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The Wingham Advance, 1923-04-12, Page 4la, 1 Ontatio ,tf Thuredao Morning A, q. aainrail, Publisher litablecrietton rtes : --- one 42.00: ent months, $1,00 in edvante. Advertislog rates oti, ftelzi11eatlo04 '.e:dveetisements without specine di- rections will be, inseetea .until forbid lend charged accordingly. Chaeges , for contract advertis' cats bp' in the once by noon, day. BUSINESS CARDS 'Wellington Mutual, Fire Insurance Co. Established 1840 Head Office, Guelph , Melte taken on all classes of Insur- able property on the cash or premium note ystem. ABNER, COSENS, Agent, Winghata DUDLEY OL S BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. Victory and other Bonds Sought and Sold. Wingham R. VANSTONE BARFUSTER /AND SOLICITOR Money. to, Loan at Lowest Rate*. ' at. oyaf College of Dental . -Surgeons rednate University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry OFFICE OVER H. E. ISARD'S STORE W. R. iMBLY B.Sc., M.D., C.M. SpeCial attention paid to diseases of Women and Children, ,hzving taken peatgraduate work in Surgery, Bso- teriology and Scientific Medicine. Office in, the Kerr, Residence, between the Queen's Hotel oitid the Baptist Church. Au. business given careful atten.tretn. Phone 84. P.O. Box 113 bte Robt. C. mond. M.R.C.S. (Eng). L.R.C.P. (Lond). PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON (Dr. Chisholm's old tand) DR R, _ STEVIART . Graduate of University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine; Licentiate of. the Ontario College or Physiciatts and Surgeons. ' Office Entrance; OFFICE 'IN CleISHOLM BLOCK elOsEPHINE STREET. PHONE as Dr, Margaret C. C der General Practitioner Graduate University of Toronto. Faculty of Medicine. ()Mee—Josephine St., two doors south of Bruns -wick Betel. Telephones---Ofilee 281, Residence 151 rihn rit a in a nanrart uit r. A. 1 - OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN Osteopathy, Electricity. All diseases treated. Oftlee adjoining residence, Centro Street, next Anglican Church (former- ly Dr. MacDonald's). Phone 272. R. D. H. MdNNES Address communicatIona to Agronom Question—Whitt breeds of pigeons ore.&est adapted for the raising of squabs for the market? ' Answer—Bulletin h. 15 of the De- partmeat of Agricultaxe at Ottawa, dealing with the subject of pigeons, names three breeds sattable for squab peoduerion, the Horner, the Carneau and the Mendaihe. The Homer is gen- erally acknowledge to be one of the most profitable breeds for this pur- pose. It is a hardy breed, very active, prolific, and produces a good average weight squabs. The Canteen, originat- ed in Flanders, has been bred for food for Many generations. This breed has the habit of remaining close to the home quarters when given its free- dom. It is prolific and robust and the squabs develop rapidly.* The Mon - dame, bred originally in Switzerland, is a utility pigeon, and is stated in the bulletin to be rapidly gaining popularity on this continent. It is a vary prolific breed, and the squabs are broad breastedluidavenaleshed. Question—Are there any hdvau.- tages gained from warming the drink- ing water of hogs during the -cold weather? Answer—An experiment carried on at the Central Experimental Farm in- dicated two things: First, that hogs make better gains when they have be - tAt. 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto fore them a eonstant supply of water for drinking purposes, and second, that in winter the gains are snore pro- nounced when the water is given slightly vearmecl. Stock Raiser, Durham 'Co.—The farmers in this district. grew large quantities of peas- many pears ego, but the coming of the pea weevil WI many of us to discontinue. We desire to sow a flelci thas year and the seed we hays has an occasional infested seed. Please advise me how to treat the seed to destroy these insects. Answer—Coal oil has been found useful in destroying the pea "bug" in the seed. About a half gallon of eoal oil is sufficient te treat about five bushels of peas. The idea is to thor- oughly moisten every seed o that the oil will penetrate and kill the insects. For this 'purpose the seed may be placed on a floor, the oil sprinkled I and the peas shovelled over thorough- ly. The shovelling should be repeated every day for at least four days, the _first shovelling to be done about two weeks "before sowing. It would be well, if possible, to induce every farm- er in your neighborhood to treat his seed peas this spring. If this is done thoroughly there 'should be no' "bugs" in the crap in that neighborhood for several years. Proper Time to Hatch Chicks It is a confirmed fact that pullets must be thoroughly matured before egg production can be expected, there- fore, they must be hatched early enough to have time to mature well before the time that egg production is desired. Under ordinary circum- stances, any of the general purpose breeds, such as Plymouth Rocks, Wy- andottes,.Rhode Island Reds, etc., re- quire on an average five and a- half to six months to yeatureathus pullets intended to commence laying 'the lat- ter part of October, would have to be hatched in the month of April, while the Mediterranean Breeder such as Leghorns,,,A.nconas, eth., being smaller birds, can be matured fit slightly less time, and could be hatahed a week or two later, and still rbe matured ready to commence producing in the latter part of October. The care which the young growing stock, receive during the summer months has much 'to do with having them properly matured in time for winter eggi. One breeder may hatch his' birds early in April, and yet by neglectein- proper feeding and exercise, may not have them as well matured in October as another breeder wholatched his birds in May, but who gave them proper care while they were growing on the range. Again, chicks hatched too early, be- sides being harder to take care of early in the year when the weather is more severe can be forced to maturity and' egg production about August and September, and will exhaust a certain amount of their strength by the time that cold weather comae, with the re- sult that they very often go into a moult, stop laying, and owing to short days Of feeding, cannot regain their strength sufficiently to produce until CHIROPRACTOR Qualified Graduate Adenetments given for diseases of all kinds, specialize in dealing with ceendren. Lady attendant. Night ealls responded to. Office on Scott St, Wingham, Ont. (in house of the late jag. Walker). Flours., 2 to 5,80 p.m. Evenings I to 8 p.ra,, and by appointment. Phone 150. SHEEP CAUSES OF PAILUR.E. I. Ewes not properly fed during pregnancy or after. 2. No supplementary feeds for the S. Failure to properly dock and alter lambs.. 4. No provisions against failure of pastures. 6. No protection from other stock. S. Pastures infested with eggs or larvae of stomach worms. 7, Failure to dip and destroy ticks and lice, 8. Fellure to clip wool from her thighs and udder. a. Using poor scrub stock. ItEASONS FOR SUCCESS. 1.Proper care and liberal feeding to ewe tad lamb. Sapplernentary reeding of lambs. .8. Wool removed front vicinity of Udder. 4. Ticks destroyed or prevented. 6. alairig good vigoreus stook of de- eltable type. 6. Ample aupply of green forage. 7.Paatotes and y,ards letast. fiee of or larvae of stianach arenas in - Air. as to sheep and lambs, Protection provided against fly S. Doeldng and altering performed °tepee. that. Who leap into midden el he iEp whoa they laud. Tall3 WIliGH "a, DV A after the most urgent demand for winter eggs is over. A number of experiments conduct- ed','at, the Lennoxville Enperimental Station during the past two orethree years, to ascertain the proper time to hatch stock required for profitable -winter egg production, have given some interesting figures For initance, from November 1, 1920, -to March 1,, 1921, 25 pullets, hatched between April Sand April 12,'gave an average profit of $3.78 per bird over the cost of their feed; while 25 pullets,' hatch- ed,bet-ween May 1 and May 10 gave an avertige plofit of $1.75 per, bird over the host of their feed. Experi- ments conducted during the following winter gave results' that helped to strengthen the data atrea.dy, secured, vi: From November 1, 1921, to March 1, 1922, 25 pullets hatched be- tween April 7 and April 15, gave an average 'profit of 82.83 per bird over the cost of their feed; while 25 pullets, hatched between May 1 and May 10, gave an average profit of only $1.71 per bird over the cost of- their feed. was.thoughtpossible by some, that the later hatched lots wouldeproduce sufficiently More eggs in Jarniiiry and February to balance the profits of the earlier birds in November and De- cember, but such has not been the case in any of the experiments to date. Given proper care -and -feeding during the summer menths on a good range for exercise, the past results would justify the recommending of hatching chickens of the general purpose type, not later than the end of April, the first three weeks of April preferred, and of the Mediterranean classes, not later than the 24th of May, 'for the most profitable production of -winter eggs in western Quebec. Fertilizing the Orchard Calculated from analysis an orch- ard producing 100 barrels of apples per acre would take from the soil 46 pounds of nitrogen, 12.1 pounds of phosphoric acid and 43.2 pounds of potash. It is found in actual practice that more phosphoric acid is required than is revealed by an analysia of the crop. Experimental results would indicate that a fertilizer carrying 30 pounds of nitrogen, 50 pounds of phosphoric acid, and 50 pounds of potash, should be furnished annually to the average orchard in bearing; one producing about 100 barrels per acre. To supply these requirements 200 pounds of nitrate of soda, or sul- phate of ammonia, 800 pounds of acid phosphate, or slag, and 100 pounds of nuriate of potash per acre—giving 80 pounds of nitrogen, 48 pounds of phos- phorus and 50 pounde of potash, or approximately a 5-8-8 fertilizer (one containing 6 per cent, of nitrogen, 8 .per cent. of phosphoras, and 8 per cent. of potash)'applied at the rate of 600 pounds per acre is advised. Of the above elements nitrogen is the mod expensive, costing 22 cents per pound, valuing nitrate of soda (1.6 per emit, nitrogen) at $66 per ton. Phosphorus, either in 'acid phosphate or basic slag, costs aafi coots per pound, valuing acid phosphate or slag (16 per cent, phosphorus) at $24 per ton. Potash in muriate of potash (50 per colt potash), valuing it at art0 per ton, costs 6 Cents per pound. On this basis the fertilizer advisad above per acre would cost for nitrogen a6.60; phosphorus, $3.60; and potash $2.50, a fatal of $11.70 per acre. Nitrate of soda. reams to be the moat valuable nitrogenous fertilizer, due to the fad that it is quickly LOA:A- able arkd gives the fruit tree the needed nitrate early in the spring when growth should be most active and when available soil nitrates are less than at 'any other thao. Eaperle meutel evidente tepporta the practice of applying nitrate of soda early in May, and not later than the 15th, thus giving s vigorous start to the early spring growth. There is some evi- dence to show that 200 pounds per acre in the early spring may not be too- large an application. It is pos- sible, however, that this emount ap- plied late may produce too active vege- tative growth if used on soils in ,a good state of fertility, thus tending to carry too great a growth into the summer. This possibility of course would be largely overcome by a cover crop to take up the excess of plant Serves Public Health. Western University, Loudon, is ac- complishing good thing:s, through its faculty of Public Health, conducted under Professor 11. W. Hill. Dr, Hill has been la charge of the Institute of Public 1-Iealth since 1912, except for three years spent with the same faculty of the University of Minnesota. IVIArkets and Requirements for Export Cattle. Feeders of beef cattle may look with colielderable assurance for a , strong market for properly selected and finished export beef on the hoof during the latter part of April and the first weeks of May. No very great' movement can take before that time, for the terms the cattle em- bargo removal, which become effective April 1st, stipulate that ell cattle must be shipped from a Cartadian port. Montreal is the logical economical port for these shipment e but it will not be open until about the end of April, A few shipments maygo by way of Hai lifax or St, John n the meantime, but, on account of the high cost of rail transportatioe, the bulk will be held for the opening of the port of Montreal. Present indicationS" point to a heavy demand from the British naarket as soon as it can be supplied. The statement "properly selected and finished" used above is used ad- visedly. The British consumer is a connoisseur of beef, and his palate is not likely to be satisfied with any sec- ond tate meat, consequently if we do not wish to land this prospective beef trade into the secondary -poeition in which we now find our bacon trade, and muriate of potash may be mixed let us start right by sending over a together and all applied at the one well graded product Grading should time. . ,be done on the basis of breding, size, Two eounds of stable manure per finish and suitability for, shipment. In square yard is -equivalent to nearly i the first place, en export steer should five tons Per acre. If the marline has 1 show sufficient good beef breeding been well preserved and is from well I that lee will fill the eye of the prospee- fed stock, the average farm yerel tive buyer on that score alone. First manure will contain 10 pounds of ehapressions are most lastrlig*•Size nitrogen, 5 pounds of phosphorus and is- both for and against. Shipment 10 pounds of potash in one ton. The five tons -will contain 50 pounds of nitrogen, 25 pounds of phosphorus and 50 pounds of potash, and if ap- beiag on the basis of' so much per head, the heavier the animal the lower the cost of transportation. The de- mand, however, is for a.medium sized plied annually per acre, would furnish .animal. Selection should there Eefe the orchard with its requirement of_ be on the basis of weight for size and in the orchard. In most cases com- apply e.e, i.e., heavy little animals. • The standard, recently and uniformly put plant food. It is not easy to five tons per acre evenly, particularly finish must ,be up to a fairly high 1 fertilizers 'are depended merela eupon on. Here to a greater extent than is •' with cover crops, to supply the hurnu; the ease on our home market is where which is so necessary to produce a feeding to a•high 'finish will be ,j ustifi- good mechanical condition in the soil. able- Suitability for export shipment Stable manure if used should be ap- includes such factors as freedom from plied early and in annual quantities disease, or recently, received blemish - rather than in a heavy dressing one es; a degree of docile temperament; and last, but not lest, An absence of year with none again for several yearn horns for dehorning is practically ea imperative for export shipping. If A Lantern That -will Net these. few factors are kept in mind at the start and nothing :but Canada's _ Tip Over. best shipped over, a steady rather A Cement base cast Cal the bottom than a glutted market may be looked of `a. lantern will make it hard to for.—'Geo.,Muir, Animal Husba.ndine.n. Imo& over. Such a lantern will be very useful around the barn or shop. Simple Battery Check -Up. A form is made by bending a piece Some garage mechanics are careless of sheet iron, the diameter being and some are just plain ignorant, so about three inches larger than the after one has "removed and replaced base of the lantern. It is also about the storage battery. on your ear or one inch higher. In casting, the form' -truck, check him up to see Whether he is set on a smooth 'flat board, about one hes put the battery in right. If he inch of cement is placed in the bottom, has done it wrong, an injured or ruin - then the lantern is set in the centre on ed battery may' result. As soon as top of the cement and the space the battery is connected up, and be- araund it is filled in. A- cement mix- fore the engine is started, simply turn lure of about three parte screened on the lights. If the ammeter indi- sand to one of cement is about right. cates "charge" instead of "discharge," as it would normally, the battery is Have You a TYPewriter? 'be wrong.eil'flave 'it -reversed at once. Too little importance is attached to the value of the typewriter' on the farm. As one farmer put it -when the subject W20 broached to him: "Never 'write a letter but once or twice year, and then I guess I can use the ele- My Remedy for Horse Colic. Here is a remedy I keep in a bottle for a horse that may take the colic. I have used this remedy for years ad have never it to fail. The bot - pliant 'tracks I learned to make at tie containe, one pint of raw linseed school." Too many men are_ of the oil, one-half ounce of laudanum: and same mind. Sometimes it is this small one-half ounce of nitre.. As soon as matter of writing a few neatly -typed the horse shows signs of delic he getters which takes away the farmer's 10 per cent., and part of his good living. It is excusable when a rebuilt typewriter may be bought for a small sum? Every man with a well regulat- ed business owns and uses a type- writer. How about it? Is your busi- ness well regulated or simply hap- hazard? Probably. no other single factor pays such excellent returns on the farm as does investment in quality seed. should be taken into a good stall, his head held high and the mixture pour- ed down his throat. A long -necked bottle is essential for this purpose. If the animal does not get relief in an hour, repeat the dose. I.have had a horse to be relieved inside of thirty minutes.—W. 0. N. Maples or oaks generally indicate well -drained land. When you cut ham or bacoe, to run lard over the exposed 'surface will guard it from mold. The Scale Situation BY R. H. PETTIT The fact that lime -sulphur, which served pit the past 'to control scale, seems inadequate to the task at pres- food and bring about an earlier and ent, has led some of our growers to better maturity of ftuit and tree. believe that a resistafit race of scale mature orchard of 40 trees per acre, enduring the lime -sulphur wastrwith- When applying nitrate of soda to al has been developed—a race capable of five pounds per tree is considered out being killed. The situation seems ample, trees are variable in size to the writer to be due to an entirely and vigor judgment should be exet- different reason. cised, as, in order to bring about aver- age vigor, some trees ehould he fed less and others snore than that gen- erally advised. It may be stated that an pp equate yard is 'equal to 0pounds per -acre; and that if a pound of nit- , rate of soda, is applied to a tree with a spread of 18 feet diameter, the tree is getting this material at the rate of approximately 300 pounds per acre. It le difficult to measure the influ- ence of phosphatic and potassic iZerS, their effeet being less marked than that of nitrate of soda. linty - ever, it is well known front experi- ments with other plants that a prop- erly balanced fertilizer ultimately `Yes the best product. There is no edit 'that aitrogen is the most hit - portant factor in relation to fruitful- tess, yet there is a possibility, that nitrogen nod to eXteilSy With short- age of potash and phosphorus,, may result ft fruit product less resist- ant to the ettect ef,.. handling and transportation. Nitrate of seda or sulphaim Of alilibrinia acid phosphate First—Lime-sulphur kills by de- priving the insect under the scale of its oxygen and it is hard to conteive of any inset acquiring the• ability to get 'along without oxygen, any more than one cotd' conclude that a rabbit could become inmiune to a 'charge of. shot. Furthermore, we know. through rearing eXperiments 'conducted by the department of entomology at the eol- lege that a ritnieber of native parasites have started- to work on the scale. Now the battle 'waged between city .insect and its parasites is apt to go first one way Snd then the other. Once more, if we look back a few years we -will temexnber that owing to the reduction in the activity of the seale, and to the increased cost" of spraying due to ost of materials and of labor, the winter spray of lime - sulphur Was put on more dilute that forrneely. Everything Weked satis- factorily until the parasites "knocked 4ire" for some reason or other, and the scale Onatiented Multiply—then, it became apparent that dilute sprays .1 ENTOMOLOGIST. - • - • would nOt kill enough of the scales to keep them in subjection. It is not un- likely that careless spraying reettited as well, since most anything seemed- to keep the trees clean enough to get by in goo condition. The scale, is coming back, therefore, come hack alit -with the old-time strong application of six and one - 'quarter gallons of thirty-three degree Baume' lime -sulphur in fifty gallons of water and hit every part of the • d Furthermore, test your lime-sulphor, before diluting it. Get a Bourne' tester atal Make sure Put it some hydrated lime for a Marker and to give the spray a little "body" and the writer feels sure that the scale will' respond just as it did in the beginning. If you prefer to use one of the Oil spaaas, do so. They are just as effee 'tire as they ever were and many growers prefer them largely because they spread bettei, and for other rea- eons. The "red oil" emulsions that one hears about so oftea are home- made emulsions of lubricating oils. If one wants to try them out and cares, to use home-made sprays it is easy enough to do so, the main difficulty being in getting the potash fish -oil soap which is the one to Use. One final word—put the spray on just as late as is safe befere growth straits ro. the spring. Since insects that have passed out of the dormant stage are mach more eeSily killed flans those which are, completely dormant. eiredaY, April 12, 102. Why I Use a Drill for Small Grain. A field is more easily and more quickly sown with the grain -drill than .by 'hand or wagon -box seeder, since there is no stepping -off. and gauging to be done--nathing to do but hitch up and drive. With hand -sowing one must step off the desired width of a round and set fl,ags to sow by, walk and carry the seed while he sows. The wind is bothersome when smit- ing grain by any of the methods ex- cept that of drilling, and a poor or streaked stand almost invariably is the result if there is a wind at sow- ing time. With the grain -drill, this trouble Is avoided, and ae even a etand is secured' when the wind is blowing as when there is not the slightest breeze. Grain pat in the ground by a- drill is all -placed at exactly the same depth, and this is not true of another system of seediag. aWheae seeds are Sown at uneve4ptlas, geiroiriation is sure to be slower with some than with others. Those nearest the surface of the ground, if the we,ather turns dry, will not sprout at all, but shrivel 'up and are lost entirely. When all is said and done it is a matter- of yields and profits. Seed planted with a grain drill yields more per acre -than seed sown broadcast. That is reason enough for me to use a grain drill.—M. Coverdell. 1 -lot Boxes. on Tractor. Last ,winter I had trouble with hot boxes on my. tractor. I found that they were cauted by the oil getting so Cold and stiffit didn't get to the beat- ings,- and the beariage ran dry and got hot. I make a practice . of getting my tractor' thoroughly warmed- uri be - ° V 41•7::,-, tit tea Ic BUILD YOUR OWN. SILO Tho farm altiv.rnixor helps build faundationa atut barn floors. 'Use it In spare' time to make money, mixing concrete -for neigh - hors. 'Loads and disaltarges. on both sides. Made 'for hand.ler, poWer. We build. larger Mixers for heavier work. GoWoIrditeSTalXity-bi:StkittMeted'uir Company, 200 Wellington St. " ' Brantford - - - Ontario- , fore attempting to do any work cold weather, After starting the motor «I walk around the tractor, in- spect the different parts and sea that everything is working srnocahly be- fore giving my attention to other mat- ters.—Mark Underwood. in Using Oil in Incubator. , Those using a hot water typeeiticu-t bator with galvanized tank ,which has rusted can easily avoid the trouble by using cylinder oil .in place of water. Unless eoil is abOnt blOod heat or little warmer, do not fill tank t, as full ad you-would,-withwater as the oil expande more, when heated than water. I. could not seetbut what thetineubator hatched just as geed as ' whea:asing water. I find a light body oil works best4-N. F. - .the P0.0ions Bow, River Irrigation Pruj eat - in especiank- good lecatfon for miged- farining and dairying. Splendid portunity for young, Men, now living in .distripts where- good lend cannot be bought at reasonable' prices. , THIs Is NOT 13 E ,'(WERING, the' Brit 10,000 • acres are fully settled arid another' 10,000 acres now ready for. settlerbent; inaximurn distance from ritilrbad, seven Good roads, telePhOnes ,and 'schools. Easy pay- ments, „extending over 18 years. This as the Beet Land soy in Alberta Write; for further information to' cArtem.e. r..a.urp and IItItIGATION . OciitaBANY,' ma:tin:TED • Wi'mmeille. ht," -'O • . Alberta Alt ibe aniay Strains. sprains and pains, overworked muscles, a twinge of rheumatism— ' all 'of there answer St once, to Ken. daiN Spavin Treatment. Kendall'; penetro. te.s right to the sore , spot — SOOthefl. 1:001, and heals. Kendall's' Spavin Treatment. known for more than 40 yrs as Kenclalro SpavinCute di* econo- mica} wed dean—no mussiness, no continued rubbidg, no bandaging. - 10 Ask your druggist for a bottle to.day KENE)ALL' SPAVIN TREATMENT el a - eat' T"..1 ",a , 5, ".."` a sear saaesea. as..s• kwo.f:' "Sr ru reste e t efilltatose iiriatesa Start Chicks Plight Heath—growth-,'-even,life pends upon proper feeding. prAtiEs Buttermilk Baby Chick Food ' has no e41.1al. Contains all that's needed to Wild bone, muscle and feathers. Digests easily; pre. vents diseaSe; Saves tirne trouble and losd. e your lietaity Xis& If YOU Are 'Not SatisEed PRAIT tOOTY CO. OIT CANADA, TIMited ItSfeW ,-,Catlaty Avenue, Tee:Otte - ... E" WAIT is Early Iliptitirig 'so.Profitable? In Corn—Because it inereaset the protein of ensiietge front 50 to 150%; and consequently you do not have to 110 so much' /n. Oats—Because early Maturing oats escape tOoll-Siderable /list injury ;• and fill before they ate Pilled with. heat. Ja Potatoes--Becante early potatoes bring Bigge.st Prices. SHUR-GAlls1 Fertilizers hasten rinening O f all crops. Order SHM4AIN Pertfliteili now for epriag asta tru4uit our Agent Oshwr its ea Ageete wanted in 'tattitattias where we are loft rateraisattee. 1204 St. Clair Street TORONTO 11. ,0 t