HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1918-05-16, Page 2By Agronomist
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WIRE WARMS AN
'44rireht•o,.•ms are to be recognized
as one of the worst pests of corn, and
carry their destructiveness to wheat,
oats, potatoes and many other crops.
Titov are yellowish -brown larvae hav-
ing hard polished skins, the bodies
slender and cylindrical in shape, mea -
miring from three-quarters of an inch
to an inch in length, The most in-
jurious form in Ontario prefers low,
musky or poorly drained soils, :feed -
mg on the roots of grasses, grains
and the like, Two or' three years are
required for then to reach maturity,
whidh accounts many times, for the
damage done by this pest a year or two
after sed has been turned under. The
adult of the wire -worm is a brownish
beetle which, from its habit of snap-
ping Its body up in the air, when turn-
ed on its back, is known as a "click -
beetle," "skipping -jack" or :nap-
ping -beetle.
Where They Live ,
Early in the spring these beetles
come out from the soil and soon lay
their eggs in sot' land or land thickly
overgrown with grass. These eggs'
hatch into tiny wireworms. It fre
quently happens that, during the first ,
year, the young worms feed upon sod, i
that has been turned under, and do!
not do their greatest harm to the
cultivated crop until the second sea-
son, They require about three.
yea.re to turn into beetles. Towards
midsummer of the year in which they
l) THEIR CONTROL.
become full grown they farm little
eerie in the soil In which they trans-
form to the pupa or resting stage.
A>?oet a month later they change into
the beetles but stay 10 the ground un-
til the following spring,
Control Measures
Stesceptible crops like corn, pota-
toes or root crops should not be plant-
ed after plowing up grass sod, es-
pecially if wirewoems are known to
be present. They do not thrive well
in clover land and so this crop is a
geed one to use on infested soil, If
wheat is going to fellow infested corn
land 11. will he best to have the land
well tilled as soon as the corn is re-
moved. Plowing kills many worms
by destroying their food supply and
preventing them front preparing suit-
able quarters for the winter,
Inasmuch as many of our worst
cutworms Live in poorly drained soil
it will be well to have such land tiled.
The use of commercial fertilizers
has a tendency to overcome wireworm
injury. It will not kill the insect but
will aid the plant in overcoming its
work. It is sometimes advisable to
drain land and add lime in order to
nialce nt .possible for the clover to ea-
tablieh itself, and .his has given rise
to the impression that lime itself kills
wireworms. The action of the lime
is simply to change the physical
character of the soil whish makes it
unfavorable to these pests.
ti a tele odt;aeee sin`t:eeseees to meYeet•:Y:�eem
The woman put down the magazine
she had been reading and addressed
herself to the family in general.
"There," she cried, "it say, exactly
what I have been thinking for ages
and ages and never had sufficient
Knee to write about,"
"What is that?"' inquired her hus-
band sleepily,
"It says that boys should be pre-
pared for matrimony exactly as girls
should," replied the woman. "It says
that they should have a course. of
training iu putting up pictures, in
doing simple repairs to the plumbing,
in taking care of the furnace, in
hanging curtains, making shelves and
doing ether carpentering' work, just
as girls should he taught how to cook
and keep house."
At this her husband looked self-con-
scious aiid he resumed his reading
with an ostentatious air of absorption,
so that his better half was fain to
continuo her remarks to the more
re, optive sister who sat by.
"Especially when one lives in the
country should a husband have had
some manual training," she went on.
"Foe instance, last week we found it
irnpossih'e'to turn off one of the taps
that fills the bathtub. A full stream
of crater ran from it all day. I tele-
p'eruecl Walter of the tragedy and he
replied that I was not to bother for
be ;would fix it as soon as he came
hone.
"When he reached home that even-
ing he found that he could not do any
more to check the water than I had
done, and so he sent a plumber out
from town the next morning,
"The plumber examined the leak,
said that the washer on the tap had
worn out, and that if I would give him
a washer he would repair it at once.
But I had no washer— what is a wash-
er, anyway? And so he had to go
back into town to get one. He return-
ed two houin litter, put on the washer,
stopped -the leak r.rtd sent us a bill
Inc $7,"
"But it was a peculiar sort of wash -
r, interrupted her husband apolo-
getically. "If it had been just a plain
washer I could have done it."
His wife disregarded this explana-
tion. "Then the laundry tubs be-
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Highest Prices Paid
Prompt Returns -•-470 Commission
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Sure Cure fo'
(fere'$what Ilis MoLsmon Shai``vr�vviglllllea P,Q,,
snel usouedt CAPe'rAL 1 ICAV AkPxhi DY•
before on a horse that another roan turned
a. bare pasture to starve, I cured her 'will
the powders. I can prove this about the p
Inman I hnvo Imr yet; shs has never should
13saves since."
FREE PrIckiAi.e OrFleft
We have such oonfldeodo la this remedy
that
we send a full week's trial Tree, for
Ce. to cover postage and wm.pping
writetis VETMIMMIYSUPFt,YHOUSE,
today. 7e0. fops' atrAet, UOttawa, Oat.
! came stopped tap," she went on, "and
,'though I worked at them with a hat-
pin and the poker, I could not open'
them. The plumber lead to conte out,
from town again. He brought with
him a long stiek with n rubber cup on,
dee end of it, placed thio cup over;
the vert in the tub, me ted. and lo,
011 was well: The bill for this piece
of work war$3.50.
"1 wanted 0 simple shelf put up in
elle bathroom and the carpenter who
put it up charged $2,5O for that job.
Sometimes I wish that I had married
a carpenter. or a plumber. It must
be lovely to have a man who can use
tools coneCantly in the house,"
And as for the woman's husband,
he put aside his book impatiently and
arose. "Well, get me the nails and
the boards and a hammer and I'll
make that window -box for you that
you've been pining for," said he.
Looking fora Farm?
When you are selecting a farm that
you expect to make a permanent
Inane, try to get in as many of the
following requirements as possible:
A situation for house and barn high
enough to give good drainage and a
sightly view. A running brook for
watering stock, and for an ice dam.
Good soft drinking water and plenty
of it. A woodlot and orchard. A
large well-planned house and barn. A
retired situation, but with good neigh-
bors; not too far from church, school
or railway station. If you can find
one with all or most of these condi-
tions, buy it quickly and settle down
for life,
War -Time Economy.
`Aw'm awe noo, Sandy. Do ye
want onyth'ng free the town?" asked
the goodwife as she lifted the reins
from the horse's back,
"Ma snuff's dune, an' Aw wad like
ye tae fetch me half an ounce," re-
plied Sandy,
"Nay, nay! I canna allow sic ex-
travagance!" exclaimed his wife.
"Have ye no heard o' the increased
Price q' sneezin'? Tuist tickle yer
nose wi' a straw instead,"
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ONSIDER the amount of time and the infinite care you take when
buying ;footwear to suit your own taste in regard to style, size, etc.
Multiply your own individual needs by millions and you will get an idea
of the immense task which confronts the makers of Canada's footwear,
and the size of the organization it is necessary to maintain for that purpose.
The buying of a single pair of shots
is an event that occupiss a person but
a few moments two or three times a
year—but to meet the accumulated
demand of a nation's individuals, it
requires the whole resources of a
gigantic industry. Antes Holden
McCready are truly "Shoemakers to
the Nation." it is a title justified by
their size and the importance of their
business.
It may be a revelation to many
Canadians to know that to supply
them with proper footwear, this firm
maintains huge factories each with
many acres of floor space, and hun-
dreds of intricate, almost human, ma-
chines—facilities and equipment suffi-
cient to turn out 3.000 pairs of shoes
every working day.
It requires a small army of work -
people, clerks and warehousemen, in
addition to executives, buyers and
travellers.
It requires much studyand thought
to plan styles•and models of Men's,
Women's and Children's shoes in their
various grades and styles.
In order to secure the best results
in the production of various kinds and
grades, it is also necessary to specialize.
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For example t Ames Holden In addition to the work of manufac-
McCreadyfactoriceare separated into ture—the requirements of distribution
thtee distinct factory units, each a are also tremendous. A manufacturer
complete factory in itself. must not only make his, goods econo-
mically and well—but he must deliver
them—DI STR! 13 UTE them. There-
fore, in addition to a force of 6o travel-
lers constantly visiting the retail trade
front coast to coast, Ames Holden
McCready maintain, in the centres of
population throughout Canada, in:
mese stocks of boots and shoes
ready for immediate shipment to the
retailers in each section,
These warehouses arc located lee
the following cities:
at, John Toronto Montreal
Winnipeg Edmonton Vancouver
Years of experience has taught ua
the kind and styles of boots which are
required in each locality. No matter
in what part of Canada you reside, no
matter what particular kind of shoe
you require, your retail dealer can
procure it for you without loss of time.
And that is the reason why you will
find, even in the outlying districts,
that dealers selling Ames Holden
McCready goods are np-to-date with
stocks that are fresh and new, and
which reflect the latest shapes and
• One unit of our factories is devoted
entirely to the manufacture of high
grade footwear for Women and Chil-
dren. Consider the great variety of
styles in women's footwear, including
high -top hoots, oxfords and pumps.
Consider the many different patterns
and lasts, the varieties and shades of
leather and finish—then you will see
what a great number of models are
required to meet the widely different
needs of Canadian women in the cities
and towns and also in the country
districts,
Another factory unit ie devoted to
making only the better grades and
styles of Men's Shoes—shoes for pro-
fessional men, lawyers, doctors, and
all business men, whose occupations
permit the use of fine leathers such
as calf and kid,
The third unit specializes in stur-
dier types cif shoes for heavy wear
and rough usage. Shoes for farmers,
lumbermen, miners, trainmen, and
workpeoplc who require a heavier
and more solidly -constructed boot.
styles.
When you see the A. H. M. trade mark on a shoe, you know that not only is that -
mark an endorsement by the largest shoe concern in Canada, but that being the
product of a highly organized industry, the shoe you art buying represents the
atmoat in value, style and wearingqualities which can be obtained at the price,
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Never hang silk or lace waists on
a line to dry. Squeeze dry and fold
in a bath towel until dry enough to
press, then press on the wrong side
very carefully, being sure to keep a
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G000 HEALTH QUESTION BOX
By Andrew F. Currier, M.D.
Dr. Currier will answer all signed letters pertaining to Health. If your
question is of general interest it will be answered through these columns;
if not, it will be answered personally if stamped. addressed envelope Is en-
closed. Dr. Address Dr. Currier will not Andrew F. Currier. cribe care of Wilson Publishingcases rCo.,It73diagnosis.
Adelaide
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St. West, Toronto.
The Treatment of Asthma, So, also, will any unusual experi-
The most common form of this erica .acting through the nervous sys-
disease 18 bronchial asthma, which tem, ,,suoh as anger, grief, bad news,
shuts up the bronchial tubes and worry, or fatigue,
With miners and those who inhale
dirt and dust, the smaller bronchial
tubes may become filled up and use-
less, asthma being' persistent and
brane may be iso swollen as to fill up more and more troublesome.
the cavity of the 'tube. 'Nie object of treatment will there -
Miners, pohters, grinders, and fore be to remove this solid material
millers suffer from this disease, their from the tubes, reduce the swelling of
tubes becoming choked with duet the mucows membrane, and loosen
the spasm,
There are remedies which are in-
tended to relax spasm—these are
mostly gases and vapors and they in-
clude compressed air,oxygen, vapor
of chloroform and ether, and the pow- "0
erful vapor of nitrite of amyl, purpose.
Cifearem•ea =� .-,.•.. H0 0 there any . murr}i,' arsona'ct 'oo't• �" ry stare for liard-
lad:onna, and stramondtun, may also be enmg of a erberlets, and I1II 11 its 1'1ue
smoked' with advantage, pause odl this trouble?
Useful also, are preparations of Answert—If you will send a stamp-.
opium, the bromides, and chloral,a and self-addressed envelope, t� to }y
t'holtgh these are all dangerous, el nzt t4,044,0 An this nvel ge py
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relieve the Strolling o1 the Mailed you, which,�L� l, b"1ve btl a full
mucows mentbivtn0 thymic s off account of tlhe'&r0t e,
ggive quhutne, stty a, anliahno1vy and 1 a--- .jam
icteric and some of llae forms. of Veal and boiled rico aria ire used b
elocttrul4ty are ob� t hnieltim00 can. lining th bnktivg dd�ln with ibli0 rio±
prevents air from moving in and
out as it normally does.
There may bo a spasm, of the
tubes, or the . lining mous mem-
while at they work.
Those who have troubles with
their nose, enlarged tonsils, and cer-
tain fo'rm's of heart and kidney dis-
ease, may also be asthmatic; and ch,il-
(trete have it in the form of spasm
of true larynx, when a gland itt the
neck nailed the "thymus gland" is dda-
eased.
In hay -fever the mucous mem-
brane of the nose is often so swollenthat no air will pass thorough, and
this swollen condition may extend
down the throat and into the lungs,
causing almost a continual asthre,4 lo
spasm,
Asthma is usually worse at the sea
level and in a moist atmosphere,
A coming storm atthe sea level, or
unusual humidity, will bring on en
attack k
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treatment, end there are those who
think they have obtained good results
from their use.
We must not forget 'bleatthe mental
influence has much to do with the
effect of anedioinal substances and
thata meddeine wlh'loh 1e skillfully ad-
vertised, or is recommended by a
friend, may have no intrinsic value.
Change of residence is the most
valuable means of treatment with
which I am famil'atr, and in making
the change it is always well to gest
the advice of some once who is familiar
with the influence of climates and
who has no personalend to grain.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
M. S.—Aha unable to close my fin-
gers on oocount of stiffness in the
tendons resulting from a etafollowed
by blood poisoning. Hent can 3 get
rid of the trouble?
Answer:.—Your trouble is one
whieh very often follows infected, in-
juries, Such troubles eon sometimes
be relieved by a cuur,e of massage
with.manipulation of the stiffened
tissues. There aro various forms of
apparatus which are re -a^ $
played,or tl
Serums and vaccines are corrin ant with it
chopped seat
Mate and more into use, us hnealys f peppsr', Halt° n i brown; i salt and
Until brown;
Safe Drinking Water.
Some yeara ago, quite within the
memory of persona in early middle
life, people looked for 'typhoid fever
epidemics every autumn acid regarded
thein As a necessary evil. To -day the
continued preaonee of that disease in
any community is regarded as a re-
preach—as evidence that the officials
of that place' have neglected their duty
to provide n 'a'afe water supply.. Ty.
phoid fever may be spread in several
ways,—by food, by water, by milk
and by flies, --but wheat it oecurs in
epidemic form and for any length of
time, the offending agent is almost in-
variably the drinking water. It is
only since the cities and towns have
been provided with filtration plants
and other means of purifying the wa-
ter that typhoid -fever epidemics have
ceased to ravage the country.
Although contaminated water may
spread a good many different diseases,
it chiefly carries typhoid fever, dysen-
tery, and other disorders of the intes-
tines, The health authorities, how-
ever, do not rely on finding the germs
of those disensea as a test of impurity.
Tho danger signal that they watch for
is a germ that is always present in
enormous numbers in the intestinal
contents. Its occurrence in water af-
fords abundant evidence of conrtamtrin-
tion with sewage: This germ is oah-
ed the colon bacillus. When it fs pre-
sent in small numbers,—not more
than two in three ounces of water,—
the supply is regarded as safe, but
1 when that number exists constantly,
the authorities have to ]seep, a very
close watch to see that a sudden in.
crease does not occur, The filtration
plants can keep out only a certain
number of bacteria, and when for any
reason the germs temporarily increase
in number the surplus passes through
the filter and the drinking supply be.
comes unsafe, In such an emergency
the water bureaus in most cities resort
to the use of ehemicals'to destroy the
bacteria that have passed through the
filf;er.
Many small towns get their supply
of water front artesian wells, which
furnish a very safe water if care is
taken that no contamination occurs as
it is delivered at the surface or distri-
buted to the houses, In the country
the only available source is often the
well, which is usually good when pro-
perly situated, but which is extreme-
ly dangerous when improperly situat-
ed. We all know now that the welt
should be on high ground, above the
level of outhouses and barns; but that
is net always enough, for impurities
may be carried under -ground for long
distances. V ell water should be
analyzed, and if it Is found not to be
entirely free from colon bacilli it
should always be boiled before it is
used for drinking.
OPotitza
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Saving Rapid -Fire Layers.
There is it penalty for speeding up
machinery of any kind beyond a cer-
tain danger point. This holds true
with the egg machinery of hens. If
one is so ,fortunate as to have a
specially heavy -laying strain of hens, -M
the feeding must be more carefully
done than when the birds are mon-
grels or scrubs of ordinary laying
quality. There is n tendency among
heavy layers, when overstimulated, to
speed up their egg -producing orgahca
to a degree that loosens the tension of
the tissues that control those organe.
The result may be eversion of the
oviduct or expulsion of the "egg
chute," so to speak.
If the 'trouble is discovered before
inflammation develops in the expel'.
ed part, ft is often possible to save
the life and usefulness of such heavy'
A treatment that is often succaesful 1
consists, first, in cleansing the pro- .
trading sae -like organ with Olean,
warm water. Then anoint the clean -1
ed surface with a little vaseline and 1
replace the oviduct, being careful not ;
to tear or rupture ibhe tissue. To prey- 1
ent the oviduct from being expelled
again immediately, use a home-made
sling or pport. Cut two holes in a..f
squal'g p'eeo of cloth to receive •tthtg
hauls lest, tie the four corners toge-
ther, and suspend the hien so 8110 can
barely touch her feet to the ground.'
Keep her in the sling for !twenty-four
haulm with water to drink but nothing,
to eat. .A;ftei"'yvand feed lightly of
non -stimulating feed until the eggde-
liverhtg organs have become normal.
I'Ieatiy-laying hens ;fed too much
fettering feed and having insutficltonb'
oicere se are Meet likely to borome af-
flicted wit% this trouble.
The Farm and the Boy.
Surely the father wap ldsi"i 'ylrut
itis buy le 111.7y greet `
lil=t » ,teens 'bo be OXIVOn
e eelave is staking a mistake
somewhere. A boy so trooted is to
bo }aspecbed far leaving the harm and '
baking' up seine other line of employ -
Ment when of age; n0 one can matte
a mown of a. business which he dam
not Bove as a boy apprentice, 1
dt�•- 4 i
It a > end'dea to plan gardens on
1iapo be orb piaaing, iihlidatliii£ r`ar,
eae� vegetable the tine of rii$800.. 11'
deb (should bo sown or the plants sot,
the distance apart of both plants and
rows, the tinoullt of seed required to
a given length of row, and the va.
rietios to he planted.