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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1925-01-15, Page 6.ddreee ceinowelcatiene to AgronvhjAst, 73 Adelaide St. West. Toronto WINTER GREENS 1VIAKE HEALTHY HENS. Poultrymen generally find that the use of green feed in the hen's ration is a help in reducing digestive dis- orders during the winter. It helps cut down the feed bill as the green feed is one of the cheap items in the; ration. Hens whkh have access to, green feed lay more eggs and at they same time their bodies retain the vigor, And stamina necessary to produce; hatchings eggs which produce vigor- ous chicks. This problem of producing hatch- able eggs is very important because of the large cost of reproducing the pullet flocks each year. On of the greatest complaints expressed by some poultrymen tell of the disappointment at having chicks die in the shell. Feed- ing green feed and sour milk seems to help in placing a strong spark of life in the eggs. On many farms where clover is used for cow feed it pays to keep a tub ° near the mangers. Nearly every day a tub full of broken clover leaves and a fine stems can be picked up for the hens. This is a cheap feed •shat the , . hens appreciate. It helps to furnish 1 the bulk that is needed ill the ration s titer are not ravenous for the green feed and they do not gorge on any one kind of feed. Mangels are a good source of suc- culence and in general use by poultry- men who must raise a quantity of bulky feed on a limited acreage. In zero weather' I think it is. best to slice the mangels and feed them sparingly so they will be cleaned up without be- ing frozen. Carry a large knife with the mangel basket and cut them into long strips, possibly four to six strips to each mangel, Then the birds eat them readily. Frozen mangels are not good poultry feed and may cause bowel trouble. Avoid all mouldy:er de- cayed vegetables as they are danger- ous to poultry Cabbages contain some green in their leaves which I think makes them of more value than mangels for pout- ry feed. Cutting the cabbages into a few slices instead of feeding them; whole, helps to give all the members f the flock their share of the green feed. I feed my hens some carrots nd also use Golden Tankard mangels which have a very rich golden yellow flesh. This seems to help in produc- ng eggs with a rich yellow yolk and uch eggs seem to hatch better than eggs with pale yolks. I understand that some of the eastern markets have customers who like eggs with pale yolks. I find that my private egg cus- tomers like eggs with rich yellow yolks. I consider this,fertunate as the yellow yolked eggs seem to produce thrifty chicks. My only proof of this fact rests on the good hatches of thrifty: chicks which have arrived to balance up the more concentrated grains and dry mash. Watch the hens work over a heap of clover chaff on a cold stormy day and you realize it contains -the bits of green food which they crave. Certain types of specialized farming produce crops of value as poultry feed. The celery farmer may have some cull leaves which will be relished :by the hens. I hear of one poultryman who has used celery for poultry feeding a the rate of seven pounds per 100 birds every day and they have kept in healthy condition and made a fine egg record. Some orchardists have a lo of cull apples which can be worked into the winter poultry ration. I find that hens like apples and they add a - juicy succulent feed to the ration which seems to stimulate their appe- tites and help keep them healthy. I have always heard that sudden; changes in a poultry ration should be avoided, but do not believe that this applies to green feed in every case. A change from one green feed to an -I other seems to interest the birds. When they have been on a diet of mangels for a few days they doubly appreciate some cabbages, cull ap- ples, or fine clover. When hens have' a. balanced dry mash they seem in lit -1 tle danger of acquiring digestive dis- orders from sudden changes in green feed. Here is the reason. They al- ways eat enough mash so their appe- when the hens have been producing eggs with firm rich yellow yolks. , Sprouted oats are probably the best liked and the finest source of green feed for hens. The only objection is the cost of the oats and' the 'time re- quired to sprout them. Many poultry- men find it cheaper to substitute man - gels, cabbages and cull vegetables for succulence and use what oats they raise or buy to compose a third or fourth of the scratch grain ration, Potatoes are used by some poultry- men when the crop is .bringing a low price. There are always some cull po- tatoes that can be boiled and mixed with bran and given to the hens rath- er sparingly once each day. I find the hens like raw potatoes although they. seem to like mangels better. Potatoes contain more food value than mangels and I do not believe their food value for hens has ever been fully deter-' mined. Considering the low cost of potatoes, tatoes, a thorough experiment to nd their value in the poultry ration might produce `useful information. , Non - Free z e4 ' I.1 Ll d for the Radiator. Automobile owners who drive their ears during the winter months fin' anti -freeze solutions for the radiators quite valuable. There are several brands on the market, all good and worth the prices charged. A similar fluid may be made at home very easily. A garage owner whose supply of anti -freeze solution gave out during an extended cold snap, presented the following formula : to his customers: Use a mixture of salt, baking soda and wafer. To each gallon of water add Y about • two pounds of salt and one-! fourth pound of soda. The salt and soda should be dissolved in the water while'. boiling and the solution allowed, to boil for ten or 15 minutes. Salt' and. water should not be used. alone' on account of the corrosive tendency of the salt, which the soda will effectu- ally prevent. This solution is for temporary use only and should be drained from the radiator at the earl - lest opportunity. Alcohol, either wood or denatured, is used to make a comparatively cheap and efficient solution. It should be added to the water of the radiator -in quantities varying with the climatic conditions. Where the temperature is.. likely to fall as low as 20 deg. F. below; zero, four harts of alcohol to six parts of water will be necessary. elf nothing Holder than zero weather is to be ex- pected, the proportion maybe reducer]', to one of alcohol and three of watee, It is advisable, however, when in doubt, to make the solution strong. Denatured alcohol, although some- what cheaper, is not quite so good 'as• :' 9:e woad product and it will be neces- It ry to, add about 20' per cent. more of ;Ode • to get the same tesults. -- Wintering Horses Outside. At the. Experimental Station at Cap, Rouge,. Quebec, according to the re - 3' horses of all ages: are wintered ou side, having for shelter only single board, open front sheds, facing south. The sheds are on the side of a wind swept hill,'exposed to bleak winds Experience has shown that hos wintered in this manner, if left o turned out early in September, through the winter without colds an apparently without discomfort. Nr i tura ' provides them with a muc heavier coat of hair than they would otherwise have and it has been ob- served that the horses commence to shed their coats earlier in spring then those wintered inside. It has been claimed in some quarter&that horses wintered in cold quarters require extra food to keep up the heat of etre body. The experience. at Cap Rouge leads to the opinion that the food that Is easten accomplishes more because it is better digested 'and assimilated out of doors than in the general run of stables in which the animals are kept tied up. Indeed it is felt that young horses remaining in the:open can be developed more rapidly because they are able to consume and take care of a more generous diet. ='Trees in Winter. d port. of the Superintenfient for 192 This doll house is made of tin': miniature radio set. By' opening th different radio stattons can be hear has six rooms, each of which has a indow of each and turning a switch, The Chlld'a Fleet -Schoch 1 the Family"--Freebel: Childish Imitators -13y: Josephine Weyman. "Never mind, nobody'll know," said . "I'm trying to look like the boy in Mother with a smile at Aunt Edith as' th ictur ," h she picked up the biscuit which had, fallen on the perfectly clean 'kitchen floor and put it back on the plate: `Never mind, nobody knew," echoed'; little Caroline later, picking up a small. piece of bread from the floor of the cafe and putting it on the bread plate.;. "That child is a born imitator;'. you will sometimes hear a parent say, and, then watch amazedly as mother or father do or say something which th certainly would not want imitated! All children are natural imitate How much harder the parents' to would be if the child. did not so un- consciously teach himself! I know of no other method of so easily giving children the right stand- ards of growth and development" th suggestion and example. Here u doulitedly lie the father's and mother joy and duty. It is for them to su gest in stories, in pictu`r";es, •jn play, well as in their';• owes`. •personal• live• just what they wish their children be. Let them wish it hard enoug faith enough to y hard enoug for it, and, as in the :aid magic tai the wish is bound to become reality! Have you ever heard a kindergart ner ask, "What doesthe Little Pig d with his two little ears?" and th children eagerly respond, "Why, listens, he hears, with his two 'lit ears !" Haw much easier, then, f the teacher to obtain' and keep' the tention of her class! Dr. Dewey, of Columbia Unive;., tells of a child who quickly picked up, a doll's dress from the floor: "I'm not going to teach my child to the her ,clothes' on the floor," she said. S po n ng the colored supplement. Duncan came to dinner recently with a big bump over his eye. "No, I haven't, been fighting," he said in ans- wer • to his mother's inquiring look. "I interfered and the fellow I wanted to help didn't understand. and struck me. °. He doesn't seem to know much anyway. He's a great big chap and only in the second grade. The fel'- ey lows were going to punish him for throwing stones at them." rs. "Why did you want to prevent I sk them?" asked his mother "I felt sorry for him. Somehow he always makes me think of Patsy." "The- Patsy. of Kate Douglas Wig- gins' story?" "Yes, he looks like him only he's an elder.' Poor kid, I guess he must have n lost some years like Patsy." s e."Have you read the story recently?" t g "No; you you read it to me when I was f a little chap; don't you remember?" b •` 'es," answered his mother thought b fully. , -- • S O I E LINEN CIOSET. Something About the Skill and Wisdom Needed for. Bargain Hunting. • RY GEORGIA "When is a bargain not a bargai You have probably known women h shop without aim or purpose, have no list of needed articles but wh watch the bargain counters and wh ,✓specially attracted by the price appearance of soniething, make t purchase without really stopping. consider whether ornet they need article. Sometimes this may pro profitable but sometimes the money teed up a Iong time before the pu obaser gets the money's worth out the so-called bargain. There are other buyers who n certain articles but fail to determi the' quantity necessary for the•defin purpose and so, when seeing what a pears to be a good buy, they purcha an' amount sufficiently large to. insu them against making an extra trip f more and quite frequently it happe that there is a remnant left which probably never used. NOT ALWAYS A BARGAIN. An advertised sale does not alwa indicate bargains. The regular co ter may have better bargain's than th advertised bargain counter. To real get good bargains from a flow -price purchases standpoint, one must be close observer of qualities, regale prices and store policies. When a me chant is overstocked in any coma dity, he makes every effort possible move the stock by advertising and a tractive display but. this does not nec essarily mean:• i genuine reduction i price. Only careful observation of th quality and prices of the reuglar stoc will enable the consumer to know whether bargains really are bargains. There are usually two kinds of sales that are well deserving of the pur- chaser's attention. The pre -inventory sales are, as a rule, worth investigat- ing. The Annual sales, which have be- come traditional with many stores, are usually a matter of great pride to the concerns which put forth every effort to make these sales at credit. to and a' drawing card for that par- ticular store. Practically every, store in the coun- try has one week, in January devoted o the sale of all types of white goods rom yardage materials to. table linen, edding, towels and so forth. It may e stock that has been on hand and has been reduced for the occasion but more frequently it is apt to be mer- chandise especially purchased for the ale and.bought at a price which en- ables the merchant to sell at a lower than usual figure. To get the most and best out of these January white goods sales we should know the normal prices of tandard goods and have a list of • BELLE ELWELL. n'." pin before starting to out. When cer-' w o tian that they are placed teethe best ng advantage, cut and• sort before remov- o ing the pattern, en Now is the time to replenish sheets or and.pillow cases, but whether it is he bette�;4economy to make them or pur- to .chase them ready made must be deter - he the mined by each housewife for herself, ve If time spent in making is considered, is there is little advantage from a money r- standpoint in malting them, as the of cost of ready mades ' comp,aras very favorably with that of'the home made; eed but there is an advantage in making ne them if one does not desire the sten- ite dard sizes in which. the ready trades p_ cans only be procured: In the home we. se should be equally careful that the re sheet is Iong enough to protect the or sleeper from any possible germs lurk ns ing in the blankets and comforters as is well es to protect them from soil by - contact with hands that possibly were • not too carefully washed before retir- ing. The feet are entitled to the same ys protection from cold as the rest of the un- body and so the sheet must be long. e enough to insure secureness at the ly foot of the bed, and there should be d from twelve to eighteen inches at the a side according to whether one or two ar bccupy the bed. Therefore the sheet r- should be from twenty-four to thirty- to- six` inches longer and wider than the to mattress. Too large a sheet is hard t- to handle and launder and is therefore as much to 13e shunned as the too small • sheet. They should always be torn e to be straight or they will never be k satisfactory. Ready made ones that have been torn- will be so stamped. PILLOW TUBING. as 3, to gh,. li es, s On a great many farms the -wind- a - miIt is' the source of power depended o upon "to- supply water for the live ' e stock during the winter months. We he -lend quite -largely upon the mill he- tle :cause} it is •a cheap source of power s r veld Very reliable. My Y windmill ',as in operation for over thirty years' T is' giving as good service to -day as n qday it was put up. have^ .be been very cerci " uI Y to keep P b mill well � el � v 1 oiled. I think with 'the Care of the Windmill. at= 4lltl ow windmill, as with any other machin q wticles .needed carefully thought out. he buyer is then prepared to recog- ize bargains.- when they occur and ma take..a duan Y tags of •them: If the uyer cares to be even better posted, t is advisable to watch the markeit. uotations on raw .materials in the aily papers of the' larger. cities. If very often the children's play wi t their dolls, which to them are so a tually. identified with themselves, wfl present the opportunity for a sugges - tion of lasting value: "How sorry • Dolly will be to have -to sleep in u a rumpled bed!" or "I am sure tha r Dolly must like the nice way"he g things are put away." Por. this x d' son the wise mother will provide ;a box of the proper convertible shape if h her little girl has no trunk for dolly's clothes. What little girl doesn't long for a trunk for her baby's small be- longings? ' Stories and pictures are particular ly valuable fon right suggestions. .Not that, every: story must have a moral, but rather that good stories invariably suggest a nobler, lovelier way of liv- ing, an act of courage, ' a gentle thoughtfulness, or a sustained en- deavor which at the story's:end: will bring its own deserved reward. If parents only realized how susceptible children are to such suggestion, that they could accomplish much by merely presenting the right pictures and stor- ies, certainly they would examine more carefully the books and pictures.piac- ed before them. "Oh, Robert, don't, do that!" ex- claimed a mother when she. discovered her small son distorting his face be- fore the mirror. Safety First. Reggie—"Oh,,, that you ooiild be•with' Me in the mane"+ itig its''+i f'rthought: I. take on my higiteet°ene' ital 'planet''. Miss ,Sharpe,--"Fligbtt am a g+ilod air- plane would appeal ,fa toe a.s� much. i o ery, proper lubrication is very essen- d th tial and. quite largely upon it depends .y c_ the life and.service of the mill. 1 During; the winter frequent oiling is 't - very important. Thee older type of n windnills, like mine, do not possess th eh a "reservoir from which the oil is' t splashed over the bearings or work-, ou have been watching : these, you now know that -the price af'raw cot on has advanced and that the goods or less th. an at which will replace them. BUY BY ,HE PIECE. It is a common .practice with many householders to buy nainsook, cambric r long cloth at the January sales by' e ,ten or twelve -yard bolt and cone- ence work upon the summer under- wear far the family. If there is any nsiderable amount of underwear to made, much may be saved by cut - ng from the large piece. If all the atterns are gathered together at the ginning of the cutting and they vari- s pieces of each pattern are marked th some distinguishing -color or em-' em to that they can be easily sorted' tee the.cutting, for example. --A1, ow in stock can b r ing parts. So,- during cold weather I when lubrication .is much more diffi- cult than in warm' weather, this work' o must be watched 'closely. I endeavor; th to oil; lily windmill every two, weeks' m winter and summer th They are so strong, the grim, gaunt trees! ,Their sturdy bodies shaky Beneath the fury of the winds— . And bend, but never break. Por they are shorn of shallow things, Leaves lightly blown away, And birds, the drunken waifs of joy, Than never come to stay. Andstripped to spirit form, they stand final and Vise and strong, Fearing no I•osa'f.nor fall, nos• flight; Nor silen'ce'after song. :e—Louise Webster. How the,canyon Was Built. The'tourtst and hie guide were over- looking the Grand Ca"riyon. ` What a wonderful gorge," ,exclaim• ed the tourist. "1 wonder how it was formed." "Well,", draviled the guide, "it hap- pened, tike this: One year there was an oversupply of post boles in this neck "of t;iYe woods;, Sri the farmers piled thelia up here."' The world membership of the Boy touts 1)1ovchn0M is now nearly 2, - safes , Mr, Septa" ti .w,�:- yr $ ^' , 4 fl . wi a good qual- ity of medium oil. I co One of the great causes of short -life, be to windmills is .failure to keep the' ti joints and adjustments tight. During' pa the winter the windmill is suhjected to' be heavy winds. The braces on the tower ou should -be kept tight. The wheel also wi should be gone over carefully" and all; el bolts and- braces adjusted and 'tight�'af Pillow tubing is more desirable than seamed cotton as the ironing usually, causes the greatest wear at the 'seam. Rip the bottom seam of the tubed.case after it begins' to show signs of wear and turn the tube so that the former edges are together in.'thee centre and sew a new seam at the Bottom. This gives the case more even usage. Making the hems of sheets of, the, same width, insures more even wear as either end will be used at head or foot, and if made long enough to pro- perly tuck in at the foot, there is lit- tle danger of reversing head and foot when making the bed. 'January is a' good time to:. stock up on towels for both kitchen and per- sonal use. Linen is preferable to' cot. ton. Crash and huckaback are more serviceable than damask although the latter is more beautiful. Here again the question arises as to the advisabil- ity of making or buying ready made. Usually a saving is _made in making the crash towels but with,' the others it is merely a preference of hand work to machine work, for if one counts the value of time no money can be. saved. b making, Y ng, The marking of all articles .in the linen, closet with the. date of purchase in indelible ink is a very splendid prac- tice_if one keeps a note booVewith no- • tations made as to:the firm and cost of purchases. It is thus possible" to know which brands or makes have .• given_ satisfactory service and one can tell what to avoid or reorder in future purchases. If marked in the hem, parallel, to- the selvage, it � very in- conspicuous but most valuable for fu- ture reference or when buying again, SLIDING SHELVES. If beds are of several sizes, the size of the sheets should be plainly ✓narked so that they may he easily sorted in putting away the linen and also that they may be readily found if needed in the absence or illness of the house- wife. In planning a new linen closet, it will be found a great convenience to snake the shelves sliding, with a slight ledge on. the front and sides and a higher back. These can be drawn out similar. to drawers but are less ex- pensive to build and are less cumber- some to handle. They work eim4la_ r to the wire racks supplied in •the cup., board sections of some of the kitchen abinets. F111 'Em Again, lelyra, eight years old; was taking a pie great interest u everything ,she saw i fit on her' uncle's;:farm. At length milk- inc ing time came and she wl& i ermitted ' is to watch the job, She said nothing cu until .thio work was about finished ' clo Cab tin A•2''A3,'in pencil; B1, B2, B3, in col- ored crayon, or ,ink; 01, 02, 03, in another color= -it will be found that ces of different patterns will often in so that only a fraction of an h is wasted.. If only one garment ✓- cut, the larger pieces are of such rves and angles as to prevent such se fitting in or dovetailing. It is a peat back -saver to raise the le about eight inches for the cut- g -out operation. ' Lay all the patterns in place and Men lisped till with this leading ques- tion: ; " What do you do • when the cow's pockets are empty?" ' • er tourists at Glacier National Park aro given a taste of the real thing, f1 op thou e ti ry • r 4t�i ,.,:. i?ii t dor or9i;zcia vis'ittlrs w1111, a taxi. ser,VjsEier,.+,:,"ccx; E; ''• Radio•Bug._."I have a ory+stal'4settin' a match box." Fair One—"I'd rather bave a crystal' set In a ring." - .', : l� After ,Farming in Alberta for five years, Nick Chy+elts, a Norse -Amery, y scall from Montana, steps into the international limelight by winning they championship for alfalfa at the great Chicago Show.: Chyelte farms on the Bow Slope in the C.P.R.'s irrigation eeagegeeeet ; bock in the 13ret:as district and Tills dogog • Iha« team was brought !Made a special etudy of alfalfa, which th'•tt•os lit that area. • rw011'. r.