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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1922-7-20, Page 7A 1,2 rpt sere, eri CONDUCTO BY PROP. HENRY 0. SELL l'he object of this department is to place at the sers et of our farm neadere the advice eV an acknowledged authority on vubjects pertaining to soils and cropt. taidress all questions to, Professor Henry G. Bell, wire of The Wilson Publiehing Company, Limited, Toren., to, and answers will 'appear lrethis column In the order in vvhich they are received, When writing kindly mere tion this pa,Per, As space Is limited it lo advisable where Immediate reply Is necessary that, a stamped and ad., &eased envelopeene enclosed witn the question, v;rhen Abe answer Will ne malted dIreat. Copyright by 'Wilson Publisiting Co„ Limited R. W. S. I have a large Plot of Po- tatoes planted this season and in order to lieeP them in healthy condition I purchased a four -row spraying ma - Bordeaux to make a spraying solution and whatever other ingredients are to be mixed With it, :if any. AnswerYou should, provide your- self with four barrels, mounting these in a row- o11 a stand about 4% to 5 feet high, designating the barrels from left to right, A, B, 0, D. In A put 40 pounds of copper sulphate in a bag ahd fill the barrel ulp with water. In D put 40 pounds of quick lime and fill this barrel with water. , . The quan- tity of copper sulphate and quick lime mentioned is about all that will dis- zo ve in the quantity of water ad- vise . This makes a stock solution of both Erne and copper salt. After • the material 'is thoroughly dissolved and stirred up, take 5 gallons from A and put it into B ancl fill up with water, Lileewise—tcalce 5 gallons from D and •put it into C, filling this barrel -up with water. When you are ready to spray, back your spray up to' bar- rels B and C, and if you have hose cormecting same, allow them to empty at equal rates into the spray barrel until the spray .barrel is full. This is exactly the strength you should use for spraying. Before filling the -spray barrel, however, dissolve 'about a • pound of paris green and strain it into the spray barrel. Also take an -extra quart •of concentrated lime and -water out of barrel D and strain it into the spray barrel, then fill the • barrel from D and C as 'already de- scribed. • This will give you an insect- icide and fungicide, which is what you want for your potatoes. If there is any material left in the spray bar- rel, do not attempt to use it after it has been standing any lepgth of tiine, because chemical changes will have taken place so that the material is spoiled. By keeping the stook solu- tion M the four barrels ELS described, you can keep the material indefinite- ly and still have it up to maximum chine. I an writing you to ask you to send me directions as to how to mix activity. S'eme Pelee use lead arsenate instead of pa.ris green, but this is largely a matter of choice. Spray the potatoes thoroughly driving the fine spray into the leafage as much as possible. W. Y. L.: Will eweet clover make good ensilage?' Answer: Sweet clover, if properly handled', will make good ensilage. •It should be cut before it is too woody and should be put into the silo through a cutter much the same as corn is handled. Considerable experience shows that ensilage of this character is readily eaten by live stook, and, in m.y opinioh, should be of exceedingly good feeding value. The ensiling of sweet clover provides a very comfort- able and profitable manner of handl- ing the late crop of sweet clover, which is frequently hard to cure as hay. K: B.: I have a piece of land I would like to sow to alfalfa M July. I had the soil tested for lime and was told it would Jake two and one-half tons of firaestarte per acre.- Now it is a long way to draw the lime and I haven't got the time to do it, even if I could get it, which is doubtful. I would like to know how Much hydrated lime would be necessary to get a good stand of alfalfa. Answer: I should judge from the report of your soil test that the soil is decidedly acid. If you intend to grow alfalfa you will certainly have to correct -this conditiOn before it Will be successful. Regarding the amount of hydrated lime you would have to add. If you go by the figures given you in your test, you would have to add 3,700 pounds of hydrated lime per acre to provide the same sweet- ening effect as you would get from ground limestone. It is my opinion you would) get a very good result from putting on from % to tY4 of a to of hydrated lime per acre before seeding with alfalfa. This can be done any time after the ground is plowed. The lime should be spread on top and worked in by careful harrowing. Et A. H.: What should I use in mix- ing a dry mash to feed growing chicks? They are eight weeks old now. What else should I feed in order to ,,give them a balanced ration? Please 'give the approximate cost of the mash. Can buy a good commercial mash here for $9.50 per hundred pounds. Would you advise using this? The chicks have plenty of range. A good dry mash for chicks from six weeks of age until laying time can be made of three- pounds each of wheat bean, cormneal, wheat middlings and meat scrap, and one pound of bone meal, The scratch grain mixture can consist of equal parts wheat and cracke,d corn.' • Itis difficult to figure the approxi- mate cost of the mash for publication as prices change rapidly and there is a variation in the prices charged for the materials at different points. The best grade of beef scrap costs the most but is usually considered the best in- vestment. • Unless you -have a large flack it will pay you to buy the mixed mashes, especially if you have to buy all the separate ingredients. If you have home-grown grain that changes the situation. 'You can figure the cost of • the items in the mash • at your ele- vator and can easily determine which is the best by comparing that price per one hundred pounds with the cost of the mixed dry mash. This season we have never had to SEVEREH:HEADACHES.' PAINS IN THE BACK AND 'STOMACH Ouce iho liver fails 1;0 filter the poi- sonous bile from the blood, there' is a clogging up and poisoning of the whole. systeni which causes many, troubles to arise. Ike bowels become constipated, • the stomach upset, bilious attacks occur causing seveae headaches, pains and .eAlties conic on, and a general feeling egression sets in. Milburn's La ateLiver Pine will help the liver to teserne its proper fimetions by renioving the bile that is cireulating • the blood and poisoning the system. Mrs S R. Hallett Herring Cove tie S., writes:—"I have been troubled for -a long time with severe headaches and sia.inS in iny back aud stomach. I went to a, doctor who sa,id I had bear tioulile. I took tvv-o bottles on but it failed to do Ina any good. T was to14, by A friend to try Milburn '8 taiet, Liver Pills, t took two vials, rted they have made TIIP Price 25e. a tal aaU aeftierA, or reamed direct on rectere •r,t price et, the 1411burn Co Limited Toronto, tett. I pay as leigh as $4.50 per pile hundred pounds for commercial: growing, mash. We can obtain mashee for $3.50 and less which have proven very Satis- faetory.. • Ar••••""7"--"---101....*. Rape, as a Pasture for Sheep. Rape is one of the best annu,a1 pase bure crops that can be grown for sheep. It'may be sown broadcast using grain as a nurse crop and pasturing the rape in the fall after the grain is harvested, or it may be sown without a nurse' crop and used as a summer arid autumn pasture. In districts where moisture is scarce or localities where for any reason difficulty is experienc- ed in getting a good crap, conditions are improved by sowing drills. When sewn in drills three to four pounds and broadcast six to ten pounds per acre are satisfactory rates of seedirig. At Agassiz the aphis and flea cause considerable trouble:and' the crop fre- quently has to be soevn' more than once before a good stand is secured. If sown early and no setbacks occur,. it may be pastured in July, while by seeding also at later dates a continu- ous pasture can be provided. On'the Agassiz Experimental Farm, rape pasture has been compared with clover pasture many times for fatten- ing lambs. In every instance the rape pastutred lambs ---made the greatest gains not only when grain was used as a supplement, but also when no grain was fed. It has never paid to feed Iambs grain on good rape pasture, as the extra gains did not compensate for the grain fed. The clover has al- ways appeared to be too soft, particu- larlsr the aftermath of the first year's seeding. The actual gain per lamb per day secured on rape pasture has been from .217 pounds in 1921 to .54 pounds in 1915. The gains ,on clover these same years -Were .0517 and .453 'pounds respectively. Tile average daily gain on rape pasture per lamb has been ap- proximately one-third .of paned, which with lanib at ten centS per pound places a value, of tver three cents per day on the pasture for each lamb.' In one trial, 'Where nine thin ewes • that had just weaned lambs were put on rape pasture, they gained in a month 234 pounds of .86 per ewe daily. They received some gtain as a supplement, .„and with ewes selling at ten cents per pound, the pasture yielde ed profitable returns. Where rape thrives it is 'an excel- lent annual pasture for sheep—W. H. Hicks, Supt. lexperimental Farm Aga$SiZ, BO. •'S(R:.:CinglY "good farm maria.gement it the least expensive the most prelit- sli is yet the rarest praetice on Can- ati ti fa ries. Handling the Fruit and Vegetable Crop 13y W. T. Maeonn, D The hamiling of fruit in baskets is voi1 worth ,the consideration of all growers a apples. Nowadays, when the cost of most things is etill ab- nmenelly high, consumers do, not care .to purchase fruit in large quantities, w'hereas if there were an a.letandanee of good, apples in baskets the con- sumetion ehauld be much more than it is to -day. Many farmers have ap- ples of a great many varieties which are difficult to sell in barrels or boxes, whereas in baskets 'they ceuld be dis- posed of meeh. more readily, Local markets .are often glutted with the apples which are sent in in bulk by the farmers, especially in summer and early autumn, and the price e obtained for there are not very remunerative, whereas if they could be sent to the local town oe village in bulk and re- packed in baskets there at a central packing house for shipment to cities, 'considerably more might be made out of the summer apples, thousarids of bushels of which go to wa.ste every year. The braising of apples in handl, ing causes much loss. The greatest care should be taken both in picking and packing to prevent injury. Sometimes apples are picked carefully but bruis- ed and ,crushed by oyer pressure in the barrel. Thorough racking of the ban -el to settle the apples well will obviate the need of much pressing. In seasons of hot weather fruit ripens more rapidly than in cooler ones, and one should decide the time of picking by the maturity of the fruit rather than by any stated time when picking has usually been done, There is much lose every year frorn fruit becoming too ripe after pickieg and before it is consumed, It should be cooled down as rapidly as possible after • picking by whatever is the best means available to the owner in order to check as much as possible the ripening and mellowing processes. It is well worth while meving the fruit to a cool cellar for a few days even though it may soon have to be meved again for reshipment. For home use, apples and othen fruit should receive careful handling also. It is desirable to store the fruit in as cool a place as possible during tfhe early days of wet:Jinn when the weather is still warm. The season of summer fruit can be much extended by ominion Horticulturist cooling it down as ranidlY as Peasible an/di lcisee'wPiertif tito 'clralv'e the potatoes in the ground as long ita there ale any green leaves, unless theY ate deg fox' earlY use, or sale, as during the cooler weather of late eumaner and early allttITY111 there IS 1.1511911Y a rapid de, velopment of tubers if the tops are still green. There may be little in- crease -Of CrOP While hot, dry weather lgaotds ChrOupt. the eotsaeateseoSa alreaYeseeKai'llywsitehfear the greuncl than anywhere (nee until there is daeger of their being. injured by fall frosts, when they should he dug le dry weather and stored in e dry condition.. Every effort should be made to have the onion.s 'thoroughly cured before storing. , In parts of Canada where the season is short they are often not thoroughly mature when it is neces- sary to harvest their'. When this is the case they should be dried off as much as possible in the sun before etoring and when stored be spread very thinly in a dry frost -proof place, If these precau tiona. are riot taken they are not likely to keep long, When cabbages are fully groevn and show signs of splitting and it is not yet time to Store thern, a good plan is to looeen the (plants' in the ground by twisting them. This cheeks growth _ . and helps to prevent splitting. Keep the celery growing well by continuous cultivation to conserve moisture, Celery requires an abun- dance of moisture all through the growing eea.son to ensure its being of good length and crisp when it is taken up en the autumn, and if checked. in its growth in summer by lack of moisture may threw up seed stalks or become pithy. After it is dug it should be kept crisp by- staririg in a cool place andekeepirig the roots moist. The storage of beets, carrots, pars- nips and turnips should be in as cool a temperature as possible without freezing, whereas el kinds of squash keep .better when ,the temperature is moderately warm, say, between 50 de- grees and 60 degrees Fehr. All vegetable seed which has been saved for sewing next year shoulal be dried as soon as possilale after ripen- ing and kept dry. If they remain soft long or are kept in a moist place they are liable to mold- and lose their ger- minatirig power. Diseases of Raspberries, Circula.r No. 1 (new series) issued by the Division of Botany of, the Do- minion Experimental Farms is of the utmost importance to raspberry grow - d½. It treats of ,snosaie and leaf curl, whirch h.ave been found to be prevalent in the Niagara district and the adja- cent counties. The kinds of raspberry most affeeted by Mosaic are the Marl- boroeand—Cutlabert aarid the- least the Herbert, the les.t-mentioned only being touched when adjacent to the other sorts. Mosaic is easily recognized by the dwiarfing of the canes, the sparee yellowish foliage and thin growth. The leaves on the fruiting canes are only 'about one-half the size of normal leaves and, show large green blisters or fine yellow speckling. The fruit on a bush that has been diseased for moee then a Year is worthless, and the -bush should. be removed by digging up the entire root carefully, care being. taken not to drag the roots out, as other- wise the aphids will be se.attered and much damage done to the plantation. The Cuthbert is the sort mostaffect,- ed by lea.f curb -the Marboro and Her- bert rarely suffering. In leaf curl the 'leaves on the first and 8,econd Year, canes are much darker green'than the shealthy ones and the mid -ribs bend do -Wm -we -rd. throughout the length. The fruit is dry and should not be spieked. It is recommended that plants' affect, en by leaf eurl should: be dug up and carried to a- distance as speedily as possible before the aphid eggs hatch. This means in the first or second week of May. As both diseases are infec- tious it will be readily understood that the greatest eare must be taken in the removal of the plants, and the ut- most possible -watchfulness exercised for their appearance. Particular eare above_ all should be taken that only disease-free stock is planted and not stock that comes frorn an infected plantation. How to Keep Dairy Herd Records. As the weighing and testing of each milking would be 'too exacting, a goad way to keep dairy herd records is to set apart three days each month at ten day intervals, for weighing and testing. The results are multiplied by ten. This plan of course will riot give the exact ,figures, but it will give them near enough to approximate earrect- nes.s. The plan has been followed by the Dorniniori Dairy and Cold Storage 13ranch Ter eighteen years with Splen- did results, according to the recently published panaphiet.No. 13 of the Do- minioe Department of Agriculture, which 'aels ½ extenso with the sub., ject. 11; the tester and the farmer net close eo-operation the testing -work will be comparatively easy. In order to encourage pursuance of the system the Departreent undertake e to pay to any qualified tester ten cents for each Babcock test madefrons the composite, eamples cf any horclthe tester provid- I ileg his own apparatus. Particulars' and• extact instructions arc given in the pamphlet referred to 'which can, be bad an .areilleation to the Publica- tions Branch, Ottawa. • The Bad Boy. It may be because my viewpoint is changed, but it seems to me that the boy of to -day is not -as bad as when I was a youngster. He may not be bound to rules of conduct, as in my time, but his greater freedom and the greater educational opportunities of- fered'ha,ve encouraged him into eon- etruetive play, or work.At least, it • seems that the Pe'el...Baid.-Be-yeettunts are not as prevalent as they were in the past., There are good reasons for this ap- parent change. One is that the old rule that children shoulecl be seen and not heard is as much out of style as the old leg-of-mutton Sleeves that the women used to wear. Instead, we have -came to realize that, the boy is the coming man and is anxious to do some manly work as an oulet for his youthful energies. Another is that you do not have to be bew-hiskered and gray -headed nowadays to be recogniz- ed in accordance to Your ability. In some cities they have taken spe- cial interest in the boy through the establishment of a boYs' week. Through this work they have found that the boys have responded in unex- pected goon measure when they made him realize that he was somebody. De- linquency among boy i has decreased about twenty per cent. since this move- ment was started. - In view of these facts, we beseech you that if you have what you call a bad boy, or know of one, please do not consider him bad, but instead; help him find himself. The energies he now uses for badness evill produce good results if diverted to proper channels. This is shown by the fact that some of the worst boys have made -the best men when they have found the proper outlet for their activities. ' Polished language, is often used 'in telling the unvarnished teeth. ' eftiirtYtAMEtrItCMVIDTAISIMArdrAWSISP.1,01.1=05.11=IIIMMZ1269.1, SUFFERED FOR 5 YEARS WITH• HEART TROUBLE WAS SNORT OF BREATH the filet sign of the heart be, coming weakened or the rierees, un. strung, Milburn 's Heart and Nerve Pills are just; the remedy you require. They regulate and stimulate the heart, and strengthee and 'restore ,the whale nerve tsestom. • - Mr. Walter Winger, Hegersyille, Ont., errites:—"L senfered for five years with heart. trouble. I could hardlywalk , froin the house to the barn without rresting as I used to got 50 short of breath. 1 spent hundredof dollars oe doctor, but they could do hailing for me. Friends told me to try Milburn' Heart and Nerve Pills, So 1 got a box. , I felt bettor after taking the first ono mo got two more, and now I am enjoying me healih as irfore ,1 cannot recore mend your 'Pills too highly." Milburn's Heart anti Neree Pills aro e0c.. a box at all ocelots, or mailed di rect on receipt of price' by The T. Min ,bera Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont, Daniel and the Lions, Dan. 6: 16-23. Golden through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought ntess, obtained promises, stopped the mouths Heb. ib 33. Lesson Foreword --The Babylonian In 21, 0 41,,g, nye for ever. Davide, Empire has fallen and given place to salutation was calm and dignified. Al - the Persian and the ineideet here re- ;though the king had thrust him there corded is said to have transpired der- and although he was in a6 t te(,)je ing the reign of Darius, one of the psaaLi'dteatihoetii ntioecliebothiceinusual Pe'elentia°1 kings of Persia. . The Peril, 16, 17, • V. 22. My God hath sent His angel, V. 16. The king; Darius, called by Tb :messenagrder.),"allag,hele" Hperholp,,eewrsly einlieevaielts tie book of Daniel, "The Mede." itapheiely, in the existence ,of angels, the book of Daniel the term "Medes" is used broadly to cover the 'Persians They were thought' to be ,the agents as ,w,e/I as the modes. The medes form- by. which. Ged's. designs are accom- ed a part of the Persian EinpmeIsehed in the world and frequently, as . ere, they were said to have a part in History tells us that Darius was the third king of Persia and that he God's redemptive acts. The book of reigned from B.C. 522 to B.C. 485, He spaosa h Daniel,P:fietilluilnangels aliYtthe deelveda:toeprhaldr was very liberal to the Jews, grant- h be- ing them a large measure cf religious yand that of the earlier writings. It is not said that Daniel saw the angel. freedom and allowing them to 'rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. (See Ezra, Before hira innocency; inasmuch as 4: 3, 24; 5: 6; 6: 1,) commanded. Daniel had disobeyed the decree by ' Like other kings of the Orient, Darius remaining faithful to God, And also before thee. Ms transgreseion was an absolute monarch and none could gainsay his word of command. of the decree was not to be interpreted Nevertheless he had been inveigled as an act of disloyalty to the king. In into issuing. this conunand by a trap acting as he had clone Daniel was net set by his courtiers and, when once a rebel' promulgated, the decree 'could not be V. 23, Because he believed in his Daniel's conduct throughout was ifirenneVewde,rev..trla5p.p.odTiihiepictisee(zogfekl.io1n9s:. God* a splendid adventure of faith. When, 8),in Pits or dungeons. They were and,- after their capture, were in the fil'st instance' be disobeyed 'thea kept let loose when the king wished the decree, he must have believed that hie God would keep him and later in sport of hunting. He will deliver thee. the den of lions he committed himself Driver says, "The king hopes even in trust to God's providence, (See against hope that Daniel may by some Heb. 11: 33.) means or other be spared his fate." Application. Deniel-was a man of affairs, of pub - storm, which formed the door of the lie affairs' tue. He did not live a sheltered life; His was no cloistered vir- den, would be round and flat, like a he was out in the open in the midst of millstone, and would' be see upright crowding duties. He seems to have; againet the mouth of the den. Reveal' been Prime Minister, Minister of Home ' and Foreign Affairs, and Chancellor.' of the Exchequer. •1 This busy man of affairs found time! for the offices of religion; he was a; man of prayer. He truly believed in! God, and was faithful. The best way , to apply this lesson is to follow Dan - id's. Daniel's habit of prayer is the ex -- planation ete every-thaeg which you admire in the man. Is lie a man ofi the king's signet and that of the courage? It is because he is a man officials that neither party mightofprayer. "Thy God whom thou servest con- tinually, he will 'deliver thee," said the king to Daniel. It is net a thing in- credible. By what means the de- liverance was wnought we do not know Various explanations have been offer- ed. Some find in v. 14, a suggestion that the king's effort "to deliver him" was not to change the edict, but to have the lions gorgecl that they were torpid and sluggish; others attribute it to Daniel's rnesmenic psychic power; while others look for no human factor in the deliverance, content with Dan- iel's word, "My God hath sent His angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me." We do not need to determine whether the one necessarily precludes the other, divine purposes in human life are often. wrought by human agency. The thing that really matters is that God does deliver. The 13ilele is rich ins testimonies to this fact. Paul. (2 Tim, 4: 17)1 says of his trial before Nero and acquittal, "I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion." In this symbolic sense, how often has the miracle ibeen repeated. Most Christian people have had many sueh experiences. t ighteous- f lions.— V. 17. A stone, etc. By this means the mouth of the den was secured. The the great stone rolled up against the sepulchre of our Lord, Matt. 27: 60. Sealed it with his own signet. Hero - dotes tell us that all the Babylonians ware signets. They were cylinders, provided with a large hole which was bared through the core to admit a soft woollen cord for suspension round the wrist and neck. The king's signet denoted his authority and proprietor- . Tho stoned with both steal a :march on the Other. ; II. The Deliverance, 18-23. V. 18. "Daniel is' more at rest, though he is among lions, than Darius in his palace." Conscience-stricken at what he had done to him, the king passed a wretched night. Neither were instruments of musick, etc. "The king did not indulge in his usual di- versions" (Driver). V. 19. Morning came none too soon for the troubled king; at the first streaks of dawn he hurried to the den of lions. V. 20. With a lamentable voice. It has been suggested that his agitated behaviour indieates an impulsive na- ture, accustomed to let the feeling of the moment sway it unchecked- The king . . to Daniel. Perhaps the in- terior of the den was not visible to the king. He could pierce it with his voice but not with his eye. Is thy Gad . . able? The king had a sort 01 half belief in Daniel's God but yet he was not sureevhether He was stronger than the lions. His question showed that he was anxious to know whether Daniel's G-ocl could avail him in the terrible ordeal. The Growing and Watering of Celery. Celery is a vegetable that deserves a place in both -city and country gar- dens. It has valuable medical pre- perties, and surpasses many of our liberal supply of water containing liquid manure during every dry spell throughout the season. Treatment for insects and blight. A liberal sprinkling of soot on the foliage when damp with dew drives off the rust fly and snails. vegetables when served either raw or An excellent preventive mixture is cooked. made wibh two parts slaked lime to one part sulphur, when sown along Requirements. --Celery will repay a liberal outlay of labor and fertilizer. the drill at the rate of one pound per It is' a moisture loving plant, and a 100 feet of row, two weeks after trans- grossfeeder, and should have a copious Planting. Salt is also good during dry weather; it is used at the rate of five supply of water throughput the grow- ing seazon. Any rich, deep, loamy soil Poiixiitincirsepesrhe6e010d feet eesfearewregBuolaricideyaujo will grow 'celery. ' A swamp or muck in soil when drained can be fertilized to Prevent 'blight. It is seldom that either give a satisfactory crop, insects or blight do much injury if the Varieties recommended. Among the plantsBenieahrinegkeptEagrmtneviinngg uvpigoil•soustlhye. early varieties, Golden Self -Blanching, cheapest and best method of blanching White Plume and Paris Golden are the celery. Great care should be taken to do it right. Some dont'se Do not earth up ex - when the sun is shining brightly. acre. The best main crop v irieties celat that we have tried are: Daniel Giant Do not let any clay get between the nee, Winter Queee, Daniels Giaeb leaves of the plants. Do not press soil White, French Success and Pascal firm, so that it will bake. On a bright ev.arm day avhen the iiant, h f th s a era e ra hest we have tried. They have aver- aged about 1% pounds per beech, or over 9 tons of trimmed bunches Per unc es o 'ee g o, pounds to 21/2 pounds each, or plants are 9 inches high, thoroughly S nr from 10, to 18 tons PCI acre. ,icelaeavnesoaffnaalldrsait"dschNovontsgariaiddu'dalisi;:osloernelde Seeding. The seed is sown in most or tile ,fine soil around. the base of thei districts -about the first of heeril. The HER U A HAD BOWEL TROU Mrs. Jarne$, E, n, Verreillera IVritOS 11100r +late of: Aug. 1811x, 1921;—.'"I eeould like to advise inotliera and wives about tee really geed frioad Dr., Jaowler'e Detract of Wild Straw. berry lies been te me, One Sunday my., eusbana cern() berno feciin0. terriblY sfelr with bowel tion - 1)10, arid asked reo to send for a bottle of "Dr. Fewleres", and oe the follow- ing Tuesday he was out in the field again as bit ae ever. A week ago my baby boy'just owe— year,and fotr mouths old, started eut- teig i,wo stomach teethand was so awe he could not eat or sleep, and had the diarrhoea eiest terribly bad; his lec- tern was raw ana bleedieg, but alter giving him Dr. Fowler's Extraet of Weld Strawberry regularly for three day -s, he was as well as any boy could he. I wouldn't be without your grand, eeinedy for untold gold." Thi a remedy ila3 no superior for tho relief of diarrhoea, dysentery, cramps and pains in the stomach cholera cholera- , moebus, • cholera infauttim, • summer complaint, and an looseness of the bowel's. 77 years' repute- • -Lion standbehind i'Dr. Fowler's'. Price 50e. a bottle; put up only by The T. 'Milburn Co., Liraited, Toronto, Out. The Type of Hog in Demand. In a recent article on ayhat may be - expected in the hoe trade, Mr. A. A. MacMillan of the Dominion Live Stock .Branch, said that the hog producers 'of the Western peninsula of Ontario must decide on definite action along one of seateral lines. He might decide to continue breeding the extreme thick smooth type and be prepa,red1 ½ ac- cept the eut which the market will inevitably impose; he might infuse new blood of the bacon type, and by rigid selection evolve a type closely conforming to bacon requiremetts; or he might discard his present stock and start afresh with breeding stock of recognized bacon type. Farmers in the United States are recognizing the change in. conditions and are develop- ing 'a. type t,o meet present require- ments. This, it might he remarked, is indicated by a rise in prices for United States bacon in England., although the prices are still considerably below those realized by Canadian bacon, The point, however, is that if those across the border engaged in the busi-ness are making improvements in order to re- tain their position, Canadian hog - producers cannot affoxel to stand still, Indeed market requirements have be- come such that it is doubtful if in the. near future it will be possible to pro- duce the old -type hog with any pros - peat of a margin of profit. At the same time study and thought are ad- visable in an effort to ascertain the best methods of selection and crossing coerdinated with ,proper systems of feeding Another point made by Mr. MacMil- lan is that heavy and extra heavy hogs generally constitute a loss to the farmer owing -to the coat that is in- volved in producing a hog weighing over 210 pounds. The weights fro -in 160. to 210 pounds, as agreed upon for select bacon and thick smooth grades, allow sufficient latitude in finishing so that all the pigs of a litter should pass within those weights, previded a ishing weight of 200 to 210 pounds is aimed at. Any pigs that do not reach 160 pounds when the bulk of the litter averege 200 pounds are either runts or unthrifty animals which could not be finished' far high class bacon. ••• Watch the Stave Silo, During the hot dry days of sunimer the farmer who has a wood stave silo , should give it special attention. The ' staves will dry out considerably when the silo is empty. This elle-tee the hoops to become loose, and thereby weakens the structure. The hoops ehould. be tightened in the absence of other supports to the staves. The I tightening of these hoops Iceeps the staves firm and rigid. Such attention may pree.ent the silo from being blown down or twisted uut a shape. piants are pricked off Intl boxcosnal:Icsi tpelraatsis. asContheptsgrowtata tinoeiatneearthuplaianl ti-1 given gentle boteon. heat as so • C,elery will not stand any checking or they have rriade their seed .leaves. Lltheeleids:f...:17,leos:br.telinba;tdwaen'Pecteihnsiotofhie..3inr.,foe.Nevstso.hoans arb:teenr stunting from seeding to hat -vest in full crop is to be secured, there has been a nunalbeer of light Preparation of land. Eaelyeggery frostsseittoe hegivueldb th,ee liftedeeleewithyainice nitty in grown trenches four flavor, feet apart with leaving a lot of soilonthe reets.1 the plants eight inches apart single rows. The main crop is grown in Store about November 1, in Eastern' teinete trenchesiroil Nit feetvn 8in a Pa rte .sb doubleetv Nne between Canada, npaidtak h ) na oa'cteoel , ptlarnre cp„11.piani closely to_! etanst se. a riTy,h ei t htreeisiceha es sena raes pp ie• es betweenygeellilitijeira,tipoiii everyit,t cgetlaienry.esix-three incht siblo and are ready when the plants are large enough for transplanting.; will keen into May, The trench is deg 18 inches wide and I ae-• 14 inches deep, by placing the rich An ess,entirti element in every sue.' surface soil on one side and the sub- 1eoeoajerativo institution is the soil en the Giber. The trench la filled ';co.operatiVe by placing 6 'inches of well rotted', stable manure- in the bottom, and the,rt! IVe are satisfied to pay a long price to witl-tin two inches of the eurface to the person who is able to properly with the rich tortace ,F.eu, leaving the Iiiilae:iodrsa. Nloittdloeubetegwaerwwoultilia parpopliettiozvineng tub -soil for bienoThi,raignsili,l'aritli,e, si,eeaedlitiritlejs. s,visfaction if, we wore able 0:1Tarafilas\l')rel:',1:7,,ht;lengsh4yer en, to -blend with the serious 8idc of life Y`e, rigt proportion. df soeiability end plants Vowi all the time. Give a genialhity. CAUSED BY BAD BLOOD Bad blood is responsible for the pim- ples, blotches and other disfiguring skin troubles that break out on the face and body. There is a netueal foe to Mid blood, called Burdock Blood Bitters, width al- ways conquers, never fails, midis re- commended by thousands to banish everything erom • the smallest pimple te the worst scrolthous some lefria G. R. Philips, Shubenareurie, X. S. writes: --:"11 suffered about a • •• year with my faze; it was just covered with pimples and blackheads. 1 used all kinds of ereems end different meil. icinea, but none of their seemed to help me. Mv home doctor told me they were caused. 'be had blood. '1 lost eournge of getting rid on there eatil mu ledy told tee to give Beedoek Plood Bittere trial. 1 got a bottle and t helped n and by the time I had thLo.n. throe 'bet - es 1 bacln'i a p'uiplmu 01' iny faee 1 can highly roc:Waren:a burdock Blood' 13itters to any, one who is troubled' wite pimples.'' Pre up only by the T. Millirem CAN timito, Toronto, Ont.