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CONDUCTED BY PROF. HENRY G. BELL
e object et this de artn ent is te" place at the' ser•
ce of our ettrro readers the advice of an acknowledged
authority on all subjerite pertaining to soils and crops.
Adeleees all questions to Professor idenry G. Pell, In
core of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Toron-
to, and answers will appear In this column in the order
lie which they are received. When writing kindly men.
"on this Paper. As space is lirritteci It is advisable where
lieureediate reply la neceseary that a stamped and so.
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the answer will be mailed direct
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J. Cei, I have a piece of sandY would say that if you Practice eon -
ground that is planted to corn, 1 wish
to SOW alfalfa on this ground next
summer. Would it be right to sow
eye this fall and plow under in the
spring as cover crop for the ground
this winter?
Aiasweri It would he good practice
si.sev rye on your sandy ground this
fall. The rye will give a covering to
(`•pe 'ground and prevent considerable
U-1•Ohing of plentfo.oel during the rains
and snows of winter. In the spring
the rye should be plowed fairly early,
so that'the soil will pack and the rye
plants will rot and form valuable
hanms for Your soil.
.71...P.; Are my potatoes i nfected
with the'dey rot? The Petite has a
email. enable, 'ipot and blackstreaks
threitightlie*Resh. 'Some of them are
lierlevb,4elititnone- are, sca'bbY. What
treatinent 'Will prevent this? Will
they he good for seed? They are the
Irish Cobblers and I have raised these
Tine „tinee'years without changing, seed.
Will -petatoc irrf
Aniwer: .1fr is difficult to firaee-nose
the troUble with 'your potatoes from
the'description that,xou stilmait. It
is my. epinien that the trouble is late
blight, causes a rotting -of the
tubers such es yOu. lea-ve describedrr
The only treatment to eare'Vent 'this
blight. is to spraY carefully 'during
the growing Seasen, starting as soon
as the tit i 6 inches
high and spraying once eerei-e- week
r tem days after until the plants have
made their fula krorviai. The sPray to
is knewn as Bordeaux, which is
made up of 5 Fos, of quick lime, 5 lbs.
of copper' sulphate and 40 gallons of
water. Diasolve „the copper, sulphate
eel& separately and pour them
tinually picking- out small whole
pa-
tatoes seed you will -very shoetly
deteriorate the strength of the stock
until it will return inferior yields. A
change of seed, if it involves the
-bringing in of good quality material,
is highly to be desired.
R. K.: When a ,sandy garden plot
has been well manured in the fall, is
commercial fertilizer needed at the
spring plowing? The plot is about a
quarter of an acre; and is planted
with berry and currant bushes,
strawberry plants, and fruit trees.
Answer:" The manuring of your
garden plot in the fall will have the
advantage that the manure will be
well rotted for next summer's 'crepe.
It will also prevent washing out of
cortiderable plantfood, although you
will losesome of the planIfood in the
manure 'by this very means. Men Who
elm large lareas of hush' fruits, find
it highly profitable to put on manure
as you have done in the 'fall and to
give the patch a good application of
fertilizer fairly high nitrogen,
potash and phosipleoric acid just at the
time that work begins in the -spring.
An application of about 409 -lbs. per
acre of a fertilizer carrying 4 to 5
per cend ammonia. and 10 to 12 per
cent. phosphoric 'acid has been found
do be highlY profitable. When.apply-
tog dround fruit tree - scatter
abont 10 to 12 lbs. per tree around the
tree to the eXtent that the branches
reach and work it -into the soil by
cultivation,
" Mrs. Si: I would like some informa-
tion , about some, little chicks : three
weeks old. They have a growth
around the bill and eyes, and as
never saw anything like it before,
together into 40 ,gals. of water Just would like to know if it as catching,
fore you are going to use the ma-
terial. Do 3110t allow the mixture to
stand for any length of time ,a'eter
copper sulphate and lime have been
Mangled. .
Notting can be done to prevent the
disease in the seed which you have in
atorage.:,I would certainly -advise you
to get some disease -Tree potatoes and
do not -use your own seed or you will
run the" chance of spreading the ads -
Relative to potatoes running out: I
,as I don't want them all to get it, if
it should be or if it some disorder
from feeding, as I understand they
have been fed on cracked corn and
mixed grain.
Answer: It is difficult for me to
diagnose the disease that is affecting
Your chickens. I would advise you to
forward your inquiry to Professor W.
R. Giishaln, Poultry Dept.,
Guelph, 'Who is 'an international' auth-
ority on 'poultry, and will give your
question early attention.
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The Twin Cities NVornen's Institute Conven',ion
Sunday'
Strong' Drink
Lesson
OCTOB ER 30.
. 1-13. Golden
n a Nation'. Life. a,
Text -4-11a b.; 2: 1
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,•., net ye -t learned that the chief end of'
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Our Corn -Cob Tasks.
‘nireee.
He was a very small boy and he had,
wsr GIBSON SCOTT Tierie and Place—About B.C.725 and itY.. The residue; not nterelY. Ten' rknill, is work. A-c•crirdag to the s''..ah"'
eNee eeesauee rep,en a, newer mightier home-melter. and Shooed be seu.died, ES.). 7.04;..deeruse-41,ene rr.m.1; left (1,urvilves+._, dtkirrL-1,r -of the grime up,,
P-e-erie :the 'Sine . of ' Wiabi'orse "•3°'hi-".•"Wa4ilie2(fai'illIP--ofl'in--
• .,„ •ti ee. lig lee nee of, ,;eainerke,,enn pal i,ineeldea,Sn • ." - • lingeheiapen .,he barn, Deer to ,tee hi' -
150W
Guest' -
ie e op e ia„ the teene,e",,ee csn,teeio. erMeSS," and. 'greed ,,were,c. under- VS."- 7, 8.. They' alse ;'• the-.PgoPle- 'Of every' 'day, and it was' sueli. a' big Iniei're'e
of the, D,epa:othitehht v.malo:g1...a.,_4:1_,,i,..tey; 13.11 tti,,,'ca..1.1`7:aeIs4wreel:lie:: peaerr.„:1:eteweeiT:,:t8; ,LT'oheeee,ln.sln-eathael,. lvtiotevli,e:rt,''1,,,trI,,,,t)',Iliedee.l to berfilled."
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world, v.aried \eerie, ee,reielly lee,e a ',Telly ko it l'esse'a tin -lie great-pr,Ophete but ei retainalist:' turi.J611- to J:caliw4at; ;fik j.nipky;%,(,1, the task •up on }lee,
of the eig-lath 'century B, C. (Amos Sndrit iladgmeet. JaVONql),„/ tlIf ° it wee net a hart one. But to the
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re$!,:x and sating the world we seize, greater is to inembeesial.p, ne.mber of ererrer, mirrrh)'cci in ,a do glory of his people, will ,rortyr,r, 1,s:6y himself,
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world, ef later 'and the. inat'''-hi l'''-ariche'3 l'ho'n37.'hi Pr4rani iiham- generate:" ag'e. reriod of great pros- peoPle's judges- For strn,g,tue •
Pio 0 T" lying come -tun" te. service and. parity ,, - • •
1. th tti , (R „NT ). hafter armee et coregeobsefroni the
1.10'w many Olitarian3 realize the, e•dsge 'low „no country is governed presperety and, re,,,,argr.sen ,
N.% e are t ,ite e. , e . (Rev , e . , • . •
magnitude of Ontarie Sofnething of in ii thel bele TO -thee -mine frn-o. dem, rev. gi ti
its immensity dawned on the 'mind of
all those Who attended the ',Second,
GonVentioir of the •"Women's
Iiis•titutes of the nert,h-western
Cement floors TOT poultry houses
ere very satisfactory, and. when prop-
erly made are dry end easily cleaned.
On Cele of the pbaillegy. -farms -visited
by the writer the foundation for each
&tying ;house was madie of concrete,
six inches wide, set in a bed <KC gravel.
It was deep enough tee be' below the
frost -line and high enough. to "prevent
surface water from entering the
house. The floor was oonerete, two
and a half inches deep., laid over two-
ply tor roofing pager end gravel.
Here is a good methed of laying a
cement floor:
One -inch hoards are laid on the
stringers end woven wire netting laid,
over the boards, and a layer of ce-
ment, three-fourths of en inch thick,
Is -covered over the -surface: In order
to have a perfectly eel -id foundation,
the stringers are close -together. If
not rigid, b.ridge work is used:between
the stringers.
After being laid, the floor is pro-
tected for several' days from direct
sunlight and hot winds. For this
reason, -the roof is put on the house
before the floor i,s .1,aid, but the stidialg
Is not put on the huilciting until the
floor has set, as there must he light
. and air for the cement to dry.
Large floors are 41'i/ides-I into sec-
tions, to provide for expansion end,
contraction end to prevent -the form-
ing of cracks upon the surface of the
velment. The sections are, uniform in
6x6 feet being considered about
Fight. Each section is finished in one
Fouttinuous operation.
pressure. A wooden float is used to
bring it to a uniform ;thickness and
=got .1mess. •
. It is a good plan to cover either
cement or hoard floors with several
inches -of sand, and litter on ..top of
, This makes a softer floor. for
the fo•wis to .alight.
urea e . e Coo, he yeeas hod pea ad sine, . the 'fall of Then a briliiant idea struck him., if'
at the Twin Citie.s on Oct. teh .and 7tle. eeesIene for adViee and conference, e • - Samaria m 13. C..722., „„hThere,ii eged , .
elf Agriculture, Was p,resent at all •the came gunis&,.
41110U5 W4 e. only hada "spre,ss wagon let
, woof or wernirg, , Could. the peeple Isaiah to the plc ,er Judates, . is a , .
Here foregathered the grand: pion- sPeakin'g 6n, . the 'origin, vision, and no.:15 ho -e• fee tela'ne A . ?, once, ne 'Made Known tits needs* to the
e , eeyriali erre- ineeror ea you o lea," your awn c ar-
e'er home -makers from two hundred aellioverjiont:4 of the. Women's Insti- men? The ;Assetielli.e:Were .f,he seoUrge actor 'rind Jude.arinnaliles, gl:O-Wn-aP fr.'elfSo'n igt-,A used the- corn-.
o.nci eigh,ty-live miles west el Fort .tates ef 01.1terio' in the twelltY-#Ye ii,dhovali'se hand. City after: eit,y of prts and:prophets., too, were drdnio- ' ,
•at Stoney Cieelteethe neeeenit needs,- p
the fir•st One was, lerined Syria feliebefora, their teriale OnSet. arils (see Ch. 5: 11,47.:,22; 23). But in 13Y dint et much eioquence .and dlo
William end Port Arthur, and three years' since
Possibilities of develoimient, and of Saniarla: the, eiepital of the, 'North-
-thedie vision of the fu6th,e. There are ern KingdomofIsa.aele these eir-
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A• length ' t their selleconfidentie,:they 'laughed at loaretcy. he finollY convinced her that.
hundred miles east. And, thie as only
the first' of the five great conventions
that will be held in Ontario thie
autumn to meet the Jam:riding needs
of the rural. Women's Institutes:
Practical., courageous, enthusiastic,
these delepeates in concise clear-cut
reports made it survey of the achieve_
ments of the past year in home,
school, community and district tie-
velopment, In admirably brief, witty,
and pointed speeches and, discussiene
they Ilueshed out the needs of the
tanee., Isaiah deliveaecl the
now. over 900 branches with sbrne ,ereele ys,,
29,000 Membees. ,‘ ' I Samaria fell in B. C. 722 and Judah,
Mrs. B. 0. Allen of Fort William,- for the time, maele her peace with, the
beloved and efficient :secretary of the' invader, at a great price. But Isaiah,
north, gave a valua.ble demonstration. the great prophet of Judab, warns his
of how do perform the week of Branch oowf egmeaorPilae 'willthat octiootahnenito' that,
Secretary. , '
One of the girls, Miss. Annie me- IIIni',11shs'ethjaYie.trssaolocenrtithyelrosifinD'a'ru'akeit.,
Lennon, spoke on the -Canadian Girls
in Training and their idea of four -fold 'WeVt.01. .WI,aetnoessehel--ei6:oe' yn of pride;
North and the available resources devel°Pnlant, mental', physical, spir-
bY the ing for Gort,'he must point .out the
chine.ry of „the Bram+ Institute -which 00-oPeration was favored-
ofa Ephraim; that is, Istaelehere nam -
the Government through the - Insti-
tutes Branch of the Department of and. the other -:-at Pert Arthur, were eae eb, the efople of -Samaria thirty
Two hanquets,, one at Fort William ndi- rtPlciltPs '-chiel tribe. Ames had
Agriculture. tendered, the celelegateS by the Wo- y Ts efore tor luxurY and, debauch-
meifs Institutes of these two cities. ery, Aanos 4:1, 6. Isaiah seiw"
"We have the resources up here, if
These, wide ethe -community' singing, their vices' ripe for judgment, .the
we just"yeenough people of the
lent a happy -social touch to the pre,. beauty;
;atsh.egneleadgnaisficretniitnaedn.dliuGxluoiryietoifs
right sort to lmow what 'to do with ceedings and cemented, the wonn howl
Snmaria. A fading flower/The wreath
them.," was stated, so their first ob-
jective is better lietn'es and better wofhiunchictins besetrnearerilr.eld°7-sr.i'aaanadra'e;t°rIelrnithretre' ifs 'elready withered-. The head of the
, ., valley (Rev. Ver.); the beautiful
people. denseqUently health, educe. -
of the north. , ry and fertile valley.ever which. Samaria
tien, and recreation were ver l' The amen, too, are vigorously behind hooked. Overcome with wine; literally
topics at this conyention. The reports and with.the Institutes. As did the, (ew,,,,,:;.:.stunn,...,ed:,:, d ..., .
showed that much was being don fo
, • .. , , 'the ....., •, - .e- r women of a. quarter of a century ago ' A ieh y, an strong, one;' that
the senows by branch Institute.
with, but a warning. The pro -
which and .social. ,This • ahn met with .phet hes no pleasere in foretelling the
which 'could be -placed at the service
the approved of the Convention-, and doom of the sinful people, but, sPeak-
of the horne-Makerethrough the ma -
certain end' of their course. Drunkards
works so 'directly and' effectively with Branchs-
Seed Grain Distribution.
The annual free distribution of
samples of seed g -rain be con-
ducted as usual at the Central Experi-
mental 'Farrar Ottawa, by the Dorniri-
ion Ogre:all-et.
The following kinds el seed grain
will be sent out this season; .
Srpring wheat (in 'about 5-11b.
somplee); white oats (about 4-11o);
barley (about 5 -tin); field peas (about
5 -lb.); field beans (about 2-1b.); flax
(about 2 -lb.).
Only one -sample can be -sent to
each applicant.
Applications must be on printed
1OTTns which nia.y be obtained by writ-
ing to the Dominion Cerealist, Experi-
mental Farm, Ottawia.
As the stock of seed is limited,
farmers a..TO advised to apply early to
avoid rlisappo•inerrient. These who
applied too late last season are par-
tieulaely requested to send in their
names at once so that application
forms may be forwarded' Sc- them -No
application forms will be furnished
after Feb. 1st, 1922. C. E. Saunders,
Dominion Cerealist,
On Housing the Boars.
When talking with a 'successful hOg
breeder la few -days ago he remarked
that he alwa.ys shied at .purchasing
In ma -king forms to provide for this breeding animals from a (breeder who
division into sections, strips of wood was not particular about keeping his
that are free from warP and strong ,be.ars securely penned away from his
menet so as not to spring out of ,
, tows. In one instance he 'stated that
°hap° when the eenaent is placed a breeder had five or 'six young boars
firg4eet them, are nailed toi the board running in 0, field with a 11,11211100 of
fiGnr$ 'and the agile' are left partly sow's, all of' breeding age, "Hew
Paviectiag 61° theY may eas41.37 tho't breed:ex to knew' the breeding' of
women of to -day' believe in the co-
1-1e,,rnepaYne had so woman ;Men_ iber_ as operation ef men_and, w.onien for bet -
school' trustee, and as it was mipos-
. ter homes; better people a better
sable to secure befeldings enough to ee.e.„ '
cope with the rapidly growing child lif''''''e,illaun'd"I'Y'a'bneeittee;a31.-d. H;Faxi'lnhaorPePise'le'iesitotelifia'gl
population, they harl interviewed the
Railway officials. and secured agriculture' lately durir:g their neriod, of training at talc
, conclusion they do, home, till August. Tihee f
as an extra room, for the pupils.
ISai-alr'S warnings, _ Viagen 41a.S'a .i-re.eeeseire- 'pant ci his
III. The Insolence' of DruralcenneSS,,, ,
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- 9-13. the
Ve, 9_13, Niehom shall 'teach So 'Shiny red sPres wagon be-,
knowledge?, Dienhe take then-1'1ot came -s:.` cornecoh 'carrier.. Right Will_
children the dieinkards•' asked.; " inglY, for sevetal '.days,,, did -the small
citedly, when lie emprised'them ,at,a boy work. Then once More the erame-'
carousal that he should repeat veer ness and the long-drawn-outenese of
and over aiify pretei.hiree-nts, v, 10: the task • palled on him. Again he
them with a terrible
isst'anelleieturtnneo4;:wl' vto.ebiCisel:117thPer°Itte't." 'el
ImC,
lips. ;Jehovah:will answer in veal:I.:0-
mei-Mg ,tongue (the barbarian aecent.. 'any °"'-'sr children and il'at a few -
of 'Assyria). „And: When, be sp
you in a stammering tonguee you will with' itai,litd variations,
remember Ids' plain words of promise Our corn -cob taskse-Jhoev they
and. cheer; v..,12": You ridiseule the A. -weary usi Hew their dreary mono-
this:at; rgehortrallel at llund. • You "It's Inotlein'" but tornetobe, tome
II.'" C.' of his' deeds—jiteligituent tony "".gets ,our nerves!' at tinies
judgment, decay and rain slow iendteth selenunthglyta, when' -"'we
have".
, a se erm.e. ere e ene tamer it
lentiese, sure.' - '
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S t r g life esiTierint; wheree,sre 3,w athaar't
is not a source of -strength M. any par- nothing, hut eornLooihs all the time!,
tion'llar, but ea s.ource of weakness. Its
habitual use tends to dinainish the -• And 'so it would seem. The clerk,
poWer" of body,' mind', heart, will and the teacher, the hanker, the business ''
;conscience. The use of strong drink mem .4= woman, the movie .star the'
offers no substantial gain, and- _doles, ehaalsencuer -special-
aehl elheafaprnoeeef- seorwni_fee,0,13'estot
usPnet'oclalaltio'ses.fblilty ts° tackle. And isn't it strange fleet
every other heap looks smaller than.%
mir own-? ' '
True, it's "corn -cabs all the time").
for neet of us. Life occasienal
Bt tmlefi: 9, ai:oetu-Frhr e.;t: s.;oahrg•liknon,e—tio-es:rnizodii: ,
thee wagon, we dis'cover -that We're'
take to -strong drink at all as a. bev-
erage. This experiment is- altogether
oneee.ided2 Everything to loge and'no-
is, Assyria, Jelm.vah's Instrument, as thing to. gaan.
ie. ch. 10: 5, for -the punishinent of What then iS, the true course fee
sinful Israel. every 1.}6y, end man in the nation:7
Vs. 3, Trodden under febt (Rev. Is it not -the. free •courge., of fota,l,'
_ .
Ver.); crushed by the remorseless' stinence2 liow,athleees, who gee-
vader, Hasty fruit; Rev. Ver.,'"first- haps 'make; no preitee no to yeligion,at
ripe' fig," which might ,teogear in June, all, give up the drinking.habit abso-
e
while the proper fig season. 'was not
senger -coaoh•Which. they hacl equipped .1/18 e country woinen carry to a
After .all isn't : '
school,'-Farirrees'eClUbS oncli Institutes-, cOunted a great ei-e' lgs 'were '111""'"4er thath. theY .fftal/.11.ave. .6: better
Stratton lead gained a Coneolidated
School. The -general opanaen expreese res.oliution Wee passed expressing; taadina•ngLe.edilY, 1or the e.a.lie.o stl'0.00s.s .11:--ther 'ne't NNIreuare ihea131(:y
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el was that the Consolidated School . •
' • ' -the greatest earne ,.i4i,,'.,game , .1
e %victory.. Is, not a shame vent our working tool
even, 'but our'
ernmen epee len earl. „ ea e ,stasevaltly that men are not mere wilof ling to deny workinor g spirit, that geresienargr,
. . coniren, G t t 1 d t th
was the best solution of the northern deep appreciation from the women o .
the north of. the services being render- Vs. 5, 6. In that day, This ,points of the life ' e , Le.S 11.1.
-cobs :all the time." will
indeed—the gailie that alio eemariarn ,e,sonteenaley., "It's no --
educational problem. . PracticallY to. the comine• 1VIessianic age. Lord wins that true cup ef satisfaction, - imng, but mee.r.u,
every Branch had done something to ed to the rural hearreinaleereby the . crown of glory' . . diadem of which brims full forever. If we only
Ontario Department of Agriculture beauty. Jehovah evili replace the ea,lee knew how to omit, how rich life lengthen our oeull,tenancee and oho-I:tell
through the Institutes Branch, eoupl- glory of splendor and laiury Withethe should become, "Look not tiaou upon our days. Far better to "go to it"
bring the home into closer and more -
ed. with the wish that this service time glory of righteousness and ipun - the wine when -it is red." with the spirit thatesing-s, "Well, een
helpful co operation with the so:heel;
glad I have something to do eVen 'U''
•Pr°vkling hot lunches, PliaY esq....,e,,iiiPnrePti meght be still further eXtendecl. A ------
•Tlit:1174,,,rawne • the pigs coming -from these sows. On
Aiiteernate sect.ion.s are filled and
finished first. Whenethese are suffi-
eieray haidenoct ti.o that the strips
logy be remeved, without danger to
the cement, the trees ',strips are re -
soothed and the other eecitions are filled
and finished. This makes a distinct
dheisien between sections and pite,
vides for esipansion and tontraction.
A floor 6,f this thickness is iaid in
one coal. A rather rich mixture is
teed rone part of cement to three of
stand. The said used is clean and
shoat). Also, the strips tised as forms
clean, The consistency of the
emote is latch that it will Phew
eistpre on the sunface with but little
special vote of thanksravae given to it is only e corn -cob job. And, any-
," Con Crop.
givi.ng an annual educational nocial •
Easy llethods ke Storaise.
_ Dangerous Mekiace to _the
way, corn -cobs are easier to handle .
evening whereby teachees," 'trustees, the'S'uperintendent, IVIrgG
• I , t' *
. ' Farmers and devellees, in ' snail
towns -can pro -vide themselves with a
supply of ice for domestic purpeseis
with very little trouble or expense.
As the Dairy and Cold. Storage Com-
missioner for the Dominion states in
a bulletin -on `ASimple Methods lot the
Storage of Ice," ,any corner of ashed
will .s•ezve for the purpose. A rough
lio-A.d enclosure -ten feet square and
eight feet high will. hold. sufficient
'' "We':-are.the nrce`t ccenclniee'llY .1.4a. Rivera systelni” said the pre,sidenti me to provide 50 'pa -ales for each a I
130 days, ea" abolit.three tone and -a-I witnstidflieseciovinered in Canada only last of the Gull of Mexico. Mr..W.-D...41- .
the New England scares, foremost mixed farming regions 'north'
dePartmOn:t on..,the C.el?..thlente, was one Mrs. Todd, in her address, "every lit= , '
half, after alitow;ng for et e-eascriable ,
"Teo ee'onotnicals—there was just butes its part to making the enagnifi- . 0 0 v" e, i g-- - five townships cf Welland and l -le de
what ,it costs' td-builel three Miles of cent whole.' Every girl, every weman quantity stored the greater proper- mend counties and twenty-nine town -
provincial highways, ...,or , even, less, who loves. the home and its human tfOriaitelY will be the waste. Cover the slips in Elgin, Kent itikaldisersea, garea
spent' on all the WOMen's Insiitutee contents is a pert el this Women's "hseo!,vb,ottrausto! If the ..bIlle,e,c1°,eseuirl,e".Iidtherairefaotoht 'ifs Itin,i,d5:0'9x...:tiotrida.,Te.eall:rnim.40siatrbal-,eiiielg, „8,,,itneftealls.47j:
of Ontario last year : Weshouldthink Institutes' work with it s great dreams
we might have as much as sixmolesand practical realizations." ,.- ' - dm Pervious clay a few ingnes.o or gra-'";-el This year it has been „rielerstified an
spent On us this year. withlout-loeing ' The first of the five, this Convention lunder the sawdust ie advisable, Leave -tyeeney_teeo
,a..sprece'of one foot between the boards additional town,ships,
unfitly reckless in our demands," was sends d6wri, a breeze of inspiration as and the ie,Rinal, stqff;with sawdust and Norfolk, Beant, -Lingo-lie and Welling -
doe, tent. The dryer the 'sawdust the bet- being, added to the .counties pre -
the conchisfori"of the, delegates. '' "We exhilarating as its own -bracing air'. ,
covee 'the ice to about the same ex- tcli
more good homes and healthy, well this year to send not only the lane,: oc,,autes,Far' ei..xinmTt ehns:tie-fien,t.t.eah;e. evisglrnalibeoltefi e',1::Vmfee'.0e...:si tta.C.:ialotinn...
It as pre-eminently on eat countiV,
do not want fewer good roads but "We are going back to raise, money
educated home -makers; for -after all, gates but all members possible as well. ter. If a eP'ecial enclosure has to be
that iS aP,PearS when the '00Tn. is, from two- to Banner eats in, 1919 yielidine'• 132
it is the home -Makers who are doing to next year's convention;' said thel built, any kind of a shed e
the really greet wqrk of 114ii311- wera.en as with locked hand,s they, 4Wenther-pr w . e twee feet Ingle eneell. roundedeoreas bush,. o2 lb. to the acre; Victory, 119
oof will ails er tee our- • ' . • 9
and citizens meet, , gee aer to whose wise .geidanee ;in the post than saw -logs."
qu,ainted, and find p..conirrien syropa- so much of -present. dray.' Stiteleess eVas
thetie...."Viewpoint fbr,the ensuing 'y,ea.r.
The "Travelling College., Or „ ShOit
, These women are statesmen—do-
Courses put on by the Inetitutee ing najtion,bald g of the 'highest
Blanch of the Department of Age- order," commented an observant mart.
'lure came in forAecided approval, the eI used to think the miller/Amu would
only -complaint 'being that ?char'were, oome through theework of the „church.
not enough of them'in Sewing, Home Now I begin to, think it is coming
nursing, Dornestirc Science, and - through the women." . •
e oropeam ore Orer, iszover-
ed in 'Canada ,for the first e in
Peace River 'Agriculture.
1P9r2o0M st e lispreadingeasres -"W are gl necessary eraar YPidiftoy; livi'ingwilianljeetihnetrerenzaitnint'sg n.oefw'sGatnaaPdeauPti:
ite chocking and 'control, and _everY hear, on the evidence- of 'the Super -
corn g -rower shOuldlicarn bow to ii.d..,eng visor Of the Dominion Ex,perimentet
tify it. According to a leaflet Just Station at Beaver -lodge, A'berta, that
issued. by the Entornolegieal Branch. -with adequate traneportati•on. service
of the Dominion Department ed Agri- the Peace River region should develop
culiture, this Pest, although previously into one of the finest, fairest and
lineTY; ' "' "This work, is like the St.„ Lawrence
statement -made.' "-• - st am, ev little drop contri- year, its hauntethen being revealed in bright theeSupervisor in. charge in '
leaflet Just 'issued is very optimistic,
and experiments and test's in -ate by
him appear justify lais'attifude. He'.
explains that Beaverlodge is twenty-
six mince' west of Grand Prairie City
and twenty-three miles east of the
British Columbia boundary. The ear- -
perinientaf "area is highs, the tope-
graPhice.1 survey reading 2,500 fee,b
above the level. The lowest 'winter
temperature was 52 deg. F. in 1917.
buileinge! sang "Amid Lang Syne" before parte'
Heal-bh was another moot sUbject. , •
There is no hospital between Fort , The other Conventions of 1921 are:
William -and Winnipeg, distance 'of North Bay, Oct. 18-19; Ottawa,
450 miles. One woman reported being Oct. 25e26-27; London, Nov. 1-2-3;
45 miles from the nearest doctor. Toronto, Nov. 15-16-17,
Another had been in. -her district for
1.4 years and this year for the first When to Plant Potatoes.
time had a road- to come 'but on. The ?Some interesting and valuable tests
Teelings/of the mother of small ehil,- ere 'heing conducted bY the Hoeticul-
dren who realized, that she, 'or they tural division of, the Dominion- Ex -
plight any day:fall seriously ill under porineental Farms as to the best -time
etedh conditions were vividly pictured to 80Nv potatoes. Those tests or ex -
end the need of. _Community rinses perimentt," up "last year, have been
was 'strongly emphasized. was going on for twenty-two years and,
hoped the Department 14 Public are still in progress. According to the
Health could find- a way to cd -operate Report oil the Dontiniori Herticultur-
evith the Institutes to bring about let, It has ?been found, that the beat
some practical and efficient solution time for sewing, at least in Eastern
of this pmbrern. A resolution of oeterie between May 10 and 17
thanks was sent to Dr. Helen Mae- especially for the Irish Cobbler var-
Mnrcley, Chief- of the Division of ietY. Farnws, as a rule, the annual
Child Welfare of the Federal Depart- report etabes, sow too late for the
ment of Health for the direct help- largeee , In every case for the
fulness,' of her department -to tie last ,rfour 'yeiars potatoes planted in
pionreer mothers. The availoble helP May rjeleelded the best. Of courie, the
from the Ontario Pe,partment of seasons' Varied in yield, brut In every
Health was also discussed andd-a re- instanee 'May has proved' to be the
quest was to he sent to the Minister hest month for both Irish Cobbler and
Green Mountain. Sixty-six sets ' of'
edeoh -variety Were pleated on Oach tI
the dates given in the report with
the remit that the beet yields of Irish
Ooibbler were from potatoes paianted lit
1915 on May 15, in 1018- en miw,
in 1919 on May MI ie 1920 on May
17, Of Green Mountain the heat re-
sults were obtained from glantin gs in
1915 on May 12, in 1918 on May 14,
In 1919 on May 81, in 1920 on May 3,
although in the letter year sowing on
ay 17 and 31 proved' almost' equally
prolific.
Bed roads keep folks apart as ef-
fectively ,as had temper.
the other ,hand, when a meet leas hie of Labor. to extend -and strengthen
•
boars ,housed 'secure pens then, I the rural services',
know he is careful and I assume that Able addresses wero -given by the
if the is careful in one thing lie is , Medical Reseal Officerts of the Twin
pretty sure to be particular about, Cities, Drs. Oliver and Laurie, w
ho
other matters, so if I find an eniina1' iiroiniSed active creoperation, else by
in his herd Which Mita 'nie X am sure lien, Dr, Manion of the Dominion
to buy if the price is right. Of the; Cabinet,
Cattle -SS Men I would not buy breeding' Home and ,Se/lool Olhlis were heard
from but it was decided that a lime
and School Committee in the Insti-
tute met the needs of the country bet-
ter than a separate organization,
"The efficient institute" came in
for a good deal of attention, as this
was felt to be the most effective bit
of organilation at, the S6kri Ca of eta
stuck under any consideration."
In planning' rotations build .around,
the legume.
"He thou diligent 'to imow the state
of :th,',17 flocks mid; leek well to thy
heraf."—Pro,V, 27: 22.
'pose, If sawdust cannot be. oht*tineti ab:reue, the size of a pin's ,head beuiig
eror:packing, Planer mill shavings or visible vs having been eaton eut. of
niarsh or any other fine wild hay that the surface of the upper leaves. Just
geews in low places' can be used,- but now it it interesting to know that the
ie the last mentioned. ,oese the -hay avinter is g-assedlby the gait a -S dirty -
old be well packed two feet thick. white, brown -headed ceAerpillair, "OTP3i.32 bile -h. 38 lb. of Marquis in adjoin -
The bulletin gives Plans, enecilications -inch or so long, in .bureews in corn '.Mg lots at the ;st,e.tion. 'Barley is ei.--
m.nelerately safe crop, G'uyenalaye
,hulless yinding 49 bush. 8 lb. pet aele
in 1919. Peas yield well when frest
does not eet in too' early. Hardy
varieties of winter wheat yield '
When 'conditions are feyoraible, .as, high'
'bushels; -LigoeVo, -113 bushels', end' ,
Abundance 111. bushels. Spring wheat '
seems to do well. in some- districts-, the
five-year :average yield- per acre of
Huron being 42 bush,. 35 lb. '-against
'and detailig. of. everything required for stalk corn re use unburied stubble
construction 'anel storage. It also d in came of'the 'silo -ate.' weerle. As
deals with the' ice -wells that are used control and' preventative Measures
, .
in the prairie prOvirice's for making the Dominion Entomolcgi4 recorne
,
,
ice an tho winter and.stering for the inends cutting the Corn, as soon las
sun -envie reedy. arid as OIJOS!e tihn ground
possible;* never pasture off corn or SS .45 ebushele per. acre having
Stalks: after husking with cattle or threeleed. Winter rye Premises, atelle..""
At Bedtime.'
I go to bed ,at seven;
My friends, the night windy sings
A happy little good -night song
Of happy little things;
Of birds up; In the treei ,tops,
White Sheep beyond the stile,
Of start that watch the night world
He sinips to me a while. '
114Wett be an encore;
MY wind friend eonid not" wait;
He's off to ting 1» bigger lads,
who ire fo bed tat eighti
Don't mble yowl. fields, farm them,
Diversified fanning is the highest
type of agriculture.
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,, The thing of greatest importance on
the farm is the folks who live -there.
Protect next year's garden cups by
carefully cleaning up and burning this
season's garden refuee,
,hogs; ensile the entire corm -crop
Wberover pessible. where no solo
is" titan -shred or 'cut fodder .ceni 'be-
fore feeding; collect hi, heaps all
'tes high,
-threshed .Tests have been,'
made to ascertain -what 'grasses and
legennes, do 'beet, end,while limited
pants al the plant not eaten and, burn;' - precipitation, IS. fiendicap. -.evinter"
see that, the heaps are not trampled 'aDt.,a5 a rule ir,oublesame,
on by the stock; do not use the stalks
for bedding and timer them- 'into the
'manure. plow and roll all corn -land
as Isom as possible after harvest and
&pet harrow until the spring; pull up
and destroy kite`hen garden sweet
corn stalks ao. aeon as dry; plow down
table sweet earn fields end real im-
mediately the crop has been harvested.
As precautions for next year, collect
ail uneaten and,refuee corn -
ore the first of June and destroy;
burn ViMpad£4 and grass Wong feeees
Wscent to the Cern fields before eat:-
tivatien, and delay the planting of
corn in infested or near infested die -
'Wets as long as it is safe to, de so.
After all the best and biggest Mar-
ket is the me market.
Nicotine sulphate is not so efficient
in the control of the codlingenotb as
powdered arsenate of -lead, it -hap leen
shown in recent experiments. *
Timothy and Western Rye grass
have done well, and allalfahas proved '
a success. These experiments. hairs
only been'en progress for three years,
while those en grain-have'bee-n' going
on Since 1914, when, work was started
In a very 'limited way. PetatOss' have
proved a -good crop, two and' a half
acres In 1919 yielding 200 bushels per
acre, while one or two pieta event as
high as 450 -bushels -per acre. Other
vegetables have* been euccessfully'
cultiVeted, especiallYeeseliflOwere and
CabbageS. Frrotiit, Stich *strawbeeriee,
currants, rasplberriee end'geioseherries, -
-have been' a complete sifeeclis, in die-
triete, and 'so, too-, have ' certain '
Oenamen tale,
Rotation is the greatest enemy to
insect ale/ fungus peste.
There is very littleereechine everle in
the 'inakieg ofpiatee."'Ite4aely ever
:OPeration is done by‘lieefe.,-.,'