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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1924-04-24, Page 6�M,MP„^`#1�MFu!'Fli,1.u.-cr!�.".TR•M9 �!..F!�Ifl!w!.:.. e1. 'Wry.N,Nt !fF •r r A4fiirsas communications! fie Apr•onon tis„ 73 Adetiod• St. West, Tororste SUGGESTIONS FOR THIS YEAR'S 12. A tower, even with a spray gun, SPRAYING. is a great help. Often it will suffice 1. Do not spray at all unless you to stand on the tank. A railing or are going too try to do it well. It will support on it removes the danger of not pay. falling. i 2. You cannot make a success of 13, Do not use large openings in the apple growing without good spraying. discs of either nozzles or spray guns unless you have 225 pounds pressure. 3. You ennont spray well without aor more. They are wasteful, make it. good outfit which will give you plenty difficult to inaintain high pressure,! of pressure. So overhaul the old spray and give too coarse a spray. ! machine at once, or if it is not satin-. 14. In many cases better work will. factory, buy a new one with plenty of . be done with a rod and three -angle! power. disc nozzles than with a gun. In any: 4. Get a spray calendar from your case use some system in spraying so' agricultural representative, or from, that you will make sure everything Mr. P. W. Hodgetts, Director Fruit is being covered in a methodical way.l Branch, Toronto, or Pr"of. L. Caesar, 15.. Have a handy place to fill the. O.A.C., Guelph. Tack it up in the spray shed where it will always be available. 5. Use only the. spray materials re- commended in the spray calendars. 6. Do not spray when it happens to be convenient but spray at the times the spray calendar says. The time of spraying is of vast importance and tank. Ten minutes should be long enough for any tank. 16. Do not stop spraying because rain threatens. Go right on until the rain has well begun. It is rain and moisture which cause scab outbreaks. 17. Do not stick to an eight or ten hour day when spraying, but make every effort to get it done as soon as the times given in the spray calendar possible without sacrificing thorough - are based on years of study. nese. If the second spray is not fin- 7. Omit none of the first three regu- ished before the blossoms open, omit lar sprays, some years the first is the the poison and go on until it is fie - most important, some the second and ished. ' some the third. Each spray helps to 18. Wash out the tank and pump make the next mere effectiveand each clean water through the machine and must be given to insure clean fruit. 8. McIntosh and Snow trees should always receive a fourth application. Read what the spray calendar recom- mends under "Extra sprays and re- marks" and be guided by it. 9. You will not control San Jose scale on large trees, twenty-five years old or more, unless you first prune year. them heavily and scrape the loose 21. When in difficulty consult your bark off with a hoe. Then see that agricultural representative or write every particle of the bark is wet with to Prof. L. Caesar, O.A.C., Guelph, or the liquid; a mere mist or a light W. A. Ross, Vineland. spray will not kill the insect. Use lime sulphur 1 to 7 of water, prefer- ably just as the buds are bursting. 10. For scab and codling moth cov- er both sides of every fruit and also nozzles at the close of each day. 19. Remember spraying gives heal- thy foliage and is a great factor in producing annual crops as well as giving clean fruit. Even trees that are not bearing should be sprayed to keep them healthy. 20. Get a new spray calendar each UNTHRIFTY HORSES. Horses are frequently seen that cover every Ieaf. Scab attacks the give little response to liberal feeding leaves too and is often washed from and care, continuing unthrifty due to them to the fruit. It will require from the presence of intestinal parasites, 7 to 13 gallons for each tree twenty- a point often overlooked in the care five years old or upwards, not just 2 of animals. or 3 gallons. 11. Be sure the spray reaches right iodic attacks of colic are the common. i through the trees. To insure this go i , in, if necessary, underneath the tree ; ndications of the presence of cestodes, and spray the part beyond the trunk; or tape worms. Two species of tape first, then step back to the outside andworm infest the intestines of the horse; one, the Tenia. Plicates ranges spray the remaining part. Do . this from. from both sides. Remember that it is 1 from.six inches to' thirty inches'in the centre or shaded part of the tree length; ,the other, Tenia Pea foliates, where scab naturally is worst and ' is from one to two inches long. Both poor sprayers nearly always miss this have comparatively large, four-sided. side though they often cover the sun- heads in which are fashioned four ny or outer side all right. round cup -shaped suckers. Their bodies consist of a number of over- lapping segments. The tape worm segment, joint, g , 0 r joint, is a complete repro- ductive organization. When ripe, de- tached and expelled with the contents. of the bowels it can be described as a small rectangular body containing leggs. After breaking away the eggs may be drifted or carried from place to place by various agents. Many perish, but a few are able to continue the species by being taken up in food or water by other animals, in the in- testines of which they go through their life cycle and provide for the carrying on of the next generation. Preventive measures consist in pro- viding clean fodder and water; the avoidance of low, damp pasture land and ponds contaminated by the drop- pings of horses. If tape worm is sus- pected and no qualified veterinary is available to administer treatment, the following dosage can be given: creo- lin, one-half ounce; oil of turpentine, one and a half ounces; and raw lin- seed oil, one pint; to be given at one dose as a drench, on an empty stom- ach. The treatment may be repeated at intervals of several days, if nec- essary. Clean fodder and clean drink- ing water are highly important in keeping live stock healthy and free from intestinal parasites. Drinking from filthy, shallow pools or ponds in. which hogs wallow and cattle and horses wade is responsible for con- siderable trouble, and this trouble does not usually show up ttntil late winter or early spring. A cement water trough, well supplied . with clean, cold water, is the best insur- ance against tape worm in horses. —L. Stevenson. Variable appetite, unthrifty and poor condition, indigestion with per- informalion for Firm ers '- 1%""'' tr �Aw IIIi,dIILI'{I The following bulletins and many others, of which these aro examples, are available to farm- ers, and will be sent free on request by the Dominion De- partment of Agriculture. The Information they contain is both useful and practical, and .may point the way to greater profits from farming operations. If interested, clip out this advertisement, check bulletins desired, and mail, without post- age, in envelope addressed to: Publications Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, Canada. liow Varieties of Grain. Recommended Varieties of Field Root Seed Treatment for Grain Smut. Influence of Feeds on Type of Hogs. Care of Ewe and Lamb. Egg Grading. Cultivation of the Apple. Garden Insect Control. Strawberry Cultivation. Bush Fruits. ?tearing Chickens. Bees and now to Keep Them. Fertilizers for Field Crops. Orchard Renovation. Milking Machine. !landbook on the Bacon lsog rList t 400 Publications. .flume tad Rost Post Office R. R. Aro Province TREES, SHRUBS, ROSINS, PERENNIALS Write' us for advice and 1924 Catalogue. JOHN CONNO.N CO.,, Limited Nurserymen aNd Florlste HAMILTON ONTARIO Bees on Farm' 'Nothing trays better whet properly Managed. Send for our tetrilogus al beekeepers supplies. leepert ad- vice freely given, Reedy Manufgoturing Co., Ltd. t renttarti . Ont. • i$ 8 ti N o'. 7 "9 w'14. Platin' Time. Some folkses put their trust in signs, When plantin' spud .% cucumber vines, An' other kinds o'.garden truck; They'll tell you that the moon ain't right, An' you meet wait till Clark or light, Which ever 'tis, if you'd have luck.. AIT one will say, "The moon 'is dry, Tho way she's hanghi' in'the sky, An' crops are ::Apt to burn," they'll fret; 'But someone else, as like as not, ill say, "The seeds are goin' to rot," An' tell you that same moon is wet, )) 'r But Z don't mind their' talk at all, For when I hear the robins call, An' geese a -Nankin' in the sky, When every breeze smells fresh en' sweet, An ground breaks mellow under feet, 1 reckon plantin' tinge is nigh. Myrtle Biassing. Have ,a .May -Pole :.Dance at Your Spring Social. The May -pole dance given by chil- dren is always attractive. The dance should be given out-of-doors or on the floor of a large hall; tie space is re- 1quired. The pole should be from twelve to fifteen feet in, height, with streamers of colored muslin attached near the top. An equal number of boys and girls might take part.t .Eigh of each, perhaps. Each child takes hold of the end of a streamer and, when the Music starts, the girls dance around .a circle in one direction, the boys in another, passing each other in a way which weaves. the streamers around the pole. Continue until the circle grows too small for further dancing. When the music starts again the dancers go in the opposite direc- tion until the weaving is undo Richmond Hill," and "Morning," by Grieg. 1 THE CHILDREN'S ' HOUR DR, QUACK, FOX TAKES A TUMBLE AND LEARNS A LESSON. Do all our little folks remember how Dr. Quack Fox fooled Bruin by giv- ing hien a bottleof cough, syrup for a bottle ef "Sooth-all?" Well, it was just a week from the very day that pr. Quack Fox played this trick that he found it necessary to again take the road that lead past Roily Rabbit's house, As he neared the house he chuckled to think how cleverly he had fooled Bruin and made a profit for himself. "That was a good trick on Bruin," he said to himself. "I wonder when : he discovered it? ` I would like to know, but I guess I won't stop to find out. I might get one played on me." In fact, he was thinking so much about his clever little trick that he did not look where he was going. Just as he was right in front of Rolly's house, he stubbed his toe on a rock in the path and down he went, Icer - plunk. His case flew open and bottles scattered in every direction. Roily was preparing a porridge for the noon meal by the kitchen window, and saw it all. At. first he wanted to laugh, but his heart was kind and gracious. Forgetting the mean trick, Dr. Fox had played on his friend, he hastened out to help him. The doctor eves just picking himself up when Roily reached him. "Oh, sir, are you hurt?" asked Roily sympathetically. "My toe is," said Dr. Fox, "and my. knee hurts dreadfully where it bump- ed the rock." "Oh, I'm so sorry," said Roily. "Come right in the house. We will fix it up in just a few minutes. I am sure that I have something that will help it." And so Dr. Fox went limp- ing along into the house with Roily Rabbit, groaning at every step. Bruin sat reading the last edition of Woodland News when they came in, and was quite surprised when he saw who it was. But when Rolly Rabbit explained that the doctor had fallen and hurt himself badly, he was just as anxious to help as Roily. In a short time they had the bruised foot all bandaged with "Sooth-all." "And does that feel better?" asked Bruin as he tied the last bandage. "Oh, ever so much better," replied Dr. Fox. "Thank you both so much." "Oh, we are very glad to help you," said Roily. "And may I ask why?". asked Dr. Fox. "Because we would' like to be helped that way ourselves," 'arswered' Roily. As Dr.> Quack Fox limped toward; the. door, he said, "I have learned ` a lesson from.you to -day. I can't thank you enough for all you have done for me. You have been kind to me even after I played that mean trick on Bruin. Now I know, what friends really mean and I'm going to try to, make ore of them.I hope that m i some day I can do something to help you." There are beautiful musical numbers which you might have also. If you have no musicians upon whom you can depend, use a talking machine. The following records will be "found suit- able: "Oh, That We Two _Were Hay- ing," "Mendelssohn's Spring., Song," Rubenstein's "Melody in F," "Lass of Prune the Berry Bushes. The old canes of raspberries and blackberries should all be removed be- fore the new wood gets too far ad- vaneed. Sometimes I have, seen these old canes left in, the patch for years at a time, until it became 'almost .iin- possible to get around to pick the berries. The right time to cut them out is just after the fruit has been picked, for then any insect or fungus. trouble will be eliminated before it gets a chance to move over into the young canes. No cane that has borne fruit will bear again. Next year's fruit will be on the new canes that grow during the season when the previous year's canes are fruiting. If the work is not done then, it should be done at the first opportunity after, and never later than the time the plants begin to swell the buds in the spring. You can remove weak `new growths then, and thin strong canes to three or four to the hill with advantage. You gain in quality to make up for_the number of berries you remove. Spraying Apples. The Department of -Entomology of 'the Ontario Agricultural College con- ducted spraying experiments on a ten acre block of McIntosh and Snow var- ieties at Simeoe in Norfolk County. The whole -'orchard, with the exception. of the trees kept for checks were sprayed, part of it receiving four ap- plications and part only three. The erop was fairly good -about, 1,000 barrels—and the results :frog both commercial and the investigational standpoints very satisfactory, the per-• centage'of apples absolutely free from worms or scab or defect of any kind being 93.4, whereas the checks (un- sprayed trees) had an average of 91.E per cent. of scab alone. `:-One of the c� objects of the experiment was to show that even McIntosh and Snow apples could be kept frac, or almoes free, from worms and scab by good spray- ing. Roads, to be good roads, must be good roads on bad days. To stick labels on syrup cans, re- duce varnish with alcohol to a thin paste. If it gets thick by evaporation, add alcohol and it will be as good as ever. • A Garden of Herbs BY A. B. 0 In the garden of long ago, there was always a corner or bed devoted to the culture of herbs. The six suggested here are well worth growing. Spearmint, which should be available to every "house wife, is not included because' sprigs for use or roots for planting easily can be secured from a .friend or neighbor. Dill—One of the best of the com- paratively newer herbs. It grows from two to two and a half feet high. Culture same as for carrots. The. seeds, gathered when .ripe, are used as a flavoring for condiments and pickles, and sometimes for medicine. Although an annual, the plant will reproduce itself by volunteer seedings from seed ripened and fallen. Lavender—An aromatic ehrubl,y plant not used in food but. olio of the most worthwhile herbs for the garden. When growing, it is beautiful and its flowers, when dried, are delightful for / scenting household linen. It delights! in a fine, rich, rather limy soil but re -1 somewhat more shade than the other herbs. Needs protection ie cold districts in winter. Can be increased by dividing the old roots. Sweet Marjoram —A perennial, but generally grown as an annual.,, The seeds are' very small and should mere ly be pressed into the soil,: The leaves and other green parts are ,.used in summer and dried in winter• for sea- soning. A few plants will add to' the interest of any garden. Sage—One of the mast extensively used plants for seasoning. Sometimes used as a tonic in domestic niedicine. Grows from one to one and a half feet high. In very cold districts, the plants need protection in winter... Everyone is familiar with this old -tinier. Summer Savory—Even the smallest garden plots should provide room for home-grown summer savory, if no other herbs. Grows eight to twelve inches high. The' seed is very, small. The leaves and young shoots may. be used for flavoring in summer or the UTTING. leaves, small stems and the flowers dried for. seasoning in winter. Some European folks put up (or down) a few sprigs of this herb with garden beans in a brine. These flavored beans are then cooked as wanted with fresh meats and potatoes. - Thyme—A shrubby plant about 10 inches high, the small aromatic leaves of which are used for flavoring. Will stand transplanting. Generally hardy but may need protection in extremely cold districts. The broad-leaved Eng- lish variety is best. Many' of the herbs niay be planted as edging to borders or may be grown beside the paths and walks. A bed, a !border or a corner given over entirely. to herbs gives greater satisfaction; they are thus more easily cared for, more easily gathered and do not inter- fere with the other crops. They are generally easily grown in rich, mel- low, well -worked soil. Sow the seeds in spring in shallow drills about ono foot apart, and when the plants are up three or four inches thin out and transplant. Cultivate until midsum- mer and then mulch around the plant with straw to prevent san:ling of the foliage by fall rains. In the north and east it is safest to protect` all the perennial kinds in winter. Those that are grown for their leaves should be gathered in the morn- ing of a fine day as, soon as the dew is off and dried quickly. If stored t before they are perfectly dry, the leaves are likely to mold. The proper stage of growth for harvesting is just before the plants reach full bloom. Herbs should be' cut before being frozen, although freezing may not in- jure them. Any one interested , in growing/ herbs on a commercial scale for medi- cinal or other purposes should write to the Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, or his, er her, provincial de- partment of agriculture or experie How contagions spread N the world of school and play all children are equal. Youngsters sters from homes less 'clean than yours come into intimate contact with your children. y To guard against contagion, make °"sure that your children are completely cleaned and purified whenever they come in from play. Your great ally is Lifebuoy Health Soap. The safe antiseptic -ingredient of Lifebuoy penetrates each dirt laden pore. Rich, creamy lather carries it into every cranny of the skin. The healthful odour vanishes_a few seconds after use, but the protection remains. Prl EALTH S OAP More than Soap - a Health Habit Keep your children safe with Lifebuoy. Teach them to use it often. LEVER BROTHERS LIMITED TORONTO Best Varieties of Roses Unless one has plenty of ground and financial resources, it is wise to select carefully the varieties of roses to be planted in the garden. Because a rose wins a National Society medal in England, or in fact . in any other country, it does not follow that it would succeed in an Ontario garden. Many of the ;most beautiful varieties are weak growers • and sparse bloom- ers. Others, again, may be subject to disease and yield a crop only after mueh troublesome treatment for mil- dew and blackspot. The Ontario `Rose Society has done good work in analyz- ing the roses s s grown in the province with a view to establishing a list of those that are most dependable. A canvass amongst the members in dif- ferent parts of the province resulted in the securing of a list of twelve of the most popular varieties, as follows: Frau Karl Druschi, white, belongs to the Hybrid Perpetual class. Blooms fairly constantly throughout the sum- mer and fall months. Gruss an Teplitz, a Hybrid Tea, bright scarlet. The flowers are borne in clusters and are highly fragrant. Madame Edouard Herriot, shrimp pink Hybrid Tea, very attractive. Mrs. John Laing, Hybrid Tea, pink, gives especially fine bloom in the autumn. Richmond, a red rose, _ blooms well - in September after heavy June crop. Ophelia, pink Hybrid Tea. Is charming in the bud and open stage; very fragrant. Caroline Testout, pink Hybrid Tea. This .variety made the "Pacific Coast City of Portland famous for its roses. General McArthur, a red rose of the Hybrid Tea class. Has stood the test of many years. B. Clark is a show rose in the red class. Very productive during the main cropseason and gives a/ small return in the autumn. t r• t Ulrich Brunner,. a Hybrid Per= petual of great size and fine frag-- ranee. I Killarney is a greenhouse and gar- den rose of a pink color. Lady Alice Stanley, a pink rose not unlike Killarney both in color and habit of growth. Roses of most of .these varieties are often obtainable' as premiums with membership in horticultural societies... Through this medium these fine var. ieties are • found growing almost everywhere in the province. -Ontario Horticultural Association.' Leg Weakness in Chicks. $y S. W. Knipe. Leg weakness is an ailment preval- ent with closely confined chicks. Prob- ably it is more correctly termed a "symptom" rather than a disease since it apparently may occur under differ- ent methods, of feeding and manage- ment and in different forms, such as rheumatism, neuritis, and rickets. Symptoms: As the name implies, the legs become weak. It starts with an unsteadiness and the chicks soon lose use of the legs. The appetite usually continues to be good.at first. The largest and ni�ost vigorous chicks are often the worst afflicted. It.oc,- curs in chicks from one to six menthe of age. Rheumatism and gout usual- ly show enlarged joints. Causes.—Little is definitely known as to the cause of leg weakneso in chicks. Lack of green food, mineral matter, fresh air, exercise and sun- shine, deficiency in the vitamins con.' tent in the ration, overfeeding of high- ly nutritious feeds, too much heat, damp quarters, and overcrowding are causes most often assigned for leg weakness.' Prevertion and Cure.—It is •a genes- ally recogni;.ed fact that chicks which have access to the ground outside af- ter they are a week old, rarely ever become affected with leg weakness. Whether this provides exercise, son - shine, fresh air, green feed or miner- als from the soil' is an unanswered question. Nevertheless, the reedits aro certain. When the weather Is cool oven a few minutes outsldo daily will be affective in preventing .or curing leg weakness. When w either conditions 'aro bad and the chicks must be kept indoors the following will be beneficial: Keep sand et fine litter on the floor. Provide 'fresh pieces cif sod eaeh' lay. Feed grata hi clean: dry litter. to :in- duce e*ercise, /tent station for advice respecting the. possibilities in the district concerned c and for bulletins end other sources et information on the subject.. Keep the brooder •house Well vents -1 laced. Supply green feed such as sprouted. oats, lettuce., green alfalfa or .clover. Mix 5 pounds of granulated bone in, 100 pounds of mash or feed the bone in a hopper. Sometimes wood. or hard coal ashes placed in .a corner of the brooder house apparently have a value in preventing: r, and curing leg weakness. The chicks 411,1 eat it readily and it can do no harm. The surest means of both, prevention and cure is to get the chicks outside as much as possible atter they are a` few days old. • Electric Circuit Troubles. When the ammeter shows that the. electrical system- is not funetioning as it should, a., voltmeter offers a simple and quick method _ of discovering whether the wiring of the generating circuit is at fault. Readings are taken at various points of the circuit; first one from the live terminal•of the gen- -orator to the frame of the car; then one from the live-batterq terminal to the frame of,. the' car. Taken with the . engine running, the readings should be approximately the same, the 'reading -from the generator` Dieing pose' sibly half a volt ' higher than . that from the battery. Trouble due to poor connections or, a break in the wiring is 'indicated' when the generator voltage shown much higher than that from the bat,' tory. If the readings indicate trouble hero, other points in the circuit bey tween the battery and the generator should . be ,tested, and the break or poor connection . will be found in bei' tween the places where there is con., siderab'_e difference in the voltmeter'; readings ori the sant clseuit, IIs ienot here; for tIe is risen to 1 Ile said. Conte .;see the place whereA the Lord lay.