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PAGE SIX l. ml b . a”. â€". mu. ,. __ m. . ...,,.-..... SEVENTEENTH INSTALMENT SYNOPSIS: Ruth Warren, born and __ THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL. ONTARIO 4â€"- an 6/? JOHN [ram ,2; liol'seback~â€"Sna\‘cly, she By the time the first two you’re all through with real estate? I man ll’luinb through?” on thought. I Wag THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28th, 1933 head, she kept telling herselfsthere‘ NEWS AND INFORMATION FOR THE BUSY FARMER just had to be! As the last of her cattle passed through the gate, the counters drew together and Ruth rode up. She lis-l :ened as each man gave his count to Snavcly and wrote the figures in her notebook with trembling fingers: 3‘2, l5, ll! Twice she added the column while she was sure that the total was Then with a slap she whirled nor horse and galloped toward the alien house. llcr checks were wet .md she sang a throaty chant to the “I've won! I've won! 151. Winter Feeding of Market Hogs \Vintcl‘ fed hogs require a dry, reasonably warm bed. Exercise is necessary in the early stages of growth. Include in the feed lilixture a Variety of grains such as oats, barâ€" ley and shorts or middlings. Skimâ€" niilk or buttermilk should be included and must be always fed uniformly sweet or sour. Tankage may replace the milk. Do not attempt to finish less than in 1032 owing to drought and intense heat during the growing season, the value of production shows an increase of nine millions of do)- lars or 8 per cent over last year. I Ontario‘s export of apples to the il'nited Kingdom for this season up .to November 15th was 240,000 bar- :l‘L‘lS. This figure exceeds the total l>lllplll0llt$ for the entire season dur- iing each of the three previous years, raised in an Eastern city, is willedl “Plumb through, Dad. Turned three-fourth interest in the Dead Lan-icverythlng I had into cash a month tern ranch in Arizona. With her, ago. Cash’ll come in handy when we Were opposite her, three bunches more were in sight and she turned her She soon came own horse eastward. li ' 11’ it's: ‘ . q a I’v::Il(\V:§ynm too quickly or crippling may result. lwhlch were as follows: Mothâ€"105,000 A ' - 'b- -- l~ 11)“1~136 000 barrels- 1932 " Vi ' ' .ft=' .' ll" while (“193v I) ’ ’ . lhm “£ng 1 u \m I (I â€"30‘.J,000 barrels. Apple exports this . Turnips For Sheep Oavld and Ann were youthful husband, who is in poor'buy that section south of us here and,upon three cows, each with a calf, makin the j g In Canada many sucessful sheep health, and their small son, David, they come to Arizona to take up where Ruth’s brother, reported killed in Mexico, had left off. They reach Dead Lantern, 85 miles from the near est railroad, with the help of Old Charley Thane, neighboring rancher who also carries the rural mail. At the ranch they find the partner, Snavely, and a huge woman, Indian Ann, who greet them suspiciously. As they trudge the 5 miles from ranch gate to the house they pass a huge rock in a gulch where a voice whispers, “Go back. 'Go back." Ruth’s husband caught in a rain shortly af~ ter their arrival contracts pneumonia and passes away before medical aid can be brought. Ruth, penniless and without friends attempts to carry on but is balked at almost every turn by the crafty and plotting Snavely. Des~ pite obstacles of all kind, Ruth gives notes on her ranch interest to pur- chase cattle. She is assisted by Old Charley Thane and his son, Will ’l'nane. hired to assist with the work. A peculiar sickness develops with the livestock. Snavely calls it “liver fever” . . . and says he has a powder for the water to cure the disease. Ruth’s whole future is at stake on the development of the herd to meet; her notes following the first roundup. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY “Oh, I’m so sorry,” whinéd the voice, “but I jest can’t open it." “Well, why can’t you open it~yer arm broke?” “I’m taking a bath," said the voice sweetly. This was too much. Old Charley planted the sole of his boot against A Mexican family has, been cattleâ€"but, were they enough to meet Ple up some more StOCk-" and drove them before her. Just Old Charley nodded happily. “I algwhere she was driving- them she had ways knew you’d be comin’ back no very clear idea, but she could see isom‘e Of these days- But What have that the other riders were converging 'YOU been doing here the last month? ; toward a common point and governed Sleeping 111053 0f the day, I reekOil-'herself accordingly. This pomt proved 1 never saw you so fat an’ glossy.” lto be a level piece of ground about i Ruth slowly awoke and saw that it; half a mile from the eastern end of lwas still dark. She wondered idly: the pasture. Why Ann was movmg about in thei The nine small streams of cattlei kitchen so late, and was luxuriously; merged, flowed on, and were throwni slipping back to sleep when she heard i into an eddying pool by the circling the thump 0f boom! 35 Snavely came a riders. Two of the men left at once, Il'olll his room and walked across thel loping to a ravine Where mesquite house to the kitchen. Suddenly Ruth was plentiful. When they returned knew that it was mormngâ€"the long-Mragging firewood at the end of their awaited morning when the round-uplriataS’ the cattle were in a close_ was to begin. As she rose and strug- l packed bunch, and the remaining gled into her riding clothes, the great i riders sat the-n. horses at intervals weight of anxiety which had lifted.a,.ound the circle. Snavely’ Alfredo, during her sleep settled back upon her, iDon Francisco and one of the extra The roundupâ€"would there be enough Mexicans dismounted, kicked off their cattle? lchaps,‘ and building a fire, laid on the 1n the two months since she had acâ€" 1 branding. irons; Ruth and three Mex_ leinenfly pilaceh p°is°n m the springlicans keeping the herd together, mean 'troughs no new harm had come to the while_ When the irons were hot Snavely her note, Her desire to find the an-Imotioned to the grizzléd Old Juan, swer to this question increased withl who left Ruthvs Side of the herd and lead‘ day’ but She Conld “0t esumatel advanced into the centre of the mill- lthe number 01' salable animals scat- mg cattle, swinging his Nata. me“ over the “111011; She could not Ruth had llG‘l' hands full. With only give an intelligent guess aboutl three riders to keep the herd in place l‘Velgh“ and quallw and price' Shel many of the cattle decided to break lonly kneu that she had lost inore‘away. Every ten seconds, it seemed than a tentn or the value 01‘ her note. to Ruth, some animal on her Side of l The“: 100 If her dealflith Parka" the herd would bolt. She had aban- was to do the ranch any good, only domed 01d Brisket for such acuve {the poorest of the cattle could be sold riding in favor of Boots, a Spring}. only the Steers and the 01d COWS' young horse with an aleit mind and a lThe 1‘95? 01: me StOCk and the fine thorough knowledge of the cow busi- bulls must remain for the improve- HESS He,enjcyed running after the “lent 0f the ranCh- Rum could “Qt animals that broke from the herdâ€" see much advantage in selling all the Ruth rather suspected him of egging cattle to keep the man Witherspoon them on. from foreclosing on the notesâ€"what Such riding is exhilarating sport \ years old again for about half an the door with all the force in his body. l good was there in threeâ€"quarters" in- The door few inward and Will Thane terest in a cattle ranch With no cattle stepped to the threshold. “Come right. â€"or, in a ranch which only brought in in, Dadâ€"I knew you’d call some day." fifteenl hundred dollars a year? - Old Charley sat; down slowly on the} She left David sleeping and went box, utterly heedless of the wash-' into the dining room. She and basin. After a time he murmured Snavely breakfasted silently by lamp- mouu'nfully, “If you was only ten light, then went to the corrals. It was ust light enough at the cor- rals to distinguish one hOI'Se from an- other. The six Mexican cowboys were waiting by the gate, each with a cigarette in his mouth and a rope 0r bridle over his arm. Snavely in- dicated to each of the men the horse he was to ride for the day. The Mexican entered the, corral, caught his mount, and led it to the saddle shed. Ruth, Snavely and the Mexicans rode into the north pasture. About three miles from the ranch house Snavely gave each man his orders, then rode away to the west. To Ruth he had said nothing, nor could she understand much of what Snavely had Phone 921: l told the Mlex1cans. She stayed where (she was, on a hilltOp. The men, she isupposedl, would ride west and distrib- lute themselves along the line fenoe as {it wound through the mountains. They would then all start eastward driving the cattle before them. She waited tworhours on that hill- top before she saw the first cattle coming. Two miles to the north an ant-like string moved over a ridge and disappeared into a ravine. A moment later, and much nearer, she saw a small bunch of animals emerge from the underbrush followed by a ’J s hour! . . Later, after he had eaten Will’s supper, the old man was somewhat mollified. “Will, you omey pup, danged if this ain’t the happiest day I’ve seen! And you’ve already been here a month. You son-ofâ€"a-gunâ€" provin’ up on your homestead. And R. H. KANE Roofing CHIMNEYS BUILT & REPAIRED EAVESTROUGHING FURNACES 74; Yonge St. RICHMOND HILL The Goodwill of our Clients is one of our most valued assets. The retention of this goodwill by honest dal- ing, fair treatment and goal service has permitted us to steadily expand our bustle-l from year to year. Your investment Ind In- surance problems will u- ceive our very best atten- tion. J. ROY HERRINGTON Real Estate & Insurauu Telephone 87 93 Yonge St. Richmond Hill. OIL BROTHERTON’S ° BOOKING Steamship OFFICE Special Sailings to the Homeland by: Canadian Pacific, Cunard and Anchor-Donaldson lines at Lowest Rates. Pnotos and PaSsports Secured “l enquiries confidential We look after your wants right. from your home. Phone Willowdaie 63.! Office Stop 6. Yonge St. Lansing She waited two hours on that hill- top before she saw the first cattle coming. for half an hourâ€"rather like the fastest moments of a fast polo game, but in three hours it can be wearing. When all the calves had been branded the herd was driven to the holding pasture, a small enclosure of one thousand acres. As the cattle passed through the gate the counting began; one man counted calves; an- other, yearlings; another, grown steers, and a fourth, cows. The count was over and the riders were returning to the home ranch when Ruth rode up beside Snavely. “Well, how does it look?” “How does what look?” replied Snavely. ‘ ‘ “I meanâ€"do you think we’re going to have enough? Weren’t there a good many calves and young steers in that bunch ?” “Can’t tell nothin’ yet,” said Shaveâ€" ly gruffly. “I don’t know if you’re goin’ to have enough or not. As a guess I’d say you ain’t.” “I have it all figured out just how many weâ€"” “You figgered, I reckon, that a quarter of the sale don’t apply on that fool note, didn’t you?” Ruth drew herself straight in the saddle. “Certainly Mr. Snavely." She reined in her horse and dropped back between Alfredo and old Don Francisco. The Mexicans pulled their horses aside to make room and with many smiles and chuckles began talk- ing to her. They loved to hear her broken Spanish. By the time the com- pany reached the saddle shed, Ruth had learned that Don Francisco con- sidered the cattle large and fat and the calves plentiful. He also suc~ ceeded in conveying to her the results of the count. That evening Ruth studied these figures in connection with others she had gathered in her conversation with Old Charley and her studies of the cattle raisers’ magazine. But she went to sleep as undecided as ever. The roundâ€"up would take four days and if on each of these days the count ran as high as on the first, and if on one of those days about one hundred ‘c-Xtra animals should appear, Ruth knew that she could meet her note. Provided, of course, that Old Charley had guessed shrewdly about the prices the cattle buyers would be paying. . . Ruth never knew how she got through the fourth and last day of the round-up. Twice, after the cattle had been gathered and the branding begun, she left the herd and rode in- to the foothills. But neither time did she see a single overlooked cow or i calf. She stood biting her lower lip and pulling at her saddle strings as the counting began. There simply must i I chickens secure against skunks and coyotes, Ruth put on a gown she had not worn for more than a year, and- .lld her hair three times. Vi hen David came in he asked, "Why are you dressed up so beautiful Mama?" "Oh, just because," Ruth did not quite know herself; but she was con- vinced it was the thing to do. “I think we ought to celebrate once in awhile don't you, David?” “Like a party?" “Rather, yes." “Mama! Let’s go down to the barn “they‘ve got a nice fire there and Alfredo’s playing music. Shall we? Come on!" Ruth grasped the boy's arm him guiltily out of the house by way of the back porch. Snavely was in the sitting room. The llltichans sat around their fire, talking, laughing and singing, as the mood and the everâ€"active strings of All‘ludo’s guitar persuaded them.l When they saw Ruth, wonder shone from their faces, then admiration and pleasure. They all sprang to their I The round-up has been good. think we will have a celebration. feet, but Don Francisco was first. Ruth smiled, went to the fire and spread her hands. “It is cold," she said in matter-ofâ€"fact Spanish. Imâ€" mediately Francisco bowed her wel- come and huried to the barn for one of his rawhide chairs. But when he returned Ruth had seated herself on the ground next to Magda. She was not going to be the only one of the group who sat on a chair, gown or no gown. Gradually, it became apparent to the Mexicans that the Senora Ruth and her son had merely come to the fire for warmth and company. Delight- edly, they aSSured each other of this, by smiles and nods. Little Magda sat; closer to Ruth, and made her own im- portance felt among her companions_ by speaking exclusively in English,; thereafter. k Suddenin Ruth had an inspiration,t and with many pauses and appeals tol Magda for the right word she made a' speech: “My friends. We have worked and gathered many cattle. The round- up has been good. I think we will have a celebrationâ€"um fiesta grande. Some of you have friends in Palo Verdeâ€"bring them and the mothers and children. On Saturday we will cook a cow.” Continued Next WEek .. i i THE l RICHMOND HILL Flax and Barley Wanted FLOUR BRAN SHORTS . Poultry feed always in stock. 139 Phones 82W WE DELIVER lbe more than one hundred and twenty â€"_ raisei's feed turnips to their sheep. The excellence of many pure-bred l'loeks in which international prize winners are reared is in great meas- ure due to the liberal use of suc- culent foods, and no other green crop is so generally used as turnips in the winter season. Apart from their food constituents, turnips wonderful effect in maintaining a vig orous condition of the digestive or- gans and general system. Young lambs born in the winter or early spring are greatly benefited by liberal feedings of finely sliced turnips until grass arrives. Previous to lambing, ewes should not be heavily fed upon pounds per day being very beneficial; a larger quantity is liable to cause abnormally large. soft lambs, defic- ient in vitality. Breeding Essential for High Egg Production The average production of all the lbil‘ds in the laying contest held at llarrow for the past three years is about 180 eggs per lien. It; i; roughly estimated that it costs about 80 to 100 eggs to feed a hen for one year. The hell which lays about 180 eggs in a year produces eight times as much profit as a 110-egg hen, less the small] extra cost of feed required to produce the larger number of eggs. The mor~ al of this story is that breeding is one great factor which governs pro- fits, and that if the farmer has not the. inclination or is unable to. carry on his own selective breeding pro- gram to save his own flock from de- terioration he must depend on the poultryman who makes this a prac- tice. Indiscriminate use of untested males means reversion; and it should be borne in mind that the yield of the jungle fowl, from which our high- record “egg machine’ of to-day 0rig~ inated, was probably about two dozen eggs in a year. Health of Poultry Flock Normal health is essential in. a poultry flock because illness lowers egg production and reduces weight gains. Disease, particularly when of a communicable nature, is preventable. Medical treatment of a sick flock costs money with little assurance of profitable results. Constant vigilance is necessary to prevent the spread of contagious disâ€" ease ln the flock. Crop Facts Although the volume of field crop production in Ontario this year was have a l year promise to set a record as on !Nov. 15th 220,000 barrels of apples lwei-e still on hand in cold storage. t Greatly increased cold storage facilities, erected in the last few years, now permit our growers to hold their apples and market them in lthe Old Country when prices are at ' their best. Ontario tobacco continues to secure tan increasing share of the British lmarket, with exports for 1933‘ total- Eling over 15,000,000 lbs., or 50 per {cent more than in 1932. Loans to farmers on farm proper- lty during the past year by the On- , tario Agricultural Development: lBoard totalled $6,700,000 as compared and led turnips or other roots, from 4 to 5 lm’th $8,500,000 last year_ The Canadaâ€"United Kingdom Trade Agreement that went into effect on Nov. 15th, 1932, has resulted in num- erous gains in Canadian exports in 1a wide range of farm commodities. Bill of Lading Required All tluckers handling livestock are required by Government regulations, under which their licenses are issued, to furnish farmers with bills of lading on livestock shipments. Many farm- ers are not aware of this regulation . or the protection it affords them and many cases come to light where live- stock shippers have suffered loss {through not insisting on a bill of llading from the trucker who hauls his stock to market. Under the Highways Act, every trucker stansporting livestock for hire is required under his P. C. V. license to furnish a bill of lading to the shipper. The Regulation affords the producer an opportunity of de- termining to whom his livestock is sold. In any case it assures the ship- per that he will get his money and a full and correct statement from the purchaser to whom the trucker de- livers his load. These regulations do not apply to farmers transporting their own live- stock nor to drovers who purchase outright from the farmer and trans- port their purchases to market. But if the farmer fails to insist on a. bill of lading from the trucker who hauls his cattle he can have no assurance of where his livestock is sold or to whom, or at what prices and more- over, he has to accept the trucker's responsibility for returning his money With a bill of lading from the truck er the farmer can make sure that. his cattle are not sold direct to a Packer by whom the trucker may be em- ployed, if he desires the open compe- tition of the Stock Yards. PUBLIC NOTICE re Alberta Coal tf‘***# WE ALWAYS CA RRY A STOCK OF s THE BEST GRADE Rosedale From the deepest seam and the most uniform coal in the Drumheller district. Rosedale coal is recommended as the best coal for Stoves, Grates and Furnaces. 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