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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1923-05-10, Page 8GIVE THEM A SALT BOX i.6 Pigs and Other Live Stock Re- quire Mineral Food. Farm Animals Must Have a Body Builder—A Good Mineral Mixture Suggested — Combatting Field Mice. (Contributed by Qatari° Department or to Agriculture, Toronto.) • The feeds that we give our Young animals are the body building ma - Aerials, and are just as uecessary to the young pig, calf, or colt as are bricks and boards to the carpenter_ engaged in building a house. Holies building and body-building are atilt ' iu that both depend upon the sti•uc- tnral materials furnished. When 4vt see a fine house we are at once i}an,- pressed with the evidence that, is ,.before as, in good and abundant material supplied the workmen. • When we see well -grown, fine and sleek calves and pigs we have the same thought—that abundant body- building material has been supplied, On the other hand when we observe a shack built of scrap lumber, or see a calf with its back up, pot bellied, under size, or a pig crippled • and off its feet, we are at once struck with the thought that someone has not supplied the very necessary ma- terials for body building or house building. Need of Lime and Phosphorous. THEFO ! LE Rosy Checked, Thick Skinned and Well Flavored, FaquiL Eaters Will Welcome It — It May Be Growing To -day in Some Ontario Fence Row—Running an Egg Factory. (Contributed. by. Ontario Department or ' Agriculture, Toronto.) Somewhere on a farm in the apple growing districts of Ontario there are rosy red seedling apples. Seedling apples that may have characters that would make them valuable com- mercial sorts, if such could be intro - d bed to the public.. True; there are thousands of worthless seedlings, but some fence row, or orchard area is now growing a tree orr trees that pro- duce a superior fruit. Box Packing Apples at a Premium. Ontario needs an apple suited to box packing, and it may be from an unnamed seedling that such want will Two materials that are necessary in growth and body building are lime and phosphorous. Young animals running with their dams on pasture will as a rule show no evidence of a shortage of these minerals in their developm r out since the milk of bei dams is adjusted to the mineral re- quirement of the, young. But as soon as the young animals become depen- dent on the feeds given them by man their case is different, and they are frequently very much neglected, in that a proper selection of feeds is not made for them. A calf or pig that is shut up tight in a pen has no choice; it is entirely at the mercy of the owner or feeder. Should the feeds supply all the requirement of growth, then all is well and good. If the feeds do not supply the re- quirements, then development cannot take place. With animals confined in pens the mineral food shortage is usually pronounced, unless some spe- cial provision is made to supply such. The effect of its absence is shown in unthrifty, crippled or dwarf animals. THE SEAFORTH NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1923. 'OBIDGEWONG, SEAFORTH MARKETS. While little ]-henry linter, was fish- ing for trout on Monday in soWh Wheat per bushel 51Wednesday,, May 9th.eat $9 manner a large sucker took the hookOat5 and pulled the little fellow into the c water and nearly drowned him before Raise per bushel 65c en some of his companion tame to help Shorts, r bushel hits.Bran per ton Last week our farmers' club , met and for hours discussed, wT ether to believe Andy Hicks that Drury was trying to stampede the farmers into the Liberal camp or not, The -major- ity thought Drury had failed as a leader of the party, Many thought of the Highways Departn'ie t, the farm- ers would ` soon pay more in taxes than their farms are worth. The ger eral feeling was •that the roads were costing more than the county could carry. The school expenditures came in also for severe comment. Too much power is placed in the hands of the 'inspectors and the people who pay the costs have no say about it. Many thought it would be better and cheap- er to refuse all grants from the de- partment and control their own schools. Carl Smith, •our shoe maker and town photographer, occupies a little shop at the end of Water street. Here assemble every evening his large circle of friends in which case means nearly all the male population of the village. This has been for so many their meeting place where all manner of town topics have been discussed, from back yards to the latest Domin- ion Cabinets that it has received the name of the Board of Trade. On Fri- day night, Mr. Charles Timber, our school principal, said he was not able, be supplied. If those having really good seedling apples would bring them to light so that their qualities might be judged by those competent to do so, an apple worth while might be unearthed and introduced to the Public. Western apples shipped in boxes have invaded the Ontario mar- ket because of then color and ship- ping obright red color attracts the buyer and the thick preserves the good appearance of the individual. Thick Skins Most Desirable. Thin skinned Ontario varieties will not stand the shipping and long ex- posure in the retail stores to the same degree as the Western thick skinned apples. Western apples may go punky and become unfit for use, but still look well, as the exterior will stand alone. Ontario needs a good box pack apple, something rosy red, of good quality, and a good thick protective coat. Where,` Oh Where, Is It To -day?. Perhaps somewhere in a fence row such an apple may now be found. Who knows. What have you,? --L, Stevenson, Sec., Dept. of Agriculture, Toronto. RUNNING AN EGG FACTORY. Valuable Hints as to How to Make Results of Experiments. In an experiment recently conclud- ed, where two groups of pigs were being fed the same grain ration, a remarkable difference was noted in one group that received in addition to the grain ration free access to a mineral mixture or salt box contain- ing the following essentials to growth: Lime, bone meal, rock salt, and charcoal. The presence of the salt box in the one pen during the 124 days of the feeding experiment gave an average gain of 132,8 potunds per pig, while the pigs in the pen 1n which there was no salt box gave au average gain of 69.5 pounds per pig in the 124 days. The presence and use of the salt box was accountable for a gain of 63.5 pounds per pig. If young stock are out on good grass they can generally get what minerals , are required for their body develop- - ment. But the confined animal gets only what you give it, and the giving is indicated by the condition of the animal. If the animal does not thrive your giving has been misdirected or stingy. Watch Your Stock. Look at the pigs and calves on your farm. Are they "oft their feet," 'up in the back," "stunted," or "scrubby"? If so, then just take a look in the mirror when nobody is around and see the fellow respons- ible for the condition. When you recognize yourself as the stingy or neglectful feeder, proceed at once to the workshop and make a mineral - salt box, all it, and see that the young animals never want for the essential bone and muscle building elements. The pigs, and calves will be more apt to thrive, and they will also have a better opinion of you. -L. Stevenson, Sec., Ontario Dept. of Agriculture, Toronto. $1.10-$1.25 13.00 ,,,our, per bag $3.35 to $a,5 Butter, per lb ..35c Eggs, per dozen, 25c -26e. Potatoes per, bg 80c Hogs, per cwt., $10.75 BIRTHS. MARSHALL—At Leadbury, on May 3rd, 1923, to Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall, a son. to understand why Ontario should be paying $70,000 per mile to construct public roads when Saskatchewan was building good roads for $24000 He said the question had come np in the Federal House at Ottawa as the Doi - minion Government had to pay a per- centage of these roads and the answer was; they did not know, and that the Dominion to pay the perrefusedovernment had entage on over 40,000 perr mile, which would appear to prove that Ontario was paying twice over the cost of roads. Our most efficient teachers are now speeding up for the examinations and there is danger of the robins get- ting some of the early book worms— and indigestion. Provincial Officers Whitesides and Fellow paid a visit to the village en Tuesday on business. EGGS FOR SALE.' Single Comb White Leghorn eggs, $1.00 per 15, Three settings, 45 eggs, t.50, Good layers, MARSHALL. SMITH, Seaforth; Humin stet. DEATHS, FORBES.-At Walton, on May 4th, 1923, Mrs. Samuel Forbe,ss, SHORTREED.—At'Ferbfus hospital, on May 4th, Mr. Wm. ' Shortreed, son of the late Robert and Mrs.- Shortreed, of Morris township. WHITESMITH.—In Seaforth, on - May 4th, 1923, Laving Weldon, rel- ict of the, late Isaac Vlrhitesmlth, in her 78th year. SAVAUGE.—In Toronto, on May 6th, 1923,.George N. Savauge, aged' 75 years. FOX.—In Seaforth, on May 4th, 1923; James Fox, in Inc 80th year. the Best of the Hen. Every flock of hens is an egg fac- tory. Like any other factory the Sock can be given the best materials in the world to work on and still fail to produce enough to pay for run- ning the plant. Gdod feed In suffi- cient variety is necessary for egg production, but the ability to manu- facture eggs from feed must be there first. It pays to cull out the poor Layers any time, to save the feed and labor they cost, but to make a profit on them it is best to cull in late sum- mer or early fall, before the rush of apring chickens lowers the market price of old hens. • Shut up all the hens and pullets some evening. Count them and de- cide just how many can be readily kept during the coming year without crowding, for this is very likely to hurt egg production and increase the. danger of disease. The next morning the flock is ready to be culled. Combatting Field Mice. Traps for field mice can be used only on limited areas. In the case of large tracts, recourse must be had to poisoned grain. One ounce of sul- phate of strycbnia dissolved by boil- ing in a pint of water and an equal quantity of cheap syrup added will poison half a bushel of wheat or corn. Cracked and crushed corn la better for this purpose than the uncrushed kernel. This grain should soak in the poisoned liquid several hours and then be allowed to dry. Grass grow- ing about the base of a fruit tree encourages the presence of mice, as does also early mulching. Cover crops such as buckwheat, oats or clover may harbor mice.' Snow about fruit trees should be tramped down occasionally to keep mice from work- ing under it. These pests would be less numerous if neighboring swampy areas were drained and thorough Ploughing and harrowing resorted to in cuitivating+:'crops. Hawks and owls, weasels, skunks and foxes de - story large numbers of field mice. The free use of an effective lice d ialwaysin order with pout CARD OF THANKS. Miss Annie Fox wishes to express hpr sincere thanks to the friends and neighbors for their thoughtfulness and sympathy in her bereavement. RED CLOVER SEED. I have some 20 bus, to dispose of. This seed was pronounced by the. thresher to be the best sample of plump seed he had threshed. If you are in need, of seedcan a recommend this to be more free from noxious weeds than the law allows in No. 1 grade; and I am offering above seed much cheaper than No. 1 sells for. Conte and see for yourself. For further particulars, ABRAHAM HUGILL, Huron Road Wedt, Seaforth STAFFA, The W.M.S. met at the parsonage on Tuesday, with ail the new officers officiating. ,Mr . and Mrs. —A. McLellan have moved to Mrs. McLellan's father's. Mr. George Golding has gone to Dublin to live, Mrs. William Riley, accompanied by. Mrs, Harburn, was taken to Strat- ford last Friday for medical treat- ment. 1 Mrs. F. M. Drake, Goderich, is at present with her sister, Mrs. A. Ho- tham. Mr. and Mrs,' Lawrence Hannon spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. Sadler. Mr. George Miller is visiting with 'friends' in Stratford. BAYFIELD. Dr, and Mrs. Atkinson and son Casey, of Detroit, Mich., are visiting their son, Dr. G. S. Atkinson. Mrs. Glass of London, Mrs. Stott, of Detroit, Mich., and Mr. and Mrs. Bogue, of Windsor,have returned to their summer homes. A number of people from London spent the week -end at their summer cottages. Building operations have begun. Dr, Mr,ost office, Woods . ns D ehman�is remodellinga new 'tl 'the office recently purchased from Dr, Smith. Mr. Sauder, of Kitchener, is building a cottage on blain street. Mr, H. McGregor has returned from a visit to Detroit. Mr, Fred Davison has gone to Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Lord of London, spent a few days in the village with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs, J. pavison. Mrs. G. Woods and Miss Nan spent Saturday in London. HENSALL. Onn 1. Poor layers and all old hens. 2. Cripples, cud hens with broken- down abdomens or froaen toes. 3. The sick, quiet, inactive hens that spend muoh time on the roost. 4. All "crow heads" with long, slim heads and beaks. 5. The large, coarse -headed hens with sunken eyes, 6. All very short, stubby hens with feathers extremely heavy for their breed. 7. All late -hatched immature pul- lets and those that are early hatched but much undersized. 8. All hens that molt before Aug- ust.1. 9. The persistent sitter. 10. All hens with solid, fat ab- domens. 11. All hens having' bad habits (cannibals, feather -pullers, egg eaters). 12. All cockerels not needed for breeding purposes. Mrs. John Elder has returned home after attending the annual convention of the W.M.S. at Windsor. Mr. Alfred Taylor and Mr. George Todd have each been improving the fronts of their homes by raising the lawns with a quantity of earth, and the villagers in general are fixing up their grounds and lawns and beauti- fying the appearance of the village. Mr. Charles Jinkt has purchased the property of Mr. N P. Warrener, which has been used for years as a livery stable. Miss Alice Kyle has been further mucin improving the interior of her fine bungalow dwelling on `Main street by putting in fine new -hard- wood floors. The varnishing and papering was very artistically done by Mr. John Steacy, and the flooring laid by Mr. James Sangster and his brother-in-law, Mr, Robert Robinson. Quarterly Communion service was held in the Methodist church on Sun- day evening. The services in Carmel church were taken on Sunday evening by Rev. Colin Fletcher and Rev. Mr. Chidley, of Thames Road,' the one preaching at the morning service and the other at the evening service. Mr. N. P. Warrener left here last week for Detroit, Mich., where he will live in the future, and Mrs. War- ener and family will follow in a few months' time. Mr. N. E. Cook has been connect- ing his driveway with the cement pavement, and Mr. F. G. Manns and Mr. R. J. Patterson are also having cement approaches to the pavenfent_ put in. Mr, N. P. Warrener also quite recently' put in a stretch of ce- ment'walk from the street to his dwelling. Mrs. J. L. Meek has returned from. a pleasant visit with members 'of her family in Toronto. The managers of'Carmel Presby- terian church are putting in drains beside the walls of the church to over- come any dampness. Mrs. William Richardson, prepara- tory to buying the Catchpele dwell- ing property a little west of the rail- way track on King street, has rented it for a term of months and intends. moving into the same. A number of our villagers at the east and west end's of our Main street have been grading and levelling .the roadway, which makes a great im- provement to the appearance of the street and when seeded will look fine, Large, shipments of onions have been made from here during the past few weeks from this noted centre for onion growing. Messrs. William McAllister and sons, of the Parr Line recently sold a two-year-old gelding to. Mr. John Stephenson, of Stanley. 'for $2001 a"'l while' the price was good, Mr.'Steph enson got a fine horse. Good stock pays both the' buyer and seller. EGGS FOR HATCHING Eggs' from Barred Rocks, Rhode Island Reds, Speckled Homburgs, or Brown Leghorns. Choice stock, 15 Eggs for 75 cents. Apply to HENRY CUDMORE, Seaforth. 21. COMFORTAABB ESRESIDENCE • With eight rooms, good cellar, hard and soft water in. the house, good wood and coal shed, good barn with cement floor, with 2 stalls, water in - the barn;' good lien house, 4%' acres of land; pasture seeded with al- falfa, good orchard and small fruits, Apply to R. S. HAYS, rear of Do- minion Bank. 20. HOUSES FOR SALE. 1. Corner Market and Jarvis streets. Nine rooms besides summer kitchen and ; wood and coal ,sheds.. Small closet down stairs and large all cedar closet. upstairs which is coavenient'to all the rooms;' furnace, electric lights; hard .and soft water in kitchen, good location. 2, Eight -roomed house on Main at. North in splendid location. Above will be sold on easy terms. F. D HUTCHISON. (tf) TOWN OF SEAFORTH. TENDER FOR LAYING WATER MAINS. Sealed tenders marked and address- ed to Mr. John Wilson, Clerk, `Sea - forth, Ontario, will be received _Until May 15th, 1923, for laying approxi- mately three and a • quarter miles of six and eight inch water mains. Plans and specifications may be seen and forms of tendert obtained from the engineers, James, Proctor & Redfern, Limited, 36 Toronto street, Toronto, or from the Town Clerk of Seaforth. The lowest or any tender not ne- cessarily accepted. W. GOLDING, JOHN WILSON Mayor. Clerk. (19). LONDESBORO. Mrs. John Radford spent part of last week with Mrs. Radford, Sr., of Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tamblyn were here last week. Mrs. George Barr and sister, Miss Barr were at Bayfield last week. The Ladies of Knox church met at the home of Mrs. John Fingland. Mr. Harold Snell, who attends Col- legiate in Clinton, bad the 'misfortune to have his leg broken while playing football. The Women's Institute entertain- ed Auburn Women's Institute on last Thursday. •There was a very good at- tendance. ' Keep 1. Strong, healthy, vigorous hens with short, neat heads and strong beaks. 2. The hens with long, deep, rect- angular bodies and parallel top and bottom lines. 3. The hens with large, bright eyes, active appearance and short, well-worn toe nails. 4. The hens with dusty, worn' feathers, especially worn tail feath- ers, but having a bright, healthy look. 5. The hens that molt late. • 6, The noisy, happy, friendly hens, 7. The early riser's and those late to roost. 8. The vigorous ]tens with the fad- ed beaks and shanks. 9. The hens with the soft, pliable abdomens. 10. The hens with the thin penvle bones spread wide apart. 11. The early -hatched, well -grown pullets. 12. Large, strong, active, quick maturing cockerels of desired var- iety type' and high -producing mothers, There are five major factors in profitable poultry production—breed- ing, Bulling, feeding, housing, and care. These are the essentials; eon - pow powder s bined they will put the poltry bust- try..A. dustbath is very essential in ness.on a practical business basis: ridding the fowls of lice. White- Was/bine' le effective against vermin, Ilse kerosene 'on the roosts and In the cracks ,to e%terminate mites. • ,Mustard, cress, radish, lettuce, cot onions and spinach are crops that can be grown in a hotbed.. Be sure that the suow is well tramped about the apple and plum trees. This will discourage mice from nesting near them. CONSTANCE. We notice that the farmers who rise at five in the morning have their seeding all done, while those who rise at seven don't expect to be through till they're done. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Riley, of Clin- ton, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Riley. Mrs. George Cook, of Goderich township, ,visited her daughter, Mrs. Joe Riley, this week. Mr. George Riley is busy prepar- ing to build a new driving shed. Mrs. Miller Adams, who has been sick for a number of weeks, is not re- covering as fast as her many friends would like 'to hear. The mumps seems to be the order of the day as quite a few in the vicin- ity have had them. The football club have been busy preparing the football field for the coming games. TOWN OF SEAFORTH. NOTICE. Citizens are hereby notified that the Dumping Ground at Mr. John McMann's, provided by the Town is only to be used for dumping of old material that will not be a nuisance or cause damage to Mr. McMann, and the same must be deposited in the pit and not thrown over the fence or scattered around. The dumping of old vegetable's, garbage, etc., is forbidden. By order ,of the .Council, Seaforth, April 30th, 1923. JNO. A. WILSON, (20) Clerk. Many mothers have reason to bless Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator, because 11 has relieved the little ones of suffering and made them healthy. SOUTH HURON LIBERAL -CONSERVATIVE CONVENTION The Liberal-Conrservative Conven- tion of the riding of South Huron, as constituted for Provincial purposes, will be held in the Town Hall, Hen - salt, on THURSDAY, MAY 17th, 1923, at 2 o'clock, p.m., for the pur- pose of selecting a candidate for the coming. Provincial Election, and to transact other important business. Each Polling sub -division is entitl- ed to send three voting representa- tives, and as many others as possible. Ladies specially invited to attend. A Prominent Speaker will be pfes- ent to ,address the Convention. C. G. Middleton, G. C. Petty, President. Secretary, Miller's Worm Powders act mildly and without injury to the child, and there can be•no doubt of their deadly effect upon worms.' They 'have been in successful use for a long time and are recognized as a leading prepara-' tion for the purpose. They have prov- ed their power in numberless cases and have given relief to many chil- dren, who, but for the good offices of this compound. would have eontin- sed weak and enfeebled. Man is always at his best while try- "I'm cutting quite a figure," said ing to live up to his mother's teach- the chorus girlas she sat on the ings when freshly shaved. broken glass. Onionsoncefrozen should remain frozen until time to use them. If you want stocky, healthy plants in your hotbeds or greenhouee, ven- tilate well. Too nouch'water' and heat make tall, spindling, weak planta. Have you organized a farmer's' club or a reading circle, in your commun- ity? Lots of enjoyment, as well es profit, may beobtained from an or. zanisation of title sort. Pi ''• TEFL �---t paoov Ct It can't leak be' cause it's made in ono piece — that's why we guarantee satisfaction or your moneyback. Complete Ano of Kant. leek Rubber goods. Prices from 40o to 54.75 Umbach The e4oz6Q. Store SEAFORTH PHONE 28. • PLANTS; Strawberry, Raspberry, Black-- berry, and all varieties of small fruit Plants. Fruit Trees, Ornamental Trees, Flowering Shrubs of all kinds,. Send for price list of Grimsby grown plants to E. PI. THOMAS, Grimsby, Ont. (21.) FOR SALE. Good Yorkshire sow, large and in pig. L. G. VAN EGMOND, Seaforth, Ont. (19). .. FOR SALE. One Jersey cow, to 'freshen in June. A large •piece of linoleum, a Congol cunt rug. Apply to MRS. GEORGE FC1IEUL' R, James street, Seaforth,, Ont..,` (19). . NOW SHOWING Our Full Line , of Spring' S 11 An exceptionally wide range of Samples to choose from—all the latest spring materials and patterns. c" Tweeds, Fine Cheviots, Serges in Blue and Browns, Business Greys, Black and Blues with White Stripe, and many others, OUR SUITS AT $24T°$_37 FOR QUALITY ANDPRICE THEY ARE LEADERS SMALL PRICES — — — — LONG VALUES MY l' MAIN STREET, SEPWW151RTFI BN4IU The Special Milverton Flour We Have 'it—Give it a Trial. Also. € rounld Screenings ehop of All Kinds C. G. THOMSON GRAIN DEALER PHONE 25 111111111031110, Seaforth Garage Auto Tires and Tubes s We have on hand a Complete Line of Tires and Tubes. all sizes,• Best on the Market. Let us supply your needs on Auto Cylinder Lubricating Oils and Greases.. We handle nothing but the best and can supply you with oils of proper viscosity to Suit your motor. Also stock a complete line of most -called .for parts .of various autos. 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