The Exeter Advocate, 1923-2-22, Page 6_ -:�
• Addre ee eommuhr!aations to. Agran mist, 73 Adelaide et. West, Toronto
Sheep Raiser, Victoria Co.: --Now cover paper- To each Branch has been
that stool issold on its grade, I should' allotted a special color of cover paper.
'like to learn what is the best kind of . The Acts, Orders, and Regulations in -
rack for feeding sheep in order to elude the acts administered by the
keep the chaff from getting into the` Department, the regulations under
wool, � them, and the more important minis-
:Ashawer —There are three forms of terial orders. These four series are
rack that will prevent sheep from get each numbered from one upwards,
ting chaff into the wool of their necks! L. 0. N.: --I should like to know
while feeding, all of which should bet how co-operative cow testing associa-
etraiglht up and down instead, of being tions are operated. .
wider at the top. A reek with bars Answer;— Co-operative cow testing
about three to four inches apart w ll ° associations are perhaps most highly
prevent the chair getting on their developed in the Province of British
heads, but it has the disadvantage of . Columbia where they have been in
waste, inasmuch as when the sheep, continuous operation for six or seven
are drawing out the hay they are apt years,,. These associations eaoh has r
to step back and leaves and other fine' membership of 25 or 26 farmers wit
portions fall to the floor to be tramped an aggregate of between 400 to 600
on. Tha second kind of rack would cars. A tester is employed by the
have a solid front with an opening of association who visits the farm of
about four or five inches at the bot- each member once a month and does
torn from which the feed would be the weighing, sampling, and testa
drawn. This also may cause waste, of each cow's milk right at the farm.
for the same reason as the former. The farmers pay a fee to join the as
The third form of rack provides up- sedation and also pay a fee for each
right bars sahfficienty far apart to al- row to cover the cost of the tester's
low the sheep to put in their heads. salary. Sic year's work in the Comex
A rack of this desanption should be Cow Testing Association on Van -
low enough that the sheep will le, couver Island showed that the aver -
ways eat from the top of the pile. age production per cow was increased
They like to. turn over and select out from 4,950 pounds testing 4.75 per
cent. fat in 1915 up to 6;862 pounds
testing 5.09 per cent. fat in 1920. This
shows an inerease in six years' of 1,412
poulids of milk, nearly one-half of one
per cent. improvement in the quality
and 93 pounds of fat per cow.
Parents as Educators
Boats for Baby—Tty' IP,rtina Carder Qwen'
"']Nie' Child's First S'c'hool Is the Family"—Froebel.
There are two classes of mothers of blue,' Undoubtedly this early morn -
who .need to' utiiize kindergarten:prin.- ing shower :wa',, the +beginzwig of an
all arjorie
ciples in the home; those who have 'was'wailiXlg. ay downpour, and baby --
children in the kindergarten, that they Nasty old rain! Keeps baby in
may co-operate with the teacher in the house. No, I don't like my dol-
her methods for development of those lies. Tired of nay tea -set. Please
children; and those living where no read me sats and lots of stories."
kindergarten is Yet establ+i�nhed and; Mother,. keenly conscious of heaped -
who realize the need - of making the? up tasks, restrained the impulse to
most of the golden, quickly speeding,! exclaim: "Stop bothering me or I'1.l.
formative years, while still endeavor- put you back to bed."
ing +to secure a kindergarten at the, She knew that Marjorie was not
earliest possible moment. Too much' naughty, that she merely needed to
stress cannot be laid upon the import- have her activities wisely directed.
ante of this pre-school period, ...Some She knew, too, that she could easily
child psychologists tell ne that the afford to devote ten minutes to this
trend of the chileits character is de- purpose. She cuddled the diseopsolate
terneined during the first six years. midget on her lap and read a three -
In any event the problem of keeping minute story, Then -she said firmly:
l the runabout baby happy and busy is "No more, now, dear. Mother is
he largest one which must be con- very, very busy. She must shell the
fronted in the home. The average
mother has no 'training for this job.
She does one of three things: inun-
dates her -child with a flood of
"dont's"; devotes herself to his am-
usement to the detriment of his char -
atter; or leaves him •aliisolutely to his
own devices provided he does not
"bother" her. By the -use of kinder-
! garten methods the mother can so
'• direct legitimate child activity that
the child's character will be strength-
ened while . she is left with uninter-
rupted periods for her owl} interests
and for household duties,
By way of illustration, consider t'Ife
picture resultant from a rainy day in
the- average home. Its high lights
show tired whining children, a fretful,
nerve -frazzled mother, and disorderly
rooms. Contrast that picture with
this of the home in which the mother
has a working knowledge of kinder-
garten plans.
Drizzle! Drizzle! Drizzle! Drip!
Drip! Drip! Mother's eyes searched.
the portions they prefer. By standing
there comfortably while feeding no
food is lost on the floor. A precaution
that should be observed whatever kind
of rack' is used is to have the sheep
excluded from the pen or yard while
the fodder is being put in. Another
safeguard is to give only as'much hay
as satisfies the appetite in an hour's house plants appear to bo infested
feeding, and to clean out the reek each with earthworks. What is the best.
time before a new supply is added, plan of getting rid of them?
E. B. B.:—I have been trying for Answer:—Unless the earthworms
years to file in methodical order the are very numerous they do no harm,
publications of the Department of but to some extent are beneficial. By
Agriculture at Ottawa, but have found 'burrowing here and there and by feed -
it difficult on account of so many ser- ing on the soil they have the effect
des. I understand a new system has of breaking up the soil and making it
been put into effect.. Would you bel snore accessible to air, moisture, and
good enough to explain it? facilitate bacterial action so necessary
Answer:—Up to the.end of 1921 the in plant growth. It is only when they
publications of the Department of . become very numerous that they do
Agriculture at Ottawa were classified( harm by making the soil lumpy or
and numbered by the individual) perhaps by disturbing the roots of the
Branches of the Experimental Farms, I plants by their over activity. A sat -
I ve stock, Dairy and Cold Storage' isfactory treatment is to stead the
Fruit, Health of Animals Entonhol- pots in a paill of water strongly im-
-ogical, Seed, and Publications. Most, pregnated with ldme. The whole pot
of these Branches issued bulletins,
circulars, pamphlets, and so on, ex-
tending up to more than thirty series.
The new system, which lies been in
operation for a year, eonsiste of a
departmental consolidation divided
Tato four series of Circulars, Pam-
phlets, Bulletins,. and Act, Orders and
:Segulyations. Circulars consist of four-
page leaflets. Pamphlets include larg-
er publications, but without a cover.
Builetins are dill larger and more
permanent„ publications, bound in
R. E. F.:—The flower pots of my
Faroe Slee Model for Small
Jobs.
The "Brantford" la the bast
value farm miser. Build
your own elle, born floor*,
rend* 1:oata, eta. The drum
enundee direct into vhr -
batmw or forma. A
bandy -sine outfit
made for hand or
Dower, on aide or �.•'� • "'
mounted on trucks,-� •z
nith er without en-
gine. We also maga
inraer mixers.
Our booklet 7e fres
Geoid, Shapley &
Moir Ce.
'
Lfmi
tad
'zanWsltnD.on Si.
k,.
ran tforJ, Oniatle
relieve Coughs and
Colds among horses and
mules'with most satis-
factory results. , For thirty years
"Spohn`s" has been the standard rem-
edy for Distemper, In iuenza, Plnlc
Eye, Catarrhal Fever, Heaves and
t
Worms. Excellent for Distemper and
zA r rme amour: dogs. All drug stores.
tr.p��rti.��F "� 1,><•rit�,��x� •. B+ri"; i, il,
and the soil -should be immersed in
the water. The worms will then
quickly emerge to the top, leaving the
pot quite free:- If a later crop collie
on a repetition of the lime treatment
will effect a cure. •
Rs B. B.:—Years ago we used .to
gro4r a very good variety of two -
rowed barley called Duckbill. lis this
barley still • grown and how does it
compare with other popular varieties?
Answer:—The Experimental Farms
have developed by selection from the
old fashioned. Dackbi l a variety Which
they named Duckbill Ottaw"a No. 57. -
The two -rowed heads are rather goad
at the base and taper somewhat to the
tip. They are of indium length and
bear long awns. It is a good variety
for rich soil as it has a strong straw
and of fair length. The kernels are
rather larger than the average and
show a high weight to the measured
bushel. This variety ripens later than
six rowed and is therefore useful for
mixing with oats for
growing
a mix-
ed crop. As a cropper it is not as
heavy e. yielder as the best six -rowed'
varieties.
Use of Lights.
Lights from. about 4.00 a.ln, until
daylight, or from 8.00 to 9.00 in the
evening; with feeding at that time—
these . two methods have found most
favor among poultrymen who have
tried various lighting periods on; their
flock. '
Space: to a newspaper is as :shoes to
a hoe dealer; it is the sole stock in
trade. One most pay for news space
in news values, and for aclvertising.
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peas for dinner and you may have
the pods for boats. See, here is a
shiny pan of welter on the oilcloth.
here is your rubber apron. And there
are tootbrpieks. Open the pod, so. Put
a bit of the toothpick in for a seat
and to hold the sides apart. Away it
goes across the ocean. Now another.
Where is it going and 'what dues it
carry?"
Mother's fingers flew nimbly while
they talked. They decided that the
first boat was loaded with presents
for poor children; that the next was
bringing oranges for Marjorie's
breakfast. The morning harmony was
restored. Baby was busy and happy.
She was learning to conquer tradi-
tions. Her imagination was being
trained, as well. And the difference
between an untrained and a trained
imagination is the difference between
the man who is content to remain a
hod -carrier and the one who could vis-
ualize and plan the Panama Canal be-
fore a spadeful of earth had been
the horizon in wtin for a tiny speck turned.
- Seed Orders.
The new seed catalogues will soon
be reed -vied with their ever attractive
descriptions of novelties and staple
varieties, but, while these -catalogues
are eagerly looked aver, it frequently
happens that the ordering of the seeds'
is left until spring. By that time,
however, the seeds which we most de-
sire hnay be exhausted as the best
Horse Sense.
Fitting the collar cannot be done
successfully from measurements
alone; the collar should be tried on. It
Should fie easily on the animal's shoal-
dere and should require no force to
push it into place as this would indi-
cate that the collar is too narrow; in-
jury to the neck would no doubt result
from the use of such a collar, The
stocks of the best varieties are usually collar should not permit of any see -
limited, hence the desirability of saw notion. The top of the collar
ordering soon to •ensure getting what,
is wanted.
'Some novelties are well worth the
high prize asked for the seed, while
others are no ;better, if -as -good; as the
old reliable sorts. It is best to let f
the Experimental Farris and Stations j
do most of the testing of those, and
delay ordering until, a report is re-
ceived from one of these Stations as
to their merits. U pa11y it pays well
to order the most expensive strains of.
staple varieties. ' There is a great
difference in strains, as thorough se-.
lection and rogueing in the field en -
'sure much, more satisfaetory results
than where this is not done. Tho cost
of good seed is small compared with
the value of the crop obtained. •
There. are now many lists of, best
varieties of vegetable and flower seeds
available through the Experimental
Stations and Agricultural .Colleges,
and it will be found to be well worth
while getting • these before deciding
on what to buy. When one has seed of a good strain
of some particular variety of flower or
vegetable it is desirable to sow the
sante seed. another "year after testrg
it for germination as sometimes it is
not possible to get the saino strain
tido years in succession.
Order early. Order the best seed
of .the best varieties. .
Consult 'Experimental Farm ,Lists
of best varieties;—W. T. Macoun,
Dominion horticulturist. •
should rest lightly oei the neck. Be-
tween the sides there should be juet
enough room so the ends of the fin-
gers can be pushed up and down be-
tween the nook and the inside of the
cellar; this ,apace, while all right
at the tap .may not' be enough at the
bottom of the neck, and vice versa.
Take hold of the collar at the top
and press it against the side • of the
neck; with the other hand grasp it
firmly by the bottom, moving it from
side to aide, holding It firmly against
theshoulders while moving it. If the
movement above the shoulder joints is
more than two inches the collar is
too big. • In some eases it .will be two
or three times as much. When the
horse's head is held naturally there
should be enough space between the
Bottom of the neck and the bottonhof
the collar so the flat hand can be in-
serted. The secret in -fitting the
horse's collar if to prevent the lateral
or see -saw motion which produces the
sore shoulders. In breaking in the
new cellar it h ih
a be
Y seaekdfor two
or three hours in cold water. When
taken off the horse it should be laid
on a flat surface Or it will warp. --Dr.
G. H. Conn.
Flat pocketbooks, like empty cattle
racks,
Can best be filled by using strong
backs. '
Ambition 'without energy is like a
Ford without gas./
A PROGRESSIVE CITY AND .ITS ,MAYOR
Situated: in tile heart of industrial Ontario, surrounded with natural
beauty and containing a citizenship ..cif old Ontario stock, Stratford is justly
proud of its hister3r anis its futihre. Each year it adds to its list of 'industries,
and at, the Canadian National Exhibition at Toronto last year had an amaz-
ingly good Community Exhibition which attracted considerable attention.
It also keeps its publicity literature before the people of Britain, U.S., a:nd
other countries, froln which iwises to attract immigration. As would be
expected, Stratford has a progressive Mayor in the person of Mr. Tom Brown,
who was educated in Stratford prior to graduating into the University of
Toronto, from which 11e graduated in 1)12 with honors in Political.Scienco
to enter Osgoode !toll. in 1915 he took- tip the pr<1clieo of law in Stratford,
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Trig SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
-s
FEBRUARY 25
The Parable of the Pounds, Luke 19: 11-48. Golden Text --
He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful
also in much, Luke 15: 10.
Lesson Setting—Jesus was drawing fore, is fidelity solely. One man does
,nigh to the city of Jerusalem. There as much relatively with his two tale
was a great multitude with him. It ents as the other did with his five, and
had been stirred' by his miracles,'to receives the same commendation and
great enthusiasm. Jesus saw that the the name reward. Here the capital for
people seemed to think that the dawn all is the same, and. the different re -
of the kingdom of heaven was at hand, sults call for different commendation
and that they were ready to hail him and different ,rewards as indicating
as the Mes+sianie king. Jesus felt that different capacity and different fidel-
he must restrain this blind enthusiasm sty to opportunity.
and diseol their expectation of an V. 17. Well, thou good servant; well
immediate kingdom, and speaks to done. Have thou :authority over ten
them the parable of our lesson. It cities. His dilllgent and energetic use
shows that the immediate duty of his of a little netts with an appropriate
followers is working and waiting in reward,
expectation of the Master's return. V.s. 18, 19. The second .. be thou
I. Testing The Servants, 11-15. .. over five cities. The second pian
V. 11, 12. Nigh to Jerusalem. As has shown a measure of capacity and
Jesus passed on to the city of Jeru- energy but he has not done his best
saleni, the multitude would draw the and therefore there is no hearty word
multitude, and enthusiasm would. of praise and his promotion is deter -
kindle enthusiasm. He knew that as' mined by results,
soon as they came in sight of Jeru- V. 20. Another came . . here is thy
salem, the multitude would become Pound. This man shaving an oppor-
uncontroTl+able. Now was the time for tunity equal to that of the rest, comes
the steadying word and the tempering
thought A certain nobleman went
into -a far country. The setting of the
parable seems to be his•terical. Arche- V. 21. I feared thee. He proceeds to
laus,,tle son of Herod the Great, went .give the reason for his inactioai, and
to Rome at his father's death and beg- instead of finding the reason in him-
ged that the Emperor might allow self, he seeks to find it in his master.
him to succeed to the throne. He was He seeks to excuse himself by actus-
a cruel prince, and the Jews sent rep- ing his master. Thou art an austere
resentatives to Rome to oppose his roan; harsh and heartless. Thou tak-
claims. After a long delay, Archelaus est up what thou Iayest not down. You
was granted his request. Ile went lift what you did not deposit. That
home and rewarded those who had is, he looked for results and returns
1
d his interests in his absence,that
watched wer
wo not r
coronals r '
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them governorships, s and
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slew the leaders who had appeared ; wll I judge thee, The' piaster will
against has claims. This historical 'findiin the servant's excuse, a just
reference u*ould strike a chord of in ground for his condemnation. The
serest in his shearers. servant lhhd not acted up even to his
Vs. 13, 14. Called his
ten servants; excuse. Wherefore ... gayest not
not all his servants, but ten of them thou my money into the' bank. The
whom he regarded worthy of confi servant had not 'heou,ght the master
deice and possessed of ability. De. his own, for that pound should have,
livered thein ten pound's. The word earned interest in the interval. With -
translated "pounds" is "mina." It out risk to himself, the servantcouldeepresented a sawn that a working have secured this interest. The banker
man of that time could earn in about , would have been willing to use that
three months. In the parable of the money. Mine own with usury. Usury
talents in Matt., chap, 25, the master means legitimate interest, although
divides all this property among his now it means exorbitant interest.
servants, and each servant receives at' Vs. 24-26. Take from him the pound
large roan, but in this parable. they , ,give it to Tilled that IMO ten
receive a small sum, but still enough po ids. The Than that has made the
fito test their capacity, dilbg'enee and' utmost use of his pound, receives yet
ibus. Occupy tell I' come. Trade er utero.. Jesus proceeds to seine. this
do business till -my return. They are reward, as a law
o1' spiritual life,
given.to understand clearly that there •
is a time of reckoning
coming. Citi- li
zens hated him . .sent a- message; The idea (fAppservicecatiohna.s grown ani
sent an embassy. The embassy men- ong Christian people perhaps more,
toned before consisted of fifty mei, than' any other idea during the last
and when the jews of Rome heard of,
two decades. Not so much w11at we
their coming, eight thdrusand Roman get out of life, but rather what
Jews accompanied them to the emper- we case give is becoming the accepted
or',s palace. - • viewpoint. There can `bre no doubt
V. 15. When he was returned . ,ll as the position whservice held -
commanded. these servants to be Ba- ; in theto mind of the Mester.
ich Sne1h em
oil. The `'fat that this master was a . phatiq sayings; as w.'hte Son . of man
wicked' man,whose going away,-and,;,came not to be ministered unto, but to
conking again was not like the going minlator, and' to �i've 'hi -`2'3,37,501:171 ;L1)4:41.1311,0 -
the
a ran-
and comingof Jesus,'does not weaken soil foo.' many;: (Int. 28), "IIs
the truth that Jesus seeks to convey. i that is niearbest anions shall" be
If the kingdom of heaven is not, as your servant,"' '(Matt. v8: 11) olid "1
the multitude expect, to' be set up rine jam in
the nii.dst at' you as. he that
mediately, and if Jesus is to go from,serveth, all bear testimony to the
his folllawers, he will come again.Hiscentral place which service held In
absence means responsibility and iii -•the teething of Jesus. Mere pronfee
portunity and his coming again ; sion could' never take the place of the
means aocountabilivy. As there were . doing of God's will.
those who justly refused to have 1 We are "stewards 'of the manifold
Archelaus reign over thein, so there grace of God.". The .nanduct of the'
will be those who unjustly oppose rich fent'.
12:i620) was coni
Jesus in his absence.' 13ut this only donned because there was not 'inea'il.
this man's tlunlung any idea of stew-
ardship; no reference to 'God as Giver.
and Owner. He said, "My fruits, my
goods,.>rny soul, nhy„ barns'," The mean
who received �the.one talent, 'does not
appear to have been covetous or d
haone;14 but simply negligent. 'iHo d
not realize his accountability to
master, and had no serge whatever o.
hie stewardtiip. ate day'ts lemon jib
to the master with no results what-
ever. Laid up in a napkin; a safe
place, but not a fruitful place.
magnifies the responsibility of this
faithful servants.
II. Rewardingthe . Servants,16-2
6.
V. 16. Then came the first thy
pound . ten pounds. This servant
has, made a good use of his pounds.
He had used 'a little well, arid, his re -
weed is acerdlnig to his stewardship.
Note that In the parable of the Tal-
ents, while each, lion receives a large 11ts(iates Gad's readiness to show eine
amount, the amou t differs according pri vas and to warmly conuancysd thecae
to differing abilit . The test, there- svho have been :enithtu1,