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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1918-05-02, Page 6By Agronomist. 'This Department Is for the use of our farm readers vt'ho want the advice Of an expert en any question regarding soil, seed, crops, etc, It your queati fP fa or sufficient general Interact; It,wih be answered thrgugb this column• atanlped and addressed envelope Is enclosed with your Tetter, a oempiete AifhWier will be mailed to you. Addreas Agronomist, rare of Wilson Publishing *t. Ltd., 73 Adelaide St. W. Toronto. FACTORS INFLUENCING ('ROP YIELDS. Crops require moisture, heat and following en application of manure, fond in suitable anemias and pvopor- Tho area sown to these cereals, if Cons to make rapid, strong growth. seeded down to (lover and grasses, Nature supplies the essentials for will supply a hay enol; the third, or crop life and growth, the farmer's task the third and fourth years, and the and problem is to utlize these re- sod turned down, manured if neces- sources in such a way as to ensure Bary, fits the land for corn or roots satisfactory yields. Investigations condueted at the Central Experiment- al Farm, Ottawa, have led to the eon. elusion that the following. factors ex- ert a telling influence towards in- e1'aaeing crop production. Underdrainage—Probably the most able of all soil constituents, be added important and indispensable where and maintained in the soil, to keep it the rainfall is great, • in good producing drape. Humus la) To carry oft surplus writer. decomposed and decomposing vege- (b1 To allow air to enter the soil. table matter Is provided in applies - To aid in raising the soil tem- tions of barnyard manure, in legume peiature. crops such as clovers and in green 1: is equally e neeeeeity :n sous manuring crops like buckwheat_ where motstutre rol.servatnau has to be Humus absorbs and holds soil mots coasidered. Llr'ainage lowers the nil- ture and is a means of raising soil - tend water table in the soil leaving temperature since dark soils absorb the soil in shape to absorb rain as it heat readily and rapidly. falls, that i; preserved for use of Manure --Barnyard manure is most trops. effective fertilizer and furnishes On the whole'lrainai,';e improves the' humus forming material. Fresh meehatnical condition of the soil and manure gives crop yields almost equal assists in influencing the liberation of • to those from rotted manure and when pieut food elements. applied directly it ran be handled Pinot Food, -In proper Proportion;, more economically with regard to for the different theses of (Teti to b i labor. Manure should be spread even - grown, This involves the adoptituia ly and incorporated thoroughly with of a good crop rotation, This rota-' tlto soil. Applications should be made tido should he a 'short one, say of a' in moderate quantities frequently to 4 years' duration, and the order of rather than in larger quantities at crops is most important. )'rip.. belgeg intervals.. Apply the manure such ex turn, roots, potatoes and hay. for hoed and clover or other hay crops require targe supplies of food front in a Suitable crop rotation whish pro- th.' soil for stem, leaf and roti, vides that each field in the farm -wiU gr,v:th. This mav he most easily'receire regularly its fair share of supplied by clover or other sod r 018000e. turned -dwell. or by heavy manuring.' Proper Collared ;tleihadc.--To snake Tho .rercals, such as wheat, eat, and a ;;nodi 'd -bed tequt es thoroughness barley require less of this fund and ie ea ,a , ,u 1( cep in 118 pre - generally do hest if solve the ' ,•.t O11Ce 1110re, Snell general plan of rotation may be modified by such farmers as will best cult -soil and needs, but 000)0 such scheme is necessary in order that humus, probably the most valu- { y )01 .-•:C.y, glut is ani: tlb,ruti(!ir tray 10_: :li • !ice oil', o' keep them uhf cat • tic !s t1', mut about equal part, of wood asl-n s and s+.rlo1110 in :r salli -cel, ce rbc:;,, • ..:,t❑q .ric and ;ta,nl it 0-la_r" ...slur will run ood,'V dt, caul • ...l(('0 ,ic' sping a .fairy It "rut loeees in the heed Lie 0011,' ' fee ilamee eee ,,'r 011 1 erm is freeeeitie e eel + the e:4150. I is a : .0 eeee .lia •oeregeineento: a - +tit .te yet 11011'0 n re eety oreoreiT.e it. The aid 10 1 • are a ".!11 01'0 bet10..011 and l0.: gust and they loth.:;: 't Ilion derrca of intelligence' nee.eeeiry he the _eeee.eef a live tnelc (1! ' 1'. If it n'eee: not Tor the ricin w'i!.,.'lr S l:er'•!pr.'tl'y' i0 debt (lieea es.i l a,'.1 nnyoee eeeld be a 11.10 ate fc &(( de q'1 - .,.. 1 r ail imp) 1 - z t. :11 (he •,1 irn;il lis c.. it 1. - i,••,L an ,ii t a.+a-, 1, r O 1 ' v to .0I 11 0..l: eMellt 10, bintnin 1' teen Tait owned pare -bred ` buil. 11. Many section', scrub bulb are need 11- 010ee everyone 1.1.1,.1E that thee need 1 good 11, lit 00 one W0',.e t. ..other hie a toll':. v,ith the' ee ev., of etart(ne, an a 110i8a^ trttr. 1 dare; mrtn awisy ierty ro;,s (0- 10! iy rid: 'The nrdlkin;' machine! he, taken al! of the 'sting' out of doba.:eg 01. our farm. We now ob t (1 ..atiefle•tloe hi caring for -tor - r.,.l..hnd sae mull'. 'time." Ile ie tent, of a man who -has milked ceee all - of his life and k0. tee; the dairy tee 0ea, thorunghly. HIe is 111,,,, 1! kind Id a plan who l,as some- - 1.2,111,,,, I carr discouraged with the ur, ,',:. 0 y or milking a- large herd of ,•os. Iffis milking machine has giv-, •1' him quite a little inspiration and as' he :•aye, it. has helped overcome one of the unpleasant features of flaky- leg „u a large scale. There are many old L t'0.•; still re11- 11., in, gond serv'il'e 011;1 they have to be u(1!), but it is unfortunate that the value of sunshine as a disinfectant 31a+ not always been appreciated. It is the 11111rymtni s best friend fur keep- ing a -i:b', in 'rued condition and hes tho suir oan shine on the gut- ter., ut- ter-, -he a era of keeping the barn saeieary i0 net so difficult. In build- ing; used tar live stuck it pays to ar- an:e for plenty of eunahine and it pays in study bulletins and building litor8(11" 1'1 Torr using expensive ma - '!•1e enrr`ntrnt 111th homemade iialleGeZe The tweed mare that seems to have tl:e leaet lea:trouble and produces healthy omni colts, and also has little trou- ble at fouling time, is cane which had leen worked moderately, or has hod r regular daily e1(8001se. Of course, she should have plenty of nourishing food of good quality, especially dur- ing the latter gestation period. It is a13o ina0ortant that she should be supplied with clean drinkiug - water, roomed onec a day and her stable .,eli supplied with fresh air. The! brood macre does best when kept in a box stall. The writer knows. of no eery good reason why a }erotic] mare cannot. b,. used to do moderate work up t within ten days or two weeks of f o 1'. '1g time. A box stall should be thoroeghly cleaned and disinfected with either coal tar disinfectant or white -washed with fresh lime wa h for her to foal in, She should be kept in this stall for a week before she foals. The bedding should be clean. A quiet secluded place where the mare can hide away from other horses ;(erns to be her choice location. Ilia' fond supply should be nourishing,: but of a laxative nature. A few well -, salted bran plashes or roots will open! her bowels A more that is constipa3- ed sometimes has trouble foaling. When odie foals, notice if she cleans • properly. The udder of mare should! 1 be washed (lean before the colt is al- lowed to suck; this will often prevent. the young colt from becoming infect -1 ed. The navel of colt should bel washer with one part bichloride of mercury and 1000 parte water; or one part coal tar disinfectant and twenty parts water, then the cord immediate- ly painted with one part tincture iodine and two or three parts of gly-1 0811110 or olive oil two or three times a day until it shrivels completely. It I is not nec'essar'y, and sometimes al great mistake to tie the cord. If there is much hemorrhage, it some- times has to be done to stop the bleed - inti'; but the string should not be left on more then twelve or twenty-four hours. The bowels of the new born colt are usually costive, i,ut if it is al- lowed to suck the first milk from mother, it will u'aually loosen its bow- els, but if not, inject two or three ounces of olive oil Cautiously into l'eetum Occasionally until bavvele move fairly free. Beth the mate and colt should he kept in a warm, cry„ clean portion of stable until the colt is two or three days old; then you need to pay little attention, more than to feed the snare. During warm pleastnnt weather the brood mare that is run- ning on pasture seldom requires much watching or special care. ,Apples cored and baked with resins In Ilia cores are delicious, findtiSy RMS WANTED I will pay 111011aet. 111(11101. prises dor Rats, Oin 1enfi Root curl all other raw furs. 20 years of r,141,1,' lending 01o1eranoe—•tOtLon 110. of Gonads N. eI VEI Raul tet, W., Montreal, s'',Q, 200 Xt. Sure Cure for Here's what Jias.1, CLarnnn Eihaw•vlllo P,(lr sant: about CAPITAL IISAv'S REMEDY t I mend OAPI7.AL 1110000 REMEDY befuro oa abuse that another man (10110(01) a bare pasture to starve, loured her with the powders, I can prove this abort tin old horse: I have her yet; she has never showed Reaves erose." Fs1 IIal TfIAL OFFER We haus sash contlde000 la this remorty that are send 11 full work's trial fres, for se. to rover postage and wrapping. GYrito us YsTERIltMtf sgpp1 V I1o118C, today, Iso Cooper Street, _ (karya, 0st, CVT OUT AND FOLD ON DOTTED 3 ,LUM17:7-5 M`m+,^..+a�.�vWwoauw„anw,xkM�'�uN 4-"rtk:awlFM<M•+w!,M.rta1„ er•.W.».,.M. «war,..»w,Y.�,,,,,,..,w,....,,.�....,.�,�+*•+.�,�...,,•. ,n r„%p0d1 S tlA,�li , , a • Willie's always up to tricks, Hope the teacher doesn't look; Till we fold Hint up and lix Hie attention m1 his book. A Home -Made Stone Boat. spike or an old bolt may he used to A very convenient stone boat for hulcl the chain in the otherplank hauling big rocks can be made east- after it is drawn tight. ly. The simplicity of this device The team is then hitched to the leaves little to explain. It consists chain between the planks. The first of lave two-inch planks shout eight pull drawe the planks together un - feet long, with a crosspiece two inches der the boulder v:hieh will ride par by six inches, having two three -quay- featly as if on a rigid sled. ter -inch holes, 20 inches from centre To unload the boulder, a stone or to centre, This piece is bolted loose- a chunk can be placed whore one ly to the planks at one end with five- of the planks array be drawn over it, eighth -inch bolts, the heads of which '1'he boat will tilt, rolling off the stone. are counter -sunk in the undersides iZiced Potatoes Help Out flour, of the planks. At the other ends of the planks, Freshly cooked ' potatoes, put about six inches from the ends, two. through a ricer, or forced through a. inch holes are bored. A pisco of fine strainer, can be used in plae e o0 chain with a to on ole end - le part df the fl07;1 ur in batters or laughs. slipped through these holes. The Cold, left -over potatoes may be used, planks are drawn up to straddle the! but are not so easily blended as the boulder. The chainebeing held in one; fresh hot potatoes, nor is the flavor plank with the toggle, is drawn tight' quite as goo.{. through the hole in the other plank, • COB lALTH QUESPON BOX ily Andr I-• , 110. currier n•iit answer all eignod lettere pertaining In health. if 1,101 01:^ellou is of general intermit it will be answered 'through those column': If net, it will be answered pe'rsonaily if stamped, adrlmsFed 1uvulopo is en clnrnd, Dr, currier will not proscribe for individual ease 0.r 11111te dlnr:n0( 0. 1t4tu.:s De, Andrew F. Currier, sure of Wilson 1'ubild1111g Co., ;l Ad,1aldo at. \Peat, Toron'.n. - t'lcers. I ulcer, and the a 11-11 •atiou of :1.'tein- X.--Plctu+e say a word about ul- gent and stimulating substances, es. ter:, heir cause and effects, anll the ioc!uhy such 1(1l10rtlla as lead, cop- plupet' ti'aatitfet1t---if they are ?a pe r, 1;11!0, 10.000,;21 and. silver. 113101(0{\'14 to trea(rnen1, I 1litr0 hoard . Iu ulcer the stomach n a stt''151 diet i.; hmrcilelal hl ulcer o1 i:. 12tric1 dict -‘11'1: 1111001. 1n1p01•:2- tlm slorlach, What are some of the: tive--that is, the .,tum elf must be sylnptume? r given jug as little work tie pu„sible. Answer ---.fin ulcer is simply a colo! • Some of the symptoms of elior 1f upon the skin or mucous membrane,' the sl;omach are '1(8131 31(1112 rn•1!st•.3 in other wnt'as, a breakinf; down of tion, loss of appetite atld ]rutin rrh the cells, frequently with uuly slight age,• tendency to got hell, 1 if the ulcer 11uforetes the pert 142 the 'attar respect uleurs diffar' toneal coat of the aloin tch, the,c from healthy wounds which begin to nvhy he s`riouti haemoarhage and oven . fatal peritonitis. get well almost as soon as they aro. - formed o• made, I Ulcers may be caused by injury, by: - QL'ESTIONI3 AND ANSWERSf I burns, and 11y pact' nutrition of the :L 1L 1I. -.For two years I have ,m tissues where they 00cur, 1 rend with dull pain on the back of They may bo accompanied with both legs, from knees to teles, and I sloughing or destruction of the tissue, hlhve thus fur 1)81(1' table to get very; and perhaps by reabsorption of dead little relief. Is there- tiny cure for, and poisonous material, , this trouble? I They are often attended with' -Answer--I should imagine, from' haemorrhage and with great weak what you say, that you are suffering, nessin consequence of the prolonged from sciatica. There are many things discharge which comes from them, for the treatment of this trouble -An.; and which -moans waste of tissue vvdth- eluding blistering, heat, bathe, nuts -1 out proper strength for repair. 0130 and cle1t211tty- and somerimee. This is particularly the cause with it is necessa2y to make a -trial of all ulcers which attend such diseases as of them before finding the peeper. syphilis and tuberculosis, means of relief, • Ulcers which accompany these dls , A young Merger-MIy baby, seven eases are often incurable unless months old, is healthy and strong, but; means are found to cure the diseases' cross and fretful. and has no troth. which Caused them. The treatmentA,Sbe nurses my breast. Shall I begin of ulcers should be constitutional and to feed her• wit11 any other tiouri 1 - consist in building up the general cone'anent? dition; and also local, which le direct-! Answer• -Do not weir: because of eel to the sore itself, l the 000-apltcatrance of teeth 7f they The first will include all necessary are delayed for a few months, it usu- hygienic measures, comfortable and.ally does no harm. If' you have eul'- well ventilated housing, sleep, exor.- flciont nom'h1hluant in. your breast, else in the open air, good food, 111-; there is nothing better for the child; eluding an abundalice of milk, ancl' and i1' your supply continues, I would perhaps such tonics as cool -liver. oil,: advise you to nurse the baby throng'h quinine, strychnine and iron. : the summer --perhaps supplementing. Local treatment includes - eleanli- : the breast with milk by the bottle if Hess and frequent dressing of the I the breast supply .should fail. bringing the planks as close up un-! Beef can be made more tender by Do not neglect to plant gladioli; July, for a sum:oni/n of ;'lower; let der the boulder as passible. A hook, soaking in vinegar and water, every ten clays from, soy, May 5 to' into the 11031211111. JI111111111111111Illi111111111119'iI1111111111111111II!111111191111111111111I111i1119111111191191111111111111111111111191119111111 99!6191;1111U1991111119199i9119119iii111919ii9119111911111p ANADIANS have good reason to be proud of the position Canada holds in the world today. This pride is justified by the activities of her people, by her unlimited natural resources, by her splendid institu- tions, and particularly by her Industries. Facts about the immensity of some Canadian industries would astonish most people. These industries, when viewed in the light of comparison with other countries, are simply, tre- mendous. The growth of any industry is limited to the number of people it can serve, and that is a fact not often properlyappreciatedwhen' Canadian industries are compared to similar enterprises in, say, the United States. For example: the population of the United States exceeds x00,000,000. Opportunity for in-' dustries there is almost unlimited. in comparison, Canada with its seven million population is a small country—yet in spite of this com' paratively small population, Can ada possesses several industries which in actual size rank among the biggest in the world. In shoemaking, one Canadian concern has developed a volume of business and a -.service to the' Canadian people which is not 5T. 30'.2N equalled by another shoe manu- facturer anywhere in the world. This concern, if located in the United States, would rank as one of the twelve largest out of some two thousand shoe manufacturers there. While the sales of the largest shoe manufacturer in the United States—selling to the American people—do not exceed twenty-five cents per capita per year, the sales of Ames Holden McCready to the 'Canadian people last year were approximately ;iglzty cents per capita. In a comparative sense, there- fore, this Canadian concern is greater than the foremost Ameri- can shoe manufacturer in the United States. Thus Ames Holden McCready truly merit the distinction of their title "Shoemakers to the Canadian. Nation.” Just imagine for a moment the enormous work of supplying a large portion of Canada's 7,000,000 peo- ple with its boots and shoes: —it requires—huge up-to-date fac- tories equipped with the most modern machinery able to turn out 8,00o pairs of shoes a day. —it requires—a variety of nearly 800 different styles to meet the requirements of all classes of peo- ple, for different grades, shapes and kinds of shoes. —it requires—the maintenance of six large distributing branches in principal cities from coast to coast, and in these are carried over a million dollars worth of stock,' ready for quick delivery to re- tailers. —it requires—sixty travelling sales- men to call on the retail trade, because out of approximately 10,000 retail dealers who sell shoes' in Canada, more than 5,000 handle A.H.M. Shoes. —it requires—many other details of organization and equipment; but this brief outline will give you some slight idea of the part that' this great shoe concern is playing in' the business of supplying footwear to the Canadian people., You will be interested in these facts, because the next time you buy footwear' bearing the A. -ELM; Brand, you will know that they are the product of a large and, efficient organixatioot making shoes whiclz will in every case give you the greatest value for your money. AMES HOLDEN McCREADY MONTREAL 1,m 1151) "Shoemakers to the Nation" TORONTO WINNIPEG 00M0140014 MONTREAL FACTORY wl 7,13 !fl lief 1'r{? 211 l ll)a5il)yl�l . li.ItlJ GlI.4 IL, .. 1i3a111rt ik11Lt1i� •.11 IIlC F i !1 i f l E urlrll ilkllliitiOt:r Elnrritl a gill l a r7 IIJ '141 ) ,�)ir 11; • vaN(1oUVrR 1nJ �illlllllllllllllllll�lllli116111111616119111I!i111111111111916�191lillilllll!111191i1�111l6181111!�11119Yglilllllllllllll 1111111 i 11 pllllllllgllllllllll9llgo19111�l11111��1191111111111Il1! 1,1 'ti"�;F:Om�'at'F;�.Y;'t3:i �klc:Rts'at:Z^?NG+•:FY�'stS�'.%4 Peggy r the• Way @y:•o:'F. All the way down ''•irtnl' ,1u',�"t and part ll': ( houses u;1' ('Milo t Aveutu .og)ty'0 hro,r, wore 1(0:11. in poi'plo't• ity, When ache retndlnd the 11005e however, the frown was goon. All the way up the walk to the doer she wife leeturutg he mel 1(1 "In the first pi:we, Pelage l!i.r:'hall, you're a chump and adhanost you. 10. t1(,! 012'!!!!) pl1 , 11(10( t bound , 110 outethinl 11831 (111 wall;+ that. ,von ctrl r!0, Tor her, rind you Muer di3eover it. .Arta in th,' third piece, it dnasn't make an 111'1211 dilTelence-Lf you haven't got • lmalhey for gifts, or how you feel -you're not, going to let Elizabeth guess a tiling. Ifo you uadersticnd1" Llli'al o•th, lying in her bed, 2',0.; watching for 111r, and I'.lizehoth's room w'ae lovelier than came, Aunt 101111 had put up beautiful soft cur- tains, and there was 1l great howl of jonquils from the (ira'fton's greeu- hous), Peggy tried to steel herself to the beautiful roost, but -she could not resist the jot,duils, - "In January!" she gasped. "Did you ever sec anyone so lucky?" *aid Elizabeth. Peggy whirled round. She knew,,, every shade of Elizabeth's voice, There was something! Oh, if it could post. 51111y be something she could do! "What le it, Elizabeth? Tell me!" she cr'1. Faizabeleth, nn her pillows, flushed i niflily. "It's no Use; you always find a -fol- low. out!" she retorted laughingly. "1'm so ashamed that there's any- thing, with a room like this and everyone so dear. Ani besides, I Might as well wish for a palace ----or a new spine! I war) wishing, you sec, for whole town library;" "What cin you mean?" Fuggy de- manded breathlessly. "I'm ashamed to mean anything. But Gertrude Po tley promised me a hook ,:ho had enjoyed so much. And she keeps forgetting. She's been over three times and has always forgotten to bring it and ----Peggy MaesIIlll, what 0.t the wet Id toe , ou en cart; like that for?" "Because I've found it!" Peggy de- clared joyously. "Blea.inga on Gert- rude Po.;tley--blessings and blessings! You shall have the book t ,-night, Elizabeth. And you shall have a new one from some one in town twice a week, sate, Behold Peggy Marshall, private librarian! 0 lslieaheth, if . you knew how I had wanted to d I something till I-Wailready to -burst with eventing!" I "Why, Peggy!" Elizabeth cried. "As if you weren't enough just by yourself!" But Peggy did not hear. There was a way, anti site Kati found it. Use Salt and Save Doctor Bills. A small glass jar of salt should al- ways be kept in the bathroom shelf in 1 plain sight. A weak :alt solution is highly antiseptic as a tooth and mouth wash. A dessert spoonful of salt to a pint of water is usually strong' en- ough for hygienic purposes. Used us a gargle for sore throat with the water hot or cold it will have a wonderful effect. In colds and catarrh, cleanse the nostrils by snuff- ing an abundance of the salt solutigie After cleansing at night place a 11 Be vaseline high up in each nostril and see how quickly evert severe catarrh yields to this treatment. When the eyes are weak or inflam- ed bathe them in salt water and give then' a good washing by clipping the face into a filled basin. A teaspoon- ful of salt in..a glass of water on ris- ing will act as a quick laxative, A body bath in salt water is .very ' stimulating, and a dry rub with a towel, stiffened by wringing from a strong salt solution and then drying it, is as good as an ocean bath. Salt and water will stop hemor- rhages after teeth have been extract- ed. Just common table salt can bo used in all these hygienic ways and will save much expense in these days of economizing. V� Growing Kitchen herbs. Sage .is one of the most generally used herbs, A small bed of sage will last for many years, but it is best to make up a fresh bed every three or four years. The plants may be increased by root cuttings, started in early summer in sandy soil, under a box covered with a parvo of glass. The young plants should be set out when large enough in the permanent beef, one foot apart. The plants can also be divided in the sppring and reset every year or two. 'foods may bo sown in a p003801ed seed bed in the early spring or tinder glass in March or in the open ground, a lit- tle less than an Inch deep in gooc't soil, in May, Only one picking should be made the first season, but in subsequent years three pickings nmy be made without injury to the plants. Muleli with mauhure 111 the north for winter protection. Ail the following sweet herbs are perennials, like sago, and require the sante treatment: ilahn catnip, cost- - 111ary, fennel, horehound, hysop, lav- ender, lovago, marjoram, peppermint, pennyroyal, rosemary, spurn thyme, tansy, tarragon, avi111021 savbl•y and wormwood. Anise, coriander, summer savory and sweet; basil are annuals and seodi must be sown every spring to obtain crop% 111 Th At 1f t Iw Th Th, If t I; The