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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1923-01-06, Page 6The Importance of COloStrom, Tis big word celeatihne reforsto the firet giVgA 11Y :the q.Siey' after becoming fhesh, We have alwaYs thought thet the, -vaisae of feeding the filet Milk to .the celf wee to clen out awl gent 'the, digestive Orgaris„te the performanee of their prow feenction, ddress communleathanO to -. 73 Ahelaido St, Wrot• Toohnto. It appears from tests recently made „ that thie poeition was wrong., • 4 • L. A I, .--ellease prescribe a Proper iddied to hale thendeelves. they, eeteallY Experiesents running aver two intim for my cows to supplement t, is, corn, corn fodder and marsh hay. answere--A atin made eke of oorn -dder and maesh hay as the roughage end ground oats and corn es the eon- centeetes lacks both nitrogenous ele- r ente, which are necessary in milk reduction, and succulence. It would e well to make the grain ration one- third each a bran, con, meal, ath oat ehop. ' An even better addition would be oilealce meal, about one paund per • eonstune FAightly .latKek: 13rpertiOn, years ,have esteblished the. fag that reaching M soMe aeeses to '7 pee eenh this colostrum ie a reel germ. hiller. a the whole ratime , It desteoye the dangerous genes The price a ta*ctge .vaeles. end:am which -lurk. in the :digegive traet of • et in to its pintem ,00ntextt: , Tenkag the y ou ha emmed .01.,es of the, eaves centainieg from 50, to 60 Per cent. d in these experirnents were giden laxa- protein ueuelle sell e at about:55 DOI tives to make certain that theiX how - about 45 per cent. protein, has a mar-, were euich weaker than those receiv- grade whidl ,containsi os ton. The lower moved regular/5r. These calves ket priee of about -$45 Peh ton, so i ing colostrum and the detail. rete Was th:at the cog is . about ' the same iii,„ as hieli as among *gee reategetting either ,case in. xelation to the 'mine °Id this first milk. Out of ttventy-two ihypto day. Clover hay would make a vela- the the feed. Tankage is ait _is upuamycnct 01 alves whichadidd not yecerve colos- ede n abattoir. sold by feed merchants and the nrger Calves from toberdular eavhe ea n be of the ration. One feed of this per Ole addition to the coarser partion 1' th rune eleven se . seed stores. raised without exposing the young animals by heating the eolOstrum to W. am going to keep my 140 deg. F. for thirty minutes. This sheep in an old hen coop this winter. destroys the tubercular gorilla but Will chicken lice stay on sheep? If does not decxease the disease -resistant they will, what should I use to remove or immunizing properties of the colos-i them? trum. To prevent thickening the eel- Answer:—It is presumed that the ostrum should be heated a. double building termed a, hen coop is oomee cooker or in a pan placed hi a 'Mae, thing more than the 'name iteplies, of hat water. A large number of rather a house in which fovrls have calves were raised on celostrum thusl treated and are doing as well i: every; way as the calves which nureed their' dams. day would be a suitable amount. From 15 to 25 pounds of either turnips or =angels a day to each animal would help the -suoculence of the ration., J. Be—Would you kindly give me an opinion on feeding rye to dairy cattle, i.e„ in connection with other feeds, such as oats and corn? Answer:—Rye is an unsuitable grain to feed to dairy cows for the reason that this vain is subject te been kept. Poultry lice are quite un - the disease of ergot Bigoted gram likely to remain on sheep. They do is liable to cause premature birth and not remain on human beings. It would should therefore be avoided with all breeding animals. be well, however, to cleanse the hou.se of this class of vermin. Poultry lice are usually found in cracks and cre- vices or behind beards near the roost - R. K. have twenty-two fall pigs ing quarters. All loose boards should therefore be removed and the house given a thorougfh disinfecting wash, preferably put on by a spray- pump. A three per cent. solution of creolin or a hot lime wash should be effective. Unless the building is much larger than the terrn hencoop would suggest, the sheep should by all means be given an outdoor run. In fact they would, be the better for this in any case. and I have no milk, only what I buy and that is half water. How would tankage go and how much should I feed to each one hundred pounds of weight of pigs? Please tell me where I can buy it and its probable price. Answer:—The Dominion Experi- mental Farms as a meek of experi- ments carried on in the feeding of tankage to swine, have adopted two systems of using this feed, which is found to be a very useful substitute Lor milk. One is to expose the tankage in an open box in the pen and allow the pigs to help themselves. At the piles? What can be done. fol. them? same time they are give satisfying sAnswer:—The ailment complained rations of either dry chop or sloppy! ie probably due to constipatieg feed. The other system is to mix the foods and the need of- exercise. This tankage with the chop and feed it either dry or in sloppy condition. When the tankage is mixed a propor- tion of from. 5 to 6 per cent. of the mixture is used. When pigs are al - C. R. e --Can you tell me the reason that my five -month-old pigs have can be d oorrected by adding a small proportion of raw linseed oil to the ration, feeding liberal quantities of roots and allowing for a daily run in:a sunny yard. The use of milk in producing eggs and poultry meat is becoming more general as the good results are evi- ; dent. Breeders who do not produee milk at home can often buy the com- mercial semi-solid buttermilk. Experi- ments have proven that five pounds of sour skim -milk is about equal to a pound of the commercial semi-solid buttermillc. The cash value of the sour milk for pouliry feeding is rather difficult to determine, but a fair peke of seven cents per gallon has -usually been con- sidered fair. The commercial semi- solid buttermilk usually costs close to four cents per pound, although the cost is greatly influenced by the am- ount purchased and the freight rates. There are quite a few poultrymen mixing their own dey mash by pur- chasing the semi-solid buttermilk for the protein and then adding as much home -raised grain as possible, plus the necessacry items purchased' off their neighbors or elevator. This makes an economical mash and the poultry- man knows what he is feeding. There seems to be a value to feed- ing milk that cannot be expressed eas- ily in caelh. It has the vitamines which produce growth and vigor. Breeding stock that have milk in. their ration seem to produce more hatchable eggs than hens which get a their peotein through beef scrap or fish scrap. In feeding liquid sour milk and but- termilk the dishes should be frequent- ly scalded and scrubbed with a corn cob to loosen the guarnny accumula- tions. Dirty milk seems to be a source of digestive troubles. Do not feed tour milk in any type of fountain which (satinet be opened up so you can see all the inside when it is rinsed and cleaned, ". Right Type of Hog Essential To Export Bacon Trade. Mthrossing a body of senior officials axe the Live Stock Branch of *e Fed - seal Department of Agriculture Ot- a few days ago, Dr. J. IL Gels - &le Deputy Minister rif the Depart- ment,, pointed out thet at the present time Centedian bean on the British market is losing' rather than gaining ground. This oonolasion was dessert trona a etudy of markets vrhile in Eng - few Weeks ago, Oernipexed with Dank& baton, which easily tops the impett Market, Oana.diat Wee were too short and in Inany cases too thiek OOntrilarul 'gib beg prices. The dif- ference pilot between Qtruatlian and Daniell was shoat dime tents per poen& Tilde was oil the whoIesele Marlette and the limited study that could be giv en to the retail -market iedicated that a wider difference bee tedeen eertedian and Danish bacon was the rule l)r, Orisdale expressed etei- &lento that hog grading, now being established, wonkt tend to restore to Shipping Potatoes in Winter. To make a box oar safe for shipping potatoes in weather that is below freezing, the floor, walls and ceiling of the 'ear must be covered. with build- ing- paper :‚held- in place with laths. After pnering,'s false floor should be laid on supports running lengthwise. This allows a free air channel, four to six inches deep, below the false floor and extending fram the centre of the ear to either end and connecting with vertical air -passages formed by false walls (built four to six inches from the car ends. False w-alls, should be built a few inches from the sides of the ear. The false floor should not cover the area between the doors. Here a stove is ingalled, if the shipment is likely to pass through severe weather. A false door should be built on one side for a stovepipe and bulkheads put across the ear at either side of the doors to form a "weld" for the stove. These false walls, as well as the centre bulkheads, rise well toward the ceiling, and. with the false floor form two large bine around which the air continually cir- culates. The bins should be lined with Paper. Care of Barnyard Manure. The conservationand application of ftarm manure is a matter of vital im- portance to farmeas, as the aniount of a.vailable plant food in the 'soil is the principal factor M determining crep yields. - Barnyard manure is the most effec- tive fertilizer and best soil improver known. Each ton contains approxi- mately 10 pounds of nitrogen, 5 pounde phosphoric acid and 10 pounds of potash, supplying three essential elements of plant food. For increas- ing soil fertility farm manure is un- equalled and it is one of the most valuable assets *I the farm. The more manure the larger the crops, the larger the crops, the more live stock that can be kept whith it turn will produce More Mania% and increase crep produetion. All the liquid' manure . should be saved- as it is far richer in nitrogen and Potaih. than the solid excrement. The fleoee and gutters irt the steble.a EJhould be sound and liquidetight. Suf- ficient litter or bedding material should be used to take up all liemiti. Manure. for corn, which la. one of the prihcipal mean erstetieg into roe teeth:ins Of la aoek farms irk Eastern Canada, can be, 'maths by drawing it directly to the Adds and spreading it where -earn is to he sown the following- season; mu medico Meets 'net only a 1#1:011:kft of labor but prevente' loseee, plant food front leaelehig and heatieg. Jill% the limited amomit of mange tiettallet at the tonlietancl 'of farmers it Is no dosirablo to pheW it ,under 4060st. hdeU ladOnteotated With the first live inches of it will, har It fatinentation, Warm, the $11r20.40 11611 and felt meiktore-holdi Canada 'her lost prestage on the trit- PecitY and thus nourish And, Ice lab market', which is the only outlet of 'young ,crop when it is Ietkat a1>16 importato fop Oauttian bacolo. 4atagt dotrialae for 4,s food: A Canadian Plant ,Regis- tration. A movement has been set ,en foot for the recording and angisteetidn itt Canada of new varieties of herbeteous plants,. shrubs and trees. At a meet- ing of the executive committee Of the Canadian Horticultural Council; held in Ottawa on Nov. 13, it was decided to proceed with the establishing of the bureau on the besie of a aePort prepared by the Registration .Com- mittee of the Council. The registration proposed is intend- ecl to protect the name of a new ;ear- iety and the rights of the Originator in the same .sense that inventiorts.are " protected by thetent rights, The reels- tration maohinery will ineltele peo, vincial representetivest as well as eommittees to deal with different classes of plants. ' Applieations will 'be first dealt with by provincia/ repre- eentatives, next by the Regietration Bureee who will determine whether or riot the me ale d f r : 1redr in use. The Dominion Horticulturist will tben pase he on en the, iner- i s , d registration'11, only be given with the sanction a the Registration Committee. The propo- sition has beep before.the Domin- ion Minister of Agricelture, who ap- proves of the plan, and gives ;hope that the necessary assistaxtce for ear- rying on the Bureau will ,he provided. The Secretary of the Registration Committee and also of the Council itself is Oerstain L. F. Burrows, Ottawa. Winter pointers. When sheep are exposed to cold, sharp winds, they beeeme blind. Treatment, five or six drops of a ,sat - crated solution of boric acid in the eyes, twice a day. Keep it up several days. When you stop the team on the road, put the blankets on. Have horses sharp -shod on icy roads. Water stock in the barn rather than turn them out in stormy weather. Keep fall pigs growing. It doesn't pay to 'rough them through the win- ter. Get 'em ready for early spring market. , If the fowls are kept busy scratch- ing, in litter, they do not mind the cold. Seed Corn Needs Air. Give air a chance 'where seed corn is gored. The air should get to every kernel of the ears. This means that the corn shouhl not be piled on Shelves or even laid. on the floor. The best plan is to sling it up with twine or tick an nails 'so that no two ears touch each other. This will provide for the free circulation of air and thereby increase the germination. Farming is a game of put and take. The more you put in of fertility and care, the more you take out in clops. Parents as Educators Making the Most S One Of the mast' valtiableae the mother of sin -all- childreg ability to search through her house of stories and find jug' one for the -need of. the mo children love; steel eager to listed; any int hut by gieing .earefel th selection of, her stories a make them cont-ribute mental and spirituel her children. The r telling .stories is to giv course this primary aim ways be uppermost in the narrator. The sim.plest way to cies is according to the age of th Nursery rhymes are used un as the very first stories, foe light thildren who are still m Wes. The jingling rhythm e tracts the attention, and aft —By Mary Frances Davis ' there So the little bo Y stopped cry- ing, and stood up, and smiled at all :Xs friends." Mothers will find ample ).rial. for these hotne-made stories every -day happenings, and should imple words and keep the action At, stories that naturally. fallow fall into two ,.clae.ses, those 'relate incidents that might real - happened, and those which fp the world of fairies and make - eve. athildren of kindergarten age de - t in fairy tales, because they stim- 6 the imagination. In this Stage ernental development the imagine - sive powers are very alert, and little chiltren live almost as much in the world of malee-believe as they do in - the real world. Because af this their minds crave fairy tales. • • Nature lessons may be taught beau - By Marjorie Sims Why should not My Icitthen, be elle , :Cretonne IS not good beeettee ;it 'doer .of the, most, ateractive roams,' in my rot launder esitisfectorilY. . Heavy ure hcd'se; "sinco 1 sPcnd a larger ProTer'' bleaehed Muslin 'is riot good,doithore tion , f ney , time there ethart .M any became • it ' ehuts 1 t too entli liaht, other one rooni, eeeeet 111Y bedroom? KY• enistalrus are Made of dotted, Swisei The kitchen I grew up in waa hied Ode e , starched, and ironed in ;pleat It tea an endless time to mop. the to' gide niy windows the fresh,' ohldP window looleed out en hog lot and leek 1 lore. 'Because a the, aletnint all I could see was Intel, The. etove df:aleastire1 get.liven these certain* came out in . the middle . a the ream Iham Perfectly •willing, to` spend the and I' had to Walk around it to get three it takes to , iron:there, rlf ,eped , back to the esink. The pantry was eh, not have the time ea. depieeefer across the room ' from the stove rind curtains like ndee, try. this tYPO;, ted..4 the table and the miles to be walked , very sleazy, thin unbleathed muslia, in bringing -dishes from the dining , fdr sash durthiee. Crooliet leePe delhash Town, acrose the lcitchen to the table each end' ,arud run the 'Curtaina on ttie by ye thglzWedh1C1711011141111Yrithetillhewhhoilge' theotherat tiblifIst°13ottoornf .theThseassell caunrci- .pens), then oarrying them back again tains' do not blow ont over , things ' —some to be put away in the pantry,' when the vrinclowe are 'open and can for my large family. Our hottsa has end eine eme them on two roes, eyeech ta6ne.lousromieesttofober hroeutu.srenweodr,kt.o the dining.be nta' punileedeay,zia4;:en7otoiwnleedet,wiitnirhoanIsn.e:wi;uht. roorn—the miles did not add anything ' Ifilsithte.rteads tdoesitrehochwiillarof wtheoaroiticgla, taht.) dark green for tile same reason. have never vsorked in any but bright, kitchens ean never appreciate theni as - twelve floor space is all I need ,ever the ewer see& with a:himiding et e,eee a dark ficeer did not show spots. The walls, •ceiling and woodwork ere straP3et'Slhobnl'.1(t i'iriharitoecid,i reta, b#yti,,,,:ionirettg, cheerful, sunny, small, convenient I do mine—after the kind I have de., it o' f aTeirsafor' each sash, those of scribed. e - ' the upper sash being finished at'orie big and I find DOW that the ten a living room in which The floor was always clerk because (tow. I decided that my kitchen was Those readers, of this page who they are Pet:emttyaiefttitesiMi 'Loll, ' the teo end with a .headinmg. and at the Other by . end with a hem. Finish the Pair for ittrietite. ' Window • t'sfactory These cons. Dutch curtains for the full. length, family are fisterued te the casing. When the can "live" so I do not need to plan on iewee. window , is opened the lewer - using the kitehen for anything more sash curtains slide up under the upper than kitcherring in! . . pair. Light can be let, in from or thUt There's so Much beautiful in Nature to be looking at while working, that out fram either sash ea desired. There What is the use of staring at barn, miseraePertetees,Yeiserrdsteeeveker, neemanternescnialieoolniitelle43.. alley, or hog pen all the time? The This material comes all White or White windows over my sink look out on the road, and -on some days I have a inovie background with colored stripes, all of my own. The other window, Finished -avith r.a simple ditties cotton fell length, gives me a view Of flower ieart giliges mrt terteetesei'aeef.ew c•ent,! 'a' yard` and vegetable gardens _paid the drive- Gingham curtains findhhod'I with A .; way'. just grass and trees make a rieltereck olr plain bands, e.roesbarred restful vie -vv. , e dimities' aid tioirisse,s areeall. The Beat Best POsition. tory 'Infiteriols„, , I really had same things to enjoy , The Cozy Corner. breeze. from the south and =other ethee in the old kitchen. Orue was. the My eoeY cornet doei mere than ane i.. ones thing to make my ,atitehen--. c was the shaded area wilidovr that let enough of the afternoon sunhin to c and therefore myself—cheery. I sat ,. onsidera;ble tine in that track , 'ere= :. keep things cheerful. The tree out- kitcheee on. a Straight, ordinarry hIcia. then °ewe Waiting for cake to bake osiniXnga•fteichtehedetlie,roari.outeat nocekgoe.:teiveletht,woaentbei:t1 4717t470., right , eeeond., ; I do, net, mind sitting in the kitchen- I have noerhand,rfincl my friends and neighbare,like it too. , Over by the long diridOW' I, have a :comfortable little ereeint- d rocker. 'There heel, 0204- Shelf :uncle.: the wine cliow sill, heeanide:?:4*e. t94oad..econe.- -while.. One neighbord said to me, , thing foe.eides .eioneeeli beekhenee In A ,"whenever I, have • a znimite to rest! waait' t�',gerteveray from my kitchen, clear eat of it." Welle maybe I thauldh repetitions, as the little minds d P. fitfully and impressively. through the Words begin ;to convey mental pdh- stories.. Children enjoy these, and a. tures, , and the , story is gradually the same time gather much valuable understood. Many babies, only two information. . years old recagniee and enjoy most ef Boys are especially. interested in the Mother Goose rhymes. true stories of heroes., and many his - There is a slight gap between the torieal facts may be presented in this stories given in story -books. We have way. found that two-yeareald children -Several recent eollectiens of . chil- greatly enjoy simple tales relating dren's stories are indexed: according their own personal experiences, when to the moral lessons they contain. told in a clear, direct manner. .FQ1' This method of classification is very inete,nce--"Once a little boy named ,useful to mothers who like to use Preston went met for a walk, and -he stories ae a means of discipline, A fell down and began to cry. His sacillfel stery-teller may relate her friend, the squirrel, ran down from a story with the idea of cure -eating tree, and looked at him. Then his big ,some childish fault, without losing a central . light is not satisfactory; friend, the dog, ran to him and bark- the fresh, appealing , charm of the each workingePace needs its own light. ed 'Bow-weva.' Then along came his story itself. Perhaps this is the I had one light put in over the sink, sister, and said, 'Don't cry, Hale Br- supreme test of a good stery-teller. one pear the renge and a third near my Mixing cabinet. .1 might have had a central fixture into which to screw a three-way socket. Then I could have used three -cords and had my three lights wherever I wished. If I could not have had electric lights, it would have been easy to have 'shelves built near or wet these various work- ing surfaces and put lamps, on them. Question of Curtains. Ourtains have a placedin the kitchen but only certain kit& of curtains. side the west windavir saved us from a hot moth. when getting supper ready. MY own kitchen has a door and win- dow on the 'south, and two half - windows over the sink an the west. I liave, been, in many delightful south-. east kitelienrs but I wanted the east side of OUT house for the -long living room and sun parlor. I have always said that if We built our kitchens first and then built the zest of the house around theen, could, have what we wish and the Mechem. would .zot be stuck into the only corner le.ft for Proper Ventilation makes..subh a big neoeussrmaryepoollid rpoorom Afeerei that way, to, if Ihnd towork 4 vides a way to elreev off the o,dors of :ffweroellriceernitwhigienves am always wanting to get away from, cooking that we do -not wish in the eseneeh-- p. neighbor -laid, "don't yo.„ other pert of the house. •I enjoy the seine a' rooting .eheir is too ;good' foe spicy smell of gingerbread,, but need the kitchen?" and I replied that ee- 1 always announce to the whole fainily thing is too good far the kitchen if it that I've let 'the potatoes' boil dry or is built to serve its purpose. Spindle - the' egeshseorch? . legged rockers no 'angels eaod enough Good light is neceseary for effi- for the parler have no more plaice iii ciencya. The woMan who for eleven the kitchen than does the pieture;eAri years lighted a match every time she, fedeen **acre, hanging over, the looked into the oven was e wasting‘ bed in the spare rohm. wtheeethe gueg matche,s, endangering her life and the is suppoO,O4 , to sleeP peacefully!'" A hotise,' end cutting her efficiency at essefoetable,Subgantial rocker, ether least in half because the hand holding wicker ,or, wpoden,' his just elefi- the lighted match was 110 help in ni,te ;;Inee in the kitchee as the sink,' turning, lifting ore taking food out, range,. or, table. At least I think .So!..; Later on she found that she could get The things which it seerrie to plenty of light into .hee oven hy simP- Make any kitchen Cheery; are its size, ly turning the stoye around. ' its coolness its brightness and it Light should come from : o -ver the coziness. And so j in contrast to the left shoulder. .If it does not, we work dark green kitchen of my girlhood; -my in our own shadows. For this mason kitchen of to -day. is comfortably etztell . and „eheerfully 'bright. I say thie be: cause it could be glaringly height. I like to look oirt ofits windows and watch paeserbg on the road. And when I are tired and want te rest a:Mirada I can rest „right there, atid net have to go through the dieing .reorn or hp., the liall, to the living room to find a end date ;which 1. c.19,4. "droll." • 1 keep a pot Of Parsley ar -gene, Other •green growing thing, in the Window. sill.. What e difference it; makes! It would have cheered upmy old dark" green kitchen and ",rknowl curtains would liaise done worlde foe it, too. , THE. ROAD TO SUeCESS, THg ROAD Tiagrat./Gli THO,' SCHOOL it. SHORTER AND Dative New The Trees Dont Strike.' Otto day, this sunnier, after readitig . all the newadalsout the 'peal and rail- way strikes, 1 happened to Ise .taleing a ramble through the woodllet. in the course Of my walk I passed Several 'flee piles of,all-bedy maple steveWeed that we,s cet last earring and itt sea- sioningepropeely for Use neit winter. It is .tree that we 'only meant to 'tree it in the kitchen stoveflauft if there is any shortage we will not find it nee- eseary to Wen the furniture or tear up the 'floors to 'get fuel to keep us warm. We went through a winter ha the war without using tho coal .r.;t:ove, and ean 4io It again. Of coarse Coal te handier to use, and needs less atJ tention,, ha, if 'talie coal ebecestois and their . emPloYets tinarreli it &�ant Mean se Much to us as it dees 'to'CitY The WOndlotis iLi1dtid 01 ill- $14.4net lor the home that is worth keeping np. A Shortage' of coal fOr ftiel w11le/al-A.44U; referestatien in the 'country, for many farmers already realite that it is at safe to he entire- ly dependent on ciAiteide supplies of /124 It Will alto promote the develop- ment of electricity for the , transept., tation companies, and all:Users ofi power see the clanged. of 'being entire- ly dependeist on coal. These things i nsnj turn will help to eoerve theworldde coal suPplY; which is m clanger e bp ing used too rapidiy in our. mo.dere enterprisee. S6 that we can see that even strikes maSr serve` Usefel ieur- 'pates never dreeinecl .of hy these vela promote then. If we haven't „sense enefigh to 'practice reforestation and conaereation Providence makes use a our etxtiggles 'and foolishness to learlj ste te the right teuree,--Peter ' WI . , Aethut, e' Value of a Woodloto -A Woodlot on :every ' tarn',:, ,,iii4e.,1 ;tattled under the' taloa 'of . edenhila foxpetry,' drewn1113,P11' fot Plel' antiix eXIY;WONCIA"initUe 61)45,13* )igte1 t .paPtantien' or Oatada wholdy IAA pendent of ,,the ;coal lettere and -coal roine operators in the pater' keeping the home Ares bolting,. ' The man who works late eitY cat* iuit iirith 'his wotits but the Otte *ho starts early keep's ahead of ft.,.