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•. > w ■ \ V- -SL- v Variations In r Butter-fat Test (From the Ontario Milk Producer) It is pretty well known that, the fore-milk drawn from a cow is low in butterfat, and the after-milk, higih. In some tests made at the Agricultural Agricultural College, Guelph, the milk was drawn from the cows under test. i« one-pound lots. Several tests of. different different cows were made, but one set of figures will fairly well represent the general results. In this one test the-first pound drawn, tested 1.7% in butterfat and 8.22% in solidds not fat; the sixtih. pound gave 8.9% in b.f. and 9.07 in s.n.f.; and the thirteenth and last, 6.2 in b.f. and 8.42 in s.n.f. The composite test was 37 b.f. and 8.7 s.n.f. The butterfat increased regularly and considerably to the last pound drawn. The solids not fat increased slightly to about the middle of the milking,.>nd declined toward the end. The practical conclusion is evident: cows should be stripped clean at; every milking. Variations Due to Condition of Cow Cows freshening in high condition will supply Usually, for a period of time, 20 to 30 days, test abnormally high. A cow ill the Guelph herd freshened freshened on March 24th, and tier R.O.P. test on April 2nd was 5.0%, while on June 3rd-it was 2.7%. She was very fat at Calving time and lost considerably in weight (hiring the first ; two months. Variations from Day to Doy The morning and the evening milk from four cows was tested and weighed weighed separately for the whole location period, to determine what variations occurred within the whole period. The following table illustrates the wide SCOUTING Here ' There E verywhere A brother w every other Scam, without regard to race or creed According to the latest : Scout census census figures, just issued, Toronto is the Dominion's largest Scouting centre, centre, with a total membership of 9,- 700 Scouts and leaders. This is a net increase during the year of 1,- 240. The figures show 4,309 Wolf Cubs, 4,403 Boy Scouts, 308 Rovers, 50 Sea Scouts, 10 Rover Sea Scouts and 634 leaders. There are 141 Cub Packs, 149 Scout Troops. The sponsoring churches show: Anglican, 51; United United Church, 34; Presbyterian, 20; Roman Roman Catholic, 8; Baptist, 4; Jewish, 3. There are 24 community Scout Groups, 3 associated with Home and School Clubs, and 9 not classified. The Silver Anniversary of the 2nd. Border Cities Troop, which has had a continuous existence since 1910, was marked by a largely attended Scouts' Own service at All Saints' Church on Sunday and an anniversary anniversary banquet on Monday evening. The banquet was attended by. over 150 present, and former members. The troop developed from the 1st. Windsor Windsor Troop organized in 1910 by Co], E. S. Wigie, who still is District Commissioner. Chief Justice J. B. M. Baxter was elected President of the New Brunswick Brunswick Council of the Boy Scouts -Association -Association at the recent provincial annual annual meeting. range In tests on Individual cows : No. of cow L. Test H. Test Av. Tes 1 ........ 1.8% 5.2% 3.5% 2 1.8% 9.4% 3.5% 3 2.5% 6.3% 3.3% 4 1.7% 6.1% 3.4% A towel and a bathroom plunger quickly secured from a bathroom were successfully used by & Charlottetown Charlottetown Scolt for a tourniquet and tightener when a spear-like piece of glass severed an artery in his father's father's leg. Because of the depth of the cut and the rapid bleeding, the doctor doctor credited the lad's promptness and efficiency with saving the father's father's life. A tree-sheltered nook on Mount Newton, British Columbia, and an altar of moss-covered rocks, provided provided the impressive setting for the investiture investiture of the Rover Leader and four new members of the North Quadra Rover Crew of Victoria. An erhibition and concert held by the 123rd. Toronto Scout Group ' at, Deer Park United Church raised funds for the purchase of Christmas toys for the children of needy families. families. The exhibits , included a knotting knotting display, an amateur radio station, station, a toy repair shop," a camp exhibition, exhibition, and camp moving pictures. The island of Grand Nanan, N.B., in the Bay of Fundy has three active active Scout Groups and a Local Association Association composed of clergymen and other leading citizens of the Island. The troops arc located at North Head, White Head and Seal Cove. A Great Gentleman (Irvin S. Cobb) When I first knew him, he was plain John Buchan, writing the best Scotch novels since Robert Louis Stevenson. Then in 1918, he was Col. John Buchan of the British wartime press bureau, shrewd, kindly, and , deft, handling a bunch of rampaging American correspondents fis gently as though they were so many new- laid eggs and he, personally, had laid every last one of them. When he became Sir John Buchan, Buchan, st lot of us said: "Well, he earned his honors, but no title ever can swell that. Scot's head." Now, at Ottawa, the flags fly and the cannons roar for Baron Tweeds- muir, Governor General of our noble neighbor nation to the north, but, if His Lordship doesn't mind, I'd like, personally,' to go on thinking thinking of him as my friend, John Buchan, a very great gentleman. They'll like him u,p there, we're going to like him down here. An'S, if any of you Canadians has any doubt as to his diversified talents, than when sugar is used. Wliere mild flavoured honeys were used to replace sugar, the flavour of the finished product was much improved. improved. It must be remembered, however, however, that; approximately one-fifth of the honey is. water, therefore, the liquid portion of the recipe must be reduced by one-fifth. The sweetening sweetening power of honey is at least to that of sugar. an equal quantity of Two-Foot Bees Life History Described -Greatly- Enlarged Film in TORONTO-The life history and habits of bees, how they communicate, what takes place when a colony swarms, how bees get rid of useless members at the approach of winter and other phases of their behavior were described and illustrated by motion pictures in a lecture at , the. Royal Canadian Institute by «feme® Hambicton, of the United States De wait till you see him casting a trout- partaient of Agriculture, Washing- fly across a likely pool. Canada Seeks More Honors Blankets Need Just Sudsing Twice As Much Soap As For Other Articles Is Used Do you know that the rubbing of woollen fibres against each other is the main reason for blankets shrinking shrinking and the nap felting? asks M. C. R. in the Christian Science Monitor. But you are asking how can we get the dirt, from soiled blankets without some washing machine, agitation and friction from the action thé machine. I'll explain. Don't wash blankets clean as you do other clothes, just suds them and wring them clean. Make a double-action suds, using twice as much soap as you use in washing, and use the water lukewarm. Have the wringer loosened, and after getting the blanket thoroughly wet in this heavy suds, wring it at once through the wringer. Keep sudsing and wringing until the blanket is completely cleaned. Three suds and three wrings will nearly always clean a blanket, but keep on until you have done six sudsings and six wringings, jif the blanket requires that much «cleaning. Now put tile blanket through !a light suds, wring and then put. it /through two lukewarm rinses and the * covering is ready for the line. In hanging to dry, be sure you hang the blanket so the colored stripes In the 'ends are vertical in order that no ' color runs into the main color, and pull the blankets into shape on the (line. You will find your blankets soft 'and fluffy and clean. It insures less washing to use protectors protectors on the upper edge of the blankets blankets to keep the body from, touching ;the edges of the covering. Do not depend depend wholly on the overturned sheet to do the entire protecting of the upper edge of your blankets and do not find yourself in the-position of having to wash 1 a whole blanket just to get the upper edge clean because of not using protectors,; At Chicago Show -- Wins Wheat Crown, Some Livestock Livestock Awards CHICAGO -- Canadian exhibitors, with the wheat crown and some of the major credit, awaited judges to. resume their work in hope of further further honors to carry home from the International Hay and Grain Show and the. Livestock Exposition in progress progress here. W. Frelan Wilford, who with his wife operates a 1.200-acre farm at Stavely, Alta,, carried off his second world wheat crown. In 1933 Wilford won the world title at the grain show and conference in Regina in international international competition. Second award in the wheat sweepstakes went to William Rogers of Tapen, B.C. Wilford's victory gave Canada its 21st win since 1911 and it was the ninth time the honor has gone to the foothills province. Saskatchewan has won the world wheat crown 11 times and Manitoba once. The Prince of Wales, with an entry from his E. P. ranch near High River, Alta., carried off a major award in livestock. His "Bapton .Orator," a shorthorn bull, won the blue ribbon. Canadian sheep won many awards, with Charles J. Shore of Glenworth, Ont., winning the blue ribbon for the best pen of Iambs. Ontario breeders scored many wins in the sheep classes. classes. Honey For Cooking In expérimental work on, the uses of honey, in cooking, conducted at the Central Experimental Farm, it has been found that cakes, cookies, etc,, made with honey remain fresh and moist for a much longer period ton, B. C. The activities of the bees were shown clearly in the films, with apple blossoms four feet wide and bees. t«ro feet long. One picture showed a mass attack of the workers on an intruding intruding hornet and a bumble bee. In another another the workers drove from, the hive some of the 2,000 drones -which would use too ' much of the winter's food supply. Creamery or Factory-Made Butler FARMS FOR SALE IN ONTARIO Some good properties ,at fair prices, part cask and extended terms on the balance at 4% , interest. State your requirements and write tor,details to; - , : COMMISSIONS» OF AQKICUI.TUBAI.IiOA.N8 Parliament Bldgs. - Toronto LIVE STOCK MARKETING Shipping on the co-dperatiVe plan has been productive of splendid results. Selling on the open market means real value for the owners. Get In touch with tis. : Writ-- Wv.--e-.oi: Telephone HYndKurst 1143 THE UNITED FAKMEBS CO-OPERATIVE COMPANY, LIMITED LIVE STOCK COMMISSION DEPT. Union Stock Yards, West Toronto Issue No. 52 -- '35 87 School Shoes A Major Problem Shoes for the school children again becomes a major problem in homes where several children must be kept in school on a moderate income. income. Other garments can be cut down and made over. Caps and stockings stockings and mittens can all be made at home if necessary, but shoes must be purchased. They are an expense' that cannot be side-stepped. We must make them last as long as possible. Cheap shoes are never an economy. economy. If it Is possible at all it is wisest to pay a fair price in the beginning. Last year I had just two dollars and "fifty cents when two of the children needed shoes. The pair that cost one dollar lasted one month. The pair for which I paid a dollar and fifty, cents lasted three, months. The extra fifty cents in quality gave as much wear as two dollars in the cheaper shoe. Of course, a very expensive shoe is not necessary as they are so soon outgrown. Do not purchase shoes with the intention of passing them on to .■the next child as once a shoe is fitted to one child's foot it is almost sure to be uncomfortable for the child who gets it. sewnuAüfidq ta- this case it may be 'tetter to get a more RH WT1 on. fiive sh and .when the time yet ffew shoes ifor the second also more inexpensive. ; ivL;LtiLÂ;k.'. : v ; ' ' --1 Shoes can be made to last much longer by taking proper care of them. It is an improvement too in their appearance appearance and an excellent habit for the children to acquire. If shoe polish hi i<><> expensive have them wipe the dust off and with" â «oft cloth go over the shoe with a little sweet cream and sugar. The créa, n keeps the leather leather soft. The heel must not be neglected neglected as it is essential that the covering covering of the heels do not become too dry. If shoes must lie worn without rubbers rubbers on a wet day first cover the leather leather with tallow or neat's-foot oil. Rub it in well, and be sure all the stitching, stitching, is covered. Never put; wet shoes too near a fire to -dry. We fill them with oats, corn, or wheat and place on a- she 18 , where it is dry. If in a hurry first'heat the grain in the oven. The grain keeps the shoe in shape and as it absorbs moisture hastens the drying. It swells, but as expansion expansion takes place where there Is least resistance, that is, the open top of the shoe, it does not stretch the leather. Crushed newspaper may be used to fill the shoe, instead of grain. Children's school shoes should last that much longer if they can be removed removed upon reaching home after school. 1 make slippers for home wear, sometimes a nice pair with crocheted or knitted top and felt soles and sometimes a quick but comfortable pair by sewing stocking legs to a pair of soles or felt or any warm material. I always use .overall material for the outer sole as it does not catch dust or pick up slivers. Shoes are better kept in a rack and if each child is furnished with a place for shoes the care of them will be attended attended with more interest. It is very simple to tack a, strip of material to a Convenient wall, making a compartment compartment for each alone. If the material is a pretty color, the children enjoy it more and each child will, want a color of its own. A stocking bag of the same material to hang near the rack solves still another problem in efficiency efficiency when the children are getting ready for school. (By "Just Cobbler" in Port Arthur News-Chronicle) and separated milk; it saves labor on the farm and at the factory---the milking and separating process can proceed simultaneously. Quite an argument is under way In Canada we are practically cream- in the Old Country on butteivmak- ery farmers, and the New Zealand, ing. It centres «round"' the butter g ers claims can be regarded as ears, mane in New Zealand aM that mads I The Old Land is .different. Large hauls in. Denmark and the Irish Pi . 1 from farm to centres of consumption It is well-known that I>a<u»r. ànq ; make a "'different view point. "Whilst Irish buttërs have long held their own j. tin this ». fitter I have before fleniark- in the Old Country markets, ana *»•> ,, u y ie ^king the British farmer late comers like New Zealand, Ac.;;. , -,toeing for protection. He is go- tratia and Canada have had to take I second place. The reason for this is the system employed. Denmark and Ireland send their whole milk to the factory where it is separated and the butter made, whilst the .other countries employ the separated method, method, that is the milk is separated from the cream, on the farm, and the. cream then sent on to the creamery. Both methoSS^nte^e their advantages and also their disadvantages. Where the whole milk is) shipped the separate milk is returned ' the farmer to feed pigs and poultry,k .y ii (s. claimed that sometimes this'A'o k is the" source of disease, germs that cause Serious trouble on the farms, especially if It is not pasteurized. The patrons of course are paid on the butterfat contents contents as in the separator cream yen-, dors. The advantage claimed is that it leaves the farmer more time to devote devote to other sides of farming, and keeps up a steady flow of milk to the factory. On the other hand the opponents opponents of the separator claim that cream has to be held over in many cases so long that super acidity is caused, and to overcome this the butter maker has to use neutralization. neutralization. Anyone who has had anything to do with a creamery will admit this, but in a dairying country like New Zealand, they counter this attack by claiming as an advantage that it brings the distant farmer within range of the creamery; it avoids the •spread of disease through, mixing and redistribution to suppliers of separated separated milk at the creamery it avoids economic waste of carting whole milk Care Of Farm Manure One of the most important by-products by-products on a farm is stable manure. The application of manure returns to the soil a proportion of thé plant food removed by crops, particularly nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash. Since more than one-half of the nitrogen nitrogen and "at least three-fourths of the potash of manure is contained in the liquid portion the importance of saving the urine of stock is evident. evident. The employment of sufficient sufficient litter to absorb all the liquid, tight floors and gutters, an impervious impervious bottom to the storage area, and, in districts of high rainfall, protecting protecting .the manure heap with some sort'of cover, are means by which excessive bleaching and loss may be prevented. k'-t -c\ for -all he can get. One ef his latesflVnoves is. on the canning qti.es- tion. n.e\ .-,yg and possibly with some cause, th:%: } le can supply all the tinned milk England can consume# up comes t,q e British fruit farmer with 3 further uia% that the supplies of tinned fruit imported froj/rr'"a$w--__ be reduced as he can supply the quota1. quota 1 . Then to make a patriotic move out of his demand they both claim, that by this procedure it will employ more hands in the Welsh tin-plate Industry. Industry. This in turn will -cause more work in the coal mines and tin mines. This will cause more employment in the machinery work-shops, cause more paper to be used, and a hflst 'OE-- ' other industries to turn their wheels, and in fact only use the British farmers' farmers' surplus milk and fruit and the whole economic prosperity of Britain is. assured. I think I heard some each talk, about Canada and the home market market a few short years ago an<# us ft farmer I am still holding the bag. Classified Advertising INVENTORS! AN OFFER TO EVERY INVENTOll. • * List of wanted inventions and foil information Sent free. THE RAMSAY Company# World ratent Attorneys; 273 Bank Sttreet, Ottawa, Canada. WANTED. IMPERIAL BONDS AND CÜRRENClSl 1 wanted, only of Russian, German aWB Austrian Governments. 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