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Legeraip us plants soca as alfalfa oko,.e$11xliCfiM
and the clovers havean.tair roots ' %M
Asa..:• small bunches or "nodules" containing
bacteria. These baetea'i t can lute
r Coterie sons.. #loth i ' the it and give it to
�EII;TII,'I;aER IiINTw�a. i�lnb craps on a nitrogen from it a n k
Now le the time to consider thou heavy anti light, types res{mnd to this the plant, AS result. tba,plant
ap ring fertilizer needs en the farm, ingredient, Nitrogen a$ eaSelltiai an more vigorous and has a higher feed -
Sy placing your order now you well the lighter types olid badly run down
Ghielcen Cholera, caused by a germ
known as the bacillusaviseptious,
spreads very r,glaidly, The genus are
given oil' with t{ia bowel discharges
end soon contaminate the food and
ing value, This nitrogen from the
air water supply, Birds will also' carry
helps to build up poor soli, infection on their feet,
net only ;be co-operating with your heavy types. Potash ,gives geed re.
dealer, butyou are more likely to get turns on the lighter types, particu-
the analysisyou want. early when used with alfalfa or the
When buying fertilizers consider clovers.
the analysis of fertilizer rather than It is a good practice to top -dress
the brand. A particular analysis may wheat and rye in the spring with sod -
be sold 'under many brand names. Just ium nitrate at 60 to 100 pounds per
er
because a fertilizer is sold as a "Corn acre, or ammonium sulphate of
and Wheat Grower," or "Bean and to 75 pounds per acre just es the
Boot Special" etc., it is noindication plants are emerging from their dor-
that it is best for your particular soil
Th .Ontario A iuultura
condition. T 1
gr
College is ready at all times to give
information regarding the proper fere
tilization of crops on different types
of. soil,
Always insist on high analysis fere
tilizers. A high analysis fertilizer is sodium nitrate is used.
one containing fourteen or more units Acid phosphate at 250 pounds per
of plant food, A low analysis fertil- acre is usually sufficient for oats or
iter contains less, than fourteen units, barley when seeded alone. If the crops
A 1-8-1, containing ten units of plant are grown in a rotation with no ma -
food, is a low analysis material. A pure or green manure in the rotation,
2-16-2 contains twenty units of plant a 4-12-0 or 2-16-2 will be better. If
food and is considered r high analy- alfalfa or any of the clovers are seed-
sis fertilizer. ed with oats or barley, it is advisable' garden beans, soybeans, field and gar -
A high analysis fertilizer costs more to use a fertilizer containing morel den peas, cow -peas, sweet peas and
per ton but less per unit of fertilizing potash on the lighter type soils, such vetch, A field inoculated for sweet
material. Twenty units of plant food as an 0-12-6 or 4.8-6.
contained in one ton of 2-16.2 fertil-. A complete fertilizer is one contain-
izer costs $40.30. Twenty units of/ ing nitrogen, phosphoric acid and pot -
plant food contained in two tons of a • ash. It must contain all three ingredi-
1-8-1 fertilizer costs $58.10, By using; erste. A mixed fertilizer does not nec-
If .a field has grown the same 1e
gume with au abundant supply of
nodules for three or four years then
the field is, in all probability, ingot: -
late(' with the right kind se: bacteria
for this particular crop. If it is nec-
essary to bring bailteria front an out-
side' source, a nearby field which is
known to be inoculated is a satisfee-
mart stage, This practice is par- tory source. Distribute this soil over
tieularly good on the lighter types of the Bold to be inoculated at the rate of
soil or saes of low fertility. 1f the 200 to 300 pounds per acre. Melte this
soils are altaline in reaction or have' distribution., before seeding, on a
no lime requirement either ; one Mayl Cloudy day, and workthe soil in nn -
be used, On acid, or sour soils bet- mediately. If such sail is not avails
ter results will be obtained where able, inoculate with pure cultures,
which you can get; with directions,
from any seed store.
There are several strains of these
bacteria, Op strain will infect both
alfalfa and sweet clover; another in-
fects the common clovers, such as red,
alsike, mammoth and white, Separate
strains may also be had for field and
clover will also be iuoculated for al-
falfa and in the same manner a field
inoculated for one of the` common
clovers will be inoculated for all the
at hies common clovers.
a 2-16-2 at half the rate of a 1.S-1,! essarily mean that it is a complete ---ga
the same amount of plant food will be' fertilizer. It may contain only one or The Rose Bed.
applied and $17.80 saved on every ton! two ingredients. Mr. Wm. Hartry, a director of the
of 2-16-2 used. Fertilizers should be used to cut the Ontario Horticultural Association ad -
Fertilizers are profitable on most" cost of production and help maintain dressing the annual meeting held in
types of soil in Ontario; The points the fertility of the soil. It costs no Toronto in January, described his
of consideration are: (1) the proper, more to prepare the seed bed, plant method of 'making a new rose bed. The
analysis to use; (2) the proper rate the crop and cultivate a fifty -bushel space to be worked was 5% fest wide
of application; (3) the proper method crop of corn than a twenty -five -bushel and 12% feet long, The sod was first
of application, and (4) crops adapted' crop. Increase the yield per acre and removed and laid on one side. The
to the soil type, I cultivate fewer acres. This will allow good top soil was taken out and placed
The use of phosphoric acid is the' more of the farm to be seeded to 0011 at the other' side. The hard subsoil
rno=.t important consideration in fertil-' building legumes. i beneath was reproved to ,a depth of
eighteen inches and wheeled away. A
An April Fool Party. j tile drain was laid in the bottom and
I connected with one that a•an through
Use the 'following rhyme for your the garden. Next, the sod that had
invitations: - been taken from the top was filled in
On April First just try for once sand this woe-covered:with several
To be a really, truly dunce, 1 inches of well rotted stable rnanure.
And come prepared to do some stunts, The excavation was then fined to the
For good news waits for her (or him) 1 top and above it, layer upon layer .of
•
Jokes for Two.
Runt rt had been playing April -fool
Wigs all the morning, At last even
be was tared. nes - s '• mediately plunged into a tank of
"Will you help me put a new cover ass to the left and eat with the' left(
p water, where they were left until sun
nn my kite?" he asked Miriam, his hand. A bean is thrown into an in-:
eleter. vented dunce ca ever time this rule=for when they were in good condition
Miriam shook her head. She thought p y for planting. The plants were put in
g is broken. After refreshments are about twenty
Robert deserved punishment, served, guests should report the num-. i inches wereTimet. The ver
"All right, I didn't want you to ber of beans they have left and the
planted Primer. Co'.umbia,I
anyway; April fool!" he cried and prize should be awarded to the person
ran out to play with the new boys having the smallest number, a deal --
Lewes the
had relayed with Robert yon en on hahinlllg theol everybody. The
largest number of eight plants, the -new., varieties added;
ever since breakfast and had not been beans should he required to do some being Dunlap, Madame Butterfly and.
cross once when he "fooled" her. Nov foolish stunt, for he had not been suf-1 Hoosier Beauty.—Ont. Hort. Asso.
it t unkind f " t' t thet 7 i
who hunts, good soil and manure. This work was
Provide each guest with a bag of all done before the roses arrived, The.
beans and then explain that every- lantin stock of twenty-eight roses
thing is to be done with the left hand.arrived in the forenoon and were im-
G to state hands with the left hand
Sunburst, and American beauty, all,
of which did well. The following year'
the planting was extended to forty
si r, 'thought vias mos un nn o ficfent,y "foolish" to ge into -spire t
him to go off and play with da boy he of the evening. i Horne -Made Yeast for
h b
had ne ver seen until yesterday. Ask each guest to bring some article
1 Poultry.
"I don't care:" she said to herself (well wrapped and disguised) to bel Yeast is becoming an important'
and sat down by the window to think. used for a "parcel pass." Seat the factor in the growth of poultry and
She could see the bays playing under guests in a circle, each holding a par -1. increased egg production. Poultrymen;
the trees. They seemed to be having eel which has been numbered, then: may make their own at a cost less'
each a good time: The new boy had have a lively tune played upon a piano than the commercial product. Place
ht -ought oat his radio set to show to or talking -machine :and instruct the. one quart of hops in about two and'
Robert. Miriam felt like crying. players to pass the parcels as rapidly• one-half quarts of water, and boil for;
Sometimes boys were very mean. as possible, 'round and 'round the ten minutes. Then strain and pour:
By and by Miriam smiled. "Ii m! circle until the music stops. The per- the liquid over one quart of wheat:
I guess Robert Kenyon is not the only son in charge calls out a number and flour. As soon as this mixture reaches'
one that can play an April -fool joke," the person holding the parcel having a temperature of 100 deg. F. (milk;
she said. the{number which is called becomes warm), add a cake of commercial!
Miriam did not tell anyone about the owner of that parcel. The music yeast, and let it ferment for two days.'
her joke, and during luncheon no one and the passing of the parcels is re- Keep In a warn place, as a chill will
would ever have guessed that she had suited and repeated until all the par- destroy it, After it has fermented,
one in mind. But as soon as Robert eels find owners. The contents of the stir in five pounds of cornmeal, and.
had gone back to play with his new packages should be as ludicrous as let it stand for three or four hours to:
friend she busily set to work with the possible—a shirtwaist box containing rise. Then remove from the pan and;
scissors and paste pot and a roll of a dish -cloth and a jeweler's box con- place on newspapers to dry. When'
paper and some string. ;taming a yeast -cake, are good ex- dried it is ready to be fed.
She worked steadily, and just when envies,
she had finished her little joke and put Serve any refreshments preferred, Care of Grease.
it away she heard Robert's whistle.
He opened the door of the closet
where he and Miriam kept their play
clothes and games and things. Since
he was talking very fast about the
new boy, he did not notice that Miriam
was fidgeting. Robert hung up bis
rap and started to close the door. Then
far back in the corner he saw some-
thing that made him stare. He caught
it up attd brought it out to the light.'
"April fool:" Miriam called, dancing
round her brother. "April fool:"
Robert's eyes grew big and a broad
smile spread over hie face as he stood
looking at the object in his hand. It
was his old kite, with a new glossy
covering of tan and blue, with LS.,
which toed for Unreel School, in tall
silver letters in the centre of the blue,
and a beautifully knotted tail that
Robert knew at a glance was "just
right."
Hegrinned sheepishly at Miriam.
"I guess I was kind of mean, sis,"
he said. "But it was great of you to
stay in alone all afternoon and mend
The disease is accompanied •by a
high fever, which.eauees birds to be-
come unusually thirsty,. and they will
be found hovering nese the water
trough, It makes itself apparent
in from three days' to a week's time
after the infection, depending on the
resistance of the bird and tile'
lence of the infection, Frequently It
acts very rapidly, and the first knowl-
edge that, the poultryman will have
will be when he finds a few dead birds
among the flock.
In other outbreaks the individual
bird will be noticed to have loss of ap-
petite accompanied by high fever,
Birds aro very weak, and reel and
stagger; as they walk. The feathers
are ruffled and a sick: bird sits by
itself, showing no vigor and a rapid
loss of flesh.' The comb grows darker
in color, and there is a severe diarr-
hoea of a greenish -yellow color. This
condition may last for from a week to
ten days, and the bird may be attack-
ed by convulsions and die early.
First remove all birds that are ap-
parently healthy and put them in clean
quarters. Thoroughly elean up and
disinfect the pens, including the runs,
Which the sick birds are kept. Re-
member that the attendant can carry
infection from one place to another,
and be careful to wipe the feet thor-
oughly on an old sack saturated with
stock dip. Dead birds should be deep-
ly bulled in quicklime. Feed in nar-
row, shallow troughs in which the
birds cannot stand. Remember that
sunlight is the best disinfectant pos-
sible. Disinfectant with a good dip
and whitewash with an antiseptic
whitewash, '
Use enough potassium permangan-
ate in the drinking water to turn it
the color of weak coffee. Give one-half
grain of sulpho-carbolate compound in
hot mash, for each bird, two or three
tines daily. You can secure these tab-
lets from any druggist, who keeps
them for use of human physicians.
—1)r. 'George H. Conn.
Iceland Poppies in the Border.
No perennial border is complete
without plenty of the lovely little Ice-
land poppies. . • •
My borders had to be re -made last
summer, it would be a little larger,
and I was discarding some of the
plants that spread too rapidly,
The seeds were sown in a peony
bed in July, the ground loosened with
a rake, seeds scattered, covered with
a little earth, firmed with the foot
and watered. By the middle of Sep-
tember a lot of fine plants were ready
to transplant, but, the border was not
ready, only one end down by the street
that I was making a white, yellow,
and purple "corner."
A large group of lilacs that has
been there eeirty years, we are told,
has been thinned out, and forms a fine
background for Helenimn, Riverton
Beauty, and Bycroft Purple Aster.
The telephone pole covered with Vir-
ginia creeper protects Boltonia from
the west winds.
On the other side of the "corner"
the wire fence is fairly well covered
with Virginia creeper, a fine young
syringo at one end, between that and
the lilacs Helenium, • Riverton Gem,
Miss Mellish sunflower, and the tall
late white phlox. Along the edge of
the corner the dainty, dwarf, purple
and yellow iris blooming in May; tall.
bearded, yellow .and purple' iris in.
t Jute, and purple, Japanese iris in
July in the centre.
Purple columbine and the lovely
lemon lilies are a charming combina-
tion and in between the larger plants
I have dotted my Iceland poppies.
I have dreamed of that corner all
winter, but, one of the certain things
about horticulture is the uncertain,
as it may not be all I hope for,—Miss
Anna Moyle, for the Ont. Hort. Asso.
but mix your April Fool dishes with Tho cans or boxes in which axle or
the other articles of food. Cotton cup greases or lubricating oils come
doughnuts, individual pies filled with packed, usually become more or less
sawdust, and chocolate creams made greasy or oily out the outside. In
of confectioners' sugar mildly flavored time, the shelf. bench or floor where
with pepper, will fill your guests with they are kept becomes grease -soaked.
apprehension concerning the other re- This is not only unsightly and messy,
freshments. but also increases fire hazards. To
e_ avoid this, cover the shelf or floor with
The European Corn Borer. e. piece of tin, galvanized iron, zinc,
A series of experiments were con- or other smooth sheet Metal. Then,
ducted by the Dept. of Entomology to if this is wiped off occasionally with
ascertain what percentage of the corn a rag or a piece of waste, it becomes
borers perished while still very small easy instead of hard to keep clean,
or .during the first few days after,
hatching. In these experiments 8,100' Four Bee Essentials.
eggs were used, It was found that; • These four things are eer-tntial to
an average of a little more than 76 profitable honey prnduetion;
per cent. of the borers perished. We. 1. Suitable weather for tbe bees to
think that further work of this kind: work in when the season of the main
will prove very valuable in determin-:honey flow 10 00.
ing the effect of moisture, temperature' 2. Honey -producing plants secret-
and sunlight, not only on the borers irin nectar in abundance
....SOME OF E . NEWEL., ROSES
It wili be many :years before the
old stand-bys in roses, such as J. B,
Clark, Hugh Dickson,. Mrs, John Lang
and Snow Queen, will be entirely re-
placed, but new roses are constantly
appearing and it is well to consider
Whether or not some of :these might
be added to one's stock.
Mr. A. J, Webster, 011 Ontario
grower, has made it careful analysis
of the newer varieties and bee pub-
lished his conclusions in The Flower,
Grower, Opholia, he states, continues
to head the list in sum total of good
qualities. So satisfactory is this
variety in regard to disease, resist-
ance, hardiness, profusion of bloom,
conformation, growth and fragrance,
that it should be included ineven the
humblest collection,
Mrs; Henry Morse, a pinkvariety,
ranks high. The color is silvery pink
on the inside of the petals, deep rose
on the reverse side, shading to orange
at the base. It has proved to be a
eonstant bloomer. '
Richmond, that wonderful red, and
Los Angeles, copper shading, battled
all through the season for third po-
sition on the list,
Chas. IC. Douglas, a scarlet rose,
produces a wealth of bloom on .long
stiff stems. It lacks fragrance, how-
ever, and its • petalage is not dense,
Next in rank in the collection came
Souvenir de Claudius I'ernet and
Geo,- C. Waud. The former is a ghee
imus yellow and the latter a beautiful•
carmine rose. Of the two only the
latter has perfume, Both varieties are
charming, particularly in tbe bud, and
the flowers are produced on fine stems.
Una Wallace, ori account of its ex-
cellent growth, profusion, shape and
fullness of bloom, length of stem,
sweet scent' and general excellence,
came next in rank, .The c#lar is often
sherry rose,
Ninth • position was awarded to
10mma Wright, a 'e'eini,double rose of
wonderful shade,
Mabel Morse stood high throughout
the season as did Madame Abel Chat-
enay; then came Ethel Somerset, a
shrimp pink, followed by Gross an'
Teplitz, Tonlchecr f. L. Mock, Chris-
tine, Diadem, Geisha, and a number
of others 'of varying degree of uliarin
ausefulness,
This list is sufficiently long to be
a,gnduide to those who would make a
trial of some additional plants for
their rose beds.
For the purpose of helping to estab-
lish the relative merits of different
varieties of roses for culture in On-
tario a rose demonstration plot has
been .established at the village of
Markham. This is one of the official
flower demonstration plots of the
Canadian Horticultural Council. The
Markham plot is supported by the
local Board of Trade, the Women's
Institpte, and the Toronto Rose So-
ciety. it occupies an acre of ground
and further land will be added to_ac-
commodate the additions that will still
be made, The plot have sunny ex-
posure and is being given the protec-
tion
rotec
tion of a boulevard of shrubbery. Ten
rose -growing firms in England, Hol-
land, the United States, and Ireland,
have contributed planting stock which
includes twelve hundred plants, com-
prising one hundred and fifty named
varieties. The Dominion Experiment
al Farms,' it is expected, will contri-
bute a quantity of plants for study
and demonstration purposes to the
Markham Rose Demonstration Plot.
—Can. Hort. Council.
Mangels Have a "Sweet"
Tooth,
I once heard a farmer -neighbor say
that mangels are the hardest thing to
grow on the farm. I think 'I know
why—in the years I have known him
man I have never seen him spread
a pound of lime. You can't grow man -
gels without lime, any more than you
can clover. Lime and manure, good
seed and cultivation are the combina-
tion needed for mangels. When I drive
around and see a field of stunted,
stringy -looking . mangels struggling'
to make growth, I say to myself—
"Acidosis." •
There's no dark secret about grow-
ing mangels provided you furnish
them with enough manure to grow on,
and lime to keep thent sweet I lined,
my plot last fall and it was heavily
manured' during the winter. Falll
spreading is best for lime. It works
down and in, with the alternate freez-i
es and thaws. The first time I put`
in mangels, however, I limed in the'
spring, and certainly grew some big'
roots. Pretty near scared tie, they
grew so big anti fast—like a red-
headed boy raised on raw milk and
spinach. I didn't know then that,
unlike the iceberg, the mangel's bulk.
projects mainly above the surface.
I grow red mangels, though I under-
stand there is no difference in feed
value between red and yellow var-
ieties. I drill the seed with my gar-
den seeder, setting the index to feed
not too thickly. They can be thinned
after the stand is definitely establish-
ed to about a foot apart. I put urine
in early enough to assure a full sea-
son's growth. Keep them cultivated,
and they will certainly produce.
—H. A. 13.
Turning to the Hemlock.
Eastern hemlock was valueless as
a lumber tree twenty years ago, and
only the bark was used, but ft iso now
a very,valuable timber.
acLAsBELSoses.
Lho-Oock c - LabeL nor
cattle. sheen ane boss.
Chlermes, nonsands, null
Now ntngs. Write Tor
r " samnlr0 aid mice..
Ketchum Nanutaaturing Co., Ltd.,Ottawa, 005
,..• has
Seed Potatoes
New Brunswick Grown and Govern-
ment Certified.
Irish Cobblers and Green Mountains.
For sale at the following prices:
Peek, 80c, Bushel,' $1,60
o Bee. 30 lbs., $2.25.
Special price In huts of 6 bags or more.
No charge for bags or packages. Cao.
sell you Ontario Grown, at about 20
per cent. less. You will have to order
early as quantity is limited. Cosh with
order.
H. W. DAWSON
P.O. Box 38 Brampton, Ont.
nae :'�'�\•
Simonds'
Crescant yl
Ground Sawa • �•. v^1
their teeth oro of • -,
oven thicknesst -L
throughout theenliro4�.,
length of the saw, thus
`
ma ,ngbnding,nt kers
impossible. CrescentGrind
ing b an exclusive Simonds -
feature.
SIMOND5 CANADA SAW CO, LIMITED
Yammer MONTREAL Si, Jobe, K.S.
"treacnat amend"
tare Tooth
Erns rat.
Na Pt
sma
IAA
STOCK
Send us the name of a Bank or Loan
Company that won't assist in Purchasing a
good Pure Bred Sire.
BUY BETTER BULLS
_..,1.,.s"`+„n". x.s'r.;cgats.'0 t4m"c•.t Ji'+t' ,. .e'M...':i:+ :.50'rr
Inelde Dope.
"Say, why's the ri0c pumping out
themselves, but also nn the moths, and 3.A strong force of worker bear— that yellow lee thinks poisoned him•
will enable us to form it much more 75,000 to 100,000—at the beginning of IT "
se ,
acvurate estimate of the rate of in-, the honey flow "Trying to get the Inside dope on bis
crease and damage likely to take placecase."
' 4• Colonies teat devote all their en_
that old kite:" in a normal years, says Prof. Lawson. orgies to gathering nectar and storing
"I didn't mind; she answered, and Caesar, Ontario Agrie:uteral College.; honey, rather than to swarming. The,
her eyes m
were bright and shining.! Horse Talks ;storing instinct must outweigh the
Last tag1she cried and darted away,swarming instinct.
to the kitchen, ---Nellie Josephine' Start now toget horses' shoulders
Phipps, in Y 'ith's Companion. :ready for spring werk. Bathing with if you want a surprise, plant a plat
p e ` salt water will help toughen the shone- of certified seed potatoes alongside a
Uncle Si says he likes to have corn- � dens. Work horses lightly at flrst. plat of the common stock, as we did
pany for meals well enough, but he. Wind -Puffs,' or worse, often come last year. We never saw potato
does hate to peep passing, things, and from putting the colt on a heavy pull-, plants growso fast or so web blossom -
they never seem to ask for what they ing job when he is first broken. Care- ed as the certified reed, while the com-
want. , ful---the colt must get used to hard mon etnek Wits:at least two, weeks be -
L+ work a little at a time. hind, though planted.the same week.
Improper handling of farm manure: Harness sores can he prevented There Were o f.o missing hills or leaf -
is probably causing more plantfaod to More easily than cured. Put the old curl rrn the certified plants, while the
pass ince the air as ammonia or into: harness in good shape or get a new etnn1 of the ether plat was irregular
the (+reek as seepage than ever reaches' set. A poor harness, patched up with and shower? al slight trace of disease,
the field, (wire, is a sign of a poor farmer. III re. f'. J,. IS et f .
Fair or Foul.
'Tie not the Victory you've Wan;
'Tis not great Wealth nor Fame;
What really C4/1111 hi 111 Life, my FOS,
Is bow you played the game!
o ok ep er
rots
When all your mortal days are done
• And praise is due. or blame,
Tho Great 'Umpire know(;, my sols,
Just haw you played the game:
It is not altogether what,a hen eats
that makes eggs and flesh, but what'
shedigestsand assimilates,
ISSUE No. 12-'25.
VERY farmer ought to know what his
farm is making for him had which de-
partmcnts, if any, are not paying. To this
end he needs a simplerecord of receipts
and expenditures, along with yearly in-
ventories of land end buildings, stock,
machinery, feed and supplies..
Tho r)eport,nent bf Agriculture of Ottawa
olTrra, for 10 cents, a "Farnier'sAecount boob."
Only a few ontrics from Dine 50 time are needed.
Send 10' cents for the. Accountflookpbd
receive also "Saasonuble lVnfa" end our latent
11ut of free publications. Fill in and return slip,
pout free, to -
The Publications Branch
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa, On t.
h,R. Pro ;
Province
TU,A�"�O1V
A Canadian industry in which i
good deal of scope exists for develop
ment and for new establishments is
that of the manufacture of binder
twine. Canada is one of the greatest
consumers of binder twine in the
world, using for an average crop a
volume in the neighborhood of 190,-
000,009 pounds, whilst with the great-
er' acreage coming under cultivation
each year and bigger crops, this is
steadily increasing. Notwithstanding,
however, that this commodity is so
essential end the annual demand as-
sured, Canada is producing herself
but a relatively small proportion of
her requirement's, - Furthermore,
though binder twine is on the free list,
its 'movement is necessarily subject to
hitches in transport, and famines in
binder twine are not entirely un-
known at the most critical time of.
year to the farmer'. The supply of
binder twine is really an important
national consideration, and certainly
Canadian. requirements should be met
in the Dominion.
The situation in Canada is a rather
curious one, the Dominion importing
binder twine to a. very considerable
extent whist her export trade in this
cdmmodity is by no means negligible.
In the last fiscal year .Canadian im-
ports of binder twine amounted to
54,427,211 lbs. valued at $5,799,586,
of which 52,159,463 lbs. worth $5,-
541,454 were from the United States
and the remainder front the United
Kingdom and other countries, Ex-
ports in the same year amounted to
15,589,616 lbs. valued at $1,446,453,
of which 10,519,712 lbs. valued at $1,-
036,271 went to the United States, and
the remainder to the United Kingdom,
Argentine Republic, British South
Africa, Denmalk and other countries.
QUANTITIES RECEIVED .PROM HOLLAND.
In the twelve months ending Oct.
31st, 1924, Canada imported binder
twine to the extent of 30,460,661 lbs.
valued at $3,607,648, which was a de-
cline of approximately 80 per cent.'
from the previous year. In the same
period 10,236,128 lbs. valued at $1,-
076,162 was exported, a decline of
roughly 80 per cent. from the previous
year, but an increase of about SO per
cent. over the year 1922. Details of
the countries of import and export
are not available at the time of writ-
ing. Large quantities of binder twine
were, however, shipped for the first
time from Holland, these arriving by
way of the . Panama Canal to Van-
couver. This Dutch twine was report-
ed to be of superior strength and
quality to other importations whilst
selling at the same price.
According to the last report of the
industry in Canada, the Dominion pos-
sesses nine plants manufacturing bin-
der twine. Five of these are situated
in the Province of Ontario, two in
Quebec, and 'one'each in Nova Scotia
and British Columbia. These were
responsible for a production 01 31,-
8:11,718 lbs. of binder twine of a value
m
of $3,491,500. It will he seem fro
these figures that Canadian plants
can only provide about one-quarter of
thi-iinnual binder twine cimsumptian.
Binder twine issoessentially a pro-
duct of consistently steady demand,
and so absolute a necessity in the first
industry of the Dominion, that Can-
ada should be producing all ber own
needs in this regard. All conditions
in Canada are egua!:y as favorable for
manufacture as in the United States,
the Dominion's principal source of
importation. -Both countries are under
the same necessity of importing the
raw materials for manufacture from
British East Africa, Java, Mexico,
and the Philippine Islands. The de-
mand for hinder twine in Canada not
only will always exist, but there is
absolute assurance of the volume
needed steadily increasing, which
should make the establishment of
plants in Canada a peculiarly profit-
able means of industrial expansion,
BINDER, TWINE
Mending Tubes on the
Milking Machine.
When the rubber tube on the milk-
ing machine leak air, and we do not
not
'have a new part on hand, we use the
little patch vulcanizer intended for
automobile tires. These little outfits
are known as five-minute vulcanizers,
and have their own heating elements
and vulcanizing patches all ready to
make a repair on the milk tubes or
inflations in a jiffy. A break one inch
long can easily be mended, .and the
repaired part will outlast the rest of
the: rubber tube,—J, L. J
She ---"Dad says You have no means
of support." .
I tie—"it's mean of'tihu to conmeitt
on 111y personal appearn:. o,"