Loading...
Zurich Herald, 1922-11-09, Page 6"dress eommunIcatione to Aeromentlt, 13 Adelaide 8t. West, TeroP'U . More Dollars From the Fall Calves. get better care for the first two er The average dairy farmer has just three mouths when they need it the Passed througli the period of most most. Then when they are 'turned out to pasture in the spring they are bet- ter able to take care of themselves. Milk and milk products .are more cows at the same time, and now face eas•il'y cared for during winter, as less the esroposition of "a . harxrful 0f feed artificial refrigeration is needed.. ani only. ; few cows to milk. Winter dairying. helps to solve the A better, balance of work and great- Meal man problem. It makes the er profit to the farmer results where working bears of moonier shorter and cows are (bred to ca'Ive inthe fall,' As mom. regular, and removes dairying the work ref caring for the crops dra-ws from the slave class of a sixteen -hour to a close, the busy time in the barn day. It provides steadywork during begins. The cows will be coming fresh the winter, thus keeping some of the at that time. There will be plenty of good men from drifting to the cities. time for giving them any Deeded at -1 The first thing that the fall calf tention, and for looking after the needs is a clean, dry, well -ventilated young, I sunny pen. Young naives never do Records have shown that under the well in damp, dirty quarters, contrary system of having cows calve in the' to the belief of too many dairymen by fall from fifteen. to twenty per cent.) the kind of pens that they keep their more mirk is secured during the year. stock in. A good floor made of cement, Then, torr, the price received during; or cork brick, well bedded with short the winter is higher. Taken altogether; straw, shavings or sawdust to absorb the greater yield and higher prices the liquid manure will facilitate clean- makes an inducement in dollars, that in:g and keep the calves warm. A wood is convincing. ; floor does fairly well if the joints are Of course, .the dairyman who re- laid closely and then treated to a coat tails his produce directly to the con-' of creosote to prevent the absorption sumer must have his oows freshen at of liquid manure, otherwise wood is various taro s Imes throughout hA floor of•earth i o g out the year in very unsanitary. order „eo.be sure of always having practically useless as it cannot be enough . milk to supply his customers. kept sanitary. But the average dairyman, who sells; Good fresh air in the calf stable is to the ,commercialmarket, is not under of great importance with the young this handicap. However, too :often calf to give it a strong, vigorous ,con - most of his cows freshen in the early' stitution and strong vitality. The calf spring or late winter, mill welt during will be theidairy cow within two years, - the snunnier, and are nearly dry when so if good, productive cows are ex- oald weather comes again. As a rule,' petted the ealf needs to be kept strong this is very noticeable because it is and thrifty from the start. unnecessary. Sunshine is very necessary to the Let's see if there really is a saving vigor of all young growing animals. when the cows freshen between Oc- It is an excellent germicide and for taber and December. First of all, milk , that .reason serves to purify the sur - and other dairy products bring a bet-' round'ings and to keep the young 'calf ter price during the winter. That be-! healthy. It is always well to place ing true it means more money for us the calf pens in a part of the stable to have the herd producing the best ` where plenty of .direct sunshine may during this season. In the second enter. place, the average farmer is not so The advantage of raising fall ,calves busy in the winter as in the spring is that they are ready to put out to and summer, so he can better afford pasture and will continue to grow, and to give more time to his dairy herd. will not suffer from a setback, 'as do If the cows freshen in late fall and, many spring stock. early winter, milking requires lesel Tao often the spring calf is ready to time during the busy season. Then, wean in the fall about the e time winter too, cattle which freshen in December sets in, so that it is liable to go keep tap a good flow of milk longer, through the winter without making because they ,axe turned out on spring very much growth. The fall is by all pasture just when they ordinarily means the best time for dairy calves would begin to fall off. Nor is that to come, bath from the standpoint of all. Calves born in the winter will the calf and the profits of the farmer. strenuous field activities and of heavy mincing, Too many have been both raising crops and milking a string of John Mason Learns the Truth John Masan was angry. His wife knew it by the way he banged the pail of milk down on the floor and splashed some over. .She didn't say anything, however. "Darn the health department," her husband suddenly broke out. "What now " asked his wife who was .peeling potatoes. "They've warned me that I mustn't ship any more milk to town after to- day. They say it's dirty." "Well, it looks clean," said his wife, eyeing the pail. "I tell you what I'm going to do. Pin going to town and make those fellows prove it. Why, look at that barn. Nothing finer in the concession. And my cattle are good stock. Those town folks are talking through their hats. I'll show them." The wife said nothing. She knew that her husband would do what he said and she thought that probably it wooed be the best thing to do. Next morning jest before the 8.20 pulled in at Green Hill, John Mason drove up to the station and, handing the lines to his hired man, entered the station and bought his ticket to town. An hour and a half later he walked in to the municipal health office. "What can I do for you? asked a clerk. "I want to see the man who sent me this,". said Mason, handing over the notice about his milk. "Certainly)" said the clerk, "thus way" and led him into an inner room. "Somebody to see yell, sir," said the clerk and disappeared. "Good morning," said the health off ner looking up. "What, can Ido for you ?" "Did you send me this?" asked Mason, handing him the letter. "I did," replied the health officer, glancing at it. "Well, it 'isn't true," said Masan. "I think you're wrong," replied the medical officer. Mason ,:then entered : into a long argument about his barna, his ,cattle,. and so forth. The heal* officer 'Estelle ed for two or three minutes and then cue him short. ' "Just come witib me," he said. "I think i can convince you that yon ate wrong." He took him into another E LLIS BROS. LIMirED owellcrs 96.58 YYc NGE St. TORONTO Try thein for your CHRISTMAS GIFTS Their Catalogue' will be sent on 'request, .11.1414. room filled with bottles and chemical apparatus. "Jones," he said, "have you . a sample of John Mason's milk?" "Yea," said Jones, ooming forward, "Would you like to see it?" "Yes; bring it here." The milk was brought. It was label- led: "Jahn Mason, Green Hill." "Test it for dirt," said the chief officer. Jones brought a silver cylinder, put a little disk of 'cotton wool as big as a quarter on the wire gauze bottom, poured in a pint of the milk, adjusted the top and squeezed a bulb attached to the top. The milk flowed through the disc into a clean glass jar, and then, taking out the disc, Jones hand- ed it to his chief on a piece of white paper. The disc was stained very dark with particles of manure plainly discernible. Mason was dumbfounded. "Are you sure that was my milk?" he asked. "Positive," said the officer. "Jones, bring me Mr. Mason's record. Jones returned with a large sheet of white paper with about fifteen dried discs pasted on it. They were of varying shades of brown or black. ' "Look at them with this glass," I said the officer, handing Mason a' strong magnifying tglass. Mason look-' ed and was shocked. "Cow manure," said the chief, "Yee," said Mason. "Now, Mr. Mason, that dirt in itself wouldn't do much harm. But, as you know, a large proportion of cattle are infected with tuberculosis. The tuber- culosis germs pass through the cow's intestines, get into the milk, and may give the child who drinks it bovine tuibereulosis. That is why we want to get clean milk. Pasteurization kills most of the germs, but we do not be- Iievs''in'piasteurizing dirty':Milk. Such milk as you are sending he neither fit for us to drink norfor your own fame fly. Are yetu satisfied'?" asked the health 'officer, "I never knew about that before," said Mason. ."Look here," said the health officer, glancing at his watch. "I am going up to the Preventoriurn now. Children threatened with tuberculosis are kept there. Would you like to drive there with rite? You will find it interesting, I think, after this: talk," "All right," said lefason. "My train doesn't go till 4.30, I have lots of time," Hal an hour later the health officer and Mason entered the Preventorit re. On open sheltered veranda.hs.eicposerl to the air and sunshine were ten cots, oath occupied ;by a child. The chil- dren ware (Sitting up and a teacher garbed in outaduor elothing was in- structing them. "These youngsters," said the effie Three -Quarters of a Century on the'. Lakes Marcus Aurelius Hitchcock, of Point Edward, Ontario, has feted and sailed. the Great Lakes for seventy-three years, and has saved fourteen persons from drowning. He ha: just 'celebrated . n his ei t re= g1L y s.,cond birthday, but :is p _ paring •to do fancy figure skating again this winter. cer, "are ala threatened with tuber- culosis, mostly of bovine origin." "What do you mean by bovine?" asked Mason. "From cows," said the health offi- cer. "By giving this fresh air treat- ment, plenty of rest, and lots of nour- ishing food we can usually arrest • and cure the disease. Of course, it is ex- pensive treatment. Naturally, though, we prefer to cut ori the tuberculosis germs before they reach the children. It is the more sensible way." John Mason was greatly impressed. The little wan faces burned 'them - shelves into his brain. He was silent on the way back to the municipal offices. On shaking hands with the health officer he said: `.0` "Thank you for your consideration, Fall Preparation for the Vege table Garden Probably no effort is ee Well repaid as that given to the development of a good vegetable garden. It is wise to make preparation for this in the failt, in order to reeaize the (benefits seeming from the early sowing of many vegetable crops. There is really no good reason why the vegete le garden shouldnot be prepared in the fall, except that the time necessary to do so is usually not given to it. It is assumed that a eartain area is set aside for the vegetable garden, If this is not the case, by all means set aside a certain plot now, locating it reasonably near the house so that vegetables may be conveniently gath- eeed with a minimum loss of time to the housewife: Apply twenty to twenty: -five tons of stable manure per acre. Ten pounds to the square yard is equal to tweuty- four tons per acre. Plow this six to eight inches deep, If it cannot be plowed, dig it in. The amount of manure to apply will vary 'according to the way the soil has been previous- ly manured. it ds not wise to over fertilize, and.if annual applications are made, probably five pounds per square yard will be quite sufficient. It is desirable that certain areas should be ridged or mounded, to per- mit of ready drainings and early dry- ing out ofthe soil. :In these, carrots,' beets and lettuce for very early vse are seeded•. Here a ,lso`cafbbage, cauls- i flower and celery are started for planting out later.. There is very often! difficulty in getting 'succi plants in the spring. Tb s may be overcome by giv- ing- a little thought now to the de- velopment of a spot where seed may r be sown just as . roan as the surface sail is dry to the depth of one or two inches. It is quite often possible to sow seed's outside on each a plot about the middle of April. The only reason why onions are so seldom a suocess in this country is that the lead is put in the soil the middle of May when they should have been planted a month. earlier. For this early spring seeding surface working of the soil is all that is required, if the land has been fall prepared, and this can be done early if good drainage is pro- vided by rnounding up strips three to four feet wide as already indicated with a slight surface slope to give drainage. It will be understood that, for This has been an interesting day to spring growth, in addition to heat a readily available food supply is neces- me. I didn't know about these things s thie before. I didn't understand why, voii illy presenIn t, but if -thgarden e 1 Iot is were doing them.. I will follow any y P gardenp instructions you send me to the letter ,new, it may be necessary to use a little quick actingfertilizer.• to give the and you will never 'have another' cop - plaint about our milk if I can tel e;wcrops a'star,t. One ounce per square Good day:' ve'a'ard of-.iiitrate' of soda or other actin'e „ " I . eeertilizer .•is equal to three . hundred Goad. day, said the heal as he turned to enter offie aoundi per acre; this amount is hissuf- event ; fee any vegetable crop: That evening Jet Ma .; If, strangely silent. He had tel hertilazers are :applied, t is wise motto most of his experiences of,. but not all. After supper John M looked out of the window for a Ion while in ,silence. The moon was shin- ing brilliantly over the fields: "Mary," he asked, "what was it the doctor said our little Jack died of ? "Bovine tuberculosis," repliied his wife. "Bovine tuberculosis,' repeated her husband mechanically. "My God!" eel melte the mistake, so often made, of ,1.applying too large an amount without thoroughly mixing it with the soil. Surface applications of fertilizers like nitrate of sada very .often kill the young plant just as it germinates; and for that reason it is much better to depend upon an : application of stable manure well worked into the soil • the previous fall. Many good prospects have been blighted by not using good judgment in the applica- tion of toommercial fertilizers to small areas, .either through applying too much, er, through not thoroughly mix- ing into the soil, before seeding, that which has been applied. Sometimes there are mongrel hens that are great layers, but it is not often so. However, where a flock: bf. mongrels is giving reasonably good. returns, it will be well to use only If every farmer would pick seed - purebred male hens in. the flocks. ccrn in the field from the best hills eSome years ago a poultry expertbefore frost, dry it well and store it made the discovery that high winter; in •a safe place fox the winter, the egg production is inherited by pullets average lie"d' would be boosted five s only frain their sires, and not from bushels an acre. Tests show that this their dans.. Tlhis is a tip to the farm estimateis not too low: er who wants to hold on to his In picking ,seed -corn, tasks ears that mongrel stock, and still get more win- are weIl denied, and that hang down: ter eggs. To purchase purebred Oclos should be well filled. Pick ears males for breeding, that represent re- 'with tips nearly as large as the butts. Five Bushels More Corn Per Acre. tins and 15� he iobacco of 6Fy i.. 0 a � N. Parents as Educators Teaching Efficiency in All Things. BY EDITH LOCHRIDGE REID. A business man not long ago was ,complaining seriously of his ineffi- cient office help and he remarked, "The trouble is, these folks never learned to use their heads when they were small." Now this man was very eloee to tone -hundred per cent correct in his statement. Too many children are not trained art hone to make de- cisions, take responsibility according to their age and strength, or meet emergencies without shrinking. Let us say that Bobbie's duty is to pick up his playthings. But he picks up two er three and leaves the rest scat - tuned about. Right there' he should be taught.:a..lesson in thoroiighnesis. Very young children can be taught to hang up their coats and hates if the hooks are • placed within their reach, and thuis they learn the lesson of order and of care of their clothes. . Let us suppose that Dorothy is. asked to wipe the wishes. But she asks, "Mother, where's the towel ?" I and calls from upstairs "I: can't find my apron;"- and then she asks, "Where; does this pitcher belong?" Some m.athers expend as much energy get ting a child ready to do a thing as i they would use in doing it themselves. Let Dorothy look around until she finds the towel, there's a place for it' and if she uses her head a little she will discover both the towel and her apron without calling to mother. If the daughter is dusting, see that she does well what she attempts and that ii does not have to be gone over by. mother afterwards. This is the most helpful method for mother, besides making little daughter competent, and a competent person.acquires poise and confidence naturally. "I want you to do an errand, son," ays mother, and'instantly she is be- sieged with a volley of questions—; 'Where's the basket?" Where's my; pocket hook?" "I can't find my roller : skates." And if this mother- is not; using the efficiency method, she will I. 1be tired out simply making prepara- tion for the trip•. "0 I'd rather do things myself than i get the 'children ready to help me," is I often the excuse; but that is decided- ; ly the wrong attitude for a mother to take, if she considers both herself and the child. Let the children find 1 out by experience where things are and they'll soon be glad to take res- ponsibility when they are tuained to assume it. Even very young children'' will surprise you in making deduc- tions and following out difficulties to a logi'ca1 solution. How:often we see households where there is. a panic from rising time until the`l;astchild is off io school. "Come, now, it's seven -thirty -you'll be late you don't hurry. It's cold.. this morning and rainy, too. Wear your • mittens• and rubbers and be sure to get ` a handkerchief" Thus another follows the boys and girls about, and i they know elle won't 'let them be late or forget anything, so they are utterly unconscious of any resmponsibility in the matter. Now the wise mother whose house- hold is builded; on methods of effi- ciency will let the children be late JUST ONCE if necessary. That will be enough. The disapproval of teach- er and school -mates will do more than months of talking and urging on mother's part, and in addition the children will have been thrown on their own responsibility. The share el the burden thus lifted from mother in no way equals the great gain made by the •children in self-reliance. A child at five is forming moat cf the perscnal habits that he will use at twenty, and just so far as mother does things for him Dow, so much. - will his efficiency be reduced in later life. Let's make the children see that to stand up under responsibility and to cultivate resoui-•ces within themselves, are praiseworthy achievements. 'Only thins do the boy and girl grasp the idea of TRUE SERVICE. cords of say 200, is a wise move, even The ears should not have mare than though such birds may cost from $10 sixteen or eighteen rows of kernels, 'b ut sfi•�a•uld be placed so thatthey do nor to absorb an excess of moistune to $25 each. and should not be high or low on .the not touch one another. ure-bred hens lay eggs more uni- stalk. D-n't pick .from a weak or A good way to arrange the ears is to string them with a binder twine, tyingeach ear around the middle and putting as many ears on a string as seed -corn is to dry it .thoroughly. One are 'convenient to handle. The strings pearance and are more profitable. The reason seed-oorn doesn't grow proper -...of ears are then hung in a raft or farmer should gradually get rid: of the ly, is because of failure to dry it shed. rnongrel hens and replace them with rapidly and thoroughly after it is Another way is to make wire hang - some good purebred stock from a •gathered,.When first gathered, corn ers by cutting apart wire fencing, heavy -baying strain. There is no one often contains from 20 to 25 per •cent. Beni) up the cross stays and stick an best breed. The flock should be composed of of moisture and may be •greatly in ear on 'eachone. Many special kinds strong, vigorous stock—birds: which have strong legs, set well apart; They should have long, broad backs, broad full chests and full abdomen. All of these indicate laying ea acit . p y 0 form an size, shape and color than fallen -stalk. Pick 100 ears for every eggs from mongrels; that the meat of acre to be planted nest year.. purebred fowls is superior, and the The first step after picking good purebred fowls present a better •ap- Half the breweries in.the •'world are in Germany. jured within a day if allowed to heat or freeze. Store the seed in a dry place where there is a free circulation of air, If .bhe weather is very cool : or damp it is best topot•the ears in'a ro,on'whi'ch isheated for at least a part of the day, so that•they may dry out rapidly. Tiley should never be piled together; kept, it }must'. not be allowed to freeze of racks or frames are used, but these, while convenient, are rat necessary. Any arrangement will be satisfactory, provided it dries the ears thoroughly and rapidly. After the seed is ..thoroughly dried, it inay either he left as it is then ar- ranged, or be stored; in bulk. •However • PRielsAletistee y. l A:i4.,S'?1Elt 131G CROP: Canadian farmers threetehtest. the west al e now preparing their farms, by plowing and (narrowing; to that they will repeat the bumper crop they yielded this year. The picture shows how some of the work is beaag done, durei,g the winter, Corn, although dry, will absorb much moisture from , damp air. If 'destructive insects appear, they may be killed by placing carbon bi- sulphide in an open dish and setting it above the corn in a practically ;air- tight room, bin or ,boa. A pound of this material is required for a room or bin that measures ten feet each way, or for 1,000 cubic feet of space. --.ts About five per cent. of the weight of a plant Domes from the soil and ninety-five per tent. comes from mat- ter built out of thin air.. A mulberry'tla ce stilllro i Y g wnt,in the *City of London and bearing a crop of fruit every year, le saki to date back to 'before 1666. The great 'meal interests are huliian interests, and gooel crops• are ,of little value to - the farmer unless' they open the door bo a good kind of life on the farm.—Theodore Roosevelt. • s The Plowman Plowman As you turn sod, You are worker With mighty God. Think not Such tasit lowly; Ground He undde Still is holy, -Paisley Turner.