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Zurich Herald, 1927-02-03, Page 2A FAMILY PARTNERSHIP BY IIARVB :. Ir A. ISCII. "This certainly is a surprise," said a recent visitor, referring to the fact that our family were all at home working in a partnership with Father. end Mother on a farm that our great- ;randsire purchased from the Canada Company, as p rt •of the primitive forest of Arner•tca: Well -night onto; 100 years ago the name Ische has been 1 connected with these acres. At pees- a eat the farm is being run by Father and Mother and four of us boys, all grown amen. There are no girls in the 1 family, and the four boys comprise the whole of it. The story of how Father managed to retain our interest and cooperation might be of interest to fathers elsewhere, Prior to 1914, Father had all he could do to tale care of the 150 acres and the herd of purebred Aberdeen Angus cattle on it. This herd, by the way, was established in the nineties, and is one of the oldest in Eastern Canada. The writer was the oldest in the family and ambitious to go to. college. Unfortunately, the war inter- vened, and every able-bodied young man joined the famous expeditionary force. My college experience faded into a dream and in its place carne an education in field ad barn which has been the means of awakening in me a ambition to make of thea farm e better place to live and a worth-whiio business 'place. I have learned that the breeder's art is a complex one; an art requiring patience end judg- ment, worthy of the efforts of a real roan, and this is how Father interest- ed nterested his oldest in the agricultural in- dustiy. EXTRA, MONEY mom BEES. About this time, Father became in- terested in the possibilities of the honey industry. He read and reread every bee journal 'and book available, Not only the, but he talked bees till every one of us lads became enthusi- astic. For years we invested; every dollar we made in increasing our bee and honey business. Particular atten- tion was given to the successful mark- eting of our products, and we were, among the first to pool our crop with the now successful .co-operative, be- lieving that united the beekeepers could more properly advertise and merchandise their crop, Our belief has been more than substantiated. The combined farm and honey busi- ness carried on. by five able-bodied lien has been profitable enough to al- low us to enjoy modern rural conven- iences, and while at tinges we are compelled to work long and tedious hours, there are always possibilities of holidays and easy spells. We find that by getting away from home occa- sionally, we can learn much that will be of material benefit to us. There is nothing unusual about our partnership, except that it exists in a community that is like practically every community. Fathers and sons are trying to carry on individual busi- nesses, paying interest on a large amount of .overhead that might easily be eliminated. We believe that this family partnership will be a means of overcoming a great deal of the rural depopulation problem so prevalent to day. Why should' our boys be forced. to work for strangers, making money for strangers, when they might work for themselves in co-operation with their parents? It is not 11ecessary. that every family sbculd carry on a bee business; there may be other side- lines, or the farni proper may be en- larged, but we know that any one attempting a family partnership will be well: repaid. Teach the Fowls Confidence. liberal use of milk in the ration for I have found that those poultry- breeders whenever it can be obtained. Experhnental Farm is as follows, as keepers who are meeting with the, While milk is good for chickens of all told in the last report of the Super- most success are the ones who are; ages under practically all conditions, intendent, Mr, W. W. Baird. The kind, gentle and sympathetic when' it may be worth more as a feed for calves receive a mixture of 4 parts among their hocks. It may Seem a t the breeding* {lock than for any ether bran, 2 parts oats, 1 part oil meal and I chickens. 1 pound bone mealper 100 outtds small matter to have the fowls become'p acquainted with one's voice, yet I l Fresh green feed, such as cabbage meal fed for the lint year. Until the i or lettuce, is excellent, but carefully calf is argasid sib to eight weeks old know that speaking to the fowls in-' curedreen alfalfa, clover or soy - spires confidence. It is a woman's! g• k whole milk is fed and then a gradual ETIENNE, BOi3OSH 110 years old, who lives in the moan- tains of Rumania, is still very active and in full possession of his faculties. He continues to work about his farm. He is s1f ivn seated on the eofiin be built for himself, but which he hopes he will not use for many-. years to come, Feeding Dairy .Calves. Calf -feeding is of momentous. im- portance to thea dairy. The method pursued et Nappan, N.S., Dominion d • 1 1 i bears hay will ma e a change ma e o skim m good substitute . a isd .,t ki t -milk At this tray, an women, as a rule, e, axe able to 1 for the fresh greens. The hay need time a small amount of flax seed jelly get pretty good results with poultry. not be ground and raised in the =- Fear is harmful to fowls. It gives: is fed, starting with about'one-quarter tion but may be kept before the fowls pound and increasing. by degrees to them a , 'back. I have often noticed+. the excitement occasioned by placing! in wire baskets. a strange male in an unmated flock. Every move I made would cause a Clover as a Green Feed .for flurry. It would take weeks, some- times ometimes months, before I could teach those fowls the confidence necessary to Green feed in some form is essen- successful handling. tial to maintain a flock of laying hens But I do not believe in having fowls ie vigorous condition. It not .only so tame that they become a nuisance. supplies succulence but it is the prig - While I want my stock tame, I do not inal source of vitamines, and it is on want them under my feet every time, this source that dependence should I enter the pen. A certain control is, largely be placed for the supply of necessary. They should be taught not these substances, as under ordinary to be scary, and so gentle that one=s • conditions they may be supplied more presence among them does not excite economically in green feed than in fear. It is good evidence of a man's 1 any other form. Beets, mangels, tur- shiftless, cruel and excitable ways, nips or nalmost any kind of garden when his presence unnerves his fowls,' truck makes good• forms of green feed, and they fly about wildly the moment and sprouted grains, clovers, alfalfa, he enters the yard or house to take 'rape and green crops of corn, oats, care of the flock. barley or wheat chopped into short It takes a lot of patience, kindness lengths are also used successfully. and gentleness to operate a plant sue-: In a series of tests at the Experi- cessfully, and any one lacking those mental Station at Ste. Anne de la qualities had better let poultry se- pocatiere, Quebec, clover gave ecel- verely' alone. He may be a success at lent results as a green feed, and something else, but not at poultry- proved superior to either =angels or raising.—M. Ie. B. sprouted oats. The birds in the pen —” given clover as a green feed were el - Healing Frosted Combs. ways ingood condition, and produced Birds which are kept in dry, well- the largest number of eggs at the ventilated houses, are not so suscep- cheapest cost per dozen. Clovers and tibia to frozen combs and wattles as alfalfa make" excellent pasture for are those kept in tight, damp houses. growing pullets. For use as a winter So it is a good plan to open up the green feed they Should be cut green houses. But despite all precautions, and .properly cured. The leaves usu- conibs and wattles will become frosted ally found in mows where hay has occasionally, especially on certain in- been stored are of especial value and dividuals which roost in exposed pot should be reserved for the use of the. sitions, or which in drinking just be- poultry. fore going to perch have gotten their wattles wet from the drinking pan. Sand for Droppings Board. . Males whose perches are so high that when they crow in the morning they The problem of removing frozen droppings can be solved by sprin touch the rafters or roofing boatels kling a thin layer of dry sand over the drop - Poul ry. with the points of their combs are very apt to suffer. pings boards each time they are The treatment for such troubles cleaned, A few handfuls will give a follows: First, gradually remove the thin film of grit over the hoard and frost from the frozen combs and -Vat- will entirely prevent the droppings les. This means 'to rub the affected from t one pound per day: The amount of dry grain hay and roots fed increases as• the calf grows older: The main thing, remerks Mr. Baird, is to keep the calf from getting a setback when changing from whole to skint milk and to keep it in good growing condi- tion. The average weight of the ieif�ers at Nappan farm at one year •of age is 600 pounds. The average eost of rear- ing bull calves (Guernseys) until a year old is placed ,at $55.86, of heifers at .$56.26 and.:of grade heifers ,at $,t3 22. Hold Your Nose! Yes, copper -carbonate dust is good medicine for stinking-smut.of wheat; but be -sure to wear a dust mask when using it. You can buy a mask or you can take a piece of cotton flannel, lint side out, and put it over the nose. Better wear goggles over the eyes, too. A good way to keep down dust is to put the dust and the grain in an old barrel churn, 'or in a smut -treating machine. Improvement* in Fruits, There are no more 'tellable expel - meets being xerried on at the Domizm. ion Experimental Farms and stations a BY NELL LL 13, NIC'UOLs, than those eoneeln ng ' re ere efforts directed to time iznpa•oyo- ment in varieties, but also to' the, tascertain'.nent of the kind most suit- able for growth in erlell. particular di'stiiet. Apples' being the greatest etample cf the country naturally receive special attention` and some valuable varieties have been developed or bet-' teied by cultivation. Special efforts aro being made to' •obtain heavier and improved winter scorta, Bound no few - or than three hundred of the longer - keeping varieties new be1ng under tet. Pears ate eec iving similar at- tention sand I nrticulurly with a view. to securing better blightsresistant varieties. Hardy cheerios ere being looked for and the hybrids between the native American species and the Japanese plum have produeed useful sorts for Eastern Canada, ' A spineless goose- berry is proving promising sand blue- berries are being experimented with to the encouragement of their wider growth, Investigations in regard to runner formation and fertilizing of the straw- berry have shown, that the earlier the runners root the larger will be the crowns and that when nitrate of sodas is used as a fertilizer the best results are obtained when it is applied dur- ing the month of September. Tobogganing. Toboganning is, perhaps, the most popular. of time real winter sports;•and it's a made-to-order pastime for coun- try boys, for they have the whole sweep of open' country in which to choose a location for their slides. At the big winter resorts they think no- thing of runs—a dozen or so, side by side, a mile in length, with a drop of from a few feet to a hundred or More. Making the runs is an important de- tail, but it is not such a difficult mat- ter, especially if •a few boys are work- ing together. Use any convenient implement ..to scoop out the snow, being sure to leave a fairly good coat of snow en the bottoms and being careful to make the side walls uniform. Start at the bottom and work toward the' top of the hill. There tray _be every variety of turn, from the sharp corner to the most gentle curve. After the run has been made sprinkle both the paths and the sidos with water, for, you see, you really. toboggan on an icsd chute. The thin coat of ice renders the run more rapid and adds to'the thrills. Good toboggans are not very ex- pensive, and if the stores. in your com- munity do not, have then in stock they may be ordered from sporting -goods houses. These are to be preferred, of course, tp home-made affairs, but there is no reason why 'every one of you cannot enjoy such slides with the sleds you. have at hand. . Build An Ice :goat. A baby's clothes ore laundered three times as much gas an aduit'et gar- ments. Their ability to 'hold their• shape and to make et good ,appearance when tubbed three times a week for several months is at': important factor in determining how satisfactory they are, Shrinkage is one of the dreads con - Meted with the washieg of knitted woolens, such as shirts, stockings end sweaters, r„n•d of fiannele. In tests conducted in an experimental home laundry I found these difficulties may ho avoided. Timis method of washixig gave best results. Tepid water, not warmer than 110 deg. I'., was used far the washing and rinsing. Hard water was soften ed with a little borax, approxiiilateiy two tablespoonfuls. All'. rubbing end twistifrg was avoided. I. made cups of my ; handis and forced the' soapy water back and forth through the meshes ipf the fabrics. The rinsing was accomplished in the same mare- nee. ran nee. Three rinses were given. The coup or soap flakes were dissolved in the water before the 'woolens ware added. The borax, when used, was dissolved with the soap product. The best method of drying was: Placing the shirts' and stockings on wooden or wire forms made especially for this purpose; ; measuring the sweaters and• pinning them the right size'en a flat's 'surface like a table top; and ironing -the flanliets -while they were still .damp. They may be pressed on the wrong side but I find they are nitore fluffy if a slightly dampened piece of cheesecleth.is used as a press- ` ing cloth. This is spread over the right. side of the flannel. Silks are treated like the woolens, only it is best not to hang theme out to dry. .Danger of streaking is elim- inated by spreading the rinsed silk garment on a Turkish towel and roll- ing it. Press on the wrong side while damp. Shake the silk a few seconds before putting the iron on it. Another precaution which my tests stressed was the manner of drying woolens so far as temperature is con- cerned. Direct sunshine is to be avoid- ed-eit burns the fibres. Freezing is also •harmful—it causes shrinkage. The sweaters were measured before being washed and the figures written An: ice boat is one of the' fastest things built by man. The fastest time ever caught by a stop watch was a measured mile in 282 seconds, That's speed. • By using materials found about the farm, a boy may build a boat at very little expense. Several boys can work together and divide the cost, Only ordinary tools are needed. Imagine yourself starting out on the frozen lake or river some fine winter morning. The sail is set, the tiller is iii one hand and the main sheet in the other. Overhead the white yr - down, •'ellen the washed and rinsed sweater was binned to a sheet -covered table according' to these measure- ments,. Stains are ever to be dealt with in the baby's laundry. As a matter of safety it Peers to try to remove the spots with cool water, It also `is. easier to succeed if the stains are treated While fresh, Woolens and silks are injured by most stain re- movers. The only ntateri�al which I used with success was a dilute acid, such as lemon juice, or a. weak solution of oxalic •acid. Both of these mater- ials have °a tendency to bleach the fabrics. Urine is best removed by soaking the garment in cool water.• an hour or longer and 'then washing in lukeeriirm water and coup, Some- times sponging with alcohol_is helps fuh Removing stains from cotton dress. es and slips was less difficult since the cotton fibro naturally is strong. Some of the common spots Worked on and the successful methods of treating are as follo'i Milk: Wash in cold water. Follow with .• a tubbing in lukewarm soapsuds. Egg: Wash in cold water, Fruit juice: Pour. boiling water frotn teakettle through the stain, hold- ing the kettle at least two feet above` the garment. This method seldom fails. When it does, a' little borax mdy be applied. Iodine: Wash in warm water with soap while the stain is fresh. If this fails try Alcohol. Ammonia also Is .effective. Mucus:' Soak the garment in salt water, using two tablespoonfuls salt to a quart of water. Soak several hours: Vaseline:Soak and wash garment in kerosene. Grease: Employ warns soapy water. Most of the ribbons op baby clothes may be cared for successfully. In the tests I found that the original finish mit* be restored when it disappears. To do this dip the clean, dry ribbon in skimmed milk or whey awl lay it - flat on a clean surface, like the enam- eled top of a table, or wind: it around a clean bottle. While still damp press on the wrong side. It is essential to have the cream r2;noved from the milk or grease spots will develop in the ironing. c ou s are scudding ibefore the wind, J, ff. �, as but no faster than you will be going soon. Two or three buddies with you ,rte in the cockpit. Another boat or two itching to race you maybe. Fun? try it! Ice boating is safer than any other sport that provides as many thrills. If you fall out of the boat you can- not drop more than a few inches, then you slide till friction stops you. A patch on the seat of the knickers will repair the damage. If the boat breaks through, its wooden frantework floats you. A. collision is . less dangerous than one between autos, for both boats can skid smoothly for any distance. Docking Lambs. Don't attempt concrete work in freezing weather unless the ingredi- ents can be. heated before mixing and the work kept above freezing for at least ten days. Foundation can be laid 'in cold Weather if these precautions aro taken, and if •the work is covered with manure or well -packed straw. Otherwise, wait until spring. THE. CANADIAN HOMEMAKER • • ./e series u��,��5' crtrcas avari PLANNING . BUILDING . FINANCING DECORATING FURNISHING . GARDENING ..rsr copy., til" mu. _;.lir^ irsfes r,a:fes IMPORTANT OPERATIONS IN THE INDOOR AND OUTDOORORDEN February,propagated ealy and after potting on, Peachee and the small fruits such no AN ATTR.A.CTIVE DRESS' FOR By Henry J. Moore, C.AI,H. • EdIY ,fie 6d. ✓,1 !i With t: 1 pinched back they will Gooseberries, 'Currants and Raspiite 1. S� ith the advent o t 1? bruiry the tale plants are 1 Jil a DAYTIME IlT E WEAR. become bushy mutt of goad apps;arance. ( ries. Have yogi the n�ecsssary saws i and ' freesrng to it. p1'eparation of the :Toil fol potting 4. Tho selection of parts with snow or with crushed ice or If we put on with the sand two ors sets should now 1 with cold water. Keep the birds in a three handfuls of •acid phosphate to matter of first importance. Soil cool building. Never remove them to each droppings board the inaterial screened to the degree desired' and S scraped elf will have an almost cont- composed of equal harts of loain•and of about the four oz. size as "seed." a warm; heated room. p Spread out the required quantity of After the frost has been removed pieta ertilizer balance, leaf nail, le ti• lie i is. added 1 ' 1 sets early Potato ; incl equipment? Saws s�houltl be eeti sowing pamrpos:es imidobrs will be 'a occupy your abut. i sharpened and everything -essential bo , tion. Sort the tubers,reserving those on hand for an early -start. 8. The order for your scads should mow be in the Maids of the Seethn�,tn, a itt on well lit shelves or floors so .i Noxt month a large member of kinds slowly and the comb is no longer stiff, ----,--e- send will be found proper for the gen- that sturdy spr;outi •will be produced, . will be sown indoors. Sucoescs with the frozen parts should thoroughly Im u1d be thorau hl oral run of ornan ental plants. For title purpose :the temperature t these will depend upon a , cod start. t m -belated vaseline. Head Requirements in Horses. A good soil ill tvltich to sow seeds is should be about 50 degrees. When . See that the ue•ces•saey •containers such Males �d with c'that which ie shaken off the rca'ts of y Males or females which have suffered The site of the head in horses sltouid planted lir April outdoors the crap will as pens and flats are on hand for tdien• frozen combs or wattles should not be be iro ortiona'te to the s]ze of the petted plants durieg repotting; to it, mature m,oro quickly and thus bo of 'ra�aaptien. 1 p added little used for breeding purposes for a pc:r- 3c c fi % of the word extensive. are Maintained, the tubers into growth in boxes or the a.fttrt, f Lettuce and Radish are usually forced greenhouse bench. Maintain a tem ccrature et around 60 degrees,. • The growth's which will,be produced wild be taken as cuttings, and When rooted body. The bead of a drafter is rarely criticized for being too large. There are instances, o• course, where the head is so large that it look plain• Moro frequently, however, the head oe the drafter ie critcized because it is too small. For' this reason, in the case of foals, yearlings' and two-year- oldsfor e t torte a preference r, ens r ids los o , z heads that are big acid ample, In all types of horses, long, narrow at insufficient may be a c•oc a ,greater valine. 9 If you deste& to increase the stook 6. here ••reenl,n s,e, in anysense ef=Da liae by moonset of c titin s star sod of ten days to two weeks there- 't' ' d f t Tl W $ r g , t loam. and leaf soil and, the whole be screened throe h an 1/8 8 ineh screen. IIt Is essentind that enough oantl be adeed to ensure porosity. 2. Sow late in the month in all early seeing eta •t es n to .green tort, e t warns ivintrow, seeds of early Senile or early May. Lettuce from a previous and planted out will during the. same flowers, Cabbages and Onions. for later sowing teens�pteeted at this times year grew into splendid plants lid I h large �•eight t t oot•s f w ti la . in, std e 1a t g • rs n ram r , about ks. should rodttGe 2t ii t g mead in twee s the nest flowers. ,rs 1 � should be,p - ve , enough to handle, the .seedlings are 6. Now ie. the proper time to prune 10: Greenhouse plants of many kinds Fertile Eggs. as early .Crops. If sown now .I2ad�ish + • at subject can will be ready for harvesting by mid - come Na m roi�o impoi t at s i t 1 1 ti i tl 1 5 0 consideration this ireeth T April, Lettuce. toward the and of April I71 for pn5 , tban that o:t how to secure eggs that will hatem a goodly percentage o f vig- orous chicks. There is -still a lot to be learned along this line, ruict here are e, few worthwhile facts; Perhape of first importance is the Value of direct sunlight for the bread- ing hens. The '1reeding flock should be allowed outdoors in direct sunlight every 'swimmy day during the winter and through the breeding .season, It is doubtful whether much is gained by turning the fleck out on dull, eloudy or stormy days. 1 ractieal results seem to lustily the transplanted to other Containers a finethe hard .tnjttple trees. Next tnoratlt th,e are propagated by cuttings, during heads, also heads with dished faces aro root systatn will be screed aid the undesirable. Such fatures, contribute sap will run land the trees to injured, February.. Among these ame Croton lafnness. Width between the e es plotswill Wake a good start :inti ma,Indite. Rubber Plant, Ghrysaethemu^in, top y ' tees early when set out, tween the mjaws,Acacia and Dracaena, Seeds of width of muzzle end jaws, width be- itndibles of the with balanced proportions of the head in all its dimensions, indicate intelligence, feeding capacity and ability. Straight- faced horses, also the Roman -nosed sorts are preferred to tate dish -faced types. if the work is deferred. The wounds mastbe painted to prevent the spores of Yurig i entering and causing the Wood Theto decay. The limbs abode be re - 3. It is now time to propagate all Abittiton, the so-oelloi Flowering Maple, Asparagus pintnosus•,'fubefous rooted Begonias, .Dahlia, Cantetfons for the border, Gloxinia, I.obeatla, during late February or early in March: manner of bedclhig plants from Cut- tiinbs so as to ensure that well rooted moved at tleir jttnetion with others id ar �tindyp lints wilt be available by or at the drunk, stubs shorflcl not be . S planting time in May. Among' the left: kieds alae •Geraninins, Coleus,, Lobelia, 7, No%t Mouth is the time to prime Ageratm 1, Atcreatlnrs acid Iresitie, If ourorchard trees — Apiplea, 4 i?eairs,, .p., Pansy and 'verbena ase usually sawn Plaits are the outstancl:irtg feature of the ;newest frocks—whether of one- piece or two. You are sure to be in the mode of this season with a .frock like the one pictured here. The bodice front 'IS gathered et the sides to a belt forming ti panel, acid the skirt has groups of plaits in. front, while tine back ie plain, the collar may be worn sleeves or closed end the openlong aro gathered to wrist=bands. No. 14.13 is in sizes 16, 18 and 2.0 years. Size 18 (ltifltutt) requires 39r Tanis ' 39" tech, or 2% yards 8.4 -inch material, Prieo 2.0 cents the pattern. Our Fashion Boost, illustrating the newest and most practc:al styles, will be of interest to every home dress., n t book 1 limiter, Price of the bto 10 cents the I, copy, II0W '1'l ORDER PATTERNS, Write your xtatne and address y , giving number and size. of such patterns ne you want. B idose 20C in Stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number tied . address yourtirdar to .Pattern Deptr Wilson Publishing Co., 13 West Ado-, hide St,, Toronto: Patterns stent by 'return mall;