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TAURUUDAY, MAIECH leek. lett
DIARRHOEA IN FOALS
court Cines Mashy Ames An -
nosily Among Young Casts.
t yral►totata frivbzti .t$al and Tinsel)
" reattateat ituageeted R-.• I,vulal•
stem' tool t stow Alii a blind
ilfrene:►e-P reparingteettardenit .
iC'»ntrleA ri a¢iilr cnNeroton o.►trneUt rti'
The occurs nee of t'enurS its foals
ifs rereetan halo for a eensideraele part:
of the leseet e•mong then& duties,.the
• Parlor periods o? their Circa. It often
makes it`; appear&nee within 1 ten
days atter birth.: without array appar-
ent camel. Amon;( the various causes
respontsaiale may lie imc'ntieued too
long, interval's being' chewed between
the suelting pertain. a e. ie often the
ea:,e when tete dant is beim corked
,end the teat allowed to elicit only
during theenornings, noon, and even*
lugs, szttclwhen the Seal to hungry
the milk 1„ nw:tllowed:rapidly halt its
excessive etiantltles. Another free.
quent 'mune is the feet sttektug the
THE HORSE AS A MOTOR SEED POTATO STORiNG
Old #iinSomething Morel "hl n i Practical Wa Regardiat Their
1 Mere Machine,
MMlaide Oysters Shed Okla 1 ►Mrl1I:'•- At the let is shown Tasty* Pei-.
rattan. winner of en oyster tstlienher con t held int- Warren, R. 1. Ile op-
ened 1,2,78oyster> in WI hour, avaeagiug one every three seconds. John
.-Fontes,on the right, finished Woad, and James #}llev (centre) in third
?lace. In .all.-theg three .ussbotbened the rovercoats, of 8,142 bivalves in an
*Our. f
i
.TAT
BENEFITS a
'thea to iii eoa a 'acet etre. catch ethe
the naumber et ' years a pl%ntattele
Will nonfinite in good dbaili►
con-
dition depends to time :extent upon
ittcatton viandboil,: the most import-
ant teeter . to the ca a •whieh it re-
ceives, uf`prodfCtixeness
'Ceixes. The pe 1 d
of 'both currant and. gooseberry
plants 114 lunger •in northern regions
than tpward the southern• limits of.
their culture sell longer on heavy
soil thee, on sandy
la gardens Where the available
land le limited itt extent, eurreets
and gooedberries mat' well rte plant-
ed among; thea tree. fruits and left
therepermanently. The elaede of the
trees, pfiotecte the fruits, trent sun
scald.._, and, the foliage i usually
healthier itt such locations than
when ;grown whereit is treely 'ex-.
liaised•to'the sun, •
P
°.A ' lace with good air draiiaage le
1 sero of the Mil situ 5�.� , ti _,
Nitrogen -Su Alien.
Too Frequent Frequent Crit(n Gi rowin sI;
hausts. the Solt i.elftetetlont Wilt
- ,` Help to Destroy Weeds, ltnsecte,:'
and Fungus • Ferts,-••Currrants and
k• Gooseberries, ,
arta eat of
(Contributed by Ontario De D
Agrlcultere. Toronto.)
o Peri.
�......•_ Crol► rotationsi."will, it. lir P ..I
Planned and practised,'ntaitatafti the
humus: supply in -`the: soi}ri.will •r4-;
store the nitrogen supply. 'will ; gine
the benefits resulting from alternat-'. ps(eferred for gooseberries. Zit lows
b s 'that have differelat: teed damp plane.: mildew attacks both.
requirements
p .and fo lege more severely than
▪ uirements and leave'difTerent ro 'fruit a
xed on,s,lrigher sites where tate air
of circa-
i hel
it
residues in the &.oil; .yv 1i'• P "' latioe is better. (Currants, however,
weed; ;insect and•fultgus disease Casa- are seldom severely, attacked by
'
w
i
l
-
; will male heelless mannaement dew. Therefore,when, the ,siteIs a
possible, wilt distribate.tielabor a 0 1 g'one currante may be planted
Dit olower:p rt wdnd Soa�e.err e
e riakothe IDs in above.Xa both tratsbtosaomsteer • reduce th
• orcrop Years: eoriyin the spring, neithe,l, co
uld
where late
o tsrvh ae
. 1 covin %,xhau4ts.the Sail. be planted itt,iow pQke e
Ora n G in frosts . may kill, the' flowers.
T.R,nds that` are continually used aPr tX
. � forgrain crops will in time sgow Gooseberries ordinarily
are pr
P
a•
�ated by,�mKuhdla layers. The; ptant
exhaustionOf the humus supply, dub
from which layers at -tato -be t►t oeured
to°annual tillage creating eonditiotlt should be eat back eteavily betore it
oxidation. Lands that are hegins to grow in, the spring., By
that favorill have wilt out outflerousr
1 I w
�'u #
Y
f
ellen o
a
'the
`: tram u
rest ho I lie be
given . a efts. t g d# n
i nshoots.- 'or us 3
$rig a
Plough, disc, avid cultivator,
fox
mare atter eke hes been Dover -exert-
ed,. or while elle ip•in an overheated
e e
e m
ash P
udder h_
thei
n
ilio and condition,
filled With milk in ','hiclt• there' may
be an excess of • the prodUcttt '.et tis-
sue .waste, drained front the system.
Arttfetal-•feedirie , hi also •anothe,:
cause, as in the ease of foal&: netng'
ted cin emelt xnllk..
It May also result from, the India
criminate use. of phyc4C medieinel;.
The -milk of the, dam is also, Ma-
terially affected by the nature of the
diet, and sudden .chances' trent one
kind of food•to mother•cauee•a ver-
Cation lit the intik, which needs tar
derange the stomach of the togs...
There are also otherpredlsposint
/adores -Ruch as exposure to: cold'_
• ratite' and the keeping of the young;
anluaal in a damp. unwholesome stat-
ble, and especl;tlly where the floors
aro filthy' anti �i9et, outing to laett' Ot:
drainage. •
In - addition to the foregotnt:, to
ore
are 'Also some infectiounitgents (dis-
ease
dis-
ease;gerins) which cause a very fatal
term sof 'scours or dysentery itt foaiat
Syniptoins.-t.--iiViheu• the fuel tri aft
tected with scours,, 'the symptoms
ay be grist Preceded 'by a cons e
V a
on
a er is
'how
o r rah ,
lin kit , .
d bond t .
Il l
ud
6 ot followed by' the; P# satge q
-
at fir
es t P
chax
edi e
matter. ,.. Th
ty. g
.
pear sort andaelimy and have often
a 'pecttiter, offensive: odor. The tail.
and hips become soaked and cc►vered
i re•'.
with the ,discharges.,which, n
vete cases; become- More r frequent;
and ; very.: watery: The foal then
• rapidly 'loses condition and becomes
very. weak'' and the belly becomsts
nd
the. condi-
tion
sed
arils t
tender.. I# •not
tion may prove fatal in froth two
to ten days.
n.�-• a.a.
vno A
re a ti
P
']'reitnaeixt and
means• to prevention, the ;trot eon
sideration should be the avoidance
of the various•. causes which have
been mentioned. ,Tile foss should be
protected'from exposure to cold rain
storms. The stable should be main-
tained in.a good, dry, andclleian cone
dition, and plenty of dry bedding pro-
vid ed in the stall. occupied by the
foal. In cages where the fettle be-
ing fed me ctiw's milk, •it aihouid be
modi�kd to ovist by the addition of
about One -third -•water and 'suniclent
sugar to .make''It' sweet to the trite.
In cases where. the dam is • being'
.worked' and , the foal "having access
to ..her= only during monthlies. noon,
and evenings, care should be exercis-.
ed to prevent it,, when. hungry and
the stomach empty, from sucking
the milk too rapidly and in Wei -
!dye quantities. If the dam bag been,
over -exerted and become over -heated,
some of t milk .should be with
drawn', by hand 1rota the udder be-
e ce
tore`'aillowiue the foal°:to comm n
auekim't;•
The- nature Of • the treatment em-
ployed in affected foals Ts to some
extent governed by the origin of the
trouble, so that the esuse should be
ascertained Jr possible.
With the exception of those cases.'
which:.have resulted from the'itnpro-
per cruse of piiiesic medicines, it is ue•
ually best to begin. 'treatment by giv-
ing iC teaspoonful of laudanum, com-
bined With two' ounces of castor oil
as a drench; In addition, a teaspoon-
ful of prep&"red Chalk and powdered
:catechtt may be given in a cupful of
Nue
boded milk or' flour Gruel every P
or ,Bre hours, until the' movements of
the bowels becoine more regular.
Another common remedy Is a table
epo'ontul Of : lime water and 'a tea -
•spoonful• of laudanum, given in a
little boiled milk, repeated every four
hours ss required.'
When the foal is in a weakened
coliddition, its strength 'should be kept
up ,� ty means of l:n egg button. up
With several ounces of the mother s
milk, and poured :Carefully into the
mouth, and repeated at intervals of
several hours, as may appear necps-
sary. 'he:foal should in all calves
be kept warm and conttortab'le until
better, If the foregoing measures
are not effective in checking the con-
dition time, x;
re.,.,onad
e
• i a V..
diticu wattle
cad veterinary treatment may be
necessary. ---•i`. D. bfcOlivre:Y,
President Ont. Vet. College, Toronto.
le 'no i.Onous ingredient
Therepo
Ile in Largely * Seit ftaeeler ••,• Does
Not Rapt When nesting -M• Has
Winter Plats% and Keep.
'the Stored, Tubers ltegelre tit iseu•�-'
Itoporestteea ot 'leittilattott--
Hurse Wise s-- lecep au Mutual' Ia lleeere et T.wtpersturo,-Look
*mentors -How* to Select th y Over tiecrl at rianttntt*-� miter
ltreesttng liana
teentribntttd' pit Metres t)epetrttnsat oft
*arteusture. Ternoto.t
The horst le, and ilii eontintt0 to i The potato Is as living or„anist.t
he. the principal farm motor for **land if snot kept under eenditiott$
Indefinite period. There are approxi- favorable to eoutinued Ilea will die.
mately 1,400,000 horses an Canada. Seed potatoes frequently fall to pro,
ilii ot w hicla are used as to source Of dace plants. Tho rause Mae he data
motor power. Ono and a half rail- to the death ot the bads before
lion may not seem to be a large planting.
unmber, but if we were to pisee the.' Oxygen st N;ecessaty.
horses itt the Ilondnton heed and 1 All living plants' require oxygen,
vast 1a otO "ItParade line. they ! and Vita the potato in literate) this is
w ottld reach f:c:tn 'llanf ur tR Vatneau-• obtained directly troth the. air* euta•
ver, SO there is some horse'desh lett t4 1 ht storage take lta oxygen rind
'in Canada. notwithetttndlo state* . asses glve off eat'bon dioxide and heat
inenai to the, contrary lay people In. The carbon. dioxtda and heat are
terested in the manufacture of meck- harmful, and Will destroy the tubers
anieAl tasters. for seed Purposes. Potatoes stored in
About the •Fat•m horse. dead air for- IOU day* rarely sprout
Tho tarot horse, as a farm motor and .grow •whett planted. Potatoes
diftersi- froln tale tuechani4al tarts stored in tri moisture, saturated stir
' el#
`n sPettis
self teed} r d rot 1 0
la .t,et e u
Motor in vital It if generally mold. setten a
matntatnlbag. self reproducing, and toes foe' Need purposes should be lira',
t}elf eantro}ltaatf. These qualit1e. giro clean and cool 'when ,placed in the
this horse a , tramendotie advantage -
to doss Its Weediest Soli.
(Contributed cbr % Itutnr.t rorontno ►acne et
two...
f to the
mounded with es,rth •hal yvay
while grow- of •the.sltoots.. 'By. autumn the
• ears out o1 every four toss
Years rooted, Those -with
ve
Ing .a hay or pagtsire Crop wlii,not. shoots will have
•then be cutoff and
become depleted • of humus .material, . • strong roots' y
set in :the -nursery, to be green for
roots of the' cloverand' 600 or two. years before' planting in.
since thea seer 1i> ` roots are not Veil
-er s' will during their p r the field.:.If .the r P, v_
grass op
of growth increase the quantity e1 de°veleped, it will .be'better :tq,leaxe
vegetable matter or haimus snaking. the shoots ,attached to the .parent
material. • plant for a.•eecond .year.
The common food Plants 'have , Deer to. ido8s I1 1!•eedisrSg t3alt.
afferent 'root •systems.. ie- h
guile d
root.Drops go deep, the .. Salt is-'dangerous.to hogs. Thous �
genies s andfibrous roots like :other animals, swine crave slat
and to - and. �grainsnearer
the' have The theV. ,are more ekeily :poisoned even
gra teed. nearer surface.tmall quantities of it. It they
grains ao st a their.during the
piing, receive small amounts.regularly at
anand are most active during (corn spring .Bret they seem to : develop a toter-
thdearly ops r, while Corn air alt but care .anust be oxer-
o s draw the greater pert ;saes for•Solt,
the .heir food
dduring tee late cased in giving it to theme.
sti p1 du ng •
of their supply
Certain pigs were allowed to graze
in pastures with cattle where tbpy
had access to a salt lick or trough,
licked • the salt ravenousle,:and 411.
but three of the :Herd died. U: an-
other ease Where -salt brine was tots -
summer.
Dee the Softas.* Feeding Ground.
The point is to ode the soil ns .a
feeding ground for the various food;
Plants in Such a way as to employ
all its resources during the rotation taken for sugar -water and fed to
period, but not to -overwork "or ex- •hogs 'with.garbage,; the pigs were
phours:
haus( any .particular Bart of what ipoisont!d and died sit
the soil zany 'offer. .ti soli Hiatt • as
$objected ,to the task of nour'ietting,
type
a surface feeding
f plane' over
a long .period' of: years will become
• et wt
h-
' element!" i
a0 e
exhausted
of the d
int die° ors.
• in the range of the feeding To
The same is true when a soil is else
jetted to supplying the same food
elements in, excess to. Classes ot
plants requiring thetsatd0 • elements.:
Alternate Shallow and Deep Eteldieg
Crops.,•..
storage bin or celiace-a dry earth
arth
over the+ecitt►;nieaf devices used for floor is to he preferre&.�
tleld, work oa the farina, end tor
fiatilage on. the "roads. n 'Ventilation. Intportaint,
Tile gorse :t sr$ely at Salt i?eeder. The ventilation Nhouldbe arrang-1
Self• feeding means a lot, Thera ed eo that air is admitted at the hot•
is no carburetor on the }torso; AQr. tom of the bins, shove upwards Very
a e s ark 'lug required. Gireen grass, slowly and out at rho ceiling. 0)' root
r p p
ga
od clean hay and oats. tato ` ro- :through v ntllators designed to carry
Aught Ot,tha'1lelds in which the arse away water vapor ana heat, €small
tX
letters, produce (1119' energy that steeps ' bins separated by au air space or
up the horse's body, 'and ; keeps . him rams .arrangement leech ata stn air
going as 'a motor while :labor is be' Puke or double slatted gate that will
Ing performed. Prevent deed or warm air aecumtila
'tie• Anima Meteor a liellabta One. tions are to be referred to, largo'.
-Withinthe' ,ltorse'e body cavity bin storage where the temperatures,
there is a wonderrel self'matntain- may run too high or the air become•
jog rmotor. Tho heart, the Ringsh and uaolst and dead, , .
dt alive rgane wake sit engine "
Salt -poisoned pig&'usutilly ,shote no
symptoms until from 12 to 24 bears
or more, They then show increased
thirst, dizziness, or a deep Stupor,
frothingat the mouth, refusing feed,'
ttnd sometimes being afsiicted with
vomiting or diarrhoea. Death usually,
follows after 24 hours. •
Treatment in such eastes may coat
gist: 'of a dose of two teaspoons of
cornstatch boiled in two ounces of
water (until transparent and then di-
luted with water enough td make one
pint; or a tablespoon of unground
linseed mixed with water until it
makesa mucilaginous masa.
When salt Is given to pigs it
should be included as' an ingredient
sit a mixture containing three parte
each of sodium sulphate, sodium
dhloridc (salt), sodium carbonate,
iron sulphate, and one Part of floe •
erg of sulphur, This may be placed
in some kind of 'a self -feeder where
hogs may have tree access to it, or,
ft •May"_be giving by mixing from
three to five tablespoons to 'a bbrrei
of 'slop-teetl, or from two to three
tablestloone to the bushel of dry teed,
raiz. thoroughly.
It Is not advisable to have salt
alone in any kind ot container at
the free dispoNal of hogs.
By planting ii rotation thin; will
call for a surface feeding crop .one
year, a•deep feeding crop the ,next
Veer, and a rest froim -ttillage for•two
°years the soil is not Aubj Cted to the
same everlasting drain oh' lts fertile
sty that the one crop or no systole
imposes. The work that the soil is
required to do is dilitrlbilted over a
longer period, the soil le given time
to rest up" while certain food ole -
meats are reachittr A cofadittoit east
• able for plant food in quantity large
enough to be Whenof use. to crept *re alternated,
crop.
weeds, insects and fungus pests, all
of which like the sameness ed con-
ditions Characteristics of the oust crop
system, are not given a chance to
increase, but are rooted out and de-
stroyed annually'throug1t the break-
ing up of conditions suitable to sch
W
Peat,byemploying a aiftbxsta-lilerarm
Powders
d
es
troy
utars aith0ut a YlieoaveniencttoOen systern.-11. grjCu tU*'d,on, #SCere- she chile}, and so Cfteetual}y that they
,teary Dept. of.Agrleutture, Toronto. rsa from the body unperceived.
They* thoroughly cleanse t
dit}oo not favorable" to worms, sand
Sarah Rerttbardt 1lsnvite'd 'to America -4311m Glyn and Rudolph, Val-
entino, movie actor, are stere seen. signing a cable to Sarah llernhordt, in.
tilting the famous 1''reneh actress to he the guest of bettor at the decennial
celebration of the birth of the feature picture.FI.a ..
attowea torzraty' tttt'tes tin.i; 'ptiitt't!'o►
8 q.
trot ht the Barden ubbut th
odeod
FROM R
nnIRi� S
rbc na o ie This Intlueilee et Teittlterature. •
cAilabinutiott. of great efficiency.
hidden ll
d e luster tirade of IIesh, blood, ,: Potatoes stored 1e, ce ar i a
when,
and tissue. keepstight, and makes the temtterature is kept. its 65 do*
t ,Own repairs, Furthermore. the green will sprout in about 75 days,
is
t
o
horse ittotor deYelop+t Irap, or placer It the temperature is k pt a 46
its repe e ry energizing izing �subrtteACea that degrees the sprouting will be a ewer.
8
r
e-
d
re.
a be tided on ,doinand.: _ •✓!'he•. inech- usually about 125 day's. A 40 `.
ray
i u
sr i
not dot
the 0 t:
doese 1 a p
d e t will trustto 'era ur Y
e a
m
0
• h n
p
of 'w
i al. alt
r
an
C
a
improve ilei .grorv�� stronger as . dee* slily further. holding up .the ma ur,i
the.horse, but,freq.uently wastes or big process'so that the buds do not
rusts. The high cost of gasoline, oil' start while in storage until about 200
a n t
ltd.:ttto%x ixiectCaitta !Orme, together' trout the tittle of enters 1C the
with thee too, frequent neglect that. storage. Temperatures of C(1 degrees
Is accorded tractors • on many farms, and upward, together WW1! light gen
-
•
•has reacted' to the'.advantage of elle orally give ''considerable, trouble'
fthfttl
•h
ise.
through. hinchetn
sprouting, rootiaB.
Ce
Cors
week In Junky All- of the ueedlln$'
• plants &started--e�arly� . to suggested:
should `be tranaplented when from
four to six leaves have de eloped in-
to good soil atuglY into 21.-i or S -inch
pots or be set about 1'a inches ;part
In • shallow, well 'drained boxes titled
with good soil, •
Some Annuals Suggested,
A Lewy variettee at aunualsi' uch
ea Asters. Chastest, Pines,
Drutnmondt,,;'tants, falsantle Marl
gold,. Compile r►rablosa. Calendula
(pot elarit old), btiguouette. Schia;rt-
thus (Butterfly power) and other
varieties at ueeded, mei be sown in-
doors early' its April tor early slower-
'lug or they may be sown out ie the . .
border .tilout the Second week �n hiss'
for later flowering, A gree anon.
aunuats seek , a'.; PetteIi tt, Nestur
Donis, 't''en Week ittoek, Slime Ar-.
uteric (C`atchfly). uysophllie elegans.
Ni ells. (Lave alta Hirst), Annual '
i arks ur,: and Other stingier annuals
P
do not transplant or succeed As well
Beautyand Fragrance tar Mint
Very Small Cot.
-i uels MayIle Solve fadooi'*
most Ain
For an Enr)y Start—.t blew Sim*
pie Remedies Suggested for Iva
wet and ()thee )rests *-- Aunnide
dill a TrAntPianted. -
i0oatributed Or Ontario DeDeartatsnt'ot
s - *deguttur Toronto.) ,
t he'rartotles thatehould he
• Aritot it t
started early indoors .are retuntass,
r'ertienes, Antirrhinum (Snap/
dragon). . Ventatemott lonlniotdelt.
F►l">
Salvia; 4geratutln, eentaltrea gym-.
Dust tiller). Pyrethrum.
itocrttri►a 'Musty �
((:•olden.pcather), and Lobelia the
s tour kinds last totaled being of ,a
dwarf habit of growth are very use -
Old Dobbin Hats Sot de ; $once,
that Can be kept under lits •degrees
es ed• of ventilation t
Is tt s
0 oA
n i a P
' obi •
Old D b
horse. •sense.: No mechanical motor
.yet' devised has possessed tele tune-
,tion.• • Fuel for the hoitse..motor ds
grown; on the sarin, and. all profits
-reinaln. on She farm; Theft Is 'no,
tax on It either,- .Lionel ;Stevenson,
Secretary Dept, 'et Agriculture.
Toronto.
ANNUMI INVE$TOJfl .
w
Record Of What S.UII O h
Keep # lite d
and 'What It Is.Worth.
The . man an • the land can learn,
much about. his own rarmtng opera-
tions by taking an. inventory • each
year. No form of record: will glee
sti much intormatlon about the year N
'Work's,* will : an inventory properly
taken at a definitely Seed dater each
year. The usual time for ''taki g
inventory et the farm business is in
Marek, when there is 'least teed and;
, he stomach
Currants and Gooseberries. and bowels and leave chem in a eon-
it a currant or gooseberry planta -
flail is properly •cared for, at least
eight to tea crepe may be expected
'before it becomes unprofitable be-
cause of its age. ,,Ptoductive Melds!
over twenty sears old are not ut'-
there will be no netted of the 1)edtn.
Patient: "Doctor, i we you my
life."
Doctor: "Yes, and that isn't all."
,till: fog planting arOttnd•the edge, ot when sown indoors, It its boat ti, 4(I r
named out Pt doorsy
crest c
a ills
1
i dors
The Labelle a
•borders,
p e
t.
tower
es in light sail tad where it doer
best
B
The,
rti
not get too moots adult. ihA,p e b
ed variettea being of a teller, haat•
of growth (one or two feet) are bet•
t'ao
flower
S` b
itt Noy where they arcs: to grew.
, ": Tornio
and
I'r.
► i " nd the p
Bal n ;
to 'Aly
w ii
White t'andittttts'. eke Ngm neh the
butt dwat'f edging enneals ts
t of doors
end 'should (:leo be sown nut a
ter suited or the centre
early_• in May. Early sar4rt 14Weat
r borders. There are iso xttnt d. ttta
beds o 1 to that can be Alyusum its often attacks. b)' t
mer decorative pan small Malek ilea: `betotlee. *hat cotta-
raised from seed that will make a ( t to Cants. plants
A e and inora eonttnuatts' display In pletEly dez!lroys i P
n r s i 'thee iratrt heed sawn later (end 01 May).
aide' durin>a tut • e oat.
IIawei g Clod, T'lte b .st r
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tate sante wt a
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Green, made- l
atuall teaspoonful of Paris Green, (or
Arsenate of Lead) an u tabicrPooni%II
or two of Bold water, then,add vrater
to make one gallon. •, - ']Justine the
ltd given. a ioent ren la cn O started early in- a window. bot bed,
a+~eumu-
oro en
a air or moist iv
.vet deedttns
re n d t sI
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Cations are- generally ts_ s ° even ordinary: Care anatieut oil.
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Thu,a
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mo' ho shed may fie s are very* late In ti w it b
At' plantting it , t plants . before named will also.... e
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11 aii f tf
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unsd+;1 i►rodube • on hand. The.in-
ventory of .any ordinary farm can
be take()' -Ina a. hilt day, so thereits
of
no: excuse ion account of shortage
time. The information gleaned about'
the farm business through the Study
made possible by Inventory taking
is worth many times the,
of .time and effort. 0e in the
For . yoenntory any blank record
farm in• Y
book with pages wide enough. to per-
mit aipacing for a number of columns
can be used, and if ruled to a o
,can
the entries' for a number of'
non Secretaryears so much , Dehe pt. 0f Agriculture,
l Toronto,
firm' -and -look -alt xight. if It falls t.g u d ver useful' for helritnit to till f . Powder,
to .send up good strong sprouts In a rni dew land. ul. t" t,1 boxers, ills- C►Tanta with Pyrethrum'
l ou p v n - Brood ashes, at' soot area alcao: good
e odvi tim after •Plante y &
r es a e,. In baskets,
d ltau Ft . ti ! t.s•
au s an B inn c
Ic st d , A ter .•sad ,
t �• e o n h ,
are advised to investigate the condi-potatoes
:lug of a perennial or .atstattg pathic, Lena dt n o i
tions under' which the seed potatoes Dan is pecielly fora hot. sunny merlon Is
hadbeen stored as one of the pod- many ofthem
i `Ivo
sible causes _gf failure, Pant . 1
seed and get a One hundred per cent.
stand of vigorous plautn, he buying
seed potatoes get them early, exam-
Ine the buds and if in doubt about
their:. vltality_.plant a few •early and ,
watch developments before identing
the maid, crop. -I,. Stevenson, Secre-
tary Dept. of Agrldtilture, Toronto.
also be `ttueei'ss-
full. dug up in the "entente before
fronts endplaced tit pots et boxes
r1 early_
for indoor /decoration during '.
winter. '1`ltoze lath in flowering, each
as'Ageretunt. i nal►dragoit and' Pete -
stenions are espeelaily useful for this
Purpose. Seed should- be,isaved. front
the bent types of ail of the pianta
:named during .that summer t,ioirths
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How to Select the 'Breeding Clam.
Select a ram that posseaBEH scale,
but stet to the extent that be is lack-
ing in quality. A -well-developed ram
as a rule ttijantwmltg these ebaraeterla-
ties to hie offspring. Ho should be
masculilae in appearance,' which In in -
(heated by the carriage -and boldness
of head, short taco, good width be -
tweets( the eyes, large opera noatri
and au abde0ee. of feminine ch ac -
tern 9n general.
A ram dhottli show good strength
of back and depth of body, especially
through the cheat, with good' width
between fore legit and well sprung
ribs. Ile should be elorrylw made, that
in, good depth. vedth of bodt,'and
abort ort legs. Bs.
t rt
The fleece should aloe be csider-
ed as to dentate, finenean and free-
dom ,from black fibred, with a !}kde
that as pink le color, indicating that
he' its in Good condition.
to oilotild tib
;t: tones. Breed clt.ataC,,.
considered as it is very' itnito tatttt,
more espeolaily' in pure-bred hocks.
Prices are relatively low and,lt pays
to buy the best.
Head lettuce requires cool moist
weather to head well. `The loose leaf
sorts are best - for 'w arm, weather,
Prepare orchards for spraying for
San Jose Seale and other seats by
pruning and scraping off loose bark.
Be sure that all seed corn and root`
seeds are seoured -front the best
sources' available, and aro in amp
staantitiesd . for aDriarr seeding..
a Preparing for Gardening.
iti•i1olloway's Corn Remover, and it tittle,
r ase blood pure-bred
ni andait pea-
Can be 'used' without danger or in. d• results vvi1I_be Ile :$ -41 ingirp vu ltt
keine
Portulacca.. The need is beet sown
broadcast on finely raked.soil, .and
the seed relied, • iii very lightly, Than.
the plants later on front tier to six
inches apart. If you have ado'. hot,
sttu:uy position where very few plants
illi grow, try some I'ortulaCca, If a
few early tettattirtittin• plants, tali -et -
Annual- are wanted for
aptj'. climbing t► wo
window or �erandah. boxes, put two
tot' the next ageing sowing. l lie 'or three seeds in soil in. three-inch
.Dunty "\'tiller 40421 net need tate 'tirnt pots in April,. they will tra►n8piant
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1 if the Did t►Tt net& p The,
era kept n a roe ry rte t - seed .may also be sown ratherthick-
If
avintar; Indow boxed out of&cors ear-
alt i'lantp foto ('entre. - Iy in biay, clad 'alto plaltts't lane to
n fete tall plants forthe ectatic, . about six inches *paid tater an. Ali
Tide month begins the activc or.
deninie work. . Clot -beds should be
made, and the seed of the ,9arly
plants like cabbages, eaulIdower,
early celery, early becte, and Oolong
season planta like toniatoCs, esti
Plante and peppers; should be started.
Many of these seeds for emn'elt. lar-
dealing work may be started Inside
which will relieve tbo necessity of
making hot -beds until the first part
of next month. Manure for top
dressing the ground inay be hauled
out the latter part ot this month.
year, exp n rale: A supply mt Cu nt4, mus better from: pots than from '
may also bo obtained from most of boxes. Nasturtiums re one Ot, the
the planta names beat guttuate tor. window elves,:.
[ I t tut deli))
ala
tyInw h d
,I•
i
or at the bahlt of 'a large border are annuals may be tranapianted to ad-
required,
d-
re. uired, plant n few seeds ot the 'vantage singly into smell pots. .
iticlnte' (Castor Ott watt). 'tit, veer i , Thi list 01 annudlt given may be
inay be planted about an Melt d.••p extended, considerably, those mene
lit 's)tailovv boxes 'early ,indoo•s in tioned are among the moat satiafite;
April,
and transplanted singly into tory for the .average Clower grower,
3 or 2'>,,teItictt firtvt'r petal when .three :-.The late Wm. Mint, O. A. raO1Te,^er,,
or four'leaven are started; "t muttf:.ue'iph.
bean may be put lit ,the same shied _
i_lli, SIAh.
Beam, pot tnentl9nNf},, and the ni ,ret . ADVEltriSet I:�i 11
Put tsprayint; .machine into good
condition, and tent It. -•
Kee,l� nt apttiat in cheek by using I
la p t
genie tt.e, ren T't•t•paretioli.
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'I'}te Oil of Power. --It it; riot claim-
ed for
laim-eed:for Dr. Thontua' Releptrit: Oil that
ill �
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it will remedy every , not its sen!
are co various; that it !navy be looked
upon as a genera} pain killer, It hen
achieved that greatness for itself and
itis excellence la known to ell who
have tested its virttates atnd learned
by e:rperience,
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