HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1919-11-27, Page 6Address cox rnuielcations to A(lronomist, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto
Fertilizing With Straw. It should not be expected that the
It has been fully demonstrated, both' weelicntion of a ton of straw will give
on our farms and at several expert an immediate crop increase equal in
nient stations, that spread straw re-' v"clue tothe cost of the plant food
places commercial fertilizer. Had our elements contained,, This is doubtlese
farmers been spreading,the 'straw they; due to the fact that the fertility in
have wasted for the p
past generation,, straw becomes available only upon de-,
less would now be heard of the fertil-' composition of the straw. This as
ity shortage, I demonstrated by the continually in-'
Few farmers really appreciate tate creasing yields obtained by the turn -
fertilizing elements contained in ver_; ing under of crop residues, But the,
tares straws commonly produced and amount of plant food that had been
wasted in this country. It is not ear -
prising that increased yields rosult
from spreading straw to land, when
We conte to know that a ton of straw
contains the following composition and
value at present prices of nitrogen,
phosphorus and potassium;
Pounds of Plant Food in One Ton of
Straw.
Crop. Nitro. Phos. Pot, 'Value.
Oats . ,12,4 1.6 20,8 $ 9.62
Wheat ,...10.0 1,6 18,0 8.12
Rye . ...10.0 2.6 14.0 7.06
Bexley ....12.0 1.8 18.2 8.91
Buckwheat 26.0 1.4 19.0 12.15
Nevertheless, in view of the wonder-
ful fertilizing powers of various
straws, we learn with considerable
consternation, that vast amounts of
straw is permitted each year to go to
waste. Farmers, whose fertilizer bills
grow larger and larger, without con-
sideration of these facts, permit large
quantities of natural fertilizer to go
to waste in their straw stacks. Farm-
ers decry the passing of the day of
natural fertility, and critics to a day
set the hour when agriculture will fail
because of want of German potash and
commercial fertilizers, permit their
crop residues to rot within sight of
fields needing only a coat of straw
annually to maintain their producing
powers.
IE you have a light soil which is de-
fi•,e't in organic matter, there is no-
thing cheaper or better than straw. It
will serve to keep the „ail tram blow
and may tlter.el:y save a geed
crop in the start, when the winds
often Ploy havoc.. Spre•i:1 Iii r.a -r will
bold snow on the greund during the
winter, and eat the wheat -crop from
vs:rter-killing. Even a thin coat will
catch .and held the snow, causing it
to melt evenly, tines not only serving
as a moisture retainer for the time
when needed. Mit insure the tender
plants against ereet-injury. Thk in-
sure4 the wheat crop a ,need healthy
st•trt early in the spring. when mois-
ture ie demai' led to in_ora even, quick
grey. th.
Sir:ul straw, evenly distributed, is
o valuable nurse for alfalfa. The
etraw protects the tender pinnts from
the scorching heat of the sun and acts
us an insurance against baking.
ground, giving the plants a good start.
It also keeps the wind from whipping'
ori tender plants.
In general farm practice the value
of straw in the maintenance of soil
fertility has eoire to be recognized by
many' investigators and its use advo-
cated by nearly all experiment sta-
tions.' Dr. Russell, of the Rothamsted
Station, England, dealing in an article
with the possible soarers of potash for
English farmers while the supply of
potash is rut off from Germany, rec-
ommends among other things the use
of damaged straw. In one of the
experiments at the English station
where wheat bad been grown continu-
ously for half a century, both grain
and straw being removed, the need of
potash is becoming more marked each
year.
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ase 'car
I removed from the soil would not have
been returned had the straw not been
t
added.
Muck and very sandy soils are in
need of potassium more than the
heavier types of soil. These light
sends are also especially in need of
organic matter find therefore, it seems
that the proper place to apply straw
is on the sandy soils, This is true
when we take into consideration the
fact that in wheat three-fourths, corn
two-thirds and oats fiveesevenths of
the potash taken up by the plant is in
the straw or stover.
The annusl waste of straw is no-
thing less than criminal. It ,is a dis-
grace to modern agriculture that it is
permitted, especially in a time when
all fertilizing elements are short. The
straw stacks which are permitted to
go to waste would winter one million
head of cattle. A cow will live on a
few tons of straw during the winter.
She may not become fat on it, but
she Will not lose flesh, and one of the
great things to impress upon all
farmers with cattle to winter is to al-
ways keep his stock in flesh. A little
bit of concentrates, cake or corn, will
keep en animal growing and in good
condition throughout the winter, if
they also have a straw stack to run
to.
Straw is a mighty good roughage,
Let the cows and calves eat all they
will and then feed a pound or two of
cake cr two or three pounds of corn a
day and the stock Will ai•tually gain
eerine the uin1e:•. Then thiels of the
time of manure that straw v!11 make
mad e:': 4 ,ours of mar_lte put en a
farm inning it teat nn h more capable
of production. Straw is a fertilizer in
itself, but it is never so good as when
converted into m nare and spread.
In England an experiment was made
of scattering a ton of straw on an
acre of ground each year. For ten
years there was not any appreciable
increase in the richness of the sed
but the tenth year there was a very
noticeable improvement, end every
year thereafter that a ton of straw
was placed on each acre of that plot
of ground the sail improved. During
the time there was no improvement•
noticed the soil held its own. It did.
not get poorer, but it took nine years,
for the straw, at the rate of a tong
an acre, to build up the soil to a;
paint where it could show an improve-'
ment.
If the straw is spread direct from
the stack it is a tiresome and difficult
job. This fact has served to make
spreading straw most unpopular, and
is responsible for the lack of it in
certain sections. Good straw spread -1
ing machines are now available. They,
will spread twenty acres per day, and'
may be placed on an ordinary wagon,
the power being supplied by a special-
ly shaped iron chain drive attached fo
the rear right-hand wheel. A disc)
located in the rear spreads perfectly ae
swath of fifteen to thirty feet, accord -4
ir{g to thickness desired. It is not only:
a soil conserver. but a labor saver as!
well.
or .ter. When giving rhe her:.es salt,'
plat a little where the colt ear, reach
aid give biro raeiny ref waeer.
The coit should he e.i met in
Every fall sees a number of newly tele .tarl fcle :.e,:ena. emirs
c in a
weaned colts to be carried over -Aimee.
er
and every colt gives to its ownee pr::-
lems of his own. Good horsernea no.e.
strictly to the idea that ince es:
Interests of the colt it sheold e ha -
eel from the time it is foaled rielee os
through until its training is en , e e!
and it tate; ,its place with t..e o.::_r
horses in harness.
Provided this is so, and tate :raining
has been carriedout judiciocisly, the
colt at time of weaning should he
tractable and easily handled in a box
stall. The box stall is the place for
the youngster, without a doubt, but
no colt iambi be allowed to put in the
first whiter without being tied up.
After the weaning process has been
completed, it is well to halter the colt
and tie him until ho becomes used to
standing tied. It is also better, from
time to time, during his first winter,
to tie him up for intervals, possibly
every day, that he does not forget
what the halter is for; always use a
strong head -stall and halter shank
which cannot be broken with a pull.
The feeding of the colt should pre-
sent no great problem. What well-
cured clover hay the youngster will
eat up from meal to meal, makes about
the best roughage that can be given.
In addition to this, oats should be fed
liberally.
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With the oats it ,is a good plan to
add about one-third bran. This 1s
first class food material for growing
colts. Besides the hay, roots are very
good feed for the youngsters. A small
solid turnip- thrown in whole will be
eaten with reliah,.and will do the colt
a world of good. One of the's'e each.
day until spring will help greatly in
keeping the colt's, digest,iye system in
r.ers:
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c rc b
eT with teat a he ,"a,:,
there is a tenter_, f r the hoofs to.
grow out and become too :erg, throw-:
ing the weight of the eget bae,: too far
on the Iower joints. This .s a matter!
which should be properly and prompt
ly attended to,
The main thing in the care of the
colt is to keep him growing. If he is
allowed to 'stop in his growth, he will
soon become stunted and never at
maturity reach the size he should have
reached. The care given the colt the
first winter will largely decide his
future. It is of the utmost importance,
therefore, to get him started an the
right direction.
Hog's -Head Cheese.
Remove ears, a s, nose, eyes and jaws
from four heads, clean carefully and
eave in alt and water over night,
g ti
Wash eine boil till bones come out;
remove the !bones, chop and season the,
mesa well and pack in bowls; the con
teres Will: tarn out whale, and may be
eaten cold, with vinegar over them, or
fried like scrapple ns fried.
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An economical and well-balanced
ration, as well as plenty of exercise,
is essential to the successful: wintering
of brood sows. When the sows are
brought from the pasture they should
be started on grain gradually.
Economy is essential in selecting
the ration. If the sows are gaining
slightly at breeding time, the best re-
sults will be obtained. They should
continue to gain until farrowing time,
but care must be taken that they do
not grow too fat. If the sows are thin
at the 'time of breeding, they are likely
to produce small litters of unhealthy
pigs.
Corn, alfalfa hay, bran, tankage,
and shorts may all be fed to advan-
g . n or er, o produce the most
economical ration, the bulk of the
feed must con..ist of corn and alfalfa
hay. The sows may be allowed free
access to the alfalfa, but corn should
be fed in limited quantities, some-
times supplemented by shorts or a
•small amount of tankage, Bran is of
value in a ration because of its bulk,
and its effect on the digestive system
of the sow.
Corn may be fed on .the cob, shelled,
or ground. The alfalfa hay of the
last cutting has much finer stems and
there are more leaves. This kind of
hay is more palatable, and will be con-
sumed with less loss. Five to ten per
cent. of tankage will furnish enough
protein, depending upon the amount
of protein furnished by the other
foods. It must be remembered in
feeding the brood sows that they are
being fed mainly for the growth of
the unborn young,
It is important that the brood sows
be forced to exercise. This may be
accomplished, by feeding them at the
opposite end of the lot from the house.
The sows should be supplied with
plenty of fresh water, and be allowed
to run in a dry, warm, and well -
ventilated house. Remove the chill
from water in cold weather.
`Rights."
".And so," finished Tont, "Joe Boyce
nd his crowd have infringed on our
rights, and we're not going to stand
it. As I Bald tathem: 'Fellows, if you
want to make it good, all right, If
not, we'll make you—that's all!"
Uncle Jim was listening sympatheti-, 1
Gaily. '"That's too bad!" he murmur-
ed. "I shouldn't have thought Toe
would take a wrong attitude. Have
they done serious damage, Tom?"
"Why -y!" Tom hedged a little awk-
wardly. "Not vet, perhaps. But we're
going to see that they don't. Ever
TUE CHEERFUL CHERUB
T love to see a flat
grey lake.
With tall straight '
pipe; 'trees reee r it --
.The .sirnple lines 'are.
restful to
My tense
spirit
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Jesus Teaches Peter True Greatness
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Addre's's -communications to 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto
Pain in General.
Pain along the breast plate n'gy
be clue to bone disease, to tumor or
abscess of the region between 'the
longs (the mediastinum), to aneur-
ism, bronchitis and (very commonly)
stomach diso dues. Pain over the
chest, in general, would indicate lung
diseases, consumption, pneumonia,
pleurisy and the like.
• Pain over th t th
'stomach region (just under the breast
plate and between the free borders
of the ribs) points to stomach disease,
ubceraof the small intestine, disease of
the vertebrae, pneumonia in children,
inflammation of the pancreas (the'
sweet breads).
Abdominal pant above and to the
right side, liver disease, cancer or
abscess of that organ or empyema
(pleurisy with pus), hob nail liver,
, overloaded colon, eneuriem, certain
heart affections, the effect of constrict-
ing corsets, gall stone or gravel (hid-
ney stone).
Left abdominal pain may be due to
kidney stone in the left organ, kidney
abscess, movable kidney, enlarged
spleen, dyspepsia, dropped kidney,
spleen of stomach, stomach disorders,i
abscess, aneurism, undue exercise,'
anemia or general bodily weakness.
Pain over the abdomen, in general,
may be due, to stomach or intestinal
. disorders (some of them very. grave),
lead colic, arsenic, mercury or other
metallic poisoning, floating kidney,'
flatulence, intestinal obstruction or,,
perforation (the latter very grave),
appendicitis; peritonitis, rheumatism,'
, eupture (hernia), aneurism, inflamma-
tion oe the pancreas locomotor at
axia, diabetes, Pott's Disease of the
spine, tuberculosis and (in children)
pneumonia..
Pain in the lower abdomen would
indicate inflammation 'af the bladder,
cr the reproduetive organs in general.
Pain in the ,joints may, in general;
be. tine to r,teuntati=m, acute or
checitic•, :gut, hysteria, synovitis
(water in the joint, usually the knee),
joint abscess, rickets, blood disease,
tali •culesis (white swellings or ab -
u
of i'. nix
Tom?" inquired T'bele Jim, "W th
Joe Boyce's camp the only one near—"
Why, Uncle Jim,' 'Tom's tone was
a little impatient, "you don't seem to
get the idea at all. We don't care so
much for what they've done; but it's
a matter of principle with us! Ever
since we came up here to campwe've
had this beach and that fishing place.
It's our right! And I for one 1?avent't
much opinion of a fellow that hasn't
sand enough to stand up for his
rights."
"Humph!" mused Uncle Jim slowly.
"We -ell, I like sand, too. But it's a
little hard sometimes to tell about
those rights of ours. They have a way
of getting tangled up with the other
fellow's rights,
"Tom, I want to tell you a story
that my father told me once. He heard
it at a General Assembly, where Dr.
Jessup, the missionary to Syria, told
about two villages in the Lebanon
Mountains that combined to build a
reservoir. To divide the water equally
they put an old-fashioned stake and
rider fence exactly through the middle.
By and by word came to Heirut that
a bloody feud had broken out because
the men from one village had caught
e eplgas rrum, e
some men xoom the orner sitting on
the fence and laboriously bailing
water from their neighbor's half' of
the reservoir into their own. Infringe
ing on their rights, I suppose they
called it. Eh, Tom?"
While Uncle' Jim was telling this
little tale, Tom's face was a study,
first scornful, then a nlrv, then red
and embarrassed. At the ental, he
:tughed shamefacedly.
""I suppose so. And onrs was about
water rights, too," he said. " (f course
there is the ethnic lake—"
Uncle Jinn smiled. "The story wore ;
as well on dry land," he rid. "I've
applied it at letet a hur.irsd times."
nc•e v -e began can up here—" The arca of t'unuda is .",.721',;1.' i
"You're sure it's worth a quarrel, square rules.
Pain throughout and radiating iron
the extreniitie3 may mean muscular
rheumatism, locoin 0tor ataxia, spina
meningitis, scurvy and lead or other
minern 1 poisoning.
Pain in the thigh and in front ex-
tending perhaps to the foot, may be
due to neuralgia of the groin or ab-
scess in that region, ovarian di -ease
or displacement, overloaded bowels,
1. Text„ Matt.' 20 : 28.
1' 13: 1-10, To Wash the Disciples'
Feet. The sandals which they wore
strapped to their feet would have been
left, in Oriental fashion, outside the
door. It was a welcome refreshment
to have the hot and dusty feet bathed
in cool water. This office would usual-
ly be Performed, by'a slave, but these
melt were awe fr m h m , in a hi •e 1
or borrowed room in the city, anal
servants were lacking. Good friends
es they were now, perhaps not one of
them would have thought of so min-
istering to dee rest. IIe would have
regarded it as 0 metrial task, to which •
he would not stoop. ,
Jesus presents us here with conduct
truly human, and not less truly divine.
He was their Master at was His high
privilege to serve them. Removing
His outer garment, He girded Himself
with the towel and poured water in
the basin and proceeded to wash and
to wipe their feet. Amazed and strick-
en dumb they permitted Him until it
came Peter's turn. The impulsive and
generous -hearted Peter would not suf-
fer his Lord to so demean Himself.
With what gentleness and tactfulness
Jesus answered his protest! The
meaning of what IIe did was, of
course, not clear at that moment, but,
IIe said, "Thou shalt know hereafter."
Jesus gave this act of Iiia not only
the character of a lesson in unselfish
service, but also the significance of a
parable. Peter was quick to see what
He meant when He said, "If d wash
thee not, thou hast no part with me,"
and with immediate surrender he said,
"Lord, not my feet only, etc."
The figure of verse 10' is drawn from
the custom of the public baths, so
common in those days. He v,ho had
been in the bath, when he returned
home needed only, of course, to wash
Ids feet, soiled by the `lust of the
road. Jesus makes, therefore, the
washing of the feet here a symbol of
complete spiritual cleansing. Whether
cr not there is more thin this in His
words it is difficult to say.
Yet there was one thele whose heart
no outward washing could cleanse,
Was, the trotter, had submitted to
his Master's kindly service but he did
not put away the black treachery
which lodged in his heart.
"I have given you an example."
Jesus heel. shown them haw far love
might go. There was no service, no
tumbleat office of kindness, which he
sonic' not perform for those men who
had been His companions and whom
He foveal He would have them so
think and so act in their relations with
each other. It is not the mere form
of foot -washing that is here prescrib-
ed; it is rather the spirit that will
express itself in many and various
gets of ministry.
"Tice trivial round, the common task,
Will furnish all we ought to ask,
Room to deny ourselves, a road,
To lead us daily nearer God."
"The servant is not greater than
his lord." We serve the Lord Christ,
Into all our social and business rela-
tions we must carry this spirit of
service, "If any man have not the
spirit of Christ he is none of Hie."
Compare Phil. 2: 1-11. ,
13: 36-38. Lord, Whither Goest
Thou? Peter asked his question and
declared his purpose, in all sincerity,
to follew Jesus, and even to lay down
his life for His sake. But he had yet
to learn his weakness and wherein lay
the true source of strength. He
thought it was some danger which his
Master would have to meet, or some
conflict which He was facing. Had It
been that, unquestionably Peter would
have followed, and would have follow-
ed to the death. Eager, impulsive,
generous, brave, he would have been
the leader
of the little band of dis-
ciples, or of larger companies of the
Galilean adherents of Jesus, in any
battle that would have to he fought.
But for Jesus' complete self-renuncia-
tion he was not prepared. To see his
Master apparently helpless in the.,
hands of His enemies, betrayed by one
of his own comrades, streak him with
astonishment. He was perplexed and
angry, and it was thus that he dented
hie Lord, r
The lesson 02 renunciation, of for-
bearance, of self-denial, was and is
hard to learn. It is hard to' believe
that there can be greater strength in
weakness than in wrath, that there
can be victory ,en non-resistance, that
there call 'be triumph through death,
just as .,it is hard to believe that there
is no true greatness apart from
humble service. This was the lesson
Peter had to learn, but that he deet
!earn it is abundantly clear int hs
own subsequent difea I,o,„-;ca
Otte of jiis epistles, 'jlfl, a!$e as Q
.10,Mit T ie: oved, thunk it ,not etraneee
cen0ernin
the fieryr'
gtrial among aqt
which cometh upon you to prove you,
as though a strange thing happene
to you; ,bub iitsomnei as vg ai± tvaSr
takers of Oltrbet's su pate, re. s Q�'r
+ti
the revelation ve
Maihttaon of '�$
l� a+i� glory axso`"'
ye tnay ai•0ji:: Wi t 07cee"?ng joy" , t
A strong Cemen4,
Aloin meltgd in an exon ppD n ohot coals makes a stCplug o$meht i''ps
joining glass and r4etali togey1t Sr;$ '
is the best thing, for hpleinggt geniis '
lamps t4 their etan s,. for to '
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11003 Ito }ee?iebratg :lite gem
anemia, leelney colic, sarcoma (mal-
ignant tumor) of the thigh and, en
the right side, appendicitis.
Pain in the .inner side of the knee
joint may indicate serious hip iris
ease. Pain below the knee, one-sided.
anal not due to inflammation, may, in
elderly people, be a warning of im-
pending apoplexy.
It is the exclusive province of the
tam7ly doctor to anvesttgate in each
case the reason for the pain, as above
designated"; and then to prescribe and
otherwise treat, according to his
findings.
Questions and Answers.
I am 63.. My health is just fine,
thank God, But oh, my dear old feet.
Excuse me, doe, 'but I must tell you
all my troubles regarding my under-
standers. I had the honor to •serve -in
one of Tier Majesty's Regiments for
a trifle •of twelve years and while' do-
ing my bit ,!n East India my feet got
so tender I could hardly place them
on the ground. Now, when.I walls or
try to walk on uneven ground, oh, say,
'Meter, the pain shoots right up
through me. And it is getting so of
late that I can hardly take a step or
pace more than 12 inches. Corns!
Well, I say yes, and more coming on.
Now, doc, with all this,' acknowledge
the corn. There are many worse off
than Jack.
Answer—As a general rule I will
not stand for "doe' but it will peas,
coining from an old soldier, Sorry,
Tack, to learn of your miisery, -Send-
ing you the right information about
corns and tender feet. And no doubt'
you will soon again be doing the same
kind of footwork your splendid for-
bears (who also served the Queen of
glorious memories) did when they
fraught relief to i.:icknote!,
a e ' ' 'io Cut's Han3S.
JL.ny tt gree Ilam his heau cured by
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th recipe: Ior a )tam at sixteen 01
ci Ween pounds weight take a hal
pint of e.lt, a handful of brown st u
• i a spoonfnl of saltpeter. 1tlix well
each Boy to Use R a r stn}•7 tegether and rub the hant thoroughly
One-half of Canada's population
lives in towns, The produce of farms,
forests, twines and fisheries are 'the
f output of a population averaging less
than one man to the square mile, 1
I have a boy tweh•e years of age!
who particularly prides himself rn,
enumerating chores with other boys„
that he is doing work of real conee-
quence. He milks each night sixteen
cows. Of course he does not do it in
the old hand -way, and he fines not
strip the 00ws or empty the heavy
palls when they are filled.
I wish to say something about this
boy and the farm machinery which
we have. We have used the ihechari-
cai milker four years. There seems to
be a natural bent toward machinery
in most boys, The first year we had
the machine he became anxious to
familiarize himself with the little
trick of attaching the teat cups. In a
short time he could do it so ilei -lily as
to cause some wonderment on tee part
of anyone who might z.-ove Hint,
From time to time we hai: visitors at
the hi , ;.nil I have allowed him to
reow them about the eneehine, and
he e! took particular pride in
eh nieceother boys how "real milking
1eee .after school the eight-year-
` b,. b_is chosen his duty to oil
the 2ne•hte and the vacuum pump. The
reeler one Aute the machine together,
rets the 's s, and starts the engine.
When the engine hesitates, he ems be-
rme eo familiar with it that he is
ger,,relly successful in starting it. He
ha; bit little trouble with the motors
tops of the pails. If I am en-
i In field labor or am away, I
p._:;vely have no reason to worry
absut the milking. and in fact, all
iter cls res, and during haying and
otrex reen seasons the tete boys have
reeked alone and at those times there
were seventeen cases,
I have net asked the boys to do any
particular worm with a farm machine.
I know when they are interested they
will ask for the opportunity. I do not
believe in giving the boy the oldest
tool on the farm to try out. I believe
in giving him one that will work, and
when he does meet with success he
will be anxious to take hold again.
Nothing succeeds like success is true
in boy life. I had this brought home
to me particularly this' •summer. We
were using two mowers. The older
boy asked to ride the one which I was
using. It was giving some trouble,
When the machine got partlyaro
around
the field the trouble developed again.
He was greatly worried, fearing he
had caused the trouble. When Ise
changed to the new mower, and he
observed how nicely it operated, he
was quite enthusiastic over 'leis work.
I always believe in having a farm ma -
ahem in dependable condition to do its
appointed task before it starts. I
know from (boyhood experience and
from observation that nothing will dis-
gust a boy more with machinery than
to be compelled to work with a ma-
phine that operates imperfectly and
and fill the )tock end. Lay on a board
and spread ovee it all the loose salt.
•I l
requires tinkere g. As the boy gets
older he will 1 ecoine acquainted with
machinery, ansa such overhauling as
may become necessary will not be so
irksome to him, as when he is first
learning.
My boys Have had a curiosity to in-
vestigate gasoline engines, grinder,
cutter, saw and other machinery about
the farm, either operating, or stand-
ing. This is true el' all farm boys. I
have always tactfully told them to
avoid belts, pulleys, and gearing,, and
by example, not scolding, I have im-
pressed the wisdom of care about farm
machinery. However, I now recall in-
stances where their carelessness might
have caused considerable pain, and
perhaps the loss of an arm. When the
older boy was about seven years old
he was about the barn when S was cut-
ting cornstalics, using engine and cut-
ter. There was no elevator attach-
ment, and as I was about to •step to the
front of the machine to remove the
crit stalks lie began pulling them out
from tinder tate machine and to brush
them from the spout. Ile reached up
so far that one of tit. blades -caught
his mitten, tearing : t off and cutting
it to pieces. The thought of the
b pos-
sible consequences now makes me
shudder, and I -continually watch
where there is such element of clanger.
At another time when grinding feed
the grain needed brushing into the
bottom of the grinder when finishing
the operation. I noticed my boy using
his finger to clean it off a very narrow
place on which it gathered, His fingers
were dangerously near the crushers,
and thereafter I advised his using a
stick which would readily break if
caught.
I believe in e4vin
g oys freedom of
a machine, yet I positively do not be-
lieve in prematurely rushing them
headlong into mechanical work of
which they are afraid. A boy should
acquire his confidence in a
and his abilities to handle it, gra:du
ally. A pathetic incident occurred a
hi
year ago when a boy was so mangled
by a tractor that he died. The incident
occurred not far from our home. He
had been driving the family car for
some months. He had driven the
tractor a very little. When he started
up the
tractor, az near as I can learn,
he became confused, tried jumping
from 'tete machine and the tractor
backed over his leg's.
We all know tthat. farming 10 as
dangerous ars railroading, acid I am
giving the foregoing instances par-
ticularly that we should bear in mind
that boys should not be rushed into
work with farm machinery and un-
reliable horses at any )age. Hoye
should be impressed that above all
they should give attention to personal
safety as well as to the efficient op-
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n a wee c or ten days this will be
absorbed; then rub the ham again
with the saute amount of salt and
sugar, omlthng tete saltpeter. Let tt
, lit two or three weeks, then hang up
in a cool, airy place, Another excel-
lent recipe for 100 pounds of ham or
; shoulder follows: Use four pounds of
salt, two pounds of brown sugar, a
quarter pound of saltpeter. Mix well
together and divide into three equal
parts. Rub one-third well into the
(tams and then leave on a board for
three or four days until the mixture
is absorbed; then rub in a eecond
amount, and the retraining third a
few days later. After two or three
weeks, when the saltas absorbed, scrub
the hams clean, hang up and dry; then
smoke, wrap in paper and put into a
bag, tying it tightly,
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