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The Exeter Advocate, 1923-5-17, Page 3• Ackerees communications th Agro. nils 73 Adelaide. St. West, Toronto SUMMER FEED FOR COWS: Tiding the cows over the dry period of summer is a difficult and important matter for us dairymen. Cows which freshen late in winter andin the spring produce well for a short time and then fall off heavily in the milk flow, due very largely to the decline of pasture and the lack of some early maturing succulent feed. Oats and Reas make an. excellent. combination for sunnier feeding. I have grown them heretofore for for- age with excellent results. Thecrop may be cut green and fed as a soiling crop or matured and stored, •I would sow one and one-half bushels of oats land one bushel of peas to the acre as early in the spring as the soil can be made ready; Where a large acreage of clover hay is grown, some of it can be cut early and used for feeding; T have done this as early as the fifteenth of June. Alfalfa can be used in the same man- ner. A neighbor has been feeding al- falfa as a soiling crop and likes it very much for the purpose, For summer and early fall feeding,' I have been growing a small acreage of sweet corn for my cows. It is ready at a time when pasture begins to decline in quality and aids mate- rially in keeping up the milk flow. Sweet corn is highly palatable and produces a large tonnage of fodder. I sow the corn as early as possible after the early spring crops are in, upon good clover sod which has received a covering of manure during the winter. About twelve quarts of seed per acre are required.—Leo C. Reynolds. ROW I RAISE BETTER OATS. From experience covering over twenty years, I find that most inferior oat crops are due to inferior seed. I do not mean that farmers intentional- ly sow inferior seed, but rather that many farmers sow inferior seed with- out being aware of the fact. I find that the cost of improved :seed Is very low, considering the good re- sults that are sure to follow its use. Nor does good seed necessarily mean high-priced seed. Good seed will make a rapid early growth, which is very essential to a good crop of oats; a good crop is rarely seen from a field that makes a slow growth in the spring. Just as Inch labor is re- quired to sow poor seed and harvest a small crop as to sow first class seed and harvest a good crop; hence, the balance is all in favor of the better seed. A good way to secure good seed oats is to take a good variety of native oats and run it through the fanning mill three or four ;times, until only the largest and plumpest kernels remain. We fan out about 40 per cent. of our oats, leaving onlythe strongest and' best -filled kernels. This seed will ger- minate quickly, sending forth strong hardy 'shoots. By following this plan year after year, the same strain of oats will in crease in weight as well as in yield Since we adopted this plan, we raise from 25 to 30 per cent. more oats than we were able to raise before. There is no waste in this method, as the high oats are used for feed; whereas, if the oats are sowed without cleaning, a large percentage of the light kernels will not germinate, and will therefore oe wasted, Smut in oats will reduce the yield to a large extent. However, this is easily prevented by the formalin treatment. I find that the amount of seed to sow per acre varies greatly according to the condition of the ground. In sow- ing grass or clover seed with oats, it is not safe to sow the oats too thick. We have raised our best crops by sow- ing from 21k, to 3 bushels of oats to the acre. This leaves room for a good seeding for the next year's hay crop. When grass or clover are not sown in connection with the oats, 3 to 3% bushels to the acre is a safe amount to sow on well-prepared ground con- taining plenty of fertility. When farmers are annoyed by oats lodging, most generally it is supposed that the land is too rich. This is not always the case, however; it is often because the soil lacks some essential element.. The soil may lack potash,. which gives strength to the stalk, If !fertilizer, containing a goodly amount ' of potash, is applied, this trouble may often be overcome.—L. M. D. APPLE APHIDS EASILY CON- TROLLED. Aphids on apple trees are quite easily controlled by the use of a spray containing lime -sulphur and nicotine applied just as the insects are hatching out in the spring. There are two kinds of aphids com- monly found on beds•. of apple trees in the spring; one known as the rosy aphis and the other as the green apple aphis. The feeding of these insects results in dwarfed, mis-shapen fruit unfit for market and is frequently a serious loss to growers. Experiments have demonstrated that thorough spraying with a mix- ture containing two and one-half gal- lons of lime -sulphur, three-quarters of a pint of nicotine sulphate, and water to make 100 gallons at the time that the tips of the leaves of the fruit buds protrude from one-fourth to one-half inch • will control the pests most effectively. Careful spraying from the ground and under the tree rather than from the top of the spray tank is regarded as an important factor in the control of these pests. The Granary Converted into An Elevator. The average farm granery with bins eight feet br more le 'height, with a store -Away attic, is usuallynot' economic. A granary elevated on piers four feet "or more and the Mines extended to theeaves doubles' the earring contents at small cost. An elevator shaft• with. cups is a com- paratively cheap equipment. A four , to six -horse power gasoline engine is. i used for driving the belt to elevate the grain. Grain arriving at the ele - vator can be scooped into the grain dump at a rapid rate, Reloading grain from bins by gray ity into the alleyway in bags or other- wise leaves only a few hundred bush - t, els to . be scooped out of the bottom. I Reloading can' also be accomplished through the elevator's operation and rspouted into the grain tank. The ex- amination of any grain elevator in your market town will give the basic ideas for remodeling a granary into a farm elevator for storage. A grain tank and the elevator reduce the bags necessary on the farm to the mini- mum. These fixtures are permanent, while bags are in a constant condition of deterioration. A roof over the end of the granary' elevator used for the dump for un- loading, makes a good place for the grain tank to stand when not. in use. A four -foot alleyway running through the building at right.angles to the dump gives access to all the four bins. This economy of space necessitates an outside stairway. All the windows of the granary are removed except in the alleyway. Grain which may be wet and inclin ed to heat can be changed to other bins through the elevator with con- a parative ease and given quite a good aeration.—J. McBride. • Approved Poultry Flocks. With a view to improving the farm i poultry in the Province of Manitoba, the Department of Agriculture at Ot- tawa has set about the e t bl' h` HORSE Horse stalls so arranged that a heavy inch rope, stretching across each stall behind the horses, saves the necessity of halters. The attachments for each rope are made in a black- emith shop and must be reasonably heavy and bolted firmly to the stall. One end of the rope is fastened to a ring and bolted to the stall, The other end has a heavy hook to drop into a ring when fastened, Arrange that the stalls are high at the front end so horses cannot reach each other's heads. This method of fasten - frig prevents the horses backing up and kicking at each other. • Horses that attempt to kick at another while passing behind soon . learn that the rope is there and is effective. Horses are easily cared for and apparently enemy the greater freedom of their bodies when not tied by the head. The halter headstalls are hung up in case of need, but are rarely used. Weedless Farms. To keep farms free from weeds, few methods give such good results as a Systematic short ration of;crops, with regular seeding down to grass or lover at short intervals, remarks the ominion Seed Commissioner in his lketin on " - u. "Weeds and Weed Seeds. Weeds are most in evidence in dia. tt•icts where the, production of .cereal rains predominates and where the Ores/natio alternation of crops is not eretrally practiced. Thorough culti- tion with 1,4. rotation of > hops, combined with the maintenance ibf as many. sheep as can be kept to itdvantege, is a certain and profitable wins of $coping weeds under control. in superior to all suppression meth- pcib ie precaution in• • the sowing of *lean seed—that; is seed that has been ae perfectly purified as possible-, and which comes off- clean land. Ie. many varies proper sieves in the fanning drill will remove most of the " weed deeds. When Calves Can be Slaughtered for Food.. N. E. Ontario county --What is the Nee at which calves may be slaugh- Regulations adopted under the• Meat and Canned Foods Act provide that no animal under three weeks of age may , he slaughtered for food. • The more interest we give to our work, the kiss interest it is' likely that we :will have to pay for borrowed Money. Building Up the Poultry Flock In this bulletin on "Poultry Keeping in Town and Country," Mr. F. C. El- ford, Dominion Poultry Husbandman, gives some invaluable advice on how to get pure'breeds. . He points out that _the old theory that mongrel stock gave the best results has not proved true in experiments. The foundation stock, the says, should be pure, but there should be a continuous selection year after year. Only birds of the best type and strongest constitution should be bred. It is advisable for a poultry keeper who does no trap -nesting to purchase a cockerel each year from a good laying strain and use him rather than one of his own breeding. In buy- ing cockerels it is wise to get them, if possible, from the same breeder as the original stock came from. One way to obtain pure-bred stock is to buy eggs, breeding stock, or day- old chicks. ' Another way is to buy pure-bred males and grade up the, flock already on the plant. The latter way is recommended to increase. the egg yield, but is not advised for the purpose of changing a mongrel flock into a pure bred. Eggs for hatching should be obtain- ed from hardy stock` tocir known to be good winter layers and conforming' to the general breed type. The nearer home the, eggs . can be purchased, other. things being equal, • the better. It should be remembered -Six exchanging. eggs with neighbors that breeding; eggs are worth more than market eggs. Never, advises Mr. Elford, be- cause they are , cheap, buy eggs for breeding purposes late in the season. In a climate like that of Canada, chicks hatched before the ,middle of May give the best results, though: with good care they may be hatched several weeks later; but if pullets are riot well developed.. before ,winter comes they should never be used• for breeding. Late hatched chicks. are seldom worth the trouble it costs :to. raise thein. Breeding stock can best be bought in the fall, but if the buying has' been left to spring then' wait until the breeding. season is over. It is wise to stick to the same variety and.. buy, if possible,- from: the same source each, year. In selecting rz male bird choose. a bird that is strong in 'the points in which the hens .' are weak. If the practice of buying a new male bird each year is followed, the male bird should be taken from:the flock as soon as the breeding season is over, and the cockerels disposed of, or separated from the hook, before they become. troublesome. e Market for the produce of the flock and render such other assistance as will enable the breeder to keep his flock up to a high state of quality and profit. The details of the scheme are published in Pamphlet No. 25 of the Department of Agriculture, which Is available from the Publications Branch of the Department at Ottawa, This pamphlet also explains the prin- ciples and requirements of the Record of Performance "A" for poultry by which certificates of production , are granted for trapnested hens that lay the required number of eggs in a •year. Fresh air mind —or, ss the Report- of the Ministry of Health of Great Britain said: •"s sanitary environment and sound nutrition.."— are the great safeguards of Re..�JII h, The Live Stock Market. Top prices fpr steers were a shade 1 THU SUNDAY SCHOOL- U ower In the week ending April 12 at 3 t' — - t 5 Montreal and Toronto, when compare with the same date last year, but a Winnipeg there was no change and a Calgary and Edmonton they were 6 cents and 50 cents respectively, bette according to Dominion Live Sto Branch reports. Calves showed n change at Toronto, were a trifle lowe at Montreal and at Winnipeg, al- though ahead of the previous week, but manifested an improvement at both Calgary and Edmonton. Hogs were steady at the previous week's prices at' Toronto and Montreal, but were weaker at the three Western points. Lambs were up $1.00 in all the markets, compared with last year and unchanged as regards the pre- vious week. Sales numerically all along the line were greater than last year, excepting calves, which showed a slight falling off. Up to date this year, the cattle billed through have been 34,103 against 20,517 for the same period of 1922, hogs 56,150 against 18,760, and sheep 15,755 gainst 18,559. Use of • Yellow in. Flower Beds. MAY 20 Elijah, the Brave Reforaner. 1 Kings 17:1 to 19: 21; 21: 1 o to 29; 2 Kings 1: 1 to 2 12. Golden Text—Choose r you this day whom ye will serve. Josh. 24: 15. s a Is ing or. approved flocks of Barred Plymouth Rocks. These flocks are intended to The following points should be born n mind in using yellow in the garden 1. Use the pale straw and maize tints anywhere, just as you would white. LESSON voaswoen—Ahab, king Israel, had married Jezebel, a pri cess of Tyre and a worshipper of th Tyrian Baal, In such a marriage was usual to allow the foreign queen to worship her native god along wi the God of her adopted country: Not content with this, however, Jezebel who was a remarkably forceful pe sonality, attempted to displace th' worship of Jehovah with that of th Tyrian Baal. Not only was the wor ship of the Tyrian Baal in direct con travention to the religion of Israe but it sanctioned some grossly liven tious practices. The people of Israe to have wavered between th two rival religions when Elijah cam out as the champion of the God o Israel. He proposed that a trial by of ven, See Gen. 19:24, The author n- clearly regards it as a miracle. e V. 39. Fell on their faces; , terroxr. it stricken at such an unusual demon- stration of Jehovah's reality and th power as well as their own stupid mistake in not previously recognizing , him as God. The Lord, Be is the God: x•- Jehovah, not Baal, is' the true God e Once again, as often happened in the e history of Israel, the religion of Je- I, hovah was saved from a serious at- tack upon its very existence. APPLICATION. 1. Elijah,—a zealous, uncomprom. e1 ging religious reformer. We cannot e hope to understand Elijah 'unless we e • transport ourselves by imagination to his age. Of course he approve fire on Mount Carmel should demon- our tChristianics that aenlgre htenment, but with'ulsive to us h :trate which 'was the true God,—Je- is Oust the point; Elijah lived cen- hovah or Baal. The prophets of Baal tunes before Christ, and the light were to prepare a victim on the altar that fell on his corres- e conseerated to Jehovah; fire corning pondingly dim. Nevertheless h ex - down from heaven and consuming the habits some features of the leader who sacrifice would prove which was the helps a great cause forward, at any true God, stage of the world's history. Ile was u 2. Clear yellow with most bl Ging cream white freely in the group. peg stock ane the d hatching ping of eggs for roved the' creamy whiteyellow of being any depth with any of Baalband een swatching the prophets about the r of g necessary. blueBasi who had all day been trying by I. CAREFUL PREPARATIONS, 30-35, V. 30. Come near, etc. The people use offarmers. This work is in 3. Bright yellow with deep blue and. the most frenzied methods to Induce charge of the Manitoba Poultry Pro- dee violet (not th fearless, zealous, filled with one Idea and bent on realizing it at any cos' to himself. 2. Elijah. was the first to formulate the judgment that Jehovah Is a "jeal- ous' God.. Apparently he had not reached the view that other gods had mater of the Live Stock Branch who P e red purples). their god to send lire upon his altar. no rights at all; that, for example, Clear yellow very sparingly with pale Elijah summoned the people over to Baal should not rule in Phoenicia enters into agreement with farmers blue -violet and not at all with pink. the altar of Jehovah to see what he wishing to take it up. Under the 4. Remember that yellow "carries"i would do. He repaired the altar of agreement the breeder places his flock farther than other colors so it is best' the Lord. The worship of the Baal in the hands of the promoter who sees to have the other color in a combing- l must have been fairly extensive, for to it that only approved hens and tion in greater quantity than the tel -'this sanctuary of Jehovah had fallen cocks are - kept for breeding purposes, low—"picked out," as the dressmakers repairinto s. and the altar required would say—with touches of the fairy V. 31. Twelve stones. Elijah chose that is most worth while, Dr. Harry j Emerson Fosdick says that he was gold. twelve stones in accordance with the brought up in a church which argue. -"""i' view that the children of Israel con- much about the proper amount of In this backward spring, doing the listed of twelve tribes. Similarly water necessary to baptism: "One right thing at the right time is what' Joshua took twelve stones out of the wonders jealously," he goes on to say. counts. Promises ^f easy- money al- passage river Jordan }t0 commQtribes over emo'ate the safe "what might have happened if all that consecrated thoughtfulness had been expended on something that really mattered" To Distinguish P�'fl1iS�1 Pullets and Hens. "I have difficulty at times in dis- tinguishing pullets from young hens; what is the best plan to pursue?" writes a Northumberland county poul- try raiser. A good way is that ad- vised by the Dominion .Poultry Hus- bandman, namely,' to leg -band the pul- lets each fall, using, year about, the right leg and the left leg, When the I e pullets are being selected for keeping, It was the same girl who said of her 'altar, thus built, formed a sort of Put a band on the right leg of each raised platform which separated the pullet. In the next year put the band grandmother, "Grandma does not hear ` sacrifice laid on it from common on the left leg. You will then know very well -over the phone, in fact she' things. In the name of the Lord. that the right -legged banded' birds are hens. If preferred, the leg band may be used only every other year, and the distinguishing marks would be the birds without and those with a band. The leg -bands are made of aluminum or other substance that can be fasten- ed around the birds leg without trouble. and that only eggs from approved parentage and up to a required stand- ard are incubated. Laying records are to be kept, and during the season the flock is to be culled by an official of the Department. These and other requirements are to be observed for a period of three years. The Poultry Promoter, during this period and afterwards,• will assist in securing a get is promises. ills contention was that Jehovah alone had the right of worship on the soil of Israel. • 3. The story of Elijah serves us to- day in this way,—it shows us the vital importance of seeing the issue luring that we usually pay our hard- river, Josh. 4:1-9. When Israel first earned money for them. And all we entered Canaan the tribes were very loosely connected, but later when Solo- mon divided the country into twelve Home Education "The Child's First School is the Family"—Froebel. An Old Fashioned Quality—Respect—By Carrie A. Ritter "Mother had a hen -party yester- day," gleefully exclaims a young girl of sweet sixteen. "Mother had seven old hens here and you ought to have heard them cackle and seen them eat ice cream." Many people might call this a cute up-to-date speech, but the mother of this same girl complains, "Mary is not respectful to me. She thinks I'm old, too, and I'll not be fifty-six until Sep- tember. I don't see why she talks so about my age." Casually observing these cases we wonder how much of this is training or rather lack of it. We notice the same attitude in the parents not in- frequently in speaking of, or to, elder- ly relatives. Children are often al- lowed to be saucy to their:grand- parents or to their elders. So. it conies to us that the"atmos- phere in which a child is reared is. responsible for his respect or dis- respect for those older or in authority. Sometimes it is not the words so much as the tone in which the parent speaks of an elderly person that conveys dis- respect. There has always seemed to me to be a natural bond between children and very elderly persons. The little ones love stories which the older ones can tell delightfully. I know of a case in which a grandmother and her only granddaughter are chums. They camped together for a month when the rest of the family did not care to go. "Grandma had the time of her fife," explained the girl. "only we did eat such a lot, both of us, it kept her busy. to the elderly people. departments for purposes of adminis- tration, the tribal nation became very prominent. Jacob. The patriarch's name, which was originally Jacob, was changed to Israel, Gen. 32:28. V. 32. He built an altar. In earliest times the altar was simply a large natural rock, Judges 6:2 , 21 and i Sam. 6:14; later it was artificially The young folks used to come over built of stones but the law directed too. Grandma let us have all kinds that the stones should be unhewn, of fun, and invited then to meals. Deut, 27: 5, 6. An iron instrument She seemed to enjoy it as much as used in hewing the stones would de- She stroy the sanctity of the altar Th does not hear it ring' unless she is in After the altar had been built, Elijah the room 'with it, but don't hesitate to' pronounced over it God's name "Je- call up, there are some persons she' hovah" to signify that this altar was can understand so she will answer if ; consecrated to Jehovah. A trench. possible." At the base of the altar which. Solo - Does .not this sound better than,' mon built in the temple there was for «She's deaf as a post, what's the good also reception of the stter which acrificia l bl blood. of her trying to understand anything? The blood would run down the altar No use your telephoning unless mother into the trench. The gutter dug by is 'home, or T am." ! Elijah, however, was built to hold We wonder, yes, we wonder very the water poured over the altar and much if the attitude of sons and not to receive the blood of the victim. daughters-in-law to aging widowed As great as would contain, etc. Our mothers has anything to do with the' English translation obscures the cor- rectway youngpeople speak of "Grand-' meaning of this passage. The „ P p P Hebrew text says, "about as much as -ma." a• I would be .sown with two seahs." . The • "Old folks aren't wanted." You hear writer . is clearly employing a land it often. Perhaps they are not, but measure familiar to the Hebrews, and sonetimes it may be their own fault' indicating the length of the trench to because years before they allowed the amount of land which it enclosed. The Mishnah states that two meas- themselves to speak carelessly of other i ures or seahs would sow about 1,195 elderly persons, forgetful of the law' square yards, or not quite a quater of suggestion. Let us. be thankful for of an acre, This gives an idea of the : mothers who taught us. that filial the measurement of the trench. respect and consideration were their( V. 38. Put the wood, etc.; for the due, that members of the generation'. burning of the sacrifice. Cut the bul- clder than themselves. were to be{ lock in pieces. It was to be a whole treated with deference, lovingcare IIburnt offering, that is, the whole of and' gentle thoughtfuless for their` the victim was to be consumed on the comfort, and' that selfishness and dis- altar. The whole -burnt offering was respect for our seniors are neither made on very important occasions more uplifting nor ennobling d*FMela four barrels, etc. Elijah took P g ng to our elaborate precautions to ensure own characters than they are pleasant against any possible charge of fraud. Ile wished to show the people that fire -- r- kindling spontaneously on an altar, so thoroughly drenched with water could only happen by a divine miracle. THE WEST FOR ANOTHER CROP. The western farmer is always optimistic in the spring, and in spite of the talk of limited markets and other adverse conditions, Canadian farm- rs are preparing for a big crop aain thisyear. II. TIE UNMISTAKABLE PROOF, 36-39. V. 86. The contents of Elijah's prayer are worth noting. He began his prayer by calling to God's rem- embrance his covenanted relations to the fathers of Israel. Jehovah was the God of Abraham, Isaac` aneJacob, and therefore surely of their children. Then follow the petitions of the pray- er. First, that Jehovah would reveal Himself to the people as God. This. would be demonstrated by fire on his altar.. . Second, that. -God would vindi- cate Elijah as a true prophet. There- after the people 'wbttld follow „after and trust Elijah. V. 37. Finally,: Elijah prayed that the heart of the people might be turn. - ed hack to Jehovah: It would have. been futile. for God to have revealed Himself and vindicated Elijah unless the people had it in their , hearts to. willingly accept such attestations. V. 38. The fire of the Lord; prob- ably conning as lightning from hea- -. Work that is not finished is not work at all; it is merely a botch, an abortion, -The Watchman. Baby Chicks Ducklings Prom sTEltnxxo soot. darll chicks take auto Muter latera. winter Isar: +,re. mcAao-mtwkan, NI rartettes to ohoose trona. 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