HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1925-03-12, Page 2Address communications to Agronomist; 7a Adelaide St West, Tcronta
The .present seed corn situation
should also cause is to give thoughtful
consideration to the question of the
variety of corn we intend to plant.
On the whole, seed of the earlier-
maturing varieties is likely, to be in
better condition than the later -
maturing sorts. A variety of corn
which reaches at least the glazed
stage in any district during an aver-
age year is therefore likely to be the
safest to grow this comingnaso
n
from the standpoint of the quality
of seed that it, will be possible to buy.
Not only will the chances be better
for securing satisfactory seed of such
a variety, but the odds are equally
good that more actual feeding value
per acre will be secured than would
be the case with most later sorts,
THE SEED CORN SITUATION.
In a normal season in our seed -
core -growing areas, the corn plants
mature their seed sufficiently early
for it to become well hardened while
still on the stalk. This hardening
process consists largely in loss of
moisture and is necessary in order
that corn may go into storage dry
enough to prevent moulding of the
corn or frost injury to the germ,
Unfavorable weather conditions
during the !latter part of the past
growing season resulted in large
' quantities of corn failing to dry out
or mature sufficiently to produce
fii•>:it-class - seed. Unless such corn
was artificially dried before heavy
frosts set in, its vitality is sure to
be impaired to a large extent. Such
a condition calls for foresight and It would seem to be the polic�y of
good judgment on the part of the wisdom, therefore,
for all
pr ( )ctive
lue
prospective buyer, foresight in the purchasers of seed
matter of early purchasing, as seed early (2) buy a variety that will al
corn is likely to be scarce, and good most reach maturity in the district
judgment in testing the germination` concerned (3) test thoroughly t
of all seed corn bought in order that germination. of a"r1 seed before plant -
sufficient may be planted to ensure a ing.—G. P.,McRosttie, Dominion Agro -
full stand. stologist.
HOGS.
March and April pigs get to mar-
ket before the price collapse that
comes late every fall. At no other
' time of the year does it pay as well
to take an easy chair down to the' his friend, Glenn Storer,
hoghouse and sit up with farrowing When these boys first bought a trac-
sows. tor, some three years ago, all their
Early spring nights are almost al- friends prophesied that it would lose
ways chilly. The new pigs are apt them money. "There isn't enough
to crawl under their mothers, in work on the small farms we have
search of warmth, and get crushed. around here to anything like pay one
I find it pays to be on hand to effect
rescues in case of need.
Year after year, every spring, I
have sat up with my sows. It is not
as inconvenient as it sounds. I bundle
up warmly and take a good lantern
along. The night passes quickly. 1
half doze in my chair, keeping one eye
open for possible mischances to the
increasing families.
Longs ago I learned to distinguish
between the combative squeals of - the
new arrivals and the choking moan
that means that one of them is being
crushed. Tt is well to shoo small
wanderers back to their "rnother'a side,
where they will be safe from chill.:
Boys Make Money Wtih
Their Tractor.
One of the few tractors owned and
operated in this part of the country
is owned by my brother James and
• ._E: V. L.
POULTRY.
, The first step toward successful
breaking: up brooding among hens is
to "get them just as soon- as they be-
gin to brood. .If you allow them to
set for two or three days, they are
usually very hard.to break. By start-
ing-the
tart
ing the first day they show inclination
toward brooding, it will only take a
day or two to break them up.
Usually the -best way is to go in at
night, taking out:any birds which are
aeasiatoesenew
iN
Mi•. Cosgrove, the president of the Irish Free State, is back at work in
Dublin after a long stay at Mee, where he went to recover his health. He
is shown with his -wife and son, Liam.
PADDY PAR `Y•; FOR MARCH 17
A Paddy Party to be given, on St, I The first Stop is Blarney. Castle.'
Patrick's Day, on March 17; could noel Hero the guide points out the Blarney
help but be a ~'cry' merry "one lt'etone; which each must kiss. This is
would not he natural to ba stiff or a piece of muslin 'marked pff into
glum at a table ell decorated: ill Irish, stones with one wanted green in the
green, oa• to keep a straight fiscal centre. This is flung on the wall, and
through the merry games which this; each guest ilius+. try to 1_iss the Blare
day is sure to bring forth. So if you, nay stone by standing about two feet
are planning a party for this last of ; away from the wall and bending back
the :winter moriths select this felicitous' ward uini he actually Muses the green
day for the event, spot M the muslin, The very atll etie
You might send out your invite- will be able to do it, but the others;
tione like little high hats. Cut them will have to be Belled along: If this,
from Stiff shiny black cardboard or contest is not too unequal a pei7<e
paper making the crown part double could be awarded" to the one who,,
so that the invitation can be written kissed the spot most exactly in the
inside, A particularly -good way to centre,
make them, if you can call an artist I A fatuous fortune disclosure well is
friend to your help, is to draw ii coin- the next point en route. Into this, the
deal paddy face, make the hat double
and separate, and after cutting a slit
in the double hat—like a paper doll's.
hat—slip it on Pat's head: The invi-
tation in either case can be the same.
Weite- it in •limerick form, in green
ink, something like this:
Results of Co-operative Ex Ontario in comparing the results
eriments With Farm Crops
p
in 1924.
from Northern and from Southern
grow n seed potatoes. The average an-
nual yield ,per acre from the Northern
grown seed was 190 bushels and from
The co-operative exprr�imentel ,a� oi•le. the Southern grown .seed, 181 bushels.
with farm, crops in connection with.
the° Ontario Agricultural and Expo i -
mental Union is rapidly appraalhing
its pre-war magnitude. n � pt'o
were 485 more 'experinie� t th n in
1923 and 578 more than three `years
ago. There• were in all forty-two' dis-
tinct co-operative experiments ,with
farm crops in the past year ;These
included various tests with grain
crops potatoes field roots, `fodder
In "every one of the seven years the
Northern 'grown seed gave a higher
average yield - than the Southern
I 1924 th grown seed.
i els•• a In an experiment extending over
four years and including in all. thir-
teen tests the -average annual yield
of oats per acre was 62.8 bushels from
the application of ten tons of barn-
yard manure, 58:4 bushels from the
application of . 200 pounds of 3-8-3
fertilizer, 56.4 bushels • from the ap-
I am ;passing around this high hat,
And I know you won't hate me for
that,
For it comes to invite
You for Tuesday night
To a party in honor of Pat.
All the opportunity in. the world in
offered to the hostess on this ocoasion
for her decorations. She has snakes,
shamrocks, potatoes, pipes, tall hats
and pigs for inspiration. The sham-
rock- idea makes- an awfully pretty
scheme of decoration. The little three -
leafed pants' can be cut in large quan-
tities from green tissue paper or card -
guide says, any maid can see her fate
if she 'looks into it at: the time of the
crescent moon. This is so' arranged
that a mirror surrounded by artificial
moss and painted muslin rocks is tilt-
ed to reflect- the picture era a brides, Ae
each girl leaves the well, she 'is asket
not to tell the others what she has
seen.
For the ,centre of the table' from
which the refreshments are served use
a tall hat turned upside down and
filled - with a f�eendish of shamrocks:
If you can get an old hat; it•would be .
unusual to slit the hat in several
places and let some of -the naturalhe`
shamrock leaves•poke - through
holes. Pass around plates on which
you have a green pepper stuffed with'.
mashed potato salad,•with sprigs of;
parsley "growing" in it, brown bread
and butter, sandwiches with very thin
shoes of tongue or corned beef be -
board, and strung on gold cord around tween the bread, coffee poured .from a'
the room, They can be hung at dif•
ferent lengths in the doorways for
portieres. An idea which is not so
enerally used for the March party is
potatoes,
' •` the Irish fairy, or "wee folk." This
craps, hay craps, etc. ;
Those varieties of grain .crops plication of 200 pounds of 1-8-1 fer- would make a: very lovely idea to work
which gave the highest average yields alien.' and 51.2., bushels from land upon for the children's party, with a
of grain .per: acre in the separate t which ; received neither manure nor wishing well for the grab bag in one
rirnents .in 1924 were as follows•: 'fertilizer: corner of the room, and a ring of pix -
to own a tractor," they argued. But Oa' No: 144• barley,•' 0'' .0 For detailed information regarding ies dancing around a circle, of green
the boys thought they knew how to Oats, O. hu "stones"
tractor in seasons No. 21; helices barley, Gtiy •1Vi, o,; these and other co-operative experi- grass and stones for the centre -
get work for the t spring wheat O.A.C. No. '85; ,snick- meats the reader is referred to the piece on the table. The stones could
when the work on their own farms p g . _ dot fort sixth annual report of the Ex-
wheat, 'Silver Hull; field, peas", y p ea prize packages of. candy with a
'was negligible. In order to supply fir; field beans, Michigan No.'630`� 5; peri?nental Union which is now beirdg tiny favor in each and wrapped�in
this work, they bought a small grain- soy beans; O.A.C. Na. 217, and w11�ltt r printed a td which will be distributed brown or gray paper.
separator, a woad -saw and a small wheat, O,A.C. No. 104.. !y"' from the Dept. of Agrictilture, To- Gror�+n-ups will enjoy the regule-
mi11 for grinding feeds. Tho highest varieties ,of ronto,.Ontario, a few weeks hence. tion Paddy party better probably, and
. Ontario farmers wishing to experi- to give it
Last spring the boys not only plow roots in the co operative experiment'svariety it might take the
ed their own ground but also plowed
This
Long Red; sugar mange's, were: a'Iangels; Sutton's eadammoth' ment with••field crops in 1925 should form of'a sight seeing tour through
quite a bit for their neighbors. T . L' uses write to: the Field Husbandry Dept, Ireland.
There will have to be a
plowing was done at a cost of about disk- Giant White Feeding; Swede turnips, O.A.C., Guelph, asking for the spring jaunting car, of coulee, and this can
60 cents an acre far oil and Perfect Model; and field, carrots, Ren- circular of co-operative ..experiments be that old but always amusing stunt
After finishing plowing the boys nie's Mammoth Short White. which will be'Zrrinted about the end of trying to keep balanced in a clothes.
ed part of their ground with the trac- The "followingives the 'av eragc of 'February,
tor. As soon a this disking wits done g
h d
yield '. tons of whole' crap' ,and in, . ---
the tractor was placed in these ? irusbels of shelled grain per acre: per Plant ids Growing Trees.
where it could be hitched. up to tine "nrixum; of each of eight varieties of , p y g
min two days each round
toa grind feed nli hent Ontario>and-r: A report on foreign practices. in
for the neighbors .round about.- corn tested thz g
drtions for eight y timber growing •r
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rapid w e
forests x o
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iow, 9.5
and 6 , p
Golden en G ,
tractor 1'
the•� I
e almost d
and.
Scam dry bh�
road scraper we used in digging al aro. 7, 10.6 and 60.6; Bailey, '9.5 and. ized the poplar tree. Its exceeding
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.59 5; Sa17.er s North Dakota, '9.1 and, rapid ;growth, the' ease �,ith which t
new one. 56.4; Longfellow, 9 0 and 54.8 car be
that
fact reveals the f
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James's
axed
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summer Along''in the 'ssmrne p ' ' '
asgiven the job 'of pulling the bi Yellow Dant, 9.4 and 61.4; Wiscou ref most favored. , This has popular-
was
ops ar
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• and' i worked,and the'many uses to
When the small grain became;rips ton's Early,8.5 and 52.5. which it Gan be put, have made it a
Friend
or was C p
In seven years' co-operative experi- favotite. Ash, larch and Douglas fir
ments the average results in yield of are also planted generously for the
grain per 'acre per annum from ,three' same reasons.
enough to harvest, Friend Tract
hitched to the binder and went chug-
ging away until the grain was cut.
Then, without a Whimper, he backed
up to the separator and•puRed it out
and began threshing grain. The boys
made about a $1;000 run with their
different - seed mixtures were as .fol-
lows:
g lows: • Oats 1 bushel and barley -1
on the nest, and putting them in coops bushel, 2,104 pounds, oats. 1 bushel, soup ce?ery successfully; the bottom
with slatted or wide 'bottoms. Fetid thresher last summer. . barley 1 bushel and Golden Vine peas. reaves must be kept pulled off. Other -
them nothing but mash feed, with Thher la trine was scarcely over+ ee bushel, 2,019 pounds; oats 1 bushel, . '-
Threshing there -will be large tops and no
plenty of green food and water. when silo -filling time arrived and the 1 barley i bushel and Wild. Goose spring lax ge "roots. We raise both kinds of
Starving brooding hens is absolutelytractor to work filling silos. wheat /e bushel, 1,913; pounded
was putce:•sry and found out this secret our -
wrong, as it throws them clear off The farmers who own silos own aj In the 890 successfully coirducied selves. In the fall We pack the roots
company silage -cutter age -cu Ontario in the. past
power to operate it I seven years, the Green Mountain •po-
Without eveevena''breathing spell, mil-� tatoes gave an average annual yield
let, buckwheat and soybean threshing' peracre of 203
of 177 bushels. and the•bleb
followed silo filling and close on the! Within the past seven years 475
heels of the -threshing season came! sepa>~ate tests were made throughout
wood sawing. There are still small' -
patches of timber on nearly every)
., To 'raise' turnip -rooted celery or
basket''sveung between two chairs by
putting an umbrella or broomstick
'through the handle. Each guestemust
take his turn: in the•jaunting car, and
must' be required to pick three sham-
rocks off the back of a chair just
witlite his ready. If the party needs
til
any livening up, this stunt is sure to
production •^tests throughout and they are usually a tter but hire thei
month or six weeks coming back.
Get Machinery Ready.
Repair parts for farm implements
should be ordered months ahead. of
the time to put implements in use, be-
cause there is often a considerable farm in this neighborhood. Thus it is
delay in obtaining parts, owing to the that nearly every farmer gets up a
fact that that particular implement pile of wood for his winter's supply
is no longer manufactured, and the of fuel. The tractor's A ample and'
part ordered has to be cast and ma- steady power gains him many friends
shined after the order is received. here.
And, moreover, there - is sometimes At this time, November 12, wood
weeks of delay in transit by freight, sawing is the order of the day and
Besides, a grain farmer's time is h will continue to lee the case for
worth far less in 'winter than in sum-
mer, so=he can better spare the time
to tinker up implements in winter.
It is necessary to -replace worn out.
equipment with new:
1. When repair parts ean no longer
bo obtained.
2. Advisable; when repair parts
would cost mare than a new imple-
ment. -
3. Advisable, when new implement
would prove more efficient than the
old one.
4. If a considerable portion of .an
implement is worn out, or if it is of
.a too antiquated model, it is usually
economy to buy a new implement, as paint.•—J. M. P. -
A great many faun implements last w' ``
the lifetime of the farmer, if well 4,..
cared for, and minor repairs made
when needed. For example, my father
crested a windmill forty-five years
ago which continues to pump water as
when new. A double harness was ie
almost daily use, except Sunday, 'for
thirty years, being' washed and oiled
once a year and repaired as heeded.
Very many .lone are not, equipped
with enough mechanics' tools so that
the owner, can do any repair jobs
other than to toggle things together
with bulling wire. A larger assort -
Mont of met:hanies' tools -would pay
good interest on the investment, if the
owner is fairly handy with tools.
"°Good. Equipeeent Makes a Goad
Farmer P10140," because• he can do
more work;' better work,- do it in the
Impel. season, and at less exile use«
--1. 11, (fit.
in boxes of damp sand, and they
•keep fine until all used—Mrs. W. S.
Boiled, vegetables should not be fed
too ',liberally, or they will produce
boweletroubles in fowls.
Home Education
'The Child's First School ti the`FamUy"—Froebel.'
tea pot, ice cream. colored green, or
flavored with pistachio nuts, and small.
cookies cut in -the shape of harps,
shamrocks, pipes and;, pigs.
During the refreshments suggest
that each guest think up the funniest
Irish bull he has ever heard. A _prize
might be awarded for the.best onle.
And if your evening requires any
furthe entertainment, or if you want
to substitute a game' for the journey
through Ireland, try the following:
TEN PAT ANSWERS. -
The Pat which destroyed the hole,
Patch.
The Pat that is imitated, Pattern,'
The Pat of high birth, Patrician.
The Pat as old as the hills, Pat-
riarch. `
The Pat who is hard to leeeg,
Patience. -
• The Pat who protects your ideas,
Patent.
The Pat, who gives you' a free ride,
Patrol.
The ;Pat who loves his country,
Patriot..
The , Pat who is like his father,'
Paternal.
The Pat that"is heard in the nurs-
ery, Patter.
Childish Fear—By Edith Locl ridge Reid.
"You'd betted= behave for. that I heard a mother say to a child that
such wi con Btu
policeman's looking at you -he grabs was impatient about staying in bed
some time to come. Then the .,tractor little boys that cry." So spoke. Don for the necessary aims aftet 'en at -
will move back into its shed and while ald's mother when her small. son was tack of measles, "If you don't mind.
away the old winter days grinding making a scene because she didn't have T'Dl send you to the hospital and the
feed for his frie ds. --W, I. C. a penny to let hien get some candy nurse wilt come along and strap you
from the slat machine while they were .right in bed and not give you any
Cement ' Lime Makes Good ' waitingf thestreet car at the core -dinner'•"
to i
or
Whitewash. net. ,Less than a month later Donald! ' Howsmuch better to have read'to
got separated from his mother whenthe restless tot or planned eux prises
A. good whitewash for stables, milk
they were watching a street` parade.' i for her. or to have played a new 'record
houses, pig pens, hen houses, or any A illus coated 8fficer attempted to! on the Victrol,a. She should have
other building about the farm, may be Help the child locate hishome and- Willingly stayed in bed because she
made by using two parts hydrated parents but Donald was so terrified tor lovedher mother and had been taught
lime, and one part cement in water. It have the policeman touch him that he to respect- authority rather than
dries `lard and will not rub off. Bet- almost had' a spasm. The nervous, through .fear of being sentto the hos
ter results will be had if hot water shock of feeling he was in the petrel , eft°al.
is used to mix. Make about as thick of the pian he had been ,taught to fear+ i . Ato a threat child xlwti s denotes
left hint half sick. a weakness in the tial that binds that
One only needs to walk the street's child to respectful authority. Why
of any city for a day to hear similaz; does a :another 'recd to tell a child a
remarks by parents. "The conductor bigblack bear will get hint if he
will throw. you off the car," or "See
doesn't shutters eyes ed go to ,cep
that man watching you --he'll chase Probably because she has nfanaged hit
you with his cane," these are typizal bedtnne very elinitically, Perhaps one
expressions to guiet or frighten cliil-
Wren because, the parent is too weal: night; errt at revelr and the next
night if f tthhe family wanted to go to a
in discipline to control them' iat, nary nxevie he tea '.st1 a' nig and was put to
other way. • e-. bed at .nine or luta'. Now, to -might,
Recently a doctor remarked confis lrec:auso there are guests and Son
dentia`.iy indescribing the trouble he inset be disposed of summarily he is
bad encountered with a frtightened told he inset go tight to seep or_
child, "Some one .ought to wake up
then follow the penalties that will
mothers to the fact that it is very conte if he disobeys, all of which instill
serious to have a child fear' the clot- fear into his heart that lasts until he
tor. This child to -day had been taught is old enough to become disillusioned.
Can't we afntto have our children
do _rightbecause it is right, and not
because they fear doctors, hospitals,:
teinpei•attwre several. degrabts•nghting officers and bears? let us develop
Tee ' caution and jlxdgment but not sense -
And this case is drily one of hairy, less fear.•
i.'lSUE No, 10—'25.
Promises That Much,
Edwin—"And we'll be as 'happy as
any married couple that eyes lived.,
Angelina --"At least as happy as any.
i
harried. couple that ever lived to.
getlier'y
All the large, successful poultry
ferrels of to-tLay started in a smell
way
y� aii�d gi^dd'dally' tbuilt orf a fired
ountiat on. , k.w
NNE, Margaret Vo8el
Who has been Made under-secretary
to the French ministry of labor, being
the first woman ever to have beccatle
a member of a French government,
Butter and Cheese Exports.
By the News Letter of the Dairy
and Cold Storage Branch at Ottawa
it is ascertained " that - during 1924,
22,343;939 lbs. of butter valued at
$8,000,512 were- exported from Can-
ada compared with 13,173,711 lbs.
valued at $4,905,608 in 1923; also that
121,456,600 lbs. of cheese valued at
$22,575,787 were exported in 1924'
compared with 116,201,900 lbs. valued
at $23,445,401 hi 1923. it wll be seen
that exportations of butter last year
exceeded those of the year before by
9,170,228 lbs. and of cheese by 5,263,-
700 lbs. About thirty per cent. of the
butter in 1924 and 80 per cent. of the
cheese went to the United Kingdom.
Nearly twenty per cent. of the butter
went to the -United States, or 482,613
lbs. over 18 per cent., 459,648 to Ger-
many, and 265,019 lbs. to Panama._
13ad luck" in poultry keeping is
I<ctoltU0
fns fee wrong management.
nothing rg more nor lees than anothe�'
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The price of the table fowl is as -
much regulated by the method .of
dressing as it is by quality.
Matings should be made at least a
month before you intend to incubate
the eggs. - - -
Wood ashes must not be milked with,
the poultry manure under the roots',
It not only injures the 'fertilizing
value of the manure, but is likely to
be injurious to the fowls. . -
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PO
MO
Live-stook Labels for
chttla, sheep and hogs.
e
cats Tattoos,
Chicken Bands. Bull
Nose ulnas, Write for
samniee and priers.
ManulaoturIlintox Co.SOIV!.
. Ltd., Ottawa, 'Ont.
that 1 carry terrible things in my
black bag for children 'that coax for
rice desserts and fall cut of trees be -
se they disobey. She raised her
ea� h y y
y Farulers Buying Pure, Bred Bull
enteric is fortunate in having many Purr
Bred Breeders of proven merit, and the stock they
produce bring fame to Ontario. •
Ontario farmers are 'rapidly getting the idea
Orta t only one to keep.
s is��A o ly p
that the h�i:d that pays
ii.+ollow the lead 01 o'..Gcessfui farmers by get
thi 1i Pure fed .Btl1X�i.
g 4A. . _ entative kno�;tvs the
- Fac � ural �e tGs
per, .�� it t your ri See him.
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in county. WO
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