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Address communications to}Agronomist, 73 Adelaide St, West, Toronto
UNITING COLONIES FOR
WINTER.
One of the essential factors for
euccessfuwintering of bees is to
have tie colonies well filled with
young bees that have one little or no will gradually unite together through
held work. There should be at least these holes. If there is brood in both
enough bees in the hive to cover at colonies this can all be placed in the
least six or seven full sized frames at' lower chamber later on, and the • top
the end of September or early in Oc-chamber removed. It is well to kill
Leber. Any colony wit* less bees than i one of the queens just before uniting
eeethis should be united. One good strong' the colonies, the best queen of course
'reolony is worth more than many weak being left, If there is no preference
ones. for queens they can both be left and
When uniting colonies two things the bees will kill one of them,
must be borne in mind: first, that fly- i Another plan of uniting and one in
Ing bees have located themselves and which all the queens are saved is as
If their hive is moved they will return,' follows; During dull weather in the
to the old location, especially if it is, late fall when the bees have been con -
good flying weather when the moving' fined to their hives for several days
is clone, and second, that bees of dif-,` remove from each of the weak calonies
ferent colonies are likely to engage; five of the lightest combs, shaking the
in a free for all fight when brought bees from them down in front of the
together in one hive. ; hive and pushing the other five over
Where a beekeeper has two pr more to one side of the hive. Two or three
apiaries the first difficulty can be days later place a tight -fitting division
overcome by uniting the weak colonies board in the centre of half of the hives
of ane yard to those of another. Where with the bees on one side and then
there is only one apiary the uniting bring the combs and bees from the
is best done during dull weather when' other hives and place on the opposite
the bees are confined to their hives for. side of the division boards, thus bring-
several days at a time.ing together two weak colonies into ,
• An easy method to unite two col-' one hive. Provision must be made for'
onies together without the bees fight -la double entrance. These colonies can
ing is to first smoke the colonies well be fed in the usual manner and can
and then to remove the cover and quilt be wintered either in the cellar or out -e
from one of them and placing over .side. By this method .a surplus of,
the frames a single sheet of news- queens can be had in the spring.
paper; The other colony is then lifted
off its floor -board and placed over the
first colony with the paper between
them. The bees will gnaw holes
through the paper in a short time and
LOTS OF FUN ON HALLOWE'EN
Fortune Telling is Thrilling and Anybody Can Do It You
Know.
BY MIGNON QUAW.
Fortune telling is the theme of this
Hallowe'en party. From the time the
guests arrive until they leave, they
are learning something about them-
selves. This is bound to please, for
where can be found any more absorb-
ingeitoknie than ourselves?
The invitations are written on any
of the familiar Hallowe'en playthings
ouch as pumpkins, witches, black cats.
On these write the following verses:
'Come to our house on Hallowe'en,
There ghosts and spirits will be seen.
The time we've set at half past eight,
And you will learn about your fate.
Your Past and Present, Future too,
What you have done—what you will
do.
'or all such things are plainly seen
By everyone on Hallowe'en."
The decoration of the house is part
of the fun. Feature the smiling faces
of pumpkins wherever you can. If
you have electric lights, have each
fight inside a pasteboard shoe box.
)ut a smiling face in each side of the
box; caner the entire box with black
tissue paper, cutting the paper out
for the features of the face; paste yet-
low tis:ae paper on the inside of the;
box over these features. When the!
light is put inside, the eyes, nose and 1
mouth shine in yellow splendor. If'
you have no electric lights, the effect
of faces may be secured by putting a
pasteboard box around a lamp as it
sets on the piano or table. The box
should be large enough so it will not
catch fire.
THE PAST.
If the size of one's house permits,
• the Past could be told in one room, the
Present in another, the Future in still
another. These rooms could then be
decorated. to suggest these three per-
iods. Over the doorways could be
big signs PAST, PRESENT, . FU-
TURE. The first could be black, the
second white, the third, gray.
The hostess calls on three of her
most gifted and original friends for
s'ssistance in planning the' program,
One is given the Past, another the
Present, the third, the Future. They
each try to outdo the others in secur-
ing the best fortune. Impress upon
each that the Past must be concerned
only with Wes, the Present. with Is,
the Future with Will Be. Thus, the
Teller of the Past can not say "You
are self-willed and stubborn."
Following are some of the things
that might be told of the Past. The
subject was or was not: a pretty baby
--smart at an early age—bald-headed
when an infant—troubled with colic—
bad measles—hard child for ;parents.
. er¶to manage—been hard• to manage.
--been :`hard to manage ever since
had one very severe illness—loved first
school teacher—had a (named) num
youthful love affairs—had dark
The Teller of this Past is dressed
in black, speaks in hollow, mysterious
tones and wears a mask.
All the facts about the past can
easily be told by reading the palms.
This does not mean that the Teller
would examine the palms of everybody
present. This takes too much time
and other __ppeople grow impatient to
hear aboutThemselves. Instead, have
everybody examine his or her own
palms and hands while the Teller is
giving the information. For instance:
"The thumb," says the Fortune Teller,
"indicates many things." (Meantime
everybody is examining thumbs.) "Is
it fat? Thick? That indicates you were
a fat, chubby baby with a double chin
and dimples. Is it stiff? Can you
bend it backwards easily? No? Then 1
you were a stubborn child; you held
your breath; you would have your
way; you received many a spanking."
Remember always to give the opposite
traits too. Somebody may ask, "My
fingers are long and pointed, what
does that mean?" Have something
ready in reply, and if possible, some-
thing to bring a laugh. It is remark-
able how many people will begin to
not and say, "That is just right. I
was a fat baby—" This reading of
palms can .be done by somebody who
really understands how to do it, but
if such a person can' not be found, a
really convincing talk can be invented
with all manner of illuminating in-
formation about the past. This stunt
can be lengthened out for thirty min-
utes. But if the palms grow monoton-
ous, take up some of the features of
the face—nose, eyes, chin, mouth, tell-
ing the past from their peculiarities.
THE PRESENT.
The following are suggestions for
the Present: subject has many friends
—is selfish—has great talent which
needs developing—has good appetite
—jealous—steady - brave.— troubled
with snoring—likes sauerkraut—is
fine dancer—stingy--sweet tempered
through long adversity—political• as-
pirations—fine singer though nobody
realizes it—is writing poetry in secret
—loves bobbed hair—loves jazz.—fond
of ladies (gentlemen)—nervous—
sharp tempered—should diet, too fat
—generous—pessimistic—good busi-
ness man (woman)—fond of ostenta-
tious clothing like red neckties and
loud hats—and the opposite of these.
The Teller of the Present isin cos-
tume and wears a mask. The Present
can be easily told through the hand-
writing. This makes a very fine stunt.
Each guest has pencil and paper.
Have each one write the same sen-
tence: "Billy is going to Toronto to
take .a job working on the Railroad."
This sentence involves the use of
capitals, dotting of i's and crossing of
l.'s. e„ The Teller now begins to read
secret ten years ago—fond of History
in school—was always popular with
boys (girls) -an event of great im-
portance early in life completely
changed the nature from our disposi-
tion to one of gentle goodness—had
financial- reverses—crossed in love a
(named) number of times—one great;
disappointment happened a certain
number of years ago -lost a treasure
or keepsake of which they were very
fond, have not found it yet—and so
an.
Local hits and jokes can be intro-
duced, depending upon the guests who
are invited. Have all the fun of , a
good•.n,atured variety with no sting in
it
THaE PIGGE$T LOCOIdiOTIVE 1N THE BietT8HM13I—R7 E
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Engine No. 4100, the new freight lo-
comotive, witli new type tender, just
built for the Canadian National Rail-
ways by the Canadian Locomotive
Works at Kingston. It is the last word
in designer's skill for lines, weiglit
and power. Ninety-two feet in over-
all length, it weighs 325 tons, and has
a tractive power of 14,500 tons, or the
power to move 150 loaded freight cars
the fortunes of everybody at the same
time by telling each one to look at his
own handwriting. For instance? The
slant of the whole sentence indicates
much, Does it slant upward? You
are optimistic, gay, full of energy, in-
clined
nclined to look on the bright side of
life. Does it slant downward? You
are pessimistic, gloomy, have the blues
often, but you are cautious and for
that reason are a better business per -
earl that the other ones. Does it run
on the level? So do you. Even tem-
pered, easy going, good to live with
but yet inclined to be a bit monoton-
ous like a level road through a flat
country." Go on reading many things,
Small writing, large writing; large
ostentatious capital letters; heavy
period at end of sentence; no period;
dotting -of i's and t's. If the crossing
of a t runs away after the t, it means
the person is hasty, quick, cannot
wait. If the letters are sharp and
angular, it means the person is nerv-
ous, sharp, irritable. If they are fat
and generous, so is the maker of them,
This stunt can be made to last thirty
minutes and keep the interest of the
crowd the entire time They will want
to ask all manner of questions about
their own handwriting—these can be
made the subject of some good-
natured laughs.
THE FUTURE.
The following suggest what the Fu-
ture might 'tell: a long journey—
riches—fame—political success—hus-
bands—wives—children—lives to be
ninety—married within year—success
in marriage—go to live elsewhere—
operation—financial reverses—trip in
air ship—single life—letter—good
news—company coining—a disappoint-
ment coming with the, week—tooth go-
ing to be extracted -going to receive
a present—will . receive an invitation
—going to a wedding soon—and so
forth.
The Teller of the Future needs more:
equipment. He or she will also dress
in costume and be masked." White
would be a good costume
Things to tell the Future with:
Calk mark on floor. Everybody toes
.this mark. If they can stand on this
chalk mark on one foot for one min-
ute, they will make a model husband
or wife. (Seven or eight of the guests
can do this at once,)
Untying knots. Each person is given
a string which is tied in several' knots.
If they can untie all the knots in a
given time, they will succeed in matri-' 1
mony.
Ring Tgss.. Toss a ring over a peg..
If they do it first try, this means mar -1
riage within the year. Two tries, two
years and so forth. To speed this up,1
there should be several pegs and rings.) c
Give each person an opportunity to
pull a string out from a basket of 1
strings. Those of •a certain length t
indicate the person will live to be t
ninety.
Toss balloon over string. First at- a
tempt your dream will come true.
Lighting matches. If they burn first
trial, it means- good news within the
week.
Burning candles. Run with lighted
candle. If it does not go out, it means
a long, pleasant journey.
honeying broomstick. Success in t
matrimony or a sure marriage. ! s
Height of your prospective husband
on a level track. Its boiler has 3,200
horsepower, .or more than what is used
by the civic electrical plant at Kings-
ton, with a population of 25,000, for
lighting and industrial purposes.
The remarkable progress made in
the construction of motive power on
Canadian railways is illustrated by
comparing this giant new locomotive
with the first railway engine used in
Canada, a drawing of which is shown
inset. The engine was used on the
Champlain and St, Lawrence Railroad
in 1837, and it was named the "Dor-
chester." The drawing is made from
a print in the possession of the Cha-
teau de Ramezay, Montreal
of the Canadian National Railways
or wife. Draw slips of paper from
basket,, On them are various heights
and measurements—some ordinary,
most absurd.
Rub rubber comb on sleeve. Now
pick up piece of tissue paper with it.
On the piece is written the name of
the person you are to go to supper
with. Have dfferent baskets of papers
for men and women and two combs to
do this stunt with.
Any number of fortune telling
games may be done with candles, blow-
ing them out, Iighting them, waving
them above heads, dropping wax, put-
ting them in draughts. Each one
means something very important.
Bowls with various things . under
them are overturned on a table. The
crowd guesses or chooses a certain
bowl. They are then turned over and
each one means something. One has
a single object under it. This means
bachelorhood or maidenhood. Another
has two. This means a helpmate. An-
other has three.., This means two hus-
bands or wives, and so forth.
TELLING FORTUNES.
The serving of refreshments can
also be made the means of telling for-
tunes—the Future •in particular. Tea
could be the beverage with plenty of
leaves in it or coffee in which a few
grounds have purposely been slipped.
One leaf or ground indicates single
life. Two, marriage. Three, trouble
with suitors. Four, a love letter. Five,
good news in a letter. Seven, great
fortune. Many, finely dotted in cup,
bad luck. Few, good luck. Food left
on plate indicates you are going to
forget some belonging and thus lose it.
When refreshments have been serv-
ed, find out which girl has the great-
est number of husbands, which man
the greatest number of wives. They
receive the prizes as a consolation.'
Said prizes are wedding rings pur-
chased at the ten -cent store.
The refreshments for such a party
need not be elaborate but they could
carry out the fortune idea. The good
old custom of putting various articles
in cake such as rings and thimbles
makes much fun. Why not serve lit-
tle frosted cakes with some small ob-
ject in each one, said object having a
significance about the Future? If ice
cream is served or sherbet (and apri-
cot sherbet would be delicious and
carry out the orange color scheme)
tooth pick of varying lengths could
be inserted and mean something. The
ittle frosted cakes could have orange;
frosting on them and eyes, nose and
mouth marked in chocolate.
Before the close of the evening, one,
or two people should be chosen to tell'
their fortunes to the rest, or there
ould be a grand review, the 'Tellers
asking questions and the guests hold -
ng up their hands as certain ques-'
ions such as "Flow many are going to
ako`a trip?" are asked.
Such a party as this is not too big
drain on the strength and pocket- l
book of a hostess and yet will thor-
oughly delight the guests.
Top Dress.
An application of fine manure. ap-
plied as soon as . the ground fre zes, !
o the: thin spots. in the alfalfa field,'
he wheat field, or any grass land will
how handsonie returns next, June. Do
it before snow comes. 1
THE CHILDREN'S
HOUR
BRUIN FINDS THE RUNAWAY!:
With a grunt, Jackie Rabbit sighe
and rubbed his stomach. He esa
chuck full, and so were Johnnie Musk
rat and Willie Woodchuck. •Mo111
Meadow Mouse had fed them so sump
tuously that they felt ever so muck
better. They told her all about hoe
they had lost their way after thei
had come. to shore on their log ship.
"I'm sorry friends, that I can't tell
you the way home. I have alwayl
lived in the wheat field and only a felt
times have ventured out into the Big
Woods. But I do know that way tc
Frog Hollow path. If you go that was
you may meet someone who can tell
you the way to Woodland."
So off tramped Jackie Rabbit, Wii•
lie Woodchuck and Johnnie Muskrat
with Molly Meadow Mouse in the lead
A queer procession it was, a mouse
leading a rabbit.
They were only a short way into
the Big Woods when they heard a
heavy tread, tread, tread in the bushes
on their right. Molly Meadow Mouse
ducked behind a big toadstool, her
heart pounding. Jackie Rabbit and
Johnnie Muskrat wasted little time in
finding an old hollow stump big
enough to hide them both. Now Willie
Woodchuck was so scared he didn't
know where to go, so he slipped in bee hind the stump where his two friends
I were hiding.
Was it the Man after them again,
or another hunter? They were all so
terribly frightened they searcely dared
Feeds for Poultry° to breathe. Nearer and nearer it came,'
tread, tread, tread!
"It must be the man," thought Wil`.
lie Woodchuck. "I wonder if he has
)a gun? I'll just peek slyly around
this stump and see. My coat is just
the color of the tree and he won't
see me."
So, very slowly and slyly Willie
peeked around the stump. What a
surprise he got! A pleasant one, ,too,
so much so that he gave a glad cry.
"Whatever is the matter with Willie
Woodchuck?" thought each of his
friends who were hiding. When at
last they got up courage to see, there
stood a little brown bear, and it was
Bruin. How pleased they all were to
see him.
"You runaway rascals, where have
you been? I have been hunting for
you for two days, and so have your
mothers and fathers," said Bruin.
Each one began to tell a part of the
story at the same time.
"Never mind now, you can tell all
about it when you get home," said
Bruin.: "If we get back before dark,
we must hurry. You little fellows
must be tired. Hop on my back," he
said as he dropped on all fours.
So that was the way the three little
runaway boys from Woodland got
back home, riding on the back of
Bruin.
Commencing November 15, 1922,!
and continuing until May 15, 1923, an
,experiment was carried on at the
Agassiz, B. C., Dominion Experiment
al Farm comparing various scratch'
feeds and mashes with the home mixed
scratch and mash in general use on the
plant, the purpose ilting to arrive at'
something conclusive concerning var-'
ions commercial poultry feeds in the
market. The home mixture consisted!
of: scratch grain of equal parts oats,
wheat and cracked corn; mash, 100,
parts bran, 100 parts shorts, 100 parts;
corn meal, 100 parts crushed oats, 50
parts beef scrap, and 25 parts char -I
coal. Water was kept before the birds
all the time. The Superintendent in'
his report says, "The results are in
favor of the home mixture for this'
particular occasion. This might be!
• the case generally where the poultry !
man •• can purchase feeds in large
quantities when prices are low. On!
the other hand, when it is possible to
obtain satisfactory commercial poult-ryi
feeds from reliable firms, the question'
of spending time, which means money,
in mixing up feeds must be con-
sidered."
Cause of Worms in Cattle.
Worm eggs, points out Mr. S. Had -
wen of the Dominion Agricultural
Dept„ are present in the dung of prac-
tically all farm animals, much more
so than in those which live in cities
or towns. The reason for this is that
the animals on the farm are constant-
ly exposed to infection from eating
food contaminated by manure. First,
they come in contact with manure
round about the farm buildings, and,
secondly, they pick up worms out at
pasture in the paddocks or fields that
are left uncultivated. These small,
rarely cultivated paddocks on a farm
are most dangerous as regards worms,
and doubly so because they are com-
monly infected with dung -feeding
beetles which act as carriers for
worms and convey them to stock.
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Better Hog Prices.
There was encouragement for breed-
ers of swine in the Dominion Live
Stock Branch market report of Sept.
18. At Toronto the top price for
selects was $11.25 against $10,86 on
the same date last year, for thick
smooth $10.26 against $9.85, for;
heavies $9.75 against $8.85, for extra'
heavies $8.25 against $7.85, for shop!
hogs $9.25 against $8.36, for lights •
and feeders $9.25 against $6.85, for
roughs $7.26 against $6.85, for sows
No. 2 $6.25 against $5.85, and for
stags $4.25 against $3.85. At Mon-
treal also there was an increase for
some sorts, but from the West the re -1
port was not so good. Sheep showed
an increase at both Toronto and Mon-
treal. At Toronto stock yards a sheep -I
dipping tank has been installed.
Cutting Alfalfa.
Considerable injury may be done to
alfalfa fields by late cutting or pas -
Miring in the autumn, The alfalfa'
plants should be free to grow after
September 25th. Cutting or pasturing
after this date is not good practice.'
To stand the winter the crown; of the'
plant should be, covered with a good
vigorous growth' of leaf and stem.
when the snow comes.
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The Prince of Wales' best "grass cutters" are shown at work on his ranch at High River, Alberta. Theyarea famous herd the ground, late cultivation will de
and include stro them and lessen the. iniury tht
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Preparing Lambs for Market.
Says Mr. A. A. MacMillan, Chief
of the Sheep and Swine Division at
Ottawa: Undocked and uncastrated.
grade lambs are always an indication
of primitive methods in the handling
of sheep, and no farmer who takes an.
interest in his flock will_neglectthe
performance of these operations. Both
are very simple and if properly per-
formed at the right age there is little
or no danger of loss. (See Pamphlet
No. 46 of the Dominion Dept. of Agri-
culture.) Moreover docking adds to
the neatness, comfort, and appearance
of the flock, while castrating enables
the farmer to hold his wether lambs
for the Iate fall sales, when a heavier
weight usually brings a higher aver-'
age price per pound. Ram lambs be-
come troublesome in the autumn, their
gains are lower, they have to be sep-
arated from the rest of the flock or
sold, and their value per pound is be-
low that of ewe or wether lambs.
Put Away the Plow.
Neglected implements are a source
of loss to the owner and the commun-
ity. Ontario's implement bill is a
large one. If every farmer took as
good care of his implements and tools
as the best farmers do, many factor-
ies and much capital could be devoted
to work other than implement making.
But so long as there is needless, pre-
ventable waste in implements some
one must supply, at his own price, -im-
plements and tools to keep the farm
work going. Now that the close of the
tillage season is at hand, a das spent
in cleaning, oiling and storing away
in a suitable shelter the implements
and tools of the farm will pay you
well.
Canning and Preserving:
The Dominion Dept. of Agricul-
ture's bulletin on the canning and pre-
serving of fruits and vegetables is a
valuable guide to the housewife, and
will be found most useful at this time
of year, In addition to describing
4•tep by step the various methods of
canning and drying, the booklet con
tains a number of favorite recipes for
making pickles and preserves. The
bulletin should be in great demand
throughout Canada.
Corn -Ear .Worm.
The corn -ear worm is the 'larva or
caterpillar of a r, iglu -flying moth. I(
is difficult to combat, bet as it dopy
to the ground and spins its cocoon ail
inch or two 'beneath the surface of