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'~' y D|'|°d Ailrleot .Iain "winter on the field. and that tl\ie.pratl-'Vatu-..liv/nys' hantlltfour uvn stock nn
tice was advocated, by directors of our it`vl"e' recognized-frills.
Estperimental Farms, l continued this' 'Any wise stocitman has tn nnnn
method for several-seasons. noting`,some system of feeding when he nn.
carefully the results of spring dress-5 dert kes to cart"y`ovel' any give/n
ing in comparison, and was forced to qumqger-of cattle and usually makes
abandon the former method as west- provision to iurttisli along with the
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Egglouv Bran and 'Oat-Pinks coolo"
3
Mlffme llint eneh. of bran oat-
flakes-. and whlté flour wit lxthree tea.
Hrt0°nf11ls of baking powder anti one
toilspnonftll each of -salt, nutmeg. cin-
ll“m0.Y\ ““‘| liiltger and one and a half
ttlpfuls of sugar Rug throu h the
ins- Nltl 1l\St fttwllglt very cold water
to bind' the lngrenliehls, roll out thin
cut. into stripes anti thel\ into nqnm.,,,{
or tllarnnntls. lt' fruit is atltlctl roll out
thick. `
. Fried Saurekraut
For this the szluerkraut should b
boiled first. Left-over sauerkraut may
lt" “90‘\- 'his WHY. lioat tl tablespoon
ful of butter or bacon int in a shallow
pan, _-put in thc saucrkraut and fry
slowly until tt'-ntler. It is very good
as an :lccompanilnent to liver.
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- Tossed Potatoes
8
AN simply potatoes pared. soaked
'»V0l'lliiZht. ill cold water, boiled and'
lilo water drained off, and “tossed” a
bit. ai. the opml window or dont- until
they are like iillowballs. l'llt ill it hot
dish und lay a foltlcd towci over tllcm
tilltll llwy go to thc' fnblc.
Fricasseed Ham
llavo tho slice t-ui vt-ry thick, sity
itll inch anti 1| half. tint. it. illto sllnlll
|li0ces_atltl purlloii in tiaitatl water for
ten ml-nlltt-.s. Ilrilin anti dip tit-i.;.t in
beaten cgi.: _and tllctl ill tfrctrcltt~l-
crumbs, it ry ill tit-ep fnt nntil ‘L 5010,,-n
brown. Mllkt- tl tllick brown gravy by
tllirkellillg n, titlllespoollflll of the |',tt
will two <~\\l»i‘tti.e of milk with -two
t.ablo:4poolli'lli.~'- of tiour. .-trrallgc thc
i_-‘ml “U Il |Ut'i5I‘ bltitlcr anti pour ovcr
I' 'NP 7""lVt'n stlilt-t-, wcll seilstlnotl.
Bran Plum Pudding
' Mix UU""’-'illllll'li“l's' oi' it t'll|ll`lil t\.1»a
of bran and wllitc Ilollr. Stir tlil'
-‘llllfllliii Willl (lilo pint. 0l` cold water
and :tilti Ollt' cupftll t-at-il ot' ctlrrants
and seotlt-.ti rzlisills ilnd one qllurt i-t'
"l\0llllf*<|- lH‘f~lctl apples. ililkt-.' ill A
litl|tc|°m1 nloltl for six lltlurs,
t
~ Scalloped Potatoes
ltlltter it baking tiisll well. l’tlt in a
lay--r of pota.ftlcs,,slit~.t- lllillly. Stlritt-
liitf wiill szlll alld pcppc‘r, :tml dl't>tl;;c
witll flour. Adil illilk until it lllay he
.~.~\.cll illtollgll the top layer. Add bil.-.
ot' bllttol‘_ liukc in tile ovcn lllltil thc
pitfall) is Stiff. _
_ Corrtmeai Gems _
Cornmcal, lf; cup. Flour, 1 cup.
.\lllk, 1% cup. linking powder, 3 ten-
izpoons. Eggs, l. Sugar, l talllespooll.
.Vlnlted dripping, i tablespoon. Salt,
l/_» teas-pooil.
'Mix and sift flnllr, baking powder
:tntl stultr; iltid augur, milk, egg, well
llr\.af.cll and tllelteti shorlclllllg. llako
ill trl'exlsc'ti tttlln pans ill u hot ovcn.
War Cake
4 `i.nlllt».s-llloolls dripping. 1/_, t-.up
-.ugalz ',<_- cup lllilk. l cup flour.
V; cup glutllilrll flour. 2% teaspoons
linking powtler. l teaspoon cinnamon.
t teaspoon cloves--. l tablespoon molas-
scs. 1 t:k!l<.-
.Vlix sugar, dripping. beaten ogg and
molasses. Atid to the flour tho' baking
powder and spices. Add the milk ami
tiour uit:-.rnt1l.oly to tho first mixture.
Fialoo thirty llllntltcs in it shallow pan.
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Clear, Peachy Skin L
' Awaits Anyone Who
Drinks Hot Water
Says ali inside bath, before break- _
fast: helps us look and feel
clean. sweet, fresh. _
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final-kllng and vivucious-»merry.
bri.gllt_ nit-lt--it good, clear skin tllltl
a. llatllrtli, rosy ltealtily complexion
:tru ilsstlrotl only ily pure blo_otl`. lf
tlnly evt-try man nnd woman toulti ill'
itltlilcetl to adopt. the morning illsitie
bath, wltttt ti. nt-atliytni: t-liittige \vo\\lfl
tako l'>|ut-tt. im-ltoatl of` fbo filousantls
of sickly, unaetllite-lnoklllg melt, wo-
men and girls, with pusty or nlutl<l_.‘
t-cllliplcximls: insteatl of the multi-
ttttieu ot' "nerve wrc.cks" “l‘llll<i0Wlli\-
“brnin rngt," nnd tltnurilllists we should
sell a virllc. otlttnlstlc tllr`0nK 0'-` T053”
t-lleclrcti pcoplf- c\’<~i‘yWl\0l'f'.
.lil ills*-ltlc bath is had bl’ drinking
cat-.h. morning, -llefore breakfast. -1
glass ot' rcili hot. water witil it tea
spootlflll of lltlleivtonc pllosphtatc itl if
to wusll from the stomacil. liver. kid
uoyn anti tt-.ll yards of btlvvcln the ilffl-
vloue-. tlay's lntligoslible waste, sotlr
‘farnlenitltlolls anti poisons. lhlla
t»lt-nnstng, swcetening tlnti freshenlng
the t-nflro illllnt-'lltary cafiul before
putting lllorc food into the stomach.
'|‘ho_~tti. guhjcct to sick headache, bil
lntfslnrl-ss-. nasty breath. rheumatisnt.
colds. antl‘ particularly those who have
tl pallitl, sallow fomDl<"X'i0" Rnd Wh"
are t-onstlpntetl very often. are urlZ€i|
to ohtaln ti quarter pou-nd of limestone
pllosphatq at the drug store which
will cost. hilt. it tri-ilo._but is suillcleut
to demonstrate' the quick and remark-
llblo change in both health allti ap-
pearance, awaiting those who practice
internal sanitation. We must. remem-
ber that inside clean-llnesg is more lm-
'pftrlunt tllltn outside. becatlsc the skin
docs not' absorb impurities to con-
taminate the blond while ihp pores lo
tlle_thirtv feet of bowels dc.
““ h.°‘“'» Mill three and a. bslf pounds
‘closely covered, ~.
italic ailvantntft- ot' the opportnrtitv
t Soak one pound ct! dried apt-icoto in
h°“.l' Plllls ot water nor forty-eight
ours. then boil all together for halt
Of Bazar. and poll for another linu-
ltour. '.l‘he»mlx'ture sl1ould_ bg- ppm-eu
While hot into carefully dried -jars alla
' lmpromptue Dessert  ‘
Put a layer of sliced oranges ill a
glass bowl. Sprinkle with powdered
Sugar. then a layer of cocoemii, no
Dc t until the bowl ls. f\|||_ ' y
Layer cate. with Apple Fitting
PM lh\"B€i exits, six tablespoonfuls
<_Jf suBut‘ and grated rind` of one lem.
Un into n, basin, stand it over a pall or
{’}?"|“K W9-l-Sf. and beat until warm;
en _remove from the hot. water, and
continue beating until the mixture -is
$01115 then sift in twelve tablespoon-
iuls oi' flour mixed with one toaspo lr.-
ful of baking powder anti a plnclt of
Balt. then add three tnblespbonfuls-
of melted butter, taking care to stir
Vefy gently. but on no atrcouut iles
lt. Divide into two buttered and floul-
Bd layer titls, anti bake for ten mln
utes in a moderate oven: Turn cut
“lid C001, then put together with ap-
ple illling_ .
cupful of apple sauce and one-bait'
cupful of sugar lllto as aucopan anti
boil until thick, stli'ring.all the time,
add one-half tnblespoonful ot' lemon
Pour over thg, cake boiled frostl-ng
and' dccoratct with raisins and nut-
meats.
Vegetable Cutieis I
Soak one cllpftll tlrietl' peak over-
night. in cold water to cover. Drain,
put. ill tl sautrepan, cover with t-.old
watcr and bring to thc boiling point.
Again drain, covet; with cold water
anti add- two slices onion, six cloves
two tcas|ltlt,tlfle‘, tsalt. anti one--l`oi'f.ll
f.ea.s'pooni`t\l .f-otla.i‘.ook nnt.il soft,titain
and rub thorough sieve./\dtl two-thirds
cupful llncly chopped pcarllltt-\,0ne't-up
l'ltl tlriati bl'c'atl t-rllmbs ,one-llail' tea
spoonful salt, o`llc.»elghlh teaspoon-
ftll pepper, and eight taillc's'poont'tlls
t:reilm_ Shape in the l`orlll ot' cllt.it\t.s
anti saute in lluttcr. Garnish with pap
ct: frills.
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SELECT STOCKY PLANTS
FALL POTTING
lil selecting garden plants i'or Fai
potting only the most. healthy s;lrt:l
int-ns should be uo'nsltior_ctl, stoclg'
ones being gcnel-:lily pl-ol`erable. Tllrl
time for this operutioll otjreilrs into in
the i~`:tll. and evt-r_\' gardener sllillllti
ol`f`t».rctl to briglltetl up his house with
blooms at. small expense.
l’lunt.s sllouiti' bo dug t-.arcihllly to
settllm as lllally roots. as possillle. if
thc soil is c|u_\'cy' ll. must be neither so
wet. that il is muddy and the roots
cling tog'etllcl'._il0r so tlry that thc dirt
crtttitllltts. ctltit'ely‘ away from tllcm.
Tito right. contlltloll of soil can ite ob-
tained by a thorough watering at least
five hours before potting.
if the plants arc growing in sandy
soil it is better to have it rather' dry.
as then more ot' thc working roots can
be saved than if it is wet.
'l‘hc best ioatn to use in a potting
soil' is il well decayed sod taken from
it pasttlre. Addillg lent' mould, peat.
or muck. makes the potting soil more
l`ri:tlllc_ increases its water capacity.
eases the t-lrclllation of air through lt,
tmtl' induces tl bott.or»growth ot' roots.
Atlottllafe tilaitliliie is important. This
is obttllncd by udtlirtg clean, sharp
sand.
After potting the plants, water ttlonl
thoroughly _and set them in a shrttlctl
place. Syringe the tops cvery' day
ttlltil the new roots begin to grow.
Gradually inure them to direct sun-
light. Sonic plants stand the rigors
of moving much better it’ cut back to
thret- or four buds -to tl stein.
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THE CARE AND APPLICATION OF
MANURE
The t-are and appiicatiolt of manure
has always been an itllport.nnt purtof
t'nrill work, and since tho acute tie-
tnund for footlsttlffs has developed.
should bo given cilt‘t\l'tll consltlertl-
tion. '
-Most farmers know, or slloultl know.
that the titty munurc is voided trolu
an tluiiltui, lt. is of its greatest. vaitlc.
anti ovcry ti'uy lt. is kept. out tll` thc
soil, its value tiet-l~cat-les. 'l‘llc 'pct-~
contnge. of stitch tlnfel'i0rilfjoi1 will t|c~
pcnd oil the method \vo atlopl.‘to cott-
SPVVO ll. -
.-\s the greater ttllantity-of stable
tllntlurc is nlutle in witltcr, it simple
lnotllod of ’collservlng _it ol' kc.-eping
it fronl losing any of its t`cl'tlllzini:
value, is 10 lot it freeze. l"erlsl1ublu
goods are always now kept in coltl
storage, and it is an easy lntltiel' to
spread each da_v’s tllantlrc tllln ellnllgll
to have it. fret--ze hard, the elltlrc pllc
may tilcn be kept frozen until lilo
time a spreader can start in the
spring.
Recognizing the great ilnpot-tance
of stable nlituure, not alone ln tile
quantity ot' plant food' anti hulntls it
muy contain. btlf also ill the bene-llcial
effect the bacteria content has in as-
sisting to liberate rich soil fertility
und in promoting tl growth of clover
so necessary as a stock food. asta
promoter of humus, anti as a com-
plete renovntor of depleted soils. i
have'alwnys endeavored to try and
learn through careful cxpcrislent just
what method das best suit d to my
farm anti crop rotation. Concrete
doors are wilrnlest, most sanitary,
most durable and most economical in
ovcry` way, anti are in general use on
all modern stock tal-ms, and' manure
hauled daily in' win_tcr front auch rt
floor, spread in convenient piles on
thc field, can be best applied with n
lnnnurc sproadcl' in the spring.
Knowing that lnnny stlct-cssful i“arul~
To make the apple filling. Put one;
juice and use. i
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ill entirel too much isnt food
u for the loss from leading eve-il‘
We always kept sufficient stock to
faildwed sod. and- for the' latter on tl
the quantity of manure increased tus
it will continually following this linc
ool run out land not fertile enough
an old on-sture, to plough early in
S tembel cultivatet horoughly alltl
l have been trying several -meliloti.;
oi' applying manure; lst, by dressing
the oat stubble after harvest fwitll
manure made in summer), anti pl'-\v-,
ing under before winter. 2nd, apply-
ing iu the spring both before and .lf-
ter the oats were up. on land plowed.
the fall before and well cultivate-l ini
the spring. 3rd. applying the llla‘rul'c'
in early spring on the stubble and;
plowing lightly. ~lth_ applying thc
manure in the spring just before seed-
ing on fail pioughed stubble and zlisc-
ing it. In every case we gave the toni:
from ten to twelve _spreader loads ot
manure. This dressing would grow it
fail' oat. crop and a varying clovtr
catch. So far i have had tlecidctllv'
the best patches of clover from plow-
illg"tile manure down.
i have tried all these methods sev-
eral times, as l was under thc inl|
dlessin would 'Live
stance, ill fact, the tlilfercncc ill favor|
of the latter has been so n1arketl"th:lt _
l have ilhaittloneti top dl'c.sslllg, cxt-cpl
under occasloils when we fuiietl lt:
get time to do it before. The dltlcl-
enco in the oat crops wits not. so lllark-
t-.d, bllt the growth was at least as
strong oil thc plowed under' lot as oil
top tll‘t».ssetl anti much more lllliforlll.
l tlllnk the l‘c-asoll the clover grows
so much better on the t`ormc.r, is that
.itrtl with thc soil it is matic availilllltl
tor the ‘plants to use mucll lllnit
readily than that lying on top, anti
top dressing actually smotllers out
quite a lot of clover.
'l‘his is tr most itnportallt stllljeftf
anti worthy of consideration anti cart-»
ful experllnetlt by every l\lal‘it.iul:~
i`at'mcl-, anti while l have elven thc l't--
sults of my experiments anti have tl?-
cd to learn what i can from the work
of others, l realize that tho question
is open for discussion, and many melt
¥'°\\8h¢\$e of straw and hay turulps
8 y P . . ' ‘
While it had the advantage of least-ll- and other roots nnd when such are
las allrtns work. the saving in tithot- iwuiisble' they slit>ttltl_l»e tea imme-
lll lI1Y`0Dil1i0\1, did 11°! “early nlakot diately‘tlle young cattle are put on
dr feed 'I‘his` is tile' time when they
P ‘ . » y . .
though my farm was nearly flat. need it most, when the grass is mis.
sing. If only it limited quantity of
consume all 'crops grpwn on the farm, - rnogg nrt; gi-0wn_ feed what you can
and _until recent years all avaliable for 3 few weeks nt lengt, fm- if they
manure was used to grow roots and once start to go back h dead loss will
vom- 'fhli was tlttitlled'-'in the early be experienced some time betta-e they
spring for the .fo_rmer. ml- sun-mel' recover or are disposed of." And I
would feed a few roots or a little
Dllillllfe Pi' (H-h€1"'El‘eeD award. when grain for a time af’-ter stabling. Evert
ill had to cut them off before Spring,
as when they become welt accustom-
or fa-rmin1;,) I DUYCHHBBG 100 fwttvs Of eti to the change they will tio much
better through the latter' part oi' the
D ' . .
11°F C0¥1VC¥\l9lll £0 S\'0W F0015- “nfl win-ter on dry feed, than ii' the limited
COFU Oil- My Dl‘&CtlCe\hi1B b€*@l\.‘0l\ quantity of roots that might be avail-
were held over until the latter party
of the \wintet `
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.grow ours first year. the-sevotltl real' However in tt ctitttttry so it-on suit-
IWG nlanufe and Seeilwith Emi” iltillib ed to root growing as -this Province,
'iw Clover. Had f0l‘ ll Humber Ol' Neill”-i every stockmall should plan to grow
enough to have sufilcierlt to give
every atllmlll 011 the farm tl ration
through the entire winter. llui ii` a
farmer flnds_ himself’ with plenty of
roughage 'but an insufficient quantity
of roots and feels that he is so situa-
terl that he cannot either dispose of
keep them all in it gaining condition.
he silould select the llelfers he ill-
tends -to keep as breeders and give
them the best cure possible under the
circumstances even it' those intentleti
for the 'block are let go back.
They- will be sold-out of the herd
anyway and if stunted leave no bad
impression on tho flock, but if the
the breeds-rs are ltot grown properly
permanent injury will be done.
it is not absolutely nccessal-y that
young cattle have a warm stable, ll'
they have one dry anti free froln
drai`ts But it is much cllcapcr to
_ 4 ‘ ' pro-ssion‘tl\at top  g , , .. _ .
twmve i’"m’""‘°"“S' " h" M 'my l""’f' us the best results, but in no one in- warm them by milking the stable tight
than through their feed, as they will
use lt for that purpose if heat is not
furnished from without. Lice arc
tlttotiler source of annoyance and loss,
and few cattle barns are free from
them regardless of llow some men
are so positive that tllti-irs may bc.
itlvcll when tho entire stable is while-
wilsilfld just llefore the stock _ ure
llrtluaht in. l lluvc seen -them deve-
lall ill a few wrfrks, :ts.a. few of them
sullllller, being unable to tlcvclop on
.tit tlunt of the du f .trld other cotltll
tions unfavourable to tllenl. l have
fotllltl tl few blue lice ill the folds of
ltltlstt skin in the udtlcr of it lleifcl'
ill tllidslmltmcr .when llpoll close exa-
illilltttioll, no others coultl he found on
any other part ot' her hotly. llad
lllcy not been tit-stl‘oyed they would
probably have gone to the stabif- with
llcr alltl, tl louse is said to become :l
t.l'alltllllotltor_il1 (is it ten seconds or
less) soon pollute the clltirc flock.
F09 being btlt'ietl and thoroughly incol-pon Will Clint-I l0 U10 >‘l0Uk l\1l`0\li;ll lllfl
l - -~ ‘- , S ' .‘ -
differ t'rom me, especially in the syr-
tcm ot' spreading directly t'ronl tl
sleigh or wagon ill winter. This sys-
t-clll saves sonic labor, in that tilt
manure is only loaded once and th-
work can be done ill winter, but thc
spreader makes such a lnllcll llcttc"
job that I think it largely makes uf-
for this gain, and if we are ready to
take advantage ol' the- season, there.
is usually a time in the early' sprilrr
when a spreader can be started bc-
fnre we can work mul-.h on the land.
_ \V. M. I.l<lA.
WINTERING YOUNG CATTLE.
(By W. M. Lea.)
At this season when young cattle
are being slabicd and the change
matic to winter feed it will pay the
owner to give them a little extra at-
tention until -tlley become accustomed
to t-ho change if he does not wish
them to shrink ill weight. `
Not long ago the price of live stock
was so low that tl farmer might bo
forgiven for just “ wintering" his
_vouug cattle, fwhiclt m.ea`l1t trying to
bring -titeln through alive) but now
times anti prices have greatly chang-
ed and little dxcnsc can be offered for
itttcplllg live stock in at semi-starved
condition. it' a young animal goes
back or merely holtis it weight its
feed is about wasted, that might be
tllrrted intoprofltable gain at very lit-
tle cittra tcost. lilvr.-ry successful
stoclrman knows tllat-he`ilas got to
keep his young stuff continuously
gaining il' hc expects litem to pay for
feed colistlmetl. A tiny without gain
is it day wasted; also all nn-
inlzii entering winter quarters ill good
condition is llaif willteretl. arc- old silv-
itlgs thai are very trite, brit we do
-~\q-\--»vvv~ .--\»-»~o~».»»¢-~\»~»»v~¢~
faiarrhal Deafness
May Be Overcome
A simple, safe and reliable way that
calls for no ugly trumpets, phones
or oth_er instruments
To bo lloaf is vfry' annoying untl
clnlllt|'rassing. People who are deaf
ale- generally mighty sensitive on this
subject. And yet. many deaf folks
curry around lns»t.rllnlcnts that cali
attention to their iuilrmitv. 'Fhcreforc
pt-.ti-pic who are hard of henring, who
stiffer front head noises, tor who are
actually deal' front catarrbnl trouble.
will be glad to know of it simple roc-
ipc that can be cnsily made ut home
for n fcw ce`nt’.= -ost that is really
qtlittccfllcient. i" : ‘loving the disag-
.rcenbic tleafnt' tzltl head _noises
caused by ciltartll- ' ‘
'From any drlrx .~\t"`-. get one ounce'
of Parmint ftltl ‘ 2:- strength.)
Take this homd and put
it into a simple syrup matic of ‘A pint.
of hot wa-ter and four ounces of ordin-
ary granulated sugar. Take tt table
spoouful four times a day.
This treatment should by tonic act-
ion reduce thc inilatnmnllon lil tllc
middle ear that a cattlrrhal condition
would be llkcly- to cause and wi-th -the
inflammation gone the dtstrcsing
head noises, headaches. cloudy t.hfrlk-
ing and that dttll feeling in fhc ears
should gradually' dlsappuar. Anyone
who suffers from cuinrril can (ive
l"armllli. n. trial. it is pleasant to luke
ers spread directly front thc'tea\n ill
t t
\
and ist quite inexpensive,
'l`llcse vermin may be kept in cou-
,. tt't'-l by 'sprinkling wood ashes on thc.
.~:ttt».i and in tllcir bctltliltg, Il_\' keep-
. ilr- t‘lctll lvcil dusted with some of
_ .
tlzc ilowtlers put oil the market for
ttllc. purpose, or they. can be complete-
Sly rlcaltetl off' with applications ot'
lsllccp dip, lt’ done thoroughly-, or
witll _--out-° other preparations recom-
llleilflt-I cull sold by our veteranaries.
ll<l\\~c\~cl' it takes thorough and per-
sisttlllt effort to get entire-ly rid of
_tilcm. The ashes will~keep ` them
Ifrolll developing to any great extent
at least, anti I have hoard ot' dry
little being used with good results, i`or
this purposr. hilt have never' tried lt..
l'lttlcr no circuntstilnccs should any
t'ol‘nl ol' dry poison be sprinkled oil
cattle. This has been a rather' com-
mon form ol' treatnlellt with some
stockmelt ill the past. but I know of
nine young calves and _veal'lings
being killed ill one stable and sevc-ral
in two otll:-.js by using llclibore and
‘other poisonous drugs mixed with
sulpllul' and sprinkled along their
spine. il think this fixed the lice al-
right, brit it killed the cattle along
with them-l and it is my opinion that
lltllltircds ot` cattle have dictl from
tllat treatment without their owllnrs
being aware of what happened them.
-Tile pores of the skin absorb the pois-
on so slowly in some instances that
|weeks will pass before the animal
Idles. -
' Tile first symptoms of the trouble
will be that the animal is unable to
rise alfllouftll generally feeding nor-'
mally and showing no other indica-
ftion of illness or pain. This condi-
tion will oftcn last for' it week or
'more before the animal dies anti the
owner has generally forgotten about
his sure death treatment for lice. l
have spoken to many _men who are
now ctlnvillt-ed that they had killed
tsalvt-.s und tlther cattle that way anti
tlitl not. recognize lt atiho time.
Young stock seem to be loss able to
resist poison in this way, at least
that has brcn my cxpcriencc, and ai-
tlltlugll i have never used this treat-
ment nor lost stock from any such
t~iru.=.c l know of cases wllcrc ll was
proved by post-mortcnl examinations
by two qltatliiictl veterinary e-lurgeolls,
ttllat dry poison lnlxetl with sulphur
ond f~prlllkictl only lightly oll calves
had llccll the cause of their tleutll.
\Tllere are otlrer trcatnlc-:tts just as
cffective ill killing tho vermin with-
fllll |ll.l\l!`.\' ffl the animal, so use one
of lllcse. .. J;
-'Devine ol=tf"`t`-1l'oH Pnooucmc;
o/xinv Cows
\\'hiic some cows dry up too t~ttsll_\'
`tllc.l‘c are others that have the llubif
lot' “h‘ultf:illg on" even alter the tltlil'_v-
.inert wouldhave theln “ict go." The
quality ot‘ pcrsistc-ncy' is il fine thing
[ln a tiiliry nnllllal. Many a cow is un-
prtiltflhlc bccatlse she tlr_vs up tot.
‘soon. tllelcfcro it is greatly to he pre-
ferretl to have a_ cow so persistent in
iler milk llow that it is with ditllt-nity
‘one is able io tlry her up,
in "drying off" one of 'these diill-
Cillt POWH lllvllly of time slrtnlld be ui-
lowatl for that purpose., It._is not pos-
sible to nlanllgc this matter t|\llcklv,
with some individuals witholli itljury.
Nature's processes are slow anti' she
pnsltivcly vcflises to be hurricti. Slhr
_has hcr own meth'\tls.‘tltey are fllwa\'.=
.oworkablt :ind will sltctjr-ctt il' bltolll
gcllily |'ollowt\tl.
The first thing to do in pcrslnltifng
his surplus anfinais to advantage, nor'
a -high producer to “let go" on he
lactdtlon period is to shorten up o
the food supply. No t-ow can give lnll
hence u ration altogether opposed t
as glass, ensilage alfalfa, roots, otc
and concentrates with a high pcrcen
age of protein such .us oil llleul. co
a change should be made to tllnoth
hay, straw and food containing ies
succuience and protein to those wit
of course u limited quantity of fa
prevent the cow from falling oft' i
flesh should be given for it is bad po
thin. This is hen time for btlildln
gets tllfn now valuable time will b
lost and unless a long teltll from bein
dry has been in one's mind she wi
just be able to regain tile- lost grouli
condition l'or fleshenlng.
es passing front one class ol' foods t
pliciltioll or other troubles that ca
care and reasonable judgment..
time is the milking. just what to ti
the cow undcr treatment, both as t
the quantity and' quality ol' the lnll
slle.ls giving. ii' bel' utiik is prett
than would be tile case it' it wel
the t`orlller to get stringy or thlc
thus interfering with clilptyllnl, til
udder occasionally, as should be tion
died milk left. there to decay an
cause inllamtliatioli, thus subjectill
lnilk is tuite thin in butter fat at th
mitch tlunger ot' trouble, hence tbes
things should llc carefllliy noted a
“drying off" progresses.
A good way is to drop one lnilkin
and at t‘le next lnilk clean. it' ther
great etlouglt to cause tlrtetlsiness iw
lnilkings may their be- omitted all
again the uddcr milketi' cle-itll. lf n
illfianllntltioll occurs and the quantlt
between lnilkings ma be lengthenc
fully dry. At each milking, howrtve
thc uddc-r should be entil'el_v elliptic
tilclc are no lumps or cottglllatc
milk, slringy crcnnl or inilamntatlo
utltler slttltkeniy' is found to t-olltai
should bc nlllked twice u dat .lt lc.l'~
the process of drying. off may agzai
be t-olltilltied. f
she ‘should ltof. bc allowed to go ion
valuable cows. The cow's udtlei- is
very delicate mechanism and will no
stand any considerable amount
abuse, hence great. attention should ll
given it at all times to preserve it ill
its best form, for it one or two ot' th
quarters are destroyed as the result.
ot' cat-eicsstless or other fcrlns of ab-
tlso it pl'actit~ally lllt-abs tilnt thc ani-
lllal will ltavt; to bc sacrificed. The
‘i
etl' ill the loss of malty qtiat`tel's anti
. 0.
e
c
loss of a good cow llleans a great tical
in these days not only to the owncl
but to thc community ill wllicll ite |i\
cs. anti the elnpire also.
Ile t-arefui about tliivilrg oft' thc row.
now, so that when thc next freshen-
illg occurs all tests and quarters will
be in good' form for beginning tl nec-
i‘ul seasoll'.- operations, lrot only l'nr
the benefit of your pocket llllt also
l`cl the protection of “iionlc :lntl .\'n-
tive l.:ir.tl."
t
WEANING THE FOAL
llo\v many farmers who o\vn it
mare' anti sucking, coll cvyr stop to
consider' that the word .“wenlling'
really lneans. The practice of the
average farlllcr is plainly cvitlcllt.
,llc works tile mother. .tvonletinics not
very judiciously anti when hc tilillltu
the colt is oltl cnougil, he sllnpiy tak-
es lt. a\vu_v from her for good. llut
weaning means il gradual procc-ss
and it is a t|uc'.~ltion of prcpal-clilolt
more than arlytllfilg clsr. Long bc
fo_re thc final scpariltioil of moiht-i‘
utttl colt tile cold slloultl llc cllcititritgcti
to cat il little g|‘;tin_ :intl giottnt] oats
is illc bc‘.~'t feed. lt will begin to
lnutlt-ll hay, gi-ass or grain ut tlllec
or l`otlr \vct-its ot' agt- and contilluc.
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Juice oi Lemons!
How to Make Skin
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.it the cost. of il. small jar ot' ortllt.
ary cold t‘reuul one can prepare i.
ftlll qtlat'tel‘ pint of thc most wolltler-
ful lemon skin f-ot'tollcr and com
piexion bcnutliler_ by squeezing the
tjlllcc of two fresh icnlons into tl bot-
tic t-mltuining lllrce outlt-es of orcllllrtl
\vllite_ Care should bc taken to strait.
the juico through it ilneyqlotll so no
lemon pulp gets lu. then this lotion
will kccp frcsll for mot\lhs.'l°Ivei°_\'
woman knows that lemon jilicc is us~
t-tl to bit-'acll and remove sut-ll blenl
lsllcn as freckles. snllowness and ton,
and is thc ideal skill softener. smooth
It.-ner nlld bcautlfier. ~
.lust try it! Gct thre'e nuuccs ot'
crcllurti wllitc ul any pharnmry and
two lemons t'roul tilt- grocer and nlultc
tip n quarter pint ot' this sweetly frag-
rant i'-mon loiloll and nlaaasge lt. tially
into the fare, ncclt, arms and hands.
It should naturall_\' llclp to whiten.
soften. flcsllcn alld bring out the vos
on and heilut_\' of any skin, it is truly
lllilrvelous to stnoothrtf rough. rctl
bands.
l » I
milk production should be aflollfedz
instead oi' giving succulent food auch on nn,-ny-_ Never (nm |n,. .-nn nmk
toll seed meal, gluetcll, bran. cats, etc,
a higher analysis of c_urbo-ilytiratcs,
icy to allow a cow at this time to ge
up for the next lactatloil and if she
il
and still 'have time to get in prope
Another thlllg that should be care-
fully guarded against is sudden cllang-
another should be done gradually. l
this is llbt observed there is grca
dangev M hrmgmg on mgesuw Com' either foal or mother. Oil thc other
easily be avoided by the exercise o
Another lnlportant matter at thi
will depend upon the itltlivlduality o
rich site will have to be luilked oftene
poor, on account oi' the tentlency o
to make sure there is no lump of cur
the whole- utld'er to danger. ll' tt <-nw's
l
time of drying off, quite a large quan
lily' may be left itl the udtlcr wltbou
are no lumps and the mess is not t’ee'd a colt. before and after wean
is grittluzllly growing less the tint
utter each milking until the cow i
as it is the only way to bc sure tim
in the utltler. lt' at any time th
tlnt.li those entirely disappt~.ll_ nite
» liven aftcl' a cow is npparetltly dl'
withoui tltcureful cxaulillation ot' he
utltlcl- being made occasionally, to'
make sure that all is well. Nt-giec
to observe this 'precaution has result-
I This really conlnlcuces the duty that
tt will end ill successful weaning. '
if 'i‘raitl tb - it t l l
long without a supply oi' suitable ioctl drink tiniittleesit(ill'llllt‘-Til er: silltlnttil-ttt.:tli
U rllilk will help to rctuiu the foe
flesh. wlleu the nlotht-t-'S ullllt is tak.
-Ufroln an unclean vessel. in addition
l' to ground Oats, it little oil meal is
l' very beneficial, about half a pint a
day. The effect of such tl ration
Y sweet skimlned nliik, groulltl oats and
S oil meal-on the growth anti develop-
h tnen-t. or a foal is remarkable, and in
all cases when the foal is likely to
lj enter winter in low flesh. such n ra
i-‘ming N053 '-0 keep “P e“e|`5Y “mi tion cannot be too highly l'ec`olrln`lelld-.
“ ed.
It This business of i'ectiillg und train-
E ing the young colt is still with the
mother. The s-ilnpiicity of the wean-
” ing process depends' oil the thorough-
g ness of tllat. preparation. it` the foal
has been at:cnstcme'd to harltlllng and
d feeding at this early age. the grain
‘_ ration can .be increased slightly an ll
grows. The tproceflz then lle-conr,e_s
simple, for as the rlltioll of ground
oats anti oil meal increase.; the a-
0 mount. of milk can be tiecrcasctl.
I- When the time arrives for complete
1 separiltioll, there will be very little
if 'any' set back or tlisturhantft-. it'
1:- hand lt’ thc foal must learn to cat
after he has been sudtlellly dcprivt-ti
,jot its niotlters mint, it will mite t-
6 long period of time to train it to take
f any substitute. Loss ofiiesll is the
0 result, and the exciielllent displaces
k nfs nerve energy. -Loss ot’ .appetite
5. anti impaired digestion begins tht-
I. stunting of the foal, til-at e'utls ill an
R., tzndevelopeti animal at mature age.
1' The very best breeding is not abic
k to contend with or surlnount thc evil
(_ influence ot' fills- practice. The wealt-
0 ing ot' the' colt is therefore of prllnnry
._ importance to the success ol' tho
d horse-lJreeding` industry. '
s if the proper weaning of the colt is
considered n. bore and bother on the
e farm, horse breeding should be lcrt
- alone. it. is a special work and tic-
t mands some time. and' a farmer ell-
e dowed with special tact of observa-
s tion. Feed must be given liberally.
Many coils are pernlaltently' injured
g the first six mouths after weaning
e by too scanty supply. The nlethodittl
HK
o can be learned by watching the youu-
tl gster feeding when with its mother.
0 lt sticks oftcu, and ill small quanti-
y ties at a time. The nlothetrks utldcr
c holds no great supply at one time.
tl The hand feeding of’ the colt must br.
s done on the same principle, often and
r. regular and with small ttttntltiticg at
d it titne.
l lt' the mother has been bred curls'
tl :liter foaiiltg, and proves ill foal. it
It will be better to wean the foal early,
fi and there is no way of doing tb-is.
ll with advantage to the young foal.
ahy lumps or other illdicatious that tlmn by' thc plan .=-uggestetl ot' earl_v
inilalnnlatioll is present. thc 'cow
_, t ) '.., .‘.'. ,._-|_
. . n
preparation. Early weaning ol' the
colt in tilts case gives the more op-
lt portunity to regain _her usual vigor
alld health and will altl in llourisbillg
the young fetus. _
3" it‘ for any reason the marc or foal
"_ are not doing well, it is best to wean
’ early. 'l`llc' lnurc'wili have it better
properly fed, than when sucking til
Q tion.. lt` the mare is healthy. anti is
1 again ill foal, but is not working. or
is kept entirely for breeding, it ie' not
at all llc-ces'-tary to wean the colt car-
'l_v. This is a natural contlition,.ii
is only when it mare has to work
hard, and is ill foal while she is nurs-
ing it young t~olt_that weaning cariy
-'must be resorted to alltl early t't=t'ti
ing is necessary. ‘
\Vhcn'llle mare anti the colt iluvc
been sepal'alcd, the should be kept
separate; constant. renlembrances by
sight, smell or hearing only prolong
the period of unrest, and loss of appcg
tlic. But tlon’t'p'tlt the' little fellow
away to the busll or rough pasturt-.
wllcrc coils, _tl year or two older, arc
pllsturing. 'i`lli:~‘. practice is tloin_.'.
more damage to horse breeding than
anything else, anti it is all too com-
mon otl Canatlian farms. it is such a
bt-'ginlling that produces the spiritiess
tiejecteti, weak-stomarbctl and short
.lived horse. '
i The work mare`wllI require some
'special care. 'when the colt is finally
.we'aned. lf she has been receiviilg
ndditlonttl rations- _to encourage tile
milk flow. they should be discontinu-
ed. Work tile mare right along if i:-he
‘has bee-n at work, but reduce the grain
.ration till she is tllicti oir.
| lil drying oil" the mare, it is not
inet-cssary to milk her tlry every tinlc.
When the utldcr becomes so full tl:
to cause ttncitslrlcss, part ot' tile nliik
.<ho\lltl llc tlrawtl, but she' should not
bc nliikcd dry. if thc milk is all
witiltirawn eat-h time. it will take
longer to dry her.
y 'filo mare and hcr littlo colt t‘ 1
‘ tcrvt- more care and attention than i'
'gt-nt-rally mctctl out to lhcln. Tile
llrocti marc that takes her allotted
_silnre of thc labor tin thc farm, l' "=-“
‘turist intensely usetl animal oil t“..-i
furnl. She is not naturally adaptcti
to fiuliil tl i'tlil tla_\~'.~t \\'0rk. ulltl ll\lt‘S9
hcl' colt properly at the same time.
-Site t'al'l‘ic_c no lurgc receptacle. like
the cow, ttl bold it large supply nl’ nitlk
'llol' has the colt got thc call"s slo-
ntat~ll to hold lt. The nlilk supply of
the inure is almost continuous and tuc
digestive orgtllls of the lltilc colt at-.'|
so arrangeti that they can l't~'t-firt» ltt
Jottly in the llatttrul way. that of al-
most tolltltluous sucking.
To lncct tllis arrnllgenlellt of na-
ture sonic furttlcrn allow their coils
to follow their mothers all day at
work, btlt this practice is llnl to be
l~ccolunle'lttlrd. The colt is liable to
meet with all acclticnt through cott-
tuct with illtpiclltellts. ctc.. anti ilu
over exercise which thc practice en-‘
'tails cottllteibnlallctts t\l_v llfllcfit
that would otherwise comc to the colt
fmllt this opportullltv in suck uf nftcn
'as it chases. l(r>ctllng il\c` colt in
t cllanco to regain her norlual t:ondi~ _
tion. and the colt will be healthier ll' tlln sylllptonls of over feeding, but- it
clam'-rthat is ill an unhealthy condi-
YY Teachers. Parents, Pupils,  j  it
 F arm-c.-rs. Da-irym  
. _(ti,
FALL cut! or nail MAcHtNsJ\v
litttt::-t- tile war .him machinery
was high ill price. With sn increase
or front 25 to 50 per cent. 0'/ei' that
price. it is worth so muclrnloney that
we must take special pains' as to its
care. ‘ ' ’ '~ 
- As tile 'wet weather of autumn op-
proachcs it is ollr duty to keep the
illlhlenleuts out of tilt-'weather -“as
mucll as possible. There is no farm
ilnplellleut-not even the llarrow__.
which does llot,sut‘fer-h't~*n1’wet. wea-
ther, Ulltler present day conditions,
when fanning operatlolls ni1ist~"be
ycarried on in the . most economical
way, ‘conserving our _.machinery ip;-3
verfinltlortaitt factor. if by gqyod
,care wo are able _to pyplpyg t_b¢.di_ge
of all implement by a_fey¢ y_eqr_5,_w_e
would .lil most cases,- sfiv-_-1-25--per
ccllt-. .of the price-of a new -one. No
farmer will dispute thc assertion' that
on the average a mat-hine \vlllc`h has
been put iultler cover will last about
twlttc as long as one which has been
at thc lllercy ‘oi`»lht'. wenltller.
Not only should inlplelnents be
well ltousetl. but the condition they
are it-ft ill is a vt~.ry important item,
Probably the lnost lleglected impig.
lllclit oil fiirtlls to-day is tile plow,
lil it tilt? lnrlultl-ll.'lal'tl is life most;
lnaportant pal-t.~»a clean uloultl-board
is ullsolutt»l_\- tier-t=ssal'_\' to allow the
plow to l'ullt-lioll. ,»\llti yet llow few
lltt;tlltl-boartls calllc out bright in the
spring. lt lakes several days ot’ much
st-l'ap1ng and scouring. tt great dent
of lost lilnr- anti nil llllngtgeggnrv
drain on llorsellt-sit to do what nonhj
llavc been doltc ill a few rniniltcs the
prevlolls fall. 'l`o say limiting of the
fart that a -lnillute ill spring is worth
twc ill the late fall. -
.»\ good coittillg oi' any hind nf
gl'cast» \\'ill keep plow lllould-boartls
from rusting. hilt better- stii1_ in n
thick coat ci' any kind of paint, sov-
eral pots ot' will(-ll are found on every
t'nrin. .\`o better use can be made of
in thc care ot’ inlplenlents, as ill
every. other piccc of farm operations,
.lt pays to attend to df-tails. Alltl ont.-
of tilcsc is this-tvllen putting inn.
cllillcry away. go tfaret`\lll_v over ew-,rv
mat-llinc anti lllakc nate ot` all worn
parts, so as to be able to replace
them in tilt- winter months. 'filo
llt2~;~:t time to lnzlkc slit-ll llotcs is while
they arc fri.-sil ill our niillds. ,
CARE AND SKILL IN FEEDING
HORSES
Some persons feed much lnortt to
their horses than others. and get no
mort- work done, Very oftnn thn
llow;-I-S t`cd the lit-'aviest are not work-
i'd the llartlest. anti are not the fill.-
l<*.Sl. Une lllan told recently or cllang-
ing his way' of i'ectli_ng. and llc fountl
that llc got bf.-'ttcl' resulttst, with it
slnililfr anltlunt of feed,
_lies-tl is so higll-priced now that
luis nlall found by cutting the amount
ill grain- :.'tllnlt=ly» ill two that hig
ll01'Scs' llavc done as much field work
as ever, and at-4, in its good flesh as
nsual. ills horses cat tl little lno|-.-
hny tbllll llntlr-l' the old plan of fecu-
ing.
'i`ll0l‘t‘. is stroll a tiling as getting at
iltirscV_at-custclllctl to cfatint: an exoril-
ilnllt qualtlity of fcctl. The export-
ctlretl llolsetllcn gellc'l‘all_v tleteet.:
e lnall who habitually feeds anti hand-
lcs- only ills own horses in his own
\\'2l.\' 20 Oli for _rears with il meliloti
that ig \\'zlslet'ttl or evetl at-ttlally in-
l\ll`i0l1s to the llorses.
l’l'obabl_v it is tllese tlit'l'cl'Pnc9s ol`
lllallilgrlllcllt that give some farmers
the reputtliioll for coniillttaily having;
bail luck, uct'lrlcllt.=. colic. anti other
trouble' with their llorsfs, while sonic
Uf lltPil' llcigilbors never scelll to_ilavt-
any unt'ortuuate illcitlellts- about their
llorscs. .\lall_v t`arni_~; scltlom have it
llorse sick, sore, or lulnc'_ it tlcpelltls
nlut~h_ oil the tllallzigcmrllx. and the
most llnportant sillglc iti-nl is- the sen.
sible t`r-ctling.
ill BENI "CilSi}AREiS"
BEST LAXAIIVE Hill
-LIVER AND B[lWElS
Don't stay constipateti, headochy,
billous, with breath had or
stomach sour '
No otitis llow llntl your liver. stom.
ach, ol' bowels-; llow much your head
acllcs, how miserable and llllconlfort-
ablc you are from a cold. tlnllstipat-
ion, ilrtligestlotl. llliiotlsllt-es anti slug-
liish llowt\ls-_vo\l always. uct rcllcf
with Uascarcis.
llon‘l if-l your stomach. liver anti
bowels make you nllserillll.-_ 'l`illtt-
flascarets lo»nigllt; put ati cllrl' to tllo
ileadttcllt1_ blllousncss, tlizzilttss, nel-
voltsllesssit-li,so\ll-. l1us_\- sitilltlt-ltbtltl
cold, offensive brctltit and all othcl'
iltrcss; cleanse your _lltsitla orgalls
.lf all thc llilc, gas-fcs'!liiti collstitltltt-tl
matter wllicll is protiut-ing the lllisel-_v.
A i0-cent box .lnenns health, happi-
ness anti a clear ht-ntl t`or llloiltlls. All
druggists sell Vasteurcts- l)tltl't i`tn~gt\t.
the chiititr-tl--lllcil' litlic insides llcutl
a gentle cleansing, too.
 - _fl
 -P/latfs, `f
Poultry Red ulator
llt-ltls itmti tl|‘t1dll<-lt\»tl_ hy
lifting file "sl:tcltt.»r" lit-ns -
for itvtite aci\'ict:-. L'-mils
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