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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1917-09-06, Page 2A 115 OtierIe ` 1 4 T� =`.M▪ '.,Ajwr•T'senTT `lJ.'4Vyll Conducted by Professor Henry G. hells The object of this department la to place at the service of our farm readers the advice of an acknoWl. edged authority on all subjects pertaining to sells and crops, Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, In care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, To- rento, and answers will appear In this column in the order in which they are received. As space Is limited It Is advisable where immediate reply Is necessary that Henry G Yell, question, t on, when ted and he •'s'er will envelopeenclosed with the be maileddirect Question --A,1'.: I have a five -acre will yet better results than yeti would fs'e;d with good nattu•al drainage, ; otherwise. which l• want to get into alfalfa next', In order to still further insure a year. It was well mitered two years catch, I would advise drilling in 200 ago, and sowed to wheat; not seeded to 300 lbs. of fertilizer per acre, as lust year. Plowed last fall, and beasts I advised in answer to A. F. planted this spring without fertilizer, I Question—B,1t.:—I have a field that Shows a good. stand of beans. The is seeded to clover on the north half, soil needs lime. Will you kindly tell ; and the south part is in corn this year. me the best way to start the alfalfa,) i wish to use the whole Roll for cow also when and Itow to lime the soil? Answer: ---When the beans are harvested have the ground plowed deeply. As soon as the soil is dry en- ough to work next spring: apply a harvested, I would advise yon to fall - dressing of ground limestone at the I plow this part of the field and as soons rate of at least a ton per acre. Work as the soil will work in the spring, sow this into the soil by disking and hat -1 the following mixture: ---one bushel rowing. About two weeks later sow ; each of wheat, rye and barley. For a bushel to a bushel and a half of bar - pasture purposes it will not make any ley as a nurse crop at the same time difference whether you use fall wheat seeding with 20 to 25 pounds of good or spring wheat for spring seeding. alfalfa seed per acre. In order to in- With good weather this pasture should sure n good catch of alfalfa, I would come along so that you can use it in advise the addition of 200 to 300 six weeks. Avoid pasturing too Pounds of fertilizer per acre. This heavily, and on the other hand, avoid can be drilled in at the same time the allowing any of the grain to come to seed is sown, if the seed drill has a head. This mixture has given good fertilizer distributing attachment. If results on many farms in Ontario and not, the fertilizer can be broadcasted in tests at Ontario Agricultural Col.- the same as was the lime and worked lege. into the soil by a light harrowing just Question—W.F.:—I have three acres previous to the time the grain and' of land which I plowed up last spring alfalfa seed is sown, This fertilizer being old sod with some June grass, should carry from 2 to 4% ammonia and from 8 to 12% available phos- phoric acid. It would he well also to have 1 or 2% potash, if it is obtain- able. Question-H.H.:-I have an eight - acre field which I want to sow to oats in the spring. This piece of land is sandy loam and in a fair state of fertility, having been covered with manure in the last two years. It pro- duced a good crop of corn this year. pasture next !•ear, What can I sow on the south part that will make good pasture? Answer:—After the corn has been and put it into barley, Could I work it good now and sow part of it to sweet clover this fall for pasture next summer? It is first class clay loam nice and level and dry. Would you ad- vise me what would be my hest course to take to have good pasture for next summer? Answer:—I would not advise the growth of sweet clover for pasturage next spring. I have examined this crop as it grows in the Eastern half I want to get this field seeded to clov- of this continent and have not been im- er, no clover having been grown on it for the Last six years. How would you advise sowing the clover to in- sure a catch? Would you inoculate the seed? I have clover chaff from about 25 loads of clover seed. Could this be used to inoculate by spreading On the field after it is plowed and worked in the soil with a harrow? Answer:—After the corn has been harvested, deeply fall plov, the soil and in the spring apply a ton to a ton'and winter wheat this fall. As soon and a half of ground limestone per I as the crop has mads a fair apring acre. Work this in with a careful I, growth, it will be ready for pasturing disking and harrowing. In sowing a :and will continue to give good pas - mixture of clover and timothy, you turage as long as you prevent 'the can profitably use 10 lbs. of clover and' grain from coming into head. 4 lbs. of alsike to the acre, as well as I As soon as the snow begins to go 5 or 6 lbs. of timothy seed. Make sure off in' the spring, I.would advise you that you get good vital seed. That is, to sow 10 lbs. per acre of common red' have your seed purchased by early clover seed on the rye and wheat spring. Count out a couple of hun- ground. The alternating thaws and pressed with its usefulness as a pas- ture or hay crop. On sandy soils where there is a desire to increase the organic matter rapidly, sweet clover can be grown and plowed under to good effect. If you wish next summer's pas- ture for temporary purposes only,— that is, for the one summer,—I would advise you to work the ground as you indicate and to sow a mixture of rye fired seed as an average sample, frosts will work this seed into the Place these between two damp blot- ground and the young clover will come ters. Keep the blotters medium damp along so as to fill up the bare spaces but not soaked. Place them on. a and to make a substantial backing to plate and keep the seed near some the grain pasture, source of warmth. In a week or ten If you wish to seed your ground to a days the seed should have sprouted mixture that you want to stand for sufficiently to -ascertain the percent of two or three years, I would advise you good strong seed. If only 75% of to work it as you recommend this fall, the seed germinates strong, increase and seed it to a light sowing of win - E most valuable of all fruits for preserv- ing. Home preserved peaches give at small cost, autumn's most luscious fruit for our winter enjoyment. "Pure and Uncolored" is best for peaches and all other preserving. The clear sparkling syrup develops all the exquisite flavor of the fruit. Pure cane, "FM" Experi- enced housekeepers crier it by name all through the preserving season. 2 and 5 -Ib. cartons; 10, 20 and 100 -Ib. sacks. PRESERVING LABELS FREE—Send us a red ball trade -mark out from a bag or carton and we will send you a book of 54 ready gummed printed labels. ADDRESS Atlantic Sugar Refineries, Limited Power Building, Montreal 149 601ffe •� t7I .sty. The Seven Ducky-Daddles. There were six eggs under Amanda Ducky-Daddle. When they hatched out she counted them: "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven! I can't believe it!" she cried. But there they were, seven downy balls! Amanda and her seven little Ducky- Daddles lived near the pond. Every day she took them out and showed them how to hunt under the grass for worms. But before they left the house she cautioned them: "Keep close to me. If you stay away a big black Towser- Cat will hurt you; and perhaps he will eat you up, When I say, 'Quack! Quack!' you must all come quickly." One day, when the seven little Ducky-Daddles were hunting for your seeding about 25%. ter wheat or rye, say one bushel per worms, Amanda saw something furry I would advise inoculating. the seed acre; also sow timothy seed at the behind the gooseberry bush. but not by mixing it with clover chaff. rate of 6 or 8 lbs. to the acre. As Quack! Quack!" she called loudly, Write to Prof, D. H. Jonas of the Bac- teriological Department of Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph, and ob- tain a culture for clover seed from him. This bottle of material con- tains the pure line of bacterial life that lives on the roots of She clover seed. Apply this as directed and you soon as the winter snows begin to go off, sow a mixture of 6 lbs. of common red clover and 4 lbs. of alsike per acre as recommended above. Cut the wheat as soon as it is ripe so as to give the grass and clover mixture an opportunity to make a good sub- stantial growth. A HOT WEATHER STORY. Mrs, Simpleton, having been a busi- ness girl, was a bit worried over the intricacies of housekeeping. "I'm having such trouble keeping our food," she confided to her bosom friend. "I bought a real nice look- ing refrigerator, but it doesn't seem to work well at all." "Do you keep ice enough in it?" asked her friend, "Ire?" gasped Mrs. Simpleton. "Ice! a I hope you don't think, after spending all that money on a refrigerator, we'd go to the additional expense of buying ice!" A windmill in Europe grinds grain into flour for a baker and then mixes and kneads it into dough. In the weave lies the secret of a new Turkish towel that is said to ab- sorb water more rapidly than absorb- ent cotton. and all of the Ducky-Daddles hurried under her wing. "Keep close to me. I see Towser- Cat behind the bush!" Mother Amanda continued sharply, And of course they all stayed close to their mother until Towser-Cat had gone away. Another day Amanda Ducky-Daddle had to go to town to buy rubbers for the seven little Ducky-Daddles. She called her children about her and wrapped. them in their red knitted mufflers. One by one she kissed them good-bye and said, "Stay near the house, and if you see Towser-Cat run in quick and bolt the door." Then she tools her umbrella, in case it should rain, and went out. Half an hour later the seven little Ducky-Daddles were hunting for worms, when Sammy, the oldest, saw something black behind a gooseberry. bush, "Run, run; it's Towser-Cat)" he cried. They all rushed for the house, but Ezra Ducky-Daddle tripped over his red knitted muffler. He felt a dread- ful scratch down his back, and he was sure that he had lost a lot of feath- ers; but he scraanbled.up and hurried into the house, where he helped his brothers bolt the door. When Amanda came home she found seven very frightened little Ducky-Daddles. "If • you eat a great deal, you will soon be so big that Towser-Cat will not dare to chase you," she said to her seven ,frightened children. And at supper they ate all of their bread and milk, and even' asked for more. A few days later Amanda Ducky- Daddle had to go to market to buy a new broom. As it was raining, all of the littleDucky-Daddles helped her into herrubbers and then put on their own. One by one she kissed'them good-bye and said, "Stay near the house, and if you see Towser-Cat run in quick and bolt the door." Then she took her umbrella and started for town. The little Ducky-Daddles were hunt- ing for worms, when Sammy saw something black behind the goose- berry bush. "Run, run!" he cried. "It's the Towser-Cat)" They allstrstarted for the house, but their rubbers were so heavy that they could hardly run and Towser-Cat soon caught up with them. Before the seven young Ducky-Daddles could" shut the doro, his big black paw was inside. They all pushed the door as hard as they could, but it would not shut. "Hold the door tight and I will pull the gooseberry net over him!" cried Sammy, jumping out of the window. _ "Look out for his claws!" Ezra call- • .,. Crdeervel Ar• Mrs •rte(P-4e sea v. to e Mothers and daughters of all •gee aro cordially IHVitod to write to thus department Initlals .enly will. be pubiiohod 'with oath '9uest1Gn and bs answer ac a means of Identification, but Lull name end aldress 'must given In each letter, Write en'one side of paper only. Answers. WIII b. mailed direct If stamped and 'addressed envelope is enclosed. Address all 1orreapondencs for this department *0 14ns., Helen Law, 211 Weodbiu• Ave„ Toronto, Mrs, T. rl, To remove spots from still resides at the scjnat and este your suit, mix a little cornstarch into, edifice of St, James's, and levees and a paste with gasoline, rub this on the drawing rooms_ continuo to be held spats and let it remain until dry, then The there nainme suppof ort 01 Jathemes legal fiction. St; connection with the presentappearedifier, in r be- cause a hospital for loom was occu- pied on the site before 1100 under de- dication to. St. James the Less. ' In 1532 henry VIII, tools over the pro - party from its monastic possess01,5 destroyed the buildings and erected the palace, of which Ilan l:Iolbein is an attic,` furnishes. a good storage saic! to havo been the designer. 1'Vllife place for onions in winter, as slight little of the old Tudor palace surviv- freezing does not injure them, pro- ed the fire in 1809 the chimney piece videdthey are not handled while frog- in the presence chamberdisplays tbo en. To kebp well, onions must be 'Matured , and thoroughly dry. 4. It is said that eucalyptus oil will remove grease stains from any kind of material without injuring it. Apply the oil with a clean. piece of flannel and rub the material gently until the stains disappear, Ur ash out with as whiskbroom and you will find that unless the stains aro very stubborn they havo disappeared, Keep away from any fire while doing this, 2 A good freckle and sunburn lotion is 1. ounce of hydrogen peroxide, 1 ounce i•osewater, and 2 ouneas witcll- hazel, Apply several times a day, 3, A dry, well -ventilated place, such as M.C.S.: A common cause of tired and swollen feet is weak instep. Ex- amine for symptoms of , flatfoot. Rheumatism is another very common cause, Talce an alternative hot and cold foot bath at bedtime. Apply a moist pack to the feet over night—a Moist towel covered with mackintosh and flannel Massage with cold cream is1 o useful. If varicose veins are present bathe in cold water d, initials II, A: as .i reminder that a time it was constructed Anne Boleyn was Queen, 3, To correct stooped shoulders try to get out of the habit of -allowing them to droop, and sleep with e very small pillow or none at all. Several times a day bring the forearms at a right angle with the arms, and plate a broom -stick or other suitable stick in the angles thus form- ed in such a way that the stick will come behind the back, and keep it there for a few minutes, walking if de- sired. Inflate the lungs often and in other ways develop your chest ;mus- cles, "Shoulder braces" are not re- commended. R.B.:—A good plain abundant din- ner, promptly served, is more popular with the threshers than a fancy ruises During tie vacation months bruises are of so frequent oecurrenee that a few simple suggestions may relieve anxiety on the part of the mother. Fora bruise or contusion in con- sequence of a blow received on any of the soft parts of the body apply u hot fomentation as soon as possible after the accident. Repeat the fonts'fonts' • entation at intervals of two or three hours as long as the bruise remains sore and painful. 'During the interval apply over the part a'oompress con- sistingeof a towel wrung t.s "dry as possible from cold water and covered first with mackintosh, then With sev- oral thicknesses of flannel to main- thin warmth, Tho hemorrhage be- neath the skin which frequently oar curs in consequence of a severe bruise may geno"rally be prevented by firm compression immediately after the in- jury. It is a custom among Gorman mothers when a child falls, striking its head severely, to apply the convex siufiace of a bowl of a teaspoon im- mediately on pickiltg it up, The coinpress'ion can be kept up by means of a pad and bandage as long as desired, When a person has been much jar- red by a considerable fall or more or less bruised ,all over, a Trot full bath or a hot blanket pack will give more relief than any other remedy. If the patient is faint apply cold water first. In case a person has been bruised about the trunk or body by having a tree fall on him or. being run over, the services of a skilled surgeon should a s use u . be obtained as loon as possible. Hot one fo Ilmontations may be enipicyed in the twice daily and apply an elastic band -meantime, ago or a cotton flannel bandage, cut The day before they are to come, bake Bruises upon the head in Cense- on the bias about two and one-half pies and brown Ureal, then heat the uence of severe blows or a fall often inches in width. former and steam the latter a few give rise to serious symptoms on ac - minutes while preparing dinner, which Lucie: -1. There are two '"Domin- ions" in the British Empire, Canada and New Zealand, 2. The British ] lly like juice over Court is known as the Court of St. James's' because the rofficial residence of the King of England was at St. James's Palace from the reign of Wil- liam III. to the year 1887, in the reign of Victoria. In that year the Queen and all the rest of the royal family moved to Buckingham Palace, styles as concerns board and lodging, mere physical facts. In theory the court freshens both, In the morning stew a Uig kettle of apples with sugar en: simple concussion or jarring of the ougl} to count of fracture of the skull and compression of the brain or from Maka 'e - brain. If a person is unconscious or theirs, and these are very popular partially paralyzed in consequence of along with the Ilam or salt pork, which an accident in which the head is injur- ed, surgical advice should be obtain- ed at once and an X-ray examination should he made. As a general rule continuous cold is the best application Green corn, in season, is always liked, for injuries resulting from severe while Cole -slaw or boiled cabbage blows upon the head. Fomentations goes well with the pork. Imay be applied at intervals to relieve soreness but the hot application the men usually prefer to a chicken dinner. The pork fried brown and crisp and with plenty of rich milk gravy is liked along with mashed pota- toes, sliced onions , and tomatoes. ed excitedly, as Sammy pulled the net over Towser-Cat; when he was all tangled up the seven. set up a shout; "Let's push him into the pond! Let's push him into the pond!" Towser-Cat looked like a bundle of strings, as the seven excited Ducky- Daddles pushed him over and over. They rolled him down the hill, over the banking, and splash! into the pond. "Push him way out to the middle, where it's wettest," said Ezra. In the excitement all of the seven little Ducky-Daddles fell into the pond, and all of them lost their rub- bers as they tumbled over one anoth- er. "I've lost my rubbers!" called Sammy. "So have I!" cried Ezra. And "So have II" cried all of the others, and they swam out into the pond after their rubbers. When they retui'necd "there was no Towser-Cat. He had scurried up the bank and run away. Now you know why Towser-Cat does not like the water. How to Open a Book. Iiold the bcok with its back on a smooth or covered table; let the front board down, then the other, holding the leaves in one hand while you open a few leaves at the back, then a few HOA should b0 continued not longer than five or ten minutes at a time. Too many breeders are so anxious to get returns that they breed young sows before they are developed. The result is that the sow never turns out to be what she would have had she attained her growth before farrowing. The best cross to produce pigs for bacon is one between pure-bred boars and sows of the same breed. To speak plainly, crossing of breeds is rather risky except in the hands of one who thoroughly understands breeding, and such men do not practise it to any ex- tent. Many newly -born pigs die immedi- ately after delivery just for lack of a helping hand. If a sow farrows nine pigs and loses three, a loss of one- third is experienced; but few look at the matter in that light. They gen- erally consider themselves fortunate that the other two-thirds of the litter pulled through. About three weeks before farrowing, pregnant sows may be given a ration consisting of nine parts of rolled bar- ley and one part of tankage, or three pounds of skim -milk to one pound of the barley. This method of feeding will insure strong, lusty, active new- born pigs, Although your choicest young at the front, and so on, alternately animals fail to win ribbons at the opening back and front, gently press- fairs, the efforts for better stock ing open the sections till you reach 1 have not been wasted. the center of the volume. Do this two or three times and you will obtain the best results. Open the volume Improve your work and it will im- violently or careleselsein any one place prove you. and you will likely break the back A process has been discovered by and cause a start in the leaves. Never force the back of the book. The whiskers of the walrus extend means of which potash can be pre- duced as a by-product of blast fur- naces and blast -furnace gas. - A great range of mountains once ex - three or' four inches out from the tended from the eastern end of Lake snout. They are quite stiff, and be- come stiffer with age. They are plucked separately and exported to China, where they are used as tooth- picks. Superior south-west to beyond the Missouri River, In places they were a mile' high. Weather and volcanic action wore them down, the sea cover- ed them and bo -day they aro prairie. 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I, t _� ,..'4'al�i[d�l kt ' U ,, re k:.'a.�Ams ". 1-- ,..t:�tr-mss iF men A LAD THAT'S GONE From New Z- ealand When the shadows are falling soft and still, And the heat of the day is done, I see through the dusk as a mother ,.will The face of a lad that's gone,' The face of a lad with a stalwart frame Whom God once gave to me,. With a fearless heart and a stainless name, And a soul of chivalry. I see hien again as he said farewell, Gallant, and tall and gay, I hear the clang of the station bell, The night that lie went away, I remember the day when the cable came, And I knew that his race was run, And that nothing was left but an honored name, And a grave for nay son—my son. And every night when the sun goes west, And the toil of the day is done, Oh, I long for the boy who loved me best, And the smile of a lad that's gone. WHERE OLD PINS GO Disappear Into Thin - Air, Says a Paris Scientist For many years the world has been baffled by the problem of where the Pins go that are turned out in millions of millions by the phi factories, °" But the problem seems to have been solved at last, -- A Paris scientist has been experi- menting on pins, hairpins and needles by tho simple process of watching a few. He states that they practically disappear into thin air, changing into ferrous oxide, a brownish rust that soon blows away in dust. An ordinary hairpin took only 152 days to blow away. A steel pin last- ed just under fifteen months. A common pin took eighteen months to vanish, A polished steel needle defied the lavages of the atmosphere longest, taking 21/z years to disappear. So the sensor why the world is not a foot deep in pins it buys is it seems, exactly the sem, \slush makes an iron surface scale off when exposed for a long time to the atmosphere without the protection of paint. Bad temper .is its own punishment, but that does not appease its victims. The roars of the jaguar and leopard are like "hoarse, barking coughs, an interval of about oto qeCond separat- ing the expiratory efforts,, says an observer, They may be easily re- produced or imitated by sawing a piece of thin board with a messes toothed saw. •- ,1