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Address comrriunications to Agronomist, 73 Adelaide $t. West, Toronto•,
Oxford Co.,, Ont.—Please .sneited to feeding 'beef cattle• Oxie
IL. T, $., disadvantage is that they are not
adviee me how to treat calves to pre-
vent horns growing.
Answer—The growth of horns on o„ Ont.
the calves can be prevented by treat- Constant leadefowl appWelland aCto
ing the button -life spots where the —Some of my o What a the rem-
be
ani-
horns would come, before the calves affected with roup.
is
acre ten Jaye old. The treatment con- edy T
gists in the application of caustic Answer You do not say what part
potash in stick form. Clip the liair of the throat er head is at eeted The
away from the buttons, wash with Dominion Poultry Husbandman •states.
soap and weber and •dry. Apply vase- that it has been found at the exp. eri-
line or crude petrolatum so that it nien'tal farms that it the complaint
covers the head for an inch or so affects the
the admen stint ensof well-
aboutye bordefinite a
the margin of the button, being jibs appear
careful to see that no vaseline covers teaspoonful
ul Orf d Epsom
alts the eyes
each
the button itself. The vaseline pre- with a so repeated
of bathing
acid—one-
the
injury to the skin surrounding
the button. Take a stick of caustic hcu fatlf teaspoonfulf arm dissolved
in usually
potash, wrap it in, paper as a protea-, effect a cure. H the birds have de -
tion to the hands, moisten the tip of i
the stick and nib it on the buttons., veined a peculiar rattle in the throat,
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Two methods are recommended: (1) I they •should .be removed to warm quer
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rub the 'buttons gently for three to; ters dose with of Epso ictal heat and
pat pagiven tches
five minutes until they become red; ,
(2) ruga on three or four tunes, at" have developed within the mouth oav-
owths have
easily cut..:
A NEW DIGNITY FOR JAPANESE WOMANHOOD
The slavery of the picturesque Geisha Girls, which has existed as long as
the history of Japan; has been abolished by a court decision.. The Geishas
were girls sold in early childhood by parents who could not afford their sup-
port; and were trained as entertainers.
Free Distribution of Grain.
A free distribution of superior sorts
of grain will be made fluxing the coin
intervals, allow -leg the potash to dry: Y, and cankerous e emg: ing winter to Canadian farmers by
oil the horn button each time. The, formed et the entrance to the wind the Cereal Division of the Expei'i-
latter method will generally give.bet-, pipe, remove the matter daily and mental Farms Branch, Ottawa. The
1ieaof tincture of samples will consist of spring wheat
feel i era=i:lts. P1 eQauti�ons; (1) Protect cauterize by using a caustic pencil or
.
the hands; (2) odover
not let the dissolved by the application (about 5 lbs.), white oats (about 4
potash: run over other parts of the : iodine- If the canker extends down- The) barley (about 5 lbs.), field peas
head• (3) tie calves up or separate wards to the windpipe anticipate (not garden peas --about 5 lbs.) field
them so that they cannot lick one an -i death from suffocation by killing the beans (about 2 lbs.), flax fon seed and
other;(4) do not let water or rain bird.
Enquirer, Norfolk Co.—What do mental Farms Branch has improved the application form should be •fully
flax far fibre (about 2 lbs.). w
fall on their heads for a few days. ' The Cereal Division of the E operi-
experiments show to be suitable grain many of the old varieties of grain and answered. This also holds true with
mixtures for fattening cattle? introduced many new varieties: The the report forms which each man is
Answer:—In making a grain mix- best of them have been multiplied and asked to fill out after he has grown
tore feeds on hand and possible to propagated under direct supervision the sample.
of responsible officers on the Expert , Application must be made on a
mental Farris both east and west printed form which will be supplied
This seed will farm the bulk stock by the Cereal Division, Central Ex -
from which the various samples will periinental Farm, Ottawa: (No post -
be taken. The seed is therefore the age is required: on letters so address -
purest and beet that is obtainable. Of ,ed). No ,application forms will be
Some of the mare recent introductions, supplied' after February 16th, 1923.
there is only a limited supply, so it Farmers are advised bo send at once
would ibe advisable to apply as soon for forms in order not to be dime-
stock. There will be only one variety
of peas for distribution, namely
Mackay Ottawa 25 which is a main
crop pea and not suited to districts
where early frosts occur.
The object of the distrilbution is
`twofol+d: first, that the farmer may
get a small sample of good seed.'to
the
Apt; second,that
.start .his seed plot,
Cereal Division may find out how
their improved grains will behave
under various conditions of soil and,
climate. Therefore, it is necessary
that all the information asked for an
Tobacco
V. C. T., Prince Edward Co., Ont.—
! note that sunflowers have come into
favor as silage. Hitherto some have
been growing in a corner of my land,. ,
but I have ignored them, that is to' purchase must be kept in mind as also
say they have gone as refuse, exceptthe economy of the latter figured on
that the chickens appear to enjoy the: nutritive and material value. The
seed. I following mixtures worked out from
Answer—In some sections of the experiments conducted by the Domin-
West sunflowers have come to be pre -lion Experimental Farm and are re-
ferred to corn as silage, but that is in, commended in Pamphlet No. 21 of the
places where cern is not so productive.Department of Agriculture at Ottawa
In Eastern Canada experiments on the on the "Winter Fattening of Beef Cat=
Dominion Experimental Farms and tie in Ontario," allow for selection ac-
Stations heave all tended to show that cording to circum tancest:—
'corn is to be preferred. For instance,+ No. 1—Bran, 1 part; eats, 1 part;
Messrs. G. W. Muir and S. J. Chagnon,' barley or corn, 2 parts, oileake or
of the Division of Animal Htsbandry,1 cottonseed meal, 1 part. Increase corn
in their recently issued pamphlet on • or barley to finish. parts;
"The Winter Feeding of Beef Cattle! No. 2—Bran, 1 part; barleypeas,
2 or
in Ontario," say definitely that in all 1 part;. or oats' 2 'parts; acorn,
localities where corn can be grown act 1 oi:loake or cottonseed meal, 2 parts.
all successfully -corn allege is undoubt-No. 3—Bran, 1 part; oats, 2 parts;
ed1y� the most satisfactory succulent'. barley, 1 peat; corn, 1 part; oileake
roughage far
the winter feeding of meal,, 2 parts. +r;.,
term Replacements of grain, other' bin
cattle. They. add that in. Eos ,
Canada where earn cannot be suecosse-1 those indicated, might be, gluten meal
fully grown, that is not as a -depend ; in place of oilecake or cottonseed meal;
able crop, chief of the other crops e that; a good quality of recleaned elevator
can be used economically is probably screenings in place of oats or barley;
the sunflower. It will grew where extra oats or screenings in place of
corn will not and yields a heavy ton- bran; and gluten feed in place ,of coine
nage of fairly paI'atable silage, al- Of the two highly protein feeds, oil -
though at that it does not equal corn cake and cottonseed meal, the farmer
is to be preferred when there is a
limited succulence in the ration.
silage or even good pea and oat •silage.
It takes the same place as corn in.
the rotation and is planted, cultivated, In recommending feeding the grain
and harvested in the same way, the mixture at from 1 to 8 pounds • or
cutting being done when the s:iniiow- more per day, according to the ration
ere are about twenty to thirty per used, it is to be understood that the
cent. bloom. At the Central Expert- steers receive one pound per day, at
mental Farm in Ottawa last year they the start, and up to eigiht 'pounds at,
gave the same tonnage and cost prac- or near, the finish. The usual rate of
ticallly the same eer ton in the silo increase is one pound per week. The
as .did corn. In a feeding test with grain ration may be started at once,
dairy cows they gave almost equal or delayed a few weeks', according eto
results. They should be equally well the 'condition of the steers.
as possible for these. pointed, as in some cases the stock is
Among the grains for distribution limited. The allotment of samples
will be found the Liberty hulless oat, will be made in ,order of application.
an oat that is excellent for human use, Only one sample will be sent to a
farm.—Cereal Division, Centrale Ex -
and to a limited extent for young live-
stock. Among the wheats, the most peri,nental Farm, Ottawa.
outstanding for distribution will be
the Ruby when , a wheat that ripens The Ontario Veterinary College,
which has moved from Toronto to
Guelph, is starting with an enrolment
of 86 students,
'from eight to ten days earlier than
Marquis and is suitable for districts
where Marquis is not early enough.
This yearamong the barleys will
felled Charlottetown No. 80. t
a two -rowed barley that has a tend- he estimated value of •crops gen
awns. The supply of: annually in greenhouses in Canada is
tis a drop its n PP y of three millions of dollars,
this variety is very limited We hope u'Pwawds srea under glass is stated to
also to distribute Himalayan barley, and the .
a hulless variety which is a good cover about six million- square feet
yielder and •suitable for young live- of space.
Podird
I stead of beet scraps. From his
ex-
\Periencehe findsthat tankage will not
producechenumbar of eggs that beef
scraps do. But if it can be bought at
Parents as Educators
Don't Be Without a Library in Your Town
BY MARY COLLINS TERRY.
"It can't be done." "How would you simply and . get them ready for cir•+
do it?" Nobody reads around this
place," These were some of the dis-
couraging responses met with when
the Interested Mother suggested
cullation.
Meanwhile plans were being made
to secure an empty store in a building
of central location. A warm little -
starting a public library in the tiny nate appealing to the owner's civic
western town in whish she lived. But spirit secured the use of the p ,
there were others who were . eager to rent free, for a month, while the pro -
'have it. ject was ,being 'started. -'Alter that a
1vel nominal rental was to be charged
"Well, it won't hurt to try,"was i 'y
the- determined and cheery response i ivh'eh 'could be easily raised by 'en
accasionail entertainment.
which: -answered the objections. I It was a great day when the tittle.
There were several things tobe• band of workers opened the library.
The shelves once used for dry goods
displayed the one hundred +andeighty-
seven _ cherished .books. One. large:
table did for a librarian's desk. A
feu chairs and several shelves, of
magazines, all in good condition, com-
prised the furnishings. The enthusi-
astir boob :canvassers become librar-
ians, giving', afternoon a week of
their time, and enabling a neat little
sign on the •door to seal:
"Woodville Public Library." •
"Open Mon., Wed., Fri., and Sat.,
2 P.M. to 5 P,.M." •
per ton less than meat scraps, it
This is the gist ef a talk on poultryt $10
given by Prof.
feeding L. E. Card, an ould be worth using as a substitute,
a I vas the meat scraps* will not produce
authority on the subject: 1 encu h more eggs to make up the
He recommends a mash; .consisting differgence in cost:
of equal parts of bran, fleur middl'ings;�
ornmeal round heavy oats and beef
scraps Heavy ,ground oats was see- � k' RoosterC
cificaIlly mentioned for this mash, +asi
the liens cannot stand very much food
fibre such as ntity be found in light
oats Fon a grain feed, he recom-
mends equal parts of corn and wheat,
the measured part of which should be
Caring for the Herd Sire
It 'has been said that "the bull is
had the herd," ]but . the truth of the
natter is that, weighed in the milk
scales • and in the annual balance sheet,
with some sort of shelter against sun
and ramp and flies; here he may exer-
cise at wilt -Feed him for masculinity
rather; than for fat. See that his win-
ter quarters are light, well ventilated
and Sanitary. Handle him frequently
'considered. Granted she could ,gain
the general co-operation of the town,
there were books to be 'secured, a
suitable -library station . found, and
' d=. lane ]located. bo"take charge: It
tided` to 'divide the'town up
•axitodistricts, and to have these dis-
tricts canvassed by some of 'bhe,rbown
people. A meeting was called of all
of those who were. willing to help,
and the enthusiastic response was
gratifying..
Paiier to the actual canvass fordo
nations of books and' magazines, - sev-
eral attractive posters announcing the
project were disp'l'ayed in .the.c'btirches
and village fpostoffi One of these
read:
"Lend the book you lake to your
neighbor.
Help start a library for Woodville."
One hundred and eighty-seven
Alt present the children of the come
munity are the most frequent bor-
rowers and it is:a source of pleasure
to those in charge to place good 'juv-
enile reading in their hands. -
Plans are on foot for a concert for
the library's benefit. By this and
he is far more than half the herd. In (books rewarded the solicitors. And 'similar affairs the elilbrary Aboard; coin -
the
the }vhole success and future of and 'gently while he is still young; it these were collected by generous. posed of other interested Mothers and
truth,industry depends upon the will tiller be. easier to manage him automobile owners, and taken to the some of the towns business men ex -
the dairy
rolls used by dairymen. The purebred . when he' grows older. Use a bull -staff home of the interested Mother who pect'to add new books and defray the
b
sire bade stamps his progeny with at all times, and insist that the hired through previous knowledge of lib- very nominal expense of running the
the "trade -mark" of his own breed, 'men de likewise. Remember. that it raw 'work was able to catalogue them .library.
and his owner soon feels the direct is the,docile bull—so-called—that does - -
the facts fr
b
, then that the first real influences of•
benefits
resulting therefrom. the damage, and gives us a o The Parent's Chance.
For the farmer .of average means items. such as this' se commonly seen
'n woven into
o ld are being r
the best plan is to buy a young brill in daily and weekly newspapers: Farmer 'Smith +greeted us. We found
the. outside w g
him in the laid by the old windmill;the tender lives. So every effort
whose maternal ancestors during sev "Farmer Gored to Death by Bull.should be made to bridge these years
eral generations showed great yearly
How often the report goes on to state which stood midway between the sub -
without endangering the closet com-
a
the offending animal was the "pet stantial house and the wen -.painted panionsliip alaeady developed in the
of the family." The safe,bull is the b, .n, Niti sy three bright, active home under the constant care of the one that is never given an opportunity children were playing. parents. One way of doing this is to
to be otherwise, and•' that is not per- Ever interested in the boys and maintain _en active interest in the
mitted to run at large in the pasture girls, we inquired as to the Progress children's sohaol life,
with the cow's. they were malting. in school. To our f
Ma ing a Crow. t t bull stamps Many young growing (bulls are surprise the father did not know the Use F'otattoes for Silsage.
I want to tell the movie folks that • calves with his own desirable qua]- underfed, whereas the aim should be grades the !children were iii, the stud -i The -large crop of serail potatoes,
his ra
a roaster ean• be taught to crow at any b • •e • Therefore he must have desir- to get early, steady and rapid growth les they were then pursuing, nor the; left after grading, can ibe converted
and as often as desired. When able
7ities and 'he must be strong that guarantees size •stamina and vi -
time able qua, name of the teacher. He called the
a bo a friend gave me a gin order to unfailingly tality for the mature animal. A good - oldest child and she answered our into silage by using ordinary barrels
I was y, and energeticfor silos or, better still, the larger.
ina cockerel, I took good on. Look for the wide muz growing ration for the young bull is: gUeations.
Cochin -China ss them an en-
of h' d he grew to be a the broad forehead prominent Skim -milk, clover or alfalfa Keay, iia- In the barn we were led to
ltept about even. T olasure where p
milk and butterfat production records.
Only bulls which have the backing of
closely -related, high -producing ances-
tors can improve a herd. Keep this
point in mind: Most good bulls are
registered,but not all registered bulls
are good. The prepotent
typesuch as salenon casks, if 'avail-'
able. If some kind ef a straw or root
cutter is available, it should' be used
to break up the potatoes, for exposure
of the white star. ohy portion hastens
fermentation. Place a layer, six
inches thick, "fit the Ibottonu of the
barrel and cover path a light layer of
cornmeal. Then another 'layer of po-
tatoes covered with eornaneal. Con-
tinue to alternate these payers until
the barrel is full. Use about two per
cent. of cornmeal, the purpose being
to
,stimulate fermentation. Covet. and •
weight 'down. Open in. a few weeks.
and begin feeding about one •gallon'
per feed, spread en the grain or silage.
When the barrel, er little eilo, has
m is connection, been emptied, it can be fined .again
h 1 are and again • with other lots from the .
ale] ilnp�ortant to' the children. It is roothou.se.
For instance, for care him, an , e, . ro , the purebred herd sire
IYeghorns, he recommends the feeding whopper; eye, p vias imprisoned.., 1Vir. Smith pointed
t thosed the rain
s'c:raicli feed. in e Morning gr , Oats, , art t off•+hand the pedigree
deepchest big barrel, open -
jointed frame, long, sta•aightrump Mid.
loose skin, combined in a good-
sized
g
seized animal, In addition to ou n
ing masculinity, strive or. vigor and
vitality in the new herd sire, Beware
age -or roots, one to five pound's, de..
pendingupon his age, and one-half to
:poundof the following in 'grain, mix=
tare: a s three parts; w ran,
one part; corn, one part; andof lies,
one-tenth part. The mature bull re -
of the enderrsized, lazy, dull -eyed [bulk quires feed that gives strength and
he is never a money maker for 'phis b vitality, but not at. Re ,should] re -
owner.
See that the bull gets plenty of ex-
ercise. It will . intpro've' both his
physical condition and his temper. Do
not keep him "jailed", day after day
tall. Give him a
in a smell box -s
strongly -fenced exercise lot, provided,
of two pounds per hundred hens o Cara in days was ani th o
one th fo11 v g
and carr can feed for stock and every day 1 an ' od out the merits of this sire and gave us
en wheat b di ' of the animal
the crib for eight add t feta d
pounds in the evening. For the hexa- had to chop earn in f d t 1 1 back four generations on both sides.
Hee further demonstrated his familiar-
ity with Holstein lore by giving simi-
lar information about, several of his
best cows.
Now, Brother Smith should; be com-
mended for acquainting himself so
fully with the good animals of the
breed he' is keeping, but we ,betieve
that he should bb at least equally as
familiar with, facts concerning the
schooling ,of his children.
Parents everywhere, may it be said
the should keep in mind
that these early years in sc hoc
ler breeds he recommends about three
pounds in the morning and seven in
the evening.
His .purpose in feeding light in the
morning is to encourage the hens to
eat the mash, so as to get their re-
quired proportions of meat scraps.
Hens naturally like scratch feedthe
best, but if fed light early in the day,
they will fill up on mash and then in
the evening will finish up on scratch.
feed. By this system ef feeding they
will eat more than they would
ordinarily.
In order to keep the hens in good
laying condition be recommends that
the scratch should gradually be cut
downy, starting about the first ef
March, until about the first of Novem-
bet they will get about half as much
as recommended above. In other
words, Leghores will receive approxi-
mately one pound of scratch feed in
the morning and three in the evening:
This is to encourage the hone to eat
more mash in order that they be pre -
bared to do their active laying during
the fat months when egg prices are
high. Starting November 1, the
scratch feed should be increased.
gradually until the fold amount is
given.
Tie Say's teeny poultry feeders 'rake
inquiry about the Ilse of tnnkago, in-
or ten cows. The rooster, with a lot
of hens, was always present to pick
up the stray grains. When the supply
of grains would become slack, Cochin,
by way of 'passing the time of waiting,
would stretchup his neck and pour
forth one of his galls that fairly made
the woods ring.
One day 1 threw him a grain of
cern while he was he the act of crow-
ing. His ludicrous efforts to beat the
hens to the cord while crowing out hie
song, which he seemed unable to stop
till he had rim the full gamut, 'but
ended in a mixed ottaeccato and screech,
as he bent his neck to pick up the
morsel, was too 'comical not to have
it repeated.
Every day thereafter I put him
through his repertoire. He soon
learned that he could earn corn with
his music and he grew lavish with
encores.
As moon, as he got the grain downy
or if the hero had beaten him to it,
he would immediately straighten up.
and crow again. This he would eonr
time unit>f he 'could get no mare tern
cleft i.
t could! bet him to Crowing any time
he was net to fatf. I ant sure 1 can
prove the IpeaaThetility, oaf it by training
another rooster to do the salve tiling
la a very theed-4. g. Sargent.
•
,ems
ceive from eight to fifteen pounds of
silage daily, but no more. A good
ration for him is: Silage, eight to
fifteen pounds; hay, eight to twelve
pounds; and grain mixture, two to
four pound's, consisting of three parts
of oats and one part of wheat 'bran.
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