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e wffigitatti Advance
Teutenbed
Whughanl, Ontario
Every Thursday Morning
A. a. SMITH, Publiaber
Subserletien rtes' OW. year,
Ca,00; SiX Menai% $1.00 n advanee.
ndvertleing rates 011 annilontion• ,
wid be inoereed roreld performed while the heat of summer
--4—eeen37g ie a task that must be
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" TlEti$ WINGI/AM ADVANCE
Theredanr, june 1, 1922.
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litter of pigs during the year it le
Where the sow raises only a single
pennissible at timee to allow her to
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wean the pi ge herself. Orclinaeller,
however, it is better to see that the
Address communicationa.to AgronoiThst, 73 Adelaide et. West, Toronto pigs are in epen en o eir mother
d d t f th '
qood Hay at the Lowest Cost. iteelf by throwing out these lianle or at from ieine to ten weeks of age, Ra -
new shoots from the root it will riot, duce the alto -tut of feed allowed the
do anything in the way of growieg mother and remove the pigs to other
until it has time to start these shoots.1 quarters. If the sow can be kept on
That may be a matter of a week ore (ley feed in limited alIPPIY, ehe will
ten days. In the Ineanwhile weede: so•on dry, up. Th pigs may be fed
will fight for the possessien of the' on the same rations ae they had be-
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and ell'arntd accordinalY.
Changes tor coetraet -edvertiee
inents be in the office by noon, iron'
JIss cARD,S
Wellington PAUtelial Fire
. Insuranee Co'.
Ettablished 1840 •
Head Office, Guelph
Rieke taken on all classes of Won meaning ofall that we want or ell
able property on the cash or premium Allot is desired In hay. Grass may be
not system, ' dried before it is cut arid yet be un-
AnNER COSENS, Agent, palatable as food foe farm animals
Winghanit atid yield little nutriment when, it is
: conetuned. Al,resh grass is in itself
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DUDLEY Ot S thellay' made from grass cut when it
s a teazle. perfect 'food for live stock
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BAReeenee, -saineeenn, ame Is at its beet, and 'cured so as to retain
tottory and other Bonds Bonot: and all the costitaients of the grass, with
Sold. . only the loss of the water during -the
procese, is the hay that is not only
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Office—Mayor Block; Wingham
the most palatable but the most profit-
able -as feed.
le oppressive. There is also a goo
deal of anxiety connected with the op-
eration, or a geed deal of ekill arid
judgment is required to male and se-
cure hay in good condition so as to
give the best results as feed. When
the- weather conditions may. reduee the
(panty and consequent value of the
'hay for food at home or commercial
purposes, hay' may be termed "dried
grass," butthis does not conveythe
31ANSTONE.
•thAhRISTER AND. SOLICITOR
Wioney to Loan at Lowest Rates.
. W I NOHAM
lir ark
• L.D. -
Doctor of Dental Surgery of the
Feniasylvania ' College. and Lieentiate
Deatal gurgere ottentarie; • -
-Office; in Macdonald - Sleek.
land and, therefore, if• the alfa1a
out too early there will inevitably be
short crop following, If, however,
vm neglect to cut alfalfa' soon after them an the oats that :they will clean
up. Corn and tankage can be fed at
thin time to advantage.
Cow -Testing Advancement.
• Under the cow-teeting plan gonduct-
ed her the Dairy Branch of the Po-
n DePartment of Agriculture
foe° weaning, The pasture should be
continu,ed. If possible provide alfalfa,
or somo other legume erop and give
it has made the new gth rowt e p
will begin to throw their strengthete
these bud% therneit, stalk will start
to erinlele downeend the hayewill grow
.atid produce seed, but the second erep
will not be as good foe hay as it would
have been had the first eeop been re-
,
Medea, for a seed crop detracts a
thereWas ar great increase last.year
good deal from the .nett cutting. H
in the entire ceuntry of the number
the first ei7op isecutat the proper time or herds and eows tested; of the test -
then the eplinte will start off
ing centies establiffhed, and or the
total tests 'made. What is meranim-
portant isdthat adVance lei indicated
in the average production both of milk
arid fat The report on the subjeet
,for 1.221 records an increase in seven
provinces last year eompared with
ethettreceding year. New Brunswick
.• fin away •' anlittlee- and ethen Saskate
thewan.eDepartment of Ageleulture
undertook the operation of the entire
system in that province. In Manitoba,
the provincial ,dairy branelx takes com-
plete charge of:the fieldwork -as well
as organizing and supervisingethe te.st-
tanda'elearndaY,Yemnte.tne ca. 9.0OTI4 in centres, Nettie theinonumon ene.ty
upthepiles, air and, sun the hay and Branch complies the records andpays
-then put it in* -the 'mew' The ether for the testing. The other proyinces
Method iS to Cut it * the evening Orj all co-operate ,with the Dominionde_
early in ,tlie morning after the ,tle'vi pertinent in the conduet and direc-
has Ariecheaway and :.put it inesanall tion of the,week.s.
Windrceses. Then when, fieentalchig en The police 'inefor,ce requires the
7'wisPeof :It and twiStii-eg. t'hard,- Ts' farntereeto supply:the nedeseatereequipe
moldl-lre can he seen 'tn" the /anent :to -weigInthe nl1k, and to keep
:Wit -ready -to .beePut in the. barneake reaeriPles ,forethreentiees eeadh
41.nat'eisettneeensizefeet ewarnese ofarease the :Iota, ,,. Nedieteet the ttianeeeeti„ „entity
euelyeand -vve shall Soot' have a goo
growth for a second, third or -fourth
• cutting. I alWaye .run the eater bar
of the mawingeneachine rathee high
when cntting alfalfa, as otherwise
there is datger of cutting off the buds
or shootsethat sate growing to make
the atexteeep,thies seriously elarnege
ing the following Crete.
There are two ways of handling 'al-
falfa. • One is to cut at the time
specified above, allow ttete wilt, Put
tit in small piles, then coyer„,dvith caps
etiidtlet itsitt Mdefor a-feweilaye. Then
The ditifleivho oneratesi largelarrn
and -who has a good deal ,of hay to
care for should have a cotnplete_outfit
of -medern'heyernaking inaehineeyebee
'cauee other work on the faxm,is likely
tolintertere With ethelandling °lett:w-
heyerotnamindiOninsa'inust -beedetedir
Iheeithart'est -tioninb- tirneteThaU
farmer an/get alteng witliemere.antit'
estegnipment. All necessary prepare.
tionaltr handling the hay cropeehenici
lArnacie a 'fey/ days in advanee.of the
time the mower is to be Put in the
•,•e-• •field. A: maeleine may need overhaul-
ing and irepairitg,possebly eotia new
• -lie will need to -he purchased,
a nen, n t emei it is eiotader.iiable:dotkasiVuntil it
, ineeeeesse, tntetten. -1-time tonbegirrehayiregeeleetforeethts-
ea, GeacidatentiniteettieleenftentepOtenn', tlettAMeen ti•-nesefete
ree.,4` ()fee' catrepetthentinienWidennhaidtf.Shoteti,14
theegattra-e'inetteofmnelit*Iler4'neTe;
naneetetetWE-Al r....tetten,a? itte taway
• lidntn one,thirdneef .etlietehe ene!havd
e-ci; bnetem.4:, 'AP?:b11-4,%-,;:st ..04)11,:a4V119.'..VAgre044t#VIt 'the' :2.1nintrietadtepententietteeettanddthe
stage
M e.tet*. rteda eabeitt eiglity,per,eentewaterand,can-
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present . erOpenisanenealpnaedeeehartesthedaeaarceheAhtaggleeeheeproehteteld,
'4,KeqtiP,Af..1*.akaufbit;Wthwtelgegetranta*:iitina4110,"'.4g#41?-4740011.4Aerfte
n 1Ie'tt'ireennetente44-,thainetietilnrne .Ord',the teitingeeefitoeneetricineoinpilenenthe
iii.itl*...10404t1.1102e40..104!',NOIYAk!" -''-receivedFOtatWAitAviw.01c..€
-nontkeleenfieldetwilletheedeacl,le, ' ettanOttarte- heett7.. es.leegelyete
TrantiPlintirig June Gr -
Many timet. June grtige will die out
on 'small portions of se lawn and it is
difficult te reseed these poor places.
Setae people have resodded these poen
.spoteenethera have attempted to re-
eseed.:Neither -W,ey...ie very setiefeetori,
The resodding, always shows
in the '.Old lawn, more like Patdh ori
a man's coat. •
• An excellent way to handle these
poor, pletes. or . any other -places 11;11ex*
hInne gra'Se Sae failed. to ea-thin:and do'
Wd1.14.is tee teke smallapieceseof „Mine
grass, nod," pelt them . clan oit, the
ground -where the grass has failed, end
then ehop them n 'fine- with , sharp
.shovel or spade, strike hatdenougli.so
the sod !ie :thoulrniked with soil
i',9.:*.thAneoldivern'Pro'4a-edAerettiP: Providerialeltairy Instreictore, theweek
the iterne.tamo.unteof ebentent'ill4n4ltli 117*Litg.31',19010c1; and41t4ndlten.:theatrite
Speclar attention- pain'-tindlgeasei Of Ifekhne4St.tlefeefelentf, iteentetaine over -hi
Women and Children, having . teriten, ...,,40kg.kper cent., so the atittnerd'Of Iiire14-'1t. seareelY vineial 7cas..T.Scatit'v•WEIaleted
of difficult. Whichever method is adopted canipaigns, whieh resulted in a re
postgraduate work in Surgetetteenen '„eiering clever ,hay is simply that
the kteat object in .curing alfalfa is
raffloo hi the Kerr,-,Ageitgenee, between eighty per .cent. of water and about markable itieree,se. The advance mad
terlolbits- and •Setentif,lc ntineeeese eyeeporating the , difference between
to prese-rve the leave and it eihould is- shown in the report by statistiea
mar
• lithat Dusting Will
A SunatnarY of Tests in Fruit Pest Control
6 Leee --tc7 trouble and
enItniengenerelly ,eonceded that two
nien'eandeaeteam can eirrine,ecultivate break&i,yns: A'dusting ontfitinpree-
,
.andret,OtiliZeit"„ntoref. than ttueentyefivtr tine- is" adreliabiennenhine :he net e,
aceestanorehardebutetheitetlieyecould-resporisiblenforeedenweedue,..te, leaky
not nah-dne eityde spray outfit, do yalveseblowoutereteeewhiehefeequent- .
itteeeeeF.'z:411,#te. fa4or eneen e neenimeateatenandespeechaThisemakes
.futl justic,e, to ,riiore, "thai,t dete:ntstefife IY.-noetIrfdtithehigh,Ved'tnretzloaTere•
-ecorionikalteminiathineitiforeethe sPray. a greaten appeal -to the greseeel,;‘,!...mere
fruit growers will dust than Wilftspray
even. if -the total cost is theeselne, be- -
cause it is less tronble... This. is- highly
important, especially in arlorchaMin.g
community where it is desirable in the
iritereatese of every individuel, to ;.im-
rove the stand:teed of product. in the
's
,
' A. dusting . outfit can easily take
Care of sixty •acres of orchardeiri one
,seasen, and if dusting is equal. in pest
.centrel to spraying, the :eli.ange to
either tbe ttainifing on it- Or romnigit. :. ....NN...-ould., have the effect' Of in -
underneath then pack a the geoener d
cri.24aSv...rindo,.g..:tnaned.iiconmirkeomtaeltdutniyiatto,•ofig,rtehieti,61,31ire„comitivimity. .„01,...thesir,
•
-transplanted late the -Soil and '•etill hull TO factor In dete ming he, eages the first and laet are probably
flre'itirie Aires; tocitS have thug been
...!...he most important ,
Itnisnemeteenttidens-40--And that on -.
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.-11s,na:.t.twteP;fr:v7tig!7n, :nto4,...Liek.firtt.vc,ar.6h:a:n.7 da.:b.7.,:e-,:!.:f....1tt:it.rilik7,,:,...,..„,r:nt,,.te.,54.10.04,4 ix.hc,autido7;tre,:::, ...7010,rtoiti;n:M:firi..e:
tkR,t,:_,t,_,„...4:3,,p,etivisiocti*40,,,:t4iierkwy.,,tr.eAirriltii.C:It7411;46:1:44:a141:5461***.frivSelallgwhre41/44:::
AW*004.0gftkik4C-4454t$101*?***4***.544tgattOkiki. -7a3Rtufgen-iti.:dt e i_itteenajneneinenwoenenenee _
tiftheieeintatrigtit.ddet: t '''fidt/Vgroeteffilat'naitinalOrgtIthiedlintiteteittengette thefollOwt ' : ..
, tentansjeeen'n4ektaeetenitenethaen,,neet", le: tP, • 0.P:es, ,'-oftentteternfenrOer.-§1/ittAnatee...t.. -
-, chers in sniallt towns - have "are unanial, .44 01164e6e*iltie°1-4;:41°11141****Yt''''''''44957e4°4"fae"7-56;5:5:4"4332111°"' '.:
i.ertmrptetitsteso,„ Inttnentettitt. imptttyet, euntef worketherffmen end:teams can f pen centeen wmansnan22-2,perecent, ,
eminit.4ralte- on unspreyedeerchards;'
' ment in; live Stock 'grown for- meat -iVe'ren er:ni* '
. The reputatienof dusting has in the on sprayed fruit,. 15.6 per cent Scab;
-
purposes. One progressive firm of but -
pant been the . reputation:of sulphur 5.2 woems, and 71.5 nound. As against
e
chemhas a numbee:of welltbred yeeing.,
duet; it Might be hest to, enumerate this cotsider --the ' results over :the
1 biille which -they eeekto introduee into
some of the, adaentagee, questionable same periodof years of dusting, name-
s 'the herds in the communities ,frern
*Points and dieadvantages of. dusting. ly: Scab, .15.6, or the same as When.
- which they , Seenike their . supplies.
The' edvantagge otedustiog that are sprayed; worms', Amin -Per mete and
generally . appreciated are: sound fruit, 74.4 per cent, or More
1 Greater speed in application. A than in sprayed. .
dlueting, outfit is .capable of treating These figures refer to thet90-10 'eel -
front five to ten times as. much orchard. ,phur dust only. It is curlews -to -find '-
or vineyard as a spraying outfit in a that the percentage Of tcpple Scab in
the dusted and ,sprayed plots ese exact-
gir.1111/1-toinleee'suitable timing of applica- ly the same, while the (hest is slightly
tions. 's Owing to -the rapidity of ap- superior in insect control and in total
plication the grower .can time his an- number of Sound apples.
,
e°eell"re..tei and the Baptist sixteen per cent or less. In order to
they have begun to fall _which they axid eows teated, the -number of cen
tables, recording the number of herd
not be allowed to stand until after
%do' Qhurch. do. this quickly or in frcirt twenty-four
it must be done will do shortly after the new shoots
• • vreusinese given careful attention. to thirty-six hours, from the root are an ineh or so- in
Phone 54. P.O. Eox ei3 through the leaves. As soon as the
length. The greater part of the nutri-
ment in alfalfa is contained in the
stem is separated from the stubble
Dr Robt Q't 6. d the supply of water from loelote eeases
Tie ft u while the evaporation from the leaf leaves. In feeding values these are
worth more than their weight in bran.
continues as long as ----------- it.
(Eng).
L.R.C.P. (Land). •
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Chisholna's old stand)
Ir. L STEWART
Oradvate of 'University of Toronto;
aneelte- of. Medicine; Licentiate of the
Ontario 'College of Ppysicians and
eurgeona.
' Office Entranee:
„neoend Door- North. of Zurbriggle
Photo Studio.
JOSEPHINE STREET 'PHONE 2
Dr. Illargaret er
General Practitioner '
v,radaste Universno of 'Toronto,
Faculty of lViedicine.
Office—Josephine St., two doors South
of BrunswIelt Hotel.
Teleptionest-Oftice 281, Res-idence.151
I SELL,
Town and Farm Propettlee. • Call and
see ray list and get my prices. Items
Borne .excellent Values.
SThA T
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WiNGHAM
Phone 14 Office in Town Hall
DRUGLESS P
CHIR PRACTIC
n is easier to keep well than to
rover lost health. Chiropractic
eustments is the Key to Better Health.
They remove the Cause of Disease,
D . J. ALVIN FOX
Phone 181. Hours -2-5 and 7-8 p.m.
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RUGLESS
OSTEOil'ATHY
I always prefer to cut-firnothy when
To secure this cruick evaporation „air .
it hes reached the stage of full bloom
must have free access to the leaves.
and the first blossoms have begun to
Hence the problem of curing clover fall. At this stage -the plant has at -
hay is to keep' it in as loose form as
tained its maximum growth and it
possible. When the erop is heavy and
also contains the maximum of digest -
the sun hot, the leaf structure of the-.
dole nutriments. The plants have been
upper part of the swath is often'killed,
as is shown by the leaves behoming
brown or, blaek, while those in the
under part of the swath are scarcely
changed in color. Hence the value of
the tedder in lifting the swath and
allowing free aceese of the air. Unless
this is done the clover is sunburned,
and if the leaf structure is killed be-
fore the sap is out of the ,stalk it is
impessible to make a good quality of
hay, nor can the curing he done in
any reasonable time. It Is impossible
to cure clover hay properly during
damp muggy weather. It is, however,
an easy matter to cure it in clear
much sunshine for 'euring as clover
sunshiny weather -with a fresh north
and alfalfa. If the day is bright and
tree established, the number of tests, Whenever they buy a sire for slaugh-
and the average total production of
milk and fat in. each of the last three
years. It also gives the average pro-
duction, and increase of seven herds
in 1921 compared with 1.919, each
ter they always make an effort to re-
place that sire with egmethmg better.
• This same firm also,takes :pelts to
display in the windows of :their shop
the 'carcasses of well-fed animals.
showing a marked increase; the num- This display is brought to the atten-
ber of herds, cows and tests by pro- tion of feeders with appropriate eards
vinces in 1919, 1920 and 1921, and the sho-wing how the animals Were fed
age production of milk and fat at the From the figures given the producer plications to -better suit the weather At the Nova Scotia Experiment Sta-
n -umber of cows tested with the aver- and the Percentage of dressed meat.
the stage of the fruit. tion during the past three years, con -
four prineipal centres in Ontario. In is -able to 'understand how it is passible
Less wastetime. Dusting opera- siderable werk has been done with
1919 there were 2,416 herds and 22,51' -for the butcher to pay better prices for ancl '
3. e
during should be done weather new duet solution devised by Prof..G.
properly bred and properly ,fed stook.
These butchers say that this work unfit.for most agricultural field opera- E. Sanders. This is in the proportion
pays then/ and they feel it has been tions, such as immediately following of four per cent. metallic copper and
a ram or very early in the morning, one and e quarter per cent. metallii
in their section. while spraying operations require the arsenic which has -been elemonstrated
instrumental in improving the herds
hest of weather. as effective as the 90-10 sulphur lead
Tobacco dust -win get rid of red ants 4. Lower cost of machinery. The arsenate .compound.
ifiat are so troublesome in orchards initial cost of dusting outfit is two- This dust is equal to liquid spray,
and gardens. Hoe the dirt awayfrom thirds that of a sprayer, the cost of both in the control of fungouseliseas.es
thennots of the trees, slitinkle a few upkeep_ is lees, the gasoline used is and biting insects.. Which demon-
en,oellfuls of dust around on the top less and the duster is a longer -lived strates dusting is at least equal to
of the soil, cover with a thin layer of, machine. spraying in all controls, save those
earth. Sprinkle the water, or let the 5. Lighter weight of dusting appar- of sucking. insect, especially the
ram carry the dose home. This also atus. A dusting outfit' with -dust and Psylla and green -apple bug, but the
roots of asters in the flower garden, than one-third the weight of a sprayer to be more than offset by the differ -
controls the reel ants vv,.._hich. bOt_he...r operators on it does not weigh more difference is so slight even in this, as
ieady for operation, so it cen he taken ence in cost of application and amount
oavseprrhayillesr ,awnoud loavenarirweet ground where of acreage that grie outfit can handle
economically,.
Rules for Feeding Dairy —re—'
Cattle. THE CHILDREN'S'
The Dominion Animal Husbandman HOUR
sets down in No. 68 of the Experi-
mental Farm circulars three very eon- a
cise and explicit roles for feeding A Money -Making Stunt.
One spring a few years ago' I re-
solved to make' some money.
theuilit that keeping chickens wo-uld
be an easy way. I decided to have
Plymouth Rocks as they are quite
large and would. sell for more than a
smaller chicken in the fall. After I
had thirtY eggs which I had bought
of my mother, I could hardly wait un-
til they wen hatched, As I wag Se
honest about promising to.pay for my
eggs I
scInydidb. realer segges.ted that
pay fol! the rent of the incubator,
wli
When they hatched the chickens
were healthy and so very hungry that
1 fed- them too much and they all
died but two, I was now in debt two
dollars and fifty cents and nothing to
sIxTererifeonrcei.t but two thickens and the
e ,
As long as I was this much in debt
I decided that I might as well buy
some more for I wouldn't be apt to
even pay my debt with two chickens,
haItnchead fat, they PrOhveed second bejubsur al;
tide purpose a well-balanced grain ra- nhealthy1orearaeesuiththeisotthianere-s.. -But I was
tion should be supplied regularly. I
find thet a ration eompounded of 'Sometimes I would get verydiscour-
aged as I thought of the heavy debt
equal Nets of ground oats, cornmeal
and bran, with a small allowance ofover my head. For every day the debt
oil meal, gives eplendid results, I wens -grew.gOvvibreey-leitgere m, ofroer. as the chick -
feed this ration twice dune atnculit$ never onee resnollded with more that child to fear individaalka teal or fans
that the ealnes will rendilY COMM°. a qneatiehitg half ,Mile to her efforts ciful, is at iejuetice to the child, to About the last of October sold all
gathering and storing up soluble cows tested in all the provinces. I
nutrition. until the point of blossoming 1921, there were tested with Saska
is reached after-which.the seed begins c.hewan exeluded,-54.94 herds and -47
developing and drawing upon the nue 895 cows. In directing attention
trirnent in• the stalk Which becomes the necessity of the proper feeding
eoncentrated in the seed. From the milch. cows, the Dominion Bair
eell the soluble nutrition in the stalk Btanch` urges faemere to keop a r
gradirally diminiehes and the woody cctrd of the feed of each-eow, and su
fibre, -which is insoluble in water, be- plies forms free of charge for th
gins to increase and eontinues until purpose.
the seed is mature. Hence the proper —
stage of growth at which to cut Low -analysis fertilizers are t
timothy for hay is immediately after shoddy of soil hnprovement
full bloom.
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to
of
e-
at
he
Timothy hay does not eequire as The alfalfa enthusiast should keep
his plow -points sharp.
or northwest wind. In fact, it is easy
to euro clover hay as it should be cured
if the atmosphere is very dry with
sunshine and any kind of a breeze.
'The problem, therefore, is to keep the
clover so loose during the curing pro-
cess that it is quickly converted into
hay by the evaporation of the Moist,-
ure through the leaf and before the
leaf structure is destroyed by the hot
sun. With favorable ,weather clover
in the condition above described can
be cut one evening, tecIdect or put in
small windrows before dinner the fol-
lowing day, and hauled during the
afternoon.
Where one has only a few acres of
elover probably the best method, of
handling is to cut it end allow it to
wilt, put it in small piles, then cover
it -with hey- caps and let it go- through
the; sweating process in the piles.
I begin cutting my first crop of
alfalfa when it is about one-fourth in
biome. 'When the time fot harvesting
alfalfa approaches it begins to prepare
for it as though it -were a foreseen
event by throwing out buds near the
root, thus forming a erovne If the
alfalfa is cut before it has prepared
D.R. A. PARKER
Osteopathic Physician, only quaittled
Osteopath in North Huron-
Adjuentent of the epine is =ore
quicnly steered and with fewer treat-
ments than by any other method.
Blood preentre and other exanalea.
tons Made,:
OFFICE OVER CHRISTIE/S STORE'
Where to Apply anure.
Thie very practical ques-tion often
tonfronts the farmer. "Where shall
apoy the matinee that has aecumulat-
ed about the barns?"' It wonlel appeai
firere genkral 'observation that the
materity of good- Taxmen apply the
manure aecurneletione of the year to
thole! corn field& Although high-grade
fertilizers ere superior to manure ie
the productiot of viheat it would seem
,nrom. meral eeperieriee, manure
Is preferable for corn. Of &Anse, the
lent and cheapest results wee he •01).
;mined where the Inall1Ve is supple-
breezy I proceed! as follows: I start
the mowing machine in the morning
as goon as the dew has dried away and
stop the same as soon as I think there
is sufficient timothy cut to handle
during the day. If, however, I have
suspicion of foul weather I stop the
machine before I think- there is half
enough down, as it is better to secure
one or two loads Of hay thoroughly
well made than to have twice the
quantity partly spoiled -with a rain
shower. I start the tedder about one
hour after starting the mower. If the
timothy is very heavy it is given a
seeond tedding, going in the opposite
direction. Then about noon I start
the rake and about an hour later com-
mence haulin.g and clean tip the last
swath before night. After the hay'is
in the barn the latter is tightly closed
at night. There is no danger of heat-
ing cie moulding in the mow if the
timothYis cut when the bloom ie
the head and mowed away without any
ramn. or dew on it. The hay will come
out in the 'winter bright green in color
and it will be 'worth es much to feed
and the stock willnrelisheit tamest as
well as the grass it is made from.
Where eatves are turned together
in postmen sem arrangements should
be provided so that et feeding time
each calf will 'receive its reguler am-
ount of, feed. I find it a good plan to
construct a row of stanchions with
a shallow trough in frent for grain
te hold the calves while they are
eating. The stanclaion shoelct be par-
titioned off in such a manner so that
the calves cannot lack oe seek ate an-
other while the taste of, their dinner
'ie still in their menthe. With such an
errangeniett a number of calvee can
be pastured. together without theit
1 tonittetieg bad habits.
If:coping in mind that, the firSt year
rgr.g
of the eell'e life determines. in a large
measure its value at -maturity, the
prudent dairyman. will exercise, par-
ticular care to enc.:ma:age strong hone
and muscular development To achieve
Parents as Educators
Fear a Menace to Children—By ertha Mason
damIlmosimmalIMMIIIMINIMeNem
how many children would "obey," not seeming to consider
aleave
e is s theirso ucr pia r ihomes
eto enter into a that submission is not alveays discip-
with fear instilled line. To the teaeher it was pitiful.
into their thoughts. • If all mothers
could realize that fear is a most
mei-lazing disease surely fewer chil-
deep. would enter the kindergarten
wiyithosttreenkbliinnier.
garten or primary
teachers have at some time felt the
pang of seeing a child show fear. Fre-
quently a teacher wonders why she
does not vrin the whole -hearted, toting
response which most children so read-
ily give to the efforts. of a sympa-
thetic friend. No child can. give his
best attention when there is 'present a
dread of -what might ba.ppen if he
makes a mistake. Be that sensation
of feat ever so vague it will cheek
ready expresSion of thoughts and re-
tard natural, normal mental develop -
's.
meAniti teachers and public welfare
workers will testify thatmany paeents
and relatives threaten children with
various direful puniehniente to be ad-
rninietered policeinen, doctors,
teachers, goblins and numerous imag-
inaArgfivbe-elyntsr.-old boy ettered a prim-
ary loom in-Sentember. His eyes were
weak. That, however, did riot explain
his evident fear of the teecher. If
she approached to help him he in-
vardably erouched to one side and
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The child's effort tosee resulted in -an dairy cattle. The first is: Never over -
inevitable nervous strain. Through feed; the second: Feed, according to
fear of consequences if he answered the individual needs and desires of
questions incorrectly. he was no doubt eaeh animal; end the third: Feed re -
silent at times -when he could have gularly both as to the hours of feed -
responded. And he probably made in•g and the character of the feeds.
other mistakes throrigh nervousness, Relative to the last, the Animal Hus-
- It is not only teathers who must bandinan points out that sudden
contend with consequences of such. a changes in feeds are liable to- cause
course. A few days ago I saw a child not only a loss in gains or production,
who was ill scream and pull the covers but will often induce ailments nth
over her head as soon as the physi- diarrhoea,. bloat, milk fever, etc.,
clan neared the bed.' "If you don't all of which are described in the cir-
hush the doctor will grab your cular with sung,ested treatment and
tongue," said the mother. Of course remedies.
the child's fear was only inereatied.
Naturalist it was impoSsible ae- A Durable Whitewash.,
=lately diagnose her case as she had Make a thin paste of fifty pounds of
worked !herself into a serious neevous hydrated! lime in boilingewater, .orre-
etate.
hal/ bushel of quicklime may be elaek-
Later the seine physiCien remarked ed in seven and one-half gallone of
men"Whe don't people teach chile water, keeping the vessel well covered
then that we -want-to help, -not hurt .and 'stirring occasionally. To this is
theta?" He then cited many instances added ane peek of common salt, which
where adolte had threatened children has been dissolved in hot asatee; three
with the doctor" if they didn't' Obey, pounds :of rice flour, honed:to a thin
For obvious reasone Steil a coarse -,peete, -which ,should be stirred in while
is very titifair to the physician- arid hot; one-half pound a Spanish whit -
the ehildren who- gain such harnetni ing and. one pound of elder 'glue,
conceptions. thoroughly dissolved in boiling water.
Every phild Should leaen that un e This formula is particularly oultable
pleaeent Consequences, itevitably fol- 'tor interior work. Mix well ,in the
low certain aetiotse But to teaeh a order mentioned above and allow the
mixture to stand Several days, before
it is ,appliett. It thould he put en with
a lenish or sway a§ hot ,as. it is pas-
The Man Who succeeded, in petting
"til" in fertilizer wee a teal bene -
Tuition often brings bettor judge
'tient that intuition het both are vale
neble.
t him. at ease. Of .coutse, she call- thoSe who are to share the ren,porisi-
ed Oen the Child's mother, During the
eenvetsation the mother saki, "We
want him to Mind. andteld him yen
would almost beat hire to death if he
till id: I thiok he believes ns, toe."
1 't toad that her boy
otf them but thoee chickets end a
r .e
bilitr. of guidieg him to each rooster. I had all Of lee' hairestelebts
metabet the'.; society .of 'Which paid .and ten dollars and forty ,eents
beeoines a part. It is,t3rough knowt., le& as a' prefit. 1' intended teeraise
edg and not fear that 'he leaeria, selfe Chickens the, next year , {hut as .:eiretun-
sihle to handle the mixture.
' 'How much more decent were it to
aeeschoolhou.ses strewed with green
, ,
tontiol and resect for-Princirdes of boughe and hewers than with bloodly atainces Preverited I loosed. °Delft '11'"
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right and laws 'of societyt pn.oion, wigs, ......montm tts
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