Zurich Herald, 1926-07-15, Page 2•
GETTING MOST SERVICE OUT OF ROP.....:.
Some Practical Suggestions For the Fanner.
B 1r• W. DICKERSON.
Swaying Potatoes for Late
Blight.
Late Blight, a disease oaf potato
foliage, is most destructive, and in,
Sortie years causes great loss. This
loss can be greatly reduced, if not
entirely eliminatedeeby careful
In securing long life and maximum much twist, and this is the reason :thorough, spraying with Bordeaux
Service •out of a hay rope or any rope why so much care must be taken to Mixture, made up of 4 p9unds of
keep hay ropes from twisting, Twist-' copper sulphate (bluestone), 4 pounds
ing is due to the fact that when a rope. quicklime and 40 gallons of astir.
•
is pulled through two or three. pulleys Spraying ' •should begin about the 6"""`''''"'"""'''.—
th heavy load on it, the twisted middle of July, using about 60 gallons
used •on the farm, several things ]nus
be taken into consideration.
First, the rope selected must be of
good quality and the proper size for strands berrying on the pulleys have a leer .acre, the amount being increased
the work to be done. Good ropes are tendency to give a screw -hike turning as the plants grow 'larger.' As many!
whit of preen p selectedeand new filed which increases the twist in the rope.' as five or six sprayings are necessary)
Various methods are used to keep and the later ones should be applied
which has been prepared handled
' in such a way as not: to injure the
natural strength of the fibres but un -
down too much
THE CANADIAN HOMEMAKER.
✓' .Peri/5 f weary articles
cosriny;
PLANNING . 51j1LPING . FINANCING
DECORATING . FURNISHING . gARIXNINCI
fortunately, some manufacturers
cheapen the rope by mixing with the
new, certain percentages of fibre
which has been injured by over-
exposure in cutting and preparing, or
in storage, and in some extreme eases
a considerable proportion of old fibre
is mixed in.
The best guarantee of getting first-
class rope is to buy some of the trade-
marked brands, or of a reliable dealer
who can guarantee that he buys only
from high-class manufacturers. As
for the proper size, this will depend
on the work to be done and the prob-
able stress the rope will have to meet.
Other things being equal, it is better
economy to buy a size larger than
that actually called for, since the dif-
ference in first cost is usually very
small indeed.
Second, the rope must not be chafed
or kinked while in use, as these are
the two chief ways in which ropes are
damaged. Chafing may be caused by
dragging across a sharp corner on a
timber, or a roof, or stone, by two
ropes rubbing over each other, by a
pulley which is too small or has sharp
projections, or which does not swivel
easily. Any kink or sharp bend puts
a terrific stress on the outsire fibres
of the rope, and if any heavy pull
comes on such a bend, some of the
fibres are likely to be ruptured and
the rope will probably fail at this
place. Kinks are particularly de-
structive to wire ropes. Any knot acts
somewhat like a kink, and hence the
most successful types of knots are
those which do not bend the rope too
sharply.
The usual cause of kinks is too
twist i
1. Turnthe rope end for end occa-
sionally.
2, Drag the rope through stubble.. each 40 gallons of- solution as an in -
3. Coil the rope and lay in tub of secticide. Spray 'before rather than
hot water. after rain.
4. Use balk -bearing swivel, where at -Ir} making the solution for spraying
Cached to hay fork carrier, it is more convenient to use•stock sola -
Of these the last is be far the most tions and dilute them as required. The
effective; since the twist is 'naturally following instructions for preparing
worked toward the carriage end, and stock solutions are given by J. B. Mac -
if freely turning swivel is provided. Garry, Plant Pathologist of the Dept.
here, the twist will be worked out as of Agriculture at Ottawa. The blue -
fast as it collects. Such ball-bearing stone stock solution is prepared by dis-
swivels can be purchased on the mar solving 40 pounds of copper sulphate
ket for a very small Sum, or can be in a barrel containing 40 gallons of
made from an auto or bicycle belle water, For the lime stock solution 40
bearing. Dragging the rope fills it .pounds of fresh quicklime are slaked
full of dirt and grit, and probably in a barrel by gradually adding water,
causes excessive wear: Reversing the while thoroughly mixing, . mitt!the
rope end for .end; helps about taking barrel contains 40 •gallons. These bar.
out twist, but takes quite a lot of time rels of stock solution should be kept
and trouble. carefully covered. When ready for.
Rope should be protected as much -as spraying transfer 4 gallons of the
possible against dust and grit, which stock solution of bluestone into the,
produces excessive wear, and against spray tank and add 32 gallons of
dampness, which is likely to produce water, then add four gallons of the
rotting. A rope should not be coiled lime stock solution, pouring It through
and stored while wet, but should be a fine mesh strainer. Keep stirring
thoroughly dried first. Some author the solution in the tank while adding
ities recommend lubricating a rope the lime. '
with hot tallow or hot linseed oil, but It is desirable to increase the pro -
it is doubtfulif this pays for ropes portion of copper solutionin the later
that are kept dry and free of dust. sprayings, using the formula 6-4-40.
Very important factors in securing In preparing the stronger mixture the
long service are proper whipping, only difference is that six gallons of
crowning, splicing, and knotting, and stocksolution of bl'uestone are added
every farmer and farmer's boy should instead of 4, and 30 gallons of water th
be thoroughly posted on how ese instead of 32. °
things are properly . done. At least, y
giving is easy to secure bulletins the : Prevention and Control of
necessary details, from the State Cutworms.
Agricultural College. Most of the rope
manufacturing firms also put out very Y Prevention.—Cutworms lay
l it
valuable booklets.
with the utmost care. If potato beetles
are prevalent one and a half pounds
of arsenate of 'lime shoe=d be added to i
BALANCED MEALS FOR THRESHERS
Every community has its own way 1 Meat loaf, mashed potatoes, succo-
tash, tole -slaw, whole-wheat bread,
apple batter -pudding.
Swiss steaki boiled or browned pota-
toes, buttered beets, carrots and peas,
bread, relish, fresh fruit with custard.
SUPPER MENUS.
Macaroni and cheese,: buttered car-
rots and peas, sliced'tonatoes, bread,
jelly or jam, fruit, cookies.
Stew (from yesterday's beef), add -
of handling threshers, but in a certain
section they advanced farther than
they realized when they decided that
there would Ie "no supper for the
threhing crew." '
It has been the rule for years with-
out number for the housewife at the
farm where threshing was going on,
to cook twice a day for the whole
crew. Now: the men are going home
for the evening meal. The automobile ing carrots, potatoes, turnips and on -
helps solve this problem, and the men ions; whole-wheat bread, jelly, apple
are Content to take the quick run home I sauce, hot ginger -bread.
Potatoes escalloped with ham (left
from day before), buttered beans,
radishes, whole-wheat bread, fresh
fruit, cake or cookies.
Sliced meat loaf with creamed po-
with a chance to cool off somewhat
before sitting down tb supper. But
best of all, the new custom takes away
some of the farm wives' dread of
threshing time.
eggs. in late summer andautumn
in
grassy or weedy lands, hence, if •a white. The roof is covered with roti The
finished and the woodwork is white squares In Keenes cement and enamel -
plaster walls and ceiling are sand the basin,
crop is going to be put in such places Flexstane Asbestos Strip .h muShingles, and 'enamelled• led to form a wainscot 4' high•
that fall or next spring, the field the wails with wet dash rough cant
should` be plowed in late summer or stucco of a light cream color. The 1 The hall is of ample size, 11' 9" by The master's bed room Is 16' 6" by
early fall and cultivated to keep down front entrance is of pine painted white ; 9, well lighted through the glass doors 12' 6", with a large closet, a sleeping
I to the living room, dining'room and porch and two windows. The sleep -
weeds and grass, thus preventing cut- and the steps and landing are of con.` hevestibule. The stair ascends to the ing parch is 9' by 7' with four double
worm infestation.aet The less gar -e erste.
rens are also kept the will be the The construction consists of balloon, first floor from this hall and it has hung windows. The two other bed
dbirch treads, newels and • handrail. The 'rooms are both 12' 6" by 10' 6", with
trouble in them the next year from frame sheeted teeth sides
t c es
s shiplap. Then h handrail and newels areoiled ed poi'- close and o the attic owh h Is. uilfinish-
A stair
cutworm hogany; the treads are 1
2. Method of :Billing G�u�vorms:— two layers` of paper, wood counter paper,'
• and balusters, are 'fad and unheated.
apoison bran bait` imide as fol- lath and stucco. On the.ing P p r, fished: The risers white. The coat room The basement contains tyvo cement
Use is of piu'e-painted
lows": Bran, 25 lbs.; Paris green. or counter lath, lath and plaster. d telephone windows' are in laundry tubs, a cold room under the
:asses (cheapspace bet
white arsenic, 1 lb.; mo
d ivi
four inches of cork in the first floor I glass fanlight over the entrance door.
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A PLEASING COLONIAL DESIGN
By H. B. Little , Architect... h
The house is of the Colonial type cheerful spaciousness which gives the
and measures 36' 3" long by 25' 3" house the appearance of being .
ch
larger than it is. There is a fireplace
deep, has added to this a Bun room, of Milton Pressed Brick with wood
front and rear entrance porches. The shelf and a colored cement hearth
house was built at a cost of $9,600, or marked off to resemble tiles. Tho plas-
30c per cubic foot. ter walls are tinted a buff color and
ell the woodwork is in white •enamel
The ceiling heights are as follows: except the doors which are of fir
Basement to ground floor . 3' stained mahogany. The room is light -
Ground floor to first floor 9' 6" ed with bracket lights and by lamp
First floor to attic floor 9' standards wired. to base plugs. is 7' 9" by 5' 1Q,',,.with a 5' tub and a
woodwork is all,paiuted The' sun room has eight double -hung large pedestal basth, a mirror over
There are two
The exteriorwindows and a door to the garden. medicine cmhe wall iseets dmarked off with
bell at the front or rear doors, or the
dining or living room buzzers.
The first floor partitions come over
those below wherever possible and
this gives the central hall with the
bathroom at the rear, the large, mas
ter's bed room and sleeping porch on
one side and the two bed rooms on the
other. The entire floor is of birch ex-
cept the bath room, which isof spruce
covered with linoleum. The bath room
Another thing; farm women are get 1 tat ws, or creamed eggs with ham and
ting together to plan the meals served
to threshers. With planning, it is pos-
sible to have variety in meals, and to
tet down on time and labor. These
meals are more appetizing, for folds
that fit together can be arranged for.
Time was when any one who went
the rounds with the threshing reg'
would find that dinner invariably con-
sisted of roast beef and boiled pots.
toes. Whatever variety there was, On wool suits, coats, or dresses,
w e. in- the way of desserts and vege- unless buttonholes are well made, they
tables. After eating at the first house, are best omitted.
yoe knew just about what was corning To work a buttonhole in heavy wool
at every other house. The big differ-1material, first make each one carefully
once was that each succeeding hcnse-1 with chalk. Then stitch several rows
wife would put a little bit more on 1 around them, slightly back from the
the cable. But nowadays the wives of i.drawn line. Cut the buttonholes be-
memkers of the threshing rings are tween these rows of stitching and a
getting together before the threshing edge remains to work on. If gimp
season opens and planning a series of 1"1.111 is to be used (and in most cases it
menus, so that there will be prattle- I should. be) , baste it carefully around
ally no repetition of the main dishes the hole and work with heavy twist.
of the meals. It is easyeto tell ahead 1 Buttonholes are marked in the same
of time, barring accidents or rain, dust manner, only on both sides of the ma -
how many meals the threshers will eat i terial. Small straight -edged strips of
at each farm. 'material are basted on each side of the
WHAT SHOULD MEALS FOR THRE$EER' mark. Thisahedis one to and the outer thick-
INCLUDE? I ness on y.) After the strips have been
For dinner: Meat; . a starchy dish securely the corners well
s Irish or sweet), rice fastened, cut the buttonhole in the
such as potatoes
or macaroni; a raw vegetable or relish' outer thickness in the' shape of a
table salad,and a copked vege- l parallel line terminated at such end
or vege
table; bread or rolls (with butter, of lin
a triangle opening outward. Turd
rn
course) fruit, a frozen dessert or in the: little triangles thus formed older the "pitiful" neck and the neck arid chest up.This exercise is
pudding such as fruit short-; fold in the bindings and catch lightly eoptab e (to prevent ino dmg) . and t knows no hounds: Nab -zany no
csome-
simpleor sus to the under side. Baste the inner the times used: Stand erect with chest up.
e or Cookies
, rice pudding when a suitable amount has well, t e i ran wants a neck that ab -z a flat -
oak •g Hess of material around the but- i and has dried out the won Let your head drop 'forward loosWiyl Beauty salons often bind up chins for
d C k' s cake are welcome thick +sled a sll can't overt to lovelit 'lit tl back to the z few minutes with a folded towel
h
e in circle. Do this al. Elia tunes enc
ling
then reverse the dirccticn: pa .•,art what with
safety ,ick thor Necks de get very dirty,
.. I At iri�ghL• cleanse the thin neck ! dirt. The
pretty
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cookie with 1 1 Ir s accused of laxity in
bines improvement in g
economy of food stuffs.
buttered potatoes; tomato and cot-
tage- cheese salad, bread, fruit short-
cake.
Potatoes escalloped with sausage,
tomato, cucumber and lettuce salad,
corn bread, jelly or jam, fruit sherbet,
gem cakes. -
Buttonholes.
ween the shiplap oars and telep one room
th granulated cork and there leaded glass and there is a leaded sun porch and a coal bin: The boiler
grade), 1 to 2 qts:; water, about 2 packe
Mix thoroughly the bran andpoisonraised wood panels.
dry in a large receptacle or on a clean This has been found to be a very ; The worn
or of cement, satisfactory construction and the iroom is 13' by 12' 6'Twiitbb 1 chat twill per
tone "dtit ssestimtons
smoothufloor of boards two large triple light windows.
pour the molasses into the water, stir house.is of a uniform warmth during
and then pour the liquid on the bran. the severest winter weather. i ig a corner china closet and a plate' for the season it will be seen what a
Mix until the bait will fall like saw- The ground floor is laid out with
ltre. � There tis ancent al thele
as i bMing is made Possible in the fuel.
dust through the fingers. • entrance, hall and stairs in the
enite of soda: may On the left is the living room and on , well as two brackets andishe floor
lect I tend to thetcity
is tybdrai the hdoes is t oc-
• he
ars
be obtained from the Deloro Chemical the right the dining room, kitchen and is a floor plug for a buzzer
One pint of this is quite pantry. There are small rooms for the tric toaster. A where ag door oorrields to ederto septic tank a In thedie gardenu
ed
as gooDeld
as
as good as one pound of Paris green telephone and coats each side of thebirch
the pantry from
h le floor is .oi birch t the entrance'hall, another to the rear � by means of tile pipe lines laid with
is o
ceiling and the ceiling of the sun porch:, The door itself is of pine with solid
is a No. W6 Newport , magazine feed
coal burning water boiler burning pea
coal` As.this coal can be bought at a
or white arsenic. Being ,a liquid all vestibule. The. w o
except the kitchen and pantry, which i entry and cellar and a third to the kit -
dust is remove are of spruce covered with painted! then. The kichen 3s 10' 6" by •3' 6"
canvas. I and contains an electric range, sink.
The living room is a large room 24' 1 with drainboard, and cabinet. It ows. A,regarding
fgaisin the ouse should andcomspecifications!
ine the soil pare the groundcrop s sewn or
set out prepare thewbefore
well andg by 12' fib" entered by glass- vs.' switch here ated by cont contr
wo ols. elect is water the architect direct. AddessMr. H. e with
,Pby
anc evening or two nset t nl over lighted glass large ethree-light to the sun room heater the
scatter the bait at sunset thinly over Twoothe efdoore fect froruthe hall is one of 1 nuciatornfndicatesB2the tying ng of a Ottawa.
Architect, 31 Fraser
the surface as if scattering seed grain and
(20 pounds are sufficient for one
acre).
If the crop is up before the cut-
worms are, observed, drop • a little of _
the bait (a thimbleful) near the base
of each plant late in the evening.
Cutworms may also be killed in
some cases by spraying the plants
with arsenate of lead powder (2 lbs.
to 40 gals. of water) .
Caution—Guard against poultry or
livestock having access •to the bait.
danger to the operator from poisonous
d byusing it.
If the cutworms are known to be
open joints about 1' 6" below the sue
face oY the soil.
Readers desiring farther information
Saving the Crumbs.
Quite by accident the writer dis-
covered that bread crumbs, especially
the crumbs of whole-wheat bread, are
an amazing improvement over cracker
crumbs in scalloped dishes. They give
temuch richer flavor and have none. of
the pastiness which cracker crumbs
cannot help having. It'is well to keep
a box of bread crumbs on hand et all
times. Broken and dried pieces of
bread should be stored in an.open res
take the "pitiful" out of almost any of the melt. Reachslapour with ads over Care of the.Neck. your head and p
ase row Look outP
sometimes coma to us w g chin and abdomen in and your head The suction movement I mentioned
a while back may be used on a fat
neck in connection with ai astringent.
neck S
There are two kinds of necks that for
osture. Keep your palms,
button-
method of utilizing Bread crumbs tom- first You mus• ram o oughl�- d appy cold cream or tissue,
tard. le or -mark direct: over the - - len
• serfs. Cakes tonlio.e, the Y bread must be run through the grinder teringco • collar tai � .. and roll to o; rig ,,_ � finned firmly at the top of the ]lead
with fruit or frozen des mark the l
Cut along the innerresulting crumbs stored away: Hess And certainly no woman wants left and front in a sort of flexible rot p i t t ittop the chin a
without icing are better. than those hale. g * and the les g .I -her neck to spread' and billow .and pi l ( and ho -ding t g
»served with a .seine shape .as on the outer portion. One should not keep them in a box of g d soaked in astringent.
which are iced, when .. with o , I chin upon chin.
buttonhole binding. •� taste. This The answer' o " -•
g will give them a strong your neck in fur co lnrs and exposure to
4 Y t t y ld t
1
besides, a rich, sweet- icing Turn ie the edges a needle and bag which is too tightly c seed as this f course is "st f
full asmeal;
increases thirst. whip ma e the eat
makes a veer.
':•'mae Y
> be This which catT
h
• t w
r. mea
lyes
u ,
reI
appel q•
the way it should go—and Labe no , ream or warm cocoa sma = lily w. o 'i
served cold and sliced, or a hearty 1 hole.
cheese,
dish, such as macaroni and c ,
baked beans or frizzled dried beef;
creamed or fried potatoes; a simple
Rated or relish; bread, rolls, biscuits
Or corn bread; a simple dessert; tea,
ilk.
e
and
m
coffee
NER:
SUUGESTED MENUS FOR DIDt
ast beef, gravy, browned pota-
toes,
toes, buttered beans, lettuce and toma-
to Ballad, whole-wheat bread, fruit roll.
Baked or boiled ' ham, spinach,
creamed potatoes, corn bread, ice
cakes or
cream with fresh fruit„ gem Ca
.rookies. ota�
Chicken and biscuits, boiled p
try t• or rice, corn en cob, • cabbage;
iia,,,:t. bread, rice Custard with reedits.
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d o . cows ee eciaay I - -
Build up a he•i f p ,
articular branch of Mincemeat Gradually.
suited to your..,p Making
dairying. If you make butter or set Throughout the summer one may
cream, 'choose cows giving milk hick have ones winter supply of mince
Oft there are
e create Cows'C
a ter. In the morning dealt cold; cleansing methods really has an arbed
but
So far as I can. discovmr, the ..best ,,er the neck to One it up, licit. Often necks must be
scrubbed chalices.
novo for a thin neck is general' water of, . are real- � to get off that almost impercept•
peeve I Fat necks and double chins
cod health. I've seen i titer° women; than the too -thin dinginess. For further tvhltenang,
g posture ly easier to correct' simple lrleacl such th rlitt hiteni or
,
by breathing leap;. correcting poo neck, for you can be tough with them. I P
fattening themselves up, roundapply to diluted 'lemon juice or peroi:ide may.
and f•t g(This,obviously, does not pp � R. C. be used—H. 1
the woman who may be suffering from i ,
the
e t
goitre. 1 mention this merely because i I{ilitlntss in the citable is one o
f
I receive many letters on this subject, fundamentals. Abuse .and fright havlte
and because a goitre, of course, should .a direct bearing apon the flow of Hill
under a physician's caro and Boar this in mind, and keep the milk -
be put P rt1 . 1 ; n yourself, and do not
never tampered with inexpe y) 3 nig stool tinder y ,
One of the best things for a double use it as a .flail, whatever happens.
t.
tt
of o
Cho
back
1.
llxy
chin is slapping' with
your chin. Slapping also i4lutton suet should never be .used
hand under Pp
e roll of fat atgtho back for any dish that is to bo eaten cold.
works on th
in butter -fat: If you se milk, took I meat in the thought. en er -out their necks into beauty. But this
for the large flow of milk. 'epics which do riot "jell, marma
eat, `does net
that I am abovc*.trying
I
m
lades and preserves which do not turn
It is ai,ot what cows do in brief tests
that count for profit; rather, it is the
local methods on my own neck.. The
out perfectly, syrups left over from . whitest, most -like -a -column
watermelon ickle and spiced fruits.' firmest. Y, ..
'these Y p neck I know belongs to a beauty spe-
hese should be stored away all ori I 1" t who .advocates a suction system
iong-continued production that deter-
mines the capacity of the animals S and h the tune for c ti is
deft •te fit btrnesers
na �s •a the same sheaf when
,. e '11n: l
are of (tapping with the .cupped palm,
making mincemeat arrives they i , . »lin under the ears and worinng
I
n
i ro
p ..Cal.
-s g
he nicest. busi- easily brought forth for use in it, add -1 n each side. This,
_air in. is one oft In much to rte flavor of the finished down
and frolic from y g g in i ennectien with her creams and oils
tresses in the world if you like i•t: If f product and saving more sugar thanand stimulants, alio assn ,
y res me will
one might at first imagine, an
yeti dr not, change to something �:lse,. "
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