The Seaforth News, 1924-07-31, Page 2Address communications to Agronomist, 73 Adelaide St, West, Toronto
How We Co -Operated
in Cutting Corn
BY S. K. STEVENS.
Five years ago last fall it bee
TAKING CARE impossible for the people of m
QF THE HONEY ed in a number of tests completed dur- neighborhood to get an outfit to c
CROP. , I'ingthepast few years on the Domin- their corn for the silos. It was ge
Honey' is a perishable article no ion Experimental Farms. ting late in the season and there w
matter whether it is left in the comb' In a feeding test conducted with danger of immediate frost.
Or extracted. With cera it can be four lots of Yorkshire hogs, two come Finally a person in the viain•
kept in good condition for long' per- mercial' tankages and a commercial who' owned a threshing outfit agre
?ods, especially in the extracted form.' meat .meal were fed in self-feeding! to hire us an engine 1f we could Ii
Nectar, as stored' by the bees con. hoppers as supplements to the meal a cutter. We were no better off tha
tains a high percentage . of water, ration, which in this instance contain- before, for It was impossible to
ed milk as well while the remainingP
which must be evaporated before the the cutter.
honey can be extracted. When the' lot was used as a check in order to I proposed. to a neighbor that
cells are filled and the right amount of determine the economy of feeding go and look at a cutter and see. !'f
evaporation has taken place, the these supplements and also the quasi- would, pay to buy one on shares. T
honey is sealed' over and is then con- tity which the hogs would consume, this he agreed, and the next (ley e
sidered' to be "ripe." It is not advise The test commenced on January 9I started to find one. Mynei •hbo
b
able to extract honey until, at least: and continued for a period of 90 days, thought that a second-hand cutte
three-fourths of the cells are capped,? Each lot included seven pigs averag- would do as well as anew one and,
especially in regions where the honey ing from 44 to 54 pounds in weight. course, would not cost noar1 eo Inns
is inclined to be rather thin. Comb
The meal ration for all lots consisted Not wishing to create anyydiscord
honey should be left on the hives until of ground oats,. 2 parts; ground bee.' agreed to look at some of that t
all cells containing honey are sealed! ley, 1 part; shorts, 1 part; middlings, but on condition that before pug
but should not be left on any longer' 1 part; and linseed oil meal, 3 per Ing any he go with me and look
than this or the sections are likely to cont. The meal was fed as a milk slop I a new one. We looked over the sewn
hi
an
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en
whale still warm, more honey will be receive meat by-products while Lot Z WE BOUGHT AN ENSILAGE CUTTER,
taken from the combs. After the honey consumed 9.00 per cent of tankage; Thu
is extracted it must be strained to Lot 3, 11.4 per cent. of No. 2 tankage; s did we pulcdtasa an enshag
remove all foreign matter. Strainln and Lot 4, 9.06 per cent, of meat meal, nutter. The nest day wo brought i
Straining horns and the next set It up and go
may be done through line cheesecloth i Lot 1 made slightly the lowest gains the hired engine and the dayfollow
or by letting the honey stand in tanks' as well as the most economical gains,, in g
for two or three days, when all for- followed in turn by the lot on No. 1 g put my corn into the silo easil
ei'gn matter will have risen to the sur -tankage, the lot on No. 2 tankage, am quickly, the cutter doing to
face. If the hone is well ripened,`and the. lot. on work. My partners corn was ale
Y itmeat meal: The aver- cat that season, and another farms
should be placed in the final contain- age daily gains per hog were 1.08 who was having the same ars at once, before it starts to rano- pounds, 1.06 ounds, 1.08 g mo trouble that
late, but if it is too thin it should be P p dounds and his had been havinghhired ns to pu
1.09 coals, while the fend costs par, his corn into the silo.
'Tett in the tanks a short time for pound of gain were 5.23 cents, 5,63 The next falba man w
further ripening. Honey should be cents, 5.74 cents and 5.89 cents re-' as found wh
stored in a dry place as it readily, speetively.
Promised to biro us his e and
I ting accordingly the people all began c
absorbs• moisture from a damp atmos-; The addition of the meat by-, ting their corn, but tylion wo wer3
phare. Iioney ripening in tanks products increased the gains but this' ready to fill the silo and phoned
should stand In a warm, dry room. increase was not sufficiently large to man to bring on his engine, he fia
Ripened honey in containers ready' compensate for the increased cost of refused to do so at any price..
for market will keep better in a cold, the ration, l were now in a bad position as aur corn
dry place.ectimi honey should be The results further indicate that it was fast losing value by lying on the
stored in a well -ventilated room where; is not economical to add as much asl ground, and there seemed to be n
the temperature is high and constant 10 per cent. of meat by-products to a• way of getting an engine.
or moisture will condense on the cap well balanced meal and milk ration. THEN WE BOUGHT AN ENGINE.
pings and be absorbed,—C, B. Good -t These results agree in principle I ran my car out of the gate a and
erhain, Dominion Apiarist. !with those of previous tests in that, wont to another one of my neighbors
FEEDING MEAT BY-PRODUCTS : organic supplements increase the and asked him to go with me to look
IN N HOPPERS TO HOGS. } gains produced in a given period and at an engine. To this ho agreed and
also that it is not usuaIly economical that afternoon we hastened to the
The value of organic supplements' to supply these much in excess of 5 nares' dealer and found that he had
for hog feeding has been demonstrate' or 6 per cent. of the meal ration. I on hand the very engine recommended
_____ _ _ ..- _ - ___,-.. _ - -; _-- to run the cutter that we had previ-
a I' T GEESE �j osuly purchased, It was obvious vast
DUCKS AND aD&aESa the engine was the solution 01 our
1 maim and we purchased it on
BY HARRY M. LAMON. ( halves at once. The next day I
brought it homy and Wo started in
Mature ducks and geese are prac- range from which they can secure all1 cutting corn and in a few days the
tically free from disease. There is the green food they wish. . Jab was done.
a certain amount of lose among the Rats are very destructive if the Now we save every year the 350 or
oldYstock
but
as a r_ GO
oleformerly moreon$ c
ac -get Yspent for getting amen dt n oar
g ducklings, thereforeg g
count of disease. Occasionally they vide against these pests, pro j ensilage cut.
become ruptured but rarely if ever Goslings are very free from dis. SAWING Won AND GRINDING FEED,
get egg bound. They are practically ease, and a large percentage of those! The engine and cutter did not sa.is-
free from lice and other pests. hatched should be raised. Diarrhoea fy our taste for co-operation. The
There is a greater loss among is caused by bad feeding, by soft feed fruits of co-operation were too sweet.
ducklings than among mature stock in a sloppy condition, by stagnant I bought a wood -saw and my partner
and every precaution should be taken water or dirty drinking dishes.' bought a feed -mill. Last winter that
to keep them in the best of health, Change their feed at once and give feed -mill was a source of everlasting
Prevention of disease should be the them a small amount of cracked corn'• comfort to us. When we ran out of
byword, in raising any and all types daily. Faulty feeding may also cause feed all we had to do was to take our
of fowls. lameness. Therefore study correct' grain to the nengine-house, start the
Be sure that brooder temperatures feeding. 1 engine and grmd out the feed. This
are correct and that feed used 9s ab- Supply grit and gravel and beef was somewhat easier, more comfort-
solutely sweet and clean, and like- scrap if you expect geese to do well, able and more economical than to
wise the houses and yards. The water Goslings sometimes contract an in- travel three or four miles to mill on
dishes must be kept clean and well fectious disease called goose septi- a cold winter day. Not only was it
disinfected and the young birds have cemia which is similar to fowl
plenty of clean food if you want to cholera. There is no known remedy.
maintain them' in good health- Kill the diseased birds and change
-One of the most common diseases the balance of the flock to new ground
that ducklings are subject to is gapes if possible. The houses, feed troughs
or pneumonia. It is not the same as and drinking vessels which the birds
gapes in chickens but a form of cold have been using should be thoroughly
which approaches pneumonia. When disinfected.
the ducklings have contracted pneu- Both duck and geese feathers more
monia they stand around, stretch than pay for the cost of picking and
their necks and gasp for breath. saving. The soft feathers should be
When it has reached this stage they separated from the quills as there is
die in a very short time. Occasionally quite a difference in the value of the
mature ducks are affected. To pre- different grades. After picking, the
vent and cure this disease be sure feathers should be put in a dry, airy
that the brooding house and sleeping place so that they will dry out there
quarters are free from drafts and oughly. This process can be hasten -
that the brooding conditions are core! ed by stirring the feathers every few
rect. I days. Failure to dry the feathers
Fits is another disease that attacks' thoroughly will result in their heat.
ducklings three or four days old. They; ing and molding, and one will have to
simply keel over and die. It is un- take much less for feathers in this
doubtedly caused from digestive shape then if they are thoroughly
troubles and can generally be pre-' dried. ee
vented or `stopped by feeding ant
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abundance of green food. Diarrhoea SEEP.
is a common trouble among baby]
ducks ,often caused by their' becoming'
ts useful in that way, but we realized a
neat profit on our investment by
gt•indirig our neighbors'. feed.
As for the wood-saw,we:, cut our.
winter wood -quickly aiid easily and
if any of our neighbore wish any cut,.
we are in a position to do it easily
and quickly.
ante Water and Shade.
y Animals suffer greatly from th
it heat, We are busy in the summe
it and prone to let the live stock loo
es out for itself, Mostall kinds o
i domestic animals are very capable
lty doing this if they have the oppor
ed
tunity.
Ili
Too often, however,. they are shu
n up in fields and pastures through' the
get heat of the day without shade and
without. water.'These two things,
eve properly provided, will go a long ways
it toward keeping the animals comfort.
o able, and there is nothing that can
Ve take their places:
The Ideal pasture contains both
2, liberal supply of dense natural shad
of and clear running water, but thea
Mini
.ideal .,conditions .are given only to the
few. On many farms they must b
11s provided by : artificial means, and
pure
where this is necessary. it will mean
over a great deal to the farmer to see that
d- they axe not neglected.
The same sheds that offer the live
d stock shelter from the cold and storms
t- of winter, may often' be used 'fro pro-
d vide protection from the sun's direct
Y
!lays
e' clean and. well ventilated. But stables
t that are closed may become well nigh
t suffocating to a hot animal on certain
days when the atmospheric conditions
Y are oppressive,
e The artificial water supply may
o also be entirely satisfactory it it is
r. adequate. A good. windmill and sup-
ply tank Is a great labor -saver and
t means a constant supply of water
on hand. The important thing Is to
o see that water is available where the
animals can get it at will, or, at
ut- least, that it is supplied often on
all hot days.
the
tly An Attack of Woolly W Ily Cater -
We pillars Threatening.
MAKING AN OLD KITCHEN NEW
BY DORIS' W,•'1VAICRAY.
The other day a group of women
met to talk about making over kit -1
chens. After partaking of an unusu-
ally good picnic dinner and the usual
exchange of recipes, we began.the
e regular meeting.
✓ . Our specialist, sent by the Women's
I
k Institute' Branch of the Provincial)
1 Dept. of Agriculture,- first asked the
of women which they' wanted most, light'
- or water in the kitchen. She'told of
one woman who had a sinkandrun-I
t ping water put into her kitchen for l i
$6, another for 38, each confessing I,
that she could have afforded it long
ago had she known how small the ex- l
pence would be. Several women pres
ent who. had had electricity installed,
pointed out. its advantages, and said
they used, the,power net only for light,
but for running their various ma -
A worn ingrain carpet treated with
a filler, paint, and varnish makes a
good substitute for linoleum. In the year 1929 Canada :produced
160,658' 0
Mop -wringers then came up cordis_ 160,656,662 pounds' of creamery but-
In
and it was remarked that 000 ter and 161,444,009 pounds of factory
never sees a janitor wringing a mop cheese.. Compared with the previous
by hand, year butter production sh'owe an
in-'
KITCHEN ARRANGEMEIQT DISCUSSED,.. crease of over 8 per cent. and cheese
Thexe was more truth than poetry production an increase of over 10 per
p y cent. Since 1915 there. has been an
in the humorous cartoon showing the increase: of 91 per cent. in the output
woman in an'old-fashioned, kitchen, of creamery butter in the Dominion.
walking s8veral rods during, the male -1 A11 the provinces of Canada centri-
ng of an apple pie. At OUT meeting buted in substantial manner to the
a kitchen plan, was shown and the? Dominion's butter `production last
lines of travel traced which the owner, year. Quebec led with an output of
g preparation
°f j, 60,179,510 lbs., followed by' Ontario
would walk during the
meals. The plan was then re -arranged I with 52,000,000 lbs., a western prov-
by means of a few changes which face, Alberta, occupying the third
would save many hours of work and'l,place with' 17,760;000 lbs. Following
miles of travel during the year. Wexn order were Saskatchewan with 10, -
on adjourned to our hostess' kitchen 867,010 lbs; Manitoba with 10;730,000
and watched her'mako a pot of coffee, lbs.; Nova Scotia_3 581126 lbs .• Brit -
talking just eight steps, while our ish Columbia with 2,901;184 lbs.;
speclalist told how in the old kitchen I prince Edward Island with 1,615,801
oei her girlhood home, oho had walked lba.; and New Brunswick 1,119,295
eighty steps in performing ,the same lbs. Ontario was the leadingcheese
task, while a little. thought in arrange -1 producer with an output of 99 500 -
Dairy Developmu'r
in Canada
a
e chines. The relative cost of acetylene, th
o electric light from a farm plant, and
light from the high-power line were
a discussede
become travel stained. in troughs. Each lot of hogs consume', hand cutters and then I showed
The honey should be extracted es! ed 1,710 pounds of the meal mixturethe better poets of a new one
soon as possible after the supers are and 3,322 pounds skim -milk, Lot 11fina]Iy convinced him that a neve
removed from the hives, and If done' was used as the check and did not' ter would be the cheapest in the
ra sin the heat of summer, in which
case they should be kept reasonably
As a rule lambs are better taken off
overheated or chilled in the brooder the ewes when between four and five
er by improper feeding. I' months old. By that time the .ewes
,The ducklings may become lame and will not have a great deal of milk and
many of those.affected die. The it is better for both the lambs and
trouble isgenerallycaused by feed -'ewes that • they be. separated.. The
ing a poorly balanced ration, sour breeding flock will have an opportune
:feed, overfeeding or damp peas, I ity to gain up in flesh and if the lambs
.
Occasionally sic
Hall
y ducklings will have an aro Put on gco3 Pasture they will
wAtery' discharge in the eye, ' cau•,ed mako better gains. " If it is possible
by too much sloppy feed.'Place the the separation should be made on a birds by themselves, correct the feed , cool day end if they can be put at
and bathe their eyes in. some anti- i different ends of the farm it will pre -
septic solution such as boracic acid vent a good deal of fretting and
and , in a short time the condition will worrying, It is not advisable to put
disappear. Ithem together again but to make the
Feather eating occurs generally in first separation final.
ducklings that are kept in crowded: A rape pasture with a grass7•field
quarters. It starts when a bird is adjoining m^kcs an ideal pasture for
injured and the other birds attracted the lamli after weanin ." If this is
by: the blood, pick at' it. # Soon the not ayai able, second growth fresh
habit spreads among the flock. Re.I clover or flesh ; spring seeding that
move the feather eating' birds, if. it lies •mad.°. good growth will make a
has ',ant .'spread through the whole' good substitute. In the case of .pure -
flock, an place them with older birds bred Pocks where the male 'lambs have
fully feathered. This will generally; been kept for breeding purposes it
break the habit. Where ' it has become will h•' necssary to separate them
qui!s generc,i give: them plenty' of from th sive lambs.
Late last August and also in Sep-
tember and early October there was
aro outbreak of a pale, yellowish,
hairy caterpillar which attacked and
defoliated many apple orchards and'
caused much concern to apple grow-!
ars, so says Prof, L. Caesar, Provin-'
offal Entomologist. Usually an' insect!
of this kind els troublesome only ford
a single year and then disappears,
but from the number of adult moths
which have been captured or seen!
lav ly, there. are strong indicationa1
than there will be another outbreak of ,
this caterpillar in August this year,
and also, perhaps, of a closely related
one which is covered with black and
yellow hairs instead of with yellow
hmils alone. Fruit growers and
others should examine their trees
from them to' time oto see if there are
many of these caterpillars present
The caterpillars will, of. course, at
first be quite small If they are
HOW MUCH WINDOW SPACE?
Brackets over the sink and work-
table t� hold lamps where they:would
give best light for evening work were,
then recommended, Our specialist
said the glass area in a kitchen should .
be 20 per,oent, of the floor area.; for P
instance, a room measuring tete by
twelve feet; would have 120 aquare i
feeb'in the floor, and therefore the y
windows- should total. twenty-four k
• square feet of glass: She mentioned
white walla 'as making the room seem
lighter and larger; but light gray or
tan wane are preferable because soft-
er in tope and easier to keep clean in
a room Where oatfning, separating and
some of the .heavy tasks incident to t
butchering 'are done.. Our hostess s
1 stated that she likes her.white kitchen 'rte
and finds it little trouble to.keep
clean, but she has no small children
j accommodates separator, wash-
er and meals for harvesters.
ment of materials would have saved ibe., followed by Quebec with 46,770,-
ime and steps: Tho advantages of tea 556 lbs.' Alberta and'Prince Edward
arts, wheel trays, and tables on coq- Island doth being over the million
ors were discussed.' Oyr hostess ex- pound mark with 1,850,000 and 1,1$11, -
kilned the advantages of her kitchen 535 lbs. respectively.
With the exception of the Province
oars ago. St is a most convenient of New Brunswick; which registered
care for is homy _ a slight decline, every section of the
We then filled out questionnaires Dominion contributed in some meas-
which set us thinking about our own urs to this increase in butter produc-.
kitchens. The questions concerned tion end recorded various increments
in-
water son 1 li ht ventilation, floor over their 1922 outputs. The in
ys g ' creases were particularly marked in
and wall finishes, kind of fitel,'storage, the eases of the Prairie Provinces of
pace, equipment and floor plan. Ques- Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta,
?oils about equipment were worded in which territorythere has been of
omething like this: "Do you have a recent years a very remarkable and
rigerator, high' `steal, ;comfortable significant development in dairying.
chair, dish drainer, gasoline iron, This territory increased its butter
ca st sweeper, vacuum cleaner, wheel production in the year , by 4,469,345
tra ,power washer, electric iron, mop Ibe. or over 12per
erfire
cent Most signifi-
ver ng leen cooker, pressure cook- cant likewise are the increases record-
er, dumb waiter?" ed in the cheese outputs of thse prove
Toeless refrigerators, those which •laces, Manitoba having increased in
lower into a hole beneath the cellar the year from 102,354 lbs, to 250,000
oor, were favored, since they would lbs,; Saskatchewan from 12,448 lbs.
also serve as dumb waiters for carry to 118,920 lbs,; and Alberta from
g fruit jars up and down cellar. The 031,992 lbs. to 1,850,000 lbs. New
rice of these refrigerators ranges, Brunswick was likewise the only prove m $85 to 345, and in some oases ince which did not record an increase
arPhave been copied by the home in cheese output.
etxter. .A hole two feet deep in the
liar floor was suggested as a cool. Devators A CONSIDEILABLI7 EXPORT
lace in which to keep milk. A win- PRADE, -
ovv box is handy for the less cold The increase in butter production in
art of winter, the box being attached Canada has corresponded with an in -
the sill so that when the window is creasingiy favorable reception of the
aised the'food can be put into it to botninion product abroad, and now
ep cool, Canadian butter is going in volume to
Other kitchen problems were talked practically every country with which
er, and.I am sure every one of us' the Dominion carries on an export
ent theme and improved our own' trade, chief among them being the
utchens, if only to move the salt box . United Kingdom, United States, Bel
aid the tea canister nearer the stove. glum, Bermuda, British Guiana, Brit-
ish Honduras, British West Indies,
am, There are many more tnings Chintz, Cuba, France, Hong Kong,
make money, but I take pickles for Japan, Newfoundland, St. Pierre and
mine. ?lore is my reason for liking Miquelon and other countries. In the
ere. last fiscal year Canada exported a to -
Last year my father planted an tal df 13,648,908 pounds of butter
re of pickles, and if we would hoe valued at 35,070,691, Of this the
em and take case of them, , we would greatest item consisted of the impor.
which she planned just as she wanted
t when they built the .house' a few
and her seinmer kitchen (in the base-
meat
THE BEST FLOORING,
Samples of flooring, . including oiled fl
hard maple, varnished hard_ pine, in- �.
laid and printed linoleum, were then, , in
shown. The oiled floor is good when p
a little oil Is used' and it is rubbed well i fro
into the grain of the wood , using much th
pressure. Women who had different ] c
floors told of their advantages and' .ce
disadvantages, linoleum was in favor' p
as tho easiest to clean and the pret- I d
tient to look at. The method of pre-! p
serving it is to give it three coats of . to
good grade floor varnish every other' r
year. She had seen a linoleum four-'
I^e
teen years in use which had bee
given this care and it was in fine con- ov
dition. After the figures have worn! w
off the printed linoleum, two coats of 1 ,
paint and eine of varnish were advised. sa
THE CHILDREN'S
HOURac
II
abundant enough to justify -control
measures, they may be destroyed by ' th
MONEY -MAKING STUNTS. th
th
to
th
splaying with iia or 2 pounds arsen-
ate of lead powder to 40 gallons of
water. The early sprays will not de-
stroy these insects, because they will
all have been washedoff or much new'
foliage will have come out before the
caterpillars appear and this new
foliage will not have any poison on it.
The onlyadvantag4- of a scrub cow
is that it doesn't take so long to milk
her.
Strange Botanical Phenomenon
The most remarkable botanical.discovery`in recent times has 'been the
discovery a short time ago that the Douglas fir growing in certain pats of
the dry belt of British Columbia .yields a good sugar quite as palatable and
much sweeter than cane or beet suger used on ordinary occasions do the
households of the world. ' '
The photo accompanying will tell bettor, than words what it looks like.
Every year for centuries the Indians have gathered it,-and'the bears break
down branches to get It; but until ]etelp it has escaped 1h white man's at-
tention. It, contains nearly fifty reg;- cant: -lot-?ieIc Ltosel a' rare..triseccar-,eu
hide, Lortnerly only obtained from a shrub hi Persia.--t''raneis Dickie, is
Taking care of my mother's chick-
ens I have: found to be a profitable
business, •add tobank
My, sisters were knitting sweaters
to earn money, and, as they were
earning Tnonoy, I was gager to earn
some also. 1 had no' -way to earn • it,
One day mamma told me if I would
take care of the chickens she would
give me an egg out of every dozen,
I thought this a good way to earn
money, so I started out.
My duties aro as follows: In the
morning I give them feed, water, and
open the nests. At night I give them
feed, water, gather the eggs, and shut
the nests. About every two days I pi
be ours if we take care of them. You
can't lose on pickles, because if they'
do not grow, you don't have to bother
with them. -Martin L.
•
ge p of the money they brought,
At the end of the summer we had
made 379:98. We each got 31198 to'
our an accounts,
We made the very best use of our
money. Just now, when we don't need
it, we put it in the bank because it is
'drawing interest. Then when we need
it, it will be :a much larger sum than
when we put: it in there.
t art
I think it i 11 f
ch was abThe
who Canadian butter in the countries ' of
have the chance to grow something the Orient.
of' their own and get the money from Canada's' exports ' of - cheese are"' -'
It for their own, because it teaches voluminous, going in substantial
them how to raise a special thing and quantities to United States, United
how to care for it Kingdom, Belgium, Bermuda, British
Guiana, British South Africa, British
West Indies, Denmark, France, Ger-
many, Netherlands, Newfoundland,
Sweden, and other countries. The to-
tal expuort trade in the last fiscal
year amounted to 1,167,770 pounds
valued at 328,426,282, of which :the'
United Kingdom took 1,103,813
pounds worth 322,158,209. •
From the standpoint of growing
production the dairy situation in Can-
ada at the present time is very grafi-lying, and'
;cents in the bank' ea5i '.w,eelc.' for, the.tains. more. hos horn du ton and ] the success ul butterpenetration
tpro=
Christmas Savings Club. I' `else .put. P P us. than other markets
withnl hetietr duct manures. " I found that if tho drop- °f foreign markets the product'
away that much at home, ' " pin{ boards were dusted with ash's -
or has been one of the most noteworthy
I keep enough on hand to buy .my soil .te'?ebsorb: the ammonia, unci the developments of Canadian agriculture. .
pencils and tablets for school, and to scratching, material was mixed with in recent years. 'Ah ady the first
give at Sunday School. the; droppings iron„the board in a months of 1924 indicate a substanti;il
I enjoy doing this work very much. compost pile it. made ii tpg-dressing increase' in production over . that of
=Marjorie J. for use during the summer `that had 1923. The Western. provinces Have
— no equal among fertilizers, improved been making most remtrkable'strides
Last year my mother gave me, four only by using acid phosphate or ab; ,in this direction and there is a very
ducks and a drake and told me I could sorbing material on the dropping pisasing tendency to continue increase do whatever I pleased with them, so I boards. It made my plants dark in !ng lit the Maritimes, Canadian but:
saved all the eggs and set theth as foliage and rapid in growth. It will .fer;has ni in. competition the produce
fast as I got enough to set. I hatched. be improved' by the addition of some of long-esta3Bsrec] dairy countries
104 Of them aiid raised ninety-five. I bonemeel if acid phosphate is not, used .and on its qualitlen,has succeeded in
sold enough ducke to bring 350, all of as ari absorbent,—A. Hi establishing'fixm inntkets over
which I put in the bank and it is. a wide.'
1 area.
there yet. I mean to lava it there)
i
make them a mash which I put in the
self -feeders,
We have about '100 hens. Some
White Leghorns and some Rhode Is-
land Reds.' " Ori an 'average' eve get
about. five or six doezn eggs a day
We' now have about fifteen 'bens set-
ting, so.we do not get as many eggs
as , at first. '
On an eyerage I get' about eighty
,cents each. week. From this .I put ten
W e have put in another crop of
ckles this year and the money will
Poultry Manure for the
Garden.
Poultry manure is an ideal garden
manure: It is. very strong, { ,It con -
and to put mote with' it..
-We had scene duels to eat. I think
ducks .are better than chicken to eat:
The last fourteen ducks I gave to
myptother to pay. for the feed T used
feeding my ducks. I fed the little
ducks bread or johnnycake in milk
until I got them started, then.I gave
them a wet feed of corn meal, bran
andmiddlings, with a little meat scrap'
mixed in. I keep. them closed in small
pens on:hot days and let them out in'
the evenings when the, sun wasn't so
hot' for them—David *.S.
The best money -making stunt that
Lever had was a share in an acre of
.cumber pickles. I. know .that there
money in them for I have tried
The next time you have troul}le
fastening an engine, cream separator,
or even a barn partition to a concrete
floor, try the following plan and I
think you will be. as well pleased, with
it as I have been:
Chisel- the necessary holes'' in the
concrete. With a templet, set the bolts
and hold them'accurately. Melt sul-
phur and pour into the holes to fill
them, and let it harden. It will so
weld. the bolts to the concrete that
they can not be twisted loose, and will
spring enough that .it will not crack,
Tlie one caution is, be sure the con-
crete` is perfectly dry, or the_. steam
generated .by the hot . sulphur will
drive' it out before itihcs had time°to
harden.—R B
Cosacreta. App roaches..
When we first useclconcrete at iionie�
and made an approach to a barn door
or other driveway, the 'end of the
drive would gradually break of until
there was a big bump for the vehicle.
leach trip.
Later I found that the way to get
around this was to make the concrete
thick all 'the way down and dig out
until it extended into the groundsev-
eral . inches, then cover it up t
drying, I? after
Tho soil willrad
g wally erode until it
_seemingly'., lowers a little each year.
Unless filled in reg elarl
Y With soil,
stone .or eindex•s the end of -the-lap..::,
R.
preach veill`break off. —E