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TOE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD'
TM URS., FEB. 3:49M.:„
melt Information for the
mousy Fhrnser
(Ftlrnished by the Department of Agriculture)'
RAISE YOUR OWN LIVING
Whether willing or not the majority
of farmers are now obliged to supply
more of their own; seeds. Tho fol-
lowing list may provide suggestions
for further economy::
1. Milk a few good cows; feed re-
commended rations.
2 Fatten one pig for every two adult
members of 'the family; cure the meat.
properly.
3. Keep at least 100 good hens, eor-
redly housed and fed:
4. Raise a good garden; water from
windmill if possible.
5. Plant only cash crops, which show
.little or no surplis.
6. -Grow your own stock feed.
7. Butcher fat cows and steers;
trade meat with neighbors.
8. Raise your own living; keep your
roof tight.
9. Get down to earth and do the
best you can today.
10. Drive a horse until you cah af-
ford to buy gasoline.
IT PAYS TO DIP SHEEP
2n discussing the feet of parasites
on sheep and methods for their con-
trol, a Canadian authority gives four
good reasons as to why it pays to
dip sheep. These' are:
1. Sheep that are free from ticks
and lice`grow more and better wool.
2. A clean flock requires less feed
and is more easily kept in good con-
dition,
3. The lamb erop is stronger, ewes
milk better, and lambs grow more
rapidly.
4. Parasites are a source of serious
discomfort to sheep. The good shep-
herd should be mindful of the com-
fort of his flock.
He also points out that as a result
of dipping the saving in feed and in-
creased weight of lambs and wool
may easily amount to from 50e to
$1.50 per ewe. The cast of dipping
under ordinary conditions should not
exceed three cents per head.
WINTER BROODING OF
CHICKS
The poultrymen with proper equip-
ment can handle chicks in mid -winter
with as little mortality as with April
chicks. He may not get as high per-
centage hatch as later on, but even
the hatchability of eggs is being con-
trolled by the feed. January chicks
will cost more as eggs are higher
priced to start with. Then it will take
more fuel than with spring brooding.
But there is more time for looking af-
ter the chicks; there may be less dis-
ease and mortality; broilers will catch
a high market, and pullets should be
laying early in the fall or even in late
summer when egg prices are at their
peak. Of course, if many started
hatching all their chicks in January
the higher prices for broilers and eggs
would be wiped out, and chicks hatch-
ed at some other season would find
the best market. Brooder houses un-
suited for prolonged zero 'weather and
the higher price for chicks wi[I limit
the number going in for January
chicks. Nevertheless there should be
good returns for the few who do, and
they canprolong the use of their
equipment, as those who have anoth-
er batch in the spring so as to have
pullets coming into production at
different seasons. January chicks
Will go on to range early in the see -
son, or they may be raised indoors
until ready for the laying pen.
THE USE OF POTASH
It is the light, sandy and gravelly
soils and muck soils .that as a rule
are markedly deficient in potash, and.
on which profitable returns may be
expected front the application of this
element. The rate of application will,
of course, depend on a number of
factors, ' chief, among which are the
character and fertility of the soil,
and the nature of the crops to be
grown: For most grain crops an ap-
plication of muriate of potash of 50
to '75 pounds per acre will be found
sufficient, For clover and alfalfa
these amounts might be doubled with
profit, For potatoes, roots, corn and
leafy crops generally, 100 lbs. of mur-
iate of potash per acre may be con-
sidered an average dressing, ''but
frequently 200 pounds may be profit-
ably used. As a rifle it will be found
more adyantageous to use potash with
forms of nitrogen and phosphoric ac-
id than alone and it is always advis-
able to try out the fertilizer on a
small scale before making large pur-
chases.
FIELD ROOTS FOR HORSES'
Turnips and carrots are the most
commonly used of field roots as feed
for horses. There is no question as
to the value of field roots as feed for
horses, a value which is to little ap-
preciated.
Roots are rarely sliced or pulped
when fed to horses for the reason that
theoutstanding virtue in root feed-
ing is the beneficial effect on the
teeth and gums resulting from the ne-
cessary biting into the whole root.
The principle values of roots in the
ration for horses are:
1. Increase palatability.
2. Form a succulent addition high-
ly desirable, forming as it does a
food in the natural or unchanged
form.
3. Assists in or increases the di-
gestibility of coarse fodders.
4. Benefits the teeth and gums.
5. Are slightly laxative.
6. Cheapens the ration.
• 7. Form a splendid tonic or con-
ditioner.
COUGHS, DISTEFIPER,
BROKEN WIND
have met their master fu
ZEV-e.rmade by the mak-
ers of Buckley's Mixture.
Stockmen, poultry breed -
era, etc.,, who have used
ZEV say it is positively
.'sure ' fire"' relief for all respiratory
diseases in horses, cattle, :sheep, pigs,
poultry and dogs. It is amazing how
quickly it gets results' in the most stub-
born cases. In fact,we guarantee ZEV
to do in a' day or two what it took old-
fashioned remedies a month to do. Yet rz
size 550, Stock site ,$1.00. Get ZEV at
W. S. R.UOLMES
THE MEASUREMENT OF FUEL-
WOOD
FueIwood is sold by the cord or by
the wagon box load. A. standard cord
is a pile of wood 4 feet high, 4 feet
wide and 8 inches in length, giving a
total volume of 128 cubic feet. The
amount of solid wood in a cord varies
considerably. Crooked sticks, small
diameter of the sticks, loose piling
and prominent knots are common
characteristics that reduce the vol-
ume of solid wood in a cord.
It is customary in many localities
to sell wood by the short, face of
running cord. A short cord of wood
is a pile 4 feet high, 8 feet long and
12, 14 or 16 inches in width depend-
ing on the market requirements. A
standard cord of 4 foot wood is equal
to 4 cords of 12 inch wood or 3 cords
of 16 -inch wood, a standard cord will
seldom give 4 full cords of 12 inch
wood because the shorter sticks pile
Closer.
ALFALFA A VALUABLE CROP
Apple growers have found that in
order to get sufficient color and ma-
turity for the fruit, it is necessary to
keep the orchard in sod, breaking up
only at intervals of five or six years.
And for this purpose the best crop to
use is alfalfa,
Alfalfa, being perennial in nature,
remains in the ground year after year.
Its roots penetrate the soil much
deeper than those of the apple tree
and, therefore, do not consume much
of the ,moisture supply available to
the tree. Furthermore, the roots op-
en up the soil, making it porous,
thereby allowing the air to penetrate
the soil, which in turn stimulates bac-
terial action.
This plant is capable of taking ni-
trogen from the air and storing it in
the roots as nitrate fertilizers early
in the spring, to promote rapid
growth, and to stimulate blossoming.
A crop of alfalfa is an extremely
cheap source of nitrate supply. Alf-
alfa, being the heaviest yielder of all
legume and grass crops, may be cut
twice a year. The cuttings, which
are allowed to remain under the trees,
make an excellent mulch, which con-
serves moisture and keeps weeds
down.
WINTER HAZARDS
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YOUR WORLD AND MINE
(Copyright$
by -JOHN C. KIRKWOOD „
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It was required of me recently that few years ago he was made vice -pre -
I should write about a number of men sident and general manager of the
who were once my associates in a mammoth publishing business, which
large publishing company:' I should owns publications in both the United
like to say something of these men States and Great Britain, in addition
to the readers of The News -Record, to over a score, of Canadian publica-
in the hope that what I may write tions.
will be inspiring to some of my young-
er readers.
The first man 'I speak of was a Then there was another man who
compositor, or rather, had been 'a
compositor. He had just left the com-
posing room of the company employ-
ing him to take a sort of office posi-
tion. He was diffident. His ' work
was exacting. He had to deal with
man',"•"persons, and these persons had
to be almost instantly decisive —
something that most persons do not
like being. This man of whom I write.
had to send a great:. deal of "copy" to
the composing rooms every day,
which meant that he had to put a
great deal of pressure on writers and
on advertisers in order to get from
them the copy so urgently wanted ev-
ery day by the composing room. For
a new man, and a semi -junior, to put
pressure on his seniors was not an
agreeable task, -and often these up-
per men were decidedly unpleasant,
often rude.
Yet this junior man was faithful to
his task, and by finesse and persis-
tency he got what he wanted. In this
job of his he learned tactfulness, fear-
lessness, and evenness of temper.
It was not long before this man,
having made good in his lowly job,
was made a salesman of space in a
group of trade newspapers—the pa-
pers published by his employers.
From the beginning he was a distin-
guished success. His industry, his
patience, his earnestness his bull -
doggedness, his belief in the value of
what he was selling—all contribute
something to his powers as a sales-
man. As time went on, he was made
the manager of a group of his com-
pany's papers. Then, as his com-
pany's enterprise expanded, this very
competent and trustworthy man -was
given larger responsibilities. He was
entrusted with buying a large amount
of expensive printing machinery, of
paper -and other supplies, and so on.
When some new publications were ad-
ded, he was made their business man-
ager. He engaged editors and other
classes of important men. With new
responsibilities, this man grew. A
The loosening of bricks and stones
in copings, parapets and other parts
of buildings by the action of freezing
and thawing is one of the less con-
spicuous winter hazards. Parts of
masonry, as a result of the action of
frost, may become dislodged and in
falling cause serious injury. Periodic
inspection of walls, particularly cop-
ings and parapets, should be made
whenever possible, especially after a
thaw.
Fire -fighting equipment, such as
soda -acid a n d foam extinguishers,
sprinklers and all equipment likely to
freeze, should be protected from low
temperatures.
Care should be taken not to over-
load chains, slings or rods. It is a
fact that frost makes metal brittle.
Under such conditions it is not advis-
able to impose a load abruptly on
hoisting equipment. Overloading is
always dangerous, but it becomes in-
creasingly so in cold weather.
When paths and walks become slip-
pery, sand or a similar abrasive
should be liberally applied. Another
method is to mix calcium „ chloride
(common salt) with cinders or sand.
When spread over any, icy places, this
causes melting of the ice and forms a
non -slip . surface on which to wank.
Mixtures are prepared as follows:
1—Prepare a solution of calcium
chloride by mixing 100 pounds of
flaked calcium ehloride in. 13 gallons
of water. After this is thoroughly.
mixed, pour it over piles of cinders or
sand, being careful not to waste it by,
pouring more than the Binders or
Clean Seed Essential
For Abundant Crops
joined the company of which I write.
This new, roan came fresh from the
University, along with several other
newly -graduated university niers. This
man had distinguished sale's ability,
and won almost instant'reeognition as
a super -salesman, But it was early
discovered that he had managerial and
financial ability and competency, and
steadily he was promoted to high exe-
cutive positions. Today he is presi-
dent of the. company to which he went
35 years age. He grew, as did the
other man, because of the heavier
loads put on his shoulders, for always
it is pressure—the accepted heavier
load—which snakes a good lean grow.
What was a small company 35 years
ago is today a company with millions
of money invested in it, and it is of
this huge company that the man I
write of has become president.
Among other associations of mine
in this company, many have won dis-
tinction; if not, in every instance, for-
tune. One became the business man-
ager of a metropolitan newspaper;
another is today managing director of
a very important Canadian daily
newspaper. Another became editor
of the Saturday: Evening Post. An-
other is Arthur Beverley Baxter, fa-
mous London journalist and member
of parliament. Another is president
of the Macmillan Company of Can-
ada, book publishers. Another is
editor of Industrial Canada, and an-
other the business manager of this
newspaper. Another is publisher of
his own newspaper—the chief news-
paper in its field in Canada. Another
became manager of an important
mortgage corporation; and another is
partner in a bond house. Another
became managing director of a Bri-
tish publishing company. And so I
could go on, telling of others who,
once my associates, became more or
Iess eminent and successful, each in
his own field•of labour.
In the case of most of these per-
sons, their high position was, and in
the case of several is, held because
of their selection by those employing
them; that is to say, they had so im-
pressed others in high places that
Weeds constitute the greatest haz-
ard in successful farming, and one
of the principal reasons why weeds
have attained the position of a posi-
tive menace is that countless num-
bers of weed seeds are put into the
soil year by year through lack of
care in ordinary farm operations. The
use of badly -cleaned seed grain is
responsible in the main for this state
of affairs which causes an annual
loss of millions of dollars to the
farmers of Canada, Clean seed is
the first line of attack in the eradi-
cation of weeds, and, as mostly home-
grown seed will be sown in the
Spring, farmers hold the upper hand,
so long as they make sure in the
meantime that their seed has been
thoroughly cleaned.
Improper cleaning of seed is in
most cases due to lack of the neces-
sary riddles and screens, or to the
mill not being properly regulated.
Any good fanning mill in which thor-
ough control over the air blast is ob-
tained, and in which a series of rid-
dles and screens may be adjusted at
will, can be fitted and operated to
do fairly good work. For those far-
mers who cannot take advantage oe
nearby power cleaning plants or for
those who are not sure that they get
the best results out of their old fan-
ning mills, some practical informa-
tion on the cleaning of seed may be
found in the bulletin, No. 137 "Weeds
and Weed Seeds", prepared by the
Seed Branch of the Dominion De-
partment of Agriculture. The hand,
fanning mill will do the job satis-
fectorily i equieeped with suitable
screens for the kind of grain to be
cleaned, but the main point is that
the seed must be clean. In some
cases it would pay better to make a
fresh start with clean seed grain,
such as the registered and certified
grades.
Neither should dirty clover and
grass seeds be sawn. No. 1 grade of
this class of seed is reasonably weed
free and its use would pay in the
long run, even if the first cost a little
more. Further information regarding
weeds and the cleaning of seed will
be found in the bulletin mentioned.
It may be obtained free on application
to the Publicity and Extension Branch
Dominion Department of Agriculture,
Ottawa.
sand Will take up.
2—Prepare a solution of brine by
dissolving 50 pounds of salt in 18
gallons of water. This will snake about
20 gallons of solution. After this
solution is uniformly mixed, pour as
much of it over the cinders .or and
as can be absorbed and mix thor
mighty, avoiding an excess. Mix an
additional 15 pounds of salt with the
cinders or sand for each 10 gallons
of brine used.
they were chosen to fill the positions
held by them.
Until I became reminiscent I was
hot perceptive of how so many of my
old associates had got on in the
world. With scarcely an exception all
these co-workers of mine have, gone
far and high. Where there weee fail-
ures, these failures were not a, con-
sequence of inferior- ability, but rath-
er of a deficient character. One man.
started a new publishing company, on
borrowed money, but he neglected his.
business, became more or less 'disso-
lute, and in the end lost everything.
Another became a drunkard; another
let prosperity corrupt him; another
broke a number of the command-
ments and in the end losthis. job.,
But the great majdrity of the men
of whom I have written and others in
my mind became and remained and
remain successes because, from the
beginning, they put all that was in
them, in the way of fidelity and ab-
ility, into their work. They . were
less concerned about the amount of
the wage which they received than a-
bout doing a good job;' and as time
went on, this quality of theirs — the
quality of fidelity joined to industry
—had recognition, and they were gi-
ven important work to do, and ad-
vancement.
What has impressed me—and what
I want to pass on to my young read-
ers—is this: Those who put their work
before their pay, and who go on and
on doing good work, get recognition
and promotion, and eventually their
pay becomes adequate.
And here is something else: if you
are in the employ of a company which
is visibly growing, or with a company
able to give you bigger positions than
the one you now hold, don't be in
haste to leave this company. You
may not be able to see far ahead; and
you may become impatient. Also,
you may have a sore heart very often,
feeling that your promotion is very,
very slow; yet if you continue, and
are always doing your best, the day
is pretty sure to come when your
fidelity and industry will be satis-
factorily recognized.
If I may speak out of my own ex-
perience, I may say that several
times I have left the employ of large
companies, not so much because I felt
that I was not appreciated, but be-
cause I was tempted away by what
looked to be a better pay, if not a
better opportunity, looking back, I can
see clearly that I would have been
worldly wise to have stuck where I
was. Had I done so, I would be in
much better circumstances than I am
today.
It is better to take root and grow
up in a sound company, able to give
you aavancemeut, than to be loose- is of finer' quality get ,see stity of ens. .
footed. ployment, which in tutu,:, becomes .
What counts is the end of a man's money in the bank; for use
life: Those who stick and whose work old age:
eSNAPS14OT CU1L
Picturing Children Indoors
Floodlight from almost directly overhead makes the child's figure stand!
out against a background of rich shadow. The picture was snapped when
the subject had forgotten there was a camera near.
PARENTS usually think of out-
doors and sunny summer days as
the proper place and time for pictur-
ing children, and once this was true.
Before the advent of fast films and
electric light bulbs especially de-
signed for amateur photography,
daytime was the only time snap -
shooters could work. Today that is
no longer the case.
Nowadays, pleasing child pictures
may be taken inside the home either
by day or night, and more amateurs
are taking thein. This is partly be-
cause the home provides an ideal set-
ting for pictures one wants to keep,
and partly because the photographer
can control his light to make pic-
tures more interesting.
The modern large-sized amateur
flood bulbs are so powerful that the
camera worker can put two of them
in reflectors three to four feet from
his subject, and take snapshots, as
he would outdoors, with an ordinary
box camera. The camera is, of
course, loaded with supersensitive
film and its Iens set at the largest
opening. Other cameras can be used
at 1/25 second shutter speed and
1.8 or 1.11 lens opening.
Ability to take snapshots like this
is a great help in obtaining natural,
unposed child pictures, It is no long-
er necessary to take "time" ex,
posures or to tell the child to "hold
very still;' Now his toys can be
placed in the circle of light cast by
the flood bulbs, and as soon as he,
is absorbed in them, and uncon-
scious of the camera—snap goes the
shutter and the picture is made!.
There is a variety of lighting ar-
rangements one can use on child pie..
tures. For a cheerful, joyous effect, ,
everything in the picture should be,
light in tone, and there should be •
even illumination, with no deep,
shadows. However, when a dramatio
effect is desired, illumination can be
restricted to the chills face and
hair, with everything else in deep
shadow. This tends to give the MI.
pression of a very small child in a..
very large room; sometimes an et- •
feet 01 loneliness which is more ap-
pealing than if the picture were
bright and carefree.
Beautiful "high -key" effects can.,
be obtained with the child on a win-
dow -seat where daylight diffuses
through the curtains, and bright
floodlight inside so that there are -
no dark areas or masses of shadow.
The child's clothing should be light
in color. Good balancing of light
will give a picture that is almost all
white and lighter tones of gray, with
just enough •shadow here and there
for accents. "Backlighting," as from
the window, can also be obtained
with artificial Iight, a bulb being
placed behind the child so that the
hair becomes a bright, silky halo.
Start today to keep a picture
diary of your children.
174 John van Guilder.
The Open Road
SUPPOSE you came suddenly upon two roads. One straight, wet/ -
trodden ... the other thin and twisting off into undergrowth, If
you didn't want to arrive at any place in particular, you might
choose the latter. But not otherwise.
Before you, as buyer, run two roads. One is the road of knowe
ledge, of an advertised product. Thousands use it. There's no
mystery about it, no doubting,, nothing hidden. It leads the way
defiuitely to a fountain pen, a floor wax, a tooth -paste that will
give you satisfaction. When you use an advertisement, you use
an open road.
When you don't use advertisements, you go the doubtful road.
You have only hazy knowledge of the product ahead. No trade-
mark or name to depend upon guides you. The result may or may
not be worth the effort. You don't know.
Read the advertisements. Anything widely advertised—breaks
fast food, hammer, hair tonic—has proved itself good by advertising;
Advertisements put you on the
open road to satisfaction
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