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VERMIN--AND LIVE STOCK. Thousands of dollars are lost each year by stock owners neglecting to take the necessary measures to stroy the lice that infest the stock. Millions of these busy little insects make life a misery to the animal and they also make the animals a source of loss to the owner. The keeping of live stock as a medium of support for lice never made any money for the farmer. It is unprofitable. Many people neglect, for reasons best known to. themselves, to apply the simple remedies that destroy vermin and prevent losses on live stock operations. Lice multiply most rapidly in dry, sold weather, and are found in great- est abandancs on long-haired, old and poorly cared for stock during March and April. Spring rains tend to re- duce the numbers of vermin on ani- mals that are exposed to the weather and the lice become less numerous as the season progresses. A few seem to survive the summer and show heir presence in the late autumn or early winter when their progeny have in- 'creased to millions and bring torment to the unfortunate animals that sup-| port them. Rub and scratch, is the] practice, until all the hair is off and| the louse either crushed or pushed] further along. Bare patches are no- ticed on side of neck, breast, head and back, wherever the animal has been able to reach--evidence of vigorous attempts at relief from the tiny tor-| mentors, Animals that are tide and| not free to rub themselves have a| harder lot than those running free. All animals should be given a good grooming with brush and curry comb. to remove scurf, loose hair, and any] vermin that may be off guard, then | apply the following: | Treatment for Cattle Lice--Soft soap 1 quart hard soap % pound, coal! oil 1 pint, water 2 quarts, Mix the quantities of soap and coal oil together first, then add the 2 quarts of boiling water. This will! make an emulsion if thoroughly mix-| ed, to which 1 gallon of warm water | animals, An ordinary stable brush chemical irritants in medicines, inbal- is a good instrument with which to ing of smoke; dust, fungi, heated air, apply the emulsion. Care should be the drinking of ice water, and bs a de-| taken to saturate the skin over the c ? entire body. ten days; another and doing by that time. prepared by reliable manufacturing the trouble \ chemists are available and veryuseful on before treatment is started. As | : of Repeat the treatment in| The symptoms in the early brood will be up' are not very marked and Sheep dips horse cannot tal in destroying cattle lice. There are the throat becomes very sore it causes three species of lice' attacking cattle, the horse to stand with the nose for-| viz, the long-nosed louse, the short- ward and any movement of the head' the case is usually well She nosed louse, and the biting louse. will be very stiff. 'Attempts at swal- ™ Herds that are regularly groomed lowing will result in the food being re-| during the winter suffer but little turned to the manger by way of the! from lice. nostrils. There is but little external; Treatment for Horse Lice: swelling and the act of feeling the If the weather is warm enough 80, throat will cause the horse pain. that it is safe to wash a horse, the There is a nasal discharge and a! kerosene emulsion given for cattle is cough which comes in spells, The! very effective. If the weather is cold, lymphatic glands of the region will the animal can be given a good groom- be swollen. ing and then either sodium flouride or| The treatment for simple' sore pyrethrum powder well dusted on the throat consists of providing a clean, skin, and the horse blanketed. Raw. comfortable stall with abundant light linseed oil can be brushed into the and fresh air, where the te ature' hair quite easily and with good effect. can be maintained at about ( A good brush and oil are death to the Blanket the patient and give only soft, | mites. Any treatment given should laxative foods. Have a water bucket be repeated in ten days, since the within reach of the patient in which] powers of multiplication are wonder- he may wash out his mouth. Change! ful. There are two kinds of lice in- the water four or five times each day, festing the Horse, suctorial. Treatment for Pig Lice: Raw linseed oil applied with a feeds. brush to all parts of the body is very should riot be given. effective. The formulae for kerosene, little linseed meal or linseed tea are emulsion can also be used to advan- good. If there is fever, Potassium ni- | tage. An oil rub, always accessible trate can be given, Mustard gplaster, for the use of swiney will do much to or ammonical liniment can be applied' keep the vermin down. The practice to the outside region of the throat. of having a machine oil can handy at, An electuary containing belladonna, feeding time and giving each pig a chlorate of potash and molasses can squirt along the back once a week is be made and a small quantity deposit-| a good one, It will make conditions ed at the base of the tongue every unhealthy for a pig louse. The pig two hours during the very painful louse "Haematopinus suis" is a big stage.--L. Stevenson, 0.A.C. one, almost as long as its name, and i can easily be seen. Do not let the louse rob you of your season's profits and don't let him an- noy your animals, A little soapy or greasy material will stop his breath- ing for all time. Why not get after him to-day.--L. Stevenson, 0.A.C of salt peter in it each time. Steame hay and bran mashes are acceptable Oats with husk or oat chop Oatmeal and a' God bless him who pays visits and short visits--Arabian Proverb. eee selmi Ordinary shelled corn is the best supplement to skim-milk for calves. on In a boundless universe is boundless better, boundless worse. must be added before applying to the! I Sell Eggs Direct. My first step was to secure a copy of the Montreal City directory. Se- lecting a list of names from the resi- dential sections, T 'mailed to each a neatly printed circular stating that I was prepared to ship guaranteed strictly fresh eggs in lots of five dozen each, and solicited a trial order. In a few days trial orders began. to arrive, 1 selected only first-quality eggs and shipped in small wooden, five- * dozeh 'size cases, by express. The ex- ""press company gave me what they call the produce rate, by which the crates are returned free of charge. Since that first venture the capacity, of my egg factory has been increased . many times. I find shipping in wooden cases by express far superior to shipping by pe post, as the danger of breakage '48 much less. Rarely do I have a com- int of a single egg being broken; y parcel post this was one of my greatest problems. Neighbors have offered to sell me their eggs to ship with mine, but so far I ship only my own eggs, which I can guarantee. I received $310.60 more last year than I would have by marketing my eggs at home.--R. W, Brook Trout for Sale $1500 Bugs this | "Griffith Team Outfit (310 weet of Fort PP & Wy Fresh Foods in Early Spring. During the latter part of the win- ter our health is especially liable to suffer from the lack in our diet of vitally "Important qualities that are provided by the fresh vegetables and fruits which are abundant in the sum- mertime. For this reason we should give some thought to our diet at this time of year, for the purpose of pro- tecting ourselves against this defi- ciency. If this is' done, our vitality will be kept up, and we shall be better able to resist sicknesses that are common in late winter. Some authorities be- lieve that many people have a scurvy in late winter owing to deficiencies in the diet. Because they last throughout the winter and can be eaten raw or in sal- ads, cabbage, celery, apples, grape- fruit, oranges, nuts, lemons in lemon- ade, are of special value and should be partaken of freely during the winter, : Canned tomatoes are unique in that HRI ATR The old age of an eagle is as good as the youth of a sparrow. Sm ---- ai ati Our farmers should not delay mak- ing certain of their seed corn supply. {Some are being disappointed, and ! more are likely to be when tests are completed. > ee eon Se These are the signs that indicate poor diet: Low vitality and suscepti- bility to disease; wrinkles and crows' feet; early signs of age; hair loses its luster, falls out, is uneven and easily broken; digestive system out of order and inefficient. ' i Recent figures show that there are only about 55 chicks raised out of every 100 hatched, and this is on farms where there exists a better aver- age of poultry conditions. Mény poultry raisers try to reduce their loss ed with the whole.' Prevention of Losses Among Chicks By 8. W. Knipe {had a more they provide the vitamine that is con- | tained in other foods only when they | are raw, and they may be used freely in the wintertime with benefit to the health. Canned pineapple that has not been canned too long is also said to be a good provider of vitamines. When lettuce can be bought during the winter, it is well to use it. This should not be considered an expensive luxury. It is better to spend money for some of these medicinal and pro- tective foods than for drugs and doc- tor's bills, avoiding, besides, the dis- comfort of ill health and the loss of earning power due to sickness. It is especially necessary to make use at this time of the foods mention- ed, as milk and butter, which are "protective" foods in the summertime, ecarce in the winter. For Home and Country A Plece of Real Nelghboring. We wonder if any organizatio to its credit than this: The o? South Simcoe have been series of inter Init Three living in the country near by "doctoring" sick and weakly chicks. They lose sight of the fact that for the previous 9 or 10 months the stock these chicks were raised from had not, the care and attention necessary to, new-milk feeding i from ten days to gradually some ski when the calf is about two' she begins to add | meal to the milk; which the young calf soon. begins to. eat readily and on which it thrives wonderfully, When | the calf is older a pint or more of the cold : This mush is the calf's first solid food, before {and 'soon after learning to eat the gun to's) I mush it will begin to nibble at and the smaller eat fine hay, a big help in boosting a hand-fed calf in thrift and growth. : | This farm-woman expert with dairy calves believes that all of the fat] should never be removed from the inch . 5h the biting and the and put a spoonful of salts or a pimeh milk which 18 to be fed young calves.' day they hier In th neste, She believes, and is scientifieally right,' that no calf in its later growing per- iod will do' its best without some 'actual cow butterfat in its daily ra- return to the nests and often travel tion, until it is old enough to eat a' wide variety of solid foods. Hence, the milk she gives her hand- fed calves is not fram the separator, but skimmed milk with a little of the ream, "No food is too good in the begin-| ning," she says, "if you expect to de- velop a large, fine, heavy-producing heifer. The early start in life is what counts. frequent feéding and always some fa in the milk is my method." |, But after the calf is eight or o) weeks old. this woman gives it close skimmed milk from the separator, for then the young animal is old enough to eat a variety of other things to satisfy fully all its growing needs. "But remember," she advides, "the best dairy heifers are grown only. when you furnish them through the first weeks of their growing life with some butterfat in their liquid feed. It's a practice 'that. pays." 1 tpn ntea Chapped. Hands or Face Cured by one application of MEDORA CREAM. Leaves skin smooth and vel vety. Used exclusively in Toronto General Hospital for ten years. Ask your druggist for 50c bottle and pre- serve your youthful complexion, or sent postpaid on receipt of b50c. J. A. MacDonald; Phm.B., 34 Hogarth Ave., Toronto. poultry raisers, yet a great number of these people make the "penny wise' and pound foolish" mistake of thinking they can make a brooder at home quite good enough to brood the small num- ber of chicks they raise. Too often these home-made brooders do not keep the proper temperature nor supply the ventilation necessary. Again, if the brooding system is too small for num- ber of chickens hatched there is apt to be "crowding," causing loss through 'and found whil Plenty of milk at each feed, ' ous but often unnoted young. green parts before ence is detected or even ; During. sforms, cold and drizzly deather and during the heat of the 2 but in the evening and the early ring they go out to feed. Toward the beginning of June they cease to considerable distances across = even bare ground, less in search of food than of places in which to change! from their caterpillar form 'to the adult moth state. In July the moths appear, lay their eggs and die. This insect becomes a serious pest about once in ten or fifteen years, The last devastating - infestation in the East was in 1915. The reason is that its natural controls, especially para- sites, fail for some usually undeter- Every spring brooder stoves are discarded because they will not draw properly when the ¢rouble really lies in the location of the house. In some cases the stove seems to draw all right except when the wind is in certain di- rections. I know of one brooder stove that-did not draw properly "until the house was moved out away from the other building. I know of two other cases where the stoves did not draw and a draft was effected simply by putting on another length of brooder 8 pe. A cap on the brooder stovepipe will guard against the fire being put out by wind or rain. The pitch of the roof on some brooder houses seems to be just so the air sweeping up over the roof forms a wave that falls over backward and goes down the chimney. In other cases the air will strike a building close by and make an air 'When these methods are not follow- ed spraying or dusting the foliage near the nests will kill most of the arsenate of lead, whether applied as la spray or in dust form. The same chewing insects will also exterminate the tent caterpillar. Lead arsenate 'may be applied with fungicides such as lime-sulphur dust, thus combining two functions in one, longed spring rain often increases the troubles of the brooder-stove operator. This trouble can be alleviated by put- ting a metal cover on the brooder- stovepipé. This cap is merely a ree- tangular piece of metal, bent into an arch and fastened to the pipe with rivets to keep it from turning. Put the cap on with its axis parallel to the front end of the roof. keep air currents from doubling over backwards and putting out the fire and it keep rain out. . m------i-- ¥ 'When a man has a farm that is a credit to him, it is easy to get credit. af n---- The sum total of our habits tell closely. the type of being we are, Two slogans for the live stock man; "Feed or get fooled," and the best; sell the rest" : : Smokies 1 : Price statistics indicate that It takes about as much money to equip & current that puts the fire out. A pro- farm to-day as it did to buy the farm twenty years ago. : dusting or spraying to control leaf-| produce sturdy chickens, and so care | suffocation. 'Coops: without floors for Brings Motoring Enjoyment : to Every Canadian OW great the service done for the Cana dian People by Chevrolet cannot are likely to be lacking or at least] RY to debates 'this| Head came to of breeding stock results in chicks hatched. with weak constitutions, un- able to live under ordinary farm con- ditions. A strong, vigorous chicken, with good brooding system, clean and proper feeding, should be easily raised to maturity, re Togs 1s ow-! The greatest ing to lack of vitality, which may be caused by poor. parent stock, poor care of eggs before they are set, or poor incubation. On firms, where the fowl are allowed to forage for them- Selves most of the year, there are many mistakes made in breeding, the fault often being due to both male and hen-hatched chicks often result in chilling the Httle birds. Chills usually bring along bowel trouble. 3 The close confinement of baby chicks Is often claimed to cause leg-weakness, something which = rirely is seen 'in chicks which are aliowed on outside| run, ever for a few minutes, after they are about a week old. Of course, in stormy or wet weather this is impos- sible, therefore for such occasions keep sand or fine litter on the floor. Feed grain in dry litter to induce ex: . warrani the the chicks hatched - will be sf Good hens are almost as im mal best estimated. How great the benefits it has 'brought to them is beyond human ability to reckon. ur It has provided thém, at a cost unequalled in motordom, with. . .a means to speed 'to increase wealth, to better heal friends closer and to open u the whole country to every Se at me oreover, the owner of a Cl further satisfaction in : bent san b be 11 Chevrolet. the | | Whenever work is held up, ously or unconsciously, as a thing t be avoided, children long for a place ! where there are no chores to do. If fathers and mothers, instead of de- ploring the supposed idleness of city 15 Jife, would make a point of impress. ing on their boys and ls the de- lights of farm life and would give them opportunities to make money from the chores, young people would be more content with the country. A little country girl of seven coax- ed her mother not long ago to puff out her hair a little at the sides, because it looked so pretty, but the mother said decisively that she had no time to primp and fix up like city women was disappointed and inwardly deter- mined that she would live in town ! when she got big, so that she might - ook pretty and have time to wear stylish dresses. The mother paid no is attention to the child, but ten years hence she will be trying to keep the [girl from carrying out herchildish resolve. = In another home, when the children proposed small excursions and picnics --little day trips in the family car to places of interest--the was © wont to say, "City people have time to go gading, but country folks have to work," thinking that she was show "Keep ©! their x x . 5 1 'Repairing Silo Walls. =~ Usually when the inside of a,con- crete or other masonry silo is plaster- '| ed the walls are not yet rigid. Sub- ent checking and cracking often aon sd the owner wonders . yet fails to take the time to repal | and are h who had nothing else to do. The child