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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1955-01-13, Page 7TIIEFAI M FRONT A swinefeeding trial recently completed at Lacombe Experi- mental Station, Alta. indicates that the addition of alfalfa meal to the ration of market hogs not only improves carcass quality but may also reduce costs, re- ports J. G. Stothart. * * * A comparison was made of lots receiving no alfalfa, 5 per cent, 10 per cent, and 15 per cent alfalfa meal from weaning to market weight. There was little effect from adding 5 per cent but the lots which received 10 and 15 per cent scored 76.6 and 78.5 in carcass score respective- ly, compared with 70.5 for the group which received no alfalfa meal. There was little or no dif- ference in feed efficiency or rate of gain in the first three groups, while the fourth which received 15 per cent alfalfa meal, used slightly more feed and took about 10 days more to go to market. All lots were self fed. e * * The significance of these re- sults lies in the fact that better carcasses were produced on a cheaper ration. Alfalfa is avail- able on many farms, and if it is of high quality -green and leafy -it can readily be put through the hammer mill and added to the ration for pigs. It is cheaper to produce than the grains and as the Lacombe results indicate, it can comprise up to 10 per cent of the ration with good results. * * * 'Vlore and more hogs are be- ing self fed each year, and while this method of feeding saves la- bour, it can affect carcass qual- ity adversely. Short thick hogs are inclined to become even shorter and thicker under self feeding than they would under hand feeding. To put it tritely, some pigs with feed in front of them at all times are liable to "make pigs of themselves". 5 5 * Proper rations will correct this. A combination of oats, barley, and wheat, a protein - mineral supplement, and 10 per cent alfalfa meal makes a good ew' ration for self feeding. e e + Al#alfa is also an excellent feed for sows, It can be fed in last Of The Clippers -The tower- ing stern of the Cutty Sark, last of the colorful clipper ships of the last century, dwarfs the workers giving her a preliminary inspection in London, England. The vessel will be refitted in dry- dock and serve as a memorial to the great •days of sailing ships. ew §:., a $ Keep You From Being a 'Ham' in the Kitchen By DOROTHY MADDOX The new skinless and thankless hams make entertaining easier. The meat is no effort to prepare and carving is a joy. Por a dinner with a festive air, start by serving glasses of chilled fruit juice in the living room, with crackers and a choice of cheese or Braunschweiger sausage spreads. Keep the ham platter simple, with only a garnish of green parsley. That makes carving easy, Have a side serving dish of pears tinted red or green. Pill with cream cheese, or appies poached in red cinnamon -candy syrup, until they're a brilliant hue. Ham and sweet potatoes are a natural twosome, Follow tradition and serve the sweet potatoes mashed, in a fluffy, golden mound topped with melted butter. A green vegetable such as broccoli or Brussels sprouts is a fine -flavored accompaniment. For salad, serve individual jellied fruit molds inred or green. hue. Top with a wreath of creamy salad dressing. Hot rolls and butter complete this easily prepared main course. Dessert probably is traditional at your house. If the family does not demand hearty dishes, make dessert - a handsome fruit- and -cheese tray, with thin slices of fruitcake for those who still have room fort nibbling, Pass salted nuts and coffee. Lime Celery -Apple Molds Dissolve 1 package lime -flavored gelatin in 1 cup boiling water. Add 1 cup cold water. Cool until partially set. Add 1 cup chopped, pared apple; 1 cup chopped celery and / cup chopped walnuts. Pour into 6 molds. Chili until firm, Cranberry -and -Orange Relish Molds Dissolve 1 package raspberry -flavored gelatin in 1 cup boiling water. Add 1 cup cold water. Cool until partially set. Grind together 2 cups cranberries and the pulp and peel of 1 large Squeals of delight from the guests and no grunts of effort on your part will greet meals with the new hams served as the main' course. orange with the white membrane and seeds removed. Mix in s/4 cup sugar. Add the sweetened cranberry -orange relish to the gelatin, Pour into 6 molds. Chill until firm. the form of hay, available to the sows in a rack all winter, or it can be ground and mixed with the grain ration. * 5 5 ODDS AND ENDS Increases in yields of potatoes, clover hay and timothy hay by about 75 per cent, and barley by 25 per cent have been secured at the Charlottetown Experi- mental Station through the use of seaweed as manure. The bene- ficial effect of seaweed in in- creasing yields was nearly as good as for barnyard manure applied at 20 tons per acre. * * * For several weeks last fall top grades of cattle, that is Choice and Good, were in keen demand and selling at strong prices. Al- though there has been no sharp drop in the price of the lower grade the spread between the top grade and the bottom grade has been wider than usual. Part of the reason lies in the fact that the • total numbers of Red and Blue Brand carcasses in the inspected kill has been compar- atively light. For the first seven months of last year the average number of Reds and Blues com- bined was slightly over 11,000 weekly. For the five weeks end- ing October 31st the average was only slightly over 8,000. The de- mand for Red and Blue Brand beef remains about constant, 5 * 5 Over 2,000 Western range ewes, 5 to 6 years of age have been moved into Ontario and Western Quebec this fall at prices ranging from $15 to $17 delivered. The number taken per farmer ranges from 25 to 50 head though an Owen Sound farmer has taken 600 and was looking for another 500. These ewes are good for about 3 lamb crops and Cheviot, Suffolk or Hampshire rams are the usual breeds used On them. * * e An excellent record of the performance of Selkirk wheat under the rust conditions that prevailed this year comes from Felfort, Sask. On 18 acres of summerfallow land, 800 bushels were produced or an average yield of 44.4 bushels per, acre. CANADIAN FILM SHOW A recent reception in Boston for Hon, Jean Fournier, Cana- da's new Consul General at Boston and the New England states, featured the American premiere of the Canadian National Railways film ,"The Museum Train". The picture dealing with the world's only museum on wheels was screen- ed at the CNR offices in Boston for Mr. Fournier and his con- sulate staff as well as a number of Canadian residents in Boston. CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 6. Oriental weight 7. Neweemer 8, Donkeys 15. 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The girl 47, Handle clumsily 49. 1+`1111 of (e111615) 1 .2 6• 0:;:.4 5 5 7 4Y.Y8 9 '0 P4 12 *47T----""----, X417 ; , .. .14 15 16 1a } • 19 20' l LY �$ , M21 21 23 24 25 26 27 28?g. 32 .. _` 1,0:38 3O 31 ... q. n 4 ,r Liar" •i,.. i** 36 . 37 36:.39 *: 4I r 4 e 49 ia 44 . 45 ' • -'C"l40 40 47 f. a •9 89;4� 54 .1:.95 Answer Elsewhere en This Page Tired? -Henri Hoppenot, French ambassador to the United Na- tions, covers up a yawn during a session of the UN in New York. The UN Political Commit- tee was carrying on a debate on the Cyprus issue. Life on Venus Venus, most brilliant and beautiful of the planets, is sur- rounded by such a thick layer of clouds that we have never yet been able to see what goes on beneath them. If there are creatures living on Venus, it is probable that they have never seen the sun or the stars, but live perpetually in a cloudy world,, in twilight almost, under that heavy layer of atmosphere. No one knows what the clouds of Venus are composed of. It seems improbable that they can be made of water, for no trace of water vapor has yet been found in the analysis of light reflected from them, and life as we know it can not exist with- out water. One modern authority, Wildt, has suggested that this cloud layer may be composed of formaldehyde. However, below the clouds which we are able to see, the atmosphere of Venus may be quite different, and be- cause of this uncertainty about the lower atmosphere of Venus we can not rule out the possi- bility of life there. Travelling Seeds Many seeds or fruits have wings or sails that cause them to be carried by the wind Trees that use this method include the pine, elm, maple catalpa and ailanthus. Dandelion, milkweed. and lettuce seeds sail long dis- tances, wafted by the breeze on delicate parachutes composed of a crown of silky hairs. In the tumbleweeds the whole plant breaks off from the roots when it stops growing. The ' winged pigweed and Russian thistle, for example, go bounc- ing and bounding before the wind, scattering seeds as they go. Old witch grass sometimes breaks away from its roots in one piece, but more often breaks into fragments, each of which dances along with every gust of wind, scattering its seeds hither and thither, Other plants disturbed by the wind include those with plume - like fruits, such as clematis and some anemones. Balloon like fruits, shell as those of the ground cherry and hop horn- beam, have an inflated mem- branous covering full of air. This allows the wind to carry the fruit, tossing the balloon along the ground and scattering its seeds as it breaks up. The dust -like seeds of 'orchids are the smallest of all seeds. It is believed that the wind carries them the greatest distances even though they have no special fly- ing equipment such as wings, parachutes or balloons. Many seeds and fruits are great water -travelers, for those that are lighter than water are able to float. Fruits of such ' water -plants as arrowhead and bur reed have prominent air - chambers that help them on their voyage. Coconuts can float for many miles. Most of the seeds and fruits that travel by air can float for some time ,if they fall into the water. Heavy rains and floods that cover the land also helpmany seeds to new destinations, even though the seeds are not specially suit- ed for a sailor's life. Many seeds might be stay-at- homes were it not for the serv- ices of the birds that give them transportation, Birds and other animals are especially tempted by fleshy, pleasantly flavored fruits, and after finishing their feast they may drop and scatter the seeds. Smaller seeds may pass undigested and uninjured through the bird's digestive tract. Some of the most useful birds for seed dispersal are the blackbirds, thrushes and robins. Such plants as wild -cherry trees, red cedar, blackberry and wild strawberry supply song birds with free lunch; the birds in return transport the plants' seeds, Mistletoe, which lives as a parasite on trees, is sown in a peculiar way. Birds eat the white berries, then wipe their bills on tree branches to get rid of the sticky seeds. The seeds remain glued to the branch until spring, when they sprout and send roots into the tree branch and produce a few weak -looking, pale green leaves. Squirrels eat a great many nuts, but they bury some they never come back for; and so they plant many trees -- oaks, hickories, walnuts and pines. The smallest seed carriers are ants, which actually play an im- portant part in dispersing many small seeds. When you walk through tall weeds, especially in fall and winter, you notice that many seeds are expert hitchhikers. Your overcoat and stockings may be covered with seeds or sticky fruits and you may have to take your shoes off to get rid of needlelike seeds that have worked their way inside. When cockleburs with their numerous long hooks get into a person's or animal hair you frequently have to cut the hair to get rid of the burs. A great many seeds of pesti- ferous weeds are unintentional- ly distributed by man. They ride by automobile, truck, wagon and even by airplane, and the weed seeds frequently And their way into grass and crop -seed mixtures, Other seeds and fruits with ingenious hooks and spines are those of bur marigold, sweet cicely, burdock, bur grass, bed- straw, agrimony and lespedeza. Some ripe fruits burst open with enough violence to throw the seeds quite a distance. The pods of peas and beans split and twist when fully dry, tossing the seeds away from the parent plant. The jewel weeds so abundant in swamps over most of the United States and Can- ada have a hair-trigger arrange- ment that causes them to throw their seeds violently when touched. Their common name of touch-me-not and the scientific name Impatiens refer to this fact. Other plants that hurl away their seeds include violets, wild geranium, and castor-oll plant. Witch -hazel seeds are shot out for. several yards. In one western mistletoe the ripe fruits explode, ejecting the seeds. Many weeds and wild Rowers have dry fruits that re- lease some of their seeds when- ever the wind blows. Poppy capsules are constructed some- thing like a salt cellar, flinging out a few seeds to every "strong breeze. How Can 1 ? By ROBERTA LEE Q. How can I make a tonic for dry hair? A. Mix 3 ounces of cocoanut Oil, 41 drams tincture of nux vomica, 2 ounces Jamaica bay rum, and 40 drops oil of berga- mot. Melt the two oils together over gentle heat, cool, and add the nix vomica and then the bay rum, stirring constantly un- til well mixed. Q. How can I soften hard paint? A. Paint that is hard and use- less can be softened by pouring an inch of turpentine on top of it and letting it stand for a tew days. Then stir with a stick un- til soft, Q, How can I keep cheese from crumbling when cutting it? A. Before attempting to slice very rich cheese heat the knife in boiling water. This usually prevents breaking or crumbling. Q. How can I produce the effect of writing having been clone in silver? A, Mix one ounce of the finest pewter or block tin, and two ounces of quicksilver together until both become fluid. Then grind it with gum water. Use as you would ink. Q. How can 1 exterminate earth worms from potted plants? A. By thrusting unburnt sul phur matches, heads down, into the earth around the plants. Use from two to six matches, de- pending upon the size of the plant. Q. How can I remove iodine from cotton or linen? A. Make a paste of starch and cold water and spread over the stain. Let stand until dry; then brush off, Q. How can I treat a boy's shoes if he refuses to wear over- shoes? A. Give the soles of the shoes about three coats of shellac. This not only prevents the water from going through the leather, but will add life to the shoes. Q. How can I remove fruit stains from linen? A. If a little pure glycerine Is applied to fruit stains on the table linen the spots will be re- moved. Apply before sending to the laundry. Q. How can 1 best replace buttons that have torn off chil- dren's garments? A. Sew the button securely to a small square of strong tape. Push the button through the hole, leaving the new square on the wrong side of the garment. Fell this down to the garment back of the button, and in this way one is patching as well as sewing on the button. AY satoo LESSON Rev. R. B. Warren, 0 A., S.D. Christ, the Son of the Living God. Matthew 16:13-17; John 4:84.4. Memory Selection: I am the way, the truth, and the life; tie man cometh unto the Father but by me. John 14:6. The question Christ put to hie disciples faces us all. "But whom say ye that 1 am?" To some he is the Great Teacher. To others he was a sinless mar- tyr. To still others he was di- vine as are all men, but possess- ing in much larger measure the divine nature of God than any who preceded him or who foll- owed him, Some clergymen re- fer to him as Saviour, but with- out any thought of regarding his crucifixion as the atonement for the sin of mankind. They think his example is to be foll- owed, but that to worship him as God is sheer idolatry. Oth- ers regard him as a great social reformer far ahead of his time. A college professor ,in the course of his lecture, assured the class that belief in the virgin birth of Christ was not essen- tial, that it was merely a mat- ter oh individual choice. One young than arose and asked, "If the virgin birth of Christ is not accepted, what is the alterna- tive? Was not Christ then con- ceived " in illegitimacy?" The professor became angry, tried to explain and defend his posi- tion, but logic was against him. He had to accept one or the oth- er of the alternatives. Peter said, "Thou are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus replied, "- - flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven." It comes as a di- vine revelation to us all. The next step is to accept him as our Lord. It is sheer mockery to call him the Son of God and yet disobey his com- mandments. If we are 'to re- ceive benefit we must say, "King of my life I crown thee, now." Then we must tell others that he can be Lord of their lives, too. "There is none other name un- der heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." Acts 4:12. Pig iron °` This odd name is given to iron that has just come from the blast furnace, before it has gone through any of the refining and ,hardening process that trans- form the metal into steel. In this state, it is very crude iron, only one step removed from the earth from which it was taken as ore. The term "pig" is an old expression in the industry and carne from the sand molds into which the streaming, molten iron was poured. As the liquid iron poured from the furnace, it ran into a central trough or runner and then into small molds arranged on each side of the trough. The central runner was called the sow and the whole was thought to resemble a family of pigs. Upsidedown to Prevent Peeking ZS 0 0 9 SM 'del a •,l.901 Nt1d IN; I.V1 va ma 8. �1dWr� s1 a A 1 9 21 S a 1 i3 a .1. v S 0 1 1 e S w It's In The Bag -This motor scooter which can be taken apart and folded into a suitcase makes its debut in Paris, France. It can travel about 50 m.p.h.' over almost any kind of terrain and is being ordered by the French army for use in airborne division:;.