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July 24 1919 '\~) 5 THE FLESH EKTON ADVANCE New Head for C.P.R. Demonstration Farms IN being able to 'â- o cure Ihe «er\l is of Oeorge II. I it ton, U.S.A., n.s Siu iutcndcut of ii^ .' culture and Aiil Industry Branch, tlu Canadian r a c I II Kailway is to be < sratiilatcd in Audi a worthy siirip to Dr. J. G. Hutl (ord, wlio has b<eii appointed to a sett on the Board of Kail â- way Cowmistiioncr^ forCanada. I)r Rutherford, who has been a prominent figure in livestock <lrrles all over the aontlnent for mnnv years, has besn head of this branch f i more than six yoai during which pt-ri 1 he earned the estte of farmers, stockn and others throuj, out the country, ai many farmers i i Western Canada ow" a large measure their success to tl i- advice and assistan given by him. lu.s Buccessor, Mr. Hut- G. II. IHTTO.N. ton. has had considerable experience in Western Canada, and few men ara better informed than he on the agricultural possibilities of Western Can- ada, and particularly of Alberta. Since 19ii6 he has bein In charge of the Dominion Governments Experimental Station at l-aconibc in Central Alberta, where his work, especially in connection with livcstwk. has been of the utmo.'it value to farmers throughout the province and elsewhcr' in the Canadian West. * Mr. Ihilton has been connected with farming so long that he does not remember when he first began. He Is a thoroughly practical farmer. During his boyhood dava he did those- task.s whirl, u.s-.iaily fall ^o tl.c lot of a bov hrouKht up on the farm. I^ier he went lo (oll.tco "hero he obtained his U.S.A. degree. In I'JOO. After o:. ('rating a luim of his o.vn Jn Eastern Canada for about six years, he went West to take charge of the Governments Experimental Station, which he Is now U-aving to take up Ills appointment with the Canadian Pacific. He is known lliroi;-hoiit Western Canada as one of the foremost agriciiliurists in the country, and his activities in connection with the live stock industry may he sathered from the fact that he is president, vice-president or past jiresldcnt of six different breeders associations, besides holding numerous directorships. 'Few men have done more than he in promoting mixed farming ijiethoda among the farmers of Central Alberta. This he has done liy shov.inir the immense possibilities of the country and by proving In the practical ma::- ner how favorable the conditions are for tlie raising of live stock and dairying. Sent to I^combe to operate the Government Kxi)erlmental Farm there with a view to ascertaining and demonstrating the varieties of grains, graases, fruits, and vegetables most suitable to local conditions, and the best methods to employ to secure most economical results, he soon saw that if there was a great and useful Held in this work, there was also a very valuable one in the live stock industry in all its phases. He accord- ingly suggested to the Uepartment of Agriculture that the work of the station should Include experimentation with livpstock In addition to grains and other crops, and succeeded in convincing the head of the department of the merits of this suggestion. From small beginnings. .Mr. Ilutton and his assistants have built up at Lacombe the largest flocks and herds of any ezperlmeotal station In Canada, with the possible exception of the Central Farm at Ottawa. The Information gained as a result or the experiments conducted at Lacoml>e have been very valuable to farmers throughout Western Canada. Hog-ralsing, siieep-feedlng, boef and milk production are all subjects that have had most careful attention. During the last three years inon- than three thousand hogs have been used on the farm in tests of various hrecli to ascertain whicli were the most economical pork |)rodiic«'rs \inder local conditions. In a grading-up experiment with sheep now being conducted more than four hundred ewes are Included. An excellent herd of Angus cattle has also been established, and the foundations laid for a first i lass herd of Ilolstelns. From the sale of live stock, the farm has a revenue running Into many thousands of dollars annually. Mr Hutton's work with the Canadian Pacific will bo along lines Bimllar to thoso along which he has jireviously been engaged. UJs new duties will include the sup*TVision nf the system of demonst rat IdJ" farms operated by this company, at which settlers In Western Canada may re- ceive advice, based on the experience of many years as to the best farming methods to employ, thus giving the new settler a chance to avoid many of the mistakes likely to be made by farmers c-oming from a countiy where different conditions prevail. Probably no other private company land - railway or any other kind â€" in any country has spent so large a sum or taken so great an Interest in getting the farmer started right as has the Canadian Pacific Ilailway, and the appointment of a man of Mr. Hutton's ability and experience to he the head of Its .\griculture and .Animal Indus- try Branch indicates that no change lu this policy la tonlemplated. _j "Keep your mind off the lieal," say the doctors. "That's the way to keep cool." With a Victrola on your porch and some happy- liearted, light-footed music playing, it is quite poa- aible to forget all about the heat. :~-tSr Victrola Easy Term* If you say the word, we will send a Victrola to your house today on such easy teims that you will never miiu the money. W.A. ARMSTRONG, DEALER FLESHERTON ON i' FORAGE CROPS FOR PIGS Raise All the Dairy Calves You Possibly Can. We should Strive to Double Our Cow I'opulatlon In the Next Ten Years â€" More Immediate, nnil l^tr^er Oisli Returns, Secured by Sale nt Milk 'f liaii of Creuin Wliere Ii04:a- tlun Is Kovorablc. tContrlbuted by Ontario Department oi Agriculture, Toronto.) FOR the farmer who Is raising hogs, one of the greate.?t problems is summer pasture. A new luxuriant growth of green grass Is soon eaten off when the dry hot season comes and It is just at this time when the stockman needs some form of succulent feed for his stock. When the stock are running on pasture they are getting back to nature and there is nothing like good green feed as a conditioner for the animals. As for forage crops In this coun- try alfalfa and rape seem to give the best results, although anything that will produce a good green growth in a dry sea.son Is all right. Wherever alfalfa will grow It gives the best kind of permanent pasture for pigs, as there is no danger from bloat as Is the case of sheep and cattle. Alfalfa provides pasture for a great- er length of time than any of the grasses and is green and succulent even when red clover has become somewhat dried and woody. Heavy pasturing of alfalfa la not good for it and consequently the number of animals allowed to pas- ture on it should be restricted ami the plants should be allowed to grow up and be cut two or three times a season. Pigs, fed corn alone on al- falfa pasture, make fairly satisfac- tory gains since the protein in the alfalfa helps to balance up the de- Uciences in corn, although for best results a little of some nitrogenous concentrates should be fed. lied clover in the country (lives very ex- cellent results as a pasture for pigs, for the reason that it can be grown In a great many localities where alfalfa cannot be raised at all and coiisecjuently it's great value. At one of the Experimental Stations in the States, reel clover was inferior only to alfalfa, while at another it was found that it was surpassed only by alfalfa and rape. As an annual pasture for swine nothing surpasses rape. It can be sown both early and late in the sea- son and as a consequence forage may be provided for at any time. To get the best results from rape, it should be sown in the spring and allowed to obtain a height of twelve lo four- teen Inches befoie turning the ani- mals in. Care should be taken not to allow the plants to be eaten off too closely as tlie young plants do not get a chance lo recuperate. To guard against this it would be wise to provide a second plot where the animals could be turned in for a liiue. Ifapo is also grown in coii- jiinctioii with oats or with oats and llelcl pease, and some aulhorliii.'.« rank rape and oats next to alfalfa and red clover for pig pasture. For young pigs in pasture it is not wise to force them to subsist on what tticy can get. They should b». fed a lilllc! grain. Pii,s that aic Ui- ing pastuied for the purpose of fat- tening latter should have a liuilted grain ration, as litis system of [eed- ing has been found most oconouiical. â€" J. C. McHeath, B.S.A.. O. A. Col- lege, Guelph. 6REATPEAGHSH0RTAGE Disease Has Ravished Orchards in Niagara District. Cheap and EfTectivv Home-made Hemedii'S to Combat the Fly NuLsance-^Especial Care Requir- ed In Case of Pitlry Cattle- Care Must Be Taken to Prevent Sun-Sudd of Pigs During the Hot Wcatlicr â€" Prevention and Treat- ment Explained by Expert. (Contributed by Ontarto Department oi Agriculture. Toronto.) NO fruit tree disease this year has been so conspicuous and so Injurious as the Leaf Curl of Peaches. In early June more than halt of the peach orchards between neamsville and St. Cath- arines and many orchards in other localities were so badly affected that almost every leaf was distorted, swollen and turning a brownish color. Most of these trees will not enter winter nearly so healthy nor bear so large a crop next year as if they had not been attacked by the Leaf Curl. Control. This year's experience, though a hard one, will doubtless be of much value to the fruit grower, for it has shown as perhaps seldom before the great importance of early spraying of peaches to prevent Leaf Curl. By early we mean before the leaf buds have begun to swell. Sometimes late spraying, that is spraying after the buds have begun to swell, will control the disease, but it will only do so where the wet weather does not come until after the spraying. A single day's rain would not of course be sufficient to start the disease. It take.s several days of moist weather. There is, good evi- dence that even fall spraying after the leaves have dropped will also I control it. The best mixture to use is lime- Eulphur about 1 gallon to 7 gallons of water. Soluble sulphur 12 ',2 I pounds to 40 gallons ot water will also control the disease, but is not ( so popular with the growers as the I lime-sulphur. â€" L. Caesar, B.S.A., ! O. A. College, Guelph. Shall I Rear Dairy Calves In lUIUV In briet, raise all the heifer calve.j for which Ihtre is teed, labor, ancJ stable-room. More and boiler cows are needed in Otitano. 'i'lio uuuiber ol uiilk-cows in ilie province lias le- maliifd siatiuuary al abcut one mil- iiou, tor a good many years. There iw no good leasuu wliy this nuiuher should nut be doubled in the ne.vi leu yeais, bul il can be doiiu only by reaiuig or buying. UuyiiiB cows m expensive and risliy. It is a far bel- ter plan to raiso cows. Tins means lluu all tile busl heifer Ci^lves sjlioulu bo saved for lulure cows. As it re- qiwreb from liueo lo tour years lo clKUiKO calves into cows, in order lo double the cow poi)ulation in lea yeais, luaUing allowances tor ueccs- saiy discards, wu need lo begin riglii away, in order to attain Uit: UeaireU object. 1 lie average number of cows per lOU acres ol tuna lainl 111 t .uuiu.i is but two. Whereas 111 UenmurK it is loiiitecii, and in HuUaiid sixueii. \Ve liave a long way lo ko lu leuiiiit, cows, betore we have aiiywlicie ueai the luiiuber whidi are louud 111 tlio best Luiupeaii dairy couiililea. 'iliere is but one ecoiicmical way lo uiiaiu tins tesult, and thai is by raising piacticully all ihu lieiler calves drop[ied during the next ten years and as many puru-bred calves Ul excellent ancesuy, as may be re- qiiiied lor breeding purposes. bluill I t»ell Milk or Cream'.' This will bo deteiiiiined to a large extent by the character of Uie taiui- iUK cperatlone. 11 the need loi diiect, quick cash In laigesl amouui, la great, then sulliiig imih will best till the bill." On the oUur liaiid, it the dairy larnier can allord lo wait lor the slower returns liom cream uiiil live-Block, and (lartlculurly it lie (It sues lo Improve ur mainiuiii buil leiiitily, then selling cream m 10 be ucomiiiended. .Nearness lo market Is anmlu r laciDi. vVtiere the dairyman is near a small town and lie.d the tiiiiu n> peddle" iuilk, lie tan make uioi e iHtiiuy out ot his cows than by any ciili, I system. At tiu to twelve ceiiis a g;ail, a good cow will r-.iiiin liom l-'.ii 10 $3ul) pel year for her iihIk. \v .ten this Is coiup(-.;e(l with <lljij 10 »i ill (ler cow, while eieaiu ,"8 sold, 1,1 iiihH sent lo a thteie laclory or , iiiuu i.siry, we see wUal a deci;lea iiii'in^j .ilvanlage there Is iii sellnig 4iulK 10 custoniors dlreri. -- I'liii". h. H DfUII, O. A. Cl:lte2e. iiUtl,iH. Fly Renieillcs. The fly, like the poor. Is always with us in summer-tiuie. In spite of many campaigns having for their slo- gan, ".Swat the fly," he is still with us, and likely to be until the end of time. Flies arc a terrible nuisance in the home, in the dairy and in the stable. They torment tlej very life out of cows. It is strange that man with all his inventive genius, has not yet been able to overcome his agile enemy, the Uy. Up to the present, no very satis- factory remedy for cow-flies has been worked out. The most we can do is to apply something which keeps them off the cows tor a lime. The number of fly remedies is legion. There are several very good patent remedies. A good home-made mixture con- sists of two quarts of f;sh-oil or any kind of cheap oil or grease, one-half pint coal-oil, and four tabiespoonfuhi of crude carbolic acid, thoroughly mixed and applied to all parts of the cow except udder and teats, by means ot a cloth or brusii. This quantity will coat twenty-live cows, and unless there be rain soo.'i after applying, one coating will last a week. (Leave out the coal-oil for calves.) Lighter luixliires, containing creo- sol, zenoleum, etc., may be sprayed on daily. It done before milking, great care is needed, else the milk will become tainted. â€" Prof. H. II. Dean, O. A. College, Guelph. "Protecting I'lgs Fnini SnnscuUl." Now that the hot suiumcr weather has come those who own light colored t pigs are beginniug lo complain of : sunburn or sunscald. This condition I of live hide of tiie animal is similar ' to that ot people; il gives tlie same i degree of iiiicomfortableucss to the I pig and is caused in the same nuiu- ner. Consenueuily, llie same method of prevention and treatment may be carried out. ; In the llrst plac-e, "an ounce ot prevention is worth a pound of cure," ^ and the prevention is shelter. No matter what kind of stock is la the pasture, shade is essential, and much , more so is It for pigs on account of tlie thin coaling of hair on tlieir ' bodies. It tlio pasture tor pigs is so sitiialed that there are no trees to afl'ord sliade to the; animals il would be just as well to keep them shut up duiing the hottest pails of the day and allow them to run out during tlie eveiiiuK, night and early morning hours. By keeping them in a pen that is soniewliat darkened, they miss both the hot rays of the sun and Ihe Hies I'lai aio always so bad around a stable ot any kind, during the hot weather. Srlciiie people provide a "hog wal- low" ill their pasiuro which is^a very Kood thing, but the locatloii siiould be some Jilaco in the siiade, as il is a well-known fad that the hide will blister far quicker when WJl than when dry, A pig teems t« think that a wallow Is an e>:senlial thing, and if lie persuades the fanner Into thinking the same, the farmer iihould lead him to believe that during the heat of Ihe day it Is the best tiiiie 10 keep out of it. If the pigs have become sunburned at all, il is Well to keep them Inside for a few days aiul thoroughly greaso their bodies, with some nice smooth gruise such a.s vaseline. The grease tends to keep the air from the iirl- tated skin and ease the uncomfort- ableuess ot the animal. Vaseline also has u wonderful healing and cuiative property which niakts it preferable in such cases. â€" J. C. McBeath, U.S.A., O. A. College, Qteclph. I Auto Supplies | It Make thi.s garage he.athinarters tor all your s^ j|^ automobile supplies. 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