Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1915-01-07, Page 4THE CLINTON NEW ERA Thiirsday, January eth, 1915. 'k .1firt. ++.+4,4.+++++++++4444444++++++++++44+++++++++9999.....++++++,..t.+++++++++++++ 44+ .094,99999,9,99999994999.944.44++++++++++++++,+++ +++44++ +++++++++++++4+++++++++++.0••••••••••••••••••••••44 HALF PAGE FOR, THE FARMERS 1. o•••or.o•eo.oloo 000 o o *-44e•s•se,•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••+++4•44+44+4.4 1".•■••••••• , • me. -•••••••••••••=m" • ak Women! Some women, are weak because ef 111 that 'are comrnon In Girlhood—likreananhood and Motherhood The prescription whith Dr. R. V. Pierce used most successfelty diseases of women -which has stood the test of nearly half atentury-is Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Take this m hquid or tablet form as a tonic. Mrs. Kate D. Richardson. of Bewley, Essex Co., Va., says. "1 esteem R a pleasure. to testify to the wonderful curative qualities of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. For some years 1 suffered greatly with weakness. I was treated by several physicians but gradually grew worp. One of my friends told me of the good results of your "Favorite Preuription.", I went to the drug store and got a bottle, and after taking it, with the "Pleasant Pellets," I commenced to get better. 1 never know what happiness was, for 1 was always sick and complaining air made others as well as myself unhappy. So you see what a debt I owe your Dr.Pierce'sPleasant Pellets regulate. stomach, liver, bowels 04.444444+04404,4444 F. Farm and Garden 44444444.4.0.144++.444.144.144 FALL PLOWING FOR CORN. A Good Method of Combating Destruc- tive Worms. [Prepared by 'United States department of agriculture.] Although fall plowing cannot be rec- ommended for all soils and localities, exert in the United States depart- ment of agriculture believe that corn growers in this country are not suffi- ciently aware of its advantages and that it could be profitably practiced more generally than is done at present Even when there is no cover nrop or sod to turn under and thus add to the amount of plant food available for next year's crop, the simple loosening of the soil admits a certain amount of atmos- pheric oxygen and Increases chemical action. Moreover, fall and winter plow- ing is one of the best methods of com- bating the various kinds of worms 'which frequently prove ao destructive. Many farmers believe that fall plow- ing lessens the amount of moisture In tbe soil. This belief probably arises from the fact that the surface of ground plowed in the fall is dryer at planting time in the spring, but this does not mean that there is actually less moisture hi the soil. On the con. trary, it means that the fall plowing 'las enabled tbe winter rain to perme- ate thelandeMore thoroughly instead of remaining upon the surrace. In such SO= EARLLANTED COEN. irmetionerearr earmer to adhere to tnese eases; in VA face of all conditions, but he wlll do well to remember teem in planning bis year's work. The 1914 Apple Crop. "Tills season bas shown more than ever the benefits derived from cultivat- ing, spraying and pruning. In prac- tically every case where proper care has been given the orchard the owner will have a fair crop of good apples that will sell readily," writes J. L. Pel- ham, secretary Kansas state board of horticulture. "The 1914 estimate is 23 per cent, as 'against 53 on Tune 1. In bushels thiel means that Kansas will produce this year about 1,532,260 bushels of apples. If 23 per cent represents 1,532,260 butts; els, then 53 per cent, the June prospect, represented 3,530,860 bushels, This loss of 1,998,600 bushels means a loss of about $1,000,000 to the growers of the state. This loss is due partly to the dry weather of July and August and to the ravages of insects and fungous diseases." ADVICE FOR WINTER STORAGE. How to Obtain the Best Results With Apples, Potatoes, Eto. Don't place apples, Potatoes and root crops in the same pit for winter stor- age. Better still, use the cave for storing fruits and vegetables, says D. E. Lewis, assistant in horticulture in the•Kansas State Agricultural college. A large per cent of the caves on farms are suitable for storing fruit if a ven- tilating system is installed. The.best ventilating system consists of three openings made of tile in the roof and covered with A shaped boards to keep the rain out. To perfect this manner of ventilation there should be openings in the floor, which connect with a tile running to the outer air . Maintaining a constant temperature of about 33 degrees F. will give the best results in such a cave. The cave should be located upon ground which is well drained, and a northeast front is preferred, although an ,east front Is better than a west or south front. Apples, root crops and potatoes should never be stored in the same pit. If the pit type of storage is used the location should be carefully selected where the pit will have good drainage. In preparing the pit it is best to dig from four to eighteen inches into the ground, as this will give a more even temperature than it the vegetables are placed on the top of the ground. The rick style of pit is best adapted for storing large quantities. A trench ' should be dug around the pit which will carry off surface water. Never put spoiled or wormy prod- ucts in the pit The fruit or vegeta- bles should be covered with enough straw or grass to form two inches of insulation after the soil is in place. If the pit is filled early in the year it is best to use slough grass or cane fodder to shed water. Part of this should be removed when the earth is put on. Enough dirt should be used to prevent freezing. A two inch pipe should run from the outside to the bottom of the pit to serve as a veh- "FEEDER" CATTLE. comparative tests as have been made it has usually been, found that fall plowed ground gives better yields than spring plowed when the following sum- mer 18 a dry one. The practice of fall plowing also en- ables the farmer to have his land in condition for planting somewhat earlier than he otherwise would, and it is the general experience of corn growers that the earlier the corn can be planted the better. Thisdoes not mean, of course, that corn should be planted in cold or wet ground, but that the farmer should: be ready to take advantage of good , weather without unnecessary delay. This is especially true in the northern back and a large heart girth. 4"They must have a Strong frame and states, where corn must be planted as plenty of room for the vital organs, for an animal with a weak constitution cannot hold 09 through the feeling season. "A. wide head and muzzle, which ing is regarded as advisable. An in- usually indicate good feeding qualitiee." stance is ou record where one field in , "Short legs, heavy bind quarters and arched ribs are essential in the feeding anlusaL "The skin should be reasonably thickj 'sett and covered by a heavy coat of , "The animal should have a straight back and low set appearance. due to the eeptes of bodyeme short legs." es *04.444,4.14,1094.4.41.94.4494.4494S9404. 4-144-1-ee-144-1-e•e4-4-4eleiHnegeleleesiel 1 A11 Around The Farm 4.00444.1.1.44/44444.144,444.04 WINTER FOOD FOR FOWLS. Animal Matter Should Be Supplied During Cold Season. A great many erroneous impressions fife held by some poultrymen in regard to the proper use of animal matter in the feed. Birds on free range in the summer time pick up large numbers of bugs, worms and various other in- sects. These contain elements that are absolutely necessary in the formation of bone, tissue, feathers and eggs. In the winter time or 'when the flock is kept closely yarded these elements must be provided artificially to get the best results. Under average conditions the best feeds to furnisb this necessary animal matter are green cut bone, meat scraps or meat meal and skimmilk. Some good suggestions in regard to the use of these feeds are given by G. A. Bell, an expert in the employ of the government, as follows: "Green cut bone is usually fed by it- self, while the scraps and meal may be . readily mixed with the mash. Cut bone consists of green or fresh bone sliced or shaved into thin pieces by a bone cutter. Bones from the butcher have more or less meat adhering, and the now to select steers that will ma1 good gains and return substantial profits should be ;well known by tiff man who plans to market his crops all feed this fall or winter. Joim L. Tormey of the University a Wisconsin agricultural experiment ins,' tion is urging cattle feeders to look foie the following characteristics in animas' which they intend to finish for the mar. ket: "Steers, if they are to make profit.) able gains in the feed lot, must hawi beef characteristics, a wide, strong soon SS the ground le sufficiently warm in order that it may have an opportun- ity to mature before the early fall frosts. In the south there is more room for choice, but there, too, early plant - Georgia that was planted in February yielded forty busbels per acre and an adjoining field planted two months later did not produce five bushels. Where the growing season is sufli- eimitly long it is good practice to plant at different dates, thus lessening the risk of laaving the entire crop killed by drought. Investigations covering a nUmber of years have been made at various state experiment stations, with the result that experts now recommend the following dates for planting: Middle Georgia March 11 to 20 Illinois May D. to 18 Middle Indiana May1 to 31 Kansas ' May 2 South Dakota Mai' 10 to 20 It would, of course, beabsurd for the 0-4, .4, C T R For Infants and Children Ntrti 'Use For Giver 30 Tears Always bearstise ele v Signature a FEEDING THE CHICEENS, more of such meat the better, for the combination of bone and meat is ex- cellent for producing eggs. "Where a good supply of fresh bone can be obtained regularly it is very useful, but it cannot be kept sweet for such long periods as the beef scraps and animal meat. Green cut bone should be fed carefully and in a sweet condition, otherwise bowel trouble may result. One pound a day is sufficient for twenty hens, but not more than half a pound should be fed to that number of birds when first beginning to use it. "Prom a half to three-fourths of a pound of animal meal or meat scraps may be fed to twelve or fifteen hens a day. Any form of meat is likely to loosen the bowels of the hen when first fed. The hens should be watched carefully and not fed too much. Aft- er the fowls have become accustomed to the animal meat or meat scraps they may be kept „constantly before them. "When properly fed milk makes an excellent feed for poultry. In feeding sour milk or buttermilk, however, the feeder must exercise care not to give too much, or bowel trouble will result, Skimmilk is an economical feed. In skimming the most valuable food con- stituents -the nitrogenous substances - are left In the skimmilk. Not only does this skimmilk contain much nu- tritive material, but it contains it in a form which. as a rule, Is easily di- gested. "Skimmilk may be advantageously substituted in part for meat feeds. It may also be used in mixing the soft feed or it may .be given to the fowls to drink in addition to water." Get Seed Before Hard Frost. "Be sure to gather your seed for next year's crop of kafir and cane before the first hard frost if you wish to obtain the best results from the seed," says Q. E. Thompson, field superintendent .of substations in the Kansas Agricul- tural college. The seed grown on your own or your neighbor's farm will prove the best, as it is adapted to your. soil , and climate, he says. The best way to harvest a seed crop, according to Mr. Thompson. is .to go into the field with a sack and a knife, selecting the heads from the stalk be- fore the sorghum is in the seock. By using this, method the garnaer has a chance to get his seed from the stalks having the most value as forage. The injurious effects of the drought and frost can often be avoided by selecting seed from the hends that mature first and thus obtaining a strain of early maturing kafir. or -cane. The heads used for seed should be of uniform type and of ,goocl size. Care should be taken to avoid hybrid bends which aro big and thrifty. but late in maturinrs. Compnradvely clense beads will give heavier yields when thrash- ed. The seed will prove 1110r0 Satisfue- tory if it is taken from plants that are grown under ,avernge eonclitions. Th?,nshing is hest done in the Spring l'he seed can he stored in sacks in a dry pace. A good plan is to tie the sticks to the rafters of the granary or flava with wires. OicK NAPTHA THE WOMAN'S SOAP, TABLE SIRUP FROM APPLES. An Invention of Interest to House- keepers and Owners of Orchards. Chemists in the United States de, partment of agriculture have succeed- ed In creating a totally new product for American tables -namely, apple cider sirup. This is a clear ruby or amber colored liquid of about the eon- slstency of cane sirup or maple sirup and, like them, may be used for grid- dle cakes, cereals and flavoring pur- poses. Its flavor, however, is quite, distinct, resembling more than any- thing else the taste of the substance which exudes from a baked apple. To the apple grower this Invention is of even more importance than to the housekeeper, for it supplies him with a new commercial outlet for his apple crop. In the past apples which, be- cause of their appearance or otherwise, could not fetch a profitable price on the market, were frequently allowed to go to waste. It was possible, of course, to turn them into cider, but the difficulty of keeping cider sweet and its bulk often' made it unprofitable to ship it any considerable distance. In consequence the market for elder in many cases is restriated to the area of production, and the demand is therefore frequently less than the sup- ply. The consumption of vinegar is not sufficiently great to provide an outlet for all the surplus cider that might be made. The new apple sirup, however, when properly sterilized and put in sealed bottles will keep indefinitely. In con- sequence the cider makers can use their excess apple juice for sirup and market the product gradually through- out the year instead of having their sales confined to a month or two in the . fall, as is the case with, older. To make the new apple sirup a filter press and open kettles or some other concentrating apparatus must be add- ed to the cider making mill. Alter the cider luta been treated with pure milk of lime until nearly all of the natural malie acids have been neutralized the liquid is heated to boiling and filtered through the filter press. The resultant liquid is then evaporated 118 ordinary cane or seminal: sirup is. Mum al- lowed to cool the lime and acids form small crystals of calcium malate. These are removed by filtering the sir- up ouce more through the filtering press. Tbe final result is a sirup with the same basic composition ns ordina- ry cane sirup, but with n quite distinct flavor and appearance. Incidentally it might be said that calchnn malate sells for $2 a pound. The new process is being tested on a commercial scale in Oregon and the result of the experiment will afford valuable Information as to the cost of manufacture. There is, however, no doubt that from a scientific standpoint the manufacture of the sirup is per- fectly feasible and that, from the corn sumer's point of view, it is a very agreeable addition to one's diet. NERVES WERE BAD Hands Would Tremble So She Could Not Hold Paper to Read. • When the nerves become shaky the whole system seems to become unstrung and a general feeling of collapse occurs, as the heart works in sympathy with the nerves. Mrs. Wm. Weaver, Shallow Lake, Ont., writes: "I doctored for a year, for my heart and nerves, with three different doctors, but they did not seem to know what was the matter with me. My nerves got so bad at last that 1 could not hold a paper in my bands to read, the way they trembled. I gave up doctoring thinking I could not get better. A lady living a few doors from me ad- vised me M try a box of Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills, so to .please her -1 did, and I am thankful to -day for doing so, for I am strong, and doing my oWn work without help." ' ' Milburn's Heart and Nem Pills are 50 cents per box, 3 boxes for 51,25; at all druggists or dealers,. pr mailed direct on receipt of price byThe T. Milburn' Co., Limited, 'Toronto, Ont. . . .1 !tilt I -1444÷4-14-1-144-1-4.k414 ... - . FARM IMPROVEMENTS. - ......_._ ' .-. •-• The late summer and autumn ...,. .. aftord the farmer the best oppor- '•-• tunity for making farm improve- :: teeth. Usually tbere is time •-• available during this season, and the condition of the soil is favor- 'able. Draining operations espe- daily are most successfully put through during these months. • In the spring the soil is too wet and sticky to be economically or comfortably beveled, but in the autumn eonditious are usually .f. favorable. The same is true re- : gartlIng the removal of old bedge - rows, with their stumps and . - stones' or the clearing ot, stones • e• •• from land, The energetic farin- .. er will not Tail to tind plenty of •° - opportuelLy for putting in 511 the tit be On Spare 11013 315 '• lar •• reguerops in these ways. 4. LATE FALL. P LOW! ni G. 11. , . 4: The late fall plowing of land intended to he seeded to Oats iset speing is in most instances e. Se an excellent practice. If the land •-• is naturally heavy the exposure - to winter, freezing and thawing will 'do much t'o ameliorate it, but the principal advantage to - be gained is in having the land ▪ ready for seeding just, as early •-• in the spring as frost and mois- ture conditions will permit,. Usually, oats sown early succeed , touch better than those sown later. There is almost always a brief period in earlspring when oats can be 'sown if the land is ready, but if the plowing has yet to be done the opportu- nity passes before both the plow- ing and the seeding are accom- A. plished. It frequently is several weeks before another opportuni- - ty for seeding occurs. Tbis is the chief argument for the fall t. plowing of oat land. e .1-144-1 ALFALFA • • - HOPPER 'A MENACE° whenever you are troubled with minor ailments of the digestive -organs, that these may soon, develop' into more serious siCkness. Your future safety, as. well as your present comfort May depend on the quickness with which you seek a corrective remedy. By common consent of the legion who have tried them; Beecham'aPills are the most reliable of all family medi- cines, This standard family remedy tones the stomach, stimulates the sluggish liver, regulates inactive bowels. Improved digestion, sounder sleep, better looks, brighter spirits and greater vitality come after the system has been cleared and the blood purified by Mho • • m Beecham s rs Worth a Guinea a Box Prepared only by Thomas Beecham, St. Helens, Lancashire. England. 61 Sold everywhere in Canada and U. S. America. In bore,. 25 cents. out buildings, etc., being especially, useful for pulling old nails and spikes Growers Advised to Control the Pest out of lumber. by Clearing Fields of Rubbish. Complaints have been received by the United States department of agri- Onions For Spring Use. A. very nice way to grow onions for early spring tse is to put the sets out . culture from the alfalfa growing sec- In the fall. Make a little. trench in tions of southern Virginia of serious the garden with the hoe about two injury to alfalfa by an insect depreda- inches deep, placing the sets two or tor which girdles the stems of the three inches apart on this and cover. plants. .These injuries have proved to As winter approaches put on a light be the work of the three cornered al- covering of strawy horse manure as a falfa hopper. This is a small, yellow- mulch. In the spring rake this off and ish green insect, which obtains its hoe. In a few weeks you will have food by sucking the sap of the inants very nice onions for the table. attacked and therefore cannot be poi- soned with arsenical sprays. It punc- tures the stems of the affected plant t in such a manner as to cause girdling, I thus depriving it of nourisliment and causing it to become yellow and die off above the girdled area. The adult insects pass the winter in a more or less dormant condition un- der bunches of wild grass, dead leaves, brush, Weeds, etc., in the latitude of southern Virginia, but may remain ac- tive most Of the winter in the extreme. southern portion of the affected terri- tory. The eggs are deposited In the. stems of the plants behind leaf sheaths and sometimes et the surface of the soil during the first warm days of spring in southern Virginia. but as ear- ly as February in Arizona and south- ern California. The life cycle from egg to adult oc- cupies, roughly speaking, from fifty to sixty days. Thus in the latitude of southern Virginia there are probably two annual broods, but in southern Arizona and California as many as four broods May occur. The territory mainly affected by the Insect may be roughly indicated as alt that portion of the country eolith of latitude 3e de- grees. although the, insect oeeura throughout almost the entire country excepting the' Reeky Mounteins and Cascade range plateaus. It feeds upon many plants, chiefly those of the beau family, but Is mainly injurious to al, fulfil, clover laud cowpeas. The chief means of controlling the three cornered alfalfa hopper is by de- stroying its hibernating places.'" Thus all bunches of rye and other wild grasses, weeds, brush, rubbish, etc., in or about affected fields, in fence cor- ners, along ditch banks, should be burned or otherwise destroyed during the fall or winter months after the insects have ceased reeding and have become dormant. Pasturing affected fields where practicable has been found beneficial. Harvesting affected alfalfa immediately after egg laying has oc- curred will also probably prove some- what effective. A Useful Crowbar. A very handy tool which may be made by any blacksmith or by the farmer himself if he has a forge is shown in the figure. It is made of a round piece of steel three-quarters of an inch in diameter and thirty inches in length. One end is flattered and bent downward, as; shown at A. The other end is also flattened and shaped -. AV very much like the claws on an ordi- nary hammer This end is to be used for nail pulling and similar work., sti will need to be tempered very care. fully. Draw the temper to a some- what greater extent than in an ordi- nary cold chisel, and it will be about tight. The shape of this end is shown in the figure at 13. The slot can be cut with a chisel while the steel Es hot, cutting from the inner side so as to form the groove for the nail hods. This tool will be fonnd to be just the thine for feneinetearing clown, EVERY WOW AN is interested and should know about the wonderful 0, arvellaitiaing Spay 0110 .. a ' 4 . .,...1f,,,, ,V.I.:. '4,1 14"r" Take a last look at thewrallPiligSOf it. If Ile oanaot ,° tho MARVEL, accept --v‘i totted beok--sealed, It giyes full particulars and directions invaluable DON'T GIVE CONSUMPTION A CHANCE To Get a Foothold on Your System. Check the First Slgn ot a Cold By Using DR. WOOD'S NORWAY PINE SYRUP. A cold, if neglected, will sooner or later develop into some sort of lung trouble, so we would advise you that on the first sign of a cold orecough you get rid of it immediately. Por this purpose we know of nothing better than Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. This preparation has been on the market fpr the past twenty-five years, and those who have used it have nothing but vtords of praise for its efficacy. Islrs, H. N. Gill, Truro, N.S., writes: "Last January, 1913, I developed an awful cold, and it hung on to me for so long I was afraid it would turn into consumption. I would go to bed nights, and could not get any sleep at all for the choking feeling in my throat and lungs, and sometimes I would cough till I would turn black in the face. A friend came to see Inc, and told me of your remedy, Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. I got a bottle of it, and after I had taken it I could see a great change for the better, so I got another, and when I had taken the two bottles my cough Was all gone, and I have never had an attack of it since, and that is now a year ago." Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup is put up in a yellow wrapper; three pine trees the trade mark; and price, 25c and 50c. It is manufactured only by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. Husking Corn. Where corn is raised fof grain after being sufficiently cured in' the field it should be put, under shelter or husked before cold weather comes on: Where well cured the stalks should be prop- erly cared for, as they make very good fodder for winter. The soft PQM will make very good feed for the pigs, and that of good quality should be kept by itself in suitable cribs for future liege AAA414.1.14AAAAAAnAaaAAJILIAAA A SPECIAL OFFER to New [Subscribers $ 1 • 00 will pay for The New Era UNTIL an. lit 1916 A SPLENDID CHANCE To get the Old Home Paper that gives all the news of Clinton and District that's worth printing. 'h New tra First in Everything. 9.1.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••......0, ,OARDEN HINTS. oal-sasa•ae.asatann.sala.o."-oas an. sata.a.alae.atao.sp Hardy perpetual roses from fonr'inch pots may be set out in a well prepared. well drained bed before freezing if they were kept growing freely in the pots during the past.summer. Mulch the beds over vehlter, and the plants should give full bloom next season. Pits for root crops and cabbage should be closed as soon as there ea - danger of hard freezing. 8ee to the ventilation or the vegetableswell net keep well. ' Celery grown fiy. the tint snetbod,and blanched by boards set along the rows imaY the tft betaken ss 1s0h the inrelogohlr)r0t001e tudli all, in moist sand. Do not let the sand come into contact with the hearts of the stalks. Disbud, repot and tilke indoors the large flowering chrysanthemums from which cuttings are to be made for next season. Allow several weeks' rest ,on the dry side before bringing' then) Lai, 11011 and moisture. House plants that , have lived out- doors through the sum Mgr and fell should gradually he brought into the heat and confinement of the house. • If the indoor atmosphere is too dry many of them will drop their leaves Ask your druggist for . , to ladles. WINDSORSUPPLY CO. 'Windsor, Ont., clone $0me of your work,CountrY the vines and shrUbq :mei at the mulch - other, but send stamp for Illus. ingS. high winds tnaVhave un- . ...,\.. supplyno „ Gentleman. 'll, I. n- 4 viallos 4 '11 E See and here our finest 1 New Stylish designs 'of 3 Doherty Pianos and 1 Organs, ./1- .speciall values in Art Cases 4 4 4. Pianos and organs rent N. choice new Edison, o phonographs, Music 8z , 41 variety goods. Mnsic E poriann 4. ',1,1 C. tioare