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The Seaforth News, 1919-04-03, Page 3Look for the Rennie Seed Display 15,000 dealers throughout Canada are ready to supply you with these tested seeds. It's time to think about plantingyour bock - yard garden. Make your selefohs now. Seeds The wide variety of the Rennie line assures you of obtaining just what you want in either flowers or vegetables. AU Rettnie's, Seeds are tested for germination and their quality proven. Should your dealer be un- able to supply all the seed's` you require, write us direct. send for copy of Re re's 'tool Catalogue. It tedudex Poultry ettppnea,THE. Plaaet junior Carden 'roots, Sprayers, Nertllizerr, etc. WILLIAM R NI C IMTED KING AND MARKET STS. TORONTO ALSO AT MONTREAL, WINNIPEG, VANCOUVER • a= tan Al Agronotute , ((, Thts Department Is for the use of our farm readers who want•the,edvit4 at, an expert on any question regardia4 sell, seed, crops, etc. If fx,Ur question;, Is of sufficient general interest, It will be answered tttpytfgh this column.R` ,stamped and addressed envelope is, enclosed with .,your, lettee,,s cotnplsts, answer will 9 ibAdelaie maildeed toBEyou. AddTorontreitso. Agronomist, care o1' Wilson Pubtishinv Enquirer, -1. When sowing oats on its best on medium loam or heavy novdflern- Some farmers were recently dis- cussing the beef -cattle question, one man saying the industry would de- cline because of the high prices of feed. He was answered by the old feeder in this way: "You're ass alarm- ist. We have soldiers and nations of Peoples to feed. We must and we will do it. We're not going out of the live -stock business because feed is high. We're going to produce snore beef than ever we did before. Prices will justify us in doing so. But—and here listen to mo—we've got to feed in a more scientific man- ner, and know what we are doing." In this statement is characterized ,the feeling of many other men. Scientific feeding means more than choosing good stock and giving a certain ration. In our experience I have found our platform scales an i indispensable article in' determining the profit anti Iosses in feeding live stock. We have bought, raised and fed many classes and grades of stock and we weigh it frequently: when it is purchased, when it is shifted from one pasture field to another, and every +'math or so from early fall until the following pasture season. With the records of the weights and the amount of feed fed to the animals it is no trick at all for us to tell which are the most profitable to feed. We have bought and fed some scrub stock along with good grades, and the scales have told when we were feeding at a profit or loss. As an example, we hada mixed herd of twenty head that were mak- ing profitabire gains, from May, when turned on pasture, to " December. Then when weighed again in January a little figuring showed they were hardly paying for their feed, and as they were in good market condition they were sold immediately. GOOD HEALTH QUESTION BOX Dy Andrew F. Currier, MD. Or. Currier will answer all sign° question Is of general interest it wi if not, It will be answered personail closed. Dr. Currier will not prescribe Address Dr. Andrew F. Currier, care St. West, Toronto. Row to Pasteurize Milk. I want to tell my readers how t • pasteurize milk at home. Buy a two -quart double boiler, i you haven't one, and at any drug store buy a dairy thermometer. Scour the double boiler and scald it, then put a few inches of water into the outer part of it and a quart of milk into the inner part. Cleanse the thermometer with soap and cold wa- ter and put it into the milk. Cleanse a large spoon and put that Into the milk. Put the boiler over the fire and quickly bring the milk to a temperature of.145 degrees and keep it there for thirty minutes. Don't take the thermometer out of the milk till the thirty minutes are up. Still the milk with the spoon occasionally to prevent a scum from forming, Also leave the spoon in the milk till you are through. This procedure has then killed A8 per cent. of all the germs in the milk. Cool the milk as rapidly as possible by putting it on the ice. Meantime you will have boiled ill a dishpan a clean milk bottle, into which pour the milk from the boiler after. -tt is eoolede Complete the performance by putting a clean paper or metal cap over the mouth of the bottle. Remember that it is necessary to bring the temperature of the milk up to 146 degrees as quickly as possible and keep it there for thirty minutes. Temperatures lower than 145 do not kill the bacteria., but favor their development, while temperatures over 165 cause undesirable changes hr the milk. Remember that pasteurized milk is not boiled milk, but very far from it. The boiling polnt is 212 degrees i Fahrenheit, while pasteurization calls for only 145 degrees, I want .to go on record in making the statement that pasteurized milk is the only safe milk that is, pro- duced. This statement holds good even if you keep your own cows and do your own milking. 153. Pasteur, to famous French d letters pertaining to Health, Ii your II be answeged through these columns; y If stamped, addressed envelope Is en - for Individual cases or make diagnosis. of Wilson Publishing Co., 73 Adelaide physician, first told us how to rid o milk of its dangers without material- ly changing the milk. Hence the. f word: "Pasteurize," Questions and Answers. F. J. D. I have been troubled a long time with weaknese and nerv- ousness. Could you suggest some kind of a remedy? Answer—I do not know enough about your case to speak about It particularly, but would say, in gen- eral, that it is possible that you may be suffering from overwork and should have a rest. Rest, good food, plenty of .sleep and moderate exer- cise, would probably be more help- ful to yen than any medicine. E. W.—Is there any danger of in- fection in occupying a house in which someone has just died of can- ser?-' I have been prevented from going into such a house for fear of this result. The circumstances are these: Cancer appeared in one of a block of six houses. In another year a person in another house was at- tacked, And a year or two later, a house on the other side was attack- ed. After some time the disease entered the house at the back of the others. Several others in the neigh- borhood were also invaded and in each case it was a mother who was the victim, Do you think it was simply a series of coincidences or was there some other cause? Answer—The condition is a very interesting one, and if the disease r es really cancer in each case, I do not believe it was transmitted from one house to the other; for, cancer is hot infectious. Besides, the in- terval between the appearance in the different houses was too great to ex- plain it pry' infection. If the disease had been tuberculosis, I should think such an occurrence would have been quite possible. If, however, you de- sire to occupy the house and will have it carefully disinfected with formalin, I should think you could go into it without any hesitation, corn and other planting ground, and buckwheat stubble, would you get `a better crop from spring cultivating or would it be necessary, to spring plow? 2. I Nave a piece of clay loam land which; in 1917 was manur- ed and had potatoes on.. Last year, -1918, 1 put tomatoes on and I plowed them down and put buckwheat On had, a good crop. Would it do to put sugar beets or mangels on this year without manuring or would it do at all? 3. Would millet do well on sod spring plowed once or twice? 4. When is'tihe- proper time to plant late potatoes? Will small seed not cat do? 5. Can a -hotbed be started with cotton instead of glass? 6. Will rape 'grow on- light land? 7. How many pecks of oats to the acre? .Answer: -1. The success of grow- ing oats following corn or buckwheat which has been disked is entirely de- pendent upon the nature of the soil. If the soil contains tt considerable amount of clay and is closely packed, it will require spring plowing. How- ever, if the disk tears up the seedbed, to a depth of. about 3 inches and leaves a mellow well -worked surface, you should get profitable yield's of oats without the spring plowing. 2. If the soil is of a medium loam char- acter I see no reason for advising against following the buckwheat crop with sugar beets or mangels. If you attempt to grow them without manuring, necessarily your crop will be entirely proportioned by the am- ount of planifood they can get. There is abundant evidence to show that both sugar beats and mangels great- lybenefit e n efi t from profitable fertiliza- tion. Ottawa Experiment Station re- ported iii 1916 that where no manure was added they harvested 82 bus, of mangels per acre. Where manure, 15 tons per acre, was added this was increased to 113 bus. per acre. Where 15 tons of manure plus 584 lbs. of high grade fertilizer was added the yield was 573 bus. In fact with 7% tons of manure and 584 lbs. of fer- tilizer the yield was 533 bus. per acre. 1,331 lbs. of high grade fer- tilizer • alone gave 610 bus. of man - gels to the acre. This plantfood should be worked carefully into the soil at the time the seed is sown at a depth about where the tiny plants begin their growth. 3, Yee, 4, The proper time to plant late potatoes Wilt vary' entirely -with the section of the province. You have to figure on sufficient days free of frost to ma - tore your potato crop, hence under normal Ontario conditions it is not well to leave the planting of late po- tatoes much beyond the middle of June. However, you have to be en- tirely guided by the nature of the season. Small seed, not leas than 1% ounces of a good vigorous variety of potatoes will give you good yields. However, do not depend upon the small potatoes year atter year. If you do it is just like selecting the small undersized livestock front weak parentage. You cannot keepCup the vigor of your stock. 6. Cotton is used on a hotbed largely to shed the di- rest rays of the sun. The white cot- ton reflects a large amount of the piercing rays. The idea of the hot- bed is to allow the suns rays tci pass through the glass cover, warm up the soil and produce summer growing conditions long before the outside climate has become so favorable. For this reason, cotton cannot be substituted for glass. 6. Rape will grow on light land. However, it does • Cleanser, etc., may be used. soil. It 1 requires a ergs airmen moisture, hence ,if „comparati light soil eoritaipg,a good supply humus the chances, for a p crop are much better, 7. As a on medium soil lila bus, of oats usually sown. per acre. However, the soil is exceedingly rich it is some- times well to increase thie quantity even to 2 bus. to;the acre. The fit, 'ngt'of all horses for aprin wonit iiioOld: bel,n sit.ince; Hors e wh'i•8h aro still bin roiigh'feeds shoul now receive a medium-sized feed grain and a better quality of hay SEED CORN A5dreast IBA. Z. C+ILYSA&[ windxor, Oat. g HARRY'S , OLLE:C TORS OFFER than they have hadthroughthe win ter, By now each 'horse should be on•-gegifar, light work, or at least regular exercise, and should have front ten to twelve pounds or grain daily, divided into three feeds. When heavy spring work begins he should t of° receive frons one to. one and a quarter rely pounds of grain fo'r, each 100 pounds of of his weight.Rock salt should be eying kept in the manger. rule When a horse is' idle for only a are day or so, reduce the grain one-half. if Rest and fat are the greatest en- sile es of the horse. Feeding to fit him for heavy summer work after an idle winter requires care and skill. A horse fattened during the winter is in poorer condition for hard summer work than one fed only enough to keep him in good condition. A soft. horse withstands heavy labor and summer heat very poorly. Many horses, especially young horses, are troubled with sore shoul- ders in spring. The fitting of the harness and proper care of shoulders will prevent this trouble. Clean the harness, fit the collar properly and be sure to clean collar pads and pound them smooth. A careful daily washing of shoulders and withers in cold salt water will cleanse and toughen the skin so it will stand the severe work of warm weather. The Care of the Milking Machi In the production of pure milk a milking machine, great care necessary in the handling and w ing of the machine. Milk that is lowed to become dry on the parts very difficult to get off, To av this, as soon as the last cows milked and the milk emptied, while the pump' id still running, c water should be drawn through teat.cups into the can, The urachi should then he removed to the da and dismantled, The can covers which the pulsator is usually atta ed should be washed in hot water which has been added some alkali washing powder. This will diesel any fats adhering to the parts. 0 a day, a brush should be used on interior of the teat cups. These par should now be put into a sterilizi solution until next milking tim Once a week, the teat - cups and a tached rubbers should be taken a'p' and thoroughly washed in hot alk Iine water with the special brush suppled for this purpose. The ca may be handled with the rest of t dairy utensils in the ordinary evesteams steaming or scalding and draining i a room free from dust being import ant. On taking the teat cups front th sterilizing solution for the next milk ing, they should he rinsed in fres cold water and then be assemble At Allis stage, the drawing' of scald ing water through the teat cups int the cans would have a beneficial ef feet but is liable to injure the rub bor. When adjusting the milker an attaching the teat cups to the cow' teats, be careful not to draw bars air through the tubes into the can In shifting the machine from on cow to another anti changing the can let the milk and casts be exposed t the barn air as little as possible. One of the best sterilizing sol tions to use is comprfsed of chlorid of lime. Hee fresh chloride of lir preferably from sealed tins, anti pro vide an earthenware crock, Into this put one pound of chloride of lime and add a gallon. of cold water. Break up the lumps, stir thoroughly and then allow to settle. Cover and keep in a cool place. This is p stock solu- tion and only the dear liquid oft the top is to be used. In making up the solution for the teat cups use one pint of this stock solution to every ten gallons of water. As the sterilizing action gradually decreases, add an- other half-pint of the stock solution every three or four days as long as this solution is kept in use. The old solution should be emptied out and a new solution made as often as is necessary to keep it clean, A new stock solution should be made at leti'st every two weeks, The keeping of, the outside metal parts of the teat caps and pails bright is not so important but im- proves the appearance of the ma- chines. For this purpose such pol- ishing substances as Bon Anti, Dutch ne. with is aoh- al- is oid are but old the nes iry to ch - to ne ve ice the is ng e. t- art es ns ns he y, n e h, d. 0 a s c S 0 u- e e, I have found much snore satisfac- tory poultry profit from a high-class private trade which I have succeeded in developing that when I depended on hucksters,, grocers, and shipping to commission houses. Of course, it is absolutely necessary to have the quality of the highest whims selling to selected customers, but the pro- ducer of poor -quality produce is no longer getting anywhere these days, no matter what his line of business, I find that the most profitable cus- tomers will not hunt for the poultry- man. They must be rustled for. But there are well-to-do homes in every good-sized town and city where a sample of superfine eggs, backed up with a "money back" guarantee, will. give you a chance to furnish some trial orders. It then only requires fancy quality' eggs and poultry in- variably delivered in the pint of con- dition to make your customers per- manent. There art also good pros- pects for profitable ,also among summer and winter hotels that cater to the trade of wealthy patrons, sani- tariums, etc. All of these have fur- nished me outlets for high-grade poultry and eggs. An attractive printed notice is placed in the top of each of the paste- board cartons in which my eggs are delivered to my eustomers, worded as follows: Sunnybrook. Farm Egg's These eggs are guaranteed to be less than thirty-six hours old when shipped. They are the product of pure=bred, healthy hens which are housed and fed according to strictly hygienic principles. The eggs are therefore warranted strictly. fresh and sterile. Money Back if found in any way unsatisfactory. Whenever more of our poultry pro - "duets is wanted, telephone 5120. Of late I have found that the light metal shipping cases used by squab breeds in which to ship their squabs to market are equally satisfactory for shipment of high-grade .broilers, roasters, capons, anti eggs as well, to my special customers by parcel post, These metal Cases are made in two parts, one telescoping into the other, thus saving space. Aluminum or an alloy of this metal is the choice of material for these containers, it being rtrstle'ss, light, durable, and so easily kept clean. There are combination cases designed for shipping eggs, butter, or dressed poultry. For eggs, cush- ion fillers are used in these eases. . Hiatt Through the .ground There is -stirring and groping, Roots tingle, seeds thrill In the dark hoping; Up in the bare branches The life -blood is yearning, In the -cold forest nooks The creatures are turning. Is it time? Not yet; The frost lies belating, Oh come, come, Spring! The world stands waitint 4--- These sr]CD. Colle,etiorts are made up of the Ideal varieties and are excep- Ilona] value for the money,. S'rom a80. -up to $2.00 Sonic. for pries Slot and free hnokiet• Stow to ?ake the (Darden Pay" HARRY'S 54ED STORE 380 Dorchester St, Went scontrosi, Gus, RABBITS T I`Ilre E Better quality preferred. WRITE FOR PRIC.11lS STANFORD'S, Limited 128 Mansfield St. - Montreal What Many Canadians Found Out. He: "I've brought a lot of souve- nirs home, dear. Would you like a German helmet?" She: "A German helmet would be I very nice, but I'd rattier have a French hat." DR. A. C. DANIELS Oster-Cccus Liniment Farrowing time is the most criti- cal season for swine. A week or so before a sow is due to farrow, she should be removed from the other sows to the quarters where she is to farrow. The feed just before far- rowing should be the same kind that will be fed while the sow is suckling her Pigs. A ratidn of fifty per cent. corn, twenty-five per cent. -shorts, fifteen per cent. bran and ten per cent. linseed oil meal should give good results. A few days before the sow farrows the amount of feed should -be reduced somewhat. The quarters should be warm enough so that, excessive bedding will not be required. If too much bedding is provided the pigs may become hidden in it and smothered or crushed. If the sow is gentle, place each pig, as soon as it is far- rowed, in a barrel or box containing some warm bricks covered with old sacks. The pigs may be left here until they are dry and lively enough to be returned to the sow, The sow should not be fed much for twenty-four hours after farrow- ing. The pigs are not able to take much milk, and the milk flow should not he stimulated for the first few days. •.The sow will be more or 'less feverish and should have all the wat- er she will drink, but will not need feed for a day or so. The first feed should be the same kind that she Xe- ceived before she farrowed. About two weeks should be taken to get her ott full feed. et o a t depend- able all-round stable liniment for sprains, strains, stiff or sore Joints: sore throat, sora cords, set's muscles, aching bones, shoe bells, wind pu rf, splints, ant{ all other blem- ishes and ail- ments of Mall - 1 a r character. Blots out pain: This Is an external remedy and a real wonder -worker. Allmost ef- fective reottvo liniment for human beings. 85c., 60c. and $1.25 sizes Write for Free Book on treatment of all animal aliments. Dr. A. C. Daniela Co., Limited Dept, W.L. Knowlton, P.D. MUSKRAT TIME IS HERE We are MUSKRAT Specialists. The largest handlers of this article in Canada. Consequently we pay more. Write for our special price list and tags. Homier Williamson & Company "The House of the Strewn Tag" 378 St. Paul St. W., Montreal. Western Branch:, 253 Princess St. - Winnipeg Our l919 atzakl ue is a�ours fi'l t asking. Write tudz it is Free Bulbs ." Plants EDS MEAN SUCCESS Flag in @our seeds means 11 JtN arm, your seedsmai.A. Our .`• = years or r^rs o u broken success speails def ;heir nitirn ... JA5oi PAER5m ffall'D,TO NT • g ey *A:24 r* i• I. .ca4i '6 .o041 Ss � ,.fillTI' • ea pp 14.F ihs "Making two blades grow whore only one grew before. Prices Firm for this ;, ase Delay in ordering standard fertilizer in the hope of lower prices only means risk of disappointment in deliveries, Prices are set by east of this season's raw materials, ordered months ago, and labor wages, which are Axed by the cost of living. You cannot afford to let your land run down. "Shur -Gal l' " FertilPzers Are wen named—they mean a sure gain to your land's fertility --they mean strong, heady growths and easily sold, high priced crops. Its because our expert eltemlets, compound them on the latest knowledge of what Canadian farmers really need—no frills, no experiments --that they get results. Write toay for discounts, prices and Booklet. QUNN8 LIMITED WEST TORONTO, ONTARIO 11 FINDING GOOD ' NAMES FOR FARMS .Leery farm, big or little, should have a name, just as every house its' the 'city hes' a slumber. The' better•' the name fits the , place, the more' value it Will add to it. Some : names are so "highfalutin" that the owners are ashamed to ute them for fear people will poke fun at them. Instead of making :a good im, pression, as a well -fitting name will, they make a poor one. So, if your farm is not already named, get . to work and find a good one for it.- No place is too small But make it modest, make it easy to pronounce, make it fit, make it a name to be proud of, one that will add value te. in case • you ever want to sell, a name that will make yopr wife, your sail= siren- and your friends take pride in the farm. Particularly don't select a name that may damage the farm, such as Stony Acres, Briar Ranch, Skytop, Sourlands, Lowlands Roekyfields, Lonesome, Dryrun, Grandview, etc. Such `names convey the impression that the farm is badly located or that the land is poor. If you can name he farm for some 'historic incident connected with it, do it with a name like Indian Garden, Warrior Run, Salt Lick, Deer Lick, Indian Post, Wigwam, Tomahawk, Arrowhead, Hunter's Notch, or the name of the Indian tribe or some noted chief who may have lived near -by. • ` Families from across the water may name their farms after the place they came from and thus preserve the memories of their old homes. But these names must be easy to spell and pronounce in English. Many of the townships and counties in the older sections were named iii this way. Argyle Farm, Emerald Farm, Breton Farm, Snowdon Farm, Sur- rey Farm, Stavanger' Farm, demon - nix Farm, are examples of such names, and they are good names, too. Another class of names -is made by combining parts of your own . name with that of your wife or children. Itlarkatan Farm is made up of parts of Mary, Kate and Ann. Charles and Mary have been used to make Cra mary Farm. Harry and Lillie part- ly combined are Herlie Farm. Joseph and Ellen would 'show Joellen Farm, and so on, Such names have the ad- vantage of not being easily imitated. Last names could be used in the same way, only be sure that the name is not too unusual or hard to spell or pronounce. If so, give up this idea, and select some name that describes the farm itself. The following are good, strong, sensible names which describe the location or natural surroundings. From them you probably can find one that fits and, if not, they will sug- gest how to find a name along the same Iines: Acrefair, Applegate, Ashland, At glen, Beechgrove, Beechland; Bright - wood, Eroadatn'e, Broadview, Brook- side, Brookwood, Buck Hill, Burroak, Cedar Crest, Cedar Lane, Cherry Lane, Clear View, Cloverdell, Clover land, Clovernook, Clover Patch, Cool Creek, Cottonwood, Creekside, Crest- wood, Crossway, Crystal Spring, Daleland, Deepdale, Deer Foot, Doe. run, Doveland, Eastover, Echo Ferns, Edgewood, Elmwood, Evergreen, Fairaere, Fair Dale, Fairholme, Fair Oak, Fatland, Fern Hill, Fernwood, Fruitvalo, Glendale, Glengarry, Glenwood, Grassland, Greendale, Greenwood, Happycreek, Hawthorn, Hazelhurst, Hickory, Hida`vay, High - ash, Highland, Hillcrest, Hillside, Hopely, Inglewood, Intervale, Iron Springs, Juniper, Lakeside, Linden - grove, 'menet Lane, Lone Oak, Lone Pine, Maplebrook, ,Maywood, Mea- dowbrook, Meadows, Meadowside, Mountain Meadow, Northview, 'Oak- dale, Oak Lane, Oak Ridge, Okeby, Pine Bluff, Pinehurst, Pine Ridge, Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Valley,, Pop- lar Grove, Rabbit Run, Red Gable, Red Oak, Red Roof, Riverside, Road- side, Rosedale, ^Roselands, Sevenoaks, Sleepy Hollow, 'Springdale, Spring- Iands, Summit Hill, Sunnybrook, Sunnyslope, Sunset, Sycamore, Table Rocic, Tall Cedar, Three Hills, Twin Oak, Uplands, Valley Home, Valley View, Walnut Grove, Wayside, Wend- over, Westhill, Westover, Whitegate. Here is a list of endings for farm names with their meanings, Those may be added on to family names such as Smithdale Farms, Harris - holm Farm, Wilson'cvold Farm, Ole- soncr'oft Farm, Peterslea Farm, Thomasthwaite Farm, etc. In gett- ing up such a name try, as 'in all other eases, to get a name that fits the farm. Croft, a small field, or high and dry land, or a very small farm. Green, a narrow valley; a hollow between hills. Dale, a space or 'level or gently rolling ground between hills of no great height with -a stream flowing through it. Dell has the sante mean- ing. BBrie, a stretch of sloping ground. Helm, a river meadow, a low, fiat tract of land by the side of a river, sometimes spelled "holme." Thwaite, a field of ground reclaim- ed to tillage. Hurst, a grove or thicket. Wold, high rolling ground, bare of woods. Vale, a tract of low ground be- tween hills. Lea,. 'a grassy field or plain; any open untilled or level tract of land. •