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tion; end :Men igement. .,
A well managed hot bed is en asset
to every home garden. It not Qnly, FEBRUARY 17
cnsuree a Orap of early tender ',Agee
tables, but aloe glees 'passible , the Joshua and the ,Conquest of Canaan, Josh, chs. 114, 23 and
4. Golden Text—Not one thing hath failed of all the
Ilot beds may be elaased' as under- good things which the Lord your God spalce concerning
ground or surface types For genera
; beautifying of the home surroundings 2
� with annual flowersIRV):FAT)„, it" 1YI
use in the Maritime Plovinces the
PICA, --.+
During the winter period when the
live stock is of necessity being main-
tained an the various feeds that were
stored for winter' maintenance, it is
frequently noticed that some animals,,
either cattle, horses or pigs, are chew;
ing at or eating substances that are
quite unnatural from the animal food
standpoint, . Tho feriae posts, rails,
mangers, bits of leather, plaster, soil,*
and sueh•like, for which healthy stock,
show ,DO inclination, aro attractive to;
those with depraved appetite, or Pica
disease. Animals affected to a serious
extent are restless, unthrifty, lose+
condition and become euraciated,l
Should spring and green grass cornet
quickly enough, a recovery is made,
without any other treatment than aci
cess to good pasture.
The presence of the symptoms of
depraved appetite indicates that there'
is something wrong with the feeding
of the animals, that there is something
lacking in the ration, and that that
something can generally he expressed
as being !line salts. Well nourished
animals getting a reasonable amount
of good, clean, well kept food rarely
show any tendency to eat unnatural
objects. In those farm yards where
a salt trough is at the service of the
animals, and where clovers and other
legumes are fed liberally, depraved
appetite is unknown.
Should animals become affected with
a desire to eat unnatural foods, steps
should be taken at once to remedy the
trouble and get the animals back to a
condition of thrift. Blocks of char-
coal• and rock salt should be placed
where the animals can get them at
will. When animals are coniine$ to
stalls or pons, powdered charcoal may
be given --one-half handful three
times per day along with the feed.
Advance cases will generally respond
to the following:
Bone Hour, 1 pound; powdered gen-
tian, 4 ounces; common salt, 8
ounces; carbonate of iron, 4 ounces;
mixed well and given at the rate of
one tableapoonful three times each day
on feed.
Good feed, such as roots, silage and
clovers, well preserved and free from
fungus and bacterial growths, should
be supplied, and don't forget such.
e. common things as rock salt, charcoal
and bone meal do much to supply the
usual winter deficiency in animal
feeds as compared to the green pas-
ture of summer on which all animals
thrive.
BLOATING OR HOVEN IN
CATTLE.
ing cattle during the hinter and
spring seasons. Bloating is character-
ized by swelling at the left flank. In
severe eases the distention may be.
such as to cause great discomfort, and
when tapped with the fingers' will emit
a sound. The animal bus a distressed
expression and moves uncomfortably,
breathing becomes more difficult as
the gas distention of the paunch pros'
grosses. If the.. gas is not liberated,
time, Or its formation checked in a rup-
ture
ture of the stomach or death by suffo
cation may happen.
The causes of bloat, or haven, can,
be attributed to any kind of food that
will produce indigestion if given in
unreasonable quantity. Hasty feed -1
ing by greedy animals frequently re.'
sults in discomfort for the animals
and trouble for the stableman. Frozen
roots, mouldy feeds, overfeeding with
middlings, barley or corn meal, cold,:
wet feeds, potatoes, cabbage, large;
quantities of green or frostei green
feeds are common causes of this
trouble; The digestion process being.
interfered with, fermentation quickly
.sets up in the paunch with serious
gas distention.
In urgent eases speedy relief is
very essential to the'continued life of
the animal, " The quickest relief may
be given by puncturing the rumen,
using a tracer if such is at hand, or
a clean, sharp knife blade will do.
Select a point equally distant from
hip bone to last rib, which is usually
the point of greatest visible disten-
tion, In making the incision direct
the knife or trocar point downward,
inward and a little forward. The
sheath of the tracer should remain in
the opening to provide exit for the
gas. When no trocar is at hand and
a knife is used to puncture the paunch
the opening may be kept open. by a
large wing feather from turkey or
goose. The feather is prepared by
making an opening at each end. of the
quill and then dipping in boiling
water, apply carbolic ointment and
insert. While the tube or cannula
is in position ^it should be held by an
attendant until sufficient gas has
passed out to permit the' flank to re-
turn to normal condition. It can then
be removed.
surface typo is preferable, The hot CoNTINWI!fIOrt oil VIP eTOny After
bed site is an important feature in the disastrous failure at Kadesh; the
hot bed construction. It should be, der.•nesseso iii ofr Rale tine ee r many
well -drained, oil a snutlierly slope, pro- years. They lived like the Arabs, a
tected by buildings, evergreen hedges wandering life, seeking the wells and
or a board fence from cold north or springs of water, and the best pas -
west winds, and where all the pos- ture lands. Eventually they passed
sibie suns1tiTi well be obtained. south and east of the Dead Sea,
The frame—Collapsible frames are through the lands of Edom and Moab,
recommended. They are easy to as- to the territory of the Amorites east
semble and store, and withro per of Jordan, whose cities they captured,
p
fortified, and
w
hose
care will last indefinitely. Planed 2-
though strongly
inch spruce plank is generally used in ferotieo thed destroyed. . Here, the
oith year of the Exodus, Moses
their manufacture. The tha•ee-sash died, and the leadership of Israel pass-
site
l
is advocated. The sides for this ed to his friend and loyalhelp s ,
size should be Out 9 feet, 6 inches Joshua. Joshua inherited the spirit
long. This allows for a cleat 2 inches of his great master. Ile had the task
wide being fastened on the sides at of conquest, and his faros is that of a'
each end to prevent the planks from soldier. Tut dike Moses, he was loyal
splitting, and also for the end pieces to Jehovah and exalted Jehovah as
p $,P Israels true king and Lord. Like
to rest against for support. The back Moses, be had the promise and the
or north side should be 16 inches wide, assurance of the presence of God. See
while 10 inches is a good width for the Dcut. 31;1-8 and 34:9.
front or south side, This gives a Ch. 1:1, Joshua . . Moses' Minister.
slope to the south which permits the Joshua is called the minister or eery -
water to run off and favors the pass- ant of Moses also in Exod, 24;13 anp
pHe
d
age of the sun's rays through the "naii'rs ail as com nander3 of Israel`.,
you. Josh.23:14.
When the bloating.is not severe, as
indicated by only moderate swelling
at the flank, the trouble can best be
relieved by the administration of in-
ternal medicines. Aromatic spirits of
ammonia given every half hour, two
ounces to one quart of water for an
animal two years or over. After
bloating is over give one pound of
glauber salts in not less than 114
Nearly every cattle stable is the quarts of water. Repeat the physic
scene of a few experiences with bloat- if necessary.
The Days Between
BY R. D. BAILEY.
"Well begun is half done." Show nine" can be attested by thousands of
me the farmer who does not dislike to farmers who failed to take that stitch.
be bothered with repairs and "putter- Take the hay rack and the wagon
ing," after field work with the team box into the shop and repair and paint
has begun; and, too, show me one for them, or make new ones.
whom It is not too expwisive to do Put in window lights. Put a fender
odd jobs, though they are necessary, in the pen where the sow is to fat row,
while the team stands idle. and save pigs and dollars. Make some
Yet, there is a multitude of things gates in the shop if you donot buy
that need to be done if the season's them
glass. The ends are 6 feet in length fighting force in the battle with the
and taper from 16 to 10 inches in Arnalekites in the first year of the
width to fit the side boards. Strips Exodus (Exod. 17 ;8-16). He was then
of 1 -inch board, 6 feet long and 3 a young man (Exod. 33:11), and
inches wide, are fastened 2 inches through all the years that followed,
above the outside edge of these, ends was a faithful and courageous sup -
to prevent drafts pf air going under porter of Moses. ' Ile "was full of the
id
the sashes. The ends are set in place -hiisr hands} upon hjm: a dothe children
against the cleats on the sides and cf Israel hearkened unto him."
fastened with 3i%_• -inch screws. Ae+ V. 2. Go over this Jordan. The
supports for the sashesandto hold Israelite people were still on the east -
the sides in place, cross strips of ern side of the river. They had taken
board 3 inches wide are sunk into the possession of all of eastern Palestine
sides 3 feet from each end and an- front the Moabite country northward.
other strip of %-inch board 2 inches' See Num. 21:21 to 22:1.
wide fastened on edge in the centre' V. 3. As I said unto Moses. See the
of the 3 -inch supports. These strips promise to Moses in Deut. 11:22-25.
prevent the loss of heat and drafts V. 4. F r•oni the wilderness. Compare
the description given of the boundar-
between the sashes. This frame is les of the promised land in Gen. 15:
! completed with three 3 feet by 6 feet+18 and Exod. 23:31. The wilderness
hot bed sashes, which should be thor- was the wild, sparsely populated coun-
loughly painted before use. try to the south. Lebanon is here the
The heating material=Horse-ma-I
name given to the mountain range in
9 the north. The river Euphrates is the
cure makes the best heating material. ideal northeastern boundary, which
It should be quite fresh, not fire�was reached only for a brief period in
fanged or rotten or already heated. A the reigns of David and Solomon. The
few days before starting the hot bed: Hittites were, in the time of Moses
it should be hauled near to the siteland Joshua, a powerful people, living
chosen and forked loosely into a pile.!: in the northern part of Syria, with
Within a few days it should be hot, Kadesh on the river Orontes, and
enough for use. It should be then; chiefCarccmish on the Euphrates, as their
built evenly into a rectangularpile 11!chief cities. A Hittite community was
gu found as far south as Hebron, in the
feet by 15 feet,. ranging when thor-+time of Abraham (see Gena 23:3 and
oughly tramped front 24 inches to 12 25:9). The great sea is, of course, the
inches in height according to whether; Mediterranean, toward the going
it is started late in March or late in . down of
of this, levelled up and banked on the the sten."
April. The frame is placed on top V. 5. Not any man A similar prom-
ise
rom
ise to Moses appears in Deut. 7:24.
outside with manure and a thin layerwith,comforting trecallsu the assurance,
to
be
tramped on the inside after the frame;
is in place. The sashes should be put'
on and the bed left until the temper-
ature becomes constant at between 80
degrees and 90 degrees Fahrenheit,
before planting.
The soil -This should be prepared
the previous autumn and left in a pile
over winter. It" should be rich and
of a character that will not bake.
Good thick pasture sods, composted
the previous sununer with one-third
their bulk of rotten manure, thorough-
ly mixed and riddled in the spring,
make an excellent soil for hot bed pur-
poses. There are two methods of *man-
aging the soil in the hot bed. It may
be put directly . in the frame to a
depth of 6 inches and the seed sown
therein, or it may be put in flats or
Moses when he received his call at
Iioreb, Exod. 3:12. We find the same
assurance of God's presence with his
servants who are called to perform
great tasks, often repeated in Bible
history. Compare vs. 9 and 17, 3:7,'
6:27, and Detet. 31;8 and 23, And
With this goes the declaration of God's
unfailing help: "I will not fail thee,
nor forsake thee."
Vs. 6, 7. I3e &trout/. Human strength
and courage respond to the divine
pro-
mise. Godss servant must be strong
and courageous in reliance upon him,
and in obedience to his law. Compare
vs, 9 and 18. It is well that the man
charged with the leadership in the
nation should be strong, courageous
and steadfast in his adhcrenee to the
right. Such a man is sure to be 'great-
ly tempted, but he must hold un -i
swerving allegiance "to God's law, and'
"turn not front it to the right hand
or to the left" And so doing, he 1
shall "deal wisely" whithersoever he
goes.
Vs. 8, 9. This Beale of the law. The
reference seems clearly to be tothe
first written law, referred to in Deut.
31.9, as navtng
priests and the elders to be preserved
by them and taught to the people. It
was probably some such law as we
find in Deut, chs. 12 to 26. Prosperity
and good success for Joshua and for
Israel will depend npon its observance,
; Ch. 23:1-3 contains the opening sen-
tences of an address delivered by
Joshua to the people when he "was
old and well stricken in years," (Rev.
Ver.) He reminds then of the geed-
ness of God and the great things
which he had done for them, and ex-
horts them to steadfast courage, pur-
ity and faithfulness. It is a very
noble valedictory, and its keynote is
the exhortation of 1. 11,—"Take good
heed therefore unto yourselves, that
lye love the Lord your God."
work is to progress, smoothly. Many Take drags to blacksmith shop and boxes 12 inches by 18 inches by 4
farmers, through lack of planning, htive teeth sharpened. Take the cults- inches, flats placed
seed sownteinht these and
foresight and timeliness, simply have vator teeth, too, if it is cheaper to sur cts placed fn nue hot bed ons the
to take valuable time to do it, in the have them sharpened than to buy new surface of the manure, If flats are
used,atthe bottoms should permitof
midst of the season's rvorle, that could ones. Have the grub hoe'sharpened,! drainage. Small holes bored innthe
have been done during the time less and a new point' drawn on the crow -,bottoms of the flats answer thisur-
valuable. bar. Make a load for the blacksmith+ p
During cold, raw days the farm shop, while you are at it, and throws pose. In filling the flats with soil the
shop is especially valuable. Here, com- in all chains that need repairs. If it: coarser should be placedpr n the bottom,
fortablo with a fire made of cobs,hits needs repairs, hitch the care being corner
and long the gently
p , grain drill •
of broken boards, trimmings rom behind the sante wagon. The the dearth sled ontop and
trees, and other rubbish, the farmer Buzz up the pole wood. Split and, The sfieed
sown is placed on top and
can sharpen his saws, planes, draw- pile all wood, so it will dry out in these the seed therein. To the gard-
shaves hits augers, axes,hatchets spring winds. It is a mark of an ins- ones who starts a number of vege-
' ' pr g l tables and flowers in his hot bed, the
and mowing machine knives, etc., 80 provident man to have to cut driblets, latter method is advocated, owing to
that they are ready for effective work' of wood !horning and night, after field; the plants being easier handled at
at an instant's notice, 1 work has begun, and the feelings of
This is a good time to sharpen the the wife had better be imagined than
butcher knives, paring knives, and expressed.
shears for -his wife. Repair, black and; While fence posts are frozen in they
oil harness. Potato crates should now can best be mit off neat and even; This, sown the soil should be watered.
pricking .off time. The flats alsoaper-
mit of an easy rearrangement of the
plants in the hotbed at.any,time.
Management—After the seeds is
be mended, and cupboards and shelves. improves the appearance of the field, When the young plaits come up, the
for the house, and other household or farm like cutting a man's hair and hot bed should be aired sufficiently on
conveniences• built in the shop. ; giving him a shave. bright days to prevent the plants from
With the house warmed with its Barbed wire and woven wire can be n spindly
stoves, this is the best time of the stretched while the ground is still agetting or sing 1 back
is
year to malt) household repairs and frozen. Established fences, on which the
by srliding
the back re
interior alterations before the spring the wire has sagged, can be tightened. the sash or by sliding rt dovvlr, care
Housecleaning. After the frost is out of the ground,be'r'g taken to prevent the plants be
Test recd cora, It has been stated but fields are too soft to be traveleding chilled, Later, when the days
grow warmer, the sashes'ntay be re -
at' the Agricultural College that, by'. post holes can be dug and new fences
testinghis seed corn, a fernier •can built. •
make fifty dollars a day, for the time' Build one or more portable hog -cots
consumed in testing, and thus put' of the A -type. Build a stock -loading
himself into the class with civil en -'chute. Make some chicken coops. Re-
ginee.rs, physicians and lawyers, as an pair the; hen yard, Dig some shade
earner, Where seed germination teststrees in the woods. Clean chimneys
show a low per cent, of good seeds,'
and work soot in, around rose bushes,
' better seeds should be purchased, if the shrubs and perennials of the
possible, to secure them; if not, then hardy border, and around the pieplant
the amount of eeed sown or planted' l3eing home some brick to top out
should be increased to insure a better' old chimneys, and to 'build new ones
stand. �tvhere a stove pipe has been used,
As the weather becomes warmer,,-Iiunclred of houses in this province
and tho farmers can work bare., have been burned, and their owners
]landed, the *hay track, fork and ropereduced to distress,. through shiftlessly
can be inspected, and stalls and stable' depending on a rusty sieve pipe stuck
floors repaired. Titers will usually be through a ,roof. Don't go through
planka worn this, its floors; manger another winter on a stove -pipe basis,
fronts or partitions gnawed by horses;,
"17o it now."
teed and stilt boxes coming to pierce, Sell surplus horses, for the demand
or gnawed; partitions partially kicked in et its best at the approach of
to pieces. That "a stitch in time saves el,rittg. Buy early if you have to buy,
vee. thronghol ,the day. Water
crust be applied when necessary, pre-
ferably during the mornings of bright,
days. Too such water is injurious,!
causing "dainging off" fungus to de -1
stroy the plants. After 'the young;
plants Allow their second leaves and;
have a good root development' they
'
should be transplanted into other flats,
where they remain until set out in
thefield or beefs, • Flowers, celery, lat-
tute, early cabbage, cauliflowers and
onions should be started by April 1st, I
while tomatoes should be started about'
April 10th,
Sheedof
.r3i
APPLICATION.
The keyword of Joshua's character
and of his commission is a master
word, one to conjure with,—courage.
And the tap -root of courage is knowl-
edge of and obedience to the moral
law. "Conscience doth make cowards
of us all." That is, wrong -doing is
the greatest enemy of courage:
'Thtea oft it haps that, when within
They shrink at sense of secret sin
A feather daunts the brave.
I But courage comes when we have
God's promises and his presence, when
we have the assurance that we are on
+the side of right and truth, when we
are conscious; though humble, of fit-
ness for the task, when we arevigor-
' ous in our desire to do God's will. It
is for this that we must, like Joshua,
be dilligent in our study of "This book
of the law" Here we see how God
dealt with his people, how he kept his
promises, how he revealed his prin-
ciples and plans,
Blindness from conjunctivitis is, as?
a rule, temporary when caused by.
strong winds blowing over snow into
a sheep's eyes. That is also true of,
"snow blindness" which probably is
associated with the cold wind as a
cause of'irritation. We have had many
complaints of such blindness this"
season,
Affected sheep should at once be
moved intg a darkened pen. Bathe the
eyes frequently with a saturated solu-
tion of boric acid, and if there is a
heavy discharge from the eyes, put
a few drops. of 15 per cent. solution
of argyrol in the eyes two or three
tines daily. If there is no heavy dis-
charge put a little bit of 1 per cent.
yellow oxide of mercury ointment in
the oyes each evening.
Our Ice Ring.
It is a rare treat to work on a farm
in the £airplane neighborhood during
the hot summer months, When you
go to the shade for water, you find a
chunk of ice in the bucket. At meal-
time iced drinks are served; the food
is crisp and fresh; ice cream is to be
,had twice it week.
I wondered Itow these farmers did
this. I learned from Mr. Stanton, my
employer, that ice is not a luxury with
them. Instead, with scarcely any ex-'
se; they rvere making money Uy.
using it in their farming business.
"Down on the. Smith place, said
Stanton, "is an old barn which serves ,
as our community icehouse. From it
•we farmers get what we need, each.
farmer weighing out his own ice,,
whenever lie wants it, leaving a;
memorandum of what he gets. No,
money changes bands:
"When winter comes, and other
work is slack, Smith goes out among
the farmers of the neighborhood..
Bach one who wants ice agrees to give
a few days of his time. When the
time comes the men gather at the
creek with ice saws and hooks, and the
eutting begins. Afterwards they bring
teams :for hauling the ice and sawdust
for the packing.
"There are about eight farmers in
the ring. At the end of the season
we estimate the number of tons put
up. It often !happens that one man
will require, more ice than others;
that is remedied by his putting in
extra time. We don't ,figure toe
closely, beeause one never knows just
the amount he will need. If a 'can;
is unable to give his time, he hires a
substitute,
"We have followed this practice for
four years, line aro so well pleased
pen
If you are making the narrow belts
that are sa-cinch worn at;present,
after being sewed up they may easily
be turned by fastening a small safety -1
pin in ono end and running it through
to the other ed.
that we are building an extra storage
house so that more farmers can join
us. We have found that we can get
a better price for our cream by keep-
ing it sweet with ice, and our eggs
keep better. From these two products
alone, we make enough extra money to
pay us for our labor. In vegetable
season we can gather a day in ad-
vance, and keep them fresh for mar-
ket There are a great many ways in
which ice' is useful, aside from our
family use."—F. R. C.
To iron a round centrepiece, so that
it will lay fiat in the centre, always
iron from the centre to the outside.
All conversions are not in religion.
Many of us have to be converted to
new and better thought and ways.
Ofttimes these conversions are the
hardest kind to make.
•
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Chicks and Ducke, ten varieties.
Write for catalogue and price
list. 2 LInsmore Crescent,
Toronto, Ont.
HOME COMFORT RANGES
And all repairs from factory only,
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149 King St. W., Toronto,
Many good horses die every winter,
killed by well meaning people who do
not know: On many farms if an ani-
mal shows any symptoms of i11 health
the first thing done is to give a physic,
drench or ball. If it is a cow, sheep
or pig, an unnecessary physic is not
likely to do any harm, but with the
horse it is different. Purge a horse
when there is fever present and you
will in all probability kill him. If you
do not succeed in killing him, he will
!
likely be greatly handicapped for the
lest of his life by founder. Never
physic a horse that has a, fever. Use
mild laxatives only.
Fevers come on suddenly. Severe
cases show coldness of the extremities,
surface of thebody, nose and ears,
shivering, breathing increases in fre-
quency.. Tinie to call a qualified vet-
erinary if there is one to be had. If
not,,,the following treatment is sug-
gested: blanket the horse well and put
him in a warm, comfortable stable,
and give two ounces of the following
every fifteen minutes, or until the
horse begins to sweat: Aconite, one
drachm; spirits of wine, four ounces;
water to make a pint. With sweating
started give the following fever mix-
ture
ixture at the rate of two ounces every
two hours: Fluid extract aconite, 1
drachm; fluid extract belladonna, 2
drachms; fluid extract gentian,1 az.;
potassium nitrate, 1 4 ozs; water to
make a pint. Keep a bucket of clean
water in which a small quantity of
potassium nitrate has been dissolved
in front of the horse at all times. Peed
soft feeds, as boiled oats and bran.
Do not move the horse out of the
stable until the temperature has been
normal for at least 48 hours.
"The future of a great nation de-
pends upon a progressive agriculture
and the majority of the rural leaders
of the future nest be men and wo-
men with a scientific training in the
problems of the farm, and home."—
New Zealand Dairy Farmer.
TI -IE FARMERS'
LIBRARY
BY R. 10, IIAUIOE.
Why do not ferinore in general
melee more use ofthefree literature
they can get from their provincial
stations and the Gandian Dept, of
Agriculture? Why don't more appro.
date the value of a good farm lib-
retry? It may be because they htive
never really thought of a library as
on investment representing a cash re-
turn. A few, of course, aro not inter-
ested in getting new ideas and more
up-to-date farming methods, seeming-
ly being satisfied to follow the well -
beaten path,
Just how much a farmer actually
wastes during the long winter even-
ings and at odd tines is open to con-
jecture, but we do know that there is
much time on the average farm that
could be used to da some constructive
reading along the special line of m
far-
ing itt which a man is most interested.
For ittstanee, if you are principally a
corn farmer, do you understand the
value of testing seed corn? What is
I a good seed bed and how is it pre-
pared? How deep should you culti-
vate and haw elope to the earn plant
at different seasons of growth? Why
treat need oat,' for prevention of
smut?
If you are interested principally in
i livestock breeding, you are familiar
with the popular litres of breeding of
!your particular breed? Do you know•
.the pedigrees of the famous animals
of the breed and the blue-ribbon win-
• hers of recent livestock shows? Do
you have a definite type of animal in
mind that you endeavor to attain in
animal form? If such questions es
these pertaining to your business can
not he answered by you, it seems that
with the aid of the right bulletins,
papers and books you could profitably
spend some of your spare time in
overcoming this handicap,
THE 000D FARMER IS WELL -REAL,
A far'mer's business is so entirely
different from other occupations, espe-
cially office work, that he easily gets
the habit of neglecting reading for his
work, feeling that what spare time he
has should be used for leisure or rest.
When this.happens, he begins to de-
velop one-sidedly; that is, being young
and strong he thinks nothing of physi-
cal herdehips and enters so heartily
into his work that he hasn't very much
time left for mental training.
I He is able to turn out a greater
volume of Work by this method in the
!prime of his life, but it is usually done
at the expense and deterioration of
his mental faculties; and he impairs
" his ability to do mental work at a
time when his physical powers are de-
clining and he needs a strong and
active mind to offset this disadvan-
tage.
The farmer who depends wholly
upon his physical ability to enable him
to bank enough money to carry him
comfortably through old age, a great
many times succeeds. But suppose
through misfortune he should sudden-
ly lose that ability. What then? Cer-
tainly if he has recognized the value
of mental power and made an effort to
acquire it, he has a much . greater
chance for success. He will be able
to carry the responsibilities of a farm
business long after the time ho could
fill the place of a young man in the
harvest field.
If every farmer would get bulletins
on subjects of 'special interest to him,
and a few papers and good text books
on agriculture, map out a reading
course and follow it out systematical-
ly and faithfully, I am sure that in
the end he would feel that it Was time
well spent.
MORTCACE LIFTERS
130 Egg Hot Water
Incubators !t i a75
Felly Guaranteed 0e
'vrolght paid t0 your nearest
lilt. station. Made 1n Canada
o1 clear nit'. rod cedar, beautt-
515.75 Del 9ared fully and durably !alined. with
double glans door, dabble walls with air space, Beaty
r0pprr lank oGlupod srt np ready for use
190 E5p Hotwatar tncubotor. eomtttota 51075
150 Chick Brooder with incubator 525.25
150 Hen Gopaotty Grath Sprouter 515.5+1
hty twenty-four years experience has prove that
there Is more money In poultry than nay Mtn' Wo-
mack, 1921 Incubator and poultry catalogue heautt=
tally illustrated with colour pinto -free. 1
L R. Guild, Icoo Pater Dept., Rookwood, Ont.
31.25 West of Fort William
Back to Pre -War Prices
Thte rpiendld halter, In 5.2 inch
hard rope, complete with shank,
the leather part of harem,
loather, 1 Inch. double and
.itched.
It your dealer cannot supply you,
we will sand It anywhere post
bald, on receipt of price.
GRIFFITH'S
•�i�t� s'i�zal'�ers
GO Water St.
Stratford, Ont.
fri iihl algia
Price
Indukt
shank
eeeee
Farm
e
IN VIEW of the great demand for farm help existing in
Canada the Canadian Pacific Railway will continue its I•'tarnr
Help Service during 1924 and will enlarge its scope to in-
clude women domestics and • boys.
THE COMPANY is in touch with large numbers of good farm
laborers in Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Franco,
Rolland, Switzerland and other European countries and through.
its widespread organization can promptly fill applications for
help received from Canadian farmers.
In order" to have the help reach Canada in time for the Spring
operations farmers needing help should arrange toet their
applications in early, the earlier the better, as naturally those
applications which are received early will receive first attention.
Blank application forms and full information regarding the
service may be obtained front any C.P.R. agent or from any
of tiro officials listed below. TEE SERVICE IS ENTIRELY
FREE Ob CHARGE.
TRH :CANADIAN' 11ACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.
Department of Colonization and Development
aviatt'II'13Gb ai. 1;. Thornton 3uporintonolent of Coloniseclad
T. S. Acheson, General Agricultural Ascot
3ASicATOON.--W. .T. Gerew, Land .!gent
Ti. 1?,. Rumor, Special ;Cototilaetion Agent
0&LOAfl1'.--T'. 0.t, Herter, Asst, to Supt. of Calonisation.
EnM0NTOt4.. T.. Miller, Land Agent
7CO3O1JilAL--T. lloe ttil, General Agricultural Arent
• Zs Ago 1io_rn'osd, Isand Audra
U. 0. WacITE, Z 3, pmorrS,
,Aetiatant Cgmmtkalane , Clrlet Cohtrnleelaaac,
Demand for Bacon.
"Canada must produce bacon hogs
or lose the export trade which makes
profitable pork prices, and Ontario
must continue to be the leader in ba-
con production in Canada. Lard hogs
may be produced at less cost in the
States to the pout!,' than in this coun•
try. Cheap corn snakes fat hogs at
low cost. Ontario is s barley and oats
province and has the supplements neon
essary to make the highest quality of
bacon. Great Britain pays a premium
for the long, lean bacon hog and
tain is our market. Hog prices dur-
ing the past few years have ranged
anywhere from two to throe dollars
per hundredweight higher in Ontario
than on the Chicago market. The de.
mand for bacon on the British market
makes for extra money in the pockets
of the Ontario hog producers. Our
slogan should be: `Breed the Bacon
Hog'." --•-Pamphlet "The Bacon Hog,"
of the Ontario Dept. of Agriculture.
To boost a man's blood pressure just
get him ]tot under the collar,
Ce
The teat of a man is whether ha
ages gracefully or bitterly.
•
0
To make most ratty kindof co.
operation snceeasful, standardization
is necessary.
A man should not so much consider
what be eateth us with whom he
eateth.
Danish baron in was 63 per
cent. of the total Errglith bacon im-
ports. W_ 1
"The fanner needs all of of the train.
ing in production that the college caul
give him, but the most urgent neon
now: is' the development of an ettirei-t
now realm of his organized knowledge
of economic factors which will enabl44
hire to cheapen his production nidi
improve his distribution." •-U. 8, Seo+
retery of Agriculture