Zurich Herald, 1949-03-24, Page 3Found—Right At
Home --12 Acres
Don't cuss those creeks which
run through your land—move them
instead. The extra land will pay
the bill in short order --that is if.
your experience is anything like
that of A, S. Bledsoe, who ferule
out in Kittitas County in the state
of Washington. Here's what hap-
pened to him.
A couple of streams which mean-
dered "every which way" across his
farin hadehim pretty well disgusted.
Like your own streams perhaps,
they flooded every spring, and
sometimes d u r i ng the growing
season, if rains were heavy. When
the land wasn't too wet to put in a
crop, the creeks would . sneak out
of their banks later and wash most
of it away. They were a nuisance
to farm around, too.
Today, it's different. Bledescoe's
in the driver's seat now, and he has
those streams exactly where he
wants them!
Handiest place for a creek, he
figured, is next to the fence. And
if you've gat to have them in the
twiddle of the field, they're a lot less
trouble if they're straight, So that's
what he did—he moved and straight-
ened. Heavy machinery and com-
mon sense slid the trick.
Both those streams still empty
onto the next fano just where they
did before—that's important for
legal reasons.
The cost?. Rent of the machin-
ery and the pay of the operators
amounted to about $1,000. A little
steep at first glance, but take an-••
other look at his farm. It's 12
acres larger now.
And all of the acres are better
land. Spring and summer floods
are a thing of the past. The new
channels are straight—free of trees
and brush. The whole field, as
well as 'the 12 extra acres, is well
drained, producing bigger and better
crops. Bledsoe thinks he'll have his
$1,000 back in the bankby the end
of the year.
He isn't the only "stream -
straightener" in his area. -A E.
Snyder, a neighbor, also straight-
ened a branch of Naneum creek.
Other farmers have moved parts of
Wilson, Cooke, and Coleman creeks
to enlarge and improve their farms.
Several part-time creeks which
carry water only during heavy run-
off periods have also been moved
and changed with equally good
results.
No stream has been straightened
for its entire length. It evidently
isn't too important that neighbor-
ing farmers change the course of
your creek on their land. No one
has to be "forced into" anything.
The Kitties Reclamation District,
which irrigates much of the valley,
Is 100% behind the farmers. It
leases its dragline and bulldozer at
three-fourths of actual operating
cost. The District makes the re.duc-
tion because of the drainage bene-
fits to the area.
If you're thinking of straighten-
ing the streams and improving the
value of your farm, a word of warn-
ing. Check to be sure it's okay
with anyone who may have water
rights on the stream. It's a good
idea to ' talk it over . with your
neighbor first, anyway.
BUTTONHOLES: HOW TO
MAKE THEM LAST
If buttons could talk, they might
complain about their buttonholes
and say, "You ust don't know what
I've been through!"
Buttonholes do have a way of
getting dog-eared, and the question
of what makes a buttonhole wear
well is of interest to women who
sew as well as manufacturers,.
Never caught napping when there
is a study to be made, specialists of
the Agriculture Department's Bur-
eau of Human Nutrition and Home
Economics found that the number
of stitches per inch is of first in-
sist friction. Increasing the number
portance in making buttonholes re -
of stitches per inch—up to a certain
point—has a strengthening effect.
The type of thread, the quality of
fabric and the kind of stitch also.
affect wearability.
Buttonholes made with untner-
cerized thread were found to be
superior to those made with mer-
cerized thread.
May Revolutionize The Milk Industry— Dr. Roy Graves is
seen inspecting the machinery' he helped originate for canning
fresh milk. He developed his idea in coniunction with.. Roy
Statnbaugh, a dairy farmer, and the two claim that the machine
could bring about an economic revolution in the dairy industry.
Both admit, however, that much still remains to be done before
the process is perfected.
Hex'e's a hint from a Michigan
farmer which might be of value to
some of you. He writes, "To have
the earliest possible potatoes I mark
a deep furrow with a one-horse
shovel plow, drop the seed, and
tramp then` in by foot. Then I
fill the furrow with chopped straw,
and on the straw I sprinkle com-
mercial fertilizer generously.
• * *
With the one horse plow I run
a furrow, completely covering ,the
straw. The first rains wet this
straw and it stays !moist. The fer-
tilizer acts vigorously, the potatoes
come fin a hurry and make a good'
early crop, wet weather or dry."
* *
What happens to chickens if they
happen to eat the weed -killing
chemical 2, 4-D? Nothing, accord-
ing to an Agricultural Experiment
Station, the workers of which even
went so far as to feed the chemi-
cal directly to the birds.
* * *
Two lots of 14 -weeks -old cock-
erels were used in one test. One
lot received the chemical in drink-
ing water, and the other in mash.
In both cases the concentrations
were far in excess of the amount
birds could get by grazing on range
that had been sprayed to control
weeds. All birds remained healthy
and normal during and after the
experiment.
* 1: *
A second test was conducted by
placing six -months -old White Leg-
horn pullets on ranges and, thep
spraying the foliage with heavy
dates of 2,-D; 2,4,5-T; and animate,
Grain feedings were restricted to
insure plenty of grass consumption.
Again the chickens showed no i11
effects.
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Elsewhere on this page appears a
picture of Canada's four champion
plowmen who — by taking top
honors at the Interntational Plow-
ing Match held near Lindsay —
won themselves a trip to the British
Isles. According to all reports they
had themselves a wonderful time,
besides bringing fiAesh honors to
Canada.
E_ * *
The four plowmen, accompanied
by Elliot Moses, Director of the
Ontario Plowmen's Association,
Canada's Champion Plowmen a •e shown above, looking at a
map of Great Britain, after they. arrived in Toronto on board
the Canadian National Railways "Maple. Leaf" train froinn'New
York. The Canadian plowmen were awarded a trip to the
British isles in order to compete in plowing competitions there,
wad to better observe 'British ways of farming. From left to
right: Robert Timbers or Stnttlfville, Alvin Mark of Millbalnl.,
Elliot Moses. T)irector of the Ontario Plowmen's Association,
and •Rh=.rs Barber of :ilageravitlst.
sailed from New York aboard the
new British liner "Carona" which
made the Atlantic crossing in six
days— a mark she will probably
better considerably once she gets
properly "soopled up".
* * *
Landing' at Southampton they
were greeted by representatives of
the Canadian National Railways and
and after a day spent sight-seeing
the Anglo-American Oil Company;
hi London, they took the train for
Newquay, Cornwall, some 250 miles
away, to compete in the West Eng-
land Plowing Match. Both Alvin
Mark, of Millbank, and Rhys Becher
of Hagcrsville won prizes in this,
their first competition in the British
Isles.
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The Canucks did better than this
in the International Plowing Match
held at Limavady, near Belfast, in
the north of Ireland, taking first,
second and third prizes, which is
pretty close to par for the course.
A record-breaking crowd of over
fifty thousand watched them do
their stuff.
In addition to the North Ireland
match and the West England com-
petition the Canadians were also
among the prize winners at the Em-
pire Plowing Match at Workington,
England. They. also visited Scot-
land and a tour of the farms around
Edinburgh and Glaeg,ow was one
of the real highlights of the trip.
* * *
Altogether the Canadian plow-
men spent four weeks in the British
Isles, returning to New York and ea
then taking the Canadian National
Railways Maple Leaf to Toronto.
That is to say three of thein did —
the only unmarried member of the
party, Wilbert McFaddin of Mill-
bank, deciding to stay in England
for another couple of weeks
* *
All of which sounds as though
plowing a straight furrow can pay
• off in other ways besides better
crops. With which highly moral
sentiment I'll conte down out of
the pulpit for another week. •
Squelch
He was, to put it mildly, a trifle
conceited.
"I'll bet you hive been out with
fellows who were worse looking
than me," he suggested to his girl
friend.
There was no reply.
"I said," he repeated, "I'll bet
you've been out with worse looking
fellows than ane."
"All right—all right— I heard you
the first time," she snapped. "I'nn
just trying to remember!"
The princial unit of measure for
lumber le the board foot, although
patterned lumber and edam finieh-
i.ng lumber is usually sold by the
linear foot,
"What is -a board foot?" "
"One board foot is a board 1 foot
square and 1 inch thick or its equi-
valent in volume. It is abbreviated
bin. The common unit is 1,000
board feet and is designated M.b,m,
For example, 5,000 board feet is
designated 5 M.b.tn,
"Is board measure based on
actual or nominal size?"
Lumber is measured and sold on
the basis of nominal size, that is, the
actual size of a dressed 2 x 4 (nom-
inal dimension is 1sgx3ag.
' "Are there any simple rules for
figuring board feet?"
Yes. Here are a few. To find the
number of board feet in a
1 x 4 --divide the linear feet by 3
1 x 6—divide the linear feet by 2
1 x 8 and 2 x 4—divide the linear
feet by 3 and multiply by 2
1 x 10—divide the linear feet by 6
and multiply by 5
1 x 12 and 2 x 6—take total linear
feet
2 x 8—multiply the linear feet by
2 x 10—multiply the linear feet by
10 and divide by 6
2 x 12—double the linear feet
"How dry should lumber be bee
fore using?"
Interior finish and softwood floor-
ing should not contain more than
1l per cent moisture; hardwood
flooring, 10 per cent; and siding,
exterior trim, and framing, not more
than 12 per cent,
"How many studs are required
for wails and partitions?"
When studs are spaced 16 inches
on center, an approximate rule is to
allow 1i/y studs for each foot of wall
and partition. This will allow for
braces, headers, and doubling at
doors and windows.
"How much allowance should be
made for waste in siding?"
This will depend upon width and
exposure. The following figures are
approximate:
Bevel or Waste
Lap Exposure Allowance
6 -incl` 4/ -inch 25 per cent.
6 -inch 4/ -inch 33 per cent
5 -inch 3?! -inch 40 per cent
5 -inch 3% -inch 50 per cent
4 -inch 2g -inch 36 per cent
This. mewls that yoit1 take total
square feet of wall surface, and add
percentage, of waste shown. The
result will be board feet to buy.
"What are the waste aliowancee
for flooring?"
Waste allowance varies with
width as follows: 1/ inches, 40 per
cent; 2/ inches, 35 per cent; 3%q,.
inches, 30 per cent; 4/ inches, 25
'per cent; and 5% inches 20 per cent,
"What about sheathing?"
To the actual superficial area, in-
cluding openings, add the following
percentages for waste: For un-
matched lumber applied diagonally,
1 x 6, 20 to 25 per cent; 1 x 8, 18 to
22 per cent; 1 x 10, 15 to 20 per
cent. If hoards are matched. add
about 5 per cent in each case.
"How many nails are required for
different kinds of work?"
1,000 feet beveled
siding 18 pounds 6d
1,000 feet
sheathing . , . 20 pounds. 8d cow.
1,000 feet
flooring 30 pounds 8d
1,000 feet (15 pounds 10d com.
studding ( 5 pounds 20d cone.
"What size should lintels and
headers be?"
Lintels and headers over open-
ings in farm dwellings should be
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doubled and set on edge. Spans for
lintels or headers should not exceed
the following for size given:
Spans up to 4 feet—two 2 x 4's
Spans 4 to 5/ feet—two 2 x 6's
Spans 5% to 7 feet—two 2 x 8's
Spans 7 to 10 feet—two 2 x 10's
USE OF PARAFFIN
CUTS DOWN SOCK WEAR
If your socks are in the habit of
developing holes in the heels at a
rapid rate. what you need is less
darning cotton and more paraffin.
In this case, a rub in time saves
nine. Home economists recommend
rubbing on a little wax at toes and
heels of socks to save wear and
eventual holes. It will not show
and will last through several
washings.
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its hero in tragic Porteeuf County aecidegs'
MISSING the entrance to n
bridge, the car with its 5 occu-
pants turned over and fell into
the Ste. Anne River. After getting
out and reaching shore, Morin
dove back into the icy waters to
rescue a friend being carried
away by the current. Although
exhausted, Morin again braved
the river in a futile attempt to
free another man trapped in the
submerged car.
Louis Morin's courage and
unselfishness has earned hint:
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rades floundering in the current... and immediately
swam 50 feet out and brought the drowning man
to safety.
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