THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG. Ty AIN'T IT A GRAND AND GLORIOUS FEELING ? ncn a AFTER You HAVE TRimD FOR A - BACH MORNING Yoy WAVES weaex To REMmEmSar To GET. . SRQUEBZED AND SQUEEZED The 11, 1921. KEEP "CALVES GROWING. USE A MILLION A YEAR. CHEMICALS FOR WEEDS |. ., ... seve "ser rent mete i" ssc no Never Recover. cation for Country Life. It is a well-known fact that capae- An. insight into the progress that = AND JUST THiS MORNING HOW THEY CAN BE USED TO | You HAVE GONE THROUGH THE KILL ROOTS. Copper Suiphate Has Been Found Useful for Destroying Mustard In Grain Crops, But Care Must Be Exercised -- Spray Should Be Applied While Weeds Are Young and 'Bastly Attacked: in While the hoe ind the cultivator are likély to rémaif 2s the two most eficient weapons to use in the com- bat with weeds, there are certain cases where the uss of some chem- ical may be extreinely desirable. A good - Of the latter is the case of a dFop infected with an annual sueh as Wild Mustard, whera ii is gossible by spraying with iron sulphate or eccpper sulphate to injure the weed to such an extent that it is unable to ripen its seeds. There aré Also numerous plots of waste ground {n towns, mtles of roadsides all over the country, rail- 708d tracks, and large areas of stony or roeky ground that cannot be cultivated, where the employ- ment of chemical means for keeping down weeds might be proftably considered, ; The spray should be applied In fine, calm weather, when there i» a probability that no rain will fall during the next 24 hours. The amount of spraying mixture will vary somewhst with the kind of spraying machine used, but as a general rule, at least 60 gallons are necessary to cover. arn acre. The spray should be applied while the weeds are young. The chemical substances that are most employed for killing weeds are sulphuric acid, iron sulphate, copper sulphate, common' salt, caustic soda, sodium arsenite, earbolic acid, orch- ard heating oil and fuel ofl. After the use of some of these the soil remains sterile until the chemical has been washed out by rain, In calculating the ptrength to be used it has to be remembered that a gal- lon of water weighs 10 pounds. Sulphuric acid or oll of vitriol has a corrosive effect on the spray- ing apparatus, and can be used only in a weak solution, varying from 3 to 10 per cent. It has no injurious effect on wheat, oats or barley crops, and has a fertilising effect on the soil. t Iron sulphate or copperas is used in a solution of 15 to 20 per cent, but cannot, be applied. with safety to a crop of beans or flax. Copper sulphate or bluestone can be used instead of iron sulphate, but only in a solution of 114 to 214 per cent, Common salt or sodium chloride is used in a~wtrength of 20 to 25 per cent. It checks the growth of other plants besides weeds until it has been washed out by rain. Caustic soda or sodium hydrate is used In a § per cent. solution. It kills all kinds of vegetation. Sodium arsenite is used at the rate of 2 pounds to 60 gallons of water. It is very poisonous and the powder is dangerous to health if inhaled. It kills all vegetation. Carbelie acid is used in a solution of 12% per cent, or stronger. Orchard heating oil is applied at full strength in a fine mist. It de- stroys all vegetation, but is not pois- onous and does not injure the soil, Fight Cattle Disease. A new line of activity for airmen is promised, and this time the live stock industry is responsible for the departure. A theory is advanced, to the effect that the virus of foot-and- mouth disease is air-borne from the continent' to Great Britain and though pliots of fiying machines will not be expected to hunt for the dis- ease germs in the air, it is expected that they will be able to render valu- able service by ascertaining at per fods when outbreaks of the disease occur, whether there existed nega- tive air currents over infected areas ---which would account for the air- borne virus floating along, suddenly dropping to earth. Light on the part airmen can play in assisting scientists engaged in research work with regard to distri- bution of the foot-and-mouth disease virus is shed by Sir Stewart Stick- man, chief veterinary officer to the British Ministry 'of Agriculture, who, in an interview with the Weekly Dis- patch, London, contradicts the erron- eous impression held by many who have heard of the proposal to em- ploy airmen in tracing down foot- and-mouth disease, that the air- man's job will be to hunt for these disease germs in the clouds. "Research," says Sir Stewart Stickman, "is still in the preliminary stage, and it might @ years be- 'fore results are obtained, but I am convinced, howeper, fanciful it seems, thattheair-bornevirus theory is the most favorable one we have." As practical evidence of their in- ~~ terest in the "Better Sires -- Better of Animal ustry that the bull and Hampshire boar NOE ai Reta vs ore ® oon as he is old enough. animals, with pedigrees. amall tools. ity is one of the essentials of a good dairy cow and in order to develop this characteristic the calf must be kept growing from the very begin- ning. A stunted calf will never re- cover from whe handicap "1Te calf should be induced to. begin eating grain and hay at as early a date as an abundance of the hay accessible, Roughage develops capacity in 'the digestive organs--an item of import ance--as the amount of feed that a cow will consume depends largely upon the development of these organs. Heifers should not be bred too young, the age depending upon the breed to which they belong as well as the development of the indivdual. Holstein heifers should not be bred to freshen before they are 24 months old, as a rule, and a great many "would do better if given 26 or 28 months, Heifers should be in good Splendid Type for Dairy. condition at time of freshening, al- though not fat from -an excessive carbohydrate ration. ,After freshen- ing, they should be worked up to full feed very gradually, receiving all the roughage they care to con- sume without waste; alfalfa or clover hay fed in connection with silage or roots being a very good combination. The grain should be light in char- acter to begin with an@l gradually changed to a mixture of grains that will _supplement the roughage; 300 pounds ground oats, 300 pounds ground corn, 100 pounds wheat bran and 100 pounds gluten feed being a good combination to go with the roughage mentioned above. The grain can be increased a fraction of a pound a day so long as there is an increase in the milk flow, but as soon as there is no response to the in- crease it must be cut down until there is a falling off in the milk flow and then the increase may be begun again. When on full feed they will be consuming about one pound of grain to every 3% pounds of milk produced. In the absence of silage or roots, dried, beet pulp may be used, but if none of these are available or are too high in price, oilmeal can be used in the grain mixture to advantage. In the absence of silage and roots, the cows will consume a large quan- tity of alfalfa. Sometimes it is ad- visable to chaff and moisten a por- tion of it when fed under these conditions. r Perches In Chicken Houses. When making "readjustments in the poultry houses it is always well to look over the perches and see if they meet the requirements of the birds. If fowls are of the heavy, be as high, for many ill effects are the result of jumping from high perches. The lighter weight fowls are usually better flyers and can assist themselves in getting up and down much better than ean the heavy ones, The two kinds should never be kept in the same house at night if for no other reason than the above. The height of the perches ald® brings trouble if every one is not on the same level. In endeavoring to secure the safest place in the house all fowls will try to reach the highest perch and the lower ones are prac- tically useless except to the ones that could not fight their way higher, Always aim to have the perches at the same height and have room enough on them to avoid crowding. There are dangers in crowding the hens at night, to say nothing of this discomfort. No hen likes to be un- comfortable, mor does any animal, in fact, and if we make domestic fowls of the hens we must give them the privileges and liberties, as nearly as we can, resembling that of their natural state. High jumping from the roosts is likely to injure the legs of the hens, and if the birds have not attained their growth they will be more liable tosdeformities. It is the natural in- stinet of the fowls to want to roost high, away, as they suppose, from their enemies, as they do in the wild state; and while rats should not be permitted to infest the houses there is less danger from them when the fowls are high up. Then, too, the lit- tle streams of air (that should not be allowed to flow in on the hens) will do less damage if the roosts are not too low. While very high roosts are disapproved of it is, neverthe- less, advantageous to have them high enough so that the birds may feel safe and at the same time have them on the level for the whole flock that inhabits the one house. Don't Feed Dead Carcasses. Don't feed dead carcasses of cattle to hogs until after & careful autopsy 8 Shown ney Bh not affected tuberc ou may infect your whote her by feeding the ear- cass of a cow that has died after a lingering illness. Such should be burned or buried deeply. 'Buying Small Farm Tools, If possible all small tools for the fam should be purchased on one or- penditure sufficiently large to. press the farmer with the imp on giving systematic care to his A Kansas Family Problem. (Emporia Gazette) oF ily dog to church once in a whi | Last Sunday the dog was tied to the |t motor car during the services It| was a question whether fo take the | dog away fo keep from disturbing the peace or step the choir to keep ppossible and there should always he large breeds the perches should not. er. This will wave time and, usually, | money. Also, it Will entail a total ex- An Emporia family takes the fam-| is being made in agricultural instrue- tion, both for adults and juniors, is to be gathered from the report en the Agricultural Instruction Act for 1919-20, recently submitted to the Dominion Parliament. Under this act $1,100,000 is now divided an- nually between the niné provinces of says, of aiding and advineing 'the farming indut'ry of Canada. That is shown by the review of the situa- tion regapding agricultural instrue- tion as it now exists in this country. Schools have been established, col- leges extended and brought nearer to the farmer, research has been greatly encouraged, the agricultural representative system has been aided and fostered, home life improved, school fairs have been brought into being, and knowledge in every branch of agriculture and domestic science has been made more readily avail- able, How the funds forthcoming under the act are applied is illus- trated by the fact-that of an allot- ment $266,413 was devoted in 1919- 20 to the Agricultural Reresentative system, and $644,070 to instruction and demonstration. Boys' and girls' clubs were extensively alded, anduwo- men's institutes, homemakers' clubs and similar organizations, had their funds augmented in such a manfier a8 led remarkably to their growth and increased spread of their useful- "ness. How important a figure in the direct advancement of agricultural instruction the act is, will perhaps be best appreciated by the fact that in the six years of its exidtence $1,890,- 143 has been allotated to colleges and schools of agriculture, exclusive of veterinary colleges, to which a special grant of $20,000 is made an- nually., The problem facing those responsible for educational policy, says the report, is to provide ade- quate educational opportunities for those destined for country life, and that in large measure is the purpose for which the funds granted by the act are being used. Spring Setting. - Even under the best possible eon- ditions of winter management, and often under range conditions, the eggs produced in time for spring setting are sadly lacking in number of specimens likely to hatch satis- factorily, and in order to ensure a good return for the time and labor spent in attending to their incuba- tion, the poultryman must give care- ful attention to selection of eggs intended for setting. Eggs that are abnormally small and poorly shaped should be eliminated, as should A Good Chicken Run. those having thin or very poor shells. Dirty eggs should not be used. It it is found hecessary to set eggs that have been slightly soiled they should be cleaned by rubbing lightly with a damp cloth, care being taken not to remove any more of the natural bloom than is necessary. It is never advisable to use for hatching, eggs that are more thaw two weeks old. Neither a hen nor an incubator will hatch strong chicks from eggs containing weak gfrms or from those which have not received proper care. In preparing the nest for the sit- ting hen, it is advisable to put from three to four inches of damp earth or a piece of grass sod in the bottom of the nest before the nesting ma- terial is put in to provide moisture. When the hen becomes broody, and before she is transferred to the nest for sitting she should bg dusted with insect powder of sodium fluoride. In doing this hold the hen by the feet with the head down, working the powder well into the feathers. This should be repeated about the eigh- teenth day of incubation so as to be sure that there are no lice present when the chicks are hatched. : Hatch Early. With the average small-farm flock where hens of a general pur- pose breed are kept, it is most satis- factory to let the hens do the hatch- ing. If the hens are of a non-broody breed, however, it is necessary to use incubators or to purchase baby chicks. Whatever the method of hatching, it is most important that it be done at the right time of the year. The proper time of hatching varies with different localities, being earlier in the south and latest in the extreme north. ch a time 8s will allow the pullets to reach their full development and begin laying in October or November, as ! uring puliets must Shem earlier u vi fi he "snd winter sey pecherion a ---------------- Canada with a view, as the report). the objects sought are being attained | SOME TooTH PASTS AND FORGOT ¥.7 TUBS _ TB NEARLY. NOTHING SAME THING AGAIN - AND You ARE UNABLE ooze WHEN You, mAPPEN Tp Loo 1NTo THE CABINET, AND THER® 1S A WHOLE NEW Tule. "OH-w-n- BOY !! amr, TT A GR-R-R-RAND AND GLOR R-R AWUS FEELNLP- -- TATA HOW TO START THE DAY WRONG GET DRESSED Ny, * ie. 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