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Zurich Herald, 1926-06-03, Page 7.M. f.AND BAcON PRODUCTION lror some "mein °nada the efforts of the Gave •ne•r nits, rallwa.y'st, packers, and divestorr- n'rganization, have heel directed towels eaeouraging'the pro•' ductlen by farmers, of a better type of bacon hog, t°seving la view the ll.+etter- ni'ent .of the, Dorninton/e position in the export Hydro= Fs`, p'aeticu+-lady' that of the United Kingdom. Such endeavors lave been eti-tended to enlisting the interest .of the younger genere.tien.' Throughout Manitoba, Sa'skatoliewa'n, a,•nd Alberta boys' and girlss' swine clubs have been organized by the Do., 'minion and Provincial Governments And along its own lines in the Prairie Frovincers the Canadian PacilicRaii- way has intensiflecl rivalry, by award ing a trophy to 'the winning club in each of the three provinces and In ad - elation taking the membeais' of the win. ning teams to the Agricultural. Winter Fair at Toronto as its guests, The 'suocess which has attended these efforts has been very gratifying. Though the number .of hogs on farms in Canada ten+poranily slumped in 1925 figures leave shown a fainly con- sistent ascendancy for some time. Dur- ing e ur-ing' the war hog production was stimu- lated at the expense of quality, but even so the number of animals in Can-. •ada in 1925 was 1.0 per •oen't. more than in 1915. The export market is in good shape, authorities being agreed that Canadian bacon. is once again hrm•1•y established in 'the United Kingdom in competition with the product of Den- mark, Sweden, Holland;, Ireland, and the United States, which opinion Is 'substantially supported by trade figure's, Marketing in 1925. Hog marketing in Canada in 1925 constituted a record, .according to the Dominion Livestock Commissioner. Supplies kept pace with 'those of 1924, • Hogs on Pasture, The pasturing of hogs .on clover, '-'7". Japanese millet and sweet elovex•was in addition to which the prices real- ized were oonsiderabd'y greater on good bacon hogs than in the previous ye'aa. It is paima!ted th(zt the lilt}ees,e in liog. sales revenue in; 1925 for the whole Dominion. Wee about $15,000,O0E0. The oontributiug fac'tor's to .such achieve - meat, w ,re a general 1inpr•ovement the type azi+d finish of the, hogs Hoas. ke•ted, a keen domestic deix an•d, the excellent market in the United King- dom for bacon and hams, and a sharp iziciulry far live hogs in the Pacific coast state's,. First Shipment of Live Animals, There has been considerable interest evinee,d on bohh sides of tele Atlantic ft a ebiprat•ent of 1,200 live bogs, which lett St. John for the English market, this being the first time such a con- signment has left from Canada over- seas. According to report the "recep- tion of these pigs, which came from .Alberta and underwent an eight-day Journey to 'the point of embarkation, was a .splendid one. The animas stood tale voyage well, arrived .in good con- ditto's, and niet with a ready market at Glasgow and Birkenhead, where they were landed. It -i's felt that with quality and prices. being right, a new mallet may have been discovered for Western Canadian livestock, Efforts are unremitting to increase the uumbsr ,ot, hogs in Canada and at tete same time improve the standard of the animal raised., greater stress being laid on the nutter. A very gratifying response is evident on the pant of the farmers, of the Dominion. Saskatclie- • wan, foe instance, has organized hog I poois, and a fund is being supported , by the Farms+rs' Union of that province to send a delegation to Great Britain, Ireland, and Denmark to thoroughly in- vestigate and ,study the bacon indus- try in those ,countries. Fresh Fields Keep Sheep Free Farah Bookkeeping Pays. rom grans. Old or permanent pastures swarm with the tiny organisms., invisible to the 'huma.n eye, that .account for stom- ach •worms, tapeworms, nodular lis- ease worms and Rung -worms in lambs I and sheep. Successful sheep -raising depends upon preventing infestation by these pestiferous parasites. Stomach worms are the most com- mon and deadly. Like the .m•ature forms of the other worms mentioned, they are carried by •bhe adult sheep throughout the winter and their eggs are voided and deposited •on grass in • spring. It follows that it is absolutely pcssible to keep lambs from being in- vaded by the worm enemies if they are allowed to graze with their dams on contaminated pastures.. If this is permitted, the shepherd has constantly to, be doping his iambs and sheep with drugs for worm des- truction. There is a lot of bother and work, to say nothing of the 'expense. It may be largely avoi,d.jl by ridding the ewes of worms before they are mated in autumn, and by again giving them worm medicine in .e ering before they are turned out with their lambs. But medic1.nal treatment is not enough, bt is now the approved prac- tice to provide a succession of fresh pastures, of newly s+e'ad•ed grass, for the ewes and lambs in spring: Sheep always do best when given a "fresh _ bite" of clean grass, and fresh pas- tures greatly lessen worm infestation. Moreover, well -fel lambs acre less lltkeby to suffer from worms. As soon, therefore, as they care to take 14, lambs should also be supplied with oats, bran and oil meal andI later with some corn. • As a "Lick" for the, ewes and• lambs, to help keep then free from worms, a mixture of salt., 280 parts, dried sul- phate of iron, I6 parts, powdered wood charcoal, 12 parts, and flowers of sul- phur, 8 parts, may be finely ground and pl'aoed in a box, protected from wet, in a place'where the animals can get at it est all times. That mixture is also suitable for calves and colts.— Dr. A, 5, Alexander. Farmers Warned Not to In- crease Potato Acreage. Mr. Geo. E. McIntosh, the Domin- ion Fruit Commissioner, warns potato growers .against- planting an increas- ed acreage this spring. The present high prices are an incentive to do this, but there is every possibility that market conditions will not be so good next season. In a recently issued statement Mr. Melntosh points out that in 1925 there were unusually small crops both in Canada and the. United States. '1`he shortage in the United States imide a heavy demand ,orn•our supplies and had an important influence in causing the high prices. It 'would, therefore, be advisable for potato growers hi all the provinces to give this matter careful consider- ation and to plant only their normal acreage of potatoes lest a huge crop bring about a repetition of the un- profitable marketing condi Hoes of the previ•oas i'ev years. )9.11/IP/on Boo handsomely ilbJtrated *nth plans of •modez*to reload dbomei y capadtad Ar- chitectilitacLkaq Bellaire ` Gruidf allhole yea todeeklo ern tab tyre of tome, ilitteitOr false, matorlalbtntSttor it rihtamoot and deeorotiod.. Send He tot i copl• sitact. e rn fulfderiel .dda S44 Adelaide' :it, wev44 xoronLO, (fit made the subject of an experiment carried on last year by the Dominion , Animal ,bl.usbanclman at the Central Farm at Ottawa,, The test covered l ,• .._ TEMPTING THE CONVALESCENT a period of sixty-nine days from June 6,during forty' -two of which the hgs got skim -milk and clover pasture and during the remaining twenty- seven days they were fed skim -milk,' Japanese millet and sweet clover, be-' sides the re g guar rations, which con- sisted of two : parts eats, one part corn, one part middlings, one part bran, five per eent. tankage, and three • per cent. oilmeal. In the twenty- seven -day period the amount of bran was reduced by half. In his xeport,1 after giving full details, the Husband- I man, Mr. G. B. Rothwell, draws these deductions: that the Berkshire hogs made slightly more economical gains than the Yorkshires on pasture; that the Yorkshires consumed more meal and milk per pound of gain produced; that the Yorkshires are more subject to sunburn than the Berkshires, which factor may prove detrimental when feeding these hogs on pasture, and that the hogs readily consumed the clover during the first period and also the Japanese millet and sweet clover pasture during the second period. When we moved onto our present farrn 20 years ago last July, we oper- ated our business at random only un- til the first of the following January, when we bought an account -book. We made it into a combined mem- orandum and account -book for the farm, and found the idea so inter- esting and inspiring that we have never dropped it. That first year we made just $9.34 an acre gross sales. That was our sales. We were in debt mare than we made, and had no balance.. The next ten years were but little better. Then we began to put in tile ditches. We fenced and planned our rotations better, and al- most doubled our cash sales from the farm in the following year, and as the ditches and rotations- began to take hold we had still better cash sales. Then we got inspiration from our accounting to try to clo something extra to increase our cash• sales each year. Last year, 1925, our cash sales for the year averaged $81.42 an acre. . We have the same acres that we started with 3'0 years ago, but they are a lot better now. We grow big - s ger corn, better wheat and barley, • heavier crops of oats, lots of alfalfa, and heavier crops of clover -hay. We keep twice as many cows, they are fatter and thriftier and they make our acres richer. --G.W.13. I Milk by Machine. The minting machine enables me to mills my 22 cows lu two hours. I do quite a lot of other work about the barn while the machine is at work. • I have a two unit milker that milks two cows at the same time. In operat- ing it 1 have learned from experience just about the length of time that, is required for milking each cow. I make certain to be at hand when the teat cups are to be changed from one cow to another. This, together with ,empty- ing the milk, is about all the attention I find necessary to give the actual milking, Between the times I am looking af- ter the machine 1 clean the stalls and brush off each of the cows• before the machine gets to her. I put the silage into the mangers and place the alfalfa in front so that one pusil will put it into the mangers• when the cows have finished their silage. I feed the grain before starting the milker. The cows do not object in any way to the mechanical milker. I am cer- tain that they produce • Just as much milk es they world from hand milking. Were we to coo the milking by Band it would take the time of two of us for two hours each morning and evening. The use of the madame eaves four hours each day on the part of a helper and it enabiee me to use more than1 half my time for other work in the baro while I am looking after the ma- chine. ---L. D. Cheese. Cheese is a cheap and good food for body building.., There is no bet- tor cheap substitute for neat. Cheese contains, approximately, one-third body-building and repairing material, one-third fat and one-third water. Cheese is a money -saver. Twenty- five tents ,spent on cheese gives al- most twice as much nourishment as the same sum 'spent on beef -steak. s Cheese has the reputation of being indigestible. Lack of thorough chew- ing usually causes this indigestion, If the cheese is well chewed with bread, it is easily digested, bat toast- ed cheese slips down so easily that. people often forget to chew it. Canada is a great dairy country and this important article a diet Is readily obtained, Baking Day. On Saturday, my sis and I Watch mother while she bakes An apple and a lemon pie, And lots of ginger cakes. We watch her till she's nearly done— Though we can hardly wait— For there's some choc'late icing on The spoons and on the plate. The spoons my sis can have to lick; I don't like them so well, But on the plate the sweets are thick— Now, don't you go and tell! —F. Steinmann. Red spiders can be controlled by dusting with sulphur, or by spraying the plants with a mixture of one pound of finely powdered sulphur in three gallons of water, in which a little soap has been dissolved. PLANT T4 � CAN Gardening for the Two-a�'Day Vegetable Schedule. 13y Lola G. Yerkes, It is when your patient is first be- "The nion't'b of May brings Child tc recover that sou find it Wealth Day," eo Iet. us ce'l'ebrate by ginning planning our vegetaiyle garden! . We most difficult to.coax hien to tat- must keep the oh 5• ren's 'diet in mind And in this 9t is well to remember 1 i d that the way to. a convalescen't's and make provision to p:ant variety stomach is thiou la his e. �w, A tray of vegetables -•-enough to nerve at y ^ least two every day to each one of the covered with spot.ess and dainty :mien family and then'can the surplus. and set with attractive china will do Two things which Mould be in every more toward persuading your p•ctient u t farm g;,sa^den asHe asmaragu's� awl i•hu- to eat than any amo n ofnourish-barb, When once started, they re- ing food, even though the bast cook quire very little attention. They ma- in the land has prepared it. ture early and, along with dandelion The Ere. thing to select is the tray. "and other early greens give us our The round ones are not nearly so frst'chan•ge from the heavy meat diet handy for a convalescent to handle as of winter. While potatoes, beans and a square one with rounded corners, corn are admirable vegetables, yet though the oval ones are also suit- tb'ey are not the whole of the story. able. If the tray is prettily enameled We need two vegetable's: a day be - it will not be necessary to use a cloth sides potatoes and, during the growing that entirely covers it. Instead, a season, we who have gard•en's find it little square lunch cloth may be laid easy to include the needed extra vege- on, corner -wise. This may be decor-.' tables in our daily menus. But what ated with bright colored embroidery , of wined days? Let us make a vege- or applique work. Large dollies are table canning budget so that we shall also suitable. !know just how many cans of vege- A:uminiuin trays are light and tables are needed for the family then include a few extras for the guest easily handled, or if a cheap tray is s we desired the paper macho ones may may have during the winder. I cans be used, as they are easily cleaned, not give, In this space, a budget whtch though they do not last long. I would be applicable to all parts of the If you even pretend to be a country but can give a few practical gugges'tions, thoughtful nurse you will not ask a During the winter, tomatoes, be - patient to balance a tray on his knees. I cause of their vitamin content,' •should In some households a bed -side table be served ts"toe a week. Where there will be found, but lacking that a very is a baby or there are small children, good ;substitute may be made. I use and orange juice is not available, they a bund+le of old papers, piled evenly shotild have some tomato juice every and securely tied. together. One of day. Allowing one -hail pint az a eery - these piles is placed on either side ing to each person, gives us a pint per person for ,each week during the win - body as possible.Then the tray ter and •spring. This is the minimum, may be set across it. amount and does not allow for second The doctor will be apt to tell you helpings. If your family wish more just what foods the patient can, and than one helping, +Mien you will have can not have. Keeping this in mind, to plan accordingly. try to vary the menu every day, as Greens should be served two or a convalescent's appetite is apt to be three times a week during the winter "finicky." And never tell your patient months. Since they .are in season ear - before meal time just what his meal lier in the Sprin.g than other vege- is to consist of. It is the surprise tables, you win not need quite so many that pleases. A few minutes' thought cans as you do of the tomatoes but will wear off the novelty, if he is this again will depend upon the needs told of it before the meal is served. of your family. Often a short, humorous skit or Asparagus., peas, beets, carrots, bit of verse will prove amusing to beans of all kinds, corn and caul'iflow- the patient. er are easily canned. of the patient and as close to his THE CANADIAN HOMEMAKER series f wee artict's covering PLANNING . BUILDING FINANCING DECORATING . FURNISHING . GARDENING env Copyrt9ht` Y„&. 1iNIEMENSE ix,rrmiti„liC l iii iii tf LE Pleinkainnil r{ = ”! Fr!! gial �r- f., 4 ars, A Brick Colonial, House of Interesting Plan On plan, the over all measurements of the house are twenty-eight feet by twenty-eight feet, and is suitable for a lot forty feet frontage. A compact plan, both for first and second floors, the former showing a very convenient- ly arranged hall, parlour, dining room and kitchen. The parlour will make an unusually pretty room, with the fireplace opposite the bay, giving a pos- sible balance for furniture and pic- tures. There is more than the usual By Walter Scott, Architect. directness between the various rooms( in this plan, which mattes the house relatively cheaper to construct, fur- nis•h and maintain, all of wbish are very important considerations in these days. Then, on the upper floor, there has' been conveniently arr•auged tate three! bedrooms and bathroom, with plenty of cupboard accommodation, all the 1 rooms are of fair average size, Cell- I Ings are nine feet in height. The base- ment, which tontains the beating room, laundry* and storage, is seven feethlgh, and well lighted and drained. The walls of the basement are of con- crete and otherwise the house Is of brick--tinished with red face brick, laid in Flemish bond with a white Joint. 'fifes style of bond will give a fine .texture end quite a character to the walling. Shingle the roof with rus- set brown, stained cedar shingles, the general woodwork being painted putty grey. To lustt ate the house against extremes of cold and heat' the floor and roof have been treated with poured In- sulating material, several varieties of whirl,, quite reliable, not costly, and restdily applied are now en the market. The window frame and sash are of inetgl--the sash being made to open i I, onrt*airds, and leaving a wide useable' ell on the media for all the rooms. • The lot was laid out with a side drive to the garage and with a tennis lawn and truck garden, the enclosures of simple open wire and an evergreen hedge across bhe street front. The house eonrpleate and ready for occu- pancy, exclusive of the value of 'the land, will cost approximately seven thousand dollars, Readers desiring further information regarding the plane and specifications of this house should communicate with the architect direct. Address Mr. Walter Scott, Bank of Montreal Bldg,, corner James St. 5„ and King St, E„ Hamilton, Ont, Some 'vegeta+bl•e,e :oanb.e stored ,for w•iste+r use, as cabbage, tur'nip's•, onionf furl carrotpots, 1>a atothe WW1,'rsnlps, 'as well as WW1,' Plan your garden en a systematic basis, having the rows wide apart to allow of •ca,sy cultivation and harvest- ; ing of the crop. Many women have found It both a thele and labor saver to can some each week rather than tri to do the entire season's .canning in " one .or two days. Vegetables are important as build- ing and regulatory factors In the diet. 1 The mineral content of vegetables make's them indispensable for growth and health, There are many minerals needed by the body. The most im- portant of those utilized in the body in 5argets+t amounts are calcium or lime, phosphorus and iron. The other min- erals are abundant in food so if we secure enough of the three mentioned we are almost sure to secure a suf- ficiency of the others. Calcium is needed for bones', theft', hair, and aids in the digestion of fat. Phosphorus is found in all the body cella and is necessary for growth. Iron is a oou s'bituen't of the red blood cells and unites with the oxygen in the lungs and carries this oxygen over the body so it can help burn the energy foods, cugas, starch and fat. Vegetables containing calcium•: Cauliflower, carrots; spinach, beans (dry and string), onions, asparagus, cabbage, lettuce. Vegetables containing phosphorus: Beans (dry and string), corn, potatoes', carrots, oni+on+s, s•pin.ac'h asparagus. Vegetables containing iron: Spinach, day beans, potatoee, asparagus, cab- bage. We can readily see how bountifully Nature has supplied+ us with these mineral elements If we only will take advantage of her bounty and use them. Ways of preparing vegetables, Creamed: Asparagus, bean;,., cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, delery, corn, kohlrabi, onions, peas, potatoes, ruta- bagas, spinach, turnips. Buttered: As. paragus, beans, beets., carrots, cauli- flower, greens, parsnips, peas, spinach, sweet potatoes, turnips. Baked or Es- calloped: Beans, cabbage, corn, egg plant, onions, .stuffed peppers, pota- toes, squash, tomatoes. Mashed: Po- tatoes,- rutabagas, squash, turnips. Boiled or Steamed: Cabbage, corn on oob, onions, potatoes rutabagas. In Salads: Asparagus-, beans, cabbage, carrots raw, celery, cucumbers, onions, peas, potatoes, tomatoes, lettuce. If children are given some of the d'ii ferent vegetables from the very first there need not be a feeding problem. If, however, they have heard some of O' the adults male disparaging remarks about certain vegetables, they will im• mediately forma dislike for the vege- table without tasting it. In order to raise the health standard among our children it is necessary to keep them growing and to keep them free from defects. Food le a most important fac- tor' in this campaign. When we con- sider that fully eighty per cent. of the illness among children is due to im- proper food and faulty nutrition habits, we begin to realise how necessary it is that we learn all we can about food. Middle Aged Hands. When a woman has pessed, out of her thirties her age is written clearly on her hands. Some women, no mat- ter how tired they may be, who never omit to cream and massage their face and neck before going to bed every night, never think of their hands, although the latter are often in even greater need of attention. The skin of the hands grows wrinkled and old -looking sooner than that of the face and neck owing to the effect of constant washing with soap and often hard water, for it is not always possible to obtain soft water every time the hands are wash- ed, and for this reason a little cream should be bestowed upon then, if not every night, at least two or three times a week. When the hands are sti:1 in fairly good condition and only beginning to show wrinkles, the application of a little good feeding cream, well mas- saged into the skin twice a week, will preserve then, but when they have become shrivelled and wrinkled oil should be substituted for cream - I Take half a pint of pure olive oil —it must be of the very best quality and massage the palms, fingers, and backs of the hands with it every 1 night. The oil should be warmed before being aprlied to the hands, and the easiest way to do this is to place the bottle in a bowl of hot water— not boiling, as this might crack the bottle. When massaging the fingers use tho thumb and first finger of the other hand and work from the tip to the base of each finger, massaging as if working on a new glove, Wash the hands in warns water and dry thoroughly before applying the oil. After rho hands have been washed, and before they are quite dry, rub into then a few drops of elderflower water, to which benzoin has been added in the proportion of twenty drops of benzoin to each ounce of elderflower water, then finish drying. An application of this lotion will whiten and soften the hands. That neglected orchard eon by Mad. to pay by spraying, pruning and ter- tilizing,