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Zurich Herald, 1923-08-23, Page 2Address communications to Agronomist, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto NEGLECT IN THE SUMMER CUTS WINTER EGG PROFITS. Hot days and sultry nights bring treating with sodium floride. This is most easily applied dry. There ogle two common methods of using it in the powder form, The' Pinch, Method—The bird is held by the legs and pinches of the ut and the young stock .will have to be the vent, in the loose fluff feathers given every encouragement if they are and along the body feathers extending to do their best next fall and winter from the thigh forward. when prices begin to come up. Mueh The Shaker Method—This is simi- has been said of winter care, but win- lar to the pinch method except that a ter care is much more difficult if your can having a perforated top, is used in place of using pinches. This requires much more material and consequently it is' frequently diluted with some fine This is the time of year to get rid substance such as flour or flowers of sulphur. of the cull hen. Culling can be done Dip Method—In addition to using at any time, but the amateur will find the sodium floride as above, it is less trouble at this time of year. The sometimes used as a dip. This re - spirit of spring, with its flush season quires more labor but is a thorough for eggs has passed rapdfly into sum- method of.cleaning up a flock. A warm mer slumps. Summer slumps may be sunny days should be chosen and the •caused b ten feeding, and secondly, the inability of birds a chance to get dried off before In other words the rst, poor work das - 'would difficultthatcloverlambs.toOyesthe ly becoming more common among physically unfit, should be doomed to slaughter. Time and space ,will not permit an extensive article at this time on culling. - A few of the high points might ,be. enumerated. The big beefy hen with the chuckle head, yel- low shanks, new plumage and a mass of hard fat stored in the egg sack region should be given carfare to mar- ket. Small, undersized, crow -headed, round -bodied- types showing Tack of vitality and vigor should also be let tepid water. The best method for go. Keep an eye on the busy, Indus- dipping the birds is to hold them with trious biddy who sings all day and wears no yellow pivgn'ient in her shanks. She is a most docile and friendly individual, always looking for something to eat. Her plumage may be dry and hard, and possibly broken, but she will be out -doing, her :more while the feathers are ruffled to per - "dressed up" sister of leisure. Note mit penetration of the liquid. Just when you handle her, the spread ,in before removal the head should be the egg sack region, indicating ovarian ducked under the surface. Hold the activity. The deep, long ribs, the birds above the tub for a few minutes long, broad,level back, the clean-cut to allow them to drain. One hundred birds will use up approximately five gallons of dip on which basis material should be available at the start of the operation to keep the dip replenished. the left hand by both wings. They are then placed feet foremost in the warm dip and submerged until only the head remains above the surface. They should be held in this position for twenty or twenty-five seconds, head, and the hard, close plumage. These are all earmarks of heavy pro- duction and "laying type." LAYING -SOUSE CONDITIONS. Conditions in the laying -house are apt -to become very bad in summer. A. hot,, stuffy house; odoriferous with the - gases from heated manure, and in every chink: and crack a nest of mites 'cold ways of winter. The hen no Tong- ie°`not at ail conducive to health and er requires „an abundance of heat sees:: ;i, 0ciio ,' '" food. There'musti`be supplied in quan- It may be difficult to ventilate titles' sufficient, however, to maintain some houses properly to maintain a body weight. She does require, how - sweet -smelling condition, but frequent ever, a liberal feed of mash and ani- mal protein to keep up production. If the houses . are warm, put the niash hoppers out in 'the shade where SUMMER r'1•;r:DING. During the long warm days our ra- tion can be changed quite materially from the one used during the short cleaning will aid greatly in maintain- ing a healthy atmosphere In most houses adequate summer ventilation can be secured by keeping all windows the hens will consume more. The standard ,mash mixture' is used for summer feeding, consisting of equal parts ground oats, ground corn, bran, middlings,' and meat scrap. Sour .milk or buttermilk may be used to replace about one-half of the meat scrap. The birds make excellent use of such dairy by-products. The grain mixture may be slightly changed, reducing the quantity of corn in favor of a little more wheat. The quantity can be materially reduced. wide open and if windows are opened under the dropping board on the north side will aid materially in keep- ing the house cool and provide air cir- culation. Care must be taken to have all openings covered with wire net- ting to protect against skunks, wea- sels, etc. This precaution will also aid materialfy In preventing infesta- tions of mites by keeping the spar- rows out Sparrows usually harbor and carry mites and if allowed to fre- quent the poultry house and build We usually recommend feeding about nests they are sure to be a source of seven pounds per day to one hundred hens at this time : of year. This will tend to increase the amount of mash consumed. A moist mash fed at noon vermm. They also devlop a mania for visiting mash hoppers and feed bins. In this way they will materially reduce profits and aro very apt to be • will also tend to increase mash con - carriers of disease organisms, from sumption and aid in holding produc- tion up. Do not forget green •feed. So often when the hens are out we neglect the green feed. If they have access to a good alfalfa pasture or some green annuals as rape or oats, they will fare very well. However, during midsum- mer the green supply from grass runs low and it will pay you to find some supplementary greens. Sprouted oats are excellent and can easily be grown in summer. Rape makes a good sum- mer feed, but must be fed in small quantities as it is very apt to . cause "green" or "dark" yolks. Chinese cab- bage sown about August 1 makes ex infected flocks and yards. Mites and lice reduce the vitality of stock and interfere with production. These two common' pests vary in their habits and must be dealt with accord- ingly. Mites Iive in cracks and crev- ices, about the nests, roosts and drop- ping boards, attacking the hen during tho night while she is on the roost or during the day while she is on the nest. Mites may be detected by the characteristic "pepper and salt" ap» pearance on the roosts and about the cracks and chinks. This is caused by excreta from the parasites. They are described as both gray and red mites In reality, however, the gray mite is cellent greensfor fall feeding. Give usually the same animal before break- hens in confinement' a feed of greens fast. After his meal of good hen's the first thing in the morning and. blood he takes oar -'a reddened appear- again in the forenoon, and also in the ance due to the blood in the body. A afternoon during the hot weather. t characteristic odor accompanies bad They enjoy salads for summer rations t Rations for Heavy .bilk Yields. The opinion too often 'held that one cannot afford to feed a heavy grain ration to .milking cows is rapidly changing. . Experience is ;teaching that low feeding is wasteful and • a generous ration profitable. To try" to make ones grain supply spin out: by reducing the ration is like withholding water from a thirsty plant. The Record of Performance work with dairy cows has taught useful lessons on gauging the ration. • The desire to make records at any cost has taught that a good cow ern be trusted to judge of the quantity of a well balanced ration that may be eaten with profit. At the Lacombe, Alberta, Experi- mental Station during the year 1e22, ten Holstein -Friesian cows qualified in the Record of Performance with records ranging from 12,992 :lbs. of milk and 519 lbs. of fat to 21,885 lbs. of milk and 858 lbs. of fat within the year. No fancy feeds were fed to these sows, the object being to•use only such feeds as were within reach of every dairyman: The meal ration consisted of a mixture.' of 220 pounds of oat chop, 120 pounds of - bran and -100 pounds of oil cake..• heal. -iia':':feltagg,ve good 'results as a protein rich feed for heavy producing cattle. All cows were well, fitted for R. 0. P. The meal was restricted, for a few days before calv- ing and for some time after calving, until the inflammation had gone 'and the cows were back to normal. There is then less danger of over-feedingor causing digestive troubles. At other times the cows were allowed practi- cally all the meal they would cleat up. The dry roughages consisted of 'al- falfa, prairie hay and oat greenfeed: Alfalfa formed the main -bulk, ' but hay and greenfeed were fed as well, and it was found that the -variety is better than any one feed.:' Oat and corn silages providedthe bulk of the succulent roughage. In the late fall. and early winter months, swede tux nips were fed. These were fed at the midday feeding. A sample. daily ra- tion for a cow giving 70 pounds- of aas issues. Simple 'Canning Recipes. At this season of the year when there is a demand for information as to canning, drying and storing pro- cesses for fruits and vegetables, the booklet of recipes issued by the Do- minion Fruit Branch will be useful to many. The recipes are n >t only simple and practical, but their reliabil- ity has been tested by leading author- ities. The booklet is available, free of charge, to those who apply to the Publications Branch of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, Ottawa. Says Sam, ICnow your boy or girl before you begin to figure on how to keep them on the farm. The old straw stack moved back to the field and spread evenly will pay bountifully for your pains. Choosing the Right Sch F11 -Teacher By Margaret Conn Rhoads Rural school boards and farm` par- direct their education toward the lines of success. When these children are taught the value to their community of the farmer -business man; of the rural community centre; of crops scientifically raised; and of the chal- lenge it offers to a young man or wo- man to take the ground and make of it a productive place that feeds and clothes its people and promotes the scheme of life, then we shall be train- ing" our children to love the life that is open to them and to choose far'ni as their abiding place. The child who lives on an average farm until he is through ]nigh school, has much of his real farm knowledge learned. From the time he is old enough to throwcorn to the chickens, to the time he. takes "charge of the "north forty," he has learned much of ents ate just beginning to realize the need of employing rural -minded school. teachers to teach the children who .at- tend the consolidated schools. By "rural -minded" teachers we mean men and women who have farm interests most 'at heart; men and women who have been reared on farms themselves and who see .a future for the pupils who stay on the feria. It is 'hard for the town or city trained man or woman to sense the romance in farm life; to understand the opportunities it offers for a suc- cessful and useful career,or to visual- ze a future in such quiet surround- ngs. Too often these city -trained eachers (all unconsciously, perhaps),. hold up to their pupils' eyes the glow - ng opportunities of the city. They once in that way. Using louse killer ply becomes warm and stale. You will are entirely lacking in rural minded- the habits of animals, of the growing on the birds wall have but little' effect be repaid for the trouble of frequently it is not a part of their of crops, of the value of land .fertility on mites. They can be readily con- changing the water.. Deep the pans being. and and of the importance of farm ac- trolled, however, by using a good clean, and 'particularly when :miis In all the daily teaching in the counts. Why then should the farm insecticide on the roosts, nests, drop- being fed, Foul drinking dishes are farm districts there should be a note school board bring in a factor that ping board, etc. The writer has found not conducive to good health and the of loyalty to life on the .farm. Les- ()Mimes lessens the value of thevery waste oil from the crank case of the birds will drink more water if it is sous along many lines can be taught thing the farm parents want instilled automobile or tractor,.. to be :a very clean and cool. Remember, eggs are with direct reference to use in a rural into their children's minds, by ;outtiu efficient and inexpensive mite control. 65.9 per cent. water. ` life. No city -bred man or "woman can them in charge of teachers whose Everyone has edn a at hand or can infestation and one can soon learn to just as much as we do. recognize them and detect their Pres- During midsummer the water sup- The faster you drive the more ea mi5 or one will overtake you. The new dairy building provided by e Province o n rio at the Agri- cultural gri_ cu urs College, Guelph,is beingfully equipped for experimental work, Ni only will scientific investigation be undertaken in connection with cheese and buttes. riiakins but attention will bo gives, � powdered milk and ice Mate rod`utction s these i ani rowin In importance and rug reminneraative t4 Ontario deli/ - Mend f really assume the farm attitude, no matter how desirous he or she may be of t e pupils in the pre- scribed lessons of the school. There - ore, allboards se ee ing teachersfor ruralschools shouldendeavor to se- lect teachers having a love for fain life; who have themselves been reared on farms and who can instil into the minds of a larger percentage of their pupils a real desire to continuo rural life. Such teachers can become eat fad - tors in 'keeping boys and girls conn« tented in the rural districts and cats be him ttaining and ideas are entirely foreign secure it from a local garage fora sY to the conditions around thein.. all sum. The .roosts, nests and f t 11 h it tech year young men and women 1 small dropping boards shouId be thoroughly are going out from our consolidated; painted with this oil.- Kerosene will th P i f O to ` h f b d 1 t` schools to be trained in school•teaoh have a killing effect but evaporates It 1 C 11 d e- ing. Let us endeavor to have many them return to the far. d' `ny tf very quickly and had to be applied m districts to more often. There aro on the market teach, where they can give to their many wood preservers, coal tat pupils not alone a necessary fund of products and other patent re book kilowled e but a knowledge p tent prapaxa» ► po g c alsopp lodge p of the iii rtance and the o ortun. Mons ryhYch may be used with egad satisfaction. p r is ndustries ides hi rural life. We need teachers Body lice can best be controlled by z >3 p prov gr who can direct the attention, of the pupil toward advantages which` may 1R tJ No. 33—' Dissolve in boiling water Use enough •to get a big tasting suds Big lasting suds -one secret of Rinso's amaz- ing ing power to dissolve dirt. If you don't get lasting suds, you have not used enough Rinse. Soak an hour or more' ohs (Colored clothes only half as hour) After soaking, only the most soiled clothes need a light rubbing with dry Rinso. Your clothes don't need boiling if you use Rinso. But if you like to boil your white cottons, use enough Rinso solution to get the suds you like. Rinso is made by. the largest soap - makers in the world to do the family bash as easily and safely as LUX does fine things. LEVER BROTHERS LIMITED TORONTO - R302 ;xr A Twilight Pastoral. Fair Jennie takes the milking -pail, And to the meadow trips along, The sunbeams slant across the vale, And sweetly rings her merry song. The meadows with .white 'daisies glisten, The cricket stops his chirp to listen; As o'er the fields her sweet voice rings. And high upon an elm tree bough A robin gaily sings. Richard hears the sweet voice call, And sees the . cows slowly` moving toward her, No call for him, but•:yet he goes, For twilight is the time to woo her. So Richard leans upon the bars, And wooeth Jennie till the stars Shine through the haze the twilight brings; And still upon the elm tree bough The robin gaily sings. E. 11. Pitcher. • Live Stock Slaughtering' s and Sales. In inspected: slaughterings this year, the Dominion Live Stock Branch re- ports a decrease in both calves and sheep . compared with last year, the totals being 137,859 calves compared with 173,721, and 9'7,792 sheep . com- pared with 101,227. Cattle .slaughter- ings show an increase of 22,694 and hogs of 152,259, the totals being 222,- 680 22;680 cattle to 199,955, and 1,092,544 hogs to 940,285. Sales at public stock yards during the first six months of this year show. an increase of about 50,000 cattle and approximately of 100,000 hogs, com- pared with last year. Calves showed a decrease of over 11,000 and sheep and lambs of 12,000. O.A.C. No. 104 Winter Wheat. The O. A. C. No. 104 variety of winter wheat originatedat the Agri- cultural College by crossing the Daw- son's Golden Chaff and the Bulgarian varieties and has made the highest record .of five leading varieties tested on one hundred and twenty-eight farms throughout Ontario. Not only is it a high yielder, but from equal quantities of flour it has produced more bread than the Dawson's Golden Chari. It is interesting to know also that it has been more hardy even than the Dawson's Golden Chaff and almost as stiff in the straw and seems to be less susceptible to smut: Then Her Love Died. She;: How can anyone exist withoutl music—such food for the mind! He: Ain't fish: better for that? • Let us improve our : community by substituting self-starters for cranks, Don't wait for someone to be in pain to get Kendall's Spavin Treatment in the house. Forall external hurtsandpains ..:for all muscular troubles. lCendall's Spavin Treatment makes good. xIXAsrON.8ask•, Deooinbor 8th, 1911 .mesa, tend me bne ceiy ofyour m']il1ATIBe ON T1it! soasix. I keve qua. your Yen,L li 8pMin-onre for broil Moven earl end Toned it ons of the beet foimente I have era need fora 1k9nde aeons. (Signed) N. Z89L&it.' Geta bottle at your druggist's today. Regales forHarse Treatment—Refined for fluman use. DR. B. J. KENDALS. COMPANY, Enoaburg Falls, Vt., U.S.A. KENE:SALL'S SPAVIN TREATMENT HE Agricultural Industry is our most important industry; founded on the soil wherein lies Ontario's greatest wealth. What shall It be? New;• young man,` since you have passed the parting of the ways and decided to make your life and living within the broad field of agriculture, take advantage of the Province's. most liberal offer of education.. Yes, an :educatlon at the Onterlo Agricultural College that will make yet a bigger and better man on the land, in the ade. ministrative office or in the serene laboratory. one Threofwhich areinmanyay profetssionyou,s within the Agricultural Industry. interes The would-be Agricultural Chemist, or 13actcrtoicgist, or 117utomologlst, or Biologist, or Botanist, or Geneticist or A larist, or Cereallst, er Economst, or Aminal Husbandtiian, or Poultry Specialist, or Dairy Specialist, can get a thorough and Iibetli training at the Ontario Agricultural College. Should you decide to continue as a practical farmer the training will be of life-long service to you, Should you decide to become a professional roan the education given by the College makes sueli possible„,to .yeti. The College calendar gives full information. Write for it. A. M. Pnrrr±111, ii.S.A., Y. 13. REYNOLDS, , M.A., President;' Registear.