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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1924-10-02, Page 7Addresa'communications etaAgrano-mist, 7s Adelaide et. west, Toronto: DLD EARTII CELL All BEST FOR severe weather, and the danger of its A.PYLES. again freezing -will be over. It fre- One' of the pxobleno-1 of the house- quently happens that a few quite warm clays will occur during early holder each year is economically, and of pring and the high temperatures' not apples he can store economically, and solely thaw out unprotected plants, tint another question, "Wily did? not my induce growth as well. Such =season - there keep well last winter?" or Is "-elable weather may be followed by se - themany way by which I can keep vete cold which will damage or kill them better this year?" This does } the newly started growth and often not apply, of course, to those who are , kill the plant itself. Itis, -therefore, fortunate in having the old-fashioned evident that a mulch for winter pro - cellar without a furnace, which was I teatime is not so much a protection cool but frost -proof, and moist with -l against cold as it is against unseasan- out being. damp. It was and is in able heat 1iy preventing .premature such a cellar that •apples can be ''sept -thawing and too early growth. to the best advantage and where they Nature's protection, or mulch, is will rest retain their' flavor. The the ideal, `although unsightly. The stems nearer the conditions approach those of herbaceous plants, after dying, re- in this old earth cellar he tetter the main upright and catch wind blown results will be. First, the fruit should leaves and later snow. As the season be kept as cool as possible without advances these stems break down and freezing. If the temperature can be form a protection in the early spring kept between 85 and 40 deg. P., this for the crown of the plant. Shrubbery would be best. The hig�ler the temp- holds leaves that are blown into it, eratiire the teeter the life of the and anywhere necessary, leaves and fruit. ! litter collect to form an efficient Next in importance is retaining the. moisture in the fruit If the izrdd ma 0 , t s, owever, usua y very dry atmosphere they will wither, I as it has an untidy and unsightly ap- hence the desirability of keeping thorn but f this i dartificial in such a. way as to retain the moil- form of a mulch should' be' given the tune as much as possible, even though plants. Generally speaking the best the air of the storage room be dry, material for a mulch is coarse straw This can be obtained, t5 some extent,' or very strawy horse manure, Close by keeping the fruit in a closed pack -i lying or dense material, such as well age and, better still, in addition, by rotted manure is not satisfactory, as wrapping each individual specimen in ' heating may often start and kill the waxed or oiled paper, which will do: plants. The mulch should be applied much to preserve the moisture in the ;° a depth of two or three inches as • fruit, and to keep disease from soon as the ground is frozen, in the spreading from one specimen to an- fall, and removed when danger of other, It is also desirable, if one has severe cold is past the following nothing else in storage that will be spring, adversely affected, to keep an open , Practically all of our common "per vessel with water h1 it in the room. ennial flowers are benefited by a A careful choice of varieties should mulch. two to four inches in. depth of be made el one is going to lay in sev- straw, leaf mould or strawy horse peal barrels, er more than the family can use in month or so, as notwith- standing favorable conditions for storage, the length of the season that any variety will remain in prime con- dition is limited.—W. T. Macoun, Do- minion Horticulturist. ° able to clear up fall litter of this sort, vidual specimens are exposed to a htl i pearaelce, u• 1 1 9 s- ane, , protection, of e. similar nature, in the MULCHING OF SMALL FRUITS AND PERENNIAL FLOWERS. Although the mulching of small fruits and perennial flowers is useful in the attaining of several objectives, its chief use is for winter and spring protection. Ordinarily, our common hardy species do not suffer much harm from freezing, but are usually killed by alternate freezing and thawing. By the use of a good safe mulch, properly applied, the plant, after freezing wi11, as a rule, stay frozen during the winter and early spring thaws, and when it finally thaws out, manure. Many follow the practice of dig- ging this material into the soil and thus enrich the soil and get rid of the litter at the same time. Straw- berries are best mulched with coarse straw spread evenly over the rows to a•depth of two or three inches. The canes of blackberries, tender varieties of raspberries and grapes should be laid down and covered with four to six inches of soil Currants, goose- berries and hardy .raspberries are benefited by mulching around the roots with ordinary barnyard manure, which can be worked into the ground by cultivation during the 'ate spring. As a rule, many plants will survive and even appear to thrive without mulching, but experience has shown that mulching, if properly done, will. benefit practically any variety or spe- cies of small fruits and perennial flowers. PUTTING UP PICKLES AND RELISHES BY FLORENCE TAFT EATON. There is nothing that gilds the but firm part of the melon—near the home table more than the liberal ap-) rind—into marbles with the potato pearance upon it of the various deli- scoop. Soap over night in weak alum cions homemade relishes and appet-' water—half an ounce to two quarts leers. water. In the morning take out into A fine piccalilli or zestful chow-, cold water, rinse thoroughly and put chow converts a plain hash into a; into a boiling syrup made of three- tempting dish; a tart, spiced -fruit quarters the weight of fruit in sugar catchup or relish increases the flavor: and enough water to just cover the and appeal of a platter of cold meat; fruit; add half each of a thinly sliced a fine' mustard pickle or tangy chili; lemon and orange to each pound of sauce seems the ahnost necessary, fruit, and one ounce of ginger root in complement of the Saturday -night small pieces to •'each ' three pounds. baked beans or the Sunday -mornings Cook until clear, skim out the fruit, fish balls. • boil the syrup until thick and rich, There are so many good things in reheat the fruit and can all boiling this line that can be made at this hot. Cubes of the melon may be used season of the year that it is very hard instead of cutting into marbles. to pick and choose. "Housewives are, Circlets.—Select Cucumbers at least however, usually interested in trying one and a half inches in diameter,. something a bit different, as some- pare, cut in halves and remove the times the family tires a bit of the seed portion with the apple corer. same old stand-bys, however tempt- Then slice into half-inch thick slices. Ing. , Simmer fora couple of hours in vine - Peaches serve as a foundation for gar and water—half and half—to numberless delectable concoctions. : cover, salting to taste; drain. Make Pickled Peaches—Make a syrup of a syrup of one pound of brown sugar four pounds of brown sugar and one and three cupfuls of vinegar and boil quart of vinegar, and bail ten minutes five minutes' with a sinall bag of mix - with a loose bag of mixed spices— ed spices; skim and pour over the cu stick cinnamon, cassia buds, allspice cumber rings..' and one teaspoonful of cloves;. half a cupful in all. Skiin and add eight pounds of whole peaches which have been scald- ed and skinned.,, If largo ,and firm they may be halved if preferred. Cook about ten minutes or until soft but not mushy; remove carefully , into -a crock, boil the syrup a few minutes longer and pour over the fruit. Next day drain off syrup and boil until thick and rich, then pour over the peaches. Do this three days' in . Stand overnight; repeat two' days more. On the third day pack in jars, cover with the boiling syrup -and seal. Grape Conserve -Pulp four pounds of wild or Concord grapes, cook and strain the pulps, add to the skins and boil ,eighteen minutes, stirring care- fully. Then add two and a quarter pounds of sugar, half an Orange , aned half a 'lemon put through the, meat chopper, three-quarters of n pound of small seedless raisins washed and dried, end cook, stirring, three - all; keep in a stone crock, retaining quarters of an hour, the bag of spices. Ripe Seckel pears Andover Conserve—Put in a large may be done the same way. ' . preserving kettle eight pounds of hard Peach Conserve—Scald, peel and pears put through the meat chopper, cut up six pounds' of ripe peaches; add eight pounds of sugar; two lemons, an equal quantity -of sugar, the shred- one orange and a quarter pound of. ed kernels of six or eight pits, two preserved ginger, all put through the ranges put through the meat chop- chopper. Pieces of ginger root cut er and the juice of a snail bottle of in 'small pieces will do, but the pre- 1;naraschino cherries, Cook, stirring served -ginger is nicer. Set over very frequently, until well blended, adding, moderate heat until sugar is melted a few minutes before taking up, the and: juices flow, then. cook, stirring cherries cut ie small -pieces. ' Store' in occasionally, about two hours, or until jelly glasses or in half-pint sealed .thick and clear'; _, jars..PollY P's Conserve—Three pounds of Watermelon Balls—Cut the pink., plums, three pounds of pears and , Althoughonly;fifteen.-years. old.: the Doke of Norfolk; shown above in court attire, has inherited approximately $86,000,000. Since his father deed seven years ago,' it has taken' all that time to complete, the valuation of the estate. which the boy inherits•, three pounds of apples. Stone the one .large cupful of beet salad oil, plums and boil thestones in two cup- three teaspoonfuls of .celery salt, half full of water forty minutes. Peel, a teaspoonful of white mustard seed, core and chop fruit; add one orange and beat vigorously; pour over cu - or lemon put through the meat chop- cumbers and onions and put in pint per, six pounds of sugar, the strained jars and seal. This makes six jars. stone water, and cook, stirring occo Veribest Chowchow—Peel and slice one peck of ripe tomatoes and one quart of onions—less of onion if you prefer—and four green or red pep- pers. Sprinkle over the mixture half a cupful of salt. Let stand two or three hours; drain, saving juice. Boil one hour in a large kettle and add one pint of good vinegar, two cupfuls of brown sugar, a sahtspoonful of cay- enne, two tablespoonfuls of ground mustard,• a tablespoonful each of cin- To six pounds of pitted plums, add namon and whole cloves, a teaspoon - the same quantity of sugar, three fur of celery seed, and boil another oranges and one lemon put through hour. Can, boiling, in quart or pint the fine knife of the meat chopper,' jars. Delicious with fish balls, baked and one and a half pounds of seeded beans and cold meats. raisins. Boil slowly until of the con- Fruit Chowchow-To half a peck sistency of jelly and put in hot sterile of green tomatoes put through the ized glasses, meat chopper, -add half a cupful of salt and let stand overnight; then sionally, untilas thick as you wish. Green Tomato- Marmalade -Green tomatoes, sliced, in such quantity as you wish. Place in good -size kettle and fill two-thirds full with water; then add two-thirds the weight of the fruit in sugar and two thin slices of lemon for each pound of fruit. Cook slowly a long time until thick and rich. Plum Conserve—This is a fine way to use the abundant windfall plums. Piquant Apple Jelly—Cut • up crab- apples or any early tart apples, pack dram. Add three pints of vinegar, in a large kettle; add a cupful of two and a half pounds of brownsugar vinegar, a bag of mixed spices and and a bag of mixed spices; . cools enough cold water to just appear be- twenty minutes after it begins to boil, tween the fruit. Boil, covered, until then add half a peck of apples or broken and mushy, stirring and mash- Seckel pears put through the neat ing, and strain through a jelly bag. chopper. Apples must be pared; Next- morning measure the fruit, pears need not be. Cook until tender boil hard with the bag of ;spices ten, and can while "boiling. If not moist minutes; add an equal measure of enough add one cupful each of vinegar hot sugar and boil three to five min-' and sugar while boiling. What is a Bacon Hog? utes, skimming carefully. • Put in glasses. English Chutney -Uncooked. One pound each of ripe tomatoes and tart Pamphlet No. 40, New Series, will apples, four medium-size peppers, explain what constitutes a select ba eight medium-size onions, half a cup - con hog, and also the various other ful of chopped mint loaves, one and grades into which hogs are elassifled a third cupfuls of seeded raisins, one under the government grading regu- heaping teaspoonful of dry mustard, latices. Iiog types are clearly ax- one and a half teaspoonfuls of salt, Plained and the advantages of grad- wo cupfuls of granulated sugar and ing are clearly set forth. The pam- tthree cupful's. of vinegar. Chop to phlet referred to "The Bacon Hog and matoes, add salt and mix. 'Chop other Hog, Grading" is obtainable on request ingredients. Scald and cool vinegar,! from the Dept. of Agriculture at Ot- add sugar and' mustard; combine tawa, and should be in the hands of everything, mixing well, and let stand every farmer who raises hogs for two weeks before using, stirring oc-• market casionally. — Harlequin Pickle—Ten large green To kill garlic, try late fall plowing, peppers, ten large red peppers, twelve followed by an intertihed crop the fol - onions. Chop-peppcoarser pour; ` lowing year. Corn in check -rows is boiling water ver them, let std tena good crop to plant. To get rid of minutes; then drain, again cover with the garlic in pastures, if the plants boiling water, and let stand five min - and not too numerous, dig each plant and destroy it. Shea ea utes. Drain thoroughly,a donions,' t the d P tops chopped, two cupfuls of light brown affthe plants, and close grazing for sugar, two tablespoonfu's of salt and w Years often kills the pest out one quart of vinegar. Bring to boil;. Coal -tar creosote oil applied to each cook fifteen minutes and can in jars. Plant at the rate of about four Meritor Pickle —Uncooked. Slice thimblefuls is effective is killing both dozen unpeeled the plant and the ungerminated bulbs. How time changes! The very ones overnight. Drain off brine, add one who used to demand the full. dinner and a half dozen small onions sliced pail are now shouting for more pails - thinly. To five cupfuls of vinegar add ing space. fiveP green cucumbers about four inches long. Sprinkle lib- erally with salt in layers and let stand The bronze figure ofalvangeline has been erected atGrand Pre, in honor of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, well-known Americanoet, who made Nova >?...... Scotia famouswith his poem "Evangeline." Hone Education -lee Chlld'a:First apnoea le the Fameye—Proebe!ee Making and Filling, of a Terra riurn—By Encina B: Dashley And Nature, the old nurse, took The child upon her knee, Saying, "Here is a story book Thy Father has written for thee." The possession of a terrarium is ever a source of delight, because .of the difficult plants and berries which appeal to the eye; and also because of the bugs and other creatures which show active life. To make a terrarium, fleet of all, a berry crate with a raver is needed. Saw or cut out the middle slats from near the cornore on the four sides, leaving the top and bottom slats for support. If the slats run up and down, saw them from the top slat to the bottom slat. ' Cover the top and two short sides on the inside with wire screen. Use glass in the front and ba`ck, the entire length of the crate, to provide light and heat; also to make it passible to observe readily what is. inside. - Paint thecrate and wire screen dark green to harmonize with the plants inside; and set the crate in a low window or upon a pedestal stand, low enough to allow the children of the family to observe the growth of the plants from day to day. On the bottom of the terrarium, place 'a pan about three or four inches deep and the length of the crate, or have a galvanized pan made. To a depth of three inches fill the pan with soil preferably from the woods. Then you are ready to select the plants you find most pleasing. As a lover of nature and the woods, I prefer to have plants from the Woods. The partridge or squaw -berry vines with their bright red berriesymay be gathered at any time in the faN and will last all win- ter. Wintergreen roots and berries usually grow near the partridge -berry vines and are attractive. Ferns are always pretty and keep green, until Christmas, Select small plants of a hardy nature. The rock ferns or small woods ferns are best. If you can find a pitcher plant in the swamps; it will add greatly to the beauty of your terrarium. The wild flowers, hepatica, blood -root, pack -in - the -pulpit, and trilliums, if planted in the fall, will blossom. in the spring. In addition to plants in the terra- rium, cocoons on their twigs can be suspended from the cover, These co- coons may be found on lilac bushes and grape -vines, or In trees. Great will be the delight of the little folks when in the following spring, beauti- ful moths- or butterflies come out of the cocoons, If you can find some snails living, in their shells, ina damp place, put them in the terrarium also and let them wander among the plants. At tinges the snails will hide away and then reappear when you least expect them. Children always enjoy watch- ing snails. ' And the chirping of the cricket gives much pleasure to some people. With the grasshopper, the crickets may be housed for the winter, affording ;additional entertainment to ,the children. Filled with these flowers, vines and insects, your terrarium will prove an. interesting feature during the long' winter hours. In the spring an entire change of plants can be made, or the box filled with wandering Jew. This vine grows luxuriantly and is very ornamental. Fortunate are the children, mothers and teachers, who are so placed that Nature's story book is close at hand; for Nature, the old nurse, is loving and bountiful, and will reewrite many a page in her wondrous book, the terrarium. Dangerous Farm Wells.. The Dominion Chemist in his an- nual report again calls attention to the precautions that should be taken in establishing a farm well: For more than thirty years the Division of Chemistry of the Experimental Farms, over which Dr. F. T. Shutt presides, has been analyzing well waters and issuing warnings with res- pect thereto, In his latest report Dr. Shutt points out that there are yet many farmers who do not realize the gravity of the question. By the con- tinuance of the work he expresses the belief that more and more the farm- ing conununity will be brought to understand more completely the bear- ing that the quality of the water sup- ply has on the health of the family or on the health and thrift of the live stock. The chief fault in the present con- dition of affairs, he states, is found in the location of the well. Too'often safety has been sacrificed for con- venience. Tho most innocent -looking water may carry dangerous contam- ination. Where an analysis confirms the suspicion that the well is receiv- ing drainage of a dangerous char- acter, the Dominion Chemist recom- mends filling up the well and sinking another on a safer site at least fifty yards from a possible source of con- tamination. Az it is assumed that only suspi- cious water is submitted for analysis, the results of the tests made by the Dominion Chemist do not represent the true condition of the average well. During the year for which the report is made but 17 per cent. of the samples of water analyzed were pure and wholesome, while 86 per cent. were shown to be seriously polluted. The remaining 47 per cent. were either suspicious or saline in character. Samples of water for analysis should not be submitted for examina- tion until the proper form is received from the Dominion Chemist and filled out respecting the well and its sur- roundings. With the information thus given the water should be sent in a thoroughly clean bottle for examina- tion. Art In a Hall Bedroom. 1VIr, Neighborjy—"Say, my friend, I'm the man that lives across, the light shaft and I want' to ask you if you can't close your window when you play that trombone. The noise is fiendish." Mr. Tooter -"Sorry, old. Dal, Can't do it. Gotta hay room to slide Lire horn." To get beeswax from the comb, put the comb in a stout sack, submerge in. boiling water and with a strong pad- dle press out the melted wax through the sack. As the wax hardens it can be elchznmed off the water. Running silage cutters at a high speed Wastes power. Oh a largo ma. chine, the capacity is as, great when the speed is 550 or 600 revolutions, per minute as when it Is much, higher; in some cases the capacity is greater with the lower :speed, Besides, the lower speed saves power. --T). W. THE CHILDREN'S HOUR MOLLY MEADOW MOUSE PLAYS HOSTESS. After Jackie Rabbit had at last made himself free from the fence, and pinned the big hole in his trousers together with -a small twig, he, Willie Woodchuck and Johnnie Muskrat, scampered off toward the woods. Their way led them across a farmer's wheat field. It was harvest time and the wheat was cut and the bundles were placed in even rows, "A fine place to play hide-and-seek," said. Johnnie Muslcrat as he hurried along a little faster to catch up with Jackie Rabbit who was far in tbeelead, "Yes, it would be fun to hide behind those stacks but we can't stop to play if we find the way home before dark. Hurry up!" he called to Willie who was waddling along, many rows of wheat behind, "I'm getting hungry," answered Willie, "and I can't hurry when I'm hungry. What's the use of hurrying anyway. No one is after us now." "I m hungry, too, but there might be someone hiding behind one of these,—" Bid Johnnie got no farther, nor raid Jackie. They stopped right there, their hearts pounding and ears keen, It sounded` to thein like the stack of wheat before them had said, "Where are you hurrying, and whither our way?" Even Willie Woodchuck, who was quite a way behind, heard it, and he, too, was frightened. But in a athlete the three Woodland boys saw little Molly Meadow Mouse peering armed the corner of a big stack of wheat. She was so small and tiny that a big leaf from the maple tree almost hid her completely. After the three little Woodland boys had assured themselves there was no harm, and forgot their fright, they told Molly Meadow Mouse their story. "You run -away rascals! Now you can see what happens -to little boys who rim away. But you must be hun- gry. Come with me," she said: Meekly they followed her, for they had never been more hungry in their lives. Around this stack of wheat end behind that one she led them until they came to a big stone pile, "My house is in there," said Molly Meadow Mouse, "but I'm afraid, you can't get in my front door. Wait here." She disappeared between two big stones and in only a minute was back again with an oak leaf .tray heaping full of Woodland_ goodies. It took many trips before they were satisfied, but her store seemed unlimited, To get rid of rats, we fill our duster with calcium cyanide, stick the nozzle into the rat-hole,then pump a few strokes. The cyanide 'dust kills the rats in their nests. We have also used. this for ground squirrels. Cyanide in any form is dang�eerous. The dust should not be ialealed, If we do pi; some of the dust,we take a few whiffs of ammonia from a. bottle carried for this purpose. Wo bave need the oyan- ide for n year with safety,: And Trow it does kill the rata!—C.M. S. Ceflege eleoleld' not be gathered until inlay ripe, or they wild not ripen eftee removal from the vine. PLANT BULBS FOR SPRING FLOWERING Bulbi for flowering outdoors next spring must be planted this fall. The kind's most commonly grown are to$ lips, narcissi, hyacinths, snowdrops, crocuses and seillas. These bulbs should be planted early enough to de- velop a good root system before win- ter. Very often the cause of poor flowers in the spring is lack of roots, pl'anted during the latter part of September or early in October, the bulbs will have ample' titre to, get web rTfooted. Bulbs de best in loamy, well -drained soil. A sandy Ioam is better than a clay loam. Dig the soil to a depth' of 12 to 15 inches and mix with it well -rotted maniere. See thab the ma- nure is buried below where the bulbs will be after planting, as when pure• manure comes in contact with the bulbs they are apt to rot or become diseased. Bulbs are liable to rot also in soil that is not well drained. The proper depth to plant is deter- mined largely by the size of the bulb and the character of the soil. Tulips, are best planted four or five inches deep, measuring to the bottom of the bulb; hyacinths and narcissi, five to six inches, and about the same dis- tance apart, Small bulbs, such as crocuses and snowdrops, may be plant- ed only two or three inches deep, and same distance apart. Bulbs may be planted deeper in light soil than in heavy. The depths suggested are for medium or loamy soils. If the soil is very heavy or if it contains much manure near the sur- face, it is advisable to put a little sand under each bulb for safety against rotting, For best effect, avoid planting in straight, single rows. Plant in masses or clumps in beds, or among the per- ennials in a border. Nearly all kinds of bulbs are effective also set in turf, where they will usually come up every spring without further care; by tide treatment, however, one should not. expect as fine quality in bloom as when planted in prepared beds or borders. For grass planting, cut and raise a small piece of sod, plant the bulbs in the soil and replace the sod firmly. All bulbs planted in cold climates should be covered for winter protec- tion, especially ae a preventive against heaving, due to :, alternate' thawing and freezing during warm spells in winter and early spring. This mulch is especially useful where there is 110 snow on the ground. It should be removed c}uite early in the spring to prevent interference with the growth of the bulbs, which usual- ly is early and rapid. In florists and seedsmen's catalogs/ thee% are Mary beautiful species and varieties of bulbs listed and describ- ed. It is difficult to choose a few to recommend which will combine all the' e desired characteristics and be accept- able to flower lovers in all parts of the country. As a few varieties are less hardy than the majority, persona who are unacquainted withvarieties should consult florists or experienced amateurs of the neighborhood con- cerned. Agricultural Conditions in Peace River District. Sir Henry Thornton's remarks re- garding agricultural prospects in the Peace River District will naturally direct attention to that section of Canada. More information will be sought, and probably no better way of obtaining it is forthcoming than that supplied by the reports of the Dominion experimental sub -stations there located. Principal of these is the report of the superintendent at Beaveriodge, Alta. Mr. W. D. A1- bright, who goes fully into the condi- tions prevailing in the Peace River District in 1.922, the `year that the publication covers. Relative to the keeping of live stock, to which Sir Henry especially refer- red, Mr. Albright says "Initial ex- perimental work with 24 cattle and 88 hogs confirmed the dictum of ex- perience, that, with proper methods, Peace River conditions are well adapt- ed to the economical feeding of both these classes of animals. .. Cattle fat- tened web in an open -front pole and straw shed. Those receiving silage made a little more efficient use of their feed, that twelve that had finish- ed on the staple roughage, sheaf oats, with a very small meal ration and a very little hay at the last, also regis- tered a performance that would com- pare creditably with results in any climate or almost any fodder. - Mr. Albright adds, "The busiest live stock on the station was a colony of bees, which built up from forty-two pounds in the latter part of July to seventy- three pounds in August." Most encouraging' results have been experienced at the sub -station in the economical production of suitable feeds' :for live stock, such .aa sheaf oats, legume hay, rye pasture and feed grpins. The ,report,- it 'alight be added, is not confined to 1922e but contains sed. Ronal notes on preceding YOfir% kt well as ros4ilts obtained' in the 6111 A� nation of all kinds of cereals: s,1;; vegetables,• and several= varieties flowers and fruit, Two Things Neoeseary, Two neeI.ftlsl To e11eeoed, (WAWA e souas . Te be happy, a sanee'of dlurnor.