_» . -~,f_iFwf.»\ 3 " ‘ <.q»" -F 5 - " “yi ` A * » fl A ' ' i ` ' f l * V ~ 4 ll T 1 |".;`"l laxxwklilgil =i~.i»._ ~ - __ AUGUST '12, 1922. _ - ' - ‘ Nmi » _ _»,.i ~ >‘ '~ - \. i ~. . r _ _ _ ~ ,, 4 ...- Y-..;h,~‘.__ .,~\i\¢.J1'1" "'1;_~_.~1.¢_»\ y._ ,~ ~ ,_..,_ ,r K, _ ._: -~ . . ~--_<_l1¢- -. ' 2. ‘ ~~‘ ‘ “ ,»_*ji; elf) nay, ____ _.f__{,>,__»,_é.;'. _. __-._.__‘.»_-sl 7__./r _... _ v ri, _ 4- _ _ __ __ .__ “ 'l_.."‘ . ts ' ’ &‘ . r » i . _._ - i ' _ _ _ _ fi* 'rim cnantorrnrows GUARDIAN "“ PAGE ` ' .H'rue_l _.._~J._. ’ %";l; _l _===_ _ _ _ . - OF 1 TEREST To FARMERS l ----- -I-id-=-1 `;__=_ __ ' ’ _ ’ back to the old ‘home-among _pleasant mem F` ' re . 4 ,p _ _ _ _ ___ 4 I _ ° _ _ CLUBROOT OF CABBAGE. -Wihat s lot might have been Biived if we could have applied to crop production 20 years age what we know now about the con-trol of plant diseases. And equally true, what a. lot we could save in future 01'UDs if 'we would only apply the lUlUW'}‘_9\‘l8e that /we have. "Future cl‘0D8 is written :tdviscdiy for the -introduction of a disease inte new 9°" mill’ affect for years to come the chops planted on thilt soil uu- iess radical and expensive meas- ures are taken to eradicate tiio disease from the soil.- 'rFl‘°-_f°l° GXBHIDIB. the case of cilfbreot of the cruclfers, l.e. cab- bage, cauliflower, mustard, em 'n\°.99tf|I1»§ of ii fow ciubrooted Dlahts map give the start that in n single sea-son -will make for Years an otherwise good gardcn unsuitable for calhhage :ind other °|`U°"l"*l'5- A case is known in which a cabbage patch in Penne)-1. vania wus abandoned 27 years ago because oi' the prevaien'-e of club. root. When cabbage was ngsin planted the crop was badly gffwt. ed. The disonse had been _kent alive during all those years by wild _m-ustnrri and other crucifci-5 that had grown upon the land as weeds. -Ciiiiibrorit' is not mmiifosted in the top in early stages of develop. ment but may niwnysibe seen on the roots if it is _ nresent at the Um” U19 Plants :irc taken from tho seed bed. _An abnormal swelling in nnv parts of thc root is nn iu- dfoaition of the nrcscnco oi’ this disease. ln its inter stages the sw iii , cleaner than when in the barn chicks must .be studied and treat- but though they appear clean _timyinents given promptly. Nearly all gxaphbe ther? dusty a.nd_shouiq be .chictk _troubles are easier to pre- rua 'ed eore each iuiklng pep. von tian to cure. No hurnied ind. When kept in stavbies they treatment can quickly make -up for feillllre thorough cleanng nt lean; a week of neglect. once every day, Give brooder chicks water as It is wel-i to clip the oing hui;-5 well as sour milk, ailthougn some from the uddor, flanks ani tail, in lwllltrymen recommend only SOUP order that iliri; may not cling |_,, milk for the ilrst two or three ¢hem_ » weeks. But breeder chicks become It | _ very thirsty during the hot weath- he c|:a_;I_°;l_f;bl°a$_hd“tu;'§§ _l:_°‘;'3_l_f;_h_er and they seem more contented chmt qumlmos to when they can drink both the wat- svlhilggzrtihof _[the anin;ai, especiaiiyl 0 00l‘ is o concrete. ‘T-('°>;__ befggolcow glisnhld not be groomed BOL-rs _|_N____cEMENT' ci, or oi inmciilateiy before Frchhehtl _ y we want to fasten lllllidkierlibills iuwse °pe""'l°"S fm soin:-till-ng to an old cemclrt wall t, ur with dust .ind bar, 0 h , , h lh . h ._m,|a_ m._equc__t __ ___ _ r our w.ierc no or ng nor (listrlbuuun ___ helrldml ‘Tl 1° hf’ was done. By the following Dian 3 5 -lust “S one can install embedded bolts l . . ., . __’::_l:_‘:_'_f§"‘t_‘)'_*‘ '»0__ S3_l_l_i;l_Y gl li1l;l_¥Jf_s_tiiat :irc almost :is strong as ii ' " 1' thcy worc put in at the time oi through the stables tho lust thing chhs|,.uL.t.hm_ at llislit and a few uiinut- ‘ att. - . __ , tion ____ tm H _nh __ Ls "U First sctiiro bolts of the required _ ` ‘ 5 “ °" ‘lf th" size :ind about two inchcs longer _b_§Jl__tli_i:_g__.(i_tur_Slliu_t_tin}c ___wi_ll save than the hurt that ,S to hhhjeht cows ___ _ho n :'lfn"_;0 Hs' the from the ccinc-nt work. Provide _um is du" :_0muvl§-I _ tio i_\i_-\_Il-- each with at large washer. Takc “me d_8__m(y0 fm at _ .i__c_o_ns i tl~._nu old thrcc-corncrcd illc :tml grind Udo” from __ ‘_’:_ _"1 *;_‘f’0~ bdil one edge to :i bcvcl. Break off mmm W" 'G 'rm f"‘"“ nil bill about oiic-qiiurtcr inch bf ng um milk' the untcnipcrcd stcfm of the handle -'I `ond ftlcillo Tllst ll isi _ o i. _ i no s i_et KEENNG CHICKS 'N GOOD to drill hoics in thc cement work HEALTH ,ln wihlch to lit lilo bolt heads and ,C _ 4 _"O" tlheir ‘w-aslicrs. llse light taps with 0 ‘my IHUUUFY l|0U§0S “V9 Q35' n iiamincr on the tool. turning it ily hauiiied when built on s.kid‘i slightl :iiti-r cvcr 'blow_ 'l`_hc cc- . y f . .v “fn .4150 easily “"‘“|'3~ The ment \viil como :-.way in :1 ii-no 5 Cd" edu* Pe maile Ur ll""0 dust, but it docs not tnke more mme Dmnks nallcfl wlicuwl' Will* than ubout tcn minutes tri- make n the ond bovelcd like :t sind. A huh, which Shohhi hh only im-I-_:fr 9 my muy hwhlvc mo enum _§_"F¥_C _|l0|_0 ffilll b’2 b0!'0ll ill 'U10 Gnd cnougii :tt thc sui°i':1cc to got the root. und wil lnv:irl:i' llirousli. They arc sold by medicine dealers or by iu:lli at 25 ccnts :i box froiu 'i‘lic iii". Williiums' i\i0diclnc Co.. Brockville. Ont. “wh *km li' |1015 _ll l'0ll0 01' bolt in-:ui :ind was-ilicr in, but should chain- Th? "UDF ‘S blllll- lllfififllb' bo about twicc :is widc nt the bot- on lh"_sk'd5- N0l“l!°5 “V0 “Wil” to-ni Aftor dril-linig, wash out the l'""l will lmlil l\V0'll¥'|'0Ul` ill0CUfi iiolo with water, plncc the bolt in :ind llicn thc iioor boards cnn bc (Thi,-,3 of ph.. h,,i.,_ Wm, the wash. nailed down. The sled-like ioundai- nr uh ,lg,.|n,,t tim howl .md mi Mo" lm' U" bullillllli #N03 illrounri tho bolt with :t rich inix~ strength. The floor is riiisvd high turo-oiic-liaiif content and ouc-hull enough from thu grminil I0 ki’0l* snml. Kcep :i wct cloth over th:-_ out rats. 'i‘iic building can bc cus- hihhu hm] uiinw h-imp; ii wt-ck for iiy moved when frcsh soil seems me cehmlii io 50; ipomughiy iw. nccessnry for thc young groivlng for., “,,gn,g_ ~ stock. __¢,>_____ it is not neifussiiry to have col- cARE QF HQRSES TEETH only houses unpainted and scrappy _.___ l°°kl"g- ‘l‘:"'~’“ 3' fuullllll’ 'bum The iivcragc horse owner docs small ibulidiiig can ho greatly im- not mphrp(-into the ncccssity, ni' proved 'by 'lmlnung ‘uw '~""""'"`S thc :iilvisnhiiiiy ol' iroqucntly ex- whm’ “ml me l""‘"'lml'“"` “ `l’“r“ nmiiiini.; his liorsvs` iuoiiths to :is- rcd. The mini vcs tl l ui ' .- ~ __ _ _I "f _'C " "P1 ccrt.tr|i the condition oi thc tccth nd l“'°“`i‘°"`° me ln" "i me °‘l“’l’ Of coiirsi-_, it rcquircs sonic know- m°m` It lmys 1" """"""b"" 'hm lodge :uid skill to eunblc :i mon to poultry equivm-om WSL” "“"'°y U’ t-xuiuinc :i horsc`s mouth proporly repizrcc :intl when thc surliicc is ' _ It h I whlh _ ` : ~ rl : ' 1 . ' g--if-_-_-r -1 5.2;. ‘..:.:; ...;1:.°...: m inics .i ui.: pon iy iousr . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the iu~_<:l-s..~z:|i‘y knowlcii;',o oi unr- on .t concrete louiidnlion will lmvc _“___ __(___‘mim_H mm Shih ___ (h__u___t it space br-.twcon thc sills :mil thc ___Y____________._H(___ mn ______dh he _qc conicnt wherc thc wind can blow ‘ y through. This inukcs it dr:ui_i:li| qulmd' In nl" _“rf” mam' he :icross t..'ie floor. llc sure that thc ""“f‘t_q’0c°'"]“; cnhvcllmm wmluuin .foundation is tight mid it will hcip "mm"] Cm" HO” M 11'” t”°_L_" _"event coma In buhdmg __ _muh else lic c:-iuuot recpgni/.e an .ib- Uy house "_ pays 1_0 hGt_h".ge h.oh.norm:il state or one that rcquircs boils iii the cement i‘oii,iid:il.lou “t'L"""'l"n’ The _ k"“Wl°‘lg." “Y and than bon the sins down. This ‘vim if’ ’“"‘°"° °j'U‘°f by S“°‘“;°* makes you i'ccl czisier when scv- 9" N181). is ,very inuportnnt, as it em wind swung swcoh _,ver ,hc is quite possible to remove leo farm. much, and insteiid of lniprov-ini: _ln planting the garden it pays to nlmers- milk" °°’“lm""s WW303 remember thc iiccds of your next 01' 0" U1'-‘ 0'-|101' h“\“l» "Ut f0"l°"'° scn-son's chicks. Chickens rclish UUUUHH. ‘Hifi ‘lv lil-U0 0¥` H0 5001]- onions, beets :intl niungcls when ‘If ll* “Sl-lilllY WiS‘~i i0 lake. fl coniiricd .in thc bi‘oodcr house :ind l10!`S0 l"0l'lU0l\ this Succiiipni fcntl is nf _L;.~._.;.i viii. to a vctcrinzirinn rather than to a uc in keeping chicks ncniiiiy, "lu111_ nnlmuls sight. but this is :i mis-i tnkon irish, Thcv seldom :lo :iuvl harm. but bein-I supcrniimci':ii‘_\' .emi having no fiinctlons they should hc extra:-tcd. _*<0->_i LOW EGG PRODUCTION Egg production is somctimcg of_ a iii_v_si_cry and the problem of kc:-ping ihc lion on the jo'b is con-i stnntiy in thc minds of both sind-l oiits und cxpcrts in pou-llry cul- tiic ouistuiiding r;iiul'octcristic of the bni‘iiy:u'ii bird. in :i flock, :ill ol' oiic brood and :ill fed uiikc thcro will be good layers and poor onus. int birds and skinny ones; healthy lions :ind sickly ones; vig-, reus birds :uid iii-oopy onus. iiiuch of this cuunot bc :iccoutcd roi' by external conditions - nor by rules oi' heredity. Why do some liens l:iy well in winters while others iouf W‘hy do some iuy wcli in summer 'while their sisters moii, go broody und gciicruiiy prove uilprol'itabie, being finally cou- Sikncil to the soup kcttlc ` There are general reasons but individu- uiily furnishes many probicins. There are three well known causes ‘for dcci'cus`cd egg produc- tion duriug the suuiniei- scnson. First, thc hens bccoiiic hruody and Liiercfore stop laying; secon- dly, thc poultry keeper, cspcciuily thc farnicr who has hens on range assumes tiiut they will get abun- dant feed, which is not true; ihirdly, it is true that there are inany poorhcns tiiutiuck capacity i`or ogg production, which can lay but during n short season. On the whole however. the drop in ogg production is ii. condltioii over which tho poultry kecpcr has some control and might be main tained much better than it is to the fhmncliil :idvaiitngc of those owning thc flocks. To this cud, first, ‘broody hens should bu *broken up. This can be :lone qiiickiy und cnsily if the hen is tnkcii from thc nest thc vcry iirst night shc shows :ttlispositlun lo sit. 'i`hci‘c :irc it lot of dcviccs and mcllioiis uscii to :iccoiupiisli this olijcct which should hc c-iiniiiiattcri bccnusc they :irc not only rucl, hilt dcirlinvntui to thc hculth oi the hcu und tlicrcfuro to the wcll- l':irc ol licr owucr. As soon :is :i hen shows it dis- position to rcinuin on it iicsi ovcr night. she should be rcinuvcd and placed on u roost in a pen which has bccu stripped of everything cxcopif roosts, dropping ho:ii'iis. fccd lioppcrs_ iinii wutcr cnns. Ncsls :iml i'loor litter should htivc bccn rcmovcd. in such tl pun as this, if well fcd und cnrcil foa n hen will lose her inclination to sit in pcrliinps four or five days -ccrininiy in ii wcck or ton dnys Un thu nvcrzigc_ it' the host melli- ods ure used, hens will bc laying in tcn days after they first show the iiicliiiniion to sit and will lay for some considerable period thcrcultor . When catching them dust for the body lice. Do the same when returning them to the pcu. _,-- --?<-no-_i CHARACTER INHE-RITANCE. Will thc daughter of ii high pro- ducing aiiimnl be as good ns hcr mother? Such n question often focus the breeder and is perplex- ing because each of the piircnts must have some iliniiucucc on thc progeny. This study of chiirsctcr otf offspring comprises many feat- ures which are not only interesting ivut instructive to the brecdcr. There is but little doilnlto infor- mation on the subject and improve ment, even by the most careful se- lection and attention to the laws ofdieredity, cannot be made _in leaps and 'houndsexcept in ln- stances .where the animals are very pcor to 'start wi-th. it is useful. however. to know the little that has been discovered on the subject in order to progress inthe right direction. _ __ gdiictioii ’l‘hc thcory is that thc ture. inlliviiiuniity sccins to irq -for thc milk _viciil of the offspring i [mont in thc ollspriiig it also ln- thsn in other ciasscs of farm cr to the mule offspring only. From this information thc noccs- ty oi’ using it mnic ‘bird of a good uying strain is appairimt. ' Even it' the huns that raised the iiock wcrc all ii-i-gh-lziyers. their oilspring still would be only mcdi- ocrc luycrs because thc inotlicr bird cannot transmit the ciiuractci of high egg production to them. On thc other hand, if a good‘ male bird could be secured and used with even mediocre lions, the product of the mating would bc high laying fcinalcs Truc :is this mny bc, the grcat dllliculty rc- niztins of getting :i good mnlc hlril. This is the grcntcst Lusk of any poilltryninii and also thc greatest hopc. A rooster with llic high ogg-laying cli:ii':ictcr cainiiot bc rc- coguizcil by iipps-or:iiice. llc is nu.. only most ditlicuit to produce, but Ihcrc is no way oi' rictcriiiiiiiiig wlicthcr he cull trztnsiuit the high ogg-iuyiiig cliaructor except by studyiiig thc rccords oi' his iuzitur- cd dniiglitcrs Undcr ordinary con~ ditioiis, the roostcr has bccu con- slgiicd to thc boiling pot before that rci~oi'd -is est:|.blislicil_ The inlicrituncc oi’ milk produc- tion iii tho ilniry coiv is :mother subject tii:|t has bccn stiiilicii by niuuy scientists. The results have boon slow -in coming and very iiuutgrc owing to the time it takes to produce it m:itui'o cow :ind study hcl' rccorlls. A few points, how cvcr, have ‘bccii dciinltciy cstzib- l-ished und chief :inning thcsc is thc knowledge that nillk yicid :ind milk quality urc iulieritcd charac- tcrs. lint uillk production is not iiiiicr- itcd iii tho suinc \v:iy:ls'cg;r, pro- purcnts :irc jointly responsible _ _ _ This means that cvcry improve rcsult iii :i corri-spoiiiliiig iiiiprovcl iucnt in any pnrt of the iicrd wiilt ..i‘:.".°.":::.i§z:.'.:‘:..‘;1°:.":.';‘.i.rc3 °h-1dh°°d- RED R055- |u.u an _izilcnbird that docs not possess ' _ ie ii,,h-laying character is used. / lierc is upparcnti no ciizuice ut Crushed 1 y all of getting iiigii producing hcus. _pl¢tl$C3 Pdflhilllilf f01k$. lo' ories renewed will be the Tea they used in ° H stock. High egg production and f V ~'~~‘ - _ ii _ ` ` ` _ ' ` low ogg prod-iiotiou are separate 5 ‘ ‘ "' " " ' ' characters 'which may be trans- § mitted separately from the .parent S to the chick. -Most birds possess the low ogg-producingi charecter,| § for the high egg-producing oharuc § ` . ter is a difficult one to breed. lt 2 has been found that the male bird § _ transmits tihe character for high § egg-production to_ the female oit- . - spring und that the hen has thc = _ power of giving the same charac- t si E l - ii' .. ` ' u t 1 f 7 Y _ _mr _,_ if Water-llettingi (Experimental Farms Note.) Rctting iinx is tho process oil dissolving the gummy iuatcria. which causes thc libre or ouler_ skin of thc iinx plant tu nfilu-rc to thc pit-ii or woody mat:-ri:ii whiclii composes thc iniicr .portion oi’ lhel plant. Scvcraii int-tiioiis have lit-col devised to ziccouiplisli this rotting. proc:-ss, -but up to the prcscut c-lily i two of lovin, iirimciy. \v.ilcr-i'cltlllt! i :ind dcw-rotting, have iuct withi wills uprovnli The process oi’ wuloi'-<-rttiiig~ is briciiy its follows: -Aftci' thc flux has bcvn llcscoili-ll, thu :~:liv:ivi-s or bi-.nts uri- pluccii in lauifs ol' w:|t.~r, pi'0i`or:iblo wilii thu root cud iicwu :ind iuciiiicd :it nn angle of ziboutl 20 iii-_grecs_ The ‘bt-:its :irc iil~=\l=lll_V pier-pri .iii rows across thc tanks oi' rotting dams, so :is to iiicilitoic handling when they :ire being rc- movcti :liter thc rcitiug li:is been conifpiutcd. Wlicii thc tuuk .hns been ililed, weights oi' sonic kind . _shtuid bc piziccd on the li:ix to ~ i, 5 1 : ' 'l l i - :t~ Dew-Rettwg Versus .:‘.‘.:%1' :,‘.i':i:"_.”f.‘.:.. " ii... _ H _ 3' ' 5: iq _ . period ot' rotting will vary nccord- ing to thc tempcrutiirc, but thc :ivcrugc time during thc months oi' Aiigiist :ind iscptcmbcr. whcii most of thc rotting is dohc, is about tnvo wc:-ks. ’l‘hc other mctiiiod Lf \v:iti-r-rcttiiig il:ix that is sometimes practiscri, tonsists of placing thc iicscoilctl straw /iii crntcs in l‘l1ll' ning irntcr- :iml iilioiviiig 'it to ru- m:iin tlicrc until rotting is complet- od. 'i`lu- time iict~css:ii'y in this cusp is usuzilly tliroi- oi' four d:i_\‘n ongcr lliun wil:-ii thc snun-_ waiter s usi-rl tliroiiglioiit, :is is thc czisc u tank rr-liing. ilu i;'i'iirei' to get s:iti.~'t':it'tory rv- siilts \\'iLll cilhvr uintliod of w:iti\r- ri-tliiig, it is lic(-cs_s2iry to liuvc suit \\'nii-r. 'i`li\- prc;ir=iu'o ol cvcli .l vc-ry slil-tht :imount of iuincrni mut- tor rr-uric-i':~,~ it uiisiiitiibli- for rot- ting ilnx strnw. l"or this rozisoii \v:itei‘-ri-ttliig is vi-ry littlo prac- liscil iii (':iu:i;ti‘:i\v on :L p:ii~itui‘t\ ur lou lloai_ until hu(-h time as the rcttinglias urlvuiitcd to the proper stage Till! usually requires about 1-2 to i days, but if lilo wcdthcr is diy and thc nii,iits void of ll(-W f course .1 much longer period l nouss.iry 'Pho iniportiinre of having flax piopcrly rctttd tuiiuot be ovci ciniphosiacil, :ind it rellllll‘PH L0" sill:-r.ilI>i<» pruilicul exin-rielue in ordcr to hc .iblv to deteiniinu when thc proper stage ii-i retting has be-n rcntlivti As io thc rtlutivc v-\llIf‘ of W-Ili! rotting .ind :low rotting. \V¢ll~<‘\ Wi ting wbtrc possible is by inr tho more superior iiictiicrl. Not only is_ tho yield of fibrff iroin It Mlviill dii:intii_v of rcttcd strnw consider- :ilily greater-:ig much sometimes as 10 per cent.-but tihc ilibro is also very niucii superior -in nature und spinning quality. :ind it dc- mauds :i liig~ln\r prrcc. All inioi~m:itioii rcgfirdinit rr!- ting nuthods will hc furnlsiierl upon :ippiiczit-ion to tho Fibre Div- ision_ GEO. KNOWLES, Assistant, Fibre Division. :ind cx-posing it to the 'weather _ 1 f T - .' ' 5 . . _ A _ _ ty* , _ . - s i ¢ _-_-__ ____ It W is 4; dicutcs that imc sitio of on unlin- i:il‘s podigrcc is :is importmit as the otncr, as for as their charac- toi' goes. I In rcgnrd to milk yield it is :ilsol known that cnlvcs resulting from; thc cross of a iii-gli producing pai'-i cnt or :i low producing parent :trol in gcncriii much ucurci' in thcir. `milk yicld to thc iiigili puiluccrl This is uxplaiiioii by the fact that h-’ 525." dl? il‘l'.I”l‘.}‘1.1i°l.'.'I.?.‘.‘.` 70°* *fi *"~"v °°""' °' with the patent ribbed flrepnt, fluted com- Y°\"l‘°"‘°-’“5"Y*"'d°“"93""°' bustlnn chamber, nii~clst radiator-positively [ll-tight, improved expansion joints and the _51 gallon ht-sith plant for humidifyinz the ome. There is an Enterprise Pipelens Furnace for every “Wie of house and YOURS -- for churches, schools. stores and public hails. ' The Enterprise Pipeicss takes only ONE DAY to install. Within 2| bours with nnly'ono register in the whole house. no tearing out of floors or walls. you can have 70 DEGREES of happy. healthful wnrmth and comfort on ' any day in winter, with sny kind of fuel - warmth and comfort everywhere-that is what we lluarnniee in blnck and white. Put it up_to un. Lot our Engineering De- partmmt ldvisc you. and let us give you our written gunrnntec of perfect warmth and andM° ° Clip the it _céz6r\_i_