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The Seed Plot is The Best Method of
Controlling Virus Diseases of Potatoes
The most serious problem of seed ly, and frequently, removing suspic-
potato production is that of the con- nous hill shows up in a unit.
trol of virus diseases, sus has mosa'c (5) Select tubers of the best var-
leaf roll, eta fetal type and use the best only for
Experience has shown, that rogu- next year's seed plot. The rest can
ing is never rficttive in fields con -n-
be used for rommercial
ltntins.
tattling a high percentage of these Ily this method, and with rood
diseases, and that selection of the soil and c tlti:ation, with the ss et
best type of' potatoes from sash treated for seab, rte., and by thor-
fields is of no value es a control ou h snr,tying, one Lan hardly fail
Measure,
Experiments indicate • the advisa•
bility of securing certified seed and
1 stir thi • in an i •ol tt d fled -•
d 0
to produce seed of high quality,
The Kicking Horse Trail
par „
seed plot. The maintenance of a The Ricking' Heise Trail coalmen -
seed plot is suggested by authorities sea at Lake LOUIS, in Rocky Moun-
tst n . national park, Alberta. crosses
on potato diseases and is meogni ed the ts.;.tt Divide and follows tb.
by exp-tieneed growers to be sent t't tifc_king Idu, to Field British
the most e•)rrective method of potato (.,,tu„Ih'!1.o nark headquarters.
Improvement. Theproeluctian of di- From here: ,.e c( -s is easy to the
ease -free send can be aceontpolished beautiful Yoho valley, The road
only by the tuber -unit sc :d plot. tit„n continues along the: Risking
Tuber-unit seed plots are established ,.;,.,von and on to Golden 11.
as follows :--cut each selected tu- C TH, :,tutor way, which is the sec -
her separately before planting u: „❑ ationtane, highway to be
in the field itself, and plant all the buil -.., the. Central Rockies,
10C!: ,,1 the gate -of Yoho park to -the
outside motor world.
Our Mineral Development
sets of the same tuber in conectUv,.
hills. The total sets cat from one tu-
ber unit, This method of keeping the
sets of each tuber together makes
disease detection more cs rtain and
reduces the time needed for roguing
which is accomplished by throwing
nut each diseased unit as soon as dis-
covered. The grower should remem-
ber lhat evert disc c•ad unit remot d
front his seed plot nt rte .from fvr
to twenty-five times less hisr.a.
his crop the following year,
Harvesting Of the tuber unit plot
Owing to the present vigorous
development of the mineral wealth of
Canada, a large share of the work of
parties sent out by the Geological
Survey, Department of Mines, this
•ea: on will be concerned with the
..Moderation of mineral occurrene
examination of mineral occurrences
should be dere by hand, taking sure and promising areas for prospectus!
to select hills for high yields, fre -
dom from disease, improved vigour.
or finetype, for a good seed plot
the following year. The balance of
the crop from the seed plot should be
stored in a .separate bin, and should
provide the seed for planting the
commercial field for the following
year.
Experiments show a marked in-
ercase in quality and yield of the po-
totoes from a seed 1.1•rt selected in
this manner. Repeated field selec-
tion and roguing the entire unit
where necessary should 'seep the per-
cent:a se of diseasad plants grown
from such stock to within 1 percent.
Many growers have reported greatly
increased yields by following Oho tu-
ber unit seed plot metlmn of improv-
ing seed potatoes,
The following points should he
kept in mind :--•-
(11 Select a good strain of certif-
ied semi potatoes as free from dis-
ease as possible, •
(21 Select any hest typo of tuber
for planting in the seed plot,
(3) linen this seed plot ayssy from
all other potato fields by a distance
of at least 200•fcet, to minimize the
the po.•/pilin.;s .if virus disease be-
inrr, carried i t aphids. or plant fie
from commertkl field., to t!:a seed
plot.
( 1) Rogue this pint severely, ear -
within ranger of means of transport
and industrial development.
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once refused admittance to Eng-
land to attend the Trades Union
congress because of Ilia activity
In transmitting ifr sew motwy
to finance a g I rat strike
tbrottnhont L: stain t; s, now been
exiled to Siberia by order of the
Russian Soviet Goverment,
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EXPLAINS PERCY'S SPEED
Dr. Charles H. Best of Toronto,
who has conducted experiments
with a great many athletes, says
that Percy Williams of Vancou-
ver is the world's champion
largely because of the low frit-
tiou of his muscles. The natural
friction of the muscles is less in
Williams than in any other per-
son he ever tested, which enables
him to attain bis maximum speed
of between 22 and 24 miles per
hour within three seconds,
RE
IMPORTANCE OF TATING
SEED POTATOES
Treatment of seed potatoes for
the prevention of diseases carried
on the surface of the tubers is of
than is ordinar-
!ME $RU3$$L3 rOST
GROWING GREEN DUCKS
, OltTCt ora LIVE commis.
Natives Have Many Clever Method's
Of Snaring W'iltl Animals.
The Sa'waras or native Bunters of
India have many glover utethads of
snaring wild ttnlntale,
One'remarkable method, writes 51.
Oswald Per•eif•, in the Times of In-
dia, is that of trepanning and tatting
the cheetah alive which, unlike its
other conains,. aI�l ppe t:tmr'd sewed
though It Us gained 11mA%) years,
�'kdei '�jmall when e Id;A pc}o#jl
bed of'leaves,—�t'o matter whether 111
be dry or green—is seized with an
leresistible InolinaLIOn to jump Into
its midst and scatter the leaves about
with its hind legs, in the manner of
a fowl when scratching,
The Sawaree acre aware of thia
singular habit, They accordingly
gather a number of leaves of the teak
tree, on the surface of which they be-
smear a thick semi-opaque, gummy
substance known to them as "jinita,”
But before this they ascertain the
haunts of the animal, and strew the
leaves in a spot where they think the
animal la likely to pass, taking care
to so lay the leaves that the prepared
sides are uppermost.
When "Mr, Spots" comes along, he
says to himself: "Here is a line leafy
bed In which to disport myself," So
thinking, he steps on it when his fate
Is settled, He feels a leaf stick on
to his Paw and shakes it in order to
be rid of the nuisance; then finding
the plan unsuccessful, he endeavors
to gain his object by rubbing it
against his face, thereby dabbing the
gumnr
t ance on his nose and
y substance
eyes, and gluing the eyelids together.
lir this time he has probably trod-
den upon some 010'.< of the trench- stick together. Sprinkle coarse sand
erous leaves. Bewildered and irritat- over the mash before feeding. The
Growing green ducks is an 00011-
potion which returns handsome pro-
fits for the money inversted, Exper-
imental work at the Central Exper-
imental Farm, Ottawa, shows that
Pekin ducklings‘ averaged six pounds
each in ten weeks, and trade duck-
lings averaged six peunds each in
ten weeks, and made a net profit,
over cost lof feed and duckling, of
$1.38 each, The duckling of the Pe-
kin breed made at least one half
pound heavier gains than ducklings
of other breeds,.
Ducklings intended for marketing
as green ducks, should be of the Pe-
kin -breed because of their early de-
veloping /futilities, and they must be
'forced by special methods of feed-
ing.
Frequent feeding promotes Vapid
growth. Young ducklings should be
fed six times daily from the start. un-
til they are two to three weeks old,
and five tithes daily anti] they are
ready for market.
The feed used for growing duck-
lings at the Experimental Farm, Ot-
tawa, is equal parts of bran, shorts
and cornmeal (about one per cent)
is also recommended. This mash
should be moistened with water, but
not made stickyckY
or sloppy.
Add on-
ly
sufficient water to make the meal
ed he rolls himself upon the ground
and rubs his face on the earth in
his efforts to got free, B
t a
o doles
what the ducklings will eat up clean
he only adds more Ieates to his head,
sand serves as grit and aids in the
process of digestion. Feed only
body and limbs, a glutnate a his
sleek and shiny fur in unsightly tufts
i.teateer importance; - of green, and finishes by hood-wit,k...
fog himself so thoroughly with tlr,
iiy appreciated. Without doubt it is ]eaves that he lies donndrrin on '.1e.
one of the most profitable means of ground, tearing tip the earth with hi.=
redtrc:tng the yearly losers caused by .claws, uttering howls of dismay and
certain diseases. Seed treatment i exhausted by the impotent stfruggle•a
in which he is so long engaged.
so important that it may frequently These cries are a signal to ILe
lit: the dividing line between gain authors of his mieery, who run up
and loss in the production of p0- to the spot armed with sticks to one
end of which are tied ropes in the
form of a Loop,
The chetah being unable to see.
allows them to approach near him,
They immediately slip the loops on
to his neck and twist them tight. Elis
struggles are to no purpose. They
lead him away sad Impound him in
a hut.
And there he will have to remain
abiding staraa'tion and the stick, un
til such time as he regards his cap-
tors in the light of masters.
tatoes.
In the process of seed treatment
we are concerned with scab, rhizoc-
tonia and blackleg. All three cause
appreciable reductions in yield and
impair the quality of the crop. The
annual loss from any one of these
sources would amount to many
thosands of dollars. Scab and rhi
zoctonia persist in the soil for years
once they have been introduced.
Growers, therefore, should protect
disease-free soils by practising seed
treatment. It has not been demon-
strated that blackleg is carried in
the soil, yet, seed treatment will
prevbnt its development on tubers
which may have become contaminat-
ed by contact wit hthose which are
diseased.
Investigations conducted at the Di-
vision of Botany, Ottawa, have de-
monstrated the importance of treat-
ing seed potatoes, where blackleg is
concerned, inasmuch as it is reduced
but not entirely controlled by seed
treatment.
In the case of rhizoctonia the
young sprouts are very susceptible to
attack. The black resting bodies of
the fungus, by means of which it has
survived the winter, begin to grow
where the potatoes are planted and
are active when the tender sprouts
are particularly subject to attack.
Seed treatment aims to reduce this
sprout infection by destroying the
organism responsible for it. Such a
measure assists materially in obtain-
ing the good stands which so com-
monly follow careful seed disinfect-
ion,
The (narked increase in seed pot..
to certification and the clearly de-
fined inspection standards direct our
attention to the necessity of produc-
ing potatoes of superior quality.
That this has been $0, is shown by
the fore ten demand of Cattudian
:'red I'otatoee. The chief reason.
thsr,•fore, for treating seed potato'•-
is to r-nable us to meet the deme wl
of e•ritiesl markets which have herrn
acquired by providing a commodity
above reproach, Seed treatment will
aid netta,rnlly in maintaining thi-
^.;utatinn. '
Study Losses in Kiln-drvine
Lumber
10 ,ea in kiln -.trying lumber have
been under Intensive study by the
I ore t Predu.ts I,abaratorbes of the
Department of the Interior, Canetda,
for tome time. As 'a result of these
investigations, the laboratories• bee..
been able to suggest improvements
in kiln npr•rrttion which have already
resulted in a marked reduction in the
ave -rage 1n ; yearn faulty drying,
Many Occurrences of Salt •
• Salt, either in natural brines ot.
in beds of rock salt, is found in every
i province of •Canadit. Commercial
production, however, is confined to
Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Alberta.
rt
Bagdad, Iraq, is to have its first
electric light and street cars.
Ri•)MOVED 'THE CAUSE.
flow Wilson MacDonald Stopped the
Lady Cackling.
To the poetic gifts which le recent
years have won hint such widespread
recognition, Wilson MacDonald, auth-
or of "Out of the Wilderness," adds►
something unusual and rather un-
expected in any poet—a rare mastery
of sleight of hand. Not merely Is he
familiar with the old -,fine magician's
bag of tries, hut he has invented
new stunts, primarily to amuse eldl-
dreg, of whom he is very fond.
In recent years \Ir. MaoDnnald has
visited almost every important veen:-
munity In Canada giving recitals and
addresses, In addition to his earlier
explorations In those vaot Canadian
hip terten ds where audiences are, con-
spicuous• by their absence. In the
Canadian west he has always meet
with exceptional favor.
At one of his early rest als in Cal-
gary, however, a wr.nderfully recep-
tive audience included one woman
who, it speedily became evident, had
come to scoff. Site emir(' a front
seat, and so long as he was rceeilinn
his humorous poetry, Mr. )llacl)on-
ald could stili regard her as apprecia-
tive, though somewhat too rauc,ucly
so. But when lir turned to pathos
the iady in cher front seat not merely
went on laughing, but laughed more
loudly than ever.
A poem that brought tsars to all
other ,ass; tree^ly rendered the wo-
man tet more hilarious.
lir, :,l:icDonaltl excused himself to
the auriitnre, descended from the
platform. and stood in float of the
Interrupted. Swiftly; deftly, he pass-
ed his hand over her hair several
titres,
Aud then iso produced to e ae,
"Now that the cause rf the •ack-
lin.g has been removed," he said, "we
will proceed."
,'hist' he did --without any furth-
er cacltliti i.
LONDON T12,1 1,1,10 PLAN.
Suggevt, E.vciing Balconies Over
Sidewalks.
The traffic probletna of London.
like these of all great cities, are prov-
ing moire perplexing :'ear by year.
On, of the suggestions now being
considered is that of balconies for
pedestrians, attached to the floor
o- r t! street ra 1 1
a r
t1v he
These ate conoid t d by a member
ray ;.h Royal fuetttiul • of British
Arehti ctrl to be the Lost, if not the
r,olc, 1 trslble solution of tate trait,.
r'.t,-' anion which Inas of late become
such a problem in London's shopping
district, especially along Regent
eu•er-t and Bond street.
The balconies, according to Mr.
Bosom's plans, would he abort 10
feet wide and would be approached
by ramps at suitable Intervals. They
would be carried by bridges across
the street intersections, and thus con-
tribute materially toward relieving
congestion at such points. As for
the objection that balconies would
darken ground floor windows, he de-
clares that modern methods of circ -
tris window Illumination render such
objection fruits.
The World's Workshop.
Brttain has now become the
world's workshop for aircraft, ships,
and locomotive$t,
at each feeding.
After the ducklings are four or
fivo days old some green food should
he given such as clover or alfalfa
which has been freshly cut, and
chopped up fine. Start with only a
small amount of this material and
gradually increase it until the mash
contains about one-fifth green food,
When the ducklings are about si
weeks old the green food should be
gradually eliminated and at the,
commencement of the seventh week
the mash should be changed to one
possessing more fattening properties.
The fattening mash used at Ottawa
is 50 pounds cornmeal, 35 pounds
shorts, and 15 pounds beef meal,
with a sprinkling of coarse sand,
By the time the ducklings are ten
weeks old they should be in excellent
flesh and have developed their first
coat of body feathers. This is the
right time to market them. If they
are kept longer they will change
their feathers, and the rate of
growth will decrease, taus increas-
ing cost and reducing profit.
HATCHING
WITH HENS
I
When chicks are to be hatched by
the natural method it is well to set
several hens at once. As the eggs
are tested from time to time and the
infertile eggs removed those remain-
ing can be given to fewer hens.
Then when the chicks hatch a few
liens will be• able to brood a larger
-flock of the sante age. When this
system is used the hens from
which the eggs have been
taken may be re -set and kept
going for several weeks. Mr, F. C.
Elford, the Dominion Poultry Hus-
bandman, in Circular No, 70, "Na-
tural Incubation", published by the
Department of Agriculture at Ot-
tawa, recommends thoroughly dust-
ing the hen with sulphur or insect
powder before she is set. The nest
should be. made really and the hen
plated en the eggs, preferably after
dark. To test the hen as a brooder it
is well to give her it few common
eggs for a few days and if still in-
clined to set she may be given. a set-
ting 13 to 13 eggs, according to size.
It i$ important to see that the nest
is perfectly clean and disinfected be-
fore allowing the hen into it. It .is
regarded its good practice to set the
hens where the laying stock cannot
get to thein. A colony house makes
an ideal place for this purpose.
There should be kept near at hand a
constant supply of fresh water and
hard grain either placed on the floor
or in a hopper as well as green feed.
s•
Some hens do not as well as
others and Mr. Elford regards it as
sometimes advantageous to contin-
ue the good sitters at work for sev-
eral weeks. This may be done by
-removing the eggs to other hens be-
fore they are hatched. If they con-
tinue t0 t=it well and keep in good
flesh it may be pees •ible to keep
thorn at work for several hatchings
before allowing them off with chicks
or putting them back in the laying
pens.
The lighter laying breeds like
the Leghorn, though they may
become broody seldom snake sat-
isfactory sitters. `liens of the
medium or larger size are not so
used for incubation. ft 1s also
pointed out in the circular that hens
usually sit better than pullets.
•
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Salesman
Lo, the people of the earth do me homage.
1 am the herald of success for men, merchants,
manufacturers, municipalities and nations.
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service and sound merchandise. And the world lis-
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There was a day long ago, when by sheer
weight of superior merit, a business could rise above
the common level without me, but that day has
passed into oblivion.
For those who have used me as their servant
1 have gathered untold millions into their coffers.
Sell More Merchandise
per dollar of salary paid me than any other sales-
man on the face of the earth. The fabled lamp of
Aladdin never called to the service of its master
genii half so rich and powerful as I am, to the man
wtho keeps me constantly on his payroll,
1 Hold the Business
of the seasons in the hollow of my hand, 1 com-
mand the lesions of fashion, mold the styles and
lead the world wh`rthersoever I go. I drive unprin-
cipled business to cover, and sound the death -knell
of inferior merchandise. Frauds are afraid of me be-
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Whoever Makes Me
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for life takes no chances on drawing down dividends
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