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The Exeter Advocate, 1923-11-29, Page 7-3- .•••••• her with as near -summer conditions ' as possible, with respect to exercise, sueculent feed in the form of roots, THE CHILDREN'S access to' a mineral mixture and a grain ration of equal parts barley and oats fed with skimmilk or buttermilk, Lf it cane be spared, or in lieu of skirn- .. milk feed about 10 per cent. tankage., Ne ^ HOUR - A-ddress communication; te-AaronatIsi, 7-3 Adelaide St. West. TerOflt rI strong determining factor in her de -1 ALONE. Roll R ble't fi d In 1921 the Department of Animal doc,tor' Soon he had Bruin very com- Husbandry of the Ontario Agricul- -,f°r4table; to comfortable, in fact, that tural Coll • to f b h' p The care given a young sow previa -1131 WHY ROLLY RABBIT LIVES to her farrowing her first litter is a WINTER COVERING FOR STRAW- tieing veterinary medicine. And Velopment and future usefulnese. 1 y a madea ne nurse an •BERRIES. Strawberry plants may be injured by alternate freezing and thawing, which tends to lift them out of the soil and thus injure or break the roots. They may be injured during the cold of winter by the frost drying out the crown of the plant and the leaves. Heaving of the plants seldom occurs on a well drained soil, bet on soils poorly drained the plants are likely to suffer considerably, particu- larly during the very early spring after the snow' has melted. In cer- tain situations there may be little loss from cold, as the drying effect of the cold niay be lessened because of the natural protection afforded, or the snow may give the protection quired. In order to make sure of the plants earrying through the winter success- fully it is wise to protect them with mu, a en A mulch of any material tends to hold the soil under it at a more uniform temperature, The soil will not freeze so quickly under a mulch and is slower in thawing than where no covering is given. Thus with a mulch the plants are better able to avoid the alternate freezing and thawing of spring, with its con- sequent disastrous results. If the in- jury is due to drying out, which often happens in exposed situations, the mulch will overcome this trouble. Plants exposed to the cold, and un- protected from dry, cold winds, rnay be completely dried out. Under such conditions, if the air is dry, a heavier mulch may be necessary than where the atmosphere is humid and the con- sequent loss from evaporation less. In situations with a fairly moderate climate a light mulch is all that is necessary, as too heavy a mulch may cause injury because of the plants being kept damp and mould develop- ing. In the eolder sections a good blanket of snow can usually be de- pended upon, and under such condi- tion a heavy mulch with the snow above may also produce unsatisfac- tory conditions for the plants. Of all mulch materials good clean straw free from weed seed is the best. This is scattered evenly over the plants at the rate of 2 tons per acre. A covering thick enough so that the plants are nicely hidden from view is usually ample, and careful scatter- ing, giving an even light covering, is most satisfactory. A light covering of clean marsh hay may be used, but more care is necessary to give a light tovering than with straw, as the com- pact hay may hold dampness in the' spring and result in decay of the plant. Spruce boughs make a good covering, but it takes considerable time to gather and place them. The mulch should be placed in No- vember when the ground is nicely frozen, and is removed in the spring during the last week in April or early May. It may be gathered when dry and used for bedding, or may be placed between the rows to serve as a summer mulch, thus conserving moisture and keeping the fruit along the edge of the rows clean from sand. HOW CAN YOU KILL ALL THE LICE ON YOUR HOGS. "My hogs still have lice after I dipped them and made a rubbing post. How's come?" This question was put at me frequently when I was prac- reply was: "You have killed the lice that were on the hogs, but you haven't killed the lice in the cracks of the hog -house walls and floors, You haven't remov- ed the source of the lice. "Another reason is that the nits are covered with• a- thick gelatinous substance which renders them immune to most louse treatments. If the nits are not destroyed they infest the hog again in a week or ten days." "Well, Doe, how can I get rid of these lice in the cracks, and how can I get rid of the nits?" the farmer would ask xne. "The best method I know of is to clean up the buildings and pens thor- oughly, brush all the dust and dirt from the cracks, sweep it into a pile, and burn it. Don't throw it on a pile outside the fence for the lice to crawl back. Take a good stock dip and put one gallon in fifty gallons of water. Spray or soak the walls and floor of the hog house and feeding floor. Spray or dip the hogs.Don't let the et into the hot sun until they are dry, or it will blister them. This will not kill the nits, -so the hogs should be treated again in ten days to kill the newly hatched lice." , "Crude oil is just as good, isn't ft, Doc?" would often be asked -me. "No. Crude oil is not as good for treating lousy pigs as a good coal -tar dip. Dip has a healing effect on the irritation of the skin caused by the biting of the lice. Many of my good farmer clients did not have any stock dip, and.from them I usually heard this question: "I'd like to treat these lousy pigs, but Pll have to wait ,until I can get to town to get some dip." "I am not sure," I'd reply. "If you have kerosene and soap, I can tell you how to treat them. Take two gallons of coal oil and one-half pound of com- mon laundry soap and dissolve the soap in one gallon of boiling water. Add the coal oil to this solution while it is still hot, stirring vigorously for ten minutes, then add one gallon of this mixture to nine gallons of water. Spray the hog with it, after it has cooled. ICeep sprayed aninials or ani- mals dipped in this solution from the bright sunlight. Best to apply in the evening. Keep hogs in fairly tight pen, as the rubbing against each other will distribute the solution. It is well to keep animals shaded for a couple of days after treating with the coal - oil emulsion. This can be applied with a spray pump or a sprinkling can." "Say, Doc! Do you think it would pay me to build a dipping vat?" If my clients kept both hogs and sheep, I usually advised it, for both could be dipped when they required it. I knew that if they must be treated by hand that most times it was neg- lected. During such discussions my farmer friend and client would likely say: "Well, I see a number of my neigh- bors use these rubbing posts, and I wonder why they wouldn't do." "Rubbing posts undoubtedly help to keep hogs free from lice," I'd reply. "But you should keep in mind that the Only thorough way is to destroy the hatching and breeding place of the lice and then destroy the nits when they hatch. If you don't do this, your work is not effective, for your hogs beceene reinfested every •few days." -Dr. r George H. Conn. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON DECEMBER 2 The Power of the Early Church, Acts 2: 1 to 8: 1. Golden Text -Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. --Acts 2: 21. ege supeivised the problem rem ember that he was really hungry. LESSON SETTING- The disciples of investigating ,800 litters of each ofi obeyed the command ' of Jesus that seven different breeds, viz: Yorkshire, Roily Rabbit was hungry, too. After they should not depart from Jeruse- he had done everything he could te lem, and waited prayerfully and ex - Tamworth, Berkshire, Hampshire, ease poor Bruin's bee stings, he said, pectantly. This time of waiting was -- ' Chester White, Duroc Jersey and Pee 1.'1%es have breakfast. I'm quite not inaction. The impression of the ,lance.Chbaa. This investigation cover- ed this number of litters farrowed in „ : hungry.I had *lest t t gatherteachingid b ee, death an resurree. one year, The 5,600 litters farrowed a little wood for the morning fire time 12sou e deepened as they - with one another in uietaess and this t talked when I heard you call 'help'," : 1 „ , help- aeepened appreciation of t e pas an , numbered 49,400 pigs, or an average w q h ' t d per litter of 8.82 for a twelve months' 'How grateful to you I am for would be a r 1 ati f h period. This average is higher than ing me. I never could have go t ea prepar 07a or ,t e t en part they were to play and the power most people would believe, and serves away from those horrid bees. I was they were to receive. We shall see just after some honey for my break- how the disciples, who are now to place pure-bred swine in a better • fast when they came after me. Now apostles, will be led from their narrow !light than many see them. But when 15,600 litters af pigs from pure-bred you have made me so comfortable, I conceptions of the ltjngdom of God and really do feel hungry aeain." 1 their place and part in it to a wider 1 • - sows and ferent breeds average all told, 8.82 pigs per litter breakfast ready. There was porridge pouring of , the pure-bred pig, so df hd b .• fi eutflowing of their endeavors. the spirit will bring an pure-bred oars of seven df • In short order, Roily Rabbit had and missionary conception. The out- • an res ear ernes. us a ne fecundityr as is concerned, stands beeakfast! As these two odd friends L TES APOSTLES RECEIVE POWER, .reeds criticism; and while- sem° ate; --they talked of many things. ACTS 2: 1-4. reeds are more productive than , oth • 't 1 ce lom a sum- A strong friendship seemed to have V. 1. The day of P,^,tecost Pente- . leery of results that each and every grown. up between them and soon they cost was one of the three great feasts breed has a creditable record, were chatting like old cronies. of the Jews. The firat was the Pass - The data from which the results 'I don't see why those bees caxne over, and the last "Ate Feast of Taber- nacles. Pentecost me ms "fiftieth," after me so," said Bruin. "My mother were obtained was secured from the and the feast fell on tii,.• fiftieth day Canadian Live Stock Records Ottawa got honey just that way last winter after the Passover SaliCath. At this • and they didn't bother her." feast the people celebrated the ing•ath- register the progeny of pure-bred a at, this is summer time. Didn't you know a thank offering of the first two loaves that bees went to sleep in the winter made from the first of the ingathered time?" harvest. With one accord in one place. "Say, now that you remind me, I do This was doubtless the upper room where the apostles abode. remember my neother having told me about that. You are so clever, Roily TbVe.LS321eidel/y the came b, Rabbit But 1 believ I shall have cribes the t 0 des - Rabbit that sweet -tooth of mine pulled before heaven at the Transfiguration. Wind used sg Tee vwoiciee from it causes me any more trouble-." is often used as the symbol of the Bruin never finished that sentence, divine presence. He didn't need a sweet -tooth to cause V. 3. Cloven tongues . . as of fire: him further trouble. Just as he reach- "tongues like as of fire, parting asun- der.' ed for Ills cup of water, he clumsily ' Here again fire symbolizes the , divine presence. I caught his sleeve on the spoon which he had carelessly left in his porridge Holy Ghost. This is the inner result of V. 4. They were . . filled with the and /low the whole dish was bottom-, the miracle. Began to speak with side up in his lap. lother tongues; languages which they "Oh, what a iness!" said Bruin as he tried to scramble the most of it' , had not known before. From the sub- sequent narrative we would infer that back into his dish with one hand. ae some of the disciples spoke in one, and reall must b • ' !some in another, The people from 'When a breeder makes appli'cation to "Very tine," said Relly Rabbit, "but ering of the gr in 'nerve ancl made sire and dame he must furnish: 1. The number of pigs in the litter 2. The number of males in the litter. 3. The number of females in the litter. 4. The date of farrowing. These application forms furnished the source of the information Which is reliable. The following table shows the average number of pigs per litter: No. of Average • Breed. litters per litter Yorkshire .......800 10.2 Tamworth , , 800 9.4 Berkshire .... ... 800 8.3 Hampshire ... ... 800 8.2 Chester White ... 800 9.8 - Duroc Jersey , ... 800 8.4 Poland China' .... 800 8.0 This table is of interest for several gospel. Repentance is a changed mind which sees sin as it never saw sin. before. Baptism symbolaes this change a mind, this entrance into a new life. It also symbolizes the leav- ing behind of the guilt of Bin. Receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. This is the supreme gift of the gospel. It is riot that the spirit was withheld a old, but that in Christ souls are prepaered for a larger gift of God's Un- toward generation; crooked. Contin- ued stedfast/y. The new converts gave themselves wholly to their new faith. They seek the instruction of the apostles and fellowship with them in the breaking of bread, that is the Lord's Supper. The new churth is a learning church, alrotherly church, a remembering church, a praying church. APPLICATION. L The Coming of Power, Acts 2:1-4. When did it come? On the day of Pentecost, which celebrated the in - gathering of the harvest and the out- flow of the Law of Sinai. There is something in anniversaries. Our for- bears who would have nothing to da with Christmas or Easter Day, were not walking in the path of the Old Testament or of a good psychology. Where did it corne? In old Jeru- salem in an upper room, made sacred by the institution of the Lord's Sup- ; per and by at least two appearances lof 'the Lord Jesus. There ii -Some- ; thing, too, in holy places. 1 By what physical accompaniments waswas at h is sound agdr eoafta polo gehrtygiwvi given? a pTphsearle- ing to the ear. There was a vision of `burning light appealing to the eye. This is often God's way. We are body, as well as spirit, and God approaches man at his centre, through the cir- cumference of his body. The great sights and sounds of nature, which delight and awe the heart of man, are intended th pave the way of the Lord as he moves to the goal of the soul. Whence came this power? From heaven, like the sound of the wind and the flash of the flame. The up- lift of mankind depends upon an in- vasion from without, of something sweeter and stronger than himself. It is not in man to elevate himself by pulling .at his boot -straps. A power from on high must make him an up- ward looking and upward climbing man. reasons. .Besides proving that each these big hands of mine. Just look atall the different parts of the world each heard in his own tongue. and every breed is fairly prolific, it your nice clean tablecloth. I am so TT i shows that the bacon breeds are in sorry." ee. THE APOSTLEs TRANS/MT POWER, . This is important in Canada where will come out in the wash," comforted ACTS 2: 37-42. rdTsheoyf the lead with the Yorkshire at the top. "Oh, we all make mistakes, and it had been listening atfinegy htoeartdhethwis 0. the bacon hog is most in demand. It Roily Rabbit as he bustled around Peter. The change that has come is well to notice, too, that the Berk- cleaning up the spilled food. 1 over Peter is the best evidence of the shire and Hampshire breeds, which But down in his heart, Bruin knewreality of the gift of the Spirit that are sometimes considered as in be- that it did matter. He had been care -came like as wind and fire. When the. tween the strictly speaking bacon less again, forgetting his table man-I/11ul, 1 titude heard, every one in his own type and the pronounced lard type, ners when Roily Rabbit had been so. re full of new some said, "These men 'tongue, tney were all amazed, and are, when grouped together, lower in kind to him. He remembered nowl winee, a fecundity than the three lard breeds, how many times his mother had cor- In his defence, Peter boldly , declared this greet hour to be a Sul - viz.: Chester Whites, Duroc Jerseys rented him for the same thing. Right, filment of the prophecy of Joel in i and Poland Chinas, while the Poland, the he resolved that it should never which 1,c speaks of the outpouring of withan average of eight pigs per lite happen again; and it never did, for it ter, stands at the bottom. So far as was a lesson for Bruin. size of litter is concerned they line up: Rainfall Affecting Potato Rot. 1. Yorkshire 1 2. Tamworth 8. Chester White 4. Duroc Jersey „ 5. Berkshire 6. Hampshire God's spirit on all flesh. Then -with equal boldness he declares Jesus of Nazareth to be the Mesiah, whom they in their blindness and hardness of heart had crucified. 7'hey were pricked 9.4, Very careful records of the rainfall sn thezr heart. stung with remorse at , . 9.3 at the College have been kept by the the greatness of their wickedness in 8.4 Department of Agricultural Physics crucifying Jesus. Peter is convincing in each of the past sixteen years. In because he is convinced. He le no long- ' 8.3 7. Poland China .. ... . 881 •comparing the amount of rainfall dur- ing the months of .Tuly, August and Master' er the fearful disciple who denies his So in the case of the other! i September -with the amount of rot in apostles. They are transformed men. I They are empowered men. Said unto; Sonee think that the Canadian cli-. the potato crop in each of the past Peter. The multitude interrupt the ad- I mate is too severe for best results in sixteen years some interesting infor- dress of Peter in their anxiety. What! swine. This may be so, but the re- mation has been obtained. The annual shall we do; to escape the result of , sults Of investigational work covering amount of rainfall for the three their great sin against Jesus the Mee- I, 85,001 litters in the States, showed a months referred to for the eight years siah. Their sin is the sin against litter average of 8.17. While not so in which there was no rot was 7.1 light many litters were studied in Canada, inches, for the four years when there V. 38-42. Repent, and be baptized. This is the master command of the our average of 8.82 pigs per litter was a moderate amount f t ooks favorable to this country. finches, and for the four years in which Other interesting information "Was the e•ot was abundant 11.7 inchesthe eveeled in the work. The percentages amount of rainfall, therefore, ap- f males and females in the 49,400 pears to have a very marked influence pigs studied ran 48 per cent males in making conditions favorable or un and 52 per cent. females, showing that -favorable for the development of rot. the balance of the sexes is fairly well controlled in nature. I A dome extends -upward into the ;bottom of a new tea kettle to increase An ad man has a tip for farms with the heating surface and cause water roadside markets; start your signs to be boiled quickly. four, miles or so down the road and lead the buyer to your door. Why pay more per pound for one animal than for another? There is a In spite of the fact that milk is reason and it is this: Cattle dress seven -eighths Water, it is one of the from forty-eight to sixty-six per cent most important of foods. It is suit- of the live weight; hogs from seventy - able for persons of all ages, and excels five to eighty-flyo and three -tenths, other foods by reason of the variety and sheeps and lambs from forty-two and quality of material it furnishes to fifty-eight and three -tenths per the body. cent. Management of the Young Gilt By Prof. Wade Toole, Ont Care and feeding during develop- ment. -.The young gilt selected for breeding purposes should not be forced aloeig as if she were going to be marketed for pork, but rather the ' system of growing her as followed during the early stages of her life should be followed. A.healthy, thrifty gilt in moderate flesh should be the objective, so that instead of being soft' and flabby when she is called upon tol carry her first litter, she is strong,.I firmly fleshed and in a condition to nourish and develop the foetus she is carrying with no undue forfeiture to herself. During the summer xnonths possibly there is no more economic and satis- factory method to develop the young gilt than to turn her out on good clover pasture. An annual pasture such as peas and oats, sown at the rate of'2ee bushels of oats and half a bushel of small peas or 1 bushel large peas to the acre, together with a mix- ture of clovers (red 8, alsike.8a sweet clover 4) at the, rate of about 1.5 pounds to the acre, gives very good satisfaction. Pigs are tureed into this crop when it is about 8 to 10 inches high. Rape is also a suitable pasturo crop on which to develop young gilts being kept for breeding purposes. Shade of some description should al- ways be of easy access. While on pasture, Ile young gilt does not require gery. much 'grain. A six to seven months old gilt -would not require more than 3 to 4 pounds of mixe4 grain per day along with about 10 to 15 pownds of whey with water "ad lib." to keep her in good growing condition; the amount of grain, of course, to be governed by the age, size and condition of the gilt ario Agricultural College and whether or not whey is available. Age of breeding. --A gilt which is well-developed should be bred when be- tvveen eight and nine months of age unless she is intended for exhibition Burposes, when it is advisable to give her a couple of months more to grow. A gilt should not be bred too young becatfae the young sow will not usual- ly have the strength and properly nurse her litter without sapping her own vitality to suph an extent as to. hamper her own development. If she is unfortunate enough to lose some of her first litter through lack of nourishment, her mammary glands will not develop properly, and as a consequence, subs.equent litters will suffer, all of which tends tp deplete 'ler future usefulness. It is not advisable, however, to al low a well-developed_ gilt to run too long before being bred, sham, theee appears to be a tendency toward the development of coarseness when a gilt runs barren too long. Cara clurNg preynancy.-As the young sow commences to show signs, of pregnaricy. she shomd not be called upon to rely altogether on the pasture for her maintenance, Not that she should be taken off it, -but she should be getting a snfacient ninotint of gram to mantain lier own body as wen as dcvalop the foetus. The value of pasture to the pregnant sow is not only because of its succulent nature and nutritious variety, but because, there is in it a considerable amount of mineral mattea available which is es- sential to the developmeot of the young. r 11, on the other hand, a yoang sow is being PniTied throursh the .wiater months, the' aim should b'e to provide CANA DA SPENDS $198,000,000 IN EDUCATION ilanada's appropriations for education increased trona three and a quar- ter. min:ions in 1871 to one hundred and eight millions in 1921. The chart also shows, at leftpublic school attendance, 1891, 129,600; lain 235.600: 19 -,?1, 555,500. University students, 1891, 3700. 1915 16,500- -021, 34,700 Teschers and professors, 1891, 3,700; 1891, 23,400; 1921 63,300. Delinquency, :anfa ie eel cent , 1P01, 14,4 per cent.; 1921, 10.5 per cent. What is this power? The power of the Holy Spirit gives to man himself, a new spirit or disposition. It is the Holy Spirit that quickeneth, enlight- eneth, strengtheneth. It is the life of God himself coming into the soul of the believer and imparting divine energy. 2. The effect, the power, Acts 2: 37- 42. It gave point and purpose to the preaching of Peter. He had such an unction of God that his preaching pricked the heart of the people to the quick. A cry went up: "Men and brethren, what shall we do?"All preaching and hearing unaccompanied by the aid of the Holy Spent is hope- lessly futile. "Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord." Through the aid of the Holy Spirit, that day, three thousand souls were added to the church. Our Lord, though an infinitely better preacher, never had such success. The reason is not far to seek. The Holy Spirit was able to take the things of Christ, especially his death, resurrection and ascension, and show them, through the apostles, to the people. SHEEP Some flock owners consider it a feasible practice to breed ewe lambs the first year. While perhaps condi- tions alter cases, I do not believe it advisable to breed ewe lambs until they are two years old and have reach- ed full maturity. It is true that some breeds of sheep come to maturity much earlier than other breeds, and again some individuals in all breeds mature mech more rapidly than others, but I have always found it poor economy to mate sheep of any breed, too young. The first years of the life of grow- ing animals is a most important pe- riod and I believe more depends upon this period of growth and development than any other time. When animals are young they should be given every possible chance to grow large bone, strong muscle and high vitality. Mat- ing too ,young reduces strength and life-giving qualities and ulthnately weakens the power of profitable ma. ton 0nd wool production, Mating too young impairs constitu- tional deveiopment and makes sheep more snsceptible to minor ailments and diseeses. Sheep of low vitalif,y do not possess the essential physical strength to overcome attacks of dis- ease and while they may not succumb they are apt to prove unprofitable. By good care and feeding while the, ewe lambs are young, moi -e. can be accom- plished in building up strong, robust, disease -resisting constitutions than at any other time in the life of the lambs crop. I have never practiced mating ewe lambs, but on several occasions I have observed instances where ewe lambs were mated the first year and I am convinced that lambs from ewe lambs are generally weak and puny and low in vitality. Then, too, the ewe lambs never recover from the strain of re- production when bred too young, as food and strength intended by nature to make bone and flesh has been L. quired in growing. and -nuh rsing te .••••••••••••1*•11 The flock owner who is desirous of building up a fine, attractive and pro- fitable flock of sheep will look a year or two ahead and so manage his ewe lambs that when they have come to full maturity they will be strong, ro- bust, and have the power of delivering strong lambs. Give the ewe lambs the best of care. Storing Potatoes. If potatoes are grown only for home use the crop is usually stored in the cellars of the houses or of the barns. Occasionally potatoes are stored in pits. When the crop is grown com- mercially,' however, it is generally placed in a potato storage cellar erect- ed for the purpose. In all cases it is important to store only well sorted, sound, clean, dry potatoes and to keep them constantly in a dry, cool, dark and well ventilated place. The temp- erature usually recommended for the best results is from 33 deg. F, to 35 deg. F. It is stated that potatoes when ,i)laced in storage shrink about , two per cent per month for a period of six or seven months. To Get Rid of Vermin. When animals r.re troubled with dip them in a bath of commer- cial coal -tar dip made and used ac- cording to directions given by the - manufacturer. In winter dust infest- ed parts of skin with powdered pyre- thrum, flOW07'S of sulphur, and tobac- co. Powdered sabadilla is effective for lice of cattle, but is poisonous if !licked off. 131anket animals after ap- plying above powders. IJee fluorider. , of sodium on poultry.-DA. S. Alexander. In scalding a hog, try laying it on a platform of any sort, cover mie side n With oe or two thicknesses of gunny I sacks, and pour boiling water on the sacks. Leave a few minutes, then scrape the hog. Repeat on o'ther The saelts retain the steam and scrap- ing is an easy matter. Simple-thor- ofrsi)riag. I S. I".