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Address, communications to Apro enlist, 74 Adelaide St. West, Toronto
AUTUMN CARE OF STOCK. animals much more quickly in con
The care •of live stock during the flnement than on range.
stormy weather of autumn, and when ---
pastures are bare or dry, is an im-' THINGS I'VE LEARNED ABOUT
• SILOS.
portant factor in successful live stock!
husbandry. There are many farmers! Experience has taught
who feed well during the winter and about silos. Six year ago
spring, but .allow their stock to receive; for my first one. Four
a severe setback in'the autumn; due'bought together and save
largely to thoughtlessness for the corn, on each tank because the
fort and food supply of the animals. shipped together and the
The cause of the setback is the deter- them all on one trip. Ord
ioration in the quality of the pastures! sent direct to the manuf
as the summer advances, and the there is no agent, and par
greater need of shelter in autumn than the commission on the sa
during the summer. kept by the farmers.
On the rich, succulent grass of Jurie It doesn't matter what
Which acts .as a tonic as well as a food, silo you get. There is a
the cattle quickly make gains, and the who wants to sell.• Let 'ern
changed conditions came so gradually may cut the price.
as summer passes, that one is apt p to I used to think that
be eau • 1 the
caught unawares, particularly 'wooden silo needed to be built on the
when the pasture gets ahead of the' rock. I've made three bases, each
stock .early in the season and appears r of the latter two lighter than the one
so lunch better than it really is. The before it.: A ten -foot wooden silo
dry, woody stalks of the grasses and weighs from 3,000 to" 5,000 pounds. A
clovers require the addition of suecu-r. wagonload of corn weighs tat
lent food to keep the cattle in condi- 1 I don't use any floor. Put in a
foot
tion to make profits for their owners.' of straw and let the,silo fillerget busy.
The most valuable of these succulent I don't have a footbusy,
fodders are mixed grain (when cut in the bottom. The soil absorbs juicy water in.
the milk stage), corn and sunflowers,' I have le o , the juice.
lounda-
When fed as soiling� learned to build the crops. Roots should tion wall in circular farm. It saves
be added in the late' autumn when the material; it looks better.Half-inch or
above-mentioned fodders near matur-;thinner house siding, wet and slowlyy
ity. It is very important in feeding,, bent to shape, makes the best
that all changes be made gradually,; material. Use sod. for the insideform
m.
so that the digestive tract of the ani= i Use plenty of stones in the cement rII
t
mal may not be disturbed unduly.' is cheaper and : the mixture holds as
Late autumn feeding should thus well.
merge gradually into the early winter Use a sand -and -cement top coat:
ration.
me a lot
I was ready
neighbors
d about $20
y could be
agent got
ers can be
Curer where
t or all of
les can be
kind of .a
competitor
all bid; it
base for a
The shelter and protection of the
animals from storms and cold are
quite as important as the feeding
during this period of the year. The
I t smooth. Slope the whole wall
to the outside. Staves set out at the
bottom if it is level.
Setting up. Hire a man who knows
to help .you. Building a scaffold is
clump of trees or windbreak that was 1 cheaper than, broken legs. Use the
of great value to the cattle during the I plumb or level often. Crooked silos
hot days of summer, is of little value,are a nuisance.
during the chill, driving rain or coldPut a roof' on—for looks and con -
storms of autumn. It requires mored venienee only. I've one silo with and
mood than the animal can eat to sup-"
ply sufficient body heat during a cold,
wet storm, and the animal has to fall
back on its reserve supply of fat to
maintain its body heat. This results
one without. Silage is better without
a roof, I believe. Extend the roof
three or four feet above the top of
the silo. This gives you head and
in a more or less serious loss of i the to rom. Fill in the space between
weight. Cattle should not be allowed sheet or galvanized the staves and the roof withh
to lie on water-soakediron. When the
ground•, or when � silage settles -you'll have full sal
it is covered with hoar frost - They
should always be protected from rain.
storms and heavy winds that might
chill them from about. September 1
until they are permanently stabled.
Frequently, cattle that are in good con-
dition at the close of summer go into
winter' quarters_ in poor shape, with
their vitality greatly impaired due to
Iac1c of ordinary care ontheart of
their owners. eieuppeP
ene''horned anfmals that are going
to
be fed for beef should be dehorned.
This adds much to their comfort; they
feed better and can be marketed with
less loss from bruises. The teeth of
young animals should be examined
and loose ones extracted. The teeth
of old cows should also be looked over,
to determine how their feed can best.
be prepared for them.
All the stock should be carefullye
ite
, gworm or
unlined for lice ran
I used to keep three or four men in-
side filling. Now one man with a dis-
tributor pipe does as Menwill
increase capacity but won't improve
the. silage. Even distribution is the
main point,
Pine cutting pays, Our cutter makes
it a quarter of an inch. Finer cutting
packs better and makes better silage.
Own your own cutter if: possible
1'°
'Israar<teI-.. -..
y
I've tried everything I've ever heard
of for sealing silage until wanted for
feeding --oats, straw, sawdust, tramp-
ing, roofing paper, newspapers—and it.
always spoils on top. Always wanted
to try paraffin like o
for
Keep the hoops tight noro the silo
painted or coated inside, depending on
the kind. They all need some care.
Build a house at the bottom of the
chute bigger than you.think necessary.
parasites and diseases.. ' other It won't be. Set two silos so one chn
They should can be
be treated for all these pests and d s -int. Use used.Cheaper. Moreacony s .
eases; which. multiply and injure the —Earl Rog
ers. sin chute and house.
Rogers.
Mineral Matter for Hogs: ane top of the ground. In
An experiment in hogfeeding these friendly bacteria area this `dao
has enabled ito
s
been carried on at the Experimental, .
Farm at Agassiz, B.C., to determine/ do a very valuable work for ns. This
is science applied to a useful purpose,
the influence of feeding mineral neat- so says 'Prof. R. R. Graham,
ter to hogs. The mineral mi I We supply bulletin sisted of mixture con- . pp Y and blue -print
ground bone meal, 8 pounds : to any one wishing to build a septic
ground charcoal 5 pounds, ground t tank, All necessary information is
rock phosphate 5 pounds, and salt 3 given in these,and by their helpful
pounds. This mixture was fed at the uggestions any handy man can build
rate of 3 per cent, of theon.it Cost for
The other foods consisted grain mixture cement, siphon,ut . fittings
of shorts, four parts, and one and tile amounts to about X53. The
part tank may be located close to the
each of corn meal, chopped oats, and house and the tile laid under the lawn
chopped barley. The results showedor garden.
'that, in every instance where the min-
eral was fed, greater and cheaper, The Farm Water Supply.
gains were made. Some of the lots ,name-
received
a_
received boiled potatoes in addition to l ly,Twell and spring (both hard sources,
water)e
the other feeds. It is reported by Mr. Iand rain water (soft). Any one
W. H. Hicks, the superintendent who thinking of installing a modern water
conducted the experiment, that the po- system and plumbing in his home
tatoes apparently had a good effect, should make sure that his
especially on the health of the pigs, Ply is both plentiful and safer pro -
more particularly in .relation to rheu-1 tected from all possible sources of oo-
niatism, as no stiffness was present in/ tamination, Much more water
any of the pens where potatoes were used dailyunderthat
will ber
fed. Some of: the pigs were fed modern than under
]arty at meal. time while other regu- I old conPer ditions of service—about 30
had access • to self -feeders. The pens 0. A. College etooasn s st you in solvier day' Ask ng
that had free access to the self- the following problems in this matter.
feeders and received no mineral were t of water supply, so says Prof: R. R.
the greatest sufferers "
from rhouma-) Graham
than.,srin supplies 1. Howto increase the well;and..
.�..__ — P sing PP of water.
The Septic Tank. 1 2. How to safeguard these supplies'
It consists 'Of a large concrete tank from surface contamination,
divided into.two compartments by a 3. wale to make: more Ilse of the
Vert;cal partition. The slze for a , rain water supply,
single lionise is about 4'x8' and 3 `l'" How to get that Mine spring
deep. This tank holds the nsewage', running through P g water
g your house and long enough fora certain kind of . near the spring.
stables by installing the hydraulic ram
La, terra to destroy. the solid mater.' _
When the liquid accumulates to a cer-t Iris and madonna lilies can
be
tali/ amount a non -chemical affair: Planed in August. ,,Hollyhock seed
called a siphon on empties ore of the can be planted for nejct year's flower-
chambers into a system of field tile,' ing. Ever try the double hollyhocks?
called the li:rsszption bed, laid shallow; He twlio perm%ts his hens to roost
under the ground. Any reniaining upon the wagon wheels in winter, need
/sewage is destroyed in the .soil by:an;,.not be surprised "
other kind n? bacteria that li,• r , P s d o there are d eggs.
e near/ Comfort is a factor in egg production.
Ursus I erinodei of Victoria, B,C,, is the only bear of his kind in
tivtty. He was captured recently on Princess Royal Islandn n cap
h
Columbia, by Indians, and carried by then into civilization' er�s pu Bwtis
in color, but differs from the Polar. bear. • Tae is pure white
star appeared way up in the sky.
Little Jackie Rabbit spied it first.
THE CHILDREN'S "Star light, star bright,
HOUR
The first star I have seen to -night,
I wish' you may, I wish you* /night
___ _. Bring me the wish I have to -night,"
THREE Goon GAMES. sang Jackie.
I bet
1`o play "Through the Circle;"pro-Willie. I can guess your wish," said
vide two pieces of elastic a'You ?sup you were home for
length and sew the cods .of each yard in a nice warm supper.,'
n a h. piece "I guess he's not the only one who
securely together. Form .players in wishes it," said Johnnie Muskrat
two lines; at a given word the race But the three little Woodland
s
begins. Each: leader: places one'of the kept on drifting, for they could not
elastic bands over the head and goes think of any way to get to shore.
through it; as the leaders step out, it grew dark, they were tired, frights
the next player in each line grabs the' ened and sleepy. Finally the old moon l
circle and does - likewise, and so on' peeped his head over the hill, and to
down the line, three times, starting at keep from getting lonesome, they told
the signal each time. The best two stories about him.
out of three wins. .In case of accident,' When it was only an hour past bed-'
such as catching the elastic on a but-, time, they just couldn't keep awake
ton, or breaking, the manager calls any longer and one after another went -,
"Time," and the other side must stop to sleep. It was then that something t
until repairs are made.
appened.
"Jump the Shot" may be played by (h "Kerp unlc
from ten to sixty or more players. Al The old ' pshipuhad hitash, sp1ashp
bean-bag tide to a rope is needed,log ship had hit aa stump
P The' and off went the three little sleepy c
players stand in a circle, with one in Woodland boys into the water. n
the centre holding the end of the rope.
This player swings the rope around so . Fencing the Poultry Yard. hta
describe a large circle on the floor or
ground, with a sufficient length of,I' t heto first it a for fencing poultr is P
rope to place the bag in line with the' not to fence it at all, if you can get as P
feet of those in the circle. Players good results by fencing the garden di
jump to avoid being caught. around the and lawn. Fowls on range will re -
ankles by the: rope. Any one caught main in a. more healthy condition and
in this way must rete frcm the I els° gather considerable feed that
circle. The player wins who longest would otherwise be wasted,
retains his place;or thei But if they insist upon visiting the
one caught neighbor's garden, or range too much
-may be required to chance plaees;upon apublic
with the centre .player and in turn road, it will be one
swing the rope. sary to fence them. In that case, one,
To play "Seat Relay," divide play -!must be sure to allow them enough
ers in two equal .groups. Each group' oom, Fora flock of 100 layers,. a
gets chairs and: arranges them in- square lot 100 feet on a side
as
even line, far enough- apart to allow' is le
small as is considered safe, If double
roo into run around each line without' yarding is practiced, from one-half
interfering with the other. A bean- to one-fourth as much may be suffi-
bag is given to each leader. At the, tient, but where land is not too ex- ur
starting signal,.h tgriickly passes it tie"pensive, single yarding will probably you
his neigh ox, wh • o t • end eve more is • t r
.ew•"�; t, -.,.,-� n to file ei�tr $
Mme: Asend of the ri��n�iuid�e'`s�r�tc a Jj.,;,,y
soon onF -r i z+•ri
as
the posts e 1
a Pabout
h
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a
eth
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Pfeet
it, he jumps up and; runs down to:the' apart. For are
Y gets: the heavier breeds, this fence may be
other end of the line and sits.do • 1 about five feet hi
theleader's wn tri gh, but
chair, immediate) for Leg-
Y passing!
horns, it should be as high as seven ox foo
the beanbag toward the end of the even eight feet.
line . again. (To make ; room for him I It will be easier to keepchicfru'
every player ina kens in who
Y the lineyard where ` s
hash
a
shifted] de
hafted,feed, and water •curl
one' chair toward the end of the line),, are always available. But if the fly-.
The game continues in this manner,! ing habit starts, it must be curbed t, A
the whole line being ready to shift as! once, When one flies out of thepen, so
soon, as the bag reaches the end player,1 Others are likelyie'•
to follow. You alle
until the leader gets back in h' find that certain chickens are th t feed
e:e
worst
ends 1
the game h'offenders at flying lose,
certain cases, ' in than
NG. J 'JJ '4} FEEL
BY JULTET
Since time began we have entertain-
ed many superstitions regarding food.
Little girls have eaten bread crusts
to' make their hair curl, While older
girls have eaten carrot's, to make, them
beautiful; yet how few people stop and
think seriously and sanely c�:bo::t the
food which they take into their bodies
and put before their families, Scien-
tists tell us that we have entirely new
bodies every few years, how 'are you
building yours?
While the whole truth about food is
not yet known, there are some things
that we do knew, and if acted upon
would save us much anxiety and
actual suffering. The day is fast ap-
proaching when we shall have doctors
(we have a few of them now) who
will treat through food and the •ali-
mentary tract in a highly specialized
way, just as certain schools treat the
muscles,
If We choose food wisely w
right to expect it to build for
tissues,, repair old tissues,
body processes, correct certai
tresses and protect us from
!But' we must choose` intellig
we are to get these results.
We can not do what we ha
for
so many-years—think.
"Walter. would like best," and
Susan positively refuses to ea
is easiest to prepare, and'
have in the house: These thin
be taken into consideration t
tain extent, bat we must als
some other guiding principles.
Heretofore, our chief pr
seems to have been to put. eve
we could, think of'on the tab
trust to providence that we we
ting the right things to eat.
of ills followed. Many of them
worked off," we paid no attent
hem and in time they ceas
trouble us. Others were so ins
hat we finally had to consult a d
How many of .these troubles
aused by improper food, we
ever know. But it is safe to
hat food has caused more ills
ve ever been suspected by e
atient or doctor. Your doctor can
ossibly know what foods you
een eating and often attributes
fficulties to other causes, when
they directly or indirectly was
sponsible.
Foods have been sorted out in
ways. Three divisions prove
satisfactory: Foods for maintenan
foods for corrective purposes,
foods for protective purposes. In
first class we put the fats, the star
es' and sugars, the tissue -build
foods, water and the minerals.
If you weigh too much, or to lit
if you are troubled with constipat
or diabetes, or many of the other
bances caused from lack of pro
foodcan correct these troll!
choosin food wise] Theo,t
are
ug 7nttY"iissues if t
not all burned:,for energy and h
Avoid them"in large amounts if
would cut down your weight. Bul
ds such as watery vegetabl
ins, and cereals made from
le grain are all very valuable
ng constipation,
farmer said recently: "There
sone to this .feeding busine
son can.feed the dairy` cows a
them less than I do, and it cos
too,
and they will give more ori
when I feed them. I'll tell y
is something' to this if you ju
it out."
LITA BANE.
And there la. The farmer is p
ing by the facts that have been le
ed about feeding stock. It is ju:d
important that•he and hie family e
fit by the information now at he
regarding food for themselves, for
has been proved beyond a doubt ;t,
there is more 111 health in country.d
tracts than there should be,
When we 'read such articles as "
National Menace of Rural g',
Health," which appeared in one of p
magazines not long ago, and re
similar reports in other periodica'
we shauld think twice before Maki
the boast which we have made for
many years that the country was
very healhtful place in 'which to lav
One of the favorite reasons given b
investigators for this condition is th
fact that we have not chosen wise:
in selecting food for ourselves an
for our children.
e have a A new phase of the question o
us new feeding is the problem of taking foo,
regula w for protection against disease, Dr
n weak -1E, . V. McCollum, of Johns Hopkin;
disease:I University, has given us some inter.
eptly if esting facts, but only a beginning ha,
been made in this field. . He recom-
mends that w e milk, a
a quart
i
I q t
I fo
ve done a use who! 11
Y r every child
each day a
of realized the f 3!<
t,» h d i ;' ; Cie
v' m also_ recommends a large
ge must. of leafy vegetables for the same use
o a ter- son. pea,
o have' The classification of foo
helpful in the l ds will prove
Panning of meals w,kie.
incipal ther for a family or a Targe group,
ever Foods are' grouped as follows:
le and I Group 1.—Body building foods in-
ce get -i elude lean meats, poultry, fish, .ops
Al] sorts ters, clams, milk, cheese, eggs, dried
just legumes, nuts, and other protein rich
ion to foods. •
ed . to l • Group 2, --.Starchy food f
s
or. acaxoni rice, cereals,
weref�ds, meals flours d th
shall food
s.
tiar
1
Y
th
of what ,pint o i and at least : nE
"what haven for grown-ups 'We
what the protective value foo va ue and
Fiat we Collu 9 milk. ))i• Mc
/stent energys furnish
and consist of bread, crackers,
oct m ',
breakfast
' an other cereal
s.
say! Group 3. --Fatty foods furnish en -
than orgy and include butter, cream, lard,
vegetable ither g e fats, salt pork, bacon, choc-..
not ' elate and other fatty foods.
have l Group 4. ---Fruits • and vegetables
your furnish mineral matter. They are
food spinach, peas, lettuce potat
oes, fur-
re- nips, apples, oranges, berries, other
and fruits, raw or cooked
man 'vegetables
Group 5.—Sugar foods
Y ergy They.ape'syrup,furnish en•
3U dried fruits and candhoney, jellies, •.
and 1 All five groups should` be represent-
the ed in' the diet every day, and'aboutee
the one-tenth of the entire amount should:
ing be chosen from the first group: This
will insure: enough` building and repair
tie l material, A generous selection from
the fourth; group will insure the nec-
essary bulk, mineral substan
dis-
organic acids:
Per meal_ is analyzed any, times when a
ales Y one finds too nineh
fat, too much protein, or too mush;
hes_.aeae h„ nu parhtps not enough. mineral
hey matter present. With a little atter
he tion to selection, using this simple
you classification as a guide, the meal may
k3' be planned easily:
tiea, While it, is not possible to say the
nt last word on what to eat and whatnot
Ito eat, there are many principles
which if followed wisely would make
is for better health, which is the founda-
ss. "tion of better living. It, might be well
an to think twice before ',you eat." At
ts any rate think more about it in the
lk future than you have thought of it in
yo the past,. act on the information you
st have, seek more information, and bet -
,
ter health is sure to be your reward.
?nal plat This his orig-
one and twoince yang out and !
play
simultaneously. P Y rnu
1
to �
first one through wins/ neously. Theit may be necessary to � there
resort to cropping of wings. Of course, ' study
chickens immediately begin to grow.
new , use nutrients that
The three. .little should
Woodland boys, gg Crop only one wing on .each
Jackie. Rabbit, 'Willie, Woodchuck and fowl:
Johnnie Muskrat, were thinking 'hard For fences I Th
how they might get to 'shore as theyaer feet or 'mare bear H t
drifted, drifted toward the Big Sea on had by usingneater job can usually Hort/
/heir funny little ship, the old fishing If the smaller
sizebottom, mesh is used at the spring
THE SHIPWRECK, feathers and
be expended for rr.
e s, growth on
Planting Currants,
tS.
e best time to plant currant's is
he autumn, says the Dominion
culturist, Mr. W. ' T. Macoun
continues: If planted in- the
they will probably have sprout_
mewhat before planting, and on
account their growth in the first
season will be checked: Where the soil
is in good condition, . currants, espe
cially the black varieties, make strong
!growth, and the bushes reach a large
size; hence it is better to give them
!plenty of space, as they will do butter
and are easier picked than if crowded.
Five to six feet is a good distance to
plant. If planted closer, especially
in good soil, the bushes becoane very
crowded before it is time to renew the
plantation. Strong one -year-old plants
are the best, but two-year-old plants
are better than poorly rooted year-
lings., It is better to err on th Y 'd
f planting
than t deeperthan is
Of course, Johnnie Muskrat could ens atthe the minimum expense. chick -
get so
get back, for he could swim. But.he' 1 s
was trying to think of some `way to
get his his two little friends , back with
him.
"If we only had a paddle, said
Willie.
"Yes, and.if we had wins 1
might fly," said Johnnie. g we
"Perhaps the wind will change and
a merry little breeze will blow us to
shore," said Jackie.
But no paddle drifted by and they
did not, have wings and the merry lit-
tle breeze they wished for did not
come, So it was three frightened little
boys that sailed along their log ship.
As they drifted along the shadows
on the shore grew longer. Soon the
sun went to bed behind a hill, and still
they kept on drifting, • Then a little
4appy Prospect Indeed.
""You say they anticipate a very
happy Married life?"
"My dear, all their relatives are so
angry with diem •because they got
married they've vowed .they'll never
visit them"
o p anting a little side
A good rule to ofpoaiit too shallow:/ Would Be Wholly Undeserved.
plants at .least au - vv hi deeper than
they were in the peface eyprize.,, e " she'll probably ruin the
"What, she!' Why, to nay certain
knowledge that aro/lie/1'e responsible
for at least a doyen marriages."
Yams belong` to theYam:Eamiiy,
while street potatoes .belong to the
Morning-glory family. Irish potatoes
belong to the ni'htshade family, '
The windmill is the cheapest source
of farm power, and it ought to: have
more credit than it gets. One draw-
back.to its usefulness is that frequent-
ly it is placed too high-up in the air.
When the manufe.cturer sells the
fanner a windmill, be wants to sell
him a high tower to put. it on, That
is good business lar •thio maker, but
not always for the farmer, because
there are some locations whore the
windmill will do better 'work nearer
the ground, and ,
cl tlrcr c, will be resp dan-
I ger from heavy winds, Cite the old
[motor fair play, Ond it will -do ,itsrain
iew of lltontre�tl
1 share of the yvorkl's worts eel holed
'itself,.
e nursery, The soil th set the
should be well tramped about the
young plants to -prevent its. drying out.
After planting, the soil : should be
levelled and the surface loosened to
help retain moisture.
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