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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1926-12-23, Page 3MAKE TIIE BUILDINGS COMFORTABLE Borne Precaution That Will Do. This and Also Save Fuel. irons frosting over. A strip of felt, such as can be bought at any 'hard- ware or ten -cent store, tacked around the outside, edge of the inner face of the storm sash where they set against the frames, - al double their effective - nese. The dobr openings need pro - Mettler even Worse than the windows, since they` are larger and ;must be opened and•. 'closed 'f equently. Good stoi•in doors are well worth while, es- peeially if they have the additional felt protection. If a storm door isnot One would think that any house available, covering the screen door owner would know enough to keep the" with Malt -ply roofing will help a lot in cold winter wind from heeling up un- keeping out colas der his floors, and yet; man homes Weather stripping the windows and 6ufle> ,under just such a handicap. No doors is one of the most effective me - amount teazel can keep such floors thods of keeping out the cold and waren, aid it is difficult to keep the smoke and dust The beat of these are lower rooms even comfortable. Vero tilation er - tilation under the floor'is all right in summer, but neither necessary nee desirable in winter, With open foundations: a good layer Many home owners suffer more dis- comfort in winter than is necessary' if they Would take a little time and tI'eubbe to cut off some of the easily remedied heat wastes. In mane cases no money et all will be required, er if a small outlay is necessary, it will be more than repaid in the fuel saved and in the greater comfort eeeured. Cost of this work can be done by the • fariner iiimself at odd times. ItP,EPINC THEJ FLOOR$' WARM. of metal land revue a carpenter's services for removing the windows and cutting the necessary grooves. These also have the advantages of preventing the windows from rattling, of some kind of insulation, put on the and yet of allowing them to fit loosely under side of the floor joists, and all enough so that they will always elide joints made tight so the wind cannot up and down easily. Cheaper types get in, will make a wonderfuldiffer- are available In the form of insulation once in the warmth of the floors, and rolls which are tacked on the inside will' be well worthwhile. However, if of the windows, just as they aro,and the foundation is closed, grill's and these also keep out dust and dirt well. 'ventilators are closed up, heavy tar- red paper, or half -ply roofing fastened With laths 'on the foundation and lower part ef wall, and then banked up with earth, straw, fodider, or •some- thing ef this sort, there will be little chance for the cold to get in, and in p¢urlation under the floors will hardly be needed. My experience has been that piling snow against the basement INSULATION Ma CEILING. There is one simple remedy for cold and unooinfoitable homes which should always receive very careful consideration. This is the matter of insluation at the ceilings, where by far the greatest loss of heat occurs. Most of the present 'homes were built with nothing overhead but lath and plaster, which allows the heat to leak walls does very little good, because the through •alined as well as though it snow me'hs back from the walla little, were sheet iron. One way of remedy - and this emedy-and'this open space seems to •let the ing such a condition le to put insuiat- cold in almost as though the snow was not there. DOORS AND WINDOWS. 'Windows, by all means should have good -dorm sash, a comfort which is almost universal in city homes; but iior some reason is not nearly so coin Mon with farm homes as it should be. Storm sash has the adv'.nttage, not only of keeping out col saving fuel, but of preventing the windows ing material between the joists, then put on half -ply roofing and tight floor- ing on top of them, thus malting the attic usable for storage or for steep- ing rooms if desired', Ifit is not de- sired to use the attic, onie cam put a layer of insulating lumber, . plaster board, or something of this kind, on top of the ceiling joists, and then later put the floor on top of that, if a floor is desired, How Much to Cull. The art of picking out the non- laying birds in a flock of fowls is probably well known to most every one raising poultry, but the importance of putting the knowledge into practice is not appreciated in many instances. . survey of the practice of commer- cial poultrymen in New Jersey during the poet four years shows that orb the average about one-hallf of the flock is disposed of every year. This seems rather high on first thought, but when one remembers that a non -layer in Juno, July, August or September will Ioaf on the job, so to speak, tnatil late winter or early spring, one can barely blame the corn. Inertial poultryman for disposing of her. He fills the vacancy with laying pullets. The usual -practice is to be- gin culling when the production falls below 60 per cent., and cull the flock every week or two from then on until October. The average amount_ of cull- ing by months on New Jersey forme luring the past four years, and the number of eggs laid daily, ate shown in: the following tatae: , Per cent. Per cent, lvlottth culled production June 6 51 July 10 49 August ' 14 46 September 16 55 October. 16 18 (Culling is frequently continued until November. In fact, some poultry - Men practice culling throughout the year, removing mudesirables as they are found.—Editor.) The foregoing table is not meant to ing a proper rotation is the better be used ea a rule to go by, but rather distribution of labor throughout the as a guide toward good management. 'or instance, if one hat to cult out 10 per cent. in June and 15 per cent, in July in order to maintain ;a 50 per cent, production, he would have every reason to believe that something was made: I bought 100 three-year-old wrong. The birds might be dosing White Leghorn hens. I have been in- weight due to improper feeding, or formed many times that .old :hens are they might be affected by Mice and .pat a good investment. From my older mites. -Whatever the cause, the thing records I know that each hen costs me be to remedy tho trouble about G0 cents a year and must lay to do would Y s_, - another season.. If the production 1,90eggs to pay for her "board and noted above could be obtained' with keep," loss culling than has be p en p racticefi! In fourand one-half months these 'well and good. It would indicate good ;100 old hens produced' 8,900 eggs, or Management or good stock. Efficient enough eggs to keep •them for a year. Management is the keynote of success- The rest of the year they will be pure ful e production.—C. S. Putt in profit and I can sell them at the end egg The Farm Journal,of that time for about as much as I ' 4.. 45 v 7 1DE L_ 6Y e.a 4-'✓avrii� Crop Rotation. The Department of Agriculture has just issued a comprehensive bulletin on crop rotation and soil management for Eastern Canada that should be in the hands of every farmer from Os- tario to Prince Edward Island. The authoritative information 'contained .in the •bulletin, which may be obtained. free from the Publications Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, is the result of many years of sclera tide experiment and research con- ducted on the Experimental Farms of the eastern provinces. It is becoming more and more clear. that crop rotations are necessary in order' to make farming a profitable industry, and the kind of rotation to be followed must not bo chosen in a haphazard' manner but trust conforra. to the requirements of particular re- gions and differed systems of farm- ing. The chief object of improved crop rotations is to assist in maintaining the fertility of the soil and thereby increase the yield of farm crops, The adoption of a good rotation involves merely an arrangment of the cropping plan so as to produce one crop after another iu proper sequence. It causes no additional expense. If proper methods of tillage are followed in the rotatien weeds are satisfactorily con- trolled. Insect pests and fungous dis- eases are kept in check better by rota- tions than whenthe same kind of erop is grown in successive seasons, espe- cially in the case of crops subject to attacks of certain insects and diseases. Another important advantage of 'us - A SMART TWO-PIECE COSTUME Smartly youthful is bhe two-piece frock of flannel pictured here. The slip-on blouse opens under a plait at the centre front and plaited frilling falls gracefully at the left side. There are soft gathers at each shoulder, a shaped collar, set-in pockets, and the long sleeves are finished with cuffs. No. 1044 is In sizes 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust. Size 36 requires 2% yards 36 -inch material; >l.,t, yard plait- ed frilling. 20 cents, The two-piece skirthas 'an inverted plait in the centre front and at each side seam and is joined to a dart fitted lining top. Na 1083 is in sizes 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches bust. Size 36 requires 1% yards 36 -inch material` and 1% yards 36 -inch lining. 20 cents each pattern. The designs illustrated in our new Fashion Book are advance styles for the home dressmaker, and the woman or gird who desires to wear garments dependable fore taste, simplicity and economy will find her desires fulfilled in our patterns. Price of the book 10 cents the, copy. season.. Some Old Hens Are O.K. Here's "pan experiment I recently Carry a Note.Book. A pocket note-booic has proven time and ntoneysaver on my farms. I go• over each implement• or piece of inalchinery when I put it under she:, ter; if there's a missing bolt or a lost. nut, if the drag harrow has a tooth gone or a cog.is broken in the cotton planter, _I melte -a note of it; stating the size, the implement laid.the-rnaice. Ij1'he first trip to town, instead of loaf- , Ing .around the, barber shop, I visited the hardware store and, referring to my note -book, I get the parts neces 'cry to make the repairs. Sometimes the parts have to be ordered from the manufacturer. The next' rainy clay, I. visit my wokshop and put those imple 1 , e i„lnents in good working meter, so when t ibis rush season is on I won't have arepenaive delays. Time is money, you `fFww— paid for them or more. I bought them cheap because they were three -year- olds. I now have 700 puttee arid hens 'acid my iiew hatchery. My chicken busi- ness is still considered a side line with nes but it is proving to be •a better paying business than my real line, that of raising cattle.—C. B. W. Nature is always trying to "pat ie TI -IE. CANADIAN HOMEMAKER oJ' series of weekly crrtic/ us coverin9: PLANNING . El1ILDi NG . FINANCING DECORATING . . GARDENING Copyrl9li$'1986. NN: «• *4 94 • �,[�q�.yy r'.F •w r te- - p a:41 18 .µdo Y0rn..tlir' 'vw . t:.• 4 •+4wMW19J SOMETHING UNUSUAL INA SMALL HOUSE DESIGN Moderation in size and cost are fee- quently rnisconoelved as being detri- roentel to the achievement of pleasing appearance. It le indeed unfortunate that such thoughts should exist for they are untimely fallacious and much that te deplorable in the case of many email homed may . be attributed to them. The delightful little English type of house here Illustrated .can be built for approxlmatel(y fifty-five hundred dol- lars and for beauty of line and real charm is hard to improve upon. For ages and ages English domestics archi- tecture has been a great heritage to home lovers the world over. The well sloped shingle roof; white stucco wallet half-timbered gables stained a dark brown, and ,the dark rug brick of the verandah are a splendid choice of materiale and colors which, through their artistic blending in texture- and tone, will please the most. fastidious tastes. The hood over the entrance and the flower box are practically negligible. items from the vienvpoint of cost but. quite indispensable Prom that of ap- pearance. Neither 'has the architect failed to ind•ioate the en:portanee el such finishing touches as attractive fencing and shrubs. Trees are shown in the backgrosmd and one or two well laced at the side or In front would HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patternsasyou want. Enclose 20e in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it , carefully) for each number and address your• order to Pattern Dept., Wig -'son Publishing Co., 73 West Ade- laide St., Toronto.. Patterns sent by return snail: Healthful Canned Foods. Never in the history of the canning industry, as regards fruits and vege- tables, says Dr. Robert Barnes, Chief of the Meat and Canned Foods Divi- sion of the Health of Animntis Branch at Ottawa, hassuch extreme dee been taken in the quality of the finished product as now. Greater care is be- ing exen'cised in the processing and identification of the canned product in order that when labelled the quality claimed will be found in the can. Regarding canned meats Dr. Barnes in his -report to the Veterinary Direc- tor General,••from which the focgoing is quoted, expresses appreciation of co-operation of factory managements and adds that its continuance will re- sult in the consumer being able to ob- tain a quality unsurpassed, free from disease, sound` and wholesome, if he insists that the products he buys bear the government guarantee "Canada Approved." Dr. Barnes, however, feels compel- led to deplore the unwarranted mum- ber of .immature calves sent forward for slaughter'and 'the carelessness app parent from the bruises on live stock in handling and shipping. The Last Pounds Count. I find that it pays handsomely to well=fatten the chickens, hens and turkeys that are to be marketed,just as web as it does the cattle and hogs. • A large portion of the poultry mar- keted does not :bring a fair mice for the simple reason that it isnot put, in proper condition. No one desires a poor .fowl, of any kind,. I find that feeding for ten or fifteen days before marketing on a ration of oats, wheat and cracked corn, twice a day, with an ample supply of fresh water, her oar." Often before naw I have will put any healthy fowl in prime found clumps of elderberry bushes condition for ntarleeting. growing right in the middle of the A fat turkey or chicken will bring meadow. Iiow they cane there was five or seven cents. more per pound more than I could' tell until I tried to than•a poor one, and at little expense I en dig out the stuff root and branch, wan we raise the feed. It doesn't , thenI found ltow almost •npossibie way a farmer :to raise any knld of it is to get the last particle of root. And it is the little roots which are left that start up new clusters of the bushes. I have learned that I must do a thorough' job if I would get the be t f Nature—E L V livestock when he has to buy the feed. —W. H. 11. If we were to shrink from dreaming 01 the impossible, we should never achieve the possible. p By Edgar Praln, Arcltltcct. not be amiss—the shadows wouuld be very effeettve on the white etuoco. The floor plans are self-explanatory but spree will permit commeart on sev anal outstanding features of the ane for tine ground floor, •1'f-preieimed, the verandah oau•Id be converted into a euaroom. It is ac- oeseibde through a •sanall hall from botb. the isitchen and the living mom. Thie is a very canveaiient asrangemei t for the eerviwg of meals or perhaps just afternoon tea on the verandah during the gummier, The living room is quite large, 17' x 12', and has a beamed ceiling and open fireplace. The matter of light is well taken .care of by the large group of four windows in front; the window at the side and Mise by the light from the vestibule and lobby at the left. You will notice that one may go directly from any one room to either of the other two. Experts in this phase of home planning will tell you that in the short space of one Year the good wife has walked so many miles less; saved several days of her time and that the saving in wear and tear on floor coverings amounts to so much. Readers desiring farther information ^es 1tue the plane and specifications of this house shoo -la cirnnitharczite with the architect direct. Address Mr, Ed- gar Frain, 212 Confedera:tlon Life Building, Winnipeg, lvlan, THE LONGED FOR. PET BY MARY S. STovER. Under the title, "Daydre nis," ou local paper has been running a'eaaries. of emelt boy cartoons. In one of them the lad is represented as having brought home cc very scrawny, un- kempt dog. • Both the boy's mother and a crisp, ginghamed little sister beam their welcome while snottier de - dares that of course he may lceep the stray I Who can say how many children have dreamed a similar dream about some real dog, only to meet with pa- thetic disillusionment? Indeed that picture suggests one of the major tragedies of childhood, though it is a sorrow that might always be lighten- ed, 11 ighten-ed,-11 not averted, by thoughtfulness and sympathy. Few homes can extend hospitality to every animal the children would Klee to adopt, yet it is exasperatdngly difficult to convince a boy or :girt of the reasonableness of our objections. They do not even understand whet problems arise from the meager lim- its of a city apartment or the exac- tions of landlord, janitor and fellow. tenants. What, to them, is our pin - dent caro to avoid dirt, vermian and disease? The very fact that children view the matter so differently should be a chat Question: What is the beet way to arroid extras in irulldiwg? My friends lenge to our sympathy and tact. Ho v who built necemtly found that they careful' WO are, how lavish of cost and house coot a great deal more than they effort to meet fittingly some situation though it would. I want to avoid thist that will leave little impress on these The time to avoid work lties of this childish hearts, while we fail even to kind is before the work le sparYou recognize the significance of moments cannot hope to avoid "embed' unless.that are destined to hold' a large place your plans and gasifications e com- in their memories plate; and that mesas having them That is because we have forgotten done by an aachibe .olio knows his too much. We look at things through busianess. If you find You must make lair, -grown up spectacles and it is the contractor es duritug the building, have the firesh, vision of youth that is needed. contractor give you a figure on the Children cannot shift at will to the cost of each oham:ge before. you order iint of maturit the work dome, and always have trans• viewpoint y We know by observation, if not by actions of this kind in writing. ve Question: The yarty owntug the lot personal experience, how much a,pet next to me suggests that I go in part- can mean to is child. The stray dbg nership wgth him for e. -drive, half ef or cat appeals also to innate childish w hicha be on my property. Would it chivalry, so that the discussion of the -- inoresee the selling value of my house? creatures fate becomes a great occa- Should the agreement be made per. sion. Let us recognize it as su.h and manent er only Yor a number of lasers? curb any temptation to impatience or Whether er not thio- ie a se dsPactory seething heartlessness. arrangement for you depends upon When other people ask our agree how useful stat a driveway would be menet to something that we feel.is out to year property. If you need euch a of the question we take to us words. drive this is a means of getting one by of courteous explanation and regret. pelf ying halfisno o.thof the ez necvcay essaryof servicing espenn, Why should it not be so when the there petitioner is a child we love desiring pour house or providing access to gar- what seems to him or her a perfectly natural privilege? The very effort to see the child's aide of the question has led many an. patent to welcome an animal that would otherwise hove been driven sharply away; and it wee-ueni'h111t, fortunate relenting, for most boys and. gilts, if not their elders, need the spir- itual influences that come from caring for something that is alive and enjoy- ing its companionship. Many a selfish only child has been made into a social being through tending dependent pets. The Length of Life of Farm Machines. The chief factors influencing the life of farm machines are, the number of acres which they have to work •each year, and the care which is exercised in operating them. These points are emphasized in an eeeount of the aver- age investment and operating cost of farm machinery given in the latest report of the Dominion Field Hus- bandman, which is distributed by the Publications Branch, Dept. of Agri- eulture, Ottawa. In order to seem first-hand information a questionnaire en the subject was sent to representa- tive farmers in all parts of Canada, and a large number of replies were received, which afford a fairly rebnble guide as to the opinion of farmers regarding their own farm noaeltiney. The 'mutts show that the life of farm machinery is shorter in the Prairie Provinces than in Eastern Canada, but this is explained by the fact that the average acreage of culti- vated land in the farms examined in the Bast was 76 acres, while on the prairie it was 204 acres. The report gives in detail the average life in years of a large number of machines. A gang platy or a sulky plow, for in-' stance, lasts about twenty years in the East against fifteen and a hall years on the prairie. - Threshing ma- chinas ehow a great difference between the two regions, lasting twenty-five years in the East and only thirteen on the prairie. Motor trucks last about nine years and tractors about twelve years in birth the East and West. The average file of ell kinds of farm ma chin'ery is 20.2 yeara in the Widen. Provinces .find '14.7 years in the Prairie Provinces, The rates of de- preciation being 5 and 6.8 per cont. per year respectively. The figures published in the report will afford a very useful refecenee re- gardhtig the length • of !life which may be expected from the various ma- chines. With care this lifetime may be prolonged, while on the other hand, r " excessive usage or ca oles s handling will undoubtedly shorten the life be- low the figure given.. age such a drive would increase the selling ,,..cc tf_ '" house, "Under such circumstaneeo the agteeniirut should be a pernianenrt-one, made part of the deed, DON'T LET FLANNELS SHRINK Properly Launclried, They Will Keep Their Original Dimensions. BY JULIA WOLFE. Winter is "flannel time," therefore purled into their 'natural Shape before washingthem correctly is often quite they are thoroughly dry, and hang in. drying n If d. ' the sun. but not m 's the air, Yi g ' course, bier to the housewife.OP a o, r l P the flannels of to -day are quits less indoors must be resorted to, do not cumbersome than those' of days gone by, but these neatly -fitted garments are often spoiled by not knowing just how to wash them. In washing ail undyed woolen articlies, a little ammonia can be used walk. to advantage, rendering them soft and. WHY FLANNEL SHRiVI'S, comfortable to the akin. Prepare a you may wonder why flannels father, always using soap -jelly for the` shrink. Well, there are six reasons: purpose. The alkali in the soap -jelly 1, Because soap has been rubbed in - is very much modified, and less likely stead of soap -jelly being used, to harm the wool than if cakes of 2. They have either been washed at soar are directly rubbed on tllem, rinsed in water too 'hot or too cold. See that the water is only a Tittle . 3, They have been allowed to ale more than tepid; work up the lather about wet, instead of being hung up with the hamth add a little ammonia-- to dry immediately, one tablespoonful to one gallon of 4. They have been dried to slowly. water is the allowance-- raid plunge in 5, They have been dried so. close to the garment, :an open fire that they steamed. DONT'S WITH TI.ANNa?'LS. - 6. They have been ironed. while wet, Never rub on soap non rub between with a heavy hot iron: the hands. Rather, ebake about in Take as much soap as will be re - the water, and use a sort of squeezing rquirecl, and cut it down in shreds if motion. Squeeze out this first water. you wish to make soap -jelly. Put it If very dirty, put into a second water into a saucepan, and just cover it with with rather less soap -jelly, and no hot or cold :water. Allow the soap to ammonia. Pass this through the water malt slowly overthe fire until it is slicer. in the same way, then, .bean warn quite clear and without Pumps. It is The tin roof of the henhouse and better to make soap -jelly fresh each shed of the barn made a fine place to week, as it loses its strength if kept many days, Fine white flannels may be pressed with a warm iron on the wrong side, hang too near the fire, nor in too great heat. If the slightest steam rises from woolens when they are drying, they are."walking in" as hard as they can Ironing, without a doubt, gives flan- nels a fine appearance, but as the warmth of flannel depends to a great extent on its soft, wooly surface, it is a pity to deprive it of this by ironing, especially in the case of garments that are worn as underwear, Ironing presses the soft fibres into the ma- terial, making it less comfortable They should, instead, be web shaken and pulled into shape, folded evenly, aired carefully, and put away. Vinegar Solves Many Problems. Vinegar is a household • necessity with nae. I find that two tablespoons added to the rinse water when wash- in.g silks of any kind, stockings, glavtc, underwear, and other silk fab- rics, will give them a •brand new silky g_oss. We nuke a liniment that is excellent from equal parts of vinegar and turpentine .and the whites of eggs. Vinegar has a soothing effect when rinsing the hair after a -shampoo. Vin- egar softens plaster of Paris so that. it can be pasted into broken cracks anca piacea about the home, 1t heslps. to spread it more smoothly. I Sold Dried Apples. Every year we have a rot of inferior apples. Last sununer I bought, for 98 cents, an apple parer with an attach moat to take out the core, Every day the apples weregathered and peeled. Then I sliced them with a potato water for rinsing. Pass through this wringer, duet shake, well. The im- portance of this process must 'be em- phasized. To prevent shrinking, woolen goods must be dried very quickly, and much or on the fight side if a piece of taus - of the moisture can be shaken out; lin• is laid over it first. But they must the shaking also raises the pile of the be quite dry oe the iron will turn the wool, and keeps it soft: ` moisture into steam, and so .cause See that :all knitted garments ire them to shrink. • emend them. I covered them with cheesecloth to keep flies away and 8. never left then out overnight, tis that makes them dark. I sold a tot to local merchants and the rest I put up in cleats.White cotton begs and asld thein through an ad int the county paper. The regular, price I charged was 10 I cents s pound. I cleared $20.--E. M. It is a bad day for a man when he deliberately lays down for himself the p� •lic y -. of stuffing' his gizzard and.' feeding his soul on hacks, If he keeps-. it up there will be no fatted eallf for him.