The Exeter Advocate, 1923-1-25, Page 6Safeguarding the.{BITfestic may be aerated by cooling, in the open
air, and. thus freed trent .insipidity.
Water, Supply. (2) Chlorination, A leirel teaspoon -
A valuable service rendered by the•fii] of chloride of lime is rubbed up
Department. of Agriculture et Ottawie with a little water to the consistency
through the Division. of C,,herni„try of of cream. 'This thin paste ie dilated
” f� �f(• the Experimental Farms Branch, is and thoroughly mixed with one pint
• r •the analysis of submitted s r les of of waterbottled and ecurel eorizetl:
water for domestic use. Of the 119
y Chis • steel. solution will .keep fax at
ress communications to Agronotot t, 73 Adelaide St; West, Toronto, {samples of well water, coming from least a week. A teaspoonful of this
S. M.:—Please ire directions fere it difficult to secure a satisfactory every province, dealt with in 1922, solution should be added, with stir-
construction
tir
co rinexpensive
g ice house.' growth of clover. I can get no success only 24 per cent. were found to be ring, to each two gallons of the water
At ever of iney bes toure and wholesome. This small pro- to be treated. After• fifteen minutes
Aough rov be stared will keen ththe
and feel to ansa certain Portion cannot be taken to represent ll disease germs present will be de-'
a rough shed, provided it keep i that. the failure is.due acid Con- tie well water of the cotin'•ry because sgi eyed: • •
Out
the weather. According to dhxec-+ dhtion of the soil. I understand that of the'likelihood that y suspicious'
•
tions given in Pamphlet No. 2 of thei applications of lime correct this con -
•I
on rra les would for the most part be
d tl errvlse improve the crop- samples
Add
Department of Agriculture at Ottawa,. dition an o rsu
entitled "Simple Methods for the producing qualities of the land. What the samples examined were found to
Storage of Ice, poles may be driven is the best form of lime -for applies; polluted. When 'it is
be seriously 2Y P '
into the ground and lined with ren ih j ti Answers -it d is more than likely born:. in mind that water. may be
lumber or even slabs, It is not event of the diffi- clear, sparkling and practically"taste-
clase se germs,
The Old Apple Tree.
m]tted. Thirty-five per cent. of
A hundred years or more it stood,
And braved the winter's snows,
A splendid bit of hardihood,
It fears no wind that blows.
necessary that the lumber be that acidity is the cause ecially less and yet contain dangerous
the necessity for the .service is em- It stands alone upon the hill, fitting. The whole should be covered. oultYthe l experienced, mere esFI't's tenger,-old arms tossed high,
with a roof that is rain proof, The ,the land is low. In such ease it would_ and phasized.p "and shill
roof should project sufficiently to prebe profitable l to put in file r ofsfine-,
In his report the Dominion Chemist ForAnd winterir windsasts are sharp
by.
vent rain beating between pro theealso apply lite. The degreeerrata out that a spring or pure
boards. Drainage should be provided Hess of the lime is an important face stream at some distance from the
by four or five inches of cinders or for since it determines in a very large farm built so should if available, be But when the springtime breezes free,
measure the rate at which the ground selected as the source of domestic Come whispering iil'May,
so mu Ito preservation is dueonot Behold' the rough, old apple tree,
so much to the construction of the limestone is dissolved and hew 11 the $apply. If water from such a source, Is one huge, sweet bouquet. buildings as to the insulating pmaterieil rate at which the " zt can be piped to the house and forint i
used around it. Sawdust is perhaps neutralized and lime furnished for buildings a safe supply will probably
tan. xowth, From experiments eon -
.
ora ire secured; Farting such a source, thel All through the long,hat summer day,
the bestheinsulating material for pack- p' location of the well should be at least{ It lends its shade to a14,
ing the ice, but if this is not obtain- duct"e� by the Ehe Dominion
Ferias
able, planer shavings may be used. and reported by the Dominion Chem-: fifty yards from any possible. contain- And there the children love to play,
Failing to secure either of these, one ist,''the question of fineness has not Ination, the surrounding area for a There sounds the night bird's s call.
May use hay of fine texture such as been definitely settled. It will o in
part
re radius of fifty yards, being kept free 111
grows in marshes or other low places.
If the sawdust or shavings is used,
the ice—which should be cut in square
blocks—should be so placed in the
building as to leave a foot of space
all round. This space should be filled
be determined by the pricefrom manure and all filth and prefer- x '
lime because grinding to fine powder, ably inenurfned in sill. So staunch and true and line,
is a costly operation. The coarser the The shallow `yell is not to be re- You're like an old, old friend to me,
material the slower will be its action commended as, unless properly located May I make thy standard mine?
and the longer It will remain as -and very. easefully guarded,from sur —Bernice Cornell.
1 d ameliorating agent in the soon. if a face drainage, it may at any time be-
avith sawdust or shavings well tom -i quick, prompt action is desired, a come a menace. The bored or drilled To mend a small- hale in an um -
emoted. If hay is used, two feet of material 60 to 75 per cent, of which well, passing through a layer of im,- brella, take a piece of black sticking
cease should be allowed and the hay passes through a sieve 80 meshes to pervious rock and tapping a deep- plasgr and soak until quite soft.
should be well packed. About one the lineal inch will be found satisfre- seated source of .water, 'may usually Place under the hole and allow it to
foot of sawdust or shavings or two tory, although fairly satisfactory re- be depended upon to provide a safe dry
feet of hay should be placed over the sults should be secured by using
fine- supply. I am wondering if the milk pail
top of the ice •when the house is filled. lime crushed to such a degree .ofTwo methods are recommended in does not come from the stable where
Hess that 50 to 75 per cent, of it will the report for treating water that is the cows are placed in comfortable
pass through a suspected of contamination: cl' little
A. B.:—According to the observes i ass tiirongh E 1'n for ten or ihfteen min- fuller than it does
h door brave, kindly apple' tree;
where 60 -mesh sieve and a
of the materia should p
a 10 -mesh sieve.
and attractive surroun ings, a
(1) Boiling n s the barns
utes all water required for drinking and yards are constantly in the height
and culinary use. The boiled water of disorder.
tions of many farmers, good crops
are likely to follow heavy falls of
Snow. Are there reasonable grounds
for this belief?
Answer:—Both rain and snow have
ferttilizing value by reason of the
oluble nitrogen compounds they application?
Cher and bring to the earth as they Answer: -=Sine ashes contain read -
Q, The nitrogen: thus added to the sly soluble products, the spring of the
sell is highly valuable from a fertilize year is perhaps the best time to apply
ing standpoint, because nitrogen., them. Wood ashes are very variable
`which is the most dominant element in in composition because woods differ
plant food, is constantly being remov-I widely in their ash and potash con-
ed from the soil blentrowth. It tent. If ashes are expose
Y P g d to the
X. Y.:—What,'
.: What' is the best time of
year for applying wood ashes to "the
land and what is a suitable rate of
MERCHANDISING EGGS
By a Merchant.
I am a merchant and, as alert mer- states: "Eggs can be prepared in over
chants at times do, look about for seventy different styles."
other merchandise worlds, to conquer. If in my list of customers there
I find the merchandise that Is most were those who kept stare, I would
ask to bo allowed to display a few
photographs of prize hens, my egg
farm, as well as other graphic demon-
strations of my product, 'This would
easily sold is that which the greatest
1.s also lost by drainage. Both rain' weather, their value is greatly lessen- number of people use, and for which
and snow have for fifteen years been" there is the greatest ed by leaching. A dressing of from demand, Of
analyzed at the Experimental Farm at' 25 to 50 bushels of unleashed hard- course, it takes a lay
de, m.such as I,
Ottawa. The average yearly rainfall wood a:siles per acre will furnish from to know that: if the eight millions of not take more than a foot or so of
at Ottawa during this period was 33 60 to 100 pounds of potash. The hat- our population consume but two eggs space, and few men would refuse this.
inches. The nitrogen contained in ter might be regarded as an ample each daily, there is a wonderful outlet. i4Iy next move ,would be to special-
tltis amount of rainfall amounted to; dressing for even light soils including Take myself, .for example, I like izo on eggs for individuals. This can
6u pounds of nitrogen per acre. This' both sandy and peaty loans, There is fresh eggs; in fact I have eaten two be managed by reading the local news
amount of nhtr gen is equivalent toy little advantage in applying ashes to
Q q i eggs for my breakfast daily for over in nearby towns and sending a thirty years. Yet I look upon every to the family of the person NV ituegg placed. before me- with the notice states is convalescing from
thought in my mind: "I vvonder if it's illness, or is undee the dector's care.
To each the letter would read: "The'
eggs have been selected with the ob-
ject of placing 'Farm Fresh Eggs' in
states, "Strictly Fresh Eggs." Still the possession ef those.to whom such
of seed eorn offered for sale each egs weld be welcome and a bless-
' never believed in signs and my this- F'''' ,,
sprin.g is refleeted in decreased yields belief is heightened by these eggs I Inge- '
because of poor stands of corn. occasionally open whiceh belie the
- I weteld -wrap every egg, sent to the
letter
cleave list, in tissue paper,
that contained in approximately . 42' heavy clay loam. According to the
pounds of nitrate of soda, which is thei Report of the Dominion Chemist,
most important nitrogenous fertilizer ashes will be found a valuable fertil-
available on the market.
izer for clover, corn, and root crops, fresh?'
and for fruits. Besides potash, ashes The good wife buys her eggs from
a high-grade grocery and the sign
H D.: ---Ott a part of my farm I find i supply phosphoric acid and lime.
The auctioneer says: "Gentlemen,
this cow is a regular artesian well,
Gives six gallons a day when she's
fresh. Be fresh in March. What do
r hear?"
Then I want to know what is in
those six gallons, How much butter-
fat
utter
fat will she turn out in a year? I
leave in mind a big, fine-looking cow
pita€ produces five gallons a day. She
was picked became she was a big A great dead of the very best seed
Milker. Tests show that her milk is available at ripening time. The
live ages 2,2 per cent, butterfat. It problem is then to keep the corn from
k oks like a lot of water was carried .harvesting time until planting time
to her aid then milked cut again. the following spring in such a manner
I was a cow tester several years be that it will retain its full productivity.
fore I started farming for myself, but
I can't tell by looking at a cow how
she will test
When I first started farming I
bought a fine-looking cow without in-
quiring about her test. She was in -
TheTacco af Quali y
e
Lacs year goa(i seed Curi1 is scarce. sign.
The truth of this .statement is net cotton, and affix to each box'a post -
If same up-to-date farmer would card with a return coupon, so more
commonly appreciated because many secure my Warne and arrange to ship
do not realize the serious loss to them -eggs could be ordered. In this con
selves and the country as a whole by me a dozen fresh eggs eo they reach section I would also send to every
planting inferior seed. It is true that rale twice a -:reek, and I knew where person why buys my eggs the sam
a full stand may be obtained by plant- the eggs cane from, saw a photo- kind of a card, stamped and self
graph of the farm to f
knew farmer
ME SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
JANUARY 28
The. Rich .Man and Lazarus, Luke 16: 19-31. Golden Text
—Charge them that are rich in this present world, that
they be not higluninded, nor have their hope set on the
uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giireth us richly
all things to enjoy. -1 Tim. 6: 17 - (Rev. Ver.)..
I. The Gulf That May Be Bridged, has no •such opportunities. Dives has
19-21. had his great opportunity. He ignored
it. The Consequences of a. selfish fife
are irrevocable. This is the whop,
V. 19. A certain rich man . . fared
sumptuously;; a man whose every want point of the arable. We reap as we
is abundantly satisfied., He eras a full s w• Lazarus was the rick man's op
wardrobe, a groaning table and an. portunfty on earth. Ile is his con -
assured ,future. All that wealth can denuiation in heaven. '
secure is his. There is nothing to imply V. 27, 28. Send hien to my father's
that the wealth has been wrongly house . . 1 have live brethren. This
made. • request of the rich man seems one
Vs. 20, 21. A certain beggar named that does him credit.He is solicitous
Lazarus. This man is leprous. He is for the welfare of his brethren. Ile
hungry. He is Ionely. There is a gulf seeks to save then from his fate. But
between the experience of the tw ► behind it there eros a subtle iirsinua,-
men, but the gulf might have been tion that if he had had a clear and'`
crossed b the rich man, had be had unmistakable warning ,while on earth
lave for is fellows. It was not an about the dangers of selfish wealth,
impassable gulf. Laid at his gate. he might have lived a different life
The rich man could not .Plead ignor- and avoided his present fate.
once, He saw Lazarus every day. t V. 29. They have Mesas and the
Fed er is that he
used napkni es oith the r forks.. TheyOrientals
w ped himselfah sAbraham's
ha , in the past, and hie
their fingers on pieces of bread which ,brethren have now in the present, all
were thrown out on; the street and the warning and teaching that is nee -
devoured by beggars or dogs. .Che essary for life., In the law and the
dogs . ,licked his sores. Tha only prophets the full duty of life is laid;
down. The necessity of love for God
and man, the results of sin are clearly
set forth for him who is willing to
ministry of kindness he received was
from the dogs which were regarded as
unclean animals. The eastern dog
wae of thethe
ri k village
is the�ssinn of neglect: law and the prophetve heed. The fives to inetru t have
ger. The seri
-T.T. aha not build ., bridge a between him They have still the: poor as their ep-
t and Lazarus while it was • possible to portunity es he had hie in Lazarus.
d do it. V. 80. If one west ..from the dead,
Pt II. The Gulf That Cannot Be Bridged, they will repent. Once again the -rich
s 22-31. a man pleads for himself, vebile pleads
V. 22. The beggar died .. Abraham's ing for his brethren. ' Once again
d bosom. "Abraham's bosom" was one Abraham says that not lack of know"-
1 of the -phrases by which the. Jews de- edge, but lack of willingness ulies
e does
a scribed the future state of blessedness. the root of all. .f LAzaru�s in l'
egg
This blessedness w is not. because of his not awaken. pity, Lazarus from the
s poverty, but because of his character. dead cannot awaken fear.
The name T•A',anis'meads, "God is my Application.
' Help," and would seem to describe the •Nth' p to
a few pictures o addressed 1' buy apples from an ou
ing seep of poor will be lower
qualities the rize hens, by thef s
but the yield be tower than good P r, a of-townnrddealer who never fails s sen
seed would have produced. • advice on the subject how well c..red an order post -card, and he has kep
the hens were, how they roosted my trade for ten years solely by thi
in the most approved sanitary -hen- method.
houses, and many other things. that Last, but by no means least, I woul
would influence my taste and diger- provide the store -keepers' to whom
tion, wouldn't I just enjoy eating sold my eggs, for,resale purposes,
those eggs for brsskfaet? Indeed I series of signs to place over the eg
f the flan in this would, and so would most every other on sale. The usual sign simply read
One1'
has been. eg°_eatmg country o c xnd lir time the. sign gets .ir y, 7 character o£ tire. beggar. 'Ile had not Nothing is sa. as the means by
done i dry. Tf the drying Then why non Mr. Producer,' specked and . do, -eased which belie"which this ricer man a uunulated his
done immediately after harvesting so , Egg sp g , lost his soul in his e poverty and misery
heat i secure a list of perrons, such as I, the freshness of the eggs. as 'rhe rich marihad lost his in his weahth; he is not oharged with injua-.
much the better. Artificial s , advertising for then, and arrange, - My signs would read: "Farm Fresh. wealth The -rich man also died and tree, but his sin was !heartlessness. He
not necessary dn. drying unless theb3 adv S
jtired later, and had to be sold ata harvesting weather has been very co
os and others. es signs
'and in Hades" the unseen world of ,buy, but he had no heart of eompas-
•
o a
and reap benefits accordingly. would print on,' blank cardboard with the dead. These expressions of'de- sion, no feeling of brotherhood for, his
Y
is sorption are not to be taken literally.' hungry; needyneighbor.= It is the
N ertheless the figures must convey, bright glory of Jesus that he not only
R spoke great things, but !lived thein and
spiritual facts. The' one outstanding � ,
fact is that a life of selfishness• carries died for them: "Surely he hath borne
:within itself the seeds of future anis-' our griefs, and carried aur sorrawe"
ery' and unhappiness. The rich man; "Christ Pleased not himself!' Ad
had barred' himself from Abrahams, the study of this lesson •does not make
bosom and from all the blessedness us all more tender and pitiful, more
that is' the certain fruitage of true' sensitive to other people's troubles, we
life. Seeth Abraham .: and Lazarus. have somehow cheated our souls of the
The conditions of himself and Lazarus grace that Christ purposed for us.
are strange -TY reversed: 1 We shall do ill if we miss the very
V. 24.Father Abraham send terrible truth that there is remorse
Lazarus. ,The pian who ignored La.z-' and torment for. souls who live in this
arus now e:}treats his good offices. The life in selfish indifference to 'needs of
man who denied Lazarus crumbs of- suffering people about us. Read Maj*
bread, now ibegs of him drops of water.' ch, 26, 'specially the latter pert ofit.
Jesus here makes use of -current'Such words of Jesus should startle us
popular belief -regarding the : future, into thoughtfulness, Now have we
state; one feature of which was that a these opportunities of honoring Christ
the abode of the doomed was nigh the' by living in his spirit and according
abode of the !blessed. The rich man `to his command, and soon they will
who would not look at Latarus lying; all be past, and cannot be recalled, It
at his gate, cannot help seeing bim ly-ors a sobering thought.
ing in Abrahams bosom,
V, 25. Abraham said, Son, remem-
ber; an appeal to common justice.
While on earth the man who was
blessed did nothing to;' alleviate the buried in the soil a valuable, if not au
misery of the other. Then why should appreciated gift. -
the man who is blessed In the future
state do anything for the misery of Orders for nursery stock sent to
the other, Lazarusmthe received nothing -reliable companies now will bring the.
on earth from rich man. way
should he' bestow anything, now that goods when they are wanted.
conditions are reversed: This is not
the real reason fel' refusing the re -While enjoying the -fireside, 4be,
quest of the man in misery. It is only comforts' of the animals in the barn
a reason that might bo expected to snot be forgotten'
suggest itself to= Dives when he rem-
embers the past: The ,greatest :access in the dairy
andyou a /
V. 26.: Between us . *hen a �
business comes- w pure• -bred
great gulf fixed. This us the real rea- rd' gets into the ha �d•s of
• , dairy e g n ..� �t.
son for refusal. This, life is, the time
„ ,�.
fol; `!bridging gulfs, The future life `pure -bled . dairyman. _eta)"
o r main consideration's
Irian, woman and child in this great Flesh Eggs," which means nothing
connection is keeping the cern thor- f urs• i t • i t - fl�
r
ye was buried. Rich" and poor share in feasts with bis friends, he pampers
ce the same great ch anenco. imself with• luxuries and cielicaeieg,
V. 23. in hell lift up his eyes; and `costly his habit as his purse can
to ship eggs fresh from the nest; in • Eggs;" "It -resit Eggs from the Polio
e
,-tamers welch Jack Canuck permits Farm," "Fresh Eggs Laid by Pr]•
eacei ce. et
fl Yet I would
have been dame to be sent virtu the handy parcel p t, Hens," These g
money ahead, if she'd hurt herself at A cheap and satisfactozlr method f
white letters instead of the reverse,
because the black card keeps clean
longer and makes a better epgear-
ance; besides, the photo of one of my
hens which would grace each sign,
how to conk eggs, but a leading, chef would stand out better:
once. Her test I found out was under" storlrig seed •corn for the winter
three per dent. using chicken wire of a mesh which As spoon as I had a fairly large list,
high beets dorot always will accommodate the oohs of the par- I would send with each shipment a
However, e s y
good cow. At the same time titular variety of corn being stored."little booklet telling how to prepare
mmeana eggs in, various forms. Perhaps the
reader niay think every one knows
one can't have a good cow without a
trod test. Persistent milking and a
goad average butterfat test make the
This wire may be nailed perpendicu-
larly to scantlings in a dry room or
out-building,and it well be found that
real COW, provided other points are by the use of such wire a great deal
not real. This holds with all breeds, f of corn may be shored in a - conrpar-
'Farmers who mills a few cows, but' atively small space.
cannot be eiasaed as dairymen, are
numerous. Far too often their cows
valued by the amount of milk
Corn intended for seed purposes
should not . go into the winter. with
� more than 10 to 12 per cent. of nrois-
iey.give. We ought to ask ourselves: turn unless it is kept in a heated room
411ow much butterfat does this cow during the season of severe frosts.
give in a year?" Before the real severe winter .wea
Butterfat is what reeorde are 1nade the arrives it would be welt worth
of, an,? is what most farmers dell in
the cream can. Butterfat in the milk.
Abe has a relation to the protein per
eentage of the skim milk Farmers
Who " sell 'butterfat usually feed tbe.
atkim milk. This is a factor in the:
value of the cow.
Take Care of Your Seed
Corn.
With the advent of the cold frosty
gays of November and December he -
s the danger peeled as fax as cll.-
ate is concerned for stewed corn that
to be used for seed purposes.
In the areas that we consider the
eel corn growing section of the coma
• there is lees danger of darnap or.
tsufficienttlir rivened corn being
tired. Even in these mora favored
areas, however, damp fall weather or
improper methods of .storing frequents
means poor vitality. iii the seed
crop thus handled. This low vitality
while to examine your seed cern gull:-
ply
up,ply to see if it is perfectly .dry. If it
is not it would pay well to remove at
least enough to a. heated room to sup-
ply the growers' own needs, if it is
impossible to dry the whole amount.
Careful, thorough drying immediately
after harvest time -to a moisture con-
tent of 10 to 12 per :cent, and the use
of a storage medliod that keeps the
individual ears in a well ventilated
and dry condition is the secret of pre-
dancing seed cern that will give satis-
faction as far as -vitality is concerned.
--A: —
The eominunity, twenty years
hence, ismeaeured by its schools of
to -day.
Jenks could not put in a regular
yentllating system in his old barn, but
he found that the coves thrived better
when rte covered three of the windows
with muslin and kept the 'glees open
nearly all the time. '
MUSSOLINI'S TRIE3UT'g`TO BRITISH DEAD
Mussolini, who is known its the ''Cromwell of Italy," was caught by the
Pholottier la a reverent mood before the cenotaph in London. He had
grap.
just: deposited a literal copy of the Fascist' .i emblem at its foot.
Health is wrapped in the apple skin. /r
Legumes pay their board and leave