Listowel Banner, 1 Jul 1920, p. 6

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keeps a fine herd of. pur stein cattle, and has a large flock o for feed, and practically aH the grain crops are seeded down with sw clover. -“t-find that sweet " ever hay makes firat-class feed for live &tock., « and this year I am going to put part of the first cutting of my sweet clover ‘into the silo for silage purposes, Last year my neighbor had very good re- sults from sweet clover silage, and I- have not grown corn for silage pthr- poses myself for some years past ' have determined to give sweet clover silage a trying out,”’ said Mr. Hill. Mr. Hill considers it poor practice to use the first cutting of sweet clover the second year for seed. ‘By so do- ing,” said Mr. ‘Hill, “you lose a val- uable crop of hay, and although the secdhd cutting will yield less for seed than if the first cutting is used for this purpose, and getting of a g crop of hay and the fact that the second cutting is less rank in growth and much easier to handle with the binder far outweighs the slight de- crease in yield of seed. It is import- ant to cut thé crop at the proper time. This is just before it atarts to blos- som. Sweet clover is harder to cure for hay than either red clover or al- faifa, but any one who understands how to cure alfalfa should have no difficulty in getting a*good quality of hay—that ia, of course, if the weather is anyway favorable. No man can expect te get really first-class hay if the weather is not propitious, but the exercise of a little horse-sense helps considerably.” We walked over the farm with Mr. Hill, and, in spite of the unfavorable spring, the weet clover that has been seeded down last year with oats was eoming along in nice shape. Mr. Hill, as a rule, sows hulled seed. but last spring when he was out West looking after the 1,000 acre farm, which he owns there, his boys ran out of seed and had to use unhbulled seed to fin- ish out the field. Curiously enough the part of the field where the un- hulled seed had been used showed up much better this spring that the portion where the hulled seed had been used. “I know that most of the experiments that have been carried on with hulled and unhulled seed,’ said Mr. Hill, ‘‘indicate that hulled seed is much the more preferable of the two, but, a8 you see, my exper-) jence, this year anyway, Is that un-|} hulled seed is the better. As you| notice, the part of the field where the unhulled seed was sown is high- er than where the hulled seed was sown, and one would naturally ex- pect that with the dry spring we have had the hulled seed would have the advantage. My theory is that the hull on the seed is placed there by nature tq protect the germ, and the nearer we follow nature's laws the better.” Mr. Hill emphasized the import- ance of leaving a high stubble when making the first cutting the second year. “If you cut too low,” he said, “you cut off the shoots from which the secoad crop grows, and you run the risk of getting either a poor sec- ond cutting or practically no second cutting at all. It is impossible to say exactly how high the cutter bar of the mower should be set, as this will depend on the height of the crop when it is cut and the thickness of the stand. I can tell by passing my Constipation Cured By Christian Science —Oo— Seventy five people out of one igestive quency of Nervousness as a cause of When these methods fail Hacking’s Kidney and Liver Pills are recommended. They are grid vegetable and do aot Gripe of ; Many have found bnem excellent for Headache, Dizziness, Bad Breath, Coated Tongue, Loss of Appetite, Indigestion, Gas on the Stomach, and many other eviis that are dué to Constipation. Where there is Extreme Nervous <ness and you are “all run down” ani “tire easity” it wonld be just as well H to take Hacking’s Heart and Nerve Remedy with Pils. This com. goes well together end~re- the good health .of your younger daye. The Heart action be comes normal, the Nerves take cn new new. Lite, Power and Viger and the “human machine” becomes full Tt “pep” and vitality. Ifjyou. are tired of sickness and - Shave fost the Power, Ability and- | when cutting sweet one inch in width, bent forward so the plants are about 24 imthes high. In flelds where the stand is heavy and where the lower portions of the plants are dénsely shadéd, these shoots are soon killed from lack of necessary light. The branches which are first to appear and which are first to be killed are those closed to the ground. It is, therefore, very im- portant when cutting this crop to tut the plants high enough from the ground to leave on the stubble a sufft- cient number of buds and young branches to produce a second crop. Examination of hundreds of acres of sweet clover in different sections of the United States during the sum- mers of 1915 and 1916 showed that the stand on at least 50 per cent. of the fields was partly or entirely kill- ed by cutting the first crop the second season too close to the ground. A direct relation exists between the thickness of the stand, the height of tha plants, and the height at which the stubble should be cut if a second crop is to be harvested. It is very essential to examine the fields care- fully before mowing. $0. as to deter- mine the height at which the plants should be cut in order to leave at least one healthy bud or young branch on each stub. In fact, the stand- should be cut several ifiches above the young shoots or buds, as the stubble may die back from 1 to 3 inches if the plants are cut dur- ing damp or rainy weather. When fields of sweet clover contain only a medium heavy stand, and when. the plants have made no more than a 30- inch growth, a 5 to 6 inch stubble usually will be sufficient to ensure a second crop, but where fields contain heavy stands—15 to 25 plants to the square foot—it may be necessary to leave an 8-inch stubble. In many fields exanrined in northern [1Hnois in June, 1916, heavy stands had been per- mitted to make a growth of 36 to 40 inches before cutting. In a num- ber of these fields a very large per- centage of the piants were killed when an 8 to 12-inch stubble was left. A careful examination of such fields showed that the young branch- es had started on the lower portions of the stalks and had died from lack of light before culling, iceinvinn, On accotnt of the fifference in the growth that sweet clover makes on different types of soil and on account of the difference in the thickness of the stand obtained in different fields. it is impossible to give any definite rule as to the proper height to cut the first crop. It is a good practice to replace the shoe soles of the mower with higher adjustable soles, so that a stubble up to 12 inches in height may be left clover. Shoe soles, such as are shown in the IHus- 4rations, may be made on any farm provided with a blacksmith’s forge, or they can be made at any blacksmith shop at a cost which should not ex- ceed $2.50. Preferably they should be made of strap iron, about one-fourth of an inch thick and two inches wide; however, old pieces of iron or steei which may be found on the farm will servé the purpose. When these soles are to be placed! on machines that have~sodles of the| type used on the Deering mower. the} forward eight inches of the sole for the inner shoe should be tapered gradually to a blunt point and bent in such a manner that it will hook into the slot in the shoe. When the soles are to be placed on mowers having shoes of the type used on Mc- Cormick machines, the forward eight inches of the sole for the inner shoe should be tapered gradually to about that it will fit against that portion of the shoe where it is to be bolted, and have a hole of the proper size bored for the bolt three-fourths of an inch from the end (see illustra- tion.) The bottom of the sole should be rounded, so a& to run smoothly on the ground when the cutter bar is raised to cut at different heights. The back portion of the sole should be upright and should have holes bored in it, so that it may be set for the cutter bar to rest at different heights from the ground. Preferably the lower hole of the upright should be located so that when the bolt in fhe sboe is run through it the cutter bar will be six inches from the ground. It should be long enough to permit four or five holes, one inch apart, to be bored above the lower one (see illustration.) With some makes of machines it is not advisable to raise the cutter bar higher than ten inches from the ground, but when this is true the cutter bar may be tipped upwards, so that a 12-inch stubble is left. The forward end of the shoe aole+ to be used on the outer shoe should be tapered gradually to one Inch frem the end. The forward one-fourth of an inch in width and beht slightly upward and. inward, so that.a hook will be formed to fit into the slot in the front end ofthe shoe. The rest of the sole should be curved, |. so that it will run smoothly on“the i ground when the cutter bar is sét.to!- part in their meetings and yarious teachers of medicine in Ontario have attended my clinics in Detroit. . For many years | have been devel- ping a home. in. Bayfield, Ontario. When war broke out, Bayfield had two physicians; one a Woods, physically unable to make calls, who is fow the postmaster and the ether a Dr. Smith who went to the war and has not return During all these years the only professional work I did in Huron county was to oper- ate on an emergency case for Dr. Smith at midnight, and on the mother of the same physician. In July 1917 with aid of Doctors Whiteley of God- erich and Kennedy of Wingham, 1! operated on a friend of mine who was suffering from cancer of the stomach and in the autumn. of the same year I drained the gall biadder for a youngyman whom Dector Woods had been attendimg._for many weeks. Dr. Whiteley assisted me, oods having refused on the ground that I was not registered and that he thought it his duty te keep all the surgical cases for Ontario surgeons, Next I was called in counsel with Drs. Scott and McKay of Seaforth and later Dr. McKay assisted me in re- moving dead bone from a boy's leg. Dr. Emerson had previously seen.the case in consultation. Dr. MeKay then received a letter from Dr. Emerson of Goderich a member of the discipline committee of the Ontario Medical Council, advising him that if he coen- sulted further with me he, McKay, would be called before the committee! for discipline. I was then called te see the oldest inhabitant of the vill- age, who was unconscious. These casgg brought up my professional in- come from the people in Huron coun- ty for 25 years to exactly $126. On complaint of the Ontario Medi- cal council I was fined $50 and costs by a magistrate in Goderich. The following spring 1918, Dr. Whiteley was cited to appear before discipline committee of the Ontario Medical Council to me es should not have his name er from the register of the college for assist- ing m@to practice without a license. I was subpoenaed to give testimony in the case. When the people of Bayfield ne gh ed of this action they dressed the Ontario Medical Council the, tol+ Iwoing letter! - “Gentlemen—The people of this community are suffering for lack of medical attendance. The Bayfield council has unsuccessfully advertised for a doctor to locate in our village. Those who came are discouraged. The cause is apparent to many and known) 4 o some. “We, the undersigned members of the Bayfield Council and other repre- sentatives, having learned with regret that your honorable body has been in- duced to take action against Dr. J. B. Whiteley of Goderich for assisting Dr Wm. F. Metcalf in his é¢fforts to re- lieve the suffering of one of our best- know and highly-respected citizens on July 26 last, threatening te abro- j} gate his right to practice medicine and surgery in this province and in so doing you have reflected upon the pro- fessional ability of said Metcalf and bored in it, so that the outer end of the cutter bar may be raised ta the same height as the inner end. On practically all standard makes of mowers the outer sole hooks into the shoe instead of bolting to it, as is the case with the inner sole on some machines. A wheel fs used in place of a shoe sole on the outer end of the cutter bar on some machines. When this is the case the upright to which this wheel is attached should be lengthened. On other machines the forward end of the sole hooks into a slot in the shoe in the same Manner as the inner sole. In this event the front end of the sole should be bent slightly upward and outward. Before shoe soles are made for any mower a careful examination should be made of the shoes to determine the exact size required and the manner in which they should be attached to the forward ends of the shoes. Inch should bel NEURALGIA eens A=" than retarnedste Bayfield where I this opportunity to affix our signature as follows..’ (THis was signed by nearly every- bout 500 signatures ‘being obtained in a day.) Dr. Whiteley’s trial was-conducted in the office of the Ontario Medical counchH in Toronto. It Whiteley retained his right to prac- tice, Tam told under good behavior in the future. I was told that my teasti- mony would not be needed. I asked permission to speak to the members ef the committee, This request was @ranted: [| then iaid before them letters signed by Dr. H. Wilberforce Afkens, registrar of the council, from which I quote as follows: First let- ter dated July 25, 1917. “Tf you forward to us.evidence of your being a graduate in medicine of the Ufiiversity of Michigan and will attend one session in one of our On- tario medical colleges you can then offer yourself for the final qualifying examination of the college.” : I quote further as follows; “At the annual meeting last summer the coun- cil decided to permit graduates of for- eign medical colleges to dispense with the year’s attendance on lectures and the matriculation requirements in ase of those medical colleges which oss oe todbed upon as recognised by our eouncil, List of such colleges is not yet prepared. If the University of Michigan happens to be fm that list, then you would be able to take your final qualifying open without farther study in this gr ‘ Seeond. predeated” i certificate showing matriculation in medicine in Toronto in 1885. Third letter dated September 25, 1917; In reply to your letter of 19th inst., I beg to say that at present there is no provision for foreign grad- uates obtaining a license in the Prov- ince of Ontario, other thah those who are graduates of some twenty colleges in the United States, and whose grad- uation is not earlier than 1916. Fourth letter-dated July 31, 1917, giving list of recognized medical col- pr my Alma Mater, the University ichigan being included. However this fact was of no benefit tome because I was graduated prior t 1916. It is apparent to anyone that those who were graduated sub- sequent to 1916 would not likely ac- cumulate sufficient expertence in sur- gery to enter into serious competition with the present genération of sur- geons in Ontario. I then questioned their right to prevent my pursuing the course for which I had qualified and paid my matriculation fee in 1885. Their at- torney, Mr. Osler, said I was right. one who was reqitested to sign—a-} Have your not a total wreck we can save you money tell you. Save Your Old Tires! T eae ere them by our Dri-Kure Process at about 4% the of buying new tires. Why throw away valu- RE-RUBBERED. « The Dri-Kure Disciek te to albicthes we cnn gusbaates Siete eden Wikis Ht Oi teed bael sayonen thors ts nn oie We repair any make or type of tire. “ Prices for Re-Rubbering : old Tires results. If money—If set repairable, we will ' 722 Yonge St., Por Silvertown Cord Tires add $2.50 to these se prices. The J. P. Holden Tire ond Retthae Coy Write us. The committee then made arrange- ments. for me to take the ar | council examination which was to be, held the following week May, 1918. I aid my examination fee and pre-'! sented mysélf for examination. The! subjects were medicine, surgery and. obstetrics. I thought the questions were fair. In the main they had} reference to diagnosis. Although for. years I had confined my work to | the surgery of the abdomen dnd pel-! vis. yet I had always to eliminate all other diseases. I had associates | with me several assistants, and main-; atory . I then went to Bayfield to await the; oral examination to be held about a' week later. Whiie there I operated | in four urgent cases. I then took the oral examination, which was satisfactory to me. Not hearing the result of the examina-| tion. I wrote to the registrar who re-| plied that I had pissed 14 obstetrics and failed in medicine and surgery. I had given up the practice of obste- trics twenty years before but had been every day operating and practicing medicine and sufgery. he. I asked counsel as to whether“ It would be advisable to take the matter to the Législature. He promised .to consult the head of the firm who was out of the city. I received a reply dated July 15, 1918 from which I quote as follows “T had a. talk with Mr. Dewart on Saturday... He does not think that much ig be gained by placing the before the Ontario Legi matter ture.’’. was promptly sued for operating in cages refe vn The ata at | operation is thought to be netessary tained a thoroughly equipped labor-! report for the asking. FRESH MEATS A full supply of Fresh Meats will always greet your eyes at this store. We - takes pride. in cutting meats to please onr cus tomers. Yuu are not urged to take what you do not + rast you ever bu it back and we wil DOMM'’S, Of “Gs meat not ae represen return the money. Tihne Modern MEAT MARKET dents of Bayfigid had his hand badly mangled in a sawmill, He was brought.to my house; he was then in danger of bleeding to death. There was no help for him nearer than nine miles. ft attended the case. That he might get his indemnity from the workmen's compensation board, I fili- ed in the blank forms at.the same time telling him that I expected no pay from the board and that I might be fined anything up to $100. Within two weeks complaint was made by Dr. Emerson of Goderich, the president of the Ontario Medical Council, and I was fined $25 and costs. The people of Bayfield and sur- rounding country promptly paid fine and costs. This is the first time they have had opportunity to show their faithfulness to the position they had assumed, and in theif letter expressed to the council at the time of the Whiteley trial How can I now re- fuse to serve them Since that time ‘I have gone fre- quently to Bayfield, where my fam- ily resides. I see anyone professional-| ly who wishes to consult me. When they come to Detroit. Hon. Justice Hogins of Toronto has prepared an excellent report on medi- cal education for the Ontario Legisla- ture, but apparently no action has been taken. Another can have this DR. M. F. METCALF THE eeiks F PUZZLE. Can Stones Be , Gecenell by Artificial A final solution of the much-vexed problem of producing natural by artificial means seems to have been ps To. t it has required a series of rather "saearkabae® scientific dis- coveries, most important of which was the fact that the pearl in the fresii-water mussel (the mollusk here considered) owes its origin to a tiny fiesh of the circle is completed. So q but this knowl- edge not make pratticable the artificial “breeding” of pear - to have been a mistake. The worm , produgés the pearl, but not in that way. The valves of the mussel’s shell tiny cells that secrete pearly mater- Sod Bin Bo Banca loan in fact, that the “mother-of-peari” of the on inte substance ; cee the same as that which makes a pearl. When the worm bores into the mussel, it sometimes (not always) carries with it some of the cells in uestion. The latter then, though buried in the flesh, continue, a func- tion in their ordinary manner, and thus ge . Pati ball a enave which we ca if the at ~ vormed close to the 2 Now we come to the point. worm Png ted pearil-making cells from the Lining membrane into the body oe the bivalve, it ought to be practicable to accomplish the same thing by artificial m As a matter of fact, it is. The be. done, without injury to the living mussel, by a small surgi- cal operation, a curved needle of spe- elal pattern being thrust between the valves of the shell, through the lin- ing membrane, and into the flesh of .. It does not achieve the wished-for result every time, but in a fair percentage of instances. With this bit. of knowledge avail- able, anybody ought to beable to grow pearls for sear with only . small outlay for the producing All you have to do “i to dam a utile stream, so as to form a pond, stock it with mussels of a ro Mace variety They are plentifully found in rivers and lakes all over the Mississippi basin. To make them yield pearls by the simple means described ought to re quire no very great amount ‘of prac- tice. And it is not necessary to de- pes the mussels to find out if they pearls, or whether the latter in yet big enough; for this can eas- der, moreover,

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