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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1939-11-09, Page 7THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1939 WeemisslawatfgarmsackwammomosammemanoplasnMA Duplicate Monthly .3., tatem e n tS We can save you money on Bill and Charge Forms, standard sizes to At Ledgers. white or colors, It will pay you to see our samples. Also. best 'quality Metal Hinged Sec- tional Post Binders and Index The Seaforth Nuys PHONE 84 7,7 THE WORLD'S GOOD NEWS will come to your home every day through THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR An lesterxational Daily Newspaper R records for you the world's clean, constructive doings. The Monitor does not exploit crime or sensation; neither does it ignore them, but deals correctively with them. 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All three were .glad to talk about a business that they were finding so interesting and so comfortably profitable. As it happened, all three were particularly interested in Yorkshire swine, so this may be something ,of a pig story. Let me introduce the three, — \V. L. Whyte, -Morley Lannin and Fergus Lannin. My first call was on W. L. Whyte, known to all his neighbors and friends as "Nick." This young man has been a farmer for only a few• years but lois neighbors now agree that, in spite of his city birth and up- bringing, he is a real farm manager. How he carte to be a farther is inter- esting, too. His grandfather had left the farm to establish the Whyte Packing Company, It was taken for granted that Nick would enter the fa- mily business .and he was trained with that end in view. He was given practical experience it every depart- ment of the packing business. 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A little over three years ago he entered into another type of big business, --for the old McMillan homestead, where his wife's people had lived for almost a century, is a sizeable proposition: - 350 acres, with 40 acre, in woodland, and an addition&! 150 acres rented for pasture. I will have introduced this farm to many Fancily Herald readers when 1 mention that it was the home of the late Thomas Me- \•Iillau, for many years one of agri- culture's ablest representatives in the Dominion Parliament, In these first years oto the land, W. L. Whyte has -established his reputa- tion 05 a good ,farmer. He has done more. He has taken his .place in every phase of rural life and has given lead- ership in several rural organizations. He told me that his college course had been of greet value to hint in the past three strenuous years. His train- ing in business he has found equally valuable,—he understands marketing, something that is increasingly import- ant as the farmunitbecomes larger. When 1 drove in, :Nick was busy ear -tagging a shipment - of western steers that had arrived the previous evening. Each year he purchases 1010 head and markets cheat the next sum- mer in three lots. This insures against haring to market all on a down mar- ket and keeps just enough steer- at home to utilize the pasture, 1t is in hogs, however, that - the farm is retaking a reputation under present management. :\ fine founda- tion of Yorkshire sows was purchased front the 0. A. C. and other leading breeders and a boar was selected that had stood 'well up at the Royal There are now 20 sows on the place and 400 hogs are marketed yearly. This means a load of hogs to market each week. Here again, Mr. Whyte is playing safe with 'the market, keeping a regular income and distributing his labor. One thousand Leghorn pullets also bring in a regular income. A few cows are milked but this is a minor activity. I did see a fine pen of baby beef, the product of crossing an Angus bull with Inc Holstein milkers. In the main ,piggery we looked over tw-o lots of hogs. One lot, just ready to go, had been fed since weaning a ration composed exclusively of Monte grown grains and skim utile. They were in perfect ft. Tht second tat. the other half of two litters, had been fed through on a commercial ration —starter, growing and finisher—and were 25 lbs, lighter at the sante age and did not look as 'silky" as the home -grain lot. They may have been a bit longer, however, and Mr, Whyte had an idea that they might show up better when rail graded. Said he: "This little experiment of ours just bears out any data you will find in the province, — that home grown grains and milk are the best combin- ation for pig feeding, providing the grain is good." Readers may be interested in the rations that are fed. From weaning to 75 lbs. the ration consisted of 50 lbs. oat chop with the hulls sifted out, '50 lbs. shorts, 1 Ib. iodided salt and 1 Ib. bond' ureal. Growing ration: 850 lbs. barley, 5111 lbs. oats, 240 lbs. 'wheat, .i0 lbs. salt and 20 lbs. bone ureal. He finished on 11(200 lbs. 'barley, 000 lbs, wheat, 200 lbs. oats, 20 lbs. salt. and 10 lbs, bone meat The crops grown are designed to fit in with the feeding program—,70 acres of barley, 35' of oats, 35' of wheat, 20 of corn for the silo and 3 of roots. Tliere were -44 acres in hay, .N'olear!b barley has yielded three bu- shels more grain per acre than No. 21 and will be grown exclusively from now on. "You still will need a lot of feed," I remarked after 0 few mental .calculation.. 'Yes. we 'buy a lot of feed," admitted Mr. Whyte. "I have just purchased a carload of 'wheat and another of oats. We huy tbis feed to make money 'front feeding it but it is also the incest way to :keep the farm op." Yee. we nee cmenterciai fertilizer on ail our grain. After a clover soil and manure we ,use an 0-11240 fertil- izer: we don't buy nitrogen micas we have to. Sometimes we use super- phosphate alone under these condi- tions. Otherwise we prefer 2-12-20, The usual application is 290 to 250 lbs. per acre." There didn't seem to be any dan- ger of the old homestead suffering under shah .feeding as this. In seed= • ing, the drill cover; 25 acres daily. the man and teazel- being changed every four hours The fields are 120 rads long and I saw one field of 66 acres of fine level loam. One can snake time in fields such as that. There are eight horses on the farm and a 26.40 tractor that does a lot of field work and all the threshing, grinding and site filling.. Three men are 'kept the year round and five in summer. The knowledge gained' during_ the year that W. L. Whyte spent on a poultry farm is being turned to good account. He looks after the poultry himself, especially during the exact- ing brooding period. His annual order is for 2,500 white leghorn baby chicks. He prefers ,straight chicks as he is confident that, one year with another, there is moue} to he tirade from -broilers, These are housed 'til six colony houses. They are grown on clean range and, in the fall are bowed in pen: that have t1een built into the learn and over the drive 110115e. These 110:55- tv em t•Jn5trttEt- ed comfortably but cheaply. 1-onn„ Whyte is too goad a Misfiles matt to overload with overhead. Tile eggs are marketed thrunlgh O'i'ep Ca -operative A.S,.niatiolt, Torten°, an organization. of poultry farmers that specializes in high class table eggs. Incidentally, Mr. Whyte is vice-president of this association, and has brought to its counsels the benefit of hie training in the packing' 'business. And what is the reaction of this city trained reran, with bright pros- pects before hint in urban business, to the farm. after three years' experi- ence of country life. "1 - have found the responsibility a heavy one," he confessed, "but'I like the w -ark, I like the life and I believe that the financ- ial teppurtunities. security - considered, are as good as in other lines." Mrs. Whyte is Inc with her husband in her lore of the country, even though for her it has never liehl the appeal of novelty. They also agree that the farm is a tine pi:u•e for their little John and Mary. f was advised to e • 'Morley and Fergus Lannin. 1 ht i two brothers operate separate Farm, a anile or two apart, het really it is a -ort ai family partnership aider the - name of George Lannin & 11 us. i found Mor- ley Lannin riding a three -plow trac- tor on the front field of his 75 -acre fame, Right here was :n instance of the value of co-operation between farmers, By working 1'.gt'ther, he and his 'brother -were able to operate with efficient equipment that other- wise they could not so we'll afford. The value of that equipment he had demonstrated in that ..ante field. As soon as the wheat was off he had plowed the stubble, worked and seed- ed with one bushel each of oats and 0111001 to the acre. That was on Aug- ust uxust lilt Ily September tib the grain was a font high and the live stock wee turned in. The 10 acres pastured 1'5 cattle and two horses for four weeks. '\V -hat is more, the milk cows were moved front good alfalfa to this field and kept rightup in their milk," I tt tg , commented Mr, Lannon, YOU cif* not spend long with either Morley or Fergus till you are ou the subject of hogs. Between them they maintain a dozen sows and tura off 200) hogs yearly. They breed York- shires and a part of the revenue is from breeding stock. Thee. also had ane of the Landrace sows distributed from Ottawa, 1 was very interested to get their reaction to this breed. which has given Denmark tiret place on the the British bacon market. Morley told are that the sow prove,) a go,nt mother. Her tint litter was eight an ,1 she reared all of theta. She raised ail of iter second litter of hill. The liee, diel a not maftire as rapidly S' Vork'ltires. taking 200 days to market weight. The cart r ars. bed 'tore limn in reletin11 to shriuldcr titan the Yorkshires and More side 'Taking all things into consideration, the Lair pins are satisfied to stay with York- shires. They have done well with theta too. In the bacon litter competi- tion they are credited with the high- est score yet credited to an Ontario entry, their sow rearing 115 pigs. \Viten we reached the pig pen in the 'barn, I noticed that ail pens were in twn compartments, and that the sow was shut away from the litter in the smaller compartment. lir, lannitr explained: 'When the pigs are four weeks old there is a darieer stege. especially in the fall ,tf the year. If the saw is a good milker, her litter will octet eat and sleep and not eet enoiilt exercise if inside. \\•e elaie 000 the „+w and 1,4 her in ,'5ery the; e bouts. 111 tie0 111innr05 011e oi.;s aril nese fed tt i ills see gee, oni ag!tin. yae wit' notice that there i n little dry Mg starter in the trough and While the Son is a vay tee niee learn to cat, \ little second egg, alfalfa hay will later be :ed before meals." Cleanliness is e ensidered the secret of parasitic control. The pens are cleaned each tfMorning and fresh lit- ter part in. Frequently the pens are washed with lye. Dual purpose Shorthorns, 'some re- gistered and some grades, average PAGE SEVEN The Secrets J je Good Looks by 7)C41169.4da. MAKE-UP SECRETS Because many of us are a little un, certain about making -up, -i am going to reveal some of its secrets. All make-up must - tone with skin, hair and eyes, Study the cosmetes make-up rharts and experiment with different color schemes to find the best effect. The basis of a good snake -up to a perfectly clean face; then use a pow- der beet-. Stare powdering at the base of the throat and apply 10 a succession of Iirnt-pressure move.• meats upward. Don't flap the powder puff. Apply lipstick with open mouth, carrying the color well inside. Start with the upper lip, working out from centre to corners. Then transfer color to lower lip by pressing lips 0o• gether, In rouging, start at the high points of the cheekbones and shade the rouge. Common errors are: ton much rouge; sharp edges; rouge too tow on cheeks and rouge sou high on. temples. A young girl's make-up should be natural, unaffected. In the twenties and thirties it may be smartly aoh- istieated, As one grows older, bo subtle rather than obvious. A. word about eye make-up. Mas- cara on the upper lashes darkens and lengthens totem. Eyeshadow on the upper lids gives brilliance to eyee. Apply sparingly to lower edges of up- per lids and shade out and up, If you don't like eyeshadow, a little olive oil on tate upper lid is becoming. Write for confidential personal ad- vice, enclosing four one -cent stamps for fascinating new booklet on Beau• ty Care, Address: Barbara Lynu, box 75. Station B.. Montreal. Que. close to '04,000 lbs. of milk a year and furnish the feeding steer that ars turned off each year. The most mon- ey is its the milk. however, and a change to a specialized dairy breed is in prospect. About a dozen cows are milked. A fine flock of 1025 white lex horn pullets are also a worthwhile source of income. This 7S acres is worked with two - horses and the family tractor. 'as more grain is purchased for the hors than is grown on the place there is a lot of manure and last year hall the farm was covered, Fergus Lannin, on the old home- stead, has 1'50 acres. He, too, is a'1 enthnsiastic Yorkshire man, He toll me that he and his brother were breeding for an average of - 102 Pigs per litter or hetter and the sows they, now have are doing it The :arae careful methods are followed here and Fergus was properly orol,d .ah haying lost only. five ^ living on" of 112 litters. It was here thatf saw the Lattdt'ace sew—O ht n •ty hr::r,f compared with the York -terve res In ad- joining pens. The silo here 0 in the eentge oaf the stable and the etalls a o„r.d ,1 outside, making the feedingIlam' an easy matter. When tilling. a ehete runs from the high point , - the ergo of the barn to the top of the silo, *" - cutting box standing outside -\; tee mows around the site :re blies cost hay or draw, there 0- never ing. The silage that is kept stiltinrer feeding is in a en,. ha.en 51 0 and there is much less eietleeen eet I were doing it again .r.atld the silo just where W5' have it." Fer- gus assured me. - Teak year the dual-purpe,st Short- horns average 560 each for create, which means that they are good pro- ducers. The market cattle at '15 months to two year, brought $50 each. Both brothers are comparing returns with the production of one Holstein cow in the herd of Morley Lannin, however, and the comparison is all to the advantage of the Hol- stein, it seems. Here. too, the farm is well main- tained. Forty acres are man -tired an - nuttily and in 1038 seven tons of com- mercial fertiliver were purchased. Crops unstated t. 70, Lail: of flay, 3,0;11 bu'-, of gvain, 11:,., acres 1)01110 l ds and the n Iron cite mires tris^d the 14' ha i tet s Fergipi Lamtir still in his lwrn- t.es hat for five year, Bettie ;lig fa - titer lied last fait he had the ..tP1'al management o, the home farm. lits attitude tarer,i the iarnt, therefore, leas been moulded by years of experi- ence, although still so youthful. His last words to me were: ''1 don't know of anything as good as the farm, ei- ther in financial security or -in - point of interest"