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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1922-06-08, Page 61,4*. rilst, 73 Adelaide $t. West Tordeto Address communications to Aaron° Fitting and Showing the goad Tie fitting and showing of swine is an art in itself quite apaet from that of breeding. The careful breeder wbo prides himself on the breeding and typiness of his hogs need not • neeessarily be unbeatable in the show ring. In large show classes where the •eompetition is keen, the winning individuals must possess other quali- fications than trueness to type alone, and probably one of the most import- ant -considerations other than, type is what may be called show condition. This show condition is found in its greatest perfection at our larger shows where breeders with years of experience at their backs are in keen competition with one another. For those breeders who are less exper- ienced and who may wish to take a hand in the game a few suggestions at this time may not be averse. Indi- viduals which it is the intention of the owner to exhibit at this fall's shows should be •selected at once. This • is important if maximum size and de- velopment is to be obt-ained; and every day that this is delayed eneans that much more of a handicap for the in- dividual in the show ring. It is impossible to realize the de- sired results by forcing at the last moment, it being necessary, in order to obtain full development, to bring the individual along gradually. Forced feeding results in excess fleshing, with retarded development of frame, or on the other hand it may result in gross- • ness and lack of quality. Pasture, supplied with shade from the sun, and also, if available, running water, provide ideal conditions for the hog during the summer. These, com- bined with a well balanced meal ration fed in conjunction with green feed and skim milk, form a combination that is capable of giving the most favorable results. The meal ration which is selected for this purpose •should be one cal- culated to develop bone and muscle during the initial stages of the fitting period, and for the latter stages a somewhat higher percentage of fat' producing foods should be supplied. In order to appear to 'the greatest advantage the ekin of the hog must be free from blemishes or roughness of any kind, and present a clear, healthy appearance. One great souree of trouble, MOTO particularly with white -skinned hogs is that of sunburn. This an largely be prevented if some protection from the sun, either na- tural or artificial, is available where the hog may take shelter throughout the hotter parts a the day. These! precautions are not sufficient, how- ever, if the skin of the hog is to appear to 'the • best advantage, so washing must be resorted to. It is not sufficient to let the washing go -Until the day before showing. Some considerable time before the hog is to be shown, at intervals of a few days, a thorough scrubbing ;with a soft bristled brush, linseed soap, and clean water are advised in order to clean the dirt out of the pores. Cleanse with clear water, and -carefully re- move all soap. Such treatment re- sults in the freshness and bloom that is so attractive and desirable in show hogs. • Frenquent handling of the hogs is necessary. in order to have them ac- cuetomed to the presence and also submit to the will of their attendant without undue aisturbance. Fine powdered charcoal is useful in keeping down digestive troubles in dicks. It can be bought for about live cents per pound at feed stores or made by running 'charcoal' through a feed grinder. If the charcoal is stocea it mast be a rather dry place. It soon absorbs moisture and then loses much of its value to the chicks. Eye troubles and colds among grow- ing elicits result from overcrowding in dusty broodier hoagies. • As soon as the brooders are remised it pays to install "oasts. Evenda a few crooked breaite shouldevesult front early roost- ing they are lees lose than an epiaemic of colds. Most' poultry troubles can be pee - vented. A great many of them are difficult to cure, There is often tene clency to neglect the Poultry and then expert to give them a couple of pile and have everything all right. Sus- eneful management of hens eensists lit anticipating- ttouble end ahoidhig before it 0,OCUTS, by careful Mtn,- ageneent, Growing oldekens need ehacle where they can rest eluting the heat of the day. If the birds are in fenced yards it pays to start surifloweee er tatu just outside the fence so the obade will :teach inealie, A doable yard is still better., Thee a ,growing crop is easily started on ere9 side an the hens ean, be turned in when the Wants are too loge to be injured. If you provide artificial shade for the chicks be sure it is substantial. They may seek such proteetion, in se. vere 'wird or main storms,, It it biewt over there may be n Maims lege, Cori. eny houses and brood oops can be protected in wind StOTTee by delving ialOWn two by fours or strong stakes and spiking to the sides of the houses, Manageinent of Young Turkeys. It is at hatching time that we aps predate having saved the tame pul lets fee breeders. •The typical turkey hen resents interference, but the tame one is willing that we share hei responsibility and is one of the great- est factors of success in rearing the young. She will allow es to take the little ones from the nest or to feed and care for them without becoming nervous and trees. • When the hatch is completed she should be kept from wandering away as she is instinctively inclined to de, and I have found the following method most satisfactory: . Take the hen and little ones care- fully from the nest to the house which is ready for them. This is a good roomy, well ventilated house, the di- mensions of which should not be less than three feet by four feet, and four feet high at the front. Then tie a strong soft cloth to the shankof the hen and to this tie six or eight feet of clothesline. This is fast- ened to a weight (ea old plew point is good) which is placed just outside of the house: Asfter putting" her down keep the little poults at a distance until she is accustomed to being tied: She will soon quiet down, call the • little ones to her and make the best of the situation. She can go in and out of the house and can be removed to fresh, grassy places during the day, but is shut in with a wire netting door at night and during storms. After a week or ten days she is given her freedom but is brought back to the house at night and in stormy weather until they are old enough to roost. See that the house is kept clean and dry. First feed* is given when from twenty-four to thirty-six hours old. This is dry bread ground fine and mixed with hard-boiled egg. Feed four times daily, just a little at a time: After three days begin giving rolled oats once a day at first, and later alternately with bread and egg. When about one week old start feeding a good grade of chick grain, sometimes adding cracked wheat. At about this time, also, a mash is added to the ration for the morning meal and is made as follows: Finely -chopped greens (onions, lettuce or dandelions), mixed with bread and egg and with rolled oats. A small amount of granulated charcoal may be added at tithes. Gradually discontinue the egg and bread and add more of the rolled oats and some bran to the mash. • Never prepare mote than you want to feed at one time and never feed more than they will clean up quickly. • Continue•thie mesh, chick grain and rolled oats, feeding four times daily for the first month or six weeks, or until they are ready to go away on range. They axe very fond a lettuce when taught to eat it from your hand. Sour milk, thick clabbered milk, is a valuable past of the ration. Start giving when three or four days old and continue through the season. Let them have all they will take twice a day. See that they have a supply of fresh water at all times. Never overfeed. The amount given should not be more than they will clean up thoroughly in three or four minutes. - Feed on clean boards or trays and provade rat (mese sand), oyster shell, and charcoal where they can reach it at all times. THE -CHILDREDril HOUR ens How Do You Boo? Save hew do you hoe yOUT'row, young , ohals? • ' • Say, how do you hoe your row?, Do you hoe OEt fair, Do you hoe it square, - Do you bee it the best you knew? Do you out the weeds, as, you eught And leave what's worth while there?. 1 The harvest youli garner .depends oe • you; • Are you working on the equaee? A windbreak of evergreens is very practicedthis companionship through useful on the poultry -range during hot their catmeenes unfolding years seem . weather. Poultry dislike the hot deer winds. Often the windbreak is diffi- cult to start ail in one year ele some of the trees may die. It pays to fill Are you killing the noxious weeds, young thap ? Are you making at straight and clean? Are you going straight, At a hustling gait, Are you scattering all that's mean? Do you laugh and sing and whistle sarila, And dance a step or two, As the row you hoe leads up the hill? The harvest is up to you. • Katie's Airplane. "I wish I had an airplane," said six- year-old Katie with a sigh. Kati d" and her brothers were spend- ing the summer at Uncle Daniel's farm. Her brotherieentatenesins were .allaolder, and though they weae very kind to Katie, soinethbes She was a lit- tle lonesome at being • the allay girl among theme The -boys' thoughts were sof ell of aleplanies! They talked -.about airplanes, they dee* Pictuees of them, they madie models of them, they talked of what they Should do when old enough to "fly" in airplanes, and each hoped for a chance to go up in one while he was still a boy. That morning the boys were all on the side porch, whittling and sawing and nailing, trying to make a small machine that would fly. Uncle Daniel, passing through the sitting -,room, heard: Katie wishing. , "Come out with me," he said; "I'll put you on an airplane." Katie, with her dell in her arms, ran out after her uncle. "This vrill take you up int the air." "Why, Uncle Daniel, this is only just the swing." • "Well, can't you make believe? You inake believe that doll is a baby." "This is my 'Vengeline," ,taid Katie,, hugging her doll. Then she under- stood?, and .smiling, said gaily, "Yes, I'll make brieve it's a really; truly airplane " ••• I But the titird day, as *con on the swing was high, Katie began to eereatn; "Uacie Dant, Thiele Dardl, set -o -p!" "Why, what's the matter, child?" By Emily H. West stoked ler allele ae he etopped the swing near the grimed. "You can't see front her, Uncle Dana, but Snowflake's broke the bars th' other side o' the pasture, an' 'sho'. But Uncle Daniel had gone, runniing.! Snowflake was the finest cow on the farm. At the foot of the elope beyoridi the pasture was the railroad. 1 Half an how later Uncle Danieli came back. He waved his hand to , Katie as he went Inas the house. In a few minutes he came out apart, and Aunt Lucy was wattle him., In her hand •she had a small how of red, white and bine ribbon. "Harrah, littleaviator!" said Uncle Daniel. "You've done your bit, and we'll decorate you. I was juet an, time.' Thee Was a train coming. Snowflake was frightened, and was heeding right, for the track. We always est care- fully apart the milk Snowflake gives; useand the money that it brings we, save for missions. We call her our missionary tow. So you oesayou saved her to keep en giving milk to help our maseionaries in foreign lends." "I like my airplane," said Katie hap- ' Your Chikl's Own Room Clipping horses has been practic- ed in our sectionfor a number of years with varying success. The horses are in some cases dipped closely over their entire bodies with a power ma- chine, and it is claimed, that this facil- itates shedding and produces greater comfort for the horses during the spring months when they are required to do heavy work in -warm weather. However, in some cases it has resulted dn some sickness and death of horses because of coldand pneumonia con- tracted when standing in a cool place after being warmed up to a consid-a erable exteet. The 'lighter breeds of horses, including trotting and driving horses, seem to fall in this erase, but it is possible that draft horses, too, are affected just as much. A system used in some placesis to clip the legs and about one-half of the body of the horses, leaving the sides and back covered with the original coat of hair to be disposed of in nat- ural shedding. This appeals to many farmers because it leaves the legs of the berme clean and the hair does not hold so muoh dirt when the 1 t evelytilatewiny. gyvhyeanu yinouistw"fii4e at ether idniurt:dais- easily. brushed off and the Clipped in this manner the liantsee relieved. With the half-and- tlimesit wi'm l'e'just a eanamorawingdatialf treatment a heavy draft horse but for our five minutes it i te .heiaannot ,cool off so quicklyeeven though an airplane, and when yea come d'mvn I warmed up considerably and there is you must tell US rsat'youve seen, just as the soldiers do. Now then, one, two, three, here you g6!" Up . went the swing, almost to the tree -top, back and forward again,. many times, with Katie pleased and laughing. "What did you sene?." asked Uncle Daniel when the play stopped. "I saw a teenie, weenie, cunning squirrel," said Katie. "He had bright eyes." The next day she said, "I saw blue flowers by the stone wall, an' now Pm goin' to get 'em." less danger from sickness. While this style of clipping presents a rather odd appearance, it is not long until the top coat begins to shed and with good rubbing and currying the daff•erence is soon unobservable. The benefits of clipping have been secured without any disastrous effects. We become agitated ajeout taxes but the biggest tax we put upon ourseaves and make no complaint. That tax is negligence and its results. Morocco has no newspapers. Parents as Educators Companionship With Children—By Katherine Beebe Too much cannot be eaid concerning a real companionship between parents and children. I emphasize the "real." Those fathers and mothers who have in the vacant places for a year or tv 4 tress the ones they love best, and in until the solid lite is well establishe e addition, are se well equipped with vital interest in the better and finer aspects of life that the len desirable makes no effectual appeal. • I have seen this happen over e3113. Over again, and one mother of five splendid 'chil- dren said it was as .certain as that two and two made four. Given this real companionship by their parents and a mutual shaving of the best things in home, books, music, art, na- I ture and hemanity during eighteen or' mere plastic years and .elyiklren are bound to turn out well. This salt of companionship le no casual or haphazamd thing. The par- ents who realize its value and mean to have it at any price are willing to play, really play with their babies, to keep on play ng with the little erres, to give hours of time tor the older wise, and to live on such friendly iterins with their ohildrea from the"beginning that spontaneity, originality, initiative and enthusiasm are never 'repressed. Ten- der love, real living sempathy with the ahnest to hold them in the hollow of their hands. These fortunate young people simply do not want to do the thing,s which would grieve or dis- The wool situation has improved materially of late. This market is tending upward and producers are re- alizing more foam their flocke than they have these past two yearra. This does not mean, however, that rejects and,impropetay prepared wool will not sell at a heavy discount below clear wool. It is, thereaare, rnore inapoatant to the farntee that heheeseectse care and judgment iri getting the fleece readrfor market. Here are nacelle sug- gestions Be certain that the fleeces me dry before the shearing is eleartea; Provide a •eleAn,, Well -wept floor for the shesrers. • Often fleeces are damaged, by the 'shearers tutting the fibre twice in - Mead of once at theyhtthould. After the fleeees are removed the tegginge :should be sespaasted and Plac- ed in, a atbok Ot beadle by theanselves. Eaoh lieeee should be tied tsepatate- ly with weathered side down. Use paper fleece twine. Do not use binder twine'not any othee rough twine, eince the Mete will mix With the 1,voo4 and cannot be ,separated in the mann•- facturing processes, trat no More twine then is necessary, two ettinge each Way .around ,the fleece being suffieferd, Sack the Wool or cover it with but- om tanixas and ate fill, a dean dry place; childa point of view, act:lye partid- pe Lion in whatever betetests him, do- ing things together, theme are the pre- cious secrete of those parents whose ehildren when grown are Still their dearest friends. It is front the filet a question of be- ing willing tie pay the price. When one sees on every band boys and girds whose friends and interests are adi outside ,of home, who seem entirelY at liberty to chooto their OWn beettpa,, tine and amusements and inclitied to eelect theft which are not only ques- tionable bot often despeeately denger- his, and eoitteasts them With those others of whom we have been speak- ing, one is forced to conclude that many parents have purchased self in- dulgence for themselves at a terrible cosh "Where are their parents? What are they thinking of?" How often do we:hear this said to -clay as we gaze upon the girls antaboys who are on the streets, in the restaurants, at the shows, ie the automobiles; as we read the horrors in oer daily papers, as we listen to tales of disgrace and disaster. It dees not matter much where they are now. It is too tate. • Their greet chance is gone' for good and all. But years ago these parents were spend- ing hours upon themselves which should have been passed in eompan- ionship with their children. What would they not give now for that coin- panionship and -the influence which can be bought only at that price! But, oh, you fathers and mothers of little childeen, don't let your •oppor- array slip! Now is your great thence! Fill the golden hours of yotee children's early years with all sorbs of work, play, projeots, exceesions, reading and study together. Live with sow deg- dren. It was long ago that Froebel cried, "0,ome, let us liye with our thil- dren!" anel never was his reason for so doing so Clear to our minds as in these lattax daye, Do not say that you are too bitty, or that the labor of providing food and shelter for them prevents. Let them share, according to thee.- years, nt the family work, the family tespeneibilities ana even the fatally inconte. Remember that oom- panioneltip means participation. You eau make work a frolic or an unwel- e,,onle drudgery ,i10 them; it is for you to thoo.sp, 411„depeg!de ell the slAtit in Which the tia'seeiSata things al* <fon . Even be thankful that year theens tare restricted, for then yout problem will be a simpler lone 'ffirat, if you had all the money you wish you hal NeeeSsitY ig On able assistant to any' Sort of Watt, and begUiles it is you the ichildrien 'cloture rather then the things yott think you would like to give thena In our family we have alwaese be- lieved that each child should have a place in the house that belenged to hrni a10310. If poseible; he Ought to have a roam all to himself; if not, he •should sham, it with someone else. But, at any rate, there silsettad be nate plaoe to which he could go, end say, "This is my -castle," and defend his right to it against all comers. Young people find a good outlet for their overflowing eestleseness in tak- ing oare of or furnishing their °eve roome. The craving for •companionship is a • powerful factor in the life of very boy or girl, but a certain amount of prie va-cy and wholesome quiet is just as necseary to the child's. development and happiness. I have known famil- ies where life was made miserable for everyone because •of the .constant bickering and quarreling among the children. When the house was en- larged so that each one could have his own team, they suddenly lost their. fretful ways, and imrproved rapidly; in disposition, nervous strength, and general health. It means a great deal to a boy or girl to know that his smeal peseessions, are sacred Irene, the usitympataietic eyes and hands 'of 'the grown folks. have always trained my children to respect each other's rights. Evert- if ie hasn't a roan to himself, ea,elnchild has certain shelves, _drawers, and other nooks which are sacred to hie Darn use, and neither I nom anyone else m7ssiotnoitech any of his little proper- ties withant first obtaining his per- insiWe all know families where clothes are owned practically M common. Mary buys a new waist, but before she has a chance to wear it Sue finds that she has nothing .suitable, and must weer it "just this once." No one ie ever sure of collars, handker- chiefs, or stockings. Tastes Change Rapidly. If your dead has a flown to him- self, he will take pride in making it beautiful—that is, if you give hint full liberty to .decarate it as he thinks best. The tastes of nohildren differ widely. You cannot make a boy or an• out-of-door, athletic girl love and cherish a dainty pink -and -white room. On the other hand, the roam of boyish crudeness and simplicity will chill the heart of a girlwhose tastes run to frills and fine needlework. 1 • Then, too; the tastes of a child change as he grows older. A girl may at first show an alarming affec- tion for gaudy posters end senthmental pictures, and may clutter up her dress- ing table with photographs and use- less trinkets, but this is only a pass- ing phase. If she is given a ehance she will get over it into the realm of good sense and good taste. A boy whose idea of a good room may be! simply a place to sleep and deess wffl later take pride in turning his "cas- Jae" into a comfortable place where he can take his churns and be secure from interruption by the rest of the household. The fact that young people's tastes change rapidly is a good reason for furnishing and decorating their rooms inexpensively, so that they may fre- quently be altered to meet the develope. ing ideas of the owner. 1 I have found that tinting instead; of papering is best adapted to meetti this 'requirement in decorating the walls. The wells can be retinted frequently for just about the sum necessary to have wall paper eleaned. One of my eons early showed a decided gift fax design, and under the direc- tion of bit teacher I permitted him to design etencils to be used to border the wells. The work gave him many pleasant hours, and the result .wae very 'attractive. • In the eame way I early learned that curtains and furniture should be simple and inexpensive, Stout, boine- made furniture is especiaaly odapted for a young boy's, room. It will not be greatly injured by the hard usage ib receives at the hands—and feet— of its scuffing, awkward, reckless young owner, and since manual trains mg has been introduced into all up. to -date schoots, most boys pan enake a good many pietas for themselves. The vogue for painted furniture is one that gives the girl almcett ed opportenities for making her room different end midevuluel. Even •oheala ewes and cleaners may be nia.de ex- tremely pretty by painting them, and .adding a tiny flower design to give character. • French grey, dull blue, or cream are good ocaors for the solid I painting, and combinations of blue, rail, and yellow in quaint flowers de- signs brighten it up and lend individ- uality. Not Good Enough For Boys. POT some reason the half-grown lads of a household are frequently given the worst quarters. Perhaps it lee because they spend much less :time in. " the house ,and in. their rooms than do alemir seetere, or 'because they are much hardier. Perhaps it is because they are notoriously hard on furniture. Whatever the reason, the boy between ' ten and eighteen is apt to be t,he one who always receives' the most uadesir- I able room and the most unattractive !furniture. The dresser minus casters • or drawer knobs, the bed that sags in the middle, the worn and faded rug, are thought "good enough" for Johnny. This is a bad policy if a mother wishes to train her boys in neatness, love for their home, and appreciation of beauty—qualities that will go fax to make their future homes happy and pleasant. He should have a plain, white - enameled bed. If the padnt is knock- ed off, he can easily repaint it him- self. He should have a plain set ol book -shelves, built-in, if possible, and other shelves for the inevitable col- lectione---stamps, butterfldes, stones, shel/s, coins, all kinds of curios. ' Any mother of a boy will know that it is useless to protest against the intro- duction of such "traele" Birds' nests, rocks, and mosses are messy to the eye, but they are often the dearest treasures of the boy who has codlected them. If you want your boy's heart and eonficlenee, then beware how you look upon these oherished trophies. Pictures and a Mirror. • Many people -have the notion that while a miner may be necessary for a girl, a boy has no particular need for it. The mirror is apt to be the poor- est part a a cheap dresser, and it is far better ecomomy to niake adress- ing table at home and buy a separate mieror of fine quality. A full-length mirror .set inthe clooe of a clothes .clot or in some position where the light is good is one of the best aide to developing pride in im- maculate personal appearance. • When ,children are ,senall and the mother selects the pictures., good re- productions of old masters are the best choice. As the boys and girls grow older, they should be permitted' to choose the pictures which they -wish to hang in their own rooms. They are bound to be influenced , by the ones which hang in Other parts of their home, at to which they are introduced at school or in the homes of their friends. A thild'a room should realty be a kind of home laboratory for develop- ing his tastes, helping him to express - his own ideas, and instilling in hint ideaas of order .and beauty. Annual Agricultural Returns of Canada, 1922. Fainters throughout Canada are re- minded tbat this month (June) the Dominion and Provincial Governments will make their annual collection of , the areas sown to. field crops and of , the numbers of farm animals alive on; the farm.' POT this purpose, following, plans which have been in annual op- eration since 1918, a simple eardboard schedule, with instructions signed jointly by the Dominion Statistician and the Deputy Mintster or other offis der of the Provincial Department of Agriculture, will be issued to as many farmers as can possibly be reached through the agency of the teachers anti children of the rural schools; The returns received, when compiled, will form thie basis for the estimation by provinces of the anus sewn for 1921 to the priaoipalfield crepe ana the numberof farm animals alive on the fatin at the date of enumeration oft or about the 1.5th of June. The returns thus requested by the Dominion and Provincial Governments are intended solely for the ptsrpose of estimatirig agricultural and live stock Proauction, first in the interests of the general body of Canadian farmers; secondly for the Mfonnation and guidance 'of other interests allied bo and dependent upon agriculture (in- terests tepreeenbett by s6a.T.estrien, etoeomiete, 'benaseee, grain dealer, transPortatioii ageiride add others); and thirdly for 'reporting to the Inter- national Institute of Agriculture at 'Itotte (to which Canada is an adher- ing country) in return for reports on the prodaebien Of other eat:main end' of world totals whith influence priees," Vithl tarelequently effect tire intermits, of Canada,. now the third largest wheat -growing and the second largest wheat exporting country in the woeld. Fanners who do not receive the cardboard ocheaules for returning their acreages sown and theirananbees ofafarrn live stock by the middle of June should make iinmediate applica, tion for sante to either the school teacher of their local school district, or the Department of Agriculture of their province (in Quebec the Bureau of Statistics at Quebec), or the Do- minion Statistician at Ottawa. Posi- tive assurance is given by the Domin- ion and Provincial Governments that the return e asked for are not used in any way for purposes of taxation. Only totaleaare used for the purposes of estimation, and all individual re- tains ane kept inviolably secret. In cases where farmers may prefer to do so, the reterne may be mailed free raidee seal direct to the Doinindon Sta- tistician at Ottawa, no poitage stanms being netessary. It is inconceivablo that faemers who knew the vratuo of milk for theta' calves and pigs carinet tee the application of thie to the childeen. Every °Mal under 15 Yeare of age should &ink at leatt a quart of milk eyery day, and after that age, a pint every day. From the ennoreloal standpoint, a regrettablo waste occur% when slim - Mod milk is., fe,d to hogs, inasmuch as it hare ..1,;een• demens tra teal by experts in aterlcuittere that 100 parade of skim - mod milk, even when fed with corn, wailt just prodesee 4 pounds of doeseed peek, whale 300 pounds of eltimmed milk will proathe 15 pounds of cottage caeceeeana 1 parmet ef cottage elieeee bee O..5 mach ntatitive value :for the human body as 11,4 pounds Porki'