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The Seaforth News, 1919-08-07, Page 3By Agronomist, This Department Ie for the use of our farm readers who±•wonk the advice: et en expert on any question regarding soil, seed, crops, cis.' if, your question is of sufficient gen,rnl Jnterest,-it will. be answered through this column. 11 stamped and eddreeeed envelope is enclosed with your letter, a complete answer will be mailed to you. Address Ag:ronohist, care of Wilson Publishing ,Co., Ltd., 7a Adelaide et, W, Toronto. Co-operation in` Threshing. • I and possibly a grain:aheller ora silage When a farmer pians to thresh front, cutter ---and builds a suet! to house the :ih n�;' implementsthe total capital antler the field, engages a custom thre crew to do the work on a certain clay; pie -war prices regairad usually am and' the outfit does not appear until'owits to x;3,000 or $4,000. When it three weeks after the s/Jeeatisil tints, Ari I:'t+ssihle for the compa• ny to hire a is it any wonder that the coentrymap gleet! engine or some `other part of the makes a few pointed remarks ten- equipment, it may not be advisable cerning custom threshermen in glen- to buy. eral and this one in particular? Threshing for the various members Unreliability of custom threshers, of the ring is performed on a business labor complications which often arise basis, an average clay's work being• re - when two outfits reach a neighborhood ,garcled as 2,000 bushels of oats, or the same day, the expense of custom about 1,000 bushels of wheat or rye. threshing, the careless and extrava- Record is kept of the time put in by gent work of some hired machines, each laborer and the costs of the work and similar factors have caused grain are disthibuted amongethe memberson growers in some distracts to organize the basis of,the amount of grain that co-operative threshing rings 'foe the is threshed. purchase, maintenance, and efficient Protecting Poultry Front Lice. operation of threshing machinery. g Y During the last two or three years The Lest roosts for the poultry' the number of threshing outfits sold house aro- two by three pieces with to farm organizations has greatly In- the upper edges rounded with the creased, and the tendency at present plane. The roosts •can be, built in is toward the formation of smaller section by nailing three roosts to co-operative units And the purchase of., cross -pieces. Then the cross -pieces small outfits. This conies from the, are binged to the hack wall of the necessity for more economical use of poultry hoose so that they can be ' labor and the advent of the farm trot-! raised and hooked to the ceiling. A ' tor, the power of which can be well block nailed to each side of the front utilized to run a small thresher, which,1 of the section forms the resting place complete with wind stackeb, self-! on the droppiug boards when the feeder, and weigher, costs about $1,-, roosts are 'lowered. .This gives the 200. Most of the farmers' clubs are'I poultryman a 'chance to thoroughly small, so that all members may get: spray the roosts on all sides and it 'their threshing done in about fifteen catches all of the mites. • days. All threshing is completed an, Some breeders' have the roosts fit seasonable time, so that the grain may ,mato grooves from which they can be salved to the best advantage. easily be removed at cleaning time. There are two general methods of Never nail the roosts to the wall as ring co-operation, the most common this increases the danger from mites. involving the hiring of a threshing Of course, the roosts nailed to a cross - outfit, the other its purchase. piece form places for mites to hide, Threshing rings are beneficial Inas but when the sections are raised and much as the threshing calendar in a hooked -to the ceiling the spray dope neighborhood may be so arranged that will run into the cracks and destroy the work can be carried out with the, pests. least possible loss of t,•mc in moving i The best solution to the lice probe from farm to farm. As a job nears lem is to use blue ointment on each completion, the first men through, bird at least twice a year. Place a knowing their assignments an the next small bit beneath the vent and rub it in thoroughly so that none of the ointment can be eaten by the bird. Place another dab under each wing. Never leave the blue ointment where it can be eaten by poultry or other ung crew. Certain men may be used stock as it is poisonous. In a recent to best advantage by assigning them talk with a poultry instructor who to one kind of work for the season. has had experience in several districts,. Unless thio weather man prevents, he recommended the blue ointment as threshing continues until all the jobs the best possible protection from lice are completed in the circle, anctetlrus and superior to any of the various little extra work is required in shift- powders he had ever used. It ,is a ung wagon boxes or hay loaders. time •saver, and when the work is Usually the threshing season is great -'done the poultryman icnows that it is ly shortened and this favors the time- done well and more lice will not hatch ly completion of the subsequent fall out and thrive as is the ease after work, such as plowing, seeding, dis- the value of apowder has disappeared. tributing manure, and so on. The To keep down the mites the roosts threshing ring reduces the work of the and nests must' be protected. The Housewife, as there are less nien to mites on the roosts cause 'the most feed during the harvest season. Practically all the threshing rings perform some outside work as accom- modation at the customary rates, or to enlarge the ring in order to secure all the necessary help. When a ring buys all the machinery. new, separator; power; clover huller, place; may go there immediately and have the grain ready to thresh by the time the outfit arrives and is set up. No time is lost either an contracting for an outfit or in securing a thresh- nexrtilizers For Profit !Trite for Treat Truncate Won eaelacivaaoesesasessnsca®o,e a3oxmimeo/ 4LAon8 a i tte n ,may a tieooaeonsyaaae®oNo6ao®0011,0001/900M(10000000a n m 2 e 2 OR the Gillette owner, life is one long holiday from stroppingand honing. It is a round of daily luxurious shaves. The shaving quality of the hard -tempered, keen and lasting Gillette Blade is a never failing source of satisfaction. You, who are planning a vacation, should include' . you can enjoy pleasure y jY twelve months each. year—buy a Gillette Safety Razor. Free your holiday from strops and hones. The new Kit tract—the. Pocket,. Edition Gillette Safety Razor—in a limp leather roll case, complete with twelve double-edged blades and a mirror, takes only a few inches of space in your kit. Remember how the Gillette was the choice of the soldiers of all the Allied armies. You will need a Gillette to remove your open-air growth ofRbeard, THE PRICE IS $6.00 529 ti i t 1 .. Itubt✓ M'D r � � xM 111W4�1 .a�ecln? .ua • .:, r,. a1n. Z7" rgyauo air na I PLANTING MEMORIAL TREES Living Rcm enhrancsa of the Country's Defenders That Will Gina Each Mas! an Enduring Moniuneut,1 Living 3.1atnu.i.branees of the Countr y's Defenders That Will Give Basi' INTEi2NATI0I$AT LESSON Man an Enduring Monument. Trees ate the best memc,lale. The reason for putting the top soil Winning Others to Christ—Acts 10: In affil more fitting farm can the Infirst ,is that it uont.0:ins more plaint 9-15; James 5: 19, 20. Golden respecteul sentiment of the living be food in available form than does the Text, Acts 1: II, enshrined? deeper `oil, and so gives the better Act, 16: 9-1b. T The newspapers are surchargechance for the rootless to absorb ithe Winning' of One. a with bright new ideas for the raising and incorporate it in the tree. Tho Peul.was upon leis second great mis• of monuments to the soldiers who tree .is put down in the .hole r, little sionary jurriey. Silas was with hien, have fou ht their last fight and paid detect than it stood in the nursery and together they . had .visited the g becauee it will thee get a chance to Churches in, Asia Miiior which had the forfeit, and to those who having root more quickly, the roots will be been established by him and Barnabas served valorously have returned to kept cool and, further, it will be able a year or two before, Paul had de carr! life. Pearly always the ideas the better to resist the wind, sired i,p,. preach tho Gospel in other are boxed in concrete, stone, brick At the time of planting the tree parts of that country, but there had and asbestos --a memorial hall, a needs to be headed back, that is, to been indieationtrof Prdviclenee; which bridge, a statue, a hospital. have part of its top removed. In order he could not ignore, which directed to understand the reason for this, ,it his steps to Trois-on the Aegean Sea, must he taken into account that while a few miles south of the entrance to the young tree has been growing in the Dardanelles and the peninsula of the nursery, its root system and its Gallipoli, At Lystra he had found system of leaves and branches have Timothy, a corivert of his first mission been so developed that a balance to that city, and had brought him along, and the three travelers were Joined at Troas by Luke, the author of the gospel which bears his name and of the Bock of Acts. Tho en - soldier with an individual living menus� proportion of the root system has, to trance of Luke into the little "company meat. One thousand names may be be sacrificed; to balance this, a por- is marked here by the sudden intro - hidden on a brass tablet within a tion of the upper part of the tree has duction of the pronoun "we." (vs. public hall. There is no reason why to be removed, or else the tree will 10-13). this mase remembrance may- not be suffer, No doubt there had ,been much con - given more distinction and marls. much If you are at liberty to select the versation and prayer together as to more suggestive through a lavangitrees far yourself, do not think that the direction in which they should now ever ranewin•g symbol. Trees will per- � the larger trees are necessarily the proceed. The vision which "appeared form this happy function perhaps bet-. best. Smaller trees are easier to trans- to Paul in the night" determined the ter than any other medium yet seg-; plant, and in the course of a few years matter. They went over the sea to gested. Let our monuments to the, will overtake the trees that at the Macedonia, and thus for the 'first time country's defenders represent our per- time of planting were considerably carried the Gospel into Europe. This. sonnl participation in the act of tree, larger, planting rather than a charitable°toss The tree 'should be planted while of a dollar bill into a collector's hat., in a dormant condition, that is, in the The first essential in planting a case of a broad-leaved tree, before it shade tree. is to prepare a good large leaves out in the spring or after it hole for it. If it seems needlessly has shed ,its, leaves in the autumn, large, all the. better. In that case` Evergreens, or conifers, may be plant - there will be plenty of loose soil' ed later in the spring or earlier in the around the roots, through which the fall. With the latter, special care little rootlets will be the better en- must be taken that the roots do not abled to feel their way in their search dry out, even for an instant. for the soil moisture, One American Trees planted on the street or me AUGUST 10 "He who plants a tree, He plants love, Tents of coolness spreading out above Wayfarers he may not live to see, Gifts that grow are test; Hands that bless are blest. Plant! Life does the rest." exists between them, the roots sup- plying just the quantity that the Let us popularize a fsrm of xnem- leaves need for their use. In the pro- orial that identifies the dodividual seas of digging up a tree a certain Or. Huber will answer all signed Totters pertaining to Health. U' your question fe of general interest it will be answered through these columns; If not, It wiil be answered personally If stamped, addressed envelope is on• closed. Dr. Huber will not prescribe for individual cases or make diagnosis. Address Dr. John B, Huber, M.D., care of Wilson Publishing Co., 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto Screening Houses Properly. old and he is badly troubled with Many of our fellow citizens ser en constipation. Is quite well otherwise. against flies and and mosquitoes in I nurse him myself. He is very bon - such a way that their houses be,:onae nie, weighing 14 pounds. I am care - excellent traps to keep insects indoors fel of my diet. He only brings back —which was i-wan:abl not the ob- his food once in a great while. p y Answer—Pull information as to jest in view, baby and for the nursing mother is being mailed you. I have a baby girl age 15 months who has a birth mark. I may say it nearly covers her nose. It is red like a beet but as smooth as the rest of her face. I have been advised to have it removed with radium and compressed air. I would like to have your opinion. Answer—As to baby's' birth mark, I would not advise operation. My own inclination would be to leave it alone as it may disappear or be much modi- fied in color, Information about your boy is being mailed you, Screening of 16, or better, 1$ -mesh trouble. During the day they may1 to the inch should be used. Iron, gal- hang under the roosts in clusters. At i vanized steel wire, copper or bronze night they come up and feed upon is used, the screening lrought in rolls •tile blood of the birds and this helps 100 feet long and from 24 to 49 inches to devitalize them and reduce their wide, Blade iron wire netting is capacity for egg production, usually 12 to 14 -mesh; this is not to Coal tar prepntatigne are highly be recommended, because the pests spoken of as miteprotectors and one it.All mesh even sP can et through, g bronze and copper, should be varnish- ed or painted, to prevent oxidizing and corroding, especially at the seashore: Daub lightly, so that the paint will not run and fill up the openings. All screen deers should be well- structed, open outwards, capable of being firmly closed. Where mos- quitoes are very thick there had abet- ter be a screened vestibule with two entrance doors. 1Vlany screen doors don't fit or are made of thin and un- seasoned wood. A good door frame is made of cyprus or other ,seasoned Wood 1 to 1% -inch thick, well braced and painted. To protect the screen - Faili•, ,. , theat OW about using acid phos - 41 phate alone? A total of 00 years' experiments at Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Virginia Experiment Sta- tions shows the following aver- age increases per acre from the use of single element and com- plate fertlllzeis. Average Acre Material Added Increase Obtained Ammonia or nitrogen .50 bus, Nltrogenrand Pisoe. aeld 8.04 Complete rartlileers it, 18 ` You can pet en increase from Acid phosphate atone butyour can get over double tho anoreaso from complete fertilizers, Lay your plans for largest re- turns per acre while wheat orioe8 ere high, writefor free booklet. The Soil a'nd Crop tsnproveliiaent Bureau of the rianadiea r'ovtiliier Asso05Q41071 111,1 •Teluld,0 ,titciuusw' eeram bio application will last a long time. Ker- osene oil will kill the mites, but the roosts must frequently be painted.with it duping hot weather. Many of the commercial poultry houee sprays are fine to keep the roosts free from mites. There are several lice paint'§ which can be used to advantage on the roosts, nest boxes and possibly over the entire interior of the house. When spraying the orchard with lime -sul- phur, some poultrymen give the inside of the poultry house a thorough babh. This kills mites, lice and disease germs . and is a very effective way of controlling poultry pests. Some poultrymen use whitewash once or ing when the door .as pushed open twice a year to kill mites and lies (.many people ass their foot for this) and give the poultry house a clean the lower panel should be covered in - appearance. Others claim that the side with a 1/4 -inch mesh wire gauze, whitewash seems to make their poul- try houses damp and they prefer the 011 sprays and commercial mixtures which do not seem to gather damp- ness. When building a new poultry douse it pays to start at once and adopt pre- ventive measures tfgainst the lice and mites. A new house can easily be protected and then if the treatments little ,incident, apparently in itself so small, became one of the great turn- ing -points of history, "Lydia, a seller of purple." is the first recorded con- vert to the Christian faith on Eur- opean soil, first of the vast multitude which in the Centuries since have be- lieved and suffered and labored for the maintaining of that faith and the spreading of it to the ends of the earth. For it was here determined that the Christian world for two thous city, where the shade trees are under an avenue should not, be placed nearer and years should be not Asiatic but a special comtiiission, always makes together than fort, to fifty feet. If European, and, as a consequence, Am - holes four feet square and three and planted much nearer than this, both eriem a half feet deep. These are left for roots and branches will interfere with a time and gradually filled up with those of the neighboring trees, to loose soil, fertilized if necessary; and, their mutual detriment. when the time comes that the tree is, " Trees. grown in.a nursery will in all to be planted, a hole is scooped in the probability give more satisfaction loose earth, a little larger than the than those taken from a woodiot. If, mass of tree roots, and thettee is however, ever forany reason it is desiredfriends began n their work i' i Ph illP P i. planted in this hole. r i to male use of the latter, much care On week days they labored, earning At the least the hole shpuld be dirge should be taken in the selection of the their daily bread, and on the Sabbath enough to accommodate the roots of trees, They should be selected either they joined the company of Jews the tree without crowding. The fine from the outside border of the wood- whose open-air place of meeting was top soil first taken out ehouid be put lot or from some well -lighted opening by the river. Here Lydia heard of aside by itself, and the coarser soil in it. In that way there will be ob- Jesus Christ and believed, and by bap - taken . from lower down should be tained trees which have been used. tism she and her household were ad - similarly put aside. The tree should to an abundance of light and air, and, matted to the Christian com'inunityt. y p g which beginning at Jerusalem was be put an the hole in such a way that so will surfer less through their new it will stand a couple of inches deep- surrqundings differing from their thus extending itself throughout the er than it stood in the nursery. Then, original environment. The greatest world, first of all, the fine top soil should be care should be taken to get trees with Lydia was evidently a person of put back in the hole and tramped a good root system. It will be well some importance. Her original home around 'rho roots, after which the to remove quite a large mass of earth coarser soil may be thrown in. All around the roots, so as to interfere as soil must be firmly packed around the little as possible with the connections is except the two or three inches formed between the roots and the soil; to protect the screening; several strips of wood 1 inch wide, set 3 inches apart, should be nailed across. the lower panel and two or three such strips pinged across the lower part of the top panel. In some climates even the best doors will swell or warp, so that they will not close; if then they are planed to make them close, the wood will are continued with xe ulaxtty there shrink in very hot weather er icorin will never 'be any trouble from the cracks for insects to Banter through. poultry pests. After a house has once It is best to have an easy fitting door, become thoroughly infested with mites fully 1i-inoh clear all around the edge; and Lice it is more 'difficult to control bhem`as they breed rapidly and if a few are missed by the •spray dope dur- ing hot weather, thousands will anon inhabit the house. . Save the chiffon velvet hat trim- mings. There is nothing better for brushing tho sills skirt free from dust. Keep a piece on the hat rack. It is excellent for brushing felt hats. Equal parts of kerosene and vin- egar make a good polish for the ease of a plena, and 'the keys can be clean- ed !by wiping them with milk. If there is no apple Coiter handy, try a perfectly smooth clothespin. This will extriioabe the sore as effectu- ally as the corer you buy. When' you fill the jar with preserves do not fail to have the syrup overrun the top. 'Pis will ensure air -tight - mess. Unconscious, no doubt, of the vast extent and signi3 Bance of the move- ments which were to be set on foot. by their decision, but mindful of the directing agency of the Spirit of God and the immeduate duty, tlia four was at Thyatira, north of Ephesus, in Asia, and she was probably a Jewess. The word "spoken by the apostles was too ,not the only agency in her conversion. at the surface, which should be left in fact, trees can be transplanted at The Lord Himself in His Spirit was loose, in order to lessen the evapora- almost any season if a good large ball working with His servants. Of Lydia }o from the soil. Any gravel there of earth is left around the roots. The it is said, "Whose heart the Lord ti n may be had better ,be removed alto- greatest care should, of course, be gether. If the soil is poor, it may be taken that the roots should not be fertilized with artificial fertilizer or allowed to dry out, especially in the wellrsrotted manure, but care should case of evergreen (coniferous) trees, be taken that none of the latter is In other respects the directions al - allowed to be in d,irect contact with ready given for planting the trees the roots. should be followed, rated man so is the taste for good was founded which endured' persecu- opened," Her faith was openly con- fessed in baptism, and the first -'traits of her changed life were seen in the ready and cordial hospitality which she extended to Paul and his compan- ions. The conversion of this one wo- man must have had an immediate in- _.. __ __ fluence upon many others. A church How I Billed Five Acres of Quack ' Grass. I had a piece of five acres of solid quack grass, and tried summer fal- lowing, raking and burning the roots, but it seemed to flourish better than ever. Then I pastured it for some years, planted it to corn and .cultivated, but the quack grass was ever present. I then drew the corn off, got a' disk har- row wailsround disks, put two teams,. one each side of the tongue, and let them sail, first one way lapping half and then crossways. I then seeded the 'piece to rye, and have not seen any- thing of the quackon that piece since. Thatwee eight years ago, Now the ground froze quite hard that winter, and I figure the freezing was what Ulmthe quack.—A. 11. G. Ink stains can be removed by apply- +ing freshly miredmustard to the spots: Let it remain one or two hours then wash off and rinse. and then to mosquito -proof this by tacking canvas finch around the top and one side the door, facing on the outer "side (not on the screen door), so that this canvas will take up all the lost or extra space. To the lower edge a strip of canvas may likewise be taken to cover any existing open- ing. The best window screening is one that is screwed into place, for the season, the entire opening 'being screened. "Whatever screening is -used, let 'there be no minutest opening for insectsto smuggle through. The wire netting can be tacked directly on the window facing, with half -round ma- terial over edges to give it a neat finish. Questions and Answers., I have a baby boy just ten week TRE CHE1;ft.FUL CliER175 eMOMMIZOMAMIOSOOSZOMMICAZOIMMOSex, I like some tlhir s about rn.yselF fly curly hh.ir and Svrclx.yy clothes • I think% I'm pretty ntee. r 1 1.10pi». l j mall won't rms5 me, where it goes. trr CeNN t. Who Is To Blame? "Well, George," said his wife, as George Morton and she came in from church one Sunday morning,"how did you like the sermon this morning?" "Nothing in it," he replied briefly. "I don't get anything out of sefmons nowadays. It seema to me the great preachers must all be dead." "I wonder ,if thetrouble is with the preacher or you, George?" his wife replied. "If it were .only sermons amongst other worth -while things that had lost their interest for you, I shouldn't think so much of it; but do you realize that you can't get inter- ested in a worthwhile book, the opera bores you; you can never be got to go to an Orchestral concert or a musi- cal recital or a lecture that ,is meant for intelligent people? The newspaper has taken the place of real reading with you, the musical comedy or the moving picture the place of the opera or the concert. 'You have acquired an appetite for the frothy, highly spiced things that require no thought." "Well, if I didn't get a sermon at daI'm getting one now! But I'll have to admit there's a lot of truth in what you say," he admitted good- naturedly. "George," she said, "your name is legion, You're just like hundreds of other men, who in the rush of busi- ness to -day are losing their taste for worth -while things, You remind the of it story I read the other day about a dealer .in lodes who was 'inveigled out to ditmsr by his -wife, It chanced that he was seated at table between a brilliant woman novelist and a very clever doctor. His wife thought he would surely have a good time, But .sire asked what sort Of evening he hada He replied, 'Abominable! 'What did those people know abed hidse!f heate, slept, drank and lived hides':` "'That's what sone of you men are doing with your business. Your brains' are a one-track line, and anything that doesn't directly concern your business has no interest for you. I'm not scold- ing. I simply pity you, The taste for music is. essehtiai to a really eulti- books, good drama, good preaching; you used to have a taste for all these not so many years ago, but you're losing it fast. That's what makes me suspect your opinion of the sermon this_ morning. It seemed to me re- markably geed, and so it did to others, I wonder if you're not judging your self" ? -. • Safeguarding Against Wind. Now that windstorms are far more fierce than when the country was more thickly wooded, there is much more reason to make sure of windbreaks. around. the home buildings for the comfort and safety of our families and stock. Trees set even a hundred yards from the buildings will not only do much to break the force of ovind- taking of a new city for the Redeem - storms, but, by absorbing the free Br's kingdom. It moans a defeat for electricity in the air, will prevent the forces of evil. It means victory; lightning strokes. On or near many accession of strength, reeovery• of fauns can 'ba found fine young trees hthat whieh had been lost, an increase of sugar maple, chestnut, pine, sic. of Minion resources, encouragement Or a few nuts tike hickory, and the for all who do well, It means to seed of shade trees planted in the "save a soul from death" and "hide a right spot will soon grow into thrifty trees. The location of the tress ,muoyltiitnudhe avofen.sni nsT.h e gAfonr oitf hmeaevanen cre itsaelfsed, is greater, and its joy As 111 There is no finer or richer happi- news on earth than that of winning Wbsn nraliogany furniture looks 'a another to a knowledge of.the salve - little cloudy pit olive oil on a glean tion Shat is in Christ.' , And this is cloth and rub in, This will make the the truest worsleip, to love, to restore, surface clean and bright. and to bless. tion and continued faithful for many years, whose loyal and disinterested affection was proved to Paul again and again in his hours of need (Phil. 4: 10-20). May we not suppose that Lydia herself was one of those whose thoughtful affection and care for Bran Paul speaks of in his letter which he wrote them from a Poonan prison. who had sent a messenger there with gifts for him/ (Phil 2: 29). Sea what Paul says of them also in Phil. 1: 3-11. It was a great thing indeed to be the means of saving a group of people of whom such words could be written. James b: 19, 20. A Great Achieve- ment. The turning of e single soul from sin to righteousness is indeed a great achievement. It• is',like the should be planned with care, so that shade and protection from the worst storms will result, IN TEN NEARS 500 Dollars if invested at 3% will amount to $697.75 If invested at 4%, interest oonh pouncled.quarterly, will amount to $744,23 But if invested in our 5/e% Debentures will amount to. , 4.500.20 Write for Booklet. The Great West Permanent Loan Company. Toronto Office 20 Ring St., Weet When baking flail lay greased paper in the pari and you will avoid the disagreeable task of washing a sticky pan. "1.t Is not rare glees that maks men happy. it is the common and simple and -universal gifts: it i$ health, and the glance of :sunshine inthe morn- ing; it is fresh air; it is the friend, the lover; it is the kindliness that meets us on the journey: it may be only a wort!, a smile, a look—it le these and nob any rarity of bleseing that are God's gentle art of making happy."