HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1924-4-2, Page 3A LI'L'TL.l, I'' G DISEASE,
A very heavy lose is experienced
by nmiiy farmers eoc r sp'ing through
the doss of little pigs. Not among the
pigs that are horn and reared out on
the green grass where everything is
eleau, but'among those that are born
during February and )% rcb under
conditions that are very favorable for
the presence and development of
Bacillus Neca•oforis. The little pig
looks, us though it had a dirty face.
The sides of tho mouth and cheeks
are discoiored with adhering grime.'
Small pustules and ulcers are present:
in the mouth about the lips. Small
sores are present wherever the bac--;
eerie have gained entrance --any place
en the body where the pig may have,
scratched itself --frequently seen on;
knees, sides of forearm, base of ear;
pet tr' black, scurfy patch with pus
Beneath; may he very small or even!
Te Large as a quarter dollar. The
?locales responsible. for the disease{
during the naming period. '1'he germ
is present in 1Ith, and probably al-
ways will be, so the first thing to do
is to get the sews that havo not far-
rowed away from the immediate vi-
cinity of those whose families Oro
showing disease, arta them in
clean .tens,
In preparing a pen for the brood
sow, the walls and floor should be
scraped clean and then given a wash-
ing with hot water in which u goner -
ow; quantity of lye has been dissolved.
After scraping and washing, a lime
wash to which 8 or 4 per cent, of
.ereolin has been added should be ap-
plied, If -the brood sow has been eX-
posed to filth in which the germs are
likely to 'be, she should be given lt.
washing with a warm water to which
a small quantity of croolin or other
disinfectant has been added. A dry,
clean yard is just as essential as a
dry, clean pen.
With the progeny of the brood sow
;cannot penetrate n normal, unbroken; worth $26 to $60 at weani16 time, it
8k11t, but finds entrance iu scratches, is surely worth while to have things
usually made by the pigs when fight -,right. and prevent an unnecessary loss
ing. These abrasions may be ever so by doing a few- hours' work. During
small, yet give entrance to the germ.' some seasons the careless man will
Clean, sterile conditions ate, of get by without losses, then again he
course, the best insurance of health.' will lose all. The man that looksafter
Not always possible to keep a pig pen; the breeding hygiene and sanitation
Bice a'hospital ward, but it is possiblel'of his pig breding operations goner
to have clean, comfortable, dry guar -!wily saves a largo percentage of the
ters somewhere about the premises in young pigs twice every 'year. L.
which the young pigs may be housed Stevenson.
heegol
n
Ewes require additional caro at
lambing time. 1 think it wise to watch
every ewo closely to make surd she is
coming along all right.
Very frequently a little ailment will
attack a ewe following lambing such
as caked udder, indigestion and in-
flamtnation of the bowels, which, if
taken in due time, can be restored
without causing a setback to the ewes
and lamb. Ailments that get two or
three days the start, are more difficult
to overcame than if treated immedi-
ately when first symptoms appear.
It has been my experience that it
pays to keep the ewes near by where
they can be gone over every morning
and carefully examined. Ewes that
lamb along about the first of May,
usually are turned to pasture, This
is a splendid place for them, but I
like to get the flock up at night and
keep them near at hand. Then I can
look them over and,in•case of sudden
change in the weather, they can be
protected.
It is very common for ewes that
have been well fed during the winter
to have udder trouble at lambing time.
Every flock -owner has his particular
remedy for this trouble, but I have
had excellent auccess with rubbing the
udders twice daily with vaselino to
which is added one-fourth part spir-
its camphor and the same amount of
ammonia.,
Bacon Type Described. •
"The bacon hog should be long and
smooth, witha nicely arched back and
a straight, trim and neat underline.
Length without smoothness and finish
does not make a desirable hog, iteithee
does smoothness and finish without
length. The jowl and shoulder should
be light and smooth, showing no flab-
biness in the former and no -coarse-
ness or openness in the latter. Leavy
jowls generally go with thick, fat or
coarse hogs. Heavy shoulders throw(
1
the side out of balance. The side
shonld bo fairly flat, carrying even!
with the shoulder anti ham, of medium!
depth dropping straight from the.
back. No round -ribbed hogs can get
in the select class. The rump should
round off even with the arch of the,
back and should show no surplus fat
at the tail head. Tho hant should be'
fairly full yet tapered nicely down to
the hock. The bone should be clean;
and strong, and the body shpuld show
no tendency to wrinkle. The belly;
should be trim and neat, and the
whole body show that muscular tend
enc, which denotes lean meat rather
than fat.'—Ontario Government Pam-'
My Pennies.
Sometimes when T run errands my
Grandma gives me pennies;
They rattle in my pocket in a very
jolly way.
I always like to feel them, way down
t ' where they are hiding,
Tho shining little pennies, who in
the dark must stay.
A little song they're singing—a sort
• of cheerful jingle;
I'an careful not to lose them, or
even let them fall,.
You see because I earned them,
they're not like other pennies—
Moro nice, and kind of difF'rent,
and so I save theist all.
In setting out to cut down expenses,
look out that you do not saw off the
)Baths that bear the Erni:„
1 Supervision of Stock Yards.
Stock raisers who have not been in
the habit of marketing stock for them-
selves or in co-operation with others,
need have no hesitation in submitting,
their animals for sale on the public
stock yards. Through the Dominion
Live Stock and Live Stock Products
Act, . stock yards are under govern-
ment control, which sees to it that
full justice is done to the sellers. Tho
system, which has been in opera+,ion
since 1917, has clone much to inspire
confidence in production as well as in
marketing. It has not only promoted
a feeling of confidence but has result-
ed in many stock raisers obtaining
a knowledge of the business of mar-
keting,. Marketing at the public stock
yards is so regulated as to prevent
any form of extortion. Equal oppor-
tunities are provided for all, both in
purchase and sale, and disinterested
and timely information as to the live
stock market situation is constantly.
being issued from the yards._ The
facilities provided tend to sofeguard
against abnormal market conditions,
by promoting intelligent distribution
and the encouragement of more
marketable types of live stock. Dur-
ing the course of the year covered by
the latest annual report of the Hon.
W. R. Motherwell, Minister 'of Agri
culture, approximately 865,000 cattle,
265,000 calves, 800,000 .hogs, 595,000
sheep, were sold at the various stock
yards in Canada under conditions
supervised •by officegs of the Live
Stock Branch; All of this stock,
valued approximately at $35,000,000
for cattle, $2,250,000 for calves, $14,-
300,000 for hogs, and $3,500,000 for
sheep andlambs, besides passing
under the supervision of the stock
yards agent„was checked and record-
ed se to the point of origin, sale and
disposition.
Superiority of Canadian
Varieties.
The varieties of grain wleich have
been carrying off most of the prizes
at the International Seed Grain and
Hay Show at Chicago since the incep-
tion of that organization four years
ago havo been Largely originated in
Canada by Canadian plant breeders.
In the case of wheat, the Canadian -
bred Marquis variety has been a con-
sistent winner of the Grand Sweep-
stakes prize. At the last exhibition,
held In Chicago in December, 1923,
the first thirteen prizes, including the
Grand Sweepstakes, were wore by
Marquis. Out of the twenty-five
prizes awarded in the hard red spring
wheat class, twenty-one went to the
Marquis variety, two to Kitchener
which id a selection out of Marquis,
and one to Ruby which is 11. 'cross-
bred sort produced at the Experi-
mental Farm at Ottawa.
In the oat Plass, most of the win-
ning samples were of the Victory and
Banner varieties. These varietiee,
while not of Canadian origin, have
been developed considerably by mem-
bers of the Canadian Seed Growers'
Association in Canada. Twenty-eight
out of a total of thirty-five prizes in
oats were captured by Canada,
twenty-one of, these going to growers
in the Province of Aiberta,
In the two -rowed barley class, the
swecpatalces were won by Duckbill
Ottawa 57. This is a very fine, tete-
rowed variety originated by the Cen-
tral Farm at Ottawa and which is
giving a very good account of itself
in trials being conducted at the var-
ious -Experimental Ferree
ar-ious-Experimental"Farms throughout
Canada.
• Cut off every Iamb's tail when the
lambs Are between tine and Lour weeks
old. Use hot pincers or a sharp knife.
for the operation. Make the out three-
fourths of an inch from the body.
This antique silver chalice, for fifteen years the property of two New
York Orientalists, lies now come up for discussion as the poselble "Holy
Grail" of the Last Supper. It was dug'tip at Antioch.
Poultry on the Village Lot. .‘
Through many years of invest/gee "13.
tion the Experimental Farms have Most o, the i,::cicria which gets into
arrived at a system of housing and
feeding laying hens to secure what milk comes from titan: its, such as
the officials believe to be maximum. cat's, pails, strainer:, coolers and sop'-
returns. The pens in the Egg Laying orators, whish have not been. properly
Contest correspond closely in number cleaned. A dairy authority recom-
of fowls to the flocks of town and, mends the following method for clean -
village poultry keepers, who keep; nig the utensils: FirstAnsa in 'eke -
birds to supply their own tables. Tent warm water as S0011 after use as pos-
good layers will produce a large num-i sible; seeend, wash in hot water con-
ber of eggs in the course of a year,;taming gashing powder, which will
If properly taken care of, a flock of• remove grease; third, rinse 111 clean,
this size should produce from 100 tai hot water and place in live steant'fif:-
150 dozen eggs in the year, and few; teen' seconds, drain and piece right
side unto u ntil foam v
ordinary families use more than "ihie P s evaporates. Where
quantity. Two hundred eggs per bird; steam is not available sunning will
or 2,000 eggs in the your is rather) give effective results. - Drying should
too much to expect, although this 3s not be delta with a cloth, but by heat
not impossible, ing the utensils in steam or an oven
• Tho Egg Laying Contest bens aro) sufficiently to evaporate the moisture,
housed in pens six feet wide by ten Fourth, invert a clean protected place
when dry.
Oat Varieties Recommended.
The most popular variety of oats,
and certainly one of the best, is the
'Banner,•says the Dept. of Agriculture
at Ottawa. The straw is of good
length and it stands up well under
average conditions. Tho grains are
long, it ripen; in midseason, and is
very productive. The Banner succeeds
best on rather heavy soil, The Swedish
before the birds at all times, and fed variety called Victory. closely re -
from a self-feeding hopper. At noon sembles Banner,. Indeed It is possibly
each day the birds are given a very equal tn in many ways'as &clop -
small amount of wet mash. This wet ping ser;. . Another high 'producing
mash is made by moistening some of variety of oats is the Siberian. A se-
tho dry mash with water. Grit, leeted strain of this variety now goes
oyster -shell, and water are kept be- by the name of Ontario Agricultural
fore the birds at all times. Green College No, 72. This sort ripens
food is also provided in the form of rather later ehan the others named.
m , cabbage, cut clover; On account of its vigorous growth it
alfalffalfa,a. Whatever green food is used is perhaps to be preferred to Banner
the birds are given all, they will eat, on lighter soils. Gold Rain, Ligowo,
The, quarters are kept clean at ail and Daubeney all stand high in the
times. Tho Dept, of Agriouiture at range of varieties of oats grown
Ottawa issues a useful bulletin on throughout the country. Between any
Poultry Keeping in Town and ;Conn- - of these varieties and some of the
try,” which is available. on request older sorts that are still grown, there
For a number of years the growing is frequently a difference of several
of peas went out of favor on account bushels to the acre.
b
When 'tbe roads are bad, make the
horse's load lighter, Do not allow the
be grown successfully produces a very boy to drive furiously and stop sud-
valuable class of feed grain. The
variety Arthur, also known as Ottawa
No. 18, is claimed by the. Dept. of
Agriculture at Ottawa to be highly
productive and early ripening. The
grain is yellowish in color and of
ntediuni size. Mackay, otherwise
known as Ottawa No. 26, is also a
remarkably productive variety, ripen-
ing later than Arthur. Solo, Golden
Vine, and ‚Prussian Blue are varieties
also recomended by the Ottawa
authorities.
feet 'long. The windows face the
south. Straw is used for litter in .the
houses, and the scratch grains are fed
in this litter. Scratch grains consist
of cracked corn, whole wheat and
oats, about equal parts. The birds
are given all the scratch grains they
will consume, care being taken not to
have much grain in the litter at any
time.. Dry mash (a mixture of bran,
shorts, cornmeal and ground oats,
with ten percent beef scrap) is ]sept
of the prevalence of insect and dis-
ease. Fortunately this crop is com-
ing back into favor, and where it can
denly. Take off the checkrein and
blinders.
In the bottom of my hens' nests S
place a folded newspaper, allowing
the edges to extend up the sides and
ends a few inches. To clean the nest,
I grasp the edges of the paper in both
hands and lift the entire contents. I
replace the paper and new nesting
materiai and have a clean nest, --W-
F. B.
�Tlie Sunday School Lesson
AMU., 6
The Kingdom Rent Asul]icier, 1 Kings 12, 1 to 16: 28.
Golden Text—Pride Goeth before destruction, and an
haughty spirit before a fall,—Prov. 16: 18.
CONTINUATION or Tiis aroltx--The men, who had known David and the
kingdom which seemed to have been so early days of .Solomon, advised "good
firmly estabiisited by Saul and David, words"; the younger men, who had
fell apart after the death of Solomon, grown up with Be heboam in the luxe
The immediate cause o.c the disruption ury and extravagance of Solomon's
was tee heavy burden -of taxation and later reign, advised hardness and in -
of forced labor Laid upon the people. soleut threats of still heavier burdens. great potato -producing territory
by Solomon, from which his own tribe Their foolish counsel prevailed' rivalling the Canadi:ul Maritimes in
of Judah seems to have been partially! V. 14. Scor'7pnsons, Tho scorpion is a this regard. Experts state that,
exempt (see .chs. 4; •7-19, 27, 8; 5: spider -like animai, sometimes as much
13-18; 9;16-23), I as six inches in length, with a sting in granted the tubers receive adequate
Not only did Solomon alienate the its tail which inflicts a very painful attention, Potatoes will grow as well
freedom -loving people of Israel by his wound. It is probably used hero fig- in /British Columbia as in any other
heavy burdens, but he displeased the uratively, but there may buss been eolnrtry, Whilst, in general, this cul -
prophets also by his €oily in filling his a whip called by that name, the last) tura has not had the amount of atten-
harem with foreign wives who "tame of which was armed with sharp frug- tion 11 deserves devoted to it there
ed away his heart after other gods." ;moots of stone or metal,, are many indications that it is in -
and in building altars and sanctuar- V. 15, Brought about of the Lord, creasing in popularity, and in some
les
for hese false gods.
o s. Tho wisdom, (Rev, Ver,). This was what the pro- districts in particular a certain dls-
years was phet had predicted as the punishment
submerged in this later extravagance) of , Solomon's sins
Potatoes in the
Windermere Valley
Statistics record the growing popu'
larity.of potato culture in the Prov
ince of British Columbia in recent
years. There is sound 1'eas011 for this
and the belief is expressed that the
Pacific Coast province possesses no
handicap to the development into e
(ee, 11:9-19, 31) 11001lon 1n this regard is being
and folly. And so, the historian says, and the historian sees in it both tho' achieved,
"The Lord was angry with Solomon folly of man, and the overruling pro- There` has been a consistent in -
because his heart was, turned awaylvidence of God. crease in the acreage devoted to po-
from the Lord."Was as the reason 1 V. 16. To your tents, 0 Larr>el. This tatoes in British Columbia, whilst in
why the prophet Ahijah went to Jero- was the war cry of Israel also in the little more than a decade the annual
beam, a young man of Ephraim and a time of David and the tribe of Judah venue of thecrop has doubled, In
servant of Solomon, who was in from which it sprang, must look out 1910 the province's potato aerea e
charge of the labor of Ephraim and for themselves, i g
Manasseh, and stirred him up to re- Vie 17, 18, Adorant; or "Adoniram" was 10,872, the average yield 150.08
volt against the king, ch, 11: 26-40. (eh, 4:6 and 5:14), had been chief bushels to the acre, the total crop 1, -
There was no doubt also the addition minister of Solomon in charge of the 031,211 bushels and its value 1,148, -
al reason that the prophets, who were levy of forced labor, and so was bite 000. This does not ,represent the
always ohamplona of the rights and terly hated. Tho king was almost un -,yield usually achieved in the rovince
liberties of the people,. were against believably foolish in the choiiu' of so as between the ears 1910. and 1916
oppression by the rich and groat. unpopular a messenger. Instead of the average was 204.36 bushels, In
Cli. 12:12, All the people. Ten tribes listening to hint, they atoned him to
followed :le`oam, and Judah only re-' death. Tho king fled to Jerusalem. ± 1`315 there were 10,000 acres devoted
• mained faithful to the son of Solomon, I Vs. 19, 20, Unto the congregation:? to the potato crop, the average was
It seems, however, that some part of A representative assembly was called, 247.28 bus. per acre, the total crop
the people of Benjamin must also in the old democratic way, and Jere-: 8,966,000 bushels and its value $1,-
have stayed with Judah (see ch. 12; beam was chosen king over the revolt-; 780,000, In 1923, according to the
21). Tho old feud between Judah and ing tribes, final prep e,timaie, British Columbia
:the other tribes was revived, It had! AreikeeI er. ; had 18,109 steres devoted to potatoes,
' commenced with the adherence oft The essential quality in crcee ells; achieved an average yield of 116
Judah to David, as against the son of wee would be a leader of his people,- bushels to the scree, and harvested a
Saul who was chosen bythe rest of supreme regard for their tuclfate,r. 7f
g
2,099,800
tote! f
�»la o o ., 099 80bushels,
Tsraei to succeed his father on the a king regards his soldiers as "fodder , ,� p 0 worth
throne, 'and was strengthened in the for capon"; if a public man regards $2,583,000.
,bitter conflict which arose between the electors as merely pawns in the. CARRI11t OPP ALL AVAILABLE Prams,
Judah and the other tribes after the game of politics; if the motive of any A section of British Columbia which
suppression of the rebellion of Ab- man in seeking an office' is petty am is making a particular name for itself
. salom, 2 Sam. abs, 20 and 21. It would bition, the. love of the limelight, or in potato production is the 'Winder-
now have broken into open war but personal vanity -all such have de-; mere Valley in the south-eastern part
for the intervention of a peacemaker:stroyed the possibility of genuine ser-; of the province midway between the
in the person of the prophet Shema-'vice, by their selfish outlook.
rah, vs. 21-24. The third day. See v.! Jesus said in mocking irony, that mainline of the Canadian Pacific
6, The people had assembled at She- those great ones who exacted tribute Railway and the Crow's Nest Branch
chem. The choice of Shechem, near from others were called "benefactors." • of the same railway, and lying be -
the border between the territories of But among his disciples he was to be1tween the Rocky Mountains and the
Ephraim and Manasseh, one of the counted "greatest" who rendered the, Selkirk Mountains, Though of recent
most important of the older cities of , most extensive human service. I and yet sparse development, the agri-
Israel, instead of Jerusalem, the city; Jesus is our leader always, becausecultural achievement of this district
of David, as the place of meeting was, he studied the welfare of others, and is marked and its potatoes have
the first symptom. of revolt. Jeroboam,, gave himself to the bitterness of the
who had been a fugitive in Egypt, cross that he might bring men into brongltt the valley particular renown,
tame thither at their invitation. He fellowship with God. Our most illus-; The yields of potatoes in this dis-
was immediately recognized as leader trims leaders and helpers of mankind,; trict from half -acre plots, as shown
of the forces of discontent and pre-, like Paul, Luther, Livingstone, and a by the records of 'the Farmers' Insti-
sented their complaint and petition - thousand others, were impelled to tutes in their crop competitions, vary
for the lightening of their burdens, to their tasks by the thought of the need, from five to ten tons per half -ace,
the king. He asked for three days to of the people, and in rho overwhelm-; Prize winners have recorded produc.
consider, and in the meantime sought ing desire to minister to these needs,)trona of ten, eight and seven tone
advice of his counsellors. The older in the spirit of Jesus,
'from their plots, being respectively
`twenty, six --teen and fourteen tons to
For
CountryI the acre. The quality is equal to any
l 11 Y !grown in the province, as has been
'many times proven.
A Winter Picnic.
"Whatever were you expected to
wear?"
This was the first anxious query in,
the minds of the guests invited to:
join with the Elgin County Women's;
Institutes in their Winter Picnic held
in the stormy month of February in'
Alma College, St. Thomas. It turned
out, that like all real live picnics, you!
wore whatever you chose besides a
th
pleasant smile and e basket or box.
of country delectables you bore in'
your hand.
winter game too, printing a special
full page supplement in their Satur-
day issue, giving photos and the his-
tory of the Institutes of Elgin County.
It was a delightful page and widely
read by old and new members and
their friends as well as students of
Canadian historic developments of
note, to say nothing of the Provincial
Superintendent and its governmental
head, the Minister of Agriculture.
One charming story was that of the
discovery by One Branch of a family
of new Canadians in dire distress,
bravely and silently struggling
For EIgin County 18stitutes niet, through their first winter in the coun-
with their mankind and the College! try. "They are eating off the window
principal and staff, to have a good ledges," came the report from a
time—and to study history. Their' friendly neighbor who had called,
own history, too, that which they "and I don't know how they sleep, for
themselves as rural homemakers had l the have scarcely any bedding, The
made in Elgin County, Ontario, and; father was working until winter
helped to make in the world at large, closed in but now he can't get any,
for the idea of a State Dept. of Homed and there are two children."
making, set going in Wentworth l To hear was to act with this group
County twenty-siven years ago, they of homemakers and in a short, time
found had now become an interna- food, clothing, dishes, bedding, and
tional thing, They were inspired by; fuel were unloaded with a prompt
the work and progress of the nineteen hospitality that even pioneer days
Institutes working for home and com- could not beat at this farm house door.
with the very practical maxims, "Be -
enmity betterment in the owrr county Sewing was secured for the mother,
and later, work for the man too. But
gin with the fellow under your own! the very best thing about it was the
hat if you want to improve the world,": human touch, the neighborliness of it
and nif you know a good thing,pass' ail. The mother was made an honor -
it on:s ; ary member of the Branch, and when
A further thrill was added to this some time later the collector was
inspiration by the report that nearly going the rounds for the annual done -
three thousand Institutes, following tions to the County Hospital (another
the Ontario methods, were now work- of the community interests of the In-
'ing for similar ends in England and stitutes) she called on the new mem-
Wales, with hundreds more in Scot- ber, "Not for a donation, but just
land, Belgiuim, France, and even in because I did not like to pass any
remote New Zealand, with some in the member by," she explained cordially.
United Stntes; while they were all "Oh, but we :sant to help," the
over Canada, from the Atlantic to the mother cried, going to the cupboard
Pacific Coasts.and emptying the contents of a cup.
After addresses from the 'Depart -"This is all the cash I have, but the
mental representative and the Pro -
were
was so gaud to us when we
vhrciul President, some stories of were starting. Whenever the Insti-
netivities surra told by the rBanehes tate is in on anything I want to be
•represented. in it too. Here," and she handed over
The Principal of the College, 1)r. t twenty cants.
Dobson, was so interested that in a' And we considered that the big-
gest and most generous donation we
short address of welcome he invited
the homemakers to make this an all- gave to our hospital," said the speak -
day and annual event, promising that en It was like the widow's mite.
the College physis] dircrtm would' That is the thing eve are proud of,
not what we gave them in material
plana half day of );armee and reerea- things so much as that we helped them
tion for the visitors in the gynrneeiunl to yget on their feet, and that, then
and swimming pool, while the College, the wanted like real Canadians to
hall, domestic science rooms, and dish-
Howmany Canadians know that C'ana;ta Lias a Tower of Mabel? BritishCoiu.mbia has' maned tiers huge rock roma/wan near Lake Louise after .the
famous structure of biblical history.
es would, also be at their ervice, - help others as they 00010
They helped them to get 00 213011
A very . pleasing feature was the feet; The beatkind of immigration
uniting of city and country on this work. Long life and prespel•ity to the
occasion, also almost every woman's, Institutes,
ot•ganlzation, as well as seine of the
men's in St Thereat being Te re.; Cows that freshen' in fall' or early
y
seated. ;winter are beat milk producers, Breed
The Press entered heartily into tbo in Murch for December calves,
EXPORTS STEADILY INCREASING.
The Windermere district of British
, Columbia brought itself ince very die.,
tinct prominence in the growing of
first-class commercial potatoes recent-
ly by carrying off the chief prizes at
the Provincial Potato Show at Vic-
toria. In this contest members of the
district Potato Growers' Association
carried off the provincial district
prize, the shield for the best commer-
cial potatoes, and every 'available
prize with the exception of a cup pre-
sented by their own association. Their
achievements in provincial potato
circles in 1922 were equally out-
standing.
There should be a future for the
growing of quantities of commercial
potatoes in British Columbia such nil
has been built up in the Maritime
Provinces. Canada's,.exports of poe
tatoes are voluminous and going to
many countries. Potato exports in
1921 amounted to 1,971,587 bushels
worth $1,565,340; in 1922 to 1,736,678
bushels worth $1,128,964; and in 1928
to 1,939,578 bushels worth $1,809,247,
These went to the United Kingdom,
United States, Bermuda, British
Guiana, British West Indies, Cubs,
Hawaii, ,Newfoundland, Philippines,
St. Pierre and Miquelon. Cuba is the
principal purchaser of Canadian pee
tatoes, followed by the United States,
Gardeners Require Permit
to Import Stock.
With the arrival of the seed and
bulbs catalogues the amateur garden-
er begins to make his plans for the
garden and grounds and to prepare a
list of plants that he intends to buy.
In order to avoid disappointment in
securing the prompt delivery of ship-
ments of plants from the ilnited
States or other countries, he is re-
minded of the regulations now in
force whereby all importers of plants
from any country are required to se-
cure a permit to he presented to the
Collector of Cu:name at tho port
where the shipment is cleared. Per -
lefts are required for the importation
of trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings,
greenhouse plants, roots, perennials,
corms, bulbs, etc, . Copies of the regu-
lations and information regarding
permits may be' secured by writing
to the Secretary, Destructive Insert
and Pest Aot Advisory Board, Dept.
of Agriculture, Ottawa,
/Haircuts for horses are nut a fad;
there is a -good reason for them. Clip.
ping lessons the (Inger of ::aide,
Home with tong hair should be clip.
pod. ('lip in early spring when wane
weather approaches,