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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1924-12-18, Page 7Afldi'ess•cOMMunicatione't0 Agronomist, 73 Adelaide St.:West. Tomtit' BUTER 41ILIC CHEESE. In order to increase the consumption of milkand mink products, the Experi- mental Farm,, Ottawa, has ,dem'on- strated that soft choese can be manu- fac tiled profitably and that it will :find amood demand on the -Market. The last work aioeg this line :has' been to- ward the reclamation of buttermilk through conversion . into .cheese. .Cheese has long 'been made from buttermilk, but has never been marketed, .to any great extent. Its Value,,'—Buttermilk cheese is readily digestible, being composed of concentrated buttermilk and retains in 'solid form the 'desirable qualities of this ,product: it is, therefore, particu- larly desirable for growing children, where the consumption of cheese in most forms is not always considered advisable.When first experimenting with this product it was found that the. resulting curd was too dry and crumbly, would not spread readily and lacked smoothness and palatability, sometimes showing a gritty or gran- ular texture. To overcome this, cream had to be added to the curd in vary- ing quantities, •which wasgetting somewhat away from the original aim of reclaiming buttermilk. Lower- ing the cooking temperature slightly was next tried and was found to have the desired result, giving a finished product, smooth in texture," relatively moist, firm, and holding its form per- . feety, yet sufficiently plastic to spread. Manufacture:"— In making this cheesenone but fresh, and, high , quality buttermilk should be used, Heat' the milk to 140 deg,. F. and maintain this temperature for one, and one-half hours. While cooking,( stir only sufficiently often to insure! uniform heating. One satisfactory. method is to set the container In a large receptacle containing water of the desired temperature. When, the cooking process is com- plete,'pour the contents into a cheese cloth strainer, suspend and allow to DAIRY. Because I desire 'a maximum flow of milk at the lowest cost of feed, I safeguard my. cows against sudden and severe changes of weather. 'I Might stable my cows the year around., Cows exposed to cold, chilling' storms cannot yield a large uniform flow of milk of high per cent. of fat: - During the fall and winter months audden changes ocour. I find that a dairyman has to be on his guard every day. The morning may be fair and promising, but in less than two hours s sharp chilling wind 3s sweeping across the country. Milch cows are i very sensitive to these changes, and I know of nothing that will consume the dairyman's profits . any surer than to allow his cows to become chilled from exposure; During cold severe weather in thei fall and winter, I,,practice keeping my cows in unless the weather is favor- able and ] am about to stable the , herd in case of Et sudden change ofj weather. I like to allow my cows to exercise in the yard as much as pos-; Bible, as I believe in plenty of outdoor' exercise and fresh air,. h It has been my experience that /MIME cows do better in cold weather . than during the 'summer,' provided' they are well protected from sudden 1 changes of weather. -Cold weather is; no drawback to milk production, but, rather ` a stimulant, providing condi-: r tions are favorable for the cows to 1 consume a large amount of feed, POULTRY A long winter generally, means a fountains. weakened vitality to all animals, and anything that can be done to remove obstacles and supply the essentials should be done; One of the great ob etacles to successful poultry hus- bandry is the -invasion of intestinal parasites, These creatures flourish d within the birds winter or summer, taking their toll unseen and irrespec- a tive of'weather conditions. They are worse than potato. beetles, which are t honest enough to do their mischief in t plain, view,. and work -just eight hours a day for but six' weeks of the year.', The intestinal parasites infesting i poultry, have a union: code of their f town -"24 hours per day and 365 days per year,, get all you can, why worry about the poultry keeper's' profits." .At the 0.-A. 'C. the 'intestinal parasites. I infesting the. poultry flocks were ban -t !shed for good 'tend forever_ eighteen months ago..' How was it ,done? The Method=A gallon of a mixture q of wheat and matt; to which ie added s a small teaspoonful of concentrated o Iye, is cooked slowly for"two. flours i and allowed to ';"cool The birds are given their ordinary feed one morn-; ing and their nothing `else until the next morning,' when they are given as much of th'e lye mixture as 'they will eat, with plenty of water. This✓c is cone two or throe times during th4 t 1 p drain for one hour, /rattling' in a warm tem will hasten the process. Saltnig• anti Pressing.—When thor- oughly drained, the curd may be salt- a ed at the rate of one ounce of ;salt to every three or four pounds of curd (this rate may vary +according: to taste and`ale° the' degree of saltiness of the buttermilk), 'Mix and knead thor- oughly. A 'soft curd requires more ' and longer pressure ,than would one of 'fairly dry: texture. It must be borne.in mind,: however, that a too dry curd produces a mealy, crumbly, and, -eje iu aus.ae-:ateia,g eunice is cue uew city hall that Kitehener, Ore therefore, timdesirable cheese: Three, or four bricks do' ending on the` tarso, has built for itself. The building was opened recently by Iiia Honor i P LIeuteGovernor Cockshutt,, quantity of curd) placed upon a short' board and, the whole upon the cheese] cloth containing the cord, will form a: £ n� sufficient :and easily -procured' source; CHARLOTTE HELPS �� ���'T of pressure, Press foe -en•hour:or so. The Mould. -When the pressure is complete; change the curd to a fresh; dry, cloth and knead with the hands BY LENA CAROLYN AHLERS. Looking at the heaps of me for a. few minutes to insure "uniform around me T sighed, and began t texture. Moulding is the next stag, weary task of putting it in the barn A satisfactory mould is in the form of of salt brine by my side. "If m at aged; "but you must be careful to he touch every part and to 'rub it in e1 deeply" mil a cylinder from l' to 1% inches .deep Henry didn't butcher so many hogs; and about 3 inches in diameter. Such I sighed aloud, "or we atethe me a mould holds a cheese weighing :from better;' I added, knowing at the same 5 to 0 ounces, When moulding,' the time that 'there was no more meat cheese should be pressed with a wet in the .cellar than we would eat; but parchment paper which will serve as' I'did get so tired of the old salt pork._ a cover or protector for the cheese, "Good morning," and the voice • I g, ]seeping it firm. Cheese cloth cut tai startled me frem the cellarway steps. small squares may also be used, but' I looked u with a frewn that came the wet parchment is equally satis-Ifr m m sullen hou hts. Tri "in factory, cheaper and more convenient. r o y t; g PP g Marketing—Such cheese should be down ,the •eteps with a cheery smile on marketed in a. small, attractive car-' her face came Aunt Charlotte. ton, large enough :to hold the wrapped Mercy me, child, now what are you cheese snugly. It should be marketed doing?" she questioned, good,natur ed'l,, promptly, and, as a rule, is at its best f nm putting the meat away in when not more than three days old, salt brine," I explained. "Henry had Store in a refrigerator, cool room or to o to haul corn." clean cellar. When marketing this' $ ; y, way,. buttermilk should bring about! "tad you, dont like it this way. $3.60 to $4 per 100 pounds if these.' questioned Aunt Charlotte. Then h fix t like the After several hours of weary rub- ' bing we had gone over all the meat. at "Now we must lay the meat on a slanting board," announced Charlotte. "Yeu must keep it there, •too, during the curing process, so that every part of it will be touched by the air. The big pieces will have to be rubbed four times, and "some of the hams may need five rubbings, but three will be enough for the smaller pieces." "When must I rub it again?" I asked. "Three days apart;' replied Aunt _ 'Charlotte. "All- just fine," ejaculated Aunt Charlotte as she went along by the board on which, the meat laid and punched each piece after their last ,. rubbing. "Now bring me that bottle of liquid smoke that I told you to get the other day, and we will apply it to this meat according to directions." Aunt Charlotte and I went care- fully over the meat, brushing each piece with the liquid smoke: "Now get that roll of brown paper cheese are sold at 10 or 12 cents. w y el it -know other a W, I don any o ea way While the foregoing has <referencei to fix it so it will keep," I replied. more to cases where fairly laigoi_ "Child, just you let me show you quantities are made, the same-prin how to do it. Let me see you just ciples may be applied or adapted to ut hexed' esterda didn't u? ell home manufacture "where the product b c yesterday, yo W ; the meat ought mix a day 'old when will be found popular and inexpensive; rubbed with the mixture I am going to tell you about. But first I will skip Float End Fountains. s:' home and get the saltpetre and light Float fed fountains accomplish brown sugar. I don't suppose you have with water what the mechanical feed - take and whsle I am gone' you just era do with grain, reducing labor to a'take out those pieces you have in the minimum yet furnishing the acme of barrel. You .liked the meat you had over at my house, didn't you? "Yes, yes," I answered quickly, re- membering how delicious the 'meat I few poultry keepers, indeed, use them had eaten at her house seemed to as yet, ---but an ingenious -man or his taste . plumber can devise a system. 'The ' It, hardly' seemed ten minutes later float principle may be observed in anyWhen Aunt' Charlette came puffing p p Y cellar steps again, her kind - convenience for the poultry. So far as the writer is aware, there are no float fed poultry fountains on the market— bathroom, in the water compartment 1 face beamin with interest. ofmthe toilet When the water love! y"Now," she ordered, "you hunt up a ge to a certain point, the float; fall- crock or something.to mix the stuff in. ng, opens the intake, shutting it when We will just take a certain amount, the receptacle is full. though it may not be enough to fix all The same principle has been utilized your meat, and if it isn't we can make successfully on a large PIymouth Rock more.. That's all eight," she asserted, faxen which carries 1,600 layers as'I handed her a two-eallon crock, through tine winter, and raises a lot "Now measure out six eups of salt, of young stock,on orchard range. The and you see I am taking out three water system supplies both houses and cups full of this lieht .brown sugar. range, float fed fountains being Don't know why, but the light brown mounted at suitable points, In win- sugar seams to give the meat a better ter the range pipelines are disconnect flavor than either the granulated or ed, and an auxiliary hot water sys- darks brown, and it also seems to masse tem, paralleling the cold water pipe, it keep better. I have brought sou a used with the latter in the !eying- salt etre and to this mixture add two ouse. The water is heated in a small tablespoonfuls of it, and one of black boiler: Thus the temperature in the pepper and one of red. The two ditE- fountains is always kept lukewarm, a erent'peppers seem to give it a better taste than ,just one kind. Now you practical arrangement for such, where I did as I was told, mixing the in- unning water is not to be had, is a gredients very thoroughly. That arge hogshead kept filled with water looks like a funny mixture to put on meat,, I ventured. that I had' you get," ordered Aunt Charlotte. "Just one more handling of this meat and '1 e. th we wtl b rou h g with it." , We wrapped each piece of meat up carefully in brown paper and carry- ing it to the store room hung it up where it was cool and dry. "That meat .will keep all winter, and summer, too,' laughed Aunt Charlotte, surveying the long line of hanging brown parcels with approv- gng eyes.. ! "Not if we like it as well as we did the meat you sent over,' I retorted, se Cistern Stora e. g Many farmers are finding it profit- able to incorporate a cistern between the well and outlet. The cistern serves. primarily as a reservior which holds surplus water during an, occasional day when the wind doesn't blow. The cistern is surmounted by a shallow well pump that operates eas- ily. ; Thus it is possible with com- paratively little effort to draw water from the cistern by hand. From the cistern runs'a pipe line to the yards and as soon.as the depth e of water within reaches a certain figure the surplus flows out.. • In most cases the cisterns are brick, plastered with. concrete and with a concrete manhole and top. Now and then one runs across a cistern, how- ever, which has been, dug in very com- pact soil with a single or double coat of rich cement plaster directly on the clay, at considerable saving. Fresh rhubarb in winter; Here- is how a nearby farmer has' provided fresh rhubarb for his family and for sale during the winter, In the late fall; after the ground has -.frozen, he digs up rhubarb roots and puts them in his cellar near the heater. Along, about the first of January he com- mences to" water these rbots with warm water. Soon the pink shoots start and it is not long before he has some good-sized stalks, long and , slender and very tender.—J. R. B. desirable thing in cold' weather. The system described is, of course, rather elaborate for the small flock, A at the !ugh end of the house, and a "Don't it though?" she asked, "but connected pipe . running through the house and supplying float regulated had 'a speck of meat to spoil. 'Rub- It is easter to fill hogs- my mother used it for years and never head once in several days than sev- bang it in the meat is quite a job, the end pen pans daily or oftener, and an hardest part of all, but a you don't adequate supply of water is assured get it rubbed in good the meat will It the hot months when poultry con- sume such quantities. ICeeping the hogshead filled is not ifficult if done • right: A convenient way is to use a wheelbarrow or cart nd'a half-hogehead, or tubs. Have several pieces 'of •burlap to throw on op of the water, and there will be lit - le or. no. slopping. -J. T. B. The Dept. of 'Agriculture at Ottawa s doing everything it can to prevent the spread of the European Corn Borer :from the counties in Ontario where it has for several years been working destruction to the corn crop: t has been, considered necessary to establish a quarantine which makes it unlawful for corn to be. transported rem; infested areas. For'eyading this uarantine a resident of Clarke town - hip, Durham county, has been fined ne hundred dollars' and costs. The nfraction consisted in taking corn on the cob from 'a quarantined area to Lindsay, where the insect has not yet made its appearance. On account of the' seriousness of , the damage done' Si dig insect" and the impossibility of ontrolling its natural spread by flight,'the Dept. of Agri,dulture is die= ermined so far as it can to prevent the artificial _spread of the insect . by, rho, shipping of corn from infested °cantles. _It takes 40 lbs. of beef: to make one ound of meat extract. .season at.interva'is of One Month. The ;large, 'round' worth' infesting poultry may as .short as one inch, and the eaecum worm only three - tenths of art inch, and one of the tape worms only one -fiftieth of an inch long. Very easy to overlook. • surely spoil. Now see," and she pick- ed up a good-sized piece of bacon and began rubbing the mixture over the surface. "Oh, I can easily do that" I ex- claimed. "Of course ,you can," she encour- dctio� uTho Gh81d'p First school is the eamiiy"-Froaboaa Obedience in Children—By Julia W. Wolfe. All educators are firm believers in obedience, but just as soon as the child is old, enough to reason -- and this age is reached much earlier than we usually assume --obedience to law should be given •equal stress with obedience to inclividuais. This neces- sity is eces-sity-is sometimes lost sight of. Law is universal; the child meets it at every turn. He will find that it is unpartial, if relentless, and that its rewards for obedience are as certain as are its punishments for dis- obedience: Parentscannot always be. with their children to guide and con- trol them, and, the sooner they teach them the Inevitable operation of law, the better fitted the children will ,be to meet the obligations of the future. Two mothers of my acquaintance followed two distinct methods with their children. The first became their mentor, calling them each morning to get ready for school long before it was necessary, She followed this call with a continuous supervision of their pre- parations reparations and with frequent remon- strances, such as, "You'll be late; do. hurry; it is almost nine o'clock," (when it was not half -past eight) until the children were off. This same mother had a habit of 'setting the clock forward, and, this being discom ered by the children, their demoralize tion was complete. These children .arenow grown up, and they attribute their habits of pro- crastination and tardiness to the faulty training they received in, child- hood. The second mother, as' soon as her childrenreached the school age, said M each one earnestly, "Now, my dear, yell have learned to tell time, and Mother, as well as your teacher, will Mtpect you to be promptat school. I will remind you the fleet two er three morning's, but, after that, you moat depend entirely upon yourself.." It happened in the firet or second week that one child, becominginterest- edin something else, forgot to make his preparations in time to reach school before the bell sounded. But in this one tardiness he learned his lesson. Though the mother lsnew he would be late; she did not depart from the rule not to remind him, and, while no one could have been more sympa- thetic than she over, the tardiness, at the same time, she very gently and lovingly encouraged the child to real- ize that, if lie were careful, it would not occur again, The result was that her children early learned the value Of time, while punctuality became second nature to them. The same . method wisely -applied would . solve many of the every day problems of life without the friction that frequently occurs and which is so injuxious to the nervous organism of the child, to say nothing of its mental strain on the parents. Appeal to the highest sentiments in your child, and the -result will be gratifying. There are simple systems of reward for very young children; whieh are of assistance in helping to establish cer- tain beneficial habits tit an age when - habits are easily formed, but these rewards should be discontinued as the child grotys older, and appeal should be made to the sense of justice and the sense of altruism which children. often possess to en uncommon degree., What Spraying Does to Bugs. The writer has been in the whole- sale bug -killing business for many years, " Each year the orchard is sprayed several times with the full confidence that many leaf eaters will connect with a dose of poison and die from :the effects. In all this time, however, he has seldom ,seen 'any insects that had actu- ally been, killed. ` They merely fade away and the. 'effectiveness of the spraying is evidenced only by the ab- sence of insect injury to the fruit and leaves. summer a. colon walnut Lasty of wa t worms attacked a large hickory tree near the house. Thinkingthat we would like to eee just how little arsenate of lead would be needed to kill this colony; we tools a small .hand duster and blew several puffs of dust- ing mixture -sulphur 85 per cent.; arsenate 15 per cent.—onto the leaves where .the colony was feeding. Thera' was no inunediate disturbance ;of the caterpillars and the dust was so light upon the foliagethat it would be no ticed only by a very close observer. The next morning theentirecolony, had moved to naother branch where there was no dust. None of them were feeding; many were hanging head downward. As I watched them they began to fall to the ground, and when I looked in the grass I found quite a collection .of dead worms under the tree. In a day or two they had all fallen and none of them ever revive. A little arsenate goeth a long way.— Benjamin Wallace Douglass. Milking Energy, "It'a said the hand -shaking' done by a noted politician in Washington be- fore election would' milk every cow in the country twice." "You don't sayl .And just to think he has to use all that energy in .order to milk the government" Borrowing trouble is bad enough; lending it to your, neighbors is worse. Ornamental Shrubs for North Country. The Kapuskasing' Experimental Station is setting a fine example to the settlers in that part of New On- tario in which the Farm is situated, ju the use of ornamental trees and shrubs. In 1918 a large number of these were planted in various loca- tions about the Experimental farm Some'. in the form of hedges, while others were planted in ornamental clumps and still Others in rows like an orchard for the purpose of a shelter andnd re wi b ak. Commenting o the value of these plantings, the Super- intendent of the Station, in his re- port for last year remarks that the change that such planting can make in the appearance of a site in a few years by ,the planting of ornamental trees and shrubs, Is very remarkable. Practically all of the trees and shrubs planted have withstood the climatic conditions well and are developing into specimens of usefulness and beauty. The laurel -leaved willow and Russian poplar are worthy of special mention for quick growth and wind- breaks. For hedge purposes the laurel -leaved willow and caragana are among the best tried. For lawn de- coration and •ornamental clumps the different species and varieties of lilacs, Japanese rose, Missouri or golden cur- rant, Tartarian honeysuckle, vibur- num lantana, sorbus aucupruia, Jap- anese barberry, and dwarf caragana are all suitable for this part of On- tario, and present a very attractive appearance. For Mired Cars. The passenger car or truck mired deep into soft roads is a daily occur- rence during rainy spells or when frost is leaving the ground. There is a. quick method of remov- ing the mired car from pits which are dug by the revolving wheels. A plank about six and a half feet long and two pieces of chain are all that are needed. Rope can replace the chains. Place this plank across the wheels, with a length of chain joining each end of the plank and the adjacent wheel The wheels are locked to the plank so that these must revolve together, resulting in drawing the board under the wheels and lifting them out of the deep recesses. Even with the rear axle resting on the ground, this will lift the car, out. • The heaviest mud hooks cannot compare in effectiveness with this device These lunge automatic gas buoys, clanger mansions of the St: La en co river, are teem stored away or the wiuter,uonths at Sorrel, Quebec: THE BROlCZN LEG It is told of a cow in Ohio •which was on a test,,with all hope of estab- '.1 Shing a new world's record. As the test was near the end she slipped and broke' her leg: In order to complete the test,; she was put in a sling, and came through with but a few pounds short of establishing a record. That was apparently just a coinci dense, the breaking of the leg.. :-int when the cow was put on he'e feat again after the leg healed, the other leg broke. 'She was butchered -and a postmortem revealed that her bones wore lioneycombed. They lacked the., lime togive them strength and stamina. I3er owners had 'fed her to force every pound of milk and fat produet tion possible. But they forgot to in - elude in the ration enough mineral matter to replace the lime that the ' production of milk took out. The lime' in her body was thus drawn upon with serious results. This is just an indication of the importance of diet. Every day investi- gators are finding the relation of feeds and ,feeding to .the normal and abnormal conditions of life.„ Just the other day, the papers indicated that tuberculosis was due to the lack of certain vitamines in the food. The lack ,of.iodine is known to cause goitre. Insufficient mineral' matter is /moven to cause scurvy and 'other diseases. , Lack of certain elements in food is said to cause cancer. Time will un- doubtedly indicate that practically all of the abnormal conditions of life have their foundations in what we eat, breathe or drink. So, apparently, to the farmer's wife, who has the health and happiness of her family et heart, the study of diet Is most important. And to the farmer, f who has any kind of live stock to feed, I the study of feeds and feeding is a vital matter in the success he has with his stock. Even the man who grows "just crops," tit% study of plant feeding is a very important subject, So it seems that all who live should • make this a subject of consideratien and study. And all who have living things under their domain have a double duty to themselves and the -liv- ing things they control, to learn how to feed them right. Even from a, selfish, dollar -and -cents standpoint a study of feeding will pay, for it will result in more profitable animals and a healthier family with fewer doctor bills to pay.. Apparently, it would be better to break a leg in the search for facts on feeding essentials,' than to break one through ignorance of them. May we suggest that the study of feeding will make a very profitable and interesting winter's occupation. Jumping at Conclusions. This is a true story that shows how dangerous it is to jump at eonclusions. A member of a.St. Louis church came to her pastor with the following prob- lem: She was going down town one morn- ing to do alittle shopping, and she put' a ten -dollar bill in her bag. She hum ried off as Boon as breakfast was over In order to get an early street car and to do her shopping before the stores were crowded. On the way to town she noticed that her bag lay open at one side of her lap near the other oc- cupant of her seat. She took it up and anxiously looked into it, leer ten -dol- lar bill was gone! Glancing furtively round, she saw a bill in the apron pocket of the woman beside her. It had evidently been thrust in hasten it was crumpled and protruded far enough to let its denomination he seen. It was a ten -dollar bill and Could ire uo other than the one missing from the open bag. What should she do? The woman studied her neighbor. She was of the laboring class, neat but poor. Her face showed the lines of a hard, joyless life. It would not be right to expose the poor creature, even though she had stooped to dis- honesty.. But she must have the bill back, She needed it, and besides it was not right to be a silent party to a wrong. At last she decided upon what seemed the only possible course: She would slip the bill out of the apron pocket and say nothing. That she did. After a morning in the shops ,she returned home, took off her hat and started to lay it on the bed. There on the white counterpane, looming large and green, was a ten.dollar bill! The very one she had thought was lost! She remembered now that she had left it there, She had stolen a .bill from the poor woman beside her! Sick at heart, the lady advertised in every paper, but no one. replied. Then she turned the bill over to her minis- ter until she could find the stranger. There is one person at least who will never again jump thoughtlessly at a conclusion, Fanner: Goodman on his place Sets his neighbors a fast pace, He gathers something every clay That helps to make the old farm pay. His chickens, cows, and pigs and all Bring: in the cash from fall to fall. His .crops are many, not just one, They sil ely keep him on the 'run: When filling the silo, I needed some belt dressing badly, but none was to be had. Some laundry soap, however, was handy attheheuse,end that :serv- ed to hold the belt nicely till the rim was finished. Remember- this. -14. B. What doth it profit a mail to pray- for rayfor the heathen if hie Oa quarreling •: with his neighbor over hreaohy cowl.