The Brussels Post, 1921-12-1, Page 2tilf FA
Breeding Turkeys. that have raised o110 or more littlerer
With turkeys retailing et se and Nee 1 sows of smooth finish and under-
Gee and over per pound, le would sure• line up to 860 lima No, 2, all other,
ly Mom worth the while of breedere $Qwe, (G) Sings, 110gr,.that have been
to pay diem every possible attention, eastrntod tinct aro Krell )lealed liefere
Above evetiything, it is' unwise to b°ing. offered far Zell. The 1►nelccrs
dispasc of rho best and to xetain only 1 reel *mat, for hags of the mum
o nem is a crop adjacent to or without any earn en our part, and is
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the culls. Th o ie if o d a t farms, whit� est re -
1 htob had•t tat' theb
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y P of hogs suitable fox, rho host ,quality Y ands v 11 cd by
livestock, leads to d'eforceiation of the and young men of the family and who go at the work syetematiealiy
flock and a lessening of demand incl bacon. oven to "'Dad" himself,
if so he has and mol partly,
o timeto ave to t and has still
retained enough of the snap of youth
Right After the Pelt Crop.
A Profitable Side Line for Winter Time.
By GEORGE P, GOODRICH,
S eat'ons en Feeeni Mares the bowe a in good overlong order. Price. Xn fact, of recent years there . .
the t' t li
t4gg g i 1 be found in this has been a noticeable de°rease in goal- Specializing In • Poultry, g i Know your hunting ground and its
in foal. Not much trouble w possibilities know the parse 7aWs—
. , wa .where al a fa is fed', but do not sty, if not in price to the consumer. Ono reason for failures in the ape- to get out of the rut of his daisy work,
Oats, being a light,. palet stile and y f 1 ' Inbreeding is otter inadvisable ei liz poultry bus'ne sis the fat I refer to the fur er bar
feed too liberally aa it will cause the g ori 1 b o a ed po 1t Y i s 0 op to be vest
welinbalanced feed,are byfar the used Y
bowels to became too loose. By Caro- comae. If 'a breeder is' to get the that it is amass of proal? details. Men ed by means of hunting and trapping,
Itfor' parses, Dorn 0aai be used if groom n usually best, he needs to breed to'the best, who can succeed in the dairy husineao The statement' Is made by those who
it only forms about one-third or sine -Ifni o�s talltwh the 6z o i :s The introducti n of new loo. �:f a often lee a failure i h poultrybe- have et into the n tatisti sidef ]
half of the grain ration of the brood able to tel] whether or not the
nare0re_{ well -selected strain b a wise eourse cause they are not • n the habit of producing, if it may be. so called,
mere. When wheat is fed, it moat be being used are what the m to areae, One thing to be especially watching the small details and can- that the fur aro
in. Mall quantities and ground, Bran, quires, for if her Vicat is srnoot)r and. l? Yp produces £or the
a bulkyy subsea se is very sin- sleek, the bowels in good condition and avoided is the selection of immeture eider some very important parts an farmers of Caneda,nearly two millions
bora h ' of,e Y she continues to carry; the mame•are hens for the production -of eggs to be the work 86 rather fussy ).nor which of dollars each year,
portant in -the magas fe ,1 because � used hatching. f
it keeps from overfeeding' and is a
goad regulator, Barley is 'else a good
Cee 1 and being mere bulky than wheat
Is very much like oats in composition;
t rte t ; ee it ie reeked and, fed for
Medical purposes.
Timothy hay is ued as roughage
for horses. Sudan grass is safe for
mares ir. foal, If cut in early bloom,
orchard grans, ie about equal to any
of the grasses for hay. Clover is
good, and p•essesses great fattening
qualities, but owing to the fact that,
it is likely to be dusty, great care
xhould be a er )sed at to feed it to
lr+,ed melee. Corn !odder and e+traw
are feel to idle horses in winter, but
they hero not enough nutrition in
tlera for mare. in foal. Soybean hay
, im quite a nice hay, threshed or ma
threshed, and liked by most horses;
but, lever' feed it if there is any sign
of mold. Alfalfa is on excellent feed.
'-0 + i' fe'1 'm o a day with timothy
L.,; QC• win fO 1uer at the othet� thrum:
Due to weather conditions it is some-
.imes not properly cured; then it
should never be used to feed mares in
foal. There have been eomplaints
from farmers that it makes the kid-
neys act tco freely, but if it does not
make up more than one-half of the
roughage it is not likely to be noticed.
The mare will be healthier, foal
stronger at birth, and parturition will
be eaider if she ie used et some slow
work r"most every day. If the mare
is idle in winter,le at of the feed may small, while, of course, the prepare. -
be roughage, hut the ration should be/ tion of the land and the seeding of
imereased when the mare is worked, the crop entail equal expenses. Only
The quantity of feed is determined by in pulling, loading and hauling would
size and condition of the animal— much difference exist. With oats there
whether fat or thin --the work it does, would not be a very marked diiferenee
sick or well, appetite, condition of the in the expense incurred in handling
droppings •and whether the animal is a large crop as compared with that
easy or hard to keep.—M. W. B. required for a small crop. Hay, to
My experience in feeding mares in a greater extent than the two pre -
foal, which covers a period of over
twenty years and several different
breeds. shows that it is important to
have the right kind of mares to breed
and then feed them enough to keep
them in good healthy growing condi-
tion, but not too fat, as a mare "hog
fat" is almost sure to drop a small
Dunt of flesh, not too fat nor too thin;for, Heiom, two years willcause no trouble i neglected.
the ryheneeee are ebe will bring forth
a vigorous'foal.—)1. H,
I find it good practice to give feeds
canter anel alfalfa are to bebran
rich in mineral matter. Oats,
year old or younger, Whale the
A grain ration may eonsist of five? eggs can be hatched in i nion ors, re -
Parts ground oats, four parts wheat sults reached at the Dominion
and one part linseed meal, with mental Farms proved that the points
gh• do much better if brooded.
Might clover or alfalfa bay for rouby the
age. I find the above formula good, turkey hens, . When the chicks are
—M.B.old enough, they should be -given a
old, or even older, of geed ever9ge Women surnames succeed better
size for the variety to which they with poultry than men because they
belong, will lay eggs that will hatch are familiar with housework which= sort you are, is the erop.yea win have
out stronger end better emits than Of eourse,,the ananewJso:)ooks to pro -
There There are pelt -hunters of all mart,
just as there' are wheat or corn rais-
ors of. all sorts. According to the
wide tango •of pasture or woodland.
The Value of Farm Manure. They should be fed in the morning
While it has long been known that before wandering away and liberally
farm manure profoundly increases re the evening to intiencbenge them to
idof farm eras definite in -
all
Water should available at
the yields a craps, all times.
formation is scanty regarding the A ration consisting
value of such increase expressed inequal parts
dollars and cents. For ten years the of finely ground oats, of cornmeal and
Central Experimental Farm at Ottawa middlings mixed intoea
crumbly mass
has been conducting experiments to with boiling hot water or milk and
fed a little
determine the value of farm yard ' warm is an excellent fat -
manure applied to the mange? crop, toner for turkeys intended for the
which was the first crop of a rotation market. Separate those intended to
consisting of mangels, oats, clover be kept for breeding from those commencing is
hay, and timothy hay. To the mangel
proposed
to proceess, which lsliould
crop was applied 15 tons per acre of be started as soon as the weather
farm yard manure. A comparison be- threatens change in the fall. It is well
tween the crops produced on this land for eonimereiai breeders to confine
was made during a five-year period themselves to one variety, as thereby
with similar crops on unmanured land, theyobtain a more uniform grade.
that was in an equal state of fertility
when the experiment began.
With mangels, the large labor ex- The Bacon Hog.
pense for hoeing and cultivating are The Deputy Ministers of Agricul-
tbe sante whether the crop is large or tore of every province, either in per-
son or by representation, and repre-
sentatives of all the principal pack-
ing houses, attended a conference on
the bacon hog industry, called by the
Dominion Minister of Agriculture,
and presided over by the Deputy
Minister of the Department, Dr. J, H.
Grisdale, at Ottawa on November 2nd
and 8rd. After a thorough discussion
of the present situation as regards
vious crops, would necessitate more the bacon trade, grades and standards
expense for a larger crop, but the were adopted as follows and recem-
proportion of total expense would not mended for recognitions (1) A select
be very great on high-priced land bacon hog was defined as with jowl
where rental charges are high. and shoulder light and smooth, back
In 1920, farm manure produced the from neck to tail evenly fleshed, side
following increased returns per acre: long, medium depth, dropping straight
an increased crop of 15.5 tons of man- from back, ham full, good general fin
and sometimes very weak foal.++ gels at $2.88 per ton, worth $44.64; ish, no excess fat, and weighing from
I have fed nearly everything, butt au increased crop of 8.8 bushels of 160 to 210 pounds. (2) Thick smooth
find oats, with a feed once a day of oats at 58 cents per bushel, worth hog, not ' conforming to Wiltsaire
bright alfalfa or clover, about the:best $610; an increased crop of 1.7 tons of standard. but of smooth fleshing finish,
Int Any kind of roughage such as clover hay at $24.30 per ton, worth weighing from 160 to 210 lbs. (3)
cern-stalks ea cat straw, will de ha $41.31. As the second year crop on
between the alfalfa or clover. I find the unmanured plot was pastured and.
alfalfa or clover takes theplace ee not cut, it was necessary to make an.
brain in keeping the bowels loose.
If the mare is working regularly,
a quart of wheat shorts twice a day,
mixed with the oats, miakes a strong
ration; but I would not advise feeding
this if the mare is standing any length
of time between working periods.
If the mare does not foal until after
the grass starts in the spring, turn
her out en pasture for at least part
of the day, as 1 find, that green grass,
sunshine and fresh water are the best
renovators for any -horse, whether a
mare in foal or one' that has been
either raced out or worked out.
Another thing, allow plenty of salt.
Have it -where the mares can get it
at all times and do not forget to give
scone knicknaeks once in a while, such
as navies, carrots, etc. If mares are
In the stable, keep the stable clean,
-W. Y.
Mares in foal require a balanced ra-
tion. Simply filling thein up on corn
fodder or straw will not bring the
desired results; the mares must also
have some feeds which contain pro-
tein, such as alfalfa or clover hay and
oats. A ration composed of straw and
corn will not furnish the necessary
food elements, for they contain only
carbohydrates whiter alone do not
make a balanced ration. Mares in foal
require more feed than do geldings
or mares not in foal,
We allow our nares to run in the
stalk fields during the day if the
weather is not stormy and then at
night feed them some alfalfa hay and
Date 'Very little earn is fed to horns;
a small' amountis aI1 right; but should
not, 'be used as the exclusive. grain
ration.
Toward the end of the gestation
period the mares: require more feed
than before, as the foal. has now be-
come of slob a size as • to, require
nacre tsouriehment from the mother
and she must be fed more liberally in
order to keep•a:er oven system up; es
well as to nourish the foal. Inenty of
fresh water 611003(1 be .available for
the mare at all times, and it slearld
have the chill X'eenoved. • Ice -water' is
unhealthful for, any; stock 'and especi-
ally for mares in foal. A tank heater
fan lei used to take the chill from the
%vette:.
Do,. not overfeed the mere, 811e
shout i be keptin just moderate flesh,
and when she is working her feed
should be inereascd aeeordieg to the
amount of work required of her. As
foaling time draws near, a: laxative
feed should be fed, one that will keep
Heavies, any type of smooth fleshing
and finish, weighing 210 to 260 lbs.
(4) Extra heavies, any type of smooth
estimate of the increased yield in this fleshing and finish, weighing over 260
crop over the unmanured crop. This lbs, (5) Shop hogs, any type of
has been placed at $20,65 per acre. In smooth conformation, finished weight
the previous year the increased value 120 to 160 lbs. (6) Lights and feed -
of the four crops amounted to $77.51, ers, any type of smooth conformation,
which gave $5.17 for each ton of unfinished weight 160 lbs. and under:
manure used. During each of the (7) Roughs, of rough conformation,
three previous years the manure gave any weight, (8) Sows, all female's
a profit at a decreasing ratio, amount-
ing in -1918 to $6.14 per ton, in 191?
to $3.74 per ton, and in 1916 to $8.58
per ton of manure applied to the
mangel crop,
These experiments clearly show
that the use of farm manure has a
value ire farm -practice, and should
therefore be conserved to the fullest
poseetile ektent. For the five-year per-
iod from 1916 to 1920 inclusive, the
farm manure used produced an in-
creased monetary value on the four
acres of land of $891.29.
Apples and Potatoes.
Apples and potatoes are the crops
that are in most general demand
among fruits and vegetables, and it ie
therefore interesting to note the re-
turns from the different provinces of
yields of these given by the Dominion
Fruit Commissioner. Dealing with
apples first, British Columbia exports
an excess of 100 per cent. over last
year, or 1,009,000 barrels; Ontario, a
crop of 60 per cent compared with
1520, or 960,000 barrels; Quebec, 35
to 40 per cent. of last year, or around
85,200 ,barrels; New Brunswick about
10 per Dent in excess of last year, or
88,000 barrels; Nova Scotia 10 to 16
per cent. in excess of last year, or
1,800,000 barrels, Turning to potatoes,
British Columbia's crop is about 76 sage: "The -reverence for the law
per cent. of last year, or 1,81)0,00(1 should he breathed, by every •mother to
bushels; Alberta, 90 per tent. of last the child who prattles at her knee,"
year, or 6,425,000 bushels; Manitoba, and we have completed a study of the
90 per cent, of last year, or 6,115,000 Laws of Ontario and have had several
bushels; Ontario, 46 per cent, of last interesting and -beneficial discussions
year, of 10,7831000 bushels; Quebec, on tins study. At each 'meeting a
76. pertent of last year, or 28,225,000 lunch is served which adds to the
bushels; New Brunswick, 70 per emit. pleasure of all.
of last year, of 10,857,000 bushels; When we found we were in need
PrimeEdwardIsland, 80 per cent, of of funds we dedlded to hold a sale at
last year, or 4,940,000 bushels; Nova fair time, and we 'were very fortunate
Scotia, 50 per Cont. of last year, or in somiring a prominent space in the
5,106,000 bushelle. Exhibition Nall, where we displayed
our /alley as Well as useful articles,
The time taken for the etrrent to During the summer of 1920 our Com-
pass through the Atlantic eable be- mitten purchased material which' Was
tweet Newfoundland and Ireland, a very skilfully corwerted into sale
distance of about 1.700 miles, is one: articles by our members, . Many 111a
fifth
b -
fifth of a seeded, indicating a mean ,eral donations were made by the bee -
velocity in the cable of only 8,600 mess men and fr' Ids of the Delta
miles per second,
is full of 'small details from morning
to .dark, They learn to pay attention duce corn from soil and in a climate
to the shall items and -apply their not fitted to corn production, is bound
tact and perseverance in housework to fail. If you live in a section where
to the management and development there are very few or no fur bearing
of their poultry flocks. animals of any kind, then why waste
A poultry keeper has a constant time hunting for them? Butinthose
fight on his hands to develop new 'sections where certain of the furry
flocks of breeding stock. The dairy- tribe are plentiful enough to consti-
man can accumulate a Mee herd of tutees real menace to the farmer, it
Bows of good producing ability and he;becomes his duty M be rid of them
knows. that, barring unusual incur- and it is a duty which if fulfilled' in-
renes, he has an equipment for tbe dustriously and intelligently will pay
dairy business good for several years. shim for his time and effort.
The poultry keeper no eooner obtains Furriers tell us the outlook of tbe
a large Sock of high -producing hens fur market for the coming season,
when they reach an age of two years considered from the trapper's stand,
and their best laying • period • is over point, is excellent, and that right now
and a new flock of pullets must be it wise to get outfits into shape and
ready to take their place, arrange the program.
A hen is a small unit andit takes The kinds of fur In demand ;this
many of them to make a large and year are coon, mink; skunk, muskrat,
profitable Sock. The poultry -keeper opossum, fox. These animals are
without' experience who starts with more or less' common throughout Can -
many birds is unable to, quickly ada; more or less they are the farm -
understand their management. There er's enemies and take free tool of hishatchet is an old thing with 'hacked of the progressiveness in-a,small town"
ma ion is
is the paving o aan Street. One o
i a edge and a handle liable to go back the signs
THE ROADS TO
REALIZATION
rmin'g started with a stick ma.
niFulated by hand to tickle the pail,
Now we ride while We cause great
crosunotimi in the soil to get •better
and trigger crops, 'Phe crops of yes-
terday and those et to dsiy are Som
Parable to the tools used in making
study the re{luiremente and prices oflthem—the stick and tee riding gang-
the fur market-�fami]iariao Yoursa]f plow.
But before we could Imre to ride
we had to have roads. Even ,the
Biblical means .of conveyance, the ,rise,
had tie .have a•,path upon which: to
tread. Then crone the_ wheel, man's
first and meat important inventionibe-
cause it took so; many burdens from
man's shoulders. Next came the ex
cart period and later the horse-drawn
vehicle when broader and better ptiths
wore necessary, Those were the days
3 inn etreftie Cops, speed Iimits and
road regulations were unheard of. $ut
now, with a gas engine, a little 'tin
and four rubber -tired wheels, we;
speedily ride to Somewhere on air
cushions.:oritieally noticing the slight
irregularities of the road,
It is well that We are critical about
these slight irregularities, • for it is
the giving attention to details hitherto
untbought,of that makes for progress.
The fact that we want things better
than 'we ''•have had them before is a
good- sign that civilization is going
the right way.
Roads are closely hooked up with
the development of civilization for
they are one of the chief means
through • which the individual can
broaden his scope of thought. They
are a great means of enabling us to
got out of thinking of ourselves as a
unit, but, instead, to consider ourselves
as part of the:ooitimunity,
One of the first great indications
with the fines that buy --and choose
the hest market for the crop you mean
to harvest,
' Attention to Retails.
You may do all these things'veiy'
well rrdeed and yet not make good for
several .rutsons. Many a tlrpp....bas
failed because it was not.. kul ,.geed
shape, not baited right, not rightly
set, Of coarse, you can make this
whole matter of pelt-produetfon a
mere incl ental of; the winter's
...work
and reap accordingly, a small, reward,
Or you can get down to brass tactics
aria by studying the;habits of the pricy,
clopely inspecting, trails and tracks
and spoor, dens end haunts; by having
the traps you need and in excellent
condition, by placing them wisely, by
inspecting.. them. promptly and regu-
larly—win the game. No—not win it
either, for, even then,, unless. you know
how to handle- your ,:prey after it is
trapped, how to get the pelt without
spoiling it, how to stretch and other-
wise prepare it for the market, you
can easily lower its value if not lose
it altogether.
Lurk? There is no such thing.
Everything operates according to law
and the hunter who knows the rules
of the hunting game, or 3n other
words, the, law, .and .meets that -Jaw,
will get the game. '' He is taking a
poor eheinee whose knife is dull or
not the right size and shape, whose
is so much detail to the business that labor. Since . their exterm' t' f`i12 f f
therefore more or less a necessity it haat be started on a small scale e n ess ty ad on :-m when he need's it most. Poor gas of an up -to -data rural mem
-
it
up as the knowledge of the since their pelts have a commercial munfty is the good conditions of'its
tools, poor workman.
breeder accumulates. It is possible to value, the boys and men—and not in- roads, If the community ie not pro
I saw a new word the other day;
succeed with poultry as many are do- frequently the girls -have reason for trapperette: It made me a little mad, in-
gressive, the good roads will tend to.
ing, but ne prospective breeder must a' systematic search for pelts, for I have a sister who traps with me ,make it so, for farmers are more likely
assume that the work is easy if he Every boy knows—or ehou-d know and why she should be called an "etre" to take pride in their farms when they
expects to master the details and —that while these predatory animals know, that the people of the world are
ruin the Peace of the poultryy and
and would steal our Thanksgiving
turkey Feast from under our noses, if
they could, still there are lawsthat
protect them in certain seasons and
laws governing how and when they
can be hunted.
Know Your Hunting Ground.
I do not unelerstand. She goes where
I goknows what I knew does .what
I do. She wears proper clothes for
the job. She is a trapper, straight
out, with no "cite" in the business.
Indeed; when it comes to real agility,
delicate skill, a fine sense of direction
and a queer intuition that seems to
make her know what Beer Rabbit or
Sir Sknk uare thinking about and
spoil their thinks for 'em—well, Sister
has me pretty well- buffaloed.
All furs have increased tremendons-
ly in value. Where formerly the. an-
nual catch of •pelts was in tbe bun-
erects of . thousands, it is now M the
tens of millions. Therefore, competi-
tion is keen,, not only in the field of
actual hunting and trapping but at
the fur market. -Still, so long as fur
is used, as it is now --and that will be
so long as there is'fur—for warmth
and ornament, there will be selling
and buying, and since the fur -bearing
animals "live in the country" surely
the farmer's family is the one that
logically should profit by these pelts
of animals who prowl and prey.
succeed. Passing by,
' The building of roads is a eommun••
Lighting the Farm Home. ity effort and roads are for commune
About a year ago we installed an ity and public use, The good road in
electric power and lighting plant. At front of your house is not, aim -
the
to
use alone. The fact that it is for m-•
the time -we felt it to be somewhat of mon use makes it valuable to ouper-
a luxury, but soon found it to be a sonally, and adds value to your farm.
business proposition. In all, there Coed roads are truly roads to the
are about fifty lights. We have one The first thing to do then is to. realization of a better and bigger
at the north and one at the south learn the game •laws of the section gg
rural life, for they are fundamental
corner of the house, about fifty feet of the province where you wish to factors in the development of the
away, controlled from the kitchen: At trap. Copies of these can he secured country social life, in the bettennent
night these light the lawn and porch- from game wardens or from leading of educational facilities and in the
es and by being a little distance away, fur houses. hauling of your products to the mar -
all insects are attracted to the lamps If you are going to work right at kets of the world.
and do not bother the porches. On home where you know the hills and Isn't it true that eve can leave no
the east end west corners of the barn hollows, streams and trails and hidie- greater heritage than good roads, well.
there are large lights used only in holes, well and good. If you want to
make an expedition far afield then
by a switch at head of bed. A email you have the fun of locating the trap -
motor is used to run the washing ma- ping ground and establishing your Dog Derby Winner Drowned,
chine, grindstone, sausage -cutter, centre of operation. Perhaps most cf Walter Goyne winner of the 1920
grain -cleaner and sheep -clipper. There the work will be done, however, right dog derby, and mown as the "Going
is a vacuum cleaner, which' 4s a wen- around "the old home place" and then Kiel Alaska," was drowned In Meese;
derful labor -saver and a sanitary way the whole family can have en active Lake, 80 miles from The Pas, on
to do the work. A power and lighting share in it. November 13 Mat. Oa that date,
plant is a blessing to the farm home. Although the pelt "crop" grows Goyne set out From the Dupes trading
—M. cc
post, at Moose Lake, for c. fishing
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camp 26 miles distant, for the purposeDon't strain your eyes looking for New Cheese Qriginated at of securing fish for his dogs. tie was
faults in your neighbor.'the Central Experimentaldriving sine dogs „trached to a peaty
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No chancel This has ever been the-Farlti� Ottawa, racing sleigh,n and wee followed bfi
excuse of weak men. eleven pups,
emergency, and they are controlled cared for?
Ground cats are probably the bast
fattening food for poultry for market..
Buckwheat comes next. For better
results, fattening coops should be ar-
ranged in a building where very little
light enters and the food should be
given in troughs. Mix the ground
grain thoroughly to a crumbly con-
dition with hot skimmed milk or hot
water, Feed a little at a time; always
keep the fowls a little hungry.
What the Delta Junior Institute is Doug
The duty of presenting a report of
the activities of the Delta Junior Ine
atitute during the past year is a
pleasant one.
Although on several occasions we
have discussed the advisability of lim-
iting our meetings to one a'. month,
en every occasion the arguments in
favor of meeting every two weeks
have ruled, so we have 20 regular
meetings to report, withan average
attendance of 14. At present we have
a membership of 22, which is an in
crease of eight over last year.
Our Junior Institute is considered
to be the ,girls' social centre, where
we meet at the homes of our mem-
bers and enjoy one another's society.
We find that our membership es grow-
ing so large that we can no longer ,be
conveniently entertained in our homes,
so we aro arranging for a club room,
which -will be furnished and maintair-
ed by us, where we can hold our
regular meetm:gs and entertain our
friends and other societies,
Our meetings consist of a business
session after which we spend a social
hour in discussions and various kinds
of work. It .is Ruskin, I think who
a success. We were so pleased with
the result of our sale that we im-
mediately started preparations for a
Christmas Gift Bazaar 'which, thanks
M . the enthusiasm of the members,
also proved a success:
From our proceeds we donated )ib-
eraily to the Navy League, 'Sick Ciil-
drenrs Hospital, The Armenian Relief
Fund, Muskoka Free Hospital, and
we saved the lives of some Chinamen.
On several occasions we have 'sent
bouquets to sick friends. We consider
our donation of $20 towards educat-
ing a talented young member of our
neighborhood hardly worthy of men-
tion, beside the time, effort and money
spent by our Senior sisters in that
worthy cause which they have taken
up
We are offering .prizes at the Fall
Fair for the best pie and doughnuts
and for the best fancy camisole, to be
made by Juniors in each case.
On at. Patrick's Day, he the even -
Mg, we Juniors gave au. Irish party,
which was enjoyed ley all in the good
old Irish way and at 'w'bich we were
the gainers of four new members.
Early he May we &pent a very
pleasant evening entertaining our
Senior Sinters. We had hoped' to have
the pleasure of entertaining our Dis-
trict President, but were disappointed,
however, we hope to have that plea-
sure in the near future. I•n passing,
may I fay We have remarked' on a
paragraph in a past report of one of
the Senior branches in which They
offered a handsome quilt to the .first
girl married in the community, It
may be of interest to you to know
A new, medium high -flavor cheese
has been orginated by the Animal
Husbandry Division of the Dominion
Experimental Farms System. It is
called "Meilleur Cheese," or "Le from
age Meilleur;" and is being mannfac-
tared at the Central Experimental
Farris, Ottawa. The process of manu-
facture is, briefly, as follower
The milk is heated to a temperature
of 90 degrees F. when it is renneted
and cut, The curds are then cooked at
a. temperature of 115 deg. F., and It will require about two weeks to
afterwards moulded• and pressed, in fatten young chickens •properly, and
one and three pound sizes, ready for during the last half of this period,
the euring room. The prowess of cur- prepared fat should be part of the
ing is one of the most important sea- mash. It is best to cask this fat in
tures in the successful manufacturing: a portable kettle out in the open,
of this high class product, sante distance away from any build,
This new cheese possesses a very ing. Place rough fat in this vessel
pleasing and delicate flavor with no and cover with cold water to a depth
objectionable .odor, and has been pro- of about five inches. A quantity of
nounced a very superior product by this fat niay be prepared at time,
the nunteroue. experts and conno-Is- as it will keep in good condition for
seurs by whom it has been tried. It weeks and can be used as required.
is a distinct and valuable acquisition After the fat and water have been
to the ebeese industry and the pre- placed in the kettle, start the fire and
sent indications are that it will meet let the contents boil for two hours,
with a very popular demand. after which the fat will rise to the top.
4 This should •be slammed off into a'
A Whole County Advertises. available tpansh it can be poured into
If it pays a manufacturer to display When the fat has cooled for a few
his hame and wares on a big sign minutes, and before it Oras commenced
board, why wouldn't it pay livestock to set, a cupful of eold water should
breeders to follow a similar idea in be poured into each pan. The water
advertising their livestock? Thus will sink to the bottom and prevent
reasoned the ,Gage County Livestock the tat from sticking to the pan.
Breeders of Nebraska. ilor a starter If old hens are fed on n good pro-
they planned a county wide edvertis-'portion of this fat for three weeks be=
ing canpalgn. They placed sevenfore being killed, their carcasses' Wall
sign boards on the main thorough- be quite tender and juicy, provided
fares, where they could be seen and they are steamed before being b own -
read by the travelers through the ,ed in the oven.
county. Young chickens ahould be crammed
The boards are painted with a black by hand for about a weep before being
butchered. Allow them toeat all they
can, and then give thein a few pel-
lets so that their crops are well stuff-
ed.
tuffed. Ground oats made into pellets
from two to two and one;half inches
long, and dipped into warm ,milk or
fat, will easily slip down the throat,
To prevent their getting lodged at
the bottom of the neck, work the pel,
Mai down ,with the finger :and the
thumb, About once every three days
add a little fine grit to the food.
background, with ; the lettering in
that during the short' lifetime of our white. They measure 7 a 10 feet and
Club and Juhior Institute, we have ere easily read, -
had the pleasure of presenting 15 The breeders of the county are
wedding presents to our members;• unanimous in their expressions of
out of this number we have eight`on satisfaction for this method el ad -
our roll, vertising. By pooling their orders
The Delta d'uniore ate looking for, they have already sold , six carload
ward to being able to pretreat a better ,lots of purebred cattlearid swine to
report of our work for 1921.22, and other states, not altogether as a result
since "unity is strength," We surely of, the sign -board advertiging, but the
Juniors, all helpe..0 make our sale wilt gain our objective, ; boards have helped in many ways.
A, couple of days later the eievae
pups returned to Dupes, and the peo-
ple theta became apprehensive..
Goyne's tracks were followed for 18
miles, where they disappeared, the
general belief being that he encounter-
ed thin ice at that point and went with
dogs and sleigh, weighing 100 pounds,
through the ice.
Goyne had it number of doge at
Moose Lake, wbdsh Ile was preparing
tor' the next dog derby, to be held on
February 28, over a 200 -mile Course,
for a purse of $2,800. He was engaged
in hauling fish foe T. Dupes, and get-
ting his dcgs in racing trim. He Wen
the 1920 dog rano in eery style, intro-
ducing new methods of harnessing,
nod the Alaskan sleigh as against the
local carriage. He bad previously
done considerable racing in Ala;ka,
and was a crfppie on aciount of
teet having been frozen, nec(rtitut)ng
his riding all the wet behind lits dogs.
The individuality of the Hen.
Each hen has an individuality 811d
her own notions and customs. That
different breeds have different char-
acteristics, we all know, but many
do not study their hock or do not con-
sider it necessary to do so.
Some ono suggests that hens which
are talked: of and made much of will,
in turn, be :good layers. There is a
measure of truth in this; certainly
fowls treated with kindness will do
better work than those which are
never tamed aril are frightened at the
approach of; any one. But don't get
the idea that kindness will produce
eggs. A hen possessing no laying
strain worthy of mention will . never
repay one's affection by eggs if there
ore no eggs bred in her.
Secure the breed and, strain, add to
this a study of the flock, and to this
companionship and care, and the re.
sults will be satisfactory,
Soho of ALS .eanmyntpatliize with the
Man of limited maim who observed
that his two sons in College and 4•
third in preparatory school kept his
nose so near the ground that he could
see' the bottom of hie feet at every
step be took,
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