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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1919-05-15, Page 3h ^ Ta all Agronomist, This Department Is for the Gee of our farm readers who want the advice .of an expert on any question regarding soil, eeed,• crops, etc. If your question is of sufficient general Interest,. It will be answered through this column. If .stampede and addressed envelope le enoidsed with your letter, a complete answer, will be mailed to you, Address Agronomist, care of Wilson. Publishing Co., Ltd., 73 Adelaide St, W. Toronto. Silage for Young Stock. Several years ago a breedercalled my attention to the value of corn • .silage for the rearing and developing •of young stock. Hauling two ferns, 'one equipped with silos and the other not, he load an opportunity to see the advantage of silage for this .purpose. I was greatly surprised to note the difference in size and qual- ity of the young stock that wore liberally fed corn silage yiith alfalfa hay. They were not only larger but 'were in better condition. This con- vinced me that the silo should be used more for this purpose, and I have since that time often found ex- maples to prove the value of silage for young growing anomaly. The breeder of pure-bred stock, whether 'dairy or beef cattle, has much need .for silage in the economic develop- :meat of his herd. The cost of the product, whether beef or milk, is the principal item of expense for the breeder to consider and in this age of high-priced hay anti grain, the .cost of the ration becomes the most important item and the one on which depends the profit for the breeder. Any man who keeps ten head or more of cattle will find a silo an economic equipment on his farm. It is necessary for nine -tenths of our milk and cream producers to grow, and develop their young stock and the silage which furnishes the sue- l -culent ration to the milch cows will also form the best kind of ration for the young stock. Liberal feeding is the only proiit- atble kind, for there is no money in.t half feeding stock. An animal must: be boarded and if only a boarding, ration he given there .is no profit but ' really a loss. It is that part of the ration which t; over and above the feed of maintenance, or board, from; which we derive our profit. On this i Maio, an animal will earn rn,::ay in' proportion to the amount el food she coneuroes, and this is lareelyI true. Good feeding is supplying ani -I mals with their required nutniment' at the lowest possible coat, Anyone' with plenty of money can feed ani . animal well, but to feed an animal! well and economically requires knowledge of the subiect. The two great foolelements which are nec:s- 1 sary are known as carbohydratese aid protein. Corn all tgc viz our cheap-` cat form of earbohydtate, and clovers, or the legumes, furnish our protein in the cheapest 'forms. Young stock, from the time they are weaned, will; make a splendid growth and develop-! stent on corn silage and clover or ale Calfa hay without any grain, and this ration is a cheap one and within the : roach of practically every breeder.) The silo will prove of great eaon- onry not only in the growing and de -1 velop.ing of young stock, but also the growing of colts or maintenance of i idle horses. Silage has been likened to pasture and it its very properly i considered from this viewpoint when' used for the growing and develop- ing of all our live stock. Humus—Crop Insurance. • "I can make it rain whenever I want to," said ;a prosperous 'looking farmer ,in reply to a seedy individual who at the close of a lecture on soils and crops had declared, "Let them talk all they please and give tie all the advice they want to, but just give me plenty of rain and.Pll gdt a crop." What did these seen mean, and what effect would their directly op- posed courses of reasoning, if 'wide- spread, have upon the agricultural production of the nation at this time? To be sure, almost 'any of us can grow bumper crops 'when conditions are just right. To do sois no test of our ability. The real test comes when things go dead wrong.. Now, of all the adverse conditions there is nothing more disastrous than a drought. The continued "glassy AY" is not conducive either to crop yields or cheerfulness. Even the most optimistic of us find it exceedingly difficult to see the proverbial silver lining when there are no clouds. It is then that we wish for crop insur- ance, for the ability to make it rain. Many costly experiments have been conducted in the hope of dis- covering some methed of producing precipitation. Fake operators and fly-by-night folic have from time -to time proclaimed their ability to pro- duce rain on order, and as a result have reaped a rich harvest of coin from the over -credulous. Still, men wait an vain for showers, and in every country, drought takes heavy toll—sometimes in every decade. What, then, did Mr. Prosperous Farmer mean when he said bloat he could make it rain whenever he wanted to? Being a sensible man, he could not have meant that he had the ability to rause clouds to gather. and rain to come penning down, What he really referred to was the mois- ture in the soil, the moisture that he had careful], conserved against the season of need. The "dark cloud" that this man, relies upon is just under the surface, not far above it. It is the soil ---and good soil is the most satisfactory substitute for a Shower. What Mr. Prosperous Farmer meant was that through the use of legumes and green manures, through approved crop rotations, with a lib- eral supply of humus and with the right kind of cultivation, his crops continue to grow right along. All of us have witnessed the with- ering work of a continued dry spell on thin land that had year after year been robbed of its fertility. Humus is crop insurance, but we must not, through bad management, allow the policy to lapse. If eve insist upon working the ground too wet, or if, in cultivating our corn, we ridge it up in rows that are too high, and drought comes later in the summer, the crop will suffer. All of us must exercise common sense and be ready to accept every truth that science teaches. We must learn how to conserve moisture—to snake it rain so that crops will not grow thirsty. TRANFORMING A LIVING ROOF "Well, well!" exclaimed the wiener, as she stepped into the big living roost. "You've been getting new furniture, I see. And new rugs, too," she added as her bright eyes glanced from one object to another, In answer to the swift denial of lies' hostess she expostulated, "but I never saw that chair before, nor the table and rugs. How I wished I could get some new things for the house this year, But every cent above living expenses has gone' into bonds and war relief. So I'll just have to wait a while," she said resignedly. "You need wait no longer, if you care to re -furnish your houte the way we have done," said her hostess. "Then tell meehow you did it," was the quick reply, Her hostess laughed in sympathy with the eagerness, "There is no- thing new in this rootri except some of the pillow covers and the tapesbry on the big chair. We are just going through a period of reconstruction, you know. And it extends all the way from the big interests to our homes. Really, the thrift habit we have acquired is doing wonders for us. We are just beginning to realize what an abundance of everything we have, and how to use it to the;best advantage." "That is true—in a general way. But how—?" "How did we apply it to this room? Well, to begin with, all our furniture looked shabby and. worn, and we did so long for new. There were many WE SELL, WE RENT, WE BUY *�w AC 1NERV Of all kinds and' for all-purpnsas, Sea us First and SAVE MONEY. Burns & Roberts, Ltd., Toronto things we really needed, but as you say, there were no available funds. It all began with that chair." The speaker indicated a large easy rocker. "I went to a furniture store which was selling out, determined to buy a new one. Either the reports of bargains' were exaggerated or the best things were gone. At any rate, I came borne without a chair. As father had always 'declared that eh.r,e to be the most comfortable in the house, we decided to reupholster it. Don't you remember how it looked? It was covered with black leather, very much scarred and worn, The springs of the seat and back were all saggy and loose," "I never would have ,thought it the same chair," declared the visitor. "How did you do such splendid work?" "In the first place we took off the old cover and used it as a pattern to cut the new. In this way we could THE CHEERFUL CHERUI3 The 5teEeTt foe -t calling throfa5h the. night , Lost s art the. dark must avail %nd 'roam \41- ala I lie,' 'scs a.nd St,d f,1 in bed. szisth` t}t'at it ' could Find its' moms': *ire on, the exact amount to buys ar`id,-}iadunotining left over; •Iffeteleii�g',I off 'the cover, we did it very carefully, taking particular notice of how it. had been put on. Then we tightened that springs, not an easy job, I'll ad- mtt. We tacked •stripsof stout can - eras from one side of the frame to the other, one ef us holding the springs in place 'while the other stretched the 'canvas,. Under the seat we used strips of thin wood slip ped under the frame to hold the springs mei] the canvas was securely 'Welted. We tacked a square of can - was over the entire under side of the Seat to catch the hits of 'excelsior which these old chairs seem to shed. One reason you did not recognize the chair was because we have covered and padded the wooden fronts to the arms and the "open-work" panel 'bee low the seat." "The other chairs look new. What did you do to them?" asked her friend, who load been paying close attention, "They were badly scratched, so we took off the varnish with ammonia, and sandpapered them smooth. They are walnut, you see, so all the finish they needed was a coat of paraffine oil, well rubbed in with a rag. All these tasks were finished before we put on the new tapestry. We took particular pants in selecting the pet - tare, and I think the combination of browns and greens harmonizes very nicely with the other furnishings. You 'see how we cut the material so that the back and seat would come lengthwise of the material, By stretching each piece and pinning it to the stuffing before tacking the edges, it was not difficult to do neat work." "It looks as if an expert load done it," said her visitor admiringly. "Now tell me about that table. I know you did not make that over." "Yes, but we did. It was light oak, and never matched anything in the room. You see the piano, music cab- inet and two chairs are mahogany, the book cases, couch and library table are cherry, and the woodwork is as near like both woods as we could get it. We had this furiture when the house was built and have tried to keep to harmonious colors. As you know, we use the one end of the room for a dining room, and the light oak table never looked well. Besides we load to keep a cloth on it because the top had long since Met its polish. Our success with the chair inspired us to refinish the table. We found it possible to apply an oil stain (matching the woodwork in color) to the legs of the table without remov- ing the varnish. What little varnish there was left on the top, was re- moved with aneneuia." "Just how did you do that?" inter- rupted the visitor. "I may want to make over my table," "Apply ordinary household am- monia with a paint brush. This sof- tens the varnish, which may then be scraped off with a piece of glass. It is a sticky job, but well worth while. You may have to apply- the ammonia more than once if the old varnish is very thick. 'When you have removed all you can in this way, use fine sand- paper to finish off. Always rub with the grain of the wood,- unless there are very rough places 'to be smoothed off. Now apply the stain as evenly as possible with a wide flat brush, following the grain again, then wipe it off lightly with 1L rag, Wipe with the grain. This prevents too heavy a coat, which would look like paint, The next day the table will be thy and you can rub it flown with paled - fine or linseed oil and pumice stone. Dip your rag first in the oil and then in the powdered pumice. Go over the entire surface with this and then with oil alone, and the table is ready for use. If you rub it well withan oiled rag every week for a while you will soon have a fine finish," "Isn't the table smaller?" queried the visitor. Her hostess laughed. "The fact of the matter is that the while cloth always made the table leek larger. And it seemed to take up so much room that we pushed it as far back as peesible to make it less conspicu- ous. Now that we use a runner or doily, ,it looks less like a dining table so we pulled it out farther into the room and left space by the window for a rocking chair." The visitor's interest encouraged the hostess to proceed, "You rem- ember that one book case has always stood beside the dining table and the otherone at the far end of theroom opposite 'the piano. For some time I have had a vague notion that I would like both cases at one end of the room. Moving the dining table 'farther into the room made this pos- sible, and I eon more than pleased with 'the change." a The hostess paused, then began again as she saw her visitor looking at the rugs. "They do look like new, but they, too, are made over. We learned of a firth who makes thein out of old carpet, even using old 'fluff' rugs and woolen pieces of all kinds of material. They dye them any shade you wish. We like that moss -green, It is waste and rich - looking, However, ,it seemed so very !greeto' that it was necessary to add snore of the same color in the other furnishings in order to keep the rug from 'coming up and hitting you In the face,' as someone ewpressed it. Consequently, we macl.e,a green cush- ion for the little black ohadr, and covered the two stools with the same. With the green tints in the couch cover repeated in the cushions of `the willow dhair and tapestry of the easy chair, 'there is now enough to bind the room toeetlicr,. "01) much blown' and 'gt en made the flarnitArnigs tittle dark. Notice what we have, done' to lighten the effect. Over 1 Atte 'book also 10. a water -color drawing in a wide ' gold mat and frame. On top of the case is a gold -framed photograph and a low flower .bawl, of yellow pottery, On the other book case are two brass candlesticks in front of an oil paint- ing in dull colors which its framed in gilt.; And I must tell you about those gold frames," the hostess interrupted herself, "The one on the, water- color was especially black and dingy. So we washedit and then applied a coat of gold enamel. ;['here is an- other in the hall which has 'been re- juvenated,". "T thought it was a new frame," sad ' the guest In astonishment. "Then you see how well the tall green jar looks on the dining table with the copper nut bowl beslde It," continued her hostess. "There are the bract andirons, and on the lintel against the reddish brown bricks• of the ohimney is a copper tray wiith brass 'handles, And two amall brass bowls. 'You see how each of these catch the lightand reflect it, They help •'to make' the room lighter on dark days and at night." The visitor drew It long, breath and nodded her head approvingly. "I see what you mean. And I know I can rearrange .my 'possessions to better advantage after having seen this, Even' if I don't .happen to haveso much brass as you have, I can use the lighter colored articles to better advantage, You have done wonders by using just what yo'u' had." "It 'was not all accomplished in a day. You must live with things and make:., many changes beforeseeing. their possibilities and arrange them to the best advantage. However, it is wonderful how much more livable some rooms can 'be made by a new arrangement of furniture, and a lit- tle stain and polish, backed up by a happy thought." I never had thought this roam needed any improvement. It Is so nice to have plenty of windows. ? yen going to buy, new curtains?" asked the visitor, noticing their ab- sence. "That is another of .my convictions .7 A NEW LAN DED GENTRY ". By S. 0, S. acquire sufficient English 'to transact their business of buying and selling old iron and other materials. And their best customers are the farmers. For proof of this statement just glance at the next junk pile you pass and you will see that it is made up largely of binder, mower and other implement parts, which through exposure and want of care on the farmers' part, have been scrapped. These implements were cut off in the prime of their use- ful life, Now this metal collecting business is a remunerative one, for after a few years of buying for a song and selling at a good profit our Hebrew friend is in a position to return to the land from whence he came, where by virtue of the wealth he has made from the Canadian farmer he is able to pur- chase a baronial hall, the original baron having left his estate for finan- cial reasons, and being perhaps now engaged as a waiter in a Toronto hotel or possibly employing his artistic talents in creating studies in black and tan in a shoe shine parlor. Our retired eerapman is now in a position to live at ease for the rest of his life. With our mind's eye we can see him watching his goats grazing on the verdant hills of his estate, we can see his look of pleasure as his eye fol- lows ollows the gambols of his kids both Jewish and goatish. Or again, we see him testing the luscious fruit of his vineyard. And always he wears a complacent smile, a smile so broad that even his patriarchal beard cannot obscure it. Fur all these good tidings are his, received at the hands of the careless Canadian farmer, i - And always he wears a complacent smile. There has been a lot of disapproval voiced lately against the importation of titles. Personally we can't see what all the row is about. It surely cannot hamper a man's ue fulness in life just to have a few initials hitched on to the tear end of his nameot• for that mat- ter to have a ".lit" drnatattejoring in front. On the other hand we do view with concern the growth of the Landed Gentry whom the farmers of Ontario are unconsciously creating. In every town and village you see the creating underway. In every town and village you will find at leost one gentlemanof Hebrew extraction who Relights in the name of Scruptusky, Juultovitclt or something just as suggestive. They conte to titis'scountry from Prussia, Austria, Hungary, Pohlad and other European countries; ,sometimes with suillcient funds to purchase an ancient horse and wagon and rent a storage yard, but more often these accessories conte 'later. In either event they soon The farmer will continue to plow, sow anti reap; incidentally he will' neglect to build an implement shed, I and thus continue the business of pro- viding scrap for the junk man's suc- cessor. CREAM IIIIANTED, 'We are. Inv the. market for Cream all through bite year, We pay the highest market price, In business stnoe 1000, lirop ns a ilne fw'. pest a 1a,s's, Mutual Dairy ,fir' Creamery Co'1 743.745 King St. West • Toronto that I mean to live up to hero after," declared' her hostess, "I 'aoiv tired of. washing curtains and I want to see out. I don't cave what the neighbors say about, the bare windows.' , See that eruteh:artele ieelpling hireeel•f to suet on the ,maple tree? From the middle of this room we saw the first blue birds last ,Sunday. We could not have seen, them if lace curtains hail hung there." The visitor looked at her a bit curiously, aced then at the tree again, where a downy woodpecker had join- ed the nut -hatch. Therewas a clear whistle from the sumach bush and a Baal' of red as a cardinal flew past the window. "I never see the :'birds around our house," she said thought- fully. "Perhaps—" She turned back to the room, "At any rate I'm go- ing to recover Pa's arm chalr and make over my dining table. I don't know about the curtains:" Big 6 any, Raise Rabbits for Us Gia pay Se a pair for all yeti Weaken; our stack, No duty to Canada. Literature and cantractioctels, Notable nes DETROIT. FOOD & FUR SOCIETY BoX 805 DETROIT, MICH. Feathers Wanted highest prices paid for best grade new goose. duel,. chicken and turkey feathers, Geo. H. Hoes, Son & Co., Ltd. 276 Davenport Road, Toronto ROOFING rldllag9.TRON msec» Ready Roofing, Asphalt Slate Siting - les, Wall nos rd. Sanding Papers, Roof Paints, etc. Write for prices and sampled. Save money by buying direct. t, Mai ER1 i BEN. voSe-o on est, R, FARMER INVEST YOUR MONEY In an Il , P j�Ijf IiIdil''����''���� t ©�l u' J�GLG i.%J. v .i Ask your LIMBER DE AL IH For Plans and Prices. '.c n rzs ?t -1#441;114: -10 rtuzeoAtIttc^-- ft Always 'egIns on The Outside Whether it's wood or metal, everything inside and outside the house begins to wear on the surface., The moment the surface is exposed, decay aoad rust attack it. �=..3o' that everything with a surface needs protection. etlill3/ Polis" Paint For buildings, outside and in. Sesoar's Floor Paint Paint today —stalk en tomorrew. " Varnoleum" beautifies end preserves Oil Clothand Linoleum. "li arble»ire" The ono perfect floor finish. "Wood -Lac" Stains rcImnoprovw the" e thy neat" old. " Nela-T011e" The sanitary, washable glsioiif aintforintarior eneretien,, F p0' p 9NTS A 3, VA hIS H ES give you surface protection for everything about the house —for outside wood, brick and stucco—for metal roof and instal trimmings for floors, walls and furniture, Paint for py�rotection as well as for appearance. And use the Paints .a Varnishes that have pp: roved, tint'. protective atual'tlee under every condition of climate and weather — the tune -Tested Martin -,armour products. Me NA TI 05Eby O. GREENS I.IELDS AVEN e 135 .,N R e00. MONTREAL; h ri11ae1! fr Id`7T RNAT14j1VA1 KAY 18. Lesson VII. The Grace of God—Gen. 5:8'; Ex, 34:' s, 7; 2 Cor. 12:9, Eph, 2:4-10; Titus 2:11-14. Golden Text, Acts 15:11. Eph,. 2: 4-10. The Riches of ,His Grace. "But God, who is . rich in mercy." Paul reminds the'Christians of Ephesus of the spiritual' death from whish they have been. saved ,by. the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. Th'e had been "dead in tr'es is . es y 1 s5 and sins," the higher natpre a1 iekoes into insensibility, the instincts of truth and honor and kindaese destroy- ed, flesh and its lusts triumphant. They had "walked according to the course of this world," forgetting or not knowing their kinship tq a higher order, their true citizenship,' which was in heaven. The "spirit of disobedience" had governed them, not the Spirit of God and they had bt, come "children of wrath,'' subject to the displeasure of God. The picture drawn is, in its essential features, that of the sinner in every age, and it is as true as it is unlovely. The case would have been hopeless indeed but for the mercy of God, Because He is rich in mercy, and "for his great love wherewith he lov- ed us," Clod, the apostle says, "hath quickened us together with Christ." He has raised us from the death of sin to the new life .of faith and of righteousness, and this not because of our merit or of our deserving, but of His own free grace. It is as though, figuratively speaking, we had died with Christ and been raised ep again with Hint. The new life is the Christlike life. It is following the example of Christ. It is taking Him as our I Bader and consecrating, ourselves in sworn allegiance to Him. And it is more than following, and more than serving: it is aloo eating. together with • Him "in Heavenly places," For the man who is thus transform- ed and renewed in heart and mind is no longer occupied solely with getting along in the world and enjoying .its pleasures. He is seeking first "the kingdom of God and his righteous- ness." He is setting his mind on the . higher things of truth and cleanness of soul and the will of God and ser- vice to lois fellow men, and in all this he finds the jcy `and strength and clearness of vision of the heavenly places, "In the ages "to conte." Gel has done great th t I;s for us, hut there are dell beam. t.'tinya to come, For we has no ''I us into :hinew life pith Christ s r this '- menese, "to display throughout ages to aoine his surpassing wealth of grace end good- ness toward us in Christ ,Jesus," We are saved by grace, and we are saved in hope, and it is indeed a very splen- did and glorious hope ore have in our relationship to God through Jesus Christ. We shall be like Christ, The glory of His virtue shell be ours. In knowledge, in character, in praise of all goodness, and in achievement, we shall advance with I3im through the 'By~egrace . through faith," By the loving favor apil goodness of God' who receives us in spite of our sins when we come to Him, and through Christ our Redeemer in whom vie trust, we are saved.Faith in Christ means trusting and follow- ing Him. It is therefore coming by the aid of His Spirit into a right at- titude and relationship to God. Faith is enlistment. It is hearing and res- ponding to the call. It is above all trusting and obeying God, and here Jesus Christ Himself is our great ex- ample of faith. True faith becomes thus the starting -point of the Chris- tian life, and all good works follow as its fruits, or rather as the fruits of the Spirit which God gives in res- ponse to our faith. Moffatt translates vs. 9, 10, "It is not your doing but God's gift, not 'the outcome of what you have done -lest anyone should pride himself on that; God has made us what we are, Cre- ating us in Christ Jesus for the good deeds which are prepared beforehand by God as our sphere of action." Titus 2: 11-14. The Grace That Brings 'Salvation. Here Paul is speak- ing of the conduct and character of true servants of God, true followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. He is coun- selling temperance, seriousness, stead- fastness, love of home, chastity, self- control, sound speech, fidelity even in places of humble service, For, he says, God's grace that brings :salva- tion "bath appeared to all men, teach • - ing us that, denying ungodliness and *worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously and godly in this present world," And so glace saves and grace teaches. We are happy indeed if we learn its lessens. And while wg, learn we cherish the "blessed hope" of the manifestation oir Gori and Ef Gimlet to the whole world. Ttiat rs the hope of the Gospel, a hope Haat will surely be fulfilled tlrrou%h the extension of the Gospel ,to all lands, The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ y well escribed in verse 14. Be "gave Himself for us" to redeem our iniquity and "purify unto llimself:'a peculiar people" 'Or, aq Moffatt ren. dere, "a clean people' 'iroalout of good works." EsoolT