Zurich Herald, 1925-01-08, Page 2Address ,rommitnlcatlons tg Aprononilat. 3 Adelaide et. West. Toronto
WHY DO WE FEED SPROUTED tremely useful itr storing up the food
' OATS?' needed by the sprouting seed, it must
c e ted into soluble absorbable
Looking at the table of analysis, we I
find that oats contain more celluloses
or vegetable fibre than any of the!
other domestic - grains (with the pos-1
Bible exception of buckwheat, which is
and can therefore furnish a largerlnot at all suitable for the purpose),
"sprout" than any of them. They are
richer in mineral matters than the
other grains, and lower in price.
But why not feed oats in their na-
t:aral state, and thus save the trouble
of sproubing them? Because in their!
dry state they are not especially rel-
ished by poultry and not greedily
eaten. By sprouting they become more
palatable and are a very desirable
special feed for the following reasons:
1.
1. They are succulent. That is, if
properly prepared, sprouted oats con-
tain fresh juices, which are very pal-
atable and much relished. They con-
tain these juices in a readily absorb-
able form, along with the ,other
substances which they hold in solution,
such as salts, etc.
With human beings at least, the
relish of a palatable food greatly in-
ereeses its value, as that stimulates
the appetite and causes a greater flow
of the gastric juices.
2. They contain diastase (or amyl-
ase, as it is now called) to a large
degree and in an active condition.
Diastase is the most common and best-
known of the plant enzymes or fer-
ments, and is found in all sprouting
and germinating seeds. Its purpose
is to cause the conversion of the in-
soluble starch or similar substances
present in all seeds into sugars or
sugar -like products.
Starch in itself cannot be absorbed
by the growing cell. Thus, while ex -
be onv r
sugars to be of any use to the grow-
ing pant. This conversion is brought
about by diastase, which is present in
practioally all seeds (it has been
found in active form in seeds known
to be over fifty years old).
An extremely small amount of dias-
tase will be catalysis—itsmere pres-
ence—act upon and render available
for absorption, many, many times its
own weight of starch. As oats, as well
gas many other seeds, contain more
diastase than they need for their own
use—that is, more than is necessary
to convert all of the starch contained
in them—the excess is available for
the purpose of converting any other
starch brought in contact with it. So
that, when the sprouted oats meet the
other starchy grains in the alimentary
canal of the birds, the diastase of the
oats immediately attacks the starch
of the grains and helps to make it
quickly absorbable.
3. They contain vitamins. This
term was first applied to the sub-
stance or substances that must be
present in the diet of animals in
order that the animal organism may 1/4-
Dr. J, 1-1, Jeans of the Royal Astro =or:
nfcal Society, London, comes':forward'
with the startling idea that thore'1s'
life on the planets adjoiningthelliii`in
the same proximity as the •earth, '
THE WRECK OF•
MARY JA�1E` r
grow and reproduce itself. Their ex-
: act nature is as yet uhknown, as they
have been recognized and more thor-
oughly studied only for about the last
twelve years. This much, however, is
known about them: They are most
abundant in those plants or parts of
plants that are in a state of active,
rapid growth, such as germs, spores,
leaves and sprouts and other succu-
lent growths. So that sprouted oats
contain them in considerable amounts
and thus make up far the lack of these
necessary components in the usual dry'
grain rations fed to poultry.
POULTRY.
If you have a carefully selected,
well-bred flock it is time for you to be
planning the best way to market the
eggs which that flock will lay next
spring. It is more than likely that
you den secure a contract which will
insure you a premium of ten cents
or more a dozen over market egg
prices during the hatching season.
In many sections of the country
there are baby -chick hatcheries that
likely to smother the wheat. Frozen
bunches of straw should be broken
up or thrown back upon the wagon
and hauled to the barnyard.
I consider top -dressing with straw
during the winter a great protection
to the wheat crop. It helps to catch
the snow and furnishes a covering for
the wheat. It helps also to prevent
freezing and thawing in the spring.
It also furnishes a mulch for the
wheat during the growing season and
assists in securing good clover catches.
supply. These afford a splendid mars
dependd upon farni,flocks for their eggs __I,, R.
I
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to ship his eggs quite` a ; distance to i more moisture than usual. It should
the hatchery. pie more carefully protected from lows
Get in touch with the hatcheries ' temperature than usual.
near you and learn exactly how tot Damage to oorn paused by low tem -1
meet their requirements. '.You will perature before the stored seed has
find them ready to meet you more than fully dried out is a damage not easily
apparent on examination. The injury
shows up merely in failure to germin
ate. No matter how carefully the,
seed has been stored, germination
tests should be applied before plant-
ing. It is not too early to make plans
to this end,
8
She was not a beautiful boat n any
sense of the word, as viewed :from the
standpoint of a professional 'bu••'
but Billy Carter and Ned DIM am
thought that she' was as near perfee-
tion as it is possible to have a `craft
of her size.
She' had been used for many years.
by the crew of the not very `staunch
nor fast -sailing fishing schooner,"the
Mary Jane, and that name' was paint-
ed on the stern of the yawl." Sae
When Captain Sproul .,hauled', his
long -used schooner on to the beach at
Belfast, convinced that it woad not
be safe to attempt to makeacrither
voyage in her, Mary Jane the 'Second,
as he called the small boat, was made
fast alongside, and after having been
exposed to the rays of the sun for
the greater portion of one summer,
Billy had purchased her at ;the low
price of a dollar and twenty-five cents.
As the owner, Billy was,. of .cours'e,
captain, and he shipped Ned Dunham
as mate in order that he nrighve
some assistance in making repairs, fir
it was necessary to do very mue
patching before the hull would, be suf-
ficiently watertight to admit of her
floating. ;
" 'Teither the captain; nor the mate
ware expert carpenters-; bent t con
.travel`:4nathg'wark ?.
non a n ay
_y
' morning; Mary `.Jane the Second floated
in 'rather a ,clumsy fashion at the head
of the pier.
Itwas well-known among , the
friends of the captain an. d crew that
they were to take 'a -voyage of four
miles—to Sampson's Ledge--ori.ethis
particular day, andthere werezvery
many applicants f.
halfway if you can produce the thing
they want.
When several flocks of hens are kept
in one long house it is considered a
wise practice to use wire -covered par-
titions between pens in order to pro-
vide for a maximum circulation of air
during the summer months.
This frequently means too much
draft in cold weather unless the front
curtains aro kept closed more of the
time than is desirable. An excellent
way to get around the latter difficulty
is to cover the wire partitions with
muslin or burlap when cold weather
threatens.
Muslin is of course to be preferred,
because It will make the pens lighter
and will be somewhat easier to apply.
Of course its cost will usually be some-
what greater than the cost of burlap.
Some flock owners have found it
worth while to build removable frames
which are covered with muslin and
which can be taken down or put up
quickly when required.
Top -Dressing Wheat With
Straw.
For several years I have been pro-
ducing more straw on my farm than
1 could work through any stables into
manure; consequently, I have drawn
out a large amount of straw during
the winter and top -dressed wheat as
a means of encouraging clover catches
and to protect the wheat from adverse
weather conditions during the whiter
and spring. I find this practice profit-,
able and shall this cetnir�g winter top -
dress a t•onsiderable area of wheat;
land.
I begin top -dressing wheat with the
straw as soon as the land is frozen
hard enough to hold the wagon, I'
have tried spreading the straw with'
the ordinary manure spreader, but 1
find that I can do it much faster with
forks. As I always stack my straw
it does not wet in bandly, and, if care
it► exercised not to uncover too much
of the stack at once, very IittIe trouble) Big Game Hunters.
will be encountered with freezing. lair, rilmfan--"At the movies they're
I find it a good practice to throw showing a picture of a woman shoot-
the straw oft in small piles on each Ing a lion."
aide of the wagon, just enough to His Wife•--"That'a nothing, Don't
cover a space thirty feet wide. After you remember the'time I killed a
the straw is unloaded I go along and mouse with a broom?"
spread it ovenl;y and lightly upon the
Wheat, Here care should be exec- If 'combs freeze get more air into
ailed to spread the straw aa lightly the henhouse. It's a sign of danrp-
ISM pos0e0s. 'poo heavy spreading est seas,
When to Sow Lime.
Lime may be applied to the soil with
profitable results at any time of the
year.
Scientists declare that the best time'
to sow lime is in the fall when the
seed Beds are being prepared for falls.'
sown craps.
Lime sown then can be worked into
the finely pulverized soil and brought
into intimate contact with the soil par- I
titles. Thus it will exert its full effect
in sweetening the soil for the spring
planting.
Many farmers eow lime with small
grains in the spring when clover is
seeded. This also is a good time be-
cause the lime can be'cheaply incor-
porated with the soil at the time when
the soil is being worked for the crop.
�+o..Qacagc, M1 . Nus
Billy, with a cautiousness well • becom-
ing a sea captain who fully realized
al of his responsibilities, replied .to
each of his friends in the same wards.
"You see, the Mary Jane' isn't as
strong as some other boats, and I'd
rather not take•any one with me but
the mate till I find out whether she'll
hold together or not." {
As a matter of course there was•no
small amount of disappointment, am-
ong
m
ong those who believed they were en-
titled to a passage by the right of
friendship; but they were> all at the:
pier to see the voyage begun, ,with not
an angry thought toward the :skipper,
for they recognized the necessity of
giving the aged boat at least a fair
show before putting her to •any se-
vere test. -
Billy and•Ned were provided with a
generous luncheon, and, a rigging for
the Mary Jane, had an old leg -of -mat -
ton sail, a faded ensign, two beards .P
and two tin cans to be used as bailing'
dishes. The mast was stepped, the ea
captain's loud command, while
those .on the pier +shouted themselves �>
hoaxes lel the; old craft, swingiirg las- "The .Chthre drat School Is the FOltllle....FrikiSI,
fly around into the 'Wind, began , to
glileaHow One Mother Interests Her Child. in Personal Cleanli
awaywith sufficient spec
a wel-�definard wake behind
said he',s au:st a hurrcianing, isn't she?z'
Ned, in �a'tone of i�atisfaction, as • ness—By Helen atregg Or
:the: Mary .Jane pawed the town at
Horne Educatiii
the, ^rate of about two miles an hour
4Anie tide is helping her alo'n
replied the captain, modestly
as e` held the tiller with a steady
hamd; and 'Rammed What be believed'
tp, be a trutly nautical position. "I
pste''it, would have been safe enough
of vi!e ;had taken a lot of the boys with i
but I wanted to find out just how,
she'd- .sail before we get a crowd o'
board." '
Tkren the skipper and his crew gave
thepzselves up entirely to the pleasure
of listening to.. the murmur of the:
water 'as it rippled against the bow
bf the gallant cr'a`ft, and each felt
hat•, a: great „mistake had been made
in not preparing for a long voyage.
wl±oil
an hour' they were quite satis-
fied that they could have gone to sea
i >the boat with perfect safety; but
at the end of that time they were con-
.vinced that even four miles was too
,.great a distance for so old a craft.
• In, the excitement of being afloat
andgi:'iding slowly away from friends
and home, -they had failed to notice
"Jessica, dear, Gloria's hair needs a
g shampoo: It's dead looking! She's
not half so pretty when she isn't
that the waster was making. its way
through the imperfectly calked seams,
'acid itwas not until their feet were
web that they realized what was sure-
ly- uncomfortable, even though it
might not be dangerous.
The mate set about bailing out, and
for half an hour he worked in a leis-
urely fashion, thinking that the mat-
ter was not very serious, until Billy
exclaimed in tones of alarm:
"It's coming in around the stern
post as fast as you can bail it out,
and it seems to me as if the leak keeps
growing larger all the time."
Ned ceased his work for a few mo-
ments, and then it was that both the
boys saw many places through which
the water was beginning to trickle
at a rate that threatened speedily to
swamp the Mary Jane.
"T,ake in the sail and help me, or
she'll sink!"
Captain. Billy looked around him in
alarm.
The Mary Jane was midway be-
tween the point of destination and that
o? departure; to gain the edge would
require at least an hour of time; to
return would take twice as long, since
it would be necessary to make several
tacks to reach the town, while to make
the nearest shore was impossible ow-
ing to the fact that it would be at-
tempting to sail in the very teeth of
the wind!
"Take in the canvas!" shouted the
mate, excitedly.
"Let it be!" shouted Billy,, "I'll tie
the tiller, and perhaps we can keep
her afloat tillwe get to the ledge."
He waso ' even w xking
as he spoke,
oke
,
a..
�ari;;;hes ,
cured'te began. to Help the mate, both
bailing as rapidly as possible, for the
water was pouring in so fast that
their utmost exertions were necessary
to keep it belowthe thwarts.
There was not a sail, nor even a
rowboat, anywhere within ten miles,
except at the dock from which the
Mary Jane had started, and shipwreck
on a pleasant day within sight of home
seemed inevitable.
Sixty very long minutes passed,
during which time the boys had work-
ed as they had never done before, and
at the end of that time the crazy old
boat was so deep in the water that
both expected each instant to have her
sink beneath their weight.
"Take off your jacket and shoes,"
said Billy, at length, as he began to
set the example. "She's going to sink,
sure, and we've got to swine for it."
The ledge was not more than two
hundred yards away; there was hard-
Iy a ripple on the water, and fortun-
ately the boys were fairly good swim -
/nets.
The captain had thrown off his
sweater • and was-. attempting to re-
move his shoes, when he bent too
quickly toward the port side, and the
old boat gave up the struggle. It
seemed as if she had been suddenly
ulled from under her crew, so rapid-
ly did she sink, and Billy and Ned,
ch with his shoes on, were flounder -
tattered flag proudly hoisted, and Ned 1
cast off the hawser in obedience to
The good effects will probably not be
so pronounced as if fall sown, but they =T
will become better as the season pro-
gres.ses.
ng in the bay.
Under ordinary circumstances they
clean," And Jessica's mother sug-
gested a good brushing to take the
tangles from the doll's golden tresses,
and some castile soap for the shampoo.
"I believe she needs a clean dress
and stockings, too," Jessica called
back over her plump little shoulder,
"And perhaps a bath."
I guess I must have had a slightly
quizzical look, for .Monier explained,
"You see, Jessica for some reason, al-
ways hated being cleaned up. I re-
member one day when I was bathing,
her, she exclaimed, 'Mother, I wish
water was only to drink!' Of course,
the daily baths, and the shampoos
were real trials. She didn't want to
be clean: Finally, I decided to try out
an idea I had hit upon, after a par-
ticularly hectic scene, when I had
given her brown curls a much-needed
shampoo."
There was a telephone call, and
after that we talked of other things
until Jessica returned with a shining
Gloria.
"See, Mother," she cried, "doesn't
my dolly look fine 1 I gave her a bath,
and shampooed her hair, and. cleaned
and polished her nails, and brushed
her teeth, and changed her clothes.
And now I'm going to polish her shoes
and wash out her dress and under-
wear." '
After Jessica scurried away, her
mother smiled,
"See how interested she is in keep,-
ing Gloria clean and.dainty-looking!"
she said. "Well," because of this in-
terest, she has become just as inter..
eated in herself. 'I wouldn't want
Gloria to' be ashamed of her mother,
she declares. I found a washable
doll, and - made her'some sturdy wash.
able dresses and underwear, I knitted
little socks, and bought a tiny pair of
' tan shoes, and some shoe polish. I got
a baby's tooth brush, some tooth paste,
a shampoo that makes an enticing
lather, an orange stick and some nail
palish. You can buy small sample
oases very cheap. My child was de-
lighted, but not half so much as I,
for the problem of keeping Jessica
neat and clean was solved.
"Oh, of course," she continued, "I
want her to have all the fun she can
in the sand pile, and there are times
when I don't care how dirty she gets,
but now she's anxious to be clean
again, while before—well, it really
was a struggle."
Now wasn't the doll idea a clever
one? If the wee ones happen to have
an aversion to soap and water this
way is certainly much easier and
more pleasant than scolding and nag-
ging
would not have thought it much of a
feat to swim that distance; but, en-
cumbered as they were with a portion
of their clothing, it was all they could
do to reach the ledge.
The Mary Jane had sunk in nine
feet of water, but "the flag was still
there," as could be seen when the boys
were on the rocks, the tattered ensign
showing sufficiently above the surface
to mark the spot where the old craft
had gone down.
The fact that they were shipwreck-
ed mariners on a rock so far in mid -
ocean that they were a mile from land
did not trouble them at first, but soon
all that was disagreeable in the situa-
tion began to be felt. As the hours
went by they grew hungry, but their
provisions were at the bottom of the
bay. The sun shone uncomfortably
hot, but they had no shelter. They
had expected that a vessel or a boat
would soon come along to take them
off, but no craft of any kind hove inI
sight, and now the tide was rising
rapidly.
At high water they knew the ledge
would be covered ,to the depth of six j
inches or more, and the thought that
they might be obliged to remain there.
all night, with,t
s i i
w ib it
g � of Hein,
>:: I?� g
ws a a d'
a h n dawned was ' "
a�d'edl drfan '°lie.:
On The
light or .
ig island side; .of the
ledge the shore was: hardly more than.
a mile away, but the point of •land
which projected toward the rocks was
covered with trees, and no signs of
life could be seen.
They alternately shouted, watched
for a sail, bewailed their sad fate
and wished for something to eat until
sunset, when the tide was fully up,
and they were obliged to stand as
best they could on the rocks in six or
eight inches of water.
During the whole of that long, ter-
rible night they wandered from rock
to rock, fully convinced that :they
should starve to death, and the rising
of the sun brought them but little
cheer, for, the tide having risen again,
they were partially submerged.
It was not until the middle of the
forenoon that they saw anything that
even promised assistance, and then
the glad sight of a farmer on the
shore with an ox team caused both
the shipwrecked ones to shout for joy.
The farmer answered them, but it
was impossible to hear what he said,
and they made every signal which
could mean distress, until, to their
great surprise, the man drove his
team into the water, coming directly
toward them.
"He must intendt o some as far asv
he can, and then have us swim out to B
him," said Captain illy, as he began
to remove his clothing.
they realized that they had remained
all night on Sampson's Ledge, when
they could easily have waded ashore
and walked along the beach until they
arrived home.
"What's the matter?" the, farmer
asked in surprise. "Why didn't you
come ashore? Aren't hurt, are you?"
"No," said Captain 13i!1y hesitating-
ly, "we're all right; but we :wanted to
see if you couldn't helpus get our
boat out. It's sunk, just there where
the flag is• sticking up,"
"I can do it easy enough, if one of
you will awing out and tic this rope
to the painter. -Then the cattle vial
soon yank it ashore.
But such was hardly the farmer's
intention. The tide had been ebbing
for three hours, and to the unspeak-
able astonishment of Billy and Ned,
the man drove "directly toward them
until he arrived at the ledge, the water
in no one place from the point to the
rocks being more than two feet deep.
It was -with no little shame that
To do this, now the boys understood
that they were not, and never had
been, in any danger., was but a slight
of Capt. Sproul's schooner, a perfect
wreck.
She never made another cruise, and
it is safe to say that her decaying
timbers will serve for many a year to
remind Billy and Ned never to give
themselves up wholly to fear until
after they have llearned 'exactly the 1:+
extent of the supposed danger that ' :t
may menace them. 't
HOGS
Prevention of Rickets in Swine.—
Shall it be sunshine, cod liver oil, lime-
stone, bone meal, rock phosphate or
limestone plus sodium phosphate?
Investigations have shown that
there is no difference in the effect of
the type of calcium carrier when there
was an abundant supply of •antirach-
itic vitamine present in the feed. If
a grain and skim milk ration is sup-
plied to the growing pigs it is not at
all likely that the vitamine is net
present in sufficient amount. Where
no milk or green feed can be given,
a small allowance of cod liver oil (2
ounces per week per pig) : is •sufficient
to protect against ,rickets. Sunshine,
well saved ,alfalfa leaves; skim milk,
pulped roots, -and grain are a n in com-
bination
om-
bixrat r a � u rt'
ntmron noteay
s� dts-
The following mineral fixture" ie
used in the swine .feeding at the On-
tario Agricultural College. ' It is giv-
ing, good satisfaction: 4 bushels char-
coal or hardwood ashes, 8 pounds salt,
2 , quarts air slaked lime, 1 pound sul-
phur, 10 pounds of bone meal.
This preparation is kept in a suit-
able box in each pen where it may be
taken by the swine at will.
After Christmas.
As I glance round my happy home
Tn this post -Yuletide season,
I'm like a person in a dream,
And not without some reason.
A corner of the living room
With grazing herds is dotted,
And in my favorite cozy chair
I see a leopard spotted.
Upon the couch a gay red cow
Has taken up its quarters,
And from beneath the table peep
All Noah's sons and daughters.
Out in the hall I know I saw
A boar of aspect horrid,
And my bedroom's the habitat
Of beasts from climates torrid.
A horse is on my writing desk,
A deer upon the table,
And in my sewing -basket lurks
�, cat with coat of sable,
O little son, with eyes of blue,
Don't let that lion roar
Or I shall think my dream is true
That I am Mrs. Noah!
rv,
!'reed to Play on'Her Feelings.
"Why did you leave the roomt
Wouldn't your musical friend play on
the piano for you?"
"No--triecl to play on my feeI.ings
instead"
It is profitable to keep hens com-
fortable. Keep the coop free from
draft, still well ventilated and dry.
The coldest coop is the tightly closed,
El -ventilated one.
It is a shame to bank any house with
manure. Makes me ashatued of, the
man who • does , it. There are much
better ways of making the cellar
warns, Point the stones up well with
mortar, Lay 'the wall- over if need
be; if hard pressed, gather up foreat
eaves, or hattl sawdust, but don't tor
ity':s sake, user manuxc It is trot.
ealthy, and how it uaaas : irk and
Mi,o111 (
ss Betty Rowlett, the twelve yea% -old mayoress, has just returned to task; sand tho Mary Jane was not only 1
school in Leicester after undergoing her ofvic duties inLondon wh °-. dragged ashore, but carried on the ax
e re her cart back to Belfast, where she may h
father is the.mayor bf Richmond. She is the youngest mayoress in Ring land.1yet be seen on the beach by the ;ids 54J
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