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The Exeter Advocate, 1918-4-18, Page 7, w lir►-7..i1$4. Aeel �AJR�4r'Ill�. n �rrf. 'By Agronomist. This Department la for the ase of our farm readers who want the advice of ark expert on any question regarding soil, seed, crops, etc. If your questiotrrff is of euiflcienteneral interest, It will be answerect through this column. etamperi and addressed envelope is enclosed with your letter, 'a ooniPtete answer will ee mailed to you. Address Agronomist, core of Wilson Publishing Co,, Ltd., 73 Adelaide Bt, W„ Toronto. PEAS --TIE STOCKMAN'S CROP, d Phe high pi ice at which peas have as soil improvers. While they do not sold on the market for the last two do their best on light soils particul- years has given a decided impetus to arly during a period of dry weather, their production, Canadian produc yet almost any heavy well drained tion in 1917 exceeded the previous soil that has not been robbed of its yeer by nearly a million bushele. This virgin fertility will produce a good is as it should be. The production crop. The best results ereobtained of peas is lower than that of any of by putting them on sod, land which the cereals. Insect pests, diseases has been ploughed the previous and the low price decreased the pro- autumn and thoroughly top -worked duction of thio important legume pre- before seeding. inions to the war, but since then, due Peas cannot be sown as early as to the rapidly rising price of the last wheat or oats, owing to the tender - three years, the acreage has been ness of the young vines which a greatly increased, especially in the late spring frost is apt to damage proviuees of Quebec`, Saskatchewan seriously, also the cold and dampness and Alberta, When we consider the of the seed bed any cause a rotting of numerous ways in which one can the seed. It is impossible, to give an utilize this crop either in the seed or exact date when it is desirable to on the vine it is surprising that pea start pea seeding, but this is a gen growing has not received an even eral rule that may be followed: If greater impetus than it did last sea- You have sown your wheat on the son. earliest date possible, the seeding of Split peas and whole' peas ' ed- peas may be commenced from ten to' pedally in Canada occupy a so el" fourteen days afterwards. This rule exit place in human diet in that delict- n- might be modified in certain localities, able food, pea soup. Pea meal is a depending entirely: on the local'weath- er conditions. very proteinacequs food excellent for We would recommend farmers who use in a balanced ration for stock- are in extreme northern districts, and. feeding purposes, furnishing as it who are desirous of trying out peas, does a low priced concentrate. Con- to start in a Small way. As peas are sidering the high price of concent subject to severe injury from frost rates, the farmer who has a crop of both in the late spring and early peas, that he can convert into pea poor advice to meal"is doingmuch to free himself autumn, it would be ' recommend any farmer who i`s• situat- from danger of exploitation at the ed north of the 50th parallel in the . hands of feed dealers. Unthreshed eastern provinces, and north of the peas are of great value for sheep 53rd parallel in the prairie provinces, feeding purposes, being an ideal win- to sow a large acreage until he is ca- ter roughage for breeding ewes while tain that they will escape late spring they are likewisean excellent feed for. and early fall frosts. young cattle. They can also be sac The manyways in which one can eessfully grown with oats and ensiled, utilize a few acres of peas with pro - furnishing -where corn cannot be fit, should tend to make this one of grown one of the most valuable silage our most popular crops instead of foods, or again the same mixture can occu y in • as it does,a lower place be cured as hay and fed with profit Y n � of. the - Caadian cereals. throughout the winter. As a summer Th a y pasture for hogs, they return profit- able There are no cultural difficulties to gains, an acre of peas forming a most valuable adjunct to the summer ration coming in at a time when young shoats are able to make the best use of this kind. of feed. The successful culture of peas is Iargely a matter of climate. Being a legume instead of a cereal, they are classed among those crops known Ten days previous to farrowing, the sow should be removed ,fl•.om other hogs and placed in her farrowing qual•terlt, This familiarizes the sow with her tiew home, and prevents the danger of injury which might tesult in the loss of her litter. The quar- ters should not be too large,' especially in cold weather. A pen cline by feet is amply large for farrowing. A guard 'rail around the edge of the pen is a necessary precaution. The guard rail is nothing more than a shelf ex- tending around the sides and ends of the pen, This shelf should be about six inches from the floor and should be from six to eight inches in width. Such an arrangement prevents heavy sows from crushing their litters. The bedding in the farrowing pen should not be too abundant. With too much bedding the sow makes a pit to farrow in, which brings about the crushing of the pigs. For three or four days previous to farrowing the rations of the • sow should be reduced in quantity and be of . a laxative nature. A ration too heavy or rich may stimulate an, abnor- mal milk flow, and 'result in sours and death among pigs. rises of Salt. A smoky or dull fire can be made clear by throwing a handful of salt over it. Lemon juice and self will clean cop- per and brass.. To brighten carpets, wring a cloth out of salt water and rub the carpets Weil. Ink stains that are freshly made can be removed from carpets by suc- cessive applications of dry salt. I landfuls of saltwill clean .Sauce- pans end take away the empleesant smell of onions if they have', been cooked in them: Nearly every kind of basket work, matting or china can be cleaned by washing with salt and water. Salt in water will take insects from vegtables. Before adding vinegar to mint far sauce always add a pinch of salt. This prevents the mint from going brown and greatly improves the flavor. Tiles will look bright and clean if scrubbed with salt. M1 Tea Economy. A great secret of tea economy is to add only a small quantity of boiling water at firat and allow it to "drain"" before adding the rest. Tea so made is much better and stronger than when all the water is added at once. CAR OF HATCHING EGGS lay James B. Watson. To insure eggs being produced next winter the pullets must be hatched early this spring. One difficulty often times experienced in hatching early chicks is to get eggs that are fertile. However, if vigorous orales are with healthy females and not too many females with one male, little trouble front this source may be en- per day and taken to some location countered. where the temperature will not vary to study but as yet noabsolute cure or preventative has been discovered and about the only ;thing to do is to use precautionary measures as the proper handling of thehatching eggs. Keeping The Eggs Eggs that are intended for hatch- ing should be gathered several times GOOD BEAtTH QUESTION BOX ley Andrew F. Currier, 24,D, Dr. Currier will answer ,a11 slgr'led letters pertit atag to lleeith. It year' question is of general interest it will be answered -•through these columns; if not, it will be auswerpd personally if stamped, addressed "envelope as en. elased. Dr. Currier will not prescribe for individual eases or make ,diagnosis. Address Dr• Andrew F. Currier, care of Wilson Publishing Co„ 73 Adelaide St. 'Serest, 'J.'aronto. What May be Dane for a CrY,ing i3aby 7 S. B. ii1'y little' girl, two and a half years old, refuses to sleep dur- ing the day and at night (glee and screams terribly unless I remain in. the room with her, Do you think -it is proper to let her scream until she falls asleep, or should she be punish- ed, and if so what'sort of punish- ment? Do you think I ought to give in to her? The 'subject is a large and import- ant one, and appeals to almost every. mother who looks after her children heeee:f, as every mother ought to do, if she can. lfpon the way this sub- ject is treated, much depends as to the future welfare of each individual baby, You won't have to go through the There are many things 'which anus, experience many times, and if you first he excluded before oue decides give up to her you may have to de how a crying baby is to se treated it for an indefinite period, in any given case, and in all cases Now don't say I am cruel and don't patience and love and avoidance of know what I am talking about, for 1 anger must be practised to the very have seen and handled many babies limit of your .endurance, and then during many years of professional some more. life, and more than that, I am very Exclude, first of all; as a cause fond of them. for crying, pain—for babies have 1 But it often happens that you can feelings and are subject to painful best show your love for a baby, not impressions, just like other folks, by yielding to his will, but by en- whether from safety pins, tight deavoring ' to have him submit te clothing, or stomachache. yours. Of course you must find out whether the crying is due to these, or to any other removable cause. Then there' is the matter' of dispo- pathy and love to overcomee your judgment. . , Soenetinies• a judicious, remember judicious, use, of the hand, or ','slip- per, will be a teal benefit and kind- ness; acrd it may be surprising how quickly, under such treatment, the baby will learn ` and appreciate who is master or mistress of the house- hold. Babies often have more intelli- gence than they are given credit for,. and quickly learn to put two and two together. If 'you can stand the annoyance, find it is not too much of an imposi- tion on your neighbors, it would be better for the baby to keep on crying until she is • tired outand then, goes to sleep, than to give in to her. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS W. K. H.=leave been called, "ex- amined and passed for the draft, buy sition; a baby whose mother was am troubled with constipation, ache fretful and hysterical during her ing at the end of the spine and dry pregnancy, or suffered with grief or ness of the face and ears. I would worry or great disappointment or a like to get in good condition before being called. Answer—I entirely sympathize with you in your desire to get Yourself The eggs tube.placed in incubation any great extent. For this reason brutal husband, will almost certain- must have careful 'handling. The eggs the dry cellar is probably the best ly be a crying baby. ought to be gathered daily :.and then place. Although should the cellar It " b t 't h 1 t d not subjected to extreme or sudden be quite damp the eggs held therein the only othing so,a 1 mother can do ' is into good condition 'so that you may changes of tenmerature. After the may not hatch wen because the film of eggs are gathered they should be moisture that will collect on them; to be patient and pitiful. placed in a location not subject to will affect their hatchability material - variations: of, temperature and for this ly, reason a dry cellar is possibly the -Jest The small end of the egg, should be place to store the eggs until they are placed down, to protect the air space ready to be, placed :in incubation. It in the large end of the egg, and then 1.. important to hunt the eggs several eggs should be gently turned daily. discourage the farmer while, the chief times per day if they are to be placed Eggs intended for hatching should not insect pest, the weevil, can always be in incubation because if they are not be held over two weeks or ten days, successfullycontrolled by 'the su1- the different hens, using the same nest although we have held: them for .ill siton these and in • the g t phide treatment. weggsthree weeks and had excellent There is a large place for peas in our farming and stockfeeding prac- tices, much larger than has been thought by most of our practical agriculturists.—Experimental Farms Note. The first sign of a hen being broody (wanting toset) is that she; stays longer on the nest when laying, and on being approached will quite likely re- main and make a clucking noise, ruffle her feathers and peck at the intruder. When it is noted' that a hen sets on a nest from two to three nights in ,sun- cession and that the feathers are dis- appearing from her breast, which should feel hot to the hand, she is ready to be transferred for setting to a nest which has previously been pre- pared. The normal temperature of a heli is from 106 to 107 degrees F., which varies slightly during incuba- tion The nest should be in some quiet, out of the way place, where the set- ting hen will not be disturbed. Move her from the regular laying nest at MUSKRATS WANTED X will pay higherrt market prices for Rats, Ginseng Root and all other raw 'furs. 20 years of reliable trading Reference--Vnlon 2k. of Canada N. SILVER 290 St. Paxil St. 'Q'7., litontroal, P.pt Here's what Rs. McLaruon, Shawville P.Q. says about CAPITAL 5n Av.E REIiEDY: I used .CAPITAL .EIEAVE REMEDY beforeon a horse that another man turned on a bare pasture to starve. 1 pured her with the powders. I can prove this about the old horse; I have her yet; she has never showed' Heaves since." a REE TRIAL OFFER We havesuoh confidence in this reinedy that We send a full week's trial free, for Ge. to coverpostage:and wrapping. Write us VETERUIdARY SUPPLY HORSE, today. 75o,Caaper street, Ottawa, Ont. Make it Yourself The glee Everlasting Soot only $4 to $0 per M Hend and Power Machlnos Prices from $49 up Bond for lnforna• ttan. Partners' Cement Tile Machine 1o. Walkervltie . Ont. night and handle her carefully in do- ing so. Put a china egg or two in the nest where she is to set and place a board over the opening so that she cannot get off. • Toward the evening of the second day quietly -go in where she is setting, leave some feed and water, remove the board from the front or top of the nest and let the hen come off when she is ready. Should she return to the nest after feeding`; remove the china egg or eggs and put under those that are to be incubated. If the nests are slightly darkened the hens are less likely to become restless. At hatching time they should be confined and not be disturbed until the hatch is -completed, unless they be- come restless, when it may be best to remove the chicks that are hatched first. In cool weather it is best not to put more than ten eggs under a hen, while later in the spring one can put twelve to fifteen, accordingto the size of the hen. Dust the hen thoroughly with insect powder, and in applying the powder hold the hen by the feet, head down, working the powder well into' the feathers, giving special attention to regions around the vent and tinder the wings. The powder should also be sprinkled in the nest. iee The Strawberry Bed. A poor stand of strawberry plants is often the; result of late plaiting. Order the plants and have them on hand early in the spring so that they may be set out at the earliest oppor- tunity. Have the bed well prepared as for a garden crbp.. Mark the rows off three and one-half or four feet apart and set the plants every one and one-half or avo feet in the row. Place the plants so that the crowns are ;just above the ground, and firm the earth well about the roots. Before planting, if; the roots are. too' long, they should be shortened in as 'it is: no advantage to have them' longer than four or five inches. It is a well-known fact that plants absorb water by means of their roots and give water up to the air through their leaves. l:n a newly set plant, which has not yet become established in the soil, the absorption of water is very slow, but the loss 'of water through the leaves continues. In a dry season, therefore, we should reduce this loss to a minimum, by removing all leaves Which have opened when we trans- plant; :ordinarily two leaves are left. Do not dxpose the plants unnecessar- ily to the drying effects of the wind and sun, but lrecp thecal shaded and moist while planting. Uncover asparagus betiq and fhu- barb plants. Fork over the beds light- ly. Set out asparagus and rhubarb OS soon ee the ground can be made ready? course of a day the -eggs are brought hatches, but to hold eggs for such up to incubating heat several times a long periods is not to be encouraged. day and this is detrimental to the Rough handling of eggs may break germ of the egg. or loosen the egg germ from its loca Use Care in Handling Eggs tion. . The° egg germ is the little This year while we are trying to white disk -like spot noticed on the conserve 'on every hand and trying;'` of yolk when the egg is broken open. In produce the largest amount of foods receiving hatching eggs from a dis- tanceever produced it' is important that we the shipper usually advises the use every means possible to gain this `receiver to allow the eggs to sit for end and consequently we can not ex- twenty four hoursbefore placing ercise too much care in handling the thenin incubation, this is done to al- eggs • i low the germ in the egg to right it `se . ,A.lso to allow the egg to settle The hands should be clear in hand- and: the air space to become normal, ling the hatching eggs. It is well, p to wash the•hands before gathering It sometimes happens that the eggs in the nest that are wanted for incu the eggs. Any oily substances on the James, and John—The same inner car:- three accounts, each of which has its hands may -be rubbed on the eggand batioii become badly soiled and if they cle of friends who accompanied him own marks of independence, and one are not cleaned the hatch may be in - thus close up the minute pores in the into the death chamber in the house of of them is the recollection of an eye - shell through which the unborn chick terferred with. Soiled eggs should Jairus, and who at the Last went with : witness (Peter). be washed in lukewarm water to clean him into Gethsemane. The deepest' .a--- breathes. breathes. Some also assert that dfs- them of the dirt. Although experi-secrets of his person and his work he eases of various kinds may be tram- meats have been_shown that a hatch will share with them. A high moan -1 g mitted to the egg through dirty hands. of 52.5 per cent. has been secured of Iain Some have said the Mount of It should be our first ambition to There has, also been more or less unwashed eggs and fortyper cent. of Olives, others have concluded that win the war, but while our burning trouble encountered with deformed heggs. However, the state- Mount Tabor in Galilee is the place., desires •are; leading us to make a and. crippled incubator chicks. In washed e , to The best scholars now conclude in; surpreme effort just now, let us re - favor is not clear whether the eggs fact; we don't believe we have ever h favor of Mount Hermon; which rises member that there may besjust as were washed with a solution of a few hours from taken off a hatch -from the incubator alcohol or creolin to overcome white nine thousand feet, loud and earnest calls for grains and but what there were several deform- Oaesarea Phrhppi. Transfigiixed-1 meats for a few years to come; and diarrhoea or merely in clear water to Luke tells us that the change came ed chicks, while on the other hand, clean them of dirt and filth. The tionwhen he waspraying. It is' while we work hard to do our best let we don't think we ever removed' a 'overeshiena ble • from dirty eggs may be overcome described in Matthew and Mark as a us consider it our duty to so manage clutch of chicks from a hen'and if the fowls are not ermitted to for-, transformation. Luke says' the fee- that the. possibilities of the production But a child may also inherit a bacl temper :from one. or -'both parents, and cry and cry from sheer ugliness. With a little study and - discrimi- nation it becomes very easy to dif- ferentiate a wilful, angry cry from a cry of pain. Even then; don't get angry if you can help it, neither allow your sym- serve the country. I would suggest that you drink at least two quarfs of milk a day and that you take a dose of castor oil each night before going to bed. It would also be desirable for you to get eight or nine hours Sleep, if possible, every night and take as much exercise out of doors as you can. I hope this will put you in first"° class condition for service. INTERNATIONAL LESSON APRIL 21. Lesson III. Jesus Transfigured --- Mark 9. 2-10. Golden Text, Mark 9. 7. Verse 2. After six days—Luke says "about eight days after.'-' Peter, and _is the inaugurator of the new era of the kingdom' of God. According to Matthew, when they heard the voice the three disciples fell on their faces through fear, and Jesus touched them them and said, "Arise, and be not afraid." 8. Suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any more save Jesus only—The manifestation vanished as suddenly as it had appeared and now they were alone, as before, with Jesus. Attempts have been made to ex- plain away this account as a fraud, as an imaginative version of merely natural phenomena, as a myth, but here we have the united testimony of ' The Soil Builder. found a single deformed chick among the lot and this is the case after thirty years' experience with chickens. Much,.experinrenting• has been carried on with the hope of finding the cause of this trouble, but nothing has been found that will absolutely overcome the difficulty. The subject of white diarrhoea of young chicks has been given scientific age in dirty and filthy quarters and if hion of his countenance was altered.; of. grains and meats clean litter and plenty of nesting ma- All of which tells that upon his face' at the end of the period of the war, be terial is supplied. was an unusual "glory", an indication i it long or short, as they are to -day. l $ ' of supreme exaltation of spirit. 1 Those who are soil robbers and fol- beenIn the e upono some arsuggestions fh at a g• His garments became glistering made the care of the hatch- ,� low the plan of penial crop farming — Darning says Luke, Exceeding ingin eggs seem small within them- _ " says the Krtr for their own selfish gains alone, have g gg white As snow s Y a, a narrow vision of life and its mean- but will do much toward in- James Version. Nothing can exceed acs swing success and are applicable the dazzling brilliancy of the snow on ing and live in a narrow sphere. But whether the eggs are to be placed un- Hermon in the sunlight. 'the roan who lives and strives for the der hens or in incubators, 4. There appeared unto them Elijah best interests of humanity, whether in with Moses -Representing the pro- l high life or among the teeming phets and the law. The two earlier masses has a large and noble soul; Now, puppy, your must, hold a ball pour'tit(' erase•, 4011 )t let It fall, tied tett te Make a better trick, it'll llaa>s sorategeteig ep.,dais: stick, dispensations bearing witness to the and is capable of enjoying, marry aerie_ Messiah. Talking with Jesus—Luke fits which new .from the fountains of states that they talked with him "of love and true happiness, Willie he his decease which he was about toac-1 behind which will complish at Jerusalem." Jesus had , leaves influences only recently begun to speak about li.is lighten the burdens of life wliiLh sufferings and death. ` I would otherwise bear heavily on the 5. Peter answereth—Always the deserving and innocent niembers of first to speak, Peter proposes that future generations. they remain, just when Moses and Elijah are withdrawing. Rabbi, it is good for us to be ":here -Peter uses the Aramaic word for teacher. Ile is filled with a sense of the exaltation of the moment and is willing to abide there. Three tabernacles—Booths made by the intertwining of branches, such as the natives of Caesarea Philippi or Banias construct to -day on the tops of their flat -roofed houses, in the a arnrest weather. 6. Ile knew not what to answer•- 1 -fere was something entirely outride of his experier ee. 1 a was dazed with the unusual 'glory and mystery. 7. There came a cloud Even while he was speaking (Matthew) the cloud overshadowed them all, "They fear- ed as they entered the cloud" (Luke). We recall that the cloud in: the Old Testament appears in connection with special manifestations of God, as :ur the Wilderness (Reed. 16, 10; 19. 0 16; 24 15) and at the dedication 'of the temple (1 Kings 8, 10). A voice out of the clond•---At the baptiser of Jesus there was heard also a voice. All three ` of the synoptists report the same, with the "bear ye hien," As reueh as to say, ye have hedrd Moses and the prophets, their dispensations have 'passed, now has come the ilea dispcttsation, that of the Christ, who Sewing on Buttons. To make buttons stay in place on the boy's garments, cut the leather tabs from old shoes and from these cut circular pieces about the size of a ten -cent piece. When a button is re- quired on any garment subject to great strain, place one of the pads, on the inner sick' oi' the garment where the button' 18 to be sewed on. Tack it securely around. Sew on the button in the usual way, always re- membering to put a knot on your thread between the button and the cloth; also to put n good winding thread around the neck of the button, as this is a so1.1rce or strength, But- tons Sewn on in ihis matinee evil! never drag a Bole in the material. To Escape Moths, old English :method of keeping Moths from blankets during the'aum•• mer is to wash then" thoroitghly and peels them away With slices of yen, kw soap and folded newspaper be- tweee. Motile dislike the smell oP soap or ;printers' ink. •