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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1922-11-16, Page 7' CONDUCTED BY PROF. HENRY O. BELL The object of Ulla department is to place at the ser. vice of our farm readers the advice of an acknowledged •authority on all subjects pertaining to soils and crops. Address all questions to Professor Henry G. Bell, In •care qf The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited, Toron. to, and answers will appear In this oolumn in the order in which they are received. When writing kindly mere tion this paper, As space is limited It is advisable where itemediate reply is necessary that a stamped and ad. dressed envelope be enclosed with the question, when the anavver will be mailed direct. Copyright by Wilson Publishing Co., Limited. uggestions on the Feeding of Stec T EAT AND „tevEro,..' , While the series of pamphlets ou COULD rNO( SLEEP the winter s fini laing of eteers being^ 'ued by the Dominion Expernnental Perms each end eeparately deal with aome particular province, they all con- tain matter of interes•t and value gen- erally. Conelusioee gathered, from Pamphlet 2e, "The Winter Fiaishing of ,Steers in Western Nova Scotia," which are of gerieral ietereat, are quotecle—That a eelatIvely small per- centage of animals eold are properly finished for the •blottls, but that most profit is „secured on well -finished. ' am - rads; that the scrub eteer ie not .a profitable feeder; that &horned cettle are more profitable than horned ani- mals; that it pays to finish steers as rapidlY as possible after ten Or twelve /qrs. a )3.; will you please tell me cold vrea,ther. Fifty 90„uuda of se.agelmonths of age; that heavy steers are ' uio about the care of strawberries? a day is eonsidered to a liberal eher'ee Pisr t(Yitlitahnbilet atohaenhellanheotuonnteosf;' etheaeet have a small bed of strawberriea set amount for fu•11 grown beef or dairy last spring, and wish to know when aniniela to 'consume, therefore Yeu 'tsItleaetrsmo'Claans'serte v-Pralu°fiabtLbleas ua8e the right time is to put straw on them would require at least 10 head t° Pre - .and if it should be 1.eft on let the vent waste by :spoilage, silage can stetute for suceulents in the ration, as .spring, or if the plants should be un- profitehly be fed in spring and late eovered and straw left lbetween the summer to supplement Short pas - conditioner and °appetizer, and as a relish .to roughage more or less -un- palatable; that a combination of roots and ensilage gives better resulth than either roots or eneilage alone; that the Mr, -As H. Lee, Beaulaville, Ont., writes t, --"I am delighted te let you know weat I lines to say regaraing tee , geed Milburo's Home and Nerve Pills did lee. A short time ago I euffere1 with heart anc1 rierve teetible and was eo bad. I could only- sleep about two hours eaeh eight. X had very 'bad t3pells When driving on the road and would very often faiet ilWay, and the neigh. - bees would Carry inc m'from niy wagon, ,r 41.so took those :Tolle in the -eight and durthg ea,,v daily work on the faxen aloe my nerves ivero so bad I would jump out of bed, p.na was <impelled to "walls the flees before I could settle doen, end go back to bed again. Atter taking a few boxes of Milburn'e Heart and Nerve Pills I can houestly say I am a relieved man. I now feel in the beat of health in, fact the best I have been in for three years, mal can do aily class of Welk with pleasure, n -here be- fore talang your pills life was a burden. Price 500 a box at all dealers or mailed' direct on receipt of price by The T. Milburn Co., lemited, Toronto, ay OVEIVIBER 19 Jesus the Friend of Sinners, Luke 7: 37-48. Golden Faithful is the saYing, and worthy of all aceepts,tio that Christ Jesus carne into the world to save sinners...* A old, however ia,lit, ehould 1 Tiro. 11.; 15 (Rev Ver. ) be 00 1;)e.rrns part of the third preaching tour dred pence : , the other fifty. ,Ieett; tiesbie- ' ' '' f Jesus of Galilee. If Jesus was the does not mean that Simon's spiritual Broisehitis is not really &wee o , friend of publicene and sinners, he debt is less than the wornan's debt 1 but tee cannel eit'e 1 ' 1 - 1 i I was also read , ., ., , , t i es a nee me iti.) Le y to be the iriend of Somme wotild not recognize himself as I to follow makes it ' being a debtor at all, ' oa i 011 the lirstleinne.ee4PIT 'to g°' id Orcr eleete,d, for if it is not treated i . will, without doubt, load ta) Lel3son Setting—Our leaser), to -day merit on 'himself One awned five hun brmielatis or somo other eerious hole Pliarieeee and So 'We find him in our lesaoa a guest in the house of one of the Pharisees. Jesus never identified liimaelf with any class or against anY claes as stsch. 1ewasr.eady to meet the eeeleing heart anyWhere. The 1 " h • I slid ht J th Id" S. N Jesus as e wor ay101.1r, es - eon fellows more clea.rly his sympathy With the last arid the. least and the loet, and ehe ,prineiple involered in the parable that great forgiveness in - 1 d wide open the :gates of mercy. V. 37. A. woman in the•eity . a sinner. "Behold," says Luke, inslicat- vo ve peat love, seems to throw roves. turifge. Qt. ing ,s0Thething IllOre unusual than even With regard to feeding ensilage to. the presence of Jens• in the house of Anewer: Just before the ground freeze e up you should cultivate the horses and hogs, some experiments soil between the rows fairly deeply, have shown silage to be useful as a good beef type is more Profitable than the dairy type; that too much ern - 21/e to 3 inches then as soon as the part ration for mares in winter, but phasis 'cannot be placed on the im- soil :Freezes lightly apply a mulch of etraw 2 or 3 inches deep between the rows and at least 2 inches deep over the plants. In spring, as soon as gen- eral growth has started well, remove the straw from off the rows, and suit 'yourself as to whether or not., you leave the straw •between the rows. 'The arguments in favor of leaving the straw between the rows are (1) that it forms an effective mulct and helps conserve soil moisture, and (2) it makes a cleaner surface for the ber- ries to rest upon. R. W.: I have not had much exper- ience with feeding silage, but there is a ten -foot silo on the farm where I am now, which has recently been fill- ed. How many head of cattle must lceep in order to feed the silage fest enough to keep it from spoiling in cold weather? Is silage any good to here is no return. TheoretieallY, and III crease for a year or se, after which so, how should it be fed? Is it a Prac- t feed to horses, hens, or Legs. tical thing where there is silage left land plaster is supposed to benefit in the spring, to feed it to miletecows manure by helping retain the nitrogen in late summer when pastures are short? I have two steers, Holstein grades, eighteen months old. They have been on pasture all sununer with •no grain. I want to feed something this winter to turn off for beef in the spring. Had I better feed these steers or sell them for what they will bring, and buy something younger to feed during' the winter? Answer: You do not give height of silo, therefore it is irntpossible to give you a definite answer as to the num- ber of cattle you can feed from it. Heavy and Morrison say that from a 10 fac.t silo at lea,st 520 lbs, of silage should be removed daily in order to maintain quality; somewhat less in corn silage has not proven of value as a feed for hogs. It is too bulky and ia not tasty .for hogs. Your Holetein steers are about' the right age to make valuable gains from. proper winter feeding, but their breeding is against them unless they have a good mixture of beef blood in them. If they are tending pretty close towards pure bred Holsteins you would do well to sell ihem off pasture and buy in steers sired by Shorthorn or some other beef breed. J. P.: Can you advise me what ap- plication of land plaster to use with barnyard manure on barley and al- falfa seeding, also what results might 1 expect? Can you tell me what re- sults an application, of land plaster might bring when applied on uew muck land? Answer: As to results from land plaster, you can expect a little in - porta.nee of the use of a good pure - b d thtiti r economical re a ; a s e to feed steerasin loose box stalls or in the -oPen, ,shect than tied in the stable; and tleat farmers are well advised to feed largely on crops grown on the farm. The Public Health Nurse In the modern movement for health her time may be free to attend to her reform -one hears a great deal about other duties. If during her visit the the Public Health Nurse, nurse should observe conditions in the What is a Public Health Nurse and home not conducive to the rapid re- in what way does her work differ from covery of the patient and to healthy that of the bedside nurse whose sphere living she calls attention to them and in life is now so well known? endeavors to have them set right. The bedside nurse gives her atten- A highly important part of a Public tion solely to the care of the sick. Health Nurse's duties is the care of She acts under the direction of the the mothers and children by giving physician in whose charge the patient instruction to the mothers upon the may be, follows his orders in regard best means of caring for their own to diet and medicine and attends to health and preserving that of the any other matter designed to effect a ehildeen. recovery. When her patient is well In the schools the public health the nurse takes a similar duty with another patient. The bedside nurse carries on her work either in the home or in the hospital. Her work is con- cerned with those who are ill. the Pharisees. This woman was one of the outcasts of society, greatly ,sin - reed and doubtless greatly sinned against. When she knew that Jesus V, 42. When they had nothing to itilBreeehine tartwitha short, pain_ pay he frankly forgave them both; v e gle aceompanied with eepid freely rereibted the debts of both. ,.' !:.1".'" en -, . , Which of them will love him mow. Nvuoe4.1Dp; and a teeiteess through the "'" chest, At first the expeetoration is of Simon can only answer, but he does a light color, but as the nemble pro. not yet see the bearing of the par- 2areblVilia4s411.511eSlelleelas.\:stedt:iolinuelt.thh-beihs°1511wagorahmbtIllif jhoiszun: fYgire'oleimses'eitsib8letli 11)°i°1)4hcglisle!ealweluives711°Ibc'er7ismise:'°a?'iileand. It)i.olzdoewntecoarilleelymneaitmloonetaendeetheisswioen. tiarineish nature and soreetbams streaked with blood. rean's cemmendation„ Thou gayest me In Dr. Wood's Norway Piste Senn> no water. ' It was the usual enstom. you will find a eeenedy that will ate - to effer the guest water to pour ee late the we 1- d 1 hiid - 'Ili' IliS feet VC, c001 them after the heat 01 soothe . '.i.'se.ne imries- °"-tlaTh', hi tne irritated, parts, loosest. the the journey. She hath washed my , pen f.,,,a ..,,,,,,,ip, , _„:_ ..._ ______, and dieledge the tality which omitted, the usual tokens feet with tears. Sirrion'•s cold hospi. „o.,..hid ,tee,umulattore of welcome is contrasted with the Mrs- a it: slater, 5YdneY, N. 5.7 writes:—"Last Fall I was troubled boundless love the woman. sat at nreat. Jesus was not a stranger IdSVs. o4f5. peace gwaavsestanu°1ethlier° ktoiskse.nThae tkilreaballdf6is-aienot:t1 to her, Somewhere she had seen or hospitality which Simon had neglected. heard Jesus and his words or manner V. 46. My head with oil thou didst told me about Dr. Wood's No.:my Pine or look had changed her whole life. not anoint; an act of special attention Syrup. I used two bottles, and my cold on P f th h t. What Simon and cough were eompletely gone, and withheld from the head of Christ, the I Was as well as ever. Now I tun never woman pours lavishly on bis feet. without "Dr. Wood'" in the house." V. 47. Wherefore I say unto thee. Be sure and get "Dr. Wood's." There was a deep reason fpr Simon's Price 35e and 00e a bottle; put up by withholding and the woman's bestow-- The T. 'Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, ina. The story of the soul of each lies ant, She felt her whole life condemned, but great hope ,as well as great re- pentance filled her soul. In the same way she must make it all known to Jesus. In the Pharisee's house. The cuatorne of the time permitted a stranger to enter .the courtyard and held. But such custom of acces behind. Her sins . . are forgiven. even the, room where the feast was woman with such. a reputation, and s did Jesus knew that the woman was not sanction the entrance of such a Prompted in her °action by a :deep least of all into the house of a Phar- isee. The woman knew all this, but something le her heart drives her on. She feels that Jesus will understand. penitence and a great love. Christ's Sunflowers- in Northern answer to her is forgiveness. Jesus pronounces before Simon, his .avoeds Ontario. of blessing. To whom little is for- Sunflowers as a silage crop would- : given . . loy,eth little. The -woman in appear to have a place in the farm An alabaster box of ointment; part of the noire saw her need. Simon en the, her shameful equipment, but now the desert of pride did not see his need t Supeeintendent of the Dominion Ex - economy in Northern Ontario. The symbol of a new passion and the ex- of forgiveness from Christ, and pression of thoughts she cannot ex- therefore felt no love and therefore, perimental Station at Kapuskasiug in that district, in his report for 1921, press. ' did not hear the gracious words of remarks that sunflowers produced the nurse assists the school physician . The Vg3u8e'sStstoroeccl laintedhisonfeceotubeehheisndathtihme. foforyeets-Lelnsess fall -For him from the lips cheapest ensilage owing to the large le, with their feet towards the wall ' yield per acre. He adds that sun - while he is making physical exarnnaa- tab. • ma,kes visits to the homes to assist the with the can't " ment• • I 'I ot tions of the children and afterwards of the room Weeping 'nte fie -veers wili un_douleted'ly become of , tears expressing n tiis ince •en we see a severe eon- t • For glee importance as a feed for love . parents in carrying out the doctor's her repentance; aneinting expressing trast between Simon the Pharisee and . stockrand as a substitute for corn in which otherwise would escape in the Jesus, To Simon, this woman was,an the North. Five acres of sunflowers such work the nurse must be ade- instructions for the improvement of her love. quately trained. Usually the training the health of the children. If ----------4 n the Pharisee . . saw it. outcast and hopeless. To Jesus, she form of anm-ionia but no reliable practical demonstration has ever been made to substantiate this claim. Fifty years ago considerable land plaster was used. It acted purely as a land stimulant, and for a few years increased certain crop yields, but the reaction was bad since it left the soil poorer. Land plaster carries no plant= food, hence cannot benefit a soil per- manently. I -would expect results of land pla,siter on new muck soils to be negative. You would get results. on muck soils by applying fertilizers consists of a three. years' course of instruction and pra.ctice in a general hospital. The duty of a Public Health Nurse is of a different character. For the main part her work is directed to- wards the preservation of the health of those who are well. She works in a public capacity and is employed in conamunity either by public health authorities or by a responsible body acting with their sanction. Her duties to a large extent depend, upon the na- fairly high in phoaphorte acids and of the community in which she high -in potash, say an . 0-10-10 orl t.tire • is working. • 11 it be in a section of 0-10-8. a large city her Work will be some- . ''''' i ifitrif 0 what different in ehanacter -to what egg -laying contests. If the birds do it would be were she he a rural com- mit respond to this feed, either the munity. . • breeding or other environmental fac-1 The Public Health Nurse should tors which influence production will have had training for her duties sim- ilar to the training of the bedside nurse, and in addition she should have taken a course of study in the appli- cation of the principles of hygienic H. F.: I am feeding one quart of need consideration. ground coin, one quart of ground oats, ee two uarts of wheat bran, one quart An Experiment With Angora 16.50 per cent. protein dairy feed, all Goats. mixed together and wet just so it is That goats are good rustlers is a living and the means of bringing them moist. I feed this in the morning and well-known fact. At the Dominion to the proper attention of the public. feed soaked oats at night. i soak it Experimental Station, Fredericton, N. The work of the Public Health Nurse for twenty-four hours before feeding B., lest year, states the report of the it. This is what I feed to fifty hens, Superintendent, there was kept a small but' they don't seem to lay just, as flock oa Angora goats, compeising would like to have them. I have thirteen breeding females, one buck, Brown Leghorns and I want to keel) and eight stags. Dipping was done 100 this winter and would like to have on May 10, and on May 16 they were the most of them lay. Is the feed 1 turned out on two acres of pasture, on fed all right? which were growing birches and Answer: A laying hen requires alders, to see whether they would kill about four ounces of feed per day. the bushes and at the same th-ne der - This °should. be equally divided be- ive sustenance from them. A month tween scratch feed and dry mash. and four days later the whole area Trouble will be experienced in en- was completely stripped of leaves ex- couraging the birds to consume an cepting a few of the alders, to which equal proportion of scratch and mash the goats are not partial. Another unless the feeding practice so regu- block of an acre and, a half was en- lates the amount of scratch feed given closed and the goats were confined that the hens will consume the leash there for the next month. At the ex - to satisfy their appetites. light Oration of that them the leaves on the feed of equal parts of erackea corn first enclosure had been renewed, and aria wheat in the morning, and a the goats were all•owed to run at heavy Feed of two parts corn and one large over the entire three acres and of wheat in the evening is recom- a half until October_ 15, when the mended. The dry mash, consisting of birches had again been pretty well equal parts by weight' of bran, mid- stripped. The animals were all in dling cornmeal, ground oats and meat good condition at the end of the ex- , scrap should be before the hens at all pernnent. times. Green food should be provided at least once a day. The most palat- able form. of green food is sprouted oats; however, niangels, ca.bleage,.etc., could be used as a substitute. The green food usually has a tonic effect on the hen and increases the appetite of • the fowl; therefore; ,green food should -be fed preferably in'the 1110111- valont troubles the 1111111all race is slily. ing to stimulate the appetite of the -Jed to, and be the ;greatest elms° of bird. Grit and oyster shell should; of many of Om ailmeets, Toe iii tee.bowels tilOtIERFUL RELIEF FROM CONSTIPATION BY 1U1SiNG i.EIHNI'S LAU-LP/En PILLS ConetiPaidon'is oe8- of tho most pre= couree, •bit before the: birds at all tiineet ' The common graina fed do 'Tot con, tam enough calcium carbonate to pro- vide lime material when the hens are Liver Pills and thus do away with the in heavy procluetion and the inosb • 11 4.1 I consapation an, a.. caner tromecs eaus- available :Corm of calcium carbonate .ed by it, • , can be s-upplied in feeding oyster he's, A It. Spence Springhill 'N shell. Oats are an excellent feed, but writos:—"I have suffered Ter some are not quite as palatable as either limo from constipation, and was advised corn and wheat, It is usually advis- hy a friend to tl'Y ACIlburn's Lana -Liver able to soakegerminate, s•prout- tile Pills. After taking a er them oat e to increase the palatability of have ireaad waeclertil and. "'id the greire teats have e higher toeing advise ell those who are constipated to value when sprouted, les throe or Conr give them a trial. tpiov I feel sure they • ' Will :1180 rot:elect the same beneCii: I , aid.' ' The above ration is being recom.-1 • 'Pelee inie a Vial al:' all, dealers or mended by praceically every eg-ricele moiled (need on recoil:Let' price by tural institution and has became' a er.fale T. Milbutu Co., Limited, Toronto, ••- s s standard ration for a pi oj o T•ty l'he tea" 00aSO to 1101q0l711 t110 IlropOr functions all the other organa iviii•beemne deetitig, - Keep your bowelswoeking gently and naturally by the Mie Of Sailbuen"a-Li1X0,-, may embrace such matters as visiting, nursing, maternity and infant wel- fare, tuberculosis nursing. But .any of these or other subjects may be studied and practiced as a specialty. When the: Public,Health Nurse works in a general way she sioinetimes is called uporafrom time to time, to give bedside care to the sick. That, how- ever,ais not looked upon as her chief function. Whenever practicable she instructs a rneniber of the family how to care for the Patient in order that , were sown at the station the last week and find out what manner of man great moral and spiritual °ppm - is no school doctor the nurse refers If Simon had wished to measure Jesus was a to the family physician all children this intrusion, however he tunity. One time a stranger arrived of May on fall -plowed winter-nianured ,at a certain town with intent to stay. soil. One acre, which was treated with symptoms of ill health or evi- really was, indig-nant he might be, seemed to furn- At the pump as he watered his horse with 200 pounds of nitrate of soda h fell intoconversation with a quaint when the plants were two inehes high, dencea . of physical or mental defect. is•h the opportunity he sought, This gentleman 'Who was passing gave a yield of 24 She teaches the principles of per- man, if he were a prophet. Simon 1C2us ,e.r sonal and. home hygiene and promotes the formation of good health habits known the character of this woman bilis P ' a treated with one hundred pounds of by the children in the school: She and would have shOW-11 Such -knowledge 1' mon ?" retorted the Quaker. "What manner of people didst thee nitrate of soda at the same time, .y tons 416.. pounds What manner of people live in thought that a prophet would have y'pei. am-. Another acre, which was ' l'ace?" the newcomer enquired. eve a g also helps ,graups of mothers and older bw shrinking from her defilina touch. this special anstruetion. .aloof. For she answered the stranger, mean. The • were narrow and ready to talse trate yielded 19 tens 800 •_pouncis• per was that it held itself children who are brought together for The only idea' Simon had of holiness "were A third acre, which received no ni- is a sinner. As Simon misunderstood an lYinfai'r advantage.' "Then," said acre., These three acres were sown In some a the larger cities of Can - in drills 36 inches apart and the Plants Jesus, so did he misunderstand the ada, Public Health Nurses are employ -the Quaker, "1 am sorry, for thee still were thinned to six inches apart in woman. H tt 1 1ailed t d h He u er y o read t e ed. at Child Hygiene clinics, Well -Baby meaning of 'her tears. She was a fine ie same 0 people here." I a le kind f the rows. The other two acres of the clinics and ,in ' other capacities—the sinner once, but that does not describe Quaker chanced to ' e at And so it turned irt to be. Again the b the'''' trough five sovrn were sown in drills 42 inelaea . . nurse's efforts in each case being di.: het now. - - • : , the apart and the plants thinned to six rected towards the maintenance of the II. Jesus Measuring Simon 40-48 • when another stranger -came to inches apart. The yield was 17 tons health of the people of the community. lic Health Nurse' that many large entered thehouse of Simon. He noted said the stranger, "there are no finer iyviaes1d19pe tons So valuable are the services of a Pub- thing, escaped Jesus from the time he Quaker nut the same query. "Oh," 825 pounds per acre. The average V. 40. Jesus answering said. No- "tpositionHoftthe people to hint dthe Measuring , • , :town. 0 too entwine aboute is- t itmhuenfitivse; tahcerecsosstopWer;.1 read also these inward comments of . . h e . n-s-c11-e,20cOf firms, such as big stores and menu- the omission of the usual courtesies people than those I left behind. I was acre $78.13, and the cost per ton $S.a9... which the host pays to the guest. He sorry to leave them, but I was obliged factoring establishments employ Pub- ' The expeeaments at this etetion , lic Health Nurses solely to assist in Simon. I have somewhat to say unto said the Quaker. 'Tbee will find the , to move on " "I congratulate thee " . embraced practically every line of looking after the health welfare of . . thee. Jesus will not ff this f I fine h • " W f -1 what su er is a se esame ne people ere, e in, farming and a large amount of in- sworig judgment to pass unchallenged. twe look for in human na.ture. Of the employees. This is very strong J. 41. There was a certain creditor.levery sinner Jesus said, "He also is a formatam is to be obtained by ezudy. evidence in favor of the work that A son cf Abraham, she also is a daugh- ing the report, which can be haet free yielded 22 tons 825 pounds per acre. ,"The people in,the towri I came from," such a nurse can do. Bigjausinesses Jesus uses the parable as being a less are conducted in a manner that will personal, yet not less pointed way of ter of Abraham." Let us have great byapplyingeto yw o by eSrinuitpeigto anfieridzpPub- managers -aae yield the greatest profits and the teaching Simon the lesson he needed. expectations of others. Let us be- theio managers of such businesses realize Moreover, it made it possible for lieve in the salvability of the utter- lications Branch of the Donsinlen De. that the health and vigor of their m Christ to copel ,Samorr to sit in judg- most. • employees is one of the best aids they can have to efficien-b management of their respective establishments. It is net intended in this article to give a full outline of the many spheres in which the Public Health Nurses are valuable, but the cases here cited will serve to show what a vast field of opportunity lies before humanity in their employment. No sermon can be as eloquent as an heroic life. Let thy great deeds be thy prayer to thy God.—Frances S Osgood. " He is not fit to live who is not fit to die, and he is not fit to die who shrinks from the joy of life or fromi the duty of life—Theodore Roosevelt. ^1- LO S Ljtj4t 11 OG al A lilt lent NCr. Lawrence Rae and ,George White, of Renter:, Max Gillis and Charles Wilsen, ol Lenore, are the best boy hog rabsors bit Menitcha, as determined by a centeet held by the Proviticial and Dominion Governments. Along with forty other boys, they earned a trip to Wieniipeen where they were eeteetained nna :inst-olete.d in market- ing by the United Grain Growers. The contest syas pare, of :an edueational plan to show farmers the kind of bacon tyee hogs that.are- demanded by the British trade. The•winning boys atc in the -front row of the group ef o,phe e -he ore tool:leg, a1 the part:meat of Agriculture, 'Ottawa. Profit in Poultry. The longest bridge in the world is that built Over the Great Salt Lake in the U. S. It is twenty miles long, and is built entirely of wood. Can you tell the distance of a flash of lightning by noting the time that Very interesting are the contents of t the report for 1921 of the Poultry Division of the Dominion Experiment- al Farms. Experiments in nearly every direction relative to the raising and keeping of poultry are chronicled 'with narticular attention to the cost of the various • methods tried out. From figures :compiled from monthly reports received by the Poultry Di- vision, we learn among other things' that the average number of hens per farm in British Columbia is 105.3, in Quebec 50, in the Prairie Provinces 40.2, in elle Maritime Provinces 39.4, in Ontario 35.7, and in the Dominion as a -whole 54.1. The relative cost of keep last yeer is given as follows: -- Quebec, $2.91 per hundred pounds. succes elapses ere the thunder is heard? Lightning is instantaneous, and when nearby the report is at first a single sharp crack, but it is always followed by a long rolling. The reason of the continued roll frem a single flash is to be found in the fact that a flash usually travels several mites, and as sound travel's about 1,090 feet per sec- ond, the sounda generated at different distances come to the ear in rapid • sion, esulti ng itt a continuous Maritime Provinces, $3.17; °Marion roar. ;3.10; Prairie Provinces, $2.42, andi -a-ea-- British Columbia, $2.88. The highest; aa price during the year received for n wnree P. 44.i att., 21.a az in eg-gs eves1 Smithers, British Column i. , , Had To QuEt Work namely, $1.30 per dozen, and the' loWest in the Prairie:Provinces, where cents per dozen. was leached. Froml When you iind Yettr kidlee'Ye °lit a in 'ecime sections a minimum of 15 --- further evidence supplied he f7inne order • when your back- aebes and pal 'tyou liave to vise oeten d.oring Inces; to avera,ge price received for cg•gs for the NI'lleu lic Division' it is gatheredthst the night and endure torture durbag the year was in Quebec 63 ceete, in the day—take 'my aavic'' and get 11 box °t Maritime Peoeineee 54 cores, et ore. DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS tario 52 cents, hi the Prairie Provinces' mil' Jes• Glierti-at Westerville.' Out,, was t'oublcd with 'IV lrid- 45 cents, and in British Cretin:We 50 writasi--"I cent, the average :For the entire. De- neYs a°(/' bladder about tee yeara. My ble minion being 53 cents. After pointing ficier woe so weale was getting then, eearaee up four or five times every night. I out that, based on prices, it would take enly 4.0 dozen eggs to pay Cor the feed fos one hen in a year, and that a very niodevate yield woeld ensure a eroht, the Do- minion Poultry Huslainchean is led to .say, "With this direct evidence gather- ed from the fermers' own reports it seems teat one may point With conti. dame to the poultry floelc as beiag sett cly nee of the meet profitable had pains in ray back,- and. many a day I had to quit, work my back WAA; 110 weak. , I tried many doctors and eifeer- ent medlemea, but never got any bet- ter until ono dee I met ono ef my friends who advised see to use Doants Kianey Pills, .E took tout boecs, aed eau truthfully sae I 'vas completely re- lieved of my troebie, T cannot prvter your Pills ettougla'' Inairchee of Parisi work." A, card ad -i Price' 50o a3on at' all dealers or dressed to the Publications '33rarich,t anailed ea neoaitn; 01 Iirlec , Department o•f Apiculture, Ottawa,, Itlibura Iamited, Toreette wili seeure,e 'copy, Oen