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THE HORSE,
The time to commence the PrePer
prediction of a draft home is berate
be M born, Not only in the selection
-of his »ire and dans but in the care
efld management of the dam while
pregnent. Strong, healthy foals can
best be produced from healthy nares
which are :Mel nutritious fodds and
given plenty of exercise, running in
fields or paddocks or doing light work.
It is difficult on many farms to find
desirable work for brood mares, par-
ticularly in the winter, but when
spring work commences there is no
• difficulty, and any Mare is hetter
workieg, ;provided care 'is exercised
in seeing. that she is tiot.put In slip-
pery places, not unduly crowded, not
worked with too short a whiftletree, or
overworked. Many foals have their
chances ruined when their dams are
overfed and under-exervised during
the winter season.
In view of the fact that a hone at-
tains at least half his weight by the
time he is a year old, care must be
exercised to see that ho is given the
beet possible theme. Many spring -
born foals do well for the first six
months of their lives and then owing
to lack of proper attention and feed-
ing during the winter months do not
mature to the size they shoed.
Feeding—The mother's milk and
• pasture grass afford excellent foods to
start with. By feedinethe dam a little
grain in a low manger, either in the
barn or on pasture, the foal soon is
found eating concentrates. Then a
creep may be erected in a corner of
• the pasture field and the foal will get
grain in this manner. Ho 'should be
provided with shelter from heat and
flies and if the mother must be worked,
the, foal should be kept in a strong
loose box or paddock and given a suck
In the middle of each half day. At first
the milk should be drawn from the
mart, particularly if she is warm, as
a preventive against digestive trouble.
' ' Weaning—If the mother is a poor
milker the colt will be better weaned
at five months, while f she is a good
mincer this may be postponed till six
or even seven Menthe. If the feel has
been feeding wet the Weaning;18
simple Matter, better resells beteg se-
• if more than one foal le being
reared, for a group of foals will not
worry
so much as s. angle one. They
Omelet be given plenty of exercise with
fresh 'water Jeefore them at all times
and good bone and muscle building
food, Front three to eve pounds of
grain May be fed per day during the
winter months; this would be cote -
posed of two parts oats and one part
bre with a little oileake added, Tho
grain is best fed !nixed with cut tim-
othy. and clover hay, slighl4 damped.
This adds bulk to the mem) and Pre-
vents •the Mal bolting his grain, and
assists digestion as the grain eannot
form in doughy lumps in the stomaeh.
A few roots (carrots mangels or
turnips) should also be provided and
plenty of good quality clean hay, mix -
I ed timothy and clove, or alfalfa, an
I.excellent bone and muscle builder. Salt
should be given regularly. The ,colt
should be kept in a thrifty, active con-
dition; a little thin rather than too
fat. His bones and joints must be
developed simultaneously with the
rest of his body or injury will result,
, He should have the runofit field or
paddock in the daytime during favor-
able weather and a dry, roomy stall
fin a well -ventilated and moderately
warm barn at night.
i The colt may be lialeer-broken with
• lees difficulty before weaning and a
little labor at this time also Wheedl-
ing the colt's feet is well expended.
The feet should be piked up occasion-
ally and later on pared. Keep the foot
large, round add level, cut away the
toe, keeping the full wide at the heel
and quarters. Do not cut the bar of
the foot or the frog. A good blister
teethed to a smell young foot will fre-
quently stimulate growth. Toe much
emphasis caned be laid on the eve
of the feet, exeecise and good common
•ranee feeding (melee the first year of
the colt's life leleess the colt weighs
1,100 pounds or more on hie first
birthday there is hide ch`tence of his
ever making a ton horse.
Po t
There is no time ot the year when
It le more urgent that the health of the
birdie be maintained than during the
e,hort winter days. Sanitation becomes
a vital link in the chain ot health dur-
ing this season because the birds are
confined to the house all of the time.
Filth accumulates rapidly and con-
tamination, once started, spreads with
great ease and rapidity.
Midwinter sanitation should involve
three operations.
First, do not forget the Importance
of removing the droppings frequently.
Clain your droppings boards at leagt
twice a week, sprinkling over them
each time. after cleaning a very thin
layer of sand, which dries up the mois-
ture and at the same time facilitates
the removal of the droppings by pre.'
venting their freezing to the boards. ;
See that the water vessels are fre-
quently rinsed and disinfected.
• Last, bat not least, • Is the import-
ance of keeping the litter on the floor '
of the house in good sanitary condi-1,
time This will mean during the win-
ter the oceaeional removal of all the
accumulated litter with its droppings
and dirt, and replaelog It with clean
goarse straw.
A good rule to follow In replacing
the litter Is to Omega It and replace
with new whenever any of the follow-
ing eondltlons become apparent;
Whenever the litter becomes wet
• and soggy and tramped down.,
When the litter becomes so finely
ground theeit fails to hide the grain.
When the litter becomes heavily
eantaminated with poultry droppings:
In other words, poultry litter at all
times should be coarse, deep, clean
and dry.
Do not forget the value of aunliglit,
not only as a germ destroyer, but as
an invigorator and carrier of health -
giving propertiesto the birds, Be sure
that the front of the house is so ar-
ranged that the direct rays of the sun-
light can cones in and sweep over the
floor of the house during the day, al-
lowing the birds to lie in the direct
rays of the sun. By direct rays we
mean, not those which have been fil-
tered through glass, but those rays
whicli reach the birds direct. -
Birds have a. high body temperature.
They give off in process of respire -
tion large quantities of carbon dioxide
and they must have more oxygen than
any other animal. These factors sleep-
ly mean that the quarters in midwIre
ter should be fully ventilated,
Fresh air, even if cold, is far to be
preferred over warm air which has
moisture in it. Combs will freeze and
birds will sheer to a moist atoms-
phere, even if It is but a few degrees
below the freezing point; whereas
they will show no effects from a
temperature around zero, if the atmos-
phere within the house is tree from
moisture and is fresh pure air.
The hired man came home from the
barbel' shop all excited He said that
Jim Robinson had eaten some spoiled
oysters and had an awful case a pan-
tothine poisoning.
Out of the discussion of farm prob-
lems and the farmer, this one thought
is being generally eresthlized 1. the
ninth of the melees that the farmer is
and, of necessity must be 011 ell.
around business man.
PREPARE A PLANTING PLAN
A bare unattractive house brings no, up the plant nourishment and shut out
credit to its occupant. If all helmet the sun. If one would plant his,
were like those occasionally seen bothl grounds with fine ornamentale some,
thinning.out of old trees inay-be uee-;
in town and country places we would'
be compelled to hang our heads in the l euSarY• Trees have their place in
grounds that are roomy, but othee
preeenee of visitors from other lands
•I things cannot prosper when trees
Why should any home with a bit oft monopolize the whole space. On the
ground present a stark uninviting ape, °teer hand, where tree planting- has
neeranee? Pew countries can boast ot been neglected and there is space for.
bothtress and idea ortiamentals,
some carefully selected varieties
should be chosen. Of these there are
(male be obtained? ,Our experimental many, kinds not commonly grown, that
/arms and agriceitural eolieges exist ;when used give distinction to the
to -discover for the citizen reliable in- home, particularly when so, pieced as.
formation on plents and. cultural .eo screen unsightly views, A full
methodes and the horticultural . panting plan needs to melte provision
cieties stand ready at all times to nem for suitable kinds of trees and sheithe
those who desire to improve their 1 and herbaceous perennialt as well as
hones surroundings. theirelocation according to the :dee of
Ono has only to attack the problem the property and the style and pod -
of beautifying his place to find ASIS- tiOn of the house. A simple, rather
fence on every side, and wheti once than a complex arrangement, is to be
commenced the way opene for pie- preferred, not may beenuse it is less
seeding with the uedertaking. Whe- expensive, bet as a rule more pletisitr.
titer It be the plantng 01 a' hedge, a. It is now regarded as a mistake to
clump of shrubbery, 11 hardy border, break up the lawn with flower beds or
or a few vines, some thought. must be even shrubs, These had better occupy 1
given beforehand, and this is the isen- positions skirting the walk or melee- 1
gee for melting the neeessary plans, lishing a corner, or serettning' abrupt t
It should be borne in mind that angles of the dwellieg. What is known
sunshine is necessary -.for luxuriate as foundation planting has become
growth. No plant can llouvisb in the popular, It. is dode with low shrubs
shade of letge trees. Not even grate and vines and should be so 'slimed as
Will thrive 30soli filled with the roots to appear to tie the dwelling to its
old- ohne en11 other -tem that rtee surroundeng grotinds,
AS wide a range of hardy planting ma-
terial, and where eau helpful inform. -
lion and co-operative assistance more
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The Sunday School Lesson
•
FEBRUARY 8
Christ's Intercessory Prayer, John 17: 146, Golden Text
1ioly Father, keep through thine owa name those whom
thou has given me,that they may be one, as we are.
John 17; 11.
THE Pamir() (mop
Oanada's total pieta% yield for 1924
is 2,572,000 Ottin meal of that for
1023, according to an estimate by the
Department of Agriculture. Tho tawl
e estimated yield for 1924 is 58,009,000
cwt. as compared with 55,497,000 ewe,
in the previous year. The acreage
planted to potatoes in Canada in 1924
was slightly in excess of that planted
in 1928, or, as provisionally estimated,
663,809 acres as compared with 560,e
052 acres in°1923, Tlie growing cone
ditiens throughout the Dominion were
on the whole satisfactory, and the
average yield per acre is estimated te
be 103 ewe as compared with 99 etvit
, last year, and with the ten-year aver -
Age from 1914 to 1925 of 88.7 ewe.
Canada is making considerable pra-
yers in the production and exportee
tion of potatoes and her product ie
I coming into increasing demand, Pos
I talo growing in the Maritimes is an
!Important activity and the winter
ports are busy throughout the season
el -lipping the product to many markets.
The high ;valley of Canadian pota-
toce, especially for seed purposes, is
creating yet wider den and and the
prospects are bright for an extension
of production and export.
EXPORT VISUAL YEAR 1924.
ANALYSIS, - 'Marne" of God plata to the disciple*:
1, JESUS SURRENDERS UIRISELE '1"0 GOD, that le, he has given them a ri.,eev Coe
1.
BE POE 'ran DieCietes, us has been with them in
1-6. sciousnese and neve eXpeleence o
•
Gd holy character and will, So
hong as es
6-17.
the world, they have been quite sure
Jesus in the upper mem concludes
with a great act af prayer in which he Jeeps presence, the diseiPles have eon -
Vs. 7-8. As. the result a living in
commits himself, the apostles, and the feed teat ale his and whole future Church to Cod, He has have been. inepleed deeds words
SpOkell 10 the disciples of the great divinely. They
hav bee,„ d rdet ae the hes
both as to his origin and es to his
mission, Here we have plainly a ree.
erenee back to what the dieciples said
let Chap. 16, verses 29, 30. But Jesus
knows the perils which their untried
faith will encounter when he bimself
18 go
we have Jesus as the great High
• Priest of his Church, interceding for
Vs. 9-11. Therefore, he commits the
disciples very solemilly and earnestly
Edison Marshall, Who divides his time between big game bunting and his followers, both those who are al- to Geid. Ile puts the world altogether
his ,thohglitse end concentrates
,
writing novels, is shown with e. bear he gilled In the Canadian Rookies tied ready bis and those who 0411 after -
from
. wards be gathered in. Our lesson to- am xus ruuiu en the future ef these
loved onee. They ere his own, special-
INTRODUCTION—The discourse of ee God, and have kept 111S word.
assurances which, as they go out to
serve in the world, will be their e: the
assurance of the love of God, the ae-
Isurance of Christ's abiding presence,
; the assurance of the Spirit's coming.
What more is let to do new except to
commend them to the eternal care of
the Fether in heaven? Here, then,
which he refers to as a. small one.
ly given to him by God, as the witnees-
es of hia glory, Their ueed Is very
great because they aro being left In
a world which does not acknowledge
them or their Master. The only se-
cure confidence which Jesus has of
day shows how he thought of these
followers and what he sought for
them.
It will be lestructive ad • helpful
while we study the great Intercessory
prayer are an expression of the Se -
Experiments With Lime
Phosphate,
ried on experiments to determine
Methods of avoiding this.
The results indicate that feeding
eone re milking produces bad
The lime .phosphate experiments turnips at the rate of fifteen pounds
110W being conductd by the Dept. of hour befo
Chemistry of the 0.A.C, have given; flavors and odors in the milk. In -
interesting results and show withoutcreasing this feeding to thirty pounds
doubt thatelene limy be applied with causes an increased intensity of these
I
profit for clover on the older soils of eft flavors,
Ontario' and that acid phosphate may On the other hand, feeding at the
be usedwith profit on wheat. The rate of thirty pounds immediately
average increase in yield of clover on] after milking has practically no effect
the lime plots was 40 per cent., for on flavor or odor of milk or cream.
the lime and phosphate (10.percent.
The average increaae in wheat yields
on the lime phosphate plots was in
1923, 54 per cent., in 1924, 45 per cent.
This work has now been extended be
three farms in each of eighteen coun-
ties. The plots are one-half acre ie
size.
Feed Turnips After Milking.
Root crops, particularly turnips,
often impart undesirable flavors to
milk and cream from .dairy cows fed
this form of valuable sucoulenee. The
If the 'Well Freezes.
11 was a tubular well, equipped with
the usual petcock vent Which persisted
in causing trouble in freezing weather.
It was always necessary to dig down
to it When the ground was frozen. Fine
ally a pit was dug and the sides wall-
ed with concrete. Now, when the vent
refuses to work as it should, it can be
.reached without digging in frozen
ground. This pit also makes a fine
cool plate for cream and butter in
Department of Agriculture has car- the summer time.
FOR HOME -AND COUNTRY
The Next Step in Child Welfare.
De. Melee Macelurelly, Chief of the, lishment of her sacred mission will
Division of Child Welfare, Dept. of 1 no longer cause the wife to fail her
Health Ottawa, in making an earnest' husband, and the mother the new-born
plea for „adequate provision .for the °IOW The mother must be super -
mother, .especially the expectant vised during pregnancy. Too many'
mother and the mother with small mothers. in Canada are not having leaf
children, referred to the loss of 1,236 care'
The second chief answer is: mothers in Canada during the year,
Every -
largely because of lack of adequate ad- body help tbe mother. We need small
vice and proper care.
hospitals, especially for maternity
The death rate n
eases. We need nursing and medical
ii'iong infants o
one year is 42,per thousand in New care more readily availble. District
Zealand, 77 in England and Wales, orgnhsathons
of Ontario Women's Institutes, send
geed 100 in Canada. By far the great-
some one to see Dal -McCullough and ask
er number of deaths take place before
the baby is a month old.
does, him how many mothers died in your
"Whatounty in 1022, and how you can help
this mean? Take -care of the mother,
ee
tsave. their lives. Strengthen the
and she will make Canada safe toi
the baby. She will live and not.die." heeds of the Chief Provincial Medical
Omar of Health, and tell him what
"We always know that the deaths the =there need. You know more
from any cause are not half of the about that than even he does„. We
story. For every mother that dies in need the leadership of the mother. The
childbirth, probably five, perhaps ten, mother has len much to do and too
are never so well and strong lonit
t' little help. "We mothers are always
11 they are not properly cared for tired," said one of them.
when the baby comes. If they ere
--- "The saddeset part of it was that she
peoperly cared for they will be as well did not want to live. She was Just'
or better than ever before in their tired out," said somebody of one of;
lives. • these 1,236 mothers wlio died in came
How shall we make Canada safe for do in 1922.
the mother? There are two chief The sum of It all is: Too numb work
answers to that question. FirstiGive --too little belp.
every Canadian mother the proper There are many and great voices
medical and nursling care. Dr. J. W. iu this world. influential la the sound
S. McCtelough, Chief Medical °Meer of a voice. But the most influential
ot Health for Ontario, at the 'fleeting is "the sound of a voice that is still."
ot Essex Medical Society, held at The voice of sitenee Is the greatest
Windsor. June 10th, 1923, says: "By , voice of 511 10 the world.
far the most valuable asset of any There was a Khaki Convocation at
country, particularly of a young emue the Provincial University of Ontario,
try like ours, es the conservation of the University of Toronto, In the firest•
its native-boru children. Yet it is a year of the ;war. Even the examine -
curious fact that up to, the preseet tions had to be hurried out of their
time, while the Government of Canada time at the call to arms and these new
hati for years had a Deilartiuent the graduates were in uniform when the:
business of which was to look after prealdent read out their names end
the calves, the lambs and the colts, it they came up to receive their degrees.'
has given not one cent for the protee- Fit to fight and ready to die, they went
lion of tliW;Anthles of the country. VDU down from the University Midterm
Cannot have is 'healthy baby without to go overseas.
healthy parenta and or the iWO pate Al the next Convocation, the ;mese
ems the more important is the moth, dent of the Univemity, Sir Robert F1-
00. without number have colter, read to the whole silent as -
1081 their lives, as every' doctor knows, senility of Convocation, as they rose to
because certain candltions ill their hear, the list of the names of the fall-
pregnancy were not appreciated and en. Some of them graduated at that
a women Mut 1(814(18,0110, a. 12007 face or
they failed to secure treatntent. elany‘Kluilet 0011VOCalion.
swollen kettle& or imeasemal vomiting "lime' rose 111 reYliCellcs• Yen:
during pregnancy which, it called to But fine 1, who lie
the attention et her doctor, world Par on the Flanders tield to -day
have received treatment which would , not an answering word to say, ,
In nine inises oOt or 1.011 saved tbetn ' Their silence thundered their replY.:
teem convulsions and the . death of They gave their lives awag."
herself bt her baby or both. There
should be the meet skilful medical as. "And its they trusted: We the lase in-
sistence aud clean lying4h facilities, berit,
for many women die of puerperal The nuflniermil task for ethich their
fever, It is a disgrace to one intone lives were spent,
I
genre as physicians that they should Bet, leaving usa portion of their spirit,
lie of such a minds% In 1882, Due- Thee gave' their witness and they
tbe great pupil of Pasteur, lost tiled routent." •' I
its wife trom tiers affeeitom Ile wrote
book on 'Permente and eirdadinee What can we do tor our eonetey?
v111011 he dedicated to hie wife in the iM something for the mothers, Listen
following words: To you. the liniocent; to the silent Voices of them. 1,226
victim or 1110 infinitely little, I (Twit- (11111111 (1111 inothere; RSVC, their
mile this book in wheel I have at- lives away"
tempted to popularize their ;Watery, le le the motheee who can Mad es
May it, sligle as it is, 141-‘1.11, 10 hasten to tto 'for Abe other mother* They es
a woe the day wherolu the aecomp• know how.
other prayer which Jesus taught his their continuance in Zaitlb consists in
disciples and vehicle we call the Lord's their being held securely in God's al
-
Pra er. Three is a very marked re- mighty hand, and so he prays. "Holy
sem lance between the spirit of the, Father, keep in thy name those whom
one prayer and the spirit of the other. Ithou hast given me." That is, keep
Both begin with petition.; for the lial-Itheari in that holy secret of the divine
lowing of God's "name." Both lead , knoneedge, which I received from
arrsdrt:Iie
tlsotii;ier
f:from th
e deliverance 01 Thee, and imparted in turn to them.
the evil that Vs. 12-14. This sale -keeping of the
is in the world. It will help, the; disciples in the holy knowledge of God
teacher of this lessons therefore, if, inhas been possible while Jesus was on
conjunction with the Intercessory I earth. So carefully has he guarded
Prayer, he will keep in mind the brief, I their understanding in all matters
but infinitely comprehensive accents I pertaining to God that only one, the
of "Our Father which are in heaven." apostate Judas, the "son of perdition"
.that is, one doomed to perdition), has
I. JESus suRRENDERS 101100500' TO GOD,
1-5.
(that
to Satan, and even that epos...
racy WES foretold in Scripture. But
V. 1. The opening. words of the ,
prayer are an expression of the -"Sis- thhe.everetset ufefetehethdeieweieprlidescathhoeutreghd,loreaelt
viour's full and free acceptance of the as Jesus has, beeause like Jesus they
"hour" appointed by the Father in do not belong to the world, but to God,
heaven, Jesus had often spoken of V. 15-17. Jesus does not ask, how-
e,he hour where he must yield his life ever that the disciples should be re-
in sacrthee, and now when it has come '
moved from the world, but only that
he prays that God will "glorify" him; they
ohouid be d f rom the il
that is, not only support him, but re-
veal him in the true lightone. As we see by Chap. 16, verse 23,
of his di- their bask is not M quit, but to over -
vine character and mission on the
purpose in the life of Christ, The Y is not into temptation, but deliver us
Cross. Men have been blind to God's come. We may recall here again the
petition of the other prayer: "Lead
had not acknowledged the divine pur- from eve,. It is easy to turn one's
ose of hie coming. Jesus prays that
his going, his death, may open their back on life, and go into a cloister; it
is hard to fight the good fight in a
eyee, and' make the purpose of God
plain. world of severe temptation. But this
is what Jesus asks for his followere
. V. 2. What was the divine purees° He prays that Gad may "sanctify
expressed in Jesus' life? This, that them, make and keep thein holy
he should have "authority over all through the knowledge of the truth.
flesh," that is, that he should rule this Application,
human heart tie Lord, and bestow ,
eternal life on all whom clod should INTeRoessioN—Of alt the types of
give to him. We may here compare(lerayer, this I./mice highest. Abraham
the great words in Matthew m1849;temd
;Kinningever the righteous who may
"All power is given to me in heaven; in the wicked city, Moses
and on earth. Go, therefore, and pleading with God on is spokenbehalfior a re-
make
of the
make disciples of all nations, etc." people, Hezekiah praying
V. .3. When "eternal life"gival of religion,Nehemiah brooding
over a great task and maldng suppli-
of, we should net think of everlasting- cation for the future of his race;
nesse but lather ef full, perfect; line; these are types of 11101I of faith whose
restricted life, the life from whic God; prayers were for others,
is no longer hidden, hut to which he There is pathos in the lesson picture
stands immediately revealed. Jesus before us. It is the eve of a long
explains this here, when he says that farewell. The morrow will bring its
eternal life consists in knowing God, tragedy, and beyond that the scatter -
and in aeknowleelcing himself, God's ing of the flock. Intimate personal
messenger, as the true Messiah, relations are to be eevered. Hence-
, Eternal life is thus a spiritual ex-
forth they will journey without their
perieece: it has to do with thequality leader. Jesus commits them to the
of existence, not with its durataine care and guidance of God.
Vs. 4-5. Jesus has "glorified" God Such critical moments constautly
on earth; that is, he has revealed
occur in life. It is a great day full of
God's true character and attributes. solemn import, when a little lad sets
He has finished the work which God out into a big new world, for his fleet
committed to him, namely, to reconcile day at school. Mother watches him
men to God, as far as that can be done
in his Ole. s' " , wistfully as he goes off without heT.
I ' She will do well to pray with and foi
bows his head in death, the Father hint at snob a time. Family worship
will give the world some glimpse of has a solemn hush upon the eve of
•worldWkiab hebegeaniii."Iedn abed women must weep," and mutual
withthaeGteerdnbaldienraejetsht: D. s "Men must work
.other words. Jesa prays that the intercession for dear ones, near and
Cross may convince and convert the
world, by showing men that be Is
the Son of the Father.
IL JESUS INTERCEDES CDR THE MS.
crPLEs, 6-17.
V. 6, Jesus on earth has made the
far, leaver an appropriate expression
of vital faith, Those whom we love
may bet far from us, over land or sea,
but they are never far from God.
"Though sundered far, by faith they
meet."
The fourth area did eot receive any
The Manuring of Farm Crops.
manure or commercial fertilizers
Although everyone who attempts throughout the entire period of 12
to farm knows that manure has value, years.
many do not fully realize the extent The outstanding points brought out
to which the manure when properly in the tables published in the report
saved and applied increases the farm ehow that both barnyard manure and
Monte. During tbe past twelve years commercial fertilizers eonsiderably in-
comparisone have been made between creased the yields of mangels and hay
barnyard manure and commercial for- but that neither have increased very
tilizere at the Central Experimental materially the yield of oats. With
Farm at Mime. Mr. E. S. Hopkins, respect to the results with the oats, it
Dominion Field Husbandman, in his is explained in the report that the
report for 1923. which is now being veep on. the manured land was so
distributed by the Publicittious Branch heave" that it bodged, which prevented
of the Department, states that the proper filling. The email -cued crop
eomparisoee were made on a four-year being lighter in Die straw stood im
rotation, which included mangels, and filled better,
The losson ie drawn from this ex-,
oats, 810001' hay 0011 timothe; hae.
rum mime' WAS applied to the perimmd that in ravel practise the Ap-
ure. Commercial fertilisers were ap- fertilizers 141100101 go to root crops, orl
mangel crop at the rate of 15 tons per Idication id' mature or commercial
plied on auother portion of the land other intertilled crops; or to lute.
under experiment m the following In the matter est profit, the 'report;
nesither: The mangel groend received show a that the coat et commercial
a dressing. of 100 wan& of nitrate fertilizers for the four crops in the,
of soda, 300 pounds of superphosphate rotation was 920.50 per acre, while;
and 75 pourale of tinplate of potash the 'aho pf the inereased crop over
per acre. 'Co each of the other crone that taken from the unmanured 10,11(1
in the rotation there was applied lap eves 9e0.16 per acre. Some experienee,
pound:: of nitrate of soda to the acre. it; is pointed out, ieneeded in order in
I d itoos i'eeeivellfari manure get. the most profitable restate from
supplemented with commercial fertile the me of romtnercial fertilizer,,. 'For
;zees, The ma(2ge] veep received ese this roam) 0 bagineor should use it
eons of teatime and one-half the mem. t tioniseesxnplealrileitilleeea. Bategliizteeltettaingi,:tvet;toende
le Write to the Dominion Huebendinee
tor guidance in the use of commelviel
eertilizers for the various kinds of
erops.
ity of fertilizers which were need in
he area that received commercial ter -
Mears alone, while the oats And two
ay crops alte1111 111 11118 natation each
eeeived 100 pounds of nitride Of soda.
_ • ,
In the last fiscal year the export of
potatoes from Canada ;Weaned 3,030,-
323 bushels valued at 92,856,742 as
compared with 2,798,842 bushels val-
ued at. 91,887,075 in the previous year,
These went to the United Kingdom,
United States, Bermuda, British
Guiana, British West Indies, Cuba,
Hawaii, Newfoundland, Philippines,
St. Pierre and Miquelon and other
countries. Two -third e of the total
shipments went to Cuba, where there
has long been an insistent dantand for
the Canadian produce, and more than
half a million bushels went to the
United States.
The Minister of Marine and Fish-
eries of Quebec has been interesting
himself in means of transport for the
Quebec potato crop to foreign mar-
kets, particularly to Australian ports
and the Bermudas, where there are
increasing demands for Canadian po-
tatoes. Several trial shipments of
Maritime province potatoes were made
to England in the declining months of
1924, including 1,200 tons from Prince
Edward Island, and an extract from a
report of the High Commissioner in
London reads as follows:—
"It is understood that the prices
realized show a profit to Canadian
shippers and the progress of affairs
is being watched with great interest
by importers. The reason for this is
that while the present opportunity re-
sults from the deficient yield of a
particular iseason, there are indica-
dons that the home- potato crops a
the United Kingdom are, increasiugly
affected by diseases, and if, as appears
possible, certain of the best varieties
ef Canadian potatoes prove their suit-
e.bility for the requirements of this
country, there is a regular outlet be-
ing established for them over here."
What a Beginner in Bee-
keeping Should Read,
The winter months afford the bee-
keeper an excellent Opportunity of in-
creasing his knowledge or bees and bee
management through reading. There
are, at the present time, so many gond
books and journals devoted entirely to
beekeeping, the beginner is often at a
lees to know which to choose. Mr. C.
B. Gooderhion, Dominion A.plariet,
commends one of the following for
general reading: "The Holley Bee,"
by Langebroth and Dadant; "Beekeep-
ing," by Dr. Phillips, or "Productive
Beekeeping," by Frank C. Pellets In
addition to one of these, every bee-
keeper should have a cope of the
"A.B.C. & X.Y.Z. of Beekeeping,"
which is the best reference book ob-
tainable as it deals with practlear.y
every phase of beekeeping and len. ii,
addition, special 'articles for begin-
ners. These books can be purchaeed
from any dealer in bee supplies.
It is also advisable that the begin-
ner subscribe to at least one good hes
journal, any one of the following can
be recommended: "The Beekeeper,"
published at Peterboro, Ont., price el
per year; "The Western Gardener and
Beekeeper," Winnipeg, Man., price 91.
per year; "The American 13e0 Jour-
nal," Hamilton, Ill., U.S.A., price
81.50; "Gleanings in Bea Culture,"
Medina, Ohio, U.S.A., mire 91.15; and
for the Frau& reader "L'Abeille,"
Caster Postal 176, Quebec, P.Q., price
91.
The beginner is also advised to ob-
tain the following Dominion Experi-
mental Plums bulletins and circular:
• Bulletin No, 38, "Bees and How To
Keep Them." Bulletin No. 22, "Win-
tering Bees in Canada." Circular No.
105, "Bee Diseases." Circular No. 52,
"Fates About Honey." Circular No.
18, "Beekeeping in Canada.
These may be had free upon ap-
plication to either the Publications
Branch, Dept. of Agriculture, or the
Bee Divielon, Ceneral Experimental !
ram, Ottatvit.
Hew titlteO change, We iDiuR114 I.
dietionary when we were married and
all these years We kept like new. Buts
in the two months that Pa has ethen
up cross weird tweedy14 it has had more
emir than In all the eighteen yeere
before. The cover-. are off and the
pages getting more W111'11 every slay,