn agazines and papers in the homes? Do the schools show growth? Are the buildings well lighted, and have they adequate equipment including playgrounds? Are the 'teachers paid sufficient salaries to insure properly trained destructors? Do the children attend school the full term? Is the oeliool building used for general com- munity meetings so that it becomes a real community centre? Do par - ants support the teacher and school officials in every way? Is the conununity over-churched or under -thumbed? That is, do the churches meet the religious needs of the community without imposing an unnecessary burden on the people? Is there a wiilingnees to combine a num- er of weak churches, irrespective of enomination, into one strong church, if that would better serve the com- nnenity? Is the pastor's salary sough to attract a competent man who Is a real community deader? Is he church building adequate, with ecessary equipment for meetings and instruction of all sorts? Are the• Sunday -school teachers properly train- ed for their work? How about health condition? Do the people understand questions of health and hygiene? Ars !homes pro- perly screened against flies, wells pro- perly located and curbed, refuse dis- posed of safely, etc,? Put your neighborhood to the test of these questions. But do not end by criticizing. Work to make it mea- sure up to this excellent standard. d; water, ten drops of carbolic acid and el ten drops of tincture of benzoin. To Start the Evening. Every girl who has given aparty- knows that the few moments before I the guests become acquainted are' ; often likely to be uheennfortable un- less some 'activity is at once introduc- g ed to make those invited forget them- ' selves in the fun and interest of what they are doing. Few things put an ' end to formality quicker than a paper ' millinery contest. IGive every person ten pins and two seets of different -colored tissue paper, folded neatly together in some attrae-i Live form. Then announce that the boys have to make hats for the girls and the girls to snake hats for the! boys. Everyone must use one of his sheets of paper to slake the hat, the: other to stake the trimming. Needle sketching fs almost as much ing of clever men who claim to have doeue great things, but their character and faith should commend them to ewe Are they seeking to do the will of God, or are they worker's of iniquity? That is the test and that test to -day mast Ire applied to those who advo- cate continued liberty in the sale and use of strong drhik, 24-27. A Wise Man builds upon a firm foundation.. So also will a wise dation, We in Canada to -clay are lay- ing foundations of nationhood. Shall they be laid upon the foundation reek of the teaching of Josue Christ? The ancient Christian writer, Eusebius says of this passage, "Tho work ol{ virtue is the house, faith is the rock, 'and the winds, rains, and storing are every sort of temptation:' The Wise man will trot only seek a good founda- tion, but Will 'MAW well upon it (Luke 6: 48). The house well founded and well built will stand even against storm and flood. The principles and laws of the Ser- mon on the Mount Amish 4 good foundation. He who builds upon its principles of simplicity, eiteeei'ti', honor, and faith will build well. ft is upon such principles we would build our nation, seeking to establish her in righteousness and justice, temper- ance and self-control, /tub new tinware well with lard and heat !t thoroughly in tine oven. ltd' -1 Ware treated thus will Bever rust. fun. The hostess cuts out rectanglesi of white cambric, eight by five inches1 in sine, and writes the name of some animal across the top of each piece. Then• she sticks a needle, threader/ with three-quarters of a yard' of color -1 ed worsted or coarse colored thread, into each piece of cambric. With his, needle and thread every guest must; make the outline of the animal as -e signed to him. After a given time the finished pieces are collected and pin fined on the wall for the company to judge. W. L.: Can you tell me what ails our chickens? The old fowls act like young chickens that have the gapes. They gasp for breath and have what looks like cankers in the mouth and windpipe. They don't look right, then get diarrhoea and die. Canker is a disease that affects the month and throat and the Wheeling - tion of the membranes causes the bird pain in seallotvieg. It usually devel- ops from exposure which has first brought on colds or roup. The tumors which form can be taken out with a sharp knife and the wounds painted with full strength Zenoleunn. Wash- ing the wounds with peroxide of hy- drogen may also be beneficial. Isolate rho sick 'birds in a brood coop where they can easily be •caught for frequent doctoring, It sometimes takes quite a while to bring a .bird back to health when suffering from canker. Like all poultry diseases prevention is, of course, the most satisfactory. For has croquettes, to one cup of chopped ham add one cup, a£ mashed potato, one ns) cup of breadend crumbs, one tablespoon c pearl of Crean or milk. Mix well, form in balls, roll in crumbs, then in beaten egg, then in menthe again. b't'y in hot lard. Announcements are mailed the day the ceremony takes place, or as soon after the wedding day as possible. A secret wedding IS very bad form, and considered unpardonable by the ma- jority of people; so I hope you will change your minds and plans. Surely you owe it to the eiarente on both sides to let them know when you take this important step. Surprises of this sort axe not popular and often cause unpleasant comment. You can plan your wedding so that it will be as quiet as you please, either having it in your own home or going to the minister's house, but the church is really the proper place for the solemn- ization of marriage. SAVE 50c to 1.00 per roll Prompt Shipment .T: YOURSELF THE JUDGE We ship on approval to any station where there is an agent,. 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What a lesson we learn from the expenienees of others! Those of us who would despair or lose heart under our struggles must remember that "great works are per- formed not by strength but by perse- verance," and that, according to Lu- cretius, there is "No rock so hard but that a little wave may beat admission in a thousand years." It is the stout heart that triumphs r the difficulties that block the ogress of many a well-intentioned an. If you would succeed, take urage, grit, and perseverance as Ye • watchwords. These will help u to overcome the most formidable stacles that crowd the pathway to ur goal. The Common Blessings of Life. eve pr m co .Y yo ob Yo In order to be out daily in the open air and still make enough money for his expenses a young countryman took a position as a rural letter carriers During his term of service, which was in a rich fruit region, he was hardly ever asked to share the bounties of the orchard. The farmers were not stingy, and the young people were his friends; they simply underestimated the blessings of an abundance of fruit, flowers and vegetables. Young people in the country are an used to the blessings and privilege.e peculiar to farm life that they often ignore these. A. city girl who sought to :interest her country cousins in the work of giving away windfalls and cull peaches to the poor of the nearest city had a hard time to •convince them that anyone could possibly want euch thing's, On the farms the pigs ate the windfalls, and it was hard to be- lieve that in cities there were little children thankful even for the waste things of the country. A young girl from the 'country who spent a summer in a city flat and saw earth for window boxes sold at ilfty cents a bushel went ]tonne with more respect for her flower bed than she had ever had ibefore. After that she shared with city people the blossoms that once she had tlougbt too poor to .give away, If all the young men and the young women in the land would only organ- ize themselves into a Waste Products League, they could wonderfully in- crease the swan of human Inappinese. Without ever parting with anything that they coned soil en the theme, ggr that was needed ab home, they soul!!' furnieh good cheer and happiness to numbers of invaldde, old people and children lin the cities. World's Mothers. According to aesthetes compiled by the British national birth rate 00* 111110 len as to which races of pool produce the /rest mothers, it wits ound that Jho Jewish another re, est, with the Mesh mother secan and the English third, Buy Thrift Stamps. The doctor's email Sort wee e;}�. tuiuiing a friend in ills fie ets o fii One they were loping' w{bi •awned dntiraeleil lit tIi ertietrl�at01 s1ce on litei stlar 'ort, W eda yell $'+sk �,. t a eel to l yrk� 1i, � . t L3' ,�l r "0th he'o 14 A 10 g Gat. wX gid I. loay se that's filo first potlent,"