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of an expert on any question regarding sell, seed, crops, etc. If veer question
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Co., Ltd„ 73 Adelaide St, W., Toronto,
TIIE LITTLE ENE91I
It is important that the barns and
eattle yards be kept clean and sans;
nary to prevent the spread of infectl-
ous and contagious diseases. Whet -
ever mensurze are taken ghoul.' he re-
inforeed by the intelligent nee of
chemical dieinfectants What shall
five use? Hew shall wr apply it? There
are so many m iv products on the mar-
ket that we are likely to lose eight
Of the virtues „f torte of the older ma-
teriale in the ranee of nee./ prepara-
tions.
Many new producta are greatly
over -rated beomise in the bands of a
careful user exceptioually rood re-
sults will be obtained. Setae of the
older materials are discredited because
of being used under improper or in-
appropriate conditions. Almost any
substance will give good results under
certain condition: when in reality tho
conditions and not the materials are
unfavorable for the development of
the disease germs. If the substances
favorable as cultural medium; for the
disease germs are cleaned up before
the disinfectant is applied, an errone-
ous impression veil he obtained as to
the germicidal value of the disinfect-
ant in question.
Heat and sunlight are the cheapest
and most efficient agents for disin-
fecting dairy barns and cattle yards.
Heat may be used to clean and steri-
lize the pails, cans, utensil. and man-
gers used in feeding the calves and
,.cows. Sunlight will destroy most dis-
ease -producing germs if it can get at
them. For the cattle ,yards a thor-
ough clean up will result in a fairly ef-
fective disinfectant. The efficiency
of the clean up will be greatly increas-
ed, however, if the surface of the yard
is covered with it light dressing of
fresh burnt lime. The use of lime in
the yards not only destroys millions
of these disease producing germs but
it destroys the breeding places of flies
and vermin.
Of the various chemical disinfec-
tants that have been favorably recom-
mended only a few meet the demands
for efficiency, economy and practica-
bility. Probably the cheapest and
most effective product at the present
time is bichloride of mercury in a dilu-
tion of one part to one thousand parts
of water. It is poisonous and should
not be used on metal stanchions and
partitions because of its corrosive ten-
dency. This proportion while very
effective on clean floors, side walls
and partition's is practically worthless
unless the organic matter is thor-
oughly removed before it is applied.
Carbolic acid occupies a foremost
position among disinfectants, but it is
ear too expensive at the present time
to be used freely in the dairy barn.
When used in a five per cent. solution
it is very safe and efficient. During
Ens YOU NEVER SEE.
recent years coal tar produi seta un-
der a nide variety of trade names
"have become popular disinfesiant.s awl
are gradually erow•ding out ninny of
the older products, Some of the
cresol eolutiona are elective .isinfo.-
tants end if made by an waist+n-
i cern can be depetlded open in prepuce
satisfactory results. These memared
disinfectants are cheap and effective
agetrtn for use in dairy barn;, lett on
aceount of their strong odes :hey
should not be meed{ in the milt reorn
and the milk should be taken from
the stable very promptly after it is
drawn from the cows.
No modern disinfectant excels fresh-
ly burned lime. :decoriing to labor-
atory tests freshly slaked lime pos-
sesses greater germicidal value than
some of the phenol and cresol com-
pounds on the market. It is import-
ant, however. to use fresh, nater -slak-
ed lime. When slaked the lime should
be spread about the stable floors and
in dark places where the sunlight eel
dom reaches. If it is desired to use
the lime on the side walls and ceilings,'
it may be applied in the form of white-
wash and is very effective if properly
applied. Use the stone lime and wa-
' ter and apply while the mixture is still i
hot. It is best applied with a spray,
pump. The addition of other sub-
stances to make the material stick to
the walls reduces the efficiency of the
mixture and prevents it from filling;
the cracks and crevices, which are the
favorite breeding places for germ life.:
Before attempting to disinfect the
premises it is important that all loose
boarde, litter and pieces of organic
matter be cleaned up so that the sub-
stances may destroy all forms of germ!
life. It is a waste of time and money
to disinfect a barn without giving it a
thorough cleaning before applying the,
substances. It is useless to give the;
walls, ceilings and floors an applica-
tion, of any material without going;
over the stanchions, mangers and feed
. alleys with some sort of disinfectant.'
Nasal passages of infected animals
are usually highly infective and there- •
fore the mangers and feeding racks
must be given special attention.
For use on the teat cups of milking
machines the spread of garget among .
the cows being milked a strong solo-!
tion of lime ;eater gives excellent re- I
isults. Other materials, such as a1
salt brine, are equally effective but
,have a tendency to corrode the metal'
and injure the rubber on the cups.
I Chemical disinfectants should not be
depended upon as a cure-all or as a
preventative of the srread of all die-,
eases of the dairy cow, but used in-
telligently they are of groat value in
preventing the spread of infectious
and contagious diseases and keeping'
down flies, vermin and foul odors
about the barns and cattle yards.
Sweet Corn and Cows.
Sweet corn and dairying are tha .
ttvin horses on which a number of
farmers have ridden to independence.
For the sweet corn there is a good
market at canning factories, often
sold to on contract. The cornstalks
are put through cutters and stored in
silos. Other parts of the farm pro-
duce hay for the dairy herd, which int
'The Safest I n veettn ertt
CANADA'S
turn furnishes year-round employment
and year-round income, besides contri-
buting to solve the fertilizes question.
John E. Potter was one farmer who
made good with cows and sweet cont.
Mr. Potter bought an intervale farm
capable of carrying, at the time of
purchase, 12 cows and 3 horses. In
six years the same land carried 36
sews and ti horses, and the retail sales
of milk in town reached 450 quarts a
day, He raised 20 acres of sweet
corn. In one average year his sweet
corn brought $2,000 n cash, and his
mills $3,000. He doubled his barn
room in these six years, built two
silos, and cut off 60 acres of woodland
for pasture.
Of course, a farming business of
this type cannot he built up in every
?,% locality nor by every man. Canning
Raspberry Leaf Curl.
In the Interests of market gardeners
and serail fruit cultivators, this note
on Raspberry Leaf Curl hue been pre-
pared at the Field Laboratory in
Southern Ontario at St. Catharines,
and is lasued by the Central Experi-
mental Farm, Ottawa.
Phis disease has bee.a ite;nvvn for
some time both under the above mime,
an well as under the name of Rasp-
berry Yellows, Shire the curling of
the lenves is the must out tnteling
feature in connection with tilt disease.
It is preferable to use the tetm
Raspberry Leaf Curl,
The disease affects the leaves and
shoots and Is often confined to a 'sin-
gle hush or part of a bush. some of
the elmots being perfectly normal end
ethers with the leavos effected. The
affeeted shnots, instead of nredueine
normal large, broad leaves, hear leaves
tebi•h are £onspietemely small ami
badly curled dnwnwartis. In the early
stages this eymntem is no- .a. ern,
nouneed, and while a small arnsied of
carding may oeeur theta the disease is
more noticeable on ncemtnt of the pd -
lowing which take, place durint this
knrlmer be@iinge of the unhealthy Mato
of the foliage,. Sime 3 ellowine of the
lenves may be due to a number of
other causes, eueh ns wit feet, poor
loll, drought, etc., it la lest to deter-
mine the disease mainly Ly the Leaf
Curl symptoms,
In the advanced steges, the canes
bear no fruit. When first attacked,
they flower almost normally, but the
fruit is small and dry and shrivele
up before ripening, so that little or no
fruit is ever produced from an in-
fected bush. Of the three varieties
which are commonly grown in the
Niagara district, Cuthbert, Marlbor-
ough and Herbert, the Herbert seems
to be freest from the disease. The
other two varieties are quite soseepti-
bie, but one rarely sees signs of Leaf
Curl in the Herbert.
So far as is known the disease is not
due to any parasitic organism. It
apparently belongs to that. type of
trouble which ha:; been called physio-
logical disease, and could therefore be
put into the snme class with peach
yellows and little peach, end the
nieetic diseases of tomatoes, tobncco,
potatoes and so forth. No records
are available as to how the disense is
brought into the field in the first place,
nor how it is transmitted from one
;dent to another. It undoubtedly
cines spread once it becomes establish-
ed in a plantation and many fine
plantations are known to have been
greatly in•iered by the presence of a
large number of Leaf Curl plant+. If
the diteese corresponds closely with
the tndeale or yellow disease., one
elt.speet that it is carried either
by insects or pruning operations.
Althoegit too i,tlle is known about
Leaf L :rl to advise a sure means of
crewel, I t ue should Edwitys remove tete
afteeit,i pinntr as soon nes they show
-.h ns +ef disease. They ure of no rise
in nny case and are likely to spread
the da::cn:e to other parts of the
plantation. In taking out Leaf Curl
plants, one should be careful to get
the whole ‘f rr of system, otherwise
the parts that are left will start to
, grow and produce new shoots enrich
will also show Leef Curl. It is pos-
sible that some of our Leaf Curl
originates from nursery cuttings and
some care should be taken when get-
ting out a nevv plantation, to avoid
this disease.—Esperimental Farms
Note.
CDDD HEALTH QUESTION BOX
By Andrew F. Currier, M.D. •
Dr. Currier will answer all signed letters pretalning to Health. If your
question is of general interest it will be answered tbrough these columna;
if not, It will be answered personally if stamped, addressed envelope Is en-
closed. Dr. Currier will not prescribe for individual cases or make diagnosis.
Address Dr. Andrew F. Currier, care of Wilson Publishing Co., 73 Adelaide
St. West, Toronto.
Dentrifices and the Care of the Teeth. some alkaline substance, pink, red or
The importance of the teeth is so black coloring material, fragrant pow -
great that every means of protect! r der to give body to the alkali and re -
them should always be welcomed, move stains
the gums, something to re-
move st<•tins Pram the teeth and some
Dentifrices do not take the place of kind of aromatic oil to deodorize the
ordinary care; they ere not a substi- mouth and leave a pleasant rind per -
tuts for the removal of those teeth Blatant taste after the dentifrice has
which are hopeless and decayed nor a been used.
means for removing food between and Carbonate of lime, perhaps in the
around them, which decomposes, and form of powdered oyster shells or car -
causes decay of teeth, indigestion, of- bonate of magnesium or cream of tar-
fensive breath, etc. tar is often used as the basis of a
But when combined with a suitable dentifrice.
tooth-bzush, properly used, they may Florentine orris root, camphor,
help in the disinfection of the mouth, myrrh, cinchona bark or sage leaves
improve the condition of the gums and may be used for the invigorating sub -
retard decay. stance; chatcoal is often used to re-
move stains and absorb bad odors;
The frequent recurrence of receding
and suppurating gums with decay and carmine or cochineal to give the neces-
sary color and oil of peppermint,
cloves or cinnamon for the flavoring.
With these substances and know-
ing the condition of the mouth
in a given case, it is a
simple matter for a dentist or phar-
macist to compound a good dentifrice
and it would not be a difficult matter
for any one who is accustomed to
mixing and handling drugs..
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Mrs. L. R.—Can infantile paralysis
be cured? My little girl is suffering
numerable colonies of disease germs; , from its effects for seven years and I
decayed teeth, suppurating gums, de- have been told by different authorities
composing food, together with ade- that it was incurable.
noids and enlarged tonsils. Answer --My advice to you would be
Poor teeth are said to have em- to take the child to the Orthopedic
,phasized the pain and distress of many Hospital m Toronto and have the con -
of the soldiers in the trenches in Bel-' clition examined. It is true that many
gium and France, and they have suffer -1 of the cases of infantile paralysis re-
ed not only from teethache and neural- main permanently paralyzed, to a
gia, but from the clumsy dentistry of greater or less extent, but an expert
their comrades. 'opinion on the subject would be desir-
. A good dentifrice can be made by able for you,
any competent pharmacist. I L. P.-1. I should think it probable
It is immaterial whether it is in the that you were suffering from genie
form of powder, paste, or fluid, so' form of neuralgia. 2. If walking seems
long as it is good and effective. I to relieve you, the best thing for you
i The pharmacopoeias of the nations to do is to continue with this means
of the world show plainly what a good, of relief, massaging the feet and legs
dentifrice should consist of. regularly every night, in addition to
It should contain a fine powder of the walking,
factories are not always close at hand.
ass or teeth rn aclggs' alsease or
pyorrhoea is one of the arguments for
their better care and the persistent
pee of dentifrices.
The shockingly defective teeth in
early life among the poor, especially
in cities could often be prevented by
suitable hygenic precautions, includ-
ing the use of proper dentifrices.
! People are beginning to realize the
important bearing of teeth upon the
general welfare.
It is impossible to resist disease suc-
cesefully when the mouth contains in -
u Mr. Potter's farm was only a mile
18 of r from Lawn, so that it was possible to
�u it � retail milk. Moreover, he had lots �
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of push and business ability. Given
the proper business conditions—and
they exist on hundreds of farms ---
sweet corn and dairy cows will make
good.
Do not use quick acting fertilizer of
any kind on wild planta that have been
planted in the garden. Use only
Investment Bankere, Limited old well rotted manure or decayed
Mercantile Trtlst Bldg. Hamilton leaves. Good drainage is essential.
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THE
TORONTO
FAT STOOK SHOW
will this year offer large pre-
miuma for classes of 3 steers;
MU'st be fed ninety days by t
osier.
rremium List ready August i
1st,
For further particulars write
the Secretary, e/o tJxriou Stock
Yards, Toronto.
Farmers who ship their wool
direct to us get better prices
than farmers who sell to the
general store,
ASK ANY FARMER!
who has sold his wool both
ways, and note what he says
or, better still, write us for our
prices; they will show you Trow
much you lose by selling to the
General Store•
We pny the highest prices of any firm
it the countryandare the fai getw,n1
deniers tit ca main. Payment Is re-
ntitted the mut day wee! de ree eivcd.
Ship tin yoarwont to.elnv--yollwill he
there tha a plensed if you do, and are
Bsxnr•. d of a sgtntre dcsifroaa ria 2
r.o..00xmenaerut.....n"
11. V. ANDREWS
13 11-4tiRwH 3T., TORONTO?
CUT OUT AND FO` D Ohl DorreD ,1 1135
Willie wrote a little song,
I hope somebody buys et.:
Feld hint up and listen while
Our young composer tries it
THE COMMUNITY DRYING PLANT
One Hundred Families Can by This Means Insure Most. of Their
Winter's Food Supply. I "Toronto is a fine city, but I should
not care to live here all the time,"
writes a woman whose husband's war
activities have taken her from a small
Ontario village to the gum City,
"Just think, only a few months ago f
was chafing at having to spend my life
in n dull little burg lila N --. Now
I would give all I pos.'en>, if we e•ere
eafely back there and this dreadful
war was over. I was having the time
of my life in those old days, and didn't
know it. The tears come every time
I think e.f home with its ssfety and
peacefulness, and realize that I may
never know it again. I think now if
tate war would only enol I rhmfhl never
complain agria, but I supporr I
should. I'm fiery human after all."
The intensely human element in the
writer reveals itself in Ills else phrase,
"1 wea havleg the time or my life,
ant didn't know it." 1,m't it the
eveo: natural thing about us humans,
from the cradle to the ?rreee? We
see it in children readily e•,oagh, their
ardent deeire to be "big," and their
utter lack of reelizetion of the gond
time they are having; ria youngsters.
Haven't we reminded them time and
time otel• that they "care seeing their
best &ye?" let their keenest de-
sire is to get away from childhood
into the mysterious and glorious realm
of grownupness.
The future ever beckons. When we
ere grown up we plan to have our
good time after we've atedr:od cer-
tain objects. When we get a certain
salary or can live in a given street or
know the best people in our town cr
perhaps write a boolc, then we'll be
satisfied and enjoy lire. But this
very prosaic drab to -day is too ordin-
ary to have a good time in. Isn't ;hat
the usual human attitude? We're al-
ways going to have "the time of our
lives" but never do, just because we do
not make up our minds to have that
good time to -day.
To -day, that's the only tune you're
sure of. Why not make it the time
of your life? It would be very easy,
for having a good time depends en-
tirely on your state of mind and not
at all on the thing you are doing.
Haven't you seen some women who
were in their glory when scrubbing the
kitchen floor or getting it) tremendous
washing on the line before any of the
neighbors could, while others were un-
happy and irritable when at picnics or
on excursions or at parties, :apposed-
ly having a good time? The differ-
ence was entirely in the mental atti-
tude, One woman was doing the
thing she enjoyed, while the other
wouldn't enjoy anything because she
was completely out of tune.
In an article I read recently on the
I training of children, is the admonition,
!written by a mother, "Love whet you
i have to do," with the further sage ad-
' vice to mothers to "retire into them-
selves several times a day, no mntter
how tired they feel, and repeat these
words, 'I love what I have to do"' I
know at least one mother who world
have to live in a chronic state of re-
tirement, the care of smell children is a
so entirely foreign to her. But the
advice is none the less sound, If we
can make ourselves leve what we
have to do life is much easier and
we can have our good time daily—
and know it. Of course, it is net easy
matter to make yourself love the
, thing you jusC naturally despise, bvt
at least you can refuse to harbor the
thought that you hate. it. You een
jolly yourself at first with the idea
. that it isn't so bad after all, and in
time even the ugliest thing you have
to do will come to look good to you.
Have the time of your life to -flay by
' doing the thing nearest and liking to
do it. Tell yourself that it's your
Part in making the world safe for
democracy, even if the thing is only
washing your own dishes, If you
do them yourself you are leaving some
other woman free to do the work of a
man who has gone to fight for you,
And while you are having your good
time, know it. Don't wait for war
or some other disaster to (cine alma;
and open your eyes to what you've
been enjoying. Get the nmtst out of
each motnent, whether yee're in the
kitchen or out for a good time, Then,
' and then only, will you really enjoy
living.—D.H.
I•IAVING THE "TIME 11
OF YOUR LIFE."
The Canada Foci Board conserve -
tion programme has emphasized the,
great importance of drying vege-;
tables, fruits and all perishable foods.:
If each community would In fact save
enough home-grown food to care for
the needs of that community, thus do-
ing away with the habit of depending,
upon factory -tanned products during
the winter time, it would be o very
m:rter'ial aid to the government, re-
lieving the burden of transportation
and allowing all surplus food to god
directly for export.
Aside from tho aid Riven to the goy-'
ernment by saving in the community;
the winter's food supply, the pre-
servation of perishable products eith-'
er through canning or through drying
I is highly desirable from en econetnic
standpoint. Because of the stimulus
give» to food production, an encr-
IrlOtia surplus of garden stuff has been
produced last year and this year..
There is no possible market for this
perishable stuff aside from the loeal
demand and much of it will meesaar-
ily gr, to waste unless it 1s preserved
for winter use either by canning or
drying.
In either canning or drying it is
very practical for several families to
club together for doing this work,I
Equipment can be purchased jointly
and installed in the schoolhouse or in
a vacant store or at the home of one
of the members of the enterprise. A
committee can be selected to pur-
chase the equipment and superintend
the work. Where a number of fam-
ilies do canning or drying together it
become possible to do the work much
more cheaply than It can be done in.
the individual home and also permita
a trading of supplies so that each
family can have a variety of products.
A typical drying plant consista
merely of a cabinet about sixteen feet
long, two feet high and three and one-
half fleet wide, The top and aides and
floor may be made of flooring or
=grooved ceiling or compo board.
The top of the cabinet is closed by
• hinged doors.
The cabinet is divided into five sec-
tions, four of which are large enough
to accommodate two stacks of drying
trays of ten each. These trays are
of convenient size for community dry-
ing, being one and one-half feet wide,
three feet long, two inches deep,)
made of half-inch material for sides
and braces and pearl -wire screen for
bottom with wire screen at one end.I
The trays are inserted in the cabinet
from the top and may be placed in
one at a time. The compartments
are lettered and the trays are num-
e
tiered so that the product of each
patron can he identified.
An exhaust fan Is placed at one end
of the cabinet. This fait may he
operated by electricity or by a gaso-
line engine, and the air should be
drawn through the cabinet at a rapid
rate. The plant is operated by an
electric motor of two to five horse-
power or by a gasoline engine of
similar power. The and opposite
the fan is covered with ordinary wire
screen so that flies may be kept from
the drying fruit or vegetables, Air
should enter the cabinet at a rate of
not less than one thousand feet Per
minute and even better results will be
secured if the rpeed is greeter. A
good tent of this air mow:mete is to
a,.e if a piive of earl -board er a :drew
hat can he held against the ,r ee•n al.
the in-talce end of the drier by the sue
tion predueed.
The patrons have their eegetsbles
and fruits till piepered when they
came to the plant. Two or three
elieing machines are provided for the
cor,venfence of those wilt) do mIt have
them at home, r'v'ry gerS011 i5 urg-
ed to have everything in re•td,uass be-
fore bringing to the plant, even to the
sllclug.
A plant such as this has a capvity
of ono hundred frays, which will take
care of about twenty-five bushols et
green vegetables per day.
After drying, the product enn be
stored in jars, draper receptacles or
any place where the product will he
kept dry and away from the inserts.
Ne heat is used in connection with
these driers, although it would be weal
to locate the drier with the open end
in a room tvhere a fire could be built,
so that, if a prolonged wet spell came,
the relative humidity of the air could
be lowered by the heat of stove or
furnace. ,--
All manner of fruits and vegetables
may be dried successfully if due at-
tention is paid to their preparation.
Corn, peas, benne, carrots, apples and
the like turn out unusually well.
The dried product can be stored in
fruit jars, paper sacks or tins. Mois-
ture,insects and rodents ere the ene-,
mien to watch for but it is easily pos-'
sable to avoid there. In preparing the
dried product for use it is only neves
Bary to soak in water long enough to:
get back the normal supply. This
will depend on the product, soaking
over night being the usual rule. When
you dry vegetablea or fruit in this
way all you take out is the water.
The food value and the flavor remain.
Put back the water and you have tho
equal of the fresh product.
TORONTO FAT STOCK SHOW.
The Toronto Pat Stock Show, who
are running an advertisement in this
issue, have been steadily adding to
their premium list, and this year are
offering a prize for the best carload
of cattle in the show. A few months
more feeding might land this for one
of our feeders, The cash premium
and the big price always obtained in
auction sale of prize winners would
more than recompense him for the
additional time and feed required.
Head Lice in Chickens.
The chicks should be gone over for
lice—the head lice are the worst. If
'the brooder and the surroundinge are
kept clean as possible there should not
be much fear of head lice. Should
they appear, however, an application
of ointment of some hind should be
used at once. If this is not avail-
able, use vaseline, olive oil or sulphur
and lard. Every head will have to
I be gone over and the treatment will
have to be repeated in a week. It is
' a troublesome taslc to go over several
hundred young chicks, but it must be
done, each head by itself. Rub the
paste well into the scalp and around
the ears. Some use coal oil, but it is
too severe and has been known to kill
the chicks about as quickly as lice.
Head lice in chicks are sometimes
hard to locate. The chicks may be
listless, getting thin, wings down,
feathers ruffled, and dying off one by
one. Upon examining the heads one
can see nothing running around and
all that appears is what looks like
young feathers sprouting mut of the
`head. To make sure that they are
there, take some of the ointment and
apply thoroughly to the head. Put'
the chick in a box and examine in a
few minutes, time, The young leath-
ers will be gone and large bodied lice
will be running for their lives. The
"feathers" were the abdomens of the
lice, the head and rest of the bodies
being buried into the head of the chicle I
eating away at the tissue, It talces
only a few days to have a whole flock
cleaned out. Absolute cleanliness is
the best preventative.
During the picnic season when thou-
sands of people throughout the land
gather together for social purposes, a
great deal of food is ,wasted. Peo-
ple seem averse to carrying remnants
of luncheons home with them. Waste
of this kind should never occur. It
has been suggested, therefore, that if
signs were posted around picnic
grounds, setting forth the fact that in
time of war picnickers should not
throw away food but tette it home and
use it, a saving might he offeeted. Be-
sides effecting a food saving, the
signs will serve to call the attention
of the people to the serious feed situa-
- '
At present prices for hay and grain
feeds many farmers will find it profit-
able to depend more upon the use of
pastures for horses. Where one has
a small pasture near the buildings no
time is lost in getting the teams up in
the morning, The horses keep cyan,
er on pasture than in the barn; and
there is a saving in bedding material
as well as in labor in cleaning the
stalls and hauling out the manure. If
fed sufficient grain feed there is no
danger of the horses becoming soft,
espedially after the grass becomes
more fibrous. The beneficial effects
of the hay ration during the hot
weather are more than offset by the
detrimental effects of standing in
close, stuffy stables. As a rule, the
condition of the horses themselves will
furnish a good indication of whether
pasture suits them or not.
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One of the best and cheapest ways
to control weeds en farms is to keep a
flock of sheep. In addition to con-
trolling weeds without cost, sheep will
render a profit by producing food and
wool. If weeds are not permitted to
grow and develop leaves they will die,
but it would require a great amount of
hand labor to keep most of the weeds
under control by this method. Sheep
will keep the weeds down and the
more weeds they eat the less will be
their cost of upkeep and the greater
will be the supply of feed released for
other stock. Many rough or perma-
nent grass pastures that require mow-
ing can be kept clean by the use of
Sheep, while at the soma time the cat-
tle -carrying capacity of the pasture is
increased.
The Pirate,
Oh, I am a Pilate blithe and bold,
And I scour the rolling seat
And every craft
That the brave winds waft
Must give an account to me.
For the strips I hall are the Hearts of
LVImi,
And oat of their bolds I bear
Ingots of (;old
And game untold
That long had Iain hidden there.
And if 1 discover among tate crew
Hate, Envy, Anger or pride,
I laugh out a grim
"Away witlh bind"
And I testi him over the side,
;s 9
011, I am a Pirate blithe and bold,
And I steer by the stars above;
The Men of my crew
Aro Angels true;
tion. And the. Namo that I bear fs Love.
S.O,S. BOYS SATISFIED,
And Most of Them Are Olving Satis•
faction to the Farmers.
The following table shotes the, num-
ber of boys placed on forms directly
under the auspices of the .O.S. move-
ment, in addition to the,.e who ar-
ranged for their awn employment en
farms this year:—
British Columbia 065
Alberta 613
Saskatehewan a 1,05
Mani t oba 1141(''')157661877:2.iiiii
OntarioQllobecNew Brunsw'IckNova ScotiaPrinrce Edward IslandThe fatal nunnber of city and .
boys engaged in farm work this sum-
mer will not be known until all the
bronze badges have bean presented,
Zone supervisors are now visiting the
boys on the farina, proaenting thorn
with badges and bolding public sleet-
ings in,the interest of the S.O.S.
movement, Reports indicate iia'.
!ATI!, 36 per eent, of the boys are ab-
solutelY satlifled and are enjoying the
farm work, Of the remaining 16 per
cent, 1t is found that nearly all the
difficulties are of a, abhor character
and these aro being tedjusted as quick-
ly ris they oeeur.
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