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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1919-06-05, Page 3r • l tT, By Agronomist, This Department is for the use of our farm readers who want the advice ,of an expert on any question regarding soil, seed, crops, etc. ifyour question is of sufficient generaLlnterest, it will.be answered through this, column. If :stamped and addressed enyelope is enclosed with, your • letter, a complete answer will be mailed to you. Address Agronomist, care of Wilson Publishing' 'Co., Ltd., 73 Adelaide St, W. Toronto. The Wet Spring. In some parts of Eastern Canada, especially, the continued wet weather that has characterized this season up 'to the present has prevented the sow- ing of some of the usual crops at the usual time and has hada tendency to discourage the farmer. However, .the possibilities of producing crops on land not yet prepared is still good, providing the weather continues to improve and the right crops are town in the right way and properly looked .after, All the cereals, even yet, may be expected to prove satisfactory. Sow wheat pa promptly as possible and follow with oats and barleyin the 'order named. The latter May be ex- pected to' give good yields sown in the first ten days of J ne, Peas and ,oats 'sown, equal parts by weight, at the rate of 3 or 4• bushels per acre, may be used. as an accommodating crop, since it is equally satisfactory for green feed, hay; grain - or even ensilage . purposes. Buckwheat may be sown up to. July 10th with cer- tainty of profitable returns even ,on the poorer types of soils anti where water does not stand, Millets and 'Hungarian grass are good forage pro- ducers sown before the middle of t'uly, For ensilage and forage purposes the standard varieties of corn are 'recommended, including the flint var- ieties: Longfellow, Saleer's North 'Dakota and, Compton's Early, and the -dent varieties, Wisconsin No. 7, Gold- en Glow, White Cap Yellow Dent and Bailey. 'Mangels sown immediately should come along.- satisfactorily: • Swedes thrive • in such. e'-seeson•as we are -having and mayabe expected to 'give- good- returns sown anywhere before the end iof June. Pall or. White 'turnips are excellent cattle • ., feed; while. not so satisfactory: as Swedes for most purposes • do well if sown even as late as the end of July. Rape for pasture is of great value for swine, sheep cc beef and young cat- tle, and may be sown as late a.s the •end of June. With late seeding most thorough preparation of the seedbed is abso- lutely necessary if sucteas is to be hoped for. If land liar to be plowed turn • a shallow furrow. Grassy land will be much better plowed and it is quite possible that this op - 4 eretion can be done more rapidly than a similar seedbed could be prepared with other treatment. After plough- ing, roll if possible, disc two or more times and harrow before seeding: In any case do whatever work is to be done on the land as well as possible and what is quite as important in the case of hoed crops mentioned in the foregoing see to It that they are kept free from weeds for the next couple of months, Pasture Supplements for Dairy Cows: The season is now at hand when the farmer should consider how he is going to supplement the pasture for his dairy cows during the coming dry season, for we have no guarantee that the present rainy weather will continue. Furthermore, it is a well known fact that cows which are al- lowed to go down .in their milk flow for lack of supplementary feeding at the right time, are hard to get back to their maximum production again and subsequent feeding does not give as high a return. The farmer who has on hand a ear- .plus of corn silage which he can carry over for mid -simmer feeding has the_problem well solved, for there is no better or more economical feed to be had, Unfortunately, owing to the poor crop and poor harvesting wea- ther last year, very few will find themselves:with:a surplus of ensilage, but this misfortune should not deter them from preparing for en equal if not greater acreage of Corn this year so' as to have a surplus for next. Of the annual crops which can be grown and cut and: fed green, thus taking .the place of ensilage, probab- ly a mixture of peas 1 part and oats 1% parts, sown at the rate of 2% bushels per acre is one of the best. This could be improved by the,addi- tion of vetches ,if the seed were ob- tainable and not too expensive. A small piece. of land near the barn should be/used, a strip being sown as early' as possible and another some three weeks later so that fresh green feed may be coming on at all times. Red .clover sown at the rate of 10 pounds per acre with the above would give early green feed for the follow- ing year. A good crop to be sown two or three weeks after the second seeding of oats is common millet. This is a hot weather crop and would be ready•to feed off when the oats -were.finished, A strip of early for- age corn' would then •come .in nicely and carry the cows over on to ,the aftet'grass, late corn end ,.', stable feeding. If desired the above scheme can be extended by. sowing' fall rye where the first crop of oats was taken off. This would provide the very earliest form of green feed for the next spring, which in turn would be fol- lowed by. the previously mentioned clover, peas and oats, corn, etc., the corn being sown where the rye was taken off, thus developing a system of double cropping in regular rota- tion, It would of course be necessary to manure such a field quite fre- quently. In some cases such a system of soiling crops would entail too much labor, in which case probably an an- nual pasture crop would serve the desired purpose. Such a crop can be grown by solving 8 bushels per acre of •a mixture of equal arts of oats, barley and wheat. This should be sown as early as possible and should be pastured when it reaches six inches le height. If a sufficient acre- age is available the cows can be al- lowed to pasture upon this constantly but if only a small field is available then' the cows should only be allowed on for an hour or two every morn- ing and evening. They should be kept off altogether when the field is very wet. The grain should not 'be allowed to get so far advanced as to head out, otherwise all bottom growth will cease. The First Line of Defence A plentiful supply of ammunition is the first line of defence against the enemy. 'When waging war against the Potato Bug army, make sure that your first line of defence is impregnable by using Munro's Pure Paris Green—the only ammunition you'll need. When the first Potato Bug ap- pears, spray the plants with a liquid solution of this old reliable Killer, and the enemy will be destroyed and your potato crop saved, - MUNRO5S PURE PARIS GREEN is a fine fluffy, rich green powder made to Government standard. It has been killing potato bugs for years, and this year will kill morgthan ever, because more people will use this old standby to make sure of getting a good crop of potatoes. Be sure you get Munro's from your Hardware, Drug, Grocery and General Store. Manufactured by r-70���►1t1'lf, tr#4jlf ,� lr [Manufacturers, Exporters and importers, Crown Diamond Paints, Chemicals, Dye Strrafffs.aund Tanners .Supplies. THE CHEERFUL C C x'(15: 1 searched the World for h'..ppsness But. sorrows ' met arae, everywhere,. . They drove.,�me ba>rlt `o tr .�. own �1e my a.i And ha.PP- imet$s wa:s waiting tttphere,. Am* .A._ INTERNATIONAL LESSON JUNE 8. Lesson X. Obedience—Gen. 12:1-4; Matt. 7: 16;29; John 14121.24. Golden Text, John 15: 14. Matt. 7: 16-20. By Their Fruits. This is said of prophets, of men who would be heard as teachers of their fellows, who would speak with au- thority as having a message from God. "By their fruits ye shall know them," just as certainly as a tree is known by what it bears, The pro- phet's life must be a good life, and so also it will be found that where there is genuine goodness of life there will not be false teaching. In this present day religious and social and political prophets abound, and in the confusion of tongues and strife of ideas it is hard to distinguish the true from the false. We must look for the fruits. Whet of the life and conduct of those who would be the builders of a new -world, the leaders of a new democracy. Are they like Christ in word and deed?Or are they atheists, mockers of goodness, haters of all whn are not of their own class or creed,- destroyers of homes, murder- ers, thieves, ignorant and unclean? Or, again, are they the loud -mouthed preachers of a narrow and selfish na- tionalism, or of an equally narrow and selfish religion, both of which fail to recognize the obligations of our common humanity, and deny the universal Fatherhood of God and brotherhood of men? We have these false prophets in our midst, and they sometimes come to us "in sheep's clothing," Beware of them! 21-25. Not Every One. Christ speaks here of those who make de- vout profession of faith. Their words are good and their speech is pleasant. They preach and make boast of heal- ing and other wonderful works. ,The final test of their genuineness is not in these outward appearances, how- ever fine or plausible they may •be, but simply in their obedience to the will and to the laws of God.' Their faith, if it be true faith, expresses itself in obedience, faith working by love. • 24-29, A Wise Man. True wisdom lies in doing the will of God. First one must seek to know His will, and here the Bible, more than any other book or teacher, meets the seeker's need. At the same time, however, he will look for evidences of God's will concerning him in his own dis- positions and talents, in opportuni- ties of service •which are opened to him, in social and national duties, in the ministries of the church, and in those inward voices by which God speaks to the soul. The wise man will build wisely, on a foundation well and truly laid. Jesus says that he who both hears and does in such a man. He builds upon a rock and his building stands the shock of storm and flood. Not so the foolish man who builds on the shifting and uncertain sands. His house will not stand. In John 14:21-24 Jesus describes the man who truly loves Him. "He that bath My commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me.' He promises that to one who is thus obedient He will manifest Himself. In answer to a disciple who asked how that could be, Jesus declared that God would love such a man and that both God and Christ would -come and well in him. If we try to put this great truth in simple words will it not be that the man who hears and obeys becomes. like Christ. He is changed by love into the like- ness of Christ, and so the Spirit of God, which is the Spirit of Christ, dwells in him, and speaks and acts through him. To him God in Christ is a present fact, a living reality, a vitalizing force, a saving grace, wis- dom, power, sanctification and re- demption. "It my friend has one. eye I look at him in profile."— oubert. Barley is a good poultry feed if fed rightly.' One of the most satis- factory methods." of feeding it is to feed it scalded for the noon feed. The barley is placed in a pail or other receptacle and boiling water added. This is usually done in the morning and the feed then covered with a sack to retain the heat and 'left stand- ing until noon,when the soaked.barley is fed in glade of a moist mash, Dr. Huber 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. Huber will not prescribe for individual oases or make diagnosis, Address Dr. John B. Huller, i•B,D., care of Wilson' Publishing Co., 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto Feeding Children. With three meals a child has a better appetite, much better.diges- tion, and' thrIves much better in con- sequence, than when its stomach is constantly overloaded and working overtime. Yet some especially deli- cate children cannot do without luncheon at 4 or 'i3,8Q; than a glass of milk and a biscuit or a cup of broth and a biscuit are right. Or a child may at this time have instead a scraped raw apple or a pear; the latter is especially good for consti- pated children. Children recovering from serious illness will require, ac- cording to the doctor's directions, more frequent feeding. What should 'be the dietary of a child from three to six years? We may select from among the following articles: Breakfast: Cracked wheat, corn- meal, hominy, oatmeal (each cooked if possible, three hours the day be- fore they are used). Served with milk and sugar, or butter and sugar or butter and salt. A soft boiled or scrambled egg. Bread and butter, bran biscuit and butter, 'Glass of milk. Dinner: Plain soups, rare roast beef, beefsteak, poultry, fish. Pota- toes stewed with milk or baked. Peas, string beans, strained ,stewed tomatoes, stewed carrots, squash, white turnips, boiled onion, cauli- flower, spinach, asparagus tips, bread and butter. For desserts; Rice pudding, custard, tapioca pudding, stewed prunes, stewed apples, baked apple, raw apple, pears and cherries. Bread and butter. Supper: Farina, cream of wheat, (each cooked for two hours) from 2 to 3 tablespoonfuls with milk and ,su- gar or butte# and sugar or butter and salt. Zweibach or stale bread and butter. Bread and milk. Scrambled eggs twice a week. Custard or corn -1 etareh. Bread and butter. Biscuit. A glass of milk or of malted milk or ,cocoa, When the child has had egg for breacfast this food should not be repeated in any form for supper. Red meat should be given but three times a week. When the child has a chop for breakfast he should have poultry or fish for dinner. Carefully select- ed fruits (apple, pear, peach) may be, given at three p.m., supplemented by, a biscuit or two or by stale bread and butter, if their use is found not to interfere with the evening meat. Questions and Answers. Question—My 18 -months -old baby weighed 7% pounds at birth. It now weighs only 22 pounds. At 10 months it weighed 23 pounds and has not gained any since—in fact it has lost some. Some people tell me to wean it right now. Others say to nurse it during the second summer. What should I do? Answer—Babies had best always 'be weaned by the twelfth month. Wean the baby now before theheat of the . summer comes on, and she will thrive, Your baby's weight is well enough. The average baby at 10 months weighs 18 pounds. • Maybe You Waste Time. • It looks to me sometimes as if 'a farm efficiency expert could be about as useful a man as ever was. We have such men in our country agents, but they have too much territory to cover. We all do our work with too. many steps. I know I do, I think about' what I am doing, yet at times I find myself going at chores or other work in a way that takes many more steps that it should. Many times a few naiks, a gate repaired, or a door put on' its track would 'save time and labor, but we can't take the time to do it. Some time agotl,tvatched a farmer feed 16 head of horses. At the end of the barn there was a vacant stall where the oats were kept. He" made a trip to the end of the barn every time he fed a horse. I didn't ask him why he didn't take a bushel of oats along with him and feed the 10 horses with two or three trips, or why he didn't use a wheelbarrow to take the oats along with him. I .wonder if he ever thought of that? What a Gallon of Gasoline Will Do. A single gallon of gasoline will do wonders almost anywhere, but no- where has it been applied to better purpose than on the farm. Here are some of its stunts: It will milk 300 cows, bale four tons of hay, mix thirty-five yards of cement, 'move a ton truck fourteen miles, plow three- fifths of an acre of land' and 'make enough electricity : to keep' eight lights going; in a farmhouse for thirty hours. The population of the United Kingdom is twelve times as dense as that of the United States. invest Nelle .'Money IN 55/cto DEBENTURES. , The Great West Permanent • ;I:on;Oulntttac y , Toronto Office 20 King St.'West. Mud stains may be removed from tan leather boots and shoes, by.rub- bing them with sliced raw potatoes. When dry, polish with cream or paste. in the usual way. "Make all men your welt wishers,' and then, in the years' steady sifting,, some of them turn into friends, Friends are the sunshine of life."— John Hay. INVEST YOUR MONEY LUMBER DEALER For Plans and Prices, Bicycle Tires "Unquestionably The Best Tires" • Made by Canada's greatest rubber company and Canada'sleading tire maker. 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'iace � r Our books—"Town and Country Homes" and "Harmony in Neu -Tone" mailed free on request. las MONTREAL, smnistwomaisismawiawatr4WW1 at THE AFTERGLOW .1 Buys: or i:a sdissi'bf is~ r,aa The pastor's vfisitor—•a woman— was faking the ultimate problems. Her husband had gone, in his prime, and she wee 'left 'With four children to rear. • "If I could only understand the meaning of ,it," she said, "if there were any gain to be got by the teerie lice,' if just .one faint ray of light would shine 'through the darkness, I think I, could adjust myself to the situation. But. I can't, be sure that God' is, in it, that itisn't just the cold ploughshare of fate running imper- sonally through my wee mouse's nest andha s tiering it without knowledge. or pity." "Mary," said the, minister, "you have icome upon onof the inscrut- able things of life. It's as old as the human race:. Men have beenasking to have the meaning of their exper- lances made clear ever since calamity came into the 'world. They have been crying unto God, litre Moses, 'Show me Thy glory,' and the only answer Is the anewer;that Moses got: to be placed in a oieft of the rods while God passed by, and to see His back after. the event was' over. That is the only revelation that is .vouch- safed to men, the afterglow of. God. As the event passes the light shines in. 'What I do,' says Jesus, 'thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter.' "It is true of us," continued the minister, "as it was of Moses, that we cannot look into God's face and live, It is a mercy that God covers our free with His hand until the ex- , perience is past. If we could see it all in a slash it would blind us. Our ignorance, OUT limited experience, our scanty moral appreciation of highest things make it necessary that. God should show us only the afterglow, ' the receding glory. We can grasp God neither with our heads nor with our hearts. Our standard of jade.- ment are very different from God's. We desire to be happy; God wishes us to be holy. Many of the events that seem so final and important to us are incidents that count for little ' in the eternal reckoning. Hence the apparent indifference and even cruelty of the Divine dealings with us, But we gradually grow toward insight. After God has passed by we see His back. Wedo not need to go bask a great way to see that we have out- grown many of our early aims and to smile at some of our early sorrows. But they looked like final things then! "We are not 'vise enough to choose for ourselves, or to understand the meaning of an event until we get a long perspective on it, The only safe revelation of God is the one given after the experience has been lived through—the glory of the after- glow, The problem for us, Mary, is not so much that of having our ex- periences explained,—that may come in the kindly providence of God, or it may never conte at all,—but to be educated through our experiences. The legitimate cry to God is not, 'Show me Thy glory!' but a prayer to be made patient enough to wait until we can see from the dark cleft of our experience some glory of God as He departs, and meanwhile to re- member that this God is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the God who so loved the world that IIe gave His Son to redeem it. In His hands we are safe. He will justify Himself 'when the time comes," Cap for Chimneys. If building a new chimney or re- modelling an old one, remember that there should be a cap to it, to pre- vent gusts of wind careering down the flue and causing open fires to smoke and disarranging the draft ,in other fires. Remember that there should be four openings udder the cap for the wind to draw through, from whatever direction it may come, and rentefnber, also, that many fires occur from sparks falling on dry ' roofs. So stretch across the top of the chimney, below the side open- ings, some brass netting, similar to mosquito netting, as the chimney is built or remodeled. You will then have less fear of fire—and better drafts. The real cost of keeping sheep is much less than that of any other farm animal. Ike requires the least grain, and this is exclusive of pre- paring him for the market, which time is of comparatively short dem- tion, and aside from this his feed consists mostly of nibbles here and there of feed cattle and swine would overlook'and would, but for the sheep, go to waste. if the world's a wilderness, go build houses in itl Will it 'help your loneliness On the winds 'o din ii? si Raise a hut, however slight; Weeds and bramble 'smother; And to roof and meal invite • ,.?y Some forIorner brother. ; .0115 woman who fomn e that i t'• ed her $tree th to move a heat/ dresser i3.t order to sweep under it, removed the lower drawer and then with a whisk broil:at swept out the dust that accumulated unuPr it quite as well as though she had mevd i$lte dresser. Pure-bred. poultry look better on the farm than mongrels and they stimulate an interest in the poultry business by their owner. It is apt to result in better care of the flock and the keeping of poultry accounts,