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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1918-12-05, Page 713y ABrononuet. This Department le for the use of our farm readers who want the advice srf an expert on any question regarding soli, seed, crops, etc. It your question Is of sufficient general Interest, It will bo anewered through this column. it +tamped and addressed envelope to encloS.ed with your tetter, a complete answer will be mallteleto you. Addreaa•Agrononmist, care of Wikon Pt lishine Co, Ltd., 73 ade.lptde St W,, Toronto, Saving ]''luta Manure. tallier or packed it so that air could A slcy:rraper could be built every nut reach it, these pickling germs month of the year by the farmers of Ontario with the money lost through the pderr'-1i.a, „'ing of 'barnyard ma - nue 1" ,bably this loss amounts 'tc e h 000 1100 a year, price of fertilizers at the pres- ent time 'gives deep significance to this great waste. Every ten of barnyard manure can be conservative- ly figured to be worth at least $4;00 per ton, according to present quota- tions on nitrogen, potash and phos- phates. Another factor that emphasizes the importance of eonserving the manure pile is the prevailing.food Values, Never 'before has there been so great a world shortage of food. It will be some years before agriculture can re- plenish the world's larder. During that tune, farriers should enpitalize their manure piles. ' The two suggestions that we have heard time and again are: 1, "Spread that menthe immediately after it is made," or 2, "Build a tight manure pit." We have been told that leach= ing is the valise of the loss, we have beard the pathetic tale of the dark brown liquid which floats down the stream, etc, 9i The feat of the matter is, that for ninety-five per cent. of the farmers it is a mast impractical proposition to draw manure out each day. More, over, the experience of farmers in this province, especially on the lighter soils twill boar me out when I say it has not been proved that the application of fresh manure is ad- visable. , AI•i farmers will admit that were it possible they would rather have the rotted manure, provided they were assured that it had lost none of its value. The'rarity of the cement pit in the province, disregarding for a moment ,its value and necessity, proves that mast of the farmers in Ontario have thought they- could, not afford to both- er with it. We are struck with the tee- fact that specially. constructed costly manure pits are not known to the Chinese and'are rare in Europe where the eouservatioin of rnaniii'e is impera- tive; where it•.has become a necessity, a matter of life and death, 1) save every particle of manure. As has been true with r• :ay other scientific facts, the impractical suge gestions for their application have hidden the fundamental facts con - would.get busy, and produce the eon ditions by which the material would he preserved. Here me facts we note every day; If mean is placed .in a lag and sues rounded with pickling genus and the air is excluded, it will ]seep, If we .lea\le it exposed :tothe .air anci to the. rotting 'germs, it will decay, and fin- ally disappea , What would you think of the faint- er who threw his corn out into the barnyard and expected to hale feed for his cattle next spring and' sum- mer.? What should you think of the farmer who throws his manure out into the barnyard without hny further attention and expects to have feed for his soil next sp'r'ing and summer? Tho facts are the sante. • We cannot afford to build tilos for our manure, but we eau build stack silos of manure, We can tramp it cash day as we spread it -ori heaps which are constructed as a stack silo, at least six feet high, with almost perpendicular aides. We can keepit moist, keep the air out of it nett never let, it dry out. In doing this we will not allow the undesirable germs to take the pica of the pickling germs. There will be no leaching in the compact' pile` any more than there will be leaching from a stack silo. Of course, the outside ,of the heap will rot and there will be some loss but. this will .form the shell, the wall around the+precious stuff on the side; Thus,, we have reached the first suggestion. I have seen many men water a dry manure heap to rot it. I have known men who have manure pits to water the manure which had become dry in the' pit. There is no simpler way to throw your money into the air. When the "rotting" gears do their work in a loose dry manure heap, the nitrogen salts are finally formed wherever air is- abundant. These salts are easily dissolved in water. A rain washes these salts, not down to the stream, but down into the centre of that ma- nure heap where there -is no air add where the "pickling"' germs are doing business. When this happens these nitrogen 'salts are broken up so that the nitro- gen is released from the pile as a gas. The great loss from the manure pile which is exposed to the' elements is not leaching into the ditches and. creeks, but leaehing into, then air. corning the keeping of manure,I One-third the nitrogen in the manure have heard hundreds of farmers' in heap is probably lost azinually'in the the province say, "What's the use. alternate wetting and drying of the I have no -cement pit,' 1 cannot draw; manure heap.' This loss can occur in it out, I cannot. prevent the waste:" the open cement pit, as well,' if the Let us consider 'bottom facts. We manure is allowed to become dry, have just finished filling a silo. There while in covered pits the loss is just was a time when corn was cut, and ! as great if the farmer plays the wa- left in an open barnyard and fed. ter hose on the manure pile after it The weathering'and rotting caused a hag liecoine very dry.' The manure loss in feeding value so that soon pile must be kept continuously moist. afterfvard it was arranged to•put the) If excessive bedding is used,the corn under cover. But the expert= water should be applied as the ma= ence of men proved that much of thea nure is stacked just as you do with corn was still wasted and ie did' not dry silage. Thus; we .,can under- keep till the following spring, -so the stand why itis advisable to keep ma- stack silo was developed. The rea- nure covered. This need not be an soning was something',lilce this: rf, expensive cover. If it leaks a little, we can pickle this corn, preserve it so much the better, it will keep the through the winter, we can have feed manure moist. A cover for the throughout the year. , The corn was manure like the typical covered barn- tramped and tightljc packed. The i yard shed in which cattle ate fed, is outside rotted forming a complete excellent but perhaps too expensive. shell around the inside which pickled The ordinary farmer can build such and preserved. ea, a shed roof to his Mum with very lit - Then, the bacteriologist came to ex- tle expense. • plain. He said that there were two The entire ,tatter may be sum= kinds of decay, There were germs med up as follows: 1f,the farmers of which lived in the presence of air, Ontario want to save at least ninety needed air for their development. per cent. of the eighteen million dole. When these -germs attacked a sub- lar loss in Ontario each, year and•con- stance they rotted it, they burned it vert it into Ifood, there are these aim - up. Then, there was this other group ple things to remember: . Pack your of germs which could not live in the manure tightly by tramping or by presence of air. These germs were allowing the stock to tramp it, keep lM the "pickling" germs:' If you ar'= ,jt moist and never let it' try out, and ranged to put a substance in a cost- keep.itwell covered. CPotie Would, you please tell nue what to do for my chickens?' • They awing their heads and make a noise like pip. They startled to do so this week. What is the cause of it? , They appear to be healthy. Chickens have the pip because a cold forces them to breathe through the mouth until the air dries the ton- gue and makes it herd and scaly, Sometimes the clogging of the nos- trils may be doe to digestive troubles and a poor circulation due to a gen- eral run-down condition, of the bird. Tho dry tongue should be moistened twice a day with a mixture of equal , parts of glycerine and swage but the scale should not be picked off. Some breeders recommend using equal parts of at; hands. Better qtallitite Preferred* SiTtit'e Atir' priceee TA•10i"Bi ..f'fl►iteti .. 128 Mansfield tee e Mahtrea of glycerine and water with twenty grains of chlorate of potash added to each ounce of, the solution. The pip usually results from• some disease of the respiratory organs and the prevention of such troubles is important. It can be largely done by keeping the house clean and dry and free from draughts and also by pro' tecting the birds from void winds and storing. Probably the birds swing their heads in an effort to dislodge what they think is causing their dis- comfort which is the hard scaly con dition of the tongue. The beat remedy for pip is prevention, and consists, in ;building, up the vitality of the Bock and treating the 'slightest cold promptly before it spreads among the flock. A bird showing signs of a cold can often be aired by rubbing thes.head with 'camphorated vaseline. Then isolate the bird and Place permanganate of potash in the drinking water for a few days to as- gist in preventing contagion. Babies and pianecs would make less noise if grown people would let 'them alone. A quickly made ghee is obtained by rubbing a little piece of -cold boiled potato on a -sheet of. paper with tine fingers; CUT OUT AHD FOLD iN'Db ftib' 1:110 ribDPLAYING BARf3FI3 sIiOF blT Do 1‘1,PLEASE,wHILE I TRIM l'iAT 110 --.�pr---'PQL•P resume MY -HAIR CUTS MAY 1VOT HAVE MUCH STYLE PUT YOU'LI. ADMIT THEY t A5T A tUH1 Lh The colt should be taken away from the mare when between five and fix months of, age. In order that the weaning may be accomplished with the minimum of discomfort for both colt and dem, commence the process -gradually. Allow it to suckle"for a short time twice: •daily for a week oe so, then once daily for another week,. at the end of which time it should be weaned entirely. The dam will then be secreting no large quantity of milk, but she should receive- some special attention for a time. Feed dry, non -heating foods which will tend to check the milk flow. Draw the milk from the udder only often enough to prevent inflammation from setting in. If it can be arranged a complete rest for the mare until she has dried up entirely is desirable. But if she must perform work, avoid get- ting. her hot. A good grain ration is composed of one-fourth coin, one-fourth bran and one-half oats, or one-fourth corn, three-eighths bran and three-eighths oats. Crushed oats are to be prefer- red to "whole oats, When the night's become cold and frosty the young ealt should be shel- tered each night, but allow it its lib- erty again the following morning. It never pays to confine a colt unneces- sarily, as it needs lots of exercise, fresh ale and plenty of good feed in order to develop bone and muscle and to grow into a large shapely animal, Half of;d horse's growth is made dur- ing the first twelve or fifteen months of its life, hence during this period the "aim should be to secure a ani= form and proper development of all the parts of the young animal. Keep the colt in a thrifty; growing condi, tion every day during its first winter. Feed liberally; it is costly economy to stunt the colt by stingy feeding. The growing colt should never be in high flesh, however, but,just in good grow- ing condition. By good management an ordinary colt can be made to grow as 1prge as either dam or sire. Feed- ing colts is like feeding any other class of stock: Good judgment must be exercised by the feeder at ail times, Study up a system of ventilation for the. dairy barn if it has none. The cows need fresh, air to keep them healthy, The milk is better if the barn is ventilated and as free as pos- sible from odor. Everything that conserves the health of dairy cattle should command the attention of dairymen as there is nothing more discouraging to peace of mind and profits than a sick cow. The cattle with plenty of fresh air develop a vigorous condition that helps them to resist disease and produce quantities rof miikr. Stock raisers sholld get together and decide that breed is best suited to their locality and then stick tothat breed. A bull with a good beef form and a marked tendency to early maturity is a prime requisite in producing baby beef. Roughage is an important item in the calf's ration. At two to three weeks of age a calf should have all the good clean'bay it will eat. With skimp milk and alfalfa hay little grain will be needed. Storing Farm Machines, Shade trees and fence corners are not good places in which to store° farm machinery for the winter. Stor- ing machinery in such places merely decreases its life of uselessness. Mae i;hinery experts say that the life of any machine is lengthened by protee- tion from winter, by frequent oiling and by prompt attention to repairs. Farm machines, therefore, should be Aimed in the fall where they can 1be: overhauled and put In shape for the neat season's use before, the time for such use arrives.. COO IfEALT.O°QUESTION BOX , Andrew 4r. Currier +rill aaewer ull;pigtio Saeetlen le of general "interest' It will u Cut, It will be answered peraanally Rioeed,, ])r, Currier will not preacrlhe ldllresh T)r. Andrew V. Currier, caro Ql••Y!'ept, '1'orQ4ta Treatment of Uloer of. the Stornueh. t Thede symptoms are almost always present with gastric ulcer, pairs, vo- miting and haemorrhage: The pain is constant in some eases and Inter- mittent in others, it may be worse just lifter eating or an hour . or two later, w Sometimes it is worse' when one stands up, . sometimes when one pits down` or betide over, It is often very severe and may be felt at the pit of the stomach or in the middle o1 the back and it is intensified by pressure over or upon the stomach. Vomiting sometimes wars from half an hour to two hours after eat- ing or drinking and lblood may he mingled with the digested food, Blood is the positive evidenee, or and of them, of ulcer of the stomach and is present in.halfthe cases either in' the substance vomited or the' stools, Bleeding may be provoked by excite- ment or any unusual exertion. Heart- burn and constipation are also come mon symptoms though the appetite may be good, Rest is the moat ef- fective means' of treatment, that is one must not only remain in bed sev- eral weeks, but the stomach must be kept empty and free from motion and the work of digestion. Digestion means the preparation of gastric juice and this juice is often very sour, when ulcer is present, from an excess of hydrochloric acid, indeed this may be the principal cause of the ulcer. Proper nutrient injections should be given to the patient every six hours, the re•ctum.:being first irrigated with. warm, but very weak salt water. To relieve pain cold applications may be made to the pit of the stomach es' pecially if haemorrhage has occurred. Pieeel of ice may be taken by mouth but nbthing else in the shape of food or drink. Suitable remedies may be introduced into the stomach bhrough a stomach tube for the relief of pain or in attempts to heal the ulcer, such remedies including bismuth, alum 'and nitrate of ,silver, while the acidity of the stomach may be neutralized by solutions of magnesia or bicarbonate of soda. Surgical"measures are not infrequently resorted to especially if the ulcer has perforated and haemor- •t+hage Cieperitonitis has taken placed Such en operatic should be attempt- ed by a surgeon` of 'great' skill and good by. In the great major- ity of ajor-ity'of cases surgical help will not be needed but, there are' none in which watchfulness and,cere can be dispens- ed/with with for ,the condition is always an important one' and may quite un- expectedly become serious. Burner. ih7.1). G lettere vretalnlns to Health. It yolu be enatrpred through these' oolumart If gimped, addressed envelops Is ere for Individual onaee or make snasnoalr of Wileou Publiehlog Co., 78 Adelaide Questions and Answers X. Y. Z.—Is there any cure foe • Bright's Disease with high, blood pressure? Answer --lour questions will be answered in the article on Bright's Disease, which you may have by sending :stamped, self addressed en- velope, A Reader -1-4s Cut operation for rupture • and varieocele considered' dangerous? 2—Does it render a person weaker, in any way? 9—How long would it take to do such an operation?,„ Answer—l---It ns seldom, when done by a competent surgeon. 2—It should . make one stronger, rather, than weaker, 3—A good surgeon will do such an operation in about an hour. Mrs. .T. S. :After having experi- enced two serious 'operations, I am still in great trouble and apparently suffering from acid indigestion in a very exaggerated form, I would be very glad' if you would' tell me what I could, do to relieve this condition. Answer—It is not a good plan to try to relieve one who is apparently as sick as you are, and whom one has never seen, by means of a letter. The best that I can do, is to suggest that, in cases melt as I suppose yours to be, a very simple diet; occasional irriga- tion of the stomach; and the constant use of an alkali (like bicarbonate of soda) have very often proved help- ful. 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MONTREAL. 902 MASTER YOUR IVIEDIUM U "Nether, what's a F4041'07)11' tide Mantled one of the boys at a Weal( fast table the outer day, , "Medium?" repeated., !talo allgtheo, "I suppose you mean, a person wllo is used in efforts to communicate wits spirits --like the experiments of the Society for Psychical Research, for, example." Roy shook his head. "No, that can't be it." "Perhapa,Boy means medium in the sense we use itin to describe his general average at school!" said Pauline slyly, Roy grinned good-naturedly,' "No; that's not it, either. It's something you work with." "Why, so it is You've described it yourself," said the mother. "For example, the clay that the potter uses is his medium. But how did you hear it used in that sense?" "A man talking to us at school to- day," explained her son. "He's in charge, of .this• big reconstruction fund they're going to raise here, and • he was telling us how to help. He said, 'Put your heart and soul into it; give enough tints to insure success— and master your medium!'" "That's a rather cryptic remark to address to a crowd of youngsters," e said the head of the house. "I don't believe I could quite define that my- self," I ' "don't know about definitions," said the mother,"but nobgdy practices that mastery of your material any better than you do. How about all your Rotary Club members turning out to work for the last Victory Loan?" "Oh, they'd have done that any- how!" said the governor of the club. "I heard Judge Wittecomb say you could do more with the men in this town than anybody in it, dad," put in Pau, "Alinenybody could get good work out of them if he would study them a bit," protested her father. Pauline looked up quickly, "I know what it means ewh n it comes to Young ng Wsi n s U rietien Associa- tion .tor;:," An; soi,i. "If you study your gals end what will appeal to them in the way of work or sport, you eon tlo twice as much with them You remember the Saturday after- noon 'bikes,' mother?" • Mrs. Campbell smiled- ruefully. "I certainly do! How sure Miss Arch- er was that the office girls would want to spend their precious half holi- days in long, walks over bleak ,wintev roads, and how absolutely- she failed to realize their point of view or to understand their reluctance, until the scheme cried a lingering death under her very eyes!" Roy had lapsed into sober thought. He had recently become president of the Boys' League in the High School, and, although he was flattered by the prominence of the position, he had seemed to be totally unwilling to he, stir himself to win the co-operation of the members. Only the week bee fore the Red Cross had asked the League to take part in a parade, but when Roy arrived at the starting point a meagre handful of Leaguers. greeted hint. The committee thought it best to omit that feature from the pragramm e. Now Roy raised his head and glanc- ed round the table at the other in- terested faces. •'Maybe that's what made such a mess of my League business," he snit honestly, 'I guess if I went to get anything out of those fellows. I'll have to find out what they ere keen to do. After this, 'medium' will be, my middle name!" Pias to That Poison Stock. It is impossible to say with ex- actitude how much damage n es,:'ts from cattle, and live stock genrtai:y, eating poisonous plants. It is, brow- $Ver, certain that the waste thus caused amounts to serious proportions annually. Cattle, sheep, and swine are taken ill, and frequently die from trouble attributable to the consump- tion of poisonods plants when other things are supposed to have been the cause. If it were the . custr n in 'all cases of this kind to call in a veteri- nary surgeon ,to investigate it would be discovered in many instances that the consumption of poisonous plants was at the foundation. Some of there plants are common to every province in the Dominion, others tire only to be found in sections of the country. The Agricultural Gazette of Canada in the September and'Octo- ber numbers deals with this matter ina very lucid way and supplies ace eonnts of the. most troublesome of these weeds in seven out of the nine provinces. In Ontario it would seem that there are Dilly two poisonous weeds that cause farmers serious trouble. These are Spotted Cowbane or Water Hem- lock (Cieuta maculate) and the Com-' mon Horsetail. Both these planets are found in low places, or in sandy land which has a poorly drained sub- soil, the Cowbane being especially poisonous to cattle and the Horsetail, to horses. There are other peisonous plants found in the province such as Sneeze Weed, Sheep Sorrel, or Lamb Kill, Stinking Willie, and Purple ov Corn Cockle. Tine last 'named 18 hurtful particularly to young chick 1 ens. The doll is probably the most anti, , quo of toys. It has been found in, side the graves of children of ancient Rome, ,