The Signal, 1894-11-1, Page 66
THE SIGNAL : GODERICH. ONT.. THUBEIDA.Y. NOV 1, late
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SCIENCE IN FARMING.
Barrer ars Data C.eeevels• tae lia/sA-
mealal $.beer .r Ceara*.
The suleudid record which Canada male
at Gm world's fair in 16113 in the depart
meat of agriculture ie not only evidence of
the fat ultty of the soil In the dominion,
bat it is also I proof of this rapid strides
wht..b ilia Canadian farmer has made der•
lag the past um years in the adoption of
the latest and roust approved methods of
seleatific and economic farming. The ex
osllenoe of the a,,.ricsltural and horticul
tural exhibits toads by Canadians at Chi
cago ou that occasion was due in a large
degree to the effective system of expert
mental farms s t:.bllsbed in various pats
of the dominion a few year. ago. Tb..ugh,
of comparatively recent origin, these farms
have dons more to improve the condition'
of the agricultural classes, especially la
the older sad more densely populated
provinces of Canada, and raise the stand-
ard of Canadian farm products than is gen-
erally known siren among the people of the
domtuton themselves.
In the rutted States, as far back as 1461.
soagress peasei an act providlug fun the
endowment of a college of agriculture and
Mechanic arts in the different states of the
union by making a large grant of public
laud for that purpose. The quantity ap-
propriated- tot each state was equal to 30,-
000 acres fur each senator and representa-
tive in congress under the representation
fixed by the census of P16). The money
derived from the tale of thew public lands
was invested in safe securities anal the in-
terest only was used for the maintenance of
the inatttuttotna The states themselves
provided the necessary land and paid for
the .rection of all college buildings. It
was in this way that the funedation was
laid for the present system of experimental
colleges and stations in the 1•ai'ed States.
The federal guveruaent under the pruvi.•
Ions of the Hatch bill, passed in 1886,
made a further appropriation of $15.000 a
year fur the establishment and mainten
once of scientific experimental stations in
every state of the union. and in the fol
lowing year the once of experimental
stations in 'Washington was creates!, giving
the entire system a central advisory head
Canada first felt the need of a similar
system when the completion of the Can-
adian Pacific railway opened up for settle-
ment the vast train producing areas of the
Northwest Tern•oree and the Province of
Manitoba. The farmers of Ontario found
that they were unable to produce the
standard grains in competition with the
farmers of the great west, who paid little
or nothing for their land and were able
front the rich alluvial soil to obtain a lag
sr and more profitable crop than could be
grown on the well tilled &cies tit the older
ynyinee& Then began the gradual evolu
lion in the methods of tilling the evil in
the eastern provinces of the dominion.
Fields of golden grain gave plan to fruit
farms. Stock naming became an essential
instead of an incidental feature in the
work of the farmer. Local awociations
were formed, and practical instruction
given as to the latest and most improved
methods of making the dairy • profitable
source of revenue. The provincial gov-
ernment of Ontario in 18':3 provided for
• the establishment of an agricultural col-
kgQ near Uuelpb, in the western portion
of the province. Skilled instructors were
brought from the United States and Great
Britain to teach the youth what science had
done in those countries to make mixed
farming, stock r&sing and fruit culture
take the place of the primitive methods of
continual grain product:on. Although [hie
institution did its work in a moat et
fictive manner. the need of a compre
hen•iv* system, wbt?b would extend to eii
the provinem, was soon felt. Instruction
by local dairy and fruit growiul associa-
tions, aided by grants of public money,
partially filled the want until 1888, when
the Dominion Government appointed a
commissioner to visit the various experi•
mental ,rations and agricultural .colleges
in the United States and Europ* for the
purpose of obtaining information necessary
for the establishment of • sy stein of exper
internal farms, which could be extended to
every province of Canada. As a result of
this fokeetigatiot , parliament in the fol-
lowing yNr passed an act providing for the
eatabllahmttnt of Ave experimental farms,
one In the province of Nova Scotia to
meet the want, of the farmers of the maxi
time provinces`, one in Manitoba. one
in the Northwest Territory, one in British
Columbia. and a central farm near the cap
ital of the dominion. intended to meet the
watdof the farmers in Omaria and (jme-
dec. The provincial farms are managed
by • superintendent, who is responsible
and reoeives his inatructiions from the di
rector of of the system stationed at the cen-
tral farm atOttawa. All seierttificiuvestt•
gauons of a general ch arae[, r are conducted
on the farm at Olaws. which Comprises
acme 600 acres and Is provided with .xtim
sive buildings. Tb. results of experiments
male on the central farm are ,[teen to the
provincial experiment stations, where they
are treated locally for the benefit of the
Ie. m obi community in toe diff. rent pro
�tnees.
work on the different farms corn
plias the conduet of researches and veN-
("cation of experiments designed to teat the
relative value for all purposes of different
breeds of stock and their adaptability to
the varying climate whieh prevails in dif-
f.r.i.t parts of the country, the examine
lion into eaonomie gnestiols intuiting ties
prodaetion of butter .end cheese, testing
of the mritw. hard res and adaptability
of sew or untried varieties of whet of
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trees fur Umber sad shelter purposes, ea•
aminatiues Ism the diseases to watch sal
heated pleats sad trees are esWeM, sad
also into the ravages of deet,aettee Inertia
and the dtca:v.y of twfal sod effective
remedies to be seed to each case, to cos
dost investigations into the causes of die
same from which domestic animals suffer
sad atioertsin toe vitally and purity of
agricultural seed&
My sealed letter will show the import
atom of this work by • record of the actual
results assompllshd in various Add&
WA. Sena
S Li.. FASTENING&
A fel.. ernes IMrebse at.tata sem. geed
fieon& Helium. of the emeriti** of gee
boo,
Js -
beo, d.eer,bes and illustrates lite wetted
of fssteu,ue cows, to the F'.rmen' Advo
este. It is Lou new. but r we here tied
recent tuqutrt.s
which his amuse will
answer. we have had
rlluMeauotts in a d •
and reproduce his
description as fol-
lows:
I would by all
means advise the MA
SLIP ♦an (-rats. of the chain in tying
cattle. After twenty years' experience, I
1.•ve focal this to be the best way. 1
shall never forget the Orsi time I saw cattle
fastened in stanchions, it reminded me of
the pictures I had sen of the way prima -
ere were punished in,ihe olden times by
being put in the stocks, and I cannot un
dentend how any .hterpriatng breeder
would for on• m••m,ut endure it in
his buildings. The way we f•sun our J.r •
*eye is by a chalu eliding up and down on
an iron red, mad. with l inch iron,
twenty inches long. bolted to the side of
the division, top and bottom. All oar
cows are in single stalls (which is by far
the beet( four feet wide by seven fest in
length, including manger the divisions are
at. feet long, three and one-half feet in
height at the cow's bead, and three feet be-
hind; this is sumctent to separate them
and does not hide them to the least. The
divisions are made with one inch planed
T. ,C O. boards. poets at each end three by
six. and grooved sufficiently to allow the
board to be sunk lulu the post. Opposite
where the rod is we put a one -inch board
on end between the planed boards. so as to
haven solid to hold the bolts firmly. This
gives • perfectly smooth division three
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CRATES IN HARVESTING.
Sayre 111Iteeted ba Tare tee Su Illarketlag
Apples &ad Potatoes.
One of the mint successful potato growers
in the United Stet,. harvests all hie pota-
toes into bushel ewes. say. the Americao
Agriculturist. piling them up upon • two -
bores wagon uutil fully loaded, when they
–The, are drawn directly
from the Uhl to
market or to the
railroad to be load
ed upon the cars, or
to the cellar to be
market. The advantage in the use of such
crates is obvious. They afford •receptacle
into which the potatioacan be picked from
Die ground and cerrastl to the cart, and as
the crate is set into tbe cart and au empty
crate taken, there is no bruising of the
tubers as when poured several Pusee into
and out of baskets getting them from
the Ada to their destination. The ramie
advantage has even more force in the case
of gathering apples, which should be ban
died es little am passable to preserve the
keeping qualities of the fruit. Of courses
large number of cr Atte is required where
one's potato field or orchard ia extensive.
but well made crates once provided will
last almost • lifetime. and become better
and letter apprecc.ted tile longer they
are used. The particular crate figured
hal solid ends and slat sides and bot-
tom. The end* have two upright clogs
and horizontal cleat at the top. which
forms a handle on each end, by which the
crate is readily carried. Cut nails end
spruce boards would best be used iii the
constructiuu of these crates. for cat pails -
and spruce lutnber do not readily part
company. The crates cat, he made in
bushel or two-busliel sires, as preferred,
being made of such is •.se in length.
breadth aud height as will make them tit
moat economically Iwo one's cart or farm
wagon box, taking care always to keep the
cubic contents the saute, that celled for
in a bushel or two -bushel measure. Where
one is hauliug hi. crops directly to market.
such crates will help very materially in
wiling the crops% for if the dealer can re
ceivii them in the cratee. pile them np in
his cellar without emptying, and bring
them up and sell them from the crate ae
wanted—when the isiopty crate can be
stored away for its ovrtier.—he will be
much better pleased, and wiil often accept
produce thus crated in preterence to the
offering of another which must be handled
Oyer at least twice. 'mitering labor and
injuring the fruit. Toe making of sup
ply of such crates will afford occupation
for some rainy days, when other work can -
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Ott the Mamma
There are often rainy days at this searion
of, the year when little tan be done to
good advantage. The farmer bat • full
working force at hi. command, and must
be on the lookout to make the best of the
time at his disposal A day cannot be
more profitably appropriated ghats by
giving the harness a good oiling.
Many farmers wholly neglect this, while
others think this work can only I e done in
• proper manner by the expert harness -
maker The "know how," of course, must
be at your command or your labor may be
even worse than lost. There are a few
things that must be understood to do this
work to be a benefit to your property.
Separate all the perts of the harness
and give it a thorough washing. This is
best done in a common weishtub. Put
all the parts. covir with clean, soft water
of a temperature of about 100 degrees,
about a pint of good, home-made soft soap
can be ahled to each eel of hareem
Hanessmakers am saisoda to remove the
dirt, but I prefer good soft soap. Allow
the harneas to soak about half an hour.
then with • good stout rag or brush remove
all the dirt. Use • board to wash over -,
put in the tab washboerd fashion also
have a sharp hickory stick to dig around
the loops and bookies. Wash clean and
hang up to dry in place frm from dust.
Do not hang in the sun. For oiling nee
good neatsfoot oil. A little tallow can be
added with good sumer in proportions of
one to ten. Also add • little lampblack.
About three pinta of oil will be absorbed
per set of harem& Heat well and apply
as hot as your hand will bear. -Ohio
Farmer.
The device shown In the accompanying
illustration wee recently aeon in use upon
a cart that was made
for the carriage of
heavy loads, and
worked eo well that
its general use is com
mended. Where the
"tail Merl" ie fitted
experimeasa Aim the analysing of
frottileers in order te Mat their oimpara
in behind two np-
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twist rounds of wood,
• heavy load priers
ont tio hard upon the board as to mike it
difficalt to move. title end may be retain
ed in the (dd way, an the devios that le
shown, made of half-inch round iron,
vice ot whicit will be appreciate.' when it
is in use. -A noon Agrielliturist.
Tao • le Tree Mover.
If the apple trim were not proteetal
sgaiiiiit borer. derma tb• summer no time
shenid be lost /Inning or, open weather
we may hays in examining them mid dig
glsor the borer oat. TIM louver be Torts
the greater the listriege Is dons. and the
DAIRY STALLS.
Inches thick, and no !sate projecting to
rub tbe akin off the animal's hips when it
hoedown. I hir mangers are male so ma to
slide out Ilk* a drawer . they are
about four inches above the
do and can be removed any
time to remove any foul stuff that has
gathered: We hav• the front of the stalls
boarded up with one d one -quarter -inch
boards. hut if water is kept in front of the
Cows 111 slide will have n. be made ahem
the manger so as to feed by it insured of
over the top. This is totally done by hay-
ing • one and • half inch plenk one foot
wide, at an angle of fony Ave degrees, just
above the manger and fametted at every
division with iron.
When I make my nIghtly visit to the
stables Anil notice die comfortable way in
which the cattle are mating. with their
heads curled round just the same as if they
were on pasture. I ani satisfied that the
chain is by far the beet and most humane
way.
As Tiredly* Harrow.
The Ohio Farmer gives this cut and
description of a harrow in use on the farm
af Mr. Leister. and says that it ia very
effective in work
The choir was singtag • new arrasigemest
of the beautiful anthem, Ccusider the
Lilies.' The pure, sweet voice of the
soma° rose clearly and.dounctly is the
solo
"They tot -en -oil not,
"They toil not,
"They toil not,
"Ny-y-i•ther ao they elm.
She paused and the tet• -r took tip the
strain
"Nati ee-em ther do they spin.
“They toil not,
"They toil not,
"Nemeete-ther do they spin. -
The tenor ceased, and the bassmatieleins,
red-haired young man with a somewhat
wordly-looking eye, end • voice like • fog.
hors, btoke is :
"Nay -ay -Cy -ay •titer do the spin.
"They toi-oi-oi-oil not,
"They mil not,
"They toil sot,
Then the voices •If the three were lifted
up in sevrochorus
"Nee twee -titer
"Nay -ay -ay -tar - --Jo they iota.
"They tot oi otoil not.
"They toil sot,
"They tail pot.
''llrethern," said the gray-haired, old-
fashioned pastor when the choir had finish-
ed, " will begin the services of the
morning bv singing tee familiar hymn
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"Oxford Rival,- " Bright Idea," "Graduate," " Radiant Souvenir,"
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Description -Beams, A, 2.3 inches.
Cross -pieces, B . I 412 Length of
main, 4 feet 6 inches_ Distance between
teeth. 10 inches. Length of teeth, 10
inches by inch in diameter. Slope of
teeth, 4 inches in 10.
M. Leon Vassilliere. agricultural COW-
miesionir for Franco, in a recent interview
detailed the French system of agricultnral
education. The system may be divided
into three parte, that for the young, that
for sdulte out of school, and that for
scientific and practical education. The
principal institute at Paris has a couree of
two years that requires a stiff examination
to gain admittance. The first year the
fundaments! sciences are studied for IWV-
:og the way to the applications that fol•
low during the second year in more prac-
tical work. This institute haa • farm. In
addition to the illustrations of the farm
the students are required to work two
month, on • farm that is well managed.
The Ecoles Nationales is one-half year
longer than the institute mentioned, but
here more of mannal labor is reqnired.
TM schools hare for an object the educa•
tion of managers of large farma There
are Keoles preetignee for the education of
managers et medium sized farms. A pro -
tensor of agriculture is salaried by the
government for sash department of
Fraece for the dined teaching of farmers
and foe conducting experiments. Onti of
hie functions that should attract attention
ift big duty to teaeh in the normal methods.
Hem • great work can be don. in ineiruct-
mg the teachers that have the charge of
the common echoola
Illertieelt weal Neter
Ity growing strawberries in matted rows
they are better able to withstand the win-
ters.
With many varieties of small fruits pro
tection is • decided advantage This la
especially the aise of voesberries, cur-
rants aml Meek berries
In transplanting it 10 always a safe ride
to "et owl plants reamnably deep, to take
ear* in removing the plants to have them
in as good condition Ite poselhie sad te
hitee the wink solid sad irs armad
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Mistress Why are you going to 111111A,
Bridget* IBM eel`
Bridget -Well. multi. I don't like the
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don't leave: we'll move wherever you want
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this trouble bad last Summer sad two
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