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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1926-03-18, Page 31. .1115.1 �; TIIE FATRFR ANP SON PAR1'Nh"RS�1"; A Relationship That is Profitable to Both. BY AN OBSERVER, Humanity strives for something in have the money. When I was a lad, I the future, .er at ]'east expecte some- thing, striving or not. So, when a boy is more interested in any branch of farm work, orhi an individual animal because there is going to be some ulti- mate gain, he is not so much differ- ent from the rest of us members of the human rave. David Grayson, the Writer of the charming Adventures, has lauded the pride of ownership, You, Mr. Farmer, have felt .it. How your very being has thrilled as some farm friend has complimented you on your fine farm, your excellent stock. How proud you have been as you have driven to market some exceptionally fine hogs or cattle --your breeding, your feeding, yours. They represent your efforts, your skill. They brand you as successful. Just so it is with the boys. They also derive a great deal of satisfaction from the pride of ownership. Do you true, though, of every line of endeavor, not remember how elated your little, particularly of growing things. Call it enthusiasm: if you like, it really amounts to love, and it is contagious. Because the lad has it, he takes great- er care of all the calves, as well as of not 'borrowed, not given to keep for a his - own. Because the lad does this, th f the does the same raised a late -hatched flock of chickens. The money was mine, and I remember the enjoyment I had from owning so much money ($3.65), so i,raddios. shall have the returns from the roan heifer, And de you know," he added with a twinkle of the eye, "it's going to Pay inc." He then spoke of the pride of ower- ing •a well-fed beast, and the desire on the part of the owner to do his very utmost in order to make the ani- mal respond. Ile referred to the les- son it teaches the lad in the value of kindness, of explicit care in feeding, yes, and of enthusiasm. Enthusiasm really is only another word for "love," and without "love" no one can hope to produce a fine beast or _ flowers. The little crippled girl who, when asked how she managed to grow such excel- lent pansies, replied, "1 love them into growing." The childish remark is - .i 1 Kept Bill on the Farm. ,i it the neighbors' sons were going to the city and naturally my boy want- ed to do the sauce: Then the question arose: "How am 1 to keep my son on. the farm?" I needed his help, as farm labor was stereo in ley neighborhood. One morning le early spring I made'° him this proposition: "Bill, if you will stay with me on the farm this summer I will give you that lower corn field and help you with the cultivation, if you will help me with, my work." Bill agreed to stay and in the fall when his cern was gathered he had 350 bushels. That year corn was sell - ging for e1 a bushel, When all his crop was sold' I never saw a happier boy in my life. The following spring Bill came to me and said that he wanted, to' rent the lower corn field again. "Rent," I gasped, "Bill, you know that it is yours." "But, dad," he said; "I want to rent it this' year and I'm going to try gardening." I thought it would be a good plan if I put in some garden truck, too. The summer brought such a bountiful crop that I purchased a truck to haul our wares to town. My truck never went to town without a goodly portion of Bill's products. He became so well satisfied..that I never again heard him mention going to thecity. To -day Bill is known as one of the county's best gardeners. And another thing is of great im- portance—be square with the boy. When you see that he is in the wrong, reason with him kindly, not author- itatively. ' Some of my neighbors em- phatically refuse their sons the tour- ing car, but once a week Bill has ,my car to drive into town, or whatever he wishes, end more often, if the occa- sion demands.—L. D. lad was when he came into possession of his,' first jack knife or watch? Per- haps-your memory may even ge back to the day. when you received these tokens of manhood. They were 'yours, while, but yours to own and to enjoy. e a r Baby beeves can be turned over in • The other day I came into the barn from twelve to fifteen months; and. of a very successful cattleman. His for this reason are exceptionally ap- stock was in excellent condition, and propriate for a farm boy's hobby. Boys as we . (the farmer, his thirteen -year- are fond of quick turn -overs, What old son, end I) went about, admiring lad has not cherished, at one time or the fine qualities of the stook, the lad other, some get -rich -quick scheme? remained in the background. But as But boys are not fond of raising a we moved on toward, the end of the calf or pig as their own, and then row, he pushed forward, anis soon we handing the receipts to father. came to where he was standing, his Farmers must realize that in the majority of cases, farm boys are more than earning their keep years before arm about the neck of' a sleek roan heifer. For a moment, we contemplat- ed in silence; then, with his face cov- their city cousins do. The boy who ered with smiles and blushes, he vol- cares for the calves or the chickens unteered, "she's mine." before and after school, should receive There was more pride, more joy in some compensation, or it will seem to that short phrase than many of us can him that the parent who allows his imagine. It was a glowing example city friend his freedom out of school of Grayson's pride sof ownership. For hours is more desirable than the one ten months this lad had cared for and who extracts work.. "loved" this baby beef into its well- You, Mr. Farmer, must realize that conditioned form. No wonder that your enthusiasm regarding any branch to -day he should be proud to say "she's of your farm work, is gauged by the mine."remuneration you receive. You should Soon he hoped to lead ,her into.the also realize that your son is of his local, and perhaps larger, show rings, father's flesh, and desires to "have there to reap the glary and honor of Something *in the world." It is quite ownership, especially ownership of a prize-winning baby beef. Soon he would cash 'in on his 'investment of capital and time. They say that the ultimate end of the beef animal is the block. The lad, though, thought more of the returns than of his pet's end. What boyish dreams were his, I leave for the reader's imagination. "Yes," the father said, `Laddie shall Farm Fires That Start Themselves. The subjeeit of farm fires is one on which I can speak from experience, as. we lost our fest barn from this cause a number of years ago. It burned in. the early morning hours. There was no electrical storm, and no one was near it, eo far as is known, later than the previous: evening. It is idle . to speculate on what may have caused this fire, but it may do some good to tell how we carne very close to having CHARMING FROCK FOR THE JUNIOR MISS. Fashionable frocks for girls from 8 to 14 years of age are developed in fabrics as modish as those worn by the grown-ups. The vogue for Com- bining printed and plain material finds. expression in this graceful frock, which slips on.over the head and has a flared apron tunic tied at the back with a wide sash. The shoulders are cut kimono, and the sleeves may be finished short, or with an extension gathered .into a narrow band at the lyrist. The foundation of this frock is perfectly plain and in one-piece, with the tunic_ set on. No. 1287 is in another one. 20sizes 8, 10,12 and 14 years. Size 10 I had- been feeding about head. of hogs on the -cement floor of the barn years requires 31/4 yards 39 -inch, or driveway, and it was necessary to 1% yards 54 -inch material. Price 20c. clean this floor before eaoh feeding; • Our new Fashion Book contains many styles showing how to dress boys and girls. Simplicity is the rule for well-dressed children. Clothes of character and individuality for the junior folks are hard to buy, but easy to make with our patterns. A small amount of money spent on good ma- terials, cut 'on simple lines, will give children the privilege of wearing ador- able things. Price of the book 10 tents the copy. all right to argue the. Point that you as the pigsg would get it very filthy. . are really working for. your children - But you should remember that they are looking at the question from the standpoint of youth, prompted by the desire to own. Taking it all in all, I believe the 'happiest farm homes are those where father and son work in partnership from the time the lad is able to more than earn his keep. Varieties of Alfalfa. Co-operative experiments have been conducted by the Ontario Agricultural College with varieties of alfalfa for twenty-six years during which time seed has been sent to each of 2,329 Ontario farmers for co-operative tests. on their own farms. A definite co- operative experiment has been con- ducted with the Ontario Variegated and the Grimm varieties on each of 1,790 farms within the past fifteen years. Each experimenter was asked to so locate the plots that they might remain undisturbed. for several years. Quite a number of these experimental plots which were sown as far back as 1911 still remain unbroken and the re- sults are both interesting and valu- able. On November 27th, 1925, a blank form was sent to .,each one of the 1,790 experimenters asking for in- formation regarding their experiment. After receiving upwards of three hun- dred replies we were able to summar- ize the results. In answer to the in- quiry as to which of the two varieties gave the ;setter results in the local test it is interesting to note that of the' fourteen years from 1911 to 1924 inclusive, the majority of the experi- menters favored the Ontario Varie- gated in the years 1912, 1913, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1923 and 1924 and the ma- jority favored the Grimm in each of the other seven years. Of tho 188 who to retain and sow as much as possible of the 90,000 bushels of seed which was produced in Ontario in 1925. Our alfalfa production has been trebled in the last ten years and doubled in the last three years. It is estimated that there were over a half million, acres of alfalfa grown in Ontario in the last season. It is believed that the alfalfa area will soon reach one million acres. 'The field on which I had been scatter- ing this refuse was too wet to use, and remained so for about ten days, so I piled the refuse, which consisted 'of corn -cobs, a few corn stalks,and hog manure, in one corner until I sowed get on the field. A pile accumulated about five feet high, and perhaps. six feet in diameter, The day before I intended to, haus It out, 1 noticed the pile smoking and giving off a -very offensive odor. When I opened the pile I found corn -cabs and stalks charred black as though they had been in an oven. In the center was a small place where the cobs and stalks were burned- to. a white ash and went to pieces as soon as air came in contact with them. I hustled that -stuff out of the barn pretty quick. This shows that a hay -mow is not the only place in. which a fire can start itself. Yet, in spite of suck evidence ass this, there are people who will argue that there is no such thing as spontaneous( combustion.—D.P. When I put up strings on which porch climbers are to ran, instead of attaching the ends of the strings to sticks stuck in the :ground I take nar- row boards and drive small nails part way in. I lay the boards -down fiat and tie the strings to the nails. This looks neater, is more easly worked around and prevent5 weeds frons -coming up between the vines. The plants are less likely to be disturbed, by strong winds which often pull the single sticks up. -H. L. Breaking Off Corn Stalks and Stubble. In a few weeks it will be spring and farm work will commence with a rush; yet many a field of corn, espe- cially in the south-western part of the province, is still standing with thou- sands of living borers in the stalks. Now is the time to break these stalks off close to the ground. This can be done easily and quickly by dragging over them a railroad rail or a log or plank. Choose the first frostly morn- ing when the ground is bare or nearly bare for this job, and, if going over the field from one direction leaves some of the stalks unbroken,, drive crosswise to hit these from a different angle. Then as soon as the stalks seem dry rake them up into neat win- drows and burn them. A side delivery rake apparently makes a better wind- row than the ordinary hay rake, the latter leaving an underisab'-e amount answered this question, 95 preferred of loose, straggly stalks. corn last fall but have not yet plowed the stubble under, it will be wise to break off the stubble iimow and thus tricts, 119 farmer;; mentioned Ontario make it much easier to bury it all thor- Variegated, 65 Grimm, 4 Common, and 1 Turkestan, while 3 others simply mentioned Northern Grown. A good many varieties and strains of alfalfa secured from various sour- infested counties to do his shale to ces have been tested at different times save the corn crop of 1926 from the at the Ontario Agricultural College. borer. In 1909 one test of sixty-eight plots the Grimm and •93 the Ontario Varie- In the case of those who cut their gated. In response to the question as to the most extensively grown var- ieties of alfalfa in the various dia- ougbiiy when plowing; for if the stub- ble is long it is often difficult to make a thorough job of the burial. The Provincial Entomologist re- quests every pian this year in the and another of seventy-one plots were started at the College. These were contented for ten years. Other ex- peritnents have been conducted for shorter and longer lengths/ of time: The `:Ontario Variegated ' and'• the Grimm varieties have given the best returns lvhen hardiness of plants, yield of green fodder, hay and seed are taken into consideration. Ontario is indeed .fortunate at the present time in having an abundant supply of seed of high quality of the Ontario Var- iegated alfalfa which can be obtained at n very moderate price. The farm- ers of this province have an opporttin- Ity, as never before, of seething °seed • rms. The for solving g on their own fa demand for this hardy seed is inoim2(S- ing iii the United. States. 11 would be well ror ties' farmers in this provinco �U�IaNf� Bll YARD Use Yellow, to Brighten lip Dark Rooxns. rooms Dark BY JULIA WQTal.i�. need not be dark. Sun- line between them is very narrow shine that will lighten them up can be bought by the yard, That cheerful color, yellow, will turn the trick, and if carefully applied, it works wonders by chasing shadows out of dark corners, "Sunshine by the yard" is what we exclaim, when entering a room decor- ated in yellow, but—gay yellow, it must be, for yellow of a mustard hue is heavy. Yellow is the color to use In rooms facing the north, and for dark rooms. A light room facing the north may be pale yellow and delicate, but as the room becomes darker, so should the yellow become more orange and brit- ]dant. pleasant; light. at night. In 3 u: ' the same way, the amount pf ' The deeper yellows are not so easy, co' r will vary according to the tone to use. orange may be had in many. of color. A delicate yellow should be tones, and will be good if well used,' matte or, at most, eggshell in gloss; It is best done in paint on the wallet, but a strong buttercup color will be as it is then clearer intone. A g;'ossyy happy with a glossy surface, espeei- surface is usually desirable, with a ally if the room is inclined to be dark. bright orange, or the reflections lvil�l YELLOW HAS MANY SHADES. !break the brilliance of the surface and The very pale yellows are- to be leave the pleasant effect of the colors found in many shades. There is the yet not too harshly. Orange is not nicest yellow to go with green. It also usually a pleasant color to use on, should be matte in finish. It may be woodwork of a room; it is too hard, used on the floor as a paint, or on cell- and does not mingle well with the rest ing. It is a most comfortable color, of the room. Thus a patchy effect is; a cool color, and should not be used created,, unless the walls are orange,' in dark places. too, and then there is too much color.! Lime yellow is another cool yellow. The best way to use orange is on the It has a tone of green in it, but when walls and to have the woodwork some.• decorated with pictures having, white other color—say lemon or grey. or cream frames it shows up excellent-! The mustard yellows are very diffi-� ly. In the same way, paintwork of cult to use. They are best avoided in} white or cream (or both), and lime bulk, but now and then a touch of this! yellow walls will look well, especially color with brown is useful, where, by` in halls. But never use this color on contrast, it will look more golden than. mustard. Old gold, which ranges from yellow;. to brown, is a favorite color with many people, but to be successful it must be used in good material, such as silk,. damask, etc.; if tried in cotton or wool it becomes stuffy. SCHEME FOR A NORTH ROOM. This is a gond color for the evening, There is a pale.golden .yellow that is very warm in tone, and is well used in dining -rooms. It gives a pleasant, glow, and lights up at night better than most yellows, which are apt to. disappear at night and look white or: cream. AS TO MATERIALS. - Pale yellow materials are always des' lightful. Taffetas, "linens, damasks' --'j all are beautiful. One may use a: common cotton or linen, in pale yeL. lav] i; and it will be as effective as thol richest material when properly made! up, With pink, it is the best color ford lamp -shades and will give a most HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plain- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number, and address your order to Pattern Dept., Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West Ade- laide St., Toronto. Patterns sent by return mail. When Tracing Designs. When stamping goods with carbon paper, instead of placing the ,carbon paper between pattern and goods, pin the pattern on the wrong side of the goods to be stamped, and place the carbon 'paper on the table with the right side up. Place the right side of the goods down on the carbon paper and trace the design. This method avoids the carbon marks of pins. floors; it shows the dirt, and is there- fore unsatisfactory. PALE YELLOW INFUSES SUNLIGHT. Pale orange yellow is the best to infuse a sunlight effect into a north room, provided there is enough light to show it up: To go with it, soft colors must be chosen, and pinks will Good for Something. About three feet of a discarded automobvie casing, leak -proof of course, snakes an excellent tray, I find, for holding water under the grind- stone to keep it wet while in use. The Many people in ordinary circum- piece of easing may be attached to the stances are millionaires of cheerful- frame of the grindstone by wires' or ness. They make their neighborhood other means.—A. C. H. brighter, happier, and a better place ------0--• to live in by their presence; they raise The British Ministry of Agriculture the value of every lot for blocks has( forty boys' and girls' clubs in four - around them. ( teen English counties, Blowing Soap Bubbles. On stormy days, when the children play indoors, letethem'b'-e* soap bub- Iales: It:keeps 'then; . busy hours at a time. For a bubble pipe they use a section of hollow cane thrust into an empty spool. 1 shave laundry soap into a cup of hot water, let it dissolve and • give% each child a little of the soapy water in a bowl. An old blan- ket spread down on the floor catches the bubbles and keeps then from breaking when they fall. A Iittle gum �. arable added to the wide -lee -lakes the bubbles tougher, and a dro.pior -two of fruit coloring gives them the 'sot' gieain of a rainbow. -13. H. R;• A square meal and a round table go rvel together. t NDIAN BRAVES COMPETED AT BANFF Indian reservations 1n Alberta sent their. best and mightiest young men to compete in varlons contests which Were "staged at Banff during the Whiter Carnival. lznniediately on arriving in Banff t -he yinteg Indian ]waves put up their wigwant�s le the middle of the street, mieelled their blankets, and pre- mired re- i atled�to shake themselves at hotne for a fortnight. • .• The Indian conipert tidhs consisted of pecking ,an,d.neneeking food, sup - pale ., Pike :odic]" clothing, as f br labeling or 6410—ring expeditions; shooting with bow a`n'd arrow at a fixed mark; and running jumping and swimming. help most. These will give additional Here is a good decorative. scheme for gaiety to the room, as the mixture of a north room. Walls, pale orange, pink and yellow is always festive. glossy, and vary slightly mottled; Pale apricot yellow is a lovely color, woodwork, lemon yellow, and cornice' but it is better used in textiles than to match; ceiling, pale blue, matte es a wall decoration. Still, in .a room surface; floor, pale vermilion, glossy with walls of.a soft pale apricot, ivory orange cord carpet• with fringed ends;' paint on -the woodwork, and light- curtains, orange and lemon striped' covered coverings, with a good deal of silk lined, or white with yellow dots; soft green in them, will be very pleas- glass curtains, pale orange silk; lamp - in . Care must be taken to use apri shades of pink parchment with ver ton lining. t '1' cot, not shrimp'pink, as the dividing mt Let the Boy Serve the Meals. Do you know that the average man hates carving and serving at his own table as he does poison? What Is wrong when this aversion prevails? Just this- -it ie hard to teach. old dogs new tricks, and if a man has never served until he becomes. the head of his own Nous-ehoid, it is- too ]ate for him to acquire the art -of doing it with ease. To many a than the carving set is a horrible invention of the Ad - Four Ways to Use Feed Sacks. I have a neighbor who uses feed sacks for quilt filling. The sacks are ripped open, washed and dried. Then they are cut all one size and placed one on top of another until there are three thicknesses of lining. This makes a light, warm filling that is easy to quilt. Feed sacks make novel fringed rugs. versary and he would rather be court- after washing and pressing the sacks I cut one the size of the rug desired, then I cut six-inch strips from the others, raveling both sides to four threads down the centre. The fringed edges are then folded together and, beginning at one end of the founda- tion, I sew the strips crosswise, keep- ing ?them close tpgether so nothing of the work except' the fringe will show. martialed than serve a poached egg. All this confusion and discomfort may he avoided if, when the boy ar- rives at the age of -ten or eleven, he is given the responsibility of serving when only the immediate family is pre- sent. Never make the mistake of pok- ing fun at hint. if he manipuates the carving knife clumsily or forgets to put a helping of peas oft. somebody's When ,half the foundation has been agate Tell ]flan it is all to they -game ;covered I begin sewing from the oppo- •. and that he can learn to play - as site end. The last or centre strip is, skilfully as mobiles or basket of it.: almost entirely fringe. The rugs may Watch Him enter into the spirit it. Cold meat forks and- tablespoons will then be dyed any color to harmonize soon lose their terrors- if manipulated with the room furnishings. They are three times a -lay. Tell hits which easily cleaned and can be kept fluffy foods should be served with a fork and fringy by simply sweeping them and which with. a spoon, and teach -with a stiff broom. him how much constitutes a Helping, f 1 make hooked rugs by drawing bt is these little details that try men's narrow strips through the burlap, fol - souls, but which ohildren comprehend lowing ,a design marked on the sack. readily and never forget. When tete .In this way all my colored rags and boy hoe been serving the fancily re- old stocking tops are made into some- gularly for a few months, encourage thing both useful and pretty. My hint to serve when guests are present, • needle for this work is one niy hus- not referring to such service in any , hand trade from a piece of hickory way, but taking it as a matter ofwood. -course. Anything the boy bates is to � The closely woven sacks make good feel that he ins doing something • dif- aprons for doing heavy work. I' cut ferent Trani his palls. This course mine and bind them with bright - faithfully pursued will rob table s•erv- colored cloth, adding big pockets of ing of its qualms and snake hospitality the same material. These are the a pleasure• aprons 1 wear when working in the If .girls ase !alight bow to cook, why garden or with my chickens. --C. II, R. not teach, their brothers how to servo" ( —0, • Cabbage for a King. Makes Hemlock Floor Remove four or five large leaves Comfortable.front a cabbage. (."hop hall' of a smallI Four winters ago we :faced the cribbage as one won't', for ,slaw; .arid • problem of a creeping baby and a cold Isix or seven crackers rolled fine, two p p g table e]iooufulS It melted ed butter, one hemlock floor. To anyone who has or two eggs, fialt fuel gapped to taste. been vexed With a hemlock floor, there the ingredients and 1111 the several is no need to describe the splinters 'large cabbage leaves With tlm mixture, which, get into little hands and feet, 9not to mention the mop when we aro ills,] the leaves together, and fasten c:E.atiing the floor.. c:ahbagt�tttr,il.4 or -with t milk and icks. icoolt 1 Our pocketbook Was in such a flat - with slowly in a deep lcetlle or double boiler toned condition that it would not per- husband thoiour hly done. : i mit us to buy linoleum or carpet. Ono the Tile softie recipe may be .t.lsed by day my husband came across with this ha.kiug the ingredients iii'ra baking idea. We had two rolls' of three -lily dish 'incl not using the iafg1b cabbage roofing left from re -roofing the barn, leave,' (Mover well With milk and After filling the cracks with pieces of take slowly for 30 to 45 minutes... i wood to fit, he laid the roofing on the ',floor with the edges just meeting, No Yee terdaywe' had to accept the goy- nails were used. ernmoont scottt's. word for 'the torn; For a cheap and durable substitute borer'- presence; to -day we can find for flooring, it can't be beat. It is far It for ourselves without imtCit trouble easier to cleat; than the wood fioor, if we know what. to -look for; to -mor- 1 with the added advantage of being -nor its presence will be thrust upon (warm, Our neighbors followed the its when we come to fled our Porde- I ,sa same ellen, n, but la id the roof ing with h stalks -putrid with the burro ings of edgesoverlapping, and it is wearing the berm 1badlY on these s axas.-L. I.