HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1920-04-22, Page 3A„ "Nein Idet fol ;Corn,.
• • :faoine people tx`y tb Make 116believe
that they • can tell the etitength df
their seed -corn by merely looking tet
• it, : -Others take a few . grains preen-
,. iscuouely,
ree n-
iscuous'ly, frbni. their .;seed, supply' and
• sprout ethem in ..a' flower <pot. 'Von
enay he able . tp' tell in certain cases
by the above means, but when` you
eon sid.er. your corn drop from ie profit
or loss basis, you 'must know if your
• .eorn'will grow 100 per cent. The only
wa,y to tell this is to test' every ear.
Dpring the last several years we
have tried nearly every form of
tester. Many of them proved imprac-
tieal. We were con ieeiled to find a
tester that would have a large cap-
acity, light weight, and ,.yllich. would
be 'inexpensive to niake. We desired
large capacity, because with a large
acreage we do not care to have too
• many testers to contend with. Seed
which was tested in March gave a
poor stand, while some of the same
kind of seed which was tested in May
grew perfectly. •
The tester which we ultimately
adopted, and which:we still' use, may
be classed as a modified rag -doll. This
tester can be made in any size one
desires, depending on' the material
be has on hand. We use flat cooky
boxes which are about 14x22x4 inches.
In the bottom of the box is first plac-
ed about three-fourths of an inch of
!Hoist sawdust or cut corn- fodder.
Thio keeps the lower layer from dry-
ing out and also acts as a cushion.
On this layer is placed a piece of
moist burlap and a section of wire
mesh the exact' size of the 'box. Bur-
lap cut from old • fertilizer or feed
sacks works very well, and • is inex-
pensive to use. The wire serves as
a means of keeping the corn grains
separate. We use 2x4 -inch mesh
lawn fencing and place a set of grains
in each end of the rectangle. As soon
as one layer is filled, another layer
of burlap and wire is applied, and
the process is repeated until the box
is filled.
After the last layer is finished sev-
eral pieces of burlap should be put
over the top of the box so that the
corn will not dry out. When the test-
er is complete the whole should be
well soaked with lukewarm water,
after which all the water needed is
just enough to keep the cover from
drying out too much. Always use
moist burlap between the layers, as
it holds the corn in place better, and
takes the water more evenly than if
it is dry.
After six or eight days the -test will
be ready fele examination: ;If all •'the
grains froln an ear should be discard -
eel; those „that' show- short roots.• and
stems will not make a desirable stand
under field conditions.
Solsee:peopla maintain that a germ-
. illation test will not show the true
vitality of corn, as it always- runs
lower for them under field conditions.
P think the real fault here would be
remedied if they would follow the test
a little more closely, and then sele`et
only ears that show all strong sprouts
and roots.
htftiekrat Farming.
The rising prices for muskrat fur
have aroused considerable interest as
to the feasibility of breeding this alai -
mal in captivity. Though prides may
have reached the peak, it is altogether
likely that this fur will command an
attractive figure for many years to
cone. The farming of muskrat ought,
therefore, to be a profitable business.
Present experience goes to show
that the muskrat is not a difficult ani -
real to raise. It is necessary to own
or lease a stretch of suitable marsh,
Jake or quiet stream, which one could
fence, if necessary. If there are al-
ready muskrats in the area, all they
need is protection; if not, breeding
stock must be bought„ from trappers.
The rate of increase is fast; obser-
vers state that the muskrat brings
forth three litters in a season, and
from six to nine in a litter. •
Clear water is preferable and it
must be deep enough never to freeze
to the bottom. The food consists
mostly of the roots and stalks of
aquatic plants, such as wild rice, nags,
water -lilies, reeds and, cat -tails. Musk -
eats will sometimes partake of clams,
fish and insects. If the food supply
is net sufficient they can be fed gar -
,en vegetables.
''rile nluskra,t appears to be some-
what like the cat in sticking closely
to its home, and, so long as there is
an adequate amount of food, is unlike-
ly to migrate. Its principal natural
,enemies are the oiv1, hawk and mink,
ani I'r;aryiand, which is a great centre
for raising muskrats, the marshes of-
ten yield'a better ineofiie i;G 0t)i'8 than
adjoining cultivated ]and One raiser
3s said to take 2,500 muskrats eacla'
year from a 50 -acre anarsh and yet
iepve enough for re -stocking.
Even tti long ago as 1909, when
eking were very cheap, the leasing of
ii)tarshes was• profitable, and the value
of muskrat marshes was estimated by
ex American export at $40 an acre.
As this fur has quintupled in price it
ail a fair assumption that these lands
Tare worth at least $200 per acre to -
41a3':
•
GRUMPY?
If -•Constipated, Bilious or
Headach • take
Y,
' Cascarets"
Brain foggy? Blue devils got you'
Don't stay sick, bilious, Headachy, con
stipated. Remove the liver and bowel
poison which IT' keeping your head
dizzy, your tongue 'coated, your breath
bad and stomach sour. Why not spend
a few cents for a box of Cascarets and
enjoy' the •nicest, gentlest -laxative-
'cathartic •you ever experienced? 'Cas -
carets never gripe, sicken or incon-
venience one lilt~e Salts, 011, Calomel
or harsh Pills. They work while you
sleep.
•
Caticura Hair Is Usually
J1'hick and Healthy
Stasi him right if you wish him to have
thick, healthy hair through lite. Regular
shampoos with Cuticara Soap will keep
his scalp clean and healthy. Before
shampooing touch spots of dandruff and
itching. if any. with Cuticura Ointment.
A elem. healthy scalp means and hair.
Soap 29e, OMutment 25 anti roe. soil
throughouttheDominlon. CanadianDepot:
pro, Limited. 9t. Paul St„ Montreal.
Cutieera Soap shaver without snug.
If ink and berry stains are placed
in buttermilk at once and the milk
changed a couple of tines the stains
will all come out when washing in
the usual way.
•
Auk for Minard's and take uo other.
1,659,000 women are now doing
what was formerly regarded as men's
'work. ;.
FOR SUMMER
• SPORTS
of 9ou 12sve Ae the ati, dealt •
l aliln . tame y test -
..-, .. ways at se uni olid in .
1ltelief quick, sure andel), e
4•
eoats to
it a} deed fni ere}.: the
evorstcases 'by using
TEIvIIPLev WS
Fi AZ - H
No. 9435 -- Ladies' and Missed'
Sports Coat. Price, 25' cents. Cut
in one piece. Cut in 3 sizes; small,
34, 36; medium, 38,• 40; large,. 42,. 44
'iris. bust measure: Small size requires
21/2 yds. 30 ,ins. wide, or '2'i/a yds. 40
ins. wide.
These ,patterns may be •Obtained;
from your local McCall dealer, or
from the McCall Co., 70 Bond 'St.,
Toronto,' Dept. W.
THANKFUL MOTHERS
Once a mother haa used Baby's Own
Tablets for her little ones she would'
use nothing else. The Tablets 'give
such results that the mother has noth-
ing but words of praise and thankful-
ness for them. Among the thousands
of mothers throughout Canada who
praise the Tablets is Mrs. David A.
Anderson, New Glasgow, N.S., who
writes:—"I have used Baby's Own.
Tablets for my children and from nay
experience I would not be without
them. I would urge every other moth-
er to keep a box of the Tablets in the
house." The Tablets are a mild but
thorough laxative which regulate the
bowels and sweeten the stomach;
drive out constipation and indigestion;
break up colds and simple fevers and
make teething easy. They are sold
by medicine dealers or by mail at 25
cents a box from, The Dr; 4ilueee,,,
Medicine Co., Beockville, Ont.
Growth of Canadian Dairying
Canada's dairy products yielded am
proximately $250,000,000 in 1919, 0
this amount, about $65,000,000 was re
celved for exports, These figures
easily coustitute a record for the
Canadian dairy industry.' In 1910; the
total value was' estimated at $100,-
000,000 and the exports amounted to
nearly $24,000,000. Although the pro-
duction of most dairy products made a
fairly constant increase during the
period of the war, the phenomenal re -
'cord 'of 1919 must be attributed in
large measure 'to market conditions.
In common with other food products,
'the prices of milk, butter and cheese
rose rapidly owing to a world short-
age. Then, too, the more rapid growth
of urban centres as compared with
the rural population has enlarged the
home market, without a correspond-
ing increase in production. Further,
the shortage of labor on Yarns
throughout the war restricted iu-
creased production materially, and
the comparatively rapid expansion of
the condensed ond powdered milk
trade affected the cheese industry ad-
versely. Each of these factors tend-
ed to increase prices, Thus, in 1918,
the average price paid for cheese by
the Dairy Produce Commission was
23 cents, f.o.b., steamship, Montreal.
Although similar statistics are not
available, for 1919, it is probable that
the price exceeded 27 cents. Bette;
- prices also established .new records,
f the average price for all grades of
- creamery, delivered at Montreal, was
53yc. cents in 1919. While the produc-
tion of cheese probably showed a
slight decline, the past year can be
credited with a record production of
butter and condensed and powdered
mill:.
Western Canada, especially the
Prairie Provinces, is rapidly increas-
ing its produetiou of milk and butter.
At present, Ontario and Quebec easily
lead the .other provinces, but with a
more general realization of the need
for conserving soil fertility on the
prairies, dairying will progress pro-
digiously.
Modern, co-operative dairying is
less than fifty years old. Already it
has played an outstanding part in giv-
ing such countries as Denmark and
New Zealand economic independence.
It has been proved beyond peradven-
ture that no other branch of fanning
surpasses it in maintaining and im-
proving soil fertility. However it
would be unreasonable to expect that
prices can long continue at the pre-
sent hitch levels. On the other hand,
labor conditions should steadily inn -
prove and advances will be made in
labor saving devices. It seems reason-
ably certain that dairying is destined
to be an increasingly large economic
factor in the future oil Canada,
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8 'S.l 4 s ZEMP 5 nook,' r lia.dAlra G,ifbi
Children Should Never
Drink Tea or Coffee.
They are harmful to growth and
development and have a particu-
larly bad effect on the nervous
system of the child,
O!ve the children.
and avoid tea and coffee harm
Th a Ra n
CAPSULES
We are so certain. of re-
melts wo will send you eu
gree sample of these cap --
eines. confident• that yotu
Will fixed them all we have
claimed. Write to Tem-
lxletons, 112 King St.
Ttoronto.
Sold by reliable druggists
everywhere for $1.04 a box.
' MPLETON'S
RHEUMATIC CAPSULES
Por flfteen years the standard
lipecific for •
PlheurnatIene, Plaudits, Gout
Sciatica, Lumbago, Neuralgia
Many doctors prescribe them.
'rite to Templototte, I49 nag St. W., Toronto, On
froa gamble. Sola by reliable &aggI.ts everywhere for
OM per box.
Secret of Smoke Screens. '
'lie secret of the szieeke screens
used with such great success by the
.British navy in the raids. on Ostend
,argl Zeebrugge is- definitely disclosed.
•Trey were' produced from an acid,
;which has to be burned in the pre -
pence of a sufficient amount of water
vapor, otherwise the smoke produced,
,even over the seas, is liable to be
somewhat thin on a dry day. Com-
mander Brock, who sacrificed hie life
in the assault on the German defences
Ott the Belgian ports, devised the, plan
to feed the acid in a fine spray into
the funnel of a destroyer, where the
temperature was sufficient to vapor-
ize the acid, and the water vapor pre-
sent completed the formation of the
cloud.
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A Human Document.
It is expected that sailors and sav-
ages should be tattooed, and side-
show performers are often notable
examples of the art; but a French
coachman originated the most extra-
ordinary design ever worked on a hu-
man body. At the time of the Dreyfus
trial he had at least one hundred and
twenty illustrations of the case, in-
cluding portraits of the leading per-
sons connected with it, tattooed on
himself. The tattooing took almost
two nears. . It alnaost.seems that, When
li ' ee, he should"' be not burred bat
flied'.
Spanish Flu
Claims ManyVictims in Canada '
-and should be guarded against.
MiDardsLe . intent
Is a Great Preventative; being one of
the oldest remedies used. Millard's Lini-
Itent has cured thousands of cases of
Grippe, Bronchitis, Sore Throat, Asthma
and similar diseaees. It is an Enemy to
Germs. Thousands of bottles being used
every day, for sale by all druggists and
general dealers.
IIIINARD'S LINIMENT CO., LIMITED,
Yarmouth, N.S.
Unappreciated Advice.
"1 have my doubts about this
League of Nations,",- remarked the
proud parent.
„why r
"I understand they propose to go
ahead and settle it without paying any
attention to what my daughter has
written about it in her school examine•
tion essay."
MONEY .ORDERS.
Send a Dominion Express Money
Order. They are payable everywhere.
Song of the Wires.
Most of us have wondered at the
curious "singinge.pf the telegraph and'
telephone wires often heard along
quiet country roads. It is suggested
by one authority that the noises are
due to vibrations transmitted to the
wires by the posts, which receive
them from the earth, and that they
are the result of earth vibrations iden-
tical with those that the seismograph,
or earthquake detector, records.
The song of the wires, it is said, is
the 'song of the barometer; if it i3
low, a change in the weather nia,y
come in two days; if sharp, it may be
immediate.
His Understudy.
As the motor -bus rattled and roared
on its way, the small and solemn
youngster stared unflinchingly at the
old gentleman who sat opposite him.
Presently his relentless gaze began
to make its victim uncomfortable, and,
thinking to create a diversion, he
winked at the small boy.
But he felt even more embarrassed
when the •youngster turned to his
young anti pretty mother, and said, in
shrill, clear tones:
"Mamma, wink at that lean!"
About thirty-five species of birch
are known.
Me, 7ISSUE No.' 16—'20.
ie
Tile F1'ince. of Wales 'line pxranllea
for a selegtlon of the prei;ente .and ad-
dresses he received lu Canada to be
exhibited 6;t;flie Imperial Instttat@t says
a London, .despatchi: • The `collection
con1p,ses about•. 200 • addresses, froth
various sections of the community,
from the Canadian. Government to the
pupils of .Indian native schools. The
membership card' of the Great. War
Veterans' Association and the badge
of the President of the Grand Army of
Canada:are of special intereei, r •
One of the most interesting exhibits
is the dress presented' to the Prince
on his election to the tribe of Stoney
Indians as Chief "Morning Stas," The
gold railway pass presented by the
Canadian Pacific Railway is shown, to-
gether •wlth a souvenir from the Grand
Trunk •Railway, consisting of photo-
graphs taken. in 1860 and 1901,' en-
closed in a box of bird's eye maple.
These include, besides, the chief of-
ficial photographs of Ding Edward
VII. as Prince of Wales, and the pre-
sent King.
The collection is arranged in the
Canadian section of the exhibition
galleries. The Queen has paid a pri-
vate visit to the exhibition.
Sfiinard's hinimetdt Lumberman's 1'riead.
Buy thrift starnps. •
SATISFYING 'RELIEF
FROM LUMBAGO
Slaan's Liniment has the
'punch • that relieves,
rheumatic twinges
This warrnth-giving, congestion
scattering circulation -stimulating rem-
edy penetrates without rubbing right
to the aching spot and brings quick
relief, surely, cleanly. A wonderful
help for external pains, sprains,
strains, stiffness, headache, lumbago,
bruises.
Get your bottle today—costs little,
means much. Ask your druggist for
it by name. Deep it handy for the
whole family. Made in Canada, The
big bottle is economy,
See., 700., $1.10
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TX ALF SECTION FARM LAND.'
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FI. Rosa, 18 DatIaerford. •Ave„ Hamilton,
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V V gena Rgb pxlntlpg. plaint In IE* terriyy
4lntarlo, aih*urancr a Hilda 88.600., W112
�o ger 81,200 on Oulok *alga ii3ae .Otw
Wilson rublfe)ilne. CO., Ltd.. Toronto.
P1eitTrx,xt:ZIL.
TEVENS' COMPLETE VERTIL-
aDI _ leer will pay you. Write for priced.
6y HIP YOUR EMPTY I3AGB--SUGA21
0.j flour, bran sacks to Stevens. High-
est prices. ` Geo. iltevens, 864 Mark St,.
Teterboro. tt
610li*oOL •Tlcao1EtElafs
Q CHOOL TEACI-IERS—MAHE REAL
1,0 money in spare time—send post
card to Ratepayer Publishing Co„ t
Columbine, Toronto.
SOr'T DLilfl WONTED.
1 OFT ELM WANTED, 2 IN. AND
k thicker, shipped green from eavr.
Do not sell until you eomrnuirtcate with.
us. I{eenan Bros. Limited, Owen Sound,
Ont. ''
WOOD AIDIDE.
IF YOU HAVE A CAR FOR BALM
write me. Geo. Btevena. 864 Mark
street, Teterboro.
IlC>ItA ' itgIOX.
F YOU HAVE A FIRE. AND HAVE
J.a car or more of scrap iron I will
some and quote you where It taxis. Goa,
Stevens, 864 Mark Street. Teterboro.
DEMOZZLAWDOTTE.
CV,ryANCER, TUMORS.' LUMPS, ETC..
Internal and external, cured without
pain by our borne treatment. Write xz
.fors too at. 'Dr, Dedman ¥sateen
Co.. Limited. Cellindwood. Oat
One of the great advances in the
tractor game is the increased atten-
tion paid to the grade of lubricating
oil supplied for particular purposes.
LET "DANDERINE"
BEAUTIFY HAIR
Girls! Have a mass of Ion
thick, gleamy hair
p
11SYRUP. OF : Haas"
CHILD'S LAXATIVE
Look at tongue! Remove poi-
sons from little stomach,
liver and bowels
Le•t "Danderine" save your hair ant
double its beauty. You can have lots
of long, thick, strong, lustrous hair.
Don't let it stay lifeless, thin, scraggly
or fading. Bring back its color, vigor
and vitality.
Get a 35 -cent bottle or delightful
"Danderine" at any drug- or toilet
counter to freshen. your -scalp; check
dandruff and falling hair. Your hair
needs this stimulating tonic, then its
life, color, brightness and abundance
will return—Hurry!
Aszszlearar Plainer Peg a.sietitee
Pook'sOn..
DOG DISEASES'
sod *Mr *0 Woad
Waned Pres to,pn, JAB.
dress by the Author.
H. Clay Motor Do., Tae.
118 Wert 31st Street
, New York. U.S.A.
Accept "California Syrup of Figs
only—look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most
harmless laxative or physic. for the
little stomach, liver and bowels. Child-
ren love its delicious fruity taste. Full
directions for child's dose on each bot-
tle. Give it without fear.
Mother! You must say "California."
pees. .
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SINCE ' l870 f �
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30 5'I'8PICODUe7ns
ONLY TABLETS MARKED
".BAYER" ARE ASPIRIN
Not Aspirin at Ali without the "Bayer Cross'
For Colds, Pain, Headache, Neural- package which contains eomplete dip
gia, Toothache, Earache, and for reetions. Then you are getting sea).
Rheumatism, Lumbago, Sciatica, Nem Aspirin—the genuine Aspirin pre.'
ritis, take Aspirin marked with the scribed by physicians for over Maine
name "Bayer" or you aro not taking teen years. Now shade in Canadtee
Aspirin at ail. Handy tin boxes containing 12 tab"
Accept only "Bayes Tablets of lets cost but a few cents. Druggists.
Aspirin" in an unbroken J3ayer" also sell larger "Bayer" packages.
There 3s only ono Aspiliciizi ,"Bayer"-- ''oft must tiny "Barn,"
Aspirin Is tho iraeio merle (registered in Canada) of Bever Manufacture o1 Monon
a
ncetlea<ddestcl• of Salicyltcnrid, While it is turn tenon�n shirt Aspirinme r means Bayer
manufacture, to assist this public against imitations, the Tablets or la9•or compeer
wnl be stomped with their general trade marls, tho 'Bayer Cross,"